Now if you’re anything like me, you open up a game and simply want to get straight into it.
In the age of SSD’s, loading time is usually no longer an issue – but what’s annoying is when you startup a game and you’re forced to sit through loads of intro videos, which feels like forever before you even reach that main menu.
Modder ShiroFox makes it simple by removing that completely.
With his mod installed, running Halo: The Master Chief Collection will now skip the 343 intro, allowing you to get into the game much quicker.
The MCC games were actually praised for making the games look and sound much better than the originals. But it appears not all games received the same amount of attention.
Halo: Reach was a much newer game relative to most in the collection, and wasn’t given the same audio upgrades as the older titles.
Lucky for us, modder imperiousMarxist2 had different plans – sharing his own audio overhaul mod for the game.
This Halo Reach – Ultimate Audio Overhaul mod replaces most sounds in the game including weapon fire, reload, foley, and footsteps, all with his very own custom-mixed audio files.
The version of Halo 2 included in The Master Chief Collection was already the Anniversary edition, which means you’re already getting a remastered version of the game.
While the remaster already does look great (especially compared to the original), it’s still one of the more dated games in the compilation.
If you’re looking to enhance the visuals even further, I recommend giving Halo 2 Anniversary RTX a try.
The mod is actually a ReShade preset inspired by RTX technology, utilizing a total of 22 effects that help the visuals really come to life.
We encounter unique NPCs in mostly all games, whether they’re allies that are simply way cooler than the MC, or enemies that are just crazy powerful and would be a blast to play as.
Well Kamaitachi96’s Hunter mod lets you do exactly that – making the hunter available for use in the Firefight map Unearthed.
While there are other mods that do the same thing, this one claims to have removed all the visual bugs when using playing as a hunter, making it worth the download.
The Forge has always been one of the most fun Halo features, giving you a sandbox where you could virtually spawn anything you want.
One of the biggest things lacking from the Forge was that many of the vehicles were not included.
Modder RejectedShotgun fixes this, as he explains himself that his desire to fly pelicans and shoot the Scarab Gun never died.
The mod adds tons of campaign content to the Forge including the Scarab Gun, Missile Launcher, Pelican, Phantom, Spirit, and loads of other vehicles to play around with.
11. The Covenant Mod Series – Fallen Corvette V1.0
Elites are some of the most powerful beings in the Halo universe. And this mod lets you play as one.
With The Fallen Corvette, you play as the last remaining Covenant Elites taking on hordes of UNSC troops trying to take your ship.
As an Elite, you’ll have access to a host of new abilities including a powerful melee attack, access to powerful Covenant weapons, and even dual-wield weapons – which is always good fun.
What makes this mod even more exciting is that it all takes place on a Corvette, which happens to be falling out of the sky as well.
While Halo does make for some intense combat, large-scale vehicular combat was just never really a possibility.
Until Extinction was introduced.
This mod map gives players a huge open playing field, as well as access to drivable Scarabs and flyable Longswords, Pelicans, Phantoms, and much more to mess around with.
If you’re looking for some epic large-scale battles, this is the mod to get.
9. Halo Reach Campaign With Master Chief (Ft Voice Of Steve Downes)
In yet another alternate universe add-on, the story of Halo 3 ODST Fireteam takes place.
Here the spartan program never really existed. And instead Master Chief, Arbiter, Johnson, and some other marines became some of the best ODST’s in the United Nations Space Command.
It’s an original idea. And the modder obviously took the time to polish out details like spawing with ODST weaponry, instead of the regular spartan guns you would normally have – all in all making the mod definitely worth a try.
If you’re looking for something that doesn’t stray too far from vanilla, Ruby’s Rebalanced Halo 3 Campaign does a great job at improving what’s already good about the base campaign.
Ruby’s rebalance mods are actually available for some of the other Halo titles in the Collection as well, and have become popular within the community for how polished they play out.
This mod aims to create a “more gratifying and decision-based game”. It definitely achieves this through all the extra goodies like weapon, vehicle, and AI tweaks.
Halo never really let players create custom large-scale battles until Halo 5 when Warzone was introduced.
But the Avalanche AI Battleground lets you access large-scale battles with the Master Chief Collection, too.
The mod lets you spawn in pretty much any campaign AI unit you’d like, so you can have brutes and jackals all in one match fighting it out in an epic FFA.
It works in multiplayer mode as well, so this should make for some good fun. Especially when playing with friends.
As with many other online multiplayer games, custom game modes and maps are always a good idea.
Halo had some crazy ones from back in the day, and modder Danrox147 took the time to rip his personal collection from his Xbox 360 to share with everyone.
This mod contains a long list of mod maps and game modes to mess around with, including Jaws, LEFT4DEAD, Paintball, and Hide/Seek Town.
The Halo 3 campaign wasn’t one of the best ones in most fans’ memories.
Modder DanBass2 thought there was hope yet, as his Halo 3 Campaign Deluxe remake designs a much better experience for us all.
The mod introduces quite a long list of new content, tweaks, and improvements. Check out the mod notes for details, but it’s almost like a brand new campaign.
It was released just in 2021 as well, and promises have already been made for further updates in the near future – making this a great mod to keep an eye on.
Many fans consider Halo: Reach to be one of the best Halo campaigns in the series. So making it better is going to be quite a tall order.
KableInstinct took on the challenge, and this mod isn’t going to disappoint.
The campaign has been reimagined where instead of taking control of Noble Six, you play the game as an Elite instead.
There are loads of tweaks and gameplay changes introduced throughout the campaign as well, making for a completely unique Halo: Reach experience. If you’re big into that title, absolutely give this mod a shot.
