Halo Infinite’s December 2022 update is quietly one of its biggest

Halo Infinite’s final update of 2022 is also, surprisingly, one of its biggest. Updated today for Xbox and PC on Xbox, the update adds a new map as well as a variety of free cosmetic options and a file viewer (which… is… much more important than it sounds).

You can also be a live-service shooter. Halo Infinite regularly receives content updates, both in the form of ballyhooed flagship seasonal launches and smaller, sporadic “drop pods.” Typically, these drop pod updates are small potatoes — minor tweaks to how specific weapons work, say, or tiny adjustments to how the scoreboard looks. They’re usually not massive rollouts that totally overhaul the game.

The Pit was included in the current multiplayer map rotation. This is perhaps the most important addition. A staple of the series since 2007’s Halo 3343 Industries, a developer, revealed the inclusion of it in Halo InfiniteIn Sept. 2022. It is available at www.its. Halo Infinite incarnation, it’s redubbed Empyrean, and done up with a violet-hued respray. Empyrean née The Pit will rotate in multiplayer matchmaking and in games found via the new custom games browser.

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Historically, if you’ve wanted to play online matchmaking in Halo Infinite, you’ve been limited to the maps and modes on offer in 343’s rotational playlist. With the custom games browser, players can jump in to game types that are governed by their own rulesets. This browser also makes it possible to matchmake in Forge. Halo Infinite’s robust suite of creation tools.

Creators created literally thousands of new maps over the past month. Toy StoryLevel to a reimagining Super Smash Bros.’ iconic Final Destination stage. You can only get in these matches if you have either friends that also play (very unlikely) or a Discord with dedicated fans.It is hard pass). Halo Infinite’s custom games browser should give more players the opportunity to play these inventive game modes.

Halo Infinite’s approach to cosmetics has been… divisive, to say the least. The majority of cosmetic choices are linked to modular armor cores (or kits), which each have their own set of colors. The snazzier sets are typically only available to those who pick up each season’s premium pass, which retails for $10. This is a half-apology to those who delay. Halo Infinite’s third season, 343 Industries made the Halo Reach-themed Mark V[B]Last month, available at no cost.

Today’s update makes every single armor core free to every player. What’s more, all five current cores will be able to rock the basic 10-color suite of color options. These aren’t the most eye-catching cosmetics. Halo Infiniteoffers (see screenshot at top of article), however, there are additional options that could be added. Halo InfiniteOne day, players could be able to mix and match core colors.

This is alongside standard quality-of-life improvements: stuff like tweaks to mouse-and-keyboard support, alongside enhancements to the game’s notoriously finicky online connectivity. You can also mute irritating players on the scoreboard. You can take This, ArbiterSucks420!

Here are the patch notes in full.