Espionage ideas here we go!
Is adding a new Espionage Tradition a good option?
Especially, when playing as underworld hitman.
Is adding a new Espionage Tradition a good option?
Especially, when playing as underworld hitman.
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Stellaris Dev Diary #197: Operations and Assets
- Thread starter Eladrin
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I would suggest being a Criminal Syndicate, as it would be thematically appropriate.
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Are you implying that a criminal syndicate can't be necrophagic? If so implement that it can be
Although thematic wise a cult might be more fitting for necrophagic megacorps
No, nothing like that! Criminal Syndicates can be Necrophages, I think the main restriction is Necrophages can't be Death Cults.
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I wandering how does Counter Espionage work in blocking operations? Simply increasing the difficulty?
If so, may there be a case that the Counter Espionage is so strong that our agents can't get any clues forever?
If so, may there be a case that the Counter Espionage is so strong that our agents can't get any clues forever?
I hope we get an intelligence map mode. It would be really good to see at a glance which empires we have intelligence networks in and which ones we don't. I know that this will probably show in the communications tab but that's often a bit of a pain, as it's rarely quick to figure out which empire is which other than a few you've had a lot of contact with.
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Why can't Necrophages be Hive Minds? It feels like such a bizarre restriction.
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I'm in doubt how much I like this. Will we have a way of determining how much of it we have in our games? Too much Espionage and Sabotage stuff may be way more hassle than fun. I'd like to have a little of it, but not much.
Other than that, do we have an idea when will this pop up? I don't want to start a new game if this is going to be released, say, in a month from now.
Other than that, do we have an idea when will this pop up? I don't want to start a new game if this is going to be released, say, in a month from now.
I assume this is all part of the free update? If so, I'm pretty eager to see whatever will be behind a paywall.
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Will there be a way to use this to stop criminal enterprises? I absolutely despise them and they ruin the game. They're impossible to actually deal with half the time and they just come back so fast if you throw them out. It's infuriating and adds nothing to the gameplay. It's not even fun to play as them.
Using counter-intel to counter criminals actually sounds pretty good, as long as proper investment is required. I know they frustrate a lot of people.
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So.. how that work? do you just turn it off for a short period of time or give it a debuff?
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Had to think about stalkers that want to learn everything about you - whether you want them to or not.
They sure like you - doesn't mean they are nice to you or respect your privacy.
I see this question asked a lot but I don't think it's that big a mystery. Necrophages more or less require non-necrophage pops to expand their population at an appreciable rate. Hiveminds can't maintain non-hiveminded pops. As such, hiveminds have no good access to non-necrophage pops to convert. Hence a necrophage hivemind would be unable to make proper use of its necrophage features and would barely be able to expand its population.
You'd need to come up with some sort of workaround or fundamentally change how hiveminds work. The bigger mystery is why fanatic purifiers ARE allowed to be necrophages imho, the conflict there is even worse.
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Will there be a policy for the espionage focus of your empire?
Like:
Offensive - bonus to espionage, malus to counter-espionage
Defensive - bonus to counter-espionage, malus to espionage
Balanced - no bonus/malus to either
Similar to the economy focus. i.e. potentially a bonus of +2, but a malus of -3, so it doesn't perfectly even out, but still makes a massive difference if you utlise the bonus well.
Like:
Offensive - bonus to espionage, malus to counter-espionage
Defensive - bonus to counter-espionage, malus to espionage
Balanced - no bonus/malus to either
Similar to the economy focus. i.e. potentially a bonus of +2, but a malus of -3, so it doesn't perfectly even out, but still makes a massive difference if you utlise the bonus well.
Just fail a normal operation. A faked operation is indistinguishable from a normal operation, which is why it actually works.
I really hope that the operations and "freedom fighters" you mentioned play nicely with liberation wars As for spymasters in fanatic egalitarian democratic societies still being mean, the Culture had "Special Circumstances" as an adhoc department precisely for the things that needed to be done to keep utopia. One thing I would love is being able to name the spy networks or name the department precisely so I could roleplay that, lol.
As for spymasters in fanatic egalitarian democratic societies still being mean, the Culture had "Special Circumstances" as an adhoc department precisely for the things that needed to be done to keep utopia. One thing I would love is being able to name the spy networks or name the department precisely so I could roleplay that, lol.
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