[Mefustae]

*Feels content after being put in his place*

[karajorma]

The other explaination is that since the Shivans were able to use jump nodes that were too unstable for the Terrans and Vasudans, it's quite possible that they never entered the Delta Serpentis system in the first place.

[TopAce]

We can observe this in FreeSpace 1. They advance from one system to another between which, according to Terran science, there is no jump node. I need a star map to tell you the example.

[aldo_14]

There's an example where they simply circumnavigate a node blockade in IIRC Antares when advancing on Vasuda.  (this could also explain a lot why the GTVA didn't use blockades on the Shivans as often as some would have expected)

And of course the brief that Ikeya is a source of some of the Shivans.

[WMCoolmon]

Or possibly the HOL told the Shivans. Although I can't see them as being so eager to be wiped out to ignore Earth entirely.

Maybe something due to the way the Vasudans command structure was set up, or maybe because the Vasudans resembled the Ancients in some way (ie ship designs).

[Taristin]

Originally posted by WMCoolmon
Or possibly the HOL told the Shivans.

Because anyone was able to actually contact the shivans before Bosch....

[TopAce]

Who knows?

[WMCoolmon]

The HOL did get shielding technology from somewhere. Besides, there are other ways to communicate - they could've sent some kind of long, strong pulse towards Vasuda Prime.

[Mefustae]

Originally posted by WMCoolmon
The HOL did get shielding technology from somewhere. Besides, there are other ways to communicate - they could've sent some kind of long, strong pulse towards Vasuda Prime.

I read that part of the story as; they recieved the Shields from parts of the PVN that weren't too fond of the growing relationship with those zany Humans, and thought simply; the enemy of my enemies' enemy is my...enemy...and, uh...what was i saying again...?

[Jal-18]

"The enemy of my enemy was really stupid in giving me these shields"

[TopAce]

the enemy of my enemies' enemy is my...enemy

WHAT? From the aspect of which organization? GTA? Let me see: The GTA's enemies are the HoL and the Shivans, their enemy is rhe HoL in this case, and the HoL's enemy is the GTA.

Correct!

[aldo_14]

"The enemy of my enemy is me"