Doesn't work. Playing around with the ini neither.
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Civilization: Beyond Earth |OT| - The Future of Mankind
- Thread starter Fragamemnon
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Doesn't work. Playing around with the ini neither.
My game shipped from Amazon today (I ordered a physical version as I had an Amazon promo voucher, which can't be used on downloads). It should be with me tomorrow 
I'm having it shipped to work, so I can just TeamViewer to my home PC, put the code into Steam and it'll be installed by the time I get home.
I'm having it shipped to work, so I can just TeamViewer to my home PC, put the code into Steam and it'll be installed by the time I get home.Tried but no dice. Oh well was worth a shot. Fortunately it should be a quick fix.
Conkerkid11
Member
Right off the bat, my only resolution options aren't even in 16:9.
I didn't ever think we'd need Durante for a Firaxis game.
Edit: I see this is an issue for everyone.
I didn't ever think we'd need Durante for a Firaxis game.
Edit: I see this is an issue for everyone.
exmachina64
Banned
Okay, here goes nothing with TunnelBear.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
How is this remotely similar to Battlefield Hardline?
DarkLegion
Member
Tried it with tunnelbear and steam was running so slooooow, so I gave up.
Sevenfold
Member
Try changing a setting. Every time I start the game it feels like 30fps but if I change an AA setting (up or down so I just flick between 4x and 8x I can't tell diff) accept et voila it's silky smooth.
exmachina64
Banned
TunnelBear's fine. It's unlocked, but there's a patch around 108.8MB that immediately installs.
Takes a while to write to disk, at least on a 7200RPM hard drive.
I'm just waiting for the patch to finish. I knew it worked when the weekend deals popped up in yen.
Hum? That's not really what I'm complaining about. Without vsync the game renders thousand of frames per second in the main menu for me. Resulting in close to 100% load. That stuff can kill cards very fast and actually did when Blizzard made the same mistake with SC2. Having another dev making the same "mistake" in 2014 is both hilarious and sad.
Sevenfold
Member
My bad. Fwiw I'm not having the same issue. Nvidia or AMD?
AMD and one with the 120hz problems.
I wish the miasma was easier to spot. Put my explorer unit into it multiple times already on accident lol
So as far as my resolution problem goes... I unchecked fullscreen option then rebooted the game. Upon reboot I had a 1920 x 1080 option but only if I wasn't in fullscreen mode. It's not great as I hate the border but it'll do for now.
So as far as my resolution problem goes... I unchecked fullscreen option then rebooted the game. Upon reboot I had a 1920 x 1080 option but only if I wasn't in fullscreen mode. It's not great as I hate the border but it'll do for now.
Sevenfold
Member
That sucks. I know there are new Nvidia drivers out for BE. Dunno about AMD. Gaming Evolved right?
Unlocked, watched the intro (god, what a great intro), tried the 1080p 59fps with ultra settings and 2xMSAA and it was working perfectly as advised (I have a 780). I don't have time to play with the options more or even play the game, but later tonight I will try the DSR resolutions.
Fragamemnon
Member
Haven't had any tech problems so far, haven't tried the DSR resolutions yet though.
First impressions-early turns seem more dense than Civ 5. One thing that really pops out at you quick is how strong early tile yields are now-with orbitals and the large numbers of specials, it's clear to me that population and working developed tiles is going to be paramount, so keep those workers going!
It's also seemingly viable to have an energy-based economy for workers and some settlers if you go the Industry route. Standardized Architecture + rush bought settlers is damn nice.
First impressions-early turns seem more dense than Civ 5. One thing that really pops out at you quick is how strong early tile yields are now-with orbitals and the large numbers of specials, it's clear to me that population and working developed tiles is going to be paramount, so keep those workers going!
It's also seemingly viable to have an energy-based economy for workers and some settlers if you go the Industry route. Standardized Architecture + rush bought settlers is damn nice.
Playing on a Samsung 1080p tv. Was having the weirdest issue where soon as I started the game I'd get an error on the TV saying Mode Not Supported, change resolution of external device.
If I disable full screen in the INI, start the game then enable fullscreen I can change it to 1920x1080 just fine but I have to do that every time I want to start the game.
If I disable full screen in the INI, start the game then enable fullscreen I can change it to 1920x1080 just fine but I have to do that every time I want to start the game.
DarkLegion
Member
I reconnected, and everything went a lot faster than before, downloaded the patch in less than a minute. However, I started playing and time did go by quickly.
The game is fun but a lot to take in at the beginning. I'm still new to the whole Civ stuff so I gotta look stuff up.
Wish I knew what I was doing wrong with VPN, I've done it before but this time it won't work. I logged out of Steam, connected to a Japan server with FlyVPN, connected to Steam, tried to load BE (which for some reason the Play button says "Pre-Load" even though its been pre-loaded) but Steam says the content is still encrypted. Tried an AUS server which didn't work either. Think I'm boned, FlyVPN won't me log in anymore for the day.
exmachina64
Banned
Have you tried TunnelBear?
Just a couple of hours in, but I'm already loving the game. Glad to see they didn't go the "accessible" way with it, especially with the tech web.
Can't wait for the mod tools so I can create a Stargate: Atlantis one.
Can't wait for the mod tools so I can create a Stargate: Atlantis one.
Japan didn't work for me either. Try Indonesia.
I'll try that next, right now I'm about to try Spotflux
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Struggling with this as well, tried Japan and Austrailia (sup JaseC) and it just tells me content is still encrypted. Is there a specific mode traffic should be set to? Mine's set to automatic.
EDIT: Tunnelbear also does not work for me. I am connected to the proxy and everything, my IP shows up as foreign but once I start steam up the program insists on keeping the content locked.
Just played the first 85 turns.
Soooo different but familiar to Civ V. Feel that the UI is worse, gives off a rushed and cheap impression. Yet everything else is pure Civ goodness. The Tech Web is immense, really throws you in the deep end, will take a few games to sort out which 'direction' to go in.
Soooo different but familiar to Civ V. Feel that the UI is worse, gives off a rushed and cheap impression. Yet everything else is pure Civ goodness. The Tech Web is immense, really throws you in the deep end, will take a few games to sort out which 'direction' to go in.
Huevos de Oro
Member
Preloading now.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Ah ha, solved my problem! Steam had been activated on my phone thanks to some wishlist notification. Once I turned that off and logged back into Steam on my desktop, the game unlocked!
No go on TunnelBear. I think it has something to do with my "Play" button actually being a "Pre-Load Game" button, even though its pre-loaded (and I've tried deleting and redownloading). No option to verify game cache, either.
Oh shit, need to try this once I'm done downloading this damn game for the 3rd time. I bet that's my problem, too.
edit:
My phone being logged in was the problem. Thanks Cheesecake!
Thug Waffle
Member
i gotta wait til 11pm to pwn some space noobs
LurkerPrime
Member
There's an in-game tutorial that allows you to start however you want, helmed by the appropriately-named ADVISR. In-game tutorials should be present for pretty much everything, plus a series-standard Civilopedia will allow you to look up info whenever you need to.
I recall Civ5 handling stuff in a similar fashion.
exmachina64
Banned
All the haters were wrong. Two hundred turns in and this is definitely the successor to Civ 5 and AC. A fantastic game all-around.
ANd it's in the options too.
flashburn2012
Member
I've played about 150 turns so far, and I'm kind of disappointed. It's very much just Civ 5 but with an "alien" skin on it. I was definitely hoping of more of an Alpha Centauri feel (especially since they said it was a spiritual successor to AC).
Miasma is really annoying so far (I'm trying to get the tech to make it beneficial), as are the ass tons of aliens.
Maybe I'm mis-remembering things, but I thought when they announced the game they said that you would only be interacting with alien life forms and no other human civilizations? Thematically speaking it's just stupid that a ton of different nationalities are all landing on the same planet at basically the same time.
Miasma is really annoying so far (I'm trying to get the tech to make it beneficial), as are the ass tons of aliens.
Maybe I'm mis-remembering things, but I thought when they announced the game they said that you would only be interacting with alien life forms and no other human civilizations? Thematically speaking it's just stupid that a ton of different nationalities are all landing on the same planet at basically the same time.
TriniTrin
war of titties grampa
I thought it was something like TONS of colonies are being sent out by different companies and you are goin to a planet that other companies are also trying to colonize for earth. I could be wrong.
Civ V did the learn as you play route and also had specific tutorials for basic actions. What is done here is actaully quite nice as you just dive in and ADVISR pops up and you can customise the level of advice to your experience and what you want tips about. Still I did like the tutorial in IV walked through by Sid himself.
flashburn2012
Member
Maybe, but they are all clearly nationalities, not corporations. I would just think that there would be more cooperation if we were to colonize a planet, not everyone lands and then war ensues. Seems kind of stupid.
Well, a corporation doesn't exist in the void, of course their people have nationalities. They were born on earth, even with travelling to space the roots not immediately vanish. Is it so bad for you, that not everyone speaks the same american english?
look at this god damned pinko commie
