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ALT Without an existing Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta installation, installing Multiplayer only is a download of approximately 26.53 GB. Without an existing Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta installation, installing both Multiplayer and Campaign is a download of approximately 48.42 GB. With the Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta already installed, installing the multiplayer update only is a download of approximately 3.97 GB. With the Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta already installed, the Campaign installation is an additional download of approximately 25.86 GB. With the Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta already installed, the total of both the Multiplayer update and the Campaign installation is approximately 29.83 GB total.
ALT Halo Infinite Hotfix - December 15th 2021 Global * Improvements to online service connections after re-entering Halo Infinite using Quick Resume on Xbox Series X|S consoles. Campaign * MJOLNIR Armor Locker customizations collected in Campaign are now consistently unlocked in the Multiplayer Customization menu. ** Players who did not receive their customizations, either due to losing their internet connection or using Quick Resume on Xbox Series X|S consoles, should now have their customizations unlocked. ** Xbox Achievement reliability has been improved in this update. Achievements no longer track progress toward their completion, but will unlock as expected when their conditions are met. ** If an Achievement’s conditions were met prior to this update but the Achievement did not unlock as completed yet, it should unlock after installing this update and continuing Campaign gameplay. Visit aka.ms/HaloSupport for more info, resources and to report in-game bugs.
ALT Halo Infinite - Playlist & Service Update - Dec 14th, 2021 New Matchmaking playlists are being introduced: * Team Slayer * Free-For-All (FFA) Slayer * Fiesta Slayer * Tactical Slayer Challenge changes: * Easing or removal of some difficult Challenges * Weekly Ultimate Challenges are now less intensive * New Challenges specific to New Playlists added in this update * New type of Challenge that rewards in-game Personal Score Event changes: * More Event Challenges appear when an Event is active
ALT Map of the world titled Halo Infinite Campaign Release Times. From left to right on the map: Seattle: December 8th, 10:00 AM PST Mexico: City: December 8th, 12:00 Noon CST New York: December 8th, 1:00 PM EST São Paulo: December 8th, 3:00 PM BRT London: December 8th, 6:00 PM GMT Berlin: December 8th, 7:00 AM CET Moscow: December 8th, 9:00 PM MSK Riyadh: December 8th, 9:00 PM AST New Delhi: December 8th, 11:30 PM IST Hong Kong: December 9th, 2:00 AM HKT Tokyo: December 9th, 3:00 AM JST Sydney: December 9th, 5:00 AM AEDT Auckland: December 9th, 7:00 AM NZDT
ALT Patch - May 25, 2022 A new patch is now available for Halo Infinite. Bug fixes include: • Skill jumps on Aquarius, Bazaar, Live Fire and Streets have been restored. • Semi-auto weapons like the Battle Rifle will no longer “jam.” • Zones in Total Control, Land Grab, and King of the Hill should no longer enter a state in which neither team is able to capture it. • Wasps on the map Highpower will now only respawn two minutes after being destroyed. • The Overshield will now be available at the start of matches on the map Bazaar. • The “tank gun” glitch in the Outpost Tremonius mission has been restored. • Collecting Spartan Cores now consistently increases the amount of available Equipment Points in the TacMap. • Changes to the Speed Lines option are now reflected in-game. For a full list of the fixes, see the “May 25 Patch” section at the top of aka.ms/HaloInfiniteUpdate.
ALT Halo Infinite Mid-Season Update - February 24th, 2022 This update brings several bug fixes and a few small additions to Halo Infinite. Improvements and bug fixes in this update include: • First-person animations now appear smoother at all framerates. • Audio mix improvements across both multiplayer and campaign. • Improved cheat detection and other anti-cheat improvements. • Multiple improvements to Quick Resume on Xbox Series X|S consoles. • Stability improvements for Xbox One consoles. For a full list of this update’s bug fixes and changes, see the Resolved Issues section at aka.ms/HaloInfiniteUpdate.
ALT Season 2 of Halo Infinite is now available! New features and content included in this update are: • A new 100-tier Battle Pass with up to 180 rewards. • Two new multiplayer maps: • Arena: Catalyst • Big Team Battle: Breaker • New multiplayer game modes and playlists: • Last Spartan Standing • King of the Hill • New rotating Playlists • Attrition • Endless Weapon Drills are now available in Academy. • The opacity and thickness of Player Outlines can now be adjusted, including the ability to disable them entirely. • A new 120Hz mode for the Xbox Series S. • Balance changes affecting melee, the Ravager, multiple vehicles, and more. • Dozens of bug fixes and improvements, including improved PC stability. For a full list of this update’s bug fixes and changes, see the Patch Notes at aka.ms/HaloInfiniteUpdate. Visit aka.ms/HaloSupport to read more about today's update, issue workarounds, and to report in-game bugs.
ALT Halo Infinite Hotfix - January 19th, 2022 Big Team Battle • Minor service adjustments to improve BTB matchmaking. The team is continuing to monitor and investigate this issue. Thank you for your patience. • All players who sign into Halo Infinite between 10am PT on January 19th and 10am PT on February 16th, 2022 will receive 5 Double XP Boosts and 5 Challenge Swaps. These items will automatically be added to your inventory when you launch the game. Oddball • Minor physics improvement to the Oddball to mitigate exploits.
ALT Halo 3 Refueled playlist image, which depicts a Spartan firing an MA40 Assault Rifle on the map Critical Dewpoint.
ALT Halo Infinite Drop Pod Update - August 9th, 2022 A new Drop Pod update is now available for Halo Infinite. Bug fixes and quality of life (QoL) improvements included in this Drop Pod include: • All visors are now compatible with all Armor Cores. • Several Mark VII helmet attachments are now compatible with more Mark VII helmets. • Active Challenges will now be listed on the Pause menu during multiplayer matches. • A fully charged shot from the Plasma Pistol will now correctly deplete all Shields, including active Overshields. • The M41 SPNKR's damage radius has been improved and now more consistently damages enemies. • Players will no longer be able to exit a vehicle to cancel an enemy's Grapplejack. • The fourth Challenge slot will now always be enabled when a Premium Battle Pass is equipped. For a full list of the fixes and changes included in the latest Halo Infinite update, visit aka.ms/HaloInfiniteUpdate.
ALT • Matchmaking service improvements for BTB. Players should find full matches quicker and more consistently. • Scorpion Tanks and Wraiths will appear more frequently on BTB maps. • Fireteam members in BTB matches will have the selected Fireteam Marker color, but may still start the match in different areas of the map. • Join in progress rules updated to avoid matchmaking into games which are nearly complete. • Halo Championship Series variant of FFA Slayer added to the Custom Game modes list. • Changes to Oddball in both Ranked and Arena Multiplayer playlists: • If the score is tied when a round’s timer runs out, one minute is added back to the timer. If the score is tied at the end of the additional minute, then the round will be declared a tie. • The match will end if two separate rounds end in a tie and the victory will go to the team with more rounds won. • In Custom Games, changes to Free-For-All Slayer, FFA Oddball, Neutral Flag and Slayer game options update correctly.
ALT Resolved Issues • Setting the framerate setting to 120hz on Xbox Series X|S consoles now results in framerates higher than 90 FPS. • Improved stability when navigating Customization menus on Xbox Series X|S consoles. Stay tuned to @HaloSupport on Twitter as an upcoming update is expected to address framerate in these menus. • There is no longer a delay between dropping objective objects & switching to weapons, which improves the the “Flag juggling” strategy. • Game mode details are now visible in the Customs Browser menu & the Details menu of a Customs Browser session. • On Xbox consoles or PC, Spartans now appear more consistently on Forge maps. • Theater films now accurately reflect the match’s duration & score events that can be skipped to. • Theater films created in an earlier version of Halo Infinite no longer have a Watch Film button that leads to an indefinite loading screen. • Improved stability when navigating the Rubble section of Forge's Object Browser using the W or S keys.
ALT A new Halo Infinite update is now available for download on all platforms! New features & content included in this update are: • The Custom Game Browser is now live! Start & join a Custom Game using any map & mode combination, including content created in Forge. • Previously released Armor Cores are now available to all players for free. • 10 Cadet Armor Coatings have been added to each core. • Empyrean, a remake of the Halo 3 multiplayer map The Pit, is now available in various matchmaking playlists & Custom Games. • Various networking improvements to melee, vehicle hijacking, & blank shots caused by inaccurate ammo counts. • The Ranked Widget now shows your current Competitive Skill Ranking & recent gains/losses. • Red Reticle & a High Dynamic Range toggle are now available on PC. • Mouse & keyboard improvements for both PC & Xbox consoles. • The in-game player reporting flow has been improved & players can now be quickly muted from the scoreboard.
ALT Halo Infinite Update - February 15th, 2023 A new Halo Infinite update is now available for download on all platforms. Balance changes and bug fixes included in this update are: • The accuracy of the Sniper Rifle has been increased when firing without zooming in. • The explosion radius of the Frag Grenade has been reduced slightly. • In the Ranked Arena playlist and HCS, each Weapon Rack will now be set to a “Red Rack” state after the weapon is picked up. • Dropping a weapon and swapping between weapons now takes the same amount of time. • Rapidly firing the Plasma Pistol or the Battle Rifle will no longer result in the weapon "jamming" and not firing on every pull of the trigger. • Players are now less likely to experience a looping "Unable to Connect to the Fireteam" error message while joining or playing a Custom Game Browser session. • The appropriate subtraction and addition symbols now appear whenever players lose or gain CSR during Ranked matches.
ALT Halo Infinite Drop Pod Update - June 14th, 2022 A new Drop Pod update is now available for Halo Infinite. Bug fixes and quality of life (QoL) improvements included in this Drop Pod include: • Load times for the Battle Pass, Challenges, Customize and Shop menus have been improved. • The Ranked Arena matchmaking playlist is now unlocked by completing 25 matches in other non-Ranked playlists. • A new Fireteam Competitive Skill Ranking (CSR) limit has been implemented for Ranked matchmaking. • Alterations have been made to increase the durability of light and medium vehicles. • Grenades exploding, respawning, and other effects will no longer repeatedly occur during gameplay. • Enemies can no longer be pinged when a wall or another obstacle is blocking them. • Season 2 artwork has been added to loading screens across the game. For a full list of the fixes and changes included in the latest Halo Infinite update, visit aka.ms/HaloInfiniteUpdate.
ALT The new Halo Support site with updated header images, font styles, menus, and icons
ALT Screenshot of the new multiplayer map Dredge, which is based off the map Countdown from Halo: Reach.
ALT Screenshot of the Reactive Water Plane responding to a player firing an MA40 Assault Rifle at its surface.
ALT Screenshot of the spectator camera rotated away from its default angle.
ALT The Personal AI Chatter toggle can be found under the Communication header in the Audio tab of the Settings menu.
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ALT Two bots, 343 Marmot and 343 BF Scrub, running on the map Live Fire.
ALT Two bots, 343 Mickey and 343 Flippant, on the map Bazaar.
ALT The bot 343 Mak running on the map Prism.
ALT Screenshot of the Exiled multiplayer map in Halo Infinite. Exiled is a remake of the Halo 4 multiplayer map Exile.
ALT Screenshot of the Waterworks multiplayer map in Halo Infinite. Exiled is a remake of the Halo 2 multiplayer map Waterworks.
ALT Master Chief's head from Halo 2: Anniversary
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ALT • Matchmaking service improvements for BTB. Players should find full matches quicker and more consistently. • Scorpion Tanks and Wraiths will appear more frequently on BTB maps. • Fireteam members in BTB matches will have the selected Fireteam Marker color, but may still start the match in different areas of the map. • Join in progress rules updated to avoid matchmaking into games which are nearly complete. • Halo Championship Series variant of FFA Slayer added to the Custom Game modes list. • Changes to Oddball in both Ranked and Arena Multiplayer playlists: • If the score is tied when a round’s timer runs out, one minute is added back to the timer. If the score is tied at the end of the additional minute, then the round will be declared a tie. • The match will end if two separate rounds end in a tie and the victory will go to the team with more rounds won. • In Custom Games, changes to Free-For-All Slayer, FFA Oddball, Neutral Flag and Slayer game options update correctly.
ALT Screenshot of a battle against AI in the new multiplayer map Forbidden.
ALT Screenshot of a player defending the Extraction Device on the new multiplayer map Prism.
ALT Screenshot of a Spartan wearing a Flood-themed helmet on the new multiplayer map Forbidden.
ALT Screenshot of the default helmet from each of the 8 Armor Cores equipped to the Mark VII Armor Core, illustrating the new Multi-Core feature for helmets.
ALT "Hope", a new piece of art of Master Chief in Halo Infinite.
ALT Spartan running on the Halo Infinite multiplayer map Bazaar. The Easy Anti-Cheat logo is overlaid over the left side of the image.
ALT Screenshot of the new Firefight nodes added to the Node Browser menu in Halo Infinite Forge.
ALT Image of the Gravity Hammer from Halo Infinite on a Banished-themed background.
ALT Sergeant Johnson, Guilty Spark, and Commander Keyes at Delta Halo's holodisplay control room
ALT The new Mark IV Armor Core and the Evolved MA5 Weapon Model, the latter of which is exclusive to the premium Spirit of Fire Operation Pass offers. The Mark IV Armor Core is free for all Halo Infinite players.
ALT Screenshot of the map Illusion. Players who pass through the emitter doorways into the central hallway on the map will become camouflaged.
ALT The new title screen for Halo Infinite introduced in this update, which features the damaged Zeta Halo ring.
ALT Screenshot of several new Covenant objects on the Permafrost canvas.
ALT Big Team Heavies playlist image, which depicts a Scorpion tank and nearby Spartans attacking an enemy Wraith.
ALT Artwork for Firefight: King of the Hill on Heroic difficulty, which depicts a group of Spartans fighting Banished forces in the House of Reckoning. The artwork for the Normal variant features a smaller wave of Banished enemies.
ALT The Repair Field emits a green sphere effect which highlights any vehicles or players it is currently healing.