gameplay and storyline documentation updates

1 files changed, 46 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/doc/GAMEPLAY b/doc/GAMEPLAY
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@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ General guidelines
 	to exisiting objects (real or fiction), as long as they are subtle
 	or inconspicuous.
 
+	Names of planets, systems and areas are usually references to exisiting
+	places on earth. Astronomical objects or a mythological personae
+	are also a great source of good names.
+
 Universe
 
 	A basic description of the universe, how it is organised and who lives there.
@@ -29,7 +33,11 @@ Universe
 	The universe is a collection of stand-alone star systems. Each star system
 	is a small world on it's on. The only direct interaction between systems
 	is a player traveling between them. The background story should provide
-	(some of the) star systems and their relation.
+	(some of the) star systems and their relations. The universe is a static.
+	Players can not intentionally destroyed planets, stations or other objects.
+
+	Destructable objects are probably part of a mission, will respawn later or
+	have some other special meaning.
 
 The Player
 
@@ -37,7 +45,7 @@ The Player
 	- Friends
 	- Enemies
 	- Background
-	- How the player itnteracts with the universe.
+	- How the player interacts with the universe.
 
 	The player enters the universe as a typical out-of-luck person
 	who decided to start a new life. With a small ship he tries to become
@@ -50,6 +58,8 @@ The Player
 
 	Players can be hostile or friendly to each other.
 
+	Flying missions, mercenary, military or mercantile in nature.
+
 Ships
 
 	The player starts the game with single small spacecraft and starts the
@@ -68,11 +78,12 @@ Traveling
 	on the ship type, small merchant vessels will have lower maximim trhuster
 	speed then a scout ship.
 
-	Ships can also be equiped with a sublight impulse drive. This drive will
+	Ships can also be equiped with a sublight kinetic impulse drive. This drive will
 	enable the ship to accelerate to a high speed without crossing the threshold
-	at which relativistic effects would disturb perception. Impulse drive speed
-	is the same for most ship types. Due to the enormous power requirements a ship
-	will not be a able to fire weapons while the impulse drive is enabled.
+	at which relativistic effects would affect structural cohesion. Kinetic impulse
+	drive speed is the same for most types of ships. Due to the enormous power 
+	requirements a ship will not be a able to fire weapons while the impulse drive 
+	is enabled.
 	
 	Neither of these engines will allow the player the leave the star system.
 	Interstellar travel is only possible using a hyperdrive. A hyperdrive is an
@@ -87,8 +98,30 @@ Traveling
 	Hyperspace travel is almost instantanious, hyperspace jump would be a more
 	accurate term to describe it.
 
-	
-Fleets [Phase 2]
+	Current hyperspace technology works by making use of weak points in hyperspace,
+	known as hyperspace intersection faults. It takes only takes a reasonable amount
+	of energy to fold local space into such an intersection fault, to create a conduit
+	between both sides of the hyperspace intersection. All a ship has to do is enter
+	the event horizon of the hyperspace conduit (or 'jump hole', as it is commonly called)
+	to travel almost instantaniously to to other side, usualy several lightyears away.
+
+	Jump gates are built in the vicinity of stable intersection faults and thus have a fixed
+	destination.
+
+	Ships equiped with a hyoerdrive work on the same principle. They seek out a sensitive
+	spot in the hyperspace field and fold local space to punch a hole through the other side.
+	This has several major consequences: a pilot has to determine has destination by finding
+	a good departure point in local space. Also, only a small number of connections between
+	systems will be possible.
+
+	Hyperspace intersection faults are large (planetary orbit scale) and while they are attracted
+	to gravity wells like a star, they do not like to share their space.
+
+	Note that is theoreticly possible to fold normal space deep enough into hyperspace to
+	create a jump holes across galactic scales. It would probably take a generator the size of a
+	large moon to achieve it.
+
+Fleets
 	
 	As the player earns money, he will hopefully eventually be able
 	to buy large ships.
@@ -126,7 +159,7 @@ Weapons
 
 Fighting
 
-	How does fighting work
+	How does fighting work.
 
 Economy 
 
@@ -141,3 +174,7 @@ Cargo
 	- (Spare) parts
 	- Fuel 
 	- Economy
+
+Missions
+
+	I'd do anything for money, except working.