2K and Firaxis Games has announced Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide, the expansion pack for 2014’s turn-based strategy title, Civilization: Beyond Earth, is currently in development for Windows-based PC. Created by Firaxis Games, Rising Tide will enhance the Beyond Earth experience by adding a variety of new gameplay capabilities and providing near limitless ways for players to create a new future for humanity on an alien planet. The expansion pack is currently scheduled for release in fall 2015.
Rising Tide will expand Beyond Earth to new frontiers on the planet’s surface and across its seas, adding more choices and diplomatic options as players build “one more turn” toward a new vision for humanity’s future. New aquatic gameplay will explore the oceans for colonization by dramatically extending the play space, while an overhauled diplomacy system will provide players with additional layers of dynamic choices and options to shape the diplomatic landscape while engaging with the AI and one another.
Rising Tide will enhance the Beyond Earth experience by adding a variety of new gameplay capabilities, including these key features:
- Build floating settlements and access natural resources hidden beneath the seas of the alien planet;
- Shape the diplomatic landscape by upgrading traits, changing diplomatic relationships, and leveraging the benefits of your allies;
- Play as one of four new factions, including the Al Falah, a group of nomad explorers descended from wealthy and resilient Middle Eastern states;
- And much, much more – see below for additional details.
2K is has also announced that the first gameplay for Rising Tide will be shown at E3 this June too so keep on the look out for more news and information.