Halo Infinite’s multiplayer took on a live service aspect, gaining numerous updates and new content. Each update comes with balance fixes and new additions,affecting the player count as players return, especially with new seasons.
I am particularly happy Season 5 Reckoning is here. Keep reading to find the patch notes for Halo Infinite.
All Halo Infinite Patch Notes - Jun 08, 2025
SEASON 5 OVERVIEW AND 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:
50-TIER BATTLE PASS & REWARD IMPROVEMENTS
As outlined in the “Battle Pass & Operations | Season 5” blog on Halo Waypoint, this season’s Battle Pass features 50 tiers and the following reward track improvements:
The Season 5: Reckoning Battle Pass will be available for all players between July 23, 2025, and June 25, 2025. Purchasing the Season 5 Premium Battle Pass for 1,000 credits will provide players with the following benefits:
For 2,200 credits, players can purchase the Premium Battle Pass with all the benefits listed above and instantly unlock the next 15 tiers of the Battle Pass.
Prior to this update, purchasing a Premium Battle Pass Bundle would award a number of XP Grant consumables that had to be manually applied. Starting with the 2,200 credit offer in Season 5, the levels will now be automatically unlocked in the purchased Battle Pass and no XP Grants will need to be consumed.
OPERATIONS
Previous Halo Infinite Seasons featured limited-time themed “Events” that rotated in and out of the game. Starting with Season 5, Events are evolving into longer-running “Operations.” Like Events, the full reward track for Operations will be free for all players while they are active.
Operations feature a themed 20-tier reward track that will be available to all players for free during its 4-6 week duration. Unlike Events, players will have the following premium offers:
Once the Operation’s 4-6 week window has concluded and it is no longer available for free, the Operation Pass will be accessible via the two premium offers outlined above.
Previously, players progressed through Event Passes by completing Event Challenges. Operation Passes, however, are progressed via Match XP like a seasonal Battle Pass.
Season 5 features two Operations:
MATCH XP IN CUSTOM GAMES
Players can now progress their Battle Pass and Operation Passes by earning Match XP in Custom Games. Players will see their progress towards their Match XP daily cap displayed on the Custom Game screen before a match as well as on the Match Rewards menu displayed before the Post Game Carnage Report (PGCR).
Match XP from Custom Games will be capped at 120 XP per match and 7500 XP per day. Match XP from multiplayer playlists will not be capped.
Learn more about this change in our Halo Infinite Match XP in Custom Games FAQ article.
Many menus have a new look for Season 5: Reckoning:
REWARDS FOR REACHING MAXIMUM CAREER RANK
Players who achieve the maximum level in the Career Rank system, also known as Hero rank, will automatically receive the following customization items to use in multiplayer:
This content will be unlocked automatically for all players who reach the maximum Career Rank level after Season 5’s launch.
For players who reached Hero rank prior to Season 5’s release, the development team will be granting these rewards shortly after launch. If you reached Hero rank prior to Season 5’s launch and do not see the rewards in your inventory, you may submit a ticket and Halo Support agents will reach out when this grant is complete.
MULTI-CORE FOR ALL HELMETS AND ADDITIONAL COATINGS
All helmets in Halo Infinite, regardless of when or how they were released, can now be used on any Armor Core. Additionally, 28 Armor, 2 Weapon Coatings, and 1 Vehicle Coating released prior to Season 4 can now be used on any Armor, Weapon, or Vehicle Core.
Visit the “Customization Overview | Season 5” blog on Halo Waypoint to learn more about Multi-Core and all of the other customization changes in Season 5.
Vehicle Coating
NEW ARENA MULTIPLAYER MAPS
To learn more these new maps, visit the “Maps Overview | Season 5” blog on Waypoint or view the video below for a flythrough of each new map:
Forbidden
Forbidden is now available in Custom Games and various matchmaking playlists. On Forbidden, players will compete inside a long-abandoned Forerunner structure with two distinct sides: a lush jungle side, and a dry barren side.
Prism
Prism is now available in Custom Games and various Matchmaking playlists. On Prism, players will fight in the caverns of an asymmetrical blamite mine. Players can pick up and throw chunks of blamite found across the map.
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NEW MULTIPLAYER GAME MODE: EXTRACTION
The Extraction multiplayer mode, which was first introduced in Halo 4, is now available in Halo Infinite Matchmaking and Custom Games. In Extraction, two teams of four players compete to arm and defend Extraction Sites on the map.
To learn more about the Extraction mode, visit the “Extraction Overview | Season 5” blog on Halo Waypoint.
NEW WEAPON VARIANT: BANDIT EVO
A new variant of the M392 Bandit Rifle, the Bandit Evo, is now available in Ranked matchmaking playlists and Custom Games. For more information on the Bandit Evo and Ranked matchmaking in Season 5, visit the “Ranked Update | Season 5” blog on Halo Waypoint.
The Bandit Evo features similar damage and performance as the M392 Bandit Rifle, but with a 1.6x holographic scope. If players are damaged while using the Bandit Evo’s sight, they will be descoped back to their standard hip-fire view.
The Bandit Evo will inherit all customizations, such as Coatings and Weapon Models, from the standard M392 Bandit Rifle.
FORGE IMPROVEMENTS
AI Toolkit
As detailed in the “Forge Overview | Season 5” blog on Halo Waypoint, Forge players now have a new AI Toolkit to create and share experiences using Campaign AI in Forge. The AI Toolkit enables players to spawn AI, control where the AI navigates, change the AI’s team, and use a node graph to further modify AI behavior. Up to 32 AI units can be present on the map at one time.
The Forge AI Toolkit contains 43 characters, which fall into the categories below:
Bosses
The AI toolkit contains the following spawner objects:
Once AI units are spawned, they can be redirected to a new area via the AI Move Zone object. Once the AI units arrive at the directed location, they will carry out normal AI behaviors via the Forge Nav Mesh.
AI traits such as their weapon and squad behavior can be adjusted via the AI Spawner Object Properties menu in Edit mode. Additionally, players can create or edit AI waves, behaviors, and events via a node graph.
The following Tool Settings are available for AI unit testing in Edit Mode:
AI unit difficulty, including a Player Count Difficulty Multiplier, can be set via a node graph in Edit mode. Or, when playing a Forge experience with AI in a custom game, AI unit difficulty can be adjusted via the AI options in the Custom Games Mode Editor menu.
Two new canvases are now available to Forge creators:
Banished Objects and Visual FX
Players now have access to new Banished-themed Forge assets and various visual FX. This includes the following object types:
Click on the accordion below to view the full list of these assets.
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Snow & Ice Objects and Visual FX
Players now have access to new snow and ice-themed Forge assets and visual FX. This includes the following object types:
Material Swatches
New Lighting Options
New properties and options have been added for lights in Forge:
Massless Children Prefab Property
Players can now set the “child” objects in a prefab to have no mass. For prefabs that are welded onto vehicles, this option will allow the prefab to have less of an impact on the vehicle’s handling.
Object Collision Toggle
A new Object Collision toggle is now available for static Forge objects. This toggle enables objects to not collide with players or vehicles but will still collide with bullets and grenades. This will allow for small decorative objects to have less of an impact on player navigation and potentially reduce instances of desync.
Mouse and Keyboard Improvements
Mouse and keyboard controls in Forge now have the following new functionalities:
BALANCE CHANGES
MANGLER
The Mangler can now kill an enemy Spartan with one shot followed by a melee.
M12R ROCKETHOG
The Rockethog is now more effective against turrets and vehicles. When locked-on, the Rockethog’s rockets will track targets more aggressively.
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 343 Industries 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:
XBOX
KNOWN ISSUES
With this update, the team has added multiple new issues to our Known Issues lists:
FORGE
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS UPDATE
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.
Some of the improvements in this update required us to invalidate past Theater films created during Season 3. If you have moments you would like to save, please record them using a digital recording tool.
Forge file versions older than 30 days may be automatically deleted. Exceptions include:
To lock Forge file versions, follow the steps below:
he 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!
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