Jump Devices

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Jump drives allow for instantaneous interstellar (or intrastellar) travel from any point to any other point in the Sirius sector. A Hyperspace Survey Module is used to retrieve, store, and encode jump coordinates into an alphanumeric sting decoded by jump drives. The precision of the jump is determined by the Hyperspace Survey Module. A "blind" jump may also be initiated, whether the coordinates are entered incorrectly (often unintentionally) or not at all (usually intentionally). There are different tiers of Jump Drive, which affect fuel use, cargo use, power use, and charge time. Jump drives use a variety of fuels with different consumption for each, where MOX is used the least and Deuterium and Helium-3 are used the most.

Most of the jump drives in Sirius jump only the vessel equipped with them. They take less time to charge and a few use less fuel per second while charging as well.

Much less common are jump drives designed to pull other close by (usually 300 meters) into a wormhole with the jumping ship. They are usually only seen in large military or trading fleets due to their very large fuel use, requiring more cargo space than a 5k transport (except for MOX, which uses at least 4807). They also take nearly four minutes to charge.

Jump Drives

Name Field Size Charge Time Power Used Cargo Space Hit Points Price
Jump Drive Module Series II 0 60 3,600,000 900 60,000 550,000
Jump Drive Module Series III 0 60 7,000,000 900 80,000 550,000
Jump Drive Module Series IV 300 200 7,000,000 1,200 100,000 550,000

Survey Modules

Name Accuracy Survey Time Power Used Cargo Space Hit Points Price
Hyperspace Survey Module Mk1 5 100 100,000 800 50,000 550,000
Hyperspace Survey Module Mk2 20 100 100,000 600 100,000 550,000
Hyperspace Survey Module Mk3 30 1,000 100,000 400 150,000 550,000