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I just had some fantastic fun with a feature that is in this game but not Civ - trading units! I got attacked at a distant system and had very few ships on hand to repel the invaders. Luckily, I had a significant tech advantage over 2 other non-enemy civs in the area. I traded techs for ships and immediately bolstered my defense and saved the planet. (In fact, I bought so many ships that I ended up with a huge military advantage against the attacking civ and they signed for peace 3 turns later).
Buying ships for tech is so odd that I would almost consider it an exploit. I mean, if way behind, other civs are willing to let go of their entire fleet even when engaged in battle?!? Why would a civ trade me all their defensive ships if they are on the brink of annihilation by another civ? This is not right - tech should not be a priority for them at that point - survival first. This is a bug that I feel should be remedied (though I guess I can just not do it - still seems wrong that the AI will allow this to happen - ships should increase in their personal value structure if they are at war).
Buying ships for tech is so odd that I would almost consider it an exploit. I mean, if way behind, other civs are willing to let go of their entire fleet even when engaged in battle?!? Why would a civ trade me all their defensive ships if they are on the brink of annihilation by another civ? This is not right - tech should not be a priority for them at that point - survival first. This is a bug that I feel should be remedied (though I guess I can just not do it - still seems wrong that the AI will allow this to happen - ships should increase in their personal value structure if they are at war).
