Halo Infinite Fall Update 2025 – Patch Notes

Updated: October 7, 2025

Table of Contents

1. New Features
   1. New Operation: Shadows
   2. Upcoming Operations
   3. New Weapon: Vestige Carbine
   4. New Vehicle: Falcon
   5. Weapon Bench Expansion
   6. 2025 HCS Launch Bundles
   7. New Multiplayer Rotational Playlists
   8. Third-Person Toggle in Firefight
   9. Extraction Mode Improvements
   10. New Forge Maps in Playlists: Ecotone, Lattice, and Serenity
   11. Forge Improvements
       1. Radial Menu
       2. Custom Input
       3. New Forge Scripting Nodes
2. Balance Changes
3. Resolved Issues and Bug Fixes
4. Known Issues
5. More Information About This Release
6. Further 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: SHADOWS

The Shadows Operation, which launches alongside this update, features a free 50-tier reward track and Shop bundles inspired by the Office of Naval Intelligence, also known as ONI.

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

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.

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.

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: “MA5K Hush” Weapon Model, the “Nighthawk” Weapon Coating, the "Purrsonal Spartan" Weapon Charm, and the "Green Mixer" 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 below to see some of this Operation's rewards in-game:

For more information on the Shadows Operation, visit the “Shadows Operation Launch” blog on Halo Waypoint.

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 Last Stand Operation.
• Items from the Firewall Fracture Event, which first ran in March 2023.

UPCOMING OPERATIONS

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

• Warpath
  • Active between September 9, 2025, and October 6, 2025.
  • Free 20-tier Operation Pass featuring new rewards inspired by ancient warriors.
• Haloween II
  • Active between October 7, 2025, and November 17, 2025.
  • Free 20-tier Operation Pass featuring new rewards inspired by the Flood and Halloween.

NEW WEAPON: VESTIGE CARBINE

The Vestige Carbine is a new Kinetic weapon available for players to use in Halo Infinite matchmaking, Custom Games, Forge, and Academy. The Vestige Carbine is a semi-automatic tactical rifle with a scope that's most effective during medium range encounters. The Carbine first appeared in Halo 2.

Screenshot of a Spartan wielding the Vestige Carbine on the map Elevation.

Weapon racks that are set to spawn tactical rifles now have a chance of spawning the Vestige Carbine. The Vestige Carbine has also been placed on the following ranked map variants:

• Forbidden
• Lattice
• Live Fire
• Origin
• Recharge
• Serenity
• Solitude
• Streets

For more information on this new addition, visit the "Fall Update 2025 | Halo Infinite" blog on Halo Waypoint.

NEW VEHICLE: FALCON

The Falcon, a flying assault and transport vehicle which first appeared in Halo: Reach, is now available for players to use in Halo Infinite matchmaking, Custom Games, and Forge. Aside from the pilot, the Falcon includes seats for two passengers, a chaingun turret operator (righthand side), and a grenade launcher turret operator (lefthand side). The grenade launcher turret's alternate fire mode launches EMP grenades that are capable of temporarily disabling vehicles.

Screenshot of Spartans using the Falcon on the multiplayer map Oasis.

The Falcon has been added to the following Big Team Battle (BTB) multiplayer maps:

• Fortitude
• Highpower
• Oasis
• Refuge
• Thunderhead

For more information on this new addition, visit the "Fall Update 2025 | Halo Infinite" blog on Halo Waypoint.

WEAPON BENCH EXPANSION

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

• Mangler
• Stalker Rifle
• Pulse Carbine
• Cindershot
• Vestige Carbine
• Gravity Hammer
• Sentinel Beam
• Disruptor
• Plasma Pistol
• Ravager

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 Gravity Hammer in the Weapon Bench menu.

2025 HCS LAUNCH BUNDLES

2025 HCS Launch Bundles are now available in the in-game Shop menu. These bundles contain the REAP-X weapon model for the Shock Rifle and a Multi-Use Weapon Coating. The Shopify and TSM bundles also contain an Armor Coating and a set of emblems. Below is the full list of new HCS bundles:

• 2025 Cloud9 Launch
• 2025 Complexity Launch
• 2025 FaZe Launch
• 2025 OpTic Gaming Launch
• 2025 SSG Launch
• 2025 Shopify Launch
• 2025 TSM Launch

Image depicting a Spartan equipped with the 2025 Shopify Launch bundle's contents.

For players who purchase multiple 2025 HCS Launch Bundles, the first bundle purchase costs 1000 cR or, in the case of the Shopify and TSM bundles, 1500 cR as it includes the REAP-X weapon model. Subsequent purchases of other teams' bundles cost 800 cR or 1300 cR as they will exclude the REAP-X weapon model.

When equipped to the Needler, the weapon coatings included in the 2025 HCS Launch bundles will apply to the Needler's blamite needles. Previously, only the Citrus Wash weapon coating applied to this part of the Needler.

Screenshot of a Needler with equipped with the 2025 Cloud9 Launch armor coating.

NEW MULTIPLAYER ROTATIONAL PLAYLISTS

Famished Famished Falcons

The Famished Famished Falcons mode features four teams of three players racing to capture a single flag.

Each team starts in a tower over a bottomless void and the flag is found on a central platform between the four teams' towers. Teams must use their Falcon to fly to the central platform and bring the flag back to their base. Each player starts with the Grappleshot equipment and a Plasma Pistol, which can temporarily disable an enemy Falcon using a charged shot.

If a player becomes separated from their team while still on their team's tower, they can use the on-screen shortcut to teleport to the next available seat in their team's Falcon. This shortcut utilizes the new Custom Input feature, which also launched in this game update.

The Famished Famished Falcons playlist artwork, which depicts a group of Spartans in a Falcon being chased across the map Skyblocks by enemy Falcons.

Learn more about matchmaking playlists and read the weekly changelog at aka.ms/HaloInfinitePlaylists. For more information about the new matchmaking playlists included in this update, visit aka.ms/ShadowsPlaylist.

Banished Slayer

This new limited-time 4v4 matchmaking playlist features two teams with different faction-based loadouts. The UNSC team starts with the Bandit EVO, MA5K Avenger, and frag grenades while the Banished team starts with the new Vestige Carbine, Pulse Carbine, and Spike Grenades.

The Banished Slayer playlist artwork, which depicts a group of three Spartans all wielding the Vestige Carbine on the map Salvation.

The following maps are included in the Banished Slayer matchmaking playlist:

• Detachment
• Dredge
• Ecotone
• Forest
• Illusion
• Nemesis
• Prism
• Salvation
• Solitude
• Vagabond

Learn more about matchmaking playlists and read the weekly changelog at aka.ms/HaloInfinitePlaylists. For more information about the new matchmaking playlists included in this update, visit aka.ms/ShadowsPlaylist.

THIRD-PERSON TOGGLE IN FIREFIGHT

Prior to this game update, the Firefight staple playlist had a first-person and third-person variant of each game mode. With the introduction of the new Custom Input feature in this update, players can now use the shortcut listed on-screen to swap between first and third-person in the Firefight: King of the Hill game modes. 

NOTE: By default, the Custom Input function is not mapped to any key or button. Players must map the custom input function via the Controller and Keyboard/Mouse tabs of the Settings menu. This function is listed at the bottom of these tabs. The recommended inputs are:

• Controller: The right button on the directional pad.
• Keyboard and mouse: The “1” key.

Screenshot of third-person Firefight: King of the Hill on the multiplayer map Behemoth.

EXTRACTION MODE IMPROVEMENTS

The navigation markers for extraction sites in Extraction modes now identify each site with a letter. Previously, each site was marked with the same objective icon. The new letter icons will allow teams to better communicate about specific extraction sites during gameplay.

Additionally, a new Custom Game option is now available for the Extraction game mode: Simultaneous Extractions. When enabled, this option allows the attacking team to activate multiple extraction sites at once. When disabled, activating a single extraction site will result in the map's other extraction sites becoming temporarily unavailable. When this occurs, the other extraction sites will become available again once the first site's extraction is complete.

NEW FORGE MAPS IN PLAYLISTS

Three new community-made maps have been added to various matchmaking playlists in Halo Infinite.

Ecotone

Ecotone, which takes place in a desert-based UNSC facility, was made in Forge by Igrizhar, Yeehaw J24, JoValiant, Scrubulba, Mr IncrediJON, timmyforges. Ecotone is now available in the Banished Slayer matchmaking playlist.

Screenshot of the community-made Forge map Ecotone.

Lattice

Lattice is a new asymmetric map based in an arctic UNSC facility. It was created in Forge by timmyforges, Kat Rat A Tat, dellsoto, h8yse, Squally DaBeanz, and Ethan Hibbs. Lattice is now available in the following ranked matchmaking playlists:

• Ranked Arena
• Ranked Doubles
• Ranked Slayer
• Ranked Snipers (when in rotation)
• Ranked Tactical (when in rotation)

Screenshot of the community-made Forge map Lattice.

Serenity

Serenity, which is based on the Halo 2 multiplayer map Sanctuary, was made in Forge by UneeQ, Mr Greencastle, and MikRips. The ranked version of this map features less cover around the map. This variant of Serenity is now available in the following ranked matchmaking playlists:

• Ranked Arena
• Ranked Slayer
• Ranked Snipers (when in rotation)
• Ranked Tactical (when in rotation)

Screenshot of the community-made Forge map Serenity.

Serenity has also been available in the following non-ranked matchmaking playlists:

• Quick Play
• Arena Social

FORGE IMPROVEMENTS

Radial Menu

Forge creators now have the ability to add a radial menu to their modes. The radial menu presents 2-8 options to players, with each option having a title, description, and an icon.

Screenshot of the radial menu in-game.

The radial menu and its options are configured via the node graph system in Forge's Edit Mode. This allows for the radial menu to be used for a variety of gameplay actions, including but not limited to loadout selection, spawn selection, or a buy menu.

Custom Input

Forge creators can now set a custom input function for a game mode. This custom input function can be set as a tap or hold action, and it can activate interactions such as the Radial Menu, user interface messages, or anything else that can be configured via the node graph system.

A new "Set Prompt Widget for Player" node in Forge allows Forge creators to create an in-game prompt that informs players of the mode's custom input functionality. Alternatively, this new node can be used to create general user interface messages that sit above the event feed.

This new feature has been implemented in two matchmaking playlists:

• Famished Famished Falcons: players can use the on-screen custom input prompt to teleport to the next available seat in their team's Falcon.
• Firefight: previously, the Firefight staple playlist had a first-person and third-person variant of each game mode. With the introduction of the Custom Input feature, players can now swap between first and third-person in any Firefight game mode.

NOTE: By default, the Custom Input function is not mapped to any key or button. Players must map the custom input function via the Controller and Keyboard/Mouse tabs of the Settings menu. This function is listed at the bottom of these tabs. The recommended inputs are:

• Controller: The right button on the directional pad.
• Keyboard and mouse: The “1” key.

New Forge Scripting Nodes

In addition to the nodes added alongside the radial menu and custom input features included in this update, a variety of new scripting nodes have been added to improve Forge creators' experience when designing multiplayer maps and modes:

• Improvements to mode and user interface (UI) messaging:
  • "Print UI Message to Kill Feed" node, which allows for a text string to appear in the kill feed on players' heads-up display
  • The "Adjust Personal Score" node now features a "Message" input pin that prints a message alongside the Personal Score value on players' heads-up displays.
  • 500+ icons for navigation markers and radial menu images
  • 1600+ new text strings for UI messages
  • 20+ respawn message text strings
  • 50+ UI message templates
• Several new object-centric nodes to assist with mode creation:
  • "Spawn Mode Object" node: allows dynamic objects to be spawned as part of a Prefab object.
  • "Add Item to Razorback" node: attaches a gameplay object (such as a flag or bomb) to the back of the Razorback
  • "Is Item in Razorback" node: checks whether a gameplay object is already attached to the back of the Razorback
  • "Get Is Observer" node: checks whether a player is on the Observer team
• Improvements to help with experiences using the AI toolkit:
  • The "Compare Character Type" node now allows comparisons against Bosses
  • "Cast to Character Type" node: allows for Character Type nodes to be used as apart of a Generic List.
  • "Override AI Spawn Area" node: overrides the unit definition of an AI spawner with a different spawner on the map.
• Physics raycast nodes have been added to assist with mathematical calculations within the node graph:
  • Get Player Look Static Raycast Result
  • Get Player Look Dynamic Raycast Result
  • Get Static Bullet Raycast Result
  • Get Static Movement Raycast Result
  • Get Dynamic Object Raycast Result

Balance Changes

This update contains 4 balance changes, 2 of which are for weapon variants. Weapon variants can be found in multiplayer modes such as Super Fiesta and Super Husky Raid. Section names below followed by an asterisk (*) indicate that the entry is a weapon variant.

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 Fall Update Community Livestream embedded below or visit the "Fall Update 2025 | Halo Infinite" blog on Halo Waypoint.

MLRS-2 Hydra

The MLRS-2 Hydra now reloads faster, locks onto targets quicker, and fires successive projectiles faster once a target is locked.

Pursuit Hydra*

To align with the MLRS-2 Hydra changes above, the Pursuit Hydra now reloads faster than before. 

Ravager Rebound*

The Ravager Rebound now overheats faster when firing successive shots.

Active Camo

The duration of the Active Camo power equipment has been increased from 30 seconds to 45 seconds.

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.

PC

• A recent driver update resolved an issue that caused some PCs with an integrated Intel graphics processing unit (GPU) to encounter an incompatibility error when launching Halo Infinite.
  • If you encounter this error when playing Halo Infinite on a PC an integrated Intel GPU, locate and download the latest driver for your GPU directly from Intel.

Multiplayer

Menus

• Players with expired Xbox sign-in credentials stored on their PC are now less likely to experience a blank sign-in window. When this issue occurs, players will now be prompted to sign into their Xbox account again.
  • Note: Rarely, players may encounter a looping "Profile Error" message that prompts them to sign into their Xbox account. If this error occurs repeatedly, close and relaunch Halo Infinite.
• The Applied Score modifiers for the Heroic and Legendary mode variants in the Firefight playlist have been restored.
  • Applied Score is determined by multiplying your Personal Score with the playlist or mode's multiplier. The Heroic mode variants now reward players with 1.2x their Personal Score while the Legendary mode variants use a 1.6x modifier.
• Items in the Customize menus that are unlockable with Spartan Points no longer appear to direct players to the Store menu.
• Players launching Halo Infinite for the first time can now launch Training Mode consistently.

Gameplay

• Triggering the Disruptor's EMP effect on a Phantom in a multiplayer map now has less of an impact on framerate performance.
• AI enemies in Firefight and Forge-made game modes will now more consistently use available turrets.
• The Oddball will no longer become stuck within the upper walls of the bases on the map Isolation.
• Weapon racks and equipment pads on the map Dredge now spawn their intended items. 

Audio

• The sound effects for the Mutilator have been adjusted to make it sound more distinct from other weapons and sandbox items.

Visual

• The Mark VII armor core's left glove no longer has a stretched texture visible from the first-person perspective.
• The Mark VII armor core's right shoulder no longer appears to stretch unnaturally when using the Mutilator's melee attack.
• A small gap between the back of the Mark VII armor core's left arm and back has been removed.
• Wasps no longer appear to overlap or fall into the ground when viewed from a distance.
• The Wasp's canopy now opens consistently when a hijacker pulls the pilot out.
• The visual effects for the kinetic launchers on the map Breaker now appear consistently.
• The credits for Halo Infinite no longer have a chance to appear distorted or corrupted on Xbox One consoles.

Customization

• The Helioskrill helmet has been adjusted so it no longer sits low enough to overlap or fall into other armor pieces.
• The location and size of emblems on the Needler has been adjusted to reduce instances of emblem artwork being cut off or obscured.
• The eUnited Playoff and Neptune's Depth weapon coatings now better matches their icons on multiple weapons.
• The Cloud9 vehicle coating now better reflects its icon when equipped to a vehicle.
• The cannons on the Wasp no longer have black textures when the following vehicle coatings are equipped:
  • Censor Link
  • Dogfight Makovich
  • Snow Blind
  • Splinter Desert
  • Witherfall Sky
  • Woodland TradeWinds
• The Composition kill effect now consistently results in Spartans disappearing on Xbox One consoles.
• The alignment of the visor for the Commander Agryna Armor Kit on the Mark VII armor core has been improved.
• The Abzug gloves no longer appear to flash when approaching a Spartan who is wearing them.
• The UA/AESON shoulder pads no longer appear to overlap or fall into the Mark VII armor core's arms.
• The SAP/CQC shoulder pads no longer appear to overlap or fall into the Chimera armor core's arms.
• Setting the Eaglestrike armor core's left leg prosthetic option to Transfemoral will no longer result in a gap between the Spartan's leg and the top of the prosthetic.
• The Hazmat Haven Mythic Effect Set preview in the Armor Hall menu no longer shows the Repulsor offset from the player's Spartan.
• There is no longer a gap between the neck and head of a Spartan using the Victory Shout pose.
• The UA/Eger shoulder pads no longer glow yellow when equipped alongside the Front Lines armor coating.
• The Odin's Eye attachment for the Prefect helmet now reflects the player's equipped visor material.
• The Space Pickle charm is now less likely to overlap or fall into various weapons and weapon models.
• Charms are now less likely to overlap or fall into the following weapons and weapon models:
  • Promethean Bandit weapon model for the M392 Bandit Rifle
  • Honored Cabal weapon model for the M392 Bandit Rifle
  • M99A2S3 Stanchion weapon model for the S7 Sniper Rifle
• The lighting has been improved when selecting an emblem for the Heatwave in the Weapons Bench menu.
• Emblems no longer appear to stretch on the following weapons and weapon models:
  • CQS48 Bulldog
  • Mutilator
  • Nornfang weapon model for the S7 Sniper
  • Ornamented Commando weapon model for the VK78 Commando Rifle
  • Promethean Commando weapon model for the VK78 Commando Rifle
  • Promethean Bandit weapon model for the M392 Bandit Rifle
  • Whispered Fear weapon model for the S7 Sniper
• The weapon coatings listed below no longer have a chance to display black textures when equipped to some weapons or weapon models:
  • ANZ Launch
  • Atomic Flint
  • Blue Mine
  • Bold Ambition
  • Burnished Legacy
  • Carnal Lime
  • Chainlink Pursuit
  • Chainlink Subtle
  • Chainlink Synth
  • Chainlink Warning
  • Clinical Eye
  • Cloud9
  • Cloud9 Playoff
  • Coastal Coordinator
  • Deathly Poison
  • eUnited
  • Europe Launch
  • Faze Clan Playoff
  • Field Test
  • Fire Gunmetal
  • Flash Fjord
  • Fortune Bold
  • G2 Esports Playoff
  • Golden Age
  • Hydra Salute
  • Latin America Launch
  • Navi Playoff
  • Nomad Sutler
  • North America Playoff
  • Olive Rad
  • Optic Gaming Playoff
  • Outback Storm
  • Payment Due
  • Pizza Time
  • Sanctum Defender
  • Shattered Cherry
  • Smoky Ghost
  • Snow Whisper
  • Snowbound
  • Sol Devil
  • Spacestation Gaming
  • Vibrant Horizon
  • Watermelon Slice
  • Xenothreat
  • Year 2 Cloud9
• The Inciter Pauldron no longer has black textures when the following armor coatings are equipped:
  • Action Block
  • Alabaster Cognac
  • Corpse Flower
  • Estate Gold
  • Exoglobin
  • Mystic Meringue
  • Noble Drifter
  • Optimal Polish Initiated
  • Resonant Element
  • Sizzling Coral
  • Vermillion Fire
  • Xanadu Falu
• The armor coatings listed below no longer have a chance to display black textures when equipped alongside the Raider helmet and XHEA/PRAX helmet attachment:
  • Exoglobin
  • Mystic Meringue
  • Sunshine Pass
  • Sizzing Coral
  • Sapphire Grey
  • Team Envy
  • Unity
• The Redsteel Belt utility no longer has black textures when equipped alongside the Optimal Polish Initiated armor coating on the Rakshasa armor core.
• In the Weapons Bench menus, the Needler and the Defiled AR weapon model now list the correct manufacturers.
  • Needler: Swords of Sanghelios
  • Defiled AR weapon model: The Flood
• The helmet attachments listed below as well as the Shikari helmet now display the correct unlock requirements in the Armor Hall menus:
  • TAC/RS/TACCAM
  • HUL/BNR/ORIGO
  • Silent Nightcap
  • HUL-I/XFTREC/FLAMINGO
  • Earwig
  • Quillhawk
  • Staghelm Crest
  • Recruiter's Band
  • Moonbeam
  • UA/MAUROS
  • MOD-P CBRN
  • HUL-I/BNR/DEWSPRING
  • TAS[2]/Patternwolf
  • Spring Blossom Filter
• The MK17 MOD11 SBRN helmet attachment for the Security Gen1 helmet no longer reflects an incorrect release date in the Armor Hall menus.
• The Hazop Armor Set and Anubis Armor Set bundles have both been lowered by one rarity tier to align with their included items.
• The descriptions for the Chimera armor core, the Classic Security bundle and its contents, the Hayabusa bundle and its contents, and the Heatwave have been improved in non-English languages.
• The descriptions for the following items have been adjusted to address minor grammatical issues:
  • Floral Crest emblem
  • Fnatic
  • Fnatic Playoff
  • UA/Blast Shield
• The Spartan Point reward image is now consistent between the Operation Pass menu and the post-match rewards menu.

Custom Games

• The Invasion Minigame mode variant is now asymmetrical, meaning teams will swap sides when a round ends on a map that supports asymmetrical spawning.

Forge

Edit Mode and Creation Tools

• Players can now more consistently load into Forge maps that are utilizing a large number of scripting nodes.
• The Display Boundaries option within the Forge Menu's Tool Settings tab now allows players to view the map's boundaries rather than graying out the menu.
• The Boundary Type option within the Forge Menu's Object Properties tab now allows players to change the object's boundary type rather than graying out the menu.
• The "Spawn Object" node will now respawn vehicle placements more consistently, particularly when the last vehicle the node spawned has been destroyed.
• The "Get Generic Zone Progress" node now returns a number consistently, rather than only returning a number when the "Navmarkers Enabled" option is set to true.
• The "Combine Object List" node has a new pin to specify if a new list should be generated or not. This will help prevent cases where an input list is modified without the user knowing.
• The "Ball Incoming" and "Flag Incoming" nodes now correctly fire when their respective objects are about to spawn in-game.
• The list of strings for the "Create Message UI", "Basic String Variable, and similar nodes has been re-alphabetized to improve usability.
• The "On Player Started Sprinting" and "On Player Stopped Sprinting" nodes no longer start with an extra space character. 

Known Issues

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

Multiplayer

• After pressing start on the Halo Infinite splash screen, players may encounter a looping "Profile Error" message that prompts them to sign into their Xbox account.
  • Workaround 1: When this occurs, close and relaunch Halo Infinite. If the error is still looping, use the workaround 2 below.
  • Workaround 2: Complete either workaround detailed in the "Cannot Sign in to Halo Infinite on Steam, Stuck in a Sign in Loop" article then relaunch Halo Infinite. If the issue is still occurring after completing both workarounds, submit a Bug Report for additional troubleshooting from a Halo Support agent.
• By default, the Custom Input function is not mapped to any key or button. Players must map the custom input function via the Controller and Keyboard/Mouse tabs of the Settings menu. This function is listed at the bottom of these tabs. The recommended inputs are:
  • Controller: The right button on the directional pad.
  • Keyboard and mouse: The “1” key.
• Due to a stability issue, matches using the Neutral Bomb and Multi Bomb Assault game modes will not launch. As a result, all variants of Neutral Bomb and Multi Bomb Assault have temporarily been removed from matchmaking playlists. The One Bomb variant of Assault is unaffected and remains available in both Custom Games and matchmaking playlists.
  • • A future Halo Infinite patch will address this stability issue and restore these game mode variants to expected functionality and availability. Stay tuned to @Halo and @HaloSupport on Twitter for the latest news on upcoming game updates.
• The map Smallhalla has been temporarily removed from matchmaking playlists due to a stability issue. 
  • • A future Halo Infinite patch will address this stability issue and Smallhalla will be re-added to matchmaking playlists. Stay tuned to @Halo and @HaloSupport on Twitter for the latest news on upcoming game updates.
• The pause menu and scoreboard menu may display blank map and mode author strings when playing on maps and modes without Forge authors.
• A weapon rack in the Dry Base area of the map Forbidden immediately begins its respawn countdown once its Vestige Carbine is picked up, rather than waiting till the weapon is out of ammo or despawned.
• The UA/Philes shoulder pads are not visible in the customization menus or in-game.
  • A future Halo Infinite update will restore these shoulder pads to their normal appearance. Stay tuned to @Halo and @HaloSupport on Twitter for the latest news on upcoming game updates.
• When playing Halo Infinite with the resolution set to 4K on PC or Xbox, the S7 Sniper's bullet trail effect and the Vestige Carbine's reload effects may not be visible.
• Theater film playback pauses whenever a player in the match opens a radial menu.
  • Workaround: Use the listed shortcuts in Theater mode to skip past the point at which a player opens a radial menu.
  • A future Halo Infinite update will improve this film playback behavior. Stay tuned to @Halo and @HaloSupport on Twitter for the latest news on upcoming game updates.
• Matches played prior to installing this game update may be listed in Theater mode's match history menu, however, attempting to view these films will result in an error message. Some of the improvements in this update required us to invalidate Theater films created prior to this update.
   

Forge

• Using any of the nodes listed below in multiple node graph scripts will result in only one script functioning:
  • On Custom Input Tap
  • On Custom Input Hold
  • On Menu Item Selected
  • On Player Started Sprinting
  • On Player Stopped Sprinting
• Radial menus may appear during gameplay without players invoking them.
  • Workaround: If this issue is occurring in a specific Forge-created game mode, the mode's Forge creator may need to update their script to ensure that the radial menu is set to hide once players make a selection or close the menu.
  • A future Halo Infinite update will improve this radial menu behavior. Stay tuned to @Halo and @HaloSupport on Twitter for the latest news on upcoming game updates.
• Using the "Remove Menu Item At Index" node may result in the wrong radial menu item being removed as well as removing any menu items that were added to the index after the now-removed item was added.
  • Workaround: If this issue occurs, the mode's Forge creator may need to update their script to ensure that menu nodes are removed from the index in the reverse order that they were added. In other words, this issue can be avoided if the removed menu item was the last item added to the radial menu.
  • A future Halo Infinite update will improve this node's behavior. Stay tuned to @Halo and @HaloSupport on Twitter for the latest news on upcoming game updates.
• Players are unable to move vehicles created by a "Spawn Mode Object" node that's part of a game mode Prefab.
  • A future Halo Infinite update will improve this node's behavior. Stay tuned to @Halo and @HaloSupport on Twitter for the latest news on upcoming game updates.
• Setting the "Push Splash Player" node to a duration of 60 seconds or longer will result in the user interface message appearing on-screen at all times.
• Using the "Get Generic Item at Index" node to get a "Radial Menu Index" created by a "Radial Menu" node results in selection issues when using the in-game radial menu.
• Multiple instances created by spawning the same Mode Object multiple times with the "Spawn Mode Object" node will all be treated as if they were the same object.
  • Workaround: To have multiple instances of an object created with the "Spawn Mode Object" node, use the "Clone Object" node on the output object of the "Spawn Mode Object" node.

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!

Further 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.