Halo 3: Combat Evolved - Halo (Preview)

I've started to work on "Halo" next for Halo 3: Combat Evolved! I spend a couple of days getting the lighting and terrain to look the way I want and I think this is pretty great for now! Mostly all scripts are setup for the first part of this level with some missing dialogue but that will all be added once the full version is released. The wide FOV during the cutscene is not initial and was a mistake on my part, I forgot to set the cinematic camera to be at 70 FOV.
Just as a reminder, this mod is heavily work in progress and in no way is trying to compete with or replace the Halo: CEA that was released in 2011. While I'm porting as much 1:1 as I can, this mod will include several cut encounters and features from Halo: Combat Evolved aswell as adjustments of my own (like 3+ player co-op cutscene support etc)
Download will be available sometime next week!
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[@Kashiiera]

Some things I want to adress real quick: The lighting is not the same as the original since I have plans to make the second exterior set at Dusk like the original so that it seems like some time has passed between you fighting your way through the interior and exiting. The bottom area of the skybox will be improved, I just made something real quick so that it wasn't just all water. Intro cutscene will be added at a later date, requires more work then I anticipated And finally, this first preview is just me importing all the base Halo CE scripts and encounters. Once I'm done with those I'll be reintroducing cut content, encounters and even the cut wild life that was on the mission originally. :) For now birds in the sky, fish in the rivers and butterflies around trees is all the wild life the level has.

[@ElCheebo]

You’re doing God’s work.

[@MichaelBailee]

That's intense. Someone's having fun.

[@Afterburner215]

Hopefully there can be a version of this mod that also keeps it as close to 'vanilla' H1 as possible?

[@BEANSON98]

This is incredible work. The Warthog tail lights reflecting on the ground made my jaw drop.

[@Brandon.S.Brooker]

Man, this is dedication.

[@MintBlitz]

Legendary, can't wait to try this

[@noblesix4241]

Stop bullying the Covenant!

[@MintBlitz]

@@noblesix4241 never

[@16235]

This comment is the extra scene in a Marvel movie; for me at least.

[@jacobmotacek4491]

@@noblesix4241 your second on the covenants wanted list, and you don't want people to bully them?

[@Haloboss9572]

Same

[@MortyMcLovin117]

This is the remaster Halo CE deserves. Keep up the good work fam.

[@alvzcizzler]

It looks a little more Halo CE like, very close to original CE art style cause it's Halo 3 duh but it looks just as dated if not more than HALO CEA with Reach's art style

[@zeeeone]

@@alvzcizzler personally, and quite ironically, I think CEA looks more dated than 3

[@my8thaccount236]

@@zeeeone Halo 3 definitely aged better than CEA. Mainly because CEA was a hodgepodge of assets and art styles, with flat lighting to boot. This looks way better.

[@mcoreotims2509]

It’s more of a remake when it’s like this. A remaster is just a change in graphics, and sound design, etc. It looks updated but exactly the same. Since anniversary came out after Halo 3 did, Using 3’s mechanic would be a remake. But I agree with you, this is fairly good!

[@343Films]

@@alvzcizzler Nah fam, this (alongside OG Halo 3) looks wayyyy better than CEA. Like so much better it's genuinely incredible.

[@mdioxd9200]

It actually looks better than the remake... Less busy, more in line with the original, and just more enjoyable to look at WELL DONE 👍

[@TickleMyResearch]

Yeah agree, I hate how the remake adds like 4,000 glowing lines to every surface.

[@zeliph]

Halo 3's BLAM Engine really holds up to create awesome environments like this. This is freakin awesome!

[@FlamespeedyAMV]

That's what you get when you have talented passionate devs. Not diversity hired crap

[@zachsmusic9171]

@@FlamespeedyAMV Old Bungie hired people based on their talents and experience, now it’s just hiring people based on merit and whatever the current diversity agenda is

[@c0l1n_m45]

I was biting my lip for the entire first 8 minutes waiting to see how you went about recreating the underground section of this level and I have to say, you did a fantastic job. The original art design, mood and atmosphere was recreated here as faithfully as humanly possible and I love that. Wish there was some way the original soundtrack could be used.

[@CharliReef]

Ahhh yes, Tsavo Highway's my favorite mission in Halo CE. So iconic, coming right after Halo In all seriousness this is really freakin' cool

[@DebBan]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cobchob]

I love it! Pains me that the Halo 3 elites weren't properly designed to be "enemies" and thus their animations/AI are somewhat unsophisticated, but to see them back at the helm of Covenant squads fills me with joy.

[@Wuunderboy]

It be better for them to just stay as CE elites with Halo 3 elite skins. Same way the real CE Anniversary kept CE elites but slapped a sorta reach skin on them

[@Albino_Basilisk]

@@Wuunderboy Altehros does a lot of mods like that where he mixes and matches different models with different animations

[@JDotLoc]

@@Wuunderboynah, ce elites with ce skins

[@uh-ooooh]

Holy shit, Halo CE with Halo 3's lighting is something I always wanted. This is what I was expecting when they announced the CE Anniversary

[@killianfox8532]

This is amazing! You should add a tiny light in the control switch in the cave so that in the cutscene chief has some light on him for extra polish!

[@Super.YT_]

Cortana: This cave isn't a natural formation, someone built it. Kashiiera: IT WAS ME

[@BedroomFidelity]

Halo 3 engine sky boxes are so beautiful

[@PedroThePanda64]

Saber fears the hobbyist modder

[@videowatcher495]

It brings me joy to see the love for Halo has not died.

[@PostUltra]

343 GS must be looking like our favorite nostalgic nightmare in your hands if level Halo looks like this.

[@CKLim1998]

Holy shit the blue sky looks so nice, it's glorius!

[@Doginthesleep]

This is all I wanted from CEA tbh, it looks so freaking good

[@scrump5476]

The massacre you dished out at 4:00 scared the shit out of that Spirit Pilot. He was in a full panic!

[@jacobrobinson787]

You turned a gag from Arby n the Chief into something real. Props.

[@TNTerrific]

This is insane and it makes my brain hurt to see CE assets in 3's engine. Absolutely astounding work.

[@slackingstacker]

This is amazing, I can't wait till someone ports H2's campaign to 3 too

[@lordshmee13]

so cool its like im watching a 20th anniversary of Halo CE that i had wanted if Infinite came out perfectly in 2020 and 343i was like o we're just getting started what a dream land. absolutely amazing visuals and restructure work and dedication thank you ❤❤

[@gastell6085]

you really nailed it with the forerunner architecture

[@-LESM-WolfHeart432]

This is how anniversary should have looked The one we got looks way more like a cartoon This is amazing!

[@itsKochon]

Holy molly you're making the teenage version of me's dreams come true! Keep at it you gained a new patreon supporter 🤟🏻🔥

[@freddywondercat1362]

Yo I hope you get all the recognition and credit you deserve for making this. You are genuinely doing something amazing!

[@xboxduelist1508]

the work you are doing is mindboggling.

[@michaelirizzz121]

The REAL Halo Anniversary 🥹

[@justinnyugen7015]

The interior "cave" looks even better than I imagined!

[@CatcherSpartan]

Excellent! Them Halo 3 elites are gonna need a buff

[@thunderflag7]

great work as always! this looks beautiful. a bit of a sidenote: i kind of hate how most comments here are using your mod to dunk on CE:A. it's taking away the attention from your work and downplaying how much effort this must have taken. instead of appreciating this piece of art, people are using it to shit on something else and it's so toxic to do that. your mods are coming along great and I'm looking forward to The Silent Cartographer in H3 engine too, keep it up :)

[@lostsaves]

I am SO goddamn excited for this

[@church348]

this is super cool but lord that fish eye lens effect from your FOV was making me sick feeling

[@rya123s]

Thanks for making this mod, as a huge halo fan it means alot being able to smoothly go into ce from reach or from ce into 2 with ce feeling so dated, especially with the vehicle physics and seeing how it operates in halo 3's engine is incredible. I think you are blowing this out of the part and I think this is much better then CEA! Keep up the good work!!

[@noahpettibon]

That little bit of music glue cue after the underground battle comes to a close was really surprising being essentially a new addition. I hadn’t noticed the major differences in the music until that point. And super cool choice at that 😎 best halo motif

[@soot.mp3]

This mod looks awesome! Can't wait to play the full release! You should look into adding the Halo Wars Elites currently on the workshop; Not a perfect remaster of CE's Elites, but they're definitely really close, and with some color grading I think could help make your mod's Covenant look much more fitting.

[@noblesix4241]

This is badass. Cant wait for silent carthographer and attack on control room

[@Colin_716Classics]

This is actually a great mix of halo 3 and halo combat evolved put together. Nice work!

[@dermonch7959]

8:20 Uuuuuhhh boooiii, these reflections!😍

[@jonny45k44]

I was having nerd chills the entire time.... You're doing God's work yourself, Amazing!

[@rtmis1]

I cannot WAIT to see your version of 343 Guilty Spark

[@dalek14mc]

This looks AWESOME!

[@andresmoreno4587]

This loooks soo much better then CE Anniversary

[@Midnight_Strider]

I love how some of the structures have a delta halo look to them.

[@Kurondaiku]

Absolutely astonishing

[@Steve.Matheus]

Let's be honest, we all wanted a remake of halo ce after we saw the control room in full circle

[@gabrielhersey5546]

The halo infinite campaign we deserved

[@juanpi_omg]

This looks spectacular

[@luisgalvez9664]

it looks just awesome, the halo 3 engine makes the setting, the brightness, the detail, etc. they look beautiful. I want to see your version of 343 guilty spark or truth and reconciliation

[@anastraykiwi]

Looks really awesome, you're doing a great job, I look forward to seeing your continued work! :)

[@Tlohtzin123]

THIS LOOKS GREAT

[@mrgoosefraba349]

This is so amazing definitely the halo remaster that everyone wants keep up the amazing work

[@Memer2022]

This looks SO MUCH BETTER than H:CEA. Great job!!!

[@jjhongxina8236]

Don't get me wrong, there are are a few aspects I can appreciate about CEAs graphics but there's definitely one thing this mod does better, the lighting, especially in the interior. This whole mod is just beautiful to look at.

[@jirivoborsky7010]

This looks immediately better than any of that shit 343 always tries to pull

[@2kdavv]

amazing stuff cant wait to play it !

[@DeafCope]

halo 3's engine looks so good

[@Onay.]

Bro this is amazing 🤩

[@o_o-037]

I may not have plans on downloading MCC mods until AFTER I unlock all the items in the season pass that I missed. But when I do, This will be the first mod I download.

[@FairinArt]

This looks phenomenal. Amazing work Kashi!!!! I wish 344 had hired you for the Halo CE anniversary remaster lol

[@guitar_jero]

Can't wait for Halo 3: 2

[@hunterdawson7531]

Halo 3 has the cleanest engine I’ve ever seen

[@mercifulbull5813]

When you First saw Halo where you blinded by it's majesty?

[@STRONTIumMuffin]

This is so cool, amazing work if I ever have the coins I will shoot them at your patreon

[@kindcalf2184]

I think not adding halo 3 music would be better cause it kinda gets rid of the atmosphere being created but this looks amazing can't wait to see the flood levels

[@jrinc6467]

There has been so many halo CE remasters come out but this is what I’ve been waiting for since 343 remastered it. The absolute pain I felt when they just put reach textures over ce sucks and i couldn’t be happier seeing halo ce get the love it deserves

[@sarge4285]

Absolute master piece, beautiful work 👌

[@moizkhan9851]

Wow this is incredible! Would you ever consider doing Halo 2 lol

[@LucyDreamin]

so effing beautiful!!

[@dermonch7959]

Beautiful.

[@Cunning_Jester]

This is amazing!

[@Combine96]

04:00 "Who let the intern fly again?"

[@DUDERMANx]

This look so damn good! Can't wait to try the finished product!

[@nassim1173]

Omg i want a pc so bad just for this and all the other halo mods 😢😢

[@dullo607]

This looks absolutely amazing!

[@Darkvapour]

Very good! Keep it up! :)

[@shmovin360]

looks better than the original remake, also in terms of landscape i think adding some medium sized foliage like bushes and tall grass would help fill out the terrain

[@first001]

The real anniversary

[@27miguelangelperez.12]

if halo ce had a good remastering:

[@KushoHanyouGaming]

@Kashiiera The Master Chief's energy shield is still charging the wrong way! It loads left to right, but it should load right to left! Please fix that :) This looks very wrong and strange when the health bars and energy shield charge up the wrong way. The loading process is mirrored The design of the energy shield and health bar is correct, but the loading process is mirrored! :) But the level/map still it looks amazing good job, i like it :) Does the map also work with the German language pack?

[@Nikownzyu]

Man those Halo 3 trees did not age well. Amazing progress though! Still cant believe you're doing all of this practically alone.

[@fabriziocolucci3041]

This is great!

[@_Phen_]

I think the only thing this mod needs is a further more improvement of the Elite AI because so far they don't really offer a challenge. Other than that, amazing work!

[@skully_bonez]

Holy shit this looks way better than HaloCE Anniversary!

[@cryptosporidium01]

What maps will the mod override ? CE ones or H3 ones ? Amazing stuff in any case !

[@SpartanChief17C]

The widened FOV is pretty weird to me, but I’m also used to playing console on a regular tv, so I guess it’s just something I need to get used to. Other than that, this is looking excellent! Keep up the good work

[@jacob1369]

Yeah I think it's just her own personal settings, if you play the mod for yourself you can have the fov you prefer.

[@shydun]

Definetly think that the elites should use the reach ai with 3 model

[@NovusDundus]

All these years and I never knew there was a line about not being spotted And DAMN is this coming along nicely I'm sure this has been asked a lot too. But I'm curious to see if there'll be updates once Reach mod tools are a thing. Notably, models that were in Reach that look more "HCE" than the later Halo 3 ones.

[@CatNyaGaming]

How did you make this? Especially the maps, did you export the maps and used new textures or what did you do? Because this is a amazing mod

[@bombomos]

THIS is what halo anny should have been

[@BCMSi]

Looks incredible! Legit would've been stoked if this is what we got instead of anniversary. Any plans to mod the feel of it to be more in line with CE as well? I miss that drifty Warthog

[@AlphaClip2005]

THIS is the what the remaster SHOULD HAVE looked like. But I do have to ask, is it possible for the Anniversary models to be used or at least have some Halo 3 models tweaked?

[@_MaZTeR_]

Looks pretty good, but I think the gas giant Treshold should be larger and more visible like in the original game. Wish you could use the Elites' og sounds as well.

[@damsen978]

I don't remember this level being sunny. I thought it had a blueish dark tone.

[@ThePrototype126]

I'm loving it so far. It's unfortunate that the Halo 3 Elite AI is super lacking. Do you think it is at all possible to sub the H3 Elites with the Reach Elites when Reach mod support arrives? Or would that entail the hassle of switching to the Reach engine?

[@novaburst7095]

should make the lightbridge cutscene function like the buttons on the covenant, so it can be skipped without skipping the animation for it

[@tristanoneal9037]

I like halo 1 and halo 3 gameplay are blended

[@sillentgamer64]

Use the music from the ending cutscene of Floodgate for the firefight by the beam tower, it'll match CE's original soundtrack much better.

[@7h3Chazz]

Phenomenal

[@cobensalazar5492]

Very cool, however, the question is.. have the 'elites' be reworked to behave as such, or are they simply H3 Brutes w/ Elite reskins?