Planet Eclipse HQ Blog

The 2018 NXL World Cup is almost here and it's lined up to be a pretty exciting event, but more on that in other posts. For now we wanna touch on the introduction of the 'Classic / Retro Division' this year that brings with it a BPS limit of 5.5. Our tech guys have put together for following information to help you bring your marker in-line with these regulations so that you can compete 'legally' and have some fun. The following will enable you to configure our latest markers to comply with the rules - Ego 10 to LV1.5 and Geo SL91 to CS1.5 currently meet the requirements of this format. In order to make them legal you simply: Select the SEMI 15 Preset (Alternatively Set the FIRE MODE to SEMI and the ROF CAP to ON) Set the BS ON ROF to 5.5bps Set the BS OFF ROF to 5.5bps Currently our older markers are deemed ILLEGAL, such as: Ego line - Ego9 and older models Geo line - Geo1 Gtek/160R Etek line Etha line So why are some markers illegal? T...

It's all starting to get a bit real at Planet Eclipse HQ as the Gmek momentum is starting to pick up pace. For those who don't know what we're taking about, here's a quick recap. Jack and the crew have been working on a side project for a while, to design a mechanical frame to fit the Gtek, which has turned out to be pretty cool and has performed really well. So rather than just release it we decided to release info about it on our Facebook Live series called the Core, to ask the paintball community if this was something they actually wanted. Which thankfully they (you) did. So the project was green lit. Two days ago – and minutes before we did our 50cal Core presentation – the latest version of the Gmek frame arrived, so we added it to the end of the Core. Unfortunately we had some technical issues and the Core content could only be viewed by those who watched live and it can't be viewed in full on catchup. So we've taken a fistful of Gmek frame pics fo...