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HALO: The Lost Winter - Foothold

This is the second mission in a series following the events on Colonial World 55984 "Winter Wonderland" and the Spartan II Team ONYX. Set in the Halo universe, this story unfolds shortly after the events on the planet Harvest. The UNSC Frigate, The Phantom Shadow, and her crew have been tasked with the long term mission of looking for Insurrectionist uprisings on colony worlds on the outskirts of human occupied space. The evening following the destruction of the Pelican "Recon 1" Captain Francis tasks The Spartan IIs of ONYX Team to secure a foothold at the local airbase. The Captain informs the team that this mission will be carried out under the cover of darkness and with the utmost urgency due to the fact that the The Phantom Shadow, and her crew, will need an airbase to effectively carry out counter-insurgency missions.

Gameplay Notes:
This mission is designed to give you the option of using stealth or not. It is recommended that you attempt to use stealth though it is not necessary.

If you're finding this mission difficult I've added some hints below:
If you're attempting to use stealth to complete this mission make sure you are using a supressor and that your AIs are set to hold fire. It also is useful to have you AIs follow you in a column formation and leave them in the prone when moving into sketchy areas.

There is a building about 700m south of you starting position, it is a good RP before moving towards the generator building.

You only need to eliminate 5 enemies to gain access to generator room

If you plan on not using stealth make sure you are well equiped for a large battle.

Author's notes:
This Mission uses the map Chernarus (Winter) and can be found listed under said map on the "Create Game" screen for a multilpayer game. The mission can be played with 1-8 players.

This mission was inspired by the release of Operation: TREBUCHET, so a big thanks to their team for creating a wonderful mod and giving me the tools to expand upon a rich universe. If you find something wrong or dislike something please feel free to let me know, I'm actively working to make this and subsequent missions a fun experience for anyone who tries them. Good luck and stay tuned for more missions.

*****Update 2024-04-12*****
I've gone in and cleaned up the broken and deprecated OPTRE assets. I've also rerecorded all the dialog audio so the quality and volume is improved. I've played through a few times and everything seems good but feel free to let me know in the comments if you have any issues. It may have been a long time coming but you know what they say, Spartans never die, enjoy!
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