[Space] FTL Ideas/Thoughts

[Varyon]

Originally Posted by scc

Yep, the shields are the only thing keeping you in hyperspace, drop them and you drop out. This means it's impossible to get stuck in hyperspace. Of course if you have a malfunction in the shields and don't have a hyperdrive, your kinda stuck where you came out.

Is FTL communication possible? What options would a ship that drops out of hyperspace without a hyperdrive have (other than setting a course the nearest system so the crew's remains can be buried in a few centuries)?

Originally Posted by scc

If using Spaceships a hyperdrive comes with shields sufficient for it's rating for free, while the portals are Jump Gates.

And what about ships that have shields but lack hyperdrives? Or ships with shields for a higher rating than their hyperdrives? Your other responses imply these shields might be Force Screens - if so, what dictates how fast your shields allow you to go?