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'''Tactical packages''' are gameplay enhancements featured in ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''[[Halo Online]]''.<ref name="Halo Waypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]:''' ''HALO 4 INTEL''</ref><ref name="Halo Online">'''[[Halo Online]]'''</ref>
'''Tactical packages''' are gameplay enhancements featured in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
 
==Overview==
==Overview==
Tactical packages are software updates for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]] armor that increase a [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartan's]] combat readiness and responsiveness. They can be accessed through each [[loadout]] either before a match is started or during a player's respawn time.
Tactical packages are software updates for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]] armor that increase a [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan's]] combat readiness and responsiveness. They can be accessed through each [[loadout]] either before a match is started or during a player's respawn time.


==List of packages==
==List of packages==
*'''AA Efficiency''': disables shortwave system regulators, generating more power to recharge [[armor abilities]] faster. This package is favored by Spartans who are involved in asymmetric engagement roles as an ad hoc combat modifier which provided a short term advantage.<ref name="Halo Waypoint"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #999999; background: #FFFFFF;"
*'''Fast Track''': is maintained by installing a modular evaluation device. It allows users to gather and analyze more experiential data from every combat encounter they have. This package impacts the user's ability to advance in rank, shortening the time in between promotions. Effectively, it allows an increased experience gain.<ref name="Halo Waypoint"/>
! style="width:120px;" | Package
*'''Firepower''': alternates redundant magnetic streams on the back of the GEN2 armor, overriding regulated load out limitations and allowing a Spartan to carry two primary weapons simultaneously. This package is considered imperative for Spartans who prefer longer-ranged or heavier firepower over close-range speed and versatility.<ref name="Halo Waypoint"/>
! style="width:500px;" | Gameplay effect
*'''Grenadier''': restructures the standard magnetic hardpoints on the user's suit system, effectively increasing the total grenade capacity for all personnel. The package affects both domestic and exotic grenades, including Covenant and Forerunner ones, per compatibility regulations.<ref name="Halo Waypoint"/>
! | Fiction
*'''Mobility''': allows Spartans to modify and bypass muscle control actuators, which allow Spartans high-intensity mobility without severely damaging their bodies. This allows users to gain unprecedented sprinting stamina at their own discretion.<ref name="Halo Waypoint"/>
|-
*'''Resistor''': allows Spartans to maintain their full mobility and dexterity while taking incoming fire.<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/07/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-71013.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 7.10.13'']</ref>
| '''Mobility'''
*'''Resupply''': allows Spartans to recover grenades from the armour of dead soldiers by means of a software patch to the suit's magnetic hardpoint configuration. Equipment recovery personnel and post-combat recon teams deployed in enemy-held locations, where acquiring materiel from allies and foes alike is a necessity, tend to use this package.<ref name="Halo Waypoint"/>
| Allows the player to use [[sprint]] indefinitely.
*'''Requisition''': installs a hardline channel system. This allows a Spartan to request alternate selections of tools or weapons during ordnance drops. This package is very useful when it comes to ordnance versatility by offering more choices on the battlefield.<ref name="Halo Waypoint"/>
| Allows Spartans to modify and bypass muscle control actuators, which allow Spartans high-intensity mobility without severely damaging their bodies. This allows users to gain unprecedented sprinting stamina at their own discretion.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/d5bbcfdb-d73c-4002-bf35-b811dd4e02aa/mobility-package|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Mobility Package|D=01|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Tactical Packages}}
*'''Shielding''': reinforces [[energy shielding|energy shield]] emitters by means of a modifying bypass of standard performance regulators, allowing a higher shield-recharge rate after taking damage.<ref name="Halo Waypoint"/>
|-
*'''Wheelman''': connects the user to machine controller systems via a cross-networked driver component fixed to the suit's frame. This improves the long durability of any vehicle in combat and mitigates some of the effective effects of EMP discharges.<ref name="Halo Waypoint"/>
| '''Shielding'''
| Boosts the player's shield recharge rate. This package overrides player traits, setting their shield recharge rate to 200%, and their shield recharge wait to 6 seconds.
| Reinforces [[energy shielding|energy shield]] emitters by means of a modifying bypass of standard performance regulators, allowing a higher shield-recharge rate after taking damage.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/db61432a-67bf-49c9-ad6b-62c124cfcd54/shielding-package|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Shielding Package|D=30|M=04|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Tactical Packages}}
|-
| '''Resupply'''
| Allows the recovery of grenades from fallen allies and enemies.
| Allows Spartans to recover grenades from the armor of dead soldiers by means of a software patch to the suit's magnetic hardpoint configuration. Equipment recovery personnel and post-combat recon teams deployed in enemy-held locations, where acquiring matériel from allies and foes alike is a necessity, tend to use this package.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/9a62c932-52a0-4801-88d5-e4830e66c866/resupply-package|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Resupply Package|D=24|M=04|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Tactical Packages}}
|-
| '''AA Efficiency'''
| Increases the recharge rate of [[armor abilities]] by 100%.
| Disables shortwave system regulators, generating more power to recharge armor abilities faster. This package is favored by Spartans who are involved in asymmetric engagement roles as an ad hoc combat modifier, which provided a short term advantage.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/c244b900-8133-4e38-ad47-9bfdf53c8ebc/aa-efficiency-package|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: AA Efficency Package|D=24|M=04|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Tactical Packages}}
|-
| '''Grenadier'''
| Increases the player's grenade-carrying capacity by +1.
| Restructures the standard magnetic hardpoints on the user's suit system, effectively increasing the total grenade capacity for all personnel. The package affects both domestic and exotic grenades, including Covenant and Forerunner ones, per compatibility regulations.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/b2f9bc3c-aff9-49d2-9958-bf29489efe7e/grenadier-package|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Grenadier Package|D=24|M=04|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Tactical Packages}}
|-
| '''Firepower'''
| Allows the player to carry two primary weapons simultaneously.
| Alternates redundant magnetic streams on the back of the GEN2 armor, overriding regulated load out limitations and allowing a Spartan to carry two primary weapons simultaneously. This package is considered imperative for Spartans who prefer longer-ranged or heavier firepower over close-range speed and versatility.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/3cfdb799-83f8-40c3-a8eb-f7c907cbfb32/firepower-package|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Firepower Package|D=30|M=04|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Tactical Packages}}
|-
| '''Fast Track'''
| Allows the player to advance in rank 20% more quickly.
| Maintained by installing a modular evaluation device, Fast Track allows users to gather and analyze more experiential data from every combat encounter they have. This package impacts the user's ability to advance in rank, shortening the time in between promotions. Effectively, it allows an increased experience gain.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/a97494f3-9cf0-488d-92b2-7d8d661a4902/fast-track-package|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Fast Track Package|D=24|M=04|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Tactical Packages}}
|-
| '''Requisition'''
| Lets players request new choices when an ordnance drop has been granted. It works in modes where personal ordnance is allowed.
| Installs a hardline channel system. This allows a Spartan to request alternate selections of tools or weapons during ordnance drops. This package is very useful when it comes to ordnance versatility by offering more choices on the battlefield.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/2f08bfca-5907-4594-a29a-276487cf5e7b/requisition-package|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Requisition Package|D=24|M=04|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Tactical Packages}}
|-
| '''Wheelman'''
| Vehicles the player is driving have 50% less health stun time, recharge health 50% faster, and the effects of [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMPs]] are mitigated 50% faster.
| Connects the user to machine controller systems via a [[UNSC battle network|cross-networked]] driver component fixed to the suit's frame. This improves the long durability of any vehicle in combat and mitigates some of the effective effects of EMP discharges.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/d8e2e142-b0c1-4f07-8db7-51c756daba12/wheelman-package-|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Wheelman Package|D=24|M=04|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Tactical Packages}}
|-
| '''Resistor'''
| Allows the player to maintain their full mobility and dexterity while taking incoming fire.{{Ref/Site|Id=Resistor|URL=http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/07/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-71013.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin 7.10.13|D=19|M=09|Y=2013}}
| N/A
|-
|}
 
==Production notes==
The Resistor tactical package was released alongside the Survivor [[Support upgrades|support upgrade]] as a [[Halo 4 Title Updates#Title Update 8/19/2013|free update]] for all ''Halo 4'' players on [[2013#August|August 19, 2013]] - one day prior to the release of the [[Champions Bundle]].{{Ref/Reuse|Resistor}} Due to it being implemented after the game's launch, neither armor mod (nor any of the other Champions Bundle content such as the [[Steel Skin Pack]] or [[Infinity Armor Pack]]) were available for use in [[Spartan Ops]] - if the player has them equipped in their loadout, the game simply reverts back to "None".


==Trivia==
For similar reasons, none of the Champions Bundle content was included in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' at launch in [[2014]]. However, the Resistor tactical package (alongside Survivor support upgrade) was added into the ''Halo 4'' component of the collection in the ''Master Chief Collection'' December 2022 update, as part of ''Halo 4''{{'}}s tenth anniversary. Unlike the original game, it can be used in Spartan Ops.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-mcc-december-2022-update|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: MCC - December 2022 Update|D=03|M=11|Y=2024}}
The Resistor tactical package was included as part of the [[Champions Bundle]], released in August 2013. As such, it is not available in [[Spartan Ops]]. If a player has it equipped in their loadout, it will automatically revert back to "None".


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Shield Package.png|Early icon of the Shield package.
File:Shield Package.png|Early icon of the Shield package.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Online]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


== See also ==
==See also==
* [[Armor abilities]]
* [[Armor abilities]]
* [[Armor mods]]
* [[Support upgrades]]
* [[Support upgrades]]
 
{{Customization}}
[[Category:Multiplayer]]
[[Category:Customization]]

Latest revision as of 09:17, November 3, 2024

The Tactical package icons.

Tactical packages are gameplay enhancements featured in Halo 4.

Overview[edit]

Tactical packages are software updates for the MJOLNIR [GEN2] armor that increase a Spartan's combat readiness and responsiveness. They can be accessed through each loadout either before a match is started or during a player's respawn time.

List of packages[edit]

Package Gameplay effect Fiction
Mobility Allows the player to use sprint indefinitely. Allows Spartans to modify and bypass muscle control actuators, which allow Spartans high-intensity mobility without severely damaging their bodies. This allows users to gain unprecedented sprinting stamina at their own discretion.[1]
Shielding Boosts the player's shield recharge rate. This package overrides player traits, setting their shield recharge rate to 200%, and their shield recharge wait to 6 seconds. Reinforces energy shield emitters by means of a modifying bypass of standard performance regulators, allowing a higher shield-recharge rate after taking damage.[2]
Resupply Allows the recovery of grenades from fallen allies and enemies. Allows Spartans to recover grenades from the armor of dead soldiers by means of a software patch to the suit's magnetic hardpoint configuration. Equipment recovery personnel and post-combat recon teams deployed in enemy-held locations, where acquiring matériel from allies and foes alike is a necessity, tend to use this package.[3]
AA Efficiency Increases the recharge rate of armor abilities by 100%. Disables shortwave system regulators, generating more power to recharge armor abilities faster. This package is favored by Spartans who are involved in asymmetric engagement roles as an ad hoc combat modifier, which provided a short term advantage.[4]
Grenadier Increases the player's grenade-carrying capacity by +1. Restructures the standard magnetic hardpoints on the user's suit system, effectively increasing the total grenade capacity for all personnel. The package affects both domestic and exotic grenades, including Covenant and Forerunner ones, per compatibility regulations.[5]
Firepower Allows the player to carry two primary weapons simultaneously. Alternates redundant magnetic streams on the back of the GEN2 armor, overriding regulated load out limitations and allowing a Spartan to carry two primary weapons simultaneously. This package is considered imperative for Spartans who prefer longer-ranged or heavier firepower over close-range speed and versatility.[6]
Fast Track Allows the player to advance in rank 20% more quickly. Maintained by installing a modular evaluation device, Fast Track allows users to gather and analyze more experiential data from every combat encounter they have. This package impacts the user's ability to advance in rank, shortening the time in between promotions. Effectively, it allows an increased experience gain.[7]
Requisition Lets players request new choices when an ordnance drop has been granted. It works in modes where personal ordnance is allowed. Installs a hardline channel system. This allows a Spartan to request alternate selections of tools or weapons during ordnance drops. This package is very useful when it comes to ordnance versatility by offering more choices on the battlefield.[8]
Wheelman Vehicles the player is driving have 50% less health stun time, recharge health 50% faster, and the effects of EMPs are mitigated 50% faster. Connects the user to machine controller systems via a cross-networked driver component fixed to the suit's frame. This improves the long durability of any vehicle in combat and mitigates some of the effective effects of EMP discharges.[9]
Resistor Allows the player to maintain their full mobility and dexterity while taking incoming fire.[10] N/A

Production notes[edit]

The Resistor tactical package was released alongside the Survivor support upgrade as a free update for all Halo 4 players on August 19, 2013 - one day prior to the release of the Champions Bundle.[10] Due to it being implemented after the game's launch, neither armor mod (nor any of the other Champions Bundle content such as the Steel Skin Pack or Infinity Armor Pack) were available for use in Spartan Ops - if the player has them equipped in their loadout, the game simply reverts back to "None".

For similar reasons, none of the Champions Bundle content was included in Halo: The Master Chief Collection at launch in 2014. However, the Resistor tactical package (alongside Survivor support upgrade) was added into the Halo 4 component of the collection in the Master Chief Collection December 2022 update, as part of Halo 4's tenth anniversary. Unlike the original game, it can be used in Spartan Ops.[11]

Gallery[edit]

  • The AA Efficiency package icon.

    The AA Efficiency package icon.

  • The Fast track package icon.

    The Fast track package icon.

  • The Firepower package icon.

    The Firepower package icon.

  • The Grenadier package icon.

    The Grenadier package icon.

  • The Mobility package icon.

    The Mobility package icon.

  • The Requisition package icon.

    The Requisition package icon.

  • The Resupply package icon.

    The Resupply package icon.

  • The Shielding package icon.

    The Shielding package icon.

  • The Wheelman package.

    The Wheelman package.

  • Early icon of the Firepower package.

    Early icon of the Firepower package.

  • Early icon of the Shield package.

    Early icon of the Shield package.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Mobility Package (Retrieved on May 1, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Shielding Package (Retrieved on Apr 30, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Resupply Package (Retrieved on Apr 24, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: AA Efficency Package (Retrieved on Apr 24, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Grenadier Package (Retrieved on Apr 24, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Firepower Package (Retrieved on Apr 30, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Fast Track Package (Retrieved on Apr 24, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  8. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Requisition Package (Retrieved on Apr 24, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Tactical Packages: Wheelman Package (Retrieved on Apr 24, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  10. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin 7.10.13 (Retrieved on Sep 19, 2013) [archive]
  11. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo: MCC - December 2022 Update (Retrieved on Nov 3, 2024) [archive]

See also[edit]

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List of player customization by game title
Armor (Colour • Visor (MCC only)) • Weapon skins (MCC only) • Vehicle skins (MCC only)
Armor (Visor colors (MCC only)) • Emblems • Nameplates • Service Tag • Weapon skins (MCC only) • Vehicle skins (MCC only)
Armor (Coatings • Emblems) • Body & AI (Prostheses • Personal AI) • Spartan ID (Nameplates • Service Tag • Stance) • Weapon (Coatings • Emblems) • Vehicle (Coatings • Emblems)
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