>>5921887The war hasn't already been massively affected by your actions, but that doesn't mean you haven't already made a difference. Remember that engineer you yoinked back in the 2nd thread? It's doing some neat stuff in the background. That was a lot of the reason behind wanting a soft reboot, as it gives a lot more time to make lasting changes
As for going forward? I'm not sure how to handle it. In the existing lore, a lot of things come together at the same time to shape the timeline. And that leaves things fairly ridged. Granted, we've already kinda spun off a separate timeline already, so moving around some dates or just deleting some stuff outright could give some room to drag out the war. I need to have a bit more of a look at things before committing to a plan though. Though if the timeline remains rigid, and you survive the battle of sol, then there would 100% be scope to extend into the immediate post-war era.
>>5921900Longswords are double the size of a pelican. Back on the Dawn you had either 1 longsword or 2 pelicans per hangar. Though if you want longswords you're gonna have to carry them externally, like how the SoTP guys figure the Posseidon would do it.
>>5921978You have repair drones that can weld battle plates. If you can find a more extensive source than the head of a Mako then you could give it a shot.