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18 Jan

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Let's Get Ready to Rumble!

Every month, we'll be setting up tribe mirror tourneys, and this month is Yadakk! It starts on Saturday the 21st at 9am PST (5pm GMT), and there's even a prize for the winner!

Sign up now, as those 256 slots will fill up fast![www.challengermode.com]

-Zoythrus

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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.
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Originally posted by ConstantStatistician

The Gaami looks a bit too small relative to the Polytopian. Polytopians are 4 inches tall while Gaamis are 3 feet tall, 9 times taller.

We took some creative liberties. :P

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    Zoythrus™ on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
It supports neither.

17 Jan

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Originally posted by Yukari-chi

Random thought: how likely are Polaris dissidents to get away, and if they do how likely is it that due to the nature of the Cymanti they get absorbed into them?

Virtually zero.

This Polaran citizen didn't have a chance.


16 Jan

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Originally posted by Stardrone01

Polaris lore is probably the most messed up out of all the tribes.

We went from: Gaamis are extradimensional benefactors who offers Polaris magical ice constructs to help them satisfy their aeon-long thirst of revenge.

Then we learned that the things we call Gaami are just magical (?) ice constructs and the real Gaamis are piloting the robots from their own world, while they wait the Polaris to freeze the whole Square.

But why are waiting that to happen? That's becase the Square it's too hot for them to live in. The Gaamis decieved the Polaris to terraform the world they want to conquer.

Yes, it's canon that once you win a match with Polaris, the true Gaamis invade the Square and kill all the Polaris (and any other Polytopian).

And now we learn that Polaris people don't even do all of that on their own will:

This post clearly shows that Gaamis are tyrants that force (actually enslave) your entire population to declare total war to w...

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Yeah, pretty much!

We can confirm, though, that 99.9% of the Polaris population is happy or otherwise content with the rule of their "benevolent" saviors.

Yes, the occasional dissident is bound to happen, but ultimately, the Polaris as a whole believe that the Gaami have their best interests in mind (even if it's all a lie).

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A happy relationship exists between the Polaris and the Gaami - the Gaami rule and the Polaris enact their will to freeze over the Square. But, of course, there's bound to be some of those who aren't always the happiest with this arrangement, such as this Polaran dissident trying to flee...

Hello Polytopians,

It's the Polaris Tribe Week, a whole week dedicated to celebrating the Polaris, our favorite frozen friends!

Now, tell us what you think about the Polaris in the comments!

-Zoythrus

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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

13 Jan



It's not uncommon to see Yădakk merchant caravans roaming the Khalee Plains looking for customers. It's also not uncommon for most caravans to be comprised of the same family of Yădakk. What is uncommon is finding a lone Kickoo warrior out here, pretty far from home.

Hello Polytopians,

It's the Yădakk Tribe Moon, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the Yădakk, our favorite wandering merchants!

We've also got a nice 30% discount happening at our webshop for the next 10 days![shop.midjiwan.com] Come check it out!

Now, tell us what you think about the Yădakk in the comments!

-Zoythrus

11 Jan

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Beta Update 2.4.5.9667
Hello Polytopians!

We've got some small fixes for the current beta!

We've been listening to your feedback on the recent random matchmaking changes and we've decided to add back some of the options to hopefully make the experience better for everyone!

You can use the beta access code "polytopiabetatesters" to get onto the beta and test it out!

-Zoythrus

Bug Fixes:
- Added more options to matchmaking
- Added 7 day timer for normal games
- Get ingame notifications when it's your turn
- Sort friends alphabetically in invite popup
- live game timer fixes
- Disable fog in replays (tap the head in the top left corner to find the button for this)
- Replay improvements
- Lots of smaller bug and crash fixes
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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

09 Jan

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    Zoythrus™ on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
We're looking into it.

08 Jan

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Originally posted by FireGodGoSeeknFire

Yeah, I get that feel. That is to say, that the devs feel that way.

Yet, there is something about Massive-15 which is deeply rich and satisfying. When I first started playing I quickly went to Massive-15 because I assumed it would be the fullest version of the game.

It was a while before I started playing smaller maps and came to appreciate the elegance 324 or the sweet simplicity of 196. I probably play most games at 324 now, but there is still something special about Massive.

If I had to say it's because Massive at 15 feels like 324 at 4. Enough room so that just about every tribe has a go of it, but not so much that you won't quickly run into war. And, then there is something just so seemingly real about not knowing what's going on in the majority of the map. Of meeting different civilizations at different stages. At not being sure whether whats out there is a quasi-organized threat or hinterlands that you are going to shred.

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Just saying, we literally added it as an unbalanced joke intentionally.

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Originally posted by DooomCookie

hi, sorry to jump on an unrelated comment like this, but are you able to say what the next content update is doing to be? I've seen rumours of a naval rework and/or Aquarion rework, but couldn't find a source for it.

Also, is there going to be another balance update soon? I'm curious what you guys think the state of the meta is

Any rumors are unfounded.

And there's no plan for a balance pass right now.