Using Spys?

egali

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I only upgraded to BTS a few days ago and me and my housemate are 200 turns into a game ive got some spys in his land but he can see what tech i training and i cant see what he is doing can anyone give me any tips on how to do this and also how to use my spys effectivly?

Ta Chris
 
Sounds like he is spending more on espionage than you (via the slider), or otherwise generating more points, whether through buildings or specialists. You'll need to increase your own spending if you want to have good mission options for your spies, and you'll make his spying more difficult as well.
 
Yes but what is the acutual process he has done to see my resurch next to my name how who i go about doing this?

Chris
 
Yes but what is the acutual process he has done to see my resurch next to my name how who i go about doing this?

Chris

That's a passive spy mission -- it happens simply by virtue of having amassed enough espionage points against your opponent, which is why I surmised he was out-spending you.
 
You have an Espionage Screen and an "Espionage Slider" (red circle under your Science and Culture sliders) that allows you to spend $$ on Espionage. Further, a number of buildings can be built in your cities that provide Espionage "points." These "points" compete between Civilizations, and if you can accumulate more against your opponant than he has against you, you'll start triggering the aforementioned "Passive Missions." (Visible in the Espionage Screen.) The more of a lead you gain in these "points," the more Passive Missions will open up.
One of the lower-level Passive Missions is that you can see what your opponant is researching (or v.v., depending on who's ahead), and further on you can see what individual rival cities are building, and later you can even double-click on and investigate rival cities.
Further, the more of a point advantage you have, the cheaper your "active" Spy Missions will become. Plop a Spy in a city for a few turns (to gain the "stationary spy" discount, up to and including five (5) turns) and have an E.P. advantage, and you'll find yourself stealing Techs and Poisoning Water like a pro. :p
Just mouse over your opponant's name in the bottom-right list o' Civs for a quick view of who's got more/less points than you. (Small number first / big number second is good. The reverse is bad.)
:ninja:
 
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