Two thirds of the Halo: Master Chief Collection is now playable on PC. Halo 3 was added to the MCC collection and can now be downloaded. The game was added via a massive update, ranging from 17GB to 24GB, depending on the platform and online store. The update is not just about Halo 3, as it also introduced tons of new features and improved some existing ones across the Collection. Xbox One also received the same update.
For PC users, Forge mode has been added in Halo: Reach, Halo 2: Anniversary, and Halo 3. Halo 3's Forge has been drastically improved. It now has object physics, precision edit tools, coordinate snaps, and rotation support. Pallets in H3 and Reach’s Forge got a budget increase and were expanded with new objects.
The update fixed tons of bugs as well. You can read about them on the official blog post. Below are the new features added to the game via yesterday’s update.
New Features
- (PC) Forge is now available for Halo: Reach, Halo 2: Anniversary, and Halo 3.
- Halo 3 Forge has been updated with new features, including Object Physics, rotation, coordinate snap and precision edit tools.
- Halo 3 and Halo: Reach Forge pallets have been expanded with new objects and budget increases.
- Halo 3, Halo: Reach, and Halo 2: Anniversary Forge tools have been updated with a new “Toggle Rotation Axes” feature adding toggleable rotation around World and Local axes. Note: This is planned to be added into Halo 4 at a later date.
- Updated season unlock flow to feature non-linear unlocks per page and added Season 2 featuring 30 new nameplates, 46 new H1 Weapon and 18 H1 Vehicle skins.
- Challenges are now available to complete across all available titles. Note: Campaign Challenges are currently not supported in Halo 4: Spartan Ops.
- New spartan customization 3D model viewer for Halo 3.
- Updated Skill Rank backend for Ranked Matchmaking. This resolved a long-standing rank reset issue and has required us reset all ranked playlists to 1.
- “Highest Lifetime” rank is now displayed for rotational hoppers that are no longer available.
- Halo: Reach & Halo 3 audio has been updated.
- New Acrophobia skull for Halo 3.
- “Dual Wield Inversion” has been added as a toggle for players who wish to disable the title from switching the “primary fire” weapon to your left-hand while dual wielding in Halo 2 or Halo 3.
