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SOTTR | Tomb Raider Eclipse Reveal Trailer and Launch Dates!
🕑 Added 2024-10-09 15:05:10 +0000 UTCNow that the Shadow of the Tomb Raider Overhaul mod is almosted completed, I am finally ready to unveil the name: Tomb Raider Eclipse.
Of course I couldn't just reveal the name along with some screenshots, so I put together a trailer that also confirms the launch dates.
Patreon Release: 18th of October.
Public Release on Nexus: 7th of November.
Lara Croft Redesign
The Tomb Raider herself has been overhauled to resemble a mixture of elements from her classic era, ranging from the games, live action models and Angelina Jolie. This includes 27 new outfits and 11 new hairstyles inspired from Lara's many adventures, along with some custom created ones to give choices for fresh new looks. You will also be able to customise Lara even by choose from a variety of optional make-up styles, skin tones, eye and hair colours as well wearing the iconic sunglasses.
Audio Redesign
To accompany Lara with her new look, her voice will sound more confident by using a deeper voice more in-line with her Classic era. Not only this, but there will be brand new dialogue (performed by me!) throughout the game that brings back Lara's legendary adventurous, sarcastic and witty persona. All audible puzzle hints have been silenced to provide a more Classic feel, and allows players to figure out how to complete puzzles on their own. Over 6000 audio files have been replaced primarily focusing on Lara herself, however there has been music changes in certain parts.
Animation Redesign
Lara can't just look and sound more confident, her movements need to reflect that with over 100 animations having been reworked. There are so many animations to go through (which I will write a complete list of a bit later), but all of the major ones such as walking, running,and climbing are completely new and reintroduces acrobatic moves into Lara's skill set.
New Background
Tomb Raider Eclipse is set in 1998 and follows two significant events. In 1996 when Lara was 21, she was traveling over the Himalayas with her fiancé and two friends to celebrate her completing University when their plane crashed due to an unnatural storm. This caused them to be stranded in a Valley that seemed to defy the laws of nature and unwilling to let anyone trapped leave until the curse that held them there was broken. Lara, using her intelligence and survival instincts, managed to solve the mystery of the Valley - but at the cost of losing everyone, leaving her the sole survivor. In 1997 Lara's new found love for adventure has lead her to join expeditions with her former University Professor Werner Von Croy, who was also a close friend of Lara's father before he passed away. This is where she met Jonah, the teams cook and gained an instant liking to him. The last expedition that they went on lead to uncovering a secret organisation by the name of Trinity who had been following Von Croy's work - but unfortunately this lead to him being killed. Lara, wanting to know why, uses Von Croy's journal to retrace his steps and figure out just want Trinity wants.
This is where Tomb Raider Eclipse starts.
I just want to say a massive thank you to all of my Patreon supporters, Tomb Raider Eclipse ended up being a greater undertaking than I initially planned. What started out as a simple mod to update Lara's look, more tools came out that gave me greater opportunity to be able to edit more. It's been such a pleasure working on this, as I haven't created new animations in such a long time and this was my inspiration to get back into it. I also haven't voice acted in quite a while, so it was really fun stepping back into that scene. Not only that, I have never worked with audio files before so it was great learning a new skill - probably why it's taken as long as it has!
Thank you everyone for your support and patience, I really appreciate it. To download the mod, follow this link https://www.patreon.com/posts/sottr-tomb-114256096
To obtain the Patreon exclusive content for Tomb Raider eclipse available to 'The Influencer' subscribers, follow the post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sottr-tomb-115573796
The exclusive content includes:
Angelina Jolie head with two make-up options
Modest Lady dress with a hat as an alternative option
An optional feminine walking and running animation to compliment the dress (but will also work with any outfit).
The Angelina Jolie head wearing the iconic read glasses.
Comments
Gabriel Coelho
Has the dialogue in the Portuguese language version also been revised along with the subtitles? Is it the same as the English version? Another thing is that in DirectX 12 there are problems with light bending in the game, but in DirectX 11 it is fine, is there a way to fix this? In DirectX 12 the game runs more smoothly without losing FPS. Congratulations on the work, it is incredible!
Zach
Ok thank you!!
SweetLife
It will be out on patreon in the next 3-5 hours! Hopefully sooner if I can get the last minute stuff completed.
SweetLife
Today is indeed the day :) It will be out in the next 3-5 hours! Hopefully sooner if I can get the last minute stuff completed.
Zach
Where/when can I download this pack? I'm very excited to play!
Raffaele Patera
ehi sweet, when release the mod? the day is today right?
SweetLife
Hello, it is being publicly released on the 7th of November :)
Arlo Anythingbutno
may i ask why not release the public one on 7th of November aswell.. i have been dying to play this for months :(
SweetLife
That's correct!
Raffaele Patera
great work! but i have a question, on the 7th of november you release this mod on the NexusMod?
Cozmos
Such amazing work, cannot wait to dive in, and so glad to hear about the sunglasses!
Joakim Svedberg
This is going to be epic!
Kegan Powell
That’s unfortunate, but also understandable. Thank you for all of your hard work on this! Hopefully you’ll be picked up to make TR great again.
SweetLife
Thank you Leon! That would be a dream.
SweetLife
Several of us tried, but unfortunately we couldn't get duals working. It's referenced a lot in the code, but it appears Crystal Dynamics completely removed the mechanics before launch.
SweetLife
Thank you so much Ben :)
Leon Azzip
This is amazing and you are so talented, I hope you end up working at Tomb Raider studios someday!
Kegan Powell
I’m super hyped for this. You’re over here cooking right now. The voice acting sounds so damn good in those clips. I noticed no mention of dual wielding though 😯 either way this is going to be super good.
Ben Wallace
The effort that you’ve put in to this is truly incredible. Can’t wait for the release. Been waiting for your classic Lara and she did not disappoint! Thank you for all the work you put in to this!
