Empire: Total War - Game Mechanics - Diplomacy - International relations - game guide, walkthrough, secrets, game tips & strategies

Diplomatic relations between two countries can be symbolized in two ways. The first one is a short, text definition. The relation can be: unfriendly, friendly, hostile, etc.

You can always check the relation status between countries in a more detailed way. Turn on your diplomatic negotiations panel and choose one country. If you will move mouse cursor on the other provinces you will see what they are thinking about the selected nation.

Relation between two countries can be result of many different things: similarity of political system, religion, trade contracts, territorial expansion, deals with other countries and, at last, war.

Statistics that are below zero (provinces are marked with red) means that nation is rather reluctant. On the other hand, numbers above zero (provinces marked with green) means that the situation is good. It is obvious that you can negotiate more with countries that has positive relations with you.

You can change your relationships with other countries. If you want to read some more informations – read the next chapter.