Latest Master Chief Collection patch adds Halo 4’s Spartan Ops mode

Spartan Ops co-op mode from Halo 4 has been added to The Master Chief Collection along with a number of new fixes that improves the game’s overall matchmaking process. 343 Industries has posted the notes of the latest patch to Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The patch adds Halo 4′s Spartan Ops mode as promised along with the usual set of fixes and improvements.  Get the full patch notes below.

Matchmaking

• Made an update to make sure a match only starts when teams are even
• Players will now receive a ‘loss’ when disconnecting before a round has ended
• Made an update to include all split screen players in vote tally
• Resolved an issue that caused players to become stuck “Joining Session”
• Resolved an issue where players could be dropped from matchmaking after disconnecting their controller

General multiplayer updates

• Made additional improvements to Halo: CE hit registration
• Made an update to the “Halo 2: Anniversary Career Progress” page to ensure achievements are correctly tracked
• Fixed an issue where it took a long time to join players that are in a Multiplayer lobby

General UI/menu updates

• Made additional improvements to Roster update times
• Fixed Halo 3 game type text when viewing saved data in “My Files”

Halo 2: Anniversary campaign

• Fixed an issue where the ‘Black Eye Skull’ incorrectly prevented players from reaching checkpoints

Campaign playlists

• Fixed an issue where cross-game playlists could fail to progress to the next level
• Made several fixes to Campaign Playlist Carnage Reports
• Fixed an issue where Halo 3 Cooperative Playlist progress would not save correctly when completing a mission
• Made changes to ensure that Competitive Scoring and Timing are tracked correctly in Halo CE and Halo 2 Campaign Playlists

Stats & medals

• Made updates to improve stat tracking
• Fixed an issue where the “Steaktacular” medal would not be correctly awarded in Halo 3
• Fixed an issue where the “Supercombine” medal would be incorrectly awarded in the Halo 4 Campaign

Achievements

• Made an update to ensure that the “Flaming Ninja Anniversary” achievement unlocks when prerequisites are met

Control layouts

• Updated the Halo 2 “Boxer” Button Layout
• Updated the Halo 4 “Legacy” Thumbstick Layout

General stability

• Made several updates to improve overall game stability