Diplomacy - An Initial Guide

[Tamur]

I found that the factions I was close to and neutral with (Germans, Britons, and Spanish) would buy the map information.

Hadn't tried this, nice!

Also I was able to negotiate Trade Agreements without any prior contact (no Map Information first).

Yes, most of the time this works. I have had Trade Rights rejected (once only) and needed to go back to Map Info exchange first.

Thanks! I'll add all the new info as soon as I can get a break from this job of mine.

[Swoosh So]

I love the diplomacy too!! i remember being in a war withthe thracians and the britons, i was pretty annoyed the britons had attacked one of my frontier towns as they had been long term allies, and both our factions were doing well, so i sent off a diplomat to smooth things over... the reply i got was why should we stop fighting while any of you still live!!! hehe was so insulted i created a wall of steel to hold off the thracians and switched my war effort to the britons. I hit them so hard theyre now paying me tribute over many years ;) I sacked their first 2 towns also enslaving the population for their insults!

[Ldvs]

Very detailed, thanks for the info. It will help shorten the time needed to learn all the tricks of that part of the game.