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Decrease Relations

Mirror of Increase Relations — spend the source faction’s Diplomatic Favors to buy -5 relation with each target.

In-game view

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Decrease Relations submenu — same layout as Increase, Buy -5 Relation buttons

Layout

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Same structure as Increase Relations:

  • Faction dropdown — source faction whose favors you’re spending.
  • Table: Faction / Relations / Buy -5 Relation (1 <src> Diplomatic Favor) button.

Special row states

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  • <Faction> Relations Locked. — locked factions cannot be adjusted; use Unlock Relations first.
  • Buy -5 Relation (0 Cr) — some entries have a free / non-favor price path (Val Selton shows (0 Cr) in the screenshot). This is DA’s handling of factions the source is already at max-hostile with — no favor cost, but confirmation still needed. Look at the price text carefully before clicking.

Why decrease?

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  • Trigger a proxy war between AI factions you dislike.
  • Break an unwanted alliance that DA formed between two neighbors.
  • Set up a “nemesis” scenario for role-play.
  • Undo an accidental Increase purchase.

Interaction with DW

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Buying decrease doesn’t disable the auto DW picker — future DW events can still push the relation back up. If you want a permanent hostility state, combine this with: