They found some precursor technology, activated it, and they're on thier way to Godhood.

 

Personnally, this never affected nothing in my games, as I was on my way to a diplomatic or Influence Victory.

 

I suppose if they're your ally, treat them well.

 

I think it creates a low rise of stats, like toughness and researcha dn such, slowly, but surely..

If I remember rightly, the event you mention steadily adds to the named civ's ability bonuses (maybe +1 per turn to all abilities?). Unless you're playing a very long game on a very large map, it seems to be largely a dud of an event.

I've never noticed the other AIs taking notice of it when it's happened in my games, and it never seemed to cause me any obvious problems if it came down to me needing to take out that 'blessed' civ.

Hi!

There are actually TWO events of this kind: a fast and a slow one. With a fast one the civ gets each turn an 1% increaase in many (if not all) "fields". The slow one gives 1% icrease in only one field per ~2 turns. Please note some of those fields are no more in use (like Crime, or Government). So nothing to worry about the slow one.

But the fast one... If the civ in question is significantly smaller than the big players, and it suits you to keep it alive, just watch it carefully. If it's a moderately sized one...   In 50 turns they'll have 50% bonus to production, econ, reasearch, morale, weapons, defense, soldiering...  Don't keep them alive, if you want a solo victory, because you'll not be the one who'll win.

BR,  Iztok

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IIRC in my games such event always happend to one of the smallest AIs, and in late mid-game. The "size" difference between that AI and the leading players assured they were too small to seriously influence the outcome.

IMO that event is supposed to "penalize" players that drag the game. For 500% bonus a player'd need to let them live for 500 turns. Besides, who says you need to exterminate them? Make trade with them, fght their enemies, have significantly bigger military than they have while they're still weak... all that to ally with them, and finish the game with an alliance victory.

BR,  Iztok

just quick save regularly, if the event happens, load the previous save and it probably won't happen again.  I do this for the dread lords mega event, which I hate.