Hyperspace for dummies

ak_aramis · 09-21-2010, 04:53 PM

Several of your decisions contradict prior and present canon; namely, the T5 playtest explicitly states all fuel for jump is consumed by the drive plant itself at jump, as did MT sources; CT and TNE sources merely imply strongly. (while many TNE fans came up with the hydrogen bubble thing...)

Further, CT, MT, and T5 state that the jump drive is in fact a form of fusion reactor; albeit it's more a module attached to the main plant than an actual plant itself, if one goes by the CT mechanics and T5 mechanics. In MT, the Jump Drive takes no external power source, but the rest of the ship does need power, and the Jump drive operates for mere minutes. JTAS 24 notes that the hydrogen is NOT required for jump, and other similar power sources can be utilized instead. DA1 Annic Nova also has a fuel-less jump drive.

Jump Dimming in CT and MT was explained: The initiation energy for jump engine function was at the very limits of the PP to produce, and all energy was needed for jump transition.

Jumpspace has been repeatedly described in canon as an undulating gray wall, 1m from the hull of the ship.

GT didn't add the blocking rules, Marc Miller did. Back in the 1980's. In a magazine article.

09-21-2010, 04:53 PM	#2
ak_aramis Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alsea, OR	Re: Hyperspace for dummies Several of your decisions contradict prior and present canon; namely, the T5 playtest explicitly states all fuel for jump is consumed by the drive plant itself at jump, as did MT sources; CT and TNE sources merely imply strongly. (while many TNE fans came up with the hydrogen bubble thing...) Further, CT, MT, and T5 state that the jump drive is in fact a form of fusion reactor; albeit it's more a module attached to the main plant than an actual plant itself, if one goes by the CT mechanics and T5 mechanics. In MT, the Jump Drive takes no external power source, but the rest of the ship does need power, and the Jump drive operates for mere minutes. JTAS 24 notes that the hydrogen is NOT required for jump, and other similar power sources can be utilized instead. DA1 Annic Nova also has a fuel-less jump drive. Jump Dimming in CT and MT was explained: The initiation energy for jump engine function was at the very limits of the PP to produce, and all energy was needed for jump transition. Jumpspace has been repeatedly described in canon as an undulating gray wall, 1m from the hull of the ship. GT didn't add the blocking rules, Marc Miller did. Back in the 1980's. In a magazine article.