Subspace - Revision history

Snail: see also

2011-05-30T11:04:29Z

SypheDMar: Corrected error and rearranged.

2011-03-14T03:00:44Z

Corrected error and rearranged.

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	[[Image:Subspace_Tunnel.PNG\|right\|490px\|thumb\|The subspace tunnel.]]Intersystem jumps (through subspace) represent a very quick method of travel; journeys that would take years—or even centuries—at light speed are only a matter of hours or days when travelling via subspace, although it's not clear exactly how long they take. In FreeSpace 1 (the fail debrief for [[The Great Hunt]]), it is noted that the ''Lucifer'' will take 48 hours to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis. In the last two FS1 missions, the player is given about 10 minutes to reach the Sol jump node after the ''Lucifer'' has jumped, and another 10 minutes to destroy the ''Lucifer'' in subspace; it can be estimated that the ''Lucifer'' takes 20-30 minutes to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis, or roughly one lightyear per minute~~. At the same time, the [[FreeSpace Reference Bible]] describes intersystem jumps as being near instantaneous~~. Like most other questions about canon, this one has contradictory answers. Common belief among fans is that normal-space distances do not affect subspace journeys.		[[Image:Subspace_Tunnel.PNG\|right\|490px\|thumb\|The subspace tunnel.]]Intersystem jumps (through subspace) represent a very quick method of travel; journeys that would take years—or even centuries—at light speed are only a matter of hours or days when travelling via subspace, although it's not clear exactly how long they take. In FreeSpace 1 (the fail debrief for [[The Great Hunt]]), it is noted that the ''Lucifer'' will take 48 hours to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis. In the last two FS1 missions, the player is given about 10 minutes to reach the Sol jump node after the ''Lucifer'' has jumped, and another 10 minutes to destroy the ''Lucifer'' in subspace; it can be estimated that the ''Lucifer'' takes 20-30 minutes to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis, or roughly one lightyear per minute. Like most other questions about canon, this one has contradictory answers. Common belief among fans is that normal-space distances do not affect subspace journeys.

	Note that the FreeSpace 2 techroom description prohibits craft from making intrasystem jumps without the prescence of an intense gravitational field, but does not say that intersystem jump nodes only form in the presence of gravity. Therefore, one could technically say that there are many jump nodes that lead to empty space while only the ones that lead to actual systems are used by the GTVA. Common sense and gameplay seem to imply otherwise, but this possibility has never been explicitly ruled out.		Note that the FreeSpace 2 techroom description prohibits craft from making intrasystem jumps without the prescence of an intense gravitational field, but does not say that intersystem jump nodes only form in the presence of gravity. Therefore, one could technically say that there are many jump nodes that lead to empty space while only the ones that lead to actual systems are used by the GTVA. Common sense and gameplay seem to imply otherwise, but this possibility has never been explicitly ruled out. The [[FreeSpace Reference Bible]] describes intrasystem jumps as being near instantaneous.

	==FreeSpace 2 Tech Room Description==		==FreeSpace 2 Tech Room Description==

Snail: /* Modding */ battuta you silly goose

2010-07-14T16:01:19Z

Modding: battuta you silly goose

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	==Modding==		==Modding==
	For a mission to be played in subspace, you must open the Background Editor (SHIFT-I) and check "Takes place inside Subspace" in the lower-right corner of the window. It should be noted that a certain quirk in retail FreeSpace 2 necessitates the presence of a palette file called "gamepalette-subspace.pcx" for subspace missions to be possible. The absence of this file from the retail files meant that attempts to place missions in subspace would cause crashes in FRED and the absence of any of the subspace effects in-game. This issue has been resolved in FreeSpace 2 Open.		For a mission to be played in subspace, you must open the Background Editor (SHIFT-I) and check "Takes place inside Subspace" in the lower-right corner of the window. It should be noted that a certain quirk in retail FreeSpace 2's code necessitates the presence of a palette file called "gamepalette-subspace.pcx" for subspace missions to be possible. The absence of this file from the retail files meant that attempts to place missions in subspace would cause crashes in FRED and the absence of any of the subspace effects in-game. This issue has been resolved in FreeSpace 2 Open.

	There are no hardcoded restrictions for missions that take place inside subspace, which includes the use of shields. To disallow shields, you must either a) set it manually using global ship flags (Editors --> Set Global Ship Flags) in FreeSpace Open, or b) disable every ship's shields manually in Ship Editor --> Initial Status.		There are no hardcoded restrictions for missions that take place inside subspace, which includes the use of shields. To disallow shields, you must either a) set it manually using global ship flags (Editors --> Set Global Ship Flags) in FreeSpace Open, or b) disable every ship's shields manually in Ship Editor --> Initial Status.

General Battuta: yo dawg snail put a quirk in your quirk so you can quirk while you make subspace missions

2010-07-12T21:28:01Z

yo dawg snail put a quirk in your quirk so you can quirk while you make subspace missions

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	==Modding==		==Modding==
	For a mission to be played in subspace, you must open the Background Editor (SHIFT-I) and check "Takes place inside Subspace" in the lower-right corner of the window. It should be noted that a certain quirk in retail FreeSpace 2~~'s quirk~~ necessitates the presence of a palette file called "gamepalette-subspace.pcx" for subspace missions to be possible. The absence of this file from the retail files meant that attempts to place missions in subspace would cause crashes in FRED and the absence of any of the subspace effects in-game. This issue has been resolved in FreeSpace 2 Open.		For a mission to be played in subspace, you must open the Background Editor (SHIFT-I) and check "Takes place inside Subspace" in the lower-right corner of the window. It should be noted that a certain quirk in retail FreeSpace 2 necessitates the presence of a palette file called "gamepalette-subspace.pcx" for subspace missions to be possible. The absence of this file from the retail files meant that attempts to place missions in subspace would cause crashes in FRED and the absence of any of the subspace effects in-game. This issue has been resolved in FreeSpace 2 Open.

	There are no hardcoded restrictions for missions that take place inside subspace, which includes the use of shields. To disallow shields, you must either a) set it manually using global ship flags (Editors --> Set Global Ship Flags) in FreeSpace Open, or b) disable every ship's shields manually in Ship Editor --> Initial Status.		There are no hardcoded restrictions for missions that take place inside subspace, which includes the use of shields. To disallow shields, you must either a) set it manually using global ship flags (Editors --> Set Global Ship Flags) in FreeSpace Open, or b) disable every ship's shields manually in Ship Editor --> Initial Status.

Snail: /* Modding */ random rubbish regarding some silly stuff snail randomly remembered

2010-07-12T14:01:15Z

Modding: random rubbish regarding some silly stuff snail randomly remembered

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	==Modding==		==Modding==
	For a mission to be played in subspace, you must open the Background Editor (SHIFT-I) and check "Takes place inside Subspace" in the lower-right corner of the window. There are no hardcoded restrictions for missions that take place inside subspace, which includes the use of shields. To disallow shields, you must either a) set it manually using global ship flags (Editors --> Set Global Ship Flags) in FreeSpace Open, or b) disable every ship's shields manually in Ship Editor --> Initial Status.		For a mission to be played in subspace, you must open the Background Editor (SHIFT-I) and check "Takes place inside Subspace" in the lower-right corner of the window. It should be noted that a certain quirk in retail FreeSpace 2's quirk necessitates the presence of a palette file called "gamepalette-subspace.pcx" for subspace missions to be possible. The absence of this file from the retail files meant that attempts to place missions in subspace would cause crashes in FRED and the absence of any of the subspace effects in-game. This issue has been resolved in FreeSpace 2 Open.

			There are no hardcoded restrictions for missions that take place inside subspace, which includes the use of shields. To disallow shields, you must either a) set it manually using global ship flags (Editors --> Set Global Ship Flags) in FreeSpace Open, or b) disable every ship's shields manually in Ship Editor --> Initial Status.

	Subspace, from a technical standpoint, is a huge model placed in the middle of the battlefield. Any background images set in the Background Editor are outside this model and consequently invisible.		Subspace, from a technical standpoint, is a huge model placed in the middle of the battlefield. Any background images set in the Background Editor are outside this model and consequently invisible.

TopAce: Trivia section

2010-06-25T11:54:55Z

Trivia section

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	Subspace, from a technical standpoint, is a huge model placed in the middle of the battlefield. Any background images set in the Background Editor are outside this model and consequently invisible.		Subspace, from a technical standpoint, is a huge model placed in the middle of the battlefield. Any background images set in the Background Editor are outside this model and consequently invisible.

			==Trivia==
			There is only one (canon) mission that takes place inside subspace, [[Good Luck]] from ''FreeSpace 1''.

	[[Category:FreeSpace Universe]]		[[Category:FreeSpace Universe]]

TopAce: new section: Modding

2010-06-25T11:50:57Z

new section: Modding

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	The vast majority of subspace nodes are extremely unstable, forming and dissipating in nanoseconds. Other nodes have a longer lifespan, existing for centuries or millennia before collapsing. The jump nodes sanctioned by the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]] for interstellar travel are expected to remain stable for many years.		The vast majority of subspace nodes are extremely unstable, forming and dissipating in nanoseconds. Other nodes have a longer lifespan, existing for centuries or millennia before collapsing. The jump nodes sanctioned by the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]] for interstellar travel are expected to remain stable for many years.

			==Modding==
			For a mission to be played in subspace, you must open the Background Editor (SHIFT-I) and check "Takes place inside Subspace" in the lower-right corner of the window. There are no hardcoded restrictions for missions that take place inside subspace, which includes the use of shields. To disallow shields, you must either a) set it manually using global ship flags (Editors --> Set Global Ship Flags) in FreeSpace Open, or b) disable every ship's shields manually in Ship Editor --> Initial Status.

			Subspace, from a technical standpoint, is a huge model placed in the middle of the battlefield. Any background images set in the Background Editor are outside this model and consequently invisible.

	[[Category:FreeSpace Universe]]		[[Category:FreeSpace Universe]]

TopAce: reorganization

2010-06-24T21:28:14Z

reorganization

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	[[Image:Subspace_Tunnel.PNG\|right\|490px\|thumb\|The subspace tunnel.]]		[[Image:Subspace_Tunnel.PNG\|right\|490px\|thumb\|The subspace tunnel.]]Intersystem jumps (through subspace) represent a very quick method of travel; journeys that would take years—or even centuries—at light speed are only a matter of hours or days when travelling via subspace, although it's not clear exactly how long they take. In FreeSpace 1 (the fail debrief for [[The Great Hunt]]), it is noted that the ''Lucifer'' will take 48 hours to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis. In the last two FS1 missions, the player is given about 10 minutes to reach the Sol jump node after the ''Lucifer'' has jumped, and another 10 minutes to destroy the ''Lucifer'' in subspace; it can be estimated that the ''Lucifer'' takes 20-30 minutes to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis, or roughly one lightyear per minute. At the same time, the [[FreeSpace Reference Bible]] describes intersystem jumps as being near instantaneous. Like most other questions about canon, this one has contradictory answers. Common belief among fans is that normal-space distances do not affect subspace journeys.

			Note that the FreeSpace 2 techroom description prohibits craft from making intrasystem jumps without the prescence of an intense gravitational field, but does not say that intersystem jump nodes only form in the presence of gravity. Therefore, one could technically say that there are many jump nodes that lead to empty space while only the ones that lead to actual systems are used by the GTVA. Common sense and gameplay seem to imply otherwise, but this possibility has never been explicitly ruled out.

	==FreeSpace 2 Tech Room Description==		==FreeSpace 2 Tech Room Description==

	In simple terms, '''subspace''' is an n-dimensional tunnel between one point in the universe and another. A vessel can travel through this tunnel in a matter of minutes, making a journey that might otherwise take decades or even centuries at [[light speed]].		In simple terms, '''subspace''' is an n-dimensional tunnel between one point in the universe and another. A vessel can travel through this tunnel in a matter of minutes, making a journey that might otherwise take decades or even centuries at [[light speed]].

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	The vast majority of subspace nodes are extremely unstable, forming and dissipating in nanoseconds. Other nodes have a longer lifespan, existing for centuries or millennia before collapsing. The jump nodes sanctioned by the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]] for interstellar travel are expected to remain stable for many years.		The vast majority of subspace nodes are extremely unstable, forming and dissipating in nanoseconds. Other nodes have a longer lifespan, existing for centuries or millennia before collapsing. The jump nodes sanctioned by the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]] for interstellar travel are expected to remain stable for many years.

	~~==Wiki Comments==~~
	Intersystem jumps (through subspace) represent a very quick method of travel; journeys that would take years—or even centuries—at light speed are only a matter of hours or days when travelling via subspace, although it's not clear exactly how long they take. In FreeSpace 1 (the fail debrief for [[The Great Hunt]]), it is noted that the ''Lucifer'' will take 48 hours to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis. In the last two FS1 missions, the player is given about 10 minutes to reach the Sol jump node after the ''Lucifer'' has jumped, and another 10 minutes to destroy the ''Lucifer'' in subspace; it can be estimated that the ''Lucifer'' takes 20-30 minutes to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis, or roughly one lightyear per minute. At the same time, the [[FreeSpace Reference Bible]] describes intersystem jumps as being near instantaneous. Like most other questions about canon, this one has contradictory answers. Common belief among fans is that normal-space distances do not affect subspace journeys.

	Note that the FreeSpace 2 techroom description prohibits craft from making intrasystem jumps without the prescence of an intense gravitational field, but does not say that intersystem jump nodes only form in the presence of gravity. Therefore, one could technically say that there are many jump nodes that lead to empty space while only the ones that lead to actual systems are used by the GTVA. Common sense and gameplay seem to imply otherwise, but this possibility has never been explicitly ruled out.

	[[Category:FreeSpace Universe]]		[[Category:FreeSpace Universe]]

Snail: added pictures

2009-07-16T14:22:48Z

added pictures

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			[[Image:Subspace_Tunnel.PNG\|right\|490px\|thumb\|The subspace tunnel.]]

	==FreeSpace 2 Tech Room Description==		==FreeSpace 2 Tech Room Description==

Snail: /* Wiki Comments */ Blurp

2009-05-23T12:22:39Z

Wiki Comments: Blurp

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	==Wiki Comments==		==Wiki Comments==
	Intersystem jumps (through subspace) represent a very quick method of travel; journeys that would take years—or even centuries—at light speed are only a matter of hours or days when travelling via subspace, although it's not clear exactly how long they take. In FreeSpace 1 (the fail debrief for [[The Great Hunt]]), it is noted that the ''Lucifer'' will take 48 hours to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis. In the last two FS1 missions, the player is given about 10 minutes to reach the Sol jump node after the ''Lucifer'' has jumped, and another 10 minutes to destroy the ''Lucifer'' in subspace; it can be estimated that the ''Lucifer'' takes 20-30 minutes to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis, or roughly one lightyear per minute. At the same time, the [[FreeSpace Reference Bible]] describes intersystem jumps as being near instantaneous. Like most other questions about canon, this one has contradictory answers.		Intersystem jumps (through subspace) represent a very quick method of travel; journeys that would take years—or even centuries—at light speed are only a matter of hours or days when travelling via subspace, although it's not clear exactly how long they take. In FreeSpace 1 (the fail debrief for [[The Great Hunt]]), it is noted that the ''Lucifer'' will take 48 hours to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis. In the last two FS1 missions, the player is given about 10 minutes to reach the Sol jump node after the ''Lucifer'' has jumped, and another 10 minutes to destroy the ''Lucifer'' in subspace; it can be estimated that the ''Lucifer'' takes 20-30 minutes to reach Earth from Delta Serpentis, or roughly one lightyear per minute. At the same time, the [[FreeSpace Reference Bible]] describes intersystem jumps as being near instantaneous. Like most other questions about canon, this one has contradictory answers. Common belief among fans is that normal-space distances do not affect subspace journeys.

	Note that the FreeSpace 2 techroom description prohibits craft from making intrasystem jumps without the prescence of an intense gravitational field, but does not say that intersystem jump nodes only form in the presence of gravity. Therefore, one could technically say that there are many jump nodes that lead to empty space while only the ones that lead to actual systems are used by the GTVA. Common sense and gameplay seem to imply otherwise, but this possibility has never been explicitly ruled out.		Note that the FreeSpace 2 techroom description prohibits craft from making intrasystem jumps without the prescence of an intense gravitational field, but does not say that intersystem jump nodes only form in the presence of gravity. Therefore, one could technically say that there are many jump nodes that lead to empty space while only the ones that lead to actual systems are used by the GTVA. Common sense and gameplay seem to imply otherwise, but this possibility has never been explicitly ruled out.

	[[Category:FreeSpace Universe]]		[[Category:FreeSpace Universe]]

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	There is only one (canon) mission that takes place inside subspace, [[Good Luck]] from ''FreeSpace 1''.		There is only one (canon) mission that takes place inside subspace, [[Good Luck]] from ''FreeSpace 1''.

			==See Also==
			*[[Subspace drive]]

	[[Category:FreeSpace Universe]]		[[Category:FreeSpace Universe]]