{"id":94170,"date":"2019-05-27T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pockettactics.com\/articles\/auto-chess-mobile-early-access-android\/"},"modified":"2019-05-27T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T20:11:00","slug":"the-mobile-version-of-dota-auto-chess-is-playable-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/27\/the-mobile-version-of-dota-auto-chess-is-playable-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The mobile version of Dota Auto Chess is playable now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Ian Boudreau<\/span> 27 May 2019<\/span> <\/p>\n

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Dota Auto Chess, the free arcade mod for Dota 2, now has an official mobile adaptation in the works, and it\u2019s available to play right now, as I discovered today. After downloading and installing the early access version in the Google Play store, I\u2019m pretty impressed: This might be the definitive way to play the game.<\/p>\n

The source material, of course, has a bit of a windy trail. Auto Chess is a mod for Dota 2<\/a>, which itself began life as a mod for Warcraft III. And now this is an \u201cofficial\u201d mobile adaptation of Drodo Studio\u2019s strange game of drafting and positioning, stripping out all of the characters that are now copyrighted by Valve, and replacing them with legally-distinct but similar versions that do more or less the same thing.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s great about this version of the game is that it\u2019s purpose-built to do exactly what it does. Dota Auto Chess is fun and all, but it\u2019s pretty clear that, like the original Defense of the Ancients, it wasn\u2019t really meant for this game mode, so there\u2019s some wrestling that has to happen to get it to work. Matches queue up very quickly in this mobile version, the interface is lovely and simple, and you can see all the synergies you\u2019re working with on the right-hand side of the screen. It even highlights pieces that work with the ones you already have when the drafting panel pops up between rounds. Another nice touch: When you can upgrade your pieces, a little button will appear over their heads, and you can just tap that instead of placing all your pieces onto the board individually.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s currently available on Google Play<\/a>, but not – at least as far as I can tell – on the App Store quite yet. When you search for it, make sure you\u2019re downloading the app from Dragonest – they\u2019re Drodo Studio\u2019s partner for this mobile adaptation of Auto Chess. If you\u2019re interested in tips on how to play Auto Chess, check out our sister site\u2019s strategy guide for the original game<\/a> – that\u2019ll get you started.<\/p>\n

One thing to note if you play this version: the app will ask for a strange set of permissions when you install it, including the ability to make and manage calls. Don’t grant it these permissions. It works fine for me without them, but I’m not entirely pleased that it asked for them to begin with.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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