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Start with Jump Drives

This mod starts you off with "Jump Drives" FTL (Faster than light) technology. It helps to speed up your game and travel easier. The AI gets it also.

Your starter ships (3 corvettes), constructor, and science ship all start with Jump Drives when you start a new game.

Since this FTL (Faster than light) tech is a "dangerous tech", with this mod there is a definite chance that the Unbidden end game crisis might come. However, they will only come at a minimum of 150 years into the game. So by that time I would hope you'd be prepared to face them. Most likely the Unbidden will come much later than 150 years ingame though.

You also get all warp, wormhole, hyperlane FTL and hyperlane mapping techs as starting techs so it takes them out of the research cards since the AI still researches those even if they have a much better option.

This mod is a simple mod and it should work with any other mods as well.

This mod is also save game compatible but you'll need to upgrade your ships to have Jump Drive if they didn't have them before since you'll immediately get Jump Drive tech once you start your saved game. Upgrading works nicely with my other mod I have here on Steam to speed up the upgrading of your fleets:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1080982583

Have fun :)

See my other mods:

Start with an Ascension Perk
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1080825558

Upgrade ships faster
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1080982583

Faster FTL
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1081367470

Start with Map the Stars edict
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1082572078

Start with a full Tradition set
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1082608459

Start with Tier 3 wormhole FTL drives
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1085058932

Start with Tier 3 warp FTL drives
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1085058757

Start with Tier 3 hyper drives
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1085058573

Faster constructor build speed
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1085972546