Steal Tech Bug

[Masrim]

Not sure if this has been posted before, I did not search the forum it is late and I am lazy.

But a little tip for everyone out there... Don't steal the last tech before future techs.

heh

Kind of got stuck on the research page with my advisor asking me what we should research, well there was nothing left to research and it would not let me change screens, so stealer beware.

 

[Himalia]

Cant say ive ever heard of that happening before but i guess it makes sence. Not one of those scenarios you would really ever think of if play testing the game. That must of been anoying.

 

[Masrim]

yeah I was bored and I have never really stolen a tech before not sure why not but haven't.

Then the first time i do the game blows up.

Well not really but it got stuck pretty darn good!

 

[ANDL33]

I've had that problem once before, it was so annoying. Especially annoying because I was in the midst of war. I WAS WINNING issed:

 

[undertoad]

I can confirm this bug, but it also applies if you steal the only tech an enemy civ has which you don't.

In my current game, I just stole Economics successfully from the Persians. Now I can't close the Science screen, or go to any other advisor, because of the "Our spy needs to know what research to try to steal". This is because Economics is the only tech the Persians have that I don't. I can't see any way out of it except to CTRL-ALT-DELETE and kill the game, going back to this turn's Autosave.

I don't understand - does stealing techs successfully give you TWO techs?

 

[Moosezilla]

No, this is not the same,as you can steal the only tech an enemy civ has that you do not have. Upload save and let "us" know civ III version (Vanilla,ptw,c3c) and mod or scenario. Perhaps we can help.