Come to think about, there are indeed some problems with adding exercises to the canon. Just about the concept of putting them before missions in timeline: even if it was made reasonable, they would not really blend in with the missions. I mean, they teach you to programming, production line etc. and then at the beginning of the missions you must request researches of new technologies?! And they explain to you the basics of everything like there was never a programming course before that mission?! Doesn't make sense at all.
While we are at it, the whole old-expedition-thingy doesn't make any sense to me too. I honestly think we should rebuild the whole plot from the fundamentals. Or someone write a short summary of the whole plot, explaining everything. Good luck. There are probably much more logic flaws. I should beat the whole game once again to check it, but that's how I remember it.
To be honest, how many of us played this game for plot?
While we are at it, the whole old-expedition-thingy doesn't make any sense to me too. I honestly think we should rebuild the whole plot from the fundamentals. Or someone write a short summary of the whole plot, explaining everything. Good luck. There are probably much more logic flaws. I should beat the whole game once again to check it, but that's how I remember it.
To be honest, how many of us played this game for plot?