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After 14 Years, Halo's SPV3 Mod Has Finally Launched

Halo: Combat Evolved may have released in 2001 for the original Xbox and PC, but the SPV3 mod has been in the works for 14 of the years since the game's initial launch. Yes, a fan mod that took 14 years. Now that is both a labor of love and a massive sign of some serious dedication.

And now, after 14 years, SPV3's final version has been made available to the public.

If you don't know about this mod, it's a complete overhaul of the original Halo: Combat Evolved campaign on PC. It adds new weapons, enemies, missions, music, and vehicles from the entire Halo universe. Most of the reused assets have also been given re-skins that look far more similar to the weapons in modern Halo games. And on top of all that, some animations have been fixed to appear smoother, and the game still runs at a full 1080p 60 frames per second.

Oh yes, this is one fan mod project that has been well worth the wait. Like Morroblivion, but better.

You can find download instructions at the mod's official subreddit. You'll have to have a valid Halo: Combat Evolved CD key on PC to play it, however. So if you don't have one, well, head on over to eBay or steal one from your formerly cool but now super lame cousin. You know, the usual options.

Still, it will be interesting to see how Microsoft and 343 Industries react to this mod. 343 has previously supported fan projects, like the Installation 1 fan-game. But SPV3 is a little heavier on the copyright infringement.

In other Halo news, head of Xbox Phil Spencer teased "amazing" new work from 343 industries following Microsoft's E3 press briefing in early June. Also, after the reveal of the Xbox One X, 343 announced they'll be releasing a 4K update for Halo 5; some Xbox 360 era Halo titles will also be making their way over to Xbox One through backwards compatibility. Microsoft also recently announced a slew of Halo 5 tournaments that'll be happening throughout this month, September, and October.

You can check out the launch trailer for SPV3 below.

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