Civilization: Beyond Earth received its first primary patch with a lot of changes and new stuff introduced in it. The complete patch list is quite lengthy however; there are some noteworthy changes that gamers need to notice. The patch helps out in many different forms of Quest issues, which deals with a bug, which impacted the 144Hz displays. There was also a bug that prevented the various achievements from being unlocked. With the new patch, problems like that should be cleared.
The other various impacts of this patch include things like changing the game balance, the reversal of the trade routes and properly fixing a Covert Ops exploit. The other group of changes helps in altering the minor values in order to aid the balance. Firaxis has also implemented the anonymous telemetry for feedback. Presently, support has been provided for gamers to mod quests, make use of gestures and also provide pen support for the tablets.
Beyond Earth is a heavily sci-fi impacted take on the original Civilizations gameplay formula. There are many different planets where you get to establish an outpost, and it later turns into a fully-developed modern city. The names of these planets do not matter much; however, each planet represents many different forms of map layouts.
There are many planets that consist of numerous land masses that are separated by water bodies while in others there are gigantic land masses surrounded by ocean water. There is a complete variety from which you can choose from in addition to many advanced features that include the presence of tougher climates and layouts designed for the standard set. The overall size of the map can also be dictated, with four to eight different sponsors for any particular map.
A sponsor represents a certain faction or a nation that is being controlled by you, other players or even the AI. There are eight different kinds of sponsors for Civilization: Beyond Earth, and they include names like the Slavic Federation, Franco-Iberia, and ARC. You can get a lot more information once you indulge yourself in the optional Civilopedia. It will provide you the background of each and every sponsor and how they relate to the real-world structures.
For instance, the ARC sponsor is typically associated with spying; therefore it can get a boost in covert ops and intrigue generated for the city in which you have a spy present. The African Union, on the other hand, focuses mainly on health and food, which deals with production of more food in the healthy cities. Furthermore, they help with providing a free-of-charge Earth Relic Building with every new outpost founded. Once you start a new single-player game, there are even more options that are available with it.