The Battle of Polytopia News

"The process of choosing the next Bardur Jarl is simple, they choose candidates and roll a dice. Bardurians believe the will of the gods is best found in circumstances of chance and chaos, such as the heat of battle."

Hello Polytopians,

In this post, we’d like to tell you more about the Bardur! It takes brave and strong people to make a home in a land of endless snow, but like the tall trees, the Bardur thrive. Mighty hunters with a knack for making a wonderful meal out of the most terrible beasts, the Bardur are known for their skills in survival.

They ride the ferocious Baerian:



And eat the tart Øgelfuss Berries:


The Bardur begin the game with the “Hunting” technology, which allows them to harvest animals from the start of the game. This early game boost in resources gives Bardur an excellent head start over other tribes. Hunting is also adjacent to the “Forestry” technology, meaning that the Bardur are often the fastest to start exploiting nearby trees for either growth or resources.



In addition to being the closest to the “Forestry” technology, the Bardur are also the closest to “Mathematics,” which unlocks Catapults. This provides them quite a bit of versatility, as Catapults can be used for both offense and defense, either seiging a fortified city or holding off a naval attack. With easy access to “Hunting,” “Forestry,” and “Mathematics,” Bardur is an exceptionally flexible tribe.

If you like a tribe that can thrive in the worst of environments, or simply want to experience the rush of hunting a Baerian, then the Bardur are the tribe for you!


-Zoythrus

During the Steam Autumn Sales you get the opportunity to nominate your favourite games forn the prestigious Steam Awards. We have suggested the category outstanding visual style which applies to games that you have a distinctive look and feel. You can choose to nominate us in another category if you think thats more suitable. We are extremely grateful for any nomination we can get!

Note that, as Part of the Autumn Sales, from now until December 1st, we've given the game and the accompanying DLCs a 35% discount!

Hey, Polytopians!

Autumn is one of the more amazing times of the year, with its browning leaves and colder weather, and we wanted to help Steam celebrate this amazing season by allowing discounts on The Battle of Polytopia for the Steam Autumn Sale!

From now until December 1st, we've given the game and the accompanying DLCs a 35% discount! This gives you yet another chance to pick up the game or any DLC that you might be missing for either yourself or a friend!

Have fun!

-Zoythrus

Hello Polytopians!

We've got an update that only introduces a few small fixes. As we near the release of Moonrise on mobile, expect a few more updates that are simply tons of itty-bitty, near-negligible fixes.

-Zoythrus

Changelog:

- Various bug fixes

"Where do Polytopians go when they die? No one knows for sure, but the Vengir believe that souls of the dead pass through the Gate of Power to Hirkthr, the Underworld. To remember their fallen, the Vengir hosts a huge Skull Party where they wear the cranium of their favorite relative."

Hello Polytopians,

In this post, we’d like to tell you more about the Vengir! Pushed into the wastes by their peers, the Vengir have been festering on their rage, pain, and hate for many years, waiting for the time to strike back! Armed with swords, savage Rhino-Pigs, and their fanatic adoration of combat, the Vengir have called together their war bands to take back what they deem to be theirs.

They ride the ravenous Rhino-pig:


And eat the toxic Thxando Mushrooms:


The Vengir begin the game with the “Smithery” technology, and start with a Swordsman instead of a Warrior. This Swordsman, as well as the power to train more from the start, outclasses the starting units of any other tribe in the early game. This, of course, is balanced out by their starting terrain, which has much lower rates of early resources in exchange for larger amounts of advanced resources.



Rush and Pillage! The Vengir excel at early conquest, and can easily get the jump on tribes who have the misfortune of starting adjacent to them. The Vengir are designed to snuff out weak neighboring tribes, then use their lands and resources to fuel their war machine, further slaughtering their fellow Polytopians all the way to victory. Although, on the flip side, they can easily run out of steam if countered early on, as the wastelands they begrudgingly call home can’t foster much of an economy without support from conquered lands.

If you like a tribe that is fueled by brutality and a need for vengeance, or simply want to help the underdog win for once, then the Vengir are the tribe for you!

-Zoythrus