The tech web is actually brilliant. Civ VI uses a linear tech tree; Beyond Earth uses a radial web. You aren't beelining for "Gunpowder." You are exploring "Bionics" or "Transgenics." It forces emergent storytelling. Do you rush "Purity" to keep humanity human, or dive into "Harmony" to breathe miasma?
Nevertheless, represents the best possible way to experience the vision Firaxis had for the game: a fully-realized, stable, and feature-rich science fiction strategy epic. The tech web is actually brilliant
Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide v.1124035 is the Fallout: New Vegas of the Civ franchise. It launched broken. It was dismissed by critics. But the final patched version, with its expansion, is a cult classic hiding in plain sight. with its expansion