Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second official expansion pack of the critically-acclaimed turn-based strategy video game Civilization IV. [1]. The expansion focuses on adding content to the in-game time periods following the invention of gunpowder, and includes more general content such as 12 new scenarios, 10 new civilizations, and 16 new leaders. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “Computer Games” redirects here. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Firaxis Games is a computer game developer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. ... 2K Games is a video game publishing subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive. ... A game engine is the core software component of a computer or video game or other interactive application with real-time graphics. ... Gamebryo is computer and video games middleware originally from Numerical Design Limited (NDL). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ... Video games are generally categorized into genres. ... A turn-based game, also known as turn-based strategy, is a game where each participant plays in turn. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Online gaming redirects here. ... Windows XP is a line of proprietary operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ... An expansion pack is an addition to an existing game. ... The Battle for Wesnoth, an example of a turn-based tactics game. ... “Computer Games” redirects here. ... Sid Meiers Civilization IV (or Civ IV) is a turn-based strategy computer game released in 2005 and developed by lead designer Soren Johnson under the direction of Sid Meier and Meiers studio Firaxis Games. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Blackpowder. ...

Features

• Corporations: A new gameplay feature, similar to religion allows players to create corporations and spread them throughout the world. Each corporation provides benefits in exchange for certain resources.

• Espionage: Now available much earlier in the game, this expanded feature offers players many new ways to spy on opponents, stir citizen unrest and defend their government’s secrets.

• Events: New random events such as natural disasters, pleas for help, or demands from their citizens will challenge players to overcome obstacles in order for their civilizations to prosper.

• Advanced Starts: Allows the player to start the game controlling a predeveloped nation.

• Expanded Space Victory: Obtaining a space victory is now more difficult and requires more strategy and decision-making than before.

• Expanded Diplomatic Victory: United Nations is available much earlier in the game, making diplomatic victories easier to achieve.

New content

New content includes:

• 10 new civilizations
• 16 new leaders, one for each new civilization, 6 for existing civilizations.
• New units, buildings, and technologies added primarily to the late game.
• 12 new scenarios
• 5 new Wonders of the World.
• New diplomatic resolutions through the United Nations.
• Improvements in AI (Artificial Intelligence) making for more difficult games on higher difficulty levels and the AI will also attempt more ways to win than before.

New civilizations

10 new civilizations have been announced, but only 4 have currently been confirmed:

Babylon (in Arabic: بابل; in Syriac: ܒܒܙܠ in Hebrew:בבל) was an ancient city in Mesopotamia (modern Al Hillah, Iraq), the ruins of which can be found in present-day Babil Province, about 50 miles (80 km) south of Baghdad. ... This diorite head is believed to represent Hammurabi Hammurabi (Akkadian from Amorite ˤAmmurāpi, the kinsman is a healer, from ˤAmmu, paternal kinsman, and Rāpi, healer; 1810 BC?–1750 BC) also rarely transliterated Ammurapi, Hammurapi, or Khammurabi) was the sixth king of Babylon. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... Portrait of Sitting Bull taken in 1885 by D. F. Barry Sitting Bull (Sioux: Tatanka Iyotake or Tatanka Iyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotank, first named Slon-he, Slow), (c. ...

New leaders

There are 16 new leaders in Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (of new civilizations and pre existing civilizations).

Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... A Celtic cross. ... Statue of Boudica near Westminster Pier, London, with her two daughters upon a chariot Boudica (also spelled Boudicca, formerly better known as Boadicea) (d. ...

New Units

• Privateer^[4]
• Paratrooper^[5]

A privateer was a private ship (or its captain) authorized by a countrys government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping. ... An American Paratrooper using a MC1-B series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. ...

New Scenarios

The expansion will deliver 12 new scenarios, some developed by the fan community. ^[6]

Afterworld

A scenario designed by Firaxis's Tim McCracken featuring a Science fiction/horror theme where a team of "Gravebringers" are sent to a world inhabited by human robots to retrieve research. This scenario is unusual in that it does not contain many defining aspects of Civilization like: leaders, cities and technologies.^[7]

New World Wonders

5 new wonders have been announced for the game:

• The Statue of Zeus
• Mausoleum of Maussollos
• The Moai Statues
• Cristo Redentor
• The Shwedagon Paya
• The Apostolic Palace^[8]

Statue of Zeus The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 bc. ... A fanciful interpretation of the Mausoleum of Maussollos, from a 1572 engraving by Martin Heemskerck (1498–1574), who based his reconstruction on descriptions The Tomb of Maussollos, Mausoleum of Maussollos, or Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Ancient Greek: ), was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey... Rano Raraku Moai Moai are statues carved from compressed volcanic ash on Rapa Nui, Easter Island, Chile. ... Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor) is a large Art Deco-style statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Shwedagon Paya The Shwedagon Paya (Burmese: ) is a 98 meter gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. ... View across St. ...

See also

• 4x
• Music in Civilization IV

4X refers to a genre of strategy game, usually a computer game, with four primary goals: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate. ... The music of the computer game Civilization IV features a large variety of tracks both original and historical, from Gregorian chants to modern minimalism, and makes extensive use of classical music. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.buch.de/shop/home/typhoonartikel/ID14532472.html;jsessionid=fdc-qndym5k8872.fdc51
2. ^ http://www.firaxis.com/games/game_detail.php?gameid=16
3. ^ http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=165702
4. ^ http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=165702
5. ^ http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=165702
6. ^ http://www.firaxis.com/games/game_detail.php?gameid=16
7. ^ http://www.firaxis.com/games/game_bts_afterworld.php
8. ^ http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=165702

External links

• Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword - Official site, 2kgames
• Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword - Firaxis Games
• Civilization IV Expands - Gamespot