Polytopia Dev Tracker

Originally posted by newoliver

And they were pushing me from 3 fronts. I play all vanilla tribes except vengir as this tribe is op but has a dark world as a punishment.

I never do p2w and strongly against something op. What's the point? It's like having a tank in GTA, it just kills the game and all the fun eventually

Originally posted by Holistic_Snow

Zoythrus, thank you for taking the time to discuss this and reply to comments - I applaud that.

It seems to me like the update to the multi-player part works quite well, so all I can say is please please please please _please_ consider a patch where domination mode can be played in Classic Mode so us single player fans can play the game too. I miss Polytopia :( Domination is a very different game from the multi-player and can't be treated the same. I hope the dev team consider it :) Thanks - Snow

Originally posted by TemporaryTight1658

It could be a feature. Like the Capital does not count as city.

Originally posted by -Will1006-

I’ve heard they are either lightning or dinosaur themed, it sure which but I’m hoping for both

Originally posted by PatriotSK

Is there a way to play version before this update? Been playing the game for years, but this version did not catch me at all.. thanks!

Originally posted by According_Bit_6299

Judging by the reception you are wrong. And judging by how you are deflecting criticism you are not ready to listen.

You could have added more water units, gradually, as you have implemented changes in the past but you fundemantally changed the game mechanics. Why would that necessitate significantly changing the economy?

Originally posted by ApaganWarrior7

Talking of game mode suggestions, a team mode where you can team up with randoms or friends, and it acts as a permanent peace treaty. The game ends when one team has all the capitals.

Originally posted by kratima

I really hate the new Continents map. Gone are the smallish landmasses with water separating them, replaced by 2 huge continents separated by a lot of water. Gone is the type of play associated with hopping from landmass to landmass. The best memories I have with Polytopia is holding the line on 3 continents across the entire map while simultaneously trying to break the front in one point (usually a flank). It's an OK type of map, but they should have also kept the old Continents type under a different name.

Also, the games against the AI have somehow lost their appeal. Playing on Crazy on a Massive map, as usual. It seems the victories are easier to obtain now - there are less surprise attacks in the beginning, so I end up quicker with a juggernaut steamrolling the opposition on all fronts.

The naval battles are a mess (possibly because I haven't gauged the proper tactics yet), but are usually won pretty quick. The slower naval units (bombers and giant ships) are l...

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Originally posted by longhegrindilemna

Aquarion tribe cannot use roads. Every unit can move only one square, with roads, without roads, on land, on sea.

One square only.

Aquarion cannot move.

Originally posted by Holistic_Snow

I think you only care about multiplayer and didn't think about domination mode at all. Which is fine but I have no interest in that, for me the fun was trying different strategies using different techs in different scenarios, and now that's gone. It's a real shame is all. If there's really no chance of a clash mode for domination players I might as well delete :(

Originally posted by jomm69

I hate the update so much. Thank you to the devs still, this has been a great game. I’ve put effort into making it work and learning new system. Gameplay has become completely incoherent. I was very happy spending time in the mindless op customs house meta but the diversification of economy thing is weird and ignores the aesthetics of maxed out industry buildings. It fails to spark joy.

Been playing since 2018. This is entirely a wind down by myself kind of game so maybe I’m just not the target audience. I don’t really play multiplayer at all. I own every tribe and several(but not all) of the skins.

I deeply hope you create another app with classic polytopia. I will gladly buy everything again. Or make classic available in sandbox.

It is nice to see such care and effort put into the game. I am trying to keep an open mind about it but no longer enjoying the game :(

Originally posted by SilentWarehouse

But why was the lighthouse even needed? I think the Eye of God monument being unlocked by visiting every spot was a a good incentive already.

I think how the question was phrased to the alpha testers is also important. "How do you think we could improve the lighthouse" could have 2 solutions 1) Pop as a consolation prize 2) Just no lighthouse at all

And I think the product team clearly picked the option that creates more problems that it solves.

I'm curious what the comments were from the alpha testers regarding the lumber hut and roads though.

Thanks for justifying the decisions too, you're doing a good job as a community manager :)

Originally posted by togetherwem0m0

I really appreciate all of the hard work that's gone into this update, but I don't like it. The game is a lot harder now. I can't even score above 50k. I might figure out how to play the game again but I'm not sure I want to. It's much harder to get started now. The mechanics in the new market port specialty building is innovative, but requires more careful analysis of placement and frankly doesn't work for most city layouts.

I don't know. I just am not having a good time with the update. I wish this was polytopia 2 or available as a gamerule option instead.

Originally posted by SilentWarehouse

It moved away from the core element of the game. Which is simplicity and balance.

You keep trying to add new units and features that unbalance the game.

E.g the freaking lighthouse.

Why does it have to give 1 pop? 1 pop seems insignificant, but it gives players near edges of the map unfair advantages (where they already get benefits from not having to fight battles from multiple sides). Having to get that additional 1 pop often means having to research an additional tech, (worth 5-6 stars early game) which is about a 1 turn delay. But now you're just giving it for free, just because.

Sometimes as product managers and product designers, removing (or not including) features actually makes the game more playable.

Top things as a product manager I think should be removed 1) Lighthouse shouldn't give 1 pop. 2) roads for 2 stars make more sense, 3 seems excessive 3) Lumberyards have lower pop density, and I think a cost of 2 makes sense 4) ...

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