Thread: COVERT OPs fix
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Unread 10 Jan 2019, 10:01   #6
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Re: COVERT OPs fix

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Originally Posted by budious View Post
How about adding a new scan after AU - "Anti-Government Subversion Broadcast" - which if amps>distorters allows the scanning planet to broadcast subversive messages to the target's population, thereby reducing alert level.
This changes the scan dynamic a lot. I'm unconvinced, but I'm listening...

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Each scan costs 9000 MCE.
Fixed cost or initial cost? Currently scan costs go down if a scanner has more amps.

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Each scan (broadcast) reduces target by 1 alert (-1). When broadcast is successful, scanner sees message "The target's alert has been reduced by 1 alert, currently total alert subversion is -1. The maximum is 15. (currently 1/15)"
I think that's way too much information if you're also doing damage. Particularly the "1/15" but even that it's actually gone down tells you that it hasn't hit the limit.
Aside: Revealing alert might be useful in a scan on its own

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otherwise "The target's maximum subversion has been reached. (15/15)"
This would still need to be charged as a scan I think...

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The effect would reduce at +5 alert per tick
I'd suggest using the existing mechanism for restoring alert here rather than confusing matters.
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