Diplomacy Panel

For diplomacy with Independent stars & territories see here


Emissaries :

• In order to conduct diplomacy you need to send an emissary to the other realm.
• Your emissaries are referred to as "Expat", emissaries from other realms are called "Foreign".
• There are 2 types of emissary :

  Envoy :

  • An envoy may be sent to any realm you have contact with.
  • Envoys may deliver a limited range of proposals, send gifts and make declarations.
  • An envoy is automatically recalled when you send an ambassador to that same realm.
  • Envoys may not be expelled by the other realm.
  • Envoys generate 5 diplomatic prestige for the target realm.
  • Envoys do not need to be trained and you never run out of them.

  Ambassador :

  • Realms under protection may not assign ambassadors.
  • An unassigned diplomat may be sent to any realm you have contact with, they then become an ambassador.
  • An ambassador may deliver proposals, send gifts and make declarations.
  • Ambassadors may be expelled by the other realm.
  • Your ambassador at a foreign realm is called an expat ambassador.
  • Ambassadors from other realms are called foreign ambassadors.
  • Ambassadors generate diplomatic prestige for both realms. The amount of prestige is based on the experience and various traits of the diplomat.
  • When an ambassador is expelled or recalled, they must travel back to their own capital, this may take some time if a long distance.
  • A realm expelling an ambassador will automatically inflict a 20 magnitude scandal on the foreign realm.

Proposal Forms :

Offers & Requests :

• With this form, you may make offers and/or requests.
• If the recipient accepts the offer/request, all transfers are made and your log shows what happened.
• If the recipient declines the offer/request, you will be notified.
• If the recipient makes a counter offer you will be notified.
• If the expiry is reached, nothing happens and you will be notified.

Demands & Threats :

• With this form, you may make demands and/or threats.
• If the recipient accepts the demands, the transfers are made and the threats are ignored.
• If the demand expires and there are no threats nothing will happen.
• There are two threat modes (see below), the recipient cannot see whether the threats are automatic.
  
  Automatic Threats
  
  
  • If the recipient rejects the demands, the threats will be carried out.
  • If the expiry is reached, the threats will be carried out.
  
  Non-automatic Threats
  
  
  • If the recipient rejects the demands or the expiry is reached,
    You will be asked to confirm execution of the threats.
  • This is the method used to bluff an opponent.
    (you cancel the threats if the demands are not accepted)

Declarations :

• With this form you may break oaths,bestow honours, inflict scandals or make diplomatic declarations.
• There is no expiry as everything is done immediately on clicking the execute button.
• No proposal is sent to the target realm, their diplomatic log has a record of what happened.

Gifts :

• With this form, you may send items to the other realm.
• There is no expiry as everything is done immediately on clicking the execute button.
• No proposal is sent to the target realm, their diplomatic log has a record of what happened.

Items on Proposal :

Items on Proposal
Icon	Type	Description
	Payment	Amount of credits to transfer. Option not available when in debt. One time payments are transferred immediately on proposal acceptance.
	Financial Agreement	Same as a payment but extends over several cycles. Can be used for loan payments or installments on purchases. The first transfer of credits does not happen until the cycle end.
	Imperial Bonds	Number of bonds to transfer. Bonds must have been purchased previously.
	Peace Treaty	See Peace Treaty
	Trade Access	Option available when neutral. See Trade Access
	Defence Pact	Option not available when at war. See Defence Pact
	Alliance	Option not available when at war. See Alliance
	Fealty	Lords under protection may not enter into a fealty agreement. Oaths of fealty may not be gifted or declared, only offered or requested. Lieges may threaten to dismiss or declare dismissal of a vassal. Vassals may threaten to revoke or declare revocation of an oath. During the game end countdown, only vassals may cancel the fealty agreement, lieges may not. See fealty. See tribute. See patronage.
	Honour	See Honours Available as offer, request, demand or gift. Not available if minimum clout not available. Not available if clout was used in current cycle.
	Scandal	See Scandals Available as threat or declaration. Not available if minimum clout not available. Not available if clout was used in current cycle.
	Exchange Ambassadors	Place on an offer or request. Is equivalent to offering "Invite Ambassador" and Requesting "Ambassador Invitation". Not available while under protection
	Invite Ambassador	Place on an offer. Once accepted, the foreign realm may assign an ambassador. Not available while under protection
	Ambassador Invitation	Place on a request or demand. Once accepted, an ambassador may be assigned to the foreign realm. Not available while under protection
	Revoke Invitation	May be placed on a threat or declaration. The foreign realm will no longer be able to assign an ambassador. Only available if invitation exists
	Expel Ambassador	May be placed on a threat or declaration. Will cause the expelling realm to lose the 30 prestige gained by having the ambassador at their capital. Will inflict a 20 magnitude scandal on the foreign realm. The foreign realm will automatically revoke the invitation to send an ambassador. Only available if ambassador present
	Recall Ambassador	May be placed on a threat or declaration. Will cause the foreign realm to lose the 30 prestige gained by having the ambassador at their capital. No scandal is inflicted (as in an expulsion). Only available if ambassador present
	Trade Agreement	See trade agreements Ambassador required.
	Supply-Repair Agreement	A repair agreement will provide repairs at the agreed price at any repair depot. A supply agreement will provide supply to fleets at stars with supply depots. Valid only at stars where access is granted. Agreement does not expire, but may be cancelled or superceded. Ambassador required.
	UTS shipment	Ship resources, tradegoods, modules or components to the partner. Single shipments are sent immediately on proposal acceptance. For multiple shipments, the first shipment does not happen until the cycle end. See UTS Shipping Ambassador required.
	Military Materiel	Transfer military materiel to the partner. For info on military materiel see here. Ambassador required.
	Build Subsidy	Transfer build subsidy to the partner. Ambassador required.
	Ship Subsidy	Transfer ship subsidy to the partner. Ambassador required.
	Victory Agreement	Provide a portion of 500 victory points to the partner. Victory points will apply only if the provider wins the game. Agreement void if the partner declares war on the provider. May be cancelled, but remains in place for 15 cycles after it is cancelled. See Victory Agreements Ambassador required.
	Surrender Agreement	See Surrender Agreements Ambassador required.
	Something in Return	Only as an item on a request. Recipient must add to the offer and send it back. Proposal may not be accepted by the recipient, only modified. Example : Offer a patent, Request "Something in Return". The recipient must decline the offer or add an item to trade. Ambassador required.
	Patent	See Patents Option not available if recipient already has the patent or     the patent tech level is lower that the recipient tech level. Ambassador required.
	Research Agreement	Several technology areas may be included. All existing and newly found patents for the selected tech areas will be transferred. Only one reseach agreement may be in place with each realm. If a new agreement is signed, the old one is superseded. Research agreements are in one direction only, for mutual gain, both offer & request must be set. Duration of agreement must be set. Ambassador required.
	Transfer Star	Recipient must have a fleet at the star to accept transfer. Privateer & retreating fleets may not accept transfer. Capital stars/ homeworlds may not be placed on proposals. Maximum habitat level 3 on star. Structures on the star become property of the new owner. Starbase ownership changes with the star ownership. Assets on the starbase become property of the new owner. All staff (except agents) transfer to the new owner. Ambassador required.
	Transponder Control	Recipient must have a fleet at the star to accept transfer. Privateer & retreating fleets may not accept transfer. Ambassador required.
	Jumpgate Agreement	Permits use of controlled jumpgates. May deny use to fleets with combat ships. Settings are Deny All, Deny None or a maximum CIV. Ambassador required.
	Star Map	Type of stars to be sent must be set. Includes ownership, starlane connections and mineral value. Note that for the recipient, the star ownership will reflect that at time of map receipt and will not change until a new map is sent. Ambassador required.
	Map Exchange Agreement	Not Implemented Type of stars to be sent must be set. Duration of agreement must be set. Ambassador required.
	Give Fleet	Starbases may not be transferred. Transfer fleet may not be on a route. Assets on the fleet become property of the new owner. Recipient must have a fleet (Not privateer) at the star to claim the fleet unless they own the star or the star is their territory. Retreating fleets may only be claimed by a retreating fleet. Retreating fleets may be offered but not gifted. Ambassador required.
	Lend Fleet	Starbases may not be lent. A Lent fleet may not be on a route. Assets on the fleet are also lent to the new owner. Recipient must have a fleet (Not privateer) at the star to claim the fleet unless they own the star or the star is their territory. Retreating fleets may only be claimed by a retreating fleet. The owner of the fleet may repatriate it at any time. The lendee may not disband a lent fleet. The lendee may not transfer assets off a lent fleet, except to another lent fleet from the same realm. Support for lent fleets is paid by the lendee Ambassador required.
	Ship Design	The recipient may use the design to build ships. Ambassador required.
	Ministry	See ministries Available if oath of fealty on offer / request. Fealty agreement required.
	Embargo	This prevents income from trade agreements with the embargoed. This prevents accepting offers from the embargoed in sector markets. No ambassador is required to declare an embargo. An ambassador is required to cancel an embargo.
	Prisoner	See Prisoners The prisoner must be disclosed. The prisoner may not be in transit. The prisoner will be sent to the partner's homeworld for offers, requests and gifts. The prisoner will be executed for declarations and threats. Ambassador required.
	Agent	Agents may only be offered or gifted. The agent may not be in transit. The agent must remain at the star in order to be accepted. A non-reatreating fleet is required to accept the agent. Ambassador required.
	Realm Dossier	Not Implemented Give recipient all your intel on a specific Realm. Ambassador required.
	Declare War	Option not available during a peace treaty. Used on a declaration or threat.
	Cancel Trade Access	Option available only when Trade Access in effect. Used on a declaration or threat.
	Cancel Defence Pact	Option available only when Defence Pact in effect. Used on a declaration or threat.
	Cancel Alliance	Option available only when Alliance in effect. Used on a declaration or threat.
	Cancel Peace Treaty	Option available only when Peace Treaty in effect. Used on a offer or request (must be agreed to by treaty partner).
	Cancel Victory Agreement	Option available only when Victory Agreement in effect. Used on a declaration or threat.

Stipulations:

Agreement Term/Duration :

• Proposals that do not contain items with durations do not need a term set.
• The term will automatically be set when an item with a duration is added to a proposal.
• The duration of an agreement will be based on the longest term of any item on the agreement.
  ie; if a fealty relation is for 40 cycles and a financial agreement lasts for 20 cycles,
  the agreement will remain for 40 cycles. Only the credit transfer will cease after 20 cycles.
• A term longer than the duration of the item durations may be set.
• The term may not be shorter than the longest duration of all the item durations.
• Clause-only agreements require a term to be set.

Agreement Modification :

• An adjustment may only be made to an agreement where FO trades are the only items on the agreement.
• You may not modify the term after expiration or a renewal is on offer.
• The trade partner must accept the modification.

Agreement Clauses :

• Clauses may be added to an agreement for clarification of conditions, stipulations and positions, etc.
• Agreements may consist solely of clauses.
• Clause-only agreements must have a term set.

Victory Agreements:

• A victory agreement lets one share a victory with another realm.
• The agreements are resolved when a victor emerges.
• Only agreements with the victor are valid, all others have no value.
• Agreement void if the partner declares war on the provider.
• May be cancelled, but remains in place for 15 cycles after it is cancelled.
  The VP allotment is locked in (cannot be alloted to another) until the 15 cycle delay expires.
• Each lord has 500 VP they may use for victory agreements.
  These are not part of the 1000VP the winner receives.
• A lord may dispense a maximum total of 500 victory points(VP) to other realms.
• Minimum per realm is 10 VP.

Diplomatic Relationships :

Initial Contact :

• Contact with a realm occurs when your fleets are at the same star.
• Initial diplomatic status is neutral.
• Combat will only occur with the new contact if there is an access infringement.
• You will be sent an alert regarding the new contact.
• Unexplored stars do not reveal ownership, except for those that are adjacent to an explored star and are owned by a contact not at war.

Diplomatic Relationships :

• One of these relationships will be in effect with each realm you have contact with.
• These relations, in combination with access levels governs access permission to stars.
• The access level is set so that the following relationships are automatically granted or denied acces.
• The colour of the text for names of stars indicates the current relationship.


War :
• Fleets at war will test for combat.
• Stars may be captured.
• All owned territories go to war as well.
Neutral :
• This is the defaut relationship for all new contacts.
• Neutral fleets will test for combat only if access is denied.
• Fleets may be specifically ordered to attack.
Peace Treaty :
• This agreement is used to end a state of war.
• The treaty may only be changed by mutual consent.
• At the end of the term it automatically converts to "Neutral".
• Treated as neutral for all situations.
Trade Access :
• This agreement is usually used to permit access for luxury deliveries.
• Fleets will test for combat only if access is denied.
• Fleets may be specifically ordered to attack.
• This agreement permits the boarding of all fleets within the realm of the partner.
Defence Pact :
• This agreement is common between liege and vassal.
• Fleets will test for combat only if access is denied.
• Fleets may be specifically ordered to attack.
• Fleets will automatically defend against attacks on partner unless attacker is allied.
• This agreement permits the boarding of all fleets within the realm of the partner.
Alliance :
• This agreement is usually only used for very close relationships.
• Fleets will test for combat only if access is denied.
• Fleets may be specifically ordered to attack.
• Fleets will automatically defend against attacks on partner unless attacker is allied.
• Fleets will automatically attack when partner attacks unless defender is allied or
  has a defence pact.
• This agreement permits the boarding of all fleets within the realm of the partner.

Surrender Agreements:

Surrender Options
Type	Components
Unconditional Surrender	This option may only be offered by a a realm at war, wishing to leave the game. The vanquished lord is deposed, but may restart the game with a new realm. All stars of the vanquished become controlled by the galactic empire. Victory points of the vanquished are locked in at the time of agreement. The conqueror gains fame prestige of 100 points plus 30% of the vanquished dominance prestige.
Conditional Surrender	This option may be offered or requested by a realm at war. The term is 30 cycles. The conqueror gains fame prestige of 100 points plus 20% of the vanquished dominance prestige. The conqueror gains 1 zeal for each cycle the war has existed. While the agreement is in place : A peace treaty is in effect. The vanquished gives their oath of fealty.

Honours :

• Lords may bestow an honour on any other lord they have contact with.
• Only one honour or scandal may be bestowed/inflicted per cycle.
• An amount of clout equal to the honour is required and is used up bestowing the honour.
• An honour directly increases the prestige of the bestowee.
• Honours may be degraded by scandals.

Scandals :

• Lords may inflict a scandal on any other lord they have contact with.
• Only one honour or scandal may be bestowed/inflicted per cycle.
• An amount of clout equal to the scandal is required and is used up inflicting the scandal.
• A scandal directly decreases the prestige of the inflicted.
• Scandals may never reduce prestige below 1 point.
• Scandals may be degraded by honours.

Clout :

• Clout is the means whereby lords are able to bestow honours and inflict scandals.
• Clout is automatically accumulated each cycle.
• The amount accumulated each cycle is relative to rank.
• Accumulation of clout is limited relative to rank.
• Clout may only be used once each cycle.

  Magnitude :

  • Magnitude is the size of the honour or scandal.
  • Magnitude is relative to the rank of the bestower.
  • There are 10 levels of magnitude for each rank.

  Clout Accumulation / Application
  Title		Clout per Cycle	Maximum Accumulation	Minimum Magnitude	Maximum Magnitude
  		1.0	100	5	50
  		1.5	200	10	100
  		2.0	300	15	150
  		2.5	400	20	200
  		3.0	500	25	250
  		3.5	600	30	300
  		4.0	700	35	350
  		4.5	800	40	400
  		5.0	900	45	450
  		5.5	1000	50	500
  		6.0	1100	55	550

Fleet Transit Advisory Minimum :

• This sets the minimum CIV that will cause a message to your advisor channel when a fleet of the realm arrives at any of your stars.
• Does not apply to banner or lent fleets.