The Empire of Tau wrote:G-Tech Corporation wrote:In pure theory? Infinity. But the energy requirements increase logarithmically as they pass through gravity wells, so they’re more or less best suited for jumping from system outskirt to system outskirt. Trying to punch across a parsec or galaxy and accidentally passing through a planet or star will likely dump you out of FTL into the point-mass of that planet or star with… deleterious results… for the traveler.
So, our main issue is energy?
Fuel and computer navigation to accurately plot a good enough jump so that you don't come out into a star or planet's local gravity well.