Depends on my mood. Two timelines will add flexibility to the game. Two timelines won't affect the game's popularity. An extra timeline is a Bad Thing. This will doom Traveller.
Life support is expensive and difficult to work on.
Life support is a fraction of the cost published. Piracy exists and is rampant. Anyone may commit piracy. Ship tracking and ID are uncommon. Antipiracy is mostly political or economic, and is inadequate.