That's what I thought. There's no event that could explain this. In the civilization Stat screen, the cost reduction is 100%. I still have the save file, will take a screen shot later. The only random event that i remember us the standard economic book and double birth rate event.
Note : This game have no mod active in it So I just finished a rather peculiar game. I played as a custom race with Thalan tech tree. Halfway through the game, I researched the neutral alignment. This give me a discount in direct purchasing. Then I researched the neutral unlocked tech Hyperion fabrication that further enhanced that discount. And I was shocked to see that my discount was now 100%, essentially zero. This have several implication: 1. Goodbye industr
