Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
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Developers | |
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Firaxis Games | |
macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media |
Linux | Aspyr Media |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
OS X, Linux | Aspyr Media |
Engines | |
LORE | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 24, 2014 |
macOS (OS X) | November 26, 2014 |
Linux | December 18, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 81 |
OpenCritic | 81 |
IGDB | 82 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack, DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | 4X, TBS |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Civilization |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Sid Meier's Civilization | 1991 |
Freeciv (unofficial) | 1996 |
Sid Meier's Civilization II | 1996 |
Civilization II: Test of Time | 1999 |
Sid Meier's Civilization III | 2001 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV | 2005 |
CivCity: Rome | 2006 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | 2008 |
Sid Meier's Civilization V | 2010 |
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth | 2014 |
Sid Meier's Civilization VI | 2016 |
Sid Meier's Civilization VII | 2025 |
Warnings
- Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.[1]
Key points
- AMD Crossfire users can enable Split-Frame Rendering (SFR) for more consistent frame rates (see Essential Improvements)
General information
- PC Report - Civilization: Beyond Earth on Linux
- Civilization Wiki - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
- Apolyton Civilization Site's Civilization: Beyond Earth section - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs
- Civilization Fanatics' Civilization: Beyond Earth Forums
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Sold by 2K Games. Collection also available. |
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Sold by Aspyr Media. Collection also available. |
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GamersGate | Sold by 2K Games. Collection only. |
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GamersGate | Sold by Aspyr Media. The Collection also available. |
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Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | The Collection | |||
Mac App Store | Currently single player only. Multiplayer support will be added in a future update. | |||
Steam | Free demo: steam://install/322610 |
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Amazon.com (unavailable) |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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DLC | Minor DLC includes map types. |
Expansion pack | The expansion pack include multiple civilizations, mechanics, and improvements. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Exoplanets Map Pack | Pre-order bonus | |
Rising Tide | Free demo: steam://install/394170 |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- The cinematic intro video can be disabled from the in-game options screen in the "Interface Options" tab.
Delete/rename video files[2] |
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Modify MainMenu.xml[citation needed] |
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Skip legal screen
Skipping legal screen[2] |
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Enable Split-Frame Rendering (SFR)
- Enabling SFR results in better multi-GPU performance with more consistent overall frame rates.
Edit graphics settings[3][4] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
- The configuration can be found in
config.ini
. - User preferences can be found in
UserSettings.ini
. - Advanced graphics settings can be found in
GraphicsSettings.ini
. -
Cache\
andLogs\
folders are highly compressible
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth\Saves\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth/Saves/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth/Saves/ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/65980/remote/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | Only 10 saves can be synced. Select "Steam Cloud" in the Save menu to access. |
- Though save files are compatible between systems, you will need to rename them manually when moving. This is because patches to non-Windows releases are sometimes delayed, which might cause compatibility issues.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | See Issues unresolved. | ||
Multi-monitor | Broken on AMD cards[citation needed] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA on all systems. On Windows with Nvidia cards CSAA, with AMD cards EQAA | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See Remapping. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Remapping
Edit CIVBEControls.xml[citation needed] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects, ambiance, and speech | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Traditional Chinese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 8 | Hot seat |
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LAN play | 8 | Seems to have issues with more than 4 players.[citation needed] | ||
Online play | 8 | |||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Issues unresolved
AMD - Actual mouse cursor position becomes offset
- AMD has reported an issue where the actual mouse position becomes offset from the cursor position. They are working with Firaxis to correct this issue.
Go to Windows Settings and adjust Text Scaling[5] |
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Unable to use resolutions beyond 1280x720 on 144Hz monitors
Run game in windowed mode[6] |
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Notes
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Leaders scenes are visible only with minimum settings
Issues fixed
Game crashes on "Configuring Game Data"
Configuring Game Data[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
OpenGL | 4 | OS X and Linux only. |
Mantle support | Requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than 19.5.1 (2019).[1] | |
Shader Model support | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista SP2 | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz |
1.8 GHz Quad core |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 3650 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT Intel HD 3000 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series Nvidia GeForce GT 400 Series Intel Ivy Bridge |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum[10] | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 2.2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 640M ATI Radeon 4850 Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM |
Linux | ||
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Minimum[10] | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04, SteamOS | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 2.4 GHz AMD A10 2.4 GHz |
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System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 1 GB of VRAM |
- ATI/AMD and Intel GPUs are not officially supported on Linux.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AMD - Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1 Highlights - last accessed on 2019-05-15
- "Support for AMD Mantle API Technology has been discontinued starting with Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1. Users who wish to continue to use AMD Mantle API Technology may do so with prior supported Radeon Software releases."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Verified by User:Plok on 2021-09-05
- ↑ ExtremeTech - Investigating AMD Mantle’s superb multi-GPU scaling in Civilization: Beyond Earth, page 2 - last accessed on 2014-10-27
- ↑ Anandtech - Civilization: Beyond Earth CrossFire with Mantle SFR: Not Actually Broken! - last accessed on 2014-10-27
- ↑ AMD Catalyst™ 14.9.2 Beta Windows® Driver - last accessed on 2014-10-27
- ↑ Problem Running Civilization: Beyond Earth in Full-Screen – 2K Support - last accessed on 2014-10-27
- ↑ SegmentNext - Civilization: Beyond Earth Crashes, Errors, Resolution, Refresh Rate, Graphics, Performance Fixes - last accessed on 2014-10-27
- ↑ Metal Gear Solid: Outer Heaven :: Steam Workshop - last accessed on 2015-01-30
- ↑ The Japanese Empire :: Steam Workshop - last accessed on 2015-01-30
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ –The Collection - Aspyr