[Vynd]

I could be wrong but I think that a "Scout" is just a stealthy unit that most nations are capable of building. I don't think it is inherently any better at revealing informaiton about enemy provinces than any other stealthy unit, like say, a Vanjarl, or a Friar. Spies, on the other hand, have a distinct special ability.

I've never tried to figure it out exactly, but my impression has been that spies are no better than scouts at determining how many regular units are in their province. (They're both reasonably good at it.) But I've had spies detect stealthy units, which I don't think I have seen scouts do. And unlike scouts, spies display the full stats for the province that they are in, including revealed magic sites.

[ May 14, 2004, 16:30: Message edited by: Vynd ]