The Halo Infinite Winter Update is now live. This latest update introduces many new features for players, such as the long-awaited Forge mode, the co-op campaign, mission replayability, a free 30-tier battle pass, and more. Unlike Alpha Pack or Interference, this update doesn’t serve any narrative purposes but is meant to improve the game in much broader ways. Here’s everything you need to know about the Winter Update.
You’ll need to select Campaign from the Main Menu to play online co-op with a friend–or three. Once you’ve done that, scroll down to Invite Friends. After selecting it, a list of all your friends will appear in-game where you can invite the ones who you want to play with.
As soon as they join, you’ll see their Spartan Nameplate appear on the bottom right of the Fireteam menu. Before you load into the campaign, another menu will appear, letting everyone know how far each player is into the campaign. After that, you’ll load into the campaign together.
To replay missions, load into the campaign as you normally would. After that, open the Tacmap and select any gray marker that appears on the map. You’ll know if the mission is replayable if you see Replay Mission on the left side of your screen. To replay it, press the Mission Options button and select Replay Mission.
In Forge mode, players will have the ability to create and customize maps. To Play Forge, you’ll need to select it from the Main Menu. When you select Forge, you’ll be taken to another menu, and you can either select Play or change the map. If you click on maps, you’ll be able to choose from the following:
If you want to play on a Forge map, you’ll have to go into Custom Games, which can be found in the main menu. From there, select Map, then click on Popular. A list of maps will appear, some of them may be maps created by 343 Industries, but the majority should be community-made maps.
You can also find custom Forge maps by going to the Community tab in the main menu and selecting Popular Maps. Once you’ve picked a map that’s caught your interest, you’ll be taken back to the Custom Game menu, and to load into the map, select Play.
The latest battle pass doesn’t for Halo Infinite doesn’t expire and will be free for all players. Here are all the items you can unlock in the newest battle pass.
Halo Infinite Winter Update Battle Pass Rewards
To play Covert One Flag, go to the multiplayer menu and select Joint Ops. In Covert One Flag (Joint Ops), one team is tasked with capturing a flag, and the other team has to defend it. If the attackers capture the flag once, they win the round, but if the defenders hold them off, they win the round, and whoever reaches three points first wins the game. But the catch is the defenders will always spawn with an Energy Sword, VK78 Commando, and Threat Sensor. On the other hand, the attackers will always spawn with a Pulse Carbine, MK50 Sidekick, and Active Camo, giving each round an interesting asymmetrical approach where each team must work within strict, but importantly different, limitations.
In addition to a new multiplayer mode, players can also load into two new maps. Listed below are the new maps added as part of the Winter Update:
Both new maps can be played in any multiplayer playlists except for Big Team Battle.
The latest update also introduces various new achievements for players to unlock. Listed below is a list of all the new achievements, how to unlock them, and how much gamerscore they’re worth.
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