Diplomacy...GR!

[aahz_capone]

On this note, SMAC kept it real on diplomacy, however, no need to fear, for becaus eot he drastic "ganging up" thing (which I also have experienced, aqsside from not having ROP etc which shouldn't be so important even if I do admit it is a building block), on MP that won't happen because you are dealing with real humans. All the more reason to keep playing civ.

P.s. sorry about any speliijng mistakes I'm pissed drunk

[miike]

I have to agree with Vondrak. I also, had the exact same problem with the AI ganging up on me, most of the games that I play. I love to expand fast and far. The only units, I build are settlers and workers. So, I am usually a target for an AI invasion. And it will usually happen. Or, I attack some other civ because they are in the way of my expansion. I did a couple of things. First, right when the AI declares with me, I try to get the neighboring Civs, to go to war with the attacking civ. Giving them whatever they want, just to get involved. Then, I don't consider it a big loss to lose a few cities, on my "frontier" or on the edge of my civ. Knowing, that if the city was not razed, I will probably get it back through culture. Also, knowing that those cities were not producing that much anyways. I use my culture borders to my advantage. I stay inside my own borders and attack their attackers. Because, if my culture is good enough, they can not enter my territory and attack a city in the same turn. So, I can "see them coming". This is where having roads, really comes in handy. Also, I will take a city that is quite a few tiles away from any border and leave it undefened. Most of the time, the enemy civs will move past other cities just to attack an undefended city. This gives me time, to continue to attack them. Try to attack their attack units and leave their defensive units alone. Hopefully the defensive units, will attack something and die. Really, this problem is not the end of the world. Keep playing the same game, to see what happens. Sometimes, losing a few cities is not the end of the world or game.

[Zero]

Kgoorid, as to why you were attacked by 5-10 civ even when you had considerable military strength is actually answered by the second post.