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Dan: /* 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer) */

2026-10-08T19:33:10Z

8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)

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	A main IDF generator costs 2 x Size in SUs. The IDF automatically has a rating equal to the whole number of a ship’s Maximum warp speed (for example, a ship with a Maximum of Warp 9.975 has an IDF with a rating of 9; if a ship can only travel at impulse speeds, its IDF has a rating equal to its maximum impulse speed expressed as a whole number). The IDF costs 3 Power per round. It can improve its rating to a maximum of 150% of standard for an additional 3 Power per rating point above its base rating. For example, an IDF 9 costs 3 Power to maintain that rating; it can be improved to as much as 14 (9 x 1.5) for 3 Power per point (or a total of 18 Power to maintain a full rating of 14). The stronger an IDF’s rating, the more inertial force from which it can protect the crew.		A main IDF generator costs 2 x Size in SUs. The IDF automatically has a rating equal to the whole number of a ship’s Maximum warp speed (for example, a ship with a Maximum of Warp 9.975 has an IDF with a rating of 9; if a ship can only travel at impulse speeds, its IDF has a rating equal to its maximum impulse speed expressed as a whole number). The IDF costs 3 Power per round. It can improve its rating to a maximum of 150% of standard for an additional 3 Power per rating point above its base rating. For example, an IDF 9 costs 3 Power to maintain that rating; it can be improved to as much as 14 (9 x 1.5) for 3 Power per point (or a total of 18 Power to maintain a full rating of 14). The stronger an IDF’s rating, the more inertial force from which it can protect the crew.

	[[Star Fleet]] protocols require a ship to have at least one main IDF generator for every two points of Size; many vessels have more. It should also have at least one backup IDF generator for every two main generators (again, many ships have more). Backup IDF generators cost .5 x Size in SUs (minimum of 1 SU), cost 2 Power when in use, and provide two-thirds of the rating of a main IDF generator (thus, on a ship with an IDF 9, the backup IDFs have a rating of 6). The strength of a backup IDF may be improved with extra Power, per the rules above.		[[Star Fleet]] protocols require a ship to have at least one main IDF generator for every two points of Size; many vessels have more. It should also have at least one '''backup IDF generator''' for every two main generators (again, many ships have more). Backup IDF generators cost .5 x Size in SUs (minimum of 1 SU), cost 2 Power when in use, and provide two-thirds of the rating of a main IDF generator (thus, on a ship with an IDF 9, the backup IDFs have a rating of 6). The strength of a backup IDF may be improved with extra Power, per the rules above.

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Dan: /* 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer) */

2026-10-08T19:27:53Z

8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)

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	'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum one generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (each backup generator) <br>		'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum one generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (each backup generator) <br>
	'''Power Requirement:''' <span style="background-color: red;">3 Power per round per generator</span>; <span style="background-color: yellow;">2 Power per round for Backup IDF</span><br>		'''Power Requirement:''' <span style="background-color: red;">3 Power per round per generator</span>; <span style="background-color: yellow;">2 Power per round for Backup IDF</span><br>
	'''Available''': [[~~2065~~]] (acquired from the [[Vulcans]])		'''Available''': [[2064]] (acquired from the [[Vulcans]])

	The tremendous acceleration and deceleration involved with space travel and starship combat would be enough to cause fatal injury to everyone aboard ship if not for the '''inertial damping field''' (IDF) ('''inertial stabilizers''' in the [[23rd century]]). The IDF is a series of variable-symmetry force fields which absorbs and counteracts the forces generated by starship travel. Although normally maintained at a low level throughout the ship, it can respond to data from Flight Control to “redistribute” itself along vectors directly opposing the force generated (there is a millisecond delay while this occurs, so a drastic maneuver may cause some crewmembers to stumble or fall out of their chairs). Thus, the crew on a ship usually feels little, if anything, when the ship accelerates, decelerates, or maneuvers. <strike>Pre-warp ships did not employ IDFs.</strike>		The tremendous acceleration and deceleration involved with space travel and starship combat would be enough to cause fatal injury to everyone aboard ship if not for the '''inertial damping field''' (IDF) ('''inertial stabilizers''' in the [[23rd century]]). The IDF is a series of variable-symmetry force fields which absorbs and counteracts the forces generated by starship travel. Although normally maintained at a low level throughout the ship, it can respond to data from Flight Control to “redistribute” itself along vectors directly opposing the force generated (there is a millisecond delay while this occurs, so a drastic maneuver may cause some crewmembers to stumble or fall out of their chairs). Thus, the crew on a ship usually feels little, if anything, when the ship accelerates, decelerates, or maneuvers. <strike>Pre-warp ships did not employ IDFs.</strike>

Dan: /* 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer) */

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8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)

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	'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum one generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (each backup generator) <br>		'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum one generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (each backup generator) <br>
	'''Power Requirement:''' <span style="background-color: red;">3 Power per round per generator</span>; <span style="background-color: yellow;">2 Power per round for Backup IDF</span><br>		'''Power Requirement:''' <span style="background-color: red;">3 Power per round per generator</span>; <span style="background-color: yellow;">2 Power per round for Backup IDF</span><br>
	'''Available''': [[~~2036~~]]		'''Available''': [[2065]] (acquired from the [[Vulcans]])

	The tremendous acceleration and deceleration involved with space travel and starship combat would be enough to cause fatal injury to everyone aboard ship if not for the '''inertial damping field''' (IDF) ('''inertial stabilizers''' in the [[23rd century]]). The IDF is a series of variable-symmetry force fields which absorbs and counteracts the forces generated by starship travel. Although normally maintained at a low level throughout the ship, it can respond to data from Flight Control to “redistribute” itself along vectors directly opposing the force generated (there is a millisecond delay while this occurs, so a drastic maneuver may cause some crewmembers to stumble or fall out of their chairs). Thus, the crew on a ship usually feels little, if anything, when the ship accelerates, decelerates, or maneuvers. <strike>Pre-warp ships did not employ IDFs.</strike>		The tremendous acceleration and deceleration involved with space travel and starship combat would be enough to cause fatal injury to everyone aboard ship if not for the '''inertial damping field''' (IDF) ('''inertial stabilizers''' in the [[23rd century]]). The IDF is a series of variable-symmetry force fields which absorbs and counteracts the forces generated by starship travel. Although normally maintained at a low level throughout the ship, it can respond to data from Flight Control to “redistribute” itself along vectors directly opposing the force generated (there is a millisecond delay while this occurs, so a drastic maneuver may cause some crewmembers to stumble or fall out of their chairs). Thus, the crew on a ship usually feels little, if anything, when the ship accelerates, decelerates, or maneuvers. <strike>Pre-warp ships did not employ IDFs.</strike>

Dan: /* 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer) */

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8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)

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	('''Required'''; also one backup for each two main generators) <br>		('''Required'''; also one backup for each two main generators) <br>
	'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum one generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (each backup generator) <br>		'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum one generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (each backup generator) <br>
	'''Power Requirement:''' <span style="background-color: red;">3 Power per round</span>; <span style="background-color: yellow;">2 Power per round for Backup IDF</span><br>		'''Power Requirement:''' <span style="background-color: red;">3 Power per round per generator</span>; <span style="background-color: yellow;">2 Power per round for Backup IDF</span><br>
	'''Available''': [[2036]]		'''Available''': [[2036]]

Dan at 08:29, 27 August 2026

2026-08-27T08:29:30Z

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	('''Required'''; also one backup for each two main generators) <br>		('''Required'''; also one backup for each two main generators) <br>
	'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum one generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (each backup generator) <br>		'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum one generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (each backup generator) <br>
			'''Power Requirement:''' <span style="background-color: red;">3 Power per round</span>; <span style="background-color: yellow;">2 Power per round for Backup IDF</span><br>
	'''Available''': [[2036]]		'''Available''': [[2036]]

	The tremendous acceleration and deceleration involved with space travel and starship combat would be enough to cause fatal injury to everyone aboard ship if not for the '''inertial damping field''' (IDF) ('''inertial stabilizers''' in the [[23rd century]]). The IDF is a series of variable-symmetry force fields which absorbs and counteracts the forces generated by starship travel. Although normally maintained at a low level throughout the ship, it can respond to data from Flight Control to “redistribute” itself along vectors directly opposing the force generated (there is a millisecond delay while this occurs, so a drastic maneuver may cause some crewmembers to stumble or fall out of their chairs). Thus, the crew on a ship usually feels little, if anything, when the ship accelerates, decelerates, or maneuvers. <strike>Pre-warp ships did not employ IDFs.</strike>		The tremendous acceleration and deceleration involved with space travel and starship combat would be enough to cause fatal injury to everyone aboard ship if not for the '''inertial damping field''' (IDF) ('''inertial stabilizers''' in the [[23rd century]]). The IDF is a series of variable-symmetry force fields which absorbs and counteracts the forces generated by starship travel. Although normally maintained at a low level throughout the ship, it can respond to data from Flight Control to “redistribute” itself along vectors directly opposing the force generated (there is a millisecond delay while this occurs, so a drastic maneuver may cause some crewmembers to stumble or fall out of their chairs). Thus, the crew on a ship usually feels little, if anything, when the ship accelerates, decelerates, or maneuvers. <strike>Pre-warp ships did not employ IDFs.</strike>

	A main IDF generator costs 2 x Size in SUs. The IDF automatically has a rating equal to the whole number of a ship’s Maximum warp speed (for example, a ship with a Maximum of Warp 9.975 has an IDF with a rating of 9; if a ship can only travel at impulse speeds, its IDF has a rating equal to its maximum impulse speed expressed as a whole number). The stronger an IDF’s rating, the more inertial force from which it can protect the crew.		A main IDF generator costs 2 x Size in SUs. The IDF automatically has a rating equal to the whole number of a ship’s Maximum warp speed (for example, a ship with a Maximum of Warp 9.975 has an IDF with a rating of 9; if a ship can only travel at impulse speeds, its IDF has a rating equal to its maximum impulse speed expressed as a whole number). The IDF costs 3 Power per round. It can improve its rating to a maximum of 150% of standard for an additional 3 Power per rating point above its base rating. For example, an IDF 9 costs 3 Power to maintain that rating; it can be improved to as much as 14 (9 x 1.5) for 3 Power per point (or a total of 18 Power to maintain a full rating of 14). The stronger an IDF’s rating, the more inertial force from which it can protect the crew.

	Star Fleet protocols require a ship to have at least one main IDF generator for every two ~~(full)~~ points of Size; many vessels have more. It should also have at least one backup IDF generator for every two main generators (again, many ships have more). Backup IDF generators cost 0.5 x Size in SUs (minimum of 1 SU) and provide two-thirds of the rating of a main IDF generator (thus, on a ship with an IDF 9, the backup IDFs have a rating of 6).		[[Star Fleet]] protocols require a ship to have at least one main IDF generator for every two points of Size; many vessels have more. It should also have at least one backup IDF generator for every two main generators (again, many ships have more). Backup IDF generators cost .5 x Size in SUs (minimum of 1 SU), cost 2 Power when in use, and provide two-thirds of the rating of a main IDF generator (thus, on a ship with an IDF 9, the backup IDFs have a rating of 6). The strength of a backup IDF may be improved with extra Power, per the rules above.

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Dan at 01:01, 7 January 2026

2026-01-07T01:01:02Z

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Dan at 17:43, 1 January 2026

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	Star Fleet protocols require a ship to have at least one main IDF generator for every two (full) points of Size; many vessels have more. It should also have at least one backup IDF generator for every two main generators (again, many ships have more). Backup IDF generators cost 0.5 x Size in SUs (minimum of 1 SU) and provide two-thirds of the rating of a main IDF generator (thus, on a ship with an IDF 9, the backup IDFs have a rating of 6).		Star Fleet protocols require a ship to have at least one main IDF generator for every two (full) points of Size; many vessels have more. It should also have at least one backup IDF generator for every two main generators (again, many ships have more). Backup IDF generators cost 0.5 x Size in SUs (minimum of 1 SU) and provide two-thirds of the rating of a main IDF generator (thus, on a ship with an IDF 9, the backup IDFs have a rating of 6).

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Dan: /* 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer) */

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8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)

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	== 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)==		== 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)==
	('''Required'''; also one backup for each two main generators) <br>		('''Required'''; also one backup for each two main generators) <br>
	'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum one generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (backup generator) <br>		'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum one generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (each backup generator) <br>
	'''Available''': [[2036]]		'''Available''': [[2036]]

Dan: /* 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer) */

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8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)

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	== 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)==		== 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)==
	('''Required'''; also one backup for each two main generators) <br>		('''Required'''; also one backup for each two main generators) <br>
	'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum 1 generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (backup generator) <br>		'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum one generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (backup generator) <br>
	'''Available''': [[2036]]		'''Available''': [[2036]]

Dan: /* 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer) */

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8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)

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	== 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)==		== 8.12 Inertial Damping Field (Inertial Stabilizer)==
	('''Required'''; also one backup for each two main generators) <br>		('''Required'''; also one backup for each two main generators) <br>
	'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [1 per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (backup generator) <br>		'''Cost''': 2 x Size (main generator [minimum 1 generator per each 2 units of Size]); 0.5 x Size (backup generator) <br>
	'''Available''': [[2036]]		'''Available''': [[2036]]

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	* [[Construction Rules\|Back to the Table of Contents]]		* [[Construction Rules\|Back to the Table of Contents]]
	* [[Build: Operations Systems\|Back to Chapter 8.0: Operations Systems]]		* [[Build: Operations Systems\|Back to Chapter 8.0: Operations Systems]]
			* [[Build: Attitude Control\|On to Attitude Control]]


	[[Category:Build\|{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category: Build\|{{PAGENAME}}]]
	[[Category: Build (Operations Systems)\|{{PAGENAME}}]]		:[[Category: Build (Operations Systems)\|{{PAGENAME}}]]