Halo Infinite Summer Update 2025 – Patch Notes

Published: May 6, 2025

Table of Contents

1. New Features
   1. New Operation: Last Stand
   2. New Weapon & Playlist: Mutilator
   3. New Playlist: Battle of the Academy
   4. Weapon Bench Expansion
   5. Exchange Improvements
   6. Perfect Kill Icon in Event Feed
   7. New Forge Scripting Nodes
2. Balance Changes
3. Resolved Issues and Bug Fixes
4. Known Issues
5. More Information About This Release
6. External Resources

New Features

This update brings new content, numerous bug fixes, and several new features to Halo Infinite. For a full list of this update’s bug fixes, see the Resolved Issues section below. New features and content included in this update are:

NEW OPERATION: LAST STAND

The Last Stand Operation, which launches alongside this update, features a 50-tier Premium Pass reward track and Shop bundles inspired by the Spartans that defended the Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science from Banished forces.

A group of Spartans wearing armor customizations released as part of the Last Stand Operation Pass and Shop bundles.

Purchasers of the Premium Pass will have access to 50 tiers of paid rewards in addition to the free rewards available in the first 20 tiers of the Operation Pass.

The 20 tiers in this Operation's free reward track will be available to all players during its 5-week duration. Players can progress through the reward track by earning Match XP in multiplayer matchmaking or Custom Games.

Once the Operation's 5-week window has concluded, it will only be available if the Premium Pass was purchased during the window. If players purchase the Premium Pass during the 5-week window, it will remain permanently selectable in the pass switcher.

The following premium offers are also available:

• For 1000 Credits:
  
  • Permanent access to all 50 tiers of the Operation pass.
  • Additional rewards for the first 20 tiers.
  • Exclusive customization items: “Commander Agryna” Armor Kit, the “Academy Champion” Armor Coating, the "Chibi Johnson" Charm, and the "Victor" Visor.
  • When the Operation Pass is equipped, an extra Challenge slot.
  • While the Operation is active, bonus Match XP during multiplayer matchmaking.
• For 2,500 Credits:
  
  • Everything listed above in the 1000 Credits offer.
  • Instantly unlock the first 20 tiers of the Operation Pass.

View the trailer and livestream below to see some of this Operation's rewards in-game:

For more information on this Operation, visit the “Last Stand Operation Launch” blog on Halo Waypoint.

UPCOMING OPERATIONS

Looking ahead, the next two Operations that will be active after Last Stand are:

• Legacy
  • Active between June 10, 2025, and July 7, 2025.
  • Free 20-tier Operation Pass featuring new rewards inspired by Halo 3.
• Reclaimer
  • Active between July 8, 2025, and August 4, 2025.
  • Free 20-tier Operation Pass featuring new rewards inspired by Halo 4.

NEW WEAPON & PLAYLIST: MUTILATOR

The Mutilator is a new power weapon available for players to use in Halo Infinite matchmaking, Custom Games, Forge, and Academy. The Mutilator is a double-barreled shotgun with an integrated Gravity Hammer for melee attacks. This Banished-made weapon features an alternate-fire mechanic that allows players to fire both barrels at once.

Screenshot of a Spartan holding the Mutilator.

To celebrate the introduction of this new weapon, a new rotational playlist has been added to Halo Infinite matchmaking: Mutilator Madness. In Mutilator Madness, 8 players battle to become the Juggernaut and wield the Mutilator. The longer a player is the Juggernaut, the more score they gain. Players can become the Juggernaut by eliminating the current Juggernaut.

The Mutilator Madness playlist features the following multiplayer maps:

• Ascension
• Boulevard
• Chasm
• Cliffside
• Conjurer
• Detachment
• Dredge
• Dynasty
• Forest
• Fortress
• Goliath
• Hanami
• Interference
• Live Fire
• Nemesis
• Origin
• Recharge
• Salvation
• Shiro
• Shogun
• Streets
• Vagabond

The Mutilator Madness playlist artwork, which depicts a Spartan firing the Mutilator on the map Nemesis.

For more information on these new additions, visit the “Summer Playlist Blog” article on Halo Waypoint. Learn more about matchmaking playlists and read the weekly changelog at aka.ms/HaloInfinitePlaylists.

NEW PLAYLIST: BATTLE OF THE ACADEMY

In the new Battle of the Academy rotational playlist, four players must defend against then escape from Banished forces. The two linear Firefight experiences included in this playlist, Cole Protocol and Out With A Bang, tell the story of the UNSC forces that defended the Avery J. Johnson Academy for Military Science after Iratus's infiltration of the secret ONI lab.

The Battle of the Academy playlist artwork, which depicts a team of UNSC Marines and Spartans defending the Academy from Banished forces.

The Battle of the Academy playlist is currently scheduled to rotate out of matchmaking on June 10, 2025. For more information on the Battle of the Academy playlist, visit the “Summer Playlist Blog” article on Halo Waypoint.

WEAPON BENCH EXPANSION

Five additional weapons can now be customized via the Weapon Bench menu:

• MA5K Avenger
• Mutilator
• Needler
• Heatwave
• Shock Rifle

These new additions maintain all the same customization slots as existing Weapon Bench entries, including compatibility with all Multi-Core Weapon Coatings.

Screenshot of the Needler in the Weapon Bench menu.

EXCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS

Exchange Catalog

The Exchange menu now features a new set of browsable categories based on customization types. To view these categories, scroll all the way to the right side of the Exchange menu. The included categories are:

• Armor Coatings
• Helmets
  • Helmets
  • Helmet Attachments
• Torso Attachments
  • Shoulders
  • Chests
• Body Attachments
  • Gloves
  • Knee Pads
  • Utilities
  • Wrists
• FX
  • Armor Effects
  • Mythic Effect Sets
  • Kill Effects
• Visors
• Spartan Customization
  • Stances
  • AI Colors
• Weapon Coatings
• Weapon Modifications
  • Weapon Models
  • Charms
• Vehicle Customization
  • Vehicle Coatings
  • Vehicle Models
• Emblems
• Backdrops

Screenshot of the new categories in the Exchange menu.

New Items in the Exchange

As with previous Operation releases, a new batch of customization items have been added to the Exchange. The added item will include:

• Items from the free reward track of the Frontlines Operation
• Items from the Mindfall Fracture Event, which ran in March 2023

Purchasable Spartan Points

Players can now purchase Spartan Points using Halo Credits. The available offers are:

• 10,000 SP for 1,000 cR
• 20,000 SP for 2,000 cR
• 100,000 SP for 10,000 cR

PERFECT KILL ICON IN EVENT FEED

Perfect kills are now denoted by a star icon in a multiplayer match's Event Feed. Players can achieve a perfect kill by meeting the following two conditions when eliminating an enemy:

• Use a precision weapon, such as the BR75 Battle Rifle or the Shock Rifle.
• Landing the minimum number of shots required to eliminate an enemy with full health.
• The final shot on the enemy must be a headshot.

When the conditions are met, players will receive a Perfect medal and see the star icon alongside the elimination in the Event Feed.

NEW FORGE SCRIPTING NODES

Several scripting nodes have been added to improve Forge creators' experience when designing multiplayer maps:

• Get all objects by label with spawn order
• Get all objects by spawn order
• Get all players with spawn order
• Get Object Spawn Order
• Set Object Spawn Order

Additionally, the Set Object Team and Set Object Team to Neutral nodes have been updated to work with the following generic objective items:

• Generic Bomb
• Generic Delivery Plate
• Generic Flag Spawner
• Generic Power Seed
• Generic Seed Deposits
• Generic Skull
• Generic Sportsball
• Generic Zone

Balance Changes

Aside from the introduction of the Mutilator to the Halo Infinite Multiplayer sandbox, this update contains two additional balance changes. All balance changes included in this update only apply to Halo Infinite Multiplayer, not the Halo Infinite Campaign.

For more information about this update's sandbox balance changes, watch the Spring Update Community Livestream embedded below or visit the "Summer Update 2025" article on Halo Waypoint.

S7 Sniper and Flexfire Sniper

Shots fired from the S7 Sniper or the Flexfire Sniper now have a chance to ricochet off hard surfaces. If a ricocheted shot eliminates an enemy player, the player who fired the shot will receive the Bank Shot medal.

Screenshot of a S7 Sniper shot ricocheting off a wall and the ground then eliminating an enemy.

Banshee

The Banshee is now less durable against collisions, and the reload speed as well as the projectile speed of its fuel rod cannon has been reduced.

Resolved Issues and Bug Fixes

Many improvements come from Halo Insider and Halo Support tickets submitted by our community. Thank you for participating and please keep submitting tickets!

Halo Support tickets help the team here at Halo Studios understand what issues you would like to see addressed in future Halo Infinite updates. The development team is actively working on a variety of game updates and improvements based on both player feedback and bug report tickets.

If you experience a crash in Halo Infinite, please include as much of the following information as possible:

• Step-by-step instructions on what caused the crash. The more specific, the better!
• Attach an up-to-date DxDiagfile. To create a DxDiagfile, type "dxdiag" into the Start menu's search bar, press the Enter key, then click "Save All Information" when the DirectX Diagnostic Tool pops up.
• Include the Problem Report from the Control Panel app. To find this, open the Control Panel and enter "problem reports" in the search bar. Click "View all problem reports" then locate the recent Halo Infinite report. Double click on this Halo Infinite entry then use the "Copy to clipboard" button near the bottom of the window. Finally, paste this text into your ticket's comments.

Global

• Improved stability for Halo Infinite on both Xbox consoles and PC.

Multiplayer

Gameplay

• AI enemies in Firefight and Forge-made game modes can now use additional turret variants.
• Players using the Gravity Hammer will no longer have their area-of-effect damage nullified when attacking a player who melees them at the same time (also known as a "clash").

Visual

• Improved the Dutch localization for various game mode descriptions.
• The animation for holding the Bomb object used in Assault game modes has been improved.
• The Generic Bomb Object is now highlighted by the AI Scan functionality like other generic objective objects.

Customization

• Players can no longer see through gaps on the Themic Gloves for the Mark VII Armor Core.
• The Adrenal Weapon Coating for the Mk50 Sidekick and VK78 Commando now reflects its intended colors and no longer features yellow regions.
• The UA/NERA-DAP shoulder pads no longer disappear from view when players move a certain distance away from a player wearing them.
• Players using the Wyrd Aura Mythic Effect set no longer briefly turn invisible upon spawning in a multiplayer match.
• An issue causing the white decals on the Emmisary Heartplate to not be visible has been addressed.
• The belt on the Master Chief Mark VI Armor Kit has been further improved to reduce visual issues.
• The M8 Tactical Soft Case Utility no longer overlaps with the leg of the Rakshasa Armor Core.
• The Escharum's Regards Kill Effect is now visible at long distances.
• The Primal Glory, HaloWC2022 Victory, and the Snowbound Weapon Coatings now reflect their intended colors and no longer feature unintended black regions.
• Players can no longer see through gaps on the Mirage IIC Armor Core.
• Some details on the Mirage IIC Armor Core no longer disappear from view when players move a certain distance away.
• The Marauder's Sigil helmet attachment for the Hellcat helmet now correctly displays players' equipped visor.
• The muzzle of the Eclipse Phase Weapon Model for the VK78 Commando now correctly reflects equipped Weapon Coatings.

Custom Games

• Players who join a Custom Game lobby after the game mode was edited will now see the previously made changes.
• Previously made game mode changes will no longer appear to carry over to newly selected game modes in the Custom Game lobby.
• Team changes in a Custom Game lobby are now less likely to be reverted when the match begins.

Forge Edit Mode and Creation Tools

• The End Round - Winning Player node will now correctly reflect its designated winner in Free-For-All matches.
• The mode variant names within the dropdowns of Mode Brain scripts now better align to the game mode names used in other menus.

Known Issues

With this update, the team has added multiple new issues to our Known Issues lists:

• In the Cole Protocol, players may experience a brief delay between destroying the fourth site in the Control Room and the power device failing.
• Enemy AI may become stuck on a door near the Armory location in the Cole Protocol.

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More Information About This Update

Updating the Game

Many platforms automatically update games. To manually update or verify your game is up to date, follow the steps included in our How to Update Halo Infinite article.

Multiplayer Rank Reset

Player ranks within each of the Ranked matchmaking playlists have been reset. After installing this update, players will need to complete placement matches before receiving their new rank for the playlist.

Theater Films

Some of the improvements in this update required us to invalidate past Theater films created prior to this update. If you have moments you would like to save, please record them using a digital recording tool.

Shop Bundles and Individual Items

Discounted Shop bundles are only available for purchase if none of the included items are already owned. Purchasing any of the individual items from a full bundle, such as the Crime Crusher bundle, will result in the bundle becoming unavailable for purchase.

Forge File Automatic Deletions

Forge file versions older than 30 days may be automatically deleted. Exceptions include:

• The 10 most recent versions will never be deleted.
• Published versions will never be deleted.
• Locked versions will never be deleted.
  • Up to 30 different versions can be locked per Forge file.

To lock Forge file versions, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to the Community tab of the main menu.
2. Select My Files.
3. Select a file to view its Details menu. 
4. Scroll down on the lefthand side menu and select Version History.
5. To lock a file version, highlight a version in the Version History menu then select Lock on the righthand menu. 

Additional Resources

To learn more Halo Infinite and its development process, check out the following resources on Halo Support or Halo Waypoint:

• @HaloSupport on Twitter
• Halo Infinite Matchmaking Playlists
• Halo Infinite Player Guide
• Halo Infinite Support Glossary
• Frequently Asked Questions for Halo Infinite
• PC hardware specs and drivers for Halo Infinite
• Halo Spartan Code

Join the Halo Insider program for the chance to see new features before they’re released publicly and, if you’ve encountered a bug in-game, submit a Halo Support ticket so that the development team can investigate the issue. Thank you to all Halo Insiders and ticket submitters for their bug reports and feedback!

External Resources

• If you experience problems with your Xbox console or Game Pass, Xbox Support can help you.
• If you have problems with your account, Microsoft, or Xbox purchases, Microsoft Support can help you.
• If you have problems with other purchases, please contact the retailer you purchased your game from.
• If you experience a problem in Steam that is not an in-game issue, please contact Steam Support.
• If you want a chance to participate in future Halo flights, sign up for the Halo Insider Program.