User blog comment:Ratskeller/Progress/@comment-25077388-20141027152041/@comment-25109695-20141027152535

1. I agree, maybe by dividing the Inner core into 4 qudrants, since the inner core itself is millions and millions of stars

2. No advancement means the race hasn't advanced the tech beyond the baseline of Tier V. So no orbital advancement means they have basic refueling and docking stations, but they're very crude. No genetic advancement means they have...no genetic advancement whatsoever, since splicing genes isn't necessary to get to Tier V. Its really relative on the technology