Starting a new game (CivBE)

Starting a new game in Civilization: Beyond Earth involves selecting what was put into the spaceship that was sent to colonize the alien planet you will be landing. You must choose your sponsor, colonists, spacecraft and cargo. These selections define the initial status of your civilization. Finally, you'll choose the map type.

There's also the possibility to do the advanced setup. There you can select the other civs, map size, difficulty level, game pace, victory types, etc.

Sponsor

The first thing you are to choose is your sponsor. The sponsors are the big things in the game, "who you represent". Their benefits stay with you for the length of the entire game.

Logo	Sponsor	Specialty
	American Reclamation Corporation (ARC)	Covert operations are 25% faster and cause 25% more intrigue.
	Pan Asian Cooperative (PAC)	+10% Production towards Wonders +25% Worker speed
	Franco-Iberia	Gain a free Technology for every 10 Virtues developed
	Slavic Federation	Orbital units stay in orbit 20% longer The first orbital unit launched grants a free Technology
	Polystralia	Cities able to send trade routes may support one more trade route than normal
	Kavithan Protectorate	Outposts develop into cities 50% faster
	Brasilia	Units have a +10% Strength in melee combat
	African Union	+10% Food in growing cities when Healthy

Colonists

After choosing your sponsor you get to decide what kind of colonists were put into the spaceship.

	Colonists	Specialty
	Scientists	+2 Science in every city
	Refugees	+2 Food in every city
	Aristocrats	+3 Energy in every city +1 Health in every city
	Engineers	+2 Production in every city
	Artists	+2 Culture in every city +1 Health in every city

Spacecraft

When you have picked your colonists, it's time to select the special feature of your spaceship.

	Spacecraft	Specialty
	Continental Surveyor	Reveal coasts on map
	Retrograde Thrusters	Wider area for choosing where to land first city
	Tectonic Scanner	No technology is needed to see petroleum, geothermal and titanium resources
	Fusion Reactor	Begin with 100 Energy
	Lifeform Sensor	Reveal alien nests on map

Cargo

Next you must select your spaceship's cargo. This defines what you have with you when you actually start the game.

	Cargo	Specialty
	Hydroponics	Begin with extra Population in your first city
	Laboratory	Begin with the Pioneering technology
	Raw Materials	Begin with a Clinic building in your first city
	Weapon Arsenal	Begin with a Soldier unit
	Machinery	Begin with a Worker unit

Planet

Finally you choose the planet you are going to colonize. The planets have different names, but these options are always available:

	Cargo	Specialty
	Terran World	A world with a few large landmasses separated by oceans and some smaller islands
	Protean World	A world of one ocean and one very large, continuous landmass with the possibility of small, coastal islands
	Atlantean World	A world of islands of varying sizes separated by narrow water passages
	Random World	The game will randomly pick one of these planets for you to play