Winter Update

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Winter Update
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Start date:	November 8, 2022
End date:	March 7, 2023
Number of tiers:	30
Total unlock cost:	30,000 XP (Via challenges); 6,000 cR (Via purchasing level-ups);
Pass purchase cost:	Free
Includes content for:	Halo Infinite

“

Drop into battle with sharp wits and even sharper knives.

”

Winter Update was an interim season, later redefined as an operation for Halo Infinite, which debuted on November 8, 2022, and ended on March 7, 2023 with the release of Season 03: Echoes Within.^[1]^[2]

As an interim season, the Winter Update featured a large amount of content for both campaign and multiplayer, seeing the launch of campaign cooperative play, Forge, and the return of the "customs browser" from Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo 5: Guardians. Like Season 01: Heroes of Reach and Season 02: Lone Wolves, it would also feature a myriad of customization elements for players to unlock, this time through a uniquely free battle pass; additional content would be available through a trio of events over the course of the update's run.

Overview[edit]

Multiple Spartans utilizing different Cadet coatings across various armor cores, all of which were added during the Winter Update.

Ancillary materials[edit]

Halo Waypoint Story & Intel: Story and Intel released on Halo Waypoint to expand upon the characters, events, and miscellaneous details of the season.
Halo: Winter Contention: A short story following NOBLE Team during the Defense of Concord.

Campaign[edit]

Campaign network co-operative play^[1]
Campaign mission replay^[1]
New customization content unlocked by achieving 100% completion in a campaign save
- 24 new Achievements inspired by mission replay and co-op, worth 400 Gamerscore

Multiplayer[edit]

Free 30-tier battle pass, based on Mark V(B) armor core^[1]
Match XP beta
New multiplayer arena maps: Detachment, Argyle, and Empyrean^[1]
New multiplayer mode: Covert One Flag^[1]
Customs Browser

Forge[edit]

Forge open beta^[1]
New Forge canvases: Arid, Mires, Institute, Seafloor, Ecliptic, and Void^[2]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Yoroi, Eaglestrike, and Rakshasa armor cores made free for all players
10 Cadet armor coatings available for all armor cores
Red reticle for PC players
High Dynamic Range Toggle
Mute and report players during matches

Content overview[edit]

Armor, coatings, and emblems seen within the Winter Update's battle pass.

XP boosts[edit]

5 XP boosts

General customization[edit]

5 armor coatings: Moa Assault, Noble Drifter, Noble Offensive, Violet Crush, Wedgewood Spriggan
1 weapon coating: Snowbound
5 visors: Action Lime, Bay Sunset, Bullfrog, Sardonic, Sweetsight
2 emblems and nameplates: Brooch, Holiday 2022
2 backdrops: Holiday 2022, Squad Op
1 stance: Noble Rose

Mark VII core[edit]

1 helmet attachment: Silent Nightcap
1 chest: Ornamental

Mark V [B] core[edit]

1 armor core: Mark V [B]
2 armor kits: Rosenda-A344 Kit, Thom-A293 Kit
4 helmets: CQB, CQC, JFO, Mark V
2 helmet attachments: UA/Type C1, HUL-I/XFTREC/FLAMINGO
6 shoulder pads: SAP/GND, SAP/CDO, SAP/CQC, SAP/SEC, SAP/SEC[K], SAP/RECON
4 chests: TAC/Kukri Machete, UA/SIMA, UA/TAAP, UTIL/TVASTAR Diagnostic Rig
1 utility: UA/TYPE CHOBHAM
3 knee pads: UA/Type CQB, UA/Type GR, UA/Type JFO

Events[edit]

Please see the respective event pages for their event passes.

List of events
Events	Event content	Duration
Winter Contingency II	10 tier event pass with exclusive customization options for the Mark VII armor core, based on winter and the Christmas holidays.	20 December 2021 - 02 January 2023
Joint Fire	Covert One Flag playlist 10 tier event pass with exclusive customization options for the Mark V (B) armor core, focused on JFO-class Mjolnir.	17 January 2023 - 31 January 2023
Noble Intention	Community Collection playlist 10 tier event pass with exclusive customization options for the Mark V (B) armor core, focused on Rosenda-A344 and Thom-A293 of NOBLE Team.	7 February 2023 - 21 February 2023

Winter Update content[edit]

Tiers 1 to 10

Content	Battle pass tier
Mark V [B] (armor core)	1
Brooch (armor)	2
UA/TAAP	3
SAP/SEC (left)	4
SAP/SEC (right)	5
XP boost	6
Brooch (vehicle)	7
Sardonic	8
UA/TYPE CHOBHAM	9
CQB	10

Tiers 11 to 20

Content	Battle pass tier
XP boost	11
Brooch (vehicle)	12
UA/Type GR	13
SAP/GND (left)	14
SAP/GND (right)	15
XP boost	16
Brooch (nameplate)	17
SAP/CQC (left)	18
SAP/CQC (right)	19
CQC	20

Tiers 21 to 30

Content	Battle pass tier
XP boost	21
Bullfrog	22
Moa Assault (armor)	23
UA/SIMA	24
UA/Type C1	25
XP boost	26
SAP/SEC[K] (left)	27
SAP/SEC[K] (right)	28
TAC/Kukri Machete	29
Mark V	30

Patch notes[edit]

November 8 (Winter Update launch) patch notes

December 6 patch notes

February 15 patch notes

Production notes[edit]

The Winter Update is also known as "Season 2001" internally as it fell under Season 02's banner, and is considered an event or operation within the game's API. The Winter Update would be properly reclassified as an operation with Season 05: Reckoning, with subsequent operations in Season 05 through to Infinite following suit and falling under the banners of Season 5001 through to Season 13001 respectively.