Difference between green movement and blue movement

endless-space

All ships in Endless Space have a speed (listed in Parsecs / Turn) that varies based on faction, engine modules, random events, and researched technology.

Some of these above grant a modifier that is colored blue, and some of these grant a modifier that is colored green.

What's the difference between these two modifiers?

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Best Answer

I think the blue type of speed only applies when traveling through the cosmic strings (IE, the predescribed network), whereas the green type applies to movement straight from one system to another without the use of a connecting 'string'.