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Ah, very simple then really, no wonder I missed it! Much appreciate you taking the time. From what I've heard it's a commonly used tactic. Time to stir iup some s**t!

I've read in a few places on this forum about the tactic of creating war between other races. This is my first ever game of GalCiv so please excuse me if I'm asking the obvious. How do you go about doing this? There appears to be nothing apparent on the diplomacy screen that might bring about such a thing. It would be a perfect tactic for me in my current game and am very interested to know more. Happy christmas!

"stacking multiple routes between two close planets" -So does that mean it is possible to establish more than one trade route between the same two planets? If so, is there a limit to how many? Presumably it would be more profitable to do such a thing between two economically strong worlds?

Thanks for your comments. This is actually my first game of GalCiv, so I'm still learning about the best way to view all the info I need quickly. I seem to be doing ok when I look at the domestic screen, and I apparently have the #1 economy, but the Civilization manager worries me when I see my planets running at a loss. This presumably is connected with my low population count on those colonies- in which case is it safe for me to presume that their income should gradually i

I am fairly new to GalCiv and have a question regarding the displayed finances within the game. On the domestic screen I get a full run down of my empires income & expenses. In my current campaign, which I have only just begun, this page tells me that my empire's income minus my expenses equals around +40bc, so I am currently making +40bc profit per turn. However, when I look at the Civilization manager screen, under the 'colonies' tab, each of my planets lists it's individual net in