Eternal-Silence

KungFuDiscoMonkey · August 2006

<div class="IPBDescription">Coming to a mirror near you (soon)</div><a href="http://www.eternal-silence.net" target="_blank">http://www.eternal-silence.net</a>

Caboose · August 2006

MTV presents Pimp My Mod!

It looks pretty cool.

Mendasp · August 2006

So you're back at the ES team, eh?

Traitor! You should do zero mapping! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

BobTheJanitor · August 2006

I'd almost forgotten about this thing. Good to see it's still being worked on. The concept was awesome way back when I heard about it a year or so ago, and it's awesome now. And only a short time until release eh? Well, I know how much to trust release dates in the mod world, but it's nice to see that they're shooting for some time soon.

Sub_zer0 · September 2006

i know this is fiendishly evil but any chance of a rough eta for first release?

KungFuDiscoMonkey · September 2006

We're hoping to release by the end of the month.

Alcapwn · September 2006

Hopefully this is a source mod worth playing.

Not that dystopia and The hidden arent; but too me they feel kinda "Meh".

I cant play them the same way i play NS and other games, i look at them as more of a casual thing. Every once in a while.

Scythe · September 2006

Dystopia is pretty solid, The Hidden gets boring quick and Empiresmod is a sack of crap (Bluntly put).

Here's hoping for a Sauce mod with a bit more depth.

--Scythe--

Mantrid · September 2006

Dystopia is very fun.

Sub_zer0 · September 2006

Empires would be some what good if it didnt lag the crap outta you after building a few things

Align · September 2006

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(KungFuDiscoMonkey @ Sep 16 2006, 02:26 AM) [snapback]1566367[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'>
We're hoping to release by the end of the month.
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You LIE! It's been in development forever and it's going to stay that way!

urinalcake · September 2006

I hear they got a great group of testers too <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
I reeaallyy look forward to this.

Hellbilly · September 2006

Looks like a solid mod. I'll check it out.

Javert · September 2006

Looking forward to it. Ice Eagle is in the hl2.net forums, and he just can't shut up about it. ^^

Zavaro · September 2006

Wasn't this the sequel to the unfinished conceptual Battlefield 1942 mod alpha? Oh wait.. it was! Sweet. And what you mean by release at the end of the month, I hope you don't mean half-finished, 1 map, terribly buggy release?

I can't WAIT!

Iced_Eagle · September 2006

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Javert @ Sep 17 2006, 07:10 PM) [snapback]1566653[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'>
Looking forward to it. Ice Eagle is in the hl2.net forums, and he just can't shut up about it. ^^
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Uh oh, then what are you going to do when I come over here? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />

Anyways, we're shooting for release in about a week... This upcoming weekend we shall no longer be silenced eternally! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/asrifle.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::asrifle::" border="0" alt="asrifle.gif" />

About the release...

It will include one map, but it technically is three maps in one...

We have the Frigate portion, space, and Aethra maps... Each of them could technically be standalone, but we put three of them together, and it should be really frickin sweet... At least, that's the plan <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />

One thing that needs to be emphasized however, is that this is not our "1.0" release (though I think that is what we'll call it or else things would get confusing fast)... This is a beta. All of our ships and weapons won't be in. We are going to release patches as often as we can (hotfixes for crashes and bugs and balance very often, then every now and then we release more maps, weapons, and ships, etc)...

We should have a trailer out this week showing off a bunch of gameplay. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" /> Expect that within the next few days (it's being rendered as I type and then we gotta decide if it's good or not or else we'll have to re-edit)

If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask... We have nothing to hide, except our secret alien race. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/pudgy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::gorge::" border="0" alt="pudgy.gif" />

Javert · September 2006

I rest my case.

Iced about ES = <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tiny.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::onos::" border="0" alt="tiny.gif" />

[WHO]Them · September 2006

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Iced_Eagle @ Sep 17 2006, 07:53 PM) [snapback]1566665[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'>Anyways, we're shooting for release in about a week... This upcoming weekend we shall no longer be silenced eternally! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/asrifle.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::asrifle::" border="0" alt="asrifle.gif" /> </div>

w00t, then I can show the world my patented "I shot you in the face" maneuver.

<3 space dogfights.

Alcapwn · September 2006

I hope the server builds are stable...

...it seems like alot of source mods just dont feel "Right" when you get on a server. I can go on a server with 50 ping, and it will feel like crap for some reason.

Iced_Eagle · September 2006

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(T_h_e_m @ Sep 18 2006, 03:34 AM) [snapback]1566681[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'>
w00t, then I can show the world my patented "I shot you in the face" maneuver.

<3 space dogfights.
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Last night I kept getting owned in dog fights in space to noobs... Specifically, the noob was Comprox <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> He is a tricky little space monkey. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/marine.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::marine::" border="0" alt="marine.gif" />

About server stability, I haven't noticed any problems... It doesn't seem like it's acting any laggier than it should, nor does it crash or anything (or rather, it rarely does... nothing is perfect).

TychoCelchuuu · September 2006

I actually don't have a good mutlplayer space sim, and I haven't for god knows how long. Newtonian physics intrigue me, as I've actually NEVER played with them against another human being, and running around shooting people on a spaceship is icing on the cake, I guess. If only my joystick wouldn't randomly lose its calibration.

Comprox · September 2006

From my brief forray into the game so far, it is suprisingly smooth in all aspects <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

Iced_Eagle · September 2006

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TychoCelchuuu @ Sep 18 2006, 05:14 PM) [snapback]1566773[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'>
I actually don't have a good mutlplayer space sim, and I haven't for god knows how long. Newtonian physics intrigue me, as I've actually NEVER played with them against another human being, and running around shooting people on a spaceship is icing on the cake, I guess. If only my joystick wouldn't randomly lose its calibration.
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You could use Key/Mouse... It works very well (though obviously Joystick is just a lot more natural to use...)

About Newtonian flight, it's sort of tricky to learn at first (once you wrap your head around the concept of thrust instead of speed)

Swiftspear · September 2006

Sorry I stopped hanging out at the forums Iced <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> Prerelease game communities just drive me nuts, too many fanboys who know little or nothing about game design/development running their mouth about alot of irrelevant crap. If I can't see the design document or play the game, and there isn't anything wrong with the screenshots of models and ui elements there just isn't much for me to talk about. I loved the media releases though, they looked really good.

TychoCelchuuu · September 2006

I've played with Newtonian physics before, and I took a freaking physics class so I know how the stuff works <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" /> I've just never gotten a chance to do it in multiplayer.

Epidemic · September 2006

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(KungFuDiscoMonkey @ Sep 15 2006, 01:26 PM) [snapback]1566367[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'>
We're hoping to release by the end of the month.
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If <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>I almost forgot: ES NEEDS ARTISTS, Specifically animators and skinners, though anything will go. If you have what it takes PM Raz on the forums.</div> is any indicator on state of that release date, it seems optismistic as best

Underwhelmed · September 2006

Having played ES briefly (A friend of mine is a tester and passed me a copy, with permission of course), I must say I'm impressed. The visuals are gorgeous and spaceflight could almost be its own game. Definitely worth checking out.

Alcapwn · September 2006

Glad to hear it plays smoothly; i find that alot of source mod's (Im looking at you, Empires) just feel really unstable and ######.

Iced_Eagle · September 2006

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Epidemic @ Sep 19 2006, 12:52 PM) [snapback]1566905[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'>
If is any indicator on state of that release date, it seems optismistic as best
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As I said earlier, this is a beta release, and not all art content is done or in-game...

Anyways, a little birdy told me that a trailer would be getting released tonight with the release date in it...

Let's just say this weekend should be ownage. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/asrifle.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::asrifle::" border="0" alt="asrifle.gif" />

RuBy · September 2006

I am cautiously and silently (for now) excited.

Iced_Eagle · September 2006

Maybe this will help you be less-silent and more excited.

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Hey guys,

I'm going to keep this short, I haven't showered or slept much in 3 days. We're pushing hard for this release date, and all systems are go. John keeps suffering misfortunes however, last week his laptop exploded, this week his cable modem popped and he had a near death experience... In any case

<span style="font-size:36pt;line-height:100%">ETERNAL SILENCE: September 23rd</span>

Dedicated server will be available starting on thursday. I brought you guys this nice screenshot and a TRAILER:

<a href="http://www.eternal-silence.net/4images/details.php?image_id=219" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.eternal-silence.net/4images/data/thumbnails/10/nice_screen.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /></a>

<a href="http://es.spawnpoint.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">Download the official ES trailer here</span></a>

Download is courtesy SpawnPoint.com. Trailer is all real gameplay footage recorded during playtesting by Marc.

Enjoy
Dan

Website: <a href="http://www.eternal-silence.net" target="_blank">http://www.eternal-silence.net</a>

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