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The Eridanus Insurrection is an Arma 3 Halo-based mod focused on the civil war between the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) and the Insurrectionists, various groups of rebel factions amongst the outer human colonies. This mod will include multiple factions, a wide variety of weapons and vehicles, and a custom made terrain (map) for you to play with. Now strap in and prepare to drop into Altis.
A second patch is out and has almost eradicated the bugs that was involved in the initial release and it even came out within a three days which is a great sign to anyone that wishes to see the mod develop and become a big and successful thing. The current transparency of the mod team is absolutely superb, you always seem to know what's going on and roughly how far away it is. The constant teasers and images are such a delight. You can even add the lead dev, that to me speaks for the mod in a positive light.
The fundamentals are in AT, Close range, Medium range, Side arm and vehicles. You even have ODST’s, space dropping badass’s anyone? Yes please! The flying mechanics for the new air vehicle feel different but work well and with the patch have almost been perfected making flying the pelican an enjoyable experience but not exactly a cakewalk, which to me is perfect.. The current lack of variation is understandable and expected. Yet we know that there is plenty coming and to come in the future.
There were even some features that I have not even thought of for ArmA and this made me very fond of the development teams mindset.
The model work is second to none of the units. There has been some very hard work and it is clear that the model creator is talented. The vehicles and guns are a little less attractive but are still impeccable. This showcase really does set the bar for mods and a little bit of me despises the creators for setting a new bar on other mods.
There is no real scenarios yet which is a shame but understandable, the community however have already got to work. There are a couple mission that people have created along with a sandbox and a variation of the DUWS (Dynamic Universal War System)a Great gamemode.
This is not an original concept but I don't think anyone has an issue with this and this is the first decent halo universe interpretation I have seen in ArmA, in fact in any game. There are some original ideas inside of the mod however.
Most weapons and vehicles lack any custom audio as of current but I am confident this could change with such a competent and respectable team.
Gameplay feels solid but the "enemy" needs some sort of balancing but I am not too worried about this in this first addition. As for modders the file names and assets are fairly clean and tidy.
I feel that this mod has plenty of potential and has a very clever and responsible team behind it. The first release shows what is capable in the ArmA engine and just how powerful it can be. I give it a 8/10 as it has a long way to go but already has my hyped and the translucence and rapidness of the team gives me a lot of faith in the team.
This mod has a huge community who are all great people. There are already 4 milsim groups and plenty of public servers. The 9th are a group of great guys I would suggest joining them for milsim.
Sadly on several computers the framerate drops but that's just arma, although I don't experience this I get random lag spikes where my game freezes for up to 30 seconds, this sometimes results in a crash. This makes it very frustrating to play in and impossible to record. Playing with my settings did nothing. (Apparently this bits just me so I can't blame the mod)
TEI, good luck!
This mod is great example how does arma 3 mods should look like ! I love sci-fi setting by using HALO assets. A lot of high quality content. Keep it up. Respect.
This mod is beautiful while its is an alpha it almost feels like a full release. Now there are still some problems like the Drop pod floating in the air after touch down or the warthogs bouncing off road but other than that its beautiful. I love this mod so much that me and a couple of friends started up a ODST milsim unit if interested MSG me here or join our Team Speak at 64.94.238.15:14950.
7 hours before this awesome mod released, I posted a message and it said "this mod has potential" and I was right.
Pros:
1) Play during the Human-Civil War of the Halo Universe (No Planet Glassing)
2) ODSTs kick-***
3) Play as the Unsung heroes of the UNSCDFs Army and Marine Corps
4) Shooting on a moving Vehicle rocks
5) Nicely Done textures
6) Accurate interpretation of the Halo Universe
7) Excellent First Alpha Release
Cons:
1) Ammo Counters not implemented yet (Go vote for implementation of texture scripts on weapons now! Feedback.arma3.com)
2) ODST HEV or Drop Pods cannot be utilized yet
3) SRS 99 AM rifle not yet added
Hopefully these "cons" will disappear during the next releases.
Thank You and Best of Luck TEI TEAM!
Nice work, keep it up!
This mod has some much potential. It is absolutely amazing! This mod paired with other mods like AGM will make it possible to have a Arma 3 Halo realism unit. I cant wait.
child hood dream come true am i right? i mean, dropping in as an odst, piloting a pelican into combat supporting ground troops, and blasting away some innies? c'mon, doesnt get any better
When I was a young child playing Halo: Combat Evolved on my original Xbox, I dreamed of flying the amazing Pelican dropship, dropping UNSC Marines into the hotzone while avoiding taking fire. This mod accomplishes that and much more.
0.1 gives us the UNSC Army and Marines, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (with pods), iconic Warthog with its variants and the Pelican. The UNSC weaponry is also diverse with almost every gun of the main trilogy featured. Insurgents share the armory with the UNSC.
Even though the release is early alpha, the quality of the content is highly professional and hopefully more will be coming. There are some bugs here and there as expected (shadow striping on some units) but this is an tremendous start! Keep up the good work!
Completely AMAZING very nice job with lots of potential good job hopefully they well add the covenant and the ability to transport tanks and warthogs with the pelican
Great job with this mod !! I hope that you continue to work on it because a game like Halo in a sandbox as ArmA 3 is expanding its gaming experience beyond all limits !!! Thank you so much for creating this mod :D