Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/solar-explorer-new-dawn/id1457559035?mt=8 Solar Explorer: New Dawn Dwarf Cavern AS Earth resources are dwindling and tensions are rising around the globe. All nations of the world have united in a histor… $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsEarth resources are dwindling and tensions are rising around the globe. All nations of the world have united in a historic effort to colonize the worlds of the Inner Solar System and bring our civilization into the Solar Era. As the absolute best of the best, bravest of the brave and most awesome of the awesome, you are the humanity's best and last hope. No pressure. Bring colonists and establish bases on worlds of the Inner Solar system by completing each mission. As you progress, unlock additional parts and skins for your customizable lander spaceship: parts make it possible to finish missions that were impossible before, skins help you express yourself through designing your very own lander craft. Max out re-playable missions to gain bonuses to your lander attributes, a little something that goes a long way towards the end of the journey. Real physics drive the core of this experience, so your lander configuration matters a lot, especially side thruster placement and angle. Experiment beyond the default configuration to get the maximum out of your lander craft. Procedurally generated missions offer a gameplay experience where each time you play a mission, challenge level is the same, but the actual experience is different, always keeping you on your toes, honing your lander piloting skills and pushing them forward. Visit 6 alien worlds, recreated in stunning realism and beauty of all the worlds of our Inner Solar System. Each environment has been faithfully recreated to resemble the world you are landing on, both on graphical and audio side. Let the award nominated visuals of this game bring you one step closer to these distant worlds. Immerse yourself in the award nominated soundtrack that interactively follows your journey in every stage of the game. Soundtrack has been carefully composed and tailored to complement your adrenaline filled journey and leave you with a memorable experience. FEATURES: - Unique lander type of gameplay experience. - 40 missions, spanning 6 worlds with real environmental physical conditions, including gravity, wind, and temperature. - Customizable lander craft with unlockable parts and skins. - Real physics control of your lander craft, configuration matters! - Gorgeous, realistic and immersive awards nominated visuals and soundtrack. - Difficulty modes for novices and pros alike. - 51 challenging achievements! It’s time to strap up, sharpen your skills and show humanity what you are made out of. Welcome to Solar Explorer: New Dawn! Information Seller:Dwarf Cavern AS Genre:Arcade, Simulation Release:May 20, 2019 Updated:Jun 10, 2019 Version:1.0.3 Size:847.3 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Vojislav Dimitrijevic, DonnyDJ76 and Anotherkellydown like this. Asp Well-Known Member Aug 3, 2017 769 196 43 #2 Asp, May 20, 2019 By far the best looking and most technical lander I’ve seen, and I’m learning from every crash. Another one bites the dust.... TheSilveryWolf and Vojislav Dimitrijevic like this. anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 703 113 #3 anthony78, May 20, 2019 This looks cool but recently got Lunar Rescue Mission. That said this looks quite a bit different. Thoughts for anyone who has played both? BaronMunchausen Well-Known Member Feb 22, 2017 57 13 8 #4 BaronMunchausen, May 21, 2019 This game is amazing. If it’s space related, I usually bite. I’m glad I did with this one as I see it staying on my phone for a long, long time. From audio to graphics to gameplay, I’m loving every aspect of this simple but very challenging gem. Vojislav Dimitrijevic likes this. HEiRAVON Well-Known Member Dec 3, 2015 214 24 18 #5 HEiRAVON, May 21, 2019 Like the previous post... This game is a great ride! From the lovely visuals, the fast game play, and the first rate Hans Zimmer style movie music this game has exceeded my expectations! What a fantastic couple of weeks with this and my other new favorite lunar lander Lunar Rescue Mission being released on mobile! By the looks of it I’ll probably finish it rather fast so I hope there are plans to expand. Superb app! Highly recommended!!! P.S. Really like how you get to customize your Lander! Wish there was a way to hide the HUD for uncluttered screenshots. Pure Eye Candy! TheSilveryWolf and Vojislav Dimitrijevic like this. Vojislav Dimitrijevic Member May 21, 2019 9 16 3 Male #6 Vojislav Dimitrijevic, May 21, 2019 Last edited: May 21, 2019 Hello, this is Vojislav Dimitrijevic, creator of the game. I just wanted to post an important update here as well. Due to a problem that is being investigated at the moment, some incompatible devices are listed and allowed to install the app. Any devices that use a processor older than A8 are unfortunately not supported. This includes: - iPhone 5S & 6 - iPad Air 1 - iPad Mini 2 & 3 The problem lies in A7's partial support of the Metal Performance Shader functionality, and as such are flagged as supported devices, but do not support it fully, which causes a crash immediately after intro has finished playing. I am in contact with Apple as we speak and am trying to find a solution to eliminate that problem, if possible. On another note, THANK YOU for getting the game and I am incredibly happy that you like it! As a single person developer, it is truly special to hear that people like and appreciate the game after so much hard work. Thank you! Marzapan, HEiRAVON, redribbon and 1 other person like this. anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 703 113 #7 anthony78, May 21, 2019 So people are mentioning Lunar Rescue Mission but no one has answered my question on how this compares to it? It is it a lot different? Just not sure I need another Lunar Landing type game but this does look cool. Vojislav Dimitrijevic Member May 21, 2019 9 16 3 Male #8 Vojislav Dimitrijevic, May 21, 2019 Great point! Added to the list of features for v1.1 Thank you! HEiRAVON Well-Known Member Dec 3, 2015 214 24 18 #9 HEiRAVON, May 21, 2019 It’s completely different. If you ck out the vid you’ll see. It’s fairly fast paced and the viewing angle certainly gives it a different feel. It’s really all the different things that make it fun... the visuals, the storyline, the custom Landers, and the Music. Well worth the price of a horrible cup of Starbucks coffee. anthony78 and metalcasket like this. HEiRAVON Well-Known Member Dec 3, 2015 214 24 18 #10 HEiRAVON, May 21, 2019 Thank you! Vojislav Dimitrijevic likes this. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #11 metalcasket, May 22, 2019 It’s entirely different. Whereas the normal lunar lander-type games focus on safe landings after successful navigation, this is an evolution of the genre, successfully bridging the gap between arcadey avoidance and a proper landing simulator. It’s flipping gorgeous, brilliant, so much fun and has that “okay, just one more before I bugger off” aspect to it. raravan, Vojislav Dimitrijevic, HEiRAVON and 1 other person like this. anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 703 113 #12 anthony78, May 22, 2019 Thanks guys. I’m gonna pick it up. metalcasket and Vojislav Dimitrijevic like this. sugimulm Well-Known Member Aug 28, 2010 2,457 46 48 The last time zone for iOS game releases :( #13 sugimulm, May 22, 2019 So is it basically land move to the next planet, or site, or is there a goal per planet/site? DonnyDJ76 Well-Known Member Nov 1, 2011 1,793 58 48 Male Teacher Hackensack, NJ #14 DonnyDJ76, May 22, 2019 Definitely a lot of fun, 5 stars. An additional suggestion for version 1.1 would be to let the player restart the mission during any point in time as you land your ship. Sometimes the player knows within 5 seconds that they need to restart the mission after going off course or getting hit by an asteroid. Metalcasket sums up the game perfectly. Vojislav Dimitrijevic likes this. Vojislav Dimitrijevic Member May 21, 2019 9 16 3 Male #15 Vojislav Dimitrijevic, May 22, 2019 Functionality for this is already in the game, however, the input is the problem. I still haven't found the perfect way on iPhone how to call up the, essentially "pause menu". The best candidate was a corner button, at the top left, however, beta testing revealed that some, not many, but definitely some users preferred to play by tapping the upper corners and they found it frustrating to constantly pause the game. So, I'm back to the drawing board, thinking of gestures vs UI vs notches vs... who knows what else. But the feature IS in the game and will definitely be a part of v1.1. Thanks for confirming my doubts DonnyDJ76, Asp and metalcasket like this. Asp Well-Known Member Aug 3, 2017 769 196 43 #16 Asp, May 22, 2019 The objective is to establish a base on each planet or moon in turn, which involves multiple landings to deliver colonists, supplies, communications equipment etc. Missions often require modifications to the lander, and worlds have varying gravity and atmospheric conditions, so there is continual challenge in order to progress. sugimulm likes this. sugimulm Well-Known Member Aug 28, 2010 2,457 46 48 The last time zone for iOS game releases :( #17 sugimulm, May 22, 2019 Thank you Asp! Will buy! What I was hoping for. Asp likes this. Taeles Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Aug 5, 2011 1,253 37 48 #18 Taeles, May 23, 2019 Suggestion : let the lander remember my control thruster position / angle from mission to mission so I don’t have to reposition them every time Great game, pure eye candy Anyone tried using a mifi controller with this? Vojislav Dimitrijevic likes this. Vojislav Dimitrijevic Member May 21, 2019 9 16 3 Male #19 Vojislav Dimitrijevic, May 23, 2019 Believe it or not, I am actually working on that very feature at this moment! If testing proves stable, it will be included in v1.1. Thank you! Taeles and Asp like this. orangecan Well-Known Member Aug 9, 2011 2,000 150 63 #20 orangecan, May 23, 2019 Yeah same question from me, I’m loving LRM but do I need another lunar lander at the moment? (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
By far the best looking and most technical lander I’ve seen, and I’m learning from every crash. Another one bites the dust....
This looks cool but recently got Lunar Rescue Mission. That said this looks quite a bit different. Thoughts for anyone who has played both?
This game is amazing. If it’s space related, I usually bite. I’m glad I did with this one as I see it staying on my phone for a long, long time. From audio to graphics to gameplay, I’m loving every aspect of this simple but very challenging gem.
Like the previous post... This game is a great ride! From the lovely visuals, the fast game play, and the first rate Hans Zimmer style movie music this game has exceeded my expectations! What a fantastic couple of weeks with this and my other new favorite lunar lander Lunar Rescue Mission being released on mobile! By the looks of it I’ll probably finish it rather fast so I hope there are plans to expand. Superb app! Highly recommended!!! P.S. Really like how you get to customize your Lander! Wish there was a way to hide the HUD for uncluttered screenshots. Pure Eye Candy!
Hello, this is Vojislav Dimitrijevic, creator of the game. I just wanted to post an important update here as well. Due to a problem that is being investigated at the moment, some incompatible devices are listed and allowed to install the app. Any devices that use a processor older than A8 are unfortunately not supported. This includes: - iPhone 5S & 6 - iPad Air 1 - iPad Mini 2 & 3 The problem lies in A7's partial support of the Metal Performance Shader functionality, and as such are flagged as supported devices, but do not support it fully, which causes a crash immediately after intro has finished playing. I am in contact with Apple as we speak and am trying to find a solution to eliminate that problem, if possible. On another note, THANK YOU for getting the game and I am incredibly happy that you like it! As a single person developer, it is truly special to hear that people like and appreciate the game after so much hard work. Thank you!
So people are mentioning Lunar Rescue Mission but no one has answered my question on how this compares to it? It is it a lot different? Just not sure I need another Lunar Landing type game but this does look cool.
It’s completely different. If you ck out the vid you’ll see. It’s fairly fast paced and the viewing angle certainly gives it a different feel. It’s really all the different things that make it fun... the visuals, the storyline, the custom Landers, and the Music. Well worth the price of a horrible cup of Starbucks coffee.
It’s entirely different. Whereas the normal lunar lander-type games focus on safe landings after successful navigation, this is an evolution of the genre, successfully bridging the gap between arcadey avoidance and a proper landing simulator. It’s flipping gorgeous, brilliant, so much fun and has that “okay, just one more before I bugger off” aspect to it.
Definitely a lot of fun, 5 stars. An additional suggestion for version 1.1 would be to let the player restart the mission during any point in time as you land your ship. Sometimes the player knows within 5 seconds that they need to restart the mission after going off course or getting hit by an asteroid. Metalcasket sums up the game perfectly.
Functionality for this is already in the game, however, the input is the problem. I still haven't found the perfect way on iPhone how to call up the, essentially "pause menu". The best candidate was a corner button, at the top left, however, beta testing revealed that some, not many, but definitely some users preferred to play by tapping the upper corners and they found it frustrating to constantly pause the game. So, I'm back to the drawing board, thinking of gestures vs UI vs notches vs... who knows what else. But the feature IS in the game and will definitely be a part of v1.1. Thanks for confirming my doubts
The objective is to establish a base on each planet or moon in turn, which involves multiple landings to deliver colonists, supplies, communications equipment etc. Missions often require modifications to the lander, and worlds have varying gravity and atmospheric conditions, so there is continual challenge in order to progress.
Suggestion : let the lander remember my control thruster position / angle from mission to mission so I don’t have to reposition them every time Great game, pure eye candy Anyone tried using a mifi controller with this?
Believe it or not, I am actually working on that very feature at this moment! If testing proves stable, it will be included in v1.1. Thank you!
