New Forge Palette: Flood

New Forge Palette: Alien World

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Forge is getting some new additions with the arrival of Halo Infinite’s next content update. Let’s take a closer look at what new toys you’ll be able to play with when Banished Honor releases on April 30.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">NEW FORGE PALETTE: FLOOD</h2>



“Blightlands are the result of uncontained Flood expansion: areas around established hives filled with growths and spore bodies, which harvest the vitality of the soil, soak up solar energy, and consume all native life within its boundaries.” ~ Halo Encyclopedia (2022)





When Season 5 launched, we brought Flood infection to Spartan customization. Now, with the latest update, the parasite has come to Forge!



The Flood palette contains over 100 new objects that will help Forgers to transform their maps into festering hives, enabling players to recreate places from the past (this’ll pair quite nicely with the Covenant object palette for, say, a Flood-infested High Charity) or wholly new locations that have become twisted blightlands.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">NEW FORGE PALETTE: ALIEN WORLD</h2>





The galaxy is a vast place filled with worlds of alien wonder and beauty.



With the Alien World object palette, composed of over 150 new objects, players can enhance the visual diversity of their maps’ environments with distinctly alien-themed plants, trees, flowers, and even ancient stone structures.



For more on these, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/855373FStY8?si=DjvB--CDkDHyH7Sv&t=1260">you can check out the Banished Honor Community Livestream</a> where we took a closer look at what the Alien World and Flood palettes look like in-game.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">NEW SCRIPTING</h2>



Alongside these new palettes, Forge has also received some additional updates to enhance scripting and object options.



Many of these nodes and objects have come directly from community feedback we have received and will enable Forgers to have even more granularity of control over what they want to make. As ever, we remain in a perpetual state of awe over the awesome creative things that folks in the community have been sharing—we can’t wait to see more of that to come!



SCRIPTING



New nodes will be added for Extraction and Last Spartan Standing modes, along with additional options:



Clone Object:



<ul>
<li>Allows players to duplicate gameplay objects that are on the map.</li>
</ul>



Object Filters:



<ul>
<li>Does Player Pass Object Filter</li>



<li>Remove All Filters on Object</li>



<li>Set Player Filter on Object</li>



<li>Set Team Filter on Object</li>
</ul>



MODE CREATOR



New mode variants have been added:



<ul>
<li>Firefight: King of the Hill</li>



<li>Last Spartan Standing</li>



<li>All Ranked modes</li>
</ul>



NEW OBJECTIVE OBJECTS



Several new objects will be added, including:



<ul>
<li>Generic Deliver Point</li>



<li>Generic Flag Spawn</li>



<li>Generic Power Seed</li>



<li>Generic Shrinking Zone</li>
</ul>



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That concludes our look at what’s coming to Forge when Halo Infinite’s next content update lands on April 30. To learn more about what’s coming in this update, be sure to check out these other blogs.



<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/community-livestream-banished-honor">UPDATE OVERVIEW:</a> Catch up on our latest community livestream for an overview of what’s coming when Operation: Banished Honor arrives.</li>



<li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/welcome-to-the-exchange">THE EXCHANGE:</a> Take a deep dive into the new shop where customization items from the past return and can be purchased with free Spartan Points.</li>



<li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/banished-honor-sandbox">SANDBOX OVERVIEW:</a> Get the full debrief on the latest sandbox balance changes and mode updates coming in Operation: Banished Honor.</li>



<li>CUSTOMIZATION: Feast your eyes on the Banished-themed armor coming with a free new Operation Pass and further customization updates.</li>
</ul>

Alex Wakeford

Forge Overview | Halo Infinite CU32

Our preview of Halo Infinite’s next content update continues with a closer look at the sandbox tunings, mode and playlist updates, and additional gameplay improvements ahead of Operation: Banished Honor’s arrival on April 30.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">SANDBOX UPDATES</h2>



Halo Infinite’s sandbox is getting some tuning updates based on community feedback and overall player usage, so let’s kick things off with some exciting news that’ll make your Plasma Pistol hum!



PLASMA PISTOL



The return of the king! We’ve heard your feedback, desiring the Plasma Pistol’s ability to temporarily EMP (“Oh, you mean an emp!”) vehicles with its overcharged bolt, and we are giving you just that.



<ul>
<li>Restored EMP functionality on vehicles.</li>
</ul>



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MK50 SIDEKICK



We know the rapid-fire functionality feels great and is core to the identity of the weapon, but we wanted to address player feedback on the time-to-kill when on the receiving end of a Sidekick encounter.



<ul>
<li>Rounds per second decreased 6.6 >> 5.6</li>
</ul>



S7 SNIPER



A common theme in feedback from the community has been that the sniper’s ready-up time after being picked up felt a tad too lengthy. To help the sniper feel snappier, we wanted to address this by decreasing its ready-up time. We hope this will allow for more sniper highlights that we can’t wait to watch.



<ul>
<li>Ready initial playback speed scale 1 >> 1.2 (shorter ready-up time).</li>
</ul>



CINDERSHOT



The Cindershot is a fun and powerful weapon to use, but we acknowledge it can be frustrating to be redirected by the impulse of the explosion. To eliminate that frustration and address player feedback, we eliminated the gravity effect that would pull players around and slightly reduced the rate of fire. We hope this will improve both sides of the combat experience while still maintaining the Cindershot’s effectiveness as a power weapon.



<ul>
<li>Remove inverted impulse effect.</li>



<li>Rounds per second decreased 1.33 >> 1.1</li>
</ul>



GRAVITY HAMMER



We felt the range in which the Gravity Hammer can fully eliminate an enemy was too far, so we wanted to address this in the slightest of ways.



<ul>
<li>Slight decrease of elimination range.</li>



<li>Radius low 1.25 >> 1.75</li>



<li>Radius high 2 >> 2.5</li>
</ul>



SPIKE GRENADE



Spike Grenades have been underperforming in the core gameplay loop, and we felt a change in detonation behavior may improve its viability. The first step we took was to ensure the Spike Grenade reached its intended target by preventing its detonation midair. Additionally, once the Spike Grenade does reach its intended target it will detonate more quickly—similar to other grenades in the sandbox.



<ul>
<li>Detonation timer starts changed from immediately >> when at rest.</li>



<li>Timer decreased (low & high) 1.8 >> 1.2 seconds.</li>
</ul>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">MODES</h2>



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In addition to the above, further adjustments have been made to Firefight, Ranked, Custom Games, and more.



FIREFIGHT



Folks have been loving Firefight: King of the Hill and we have been looking to identify places to continue improving that experience as we review player feedback. A particular area we focused on for this update centers around Personal Score—if you’re driving a Warthog while your gunner mows down enemies, or you’ve been putting in the work to bring down an enemy’s health bar but don’t necessarily get the final shot, your contributions should be honored.



As a result, we have made the following additions to Personal Score and Medals:



<ul>
<li>Regular assists on all AI units = 5 points.</li>



<li>Driver assists on AI units = 10 points.</li>



<li>Adding higher priority to Land Stand announcer voice over lines to make the feedback more reliable.</li>



<li>More Medal support when playing against AI Units.</li>
</ul>



Added medals include: Blind Fire, Bomber, Boxer, Breacher, Grenadier, Gunner, Gunslinger, Heavy, Marksman, Mounted and Loaded, Pilot, Rifleman, Scattergun, Sharpshooter, Tanker, Wheelman.



RANKED



Along with the launch of Banished Honor, Ranks will be reset as we enter a new ranked season.



Additionally, with this update, we’ll be implementing a new feature to improve the Ranked experience. Starting on April 30, if you load into a match and the server detects that there are uneven teams at the start of the match, the game will automatically end and send everybody straight back into matchmaking so players can get a back into a quality match.



Neither team is rewarded nor punished for matches that automatically end as a result of this, your CSR will remain the same—you will jump straight into the matchmaking menu so you can queue for a new, fair match and keep the good times rolling!



CUSTOM GAMES



Match Score Override is a new feature where, in the event of a game crash or disconnect during—for example—a tournament event, the match can be restarted and its previous state recreated with a set score and timer.



Also, if you’re jumping into some customs and want to give your friends an advantage, you can simply give them whatever number of points you want rather than having to suffer the timely indignity of having to find each other on the map to get killed multiple times over.



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RESPAWN CAMERAS



After our latest update to respawn cameras, we saw feedback around how we could improve them even more. Now, when you swap between your teammates while waiting to respawn, the camera will always start pointed at where they are looking. When you fall in battle after the update, you will also be able to rotate around your own body. Additionally, the speed that you can rotate your camera has also been increased to help provide even more control over what you’re able to see as well.



WEAPON DRILLS



Added the Bandit EVO to the standard Bandit weapon drills, which should help players who want to warm up using the weapon.



DEADLOCK PELICAN DROPS



Players gave us feedback that the Pelican vehicle drops on Deadlock did not feel good when dropping off Scorpions and Wraiths. We liked the focus on tanks, but agreed that the power of the Scorpion was too much and noticed it could dominate matches. To help address this, we’ve updated to vehicle drops on Deadlock to only bring in Wraiths, while the rest of the vehicle pads still spawn in their normal vehicles.



BUG FIXES



The following bugs across networks, modes, and Forge have been addressed in this update:



<ul>
<li>Weapon Dropping is faster than swapping to secondary weapon.</li>



<li>Skewer should feel more responsive during online gameplay.</li>



<li>Vehicles are able to play ‘Doom State’ audio without being in ‘Doom State.’</li>
</ul>



You’ll be able to check out the full list of bug fixes and updates when the patch notes drop alongside the Operation launch.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">BTB HEAVIES REFRESH</h2>



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Back in February, the <a href="https://aka.ms/BTBRefresh">Big Team Battle playlist was refreshed</a> with some amazing new community maps. After that update, many asked to see those maps expand to other BTB offerings, and we’re pleased to confirm that the next time you see BTB Heavies (later this Operation), the map pool will have increased as we’re adding all the BTB refresh maps! You’ll be able to experience:



<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/63924f96-8c74-49a5-874d-b67d7160f56d">Fortitude</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/4c9f266f-e1e0-4428-bd54-9ba4f378106e">Insolence</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/208d3ac6-45c4-41ee-a3f5-3c9176cc2142">Obituary</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/a9fef2f4-0758-43c5-bb62-c91651cbb80c">Refuge</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/baaa4323-5e4d-403c-acf8-eb1765141ca8">Thunderhead</a></li>
</ul>



Expect more chaos thanks to increased vehicular carnage and heavy weapon spawns.



Additionally, the fan-favorite One Flag CTF mode has been added to Heavies so you’ll be able to play tug of war while you try to capture the flag.



The fun will arrive during Operation: Banished Honor so get those reflexes primed and ready to jump into the fray!



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That wraps up our look at the gameplay sandbox, playlists, bug fixes, and additions coming with the arrival of Operation: Banished Honor on April 30!



To learn more about what’s coming in this update, be sure to check out these other blogs:



<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/community-livestream-banished-honor">UPDATE OVERVIEW:</a> Catch up on our latest community livestream for an overview of what’s coming when Operation: Banished Honor arrives.</li>



<li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/welcome-to-the-exchange">THE EXCHANGE:</a> Take a deep dive into the new shop where customization items from the past return and can be purchased with free Spartan Points.</li>



<li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/banished-honor-forge">FORGE OVERVIEW:</a> Explore the new Flood and Alien World-themed object palettes coming to Forge, alongside additional updates.</li>



<li>CUSTOMIZATION: Feast your eyes on the Banished-themed armor coming with a free new Operation Pass and further customization updates.</li>
</ul>

Sandbox Overview | Halo Infinite CU32

In our latest Community Livestream, we revealed what’s on the horizon for Halo Infinite’s next content update—titled “Banished Honor”—ahead of its release on April 30.



Missed the stream? Check it out below to get up to speed on what you can expect in the next update, including new and highly requested features from the community.



<ul>
<li>THE EXCHANGE: Customization items from the past return in Halo Infinite’s new Exchange store, purchased with free Spartan Points which can be earned by completing matches and your weekly Ultimate Reward.</li>



<li>OPERATION PASS: A free new 20-tier Operation Pass themed around the might of the Banished.</li>



<li>SANDBOX TUNING: Halo Infinite’s sandbox is getting some tuning updates based on community feedback, including EMPowering players with the return of the Plasma Pistol’s ability to stun vehicles.</li>



<li>FORGE UPDATES: Two new Forge palettes are on the way, including Flood-infected objects.</li>



<li>BTB HEAVIES REFRESH: New maps coming to this existing playlist the week after Banished Honor launches. </li>
</ul>



…and more!



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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=855373FStY8&ab_channel=HALO">Catch up on the stream to get a walkthrough of the new additions</a> and keep your eyes on Halo Waypoint and our social channels for further information about the upcoming update. We’ve got more blogs coming your way over the course of the next week in the lead-up to launch.



We’ll see you soon!

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The Yappening II Press Kit

The primacy of humanity has ended. The age of the Unggoy, of true Grunty greatness, has arrived, heralded by the launch of The Yappening II—sponsored by Glibnub!



This new Operation brings the bountiful boons of new Grunt-themed customization rewards, a new map created in Halo Infinite’s Forge, the Gruntpocalypse playlist, and more.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">THE YAPPENING II OPERATION PASS</h2>



“Y’know, you demons could actually do a big learn from the Unggoy! One of the things you gotta do better at is lookin’ good. So Yapyap has personally made some cool new armor just for you. Only thing is, I dropped it in this acid pool so, uh… you’re gonna have to jump in there and fish it out.”



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The Yappening II Operation Pass features 20 tiers of free customization rewards that will turn your seven-foot-tall super-soldier into a god among Grunts.



Progress your Operation Pass with Match XP and Challenge completions, and unlock new armor, coatings, weapon charms, emblems and nameplates, and visors to Gruntify your customization.



Additional premium options for the Operation Pass include:



<ul>
<li>500 credits will make the Operation Pass durable (it will not expire), offers bonus XP during the Operation’s live window, an extra Challenge slot while your pass is equipped, and comes with an exclusive customization item.</li>



<li>2,000 credits instantly unlocks all 20 tiers of the Operation Pass at purchase and includes the exclusive bonus customization item.</li>
</ul>



The bonus item in the Premium Operation Pass for The Yappening II is Glibnub’s Golden Guns.



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NOTE: Glibnub has sent a missive regarding any humans who point out that the coloration of these weapon coatings “looks more bronze or orangey to me” will have their Grunt privileges revoked and must spend an hour in the acid pits to understand the error of their ways.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">NEW MAP: CORROSION</h2>



“You ever notice that we do a lotta shootin’ in refineries, factories, and in places with big crates? Why can’t the humans at least make the crates more fun—make ‘em round instead of square. Imagine a whole buncha humans runnin’ around to stop their crates gettin’ away! Perfect for Unggoy target practice!”



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Set in an abandoned mineral refinery within the vast deserts of Zeta Halo, Corrosion is a new Arena map created in Halo Infinite’s Forge.



Watch your step during on-foot skirmishes, as not even Mjolnir armor will be able to protect you for long if you venture into the boiling green pits of acid around this site.



Corrosion will arrive in-game later* this Operation with a bespoke 24/7 Playlist to let you splash around and get your feet wet (at your own peril) for Glibnub’s amusement.



*Timing revised April 03



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">GRUNTPOCALYPSE PLAYLIST</h2>



“Four of you against a thousand of us? Surely we gotta win this time!”



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Along with The Yappening II, Firefight: King of the Hill is evolving into its ultimate form: Gruntpocalypse!



For the next two weeks (from April 3-16), it’s all Grunts all the time. Skulls are guaranteed every round, and there’s also a Fiesta version that features random loadouts with each spawn—so get ready to jump into the Gruntpocalypse playlist tomorrow and face the <s>mightiest</s> <s>bravest</s> most numerically superior army in the galaxy.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">HALO GEAR REWARDS: YAPPENING PIN</h2>



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Glibnub has been instructed to shower you with Grunty gifts for your display of loyalty to the great Yapyap and celebrate your completion of The Yappening II with a new Halo Gear Reward!



Similar to the pins offered back during Season 3, the limited-edition Yappening pin is accompanied by additional patches for the Spirit of Fire and Cyber Showdown III Operations.



Players that complete any one of the three Operation Passes for Spirit of Fire, Cyber Showdown III, or The Yappening II will earn access to the reward. Qualifying players will automatically receive a code in their Waypoint notifications.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">SHOP & ULTIMATE REWARD</h2>



Head to the Shop in Halo Infinite and you’ll find the Brands of Balaho bundle, all proceeds raised go to the Banished on Zeta Halo after the Master Chief killed Escharum and a bunch of their other guys…



<ul>
<li>Dokkaebi helmet</li>



<li>AweSpex helmet attachment</li>



<li>Armored Glowbox shoulders</li>



<li>Keep Breathing Plate chest attachment</li>



<li>Fidget Keepawake hip attachment</li>



<li>Monkey Paw gloves</li>



<li>Potential Profit armor coating</li>



<li>Taskmaster helmet</li>



<li>Blue Cornet helmet attachment</li>



<li>Bluesteel Pauldron shoulders</li>



<li>Bluesteel Heartplate chest attachment</li>



<li>Bluesteel Riprail hip attachment</li>



<li>Bluesteel gloves</li>



<li>Cerulean Expression armor coating</li>



<li>Vicious SPNKr weapon model</li>



<li>Salvage Rights weapon coating</li>



<li>Spontaneous Combustion death effect</li>



<li>Rhythm and Ruin Mythic Effect set</li>



<li>Brands of Balaho armor effect</li>
</ul>



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Complete all of your Challenges this week to unlock your free Ultimate Reward: the Scav Patch hip attachment. Er… thanks, Glibnub.



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For many years, you have fought the Unggoy—but now, the time has come to embrace and become one of them.



The Yappening II is live today. Start working through that Operation Pass to get your fancy new armor and your Halo Gear Rewards, and prepare yourselves for the arrival of Corrosion and the Gruntpocalypse playlist!



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">PRESS KIT</h2>



<a href="https://aka.ms/YappeningIIPressKit">Download The Yappening II Press Kit here!</a>

The Yappening II Operation Launch

Debrief 022

Silver Debrief: Halo

Forge Features

Welcome back to Forge Features!



It’s been a hot minute, but we’re back to showcase some awesome new community-created maps for you to bookmark and play. Let’s take a look…



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<a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/65b5d2a2-871f-4eb3-b99d-03f347d47932">THE PILLAR OF AUTUMN</a> Credits: HMkiller05, Nikos, xXBarthXx Bookmark: <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/65b5d2a2-871f-4eb3-b99d-03f347d47932">MAP</a> | MODE (<a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/modes/e3026186-ecf0-49d4-91dd-204d77f08887">Easy</a> | <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/modes/6173030a-e351-406b-9f82-686811c07449">Normal</a> | <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/modes/0a6907e3-c250-449f-97de-4730dde5e3eb">Heroic</a> | <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/modes/8b3d4874-3e71-4207-90d6-66a5486e2bc4">Legendary</a>)



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From the folks that brought you The Silent Cartographer and Assault on the Control Room recreated in Halo Infinite’s Forge comes another Halo: CE level—The Pillar of Autumn.



Get your targeting diagnostics and energy shields tested because you’re gonna need all the help you can get to repel enemy boarding parties, protect your fellow soldiers, and get to the escape pods to make ringfall! The placement of the enemies, the winding corridors, even some of the additional details from Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is all here, and it’s a delight to see just how much love was put into this experience.



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<a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/9bd5390a-78d1-40f5-90d8-9be075417895">PURGATORY</a> Credits: VidGamesPete, Dellsoto, ShredderMcgenty, Trignate, Yung Mithos, thesilencebrokn, Zaddy Hammer, I KAMIKAZE II, Le Frenchys <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/9bd5390a-78d1-40f5-90d8-9be075417895">Bookmark</a>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/9bd5390a-78d1-40f5-90d8-9be075417895"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1920" height="1080" src="https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Purgatory.jpg" alt="Halo Infinite screenshot of the Forge map Purgatory" class="wp-image-100485" srcset="https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Purgatory.jpg 1920w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Purgatory-300x169.jpg 300w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Purgatory-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Purgatory-768x432.jpg 768w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Purgatory-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Purgatory-1568x882.jpg 1568w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></figure>



Things will never be the same for fans of Halo 2’s gondolas, as Purgatory is heavily inspired by the aesthetic and gameplay experience of those missions.



A particularly cool detail is that the walls around you are perpetually moving upwards, making it feel like you really are descending into the substructural belly of the beast.



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<a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/317965fe-1e78-4a00-b1bf-0bfd102cef9a">DAWNBREAKER</a> Credits: Anvil Prime 52, Cousin Tim, Squally DaBeanz, I Crush ALL, Galaxytivity, IKYLEIZBEASTLY <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/317965fe-1e78-4a00-b1bf-0bfd102cef9a">Bookmark</a>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/317965fe-1e78-4a00-b1bf-0bfd102cef9a"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1920" height="1080" src="https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Dawnbreaker.jpg" alt="Halo Infinite screenshot of the Forge map Dawnbreaker" class="wp-image-100415" srcset="https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Dawnbreaker.jpg 1920w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Dawnbreaker-300x169.jpg 300w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Dawnbreaker-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Dawnbreaker-768x432.jpg 768w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Dawnbreaker-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Dawnbreaker-1568x882.jpg 1568w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></figure>



This BTB map features a Forerunner beam emitter on one side, a Banished base on the other, and a network of caves mixed with open, grassy terrain for you to navigate.



This map looks stunning, providing a great visual juxtaposition between the sleek, advanced look of Forerunner technology and with the dark, foreboding presence of a Banished tower.



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<a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/d2c7916a-9769-4e3f-b8f9-52912bda06e3">OLD SALT</a> Credits: Sikamikanico, Lahont, CertifiedChamp, WhosBlaze, Okom1 <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/d2c7916a-9769-4e3f-b8f9-52912bda06e3">Bookmark</a>



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I like big boats, I cannot lie.



Man the cannons, hoist the sails, sing a sea shanty, and ready your muskets for a battle that can only be described as historic!



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<a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/06306375-bf41-4fe9-b94b-42bea9c7eb9c">FIREFIGHT – CORVETTE OUTPOST</a> Credits: GlizzyGod420496 Bookmark: <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/06306375-bf41-4fe9-b94b-42bea9c7eb9c">MAP</a> | <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/modes/d2a81b20-8930-444a-b5eb-cb6db14511f6">MODE</a>



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Welcome to the Corvette Outpost. Weather conditions are chilly, lives are limited, and the Banished are on their way. Lock ‘n’ load, Spartan—you know what to do!



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<a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/c1e62bb4-2037-4b87-9066-cd31fa207681">THE GULCH</a> Credits: daomum, ElphCrimLester <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/c1e62bb4-2037-4b87-9066-cd31fa207681">Bookmark</a>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/c1e62bb4-2037-4b87-9066-cd31fa207681"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1920" height="1080" src="https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/TheGulch.jpg" alt="Halo Infinite screenshot of the Forge map The Gulch" class="wp-image-100499" srcset="https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/TheGulch.jpg 1920w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/TheGulch-300x169.jpg 300w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/TheGulch-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/TheGulch-768x432.jpg 768w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/TheGulch-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/TheGulch-1568x882.jpg 1568w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></figure>



The quick and the dead. One can simply never tire of Blood Gulch remakes, and this one is heavily inspired by the visual direction of Zeta Halo’s landscapes in Halo Infinite’s campaign.



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<a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/bf52ca2e-3775-4c0b-bff0-6cde383c6bab">PIRTH</a> Credits: DEATH WEAPONxx <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/bf52ca2e-3775-4c0b-bff0-6cde383c6bab">Bookmark</a>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite/ugc/maps/bf52ca2e-3775-4c0b-bff0-6cde383c6bab"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1920" height="1080" src="https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Pirth.jpg" alt="Halo Infinite screenshot of the Forge map Pirth" class="wp-image-100471" srcset="https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Pirth.jpg 1920w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Pirth-300x169.jpg 300w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Pirth-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Pirth-768x432.jpg 768w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Pirth-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2024/03/Pirth-1568x882.jpg 1568w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></figure>



I could tell you lots of cool things about this map, but my neurons started firing with excitement at a great recreation of a damaged Locust from Halo Wars in the city streets along with a Scarab. That alone is worth a bookmark!



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That closes us out for this issue of Forge Features. Thank you for joining us for this showcase, and for your incredible creativity in the making of these maps and experiences.



We’ll see you in April for our next issue!

Alex Wakeford

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