Eternal Silence Beta v2.3 Client

Version 2.3 - March 1st 2007
[FIX] - Changed default controls
[FIX] - Bindpanel now copies default controls appropriately on first run
[FIX] - Cleaned up infantry HUD rendering code for performance
[FIX] - Fastswitch is now the default weapon selection method
[FIX] - Hacker turret now switches entire player view, no longer small screen
[FIX] - SMG ammo counts now display on hackbox when turret is deployed
[FIX] - Hacker turret now properly attributes kills
[FIX] - Hacker turret no longer damages friendlies with FF off
[FIX] - Extra network optimizations on bullet events
[FIX] - Swarm Missiles now more swarmy
[FIX] - Shrunk down weapon list in space
[FIX] - Player_hurt events are no longer broadcast to the entire server
[FIX] - Weapon list not displayed when it is empty
[FIX] - Fixed overlapping of throttle text with "AUTO" and "FREE"
[FIX] - Fixed reload sound on NGM Tank Buster
[FIX] - Removed distance from player and subsystem waypoints
[ADD] - New icon for Locked Subsystems
[ADD] - Message on capture bar for Locked Subsystems
[ADD] - Tank buster now has ion beam visuals
[ADD] - Removed subsystem list on bottom left.
[ADD] - Minimap with subsystems and local player displayed
[ADD] - Enemies no longer have IFF Boxes in Infantry, only friendlies
[ADD] - Passenger HUD Element now displays name and seat number
[ADD] - Requisition rate now displayed next to requisition number
[ADD] - Ships now gib once destroyed.
[ADD] - External Subsystems now have voice warnings for attack and destroyed
[ADD] - Capship indicators for other capital ships in the map
[ADD] - New icons for external subsystems.
[ADD] - Armor guy will now glow when player is being healed
[ADD] - Medics now have pinkish boxes around them to distinguish them from regular soldiers
[ADD] - New Map: ngm_aethra with revised layout by Moconnor.
[ADD] - ngm_destroyer layout revised.
[BAL] - 4x damage multiplier for tank busters vs. ships
[BAL] - 4x damage multiplier for ion bombs vs. ships
[BAL] - 1.5x damage increase for ion beam vs. ships


Eternal Silence, the ambitious Half-Life 2 space mod, has reached completion. With the release of Beta 2.3 on March 1st, the ES Team has a showing they've deemed the last version of their second beta, bug-free and worthy of displaying at the Independent Games Festival at the Game Developers Conference this March in San Francisco.

Eternal Silence's first release grabbed the Best Multiplayer FPS Mod award for the event, beating out dozens of competing mods from Half-Life 2 and other games. After winning, Eternal Silence received more polish, bug fixes, new features and new content as part of the next stage of the project, dubbed Beta 2. The mod will go on to duke it out against the winners of other categories for the title of "Best Mod of 2006" and a $5,000 cash prize.

"We're pleased with how far it's come, whether we win Best Mod or not. After all, best multiplayer FPS was a very competitive category." said Dan Menard, the project lead. "Ultimately, though, we're making this for the players, not for the awards."

Five members of the Eternal Silence team will be at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to show off their work.

Fight on foot, fight in space:

Eternal Silence pits two capital ships against each other in the depths of space. Players must use a variety of weapons to defeat the other team in a domination-style gameplay environment. Flamethrowers, assault rifles, ion cannons are among the infantry weapons, with even more combat possibilities occurring in the space side of the game, where fighters, interceptors and heavy fighters compete for space supremacy.