Halo Online

Halo Online

Halo Online
Developer(s)	Saber Interactive
Publisher	Innova Systems
EU date released	Spring 2015 (Beta, Russia only)
Genre	First-person shooter
Game modes	Multiplayer
Platform(s)	Windows
Website	Halo Waypoint

Halo Online was a free-to-play multiplayer-only Halo game that was tested exclusively in Russia.

The game was cancelled on August 24, 2016, when the developer, Saber Interactive, announced that "the current form of Halo Online will not be released." The reason they gave for the cancellation was that Microsoft had "failed to [make] decisions on the future of the project."

Gameplay

The multiplayer mode was based on a modified version of Halo 3's engine and featured several classic weapons, vehicles, and maps, in addition to some new maps. One of the new maps was set in a Russian town. Match player counts varied between 4 and 16 players.

Though the game lacked a campaign, the War Games simulations depicted took place shortly after the events of Halo 3 on a secret UNSC space station called Anvil.

Multiplayer Maps

Image	Map
	Diamondback
	Edge
	Guardian
	Icebox
	Narrows
	Reactor
	Standoff
	The Pit
	Valhalla
	Last Resort
	High Ground

Features

Species Human (Augmented) Sangheili Organizations Lethbridge Industrial Unified Earth Government United Nations Space Command UNSC Defense Force Spartan SPARTAN-IV program Swords of Sanghelios (Presumed) Weapons UNSC MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System MA5-C22 (MAG) MA5-D11, MA5-D77 THORN, MA5-D11 SHADOWFIRE (DMG) MA5-A46 (ACC)) MA5-R16 (RoF) MA5-S2 (SNP) MA5-G3 EQUALIZER (ADV) BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle BR55-R65 BARRAGE (ROF) BR55-R30 (ROF) BR55-R38 HAILSTORM (ROF) BR55-A58 (ACC) BR55-C89 VAULT (MAG) BR55-D7 (DMG) BR55-D33 THORN (DMG) BR55-S9 (SNP) BR55-G2 TRIPLE THREAT (ADV) BR55 Pioneer (Included in Elite Package) Sniper Rifle System 99-Series 5 Anti-Matériel M45D Tactical Shotgun M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon LAU-65D/SGM-151 M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle M247H Heavy Machine Gun M395 Designated Marksman Rifle M395-C61 (MAG) M395-A24 (ACC) M395-A31 CONFLUX (ACC) M395-R66 (ROF) M395-D20 M7/Caseless Submachine Gun M7B-R49 (ROF) M7B-A21 (ACC) M7B-D39 (DMG M7B-D39 THORN (DMG) M7B-S12 (SNP) M7B-C54 (MAG) M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade M6H Personal Defense Weapon System M6-R59 (ROF) DMG Magnum ADV Magnum Covenant Type-1 Antipersonnel grenade Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation grenade Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer Type-3 Antipersonnel/Antimatériel Incendiary grenade Type-25 Carbine Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol ROF Plasma Pistol DMG Plasma Pistol ADV Plasma Pistol Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle DMG Plasma Rifle ROF Plasma Rifle ACC Plasma Rifle GOV Plasma Rifle Type-25 Grenade Launcher Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher Type-27 Special Application Sniper Rifle Type-51 Carbine ROF Covenant Carbine GOV Covenant Carbine SNP Covenant Carbine DMG Covenant Carbine Type-52 Pistol Ecumene Sentinel Beam

Locations Unknown system Anvil Sol system Earth Russia (Simulation) Vehicles UNSC AV-14 Attack VTOL Charon-class light frigate UNSC Aegis Fate M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle D77H-TCI Pelican M12 Force Application Vehicle M808 Main Battle Tank Covenant Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle Type-26B Ground Support Aircraft Technology Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor [GEN2] Air Assault Ballista (First appearance) Bastion (First appearance) Breaker (First appearance) Boxhead (First appearance) Buzzsaw (First appearance) Cain (First appearance) Caladcholg (First appearance) Chameleon (First appearance) Commando Cyclops (First appearance) Defender Demo (First appearance) Dutch (First appearance) EOD Flenser (First appearance) Gladiator (First appearance) Gunslinger (First appearance) Gungnir Halberd (First appearance) Hammerhead (First appearance) Hoplite Infiltrator Inquisitor (First appearance) Iron (First appearance) Juggernaut (First appearance) Mac (First appearance) Mercenary (First appearance) Mirmillion (First appearance) Mongoose (First appearance) Ni-Hard (First appearance) Ninja (First appearance) Omni (First appearance) Oracle (First appearance) Orbital Paladin (First appearance) Pilot Pioneer Prefect (First appearance) Rampart (First appearance) Reaper (First appearance) Renegade (First appearance) Rogue Saboteur (First appearance) Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor/Sadist (First appearance) Samurai (First appearance) Scanner Sceptre (First appearance) Scout Shark (First appearance) Silverback (First appearance) Soldier Spectrum (First appearance) Stealth (First appearance) Strider Tremor (First appearance) Venator Void Dancer (First appearance) Widow Maker (First appearance) Wrestler (First appearance)

Trivia

• 343 Industries had no plans to expand the game to other territories. However, they stated that if it were to happen, the game would have to go through "region-specific changes" to match players' expectations in different territories.
• 343 Industries also had no plans to bring the game to Xbox One, as the game was built "from the ground up" for PC.
• The announcement trailer shows that pre-alpha tests date back to the 20th June 2014.
• Halo Online's codename was 'Eldorado', shown by the closed alpha's executeable name and in a motd message in the trailer.

Videos

Main article: Halo Online Announcement Trailer

Halo Online Announce Trailer

Halo Online - Intro

Gallery

Concept art of a battle.

A snapshot of the menu.