Range 6 can't come soon enough. Celtsi needs to be colonized ASAP.
Also, will the Psilons and Sakkra still vote for the Alkari even if they are not in an alliance with them? Does the AI vote for another AI race as long as their relationship with the human player is lower, and the relationship with the AI opponent is reasonably high? (In other words, if the Sakkra and Psilons are still affable with the Alkari, we could still be having a tough time in the vote...)
We need to find a way to either raise our relations with the Sakkra and Psilons, or lower their relations with the Alkari even further. Or, just increase our pop, make peace with the Silicoids, to get a 1/3 veto block. That will not be happening as long as the Alkari have nearly twice our population.
Also, will the Psilons and Sakkra still vote for the Alkari even if they are not in an alliance with them? Does the AI vote for another AI race as long as their relationship with the human player is lower, and the relationship with the AI opponent is reasonably high? (In other words, if the Sakkra and Psilons are still affable with the Alkari, we could still be having a tough time in the vote...)
We need to find a way to either raise our relations with the Sakkra and Psilons, or lower their relations with the Alkari even further. Or, just increase our pop, make peace with the Silicoids, to get a 1/3 veto block. That will not be happening as long as the Alkari have nearly twice our population.