View source for Neptune Escape Rocket

{{Spoiler}}
{{Craftable
|title1 = Neptune Escape Rocket
|image4 = Neptune Rocket Transparent.png
|category = Mobile Vehicle Bay
|tab = [[Vehicles]]
|description = '''Neptune Launch Platform:'''<br />Provides a stable surface from which to launch the Neptune.
----
'''Neptune Gantry:'''<br />Supports the rocket during construction.
----
'''Neptune Ion Boosters:'''<br />Experimental boosters.
----
'''Neptune Fuel Reserve:'''<br />Primary fuel tanks.
----
'''Neptune Cockpit:'''<br />A hermetically sealed environment with life support and launch controls.
|hull_integrity = ''Doesn't apply''
|health = ''Doesn't apply''
|acqired_from = [[Mobile Vehicle Bay]]
|fragments = [[Fragments|1 Fragment]]
|debugspawn = ''rocketbase''
}}<nowiki>
</nowiki>
{{Quote2|Neptune 1 rocket online.|PDA|Dialogue[[File:NeptuneVO.ogg]]}}<nowiki>
</nowiki>
The '''Neptune Escape Rocket''' is a [[Vehicles|vehicle]] that is used to leave [[Planet 4546B]]. It consists of five constructable parts: the ''Neptune Launch Platform'', the ''Neptune Gantry'', ''Neptune Ion Boosters'', ''Neptune Fuel Reserve'', and ''Neptune Cockpit''. The Neptune Launch Platform can be built using the [[Mobile Vehicle Bay]], while the other four components are built on the launch platform.

The Neptune Escape Rocket '''''cannot''''' be launched unless the [[Quarantine Enforcement Platform]] is disabled. Attempting to do so will result in the PDA informing the player that the base needs to be disabled.

== Description ==

=== Blueprints ===
The [[Player]] can find the blueprints for the Neptune Launch Platform inside the Captain's Quarters of the [[Aurora]]. The door will be locked, but can be accessed using the entry code, which is '''2679'''. Accessing the data entry will unlock the Blueprints.

=== Neptune Launch Platform ===
The Neptune Launch Platform is a very large floating barge with ladders on each side. In the middle is a circular indentation where the rocket will sit. On one side is a terminal used to construct the individual rocket segments, and can be used to rename and recolor the rocket once it has been fully completed. The terminal possesses fabrication drones similar to the Mobile Vehicle Bay.

=== Neptune Gantry ===
[[File:Neptune Gantry.png|thumb|75px]]
The Neptune Gantry is the second component of the Neptune Rocket. It consists of a small metal pillar with a bridge (which eventually leads into the Neptune Rocket) and an elevator which can lift the player to the top of the gantry to access the cockpit.

=== Neptune Ion Boosters ===
[[File:Neptune Stage 2.png|thumb|75px]]
The first stage of the Neptune Rocket consists of a cylindrical shape with launching clamps connected to it. This portion consists of the thrusters which will provide enough velocity to leave the orbit, and serves no personal function other than to progress to the other stage.

=== Neptune Fuel Reserve ===
[[File:Neptune Stage 1.png|thumb|75px]]
The second stage adds more to the body of the rocket, including the hatch that leads inside, where the player can find a ladder leading up to the cockpit, as well as lockers surrounding the central column. Three levers can be found in this section as well, and it is required to pull them in order to launch. The engine is housed here as well.

=== Neptune Cockpit ===
[[File:Neptune Stage 3.png|thumb|75px]]
The third and final stage represents the main cockpit of the Neptune Rocket. Here the player can access the [[Time Capsule]] launcher, main CPU, life support systems, and the command chair which will initiate the launch to escape Planet 4546B.

==Lift off==
Once the Neptune Escape Rocket has been completed, the player can "say farewell" to their [[Cuddlefish]].<ref>https://trello.com/c/FvPSwury/6700-hook-up-cuddle-fish-goodbye</ref>

In order for the Neptune Escape Rocket to be able to launch off world there are certain, smaller requirements that have to be met.

Firstly, the player has to activate five out of six Neptune's, various subsystems - three on the lower deck, right after entering the rocket and two out of three on the upper deck, in the cockpit after climbing a ladder. Upon subsystem activation, Neptune's AI will inform the player about it; the ordering doesn't matter.

===Pre-Flight Check===
{| class="article-table sortable" style="width: 100%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
! class="unsortable" style="width: 20%; text-align: center;" |
! class="unsortable" style="width: 80%; text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-size:12px;" |[[File:Log-128.png]]
| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px;" |''"NEPTUNE: Life support systems online."''
[[File:Lifesupport on.ogg]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-size:12px;" |[[File:Log-128.png]]
| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px;" |''"NEPTUNE: Pressurizing hydraulics."''
[[File:Hydrolics on.ogg]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-size:12px;" |[[File:Log-128.png]]
| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px;" |''"NEPTUNE: Auxiliary power unit online."''
[[File:Auxilery on.ogg]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-size:12px;" |[[File:Log-128.png]]
| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px;" |''"NEPTUNE: Time Capsule ready."''
[[File:Time Capsule.ogg]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-size:12px;" |[[File:Log-128.png]]
| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px;" |''"NEPTUNE: Communications systems array active."''
[[File:Comms on.ogg]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-size:12px;" |[[File:Log-128.png]]
| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px;" |''"NEPTUNE: Primary computer systems active."''
[[File:Computer on.ogg]]
|}

===Launch Sequence===
{| class="article-table sortable" style="width: 100%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
! class="unsortable" style="width: 20%; text-align: center;" |
! class="unsortable" style="width: 80%; text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-size:12px;" |[[File:Log-128.png]]
| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px;" |''"Ready to launch on your command captain.<br />Launch in 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...<br />Time capsule jettisoned.<br />Caution: approaching orbital debris field.<br />Orbital debris field clear. Performing gravity turn maneuver.<br />Confirm destination coordinates: nearest interstellar phasegate.<br />Engaging ion thrusters in 3...2...1..."''
[[File:EndCinematicSFX.ogg]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-size:12px;" |[[File:Log-128.png]]
| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px;" |''"Welcome home to Alterra. Permission to land will be granted once you have settled your outstanding balance of: 1,000,000,000,000 credits."''
[[File:1 trillion credits.ogg]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-size:12px;" |[[File:Log-128.png]]
| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px;" |''"What is a wave without the ocean?<br />A beginning without an end?<br />They are different, but they go together.<br />Now you go among the stars, and I fall among the sand.<br />We are different.<br />But we go... together."''
[[File:Rocket Emperor.ogg]]
|}

<!-- What is a wave without the ocean?
A beginning without an end?
They are different, but they go together.
Now you go among the stars, and I fall among the sand.
We are different.
But we go... together.-->
<!--To be continued here-->
<nowiki></nowiki><!--nowiki removes needless <p> before the following section!-->

== Crafting ==
Neptune Launch Platform

{{Recipe2|page = Neptune Launch Platform}}

Neptune Gantry

{{Recipe2|page = Neptune Gantry}}

Neptune Boosters

{{Recipe2|page = Neptune Boosters}}

Neptune Fuel Reserve

{{Recipe2|page = Neptune Fuel Reserve}}

Neptune Cockpit

{{Recipe2|page = Neptune Cockpit}}

{| class="article-table" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! Total Raw Materials List (alphabetical)
!
|-
| [[Image:Acid Mushroom.png|52px|link=Acid Mushroom]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''4'''</span>
| [[Image:Lithium.png|52px|link=Lithium]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''8'''</span>
|-
| [[Image:Copper Ore.png|52px|link=Copper Ore]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''10'''</span>
| [[Image:Nickel Ore.png|52px|link=Nickel Ore]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''3'''</span>
|-
| [[Image:Creepvine Seed Cluster.png|52px|link=Creepvine Seed Cluster]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''3'''</span>
| [[Image:Quartz.png|52px|link=Quartz]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''2'''</span>
|-
| [[Image:Crystalline Sulfur.png|52px|link=Crystalline Sulfur]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''4'''</span>
| [[Image:Ruby.png|52px|link=Ruby]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''2'''</span>
|-
| [[Image:Deep Shroom.png|52px|link=Deep Shroom]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''3'''</span>
| [[Image:Salt Deposit.png|52px|link=Salt Deposit]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''1'''</span>
|-
| [[Image:Gel Sack.png|52px|link=Gel Sack]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''2'''</span>
| [[Image:Titanium.png|52px|link=Titanium]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''60'''</span> ''or'' [[Image:Metal Salvage.png|52px|link=Metal Salvage]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''15'''</span>
|-
| [[Image:Gold.png|52px|link=Gold]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''10'''</span>
| [[Image:Silver Ore.png|52px|link=Silver Ore]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''8'''</span>
|-
| [[Image:Ion Cube.png|52px|link=Ion Cube]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''4'''</span>
| [[Image:Stalker Tooth.png|52px|link=Stalker Tooth]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''1'''</span>
|-
| [[Image:Kyanite.png|52px|link=Kyanite]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''4'''</span>
| [[Image:Table Coral Sample.png|52px|link=Table Coral Sample]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''6'''</span>
|-
| [[Image:Lead.png|52px|link=Lead]]<span class="times" style="font-size:150%;vertical-align:middle;margin: 3px;"> ×'''4'''</span>
|
|}

== Data Bank Entry ==
{| class="article-table sortable" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! class="unsortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;" |[[File:RocketEncy.png|centre|660px]]
|-
| style="text-align:left; font-size:12px;" |
This blueprint set was developed at Alterra headquarters specifically to get you off 4546B and back to the nearest phasegate. It takes into account local gravity, astronomical data and available resources, and is piloted by AI. It may be adapted to employ whatever power source is available - but it will require a lot of it.

It consists of five independently constructible elements:

- Launch Platform: Floating platform provides a solid base from which to launch the rocket<br />
- Gantry: Provides structural support<br />
- Stage 1: Primary thrusters for reaching atmosphere escape velocity<br />
- Stage 2: Fuel reserve<br />
- Stage 3: Cockpit

Features:<br />
- One-person life support<br />
- Short-range communications<br />
- Adaptable power supply<br />
- Orbital shielding<br />
- Onboard time capsule

Warning: Onboard AI will not launch if local threats are detected.

Warning: The use of alien materials to power the craft may increase its range in unpredictable ways.
|}

== Gallery ==
<tabber>
Concept Art=
<gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
Rocket Stages Concept.png|Concept art of the different Neptune stages
</gallery>
|-|
Other=
<gallery  widths="200" spacing="small">
Fox3d-entertainment-rocketship.jpg|Another, different file for PDA entry.
</gallery>
</tabber>

== Trivia ==
*The Neptune Launch Platform would originally require [[Cut Content#Ion Cube Matrix|Ion Cube Matrix]] in order to craft the Neptune Fuel Reserve. This was later changed in version 1.0, with the craft using [[Ion Power Cell]]s instead.

== References ==
<references />[[pl:Rakieta ewakuacyjna Neptun]]
[[ru:Нептун]]
[[Category:Story]]
[[Category:Uses Energy]]
[[Category:Vehicles]]
[[Category:Constructed with Mobile Vehicle Bay]]
[[Category:Requires Blueprint]]