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==Accessories==

===S.P.I.K.E===

'''Cost:''' - 1 point feature

A Singularity Point Interstellar Kommunications Engine (S.P.I.K.E) is an interstellar communications device. It works using similar physics to that of a starship engine and is designed and built in a similar way. When communication is initiated the device sends out a pulsed signal through hyperspace. This signal travels at 10,000 Ly/h. When the signal reaches its intended destination, the receiving device creates a singularity point wormhole in hyperspace between itself and the device which sent the broadcast. Communications are sent both ways through the wormhole instantly via a standard laser beam. Since the communication takes place between two wormholes, the signal  is completely untappable and very secure.

To send a signal to a specific communication device the sender needs to know the address code of that device, a phone number in other words.

Emergency signals and general broadcast signals can be received by any SPIKE. Since the initial signal is broadcast in all directions in hyperspace, having a signal answered by one receiver does not preclude any other receiver from answering. SPIKEs do not work when a ship is travelling through a wormhole of its own, although they will work if a ship is in hyperspace.

All SPIKEs are bulky, they are built like ship engines. The smallest versions have Awkward Size level 2.

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