Halo Infinite

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Halo Infinite

Developers
	343 Industries
	SkyBox Labs
	Sperasoft
	The Coalition
	Certain Affinity
	Atomhawk
Publishers
	Xbox Game Studios
Engines
	Slipspace Engine
Release dates
Windows	December 8, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	82
OpenCritic	86
IGDB	88
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Sponsored, Free-to-play
Microtransactions	Cosmetic
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Halo

Halo
Halo: Combat Evolved	2003
Halo 2	2007
Halo: Spartan (series)
Halo Online	2015*
Halo 5: Forge	2016
Halo Wars (series)
Halo Recruit	2017
Halo: The Master Chief Collection (series)
Halo Infinite	2021

Key Points

Xbox Cross Play title - Play multiplayer with Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC players

General information

Official forum

Official support page

Steam Community Discussions

Halo Infinite is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Halo series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.co.uk		Standard Edition
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam		Online multiplayer requires an Xbox Live account.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Free-to-play	Multiplayer modes are free-to-play.
Sponsored	XP boosts and multiplayer cosmetics as part of partnerships with Rockstar Energy, Monster Energy, Mega Construx and Mondelēz snack brands.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Boost	A Battle Pass is available to purchase each in-game season, including rewards such as XP boosts, challenge swaps, armour, as well as weapon and armour coatings. Battle Pass tiers can also be instantly skipped with an additional purchase using Credits.
Cosmetic	Armor, weapon and vehicle coatings can be purchased with real money via the in-game store.
Currency	Credits or Halo Credits can be purchased with real money at an exchange rate of 500 Credits per 5 US Dollars.

Essential improvements

Skip intro video

Remove the video file
Go to <path-to-game>\videos\ Delete intro.mp4

Change the video file
If the game refuses to start when the intro video is simply deleted, it can instead be replaced with a dummy file to skip it. Go to <path-to-game>\videos\ Delete intro.mp4 Download this placeholder video file, rename it into intro.mp4 Place the downloaded file where the old intro.mp4 file was

Disable Chat Filter

Instructions
By default, the game comes with a (rather strict) text chat filter that cannot be disabled within the UI. Open up SpecControlSettings.json with a text editor. (See configuration file(s) location.) Find text_chat_filter_enabled Change "value" from 1 to 0.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.254428597CFE2_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Local\HaloInfinite\Settings\SpecControlSettings.json
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\HaloInfinite\Settings\SpecControlSettings.json
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1240440/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%/Packages/Microsoft.254428597CFE2_8wekyb3d8bbwe/SystemAppData/wgs/
Windows	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/1240440/remote
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1240440/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+. Announced support for both 21:9 and 32:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Slider from 65 up to 120, with 78 as default. Player model legs disappear if set above 78.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Borderless Flip Discard
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Shown as "Texture filtering" in settings. Doesn't work with a lot of terrain textures (yet?).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Forces TAA with 'high' and 'low' presets, no option to disable.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		If game stutters due to Gsync, Freesync or VRR then enable Vsync in your GPU CP, disable it in game and set max FPS to unlocked (unlimited). If you need a frame rate cap use the one in your GPU CP only.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Custom limit is available when Vsync is disabled, can be set up to 960 FPS. Characters and objects in cutscenes are animated at 30FPS, though this may be a bug as the camera and other effects are animated at the proper framerate. If you get stutter during gameplay, see Vsync notes above.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		HDR slider controls peak luminance (uses an arbitrary 0-100 scale rather than mapping directly to cd/m2 value). Brightness slider controls black level.
Ray tracing (RT)		Support for ray-tracing is comming in a post-launch update
Color blind mode		Multiple settings to change enemy outline color in matches and theatre mode as well as subtitles.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Triple keybinding
Mouse acceleration		optional
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Supports Xbox Elite Shift Keys. Used to give a button, stick or trigger 2 functions
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Multiple configuration options
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Any native xinput device will work although an Xbox One (or later revisions) are recommended
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Native PlayStation Controller support doesn't work properly. The workaround is using an Input Remapper with DS4 Emulation support.
PlayStation button prompts		Xbox button prompts only
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Button Prompts can rapidly switch back and forth if both Gamepad and Keyboard/Mouse Inputs are in use at the same time and the mouse is moved or keyboard touched.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)		By default, Steam Input is enabled for Major Controller types including PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Generic Controllers.
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Supports Dolby Atmos
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Disabled by default.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play		Versus Custom
Online play		Versus Forge-map maker coming Q2 2022. Co-op coming later, maybe later in Season 2 https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/6/22964321/halo-infinite-campaign-co-op-season-two-may

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		All platforms use Microsoft TrueSkill matchmaking system
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated

Issues

Save game data corruption

There is currently a persistent issue relating to the detection of multiple inputs that causes a double sign-in bug, as seen here. If this occurs, attempting to load up a save will currently result in the save data being irreparably corrupted. While there is no official word from 343 on this issue, it is currently recommended to manually back up your save files until it is resolved. This is also known to affect multiplayer matches, as seen here. This issue may be resolved by those who are actively using two devices to play Halo Infinite, such as an Xbox and the Windows Store version of the game or two PCs over Steam - if the corrupted save data is not synced over the cloud to the alternative device, an earlier version may be restored by replacing the cloud save data through active progression of the local copy and allowing a re-sync of this version. Note: This is known to frequently occur if a controller is disconnected and reconnected during play, or if multiple accounts are signed in at once on an Xbox. If you get a "Lets go!" pop-up prompting you to log back in during play, do NOT accept it and exit the game immediately.

Issues fixed

Corrupt/Stuttering audio

Disable Inactive Mute
There is a bug with the game's Inactive Mute option. Go to Settings>Audio and uncheck the option Inactive Mute. As a side effect of this workaround, audio will stay enabled even when the game window is minimized or unfocused.

Reconnect your audio device
Disconnect and reconnect your audio device during a match.

Update drivers
You can try updating the sound card drivers, audio device drivers, and the proprietary device management software if in use.

Poor quality audio on Bluetooth devices

Halo Infinite should be closed before performing the steps below

Disable hands-free telephony service
Open the Control Panel to Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers. Right click the Bluetooth device and select Properties > Services. Untick the Hands-free Telephony service.

Improve performance

Uninstall Multiplayer, and Campaign, Hi-Res Textures DLCs
On Steam, right click Halo Infinite Click Properties, then DLC Untick 'Multiplayer Hi-Res Textures', and 'Campaign Hi-Res Textures'. This drastically improves performance, and frames per second

Disable Xbox Game Bar
Open Windows settings Click Gaming, the 3rd option on the left side, with the Xbox logo Use the slider to set Xbox Game Bar to Off. This will improve performance slightly

Disable Steam overlay
On Steam, right click Halo Infinite Click Properties Untick 'Enable Steam overlay' This should slightly improve frame rate

Reduce crashing

Disconnect multiple monitors
If using more than one monitor, unplug all but the primary monitor from your PC. Doing this will reduce crashing.

Enable vertical sync
In Halo Infinite, go to settings, and enable Vsync. Some Steam forums users have reported this reduces crashing.

Issues connecting to the server

Disconnecting from any vpn services and disabling all network Connections except the one being currently used should fix this issue.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12	Hardware Tiled Resources Tier 2 and Resource Binding Tier 3 features of the Direct3D 12_0 feature level is required

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Wwise
Multiplayer	Xbox Live
Anti-cheat	Arbiter	Developers' own proprietary solution

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4440 AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX 570 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 6 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

A graphics card that supports the Hardware Tiled Resources Tier 2 and Resource Binding Tier 3 features of the Direct3D 12_0 feature level is required.