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Ahoy! Make way for the Ragoo Pirates!

The scourge of the waters, the bane of navies, the serpents of the seas - The Ragoo Pirates! Their many tales tell of the booty they've plundered, towns they've sacked, and ships they've sunk, and now they're ready for more as they expand their operations from the Kickoo Isles to the rest of the Square!

Hide your gold and stay out of the water, as the Ragoo Pirates are on the prowl! These buccaneers have
terrorized their home in the Kickoo Isles for long enough, and are now here to plunder the waters of the other tribes.

This skin for the Kickoo will be arriving on June 28th, along with two others!

-Zoythrus

Introducing the new Vengir Plushie by Makeship!


Hello Polytopians!

Our friends at Makeship have made this cute little Vengir plush, and it's ready for pre-ordering!

How do you get one?

Click here and buy one (or 5) today! But you'll have to hurry, as it's only available for a limited time!

-Zoythrus

It's time for ∑∫ỹriȱŋ Tribe Week!



Hey Polytopians!

It's time for ∑∫ỹriȱŋ Tribe Week! Instead of a picture and blurb, we wanted to spend some time helping charity!

This means that all revenues from sales of ∑∫ỹriȱŋ tribes & things in http://shop.midjiwan.com during this week will go to the Canopy Reforestation Project, which helps plant trees.

We also have a limited edition ∑∫ỹriȱŋ vintage clothing which you can browse at this link.

If you've already purchased the ∑∫ỹriȱŋ or don't want the merch, you can always donate to the cause directly at this link.

Thank you for helping us make the world a better place!

-Zoythrus

https://store.steampowered.com/app/982201/The_Battle_of_Polytopia__ri_Tribe/

Skinpack #2 Is Now Here!!!

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Hello Polytopians!

Skin Pack 2 has now been released! Now you can play with the scholarly Lirepacci, the stealthy Sha-po, and the greedy Aumux!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2350830/The_Battle_of_Polytopia__Skin_Pack_2/

Update 2.5.0.10384 Changelog:

- New fabulous skins for Imperius (Lirepacci), Luxidoor (Aumux), and Xin-xi (Sha-po)
- Replaced Intro music with ambient sound
- Compress game saves on disk
- Fix gamepad support
- Improved support for Steam Deck
- Fixed poison units getting poisoned by cloaks
- Upped minimum supported game version to 51
- Removed custom language
- Increased number of pass and play players
- Fixed frozen ports hindering movement
- Update route connections after explore
- Fix Cloak battle preview
- Added shared fog option to replays, moved to settings
- Exploding units now do damage before giving pop to cities
- Failsafe for when games are out of sync with the server
- Fixed inconsistent actionable games count in badges
- Replay fixes
- Various tiny fixes and optimisations

Read More about Skin Pack #2 here:

Skin Pack #2 is Ready for Beta Testing!



Hey Polytopians!

The wait is over! We're adding 3 new skins to Polytopia, giving some much-needed love to Xin-xi, Imperius, and Luxidoor!

[h2]Xin-Xi Sha-Po[/h2]
The Sha-po are a secretive legion of soldiers, saboteurs, and assassins trained in the ways of warfare and subterfuge from the moment they're hatched. They defend the Xin-xi Empire with weapons specially crafted to bring a quick and silent death to anyone who dares to threaten them.


[h2]Imperius Lirepacci[/h2]
The honor of forging your helmet into a laurel is reserved for the Lirepacci, a group of scholars, philosophers, and magistrates near the top of Imperius society. They’ve entered the war in order to see new lands, study new cultures, and debate for hours about the many, many laws and theories that govern the Imperius.


[h2]Luxidoor Aumux Mercenaries[/h2]
Yes, loyalty is nice, but you know what really motivates a good soldier? Riches. The gilded Aumux Mercenaries have been serving as the personal army of the Luxidoorian Emperor for many years, as there's no one else who can match their exorbitant demands for gold and precious gems! Ruthless, effective, and more than willing to destroy both their foes and the land in their insatiable, all-consuming greed, leaving little more than what's too small to be useful.


These skins will be released to the public on March 29th at 8amPST (4pmPDT)!

But what if you can't wait that long? Well, you're in luck, because we're also beta testing the skins (and, y'know, normal game changes), and you can head to our Discord to find out how to enter the beta programs on both mobile and Steam.

You can find a changelog for the beta here.

[h3]Skin Pack #2 FAQ[/h3]
Q: What are skins?
A: They're DLC that change the look of a tribe. They offer no gameplay changes, advantages, or etc, and are purely cosmetic.

Q: Will the other tribes get skins?
A: Yes, they will, but much like the current skins, future skins will be sold in these bundles, and we'll sell more of them in time.

Q: Are the skins free?
A: No, they are not. They will cost $3 on Steam and $.99/each on mobile platforms.

Q: Why do iOS and Android get the skins before Steam?/I'm on the Steam beta and I can't unlock the skins?
A: Well, that's because of the nature of how Android and iOS handle their beta programs, as both allow people to purchase/access the skins ahead of time, for testing purposes. Steam just doesn't work like that, sadly, but thankfully the proper release is only a few days away.