There are many reasons diplomacy in MOO3 is buggy and nonosensical. I could write page after page about it. But one thing really tweaks me. And I am wondering if anyone else has had this experience.
My empire and the Harvesters colonized a system at roughly the same time. I didn't feel ready to start duking it out yet so I left them alone. After all, we were not at war.
Well, some Harvester ships showed up and immediately began assaulting my colony. I checked the Foreign Office and it indicated that we were still not at war!
I couldn't ask for a cease fire, since that option is only open when you are at war. The Harvesters, even after several turns, did not declare war but kept bombing me. They also never even launched a ground assault.
Other diplomacy bugs I have encountered (Reader's Digest version):
1. Races that declare war on you in one turn and make peace in the next. Then repeat the process over and over.
2. Races that make a warm-fuzzy offer one time and then within the space of a few turns, treat you like a case of the Space Herpes.
3. Races that will make offers to trade tech but NEVER accept one you make.
My empire and the Harvesters colonized a system at roughly the same time. I didn't feel ready to start duking it out yet so I left them alone. After all, we were not at war.
Well, some Harvester ships showed up and immediately began assaulting my colony. I checked the Foreign Office and it indicated that we were still not at war!
I couldn't ask for a cease fire, since that option is only open when you are at war. The Harvesters, even after several turns, did not declare war but kept bombing me. They also never even launched a ground assault.
Other diplomacy bugs I have encountered (Reader's Digest version):
1. Races that declare war on you in one turn and make peace in the next. Then repeat the process over and over.
2. Races that make a warm-fuzzy offer one time and then within the space of a few turns, treat you like a case of the Space Herpes.
3. Races that will make offers to trade tech but NEVER accept one you make.
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