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Travelling faster than the speed of light.  This is not possible in a physical medium, so, in [[Solar Storms]], [[human]]ity cheats through various means.
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Traveling faster than the speed of light.  This is not directly possible normally by Special [[Relativity]], so, in [[Solar Storms]], [[human]]ity and others cheat through various means.
  
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[[Tachyon]]s were the first method so discovered, enabling faster-than-light communications over vast distances.
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[[Tachyon]]s were the first method so discovered by humans, enabling faster-than-light communications over vast distances.  This is immensely energy intensive, but it is significantly faster than luminal motion between gates and worlds.  Without the aid of a [[Klein tap]] or an immense amount of [[pattern]]s, projectors - called [[satmet]]s - require a significant fraction of a [[star]]'s output to be viable.
  
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[[Stellar gate]]s were the second method engineered.  While all seven gates are finished on the [[Solar System]] side, only the [[Centaurus Gate]] is actually ready, though the [[Procyon Gate]] is nearly active.
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[[Stargate]]s were the second method engineered by humans.  These use immense amounts of energy to warp a region of space between two stars, such that a distance in light-years is reduced to that of several millimeters.  Humans built a few dozen such pairs before the [[Purge]], and the eight gates that once linked to [[Sol]] are now known as the [[Dreadskearns]].  The [[Triad]] use those gates constructed by other races - human or otherwise, but it is not beyond such races as the [[Virgon]] to make use of them.  [[Black hole]]s can be used to make a special form of gate, capable of crossing much greater distances.
  
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[[Gravitic]] drives, properly constructed, can be used as a kind of warp-field drive.  The first successful test was a [[coilgun]]-assisted experimental [[ship]] in [[2208]], which was able to achieve a barely-[[superluminal]] speed from the [[Sun]]'s frame of reference, before the effects tore the ship apart.  Since the [[Contact War]], [[ship]]s known as [[carrier]]s have been constructed which are capable of moving massive regions of space.
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The power and efficiency of the [[Regalia]] allows for them to make use of capabilities that, for reasons of energy density and normal theoretical limits, simply are not possible for lesser constructions.  These are many, varied, and can be stealthy or showy as their owners wish.
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[[Hyperspace]] is the medium through which [[tachyon]]s travel, and could, in theory, be used to move a pocket [[Universe]] at a far faster rate than normal light.  A 'primitive' use of thus method was engaged during the [[Contact War]], however, this required an extensive control region, including a 'traitor' [[ship]] near [[Ouranos Prime]] itself.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:51, 14 April 2007

Traveling faster than the speed of light. This is not directly possible normally by Special Relativity, so, in Solar Storms, humanity and others cheat through various means.

Tachyons were the first method so discovered by humans, enabling faster-than-light communications over vast distances. This is immensely energy intensive, but it is significantly faster than luminal motion between gates and worlds. Without the aid of a Klein tap or an immense amount of patterns, projectors - called satmets - require a significant fraction of a star's output to be viable.

Stargates were the second method engineered by humans. These use immense amounts of energy to warp a region of space between two stars, such that a distance in light-years is reduced to that of several millimeters. Humans built a few dozen such pairs before the Purge, and the eight gates that once linked to Sol are now known as the Dreadskearns. The Triad use those gates constructed by other races - human or otherwise, but it is not beyond such races as the Virgon to make use of them. Black holes can be used to make a special form of gate, capable of crossing much greater distances.

The power and efficiency of the Regalia allows for them to make use of capabilities that, for reasons of energy density and normal theoretical limits, simply are not possible for lesser constructions. These are many, varied, and can be stealthy or showy as their owners wish.


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