For the first time, Rising Tide lets you colonize the seas. There's a sense of otherworldliness here that earlier Civilizations don't contain.Īlthough there are still five paths to victory, both peaceful and otherwise, the methods of reaching them have changed. This is a world of exo suits, plasma weapons, and sterile, bulbous architecture. The chariots and compound bows of human history are absent. Now Playing: Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide - Video ReviewĪs in Beyond Earth, Rising Tide puts you in the throne-or council chamber, depending on the leader you choose to be-as you guide your civilization to victory on alien planets in the distant future. Frigid worlds have cooled in their great age, their surfaces covered with icy oceans and frozen tundra.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's Primordial worlds are rife in volcanic activity and the chaotic landscape of a world still forming. New Biomes: Two new world types have been added.By investing in multiple Affinities, rather than specializing in just one, players can unlock special hybrid Affinity units and upgrades. New Hybrid Units: Affinities are competing visions for the future of humanity.New Artifact System: Collect and combine powerful relics to unlock new perks, unit upgrades, and buildings for your faction on the new world.New Sponsors: Four new factions have been added to the game including Al Falah, nomad explorers descended from wealthy and resilient Middle Eastern states that possess a rich cultural and commercial heritage.
New, Enhanced Diplomatic Options: Shape the diplomatic landscape by using political capital to upgrade your traits, change diplomatic relationships, and leverage the benefits of your allies’ traits. 
These dynamic sets of Traits also provide benefits and add to the new Diplomacy system, governed by the new Fear and Respect attributes.
Dynamic Leader Traits: Players and AI Leaders alike unlock new Traits through gameplay and activate different combinations to respond to the changing world. The ocean provides a fully replayable map, new gameplay mechanics and strategic possibilities for players to reign supreme on their new world. Alien beasts with unique abilities inhabit the water and challenge the player in new ways. Colonize the Ocean: Build floating settlements and access natural resources hidden beneath the seas of the alien planet. *Note: This content requires the base game Sid Meier’s Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ in order to play. Rising Tide extends Beyond Earth to new frontiers on the planet’s surface and beneath its seas, adding even more choices and diplomatic options as you continue to build “just one more turn” toward a new vision for the future of humanity. Now, many decades after their first landfall on a new planet, the proud survivors of the first expeditions beyond Earth look up to see the skies darkened by a new breed of pioneers.īeyond Earth extended the Civilization franchise from its historical setting into the possible futures of science fiction. These newcomers were grounded not in the idealism of their predecessors, but on opportunism, resilience, ruthlessness, and above all a commitment to their own survival. From this tumultuous time, four new factions arose. Those left behind fell into a violent struggle over the quickly-diminishing resources on their barren home world. Beyond Earth extended the Civilization franchise from its historical setting into the possible futures of science fiction.Īfter the first wave of great colony ships departed Earth, the jubilation of humanity was short-lived.
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