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Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 16:54:24 »
SOLID game..

played for a few hours now..


My only peeve is lack of UI scaling (like the rest of the civs)

If I play at my native 25x16 resolution, the text is too damn tiny to read..

Even at 1680x1050, the text is quite small

So I'm forced to play at 1280x800..  sigh..



Still.. I enjoy the game immensely..
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 17:00:26 »
what the **** resolution are you using

25:16 should not exist
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 17:01:38 »
Quote from: TacticalStache on Thu, 23 October 2014, 17:00:26
what the **** resolution are you using

25:16 should not exist

2560x1600..  all the people calls it 25x16
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 17:27:44 »
I think I managed to pre-load it onto my computer without buying it...

I am so excited to play it oh my god. The possibilities going into a civ game is massive.
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 19:17:55 »
Quote from: katushkin on Thu, 23 October 2014, 17:27:44
I think I managed to pre-load it onto my computer without buying it...

I am so excited to play it oh my god. The possibilities going into a civ game is massive.

It's like doing drugs.. so be careful...
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 20:06:56 »
well, Mantle works pretty darn well... although you have to adjust desktop resolution manually to match the game.
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 20:07:41 »
Stupid alien Worms killing all my dudes..  wtf..    how do i kill them..
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 20:42:47 »
Love civ games. I was just playing the original DOS version a few days ago.
Just waiting for the Mac version of this new one. I thought it came out on PC tomorrow tho...
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 20:47:09 »
Quote from: YoungMichael88 on Thu, 23 October 2014, 20:42:47
Love civ games. I was just playing the original DOS version a few days ago.
Just waiting for the Mac version of this new one. I thought it came out on PC tomorrow tho...

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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 22:45:54 »
Who wants to gift me this on Steam?  :-X
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 24 October 2014, 00:37:38 »
Kinda bummed that this game can't utilize my 24core xeon ..
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 24 October 2014, 00:56:05 »
ffffffffff....  ok...   do NOT shoot the aliens..   if you shoot the aliens.. they'll landlock you for 200+ turns because there are way too many of them...
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 24 October 2014, 01:18:47 »
Yeah I heard that aliens are tougher than barbs were in previous Civ games. Can't wait to try out the game myself!
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 24 October 2014, 04:20:20 »
Quote from: Heliosphere on Fri, 24 October 2014, 01:18:47
Yeah I heard that aliens are tougher than barbs were in previous Civ games. Can't wait to try out the game myself!

yea there's the whole ants mentality thing, they just keep coming..

so if you attack them early game,  the smaller aliens will surround you,  and then the bigger aliens might block your passage for expansion

this is really bad early game, because you have NOTHING that can kill the worm..
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 24 October 2014, 04:52:24 »
Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 23 October 2014, 22:45:54
Who wants to gift me this on Steam?  :-X

I want one too :(
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 24 October 2014, 14:02:03 »
Oh freebies me like.

So is there a "campaign" like in xcom or is this just a choose map size and roll with it like civ?
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 24 October 2014, 18:20:57 »
Quote from: the1onewolf on Fri, 24 October 2014, 14:02:03
Oh freebies me like.

So is there a "campaign" like in xcom or is this just a choose map size and roll with it like civ?

no campaign.. you jsut roll..
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #17 on: Fri, 24 October 2014, 20:34:40 »
Mac version coming this Holliday season on steam and the App Store. Pre-order and get a free Exoplanets map pack. Also, GameAgent members get 25% off the pre-order.
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #18 on: Fri, 24 October 2014, 20:37:01 »
Quote from: YoungMichael88 on Fri, 24 October 2014, 20:34:40
Mac version coming this Holliday season on steam and the App Store. Pre-order and get a free Exoplanets map pack. Also, GameAgent members get 25% off the pre-order.

it's on green man gaming right now for $37.. so if ya'll looking for a deal..


but.. overall.. I feel like... the military campaign is much more difficult now, because of this weird upgrade system.

so if you want a really good army,  you can't do that mid game, because all the pieces can't be put together until late game...

so you kinda just gotta swing it with a mediocre army..
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Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #19 on: Fri, 24 October 2014, 21:00:27 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 24 October 2014, 20:37:01
Quote from: YoungMichael88 on Fri, 24 October 2014, 20:34:40
Mac version coming this Holliday season on steam and the App Store. Pre-order and get a free Exoplanets map pack. Also, GameAgent members get 25% off the pre-order.

it's on green man gaming right now for $37.. so if ya'll looking for a deal..


but.. overall.. I feel like... the military campaign is much more difficult now, because of this weird upgrade system.

so if you want a really good army,  you can't do that mid game, because all the pieces can't be put together until late game...

so you kinda just gotta swing it with a mediocre army..
Does green man sell steam codes?

EDIT: Just checked, they do sell steam codes. But the game still comes up at $49
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #20 on: Sat, 25 October 2014, 05:02:26 »
??

you create an account on Green Man gaming,  and after you add  to cart, it comes out to $37

maybe saw the post too late.. haha..
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #21 on: Sun, 26 October 2014, 18:13:55 »
Freakin'''.. I finally got the Planet-Carver.. it's this game's orbital ion-cannon.. and this thing DOES NOT destroy alien Nests ?   

WTF.... wtf.. that is contrary to EVERY sci-fi canon EVER...


What a waste of resources.. here I thought My alien troubles were over..
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #22 on: Wed, 26 November 2014, 18:37:06 »
Today it's on Mac....On my Mac!!

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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #23 on: Thu, 27 November 2014, 11:00:36 »
Great, you just paid $60 for Civ 5 re-skinned
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #24 on: Thu, 27 November 2014, 11:48:52 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 23 October 2014, 16:54:24


If I play at my native 25x16 resolution, the text is too damn tiny to read..


Pic of your toaster setup?
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #25 on: Thu, 27 November 2014, 22:57:54 »

Quote from: hwood34 on Thu, 27 November 2014, 11:00:36
Great, you just paid $60 for Civ 5 re-skinned
I paid $37
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #26 on: Thu, 27 November 2014, 22:59:44 »
Quote from: YoungMichael88 on Thu, 27 November 2014, 22:57:54

Quote from: hwood34 on Thu, 27 November 2014, 11:00:36
Great, you just paid $60 for Civ 5 re-skinned
I paid $37

the game is def worth $50.. it's just getting flamed cuz h8ers always expect too much.
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #27 on: Thu, 27 November 2014, 23:19:46 »
Picked this up tonight at target for $25.
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #28 on: Thu, 27 November 2014, 23:40:52 »

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Thu, 27 November 2014, 23:19:46
Picked this up tonight at target for $25.
And soon we shall play!
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Re: Civilization_ Beyond Earth
« Reply #29 on: Fri, 28 November 2014, 00:14:02 »
Quote from: YoungMichael88 on Thu, 27 November 2014, 23:40:52

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Thu, 27 November 2014, 23:19:46
Picked this up tonight at target for $25.
And soon we shall play!

just a heads up..  sometimes late game.. it will crash.. so save often..

also, late game.. sometimes you refine a tile, but the animation/tile refinements won't show up during the render process.. but the tile "is" refined..
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