Demands

[Comrade Pedro]

When i play civ1 and when i'm speaking to another leader i'm always looking for a nice tribute. But there are some times that the option of demand tribute cant be chosen. Why this happens? it is because the type of units?

 

[kirilov]

I think this happens when the AI civ doesn´t have 50 GP...

 

[Comrade Pedro]

50 GP? You mean gold pieces?

 

[Matrix]

Indeed: GP = gold pieces.

But I'm afraid kirilov is incorrect. You can't demand tribute in republic or democracy. Otherwise, always. If they don't have 50 GP, I think they simply won't give you anything, or they'll give all the gold they have.

 

[Comrade Pedro]

Its happens to me one time that i contacted the player with a diplomat (i was not in republic or democracy, i think...) and i couldn't demand the tribute...
Maybe if you contact the player with diplomats you can't demand the tribute?

 

[Yashed To]

It's both.

When the AI civ has less than 50 GPs, they refuse to pay any tribute. If you're powerful and they are weak enough you might try to threaten them - then you'll get all their gold and sometimes a tech.

And, as being said, if your government type is Republic or Democracy you won't be able to demand any tribute (talking about realism in games ... ;-)

 

[Comrade Pedro]

That's why i dont like freedom governments: they can't put some respect in our weaker neighbours.

 

[Yashed To]

Yeah, can't they understand we simply want to liberate them?! The nerve of some civs ...

 

[Frostyboy]

I think there may be other factors included as well