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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outlive
outlive Jun 26 2005, 3:15am says:

i don't want to come off as inpolite in posting my congratulations for your work you did on eclipse, so late.

you did a fine job in proving you are a valuable part of the mod community.

i'm allready looking forward to your next work !

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Return to Mana Co-Leader/Texture Artist

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MenZa
MenZa Jun 20 2005, 1:32pm says:

Remember people, this is only a Demo. For more information browse the forums at Eclipse.gmwalek.com.

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Qwertyz
Qwertyz Jun 20 2005, 9:39am says:

Brilliant but need more levels, and the levels you have you need too expand on them, and add enough so it will take a week or two to comeplete the game. Also add some more veration of monsters and spells/attacks another thing add weapons suck as swords and stuff.

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baggataway
baggataway Jun 20 2005, 5:46am says:

1) Thanks for downloading and playing our mod! We have received a truckload of great feedback in only a couple of days and it's very exciting!

2) If you can install the game, but can't play it, please make sure that your PC falls within the tech requirements. We are shortly going to up those requirements, based on the feedback we've gotten :(

3) If you can't install the game because of a pathing error, please go to Eclipsgame.com and download the .zip version. Unzip this into your SourceMods folder. This issue has to do with the way the installer was written, and the location of your steam account - - something had to give - - but with the .zip version it should work fine.

4) Thanks again for playing! We are very proud of the work we've done in 5 short months, with lots of other unrelated deadlines for school at the same time. Our team is very happy to have contributed to one of the first fully-realized half-life 2 mods.

-ddm
"baggataway" Producer and Level Designer on Eclipse

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methy
methy Feb 5 2006, 1:59am says:

Very nice, awesome TC and nice use of the physics. All in all, zelda-envy-worthy.

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mickeypnts
mickeypnts Jun 18 2005, 10:25am says:

Make a version that dosen't screw up at the loading screen.

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N3croSh4de
N3croSh4de Jun 18 2005, 9:38am says:

Nice look sofar... i liked what i saw... It froze about halfway im guessing through the game. After you pick up the book about throwing the dark farries or something. Im currently at work so ill fill out the support thing when i get home.

Nice looking game,

Peace.

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mickeypnts
mickeypnts Jun 18 2005, 7:50am says:

Oh my god i never knew they were students but if i only knew what was going on.

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amckern
amckern Jun 18 2005, 7:40am says:

there is a support thread on the website, fill it out, or they dont know whats happening - come on they are students, not developers

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mickeypnts
mickeypnts Jun 18 2005, 7:11am says:

Someone has got to fix these errors because there are tons.

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