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Contents

  • Introduction
    • About Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
  • Starting a Game
    • Game Selections
    • Hotkeys
    • Setting Up Your Own Match
    • Getting to Know Your Opponents
      • About
      • People's African Union
      • Pan-Asian Cooperative
      • Kavithan Protectorate
      • Franco-Iberia
      • Slavic Federation
      • Polystralia
      • Brasilia
      • American Reclamation Corporation (ARC)
  • Core Concepts
    • New Concepts
    • Changed Concepts
    • Familiar Concepts
  • Units
    • Overview
    • Unit Quicklist
    • Combat Unit Master List
    • Non-Combat Unit Master List
    • Orbital Unit Master List
  • Buildings
    • Overview
    • Building Quicklist
    • Building Master List
  • Wonders, National Wonders, & Projects
    • Overview
    • Quicklist
    • Master List for Wonders
    • Master List for National Wonders
    • Master List for Projects
  • Terrain, Features, Resources, and Artifacts
    • Terrain (Tiles)
    • Features
    • Resources
    • Artifacts
  • Research and Technology
    • Overview
    • Technology Master List
    • Technology Quicklist
  • Quests
    • Quest Rules
    • Master Quest List
  • Affinities
    • Overview
    • Three Paths to Victory
  • Virtues
    • Overview
    • Branches
  • Trade Routes
    • City Connections
    • Trade Routes
  • Stations
    • Discovery
    • Trade and Improvement
    • The Problems with Stations
    • Protection and Denial
    • Station Withdrawal
  • Covert Operations
    • Gaining Access to Spies
    • National Security Projects
    • Counterintelligence
    • Covert Operations Assignments
  • Single Player
    • Worker Development
    • Founding Cities
    • Trade Routes for Internal or External Power
    • Use Those Orbitals
    • Diplomacy Lets You Pace Your Conquests
    • Watch Out for Unit Maintenance
    • Aliens: Poking the Hornet's Nest
    • Expeditions are Amazing
    • Quests Are Bigger Than You Think
    • Always Have a Backup
  • Multiplayer
    • Flexibility in Your Strategies
    • Paranoia Wins Games
  • Achievements
    • Achievement Table

Civilization Beyond Earth Guide

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  1. Introduction2
  2. Starting a Game13
  3. Core Concepts3
  4. Units5
  5. Buildings3
  6. Wonders, National Wonders, & Projects5
  7. Terrain, Features, Resources, and Artifacts4
  8. Research and Technology3
  9. Quests2
  10. Affinities2
  11. Virtues2
  12. Trade Routes2
  13. Stations5
  14. Covert Operations4
  15. Single Player10
  16. Multiplayer2
  17. Achievements1

Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award-winning Civilization series. Set in the future, global events have destabilized the world leading to a collapse of modern society, a new world order and an uncertain future for humanity. As the human race struggles to recover, the re-developed nations focus their resources on deep space travel to chart a new beginning for mankind.

• In-depth coverage of the entire game, including every new feature and all changes from previous games in the Civilization franchise.
• We help players maximize the abilities and units of each culture and expedition sponsor in the game.
• Assemble a potent mix of spacecraft, cargo, and colonists. Select the optimal planet to gain a strategic edge.
• We illustrate how to exploit the technology web to greatest effect, and advance to victory along any path the player chooses.
• We provide expert tactics for completing missions and quests, managing resources, unlocking the best units, defending your colonies, customizing units to suit individual play style, and more. Comprehensive data and analysis of every unit, structure, upgrade, ability, bonus, resource, relic, terrain, technology, and much more.