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=== '''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.]]
# '''[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 '''
#* [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7892 Old Super-Cruise proposal: Note that the speed has increased to
# '''[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://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5443 Old Hyperspace proposal: Note that small details may have changed.]
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: '''Elite: Dangerous''' has '''freeform (manual pitch/yaw/roll)''' '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_will_we_travel_those_vast_distances_in_such_a_huge_glaxy.3F|interplanetary fast travel with combat maneuvering]]''' and because it takes place in a '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_big_will_planets_and_star_systems.C2.A0be.3F|realistic 1:1 scale galaxy with proper distances]]''' it necessitates [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_will_we_travel_those_vast_distances_in_such_a_huge_glaxy.3F|faster than light speeds, up to
: '''Star Citizen's''' interplanetary fast travel will allow a '''speed of up to 20% the speed of light (0.2C)''' which necessitates '''[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f9f6f99d01#4 compressed scales]''' to make travel times practical, it also '''won't be freeform (Autopilot Only) nor have combat maneuvering in this mode,''' '''[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/12grru/i_am_chris_roberts_creator_of_wing_commander/c6uxa22 so you will not have the ability to specify an exact random location in space. You can navigate to known locations or tag a ship they want to track or ambush.]''' Also [https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/comment/1738871/#Comment_1738871 you must fly through wormhole-like jump points (which will allow some interactivity) at fixed locations to other star system.]
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