7. CORE-DRIVE (Chaotic Overload Rift Engine)

• Used by: Early deep-space warships & experimental explorers
• Purpose: One of the first interdimensional drives, allowing ships to jump without Jump Gates.
• Why It Was Replaced:
  • Caused severe instability, leading to energy surges that damaged ships.
  • Some vessels using CORE-DRIVE vanished entirely, lost to unknown realities.

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