Fiction:Greater Wental Alliance/Tech

Ship Propulsion

 * Hyperdrive- it’s a basic system, but it works when you need to get from point A to point B. Used by civilian craft because it takes less energy then the rest and is therefore less expensive.
 * Bubble Ship- creates a small bubble of “strange” space, which moves faster then the speed of light. The laws of physics aren’t broken, space can move faster then light, but everything IN is cannot. If your in a piece of space that’s moving faster the light, then so are you, but not from your perspective. At least, that’s what the GWA have decided is the case for this drive. The use of this drive makes you virtually invisible, but you cannot attack enemies unless they happen to be in this as well. Has a number of speeds:
 * Hyperlight Speed- used most often, you can traverse up to 50lys in 30 seconds. Effective for travel.
 * Ludicrous Speed- for when you need to get to another galaxy or from one end of a galaxy to another. In the 30sec period of time it takes to turn this on and off you can traverse almost 200lys of space. Wow!
 * Gravatron Drive- creates a gravitational point in front of your ship so that you “fall” forward. This is a LS or less drive.
 * Solar Sails- look like vast spider webs. They are usually used by newer civilizations on their first journey into space, until they meet the GWA, at which point they get better tech in return for becoming members. These gather up solar energy and use it like a wind, riding outward from their starting point star in the same way a sailing ship uses winds to move forward through the ocean.

Energy Gathering Tech

 * Anti-matter Conversion- converts anti-matter into energy by slowing down reactions between matter and anti-matter then harnessing the energy.
 * Solar Power- using solar-sails and the like, allows for massive amounts of energy to be collected, but requires stars to use.
 * The “Everlasting” Battery- a type of battery that has an immense energy output that lasts for approximately 10^100 thousand years. That’s a very, very long time. No one is sure how they work, but they do, and it’s been proven. These are swiftly taking the place of all the other types of energy sources besides solar, because they are effectively renewable, all you need are the substances they use, which are surprisingly common in the universe.
 * Chemical- The GWA can use chemical and fossil fuels as a power source, but try not to.
 * Black Hole Siphoning- experimental, but if it works it could rival the Everlasting Batteries in power given off.

Energy Storage

 * Batteries- all of the energy that the GWA uses is turned (eventually) into electricity. By using very advanced, rechargeable, long lasting batteries, they can store this energy.

Construction Tech

 * Mega-structures- The GWA can construct mega structures up to 400,000 thousand miles long, but have no need to. They stick with smaller structures, usually around 50-100 miles max. Their SBSs are only, at most, 5 miles in diameter, with some space stations can be up to 75 miles in diameter.
 * Nanostructures- the GWA hasn’t given up on it’s “No Destructive Nanotech” rules. Nanotech that can be used as a weapon and is self-replicating is still banned. But nanostructures, things made out of that kind of nanotech, that is permitted. They allow any and all forms of nanostructure and nanotech, except forms that can be used destructively. Self-replicating is still a questionable one, but currently it is legal in the GWA.
 * Infratech- Infratech is tech that increases the strength of already existing buildings by changing the shape in tiny ways. It is used to create stronger, lighter, and more effective structures, and can involve Nanotech Construction on occasion.

Weapons Tech

 * Melee Weapons- for the GWA that means ship-on-ship combat as in Iron Giants punch the crap out of their enemies.
 * Ion Laser/Cannon- used primarily against shielded ships, these are best at disabling ships without harming the inhabitants.
 * Gamma Guns- are used to kill the crew of a ship while leaving the ship itself mostly intact.
 * Gamma Cannons- used to sterilize entire planets. Gamma Radiation is very dangerous, and makes an effective weapon, if you have the energy to do so.
 * Anti-matter missiles- use antimatter to react with matter and destroy stuff around it.
 * Sabobots- Sabotage enemy ships and buildings by finding weak points and destroying them. Can bore through most types of metal, and will find a way in if they cannot bore a hole into the ship.

Defensive Tech

 * Force Fields- electromagnetic fields that deflect what they can and destroy what they cannot deflect.
 * Force Field Shields- smaller then ship shields, they are contained in a pre-shaped form with an outline of superconducting metal. This metal is protected by a similar shield. These can be held within your hand, and because they use electromagnetic forces they will have minimal effect on an individual.
 * Ship Shields are larger, and far more powerful. They can harm individuals who get to close, and are passively active. That meaning that they have an always on portion, which deflects all smaller objects and detects larger ones. For the larger ones the sometimes part activates and deflects or destroys the object in question.
 * Physical Shields- are made of metal and whatnot. They are strong, solid, and hard to break through. They are a last line of defense for a ship, and aren’t meant to stop weapons fire on their own, they need the normal shields to stop most of it.