[Snail]

After playing the Nemesis mission for the third time, I was wondering, is the Nemesis the only ship that can nanojump? Because if all ships could nanojump then there's not much point in escort missions since the freighters could go right to the node and jump. I was also wondering why nanojumps are concidered new, since it could may as well be a small (nano) intra system jump. So if the Nemesis is the only ship that can do it, why? And do you still use nanojumping in INF SCP? Despite the above I always thought it was cool, to say the least. (I hope I don't get burnt for THIS too  )

[Woomeister]

Nanojumping requires overloading the engines and is only used when it really is needed.

It hasn't been used in INF SCP, don't know if it will be at a later date.

[SadisticSid]

I'd like to be able to explain the mechanics for nanojumping, but subspace isn't a very well documented area of the FS universe.

As I've thought of it, a nanojump over a minute distance (1-1000km) requires intense computation from a navigation system and a specially adapted subspace drive that can output the same amount of power used in an intrasystem jump, but in a fraction of the time. For large vessels like destroyers, the energy for the jump must be pre-charged into a capacitor for tactical use. Recharging takes the same amount of time as a regular ship's subspace drive, so it can't be used continuously.

[Dark Hunter]

Perhaps for an explanation as to why ships jump in so far away from jump nodes... is it possible that the jump node "twists" subspace so that intrasystem jumps can't be performed? Kinda like what happened to the Psamtik (I think it was the Psamtik anyway) when it tried to jump to Knossos Portal #2 in the Shivan Nebula?

[Darius]

So this thread now contains enough information for someone to write a tech database entry on nanojumping, if there wasn't one previously?

[Dark Hunter]

:shrugs:

Sure, nanojumping is fanon anyway, so people can say whatever they want about how it works. 

[Mobius]

Perhaps for an explanation as to why ships jump in so far away from jump nodes... is it possible that the jump node "twists" subspace so that intrasystem jumps can't be performed? Kinda like what happened to the Psamtik (I think it was the Psamtik anyway) when it tried to jump to Knossos Portal #2 in the Shivan Nebula?

If ships the player has to escort jump 100 meters from a node,the mission will finish inless than 20 secs.FS is a game,do not forget this.Even in a film,where suspence is needed,jumping close to the node...well....

Those teories about nanojumping are pretty different to the one I've elaborated....
A nanojump is,to my opinion,an easy jump every ship can made but no one tried it.I think that jumping some clicks away from the original position requires less energy than jump to another system located LIGHT YEARS deep in space. What changes between a normal jump?The orientation!
1)Originally I thought the Nemesis and that destroyer In Sol:A History first jumped to another location and then returned to the designated battle area...
2)I think now that instead of going straight,a ship makes a menevuer in subpace.In this case is required much energy I think,but not engine overloads,ecc. Going at a speed much higher than the Light Speed,as exploited by Enistein's theories,deforms the space.If travels that would require years even at the light speed are maed in a few minutes,the space deformation would be huge. A this point all what a ship needs to do is to turn leaft,right,up or down instead of pointing straight.

[Aardwolf]

How does the direction you are going in change when you come out of a node or other jump normally? Or is it just a complete mystery that can never be solved by the most advanced technology (i.e. something that is used for convenience by the mission designers and doesn't really work in real life)?

[Prophet]

Shame on you! You forget FS1 where Galatea/Bastion (can't remember which) jumps right to the jump node, makes a small circle and then jumps out trought the node. It had to reset/recharge its drives before going trought the node. So a ship can jump right on top of the node but has to wait a while before proceeding.

[Mobius]

Maybe you're ok but these are just theories about something invented by other members....

[Colonol Dekker]

Nanojumps,


We all love em, I wanna throw a wildacard into the deck though, Whats to say that the exit vector isnt insantaneous in a nano jump (think of portals from Prey) te enrty point would be alligned correctly, the exit point could be flipped forty five degrees on its y axis, The only delay would be in real space as FTL slows time down.......



[nanojumps = a1 supah]

[Wobble73]

Could you use a nanojump to perform a Picard manoeuvre??? 

[Colonol Dekker]

Yes but it would be called a Nemesis manouvre

[Woomeister]

Could you use a nanojump to perform a Picard manoeuvre??? 

No, as IIRC in the Picard manoeuvre the ship is stays visible at both points for a short time to give an illusion of two ships.

[Dark Hunter]

I thought that that wouldn't make much of a difference... how exactly are you sexp'ing the nanojumps, Woo?

[Woomeister]

Ship jumps out, new ship jumps in x seconds later.

[Dark Hunter]

I figured as much. I don't see why having the two ships on-screen at once would hurt though... unless they were on the escort list... that would look odd.

[Snail]

The Nemesis would jump out, and then the Nemesisö jumped in.

[Woomeister]

Yeah, but the game reads the second ship as Nemesis since the in game font doesn't have that symbol.

[Mobius]

Even my dogs know it...