Negotiate peace between parties....

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Hello,

As a trading nation, excerting a large degree of power over the United Planets, well 53% at least, I would like the option to force by two best trading partners to lay aside their weapons. Unfortunately the options in the Diplomacy screen only allow you to request a faction declare war against another not Peace.

Wouldn't it be neat if you could bring the parties to the table and say strike a deal already?

Cheers,
Dominic
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Would be nice,

you might have to agree to help pay for reconstruction though.

Many peace agreements come about when an external more powerful country gets involved. That country often helps pay which is what gets the waring factions to agree to peace in the first place.

Paul.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
I'd like to see this too.

What kind of user interface do you imagine this having? How would you want to do this?
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
I see two ways of this happening.

1). One player at peace with two waring players contacts one of the waring players through the diplomacy "speak to" screen and says "make peace with ... ". An "or else" could be implied, stated, or a "pretty please" could be implied or stated. The other player can respond with "OK" and do so, "NO" and risk the first player declaring war, or "For making such a ridiculous demand we declare war on you".

2). The UP votes on the issue, which, if passed requires both waring parties to come to immediate peace terms or become expelled from the UP and/or end up at war with all members of the UP.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Either of these would work for me. I was thinking primarily through the Speak too, perhaps even Speak to Both parties and request they make peace.

Having the UP do it would be nice but if one party, even you has 50.1% your resolution will always pass. While thats not necessarily a bad thing you could force everyone to never declare war on you thereby I guess forcing the downfall of the UP if everyone but you is forced to leave the UP. Isolation in reverse.

Can you still communicate with other races once kicked out of UP just not trade? How do you rejoin the UP?
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
I would like to see this done trough the speak to.

It could simple be a declare peace with option. If your relations are good that might suffice, or else you may need to offer money, technology, ships or planets to get them to agree to peace. BOTH waring parties should share in any peace benefits as both need to declare peace.

How to add the threat is interesting. It should be fairly easy to add 'an or else I declare war', 'or else I embargo you', 'or else our alliance is broken' option to the speak to screen. These should really be there for any negotiations.

Paul.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
That's a aspect i really would like to see implemented...
An option that would be cool, would be to be able to provide medical and food help. For example the planet from another empire has been devastated by war or natural disaster. We could say: do you need help. If yes send food and medicine. This would bring the mood of the other empire up. :)
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
I like all of the ideas for the speak to screen and would like to see them in the game.

But I would also like to see the UP idea as well. Think of the United Nations today. Sure, if a race had enough influence it could become the only member of the UP, which could be another way of winning the game, or a byproduct of getting to a winning condition.