FTL Drive

The FTL Drive is the Primary form of Faster than Light travel in Known Space, Forming an Electromagnetic Field around the ship before entering a sublayer of space known as The Expanse, A Empty black void which the laws of physics that effects mass of anything entering it is lowered, The Drive then shifts the ships mass allowing for high rates of acceleration and manipulating gravity aboard the ship to avoid g-forces aboard the ship.
The Magnetic field is used to protect the ship from the powerful electromagnetic waves that flow through the expanse causing a aura around the ship as it travels and living a trail of a blue and purple hue in it's wake. Gravity for celestial bodies effects the Expanse if the form of turbulence when travelling through the expanse. Though Safety Systems will engage if the ship's Scanners detect hazards ahead which also effects the expanse including celestial bodies with abnormal gravity example being blackholes or a phenomena known as Gravity Storms that will shred ships if entered.
== Limitations ==
FTL Drives can accelerate an infinite amount but is limited to the Drive itself namely the materials used in it's construction, More Acceleration means more energy needed to power the drive which means more heat generated. Because of this all Drives has a set max speed to remain in safe operational levels but can be exceeded in emergency situations for a limited amount of time before the Safety Systems kick in or the Drive will burn out, stranding the ship in deep space with new means of FTL Travel. Another Limiting Factor is power generation itself, Depending what form of Power Generation the ship is using and how many power generation options also limits the speed that the ship is able to travel at while in FTL
A Third Limitation is without the means to generate an Electromagnetic Field around the ship it is unable to enter the Expanse. Because of this EMF Inhibitors are often used of Military, Law Enforcement and several criminal ships to trap ships and stop them from escaping in FTL. It also works during FTL Travel Forcing the target ship to make a sharp deacceleration and entry into normal space which the gravity systems are unable to safely lower the G forces of aboard the ship. This is the same when Safety Systems Engage or a Emergency Stop is triggered manually.
Due to the need for a Electromagnetic Field Generators they are often installed as on nacelles which extends from the ship's main body, requiring the cover the entire ship for the ship to be able to travel in FTL, Which leaves these important parts of the ship exposed to potential attack. Military Ships are purposely designed to protect these from fire using armour, defensive systems and having the nacelles closer to the body of the ship or having more to fully cover the ship in the EM Field.
A Fourth Limitation is that the ship's Navigational System requires to lock onto the destination and can't be changed until the ship has been taken out of FTL and the destination changed by the ship's navigators. This is due to the lack of ability to shift the ship's direction of travel while in FTL.
== Variants ==
All FTL Drives run with the same technology and principles but often different in design and materials depending on the technological level and understanding of material science and thermodynamics. Generally All FTL Drives come from a select few Companies that has made the most efficient or cost effective drives on the Market. The most common drive is the Gal Navigation Systems Corporation often used by Civilian and Military ships, Nations like the Commonwealth has their own form of FTL Drives available to Civilian Market and used exclusively by the Commonwealth Fleet by the Commonwealth Central Shipyards, A Corporation that has been building Commonwealthian ships for centuries.