Forum:Antigravity technology

Antigravity technology seems like a somewhat weird part of Fallout -- especially since it seems to pretty much pass under the radar with no one finding it particularly impressive, even though as a theoretical advance it seems more impressive than power armor or gauss rifles. It features in all Fallout games, starting with the Floating Eye. Clearly, there are limits to it: otherwise, why not use it to make a quiet, maneuverable, low-maintenance, low-fuel-consumption version of the Vertibird? I assume one limitation is probably that anti-grav only allows hovering a few feet off the ground, not actual flight. Another seems to be that it's only used for robots, not vehicles. T-Ray may equip the Highwayman with anti-grav plates after Fallout 2's storyline is over, but that probably goes in the same non-canon territory as the Fallout 2 Hintbook. Maybe the anti-grav technology requires inundating the suspended object in some sort of field which is tolerated fine by robots, but which is fatal or at least seriously injurious to biological beings? Should something about anti-gravity be added to the Technology page? Idhan 04:05, June 16, 2011 (UTC)

When ED-E is a companion I have noticed he has a sort of downwash effect. While he doesn't seem to set off mines,tripwires, and plates, he does affect objects you are moving. This is especially annoying when inside Victor's Shack placing objects on the shelves for storage. It also can cause problems in confined areas, you can't pass under him, even in sneak mode. DarthOrc 04:14, June 16, 2011 (UTC)

I forged your sig, DarthOrc, just to make the flow of messages clear. I hope you don't mind. If you do, I'll remove it.

Anyway, are you suggesting that maybe there is no particular anti-gravity technology in Fallout, but rather just some sort of mundane hovering technology, and maybe ED-E has a small jet or propeller or something beneath it? Idhan 02:37, July 26, 2011 (UTC)

Not a problem, we are new to the Wiki, so any help is gratefully accepted. As for ED-E, true antigravity would have no downwash. The lifting jets are much more evident on some of the other hovering robots, such as the Mr Gutsy model, that has at least 3.DarthOrc 04:05, July 26, 2011 (UTC)DarthOrc

From my simple understanding of it, its extremely limited. Antigravity isnt actually anti-gravity as we perceive it. Its more of a reverse magnetic polarity, actual magnet tuned to the oppisite polarity of the earth. Notice how only "light" object seem to utilize this technology. Heavier object such as Mr. Gutsy and cars, simple couldn't generate enough electrical power, even with fusion and nuclear reactors, to propel themselves up... And with a energy crisis and other energy cosuming Technology deemed more inportant at the time, it simply got pushes out of the way... Between you and me, I think power armor is a much rewarding research option, than floating fountain pens. I am Legacy Tech. 06:16, July 28, 2011 (UTC)

If you want to discuss more rewarding technology, I am Legacy Tech, you should remember that SEX sells. FISTO could use a lot of refinement. A female model would also make a lot of caps...;-)DarthOrc 06:29, July 28, 2011 (UTC)DarthOrc

I think that the U.S. just used regular Jet propulsion, Idhan. Mr. Handy's and their military models and Eyebots have propulsion fumes coming from both the bottom (Mr. Handy's) and the sides (Eyebots). I think the Fallout universe's earth was still incapable of discovering Antigravity, or they would have been using it for EVERYTHING. ---MerchantofDeath 17:17, July 30, 2011 (UTC)