How to repair relations?
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Polonius
Warlord
Unfortunately, I'm too new a player to answer that from my own limited stock of experience, but here's a compressed version what the Strategy Guide says about what affects other civs attitude towards you:
1. Prior positive negotiations. (In other words, how fair you were
with them in the past).
2. Honouring treaties. (Ratting on them and to some extent others too, has an effect).
3. War (naturally!)
4. Culture. (Higher culture improves everybody's overall opinion of you)
5. Military strength (yeah, they get more respectful towards the strong guy in the game too.)
6. Scientific achievements. (Apparently you get nicer treatment if you are significantly ahead of them).
I'm sure that I've also read somewhere that establishing a trade relationship with a country builds friendly relations - even to the point of giving them gifts (but I don't know how well or how quickly this works). I have read posts where people spoke of giving away crappy cities that they'd captured, or were having problems with, and that the receiver was thrilled! But I've never tried it out - I always bring my cities around.
Like most things in this game I think that there's probably not always an instant fix and it's a matter of slow accumulation. Your situation with the English probably won't change much just through time passing, it will need actions from you to rebuild it. Perhaps looking at something you have spare (an extra luxury or something) and asking them what they would offer you for it (often better than just demanding a price) might be a way to start?
Good luck. Hope this helps.
1. Prior positive negotiations. (In other words, how fair you were
with them in the past).
2. Honouring treaties. (Ratting on them and to some extent others too, has an effect).
3. War (naturally!)
4. Culture. (Higher culture improves everybody's overall opinion of you)
5. Military strength (yeah, they get more respectful towards the strong guy in the game too.)
6. Scientific achievements. (Apparently you get nicer treatment if you are significantly ahead of them).
I'm sure that I've also read somewhere that establishing a trade relationship with a country builds friendly relations - even to the point of giving them gifts (but I don't know how well or how quickly this works). I have read posts where people spoke of giving away crappy cities that they'd captured, or were having problems with, and that the receiver was thrilled! But I've never tried it out - I always bring my cities around.
Like most things in this game I think that there's probably not always an instant fix and it's a matter of slow accumulation. Your situation with the English probably won't change much just through time passing, it will need actions from you to rebuild it. Perhaps looking at something you have spare (an extra luxury or something) and asking them what they would offer you for it (often better than just demanding a price) might be a way to start?
Good luck. Hope this helps.
Sam_Catchem
Prince
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Toasty,
Give them stuff if you want them to be your buddy. Given them tech, luxuries, Maps, whatever. There attitude should change.
Give them stuff if you want them to be your buddy. Given them tech, luxuries, Maps, whatever. There attitude should change.
Traquenard-fx
Freedom for my poeple
Do you have raze cities(or a city) of the AI?
Because when you do that the AI will be furious or annoyed for the rest of the game and in others words forever!!!!!
He will do all things in is power for make your live a hell.
Because when you do that the AI will be furious or annoyed for the rest of the game and in others words forever!!!!!
He will do all things in is power for make your live a hell.
Whenever you get into the Diplomatic window never ever leave without giving them something even if they have nothing you want. I ALWAYS give them 1 gold as a gift, ALWAYS. Even if they have something you want and a trade is made, I go back in and give them 1 gold as a gift. They love it. "We thank the generous and gracious Iriquois for their gift", blah blah blah. Works especially well if you are continually reaming them on Resource/Luxury/Tech trades. Its like a box of chocolates and a bunch of roses for no particular reason all the civs love it, even that cow Elizabeth.
:love2:
:love2:
Polonius
Warlord
Thanks for the tip Quokka - 1 gold sounds about like my level of generosity too, so I'll do it from now on! The other civs seem prone to making outrageous requests and then getting all huffy if I don't cough up, so maybe I have an international reputation as a tight-arse. A few little gifts might be just the thing for my image.
What's a Quokka doing in L.A.? It must have been a hell of a swim from Rotto.
What's a Quokka doing in L.A.? It must have been a hell of a swim from Rotto.
It was mate don't you worry. But I'll be making the return swim in a few months just in time for sokka season . I hope to be back in Perth by ANZAC day 
,wanted to be there for OZ day but its a little crazy here and hard to save money right now, have to make it a New Years' Resolution, that and to change religions from 'One More Turn'.
. I hope to be back in Perth by ANZAC day ,wanted to be there for OZ day but its a little crazy here and hard to save money right now, have to make it a New Years' Resolution, that and to change religions from 'One More Turn'.Polonius
Warlord
That changing religion bit might be harder work than the swim home. I'm getting fairly long in the tooth now and (despite being just the tiniest bit on the obsessive side) have carefully managed to avoid becoming an alcoholic, a workaholic, a chocoholic, etc. But, dammit, that "one more turn" has got me by the throat. I may need Civaholics Anonymous soon. :crazyeyes
I've been trying that 1 gold trick and by gum it seems to work like a charm. They're all very civil to me at the moment. "Better not upset the big tipper" seems to be the general feeling! Obviously they haven't researched counting yet!
I've been trying that 1 gold trick and by gum it seems to work like a charm. They're all very civil to me at the moment. "Better not upset the big tipper" seems to be the general feeling! Obviously they haven't researched counting yet!
ceriwyn
Chieftain
Quokka-I love your sig. It's so true. Look at it like this...
"It is ridiculous claiming that video games influence children. For instance, if Pac-man affected kids born in the eighties, we should by now have a bunch of teenagers who run around in darkened rooms (raves, right?) and eat pills (extacy) while listening to monotonous electronic music (house & d/b)."
I love this. I played pac-man when I was a kid, I like house music, and go to raves once in a while. I don't do "x" so I guess that makes me one of the ghosts because I dont eat the pills.
Ceriwyn
"It is ridiculous claiming that video games influence children. For instance, if Pac-man affected kids born in the eighties, we should by now have a bunch of teenagers who run around in darkened rooms (raves, right?) and eat pills (extacy) while listening to monotonous electronic music (house & d/b)."
I love this. I played pac-man when I was a kid, I like house music, and go to raves once in a while. I don't do "x" so I guess that makes me one of the ghosts because I dont eat the pills.
Ceriwyn
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