First Contact criteria

Dracus · #1 June 26th, 2001, 02:31 PM

Yes you have to have a direct path to them. Now they are not your enemy since you closed the wp.

Jubala · #2 June 26th, 2001, 03:08 PM

And the best (or worst depending on ones point of view) part if I remember correctly, when contact is reestablished they won't remember a thing about you!

Suicide Junkie · #3 June 26th, 2001, 03:33 PM

In order to maintain contact, there must be a path from any one of your planets to any one of their planets.

Just use one of your space yards (you did say "self-sustaining") to build some troops and take over a small colony in enemy territory. You can then reactivate your intel ops, or make peace and trade for the population.

rdouglass · #4 June 26th, 2001, 06:39 PM

Good idea SJ - I'll try that 'cept I'll have to build a transport first; my fleets have no cargo space

However, I have another question: Since we have no contact, will my fleets in enemy territory be ignored? I mean, I'm stomping some significant custruction and resource-producing sectors to glass.. Why is the AI ignoring me?? Is it just another flaw in the AI or is it coded somewhere? I suspect AI since a human player would not ignore (or forget) me....