Bug: The Last Prophet | Arabia

[Banananana]

Playing as Saladin, there's 5/7 religions founded, Egypt and Spain are nearest to claiming the next Great Prophet. I'm expecting one of them to claim one and then my leader UA to kick in - the 2nd to last Great Prophet to be claimable by me.

However, the turn ticks over and BOTH Egypt and Spain claim a Great Prophet on the SAME TURN. Now there's no further claimable Great Prophets, and they both then go on to found the 6th and 7/7th religions. Saladin UA never gets triggered.

Seems like a bug when two other civs can claim a GP on the same turn Saladin UA doesn't trigger.

Also, how are they able to claim a great prophet on the same turn? Unless they didn't and only one of them claimed a new great prophet, and the other already had one and just hadn't used him - but then Saladin UA should have kicked in?

Sorry I don't have the patch number.

 

[Agent327]

Sounds more like a case of extreme bad luck than a bug. Also, the Arabian UA is a bit bogus in the sense that it would not be wise to simply wait for that 2nd to last Great Prophet. If you want to go religious, you should do so early.

 

[Banananana]

Well it sounds like a bug to me. The UA's description implies that receiving the last Great Prophet is guaranteed/automatic. Nevermind whether that's a good strategy or not.

 

[DizzKneeLand33]

Yes, this clearly looks like a bug -- it makes no sense that just because two AI founded religions at the same time that the UA is negated. And in Civ V there were many, *many* times that two religions were founded on the same turn, so it's not that unusual of a situation.....

 

[Voidrazor]

I can confirm this happening under patch # 1.0.0.26

 

[JacquesBquick]

Not sure if this is in the same category but I think it must be. I'm in the middle of a game as Scythia on a Large map (the second biggest map) with default 10 civs including me. Arabia happened to be picked as a random leader on the map. My religion was the fourth founded, no issues. But as I continued playing I saw that I have seven religions in my game as opposed to the 6 maximum. The main religion interface even says "All Religions 7/6." I have to assume its due to some oddity with Arabia's Last Prophet ability. Else there's something generically bugged in the game allowing prophets to continue being recruited as long as the religion itself is not founded.

 

[Browd]

Can you post a save file showing the 7/6 religions? Thanks.

 

[JacquesBquick]

Sure! back at work now but this is a save file i posted in another thread for a crash-to-desktop problem. The save file is at a reproducible error as the game processes AIs for turn 357, so be aware of that. but the religion screen should still show the relevant information.