Gravity Generator
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A Gravity Generator is a device used to create artificial gravity. It may only be place on large ship or station building blocks. The orientation of the gravity generator dictates the direction of gravity, with the side of the block that the gravity generator is installed on becoming "down" relative to the gravity generator. Multiple generators will act together, increasing force significantly, and multiple generators at different angles will all play a role on the direction gravity affects the player or objects.
The gravitational acceleration can be configured using a slider, with possible values being between -1g and 1g.
Artificial gravity can also be configured in more recent updates to affect the shape of the gravitational field, by depth -- the distance "behind" and "in front of" the keypad of the gravity generator; height -- the distance "above" and "below" the keypad of the gravity generator; and width -- the distance "left" and "right" of the gravity generator. The default effective depth, height, and width is 150 metres centered on the gravity generator, or 75 metres in all directions.
By adjusting the depth, height, and width sliders accordingly, the shape of the gravitational field can be altered to be any variation of a rectangular prism, whether cubic, flat, tall, wide, narrow, short, or long.
Note that in Survival Mode, the larger the effective volume of the gravitational field, the more power consumption the gravity generator will use. Considerable cost savings over time can be gained by carefully placing the gravity generator in a more central location and then adjusting the field to affect a smaller area.
Considered alternatives, and usage information is available on Marek Rosa's development blog[1]
