The latest update for Halo Infinite, Content Update 29 (“CU29”), has arrived alongside the launch of Operation: Spirit of Fire! The latest free update for Halo Infinite brings the legendary Mjolnir Mark IV weapon, multiple character customizations along with more HCS and Silver Team-themed goodies for your Spartan, a new map, three new Missions, and more – let’s jump right in. To check it all out… Soon Updates Brief – Find Our Page MAP UPDATES – Check out Illusion, the new Arena map. UPDATES – Learn more about the new features and changes coming to Forge, including the Covenant palette, Mode Creator, and more. SUPPORT EVENTS – Get an in-depth look at the Mark IV Armor Core, customizations, and upcoming Jobs. SERVICE: SPIRIT OF FIRE As part of today’s update, all players will receive a free Mark IV Armor Core. Just jump into the game and you’ll find it waiting for you in the Armor Hall. This beloved weapon appeared in Halo Wars and Halo Wars 2, Halo Legends, Halo 5: Guardians, and now this legendary Mjolnir has come to Halo Infinite.
And what better way to upgrade those upgrades than to have the option of adding a Mark IV Armor Core suit? Enter: Spirit of Fire, which runs from January 30th to March 5th and features 20 levels of free content, including new weapons, skins, weapon charms, symbols, and more. You know how to drill with Jobs now: in addition to the free license, there are two additional ones that you can buy. 500 charms will make the Operation Pass stronger (it won’t expire), it gives bonus XP in the Operation window, an extra Challenge slot when your pass is equipped, and it comes with a unique upgrade item. 2,000 credits instantly unlocks all 20 Operation Pass episodes for purchase and includes a fixed bonus. A bonus customization option for this Operator is the Evolved MA5 —a weapon model for your Assault Rifle that will transform the sleek and modern MA40 into a design reminiscent of the MA5B seen in Halo: CE and Halo Wars.
After the Spirit of Fire operation ends on March 5th, there are two more free Operations that will take us to April 30th! CYBER EXPOSURE III
MARCH 5-APRIL 2 With a theme about the concept of “viral machines,” the latest analysis of these artists is moving more towards cybernetic threats that reflect the perversion of their environment. Jump into Halo Infinite on March 5 to unlock 20 levels of new rewards for customizing your CHIMERA Armor Core. APPENDING II
APRIL 2-APRIL 30 Yappening II arrives in April to help you celebrate the season of fools with 20 episodes of Grunty goodness. ILLUSION Today’s update also brings a new map to Halo Infinite, called Illusion. The Illusion takes place inside an abandoned black ONI site where the old experimental recovered (and familiar) Covenant technology remains. Described as a love letter to the map design of Halo: Combat Evolved, Illusion has a special central area where the corridor has a hidden shape – so players who enter the center will remain invisible. USING SHOULDER ARMS Our journey of multi-use in Halo Infinite mods continues with the addition of shoulder pads that can be equipped with any Armor Core. As before, these multi-use weapons also work over and over again, so all of your current shoulders will have maximum strength and all shoulders going forward will be medium as well. Following on from the work accomplished in previous updates to create helmets, goggles, and more multi-colored skins, there are now billions of collectibles available in Halo Infinite. We can’t wait to see the latest and greatest Spartans on the battlefield!
FORGE UPDATES Forge continues to evolve as we look at the most requested additions, enhancements, and quality of life changes. Here are some of the new toys you can play with in Halo Infinite’s Forge:
Want more purple? Over 70 new Covenant items, sources, audio, and text are now available for Forgers to create fun Halo-based games.
The new feature allows players to write models in Node Graph as a prefab, then save, share, and play the results – just like you would share a model created in a Custom Game. Forge Mode Creator will make modes easier to share and play, connect to community maps, and free up the map budget (as ideas will no longer come with the cost of a map). To learn more about the ins and outs of Forge Mode Creator (along with a more detailed explanation of some of the additions and changes), check out our Forge Overview blog! Players can now customize up to three colors on selected items and add wear and detail to their maps with decals that mimic dots, leaf sizes, and more.
FORGE AI Toolkit UPDATES New behaviors and behaviors have been added to the Forge AI Toolkit, including: New Squad Behavior – Wander When Idle For the AI Spawner item. When set to ON, AI units in this spawn group will move around when their AI Move Zone is idle. Bonus Health Bottomless Clip Damage Resistance Health Recharge Movement Speed Building on the new behaviors is more to come from the year, Turret with Turret Avoid Vampirism Weapon More damage is on the way to Halo Infinite’s Forge this year, along with Deluge and exotic palettes. SILVER TEAM, SILVER SCREEN Season 2 of the Halo television series premieres on Paramount+ with a two-part premiere on February 8, and we’ve got some Top Prizes up for grabs! Complete all of your challenges during these weeks to earn these Silver Team helmets, which are available for all of your Armor Cores. FIRST WEEK: KAI-125
JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 6 SECOND WEEK: RIZ-028
FEBRUARY 6-13 FOURTH WEEK: VANNAK-134
FEBRUARY 20-27 Each Silver Team member’s Visors will also be given away as free prizes! Just log into Halo Infinite during these matching weeks and they’ll unlock it for you. HCS YEAR ONE LAUNS BUNDLE BUNDLES After popular demand from the community, we’re bringing back the first bundles of every HCS team since Halo Infinite launched in 2021—and it’s a big change! Weapons and weapons are unlocked, which means you can change them with these skins for the first time. Plus, they’re all versatile which means you can wear armor, visors, or armor over any UNSC armor, helmet, or weapon. If you already purchased these unlock bundles when Halo Infinite was released, the content will be reused. If you missed these bundles the first time around, they are now available again for the teams still in the Halo Championship Series: FaZe Clan, OpTic Gaming, Sentinels, Spacestation Gaming, and Cloud9. THIRD YEAR PACKAGING The 3 Year HCS is back with a new design, with new multi-tool covers and visors. These are created by the same groups, which have their own unique name. Plus, get the Dracon Bandit kit for the M392 Bandit and Bandit EVO by grabbing a bundle that supports your favorite HCS team—most profits go to allied teams to continue their participation in the Halo universe. SHOP Head to the Shop and you’ll find exciting Halo Wars bundles, featuring the likes of Omega Team to add to your free Mark IV gear…
… and the Stanchion armor version for your S7 Sniper.
VIEW THINGS, SAY THINGS You can submit tickets on a variety of topics including reports of Audio Issues, Crashes, Game Saver Bugs, Report a Player, Bug Reports, and more. Action: Spirit of Fire is live and Content Update 29 is ready for download! Check out Illusion and see the fun Easter eggs you can find, wear your new Mark IV Armor Core and start working your way through the free 20-tier Operation Pass, check out what the new shoulder combination can do for your Spartan’s look, check out the latest additions and updates to the Forge, and change challenges of this week to unlock the Silver Team hats over the next few weeks. PRESS KIT
