Problem with worm holes

Suicide Junkie · #1 October 27th, 2001, 02:24 AM

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How can I improve relations whith nation which is hostile with me?

Things to do:
- Keep your ships from staying in their territory, especially their colonies.
- Avoid battles, and if you do fight, don't kill the crippled, retreating ships.
- Giving lots of small gifts helps, but murderous races will not accept them.
- Don't ever share maps, and avoid partnerships (military alliance is good though). When the AIs see your planets, they get envious and greedy.
- Watch out for friend-of-my-enemy syndrome. Nobody likes somebody who helps fund their enemy's army.

CW · #2 October 27th, 2001, 07:55 AM

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Originally posted by rale:
How can I improve relations whith nation which is hostile with me?

Wipe them out!

Taqwus · #3 October 27th, 2001, 08:19 PM

And be aware that some AIs will probably hate you regardless, while others may warm to you over time IF you don't irritate them (including, say, constantly sending them treaty requests). Read the race descriptions; the ones that tend to be xenophobes have this implied, IIRC (e.g., I don't recall any sweet-talking, described-as-friendly, but really murderous xenophobic teddy bear races).

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rale · #4 October 27th, 2001, 09:22 PM

The other thing that's interested me is protectorate. How it works?
When I try that with the other race they allways decline me.

Dracus · #5 October 27th, 2001, 10:07 PM

I never got that one to work either.

jpowell · #6 October 28th, 2001, 04:33 AM

The only time I got protectorate to work was when I had an AI player as a trading partner and I was dramatically superior to him in all aspects. The AI agreed to protectorate, then to subjugation. It appears to work only when the personality of the race is not aggressive and the alternative would be easy conquest. That seems realistic, but it limits its usefulness.

Suicide Junkie · #7 October 28th, 2001, 04:39 AM

It would work a lot better with multiplayer.

With the AI, you basically get the extra income plus a Soviet style "Iron Curtain" bufferzone between the real enemies and your homeland

Humans could sabotage your defenses and help your enemies even under a subjugation.