In an announcement made via ModDB on Monday, July 21, the latest Alpha build for the Halo total-conversion mod for Ironclad Games’ Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion , Sins of the Prophets , and with it comes significant improvements and changes.
The latest Alpha build, version 0.56, brings about major changes to all three o the mod’s factions: the Covenant, the UNSC and the Flood. Additionally, the mod also introduces several gameplay balances that have been tweaked over the past seven months.
What’s more, there are approximately 30 new planets that have been added, excluding Forerunner locations. Some of the planets themselves even have their own custom textures, including Earth, Reach and Sanghelios.
Version 0.56 also brings about improvements to the mod’s audio, which includes updated soundtrack and voiceovers.
The major changes for the three factions have been detailed below, courtesy of ModDB. The full path notes for the Alpha’s version 0.56 can also be found via the source link below. A download link for the mod is also available via the source link.
We’ll bring you more Sins of a Solar Empire -related news should further information reach our ears.
Major Covenant Changes
There is now a placeholder model for the SDV corvette on loan from our EaW sister-mod Covenant at War .
The DDS-class Carrier has been given a very sexy new model and texture thanks to our asset-sharing partnership with our Homeworld 2 sister-mod Homefront .
Type 27 Space Banshees have been added as the Covenant fighter. Model and texture thanks to our asset-sharing partnership with our Homeworld 2 sister-mod Homefront .
Several texture and tangent map enhancements have been made to Covenant models to remove the seam visible in the last release.
The Assault Carrier is now immune to disabling effects and flood infection.
The Pickett has become the anti-fighter ship featuring pretty damaging pulse lasers to help repel UNSC and Flood alike.
Major UNSC Changes
Mako is out, Stalwart is in, including fancy new model and texture from our UNSC lead artist Annihilater102.
Massive changes to the UNSC starbase, including a new modular upgrade system and powerful weapons. She’ll make you think twice about assaulting her if you pay the piper his due. AAA helix autocannons, Archer missiles, and Onager-style mini-MACs litter the station as well as research for a Shiva nuclear warhead.
Tangent maps for UNSC ships are slowly being updated to improve lighting and visual fidelity and you’ll see some of those updates in this release, but more are to come.
Major Flood Changes
Flood no longer accept bidding for who they are going to attack. Their behavior is now independant of player actions.
Pure form Flood Carriers are now in and ready to scare the shit out of you.
[ ModDB ]