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	==Dangers and limitations==		==Dangers and limitations==
	*Using the Ring Drive without a member of the [[Pilot Species]] has a rather high chance of high-speed collision with an object in space.<ref>[[Page 0002]], [[Page 0024]]</ref>		*Using the Ring Drive without a member of the [[Rhinn\|Pilot Species]] has a rather high chance of high-speed collision with an object in space.<ref>[[Page 0002]], [[Page 0024]]</ref>
	*Using the Ring Drive without a member of the [[Pilot Species]] has an artificial limit of speed as a consequence. The Ring Drive cannot reach infinite speed, there is a theoretical limit.<ref>[[Page 0036]]</ref>		*Using the Ring Drive without a member of the [[Rhinn\|Pilot Species]] has an artificial limit of speed as a consequence. The Ring Drive cannot reach infinite speed, there is a theoretical limit.<ref>[[Page 0036]]</ref>
	*Using the Ring Drive inside El Imperio without the empire's permission (by letting a [[La Familia]] member supervise all of the Ring alone) results in death and destruction.		*Using the Ring Drive inside El Imperio without the empire's permission (by letting a [[La Familia]] member supervise all of the Ring alone) results in death and destruction.
	*Using the Ring Drive without the Continuum's permission will (probably) make them hunt you down and bring war to your puny little empire.		*Using the Ring Drive without the Continuum's permission will (probably) make them hunt you down and bring war to your puny little empire.

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	==How it works==		==How it works==
	Exactly how it works is unknown. Unless you are ~~a [[Fillipod]] or~~ a [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Maker]]. No-one else, not even one member of [[La Familia]] ~~has any clue~~ how it actually works - but only very few people know ''that''.<ref>[[Page 5]]</ref>		Exactly how it works is unknown. Unless you are a [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Maker]] or certain [[Fillipods]]. No-one else, not even one member of [[La Familia]] really knows how it actually works - but only very few people know ''that''.<ref>[[Page 5]]</ref>

	The comic gives some clues about the physics, making it sound like a working Alcubierre warp drive (however, [[Dave Kellett]] has revealed that the physics are different in some important ways<ref>[http://www.drivecomic.com/news/1369.html Blog entry]</ref>):		The comic gives some clues about the physics, making it sound like a working Alcubierre warp drive (however, [[Dave Kellett]] has revealed that the physics are different in some important ways<ref>[http://www.drivecomic.com/news/1369.html Blog entry]</ref>):

Sensorfire: Cleaned up the page a bit

2018-05-04T19:02:00Z

Cleaned up the page a bit

Ret Samys at 22:39, 14 April 2018

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	The Ring Drive is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page ~~0208~~\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page 0225]]</ref>. It consists of the '''Singularity Ring'''<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref>, which propels the rest of the ship forwards, as a '''Circle's End'''<ref>[[Page 0226]]</ref>, which creates a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring and the parts with unknown functions '''Hope''' and '''Fear'''<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref>. Ships can thereby travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.		The Ring Drive is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page 0209\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page 0225]]</ref>. It consists of the '''Singularity Ring'''<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref>, which propels the rest of the ship forwards, as a '''Circle's End'''<ref>[[Page 0226]]</ref>, which creates a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring and the parts with unknown functions '''Hope''' and '''Fear'''<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref>. Ships can thereby travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.

	The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0227]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].		The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0227]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].

Ret Samys at 22:34, 14 April 2018

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	The Ring Drive is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page 0208\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page ~~0224~~]]</ref>. It consists of the '''Singularity Ring'''<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref>, which propels the rest of the ship forwards, as a '''Circle's End'''<ref>[[Page 0226]]</ref>, which creates a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring and the parts with unknown functions '''Hope''' and '''Fear'''<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref>. Ships can thereby travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.		The Ring Drive is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page 0208\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page 0225]]</ref>. It consists of the '''Singularity Ring'''<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref>, which propels the rest of the ship forwards, as a '''Circle's End'''<ref>[[Page 0226]]</ref>, which creates a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring and the parts with unknown functions '''Hope''' and '''Fear'''<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref>. Ships can thereby travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.

	The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0227]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].		The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0227]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].

Ret Samys at 22:34, 14 April 2018

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	The Ring Drive is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page 0208\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page 0224]]</ref>. It consists of the '''Singularity Ring'''<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref>, which propels the rest of the ship forwards, as a '''Circle's End'''<ref>[[Page ~~0225~~]]</ref>, which creates a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring and the parts with unknown functions '''Hope''' and '''Fear'''<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref>. Ships can thereby travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.		The Ring Drive is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page 0208\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page 0224]]</ref>. It consists of the '''Singularity Ring'''<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref>, which propels the rest of the ship forwards, as a '''Circle's End'''<ref>[[Page 0226]]</ref>, which creates a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring and the parts with unknown functions '''Hope''' and '''Fear'''<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref>. Ships can thereby travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.

	The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0227]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].		The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0227]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].

Ret Samys at 22:33, 14 April 2018

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	The Ring Drive is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page 0208\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page 0224]]</ref>. It consists of the '''Singularity Ring'''<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref>, which propels the rest of the ship forwards, as a '''Circle's End'''<ref>[[Page 0225]]</ref>, which creates a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring and the parts with unknown functions '''Hope''' and '''Fear'''<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref>. Ships can thereby travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.		The Ring Drive is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page 0208\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page 0224]]</ref>. It consists of the '''Singularity Ring'''<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref>, which propels the rest of the ship forwards, as a '''Circle's End'''<ref>[[Page 0225]]</ref>, which creates a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring and the parts with unknown functions '''Hope''' and '''Fear'''<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref>. Ships can thereby travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.

	The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page ~~0226~~]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].		The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0227]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].
	This leads to war with [[The Continuum Of Makers]].		This leads to war with [[The Continuum Of Makers]].

Ret Samys at 22:07, 14 April 2018

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	This leads to war with [[The Continuum Of Makers]].		This leads to war with [[The Continuum Of Makers]].

	In the Continuum, the Ring Drive is known as '''The Circle's End''', the very first Spirit of the first Maker Shen, and it is implied it provides the basis of their para-religious culture and their executive and legal system of the [[Colegium]].<ref>[[Page ~~0291~~]]</ref>		In the Continuum, the Ring Drive is known as '''The Circle's End''', the very first Spirit of the first Maker Shen, and it is implied it provides the basis of their para-religious culture and their executive and legal system of the [[Colegium]].<ref>[[Page 0292]]</ref>

	==How it works==		==How it works==

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	The Ring Drive is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page 0208\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page 0224]]</ref>. It consists of the '''Singularity Ring'''<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref>, which propels the rest of the ship forwards, '''Circle's End'''<ref>[[Page ~~0224~~]]</ref>, which creates a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring and the parts with unknown functions '''Hope''' and '''Fear'''<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref>. Ships can thereby travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.		The Ring Drive is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page 0208\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page 0224]]</ref>. It consists of the '''Singularity Ring'''<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref>, which propels the rest of the ship forwards, as a '''Circle's End'''<ref>[[Page 0225]]</ref>, which creates a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring and the parts with unknown functions '''Hope''' and '''Fear'''<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref>. Ships can thereby travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.

	The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0226]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].		The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0226]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].

Ret Samys: Ring Drive = The Circle's End

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Ring Drive = The Circle's End

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	The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0226]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].		The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0226]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and starts an empire based on the technology, as the founder of the [[Second Spanish Empire\|second Spanish Empire]].
	This leads to war with [[The Continuum Of Makers]].		This leads to war with [[The Continuum Of Makers]].

			In the Continuum, the Ring Drive is known as '''The Circle's End''', the very first Spirit of the first Maker Shen, and it is implied it provides the basis of their para-religious culture and their executive and legal system of the [[Colegium]].<ref>[[Page 0291]]</ref>

	==How it works==		==How it works==

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	The Ring Drive is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page 0209\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page 0225]]</ref>. It consists of the '''Singularity Ring'''<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref>, which propels the rest of the ship forwards~~, as a '''Circle's End'''<ref>[[Page 0226]]</ref>, which creates~~ a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring ~~and~~ the parts ~~with unknown functions~~ '''Hope''' and '''Fear'''<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref>~~. Ships~~ can ~~thereby~~ travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.		The Ring Drive, or Circle's End,<ref>[[Page 0226]]</ref> is the most featured faster-than-light transporting technology in this comic, albeit not the only one.<ref>implied by sheer size of [[Page 0209\|some civilizations]], confirmed in [[Page 0225]]</ref> It consists of the '''Singularity Ring''',<ref>[[Page 3]]</ref> which propels the rest of the ship forwards by creating a [[:wikipedia:naked singularity\|naked singularity]] to power the Ring, as well as the parts '''Hope''' and '''Fear''', which serve unknown functions.<ref>[[Page 0148]]</ref> Drive ships can travel faster than light and remain matter and not be affected by special relativity.

	The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0227]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and ~~starts an empire based on~~ the technology~~, as the founder of the~~ [[Second Spanish Empire\|~~second Spanish Empire~~]].		The Ring Drive was invented by the [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Makers]]. It was either the first [http://drive.mcslp.net/index.php?title=The_Continuum_Of_Makers#Spirits Spirit] or the first one recorded by the Makers<ref>[[Page 0227]]</ref>. They maintained a monopoly over the technology until 2258, when [[Conrado Cruz]] discovered a crash-landed ship with said technology, reverse-engineered it and used the technology to construct an [[Second Spanish Empire\|empire]] of which he is the ruler.
	~~This leads~~ to ~~war with~~ [[~~The~~ Continuum ~~Of Makers~~]].
			Due to the philosophy of [[Continuum]] society, their discovery of this prompts them to go to war with the Empire.

	In the Continuum, the Ring Drive is known as '''The Circle's End''', the very first Spirit of the first Maker Shen, and it is implied it provides the basis of their para-religious culture and their executive and legal system of the [[Colegium]].<ref>[[Page 0292]]</ref>		In the Continuum, the Ring Drive is known as '''The Circle's End''', the very first Spirit of the first Maker Shen, and it is implied it provides the basis of their para-religious culture and their executive and legal system of the [[Colegium]].<ref>[[Page 0292]]</ref>

	==How it works==		==How it works==
	Is unknown. Unless you are a [[Fillipod]] or a [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Maker]]. No-one else, not even one member of [[La Familia]] has any clue how it actually works - but only very few people know ''that''.<ref>[[Page 5]]</ref>		Exactly how it works is unknown. Unless you are a [[Fillipod]] or a [[The Continuum Of Makers\|Maker]]. No-one else, not even one member of [[La Familia]] has any clue how it actually works - but only very few people know ''that''.<ref>[[Page 5]]</ref>

	The comic gives some clues about the physics, making it sound like a working Alcubierre warp drive (however, [[Dave Kellett]] has revealed that the physics are different in some important ways<ref>[http://www.drivecomic.com/news/1369.html Blog entry]</ref>):		The comic gives some clues about the physics, making it sound like a working Alcubierre warp drive (however, [[Dave Kellett]] has revealed that the physics are different in some important ways<ref>[http://www.drivecomic.com/news/1369.html Blog entry]</ref>):
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	*Moebius-class Maker ships can pinch "more than localised space" with double Rings, making them even faster.<ref>[[Page 0022]]</ref>		*Moebius-class Maker ships can pinch "more than localised space" with double Rings, making them even faster.<ref>[[Page 0022]]</ref>
	However, the Alcubierre warp drive does not		However, the Alcubierre warp drive does not
	*need to create a naked singularity like the Ring Drive does ~~with Spirit's End~~		*need to create a naked singularity like the Ring Drive does.

	It is also known that the Ring permits faster-than-light communication.<ref>[[Page 0124]]</ref>		It is also known that the Ring permits faster-than-light communication.<ref>[[Page 0124]]</ref>

	==Dangers and limitations==		==Dangers and limitations==
	*Using the Ring Drive without a member of the [[Pilot Species]] has a rather high chance of high-speed collision with an object in space.<ref>[[Page 0002]]~~</ref><ref>~~[[Page 0024]]</ref>		*Using the Ring Drive without a member of the [[Pilot Species]] has a rather high chance of high-speed collision with an object in space.<ref>[[Page 0002]], [[Page 0024]]</ref>
	*Using the Ring Drive without a member of the [[Pilot Species]] has an artificial limit of speed as a consequence. The Ring Drive cannot reach infinite speed, there is a theoretical limit.<ref>[[Page 0036]]</ref>		*Using the Ring Drive without a member of the [[Pilot Species]] has an artificial limit of speed as a consequence. The Ring Drive cannot reach infinite speed, there is a theoretical limit.<ref>[[Page 0036]]</ref>
	*Using the Ring Drive inside El Imperio without the empire's permission (by letting a [[La Familia]] member supervise all of the Ring alone) results in death and destruction		*Using the Ring Drive inside El Imperio without the empire's permission (by letting a [[La Familia]] member supervise all of the Ring alone) results in death and destruction.
	*Using the Ring Drive without the Continuum's permission will (probably) make them hunt you down and bring war to your puny little empire.		*Using the Ring Drive without the Continuum's permission will (probably) make them hunt you down and bring war to your puny little empire.
	===Use as a weapon===		===Use as a weapon===