Now i'm going to be completely honest with you, i don't know how possible, how logical and how fun could it be, BUT hear me out, we all know govfor has different factions, having access to different stuff
what if we commit to the bit and also make it for xenos and CLF? Colonist kiiiiiinda have this due to map? but it'd be very hilarious a minning colony in the middle of the forest with no caves.
Anyways memes aside, on the appearance of more xeno strains, aswell as perhaps even more in future, it could be interesting to make a similar stuff for xenos, like govfor and opfor, xenos could have different access to evolutions and strains, however since they don't use guns (hopefully) they'll also gain certain buffs, including the queen having some different stuff too maybe
The same way for CLF, and similar to GOVFOR it would kinda balance out some weapons, since they'll be only accessed to a certain faction or so (hell all factiosn should have their "master weapon" at the very least)
This would open for even more histories, imagine LACN getting planetside due to a distress signal, only to have to fight a xeno hive that specialises in ressisting their bullets better, forcing them to change to explosives or fire
or how about CLF faction that specialises of sending men and women with parachutes to save the colony?
(i am aware there could be chuds who'll try to force a side to be weaker but that's mostly a cultural problem, this could be worked around by tying a xeno faction with the govfor faction for example, same with CLF basically)
this thread could be used for me to submit different factions aswell as anyone, and also i am mostly curious of the opinion on how could this work out