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Why can't we be friends, Cleo?
OK, I'm confused. No, I'm vexed -- terribly vexed.
Past couple games I'd played, I'd come to expect that once I went to war with a nation, they'd stay furious with me forever. I chalked it up to my particular style of warfare: I'd take five to six strategically placed cities, raze most of them, then drag their leader to the negotiation table, where they'd sign over their treasury and technology in return for peace. Fine. I could live with that.
This game seemed no different. Playing on a large map, regent, as the Greeks, I'd secured a tasty technology lead and decided to go after the Egyptians about 300 B.C. Didn't have to break any treaties to do it -- just the way I like it. Successful war for about 12 turns, then peace treaty. Same pattern, same furious results.
Flash forward to about 1100 A.D. Despite previous experience, I still plied the Egyptians with trade and gifts, trying to get them out of Furious. No intervening hostilities, but no dice. Meanwhile, I'd been at war with Japan for about 20 turns. I razed a few cities, deprived them of saltpeter, robbed them blind at the peace negotiations and ... they instantly upgraded to a mere Annoyed upon signing the treaty!! Huh? What gives? Cleopatra has gotten bargain-priced gems and furs from me, a free (if useless) tech or two through the years, and I'd even thumped on the Romans to help her out. And can I even get her to crack a smile? Cleo, you're breakin' my heart!
Any advice?
Past couple games I'd played, I'd come to expect that once I went to war with a nation, they'd stay furious with me forever. I chalked it up to my particular style of warfare: I'd take five to six strategically placed cities, raze most of them, then drag their leader to the negotiation table, where they'd sign over their treasury and technology in return for peace. Fine. I could live with that.
This game seemed no different. Playing on a large map, regent, as the Greeks, I'd secured a tasty technology lead and decided to go after the Egyptians about 300 B.C. Didn't have to break any treaties to do it -- just the way I like it. Successful war for about 12 turns, then peace treaty. Same pattern, same furious results.
Flash forward to about 1100 A.D. Despite previous experience, I still plied the Egyptians with trade and gifts, trying to get them out of Furious. No intervening hostilities, but no dice. Meanwhile, I'd been at war with Japan for about 20 turns. I razed a few cities, deprived them of saltpeter, robbed them blind at the peace negotiations and ... they instantly upgraded to a mere Annoyed upon signing the treaty!! Huh? What gives? Cleopatra has gotten bargain-priced gems and furs from me, a free (if useless) tech or two through the years, and I'd even thumped on the Romans to help her out. And can I even get her to crack a smile? Cleo, you're breakin' my heart!
Any advice?
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