Gateways are built structures that can be used in pairs to create a stable wormhole for transporting people and objects. They were developed by the Dominion relatively early in their history as a spacefaring power, and used to great effect in planetary invasions. Since the reverse-engineering of the technology in 3434PT, shortly after the end of the First Tulaki Invasion, gateway technology has become commonplace on board spacefaring vessels. A gateway on board an orbiting ship can connect to another on a planet below and allow for the transfer of supplies and personnel without having to ferry them on board shuttles.

A gateway works by using quantum entanglement to create a real-time connection

The Conformity Generators built into the gateways vertices then create a zone of space which perfectly replicates the conditions of the other. When traversing a gateway, for a brief moment, an object exists in two places at once.

Gateways offer fixed points in space-time for 3434 PT - Dominion Gateway technology reverse-engineered by the other factions. These gateways allow for the creation of wormholes between fixed points. The wormholes must be stabilised by built structures and require a stable power supply. The power requirements scale exponentially with wormhole size and distance, limiting the usefulness of the technology beyond the transportation of people and small amounts of materials.

Gateways are one of the main ways of getting into and out of the event site - One will usually be set up at the boundary between the Out of Character Campsite and the In-Character area.

Gateways must be activated before they can be used, and take about 1 minute to power up. Once the control panel identified button is pressed, the power-up sequence begins, which is indicated by red lights. While the red lights are showing, going through the Gateway has no effect.

After the 1-minute power-up, the lights will switch to green, and the Gateway activates and connects to its destination - by default, this will be the ship belonging to the person who activated the Gateway or their group, although it may lead to another destination such as the bridge of a hired Spacer vessel (the Spacers give activation keys that link to the Gateways on board their ships. Once you have passed completely through an active Gateway, you are Out of Character. The Gateway remains active for 1 minute - characters that go through the Gateway in this period end up in the same place as the activating character. Under most circumstances this will not be an issue, but during a hostile encounter it may require the intervention of the ref team in order to phys-rep the other side. If you chase another character through an active Gateway in a PvP situation, then all parties must remain together and find a Ref immediately.

Gateways do not allow the passage of projectiles or energy weapon blasts.

The Gateway is a prop that is used by characters to enter and exit the In-character main game area for the duration of time-in. Characters that wish to go to the OOC camping field must do so via the Gateway, and return by the same means. In-character, the Gateway represents a method of getting to the orbiting slow-FTL starships that brought the characters to the event. It is also used to transport elsewhere on the local planet and to the orbiting Spacer Collective Jump Ship, which can be hired.

You cannot use the gateway to leave the site until the lights turn green on it, and only while they are green. This requires pressing the button on one side of the gateway, and waiting for the 1-minute charge sequence to elapse. Returning from the OOC does not require activating the gateway. When you have passed completely though an active gateway with green lights showing, you are Out of Character - place your hand in the air to indicate that you are out of character until you have left the in-character area.

Once the Gateway has been activated, it remains active for 1 minute - characters that go through the Gateway in this period end up in the same place as the activating character. Under most circumstances this will not be an issue, but during a hostile encounter it may require the intervention of the ref team in order to phys-rep the other side. If you chase another character through an active Gateway in a PvP situation, then all parties must remain together and find a Ref immediately. Gateways do not allow the passage of projectiles or energy weapon blasts.

If the gateway is not working, please inform the Game Team as soon as possible.