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Originally Posted by budious
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.
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This changes the scan dynamic a lot. I'm unconvinced, but I'm listening...
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Originally Posted by budious
Each scan costs 9000 MCE.
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Fixed cost or initial cost? Currently scan costs go down if a scanner has more amps.
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Originally Posted by budious
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)"
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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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Originally Posted by budious
otherwise "The target's maximum subversion has been reached. (15/15)"
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This would still need to be charged as a scan I think...
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Originally Posted by budious
The effect would reduce at +5 alert per tick
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I'd suggest using the existing mechanism for restoring alert here rather than confusing matters.