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Diplomacy
This has been mentionned before many times in various posts covering various areas of the game, bu so far as I can tell it should be addressed specifically. The AI is simply too demanding from a diplomatic point of view. Example:
I am bordering on an empire of roughly equal strength, they may be slightly stronger militarily, but this is an illusion because I take quality of troops and military / logistical organization over quantity (the AI never seems to disband old obsolete units...). This empire is at war with every neighbor bordering him. Our current relationship is Respect / Vigilance. We continually exchange maps, but neither for advances nor cash will he enter into anything other than a peace treaty with me, moreover this treaty has been in effect forever and it does not seem to have had any effect on my regard / perception in the eyes of others. It makes sense for such pacts to exist.
It makes sense for such pacts to exist and makes the game much, much more interesting. Why not agree to a mutually beneficial trade pact with someone? Why not? That is the question! If everyone refused to enter into diplomatic agreements with those weaker in some area than themselves then no pacts would ever be made. Coercion is not the only sauce in diplomacy and behaving honorably toward others should have a greater effect on your empire's prestige than it currently does.
When the patch comes out (if only to stop the game from crashing and performing illegal operations) I pray it relaxes the diplomacy engine. The options available are fabulous, but hardly seem to come into play unless you are absolutely dominant militarily, despite the fact that it is often in the AIs best interest to accept.
I am bordering on an empire of roughly equal strength, they may be slightly stronger militarily, but this is an illusion because I take quality of troops and military / logistical organization over quantity (the AI never seems to disband old obsolete units...). This empire is at war with every neighbor bordering him. Our current relationship is Respect / Vigilance. We continually exchange maps, but neither for advances nor cash will he enter into anything other than a peace treaty with me, moreover this treaty has been in effect forever and it does not seem to have had any effect on my regard / perception in the eyes of others. It makes sense for such pacts to exist.
It makes sense for such pacts to exist and makes the game much, much more interesting. Why not agree to a mutually beneficial trade pact with someone? Why not? That is the question! If everyone refused to enter into diplomatic agreements with those weaker in some area than themselves then no pacts would ever be made. Coercion is not the only sauce in diplomacy and behaving honorably toward others should have a greater effect on your empire's prestige than it currently does.
When the patch comes out (if only to stop the game from crashing and performing illegal operations) I pray it relaxes the diplomacy engine. The options available are fabulous, but hardly seem to come into play unless you are absolutely dominant militarily, despite the fact that it is often in the AIs best interest to accept.
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