Star Fire Side Mod

Description
The Star Fire Side Mod is more than your typical sides mod; It's a full re-do of all the standard sides. All troops have been changed in some way, either weapons, appearance, or both weapons and appearance. And new troops, heroes, and map-specific units have been added. All vehicles have also been modified with improved performance and appearance. And all the native characters, such as Tuskens, Ewoks, and Gungans, have been modified as well.



Beginning with the Technical rating: It's excellent, 9 out of 10. I didn't notice any major errors myself. The Read Me file lists a few of the known issues. But there is nothing significant to worry about. There are no lag issues online, and no glitches with the weapons or skins, or in conjunction with custom maps. It's about as good as it gets, technically.

As for the overall appearance, it's first rate! 10 out of 10. The models and skins are all excellent. A couple characters haven't had their skins changed, like the Dark Trooper and Rebel Pilot, but that doesn't take away from the overall appearance of this mod. Most of the troops have been modified, and they all look great! The addition of new heroes also makes this mod stand out visually. Also the ordinance looks very good too. For example, the Shock Trooper's Minimag PTL fires a nice looking blue plasma missile. In short, this mod looks great!

About the balance of the mod, it's not bad at all. But it could be a little better, I think. I give it an 8 out of 10. One thing that I noticed, the Sniper has a bit of an advantage with his rapid fire rifle, at least on some maps. I really like this sniper rifle, it's very fun! And on some maps he's probably perfectly in balance with the others. But he can really be brutal on some maps. I played the Cloud City map in testing, and with the sniper rifle I was devastating the enemy. I cleaned them out very fast, and the game was unusually quick as a result. The other troops are all balanced nicely. Anyway, on some maps, watch out for that sniper!

The design and concept of the mod is great, 9 out of 10. It changes things without being too dramatic. It's a mod you can play the first time like an expert, but still it's new and exciting to play. The weapons are very well thought out and fully functional in conjunction to the needs of the game. There are no conflicts or irregularities in the design. You can tell, the maker spent a lot of time thinking about things in advance.

The fun factor of this mod is excellent. It gets 9 out of 10 from me. It's thoroughly enjoyable. New weapons, new challenges, and new looks, that always makes it fun to play a new side mod. And this mod is very fun to play. It has lots of new stuff to keep you smiling. The map specific changes are amusing and well thought out. So prepare to have fun. *The only reason I don't give it a 10 in the fun factor is listed below in the My Personal Likes and Dislikes section.

My Personal Likes and Dislikes:
The things I like about this mod are numerous, but the models and skins, and additional characters, are what I like the best. It's always good to see Han Solo in the game. And this mod goes way beyond that with other characters, such as Bothan Commander, Magna Guard, Jango and Boba Fett, And an assortment of Clone Commanders... and more! The graphics are great!

My only significant dislike with this mod is that none of the troops carry mines. Egads! There goes half my kill count! The troops still have grenades and time-bombs, which are very cool btw, but this mod has no mines. I love the smell of mines in the morning! The mines are an extremely fun part of the Star Wars Battlefront game. Bring back the mines! The Rebel Vanguards, Shock Troopers, Clone Assault Troopers, and BI Assault Droids should have mines. They were made for each other!
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-Guest Reviewed by Ryanoceros[/b]