Summary
343 Industries released its 29th content update forHalo Infinitewith a brand-new map, the limited-time Operation: Spirit of Fire event, and much more. TheHalo Infinitedevelopers detailed the new update and shared insight into what’s arriving in the game within the next three months as well.
Leading up to the January 30 update, 343 Industries confirmed thatHalo Infinitewill no longer run traditional seasons. Instead, the development team will deliver content in “Content Updates” and “Operations,” which are major in-game events that last roughly 4–6 weeks at a time. Content Updates, or CUs for short, will contain new maps, gear, and other content thatHalofans typically expect with the seasonal model. 343 Industries also abandoned the controversial paid battle pass system forHalo Infinite, with each content update featuring 20 free tiers of unlockable rewards instead of 100 paid tiers.
Ina new Halo Waypoint post, 343 Industries confirms the latestHalo Infiniteupdate introduces the all-new Illusion map, the Operation: Spirit of Fire event, the Classic Mark IV armor, and various new features. Designed as a love letter tothe iconicHalo: Combat Evolved, the Illusion map takes place on an abandoned ONI black site that stores recovered Covenant technology that may look familiar to those who have played priorHaloentries. The new map is available inHalo Infinite’score playlists, and players may equip the Classic Mark IV armor for free by simply starting up the game. What’s more, the new update lets players take advantage of multi-use shoulder customization for all cores and unlock additional Mark IV gear pieces for free, including weapon charms and armor attachments. Silver Team helmets from theHaloTV series by Paramount will also be available for free withinHalo: Infinite, with one helmet being available per week.
Operation: Spirit of Fire will be active until March 5, soFebruary will be an eventful month forHalo Infiniteplayerswanting to unlock all 20 tiers for free. Once this Operation concludes, the Cyber Showdown 3 Operation will begin with a “viral machine” aesthetic and rewards for the CHIMERA armor core. Cyber Showdown III will run until April 5, and The Yappening 2 Operation will bring an April Fools theme toHalo Infinitethat same day.
343 Industries rounds out the latest update by bringing new features and improvements toHalo Infinite’sever-popular Forge Mode, including a material swap feature for foliage. Firstly, the Covenant Object Palette is now available with over 70 Covenant-themed objects inspired byHalo: Combat Evolved. The all-new Forge Mode Creator lets players script nodes, save their work, and share their projects with others. This feature should help players free up map budget in Forge Mode and quickly find community maps. Lastly, the Forge AI toolkit receives a number of new behaviors and traits, including movement speed and damage resistance.
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