The Battle of Polytopia News

Hello Polytopians,

It's the beginning of the ∑∫ỹriȱŋ Tribe Week, a full week of communing with nature and riding Unicorns!

Tending to the forest isn't just a hobby for ∑∫ỹriȱŋ citizens, but a way of life, and we will plant a real tree for each ∑∫ỹriȱŋ Tribe we sell this week! Can we plant more than last year? Go and buy ∑∫ỹriȱŋ or get your friends to do it!

If you have already purchased ∑∫ỹriȱŋ, you can go to the Canopy Reforestation Project website and donate directly by going here: https://donate.earthday.org/donate_to_the_canopy_project#earthday

Now, tell us what you think about the ∑∫ỹriȱŋ in the comments!

-Zoythrus

Tangy, refreshing, and fits in your hand, the plump Ixi fruit is a delightfully versatile fruit that can be found all throughout the lands of the Xin-Xi. The Ixi fruits are considered a token of good fortune, and are often handed to traveling parties to bestow them luck on their adventures.

Hello Polytopians,

It's the Xin-Xi Tribe Moon, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the Xin-Xi, our favorite mountain-climbing traditionalists.

Not enough Xin-Xi in your life? We're having discounts on all Xin-Xi merchandise at https://shop.midjiwan.com until March 30th!

Now, tell us what you think about the Xin-Xi in the comments!

-Zoythrus

Midijwan, the developers behind “The Battle of Polytopia” are now entering the world of robotics as they prepare to launch their first pet robot in collaboration with the Japanese toy manufacturer Eipurirufūru Co. Ltd.

The PolyPet™ is expected to excite the robotics community since it is the first robotic pet using Emotional Artificial Intelligence. All actions of the PolyPet™ are enriched through emulated emotions, making it a somewhat unpredictable, yet intriguing, robotic companion that will quickly work its way into your heart.

By combining Explainable AI and Deep Learning, the PolyPet™ can mimic 5 basic emotions: sadness, happiness, confusion, anger, and suspicion. In addition, the PolyPet™ is also equipped with various other features such as speech recognition, full body motion, fall management, problem solving algorithms, and sound localization.

This requires its owner to actually teach the robotic pet how to act in a human social context. One drawback from this advanced type of AI is that some of the PolyPets™ are experiencing issues like a bad temper and low self esteem as well as questioning the meaning of their own existence. In some cases, The PolyPets™ have developed tendencies toward prejudice that have led to badmouthing other PolyPets™, especially if they are from other tribes.

The less aggressive ones have sometimes developed traits such as navel-gazing, interrupting others, philosophical rambling, and constantly talking about themselves. Some of the units have even started writing endless poems about the hardship in life as well as speculations about what was on “the other side of the Square”.

While Midjiwan has promised these issues will be solved in an upcoming software update, most defective units can also be corrected by inserting a 12” screwdriver into the prefrontal cortex (sold separately).

“Early tests have proven that the PolyPet™ can be a bit of a handful for its caretakers, but we are constantly updating the software to handle these somewhat negative traits in their personalities," says the lead researcher Chang Chi-yun at Yamagoza University,

The expected retail price for a PolyPet™ is set at $1999 and is available for pre-order at the Eipurirufūru Co. Ltd. website.

Disclaimer:

Midjiwan AB, Eipurirufūru Co. Ltd., and the University of Yamagoza are not responsible for any bodily injury, destruction of property, due to an aggressive or overly emotional PolyPet™. Please use adult supervision when handling a PolyPet™. The PolyPet™ requires 14 AA batteries to function (sold separately).

Heya, Polytopians!
We'd like to update you on our current plans now that Cymanti have been released!

[h2]The Moment You’ve All Been Waiting For…[/h2]
Up next is something you've all been waiting for - Diplomacy! While we're not ready yet to go into detail on everything that entails, we can assure you it's going to be the next technology after Shields and will let you have some interesting interactions with your neighbors. Embassies, intrigue, and constantly-shifting treaties should keep the game much more dynamic and fun!



[h2]Is that it?[/h2]
No, don’t worry, there’s more! In addition to Diplomacy, we’re going to be doing some balance passes throughout the year to adjust some of the tribes to make multiplayer a bit more fun! Buffs to some, nerfs to others, and adjustments scattered throughout. After our changes, you might actually find some tribes you’ve probably never seen before in multiplayer. :)

[h2]Makes sense, but what else can we expect in the future?[/h2]
Well, we’ve got another set of Tribe Duels planned for the summer (a fan favorite), tons of bug fixes, improvements to multiplayer, more balance passes and adjustments, and some really cool secrets planned for later down the road!

2021 is shaping up to be an action-packed year for Polytopia! We’re glad that you’re here to join us on this journey, and we assure you that we’ve got a whole bunch of fun things in store!

-Zoythrus

Music has always been a part of Polytopian life, but the first superstars were the Imperius Philharmonic Orchestra, who quickly attracted Imperius citizens from all over the Empire! Remember, any rumors that the Imperius government is using the shows to hypnotize their citizens into obedience are nonsense.

Hello Polytopians,

It's the Imperius Tribe Moon, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the organization of the Imperius, our favorite well-oiled empire!

Not enough Imperius in your life? We're having discounts on all Imperius merchandise at https://shop.midjiwan.com until March 31st!

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

-Zoythrus