Halo 5: Guardians hotfix brings improvements to Warzone Firefight

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By Dan Thorp-Lancaster
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Halo 5 developer 343 Industries has released a hotfix for the recently released Warzone Firefight content, implementing a number of changes based on player feedback in the weeks since its launch. In addition to these changes, the developers note that the hotfix includes a number of other under the hood adjustments, along with a specific fix for the Tidal Forge canvas.

Here's the full rundown of what's included in the hotfix:

URBAN

  • Moved "Defend the Garage" objective from Round 1 to Round 2
  • Moved "Defend the Forerunner Powercore" (Hill) objective to Round 3
  • Moved "Eliminate Knight Sublimis and the Phaeton Helmsmen" objective to Round 4
  • Moved "Eliminate the Banshee Raiders" objective to Round 4
  • Moved "Kill 35 Prometheans" objective to Round 3

MARCH ON STORMBREAK

  • Reduced target number for "Kill Soldiers" objective in Round 2 from 50 to 35
  • Reduced target number for "Kill Knights" objective in Round 4 from 25 to 20

RAID ON APEX 7

  • Moved "Kill 60 Grunts" objective to Round 3
  • Moved Solder Bandit boss objective to Round 3
  • Moved "Eliminate the Hunter Particulars" objective to round 4
  • Moved "Eliminate the Hunter Premiers" objective to round 3
  • Moved "Eliminate the Warden Eternal" objective to Round 4
  • Moved "Kill 25 Knights" objective to Round 4
  • Reduced number of knight waves that come in with Grunt Boss in Round 5

SKIRMISH AT DARKSTAR

  • Moved "Defend the Armory" (Promethean) to Round 2
  • Moved "Defend the Armory" (Covenant) to Round 1
  • Moved "Eliminate the Soldier Commandos" objective to Round 4
  • Moved "Eliminate the Phaeton Helmsmen" objective to Round 4
  • Moved "Eliminate the Warden Eternal" objective to Round 3

ESCAPE FROM A.R.C.

  • Moved "Defend the Garage" objective to round 4
  • Moved "Eliminate the Recon Pilots" objective to Round 3

FORGE

  • Fixed issues with "generating lighting" on Tidal.

It's good to see the developers are continuing to listen closely to player feedback and adjusting things accordingly. You should be able to see the effects of the hotfix now if you fire up the Warzone Firefight content for Halo 5.

Dan Thorp-Lancaster
Dan Thorp-Lancaster

Dan Thorp-Lancaster is the former Editor-in-Chief of Windows Central. He began working with Windows Central, Android Central, and iMore as a news writer in 2014 and is obsessed with tech of all sorts. You can follow Dan on Twitter @DthorpL and Instagram @heyitsdtl.