Gladiaxa Their programming makes alliance totally impossible.
for a simple recreation of their programming (don't assume it's canon)
Action Priority
Communicate = 2
Replicate = 1
Explore = 3
Gather Material = 2
Defend = 1
Going from 1-5, this is pretty much their priorities, what is probably an error in their code changed Replicate
from 2 to 1, making it a first priority overriding Communicate, which is higher in the list and thus consulted first.