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Forerunner technology could also produce certain objects remarkably quickly without extensive production facilities. For example, personal armor could be manufactured by small engineering units onboard a starship,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 106''</ref> and entire ships could be "grown" from a "[[design seed]]", being manufactured on-site from pre-programmed "blueprints" and construction materials obtained from local resources.

The Forerunners had mastery of instantaneous interstellar communication and information transfer, as demonstrated by their vast ancestral information network known as the [[Domain]], which was accessible to any Forerunner at will,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', '''page 167-168''</ref> or their ability to track slipspace jumps across the galaxy.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 136''</ref> ~~It is not known what~~ Forerunners use for ~~day-~~to~~-day communications~~, ~~but it is mentioned that~~ Forerunners never use electromagnetic radiation (light, radio, microwaves, etc.) to communicate,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 144''</ref> ~~most likely because it would be far too slow~~, and ~~prone to interference~~.

The Forerunners had mastery of instantaneous interstellar communication and information transfer, as demonstrated by their vast ancestral information network known as the [[Domain]], which was accessible to any Forerunner at will,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', '''page 167-168''</ref> or their ability to track slipspace jumps across the galaxy.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 136''</ref> Forerunners use a type of quantum entanglement for communications, allowing instant data transfer over vast distances. These communications were routed over proprietary encryption protocols, which could be used to track the source or destination of the communication.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 125''</ref> Forerunners never use electromagnetic radiation (light, radio, microwaves, etc.) to communicate,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 144''</ref> presumably due to latency, interference, and security issues.

"[[Luminary|Luminaries]]", which were originally designed to pinpoint Forerunner technology, were used to find "relics" by the Covenant. They are also capable of locating Reclaimers. A misunderstanding of a Luminary's readings led to the outbreak of the Human-Covenant War.

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 Forerunner technology could also produce certain objects remarkably quickly without extensive production facilities. For example, personal armor could be manufactured by small engineering units onboard a starship,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 106''</ref> and entire ships could be "grown" from a "[[design seed]]", being manufactured on-site from pre-programmed "blueprints" and construction materials obtained from local resources.
-The Forerunners had mastery of instantaneous interstellar communication and information transfer, as demonstrated by their vast ancestral information network known as the [[Domain]], which was accessible to any Forerunner at will,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', '''page 167-168''</ref> or their ability to track slipspace jumps across the galaxy.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 136''</ref> It is not known what Forerunners use for day-to-day communications, but it is mentioned that Forerunners never use electromagnetic radiation (light, radio, microwaves, etc.) to communicate,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 144''</ref> most likely because it would be far too slow, and prone to interference.
+The Forerunners had mastery of instantaneous interstellar communication and information transfer, as demonstrated by their vast ancestral information network known as the [[Domain]], which was accessible to any Forerunner at will,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', '''page 167-168''</ref> or their ability to track slipspace jumps across the galaxy.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 136''</ref> Forerunners use a type of quantum entanglement for communications, allowing instant data transfer over vast distances. These communications were routed over proprietary encryption protocols, which could be used to track the source or destination of the communication.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 125''</ref> Forerunners never use electromagnetic radiation (light, radio, microwaves, etc.) to communicate,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 144''</ref> presumably due to latency, interference, and security issues.
 "[[Luminary|Luminaries]]", which were originally designed to pinpoint Forerunner technology, were used to find "relics" by the Covenant. They are also capable of locating Reclaimers. A misunderstanding of a Luminary's readings led to the outbreak of the Human-Covenant War.