Thread:Ecoraptor3339/@comment-25309944-20150423155458/@comment-25309944-20150907025042

Here's a fun idea:

Imperator Caligustus, instead of betraying the Mirusians and declaring war on everyone, could attempt to switch sides in order to attain more land. Upon making his military moves, he could reach out to Alexandre and offer to have them both attack the SMC, work together to kick them out of the Former Dominatus Territories, and partition the remaining territory. Of course, Imperator Caligustus would have every intention of betraying Alexandre shortly thereafter.

This would not change anything in the plot, since the French reply would be to fire indiscriminately with their hyperspatial batteries on both sides, taking the opportunity to try and bag both at once.