Firaxis: Small Worthwhile Trade Tweak

[Inverse Icarus]

i really wish there was an "exclude" option for trades.

for example, early in the game, i'm usually the first to literature, so i can get the great library. i never want to trade literacy until i have a large portion of the GL done. but whenever i want to trade with another civ, and i say "what do you want for Polytheism", they never fail to throw Literature in there, and again, i will never trade it.

if there were a way to "exclude" things, techs, cities, resources, anything, it would be a VERY great addition to AI diplomacy.

thanks guys, the game keeps getting better.

[civman2000]

Yeah, and it should be possible to demand them to accept a trade that isnt just them giving you something.

[Spiffor]

An exclude option is a good idea.
I'll be a supporter if the interface makes it simple (like right clicking on the tech/luxury/whatever to make it excludable). If the interface is heavy, the bad would outweight the good.

[Jon Shafer]

Normally I'd agree with you. The only problem is, every AI civ ends up with Literature 3 turns afterwards anyways so it would be useless...

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Trip
Normally I'd agree with you. The only problem is, every AI civ ends up with Literature 3 turns afterwards anyways so it would be useless...

that was just an example, heres another one.

just say you have extra rubber, and you DONT want to trade it to a civ, because you dont want them to have infantry. every deal you make, they'll throw rubber in. you should be able to exclude it.

[Jon Shafer]

And then they'll just get it for 2 gold per turn from another AI civ.
But yes, I see your point.

[GeneralTacticus]

Normally I'd agree with you. The only problem is, every AI civ ends up with Literature 3 turns afterwards anyways so it would be useless...

When I play Regent the AI often doesn't get Literature tell the end of the Middle Ages...

[Jon Shafer]

Even on Regent, I find that if I refuse to trade a tech, then a couple turns later every AI civ has it...

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Trip
Even on Regent, I find that if I refuse to trade a tech, then a couple turns later every AI civ has it...

you can modify the values to a quasi-fair level ibn the editor.

[Switch]

Originally posted by UberKruX
you can modify the values to a quasi-fair level ibn the editor.

It's too bad we actually have to do that...

[Theseus]

Uber and others,

I like the idea of exclusions... but before dealing with that, Firaxis PLEASE give us a unified trading screen. I'll take anything; obviously, the data is there in the SAV... even a separate little program, like Civstats, ANYTHING.