Gravity generator

[nullquery]

Look into the requirements for generating gravity in an otherwise zero-gravity situation. IIRC in order to generate gravity you have to spin the space station around at a sufficient speed. If it's too fast/slow it affects gravity.

When the game is started the station spins regularly and gravity is normal Earth gravity. During the game events can cause the station to start spinning more quickly or more slowly which has a direct effect on gravity.

IMO (but someone who knows more about the science may correct me) gravity should also be responsible for sucking people out into space and generally any type of movement.

Too low gravity and you can't move. Too high gravity and movement becomes strained and the human body starts to be strained.

Also possible research tech: local gravity generator (a room where the gravity can be manipulated)?

[celskeggs]

Unless you're planning to have a cylindrical space station, I'd recommend against generating gravity via rotation - you have the "gravity" being in all directions away from the axis, which wouldn't match up very well with the in-game effects. Some sort of ship-wide gravity generator would work just as well for gameplay, and wouldn't require severe hand-waving or complete map restructuring.

Sucking people out into space wouldn't be a gravity thing, unless your gravity is towards space. That sucking would be caused by airflow from an air pressure differential - for example, a hull breach.
Certain other movement would depend on gravity: walking is based on friction against the ground, and friction from an object depends on the force applied towards that object - so gravity pushes people to the floor so that they can push themselves sideways. Even without gravity, though, you can push off of surfaces and fly around, but it's much less controlled and wouldn't be "walking."

Too low gravity: you have to push off of objects instead of walking. Too high gravity: you tire very quickly and could get crushed.