somewhat newbie question flood.

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by Slick:

13) Is there any real difference between a gift & a tribute? I see that the reactions to happiness can be modded to be different but they appear to be the same in the unmodded game.

Thanks!

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.