hyperdrive engine

killerelf1[w-h] · 03.11.2009, 17:40

the hyper drive engine is the newest engine built. At maximum power it can make a ship travel at the speed of light.an is a requirement for the ISB addional requirements for this drive system are Warp engine (Level 13) Diffusion engine (Level 14) Rocket engine (Level 14) an Engine research (Level 12) the hyperdrive engine has a speed of 9300 an can sustain long distances for a greater period of time then the warp drive.
cost of construcion is kind of high but worth the speed 409.600 Metal 819.200</B> Kryptonite 409.600</B> Spice

any other help is welcome.

DarkWolfBlade · 03.11.2009, 19:08

Oh dear where to start...

Even thou warp drive is slower than Hyper drive the possibilities in reaching an area in the matter of seconds rather than hours or even minutes seems ridiculous. We would require new types of vessels and new types of energy studies.

Personally I don't like the fact of a Hyper Drive engine, because there are risks involved with such an engine as seen in Star Trek and other popular sci-fi genres. The fact that you can get to a to be seems unfair in the matter of seconds, it takes me a couple of days just to reach galaxy eight.

You presented the requirements, but that type of engine needs energy and technology research because it uses a lot of matter into energy to require such force and not to mention that you could end up into a galaxy cluster.

Thus we have the requirements of targeting systems using a navigation system while having a level of fleet base along with weapons tech since the entire engine is basically a Dark Plasma Reactor waiting to implode or explode.

Thus Point A to C while B doesn't really honestly care because its just in the middle of things, except when traffic is involved then Point B is really upset about it. Thus I am point B, wholly freaking 42 I can't even get enough time to defend myself because of that engine is on that ship! You see where I am going with this people, having such a beast may seem fun for the user, but for me its like being roundhouse kicked by Chuck Norris's boot!

AlexanderTheGreat · 03.11.2009, 21:31

ok, lets see. problem number 1. To reach those requirment would take...(visting SI-master.com) ...over 119 days for warp, over 14 days for diffution, over 9 days for Rocket, and over 7 days for Drive Engine. Thats almost half a year to wait! No to mention what it would cost to get all that research. Lets get an estimate...(back to SI-master) ...atleast 500K of Metal, Krpto, and 250K of spice for deffution, about the same for Rocket, atleast 5M Metal 2.5M Krpto and 2M Spice for Warp, and about the same for Drive as Rocket. Total: 7.5M Metal, 4M Krpto, and 3.5M Spice. This is not cheap stuff here.

Summary: About 1/2 Year to get research and over 7.5M Metal, 4M Krpto, and 3.5M Spice. And that just the research time and cost!

RoyalOss · 03.11.2009, 21:43

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Originally Posted by AlexanderTheGreat

ok, lets see. problem number 1. To reach those requirment would take...(visting SI-master.com) ...over 119 days for warp, over 14 days for diffution, over 9 days for Rocket, and over 7 days for Drive Engine. Thats almost half a year to wait! No to mention what it would cost to get all that research. Lets get an estimate...(back to SI-master) ...atleast 500K of Metal, Krpto, and 250K of spice for deffution, about the same for Rocket, atleast 5M Metal 2.5M Krpto and 2M Spice for Warp, and about the same for Drive as Rocket. Total: 7.5M Metal, 4M Krpto, and 3.5M Spice. This is not cheap stuff here.

Summary: About 1/2 Year to get research and over 7.5M Metal, 4M Krpto, and 3.5M Spice. And that just the research time and cost!

Warp 13 is a Bit Expensive but all is do-able

Current in my Lab :
Diffusion 15
Rocket 13, will go to 15 in 2 weeks
Warp 12

AlexanderTheGreat · 03.11.2009, 21:45

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Originally Posted by RoyalOss

Warp 13 is a Bit Expensive but all is do-able

Current in my Lab :
Diffusion 15
Rocket 13, will go to 15 in 2 weeks
Warp 12

still, this is a tech mostlikly only players in AZ14 and up could buy, atleast in UN2.(where i play)

-Mick123- · 03.11.2009, 21:45

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Originally Posted by AlexanderTheGreat

Summary: About 1/2 Year to get research and over 7.5M Metal, 4M Krpto, and 3.5M Spice. And that just the research time and cost!

Infact your looking at about 59 day's or so (You have not included a Research lab's time bonus) to get from Warp level 10 (The place alot stop at) to level 13. All three of the tech's this guy has listed as a requirement are important in there own right as each level of Rocket, Diff, Warp increases overall speed of ship's that require said tech by 10% so your not losing anything by researching them.

(All in all, Far less than 1/2 year, Which is 182 day's)

I can however shoot this down as there are no ship's that require a Hyperdrive engine and as we cannot retrofit ship's (shot down long ago) there would be no need for this. If you wish to make a ship between Destroyer and ISB that require's such an engine be my guest.

DarkWolfBlade · 03.11.2009, 22:58

I still find it scary for the reason is that the time rate of getting somewhere would be instantaneous, the ship that could use this would be back at home and ready for launch in no time!

The Question is what will limit this engine and what would be the time frame for traveling to point A to B?

What kind of ship would use this engine, it seems more unclear when you think of it? Perhaps some sort of Drone Ship with the compliments of a ISB and BS? I'm somewhat against this because of the fact it could be used to bash players in a small radius like crazy.

Skug · 04.11.2009, 00:51

My biggest problem with this new engine is simpley that we would need to make new ships for it. If we continued the trend the game sets with bigger engines is more powerful ships, we suddenly have ships that make ISB's look like tinker toys. To me, not a good thing.

Now, a word on presentation...

Its horrid killerelf1[w-h]. When you present an idea, make it look good, like this one http://en.board.bigpoint.com/spacein...d.php?t=149844 . Thats a wonderful presentation. Easy to read, simple to review and respond to.

Remember, when your posting an idea, you are basiclly giving the SI community a present. What present would you like to see me, the one in pretty shiny paper with a biow? Or the one in an old torn brown paper bag?

AlexanderTheGreat · 04.11.2009, 00:56

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Originally Posted by DarkWolfBlade

I still find it scary for the reason is that the time rate of getting somewhere would be instantaneous, the ship that could use this would be back at home and ready for launch in no time!

The Question is what will limit this engine and what would be the time frame for traveling to point A to B?

What kind of ship would use this engine, it seems more unclear when you think of it? Perhaps some sort of Drone Ship with the compliments of a ISB and BS? I'm somewhat against this because of the fact it could be used to bash players in a small radius like crazy.

i agree. also, we need a ship or too for this.

Also, overlooked: Only about 800 Players would be able to use this new tech, currently 200,000 people play English SI. Only 0.4% of SI players would benfit from this. Thats not egohgn players in my opinon to pass this.

DarkWolfBlade · 04.11.2009, 05:14

1) Players who don't have them would be at a disadvantage

2) Vessels would be extremely expensive to manufacture

3) Players could loose the majority of their resources due to raids by that type of vessel using that engine and while loosing everything.

4) Implies three, the vessel would be able to travel from Point A to Point C without skipping a beat and able to return back like nothing ever happened.

Thus I am shooting this idea down and SI isn't raid for such a thing yet, but keep them coming and make a better presentation next time may I add?