EVE Fiction

My traditional disclaimer is that "real physics have absolutely nothing to do with a game of internet space submarines". However, acceleration and gravity are perfectly exchangeable. On Earth, the gravity factor g is approximately 10 m/s^2 (actually closer to 9.8), i.e. standing on the surface of our dear little dustball feels the same as if you were on a spaceship in "weightless" space accelerating at constant 10 m/s per second. Finally, at least under non-relativistic conditions, the gravity force G is mass times acceleration, i.e. a person weighing 100 kilograms is pushing the ground (and the ground pushes him) at 1000 kgm/s^2 (980... but hey), where kgm/s^2 is denoted one Newton of force.

A "25G" turn would be a turn where the structure (and any gravity present) total 25 times the effect of Earth's gravity. Without any external gravity, this requires acceleration of approximately 250 m/s^2. Our 100 kg test person feels as if he weights 2.5 metric tons. However, this assumes that there is no gravity. If we have a turn causing 250 m/s^2 acceleration at the crew position, if the artificial gravity / inertial dampeners propel the crew to the same direction at 250 m/s^2 acceleration (matching the acceleration of the environment) they will feel as if they were in free fall (i.e. weighless).

There would be probably a combination of both, where artificial gravity systems keep the crew alive and the stations have safety harnesses to help keep the people in place during erratic maneuvers. The end result would feel probably still as if being in a maneuvering jet (E: until the inertial dampeners get it right - newer ships would be better), unless the ship is flying straight.

As for the original topic, DUST troopers indeed cannot use a pod. Probably handwaveable as there being a limit on how much implants you can inject to a brain before having a leafless potted plant left. Also, I understand that DUST and EVE skill learning happens with a different mechanism, where DUST skills are more like EVE hardwirings whereas capsuleer implants make possible actual subconscious learning.