Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Halo Enthusiasts Are Recreating Halo 3 Custom Maps In The Master Chief Collection Forge
In addition to four full campaigns and every Halo map that appeared in those original games, Halo: The Master Chief Collection includes a map-maker. The Forge has been used by fans since Halo 3 to create custom maps and game types.
With the release of The Master Chief Collection earlier this month, a team of craftsmen have set out to recreate their favorite custom maps from Halo 3. A Reddit user by the name “GrammyOnReddit” (GrammyXBL on Xbox Live) has been doing much of the work.
The maps Trash Compactor (downloaded over 21,000 times in Halo 3), hide/seek town (downloaded over 58,000 times in Halo 3) and Jenga Tower (downloaded over 106,000 times in Halo 3). You can follow the group’s progress via Reddit.
If you can’t find him by gamertag (due to the ongoing problems with the game), the best way to download the maps is to play the campaign on Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary) on easy difficulty with score enabled. He should appear on the leaderboards.
Thanks to reader Devin for sending in this tip.
[Source: Reddit]
Our Take
It’s great to see the Halo community recreating some of its favorite custom maps in the new release. Hopefully, 343 Industries will complete its work repairing the matchmaking so these can be used to their fullest. Unfortunately, with tonight's apology from Bonnie Ross of 343, it might still be a while.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
