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=== '''How will we travel those vast distances in such a huge glaxy?'''=== | === '''How will we travel those vast distances in such a huge glaxy?'''=== | ||
: There are [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=cfcdbae60e#The%20Need%20for%20Speed two modes of super luminal (faster than light) travel] to cover [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_big_will_planets_and_star_systems.C2.A0be.3F|those vast 1:1 scale distances.]] | : There are [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=cfcdbae60e#The%20Need%20for%20Speed two modes of super luminal (faster than light) travel] to cover [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_big_will_planets_and_star_systems.C2.A0be.3F|those vast 1:1 scale distances.]] | ||
# '''[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=cfcdbae60e#The%20Need%20for%20Speed Super cruise (or frame shifting)]''' is used for '''freeform (manual pitch/yaw/roll) '''travel within star systems. It has been said that it will take [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showpost.php?p=345753&postcount=174 less than 30 minutes to '''accelerate''' from the Sun to Pluto] and the maximum speed will vary based on proximity to celestial bodies, up to '''2500 times the speed of light (2500C)''' that [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showpost.php?p=345753&postcount=174 will rarely be reached], to be able handle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_exoplanet_extremes#Orbit_characteristics the most extreme spatial distances.] You will also be able to find other ships that are '''super-cruising''' within a star system from a long distance away visually and with long range sensors. | # '''[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=cfcdbae60e#The%20Need%20for%20Speed Super cruise (or frame shifting)]''' is used for '''freeform (manual pitch/yaw/roll) '''travel within star systems. It has been said that it will take [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showpost.php?p=345753&postcount=174 less than 30 minutes to '''accelerate''' from the Sun to Pluto] and the maximum speed will vary based on proximity to celestial bodies, up to '''2500 times the speed of light (2500C)''' that [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showpost.php?p=345753&postcount=174 will rarely be reached], to be able handle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_exoplanet_extremes#Orbit_characteristics the most extreme spatial distances.] You will also be able to do [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showpost.php?p=441493&postcount=2 combat maneuvering] and find other ships that are '''super-cruising''' within a star system from a long distance away visually and with long range sensors. | ||
#* [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7892 Old Super-Cruise proposal: Note that the speed has increased to 2500C and micro-jumps have been discarded.] | #* [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7892 Old Super-Cruise proposal: Note that the speed has increased to 2500C and micro-jumps have been discarded.] | ||
# '''[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=cfcdbae60e#The%20Need%20for%20Speed Hyperspace drives]''' are used to''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE8B4KptyVI&t=21 seamlessly travel between star systems.]''' Hyperdrives with different ranges, charge up times and fuel consumption parameters are available, and so your particular model of hyperdrive governs your specific ability to move around the galaxy. There will also be ways to follow each other's hyperspace trail. | # '''[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=cfcdbae60e#The%20Need%20for%20Speed Hyperspace drives]''' are used to''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE8B4KptyVI&t=21 seamlessly travel between star systems.]''' Hyperdrives with different ranges, charge up times and fuel consumption parameters are available, and so your particular model of hyperdrive governs your specific ability to move around the galaxy. There will also be ways to follow each other's hyperspace trail. | ||