solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 2:56 AM

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Welcome to the unique experience of Eclipse Into Abyss!

This is an entry for the 2023 Frictional Modding Jam in the theme of war.
The mod features different dialogue options

Ready to play? Here's a teaser! -

Your nation's research facility has lost communications with your ship.
You are assured it is all well. But as things turn out, war isn't always predictable.
Find out what happened to the researchers and rescue them!

If you enjoyed this mod, your feedback, a like or an award to the mod would be gladly appreciated!

Gameplay: https://youtu.be/QVwQ8cc8jz4?si=fAI5OjGoA_Fvolvu
ModDB: https://www.moddb.com/mods/eclipse-into-abyss
Steam Workshop: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3033984229

This mod was made in collaboration with @patent slate (Music producer) and @rustic oyster (Voice actor)

Now you can go explore mars! Frictional's next game is space themed so I thought it would be nice to make this one space themed as well.

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[Amnesia: The Bunker] Eclipse Into Abyss Mod (No Commentary Gameplay)

In today's video, I will be showcasing my new mod - Eclipse Into Abyss. I worked on for the 2023 Modding Jam from Frictional Games. In this video you will be able to see all the features in the mod. The mod is contains choices so slight dialogue changes between playthroughs a...

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rustic oyster Sep 11, 2023, 3:00 AM

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Omg that’s me!!!

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:11 AM

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Yes! munshi_happy

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:27 AM

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just crashes when i load it

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solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:28 AM

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sweaty_simon Bruh what.. and it shows up the graphics for you too?? That's insanity

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:28 AM

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serene sapphire just crashes when i load it

Did it load the main menu for you?

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:29 AM

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no, for some reason it tried to load me straight into that map??

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:29 AM

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What? And you're launching it through custom stories?

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:29 AM

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yeah

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:30 AM

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Huh.. can you try verifying game files?
I've tested it on my machine like 10 times through custom stories and it worked just fine

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:30 AM

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serene sapphire

Usually when it doesn't say what the error is it's because it can't find a helper file. That's odd

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:30 AM

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i don't really have a log either since it doesn't generate one

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if it didn't even load into the main menu

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i am running public beta though so it may have something to do with the recent hotLoad changes

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:33 AM

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Oh yeah that could definitely be it

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There were hotload changes?

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:34 AM

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i think so

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:34 AM

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Hotload is off though so it's kind of weird. But I do recommend trying the mod off the beta and seeing if that works

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:35 AM

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it's what i heard over on the modding channel but i might be having a dementia moment

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:36 AM

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Sounds very similar to the issues I'm having too, and I don't even think I'm on the public beta

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:37 AM

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solid ruin Hotload is off though so it's kind of weird. But I do recommend trying the mod o...

will try, but here's a video regardless, if it helps at all

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:38 AM

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Huh.. I'll definitely try running it with the public beta

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:39 AM

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yeah, it's something to do with hotload

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hotload just doesn't work in the public release so when it actually works i'm guessing it fucks your mod up somehow

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:40 AM

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That's very odd considering it's off in the mod configuration..

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Maybe it's better if it's on rather?

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:41 AM

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yeah, it doesn't see it as off so it uses it regardless

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:41 AM

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Ohh

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:41 AM

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they fixed it in the public beta

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hotload is loading the mod without restarting the game

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which it seems to do now

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strangely enough it didn't load a custom main menu

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so i'll try again

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are you using a custom color grading?

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because the main menu looks like this when i load into it

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guess i'll start it up and see

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yeah it seems to load fine now

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:45 AM

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serene sapphire strangely enough it didn't load a custom main menu

Yeah I know. I think that's maybe a bug

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:45 AM

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serene sapphire are you using a custom color grading?

I'm not

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:45 AM

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seems to use timan's color grading anyway

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probably an error with the addons

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:46 AM

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Maybe it's your game files

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yeah

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:46 AM

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well yeah the main menu is because it's using hotload

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but idk about the color grading

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:48 AM

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phew.. I've been dying over this main menu thing.
I suppose I'll maybe have to try and make it work in the public beta, I dunno

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:50 AM

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also this

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:51 AM

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Yeah I kinda guessed you'd have some missing assets.
I might've forgotten some things go to EIA/ path in the mods folder, so I'm checking to see how bad it is

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:57 AM

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am i supposed to do something here?

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dude asked me what side i was on and then nothing happened

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and i'm glued on the spot so i'm guessing i have to do something

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:57 AM

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tasi_happy Wha-
It's supposed to show you 4 arrows

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and you can choose with the arrows on your keyboard

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:58 AM

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i guess the UI failed?

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:58 AM

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That's so weird, I've never had it break on me

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:58 AM

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missing assets maybe?

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what arrow do i press just in case

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:58 AM

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Try pressing up on the arrow keys

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 3:58 AM

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nope

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nothing

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no arrow works

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 3:59 AM

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Probably an error then. Though I'm not sure what could cause it

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I'm trying right now without the EIA folder in my mods

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 4:00 AM

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here's the log

📎 hpl.log

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but my bet is on this

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solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 4:02 AM

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Works fine for me.. huh..

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Did you verify game files?

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 4:03 AM

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guessing it's another quirk of the hotLoad being broken

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 4:03 AM

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I mean the module didn't get loaded in, in this case

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 4:03 AM

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yeah, modules don't get loaded with hotLoad, since it doesn't recompile the scripts iirc

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 4:03 AM

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Supposed to look like this

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 4:04 AM

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i guess i'll wait for it to work on public beta and i'll give it another try then, but so far it's looking pretty nice

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 4:05 AM

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I'm gonna go try it on the public beta and see if it works

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 4:05 AM

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serene sapphire i guess i'll wait for it to work on public beta and i'll give it another try the...

Yeah it's really unfortunate that Amnesia: The Bunker is just really broken atm

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Or maybe I'm just trying to do too complex things

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 4:05 AM

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it's not that broken tbh, just mod support or loading is a bit iffy in the public release

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 4:05 AM

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Overall the mod is short and it'll save your progress walking into the building so no worries

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 4:07 AM

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serene sapphire also this

Also I think this is just me forgetting to add the asset in more than anything else tbh

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Since I was deleting a lot of SOMA assets

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 4:11 AM

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serene sapphire will try, but here's a video regardless, if it helps at all

Also I think I found the problem. Map_Preload("EIA_mars.hpm");
It was Map_Preload("EIA_mars");

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I'll try to fix it for the public beta because it looks like it'll function better

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 4:33 AM

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Yeah use the beta branch it works a lot better

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I'll update the mod in a bit, test it out completely fresh

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Generally I recommend verifying game files though based on the missing module problem

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 5:12 AM

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@serene sapphire Everything should be working. Be on the beta branch and verify game files. I've just tested it two times fully

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 5:13 AM

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awesome

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will check out

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one sec

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did you update it

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alright yeah it boots up now

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awesome main menu

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 5:20 AM

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👍 Yeah just make sure you verified game files. I have no idea why it didn't register the module

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 5:24 AM

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it was a hot load issue

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again

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didn't verify and it worked fine

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pretty cool short mod, pretty light on gameplay but it's a pretty daunting concept you were going for with the existing assets so i respect it

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 5:27 AM

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serene sapphire pretty cool short mod, pretty light on gameplay but it's a pretty daunting conce...

I wanted more gameplay tbh but I didn't have enough time. Mapping took like 99% of my time.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!

serene sapphire Sep 11, 2023, 5:28 AM

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i'm not sure what else might have been out in the map since i know you were working on those tank models and whatnot but it wasn't on my main path so i likely missed it

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 5:34 AM

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There was a ||rubber ducky on a tank|| near research station 2

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If you stray too far then you get shot down by bullets

patent slate Sep 11, 2023, 12:38 PM

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Oh man, I wish I could try the mod, don't have a windows machine :'(

solid ruin Sep 11, 2023, 2:01 PM

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patent slate Oh man, I wish I could try the mod, don't have a windows machine :'(

I'm working on a gameplay video.

tender basin Oct 8, 2023, 11:07 AM

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@solid ruin Forgot to tell you earlier, but I played the mod, and really like what you put together.

The atmosphere kinda reminded me of a mix of Doom 1/2 en Doom 3, if that makes any sense. And I think you touched on the foreboding part really well. Was getting really curious what the hell was going on there 😄

There was a bit in there where I got confused because of a monitor that from a distance looked like it was interactable, but up close wasn't, I think I saw that in our own mod too with GUI props.

#Eclipse Into Abyss

Welcome to the unique experience of Eclipse Into Abyss!