Trading techs.

[ElephantU]

Originally posted by Titi
And nobody ever steals technology ? That's ususally why dips and spies are for in my games, since I trade techs early in the game, but after don't want to give AI advanced technology (did you notice that they almost always trade their new acquired tech the turn after ?)

You mean after gifting or trading early, the AI still has something you need to steal? I'm usually so far ahead, if AI has something I need I trade him something older. If I'm trying to "control" AI research I'll use MPE to see what they are working on and gift it to them (if it's not too dangerous) so they choose something else (that I want) to research, then trade for it when they get it.

AI trades techs among themselves as long as (1) they have made contact (sometimes I make "walls" of units to keep one AI civ from contacting another!) and (2) they are not at war. Often they will end a war with a flurry of tech trading. If possible, gift the techs directly so you get the benefit of the gift (like asking for tribute next turn) and they dont get any friendlier.

 

[ElephantU]

Originally posted by Dark Ascendant
BTW, what happens when you are your own key civ.

That is in there too. You have no penalty nor no bonus. Notice that purple is always the last player in a turn, which may be a consideration if you are neck-and-neck for a critical wonder.

 

[Titi]

Originally posted by ElephantU


You mean after gifting or trading early, the AI still has something you need to steal?

Not exactly. But since my first wonder is the pyramids, I research masonery rather than bronze working. And when a civ begins to build a wonder, they don't want to trade the corresponding technology.

Therefore the need to steal some techs at the beginning (and from time to time, later too because I leave some branches of the technology tree to advance elsewhere. You'll understand I'm still far from gaining one per turn !)

 

[Dark Ascendant]

Originally posted by ElephantU


That is in there too. You have no penalty nor no bonus. Notice that purple is always the last player in a turn, which may be a consideration if you are neck-and-neck for a critical wonder.

That's yet another reason to destroy the "civilization" of the greedy, aggressive, expansionistic and untrustworthy Mongols.