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Halo 3 campaign with hordes of AI for large battles and challenging coop.

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AI changes:

- 4x more AI when allowed.
- AI will provide suppressing fire at extreme ranges with their weapons.
- Can trade weapons with the Arbiter.
- Marines and Friendly Elites get a small health buff.
- Hunters get a small health nerf. 

Weapon changes:


- 2x longer range projectiles.
- Shotgun gains 4x range.
- Brute shot range is similar to Halo 2.
- Players start with more ammo at the start of each mission.
- Most weapons have doubled ammo reserves.
- Energy sword does not lose ammo on kills.
- Battle Rifle is fully automatic, with similar rate of fire to original.
- Battle Rifle and Carbine get a 3x scope.
- Sentinel Beam gains 15% heat efficiency.
- SMG deals 20% more damage.
- Assault Rifle no longer fires in 2 shot bursts, allowing for more precise firing patterns.
- Weapon abandonment time increased 5x.
- Spartan Laser reworked; less damage, faster firing, more ammo.

Vehicle Changes:

- 4x longer 'Turnover time' for for land vehicles.
- Wraith and Scorpion gunner seats are 1st person.
- Warthog, Prowler, and Hornet passenger seats are 1st person.
- Warthog's rear-wheel steering is enabled for tight turning maneuvers.

Known Issues:

Graphical bugs may occur when AI count is high. I have tried to reduce this as much as possible while trying to keep large battles. Slower PC's will experience more graphical issues.

Changelog:

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0.01: Release!
0.02: Removed some rooftop flood at the start of 'Floodgate'.
0.03: Fixed vision distances for some AI.
0.04: Fixed troop warthog turnover time.
0.05: Fixed pelicans not being able to drop warthogs and marines on 'Tsavo Highway'.
Also removed duplicate wraiths since they would often flip.
0.06: Fixed Brute Shot projectile range on several maps.
0.07: Fixed hornet section for coop and fixed various bugs on 'The Covenant'.
0.08: Gave Marine hostages starting weapons after rally point bravo in 'Crow's Nest'.
0.09: Fixed Flood firing range.
0.10: Battle Rifle is now fully automatic.
0.11: Added more hornets and marines in first lake bed on 'The Storm'.
0.12: Battle Rifle and Carbine get a 3x scope. Sentinel beam gains 15% heat efficiency.
0.13: SMG gets a 20% damage bonus.
0.14: Fixed Carbine firing behavior. Ghost projectiles deal similar damage to Halo 2 to vehicle occupants.
0.15: Re-made for new update. Added more AI to 'Sierra 117' and 'Halo'. Added additional Warthog to start of 'Tsavo Highway' for marines to follow. Updated Assault Rifle and Spartan Laser. Weapon Abandonment time increased to 5 minutes. Warthog's rear-wheel steering is enabled for tight turning maneuvers.
Battle Rifle and Spartan Laser gain recoil.
0.16: Removed stuck flood at start of 'Floodgate'.
0.17: Hunters lose half their health.
0.18: Hunters gain 50% health.
0.19: Sentinel firing range nerfed on 'Halo'.
0.20: Fixed Carbine ammo capacity. Fixed initial ammo for 'Floodgate'.
0.21: Mongoose is now 3rd person. Arbiter starting ammo fixed on 'Cortana'.
0.22: Reduced AI count after Rally Point Bravo on 'The Storm' to hopefully reduce crashing for some people.
0.23: Fixed issue with stuck Phantom at beginning of 'Crow's Nest'.
0.24: Reduced Sentinel AI count near end of 'The Covenant'.
0.25: Buffed Spartan Laser damage.
026: Fixed crashing issue on 'The Storm'.


How to install:

Copy Halo 3 XL contents into Halo The Master Chief Collection\halo3\maps, replacing the vanilla maps.
Launch the game with anti-cheat off. If playing coop, return to main menu after completing each mission.

Halo XL Collection:

Halo XL: https://www.nexusmods.com/halothemasterchiefcollection/mods/2458
Halo 2 XL: https://www.nexusmods.com/halothemasterchiefcollection/mods/2459
Halo 3 XL: https://www.nexusmods.com/halothemasterchiefcollection/mods/2460
ODST XL: https://www.nexusmods.com/halothemasterchiefcollection/mods/2462
Reach XL: https://www.nexusmods.com/halothemasterchiefcollection/mods/2463
Halo 4 XL: https://www.nexusmods.com/halothemasterchiefcollection/mods/2461
Firefight XL: https://www.nexusmods.com/halothemasterchiefcollection/mods/2532

All 6 campaigns + Reach Firefight are also available on Steam:
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=3137174576





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