[Destiny]

I wonder though, is there any common 'messiah' the Gefs look up to? Someone that could reunite the fractured Gef, and topple the UEF and GTVA save the Gefs from self-destruction? I'm certain that person isn't named Kane, but...what the hell.

[General Battuta]

The Reverend Ian MacDuff is no longer the unifying force he once was.

[Snail]

At the risk of being predictable: Alpha 1.

[-Norbert-]

Why?
The Gefs are extremist eco activists. They want nature the be allowed to run it's course completely unimpeded by Humans (and probably Vasudans) up to the point were they sequest themself to living on, or rather in lifeless rocks.
How does that have anything to do with Alpha 1?

[Rodo]

At the risk of being predictable: Alpha 1.

You are not thinking outside the box, stop thinking inside the box! it's ruining the thread 

[redsniper]

I wonder though, is there any common 'messiah' the Gefs look up to?

It's Captain Planet, dude.

[Scotty]

And the Planet Ears.  Don't forget them.

[-Sara-]

New concept, thought of it when going to bed yesterday and almost forgot about it. Secondary jumpdrives. What about a second jumpdrive being on a ship for emergencies? A quick get-away jump, so that the first drive can recharge, maybe even only usable 1 time, possibly not even a stock component but a makeshift device. It is probably smaller than the main jump drive to fit in so may drain massive power from the ships capacitators or reserves.

[The E]

What exactly do you think sprint drives are?

[MatthTheGeek]

Replay Pawns and re-read the Carthage's lines. That's exactly what it does to escape.

[-Sara-]

What exactly do you think sprint drives are?

I assumed a single jumpdrive, but with less recharge time or which in emergency can jump right away again (but probably at sacrifice of drive stability). I imagined always there's only one aboard, like a Trek warpcore. I thought a seperate smaller drive detached from a main jumpdrive could potentially spare and keep the main drive from becoming stressed or overloaded. But maybe that's no huge advantage over the sprint drive, my bad if it is not.

[-Norbert-]

So if the sprint drive is just a couple of drives, instead of a single one, what are the risks and disadvantages?
Because if there are non, they would have build several jumpdrives (or at least two) into every ship, with enough room for it, long before the BP era.

[The E]

Disadvantage is that a second drive core takes up space, and that once you have exhausted the second core, you have to recharge both, which means increased energy usage. The GTVA was only able to pull this off due to advances in subspace tech that led them to more efficient, smaller drive cores.

[-Norbert-]

So no problem with electric currents or fields interfering with each other, or over-excessive heat buildup? "Only" space and energy.

[General Battuta]

I'm sure there are all sorts of engineering challenges. Remember, nothing is canon unless it comes in a campaign or 'official' information.

[The E]

Man, Battuta, you rob me of all my canon-making-up fun