I started my first Suicide Game 3 days ago, still playing through it. I'm playing Alliance/Coquest only game. I made a custom class that has as many bonuses to Diplomacy as possible.
Basically, my strategy throughout the other rounds I played on lower difficulty was to use Diplomacy to keep everyone at war/peace with each other, so that I can build my own civilization up.
What I've seen so far on Suicide, is that the AI tries to make alliances, or go to all out War, but i can use my ub3r l33t Diplomacy skills to manipulate their course of action. Keeping the AI busy with itself, instead of paying attention to my Fleet Building, and glaringly powerful economy.
I've also noticed that *asking* for money with no trade seems to land me better standing with civilizations, so that I can turn around and bribe other civilizations into doing what I want, while ALSO increasing my standing with them.
Is it normal for the AI to be this maliable towards a Diplomatic Race? Or is something stirring that I don't know about yet.
