Dragon City
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| Dragon City | |
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| Developer(s) | Socialpoint |
| Publisher(s) | Socialpoint |
| Composer(s) | Eduardo Felix Ruiz Martinez |
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| Release | May 2012
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| Genre(s) | Social network game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Dragon City is a free-to-play social network game developed and published by Socialpoint, first released in May 2012. Initially available on Facebook, the game later expanded to iOS and Android devices in 2013, with a Microsoft Windows version released in February 2019. In Dragon City, players collect, breed, and raise dragons, which can then be used to battle other players in both single-player and multiplayer modes. The game has seen several updates and changes over the years, including a new logo introduced in 2020. Eduardo Felix Ruiz Martinez composed the original score for the game.[1]
Gameplay
[edit]Dragon City tasks players to raise their dragons and design a city full of dragons on floating islands. Gold produced by dragons can be used to buy and upgrade buildings and habitats. Farms can be used to grow food, which can be used to level up dragons, improving their strength depending on the dragon's rarity, and increase gold production. Two dragons that are at least Level 4 can also be bred together to produce a new hybrid dragon, with a chance of its species and elements changing. In addition to raising the dragons, players can use them to battle other players' dragons through League Battles. These battles can award resources such as Gems and Food which can expedite the game's progression.
Aside from raising dragons and taking them to battle, players can participate in limited-time events that allow them to obtain new and exclusive dragons. There is a multitude of events that have different requirements for their rewards.
Once a player has reached Level 27, the Ancient World can be accessed, which is an area of the game where Gold can be exchanged for Crystals (ruby, sapphire, topaz, emerald, onyx, and diamond) which can be collected from mines that can be used to summon and evolve Ancient Dragons. The crafting station is used to craft better tiers[a] of crystals using lower-tier crystals and platinum. Platinum is generated by the ancient dragons, similar to how the regular dragons generate gold.[2] There are six unique habitats for the dragons summoned here, one for each Ancient Element and its three accompanying Ancient dragons, with each Ancient dragon also having the Ancient element and one regular element. The Ancient dragons cannot be used in combat or be brought outside of the Ancient World.
There are 22 total elements in the game; dragons can have up to 4 elements, which they can also learn moves from. The regular elements are Terra, Flame, Sea, Nature, Electric, Ice, Metal, Dark, Light, War, Pure, Legend,[b] Primal, Wind, and Time. There are also seven elements relating to the Ancient World; the Ancient element itself, along with Beauty, Magic, Chaos, Happy, Dream, and Soul.[c]
There are 7 rarities of dragons, which are Common, Rare, Very Rare, Epic, Legendary, Heroic, and Mythical. On 15 April 2016, the Heroic rarity was introduced alongside the first Heroic dragon, the High Fenrir Dragon. On February 28, 2024, the Mythical rarity was added to the game alongside the first new Mythical dragon, the Mythmarvelous Dragon. Several Legendary dragons had their rarity promoted to Mythical after the update.
Release
[edit]Dragon City was first released in Facebook in May 2012, with iOS and Android in 2013.[4][5] On February 26, 2019, the Microsoft Windows version of the game was released.[6] On February 2, 2020, the Facebook version of the game was closed.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The tiers of crystals are Raw, Clean, Pure, Fine, Neat, Bright, Squared, Carved, Oval, and Perfect. 1 of a tier of crystal can be made using 5 of the tier below.
- ^ Can be rarely obtained by breeding two Pure dragons together.
- ^ Time was added in the 10th Birthday Update,[3] and the Ancient elements were added upon the release of the Ancient World.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dragon City (Original Score)". music.apple.com.
- ^ Sponsored (15 June 2015). "Guide to the Ancient World: part one". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Dragon City's 10th Birthday — Dragon City Help Center". socialpoint.helpshift.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ Scott Reyburn (30 May 2013). "Social Point's Andrés Bou on Dragon City's success on mobile, sticking with the Facebook platform and plans for 2013 | SocialTimes". Insidemobileapps.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "How We Made Dragon City Mobile. | Social Point". Socialpoint.es. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Microsoft Store version FAQ - Socialpoint Support". Socialpoint.es. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Dragon City - Socialpoint Support". Socialpoint.es. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.