Lets see SOME FORIEGN POLICY

I hope this has been mentioned in some form or another but search is down and I couldn't check...I think the ability of foresight should be added the AI would attempt to select the most feasable goal depending on its millitary might, its empires size, reasources accumulated, current relations with certain civs, and build something towards that goal...it could have multiple small goals which in turn could result into something of a foriegn policy


example: little France has managed to secure one of the few remaining oil tiles on the planent known to that point. Mighty Egypt neighboring France sees its opurtunity to strike France and gain acsess to the oil for free thus signifacantly boosting its war machines capabilities and solidifing their goal for a supreme army on their continent...but Super Power Britan senses this and reacts with a small goal of its own. To protect little France and its oil and make sure its Super Power status goes un-challanged .

If certain elements are added the nations and empires begin to form defining characteristics. This could even further the good/bad isssue many argued for back in pre-C3C

Not a bad idea at all. They could make the diplomacy options more interesting to include this feature, something upon which I think everyone could agree.

And you could also have bad foreign policy, like pissing off every other country on the planet because you do anything for oil.

Why does that sound familiar...?

Nice idea! This would also probaly make the AI appear to be smarter than it actualy is - which is always a good thing.

The only problems I see with this is how to have the computer recognize your foriegn policy and act with or againts the current, and yes the AI would seem smarter that it is beacuse its a simple concept that when added opon can have complex results but Now that I think of it though good and bad shouldn't be divided (come on now folks communism and facism were not bad forms off government and democracy has killed more people that many off the systems we say are bad) instead it should be seen as two diffrent blocs kind off like East vs. West

Sounds good...though Britain helping France ...well..