Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-24.103.193.99-20190527183149/@comment-47205-20190528083105

Tribes will only attack your vehicle if they're fated to become cities, which would mean that it's still possible that an economic city will appear.

But yes, exploiting every tribe you can get to is generally a good opening strategy for the free money and vehicles it gets you, regardless of whether you're aiming for any particular outcome.