Cyber Warfare is a situation where rival governments, criminals, and political activists begin deliberately sabotaging a nation's internet infrastructure, lowering its GDP by 10 to 25%.
A country becomes an enticing targets for hackers when it has a high GDP, uses Technology extensively, and has poor Foreign Relations. A policy of Internet Censorship can help prevent cyber sabotage, as can well-funded Intelligence Services or - to a lesser extent - Military.
Mechanics[]
Start trigger: 60%
Stop trigger: 40%
Causes[]
- GDP {-0.3+(1.0*x)} (4)
- Technology {-0.3+(0.65*x)} (8)
- Foreign Relations {0.27-(0.75*x)} (0)
- Internet Censorship {0-(0.22*x)} (4)
- Intelligence Services {-0.32*(x^4)} (6)
- Military Spending {-0.1*(x^8)} (0)
Effects[]
- GDP {-0.1-(0.15*x)}