uh, guys...

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

I just set up a dedicated BE subforum. I have some love for 'poly or I wouldn't harp - but I do have to mention that everyone is welcome there...

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

Man, you're like a kid on Christmas Eve, aren't you? It'll happen at some point.

Christmas depresses me.

But I know a big deal when I see one...

What was wrong with my thread about it?

Nothin'. But it's not written up as its own article, and it's not on the front page. CFC had something up -well-written/organized, BTW- at noon. I had something slap-dash up before 10. The search-engine-using newbs care... [shrugs]

[Nikolai]

I just set up a dedicated BE subforum. I have some love for 'poly or I wouldn't harp - but I do have to mention that everyone is welcome there...

On the same note, everyone is welcome to take a peek and post if they want here: http://www.weplayciv.com/forums/foru...n-Beyond-Earth

[Nikolai]

Nothin'. But it's not written up as its own article, and it's not on the front page. CFC had something up -well-written/organized, BTW- at noon. I had something slap-dash up before 10. The search-engine-using newbs care... [shrugs]

I meant the thread here in OT. WPC and I had this within two minutes after embargo was over, but I made a PAX thread here in OT and updated it for you polytubbies this afternoon.

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

I can't believe someone over there did anything in a timely fashion - and it wasn't a bad idea. Full marks for that, Nik.

[Sava]

About combat:

Beyond Earth will use the same one-unit-per-tile combat system we’ve seen in Civ 5, but its upgrade system is intended to be deeper and more flexible due to a multi-tiered tree system and - again - to allow you to control its evolution rather than simply progress from spearmen to muskets to riflemen.

also

But potentially the most exciting new aspect of combat is the satellite layer, where you can build and launch orbital weapons stations that bombard enemy troops or support stations that buff your own soldiers in a certain area, much like Civ 5’s great generals.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/12/firaxis-revisits-alpha-centauri-territory-with-civilization-beyond-earth

[DaShi]

Know anything else about it?

He's lying.

[DaShi]

About combat:



also


http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/...n-beyond-earth

I have no interest in playing Civ5 in space.

[Sava]

Espionage expanded

PC Gamer: Will there be a galactic or planetary council, a la Alpha Centauri?

Will Miller: It's much more oppositional. There's no world congress or galactic council or anything like that. I think there are avenues for that sort of play through the diplomacy system. One of the systems we're really excited about is the white hat black hat covert ops. It takes espionage from Brave New World and expands it quite a bit. You can do many, many more things with spies when you get them in cities and things like smuggling from them and stealing their research and technology to things like planting the Dune thumper device in their city and having worms pop out. Only the Harmony player can do that. Or setting off a nuclear explosion, a dirty bomb in their city. There's some stuff that's white hat stuff that's done peacefully, that's not detrimental to the other player but is still clandestine, so if the AI catches you doing it they're not going to be pleased about it, but it benefits you and doesn't harm them as much. Then the more clandestine activity happens in a city, we call it intrigue, there's an intrigue level that increments. Once that gets real high you can start doing things that are more directly offensive, like detonating a bomb or sending the aliens to attack. That's a pretty cool avenue into the diplomacy system that's not "I'm going to talk to you now, let's have a conversation tree."

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/04/12/civilization-beyond-earth-interview-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-factions-aliens-technology-and-more/4/

[Sava]

I have no interest in playing Civ5 in space.

Good. For. You.

GFY

[Aeson]

I just woke up (very early for me). Thanks for posting this awesome news

[Aeson]

I've set up a forum for CivBE: Civilization Beyond Earth Forum

If anyone is interested in being involved in moderating it or being a news editor, let me know.

[DinoDoc]

Alpha Centauri 2 looks like an awesome game. I can't wait for it to come out.

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

Good job jumping on it, Aes. I'm getting MAD traffic at mine already.

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

Also? Free collegial tip: Valeria Lukyanova is ratings gold. I have no idea how so many lurkers find that thread.