Modified Jump Drives

[Arkathan]

Looking at the collectors, there is one paragraph that is a bit funky.

"It takes a week of normal space travel to fully charge an accumulator and accumulators do not work in jump space, in an atmosphere or on a ship expending thrust."

So, a week of normal space travel but with no thrust. Doesn't sound all that "normal" and it's not really "travel" either. More like a ballistic course or just sitting somewhere in space. Adding normal space travel and then removing thrust means its anything but normal. Maybe a week in normal space would have been better.

The text makes more sense if you group it with the word space.
Normal Space travel as opposed to Jump Space travel.
A parking orbit above a planet while your small craft handle business would qualify.
The stated time for finding new cargo via brokers covers the refueling time.

 

[Terry Mixon]

The text makes more sense if you group it with the word space.
Normal Space travel as opposed to Jump Space travel.
A parking orbit above a planet while your small craft handle business would qualify.
The stated time for finding new cargo via brokers covers the refueling time.

Agreed. It's the word travel I have an issue with, really. You're parked somewhere, not traveling. I'm just being persnickety.

 

[Arkathan]

Agreed. It's the word travel I have an issue with, really. You're parked somewhere, not traveling. I'm just being persnickety.

Consider the velocity of a satellite in Geosynchronous orbit. That is an awfully large vector applied so that the thing goes "nowhere."

 

[Terry Mixon]

Consider the velocity of a satellite in Geosynchronous orbit. That is an awfully large vector applied so that the thing goes "nowhere."

To me, travel implies intent. Being carried along may take you places, but it's not the same. I see the validity of your point, but I'll stick to my view.

 

[Condottiere]

Coasting.

With minimal friction.