501st Imperial Clone Legion (2011)

Description
This side mod, by RED51, is an update to his previous [url=http://starwarsbattlefront.filefront.com/file/Imperial_501st_Clone_Legion;107501]Imperial 501st[/url] mod. There are some substantial changes listed in the readme, and while I won\'t list them here, it would behoove the downloader to go ahead and read that to see what\'s up.

As a basic mod, it\'s of a good quality, although it falls prey to the issue any mod that modifies only one side will have - the sides play very differently. This means that on some maps, it may feel unbalanced in favor of one team over another.

There are some neat weapon changes, although it\'s a little disappointing to see them changed without changing the localizations or HUD icons (localizations can be changed by hackjobbing the names - simply make the .odf names of the weapons the same as the localized names of the weapons would be).

The changes to the space sides are interesting, and it\'s always nice to see a little love directed that way. Again, there are potential balance issues, though. For the most part both the sides and vehicles [i]are[/i] balanced, but it can still creep up on you on some maps.

It\'s a decent mod, and worth a try, but remember that it is a sides mod and has two potential issues: online incompatibility and a requirement to back up files. Remember to back up any files you replace and be aware that this will break online play for GCW.

-Mav