Aurora 4x

New Players => The Academy => Topic started by: Kaiser on October 22, 2013, 06:21:46 AM

Title: Hyper Drive
Post by: Kaiser on October 22, 2013, 06:21:46 AM

Hi, what is it? How can I use it? (if I can)

Title: Re: Hyper Drive
Post by: Nibelung44 on October 22, 2013, 06:33:08 AM

it's interesting outside the gravity wells of stars, that you can see with a checkbox named show hyperlimit, in the display tab. This allows to move faster from 2x to much more. Only worth it if you have a very far jump point or if you have colonized binaries or more solar system with super huge distances.

Title: Re: Hyper Drive
Post by: icecoldblood on October 22, 2013, 06:46:06 AM

From 6.0 onwards, the hyperdrive does nothing. It was removed/diabled due to the engine changes in v6.0 and steve not knowing how to make them compatible with the new system. Pre-6.0 they multiplied the speed of your craft by a certain multiplier that I can't remember.

Title: Re: Hyper Drive
Post by: sublight on October 22, 2013, 06:49:08 AM

What icecoldblood said.

Back in 5.x the hyper drive engine option increased engine mass by 2x (reduced by tech) in return for 10x speed outside of a hyper limit.

Title: Re: Hyper Drive
Post by: Kaiser on October 22, 2013, 11:01:49 AM

So, if we cannot use it, it should be removed from the tech tree...or is it a pre - requisite for other techs?

Title: Re: Hyper Drive
Post by: Nathan_ on October 22, 2013, 01:53:13 PM

I believe that there are plans to reintroduce them at some point, they aren't pre-requisites for anything though so you can safely ignore them.

Title: Re: Hyper Drive
Post by: Zed 6 on October 22, 2013, 08:44:42 PM

Bring Hyperdrive back!!

Title: Re: Hyper Drive
Post by: Kaiser on October 23, 2013, 05:54:07 AM

Thank you guyZ  :P

Title: Re: Hyper Drive
Post by: Gwyn ap Nud on October 24, 2013, 12:10:46 PM

Wait, this means that all the RP I've been wasting on Hyperdrive size is useless. . .  I was WONDERING why I couldn't find the hyperdrive anywhere else.