Eclipse - 2nd dawn

Name: AppWolf
Price: 19 USD

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Released 11/25/2024First seen 1mo agoLast fetched 1d ago

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3.20

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1.4

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The galaxy has been a peaceful place for many years. After the ruthless Terran–Hegemony War, much effort has been employed by all major spacefaring species to prevent the terrifying events from repeating themselves. The Galactic Council was formed to enforce precious peace, and it has taken many courageous efforts to prevent the escalation of malicious acts. Nevertheless, tension and discord are growing among the seven major species and in the Council itself. Old alliances are shattering, and hasty diplomatic treaties are made in secrecy. A confrontation of the superpowers seems inevitable—only the outcome of the galactic conflict remains to be seen. Which faction will emerge victorious and lead the galaxy under its rule? The shadows of the great civilizations are about to eclipse the galaxy. A game of Eclipse Second Dawn places you in control of a vast interstellar civilization, competing for success with its rivals. You will explore new star systems, research technologies, and build mighty spaceships. There are many potential paths to victory, so you need to plan your strategy considering the strengths and weaknesses of your species, while paying attention to the other civilizations' endeavors. Eclipse other civilizations and lead your people to victory! Exciting Gameplay: Challenge AI opponents or play against friends in real-time or turn-based. Tutorial & Help: Whether you're an experienced Eclipse player or a beginner, the game features a detailed tutorial that walks you through the basics step-by-step. Online Domination: The Eclipse app allows you to compete against friends or rivals from around the world. The app gives you the opportunity to compete with players from all over the world. The "Eclipse-2nd Dawn" app has been carefully designed to seamlessly bring the charm of the board game to your device. The intuitive interface ensures a smooth gaming experience for both experienced players and novices. This is the new version, which corresponds to the original board game "Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy" that makes the gameplay even more diverse and challenging. FEATURES * Official iOS version of the 'Eclipse - Second Dawn for the Galaxy' boardgame * Deep and challenging 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate) gameplay * 7 species with different strengths and weaknesses * Customizable star systems, technology tree and ship designs * Up to 6 players (human or AI) * Asynchronous multiplayer with push notifications * 3 AI difficulty levels * In-game tutorial & manual Eclipse received multiple awards: Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy 2021 Geek Media Awards Game of the Year for Experienced Gamers Winner 2021 Geek Media Awards Game of the Year for Experienced Gamers Nominee 2020 Charles S. Roberts Best SciFi Fantasy Board Wargame Winner 2020 Charles S. Roberts Best SciFi Fantasy Board Wargame Nominee Eclipse base game * 2011 Charles S. Roberts Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Board Wargame Nominee * 2011 Jogo do Ano Nominee * 2012 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Winner * 2012 Golden Geek Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Winner * 2012 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee * 2012 JoTa Best Gamer Game Audience Award * 2012 JUG Game of the Year Winner * 2012 Ludoteca Ideale Winner * 2012 Lys Passioné Winner * 2012 Tric Trac Nominee

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8 of 8 loaded reviews

Apple

2mo ago

Same Problems as First Version

Update: 8 months since the last update for the app. So many things still broken. Trying to play online w friends, so we have a way to communicate outside of the app. It shows my friend’s turn on my device, it show my turn on his. The dev appears to have no interest in addressing any of the issues this app has.This is a barely updated version of the first version of the game. It still uses some of the rules from v1 that are not actually in 2nd Dawn. Same graphics, same interface, same lack of configuration options available for multiplayer, just as before. Notifications don’t work so inevitably players in a mp game will be replaced by bots. They slapped a new splash screen on the old version, added the new tech and left everything else in the same broken state it was in before. It might be fine for solo mode, but if you want to play online MP, steer clear.

- Crashm0nkey · v1.4

Apple

3mo ago

Great for practice, single player or pass and play.

The good: Animated Battles 😎 Challenging AI. Fully automates the more tedious aspects of the board game. The bad: Can on rare occasions crash at a point where your current game cannot be recovered. Not good for online gameplay. This App forces some steps to happen sequentially, and sometimes irreversibly, which would otherwise be flexible in real gameplay. I recently bought the board game with some friends. I got this app for practice between games or local tournaments. It’s great because it automates all the setup and calcs. Also all the little steps that could be forgotten during typical gameplay are prompted for. I don’t see any true rule variations from the board game. Playing as a single player vs 1 to 4 ai players is challenging and satisfying. The practice I got in the app gave me a significant edge when playing the real board game with my friends. I tried to play online with a friend but the game didn’t even show up in the Queue until 24 hrs later. One other caveat: Currently if you’re bankrupt at the cleanup phase; the game forces you to decide to sell resources, but darkens all the other visible information you need to make that decision. Also this action can’t be undone if you find you have to remove too many disks after the fact. So you need to be careful. Finally it is too easy, and even seems encouraged, to accept ambassador tokens from other players that replace high value and hard earned reputation tokens on your hidden diplomacy track.

- fulltothetippytop · v1.4

Apple

7mo ago

It's okay

If you already know how to play, and have the itch this will do it, it's very streamlined and does not have the expansions. I'll still play it every now and then.. I have yet to play online, just bots

- beffuls · v1.4

Apple

8mo ago

Buggy but mostly playable

The game is playable in its current state, and functions mostly as expected. It does occasionally crash, but progress has been saved 95% of the time. The AI is not very good, but can put up enough of a fight to make it entertaining. The app does have strange dice rolling anomalies, like rolling snake eyes in 3 consecutive battles, which I guess is technically possible with true RNG. Definitely needs some work to live up to the price tag.

- Pangolin_Pirate · v1.4

Apple

10mo ago

Doesn’t work

Most games hang up in combat, some tech upgrades don’t work and some rules are wrong. Very disappointed.

- NutrientCarton · v1.4

Apple

1y ago

Getting better

This is a good adaption of the board game. The developers are actively improving the game and it’s very playable in its current state.

- Propbuddha · v1.2

Apple

1y ago

This amazing board game deserves a much better app than this

It seems like minimal effort was put into this app with no attention to detail or dedication to excellence. There are basic errors in the implementation of the second edition rules that should not have passed even rudimentary play testing. The multiplayer experience is broken and incomplete. Also, there have been no update or even comments from the developers since release which suggest no intention to support this product.

- The Salt Doll · v1.0

Apple

1y ago

Terrible multiplayer support

Will 1-star until the ability to asynchronously create a MP game and not need everyone online at the same time is a thing, and private games with friends are allowed. Also no MP player timeouts please. Good multiplayer would allow this game to soar; right now it’s tacked on and barely functional. Avoid this game unless playing solo only for now.

- splittingred1 · v1.0

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Same Problems as First Version

Great for practice, single player or pass and play.

It's okay

Buggy but mostly playable

Doesn’t work

Getting better

This amazing board game deserves a much better app than this

Terrible multiplayer support

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