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Lore: How do I interstellar traveled?

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1 @Licho 1 @Licho
2 [quote]Even without FTL you can easilly travel across entire galaxy in your lifetime if you reach high enough fraction of c.[/quote] 2 [quote]Even without FTL you can easilly travel across entire galaxy in your lifetime if you reach high enough fraction of c.[/quote]
3 Even with stasis and expanded lifespans, 120, 000 LY ( diameter of Milky Way) does not sound like "easily travel across entire galaxy in your lifetime" ( humans haven't even [i]existed[/i] that long. Although your wormholes are FTL anyway so. . . 3 Even with stasis and expanded lifespans, 120, 000 LY ( diameter of Milky Way) does not sound like "easily travel across entire galaxy in your lifetime" ( humans haven't even [i]existed[/i] that long) . Although your wormholes are FTL anyway so. . .
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5 I like the wormhole concept, but remember that our protagonist needs to be able to get around. 5 I like the wormhole concept, but remember that our protagonist needs to be able to get around.
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7 Here's what I have in mind so far: 7 Here's what I have in mind so far:
8 * Ordinary ships are sublight or slow FTL at best (2000 c is high-end estimate). 8 * Ordinary ships are sublight or slow FTL at best (2000 c is high-end estimate).
9 * Wormholes allow very fast interstellar travel, but are very energy-intensive to use, so long-distance travel is very rare (think Earth's Middle Ages, though not quite as dangerous). 9 * Wormholes allow very fast interstellar travel, but are very energy-intensive to use, so long-distance travel is very rare (think Earth's Middle Ages, though not quite as dangerous).
10 ** Because of this, the factions use commanders, which is the smallest self-contained unit capable of establishing a military base on its own. They also use bombers, which are one-way delivery buses for a small kinetic payload. 10 ** Because of this, the factions use commanders, which is the smallest self-contained unit capable of establishing a military base on its own. They also use bombers, which are one-way delivery buses for a small kinetic payload.
11 ** During the Fall following the PlanetWars, most (>90%) of the wormhole network was disabled or destroyed, a major contributor to the galactic collapse. 11 ** During the Fall following the PlanetWars, most (>90%) of the wormhole network was disabled or destroyed, a major contributor to the galactic collapse.
12 * The robots can't replicate the old tech - wormhole stabilizers, ships - although some are trying. 12 * The robots can't replicate the old tech - wormhole stabilizers, ships, commanders - although some are trying. Because of this, everything from that period is irreplaceable and highly valuable.