I miss the big 'map'-type image they had in CIV which showed all AIs attitudes to every other player, including other AIs. Unless DoFs and denouncements are happening across the board, you have no idea who's friends with who. And you definitely should not be penalised for eliminating or attacking a Civ by its enemies - including (in some cases) the AI which asked you to go after them!
I am punished diplomatically for playing well.
This does not make sense when I'm not even the biggest civ, let alone a runaway superpower.
What makes you say you are playing well? There's more to playing well than plopping down a bunch of cities. You need to scout your neighbors and determine if they are building cities or building units, and respond accordingly. If they're building cities, do to them what they do to you: threaten them, and then attack. If they're building units, build up your own military.
Think of this game in terms of Starcraft and diplo makes much more sense. In Starcraft, if you fast expand and don't build enough units, you WILL get attacked by your opponent. Civ 5 is the same thing: if you aren't a strong civ, the AI exploits that by being aggressive.
3 things;
#1, this is Civ, not Starcraft.
What makes you say you are playing well? There's more to playing well than plopping down a bunch of cities. You need to scout your neighbors and determine if they are building cities or building units, and respond accordingly. If they're building cities, do to them what they do to you: threaten them, and then attack. If they're building units, build up your own military.
Think of this game in terms of Starcraft and diplo makes much more sense. In Starcraft, if you fast expand and don't build enough units, you WILL get attacked by your opponent. Civ 5 is the same thing: if you aren't a strong civ, the AI exploits that by being aggressive.
Maybe they suddenly remember to rant about a city you've settled 50 turns ago? They do that from time to time.The most ridiculous example of this is when you completely maul an AI's armies, and take all their cities for peace, they ask you not to expand near them. Please! They gave those cities themselves!
Maybe they suddenly remember to rant about a city you've settled 50 turns ago? They do that from time to time.
The most ridiculous example of this is when you completely maul an AI's armies, and take all their cities for peace, they ask you not to expand near them. Please! They gave those cities themselves!
Hahaha. I'm in the middle of another game as Mongolia, trying out the Great Plains map. I made the fatal mistake of building a fourth city. Now everyone, with the exception of Darius (it's an 8-player map) has either declared war or denounced me. Hilarious!