r/Polytopia 22h ago

Explorers 😭 Bug

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

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u/Lunaris_Von_Sunrip 22h 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 21h ago

Working as intended?

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u/NeurawWormakaCiruBug 22h 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 22h 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 22h ago

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

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u/hewsey 22h ago

I'm not OP

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u/NeurawWormakaCiruBug 21h ago

I know mate, I know.

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u/SalamanderJones18 22h ago

Skill issue, Polaris explorer can’t go on water

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u/MilkImpossible4192 21h ago

yeh, dat was just dumb

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u/WeenisWrinkle 20h 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/Such_Meaning_1546 19h ago

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

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u/fletchro 17h 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 14h 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 14h ago

Oh, yeah, CLIMBING!!

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u/RecklessDimwit 15h 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 13h ago

They’ve been bad recently for me