New Arcadia

The home of Halo Wars modding, tools, guides and mods.

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

Right now, most of the game’s audio is packed into one huge .pck file of 2.14 GB.

That means even a small sound replacement could require shipping a modified version of the entire package.

Haruspis is changing that.

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition audio modding is now possible.

Coming soon to Haruspis.

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

The bullet trail coming from behind the head 🥺

[Is Halo 7 out yet? @Halo_HypeGuy]

YOO NEW HALO CAMPAIGN EVOLVED SCREENSHOTS

[Is Halo 7 out yet? @Halo_HypeGuy]

YOO NEW HALO CAMPAIGN EVOLVED SCREENSHOTS

[AkJackHd @Ak_Jack_HD]

Alongside some major things i am working on, i've begun to write a script for a video tutorial series on halo 3's editing kit, to bring a more updated tutorial for the community, it won't dive into intense technical details but i will try to always explain things in a good format

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

https://t.co/q1c17F4Eor

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

We’ve rolled out Haruspis v2026.1.04

Bringing with it a long-awaited new feature: player color editing!

Read more: https://t.co/sI4GDFL6Pk

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

Haruspis is expanding.

Linux and Steam Deck support are now in development, bringing Haruspis closer to a seamless experience across more platforms.

This is still heavily work in progress, but it is an important step forward for the project.

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

https://t.co/l9DtCLaQ2T

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

Currently building a size-optimization feature for Halo Wars mods on Haruspis.

5.06GB -> 1.63GB (Leader Overhaul)
1.59GB -> 387MB (Judgement Edition)
3.61GB -> 1.5GB (Scrubb Edition)
3.51GB -> 1.54GB (More Leaders Mod Reforged)

Coming in the next update.

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

@InfernoKazama Never heard of this issue! 🧐

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

We need a modder brave enough to redo Halo Wars 1 visuals in Halo Wars 2

[〘 Shigure 〙 @ChoukaiKaiNi]

We need a modder brave enough to redo Halo 4's level visuals

Putting the H2A BR into H4 doesn't do much when the rest of the game still looks ugly

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

@UPorkchop Soon

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

@Slayerkiller537 M&K controls are a tricky one. Changing them can cause multiplayer desyncs, so it’s not something we can safely “fix” without breaking compatibility.

You can find the Mod Manager and the latest mods here: https://t.co/BZwn94HB27

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

Right now, most of the game’s audio is packed into one huge .pck file of 2.14 GB.

That means even a small sound replacement could require shipping a modified version of the entire package.

Haruspis is changing that.

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition audio modding is now possible.

Coming soon to Haruspis.

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

@Waspoptic @ChoukaiKaiNi It probably made sense for the game, but for modding it’s a nightmare.

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

Mods will be able to load loose audio files directly at runtime, without replacing the full audio package.

No 2.14 GB overhead.
No massive files for tiny changes.
Much easier to create, share, and install.

Full usage documentation will release alongside the update.

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

Someone should mod this back into the game

[mrgruntington |  | @mrgruntington]

the Halo Wars E3 tech demo is still my dream Halo game, the general visual presentation of it is so strong you could so clearly see the vision the team had for the complete product here

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition audio modding is now possible.

Coming soon to Haruspis.

[Halo @Halo]

Strategy, Spartans, and the Spirit of Fire. Classics that never goes out of style.

Happy Birthday, Halo Wars 🎉

[New Arcadia @NewArcadiaDev]

@KornnerStudios Investing into Halo Wars updates.

[KornnerStudios #UnidentifiedWin32Phenomena @KornnerStudios]

Idea: Steam meets GoFundMe/Kickstarter

Fans of games that don’t get new updates put up money and select basic support they would like to see (bug fixes, mod support, etc). Dev could agree to do the extended support and trigger the funding after delivering (bit hand wavy here)

[𝚋𝚞𝚝𝟶𝚗 @but0n0]

GPU-driven LOD rendering for large-scale terrain and temple structures
#wgpu #webgpu