About this mod
The follow up to Gashnor's Cursed Halo 3, porting that existing sandbox and expanding it with new equipment, weapons and vehicles to use in the Halo 3: ODST Campaign and Firefight modes.
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GASHNOR'S CURSED HALO 3 ODST V1.2
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Welcome to Gashnor's Cursed Halo 3 ODST, where every weapon, vehicle, and equipment item is overhauled to behave in silly and
unexpected ways! This is the entire campaign, plus every single firefight map!
This is compatible with Halo: MCC as of February 6th, 2023 when this mod launched. It should be fully compatible with Nexus Mods, as
well as available on Steam Workshop for an extra option to download. After the unexpected success of Gashnor's Cursed Halo 3, I decided
I wanted to see my sandbox exist in Firefight. After months of porting and tinkering, as well as adding new weapons, I'm happy to say
the 1.0 release is here. And lastly, thank you all for your support <3
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WHAT IS THIS MOD?
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This is an overhaul to Halo 3: ODST's entire sandbox, including weapons and vehicles, as well as bringing equipment as a usable option
in game. Spawn random items to assist or hurt you from the Interdimensional Marble, throw down a giant gravity lift to get yourself an
aerial view, or burn down the entire neighborhood with a California Gender Reveal Party! Mostly, just enjoy the whackiness of it all!
This features tons of custom 3D models, HUD items, and other visuals I've created solely for this mod.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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This should be compatible with Nexus Mod Manager now that I understand what it requires to function properly. If you won't be using NMM,
then please follow these instructions for a manual install for Steam (unsure for Windows Store versions):
- Open the ZIP file, and extract all the contents to somewhere you'll remember
- Contents should include a "fonts" folder, and eleven map files:
- c100.map
- c200.map
- h100.map
- l200.map
- l300.map
- sc100.map
- sc110.map
- sc120.map
- sc130.map
- sc140.map
- sc150.map
** NOTE: The Fonts Folder is VERY important for all the custom icons added to the game. Without this folder, you will not be prompted **
** to pick up new weapons (such as "Hold X to pick up Battle Rifle"). This is necessary for the optimal experience! **
- Navigate to your Halo MCC folder (typically under Steam/steamapps/common/Halo The Master Chief Collection/halo3odst/maps)
- Backup the items listed above, included in the zip file, including your "fonts" folder.
- Place them somewhere safe so when you're done playing the mod, you can swap back to your normal files and play Halo MCC normally
- Once backed up, copy the files extracted from the zip file into your halo3odst/maps folder
That's it! When you go to play, load up Halo: MCC in Steam with EASY ANTI-CHEAT DISABLED. You need EAC disabled to play mods! You can
even play with up to 3 friends in a 4-player co-op in this mod, or 1-4 player Firefight!
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WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE GASHNOR'S CURSED HALO 3 1.0?
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If you haven't played since my Cursed Halo 3 mod launched in August 2022, quite a lot has changed. Tons of the sandbox has been buffed to be
much more viable, and lots of changes to make the game more fun in general. Some text strings have changed, and some weapons have changed entirely.
This mod includes a slew of new weapons, including new pistols, rocket launchers, rifles, equipment, and vehicles. The original sandbox is still there
from Cursed Halo 3 as well, with all of its modern updates, expanding the sandbox to close to double the original size of Halo 3: ODST! It's a lot to have
fun with and enjoy!
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IN CONCLUSION
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Have fun! That's it, go have fun. Find me on YouTube as Gashnor, or on Twitter as @GashnorOfficial. I no longer promote Patreon because ultimately, I'm not making these for money. I'm making this to add to a community I've loved being a part of since 2002 when I would browse High Impact Halo looking for Halo CE glitches. It's an honor to be able to contribute something back to all of you, and I hope you enjoy. Please record yourself playing and upload to YouTube for me to see! Tag me in the video description (@Gashnor) as well so I get notified of new videos to watch. I genuinely have loved watching every video I could find on Twitch or YouTube over the last six months of the original soft launch. From streamers like invaderz117, BarkBevestation, or GarishGoblin, to the huge names like HiddenXperia and Mint Blitz, it's been a wild ride. Once more, I appreciate all the love and support for this part so far, and I look forward to making this even better as time goes on.
Love, Gashnor