Infinity's Armory

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Infinity's Armory
Includes content for:	Halo 5: Guardians
Season information
Start date:	January 26, 2016
End date:	February 24, 2016
Number of REQs:	51
Total unlock cost:	190,000 REQ points; (14 silver packs, 12 gold packs)

"The UNSC Infinity is the largest and most powerful vessel designed by the UNSC, so it's only fitting that Infinity's Armory contains REQs worthy of its name. With Infinity's Armory, step into new battlegrounds for both Arena and Warzone Assault, equip weapons that are both intimately familiar as well as completely alien, and outfit your Spartans with all-new armor sets and weapon skins from some of the more...interesting parts of the Halo Universe."

— Infinity's Armory description^[1]

Infinity's Armory is the third major content update for Halo 5: Guardians and was released on January 26, 2016. The update included new multiplayer maps, weapons, armor, weapon skins, and Forge options.^[2]^[3]

Update content[edit]

General overview[edit]

51 new REQs
New armor sets
- Achilles
- Atlas
  - Atlas Unbound
  - Atlas Vigilant
- Mark V Alpha
New multiplayer maps:
- Riptide
- Urban
New sandbox items:
- Halo 2 battle rifle
- Mosa-pattern carbine
  - Blood of Suban
  - Rain of Oblivion

General customization[edit]

4 armor skins: Enforcer Strongarm, Gungnir Dvalin, Infiltrator Saboteur, Stalker Arrow
15 weapon skins: Prestige (MA5D assault rifle, M6H2 magnum, BR85 battle rifle, M395B DMR, M20 PDW), Scratched (Assault rifle, magnum), BoomCo Blaster (Assault rifle, magnum), Ehh, Arr (Assault rifle), Locke and Load (Magnum), Old Abe (Assault rifle), Full Moon (Magnum), Last Slice (Assault rifle), Lord of the Fries (Magnum)
1 visor: Hypocenter
12 emblems: Atrial Flight, Boomco., BR 55, Brute, Chamomile, Crossed Swords, Forge Monitor, Number Twelve, Snake, Keeper of the Domain, Kig-Yar, Unggoy
2 assassinations: Stop Stabbing Yourself, Windup
2 stances: Center Mass, Patrol

Marketing[edit]

Infinity's Armory teaser[edit]

Main article: Infinity's Armory teaser

A small, 15 second teaser for the Infinity's Armory update, showcasing the Mark V Alpha armor, alongside the Blood of Suban. This was shown during the Cartographer's Gift livestream held by 343 Industries on December 11, 2015.

Infinity's Armory Launch Trailer[edit]

Main article: Halo 5: Guardians - Infinity’s Armory Launch Trailer

A full trailer released on January 20, 2016, showcasing the update's content and features.

Patch notes[edit]

January 26, 2016 patch notes

Multiplayer:^[3]

New Arena map Riptide added
New Warzone Assault map Urban added
Over 50 new REQs including weapons, armor, emblems, and more have been added
Modified color of Blue Team in multiplayer to improve Red vs Blue balance
Increased Warzone REQ Leveling speed
Increased Warzone weapon despawn time from 5 seconds to 20 seconds
Fixed exploits on Overgrowth that allowed players to get out of normal map boundaries
Fixed map holes on Antifreeze, Recurve, Basin, and Deadlock
Fixed issues with Trident that allowed players to shoot through certain walls
Added Line of Sight toggle option for use in custom games, such as Octagon
The option to change teams has been added to the pause menu in custom games

Sandbox:

Fixed “fast fall” and “slide boost” exploits
Reduced the zoom time of the SPNKr Rocket Launchers
Increased brightness of the Classic BR scope
Reduced melee damage while boarding Wraiths and Scorpions
Sword of the Faithful Beam Rifle now kills with a headshot
Fixed issue where Maintain Sprint being toggled off didn’t allow players to slide when sprinting

User Interface:

Spartan Rank Progress now appears under all players’ nameplate
Active Roster updated to show whether or not friends are joinable and/or can be spectated
Rarity is displayed for REQs in Spartan HUB Customization
Players can now see equipped customization items from Spartan Appearance, Spartan ID, and Weapon Skins rather than going to each individual menu screen

Forge:

New and Updated Features:

Bounding box preview when navigating through objects in palette menu
"Delete all objects" button added to map properties (Fireteam leader only)
"Reset map properties" button added to map properties (Fireteam leader only)

New Objects:

PROPS > TOYS
- Kill Ball
GAMEPLAY > WEAPONS > UNSC
- Halo 2 Battle Rifle
- Grav Volumes (GAMEPLAY > GRAVITY VOLUMES)
- Grav Volumes; Visible & Invisible
- Added additional 16' ring permutations to match other ring systems;
- Ring: 16' [48x48x12; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x12; half]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x12; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x16; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x16; half]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x16; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x20; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x20; half]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x20; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x24; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x24; half]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x24; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x2; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x2; half]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x2; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x4; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x4; half]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x4; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x8; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x8; half]
- Ring: 16' [48x48x8; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [64x64x16; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [64x64x16; half]
- Ring: 16' [64x64x16; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [64x64x8; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [64x64x8; half]
- Ring: 16' [64x64x8; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [80x80x16; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [80x80x16; half]
- Ring: 16' [80x80x16; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [80x80x20; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [80x80x20; half]
- Ring: 16' [80x80x20; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [80x80x8; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [80x80x8; half]
- Ring: 16' [80x80x8; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [96x96x16; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [96x96x16; half]
- Ring: 16' [96x96x16; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [96x96x20; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [96x96x20; half]
- Ring: 16' [96x96x20; quarter]
- Ring: 16' [96x96x8; eighth]
- Ring: 16' [96x96x8; half]
- Ring: 16' [96x96x8; quarter]
- Forge grid system (PROPS > GRID >)
- Grid: 1x [10x10]
- Grid: 2x [20x20]
- Grid: 5x [50x50]
- Grid: 10x [100x100]
- Grid: 20x [200x200]

New Props:

PROPS > CRATES >
- Crate [5x8x5; UNSC; single]
- Crate [5x8x5; UNSC; covered]
- PROPS > MISC >
- Hazard Suit [5x4x11]
- Locker [3x2x7]
- Shelves [4x8x12]

PROPS > CONSTRUCTIONS > CANISTERS >
- Canister [46x18x18; triple]
- PROPS > EXPLODING >
- Power Core [7x5x5]

Forge Bug Fixes:

General Stability updates to Forge
Grouping two or more groups together now properly updates the budgets and works as intended
Fixed various objects with missing descriptions (+ English strings in non-English languages)
Fixed a crash caused by duplicating a group with a maxed out budget
Fixed a crash caused by trying to delete scripts when none are in use.
Fixed an issue where adding objects to groups did not reset the group count.
Fixed an issue that capped scripts useable on an object at 7. Players can now use 8 scripts.
Fixed crashes caused when working with groups that had objects that don't exist
Fixed issue with setting fog to "None" doesn't actually result in no fog
Forgers can no longer "weld" Mantises
Fixed broken bullet collision for: Accent: Ceiling [32x80x16; corner; left] and Accent: Ceiling [32x80x16; corner; right]
Resized Block [32x32x16] to be correct size
Resized Block [64x64x48] to be correct size
Fixed Cylinder [24x24x80; full] so collision model matches render model
Fixed Cylinder [24x24x80; half] so collision model matches render model
Fixed Cylinder [64x64x24; full] so collision model matches render model
Centered text on Sign [armory; 2x10x8]
Fixed incorrect physics behavior with the soccer ball
Fixed some missing object/folder descriptions
Forerunner [Pulse] sound object now attached to the correct sound