Re: Silly idea...
I know what SeaWolf is talking about, you can claim systems - you can even set the game to automatically claim systems when you colonize one. However, I believe a lot of the messaging discussion is already "kinda" taken care of. The AI players know what systems are claimed once they encounter another race. You can know too if you check the section where you can send Messages and you have visited the system.
However, that is not detailed enough for the puroses of this thread. That may be a good suggestion for MM. I too think the diplomacy levels are lacking. I have seen it posted on other threads about how once you get even a trade treaty, it pretty much gives the AI free run of your space. It was suggested before (not from me) that we should have sublevels (if you want to call them that). IOW, you should be able to tell an AI player "Yes, trade sounds good, but I don't want you to do any recon or colonizing in my claimed systems.
That, IMO, would be a big help with treaties.
[This message has been edited by rdouglass (edited 15 November 2000).]
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