Hyperdrive

"Hyperdrive pings detected! An entire fleet is jumping in on our heads, where did all these ships come from?!"

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Need to cover a lot of distance right now? Standard drive only goes half way (if that)? Hyperdrive!
^{Disclaimer: Only reasonably works on Capital ships.}

Utility

Hyperdrives are used by capital ships to potentially cover well over the standard jump distance. Unfortunately a Hyperdrive being charged is also painfully obvious to sensors. So any stealth goes away as soon as one starts charging.

Despite stealth being impossible while a Hyperdrive is charging, there are still stealth capital ships. Imagine a ship over 600 meters long decloaking nearby, combat systems coming online as it just appears.

Parent Technologies

• Standard Jump Drive

Access & Availability

Most capital ships have a Hyperdrive, capital ships are also not publicly available, kinda need to be someone important to even have a chance of getting one.

Complexity

Probably more complex than a Standard Jump Drive. Still has the shield though, it's the actual jumping part that's different.