Don't mean to be a ball buster, but, what about plasma wave cannons? The subverters, skirmishers, navigators, and overseers all have plasma pulse guns.

Ok can everyone working on this mod with me sign up on the team page on moddb? I need to pass a new alpha around so we are all on the same page.

NVM  

Alpha, yay!!

did that long ago canada, just say when

Well juggarnaut10 hasn't joined yet but you guys are going to get it tomorrow. Just need to upload.

BTW did you see dawn of victory's april fools day post?

Those bastards

That was a more evil joke than the confliker virus; the hits just keep coming for me

its called a wave cannon for a reason.  the advent plasma is what its suppose to look like.

The new team alpha is up for download!

Check moddb for a message with the link.

canada this is a dumb question but what version is it for?

Can we haz alpha?

There's not much to see really. To my knowledge all we have is the Phoenix-Class, Marathon-Class, Halcyon-Class, FFG-Class Frigate, Destroyer, SMAC platform, and Covenant Assault Carrier. I know that does seem like a lot, if you comapre to the large amount of ship and structure types in Sins it's relatively minor. Plus, the alpha is for team members to be on the same page while developing the mod. Don't worry, we should have the Beta out soon enough. If you really can't wait, get some modelling, texturing, or coding skills and you can join the team. We'd really appreciate the help.

we don't care how much you have done, any ammount it great! when are you going to  release a beta?

WHEN WE DECIDE WE HAVE ENOUGH WORK DONE

Seriously, no mod can ever put a date on releases and if they do, it almost always has to be moved. I'll say this: we'll have the beta out within 5 years is we don't lose interest . I'm not getting mad at you, just stating a simple fact about mods for the umpteen-millionth time.

agreed you have my support on that juggrtnaut

Ok, here's a little mini-update. I took screens of Halo characters and Photoshopped them to make player portraits!

Oh, and as for the Alpha, you don't want it. It doesn't play very well (duh, it's an aplha).

a suggestion on the player portraits(if you wanna go through the extra work) would be to get master chief, along with the arbiter from halo wars(if possible)

Portraits look good. You sould try to get some from Halo Wars too.

The Master Chief never commanded ships. He was always on the ground. In fact, he disliked warships because he had very little control.

I watched ALL of the Halo Wars cutscenes and they were orgasmic, to say the least. I never thought Spartans could kick so much Honor Guard ass. I did like the pulse lasers and the covenant destroyers. Nota Bene: the UNSC ships, or at least Phoenix-class ships, have cannons, much like SOSE autocannons, for ship-to-ship combat. I think we can salvage most of the necessary weapon sound and visual FX from SOSE.

I've been thinking of ways to incorporate Pelicans into the mod and I've come up with this: the UNSC would never bombard an inhabitable planet with nuclear warheads or any other weapons. They would send down an invasion force, whether it be by means of Pelicans, Albatrosses, or exo-atmospheric insertion by means of HEVs. This would make for excellent research: Regimental Increase: Level 1:5%"damage" boost/Level 2: 10%boost, Albatrosses: Level 1:15% boost/ Level 2:20% boost, ODSTs: Level 1:25% boost

We could also do this with the Covenant. It would be unrealistic to think that they could re-inhabit a planet that they just bombarded with super-heated plasma. Firstly, all the ground would be glass. Secondly, the oceans and atmosphere would have boiled away. And still, the Covenant invaded a planet and exterminated its population before they glassed it. The Covenant have dropships and drop pods too. Why shouldn't they do the same as the UNSC[in the mod]?

I hate to have this repeated, but, we need a new thread up.

EDIT: Do a Brute chieftan for a portrait, too. Maybe Rtas Vaudum?

Agreed to all. However, I'm pretty sure there have been multiple threads about planet bombardment to no end. I don't know, maybe we could just change the visual FX. Instead of missiles there are dropships; the elevators could still explode because the ground forces are fighting (you might argue that the invaders would want to capture the infra. but maybe when defenders sens imminent defeat of a structure they destroy it). I think for Covvie we could just keep the bombardment and argue that it's lesser scale than glassing. Maybe their superweapon could glass planets (at least temporarily, like the novalith). Lastly, I was thinking of a Brute but I had some other things to do. I'll definitely incorporate that next.

anyone enjoy my story?

Okay, I guess that's fine. Don't know how it'll work on a smaller scale (when I played 3 FFG's could kill a krosov literally on the first volley), but thats all for later once we actually have the looks done. Here's the Brute, tell me if it looks wierd or I should use a different pic.

I also did some of those blue ship icon thingies:

in a 3 frigates against 3 CCS fight the UNSC get creamed generally, although if your smart you can win and cool icons

Nice thats near the balance I was was aiming for.

True, the alpha isn't very balanced right now in regards to vanilla factions, simply due the fact that combat is MUCH faster and deadlier than in vanilla Sins. I might get them balanced and I might not, just depends on how much public outcry for them is.

hey canada remember the balance technigue that i gave you awhile back.  lower all values to single or lower double digits and it works exactly the way that halo is suppost to.  either way ill be working on that whether anyone wants it or not at least on my copy.  im still trying to update to 1.6 and entrenchment with no luck.