reverse-engineering

With the launch of Halo Infinite in 2021, 343 Industries introduced the concept of battle passes in Halo. The concept itself is not new in the gaming industry per-se, but it’s new to Halo. It’s effectively a limited time opportunity for players to earn in-game rewards during what is referred to as a season (although that term becomes a bit overloaded now).

Just yesterday the new build of Halo Infinite dropped. With this build, one of the biggest changes that graced us with its presence is The Exchange - a new virtual venue where a player can use a new in-game currency, Spartan Points, to acquire all sorts of already known cosmetics.

Another week, another release of OpenSpartan Workshop (1.0.3, build ESCHARUM-03052024)! This one was a fun to build because it introduces a few improvements that will delight its users.

Maintenance release inbound! I had to fix a few bugs with the performance of the application, add some parallelization, and update the installer to make sure that the .NET components are not uninstalled when the upgrade of OpenSpartan Workshop happens.

Right after the release of the first version of OpenSpartan Workshop, I am following-up with an update that adds some quality-of-life improvements and some minor new functionality. You can get the latest release on GitHub.

The first version of OpenSpartan Workshop is officially out.

How I dove into the Halo Infinite AMQP API to dig for treasure - wait times for every single playlist available.

How to get your game build identifier without firing up Fiddler.

How to track your own Halo Infinite service record with the game REST API.

How to understand which maps and modes are more likely to come up in Halo Infinite games.

How to query the career rank API to understand tier requirements and get an idea of emblems and rewards.

You can now see some missing medals on Halo Waypoint. Here is how to get to them from the API.

How to access hidden maps and game modes in retail Halo Infinite PC game builds with the build manifest.

If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you probably already know that I spend inordinate amounts of time on reverse engineering the Halo Infinite API.

Getting visibility into your match performance outside the game.