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Traveling faster than the speed of light.  This is not directly possible normally, so, in [[Solar Storms]], [[human]]ity  and others cheat 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 by humans, enabling faster-than-light communications over vast distances.  This is immensely energy intensive, but works outside of the [[Milky Way]] [[halon]], and is easier to secure, so it is still used.  Carefully arranged, it is actually possible to build an array capable of warping space.  Only [[ship]]s such as those of the [[Void Fleet]] are capable of this kind of energy production and management.  Beyond this, the resources of an entire [[star system]] are required for even simple transmissions.
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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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[[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 kilometers.  Humans built a few dozen such pairs before the purge, and the seven gates that once linked to [[Sol]] are now known as the [[Dreadskearns]].  Most of the [[Three Empires]] use those gates that were previously constructed by other races - human or otherwise, though the [[Procyon Concord]] continues to build more.
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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 in a similar manner to tachyons, though without a source of imaginary mass, the physical construction is far more difficult.  As with tachyon-based propulsion, making superluminal travel out of these drives requires levels of control present only in ships such as those of the [[First]].
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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]] conduits can stretch out into one or more of several dimensions, creating a complex maze of sorts that crisscrosses over the surface of the [[Galaxy]].  These are actually artificially constructed - originally by the [[Renlai]], and later expanded upon by the [[Soronen]].  Humans and [[primii]] occasionally add new links to the network, or strategically alter current ones.  Using current networks takes little technology, though moving through hyperspace has many odd effects.  Hyperspace nodes must be anchored in a halon, near a stellar mass.  Ships capable of forging their own hyperspace conduits can end up anywhere, but the conduit instantly closes behind them unless it has a valid anchor.
 
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The [[Halon]] is the primary means of travel and communication inside the [[Milky Way]].  Travel is slow, bulky, and limited to a certain amount of distance from meaningful gravitational wells, but it is the easiest means for less advanced races to roam and communicate freely around the [[Galaxy]].  It essentially works like tachyonic and gravitic methods, but does not require such absurd amounts of energy, enabling limited travel and communication around these regions.  Humans did not discover halons for so long primarily because there was a mysteriously empty pocket stretching for light-years around [[Sol]], which remained even after [[Eve]] made the [[Solar System]] vanish.
 
  
 
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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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