If you've ever stopped to catch your breath between capturing FOBs in Halo Infinite's campaign, you may have noticed that Zeta Halo is absolutely gorgeous.The cutscenes and cinematography further enhance the beauty of the game, and Master Chief's armour looks better than it ever has. But if for some reason you'd prefer to play as a low-res, blocky version of Chief, Minecraft has got you covered.
343 Industries and Mojang Studios have partnered with 4J Studios to update the Minecraft Master Chief Mash-Up Pack with eight new skins in honour of Halo Infinite's campaign launch. Among the new additions are also new emotes, Character Creator items, and a free Superintendent Shirt.
"Celebrate in style with a variety of new skins," said a post on the Minecraft website. "These include Commander Laurette Agryna, War Chief Escharum, Blademaster Jega ‘Rdomnai, the pilot of Pelican Echo-216, a YOROI-clad Spartan, and not one but three Master Chiefs! The character is so iconic it was impossible to pick just one iteration, so choose from three variants highlighting his many adventures."
The Character Creator mode is also stocked up with new items like hats, helmets, flags, and Halo-inspired emotes like Master Chief, Swinging Energy Sword, and Hard Landing. The pack already included over 50 skins, a bespoke texture set, themed UI, original soundtrack, and a world filled with iconic locations from the series.
While Halo Infinite's campaign has been out for a few days, it hasn't come fully loaded with all the features 343 had promised. One of the most requested ones is the ability to select missions to replay. Unfortunately, the devs couldn't include it at launch as they were focussed on getting the campaign in the best possible shape. Associate creative director Paul Crocker has said that this feature is currently being worked on, but couldn't commit to a launch date just yet.
Another major feature missing from the campaign's launch version is co-op. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we're going to get it anytime soon, as 343's head of creative, Joseph Staten, mentioned that the feature won't be out until at least May 2022.