Well now, this kind of sucks. (Intel "quirk")

[geoschmo]

I am in this game with 5 or 6 other races. Only have met one so far and am at war with them. I have a decent Intelligence network up and running producing counter intel, several long running projects with decent amounts stored up. My opponent is pretty weak in that area. I am beating him pretty good strictly militarily so I dont' feel the need to waste the intel points on attacks against him.

So he surenders, and I still ahven't met anybody else. I know they are still out there, just haven't met them yet. Problem is because there are no other races as far as my politics screen is concerned I can't assign my intel points to counter intel even and lose all the ones I have stored up.

Bummer.

Geoschmo

[Gryphin]

Possible Work a Round:
Use Intel to force a revolt
Then get them to surrender.
With a human it would require co operation.
With the AI, You would have to hope the AI would surrender befor wiping out the rebels.

[Slick]

Possibly get one of your lesser worlds to get UNhappy enough to secede from the union?

[Puke]

yeah, it sucks. ask for a fix in the next patch, i guess.

[tbontob]

Originally posted by Puke:
yeah, it sucks. ask for a fix in the next patch, i guess.

Yeh, along with topping up the points.

[Baron Munchausen]

I think this is a fairly recent change, too. I can remember being able to start my intel defenses before I had actually met any other races.

[Baron Grazic]

You are correct Baron Munchausen.
In 1.49 - you can start Defense Projects before you meet anyone. I think you can even do it before you build any Intelligence Centres, not that you earn any defense points.