I have a project in the works and need a list of the best looking maps made for the Halo Custom Edition game. I am not looking for the best game play or the most fun, I am looking for the best looking. I don't care about weapons sets, bipeds or vehicles what I want are the maps that are artistically pretty, beautiful or embody the true spirit of the art of Halo. And in case you are wondering Hugeass and ColdSnap are not what I had in mind. I have my own list but I am willing to be swayed or reminded of the maps I may have forgotten.

So start making your lists I will post more details when the project is complete. Thanks

-Dennis

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It's been a really long time since I played it. But from what I remember Chronopolis looked pretty good.

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1625

revelations.

Mystic, but you probably already know that.
Covenant: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1036
Portent: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1796
Many of the TLMP maps: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5256
CMT Snow Grove: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2731

Here's a few pretty ones:

Autumn Slay: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=380
Church: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=3135
Grove: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2015

There are many others, but these are a few of my favorites.

savior the end

Mystic
Church
Revelations
Precipice
Garden_CE
Port
Ivory Tower Final
No Remorse
Midsali
...

Lost Cove

If you just want pictures, Blood Gulch makes really good pictures.

Otherwise, there's:

Celer Exile ODST

CMT Snow Grove

Celebration Island

Church

Portent

If you can find them, the CMT MPGE3(I think, whichever's the latest released) maps are good.
Edited by Jaz on Sep 15, 2011 at 01:17 AM

Celer ODST is awful looking, don't use that :\

Also, http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5909

Don't diss him. Some people have different tastes. Not every1 is like you.

Revelations. That has to have the best sky ever created for Custom Edition, it looks... 'nice.'

Revelations, Garden CE, Lost Cove, Lumoria (IMO), Ivory Tower, Yoyorast Island v2, Autumn Slay, and probably Valkyrie RC2 (i think it was Rc2; whatever newest version is out there)

Seclusion, no remorse, Ancient Sanctuary, Tensity, Wizz.

Its not a question of taste, Celer Exile ODST is one of those shoddy RPG maps with massive pixelated textures, it looks gross.

Nice 800x600 res bruva.

Seriously, if you see the textures as massive when you play the map, your computer must just be terrible. That is assuming you actually played it...

Lumoria

Lumoria

The singleplayer to Multiplayer maps....
Atlanta: First covenant architecture map is really good first
Camtrack Arena: Nice natural flowy look: It looks like it has custom lightmaps AND ray traced light reflection. AND IT'S FROM 2004!!
Cliffhanger Final: lovely interior
Fissure Fall: Might be in a little need of new UVWs
Quagmire: looks good, haven't played it
Desert Valley:
Nyctophobia: Nice use of lighting and shadows
Temple: Pretty... yet boring
The Mombasa maps:
Night Camp:
The Facility: Well sort of... Give it a try**
Lost Cove: nice**

TWIN GROVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wartorn Cove 3
BROKEN RIFT BETA!!!
Cell: Might be good for one or two scenes
Concealed

most if not all of the Sunny Sharma Maps
Abyss Final!
Launch Bay AND Launch Bay X
Freezing Point
Frosty Assault Beta1
Crimson Woods AND Vendetta AND Red Feather Ranch
Fission Point: I'm sure you already use this, a long time ago
Castle
Lab: Well... only the actual labs in this map look good
Urban Warfare Beta
AMARANTH!!!
Gibraltar Station: could be useful if it were ever re-UVW'd(I might try it)

Sniper Canyon Redux: For some reason, this captures halo just.... in a way
Arteen maps
Cordiovexa: Looks awesome ingame
Soli Deo Gloria!!!!!: This map is kinda scary
Pen Island (09/02/05 version): I could imagine this map in Halo 2
Corrupted
The main lobby of Confusion
VALIS: that map is HOT HOT HOT!!! Good use of crome textures, and it isn't overdone like in most maps with chrome shaders.
Chronopolis
Purgatory!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Municipality

**NOT PART OF LIST: I think Rolling Onwards has custom lightmaps! and it's from 2004!!!
Edited by OrangeJuice on Sep 15, 2011 at 06:11 PM
Edited by OrangeJuice on Sep 15, 2011 at 06:13 PM

Portent, TLMP-Highground and Prime-T3.

You kidding ? I made the BSP and textures and I won't ever say it's ''Pretty''... altho this is a mod of my map it still uses my BSP and I know they look terrible. People like them for gameplay, not for the looks.

jesse's turf

TM immolate
Edited by ghk on Sep 15, 2011 at 10:03 PM

just had a look at this map, goodluck choosing the best place for a screen shot for the art section.
there are just so many brilliant parts to choose from.
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=6216

Even though I made the mod, I agree with bobble. The BSP is awful. Some of the scenery and weapons are excellent, but this is not what Dennis is looking for.

Quagmire: because of it's dark and scary setting :D