I figured I should give the Terrans a color motiff, and I figured the ships should match the beams. I didn't pick the classic silver/blue mix because I didn't want to
completely rip off Blue Planet, and because...
...I already have a faction with blue ships and beams - the Terrans from the parelell-future.
I'm still in the process of developing a coherent plot - but it will be a Post-Capella, third Shivan incursion campaign - set about ten years, give or take, after the Capella Incursion.
Presently, there are plans to involve time travel quite heavily. The Shivans and their motives are going to be revealed in great detail, to the point of incorporating Shivan characters in the plot. There will be Shivan infiltration. A reunion with Earth (via mad scientist) is on the drawing board, as is a journey to the Shivan home galaxy. ETAK worked, but considering what the GTVA knows of the Shivans, Bosch would not have lived more than a few minutes after the Shivans took him. Four player-flyable factions are planned: GTVA Terrans, GTVA Vasudans, Paralell-Future Terrans, and captured Shivan fighters. The latter two have their own dedicated sets of weaponry. The player will play as squadron leader of the 70th Blue Lions for the first couple missions.