Hi all,
Found Aurora just recently and must say it's absolutely brilliant.
Been browsing the forum and saw all sorts of hints and tips, which have been useful.
As I understand it, jumpgates give unlimited access to a system for both yourself and any potential enemies out there if they are placed on both sides of a jump point.
Whereas a jumpdrive equipped ship can 'picket' a jumpoint point and escort as many ships through as it wants, from both directions(?), as long as its mass is greater than or equal to the jumping ships via a standard transit. So is it possible to build a jump station with no engines and post it on the point so it acts like a 'your race only' jumpgate? something like this?
Jump Station class Jump Tender 150,000 tons 8160 Crew 38522 BP TCS 3000 TH 0 EM 0
1 km/s JR 3-50 Armour 1-251 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 4 PPV 0
Maint Capacity 140642 MSP Max Repair 15625 MSP
J150000(3-50) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 150000 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 3
Fuel Capacity 100,000,000 Litres Range N/A
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
And will it allow civilian traffic automatically or would they need a jumpgate for that?
Edit: Oh yeah, its flagged as a tanker & supply ship so squadrons can refuel/resupply before moving on. Also the military drives allow all traffic (military & commercial) to pass, assuming I understood that part correctly (military engines cannot use a commercial jump but commercial vessels can jump through a point opened by a military jumpdrive)