Cold Storage
Cold Storage is a remake of the Halo 1 map, Chill Out.
On Cold Storage in general:
Before I went on holiday, Smuggler was a fun foray into rat-in-a-cage levels of carnage. Around each corner, atop each walkway, or camping the top ledge of a middle room was a Shishka, a Sketch, a Frankie or some other unnamable, jarring horror. Upon returning, Smuggler has become a picture perfect nearly majestic play space with sinister undertones. Pristine construction is foiled by a staunch reminder of how often the best laid plans can fail. [Bungie – 05/23/08]
On the fictional setting of Cold Storage:
REPORT: CONTAINMENT FAILURE
LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility; [delta site] has experienced catastrophic specimen containment failure. All apertures into facility will be locked until further notice. Atmosphere evacuation and [reduction of ambient temperature] protocols have already been enacted. Request maintenance and security detail [at earliest opportunity]. [8 minutes] elapsed since initial containment failure.
REPORT: CONTAINMENT FAILURE
Waiting for maintenance and security detail. [32 minutes, 9 seconds] elapsed since request.
REPORT: CONTAINMENT FAILURE
Still waiting for maintenance and security detail. [24 hours] elapsed since request.
REPORT: SECURITY BREACH
LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility; [delta site] has experienced a security breach via emergency [slip stream space] transportation conduits. Emergency [slip stream space] transportation conduits have been placed in recursive mode to contain unauthorized hostile lifeforms. Request emergency security detail. Still waiting for primary maintenance and security detail. [2512332 hours, 14 minutes, 6 seconds]elapsed since initial request.
REPORT: DERELICTION OF DUTY
2401 [PENITENT TANGENT] has been lax in the areas of maintenance and security. [Bungie, 05/30/08]
On the fictional setting of Cold Storage:
LOG: QUERIED ADJACENT FACILITIES
LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility [alpha, beta, gamma, epsilon, zeta, and kappa sites] have all replied [systems normal] within expected constraints. This would tend to signify that the containment failure was purely mechanical in nature; perhaps a manufacturing flaw. As no [outside agent] has accessed [delta site] in the past [874068942 hours, 4 minutes, 46 seconds]โ[allowing for a 61360 hour, 54, minute, 2 second margin of error]โsabotage would seem unlikely.LOG: REQUEST UNANSWERED
LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility; [delta site] is currently being held at [.01 atm] / [184K]. Local maintenance and security hubs have failed to reply within expected constraints. [Bumping maintenance and security request up] to [quadrant oversight].LOG: REQUEST UNANSWERED
LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility; [delta site] is currently being held at [1 atm] / [278K] as atmospheric seals were showing signs of stress. [Quadrant oversight] has failed to reply within expected constraints. [Bumping maintenance and security request all the way up] to 2401 [PENITENT TANGENT].LOG: UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO FACILITIES
LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility; [delta site] emergency [slip stream space] transportation conduits have been accessed by unauthorized parties.LOG: FILED COMPLAINT TO INSTALLATION 00
2401 [PENITENT TANGENT], monitor of Installation 05, has been lax in the areas of maintenance and security. Requests for aid in said areas have gone unanswered by both 2401 and [subservient] systems well beyond expected constraints. [Bungie, 06/06/2008]
Smuggler is codenamed “Carbonite”
Comment by JoeJoePack — May 26, 2008 @ 6:40 pm
Sounds like a flood-themed stage will ice… and man-cannons.
Comment by Me am I — June 1, 2008 @ 8:20 pm
I heard some rumors that this was to be a remake of Backwash. I really, really hope this is false, as Backwash was not a well thought out map. Hopefully, Bungie will decide to give us 3 BRAND NEW Maps.
Comment by xxSpartan 99xx — June 2, 2008 @ 2:45 pm
nope isnt not a remake of Backwash,its a remake of Chill Out
Comment by Joshua — June 15, 2008 @ 8:11 am
Not a remake at all. None of the maps are. All three are new ideas. Once again, no remakes. Read the description of “Purple Reign”. At the bottom is a quote from an interview stating as much. Nice guess though. The only good remake is a Blood Gulch remake.
Comment by Dirt — June 16, 2008 @ 12:10 pm
Looks like ^that guy^ was wrong. I love this map, so much.
Comment by Jack — July 7, 2008 @ 7:03 pm
Lol, someone move this to the released section….
Gotta love the map- it’s way better looking than Chill Out (even factoring in game differences), but plays pretty much the same way.
Comment by Mchief111 — July 16, 2008 @ 8:51 pm
I can’t wait to release the pure form thats in that tube.
Comment by Ian — August 15, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
sorry ian, you can’t do that, but you can get INTO the tank with the pure form =D
Comment by lostguru585 — August 19, 2008 @ 12:22 pm
Great story behind the map, plays just like cold storage!
Comment by max — August 20, 2008 @ 8:47 pm