Fred
Retired Staff
I believe the bar set for the preparation time of FTL jumps is too low in the wiki article.
As is, currently, a Plumeria-class light gunship would need to prepare 15 seconds to jump to hyperspace to cross over 10 light years, which will take 4 hours to reach.
So, for 4 hours of hyperspace travel (slower ships will take even longer), you only need to stop and charge your drive unit for 15 seconds? I stand as very dubious before that.
My suggestion:
15 seconds initial charge time for 1 light year
+5 seconds additional charge time per extra light year.
That way, it would take...
~ 15 seconds for the first light year, +5 seconds for each extra until...
~ 1 minute to charge for a 10 light year jump,
~ 1m50s to go across 20 light years,
~ 2m40s to go across 30 light years,
~ 3m30s to go across 40 light years,
~ 4m20s to go across 50 light years,
~ 5m10s to go across 60 light years,
~ 6m00s to go across 70 light years.
Or you would always simplify by going for the initial 15s + 5s per extra light year, and every 10 light years after the first takes an extra minute.
That would be:
~ 15 seconds for the first light year, +5 seconds for each extra until...
~ 1 minute to charge for a 10 light year jump,
~ 2 minutes to charge for a 20 light year jump,
~ 3 minutes to charge for a 30 light year jump,
~ 4 minutes to charge for a 40 light year jump,
~ 5 minutes to charge for a 50 light year jump,
~ 6 minutes to charge for a 60 light year jump,
~ 7 minutes to charge for a 70 light year jump.
Remember that by contrast the Abwehrans currently take 1 minute to charge for a 1 light year distance with their fold drives.
As is, currently, a Plumeria-class light gunship would need to prepare 15 seconds to jump to hyperspace to cross over 10 light years, which will take 4 hours to reach.
So, for 4 hours of hyperspace travel (slower ships will take even longer), you only need to stop and charge your drive unit for 15 seconds? I stand as very dubious before that.
My suggestion:
15 seconds initial charge time for 1 light year
+5 seconds additional charge time per extra light year.
That way, it would take...
~ 15 seconds for the first light year, +5 seconds for each extra until...
~ 1 minute to charge for a 10 light year jump,
~ 1m50s to go across 20 light years,
~ 2m40s to go across 30 light years,
~ 3m30s to go across 40 light years,
~ 4m20s to go across 50 light years,
~ 5m10s to go across 60 light years,
~ 6m00s to go across 70 light years.
Or you would always simplify by going for the initial 15s + 5s per extra light year, and every 10 light years after the first takes an extra minute.
That would be:
~ 15 seconds for the first light year, +5 seconds for each extra until...
~ 1 minute to charge for a 10 light year jump,
~ 2 minutes to charge for a 20 light year jump,
~ 3 minutes to charge for a 30 light year jump,
~ 4 minutes to charge for a 40 light year jump,
~ 5 minutes to charge for a 50 light year jump,
~ 6 minutes to charge for a 60 light year jump,
~ 7 minutes to charge for a 70 light year jump.
Remember that by contrast the Abwehrans currently take 1 minute to charge for a 1 light year distance with their fold drives.