Possibly maclean, though there are many different types of terrorist with different causes. It is only recently that everyone has become obsessed with one type in particular.
The game could perhaps have differing types of terrorists with differing targeting strategies, resources or other abilities depending on their ideology. Another element could be in detection of terrorists maybe some kind of intelligence agency, different terrorists could have differing resistance to detection.
Examples:
Nationalist/Resistance Terror - Various possible options here, perhaps more common after taking a country. Strong resources, Low resistance to detection.
Possible effects:
Access to semi & auto weapons as such they can induce military casualties (Wounded & Dead).
Targets key infrastructure, damages transportation, factories for example.
Civilian casualties lower.
Racial/Religious Terror - Various fundam
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Tom Morgan (Golden Rainbow)
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How about Government funded espionage? Sabotage other people's countries.
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RagingPencil (White Giant)
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I likes the idea of spy and sabotage gameplay.
+1
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James the fair (Little Upsilon)
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The espionage or sabotage idea would be a useful addition to the game when waging wars, I wish I had something like that right now of the empire i'm fighting against.
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President M (Little Upsilon)
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That would be interesting, and add an equivilant new defence program also. Namely counterintelligence perhaps it could be like a seperate category almost like with building armies however instead of just weapons their strengths would be determined by equipment of various kinds.
Of course the offensive espionage services could be handled in a similar way with units set up and equipped with various items.
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maclean (Kebir Blue)
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Fine. Then we'll have biological warfare, suicide bombers, players cursing each other's politics, religion, and worldview. Sounds like a plan to really increase the friendly interaction in the game. How about we add ethnic and racial cleansing? Concentration camps? Gulags? Just how "realistic" do you all want it?
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Zachary.1245
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Ok what about the desil sub idea
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Rick Johnston (White Giant)
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i think maclean has some good ideas
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Rick Johnston (White Giant)
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although this is sim country we are much more sane and practical then the rest of the world so i dont think people would bother with killig their own population but still some good ideas
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Steven Finucane
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Perhaps pychological warfare...? cable TV corps increase imagration in your country while prommoting emigration from the counties the product is sold to.