Author Topic: Diplomacy and Trade (Read 3396 times)

Leonard · « **on:** 15 February 2010, 20:42:45 »

Hi... so the other day i was playing "Rome: Total War" and i thought: can i make a diplomat unit for Glest? And what about a building or unit (like a merchant that would be be capable of storage, but quite mobile) that would allow you to trade an amount of resources for another (ex: 1000 Lumber for 500 Gold). I believe that you all though about it, but i couldnt find a topic about this. Maybe because i have been searching in the wrong place... is this topic in the wright spot?

ultifd · « **Reply #1 on:** 15 February 2010, 20:48:42 »

Yeah I think this is in the right spot...
It's possible... you just have to know how to model and then you need to edit some XMLs...
Cool Idea though.

ElimiNator · « **Reply #2 on:** 15 February 2010, 21:09:24 »

In some of the vbros techs you can do that already tile in the trading post in jungle men, and others.

-Archmage- · « **Reply #3 on:** 15 February 2010, 21:22:42 »

You can't make allies and enemies, they are all set in the setup of a custom game and can't be changed in-game, and for trade, you can only create an illusion of trade, and the AI doesn't use it(as far as I know).

PS:
Rome: Total War is awesome!
I bet you would lose to me because I have tons of troops and control a lot of territory, I just love that game!!!

ElimiNator · « **Reply #4 on:** 15 February 2010, 22:15:39 »

What game?

-Archmage- · « **Reply #5 on:** 15 February 2010, 23:45:03 »

What do you mean what game? ???

modman · « **Reply #6 on:** 16 February 2010, 01:34:29 »

Quote from: ElimiNator on 15 February 2010, 22:15:39

What game?

Quote from: -Archmage- on 15 February 2010, 23:45:03

What do you mean what game? ???

One line posts--not really helping the discussion here.

-Archmage- · « **Reply #7 on:** 16 February 2010, 01:47:57 »

He said "What game?" and I wanted to know what he meant by that, one-lined or not it got the idea through.

ElimiNator · « **Reply #8 on:** 16 February 2010, 03:27:41 »

Quote from: -Archmage- on 15 February 2010, 21:22:42

Rome: Total War is awesome!
I bet you would lose to me because I have tons of troops and control a lot of territory, I just love that game!!!

What game?

John.d.h · « **Reply #9 on:** 16 February 2010, 04:49:36 »

While diplomacy and trade can be cool in a game, I think the scale of Glest doesn't really lend itself well it. Age of Empires is a little bit higher-scale (hundreds of units instead of dozens), and it only does a half-assed job with that sort of stuff. Basically, I think that unless somebody were to make a fork of Glest that deals with entire tribes/nations/whatever, then diplomacy and trade don't really have much of a place here, except maybe in scripted scenarios.

Quote from: ElimiNator on 16 February 2010, 03:27:41

What game?

The name of the game is "Rome: Total War". It's part of a series including other games with "Total War" in the titles.

Leonard · « **Reply #10 on:** 16 February 2010, 13:58:18 »

Thanks for your posts. I knew i couldnt make allies or enemies in glest; i was thinking in bribing an enemy unit so that he would give up or become a friendly unit.

PS: Glad to know someone else likes Rome: Total War. I have a question about that game -Archmage-, I'm already the richest and most advanced faction, but i cant make my economy stable... this as nothing to do with glest, but i would like help with it.

-Archmage- · « **Reply #11 on:** 16 February 2010, 14:07:22 »

Well, use diplomacy to protect yourself, and spend wisely, only on what you need, otherwise save the money, also patience will be very useful. I am by far the richest faction, and also by far the most powerful, I went to war with Gaul, and took two villages before they begged me for a ceasefire, also, I took down the Macedonians pretty quickly.

My problem is I don't have enough support yet to take Rome...

Set the tax rates and monitor them so your people are happy, and your sucking as much money out of their pockets as possible.

John.d.h · « **Reply #12 on:** 16 February 2010, 17:34:14 »

Quote from: Leonard on 16 February 2010, 13:58:18

Thanks for your posts. I knew i couldnt make allies or enemies in glest; i was thinking in bribing an enemy unit so that he would give up or become a friendly unit.

I know one of the proposed features for GAE was the ability to convert an enemy unit to your own side, but I think that's a long way off yet.

Leonard · « **Reply #13 on:** 17 February 2010, 10:40:33 »

Thanks John.d.h. for the help. And -Archmage-, Im in a similar position; I have destroyed the Macedonians and beame more powerfull than Rome... but i still cant conquer it... :'(

-Archmage- · « **Reply #14 on:** 17 February 2010, 13:59:36 »

Do you have Urban Cohorts?

Leonard · « **Reply #15 on:** 19 February 2010, 14:38:24 »

No, i dont think so... is that a unit?

PS: My next target is Egypt, the faction that keeps stealing my protagonist.

-Archmage- · « **Reply #16 on:** 19 February 2010, 15:22:01 »

Shit!
For some reason all my save files are gone, and I started a new one, but I couldn't save it!

Leonard · « **Reply #17 on:** 20 February 2010, 17:55:07 »

Ouch... I guess i have the better army now...Muahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

-Archmage- · « **Reply #18 on:** 21 February 2010, 02:11:05 »

Cool, still, I had an extremely powerful army, could crush anyone who attacked me, also, I won a battle 27(me) against 181(enemy), and I won, they were completely obliterated and I had 16 troops left!
All I did to achieve that victory was to out-manoeuvre the enemy and strike them in the sides, phalanx formations are absolutely deadly, I always surround them, with peasants attacking the front so they don't turn and reform.
You have to develop different battle tactic and very fast, just notice what the enemy is doing and what they are going to do, and then defend against possible enemy attacks, if cavalry are approaching some of your legionaries, then you need to get them in the testudo(I think that's the word used...) formation, so they take the least amount of casualties from the charge.

Leonard · « **Reply #19 on:** 21 February 2010, 19:09:58 »

Thats a really good tip, thanx! My campaign is going down the ill now... all i have is a good navy and lots of money.

Gabbe · « **Reply #20 on:** 16 March 2010, 21:15:42 »

Anyone fo you got napoleon: total war, it has this extremely fun campaign drop-in option... and now i own everyone wanna droppin in as the enemy XD

-Archmage- · « **Reply #21 on:** 16 March 2010, 22:32:36 »

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Gabbe · « **Reply #22 on:** 16 March 2010, 23:23:20 »

soz!

And agreed master moderator

-Archmage- · « **Reply #23 on:** 17 March 2010, 00:14:08 »

So stop posting here, remember I'm a moderator, you better agree with me.

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