Good Afternoon everyone.

This mod was originally made and released in 2008 by: {SU}Evans
I would like to say for when the mod was released it was very nice and had good gameplay. Back around January of 2009 a friend stated that Cove Island has all covenant weapons, but you play as a spartan.

Although I realized this a long time ago I decided to do something about it. Certain items where never able to be completed and fixed back then and just recently I came across the version I was working on in January - February and I have decided to finished it and release it.

Original Version of Cove Island:
http://img440.imageshack.us/i/coviisland1.png/
New re-created version of Cove Island By Sky†Net™ Inc.: http://img440.imageshack.us/i/coviisland11.jpg/

My plan was to recreate the map using completely free source material which I accomplished, but there were some serious changes to my HEK that could cause serious problems... So I encrypted the map with a code I don't even know and I don't plan on having to take the map back out and make changes.

So as President of Sky†Net™ Inc. I give you

---------------------------------------------Cove Island 1.1-------- ----------------------------------

Character: You play as an Elite that has been rigged and fixed and can use all weapons drive in all vehicles and move normally (unlike original elite which could only move forward backward left right You now have the the mobility as if you where a spartan.)

Vehicles:
Two Specters for each team (with boost),
Two Ghosts for each team,
A Bombardment Banshee (secondary fire is a plasma bomb that goes off after four seconds of hitting the ground or sticking to a target) for each team,
A H2 Wraith (with boost) (with secondary plasma bolt fire) for each team,
& To replace the two fuelrod ghosts and the third ghost on each team I put in Advancebo's Needler Ghost one for each team (fire rate has been increased to that of equal or a bit faster than a normal ghost) I advise you use the Needler ghost for Anti Air purpose only and Anti heavy armor vehicles. Assault on infantry and light vehicles are just as deadly but while moving you run the risk of coming suicide from needles that explode as you pass by)

Weapons:
Plasma Pistol*
Plasma Rifle*
Brute Plasma Rifle
Fuerod Canon
Needler
Beam Rifle
Plasma Grenade*
Energy Sword (Bungies original energy sword for Halo 1 has no attack only for fun and show)
*starred weapons have enhanced or changed particles*

Startign weapons:
CTF: Plasma Pistol, Plasma Rifle, Energy Sword
All but Race & CTF: Plasma Rifle
Race: Needler

I personally Recommend the use of Third Person Fov while playing this version of cove-island because energy sword does not use FP and therefore will be hard to use without third person perspective. Link: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2645

The entire map was re-made keeping the original design of the map in mind. Some plasma effects and particles have been changed. I removed the turret because it never really had an effective use on game play and banshees could easily kill the shade turret gunners even in the normal version of death island.

Credit that I know...

Hud by- Beach Party
Ghost needler by- Advancebo
MP_Zealot by- >>TCEM<< DarkZealot

the rest of the items use include
halo 2 coversion ui for weapons.
added particle effects courtesy of a lovely friend at modacity.(i will get his name asap)
custom vehicle HUDs courtesy again of a lovely friend at modacity (it probably the same guy)

Download Link: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?4nndajdomdj
(I realize the download says Covi Island that is a misspell on the .zip file the map name is Cove-Island 1.1. . . .)
I believe that is everything thank you for your time everyone.
Edited by skynet on Jul 4, 2009 at 09:22 AM
Edited by skynet on Jul 4, 2009 at 09:39 AM
Edited by skynet on Jul 4, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Edited by skynet on Jul 4, 2009 at 11:05 PM

Here's hoping, as it is just a Death Island mod.

Oshi-Skynet!
3rd person FOV sometimes does not work on 1.08.

works for me, When I saw it on the list of things that don't work, I was pretty surprised.
Back on topic, it just finished dl'ing. I hope its good.
Edited by CorruptedHalo on Jul 3, 2009 at 10:29 PM

To Cocaine:

Yes, I do realize third person FOV may have conflict with 1.08


I from experience though would like to say that compared halo ce 1.08 to halo ce 1.06 in which we compare population and server count. Halo C.E 1.06 blows Halo C.E 1.08 out of the arena... Kinda like when a scorpion tank blows up a seraph.

On Topic: I hope you enjoy it... if you happen not to like it, my deepest apologies to you.
Edited by skynet on Jul 3, 2009 at 10:36 PM

i really want this, but before i download, does it have any hi-res stuff in it because if it does, i cant play it :(

meh, I just fooled around with it by myself, seemed kinda cool. Will be better when more people download it and play it in MP.
TIP: Not everyone comes to these forums, so not alot of Halo CE players will see the download. submit it to halomaps, more people check the HCE maps section of this site then people who visit the forums. Of course, this suggestion is only if you want a lot people to download it.

To be honest I am not sure.. my graphic card is currently playing with low details as it is and I play it and it looks nice.

I'm running on a HP Pavilion a1740n with windows vista 32bit so if the stock motherboard graphic card in my computer can handle hi res I will be surprised.



I have uploaded it to halo maps around 9 o clock or so I am not sure if Dennis put it up yet... by the way if Dennis looks by this thread can you tell me if I did anything wrong in the .zip file besides naming it Covi-Island?? thank you.

on Topic: The energy sword has no attack it jsut for show =/ crap cant believe I didnt test it before i went through all the work... i guess you can use it for movies though gomenesai. . .
Edited by skynet on Jul 3, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Edited by skynet on Jul 3, 2009 at 11:25 PM

Dennis just updated the maps today. You'll probably have to wait another week.

another ...

Juuuuust wondering, were those Elite tags the same ones here?

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=3739

Yes, thank you I couldn't find the elite again on HaloMaps I will update the credits now.



On Topic: And like I was saying this is pretty much exactly the same as the original Cove Island, it just has increased attributes like halo 1 wraith swapped to a halo 2 varient and some weapon changes.

It not another one.. as much as it is an improvement. I will never expect to get 4,000+ downloads like the original Cove-Island but I do hope people who download it will enjoy it.

The energy sword like I said earlier doesn't kill anyone but it is great for videos and if you hit the F button really fast it makes the elite kinda dance lolz
Edited by skynet on Jul 4, 2009 at 09:37 AM

It would be better if there were no Wraith boost.

Also, the only difference I can see in those screenshots is that one uses an intel video card and one uses a decent card (ATI or Nvidia).
Edited by Karrde on Jul 4, 2009 at 09:20 PM

link is broken. may i pls hav another

Karrde the vehicles have been changed too notice one uses Halo 1 stock wraith the other one uses Halo 2 Wraith and I added Advancebo Needler Ghost but it not in photo. Also firing projectile for the Specter is changed as well as you now play as an Elite.. and some other tweaks.

NOTE: Like I said before I didn't set out to make a whole new mod with this map I set out to improve it to the best I could and make it more fun to play. Since I found the original mod to be very nicely done, only a lot of weapons, vehicles, and the HUD, as well as particles I thought needed some improvement.

More Information:
Vehicle Roles--->
Specter is anti infantry,
Ghost anti infantry and anti specter,
Banshee anti air / infantry / tank and well it got a plasma mine it drops so it can do devastation to the ground... it makes a hole bigger than you are, but once again it harder to aim.
Wraith is anti specter and pretty much anything else if your good enough to stay away from specters and needler ghosts, that what boost is for. . .
Needler Ghost is actually more of a whore weapon it can be anti everything, but because while attacking moving targets and being on the move you can commit suicide it labeled as an anti heavy tank and air unit which is what its purpose is on the map.
:More Information

P.S I will see what i can do about link

EDIT: Link is fixed http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?4nndajdomdj

Edited by skynet on Jul 4, 2009 at 11:18 PM

cool, but the Spectre turret projectile seems a bit unrealistic :/

-bump-

I guess it looks a bit unrealistic >< bummer it does what it suppose to though so I find it alright.

P.S I find a fuelrod projectile being able to come out of a banshee which gun holder looks to small to hold anything of that magnitude to be unrealistic as well lolz

Well it is plasma.

in halo 3 they actually but a fuel rod barrel thingy to make it more realistic i guess lol som one should make that

that sounds interesting... wouldn't it be easier to just find Zteam and ask them to released a H3 banshee that they ripped...

LoLz

Anyway if My xbox 360 didn't meltdown with stupid E71 error then I would be more than happy to try and rip the model myself. Anyway that long time ago my 360 in the trash now....

I think a new version of the Bnashee would be cool ^.^ Like a heavy banshee

lolz

"twice the fire power with the same amount of stupidity SHEE NOOB!!"

Make it fire nukes instead of plasma bolts. [/sarcasm]

^Exolawnt ideaw duawd!!
make the CTRL button of it (boost)
Deploy ally elites or bombs -.-,and main button shoots mines,and secoundery button shoots fuel rods :D
btw,the spectre fires the ppistol projectile right?

Correct the specter fires over charge of plasma pistol..

And why would use use nukes?? covenant don't have nukes...

More Realistic would be>>

Banshee

left click: Plasma bolts
right click: dual fuelrod launcher with some heat seeking similar to needler
F button: Wraith Motor
Space: Drops a Plasma Mine

That be more realistic...

(OMG Something I just thought of why looking at advancebo needler ghost Hmm... A NEEDLER BANSHEE epic WIN lolz)
Edited by skynet on Jul 8, 2009 at 02:59 PM

Yes,i ment spectre shoots overcharges.

And i was kidding -.-

more realistic should be:
Left click:Plasma bolts (Classic rapage)
Right click:a needler clip (like the needler ghost's)/A Plasma mortar
F:Fuel rod
Ctrl (not space):Airstunts/Spiker Spikes? :D

lolz a needler banshee would be fun though ^.^ I wonder if advancebo could make one.. he jsut have to change the model up a bit and maybe make it look a bit more sleek than it is ><

I would use space though not Ctrl because it easier to hit space.

Also you could make it Ctrl: Air spin and shoots needles out in tall directions like NOVA spell in diablo 2 lolz just with needlers , in the air, and while the banshee is spinning.

Edited by skynet on Jul 8, 2009 at 03:15 PM

lol ima try to make a crappy H3 shee with the fuel rod barrel but first i need to no how to export vehicles from gmax

No one likes crappy vehicles =/ tat worse than a crappy BSP in a way....

Best of luck to you anyway xD

well it would be kinda crappy cuz ima take the normal banshee and change it to look like the H3 one wich means a barrel for fuel rod and those indents on the top and of course the greenish sheen on top

O.o don't make it look like halo 3 though because eventually people can just rip the halo 3 model from the game meh!

So, I think you should make your own variant of the banshee it be praised more. . .

hey thats a good idea LOL. if i could just export these damn vehicle models i'd be in business. i get this error that says --no "get" function for undefined. can u tell me wat it means?

I wouldn't particularly know off hand as I never tried vehicle modeling or editing hmm... Advancebo should know.

ok ill ask him