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CE: Vanilla Rebalance Mod [Deprecated] (New Mod in Desc)

2025: This mod is DEPRECATED

Future updates will continue HERE

Fix for campaign not showing if an update has yet to release, credit to that guy. Mod ID is listed in the steam url.

This mod's intention is taking the vanilla game and improving its AI and balance. It does not drastically change missions nor add new content or features. If you find base CE boring, this is the mod for you.


AI have gained a massive increase in combat effectiveness, meaning target prioritization and tactics are much more important.

General
* All AI now fire frequently at longer range and have increased accuracy.
* AI weapon damage is no longer reduced.
* Normal is now the baseline difficulty, with Heroic actually being hard and Legendary being Legendary.

UNSC
* Minor variants fire semi auto.
* Major variants fire in controlled bursts and full auto.

Covenant
* Major variants are more than a color change.
* Grunts can now super combine and use overcharge.
* Jackals suppress targets far more effectively.
* Elites are deadly at close range.

Flood
* Human combat forms now maintain their distance and fire instead of rushing into melee.
* Human forms are significantly more accurate but have poor tracking, meaning you need to stay mobile.


Some weapons have been tweaked to fit better into the game's sandbox.

General
* Weapons fire from their muzzle instead of the camera, mainly cosmetic so long as it's not shoved into the wall.

Assault Rifle
Mid-range assault weapon, high burst accuracy, multi-target penetration.
* Decreased first shot and burst spread.
* Decreased automatic spread to actually fit in the crosshair.
* Increased damage against energy shields.

Pistol
Precision sidearm, fastest way to kill un-shielded targets.
* Decreased damage to encourage accurate fire over holding the trigger.
* Switched to semi-automatic, increased fire rate.

Shotgun
Acts like the real thing, has better range and can be used to stun.
* Decreased spread to fit the crosshair.
* Decreased pellet damage, if what you're shooting at fills the crosshair it's still dead.