Trading with other empires

[Alxndr]

I don't really understand how the empire trading works. When I trade with someone sometimes I can offer them a fair trade and the trade acceptance will be higher than 0 so that's fine, other times no matter how much I offer it's always -1000 or something, is that because the other empire doesn't have the amount of resources I'm asking for?

https://i.gyazo.com/c28cf03da8f7dd7adbc13605a1e78435.jpg for example, they won't even accept 1 mineral, 1 energy and 1 food... I'm not at war with them, our borders are not closed, I'm in good standing etc.

I don't understand it.

[Silver]

What is their opinion of your Empire?

[tempest.of.emptiness]

Originally posted by Rocket the Raccoon:

other times no matter how much I offer it's always -1000 or something, is that because the other empire doesn't have the amount of resources I'm asking for?

The -1000 means that for some reason the empire absolutely will not accept the offer no matter how good it is. Sometimes this is because your relations are not good enough. It could also mean that you are asking for something that they don't have or aren't willing to part with under any circumstances.

If you mouse-over the -1000 you should see a popup that gives a general explanation of why the particular offer you are working on is unacceptable.

[Lady Crimson (RIP)]

Sometimes they simply won't trade certain things. (like a single resource as opposed to monthly, depending on various instances).

Usually if I just want to build up trust I just throw a free research grant at them and it just builds trust over the years.

[Alxndr]

Originally posted by Lady Crimson:

Sometimes they simply won't trade certain things. (like a single resource as opposed to monthly, depending on various instances).

Usually if I just want to build up trust I just throw a free research grant at them and it just builds trust over the years.

I think this is what's happening, the empire in the screenshot I gave is letting me trade monthly but he offering terrible deals even though I have a trade deal with them and their opinion of me is 174.

for 40(energy) * 12(months) * 10(years) which is 4,800, he will give me just 600 minerals... pffft :/

Anyway thanks for the help, any other general advice about getting good trade deals?