A new Halo Infinite season was published by 343 Industries. Several new features are added to the game in Season 3, Echoes Within, including modifications to the game’s balance in ranked mode. The mode will limit the amount of ammunition you can carry when playing ranked. And new Forge capabilities that let you alter particular 343 Industries maps. Here are all the adjustments made for Halo Infinite Season 3 Echoes Within.
Halo Infinite Season 3 Echoes Within Update
New Battle Pass and Armor Cores
Season 3 introduces a new 100-tier Battle Pass with over 180 rewards. Purchasing the Premium Battle Pass is required to earn all rewards, but all players will be able to unlock free tiers that include rewards like Credits, Weapon Coatings, Emblems, and customization items for one of the two new Armor Cores: MIRAGE IIC.
The MIRAGE IIC Armor Core and the Chimera Armor Core, this season’s new Fracture Armor Core, will both unlock immediately after Season 3 is installed. Both MIRAGE IIC and Chimera feature a set of Cadet Coatings for players to apply via the Customize menu.
Along with the Premium Battle Pass, players can also purchase the Premium Pass Bundle, which includes 100 XP Grants. This will allow you to immediately unlock 25 Battle Pass levels. To use XP Grants in-game, follow the steps below:
- On the main menu, select the Battle Pass tile in the top right corner of the screen. This will open the Season menu.
- On the Season menu, use the Boosts shortcut listed along the bottom of the screen.
- Select the XP Grant button underneath the Increase XP header.
New Premium Battle Pass Perks
Players who purchase either the Season 3 Premium Battle Pass or the Premium Pass Bundle will now earn bonus Match XP for every Multiplayer match completed during Season 3. The bonus Match XP for purchasing either Season 3 offer is awarded no matter what Battle Pass you have equipped. This bonus Match XP will end alongside the end of Season 3 and launch of Season 4.
Additionally, players who purchase either Premium Pass option will receive the new Redsteel Splinter Armor Coating for all seven Armor Cores.
Forge Features
Players can now edit their own custom versions of Multiplayer maps developed by 343 Industries using Forge. By removing certain obstacles on these maps, players can open up new areas and pathways that weren’t available in the default versions.
A limited number of pre-existing map objects can be manipulated, while certain elements of the map cannot be edited. For example, pre-existing lighting, navigation mesh for AI bots, audio, and reflection volume data cannot be rebuilt or changed. Using objects that rely on or normally change lighting, navigation mesh, audio, or reflection volume data might yield unexpected results. Script data is built once the map has loaded or when players enter Play mode.
Listed below are the maps that are fully supported:
- Recharge
- Aquarius
- Live Fire
- Streets
- Behemoth
- Launch Site
- Bazaar
- Catalyst
- Fragmentation
- Deadlock
- Highpower
- Breaker
- Oasis
- Cliffhanger
- Chasm
New Multiplayer Maps
Arena: Chasm
A new Arena multiplayer map, Chasm, is now available in Custom Games and various matchmaking playlists. In Chasm, players will battle across a long, suspended walkway deep within a Forerunner complex.
Arena: Cliffhanger
A new Arena multiplayer map, Cliffhanger, is now available in Custom Games and various Matchmaking playlists. On Cliffhanger, players will fight in an asymmetrical ONI outpost, hidden atop a snowy cliffside.
Big Team Battle (BTB): Oasis
Oasis, a new Big Team Battle (BTB) multiplayer map, is now available via Custom Games and various matchmaking playlists. On Oasis, players will compete in an asymmetrical UNSC outpost located in a remote, desert landscape.
New Multiplayer Game Modes
Escalation Slayer
Escalation Slayer is a brand-new multiplayer mode available for all players via Matchmaking and Custom Games. Mode variants for Escalation Slayer include Arena, Free-for-All (FFA), and Big Team Battle (BTB).
Game Mode Rules:
- In Escalation Slayer, two teams of four players work to eliminate members of the opposing team and work their way up a ladder of weapon loadouts.
- Eliminating an enemy team member rewards 100 XP towards the next weapon loadout. Each team’s progress towards the next weapon loadout is tracked on a pair of bars located near the bottom center of the screen. Once 500 XP is earned by a team, all team members will level up to the next weapon loadout displayed by their progress bar.
- Players are given a 10-second window to either manually level up to the next weapon loadout by hitting the designated button/key or they will automatically level up after the 10 seconds have passed.
- In total, your team is required to get 55 kills over the course of 11 weapon loadouts. The first team to get 5 kills with the final weapon loadout wins the match.
Tactical Slayer – Bandit
A new Bandit-only variant of Tactical Slayer is now available for all players via the Tactical Slayer matchmaking playlist. Tactical Slayer follows the same rules as regular Slayer, except shields and motion trackers are disabled.
New Equipment: Shroud Screen
When activated, the Shroud Screen equipment launches a spherical, holographic cloud of smoke that obstructs the view of players both inside and outside its area of effect. Much like the Threat Sensor, the Shroud Screen serves as a projectile that players can fire wherever they want. When looking into or out of the Shroud Screen’s hologram, players’ reticles will not turn red to indicate that an enemy is in their line of sight.
The Shroud Screen is only available in Halo Infinite Multiplayer and will spawn on Equipment Pads placed throughout various maps, including existing maps released prior to Season 3. The Shroud Screen is also available for in Custom Games, Forge, and Academy’s Training Mode.
The new rotating playlist, New Arena Unlimited, features several map and mode combinations that include the Shroud Screen. Additionally, the Shroud Screen is featured in an Escalation Slayer loadout.
New Weapon: M392 Bandit
The M392 Bandit is a new Kinetic weapon available for players to use in Halo Infinite matchmaking, Custom Games, Forge, and Academy. The Bandit is a semi-automatic tactical rifle that’s most effective during mid-ranged encounters.
A new Bandit-only variant of Tactical Slayer has been added to the Tactical Slayer matchmaking playlist. The Bandit is also featured in an Escalation Slayer loadout. Additionally, the new rotating playlist, New Arena Unlimited, features several map and mode combinations that include the M392 Bandit.
Halo Infinite Season 3 Echoes Within is available on PC, and Xbox Series X|S. For more information on all of the changes made to Halo Infinite Season 3, be sure to check out the official Halo website.