"a strange device" quest

[standingwolf]

the first time i got this quest i didn't prioritize it and so finished it last, and thus when all i got was an explorer i thought maybe it was because i finished last. so this time i started on the device study project right away and finished first, but once again all i got was an explorer. the text said something about it being a map and that "ancient cities" had been marked on my map, but as far as i could see nothing on my map had changed. i'm on the lush biome and no additional alien remains were revealed for the marvel quest.

so am i missing something, or is this quest broken? why should i spent 350 hammers just to get an explorer when i could build 7 regular explorers for the same amount?

i couldn't find any discussion of this either on these forums or in the civ wiki.

 

[Ryika]

That's not a quest from the base game, that's a quest from my 'Awesome Pods and Ruins'-Mod (Rising Tide version only). The mod makes it so all progenitor ruins are invisible at the beginning of the game, the quest should make them visible, and you get a free explorer (yay!).

 

[standingwolf]

ah! that explains why i couldn't find any mention of it, and i am indeed using your awesome mod.

thanks for the reply!

 

[stanfiem]

Hey i dont know if this is a bug from your mod or a conflict but I got 71.000 gold from completing the quest. I noticed a shitton of gold and loaded a previous save and on the turn that it completes i recieved the gold. Kinda game breaking.

EDIT: I have decided to just not spend any gold below 71,000. At first I thought i would just not do the quest but those progenitor device ruins are too good.