Restoring and FINISHING Halo 2's Cut Content

[@RubyofBlue]

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[@halolover6893]

Hmm, the PC and console link isn't working for me. The mobile one is tho.

[@SAF-Chronicles-97]

well i cant wait to see your next video aswell as your stream, plus i do have a question i wanna ask you when you do stream again, its something relating to duel weirding BTS, because i wanna put effort on my version of duel wielding (my indie game tmk), also i was expecting your idea of the falcon to be similar ot reaches version, but i love how you kept the original, vengefuls version is the better concept version being a mix of a jet and helicopter aka VTOL, but when this mod does come out, ill be sure to explore to find REQs weapons, EE etc and also playing it on laso cus i love LASO challenges XD (ik im crazy to play it on that diff)

[@neoluna1172]

call it the honorguard halberd

[@fawful7457]

This will be the pinnacle of Halo 2's modding scene. Replaying CE Rebalance in anticipation for this stellar mod.

[@samlund8543]

People who haven’t been watching the dev livestreams are gonna be SO confused seeing these new map areas 😂. Keep up the good work!

[@TheHutDave]

I'm keeping me away from any spoilers! I will feel like playing halo 2 again

[@AWittySenpai]

​​​@@TheHutDaveSame mate I'm avoiding these footages from ruby because I don't want to be spoiled with the work he and his team has put in for the mod

[@Mazule24]

Confused? Oh no I’m excited and can’t wait to play it

[@LateNightHalo]

The H2 shotgun with a good view model and good animations? 😭 I never thought I’d see the day! Jokes aside, the wait for this has been intolerable, dude. You and your team are absolutely killing it

[@garrettordner8524]

Your work on these mods has brought a lot of joy to a lot of people. Thanks for everything you’ve done.

[@RubyofBlue]

thank youuouuu~

[@Horrorpleb]

This is like an ultimate version of halo 2 uncut. I'm honestly hyped.

[@YupYapTheGrunt]

This will be the #1 best halo mod hands down for years to come!

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

It's the only way I play it now.

[@stfnknbb]

I mean, the halo CE mod (when I can get it to work) is the present best version of the game, and it's much less ambitious than this one.

[@TheHutDave]

oh man i would love to see what ruby will do on ODST with his direction.

[@YupYapTheGrunt]

@thehutdave halo 4 will be interesting

[@jakeplayzyt5220]

@@TheStrayHALOMANbro the no Didnt working for me how are you playing it? I got it off of Nexus mods and installed it manually following the instructions and I get a UE4-MCC game crashed error. The upload file says it’s from 2021 so it’s probably outdated anyways. Where can I get the latest download? Isn’t working for at all for me. I did get the project cartographer 2021 version to work, that one runs just fine, the MCC 2021 version won’t even boot up

[@gojiradestructor]

I absolutely LOVE when modders add new textures, new models, new animations, NEW LEVEL GEOMETRY to games, I LIVE for stuff like that. The Halo modding community is adding entirely new life to Halo and I love to see it.

[@ShallowVA]

Cortana's "could you be any louder?" line is extra funny now that Chief has a silencer on the SMG for that scene.

[@jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778]

well suppressors don't actually suppress sound of weapons irl so it works still

[@ShallowVA]

@@jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778 ☝🤓

[@theholygamer969]

​@@jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778 Wait, it's a suppressor, not a silencer? What's the difference between the two? I'm genuinely curious.

[@Climacticc_Chaos]

@@theholygamer969 Technically the term for the device is "suppressor" because it suppresses the sonic boom from the barrel, however allot of the noise is from the explosion inside the casing inside the chamber, so its still a loud "sound" but significantly quieter than without. Hollywood spy films from the 60's would rebrand the name and coin it as their own and call it a "silencer" where the fictitious gun-addon made next to no noise and they could shoot a barracks full of guys without waking any of them up. which is pretty far from reality. Over time the name stuck with popular culture, and now the 2 words are interchangeable and mean the exact same thing. Lastly, the quote from the game is: "Could we POSSIBLY make any more noise!? ...i guess so..."

[@Verbose_Mode]

@@theholygamer969 - "Suppressor" is the real technical term, since making a gun truly silent is basically impossible. Most just muffle it enough that it isn't immediately recognizable as a gunshot, the best can dampen the sound down to that of a restrained clap. So, not silent. "Silencer" started as a Hollywood term, but some high-end suppressors are marketed as Silencers (capital S) and honestly they mean the same thing unless you're being pedantic.

[@bbarbiter]

This is shaping up to be THE definitive way to play halo 2, just like the CE rebalance mod. Amazing work.

[@TenthSgtSnipes]

The REAL halo studios right here

[@justinvalentine7544]

Halo Rebalanced team = 2nd coming of Bungie... there i said it

[@QrazyQuarian]

Seriously, though. I wouldn't trust Halo Studios with an Unggoy food nipple, let alone a Halo project.

[@theholygamer969]

​@@QrazyQuarian Saaaaaaaaame.

[@holymosey2556]

Hah! Brilliant! 😂

[@typickoopakid]

6:10 The jackal shield deflects brute shot grenades back at the shooter. Just awesome!

[@Joe-xq3zu]

I had completely missed that! Good eye!

[@justinvalentine7544]

I wonder if it can also block melee attacks as well.

[@typickoopakid]

Hope so, otherwise it won't be so useful against the flood.

[@ToaDrakua]

In a way, the Energy Pike/Stave is sort of a spiritual successor to CE Rebalanced's Energy Sword, having both a longer ranged melee and a close range swipe.

[@coreydx567]

I am so excited for this mod! You and your team are doing an amazing job! Time to watch this on repeat!

[@Bizargh]

That M6C SOCOM looks _so much_ more beautiful than I ever realised, especially with that magazine base plate that honestly elevates the thing above the Halo 3: ODST model for me (Yes, it's a magazine and I called it as such, what are *_you_* gonna do, RuBlu??). And while I've glimpsed the Chief reloading the SMG Dual-Wielded, properly seeing the Arbiter do it is one of the most _delicious_ things I've seen out of a Halo game/mod in some time (And with what Pre-Release MacWorld+Xbox & Brutality Evolved has been adding, how Project Lumoria: Definitive Edition is coming along, how Halo: Reach Evolved is shaping up and what V.K.M.T. has on the horizon, I've been enjoying some _excellent_ smells coming from those home kitchens). You can tell echo-482 from me: [Michael Rosen Chef's Kiss] *Nice* Although, looking at the Falcon and it's much more "V.T.O.L. Gunship" design, I'm surprised you haven't called it the 'Kestral' to hearken back to the original "V.T.O.L. Gunship" design for Halo: Combat Evolved that was officially restored in the Digsite assets and unofficially restored many years beforehand via Halo: Combat Evolved - Custom Edition mods. Of course, there are various other species of Falcon such as the "Merlin", "Hobby" or "Peregrine" that could serve as ideal alternative names (Although with what I know about the Peregrine Falcon, that might better suit a Fighter Jet with how fast they can dive!). Regardless of the fact that we'll probably never get to enter the cockpit of one for ourselves, I'm very sure I won't be the only one very happy to see one or more of them in the skies above us. I still can't say it often enough. Ruby's "Rebalanced" remains a complete understatement for how vastly "Renovated" this v4.0 of the project is.

[@TheHutDave]

Reforged maybe it's a better term.

[@igoran2023]

Everything you're doing is incredible, but there's a problem with all of this, which is that when the video ends. Damn.. Super excited for this u have no idea :D

[@nicholaslemaster]

Ruby I love what you have done so far in this mod. My favorite feature so far are the set pieces in the sky in outskirts and metropolis. Seeing the longswords and seraphs flying across the sky, pelicans and phantoms carrying troops into the city, and falcons and banshees engaging in fights. It really feels like a battle of Earth now. Can’t wait to see the next stream for the mission regret, and I just know sacred icon and quarantine zone are gonna be absolute chaos in this mod!

[@DarthFolo]

Those spinning grunts remind me of the Trandoshans from Republic Commando. Man was it fun sending those guys flying.

[@Joe-xq3zu]

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought of that!

[@nybergsgarage]

"Hey, I didn't know Trandoshans could fly."

[@Monsoon-r5n]

This is so weird seeing all the rumoured and unknown stuff come to life. I remember back in 2015 and all when I was a kid and I really was into halo, id always wonder about the removed content and how it would work and look like. Now everything is open to the public. Also great work!

[@MintBlitz]

When you said energy staaaaaaaave I started screaming its time to duel

[@Captain_Polaris]

If you and the team ever decide to include the falcon as a usable vehicle for the player, I personally think the only spot it could work would be as an alternative to the gondolas on Regret, partly because Leonidas plays in those sections. That song is the definitive air combat song for the franchise fr

[@texel76]

That or as a secret vehicle for the levbk Great Journey. Same level that includes aerial combat and a team-up with the Marines

[@TheHutDave]

@@Captain_Polaris i think that in that section also a banshee could be usable. Now i think, master chief never use a banshee in Halo 2!!

[@irpwellyn]

Flood infected falcons battling enforcers on quarantine zone

[@holymosey2556]

It's cool that you've got a sponsorship! ever since I subbed to you, I always thought you deserved more recognition, and I hope that is fruitful.

[@GuacBCU]

The Energy Stave gives me HEAVY Destiny glaive vibes

[@29go]

I'm so excited to play this, halo 2 is my favorite of the series and the rebalance mods you make are fantastic

[@awsomebot1]

Those flocks are incredible, really makes it feel like a war and sells bungie's original vision for the scale. Will the grunts die after a while if their tanks are shot off? I swear it's like this in either 3 or Reach. Not sure if possible in 2's engine though.

[@mistalozna]

I think they tried and it worked for a bit as evidence on one of their dev streams, but it broke other things. Could be completely wrong though, maybe it got updated

[@texel76]

They cannot die by that in H3, but in other games like HR and HI they can tho. Either way like the other dude said is just a "maybe" in this moment

[@a.p.3192]

And to this day some people argue that halo needs to "evolve" by adding advanced movement cuz we are not in the 2000s

[@OvenproofSet39]

erm actually, we technically still are. the last two numbers is just no longer zeros 🤓☝

[@justarandomperson3700]

I'll never understand why fps fans and devs are so obsessed with super fast movement. It's okay to have slower, more methodical games too.

[@Bizargh]

Left 4 Dead said it so succinctly back in 2008: - *Louis:* "Run or shoot? Run or shoot?!" - *Bill:* "Both!" Although, if there's any other better response to the whole "Halo *needs* Sprint" nonsense than that quote from Jaime Griesemer, I don't think I've yet heard it. There are Custom Gametypes that can otherwise benefit from the "Run or Shoot", or as I like to call how Destiny & Killing Floor 2 do it, "Fight or Flight" style of things (Maybe a bit of asymmetrically-balanced Infection where Survivors have to "Run or Shoot" while Zombies can just "Strafe 'n' Slash', just to name one example amongst numerous more). And to it's credit, it included some very useful animations for machinimation projects, including some daft old videos I made. Nevertheless, if you simply have to make me choose between Move or Shoot in a Halo game (Which for "Mankind's most advanced warrior" & "Humanity's final hope", if you remember where that hails from... why??), give me Evade over Sprint any & every blinkin' day. We can have a middle-ground between the methodical "Lean 'n' Peak" like S.W.A.T. 4 & Ready Or Not or the blisteringly fast "Slide 'n' Glide" like Titanfall & TREPANG² that isn't the "Stop 'n' Pop" that worked for the likes of Battlefield 2 & Call of Duty 4 and subsequently became the standard of their heyday. Much like DOOM, Duke Nukem, Quake, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Serious Sam & even Metroid Prime, not to mention Halo of old, we can just simply "Run 'n' Shoot" (No harm in having a good bit of "Kneelin' 'n' Hoppin'" to go along with it, too).

[@TheGawd100]

@@justarandomperson3700 Halo 2's not even a slow game in multiplayer on small or even medium sized maps. I dare anybody to watch the games on Warlord or Midship from the recent tournament and tell me it was too slow paced. Halo showed definitively that putting sprint in the game just increases the dimensions of the maps, so you don't really run to places faster as much as you just walk there slower

[@ToxicBalloon360]

Those types of people tend to mentally shut down when you point out the fact that "evolution" can come in different forms and faster movement isn't anything new to shooters nor is it any marker of evolution. Such people desire all FPS games to play exactly the same and in doing so, strip individual IPs of their identity so everything just becomes generic.

[@Nicolas-C]

Your team is doing an amazing work

[@vernify]

This was certainly a surprise to see in my feed, but man did it get me pumped for "new" Halo content in years.

[@SmilingOrange]

This is like adding all the things my childhood imagination added in 2004 so my adult brain can enjoy. So happy with this mod and its not even out yet.

[@outdoorsquidtank]

Finally, a campaign mod that lets you use the hobor guard pike as a weapon. The modded multiplayer map aerial in Halo 2 lets you use the pike but I've always wanted to see it used in Halo 2. I can't wait to play your Halo 2 rebalanced mod.

[@warbrand2]

Just saw this, on the passenger falcon, it can be use for AI in specific hostile instances as it makes sense that the amber clad would have more of them then pelicans. Would give a good smaller hostile for the arbiter to fight, as well as a good reinforcement drop off unit in chief levels. You can also use it like the halo wars resource transports. showing it landing and dropping off supplies or units in places it doesn't make sense for a pelican to be used. Having both would be nice, calling one the sparrow and the other the Darter. Just to give them a more unique identity.

[@TheStrategyGamerPro]

BOYS WAKE UP! RUBY POSTED A NEW UPDATE VID! THIS is why I am so excited for your mod. The level of thought and care that obviously goes into the mod is outstanding! You aren't just adding in cut content for the sake of it like other modders do (which is perfectly fine btw) but you're really thinking about 'does this cut weapon/vehicle/mission area add anything to the game?'. All the questions like why, what, where, when, add so much more depth and fun than just, 'hey lets add these 50 new weapons that all do the same thing!' or 'hey lets add a 30 mins of walking to this mission!'. It all boils down to the age old saying of 'Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.', and I love that you're taking the time to think about all of this. Keep up the amazing work team! Can't wait to see the final result.

[@mistalozna]

8:25 nice brute captain

[@shaaz_r]

14:33 holy shit! that pelican made me so much more hyped for this mod

[@darthrevan704]

Im so ready for this to be on steam

[@lionocyborg6030]

The turrets & jackal shield could be used in SPV3 the Halo 1 equivalent to Halo 2 Rebalanced, but as Halo 1 has no duel wielding the latter saw limited use outside the start of Two Betrayals. The Energy Staff also reminds me of the Pfhor Shock Staff that was in both Marathon Eternal & Marathon Redux but it can’t shoot plasma blasts. Both remind me of the similar shock staffs the huntsclan uses in American Dragon. The gungoose’s grenades or rockets were in SPV3 too if I remember right. I need to play again to check.

[@ThePancakeman96]

I've been waiting for this rebalance before workshop mods for MCC so about two years or so, glad it's been worked on all this time when many (me myself) though it was abandoned. I so can't wait to play the REAL Halo 2

[@strydersoucie1024]

I know this is gonna be good when I'm actually motivated to sit through the midroll video sponsorship just to support their efforts. I wouldn't be surprised if this ends up being the best Halo campaign of all time, modded or otherwise.

[@Mhrtxn_]

I waited 3 months for this video, hope Halo 2 rebalanced is gonna be juicy

[@muhammadibraheem3314]

Its really great to see the effort and time you are putting in. I was thinking that, can you guys make dual wieldable weapons exchangable with allied elites. Like, we can give dual needler to an elite.

[@jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778]

I think the jackal shield on the carrier form is supposed to show how jackals get converted into carrier forms. I think with some parts of jackals and grunts in the carrier form it could pull off the look well.

[@mhmtakeyatime9000]

Makes me think of SPv3's Jackal carrier form. Something like that with the shield sounds great.

[@abunny6925]

That's a fan presumption from way back, carrier forms are the natural evolution of infected hosts

[@XavIsOnline]

The flock stuff is AMAZING. The feeling of being part of a larger war effort is one of my favorite parts of these games (and one of the most frustrating failures by 343)

[@bigdiddyzp1762]

They did well with it in Halo 5. Not much else, but the sky boxes were active at least

[@XavIsOnline]

@@bigdiddyzp1762 agreed. Unfortunately we were running around under those skyboxes playing power rangers the whole time

[@marfan4850]

this is without a doubt my most anticipated mod release for ANY game EVER!

[@cobchob]

7:25 staves is the plural of staff, like leaf / leaves

[@zobizobstudio]

I am so so hyped. I praise any sandbox addition ! This is my dream Halo 2 coming true, keep up the good work you and your team.

[@earth1337]

I hope Ruby is checking out other mods at the same time, loving the reanimation mods, and that new gravemind mod that lets u ally with elites is top notch. I wonder what parts of rebalanced will be different and similar to halo 2 uncut as well, and I hope it takes all the good things from uncut. One thing I liked about uncut was the animated reticle when using the mounted machine gun, and i noticed that wasnt added yet

[@ThePilleroflightning]

I hope so too. I hope he adds AlphaRing support

[@Unseen_Halo]

This is so Peak. I think the only way this mod could get even better is it some how included the cut missions like Earth Ark to finish the fight(dismissing halo 3). Or somehow making mombassa like e3 mombassa. Maybe even alpha moon

[@programmer6394]

TBH, I'm a diehard old school Halo fan. Everything in this video is fantastic. My only gripe, I think the Reach Falcon would fit better as the model used to add continuity between the games.

[@crashbash8549]

Could be a different model of the falcon, like the reach version was an older version

[@Faded.Visuals]

you got to remember that the Halo reach falcon was a different and older model.

[@Mobysimo]

Honestly the one Ruby made more rings of a Bungie design for the Wasp

[@Designation6]

Interesting choice on the Stave. You can’t stupidly go for the jump attack without getting wrecked Scoped dual wielding? Finally someone does it I agree with the Falcon choice. Brutes do love using UNSC tech. You could have their heads exposed while they fly. You could also have some allies in it join you since the marines are helping out. Replace the third banshee with one? After a recent Graveminf mod, I can’t wait to see what you’ve got in mind for that level & High Charity

[@paynt3770]

I'm so happy to see you continuing to make stuff :> goodness it feels like when I first learned about youtube I saw your old animations its so nice to see that you havn't given up!

[@RubyofBlue]

Still at it! And would still love to do animations when I have room and time!

[@walkings7ick58]

amazing keep up the good work

[@Anonymous_Magician]

Ruby and hidden Xperia are hard carrying the halo fanbase

[@TheMuddler]

and mint blitz.

[@Superassassinman15]

Instalation00 as well

[@inter.funda.stifle]

don't forget everyone on the VKMT team and digsite

[@JDotLoc]

@@TheMuddlerno, not mint blitz

[@QrazyQuarian]

Their poor backs...

[@RealSurfacing]

I'm so pleased to see how careful you are when reimplementing cut content. This project is more exciting than anything 343 could ever release.

[@devoidofvoltz2562]

The honor guard stick could be named after some historic polearm. "Force Halberd" etc

[@denizo9263]

As if everyone who ever played a souls game didn't think of this immediately.

[@Joe-xq3zu]

I think giving the detachable machine-guns a non-reloadable ammo pool was the right call not only for the reasons you stated, but also because players will already be used to this as that's how it has been from 3 onward.

[@TheBigOnionInstitute]

This mod is looking so badass! I am so excited for it! The phantom flocks you guys did look just like the background of the cover art, and I am in love

[@jesusswagi5960]

I hate it every time you make a video because I always have to control myself in an inhuman way so as not to spoil myself. So thanks for keeping some secrets 😂

[@blindvalkyrie9352]

Can you name the Pike, The Honor Glave. Not only does it sound cool but it would be a slight Destiny reference

[@holymosey2556]

oh my god, i could just picture it. ODST Recon Team: 1x Squad Leader 1x Asst. Squad Leader 1x Medic 3x Rifleman 1x Gungoose 2x Mongoose

[@Sirstonewall]

Yess!!! Please let this come to fruition! Eagerly waiting for this mod

[@WolfEpsilon]

This is only getting better and better

[@greatkhan7278]

I reckon with the Energy Lance/Stave/Pike/Staff being the "slightly longer ranged melee weapon", an energy beam that comes from the tip a short way when you pull the trigger would be neat. In a way it would be like a really short range Sentinel Beam with high damage - though not instakill. Just a thought

[@nurp9486]

You’re doing the lord’s work right here. Infinitely more hyped for this mod than anything else Halo related atm.

[@angelbryan98]

The flocking ships and areal battles are genius! I am eager to see more of it!

[@mehemynxm6974]

I would love it if you could yeet the spear at enemies and pick it up again. Just for the pure fun factor of it

[@sillonmetalico]

#Freedomfromdeltahalo

[@l4dhuntel]

I feel the energy staff should deal more damage. or add a "hold the trigger" to power the spear tip to deal massive amount of damage in a similar way to the plasma pistol there you can hold the trigger. Maybe a energy sword like blade spawn on the tip of the spear or something.

[@texel76]

Agreed

[@TheRedshirt93]

I'm sure it would be a lot of work, but you could justify a Falcon segment in the later High Charity, when the Gravemind brings In Amber Clad into the Covenant station. perhaps some pathway is damaged, and the only way to get from one set of structures to the next is to fly? With some automated guns around to enforce an invisible wall between the player and just flying to the center of High Charity.

[@gabethebabe3337]

I can't wait for Halo 2 to come out :') I haven't said that in a long time

[@MajorExploitz]

This mod is already seemingly better then Vengeful's Halo 2 uncut mod, I just hope that the E3 battle rifle animations will return it's the one thing that disappointed me in the updates for his mod. Especially seeing as the whole purpose of his mod is to "restore cut content" but yet he flipped a one eighty and cut a tiny piece of history. But it is understandable why he did it though i'm just hoping that it will return with this mod instead, Afterall i prefer accuracy over inconsistancy especially when it comes to "cut content".

[@Climacticc_Chaos]

Getting access to the sword in H2 was great, but in hindsight its pretty drull. kinda wish you could hold melee to block, hold the trigger for heavy lunge (without the need for a red crosshair) or press the trigger rapidly for faster swipes! Making melee combat more interesting between hammers, swords, staves, and berzerking brutes. (would be neat to see a few chieftains with hammers hiden about)

[@TheThrashed]

im making a mod which is a big halo 2 desert battle with ai and e3 assets, i have the map made already and im working on weapons\scenery stuff

[@Spiteful_Rev]

This looks insanely good so far. Honestly, I can't wait to see what this mod has in store. You guys hit it out of the ball park with tbis one!

[@NathanRobinson-v4b]

Goddam, the pikes animations look great.

[@EvilParagon4]

The Mongoose is actually super important as not a vehicle, but as a sprint mechanic. Ideally, the mongoose and sprint shouldn't be in the same games, and we actually see this in later Halos with how rare the mongoose actually is in both campaign and multiplayer. Halo 2A even felt the need to add a Gungoose, which feels entirely redundant because it's basically just a worse ghost with the ability to have a passenger. The mongoose takes away your ability to shoot and makes you move faster, it also gives you an advantage in staying safe against encounters due to the mongoose being able to take shots for you (to a certain extent). As correctly noticed, Halo 3's introduction of a passenger seat made the Mongoose entirely viable. Now it can be both a sprint mechanic and a support vehicle. Not just moving someone's gun around faster, but also moving objectives around faster, just like the warthog can but without being as big as the warthog (you can drive straight into buildings with a mongoose). And so backing up, I don't think the gungoose is necessarily a good addition. UNSC design seems to always focus on the co-operation aspect. You can drive a vehicle, and a passenger makes it way better. Other than the Scorpion and flying vehicles, and Gungoose, every UNSC vehicle requires a passenger to dish out firepower, but even using the scorpion, hornet, and falcon as examples, they're all _way better_ with passengers. Loading up 4 rockets on a scorpion or fitting your hornet on The Covenant with double spartan lasers is awesome, not to mention falcons having triple (or more with grenade launchers) firepower is just OP as hell. Meanwhile covenant vehicles are the opposite. Pretty much all of them are solo-centric, and sure can be enhanced by a passenger but passengers usually aren't worth much. Take for instance the Wraith and Revenant, which having a passenger doesn't really change much about their usage. Many Covenant vehicles don't even allow passengers at all, such as the ghost and banshee. Now the one exception here is the Spectre, which only exists because obviously they needed a Covenant version of the warthog. The gungoose _breaks_ this design. It is a self-reliant UNSC vehicle, that is minimally enhanced by a passenger, especially the grenade launcher variant. The Gungoose more nicely fits into the gameplay category of a Covenant vehicle, but obviously it isn't. It feels like poor design.

[@abunny6925]

It is far from being efficient as the ghost, it's only good movement is as forward movement. The mongoose has no armor and cannot "take shoots for you" I don't know where you got that, it has the highest driver damage transfer As soon as you stop is a death penalty, it is small, light and sluggish when recovering, so treating it as a ghost is the fastest way to get killed, because that's how it is in 3 and Reach. hence you ditch damage and run but you are still dependant of a passenger to cover you while recovering, and a good weapon which requires interacting with the sandbox

[@EvilParagon4]

@@abunny6925 I called the gungoose a worse ghost, obviously the ghost has far better movement. As for the armour thing, that's not what I mean. Objectively, being in a mongoose protects you from shots more than not being in a mongoose. From a side angle or top angle there is no protection at all, but from a bottom, back, or front angle, yes the mongoose will get shot instead of you. That is protection to an extent, because obviously the mongoose itself can take damage and eventually become a liability. And as I said, mongoose is just a better sprint mechanic, so obviously stopping in a mongoose is bad/a death sentence. The goal is to go fast. Comparing the mongoose to a ghost is silly, comparing the gungoose to a ghost makes sense because they are functionally very similar, even though they play moderately differently. Mongeese exist in an entirely support + speed use group. Both ghosts and gungeese exist in a more aggressive playstyle. Hit and Run is a viable strategy for ghosts too as ghosts themselves are weak and can be flanked easily.

[@WolfEpsilon]

Shut up

[@nondayz593]

@@WolfEpsilonMost rational sprint supporter

[@stormicekitty]

been keeping myself blind to the streams as i dont want to spoil everything this mod has coming, but to say im excited for this mod is a total understatement. this is the mod ive been the most hyped for since learning it was being redone and i cant wait to play this whenever it comes out.

[@jesusandrebenitezespino4419]

I'm excited about the rebalanced version of Halo 2, I just have to wait for it to be completed, greetings

[@badsie1]

holy shit im amazed, felt more hype for halo than i have since 2010 lol

[@KeyBadgel]

would be cool to still have the ability to find the OG silenced SMG somewhere on the map too

[@praeamble]

The blue CE style jackal shield in Halo 2 look so good. I'd really like to know why Bungie changed them in the first place, like they changed them to look like the fugly broken shields from Halo PC.. Why??

[@OverwatchSniper]

That flocking system is awesome

[@TimoFisher]

Ok but hear me out, what if instead of the pike having a lunge like the sword, immediately after talking about how its about keeping them at a distance, you could throw the thing.

[@Magicmage12345]

Why do you still only have 47k subs. I watched Manifest Heart more than 10 years ago. Man you deserve way better.

[@namelessstranger1270]

Meanwhile, Infinite is still waiting for the Falcon to be added... 😂. What's it been, three years?

[@JazzzxD421]

Love the br animations the position and that hk slap

[@wweirdguy]

The honor guard weapon seems to resemble a halberd most, with both poking and slashing capability

[@Scherezad_]

This rendition on the Falcon seems a bit too incongruous with the existing design to still bear the same name. Perhaps a related name, like the Raptor, could work? It does bear some similarities with both the Falcon and the Hawk, at least to my tired eyes.

[@RubyofBlue]

It actually had an alternate internal name which was the Eagle. I would call it that, but given that there's no dialogue talking about them at all, it honestly doesn't matter what it goes by. And people know it by now more as the 'cut Halo 2 Falcon' so it's a frivolous affair to try and change its name at this time.

[@Scherezad_]

@@RubyofBlue Fair!

[@Mobysimo]

The Falcon kinda reminds me of a blockier version of The Wasp from 5 and Infinite, which fills the role your giving the Falcon here, as a support fighter like the Hornet

[@Leo.23232]

can i request you fix the shotgun reload (look at it frame by frame, you can see the loading gate move before the shell touches it, which once you notice you can't not notice it)

[@theholygamer969]

Not sure what you did with the base SMG, but its viewmodel looks so damn good. This can't come out soon enough.

[@Imperial.117]

The CE Mod was fantastic to playthrough, it has complete changed the way I play the game now. Can't wait for the full release of this mod to do the same. 😎

[@antoniogc9358]

I have a suggestion, although it is difficult for me to say it because I am not a contributor to the project beyond being a simple spectator, but I would like to see the interface of the Master Chief and the Arbiter be different, to give it a more immersive touch.

[@blackagent4754]

Please, let this mod come out gor Project Cartographer. A lot of us still play there and don't have H2 for MCC pc. This would be a gift for all players on both versions of the game. Good work!

[@TheHutDave]

Man i think this will be hard. Maybe he can do a "lite" version of the mod to put in the cartographer, but all the that stuff? Cartographer doesn't have a proper modding tool as i know

[@nondayz593]

It’s impossible. This can only be achieved with H2 mod tools provided by MCC, Project Cartographer will NOT be compatible with it.

[@blackagent4754]

@nondayz593 Saddest day for Halo 2 players that don't use MCC.

[@TheHutDave]

@@blackagent4754 mcc often goes on sales, and it's very affordable nowadays.

[@--mr4yo]

Awesome video as always. My name suggestion for the in-game energy stave: "Covenant Pike"

[@trinstonmichaels7062]

Yes halo 2 the greatest game

[@mattdovale]

12:34 That shotgun reload tickled my brain

[@omartorres5688]

I saw a vid about the GPMG that it had a 40 round magizine and reloads similar to the sniper rifle

[@texel76]

That's the unfinished one found in the game files

[@omartorres5688]

@texel76 how do you unlock them to get the GMPG and can it be done to Xbox as well?

[@nivenreed5118]

why do i like halo 2's falcon better than the reach one

[@julyccg117]

17:06 talking about this, I remember the F99 wombat flying around on the Uplift Reserve mission from Halo 3 ODST, I don't know if its possible to add something like that on the skybox.

[@DAIO_SAN]

Looks really great. I am very impressed!