icemann on 3/7/2019 at 10:00

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Today on RPS, was an (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/07/02/starcraft-2-mod-mass-recall-is-a-full-remake-of-the-first/) article on a Starcraft 2 mod that I was unaware of. Starcraft - Mass Recall, which is a total conversion-ish mod which is essentially a remake of Starcraft 1 done in the same vein as the Black Mesa mod.

[video=youtube;RDbxeq-8sNE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDbxeq-8sNE[/video]

The mod covers all campaigns from both the vanila SC1 and Broodwar. All cinematics intact. Music is remixed and from what I heard in the trailer video below for it, sounds quite good..

[video=youtube;fjpEVQKKKnk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjpEVQKKKnk[/video]

Definitely planning on checking this one out.

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So I gave it a try for 1 mission.

Pros:

* Vastly improved graphics (obviously)
* More abilities for hero's. Nice.
* Music sounds good.

Neutral:

* The mod makers did not setup their installer properly. If you ran it and wonder why you don't see a shortcut on your Desktop even though the installer says it put it there, is because you like me have a custom desktop setup (as in the computer address of your desktop is not c:/users/-name-/desktop. Check the standard address, as that's likely where the shortcut is. Had to go reading forum posts before I discovered about it.

Cons:

* The text that pops on screen prior to a briefing (eg "Tarsonis. 2 days later") was not working properly. On the level I tested it would do a line of text, then I had to hit ESC, then it would do the next. Otherwise it just sat there.
* The new 3D models for the characters in briefings is a bit hit and miss. Some are fine, whilst others are really bad.