The Shivans aren't idiots; they've seen the level of GTVA tech, they know how long humanity and the Vasudans have been hanging around, and they can pretty easily guess that there aren't 80 Colossi or they would have been deployed well before the Knossos was destroyed, let alone Capella began being evacuated. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the Shivans used - sacrificed - that first Sathanas to scout Terran defenses, identify tactics against them, and determine the reaction to an incursion.
Reaction being, "AHH WERE ALL GONA DIE!! SHOOT THE SHIVANS, FIGHT TO DEATH" and start kamakazing?
The shivans know our tech, and they have been all throughout our teritory, they know what we have and dont have.
For instance, we stold Shield tech form them, we didnt have it untill we ripped it from their ships. They massacured us at first. If we were not forced to create a shield, we would not have for a while yet.
The Collie showed we would stand up to them. Yet they knew they could take us. We are (GTVA, Terrans\Vasudans respectivly) probably the first to make a stand. The Ancients didnt even get this far, yet they were WAY ahead of us.
It is amazing to know the Ancients ruled so many galixies, yet we found close to no tech from them. I bet FS_ will also be finding some Ancient tech or info.
Aldo, Did not the shivans already know our tactics? We havent changed. Only different thing is the 'close the door' poloicy. See a shivan, blow up the node.
Well first of all the chances of the shivans actualy knowing that Sol actualy survived the Lucifer are near 0. They could of just imagined that since they ran into these "ants" who aprea to opose them ad in fact actualy beat them in several battles, that they were some sort of new speies powerfull enough to fight them. And with Bosch spreading confusion amongst them about what to actualy believe about the GTVA who knows maibe they said "hey look they are good children sure they make mistakes but they are good children and have shown they can play toghtether nice.....most of the time...!"
Two main points.
First, the Shivans knew they did not take down our HW. If we assume the Lucy took out all of the ancients worlds, the Shivan Command would assume it would take out all our worlds. We were alive in FS2. They knew the Lucy failed to destroy us. --maby it was a test? and thats why they ignored us in FS2--
If they thoght the lucy suceeded its mission to destory sol, it would have continued to kill all our planets, we could not even damange that ship! But we found out how, killed it off, and lived to piss off the shivans again.
Capella had something to do with Bosch....not having enough beer on hand.
EDIT: Hmm forgot main point two. It might ahve been the bosh thing. He did or said something.. they could have jsut as easily jumped into GTVA space to finish us off, but they seemingly left somewhere else.
FS_ or FS4, Bosch will return with info.
Charismatic...man...when you press Alt-J. Thats an intra system jump. Everyone has that ability. Inter system jumps are done via the jump nodes. The Shivans have to use them just like everyone else.
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I did say i probably got the term wrong. My point was i think i heard a while back that Shivans could jump without nodes, but using planetary bodies. Something we cannot even do.