In Civilization: Beyond Earth, Explorer units are able to setup what is called an Expedition, which allows it to access something on a tile. After ten turns, the expedition is completed and used up.
In Rising Tide, explorers can conduct expeditions on the sites can be found in the ocean. Expeditions also have a chance to discover an Artifact in addition to its rewards.
Sites and rewards[]
Site | Reward | |
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Alien Skeleton | 66% chance of giving you an alien unit, 33% chance of giving affinity progress | |
Crashed Satellite | 66% chance to give Production bonus, 33% chance to give Science bonus | |
Derelict Settlement | 50% chance to give Culture, 50% chance to give a free population | |
Kraken Nest | Chance of getting an aquatic alien unit, Chance of giving affinity progress | |
Progenitor Device | 50% chance of giving affinity progress, 50% chance to give free affinity level | |
Progenitor Ruin | 50% chance to give free affinity level, 50% chance to give Science towards a far away tech, sometimes have a fragment of The Signal, necessary for a Contact Victory. | |
Sunken Spacecraft | 33% chance to give Production bonus, 66% chance to give Science towards a far away tech | |
Sunken Vehicle | 66% chance to give Production bonus, 33% chance to give Culture | |
Wrecked Colony Lander | 66% chance to give a free population, 33% chance to give Culture |
Bonuses affecting Expeditions[]
- At Level 1 Supremacy, Explorer Units can build one extra Expedition.
- At Level 1 Purity Explorer Units are twice as strong when attacked by Aliens.
- Building a Laboratory and making the appropriate Quest decision can provide you with an additional expedition for Explorers.
- The tier 2 Prosperity Virtue Pathfinder allows explorer units to build three additional expeditions.
- The tier 1 Knowledge Virtue Field Research allows you to earn 50 Science from completed expeditions.
- The Drone Sphere speeds up Expedition time by 50%.
- The artifact reward Ground-Penetrating LIDAR speeds up Expedition time by 100%.
User interface[]
It is easier to spot Expedition Sites if you activate the icons for them. To do that, click on the little eye-symbol at the top left corner of the minimap, then select "Expedition Sites":
Images[]
- Introduced in the Rising Tide expansion pack.
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