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Jun 01, 2002, 08:29 AM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 95
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Central Intelligence Agency
I like to hit F3 during a game and get the troop number comparison from the advisor. But at some point in the game that ability is lost and instead the advisor must have a spy in order to give information.
When does this occur? Is it caused by the building of the CIA? If so, that is a strong reason to me for not even building it. |
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Jun 01, 2002, 08:38 AM
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Fish enthusiast
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Norway
Posts: 43
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As far as I know, the advisor can make the number comparison all the way through the game.
But after you build the Intelligence Agency you have the option to use a spy to get the location of all your rival's troops. That's what the advisor is talking about. |
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Jun 01, 2002, 09:39 AM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 95
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That's what I thought! I looked and looked and looked for how to get the normal report. Did I just over look how to get it?
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Jun 01, 2002, 06:03 PM
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good economist wannabe
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Brazil
Posts: 622
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For me the Intelligence Agency is useful because it alows me to see how many units of each type a Civ has. This ability is important to maintain the balance of power between me and my worst opponent, and also to give the go ahead to an invasion.
That is only useful thing obtained from the creation of a spy which on its own is an already dangerous endevour, because of the risk of getting caught and having to deal with a war at a bad moment |
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Jun 01, 2002, 09:07 PM
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Crusader
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,603
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Espionage is still not worth it even at Edited down costs.
You can find enough information by investigating a city and seeing what's there. It'll give you enough to extrapolate on the entire enemy military. |
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Jun 02, 2002, 06:33 AM
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Patrician Roman Dictator
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Baltimore MD
Posts: 2,831
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The military advisor (F3) will tell you your relative military strength if you have an EMBASSY with that other nation, not just all the time. In order to get the actual numerical breakdown of their numbers you need a spy in their capitol. A lot of the time the advisor will say "We need a spy to view troop locations", which is referring to the exact position of units on the map; this may be confusing some people.
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Jun 02, 2002, 07:39 AM
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Chieftain
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 5
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I always get caught while trying to plant a spy.
(this makes CIA seems useless to me) Any idea on how to lower the risk of being caught? |
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Jun 02, 2002, 08:15 AM
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Fish enthusiast
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Norway
Posts: 43
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Jul 21, 2002, 09:48 PM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 8
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I never build the Intelligence Agency... they just spend all their time spying on the Students for a Democratic Society anyway...
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