espionage problems

[NewCivPlayer]

Hi -- I'm having trouble getting Espionage going, even with an Intelligence Agency. All I can get are the two simple ones, investigating cities and trying to steal technology.

How do I "plant a spy" and start doing the cool stuff?

I appreciate any help.

[zulu9812]

On the main map, the city with the Intelligence Agency should have an icon next to it. Double click on it.

[W4r_Machine]

Don't get greedy. Only plant one spy in a turn, planting more than one will result in next spy being discovered or the other way around.(first one being discoverd while the next is not)

[edit=I should really learn my spelling, but not now]

[candybo]

Personally, I don't have much use for them. Relative to results, they're not cost-effective...

[zulu9812]

far too likely to cause a war, IMO

[Palleon]

I actually like spies. I've found that if you plant spies in a civ that hasn't discovered espionage yet, it will always get placed, at least on regent where I play. I never use any of the spies missions, they're way too expensive for what you get, why steal a tech for 3000 gold when you can trade for it for 150? But they're nice because you get to see how many of each unit the enemy has, and I find this information invaluable.

[The Pioneer]

Missions are too expensive and that's the sole reason I do not use them. I do plant them though as Palleon said the info is nice.

[Nym]

Originally posted by zulu9812
far too likely to cause a war, IMO

That's true. That is the reason why I usually try to plant spies when I am already at war.
Else, spies are useful for enemy units' inventory and spaceship race. Missions are far too expensive to be valuable.

[candybo]

Yeah, the unit info is good. Just wish the advisor knew the diff between combat and non-combat units (hear that's coming..)

[sabrewolf]

Re: espionage problems

Originally posted by NewCivPlayer
Hi -- I'm having trouble getting Espionage going, even with an Intelligence Agency. All I can get are the two simple ones, investigating cities and trying to steal technology.

How do I "plant a spy" and start doing the cool stuff?

I appreciate any help.

like zulu said: double click on the Intelligence Agency star (civ map by the city nametag)
other solution: keyboard shortcut CTRL-SHIFT-E


IMHO "steal plans" is the only useful and costeffective mission. but i only use that before a turn with a widerange, highly-offensive massive attack. (attack which city, which unit to bombard, etc.)

[Nym]

Re: Re: espionage problems

Originally posted by sabrewolf
like zulu said: double click on the Intelligence Agency star (civ map by the city nametag)

more precisely, the icon is a grey pentagon.