Modifying Diplomacy

[Onionsoilder]

I love the Civilization IV series. But some of the AI "negotiations" I really, really hate. Basically I want something to make A.I. negotiations more reasonable. Something like they will only as you to declare war on/stop trading with someone, if you are already at war with someone else. Or civilizations will only ask for help if their score is half of yours. And how about the A.I. actually helping you out when you need it?

Also, I hate it when an AI civ has various technologies to trade, and you have various technologies to trade, but a trade isn't good enough for them. No, they require you to give them all of your techs. So lets make it so they won't ask for help, if they have something to trade.

Anyone know how I can edit the xml files to do this?

 

[Refar]

You can't. Unfortunately the changes you have in mind will require SDK coding.

 

[primordial stew]

Some leaders will give you a token tech if you are far behind, and they really like you.

You might want to turn on "tech brokering". It was added in BtS for custom games. This seems to make the AI more willing to trade since civs can only trade techs they have researched themselves. Or maybe just disable tech trading all together Woe to those without the latest war techs!

The war one is realllllly anoying. I've got 0 positives, 14 negatives and they still ask for help during war...