The Nice Adventure is nigh! As Halo 2 marks its 20th birthday this month, Operation: Nice Adventure has arrived to deliver the celebrations to Halo Countless, kicking off the 2024 Iciness Replace.
New weapon and sandbox updates, new Halo 2-inspired playlist with a collection of fan-favorite maps (and Halo 2-style gameplay changes), new Operation Move, Forge updates, and so a lot more. Let’s get you briefed on the entirety the Iciness Replace is bringing to Halo Countless nowadays!
(Click on the picture beneath to look at the Operation: Nice Adventure release trailer.)
CONTENTS
OPERATION: GREAT JOURNEY
“Ahead, warriors, and concern no longer ache or demise!”
A brand new Operation method a unfastened 20-tier Operation Move. Earn development with Fit XP and you’ll free up the Thremaleon armor set, encouraged through the long-lasting and loved Rtas ‘Part-Jaw” ‘Vadum—former Particular Operations commander of the Covenant and present mythical shipmaster of Shadow of Intent.
Customized crafted through the Kolaar Manufactorum, this armor is given to Spartans which were decided on to serve along Swords of Sanghelios particular forces.
Improve to the Top class Move to protected the Veteran SRS99 weapon fashion, according to Halo 2’s sniper rifle, and Damascus Alchemy weapon coating. The Top class Move comes with an extra Problem Slot, bonus XP, and not expires.
500 credit will make the Operation Move sturdy (it is going to no longer expire), gives bonus XP all through the Operation’s reside window, an additional Problem slot whilst your move is provided, and springs with an unique customization merchandise.
2,000 credit in an instant unlocks all 20 tiers of the Operation Move at acquire and contains the unique bonus customization merchandise.
MA5K AVENGER
Firstly noticed at the duvet of Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, wielded through Spartan-III super-soldiers, the MA5K has come to Halo Countless.
An absolutely automated rifle with a prime rate-of-fire and higher mag dimension manufactured through Misriah Armory, the MA5K Avenger is very efficient at brief vary. It boasts a big, 60-round mag dimension, and its ready-up and reload time is quicker in comparison to different rifles within the recreation. Should you’re having a look to beef up a run-and-gun genre of gameplay, the MA5K Avenger is the weapon for you.
Time to position it to just right use, Spartans!
PLAYLIST UPDATES
“Get tactical, Marines!”
A brand new devoted Halo 2-inspired playlist has arrived, that includes vintage maps and motion. Listed below are one of the vital settings which were adjusted to recreate that outdated gameplay really feel.
Dash: Disabled
Clamber: Disabled
Leap Peak: 120%
Beginning Weapon: MA5K Avenger
Secondary Weapon: None
Pleasant Participant Collision: On
The Delta Area playlist brings us again to loved battlefields from the previous that have been remade in Forge.
ASCENSION
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You omit the ones video games of Tower of Energy too, huh?
Playable beavers showed?
BOULEVARD
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CANOPY
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That outdated, acquainted feeling…
CONJURER
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A wizard, warlock, and warlord stroll right into a bar…
INQUISITOR
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A spot for the pious. There is not anything “mid” about Midship!
SERENITY
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A sanctuary of the ancients.
Bip. Bap. Bam! Welcome again to Firefight: King of the Hill, issues may glance just a little other to what you’re used to…
In a throwback to Halo’s pre-Xbox roots, soar into Firefight: King of the Hill and you’ll revel in Halo from a relatively other point of view: third-person.
3rd-person gameplay has, after all, at all times been a part of Halo through various levels—equivalent to when running automobiles, turrets, and likely heavy guns—however it hasn’t ever been a part of the moment-to-moment gameplay.
To be had in matchmaking nowadays are the next modes:
Firefight: King of the Hill
Fiestafight: King of the Hill
Gruntpocalypse: King of the Hill
Gruntpocalypse Fiesta: King of the Hill
The maps might be acquainted territory, however noticed from a unique approach as you navigate and fight the Banished in third-person. For the entire listing, in addition to further main points, take a look at our Playlist Assessment.
Two new maps have additionally arrived in Ranked!
The primary is Inquisitor, the remake of Midship proven above. That is proper, probably the most iconic maps in Halo historical past has returned—an all-timer from Halo 2 which gives a really perfect steadiness for close-quarters and mid-range fight.
As for the opposite, say hi to Citadel.
This brand-new symmetrical map gives fast paced motion and rewards fatal precision, with two snipers up for grabs, and a possibility to play offensively with an Overshield to lend a hand protected your lead or make a bold comeback.
FORGE UPDATES
The Iciness Replace brings with it a sequence of additives and enhancements as the results of comments from the neighborhood, as people glance to additional enlarge their vary of choices to create on an increasingly more granular degree in Forge.
The facility to modify between first- and third-person views might be to be had at a style degree in Customized Video games choices and as a scripting node in Forge.
Pass hands-on with this in matchmaking with the 3rd-Individual Firefight playlist, serving to you to get a really feel for the way Halo performs with this new point of view.
IMPROVED FORGER ATTRIBUTION
To extend the visibility of Forgers who’ve created the maps and modes you’re taking part in, we have now up to date a couple of spaces of the sport to spotlight the gamertags and extra simply permit gamers to bookmark their creations.
It is possible for you to to peer those updates at the following monitors:
Fit intro digicam
Pause menu
Scoreboard
Submit-game carnage file
Moreover, we have now added the facility to bookmark maps and modes on a number of of those monitors as neatly.
COMMANDER AGRYNA VOICE LINES
Spartan Commander Laurette Agryna—head of the Avery J. Johnson Academy—serves as one of the vital multiplayer announcers in Halo Countless, and Forgers will be capable to make the most of her voiceover in the similar model as after we added Jeff Steitzer’s voice traces to Forge.
To permit most regulate with this new characteristic, you’ll be able to additionally be sure that most effective the supposed gamers or group will listen every line arrange in Forge’s nodegraph.
That’s simply the end of the iceberg! We’ve added additional enhancements to the International Lifepool techniques, nav markers, song in Forge controls, Generic Zone development nodes, and minigame mode labels.
SANDBOX UPDATES
While you soar into the sport, you’ll to find that there were a variety of adjustments made to Halo Countless’s sandbox as neatly, additional addressing participant comments. Right here’s a take a look at the highlights.
Greater most bullet unfold.
Got rid of “donut bloom.”
Sooner bloom growth.
We needed to lend a hand make stronger the bloom houses of the VK78 Commando. In the past, at most unfold, the VK78’s bullets have been trending most effective to the outer edges of the bloomed reticle. To offer the weapon a extra constant really feel, now we have adjusted the bloom houses to permit the bullet to land any place throughout the bounds of the bloomed reticle. To steadiness the now extra correct VK78, the bloom will succeed in most unfold rather faster than prior to now.
Got rid of “donut bloom.”
Greater base bullet unfold.
The Mk50 Sidekick has change into probably the most dependable guns within the sandbox. With that during thoughts, we needed to stay that constant feeling for the weapon through touching up a few of its bloom houses. Moreover, a commonplace level of fan comments has been that the Mk50 can be utilized very successfully from prolonged levels, and we have now pulled that rather again to incentivize scavenging for different long-ranged weapon choices.
When protecting a flag with Energetic Camo, the flag object will now stay visual whilst it is being carried.
The “sneaky beaver” flag runs are a staple of Seize the Flag that gives thrilling and artistic gameplay reports. With that during thoughts, now we have noticed gamers at the offensive make the most of the camo flag run with very prime potency. To offer the group whose flag has been taken a greater preventing likelihood to prevent the camo flag runner, the camo flag runner’s Spartan will stay camouflaged, however the flag itself might be visual.
When Thrust is activated through a participant, they are going to now not be capable to shoot on the similar time.
Thruster is noticed as an merchandise of kit with prime praise and little possibility when used all through fight. Combining fast motion together with your weapon at all times waiting to fireplace used to be one thing we needed to handle. We have now added in two useful adjustments that can very in brief disable weapon utilization and conceal your reticle all through the Thruster motion. This must supply some counterplay possible to these combating towards an opponent with the Thruster apparatus whilst nonetheless keeping up the apparatus consumer’s benefit.
SHOP
“Your new swimsuit’s a Mark VI, simply got here up from Seongnam this morning.”
The Rocket Reclaimer package deal contains:
Grasp Leader Mark VI armor package
Inexperienced Guy armor coating
Veteran SPNKr weapon fashion
Veteran Steel weapon coating
Step into the long-lasting Mjolnir Mark VI armor of the Grasp Leader in Halo 2 and get ready to complete the battle.
Created through a Sangheili prodigy, an artisan-armorer encouraged to check her talent towards the most efficient that humanity may just muster, the Helioskrill armor used to be considered a murals in each shape and serve as for Spartan super-soldiers.
The Arbitration package deal comprises:
Helioskrill helmet
Stormclaw Masks helmet attachment
Helioskrill Pauldrons
Helioskrill Harness chest attachment
Helioskrill Cuisse hip tools
Helioskrill Poleyn kneepads
Chance Explorer armor coating
Reclaimed Wings armor results set
Love the glance of the entire above? You’ll get all of it within the Delta Cast package deal, compiling each the Rocket Reclaimer and Arbitration bundles, and as an advantage the Delta Cast package deal comprises:
Oracle Augmentor shoulders
Oracle Protocol chest attachment
Even prototype Marine Corps helmet designs had been snapped up to be used through active-duty Spartans.
In accordance with the design of the UNSC Marines’ fight get dressed uniforms, specifically the ones noticed in Halo 2: Anniversary, the Wartime Requisition package deal gives a becoming search for the frontlines. This package deal comprises:
XM55 ACH helmet
HUL-I/UPTIK helmet attachment
UA/Style 48 shoulder pads
UA/M532 Plate chest attachment
UA/ULAP hip tools
UA/Kind MI kneepads
Pixel Camouflage armor coating
Podium End stance
THE EXCHANGE
With the arriving of Operation: Nice Adventure is a refresh of The Alternate, the place you’ll be able to achieve quite a lot of customization pieces with Spartan Issues earned through taking part in fits and finishing positive Demanding situations.
Particularly, the fan-favorite Mark V Zeta helmet and Scorpion Punch armor coating make a (re)look, turning into to be had to gamers for the primary time because the Tac Ops match the entire long ago in 2022. Should you neglected those again then, make sure to protected ‘em now!
Arbitration – Brand (Twitch Drops)
Phalanx – Visor (Tactical Ops)
Tigris – Gloves (Tactical Ops)
UA/MAUROS – Helmet Attachment (Tactical Ops)
TAC/AHD TYPE 3ZY – Chest Attachment (Tactical Ops)
MAT-2559/Grenade Pack – Hip Attachment (Tactical Ops)
Have S’Moa – Weapon Allure (Final Praise)
Wort – Weapon Allure (Final Praise)
Claw Patrol – Stance (Tactical Ops)
Holy Flare – Weapon Allure (Twitch Drops)
HUL-I/LIGHTSPIKE – Helmet Attachment (NEW)
Scorpion Punch – Armor Coating (Tactical Ops)
Covenant Frontline – Armor Coating (Twitch Drops)
Loss of life Hex – Weapon Coating (Twitch Drops)
Ember Hex – Weapon Coating (Twitch Drops)
Thremaleon Cuisse – Hip Attachment (NEW)
Mark V Zeta – Helmet (Tactical Ops)
Warfare Hero – Weapon Allure (NEW)
WAYPOINT CHRONICLE
In party of Halo 2’s 20th birthday and the release of Operation: Nice Adventure, we’ve were given a brand new brief tale freeing as a part of the festivities.
Halo: Age of Retribution will liberate on November 8, to be had to learn right here on Halo Waypoint, as a unfastened PDF, and in audiobook layout on YouTube.
November 3, 2552. After the Prophet of Feel sorry about is assassinated through the Grasp Leader, the Covenant is shaken to its foundations because the feud between Brutes and Elites reaches a violent turning level.
HALO SUPPORT
You’ll post tickets on a variety of subjects that come with stories of Audio Problems, Crashes, Sport Save Corruption, File a Participant, Basic Computer virus Experiences, and extra.
That brings this release weblog to a conclusion. Get your palms at the MA5K Avenger and lay waste on your warring parties within the Delta Area playlist, check out some third-person Firefight: King of the Hill, development your Operation Move so your Spartan can cosplay as a undeniable mythical shipmaster, mess around with the entire new parts of this newest Forge replace, and keep tuned for the approaching Waypoint Chronicle!
Leap into Halo Countless and birthday celebration find it irresistible’s 2004!
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