2 years and the story hasn't advanced...is this true or am I missing something?

Hey guys, This just happened to me in a Group an I can't access chat to contact the group and if I logout I lose the group. Anyways, I also have a Mac and am playing with WINE via PlayonMac with 32bit. Plays fine except occasionally when this happens, but it sounds like a gamebug and not my setup. Do you have a Mac solution?

Star Fortresses probably should update with the story. If they are critical to each planets survival as everyone keeps saying, then it needs to be explained as a cut scene, or at least conversation about the progress of each planet that either has or hasn't had their Fortress taken care of.