Puppet Political Parties

[BBegemott]

I recall reading somewhere that puppet political parties always have 50% of success. Counter-intelligence does not stop them.
However in one of my multiplayer games I have launched ~15 PPP attacks and none of them was successful. According to the intelligence minister, 'we could not breach their defences, sire'.
So I have spent 800.000 research points just for nothing? Or am I very very very unlucky?

[Alneyan]

Counter-Intelligence *should* stop PPP, or otherwise this project would be definitively too powerful. Do you imagine taking one of your opponent planet without any defence after two of these projects are completed? Unless there is quite a big bug of course, but given the message you received your projects were countered by the enemy Counter-Intelligence. (I am not sure what message you receive if PPP fails though)

[BBegemott]

From SE4 GOLD FAQ:

10.1.2 Of all intelligence projects only puppet political parties has a chance to fail independent of counter intel.

In other words, CI doesn't stop PPP, right?

[Fyron]

Wrong! CI will most certainly stop a PPP project from ever getting off the ground, if you have the points. The PPP has a 50% chance to fail after it is past CI (so half the PPP project that get past the enemy's CI will fail anyways).

[ December 18, 2003, 08:58: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[deccan]

Originally posted by BBegemott:

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From SE4 GOLD FAQ:

10.1.2 Of all intelligence projects only puppet political parties has a chance to fail independent of counter intel.

In other words, CI doesn't stop PPP, right?

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Um, you're reading that wrong. It means that all other projects will succeed so long as they can overcome CI. PPP is the only project that can fail even if it overcomes CI.

[BBegemott]

Thanks you all, I understand it now.