Well, at first we thought perhaps the Halo Updates had finally run out of steam, but as it turns out there was still enough for at least one more-- and a good one, at that. It's over at Haloplayers this week.

Besides including a note from Chris Butcher that crewmen in Halo 'fight better than BoBs'-- damning with faint praise if I ever heard it-- there are some other AI improvements as well:

- Post-combat behavior is in; AIs now can now comment to themselves or each other after an encounter, shoot enemies on the ground to make sure they're still dead, and so on.

- AI units now know the difference between darkness and light, and consequently know when to use the flashlight.

- Signaling animations are in; you'll see Marines waving, pointing things out to each other and so on.

- You can order Marines to get the hell out of the Warthog so you can drive it. This is a more humane alternative to the previous procedure for removing them from vehicles.

We don't have to think too hard about what that previous procedure was. Check out the entire update at Haloplayers.