Getting started
Another Eidos had a rough transition to 3D
Chapter 1 - Another Eidos? What is that?
Another Eidos is a tower defense game with adult VN elements. It features a cast of mostly (gay) male characters with a decent ratio between humans, anthros, orcs, goblins, and the like. They all have porn scenes which may not necessarily involve the main character, and may present kinks that may not be for everyone. As for the tower defense aspect, it is mostly a work in progress with plenty of systems unimplemented or rough around the edges (buggy). If any of that sounds good to you, maybe you'll enjoy this game.
You can check Characters for the roster of available and upcoming characters in the game. Illustrators lists the artists involved. And you can check CGs if your desired character has their porn scene implemented or not.
For general concerns about the game, you may check the FAQ if it's been answered there, or visit any of the community discords linked at the main page of the wiki.
How do I download this game?
On the game's website, there are download links for PC and android. The PC version comes with the Nox player preinstalled with the app, Habbit Launcher, while the Android version is simply an apk of the said app. It is recommended to simply get the Android version and install in your desired emulator.
In other words, download the .apk file from the AnotherEidos website, and drag and drop the .apk file onto the home screen of the emulator of your choice.
Habbit launcher
Via Habbit Launcher, you'll be able to make your Habbit account, then log-in, and download Another Eidos. For first time install, you must launch the game via the launcher in order for the game to link with your logged in account.
Habbit Launcher is also where you'll be updating the game when a new patch drops.
Which Android Emulator should I use?
The first one you should try is the latest Nox emulator from the official Nox website (not the one provided by the AnotherEidos website). This is due to the fact that the Nox emulator provided by the AE website doesn't have an update check system, which is a little inconvenient. If this doesn't bother you though, stick with the one on the AE website.
If Nox is giving you performance issues, try Bluestacks 5. Bluestacks 5 is usually stated to perform better than Nox, but with AnotherEidos, it can have loading and hang-up issues a little more often than Nox does, so you should generally only switch if needed.
If neither is working for you, try either MEmu or Mumu Player. If nothing works, you might need to update the power of your computer.
Chapter 2 - The Game
The game presents you with a basic tutorial of its gameplay at the start. You can check The Battle System for a better understanding. Though the game never tells you, you are given a free tickets enough for a 10 pull at the very start.
The Main Storyline
You'll go through various stages presenting either story, battle, or both. Completing story content is your main source of gacha currency for pulls. You'll be able to get free units at the start and midway of Chapter 0. For more info, refer to Main Storyline.
Exploration Quests
Use exploration quests to grind materials and level up your characters should you hit a wall in beating stages. For more info, refer to Exploration Quests.
Event Quests
Play any events you haven't cleared yet. It will take a while to get done so unless something more pressing happens like a new current event, use your stamina here. Currently, one event is open indefinitely, but it may not be the case in the future. For more info, refer to Event Quests.
Potential Problems for New Players
- The tutorial scenarios are notorious for being the most resource intensive parts of the game for having VN sections within the combat. It may be laggy and outright freeze, but if you're able to get through it, you may have less trouble with the rest of the content. When playing in emulators, this is where you trouble shoot, but with phones/tablets, it may be wise to find a way to play around these stages.
- VN content also has a track record of taking too long to load, leaving a mostly blank screen until the scenario finally loads.
- When the game receives new updates, it may require you to reset your cache and restart your game to save yourself from experiencing visual glitches.
- The game is also known to have memory leaks, and could just randomly tank your fps to 0, though usually the bgm stays playing without a problem. You have no choice but to restart at this point
Check Known Bugs when in doubt. You can also send a report or inquiry directly to the devs here.
Those are done, now what?
You will spend your stamina depending on what you need. If you are good on everything, most players farm flyers. Farming a level from the latest chapter will give more Draco per level as well. 1-21 is a safe, easy, level to farm. You place 3 fighters or other high dps units at the spawn and it will take care of it. While it might not be the most time effective, It is the most lazy way to do it.
Through playing daily, you will get daily rewards and level up your player ranks. You can find out more about them here: Login Rewards.
Chapter 3 - The Gacha
The main ways of summoning new characters are via Scouting using tickets or dragon stones, and using recruitment flyers. You can find more in depth info here: Summoning.
Dragon Stones
Dragon stones are used to summon units at a rate of 4:1. You can use 40 to get 10 at the same time. You get Dragon stones from first time clears of 3 star and 4 star maps. Login Rewards and occasional login events are also possible sources. You will also get 4 per maintenance plus more if the maintenance is extended.
Recruitment Flyers
Flyers are gained from any non-exploration level. They can be used to pull any unit from the release of the game. This is the only way to get 1-2 star units and they competent enough for any of the present content.
Gacha Rarities
1 stars are gray, 2 stars are green, 3 stars are blue, 4 stars, are purple, 5 stars are yellow, 6 stars are orange.
Higher rarity usually means more powerful but not always.
Chapter 4 - Rerolling
Rerolling in this game requires you to create a new Habbit account. If you want to use the same email you can use salts, therefore it is recommended to use a Gmail account. Salted e-mails allow you to use the same e-mail multiple times for registration, this way you don't need to create multiple e-mail accounts. To salt your Gmail add a +string between the name and the @gmail portion of your e-mail address. For example if your email is rerollguide@gmail.com you can salt it by changing it to rerollguide+1@gmail.com or rerollguide+2@gmail.com etc. The text after the + symbol can be any letters or numbers of any length. Any e-mails sent to your salted e-mail will be redirected to the unsalted email (rerollguide@gmail.com).
Step by Step Guide
Android
- Settings > Apps > AER > Storage > Clear Data (*)
- Open Habbit Launcher > Create new account (新規ユーザ登録)
- Salt your email and type in your password. You will receive a verification message at the same email you started with, verify your new account.
- Enter your salted email address into Habbit Launcher and login using your password.
- Open AER through the Habbit Launcher app
- Play through the tutorial until you can roll (you only need to beat 0-2), then go to the home screen. At the start you get 10 free tickets.
- Repeat
NoxPlayer
- Click and hold down on the AER app > App info > Storage > Clear Data (*)
- Open Habbit Launcher > Create new account (新規ユーザ登録)
- Salt your email and type in your password. You will receive a verification message at the same email you started with, verify your new account.
- Enter your salted email address into Habbit Launcher and login using your password.
- Open AER through the Habbit Launcher app
- Play through the tutorial until you can roll (you only need to beat 0-2), then go to the home screen.. At the start you get 10 free tickets.
- Repeat
* May be different for different android versions or on emulators.
Chapter 5 - Team Building
It is suggested that you get at least 3 tanks. 2-3 range, 2 healers. The other spots can be anything you like.
Use Leonhart, he is one of the best units in the game. Goblin fighter is also strong. Use Baran for range and unlimited skill time. Most healers are good enough.
For more in depth analysis look here: Tips and Tricks.
Chapter 6 - Friend Code/Support
The friend code is the ID that appears above your name. You can search and add players only if you have the full ID. Codes are not case sensitive. Having someone one your friends list will make them appear in your supports.
Supports are units you can take with you for that battle. You will get a pool of random supports, from players of a similar player level to you, if you have no friends or less than 20 that fill in empty spaces. After using a specific support, there will be a cooldown, disallowing you to use it again for a while. The supports will stay the same until they are shuffled at a later time.
To set a unit as a support, go to your profile and press the wrench on support/skills. There is currently no reward for getting your support picked or using someone else's support.