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My Hive game is improving, but I decided to go back and play the other factions so that I at least have some clue as to how they all play. Anyway, I saw a comment here on poly about a Gaian ICS that built only formers, colony pods and military units and I thought "Hmm, that sounds like an interesting game. Let's give that one a try."
So I cranked up a game, spotted the jungle and coudn't resist moving my first pod there to settle. (I had "look first" on). I immediately popped a Unity Rover and sent it a-scouting.
I soon found a Morganic base. (I also scaled the map down from standard, which I usually play, to small). He offered Treaty. I declined. He offered me 100 credits to enter into a treaty. I decided that there was no harm in being a whore this once, and accepted. Then I thought, "I wonder why he was so eager for me to join the treaty. I wonder if anyone's home here at Morgan HQ." So I sent my rover to knock on the door. Lo and behold, nobody was home! So I had 100 energy credits in my pocket and CEO Morgan in my basement. All before my first base was even settled. Seemed like a pretty good deal.
I founded my HQ and started work on a scout. I built a couple of scouts and went out pod-popping. Soon, I ran into some Hive units. I kept scouting and was fortunate enough to capture a couple of worms and pop two AAs and another rover. All in all, it had been a good beginning. I traded Yang for Doctrine Loyalty and used the AAs to advance the Command Nexus. I took my worms and wandered over towards The Hive. Once there, I decided to see who was home at The Hive. Their HQ was poorly defended; as it turned out, there was nobody who could stand up to a little ol' single-mindworm assault. Anyway, Yang and I made a truce. I don't remember the details, but I realized that I probably had him crippled, and besides, he had nice bases. So I sent another MW. It needed some experience to grow and I thought it would be good for it to get some exercise. Naturally, the game warned me: "You have a truce with the Hive!" To which I responded "Break Truce."
It's 2150, I've got 5 bases, 2 of which were captured from the Hive. I've broken one treaty and one truce and destroyed two factions. (Maybe I should write a book called "Memoirs of a Warmongering Whore.") At any rate, here's are my questions:
1) Will my actions related to Morgan have any sort of effect on trade or diplomacy? He was destroyed in the same turn and move that I broke the treaty, in 2104, IIRC. I'd be very surprised if he had had contact with any other faction.
2) What about Yang? He may have had contact with the Spartans. I attacked him twice, but IIRC, we did not have any sort of diplomatic arrangement the first time. The second time, IIRC, he was destroyed in the same turn that I broke truce.
3) In other words, does it matter if other factions have the opporunity to tell the world how untrustworthy you are? Do the other AIs automatically know about betrayal?
So I cranked up a game, spotted the jungle and coudn't resist moving my first pod there to settle. (I had "look first" on). I immediately popped a Unity Rover and sent it a-scouting.
I soon found a Morganic base. (I also scaled the map down from standard, which I usually play, to small). He offered Treaty. I declined. He offered me 100 credits to enter into a treaty. I decided that there was no harm in being a whore this once, and accepted. Then I thought, "I wonder why he was so eager for me to join the treaty. I wonder if anyone's home here at Morgan HQ." So I sent my rover to knock on the door. Lo and behold, nobody was home! So I had 100 energy credits in my pocket and CEO Morgan in my basement. All before my first base was even settled. Seemed like a pretty good deal.
I founded my HQ and started work on a scout. I built a couple of scouts and went out pod-popping. Soon, I ran into some Hive units. I kept scouting and was fortunate enough to capture a couple of worms and pop two AAs and another rover. All in all, it had been a good beginning. I traded Yang for Doctrine Loyalty and used the AAs to advance the Command Nexus. I took my worms and wandered over towards The Hive. Once there, I decided to see who was home at The Hive. Their HQ was poorly defended; as it turned out, there was nobody who could stand up to a little ol' single-mindworm assault. Anyway, Yang and I made a truce. I don't remember the details, but I realized that I probably had him crippled, and besides, he had nice bases. So I sent another MW. It needed some experience to grow and I thought it would be good for it to get some exercise. Naturally, the game warned me: "You have a truce with the Hive!" To which I responded "Break Truce."
It's 2150, I've got 5 bases, 2 of which were captured from the Hive. I've broken one treaty and one truce and destroyed two factions. (Maybe I should write a book called "Memoirs of a Warmongering Whore.") At any rate, here's are my questions:
1) Will my actions related to Morgan have any sort of effect on trade or diplomacy? He was destroyed in the same turn and move that I broke the treaty, in 2104, IIRC. I'd be very surprised if he had had contact with any other faction.
2) What about Yang? He may have had contact with the Spartans. I attacked him twice, but IIRC, we did not have any sort of diplomatic arrangement the first time. The second time, IIRC, he was destroyed in the same turn that I broke truce.
3) In other words, does it matter if other factions have the opporunity to tell the world how untrustworthy you are? Do the other AIs automatically know about betrayal?
. once that is done, a little nerve gas works just fine 
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