The Hunter-Seeker Algorithm (SMAC)

The Hunter-Seeker Algorithm

Require	Pre-Sentient Algorithms
Cost	rows
Effects	Foreign Probe Teams cannot operate within builder's bases. Alien Crossfire only: Probe teams with Algorithmic Enhancement are not destroyed, but have a lowered success rate.

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"If I determine the enemy's disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it."
– Sun Tzu, "The Art of War, Datalinks"

Alpha Centauri Secret projects
Build	Clinical Immortality • The Bulk Matter Transmitter • The Longevity Vaccine • The Manifold Harmonics^X • The Merchant Exchange • The Planetary Energy Grid^X • The Telepathic Matrix
Conquer	The Citizens' Defense Force • The Cloudbase Academy^X • The Command Nexus • The Cyborg Factory • The Hunter-Seeker Algorithm • The Living Refinery • The Maritime Control Center • The Nano Factory
Discover	The Ascent to Transcendence • The Human Genome Project • The Network Backbone • The Planetary Datalinks • The Self-Aware Colony • The Singularity Inductor • The Space Elevator • The Supercollider • The Theory of Everything • The Universal Translator • The Virtual World • The Voice of Planet
Explore	The Ascetic Virtues • The Cloning Vats • The Dream Twister • The Empath Guild • The Nethack Terminus^X • The Neural Amplifier • The Pholus Mutagen • The Planetary Transit System • The Weather Paradigm • The Xenoempathy Dome
^X Added in Alien Crossfire