Askherserenity
Member
I know what you mean. There's a surprising lack of feedback or something. I had that same "lost" feeling even though I know what I'm doing.
It just doesn't feel as tight as Civ 5 to me. Still having fun though.
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Civilization: Beyond Earth |OT| - The Future of Mankind
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I know what you mean. There's a surprising lack of feedback or something. I had that same "lost" feeling even though I know what I'm doing.
It just doesn't feel as tight as Civ 5 to me. Still having fun though.
vpance
Member
Civ IV was pretty much Soren Johnson's doing, so I'm not surprised what happened after he left. He's working on a new game at his own company now though.
LurkerPrime
Member
Intheflorsh
Banned
I beat my first game with the contact victory and somehow managed not to get in a single fight with anyone in the game (aliens included). Mercury difficulty seems way too easy to be "normal", I always had a tougher time with the regular difficulty in Civ V.
just played a multiplayer game
Purity > Harmony (ranged units can be upgraded with +1 range, also hover tanks and terraforming rules)
spies are really good now, stealing technology is a lot easier and faster
we lost the game when an ai built the flower, then I destroyed the flower, only for the ai to rebuild it in the fog of war and ending the game one turn before I discovered it (the countdown doesn't reset after rebuilding, which I didn't know) - quite an anitclimactic ending
Purity > Harmony (ranged units can be upgraded with +1 range, also hover tanks and terraforming rules)
spies are really good now, stealing technology is a lot easier and faster
we lost the game when an ai built the flower, then I destroyed the flower, only for the ai to rebuild it in the fog of war and ending the game one turn before I discovered it (the countdown doesn't reset after rebuilding, which I didn't know) - quite an anitclimactic ending
CoconutTank
Member
Wait hmmm. IIRC one of the unique Purity units is a LEV Tank that has 2 range and levitates. So Purity can get 3 ranged flying units? Am I reading that right? (Flying in the sense that they can move over all terrain with no movement penalties, not sure how sight works for levitating units.)
If so that sounds pretty cool, will definitely want to play around with that when I get home
Wait hmmm. IIRC one of the unique Purity units is a LEV Tank that has 2 range and levitates. So Purity can get 3 ranged flying units? Am I reading that right? (Flying in the sense that they can move over all terrain with no movement penalties, not sure how sight works for levitating units.)
If so that sounds pretty cool, will definitely want to play around with that when I get home
http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civbe_overview.html
Devastator (Siege Level 4)
Move: 2; Strength: 14; Ranged Strength:;Range: 2
Requires: Purity level 14
Abilities: Anti-Orbital Strike, Must Set Up to Range Attack, May Not Melee Attack, +60% vs. Cities, all terrain costs 1 Movement (Levitates over land and sea terrain)
Upgrade Perk: Attack over terrain obstacles, OR +1 Range when unit has not moved
Warden (Purity Ranged Infantry Level 4)
Movement: 2; Strength: 18; Ranged Strength: 66; Range: 2
Requires: Physics, Purity level 12
Upgrade Perk: Attack over terrain obstacles, OR +1 Range when unit has not moved
LEV Destroyer
Move: 2; Strength: 50 (70); Ranged Strength: 84 (112); Range: 2; Cost: 380 production; Requires Resource: 7 Floatstone
Requires: Tactical LEV, Purity level 12
True LEV Destroyer (Purity 18): +20 Strength, +28 Ranged Strength, +30% when attacking, 10 HP splash damage to enemy units next to target; Perk: +1 Range when unit has full health, OR +15 HP splash damage to enemy units next to target
Evolved LEV Destroyer (Purity 16, Harmony 5): ?
Prime LEV Destroyer (Purity 16, Supremacy 5): ?
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Amplitude has been making some great games I admit, but Civ 5 is still better than anything from Amplitude yet IMHO. One of Amplitude's biggest negatives is the combat in their games, they really need to work on that aspect. A lot. Until they fix that they can not surpass Firaxis for me.
They have done well though, I agree.
Oh and Civ 5 with both expansions is a better Civ game than Civ IV. I've finally had to admit that to myself. And it wasn't easy...
CoconutTank
Member
Ah, thanks Violet_0
the LEV Destroyer upgrades seem to be an interesting choice, either being able to siege outposts better or cleaning up masses of units faster.What's your videocard?
cpp_is_king
Member
It's because you have a 120Hz or higher monitor. They've already acknowledged its a bug and are working on a fix.
Trying to live in harmony with the aliens but they have their damn nest next to explorer sites and great settling spots! It's time to train some millitary I think
Same. And the asshole still came in my city and killed my worker
Poodlestrike
Banned
Just killed my second Siege Worm; feeling like a god. I'm doing it with a handicap, though, since they're the only aliens that have wandered anywhere near my cities
Still. Feels good.
Still. Feels good.
Fragamemnon
Member
I really encourage people who have some issues with the flavor of the game to give a playthrough towards the middle and the end. In Civ5, everyone starts out different and eventually becomes the same. In BE, everyone starts out the same and gets different near the end of the game.
Then I am in luck, as it works for me at 119 Hz with a 680 an the latest driver.
I don't think this game is very good. The three different factions was a good idea but I don't think it was executed very well. The way you build up points in the affinity being tied to such huge advantages is really unsatisfying to play. Getting arbitrary points is more important than what the techs themselves actually do. I have no need of this tech that doesn't play into my strategy at all but I can get a bunch of affinity points out of for only 6 turns of research then of course I will get that. The tech web would be a better system without those barriers.
The UI is a massive clusterfuck on pretty much every level. The hex based gameplay with one unit per tile is still just as bad an idea as it was in Civ 5. It doesn't create interesting combat because you still just pile the biggest amount of numbers you can into the other guy. The world is completely bland and lifeless. It looks like the civlopedia has a bunch of interesting lore in it but none of that is found in the main game itself. The tech quotes are boring rather than funny / insightful / classical stuff from past games.
With only 8 leaders you would think they would have been able to put a lot of effort into making them come alive but they are just as lifeless as everyone in civ 5. You could drop any of the civ 5 leaders in here and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. The leaders have just a few generic canned responses and not all of them are even voice acted. Diplomacy is completely useless and just as bad as civ 5. I had a leader offer me a deal I tried to make a counter offer. They refused so I went back to accept the their own original offer and they said it was an unfair offer and they wouldn't accept. The alien's are hardly ever a threat and don't try to put any real effort on you either. There is a lot more I could list.
The UI is a massive clusterfuck on pretty much every level. The hex based gameplay with one unit per tile is still just as bad an idea as it was in Civ 5. It doesn't create interesting combat because you still just pile the biggest amount of numbers you can into the other guy. The world is completely bland and lifeless. It looks like the civlopedia has a bunch of interesting lore in it but none of that is found in the main game itself. The tech quotes are boring rather than funny / insightful / classical stuff from past games.
With only 8 leaders you would think they would have been able to put a lot of effort into making them come alive but they are just as lifeless as everyone in civ 5. You could drop any of the civ 5 leaders in here and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. The leaders have just a few generic canned responses and not all of them are even voice acted. Diplomacy is completely useless and just as bad as civ 5. I had a leader offer me a deal I tried to make a counter offer. They refused so I went back to accept the their own original offer and they said it was an unfair offer and they wouldn't accept. The alien's are hardly ever a threat and don't try to put any real effort on you either. There is a lot more I could list.
Absolutely agree. Also love that they change the portraits of the AI based on their Affinity.
Click the icon for production / science / whatever directly under that.
Ah ok. Derp. Too clever and streamlined for my tired brain. Thanks! XD
PoweredBySoy
Banned
Yes.
I don't think AI Civ's really fit in this game to begin with. Seems odd with the theme, and only serves to make it feel even more like Civ V with a terrain skin. I would have much preferred if you pick your civilization and then solo planet fall and try to survive on your own. There could be other factions I guess, but make them all alien, and tougher, and they don't spam cities or have 'culture'. Not sure how that would work with multiplayer, but who plays Civ for multiplayer? ;-)
NinjamicWZ
Banned
Is there no way to play in windowed mode, or am I just not seeing it?
Hit the plus sign to the left of the icons on the bottom right and click Economic Overview.
Uncheck "Fullscreen".
Pathetic
Video Options >> Uncheck 'Fullscreen' under Anti-Aliasing.
I'm trying to work out a Transcendence win, but it just feels so slow. I got a Contact win on my first go, seems like a really easy win condition.
SuperLurker
Member
Anyone figure out a way to play the game on dual monitors with the game fullscreen on 1 monitor and have the second monitor not black out? I tried fullscreen with the game and the second monitor becomes completely unresponsive. I also tried a borderless window mod and it makes all the hotspots for the menus off center.
Pretty sure Firaxis optimized this game for 17 inch CRT's.
Are you running latest drivers? I only have a GTX 670 and I'm running the game at 1920x1080 119hz at Ultra settings, no problems.
Full screen?
Yes
NinjamicWZ
Banned
wtf, how did I not see this last night? the first thing i did was go to my video settings
Don't have that option with a 144hz monitor.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
Same. And the asshole still came in my city and killed my worker
all the intel I needed
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Am I an idiot? How do I set up a trade route?