@ Nebuchadnezzar, I have seen neutrals and at war factions do the "unresolved" animation thing also. I wasn't saying that the "weird diplomacy" means only that an ally wants military assistance. I was suggesting that diplomacy is bugged to the point that an AI faction can't initiate ANY "advanced diplomacy" without the human player opening the scroll. This includes "give _____, accept or we will attack" offers, which are what neutrals and enemies are mostly trying to do (IMO).