Polismos news & patch notes

I'm happy to announce that the first major update for Polismos is finally up :) Highlighted changes

• Warehouse: store goods for later use!
• Monopteros: small & cheap recreation building
• Delay demands: give yourself some more time
• Evening mode: for maximum coziness :)
• Lots of balancing to make the game more forgiving, flexible, and fun

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44822894/bccfd33990bf0fcbd217d056574879d3973a11b1.png Warehouses dedicated to wood and stone in the city center can speed up construction significantly Special thanks to all those active in the Community Hub, your bug reports and feedback has had a huge impact on this update. Now, without further ado, here is the full changelog for 1.1 ... Additions

• Building: Warehouse
• Building: Monopteros
• Decorative item: Stele
• Lighting mode: Evening
• Ability to postpone demand deadlines
• More demand variety
• More event variety
• Expanded tutorialization

Balancing

• Max simultaneous construction request 5 -> 7
• Highest game speed increased by 10%
• Demands appear less frequently
• Opinion can increase over time with trade partners
• Marble max trade frequency per year 6 -> 8
• Other cities attack later and less frequently

Error fixing

• Improved collision detection for buildings
• Requests from ignored buildings no longer appear in shortage list or in the goods panel list
• Fixed a rare bug which caused armies to not arrive
• Fixed a bug which caused the season visuals to go out of sync
• "Paused" and "Ignore" text no longer incorrectly shows in building panel
• No longer possible to ally invalid cities due to alliance-panel staying open
• Demand to break free can no longer happen when player is currently breaking free
• Horizon now visable in "day" lighting mode
• Fixed a bug which could cause returning army to briefly float in the air
• The number indicating offered goods not shown in building panel now appears correctly
• Spelling corrections

Other

• Volume and frequency reduction of coughing sounds
• Improved demand appearing sound
• Visual changes to the winery building
• Added mouse-over to see additional offered goods in the building panel
• Added another encyclopedia entry
• Other minor UI improvements

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A (very) small patch to fix a bug... Errors

• Fixed a bug that could cause save files to not load

As usual, huge thanks to those that take the time to report bugs! :)

A small patch to fix a big bug... Errors

• Fixed a bug which could happen in larger cities. This bug could result in walkers freezing in place, time stopping (not moving to next month), and save files not loading.

Please note that loading save files where the "time stopping" issue happened may cause some weird behaviour (like the season visuals not being correct etc.), but all other saves files should be fine. Huge thanks to those that take their time to report bugs!

A (very) small patch to address bugs... Errors

• Family happiness now changes correctly when revoking unpopular policies
• Towers shoot arrows from the right position even if they have been moved
• The loading screen should now display correctly at game start

If you find any bugs, please let me know! :)

A small patch to address bugs and balancing issues... Errors

• Archer and hoplite numbers are no longer flipped in the mouse-over details
• Innovation completetion estimation is now more accurate
• Moving a building no longer opens the construction panel
• The encyclopedia now shows correct trait info for martial families
• Buildings now maintain rotation when being moved, even if they've been moved before
• Grain aligns properly to ground when loading in
• Right-clicking to close panels is now be more reliable

Balancing

• Families will now get unhappy if their home hasn't finished construction after a year
• Hoplite attack increased to 9 (from 8)
• Tributaries are much more likely to accept requests from the player
• Steam achievement "Trade hub" requirement lowered to 12 (from 20)

Other

• Visual improvement to grain
• Weaver now has sand ground
• Pottery kiln now has sand ground and smoke
• Can now right-click to exit military mode

A small patch to address bugs and balancing issues... Errors

• Fixed a bug that could cause crashes or failure to load files for very large cities
• Fixed a bug that caused the family panel list to "jump" back-and-forth each day
• Fixed a bug which caused attack point indicators to stay on after bribing
• Fixed a bug where allied troops got the benefit of the "Enhanced training" policy
• Corrected some spelling & grammatical errors

Balancing

• Other cities are now less aggressive in general
• Cities with military strength 1 will never attack
• Extra authority gain from legitimacy now happens at 60/80 legit, instead of 70/90
• Demands for expensive buildings now take available public funds into consideration
• The happiness effect of "Extort" now lasts 3 years, instead of 2

Visuals

• Fishing boat movement has been improved
• Grape farm improvements (construction models and ground texture for lv 2)

If you encounter any bugs, or have ideas for how the game can be improved - please let me know! :)

Hello everyone! After many months of waiting Polismos is now finally available! Get ready to lead your polis to greatness in ancient Greece! Polismos is launching with a 10% discount - grab your copy today! :) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2745040/Polismos/ If you're in the mood for even more city-building goodness then be sure to check out the delightful Polismos + Synergy bundle - available for limited time only! If you have any feedback you'd like to share or questions you'd like to ask - head over to Polismos' Community Hub! Huge thanks to all those that have been supporting me through this long journey! :D {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44822894/4e04298529c9935b9a1b2b52c1ceb87127150a53.jpg

Greetings Archons! Today we'll look into one of the most important aspects of your city; it's inhabitants! In Polismos you will interact with families rather than individual citizens, and each family has a trait which defines them. These traits affect how they react to your policies, how fast new innovations can be researched, how much military power you will have, and much more. Having a city made up of mostly intellectual families will make you blaze through innovations, while having lots of martial families will make you much stronger militarily, for example. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44822894/d3854c365a9cb25c649a68dd73640a1c26d7f5ef.pngLast names weren't really a thing in ancient Greece, so a first name is used instead, representing the head of the family. Families also have an approval value which represents how well they think you're leading the city. If enough families disapprove of your rule they might just kick you out! So how do you maintain high approval? Well, while there are many ways the most reliable one is to make sure they are happy. Family happiness is mainly a result of their access to goods and services that you have promised to provide for them - That's right, in Polismos you choose what goods your people will consume. Initially you only need one, but as the city grows bigger you will have promise many more. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44822894/a65a8b24f55755ebfeb51e8b80c47a477b17cfde.gif Promising the right goods for your people is essential. Your families can live in two types of buildings: townhouses and farms. Townhouses need to be built next to other urban buildings, and will supply labour to the city. Farms on the other hand will provide grain, olives, or grapes, depending on their type, and need to be built where there is potential for the corresponding resource. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44822894/3cc27718f2a443f3fa56871e2bebc5d2593d75fb.gif Family homes can grow larger as the game progresses. Managing family happiness varies a bit between farms and townhouses. Farms do not consume goods related to what they produce (an olive farm will never request olives or olive oil for example), making them easier to please that way. Families in townhouses do not have this benefit, but can become happier (or unhappier) from nearby buildings - who wouldn't want to live next to a gymnasion or prytaneion, am I right? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44822894/b1a1643822d52226449c187d377b1c6603d28576.pngBeautiful buildings are great at increasing family happiness. That's it for this dev diary, thanks for taking the time to read it! Please note that the game is still in development and thus subject to change. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2745040

Greetings Archons! Welcome to the first dev diary for Polismos! Today we’ll start by looking into how location will affect your city in the game. The political landscape of the ancient Greek world was complex, made up of countless cities and towns, many of which formed their own political unit - the "Polis" (city-state). The game tries to capture some of this complexity with a world map centered around the Aegean sea containing over 150 playable historical cities. If that isn't enough you can also found your polis in a custom location of your own choosing. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44822894/afba8c11b185aa0d9c10963445c4f55d79c23842.pngA view of the world map, with the island of Crete in the foreground When you've decided on a place to call home, the other cities will be controlled by the computer. You can interact with them and they can interact with you, offering goods to trade and diplomatic actions. For all the old school city-builder fans out there: think of "Zeus" or the other classic Impressions titles. It's not just your neighbours you need to keep in mind however – your location also determines access to resources. Flat coastline will have plenty of fish and grain, but might lack enough stone. On the other hand, mountainous regions will be rich in stone, but will probably need trade partners to get enough grain. Let's take a look at the famous polis of Sparta and it's location. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44822894/d08bb6bbd30389c107e63bc93d52d1da4ee9f45d.pngA bird eye's view of the Spartan map in "build-mode", resources are shown (red areas indicate where the land is too steep to build on) Sparta has both flat land, hills, and mountains in its map - making it quite resource-rich. It notably has access to copper, which can be made into bronze, an essential ingredient in weapon production (but why would peaceful Sparta ever need weapons? Hmm...) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44822894/99f27f4a0e3b9151813df9cd010fbd9b3f00d994.gif The map has its challenges too - it lacks sea access which rules out any fish production and makes it harder to trade (more on that in a later dev diary). It also lacks some resources, like marble for example. That's it for this dev diary, thanks for taking the time to read it! Please note that the game is still in development and thus subject to change. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2745040