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Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy [Scripted]
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Type: Game
Game Category: Board Games, Strategy Games, Thematic Games
Complexity: Medium Complexity
Number of Players: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Play Time: 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 120 minutes, 180+ minutes
Assets: Scripting, Rules
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Feb 7 @ 3:02am
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Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy [Scripted]

Description
Latest update: February 7th, 2026

A game of 'Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy' puts you in control of a vast interstellar civilization, competing for success with its rivals. You explore new star systems, research technologies, and build spaceships with which to wage war. Eclipse offers many potential paths to victory, so you need to plan your strategy according to the strengths and weaknesses of your faction, while paying attention to the other civilizations' endeavors.

If you like this mod, please rate, favorite and comment.

About This Mod
Scripts automate all of the game setup as well as the transition between game rounds. 1st edition factions that work out of the box with the updated 2nd edition rules have been added as a bonus.

Game Setup
A dedicated menu allows to configure the initial game setup, including the option to choose which expansions to play with. Press "Setup" to initiate the first round and to automatically perform the initial board setup for Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy:
  • Available technologies are chosen randomly based on the number of players and placed automatically
  • Tiles for outer sectors are randomly chosen to match the number of players
  • Turns are tracked automatically via the turn marker
Players then choose their faction.

Automated player setup with the push of a button
  • Automated setup of all starting sectors
  • Faction-specific number of colony ships (Planta receive 4, Terran 3, ...)
  • Initial pool of resources is assigned automatically
  • Influence discs are placed on the player board according to the chosen faction (Eridani receive less)
  • Automated faction-specific fleet setup (no Dreadnoughts for Rho Indi)
  • Player boards are automatically locked in place

Starting subsequent rounds triggers an automated clean-up: Remove damage cubes, refresh colony ships and pass cards, return reputation tiles, ...

Expansions
All expansions for Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy are included and can be selected during the setup:
  • Outcasts: New Faction "Rho Indi Syndicate"
  • Outcasts: New Faction "The Exiles"
  • Seekers: New Faction "Wardens of Magellan"
  • Seekers: New Faction "Enlightened of Lyra"
  • Minor Species
  • Rift Cannon
  • Galactic Events (Nebula, Supernova, Black Hole, Pulsar)
  • 2 additional options for turn order (e.g. 2nd player to pass decides the direction of play)
  • Optional: Faction "Pyxis Unity" (Eclipse 1st edition)

Thanks
  • to Touko Tahkokallio and everyone at Lautapelit.fi for creating Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy, an amazing game that I love playing online and offline
  • to steam user tetrach, who created the original TTS mod for the 1st edition of Eclipse and a solid foundation for all following mods
  • to steam user Zee Germans, who created the scans of the Eclipse Second Dawn components
  • to steam user Zel / OS who created the first mod for Eclipse Second Dawn of the Galaxy
  • to steam user SynthDark who created the original compact tech board
  • to steam user Wyko whose code is the foundation of the "Return Influence" button
122 Comments
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员工006
Apr 24 @ 8:19pm 
perfect thanks for your contribution
Kay  [author]
Feb 7 @ 3:12am 
To better support the switching of player colors in hotseat mode, I enabled the "Pass Turn" option by default.
Just pass the turn to a player to then be able to change the color. Choose one that matches a seat at the table.
Please let me know if you have questions or encounter any issues!
Kay  [author]
Jan 28 @ 11:08pm 
Hi! I will try to look into this over the weekend.
For now, when setting up a hotseat game, please choose the following colors:
Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, White and Purple.
With these everything should work as intended.
SmittyBoyTellEm
Jan 26 @ 8:30pm 
Hi, just messing around with the set p functionality, etc for hotseat - it seems whenever i try to do a 6 player game, (6 in TTS, 6 option selected at Eclipse startup) it only puts out 4 mats, and clicking through next turn only cycles players 1-4 despite the UI indicating 6 players.

Known issue, am I doing something wrong?
MrMister
Jan 16 @ 3:53am 
Hey, may I ask what is the font for the numbers in the combat dice?
Kay  [author]
Jan 4 @ 9:05am 
The Expanded Galaxy content is something I would like to add in the future, but life is pretty crazy right now and I am not sure when I will get to it...
JEEJ
Jan 3 @ 3:47pm 
Hi! Great mod - Just finished a game with my friends and it worked great. Is there any plan to add the Expanded Galaxy pack to this any time soon?
Cypherwulfe
Dec 13, 2025 @ 8:24pm 
Thank you so much for this mod. It has allowed a friend and I to enjoy playing.

I have one question for you about setup. If I have the no round limit option selected, what changes? Are more tiles added into the pot somewhere, or what exactly please.
Vaele
Dec 7, 2025 @ 3:43am 
Are GCDS and Ancient minis planned to be included eventually?
Kay  [author]
Dec 7, 2025 @ 2:41am 
Hi Carriath!
There are 6 seats / colors available on the table and players have to pick one of the available ones. I always thought this is standard tabletop simulator behavior. Black, to the best of my knowledge is always reserved, otherwise I would have definitely added black, especially as the Orion faction in the physical board game is using black game pieces.
Can you maybe link a mod that works the way you would like me to implemented this one? I promise I will take a look!