getting/keeping the AI's at war

IronJeff

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• Jun 27, 2006

• #1

Maybe this is too simple of a question, but how do you get the AI's to war amongst themselves? Particularly before you have the diplomatic ability to form alliances.

I need to learn how to better finesse this aspect of the game.

 

vmxa

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• Jun 27, 2006

• #2

I don't know of any way to get them to go to war without the ability to make alliances. You can maybe try to keep a weak civ going by gifting them things.

I am thinking of maybe a lux to help with WW and save them money. Gold gifts.

The one thing that may lead to a war is to have captured a town and gift it to some civ that has an aggressive stance or been at war with the prior owner.

 

Pentium

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• Jun 27, 2006

• #3

Set AI aggression to highest.

 

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adog

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• Jun 27, 2006

• #4

vmxa said:

I don't know of any way to get them to go to war without the ability to make alliances. You can maybe try to keep a weak civ going by gifting them things.

I am thinking of maybe a lux to help with WW and save them money. Gold gifts.

The one thing that may lead to a war is to have captured a town and gift it to some civ that has an aggressive stance or been at war with the prior owner.

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This has bit me in the @$$ before. I was gifting horses to the Iroquois to help in their fight against the Aztecs. They were eliminated by them and then my trading rep was busted.

 

vmxa

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• Jun 27, 2006

• #5

Yes if you give them and per turn stuff you best be sure they are not going up in flames. I would mainly give cash, towns and techs. No resources or lux if they were looking bad.

 

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Sir_Lancelot

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• Jun 27, 2006

• #6

Giving them a resource for 1 gpt would eliminate that risk? If they can pay 1 gpt.

 

vmxa

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• Jun 27, 2006

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Won't help if they are eliminated.

 

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Dr. Doctrine

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• Jun 29, 2006

• #8

May I suggest reading Peaceful War v.01a by gonzo_for_civ in the War Academy, http://www.civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/peaceful_war_v1.txt