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=== Early hyperspace travel === | === Early hyperspace travel === | ||
The 22nd century saw early pioneering projects begin to take shape. The discovery of a workable hyperspace theory and the design of the first rudimentary "faster than light" drive by [[Li Qin Jao]] opened the possibility of exploration and settlement. A new frontier of science and engineering opened, confirmed by the first detailed messages and system scans to be received back to [[Earth]] from an interstellar probe sent to the [[Tau Ceti]] system years earlier. This led to a corporate race-for-the-stars as massive colony projects were founded, funded, built and launched, together with hundreds of automated probes sent to all the nearby systems.<ref>Tourist | The 22nd century saw early pioneering projects begin to take shape. The discovery of a workable hyperspace theory and the design of the first rudimentary "faster than light" drive by [[Li Qin Jao]] opened the possibility of exploration and settlement. A new frontier of science and engineering opened, confirmed by the first detailed messages and system scans to be received back to [[Earth]] from an interstellar probe sent to the [[Tau Ceti]] system years earlier. This led to a corporate race-for-the-stars as massive colony projects were founded, funded, built and launched, together with hundreds of automated probes sent to all the nearby systems.<ref>Tourist Spot 0166, "Early Hyperspace"</ref> | ||
Noted historian [[Sima Kalhana]] discusses the development of the [[hyperdrive]]: | Noted historian [[Sima Kalhana]] discusses the development of the [[hyperdrive]]: | ||
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"In the late 3290s, a [[Frame Shift Drive|new hyperspace system]] emerged that immediately rendered the Type 2b obsolete. Jump times were reduced to mere seconds, as they had been with quirium drives, without any loss in jump range. Journeys that had hitherto been considered unfeasible were now within the realms of possibility."<ref name="GalnetHyper" /> | "In the late 3290s, a [[Frame Shift Drive|new hyperspace system]] emerged that immediately rendered the Type 2b obsolete. Jump times were reduced to mere seconds, as they had been with quirium drives, without any loss in jump range. Journeys that had hitherto been considered unfeasible were now within the realms of possibility."<ref name="GalnetHyper" /> | ||
"Even today, hyperspace remains poorly understood. Many pilots have reported glimpsing inexplicable lights, and even structures, within the witch-space tunnels. It may be centuries before all of its mysteries are unravelled."<ref name="GalnetHyper">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/586f796c9657ba3357039d07 | "Even today, hyperspace remains poorly understood. Many pilots have reported glimpsing inexplicable lights, and even structures, within the witch-space tunnels. It may be centuries before all of its mysteries are unravelled."<ref name="GalnetHyper">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/586f796c9657ba3357039d07 GalNet: Galactic News: Hyperspace]</ref> | ||
== Capital Ships == | == Capital Ships == | ||
[[File:Majestic-Class-Interdictor-Witchspace.png|thumb|250px|Majestic-Class Interdictor emerges from Witch-space]] | [[File:Majestic-Class-Interdictor-Witchspace.png|thumb|250px|Majestic-Class Interdictor emerges from Witch-space]] | ||
[[Capital Ship]]s such as the [[Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser]], [[Majestic-Class Interdictor]], and [[Drake-Class Carrier]] also use Frame Shift Drives, but their increased mass results in proportionally larger energy requirements that dwarf the already significant energy consumed by regular ships upon jumping. This increased energy results in capital ships jumping into and exiting from hyperspace in a much more spectacular fashion.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/ | [[Capital Ship]]s such as the [[Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser]], [[Majestic-Class Interdictor]], and [[Drake-Class Carrier]] also use Frame Shift Drives, but their increased mass results in proportionally larger energy requirements that dwarf the already significant energy consumed by regular ships upon jumping. This increased energy results in capital ships jumping into and exiting from hyperspace in a much more spectacular fashion.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/uas-barnacles-more-thread-6-the-canonn.227901/page-390#post-4088631 Frontier Forums: UAs, Barnacles & More Thread 6 - The Canonn, post #7788]</ref> Unlike the Frame Shift Drives installed in smaller ships that consume [[Hydrogen Fuel]], Capital Ship Frame Shift Drives require [[Tritium]].<ref name="April Stream">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BJqDJp525k YouTube: Fleet Carriers - Content Reveal (18:00 UTC)]</ref> | ||
In the process of jumping, the capital ship essentially tears open a wormhole into hyperspace, allowing elements of witch-space to leak out into our universe as exemplified by the strange particle effects and audio observed during a capital-class jump.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/2yenrs/a_capital_ship_coming_out_of_warp_speed_is/</ref> When a capital ship exits hyperspace, a series of lights can be seen moving against the backdrop of space. Space crackles behind the points of light, darkness writhes and lightning flashes.<ref>[http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Elite_Dangerous:_Premonition Elite Dangerous: Premonition], page 388 | In the process of jumping, the capital ship essentially tears open a wormhole into hyperspace, allowing elements of witch-space to leak out into our universe as exemplified by the strange particle effects and audio observed during a capital-class jump.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/2yenrs/a_capital_ship_coming_out_of_warp_speed_is/ reddit: A Capital ship coming out of Warp speed is beautiful and terrifying at the same time.]</ref> When a capital ship exits hyperspace, a series of lights can be seen moving against the backdrop of space. Space crackles behind the points of light, darkness writhes and lightning flashes.<ref>[http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Elite_Dangerous:_Premonition ''Elite Dangerous: Premonition''], page 388 | ||
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== Thargoid Wormhole == | == Thargoid Wormhole == | ||
[[File:Thargoid-Interdictor-Witch-Space-Portal.png|thumb|250px|right|Thargoid Interceptor Witch Space Wormhole]] | [[File:Thargoid-Interdictor-Witch-Space-Portal.png|thumb|250px|right|Thargoid Interceptor Witch Space Wormhole]] | ||
[[Thargoids]] use stable wormholes to enter and exit hyperspace. Thargoid vessels such as the [[Thargoid Interceptor]] can be observed to deploy a type of green beam to create a wormhole. Rarely does a wormhole remain open after a Thargoid passes through, however, making it impossible for a [[human]] ship to enter it, as the ship will simply bounce back.<ref name=":0">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7b3eyk/elite_dangerous_another_inra_base_found_linked_to/ | [[Thargoids]] use stable wormholes to enter and exit hyperspace. Thargoid vessels such as the [[Thargoid Interceptor]] can be observed to deploy a type of green beam to create a wormhole. Rarely does a wormhole remain open after a Thargoid passes through, however, making it impossible for a [[human]] ship to enter it, as the ship will simply bounce back.<ref name=":0">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7b3eyk/elite_dangerous_another_inra_base_found_linked_to/ reddit: Elite: Dangerous: Another INRA Base Found, Linked To Hyperdrive Research]</ref> | ||
The [[INRA]] engineer [[Effie Ratling]] led research into reverse-engineering the Thargoid technology. She created a prototype hybrid hyperdrive and noted that Thargoid drives worked differently than human drives which shifted space around a ship. INRA took over the project, made modifications, and tested it with human pilots.<ref name=":0" /> | The [[INRA]] engineer [[Effie Ratling]] led research into reverse-engineering the Thargoid technology. She created a prototype hybrid hyperdrive and noted that Thargoid drives worked differently than human drives which shifted space around a ship. INRA took over the project, made modifications, and tested it with human pilots.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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== Lore == | == Lore == | ||
[[File:Elite-Dangerous-Ship-Enters-Hyperspace.png|thumb|250px|Ship enters hyperspace]] | [[File:Elite-Dangerous-Ship-Enters-Hyperspace.png|thumb|250px|Ship enters hyperspace]] | ||
A hyperspace jump requires precise calculations with quantum mechanics and a discrete amount of energy. A misjump can be disastrous. For example when a ship emerges from hyperspace after a misjump, the pilot's body is turned inside out.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N63DGZnl4eY Elite: Dangerous: Another INRA Base Found, Linked To Hyperdrive Research] | A hyperspace jump requires precise calculations with quantum mechanics and a discrete amount of energy. A misjump can be disastrous. For example when a ship emerges from hyperspace after a misjump, the pilot's body is turned inside out.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N63DGZnl4eY YouTube: Elite: Dangerous: Another INRA Base Found, Linked To Hyperdrive Research] | ||
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