Use of the Corporate Branch

[Mr. President]

Is franchising considered a hostile act? This morning I did it to about ten of my neighbor's cities, and then he declared war on me out of the blue (the little face in the diplomacy screen was frowning beforehand, though).

[Nimrod]

No it is not. But other civs may frown upon it. Production stolen from cities goes to your PW. And the AI will attack for no reason at anytime. While it holds an allience better than those from civ2, it still does not garuntee safty.

[TheBirdMan]

Re: Use of the Corporate Branch

Originally posted by Mr. President
Is franchising considered a hostile act? This morning I did it to about ten of my neighbor's cities, and then he declared war on me out of the blue (the little face in the diplomacy screen was frowning beforehand, though).

I had nuked you, if you had done that toward me 10 times in one single turn.

But I would have given you a warning, if you only had made one "deal". Afterall, the loss is small and it is easy to nullify it.

[jpww]

Is franchising considered a hostile act?

You bet!

[Locutus]

Let's put it this way: if I stole your production, would you regard it a hostile act?

[Nimrod]

I could francies all your cities and we would not be at war unless you attack me or visa versa. But I dont think you would be happy with me. I would say it is more aggressive than hostile. As behind the lawyer suing your cities.

[Mr. President]

Ah, thanks. I'll be using them to provoke hostility somewhere down the line.

[The Humble One]

That's the spirit! Provoke 'em!

They declare war, and you are allowed to wipe them out! (Never agree to a peace treaty with the AI!) Remember, you're defending yourself!

Hey, it's easier than you think! Just before you achieve Bureaucracy, build excess Warriors. They don't cost much to maintain, and are good targets for aggressive opponents. Being weak, they are easily defeated. Let your Warrior wander around a foreign civilization, and maybe fortify him on a working farm or mine. After a couple of rounds, you well might be in a war!

If you need to make it easy for the enemy, build some cheap fishing nets. They seem to be favorite targets of the AI, and if you don't really need the excess food, and have excess Siege Engines or Cannons hanging around, that's a sure fire way to expand your empire!

Hail victory!

[Grandpa Troll]

Re: Use of the Corporate Branch

Originally posted by Mr. President
Is franchising considered a hostile act? This morning I did it to about ten of my neighbor's cities, and then he declared war on me out of the blue (the little face in the diplomacy screen was frowning beforehand, though).

Kinda Funny though, thye do it 'til the Cows Come Home, Oh its ok with them, but let you do it and WHAM..they get all red-faced


But for real, AI in this game goes from "Content" [neutral] to Full-Blown-Panties-N-A-Wad

So I say

attack first,

attack fast,


attack often

attack last!!

Troll