When you share data with another player, you are telling the computer, "Add his information to my information."
The map is a convenience, not part of the official record. First, the map is made with your information. Then, as per your orders, the information of another player is added to your map. If the other player has information that is out of date and incorrect, you end up with an incorrect map. This happens a lot in the game with minefields and with what is on planets. Just because you have a scan of a planet that is 10 turns old and shows 2000 fuel was on the planet doesn't mean the fuel will be there when you conquer the planet. Your opponent has no moral obligation to send you an update when he takes fuel from his planets. It is part of strategy to think, "Hmmmm, maybe the fuel that was there 10 turns ago has been scooped up by the owner."
The original planet is probably not there. The Debris disk is probably there.
Part of diplomacy is understanding that the info you get from others may be incorrect or even an outright lie. There is no guarantee in the game that everything that everyone tells you is absolutely true and correct.
The question still is:
"When you click on one of the "destroyed" planets, does it says the info is X turns old?"
If the information is X turns old, that is clue that it is not up to date and may be incorrect, especially if you have conflicting, more current info.
It is not a bug if the map says, "5 turns ago there was a planet here if 5 turns ago there was a planet there." In fact, that statement is true and easily understandable. This important information. If an Empire Dark Sensed for you and spotted 3 star bases, you still want to know that old information 10 turns later when you attack. You don't want your map to show no star bases just because you didn't sensor sweep any this turn.
(Interesting idea: Maybe someone can make a script that shows absolutely no old information on our maps. Better, this would be a great toggle switch for Big Beefer to add, like the Q and Z keys. (grin)) |
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