First Contact Protocol: Aggressive

[NicoH]

Hello,

I wondered why somebody would pick the aggresive option in the first contact protocol. Sure, shooting every xeno on sight might be a realistic thought in the eyes of a xenophobe empire, but wouldn't your star empire simply be crushed when you declare war right on every empire you encounter? Maybe I'm missing something here.

 

[Cyridius]

Because if you take a peaceful option and research an alien race(Or are researched by them) then their border influence might push you out of a territory you want to explore or colonize, so better to shoot first and delay the process so you have time to dig in a bit. At least that's what I took away from it.

Also it's worth noting that Aggression Protocol isn't the same as a war declaration, it only works until you've established diplomatic relations with that Empire, but you'll take a very large relationship malus.

 

[Safehold]

Hello,

I wondered why somebody would pick the aggresive option in the first contact protocol. Sure, shooting every xeno on sight might be a realistic thought in the eyes of a xenophobe empire, but wouldn't your star empire simply be crushed when you declare war right on every empire you encounter? Maybe I'm missing something here.

You won't be at war. You'll just be shooting each other's colony ships to prevent expansion. When you do get into contact, you'll have a malus to opinion though. And that might not go away.