Red Eclipse

by **Alxa** » 31 Dec 2015 22:18

Hey guys.

This is great arena shooter. A FPS that tries to be its own thing instead of being a Quake clone #35216. Sadly, the player base doesn't correspond to the quality of this free & open source game.

One problem I have spotted is the terrible lack of videos showing what this game is capable of. If you search in youtube the name of this game, you can find a lot of RE videos, but sadly they made by people who doesn't have experience with the mechanics of this game and they just run around shooting. They make it look like a boring and generic game.

And now, every person I know and every person looking for a new game to play, the first thing they do when they hear about a game is looking for gameplay videos. If they don't like what they see, they drop the idea of downloading this game entirely (judging book by its cover).

I made two videos from gameplay recorded last week (watch them on 720p/60 fps. They look terrible at 360p):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiodIqSuPiM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSKKdo1_Fbw

They aren't good or well edited, i made them just to show you guys what i'm talking about (Shirepirate died 2 or three times and Campy 1 in the first video. Not important or relevant in any way. I just wanted to point that out.).

What if we created a bunch of videos showing the real face of Red Eclipse?.

Also, some people i have recommended this game over the internet have told me that seeing the word "Casual" in the main description turned them off this game. I think that they aren't the only ones and i suggest removing that word from the description; because today in the blossoming of competitive videogames the great majority of "gamers" feel offended by this word. Like they are playing a low skill game, and RE isn't that kind of game (hell, Quake 3 has easier mechanics to learn IMO and nobody calls it a casual game). It's a little detail that i believe it could help.

by **zaquest** » 31 Dec 2015 22:25

Freestyle sword fights on walls are awesome

by **shirepirate** » 31 Dec 2015 22:31

linking to more official gameplay videos from the website would be acceptable, they will need to be of a higher quality than those though (srsly, did you record with a potato?) :-/

i also think it would be a good idea to place some active WebM somewhere on the homepage, perhaps in place of the trailer or even in the background. people like to see things move, even if it is a slight browser hog (can also easily be made to apply to desktop clients only).

by **mrmister** » 31 Dec 2015 23:36

HOT DAM Those vids are good, but it needs more.....me. I mean cmon i was only there for like the end of one of those videos, and I doubt it was at my best. I used a smg for cryin out loud!

Jokes aside, notavo is totally right. We need to show some good stuff about this game that the people can see. I'll see if I can make some vids/demos, but don't expect a lot, cause I never did these, and the pc I'm getting may not be powerful enough to go max graphics + high quality recording.

Maybe someone can make some art for the game.

ALSO a pretty important thing is bringing the noobs in. We need something like tutorials that introduce the mechanics and then put em to the test with obstacles and bots.

Another thing that may be discussed in another thread is that we don't want newbies discouraged because of OP weapons. Its really frustrating to find a FTP game that seems good, but then you hear people complaining about OP weapons, even if you're able to have the weapon yourself.

by **Scatter** » 31 Dec 2015 23:58

Maybe i should make a frag movie from my collection of demos.Which free program would you recommend for that?I will also consider a series of tutorials for new players .

by **qreeves** » 01 Jan 2016 04:12

What'd be really useful is a bunch of 10 second clips showing off different aspects of the game (or awesome frags). I can put them together to make a showcase video, trailers, and other promotional material.

I'll look at removing the "casual" moniker. It was mostly added to make people realise the game was easier to play than most other "competitive" games, as we favour ease of learning/playing/fun over that.

by **zaquest** » 01 Jan 2016 11:07

by **bonifarz** » 01 Jan 2016 11:46

by **zaquest** » 01 Jan 2016 12:30

by **freezurbern** » 01 Jan 2016 15:55

by **Alxa** » 01 Jan 2016 16:20

by **freezurbern** » 01 Jan 2016 16:25

These links may be of some help:
Project Idea: Pro Trailer - viewtopic.php?f=4&t=154&p=1432
Trailer-Quality Media - viewtopic.php?f=4&t=182&p=1480

by **Alxa** » 20 May 2016 21:25

by **ShaneRoach** » 20 May 2016 23:11

by **Alxa** » 20 May 2016 23:36

by **ShaneRoach** » 20 May 2016 23:39

Awesome! May the force be with you and all that jaz.

by **Alxa** » 21 May 2016 13:35

The video is up!!!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiHo9ElJZaY

And it still looks like crap on lower resolutions :cry:

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Anyway, give me feedback

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by **bonifarz** » 21 May 2016 14:25

Looks good, it captures the game dynamics very well.
Maybe you can get some footage of some other weapons? Just to have more diversity and show the prettier weapon models, too

by **Jfault** » 21 May 2016 14:26

Alxa: that hud is a little distracting... I don't know how to turn it off though (/showhud 0 disables crosshair too)

EDIT: Beha says to do this: /show{console,inventory, and fps} 0 testing now...\

EDIT 2: yeah that works for me

by **shacknetisp** » 21 May 2016 14:29

I think the HUD is ok, it shows what you will see during gameplay. Nice video btw

by **freezurbern** » 21 May 2016 16:06

by **bonifarz** » 21 May 2016 16:09

by **FaTony** » 21 May 2016 21:44

I've wanted to create a FLOSS gaming channel and do a let's play of RE but then I've read Google ToS and Privacy Policy and decided not to create a Google account myself. If any1 is interested in this, contact me.

by **Alxa** » 21 May 2016 22:45

by **ShaneRoach** » 21 May 2016 23:42

by **FaTony** » 22 May 2016 12:46

by **ShaneRoach** » 22 May 2016 14:44

by **FaTony** » 22 May 2016 16:44

by **ShaneRoach** » 22 May 2016 19:39

I feel as if the war is more one for the hearts and minds than it is, at the end of the day, strictly for privacy. I guess everyone has their own way of dealing with all of this though.

by **Alxa** » 22 Jun 2016 17:54

Hey guys

I'm planing to do a video of the active top 10 players in RE using demos. Do you think it would be a good idea?

by **qreeves** » 23 Jun 2016 00:06

Sounds fun

by **Dziq** » 23 Jun 2016 11:55

nice idea indedd, I know its much work to do. . , hope something will arise from that Alxa :-)

by **restcoser** » 23 Jun 2016 17:46

But who are the top 10 players ^^

by **Alxa** » 23 Jun 2016 21:05

I plan to make a poll or something where everybody can vote

. It doesn't matter the order, since i will post the footage of every player alphabetically.

by **Scatter** » 10 Jul 2016 08:47

New video is up!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eGh_TvUIVi4

Enjoy

by **bonifarz** » 10 Jul 2016 14:04

Good to see another video from a skilled player

Is this from a version where shaders could be disabled, or is that just a large value of fullbrightmodels?

by **Scatter** » 10 Jul 2016 14:51

This is from Red Eclipse 1.4 with shaders off.More videos coming soon☺

by **Alxa** » 10 Jul 2016 16:41

23 minutes of pure action!. Great video mate

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by **Alxa** » 19 Jul 2016 16:40

Hey guys!.

I just uploaded a new video. It doesn't have the action of the last ones, but i tried to make it so it followed the rhythm of the music.

If only we had a way to rewind demos, that way, this video could had been better and easier to make (it took way too much of my time considering it only last 1:20 min)

Watch it at least in 480p:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0jp-1ksvQs

by **bonifarz** » 19 Jul 2016 21:13

As discussed with you earlier, I'll try to get some more attention on gamejolt for your videos:
http://gamejolt.com/games/red-eclipse/7 ... eos/163333

by **Alxa** » 20 Jul 2016 00:26

"Alxa, Red Eclipse duel tournament commentator..." haha i wasn't expecting that.

I'll keep you updated about my next videos Boni

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--Edit--

I lowered the model contrast setting for the last video. What do you think?, should i lower it more?

by **Alxa** » 11 Sep 2016 04:58

by **bonifarz** » 11 Sep 2016 08:54

Congrats on the new video, I think it's brilliant

Concerning gamejolt, if you have an account there, you could post it as a . Or I could simply add it to the media shown at the top of the game page (along with the screenshots and trailer), that's maybe simpler.

(I have edited the link to the playlist in the older news/ devlog post, although nobody will read that.)

by **SniperGoth** » 11 Sep 2016 14:10

I liked the vídeo but... it takes too long to people to see the kills (30 second max would be the best), in my opinion.
Also that ending with people basically pressing K was kinda... unnecessary?
And where's the other weapons?

by **Alxa** » 11 Sep 2016 14:46

I will do that Boni

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Yeah i agree Sniper (and i even cut more than 40 seconds of other "unnecessary" shots), but i wanted to create a cinematic video, also i only used the weapons the players showcased actually use during "serious" play .

My next video will be pure gameplay and i will show all the weapons

by **FaTony** » 11 Sep 2016 16:09

2nd video is much better.

by **Alxa** » 18 Oct 2016 22:50

by **FaTony** » 19 Oct 2016 03:54

Good.

by **acerspyro** » 17 Nov 2016 20:31

I have no problem with videos in foreign languages, but when 90% of the videos on the subject are in Spanish or in Russian rather than in the universal English, it's a real turn off.

Make your videos in English as much as possible to target a bigger audience.

by **Alxa** » 20 Nov 2016 23:33

You're right Acer. I will let other people contribute with subtitles.

by **Scatter** » 24 Feb 2017 23:34

Hey guys,im going to uploud games which i have taken demos from.Duels,normal games,instagib and others.Please tell what you think about this idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QQtd6MVU7s

by **DonGeilo** » 26 Feb 2017 18:41

by **Scatter** » 12 Mar 2017 10:31

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUznGbdRwTc

by **Alxa** » 20 Apr 2017 04:52

Hey!. I will start uploading videos from demos of the community and from every member of our clan. If you want to contribute, send me the demos, i will record them myself (they will be uploaded as soon as i upgrade my internet. For now, uploading 2 Gb+ videos is a pain in the ***):

Community Duels & Matches - Red Eclipse - (Links on the Video Description):

Alxa's Duels & Matches - Red Eclipse - (Links on the Video Description):

by **Alxa** » 20 Apr 2017 13:08

Links are fixed now. Sorry :oops:

by **amsyarZeRo** » 01 May 2017 04:58

Ah, okay then. I'll be sure to keep the advices in mind!

EDIT: Now I'm thinking, what is the correct way to represent Red Eclipse to the crowd?

by **Alxa** » 01 Jun 2017 23:13

Fast & dynamic gameplay

by **Scatter** » 02 Jun 2017 14:15

https://youtu.be/5a_KcFG-fvo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS10fko_evA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YlqI4d7Ko4

Im doing short videos from interesting actions.Probably ill do a longer compilation in the future.

Long time not seen Alxa! Wb

by **Scatter** » 05 Jul 2017 18:16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWPAtNw-Ins

by **zaquest** » 05 Jul 2017 19:19

Nice videos, Scatter. I see you used `showdemoplayback` to disable "Demo playback in progress" in the last one. You can also try `shownotices` variable. `/shownotices 1` will turn off "Press ... to switch to TV" and `/shownotices 0` will turn off both "Press ... to switch to TV" and the name in square brackets. However the last one will also disable frag messages near the center of the screen.

by **Lagetta** » 09 Jul 2017 17:29

by **Alxa** » 12 Jul 2017 13:13

Looks great. Now we need a "suck it!" one

by **Scatter** » 17 Jul 2017 09:21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc6CDlwxgWM

by **SniperGoth** » 03 Aug 2017 01:31

So, uh, i made a RE video.

Maybe i could be "that one player" that makes these random clips out of nowhere? hahaha

by **DonGeilo** » 11 Sep 2017 11:14

I know there are better rifle users out there. Try to beat 146 in the same mode!

My personal best is 149, but i do not have any demo of that. Good luck!

by **shirepirate** » 12 Sep 2017 05:45

i could only manage about 130. but that's with no melee kills

by **DonGeilo** » 12 Sep 2017 15:21

by **shirepirate** » 12 Sep 2017 23:05

by **Scatter** » 29 Oct 2017 17:10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbsgNvt ... trk0h00410

New videos are coming.Sorry for the quality, but unfortunately i can't find format that will not cut down the quality so much.

by **Scatter** » 01 Nov 2017 14:05

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K2ruhZ1wPM

by **Scatter** » 01 Nov 2017 14:41

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUDM_gQewWo&t=121s

by **Dziq** » 01 Nov 2017 17:27

I like videos like this Alxa's "Beneveolence" or smth, with some good montage and quick story.. Otherwise its not fun for anyone else outside RE world (maybe more variety with weapons and different modes?)

by **Scatter** » 01 Nov 2017 23:07

I like them too,but unfortunately i dont have money for a professional software to do videos like Alxa.
I know people who do not play Red Eclipse and enjoy watching these vidoes, because of RE fast paced gameplay.
Sure, i will do more modes and weapons.

by **Alxa** » 03 Dec 2017 16:25

Check this tutorial out, Scatter. Blender has a great non-linear video editor built in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSGIPmQdV6M

If you need more advanced options, you can always download plug-ins to expand the functionality of the software. Here are some useful ones:

https://bcgiu.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/ ... r-blender/