The Battle of Polytopia News

We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! New Year - new tribe. This month we are playing Yădakk!

How to join?

1. Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join".
   
2. Follow our Tournaments Hub on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments.
   

Don't forget to confirm your participation 15 minutes before the tournament start.
You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ.

[h3]This January[/h3]

Leaderboard scoring

• 1st - 400 pt
  
• 2nd - 250 pt
  
• 3rd-4th - 125 pt
  
• 5-8th - 40 pt
  
• 9-16th - 10 pt
  

Maps in January
We will play on the Archipelago, Drylands and Lakes.

Tournament capacity
We are continuing with tournament splitting. It might sound confusing, so bear with me.

• There will be a maximum of 16 players per tournament.
  
• But a maximum of 3 tournaments will be created daily, which means, if there are enough players on a waiting list, Challengermode will create up to 3 tournaments with 16 players in each, accommodating up to 48 players.
  
• The minimum number of players on a waiting list required to create an additional tournament is 10. For example, if we have 16 checked-in players and 8 are on a waiting list, it will not create an additional tournament.
  
• Players will be distributed evenly based on their check-in time. So if 16 players confirm participation and 10 are on a waiting list, it will create 2 tournaments with 13 players in each.
  
• All of this means that if you are on a waiting list, don't go too far from your device because you might have a tournament to play.
  

[h3]January schedule[/h3]


[h3]A reminder about Polysseum format[/h3]

Daily tournaments

• 12 weekly tournaments - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. 36 tournaments per month.
  
• Up to 48 players, split into a maximum of three 16-player tournaments.
  
• 1v1 Single elimination, finals Bo3.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Tribe of the Month.
  
• Prize pool per tournament - €7.
  

Monthly Leaderboard
Players will be automatically placed on the leaderboard once they participate in the tournament. The top 16 players will be invited to the Monthly tournament.

Monthly Finals

• January Finals - January 27-28th 18:00 CET
  
• 16 players.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Prize pool - €200 and 4 spots in the Season Finals.
  
• Bracket format TBA.
  

Fall Season Finals

• Up to 16 players, Top 4 from January, February, March and April Monthly Finals.
  
• Live games, Might, Small map.
  
• Prize pool - €500.
  
• Bracket format TBA.
  

[h3]How to follow Polysseum?[/h3]

• Follow us on Twitter
• Join our Discord #polysseum-discussion
  
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel

"Skin Pack #4 includes the following skins:
Ai-Mo To-Lï
Quetzali Iqaruz
Yădakk Ürkaz"

Hello Polytopians!

Instead of our normal Concordance Day celebration, we've released Skin Pack #4! Now you can play with the mighty To-Lï, the gruff Ürkaz, and the flightless Iqaruz!

[h2]To-Lï[/h2]
The To-Lï rigorously train their bodies and minds in their sturdy Binba forests. They’ve been summoned from their temples and gyms to aid the Ai-Mo in the war, as few can match their sheer strength and discipline.

[h2]Ürkaz[/h2]
The Ürkaz from the Khalee Highlands are known as a gruff and unfriendly group that controls the Yadakk's criminal underground. Smuggling, racketeering, and other shady dealings are all steps to their goal of economic domination of the Square!

[h2]Iquaruz[/h2]
The Quetzali may worship the birds, but members of the Iqaruz have taken their devotion a step further by trying to transform themselves into actual birds, with wings and all. Some are even attempting to fly, so they can meet the Bird Gods in the sky, but it rarely ends well.


You can find all of these skins ingame now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736400/The_Battle_of_Polytopia__Skin_Pack_4/

Update 2.8.4.11684 Changelog:

2.8.4.11684 - Android, iOS, and Steam

* Skin Pack #4 includes the following skins:
- Ai-Mo To-Lï
- Yădakk Ürkaz
- Quetzali Iqaruz

Map Generation Improvements:
* More variety to Continents and Pangea map
* Improved city placement

Bugfixes:
* Naval units now show which unit is inside a naval vessel in the text description
* End Turn now properly turns blue when all units are out of actions
* Removed option to break ice on a frozen unit
* Fixed a crash bug that appeared in some situations when constructing a Vengir temple in the month of November
* Market sprites now properly updates when building or destroying ports
* Market sprites now uses correct z-ordering so it won’t overlap buildings in front of it
* Invisible units are now revealed when breaking ice or harvesting starfish
* Unit inside a ship now gets poisoned when the ship gets poisoned. Unit also heals from poison if ship heals from poison.
* Tutorial hints improvements
* Giant pushing a unit with Skate-ability no longer exhausts that units actions
* Removed confirmation popup when harvesting starfish
* Markets should only double production if the port next to it is owned by us

We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This December, we are featuring the Tribe of the Month - Bardur. This month is your last chance to qualify for the Season Finals, so don't wait because tournaments are starting December 2nd!

How to join?

1. Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join".
   
2. Follow our Tournaments Hub on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments.
   

Don't forget to confirm your participation 15 minutes before the tournament start.
You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ.

[h3]Changes coming this December[/h3]

Minor leaderboard scoring changes

• 1st - 400 pt
  
• 2nd - 250 pt
  
• 3rd-4th - 125 pt
  
• 5-8th - 40 pt
  
• 9-16th - 10 pt
  

Maps in December
Since Pangea is a fresh addition to the Map pool, it will not be played in this month's Polysseum. Instead, we will play on Lakes Archipelago, Drylands and Continents.

Season Finals change
Earlier, we announced that we are merging December into the Fall season, so we will host Fall Season finals a month later with the best players from September, October, November and December.

• The main one is the game update. We can Season finals to be diverse map-vice. Since the new update introduced changes on maps with water, there is a very short period from the update to the Season finals for the players to adapt to the changes.
  
• Secondly, having 4 players qualified from each month (16 in total) will allow us to have more common tournament formats.
  

Tournament capacity
We are continuing with tournament splitting. It might sound confusing, so bear with me.

• There will be a maximum of 16 players per tournament.
  
• But a maximum of 3 tournaments will be created daily, which means, if there are enough players on a waiting list, Challengermode will create up to 3 tournaments with 16 players in each, accommodating up to 48 players.
  
• The minimum number of players on a waiting list required to create an additional tournament is 10. For example, if we have 16 checked-in players and 8 are on a waiting list, it will not create an additional tournament.
  
• Players will be distributed evenly based on their check-in time. So if 16 players confirm participation and 10 are on a waiting list, it will create 2 tournaments with 13 players in each.
  
• All of this means that if you are on a waiting list, don't go too far from your device because you might have a tournament to play.
  

[h3]December schedule[/h3]