more on intel

[Ruatha]

Will it be detected if I try minor intel projects on my neighbours, ship blueprints, force concentrations etc?

I usually detect things that I counter, but thses minor projects will they too be detected if countered? if uncountered?

[ January 16, 2003, 16:21: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by Ruatha:
Will it be detected if I try minor intel projects on my neighbours, ship blueprints, force concentrations etc?

They will know something happened. But sometimes they don't know who did it, and other times you will be identified. If known, the AI will get angrier with you. That said, the Praetorian and the Tolatan will spy on their allies.

[Slick]

Does anyone know how the determination is made if the target empire knows WHO conducted the intelligence attack, IF one occurred, or is completely unaware that it occurred?

Slick.

[LGM]

I might point out that if they are being attacked via intelligence more aggressively by another player, you may be undermining their counter intelligence efforts to resist that player. If someone did that to me, I would consider them an accomplice of the aggressor!

[Q]

One feature of the intel in SE III that I miss in SE IV was the "blamed" intel operations: you could perform intel against an other empire but blame it on a third empire! Very nasty!!
Would be nice if this could be introduced in SE IV. Of course the cost of these blamed operations should be higher than the ordinary intel projects.