Scout Reports are descriptions of the military contents of a given province that are displayed upon selecting the province. They contain a list of the most prominent unit types seen in the province, along with a total quantity of units which may be inaccurate based on various factors. Additionally, scouts may sometimes report units of note in the province, such as beings that radiate power, are capable of Flying, or that are especially large.
Units that are performing Stealthy actions are never shown in scout reports. Units with Glamour are only visible to scouts if the player viewing the report has a unit with Spirit Sight in the province.
There are a variety of conditions which cause a player to receieve a scout report for a province:
Various means of obtaining scout reports have different degrees of inaccuracy associated with them1). Reported unit counts are modified by some percentage in either direction, and typically display unit counts as a multiple of ten.
Method | Inaccuracy | Show known Magic Sites |
---|---|---|
The Eyes of God global | 0% | Yes |
Arcoscephale dominion effect | 40% | No |
Scrying | 0% | Yes |
Spy in the province | 10% | Yes |
Any commander | 30% | No |
Other cases | 50% | No |
If the inaccuracy percentage is less than 30%, the scout report text will additionally display "The army appears to be commanded by <Name> the <unit type>."