Halo 2: Uncut Episode 4 (Cut Content Restoration Mod)

[@TheVengefulVadam]

The update that features the content shown in this video is NOW OUT! If you’ve downloaded the mod previously, I’d recommend reinstalling it to ensure you’re on the newest version!

[@BladePocok]

Thank you very much for the update! I know its a stupid question, but even top of all of these, do you have ideas, plans or additional concepts to include/script/edit later? Or this current version is now somewhat considered Final Final?

[@TheVengefulVadam]

@@BladePocok What's shown here is final unless Digsite releases things like the E3 2003 demo level.

[@BladePocok]

@@TheVengefulVadam Thank you!

[@MajorExploitz]

Vengeful could you at least provide an update again as to why the E3 battle rifle was removed other then the issue regarding elite animations? (I tried to restore the tag but you never even mentioned where it was stored at..)

[@christopherpeelerii9700]

can this mod be played without steam

[@jacobgale4792]

We are gathered here today to admire the size of this W

[@Martin0]

??

[@Crudmonkey211]

Incredible comment 🙌

[@trullest6870]

Indeed brother

[@IfeedDrugsToKidsAndOldPeople]

It’s a W the size of high charity

[@MarioTheLiopleurodon]

@@IfeedDrugsToKidsAndOldPeople High Charity, all 7 Halos and the Ark, rolled into one

[@TheTangent05]

We renewed our faith in the prophecy that the mod would be finished, and see how our faith has been rewarded. Halo 2 uncut, it's divine wind will rush through the stars, propelling all who are worthy along the path to salvation!

[@attackontntitans2197]

Seriously this is the stuff I dreamed of when I was a kid.

[@Spartan_Tanner]

6:20 i love the lore implication that the Gravemind dropped that warthog there for Chief in order to allow him to make it to the Keyship in time.

[@thegunfoogle2864]

Ive enjoyed this series. Halo 2 uncircumcised.

[@dextergrif]

Okay now make the final act on Earth. Do it. You won’t. No balls. Jokes aside, the amount of effort that went into this mod is insanity. You made Halo fans everywhere VERY happy. Well done, Vadam.

[@FGG10012]

Damn. Bungie was REALLY proud of inventing the Buggers. They wanted to put them in almost EVERY encounter 💀

[@Logos729]

Yeah, it really felt like as I was playing through that Bungie intended for them to be a main enemy in the covenant alongside Gunts Elites and the like, but realized later on that they were just annoying to fight so much and were turned down to an uncommon encounter lmao

[@tylerellis9097]

Sucks too cause all the cut ones are better than a majority of the vanilla ones lol.

[@AddTotheList]

Oh we eating good tn boys

[@holymosey2556]

What's on the menu!?

[@justinnyugen7015]

The Great Journey Scarab canyon fight is probably my favorite addition of the entire Uncut mod! The new fuel rod mechanic makes it much more fun to arm allies with on the ride to the control room

[@BIGWojo68]

I'm so happy for Vadam and everyone who's helped him with this whole uncut series! His next project should be remaking those cut levels and story direction Rejected Shot gun was talking about in his Halo 3 Mods Live Stream #174. He started talking about it at 18:00! Highly recommend checking it out!

[@Finger112]

Is this the "Act 3" that Bungie wanted to do in Halo 2 if Halo 3 was never originally considered as its own standalone game? That would be fun to see.

[@SeriousRyno]

Kind of hard to "remake" cut levels that were only ever storyboards and never actually levels in the game.

[@gabethebabe3337]

@@SeriousRynowell we do have some idea since those storyboards informed the first half of Halo 3. It would take time, but I don’t think it’s impossible

[@MarioTheLiopleurodon]

@@Finger112 An Act-3 mod would go hard. I support it 100% and I have full faith & confidence in Vadam to bring it to life. Halo 2 Uncut is something to be proud of, hell it's something to brag about, dude is a legend for giving this to us.

[@MarioTheLiopleurodon]

@@SeriousRyno Using existing geometry and concepts. Extrapolating based on concepts, Bungie's style & level design, and what would be cool for the fans. Using AI (or cameo if you want organic voices) for voice lines that were permanently deleted/never recorded, but should be in the level at specific triggers. It can be done. It will take effort, moreso than H2UC, but it can definitely be done... especially with the really passionate Halo modders like Vadam and Shotgun.

[@lordmartinofleithandcuddy6541]

THE GREATEST VIDEO SERIES EVER IS NOW CONCLUDED. I SHALL REST IN PEACE.

[@MadamLava094]

Holy SHIT the cut scarab-riding and bombing sequence sounds cool, a shame it didnt work out for retail

[@caramelldansen2204]

My jaw dropped at seeing it!

[@I2aMpAnT]

The best part of that was the banter between Johnson and the Elites!

[@baffledboom9402]

"There are those who said this day would never come. What have they to say now?"

[@zilentis1835]

Imagine how different Halo maps and maybe even lore would be if that gas station multiplayer map was actually in the final game. We could’ve gotten flight maps, and given Bungie more reason to finish off the Sabre multiplayer gamemode in Halo Reach. Pretty much, the gas station has been forgotten in Halo lore and games, never come up again in 20 years. With a dedicated map for it, people would’ve been begging for more-possibly returning to Threshold. Furthermore, imagine what kind of stories it would’ve inspired with Red Vs Blue and other Machinima-which of course would’ve then inspired Halo going forward. That single map being cut legitimately changed our timeline.

[@Ghost36365]

22:58 "considering this level is not a natural formation" I see what you did there

[@I2aMpAnT]

I did the Leo point and whistle at the screen!

[@sourcherrycrunch]

today I learned that halo 2 not only predicted rocket league, but actually invented it.

[@Born...]

Yeah, I remember there was also moded maps that people had made in h2 that was the exact same thing that map bungie made but it was outside of the map somewhere. This was during the h2 golden era that people made these moded RL Maps on their own and without having any idea that bungie had made that little map themselves. It was a shame that it was hidden. You had to have gotten lucky and found a modder online during those days to have the chance of experiencing this, when bungie just could have released it as a fun weekly type of game mode.

[@CheatingSoi]

Actually Monster Truck Madness 64, I always felt was the first to do it. There was a soccer multiplayer game mode I always played with my friends as a kid that was basically a simple version of rocket league.

[@JongsungChoi]

11:05 imagine if there was the dialog "I've heard that jackass!" then it would've been a bit hilarious

[@dextergrif]

28:25 Anchor Point reminds me a lot of Bespin Platforms from Star Wars: Battlefront. The long bridges, orange skybox, and the flying vehicles are what I think is doing it for me.

[@Finger112]

I think for the Scarab encounter where the Johnson Scarab was supposed to "ram" one of the enemy scarabs, you probably need to make a custom scripted animation to make that happen.

[@tommyscott8511]

I remember first learning about all of Halo 2's cut content as a kid. The Flood Juggernaut especially fascinated me as a concept. To see it all restored in its full glory is amazing. Mod tools are an unbelievable asset to gaming, and I wish more games fully embraced them.

[@Rolman3D]

By the forerunners, this is a truly incredible and noble project, we have always wondered as to what the other 2/3rds of halo 2s cut content were and now thanks to your efforts we know. Might we suggest or request that at some point you attempt to make a version of your halo uncut mod with H2A graphics as 343 neglected to add a lot of the original H2 maps to MCC at launch or in the final product and so to see H2A graphics on your mod would blind the community with its majesty. This request and / or suggestion is a great and noble task to request, the fate of the halo 2 uncut mod rests on your shoulders.

[@l9m241]

All man this is just the wild ride of what would've been. The modding community that helped put this together is insane in their talent. Makes me wonder what the game would've been if it wasn't split between 2 and 3. If 1.0 was the icing on the cake, this update is the hidden filling and second layer of that cake. Okay, Containment was my favorite map, but seeing that unused shield stuff and power core just made it better. That DEFINITELY was going to be apart of that warzone mode that was cut. That screams something you would see in an invasion map in Reach. Also to clarify further about what instance geo is: If you worked in the Source engine it's similar to the "Func Detail" brush or geometry in that engine. Similar in concept to how it works.

[@Finger112]

If we only ever got Halo 2 and that was it for Halo, the gaming landscape would be very different today, especially for Xbox.

[@alaskamark4562]

@@Finger112 The original storyboard's ending of Halo 2, while cool, would've left Cortana, the Gravemind and the Flood all on a cliffhanger. There pretty much would've HAD to have been a Halo 3 to resolve their plotlines anyways, and with Truth dead and the Covenant (probably) gone, the alternate Halo 3's story would've had to focus exclusively on fighting the Flood, which would be kinda lame imo. I think it'd be better if somebody found a way to mix the cut Halo 2's ending into Halo 3 with all it's cut levels restored. Have Arbiter kill Truth then find the Data Vault on the Ark before escaping through the portal while Chief saves Cortana and defeats the Gravemind and the Flood in a boss-fight but they still get stuck floating out in space.

[@texel76]

Thank you for everything Vadam 🙏🙏🙏

[@doootuz]

When you talk about Vic, making the map anchor, Point, it reminded me of the time I ran into him in Seattle. Super nice guy.

[@DGCpicturesEntertainment]

While I’m sad that this has to come to an end, I would say it was a very satisfying conclusion. The segment with the Scarab Bomb blew my mind and if I had played Halo 2 in this way for the first time, my mind would’ve gone nuclear. Thank you for all of your amazing work, ‘Vadam. You have completed a great journey of your own, and it was worth the wait.

[@isd_chimaera8335]

Vengeful Vadam, you are an absolute legend. It’s so cool to see this passion project finally complete. Awesome work

[@MarioTheLiopleurodon]

Most importantly, thank *you* for making this mod. You've brought a truly amazing piece of gameplay to the fans and fleshed out a lot of Halo 2's features. You are a legend, and I'm incredibly amazed at your work. Fan mods are a new lifeblood for Halo, especially the older games, and you've definitely brought a lot of life back into Halo 2. Thank you Vadam, you rock!

[@TacBans]

It's finally here... I'm not much of a multiplayer MCC person, but trying out this mod's changes might just make me... Also, making a version for Gamepass/Windows Store players is a massive W. This will probably be my favorite Halo mod of all time.

[@Kilcunda92]

Awesome work as always Vadam! You, the digsite team and everyone else who has contributed should be proud. Love seeing so much development history restored and documented. Would love to see some of the OG Bungie devs play through this!

[@willisrose9756]

Man I wish I had a PC right now because I always wanted to play the mods for the Halo games and this along with Kashiiera’s Halo 3: Combat Evolved mod makes these the definitive way to play the first 2 games, great job bringing the cut content back into the game!

[@MadamLava094]

Something about Convergence's aesthetic reminds me of the Crash Site digsite level, something about the pipes is VERY old-CE

[@ClickBrickstudios]

Lets goo! Awhile ago a reached this series and couldn't wait for the final part!, and boy do you deliver! Keep up the amazing work!

[@FriendlyChemist907]

Thank you so much for this. I cant imagine all the work that went into this. I genuinely felt like an awestruck child playing through this. In the current landscape of gaming it can be easy to become dejected. Thankyou for helping revitalize the gamer in me.

[@SharlaBlades]

This was awesome! It's so cool to get a peek at what Halo 2 could've been! I've always heard about it. But seeing this, man this is awesome!

[@nolandderlugner1351]

ur more than just a legend to us old school halo fans, who arent able to let go its an honour to watch your videos

[@donavan2517]

11:03 Yayap the Destroyer foretelling? (Shivers in his hooves)

[@KIORABOI101]

Played through the campaign last week. Absolutely amazing work here. Breathes new life into an already great game

[@alaskamark4562]

I can't wait to play it through myself! You're doing an excellent job of bringing the community together here, thanks 'Vadam!

[@gojiradestructor]

This has been an amazing project to watch unfold and I can't wait to see what else you'll bring us in future!

[@Sparstespark]

I'm very happy about this, THANK YOU SO MUCH VADAM!!!

[@braven_iss]

Amazing stuff! Genuinely learned so much about Halo 2 and its development through this series and I always enjoyed watching the new uploads. Thank you for a great series and all of your hard work restoring this content!

[@ray8413]

Reach,Halo CE or Halo 3 uncut next pretty please Edit Thank you so much I’ve loved this series it’s so cool seeing what could have been and I do hope you continue this uncut series. If you do decide to continue it,I would recommend reach next so then you can reuse some of the RUC assets so you can updated Reach evolved. Two drones one bullet

[@SquattingxBear]

Playing on those 2003 versions of H2 multiplayer maps was so much fun!

[@SAClassHunterZero]

Hey, just wanted to say, I’ve been hungry for Halo 2’s cut content since 2004, and I never thought I’d see a mod like this, but here we are. You have made 12-year-old me a very, very happy kid haha. Hope you don’t mind, but since the description says outright the mod isn’t intended as a rebalance, I decided to make my own, since I was so inspired by all the other changes. I wasn’t sure if I should post it publicly when it’s done, as I didn’t want to detract from the much, much bigger scope of what you’ve done. Either way, thanks again!

[@evantripp2933]

Great work Vadam!

[@uarelikeme]

You’re the man - you’re going to go down in Halo history.

[@halostopmotionandreviews]

I've been waiting so long for this day!!! High charity is one of my all time favorite missions! Let's see what you do to it!!!

[@connorking6852]

Holy fuckin shit this is epic no irony. After seeing so many modded halo 2 falcons the finished version is the chefs fuckin kiss. Omg. Hated seeing that u textured monstrosity in mods but the finished falcon is honestly better than in reach. Love how it’s a mini troop transport.

[@Spartan122S]

We shall thank you for restoring all the important pieces of information found in the Halo 2 files for everyone to enjoy 🙏🏽💙

[@tylerherr4288]

god with those scarab changes id kill for a halo reach uncut the scarab ride through the ruins of new Alexandria has always been a big vibe for me

[@NoXnk117]

Wow. The spirit of the Halo comunity is still alive

[@SomeKindaSpy]

ok i know the sarcastic mention of "everyone's favorite enemy: the drones" was made, but i unironically like the drones.

[@alexanderrobins7497]

I was legitimately sad they were not in Firefight in Halo: Reach. When people are taken back by that, I tell them they are so satisfying to kill on Lost Platoon when you and a teammate are in the warthog.

[@gabethebabe3337]

I missed them after Reach

[@falloutgamer347]

​@@alexanderrobins7497agreed 100%, its such a shame the reach drones are only in 3 encounters in the entire game. They are my favourite drones and it would be cool to have them in firefight

[@WickedLizardWizard]

Can't wait to play through this, great work, king

[@ATP2555ify]

So that's why there's a box of plasma rifles on that unreachable platform in High Charity. Also, I had no idea that Elites were meant to be in that level, because its the only one not to feature live Elites. Anyways, seeing all of this cut content really shows the amount of passion Bungie put into the game.

[@asimplepie2279]

This mod is actually the only way I play halo 2 now, it’s perfect

[@lifeissoup_iamfork]

Legendary! Very impressive what you've done. Waiting for Marty himself to reply to your video.

[@Alextremo08]

Was so fun to did a speedrun of the mod, i just love it!!

[@Fallout-halo-fella]

How you aren’t much bigger absolutely amazes me

[@Discontinued-t6w]

Dude these are amazing! I’ve played halo 2 since I was little so something like this is just a dream come true. definitely gotta give these a go

[@CommanderWolf611]

would be cool if 343 allowed these cut multiplayer maps as a playlist for matchmaking for actual games to be played

[@JanoschNr1]

Having to fight of banshees while floating in the tractor beam would be neat, would give someone time to focus and do while waiting to arrive

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Long have I waited for this!

[@insiderjokevids]

Thank you so much for making this possible

[@gafrers]

Fantastic Work. Amazing. Thank You

[@Jamesnuch]

Now this, this is the great journey!

[@owenandrew7951]

I’m so mad about the cut scarab ride now. That would’ve been sick

[@Theburgerhole]

Damn it’s been a minute, we missed you!

[@EaGilgamesh]

This is so cool! Good job and thank you so much!

[@SomeKindaSpy]

man there was so much cool stuff that got cut.

[@TheThrashed]

yay ive been waiting for this video!

[@RealllyGoodGaming]

Even the prophets could not understand this massive W

[@Blackandfan]

2:07 that seems to be common in Halo. Halo Wars 2 also contains a bunch of Halo Wars 1 alpha assets in its retail releases.

[@ProjectXA3]

Soon as I saw that last map my first thought was Timberland

[@ethangreenhaw128]

Will you be adding the Cairo station warthog run? Originally, the warthog left behind on Cairo station was supposed to be used in a warthog run at the end of the mission where the bomb would have been attacked with a chain to the back of the warthog, where it would drag behind it. Then, you'd launch the vehicle into space. Idk if you've heard of it or not, but it's definitely interesting

[@TheParadoxGamer1]

Vadam, Uncut and Reach Evolved are extremely motivating for me to start my own mods, hope to get them made!

[@andresbravo2003]

You did it really great!

[@LoveFor298Yen]

Waterworks, Burial Mounds, and Containment all share alphamoon geometry. It's possible that you would have fought on the surface of the moon (an environment similar to Burial Mounds) then descend into the interior to kill the Heretic leader (Waterworks). Containment uses the geometry because part of Quarantine Zone was repurposed alphamoon. Containment, being the derivative map, would use the same geometry. The setting for many of the other multiplayer maps starts to make sense once we think about cut content. The old Colossus looks like something from AM but it's too unfinished to discern.

[@lopsidedpolygon]

Hell yeah!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@agonefire]

The amount of environmental storytelling and cut content Bungie had is overwhelming. Like there are book levels of detail scripted to happen in the game that most players might not ever notice on casual playthroughs

[@arizona-hunter6684]

Grunt hierarchs would be hilarious please add Grunt dialogue that shows them coordinating both Elites + Humans and the Brutes.

[@vaniellys]

I love how there's communication between different mod groups. It's nice to see H2 Rebalanced's Phantom destruction here, and I hope to see your H2 Warthog run in H2R.

[@FinancialStorm7]

We got Halo 2 Rocket League before GTA 6 💀

[@SamsarasArt]

Oh cool. I was hoping for this

[@joelkreiser9851]

If mods ever come to Xbox, I really hope halo 2 uncut is brought over

[@caramelldansen2204]

Yippie!! 😊 I love this series

[@Kallesanus]

Finally!!!

[@rydekk-4644]

1:00 No. THANK YOU!

[@awsomebot1]

Nice to see it confirmed that the skybox would have changed in the warthog run. Always thought it wouldve been weird otherwise. If the digsite team can't find it (maybe it was never made!), I hope one day we can recreate the skybox via AI or such.

[@SaenGaems]

its been crazy seeing your mods improve over the years, this one was such a blast to play through. gonna do another one soon with coop.

[@DukeoftheAges]

This is amazing!

[@Ironfist528]

When you first saw Halo 2 Uncut, were you blinded by its magesty?

[@caramelldansen2204]

Blinded?

[@MadamLava094]

Maybe the scarab riding sequence would've worked if the marines offered you a rocket launcher and an infinite ammobox, given H2 let you target lock ground vehicles

[@robertodiaz4896]

PRAISE FOR VADAM!! 🔥🔥

[@manuelrico1593]

Sería genial si pudieras portar eso a Halo 2 vista, increíble trabajo

[@2handedswordenjoyer]

so awesome man

[@rm25088]

neat. Better than anything 3snore3 has done. I want to play this so bad. Looks like I need to buy a computer just to play Halo mods.

[@nicholasshealy9040]

So let me get this straight; In the final mission, Johnson was meant to go “fuck it, we ball” and ram an enemy Scarab with his own? Thank God for modders. #BringHaloModsToXbox #BringServerRentalsToMCC #SaveHaloMCC

[@halolime117]

There’s an issue I’m having, during Uprising, after fighting inside for the first time and coming out, all of my fellow elites refuse to follow me, they just stay in place even when the other elites outside join in, enemies seem to have pathing but my elites just stay in place after the fight outside is over 😢 Also! No Juggernaut spawns in the beginning of High charity

[@masterdale1155]

I’m sad that I will never play this awesome mod since I only play Xbox #BringHaloModsToXbox

[@Empire_JeSzO]

Wow i didnt know johnson had plans to ram a scarab. 😅 maybe on of the scarabs can be at the bottom of the cliff you come down on and instead of ramming he more pounces/drops on it. Then blasts it or soemthing, on the ground. Would be a lot of effort, but would fit geronimo quote