"The lands of the Oumaji are home to the Onjimu Riders, an order of Shebron-back town criers who inform the townsfolk of the news through poetry! Now a crucial part of Oumaji culture, poetic delivery of the news has become a competitive sport, with rules, competitions, and even creative regional styles!"
Hello Polytopians,
A nice treat for you all, a second lore blurb about the Oumaji! Who knew the Oumaji were so cultured?
Just like before, we're still having discounts on all Oumaji merchandise at https://shop.midjiwan.com until August 30th!
Now, tell us what you think about the Oumaji in the comments!
-Zoythrus
It's Time For The Oumaji Tribe Moon!
The Oumaji refer to any large grouping of people as a "hamu", which can also be applied to anywhere people congregate. Town Hall? "Hamu". Battlefield? "Hamu". The entire Square? That's right, "Hamu". It was the Battle of the Limdor Dunes that decided the proper number of people for a hamu - at least 5.
Hello Polytopians,
It's the Oumaji Tribe Moon, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the Oumaji, our favorite Shebron-back marauders!
Not enough Oumaji in your life? We're having discounts on all Oumaji merchandise at https://shop.midjiwan.com until August 30th!
Now, tell us what you think about the Oumaji in the comments!
-Zoythrus
It's Time For The Aquarion Tribe Week!
Atop the Icopo Reefs are where the Aquarion built their seaside settlements, which are cozily nestled between the cracks of bright pink coral islets. At home on the coast, the amphibious Aquarion prefer to live where they can see both the majesty of the clear skies and the beauty of the placid seas.
Hello Polytopians,
It's the Aquarion Tribe Week, a whole week dedicated to celebrating the Aquarion, our favorite trident-chucking marauders!
Not enough Aquarion in your life? We're having discounts on all Aquarion merchandise at https://shop.midjiwan.com for the whole week!
Now, tell us what you think about the Aquarion in the comments!
-Zoythrus
It's Time For The Zebasi Tribe Moon!
Zebasi architecture may seem simple, but is a perfect fit for the hot savanna climate. Inspired by the impressive mounds of Bolaza bugs, the ventilation in Zebasi structures was originally designed to keep the Royal Waongii Juice Storage cold for weeks, but now everyone can live in a naturally air-conditioned home!
Hello Polytopians,
It's the Zebasi Tribe Moon, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the Zebasi, our favorite animal-studying farmers!
Not enough Zebasi in your life? We're having discounts on all Zebasi merchandise at https://shop.midjiwan.com until July 31st!
Now, tell us what you think about the Zebasi in the comments!
-Zoythrus
Come Join the Polympics!
Some of our community members have organized the first Polympics, a special event with 10 fun challenges to compete in! We encourage you to go check them out! Signups end on July 12th!
Go to https://polytopia.fun for more info!
-Zoythrus
THE BIG SUMMER SALE
Summer is finally here and we want to celebrate this with a SUPER DISCOUNT.
Someone might tell you that you should go outside, and if you do, that's fine but if you choose to stay inside you have a unique opportunity to get The Battle of Polytopia and DLCs at a 50% discount!
This discount applies for Polytopia stuff everywhere - on Steam, on mobile (Special Tribes & Luxidoor), and we have even have plenty of discounts on the cool merchandise in our webshop!
This promotion ends on July 8th so hurry up and tell your friends to go and get some Polytopia stuff now!
Your enemies will shake in their boots now that you're aided by the new "Battle Preview" feature! Now you can gain a glimpse of the future before you attack! Just look for the sweat over enemies you can kill with the next attack, or the scary black and red rings under enemies that will kill you if you try to attack them.
You can also tap and hold on enemies (on Mobile devices) or simply hover over enemies (here on Steam) you can attack to get a more clear readout of how the battle will end up.
Now, go conquer your foes with this new information!
We've also got some other small changes, which you can see below! Please tell us what you think of this new Battle Preview and our other changes in the comments!
-Zoythrus
Changelog:
- Battle preview - Award kills correctly when a unit explodes - Mycelium no longer gives movement bonus - Finish metropolis task when capturing high level city - More likely to spawn further apart - Sound updates - Adjustments to Russian localization - Dim background for better readability in menus - Moved add friend button to top - Fixed random tribe picking in online games
It's Time For The Kickoo Tribe Moon!
When you live in an archipelago, fish tend to be your primary food source. The Kickoo believe that the elaborate system of movements and rhythms of the mystical "Pelona Fish Ceremony" encourages schools of fish to enter their waters for easy harvesting.
Hello Polytopians,
It's the Kickoo Tribe Moon, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the Kickoo, our favorite sea-faring fishmongers!
Not enough Kickoo in your life? We're having discounts on all Kickoo merchandise at https://shop.midjiwan.com until June 30th!
Now, tell us what you think about the Kickoo in the comments!
-Zoythrus
It's Time For The Luxidoor Tribe Moon!
Unlike other tribes, the Luxidoor democratically elect their Emperor. Of course, the richest candidate always succeeds, because Luxidoorians always vote for the wealthiest. The campaign trail is littered with promises of riches and displays of power to sway potential voters.
Hello Polytopians,
It's the Luxidoor Tribe Moon, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the Luxidoor, our favorite turban-wearing Capitalists.
Not enough Luxidoor in your life? We're having discounts on all Luxidoor merchandise at https://shop.midjiwan.com until May 31st!
Now, tell us what you think about the Luxidoor in the comments!
-Zoythrus
DevBlog: Balance Pass 1
Balance Pass 1
Background
We have measured the win rate of the different tribes in online games completed in the last few months. We see that some tribes are a lot more prone to win than others.
Today we are releasing a first balance pass that aim to make the tribes more equal!
By looking at this chart it is obvious to see that Bardur, Luxidoor and Kickoo are overpowered. That is also a known fact in the competitive scene and those three tribes are banned in many competitions.
A few other tribes are also falling behind and will receive some improvements later on to help them reach a competitive level.
Cymanti is not present on this list because we do not have enough data on them yet. We will study them more closely in the next balance pass.
Process
To accomplish this we will do several balance passes and analyze the effect of them before we move on with the next pass. That way we can better understand the impact of the changes we make and correct them if necessary.
Adjustments
In this first pass we focus on balancing the overpowered tribes: Bardur, Luxidoor and Kickoo. We have experimented with a lot of different things and finally settled on four changes that we think will bring more balance to the world of Polytopia:
Less Whales
We made sure whales never hang out directly next to a city or next to other whales. This will remove situations where Kickoo start with one or more whales in the vicinity of their capital, giving them a jump start that is hard to beat.
Split up Forestry
Forests are a very powerful type of nature since they can provide population from both animals and lumber huts and also provide direct income by clearing it. Since the Forestry tech contains both the Clear Forest and Lumber Hut improvements it becomes much stronger than other level 2 techs. This benefits Bardur much more since they are closest to Forestry in the Tech Tree. Therefore we decided to split it up by moving Clear Forest to the Free Spirit tech. This change also opens up for new strategies in the Riding branch. Thematically it fits well with the destructive aspects of the Riding branch (Disband ability, Clear Forest, Burn Forest), while the Hunting branch now leans more towards Forest Management (Forest Defence, Grow Forest, Lumber Huts and Sawmills).
Reduced income from Clear Forest
Getting 2 stars from each forest is very powerful and overshadows most other strategies. When we moved it to Free Spirit it opened up a hyper express route to Knights and also invalidated the Forestry tech for most tribes. Therefore we decided to bring the reward down to 1 star.
Luxidoor Capital
The special force of the Luxidoor tribe is that they start with a huge city, but it seems that it might have been just a bit too huge, so we changed it from a level 3 to a level 2 city. This will make them more balanced while still keeping their unique play style in place.
Conclusion
All of these changes have been thoroughly tested by the alpha team and debated for eons. We are confident and hopeful that they will make Polytopia more balanced and fun to play, but we won't know for sure until we try it out. That’s why this release is so exciting!
