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Social and Diplomacy
Friends, Armadas, forums, invitations, diplomacy states, and how relationships shape the map.
Seas of Glory is easier to understand when you treat other players as part of the game system. Friends help you stay connected across worlds. Armadas turn players into organized groups. Diplomacy tells everyone how groups intend to treat each other in a specific world.
Friends and presence
Section titled “Friends and presence”Friendships are a lightweight social layer. You can send requests, accept them, remove friends, and see when accepted friends are online. That matters because timing is important: support, trade, defense, and coordinated attacks are all easier when you know who is around.
Use friends for trusted players even if you are not in the same Armada. A friend can become a trade partner, a future member, a spy contact, or someone you coordinate with in another world.
Armada membership
Section titled “Armada membership”Armadas give players a shared name, tag, flag, member list, and private planning space. Owners can invite players, manage pending invites, remove members, and transfer responsibility when leaving. Members give the Armada its strength through ports, points, ships, resources, and attention.
For new players, joining an Armada is often the fastest way to learn the map. For experienced players, Armadas create the structure needed for serious trade, defense, and conquest.
Forums
Section titled “Forums”Armada forums are for plans that need to last. Use them for target notes, trade requests, defense rotations, conquest plans, and new-player advice. Threads are most useful when they explain the goal, the timing, and who is responsible.
Good forum topics are practical: “North border defense”, “Metal support for Docks upgrades”, “Conquest target spying”, or “Trade Ship requests”. Avoid burying important plans in vague posts that members cannot act on.
Diplomacy states
Section titled “Diplomacy states”Diplomacy is world-specific and belongs to Armadas. Alliance, Friendly, Ceasefire, Unfriendly, and War are map signals and gameplay commitments. Some relationships need the other Armada to accept before the status is active.
Accepted alliances and ceasefires can prevent new attacks between the Armadas involved. War makes hostility explicit. Friendly and Unfriendly help communicate intent without the full commitment of alliance, ceasefire, or war. When diplomacy changes, the map can update and players may receive notifications.
Status summary
Section titled “Status summary”| Status | What it means | Enables | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | A committed cooperative relationship between two Armadas. | Trade Routes between the Armadas, safer coordination, shared planning, and clear map trust. | Accepted alliances block attacks between the Armadas. Ending an alliance can cancel active trade routes between them. |
| Ceasefire | A formal pause in fighting. | Recovery, negotiation, regrouping, and a clean way to stop a war from escalating. | Accepted ceasefires block new attacks. Accepting a ceasefire can recall active attacks between the Armadas. |
| Friendly | A positive signal without the full commitment of an alliance. | Clear map intent, softer borders, and lower-risk conversation before a full alliance. | Does not enable Alliance-only trade routes and does not block attacks by itself. |
| Unfriendly | A warning signal that relations are tense. | A visible caution marker for members and a step before open war. | Does not block attacks or create trade access. Treat nearby ports with caution. |
| War | A hostile relationship and public conflict signal. | Clear target calling, Armada-wide war footing, and open attack planning. | Does not require the other Armada to accept. Trade cooperation is not available through War. |
Acceptance and timing
Section titled “Acceptance and timing”Alliance and Ceasefire need both sides to accept before their strongest effects apply. A pending Alliance or Ceasefire proposal is only a proposal; it should not be treated like active protection.
Friendly, Unfriendly, and War are immediate signals. War is different from the others because it announces conflict without needing the other Armada to agree.
Practical diplomacy
Section titled “Practical diplomacy”Use diplomacy before action, not only after conflict starts. An alliance can support trade and coordinated defense. A ceasefire can stop a costly back-and-forth. War can warn your members that attacks are expected. Friendly and Unfriendly can mark how cautious players should be around another Armada.
Changing relationships has consequences. Ending an alliance can interrupt cooperative plans, cancel trade routes, and force ships involved in those routes to return. Accepting a ceasefire can recall active pressure. Before changing status, make sure the leaders understand what ships, routes, and targets are affected.