Interstellar Information Flow

What it covers

• Interstellar message carriers
• Ship-carried mailbags
• Delayed reports
• Faction-level message flow
• Remote system updates

Overview

Interstellar information is not assumed to be instant. Ships can carry message bundles when they jump, then rebroadcast them when they arrive. A quiet system may suddenly receive a backlog of news, warnings, prices or orders.

Why it matters

Distance creates ignorance. Remote systems may act on old knowledge until traffic physically brings new information.