After the first wave of great colony ships departed Earth, the jubilation of humanity was short-lived. Those left behind fell into a violent struggle over the quickly-diminishing resources on their barren home world. From this tumultuous time, two factions arose. These comers were grounded not in the idealism of their predecessors, but on opportunism, resilience, ruthlessness, and above all a commitment to their own survival.
Now, many decades after their first landfall on a planet, the proud survivors of the first expeditions beyond Earth look up to see the skies darkened by a breed of pioneers.
Beyond Earth extended the Civilization franchise from its historical setting into the possible futures of science fiction. Rising Tide extends Beyond Earth to frontiers on the planet’s surface and beneath its seas, adding even more choices and diplomatic options as you continue to build “just one more turn” toward a vision for the future of humanity.
Features
Colonize the Ocean: Build floating settlements and access natural resources hidden beneath the seas of the alien planet. Alien beasts with unique abilities inhabit the water and challenge the player in ways. The ocean provides a fully replayable map, gameplay mechanics and strategic possibilities for players to reign supreme on their world.
Dynamic Leader Traits: Players and AI Leaders alike unlock Traits through gameplay and activate different combinations to respond to the changing world. These dynamic sets of Traits also provide benefits and add to the Diplomacy system, governed by the Fear and Respect attributes.
, Enhanced Diplomatic Options: Shape the diplomatic landscape by using political capital to upgrade your traits, change diplomatic relationships, and leverage the benefits of your allies’ traits.
Sponsors: Four factions have been added to the game including Al Falah, nomad explorers descended from wealthy and resilient Middle Eastern states that possess a rich cultural and commercial heritage.
Artifact System: Collect and combine powerful relics to unlock perks, unit upgrades, and buildings for your faction on the world.
Hybrid Units: Affinities are competing visions for the future of humanity. By investing in multiple Affinities, rather than specializing in just one, players can unlock special hybrid Affinity units and upgrades.
Biomes: Two world types have been added. Primordial worlds are rife in volcanic activity and the chaotic landscape of a world still forming. Frigid worlds have cooled in their great age, their surfaces covered with icy oceans and frozen tundra.
System Requirements
Windows
MINIMUM:
OS: Windows® Vista SP2, Windows® 7, Windows 8/8.1
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB ATI Radeon HD 3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 13 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.
RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows® Vista SP2, Windows® 7, Windows 8/8.1
Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD HD5000 series or better (or ATI R9 series for Mantle support), nVidia GT400 series or better, or Intel IvyBridge or better integrated graphics
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 13 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
Mac OS X
OS: 10.9.5 (Mavericks), 10.10 (Yosemite)
Processor: Intel Core i3 (2.2 ghz)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon 4850 / nVidia 640M /Intel HD 4000
Hard Drive: 8 GB available space
Additional Notes:NOTICE: It is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates or patches. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users. NOTICE: The following video chipsets are unsupported for Beyond Earth Rising Tide (Mac) • ATI Radeon X1000 series, HD 2400, 2600, 3870, 4670, 5770, 5870, 6490, 6630, 7950 • NVIDIA GeForce 7000 series, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, 320, 330, GT 120 • Intel GMA series, HD 3000
SteamOS + Linux
OS: SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04
Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD A10
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 260
Hard Drive: 8 GB available space
Additional Notes: Don't meet the above requirements? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Civilization: Beyond Earth Rising Tide. Visit the Beyond Earth community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Civilization: Beyond Earth Linux and future AAA Linux releases!
This content requires the base game Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ on Steam in order to play.
