[quote=@TheSovereignGrave] It could be interesting if these guys happen to stumble upon Ch'ak space. Well, not Ch'ak space itself but likely the deadzone full of empty (as in there aren't any celestial bodies left) systems or one of the few worlds with life that the Ch'ak'ii specifically 'claimed' because they're morally opposed to harvesting systems with native life. Could prove some interesting conflict, since the Ch'ak'ii would not like one of them popping into a protected system even before they realized the extent to which their mining operations would go. But Jesus Christ, they manged to [i]lose[/i] over 200 colonies? That should be a lesson in why you back up your files. :lol [/quote] They were meant to be deliberately lost. They were last-ditch holdout colonies meant to escape the seemingly apocalyptic war the Meknik's were in to form bastions and fleet bases to continue the war outside of the Meknik local cluster. Unfortunately, the war never went to the extreme the Meknik's thought it would, and a lot of their documentation and ultra-secure comm systems got blown up or destroyed to keep them out of enemy hands during the middle part of the Establishment War. So now they got 200+ colony missions unaccounted for, all of which were heavily armed and militarized. But yes, this is a major fuck-up the Meknik's are really regretting and are trying to clean up. Should make for interesting times when contact is made.