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Sid Meier's Starships is a game created by Sid Meier and Firaxis Games, released on March 12th 2015. Starships is not a traditional Civilization game but it borrows art assets and narrative elements from Civilization: Beyond Earth. It centers on space exploration, resource management and allocation, and combat.

Plot

Starships is set in the universe of Civilization: Beyond Earth and follows the events of that game. After humanity has colonized the exoplanets, civilizations begin to seek intergalactic/interplanetary contact and trade with others. The game also features cross-connectivity with Beyond Earth, increasing the replay value and depth of both games.

Gameplay

Sid Meier's Starships is an adventure-driven strategy game where players can travel to new planets and complete missions to protect their civilizations from dangerous Space Pirates and hostile opponents. Players design and lead federation fleets that roam and do battle throughout the galaxy within a series of missions. These missions feature dynamically generated maps, a variety of victory conditions, and a multitude of enemy types.

At the game's outset, players can choose their federations affinity. The affinity chosen affects ship appearance. Players will also choose their leader, which players will recognize from Beyond Earth. Each leader comes with its own associated ability. Similarly to Civilization, players can also adjust the difficulty, map size, and galaxy type.

Players can customize their fleet to match individualized combat tactics. Featuring modular spaceship design, players have a number of options when designing their ships, from the types of weapons on board to shield strength. Players can expand the influence of their Federation by gaining the support of the citizens of new planets. Each planet features unique abilities that can be used to enhance the player's fleet and Federation, offering up a variety of improvements to be used against opponents in battle. Cities on planets give players a steady stream of various resources that allow players to purchase different items and abilities for their ships.

Battle Cards are another new mechanic. These randomized cards augment individual planetary missions and encourage the player to think outside of the box.

As in past Civilization titles, there are multiple paths to victory in Starships. Players can win by conquering the strongest enemies in the galaxy, coordinating diplomacy with other federations, and more. Further information to be added as it becomes available.

Beyond Earth Connectivity

Starships can connect with Beyond Earth via a player's My 2K account, allowing for a transfer of assets and bonuses. As players meet certain requirements in Beyond Earth they unlock certain features in Starships, and vice versa. They are divided into three types: planet type, hybrid affinity, and missions.

Planet Type Unlocks

Winning a game of Civ:BE with each ending will unlock each of these.

Planet Type - Nirvana: +5% Crew Morale (Unlocked by Harmony victory)
Planet Type - Xanadu: +10% Science (Unlocked by Purity victory)
Planet Type - Earth: +10% Metal (Unlocked by Supremacy victory)
Planet Type - Observatory: Open Communications with all AI leaders (Unlocked by Contact Victory)

Hybrid Affinity Unlocks

You need to reach Rank 7 of each main affinity and 3 of a second affinity to unlock the Hybrid Affinity groups (do not need to win, unlocked immediately)

Hybrid Affinity - Supremacy/Harmony: Start the game with one random Wonder already built and your starship repair costs are reduced by 50%.
Hybrid Affinity - Supremacy/Purity: Start the game with one random Wonder already built and receive doubled resources from completing missions.
Hybrid Affinity - Purity/Harmony: Receive doubled resources from completing missions and your starship repair costs are reduced by 50%.
Hybrid Affinity - Purity/Supremacy: Receive doubled resources from completing missions and start the game with one random Wonder already built.
Hybrid Affinity - Harmony/Supremacy: Your starship repair costs are reduced by 50% and start the game with one random Wonder already built.
Hybrid Affinity - Harmony/Purity: Your starship repair costs are reduced by 50% and receive doubled resources from completing missions.

Mission Unlocks

Mission - New Jerusalem: Protect the religious refugees. Unlocked by completing the Quest "FOUND AN OUTPOST."
Mission - Assembly Required: Protect the cargo transports. Unlocked by completing the Quest "GIFTS FROM HOME."
Mission - The Arena: Battle without shields. Unlocked by completing the Quest "HOSTILE TAKEOVER."

External links

2K: Starships New Player FAQ

Images

Videos

Sid Meier's Starships on iPad

Conquering the galaxy with Sid Meier in Starships

Sid Meier, Jake Solomon talk design philosophy in Starships

Sid Meier shows you how to build a Starship

Sid Meier shows off Starships, his new tactical strategy game

Sid Meier's Starships - Firaxis Games Megapanel @ PAX South 2015

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 | designer    = Sid Meier
 | series      = ''[[Civilization (series)|Civilization]]''
-| platforms   = Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, iPad
+| platforms   = Microsoft Windows, OS X, iPad
 | released    = <br/>March 12, 2015
 | genre       = [[Turn-based strategy]]