

Instead of fending off anemic barbarian tribes, you're sharing turf with minor armies of natives. It's the early game, where they're just distant dots on the map, that is as close as Beyond Earth gets to riveting. still culture.ĭepending how you play, of course, the other factions matter less than the aliens. Other key variables just swap names: gold is now "energy," happiness is now "health," and culture is.

Most of *Civilization V'*s initial shortcomings (like its abysmal A.I.) were finessed in its expansions, and Beyond Earth picks up a few of their better improvements, including trade routes and espionage.
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Mod support: Robust mod support allows you to customize and extend your game experience.Developer Firaxis tilled interstellar ground once before with Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri in 1996, a riff on Civilization II that picked up where that game ended: Reach for the stars, colonize a hostile planet, integrate (or exploit) the indigenous lifeforms and fool with metaphysical gobbledygook like "sentient econometrics," "transcendent thought" and "the singularity" distilled down to abilities and modifiers that helped sculpt your passive-aggressive tromp toward victory.īeyond Earth plays the same cards, but flaunts *Civilization V'*s DNA, which means bigger cities, slower build queues (to mitigate sprawl, since units can't stack) and maneuvering across hexes instead of orthogonal grids.Multiplayer: Up to 8 players can compete for dominance of a new alien world.Unit Customization: Unlock different upgrades through the tech web and customize your units to reflect your play style.Orbital Layer: Build and deploy advanced military, economic and scientific satellites that provide strategic offensive, defensive and support capabilities from orbit.The technology web is organized around three broad themes, each with a distinct victory condition.
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Assemble your spacecraft, cargo & colonists through a series of choices that directly seed the starting conditions when arriving at the new planet. Seed the Adventure: Establish your cultural identity by choosing one of eight different expedition sponsors, each with its own leader and unique gameplay benefits.From your choice of sponsor and the make-up of your colony, to the ultimate path you choose for your civilization, every decision opens up new possibilities. As you embark on your journey you must make critical decisions. Explore and colonize an alien planet, research new technologies, amass mighty armies, build incredible Wonders and shape the face of your new world. As the human race struggles to recover, the re-developed nations focus their resources on deep space travel to chart a new beginning for mankind.Īs part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, you will write the next chapter for humanity as you lead your people into a new frontier and create a new civilization in space. Set in the future, global events have destabilized the world leading to a collapse of modern society, a new world order and an uncertain future for humanity. About This Game Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award-winning Civilization series.
