THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

2. The Stations
2.1. What about these neutral stations? I was outside one while it was
being renovated, and there has to be some info as to what happened
during the collapse, as well as their former use.
All stations have been manufactured pre-collapse. They are part of TRI space,
but are disputed when it comes to which faction owns them.
2.2. What´s TRI´s presence in a station? Are there TRI police keeping law
and order, or is there just a TRI consulate and the station is faction run, or
is there no TRI presence at all (except, of course, the mission assignment
computers)?
The staff of a station can range from a hundred workers, to over 3,000. Each
station has a security force, a diplomatic garrison, a trade consulate, shops,
medical facilities, and living quarters. Some stations include factories, ore
processing facilities, holo-vid studios, or almost anything that you could find
planet-side. Security on stations is very strict, preventing outbreaks of open
violence amongst pilots.
2.3. How easy (if at all) is it for non-TRI enrolled personnel (i.e. non-pilots)
to get onto stations? Obviously they can´t leave on the ships, but do TRI
limit access to pilots?
Working in space is one of the highest paying and prestigious job a person can
hope for. Access to space depends upon the faction. For the Solrains, anyone
can visit space if they can afford the ticket. For the Quantar, you must be
selected by the Spacing Tribune to be allowed a passport.
2.4. Is there gravity in stations? If so is it as strong as planetside? Are
sections in null G?
Depends upon the station. No station has a gravity of a full G, for the sake of the
pilots who would perish in that condition, but most stations will keep at least a
minimal level of gravity (around half a G). Gravity is maintained by same
gravitons that jump engines emit, allowing full control of local gravity fields
depending upon the need of a portion of the station.
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