September 9th, 2002, 05:07 PM
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Second Lieutenant
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Re: somewhat newbie question flood.
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Originally posted by Arkcon:
I've seen an AI accept a tribute when it had refused a gift the turn before. I find it hard to believe the AI got happier with me in the time frame, so the tribute seems to mean something that the gift doesn't.
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A tribute is a forced 'gift' it would be accepted if the alien culture was superior or felt itself superior. A tribute would be acceptable evn if they were pissed at you.
A gift is voluntary and can be seen as a bribe in some instances.
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