[TML] New 3d computer simulation design

[Knapp]

> And why would the empire ignore all those stars?  That's just asking for
> somebody to set up their own empire intermingled with yours.  Some sort of
> patrol to at least pop in and see if anybody has set up shop seems
> appropriate.  It's not much of an empire if it doesn't know what's going on
> in 99+% of it's territory!
If there are aliens then it would be my bet that they don't want the
same stars (planets) that humans do, So it would seem normal to me
that there are intermixed empires and that they might trade with each
other and perhaps share jump points and gas giants.
Douglas