I think this game really needs an option for open borders treaties and not have that linked to non-agression pacts. In a few games now i have had units exploring the world and had my non agression pacts end. Because of the layout of the land these units were trapped. I was going to make another non-agression pact but a) i wanted to declare war on the other faction in about 20 turns. and it was way too expensive.

The fact that the pact was so expensive also brongs up another issue. The pact was expensive because the other empire thought it's military was so much stronger than mine. The fact is that I had aquired a ogre camp and had lots of coin so I was pumping out groups of ogres and could have easily marched through the other empires forces. It doesnt appear that the game was calculating in the ogres when it was figuring my strength. just what other units i had and my conquest level. So the other empire wanted soooooooo much for a non-agg pact and it was rediculous.

In another game i ended up getting boxed in by water and other factions and without paying for non agression pacts i was stuck in my little corner of the world. This game needs to add an option for open borders and not have them solely linked to non agression pacts.

Just my 2 cents but I think this is a must for the first major update.