posted 06-19-99 09:22 PM ET
this is the punishment sphere bug. the time until you complete your research is based on the total tech per turn before it is modified by the punishment sphere and it's saying you'll finish researching tech faster than what you really are. the punishment spheres work as advertised but the F2 screen isn't taking that into account when it tells you when you will make your next discovery. in fact there is no place that the punishment sphere shows what it is doing the only way you know they are working like they are supposed to is to look at the actual number that is added to the tech accumulated. it is lower than what the tech per turn says it is. that's the bug.firaxis i have a save game if you need one
i would also like to thank the following people (in no particular order) for helping me verify it
laurens
aceplayer
alkis
resource consumer
jimmytrick
korn469