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Why this old Civilization 5 trick keeps trending with speedruns and nostalgia streams.
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Polish Civ 5: The Infinite Money Glitch the Devs Never Fixed is an exploit chain that generates endless gold. Players label it Polish gold duplication and early economy abuse. Research shows this sequence still defines speedrunning category rules.
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Hunters trigger it during trade route loops for rapid cash inflation. Essentially, market prices fail to reset, so cash multiples each loop. Studies indicate round errors and pathfinding code stack into runaway yields.
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Use it only in single-player for challenge runs or map tests. Speedrunners embrace this bug for banned category records.
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Q: Is this glitch still present in official releases.
A: Yes, unpatched on vanilla installs and most community patches.
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Q: Does using it risk bans or saves.
A: Online modes ignore it; local saves stay stable, but outcomes may break late game balance.
