By Jim Rossignol on April 2nd, 2009 at 12:21 pm.
Based on Eve chronicle The Breakout, this epic piece of fan film by Eve player Dire Lauthris tells the story of the early years of Eve’s faction warfare. Mr Lauthris explains the background to his work here on the Eve forums, including noting some mistakes in the narration. He’s been working on it since 2007. You should go watch, below. Thanks to Spiffeh for the link.
02/04/2009 at 12:44 fulis says:
Reminds me of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub0YaZoTvfI
02/04/2009 at 12:52 schizoslayer says:
Man I wish Eve fleet combat was actually like that.
02/04/2009 at 13:13 Alex Bakke says:
That.
Was.
Awesome.
02/04/2009 at 13:16 Jon says:
Videos like this make me wish that you could use a joystick to control your ship in space….
02/04/2009 at 13:22 Schmung says:
The narration is horrid, but the quality of it is excellent and it’s very, very well put together.
02/04/2009 at 13:40 Davee says:
Yes, I agree with Schmung. And Jon too – would be awesome to pilot smaller ships (frigates or maby even fighters in the future?) using a joystick to have sort of dogfights and stuff :) But I guess it would be quite a strain on the server though. Imagine 200+ players using it in fleet warfare… Awesome for sure, but even more laggy?
02/04/2009 at 13:46 Jon says:
Did anyone watch it and name all the ships/drones?
It could have done with a bit more variety than just Dominix, Condor and Kestrel. Although seeing the Hammerheads flying in formation was cool.
02/04/2009 at 13:51 Jim Rossignol says:
Jon: the idea was that they are all early ships that were around in the original conflict.
02/04/2009 at 13:51 schizoslayer says:
The variety of ships is representative of those in use 200 years prior to the events of the game (The Gallente/Caldari war actually saw the invention of Fighters and Frigates by the Caldari specifically to counter the Battleships that dominated the Gallente navy of the Time. This pre-dates the Megathron by at least a hundred years I think and the only Caldari BS this old is the Scorpion. However even the Scorpion wasn’t in heavy use during the war).
The Hookbill was also prominent as this is the oldest Frigate design and the fore-runner to the Merlin.
02/04/2009 at 13:55 Dr. Wily says:
I didn’t watch it for my own health and the health of my wallet. I quit EVE cold turkey a few months ago when it became clear that I needed that money for other things, but I am weak. I’ve had force myself to ignore the recent abundant RPS coverage of EVE because I know that if I read Rossignol’s loving descriptions of Apocrypha my resolve will collapse faster than a poorly thought out shield tank.
02/04/2009 at 14:28 Theo says:
i dont think CCP’s videos are half as good as that, frankly that was fucking AWSOME.
02/04/2009 at 14:32 Tei says:
Nice video. It was somewhat unconfortable to see a Gallente ship behind bombed (our people was dyiing here!). I have not piloted enough to recognize the enemy empire. Amarr? These amarrians have a problem, dude.
02/04/2009 at 14:37 Gap Gen says:
I’d second that the writing is a little spotty, but the visual and audio quality is good.
02/04/2009 at 15:17 np (aka spiffeh) says:
Tei: Caldari (a Chimera carrier and a few Condors)
02/04/2009 at 15:19 MetalCircus says:
eve is the best spreadsheet game ever
02/04/2009 at 15:27 Acosta says:
Dr Willy@ All the coverage and the fascinating Goons Vs BoB wars, combined with my previous fascination of the game made me join. Problem is that I already play WoW and War…
Help!
02/04/2009 at 16:12 loci says:
Eve was great at the start when it was slightly chaotic but that soon faded.
02/04/2009 at 16:26 egg says:
Jesus. That was so awesome.
02/04/2009 at 16:36 Owen says:
Seriously…
I mean….. SERIOUSLY , that’s impressive. Thanks for the info Jim. I’d have missed this otherwise.
02/04/2009 at 17:08 Nimic says:
Anyone else think there’s a good chance this guy might find himself employed soonish?
02/04/2009 at 17:09 Primar says:
This just makes me want Jumpgate: Evolution not to be rubbish even more than I already did.
Please don’t be rubbish. We need a good space-shooty-MMO. :(
02/04/2009 at 17:19 Azhrarn says:
The video is awesome (I downloaded it off the EVE site last night) but he did get some help on this project. He visited CCP in iceland and received a stripped down version of their video-making tool for his personal use. That’s what allowed him to make some of those shots a reality, they’d be impossible to do on SiSi or Tranquility.
02/04/2009 at 17:35 Tei says:
Man, EVE will be like 100x times better if CCP put a video player inside EVE to watch this video. Dawng!
02/04/2009 at 18:20 mandrill says:
To CCP: Release the tools!
To Dire: Epic Props
To EVE Players: We are the elite among players of MMO’s. This is the game you will tell your grandchildren that you played when they ask “What did you do during the MMO wars of 2014?”
To those that played but do so no longer: You have been tested and found wanting.
To those that haven’t played yet: Go! What on earth are you waiting for? You can’t knock it till you’ve tried it (for a few months).
To those that play WoW and nothing else: STFU N00bs :P
That is all, carry on.
02/04/2009 at 18:23 paddytehpyro says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3OIcogDi5M& Another great EVE video.
That that was one of the Chronicals though made into a vid is quite awesome. I hope some fans (with abilility unlike I) turn some more of the Chronicals into vids.
02/04/2009 at 18:25 paddytehpyro says:
Mebbe http://www.eveonline.com/background/potw/default.asp?cid=11-02-05 :D
02/04/2009 at 18:53 Acosta says:
Finally arrived to my home under the bridge to watch this. I will just say: Holy shit!
02/04/2009 at 19:05 Almighty Narshe says:
But what a spreadsheet!
02/04/2009 at 20:39 Tarn says:
As a non-Eve player I’m not entirely sure what that was all about, or even what was happening within the video itself. It seemed like a lot of very pretty but rather unconnected in-game shots without much in the way of continuity.
Still, Eve does have a very pretty engine.
02/04/2009 at 21:11 DigitalSignalX says:
The old adage is still true.. Eve is far more fun to watch and discuss then actually play.
02/04/2009 at 22:38 Acosta says:
Eve is fun to play too, but you need a guiding hand who introduce you to PVP. I’m having a blast helping to keep Gallente space from Caldari militia. The combat is much more tactic intensive compared with other MMOs.
02/04/2009 at 23:17 cncplyr says:
That is very nice! :D
02/04/2009 at 23:26 Inanimotion says:
I know nothing about EVE and this made me shiver at it’s epicness.
There are so many amazing fan videos to come out of EVE that I have watched. It’s just built for making movies!
02/04/2009 at 23:31 Spanish Technophobe says:
I like that it says that the Gallente war machine grinded into gear.
02/04/2009 at 23:38 Muzman says:
Nicely done but I kept substituting the names while I was listening; like “The Galactica jumped away from Babylon 5 as the N’arn attack got under way” etc etc. Maybe it’s the BSG themed vids posted after that weren’t helping there.
A while ago someone made a rather cool little vid made of in-game footage and voice chat. Not much to it but, as a non Eve-er particularly, it had a unique vibe most of them don’t.
03/04/2009 at 00:16 DMJ says:
… And yet, in Eve, the fictional history has less heroism and betrayal than the everyday lives of its player characters.
03/04/2009 at 00:48 futage says:
I have zero interest in Eve (actually, I have zero interest in playing Eve. I find it an exceedingly interesting thing to look at and think/read about) but that video is stunningly well made.
03/04/2009 at 00:52 futage says:
@Muzman
Sounds interesting, any chance you can dig up a link?
03/04/2009 at 02:21 Muzman says:
I had a bit of a look around, but nothing leapt out at me unfortunately.
It was ages ago and named for some particular clan that’s no doubt been obliterated by the Goonswarm by now. Maybe someone passing will remember it.
03/04/2009 at 06:05 futage says:
No worries, thanks for trying :)
03/04/2009 at 11:07 Thiefsie says:
‘Grinded’
Hmmm. I like the Winona Ryder soundalike narrator, but some paused were out of place, otherwise very professional. Fantastic start to it! But yeh, space battles are all very samey after a while unless characters (at least character ships) are involved. See Star Wars for how to do them a little better.
Great effort nonetheless… is this all done in game or can EVE be set up for Machinima quite easily?
03/04/2009 at 11:15 Calistas says:
I made an EVE vid a couple of years ago, it’s not quite as good as the one up top though ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSQ8rXGuRYc
03/04/2009 at 11:59 TooNu says:
Yea, that video was mega.
03/04/2009 at 12:03 Quinnbeast says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0bXxOK2eyQ
Most people are probably familiar with this one, but it’s still a favourite for me because of the big zappy guns. Ignore the first 2 minutes of ‘text’… the camera work and chosen score that follow are both rather spiffy.
03/04/2009 at 12:11 Seniath says:
All I have to say is; fucking Gallente scum.
03/04/2009 at 18:50 Grey_Ghost says:
Videos of EVE like this one always make the game look awesome. However, the actual videos I’ve watched of people playing EVE make it look so utterly boring. They all seem to play zoomed way the hell out with no interest in what the ship to ship combat looks like at all.
03/04/2009 at 20:05 Paul says:
Awsomeness^n
04/04/2009 at 06:28 Calistas says:
EVE plays like a strategy game. There’s actually a LOT of decision making during and before combat, far more than in any other MMO I’ve played, you just can’t see all the whirring going on through a player’s head. It’s subtle and rewards teamplay, smart thinking, and good planning.
04/04/2009 at 09:09 Lobotomist says:
EVE is a good game. Shame its hands off for players that not looking for player killing, griefing and scamming.
04/04/2009 at 10:20 Jim Rossignol says:
Missions, production, invention, trade – all non griefing or killing activities that Eve supports in droves. There are far more Empire-based non-combatants in Eve than there are PvPers and griefers.
05/04/2009 at 13:20 Quinnbeast says:
Small gang PvP can give you more of a feeling of ship to ship combat than these videos of big fleet battles show. Zooming the camera all the way out is really for strategic purposes: fleet battles are often fought over 200km+ ranges, and you need to be able to see all the ships that you are engaging.
However, it’s not the graphics and visual effects that makes Eve what it is, not by a long shot. If you want pretty spaceships first and foremost, this probably isn’t the right game. What makes the PvP good is something that can’t really be explained in a 3 minute video (as touched on by Calistas): team play, tactics, planning and good communication. For me, being in a Corp of like-minded players is pretty much key to how much fun you can get out of the game.
Some of the most memorable moments are when plans go slightly awry, like my (highly experienced) Corp mate managing to accidentally lock on to a (jump) gate due to a lag spike, and getting his ship popped by the automatic gate guns before he’d even fired a shot at the enemy. He was after all, there to show us less experienced members ‘exactly how it’s done’. I nearly wet myself.
When the PvP is good, it’s untouchable. Adrenaline central. And when it all goes wrong, it has gone wrong because you and your gang mates made an arse of it one way or another. Either way (and most importantly), it’s usually a right good laugh.