Interspacial Conduit

From SPID

An interspacial conduit is a form of travel that allows near-instantaneous travel between two points in spacetime. It is the primary mode of travel for large vessels and technologically advanced civilizations, due to it's ability to cross vast distances in very short periods of time. Other common names for this mode of travel are FTL Jump, Jump Gates, and Wormhole.

Contents 1 Interspacial Conduit Mechanics 2 Implementation 2.1 Vessel Implementation 2.2 Stationary Implementation

Interspacial Conduit Mechanics

Interspacial Conduit technology works by effectively bringing together two distant points in spacetime and a forming a conduit between those points. This Conduit allows energy and ordinary matter to pass through it's throat at subluminal speeds, but because the two distant points are essentially now in simultaneous proximity, a large distance through spacetime is crossed.

Implementation

Vessel Implementation

Large vessels, primarily capital ships and independent carriers usually have Interspacial Conduit drives, allowing them to individually move long distances without outside help.

Stationary Implementation

Distant Jump Platforms are constructed at two points where the termini of an Interspacial Conduit are desired, forming a Jump Gate. The conduit is then formed between these two Jump Platforms and those platforms permanently hold open the conduit. Vessels without Interspacial Conduit technology can then utilize the Jump Gate to travel between star systems efficiently.

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