Beware the Receptive bête noire

[Magnus]

This has happened enough times that I think it can be called a definite AI tactic.

Basically, when I am on top of the powergraph and all other civs are uncooperative at best, and generally hostile, suddenly out of the blue a few of them become 'receptive'. But this only means they are going to backstab you within a few turns - it never fails! and not surprisingly, if you think maybe you can get something from this new 'receptive' civ, think again, they almost immediately go to war with you over the most trivial thing - but I suppose its better to go to war than be backstabbed. So keep a vigil on your foreign advisor - that will help you to ward off treachery!

 

[shotdown08]

Ya i'm in a game like that right now. Its really weird how the AI changes like that.

 

[gjts00]

I've seen that happen when I've had a civ about 2 steps away from annihilation. But it's happened before I've reached the top too. I think that it might be some sort of lame attempt at self preservation.

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Don't sh*t where you eat.

 

[Az]

E-X-A-C-T-L-Y the same thing hapened to me! I wanted to talk to the others about it yesterday.

Receptive = unstable, crazy, enraged

I realy love this AI!

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[Magnus]

OK - good to see I am not imagining things - I just don't understand why it is that particular attitude (of the 9) - its like: "Hey #1 Civ! We admire your empire, let's hug..." and they have a knife in their hands!

 

[DBSD13]

and not knowing that you are wearing steel plating inside with plenty of spikes.

 

[HIEROPHANT]

sometimes the computer will take extra moves like a catapult moving 2 instead of 1.in deity the more that the computer get destroyed the higher chance it cheats. one time a diplamat came from the ocean with out being on a ship.

 

[Little Sicily]

Maybe the Diplomat was hiding a snorkel under his hat?