(Not a bug) Cannot Discover technology with great scientist

[Brophster]

I play with the Babalonians and I alsways build the Great Library as fast as i Can and use the great scientist to discover a technolgy. When I click on the icon to discover a technology it consums the great scientist but i don't get a technology.
I have restarted the game three times now and its the same every time.

 

[ColdPhoenix]

I haven't played teh game yet but understand that they've changed the GS lightbulb so that it now grants a number of beakers (related to your average science output over the past 6 turns?) rather than just giving you a complete technology.

 

[aluelkdf]

Everytime I use my great scientist to found a free technology, the moment I hit the button the scientist founds the tech that I am currently researching and does not let me choose what tech I want.

I opened up the tech tree and its not like I have no other techs to choose from. I have lots of techs highlighted in green ready to be reserched. This has happened everytime I. Have used the GS in this way. All the other functions of the GS seem to be working okay.

 

[The_J]

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Please see above. The description by ColdPhoenix is correct. It has been changed how the GS works.

 

[Adjuvant]

I "think" this is just the new GS "process". First select the tech you want "studied faster", then use GS to get beakers in that tech. Then you can opt to switch tech advancement or whatever. I've been playing around with it, and it's consistently this way, which leads me to believe this is simply intended... a nerfbat to GS, sort of, but GP in general are now easier to get, since they can be purchased with faith, with the policy trees.

 

[BobDole]

This isn't a bug, as others have stated.