Allies and trading

[ShootingPutin3:13 [Russian Bear]

So anyone figured how trading works? When meeting the other races (I met one so far), it says I can connect to their capital and trade and ally with them. When I do so, a yellow bar is rising above their building and at some point they go amok on the aliens... but beside that, anyone know how they work and what the yellow bar means?

[Terkala]

Trading costs 50 work/cycle
Once the yellow bar fills up, you're allied with them. They'll start slowly expanding, and will fight the Goo for you on their side of the map.

So basically they just defend you from the Goo for a price.

[ShootingPutin3:13 [Russian Bear]

Thanks a lot for the answer!

[Zelefas]

I'm highjacking this post, how do you connect with them? I've built road up to their big building and nothing then

[Rexz]

Originally posted by Zelefas:

I'm highjacking this post, how do you connect with them? I've built road up to their big building and nothing then

It doesn't happen immediately, did you check to see if they end up allying with you after a period of time?

[wagenricht]

I tried it twice. In the first game it worked perfectly, i connected a road and was allied.
I even managed to ally 2 tribes.
However, in the next game i tried it again, making sure not to attack any of them. I connected a road to their main building and nothing happened. I found a second main building from the same tribe, connected it too. Still, nothing happened.

[ShootingPutin3:13 [Russian Bear]

I build connectors all the way around their main building, and it works every time it seems. You can see a small green + sign on their tribe logo on the top of the screen if it's working.

[Lachlann]

Originally posted by Terkala:

Trading costs 50 work/cycle
Once the yellow bar fills up, you're allied with them. They'll start slowly expanding, and will fight the Goo for you on their side of the map.

So basically they just defend you from the Goo for a price.

i never seen them expand but i did see them charge goo the moment i am allied. such action usually spawns/aggro even more goo and half a village gets decimated. that plus using aoe weapons near them tend to be catastrophic as tribes quite a challenge to kill early-mid game

[Terkala]

>that plus using aoe weapons near them tend to be catastrophic as tribes quite a challenge to kill early-mid game

The trick is to never use AOE weapons near them, actually. Just wall off their side and put some non-aoe turrets near them. Let them handle the defenses for you.

[Lachlann]

Originally posted by Terkala:

problem is when i was just learning game i didnt know how easy it is to turn em hostile. their waves were quite punishing. sometimes they also in the way and i dont think they ever survived for me wave 3+. they are more of hindrance then a boon at this moment. even walling 4-5 tiles before em, disables your ship weapons unless you want to add pain in the butt