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Review of Renegade Legion Total Conversion

By: Elited.net
See the original HERE

An all-star team worked on the Renegade Legion TC: Alpha Echo, Bear, Cocobolo, Copper, GravediGGa, HeLLKNiGHT, Serellan, Shadow, SST_Piccolo. Each and everyone were great contributors to the Renegade Legion and it shows throughout.

Storyline
Rather long so I will just let you go to the UMM site to read it. Necessary if you want to really understand the full concept of the mod. But not needed to kick ass in it or wonder around in astonishment at what has been done to Rogue Spear.

System Requirements
With all the additions, I believe these guys pushed the engine to its limits. Hopefully it isn't straining anyone's system too badly. I had no problems running Renegade Legion at all.

Installation
Mindvision! yay someone listened to me! OK if they read my post about trying it or not, they used something besides the standard 'click team' everyone uses. Easy install.

Graphics/Maps/Architecture
OMG! The maps are so spectacular. Most of the time I get shot because I am just looking around in amazement. You just haven't seen anything as awesome in Rogue Spear. My favorite map is by GravediGGa, his SpaceStation is just astounding. You see the earth actually revolving above. While testing the maps I saw them near completion and thought.... Bravo. I simply didn't think they could improve on the maps, and yet they did. I have been disappointed numerous times with map mods for RS/UO due to the lack of architecture, you can find some new curves in these maps. If I have to say anything bad it would be that there are a couple little buggy places in the maps, but you most likely won't find them, and if you do its not impossible to avoid that area.

New interface - completely redone.

New logo and its not spinning.

Weapons
Of course you had to know that nothing but the best would come out of a group that included Shadow, Cocobolo and Piccolo. You gotta check out that Navacor C-Drone. Great weapons all space age and sounds to go with them. New reticules added. Swank.

New Primary

Sabre-Cut Laser
Rifle Akley Laser Rifle
Xevious DE-96L
Navacor C-Drone
Orkid Y-819
Special Forces Crossbow
Fury Assault Rifle
Tektara Spike Carbine
Divider Spike Carbine
Xevious WP-073

Raktaurus Spike Rifle
Mantichore Spike Rifle
TC-12 Combat Claw
Navacor S-9
Violator Nitronic Slug Rifle
Tonitrus Assault Rifle
Monty Heavy Assault Rifle
M-62 Sniping Rifle
Mag-77 RailGun
Navacor D-17 Starion

New Secondary

Xevious SLS Pistol
Protector Laser Pistol
K-Burner Laser Pistol
Navian P-420 Pistol
Orkid Y-96 Pistol
Thor Reva-4
Xevious FA-730 Pistol
Navacor TS-89 Pistol
Hornet Spike Pistol

Hantrus Spike Pistol
Westron Caseless Pistol
Lawman Caseless Pistol
Furian CP-520 Pistol
Raktaurus -12GA-
Fury -12GA-
Raktaurus -GL- (grenade launcher in SP)
Fury -GL- (grenade launcher in SP)
Navacor-GL- (grenade launcher in SP)

Kit Items
New Motion Sensor and Two new frag models

Models
All new models by the best around. Cocobolo modeled out some of his best for Renegade Legion. Plenty of models to choose from: men and women, even cyborgs. 16 new skins. Coco was able to let his mind roam free and had a great time doing it. You can see his attention to detail in these models.

Sound
Serellan and his wife made new files for the briefings. Sweet, huh. There are new weapon sounds that fit the weapons, so many new sounds added that complete the TC. New sounds for the interface buttons also. What haven't these guys touched?!!

Single player
Serellan again had his hands in here. The modes are now renamed to Take Down, Lone Renegade, Live Fire Exercise, Search and Rescue, TOG Onslaught, and Stealth Renegade.

Multiplayer
Now this is a blast. Adversarial and Cooperative are both a good time. Nothing but good games. Same modes as Urban Ops.

Bugs
Few spots in the maps that need fixed. A reticule missing. Start up points for the AI in some maps.. such as, on one assault map we started with our lower halves below the truck and had to climb up. At times when you choose certain models sp (campaign or simulator) you don't get that model.

Pros
You just gotta see it.... Its all pro.

Cons
Hmmm.... there's no reason why you shouldn't download this TC. A patch was released with the mod and then repatched. There are a few bugs mentioned above, but they are little.

Review by Vix


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