Civilization: Beyond Earth

[The Domer]

I know there are a lot of fans on these forums of the Civilization games, so I thought I'd share with you my excitement and the just released trailer for the next game in the series

GameInformer reveal article

[NerevarineKing]

I'm super excited for this game! I'm really glad they're doing something different!

[YoullNeverWalkAlone]

Thanks for sharing! Great news

[Overcharged]

looking forward to this

[MateoTheBold!]

Yeah definitely getting Alpha Centauri vibes from this. Looking forward to some of the games coming out this fall!

[Boss Llama]

A good new Civilization game would be quite welcome. V was very disappointing in my opinion, going to the hex-based wargame system of tiles instead of the square grid that had worked for every other game they ever made. Hopefully they'll go back to their roots! I'm excited for another space/future setting one, like AC was. Though they say it won't be just ACII (which is good), AC had some excellent traits I'd love to see again! I'm eager to see some gameplay videos, which it seems should be coming soon if this is slated for fall. I did a quick check on Youtube, but didn't see any yet.

[The Domer]

A good new Civilization game would be quite welcome. V was very disappointing in my opinion, going to the hex-based wargame system of tiles instead of the square grid that had worked for every other game they ever made. Hopefully they'll go back to their roots! I'm excited for another space/future setting one, like AC was. Though they say it won't be just ACII (which is good), AC had some excellent traits I'd love to see again! I'm eager to see some gameplay videos, which it seems should be coming soon if this is slated for fall. I did a quick check on Youtube, but didn't see any yet.

I don't think you'll be in luck regarding your square desires. The few screenshots that have been released strongly suggest a continued use of hexagons.

[NerevarineKing]

I seems hexagons have become standard for 4X games recently. Civ 4 is still my favorite Civ game of all time, maybe even my favorite 4X.

[Cpt._Keyes]

[NerevarineKing]

I'm gonna bump this topic considering the game is now out. What do you guys think?

[The Domer]

I have it preloaded, but I probably can't play til Sunday. I've been watching some LPs on the youtubes and it looks pretty fun. I'm sure I'll get a ton out of it now, but given how much civ5 improved over its lifetime with patches and expansions, I know BE will only get better from here.

[MasterChef]

I shall find out sometime tonight.

[MateoTheBold!]

I'm gonna bump this topic considering the game is now out. What do you guys think?

Demo out on steam per the devs twitter.

[Sparky06]

Haven't gotten very far into a game yet, but... There are aliens everywhere.
How am I supposed to live in harmony with the aliens if they want to eat me?

Also, the new tech tree is interesting, being more like a web and less like a path.

[NerevarineKing]

Haven't gotten very far into a game yet, but... There are aliens everywhere.
How am I supposed to live in harmony with the aliens if they want to eat me?

Also, the new tech tree is interesting, being more like a web and less like a path.

I'm doing an ARC harmony game and I landed next to 3 nests and several aliens. Getting the upgrade where aliens can't attack your trade routes was great. I believe I got this from a quest that I received when I built my first ultrasonic fence.