Freaky diplomacy AI

Jubala · #1 January 8th, 2001, 09:57 PM

I think we need two more treaties. Cease fire and Peace. I have never ever seen the AI try to sue for peace when it's getting the living snot kicked out of it. Or when it has achieved it's goals. As Valleymite says, once war breaks out, it's to the end.

Emperor Zodd · #2 January 8th, 2001, 10:00 PM

I agree

Sinapus · #3 January 8th, 2001, 10:01 PM

I think it depends on that "personality type" that got added. Races like the Eee, for instance, tend to be pretty faithful with treaties. (However, don't accept a military alliance unless you want them colonizing all available planets in your territory. Feh.)

I think the Phong have the same personality type, except they tend to lie when they promise to abandon colonies in systems you claim.

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"What do -you- want?" "I'd like to live -just- long enough
to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a
pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors
come with too high a price. I would look up into your lifeless
eyes and wave like this..." *waggle* "...can you and your
associates arrange that for me, Mr. Morden?"

Nyx · #4 January 8th, 2001, 11:00 PM

The subjugation bug drops your tech income to exactly 50,000 for the duration of the treaty.

I like the idea of ceasefire and peace, and I would also like to see a demand that actually gets an AI to abandom its claim on a system. Right now they never do, nomatter how far back you push their borders.

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Sinapus · #5 January 8th, 2001, 11:05 PM

Do any of you type in replies to the computer AI even though it doesn't understand? I sometimes do for the cathartic effect. Eg:

AI message: "Your espionage activities have brought us to the brink of war!"

Reply: "We've been at war for the past year and a half, Binky."

Nyx · #6 January 9th, 2001, 12:39 AM

Guilty. *grins*

That's what convinced me to try writing AI speech files.

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jowe01 · #7 January 9th, 2001, 11:02 AM

There should be a difference between commercial and military treaties. Military treaties should allow the counterpart to fly through the partners territory without increasing anger while commercial should not (everybody wants to trade with China, but who wants to have Chinese troops stationnned on his territory ?). Furthermore, there should be more distinction between a "normal" military treaty and a Partnership. The AI anger files should specify separate lines for these treaties, especially with regard to intersettling.

A question: has anybody noticed that the AI is more inclined to accept non-aggression and non-intercourse agreements than trade alliances. From my viewpoint it should, but it does not seem to be the case.