I agree. It would also promote gallic faction participation which, although I'm not a member of any of them, would make for some fresh RP around sirius. The mining idea though, seems like an excellent compromise. I would also suggest giving the council bases some good commodity prices, since to my knowledge they're the ones that are supposed to interact with sirians the most and they should be in great need of supplies.
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