The Quantum Shift Drive's Ascension Initiators would supply energy to the motivator's energization chamber to spark ignition, which would unleash the energy via the engines. This process also requires antimatter to help modify the energy. Then on, the Quantum Motivator would use many kilometers of charge planes, effect channels, or looping superconducting wire deep within the spaceship to alter the gathered energy in a fusion generator. If the ship is outside the gravity of a large celestial body, the process of an Ascension Plane jump would begin with small amounts of Ehantom Energy being collected be collected with the use of the numerous Phantom Collectors. In some cases, the pilot has to manually input coordinates throughout the navigational computer, as to reach uncharted worlds or a highly specific point in space. This on-board computer would then-on automatically input the coordinates into the Quantum Shift Drive. To enter the Ascension Plane, a starship pilot would have to select a logged world with the use of the navigational computer. The Quantum Shift Drive can only be used in the Palioxis Starfield since the Ascension Plane, a sub-plane of the Palioxis Starfield, can only be accessed in it's 'parent' plane. The spaceship then travels along a manually or automatically set trajectory until it reaches its target and returns to the Palioxis Starfield. The Quantum Shift Drive operates by propelling a spacecraft into the Ascension Plane while maintaining the vessel's mass and energy profile. As an outcome, the Quantum Shift Drive has played a crucial role in shaping the society, trade, politics, and war of the Palioxis Starfield. The Quantum Shift Drive, abbreviated as QSD and oftentimes called Hyperdrive, is an ancient, cutting-edge faster-than-light propulsion engine used primarily by Singularia, Anixides' Throne and several other advanced nations of the Palioxis Starfield for effective interstellar travel.