[Space] FTL Ideas/Thoughts

[Varyon]

Originally Posted by scc

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.

Is there any way to communicate with ships in hyperspace from real space? Some sort of distress beacon would be useful for contacting ships going through hyperspace near your position (those with hyperdrives can jump out and render assistance, those without can report your position to relevant authorities who can come help you; if someone is expecting you at the destination, they could also arrange for search and rescue with at least some chance of success). Failing that, unless the shields are extremely reliable, I'd expect nearly every ship to have at least an FTL-1 hyperdrive.

Originally Posted by scc

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

Ah, design feature, then.