There is a number of changes that will be made to the initial beginning choices that players make that will impact how they play the game. The game will keep the hexagonal grid based movement and building mechanics at it’s core as the central gameplay pillar. The cities, city-base progression, leaders, building improvements, and technologies will feel familiar to the fans of the series. Co-lead designer David McDonough has commented on the similarities between the previous Civilization game and Beyond Earth. Gameplayįollowing in the wake of the hugely successful and multiple award winning titles that have come before it, Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth will be keeping the traditional gameplay mechanics of previous instalments with a number of new features to keep it fresh. Lead Designer Will Miller has stated that they wanted to draw a clear line from and modern science and that they were inspired from SpaceX and the new Cosmos with Neil deGrasse Tyson. The developers are said to be gathering information from the source material that inspired Alpha Centauri, ranging from the Wikipedia page to historical texts, this goes alongside the inspiration from modern day sciences and popular media such as Cosmos, the information science television show. However, with publishing rights for the Alpha Centauri IP (as well as its expansion, Sid Meier’s Alien Crossfire) belonging to EA (Electronic Arts) the lead designer of Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth claimed that Beyond Earth is fan service for Alpha Centauri fans. Since the reveal the game has constantly been likened to Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, another title developed by Firaxis Games set in space. The reveal was accompanied by an impressive CG reveal trailer. What attendees and media representatives received was instead the announcement of Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, the next and most ambitious Civilization title yet, taking place in the far reaches of space. When first announced that the developers would be revealing their newest game at PAX East (which was held in Boston on April 12th of 2014) many fans and industry insiders predicted that they would be unveiling Civilization VI.
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