General Balance:
-Increase income for clearing forest to 2*
-Increase price of knight to 10*
-Lower price for burn forest
-Elyrion can no longer burn forest
-Improved map generator with distribution of resources closer tied to the tribe nature settings
-replaced giant reward in ruins with a veteran swordsman
-Replaced tech stealing when meeting a new tribe with star rewards based on that tribes score ( 3* per 1000 points rounded up, cap at 12* )
-Mountain defense bonus moved to climbing tech

Cymanti Balance:
-Increased defence reduction when poisoned
-Poison cures directly when healing unit once
-Removed movement penalty on fungus
-Remove boost effect when attacked and exploring ruins
-Centipedes segments can now be converted by mind benders
-Phychi get surprise ability that makes it avoid counter attacks
-Raychi price increased to 8*
-Hexapod price increased to 3*
-Algae no longer gives pop, instead it connects trade networks

New Features:
-ELO rating for multiplayer games
-Show win ration on friend info

UI Improvements:
-Soft keyboard no longer cover "add friend" popup
- Multitouch improved
- Game stats info screen reworked
- Tech tree is displayed with the same background as the game-world.
-Added zoom in tech tree.
- Enabling/Disabling all tribes in tribe-picker screen by long pressing
- Bunch of minor bug fixes.

Read more about this release on:
http://balance2.midjiwan.com/

The arrival of Quetzali diplomats is heralded by the blowing of horns, rattling of maracas, and the calls of a menagerie of birds! The Quetzali believe this awe-inspiring display will make diplomatic talks easier, but nothing can make up for the impending wave of their insufferable bird-related puns.

Hello Polytopians,

It's the Quetzali Tribe Moon, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the Quetzali, our favorite bird-loving diplomats!

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

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

-Zoythrus

"The lands of the Oumaji are home to the Onjimu Riders, an order of Shebron-back town criers who inform the townsfolk of the news through poetry! Now a crucial part of Oumaji culture, poetic delivery of the news has become a competitive sport, with rules, competitions, and even creative regional styles!"

Hello Polytopians,

A nice treat for you all, a second lore blurb about the Oumaji! Who knew the Oumaji were so cultured?

Just like before, we're still having discounts on all Oumaji merchandise at https://shop.midjiwan.com until August 30th!

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

-Zoythrus

The Oumaji refer to any large grouping of people as a "hamu", which can also be applied to anywhere people congregate. Town Hall? "Hamu". Battlefield? "Hamu". The entire Square? That's right, "Hamu". It was the Battle of the Limdor Dunes that decided the proper number of people for a hamu - at least 5.

Hello Polytopians,

It's the Oumaji Tribe Moon, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the Oumaji, our favorite Shebron-back marauders!

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

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

-Zoythrus

Atop the Icopo Reefs are where the Aquarion built their seaside settlements, which are cozily nestled between the cracks of bright pink coral islets. At home on the coast, the amphibious Aquarion prefer to live where they can see both the majesty of the clear skies and the beauty of the placid seas.

Hello Polytopians,

It's the Aquarion Tribe Week, a whole week dedicated to celebrating the Aquarion, our favorite trident-chucking marauders!

Not enough Aquarion in your life? We're having discounts on all Aquarion merchandise at https://shop.midjiwan.com for the whole week!

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

-Zoythrus

Zebasi architecture may seem simple, but is a perfect fit for the hot savanna climate. Inspired by the impressive mounds of Bolaza bugs, the ventilation in Zebasi structures was originally designed to keep the Royal Waongii Juice Storage cold for weeks, but now everyone can live in a naturally air-conditioned home!

Hello Polytopians,

It's the Zebasi Tribe Moon, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the Zebasi, our favorite animal-studying farmers!

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

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

-Zoythrus

Some of our community members have organized the first Polympics, a special event with 10 fun challenges to compete in! We encourage you to go check them out! Signups end on July 12th!

Go to https://polytopia.fun for more info!

-Zoythrus

Summer is finally here and we want to celebrate this with a SUPER DISCOUNT.

Someone might tell you that you should go outside, and if you do, that's fine but if you choose to stay inside you have a unique opportunity to get The Battle of Polytopia and DLCs at a 50% discount!

This discount applies for Polytopia stuff everywhere - on Steam, on mobile (Special Tribes & Luxidoor), and we have even have plenty of discounts on the cool merchandise in our webshop!

This promotion ends on July 8th so hurry up and tell your friends to go and get some Polytopia stuff now!

Download Polytopia
https://midjiwan.com/download.htmll

Did you know that Polytopians can sweat?!

Your enemies will shake in their boots now that you're aided by the new "Battle Preview" feature! Now you can gain a glimpse of the future before you attack! Just look for the sweat over enemies you can kill with the next attack, or the scary black and red rings under enemies that will kill you if you try to attack them.

You can also tap and hold on enemies (on Mobile devices) or simply hover over enemies (here on Steam) you can attack to get a more clear readout of how the battle will end up.

Now, go conquer your foes with this new information!

We've also got some other small changes, which you can see below! Please tell us what you think of this new Battle Preview and our other changes in the comments!

-Zoythrus


Changelog:

- Battle preview
- Award kills correctly when a unit explodes
- Mycelium no longer gives movement bonus
- Finish metropolis task when capturing high level city
- More likely to spawn further apart
- Sound updates
- Adjustments to Russian localization
- Dim background for better readability in menus
- Moved add friend button to top
- Fixed random tribe picking in online games

When you live in an archipelago, fish tend to be your primary food source. The Kickoo believe that the elaborate system of movements and rhythms of the mystical "Pelona Fish Ceremony" encourages schools of fish to enter their waters for easy harvesting.

Hello Polytopians,

It's the Kickoo Tribe Moon, a whole month dedicated to celebrating the Kickoo, our favorite sea-faring fishmongers!

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

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

-Zoythrus