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Here's one of my pet-peeves: It's "sapient", not "sentient".
Captain's Log
Runabout USS Ganges, NCC-1337
Stardate 2000 BC
Long range sensors detected a ship closing in on our position today. We immediately went to yellow alert and then magnified the viewscreen image until we could make our what appeared to be... a bevy of scantily clad vixens holding a party... on a boat! WaWaWeeWa- Great Success! We have made contact with a vessel from the Amazons!!!!!Shields were immediately lowered and a hailing freqencies was opened...
Greetings Team Amazon!
We too are on a mission of exploration and one of our primary objectives was to make contact with your team. The reputation of the Amazons is well known across the universe. Yours is a team of accomplished players with a fun attitude and outlook. Just the kind of people we want to meet.We are hoping to establish warm and beneficial relations that will lead to a lasting friendship.
To answer your questions: the Ganges has been sailing for the past 28 turns as well, and yes she has made contact with another sentient race. If you continue on your present course you will reach the lands of the Mavericks shortly. How about you guys, do you have contacts with any other teams?
As to cooperation between our two teams- we think this is an excellent idea. Open borders, resource trades, a NAP and of course tech trades would be awesome. We have an abundance of hearty wheat and luxurious silver. We also have some exotic spices in our lands that we hope to harvest one day.
Regarding the NAP, how bout we do an initial one until turn 100 with the possibility for renewal?
Techwise we are on the way to Alphabet. What tech paths are the Amazons persuing? It would be great to coordinate research in anticipation of some profitable trades.
Yes it is a shame that there was a duplication of effort with Stonehenge. But the silver lining is that you made some early gold. Without goody huts that can be a very good thing. We agree that avoiding future duplications of effort would be desirable.
Oh and we go by many names: Team Quatronia, The Continuum or just plain Q. Feel free to use whichever one you like.
Again, it's truly great to meet you. We eagerly await your next message.
Sincerely,
Cav Scout
Ambassador
Team Quatronia
We just sent a note to your gmail account.
Regards,
Cav Scout
I think that they may genuinely preferring to ally with us over other teams, because of our similar team structures/constitutions/charters... we are probably the two most democratic teams.
I am OK with your judgment on the content of the reply, except that I don't think we need to wait for Sirius to reply to offer an alliance to Quatronia. For one thing, it behooves us to ally with a non-neighbour, whom we will not be cobympeting with for land... less potential for conflict.
Also, I would not put. The Q off Alpha yet, as we can use that as a hedge against Sirius if they back out or stall on trading Writing/ Alpha next turn. We told them we met the Q, so they probably figure they will meet another civ soon. They might be holding on replying to us to maximize their value for Alpha. They may also be sore about us rushing a boat out in front of them. They get Alpha next turn.
Sirius mentioned that they valued quick communications in their last message, but they have not responded to our last two communiques. I am very wary about this. We are the only civ they know, but they seem to be holding out for something better.
I would say go ahead and send the ETTT to Quatronia and Sirius, and whoever signs it first becomes our first ally. We can figure the rest later, as we need to press out advantage BEFORE other teams start making contact with each other.
That was the whole point of sending out the workboats. If we don't send the ETTT now, then we wasted our time with the workboats.
Greetings to The Continuum,
We are very happy that we have found each other. It seems we each went a long way to do it. You have gone past the Mavericks and we have sailed past Team Sirius to find you. We want you to know that we think vrey highly of your team as well and would be more than happy to start working together immediately.
We have met Team Sirius who is our neighbor. The Ganges should be able to see their border in about 9 turns. We are on the other side of that. I think we have met extremely soon for people on opposite ends of the world. We have not met Team Merlot yet, although we can see the edge of their borders this turn. They are on the other side of us. CDZ, then, must be between you and House Merlot.
It is clear the map is star-shaped and it is postulated that there may be water channels leading through the center of the star. Can you confirm or deny this? We are apparently on opposite ends with two civilizations between us on both sides. There is a preponderance of Clams surrounding this star and so far no other resource has been visible to our boats.
Our own island also has Silver. We also have an abundance of Sheep, Deer, and things to make Fur out of.
We would like to get an Exclusive Tech Trading Alliance set up. We would consider you a top candidate for this Alliance. If we can get this worked out quickly we can start optimizing our teching plans. We would like to organize at least a three-team alliance and preferably a four-team one. This would ensure us an edge over our competitors. Our researchers are expending their efforts towards Monarchy. We are currently developing Monotheism trying to follow your religious example.
We would like to suggest we open borders as soon as this becomes possible.
We gladly accept your proposed NAP until turn 100. We are also willing to consider a longer term NAP between The Continuum and The AMAZON as we believe that securing peace between our nations is important to the spirit of cooperation which we seek to foster in the relationship between our teams.
By working closely together we can minimize future duplication of effort.
Below is our proposed Exclusive Tech Trading Treaty, which we would like you to consider. We have also sent a copy to Sirius. We would like to get this alliance up and running as soon as possible to take advantage of our early meeting. If you have major concerns about the treaty please let us know because working together is the most important thing to us. We have formated the treaty so that it is formated when you copy and paste this letter into a post.
[QUOTE ]The ETTT[ /CENTER][ /B][ /SIZE]
The Exclusive Tech-Trading Treaty[ /CENTER][ /B]
The Exclusive Tech Trading Treaty is the governing treaty of the Exclusive Tech Trading Alliance (ETTA), which is composed of the members of the ETTT.
Section 1. Members of the ETTT[ /U][ /B]
1.1. The AMAZON[ /INDENT]
Section 2. Addition and Subtraction of Members[ /U][ /B]
2.1. New members may be added by unanimous agreement of all current members.
2.2. A member may be removed by unanimous consent of all other current members.
2.3. A member may be removed at any time if they are proved to have violated any of the terms of this treaty.[ /INDENT]
Section 3. Treaty Duration and Cancellation Terms[ /U][ /B]
3.1. The treaty continues indefinitely until it is canceled.
3.2. The treaty can be canceled at any time by the mutual agreement of all members.[ /INDENT]
Section 4. Trading Policies[ /U][ /B]
4.1. Members agree to trade freely and generously with all other members.
4.2. Members agree to trade with non-members only with unanimous consent from all other current members.
4.3. Members will be open and forthright about research plans to avoid duplication of effort and ensure rapid progress.
4.4. All technology shall be shared openly, upon request, without regard to beaker value.[ /INDENT]
Section 5. Amendments[ /U][ /B]
5.1. A proposed amendment may be submitted by any member. The proposed amendment must be sent to all members.
5.2. A proposed amendment will be adopted upon the agreement of all members.[ /INDENT][ /QUOTE]
We look forward to hearing from you again shortly.
Sincerely yours,
SilentConfusion, AMAZON diplomat
Id say send it. Honesty and open-ness is the best policy when dealing with potential allies. There is plenty of time to pull out the cloaks and daggers later if it does not work out between us.
The only thing I would say is remove the part that says clams is ALL we found with our boats, because we found whale also, and horse. I'd say its best to say we found lots of clams, and leave it at that.
I guess you could say that Dora technically found the horse, but using technicalities should be reserved for the end of an alliance not the beginning. You don't make any friends hiding behind technicalities.
Greetings to The Continuum,
We are very happy that we have found each other. It seems we each went a long way to do it. You have gone past the Mavericks and we have sailed past Team Sirius to find you. We want you to know that we think vrey highly of your team as well and would be more than happy to start working together immediately.
We have met Team Sirius who is our neighbor. The Ganges should be able to see their border in about 9 turns. We are on the other side of that. I think we have met extremely soon for people on opposite ends of the world. We have not met Team Merlot yet, although we can see the edge of their borders this turn. They are on the other side of us. CDZ, then, must be between you and House Merlot.
It is clear the map is star-shaped and it is postulated that there may be water channels leading through the center of the star. Can you confirm or deny this? We are apparently on opposite ends with two civilizations between us on both sides. There is a large number of Clams surrounding this star and so far it seems that this world is very symmetrical.
Our own island also has Silver. We also have an abundance of Sheep, Deer, and things to make Fur out of.
We would like to get an Exclusive Tech Trading Alliance set up. We would consider you a top candidate for this Alliance. If we can get this worked out quickly we can start optimizing our teching plans. We would like to organize at least a three-team alliance and preferably a four-team one. This would ensure us an edge over our competitors. Our researchers are expending their efforts towards Monarchy. We are currently developing Monotheism trying to follow your religious example.
We would like to suggest we open borders as soon as this becomes possible.
We gladly accept your proposed NAP until turn 100. We are also willing to consider a longer term NAP between The Continuum and The AMAZON as we believe that securing peace between our nations is important to the spirit of cooperation which we seek to foster in the relationship between our teams.
By working closely together we can minimize future duplication of effort.
Below is our proposed Exclusive Tech Trading Treaty, which we would like you to consider. We have also sent a copy to Sirius. We would like to get this alliance up and running as soon as possible to take advantage of our early meeting. If you have major concerns about the treaty please let us know because working together is the most important thing to us. We have formated the treaty so that it is formated when you copy and paste this letter into a post.
The ETTT
The Exclusive Tech-Trading Treaty
The Exclusive Tech Trading Treaty is the governing treaty of the Exclusive Tech Trading Alliance (ETTA), which is composed of the members of the ETTT.
Section 1. Members of the ETTT
1.1. The AMAZONSection 2. Addition and Subtraction of Members
2.1. New members may be added by unanimous agreement of all current members.Section 3. Treaty Duration and Cancellation Terms
2.2. A member may be removed by unanimous consent of all other current members.
2.3. A member may be removed at any time if they are proved to have violated any of the terms of this treaty.
3.1. The treaty continues indefinitely until it is canceled.
3.2. The treaty can be canceled at any time by the mutual agreement of all members.
Section 4. Trading Policies
4.1. Members agree to trade freely and generously with all other members.Section 5. Amendments
4.2. Members agree to trade with non-members only with unanimous consent from all other current members.
4.3. Members will be open and forthright about research plans to avoid duplication of effort and ensure rapid progress.
4.4. All technology shall be shared openly, upon request, without regard to beaker value.
5.1. A proposed amendment may be submitted by any member. The proposed amendment must be sent to all members.
5.2. A proposed amendment will be adopted upon the agreement of all members.
We look forward to hearing from you again shortly.
Sincerely yours,
SilentConfusion, AMAZON diplomat
We just sent a note to your gmail account.
Regards,
Cav Scout
We just sent a reply to the note that you sent to our gmail account.
-SilentConfusion
Greetings to our friends the Q,
We appreciate the time it takes to discuss something as large as what we proposed in our last message. We just wish to continue to be open and share what information we have with your people.
First of all we wish to congratulate you on the discovery of Writing. Due to the potency of this new invention, rumor has already reached us of your accomplishment. We have offered an Open Borders agreement to you in-game. Even if we cannot establish early trade routes across ocean, the Open Borders agreement can at least symbolize our desire to work together closely.
We wish to inform you that Team Sirius, whom you will meet in not that many turns, has agreed to the ETTT. This is great news for us, and also for you, if you decide to join us. Sirius has already researched Alphabet, so you could focus your energies elsewhere to avoid duplication. A 3-way tech alliance with Alphabet at this early date, will prove to be a strong thing, we are convinced. We are very much hoping that The Continuum will agree to be the third member in this alliance. A 3-team alliance will guarantee that all members will not be left out of a bigger trade alliance, and then the only thing we have to consider at that point is whether we want to seek a 4-team alliance and really seek to dominate the remaining teams.
If you have issue with the terms of the ETTT please let us know. We are working on a separate treaty just between our two teams that will help solidify our relationship. We are happy to hear your ideas about what should be included in this treaty. The most important thing now that lots of people are meeting each other, is getting a trading alliance established and rolling.
Sincerely yours,
SilentConfusion, AMAZON diplomat
I think they will respond favorably to the above letter... It should be sent ASAP, especially since I already sent the in-game request for Open Borders.![]()
Greetings to our friends the Q,
We appreciate the time it takes to discuss something as large as what we proposed in our last message. We just wish to continue to be open and share what information we have with your people.
First of all we wish to congratulate you on the discovery of Writing. Due to the potency of this new invention, rumor has already reached us of your accomplishment. We have offered an Open Borders agreement to you in-game. Even if we cannot establish early trade routes across ocean, the Open Borders agreement can at least symbolize our desire to work together closely.
We wish to inform you that Team Sirius, whom you will meet in not that many turns, has agreed to the ETTT. This is great news for us, and also for you, if you decide to join us. Sirius has already researched Alphabet, so you could focus your energies elsewhere to avoid duplication. We are convinced that a 3-way tech alliance with Alphabet at this early date will prove to be a strong thing. We are very much hoping that The Continuum will agree to be the third member in this alliance. A 3-team alliance will guarantee that all members will not be left out of a bigger trade alliance, and then the only thing we have to consider at that point is whether we want to seek a 4-team alliance and really seek to dominate the remaining teams.
If you have issue with the terms of the ETTT please let us know. We are working on a separate treaty just between our two teams that will help solidify our relationship. We are happy to hear your ideas about what should be included in this treaty. The most important thing now that lots of people are meeting each other, is getting a trading alliance established and rolling.
Sincerely yours,
SilentConfusion, AMAZON diplomat
cav scout said:Hey just wanted to let you know that we are still drafting a reply for the ETTT proposal. I can tell you unofficially that we are pretty stoked!We appreciate your patience and will get you an official response shortly. And if possible we would like you to hold off on revealing the ETTT to the Mavericks and Merlot until you hear from us.
Cav Scout
Unofficially, we are very glad to hear that. That kind of news is easier to wait for, I assure you.And thank you for the message. Silence can make you doubt even things you don't have reason to doubt, especially in the very early game. So long as your reply is indeed "coming shortly" we are happy to wait for it and not say anything to the Mavs (whom we haven't met yet) or to Merlot (who hasn't yet replied to our introductory message).
SilentConfusion
Make sure you use the words "Classified Addendum," as it will immediately be recognized by Provolution and possibly cav scout as well... The 2 terms may seem meaningless, but they are from an "alliance-within-alliance" treaty drafted by Provolution in the last game. Hopefully he will see the language, recognize what we are trying to do and quickly sign on to the ETTT, before it is "too late."I wanted to contact you immediately to inform you that as AMAZON Diplomat, my hands are tied, the team has decided to offer membership in the alliance to Merlot as soon as the game restarts, if we have not gotten an acceptance from you before then. If you decide ultimately to sign the ETTT, our two nations will immediately draft a Classified Addendum to the treaty to give our two nations additional security. The terms of the Addendum will of course be negotiated between us, but among the terms could be, 1.)a provision that we should only develop espionage towards each other to read each others demographics and/or technology research, 2.)the other alliance members should not know of the existence of this seperate treaty.