Espionage

Factions obtain basic information from other factions through diplomacy. However, for more detailed information the use of espionage networks is necessary.

Spy Networks

To create an espionage network you must know a base. Creating a network is immediate, but has a cost in money. Once created, the network has an infiltration level of 0. Each level of infiltration enables new types of espionage missions.

To create a spy network we must:

1. Detect a base of another faction
2. Go to base screen
3. Execute the mission "infiltration level 1"

Espionage missions

Espionage missions have a chance of success depending on:

• Difficulty of mission
• Base surveillance level (counterintelligence)

All the missions have a cost and a time of accomplishment. Once this is finished, a check is performed. If successful, the results of the mission are produced, but if it fails, the network is destroyed and the enemy is likely to know the person responsible for the activities.

Mission	Cost	Difficulty	Duration	Level	Technology	Description
NOC list	50.000	medium	6h	2	Counterintelligence	Through access to faction security systems, the mission will attempt to discover faction infiltration networks installed in our bases.
Hack banking system	50.000	high	6h	3	Decryption	Hacking the banking system of the base to steal money from the faction. The target is the base banks or unprotected money.
Infiltration level 1	500	low	1h	0	Basic technology	It increases the level of the spy network, increasing the information received from the base and enabling new types of missions.
Infiltration level 2	1.000	medium	3h	1	Infiltration techniques	It increases the level of the spy network, increasing the information received from the base and enabling new types of missions.
Infiltration level 3	1.500	high	3h	2	Infiltration techniques II	It increases the level of the spy network, increasing the information received from the base and enabling new types of missions.
Base report	200	low	1h	1	Infiltration techniques	Generates a report with the basic base information.
Defenses report	500	medium	4h	2	Infiltration techniques II	Generates a detailed report with the base defenses.
Faction report	100	very low	1h	1	Basic technology	Generates a report with the general status of the faction.
Fleet report	10.000	medium	4h	2	Information analysis	Hack the fleet navigation system to get a summary of the fleets operating in the system.
Instigate riots	50.000	high	2h	2	Subversion	The objective of the mission is to take advantage of social discontent and to fund subversive groups, with the aim of causing disturbances.
False flag operation	25.000	medium	6h	2	Counterintelligence	Simulates an espionage mission as executed by another enemy faction, in order to create the discord between both factions.
Sabotage	50.000	high	3h	3	Counterintelligence	The mission aims to cause damage to the base.

Infiltration levels

Spying networks have three levels of infiltration. Infiltration missions allow access to higher levels. Higher level networks have access to more advanced spy missions.

Defense against espionage

The only defense is to raise the base guard level by adding more garrison troops. The surveillance ability of the troop determines the number of citizens of the base that can be monitored. The base troops will only act when the spy network acts, will try to detect it and frustrate the mission.