Second Sphere FTL Rules

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Speeds are probably subject to change

First Generation

Shortjump Drives

First Introduced: 2073
Obseleted: 2158
Primary Use: Local travel
Speed:
  • x1: 0.5 jumps/week
  • x2: 0.75 jumps/week
  • x3: 1 jump/week
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: 0.5 jumps/week

Second Generation

Civilian Jump Drives (F1)

First Introduced: 2158
Obseleted: 2191
Primary Use: Long-distance travel
Speed:
  • x1: 0.5 jumps/week

Civilian Jump Drives (F2)

First Introduced: 2182
Obseleted: N/A
Primary Use: Long-distance travel
Speed:
  • x1: 0.75 jumps/week
  • x1: 1.25 jumps/week

Civilian Jump Drives (F3)

First Introduced: 2193
Obseleted: N/A
Primary Use: Long-distance travel
Speed:
  • x1: 1 jump/week
  • x1: 1.5 jumps/week

Military Jump Drives (F1)

First Introduced: 2158
Obseleted: 2191
Primary Use: Long-distance travel
Speed:
  • x1: 0.75 jumps/week
  • x2: 1.25 jumps/week
  • x3: 1.5 jumps/week
Special rules:

Military Jump Drives (F2)

First Introduced: 2182
Obseleted: N/A
Primary Use: Long-distance travel
Speed:
  • x1: 1 jumps/week
  • x2: 1.75 jumps/week
  • x3: 2.25 jumps/week
Special rules:

Military Jump Drives (F3)

First Introduced: 2193
Obseleted: N/A
Primary Use: Long-distance travel
Speed:
  • x1: 1.25 jumps/week
  • x2: 2 jumps/week
  • x3: 2.5 jumps/week
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: 1.25 jumps/week
  • x2: 2.5 jumps/week
  • x3: 3.75 jumps/week
Special rules:

Alcubierre Warp Bubbles

First Introduced: ?
Obseleted: ?
Primary Use: Long-distance free-roaming travel
Speed:
  • Unmeasured