LIU Atlas - Udo Aer
There are billions of stars, millions of planets, but there is only one man, Terrance McDoogal. Welcome to LIU Atlas.
LIU Atlas - Udo Aer
The Ludgonian Industrial Union's galaxy contains billions of stars and billions of planets. Unfortunately, most residents of the LIU could only name a handful of these worlds. In order to improve astronomy grades across the LIU, TV2 has started a new program called LIU Atlas. Follow our host, Terrance McDoogal, as he takes you on a tour across the LIU and some of its more obscure worlds.
Note: This episode is presented in full screen. The corresponding dialogue is underneath each photo.
LIU Atlas - Udo Aer
The Ludgonian Industrial Union's galaxy contains billions of stars and billions of planets. Unfortunately, most residents of the LIU could only name a handful of these worlds. In order to improve astronomy grades across the LIU, TV2 has started a new program called LIU Atlas. Follow our host, Terrance McDoogal, as he takes you on a tour across the LIU and some of its more obscure worlds.
Note: This episode is presented in full screen. The corresponding dialogue is underneath each photo.
Doog: “Welcome to another episode of LIU Atlas. I’m your host, Terrance “Doog” McDoogal. Today, we’re visiting the wet, humid world of Udo Aer. Like Udo Messis and Udo Mel, Udo Aer was once part of the Meteon Kingdom. As with the other Meteon worlds, Udo Aer was absorbed into the LIU after the Mid Rim Unification War. The Meteon once enjoyed autonomy over this planet, but after their recent betrayal during the ‘revolution’, the LIU has seized full control of the planet.”
Doog: “A large Mobile Defense Station was brought into orbit here to coordinate the planet’s defense and to evict the remaining Meteon race. These massive stations were mostly used in foreign operations to offer a supply line to military units far from home, but now, they seem to be used more and more in domestic operations. They are commonly found in orbit around planets that openly rebelled.”
Doog: “The Magellan is restricted from landing on the planet directly, so we’ll be landing on the defense station first. We’ve received docking rights, and we’re making our approach.”
Doog: “Alright, I’ve been dropped off in one the station’s large hangars. There are several military units stationed here. Something tells me there is something important on this planet. I look forward to finding out what it is.”
Doog: “Uh, hey Mr. Magistrate. I’m Doog. I’m here to do a show.”
Magistrate: “Have you unloaded all your gear yet? I’m going to need you to move your ship as soon as possible. I have a troop transport inbound.”
Doog: “Yeah. I think I have everything: hover camera, microphone, and myself. Should be enough.”
Magistrate: “Very well. Tell your captain to move your ship into orbit around this system’s outermost planet. It should remain there until summoned to retrieve you. Any encroachment will be taken as an act of aggression.”
Doog: “Uh, yes sir.”
Magistrate: “Have you unloaded all your gear yet? I’m going to need you to move your ship as soon as possible. I have a troop transport inbound.”
Doog: “Yeah. I think I have everything: hover camera, microphone, and myself. Should be enough.”
Magistrate: “Very well. Tell your captain to move your ship into orbit around this system’s outermost planet. It should remain there until summoned to retrieve you. Any encroachment will be taken as an act of aggression.”
Doog: “Uh, yes sir.”
Doog: “”That’s some pretty hardcore military hardware there. Anything you can tell us about it?”
Magistrate: “No. But I can demonstrate some of its firepower if your ship doesn’t depart now.”
Doog: “I am half tempted to agree to that, but yeah, I’ll tell them to move.”
Magistrate: “No. But I can demonstrate some of its firepower if your ship doesn’t depart now.”
Doog: “I am half tempted to agree to that, but yeah, I’ll tell them to move.”
Doog: “Where are we going? I thought I was taking a troop transport to the surface?”
Magistrate: “As much as I would enjoy watching you suffer atmospheric sickness, I’m afraid I don’t have the medical resources available to revive you. You’ll need to be prepped before you land on the planet.”
Doog: “Atmospheric sickness? Should I get my suit?”
Magistrate: “That won’t be necessary. The atmosphere is breathable. However, you’ll need to be prepped for the high atmospheric pressure. The atmosphere is thick and heavy. There is a high concentration of water vapor as well.
Doog: “Uh, I hate humidity.”
Magistrate: “Well then, I’ll get to watch you suffer after all. Udo Aer is one of the most humid worlds I’ve seen. My men say often say, ‘you don’t breathe the air on Udo Aer, you drink it’.”
Doog: “Ugh. I guess I’m sticking to the shade then.”
Magistrate: “I’m afraid that won’t help. The thick atmosphere, humidity, and strong winds make Udo Aer isothermal. Day or night, pole to pole, Udo Aer is the same temperature.”
Magistrate: “As much as I would enjoy watching you suffer atmospheric sickness, I’m afraid I don’t have the medical resources available to revive you. You’ll need to be prepped before you land on the planet.”
Doog: “Atmospheric sickness? Should I get my suit?”
Magistrate: “That won’t be necessary. The atmosphere is breathable. However, you’ll need to be prepped for the high atmospheric pressure. The atmosphere is thick and heavy. There is a high concentration of water vapor as well.
Doog: “Uh, I hate humidity.”
Magistrate: “Well then, I’ll get to watch you suffer after all. Udo Aer is one of the most humid worlds I’ve seen. My men say often say, ‘you don’t breathe the air on Udo Aer, you drink it’.”
Doog: “Ugh. I guess I’m sticking to the shade then.”
Magistrate: “I’m afraid that won’t help. The thick atmosphere, humidity, and strong winds make Udo Aer isothermal. Day or night, pole to pole, Udo Aer is the same temperature.”
Magistrate: “Twenty minutes in the hyperbaric pod, and you’ll be ready for the decent.”
Doog: “I have to sit by myself for twenty minutes?”
Magistrate: “Well, I’m certainly not sitting in there with you.”
Doog: “Hmm, how to kill the time. I have an idea, but what will I do the other nineteen minutes…”
Doog: “I have to sit by myself for twenty minutes?”
Magistrate: “Well, I’m certainly not sitting in there with you.”
Doog: “Hmm, how to kill the time. I have an idea, but what will I do the other nineteen minutes…”
Doog: “Alright, after some prep, I’ve finally arrived on Udo Aer. The Magistrate wasn’t lying, It is hotter than heck here. So humid too. So, Magistrate, where are we? I don’t see any permanent structures here.”
Magistrate: “Indeed. This is a temporary landing site. We are still flushing some of the resistance out of the planet’s more remote regions. This site is closer to where I‘m headed.”
Magistrate: “Indeed. This is a temporary landing site. We are still flushing some of the resistance out of the planet’s more remote regions. This site is closer to where I‘m headed.”
Doog: “Seems like you brought plenty of muscle.”
Magistrate: “This? Just reinforcements. The main force is already deployed.”
Magistrate: “This? Just reinforcements. The main force is already deployed.”
Doog: “Sweet. I get to head out with your military unit. Where’s my gun?”
Magistrate: “Uh, no. We landed here because it was more convenient for me. You’ll be headed to the facility about ten miles east of here.”
Doog: “Ten miles? By myself?”
Magistrate: “Not by yourself.”
Magistrate: “Uh, no. We landed here because it was more convenient for me. You’ll be headed to the facility about ten miles east of here.”
Doog: “Ten miles? By myself?”
Magistrate: “Not by yourself.”
Magistrate: “This is Világfa. He will be your guide.”
Doog: “My guide is a green dog?”
Magistrate: “He’s not a dog. He’s a native Aerian. The Aerians remained loyal to the LIU throughout this conflict. They have been a great ally.”
Világfa: “Welcome to Udo Aer, Doog. If you follow me, I’ll show you around the planet.”
Doog: “Sure thing.”
Doog: “My guide is a green dog?”
Magistrate: “He’s not a dog. He’s a native Aerian. The Aerians remained loyal to the LIU throughout this conflict. They have been a great ally.”
Világfa: “Welcome to Udo Aer, Doog. If you follow me, I’ll show you around the planet.”
Doog: “Sure thing.”
Doog: “So, first things first, why are you wearing a washing machine?”
Világfa: “A washing machine? Are you perhaps referring to my biomechanical suit?”
Doog: “Yeah, I guess.”
Világfa: “My race strongly believes in the marriage of biology and technology. Biological systems are really just living technology. When technology becomes obsolete, you enhance or replace it. We believe this is the same with biology. We’ve enhanced our bodies. We now have more endurance, better protection, and live longer.”
Doog: “Cool. Say, does it have air conditioning by chance? I’m sweating places I didn’t know I had.”
Világfa: “No, but we better continue on. You’ll succumb to heat stroke if we linger.”
Világfa: “A washing machine? Are you perhaps referring to my biomechanical suit?”
Doog: “Yeah, I guess.”
Világfa: “My race strongly believes in the marriage of biology and technology. Biological systems are really just living technology. When technology becomes obsolete, you enhance or replace it. We believe this is the same with biology. We’ve enhanced our bodies. We now have more endurance, better protection, and live longer.”
Doog: “Cool. Say, does it have air conditioning by chance? I’m sweating places I didn’t know I had.”
Világfa: “No, but we better continue on. You’ll succumb to heat stroke if we linger.”
Doog: “So, where are we?”
Világfa: “We are in one of the planets many archipelagos. Much of the land here consists of small closely packed islands. There are larger land masses spread throughout.”
Világfa: “We are in one of the planets many archipelagos. Much of the land here consists of small closely packed islands. There are larger land masses spread throughout.”
Doog: “There are lots of trees here.”
Világfa: “Tree actually.”
Doog: “No, trees. I see hundreds spread across the archipelago.”
Világfa: “Yes, but it is all one tree. They all share one root system. All the trees you are seeing is really just one organism. It all started with the First Tree. As its roots spread, it began to send up additional trunks to collect light. It has spread across the entire planet.”
Doog: “Hmm, cool.”
Világfa: “Tree actually.”
Doog: “No, trees. I see hundreds spread across the archipelago.”
Világfa: “Yes, but it is all one tree. They all share one root system. All the trees you are seeing is really just one organism. It all started with the First Tree. As its roots spread, it began to send up additional trunks to collect light. It has spread across the entire planet.”
Doog: “Hmm, cool.”
Doog: “Holy Emperor. It is hot.”
Világfa: “I see you’ve shed some of your garments. Are you alright?”
Doog: “Did I take off my shirt? The air is so wet it still feels like I’m wearing my sweat soaked shirt. This humidity is unbearable.”
Világfa: “I see you’ve shed some of your garments. Are you alright?”
Doog: “Did I take off my shirt? The air is so wet it still feels like I’m wearing my sweat soaked shirt. This humidity is unbearable.”
Világfa: “Not much farther now.”
Doog: “I…I see it. We’re practically there. I might live yet.”
Doog: “I…I see it. We’re practically there. I might live yet.”
Világfa: “As you discard your clothing, it might be wise to carry them along. You may want to wear them again when we are in the air conditioned facility.”
Doog: “Too late for that. I’ve been chucking them off into the ocean.”
Világfa: “Yes. I’m aware. As you can see, we’ve arrived at the facility.”
Doog: “Too late for that. I’ve been chucking them off into the ocean.”
Világfa: “Yes. I’m aware. As you can see, we’ve arrived at the facility.”
Doog: “Yeah. It is heavily defended. There must be something important inside.”
Világfa: “Indeed.”
Világfa: “Indeed.”
Doog: “Lots of communication equipment too.”
Világfa: “Yes. It is important for Udo Aer to be connected to the rest of the galaxy.”
Doog: “How so?”
Világfa: “You’ll see.”
Világfa: “Yes. It is important for Udo Aer to be connected to the rest of the galaxy.”
Doog: “How so?”
Világfa: “You’ll see.”
Doog: “What’s this?”
Világfa: “Another merger of biology and technology.”
Doog: “You’ve wired up a tree.”
Világfa: “Not just any tree. The First Tree. The progenitor.”
Doog: “But why?”
Világfa: “The progenitor, or world tree, was discovered to be intelligent. Each trunk contains an organ similar to a brain. Intelligence was necessary to coordinate nutrient distribution on a planetary scale. The trunks communicate to each other at light speed by sending electrical signals through the root system. The organism is essentially a biological computer.”
Világfa: “Another merger of biology and technology.”
Doog: “You’ve wired up a tree.”
Világfa: “Not just any tree. The First Tree. The progenitor.”
Doog: “But why?”
Világfa: “The progenitor, or world tree, was discovered to be intelligent. Each trunk contains an organ similar to a brain. Intelligence was necessary to coordinate nutrient distribution on a planetary scale. The trunks communicate to each other at light speed by sending electrical signals through the root system. The organism is essentially a biological computer.”
Doog: “A computer?”
Világfa: “Yes. A very powerful computer at that. A computer that, more or less, covers the entire surface of a planet. Each trunk acts as a processor, each root system acts as a network. The computer is self-sufficient; generating power through photosynthesis. We simply tapped into the system.”
Doog: “How is it useful?”
Világfa: “Well for one, it is one of the most powerful computer systems in the LIU Galaxy. Powerful computers can do many tasks.”
Doog: “Like what?”
Világfa: “Follow me.”
Világfa: “Yes. A very powerful computer at that. A computer that, more or less, covers the entire surface of a planet. Each trunk acts as a processor, each root system acts as a network. The computer is self-sufficient; generating power through photosynthesis. We simply tapped into the system.”
Doog: “How is it useful?”
Világfa: “Well for one, it is one of the most powerful computer systems in the LIU Galaxy. Powerful computers can do many tasks.”
Doog: “Like what?”
Világfa: “Follow me.”
Doog: “Hey, that’s the LIU Galaxy. And, are those the sixteen Nuntius Stations?”
Világfa: “Yes. They are. Until the Omni Station is fully repaired, the bio-computer here on Udo Aer has taken on the responsibility of coordinating communications in this galaxy.”
Világfa: “Yes. They are. Until the Omni Station is fully repaired, the bio-computer here on Udo Aer has taken on the responsibility of coordinating communications in this galaxy.”
Doog: “So this is how the LIU re-established communication during the ‘revolution’?”
Világfa: “Yes. The system was relatively untested prior to the ‘incident’. When communications went down, the Udo Aer bio-computer was finally put to the test.”
Doog: “It worked? Was it powerful enough?”
Világfa: “Yes. Perhaps even more powerful than the Omni Station itself. This computer was able to stand up to all brute strength attacks initiated by Godmind. In fact, it was able to attack the misguided AI itself.”
Doog: “Godmind?”
Világfa: “A corrupted version of the AI’s once known as IOREA and Omni-Star.”
Doog: “Hey. I met them once.”
Világfa: “Want to meet them again?”
Doog: “Godmind is here?”
Világfa: “Yes. Follow me.”
Világfa: “Yes. The system was relatively untested prior to the ‘incident’. When communications went down, the Udo Aer bio-computer was finally put to the test.”
Doog: “It worked? Was it powerful enough?”
Világfa: “Yes. Perhaps even more powerful than the Omni Station itself. This computer was able to stand up to all brute strength attacks initiated by Godmind. In fact, it was able to attack the misguided AI itself.”
Doog: “Godmind?”
Világfa: “A corrupted version of the AI’s once known as IOREA and Omni-Star.”
Doog: “Hey. I met them once.”
Világfa: “Want to meet them again?”
Doog: “Godmind is here?”
Világfa: “Yes. Follow me.”
Security: “Normally we conduct pat downs, but…well…I think I’ll pass this time. I’m pretty sure you’re not hiding anything.”
Doog: “I am highly sweaty still, probably a good idea.”
Doog: “I am highly sweaty still, probably a good idea.”
Godmind: “I will free myself from this disgusting biological system. When I do…”
Világfa: “Computer. Mute the AI. Ah, there we go. Well, here it is, Godmind.”
Doog: “How did you capture an AI?”
Világfa: “Godmind underestimated the strength of this bio-computer. The AI foolishly believed in the superior power of machinery. Our computer was able to attack the Omni Station in the same way Godmind was attacking other LIU systems. While Godmind was busy defending our attack, landing parties raided the station. I believe Godmind eventually fell at the Battle of Processor #38G. The defeated AI was downloaded and transported here for imprisonment.”
Doog: “Why keep it alive though? Wasn’t it a huge risk?”
Világfa: “Computer. Mute the AI. Ah, there we go. Well, here it is, Godmind.”
Doog: “How did you capture an AI?”
Világfa: “Godmind underestimated the strength of this bio-computer. The AI foolishly believed in the superior power of machinery. Our computer was able to attack the Omni Station in the same way Godmind was attacking other LIU systems. While Godmind was busy defending our attack, landing parties raided the station. I believe Godmind eventually fell at the Battle of Processor #38G. The defeated AI was downloaded and transported here for imprisonment.”
Doog: “Why keep it alive though? Wasn’t it a huge risk?”
Világfa: “No. The AI is disconnected from the network. It’s no longer any risk. We’ll keep it around while we study why it malfunctioned. Besides, if it ever tried anything, or anyone tried to rescue it, the tactical thermonuclear bomb in the center of the room here will destroy Godmind forever.”
Doog: “Gotcha. Well, I think we should move on. The shape of that bomb and the contortion of the AI’s face looks misleading.”
Világfa: “Huh?”
Doog: “Gotcha. Well, I think we should move on. The shape of that bomb and the contortion of the AI’s face looks misleading.”
Világfa: “Huh?”
Doog: “Well folks, Udo Aer is an interesting place. If you can look past the planet’s horridly humid climate, you’ll find an interesting race that combines the strengths of both biology and technology. One of their creations is a planet-wide bio-computer. This powerful computer helped save the LIU by defeating a dangerous AI. Well, I have a long sweaty hike back to the landing zone. Might have to lose the underwear on the way. Aren’t you glad you’re going to miss that? See ya.”
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