GreyGuardian Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 I am confused by the hyperdrive write up in TE. It takes extra time but the implication is that the extra time is a maximum time for the ship to stay in hyperspace. There are also stats in the description of x light years per hour etc. But the actually speed seems to be linked to the duration you can be in hyperspace and the velocity you can go there, which is determined by the normal space engines. The text also implies it takes some amount of preparation to make the jump to hyperspace... but the duration or nature of the preparation is not discussed. Can anyone explain this? I'm probably missing something obvious. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellS Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Re: Terran Empires Hyperdrive Hyperspace works on the idea of time and distance in relation to the extra time limitation. In this case the extra time is not how long it takes to activate but how long the journey takes. So a class beta hyperdrive takes one week to move 300 light years. That one week is the longest period of time the engine can stay in hyperspace before getting kicked out. That breaks down to roughly 1.5 light years moved for each hour the ship stays in hyperspace. So if you only travel for 10 hours in hyperspace you will have moved a maximum of 15 light years [or a minimum of 20,000 KM] when you emerge. The preparation is basically nothing more than making a hyperspace Navigation Skill roll. I would assume that after a hyperspace journey the engineers would want to take some time to test the shunt before engaging the engines again, but that is not really indicated in the write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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