1.61 Liberalism bug

[IPEX-731BA5DD06]

I think I've found a possible bug in the game, in relation to the discovery of Liberalism.

Isobela beat me to researching Liberalism, so I gave up bee lining to it and researched others, and proceeded to destroy her empire in frustration.

I did this, researched others and decided I'll go through liberalism, it then said I was the first to discover liberalism....

This was also covered in the First to discover Music thread.

A solution was given in that the game checks to see if an EXISTING civilization has the tech if not, it gives the bonus.

This is a bug, and possible exploit if your beaten to tech, destroy the winner and gain it yourself.

 

[Zanmato]

What level was this on? The fact that she didn't trade it away for next to nothing is more of a bug unless trading wasn't enabled. But yes it is a bug you have there although I would say that the occurance of it is extremely rare.

 

[MrCynical]

Did you actually get the free tech, or just the message that you were first to liberalism?

 

[alexman]

Yes, this is a bug, fixed in Warlords.

 

[IPEX-731BA5DD06]

Further notes I forgot to add

1) Tech trading is off...
2) I did recieve the free Technology.
3) Similar to Music bug, and I assume banking, physics..etc...but NOT ORACLE.