Eternal Silence, ModDB Top 100 of 2009 and 2007 IGF Winner: Best Multiplayer FPS Mod, is being developed by the up-and-coming independent development group Ignition-Point Entertainment!
In 2007 the original development group, Crankshaft Games, stopped development of Eternal Silence at release v3.3 and started development of Party of Sin. Since then the ES community has been building a team. Finally, three years later, the community team has formed into a development group and is creating hot new content for the game! Ignition-Point Entertainment has recently released Update 3.6, our biggest update yet!
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Some of the features that have been added include 1) all new tutorials to help new players become accustomed to the complex physics of space, 2) never-before-seen maps featuring multiple capships and ground bases, and 3) a revamped sound theme. In addition, many tweaks to the gameplay, HUD, and ships have been made to make the entire space combat experience much more exciting and immersive!
Here's what our Project Leads have to say about the new additions:
Developing ES into new and unproven grounds is the best thing that could happen to this game and its concept in my opinion. It's clear that the team is determined to give the players the best, and we have been working harder than ever with incredible results. To me the most important change is the fact that the players are becoming focused and tactical secrets known to only the most proven players are being revealed. Truthfully I think this update is going to mark a new age for Eternal Silence.
~ Spindoctor, Sound Team Lead, Co-Project Lead
Our current Dev Team started off as players and became developers because we wanted to bring the great experience we have with this game to more gamers. With this update we want to reach out to the new players but also the loyal base we have.
I want to thank all the developers for their hard work, our beta testers for their valuable feedback and the community for their patience and support.
~ Kage Musha, Beta Team Lead, Co-Project Lead
Eternal Silence is FREE to download through Steam! Just download the Steam client, navigate to the Eternal Silence Steam Store Page, and click the Install Game button! For more details on how to install Eternal Silence, read this short installation guide. If you already have Eternal Silence on Steam, your game will be automatically updated to the newest version.
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Useful Links:
- Installation Guide
- Eternal Silence Community Forums
- Eternal Silence Steam Store Page
- Eternal Silence Steam Group
AWESOME, This...WAS UNEXPECTED! This mod is up there with Dystopia...just...great...
huh? Didn't know that crankshaft ceased development, i thought that they just concentrate on party of sin until its finished, and then continue with some updates. . . Nevertheless great job guys, multiple capships ground bases = awesome
Anyone playing this?
There are several Eternal Silence Steam groups, one with more than 700 members. So if you take the initiative, and start messaging online members, i think you will have no problem getting a full server in no time.
Nice. This mod is just great. But i though this mod was dead? Downloading right now.
Downloading. I hope we get some Guys playing , would love to test this Mod
Great to see another update for this classic Source mod. Posted about it Modsentry.com and will be downloading it shortly :)
Changelog?
Non-official quasi-changelog:
+Tutorials: explaining the very basics of the gameplay
+ADA: a new suit-voice (with some extra lines)
+(map) es_vertigo_a: NGM attacking an UTF-Tower located on an asteroid, bringing you some nice space-fight.
+(map) es_derelict: try to capture the neutral derelict capship to it's weapons systems agains your enemies.
+(ship) Pre-War UTF Fighter: a little gimmick in derelict ;-)
+(ship) Scout: Placed in es_ice, these neat little ships are capable of repairing the hull of friendly ships.
+Spectating: It is a mod with cinematic battles - so why not grab a popcorn bag and watch other people do the gaming?
+Clip-style reload: with a new ammo-display.
+Auto-join: automatically selects a team on server join - speeding things up a little.
+Auto-Spawn: to make life even easier.
+Quick Class Selection: select your class similar to radio commands (has to b assigned in the Controls-Menu)
wow nice first time i really play this mod, i really like it :-)
I played this mod a year ago and loved it. I'm coming back to try out the new update!
Cool, TY so much :)
This game needs weekly matches. Like... now.
Great idea! Actually we thought about arranging that at some point, but so far it's come down to nothing really. You're not the only one pointing this out, so I've started a thread on the forums: Eternal-silence.net Drop by when you can!
And thanks for all the great feedback guys! We truly appreciate it! Hopefully a new update will be out next week with more improvements. I hope you'll like it :)