Intelligence plays a huge part in espionage and counter-espionage in the game and is used to gather intel on your enemy.
🧠Intelligence level can be permanently researched at the 🧪 Engineering Bay and can also be increased temporarily with 🇲🇴 Observer units:
Espionage happens on 🛰 Explorations and 📡 Advanced Scans, the Intelligence Level of both players is compared between the sender/attacker/explorer and the receiver/defender/explored.
Intelligence Score =
( DefenderIntLevel + DefenderObserversInBase )
/
( RaiderIntLevel + RaiderObserversInMission )
Learn more about the 📡 Radar.
When exploring, if the exploring player has a higher Intelligence Score, he will be able to gather extra information on the planet:
Intelligence Score =
( ExplorerIntLevel + ExplorerObserversInMission )
/
( DefenderIntLevel + DefenderObserversInBase )
CAUTION: Intelligence reports cannot detect Buildings, Defensive Turrets nor units currently engaged in a mission!