Diplomacy: What happens if...........

[wvfoos]

I have MPP with both country A and country B, and also A and B have a MPP with each other, and I declare war on country A? Does country B come in on my side? What if country A declares war on me first? Does B come in on my side or A's?

[ChrisiusMaximus]

In a triangle of treaties like this the B will side with A if you attack in A's territory but will side with you if A attack you first in your territory.

As it implies it is a mutual protection not aggression pact and is triggered by hostilities in its allies land.

If you attack A's troops in your land then B does nothing same if A attacks you in its land. This is considered as defence not aggression.

[alva]

declare war, do nothing(or only kill units in your territory), make sure he attacks you in your territory(offer a token unit).
and voila, it's 2 against one.
ps: bombarding/pillaging his territory will set off the MPP too, so be carefull!!

(if you can get him to declare war on you, even better)

[punkbass2000]

Do civs have to do this in MP, or is it completely up to the player? Has anyone gotten that far into a MP game yet?

[miike]

I did this a few weeks ago. I was playing with 5 AI civs. And basically, had MPPs with about 3 of them. The other AI civs had a bunch of other MPPs. I made the 3 MPPs, and then declared war on a different civ. Well, all the Civs that had signed a MPP with me, stayed by my side. And it was me, and the 3 other civs, against the other 2. It appeared to me at the time, that the civs may have stayed with me, because I had recently signed MPPs. At least, that is what it seemed like. Also, I was more powerful then the rest of the CIVs. So, maybe they wanted to side with the stronger civ. I don't exactly know.