Surprising amount of Beyond Earth DNA in Civ7

[thecrazyscot]

I've been revisiting Beyond Earth (CivBE) while I wait for Civ7 and I've noticed a surprising number of mechanics from Civ7 look to have been pioneered or extensively tested out in CivBE.

- Leader Attributes: CivBE has Personality Perks in 4 categories which can be leveled up during the game.
- Masteries: CivBE has Leaf Techs which are easy to see as the precursor to Masteries. Unnecessary for tech tree progression but can unlock additional bonuses and affinity points.
- Outposts: When founding a city in CivBE it first starts as an Outpost and eventually levels up to a City. These Outposts are much less fleshed out, but you can see a logical progression to Civ7's Towns.
- Quests: I know CivBE did not pioneer narrative events in the Civilization franchise, but it really did incorporate them to a far greater degree than any other iteration. There are dozens of narrative quests in the game, many of them multi-step choices that look almost exactly like the system in Civ7.
- Influence: Civ7's diplomatic system where you spend earned Influence to pay for diplomatic actions is virtually identical to CivBE's system at its core.
- Legacy Paths: There are some distinct similarities between Legacy Paths and progressing through Affinities in CivBE. This might be the most tenuous connection of those I've listed, but you unlock bonuses in a very similar fashion as you make progress.

Anyhow, I really like CivBE, but since it's not a mainline game it's interesting seeing a lot of ideas that were tested out in it making their way into the main franchise in some fashion or another.

 

[kaspergm]

Even though I never got around to play BE, the Leaf Techs was one of its features I always felt had great potential, so at least that is a part of the Civ7 design I approve of.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

I've been revisiting Beyond Earth (CivBE) while I wait for Civ7 and I've noticed a surprising number of mechanics from Civ7 look to have been pioneered or extensively tested out in CivBE.

- Leader Attributes: CivBE has Personality Perks in 4 categories which can be leveled up during the game.
- Masteries: CivBE has Leaf Techs which are easy to see as the precursor to Masteries. Unnecessary for tech tree progression but can unlock additional bonuses and affinity points.
- Outposts: When founding a city in CivBE it first starts as an Outpost and eventually levels up to a City. These Outposts are much less fleshed out, but you can see a logical progression to Civ7's Towns.
- Quests: I know CivBE did not pioneer narrative events in the Civilization franchise, but it really did incorporate them to a far greater degree than any other iteration. There are dozens of narrative quests in the game, many of them multi-step choices that look almost exactly like the system in Civ7.
- Influence: Civ7's diplomatic system where you spend earned Influence to pay for diplomatic actions is virtually identical to CivBE's system at its core.
- Legacy Paths: There are some distinct similarities between Legacy Paths and progressing through Affinities in CivBE. This might be the most tenuous connection of those I've listed, but you unlock bonuses in a very similar fashion as you make progress.

Anyhow, I really like CivBE, but since it's not a mainline game it's interesting seeing a lot of ideas that were tested out in it making their way into the main franchise in some fashion or another.

It's really interesting because not only that, but a lot of features from Civ 6, also had roots in Civ Beyond Earth.

 

[Uberfrog]

Obviously the detail of how the economy works is much different, but the Exploration Age with its naval exploration and treasure ships also reminds me a lot of Col 4 Colonization.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

Obviously the detail of how the economy works is much different, but the Exploration Age with its naval exploration and treasure ships also reminds me a lot of Col 4 Colonization.

They've taken a lot of inspirations from Civ 3 and 5 Scenarios as well.

 

[King Flevance]

It's been a while since I played BE, but I always wanted a sequel or expansion beyond RT. It's biggest issue, like HK, was it felt generic and bland. But it held a lot of potential for amazing flavor.

I dont really remember influence but this post has me wanting to go back and experience it again.

Nice observations though, I do agree with most everything. This makes me hopeful that if civ 7 is successful that we may get a good BE2 down the road at some time.