Security

Security level indicates the chance of discovering enemies spies. The higher the level, the higher the chances.

Overview

Each security level corresponds to a 10% chance of detecting spies, so for example a 20% chance of catching spies results in security level 2. Your empire's global security level is the average of your colonies' security levels.

A higher security level makes it more difficult for opponents to achieve missions at the empire.

Increasing security

You can increase the security level by assigning spies for counter-espionage and increasing the security level of colonies.

Buildings

Name	Icon	Cost	Upkeep	Requirement	Effect	Restriction
Capitol		120	3		+1 , , and +20% +25%	One per empire
Espionage training facility		260	5	Teaching methods (TL 6)	Spy training time -50% Spy starting level 2	One per empire
Global DNA scanner		90	4	Military tactics (TL 3)	+15%
Interplanetary security network		320	7	Advanced government (TL 7)	+10% for all colonies in the system	One per system
Spy center		90	2	Xeno relations (TL 2)	+20%	One per empire

Tech achievement

Name	Icon		Requirement	Effect
Neural scanner			Artificial intelligence (TL 9)	+15% in the empire if you have spies assigned to counter espionage

Note: two other tech achievements are referenced by the game code, "psionics" and "omnitron", however neither of them were ever fully implemented in the game. Their effects would have been similar to the neural scanner achievement as the values for all three are added together. The psionics tech achievement also has a unique icon in the game resources, while the omnitron one uses the megafluxers icon as a placeholder.

Leaders

Name	Portrait	Post	Race	Effect	Disposition
Ariaa		Colony	Alkari	Colony combat rating +10% per rank +8% and +2% per rank above 1	Rebel
Ateek		Ship	Alkari	+8% and +2% per rank above 1	Loyal
Edita		Colony	Bulrathi	+8% and +2% per rank above 1	Loyal
Mara		Colony	Psilon	System +10% per rank +8% and +2% per rank above 1	Loyal
Olu Agneta Ekholm		Colony	Gnolam	+8% and +2% per rank above 1	Rebel
Remi		Colony	Trilarian	Colony combat rating +10% per rank +8% and +2% per rank above 1	Rebel
Renwar		Colony	Silicoids	System +10% population growth per rank +8% and +2% per rank above 1	Loyal
Titus		Colony	Terran	+8% and +2% per rank above 1	Loyal
Tovar		Colony	Silicoids	System +10% per rank +8% and +2% per rank above 1	Loyal
Yare		Colony	Klackon	+8% and +2% per rank above 1	Rebel

Counter espionage

Spies assigned to counter espionage add their levels to the security percentage of the empire and each of its colonies. This total is multiplied by the civilization's security factor (1.1 for Darloks and Elerians who have a +10% bonus; 0.8 for Humans and Psilons who have a -20% penalty; 1.0 for all other races). They neural scanner tech achievement also adds 15 percentage points to this total, unaffected by civilization modifiers.

For example, with four level 5 spies assigned to counter espionage and the neural scanner tech achievement, most civilizations would get 35% score, Humans and Psilons would get only 31% , while Darloks and Elerians would get 37% .