Flood/Gameplay: Difference between revisions

Their tactics used in ''Halo Wars 2'' are retained from Halo Wars; however, they can no longer infect Grunts. A unit will only be infected when it is killed(in the case of Grunt squads, the Jiralhanae or Sangheili squad leader will be infected) and a squad cannot be infected unless it is killed. The Flood now can infect vehicles that are still operational using Flood Infestor, such as the Chopper, Warthog and Wraith. The process is similar to hijacking but only this time, it won't spawn any Flood Forms when destroyed.

The Flood have become more lethal, as swarms of infection form can easily overrun a base with less effort; however, the tradeoff is that splash damage can kill them very effectively with one shot. A squad of Hunters or one Kodiak can defeat hordes of Pod Infector single-handedly. Turret defenses are no longer as effective at dealing with swarms of infection forms even with maximum upgrades. The number of Pod Infectors in a unit has increased considerably, being 3 to 4 times larger than those ''Halo Wars''.

New Flood forms are introduced, such as the Flood Spawner, a mobile form that can produce Flood Forms counter units depends on what type is attacking it. During gameplay, the Flood can also use Flood burst pods to emerge from the ground, which can be used as a distraction and as a surprise attack.