What you need to know
- InfernoPlus — the creator of the wacky fan-favorite Cursed Halo mod for Halo: Combat Evolved — has released a new project for Halo 3 that’s available to play now.
- The mod is essentially what you’d get if you mashed Halo and Sea of Thieves together, and features a custom-made campaign co-op mission in which you use a pirate ship to fight against the Covenant while searching for treasure.
- The level supports up to four players, and has a custom map, models, cannons to fire, scripted events, and more.
- The mod is exclusively for the Steam version of Halo 3 on Steam, which you can either get standalone or as part of the full Halo: The Master Chief Collection release. You can install it through the Steam Workshop; a link to it is provided in the text below.
As a seasoned video game analyst with over two decades of experience under my belt, I must say that the “Pimps at Sea” mod for Halo 3 is nothing short of a marvel. Having witnessed the evolution of gaming since the days of 8-bit graphics and simple gameplay, it’s truly astounding to see such a creative fusion of two seemingly disparate titles – Halo and Sea of Thieves.
Master Chief’s adventures in all six of the Halo games he’s starred in have taken him — and, consequently, the players filling his shoes — across a wide variety of different environments, including everything from Earth’s lush rainforests and human-controlled colony planets to the artificial alien ringworlds that gives the series its name. But while plenty of land and air has been tread on the journey, barely any of it has taken place on or around the sea. Thanks to a hilarious new mod, though, that’s no longer the case.
The mod — a project comically titled “Pimps at Sea” — is essentially what I’ve always imagined the end result would be if you smashed the flagship Xbox shooter and the pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves together. Built by YouTuber InfernoPlus for the PC version of Halo 3 available through Halo: The Master Chief Collection, it features a custom campaign mission in which up to four players defend a pirate ship and a small archipelago from invading Covenant forces. You can install it on the Steam Workshop here, with its source code available on InfernoPlus’ Patreon for those that want to mess around with it.
In simpler terms, this video showcases an extensive gameplay where players, along with their UNSC Marine partners, seize control of a Man-O-War vessel. Their mission involves sailing around multiple islands in search of hidden treasures, all while battling off Covenant forces using the ship’s defenses. The arsenal includes twenty custom cannons, two heavy machine guns, an anti-air Missile Pod turret, two deployable Boathogs, and four Mongoose ATVs that can be deployed from chutes onto nearby land. Additionally, the ship comes equipped with ropes for accessing the crow’s nest or reboarding if you fall into the water, featuring unique climbing animations tailored to the game.
Initially, InfernoPlus planned to create a massive multiplayer battle experience, similar to Big Team Battle, where teams would sail vessels and engage in combat by ramming, broadsiding, or boarding actions against each other. However, they found it extremely challenging to design multiple levels of ship destruction and encountered a significant physics-related synchronization issue in PvP gameplay that could have made the mode impossible to play.
Initially conceived as a cooperative campaign stage, it later transformed into an open-world level with random components and adversaries that could drop from their ships to invade yours. However, due to complications in both the Covenant AI and the crafts themselves – so intricate that even a stronger PC was required to prevent the 3ds Max project from lagging continuously – the mod had to be streamlined by assigning the ship pre-scripted sailing routes.
I was a bit sad to learn players can’t control the ship, but whatever disappointment I felt was quickly forgotten when I saw that “Captain” Sergeant Johnson is behind its wheel, brought to life with some humorous top-tier voice acting from the talented TheVocalButcher. Marines “Dave” (Lucksoar) and “David” (voiced by InfernoPlus himself) have some comical custom dialogue, too, cementing the project’s silliness.
In the end, this modification looks incredibly funny, and I’m eagerly anticipating playing it with my friends soon. Much like I was with InfernoPlus’ Cursed Halo Again mod for Halo: Combat Evolved, I’m astounded by what can be accomplished in Halo 3 – a game for Xbox 360 that’s now 17 years old. The very fact that it runs is an achievement in itself, and the fact that it runs smoothly is even more impressive. Notably, InfernoPlus uploaded a video to his second channel that offers a detailed look into many of the mod’s complex code strings and other technical aspects. If you’re curious about how it was created, I recommend checking out this video.
To embark on this journey, you require Halo 3 from Steam, which can be purchased individually for $9.99 or obtained within the entire $39.99 Halo: The Master Chief Collection package. This collection is highly acclaimed among shooter game enthusiasts, as it encompasses Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, and Halo 4 (with remastered versions of the initial two games) in a fantastic compilation. Importantly, it can be found on both Xbox and Windows PC through the Microsoft Store via Xbox Game Pass; however, the Steam version necessary for the mod you’re using is not available.
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2024-10-15 23:10