[1.0.0.92] Ally gifts star system without obvious reason

[Xyquas]

In my last game I played Barsig and had an alliance with Humans. I had about 25 star systems and Humans had 3. Suddenly, Humans contacted me and told me they surrender one of their systems. We had perfectly good diplomatic realtions (fully green to the max), I had no ships in any of their sectors, had not threatened them nor demanded anything from them. They had no friends so I have not been a potential threat through this way.

Although I don't know if this is intended behaviour, which it could be, I report this one as a possible bug because it does in no way make sense to me.

[Bansheedragon]

For the Ai to give you gifts, be it tech, star systems, money or anything else is indeed intended behavior.
It could simply be they felt generous and wanted to give a gift.
I had the AI contact me sometimes and give me tech, though they usually state a reason, however insignificant it might be, for doing so if you read the diplomacy dialogue

[Xyquas]

I understand this can be a gesture of generousity but in that case it just seemed so awkward. Why should an ally that is drowning in credits, owning 2/3rd of the map and watching his bored scientiest playing cards need any gift? I mean there was no reason for the Humans to suppose there could be anything wrong with our relation and giving away 1/3rd of their empire just sounds silly to me.

I think the text was like "We have decided to hand over control of the XX system".

[Bansheedragon]

Well I had the AI gift me tech sometimes, but never entire star systems before, usually they demand I surrender one of mine to them.
And most of the time they want me to surrender colonies in the core of my empire close to my homeworld.

However there is one other thing I can think of.
The indicator you mentions only shows your standing with them, the AI have no way to know if you might be angry with them for some reason.
So it could be they give you that to appease any perceived anger they may think you have towards them.

[keller]

Yes when you get big enough it does appear that the other races wish to appease you and give a lot of gifts.

[Xyquas]

Yes when you get big enough it does appear that the other races wish to appease you and give a lot of gifts.

Yeah, I can confirm this by earlier games. I just still think it's strange behaviour for an ally.