They must be able to FTL travel since they covered 600ly in less than 600 years - in 1 day in fact, so quite a bit faster than light.
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I know but i read somewhere that they couldn't jump like we can now... or am i getting confused here?
Sorry, not FTL. They could travel faster than light but they didnt have the tech for Frameshift jumps
I'm confused. heads to the wiki
Wiki will no help. According to it, only First era hyperdrives are available in 3111. But, exclusive mystyries GalCop`s Quantium Drive appeared after just a couple of years, so... i already speculated about some connetion Betwin Azimuth and GalCop (or/and INRA)
How do you explain that the gen.ships broadcast was not picked up by multiple LP's then?
Anyway, when comparing the LP's data with the original log, I've found some discrepancies.
...Venus…gas nebula…Kitae…fleet…modified…Blood red…By the time…we…fierce at first…the best…there was nothing…Zephyrus…initiate…talking…any day.
…Alaunus… We are lost…two days ago..10…cure for…ship’s population…98%…round the clock…space…22…towar…Horae…quickly…do my job…For now…
So perhaps the data from the LP in SYNUEFE XE-Y C17-7 was equally affected?
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Well i got some info from it. At the time of the Adamastor's journey, the tech they had for jumps was called a "Faraway Drive". Yeah, i remember you discussing about the drives a few days back.
Thing is... can the Faraway Drive make use of neutrons? i cant find any info on that anywhere. So I'm guessing they couldn't make use
Have a look at this thread.
Hyperspace, FTL, Faraway, Quirium, 2b, FSD, - Details please!
I'm doing some research into Hyperdrive (FTL) Travel in ED and I'd like to find as many Lore sources as possible. Loremakers, if you're out there, I'd appreciate some of your insights too! It seems that it's pretty vague - and given the retcons of earlier games, we can't even be really sure...
spoiler them if you can mate. 
So basically ignore the 100 LY thing.
As above they arent there. Some other LPs do come in 3s, each one has 1/3 of the info needed to solve it. If an LP has all the info needed it hasnt yet needed a partner one. (on exception is 3 LPs broadcasting the same message but thats explainable lore and RP wise as in game reasons first)
Always run tinfoil through game filter - Is this explainable because its primary reason is gameplay?
Its a game, if every LP picked up every message wed only need to go to one of them to find everything and it would be a long message. Some things are for game purposes first and foremost. Head lore says, direct transmission on FTL 'beam' so need to be in specific place to receive it, or encryption says delete if not the right LP, or LP only set up to receive specific codes in the first place....Its not always explained.
So basically ignore the 100 LY thing.
So if that range limit also applies to FTL coms, the message to the Adamastor would have been relayed by several LP's.
Also, the message to the geo team in Coalsack would have to be relayed by several LP's.
Do they still hold part of the message?
As above they arent there. Some other LPs do come in 3s, each one has 1/3 of the info needed to solve it. If an LP has all the info needed it hasnt yet needed a partner one. (on exception is 3 LPs broadcasting the same message but thats explainable lore and RP wise as in game reasons first)
Always run tinfoil through game filter - Is this explainable because its primary reason is gameplay?
Probably these companies had some secret high tech that only much later became available to the general public.
I provided evidence that listening posts can pick signal from more than 100 Ly.
You claim that they can't.
Burden of proof.
If you want answers follow the listening posts found in pleiades.
You can start with Maia system.
Never ever trust the wiki.
Anyway, several things you’re getting mixed up here I think.
The Adamastor is a megaship. It is not a Generation Ship. Generation Ships are effectively a kind of megaship though.
Generation ships were (primarily) used for colonisation for the first 600 years of so of humanities expansion into space. Most didn’t have FTL capabilities.
That places no restrictions whatsoever on the jump capabilities of Megaships from much later time periods.
Hyperspace travel has been around since the 2100s, but it took a long time for it to be commonplace.
The FSD hyperdrive is just the latest (and probably safest and most reliable) hyperdrive.
It’s FSD Supercruise that megaships (and capital ships) can’t use.
2800s Faraway Jump (2b) - pretty sure I got that from @drew
3290's FSD Invented / info released to the public anyway - (sneaking suspicion its from @drew as well though)
Whether either of them are current lore or have been retconned or this event is retconning them I dont know.
I dont think I have much definitely from in game, will have to recheck the Tourist Beacons from certain companies. Whats anyone else got? Please spoiler!
3290's FSD Invented / info released to the public anyway - (sneaking suspicion its from @drew as well though)
Whether either of them are current lore or have been retconned or this event is retconning them I dont know.
I dont think I have much definitely from in game, will have to recheck the Tourist Beacons from certain companies. Whats anyone else got? Please spoiler!
Do the comments refering to Arf's "snozz" refer to what a human breathes...
never ever trust this person whose name cannot be called
Faraway Engine use standard hydrogen fuel.
Actualy Type2b engine it is a common engine in a earliy Frontiers game (Elite2/3). It was this engine that required a week on the way.
And here i have table of 2b engine classes (on Russian!): https://www.elite-games.ru/elite3/upgrades.shtml#lnkENG
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I think its more accurate to say never trust that ED uses exactly the same lore in anything (even Raxxla has been retconned) so any info taken from the old games cannot be 100% trusted as up to date or current.
2b Faraway perfect example. If still 'true' then the Megaship cant have jumped the distance in the time, would have taken weeks not hours, or theres a 2c we dont know about at all developed sometime before 3111 that the Adamastor used and kept hidden for 80 years until FSD announced.
So I only 'trust' as 'true' what I get officially in game or officially from Frontier. And dates have been lacking until this Halloween event iirc.
2b Faraway perfect example. If still 'true' then the Megaship cant have jumped the distance in the time, would have taken weeks not hours, or theres a 2c we dont know about at all developed sometime before 3111 that the Adamastor used and kept hidden for 80 years until FSD announced.
So I only 'trust' as 'true' what I get officially in game or officially from Frontier. And dates have been lacking until this Halloween event iirc.
It’s tenuous.
But assuming I’m reading into what you’re saying in your posts correctly, you raise a very good point.
Effects on both sides?
No crashed Anaconda on either landable planets in this system!!! That or DSS is bugged. Correction, it 'bugged' on me.
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