March 8, 2002, 13:48
|
#1
|
Emperor
Local Time: 14:28
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Canada
Posts: 5,755
|
Here's a new one!
I've been in the habit of occasionally giving other civs the odd gift of gold here and there. Seems only fair seeing as how I usually have plenty of it, and they're always broke. And sometimes it really helps to avert a war with someone I'm not quite ready to tackle yet.
Anyway, I ran into the Zulus and did my usual offer early in the game of giving him a gift of 25 gold, and he refused ! I couldn't believe it, I've never had that happen before! I even upped the offer to 100, but still no. He could really have used the money too. He wasn't doing at all well, being sandwiched between three large civs, myself included, but he was not going to accept any free money. Go figure.
|
|
|
|
March 8, 2002, 14:13
|
#2
|
King
Local Time: 22:28
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Vienna, Austria
Posts: 1,529
|
Hmm ... maybe you offered 25 gold per turn for free, and your cash-flow didn't allow it? (I find myself hitting the wrong gold button more than one time.)
__________________
"As far as general advice on mod-making: Go slow as far as adding new things to the game until you have the basic game all smoothed out ... Make sure the things you change are really imbalances and not just something that doesn't fit with your particular style of play." - WesW
|
|
|
|
March 8, 2002, 18:31
|
#3
|
Emperor
Local Time: 14:28
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Canada
Posts: 5,755
|
No, there was no mistake there. And even if there was, I could easily have paid 25 per turn. And he was Polite towards me, plus we had never had a single war, so hostility towards me wasn't a factor. So I can't quite figure out why he would refuse. Very strange indeed.
|
|
|
|
March 8, 2002, 18:50
|
#4
|
Warlord
Local Time: 15:28
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 262
|
Reminds me of Civ2's lame "gift of military unit" option. I never had an opponent accept such a gift. Why not?
Also makes me think of that cliche line "We don't take charity" from just about any movie-of-the-week.
|
|
|
|
March 9, 2002, 00:36
|
#5
|
Warlord
Local Time: 16:28
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 178
|
Quote:
|
Originally posted by Rotten999
Reminds me of Civ2's lame "gift of military unit" option. I never had an opponent accept such a gift. Why not?
Also makes me think of that cliche line "We don't take charity" from just about any movie-of-the-week.
|
No???
In Civ II other civs would always accept free military units so long as they were advanced enough technologically.
You played Civ II a lot??
BTW, I wish in Civ III an ally would be able to accept military help or at least tell us when they are losing a war. The only way I know about it sometimes is when they are wiped out!
|
|
|
|
March 11, 2002, 16:14
|
#6
|
King
Local Time: 16:28
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: New England
Posts: 1,310
|
One of the real great things about CivII and especially SMAC/X was the fact that you could give units to allies.
I used to make export versions of units in SMAC/X and give them to weak AI factions that were friendly towards me.
I miss not being able to share units with other countries in CivIII.
|
|
|
|
March 11, 2002, 17:47
|
#7
|
Chieftain
Local Time: 21:28
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: ireland ( after exile )
Posts: 31
|
me votes to bring back smax unit workshop... well to civ 3 n e way
|
|
|
|
March 13, 2002, 12:02
|
#8
|
Prince
Local Time: 15:28
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: because I'm the son of the King of Kings.
Posts: 661
|
I vote too.
__________________
Traigo sueños, tristezas, alegrías, mansedumbres, democracias quebradas como cántaros,
religiones mohosas hasta el alma...
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 17:28.
|
|