Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ news & patch notes

Firaxis Anniversary Sale

May 1st represents a historic milestone for Firaxis Games: 30 years of crafting world-class strategy experiences. To mark three decades of excellence and the debut of a bold new studio identity, a special anniversary sale is now live on Steam.

This event is a tribute to the studio’s history, offering deep discounts on the iconic titles that have defined the genre for a generation. From Sid Meier’s Civilization VI to the XCOM Ultimate Collection, fans can get legendary titles at significant savings.

As Firaxis enters its next chapter, there has never been a better time to revisit the catalog that made them a powerhouse in gaming. Explore the legacy, master the tactics, and own a piece of strategy history.

Key titles included in the sale*:

Civilization III Complete Edition - 80%

Civilization IV Complete Edition - 80%

Civilization V Complete Edition - 75%

Civilization VI - 90%

Civilization VI Anthology Edition - 70%

Beyond Earth - 75%

Marvel’s Midnight Suns - 85%

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Legendary Edition - 80%

Xcom 2 Collection - 80%

Xcom Ultimate Collection 67%

Read more about the Firaxis Anniversary activities

*Discounts based on 2K’s SRP. Digital only. Offers end May 14th, 2026. Terms apply.

We’re excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Civilization franchise by announcing Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, the next entry in the award-winning turn-based strategy franchise. Be sure to follow the Steam Community group here and add the game to your Steam wishlist! http://store.steampowered.com/app/289070 Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, set to launch on PC on October 21, 2016, offers new ways to interact with your world, expand your empire across the map, advance your culture and compete against history’s greatest leaders to build a civilization that will truly stand the test of time. Your story begins later this year! Sid Meier’s Civilization VI includes:

• EXPANSIVE EMPIRES: See the marvels of your empire spread across the map like never before. Each city spans multiple tiles so you can custom build your cities to take full advantage of the local terrain.
• ACTIVE RESEARCH: Unlock boosts that speed your civilization’s progress through history. To advance more quickly, use your units to actively explore, develop your environment, and discover new cultures.
• DYNAMIC DIPLOMACY: Interactions with other civilizations change over the course of the game, from primitive first interactions where conflict is a fact of life, to late game alliances and negotiations.
• COMBINED ARMS: Expanding on the “one unit per tile” design, support units can now be embedded with other units, like anti-tank support with infantry, or a warrior with settlers. Similar units can also be combined to form powerful “Corps” units.
• ENHANCED MULTIPLAYER: In addition to traditional multiplayer modes, cooperate and compete with your friends in a wide variety of situations all designed to be easily completed in a single session.
• A CIV FOR ALL PLAYERS: Civilization VI provides veteran players new ways to build and tune their civilization for the greatest chance of success. New tutorial systems are designed to introduce new players to the underlying concepts of Civilization so they can easily get started on a path to victory.

Join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #OneMoreTurn, and be sure to follow the Civilization franchise on social media to keep up to date with the latest news and information on Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. http://twitter.com/civgame http://facebook.com/civ http://youtube.com/civilization

We’re excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Civilization franchise by announcing Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, the next entry in the award-winning turn-based strategy franchise. Be sure to follow the Steam Community group here and add the game to your Steam wishlist! http://store.steampowered.com/app/289070 Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, set to launch on PC on October 21, 2016, offers new ways to interact with your world, expand your empire across the map, advance your culture and compete against history’s greatest leaders to build a civilization that will truly stand the test of time. Your story begins later this year! Sid Meier’s Civilization VI includes:

• EXPANSIVE EMPIRES: See the marvels of your empire spread across the map like never before. Each city spans multiple tiles so you can custom build your cities to take full advantage of the local terrain.
• ACTIVE RESEARCH: Unlock boosts that speed your civilization’s progress through history. To advance more quickly, use your units to actively explore, develop your environment, and discover new cultures.
• DYNAMIC DIPLOMACY: Interactions with other civilizations change over the course of the game, from primitive first interactions where conflict is a fact of life, to late game alliances and negotiations.
• COMBINED ARMS: Expanding on the “one unit per tile” design, support units can now be embedded with other units, like anti-tank support with infantry, or a warrior with settlers. Similar units can also be combined to form powerful “Corps” units.
• ENHANCED MULTIPLAYER: In addition to traditional multiplayer modes, cooperate and compete with your friends in a wide variety of situations all designed to be easily completed in a single session.
• A CIV FOR ALL PLAYERS: Civilization VI provides veteran players new ways to build and tune their civilization for the greatest chance of success. New tutorial systems are designed to introduce new players to the underlying concepts of Civilization so they can easily get started on a path to victory.

Join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #OneMoreTurn, and be sure to follow the Civilization franchise on social media to keep up to date with the latest news and information on Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. http://twitter.com/civgame http://facebook.com/civ http://youtube.com/civilization

http://i.imgur.com/LiqZRYB.jpg There is a new update available for Rising Tide. This update introduces the Wonder War, allows for Domination-focused plundering of an opponent’s final city, adds additional information about Artifact rewards, expands the Black Market Covert Op, and makes additional bug fixes and UI improvements. And last but not least, we’ve updated the colors for Chungsu. The full patch notes are far too long to paste here, so please refer to the Civilization blog below for the full list of changes. ➜➜➜ http://2kgam.es/1lqgZKy http://twitter.com/civgame http://facebook.com/civ

http://i.imgur.com/LiqZRYB.jpg There is a new update available for Rising Tide. This update introduces the Wonder War, allows for Domination-focused plundering of an opponent’s final city, adds additional information about Artifact rewards, expands the Black Market Covert Op, and makes additional bug fixes and UI improvements. And last but not least, we’ve updated the colors for Chungsu. The full patch notes are far too long to paste here, so please refer to the Civilization blog below for the full list of changes. ➜➜➜ http://2kgam.es/1lqgZKy http://twitter.com/civgame http://facebook.com/civ

http://i.imgur.com/URImWAg.jpg There is a new update available for Rising Tide. In addition to bug and UI fixes, this patch introduces changes to the War Score system and combat resolution, Covert Ops, and Trade Units that will have a major impact on the game. The full patch notes are far too long to paste here, so please refer to the Civilization blog below for the full list of changes. http://www.civilization.com/en/news/2015-10-spoils-of-war-beyond-earth-rising-tide/ If you run into any issues, please contact 2K Support

http://i.imgur.com/URImWAg.jpg There is a new update available for Rising Tide. In addition to bug and UI fixes, this patch introduces changes to the War Score system and combat resolution, Covert Ops, and Trade Units that will have a major impact on the game. The full patch notes are far too long to paste here, so please refer to the Civilization blog below for the full list of changes. http://www.civilization.com/en/news/2015-10-spoils-of-war-beyond-earth-rising-tide/ If you run into any issues, please contact 2K Support

https://downloads.2kgames.com/civdotcom/img/blog/hybrids.jpg We've published a blog post detailing the 3 new Hybrid Affinities coming to Rising Tide, the expansion to Beyond Earth launching on October 9. Read about the Hybrid's ideals and characteristics on the Civilization blog here. Pre-order Rising Tide now and save 10%! http://store.steampowered.com/app/353830 Follow Civilization on Twitter → http://twitter.com/civgame Like Civilization on Facebook → http://facebook.com/civ Subscribe to Civilization on YouTube → http://youtube.com/civ

https://downloads.2kgames.com/civdotcom/img/blog/hybrids.jpg We've published a blog post detailing the 3 new Hybrid Affinities coming to Rising Tide, the expansion to Beyond Earth launching on October 9. Read about the Hybrid's ideals and characteristics on the Civilization blog here. Pre-order Rising Tide now and save 10%! http://store.steampowered.com/app/353830 Follow Civilization on Twitter → http://twitter.com/civgame Like Civilization on Facebook → http://facebook.com/civ Subscribe to Civilization on YouTube → http://youtube.com/civ

You can now pre-order Rising Tide, the expansion pack to Beyond Earth due to launch this fall. If you pre-order now, you will receive 10% off the price. Pre-order here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/353830/ If you'd like to learn more about Rising Tide's overhauled diplomacy system, check out this video from our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcw7Zg8KwjM

You can now pre-order Rising Tide, the expansion pack to Beyond Earth due to launch this fall. If you pre-order now, you will receive 10% off the price. Pre-order here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/353830/ If you'd like to learn more about Rising Tide's overhauled diplomacy system, check out this video from our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcw7Zg8KwjM

2K Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ – Rising Tide Expansion Pack Extensive addition for sci-fi entry to award-winning Civilization franchise introduces aquatic gameplay, an overhauled diplomacy system, hybrid Affinities and more! Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #RisingTide New York, NY – May 18, 2015 – 2K and Firaxis Games today announced Sid Meier’s Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ – Rising Tide, the expansion pack for 2014’s turn-based strategy title, Civilization: Beyond Earth, is currently in development for Windows-based PC. Created by Firaxis Games, Rising Tide will enhance the Beyond Earth experience by adding a variety of new gameplay capabilities and providing near limitless ways for players to create a new future for humanity on an alien planet. The expansion pack is currently scheduled for release in fall 2015. Rising Tide will expand Beyond Earth to new frontiers on the planet’s surface and across its seas, adding more choices and diplomatic options as players build “one more turn” toward a new vision for humanity’s future. New aquatic gameplay will explore the oceans for colonization by dramatically extending the play space, while an overhauled diplomacy system will provide players with additional layers of dynamic choices and options to shape the diplomatic landscape while engaging with the AI and one another. “Firaxis Games has an impressive track record of delivering robust and innovative expansions that radically change player experience while adding extensive replay value,” said Sarah Anderson, SVP of Marketing at 2K. “Rising Tide is no exception, offering new features and overhauled gameplay systems that will challenge players embarking on a quest for planetary domination.” “Rising Tide builds upon the lore of Beyond Earth, breaking away the historical boundaries of the original franchise and furthering mankind’s search for a new home in outer space,” said Sid Meier, director of creative development at Firaxis Games. “Whether colonizing the planet’s oceans, acquiring new Affinities or meeting exotic new leaders, aliens and units for the first time, Rising Tide offers more ways for players to write their own stories on a new world.” Key features of Rising Tide include: • Building floating settlements and accessing natural resources hidden beneath the seas of the alien planet, while alien beasts with unique abilities inhabit the water and challenge players in distinctive ways; • Shaping the diplomatic landscape by upgrading traits, changing diplomatic relationships, and leveraging the benefits of your allies, all with political capital; • Unlocking a dynamic set of Diplomatic Traits while activating different combinations in response to the changing world; • Playing as one of four new factions, including the Al Falah, a group of nomad explorers descended from wealthy and resilient Middle Eastern states; • Investing in multiple Affinities to unlock hybrid Affinity units and upgrades for the first time; • Collecting and combining alien relics via a new Artifact System that unlocks powerful benefits; • Exploring one of two new biomes, Primordial world, an untamed biome rife with volcanic activity and indicative of a chaotic landscape still forming in the new world. Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide is not yet rated by the ESRB and will be available for Windows PC in fall 2015 for $29.99. For more information on Rising Tide, please visit www.civilization.com, become a fan on Facebook, follow Civilization on Twitter and subscribe to Civilization on YouTube. Firaxis Games is a 2K studio. 2K is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders.

2K Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ – Rising Tide Expansion Pack Extensive addition for sci-fi entry to award-winning Civilization franchise introduces aquatic gameplay, an overhauled diplomacy system, hybrid Affinities and more! Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #RisingTide New York, NY – May 18, 2015 – 2K and Firaxis Games today announced Sid Meier’s Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ – Rising Tide, the expansion pack for 2014’s turn-based strategy title, Civilization: Beyond Earth, is currently in development for Windows-based PC. Created by Firaxis Games, Rising Tide will enhance the Beyond Earth experience by adding a variety of new gameplay capabilities and providing near limitless ways for players to create a new future for humanity on an alien planet. The expansion pack is currently scheduled for release in fall 2015. Rising Tide will expand Beyond Earth to new frontiers on the planet’s surface and across its seas, adding more choices and diplomatic options as players build “one more turn” toward a new vision for humanity’s future. New aquatic gameplay will explore the oceans for colonization by dramatically extending the play space, while an overhauled diplomacy system will provide players with additional layers of dynamic choices and options to shape the diplomatic landscape while engaging with the AI and one another. “Firaxis Games has an impressive track record of delivering robust and innovative expansions that radically change player experience while adding extensive replay value,” said Sarah Anderson, SVP of Marketing at 2K. “Rising Tide is no exception, offering new features and overhauled gameplay systems that will challenge players embarking on a quest for planetary domination.” “Rising Tide builds upon the lore of Beyond Earth, breaking away the historical boundaries of the original franchise and furthering mankind’s search for a new home in outer space,” said Sid Meier, director of creative development at Firaxis Games. “Whether colonizing the planet’s oceans, acquiring new Affinities or meeting exotic new leaders, aliens and units for the first time, Rising Tide offers more ways for players to write their own stories on a new world.” Key features of Rising Tide include: • Building floating settlements and accessing natural resources hidden beneath the seas of the alien planet, while alien beasts with unique abilities inhabit the water and challenge players in distinctive ways; • Shaping the diplomatic landscape by upgrading traits, changing diplomatic relationships, and leveraging the benefits of your allies, all with political capital; • Unlocking a dynamic set of Diplomatic Traits while activating different combinations in response to the changing world; • Playing as one of four new factions, including the Al Falah, a group of nomad explorers descended from wealthy and resilient Middle Eastern states; • Investing in multiple Affinities to unlock hybrid Affinity units and upgrades for the first time; • Collecting and combining alien relics via a new Artifact System that unlocks powerful benefits; • Exploring one of two new biomes, Primordial world, an untamed biome rife with volcanic activity and indicative of a chaotic landscape still forming in the new world. Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide is not yet rated by the ESRB and will be available for Windows PC in fall 2015 for $29.99. For more information on Rising Tide, please visit www.civilization.com, become a fan on Facebook, follow Civilization on Twitter and subscribe to Civilization on YouTube. Firaxis Games is a 2K studio. 2K is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders.

The release of the Winter 2015 Update brought a number of changes to Wonders and their effects. This hotfix is intended to correct some bugs which players have experienced. - Quantum Computer and Promethean now function correctly. - Ectogenesis Pods now give the correct Food per population. - New Terran Myth now correctly applies culture to trade routes between different factions. This is available for the PC version now, with the Mac version to follow in a few days.

The release of the Winter 2015 Update brought a number of changes to Wonders and their effects. This hotfix is intended to correct some bugs which players have experienced. - Quantum Computer and Promethean now function correctly. - Ectogenesis Pods now give the correct Food per population. - New Terran Myth now correctly applies culture to trade routes between different factions. This is available for the PC version now, with the Mac version to follow in a few days.

The Winter 2015 Update for Civilization: Beyond Earth is now live! Your game should automatically update itself through Steam - if you are encountering issues, try restarting your Steam client. You'll know you have the new version if you see version number 1.0.2.658 below the main menu. Full list of changes in this update can be read here: http://www.civilization.com/en/news/2015-02-information-on-the-civilization-beyond-earth-winter-2015-update/

The Winter 2015 Update for Civilization: Beyond Earth is now live! Your game should automatically update itself through Steam - if you are encountering issues, try restarting your Steam client. You'll know you have the new version if you see version number 1.0.2.658 below the main menu. Full list of changes in this update can be read here: http://www.civilization.com/en/news/2015-02-information-on-the-civilization-beyond-earth-winter-2015-update/

We’re preparing another update for Civilization: Beyond Earth. This update has two major purposes: Further balance updates and improvements to the game, and laying the groundwork for integration with Sid Meier’s Starships. Both the Starships and Beyond Earth teams have been interested in the idea of having two separate games able to pass information between them, and what that might mean for players. This is our first experiment with this cross-game connectivity. We’re handling this through my2K. If you log into your my2K account within Starships or Beyond Earth, then we will be able to establish a connection between the two games. If you don't already have a my2K account, you'll need to create one. For now, this system works for Beyond Earth and Starships, but may extend to future titles as well. The first time you log into your my2K account from Beyond Earth, you will get an exclusive map: the Glacier planet. The my2K system has been used on other 2K titles previously, including Firaxis’ Haunted Hollow. Along with this connectivity, we’ve added “Incoming Transmission” to the main title screen of the game. Key information and updates about the game will appear in this menu location. In terms of game balance, the Wonders have undergone major revisions. One of the most consistent pieces of feedback the team received was that certain Wonders were built only rarely, and players reported that some felt like marginal upgrades over other resource buildings. The Beyond Earth team took a general cost pass on all the Wonders in the game, and changed the effects of most of them. Complete notes on the changes are below. Additional gameplay balance changes were made as a result of the changes to the Wonders, but also in response to systems reported as too powerful. Trade routes in particular have undergone two important changes. First of all, trade routes are still one of the primary resource generators for a given city. Now, trade routes will be unlocked primarily through city population. Constructing a Trade Depot allows trade routes to be built and gives the city one trade route slot. Other trade routes now unlock at population thresholds. This prevents players from using small cities as massive trade hubs during the middle- and late-game. Secondly, there is now an “auto-renew route” option, as requested by many players. Friendly aliens no longer prevent citizens from working plots, much to the joy of Harmony factions, who understand that nothing tills the soil quite like Siege Worms, and that Wolf Beetles are the mascots for many Academies. The team also took the opportunity to fix bugs, adjust the AI, and add user interface changes. We’d like to thank you for your continued feedback on Beyond Earth, and we hope that you enjoy these updates. Full patch notes can be found here: http://www.civilization.com/en/news/2015-02-information-on-the-civilization-beyond-earth-winter-2015-update/

We’re preparing another update for Civilization: Beyond Earth. This update has two major purposes: Further balance updates and improvements to the game, and laying the groundwork for integration with Sid Meier’s Starships. Both the Starships and Beyond Earth teams have been interested in the idea of having two separate games able to pass information between them, and what that might mean for players. This is our first experiment with this cross-game connectivity. We’re handling this through my2K. If you log into your my2K account within Starships or Beyond Earth, then we will be able to establish a connection between the two games. If you don't already have a my2K account, you'll need to create one. For now, this system works for Beyond Earth and Starships, but may extend to future titles as well. The first time you log into your my2K account from Beyond Earth, you will get an exclusive map: the Glacier planet. The my2K system has been used on other 2K titles previously, including Firaxis’ Haunted Hollow. Along with this connectivity, we’ve added “Incoming Transmission” to the main title screen of the game. Key information and updates about the game will appear in this menu location. In terms of game balance, the Wonders have undergone major revisions. One of the most consistent pieces of feedback the team received was that certain Wonders were built only rarely, and players reported that some felt like marginal upgrades over other resource buildings. The Beyond Earth team took a general cost pass on all the Wonders in the game, and changed the effects of most of them. Complete notes on the changes are below. Additional gameplay balance changes were made as a result of the changes to the Wonders, but also in response to systems reported as too powerful. Trade routes in particular have undergone two important changes. First of all, trade routes are still one of the primary resource generators for a given city. Now, trade routes will be unlocked primarily through city population. Constructing a Trade Depot allows trade routes to be built and gives the city one trade route slot. Other trade routes now unlock at population thresholds. This prevents players from using small cities as massive trade hubs during the middle- and late-game. Secondly, there is now an “auto-renew route” option, as requested by many players. Friendly aliens no longer prevent citizens from working plots, much to the joy of Harmony factions, who understand that nothing tills the soil quite like Siege Worms, and that Wolf Beetles are the mascots for many Academies. The team also took the opportunity to fix bugs, adjust the AI, and add user interface changes. We’d like to thank you for your continued feedback on Beyond Earth, and we hope that you enjoy these updates. Full patch notes can be found here: http://www.civilization.com/en/news/2015-02-information-on-the-civilization-beyond-earth-winter-2015-update/

We’re releasing a hotfix for Civilization: Beyond Earth that affects players using certain kinds of older NVidia video cards. Players experiencing stability issues since the release of the previous patch should see more reliable performance.

We’re releasing a hotfix for Civilization: Beyond Earth that affects players using certain kinds of older NVidia video cards. Players experiencing stability issues since the release of the previous patch should see more reliable performance.

We’re happy to report the first major patch for Civilization: Beyond Earth is now available. This patch, a collaborative effort between Firaxis Games and all of you who took the time to provide feedback since launch, will automatically download the next time you start up your Steam client. If the patch is not downloading, try restarting Steam. Players affected by the 144hz monitor issue should find that is no longer the case. Another issue preventing achievements from unlocking has also been fixed. And, in addition to fixing these and other issues, Firaxis has also addressed a number of gameplay balance requests from the community – like optimizing trade route yields and doing away with one particular Covert Ops exploit. This is a substantial update, so please take a few moments to pore over the full patch notes below before you jump back into Beyond Earth for one ... more ... turn ... Unfortunately, the max character limit on Steam prevents us from posting the full patch notes here. For the full patch notes, please visit the Civilization blog: http://www.civilization.com/en/news/2014-12--civilization-beyond-earth-fall-update-now-live/

We’re happy to report the first major patch for Civilization: Beyond Earth is now available. This patch, a collaborative effort between Firaxis Games and all of you who took the time to provide feedback since launch, will automatically download the next time you start up your Steam client. If the patch is not downloading, try restarting Steam. Players affected by the 144hz monitor issue should find that is no longer the case. Another issue preventing achievements from unlocking has also been fixed. And, in addition to fixing these and other issues, Firaxis has also addressed a number of gameplay balance requests from the community – like optimizing trade route yields and doing away with one particular Covert Ops exploit. This is a substantial update, so please take a few moments to pore over the full patch notes below before you jump back into Beyond Earth for one ... more ... turn ... Unfortunately, the max character limit on Steam prevents us from posting the full patch notes here. For the full patch notes, please visit the Civilization blog: http://www.civilization.com/en/news/2014-12--civilization-beyond-earth-fall-update-now-live/

We’d like to thank all our fans for the feedback and reports they have been posting and sending in. The team has been working hard on bug fixing and balancing, and as you’ll see in the change list below, we’re close to locking down this patch. We’ll share more specifics for the gameplay changes shortly while the build is making its way through the approval process. -Firaxis Games • Implementing additional bug fixes for quests. • Implementing modified quest rewards based on game speed and which turn they were received in. • Revisiting difficulty level scaling. Increasing difficulty when playing on Apollo. • Implementing balance pass on Health system (penalties, bonuses). • Adjusting certain Virtues for balance. • Implementing overall unit balance pass (strength, production and strategic resource cost, affinity level requirements, location on tech web). • Implementing leader/sponsor trait balance pass (Kozlov, Barre, Rejinaldo, and Elodie), as well as some seeded start option adjustments. • Implementing Covert Ops updates and exploit fixes. • Implementing Trade Route balance and adjustments, including simpler UI. • Implementing gameplay bug fixes as reported in the community (Quests, etc.). • Implementing general AI improvements. • Adjusting Affinity reward ramping when earning Affinity from Quests. • Adjusting Station distribution, and arrival timing. • Improving AI, including energy management, tactical management, tech and victory approaches, etc. • Fixing a memory leak that could potentially crash the game (mostly affected MP) • Correcting screen resolution problems, particularly related to the 144hz refresh rate full-screen (or lack of full-screen) issue. • Investigating a start-up problem where the game shuts down with an error immediately following the opening movie. • Investigating crash issues submitted by users, and through Steam crash reporting. • Adding an in-game option to disable depth of field effect for players that prefer the game without this. • Ongoing updates to in-game text, tool-tips, etc. • Correcting an issue where actions could be missing from embarked workers (like repairing a pillaged water improvement) • Adding "Completed" section to city production menu so players know what they just finished. • Adding advanced touch controls, gesture support, pen support. • Adding color icons to the tech web (categorized) with an option to disable. • Better inform players of approaching AI victory, and updated victory/defeat screen with additional information. • Achievements not firing if Max Turns was set in previous games. Also investigating some other possible causes. • Fixing quest mod support. • Fixing 2D leader fall-back image support for all graphics quality settings. • Fixing an issue that led to disconnects in cases of content mismatch. • Fixing an issue that was causing available/researched technologies after a re-sync. • Correcting multiple desyncs. • Ongoing multiplayer improvements. • Increasing geographic range of server browser distance filter.

We’d like to thank all our fans for the feedback and reports they have been posting and sending in. The team has been working hard on bug fixing and balancing, and as you’ll see in the change list below, we’re close to locking down this patch. We’ll share more specifics for the gameplay changes shortly while the build is making its way through the approval process. -Firaxis Games • Implementing additional bug fixes for quests. • Implementing modified quest rewards based on game speed and which turn they were received in. • Revisiting difficulty level scaling. Increasing difficulty when playing on Apollo. • Implementing balance pass on Health system (penalties, bonuses). • Adjusting certain Virtues for balance. • Implementing overall unit balance pass (strength, production and strategic resource cost, affinity level requirements, location on tech web). • Implementing leader/sponsor trait balance pass (Kozlov, Barre, Rejinaldo, and Elodie), as well as some seeded start option adjustments. • Implementing Covert Ops updates and exploit fixes. • Implementing Trade Route balance and adjustments, including simpler UI. • Implementing gameplay bug fixes as reported in the community (Quests, etc.). • Implementing general AI improvements. • Adjusting Affinity reward ramping when earning Affinity from Quests. • Adjusting Station distribution, and arrival timing. • Improving AI, including energy management, tactical management, tech and victory approaches, etc. • Fixing a memory leak that could potentially crash the game (mostly affected MP) • Correcting screen resolution problems, particularly related to the 144hz refresh rate full-screen (or lack of full-screen) issue. • Investigating a start-up problem where the game shuts down with an error immediately following the opening movie. • Investigating crash issues submitted by users, and through Steam crash reporting. • Adding an in-game option to disable depth of field effect for players that prefer the game without this. • Ongoing updates to in-game text, tool-tips, etc. • Correcting an issue where actions could be missing from embarked workers (like repairing a pillaged water improvement) • Adding "Completed" section to city production menu so players know what they just finished. • Adding advanced touch controls, gesture support, pen support. • Adding color icons to the tech web (categorized) with an option to disable. • Better inform players of approaching AI victory, and updated victory/defeat screen with additional information. • Achievements not firing if Max Turns was set in previous games. Also investigating some other possible causes. • Fixing quest mod support. • Fixing 2D leader fall-back image support for all graphics quality settings. • Fixing an issue that led to disconnects in cases of content mismatch. • Fixing an issue that was causing available/researched technologies after a re-sync. • Correcting multiple desyncs. • Ongoing multiplayer improvements. • Increasing geographic range of server browser distance filter.

Aspyr has announced that the Mac version of Civilization: Beyond Earth is complete and will launch tomorrow afternoon. If you pre-ordered the game through GameAgent, Aspyr's online store, then you'll receive your Steam key sometime tonight. Keep an eye on your email! More info here: http://blog.gameagent.com/civilization-beyond-earth-mac-linux-dev-update-5/

Aspyr has announced that the Mac version of Civilization: Beyond Earth is complete and will launch tomorrow afternoon. If you pre-ordered the game through GameAgent, Aspyr's online store, then you'll receive your Steam key sometime tonight. Keep an eye on your email! More info here: http://blog.gameagent.com/civilization-beyond-earth-mac-linux-dev-update-5/

Aspyr has announced that the Mac version of Civilization: Beyond Earth is complete and will launch tomorrow afternoon. If you pre-ordered the game through GameAgent, Aspyr's online store, then you'll receive your Steam key sometime tonight. Keep an eye on your email! More info here: http://blog.gameagent.com/civilization-beyond-earth-mac-linux-dev-update-5/

While the soundtrack for Civilization: Beyond Earth has been located inside of the game files since launch, many players found the structure of these files, as well as the file format, to be confusing. Following this feedback, we came up with a way to deliver the soundtrack files in friendly .mp3 format, all through the Steam client. So here's how to access the soundtrack files: 1. Open Steam, go your library and right-click on Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth, then select "Properties" 2. Now select the "Betas" tab in the new window 3. Type in the password "soundtrackplease" (without quotes) into the access code field and click "Check Code" 4. Select the "soundtrack" beta from the pull-down 5. Open up your Beyond Earth directory (default location is :\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth\) and feel free to copy the .mp3 files to anywhere else on your drive And that's it! You'll find all 42 tracks from the Beyond Earth OST inside of that Soundtracks folder. All files have been properly labeled and are in .mp3 format, so now you can savor the sounds of Beyond Earth whenever and wherever you like. Enjoy!