Exactly, that was my point. You couldn't ask your Ally to help you e.g. by providing some money or a technology... Sometimes they can give you a tribute voluntarily, but it's not the same as helping your allies.
In the 1st GalCiv it was practically impossible to ask your ally or a friendly civilization to give you something for free, even (or maybe especially) if they were powerfull and you - poor player just dying in agony tormented by your enemies. Is it different in GalCiv2? If not I would suggest that AI civilizations could be more generous to their allies and friends...
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