I finally got my GalCiv DE and started a Small/Rare/Tight game where all the AI were "Normal". Well, at about 2190 or so I noticed 3 of them were close, 2 were friendly and 1 was neutral ..well and 1 was dead. I tried for the Alliance win ..got all 3 of the Close ones, but nothing I do will get me Close on the Friendly's ...the 1 Neutral guy I got to Friendly but he won't move past that either. I'm giving them massive amounts of stuff (I'm the Tech leader and have the best Economy and Influence ..hell every sector but one is my color!) I just lack any kinda decent military ..I think I have some BattleAxes hovering around some planets and one corvette someone GAVE me, heh.
But anyways, why won't they get to Close?? I tried Bribing them. I tried Bribing with Tech. I tried bribing with BC's and Tech ..then with BC's, Tech and TG's! ..nothing (Thank you for the generous Gift).
#19104
by Citizen Evil Druid - 2/2/2005 4:33:12 AM
They only move, at most, up two levels at a time. You can never get a neutral to close in one turn. You move him to friendly then wait 3 turns then bribe again to close.
Go for the yellow diplomacy techs as well, the higher your diplomacy rating is compared to their's the more likely your bribes will move them.
Some times you need to give multipul bribes. 1000 cr for 50 turns or whatever. Just keep repeating the bribes until they move to close or you get the "aw more presents please." Once they say that they won't move for all the tea in China. Wait 3 turns and try again.
Am idea is once they are all friendly or better and you got 3 turns after your last bribe is to save game then go for Alliance. You throw everything at them because if you succeed the games over any way so it does not matter what you give them. If you get the dreaded, Aw more presents please. Just reload and wait another 3 turns and try again.
#19105
by Citizen PassingBye - 2/2/2005 6:18:30 AM
Am idea is once they are all friendly or better and you got 3 turns after your last bribe is to save game then go for Alliance. You throw everything at them because if you succeed the games over any way so it does not matter what you give them. If you get the dreaded, Aw more presents please. Just reload and wait another 3 turns and try again.
ED has the rigth strategy at the end. The importnat thing to remember is to save the game first, since your bribes may include multiyear money gifts that you cannot affort if you don't form the alliance - which will force you to reload either your saved game or the last autosave.
#19106
by Citizen littlewotts - 2/2/2005 6:21:57 AM
I am exploring a reverse surgical procedure that instead of separating the co-joined twins, it reunites them into one person.
Actually, it can be done, but I think your score would REALLY suffer.
#19107
by Citizen Evil Druid - 2/2/2005 1:14:13 PM
No risk is to great LW in the rejoining PB in Weyr.
#19108
by Citizen PassingBye - 2/2/2005 9:30:26 PM
BOOM! for 5,190 points. The Goddess has not responsed to my request for reverse surgery.
#19109
by Citizen Chipperoo - 2/2/2005 11:36:27 PM
BOOM! Good advice given above Astorax.
HINT: Get any AI to friendly as quickly as you can after you meet them. Then all you have to do is check the diplomatic screen every few turns and if anyone slips to "warm" give 'em a tech or two and move on.
#19110
by Citizen Evil Druid - 2/2/2005 11:45:23 PM
#19117
by Citizen Evil Druid - 2/3/2005 1:19:17 PM
It's the old Chipperoo Some of those questions are repeats. Not that that help me any. Got them wrong the 1st time and the 2nd. 3/10 No bananas for my blind squrirrel monkey