Civilization 5 - Science victory vs. conquering the capital [duplicate]

So, an AI civ was on the verge of a science victory when I managed to conquer its capital. My question is: what happens now? Have I prevented a science victory for that Civ unless it takes back its capital? Does it just have to bring the one remaining part to its new capital? Or does it have to rebuild all the parts and bring them to its new capital?

What few hints I've found in Googling suggest things may have changed at some point, so just to be sure, this is with both G&K and BNW.

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Best Answer

I can find no evidence that any progress towards science victory is removed from a Civ.

The technology portion is obvious - no Civ ever loses a tech at any point in the game. Whether or not spaceship parts are lost is a better question. The parts once built and in transit could easily be destroyed, but once "assembled" on the launch pad they appear to count permanently towards victory. The launchpad itself is just transferred to their new capital, with all existing parts intact. Even though logically you would have likely destroyed their original launch pad, the game is only paying attention to the progress counters, and all those check is whether a part was delivered to a capital.

So yes, if the last part gets to the new capital (or is just built there), you're done, they win.

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Korea can output nearly twice as much science as rival civilisations, making it the first choice when pursuing a science victory or quick technological advancements....These are the best civilizations in Civilization 5:

Korea.
Babylon.
Brazil.
France.
Morocco.
Venice.
Byzantine.
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