Second Sphere FTL Rules

First Generation

Shortjump Drives

First Introduced: 2073

Obseleted: 2158

Primary Use: Local travel

Speed:

• • x1: 2 jumps/month
  • x2: 3 jumps/month
  • x3: 4 jumps/month

Range:

• • x1: 2 jumps
  • x2: 3 jumps
  • x4: 4 jumps

Special rules:

Longjump Drives

First Introduced: 2078

Obseleted: 2158

Primary Use: Long-distance travel

Speed:

• • x1: 2 jumps/month

Second Generation

Civilian Jump Drives (F1)

First Introduced: 2158

Obseleted: 2191

Primary Use: Long-distance travel

Speed:

• • x1: 2 jumps/month

Civilian Jump Drives (F2)

First Introduced: 2182

Obseleted: N/A

Primary Use: Long-distance travel

Speed:

• • x1: 3 jumps/month
  • x1: 5 jumps/month

Civilian Jump Drives (F3)

First Introduced: 2193

Obseleted: N/A

Primary Use: Long-distance travel

Speed:

• • x1: 4 jumps/month
  • x1: 6 jumps/month

Military Jump Drives (F1)

First Introduced: 2158

Obseleted: 2191

Primary Use: Long-distance travel

Speed:

• • x1: 3 jumps/month
  • x2: 5 jumps/month
  • x3: 6 jumps/month

Special rules:

Military Jump Drives (F2)

First Introduced: 2182

Obseleted: N/A

Primary Use: Long-distance travel

Speed:

• • x1: 4 jumps/month
  • x2: 7 jumps/month
  • x3: 9 jumps/month

Special rules:

Military Jump Drives (F3)

First Introduced: 2193

Obseleted: N/A

Primary Use: Long-distance travel

Speed:

• • x1: 5 jumps/month
  • x2: 8 jumps/month
  • x3: 10 jumps/month

Special rules:

Fixed

Wormholes

First Introduced: 2063

Obseleted: 2127 (?)

Primary Use: Posthuman mechanized space-time transport corridors.

Speed:

• • Typically 1-4 weeks transit time

First Generation Catapult

First Introduced: 2088

Obseleted: 2147

Primary Use: Long-distance travel

Speed:

• • Fixed transit speed of 2 jumps/week

Second Generation Catapult

First Introduced: 2147

Obseleted: N/A

Primary Use: Long-distance travel

Speed:

• • Fixed transit speed of 4 jumps/week

Theotechnological

Theta Drives

First Introduced: 2162

Obseleted: N/A

Primary Use: Long-distance travel

Speed:

• • x1: 1 jump/week
  • x2: 2 jump/week
  • x3: 3 jump/week

Special rules:

Fold Drives

First Introduced: 2189

Obseleted: N/A

Primary Use: Long-distance travel

Speed:

• • x1: 5 jumps/month
  • x2: 10 jumps/month
  • x3: 15 jumps/month

Special rules:

Alcubierre Warp Bubbles

First Introduced: ?

Obseleted: ?

Primary Use: Long-distance free-roaming travel

Speed:

• • Unmeasured