I have not seen anything on this board about diplomacy, so I would like to give some of my ideas.
Diplomacy should be interconnected with culture and war. In wars, there should be coalitions at times of certain countries against other countries, with factors such as country goals, government types, and feelings of each culture for the others being important in alliances.
A peace conference idea would be good to end wars. Either the human players or the computer players could ask for this conference. The civilizations on the winning side of the war would dominate the conference. Having the ability to draw borders or transfer cities is necessary for this. In the peace conference, in exchange for peace, the losing country may have to give up land and/or pay reparations.
In these conferences cultural differences should be addressed. For example, a country may not want a city which would be impossible to rule. It also may be a good idea to allow the victors to give independence to certain territories which neiter side wants.
At a peace conference, it may be possible for the victors to be unable to agree on a settlement. If this happens, it would be a good idea to allow each country to try to make peace with the loser and start a war with the side which it was unable to make an agreement with.
I don't know if any of these ideas are possible, but they would be interesting.
Brian
Diplomacy should be interconnected with culture and war. In wars, there should be coalitions at times of certain countries against other countries, with factors such as country goals, government types, and feelings of each culture for the others being important in alliances.
A peace conference idea would be good to end wars. Either the human players or the computer players could ask for this conference. The civilizations on the winning side of the war would dominate the conference. Having the ability to draw borders or transfer cities is necessary for this. In the peace conference, in exchange for peace, the losing country may have to give up land and/or pay reparations.
In these conferences cultural differences should be addressed. For example, a country may not want a city which would be impossible to rule. It also may be a good idea to allow the victors to give independence to certain territories which neiter side wants.
At a peace conference, it may be possible for the victors to be unable to agree on a settlement. If this happens, it would be a good idea to allow each country to try to make peace with the loser and start a war with the side which it was unable to make an agreement with.
I don't know if any of these ideas are possible, but they would be interesting.
Brian
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