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The Start menu of the Beta

The Halo Wars 2 Open Beta, is a phase of the development of Halo Wars 2, developed by Creative Assembly and published by Microsoft Studios. It was publicly announced at E3 2016. The beta started on June 13 to June 22, 2016.^[1]

Overview

The beta opened on June 13, 2016. Players could enter it by going to the Xbox store and downloading it for free. The Beta was only available on Xbox One as the developers couldn't make that version good enough leading to them doing a second beta for it later on.^[2]

Timetable

June 13 to June 16: Domination will be available on Ricochet. Domination is the classic RTS gameplay from Halo Wars, now with all-new units, leaders, special abilities, and the amazing depth of Halo Wars 2. Players will build their bases and armies, and battle for control of the map and supremacy on the Ark.
June 17 to June 22: Deathmatch will be available on Veteran. In Deathmatch, you’ll plan and build your base and army – but instead of fighting for map control, you’ll fight until only one player remains standing.

Included Features

The beta test featured the a taste of the features from the final multiplayer experience. The features were:

Leaders

UNSC Units and Buildings

Firebase
- Combat Center
- Command Center
- Marines
- Jackrabbit
  - Gunrabbit

1-slot Minibase
2-slot Minibase

Armory
- Fortify I, II, III
- Adv. Logistics I, II, III
- Combat Reinforcements I
- Jerome-092

Barracks
- Infantry I, II, III
- Hellbringers
- Cyclops
- Sniper

Garage
- Vehicle I, II, II
- Warthog
  - Gauss Warthog
- Wolverine
- Kodiak
- Scorpion
  - Canister Shell

Airpad
- Air I, II, III
- Hornet
- Nightingale
- Vulture

Leader Power Units
- ODST

Supply Pad
- Heavy Supply Pad

Generator
- Advanced Generator

Towers

Banished Units and Buildings

Outpost
- Stonghold
- Citadel
- Fortress
- Grunt Squad
- Chopper

1-slot Minibase
2-slot Minibase

War council
- Fortify I, II, III
- Adv. Logistics I, II, III
- Combat Reinforcements I
- Warlord

Raid camp
- Infantry I, II, III
- Suicide Grunts
- Hunters
- Elite Rangers
- Jump Pack Brutes

Foundry
- Vehicle I, II, III
- Marauder
- Reaver
- Locust
- Wraith

Apex
- Air I, II, III
- Engineer
- Banshee
- Shroud
- Blisterback

Harvester
- Augmented Harvester

Power extractor
- Augmented Extractor

Turret
- Sensor Tower
- Shield Generator

Native Units and Buildings

Maps

Ricochet (June 13-16)
Veteran (June 17-20)

Gametypes

Domination (June 13-16)
Deathmatch (June 17-20)

Playlists

Halo Wars 2 Beta

Non-playable units or items

UNSC

Drop pod: Drops ODST with leader power.
Condor:Drops off a UNSC Firebase
Pelican: Drops off UNSC buildings and is usable with a leader power
Darter: If a supply pad is on the field Darters will take Supplies to it.

Banished

Lich: Drops of a Banished Outpost
Spirit: Drops off Banished buildings and is usable to transport troops.

Trivia

The development name for this beta was Legdrop.

Gallery

Screen that you get when you first access the best.
Settings screen Controller.
Settings Controls 1.
Settings Controls 2.
Settings screen tutorial video.
Find Match: Playlist info (June 13-16).
Find Match: Cutter leader info.
Find Match: Atriox leader info.
Ricochet Loading screen (June 13-16).
In-game Pause Screen
In-game Controls screen 1.
In-game Controls screen 2.
In-game Cutter Command tree.
In-game Atriox Command tree.
In-game defeat screen.
In-game post game lobby domination (June 13-16).
Pre-order screen.
Main menu: Deathmatch playlist (June 17-20).
Veteran loading screen (June 17-20).

Sources

Related Pages

Halo Wars 2

[E31-1] Youtube: - Halo Wars 2 Official E3 Trailer

[2] Xbox News Halo Wars Beta Available now

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 [[File:HW2_Beta_Start_menu.png|thumb|250px|right|The Start menu of the Beta]]
-The '''''Halo Wars 2 Open Beta''''', is a phase of the development of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', developed by Creative Assembly and published by [[Microsoft Studios]]. It was publicly announced at E3 2016. The beta started on [[2016|June 13 to June 20, 2016]].<ref name="E31">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN1eWhzPeA '''Youtube:''' ''- Halo Wars 2 Official E3 Trailer'']</ref>
+The '''''Halo Wars 2 Open Beta''''', is a phase of the development of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', developed by Creative Assembly and published by [[Microsoft Studios]]. It was publicly announced at E3 2016. The beta started on [[2016|June 13 to June 22, 2016]].<ref name="E31">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN1eWhzPeA '''Youtube:''' ''- Halo Wars 2 Official E3 Trailer'']</ref>
 ==Overview==
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 ===Timetable===
 *'''June 13 to June 16:''' [[Domination]] will be available on [[Ricochet (level)|Ricochet]]. Domination is the classic RTS gameplay from Halo Wars, now with all-new units, leaders, special abilities, and the amazing depth of Halo Wars 2. Players will build their bases and armies, and battle for control of the map and supremacy on the Ark.
-*'''June 17 to June 20:''' [[Deathmatch]] will be available on [[Veteran]]. In Deathmatch, you’ll plan and build your base and army – but instead of fighting for map control, you’ll fight until only one player remains standing.
+*'''June 17 to June 22:''' [[Deathmatch]] will be available on [[Veteran]]. In Deathmatch, you’ll plan and build your base and army – but instead of fighting for map control, you’ll fight until only one player remains standing.
 ==Included Features==