Civ V and City State Allies
Ok, i am very far into my game of civ v atm, i have many allies. The problem is with the Byzantinum Empire. It seesms that any city state connected to their borders gains some sort of static influence toward them Byzantium is completly bankrupt and in negative GPT yet every so often they will supplant me as city state ally. In that occasion i will buy back influence.(I have a strong economy) I would just like to understand why this is happenning, if there is some sort of policy or tenent, or something that is specific with the byzantium empire.
Best Answer
It can be a result of gunboat diplomacy, but there are other factors that also play a role here, such as:
if these city-states share the same religion with Byzantium, their influence decay will be slowed down by 25%;
if Byzantium has patronage opener, influence decay will also be slowed down by 25%.
If Byzantium has these factors but you don't, then their influence decays slower than yours, so effectively their influence is gaining every turn relative to yours.
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How do you become allies with City-States in Civ 5?
At 30 Influence, you are considered a Friend to a City-State. At 60, you're Allies. If another Civ is Allies with a City-State, you must pass them up in Influence to take this over. When this happens, there is often a diplomatic hit because you've stolen their Alliance.Can City-States join your Civ?
However, a city-state cannot found new cities and mainly uses its units for defense and exploration. Apart from these actions, city-states will mostly keep to themselves, though they can interact with all civilizations in the game and confer special benefits on those with which they have friendly relations.Can a City-State take a city Civ 5?
Normally a City-State will just raze any city that it managed to capture.How do you keep City-States in Civ 5?
City-State must have been conquered by an opposing nation first. Liberated City-States will also Always vote for you for Diplomatic Victory. Free stolen workers - if another player has stolen a worker from a city-state, capturing the worker will give you an option to give it back to the city-state it originated from.Civ 5 Guide | City States and the Diplomatic Victory
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