Problems in RTI chapter 3

[Stratos]

Ok, I'm in chapter 3 of RTI, I need to make an alliance with France but how? If I select the diplomacy button, they don't accept the alliance petition, and controlling only one territory with that small army is pretty hard.
Any idea?

P.S. Exist any way a allied nation send you troops or attack the common enemy somehow?

[yankeefan05]

Are they considered "Very Friendly" or just "Friendly"? If just "Friendly", try giving them a state gift (the 1 that is 2500) and then it should goto "Very Friendly" and then request an alliance. That should work.

Although, I am doing it w/o an alliance.

[Meneldil]

They start at very friendly but won't accept the alliance anyway.

Send them a state gift (you make a crapload of money with Boston, so you might wait one or two turns), and they will likely change their mind. Anyway, that's pretty much useless, the best the will do is start attacking Britain trade lines. I haven't seen them sending any landforce yet.

Where's Lafayette when you need him?

[Rufus]

They agreed after I took Maine. I also offered military access (so they could land troops, which they haven't done), some tech exchanges, and a little bit of money for a few turns.

All they've done to help is attack the Royal Navy so far. Paging General Rochambeau ...

[Quillan]

I was never able to get them to accept an alliance; I just won the War of Independence without them. It was a little tough at first, but after I took Maine and New York from the British and got some troops positioned in Maine to protect my towns from raiders it didn't work out too badly. I did have to leave New York harbor blockaded for a while by a large fleet of British ships, though.

[oz_wwjd]

On RT3,would you be able to share,or give some tips on how you did this? I've been haviNg major troubles with the Iroquois entering the war on the side of the British,while I'm busy with expelling raiders from my ports/farms/schools,laying siege to bsoton and taking it without having to fight a major battle,which is a possible bug,as I have boston garrisoned by a few milita regiments,after i took falmouth.