FTL System (Faster Than Light Travel)

The faster than light or FTL travel system in Hellion is present on all ships in the game. This system is used to travel all around the Hellion system within minutes, or hours of time. The ship achieves this by enwrapping the ship in a casimir bubble, and bending spacetime around it to travel faster than light. This system allows players to travel vast distances, such as those between planets, within minutes.

Warp Cells
Warp cells are the necessary fuel for FTL (excluding E-Warp), along with electricity. Warp cells come in 4 tiers, each with more "juice" in them. FTL cannot be achieved without warp cells, and each ship has a slot for at least 1 warp cell, and every player starts with a warp cell blueprint.

Warp Cell Tiers
Tier 1: 100 warp "juice"

Tier 2: 200 warp "juice"

Tier 3: 400 warp "juice"

Tier 4: 800 warp "juice"

Singularity Cell Detonators
Singularity Cell Detonators are highly advanced systems designed to stabilize the negative energy output of the ship’s Warp Drive. This allows the generation of a stronger and longer lasting warp field, directly improving the warp drive speed and warp cell consumption. The use of singularity cell detonators unlocks a "warp tier" system, where certain warp speeds can be selected, to be able to travel faster between planets, but at a higher base warp cell cost. The higher the warp tier, the higher the base cell consumption, making it logical to use lower tiers for shorter distances, and higher tiers for longer ones.

E-Warp
E-Warp, dubbed "Emergency Warp" is a type of warp that uses no warp cell whatsoever, but takes extremely long, and doesn't allow any modules to be towed with it.

Tier 1
Tier 1 warp, achieved by using a tier 1 Singularity Cell Detonator is a basic form of warp, using a small amount of base warp cell, and allowing a small amount of modules to be towed with the ship. Tier 1 warp isn't meant to be used across planetary distances.

Tier 2
Tier 2 warp, achieved by using a tier 2 Singularity Cell Detonator is a better form of warp, using a more moderate amount of base warp cell, and allowing a medium sized base to be towed. Tier 2 warp is meant for short planetary hops.

Tier 3
Tier 3 warp, achieved by using a tier 3 Singularity Cell Denonator is a semi-advanced form of warp, using a generous amount of base warp cell, and allowing a large base to be towed. Tier 3 warp is meant for multi planetary hops.

Tier 4
Tier 4 warp, achieved by only the gods, (T4 SCD) is the most advanced form of warp, using nearly 40 base warp cell, but allowing extreme amounts of modules to be towed. Tier 4 warp is meant for system-wide hops.