Subspace Warp Field Technology (TL Trek)
Copyright (c) 1996 by Dr Kromm <kromm@Hydro.CAM.ORG>

The emanations from any beam weapon, sensor, communicator or other
device that emits an "energy beam" can be encased in a "subspace
warp tunnel" and beamed out to mind-bogglingly huge ranges instantly.
Ignore obstacles altogether (you can scan through, past and into
anything but tetryon fields and ships with their shields up), and
multiply all ranges by 1,000,000,000. This modification multiplies
the cost of the technology by 1,000, but, oddly, has no effect on
weight, power or volume. It can be used only on a ship with a
working warp drive; without warp power, ranges drop to their usual
levels and the ship's commander must roll vs. Will or engage in
harassment of his engineering crew. A successful Will roll reduces
this to a bout of nervous tunic-tugging.

Warning: The strange interaction between subspace warp fields and
psionic emanations causes a weird version of the Observer Effect
to be actualized when SWFT is used on a sensor: the sesor can detect
anything, with almost no effort, *except for the one thing that
you're looking for!*