BTS 3.02

1. Load the save file
2. Press F4 for the Foreign Advisor
3. Select tech screen
4. Choose Lincoln

I noticed Lincoln has Archery, but does not have Hunting. (Not sure if it is default possible to pop a tech from a goody hut without having the prereq tech)

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Of course you can get techs from goody huts where you don´t have the prerequisites.

It is not uncommon to get techs that are a little bit further down the tech tree from the techs you esearch

Don't know which difficulty your game is, all AIs get Archery for free on Monarch and higher.

Of course you can get techs from goody huts where you don´t have the prerequisites.

It is not uncommon to get techs that are a little bit further down the tech tree from the techs you esearch

Are you sure that is true?

I got archery from a hut once or twice. It's rare, but it happens.

You're playing on Monarch. As already said, AIs on Monarch get archery for free at, without necessarily having hunting. I think they also get an archer to start, so it makes sense.

Not a bug.

Of course you can get techs from goody huts where you don´t have the prerequisites.

It is not uncommon to get techs that are a little bit further down the tech tree from the techs you esearch

no u cannot

OK, my mistake. I am playing on Monarch, but was not aware the AI starts with Archery (even without Hunting).

Does the AI really start with Archery? I never knew this. I thought they just received a free archer?

Yes, you can look it up in the handicap file, there is a "free tech" section.