Firaxis began working on the title about two years ago. The game is developed by Firaxis Games and is published by 2K Games on October 25, 2005. There are six new leaders for existing civilizations. Civilization IV is the latest installment in the award-winning Sid Meier’s Civilization series. Ten new civilizations have been added with the expansion pack. Development for the expansion started shortly after the release of Warlords expansion.īarry Caudill Executive producer (Senior producer on Civ IV)Īlex Mantzaris: Lead Designer and Lead Programmerīeyond the Sword expansion modifies the following leader trait: Trait Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword also includes ten new civilizations, 16 new leaders, five new wonders, and a variety of new units that offers even more fun and exciting ways for players to expand their civilization’s power as they strive for world domination. The expansion focuses on the late-game time periods after the invention of gunpowder and delivers 11 challenging and decidedly different scenarios created by the development team at Firaxis Games, as well as members of the Civilization Fan Community. The expansion pack was first announced on March 28 th, 2007 and was released in the United States on July 23 rd, 2007 and at the end of July internationally. Order Beyond the Sword: Amazon UK Amazon DEĬivilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for the award-winning Civilization IV. Last updated on December 25 th by Methos and Ori