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Halo: Campaign Evolved 8/17 Update — Best Video Settings After Chromatic Aberration / Film Grain Toggles
Halo Studios released Update 17.661.002 on 2026-08-17 — their largest patch since Halo: Campaign Evolved launched on July 28. Here is how to re-tune the new independent Chromatic Aberration + Film Grain toggles, when to use the new PC 'None' Upscaling Technique, how to lock in stable Frame Generation across scene loads, and the full list of cross-platform fixes (AR parity, Jackal hit-registration, Sgt. Johnson 'Boarding Action' progress bug).
Halo: Campaign Evolved Assault Rifle Balance Fix — Xbox / PC vs PS5 Post-8/17 Patch
Pre-8/17, the Halo: Campaign Evolved Assault Rifle fired slower and tighter on Xbox and PC than on PS5 due to a rounding bug. Update 17.661.002 (2026-08-17) aligns the AR to the PS5 baseline across all three platforms. Here is the platform-by-platform behavior change, the root cause of the rounding bug, the new AR TTK numbers on Normal / Heroic / Legendary, and what the change means for co-op cross-play.
Halo: Campaign Evolved Cross-Play Guide + Free Recompilation Armor Code
Halo: Campaign Evolved supports 4-player online cross-play co-op across Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC, plus 2-player split-screen co-op on console, plus cross-save between console and PC. Plus: how to redeem the free Recompilation Armor Style code ZS75-7UM8-C2BL-JE3D-4BFZ on Halo Waypoint, what the armor does, and how to pull it into your save file.
Halo: Campaign Evolved Operation: METEORITE Walkthrough — 3 New Prequel Missions
Operation: METEORITE landed in the 8/17 Update 17.661.002 patch as Halo: Campaign Evolved's first post-launch campaign content. Here is the full walkthrough for Breach at Orbital Grid 4, Silent Insertion, and Escape from the Covenant Core — including the three METEORITE-exclusive weapons (Battle Rifle, Brute Plasma Rifle, Spiker), the new Brute enemy variants, and the Jackal Sniper that makes its campaign debut.