You are also able to view City Screens of other Civs (not CS) when you have a Spy in place. This may provide you valuable information. Any of these options will grant you sight around the target City once the Spy is set up. From there, they will proceed to either Gather Intelligence (if stealing Tech), Rig Elections (with a CS), or Schmooze (if a Diplomat). A Spy sent to a new location will first need to travel there (1 turn), then Establish Surveillance (1-3 Turns) or Make Introductions if a Diplomat (5 Turns). Spy Actions: Espionage Overview From the Espionage Overview screen, you may direct your Spies. There are Diplomatic Penalties to continue doing so, along with the fact that the Civ is more likely to send their own Spy to their Capital to attempt to Kill your Spy. When you successfully Steal Technology from a Civ and level up your Spy, it's often wise to move on if they've noticed you stealing the Tech. The main risk is losing a high-rank Spy that could be stealing Tech for you.

Spies that are Killed in Action will be lost, but a new Spy will be recruited to replace them within 3-5 Turns. That is handy when you're the leader, as your Cities are the best targets for other Civs to Steal Tech. This means if you go two Eras ahead of another Civ, you will have two more Spies than they do. Providing a Spy when a Civ enters the Renaissance Era gives all Civs equal footing, then allows individual Civs to increase their usage of Espionage as they advance in Tech. England starts with +1 Spy, so can have a total of seven Spies. Each player in the game then gets an additional Spy when their Civ moves up an era, allowing for a maximum of five Spies, six with National Intelligence Agency. Recruiting Spies & Killed in Action The first Spy is gained when any Civ reaches the Renaissance Era. You are watching: How to get spies in civ 5 This Guide will teach the mechanics of all these uses of the Spy and help you learn to use this tool effectively in pursuing victory. Using Spies as Diplomats, along with staging Coups in City-States are directly helpful toward a Diplomatic Victory. Spies may also be positioned in Capitals to function as a Diplomat. You may also put them in your own Capital to defend against others stealing your own Tech, and potentially kill enemy Spies. While it will be of little use if you are the tech leader, in high difficulty games it can help you catch up in the Tech race to eventually pass the AI. If you're behind in Research, you can position a couple of Spies in enemy Capitals and other Cities to Steal Technology. The best way to use Spies depends on your gameplay goals and current situation.

This feature allows us to start using Spies once any Civ reaches the Renaissance Era. Spies were introduced to Civilization V in the Gods and Kings Expansion but are also included if you only own Brave New World. The Espionage Overview Screen allows you to manage your Spies

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