Your Empire has been dormant, but with resources slowly depleting throughout your holdings, there is no other way but to knock on your neigbours door…for support or annihilation? … That is up to your own candour.
Most of your empires previous knowledge has been lost to the centuries of indulgence, your main world is well developed but slums sprawl in the outer rims, so be wise!
Researching is cheap but expanding knowledge outside of your border comes at a high cost … in credits or blood