Elite: Lore
16 Nov 2017, 8:53am
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03 Dec 2017, 5:03pm
03 Dec 2017, 5:09pm
The seats in our ships are fitted with gel which moulds to the pilot. Walking around the ship whilst in flight would result in a lot of bumping around, but not to the extent of squishing at ftl speeds
03 Dec 2017, 5:38pm
Edit: Not trying to be rude, sorry if it came off that way. It was my first thought too so I ran the numbers before posting the first time.
Last edit: 03 Dec 2017, 5:53pm
03 Dec 2017, 5:50pm
03 Dec 2017, 6:10pm
If I had to theorize, the Remlok suit provides both a gel cushioning layer and chemicals to the pilot.
I've had trouble with believing this as well when I'm sitting on a 10g world in my SRV and my pilot isn't hunched over in agony. But... handwavium is a powerful thing.
03 Dec 2017, 6:42pm
03 Dec 2017, 11:40pm
Isaiah EvansonThe novel Wanted talks about the seats injecting their pilots with various chemical cocktails to keep them awake and aware during high-g maneuvers.
The show Expanse has an injection "thing". If you haven't seen the show you really need to get on board (Just googled to see when s03 releases and found it's a book series...)
04 Dec 2017, 12:09am
Nex CruorIsaiah EvansonThe novel Wanted talks about the seats injecting their pilots with various chemical cocktails to keep them awake and aware during high-g maneuvers.
The show Expanse has an injection "thing". If you haven't seen the show you really need to get on board (Just googled to see when s03 releases and found it's a book series...)
I actually know the author! Had dinner with him a couple times, nice guy. Unfortunately, that doesn't help here. I'm ok with handwavium, I was just hoping it had been covered by someone somewhere.
04 Dec 2017, 12:15am
These are things FDEV should explain sometime.
04 Dec 2017, 5:08pm
Isaiah EvansonThere's a lot about the Remlok suits that I'm curious about. Supposedly the helmet deploys from a compartment behind the pilot's neck, though I can't really tell how it would do so. There's also four ports that seem to connect to the chair.
These are things FDEV should explain sometime.
Apparently the Remlok suit is partially made from nano-tech so the theory is the helmet forms from the nanos, much like how the suit is supposed to repair small tears and even close off sections that have been severed.
The ports on the back are for the seat but I haven't figured out what for yet.
Off topic: Yay! A lore forum!
04 Dec 2017, 11:29pm
So the Remlok is part of the seat? Does that mean the whole seat unit goes into the escape pod when you eject? Also, is the remlok of any temporary help if a cmdr gets spaced?
04 Dec 2017, 11:30pm
I don't think the Remlok is part of the seat itself, per se, but rather it connects to it as a supplementary life support unit.
06 Dec 2017, 4:25am
Jemine CaesarIt's space that moves around the ship. (I know, I don't understand it either)
And this why I'm glad it is science fiction. Because then 2 ships moving in opposite directions simultaneously would rip the space time continuum in "half".
06 Dec 2017, 8:32am
Nex CruorJemine CaesarIt's space that moves around the ship. (I know, I don't understand it either)
And this why I'm glad it is science fiction. Because then 2 ships moving in opposite directions simultaneously would rip the space time continuum in "half".
Not to seem patronising or condescending, but Nex's statement demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of how space works. What Nex suggests is akin to having two marbles between two sheets of paper. In order for one to move, so does the other. Indeed in this scenario, to move them in opposite directions simultaneously you will need to tear the paper.
Imagine how a turbine engine works. While not strictly accurate, it creates a reduction in pressure ahead of it and a greater pressure behind it, essentially pulling itself along using this difference in pressure. The movement creates a difference in pressures all around the turbine and it's 'this' that we refer to as a bubble. Inside the bubble, nothing is really moving. The air around it is moving instead. Like how in a plane you can walk around the gangways and not feel the effects of the fact you are flying in excess of 300Mph.
The same basic principle exists in the theory of space travel. Two ships moving in opposite directions would not stretch space between them to the point it snaps. Rather the space around both ships would simply rush to equal out the pressure in front and behind the individual vessels.
I do recommend you watch the video Killer provided. It's quite informative and useful to wrap your head around the idea of something moving space around itself.