Newbie questions: surrender, elite units

[Dis]

one more question. I heard people talking about ai vassal states? What is that?

I thought there was a condition where they were down to 1 or 2 cities and they would "surrender" not the actual word they use, but they would become permanantly allied with you and supply you with techs? That cannot happen?

[ThaddeusAlexander]

I've never heard of that, dissident. I think you can make a small rival civ a VIRTUAL vassal state ... but there's no treaty or diplomatic action built in to the game for that.

Unfortunately.

Cheers
~Thadalex

Edit: PS
Vassal
1 : a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
2 : one in a subservient or subordinate position

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by Dissident
one more question. I heard people talking about ai vassal states? What is that?

I thought there was a condition where they were down to 1 or 2 cities and they would "surrender" not the actual word they use, but they would become permanantly allied with you and supply you with techs? That cannot happen?

are you making these questions up

[ThaddeusAlexander]

Originally posted by TheStinger
are you making these questions up

Hey it does say Newbie questions

Cheers
~Thadalex

[Theseus]

Not made up... lesser AI civs are referred to with a number of labels, depending on the relationships being described. Examples include: vassals, punching bag, and bee-yatch.

Take a look at this thread:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=47115

[alva]

BTW:
in PTW you will be able to name any of your units any time

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