Thread:Krayfish/@comment-3967490-20120905230714/@comment-1743498-20120905235930

They could probably be in the stage where they had just discovered the warp drive, whether through building it themselves or finding tech caches from an another civilization. During the time, they would be able to quickly colonize other worlds. Smaller empires (of about 100 colonies) will focus on expanding their influence, while larger empires (10,000+ colonies) such as the Dhragolon will direct their focus to maintaining their colonies.