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

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Eclipse - In Game Action by netrex

Eclipse - In Game Action by netrex

Aug 03, 2006 Movies 0 comments

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...

Eclipse 1.01

Eclipse 1.01

Jan 22, 2006 Full Version 3 comments

The files required to install and play this 3rd person single player puzzle shooter rpg mod for HL2.

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Realmstalker
Realmstalker Aug 14 2005, 11:38pm says:

I found this mod quite fun, although it would be awesome if the developers went further and made a complete storyline or followup to what happens after the end of this one. All in all, it was fun, especially being able to pick up multipul objects at one time and throw em all at once. A+ in my book guys... only problems I had with the game was: 1. Too short... seems all the good games are coming up too short nowdays :( 2. There were some times where the camera angle was kinda funky and I saw the girls face... through the back of her head... haw. 3. It kinda sucked that you get the Hellfire stuff like 3 minutes before the end of the game. But, I really can't complain for a TC that came out in 5 months time and pretty much delivered all it said it would :D Thanks for a fun little side game, keep up the good work.

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plywood
plywood Aug 13 2005, 4:00am says:

Its a brilliant game! i enjoyed it.
Its amazing how sexy you can make a Charicter from a computer game.

Bever, if you dont like the game, no one is forcing you to play it you stupid little whining noob.

-plywood

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BDNeon
BDNeon Aug 9 2005, 3:58pm says:

Ignore beaver, I checked out his profile. Little shit hasn't even been here a week and he already think's he's hot shit. Great mod.

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Vecha
Vecha Aug 9 2005, 12:51am says:

but kinda difficult and confusing...

The first part i did not know what to do with the monsters...throw rocks at them?

It was amazing for what took quickly though..congrats.

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Captain_Von_Beaver
Captain_Von_Beaver Aug 1 2005, 5:10am says:

It is the worst mod i have ever played i can't stand this and neither can my friends, it is rubbish!

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thunderraiden
thunderraiden Jul 27 2005, 10:01am says:

This was done as a grade by some college student just so u no, its not a mod some1 made in their spare time, its something they did as fast as they could for thier portfolio so they can start getting that cake as soon as college is done with.

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Danielz
Danielz Jul 24 2005, 3:57pm says:

The game is good but man its laggy. I mean the specs dont even match Hl2.

otherwise good job

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tooth
tooth Jul 18 2005, 7:54pm says:

this games sick!!!!! :D

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kenyo
kenyo Jun 30 2005, 9:34pm says:

i don't really like the gameplay, nice job tho, the game world looks amazing,
the telekineses is cool but not very fun to fight with, great for a chalenge tho, anyone looking for something tough will like this, i don't really like hard games tho, sometimes in multiplayer games i love a challenge but only against other players and only if i am good, never really cared much for hard games.

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imagica
imagica Jun 27 2005, 7:15am says:

i'm very impressed. what a piece of work, total conversion, amazing.

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