[NFP] [1.0.7.9]Nalanda Free Tech Bug

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Nalanda's UI grants a free tech. But it can be abused -- if you have a Mahavihara and lost suzerainty, you get another free tech when you get suzerainty back. If you use Amani to lose and gain back suzerainty immediately then it become an exploit -- here is a demo: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1sa411w7pJ (Chinese website)

Nalanda

• Type: Scientific

• Suzerain Bonus: City-State and their Suzerain can build the Mahavihara improvement.

• Mahavihara: +2 Science and +1 Housing. +1 Faith for every adjacent Holy Site and +1 Science for every adjacent Campus district. After researching Scientific Theory, receive an additional +1 Science for every adjacent Campus. When a player constructs their first Mahavirhara receive a random technology. Must be built on flat terrain not adjacent to another Mahavihara.

 

[bengalryan9]

I just came on here to post this, so I can confirm it to be true. I built their UI and got a free tech early on (Military Tactics), lost suzerainity a bit later, regained suzerainity, and then received the Buttress tech for free despite not getting the Eureka (I am playing as Babylon).

 

[bonfireg]

Ditto here, I moved Amani to a different city-state and lost suzerainty and then sent a couple envoys to make up the difference and immediately was granted a new tech.

 

[HiRezAudio]

Definitely an exploit at least and smells like a bug to me

 

[Laurana Kanan]

Should be fixed as of the January 2021 1.0.9.9 update. From the patch notes:

• Fixed an issue where the player could get multiple free technologies from building the Mahavihara after repeatedly becoming the suzerain of Nalanda.