rotor911 Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Given the transwarp drive advantage, it doesn't look worth researching further the nuclear jump drive path but I was wondering if they could still have military value: for instance many nuclear jump drive mk xx would allow more ships to cross a warp point simultaneously than a single transwarp drive. Or is the transwarp drive superior in any category? Did somebody follow the nuclear jump drive tech tree after the Mk II and would be kind enough to enlighten me? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-t-akua Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 rotor, researching further up the jump drive tree will help in reducing the warp bubble of the ship so there is value. Also per another thread you will need Mk I Fusion JD to get FTWD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Miles Avatar Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Fusion warp drives and fusion manuver engines are more efficient then their nuclear cousins but it will take a very long time to reach the level of integrity that the nuke engines give you. In battle I would rather have ships powered by Nuclear Engines. Ships designed to explore and not get into the thick of them maelstroms might be better off with them fusions engines. In the ends its your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-t-akua Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 I think reasonable beings can disagree about this point. It all depends on whether you want to focus on ruggedness or swiftness. The rumor is that Fusion Engines top out at a higher power rating so while the integrity of the engine is lower in the long run you will be able to maneuver more quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowKitsune Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 Of course, there are Engines more advanced than Fusion such as Antimatter and Conversion. So far the Engine/Jump Drive Tree seems to be: Mk I Engine A -> Mk II Engine A -> [Mk III Engine A or Mk I Engine B] ... Mk IV Engine A -> Mk V Engine A ... and so on. Mk I Engine B -> Mk II Engine B -> [Mk III Engine B or Mk I Engine C] ... Mk IV Engine B -> Mk V Engine B ... and so on. FWIW, -SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandaemonium Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 I got Mk I Fusion Jump Drive research opened up after Mk II Nuclear Jump Drive was completed; the same with Engines. ? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-t-akua Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 I got Mk I Fusion Jump Drive research opened up after Mk II Nuclear Jump Drive was completed; the same with Engines. ? . Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowKitsune Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octagon999 Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 If I had to do it over again, I would just stick with my Mk I NJD and build NTWD's. I'd save the JD research for something actually useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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