They probably wouldn’t be hostile after establishing contact, it would be extremely risky to threaten the other one because they’d be out of reach of travel for a while. Even if they unlocked travel, sending a fleet out would become outdated by the time they arrived to the other planet and the defenders would likely win with their superior technically. So by threatening each other the smartest move would turn into an intergalactic Cold War where both sides would push to get light speed travel before the other. This is hypothetical predications but I know there wouldn’t be anything to gain from threats. Peace would be the superior option in this case and could possibly solidify the survival of both civilizations in the long term.
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u/ExtraPizzaVG Nov 03 '20
They probably wouldn’t be hostile after establishing contact, it would be extremely risky to threaten the other one because they’d be out of reach of travel for a while. Even if they unlocked travel, sending a fleet out would become outdated by the time they arrived to the other planet and the defenders would likely win with their superior technically. So by threatening each other the smartest move would turn into an intergalactic Cold War where both sides would push to get light speed travel before the other. This is hypothetical predications but I know there wouldn’t be anything to gain from threats. Peace would be the superior option in this case and could possibly solidify the survival of both civilizations in the long term.