“Captain, we were hit by a Class IV Photon torpedo in the aft. The production budget exploded!”
Comment on The artificial gravity generators never seem to get destroyed in space battles.
infinitevalence@discuss.online 10 hours ago
Production costs!
The expanse did this well because they used acceleration not artificial gravity.
manxu@piefed.social 9 hours ago
AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Just flip around halfway and start slowing down! Free acceleration / deceleration gravity.
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
They actually do that in The Expanse.
AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
That would be why I brought it up, yes.
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Oh ok, got you
Sephtis@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Expanse did it amazingly imo, it also adds some realism into a otherwise very fictional story, which makes it somewhat easier to vibe with it.
inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Gawwwd, the scene where mid fight there are unsecured wrenches floating around was so beautifully tense.