With a mass effect drive, roughly a dozen light-years can be traversed in the course of a day's cruise without bending space-time and causing time dilation.Īs a simple modification of e = mc^2, if you reduce mass thru magic technological implementation of element zero, you are able to travel at light speed or further (negative mass) with reasonable power requirements. It reduces the mass of an object, such as a starship, to a point where velocities faster than the speed of light are possible. FTL drive cores work by exposing element zero to electric currents, creating mass effect fields. As listed in the wiki, and repeated in each of the games at one point:įTL drives are devices which allow ships to travel at FTL speeds through space.
