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2232-2240In 2233 the Believers and Spartans attempted to repeal the UN Charter, all others opposed or abstained and the attempt failed.
Diplomacy with the Believers indicated that they had Doctrine: Air Power by at least 2236, gave the demanded tech and a small loan to the Believers. Relations are cooperative although Miriam is the obvious competitor at this stage in the game. The Hive discovered Doctrine: Air Power in 2238 which will help to even up the military technology balance with the Believers.
2241-2250Yang has been again left in peace to continue building. The major developments were fusion and the completion of the Hunter-Seeker Algorithm in People’s Endeavor which could come in handy if Miriam’s forces plan on probing the Hive for technology.
2251-2260In 2255 the Gaians ended the decades of peace by declaring war on Yang when Deirdre’s demands for fusion technology were rejected and in 2258 the Believers demanded, and received, Superstring Theory. Hopefully that will avoid a two front war for now. Yang’s forces are mostly equipped with missile or chaos weapons.
2261-2270Although Gaian possession of the Neural Amplifier blunted the Hive’s ability to use mindworms newly produced conventional forces seem to be doing the trick. In 2266 the citizens of Last Rose of Summer were again liberated by the Hive. The Gaians offered a truce in exchange for providing the Hive with Environmental Economics. Since energy restriction and the lack of tree farms has been holding back the Hive for too long the deal, and a subsequent Gaian offer of a Treaty of Friendship, were accepted. The time for new breakthroughs immediately fell from 5 to 3 years. The year following the establishment of peace sunspots disrupted communications which hopefully means that Yang will not have to deal with his neighbours for a little while.
In 2268 monopole magnets were discovered which will allow the establishment of rapid transport across the Hive. Hopefully a line can be established between the eastern and western frontiers so that the Hive can quickly move units to a war with either the Gaians or Believers. Before the end of the decade construction on the first line going east from The Hive had already started.
2271-2280Yang’s building strategy really picked up speed this decade. In 2271 Applied Relativity was discovered allowing scientists to push for the construction of the Supercollider in The Hive. Three years later, with the strong support of Chairman Yang and energy credits from across the Hive, the Supercollider was completed in The Hive. By good fortune the Hive’s researchers discovered Unified Field Theory in the same year.
2277 and 2278 were less pleasant with an energy market crash, Miriam demanding Unified Field Theory as tribute, and the opening of another conflict with the Gaians when their demands for more of our technology were refused. Deirdre does not seem to have learned much from the results of the last two conflicts. Cities across the Hive shift to military production, particularly tachyon rovers, and the Theory of Everything is purchased in The Hive.
With the completion of the Supercollider and the Theory of Everything, as well as the support from crawlers working boreholes for energy, The Hive is responsible for a clear majority of the nation’s research capacity (852/1175 labs). Infrastructure has also lept forward with the establishment of a maglev line linking the east and west.
The capture of Autumn Grove from the Gaians and the eradication of the Peacekeepers by Miriam’s forces conclude the decade.
2281-2290The war with the Gaians proceeds well enough. Occasionally their air force destroys crawlers or formers but nearly always lose the offending aircraft to Yang’s responding forces. Relations with the Spartans go from bad to worse after we trade the UFT in exchange for 75 energy credits in 2284 and they declare war two years later. Fortunately things are looking brighter by the end of the decade with the completion of the Longevity Vaccine, Cyborg Factory, and Cloning Vats in 2289. A global trade pact is signed the following year and the Hive moves to more of a war economy with the abandonment of Wealth in exchange for Power now that we have the Cloning Vats and support costs for the newly produced military units outweigh the benefits of Wealth to the Hive’s industry.
Maglev lines are now expanding into the territory newly liberated from the Gaians.
2291-2300Deirdre’s capital fell to Yang’s forces but she is still unwilling to accept the outcome of the conflict. In 2295 Fallow Time is also liberated, along with the Command Nexus and Empath Guild. Miriam attempted to make it a two front war for Yang earlier in the year by declaring war without even making the traditional demands, but Yang traded Centauri Psi to the Gaians in exchange for a truce after the liberation of Fallow Time. The shiny new maglev lines make for a very quick switch for the tachyon rovers to go east. In 2296 a team of heroic volunteers acquired Orbital Spaceflight from the Believers and in the same year Yang called elections for Planetary Governor, a position vacant since Lal’s capture, and won the elections with the support of the Hive’s citizens. Miriam voted for herself but did not win the support of any of the other leaders. The Pholus Mutagen was also completed in The Hive.
Shortly after Miriam’s declaration of war Chairman Yang travelled to the eastern terminus of the maglev line for an appearance to be broadcast throughout the Hive.
“Comrades we again find ourselves the recipients of unprovoked aggression. The Believers have witnessed our accomplishments and begin to sense that the pale promise of heaven following a life of relative misery cannot compete with the earthly workers’ paradise we are now approaching through our collective efforts. Motivated by their unreasoning zeal they have foolishly attacked the Hive. As champions of a prosperous and harmonious society for all we will liberate those oppressed by Miriam’s tyranny and take a decisive step towards uniting humanity.
Although the heroics of the crews of our tachyon rovers and the pilots of interceptors defending our cities are very visible reminders of citizens accepting personal risk to advance the collective good we must also remember the efforts all citizens are making to forward our cause. Workers laying the infrastructure for maglev lines to the frontier and harvesting resources to fuel our progress have also been targeted by our foes and without their efforts victory would escape us.
So far the Hive, with the gentle guidance of your Chairman, has held out against the aggression from our neighbours, eliminated the minor environmental damage from our industry, and brought unmatched prosperity to our society. Once the Believing menace has been vanquished we will be free to resume our collective efforts to build a utopia for humanity on this planet.”
In 2297 a Believer city was captured and the remains of a partially constructed planetbuster were identified, although no others are known to be under construction in any of Miriam’s other bases. In 2300 the Weather Paradigm and Citizen’s Defence Force were captured from the Believers. In the five years of conflict the Hive has so far liberated four cities.
On the research front the Hive is also making great progress with breakthroughs every 2 years against the Believers taking 30 years (labs in the Hive at 1444/turn vs 51/turn by the second fastest researchers, the Gaians). It looks as though the future will belong to the Hive unless one of the other factions can take or destroy The Hive with its crawlers and technology focused secret projects.
