Ecliptic

Devlog

• And Another Thing
  July 08, 2026 by bwldrbst

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  Not long before release I changed the startup of the game from a shell script to a proper Workbench program. This changed the current working directory of the game to be SYS:, and this is where save g... Continue reading
• Very Small Update
  July 06, 2026 by bwldrbst

  This is a small update that fixes a bug where, if a robot tried to walk across the elevator, they do not exit the level as intended... Continue reading
• Spoiler Alert
  July 04, 2026 by bwldrbst

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  To help players get started, here’s a guide to the first level. The game begins with your team of robots in an airlock. They start the mission with only cutters for weapons so the first order of bus... Continue reading
• Source Code Release
  June 14, 2026 by bwldrbst

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  I’m a big fan of open source software and, from the very beginning, planned to release the source code to Ecliptic. So, here it is: https://github.com/adkennan/Ecliptic_public . This is not my origi... Continue reading
• Postmortem and a little history
  May 24, 2026 by bwldrbst

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  Ecliptic Postmortem This is a review of the writing of Ecliptic. It provides a bit of analysis of the process, tools and decisions made along the way, along with some history of where the ideas came f... Continue reading

  
• RELEASED!
  May 16, 2026 by bwldrbst

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  After more than three years of work, this is Ecliptic 1.0! What you get: 8 levels to fight through, including two never included in the demos. More than 20 monsters. Heaps of weapons. Puzzles! Jokes!... Continue reading
• April 2026 Update
  April 05, 2026 by bwldrbst

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  Just a quick update to show that Ecliptic isn't dead yet! I've spent the last few months working on the final two decks and it's almost done. Barring a few missing sound effects and minor fixes - and... Continue reading

  
• February 2026 Update
  February 19, 2026 by bwldrbst

  It's time for another devlog entry - progress on Ecliptic is continuing and I think the finish line is in sight. I've been working on the last two levels and trying to balance the game a bit better. S... Continue reading
• December 2025 Update
  December 07, 2025 by bwldrbst

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  It's time for another update to Ecliptic! In the months since the last release there's been quite a few changes to the game - a new level, many bug fixes and a big change to how the game plays - Eclip... Continue reading
• August 2025 Update
  August 25, 2025 by bwldrbst

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  Here is another update to Ecliptic with a new level to play through. On deck five, your robots must deal with another team sent to recover the ship. Below is a video showing the current state of the g... Continue reading
• April 2025 Update
  April 25, 2025 by bwldrbst

  This is a pretty big update to Ecliptic - it includes a whole new level! To get through this deck, Blue needs to repair a bunch of radiation leaks while Green and Red deal with an onslaught of angry a... Continue reading

  
• Better Late Than Never
  March 09, 2025 by bwldrbst

  In my last post I hoped to have a new build out in February but, due to me spending the last 10 or so days hunting down a bug that only appeared when compiling for release, that didn't happen. Natural... Continue reading
• January 2025 Update
  January 26, 2025 by bwldrbst

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  I'm not dead, and neither is this project! Development has been very slow the last few months as things like "life" and "work" get in the way. This doesn't mean Ecliptic has been completely stalled, I... Continue reading

  
• September 2024 Demo Build
  September 26, 2024 by bwldrbst

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  Here is the latest build of Ecliptic, now as an LHA archive instead of an ADF... Continue reading
• September 2024 Update
  September 24, 2024 by bwldrbst

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  Welcome to this long overdue update on Ecliptic! You may have noticed the screenshots of the game have been updated and that the title screen and some other screens are now taking full advantage of th... Continue reading
• June 2024 Update
  June 24, 2024 by bwldrbst

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  Here is a new playable demo of Ecliptic - probably the last one that will fit on a single floppy disk. Major changes since the last update: Sound! There's now sounds for robot movement and actions, mo... Continue reading
• Let's Pack Heat!
  June 10, 2024 by bwldrbst

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  In my previous post I described the process for adding new monsters to Ecliptic. This time, let's talk about some weapons that can be used to turn those monsters into green goo or a fine red mist. Jus... Continue reading

  
• Making Monsters
  April 28, 2024 by bwldrbst

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  The second level of Ecliptic is going to take a lot of inspiration from Aliens . Among the new monsters for this level will be one that resembles a facehugger. WARNING: This post starts off with a bun... Continue reading

  
• April 2024 Update
  April 06, 2024 by bwldrbst

  Progress has been pretty slow lately but I have managed to make some improvements. The user interaction has been tidied up in a number of places, hopefully making it easier to play the game. More mess... Continue reading