Few games ago, on King, i went Freedom and took that 3rd-tier tenet which gives +4 to a city-state's influence each turn per each trade route i send to them. Being at a (massive) lead scientifically, i was unwilling to trade with other civs any much (to not help them with beakers), trading only with city-states with (eventually) 11 caravans / cargo ships. This quickly raised my influence over most city-states above 500, and went on to 700+ after which i stopped checking.
Thing is, now and then, i was getting messages that my influence over one or other particular city-state became weaker - and that it's possibly a result of other civilizations' spy activities. However, i never lost an ally to this kind of event. I _guess_ that was rigging elections they did, and i guess my massive lead in influence prevented them from becoming an ally (throw me out of being ally, that is).
But now i wonder about coups. I can't find precise answers to questions i have about it... So here goes:
1. Do AIs do coups in player-allied city-states, at all?
2. Do coups exactly _switch_ influences?
i.e., Can it happen some lucky AI's spy put me to some ~10 influence over a city state - while the spy's owner will enjoy some 1000+ influence level which i had before the coup?
3. Is there a dependancy between how high my initial influence over a city state is - and what chances AI's spy would have to do a successful coup? If yes, what are the numbers about it?
4. And, last but not least, what would be my options if some AI would indeed do a coup and get some 1000+ influence over a city-state? Are there any ways to get back to be an ally of such a city-state (other than risking my spies to do a "coup back")?
Thanks alot for any help with this! ><
Thing is, now and then, i was getting messages that my influence over one or other particular city-state became weaker - and that it's possibly a result of other civilizations' spy activities. However, i never lost an ally to this kind of event. I _guess_ that was rigging elections they did, and i guess my massive lead in influence prevented them from becoming an ally (throw me out of being ally, that is).
But now i wonder about coups. I can't find precise answers to questions i have about it... So here goes:
1. Do AIs do coups in player-allied city-states, at all?
2. Do coups exactly _switch_ influences?
i.e., Can it happen some lucky AI's spy put me to some ~10 influence over a city state - while the spy's owner will enjoy some 1000+ influence level which i had before the coup?
3. Is there a dependancy between how high my initial influence over a city state is - and what chances AI's spy would have to do a successful coup? If yes, what are the numbers about it?
4. And, last but not least, what would be my options if some AI would indeed do a coup and get some 1000+ influence over a city-state? Are there any ways to get back to be an ally of such a city-state (other than risking my spies to do a "coup back")?
Thanks alot for any help with this! ><