Polytopia - Common Beginner Mistakes (And How to Fix Them!)

Hey what's going on everybody, it is GullYY here. Today, I will be showing you some common mistakes that new Polytopia players make, and what you can do to fix them. Fixing these mistakes is essential to improving your Polytopia skills. I hope you enjoy!

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Video Name: Polytopia - Common Beginner Mistakes (And How to Fix Them!)

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[GullYYGamer]

Hey guys! I made a follow-up video where I delve into even more common beginner mistakes I see new Polytopia players make! I recommend giving that one a watch after viewing this one!

[berdskable]

I think another common mistake is to capture new city before learning a new technology. This is better done in the opposite order, since city capture increases technology costs

[ngchorhong]

Another tip is to hold down on the enemy that you are about to attack.
Two numbers will appear above the attacker(you) and the defender(enemy's troop).
Those numbers of course mean how much damage each of them takes after you hit them and they retaliate. If you see a skull and dripping sweat that means your attack defeats them or you get defeated after attacking. Generally, dont attack defenders close range until the final hit.
Also, just an add on. I believe if you pick the recover option for any troop that is within any of your city borders, they heal for 4 but only heal for 2 outside the city borders.

[orcaguy]

i think this is pretty accurate. I started playing battle of polytopia around 7-10 months ago and i think ive had some of the mistakes here when i first started. keep up the good work GullYY

[masterboy]

I played polytopia since it was called super tribes. Anyone who remember? This list is pretty good and covers much common beginner mistakes. One point I have to say is, it's sometimes bad to spend to much stars on Techs in the early game on medium and big maps. Over spending could hinder the expansion and the leveling of new cities.

[macncheesejayden]

I DID NOT KNOW YOU COULD HOLD THE END TURN BUTTON TO SEE WHAT TROOPS STILL HAVEN’T MOVED, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT INFO!

[sinistervox]

Sometimes players may want to get border growth as soon as possible and overlook uncaptured villages nearby. Border growthing near a village may steal its natural land and resources, giving the new city a smaller border and fewer resources than it should. I think this lines up with leveling up cities in the right order but it also encourages border growthing cities in the center of your territory to avoid this mistake.

[stevenschiro]

Maybe not so much a beginner tip, but don't discount healing and the "free" heal after you kill 3 enemies. Very often you can stretch your units much farther if you plan correctly

[klara]

ayyy im glad you’re uploading again! I binge watched all your videos when I found your channel a couple months ago lol :D keep up the good work!

[epikdoge]

This is why I like this guy! He’s one of the few YouTubers who plays with their fans (often) I had fun playing with him. (Even tho I got completely destroyed)

[miliba]

Chopping forests excessively can also backfire. I usually keep forests around and only chop them if I necessarily need extra stars. If you're playing Bardur, Hoodrick or any tribe with lots of trees, lumber huts will bring you far. Lastly, forests act as speed bump for enemy units

[hiddesytsema]

Ive ben playing this game for 5years now and ive learned from my mistakes (and from gullYY when i asked him for help) but when i just started playing I thought knights where OP because of their chain attack ability. Me and my friends just spammed them and the person with the best economy would win. This is a mistake I see a lot of new players make so my tip would be: knights arent OP so stop spamming them. Theyre easily countered by swordsmen and if your opponent knows you have knight he wont put his units next to each other which also renders them useless.

[MochiyaRandom]

I think the fourth point ( City Wall ) is kinda debated, as in Water World map, the Shield and Swordman would get a lot defense. You would need three battleships to just kill a single of them, and thus it is pretty useful when you're facing against naval superiority ( Enemy dominates the water ). Also not to mention a boat can't deal a damage to a full-health Shield with a city wall.

This is just an opinion of mine who played a lot in the Water World map. Feel free to commentates my opinion, and I might reply too.

[spiritbirdgaming]

I think you need to address troup interactions. IE attacking and getting countered. It may be difficult for new players to understand

[MrKobus-rzqy]

here's a common mistake: expanding your city's border when there is a unclaimed village nearby

[raimondsvalts]

great video! i already send this to one of my friends who is a beginner, this will help her a lot.
only i think one more common mistake beginners make is attacking an enemy unit as soon as they see it regardless if they can finish killing that unit at the same turn(this is mostly common mistake early game) it is better to not attack the enemy unit and let them attack you so you can kill that unit next turn.
Also a common mistake beginners make is ignoring the defence bonus stats on mountains and in forests( if enemy has them)

[kevgaming]

Hey it's my favorite polytopia Youtuber! Keep it up man!

[ArrowALT]

I had no idea other people actually played this game! I have been playing mostly offline since around the time illyrion or however you actually type it was added. This is really cool!

[manghariz]

This is so accurate and so good.
I have been playing polytopia for like half a decade or so, but never I heard anyone concisely bringing out beginner mistakes and lay it out like this video. Hopefully these tips can improve my gameplay which even though I can be called a veteran of this game, I dont really improve that much since I first played this years ago.
Kudos Gully 👍

[prinfectorum]

I just downloaded Polytopia a couple of weeks ago, I used to have a while back but never got into it. This time I've really gotten into it and am pretty good at early game but I get a little stressed out in mid game. I searched for videos on it and you're channel is basically the only one covering I appreciate the hell out of the commitment and effort you put into these videos, they are incredibly helpful.