Halo Wars 2, the recently released strategy game developed by 343 Industries in collaboration with Creative Assmbly, will soon receive a major update introducing a variety of fixes.

　　Among the fixes that will be introduced by this Halo Wars 2 update, which will be out soon, are fixes for freezing issues and several gameplay tweaks. No balance changes will be introduced in the update, as the team is still analyzing player feedback.

　　Crashes/Errors/Performance

　　Fixed an issue where players could get stuck on the loading screen

　　Fixed an issue that caused some PC players to see a black screen on startup

　　Several "desync" fixes, one of which covered most of the tracked occurrences

　　Fixed a variety of PC crashes that were hardware-dependent

　　Fixed a Network Error on opening Blitz Packs

　　Fixed some AI issues in Skirmish that could cause performance hits

　　Fixed some performance hitches in Cooperative Campaign

　　Made performance improvements on various hardware

　　Overall multiplayer performance improvements

　　Fixed some crashes that could occur when loading a saved game

　　Fixed an issue that would cause a Campaign mission to get stuck after loading a save

　　Fixed a bug with joining a party and getting a network error

　　Added a driver check on PC to alert users to the presence of old drivers

　　Fixed an issue that caused players to disconnect from multiplayer games at the beginning of the match

　　Gameplay

　　Fixed issue with "Detect" on some starting units not working properly

　　Fixed an issue with getting the Palmer's Pure Gold Achievement

　　Fixed some bugs with Kodiaks in Campaign

　　Fixed a bug with garrisoned Snipers not getting additional stats

　　Fixed issue with squads getting stuck trying to garrison if another squad beats them to it

　　Gold medal can now be more easily attained in ‘Hold the Line’

　　Fixed a Cyclops and Reaver pathing bug where they would sometimes stop moving

　　Fixed an issue with units getting stuck in bases after being made

　　Fixed various skull functionality not working on some units or abilities

　　Fixed some cross-skull interactions between Annihilation and Pestilence

　　Fixed some Locust pathing issues in Blitz (even though they’re driven by Grunts)

　　Fixed an issue with units becoming unresponsive in Blitz

　　Fixed an issue in Blitz with units getting a x4 speed boost in a specific situation

　　Fixed a conflict created by swapping d-pad functionality in Blitz

　　Fixed an issue with the Blisterback not recovering from damage in Blitz

　　Fixed behavior of Marines sometimes failing to get new targets after throwing a grenade

　　Friendly cloaked units now appear on the minimap

　　Made some adjustments to Scarab creation

　　Tweaks to Grunt Mob, Bloodfuel Grunts, and Bloodfuel Locust

　　Holo Decoy can no longer be used on Pelicans or Spirits

　　Fixed card level of units affected by Holo Decoy not showing over clones

　　Glassing beam always creates vision now in Blitz

　　Adjusted AI to make better use of Healing and Cloaking fields

　　Skirmish AI now uses Extraction and Teleport

　　AIs have been practicing their Domination game

　　Metagame

　　Fixed a bug where parties were always assigned to Team 1

　　Fixed a rare issue with users not actually getting to play the leader they selected in Blitz

　　“Halt” cinematic should no longer be unlocked early in theater

　　Fixed some daily/weekly challenge issues where they were not tracked in some playlists

　　PC players can no longer tab target to whisper to themselves

　　Phoenix Log page adjustments

　　Pause menu adjustments

　　Set default difficulty of AI to normal from easy

　　Cosmetic

　　Cleaned up some language localizations

　　Fixed a bug with UI textures failing to load

　　Fixed some minimap graphical issues

　　Fixed a PC issue with starting army text overlapping some UI

　　Fixed some issues with individual card pack opening animations

　　Fixed an issue with a terminal for a red barrier not having a display string

　　Fixed a Domination icon issue, where it would rotate briefly when being recaptured

　　Fixed an issue with Health bars getting stuck on the screen

　　Fixed some issues with particles randomly shooting across the maps for various objects

　　Adjusted transparency on locked skulls in the side panel

　　Radial menu has been cleaned up a bit

　　Added extra visual indicator to aid players when they are selecting cards

　　Made some enhancements to the leader selection carousel

　　Audio

　　Fixed an issue with the announcer constantly reporting Zone B is contested when it’s not

　　Fixed an issue with the Condor being able to be heard through fog of war

　　Fixed incorrect audio playing on some units when damaged

　　Fixed some issues with units calling out the wrong attackers

　　Fixed an issue with using right trigger or mouse wheel would cause audio spam

　　Added audio to Plasma Mines deploy

　　Added a variety of sound effects, and adjusted timing on some existing ones

　　Last, But Not Least

　　Under-the-hood preparation for future ranked multiplayer

　　Known Issues

　　We are still working on a fix for a known issue where a game can sometimes freeze or result in a very low frame rate

　　Investigating some reports of performance issues with cinematics

　　Investigating reports of the mini-map occasionally being unresponsive on PC

　　Occasional infinite loading screen when loading into consecutive missions in co-op

　　Game can sometimes hang indefinitely when restarting a mission

　　Unit balance feedback and assessment is ongoing by the design team

　　Halo Wars 2 is now available on PC and Xbox One in all regions.