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Re: :-\
Posted By: Stephen L. (SoundEffect) <soundeffect@hotmail.com>Date: 6/3/09 1:26 p.m.

In Response To: Re: :-\ (Omega)


: The idea that the buildings in the distance are the ruins of New Mombasa
: comes from WAY back in 2006 when the first announcement trailer was
: released.

: From Bungie's Q&A BWU of May 12, 2006: "xTr1GGeR HaPPYx asks,
: I'm guessing those ruins in the back are Old New Mombasa, so, whereabouts is
: the Chief and this Forerunner structure?

: That is indeed the ruins of New Mombasa. The artifact and the Chief are where
: they appear to be, on the desert outskirts of New Mombasa, and many miles
: inland. The mountain behind him is Kilimanjaro."

: It doesn't make a lost of sense geographically, but that's mostly because the
: distances and proportions are somewhat skewed; Halo 3's East Africa had
: all of the directions correct.

: Halo 3 ODST's New Mombasa on the other hand...

Is it known without a doubt which mountain contains Crow's Nest? I've been pouring over Goggle Earth and other sources trying to find one that looked right within the correct geographical region. The closest I've found is the Taita mountains, but I'm not 100% sure of that finding. I'm still investigating.

I can accept that Bungie wants those buildings to be Mombasa, but I don't know if you could really see that far. Ah well.

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ODST is bittersweet, for meJordan117 6/2/09 5:10 p.m.
     Oops.Jordan117 6/2/09 5:14 p.m.
     Re: ODST is bittersweet, for meThe More Deluded 6/2/09 6:51 p.m.
     :-\pete_the_duck 6/2/09 7:51 p.m.
           Re: :-\Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/2/09 8:15 p.m.
           Re: :-\Jordan117 6/2/09 9:11 p.m.
                 Consider this:InnerRayg 6/2/09 9:19 p.m.
                       Re: Consider this:Jordan117 6/2/09 9:26 p.m.
                 Re: :-\Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/2/09 10:22 p.m.
                       Re: :-\Omega 6/2/09 10:37 p.m.
                             Re: :-\Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/3/09 1:26 p.m.
                                   Re: :-\bluerunner 6/3/09 1:55 p.m.
                                   Re: :-\Omega 6/3/09 2:24 p.m.
                                         Re: :-\vlad3163 6/3/09 4:58 p.m.
                                               Re: :-\Omega 6/3/09 6:18 p.m.
     Re: ODST is bittersweet, for meMasterNoob 6/2/09 9:32 p.m.
     Gameplay issueFyreWulff 6/2/09 9:46 p.m.
           Good Point...Here's another questionInnerRayg 6/2/09 10:55 p.m.
     Re: ODST is bittersweet, for meWarp2 6/3/09 8:50 p.m.
           Re: ODST is bittersweet, for mePsychophan7 6/4/09 3:37 a.m.
           Re: ODST is bittersweet, for meGeneral Vagueness 6/4/09 1:53 p.m.
     Re: ODST is bittersweet, for mePsychophan7 6/4/09 4:32 a.m.



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