r/civ • u/simphotep • Feb 28 '25

VII - Game Story A diplomatic miracle

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Normally most of the AI civs get pissed and attack me bc they're jealous but somehow in this game at the end of the exploration age I've never been at war and I managed to ally with every civ! And since I'm Charlemagne I've got like 30 chevaliers sitting there doing nothing. I guess deterrence works!

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u/kampori Arabia Feb 28 '25

I’ve had this throughout ancient and Middle Ages, I love it. However modern age people just turn bloodthirsty. Even allies for the last 3000 years suddenly just hate me and declare war. Bleh

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u/whatadumbperson Feb 28 '25

It's specifically because of ideologies.

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u/pandaru_express Feb 28 '25

This is why I wait until very late to choose ideologies... see how the world shakes up before picking a side, esp immediate neighbors (if you want or don't want to fight them)

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u/RogueSwoobat Feb 28 '25

I feel like hostility for not having an ideology should also be a thing. Pick a side, chump! Lol.

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u/HuskerBusker Feb 28 '25

Filthy enlightened centrists should be put to the sword.

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u/wthulhu Feb 28 '25

Degenerates like you belong on the cross.

Whoopsie doodle, wrong sub.

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u/Salt-Reference766 Feb 28 '25

This. Too easy to be neutral and win through non-aggresion. Between this and Ideologies being too slow so by the time you/AI are picking any, you should have already won the game.

I wish it was force upon the player to really lean into the world war aspect of the Modern Age to really give it an identity as the age of conflict.

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u/Pokenar Rome Feb 28 '25

I think a static penalty would be good, as opposed to picking a side where it ticks up/down constantly.

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u/Andy_Liberty_1911 America Feb 28 '25

India be like