"IGNITE THE ENGINES, LET THEM BURN!" - Vice President Fallix The end is nigh. With the Sphere soon to be under siege, the Bastion Fed. has begun to ignite its industrial might further by investing in a large domestic asteroid mining industry to massively increase its supply of raw materials. An expansion has been conducted to increase the area that can be used for mining and manufacturing. We begin to outfit our ships with wormhole FTL from RRN and weapons from Gemrel, Maros and GSS. We begin mass construction of fleets as we prepare to assist the Sphere hold out long enough. But in truth, we simply bide our time. The fire must burn long enough to for its cleansing blaze to reach them...