"Two Seasons: Winter-Spring 2017". Online games for rating (reports, discussions).

Didn't restart due to having good heroes: Solmyr, Gurney, Dessa, and Nila. In the end, he didn't get anything. He leaked some gremlins onto the ranged guard posts, then ran to the computer, broke through all its defenses, and was forced to pay him off when he attacked, luckily he had enough money. A level 1 consulate was scouted, but the prospects are very uncertain; however, "two can play this game": the opponent couldn't handle his own situation. Thanks for the game.

Yes. It was the first time I played as the Spider, and for the most part, it seems the problem was that I wasn't properly prepared. And I didn't really know what to prepare for. Surrendering opened up new and new opportunities every day. My eyes were drawn further and further apart, I had to revise my plans every day, and in the end, it all ended in a complete loss of control over what was happening and a defeat at the end of day 117 – I took a hidden lair of behemoths.
"Intuition" tells me that surrendering was a good move. Besides the hidden lair on the respawn point, there are two level 1 consulates, and another unexplored one, albeit far away, and three hives, two of which are on the road.