As previously stated by developer 343 Industries, free updates are coming to "Halo 5: Guardians" players. The next in the planned series of free expansions, Cartographer's Gift, is now out.
According to GameSpot, the developer started rolling out the new update in the middle of the week. The new update, dubbed added a number of new features and tweak improvements in the Xbox One-exclusive shooter.
Although already a part of the franchise, the updated Forge mode would seem like new to players, even the hardcore ones. In the post detailing the new update, 343 Industries stated that the new mode "had been rebuilt from the ground up," and included in the tweaked gameplay are convenient editing tools new items.
The developer also mentioned that these tweaks for the updated Forge was only the beginning and there will be new updates, features, and content in the future. The new Forge mode now has dynamic grouping (with a single button press), multi-select and edit for numerous items; and more than 1,700 new objects, ranging from detail props for maps, accent pieces, to individual gameplay objects.
Meanwhile, the new update also rolled out new items for players, ranging from new weapons, armors, to complete Req sets. Express UK summarized the new items as over 30 Reqs for weapons, armor and other in-game items; additional maps for both Warzone (added Battle of Noctus) and Arena (Overgrowth map); plus two new maps to Big Team Battle (Antifreeze and Entombed).
Aside from in-game items, Cartographer's Gift also unlocked additional achievements for Spartans, such as Commendations and Service Records.
The new Cartographer's Gift update is the second free update for "Halo 5: Guardians" following last month's rollout of Battle of Shadow and Light. Meanwhile, 343 Industries has another update coming, and fans expect the third update to arrive in January.
