Release Date: September 8, 2016
A free tool for the owners of the PC edition of Halo 5: Guardians, acting both as map editor and a way to play fan made levels. Initially, it has been the work of the team at 343 Industries and was supposed to be a PC version of the popular Forge mode, known from the main entries in the Halo series. Additionally, the players could create their own maps or game modes, than use them in Halo 5 on consoles.
Halo 5: Forge is a free tool for PC version of Halo 5: Guardians, serving as complex map editor and multiplayer shooter to play on fan made levels.
Unlike a few console exclusives for Xbox that debuted on PC in 2015-2016, Halo 5: Guardians appeared only on Xbox One. However, players received a substitute in form of editor named Halo 5: Forge, created by Microsoft and 343 Industries studio (its name refers to the Forge mode from full-scale entries in Halo series). It is a complex tool that can be used to create custom maps for Halo 5: Guardians, which can be made from scratch or by modifying huge, sandbox levels prepared by developers: Alpine, Glacier and Space. When we are done with rebuilding and adding objects, we can share our work with community or creations of others to use in Halo 5 for Xbox One.
While Halo 5: Forge started as a map editor, it received huge update a few weeks after its release, which allowed actually using maps created in it, and thus it became a free-to-play shooter and a substitute of the multiplayer mode of Halo 5. It is noteworthy that application can be used to share content between s of Windows 10 and Xbox One, and players of both platforms have access to everything created both in Halo 5: Forge and Halo 5: Guardians.
Halo 5: Forge for PC offers only the multiplayer mode, though players can play both on fan made maps and those from the original Halo 5: Guardians in custom modes for up to 16 players.
Being developed for PC, Halo 5: Forge has been optimized for modern PCs. Even though it uses the original engine, the game offers e.g. of higher resolutions up to 4K, improved controls and option of using with keyboard and mouse duo, both in editor and while playing. It also features Halo application, which is an integral part of Halo 5: Forge and gives players access to the most recent news, clips, tutorials, fan made content, information about updates and other content related to Halo universe.
Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: Halo Studios / 343 Industries
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Studios
Age restrictions: 16+
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System Requirements for Halo 5: Forge Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5 2.3 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce 650 Ti/Radeon R7 260 or better, 40 GB HDD, Windows 10.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i5 3.4 GHz, 12 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970/Radeon R9 380 or better, 40 GB HDD, Windows 10.