In Civ II you are either at peace, war, cease fire or in an alliance. (And in Civ: CTP, War, war and um, war).
If you attack another side they automatically declare war on you, no matter how small the conflict. Same with a cease fire. Now, many, many times in history two opposing sides have fought it out (sometimes with extreme brutality) without actually going to war. I am not necessarily talking about a Vietnam type situation, but more along the lines of the Soviet Union and China in the late sixties.
My question to all of you is, how would you like to see such a situation work?
What would be the benefits of one over the other?
The drawbacks?
How much of a conflict could you have before it descended into all out war? How would this differ between each nation? Would the opposing side see any benefit that might exist in keeping the situaion going? (a Wag the Dog, or Canadian Bacon scenario)
Would internal situations be considered wars or skirmishes? ie: a city revolts and forms a new nation, you take it back. Or to liberate a city an ally refuses to return after a war, etc.
How would the internation reaction be? I would assume it would be more difficult, if not nearly impossible to bring in an ally. What kind of repercussions would a nation face? Would a skirmish be looked down upon as a "dirty" conflict? Would it be prefferable in some instances to make a quick land grab without starting World War III (or IV, depending on what has gone on) by virtually eliminating the ability of allies to ge involved?
If you attack another side they automatically declare war on you, no matter how small the conflict. Same with a cease fire. Now, many, many times in history two opposing sides have fought it out (sometimes with extreme brutality) without actually going to war. I am not necessarily talking about a Vietnam type situation, but more along the lines of the Soviet Union and China in the late sixties.
My question to all of you is, how would you like to see such a situation work?
What would be the benefits of one over the other?
The drawbacks?
How much of a conflict could you have before it descended into all out war? How would this differ between each nation? Would the opposing side see any benefit that might exist in keeping the situaion going? (a Wag the Dog, or Canadian Bacon scenario)
Would internal situations be considered wars or skirmishes? ie: a city revolts and forms a new nation, you take it back. Or to liberate a city an ally refuses to return after a war, etc.
How would the internation reaction be? I would assume it would be more difficult, if not nearly impossible to bring in an ally. What kind of repercussions would a nation face? Would a skirmish be looked down upon as a "dirty" conflict? Would it be prefferable in some instances to make a quick land grab without starting World War III (or IV, depending on what has gone on) by virtually eliminating the ability of allies to ge involved?
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