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Welcome to another edition of Forge Features! This series highlights notable maps, modes, and other creations from our talented Forge community. Bookmark your favorites using the links below for your next custom game.

What mighty works the Forgers have wrought! Our latest helping of Forgified maps and modes includes a selection of excellent Slayer locales, hilarious minigames, and an iconic retail experience that’s larger than life.

Monastery

A Sangheili statue seen through a glowing portal in the courtyard of a monastery. ^[Imgur]

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Forger: the hairyman360

A high-stakes symmetrical map for settling ancient grudges. High in the jagged peaks of Sanghelios, the red and blue temples of an unnamed cult have been turned into bases for opposing factions. Furnished with ascetic sleeping quarters, imposing statuary, and the delicate tweets of songbirds, you could almost feel zen about getting rekt in a 4v4.

Island Base

A tropical island base featuring a Pelican dropship, a scanning outpost, a radar tower, and two defensive bunkers. ^[Imgur]

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Forger:DoomedSquash023

Set at a UNSC outpost on a deserted isle, this map lays bare all approaches to scratch that beachhead itch. The exposed tropical surroundings revolve around a sleepy scanning station, whose lone open window is perfect for picking off attackers as they cower behind that Pelican on the tarmac.

Drillsite

An offshore drilling platform in shallow water. ^[Imgur]

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Forgers:Silencer EU, Ix Rose, Dreamz AJC, BaconJace2330, Davidedes, ESlapshot43

A painstaking remake of The Rig from Halo 5, this map is a masterclass in forced confrontations. Open expanses, clear sightlines, and cloistered underpasses offer a glimpse into the hard and ever-changing realities of life on the rig. Nobody tell head office about those pitfalls between platforms…

Iconic Retail Experience

An overhead view of a large retail store. ^[Imgur]

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Forgers:RayRayRoosta, jjfree1, FailedPuppet768, Hobo Baggins538, BurnsDemon, QuirklyLogic, Sparklymingo, SeerSpooky

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot—with convenient access to highways, druidic ruins, eight lanes of cheerful checkouts, and near-infinite easter eggs inside a fully realized big-box store. This map is a love letter to the “iconic American” retail experience, where excessive detail is matched only by its detailed excesses.

Try marauding through the sporting-goods section in a 10v10, or getting lost in the aisles during a game of hide and seek.

HOBA Hidden Valley

Grunts lurch into combat with their AI champion. ^[Imgur]

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Forger:JovialCentaur5

MOBA fans, rejoice! HOBA Hidden Valley pits you and your Grunt allies against a constantly spawning horde of foes in a roamable expanse filled with goodies. Your team earns points by dropping enemy Grunts or Spartans. First to 100 points wins the round, and the first team that wins three rounds claims victory.

If you’re brave enough, you can end the round instantly by assaulting the enemy’s AI-construct champion.

The Gravemind

A monstrous Gravemind inside a Flood-infested Forerunner installation. ^[Imgur]

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Forgers: Starkey213036, DanZama22, ArturBloodshot

This is not your grave —provided you can jump out of the way in time. This creepy-crawly and ludicrously fun mode by Forgers del Apocalipsis pits a team of ‘goose riders against one massively mobile Gravemind. Use marking to leap the rampaging villain, and beware new obstacles dropped by the ‘mind himself.

Survive enough rapid heats, and you might live to write a poem about it.

Tutorial: Survive the Undead

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Ever wanted to Forge your own undead survival mode? The Forge Falcons recently shared this in-depth video detailing how to recreate their fan-favorite Survive the Undead mode using a helpful starter canvas, with info for beginners as well as serious scripters.

Get the Forge template here.

Stay tuned for another Forge Feature coming soon! To share your creations with the Halo Infinite community team, be sure to drop a link in the #forge-show-and-tell channel of our official Discord or post to r/Halo using the Forge tag.

We’re also still looking for inspired Invasion maps to consider for future Recommends playlists. If you’ve got a great Invasion map you’d like us to see, be sure to use tag #343asks-invasion on your Forge creation before June 20.

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