[Bugfix Mod] Kerbals Killed when EVAing into ground

[OddFunction]

The problem I am seeking to mitigate is layed out in the following situation:

1) Command pod access hatch, the place where Kerbals enter and exit, is facing and/or making contact with the ground.

http://i.imgur.com/dJ5RE5t.jpg

2) Kerbal EVA's

3) Kerbal dies

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Random Uneducated Ideas:

-A plugin to detect when the pod hatch is orientated towards the ground and deny the player the ability to EVA with a popup message until it faces the sky.

-A plugin that would keep track of any Kerbal that EVA's while under a certain speed (say 3m/s so slowly moving pod is included, but not a flying one). If the Kerbal dies within a certain time of EVAing (say 1.5 seconds) while under that set speed then respawn him in the command seat he occupied just moments ago.

-If the game engine has a way of knowing if an object is above or below the surface, then you could teleport the kerbal a few coordinate points away from his craft, and above the surface when it detects the Kerbal going underground.

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I really have no idea how to solve it or if it can even be solved, but I occasionally lose a pilot like this and its always frustrating. For me its kind of like sending a Kerbal up into space accidentally... sure its easily avoidable but that doesn't mean it won't happen.

Thanks for reading this far.

[smjjames]

I've never had that problem actually.

[guitarxe]

Um... doesn't it usually say "hatch obstructed" and not let you EVA?

[OddFunction]

Um... doesn't it usually say "hatch obstructed" and not let you EVA?

It doesn't for me. I don't think I've ever seen that message.

I'm really the only one that this happens to? That's very surprising.

[Nansuchao]

It happens to me too. I agree with you, totally,

[micha030201]

Happend to me like that:

Land somwhere outside the KSC with a craft with a ladder.

Climb on the ladder into the ground, don't let go.

Kerbal clips into the ground.

Kerbal dies.

[OpticBoom]

the handy part is that they bury themselves in this case... Yes, it's super-annoying.