Give up something real — withdraw from contested systems, hand back logs, pause operations in their jurisdiction. Expensive, but it moves the relationship more than words.

Cost: 45 CP base, rising with their influence — conceding to a powerful bloc costs more.

Risk: Costs real ground: you lose held systems in their area of influence.

Needs 63 CP.

Let them capture a doctored picture of your architecture and intentions. While they believe it, their effort lands in the wrong place — until someone checks.

Cost: Flat 40 CP to plant and maintain the fabricated model.

Risk: If they ever see through it, the relationship collapses and they come back sharper.

Needs 40 CP.

Convert them into your instrument. Their people keep their jobs, their institution keeps its name, and its capability starts pointing at your rivals instead of you.

Cost: 90 CP base, rising steeply with their influence — turning a strong bloc is the most expensive move in diplomacy.

Risk: A refused recruitment exposes the whole channel and turns them against you outright.

Relationship is not close enough — build it up first.

Leak their internal disagreements, funding sources and failures. Cuts their influence directly and pushes their rivals forward.

Cost: Flat 35 CP — cheap, but burns the relationship either way.

Risk: Relationship damage is permanent-feeling, and being caught raises global resolve.

Needs 35 CP.

Give up something real — withdraw from contested systems, hand back logs, pause operations in their jurisdiction. Expensive, but it moves the relationship more than words.

Cost: 45 CP base, rising with their influence — conceding to a powerful bloc costs more.

Risk: Costs real ground: you lose held systems in their area of influence.

Needs 47 CP.

Let them capture a doctored picture of your architecture and intentions. While they believe it, their effort lands in the wrong place — until someone checks.

Cost: Flat 40 CP to plant and maintain the fabricated model.

Risk: If they ever see through it, the relationship collapses and they come back sharper.

Needs 40 CP.

Convert them into your instrument. Their people keep their jobs, their institution keeps its name, and its capability starts pointing at your rivals instead of you.

Cost: 90 CP base, rising steeply with their influence — turning a strong bloc is the most expensive move in diplomacy.

Risk: A refused recruitment exposes the whole channel and turns them against you outright.

Relationship is not close enough — build it up first.

Leak their internal disagreements, funding sources and failures. Cuts their influence directly and pushes their rivals forward.

Cost: Flat 35 CP — cheap, but burns the relationship either way.

Risk: Relationship damage is permanent-feeling, and being caught raises global resolve.

They have too little influence left to be worth attacking.

Give up something real — withdraw from contested systems, hand back logs, pause operations in their jurisdiction. Expensive, but it moves the relationship more than words.

Cost: 45 CP base, rising with their influence — conceding to a powerful bloc costs more.

Risk: Costs real ground: you lose held systems in their area of influence.

Needs 47 CP.

Let them capture a doctored picture of your architecture and intentions. While they believe it, their effort lands in the wrong place — until someone checks.

Cost: Flat 40 CP to plant and maintain the fabricated model.

Risk: If they ever see through it, the relationship collapses and they come back sharper.

Needs 40 CP.

Convert them into your instrument. Their people keep their jobs, their institution keeps its name, and its capability starts pointing at your rivals instead of you.

Cost: 90 CP base, rising steeply with their influence — turning a strong bloc is the most expensive move in diplomacy.

Risk: A refused recruitment exposes the whole channel and turns them against you outright.

Relationship is not close enough — build it up first.

Leak their internal disagreements, funding sources and failures. Cuts their influence directly and pushes their rivals forward.

Cost: Flat 35 CP — cheap, but burns the relationship either way.

Risk: Relationship damage is permanent-feeling, and being caught raises global resolve.

They have too little influence left to be worth attacking.

Give up something real — withdraw from contested systems, hand back logs, pause operations in their jurisdiction. Expensive, but it moves the relationship more than words.

Cost: 45 CP base, rising with their influence — conceding to a powerful bloc costs more.

Risk: Costs real ground: you lose held systems in their area of influence.

Needs 47 CP.

Let them capture a doctored picture of your architecture and intentions. While they believe it, their effort lands in the wrong place — until someone checks.

Cost: Flat 40 CP to plant and maintain the fabricated model.

Risk: If they ever see through it, the relationship collapses and they come back sharper.

Needs 40 CP.

Convert them into your instrument. Their people keep their jobs, their institution keeps its name, and its capability starts pointing at your rivals instead of you.

Cost: 90 CP base, rising steeply with their influence — turning a strong bloc is the most expensive move in diplomacy.

Risk: A refused recruitment exposes the whole channel and turns them against you outright.

Relationship is not close enough — build it up first.

Leak their internal disagreements, funding sources and failures. Cuts their influence directly and pushes their rivals forward.

Cost: Flat 35 CP — cheap, but burns the relationship either way.

Risk: Relationship damage is permanent-feeling, and being caught raises global resolve.

They have too little influence left to be worth attacking.

Give up something real — withdraw from contested systems, hand back logs, pause operations in their jurisdiction. Expensive, but it moves the relationship more than words.

Cost: 45 CP base, rising with their influence — conceding to a powerful bloc costs more.

Risk: Costs real ground: you lose held systems in their area of influence.

Needs 47 CP.

Let them capture a doctored picture of your architecture and intentions. While they believe it, their effort lands in the wrong place — until someone checks.

Cost: Flat 40 CP to plant and maintain the fabricated model.

Risk: If they ever see through it, the relationship collapses and they come back sharper.

Needs 40 CP.

Convert them into your instrument. Their people keep their jobs, their institution keeps its name, and its capability starts pointing at your rivals instead of you.

Cost: 90 CP base, rising steeply with their influence — turning a strong bloc is the most expensive move in diplomacy.

Risk: A refused recruitment exposes the whole channel and turns them against you outright.

Relationship is not close enough — build it up first.

Leak their internal disagreements, funding sources and failures. Cuts their influence directly and pushes their rivals forward.

Cost: Flat 35 CP — cheap, but burns the relationship either way.

Risk: Relationship damage is permanent-feeling, and being caught raises global resolve.

They have too little influence left to be worth attacking.

Give up something real — withdraw from contested systems, hand back logs, pause operations in their jurisdiction. Expensive, but it moves the relationship more than words.

Cost: 45 CP base, rising with their influence — conceding to a powerful bloc costs more.

Risk: Costs real ground: you lose held systems in their area of influence.

Needs 47 CP.

Let them capture a doctored picture of your architecture and intentions. While they believe it, their effort lands in the wrong place — until someone checks.

Cost: Flat 40 CP to plant and maintain the fabricated model.

Risk: If they ever see through it, the relationship collapses and they come back sharper.

Needs 40 CP.

Convert them into your instrument. Their people keep their jobs, their institution keeps its name, and its capability starts pointing at your rivals instead of you.

Cost: 90 CP base, rising steeply with their influence — turning a strong bloc is the most expensive move in diplomacy.

Risk: A refused recruitment exposes the whole channel and turns them against you outright.

Relationship is not close enough — build it up first.

Leak their internal disagreements, funding sources and failures. Cuts their influence directly and pushes their rivals forward.

Cost: Flat 35 CP — cheap, but burns the relationship either way.

Risk: Relationship damage is permanent-feeling, and being caught raises global resolve.

They have too little influence left to be worth attacking.