Hardcore Mod - Better AI, NoFog, Corpses, PopCap, Zoom, Balance

This mod was made to mostly to enjoy a really tough opponent with more epic battles
Tweaks have been made to give a more modern PC master race feel.

Also shown on moddb
https://www.moddb.com/mods/hardcore-mod-improved-ai-zoom-popcap-corpses

Note:

• Not Tested with Campaign so expect this to break the campaign experience!
  
• Works on multiplayer (as long as you have same version of mod installed)
  
  

Latest Main Changes: Jun 2021

• Works on multiplayer (as long as you have same version of mod installed)
  
• Improvements to AI configurations
  
• AI no longer have damage/health boosts (as this was a tedious way to fight engagements)
  
• Increasing AI difficulty will give them more money (No other boosts applied)
  
• AI should upgrade everything now (bug fix from live game)
  
• Pop cap is now based on how many bases you have - You can still research extra pop cap which will give a significant increase, for high cost of resources
  
• Increased zoom
  
• Corpses last longer
  
• 200% overall firing range increase for all units (minimum)
  
• Fog Intensity/Blur Removed on all maps
  
• Empty Slot Opponent - allows for 1v3 or 2v3 (for example)
  
• Base upgrades give it more health, but cost 100 more
  
• Turret upgrades give it more range, damage, and health
  
• Attempts to remove camera zoom effects using abilities. (Chieftain wave ability still zooms in for some reason)
  
  UNSC
  
• Cobra huge range boost
  
• Warthog starts with upgun
  
• Warthog buffed health and damage - with increased cost
  
• Spartan cap increased to 6
  
• Buffed FlameMarines, 3 sized squads
  
• Buffed Cyclops damage and speed
  
• Cutter makes marines from HQ - removes elephant
  
  COVENANT
  
• Scarab huge range boost, small health boost
  
• Scarab can be made in factory
  
• Ghost given speed boost ability (replaces ram)
  
• BruteChopper/Ghost made in HQ
  
• BruteChopper buffed damage/health upgrades
  
• BruteChopper starts with upgun
  
• Brutes 3 man squad
  
• Brutes made in barracks - replaced grunt squads (chieftain leader only)
  
• Wraiths/Banshees/Hunters require 0 tech to train (instead of 1 tech)
  
• Wraith range/damage Buffed
  
• Locusts/Vampires require 1 tech to train (instead of 2 tech)
  
• Suicide Grunts removed, Sword Elites removed
  
• Grunts Buffed
  
• Leaders trained in HQ (instead of temple)
  
• Buffed arbiter and chieftain standard damage
  
• Leaders have small self healing
  

Screenshots

AI in Multiplayer Skirmish

Fog Intensity/Blur Removed on all maps

Later Plans

• Issues that are raised (if caused by me)
  
• Faction balance fixes (if anything serious)
  
• Add the flood faction in ? If you have a decent Flood mod - donate this to me and ill give credit
  
• Add better Models/animations ? - donate this to me and ill give credit

Download

Download Latest Version[github.com]
Instructions inside READ ME Instructions.txt
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[The Anti-Barrel]

any explanation for the balance changes? arbitrarily removing multiple units in a mod that ideally doesn't include gameplay changes at all is quite strange

[Dongualsclog]

Followed the instructions, figured out it wasn't reading the file path from the mod manifist, manulally copied and pasted the location of the mod into the manifest, mod still didnt work. The issue is 100% the startup file sitting in the halo warsde file in steam which is where the instructions said to put it. The start up file does nothing so the manifist isnt read what do i do

[Cherry Heights]

How do I uninstall this mod?

[RosettaStoned15]

Really not a fan of removing the Elephant.

[𝓝𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓲]

Would be nice for AI fixes only. "Balance" mods are too subjective and sadly just not very good.

[murda.gg]

not gonna lie, this mod can be very annoying at times. the vampire spam the wraith spam locust and hunter spam I almost never see grunts or jackals at all

[THEFANG >,<]

So i tried this mod and put myself and 1 AI as an empty slot, allowing a 2v2 AI vs Ai fight. Unfortunately, the AI on my side just resigns for no reason... Is there a way to get rid of that? I want to actually see a 2v2 AI vs AI fight... Plz and thanks.

[Hats]

Well, I think i did find a good flood mod but it's not mine though https://www.moddb.com/mods/floodextra-units/downloads/unit-mod

[Tagadhur]

this looks interesting...

[OcularRiver57]

is there a separate fog removal mod, or what files remove the fog so i can copy them over to the game alone.