Favours I owe...

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I was trying to bribe the Council to expand the Custodian Fleet while my diplomatic power was greater than everyone else combined. All of a sudden some of the diplomatic strengths of the senate members doubled (and pretty much the whole galaxy was opposing me).

I had to buy off 10 favours for the top 8 Civs to get that one over the line. Cost me a shit load of Zro. I have only got 7k left now...

I am wondering what happened.

Could the senate members call in favours from each other to boost their weight even though they are already voting the same way?

Thing is, I have noticed that I owe several species favours (28 in all). So calling in my favours based on 400k diplomatic weight could be quite scarry. They dont seem to keen on declaring me the Emperor...

How did they get these favours from me? I dont tend to engage in diplomacy other than to buy favours, establish embassies, or gain protectorates. Could I have absorped another species that owed those, or am I missing something?

 

[Ryika]

Diplomacy Tradition. Occasionally grants favors while improving relations.

 

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Oh... did not realise AIs get traditions

 

[legionof1]

Yeah they get em, thou usually the only ones that have federation finished are ones with either of the 2 federation origins. So yeah expect to lose some votes now and again if such a empire is on play. I will point out that they spend the same amount of influence you do to call favors, so they can't do it indefinitely.

 

[Zagreb 887]

Oh... did not realise AIs get traditions

Just purge the heretics, you will have no problem to become Emperor

 

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Just purge the heretics, you will have no problem to become Emperor

Yes... but I wanted to do it with the fleet that they had paid for. Its funnier that way.

 

[Lykus Cerebros]

Could the senate members call in favours from each other to boost their weight even though they are already voting the same way?

No they can only call in favours from GC members who are voting opposite or are abstaining.

My bet is they are improving relations with someone on your side to gain those favours. I am not sure if the AI is targeting other AIs with extort favours but they shoudln't be doing it to you.

My recommendation would be to use extort favours if you have the time or just buy them again like you did before and stock up on influence. YOu can use up to 100% of their diplomatic weight for 250 influence to its definetly doable to become emperor alone.
You can also try to time it during a crisis since that makes it more likely they agree.