I recently got this game and started playing Conquest. I want to stop open borders and change my trades but can't figure it out. I read the FAQs. When I click on the trade in the active list, nothing happens. This is a great game, but it didn't have a manual so I'm just muddling around. Please help...
Hey, not sure what exactly you're asking but I'll give this a go:
1) Open boarders? As in enemy units entering your land? You cannot actually stop them from doing so (unless you use your own units to block off the square, this is great for choke points, but those are rare).
If an enemy unit does enter your land, open the diplomacy tab for that civ and pick the option "Your troops are on our land, blabla." The AI will say that they will remove them immediately.
If they do not leave, you can threaten them the following round "Remove your troops or prepare war." The AI will then either declare war or all of his units will be removed from your land automatically (it doesn't matter how deep in your territory they are).
On the side, it would be a good idea to get used to shortcuts / hotkeys.
You can access Diplomacy by:
a) Right-clicking on an enemy unit and saying "Take me to your leader" or whatever
b) Clicking the little D button on the side of the tab in the bottom right (shortcut SHIFT+D)
c) Pressing F4
As for telling enemy units to leave or declare war, you have to be careful, especially at higher difficulties. It's a good idea to know how your army ranks against that of the enemy, keep checking this every once in a while under the F3 tab. If theirs is considered stronger, it typically means that they have more units and or lots of offensive units (defensive units don't count as highly).
You do not want to fight a war unprepared, especially in the early game. In general, keep your wars short and sweet and whenever you do engage, make sure you get allies.
2) As for trading - what kind of trade do you have in mind? The only ones that can be 'cancelled' are those with which you get the warning 'This trade can be peacefully cancelled after 20 turns.'
This includes peace treaties, exchange of resources, gpt deals, mutual protection pacts, right of passage agreements. You can cancel these by going to the trade window and choosing "Active" from the bottom, rather than "New."
You can see which ones you have going on by clicking Details under the F4 menu.
Hope that this answers your questions!
