Eclipse - In Game Action by netrex
Aug 03, 2006 Movies 0 commentsThis is a 6 min long video in 720p (1280x720) to show how beautiful whis mod is and to show a little of its gameplay. There are two more mirrors if you...
Around November, 2004, several students got together to brainstorm a concept for a total conversion of Valve's Half-Life 2 . After several days of brainstorming, the concept for Eclipse was born. In January of 2005, a group of Guildhall students composed of programmers, artists, and level designers were put together and formed what is now CelTech Studios. It was then that CelTech Studios made the commitment to produce the highest quality game possible in the short amount of time they had - five months. What emerged in late May was a game that is both stunningly beautiful and addictive to play.
Eclipse is a third-person total conversion of Valve's Half-Life 2 . It is an action adventure that features tactical, puzzle based combat, which forces the player to interact with the surrounding environment in order to survive. You play as a young Sorceress named Violet who has learned the secrets of Telekinesis. This allows Violet to easily find objects in the environment that she can pick up and throw. Once the player gets used to picking up objects and throwing them at targets, the movement of Violet becomes very important. Based on where an enemy is Violet might want to pick up one or more objects and then move about in order to get a good angle on her enemy before sending the objects flying in that direction.
As you journey through the different lands of Eclipse , you will uncover many secrets that will help you in defeating your enemies. You will also be able to unlock new abilities that Violet can use, such as Hellstorm - a powerful spell that allows Violet to summon up to three fiery orbs that explode upon impact and deal significant damage to nearby enemies.
Use Violet's power of Telekinesis to help protect you as you journey over distant lands in search of the ancient teleportation device near the Standing Stones. Battle your way through hordes of orc-like creatures known as Keepers as you make your way through the enchanted Blackmoor forest. Find Violet's ancestral burial grounds in the Barrow and unlock dark secrets that will aid you in your final stand at the Standing Stones.
After finishing the game you can unlock the Survival Mode mini-game. This allows you to test your skills with Hellstorm as you battle against wave after wave of enemies. Compare your stats with friends to see who really has what it takes to survive the Standing Stones - Survival Mode.
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A hotfix has just been released for Eclipse.
This hotfix corrects some critical crash bugs due to changes to the SDK since the Mod's release. The hotfix can be found on the guildhall servers at:
Students.guildhall.smu.edu
The hotfix contains code previously unreleased to support for older video cards. While in mod will run on a Geforce2 or another Dx6 card. There are known issues with the mod's content. For more information about these known issues and their current status please view this thread in our forums:
Eclipse.gmwalek.com
This is a 6 min long video in 720p (1280x720) to show how beautiful whis mod is and to show a little of its gameplay. There are two more mirrors if you...
The files required to install and play this 3rd person single player puzzle shooter rpg mod for HL2.
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errr, can yous just make the mod longeR? i hate good developers making short mods.. like how valve made HL2 sp SOO damn short it was unsatisfying and depressing...
MAKE ECLIPSE A LONGER SP GAME.
this mod sucked waste of time
This project was interesting as hell. You guys used the physics engine exclusively for your damage, and did so in such a way that it didn't feel at all like a gimick.
For that much, I consider you guys to be extraordinary game developers. Where most developers would have over emphasised the physics, you guys made it integral where they physics were simply a means of attacking, not a means of "doing cool stuff with the physics engine".
Very good.
any chance of you guys expanding the game to make it longer than 30 minutes?
Its about time someone made a decent fantasy game Amazing visuals & gameplay. GREAT WORK! :)
uhh sounds cool but is this 2 do with half life? ;)
The look theme setting for the mod was excellent :D.. the ost was very very nice! and well even tho it was quite short and not much depth in the gameplay.. you set a very high standard for future mods for the hl2 engine ! great work guys :)
oh and 1 last thing.. i think her boobs where a little bit too big ;))))) hehehe
GJ!
booooo!!!! HATED this mod.
good work, i really enjoyed that, although at times it pushed my fps down a bit (i have dual 6800gt and athalon 4000+) and it was a little short, but real good use of the havoc physics engine and awsome cut-scenes, is there more comming>? i hope so
Why a fantasy game, why?