Should/Could NTW have Imperial Glory style Diplomacy?

**familyguy1** · August 25, 2009, 05:02 PM

If anyone that played IG in 2005 remember that the IG Diplomacy actually had some really good options..for a game in 18th-19th Centuries and also one in 2005, no matter the crapiness of the game, it had really good ideas that could be implemented into NTW:

A few Examples(If my memory serves me... I could use help if you remember them)

-Coalition(Able to make one with various countries)
-Liberate A Country(?)(Like if Russia takes Poland or Moldavia.. You as Austria or Prussia etc could take it back and give the Poles a country back but with conditions..An Alliance, Trade, etc.

Thats all I can remember right now...

Anymore are welcome!

**johncage** · August 25, 2009, 05:34 PM

both those suggestions should be implemented, but you know how it works. the less and the simpler the diplomacy is, the less change ca has to botch it. and i have to agree with their methods. i don't think they're ready to make any substantive improvements to the ai or diplomacy. maybe for the game after ntw.

**Birdofilo** · August 25, 2009, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by familyguy1

If anyone that played IG in 2005 remember that the IG Diplomacy actually had some really good options..for a game in 18th-19th Centuries and also one in 2005, no matter the crapiness of the game, it had really good ideas that could be implemented into NTW:

A few Examples(If my memory serves me... I could use help if you remember them)

-Coalition(Able to make one with various countries)
-Liberate A Country(?)(Like if Russia takes Poland or Moldavia.. You as Austria or Prussia etc could take it back and give the Poles a country back but with conditions..An Alliance, Trade, etc.

Thats all I can remember right now...

Anymore are welcome!

Great post

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I also enjoyed Imperial Glory. Actually, I think I have much more fun playing IG than playing ETW (the graphics are not so nice, but who cares when the game offers you a good and immersive challenge?). And those diplomatic features are really nice. I really hope to see them in NTW.

**G3NUINE chief** · August 26, 2009, 03:57 AM

And the ability to lend and borrow troops was also cool, but by far the liberate option was my fav and should be implemented.

**Elyrioth** · August 26, 2009, 04:14 AM

Coalition and Liberate are essential.
Other Diplomatic options like declare war, make peace and one from IG Marriage as a diplomacy option.
I would also add make Puppet. Insert your Brother/Sister/Mistress/Poodle as nations ruler.

**Woden** · August 26, 2009, 04:27 AM

I remember IG and the diplomacy system was pretty good, better than ETW's.
So I hope CA improve it. The diplomacy (not to mention the insanity of the AI) is one of the worse aspects of TW games.