Golden Eclipse BETA
 

Golden Eclipse BETA v1.0 for Space Empires 5 is now available.

This version includes many changes. Here are just a few:

New Components
New Tech Tree
Beta Planet Pack
New Music and Sound

This version does NOT include a functional AI. In fact, any assistance in that regard would be greatly appreciated. The file is sizeable due to the large amount of new content. Dialup users beware!

Size and Format: 196MB - RAR
Download from my site: www.isacommand.homeip.net
SE.net mirror coming soon!

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What's the mod about?

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Almost 200 megs? That's a lot of new content!

I'll echo narf, what's it about?

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My God! How long have you been working on this?

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif
Me thinks this can wait till morn!

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Ok, Kevin. Before you go and offer a 200mb sev mod, we are gonna want more info and stuff on what it includes...

If you have done a lot of work, no one will be interested unless you sell it. So sell it to us. Why would we D/L your mod?

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I cut the new music out of the download, so it is now 135MB.

This is a direct evolution of Eclipse Mod for SE4. Many of the same technologies have returned. Era based tech tree(Fission, Fusion, etc). There are new weapon graphics and sounds. New explosions. New planet images(WIP) with atmosphere glows. Weapons and Shields are now seperated into 3 classes. Weapons are Matter, Energy, or Hybrid. Shields are Molecular, Energy, or Phased. Armor plating placed in armor slots, and Armor Mesh placed in outer slots.

I can't think of anything else on the spot, but i've been working on this since i started beta testing.

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I’m having problems downloading it. I went to your sight which was opening very slowly. I clicked the link to start the download and it was 26.3kbs which ground down to a complete stop. The second and third time I started the download it did the same thing and now I’m on my fourth try which is saying 5.0kbs with 7:53:21 time remaining. It is 07:02 my time in CST and I have high speed internet.

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That still seems high. You didn't accidently include the stock images, did you?

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Nope, I checked. 57 MB of that is new sounds, some over a MB in size, plus 260 planet models (half of which seem to be .jpg duplicates of the .bmps..) and other data.

Lots of stuff.

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Alot of people must be trying to download his mod...

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The only explanation for the super slow download is that my site is too busy. Thats why I want to get the Se.net mirror up ASAP. My site can't handle a lot of traffic very well. Sorry.

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what about a torrent?

And, to be honest, 135 megs or even 200 megs isnt that much these days...

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Torrent will probably come with the Se.net mirror. I was getting 400 K/s downloads from the main site at times, though (other times..8 K/s).

Had a chance to play with it a little- looks fairly interesting..

EDIT: found a bug, though. if you put organic mesh armor on a dread, the combat simulator won't work. All ships just sit there, reporting movement but never actually moving.

Also, the intelligence lab and science lab don't work.

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I’ll have to leave it running when I go to bed. The connection is just too slow. Oh well I can wait one more day.

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I hope other people are trying this mod. So far I have only taken a quick look, but the changes in technology are interesting. Some video issues as I could only get it to run in windowed mode. The planetary atmosphere effects are cool and the planet textures are much superior to stock. I can't wait to see some of the new weapon effects.

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Kevin Arisa said:
Thats why I want to get the Se.net mirror up ASAP.

I don't think SEnet has the bandwidth to handle 135 MB mods... Torrent will do nicely.

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Okay, I made a torrent file. Never done this before so I hope it works. The link is below.

TORRENT DOWNLOAD

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Seeding, but I'm not seeing any peers or clients..


EDIT: duh. No tracker yet.

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Try to get it but no tracker http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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I really dont understand this. I'll have to try to figure it out later.

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I altered the torrent and stuck it on my tracker. Once we get someone with the mod file it to join as a seed, we can get it going. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

http://kazharii.no-ip.com:6969

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I’ve got the file. It took me a few hours but I did it overnight. How do I “join as a seed”?

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Open the torrent for Golden Eclipse (from my tracker) in a torrent client and select the location for the download to where you saved the mod file. It will then check to make sure the mod file is intact, then begin seeding. Make sure to have your client's port forwarded.

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As my son would say: Whate-Whata-What-What? What is a torrent client and were can I get one? Ok deep breath... time for a little research and self teaching lesson.

YES I did it, I think. Now can someone check to see if it is working right? It says one seed so I think I did this correctly. Also do I leave the BitTorrent program running at all times so the mod can be downloaded?

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It appears to be working.

If you want to help seed the file for others (not just me), you would need to leave the torrent client running. The more people that help seed, the faster the torrent download can go for others.

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I cannot download the torrent you modified. Can you insert it directly in one post (I cannot seem to reach the link you gave)? In 30mins I will have the mod and I could seed it also.

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Open it is!

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Does this work with the AI ? I have SEV installed since its release, but havent played it. I once tried, but even the first turns were taking LONG to process. And thats happening to me, just bought a new system with 2 gigs of ram a e6600.

Anyways, is the mod capable of singeplayer ?

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Nope. No AI is available yet. I hope to get some help from someone more knowledgeable in that area.

EDIT: Thanks Fyron! I'm now seeding the file.

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Well then, anyone up for a test game? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Ah, one comment, just from looking through the race traits... Combat morale does nothing, so you can get a free 2500 points by selecting all the morale penalties! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

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Trying to build new colonies in my homeworld's system results in constant riots - they don't get any supplies. <:o

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Hm i would like a game Ed Kolis, but how we share the turn files ?!

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Email, bittorrent, ftp?

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Morale does NOTHING!? That's not fair. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

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Ed Kolis, i was asking since i heard that turn files are pretty large. I believe i read they are ~ 75 mb in size. lol.


Anyways, who would be up for a game, apart from Kolis and myself ?

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Not typical turn files - only if you have a bunch of protracted combats, and I think the repeated protracted combats are being fixed in the next patch, which is due out Monday or so http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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I would like to give it a shot. Never had a chance to test the multiplayer.

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So, if you guys are serious, how do we go about it ? I have never played PBW / online / multi with SEV.

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It's just like SE4 PBEM play, except you have bigger turn files to send around.

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Okay, so what about you initiating the game, Kevin. Its your mod, after all :p

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If you are still looking for some players, I volunteer http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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I suppose 4 is better than 3. Lets wait and hear Kevin has to say.

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I've never even hosted an SE4 game before, but there's a first time for everything, right? I'll look into getting one set up. Perhaps this weekend I can get it started.

EDIT: I hit a couple glitches so a minor fix has been added to the download. If you have already downloaded the mod, here is a link to the fixed files - DOWNLOAD FIX

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I'm potentially interested in this PBEM game.

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Oh so we are already 4 or 5 if im counting right. Your turn, Kevin ! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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if somone sets up an FTP I can host.

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I've decided I don't have time to work on the mod and host the game also. So I'll be sitting this game out. I still have lots to do, the mod is far from finished. I will try to keep ahead of the problems and release patches as I work. Sorry about bailing on you all. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/fear.gif

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I will give it a shot if everybody agrees (there must be a first time for everything)

So please let me know who wants to play an SEV game ??