The Battle of Polytopia News

Polysseum is The Battle of Polytopia competitive tournament series open for everyone to train their skill and fight for the win!

Last month, we saw overwhelming support from the community, with tournaments filling up within a few minutes. Since Polysseum is becoming increasingly popular among players, we are adding more tournaments and a few more changes*.

New tournaments
We are keeping existing tournaments and adding 4 more weekly to accommodate early risers in Europe and players from East Asia and Australia.

• Tuesday 11:00 UTC+2 / 20:00 UTC+11
  
• Thursday 11:00 UTC+2 / 20:00 UTC+11
  
• Saturday 11:00 UTC+2 / 20:00 UTC+11
  
• Sunday 11:00 UTC+2 / 20:00 UTC+11
  

So the whole schedule will look like this (UTC time):
More players
We had, on average, 22 players on the waiting list last month. That's why we are increasing the number of participants per tournament from 16 to 32.


Map changes

• Map size. Since we want Polysseum to be available for more players without making it run much longer, we are changing the map size from Small to Tiny. Now, the encounter with your opponent will happen earlier in the game.
  
• Map type. To bring more variety, we will change map type every week, starting with Lakes Continents, then switching to Drylands and finally Archipelago.
  

While we introduce changes, other things will stay the same

• Tournaments will be 1v1 with €10 prize pool.
  
• 7 best tournament results will count towards the leaderboard.
  
• The top 16 players from the leaderboard will qualify for the monthly tournament hosted on October 28th (start time TBD).
  

How to join a tournament?

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.


How to follow Polysseum?

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

* We reserve the right to change the October tournament format and rules.

Player kicking/skipping will be re-enabled in a few days, after we can verify everything works as intended.

General:

• Improved user experience flow with instant tournament
  
• Updated Unity purchasing package, hopefully to help fix purchasing issues
  
• Updated About page and credits screen
  
• Performance improvement when sending out Explorers
  
• Performance improvement for city connections, hopefully reducing loading lag
  

Bugfixes:

• Fixed games broken by our recent server issues
  
• Infinite growth bug fixed
  
• Player sorting in win screen adjusted
  
• Resigned players now show as bots
  

We have come across some very unique bags from the Quetzali artisans. These are vintage items that can rarely be found on the Square, and they've been made specially for us humans to enjoy! You probably couldn't fit an ostrich in them, but don't worry, there's plenty of room for corn. :)

Only a limited number of these exist, so hurry to get yours at http://shop.midjiwan.com.

We are thrilled to unveil the upcoming changes to Polysseum this September, bringing more competitions, enticing prizes, and a more defined path to the top.

The Polysseum will operate across four seasons yearly - Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Every season will culminate with the season finals. Now, how do you reach this pinnacle? Here's the scoop: we're rolling out eight weekly tournaments, a total of 24 monthly tournaments. Your seven best results throughout the month will contribute to your standing on the monthly leaderboard, granting you a shot at the top 16 positions and entering the monthly tournament (details can be found in the image below).



Weekly tournaments

• 8 tournaments a week - Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. 24 tournaments per month.
  
• Up to 16 players per tournament.
  
• 1v1 Single elimination, finals Bo3.
  
• Live games, Might, small map.
  
• Tribe of the month.
  
• Prize pool per tournament - €10.
  

Monthly Leaderboard
Players will be automatically placed on the leaderboard once they participate in the tournament.

Monthly tournaments

• Last Saturday of the month.
  
• 16 players.
  
• Live games, Might, small map.
  
• Prize pool - €200.
  
• Bracket format TBA.
  

How to join a tournament?

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 the tournaments you like.
   

Don’t forget to confirm your participation 15 minutes before the tournament start.

How to follow Polysseum?

• Follow us on Twitter
• Join our Discord
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel

We never say no to a party, and neither should you!
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