4th Button Diplomacy suggestion

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In the diplomacy screen there are 3 buttons under the race picture that give you information, here's an idea for a fourth one.

If you are spending money on espionage perhaps another button could be available in the diplomacy screen which compares you to the race your talking to.

It could list these things:

Military rating, tech rating, economic rating of both empires
Number of starbases/battleships/frigates/etc of both empires

Other things that are available on the espionage screen like military spending that can't be seen on the diplomacy screen.

This would make it a lot easier in evaluating whether to give into a demand or demand things yourself. I don't know about other people but I usually can't remember espionage details unless I just looked at them. And this information would not be free since you'd have to spend money on espionage to get it.

Opinions?

~SDC~
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Interesting idea, but I'm not sure it needs a whole other button. Why not just look at the details of the race before you open the diplomacy screen?

- Ash

~SDC~
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
I'd like the option to declare war (as the other majors can do to me). It seems like it should be more 'evil' to 'declare' war with a surprise attack, while it'd be more 'good' to first declare war then attack.

I'd also like the option to 'request' someone break an alliance with someone else.
Star Control: Origins
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
"Why not just look at the details of the race before you open the diplomacy screen?"--Quote by Asharak

Because you never know when they will contact you. If they contact me and I can't remember their stats, I have to refuse their demand or except it without knowing cause their is no way to exit out that screen and look at the stats screen untill the diplomacy is done. Plus I don't think the stats screen list some of the options I stated like number of starbases/ships and military/tech/econ ratings.



~SDC~