Technologies
Bio-Mechanical Draconian Shipbuilding: Bio-Mechanical ships are a new concept in Draconian society. Initially the ships hull would be made of organic materials mostly from the carapace of the Itnsuma Crab from the Lafiel system and then catalyzed with metallic agents such as Magnetic Ion Armor. Over 90% of the hull would be organic material with the other 10% being metallic catalysts and reinforcing agents. As grim looking as this might sound it's not, as the organic material as it's catalyzed takes on a metallic feel and look. The ship would be composed of a organic central AI that is interfaced with the ship's systems which are composed of a marriage of organic and metallic components the ship and it's crew would fulfill a symbiotic relationship and would work and live together in harmony. The ship's hull would be registered with a unique "DNA" or "RNA" signature that could be used to identify it and to ensure backwards compatibility would also maintain a traditional IFF signature so that traditional ships could identify them. The proposed Bio-Mechanical alloy is very strong over 10,000 times stronger then steel, 6,000 times stronger then carbon fiber composites and over 1,400 times stronger then Draconian Compressed Titanium Velorium alloy and 400 times stronger then Magnetic Ion Armor.
Bio-Plastic Armor: Bio-Plastic is the name given to the armor of the new bio-mech ships under development and far exceeds the previous Draconian Naval war metals. It is a collection of organic materials many animals with hard carapaces that is then catalyzed with polykroy and other Draconian metals. The end result is a organic substance with metal woven into the very fabric of the material. It is a marriage of organic and non-organic materials after all why build your ships and repair them when you can grow them and let them heal themselves? Bio-Plastic has one downside it is very hard to catalyze the organic compounds since the tissue somehow has to be still alive at the start of the process and the procedure uses quantum mechanical principles.
Compressed Titanium-Velorium Alloy: The primary armor of the Empire it is heat and pressure resistant and is somewhat strong estimated to be only 1,440 times stronger then steel. Draconian military doctrine and shipbuilding ideaologies stress a greater importance and focus on a ship's shield then armor meaning that Draconian vessels have stronger shields then they do hull. This poses little of a prbolem so long as the Draconian vessel can prevent the breaking of its shields or end the battle before the former happens.
Deflector Shields: Deflector Shields are designed to deflect or absorb incoming enemy fire. It is able to resist all forms of firepower, kinetic, energy, nuclear, projectile, etc. Deflector Shields are formed of many layers of energy shields some ships like the new Sathanas and Rakshasa have at least several thousand layers of shields however Deflector Sheilds main advantage is that the defensive system is formed of multiple generators if one goes down another kicks in to run the shields if the second goes down a third comes up forming a power system that overlaps itself the only downside to Deflector Shields is the man hours required to make the specialized reactors which in turn adds to the man hours needed to construct or retro fit a ship that is to be equipped with this device.
Ship shield (damage) capacity: Depends on ship class usually around 50 Teratons
Direct Brain Interface: Direct Brain Interface is a collective term for the total technology that'll be used by the next generation fighter pilot. The pilot would be integrated with all his flight system. First the pilot is puts on their flight uniform however their helmet has no visor to it instead the pilot is completly blinded by the lack of a visor instead the pilot's helmet is linked directly to the navigational, senor, and communications systems the inside of the helmet is filled with holographic projectors displaying the feedback information which is flowing in from aforementioned flight systems. The information is directed to the pilot's helmet by various Tachwave information upload nodes located throughout the cockpit and is directed to the brain via a wetwire uplink from the helmet directly into the pilot's brain mass what follows is a more accurate, expedient, and efficient flow of information from originating source to flight systems and to the pilot themselves.
Knossos Sub-space Portal: A massive sub-space device left behind by a ancient civilization that ruled much of known space millions of years ago. They were discovered by the Empire during their wars against the Shivans and the technology had been reverse engineered to the point where the Empire could faithfully reproduce the device when needed. However the device is large and complicated and easily dwarfs all but the largest Draconian vessels it would take years to produce one and perhaps decades to bring it in tune with the Realspace-Sub space fabric at the target sight. When the task is completed, however, the result is a stabilized node where a unstable one once was or the ability to create one where there wasn't one or where one was destroyed.
G-Diffuser: A small propulsion subsystem attachment that further upgrades a craft's ability to cope with inertia and gravitation. It acts like a suspension system absorbing g-forces and providing for a even smoother flying experience it is designed for use on small craft like fighters and transports. The energy from the absorbed g-forces is then sent to the ship's power reactor where it further increases power output.
Nano-Lathering: Nano-Lather is the primary process of construction in the Empire it involves using billions upon billions of nano bots to lather or consturct a building or other object the nano bots are deployed in two ways they are either prgramed to travel to a specific point after being activated by the detonation of a ship or they are hosed down onto the construction site by a robotic construction droid that deploys the nano bots by spewing it from its twin cannon arms nano lathering is good because its very safe, as long as the construction area remains clear, its cheap, its easy to oversee, and its quick. Nano Lathering is used by both the civilian world and the military force to build new objects and to build them quickly the down side to this technology is that it is easily disrupted by EMP technologies.
Warp Beacons: Warp Beacons are used to teleport massive objects such as buildings into a construction area at a distant location quickly the technology was first used and perfected during the initial trades with the Denali Commonwealth where the Draconis Empire supplied them with prefabricated factories and power stations since then this mode of transfering already completeled buildings has become more and more popular.
Logic Drive: A type of sub light propulsion system that functions by reconfiguring the spatial coordinates around a ship (It warps or bends space around itself) to achieve this it uses very high level mathematical equations, such as bubble theory, to calculate the level of improbability after which it is possible to make the necessary jump the reason that the movement of Draconian ships seem so fluid as if they were moving inch by inch is because this process takes place billions of times every second thus the distance being jumped is not apparent.
Realians: These are artificial humans genetically engineered to fit specific roles they range from simple housemaids and doormen to military soldier drones and Fleet crew members the most common role they fill is observation Realians which basically mans the primary and secondary system consoles on the bridge of a Draco capitol ship and who also directly feeds into the sensor system to provide advanced warning of Demon and Gnosis forces.
Hyperwave Decoder: A sensor system built off of Hyperwave technology this is a sensor array that provides long and short range functions it is used to detect objects in space and to provide communication between ships and other objects it functions by producing a beam of photon particles that turns on and off every second in a pattern it works similar to binary the signal is then sent through a wormhole that is created nanometers from the surface of the sending dish and is weak enough not to suck the ship through the receiving station receives the signal through the wormhole in the same manner and interprets the combination of on and off signals of photons and reads it in the form of 0s and 1s (hey it is binary well will you look at that...) it then plots this info in the original format it was in usually in the form of text or audio messages if it was a video feed it will forward the info to the holo projector on the bridge when the transmission has ended the wormholes created to send and receive the data are terminated.
Hyperwave: A type of photon based light beam that can be read on the sending and receiving end of a line of transmission it exists in the invisible light spectrum and as such is not visible to the naked eye. It is common pratice for sensor arrays based off this technology to use wormholes to transfer the info quickly over vast distanes of space closer range transportation like intra world communications don't need this to be implemented and are quite efficient with Hyperwave alone. Hyperwave technology is used in a wide variety of appliances and ways from microwaves to military sensor arrays even in some TV-esque appliances.
Holographics: A technology that uses light to produce a 3D image suspended in air by way of a light emitting projector the cool thing about this is that the projector can be fitted with sensors that allow it to detect disturbances in the image caused by running your finger through it this in turn allows software makers to produce holographic programs with touchtone functions the military uses this technology alot as well and is normally fitted into a ships Hyperwave Decoder to provide a output for all recorded audio and text as well.
Techno-Magic: This term refers to the marriage of Technology and pure Magic resulting in what they call Para-Magic Techno-Magic usually uses technology like a special Navy gun to deliver magical force the Army is experimenting with special mage troops to suplement their offensive and defensive capabilites.
Subspace Resolver: This device is used to allow a ship to jump into and out of subspace.
Star Drive: A type of sub light propulsion system that enables a ship to move at near light speeds. It works by producing a gravitonic wave and then rides or 'surfs' the wave through a warp in space caused by the engines reconfiguring the spatial and temporal coordinates around a ship. The ships is essentially at this point riding a gravity wave through bent space this happens trillions upon trillions of times a second the end result is a vessel that can travel at speeds approaching but not meeting the speed of light.
Magnetic Ion Armor: Magnetic Ion armor is a new level in defensive armor technology. The armor is made of a triple suite of protective material the first layer is a 3 meters of Dura Steel which adds most of the protective qualities giving it the ability to deflect bullets and projectiles. The second layer is 7.8 meters of Compress Titanium-Valorium alloy which adds protection from mostly energy weapons. The last layers is 5 meters of Poly Kroy which is used as a 'soft' metal allowing flexibility as well as sealing the chinks in the armor it also tends to be highly resistant to heat. All of this together forms a protective barrier resistant to many forms of attack finally the armor is ready for use the armor is coated in nano bots that generate a energy shell of ionized particles hold in place a few inches above the surface of the armor by a magnetic field hence how the armor gets its name it is a step up because of its high protectve qualities and the fact that it doesn't require a bulky personnel shield generator that can be easily blown off. The only difference between infantry grade armor and ship grade is the thickness of the three protective layers otherwise the design and concept is the same.
Psi Disruptor: The Psi Disruptor is a device usually mounted on a ship or military base designed to repulse or turn away creature with a psychic sensitivity by producing a field of psychic energy that disrupts their thoughts literally driving them crazy it is a new device currently being developed by the empire for use on its newer ships.
Psi Emitter: Similar to the Psi Disruptor except the field of psychic energy it produces attracts creatures with a psychic sensitivity by creating a psychic aura that soothes and entices the creatures drawing them like a moth to the flame to location of the emitter. This device is being developed as part of a master plan by the Empire.
Polykroy: A unusually flexible metal found in the outer rim of the Draco galaxy. It is dense but is easily bent by itself it consitutes poor armor. When combined with other metals it forms a vital alloy component as its flexibility can make the armor a ease to move around it. It is sometimes added to Compressed Titanium-Velorium ally to further enhance its flexibility and its capability to give and take with pressure that is directly applied to it.
Phranxite: A strange looking metal that is sometimes used in Draconian electronics as well as in armor where it can awdd to the heat dispersion qualities it is rare and thus expensive so its use is limited.
Traditional Draconian Shipbuilding: Traditionally Draconian shipbuilding is both precise and fairly simple, relativly speaking. First nanites are sprayed into the target area where they produce IR waves to produce a invisible "ship skeleton" in a process called Ghosting. Next the ships actual skeleton is laid in place by Nano Latering, or spraying, the material and allowing the nanites to build it's molecular structure each nanite carries one molecule of the alloy used in the ships hull and the metal is recombined molecule by molecule. Then after the ship's frame is placed the bulkheads, inner hull and finally outer hull is put in place by a similar method finally robotic drones can be used to lay the plumbing, wiring, and power conduits necessary for the ship to run smoothly. This ensures that the ship can be built out of one continuous slab of material rather then having to break and reform smaller segments after the ships is fully produced and its been formally commissioned and named it is released from the shipyard's drydock via massive anti gravity pumps that literally push the ship into space the people inside the drydock chamber are protected from space's vacuum via a invisible force field specially designed to preserve the chamber's atmosphere.
Tachwave: The Tachwave is a upgraded form of Hyperwave technology. Draconian communications technology has finally advanced to a point where Draconian sub-space technology can be used on a micro scale safely and reliably. Similar to Hyperwave technology Tachwave technology creates a signal by shooting one particle at a time instead of photon particles however, it uses Tachyon particles in order to transmit the information like it's Hyperwave equivalent it transmits the information one particle at a time and sends it through a micro sub-space fissure rather then a micro wormhole. On the other end it is received and the data is interpreted by reading how each particle hits the receiver sensor and by reading the delay between each particle.
Tachwave Resonance Array: A communications system built off of new Tachwave technology. Like its Hyperwave equivalent The Tachwave Resonance Array is used for communications it projects a continuous stream of Tachyon waves for short range transmissions or a non continuous pulse, similar to a ocean wave, for long range and burst transmissions. Like the Hyperwave Resonance Array it has a infinite range due to the nature of the technology and it's use of sub-space technology. It also has the capability to use Hyperwaves to communicate as well to ensure compatibility on existing Hyperwave Networks.
Tachwave Decoder: Similar to the Hyperwave Decoder it sends out a omni directional pulse in order to detect distant objects in active mode and in passive mode compares the Tachyon background interferance with local interferance of local space in order to detect objects. It has a whole list of additional secondary sensor modes each with their own special mode of operation.
Organic AI: Organic AIs are a new concept in Draconian technology. The "Organic AI" consists of a genetically engineered Realian female specially designed for AI duty. Her brain mass density increadibly increased on purpose in order to facilitate a much higher degree of intelligence The entity would come included with wetwire implant support so that she can be readily integrated with a ship's main systems and because of the nature of the technology it would be compatible with both Traditional and Bio-Mechanical ships. The female entity would be encased in a environmentally controlled vat that would be filled with presevative, anti aging, and telepathy enhancing chemical agent. The Organic AI is the next logical successor to older digital AIs.
Lateral Thrusters: Lateral thrusters would provide additional maneuvering capabilities for Draconian fighters and transports and is intended for the new Mara class third generation Joint Strike Fighters under development. When activated the thrusters would produce a strong anti gravity current that, because the ship is made of matter of positive mass, would be repelled away from. The result is that the ship can move sideways, up and down, as well as back and forth. It would be installed in a set of two. Both generators would be integrated into the AVTOL engines and controlled as part of the new flight control system.
Quantum Computer: Traditional Draconian computers use standard computing principles and technologies with the exception of the CPU which is a laser CPU in recent time Draconian computing technology has evolved to a point where Quantum Mechanical principles could be applied to computing resulting in a exponential increase in Draconian computer capacity and more importantly speed. The new Draconian coumputer use a DNA CPU that uses lasers to read and write info similar to a DVD ROM. This technology will be included only on the newer Draconian ships.
Sub-Space Indifference Reactor: The Sub-Space Indifference Reactor uses exclusive Draconian sub-space technology to channel microscopic amounts of Sub-Space ether into a shielded reactor core where it instantly annihilates itself in order to prevent a dimensional cascade effect. The system would allow a Draconian ship, for example, to produce a infinitie amount of energy it would also free the Empire from it's dependence of Nebula gases.
Gravity Pulse Drive: The Gravity Pulse Drive is the ultimate in Draconian gravity based drives and is the last possible Drive system available before new technologies have to be produced. The Gravity Pulse Drive produces a micro singularity that is contained within the primary Gravity Induction chamber within a shielded partition the singularity is then allowed to undergo Hawking Radiation the energy from the resulting shower of hard X-Rays and Photons of astronomically long wavelengths is then used to power the primary drive shaft which then transfer the power to the rear of the ship enabling movement. This technology will allow Draconian vessels to reach the speed of light regardless of size since the energy particles from the singularity's death would have roughly infinite energy. Better yet the Drive system does not require a exhuast port and thus theres no need to cut a hole in the rear of the ship where the exhaust port would go.
