ECLIPSE mod
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
Kalineea.
A doomed planet, bound by an inexorable and predictable destiny...
An impossible planet - one that should have never been born, yet still clinging to life...
A ravaged planet, torn apart by the colossal energies of its gigantic neighbors - suns and planets which seemed to claim supremacy over the area but also over their precious satellite...
Kalineea did not have a day & night alternance and regular seasons (or contrary, had too many), so the Kalineeans were measuring time by eclipses, which were exact and easy to calculate and build a calendar with.
Tensions beyond all belief and unknown forces clashed and merged inside Kalineea's crust, forging the most precious rock of the Universe - the Absolith, the magical ore defying all the laws of physics by nullifying gravity...
The Kalineeans used it to make houses, tools and weapons. They made war chariots and ships. And waged war for every known delf and every ore rich land...
The Divine Ancestor taught them how to refine it and turn it into light. The light helped them pierce the depths. For a while it seemed to be enough for all of them and peace reigned... But as nothing is never enough, quarrels and wars soon took over, even more bloody than before...
KYYYW united Kalineea's tribes again and created peace. He gave the so-called Tards (goats) the never-ending right to use the lands they always reigned upon and they called him their friend. The Tards revealed to him many of the secrets and the technologies they mastered or invented. KYYYW built a magnificent city on top of the biggest and richest Absolith delf. Every Kalineean was going to participate in its exploitation and the benefits were going to be fairly split - after a plan each tribe agreed on. At the peak of his glory, KYYYW was going to be crowned as the sole king of all Kalineeans.
But Kalineea's troubles were just about to begin...
F E A T U R E S
- a PC game;
- a 3D shooter with a strong quest feeling soliciting both fighting and intelligence talents;
- advanced skills - use/interact/perform complex tasks;
M E D I A
- WALLPAPERS
H I S T O R Y
We're planning this game for years, and decided to release a mod first as a demo for the game and to collect feedback.
Til this year the progress was slow because we focused more on the concepts and storyline and only worked on our project between 2 external assignments; this year, given the fact that we had a global crisis and less workload than ever, we could dedicate more of our time to the project.
We also noticed that the name "Eclipse" was already used for a HL released mod; this was very disappointing as we've been using this name in all our documentation and materials and suddenly realized it has to be changed. We're not very sure yet which will be the name we'll use for the final release, but are still attached to the "eclipse" term; maybe "Eclipses" ?!?
T E A M
We're a small team consisting of a hard core of 5 3D Artists plus myself, Adrian Nen as the Manager and Creative Director of 3D Division Studios. My guys are experienced and usually have artistic education. Aditionally we hire collaborators when we have larger external assignments.
Localized versions
Information about the localized versions of the mod.
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