Evil Genius FAQ

NOTORIETY TIMELINE

"Free minions" refers to how many minions you can have without any lockers;
you can modify these values by editing the 'population.ini' file; described in
Advanced Game Tweaking.  You can increase notoriety without getting any heat by
gloating over someone in your holding cell.  This raises notoriety by 1 usually;
Exceptional agent-types are worth 2-3, super-agents are worth 4-5.

    0 - 10 free minions (after building barracks with 1 locker & 1 bunk bed)
        Evil Rating: 'Harmless' (aka 'Hairdresser')
    5 - 15 free minions
   10 - 20 free minions
   20 - Evil Rating: 'Mostly Harmless' (aka 'Real Estate Agent')
   25 - 25 free minions
   40 - Evil Rating: 'Bossman'
   50 - 35 free minions
   60 - Evil Rating: 'Sly'
   70 - International Arms Crime Lord appears (Objective 2 mission)
   75 - New secondary henchman [Ivan, Neurocide or Matron]
   80 - Evil Rating: 'Bad'
  100 - 45 free minions, Evil Rating: 'Rotten'
  105 - Bodyguard attracted
  120 - Evil Rating: 'Hateful', Several missions unlocked on world map
  125 - 1st totem piece appears in Polynesia (Island 1 optional objective)
  130 - Super-Agent: Mariana Mamba appears
  135 - 2nd totem piece appears in Central Russia
  140 - Evil Rating: 'Twisted'
  145 - 3rd totem piece appears in Middle East
  150 - 55 free minions
  155 - 4th totem piece appears in West Coast
  160 - Cloning Chamber appears in Antarctica (Island 1 optional objective)
        Evil Rating: 'Mouldering'
  175 - New secondary henchman [same as 75 + Moko, Butcher, Montezuma]
  180 - Super-Agent: Jet Chan appears, Evil Rating: 'Mad'
  200 - Can go to new island with Objectives 1-5 complete, 65 free minions
        Evil Rating: 'Insane'
  220 - Easier missions to capture top-tier trainers unlocked
  225 - New primary henchman [Jubei, Eli or Kane]
  230 - Evil Rating: 'Manipulator'
  240 - Super-Agent: Katerina Frostonovski appears
  250 - Many new missions unlocked on world map, 75 free minions
  260 - Evil Rating: 'Vomitous'
  290 - Super-Agent: Dirk Masters appears, Evil Rating: 'Rancid'
  300 - Last AOI Missions unlocked on world map, 80 free minions,
        New secondary henchman [Same as 175 + Mesmero]
  340 - Super-Agent: John Steele appears, Evil Rating: 'Uncatchable'
  350 - 85 free minions
  360 - New primary henchamn
  365 - 2nd Bodyguard attracted
  380 - Evil Rating: 'Unstoppable'
  400 - Last new henchman [same as at 300], 90 free minions
  420 - Evil Rating: 'Terrifying'
  450 - 100 free minions (the cap)
  460 - Evil Rating: 'Unspeakable'
  480 - Evil Rating: 'Evil Genius'