Embassies and stability

[Chakram Bearer]

Hi! I've recently re-discovered RFC and I have a question about embassies. Does building an embassy have any effects on stability? Embassies are available even after Electricity, when they aren't necessary anymore to keep contacts, so I wonder if they have a hidden effect.

 

[corovanrobber]

they force you into permanent contact with more civs which has a negative effect on your stability

 

[Akbarthegreat]

they force you into permanent contact with more civs which has a negative effect on your stability

Nothing except this, AFAIK.

 

[corovanrobber]

Nothing except this, AFAIK.

Naturally you can use embassies to your benefit, such as trade resources to civs you would otherwise not maintain contact with (trading resources increases your stability), trade for technologies if you need them, etc. It's up to you though, but to do nothing is actually a drain.

You can also just forget about that sh!t. You don't really care, do you? I bet you did exceptionally well before without even knowing that.

 

[El Bogus]

Corovanrobber pissed off as usual.

 

[zbelg]

I don't see any indication that anyone is pissed off from that post. He's just saying that the potential negative effects of building an embassy are pretty negligible, and he was the one that brought it up in the first place. Petty forum vendetta or something?

 

[Chakram Bearer]

Thank you guys. I built a couple of embassies "just in case" blush when I was in stability panic mode (but +70 economy eventually saved me). They should obsolete with Electricity, then I wouldn't have wasted those hammers.

 

[Power_of_Beer]

They are only important if you want to keep your trade routes to another civ as they disappear when you lose contact.

Resource trades do NOT get cancelled when you lose contact, so no need to build an embassy.

 

[corovanrobber]

but +70 economy eventually saved me

It might have saved you if only because you built the embassies to allow for more trade routes. So, don't discard them just yet.

 

[killerkebab]

I find that most of the AI civs I am in contact with build embassies for me because I'm so awesome that maintaining permanent contact with me is an utmost priority for every empire in the world.

 

[Akbarthegreat]

I find that most of the AI civs I am in contact with build embassies for me because I'm so awesome that maintaining permanent contact with me is an utmost priority for every empire in the world.

Same here, actually.

 

[OMG!!!]

Even your neighbors build embassies for you. xD

 

[corovanrobber]

That's why I said "force" in mah first post, you don't choose whether to have an embassy or not, you're gonna have all of them anyway.