I came across an issue where my neighbor whose tech level is inferior sitting on a deposit of living metals and zro.
But those territories are far and seems like the AI does not have tech to mine the deposits.
I am playing tall and have no desire to expand any wider. Nor do I want to own those faraway systems.
Conquering that neighbor or setting them as a vassal seem impossible in a single war, as they are quite large with several others in federation. Even if they became my vassal, I probably wouldn't get the zro.
There should be a casus belli to take mining rights in enemy systems. Victors would take the mines in chosen systems and also build new stations there. But will not take their starbase / system and any colonies there, hence admin would not increase. This casus belli would be nice addition for powerful tall gameplay.
Only way for the defeated to revert this would be waging another war under mining rights revokation war. Or requesting revokation via diplomacy.
But first, this should be available in diplomacy trade. Just like demanding vassal gives vassal / tribute casus belli, demanding mining rights from chosen systems via trade should give the casus belli for those chosen systems, should the other party reject it. It would be like transferring systems except it's not.
Mining rights and revokation casus belli wouldn't cost as much score to enforce war goal, unlike the territorial wars, and would seem more like skirmish than a long war. But requirements to enforce the war goal would increase depending on how many systems are desired, and how much resource that system has, as well as unique deposits increasing the value further.
Since mining rights would be available through diplomacy, highly loyal vassals should gladly accept overlord's demand.
But those territories are far and seems like the AI does not have tech to mine the deposits.
I am playing tall and have no desire to expand any wider. Nor do I want to own those faraway systems.
Conquering that neighbor or setting them as a vassal seem impossible in a single war, as they are quite large with several others in federation. Even if they became my vassal, I probably wouldn't get the zro.
There should be a casus belli to take mining rights in enemy systems. Victors would take the mines in chosen systems and also build new stations there. But will not take their starbase / system and any colonies there, hence admin would not increase. This casus belli would be nice addition for powerful tall gameplay.
Only way for the defeated to revert this would be waging another war under mining rights revokation war. Or requesting revokation via diplomacy.
But first, this should be available in diplomacy trade. Just like demanding vassal gives vassal / tribute casus belli, demanding mining rights from chosen systems via trade should give the casus belli for those chosen systems, should the other party reject it. It would be like transferring systems except it's not.
Mining rights and revokation casus belli wouldn't cost as much score to enforce war goal, unlike the territorial wars, and would seem more like skirmish than a long war. But requirements to enforce the war goal would increase depending on how many systems are desired, and how much resource that system has, as well as unique deposits increasing the value further.
Since mining rights would be available through diplomacy, highly loyal vassals should gladly accept overlord's demand.
