Overtime

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Overtime
Includes content for:	Halo 5: Guardians
Season information
Start date:	November 2, 2017
Number of REQs:	0

"The Overtime content release brings a host of exciting new additions to the Halo 5 experience – from 4K visual enhancements designed to take advantage of the Xbox One X, to the full-fledged return of the fan-favorite Oddball mode. Plus, the Overtime content release ushers in new weapon skins that celebrate the Halo World Championship and top HCS esports teams, the brand-new Local Server multiplayer feature, and more."

— Overtime description^[1]

Overtime is the eleventh and final major content update for Halo 5: Guardians and Halo 5: Forge, and released on November 2, 2017.^[2] Overtime added the Oddball gametype, various weapon skins and included a weapon tuning update which overhauled Halo 5's weapon sandbox. In addition, several enhancements for Xbox One X were made with the update, including 4K resolution support.^[3]

Update content[edit]

General overview[edit]

Support for Halo 5: Guardians Local Server app
Weapon tuning update
Xbox One X enhancements, including 4K resolution support.
New multiplayer modes:
- Oddball
  - 7 new commendations^[4]
    - Brute Plasma Rifle
    - Sentinel Beam
    - Gravity Hammer
    - Reach Grenade Launcher
    - Wasp Destroyer
    - Wasp Gunner
    - Grunt Mech Slayer
New sandbox items:
- Relic Sword

General customization[edit]

7 weapon skins: Luminosity (assault rifle, magnum), Str8 Rippin (assault rifle, magnum), Splyce (assault rifle, magnum), Word of Mouth (BR85 battle rifle)
3 emblems: Luminosity, Str8 Rippin, Splyce

Cut customization[edit]

6 weapon skins: Australia (assault rifle, magnum), Canada (assault rifle, magnum), Mexico (assault rifle, magnum), UK (assault rifle, magnum), USA (assault rifle, magnum)

Patch notes[edit]

November 2, 2017 (update launch) patch notes

NEW / UPDATED FEATURES

Halo 5 now looks better than ever with 4K UHD support for Xbox One X!
Play Ball! Oddball and Oddball FFA return as official game modes:
- New Oddball medals added
- New announcer voice over audio added
- New Oddball skull object added (it's back!)
Host and play low-latency Halo 5 multiplayer matches with the Halo 5: Guardians Local Server app for Windows 10 PC
Support your favorite HCS team with new weapon skins for Splyce, Luminosity, and Str8 Rippin. Current release dates: Luminosity 11/7, Str8 Rippin 11/21, Spylce 12/5
Represent your Halo World Championship home region with new United States, Canada, UK, Mexico, and Australia weapon skins. These skins will be available during the Halo World Championship 2018.
New Weapon Tuning for 14 items deployed across all game modes
New Commendations added:
- Brute Plasma Rifle
- Sentinel Beam
- Gravity Hammer
- Reach Grenade Launcher
- Wasp Destroyer
- Wasp Gunner
- Grunt Mech Slayer
Assault Changes:
- Changed default settings for Assault to have ball explosion damage enabled on score
- Changed default settings for Assault to no longer include double thrust for a ball carrier
Forge Changes:
- Added the Relic Sword to the weapon palette
- Added Forge entries for the new Gunfighter Flagnum
New Custom Game Options:
Oddball support on default Custom game maps coming soon (in the meantime enjoy the new Oddball playlist!)
Ball Mode Options:
- Ball Type: Allows selection between the default UNSC Ball and the newly added Oddball Skull for use as the game ball
- Ball Explosion Damage: Allows enabling/disabling of explosion damage when the ball is scored in an Assault mode
- Score Per Kill While Carrying: Allows configuration of points awarded for killing an enemy player while carrying the ball
- Ball Carrier Traits -> Melee Damage Modifier: Added a value for “Standard Weapon Melee Damage”, which configures ball melee damage to be exactly equivalent to that of a normal weapon melee
Respawn Menu Options:
- Player Follow Camera Enabled During Respawn: Enable or disable the Player Follow Camera screen during respawn
- Follow Camera Allow Enemy Player Selection: Allows the selection of enemy players in the Player Follow Camera screen during respawn
- Enable Stacking Team Spawn Influencers: Increases the chance of spawning with teammates
- Spawning Mode: Choose between default spawn selection and random spawn selection
Flag Mode Options:
- Flagnum Type: Set the type of Magnum (standard or Gunfighter) that will be wielded when holding the flag

IMPROVEMENTS & FIXES

General stability fixes
Improved JIP (“Join in Progress”) rules for Social playlists
- Added thresholds that will prevent JIP in Social playlists depending on the remaining score to victory, score differences between teams in a match, and time remaining in the match. These are tuned on a per-game-mode basis with the goal of reducing negative JIP experiences.
Fixed a number of exploits for Warzone
- Fixed ability to get inside bases to contest
- Fixed ability to get under the world
- Fixed ability to destroy the core when you should not be able to
- Fixed an issue where the red team shield door would sometimes not have proper collision
BTB Assault matches now group properly under their own category in the Service Record
Fixed an issue where REQ currency would sometimes not recharge properly when joining in progress to Warzone modes
Fixed an issue where players who JIP’ed into Warzone games were not leveling up
Fixed an issue where JIP’ing players sometimes caused momentary hitches
Added a fix for the “black screen” bug (We believe this is addressed, and will be monitoring closely - please let us know if you experience this issue post-patch)
Fixed a bug in which banned players could continue to play matches
Fixed a bug where March on Stormbreak and Battle of Noctus home bases did not have player collision
Fixed a rare crash players could hit if they died while picking up power-ups
Increased the cooldown time on the Banshee's flip maneuver

NOTE: The Overtime update for Halo 5: Guardians ended up being larger than anticipated in terms of file size. Since the handoff for release, the team has found ways to further reduce the size of this update, and will be addressing this in a future hotfix.

Production notes[edit]

This update included a series of skins set to promote the Halo World Championship of 2018. Announced on October 17, 2017^[5], as the Championship progressed across various regions, themed skins for the MA5D assault rifle and M6H2 magnum were set to release based on those regions; the regions these skins were made for included the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Australia. On February 17, 2018, it was announced these skins would be indefinitely delayed and ultimately never released due to political circumstances around the time of their intended release.^[6]