Hyperspace Technology

Base Cost
Metal:	0
Crystal:	4,000
Deuterium:	2,000
Energy:	0

Hyperspace technology allows research into propulsion systems that power much larger ships and also allows for much faster travel with better fuel efficiency. This technology also allows for instantaneous data transfer at higher levels, allowing several planets to collaborate on important projects.

Researching Hyperspace Technology beyond level 8 currently has no known benefit.

Description

In theory, the idea of hyperspace travel relies on the existence of a separate and adjacent dimension. When activated, a hyperspace drive shunts the starship into this other dimension, where it can cover vast distances in an amount of time greatly reduced from the time it would take in "normal" space. Once it reaches the point in hyperspace that corresponds to its destination in real space, it re-emerges.
Once a sufficient level of Hyperspace Technology is researched, the Hyperspace Drive is no longer just a theory.

Requirements

• Research Lab (Level 7)
• Shielding Technology (Level 5)
• Energy Technology (Level 5)

Prerequisite For

• Hyperspace Drive (Level 3)
• Battlecruiser (Level 5)
• Destroyer (Level 5)
• Death Star (Level 6)
• Jump Gate (Level 7)
• Intergalactic Research Network (Level 8)

Level Table

	Upgrade Cost			Cost of Sum
Level	Metal	Crystal	Deuterium	Metal	Crystal	Deuterium
1	0	4,000	2,000	0	4,000	2,000
2	0	8,000	4,000	0	12,000	6,000
3	0	16,000	8,000	0	28,000	14,000
4	0	32,000	16,000	0	60,000	30,000
5	0	64,000	32,000	0	124,000	62,000
6	0	128,000	64,000	0	252,000	126,000
7	0	256,000	128,000	0	508,000	254,000
8	0	512,000	256,000	0	1,020,000	510,000