My problem was that the game failed to detect my GPU. I had to go into NVidia control panel to set it manually. I have a dual integrated/dedicated setup though, so if you only have the one GPU it may not be a similar problem.
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Civilization: Beyond Earth |OT| - The Future of Mankind
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My problem was that the game failed to detect my GPU. I had to go into NVidia control panel to set it manually. I have a dual integrated/dedicated setup though, so if you only have the one GPU it may not be a similar problem.
PoweredBySoy
Banned
I'd agree that maybe they're trying a bit too hard to throw in lots of min-max choices, but the benefit to doing it on the fly, in game, is it allows you to react to map conditions.
One of my biggest complaints with Civ V is how it seems almost every civilization was tailored to specific map conditions, and if you didn't get that sort of map upon load you were kind of worthless. Then you feel like a jackass reloading the map until you get something that matches your civ.
I haven't tried multiplayer in BE, but as a Civ vet, I would strongly urge you to play at least an entire single player game before you go into multiplayer.
Multiplayer in Civ can be fun (especially if you play with people in the same room/house as you with beers and possibly fistfights over military backstabbings), but it's generally accepted to be kind of broken compared to the single player game.
I noticed that too. Extremely strange that they removed this.
yes of course, I'm not going to jump into competitive multiplayer until I know how to properly play the game, and probably not before I find a decent build/strategy.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I like how different Endless Legend's factions are, but I'm enjoying BE's overall mechanics much more. A lot of EL felt overly fiddly to me, and the battle system was pretty meh.
I feel like an actual CIV 6 would make more drastic changes. Civ:Beyond Earth is very much an expanded CIV 5 in terms of the base gameplay and systems. I really don't think the setting is a limiting factor at all.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Pretty much my thoughts. Ever try playing Egypt without serious Hammer availability from the word go? It's miserable. BE offers a lot more early-game flexibility.
Anyone have tips on how to not have things go to mostly shit once you go on the offensive?
I conquered 2 cities from a neighbor, but my health is now like -10, and hasn't shown any signs of improving.
How do I know when it is a good time to take someone over? And It feels weird to there being such a downside for wiping someone off the map.
I conquered 2 cities from a neighbor, but my health is now like -10, and hasn't shown any signs of improving.
How do I know when it is a good time to take someone over? And It feels weird to there being such a downside for wiping someone off the map.
Shift+G for Grid, shift+R for Resources and shift+Y for the Yields.
It should be stated that Civ V biased your starting location based on your Civ choice (so long as you didn't toggle it off). But yeah, I do welcome the change here, if not for anything other than it's different.
Pagusas
Elden Member
my feeling so far, from someone who has been with Civilization sense 2, and feels Alpha Centuri was the best game in the series:
1. This feels like Alpha Centuri lite. Lots of nastalga, but a lot of weird things that feel missing or done in a way that is more complicated. Like unit upgrades, they are nice but seem poorly implemented, where as alpha centuri you could literally built your own units.
2. I am very annoyed by how little "text" there is in the game. By this I mean it feels with each Civ they have racheted down the amount of information/details/explanation/faction bios/end game text, ext. Its come to a head in this game where I feel like you basically get a "congratulations you won" end game. What happen to those nice long end game explanations? Why cant they autogenerate a brief "history of your game" text. It doesnt need to be super complex, hell template it out somehow, but give us SOMETHING! A nice little firework to end your game on.
3. I really REALLY like the aliens, a great addition that instantly makes every turn feel like something is happening.
4. I hate Harmony, fucking bastards. I think I'll intentionally always destroy all aliens just to spite them.
1. This feels like Alpha Centuri lite. Lots of nastalga, but a lot of weird things that feel missing or done in a way that is more complicated. Like unit upgrades, they are nice but seem poorly implemented, where as alpha centuri you could literally built your own units.
2. I am very annoyed by how little "text" there is in the game. By this I mean it feels with each Civ they have racheted down the amount of information/details/explanation/faction bios/end game text, ext. Its come to a head in this game where I feel like you basically get a "congratulations you won" end game. What happen to those nice long end game explanations? Why cant they autogenerate a brief "history of your game" text. It doesnt need to be super complex, hell template it out somehow, but give us SOMETHING! A nice little firework to end your game on.
3. I really REALLY like the aliens, a great addition that instantly makes every turn feel like something is happening.
4. I hate Harmony, fucking bastards. I think I'll intentionally always destroy all aliens just to spite them.
Poodlestrike
Banned
2 options: 1, raze the cities, 2, start building +health stuff.
You should be pre-emptively juicing your health before you start taking over cities so that you don't go into the negatives.
sparky2112
Member
I think AC was Brian Reynold's vision. There's little chance that BE could have been a true successor.
Dismayed at the UI complaints. CiV seemed to be about perfect, imho.
Dismayed at the UI complaints. CiV seemed to be about perfect, imho.
I have been zooming out and using the "eye" symbol at the top left of the map, to toggle resources and other stats to make things easier now and then, but apparently they felt it didn't work to have the strat view in this game
marvelharvey
Member
I don't think people are complaining about the style of the UI, it's the usability/information that's the issue.
Example:
In CiV, when you finishing building something it tells you: what you just built, what you can build and food/hammers/science/gold/culture generated by the city.
In BE, when you finish building something, it tells you what you can build.
Quite a difference. Of course in BE, you can click on a city to get the same food/hammers/science/gold/culture information, but you have to do it each and every time.
I know, right? At my first try I tried to expand fast, but my explorer and settlers were eaten by aliens. Then my soldiers were eaten by aliens. And if I didn't close the game at that moment, they surely would've taken my jewbs too.
Demo is now up:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/65980/
Gonna check it out before I buy this thing.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/65980/
Gonna check it out before I buy this thing.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Been playing this most of the day.
It's just Civ V dipped into a sci-fi sauce, while they've made a lot of changes - none of them are deep enough to offer anything fundamentally different from Civ V, which is a shame and to be honest a wasted opportunity.
I remember the jump from Civ 3 > 4 and then 5 was pretty epic, and I felt a lot of the underlying code had been rewritten - especially the AI behaviours, but even after a few games of this I'm already recognizing the exact same quirks and traits the Civ V A.I displayed, to the extent where I feel I've already done a lot of this before already and just going through the motions again.
Oh well, at least I've got two options when I want to scratch my Civ itch now, but was hoping to find a successor rather than a re-skin.
It's just Civ V dipped into a sci-fi sauce, while they've made a lot of changes - none of them are deep enough to offer anything fundamentally different from Civ V, which is a shame and to be honest a wasted opportunity.
I remember the jump from Civ 3 > 4 and then 5 was pretty epic, and I felt a lot of the underlying code had been rewritten - especially the AI behaviours, but even after a few games of this I'm already recognizing the exact same quirks and traits the Civ V A.I displayed, to the extent where I feel I've already done a lot of this before already and just going through the motions again.
Oh well, at least I've got two options when I want to scratch my Civ itch now, but was hoping to find a successor rather than a re-skin.
I had to try a few times but it seems the Ultra setting has stuck now. Enjoying the game so far, though I wish there were different voices available for the ADVISR, this nobby toff is getting on my nerves.
I don't really mind the interface, was expecting it to stick out like a sore thumb considering the number of comments on here about it but personally I think it's fine, Civ games interfaces have always felt a bit makeshift and celotaped together.
The music is amazeballs, hope they have a OST.
The music is amazeballs, hope they have a OST.
Haha yea they take some getting used to, I lost a soldier to them already too by now
.Barbarians are cake compared to these guys
.LurkerPrime
Member
The OST is included with the game. Though, earlier in the thread, I think someone said it's not there yet for some reason.
Pagusas
Elden Member
yep not there for me either. The soundtrack folder doesnt exist.
first impressions;
-intro CG looked really good. If you told me this is Hans Zimmer I would have believed you...
-no touch support, noooooooo I have to sit. Is it coming later though?
-Spent the first hour just figuring out the UI, it's a mess. Civ5 was way more cleaner. The icons are just not very good still. They could use some colors too. AoW3 UI was very well done among recent 4x games, coming from there to here was bad. haven't touched civ5 for some time too.
Really digging the setting though, I've been waiting for this. Maybe they stick with it for an expack and add more flavor to it, couldn't care less about a civ6 right now.
-intro CG looked really good. If you told me this is Hans Zimmer I would have believed you...
-no touch support, noooooooo I have to sit. Is it coming later though?
-Spent the first hour just figuring out the UI, it's a mess. Civ5 was way more cleaner. The icons are just not very good still. They could use some colors too. AoW3 UI was very well done among recent 4x games, coming from there to here was bad. haven't touched civ5 for some time too.
Really digging the setting though, I've been waiting for this. Maybe they stick with it for an expack and add more flavor to it, couldn't care less about a civ6 right now.
PoweredBySoy
Banned
Ya. But shit, nothing like an early siege worm to make you restart.....
Prototype Viktor
Member
Blindly teching in the web doesn't work out so well but spying fixes most if not all mistakes
Poodlestrike
Banned
I tend give them a wide berth. Just hide in your city and don't attack anything until they go away on their own.
Check your PM's, I hope the code still works after the launch. I got this after their mistake of giving the Pre-Sequel instead of Beyond Earth.
In the Reddit AMA, they basically confirmed there will be expansions if the game sells well. I'm sure it will given how popular Civ 5 is.
Since Civ 3, the lead designer of the expansions has always directed the next mainline title. Ed Helms, who designed G&K and BNW, is almost certainly working on Civ 6 by now. I'd wager most of the Civ team has been working on Civ 6 since BNW, if Firaxis is aiming for a 2016 or 2017 release. Beyond Earth didn't require a big team since it used Civ 5's engine and core gameplay mechanics.
LurkerPrime
Member
GMG's VIP section probably still has CivBE for 25% off, if not there's probably a 20% off coupon floating around. GMG always has a deal.
Age of Wonders 3 is one of the most impressive releases of the year, 4X or not. Although I'm still waiting for my CivBE copy to be delivered, I suspect it will not change this ranking. Endless Legend's rough edges and some odd design decisions prevent it from reaching the same heights as the others - though the style and core concept alone make it worth playing. Basically, buy every 4X this year... starting with Age of Wonders 3, 'Tis a bountiful year.
Sorry, I don't understand this logic.
I mean, wouldn't the high sales of Civ5 increase CivBE's chances to do well? With the engine, style, and concept, CivBE is practically "What If? Civilization 5: Alien Earth"
"Unable to add voucher"
Thanks, anyways!
I'll keep looking. The Halloween code on GMG doesn't work for it, either (as expected).
Something that drives me crazy is when a civ asks you for something through diplomacy, and you can't look at the map.
In the beginning of the game, I have no idea where they are. Later in the game, I want to know exactly where there armies are and whatnot if they are asking for something like open borders.
Nope. I have to decide then and there what my answer is with zero information.
I think Civ5 had the same problem.
In the beginning of the game, I have no idea where they are. Later in the game, I want to know exactly where there armies are and whatnot if they are asking for something like open borders.
Nope. I have to decide then and there what my answer is with zero information.
I think Civ5 had the same problem.
Echelon079
Member
I have a couple steam keys for this if anyone is looking to pick it up. Shoot me a PM.
MrCompletely
Member
I'm at about turn 90 now, really enjoying it. I'm playing on Mercury, standard everything. There's a TON of hostile aliens around my capital. It's tough to explore, and by the time I get anywhere, rival civs are yelling at me for hunting in their area and for killing the wildlife.
I'm enjoying it a ton though, feels like I have to play really smart just to expand given all the hostility.
I feel like I'm just guessing my way through the tech tree, I imagine once I play it a few times I'll have a better sense of direction in the tech web and be more efficient in the early game.
I'm enjoying it a ton though, feels like I have to play really smart just to expand given all the hostility.
I feel like I'm just guessing my way through the tech tree, I imagine once I play it a few times I'll have a better sense of direction in the tech web and be more efficient in the early game.
Thanks for the tip on the VIP section! I can definitely bite on this at 25% off.
WhirlwindMonk
Banned
If you wait two days, you can get it at Best Buy and get GCU for $30. That'll give you 20% off new games for two years, including Civ BE. Yeah, it's not saving you money up front, but you only need to spend $150 on new games over the course of two years to come out even.
never negotiate with terrorists
Thug Waffle
Member
Why do we still live in a world where the trade dialogue screen shuts out all your important statistics (currency, health, resources, etc.) so you can't tell if the 3 energy Suzannah wants is chump change or 50% of your income?
timetokill
Banned
holy shit aliens are setting in this game. I like it. but damn those siege worms, they are brutal.
this is the thing that bugs me the most
Thanks, but Best Buy is a bit far from me, and I tend to go digital-only these days.
Plus, I'm already downloading BE. 37.49 is perfectly fine, only a few bucks more than Endless Legend and cheaper than the new Age of Wonders.
Random thoughts:
I like giving the explorer other things to do. It encourages having more than one.
Miasma is something that COULD have been annoying, but it actually really encourages good positioning.
Leveling up your units is fun. Although it seems like i couldn't imagine anyone picking some of the other choices.
I like giving the explorer other things to do. It encourages having more than one.
Miasma is something that COULD have been annoying, but it actually really encourages good positioning.
Leveling up your units is fun. Although it seems like i couldn't imagine anyone picking some of the other choices.