Hyperspace Drives

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the trouble with hyperspace is that it is too easy to be used/abused.

if the raid has to be planned and prepared over the week... much more enjoyment out of the success, as opposed to 'gamma everyone?' 'k'

besides that, a non-tagged train *could* sneak through into liberty/rhine territory and be waiting at the destination of one of the waypoints. the cattlebruiser and escorts form up, jump - restock - jump - restock - jump - restock - jump

and pew pew pew boom. hit them when they're sleeping. /pearlhabour.

however, another idea.

not all of the fuel could be needed for a jump, but the hyperdrive could do a maximum of three jumps in a row, and then require a 20min cooldown, OR you can use again but it uses up all remaining fuel and you have to get out on sublight travel alone. ifyou wait for the cooldown, it uses the regular amount of fuel (say, full of fuel gives ten jumps)

i think features that are part of a long production chain are actually more fun to use. basic alloy and super alloy to smelters, ship hull panels to shipyards, etc etc... you can see that chain. else you are flying <item> to <base> and then back again. in the case of the fuel... the grunts of the organisation have to do the legwork, but the admirals have to do the planning. getting the planning right is as important as getting the details right. it gives a faction some task/objective to acheive together, and this makes for a concerted effort = high morale -> good community spirit.

either way, im just spinning my wheels, trying to come up with ideas to ensure fun and balance and achievability and simplicity of coding

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