Halo 4 Known Issues – Halo Support

Posted December 16, 2020

Active Issues  

The following are active issues for Halo 4 as of 12/16/2020 in build 1.2028.0.0.  

Global

On PC, the Texture Filtering graphics option does not impact the in-game visuals
- Please submit a ticket with Halo Support if you encounter this and include media, replication steps, and additional details about when or how this was encountered to provide our developers an in-depth view of the issue
Emblem decal appears incorrectly on the Spartan model in the armor customization menu

The Covenant Carbine will appear to flicker or flip when starting a sprint
When playing with a Field of View (FOV) value higher than 78, the beam from the Spartan Laser will not line up with the weapon's barrel
Light sources throughout the title have higher than intended bloom effects
Gameplay will not be visible when playing on a PC with an Intel HD, UHD, or Iris graphics card

NEW – When an Xbox Series X|S host plays co-op with someone on another platform on the Infinity, Dawn, or Composer levels, the non-host player may experience a softlock after the loading screen for the following mission.
NEW – The intro cutscenes for the missions “Composer” and “Midnight” show momentary flashes throughout the cutscene.
NEW – Mission progress resets to the beginning of the mission when selecting Resume Campaign after switching between an Xbox One console and an Xbox Series X|S console.
The outro cinematic of the mission “Reclaimer” does not display the intended lighting
Several cutscenes throughout the game will not display full letterboxing in the following aspect ratios: 16:10, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2, and any custom windowed aspect ratio
Incidental chatter from allies is not localized
Player movement may be hindered and result in the player getting stuck around the grav lift inside Covenant deployed lockout towers
The glowing visual effects on Promethean weapons may disappear or move from their intended locations when reverting to a previous checkpoint
When viewing a Terminal video in a co-op session, the game will continue to react to input and play audio
"Reclaimer" mission stops loading or areas of the map are not visible (Full article)

The FOV seen while performing an assassination or using an armor ability is tied to the Vehicle FOV setting

NEW – While playing Spartan Ops with audio language set to a non-English language, cinematics play in English.
The audio quality in Episodes is not in parity with the original game and the "Scattered" episode ends prematurely
On restarting the mission mid-game, various objects and characters may have incorrect textures or lighting applied to them

The Trait Zone Properties options cannot be changed when clicked with a mouse, however, the arrow keys on a keyboard will work as expected
When playing with a gamepad and a framerate above 60 FPS, the Toggle Rotation Axes option has a short window in which it can be activated