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* Technologies and innovations of the modern age as we know it are present: Household appliances and amenities, the internet, social media, consumer electronics, | * Technologies and innovations of the modern age as we know it are present: Household appliances and amenities, the internet, social media, consumer electronics, | ||
* However, the ideas and cultures wielding such things are not like here and now, because of some fundamental differences and additions listed below. | * However, the ideas and cultures wielding such things are not like here and now, because of some fundamental differences and additions listed below. | ||
- | * **Space Travel** - Between planets, space travel is easy: Many consumer-grade spacecraft in the setting are fitted with a System Cruise module, allowing the craft to move at a fraction or more of the speed of light within a star system, and return to normal speeds safely. This process can be interdicted, | + | * **[[guide/ |
* An access to a personal-grade Spacecraft is a sizeable investment as the ongoing costs of fuel, replacement parts, and hangar service fees add up. However, many merchants have managed to turn a sizeable profit operating only within their star systems. | * An access to a personal-grade Spacecraft is a sizeable investment as the ongoing costs of fuel, replacement parts, and hangar service fees add up. However, many merchants have managed to turn a sizeable profit operating only within their star systems. | ||
* Moving between stars is not as easy, as the amount of power and the size of the technology necessitates the ships to be massive, requiring enormous powerplants and non-miniaturised technology to make faster than light travel a safe possibility between star systems. | * Moving between stars is not as easy, as the amount of power and the size of the technology necessitates the ships to be massive, requiring enormous powerplants and non-miniaturised technology to make faster than light travel a safe possibility between star systems. |