Thread:TheDinoHunter/@comment-5080468-20170727111521/@comment-5080468-20170728072330

I and Treebeard have been thinking of a series of wars between Medwedia and the Talven Empire:


 * The first one takes place in the early 2600's, shortly after Medwedian-Talven first contact. Casus belli will be the brutal conquest of a tier 5 planetary civilization by Medwedia. The war will be short (possible peace negotiations headed by the Stellar Union?).
 * After a period of cold war, a second war happens on the late 2600's. It is significantly longer and more intense. The SU can intervene militarily here.
 * After another period of cold war, the third war starts in the 2700's. It is a "persistent total war" in the 1984 style, meaning that the frontline constantly changes without reaching the valuable parts of both empires. Planets change hands every 5 to 10 years; to prevent exploitation of resources by the enemy, planets are often nuked and brutally strip-mined to the point of becoming radioactive balls of lava. As less and less intact planets to fight over remain in the contested zone, the war "slows down" and loses intensity before coming to an end. Immediately after peace is made, both sides begin preparing for a fourth war to happen around the year 2900.

What do you think of that?

BTW I made a navbox for our region, the "Lower Sagittarius Arm".