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Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
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Firaxis Games |
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LORE |
Windows |
October 24, 2014 |
macOS (OS X) |
November 26, 2014 |
Linux |
December 18, 2014 |
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Warnings
- Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.[1]
Key points
- AMD Crossfire uses can enable Split-Frame Rendering (SFR) for more consistent framerates (see Essential Improvements)
General information
- PC Report - Civilization: Beyond Earth on Linux
- Official game series site
- Civilization Wiki - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
- Apolyton Civilization Site's Civilization: Beyond Earth section - A huge forum dedicated to all Civilization games and their spin offs
- CivFanatics very large Civilization community
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All Windows and Linux versions require Steam.
DLC and expansion packs
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Exoplanets Map Pack |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- The cinematic intro video can be disabled from the in-game options screen in the "Interface Options" tab.
Speed up main menu options
Enable Split-Frame Rendering (SFR)
Enabling SFR results in better multi-GPU performance with more consistent overall framerates.[2][3]
Game data
Configuration files location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
- The configuration can be found in
config.ini
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- User preferences can be found in
UserSettings.ini
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- Advanced graphics settings can be found in
GraphicsSettings.ini
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Save game data location
- Though save files are compatible between systems, you will need to rename them manually when moving. This is because patches to non-Windows releases are sometimes delayed which might cause compatibility issues.
Video settings
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Input settings
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Audio settings
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Issues unresolved
AMD - Actual mouse cursor position becomes offset
- AMD has reported an issue where the actual mouse position becomes offset from the cursor position. They are working with Firaxis to correct this issue.[4]
Unable to use resolutions beyond 1280x720 on 144Hz monitors
Issues fixed
Game crashes on Configuring Game Data
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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OpenGL |
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OS X and Linux only. |
Mantle support |
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Requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than 19.5.1 (2019).[1] |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista SP2, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz |
1.8 GHz Quad core |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATi Radeon HD 3650 Intel HD 3000 DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GT 400 series AMD Radeon HD 5000 series |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.9.5, 10.10 |
Processor (CPU) |
2.2 GHz Intel Core i3 |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia 640M ATi Radeon 4850 Intel HD 4000 |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3 AMD A10 |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 260 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References