I wonder what would happen if this pulled off:
You're building the Mercurian Gate. In the meantime, you have the Infernals cordoned off and some of their enemie are beating them down, then you go in for the kill. You cap a couple their cities, you've booted Hyborem back to the burning hells, and you're bearing down on their final (two) citie(s). Curious, you see what they're willing to offer to end the war... and they capitulate. You've made the Infernal your vassal, and at your complete mercy.
A few turns later, you finish building the Mercurian Gate, and from the heavens decends Basium and his consort of angels.
By default, Basium HAS to declare war on Hyborem. But Hyborem's your vassal, meaning Basium has to declare war on you. But you're Basium's teammate.
I actually came close to this scenario: I beat the Infernals, who spawned in an unclaimed corner of my empire's backyard, into submission, as I was buidling the Gate. But I was denied the delicious prospect of causing a possible game crash from Logic... because the Grigori beat me to the Mercurian punch. (That's more confusing than trying to figure out what would happen in this scenario's premise!)
You're building the Mercurian Gate. In the meantime, you have the Infernals cordoned off and some of their enemie are beating them down, then you go in for the kill. You cap a couple their cities, you've booted Hyborem back to the burning hells, and you're bearing down on their final (two) citie(s). Curious, you see what they're willing to offer to end the war... and they capitulate. You've made the Infernal your vassal, and at your complete mercy.
A few turns later, you finish building the Mercurian Gate, and from the heavens decends Basium and his consort of angels.
By default, Basium HAS to declare war on Hyborem. But Hyborem's your vassal, meaning Basium has to declare war on you. But you're Basium's teammate.
I actually came close to this scenario: I beat the Infernals, who spawned in an unclaimed corner of my empire's backyard, into submission, as I was buidling the Gate. But I was denied the delicious prospect of causing a possible game crash from Logic... because the Grigori beat me to the Mercurian punch. (That's more confusing than trying to figure out what would happen in this scenario's premise!)