[Zeronet]

The ST Warp Drive damages the universe and causes problems above warp 6.

[Levyathan]

TriOptimum's FTL Drive modifies the universe to your own specifications.

[Ace]

Go SHODAN!

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Dune yet. The spacing guild and their ability to bend space with their minds, using the spice for it's prescience abilities to find the safe, short, route through the eddies of FTL.

[Shrike]

Originally posted by Razor
And you call yourself a phisics student? You see that even Thunder got this. I CAN teach you physics!

Yeah, but you see, the comment made no sense, because Culture ships don't suffer time dilation from using their FTL drives.

[Styxx]

Originally posted by Ace
Go SHODAN!

Yay!

Originally posted by Ace
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Dune yet. The spacing guild and their ability to bend space with their minds, using the spice for it's prescience abilities to find the safe, short, route through the eddies of FTL.

Well, the real space travel on the Dune universe (not the movie crap) is some form of "standard" FTL travel - the only thing the spice does is the prediction part - no "space bending" capabilities...

[Carl]

Originally posted by Zeronet
The ST Warp Drive damages the universe and causes problems above warp 6.

yes, it has pros and cons, just like real technology.

and that only happens with ships before the 2370's. after that variable geometry warp necelles significantly reduced the damage caused to space.

[Tiara]

Can the people that have chosen "Subspace" please explain. Cause the jump can only be made at 1 point and leads to only one exit. Thus some systems might be isolated from the rest of the galaxy cause they have no node. With for example warp you don't have that problem. You can go anywhere.

[Redfang]

Originally posted by Tiara
Can the people that have chosen "Subspace" please explain. Cause the jump can only be made at 1 point and leads to only one exit. Thus some systems might be isolated from the rest of the galaxy cause they have no node. With for example warp you don't have that problem. You can go anywhere.

 
Yeah, that's true. But isn't it the same case with B5 and Stargate methods?
 
The subspace would be really good without that con, but it's still good overall, being fast and recharges fast and stuff.
 
Maybe SW after all, though you can't escape with it very well, it malfunctiones often. Maybe hyperspace and subspace would own.

[Kellan]

Pantsy-ass non-science methods for travelling through space are A1-SUPAR!

So I go for Bistromathics or Improbability.

[Ace]

Originally posted by Styxx

Yay!


Well, the real space travel on the Dune universe (not the movie crap) is some form of "standard" FTL travel - the only thing the spice does is the prediction part - no "space bending" capabilities...

The last time I checked that is true, Herbert never mentions what is actually used for the FTL, only what is used for the navigation. I must have slipped up when I said the Steersmen folded space themselves. All they do is steer it.

[Colonol Dekker]

I voted starwars, Just cos the falcon jeeps breaking down is no reason to doubt the overwhelming might of an SSD exiting Hyperdrive about 500m above you...  Anyhow if i had the choice my Eagle long range fighter and hyyperspace would deal in narcotics across the galaxy.....  (elite as if you didnt guess) Hyperspace engines, They must be efficient, when they break you get slung to another arm of the galactic spiral, on one tonne of hydrogen fuel....

[Grey Wolf]

I still favor the Hyperspace/Impeller-wedge tech from the Honor Harrington books. No real top speed (just a max acceleration), able to enter normal space from hyper-space at any point near the interface....

[beatspete]

I prefer the Frontier Ellite Hypedrive/Hyperspace.  Buy a ton of hydrogen fuel and your in Ross 154 before you can blink... although it does take a few days outside your spaceship...

[Stargazer_2098]

The "VIMANA-drive" might be a good choice as well, only the human body would never survive the acceleration.

The VIMANA might be possible to use with unmanned, robotic probe-missions and such in the near future (50 years or so).


That's why I say Tachyon-Subspace all the way!
Escpesially if the humans are going to travel to the stars.



A Warp-field could be possible as well, according to Stephen W. Hawking.
We should be capaple to built the first real warp engine in less then 30 years from now.
That is; if his theories are correct.


Stargazer.