Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Episode 40 - Battle of the Gods is out!



"Battle of the Gods" finally out! I was a bit taken aback how much anticipation there has been, but the wait is over.

Now, on God Island, you can enter the battle arena. All you have to do is earn at least four god idols and set them on the four pedestals to open the temple. Drop a pygmy into the temple to enter the game.

Here you have a chance to go up against every episode's god; there are forty so far. In the battle, both sides get four idols that have certain attributes and powers. Choose the right idols at each turn to win the battle. It plays like a two-tiered rock-paper-scissors, and each idol has a chance of damaging the opponent's health.

At each turn, both sides picks an idol which has two attributes, Realm and Attack Type.




Realm:

There are 5 Realms: Oceanus, Aeris, Animus, Infernus and Pax. If you win the realm, you will activate the idol's special power. Each Realm's idol has a special power which might include protecting you, damaging the opponent, inhibiting the opponent's powers, or some other helpful ability. Then, the attack happens.

Attack Type:

There are 3 Attack Types: Strong, Fast and Counter. If you win the attack type, your pygmy makes the successful attack that will inflict damage upon the opponent. But the special powers can affect the amount of damage, so this doesn't always mean you're the most successful in this turn. Choosing the right idol will make a lot of difference.

Dave describes the update in his "State of the Island" on Touch Arcade.







If this sounds complicated, just begin the game with any four idols, but make sure there is one Strong, one Fast and one Counter idol in the four. This way you can play the game while pretty much choosing at random. The first few levels are fairly easy and it's only later battles that require some strategy!

Thanks, guys, and enjoy!



Also included in this update is the Mafia Pack. Change the island statue into a pygmy with cement shoes, the igloo into a casino, the doodler into Scarface and more! It's an offer you can't refuse at 99 cents.

Finally, the awesome "Battle of the Gods" poster at the top was created by the fantastic Josh Ellingson! Check out his site!

93 comments:

  1. It won't let me download the update... /:

    TakenXXDeadly

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  2. Anyone else notice that the developer cheats weren't taken out?

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  3. Fun! no online tho..... trying to get the new idol

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  4. @anon: I saw that. It made my game crash when I tried to click on of them.
    Awesome update, by the way!

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  5. IT WON'T UPDATE!!!! I tried to update it on my iPod and the bar filled up but then the old icon showed back up and the app didn't update! More info here (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArXJHu3IlzCe508db7BY0Q7ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20110810145815AACahxW) HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!

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  6. @JustMe It crashes to apply the new settings. If you pressed "all idols lvl 20", the game crashes, and the next time you run it all the idols are level 20 xD

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  7. IT'S SOOOOOOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!

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  8. I am a bit confused by the apparent storyline:

    So, you are able to battle the in game gods. (who appear as pygmies all of a sudden,) Both you and the enemy god are using the idols of other gods while the latter has no special connection to his own idol. You can even use his own idol against him.

    So, how does this make sense?

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  9. @Anonymous: :O lol Bolt, you guys need to check that out, there are dirty cheaters out there xP

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  10. I have no problem with updating, but in the exciting i just push the other "?" and then in the dev tools the lvl20, after the crash all my stat went to lvl20 :(
    How sad...

    // with a reset and without level cap, it will be an awesome GC multiplayer game! Keep it updated!

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  11. Hey can any one help me complete the ep. 40 idol??

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  12. Too my earlier post "IT WON'T UPDATE" never mind on that, it just download correctly on my 20th try.

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  13. Hey did anyone else catch that the god Annal, and Deva, are Dave and Allan, except that Allan is spelled Alann? Oh, and fleshman, the same thing happened to me too! Except that you can reset your levels ... I am never touching another ? again!

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  14. im first on the leaderboard so excited im a level 79 to cant wait for online

    -Slayer1490

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  15. I'm disappointed it just crashes the moment I try to open it

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  16. Diz is so epic all my idols ( including da new 1) r level 20

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  17. Oh nd if u did it don't tell any1

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  18. Awesome App! Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    But as someone mentioned before, an online version would be pretty cool to (if that is feasible.

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  19. When will this update come out for the Android version (including the others because it's waaaay behind the iPod version - we have only double rainbow...)?

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  20. where do you find the level 20 button?

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  21. Is it me or... There's lots of drawbacks happening around the pocket god game and the comics,how weird,but I really don't mean this in a bad way actually...I just hope Dave and Allan are fixing on it :D

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  22. Keep up the good work Mr. Dave and Alan!!! :D
    FunkyCat

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  23. It is a bit bad the new update when I tried to do one of the episode things I used a hint and it was blank and thing needs to be updated
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->

    -UglyNINJA

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  24. And I bought the shark skinpack last update now I have to buy it again and I still have robot shark I'm confused???

    -UglyNINJA

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  25. Does any of you guys know what the ''ClearSkinPacks'' button in the cheats menu does?

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  26. that "?" inside the "'?" menu shouldn't be there...don't you think so?

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  27. yeah i agree its sort of cheating by doing the all lvl 20 button or the other ones

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  28. Hey guus sth strange happened to my pygmies,there where all pygmies at the island,then i playied battle of gods with ooga then i finish the game,i killed nooby,then i played other time the game and goed out,i add a pygmie and nooby turned in ooga!

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  29. how do you unlock the 40th god idol?


    -Birdman132

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  30. What is everyone's lucky four idols? (The idols that you mostly use / focus on leveling up in battle of the gods).
    My lucky four are:
    God of hand,
    Abyss God,
    Annal,
    Piranha God.

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  31. mine are:
    kitten god
    ice monster god
    tiger god
    zombie god

    if you open up the menu under the ? icon there is another ?. it opens a page full of cheats. i haven't tried any because I'm afraid it will mess up the game.

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  32. This is awesome but I accidentally used the cheats. :-(

    PnP

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  33. Hay guys Thers another one and It saysand I quote" ver 1.40.1"!!!!
    Many it's a glitch I donot know but I do not know what itis sooo I will
    Inform you later if I find something new ok...



    OK

    PnP

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  34. Amazing and worth the wait. Bolt Creative you have shown the app store the ultamite update. Two ideas for episode 41: Pygmies can go to the moon and have fun in zero gravity and ect ect, or you can add a rotisserie to Dino Island so Pygmies themselves can roast there fish and maybe add marshmallows so you can roast marshmallows insead of catching fish but be able to toggle fishing or marshmallows

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  35. My gods are:
    Story book
    Demon god
    God of lightning
    Tiger god

    I used them whole battle and no change and demon god comes in handy for last level haha -UglyNINJA

    -UglyNINJA

    -UglyNINJA

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  36. Woops I did copy and paste accidentally on my iPod

    -UglyNINJA

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  37. My four gods are
    Abyss God
    Volcano god
    Gravity god
    God of thunder

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  38. That's what I use! The only reason I use them and not my ultimate team (Kitten God
    Annal, God of life, Demon God, Monkey God)Is because they are the only ones who have the special animations!( the ones where they have glowing hands)

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  39. My gods are:
    God Of Hand
    Fish God
    Censor Bar
    Hammer

    Good selection!
    Don't you think?

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  40. mine r
    monkey
    fish
    name tag
    and dragon

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  41. I know what the ver 1.40.1 is all it douse is take away the cheat marc


    Aaaaaaah!!!!

    PnP

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  42. I have a feeling all of you downloaded the pocket god game and the comics,tell me is it safe to download them?

    Cause like I don't like anything bad to happen to my app and how did any of you know the continuation of a tale of a two pygmies part 2 and 3?

    Cause I need answers a information...Care to share? :)

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  43. I forgot to put "and" on a on my last sentence(a) :P

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  44. Wats the ver 1.40.1 do??

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  45. My four gods are:
    Deva
    Annal
    Demon God
    Giant Gorilla God

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  46. I want to know what ep.41 is going to be? Maybe global multiplayer on battle of the gods so that the levels get higher and the battles get better!

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  47. Please give us Universal version for the iPad it looks awful with the zoom option... :-( please Mr. Dave and Alan please!!!
    Even though I purchased both (Uranus universal app) this app is so cool to play over the iPad come on make my day!

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  48. Can anyone please tell me how'd you guys know the whole story about pocket god comics please :)
    I want to know whether it's proven that one of you were able to get the next issues, please oh please :D

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  49. they are making it universal in the fall

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  50. i got the update yesterday i just beat the octopus god

    -uglyduck713

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  51. my four epic gods are-
    kitten god
    turtle god
    demon god
    owl god

    -uglyduck713

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  52. Universal what's a universal? :/

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  53. can't anyone please tell me what's a universal and how did you know :/

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  54. I beat every god in less than 2 hours on the day it came out

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  55. Almost all my idols are lvl 20

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  56. No please don't make te on-line update or at least make a button like online on/online off because i won't spend money for the internet connection...

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  57. some noob cheated on the leader board and hes a level 1000000021 check your self

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  58. it takes all the fun of it

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  59. does anyone know what tie you opponent in knots means? im trying to get deva. anyone notice allan and dave have their idol annal and deva

    -uglyduck713

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  60. tie your opponent in knots means inflict tie damage via hammer or laser shark


    ps call me xman949

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  61. You know who I want to tie in knots? The snobby kid in 1988 who said games without joysticks are not true games!!! Pocket God is a friggin' video game! We are true GAMERS!!

    http://thepixelnews.blogspot.com/2011/08/gamer-snob-makes-bad-decision.html

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  62. please me stats idols is 20 all,and no return to 0 please parched new!!!

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  63. HOW DO YOU USE THE CHEATS HOW DO YOU ACTIVATE THEM HOW TO GET TO THE CHEATS PAGE I DONT SEE THE ? THING and this game is AWESOME

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  64. the ? isn't there in version 1.40.1



    xman949

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  65. Could somebody please tell me how to use the cheats? I don't have the 1.40.1 yet.

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  66. How do you get the episode 40 idol?

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  67. how to acess cheats in pocket god version 1.40

    1 open menu

    2 look underneath the help icon there will be another ?. click it.

    3 a page of cheats will open. click the one you want to use.

    4 game crashes. tap the PG icon again and wait for the game to load.

    5 when the game reopens, your cheat will be in effect!

    I recommend using whatever cheats you want to use, then downloading 1.40.1, to make sure you can download future updates.

    xman949

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  68. Can anyone please respond to my comment?
    And I know I've been repeating this question all over again can anyone please respond to me :O

    Question:Did anyone got a chance to get the issues part 7 and 8 of A tale of a two pygmys yet?

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  69. I still luv the game of course but more excited about the comics though :)

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  70. we all wanted Global multiplayer and higher stats in Battle of the gods so that Pocket God would be #1 in the App store! Please give us this! We were all hoping for multiplayer around the world in battle of the gods! If you do this I wont post any comments like this for a long time! So please give us some Global multiplayer! We all hope your dreams come true Allan!

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  71. Oh! and PS: When I tried to make a story on the 1.40 version, I found an unreleased island calles space island you accidently posted so be aware of that!

    - TheMushroomCap

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  72. Sorry! I meant to say: called *laughs*

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  73. So, I have found a near unstoppable team in the battle arena.
    1. Annal
    2. Demon idol
    3. Ice Moster idol
    4. Piranha Idol.

    All you do is use annal and activate all the idols,
    And if your maxed (lvl.20) you hit a 2000. :)
    -Locked 0n

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  74. My team of annal, deva, demon god, and monkey god at lvl 14 can beat deva level in on move as long as the opponent starts with deva idol. This works because annal beats devas type activating the other idols when the effects happen demon god's about 580 damage is multiplied by about 230% killing deva instantly.

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  75. Demon
    Volcano
    Doodle
    T-Rex
    Yeah, unstoppable
    Pocket god is in top 25 and 2 in entertainment.

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  76. Hey guys, when is Journey to uranus coming to android devices?

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  77. what is that of I'm Rubber you are glue

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  78. I'm rubber and you're glue means reflect damage via turtle god


    xman949

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  79. Yay! 22 in app store! As long as pocket god is in top 25 you should get a customize thing free and if it stays like that for a year, you get to keep it permanently!

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  80. what does it mean when it says "knock em' of level"?

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  81. "get em' off level"?

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  82. My gods are
    Fire god
    Owl god
    Ice monster
    God of life

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  83. Can we get an update as to how ngmoco are getting on with the Android port? Their last bugfix update was a while ago, but it did say a big update was coming

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  84. Guys if you are playing multiplayer don't quit of you are playing against a higher level player. That is one of the main reasons why peoples apps are crashing because people are sore loosers. Y exiting in the middle of the match. In order to level up fight against computer gods and you gain more exp by fighting high level idols. I use the globe globe god to level the idols up faster. I am looking forward to challenging you all to a battle. My idols are level 20 so bring it. I'm trying to play fair okay. There is no such thing as cheating except looking at your opponents idols. My GC nickname is PeetsMcGeets.

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  85. wish this would be released for android devices.

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  86. all of the gods in the temple are locked for me and i cant battle any of them i have all of the idols except for episode 40 and i dont know how to unlock them. how?

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  87. it works and all...
    the only thing is that its suuuuuuper slow!!!!
    i've got a lot of lagg when i battle a god...

    what to do? help!!

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  88. both sides get four idols that have certain attributes and powers. Choose the right idols at each turn to win the battle.

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