[quote=Siphran]
Mayhaps relics of the past war can play a part in the current conflicts. In the form of old caches of weapons, crashed ships, automated yards in space, etc, that various factions might be in contention to control?
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Oooh, that's really good too! Maybe for example a Rampant Mind creating runt spacecraft from spare and obsolete parts to defend a long derelict Shipyard?

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