I've discovered the last power, Freberon (yellow), in the opposite corner of the galaxy from me. Their tech level's only a little bit ahead of mine, but they have an Industrial Complex. Those are big ol' special constructs dedicated to nothing but shitting out warships, and the longer the game goes on the more and more it'll be a pain in my ass.

With Pink in my way and Yellow too distant my only option is to advance in Blue's direction. Even after losing half their strength my jumpfleet should be able to take all their worlds, minus the capital. That said I expect to see worlds flip back and forth, since I won't be able to ferry in enough Legions to hold the planets from Blue's counterattacks. Still, better for war to be on his doorstep than on mine.

My slower ships will take the cluster of four worlds east of Pink, and essentially wait for an opening in their defenses. Their minefields and base planet Wanxian guard their core, but with enough luck I'll be able to slide in with my slow ships when they redeploy their fleets.

With enough time I'll be able to get supply lines going and optimizing my war effort, but right now I need more clay and population.

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One day if I make it to retirement I'll finally clear my backlog of all the games I buy on sale but never make time to actually play. Some day I want to take the time to properly sink into Aurora, Alpha Centauri, etc.