Saintly Civs

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In every game I played, Altarians who are supposed to be saintly, declare wars on everyone left and right. Well, maybe something happened in the background which forced them to do so, but if I am allied with them they should tell me.

Instead of just informing the player that they are declaring a war on someone and demanding that the player join or else, Altarians should, for example, say: "The I-League has ruthlessly attacked us. As a result we are declaring a war on the I-League. As our ally, will you honor the alliance by joining us in this war . . " or something to that effect.

OR they could say: "ZYX has launched an unprovoked attack on our ally, the Torians. As their ally, we are obligated to join the war on the side of Torians. Will you honor your alliance with us by joining our cause?"

Otherwise it makes no sense when you see that kind and saintly guys declare a war and force you to join it since you are allied with them, ESPECIALLY if they declare a war on . . . Debians, for crying out loud. The poor chaps have one star system and one Corvette and these big good guys gang up on them for no cause or reason. Come on!
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
The Altarians are a pain in the *** sort of a Paladins.... The Altarians and Drendins are usually on the top of my hit list.

Seriously, Alliances will often land you in war after war. It's fun if you're stronger, because you can continually offer peace terms at a nice profit.

Choose your allies carefully...

Cypher
~SDC~
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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Debians probably did something unsaintly like eating meat or something worse like talking to a Drengin.
Remember the Altarians eradicated all those who weren't "pure" enough, so you have to take the game's 'goodness' with a grain of salt.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Instead of just informing the player that they are declaring a war on someone and demanding that the player join or else, Altarians should, for example, say: "The I-League has ruthlessly attacked us. As a result we are declaring a war on the I-League. As our ally, will you honor the alliance by joining us in this war . . " or something to that effect.
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I agree - they should give a reason why.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Debians probably did something unsaintly like eating meat or something worse like talking to a Drengin.Remember the Altarians eradicated all those who weren't "pure" enough, so you have to take the game's 'goodness' with a grain of salt
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Excellent point. I only wish Stardock did a better job in communicating to the player what the (allied) AI does and why. Also, good and saintly races have no right to attack people just because they favor some cruel animal hunting. They should try diplomacy first. There could be a news report, for instance, saying that Altarians issued an ultimatum to Debians that they will deal with them militarily unless they stop cruel extermination of harmless animals or something to that effect. Otherwise race descriptions become very counterintuitive. Unless you have an extremely creative imagination, and due to the lack of relevant feedback from AI, it is often impossible to understand the behavior of the races.
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