I have a lot of questions regarding the use of Spatial Conduit Network:

1. Do you have to use Spatial Conduit Network during the movement step of a Tactical or Transfer Action?

2. Do ships being moved from the system you select with Spatial Conduit Network all have to move to the same system?

3. Do you have to do the move to the activated system or systems?

4. Do you have to finish the ships move in the activated system or systems?

5. Can you use Spatial Conduit Network to move the ships out of a system that has been previously activated?

6. Can you use it before normal ship movement?

7. Can you use it after normal ship movement?

8. Does moving ships in this way cost them 1 of their movement for that movement step?

9. Can ships move into the system you select with Spatial Conduit Network before being moved with Spatial Conduit Network?

10. Can ships that have just been moved with Spatial Conduit Network then continue their movement into other systems you control?

Noj said:

I think you are misunderstanding the technology. All it does is allow you to move ships between the two systems as if they were adjacent; it doesn't change any other movement rules, usually via a Tactical or Transfer action. It doesn't give them an "extra" move, or anything; it just lets them move between two systems they normally wouldn't be able to move between; IE, you have two systems you control that aren't adjacent, and for the purposes of that move, they are adjacent, nothing more. The only caveat is that when using it, the end system the ships are moving to must be one you control; it can't be used to perform attacks on other players.

So, based on that, here are the answers to your specific questions:

1) Yes, it would be part of a normal move. However, you could also use it during Warfare's secondary if you wanted, too (as long as you satisfy the conditions). Basically, any time you are legally moving ships, you can use the technology to tweak how it may move.

2) Depends on how they are moving; with a Tactical action, yes.

3) Yes, as it's just part of a normal move.

4) Yes, same as #3.

5) No.

6) No, it's part of regular movement - it just makes two systems adjacent for that movement.

7) No, same as #6

8) The tech itself isn't causing ships to "move", it's just allowing them to move to a system they normally couldn't move to. So, in a way, yes; moving from one of the 'connected' systems to the other does take 1 movement point, but it's just part of a normal move.

9) I'm not sure what you are asking here. But all it does is connect the two systems, so it's all part of one movement.

10) Yes, assuming they still have movement points left and are moving to the activated system.

Two systems that you control become adjacent....so it's like having a temporary wormhole between two systems you control, so long as the ships that use it end in a system that you control?

I don't believe you need to control the system you are moving from, but you DO need to control the system you are moving to.

This basically means you'll need to control all planets and have at least ONE ship in the system.

This technology is limited by that controlling aspect.

It can be very useful getting your newly crafted fleet from your home system all the way to your war front to prepare for the coming battle in the coming round.

DavidG55311 said:

The technology says you have to control both systems.

But to answer Noj's question, yes, it's essentially like creating a temporary wormhole between two systems you control. It has some limitations, but it could be useful in the right situations. And as pointed out above, remember that to "control" a system, you have to control all the planets, and have at least one non-Fighter ship in the system. (Note that Advanced Fighters does NOT count; they have to be non-Fighters).