[Q]

The more I think about this the more I like the idea that intel works like space combat:
Basically the success chance of a intel project (that has not been stopped by counter intel) is for instance 50%. If the aggressor has raised his "offensive intel" racial characteristic to 110% it will increase to 60%. But if the target empire has raised its "defensive intel" racial characteristics to 120% the success rate drops to 40% (50+10-20).
You still keep the racial characteristics of intel point production as it is now in SE IV.
And if you like you may add some advanced racial traits like "intel immunity", that gives complete immunity to all attacking intel operations. This would be similar to the situation we have now with happiness and the advanced trait of "emotionless". You could make either this "intel immunity" very expensive and/or combine it with the inability to do any intel operations yourself.

[ December 19, 2003, 09:17: Message edited by: Q ]