I recently got BtS, and haven't really read up much about espionage. My first real game, I didn't end up doing too much with espionage, since I was just getting used to it.
So, my first question, are there any ramifications of espionage? I think I was playing early on like how stealing techs was in old games - you get caught, and then the enemies get really angry at you. But from what I gather, is that not a possibility? Spies seem to get caught all the time, from messages I get, but I never saw any bad diplo modifiers. So even if I go steal a tech from my best friend, they won't get angry, will they?
Also, unless if you're playing a rare espionage economy game, does anyone touch the slider? Unless if you're focusing on one opponent, to get enough to use spies to revolt a city as you attack, is there ever any benefit?
So, my first question, are there any ramifications of espionage? I think I was playing early on like how stealing techs was in old games - you get caught, and then the enemies get really angry at you. But from what I gather, is that not a possibility? Spies seem to get caught all the time, from messages I get, but I never saw any bad diplo modifiers. So even if I go steal a tech from my best friend, they won't get angry, will they?
Also, unless if you're playing a rare espionage economy game, does anyone touch the slider? Unless if you're focusing on one opponent, to get enough to use spies to revolt a city as you attack, is there ever any benefit?