Why espionage is to powerful

[Deathstalker]

yeah, intel can be annoying. I usually just turn it off myself, unless I am playing aginst the Darloks. Don't worry about the other race analyzing your ship. The computer dosn't seem smart enough to do this......yet. I've seen the CueCappa or Borg capture tonnes of stuff, and just use it, never analyze it.

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

[Marty Ward]

Plus they won't get all your techs just one level of any they can analyize. I think there is a small chance that you don't get every tech also.

[Aussie Gamer]

Got to love the intel, you can do so much to your enemies <and friends>, such as getting them to declare war on each other.

I even starting to get a handle on the counter-intel projects.

But you must have a lot of points to wage this war, as offense and defense take a lot of points to conduct.

[Noble713]

Is there a race ability that makes you immune to Intel, but also prevents you from using it?

I've never understood how a race like the Borg or the Arachnids from Starfire could possibly infiltrate ANY empire. Some races stick out like a sore thumb!

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A security guard is doing his regular rounds of the Pentagon. He hears a noise in one of the rooms, and goes to investigate. He pulls out his flashlight and gun, and creeps into the room. Inside the lights are dim, but he makes out the shape of a giant black starfish, at least 2 meters tall, bent over a computer. He looks at the screen, and sees that the creature is attaching classified ship designs to an email. The security guard decides to confront it.

"Ahem. Um, are you supposed to be here?"

The starfish tensed for second, then its eye stalks turned to focus on the intruder. Without saying anything, it reached for an ID badge on its leg and handed it to the guard. It read:

General Arach Nid
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

"Sorry to interrupt you General Nid," the guard said. "Carry on." He backed out of the room and continued his rounds.

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[Aussie Gamer]

To use Esp on another race you don't have to send over your people you just buy of the others guys people to do the dirty work for you.
Remember that you have got trade links to the other nation, even if you aren't trading with them yet.
The chance for a covert agent to cross the border and set up a cell.
That sort of thing.

[jc173]

Good point about using the other empire's guys to conduct espionage. There's also the possibility of using a third-party races malcontents or more mercenary elements as intermediaries.

[Q]

Noble 713 I would like a racial trait that gives immunity to intelligence operations. Call it "absolute loyalty" or something like that. But until now it's not available and it can be only created by MM because it needs a change in the hard coded area.