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May 19, 2006 5:49:31 AM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Just wanted to put this idea out there and see if I was going crazy or if someone else noticed it too. Playing on tough and higher difficulty levels it seams like I never get attacked until after I have researched Universal Translators. I have only tested in 2 to 3 games but so far I am able to get my base eco set up and a few ships in production before the first invasion comes. Before starting this tactic of delaying the Universal translators I would have the choice of paying off one of my neighbors or get invaded before my economy was ready to support a war of any size. Has anyone noticed this or has just been pure luck in these last few games.
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Reply #1 May 19, 2006 5:52:03 AM
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Never left Uni Translater that long before. The amount I speak to the AI I could almost ignore it for ever...
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Reply #2 May 19, 2006 7:43:17 AM
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I have attempted to avoid researching UT..by the time I am ready to invade anyone, I am ganged up on by 2 or 3 other races, usually at least one with warships to take out my defenses and another spamming me with transports, or fleets of transports...i.e.: absolutely zero chance to survive.
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Reply #3 May 20, 2006 8:24:17 AM
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i found that however it only seems to delay the enemy a while, while you have a chance to build up so do they so u the 3/4 enemys attack you with a much larger force, only way i found to prevent an invasion is get diplomacy up as high as u can as fast as u can then get a large military as fast as u can and they leave u alone for a while
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Reply #4 May 20, 2006 9:55:30 AM
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Has anyone noticed this or has just been pure luck in these last few games.


Pure luck. All it means is that your only warning that a war has started is that the background music changes and a suspicious number of Drengin troop transports are moving into your area. Experienced it and had a dev confirm it.
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Reply #5 May 20, 2006 9:57:50 PM
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Waiting to get the translator will delay the enemy attack but not prevent it. What it does prevent is tribute requests. Tribute requests denied will lead to war sooner. A change I would like to see, is for some civs to attack before declaring war, before even asking for tribute. Not in every game, but maybe 50% of games. It would add some element of unpredictability and add to the flavor of the game.

A human player might ask: is this a game when the Yor will attack unprovoked? It would make for a lot more interesting early game. A human player could try to pick up the pieces from the losing side of the war, if the AI attacks another computer player. I rarely see early wars (before turn 50) amongst the computer players and it makes for a more predictable, less interesting game.

The translator tech is valuable for several reasons. It lets you speak to the enemy to see their techs and planet names. It opens up the first morale tech which is one of the best in the game, +10 morale and another low cost building for +5 more. The translator tech is also necessary to get Republic or other forms of government. These are the best ways to boost the money flow.

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Reply #6 May 20, 2006 10:11:43 PM
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That and it gives you the influence line of techs (nice for getting that nice planet w/o ticking off other civs.)
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