Overview
How to manually unlock additonal offical start options and maps for Beyond Earth.I decided to write this guide as I think everyone should have access to this content, especially since these start options are available in multiplayer.
How to unlock the bonuses:
Update – After installing the Pre Rising Tide update, you need to unlock this content again
Additional Colonist, Spaceship, Cargo bonuses and maps can be unlocked – Normally these would only be available by unlocking achievements in Starships.
These are the starting options that can be unlocked:
This post describes how to manually edit the XML / LUA files to unlock the content:
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A Glacial map can be unlocked by logging into My2K, which is found at the bottom right corner of the start menu.
Many thanks to Ryika on Civ Fanatics, who originally posted this information.