![]() ![]() Culture-fed bonuses that only reward you with more Culture are one of my biggest pet peeves in Civilization and so whichever way you choose to look at it, this is a very bad pick. ![]() In the release build of Beyond Earth, this Virtue granted a pitiful amount of Energy for a huge Health investment whereas now it instead grants a pitiful amount of Culture for a huge Health investment. The only plus with Applied Metasociology is that it sits on a distant branch of the Knowledge tree, so you can freely ignore it in favour of better alternatives (which is just about anything else!).Įarn extra Culture up to 30% of positive Health. Even then, Agents assigned to counterspy duty already do a stellar job of reducing Intrigue without this Virtue in effect. City Intrigue levels do not matter at all because the best Covert Operation (Steal Science) is available early and doesn’t directly hamper the city it targets. If you caught my Beyond Earth Wonders guide then you’ll already know what I think about espionage “bonuses”. Once again, the best picks in the four different trees tend to be obvious, but for the sake of it, here’s a personal favourites list that ranks all of Beyond Earth’s Virtues from worst to best.Ĭity Intrigue decreases faster when an Agent is present. What we’re left with now is an existing suite of empire-wide bonuses and synergies that can feel a little schizophrenic in terms of game-changing potential, but it’s certainly not on the same level of inadequacy as the Wonders are! ![]() There’s no equivalent to Civilization V’s Cultural victory here and the Rising Tide expansion brought no changes to the Virtue system either. ![]() We’ve already covered Sponsors and Wonders, so now it’s time to run through all the Best Virtues in Beyond Earth.ĭeveloping your Culture is a tertiary concern in this game as despite being quite crucial in the early going, the importance of Virtues quickly drops off in favour of the more potent Science and Production. Welcome to the final entry in an unofficial trilogy of casual guides for Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth. ![]()
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