Halo Infinite’s newest replace, Content material Replace 29 (“CU29”), has arrived alongside the launch of the most recent Operation: Spirit of Hearth!
The most recent free replace for Halo Infinite brings the legendary Mjolnir Mark IV armor core, multi-core shoulder customization alongside a slew of HCS and Silver Staff-themed goodness in your Spartan, a brand new map, three new Operations, and way more—let’s dive into to verify all of it out…
CONTENTS
OVERVIEW
- UPDATE OVERVIEW – Make amends for our January 19 Neighborhood Livestream which outlines the content material on this replace and our strategy to Halo Infinite going forwards this 12 months.
- MAP OVERVIEW – Take a guided tour of Phantasm, the brand new Area map.
- FORGE OVERVIEW – Study extra concerning the new options and enhancements coming to Forge, together with the Covenant palette, Mode Creator, and extra.
- CUSTOMIZATION OVERVIEW – Get a better take a look at the Mark IV Armor Core, customization enhancements, and upcoming Operations.
OPERATION: SPIRIT OF FIRE
As a part of at the moment’s replace, all gamers will obtain the traditional Mark IV Armor Core without cost. Merely bounce into the sport and also you’ll discover it ready for you within the Armor Corridor.
This fan-favorite armor has appeared within the likes of Halo Wars and Halo Wars 2, Halo Legends, Halo 5: Guardians, and now this legendary iteration of Mjolnir has come to Halo Infinite.
And what higher option to kick off the replace than with the chance to additional outfit the Mark IV Armor Core?
Enter Operation: Spirit of Hearth, which runs from January 30 to March 5 and options 20 tiers of free customization rewards, together with new armor attachments, coatings, weapon charms, emblems, and extra.
You recognize the drill with Operations now: along with the free go, there are two further premium choices you should purchase.
- 500 credit will make the Operation Cross sturdy (it is not going to expire), gives bonus XP through the Operation’s dwell window, an additional Problem slot whereas your go is provided, and comes with an unique customization merchandise.
- 2,000 credit immediately unlocks all 20 tiers of the Operation Cross at buy and contains the unique bonus customization merchandise.
The bonus customization merchandise for this Operation is the Advanced MA5—a weapon mannequin in your Assault Rifle that can remodel the glossy and trendy MA40 into the classically chunky design harking back to the MA5B seen in Halo: CE and Halo Wars.
When the Spirit of Hearth Operation concludes on March 5, there are nonetheless two extra free Operations that can take us by way of April 30!
CYBER SHOWDOWN III
MARCH 5-APRIL 2
Themed across the idea of a “viral machine,” the most recent exploration of those Created champions veers extra into the realm of cybernetic horror that displays the twisted nature of their creation. Leap into Halo Infinite on March 5 to unlock 20 tiers of latest customization rewards in your CHIMERA Armor Core.
THE YAPPENING II
APRIL 2-APRIL 30
The Yappening II arrives in April that can assist you have fun the season of fools with 20 tiers of Grunty goodness.
ILLUSION
Immediately’s replace additionally brings a brand-new map to Halo Infinite, titled Phantasm.
Phantasm takes place inside an deserted ONI black website the place outdated experiments with recovered (and acquainted) Covenant expertise stay.
Described as a love letter to the map design of Halo: Fight Advanced, Phantasm includes a distinctive mid-section the place a hall possesses the traits of energetic camouflage—so gamers who go into the middle will flip invisible.
MULTI-USE SHOULDER CUSTOMIZATION
Our multi-use journey for Halo Infinite’s customization continues with the addition of shoulder pads that may be geared up throughout any Armor Core.
Like earlier than, this multi-use growth of armor works retroactively, so your whole present shoulder pads are multi-core enabled and all shoulders going ahead can be multi-core as nicely.
Following on from work that has been achieved over earlier updates to make helmets, visors, and plenty of coatings multi-core, there at the moment are billions of doable combos obtainable in Halo Infinite. We will’t wait to see the most recent and biggest Spartan drip out on the battlefield!
FORGE UPDATES
Forge continues to evolve as we goal extremely requested additions, enhancements, and quality-of-life enhancements. Listed here are a few of the highlights of the brand new toys you’re capable of play with in Halo Infinite’s Forge:
Want extra purple? Over 70 new Covenant-themed construction items, primitives, accents, and decals at the moment are obtainable for Forgers to create thrilling experiences that harken again to Halo’s roots.
This new performance permits gamers to script modes within the Node Graph like a prefab, then save, share, and play these experiences—identical to you’ll share a mode created within the Customized Recreation menu.
The Forge Mode Creator will make it simpler for modes to be shared and performed, hooked as much as group maps, and release map price range (as mode logic will not include a map price range value).
To study extra concerning the ins and outs of the Forge Mode Creator (together with a extra thorough breakdown of different additions and enhancements), try our Forge Overview weblog!
Gamers can now regulate as much as three colours on choose foliage objects and add additional set dressing and element to their maps with decals that mimic stains, foliage overgrowth, and extra.
FORGE AI TOOLKIT IMPROVEMENTS
New behaviors and traits have been added to the Forge AI Toolkit, together with:
- New Squad Habits – Wander When Idle
Out there on the AI Spawner object. When set to ON, AI items on this spawned squad will wander round their assigned AI Transfer Zone when idle.
- Bonus Well being
- Bottomless Clip
- Harm Resistance
- Well being Recharge
- Motion Pace
- Motion Pace With Turret
- Stop Weapon Firing
- Vampirism
- Weapon Harm
Extra is on the way in which to Halo Infinite’s Forge this 12 months, together with Flood and alien-themed palettes.
SILVER TEAM, SILVER SCREEN
Season Two of the Halo tv sequence debuts on Paramount+ with a two-episode premiere on February 8, and we’ve acquired some unmissable Final Rewards so that you can earn!
Full all of your challenges on these respective weeks to earn every of those Silver Staff helmets, obtainable throughout all of your Armor Cores.
WEEK ONE: KAI-125
JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 6
WEEK TWO: RIZ-028
FEBRUARY 6-13
WEEK FOUR: VANNAK-134
FEBRUARY 20-27
Visors for every member of Silver Staff will even be given as free rewards! Merely log into Halo Infinite on these corresponding weeks and they are going to be unlocked for you.
HCS
YEAR ONE LAUNCH BUNDLES RETURN
After a lot demand from the group, we’re bringing again the primary bundles for every HCS staff that Halo Infinite launched with again in 2021—with some main enhancements!
The armor and weapon kits have been unlocked, which implies now you can customise with these coatings for the primary time ever. Moreover, they’re all now multi-use which implies you possibly can put on the armor, visors, or weapon coatings on any armor, helmet, or UNSC weapon.
When you already bought these launch bundles when Halo Infinite launched, the content material can be utilized retroactively. When you missed these bundles the primary time round, they’re now obtainable once more for groups which might be nonetheless within the Halo Championship Collection: FaZe Clan, OpTic Gaming, Sentinels, Spacestation Gaming, and Cloud9.
YEAR THREE LAUNCH BUNDLES
Yr 3 HCS bundles have additionally arrived with all-new designs, that includes new multi-use armor coatings in addition to visors. These have been created by the groups themselves, that includes their distinctive branding.
Moreover, purchase the Dracon Bandit weapon mannequin for the M392 Bandit and Bandit EVO by grabbing the bundle that helps your favourite HCS staff—the vast majority of the earnings go to the partnered groups to take care of their involvement within the Halo ecosystem.
SHOP
Head to the Store and you can see some thrilling new Halo Wars-inspired bundles, that includes the likes of Omega Staff to additional outfit your free Mark IV armor…
…and the Stanchion weapon mannequin in your S7 Sniper.
SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING
You possibly can submit tickets on a variety of subjects that embrace stories of Audio Points, Crashes, Recreation Save Corruption, Report a Participant, Normal Bug Stories, and extra.
Operation: Spirit of Hearth is dwell and Content material Replace 29 is formally prepared for obtain!
Discover Phantasm and see what enjoyable Easter eggs you’ll find, outfit your new Mark IV Armor Core and begin working your means by way of that free 20-tier Operation Cross, check out what new shoulder pad combos can excellent the look of your Spartan, try the most recent additions and enhancements to Forge, and chip away at these weekly challenges to unlock the helmets of Silver Staff over the following few weeks.