There is only gravity in VSF. Can't have any of that floating around nonsense, that's very unBritish!!
Same here, but wondered what Dave's intentions are.
The divers suite work for me with modified weapons, the closer the range the more fun.
In my opinion there's two ways of looking at VSF. There's the romantic view which follows the ethos of the Victorian fiction writers: an enviable naivety of things such as the atmospheres on other worlds coupled with their predictions of how contemporary technology could be adapted. Some even predicted giant beasties lived in our own stratosphere until it was proven otherwise. This is my kind of VSF, where you can pretty much get away with anything because it's still 1888 and anything goes.
Then there's imposing 21st century values and knowledge on to VSF. Not necessarily a bad thing but not my thing. I get slightly irked when I'm told this contraption wont work because of this or that. I know, but I don't care. I hasten to add I'm not having a pop at anyone, just sharing my perspective.
Not sure what relevance this has to the post other than I would say put yourself in the mind set of one of the great Victorian writers who inspire us VSFers so much and go for it. What would they think up with the knowledge they had at the time? Keep it simple I say .......that's pretty much what most of us do anyway (saves time, effort and money
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Oh and don't forget the rivets......