Diplomacy? What diplomacy?

I think displomacy would improve if a 3-state diplomacy becomes a 6-state diplamacy:

3 original states are:
1. AT WAR
2. NEUTRAL
3. ALLIANCE

The new 6 states are:
1. AT WAR
2. NEUTRAL w/o TRADE PRIVILEGE
3. NEUTRAL WITH TRADE PRIVILEGE
4. NON-AGRESSION
5. MUTUAL-DEFENSE
6. FULL-ALLIANCE

A state of diplomacy is like s sliding scale. You can be in one or the other. Neutral implies NOT at war. Non-Agression implies neutral with trade privilege, etc.

I am not defining yet the difference between 2 and 3, but there should be some advantage for having trading privilege in some condition, while not in other. Will revisit this later.

In Non-Agression, an army move into the other's province would constitute a violation of the accord, make it an act of war automatically. In mutual-defense, a country is at war with a third country if his mutual-defense ally get attacked. Mutual-defense allow an army to come to the other province for aid (at another place) without claiming the province nor having automatic declaration of war. Full alliance would kicks in when a faction attacks the third faction, the second faction automatically declare war to that third faction.

This would make pimping off daughters more worthwhile .

Annie