zerokarma
Chieftain
Does this even work, every time I try it in like the past 10 games i've played I have never been able to get it to work. My spy always gets caught in the sting.
Exposing Enemy Mole
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I have never tried to catch a spy since I have never noticed the AI spying.
RangerFalcon
Chieftain
I will not say that espionage in CivIII is *completely* useless...
I use it to check on enemy resource availbility when I am attempting to deny them of the all important oil and rubber... just to make sure I am not missing one!
I use it to check on enemy resource availbility when I am attempting to deny them of the all important oil and rubber... just to make sure I am not missing one!
I would hardly say espionage is "worthless". Being able to investigate cities at wartime is an excellent ability, and very reasonably priced.
Also, the way your military advisor can tell you the exact units they have in their military (I actually only discovered this feature the other day - so others might not know about it either) is *very* valuable information if you're planning an attack. I love having at least 2 tanks for every infantry unit they have before attacking, and having a spy in their capital lets me see if I can meet this ratio. Being able to see where they are in the space race is also very useful.
That said, certain espionage features, such as stealing of technologies or exposing an enemy mole do seem like a bit of a write-off; but I wouldn't say the entire espionage system is - having a spy in the enemy capital is very powerful indeed.
Also, the way your military advisor can tell you the exact units they have in their military (I actually only discovered this feature the other day - so others might not know about it either) is *very* valuable information if you're planning an attack. I love having at least 2 tanks for every infantry unit they have before attacking, and having a spy in their capital lets me see if I can meet this ratio. Being able to see where they are in the space race is also very useful.
That said, certain espionage features, such as stealing of technologies or exposing an enemy mole do seem like a bit of a write-off; but I wouldn't say the entire espionage system is - having a spy in the enemy capital is very powerful indeed.
Zouave
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Espionage is a total waste of time.
First you have to go through the time and expense of building the Intelligence Agency Small Wonder.
Then you have to go through the risk of planting a spy - done at high cost and with the danger of causing an international incident if discovered.
If you've achieved all that, all you've earned is the right to pay even more (a LOT more) for some espionage activities which have a very limited chance of success. You cannot even attempt propaganda against Democracies (which the opposition usually is by the time you plant your spies), and, no, I have never been able to discover an enemy mole even when done "safely", and I've tried a dozen times.
Espionage?? Don't waste your time.
A patch is clearly needed to reduce the cost of espionage and to make successful operations more likely.
First you have to go through the time and expense of building the Intelligence Agency Small Wonder.
Then you have to go through the risk of planting a spy - done at high cost and with the danger of causing an international incident if discovered.
If you've achieved all that, all you've earned is the right to pay even more (a LOT more) for some espionage activities which have a very limited chance of success. You cannot even attempt propaganda against Democracies (which the opposition usually is by the time you plant your spies), and, no, I have never been able to discover an enemy mole even when done "safely", and I've tried a dozen times.
Espionage?? Don't waste your time.
A patch is clearly needed to reduce the cost of espionage and to make successful operations more likely.
