Hack 95. Blast It All to Bits

Add some chaos to Coagulation with these two mods.

This hack describes two of the more explosive Coagulation mods: C2morg's C2oagulation and Underdog's When All H#ell Breaks Loose.

12.7.1. C2oagulation

C2morg's C2oagulation adds tricks to the Dawn of War mod. C2Morg credits Kai, the creator of the Ch2r [Hack #51] application, for getting him interested in Halo 2 modding. This mod is C2morg's interpretation of Coagulation which he calls the "best Halo 2 multiplayer map." C2morg used Ch2r solely throughout the making of C2oagulation.

C2Morg was so impressed with Salvage's Dawn of War [Hack #94] mod that he initially used it for all of his own mods. Therefore, C2oagulation mod is actually a mod of a mod.

The weapon changes in this mod are extensive. C2morg completely reorganized the weapon layout and modded every weapon. In addition to this, he added what may have been the first working Flamethrower to a Halo 2 map.

To create the Flamethrower, C2morg opened up the Sentinel Beam and looked at its dependencies. From this information, he found the Sentinel Beam projectile. He then changed this to the Covenant turret beam and tried it in a game. Although he thought that it looked quite good, it didn't resemble a flamethrower. Next, he opened up the projectile and changed the explosion from the plasma burn to the rocket explosion. The next step was to borrow a few effects from the rocket explosion so that the frame rate worked properly. He also added a fire bitmap coming from the Sentinel Beam so that it had flames coming out of it as well as the projectile. This gave the projectiles a nice orange color at the start. This fixed the visual effect, but it didn't sound right. The last change was to swap all the sounds over to the sounds for the Warthog burning. This produced the C2oagulation flamethrower.

Other weapon changes include the following:

• The Shotgun fires Needler rounds

• The Sentinel beam is a Flamethrower

• The Beam Rifle fires Needler rounds

• A fully charged Plasma Pistol fires Wraith mortar blasts

• Frag grenades have a larger explosion

• The Brute Shot fires Scorpion tank rounds

• The scope mask has been removed so that snipers have a greater field of view

• The Plasma Rifle fires plasma grenades

The Plasma Rifle change is great fun there is nothing better than "sticking" your opponents in the face, and then watching them run around pointlessly with blue fire on their head.

This map also features some adjustments to sounds. For example, the teleporter sounds are removed [Hack #85] you will not hear your opponent teleporting. In addition, the zoom sound has been removed from the sniper weapons. These small adjustments have significant impact on games.

Vehicle fans will enjoy C2oagulation since the map includes all of the Halo 2 vehicles, and of course most of them have been altered, too. For example, if you are driving the Warthog, pulling the right trigger fires a rocket (see Figure 12-11). Other vehicles have also been modded. The Wraith has shorter recharge time between firing, Warthogs and Ghosts replace the Banshees in the basement of the bases, the Banshee cannons fire the Banshee bomb, and the Warthog turret fires Plasma Pistol bursts. The final vehicle mod is the addition of a Banshee in the power-up cave (see Figure 12-12).

To all the potential modders out there, C2morg offers this advice:

make your mod to please yourself and yourself only. if you enjoy your own mod and think it's fun, then you have succeeded in creating a great mod. too many people try to do things to please people on the forums or change things because people say 'I don't like that feature', if they don't like it, tough, so long as you do, that's what counts.

To download the C2oagulation mod, visit http://files.halomods.com/viewtopic.php?t=23724.

Figure 12-11. The Warthog retrofitted with a Rocket Launcher

Figure 12-12. The Banshee replaces the powerups in the cave

12.7.2. When All H#ll Breaks Loose

This map by Underdog looks like Coagulation, but it certainly doesn't play like Coagulation. Despite the lack of skinning, there are a number of enjoyable changes.

With regard to the weapons, the Submachine Gun fires like the Beam Rifle. If you are fragged by this weapon, you are officially sniped. The zoom is removed from the Battle Rifle, the Rocket Launcher, and the Sniper Rifle. The Shotgun fires a number of rockets and Frag grenades are significantly more powerful they can propel you a great distance if you are too close to the blast. In fact, you can be blasted to the top of the level (see Figure 12-13). The Plasma Pistol, the Plasma Rifle, and the Magnum shot can also propel you into the air.

Figure 12-13. The Frag Grenade force is upgraded

One of the most interesting mods on this level is that the Warthog can fly (see Figure 12-14). There are other vehicles changes as well. For example, the Banshee has a long lasting speed boost the longer you press it, the faster you go.

Figure 12-14. The Warthog is given wings

Download When All H#ll Breaks Loose from http://files.halomods.com/viewtopic.php?t=23396.