Frame Shift Drive (SCO)
Faster-than-light capable ship drive, featuring experimental overcharge capabilities, necessary for supercruise travel and hyperspace jumps between star systems.
— In-Game Description
The Frame Shift Drive (SCO) is a hyperdrive system manufactured by Achilles Aerospace. It was introduced to the market in 3310 after research on Thargoid Titan travel.[1] The Frame Shift Drive (SCO) is capable of both supercruise and hyperspace jumps, with an additional capability of supercruise overcharge, allowing faster travel within a star system.
Usage
In supercruise, the boost function will activate and deactivate Supercruise Overcharge. During an overcharge, the Frame Shift Drive will accelerate rapidly, but there are multiple drawbacks: it will consume large amounts of fuel, generate a thermal load which can overheat the ship, and the ship's controls will suffer interference.
After deactivating a supercruise overcharge, there is a cooldown before the ship can start another overcharge. Commanders can see when another ship is in cooldown on their HUD's target info panel.
Supercruise overcharge will be deactivated during an interdiction. If the ship runs low on fuel during supercruise overcharge, it will perform an emergency drop into normal space, leaving a small amount of fuel in the main fuel tank. Emergency dropping during supercruise overcharge will deal severe damage to the ship and its modules.
Specifications
Unlike Frame Shift Drives, you can only install a Frame Shift Drive (SCO) if its size class matches the size of your ship's Frame Shift Drive Internal Compartment.
| Class | Rating | Mass (T) | Integrity | Power Draw (MW) |
FSD Optimal Mass (T) |
Max Fuel Per Jump (T) |
Overcharge Max Speed Increase (%) | Overcharge Max Acceleration Rate | Overcharge Heat Generation Rate | Overcharge Control Interference | Value (CR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | C | 2.50 | 51 | 0.20 | 60 | 0.60 | 142 | 0.090 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 20,829 |
| 3 | C | 5.00 | 64 | 0.30 | 100 | 1.20 | 120 | 0.070 | 0.49 | 0.29 | 67,720 |
| 4 | C | 10.00 | 80 | 0.30 | 350 | 2.00 | 100 | 0.060 | 1.23 | 0.35 | 214,680 |
| 5 | C | 20.00 | 96 | 0.45 | 665 | 3.30 | 80 | 0.055 | 1.40 | 0.40 | 623,820 |
| 6 | C | 40.00 | 113 | 0.50 | 1200 | 5.30 | 62 | 0.045 | 1.80 | 0.64 | 2,157,270 |
| 7 | C | 80.00 | 131 | 0.68 | 1710 | 8.50 | 46 | 0.040 | 2.00 | 0.67 | 6,838,550 |