Welcome to the September edition of the ECLIPSE Roleplay monthly newsletter! Our goal with this newsletter is to give players a better look into our current focuses, recent changes, and a sneak-peek into upcoming developments.

If you’re a member of our Discord server, you may notice that the focus of this month has been small content updates, a few quality of life updates, and various bug fixes. If you want to get a full look at everything in detail, join the aforementioned Discord server and check out the development channel!

General Updates  

Welcome to the August edition of the ECLIPSE Roleplay monthly newsletter! Our goal with this newsletter is to give players a better look into our current focuses, recent changes, and a sneak-peek into upcoming developments.

If you’re a member of our Discord server, you may notice that the focus of this month has been the long awaited clothing update, a full HUD overhaul, some new crim RP stuff, and other miscellaneous additions and fixes. If you want to get a full look at everything in detail, join the aforementioned Discord server and check out the development channel!

New Clothing Models & Textures

The clothing update has not only brought tons of missing base-game clothing, but also brought in tons of new custom clothing models. Some of the new models and textures are tributes to notable groups that have significantly contributed to the server’s culture and environment.

New Store UI

Those of you who have been with us before this update will know just how frustrating the old clothing store menu was. To assist with the release of hundreds of new items, the clothing store UI has been completely reworked. After all, what would a clothing overhaul be without a new clothing store UI?

To further assist you in being the drippiest you can be, we’ve added more than one hundred new hairstyles combined for both male and female character models.

Faction Uniforms

With all of the new custom clothing comes custom faction uniforms. Legal factions have had uniforms crafted for their specific ranks, divisions, and specific purposes within those divisions.

This is not only for legal factions! Verified gangs who have earned a certain tier within the new faction management system will have custom clothing made for them and added to the server to show appreciation for all of their hard work.

Inventory Names & Icons

To save players the trouble of making spreadsheets of each of their clothing items in their closets, we’ve added names that were previously missing from most clothing items and added new inventory icons for them. Not every item has these set up for them quite yet, but we aim to remedy this as time goes on.

Revamped Undershirts & Torsos

Are you one of the countless victims of trying to craft a good suit in the old clothing store? Did you have to use a video tutorial so that your undershirt doesn’t turn into a crop-top where your arms are busting out of the sleeves? Fear no longer! Thanks to the hard work of Osvaldon and our staff team, we have manually gone through and assigned the proper torsos to all tops and undershirt combinations. Some of them may be missed here and there, so please be sure to let us know and we’ll get it fixed ASAP!

Vehicle Information

The vehicle HUD has received numerous changes, including a new speedometer (Thanks, @Thang!), an odometer, a numberless tachometer, your current gear, cruise control indicator, fuel indicator, and vehicle health being displayed by a check engine light that changes color based on level of damage.

Character Status

Steering away from the cluttered grouping of circles in the corner, we have relocated character information like health, armor, voice volume, hunger, and thirst in addition to moving them beneath the GPS. Icons will not display if they’re not needed; i.e. if you’re full and have no armor, those icons will not appear. Also, they’ve been turned into fancy hexagons!

Radio Information

Your current active radio frequency is now displayed as part of the HUD when you have a radio equipped. This will show when you’re speaking, when others are speaking, and if the radio is jammed.

If someone is speaking near you but not on the radio, they’ll have a different icon next to their alias or ID as to remove any confusion.

Ultrawide Support

Ultrawide users rejoice! After a long time of having a wonky misaligned UI, we have gone through and made our UI functional with ultrawide aspect ratios to the best of our abilities. If you still encounter issues with your specific aspect ratio, please submit a bug report on the forums so we can get on it ASAP.

Miscellaneous Changes

• Compass has been redone and moved to the top of the screen.
• Tooltip bar has been added to the left side of the screen to help acclimate new players to ECRP specific controls.
  • This can be toggled off in the U menu.
• Banner notifications and online player list have been redesigned.
• ECRP watermark has been made smaller and positioned elsewhere.

General Updates  

Welcome to the July edition of the ECLIPSE Roleplay monthly newsletter! Our goal with this newsletter is to give players a better look into our current focuses, recent changes, and a sneak-peek into upcoming developments.

UPCOMING DEVELOPMENTS

From time to time, we like to throw in some of our future plans for the server. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the cool stuff being worked on.

The long-awaited clothing update is ready to go THIS WEEK!!! You can expect a full overhaul of the existing clothing system. This will come with a fully revamped clothing store UI, properly available undershirts, correct names and icons for clothing in your inventory, and more!

Here’s a couple of pictures as an appetizer.

Leveling System

Leveling your character is coming to ECRP. In its current state, we plan to have an exponential leveling curve that unlocks new rewards, tools, and ways to do certain jobs. For example, leveling up your fishing could allow you to access new types of fishing rods, fishing in the ocean from a boat, different areas to fish, and the ability to catch larger, more valuable fish.

The screenshot below should give you a general idea of the plans. Keep in mind that none of the content in this screenshot is finalized and is still a work in progress.

Another feature currently in development is a rework of multiple freelance jobs to allow friends to do the work together. Currently, includes the courier job and garbage collection, but more are in the works. For jobs like the garbage collector, this means you could have some of your boys hanging off the back to sling the trash while you drive around.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

If you’re a member of our Discord server, you may notice that the focus of this month has been big pushes towards spicing up criminal roleplay with unique items to coincide with the launch of FM 2.0. If you want to get a full look at everything in detail, join the aforementioned Discord server and check out the development channel!

• Added radio jammer item.
  • When placed, the radio jammer item jams all radios, phones, backups, and panic alarms.
  • Law enforcement TAC radio is also affected by this.
• Added GPS Encryption Zero Day item.
  • When in use, the user will be able to see law enforcement, medical services, etc., blips on their GPS for 3 minutes.
• Added Radio Encryption Zero Day item.
  • When in use, the user will be able to connect to encrypted radio frequencies, including law enforcement radios, for 3 minutes.
• Added GPS jammer item.
  • When placed, the GPS jammer removes certain blips for law enforcement such as other units, backup calls, and panic buttons.
• Added abrasive tool item.
  • The abrasive tool can be used to file off the serial number from weapons.
• Added /takeHostage command.
  • When holding a pistol, you may use /takeHostage on a player with their hands up to hold them in a headlock with a gun to their head.
• Stingers are now able to be imported by criminal factions.
  • Stingers now use the WI menu and are placed outwards relative to the player’s current position.
• House robbery items may now be sold to an estate broker.
• Getting a robbery contract from an estate broker brings influence to the turf.
• Capturing a new turf will set its shipment power to 0.

• A new in-game menu has been added containing several frequently used functions such as /stats, /vr, /salary, and more.
  • This menu can be accessed by pressing “U” and will display more or less options depending on the player’s current situation.
• All speed cameras have been disabled.
• Inactive characters’ houses with automatically go up for sale after 90+ days of inactivity.
  • If the character’s account has an active VIP subscription, their houses will not be sold.
• Furniture item weight has been changed from 5 to 1.
• Radio binds can now be removed with /removeBindRadio followed by the bind number.
• Drinking consumable liquids is now faster.
• A small delay has been added after attempting to unlock a keypad.

• Bolt cutters, radios, and bobby pins have been added to /fl.
• Impound notifications will now specify which impound the call is coming from. ඞ
• /mdc is now accessible regardless of position with the use of a tablet.
• /panic now appears red in chat.
• /impound and /secureImpound will now impound the vehicle the player is currently in if a license plate is not provided.

FACTION MANAGEMENT 2.0

Following years of feedback and multiple community meetings, FM 2.0 is finally here. As of the 13th of July, FM 2.0 has launched in full swing. With this launch comes a full rework of the old official faction system. There is a lot to talk about, so this will be a brief overview. You can review the full scope of these changes on this post or in the announcements channel of our Discord server.

One of the biggest changes with FM 2.0 is the removal of the old Official Faction System. Moving forward, players will be able to gain F4 status without having to go through a several month process. With this addition, the faction tiers system has been revamped. Each tier will gain your faction unique privileges and perks like weapons, custom clothing, and properties. Check out the full tier list here.

If you’re a civilian-type faction or wish to pursue one moving forward, that side of things has been moved underneath Legal Faction Management’s responsibility. In doing so, it will also be receiving a rework. Their current timeline for release is unknown, but we look forward to seeing what they bring to the table!

Players who are encouraged to start their factions by this update and those with existing factions may also participate in a competition lasting until July 31st. This competition will be judged on the thread’s ability to display originality and hard work using the newly created guidelines. The three best faction threads will be rewarded with an unconditional tier promotion.

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Los Santos Customs

Saturday, July 27th at 8PM UTC, Los Santos Customs will be running the Lovin’ LSC event. Come on down and participate in a raffle for the chance to win a brand new Envisage!

Welcome to the June edition of the ECLIPSE Roleplay monthly newsletter! Our goal with this newsletter is to give players a better look into our current focuses, recent changes, and a sneak-peek into upcoming developments.

DEVELOPMENT

If you’re a member of our Discord server, you may notice that the focus of this month has been a few quality of life changes alongside some EPIC new features. If you want to get a full look at everything in detail, join the aforementioned Discord server and check out the development channel!

• The chat has received a full overhaul; allowing full configuration for size, font, opacity, fade rate, and more! Head in-game to check out the full scope of changes.
• A functional cinema has been added on Vinewood Boulevard where players can queue up videos to watch together.
• Functional TVs have been added to certain TV furniture items so players can watch videos together in the comfort of their own property.
• An altimeter has been added to the player HUD when in an aircraft.
• Added /weazelPictureReport command for advertisements that will place a Weazel News notification above the minimap instead of in chat.
• Added desk nameplates for SADOC, PD, SD, and MD as spawnable objects.
• Added spawnable pride flags and optional mapping.
• Added new lights to the furniture store.

• Added brand new graffiti script.
  • Gangs can now gain or lose territory influence by tagging their turf with graffiti.
  • Tagging rival gangs’ turfs with graffiti will cause them to lose influence.
  • Tags can be removed by spraying over it with another tag or cleaning it with a microfiber cloth.
  • Graffiti will decay over time.
  • Gangs can use /viewTerritoryTags to check the tag statistics within their territory.
• Prison fine cap has been set to $75,000.
  • New player/VIP reductions are calculated after reaching the fine cap. I.E. If you get 150k in fines, they are reduced to 75k before applying the reduction calculations.
• Numerous new turfs have been added around the map.
• All criminal territories are visible to players regardless of affiliation.
  • This can be toggled with /showTerritories and /hideTerritories.
  • Opacity can be changed with /setTerritoryOpacity [50-200].
• Dealer NPCs have been moved from labs to different locations.

• Added a helicopter camera accessible to players in the copilot seat of faction helicopters.
  • The helicam is capable of zooming, reading vehicle speed, and using a spotlight.
  • The helicam is also capable of locking onto a vehicle on the ground, but will break lock if the line of sight is obstructed.
• Paleto Hospital has been added at the Bay Care Center; replacing the Paleto Fire Station.
• DOC faction has received access to the /pbelt, /trace, /ticket, /drugtest, and /breathanalyse commands for their parole division.
• Several government and law enforcement vehicle decals have been added for faction use.
• Several new blockade props have been added.

Map Updates

Thanks @Bala!

• Mission Row PD
  • Updated the stairs in front of Mission Row.
  • New images have been added inside.
  • An additional helipad has been added to the roof.
  • Removed various nameplates on desks.
• Paleto Sheriff’s Station
  • Removed various nameplates on desks.
• Pawn Shop
  • Removed buggy windows.
  • Redesigned the interior.
• HeavyFlow Dealership
  • Removed Underground logos from the building.
• Pillbox MD
  • Parking area has been added for MD.
  • A few issues with the MLO have been fixed.
  • MD screens have been added at the front desk.
  • Chairs at the front desk have been made solid.
• Bolingbroke Penitentiary
  • Fixed collision issues in the medbay.
  • Solidified the cart in the medbay.
  • Removed container from outside of the yard to provide more bike space.
• Vinewood PD
  • Removed various nameplates on desks.
• Vinewood Cinema
  • Hallway collision issue has been fixed.
  • Lore friendly posters have been added around the area.
• Los Santos Bank
  • Updated the walk of fame stars with 9 new names.
  • Removed Underground tags from the walls.
• Miscellaneous
  • Gymnasium interior added next to LifeInvader bank.
  • Added legion square ad.

GRAFFITI OVERVIEW

The new graffiti system allows players to spray text of their own choice onto any flat surface in the server. Players may use up to 10 characters and select from a choice of custom fonts, colors, and sizes. Check out some examples below!

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Benny’s Original Motorworks

A new mechanic faction has been added into the server, specializing in only the finest vehicles. Check out their trailer commercial below made by community member FNG Jersey.

LifeInvader Pride Parade

Happy pride month! To celebrate, the LifeInvader faction will be hosting a pride parade in-game on June 21st at 8PM UTC.

Welcome to the first ECLIPSE Roleplay monthly newsletter of 2024! Happy New Year! Our goal with this newsletter is to give players a better look into our current focuses, recent changes, and a sneak-peek into upcoming developments.

DEVELOPMENT

The final quarter of 2023 and not even a week into 2024 has marked one of the most active and ambitious times for development on the server. We have so many new additions, tweaks, and changes that you will have to check out our devblog or Discord server for the full scope of things. That being said, let’s go over some of the more important changes.

• The snow has melted following the end of December.
• Player tackling script has been introduced. Sprinting at someone with shift and pressing E will initiate a tackle.
• Most, if not all, bullet resistant vehicles have had their resistance removed.
• Weapons now have durability and will deteriorate over time. They can be maintained and cleaned to recover and lessen the effects of deterioration.
• Hobo stoves and hobo shelters have been added to general stores.
• All civilian job salaries were re-balanced.
• New vehicles from the GTA Chop Shop update have been added to vehicle dealerships and the F6 credit store in addition to some older vehicles.
• Player names and IDs will no longer continue to show on the right side of your screen if they spoke to you on the phone or radio.
• Radios will no longer function if your hands are raised, your hands are cuffed, or you are in water.
• Fleeca banks now allow you to withdraw salary, but will only be open during the nighttime.
• All players are able to use /dragout to pull someone out of a vehicle regardless of whether or not they are law enforcement. Players being dragged out are now also able to resist being dragged out through a quicktime event.
• This will only be allowed if the vehicle is not locked, the vehicle is not moving, the vehicle is in close proximity, and the initiator is not in the vehicle.
• After some script optimization, average FPS has been increased by up to 15%.
• More apartments have been placed for sale at every apartment complex.
• New VIP tiers and perks have been added.
• New Discord server support system added utilizing a ticket format instead of the previous threads format.

• Drug effects have been added.
• Stress, agility/speed, strength and endurance will all be affected by the usage of drugs. Players may strategically use these in situations to gain an advantage over their adversaries.
• House robberies will no longer randomly call the police.
• Store robbery rewards have been increased.
• ATM robbery rewards have been increased, the robbery time has been shortened, and the risk of police being called has been lowered.
• The number of active drug labs have been set to 3.
• While being cuffed, players are now able to play a quicktime event to break out of cuffs to resist instead of being pushed into a stale /me and /do situation.
• The influence of drugs and other turf-maintenance items has been significantly increased.

• Taser effects are now more functional and put players into a ragdoll state in the same way that base-game GTA V does.
• Cuffing is done through Shift+E in close proximity to a player. The player being cuffed is prompted with a short quicktime event that gives them the opportunity to resist being cuffed.
• When using /dragout, the player being targeted is prompted with a short quicktime event that gives them the opportunity to resist being dragged out.|

FACTION MANAGEMENT 2.0

Entering 2024, our faction management team wants to make some sweeping changes to address several concerns raised by the community. Per their request, I will provide their announcement verbatim.

Hereby we would like to announce the start of a complete overhaul of Faction Management(FM). Under the project name Faction Management 2.0 (FM2.0), we are going to fully revise FM, building it back up from the ground and release our new system to be ready for the future of EclipseRP. Our aim is to complete this project before the end of Q1 2024.

Why? 

• The reason why we feel the need to overhaul the current system is because of two reasons:
• We have heard your feedback over the past months/years and wish to address issues that you have raised about our current system.
• As Faction Management we do not believe our current system, especially gaining and moderating official status, is functioning as intended anymore.

What?

• Our aim with FM2.0 is to have a system that simply works better for our community and staff and will make the whole process, from starting a faction to being a long-term official faction, easier to understand, work with, and more transparent. We also want to bring every faction to a higher standard.

How?

• We will be rewriting all of our internal and external guides and documents to make the whole process more clear and transparent for both players and staff.
• We will be hosting a community meeting to listen to your feedback.
• We will be integrating recent and upcoming features into our new system.
• We will work closely together with the development team to make QoL changes for players and create better moderating tools for staff.

Due to the scale of this overhaul and the reasons mentioned earlier, we will close our Official Faction Applications until the new system is ready. We understand that some of you are currently leading or are in a faction that is working to achieve Official Status and are disappointed to hear this. However, we do deem it necessary to close applications to become an Official Faction until the new system is in place.
Although Official Faction Applications will be closed, FM will continue to work with non-official factions and help them progress towards and achieve official status for when the applications are opened up again. Likewise we will continue to work with our official factions and ensure that they uphold the standard that we expect of official factions, having said that, we will increase our efforts to moderate and ensure they will stay on the level becoming of having an official status.

Our preliminary timeline looks as follows:

• First half of December: Internally inventorying what needs to be worked on. Discussing with the development team what needs and can be done in terms of new features, QoL changes and new moderation tools and discussing expectations.
• Second half of December: Start working on revising internal documents for staff.
• January: Have a community meeting to listen to your feedback. Start working on revising external documents for players and processes for factions.
• February/March: Finalizing all documents and processes. Release of FM2.0 and opening up Official Applications again.

IC INSIDER

The Crime Scene Boyz, a new group in the criminal sphere, have quickly become known for their distinctive activities and strategies. After a six-month period under the guidance of faction management, they have achieved official faction status. Their tenure as an official faction commenced in the first week of December, and they are anticipated to continue their activities in the coming years.

ENVY

ENVY has become a notable group in the underground racing community. Their vehicles are known for their neon green underglow and high performance. ENVY's drivers demonstrate significant skill in driving, often evading law enforcement during pursuits. The city streets serve as their primary venue for racing activities. They achieved official recognition in the first week of December.

Los Santos Police Department

LSPD has had its annual Lincoln Awards hosted by the lovely, follically challenged Dezzy Bala! These awards serve as a fun, light-hearted event to give out some informal awards to their faction members and generally facilitate a good time full of laughter and appreciation. Congratulations to Rija Luigi for her award for Worst Driver! Also for employee of the year, I guess.

Los Santos Emergency Medical Services

During the month of December, all government factions had a well deserved break with a few weeks of no hour requirements. That, however, did not stop the players serving within our medical services faction from operating anything below standard capacity, as its members are persistent in delivering a consistent and high-quality roleplay experience to all members of the server. We’d like to give them a very special thank you for keeping the server running with all of the crazy drivers getting injured during the snow!

RULE  UPDATES

As voiced by members of the community over the years, what is and isn’t classed as NonRP (Non-Roleplay) can be very confusing and left open to interpretation by the staff member handling the scenario. To remedy this, our founders and the head administration team are working together to list out all gray-area scenarios that aren’t explicitly written in the rules and give a final ruling on them. As of the release of this newsletter, we have 55 different scenarios written out and clarified with more to come as time goes on.

In addition to this, we’re clearing up another area of confusion for players - Alt RP, also known as alternative roleplay. Alt RP can be simply described as roleplay that is done solely through /me and /do due to the current lack of script support. Some examples are throwing away your identification, testing someone for gunpowder residue, or something as simple as testing for fingerprints on items that the fingerprint testing script doesn’t cover. Currently, we have 13 examples written out with 9 of them having a final ruling.
 

Welcome to the first newsletter of ECLIPSE Roleplay! Our goal with this newsletter is to give players a better look into our current focuses, recent changes, and a sneak peek into upcoming developments.

DEVELOPMENT

We remain committed to enhancing the overall experience by continually introducing new features, refining existing ones, and making necessary balance adjustments, always prioritizing the well-being of the community. While this year has predominantly centered around developments in criminal roleplay, it's important to note that efforts have also been directed toward implementing new features, including the revamped Character Customization menu and the introduction of fresh clothing options. We are excited to see what the new year brings in terms of development.

Below is a recap of our most recent changes, as well as a recap of notable changes/additions that were done this year. 

• The user panel has received a full and extensive revamp adding previously missing features in addition to optimizing existing features. You can check it out for yourself by visiting eclipse-rp.net and logging into your account.

• More public drug labs have been added, tripling the previous amount.
• Added rotating public drug labs & chop shops.
  • “Rotating” means that out of the large pool of drug labs, only a handful of them will be active at any given time on a rotation cycle that occurs after a certain amount of time
  • SWAT has the ability to dismantle a lab if they find one following a criminal investigation. If a lab is dismantled, it will reappear on the next rotation cycle.
• Prison times have been lowered to a maximum of 3 to 5 hours instead of the previous 5 to 8 hours.
  • If you are prisoned, no matter what your charges are, the maximum amount of time you can serve is 3 hours if you are able to pay your fines. If you are unable to pay the fines associated with your charges, you will serve a maximum of 5 hours. These times are down from 5 hours and 8 hours respectively.
• Offline prison time has been reduced from 1 hour served per 24 offline to 1 hour served per 12 offline.
  • When prisoned, if you log out, your time will continue to be served, just at a significantly reduced ratio. Previously, you would only serve 1 hour of in-game time for every 24 hours logged out. Following this change, you will now serve 1 hour of in-game time for every 12 hours logged out, effectively doubling the speed at which your time is served offline.
• The stamp to dollar ratio and stamp to second served ratio have both been adjusted.
  • When entering prison, you are granted stamps and the ability to earn stamps through a few jobs scattered throughout the prison. These stamps can be exchanged for time served or you can save them and have it exchanged for cash when your sentence is over.

• The Government faction has been given access to live-view CCTV cameras.
• The Government faction can now see Law Enforcement and Medical faction vehicles on the radar, and they can also see Government vehicles.
• Government Factions have received an F4 customization update that allows them to mod their own vehicles and choose their own weapons with many customization options.

• Snow has been added for the month of December.
• Various small bodies of water around LS have frozen over with the cold weather.

NOTABLE PAST CHANGES

As some players reading this newsletter may have not been on the server in a while, we’d like to provide information on a few updates we consider to be important information for a returning player.

If you haven’t played the server in a good while, you may remember one of two previous chopshop methods. Looking back, it’s quite clear those were very lackluster in their execution. To remedy this, we pushed a full overhaul of the chopshop system in April of 2022. To give a brief summary of a very large update, you have to disassemble the car piece by piece using various tools you can purchase through illegal NPCs, import through a smuggler, or “acquire” from other players. You can see more details on the Development Blog outlining this update.

Guns, gun stores, and gun customization, in general, were very barebones from the launch of the server up until we started adding attachments and playing with damage balancing. Nowadays, we have a focus on a larger, overarching gun update. Part one of this update shipped in August of this year. Within this update, we added a lot of new guns from recent and old GTA updates, a full overhaul of the gun store UI and backend, damage, as well as a complete overhaul of ammunition types, attachments, skins, and various other means of weapon customization. You can see more details on the Development Blog outlining this update.

Before this update, you’d have to catch a player at their house and attempt to take advantage of that situation to rob their house. There was absolutely no other way to go about gaining access without a keyholder being present. Now, we have scripted house robberies handed out to players who purchase contracts from illegal NPCs. To avoid player targeting or people being punished for simply going to sleep, these house robberies occur in a separate instance of the house than that of the owner. When inside the house, players must keep their noise level down to not wake the homeowner who is asleep. They must sneak around, perform skill checks when breaking into safes, and get out all without waking the homeowner who will sound the alarm and contact the police. The potential payout is significant, but you must hone your skills and focus to earn it.

UPCOMING UPDATES

Here is a list of updates that are coming soon to Eclipse Roleplay.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Events are what thrive our community, whether it's a community-run event hosted by our Event Team or an event hosted by one of our many creative community members. 

• This month, our Event Team is hosting a Christmas Market on the 17th of December at 8 PM UTC. Want to host your booth at this event? Sign up at tinyurl.com/mistlemas!

Player-run events help the in-game culture develop, maintain a healthy sense of community, and drive new players to interact with people. We’d like to show our appreciation for their efforts by highlighting some of the player-run events happening this month.

#WeazelWinter Photo Contest

The Lust Drop Strip Club

DOC’s Winter Wonderland

Bayview’s Winter Ice Karting

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GENERAL COMMUNITY UPDATES

After a community meeting hosted by one of the server’s founders, we received a lot of feedback from all parts of our community. Most notably, we received several points of feedback about our deathmatching rules and the perceived restrictions imposed by them. From the feedback, we’ve understood that this can lead to stale, inorganic, and “checklist” feeling interactions where attacking a rival gang member feels more like a scripted event rather than an immersive, fun situation for those involved. Previously, the rule required proper IC motive in addition to interaction. Now, it requires IC motive and/or interaction. Your motive may involve gang conflicts, recent prior conflict with that player, or them actively posing a hostile threat to your allies. The interaction may be as simple as a robbery gone wrong, a report of a serious crime to the police, or a small situation that escalated into something greater. We will continue to monitor player interactions following this change to ensure its intentions have been understood.

Additionally, we’ve added a “purpose” section alongside the deathmatching rule in hopes of conveying our intentions with this rule instead of leaving it open to interpretation. You can view these changes in our Eclipse Server Rules Changelog and ask in our Discord server for further clarification.

An unprecedented cold front has swept the state and caused snowfall in Los Santos! In addition to this snowfall, smaller bodies of water seem to have frozen over. Due to these immense weather changes to the map, we’ve enacted our Snow Rules once again!

With the snow rules, you can expect a good few changes in cosmetics and playstyle. As it’s freezing outside, we’re expecting players to be roleplaying their environment correctly by dressing appropriate for the weather. In addition to your character dressing appropriately for the weather, so should their vehicles! As the roads are icy, slushy, and generally provide less traction, your vehicles should be both appropriate to these hazardous conditions and have snow tires (off-road tires) on them to maintain some semblance of realism. That being said, snow tires aren’t glue traps! Players should still be maintaining realistic driving for the conditions around them.

With your car tires expected to interact with the snow, why can’t your character? Well, we’ve got some good news! Grab hold of some snow on the ground to make some snowballs and toss ‘em at your friends, enemies, and random police cadets on the street! To do this, simply type “/getsnowball” into the chat when standing outside in the snow. Just know that some people may not particularly enjoy having snowballs thrown at them, and as such, your actions may come with consequences!

We hope that everyone enjoys the festive environment and new RP opportunities they provide.  

  VIDEO CONTESTS

Every month, we host a video contest on our Discord server where players can submit their videos by that contest’s theme for a chance to win free credits! For November, we had the theme of “Social Events” to show off events like parties, player assemblies, and general interactions of players on the server. 

This month, the theme is “ERCP Rewind.” As the year is closing out, our aim with this theme is to show off a recap of player experiences in Eclipse from 2023. You can find more information about this theme and its rules in our aforementioned Discord server by reading the latest post from aleks in the #video-contests channel.

Below, you can see videos from our winners from our previous video contest!