User blog comment:Void Samukai/Tenelapis/@comment-10700122-20150115190645/@comment-10700122-20150115194345

1: I think that they used CNDR particle beams (smaller than a CARVR and infinitely less destructive, commonly used as defense armament on ground bases). Dig up through the pillar and vaporize part of it. Repeat as needed.

2: The fallback base is deep underground inside a pillar. That's why it's there.

3: Those are only the major bases. There's quite a few others, and the Enlightened are currently working on a maglev train system to get around (about 1/8th done).

4: Excellent! That should provide quite a few opportunities for trade, considering that the Enlightened don't need to eat and humans do. Or, even better, biofuels distilled from fish oil. As for Tunnelers.... Eech. I think I'll stay a bit closer to the shore with some of my bases, except for a air complex I'm planning to put between Rhea, the fallback base, and the main base. (Like, exact middle). That's going to be where I'll start producing both variants of Alephs and a disposable fighter that I'm currently working on.