[.98][Bug]Opponents settling in the center of my territory!

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This shouldn't happen:

 

 

 

I got fed up telling Markin to get off my land.  Next things he's built a city directly in the center of my territory.  Thats like France setting up a city in the rockies and thinking its ok.  The annoying thing is I have a non-aggression pact.   Yet, to me, this is an act of war.

 

We must have a way of telling people to stay off our freakin property or else!

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

I had similar cases with the AI building Outposts in my territory. At least in the last case the Outpost immediately switched sides to me. Still, this shouldn't be happening. The AI needs to abide the rules! 

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

They should not be able at all to construct cities in your territory.
In my opinion anyways.

Sincerely
~ Kongdej

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

I also think that if an opponent plops down an outpost or settlement that is going to eat into someone else's border, this should be considered an act of war.  The same should apply to players, I can steal an opponent's resource by putting an outpost just on their border.  Seems wrong that this wouldn't piss them off.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

 

From what I can tell that tile the AI settled on was not owned by you.  Let me know if I am incorrect.

Assuming it wasn't inside your borders then it is fair game for the AI to found a city there.  We wouldn't want declaration of war every time someones ZoC expands and pushes someone elses borders.  It would seem arbitrary and confusing.  The intention is that there is some friction from close borders (I'm looking at you Canada).

What you consider an act of war is yours to determine, go to war for it.  I have gone to war for much less (including liberating iron mines), but we wouldn't want to force war because of it.

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

I do not know whether the AI settled on an owned tile in Ausland's game.

But in my game, it definitely built an outpost on a tile that was in my sphere of influence.  You can tell because its outpost is only one tile away from mine.  Here's a link to the thread in which I reported it.

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Derek, reply 5
 

From what I can tell that tile the AI settled on was not owned by you.  Let me know if I am incorrect.

Assuming it wasn't inside your borders then it is fair game for the AI to found a city there.  We wouldn't want declaration of war every time someones ZoC expands and pushes someone elses borders.  It would seem arbitrary and confusing.  The intention is that there is some friction from close borders (I'm looking at you Canada).

What you consider an act of war is yours to determine, go to war for it.  I have gone to war for much less (including liberating iron mines), but we wouldn't want to force war because of it.
End of Derek's quote

 

I guess the weird thing for me is that we had close relations and a non-aggression pact, and this isn't how you make friends.  But I can understand what you're saying.  I think at the very least we need some sort of indication that someone has crossed our borders.  I thought Markin had actually listened to me when I told him to piss off for the 5th time, but next thing I know, theres his new city in the middle of my territory. 

And now that hes settled there, I can't attack him because of the non-aggression pact we have.