2/ These 3 choices are multiplied by 2 "cost" scenarios: (a) all jumps are equal cost (in fuel / time / whatever) (b) jumps have a cost that is somewhere between linear and squared of real-world distance This gives 6 different ways to construct a fictional universe.
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13/ ok, gotta go read up on distributed databases ; more on this later , if at all
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16/ another FTL system I've thought of, which is a bit harder on the
@KarlKGallagher scale, takes some steps to avoid causality problems: you jump form Earth to Alpha C ...and when you get there, there are no radio waves coming from Earth why? you're in a new universeShow this thread
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I know parts of this come up in the Honor Harrington universe, but I’m not sure it’s directional (but there are definitely “becalmed” places between the trade routes). I swear I’ve seen directionality explored somewhere, but can’t remember where…
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