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Soon™ is Now
At 8:20 AM on Sunday, July 25th, the longest running Marathon scenario project in history will begin to see the light of day. Eight years ago, a story became a dream that simply refused to die, and though it has seen many hardships along the way, the first release of Eternal is here.
Embark on an epic adventure spanning the ages. Picking up from the end of Marathon Infinity, you find yourself suddenly ninety-four years in the future, in the year 2905. You are on the S'pht moon K'lia, hanging in orbit over a desolate and ruined Earth. Clearly all is not well with this future, and once again we are the last hope for mankind. Though they say we have won the war against the Pfhor, it seems more that we have simply lost the least, and a plan has been set in motion to correct these problems. Paired with another sort of hybrid creature, the Battleroid-turned-AI called Hathor, you have been selected to depart back across time using recovered Jjaro technology, one hundred and eleven years in the past to the U.E.S.C. Marathon. There, you and Hathor are to set in motion a plan that will alter the course of history and bring true victory to mankind. But everything is not as it seems...
Eternal Mk I is the first of five "Marks" leading up to a final release called "Eternal X". It covers the first chapter of the story, consisting of 10 levels in three all-new texture sets, two new landscapes, four new weapons, and three modified monsters. It also includes an entirely revamped user interface and a rocking new title theme. The final project, already under way, will consist of 40 more levels, two more texture sets, five more landscapes, four more weapons, and more new monsters as well. But that release is a good ways away, so download Eternal Mk I today!
http://eternal.psyjnir.net/
Currently available as Aleph One full install packages for Mac OS X only, in three different texture resolutions (512x512, 256x256, and 128x128). Mac OS 9 and SDL versions, as well as updater packages, are hopefully soon to follow.