Takedown: Project Lawson

Takedown: Project Lawson is the second map in the Operation Takedown series. It was revealed at CE3 2010 and released on July 20th, 2013, shortly after CE3 2013. It was the first map in the Operation Takedown series to take advantage of Open Sauce.

Production
Takedown: Project Lawson was revealed at CE3 2010, originally with the name TakedownV2. The name change to Project Lawson was revealed at CE3 2012.

The map was originally going to take place on a modified version of the stock map Danger Canyon. However, after CE3 2012, the entirety of the map was scrapped due to scripting complications. This reset allowed MattDratt to bring in new BSP, such as Nova's Base (modeled by Killzone) and an extended version of Danger Canyon.

When CE3 2013 was revealed, Takedown: Project Lawson was set to release that years CE3, however shortly before the show, the map was delayed one week to July 20th, 2013.

Story and Gameplay
The map starts off with a cutscene at a UNSC base. Harper (from Takedown: The Introduction) along with Karner and Kadar are talking about inflating a rogue Spartans organization, Lawson.

The actual gameplay starts once Karner and Kadar reach and enter Lawson's base. The player takes control of Karner and can go around and talk to other members inside Lawson's organization. Once done, Lawson tells Karner and Kadar about a mission that he is about to go on, Project Lawson.

Project Lawson is later revealed to be a step in Operation Takedown, which steps contain The Introduction, Project Lawson, and Extermination. The mission revolves around gather information about a Forerunner weapon. The Introduction gathers information about the weapon, Project Lawson is finding the weapon, and Extermination is gather the weapon.

Once Lawson and the crew reach the Canyon which contains the weapon's location, they must fight to get inside. Lawson discovers a Brute Chieftain, named Patriarchus, also trying to gather the weapon's location and slow down Lawson. Most of the mission is set on getting inside the structure.

However, problems occur when the Flood appear from within the structure. Vying to get inside, Lawson pushes through until he eventually is able to get inside the structure. As he gathers the information, he is confronted by Patriarchus. Spying on Lawson, Karner sees this confrontation where Lawson gets knocked out. Under orders to not let Lawson die, Karner battles Patriarchus until he eventually flees.

When Lawson gathers consciousness, he orders Nova to pick up everyone and take them back to base.

Reception
Takedown: Project Lawson was well received. It has over 11,000 downloads including all versions. Takedown: Project Lawson was played by a variety of Youtubers such as StormUndBlackbird, Ultimate Halo, and Halo Haven.

Sequels
Ending on a cliffhanger, a sequel to Takedown: Project Lawson seemed inevitable. The sequel, Takedown: Extermination, was official revealed on December 25th, 2013 during a CE3 Christmas Special Interview.