Alliance?

[CharlesBHoff]

Originally posted by Vince278


Any English understanding with Washington wasn't worth the paper it wasn't printed on. Even before he left office the English were boarding individual American ships and pressing our sailors into service on their ships. Now, it was not unusual to see pressgangs at the various ports around that time but it was considered very rude to steal sailors off of ships at sea. This issue eventually became one of the primary causes of the War of 1812.

It was worth the paper it was written on. First there where America who want to invade Canada to forceful free Canada from England rule. Washington and afew leader like John Adam where against that idear for afew very good reason.

First the Candanian people where happy under England rule and never want to rebel in the first place.

It we invade Canada the England King would have full support of the Partialent in his war against America. In the war that fought before the King have total control of the Navy and Partiament have to pay for it automatic anyway.
The King had only a limit land Army under his direct control l he had to paid for it out of his pocket. The majority of the
land force where Partialment control where it the King want to use then he needed Partialment approval underless England Territory was invade and then he didnot
need they approval to use than at all. That why the English King has to use Germany Hessan to fight his war. We where never at war with the Partialment which is one of the reason why we won.

Second no nation in Eupore would have help us it we invade Canada even the French King wouldnot help us as He gave the idear of French controling Canada any way.

The two reason above would have led to than English victory over America at that time. Washington was able to control the New England and New York State enought to stop these states from Invadeing Canada the president after him where less sucressful at that than he was. Washington got the Jay Treatry pass thought Congress which regonite England control of Canada and her territerry.

Than 8 sloop navy which we have would have never potect
our merchant ship at all and to built than large navy was not possible as we didnot have the available recource to built up the nation and to have than Navy equall to England which have 1000 ship of the line, 3000 frigate and thousand's of smaller ships.

The English king refuse to sign the treaty ending the Rev war Partialment have to temp declare the King unfit and sign the treaty. The reason why Partialment didnot dump the King which they have the power to do so was the other person who the bloodline to be King was 10 time worst than he.

[Grumbold]

/e watches the topic zoom off into interstellar space

[CharlesBHoff]

Originally posted by Grumbold
/e watches the topic zoom off into interstellar space

First there is more to history than they teach in school nowday. First there were some America who didnot want to end our war with English King when some of our founding father did. Washington and Adam knew we just barely won and the wise thing to do is make peace with England.

[Grumbold]

Reached the milky way yet?

[Vince278]

[CharlesBHoff]

Originally posted by Grumbold
Reached the milky way yet?

The best science fiction book are written by authour who knew history look at the Foundation and Dune seire of book.

Some of the best role-playing games are written with a good sence of history in then like Traveller, Fadeing Sun. When the lord of the Ring was written by someone who knew history as evants donot happen by thenself.

Even MOO3 have than history to it. The Back Story.

[Vince278]

Glad you brought up Traveller. Great game. Would have been a great model for Moo3.

[Grumbold]

Yes I'd have liked to see modern versions of the Megatraveller games. Traveller ship design was something that game me endless hours of fun in the PnP game.

Maybe Moo4 should be under the traveller system, just so fans of Moo1, 2 and 3 can all complain that it bears no resemblance to the prequels

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by Grumbold
Yes I'd have liked to see modern versions of the Megatraveller games. Traveller ship design was something that game me endless hours of fun in the PnP game.

Yep, I really liked the Megatraveller Games for PC ansd Amiga.
Especially the part with the Character Creation, where you could start a military career and every year would be determined if you have been promoted this year and how many skillpoints you got for this year of service (til you ended the Character Creation and wanted to enter the game [or your character died during creation, which was also possible]).

Maybe a modern Version which is like Megatraveller 1 and includes better Graphics and expanded Possibilities (like the Ship Creation you mentioned) would be truely great

[Vince278]

Originally posted by Grumbold
Yes I'd have liked to see modern versions of the Megatraveller games. Traveller ship design was something that game me endless hours of fun in the PnP game.

I preferred the original Traveller over Megatraveller. The ship design was flawed but fixed with a second edition of the original High Guard.

Originally posted by Grumbold
Maybe Moo4 should be under the traveller system, just so fans of Moo1, 2 and 3 can all complain that it bears no resemblance to the prequels

[Maverick88]

I have found that these are the main factors regarding the "strange" alliance AI decisions.
1) They have better relations with a speices you're at war with and they side w/them.
2) If you get real big and powerful your relations worsen with everybody (jealosy).
3) You are framed so well thet you have no knowledge of this.
4) You sanction an embargo against a friend of the ally.
5) Your two races' beliefs are too different for a lasting relationship.
6) You claim a system they had their eye on but did not claim.
7) You send too large of a patrol or fleet through their space.
8) You disregard a senate policy or law.

[Vince278]

I believe you are largely correct but you are assuming the AI has a depth to it that it has not really demonstrated anywhere else to that degree.

[CharlesBHoff]

No Alliance never last forever anyway.

[Grumbold]

Its not so much AI depth as a willingness to code in a lot of + or - factors. Since they touted a much expanded diplomacy module then it is reasonable to expect it to be true and my own observations bear it out. The AI then comes in what the races then do with this fluctuating like or dislike.

In 1.0 there was an acknowledged problem with it flip/flopping between liking you and declaring war on you, precisely because it didnt properly rationalise liking you but liking your enemy more. That sort of AI consistency is one of the good fixes in 1.2.4.

[Maverick88]

Here is my strategy for alliences. Don't enter into any until most races are known. Form trade, science and non-agresstion treaties. Then look at who is allied with who and find a large and powerful group of allies where you can insert yourself. If you get into a lot of Military Alliances then you get the WWI effect.