lcorinth
Chieftain
Will establishing trade with a Civ make it less likely that they will turn on you if you attack another Civ? Or is the AI not smart enough to recognize friend from acquaintance?
Making Friends
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Mordack
Increase the Deceased
I can never tell - AI will turn seemingly at random
Check out Bamspeedy's AI Attitude article in the Strategy forum. Anything you can do to make the AI *like* you makes it less likely that they will turn on you. However, there is a random factor involved, so even if they think you're the greatest thing since sliced bread, there is always a chance that they will declare war on you.
DBear
unbeliever
If they think you're weak and leave cities undefended, they will turn. Also, if they are paying you lots of money in a trade deal, they will turn just to get out of the deal. By and large though, embassies and trading will keep most civs friendly.
Rambuchan
The Funky President
I often initiate a trade with some civs just when I want to go to war with another. Ideally this is something they would value and want to keep receiving turn after turn for the duration of the deal - luxs usually or gpt, I try not to give resources unless I have to. 9 times out of 10 this keeps them at peace and their reliance on you for those luxs or cash keeps them peaceful. A better way is to use those same luxs or cash to get them in alliance. This ups the friendliness even more and you also get someone else bashing on your enemy. The mutual enemy factor makes them even friendlier.
There is the factor that they will break the deal but I find they've usually shown some belligerent ways before doing they do so. You can also expect to have them break a deal more easily if they are far more powerful than your army and are in easy hitting distance. That's the old 'let's bash the weak civ' behaviour overridding the need for the goods you're trading them.
There is the factor that they will break the deal but I find they've usually shown some belligerent ways before doing they do so. You can also expect to have them break a deal more easily if they are far more powerful than your army and are in easy hitting distance. That's the old 'let's bash the weak civ' behaviour overridding the need for the goods you're trading them.
lcorinth
Chieftain
If you have MPP with two Civs and attack a third to which you are not allied, will they turn unfriendly toward that third Civ?
lcorinth
Chieftain
Let's say you have made friends with a Civ. Then you ask it to do something it refuses to do, such as declaring war on another Civ, or issuing a Trade Embargo. Will your friend become less friendly to you, if it does not wish to join you in a military alliance?
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