Store Page
Space Engineers
All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews

Space Engineers

Store Page
View Stats:
Global Achievements
ubergamer00 Jul 24, 2014 @ 11:07pm
FASTER THAN LIGHT TRAVEL
how cool would it be to incorporate some form of ftl speed in space engineers?
< >
Showing 1-15 of 72 comments
Junkz Jul 24, 2014 @ 11:09pm 
not very and not possible ;)
No where to go at that speed and im sure u cant go faster than light speed :D
#1
ubergamer00 Jul 24, 2014 @ 11:12pm 
Originally posted by Junkz:
not very and not possible ;)
No where to go at that speed and im sure u cant go faster than light speed :D
well maybe not in this stage of the game but once they add locations it would be cool to see faster than light travel. as for real life yes it is an actual thing that is being worked on look it up.
#2
Junkz Jul 24, 2014 @ 11:18pm 
Originally posted by ubergamer00:
Originally posted by Junkz:
not very and not possible ;)
No where to go at that speed and im sure u cant go faster than light speed :D
well maybe not in this stage of the game but once they add locations it would be cool to see faster than light travel. as for real life yes it is an actual thing that is being worked on look it up.
what i mean, the theory is nothing can travel faster than light - its the universe's speed limit - if we did get close to it time would simply slow down when we get 99.9999% close to it..
I watched Hawkins video on light speed theory - interesting but only a theory ;)
#3
washu73 Jul 24, 2014 @ 11:24pm 
Originally posted by Junkz:
Originally posted by ubergamer00:
well maybe not in this stage of the game but once they add locations it would be cool to see faster than light travel. as for real life yes it is an actual thing that is being worked on look it up.
what i mean, the theory is nothing can travel faster than light - its the universe's speed limit - if we did get close to it time would simply slow down when we get 99.9999% close to it..
I watched Hawkins video on light speed theory - interesting but only a theory ;)

The trick to FTL is not to actually go faster than light but to find shortcuts like wormholes and warping space time so that you travel from point A to point B faster than light by traveling along a shorter path at slower than light speed.
#4
Rathlon Tobias Riverwind Jul 24, 2014 @ 11:24pm 
What I'm gathering from this game it's being based on real physics rather than something like FTL travel. Also take into consideration the fact that nothing in the science can go beyond light, it's impossible.
On a quantum mechanics stand point, though it maybe possible to go sub-light speed given a huge amount of power, as in a quantum fusion reactor.
And another thing the shear amount of stress placed upon the object would be so great it'll rip the ship apart not to mention kill anyone inside within seconds of going that fast, and also going at the speed of light isn't all that cracked up to be, cause take the Sol System[our solar system] and the Andromeda System they're light years apart it'll take you the time in years from one system to the other if you travel the speed of light.
But if you go from way-point to way-point in a series of jumps then maybe you can make it to your destination within say a few years give or take the run into a black hole

So all in all sub light speed[SLS] maybe, FTL? no
#5
ubergamer00 Jul 24, 2014 @ 11:24pm 
lol look it up im not going to get into this espcially when this topic was about in a sci-fi video game if you want facts you have the internet im not going to stress facts to someone i don't know at 3 am lol.
#6
ubergamer00 Jul 24, 2014 @ 11:29pm 
just here... http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/01/nasas-star-trek-future-a-warp-drive-solution-for-faster-than-light-space-travel-a-2013-most-popular.html
#7
Junkz Jul 24, 2014 @ 11:35pm 
but what u have to remember is will we have this in 60 yrs time or even possible ? this game is set in the 2070's
#8
Legion Jul 25, 2014 @ 12:37am 
Originally posted by ubergamer00:
lol look it up im not going to get into this espcially when this topic was about in a sci-fi video game if you want facts you have the internet im not going to stress facts to someone i don't know at 3 am lol.

Facts? On the Internet? You crazy or something?

Nothing in the universe can exceed light speed.

Energy can only move at Light speed because it has zero (or very near zero) mass. Objects with mass take infinity energy to achieve Light speed. Some objects can APPEAR to move faster than light, temporarily. For example some very distant objects can appear to exceed light speed, but they are not.
#9
Black Valor Jul 25, 2014 @ 12:39am 
You can go faster than light... ever heard of the alcubieerre drive? It is quite possible
#10
Legion Jul 25, 2014 @ 12:43am 
Originally posted by Black Valor:
You can go faster than light... ever heard of the alcubieerre drive? It is quite possible

A theoretical piece of physics, with a lot of holes in it. NASA's tests were ruled inconclusive.

Even were it possible to create such a 'warp ring' or 'bubble' the energy demanded would exceed what we can produce for the forseeable future.
#11
Sergeant Toast Jul 25, 2014 @ 12:50am 
There is a theoretical warp engine idea, one that is technically possible, but would require the same energy as is contained within every atom of Jupiter, so we are lightyears away from faster than light travel atm
#12
Gekkibi Jul 25, 2014 @ 1:03am 
Originally posted by Black Valor:
You can go faster than light... ever heard of the alcubieerre drive? It is quite possible
Quite possible? Oh please, don't be an idiot. You're implying that it is possible. Alcubierre drive is a speculation. It's not even a hypothesis...

"Warp Drives", "Hyperspace Drives", or any other term for Faster-than-light travel is at the level of speculation, with some facets edging into the realm of science. We are at the point where we know what we do know and know what we don’t, but do not know for sure if faster than light travel is possible.
Source: NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/technology/warp/warpstat_prt.htm
#13
Monch Jul 25, 2014 @ 1:07am 
The real point here is that even if you /had/ FTL, what would you use it on? All of the asteroids are clustered at the center of a map, even if the size is unlimited - you /could/ build a space station a thousand kilometers away, but you could also build it one kilometer away and do away with any need for FTL or however much power it would consume. If you're trying to hide it from everyone else, how do you calculate the jump? Would you, say, pick a beacon you can see, and jump to, say, five kilometers away from it? If you did that, all your enemies could jump to it too. You could use antennas and create a massive relay network, but at that point you're spending more time than you'll save.

tl;dr: Why? What does FTL actually get you?
#14
Pocket Messiah Jul 25, 2014 @ 1:58am 
Okay in an effort to bring this back on topic. FTL or 'travel' in general wouldnt be that bad.

I imagine it as a server hopping tool. Lets say you have your base in your world and build a ship and then you could 'travel' to another server (area of space) to visit others, engage in clan combat etc. Of course there would have to be rules, only the ship you are in could go. Maybe you would need to build a gateway or particular engine or something (really just some form of mechanic to make it a goal for people who play survival).

It would however leave some worlds open to lets say... an invasion force haha, so naturally like all things in SE it would be a world setting.

So maybe the idea of FTL or 'travel' isnt that silly to have in a game like SE?

(P.S. I have no idea what kind of coding or effort this would be for the devs)
#15
< >
Showing 1-15 of 72 comments
Per page: 1530 50

Space Engineers > General Discussions > Topic Details
Date Posted: Jul 24, 2014 @ 11:07pm
Posts: 72

Discussions Rules and Guidelines