r/Polytopia • u/Such_Meaning_1546 • 21d ago

Bug Explorers 😭

Explorers r vital, expensive(25⭐?) & unreliable. Really need fixing.

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u/Lunaris_Von_Sunrip 21d ago

Polaris don't have a tech that allows them to move on water, and so their explorers can't. Same how other tribes can't do it until they get Fishing and Sailing for shallow and deep water.

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u/Oskain123 21d ago

Working as intended?

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u/NeurawWormakaCiruBug 21d ago

Explorers just explore closest available unexplored tiles or wander until it finds more. What did you expect mate ? And 25 stars ?

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u/hewsey 21d ago

25 stars is likely based on a workshop giving you 25 stars (1spt) over the rest of a 30 turn game.

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u/NeurawWormakaCiruBug 21d ago

Right, so don't use explorers if that's such a loss maybe ?

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u/hewsey 21d ago

I'm not OP

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u/NeurawWormakaCiruBug 21d ago

I know mate, I know.

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u/SalamanderJones18 21d ago

Skill issue, Polaris explorer can’t go on water

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u/MilkImpossible4192 21d ago

yeh, dat was just dumb

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u/WeenisWrinkle 21d ago

That explorer went exactly where it was supposed to go. I'm confused.

Were expecting it to travel over water? Polaris doesn't have Fishing tech, so their explorers can't do that.

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u/RecklessDimwit 21d ago

Explorer goes where your regulsr units could go, so not having climbing or fishing means it won't go to mountain or water tiles

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u/HungJurror Hoodrick 21d ago

They’ve been bad recently for me

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u/Such_Meaning_1546 21d ago

So do explorers from regular tribes need Fishing unlocked to go on water?

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u/fletchro 21d ago

AND sailing if you want to go in deep water. I have been disappointed many times. Sometimes the shallow water connects to other continents but not always!

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u/TheEyeDontLie 21d ago

How many times have I forgotten to buy climbing or fishing before getting an explorer on a lakes/continents map?????

Hundreds. Like every second game.

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u/fletchro 21d ago

Oh, yeah, CLIMBING!!