Halo Infinite update voegt Super Fiesta modus en meer toe

Ontwikkelaar 343 Industries heeft aangekondigd dat de volgende update voor Halo Infinite vanaf 10 mei beschikbaar zal zijn. De update voegt onder andere een Super Fiesta modus toe.

De Super Fiesta modus is een terugkerende modus die voor het eerst werd geïntroduceerd in Halo 5: Guardians. In de modus zullen spelers unieke wapens uit de campagne modus kunnen gebruiken. Naast de modus voegt de update ook een fps counter toe op de Xbox. Deze toevoeging zou, naast het in de gaten houden van de prestaties van je console, ook handig moeten zijn voor spelers die zich bezighouden met het maken van maps in Forge.

Naast de eerdergenoemde toevoegingen brengt de update ook wat fixes en aanpassingen om het spel gebalanceerder te maken. Je kunt hieronder een lijstje vinden met de veranderingen:

Halo Infinite – May Update Preview

Sandbox Balance Tuning

There will also be a few updates that should help to keep the sandbox in a good state until Season 4 rolls around.

Disruptor

Overall, we wanted to reduce the complexity of this weapon—which currently Supercombines, deals damage over time (DOT), slows Spartans, chain reacts to other players, etc.—while still ensuring that it could be successful in combat. The Disruptor will have an increased rate of fire and Supercombine damage, but will no longer deal DOT and its chain reaction distance will be halved.

Developer Note:

The goal of this change was to reduce the complexity of the weapon’s behavior, focusing the utility on the Supercombine detonation and shock chaining and their ability to damage nearby players. By upping the direct damage from Supercombines and increasing the Rate of Fire (ROF), it leans the Disruptor more towards a combat pistol with a straightforward utility.

Changes:

• Removed Damage Over Time
• Reduced chain distance from 5 World Units (wu) to 2.5 wu
• Increased Supercombine damage from 60 to 70
• Increased ROF from 4.285 to 5 rounds per second

Spike Grenades

We noticed that with its current tuning, Spike Grenades were dealing high damage but not requiring as much precision as a Frag or Plasma Grenade. To address this, we’re bringing the behavior of Halo Infinite’s Spike Grenade more in line with Halo 3’s Spike Grenade by tightening the explosion cone and reducing the damage radius while increasing the number of flechettes.

Developer note:

The goal here was to enhance the directionality of Spikes, requiring tighter precision but better rewarding good placement. With double the flechettes, but a shorter range and tighter cone, they will cause focused, directional damage where placed. Out in the open, away from enemies, they won’t be as effective as frags. Sticking them on walls that are facing nearby enemies will inflict the highest possible damage, being lethal in one shot if a player is directly in front of (or on top of) one.

Changes:

• Increased number of flechette submunitions that are released on detonation from 8 to 16
• Reduced flechette travel distance from 5 World Units (wu) to 3.5wu
• Reduced Area of Effect (AOE) damage radius from 3.2 wu to 2 wu
• Reduced AOE damage amount from 300 damage to 160
• Adjusted flechette bounce behavior to deviate less

Dynamo Grenades

Similar to the Spike Grenade, we wanted to make sure the Dynamo Grenade was being used more deliberately during gameplay. To do this, we’ve reduced the area of effect (AOE), reduced the chain reaction distance, and removed its movement slowdown properties while slightly increasing its damage potential.

Developer note:

The goal with this change is to tighten the area of effect, requiring more thoughtful placement with a higher reward for direct hits. The previous tuning would damage enemies well outside the immediate combat area, feeling overly generous and hard to escape. With higher damage per tick, but a shorter radius, Dynamos create a more potent but contained threat. Use them in corners where enemies have no escape to cause max damage, or to force enemies away from a route.

Changes:

• Reduced shock Area of Effect (AOE) distance from 3.5 wu (World Units) to 2 wu
• Reduced shock chain distance from 5 wu to 2 wu
• Increased shock damage per burst from 18 to 21
• Removed movement stun from shock damage
• Lowered arming time from 0.65 to 0.5 seconds
• Reduced delay between shock damage pulses from 0.3 to 0.25 seconds
• Added one additional shock damage pulse at 2.5 seconds

Shroud Screen

In Ranked Arena, the Shroud Screen will be updated to have 1 charge upon pickup.

Developer note:

The goal of this change was to reduce the total impact Shroud Screen was having for high skilled players without changing the effectiveness of the equipment itself. With this change, players will be required to be more strategic with how they decide to use the Shroud Screen.