Yeah this is where it gets fun! I would make at least a token effort to keep the Psilons out of our back lines. The last time I tangled with them they hadn't advanced beyond lasers so it shouldn't take much to keep a single colony ship away. But as Thrawn points out we can always invade once they colonize. I guess I would try to put a token force in orbit and hope for the best. No point in overspending on ships this early. And definitely hold back the rocks at all costs. Just because we can steal the Dead worlds there are still Inferno+ planets out there, and the longer we hold them back the easier they will be to stomp on later!
Given the state of AI alliances and our current lack of clout I say definitely avoid war at this point. We can't very well sustain against multiple opponents, and with the vote coming up the last thing we want is to turn everyone against us. At least wait to see how the first vote plays out. It could be birds vs lizards which would be awesome, but until we know for sure we do NOT want to lose the first vote.
For a placeholder start building a Colony Ship until the existing one is used up, then scrap it and design a Huge hull and transfer all shipbuilding to that until you can design the ship you need. It shouldn't be more than a couple turns for that last colony right?
Given the state of AI alliances and our current lack of clout I say definitely avoid war at this point. We can't very well sustain against multiple opponents, and with the vote coming up the last thing we want is to turn everyone against us. At least wait to see how the first vote plays out. It could be birds vs lizards which would be awesome, but until we know for sure we do NOT want to lose the first vote.
For a placeholder start building a Colony Ship until the existing one is used up, then scrap it and design a Huge hull and transfer all shipbuilding to that until you can design the ship you need. It shouldn't be more than a couple turns for that last colony right?