Theory of Evolution is flawed?

[Flak]

I spent all of that time getting that thing built and when it's completed, I just start waiting for the message that my current advance has been finished and the selection for my next... finished, and then the selection for my next. Just like Civ 2 right? Only I never get any advance! WTH? I was researching Corporation at the time. I was really looking forward to getting refining (Coal becomes visible. Tanks! Buwahahaha...) and the whatever comes after. But nothing ever came. I played several turns on through and nothing. Hmmmmmm....

I have a theory as to why this happened although I can't confirm it without starting an entirely new game. When I chose Corporation, it was my ONLY option. I think that this confused the TOE wonder as it didn't see anything else to give me in advance. This perhaps doesn't explain why it didn't atleast give me my current advance. Anyway, I can post a save file just before I finish if requested. Is there any other reason why this wonder wouldn't work?

 

[shirleyrocks]

Well I know for one thing that you don't get to pick your advances with TOE. And it doesn't finish your current. I've built it once and it just announced that I had discovered some advance and then it did it again. The tech that I was researching at the time remained as my current tech. The 'no other advances available' would be a bug worth noting if that's the case.

 

[Flak]

I actually had tried to attach this to my earlier post, but I didn't realize these save files were so big. Too bad you don't get choose your advance (Still, atleast you GOT some advances ). How does the AI know what's best for my Civ I wonder?

 

[shirleyrocks]

Nice filename!

 

[Larry]

that happened to me once. It seems that if you're on one branch of a tree that there's no alternative, meaning your current tech is the only tech that can be teched, then it just won't give you anything at all. Horrible if you ask me, but plan for it, I guess.

 

[Kingpin]

Yeah, evolution really is flawed, isn't it?

Oh... were you talking about the game?