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The true PoD is AMNDA not being a thing, so there is never an Athena Rebellion. Other changes happen.

There is generally more distrust between the combatants. Operation Prometheus never happens for this reason.

The conspiracy within the Directorate of Defense turning out differently. Schulze sees through Adams' plan, and reports him directly to Supreme Director Compton. In thanks, Compton puts him in charge of the war effort and charges him with winning the war, as Compton has learned that keeping the Galactic War endless has created major resentment among the brass.

The DSS still put Athena in charge of the DSS forces, but she remains loyal, and helps win the war for the Coalition against the United Technocracies. The Technocracies military has its back broken with a paranoid offensive into Conseil space, launched in haste as the leadership realize that the gentleman's agreement between the two powers has broken down. A DSS-led rebellion among the underground nationalist movement leads to the creation of a new Russian Empire.

The Conseil Civil War happens more or less as scheduled, and allows the Coalition to triumph decisively. A small rump Conseil state is allowed to survive under one of the last surviving admirals, and is contained. Cymaline and Judea are destroyed, as are the Imperial Commonwealth and the Seidonians. The Coalition has won the Galactic War, and they force many systems into the Coalition and many new states into the Springfield Pact.

After the war, the Coalition intervenes decisively in the Second 245-300 War, creating the theocratic Republic of Ireland. They had a co-belligerence pact with the Cathay Federation, splitting the region between themselves. Now, the Cathay are the most powerful non-Springfield Pact state.

The 2780s and 2790s see many anti-xeno crusades, with many xeno empires being destroyed. The gusano are reduced to a society based in several interstellar fleets. The Ilya'novdorons do get stronger, winning a war against Ostland, but that only forces Ostland into the Springfield Pact.

By 2800, the Coalition is the unchallenged hegemon of the galaxy. The Conseil are forbidden from remilitarizing, but it is suspected that they are trying to do so. The New Roman Republic has been replaced with the New Roman Empire after a military coup, and seeks to become a new great power. The Cathay Federation is already getting close to be a great power, and is thinking of sending emissaries to the Conseil and the Romans to create an anti-Coalition defensive alliance. However, the new Supreme Director, Marcus Andersen, is more than willing to start a new galactic war to keep the Coalition on top. He is also renewing the Coalition's Vacuity exploration, and is finding interesting alternate timelines, including one where the United Technocracies won the war.