Trading

[Nyx]

I don't know for sure, I haven't tried it. I tend to ignore the AI and just do my own thing. If they're in a system I want, I attack regardless of our treaty status. If they offer a trade or treaty, I accept regardless of the terms. If they offer a demand, I reject it regardless of the terms. I'm just forwarding what I found elsewhere. As I recall he said that he liked to trade weaponless escorts that had run out of supplies while scouting.

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[General Hawkwing]

As a rule, I tend not to trade with the AI. It makes the game too easy. The AI doesn't understand the values of a trade and will not realize when it has been taken advantage of (like in trading ships without supplies). I will trade resources with a AI that has a higher level treaty with me, but always offer 3x - 4x what I ask for. And will always try to trade with an AI that needs the other resource (rads to a time manip).

I wonder if those that take advantage of the AI through trading are also the ones that compplain that the AI is such a poor challenge?

[Nyx]

Well, I don't take advantage of it via trading, I don't use mines, I rarely do the missile dance, I fight strategic combat as often as not, and I still find it too easy.

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[evan42]

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Originally posted by Puke:
wow, i have to test that. what a great way to deter an attacking fleet, have some of these escorts! you sure they dont base it around the construction cost of the ship at all? an empty escort is as good as a fully loaded one? are trade paramaters programmed into the AI scripts? I know they trade resources 1:1.

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The resources trade with AI can be a little bit higher than 1:1.
For example, you can trade 10000 organics for 11000 minerals with AIs that you have treaties with. If you are on really good terms with them, you might be able to do 12000:10000 trades...