Gpt
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geishapunk
Chieftain
That means that they don´t have the gold to pay you!
Bucephalus
Shooting from the lip....
What level are you playing at?
Bucephalus
Shooting from the lip....
That's probably it then - the AI has little spare gold on lower levels.
Lord Emsworth
Emperor
As a rule of thumb, as long as an AI is still in Despotism just don't hold your breath for any gpt at all - not even on Deity. As soon as they become Republics, or later even Democracies, then gpt deals become a possibility. That doesn't mean however that they have gpt by definition. You just need to check often, to "catch them" when they have some available.
AutomatedTeller
Frequent poster
An AI with a lot of culture and/or access to luxuries or a lot of population runs a good chance to have GPT in the industrial age, cause those mean they have dealt with their happiness issues. Commercial and Industrious civs are good bets, for instance.
monarch is not a 'lower' difficulty level and the the monarch AI, regent even, will have economies capable of producing learge gpt deals.
It's really the phase of the game and size of the AI that's more important. Dinky 5 city civs will rarely have GPT to spare unless its really well developed and is well protected (ie: a vassal/client that a human player cultivates). Bigger/normal sized civs start having gpt for trades in in the middle ages. Pace speeds up especially after all the commercial techs kicks in (economics, banking).
And as noted, they will also have to be in the right government to be able to afford those deals.
It's really the phase of the game and size of the AI that's more important. Dinky 5 city civs will rarely have GPT to spare unless its really well developed and is well protected (ie: a vassal/client that a human player cultivates). Bigger/normal sized civs start having gpt for trades in in the middle ages. Pace speeds up especially after all the commercial techs kicks in (economics, banking).
And as noted, they will also have to be in the right government to be able to afford those deals.
Bucephalus
Shooting from the lip....
Well, it's been a while since I played at Monarch so perhaps my memory plays me false, but I don't recall that being my experience and certainly not at Regent.
I'm not privy to your playing style
AI paying GPTs is not an debatable abstract issue in any any difficult when you think about it. Any well developed AI can play with their sliders to pay gold per turn, but this usually only happens later int he game and under the correct governments (question answered by better posters).
I only take issue with your tone and condescension, not whether you have experienced it or not. It's certainly possible on those levels you so hastily dismissed!
TheOverseer714
Overseer
It happens quite a bit of late. Maybe the harsh economy is causing short tempers.
There is also another explanation, unrelated to the AI's economy. If you broke gpt or luxury/resource trade per turn deals with the AI before (ie: declaring war while i deal is active) the AI will tell all the other AIs they have contact with of this and you'll have trouble trading gpt.zpzepp said:
That's probably what happened with you.
Lord Emsworth
Emperor
A broken reputation isn't an issue here all that much. Reputation has more to do with per turn deals where the AI gets per turn stuff from you. So, a broken rep may make it impossible for you to pay with gpt or resources. The AI will always accept deals though where you offer up front 'goods' (techs, lump sum gold, maps) in exchange for per turn stuff (luxes, gpt etc) provided they have the per turn stuff to begin with.
