Earth 2160 Other Key GLOBAL

A whole new dimension has been added to EARTH 2160 by using virtual agents. Agents are freelancers available for hire who help a player during the game. Each agent has different abilities (they can help with research, unit commands, increasing mining efficiency, spying out enemies, stealing technology etc.) Agents can be hired and fired during the game. Hiring agents is done during an auction where different players can make their bids on behalf of the agent. This creates an opportunity to defeat an opponent economically by raising the price of the agent he wants to hire. Each agent remembers his old contracts with the player. The history of old contracts has a strong influence on the price of the agent. A player must take good care of his hired agents otherwise they may not want to work for him in future. Agents also have relationships between each other. They can like, dislike, love or hate other agents, and those relationships also influence the price of a contract with an agent.