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General principles:
General principles:
:Only theta makes good FTL. Only ZOCU had more than a trickle of theta.
:Only theta makes good FTL. Only ZOCU had that in quantity. The magnates had none.
:You can make bad FTL with first-generation drives. These carry less and are far slower than modern drives.
:You can make bad FTL with first-generation drives. These carry less and are far slower than modern drives.
:Everyone has crappy tech. Apart from anything else, it's only 2160.
:Everyone has crappy tech. Apart from anything else, it's only 2160.

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General principles:

Only theta makes good FTL. Only ZOCU had that in quantity. The magnates had none.
You can make bad FTL with first-generation drives. These carry less and are far slower than modern drives.
Everyone has crappy tech. Apart from anything else, it's only 2160.

To start with let's confirm what every system's role was. Bear in mind this is all 2-4 decades ago and could be very much different to their modern bent.

Minkowski: converted slowdrives to jumpships, made things to carry with them, assembled relief forces.