"Did not honor alliances" penalty bug?

[EgyptianNecrophiliac]

If you're allied with several nations and one of your allies declares war on another, you'll have to choose between either breaking the alliance with the aggressor or the defender. I sided with the defender and got a -15 "did not honor alliances" diplomacy penalty. Even my defending ally got pissed at me for it

[Von Kickyourass]

there is only one word i can say ............................. 'LOL'

[TenOfSwords]

It would be nice if it worked like this:

Faction A is allied with factions B and C.

If faction B and C go to war (doesn't matter who declares war) all factions are divided into two groups, B-friends and C-friends, according to who they are most friendly towards (alliances and trade agreements should also factor in strongly).

If faction A sides with faction B then faction A gets a "Honored alliance" bonus with the B-friends factions and a "Did not honor alliance" penalty with the C-friends factions. Vice-versa if faction A sides with faction C.

Additionally, it should incur a public order penalty if faction A sides with the faction that the public opinion likes the least (the more difference in public view on the two factions, the bigger the penalty). A public order bonus if the public's favourite faction is chosen is reasonable as well.

Would make the whole alliance aspect much more important and dynamic than it is now.