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0016008The Last FederationSuggestionOct 27, 2014 9:27 am
ReporterDrFranknfurter Assigned To 
Status strongly consideringResolutionopen 
Product Version1.609 (Orbital Hunters) 
Summary0016008: Suggestion: Delayed Wars
DescriptionFrom conversations on the forums. In the thread "Re: Some uneducated hoi polloi's opinion" Hartmann said:
[quote author=Hartmann link=topic=16498.msg182232#msg182232 date=1414258686]
As for the war thing, well, I started by killing a burlust warlord. SAD and ANGRY at this treachery, the Burlusts attacked the Skylaxians because reasons, and the Thoraxians jumped on the weakened Thoraxians. Which means that my game is doomed, as thoraxians quickly go out of control once they have another planet.
It would be nice if they could hate each other BEFORE fighting each other, because so far it feels like this :
"Finally, we're free of the Hydra oppression !"
"It is good to be alive, my fellow oppressed !"
"Ha ha ha..."
"Ha ha ha..."
"I'LL KILL YOU !"
"NOT IF I KILL YOU FIRST !"
[/quote]

Building on [b]Hartmann's[/b] suggestion, what if Wars required 2 triggers. The first having a lower threshold and giving you a message like 'The Thoraxian military is mobilising', with relations deteriorating for x months before they openly declare war. The number of months could be different for each race. Also this would reduce the number of wars started because a fleet is away from home... As by the second check there may no longer be a 'weak target' to back-stab.

I'm not sure if that's a good thing, just something to bear in mind. Also not all races would be so obvious (Evucks?) or give you much of a warning (Thoraxians)

During the military build-up there could be new dispatch missions:
Delay war - adds months to military-build up, a cold-war situation
Try to avert war
Redirect the aggression elsewhere

More months between build-up and war would make it easier to change the outcome. E.g. Thoraxians just have 2 months warning would be nearly unstoppable, Skylaxians 5-10 months or similar would be much easier to deal with. Also I'm not sure if they should be friendly/hostile or political deals. But I like the suggestion all the same.
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Date Modified Username Field Change
Oct 27, 2014 5:07 am DrFranknfurter New Issue
Oct 27, 2014 5:11 am DrFranknfurter Description Updated
Oct 27, 2014 9:27 am Chris_McElligottPark Status new => strongly considering