Star Wars: Battlefront - Unofficial Update 1.4

[Giftheck]

Hi, this is my most recent mod. I took the ideas behind the old 'Visually-Improved Sides Mod' and drove it into a sort of 'unofficial update' direction. So, with that, I've made some changes to balancing that can be found in the list below. This is not an 'overhaul' in the same manner as most of my older mods, because the idea was to keep to the stock sides setup as faithfully as possible while balancing things out a bit and tweaking a few things. I've also reworked things to make it more faithful to the source material.

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Word of warning: this should be addon map compatible, with the exception of Jabba's Palace. I will be posting a separate update to Jabba's Palace to work with 1.4.

Credits:

-John Williams (music from the Star Wars Saga)
-Gordy Haab (music from Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars Battlefront II)
-Ben Burtt (Star Wars Sound Effects)
-Additional objects from Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (EA Capital Games)
-Snakey (Weapon scopes)
-Sereja (Naboo Arch parts, Naboo Guard models and weapons)

Changes:

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SIDES
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CIS:
-Replaced the Super Battle Droid model with the one from Jedi Challenges
-Replaced the Battle Droid models with modified models
-Tweaked the Droideka model so the head is more accurate
-Replaced the Vulture Droid model with the SWBF2 version (texture still remains as the SWBF1 version)
-Replaced weapon models for the Blaster Rifle and Blaster Pistol.
-Droideka balance tweaked: less shield, slower firing rate with less damage and quicker overheat.

Republic:
-Replaced the models with more accurate models.
-Phase II clones added in for certain maps (Galactic Marines will appear on Rhen Var, and the Clone Sharpshooter will have a BARC Trooper skin on Kashyyyk and Yavin IV)
-Tweaked range of the Clone Pilot's ARC Caster - now, when an enemy is too far, AI will instead switch to the Blaster Pistol
-Added V-Wing for Bespin: Platforms (plays the same as the Jedi Starfighter)
-Changed visual effects for the Jedi Starfighter/V-Wing Proton Torpedoes
-Given more ammo per clip to the Gunship's rockets and changed the visual impact effect, also altered the explosion effect's damage to buildings.

Rebels:
-Replaced the Rebel Soldier model with the one from Star Wars: Battlefront II
-Replaced the Rebel Rocketeer model with the Rebel Fleet Trooper model from Star Wars: Battlefront II
-Replaced the Wookie Smuggler model with the Wookie model from Star Wars: Battlefront II (sans dreads)
-Created 'Sandtrooper' variants for both the Rebel Soldier and Rebel Marksman
-Adjusted the range of the Rebel Pilot's shotgun so he will now use it in close-quarters and opt to use the Blaster Pistol at range.
-Replaced weapon models for the Blaster Rifle, Blaster Pistol and Sniper Rifle
-Rebel Snowspeeder's rear gunner no longer has a blaster cannon

Empire:
-Replaced Stormtrooper, Shocktrooper, Sandtrooper, Snowtrooper, AT-AT Pilot and TIE Pilot models with upgraded version
-Replaced Shocktrooper with new Shocktrooper version (with red markings and backpack)
-Added 'Sandtrooper' variant of Stormtrooper for Tatooine.
-Adjusted the range of the Dark Trooper's shotgun so he will now use it in close-quarters and opt to use the Blaster Pistol at range.
-Replaced weapon models for the Blaster Rifle, Blaster Pistol, Sniper Rifle and Shotgun

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MAPS
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BESPIN: PLATFORMS:
-Republic will now use V-Wings instead of Jedi Starfighters

BESPIN: CLOUD CITY:
-Changes to certain textures
-Addition of new props

ENDOR: BUNKER
-Changed textures in the Bunker corridor
-Unhid railings in the bunker control room
-Replaced the foremost generator models in the bunker with more accurate versions

NABOO: PLAINS
-Restored X-Wing/V-Wing to the map that was available in console versions

NABOO: THEED
-Fixed turret positions near the Palace CP
-Moved vehicle spawn near the Palace CP, now AI will no longer ignore it.
-Aesthetic changes to window textures
-Changes to the arch model and textures
-Palace has been replaced with an actual Palace model from Empire at War.
-[CAMPAIGN ONLY] Replaced the Naboo Guard models and textures with those made by Sereja.

YAVIN IV: TEMPLE
-Extended the top of the Temple building to be more accurate to the source material
-Added props to the interior of the Temple and a U-Wing parked outside

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GENERAL
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-Reworked sound effects and music, including restoration of previously-unused sounds (AAT cannon, AT-ST chin cannon)
-Hard-wired Tat3 (Jabba's Palace) sounds into the common.bnk
-Jedi heroes can now deflect again

Screenshots will be in the following post.

[Giftheck]

[Giftheck]

Update to Jabba's Palace to make it compatible with 1.4.

[Giftheck]

I'm producing a minor update to this that will amend Kashyyyk: Docks to better resemble the film Kashyyyk. Also considering some tweaks to Mos Eisley (mainly some additional props)

[Giftheck]

Chipping away at a couple of further revisions to this. Here's a new one: a newly-renovated interior for the Endor Shield Bunker.

[Michaeluj]

Remarkable!