[Luis Dias]

It's be pretty neat to see Steele fighting Shivans, and actually using their adaptability against them: imposing tactical restraints on his forces, to guide the Shivans into one tactical pathway and then attacking them with another.

Would have to be the final blow he would ever give, since by their very nature, the Shivans would adapt to his "cunning" as well.

Remember, Shivans have time on their side.

[gloowa]

Would have to be the final blow he would ever give, since by their very nature, the Shivans would adapt to his "cunning" as well.

Remember, Shivans have time on their side.

Unless Steele is a tactical singularity and each subsequent tactical pathway he attacks them with, just places Shivans to be attacked from next tactical pathway that just places Shivans to be attacked from next tactical pathway that just places Shivans to be attacked from next tactical pathway that just places Shivans to be attacked from next tactical pathway that just places Shivans to be attacked from next tactical pathway that just places Shivans to be attacked from next tactical pathway that error: division by zero. 

[An4ximandros]

So it would keep going forever in favor of the Shivans and Steele depending on how you approach it?

[Luis Dias]

Steele is no Quizatz Haderach. If there is a solution, it won't be a solution against Shivan and Vishnan interests. It will be a solution that will relatively appease everyone involved.

[Scotty]

On the topic of miscellaneous thoughts, today I noticed something interesting:

Both Age of Aquarius and War in Heaven both begin with preparations for a huge event involving dozens of large ships, and feature dialogues in which one party wishes the other "godspeed" - for vastly different reasons.

Exploration versus Extermination.

Interesting thematic parallel there.

[qwadtep]

Steele will defeat the Shivans by using his mind control eye on them and making them fire all their beams at once, causing their quantum computer bodies to CTD, and then retire to the countryside with Laporte where he works as a cart driver

[An4ximandros]

...retire to the countryside with Laporte where he works as a cart driver

Damn, someone discovered the Admiral's fan fic.