[Space] FTL Ideas/Thoughts

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Originally Posted by Varyon

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)?

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?

No FTL comms, at least not yet. And given travel times suspended animation is pretty much a must and the ship is already on course for it's original destination, they just arrive REALLY late.

You pay extra, as a percentage of the ship, for the extra shields. And how fast the shields allow you to go is determined by how much you paid for them and what's aviable