I’m surprised and quite happy that a random chap more or less revived StarCraft 2’s modding scene because he was bored in early 2020.

@tacticaldroidtx22

Жыл бұрын

Someone should make one of those domino memes with the first small domino reading "Some guy on KZread tries to beat the bunker on The Outlaws without losing a unit." and the last big domino reading "StarCraft 2 modding experiences explosion of inovation.".

@shirayuzu

Жыл бұрын

@@tacticaldroidtx22 that is some preference can be used in mods

@MindHawkHotS

Жыл бұрын

Oi, I'm not that random :(

@lewisvargrson

Жыл бұрын

@@MindHawkHotS I should apologize, I read that in a Valley Girl voice.

@TheFranchiseCA

Жыл бұрын

SC3 isn't coming any time soon, so anyone who wants fun new stuff in a good RTS is probably interested in well done SC2 mods.

Grant: *hides behind the civilians* Oh these civilians, they're just mowing them down.

@flamerollerx01

Жыл бұрын

^troll face^

@poiuyt975

Жыл бұрын

I was about to write something similar. Grant was a Mengsk styled leader here. :D

@petrowegynyolc7108

Жыл бұрын

*Shoots civilian on the couch 'Why would Mengsk do this?'

@poiuyt975

Жыл бұрын

@@petrowegynyolc7108 Yes! 😁

"Thank you to GiantGra- that's me!" For whatever reason, the enthusiasm of recognizing yourself as yourself made me smile.

I honestly love the Herc decision from the modder, having them morph for free means that the Herc, an otherwise meme unit, is super cheap at 75 minerals, even cheaper than the marine equivalent, meaning they make excellent cannon fodder, and since they yolo into the enemy lines with grapple, they will get targeted and tank extremely well. Also gives you a way to throw away excess SCVs without just killing them. An amazing design choice that makes me want to get back into SC2 just to try this mod.

@loveluclins

Жыл бұрын

The best part is that they cost only 1 supply. Meaning they're actually really supply efficient for early missions.

@grgr105

Жыл бұрын

They are great for basically doing an SCV pull.

@flamerollerx01

Жыл бұрын

@@JollyGreenWizard Yeah, except much better.

@SittingOnEdgeman

Жыл бұрын

It also leans into the Terran flavor of the SCV-pull, pulling the boys as an all-in, which is almost uniquely Terran.

@arbiterally101

Жыл бұрын

It honestly reminds me a lot of the Call to Arms ability in W3 by letting you convert workers into an emergency combat unit. I think that's a really nice touch. They're never going to be on-par with a legionnaire, but they're decent enough and can provide some emergency defense for the base, especially when paired with the Field Engineers putting up turrets. Both of those are very cheap options, while your more expensive units can be on the field doing work. Also, love the Legionnaire in general. It's a slightly higher damage and durability marine, but it *needs* to be doing volley fire and stutter stepping, rather than just constantly applying dakka. Overall, a really cool mod.

"I don't like random editions", says man who has completed all three campaigns with randomized units and one campaign with a randomized mission order. "Not my personal flavor of tea."

@Ontinara

Жыл бұрын

Just because the man doesn’t like them, doesn’t mean he won’t help build them for others to enjoy!

@quickdraw6893

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, he had a direct hand in setting up those tiers - we have no idea how the random modifiers look or are balanced here. There's also an element of knowing what you have to work with when it's your own units, before you send them out - when enemies are randomized you really don't know until they're in vision range and probably attacking you. There were elements of choice sprinkled all throughout the random units and random mission order. Not so much for enemy modifiers.

@alexnoman1498

Жыл бұрын

Boredom will to terrifying things to people...

@ko71k52

Жыл бұрын

Guess it's about whether you or enemy is randomized, if latter it may get pretty tedious, if first, it's kinda fun

"THEY CAN MORPH INTO HERCS!!!" Grant being so happy about that was very fun to hear hahaha

Considering grant's preference for pulling the boys, the ability to become hercs is huge

@bluesbest1

Жыл бұрын

Giving the Ultimate Composition even more viability.

@saytix2878

Жыл бұрын

As Hercs the scvs literally pull themselfs

@avitraangelica9278

Жыл бұрын

@@saytix2878 Well said! XD

@quickdraw6893

Жыл бұрын

For free especially, that's a nice touch. Basically means you can commit your entire mineral line into one big push towards the end like was done here, which gets some extra value out of all the supply that went into those SCVs.

This mod feels like it's designed by someone who actually plays the game and made everything good they wanted in games a reality, then playtested it until it's actually good. Best kind of dev.

@namejsklava8276

Жыл бұрын

the guy said he hasn't played sc2 in 10 years...

Grant having so much fun he left Raynor dead on the ground the entire 2nd mission.

I was excited and thought this was going to be the fabled Hybrid campaign for some reason, im definitely not disappointed. This looks awesome

@evanlogan3595

Жыл бұрын

Same

@riluna3695

Жыл бұрын

It's rather telling that I can come into this blind with the expectation that it's a completely custom campaign along the lines of First Light, discover that it's simply yet another Wings of Liberty mod on top of an ever-growing pile.....and leave absolutely delighted and giddy and wanting to play it for myself. Truly top-tier modsmanship.

@Brianlikescars

Жыл бұрын

@@riluna3695 … you had me in the first half. Have a cookie.

This mod is definitely one of the mods that has ever been. My favorite part is when they said "Its moebius time".

@getajobmate1281

Жыл бұрын

And then he proceeded to moeb all over kerrigan

@DekkarJr

Жыл бұрын

@@getajobmate1281 Its MORBIN TIME

I wholeheartedly agree with you that this is an amazing mod. These changes make sense and aren't overpowered when the enemy is Nightmare difficulty, and I assume the enemy has similar upgrades as you progress. It's just a breath of fresh air across the board to see something new! I was honestly grinning the whole video at how cool it was. ALSO!!!! Does the SCV grapple mean they can effectively blink over gaps and build things where you normally can't?! That would be AMAZING! I noticed some small details like the enemy having the fire suppression system (unsure if that's there in normal Nightmare) and the fact that the enemies looked like they were using SC1 Skins?? It makes so much sense because the outpost would be older as a mining camp and doesn't use the new visuals that Raynor has!

@Nadrel11

Жыл бұрын

The SCV grapple is indeed there to allow them to cross rift or to go build on cliffs. I tried to apply the custom skins to enemy units when it made sense. They are also associated with minor buff/nerfs depending on the skin.

@avitraangelica9278

Жыл бұрын

@@Nadrel11 Oooo, that kind of visual coding is really smart!

@jimraynorraider2572

Жыл бұрын

@@Nadrel11 " I tried to apply the custom skins to enemy units when it made sense" i love this. one of the things i hated about sc2 was that there were times where you fight enemies armies/saved friendlies that meant to have old units but those units were on par on with terran/protoss/zerg modern look than the old look, like how zerutal saved the buildings and friendly units in the overmind mission but were based off the new look which made no sense in lore

im so glad the lower difficulties will be availbile cause i still cant even beat hard let alone brutal, and im always sad when i can only watch these mods be played through you bless the mod makers

@flamerollerx01

Жыл бұрын

Oh really? I left a comment about how I can't play it if it's too hard, but if this is true, that would be awesome. You may be able to improve your abilities a little and become capable of beating hard mode. I did and I also used to be unable to beat hard campaign. I watched Zerg StarCraft 2 - Zerg Bronze to GM #1: For those New to Starcraft and Bronze League (B2GM) Now I can beat all campaigns on hard mode and got significantly better at vs. I accomplished my goal so I didn't finish the entire video, but even just learning how to better macro has HUGE implications and impact on your capability. The biggest problem newer players have is economy and the second is building enough production (barracks etc). Without good economy, you can't afford units and without enough production, economy is meaningless. You need to get used to doing both, forgetting about micro until you've gotten eco and production down. Micro is hugely important of course, but less important than economy and production. Micro is not even 3rd most important! Scouting is 3rd. Knowing what's coming before it gets to you and how to handle that information. The guy who made that video was a professional SC2 player. Goes by PiG.

@jkbscopes1233

Жыл бұрын

@@flamerollerx01 thanks for the tips I guess, Also yea it said that it's designed for brutal but it can be played on lower difficulties

@StrifeA217

Жыл бұрын

@@jkbscopes1233 The biggest tip that helped me was figuring out macro cycles. It was an old vid by "Altercate SC" called "How to get started with SC2 - Macro Tutorial-" It feels like its broken down Barney style, and a lot of it is obviously geared towards PVP but having a grasp of this one concept will allow you to smash the campaigns at the hardest difficulties. You probably wont see this but if you do I hope it helps and you have fun with it.

Poor Jimmathy was left behind that day. That say Matt won the war on his own.

SCV that can morb into HERC and can morbin all over the place? what is this wonderful creation?

Man, Grant was behaving like a kid in a candy store. I thoroughly enjoyed every single part of this video.

I have to say, I'm loving the take on high-tech terran, also the infinite resources idea is probably a safety check, so that the creator of the mod could go absolutely ballistic with mission design later on, I'm 100% looking forward to this series.

The fact the Terran has more utility to their belt, makes me love this mod already, only thing I wish could be fixed is the Incapacitated effect for when the hero is Down but not out, to not require as much babysitting of the hero unit. And one thing I have to say is Bring on the Thors, because this is going to be interesting for the mechanical units, as well judging by this glorious mod. Also, Grant just left Jimmy at the first barracks that was being built, just to let his old bones rest.

@jimraynorraider2572

Жыл бұрын

jimmy too wasted to fight on the field, so he's just resting but still giving orders. ITS FINE~

This already looks super promising! I love the idea of Moebius actually being like a shadow beneficiary instead of just some random group contracting jim to collect the artifact pieces.

It's moebin' time!

Never have I been so driven to instantly download and try out a mod. The entire concept of this is EXACTLY what I was hoping for with the original SC2 Protoss/Zerg research stuff.

I'm so gonna love replaying sc2 with the new/this year's mods that just dropped while I was busy with school!

I love this mods, and I especially love Grant's reaction to morphing HERCs at 16:21, I can't wait to find out how to play it myself.

Jim Raynor, seen here using unarmed civilians as the first wave of his offensive on a Dominion facility.

Ah yes, finally, Morbius mod

A regular sized thanks for Giant Grant is about the same size as a huge thanks to Rhyme so in reality he was being completely fair.

You can tell this will be a good mod when Grant, a tester of mods, is getting giddy over the first 2 missions

My brain is so broken that when I saw the title of the video I thought "huh, Grant misspelled Morbius."

Hello grant! Thank you for the amazing videos. Uhm, for this particular mod, can you move your portrait like in hyperion crew so we can also see the new skills, thank you.

@windrunner8497

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. The ui being blocked. Maybe a top right or top left corner in case of new portraits.

Modding renaissance is happening right now. I used to watch only Grant and Jay but now even Lowko is doing custom campaigns. Man Christmas is early!

"I am having a good time already and I havn't shot somebody." GGG 5/9/2022

I can already tell by the intro description, this will be amazing. Also good job and congrats with the set upgrade Grant!

This is amazing! Really excited for this series. I always felt like Wings of Liberty had the best Meta-mechanics (Credits and Research with the opportunity cost really personalizes a campaign)

The giddy joy that Grant experiences when He learns the SVCs can morph into Hercs gives me life.

Grant: I'm having a good time already and I haven't shot somebody. Me: Grant you psycho! Lol

My favorite part is when narud said "it's moebin' time" and then moebed all over the Koprulu sector

I’m not sure if you prefer to figure things out by yourself, but the hints on the right side explain every ability that you have on units (and have some extra stuff, like regenerative resources). I’d highly recommend reading those since it pauses the game. I read them and then figured out everything by myself much more quickly since I had a good overview from the hints. Just a suggestion!

My favorite part is where Mobius said "Its Mobbin' time"

You know ? Another nice detail is that they enemies here use skins of SC1 for some units and structures

@trandafirosurazvan8037

Жыл бұрын

This comes with an interesting implication about the BC in the first mission, as it is the older more powerful Behemoth class, rather then the new mass produced Minotaur class. Probably no change in the gameplay itself, but still interesting.

@Nadrel11

Жыл бұрын

​@@trandafirosurazvan8037 All "retro" units (not buildings) for the Dominion are slightly nerfed. For example, BCs have 50 less hp.

@trandafirosurazvan8037

Жыл бұрын

@@Nadrel11 interesting, if anything, I would have imagined the BC would be a bit stronger.

@zerglinglover2303

Жыл бұрын

@@trandafirosurazvan8037 I feel like BCS aren't very realistic to begin with- I mean, in the cinematics they can warp through space, survive battles against entire swarms of Zerg, and brush off most Terran weaponry. In the game, they can be brought down by 20 Marines. (Not entirely sure, I don't play Terran.)

This mod brings entirely new levels of AWESOME to Grants typical "Lets pull the boi's" and I am SO SO there for it.

rhyme may have been given a huge thanks, but you were thanked twice as your brand and as a player.

Watching Grant get excited is really the best part of these videos lol. I said it before during Legacy of the Memes and I'll say it now, everything could suck but watching him get so excited and giggly makes the video.

So many of these little changes are really cool. Especially the hero's not being able to die unless it's specifically a " don't let them die" or no build mission.

Christmas is early this year for Grant! loving this mod so far!

I like how not only did Grant fail at saving civilians, he also left Raynor in the corner knocked out for most of the second mission while Tychus took the boys out for some fun.

Super excited for this new campaign. I love the mods that add a new twist to the campaign that justifies replaying it. And those marines are some cracked guy with gun.

This is already some of the coolest stuff I've seen in a campaign. Excited to see what all the other units do!

My favorite part of this mod is when moebius said "It"s meobius time" and moeb all over the Dominion

This looks like a well designed campaign, very exciting.

16:14 This noise is the purest 'happy' noise I've ever heard. He sounds legitimately pleased as punch.

I love watching you play these mods and I do like that you're open to all these changes. It would be easy to play SC2 for years and be like "Uhhh, why would my marines have shields? This is all wrong". Instead you go along with it and give it a chance. Thanks for the content and please continue this for a long time!

This is the most excited I have seen Grant in a long while, really really cool. The upgrades sounded broken at first but it seems like they are actually just right, I love it!

I absolutely love your SC2 videos. I was watching the whole 3-player WoL series twice and I think I will watch this one twise also :D

Dude, you changed the scene of the single player stuff, thank you so much for everything you and the modders have done for this community!

Oh AMAZING! I hope if it holds up we can later have an 'Evil 100%' run if its really way harder. :D

Oh man super excited by this. This seems so awesome so far. NEAT!

So glad you're enjoying the mod, it was the most fun i've had so far in the custom campagin manager.

There’s just something special about grant when he gets excited he just to pure for us

This is SUPER cool, and so far very cleanly executed so far! The more advanced units letting you deal with scarier opposition, the email messages giving more context to bonus objectives and tech and stuff, the addition of hero units and having them not be a liability, giving optic flare back to the medic kinda.... GOSH this seems well made! Edit: Also I've always thought making hercs from scvs would make sense as an implementation, and I'm glad to see someone who knows what they're doing thought the same! ^v^

I'm so glad you are having a good time, this channel is at its best when you are enjoying the game

Is surprising how small details like the emails can make something feel so fresh. This modder did an amazing work

Hello Grant, love your series. Thank you for your hard work and the enjoyment you bring to us. Thanks to you i rediscovered my love for star craft and rts overall.

I already adore this. Taking units we already know and putting a new spin on them is always fun

I suck at StarCraft 2, so watching you do what I cannot is amazingly fun. That and everytime I see you get excited by some new change just adds to the magic of it all. :D

Your pure unadulterated glee at all the mod's features is a delight. Never change GGG :)

This will be fun as soon as I finish my Hyperion Crew playthrough. Thanks a bunch.

I don't think i've ever saw you this happy, holy shit. And it's 100% deserved

I loved it when Dr narud said "it's Mobius time!" And then proceeded to mob everyone in marsara

This was super fun to watch!! Looking forward to more

Holy *carp* this looks like a fun time. I want this. So bad. This looks to be playing into my favorite comp (for feel, not effect) - Terran Infantry Deathball, and I am *here* for it. Cannot wait to see more.

I love mods like these! A proper overhaul to make the campaign interesting!

my favorite part of the video was when grant said "it's moebing time" and moebed all over everything. Truly one of the videos of all time

18:45 That poor Marine got obliterated

GGG: Hopefully a viewer Also GGG: I hope he has bad enough taste to be a viewer Me: What do you mean by "bad enough taste"? Watching you is having good taste :)

This mod looks SO good that I'm tempted to wait and play it without spoilers.

love seeing you so excited about the mod :)

The medic flashbang synergizes really well with this campaign - It seems to decrease the amount the enemies can heal from *their* medics.

Super cool! Cannot wait to see the rest of this campaign!

I really love the decision to include tychus and raynor in the mar sara section, makes raynor and friends feel more involved in the gameplay!

The medic is really good in terms of utilities

Why did I put off watching this for so long. Oh my it’s so interesting. Will play after binge watching the entire series.

This is super cool. The Dominion marines using the SC1 portraits, the old-style Command Center for the enemy base, lots of little changes to show the differences. I think I even saw the Firebat attack not being a useless piece of garbage at the end there.

@ironmilutin

Жыл бұрын

I think firebat one's due to nightmare, IIRC the wind up before spraying was removed to make firebats an actually useful unit in it

@Nadrel11

Жыл бұрын

@@ironmilutin This is correct

The idea of building on top of other mods is so exciting to me. I'm not good enough to play the Nightmare mod on the actual Nightmare difficulty but playing it on hard was still such a good experience because of the changes and I find myself missing them when I play other campaigns. So keeping frameworks of one mod and making custom ones on top is such a great and communal idea

>will get a cash reward for each civilian saved >immediately moved behind the line of civlians >surprised as they get slaughtered Dude, you have like terminator infantry, they should stand behind you

This mod looks super fun, but the BEST thing was watching how much fun you were having, grant. :)

I like the little detail of Mengsk's marines, SCVs and battle cruisers having the Broodwar skins. It's a nice touch

Definitely cool seeing some more mods that weren't sponsored popping up for the custom mod manager

It's always good, when you see grant happy with a new mod. PS: Is it just me or is this maybe the potentially best mod so far?

Listening to Grant be excited about mods is a genuine delight.

Grant, there are few things I am fervent about in life, because I kind of tend to mind my own. However, get this man ON BOARD. This work seems to be absolutely impeccable, and I honestly couldn't even find something to complain about if I was *trying* to. As always, I love the content, keep up the amazing work my friend!

This is looking like another great mod!

Honestly with Moebius - Morbius, "it's xing time" was inevitable and perhaps even necessary

The Morbius mod 😳. Seriously though, this looks incredible, I can't wait to wake up to this series for the next few weeks

honestly,i wasn't sure you were ever gonna play this one,awesome,i really like this one

“I’m having a good time already and I haven’t shot somebody.” - Grant 2022

I just like the genuine enjoyment and happiness that you can see and hesr from Grant because of All of this. ^^

it looks like a lot of thought went into this mod, way cool

Grant, your best videos and streams are the ones where you are having fun.

So far its awesome. Thanks!

Truly, it is one of the indicators of impressiveness of all time.