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I just noticed that some techs in my tree have the Arcean (my current race) icon next to them. Does anyone know what this signifies?

Breaking a peace treaty will only make the race you had it with no longer trust you. Only breaking the economic and research treaty will stop everybody from trusting you. Ah! That's why, I also have economic and research treaties too. Is there anyway to break those without penalty? Would I just follow your same suggested tactic and goad them into declaring war?

I've been doing some Google searches but can't seem to find the answer to my question... In my current game, I had two Races that had declared war on me and I was getting my butt kicked. I was finally able to push back by researching some defensive techs, but then they both offered peace treaties which I accepted. I know I can declare war on the races to break the treaty, but then I suffer from a "we dont trust you" penalty from all other races. Is there a way