G Forces Killing Crew?

[Imca]

Is there any mod that makes it so that high G's will kill the crew? I would kind of like something like that, so that G's are an actual consideration not a suggestion, but the only one I can remember seeing also came with full life support which is not something I would like to deal with... especially since they all use human requirements and I am of the personal belief that Kerbals are plants.

[Solarspaceprobe]

Deadly Re-entry does it, but that mod has a lot of mechanics no longer needed in 1.0. Also, there are female kerbals now, they are NOT plants.

[juanml82]

Just to put things in perspective

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-force#Human_tolerance_of_g-force

Human tolerance of g-force

John Stapp was subjected to 15 g for 0.6 seconds and a peak of 22 g during a 19 March 1954 rocket sled test. He would eventually survive a peak of more than 46 g, with more than 25 g for 1.1 seconds.[6]

Human tolerances depend on the magnitude of the g-force, the length of time it is applied, the direction it acts, the location of application, and the posture of the body.[7][8]:350

The human body is flexible and deformable, particularly the softer tissues. A hard slap on the face may briefly impose hundreds of g locally but not produce any real damage; a constant 16 g for a minute, however, may be deadly. When vibration is experienced, relatively low peak g levels can be severely damaging if they are at the resonance frequency of organs and connective tissues.

To some degree, g-tolerance can be trainable, and there is also considerable variation in innate ability between individuals. In addition, some illnesses, particularly cardiovascular problems, reduce g-tolerance.

Vertical axis g-force

Aircraft pilots (in particular) sustain g-forces along the axis aligned with the spine. This causes significant variation in blood pressure along the length of the subject's body, which limits the maximum g-forces that can be tolerated.

Positive, or "upward" g, drives blood downward to the feet of a seated or standing person (more naturally, the feet and body may be seen as being driven by the upward force of the floor and seat, upward around the blood). Resistance to positive g varies. A typical person can handle about 5 g0 (49 m/s2) (meaning some people might pass out when riding a higher-g roller coaster, which in some cases exceeds this point) before losing consciousness, but through the combination of special g-suits and efforts to strain musclesâ€â€both of which act to force blood back into the brainâ€â€modern pilots can typically handle a sustained 9 g0 (88 m/s2) (see High-G training)[citation needed].

In aircraft particularly, vertical g-forces are often positive (force blood towards the feet and away from the head); this causes problems with the eyes and brain in particular. As positive vertical g-force is progressively increased (such as in a centrifuge) the following symptoms may be experienced:

Grey-out, where the vision loses hue, easily reversible on levelling out.

Tunnel vision, where peripheral vision is progressively lost.

Blackout, a loss of vision while consciousness is maintained, caused by a lack of blood to the head.

G-LOC a loss of consciousness ("LOC" stands for "Loss Of Consciousness").[9]

Death, if g-forces are not quickly reduced, death can occur.[10]

Resistance to "negative" or "downward" g, which drives blood to the head, is much lower. This limit is typically in the −2 to −3 g0 (−20 to −29 m/s2) range. This condition is sometimes referred to as red out where vision is figuratively reddened[11] due to the blood laden lower eyelid being pulled into the field of vision[12] Negative g is generally unpleasant and can cause damage. Blood vessels in the eyes or brain may swell or burst under the increased blood pressure, resulting in degraded sight or even blindness.

Horizontal axis g-force

The human body is better at surviving g-forces that are perpendicular to the spine. In general when the acceleration is forwards (subject essentially lying on their back, colloquially known as "eyeballs in"[13]) a much higher tolerance is shown than when the acceleration is backwards (lying on their front, "eyeballs out") since blood vessels in the retina appear more sensitive in the latter direction[citation needed].

Early experiments showed that untrained humans were able to tolerate a range of accelerations depending on the time of exposure. This ranged from as much as 20 g for less than 10 seconds, to 10 g for 1 minute, and 6 g for 10 minutes for both eyeballs in and out.[14] These forces were endured with cognitive facilities intact, as subjects were able to perform simple physical and communication tasks. The tests were determined to not cause long or short term harm although tolerance was quite subjective, with only the most motivated non-pilots capable of completing tests.[15] The record for peak experimental horizontal g-force tolerance is held by acceleration pioneer John Stapp, in a series of rocket sled deceleration experiments culminating in a late 1954 test in which he was clocked in a little over a second from a land speed of Mach 0.9. He survived a peak "eyeballs-out" force of 46.2 times the force of gravity, and more than 25 g for 1.1 seconds, proving that the human body is capable of this. Stapp lived another 45 years to age 89, but suffered lifelong damage to his vision from this last test.[16][not in citation given]

I don't think many people would be able to put kerbals through so much acceleration without first destroying the ship from reentry heat (which should be fixed so it becomes deathly again).

[Nothalogh]

Back in .90 I ran DRE and FAR, I don't remember which mod did it, but kerbals would die from G forces

[worir4]

You can put kerbals ubder massive Gs by making a fast plane and turning very sharply. I have done 40g plus but this was pre 1.0 and with NEAR.