<p>FTL has been discussed elsewhere in this forum but I haven't seen an original idea to really flesh out the mechanics of Void Space travel beyond calling it Star Frontier's hyperspace or quantum tunneling. So I'm asking for opinions on mine.<br /><br />What I hear most say they enjoy about SF's Void Space travel is the very thing people liked about Star Frontiers itself: Simplicity. Unchallengable simplicity for lack of detailed explaination. In keeping with that try this:<br /><br />Somehow the VS Drive tweaks probability. I'm not reinventing Doug Adam's "Improbability Drive" here so bear with me. Check it...<br /><br />The chances of your ship being at star system A while still in star system B is, quantum physically speaking ALMOST impossible, that is VERY improbable.<br /><br />The chances get better under the following conditions CUMULATIVELY:<br /><br />1) When pointed in the direction of the target star<br />2) When clear of all probable ostacles (outside nearby gravity wells as SF discribes)<br />3) When heading toward the target star at relativistic speeds (also per SF)<br />4) When sufficiant feul is available<br />5) When sufficiantly experienced crew is in control<br /><br />When ALL these conditions are met, the probabilty leverage needed for the VSD to utilize the gravitational waves THAT WILL FORM (wiki it) during acceleration of a massive body (that is, when the pilot finally boosts the ship to 1% C per SF) to tweak the ship's quantum state so that it just ends up at star system B.<br /><br />The ship than decelerates for a few days.<br /><br />Literally just point and shoot. How the VSD does it will still be a mystery to us but at least it updates Star Frontiers with today's scientific knowledge.<br /><br />Is this quantum tunneling? I don't think so but correct me if I'm wrong.<br /><br />ADDENDUM: Look up Void. It might not be thought of as another dimension but rather as the empty condition of the space around the ship necessary to increase the jump probability.<br /><br />::leaves podium... drops schematics... they unravel down the aisle:::</p>
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