"Cartographer's Gift" free update is now available to "Halo 5: Guardians" and as 343 Industries has promised since the title was released, the forge tools are back.
As previously reported, 343 Industries has made the special reward system one of the many reason for fans to love "Halo 5: Guardians" and play daily. And as stated on the official Halo news site halowaypoint.com, the free update called "Cartographer's Gift" will bring "Forge, new Arena and Warzone maps, Seasons and social playlists, brand new REQs, and more."
As written on halowaypoint.com, "Forge has been rebuilt from the ground up for "Halo 5: Guardians." Giving more power and control to the Forge community was the primary goal, and community feedback will continue to fuel the evolution of Forge as we update the mode with new features and content"
Some fans have begun asking questions about what they can do with the new Forge Tools. For example one fan has asked via Twitter, "Excuse me kind sir! Is there a *possibility* for REQ items being in Forge one day?Variants would be perfect for Machinimas!" 343 Industries Senior Mission Designer Tom French was kind enough to reply, "At some point they will work their way in there. No details to talk about yet."
Nevertheless, Forge indeed is a powerful tool and as written on halowaypoint.com, the following features come to "Halo 5" Forge Tools with "Cartographer's Gift:"
Grouping - Groups can be created dynamically with a single button press. Select more objects and press the button again to add to the group or press the button again to split the group up.
Multi-Select/Edit - Forgers can select and manipulate up to 64 individual objects at one time (more if combined with Groups); movement, rotation, property editing, everything you're able to do to a single object.
1700+ Objects - Forgers can expect a variety of pieces from primitive shapes, structure parts, accent pieces, detail props, and gameplay objects custom built for Forge. Mix them in with weapons, turrets, and power-ups makes this the ultimate Forge.
Light Objects - Place real light objects in the world to light up interior spaces or just enhance a location on a map. Light objects have a whole slew of properties; point and spot types, light color/distance/falloff, light cone shape/size, lens flairs, and more.
Light Fixtures - Additional light fixture objects such as light posts, beacon lights, etc. that come with lights built into them making it possible to set dress and light a space at the same time.
Primary, Secondary, & Tertiary Colors - In addition to over 100 colors available, the vast majority of the Forge building pieces have tunable primary, secondary, and tertiary color change sections on them. This allows objects color variations from the blatantly oblivious to very subtle. Many also support changing the matte/metallic reflective properties of the color surface as well.
"Halo 5: Guardians" is exclusively available in Xbox One. "Cartographer's Gift" is a free update.
