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Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth [Online Game Code]

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Pre-purchase Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth and receive the Exoplanets Map Pack for free.

The Exoplanets Map Pack includes six custom maps inspired by real-world exoplanets. Specialized scripts produce randomized geographic layouts each time a new game begins, allowing for even more replayability on new alien worlds.

  • Kepler 186f: This lush forest planet is one of the oldest known Earth-like planets.
  • Rigil Khantoris Bb: Orbiting the closest star to the solar system, the historical records of this arid continental planet’s settlement are well-preserved.
  • Tau Ceti d: This planet of seas and archipelagos features a booming biodiversity and a wealth of resources.
  • Mu Arae f: Tidally locked in orbit around a weak star, the southern hemisphere of this planet is a blistering desert where the sun never sets, while the northern hemisphere is perpetually in frozen darkness.
  • 82 Eridani e: An alien world of scarce water and wracked by tectonic forces.
  • Eta Vulpeculae b: A mysterious new discovery with unknown terrain.

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award-winning Civilization series. 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. 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.

As 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. Explore and colonize an alien planet, research new technologies, amass mighty armies, build incredible Wonders and shape the face of your new world. As you embark on your journey you must make critical decisions. 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.

Key Features:

  • Seed the Adventure: Establish your national identity, choosing one of eight different factions, each with its own unique gameplay benefits. Craft your expedition by assembling your spacecraft, cargo & colonists through a series of choices that directly seed the starting conditions when arriving at the new planet. A new quest system guides you as you begin your journey.
  • Colonize an Alien World: Explore the dangers and benefits of a new planet filled with alien terrain, resources, and hostile life forms unlike those of Earth. Build outposts, establish trade routes and develop flourishing cities to create prosperity for your people.
  • Technology Web: To reflect progress forward into an uncertain future, technology advancement occurs through a series of nonlinear choices that affect the development of mankind.
  • Orbital Layer: Build and deploy advanced military, economic and scientific units that provide strategic offensive, defensive and support capabilities from orbit.
  • Unit Customization: Unlock different upgrades through the tech web and customize your units to reflect your play style.
  • Contend with Rivals: Wage war, form diplomatic alliances, and engage in espionage in your path to victory against other factions, each with its own leader and different gameplay style.
  • Multiplayer: Up to 8 players can compete for dominance of a new alien world.
  • Mod support: Robust mod support allows you to customize and extend your game experience.


Minimum System Requirements:
  • Supported OS: Windows Vista SP2/7
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 256 MB ATI HD3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Hard Drive: 8 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
  • Additional Notes: Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.
Recommended System Requirements:
  • OS: Windows Vista SP2 / 7
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD HD5000 series or better (or ATI R9 series for Mantle support), nVidia GT400 series or better, or Intel IvyBridge or better integrated graphics
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Hard Drive: 8 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card

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© 1991-2014 Take-Two Interactive Software and its subsidiaries. Developed by Firaxis Games. Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Civ, Civilization, 2K, Firaxis Games, Take-Two Interactive Software and their respective logos are all trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. The ratings icon is a trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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Minimum System Requirements:

  • Supported OS: Windows Vista SP2/7
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 256 MB ATI HD3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Hard Drive: 8 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
  • Additional Notes: Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.

Recommended System Requirements:

  • OS: Windows Vista SP2 / 7
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD HD5000 series or better (or ATI R9 series for Mantle support), nVidia GT400 series or better, or Intel IvyBridge or better integrated graphics
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Hard Drive: 8 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card

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Gods of Life 89
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Game Yet.
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2014
Platform For Display: PC DownloadEdition: StandardVerified Purchase
Ok i know this game has gotten bad reviews I am glad i ignored them and got it any way. This game is better than alpha centauri.

1st. I hear people complain about Aliens attack them and are aggressive. The Aliens treat you how you treat them. If you go attacking them they will start attacking you. Also if you get to close to a nest they will attack you. There are little bug camps set up which are not combat units. These camp if in your land can have a cage build around them for culture points. Do not do this but leave them alone they are the combat units babies. They will destroy the cage if you build one. If you have this little bugs in your land expect Aliens to wonder through your city. They will not attack you if you can re frame from attacking them. They check up on their babies from time to time. Just give them room and block them with a unit if the go to far. You will get in a battle now and then with the Aliens because some one always makes a wrong move, retreat after wards and they will leave you alone again. If you see Aliens moving towards you pull back they don't want you there.

You don't build units in this game, you have one of 3 choice of upgrades for about 5 upgrades per one unit. They are based on affinity points. I find the game is easiest with the harmony affinity. This makes your people adapt to the Alien world. you also get very powerful Alien human Units later on in the game. The game really centers around the Aliens. You can do things the old earth way and some AI player will want you to do this, but the idea is the next evolution as humans. I have lost the game because the Aliens kicked the human race off the planet.

so those are the secrets of the game, its all about the Aliens, you can be friends and guest on the planet or you can try to make a new earth, an up hill battle you will likely lose.The Alien AI is Amazing, the peoples AI it is pretty much the same as the others games.

I am glad i bought this game and think it is the best one yet. If you new to Sid's series it will be hard to understand at first but there is an AI computer adviser which you can set the level to new be and it will teach you everything. If you have been waiting for another Alpha Centauri you will love this game. If you like getting into the game you will love this, I think of the Aliens like pets even go to war for them.

Best game yet.

update: I set the game to a victory i could control. I played 270 turns so far, I also have 4 computer teammates i set up with 11 players total, easy, yes that was the point so i could see all the game. 1st correction there are much more than 5 unit types I think I am up to 12 with more to go.

You can set this game up so many ways with teams with out, more computer players or less, this is a life game i will play until i can run it any longer on computer. You can change it up so many ways there is no reason to ever get bored.

Now I am just plain shocked at all the negative reviews, maybe its not for young kids, it takes strategy but isn't that what the game is? If you have trouble go to advance set up and add a couple teammates.

They could have done something really cool with this game which is be able to join with the Aliens and fight the humans who want to rape the planet, but first contact ends the game. You can turn that off as I did, but my teammates decided i needed protecting and marched across the world slaughtering Aliens. At this point i don't think i have had one battle with the Aliens. I can handle them coming right up to my cities, they don't attack, they are just checking me out, and I swear some of the Aliens started protecting my colony pods. I could not protect them from my teammates which is another thing they could have done. I am commander i should be able to tell my team hey leave the aliens alone. Few things that could make this game better, maybe in the expansion?

This is why I love sid's games. Once again great game.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Launch day issues...UPDATED with first impression/review.
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2014
Platform For Display: PC DownloadEdition: StandardVerified Purchase
UPDATED: 10/27
Typical issues rampant on launch day PC games now a days.

High resolution support is STILL(10/27)bugged for some(ie: 1920x1080) 2K/Firaxis are aware(https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/525444246372114432)of the bug as this is not intended, but still, how does something like a pretty standard resolution like 1920x1080 end up missing from the launch build, and not a single tester caught it???
Looks like garbage on low resolution(s), so I'll update how I feel about Civ:BE after they patch/update it.

It's stuff like this that slowly drains my patience with the state of the gaming industry, and it's not isolated to PC games either, it's industry wide. QA has taken a back seat, at our expense.

EDIT: A "work-around" for the lack of Fullscreen 1080 support is: run in windowed mode, however this isn't borderless windowed mode, it's crappy windowed mode, but for now it's better than low res.

UPDATE: After an hour or so of playing:

Gameplay: Nearly identical to Civilization games before it, but has an amazing number of choices that shape your Civilization, that put Civ5 to shame. Unlike Civ5, Beyond Earth really makes you work for what you accomplish, you cannot simply make blind choices, or send out scouts/explorers without significant risk.

So far, I've been trying to learn about the Alien species on the planet I chose, rather than being combative, and I'm finding it to be quite challenging, as some species rattle your nerves in their size and potential threat. I have taken precautions though by placing Marine's along trade routes and my colonies.

Diplomacy seems to have gotten a major overhaul, other Civs are no longer unreasonable jerks like they were in Civ5, that's not to say that some personalities other Civs have are as cooperative, but it's a major improvement in my opinion.

Controls: Very similar to Civ5, though some options are either missing, bugged, or non-functional in the windowed mode all users seeking a 1080 resolution have to deal with until the patch is released. For example, edge scrolling seems to be missing or non-functional in windowed mode(even with the mouse cursor bound to the game).

Presentation: Very slick interface, plenty of onscreen info to keep you informed and able.

The Civs/Advisor/Sponsor etc, do not have any info other than perks ie: +1 food from desert tiles. At least there is little to no info/bio available at the moment, as it could be yet another bug.

The Virtues and Research tree/web is wonderful, and is very clear in explaining what you will get out of your choices.

Audio: As always, Firaxis has outdone themselves with another fantastic soundtrack, the music fits the sci-fi elements of the game and changes depending on situations you find yourself in.

Sound effects are much better than previous Civ titles, not just in quality, but also in the creativity the sound designers put into creating unique effects that despite having similarities to sci-fi media we love, still feels original to this experience.

Graphics/Performance: Art design as seen in trailers/gameplay/interviews, really pops, and continues to amaze me. The artists really outdid themselves with Beyond Earth. The tiles are much more alive in appearance than previous Civ games, not just visually but audibly as well.

The textures are all top notch, and the character/structure/environment models look beautiful even when zoomed in.

My PC- AMD 8350 4.4ghz, 32GB DDR3, 780ti, runs flawlessly, no hiccups in fps, no stuttering. Installed on an SSD, the load times are great.

As I said above in my initial post, Beyond Earth has some bugs(mostly typical things we gamers have to deal with now on launch day(s)), Firaxis is aware, and are working on getting a patch to us ASAP. But until the patch I'd suggest you wait until the bugs are cleaned up, before purchasing Beyond Earth(unless you can overlook the bugs), but once it gets patched I'd suggest you pick this game up, especially if you're a CIV fan, or have been hoping for a modern Alpha Centauri experience.

UPDATE: The missing high resolution options in Fullscreen mode have still not received a hotfix/patch from Firaxis. Some users have reported using 3rd party programs to force the resolution they need, and some have used them to force a borderless windowed mode for 1920x1080.

Completed my first play-through, and as a result, I've taken my rating from 4 stars to 3 stars. I lost, but it didn't exactly explain how or why(apparently Firaxis/2K are aware of this as well, whether a bug or oversight idk).

The more I've played the more I've gotten irritated. Remember City-States from Civ 5? Remember how you could disable them? Well in Beyond Earth, they have "Stations", you cannot disable them, and they frequently get in your way, sometimes even setting up shop where you're literally about to start a new colony.

I also had an AI Civ make planetfall and start within 10 tiles from me...ON A MASSIVE PLANET, it's like the person that sits next to you in a theater that's practically empty.

There is also a "timed victory" condition you've no control over through the game's options, you have to go into .xml files to change this.

I advise anyone considering purchasing this "AAA" title to visit the Steam forums to get an idea of what's going on with Beyond Earth. Some people are nitpicky or let hype get the best of them, but a good amount of the complaints are valid, and the bugs are piling up. I really and genuinely felt that Firaxis learned from the Civ5 launch, I was wrong. This game will likely be worth purchasing after months of patching.
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