THE WORLD · TRAVEL

Travel & Reach

Travel follows Sol's authored connection graph. Your ship must have an operational drive, enough physical range for the next direct leg, and—when the destination is a standing-gated station—permission to dock before departure.

Knowing a place, reaching it, and operating there are three different problems.The Navigation map can show known geography and multi-hop route estimates even when the next direct leg is out of range. Reaching the destination still does not guarantee your ship is prepared for its local environment or activities.

Authored route distanceEach direct connection has a physical distance value. The leg must exist in the current location's connection list before you can depart.

Transfer performanceThe drive's transfer performance, mass handling, transfer efficiency, and ship-computer support form the physical Transit foundation.

Ship rangeThe current fitted ship resolves a maximum direct-leg range. A connected destination beyond that range cannot be initiated.

Captain & CrewNavigation and Piloting drive direct professional contribution, while Engineering also contributes to Transit Expertise.

Readiness, condition & supportCrew/Captain readiness, staffing, power, cooling, component condition, hull support, automation, and Transit Expertise affect how much physical capability is realized.

Docking accessFor authored organization-operated stations, standing clearance is checked before the ship leaves.

TRAVEL TIME

Distance and resolved Transit performance determine the clock.

Once a legal direct leg begins, its authored distance is resolved against the current ship's Transit throughput to produce the travel timer. Travel itself develops Captain Navigation/Piloting and creates ordinary drive/system wear. The ship remains committed to that leg until arrival; there is not currently a normal divert/cancel mechanic.

ENVIRONMENT

The destination environment is an operating problem, not a fake in-transit penalty.

Route environments are not currently authored, so the travel resolver deliberately does not pretend the ship remains exposed to the origin field for the whole transfer. Physical environmental protection is evaluated when you operate at the destination or inside a discovered site.

OPERATING RADIUS

New capability opens new decisions.

A stronger transit fit can bring more direct connections into range and shorten old legs. Better environmental protection can make work practical after arrival. Staging a specialist ship and Crew at a distant station can eliminate repeated transfer time entirely. Travel is therefore part of fleet placement and regional economics, not just a timer between menus.

Route graph+Ship range & Transit performance+People & condition+Destination infrastructure→Practical operating radius