Halo 4 Covenant weapons detailed, revealing visual, audio, and gameplay changes

343 Industries has decided to change a few gameplay aspects of the Halo franchise with the introduction of Halo 4. Bringing the discussion to the aspect of the Covenant weapons.343 Industries wanted to bring out the appeal of this selection of weapons, as they have become the less popular choice on weapons in previous titles.You Can See entire arsenal of covenant weapons in the video above

Recently, Halo Waypoint has decided to cover this topic in an extensive post detailing the various changes made to this class of weapons. In going into detail on what actions were taken in order to solve these issues, 343 Industries first took a look at the visual aspects of the weapons. “We did that by showing more wear and tear (such as scuffs and imperfections) and using new textures that made the guns look like they were created from hard metallic alloys (instead of plastic).” In addition to this, 343 Industries has also decided to overhaul the audio performance of these weapons, making them fell “a bit more punchy and visceral, while still sounding alien.”

As far as gameplay goes, we changed the weapon properties to make them better equivalents to UNSC weaponry. For example, the projectile speeds are drastically increased when the player uses them so that they are easier to hit targets but when AI fires them at the player, they are slower so that they are still fun to dodge. Finally, we spent a lot of time on the interface components. Two such examples are the zoom scopes, which were made to have a much more alien feel when using the guns, and the digital displays and reticles use of a similar alien language.

In addition to this, Halo Waypoint this listed a brief description of each Covenant weapon, which can be seen below:

PLASMA PISTOL
DESIGNATION: T-25 Directed Energy Pistol
MANUFACTURER: Iruiru Armory
MAGAZINE CAPACITY: N/A

Directed-energy weapon capable of semi-automatic firing and a scaled-burst effect which disables electronics.

NEEDLER
DESIGNATION: T-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
MANUFACTURER: Lodam Armory
MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 18 rounds

Exotic guided-munitions weapon firing crystalline shards that home in, impale, and detonate on soft targets.

STORM RIFLE
DESIGNATION: T-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced
MANUFACTURER: Lodam Armory
MAGAZINE CAPACITY: N/A

Fully automatic, directed-energy weapon, widely considered the successor to the traditional Plasma Rifle.

COVENANT CARBINE
DESIGNATION: T-51 Carbine
MANUFACTURER: Iruiru Armory
MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 18 rounds

Notable semi-automatic mid-range accuracy, firing ballistic rounds unlike most other Covenant weapons.

BEAM RIFLE
DESIGNATION: T-27 Special Application Sniper Rifle
MANUFACTURER: Merchants of Qikost
MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 10 shots

Extreme-range sniper rifle, charging ionized hydrogen gas into a lethal beam of accelerated particles.

CONCUSSION RIFLE
DESIGNATION: T-50 Directed Energy Weapon/Heavy
MANUFACTURER: Merchants of Qikost
MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 4 rounds

Similar to other Covenant mortar weapons, firing explosive bolts of plasma at close-range to mid-range distances.

FUEL ROD CANNON
DESIGNATION: T-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon
MANUFACTURER: Merchants of Qikost
MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 5 rounds

Typically used against heavy armor by launching charged fuel rods which violently detonate upon impact.

ENERGY SWORD
DESIGNATION: T-1 Energy Weapon/Sword
MANUFACTURER: Merchants of Qikost
MAGAZINE CAPACITY: N/A

Composed of superheated plasma, this sword remains the preferred close-quarters weapon of specialized Elites.

GRAVITY HAMMER
DESIGNATION: T-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer
MANUFACTURER: Recovered from field (originally Sacred Promissory)
MAGAZINE CAPACITY: N/A

Crude yet formidable close-range Brute weapon, substantially improved by way of a powerful gravity drive.

SOURCE:EXAMINER.COM