Diametrically opposed to the Empire in both world view and technology is the Consortium of Free States, the blues in Nuclear Dawn. While imperial commanders build hive bases, the Consortium commander wages advanced guerrilla warfare on a scale that only Nuclear Dawn can provide.
The basic base building paradigm remains the same: everything has to be powered, in order to work at least. Consortium buildings are powered by short range wireless technology, which means that being within action range of a blue power source will be enough to get buildings going.
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