Diplomacy

Diplomacy is managed through the Leader Den. Leaders and pets with the special All role can handle requests that affect the colony’s relationships with other groups.

Diplomatic Actions

• Alliances – Form cooperative relationships with other colonies.


• Gifts – Send or review resources and supplies shared between colonies.


• Conflict – Break friendly ties or respond to hostility when those systems are available.


• Requests – Review pending offers from the Leader Den rather than leaving them to fossilize beneath the paperwork.

Factions

Strong allied colonies may be able to form a larger faction. Factions represent a deeper partnership between groups and can bring shared responsibilities as well as benefits.

Territory Is Separate

Territory challenges are not the same thing as a formal diplomatic war. Scouting into a tile controlled by another colony can open an optional challenge against an AI-controlled defender.

Read Challenging Enemy Tiles for the territory rules.

Tips

• Choose allies carefully. A larger network can help, but it also creates more moving parts.


• Check the Leader Den for pending requests and important notices.


• Prepare defenses before picking fights with neighbors who have clearly spent time collecting rocks with purpose.