The Rocket

Info
The Rocket is the 2nd escape route added in the game in the Core Expansion Update Part 1. The area is enclosed when the Topside got released, and this escape route gives you The Escapist Ending.

How to use
The rocket can be initiated a few seconds after a CODE: RED - MELTDOWN occurs, after the energy surge in CODE: RED - FREEZEDOWN fails, or when the nuclear warhead is successfully armed. It requires at least two people inside the control room at Topside to initiate. To do so, two keys must be turned simultaneously, which allows a panel and button in the center to be opened and pressed. Depending on when this happens, the rocket will either immediately begin to startup or wait a few minutes. Once startup begins, players will have about a minute to get to the rocket before the door is closed. It has a seating limit of twenty people. However, the rocket extremely rarely reaches maximum capacity. After the doors close, the rocket will raise into launch position, the ASAS will preform a diagnostics on the rocket, and then it will eventually launch. Around ten seconds after launch, all players inside of the rocket will be teleported to a game called "Escapist" and will earn the Escapist badge if they haven't already. In this game, a cutscene will play, showing the rocket flying. The cutscene plays as shown: [''The rocket is seen from a birds-eye view. Earth is at the bottom of the screen.'' Rocket AI - T plus two minutes. Dethatching solid rocket boosters. ''Solid rocket boosters at the sides of the shuttle deactivate and dethatch. Screen fades to black, then the rocket is shown again, now directly from behind. Earth is no longer present.'' Rocket AI - T plus nine minutes. Dethatching fuel tank. Fuel tank dethatches. Rocket AI - Core online. All systems nominal. Autopilot online. Full speed to destination. Attention: Forced connected from Innovation Inc. Thermal Power Plant received and established. Autopilot offline. Innovation Inc. Thermal Power Plant's ASAS - Attention: Special order 939 received. Redirecting shuttle to Innovation Mars Base for immediate quarantine and investigation. Long pause. ASAS - Critical er-er-er-er-error. Rocket AI - Attention: connection terminated. Autopilot online. Redirecting to Innovation Inc. Odesa Station. ''Rocket flies forward, slowly fading into the distance. Cutscene ends.''] After this, skippable credits will play, showing the outside of the space station, the lobby of the space station, and the space station's control room. Once the credits end or are skipped, the player will be able to explore a ruined version of the Innovation Inc. Odesa Station. Several doors are on lockdown, occasional creaking and thumping noises are heard, the ship is dimly lit, and there's an occasional blackout. Players spawn with a flashlight. Since there's no escape route, players must exit the game to get back to the thermal power plant.

Transcript
Attention, The Space Shuttle has been confirmed for Launch Ignition. The Secondary Evacuation Procedure is now viable. Please evacuate to the Secondary Evacuation Zone Immediately, located in: Topside: Atmospheric & Space Research & Technology: Rocket Launch Platform. Visitors have priority.

Launch Control Coordinator, Please input immediately. Launch Control Coordinator Disconnected. Now initiation the Automated Self-Launch Procedure...

This Automated Computer Control Shuttle Launch has been set to: Secondary Evacuation Mode. Setting En-Route to: Innovation Odessa Station. The Maximum Seating Capacity is: 20. Visitors and other important personnel receive priority.

Attention all personnel, Please enter the space shuttle immediately. Estimated Shuttle Launch in: T-80 Seconds

Now raising Shuttle into Launch Position... Stay seated at all times. You can no longer board the Space Shuttle at this time.

Checking for Launch Status...

Inner-Planetary Test Conductor: Check

Tank & Booster Conductor: Check

Internal Energy Core Conductor: Check

Auto-Pilot Flight Director: Check

Life Support Systems: Check

Launch Processing Systems: Check

Safety Console Coordinator: Check

Weather is nominal. The Space Shuttle Launch Status is Go. Proceed to launch in T-20 Seconds

In T-10

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Go for Main Engine Start

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Liftoff

T+10 Seconds. All Systems Nominal. Launch Successful. All remaining personnel are to evacuate to other remaining evacuation points immediately.