343 Industries has lifted the lid on one of Halo 4’s new modes, a twist on Infection which pits Spartans against the those annoying green bastards the Flood. Unsurprisingly, it’s called Flood Mode. “Flood is the spiritual successor to Infection, a fan-favorite game type from Halo 3 and Reach,” explains a new post over on Halo Waypoint. “Our goal was to recreate it and push the mode to be new and different from previous versions.” “As both War Games and Spartan Ops fit within the fiction of the UNSC Infinity, we wanted to use Halo fiction in this mode too, which led to us to create the Flood form in Multiplayer. Flood-converted humans are much faster and focus on melee attacks, so they were a natural fit for Infection’s successor.” “Halo 4’s Flood mode is a round-based, ten-player game. It is a true asymmetric experience with the added twist of dynamic teams; this really changes things up as each game is different, especially in the incredibly intense and high-action final seconds.” “At the beginning of each round, two players spawn as Flood forms and eight players spawn as Survivors. Survivors are standard Spartans equipped with shotguns and magnums, while Flood move very quickly and can only use a melee attack.” “When a Survivor gets killed by a Flood, the Survivor will convert and respawn as a Flood. The round ends if a Survivor makes it to 3:00 or if all players are converted to Flood.” In addition to this slew of new info, 343 Industries also released a rundown of the medals up for grabs. You can find them below. Flood Conversion Convert a Spartan to the Flood Alpha Conversion Convert a Spartan to the Flood as an Alpha Infector Kill 2 Spartans in a row as a Flood without dying Carrier Kill 3 Spartans in a row as a Flood without dying Juggernaut Kill 4 Spartans in a row as a Flood without dying Gravemind Kill ALL Spartans in a row as a Flood without dying Flood Kill Kill a Flood Flood Kill Assist Assist killing a Flood Flood Hunter Kill 4 Flood in a row as a Spartan without dying Flood Survivor Kill 6 Flood in a row as a Spartan without dying Flood Exterminator Kill 10 Flood in a row as a Spartan without dying Last Man Standing Be the last surviving Spartan Final Conversion Kill the last remaining Spartan Flood Victory Contribute to the Flood total conversion of all Spartans Ancient One Survive the entire round as a Flood and convert at least one Spartan Clever Survive the entire round as a Spartan Source Spoiler http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-13032-Halo-4-s-Flood-Mode-Detailed.html
