Steel x40
Hyper-Coils x30
10,000
Steel x76Hyper-Coils x52
Processor x1 20,000 8,000
Steel x156Hyper-Coils x67Processor x4 34,000 16,000Allows the ship to instantaneously travel to other destinations within the solar system, to friendly ships with hyperdrive Beacons, or when assisted by a Hyper-Jump Relay, to other solar systems.
The Hyperdrive is a part that allows ships to travel great distances by consuming 
Hyperium. Jumps can be performed within the same solar system, or to new solar systems entirely. The total count of drives, combined with the area they cover, greatly affects the jump cost.
A jump within the same solar system is cheaper and instantaneous, and can be performed to any Hyper-Jump Relays or trade stations.
Jumps to other solar systems cost more hyperium, and require visiting the relevant jump relay. Upon interacting with the relay, the jump will begin to charge and can be performed when it is completed. It is important to note that each individual drive can only contribute its stored hyperium to the jump process, meaning multiple drives or a larger one will be required to make more expensive trips. For example, a jump that requires 39 Hyperium will require 2 small hyperdrives, as combined they provide 40 hyperium to the jump process.
Though Hyperdrives can be placed anywhere on a ship and still be functional, it is important to take Hyperdrive Efficiency into account. This is seen in the form of a 'heat map' when placing drives, or by hovering over the Hyperdrive Efficiency stat bar in build mode. The aim is to paint the ship in as much green as possible with the fewest amount of jump drives, as the more of the ship that is green the higher the jump efficiency. A high jump efficiency rating will drastically decrease the Hyperium cost of both in-system and extra-solar jumps.
Hyperdrives require hyperium to be delivered to them by crew, meaning that a crew connection is required, but it does not have to be efficient. Crew members will stock hyperdrives fully with Hyperium, and then replenish it once a jump is performed.
You can even write the exact formula for the hyperdrive efficiency of a ship:
P.... All parts on the ship
H.... All hyperdrives on the ship
invL... inverse lerp function
R(h)... The vector of the form (optimal hyperdrive efficiency distance, minimum hyperdrive efficiency distance)
d(v,w)... distance from position v to w
pos(p)... position of part p
j... hyperdrive efficiency
| Cosmoteer Modern | |
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| 0.25.0 | Medium and Large variants introduced. |
