[Deathstalker]

What I was thinking is that there are already elements in the game that would serve as a pretext for this addition. Currently there is no use for (as far as I can tell) race 'demenor'(sp?), ie psychotic to Honourable. This could be the base point for a chance of 'betrayal'. Honourable could be 0% chance and psychotic could be say 25% and up. This would be modified by your relations with the empire, vs relations with the other empires in a particular battle. Along with the length of treaties with these empires. For example, you(human) have a 30 turn alliance (protectorate) with the phong(say, phong:friendly, you:impulsive), and you just signed a peace treaty (non-aggression) with the Xi'Chung the turn b4. (still murderous toward you, psychotic temperment). There is a threeway battle over one of your planets with the Phong being attacked by the Xi'Chung. You should not have to wait till after combat to break the treaty with the Xi'Chung, esp since you are in a protectoate treaty with the Phong, you are SUPPOSED to protect them. You SHOULD be able to open fire to protect the Phong. The same goes for if the Xi'Chung attack you(treaty broken b4 combat), and have a Non-aggession treaty with the Phong, that the Phong could protect your planet even though they had a treaty with the Xi'Chung.......

Thoughts?..........