teddybroosevelt
Chieftain
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Shortly after conquering Babylon in my most recent, my relationship with Alexander went from "Friendly" to "Hostile."
One of the negative modifiers was that I am "a warmongering menace to the world," which makes sense after wiping Arabia and Babylon off the map (not my fault they were wonder-building wimps).
Another is that he "covets lands I currently own," which again makes sense, given that my conquest of Babylon puts me right at his border.
The strangest modifier, though, is that I have "built wonders that [he] coveted!" This one literally came up the turn after taking Babylon, as Nebudchadnezzar had built the Oracle and the Temple of Artemis, among others. Thing is, of course, is that I didn't build them.
edit 1: I guess I should point out that I had built the Great Library and captured the Great Lighthouse and the Statue of Zeus, which meant I was in possession of five Greek wonders. I wonder what the maximum is to avoid that hit with Alexander?
This isn't the first time I've had this happen in a game with Alexander, by the way. I've heard that AI leaders are hardwired to go after wonders that their civilization built in real life, and there are so many ancient Greek wonders that it's almost a given that you're going to get this modifier with Alexander. Kind of a curious/frustrating quirk to make Alexander even more aggressive towards you.
edit 2: For the purposes of that diplo modifier, does the Sistine Chapel count as "Roman"? is the Forbidden Palace a Chinese wonder or a Mongolian one? and does that modifier depend on the AI personality as well as nationality?
One of the negative modifiers was that I am "a warmongering menace to the world," which makes sense after wiping Arabia and Babylon off the map (not my fault they were wonder-building wimps).
Another is that he "covets lands I currently own," which again makes sense, given that my conquest of Babylon puts me right at his border.
The strangest modifier, though, is that I have "built wonders that [he] coveted!" This one literally came up the turn after taking Babylon, as Nebudchadnezzar had built the Oracle and the Temple of Artemis, among others. Thing is, of course, is that I didn't build them.
edit 1: I guess I should point out that I had built the Great Library and captured the Great Lighthouse and the Statue of Zeus, which meant I was in possession of five Greek wonders. I wonder what the maximum is to avoid that hit with Alexander?
This isn't the first time I've had this happen in a game with Alexander, by the way. I've heard that AI leaders are hardwired to go after wonders that their civilization built in real life, and there are so many ancient Greek wonders that it's almost a given that you're going to get this modifier with Alexander. Kind of a curious/frustrating quirk to make Alexander even more aggressive towards you.
edit 2: For the purposes of that diplo modifier, does the Sistine Chapel count as "Roman"? is the Forbidden Palace a Chinese wonder or a Mongolian one? and does that modifier depend on the AI personality as well as nationality?