Specialist290
Terracotta Statue Man
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This is coming from a recent game of mine...
4 Civs left: Me, Babylonians, Russians, English
I was the French and had been at war with the Babylonians for a while. I was also in a Democracy all the way through the war, but I had the UN, so I figured it could go on for a while.
Strange thing is, the reason I was at war in the first place wasn't for some atrocity against them, but the simple theft of a tech from their neighbors and allies, the English (who I quickly made peace with immediately afterward).
Anyway, to prevent the English from declaring war on me, I made a deal with them and gave them money to declare war on the Babylonians.
Here's where it starts to get interesting. After I capture a few cities, Partisans pop out and contact me. I refuse to speak to 'em, but the Senate goes behind my back and makes a cease-fire. I talk to the English (who are at war with the Babs, if you're still with me) and they say, "Help us fight the Babylonians!" I say yes to get around the cease-fire.
Then: "The Russians have activated their alliance with the Babylonians and declared war on us!" No problem, I have a few air units nearby, why not give 'em a thrashing just like the last 3 times?
I attack and sink a Caravel with a Fighter. Moments later: "The English have honored their alliance with the Russians and declared war on us!"
The next turn I make peace with the Russians and English. A few turns later, repeat performance as another Bab city falls. And again... And again... And again.
But I'm not done yet. Not by a long shot. I finally make peace with the Babs so I can finally concentrate on the Russians. I've also recently made peace with the English (yet again). I attack another Russian unit:
"The English have honored their alliance with the Russians and declared war on us!"
"The Babylonians have honored their alliance with the Russians and declared war on us!"
Is it just me, or is AI diplomacy a little odd?
P.S.: In case anyone's wondering, it's pretty late in the game.
EDIT: Spelling.
4 Civs left: Me, Babylonians, Russians, English
I was the French and had been at war with the Babylonians for a while. I was also in a Democracy all the way through the war, but I had the UN, so I figured it could go on for a while.
Strange thing is, the reason I was at war in the first place wasn't for some atrocity against them, but the simple theft of a tech from their neighbors and allies, the English (who I quickly made peace with immediately afterward).
Anyway, to prevent the English from declaring war on me, I made a deal with them and gave them money to declare war on the Babylonians.
Here's where it starts to get interesting. After I capture a few cities, Partisans pop out and contact me. I refuse to speak to 'em, but the Senate goes behind my back and makes a cease-fire. I talk to the English (who are at war with the Babs, if you're still with me) and they say, "Help us fight the Babylonians!" I say yes to get around the cease-fire.
Then: "The Russians have activated their alliance with the Babylonians and declared war on us!" No problem, I have a few air units nearby, why not give 'em a thrashing just like the last 3 times?
I attack and sink a Caravel with a Fighter. Moments later: "The English have honored their alliance with the Russians and declared war on us!"
The next turn I make peace with the Russians and English. A few turns later, repeat performance as another Bab city falls. And again... And again... And again.
But I'm not done yet. Not by a long shot. I finally make peace with the Babs so I can finally concentrate on the Russians. I've also recently made peace with the English (yet again). I attack another Russian unit:
"The English have honored their alliance with the Russians and declared war on us!"
"The Babylonians have honored their alliance with the Russians and declared war on us!"
Is it just me, or is AI diplomacy a little odd?
P.S.: In case anyone's wondering, it's pretty late in the game.
EDIT: Spelling.