Big tech/tribute changes in latest build?

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Downloaded the 4/4 build. Had a save game in progress, went back to it and the AIs will not hardly give anything for my tech now. I mean, next to nothing. This on challenging I think, 5 bright opponents.

olaf
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
My only fear here is that it's an equivelent dead-market behind the scenes between all the AI's too... this could get ugly in my current game. My budgets used to run 30%/20%/50% between taxes/trade/tribute. Think I'll need to focus more on trade that isn't done over the diplomatic talk table now- which is cool, I think, and probably as it should be.

~SDC~
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Oh, my fear is that it NOT be the same inter-AI as with us. I want them to also face the tougher trade environment.

~SDC~
Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
But its not just me right? Other people see this?

It could be that they are just trading more among themselves...and thus dont 'need' my tech as much, thus lowering its relative value. But whatever it is, the game is harder now on normal and up.

olaf
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
No, it's not just you. This, I think, came out of a corrective in the economy involving money printing of an illegal nature (sorta serious). The money pool is smaller now and more tied to planets rather than printing presses.

-sigh- nevermind, I'm going to the bookstore to buy something to read. But I'm sort of serious with the above- the amount of money in the game is truly what is created from planetary wealth now and not doubled up in leases/tributes.

~SDC~
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
One thing I have found that helps, to counter the AIs newly ramped up penchant for tech trading amongst themselves, is to trade more often. I used to wait and trade tech every 3-5 discoveries I made. Now with these changes, its better to do it each time you research a tech you are willing to trade.

olaf