New Features and Updates:
Halo 5: Forge released for Windows 10 PC
Halo app released for Windows 10 PC
New Arena map added – Mercy
New Warzone Assault map added – Temple
Content Browser added
Arena:
New Arena map added – Mercy
Fiesta updated with latest REQ weapons
Super Fiesta added to Custom Games
Vehicle weapons are properly taken into account when determining player spawn location
Warzone:
New Warzone Assault map added – Temple
Vehicle weapons are properly taken into account when determining player spawn location
Base shield doors should no longer appear yellow at times
Updated Escape from ARC to use correct version of Grunt Goblin
Fixed Spawn locations in the Monument on Battle of Noctus
Removed Beam Rifles from Jackals on Raid on Apex 7 (Jackal Snipers still OP)
Fixed bug where gates could be reopened on Prospect
Fixed Warthogs on Battle of Noctus not exploding when the boss is killed
Fixed various text and audio related to bosses
Warzone Firefight:
Increased vitality of Protect Core objects in Round 3 on Urban
Adjusted Warden spawn locations in Round 5 objective on March on Stormbreak
Adjusted Warden spawn locations in Round 5 objective on Urban
Adjusted various enemy compositions for objectives across all maps
Fixed issue where boss would escape the Mantis during boss encounter on Skirmish at Darkstar
AI Enemy tuning:
Fixed a bug that allowed shooting through the Grunt Goblin Cockpit to headshot the pilot
Reduced Grunt Goblin Shield Canopy health
Fixed a bug affecting Grunt Goblin Dual Needler supercombine damage (should no longer one shot Scorpions and Wraiths)
Reduced Grunt Goblin Needle Barrage supercombine damage (should no longer one shot Wasps and Ghosts)
Fixed Grunt Goblin Needle Barrage needles sometimes vanishing and then reappearing under high latency
Increased Grunt Goblin and Warden mass to prevent a boosting Wraith from launching them out of environment
Fixed a bug that caused a Knight to randomly die while being shot in the head (does not affect headshots when the faceplate is gone or is open during an animation)
Fixed certain Knight bosses being unable to hit targets at a distance with Incineration Cannons
Made minor increases to health/shields for Legendary Elite, Soldier, and Knight
Fixed Soldiers not reacting to taking damage (this bug made weapons feel much less effective)
Reduced Soldier damage as a Gunner in a Warthog
Fixed certain damage sources being able to chain stun Warzone bosses
Sandbox:
Fixed a bug where the Flag and Ball would disappear when dropped on pistons
Fixed a bug where the game would not respect some custom game settings when leaving and rejoining a game in progress
Updated Wasp reticle to more accurately represent chaingun spread
Fixed a bug with Phaeton getting set to phased physics in Forge
Fixed a bug with the weak spots on Wraiths and Scorpions not properly being obstructed
Fixed a bug where you could board the Mantis from the front
Fixed a bug surrounding foot stomp damage on the Mantis
Fixed a rare bug where some rockets could get stuck to Spartans and not detonate
Fixed a bug with the Spartan Charge targeting enemies at extreme angles
Buffed Jorge's Chaingun
Forge
New and Updated Features:
Content Browser - Share files (maps, game variants, etc.) easily with the entire Forge community
Forge Prefabs - When inside Forge, open the object pallet and select {PREFABS} to open the Content Browser to select a Prefab to place
Directional Duplication - Hold down d-pad right to duplicate and use the right analog stick to pick which face of the target object the duplicate object will be created
Vehicle Welding [beta] - is now official! Weld objects together with vehicles to make your own new creations
"Per vehicle camera distance" added to Forge vehicle properties
New Objects: Full list at the link.
Bug Fixes, Tweaks, and Cleanup:
Limited the number of CTF flags you can spawn to 16 (to prevent potential crashes)
Numerous fixes to how duplication and placement is handled
Fixed Tidal - Meteor Shower having objects appear too bright in the world space and appearing out of place
Set default abandon/respawn time for Wasp
Fixed issue with Carbine [Rain of Oblivion] not firing automatic
Note you will need to replace existing ones in maps for this to work
Golf object fixes! IE, most important updates of the year!!!
Party cup physics are now 1/10th the weight making it so golf balls can blast through them.
Golf tee now has a little cup that helps hold the ball on top of it.
Removed the Whale ambient noise from the background of Tidal - Poor Robbie
Made sound emitter to put him back (see above)
Fixed problem where players could create custom weapon configurations on weapon pads
Saw awesome community videos and posts on the internet
Unfixed problem where players could create custom weapon configurations on weapon pads