Hi there, been lurking around but finally joined the bandwagon. 
I'm just curious about possible ends to the problems created at the end of the 2nd Shivan Incursion:
1. What happens to the Capellan refugees?
2. What would the effect on Terran-Vasudan relationships be? Some mod fanfiction write that Vasudans and Terrans split apart but what can the Vasudans do that the Terrans resent so much?
3. From the campaign, it appears that the Terrans now have the capability to build another Knossos. Is it possible that the straining relationships between the two races is due to the Terran half's desire to reunite with Sol overriding the practicalities of aid packages to war devastated systems?
Been checking out these ideas on the search function; no similar results unfortunately.
1.) No doubt they would be resettled somewhere.
2.) Total unknown. All it takes is a Vasudan version of Bosch or another actual Bosch to set things off. However, by this time the TV war has become more and more distant, and given that the majority of the fleets Terrans fought alongside the Vasudans to put an end to genocide as well as the rebellion (especially since those loyalist Terrans were also on the recieving end of the NTF's war crimes), I would think most Terrans would be off the hook. Combining that with with fighting together to fend off the Shivans, maybe relations would actually have improved.
Eh, you can read into some of the missions if you want, but explicit answers to questions 1 and 2 aren't present there. It does seem to imply that Terran-Vasudan relations were still cordial enough to embark on joint military expeditions still (saving a Vasudan carrier, working alongside Vasudan destroyers on at least 2 missions).
Yes but they barely got along, and weren't engaged with fighting the EA at all until the Shivans show up again, leaving their allies to do all the fighting. Needless to say their relations were at the lowest point since the beginning of the first Shivan invasion.
3.) The war wasn't nearly as wide spread as the first one. Only a handful of systems were actually involved, and except for Capella the destruction was entirely caused by Terrans. Now, compare this with the extreme casualties and losses from FS1 where eveything was wrecked, devastated, or outright destroyed. In the reconstruction almost everything needed to be rebuilt, but after FS2 the damage was much much smaller. This would actually allow the GTVA to expand its shipbuilding capacity because most of its key systems weren't really affected, allowing for the construction of bigger, better, and more ships.
We should also keep in mind that Sol itself has an enormous manufacturing base that would also benefit the GTVA tremendously to have, as well as whatever technological advances they've made (I imagine terraforming has made big strides to accomodate a growing and sealed in population).
