Showing alien ship locations in the diplomacy screen makes fog of war meaningless

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In the Expansion pack beta, you may now see the location of any ship of any race you have contact with by right clicking on them in the diplomacy screen. This completely defeats the purpose of the fog of war. Now you can see ships anywhere and can always know when an attack is heading toward you.

Ever since the game first came out I have not liked the fact that alien ships can be seen in orbit around planets whether the planet was in the fog of war or not. The latest change makes the problem much worse. Is there any chance of having this removed in a future beta?

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Yep, several complaints about this already, if you read the 1.09 b screenshots thread or the Gal 1.09: Expanded Universe thread you'll notice several comments about it already.

At the Fellowship, there is a consensus that the diplomatic viewing of ship locations and ships in orbit under fog of war should be espionage based. Only under advanced espionage would the player be able to see enemy ships through the diplo screen or under the fog of war.