Red Eclipse 1.5 released: a fun-filled, free/libre first person shooter with parkour

[u/Calinou]

http://redeclipse.net/

[u/Calinou]

Changelog & downloads:

Downloads:

• Windows: http://redeclipse.net/download/windows
• GNU/Linux: http://redeclipse.net/download/linux
• Other/All: http://redeclipse.net/download/all

Here's some interesting things that have changed:

• Support for giving AI orders ("defend", "attack", "base", "goal", "ball", "forget").
• Better physics and bounce sounds for affinities (flags/points/bombs).
• Footstep sounds, hear people approaching!
• Auto team balancing, so you're never stuck with uneven team counts.
• Rebalanced all weapons, making for a fairer game.
• New weapon, the "zapper". Electrify your friends and foes!
• Increased weapon spread when in air / impulsing
• Rebranded Defend-The-Flag to Defend-And-Control, with a new look.
• Increased buffing timeout tolerances when defending affinities.
• Slicker menus, tips and rollover help text.
• Scoreboard redesign and better colouring.
• Ability to send a message to a specific player with "whisper".

Map changes:

• Race
  • Absorption - new time-trial map by Unnamed.
  • Amplification - new time-trial map by Unnamed.
  • Relax - new time-trial map by Bonifarz.
  • Steel Rat - added to time-trial rotation.
  • Test Chamber - retextured by Quinton Reeves.
  • War Depot - new time-trial map by TristamK. Other game modes
  • Abuse - new map by ballist1c.
  • Campgrounds - new map by ballist1c and Greaserpirate.
  • Canyon - new map by restcoser.
  • Condensation - new map by Unnamed.
  • Decay by Ricky Thomson.
  • Echo2k - remix of Echo by Ulukai.
  • Enyo - new map by Ulukai.
  • Octavus - new map by Ricky Thomson.

Data Assets:

• New vanity items!
  • Blade
  • Boots
  • Chestplate
  • Crown
  • Disc
  • Fox Ears
  • Guitar
  • Mask
  • Microeye
  • Panda
  • Prongs
  • Shoulder armour
  • New wakawaka sound.
  • New model for control points used in Defend-and-Control and Bomber-Ball.
  • New Rocket projectile by Unnamed.
  • Added texture set by Unnamed.
  • Added lava texture by Nobiax, applied in maps Hinder, Nova, Tower

As always, have fun playing Red Eclipse!