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Though current technology in the {{Imperium}} allows [[Jump drive|jump-6]] travel, the standard means of ferrying information, the [[Express Boat|Xboats]], travel only at jump-4. Publicly, the Imperium writes this discrepancy off by citing the high cost of building new ships and the fact that many frontier routes simply do not need jump6 service. True, the cost of jump-6 is high enough to make a universal jump-6 Xboat network inefficient. But the Imperial government also knows the power of information and maintains a variety of naval [[Courier]]s which can make jump-6. Knowing vital facts before they become general knowledge is essential to a well-run bureaucracy | Though current technology in the {{Imperium}} allows [[Jump drive|jump-6]] travel, the standard means of ferrying information, the [[Express Boat|Xboats]], travel only at jump-4. Publicly, the Imperium writes this discrepancy off by citing the high cost of building new ships and the fact that many frontier routes simply do not need jump6 service. True, the cost of jump-6 is high enough to make a universal jump-6 Xboat network inefficient. But the Imperial government also knows the power of information and maintains a variety of naval [[Courier]]s which can make jump-6. Knowing vital facts before they become general knowledge is essential to a well-run bureaucracy | ||
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Revision as of 16:28, 8 January 2007
Though current technology in the Imperium allows jump-6 travel, the standard means of ferrying information, the Xboats, travel only at jump-4. Publicly, the Imperium writes this discrepancy off by citing the high cost of building new ships and the fact that many frontier routes simply do not need jump6 service. True, the cost of jump-6 is high enough to make a universal jump-6 Xboat network inefficient. But the Imperial government also knows the power of information and maintains a variety of naval Couriers which can make jump-6. Knowing vital facts before they become general knowledge is essential to a well-run bureaucracy
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