[Lucas]

After reading Anne McCaffrey's "Acorna" series, I started to wonder if it would be possible to create a SEIV race based on the Linyaari in the books.

Has anyone ever attempted to make a pacifist race?

By "pacifist" I mean a race that will not use weapons to destroy ships, kill populations, or harm planets, and will not use troops to invade anything. (mines probably aren't happening either, though I'm not sure)

They could use any methods that destroyed portions of a ship (weapons, engines, etc.) or caused extra reload time in combat. They could convert enemy ships and planets to their own side. Point defense units are probably Ok. They could probably destroy individual facilities on a planet(spaceport, resupply depot, etc). They could entice other races to move against their enemies.

I expect that in order to have a viable race of this nature, they would have to have various weapons added to the game that fit in with their philosophy.

Ideas I've had for new weapons:
Chaff bomb - a missile that increases its target's reload time.
More effective repulser beams.

I don't know if it would be possible to create an AI race like this, since the computer doesn't seem to properly use these weapons, but a human played race could probably be done.

So, what do you think about this?