+1 for creativity too bad it does not work. But great thinking.
But apart from patent reducing sabotage time and being scientists or using goons I think the following helps you out somewhat:
- Spread your production across the map so its harder to both A) sabotage all your stuff and
find all your stuff quickly
- if your going geotermal expect to be revolted and save up for a goon. In the current meta it is an extremly common tactic
- Other high risk targets are your patent office or engineer and off world etc. Spread them out. Goon them etc.
- If a building does not require to be near HQ and you do not need it to have an adjacency bonus then try to place it in between opponent buildings - A) he needs to find you among his own buildings
his EMP will be very ineffective use on the other hand make sure you do not have a building of same type as the ones near you as then he would get adjacency bonus if he rebels you.
Also dont know if this works but if you predict a disable or say power surge can you turn off your power right before it hits to cancel it out? That would be a very difficoult to predict but also cool move.