FSD Supercharging: Difference between revisions
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'''FSD supercharging''' is the process of flying into one of the high-energy relativistic jets of a neutron star or a white dwarf in [[supercruise]] with a [[Fuel Scoop]] equipped. This allows a ship to take in exotic particles that interact with its [[Frame Shift Drive]] to increase its maximum [[jump range]] for a single jump, but also inflicts a small amount of damage on the Frame Shift Drive. FSD supercharging from a white dwarf gives a 50% (1.5x multiplier) range bonus, while doing the same with a neutron star provides a 300% (4x multiplier) bonus, effectively quadrupling a ship's range for a single jump. Note that supercharging is not an instant process, and pilots may have to spend several seconds inside the jet for the effect to apply. | '''FSD supercharging''' (a.k.a. '''Jet-cone boost''') is the process of flying into one of the high-energy relativistic jets of a neutron star or a white dwarf in [[supercruise]] with a [[Fuel Scoop]] equipped. This allows a ship to take in exotic particles that interact with its [[Frame Shift Drive]] to increase its maximum [[jump range]] for a single jump, but also inflicts a small amount of damage on the Frame Shift Drive. FSD supercharging from a white dwarf gives a 50% (1.5x multiplier) range bonus, while doing the same with a neutron star provides a 300% (4x multiplier) bonus, effectively quadrupling a ship's range for a single jump. Note that supercharging is not an instant process, and pilots may have to spend several seconds inside the jet for the effect to apply. | ||
This is a risky process, as the high-energy jet of the star can fling the ship around and make it difficult to control. Entering the jet will make the ship somewhat difficult to control: the magnetic forces of the jet will tug on the ship gently, not unlike the way an [[Frame Shift Drive Interdictor]] would affect a ship. Larger ships with greater mass are somewhat resistant to the jet's magnetic forces and can be easier to control during the process than smaller ships. | This is a risky process, as the high-energy jet of the star can fling the ship around and make it difficult to control. Entering the jet will make the ship somewhat difficult to control: the magnetic forces of the jet will tug on the ship gently, not unlike the way an [[Frame Shift Drive Interdictor]] would affect a ship. Larger ships with greater mass are somewhat resistant to the jet's magnetic forces and can be easier to control during the process than smaller ships. | ||