[AAR] The Grand Tour - Voyage To The Planets

[czokletmuss]

Oops, double post by accident!

[Patupi]

Yeah I noticed that mod recently. Haven't had a chance to use it yet. Looks very interesting. I remember a few years ago looking for a sky box for a game I was making and had trouble getting one with high enough resolution to look good. I also was having issues with the GML code and getting the skybox to work in game. That was in Game Maker and it had certain restrictions in the 3D engine on texture sizes if I remember right. I never finished that game unfortunately (a GML version of Homeworld type game) mainly because the GML 3D interface is not that easy to work with. It's kind of an add on to the basically 2D game engine. Sigh. I really need to learn C++ or C# or something!

[PwnedDuck]

Loving this, Especially thinking up voices for different people (e.g. Jeb is Mal from Firefly)!

[czokletmuss]

Loving this, Especially thinking up voices for different people (e.g. Jeb is Mal from Firefly)!

Shiny! Now I can't stop using Mal's voice for him too

Edited August 3, 2013 by czokletmuss

[czokletmuss]

CHAPTER 15

ORBITAL OPERATIONS: EVE

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Commander's log, entry 20. That bloody idiot did it. I told him, but he didn't want to listen. Goddamn lunatic. And for what? We recovered him 2 hours ago. BERTY and the doctors took care of him the moment the pressure was equalized. We had to start spinning the “Proteus†in order to give them some gravity, so that they could start hospitalizing him. As soon as he regains his consciousness I'm gonna have some talk with him.

Commander's log, entry 21. We have seen the recording from the landing. My Kod, he really went to hell – pressure like at the bottom of the ocean, radiation, storms, toxic atmosphere. There is no life down there. And the temperature! I can still hear this screams. I hope he will be okay.

Commander's log, entry 22. Dr Corald and dr Cambo still don't let anybody into the medic bay. We have passed the news to Kerbin. They ordered immediate return of our Gilly and Eve Transfer Vehicle crew. Do they want to abort the mission? Anyways, Gilly team was scheduled to return tomorrow, so that's not a big deal.

They have found lots of kethane – some good news finally.

Commander's log, entry 23. Diagnosis – over 90% of the body in burns. Third degree mostly, but some of them fourth degree; I've never though that there are higher degrees than third but they exist. Not only skin but also muscle, tendon and ligament are destroyed. They have to perform skin grafting. My Kod, Bob…

Commander's log, entry 24. Absolutely horrifying day. We've had to stop rotating the ship to take care of the Eve Transfer Module. Doctors take advantage of the zero-G to take a closer look at some of the burns. Liquid cooling and ventilation garment melted and covered his wounds. They had to manually remove the plastic.

Then, when the Eve Transfer Module with its 130 tonnes was just a several dozens of meters from the mothership, he regained consciousness and… sweet Kod, the screams… The rest of us couldn't do anything – we can't even enter the medic bay because of the risk of infection. But we all have heard this inhuman yelling. It was just what, half a minute before the doctors gave him sedative to knock him out, but it seemed to take forever. Everything is louder on board the spacecraft but this… my Kod.

Commander's log, entry 24. They cut all the dead tissue, grafted the skin and put him in the hyperbaric chamber. I saw him today. The bleeding shred of a man covered in bandages. And his face – my Kod, his face… New orders came from Kerbin – we're to cease all activity until he's stable “one way or anotherâ€Â. I still can't believe that they used these words.

Commander's log, entry 25. I talked with dr Corald. He said Bob's lucky he didn't get any infection. He's strong, so there is a chance of recovery.

Commander's log, entry 26. Gilly team has returned. I had to tell them what happened two days ago. The ship is very quiet now.

Commander's log, entry 27. Necrosis. They had to amputate his right hand. Even if he survive, he'll never fly again. Hell, he'll probably never walk again. This is all like a terrible dream.

Commander's log, entry 28. High fever. Antibiotics. Kidney failure. They allowed his wife to make a call. She asked if he's going to be alright. I lied to her. I can't take it anymore.

Commander's log, entry 29. He's much better now. He was conscious for a several minutes and he even tried to say something to the doctors. The treatment seems to be working. Thank Kod.

Commander's log, entry 30. I'm so happy - he's really on the mend. Dr Corald and dr Cambo are much more optimistic now. They say that we're past the worst, the most dangerous phase. I hope I'll have a chance to talk with him soon. I hope he'll forgive me. I even started to think again about the mission and our next target.

Commander's log, entry 31. He died today.

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MISSION STATUS

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Edited August 4, 2013 by czokletmuss

[[ Jeremy ]]

This is a sad day for the crew of the Proteus. A good man has died and for what? For the good of exploration and science, I believe. He wil be remembered as a hero. Rest in Peace, Bob. :salutes:

[MinerEdgar]

i... i.. i... I feel sad now.

[gumwars]

Forever weaving a tapestry of shocking and terrible beauty, which can only be known as the limitless depths of space and merging it with the minuscule but haunting drama that is the utter lack of permanence all living things share. Well done my friend.

[Designer225]

No! Bob! What will the crew do without him?

[Itsdavyjones]

No! Bob! What will the crew do without him?

Have a party But no, they would be upset, don't know about Jeb though.

Edit: Didn't see a new chapter was up. I still think he got what he earned though. But now whats going to happen, what a story this is becoming.

Edited August 4, 2013 by Itsdavyjones

[LaydeeDem]

Not Bob!

[Mr. Pseudonym]

Damnit. Buzz, now Bob? Albeit, Buzz didn't deserve to die, but Bob kind of did. I guess he forgot the tenth Kommandment: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor.

Also: you made a typo in one of the commander's logs: "I lied to here" Should be I lied to her

Also Also: There are 2 chapter 14s on the front page.

Other than that, things look okay!

Edited August 4, 2013 by Mr. Pseudonym

[RocketPilot573]

Noooooooooo! Well, I've banned my Bob from doing anything dangerous. No longer will he be my exploration ship's maintenance guy (He really shouldn't be touching those Nuke Engines). Instead, he'll be constantly babysitted by Kirk Kerman on Laythe:sticktongue: (In a very safe Base, of course). He also appears to have died in the .21 release video...

[LaydeeDem]

Noooooooooo! Well, I've banned my Bob from doing anything dangerous. No longer will he be my exploration ship's maintenance guy (He really shouldn't be touching those Nuke Engines). Instead, he'll be constantly babysitted by Kirk Kerman on Laythe:sticktongue: (In a very safe Base, of course). He also appears to have died in the .21 release video...

Same here. He's currently at my Mun base. I'm sending a ship to get him right now. He will permanently live at the island runway.

[Patupi]

Dang, don't know what to say! Didn't really expect him to actually die. Now Jeb will blame himself in some twisted, self recriminating way. Hopefully he uses it to drive him to more responsibility and take charge of the mission. Channel it Jeb! Heros don't cry... they bawl helplessly infront of someone in a terribly embarrassing way.

[Mr. Pseudonym]

If you can, find the Eterno-Rest Coffin, and use that for bob. It would be great.

[Mekan1k]

Well Played! I honestly did not expect that death.Humans can survive in much higher temperature conditions... But I guess kerbals are more fragile, with their exploding on death and all.

...

Bob:

Famous Pilot, Survivor of more than one tour, has left his mark on many planets and muns, some of them which will never vanish.

First kerbal to set foot on Eve. One of the few to live long enough that his lifespan exceeding a single save-game, and a single universe version.

May his death not be in vain, and his memories live for as long as there are people to remember him.

Bob, we will miss you.

Please be ready for the 6-8 missile salute

Fire

As these missiles ascend, we look to the smallest ones, to see how brief life is, and how so much is done in the brief time we have.

We look to the larger ones, and see how much is done by the memories they have, and how we leave behind great streaks of time and effect behind what we have done.

We leave footprints behind, and people who tread the paths we do should watch those footprints, and learn from where they stumbled, and where the footprints end.

Bob, we will learn from you, so that we may honor your memory.

Peace out.

[Fox62]

Mek, that was beautiful!

[Mekan1k]

Thanks! I am available to write custom poems, wedding statement, and funeral speeches.

[Cooly568]

Your going to need to change the crew on the main page now...

[czokletmuss]

Forever weaving a tapestry of shocking and terrible beauty, which can only be known as the limitless depths of space and merging it with the minuscule but haunting drama that is the utter lack of permanence all living things share. Well done my friend.

Thank you, I really appreciate it mate.

This is a sad day for the crew of the Proteus. A good man has died and for what? For the good of exploration and science, I believe. He wil be remembered as a hero. Rest in Peace, Bob. :salutes:

i... i.. i... I feel sad now.

Have a party But no, they would be upset, don't know about Jeb though.

Edit: Didn't see a new chapter was up. I still think he got what he earned though. But now whats going to happen, what a story this is becoming.

Not Bob!

Dang, don't know what to say! Didn't really expect him to actually die. Now Jeb will blame himself in some twisted, self recriminating way. Hopefully he uses it to drive him to more responsibility and take charge of the mission. Channel it Jeb! Heros don't cry... they bawl helplessly infront of someone in a terribly embarrassing way.

Eve is a harsh mistress.

Damnit. Buzz, now Bob? Albeit, Buzz didn't deserve to die, but Bob kind of did. I guess he forgot the tenth Kommandment: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor.

Also: you made a typo in one of the commander's logs: "I lied to here" Should be I lied to her

Also Also: There are 2 chapter 14s on the front page.

Other than that, things look okay!

Thanks, I corrected this.

Noooooooooo! Well, I've banned my Bob from doing anything dangerous. No longer will he be my exploration ship's maintenance guy (He really shouldn't be touching those Nuke Engines). Instead, he'll be constantly babysitted by Kirk Kerman on Laythe:sticktongue: (In a very safe Base, of course). He also appears to have died in the .21 release video...

Same here. He's currently at my Mun base. I'm sending a ship to get him right now. He will permanently live at the island runway.

He will live in our memories - and in the Space Race AAR!

We leave footprints behind, and people who tread the paths we do should watch those footprints, and learn from where they stumbled, and where the footprints end.

Bob, we will learn from you, so that we may honor your memory.

Peace out.

That was great! Thank you in the name of the crew.

Your going to need to change the crew on the main page now...

Edited August 4, 2013 by czokletmuss

[harharluke]

I aren't creative enough to honour Bob in any way except a song

RIP 'n' stuff

[ElJugador]

Whoa.. shocking turn of events. (/understatement). I find it sort of disappointing you didn't cover the Eve landing itself, though. Why'd you skip it?

[RocketPilot573]

Whoa.. shocking turn of events. (/understatement). I find it sort of disappointing you didn't cover the Eve landing itself, though. Why'd you skip it?

Err, he did... In Chapter 14.

[czokletmuss]

CHAPTER 16

DRES TRANSFER BURN

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BERTY v.2.0.8: Oxium level 30%.

BERTY v.2.0.8: Oxium level 25%. Jeb, you should immediately return to the ship.

BERTY v.2.0.8: Oxium level 20%. Jeb, your oxium level is dangerously low. Please return to the ship immediately. Can you hear me?

JEB: Yes.

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…his personal belongings for his family. It's a tragic loss not only for you but also for the whole KASA. We can't even imagine the emotional burden with which you have to struggle right now. But we all have to carry this burden and carry on. Vice executive director Bob Kerman was always very clear about this – the mission have to be continued no matter what. You will not be alone though. We're all still in shock but be sure that this tragic accident gave us all a lesson – a tragic, painful lesson but a lesson nonetheless. As a scientists, we have to draw conclusions and do everything we can so that none of this will ever happen again. In the next weeks expect changes in the safety protocol, EVA standards and other various risk mitigating actions. Furthermore, all crew members are obliged to partake in a psychological evaluation, which from now on will be obligatory executed at least once per week.

NED: Bull****.

There will be some organizational changes as well. The mission cannot continue without an efficient leadership. After careful deliberation, captain Bill was choosed as a new mission commander. All the security clearances, obligations and duties of the tragically deceased vice executive director Bob Kerman are now yours, commander Bill.

SID: Jeb? Are you…?

JEB: I'm fine.

On-board AI will introduce you to all the details. You are advised to start preparing for your new position as soon as possible. More changes will follow but in this moment the most important task for IMV “Proteus†is to prepare for the interplanetary transfer. As you know, there are two nearing transfer windows, one for Duna and one for Dres. We understand that you want to leave the Eve's sphere of influence quickly, but it will be ill-advised considering the amount of work yet to be done and general crew condition. That's why it was decided to proceed accordingly to the plan and wait another 9 days for the transfer to Dres. Journey to the asteroid belt will be long. We hope that before your encounter with Dres we will solve all our current problems and reevaluate mission protocols.

NED: How long?

SID: Four months.

Gentlemen, you have done great things and some of you paid the highest price for your discoveries. Completely new image of Moho's evolution and interactions with Sun's corona, rich kethane deposits on Gilly and the most detailed informations about Eve's atmosphere and conditions on surface ever acquired – this is your legacy. There is still much to be discovered and learned, but you've already pushed the boundaries of our understanding of the Universe. And for this, the whole world will remember you forever. KSC out.

BERTY v.2.0.8: End of transmission.

BILL: You've heard it. If there are any questions… Alright. Today is the last day of mourning. Tomorrow we work. Dismissed.

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BERTY v.2.0.8: Initiating psychological evaluation. Recording E/B-2/01 – doctor Harsen. Please proceed.

HARSEN: Well, uhm. This… this is really tough time for me. For us all, I think.

BERTY v.2.0.8: Recording E/C-2/01 – doctor Orson.

ORSON: Shocking, I think that's the most accurate description. However, I prefer to concentrate on my work right now – as a nuclear propulsion specialist I've to be 100% sure that there won't be any surprises with the engines. This is the most important thing right now.

BERTY v.2.0.8: Recording E/B-1/01 – commander Bill..

BILL: He was a good friend. He didn't deserve this. That's all what I have to say.

BERTY v.2.0.8: Recording E/F-1/01 – lieutenant Danrey.

DANREY: …terrified. We shouldn't – he shouldn't have done it. But we did. We sent him to hell. Kod, what have we done?

BERTY v.2.0.8: Recording E/F-2/02 – doctor Corald.

CORALD: …nothing more to be done. Medically speaking, it was a miracle he survived so long. I find some comfort in fact that in his final hours he didn't feel much pain – most of his sensory nerves were destroyed. During the surgery…

BERTY v.2.0.8: Recording E/A-2/01 – chief engineer Nedfurt.

NED: Frak you! Frak you and this whole frakin evaluation! You sit back there on Kerbin and you have no idea what…!

BERTY v.2.0.8: Recording E/D-1/01 – captain Rozer.

ROZER: We will complete the mission. That's what matters now. That's the only thing that matters.

BERTY v.2.0.8: Recording E/D-2/01 – doctor Johndon.

JOHNDON: Director Bob w-was… I m-mean, t-this t-tragic accident… oh, K-kod… Ahem. Could - could we d-do this later, I don't think I c-can…

BERTY v.2.0.8: Recording E/E-3/03 – doctor Fertop.

FERTOP: …what your life actually matter, you know? We all knew the risk but aren't we going too far? Can scientific gains really justify all this? I don't know the answer to this. But I believe Bob did.

BERTY v.2.0.8: Recording E/A-1/04 – captain Jebediah.

JEB: …

BERTY v.2.0.8: Recording E/A-3/02 – professor Sidely.

SID: …would like it. I, umh, I find it adequate. Ahem. And now 'tis done: more durable than brass/ My monument shall be, and raise its head/ O'er royal pyramids: it shall not dread/ Corroding rain or angry Boreas,/ Nor the long lapse of immemorial time./ I shall not wholly die: large residue/ Shall 'scape the queen of funerals.

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MISSION STATUS

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