The Citizens Vote - Foreign Affair

[FrostyBoy]

There is enough discussion on this plan and it's time to get the votes going. Go to the thread link below and post yes for do the plan or no for not at all, or abstain.

Thread Here

[BigRed515]

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[Papa Chubby]

Would it not be better to wait for after the invasion of America, getting world map from them at least for free and technologies, don´t know whether they have Mapmaking or not.

[Ninot]

by the end of the war they might have technologies too advanced for us to learn from immediately anyways

we need to stay in the tech race at all times. We can't depend upon the war for everything.

[Aggie]

I still have serious problems with giving them our maps, but the rest of the plan is ok. However trades such as were mentioned earlier( i don't have the thread handy) where the maps were not given seems best. Also don't forget while we should get the techs now, when america surrenders(and I hope they do) we will get their world map.
Aggie

[Schee]

Hmm... we should trade with other civs if we want to stay in the tech race, I dont want to see them attacking our spearmen with cavalry, and I don't see any problem with giving our map.

[Kuciwalker]

We want America's territory map. It's important for Plan Eagle.

[kring]

I have played a number of games where I try different strategies. Early on, I noticed if I gave out my map, the AI would go straight for the prime open spots and stop exploring in those directions. If I didn't give them a map, they would still explore the area if I didn't subtly block them which brings units away from their defense.

Try this, play a game where you save just before giving a map in a deal. Play it through for a number of turns after giving the deal; and play it through several turns without giving the map. I notice huge difference in turnout.

Plus, once you sell your map to country A, it sells it to everyone else. So, even if you destroy country A, the details of the map are now known by everyone else. While the AI may know where stuff is, the behavior before it gets the map and after is markedly different. I have read a large number of posts that concur.