Ruby's REBALANCED Halo CE Mod!

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A modded Halo CE Campaign that makes various balancing tweaks to make the game as close to perfect as possible. From weapons, vehicles, AI, some encounter tweaks and more.
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[@RubyofBlue]

See the newest, and greatly expanded version of this mod here!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHjQi4qZmNSAY9E

[@TheBoomamatic]

"I made halo reach more like CE" "I made halo 2 more like CE" "I made halo CE...P E R F E C T"

[@greatcesari]

SmexyRula This mod is a total mess. Furthest thing from perfect, because it’s the furthest thing from Vanilla.

[@davidcortez7318]

Cesar, you can’t just change a few weapons or a few stats and call that a rebalancing mod... you do know that if you’re making something like this, the bigger a change is, the more you have to change surrounding aspects to balance it out, right?

[@toffee5266]

David Cortez but...that’s... what balancing is...

[@davidcortez7318]

• toffee • I think we’re confused on each other, I don’t get what you mean

[@TheBoomamatic]

@@davidcortez7318 Well when you adjust a few weapons or a few stats your effectively affecting the established balance of the game sandbox, so your "re-balancing" hence, calling it a Re-Balancing mod. So regardless of whether or not the changes are good or not, changing the balance like this is by all definitions a re-balancing mod.

[@blizzary9369]

“Amazing Ai” Rocket flood: “allow me to introduce myself”

[@charmar211]

Well Thats a suicidal parasite main job to kill chief without self preserving in mind

[@charmar211]

Let me suggest fuel rod cannon grunt

[@genaralryan0654]

you forgot a word, LEGENDARY rocket flood

[@thepotatoof4219]

With the Scorpion's accuracy buffed, I'd suggest maybe change it's reticule crosshair too. No more of that big, rectangular box!

[@fluffypinkpandas]

Box shows splash, the 2 arrows in the box show its true aim. [>

[@thepotatoof4219]

@@fluffypinkpandas I know. But the two arrows should come closer IMO. Or else, just stop being two arrows and opt for a circle in a circle or circle in a box.

[@fluffypinkpandas]

@@thepotatoof4219 or a literal scorpion where the projectile hits right where you point the tip of the stinger

[@TacosAreWizard]

What you say is heresy!

[@clip_county]

It’s just a box and arrows there is no reason to change it you just don’t like the design what if other people do?

[@ShadySummerZ]

Ruby: I want to make a 9/10 an 11/10 Cursed Halo: I want to end your whole existence.

[@MaxiemumKarnage]

Desert Hog: I want you to drive for 15 minutes straight in a video game

[@icyknightmare4592]

12:35 There's a glitch you can use here. In the previous area, grab the camo, leave one elite alive in the narrow passage, and run straight to the lift. Cortana will call in more marines as if your previous fireteam was wiped out. Snipe the Shade gunners, go clear the narrow passage, and you have 10+ marines for the gravity lift fight.

[@thatoneguy6580]

Hmmmm

[@yoo-hoo3886]

How did u figure that out

[@tpd1864blake]

That’s so cool that’s what happens in the latest version. ODST charges in and Cortana calls for Marine reinforcements. So cool

[@0lionheart]

Halo Shotgun, thinking back to CE: "Gods, I was strong back then!"

[@indescribablecardinal6571]

It was one of the few metagame weapons.

[@Jew-Gi-Oh_419]

The magnum was also overpowered in CE which was nerfed in the sequels and even the prequel Halo Reach.

[@milkmonstrosity]

Gods must be strong.

[@andyfriederichsen]

Glad to hear someone else tries to keep friendly/allied NPCs alive.

[@TheGreatEllipsis]

Fantastic. I've played Halo CE more times than I'm comfortable admitting, and every single change you'd made here is for the better. I love it.

[@greatcesari]

No, it’s not. This mod is objectively worse. You may like it because it’s new, but it’s an overall downgrade.

[@sirbibton]

Cesar You're objectively wrong to think it's objectively worse. You think it's SUBJECTIVELY worse. Pretty big difference.

[@awesomosewa]

I always thought it would be neat if when you melee'd with an overheating weapon it did a bit of extra damage from the venting plasma.

[@lukethelegend6370]

That would be a nice touch

[@RubyofBlue]

Halo mod tools for MCC are out, but it'll still be a little bit before I get around to remaking and updating this mod! I want to complete my current project of a big video brainstorming ideas for a Sonic Adventure remake. Then, I want to remake and update CE Rebalanced using its new tools. After that, then I'll get to 3~ :3 You can follow my progress on whatever project I'm working on over on my Twitter, link in the description!

[@NacellC]

Is it possible to play coop with this mod?

[@juanthegamer7834]

Hey dude I have a question: Can you make a mod where the damage be accurate to the lore of the game?, u know, the grunts and jackals dies with 2 or 3 bullets, but the plasma weapons can kill anything with 2 or 3 shots (without energy shields obiously), the needle instakill, etc, the chief can fall from meters of distance without suffer damage and he's incredible fast meanwhile the rest of enemies moves slow, is possible that you can make a mod of that?, because I'd like to play like that way

[@yourhatefulness4069]

No bs. Having played through Halo infinite twice on Normal and Heroic difficulty now. It’s honestly made me more excited for your updates to the Halo ce and Halo 3 rebalance for MCC. I hope those projects go well for you. Unfortunately Infinite didn’t fully satisfy my needs for a new Halo experience.

[@Madvillain47]

I can't wait for you to update these mods again. I had a blast playing your reach rebalanced and was sad to learn they broke them on a recent update.

[@TruePacifist201]

Hey, Ruby, I know this might be a dumb question to post here, but you know more about the modding scene than I do. I've been playing CE Refined for a while and the thing that annoys me the most is the text for tutorial screens and button prompts being misaligned. I'm not sure if it's a bug/glitch, or if the Refined team cocked something up. Either way, do you have any insights into this, or any thoughts on what I could do to fix it?

[@troy5466]

343 needs to hire this man NOW! This BAMF gets it!

[@Dilo22]

The AR in CE is such a weird dichotomy. I've never met anyone who outright hates it, because I mean how could you? It's basically a bullethose with which you can rush B cyka blyat. It's just soooo satisfying in its very limited useful range (which is like... 10-20 meters). That said, its called assault RIFLE, so why it has the accuracy and range of a Musket in the year 2500 or whatever was always baffling to me. Especially given that the AI marines still to try use it as though it is a rifle (ie: very short bursts). I always want to use the AR, but it is so, so limited in Vanilla to a few specific roles; it doesn't behave like the jack of all trades it should have been. Therefore, I'll probably give your mod a shot. Sounds good to me.

[@burns0100]

I found it more useful for killing banshees actually. Burst firing it is somewhat effective and allows you to conserve magnum ammo on legendary. I found myself favouring it once I had killed all major targets like elites or hunters with the magnum and took out the grunts and jackels with it by burst in 5-10 round bursts.

[@KGODSMACKC]

What did you think of it? Its night and day right?

[@wrensnesting2776]

The year was 2552...??

[@0lionheart]

CE was weird; the AR was essentially the SMG and the pistol was essentially the BR.

[@vonjt4077]

Bullethose? More like a peehose. I don't understand why they decided to kill the accuracy AND have it be a peeshooter.

[@enochianwolf]

3:51 when she tells you she's home alone

[@sirbibton]

I thought I was the only one here with a mind dirty enough to catch that

[@iforgotmyname1885]

I got it

[@caseyhall2320]

Hah!

[@jackcolson4745]

wow. you found the perfect quote for it.

[@Katana2097]

I just downloaded this. It's awesome. My favorite thing about it is that the assault rifle no longer sucks. It is now a completely viable weapon for medium range combat. I no longer feel restricted to the noob combo because of how useful every gun feels now. Fully recommend this mod!

[@digiornodigiovanna7530]

I don’t think the noob combo was essential for the original game, in fact I usually got along fine with just the AR

[@staryoshi06]

@@digiornodigiovanna7530 Yeah I didn't use the noob combo in the OG game First five levels: Pistol and assault rifle/plasma rifle/sniper rifle/rocket launcher 343 guilty spark and the library: shotgun and assault rifle last 3 levels: pistol and shotgun

[@Katana2097]

It did suck. "It was still useable but it was a lot less viable compared to every other gun in the sandbox." I mean yeah if you're half decent at the game you can get along just fine with it. But anything else is just more effective.

[@SukhdeepMultani]

What is the noob combo

[@imtoospartan1134]

Sukhdeep Multani plasma pistol + magnum. Break shield with plasma charge and then get a one shot head shot with magnum.

[@9ner]

this mod is a masterpiece and I will say that this is my definitive way of playing Halo CE from now on. it's absolutely amazing and it really feels like you tapped into bungies soul and brought forth all they wished to include and manifest in CE. It's absolutely amazing, loved every second playing it. You elevated this game to a another level, rarely do I say this for mods (the only other belonging to the STALKER community).

[@TrashGoblin824]

I hope this works on Anniversary when it comes out for PC

[@vinnie9458]

I’m sure he will make one for that or someone else will make something similar

[@acp101123]

www.nexusmods.com/halothemasterchiefcollection/mods/292?tab=description Wish granted

[@sirbibton]

It does, but why would it change anything? The remaster graphics use the exact same gameplay

[@lo-rez]

I'm thrilled that CE is getting so much love and dedication! Though I can't help but feel like this is changed to favor the player's life expectancy and convenience, as opposed to compelling game play. Either way, thanks for sharing what you came up with.

[@alexcoss5965]

Lo - Rez it’s kind of supposed to make it fun. I might just be bad at strafing but halo ce on legendary the elites are way too acurrate and they spawn in groups of 2-3

[@vonjt4077]

I would've liked to see multiplayer with this mod, it would be cool to see a CE multiplayer match without everyone using the pistol

[@AntonEugeneLanthier]

I was always the guy using the flamethrower, shotgun, and active camo

[@marknunya3107]

What is it with the halo fans that don’t like accurate weapons? You guys realize that “spray and pray” is not a thing in real life, right? What enjoyment do you get out of winning by complete luck?

[@vonjt4077]

@@marknunya3107 it's not that it's a precision weapon it's that it is so accessible, has 120 rounds, and can kill in 3 hits

[@marknunya3107]

@@vonjt4077 But in real life that’s what you want in a weapon… And when you battle someone who also has one, it’s a game of skill. I don’t understand how you can dislike that.

[@vonjt4077]

@@marknunya3107 I'm just saying it would've been nice to have a weapon sandbox that was more balanced so that you have different weapons to choose from for different reasons, not just using one weapon all the time

[@burge117]

Thank you, Ruby. Your awesome mods are part of the reason I finally got myself a gaming laptop. I love the commitment to keeping everything balanced, lore friendly and most importantly...great for Marine enthusists!

[@Razgriz_01]

"Which I do.. obssessively" I see you too reload checkpoint when you see a single Marine die.

[@mhmtakeyatime9000]

I do this as well on halo 2 missions especially uprising and great journey

[@Superschokokeks]

yeah, playing Halo from 1 to reach on legendary made me think CE is the best balanced of all bungies halos

[@MaxiemumKarnage]

Legendary Mod, I genuinely welled up when I saw wildlife on the ring in the second level. I hope OG Bungie devs have played this

[@jesuschris3561]

13:30 it would make sense that there were a ton of high ranking elites in a ship that big.

[@noob5000000]

I love this mod. The more competent friendly AI and accurized weapons have made vanilla Halo borderline unplayable by comparison. I was just driving a Scorpion in Halo MCC unmodded and was baffled by it's coax machine gun that is seemingly hanging from a bungee cord. I've played and thoroughly enjoyed CE and Halo 2 with Ruby's mods, and I'm really looking forward to the Halo 3 version being fixed.

[@blackdragonxtra]

"Pink Piece of Heaven" was my nickname in college

[@sirbibton]

For good or bad reasons

[@Oliver-jw3dy]

@@sirbibton yes

[@kassarc16]

Glad I found this wonderful mod. Barely scratching the surface yet, but the longer combat distances, where you can't simply outrange the enemy with the pistol and where the enemy is more aware of and willing to try to kill you, is amazing. A few things so far: while it does make the Needler more of a threat, I think the tracking range is a bit extreme, especially since it happens before red reticle distance. The Covenant being able to pepper areas with non-tracking needles from a greater range would be enough of a trade off, as long as they're able to still do that. The UNSC spawns at the evac encounters on Halo should be lowered to be no more than the max capacity of the Pelican (or even better, no more than the capacity of the lifeboats in the area minus pre-arrival casualties, as long as it doesn't exceed Pelican capacity) would be better, since it would leave less of them sadly standing around afterwards. Would it also be possible to attach your Warthog to the Pelican in the end cutscene? Always was weird it got left behind. Adding and enhancing encounters in general would be a huge improvement to the game, from more Covenant packing dropships and new encounters in empty areas, with more enemy types, vehicles, and weapons spread around to all of them (Jackals on the Autumn!).

[@TheInfiniteAmo]

7 months late, but the Needler's tracking already outranged red reticle distance on Vanilla CE. Always used it to kill that Bastard Elite on the loading dock when you first enter the Hangar in T&R.

[@ghostly2.3]

with the increased jump height you can get on top of the map in the silent cartographer (without sputnik). not much to do there, but its cool being on top of the island cause you can skip the 2 hunters and some more enemies on your way to the control room security as well as being able to get to the top of all the structures and sus

[@Shnarfbird]

You can get on the top of the map, or you can't?

[@ghostly2.3]

Shnarfbird oh I meant can

[@Shnarfbird]

ghostly 117 Alright it had said can't initially so I was confused because the context contradicted that

[@Falleax69]

Pretty good changes but I think removing friendly fire for marines completely is a bit extreme.

[@STRONTIumMuffin]

I agree a sandbox should be consistent. Not just for the sake of realism but to make the game feel more consistent and things to act as expected, like how you can destroy your own equipment in halo 3

[@RubyofBlue]

Play the mod's AotCR with the sniper Marines and their increased numbers and you'll understand why it was necessary lol

[@basedsneedclave175]

No These guys have it in spv 3 and have headshot weapons like dmrs and brs and kill eachother with headshots.

[@yusufdunphy5402]

Though I would still keep the complete invulnerability on the marine that happens to be Sergeant Johnson for logical reasons.

[@mrpiratefox4497]

The new AR, my goooooood its beautiful. I always noticed that the hidden spread was always bigger than the physical reticle, and i as looking for a mod to solve this, but this mod solved problems i didnt even noticed. Its amazing, and with the Refined maps being the base, it makes it look and feel nice

[@greatcesari]

MRPIRATEFOX “Physical reticle”? Lol what are you saying?

[@sirbibton]

Cesar As in the one shown on screen

[@mrpiratefox4497]

@@greatcesari the HUD sprite that shows in the screen

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

Glad the pistol is still the same : )

[@TheWither129]

Same, I don’t like how much it’s been changed over the years, it was perfect from the start. Everybody jokes about how it’s overpowered, but it’s really not. It’s accuracy isn’t great for longer range, so a battle rifle or a DMR would make up for that. The damage is perfect, you can easily take down any enemy if you know what you’re doing, but if you aren’t great at lining up headshots it can be much less effective, but still viable, and the scope can help line shots up. The visual design is great, and I’d love to see it tweaked to look slightly more like the 5 magnum but still look like the classic. When 343 adds the magnum into Infinite, I seriously hope they make it more like CE’s due to the sidekick taking the role it had previously. I’m upset that it may not make it into launch, but I hope they squeeze it in with the classic shotgun.

[@Shnarfbird]

TheWither129 Nah, its accuracy is still pretty great at longer range. I can still headshot grunts from the edge of their new extended range easily

[@themindfulmoron3790]

@@TheWither129 Considering the weapon sandbox is supposed to be balanced and each weapon is supposed to have a unique utility, having one weapon outclass practically everything at all ranges and in most situations is objectively terrible design. Yes, the CE magnum is overpowered, since you're only handicapping yourself by using literally anything else. It should be just as useful as every other weapon but it isn't. Same goes for the shotgun against the flood, despite how satisfying it can be.

[@BaxterAndLunala]

Dude, you shouldn't have made the sniper rifle useless against hunter armor. The sniper rifle is classified as an anti-materiel rifle. That means it should shoot through hunter armor.

[@menni08]

Imagine you playing on Legendary, the hardest difficulty of the game, a real challenge, and you encounter a Hunter that is more like a mini boss, so it's hard And with a sniper rifle you kill him in one shot... C'mon man one fucking shot? to kill the supposed hardest enemy, hah pathetic

[@BaxterAndLunala]

@@menni08 First of all, do you kiss your mother with that mouth!? Also, it makes perfect sense to kill it in two hits in the armor, since Hunters are extremely hard to kill anyway without a rocket launcher.

[@menni08]

@@BaxterAndLunala It's not about sense, it's difficulty It's ridiculous a hunter that is supposed to be a very hard enemy, to die in one fucking shot of a sniper rifle, and i don't kiss my mom btw

[@BaxterAndLunala]

@@menni08 Well then, I hope you like it playing on his legendary while a sniper rifle can't pierce hunter armor. It wouldn't make sense for it to NOT pierce Hunter armor because it's an anti-materiel rifle which should destroy vehicles, and it would be even more difficult to kill them. A Wraith can be taken out with a sniper rifle, which Wraiths have considerably more armor than a Hunter, yet a Hunter can't be killed by a sniper rifle shot in the chest.

[@menni08]

@@BaxterAndLunala Well i will keep my opinion, for ME it just doesn't make sense, but i think i can pass that, what is fucking non sense is that you can one shot kill a hunter with... the magnum

[@TylerJames-gf8ms]

Annndddd I subscribed. Awesome video! Can you go into detail about adjusting AI behavior in a separate video!?

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

OOH! You're using the Refined version! :)

[@Delta_117-22]

Thanks for making this mod Ruby! I was waiting for something like this.

[@RubyofBlue]

No problem, Chief.

[@TEMINIX]

This is so god damned impressive. Brilliant work. I love it. Thank you!

[@MajoraZ]

Hey, just found your channel via your SA2 videos, only to see you do Halo mods, too! I'll be sure to try this out, but just from watching the video, I figured i';d give some input/feedback. - Very happy to hear about the AR accuracy buff, but given how wide the reticule is, it might be hard to even visualize where the exact center of the reticule is (I have this issue with a lot of weapons in CE, actually), so if possible, giving it an expanding reticule to visualize the actual spread would be cool. In general I think this should be a universal change to any weapon that has spread go up as you fire it. - This might require more balance changes , but i'd place the shotgun, sniper rifle, and rocket launcher in more maps in more spots, alongside hunters and sentienals in more locations, perhaps even before Guilty Spark shows up, or qalso making the fuel rod usable in campaign and adding in the flamethrower. CE's biggest flaw, and what makes it my least favorite Bungie Halo campaign, is the low amount of variety it has, both in terms of weapons, enemies, and environments; and while obviously envoirmental changes are probably outside the scope of the mod, having a wider amount of the weapon sandbox and enemy types in more maps would help this a lot. - Secondly, I forget if CE has individual needle explosions even when there's no supercombines do damage like in 2, but rather then emphasizing the damage the initial hits do, i'd emphazie the damage from those indivual small explosions. This is certainly more of a subjective thing then the AR reticule one, but I think it'd make it more interesting to have the guy be designed around that sort of "delayed damage" and making it so it's not a binary of "if you didn't get a supercombine, then it didn't do anything". This might make the weapon too powerful, though, so supercombines might need to be nerfed or outright removed, with the total damage from the delayed explosions of the same amount of needles of a supercombined adding up to enemies dying anyways. - I'm not sure how I feel about making the Hunter armor impervious to bullet damage, or reducing player health, but I'll see how it plays regardless. Off the cuff without having tried the mod yet, I'd just reduce, not totally get rid of bullet damage on hunter armor, and not do the health nerf at all. Lastly, where'd you learn Halo modding? I'd love to get into it myself!

[@RubyofBlue]

I just used Eschaton to make every change in this mod.

[@chickenman1801]

@@RubyofBlue you have any guides? Love to see how you did this

[@thepotatoof4219]

@@RubyofBlue That, is INSANE! Eschaton only?!?! Well, it makes sense though...

[@TheGoldNinja101]

5:39 Wow, Inconvenient!

[@dtgs4502]

Did you try changing any checkpoints? I distinctly remember The Act Man brushing that off in his video on CE right before testing it myself. Truth And Reconciliation could really use at least one checkpoint between arriving at and going up the lift.

[@aridonrexhepi7024]

You should add the flood infection scripts as seen on Voxophonics ''The Flood: Forgotten Exile'' campaign mod.

[@lionocyborg6030]

There’s also Flood infection in SPV3 as well, though unlike Halo 3 the models are swapped with no animation. You can practically hear the cartoonish pop.

[@KillerOrca]

Honestly the change of AR Flood damage makes the AR almost canonically accurate, which is always nice.

[@Kerrfuffle]

Love the needler change.

[@foxeye245]

I’ve been playing CE on the MCC, and there is one change that I would have liked to see, though I’ve only played through the game twice. And that is the rocket launcher flood. I found them to be quite frustrating since it can be impossible to tell what weapon they are carrying until you are too close to avoid it. Also, I am not certain that they will fire at any other target than the player. I don’t know what changes would keep the game balanced, but I would consider removing their ability to shoot at the player and just keep them as a melee attacker, and well as having them fire at the covenant or the player in a vehicle (though I don’t know if the two ever meet like that). Since you didn’t mention it, I am guessing that they are not considered a problem on higher difficulties or good players have their positions memorized, but I wanted to point it out as they frustrated me quite a bit.

[@dangr3957]

This guy is a genius! Will download this!

[@nyutanine]

I spend a entire day to clear the game... dude keyes and the library are insane!

[@korickarmstrong3468]

Watching a marine bully that hunter was amazing.

[@NuttDog117]

Are you able to save your marine buddies on 343 Guilty Spark when they get jumped by Infection forms? I remember them being unable to be saved once they are caught by one and any damage attempted on the infection form will only damage the marine.

[@BotBruh448]

It's funny cause making Marines immune to friendly fire and having the enemies fire at you from a much further range are all changes that Infinite has

[@viciadoemhalo3]

You could add a spalling effect on the hunter armor with the sniper rifles, taking 4 shots to kill them when you pierce their armor but reducing the damage of the rifle by a great margin when it hits flesh, taking 8 shots to kill them. The sniper fires depleted uranium APFSDS rounds which in real life over-penetrate soft targets but when they hit armor they have huge penetration and shatter in many glass like sharp pieces which cut through everything inside a vehicle and they also have a pyrophoric effect, igniting everything in their way. Hunters just like the flood lack a central nervous system, they are a bunch of worms, they need to take a lot of hits before they can die and the best way to kill something like that is by burning, using explosives or high fire rate and high stopping power weapons (shotguns, hollow point bullets, machine guns). Make point blank shotguns, plasma grenades and needler super combinations deal a lot of damage to their exposed flesh. One thing about shotguns is that they are terrible against body armor. Turn them into flood specialized weapons, retaining all their damage against them while at the same time dealing 1/4 damage to all other enemies and 1/8 damage against the player since spartan armor has no gaps, but don't remove their damage against shields, make them the only anti shield projectile weapons and add them headshot damage in order to make them effective against the covenant but more tricky shots. Since covenant helmets are somewhat exposed I think shotgun blasts should be effective against their heads. It would make sense that shotguns would be effective against energy shields because in theory all those smaller pellets could overload shielding systems. Also reduce the damage of projectile weapons and and all human explosive splash damage against the player health by a third since MJOLNIR armor should be really effective against projectiles, explosives and fragmentation because it is very bulky and made specifically for fighting insurgents. Plasma weapons in lore are the thing which can really melt human armor. Plasma grenades melt armor and should keep their stats and direct rocket hits should always do instant kills. Increase player health by a bit instead of decreasing because MJOLNIR armor is very bulky and protective and Spartans should be very though. Add a 2x scope to the AR just like the pistol, and make them pistol like accurate with the first shots but make them lose their grouping with recoil, just like rifles are in real life. You could use them like the BR using short bursts. I don't know if the game engine allows it but add headshot bonus damage against enemies with the AR, just like in Halo 5. You could also make rockets home their targets when you hold the trigger after you hear a ping and release, just like the plasma pistol and add 8x zoom to them.

[@Sir_Ravenstein]

Some Things are not really good from my sight, some cant even be made and changed

[@uuuueber]

A nice polish to perhaps the most polished Halo game

[@RyanPilton]

What's happening with manifest heart haven't been updated for a while

[@nomad155]

4:48, we all do, soldier. We all do

[@ToxinWolffe]

Video compression absolutely murdered half the video.

[@isiahpointer251]

You know this is why one day I would love to try pc

[@alexhernandez9697]

bro you don't know how happy I am playing this mod, better ar, more useful marines, better AI, this mod has everything! the spv3 mod i think it's not that cool because it throws away the feeling of halo ce, and this one don't, this one is SO much better.

you saved my run on legendary, now i can use the assault rifle just fine thx:(

[@DeltaTwoNine]

Hey Ruby hope all is well, with MCC season 8 out, and the modding tools following with it, are we going to see and updates to you're awesome rebalanced versions of the halo campaigns?

[@MartianBuddy]

You have no idea how many frustrated tears I shed restarting a checkpoint cuz 1marine died on legendary in the first half on original Xbox . Thank god

[@twoodyatwood]

I reckon you should make Johnson invulnerable. Kinda breaks my head cannon watching him die in the game.

[@ryknow6944]

He's not dead... just knocked unconscious and a medivac picks him up

[@twoodyatwood]

@@ryknow6944 so all those marines were 'just sleeping'...

[@TheWither129]

Yeah, you can kill him in Halo only to see him in Assault on the Control Room... and then kill him again. And then watch him escorting Keyes through the forerunner lab in 343 Guilty Spark. It makes zero sense.

[@Cheapstall]

I too obsess over the marines.

[@kaitdiaz4950]

Hey so i have halo ce but not the campaign part is there a link somewhere i can get it so i can get this as well and also did you add more marines to the level 343 quilty spark

[@socialaccount0000]

Hey Ruby, I opened to the maps file like you do at 14:07 but my maps file looks completely different and idk what files to replace.

[@kolinmartz]

3:51 that’s what The said when I met her.

[@WillardFPV617]

Hey Ruby! Is it possible to use this mod in MCC with the Anniversary graphics?

[@charmar211]

Anyone notice marine on truth and reconciliation we way more aggressive and accurate than all others

[@navmoon]

Awesome

[@plushesssechlipeslord9999]

I love Halo

[@Zemium1994]

7:04 WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE *BOOOOOM*

[@thoranzalarvhazen4250]

I love the rebalance on hunters especially because not only does it feel better but it also kind of makes sense. For example, the warthog turret doing full damage against their armor.... This is so fighting them on the road doesn't feel shitty but it also doesn't have to just be thought of as magic. I for one feel like it's implying the turret simply penetrates armor better, probably because it was designed to do exactly that. Armor-piercing rounds baby! And plasma weapons doing damage against their armor also feels like it makes sense for both balance and lore, because it feels like it's implying that the heat of the plasma is slowly cooking them behind the shell.

[@OverwatchSniper]

Might I suggest you make the sniper do damage to hunter's armor like the warthog turret does? The sniper fires larger caliber bullets than the warthog's cannon so realistically it would penetrate as well.

[@OverwatchSniper]

I mean it's not just a realism consideration, it is also a gameplay one. That way you aren't wasting your sniper rounds if hunter moves and you hit his armor instead of his worm zone. You could probably still have reduced damage from hitting the armor, but actually still doing some damage.

[@OverwatchSniper]

You mean the same enemies that die in one magnum bullet in vanilla? I'm not saying make the sniper kill them in one shot, I am saying make the sniper still do some damage when it hits their armor like the warthog's minigun does in this mod.

[@Seriona1]

I do not know if this is true but I remember Bungie saying that they were lazy and didn't have enough time to program enough Marine characters. Apparently, some of the Sgt. Johnsons you see are not Sgt. Johnson himself but are supposed to be a random black marine with the equal rank of Sgt. The lore apparently goes like this: Pillar of Autumn, you do not encounter Johnson. Halo, you encounter Johnson at the first life boat. Truth and Reconciliation, you hear Johnson in the beginning but he stays on the Pelican "in lore". The Silent Cartographer and Assault on Control Room, you do not encounter Johnson as he is present with Keyes. 343 Guilty Spark, the final time you see Johnson when you meet up with the surviving Marines. Again. I'm not sure if this is correct but I remember reading this sometime ago.

[@stevenkawleski3269]

Ruby, I want to be able to wield fuel-rod cannons in ce if you can melee the grunts to death.

[@ThePapino134]

originally i had jumped straight from ce to 3 and i had seen videos so i knew there were hunters. i kept my pistol to shoot them. i align myself dodge a hit and bang....... hes still alive ok 2 hunters and no power weapons thats amazing

[@masterchief117u96]

im still confused on how to download the mod, I've never downloaded a halo mod before

[@BillCollins53]

sooo uh you're going to do this for MCC on steam right?

[@itsTyrion]

6:00 wait, what tank section? I played the OG Xbox version (idk if I finished it), the PC Port and the PC Port from the Master Chief collection. I don't recall ever being in that tank O_o

[@nickysimi9866]

This should be an official update for halo ce on the mcc

[@greatcesari]

Nicky Simi Uhh... I hope you’re joking.

[@sirbibton]

No, it definitely shouldn't be. But I do wish the game let you use minor balance tweak mods like this and still get achievements, ESPECIALLY with the Halo Reach and Halo 2 rebalancing mods. They make the games just as challenging while making it more fun than the original so you should be able to use these mods and still get achievements.

[@user-xb1wh5mt4l]

Funnily, I have never used the tank. In my version I could drive it.

[@afqwa423]

I need to get this game on PC again. Because damn, this is the definitive Halo game, I never cared for where the franchise went after. It must be said that the pistol was dang overpowered in this game, even in single player, you can just absolutely shred everything on Legendary.

[@RubyofBlue]

Mod will be updated soon to make it even better :)

[@afqwa423]

@@RubyofBlue I look forward to it, this was a formative game in my childhood and I realize it informs a of a lot of my playstyle as a gamer.

[@Metroid22540]

@@RubyofBlue We gonna get another video of the update? :D

[@kainepeterson6638]

I absolutely fuckin hate the in lore reason for the sniper being useless against the flood. It makes no sense. Half the damage of being hit with a bullet is hydrostatic shock, and the flood is basically just jelly on the inside. The 14.5x114 round TODAY gibs people. I can’t imagine what it would do 500 years in the future. Flood forms should burst apart like sacks of rotten cottage cheese when hit with the Sniper rifle. Even hyper velocity APFSDST still impacts MASSIVE energy on impact. The cavitation bubble of the round flying thru a flood form would be like the size off a beach ball.

[@Sir_Ravenstein]

I think its actually quite reasonable

[@crashbash8549]

The lore wasn't the reason they did that, it was a gameplay decision, the lore never impacted bungies decisions

[@cuevasleyvadaniel7900]

Is the rifined graphic can be added to the MCC???

[@thatonepseudotwin7775]

*every halo rebalance after CE* - buff the player, nerf the enemy *halo ce* -buff the enemy, nerf the player

[@norsethenomad5978]

Opposite of Cursed Halo. Blessed Halo

[@JoahTheThread5ive]

I think the sniper should be able to damage the Hunters, it is armor piercing and has a bigger round than the Warthog's machine gun.

[@juanthegamer7834]

The mod doesn't works, I replace the maps with the new ones, but it throw me a error message when I start a new mission, What can I do?

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

Can somebody please tell me how you are able to adjust the weapon view models

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

i either get a fatal error or if i can get it to work.... certain effects like jackal shields really spaz visually. I think the latest update broke it

[@KnoxCarbon]

So I've noticed that both your mod and Refined have issues with particles flickering in and out of existence. Is that normal?

[@RubyofBlue]

Probably, they might be fixed in the next update of Refined.

[@KnoxCarbon]

@@RubyofBlue I hope so. You gonna update your mod when they've got it patched? I'm loving it so far.

[@SimplePixelLofi]

Is this mod working with the season 7 update on MCC?

[@Michael17.1]

how long did it take for you to make this mod

[@Hiigaranwarrior159]

Does this mod work for co-op? or is it only single player?

[@XNYDNTE]

Does this work with custom edition as well?

[@yoo-hoo3886]

I love this mod it's just one thing in the campaign that pissed me off was the fact that marines CAN'T DRIVE THEIR OWN VEHICLES

[@ChainMiles777]

"pink piece of heaven" Hehe

[@kimmokyla-laaso4443]

3:51 i'm sure he stole that line from an adult toy website.

[@KnoxCarbon]

So, now that CE is out on Steam, you gonna take a look and see what you can do with that? It's be really cool if you could port this to Anniversary.

[@RubyofBlue]

I'm not gonna make Rebalanced for CEA till there are Refined maps made for it. I'm not thrilled to recreate this mod on maps that have broken classic graphics.

[@KnoxCarbon]

@@RubyofBlue Fair enough. I just can't wait to see what kind of stuff the community comes up with for the game.

[@tTaseric]

I disagree with making the Hunters more vulnerable to plasma grenades. That was always a way to just ignore a Hunter encounter in any Halo game, especially CE that gives you so many grenades. I would change them so they have more utility, maybe they stun-lock hunters for longer or push them back or something.

[@derp110]

Does this currently work with CE anniversary?

[@SirDehumanized]

Would be neat if you could restore the old school halo CE graphics from the OG xbox version. Might be pointless though since I think there's already a mod does that.

[@videowatcher495]

Can you do the same thing to MCC as the old Gearbox game?