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| ID | Project | Category | Date Submitted | Last Update | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0015203 | The Last Federation | Suggestion | May 16, 2014 6:17 am | May 16, 2014 6:30 am | |
| Reporter | Ragwortshire | Assigned To | |||
| Status | new | Resolution | open | ||
| Product Version | 1.019 (Solar Wind) | ||||
| Summary | 0015203: First contact: relations boost/drop near the start of the game | ||||
| Description | Soon after a race becomes spacefaring, it starts making contact with the other spacefaring races. First contact between two races must occur before other interaction; if another interaction is scheduled to take place, then First Contact occurs instead. Race relations between the races are locked at 0 until first contact occurs. Depending on how well or badly the First Contact goes, race relations (by which I mean mutual Attitude scores, not any effect on the player's Influence) will effectively start off at a positive or negative value. For example: 5% chance of Catastrophic Misunderstanding (-60 relations and War breaks out immediately). 15% chance of Obvious Differences (-30 relations). 30% chance of Diplomatic Faux-Pas (-10 relations). 30% chance of Friendly Contact (+10 relations). 15% chance of Strong Rapport (+30 relations). 5% chance of Fruitful Negotiations (+60 relations and a Trade Route is immediately brokered). The Skylaxians are immune to the negative results; if they would get one, they instead get Diplomatic Misunderstanding Resolved (no relations change). The Thoraxians cannot gain the positive results, and instead receive Contact Made Without Violence (no relations change). Basically this adds some extra randomisation to the start of the game, similar to the Ark/Mire but with more flavour and less inexplicable effects. The player could potentially take advantage of a good first contact to form the Federation more quickly than normal, or use Laud Other Race to good effect. On the other hand, poor first contacts would make wars much more likely and Burlusts Spread Hate might become a problem much more quickly. | ||||
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| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2014 6:17 am | Ragwortshire | New Issue | |
| May 16, 2014 6:20 am | Ragwortshire | Description Updated | |
| May 16, 2014 6:30 am | Ragwortshire | Description Updated |
