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Ember Conflict iOS iPhone / iPad Gameplay Review

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Ember Conflict | iOS Gameplay Video

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Concept Art, Ember Conflict

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Ember Conflict by Substantial Games Limited is a new multiplayer strategy game now available on iphone and ipad. Join EPIC real-time multiplayer battles in The Ember Conflict, the most action-packed strategy game on the App Store! Command unique forces using fast and intuitive controls. Team up with an ally or lead the fight alone, the choice is yours.

FEATURES : – Play in real-time against real players. Take them on by yourself, or enlist the help of a friend. – Control your units with precise line-drawing controls. – Customize your units to fit your playing style with over 60 gear choices. – Set foot on the Ember Isles, a land of untold beauty, painted in high-fidelity 3D. – Battle in two-minute bursts that don’t interfere with your real life. – No Pay-to-Win! Play as much as you want for FREE.

One of the unique feature in Ember Conflict is that you are controlling each of your troop and all in real time ! The tutorial is a bit slow but once you get to the account creation the real fun will start. You get some really cool units little by little in the game after your battle victories. Ember Conflict - Real-Time Multiplayer Strategy Game also features 1 vs 1 battle but even 2 vs 2 players in real time and that's a lot of fun ! A really nice multiplayer strategy game !

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Ember Conflict!

This is a game I worked on for about 6 months in 2014. I was hired as an intern working as a game designer and an artist at Substantial Games in Beijing. It was such a wonderful opportunity for me, I learnt a lot and had a great time. 

Though I was only a tiny piece in the machine that brought this game together I am super proud to be a part of it. 

The game is out now globally available for iOS devices so if you have one make sure you you give it a download and start competing in some hardcaore tablet gaming action.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/id847340288

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Specializations!

'Easy to learn, hard to master' is a goal that most developers try to reach when designing and creating games. For The Ember Conflict this is no exception.

The Ember Conflict has a choice of 10 base units for players to get to grips with. These units range from the devastating ranged power of the Siege Beast to the nimble hit-and-run tactics of the Knight. Each of the units available have their own strengths and weaknesses in and against certain lineups.

In a competitive, real-time multiplayer game such as ours, these base units already create a ton of potential combinations and strategies, straight out of the box. However, as players get stronger at the game... it needs to evolve and expand to allow even more freedom of expression (in the form of bloody battles!). This is where Specializations come in.

What are Specializations, how to use them?

When battling on the Ember Isles, your units will gain experience as they master their skills. Upon hitting level 10, they have the opportunity to Specialize, evolving them into one of two new units. These new units typically provide modifiers to the way the base unit is played, opening up niche strategies that you can spring on your foes that weren't available before.

Our goal with Specializations is not to create a more powerful unit, but to provide more nuanced options for those who feel they've mastered the 10 base units.

Care to give an example?

The Ranger is a perfect example of how Specializations will open up and expand your tactics on the battlefield.

The Ranger herself is a formidable foe, despite being available from the very beginning of the game. She is the quintessential ranged unit in The Ember Conflict; providing high damage at the cost of survivability, and rewarding good positioning and support play from more tanky allies.

At level 10, the Ranger can Specialize into the Longbow Ranger or the Crossbow Ranger.

Longbow Ranger

The Longbow Ranger has more range than the base Ranger, with a more powerful attack. Yet her attack speed is slower which gives the enemy more opportunity to avoid her attacks and close the gap. In fact, her overall damage is lower than the Archer, but the Longbow is deadly in the hands of a skilled player who can make use of her extra range and use it to provide positioning advantages they would not have had before.

Crossbow Ranger

Conversely, the Crossbow has less range than the Archer, but with monstrous damage output. Her short-range projectile attack will chew up even the strongest of foes, but with that shorter range she becomes incredibly easy to tie up with faster units. Only the best use of tanky allies will allow her to maintain rapid fire.

Both the Longbow and the Crossbow are definitely more tricky to play than the base Ranger. Our goal with Specializations is to provide these hard to master options to our veteran players while still keeping the game easy to learn.

-- Sam is our very skilled Game Designer. He blogs at Virtu Games and tweets at @SamuelVirtu. He loves any kind of Game Jams, having recently participated in Ludum Dare 30 and the Asylum Jam.

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Dude. That was embarrassing

Chris, our faithful developer, after getting his army utterly destroyed during our Alpha Hours.

And this is how the Alpha for The Ember Conflict comes to an end. We've had a blast during this crazy month, and we'll be working like crazy now to improve the game and deliver an amazing experience to you all.

As John Watson (not this one), creator of The Banner Saga said (and I'm paraphrasing here), it is not ok when my enjoyment is secondary. This is a philosophy we share at Substantial Games and why we're commited to bringing you FUN, first and foremost.

We have a (relatively) short way before us, so you'll forgive us as we dive straight back to designing the new features.

Among the cool stuff happening, can you guess what this is?