Re: [GZG] FTverse colinies and FTL communications

At 7:38 AM +1000 5/14/08, Robyn Stott wrote:
>Courier ships could also be sped up by using them in relay, ships may
only
>be expected to make one or two jumps to a way point where another
courier
>ship could be stationed, each operate on a regular jump cycle. News,
mail
>etc is then tightbeamed (or wide beamed throughout a system if you
want) to
>the waiting courier ship, which then jumps out to its destination,
while the
>first ship spools up their FTL drive for the jump back. Of course this
>system would work best in the inner colonies, and not the outer
colonies
>where reliance on passing tramp freighters, military patrol ships
willing to
>carry the mail, and probably a regular courier ship stopping in every
couple
>of weeks.
>
>This method is similiar to the old pony express and coaching
wayhouses...
>stops to feed, water, and rest the horses were minimised by having
fresh
>sets prepared along the route. Far quicker to change a set over (in
this
>case transmit the data to another ship) than to rest the horses (or to
>spool/cycle the FTL Jump drive up for the next jump in the sequence)

And a few interesting scenarios where you're trying to snag the
Barnard's Star +5LR courier on the Alpha Centauri/ Barnard Star run so
you can intercept that secure communication that the FSE embassy sent.

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