Beyond the Sword Fact Sheet

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well, that's far better than I could have said it, so... what he said!

[Solver]

New information!

• New unit - high powered artillery.
• New unit - tactical nuke.
• New unit - Supply truck, heals unit in enemy territory. Part of some scenario only.
• Standard Ethanol company - provides Oil in exchange for Corn
• General Mills company - provides extra food in exchange for corn, rice and wheat.
• The AI can win a culture victory.
• Final Frontier is a scenario about space colonization, apparently the one that's been referred to as "civ in space" previously.

[Kuciwalker]

The AI can win a culture victory.

This is new how?

[Solver]

Ever seen the vanilla AI win one?

[LDiCesare]

Solver, did you update the first post with that info? IT doesn't look like it.
And, where did you get that info from? (or rather where was it made public?)

[Dale]

Originally posted by LDiCesare
Solver, did you update the first post with that info? IT doesn't look like it.
And, where did you get that info from? (or rather where was it made public?)

Supposed to be in the July edition of PCGamer magazine.

[Brutus66]

Originally posted by Solver
New unit - high powered artillery.

Here's to hoping the bombardment system it uses is new as well...

[LDiCesare]

Supposed to be in the July edition of PCGamer magazine.

July? Damn! I must research calendar asap. I could swear we were in may.

[Solver]

It's the July PC Gamer indeed. The summary has been posted over at CFC.

I haven't updated the first post yet, but will get to it shortly

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Solver
Ever seen the vanilla AI win one?

I'm sorry, but "we pasted Blake's code into the game" isn't terribly impressive. And IIRC the version of his AI they included in Warlords 2.08 knew how to go for culture victories already.

[Solver]

I would suggest that you at least wait to see the game before you pass judgment. And IIRC, the version in 2.08 couldn't go for culture yet - I believe that 2.08 only included strictly domestic economy changes (city placement + workers), and the other stuff came later.

[Ijuin]

Originally posted by Solver
New information!
[*]New unit - Supply truck, heals unit in enemy territory. Part of some scenario only.
[/list]

So this would be like a unit that has automatic Medic II but pitiful defense (needing an escort)?

[*]Standard Ethanol company - provides Oil in exchange for Corn

This one sounds neat--it's a useful way of getting your hands on Oil if you have none in your territory, although maybe it will require an advance that comes later than Combustion? (e.g. Ecology)

[Ennet]

Another IGN article

[Ennet]

Summary of new information(i think most of this should be new):

Companies:
Standard Ethanol, for example, consumes corn, sugar, or rice and produces oil. (not just corn)

Aluminum, Inc., grants access to aluminium, if you have a supply of coal.

Creative Constructions turns obsolete strategic resources like iron, copper, stone, or marble into extra production for your cities.

Misc info:
There is a new way to win the game through religion and diplomacy.

There are on-map ocean trade routes that enhance the importance of your navy.

There is a reworked late-game technology tree.

There are colonies splitting from their motherland to form new civilizations.

Espionage:
There are new buildings to support your intelligence strategy like the Security Bureau that make it harder for foreign spies to perform missions in your cities, or the Intelligence Agency that enhances espionage spending.

You may send your agents into foreign territory to blow up terrain improvements and buildings, poisoning water supplies, or stealing gold. Spies can also influence foreign affairs by spreading their civilization's culture into their target city, or even by coercing their target leader to switch civics or state religions! Finally, spies can provide defense against enemy espionage by performing counterespionage missions.

[Alexander I]

Also at IGN, they've added some new images to their gallery. There are two new leaderheads, one a European and one a Middle-Easterner, both in 16th Century attire. Also a couple of pics of what appear to be some of the new UUs.

Link to the pics page:

http://media.pc.ign.com/media/896/896712/imgs_1.html