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tinction that is best made by describing each of
the possible effects of peace negotiations from
your perspective:
• If you are the leader of an alliance and ne
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gotiate peace with the leader of the enemy
alliance, any peace you agree to is binding
on all countries on both sides of the con-
flict. You will be able to make offers that
affect your allies, or demand terms that af-
fect the other country's allies. If the enemy
alliance leader agrees to the terms of the
peace, the war will end and all countries
will be at peace.
• If you are the leader of an alliance and ne
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gotiate peace with any enemy country that
is not the leader of that side's alliance, any
peace you agree to is binding on all coun-
tries on your side of the conflict, but ap-
plies only to the country with which you
are negotiating. You can make commit-
ments that affect your allies, but you can
only offer or demand terms that affect the
individual country. If the offer is accepted
your entire alliance will no longer be at war
with that country, but you will remain at
war with all other countries that are part of
the enemy alliance.
• The reverse is true as well. If you are not
the leader of your alliance and are negotiat-
ing peace with the leader of the enemy alli-
ance, you can only offer terms that directly
affect your country; but you can negotiate
terms that will affect the entire enemy al-
liance. If the enemy alliance leader agrees
to your proposal, you will be at peace with
the entire enemy alliance but your allies
will remain at war.
• The final possible scenario is one where
you are not the alliance leader and you ne-
gotiate a peace with an enemy who is also
not the alliance leader. In this case, you
may only request or offer terms that apply
to your respective countries. If the deal is
agreed upon, you will still be at war with
the other countries in the enemy alliance,
and the other country will remain at war
with all other members of your own alli-
ance.
As you can see, the critical thing to be aware
of when negotiating peace is which countries
are the alliance leaders, as failing to do so may
lead to unexpected consequences that may be
hard to resolve.
War Score
Your war score is an indication of how much
success you have had thus far in the war. Your
war score will increase when you win battles
and capture provinces, and will decrease if you
lose battles or when an enemy gains control of
your provinces. A positive value usually indi-
cates that you have gained an advantage over
your opponent; a negative value usually means
that you are losing the war.
The war score is an important factor in de-
termining the terms of a peace proposal, and
is also a component of the enemy’s decision as
to whether he agrees to your proposal. A high
war score will generally allow the victor to is-
sue more punitive demands, and if the victor’s
demands are less than the war score would
dictate, the loser is far more likely to agree to
surrender. In fact, a country that declines ex-
tremely favourable terms may experience a loss
of stability since its public will be angry at its
obstinacy.
There are other factors that influence an en-
emy’s likelihood of accepting a proposal. You
ruler’s diplomacy attribute plays and important
role; as does your country’s prestige, reputation,
size, and remaining military strength. These
factors can make it possible (although some-
what unlikely) that an enemy might accept an
offer that exceeds the basic war score “value” of
the proposal.
Peace Offers
There are four different types of peace offer
that you can initiate when suing for peace. Two
of these lead to a secondary interface where