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PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:20 am 
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This topic sums up the most important questions about this Project, by category.
If you have questions, be sure your question isn't already in this post. If your question is new, feel free to post.


[100] About the project
[101] What is Mushroom Patrol: The Midas Machine?
[102] Q: What is a Showcase Project?

[200] About the game
[201] What is the game about?
[202] What makes this game special?
[203] Episodic format?

[300] I want to help
[301] I want to join you guys, what do I need to do?


[101] Q: What is Mushroom Patrol: The Midas Machine?
A: Midas Machine is a fangame project started by Guinea and Chaoxys a few years ago.
Midas Machine is supposed to get the best artists on board to create one of the greatest Mario fangames MFGG has ever seen.


[102] Q: What is a Showcase Project?
A: You could say it's a project with special focus from the board administration and it serves as some sort of representative game of what MFGG's best artists and programmer(s) can achieve.


[201] What is the game about?
The main plot of the game involves two of the Mushroom Kingdom's greatest villains teaming up to achieve the ultimate goals: wealth and world domination!
And which way would be better to achieve that, than to transform everyone in your way into gold? Because that is exactly what the titular Midas Machine does. Or, should do.
The Midas Machine is powered by the Hand of Midas. Join four heroes on a journey to find the complete hand before the villains do and save the Mushroom World from a golden future!

[202] What makes this game special?
In this game you get to pick one out of four main characters: Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi.
Every character has a unique special ability, weaknesses and strengths. Mario for example can walljump, while Luigi can perform a super jump. Wario has his signature charging ability and Waluigi can squeeze through tight holes.
You can beat the game with every character alone, but if you want to find all the secrets, then you have to master all four characters.

By going on side quests and finding golden mushrooms which are spread in the levels, you can eventually unlock hidden characters, more levels, challenges and other bonuses.

The two villains you are going against are Bowser and Syrup, driven by the hunger for power and the love for money. A dangerous couple!

Another interesting aspect of the game is its pause menu, the DSe. It's an invention of E. Gadd which resembles vaguely a DSi. The DSe can run a variety of small applications, such as a camera, a chat, item manager and game settings, and its library will grow the further you get into the game.

Additionally to all those gameplay features, Midas Machine uses 100% custom graphics and music, made by MFGG's best artists.

[203] Episodic format?
Since Midas Machine is such a huge project, we will release it in a total of 7 episodes. Each episode is one chapter and contains 1 or more worlds. What is special about the episodic structure is, that every new chapter will build upon the last, eventually making one big game.


[301] I want to join you guys, what do I need to do?
Since this is no longer a community project (since unfortunately the community had no interest in it), you have to apply for a position in the team now.
The best way to the team is by talking to Chaoxys or me via instant messenger (Chaoxys for artist/music, me for everything else, but if you only see one of us available, then you can talk to either of us). Also shows interest to reply to some topics here, e.g. commenting on posted graphics/screenshots/videos etc.
Basically everyone who's genuinely interested in this, and in working ON this, WITH Chaoxys and me should not have a hard time getting SVN access.

Disclaimer: We're hiring on the basis of impression, and also personal preference. So don't be an ass, and make a good impression.
(Sounds more complicated than it is, really)

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you listed [301] how do i join

... and then didn't include it in the post :(

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Fibriel wrote:
you listed [301] how do i join

... and then didn't include it in the post :(

Thanks, I almost forgot about that one. Fixed.

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How do I unlock Wario and Waluigi??? I'v been trying for weeks but I can't get them...please help! :(

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volnado wrote:
How do I unlock Wario and Waluigi??? I'v been trying for weeks but I can't get them...please help! :(

AFAIK you can't play as them in the first episode.

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volnado wrote:
How do I unlock Wario and Waluigi??? I'v been trying for weeks but I can't get them...please help! :(

Go to the first ?block in level 1. Hit it 23 times (w is the 23rd letter in the alphabet). Beat the level and go to the town section. The blue warp pipe will now be open. Go in it and you will find the Power Flower. This will let you move the box blocking the shop. Enter the shop and by 1 yellow jelly and 1 purple jelly. It is important that you do it in that order. Waluigi and Wario will then walk in. You will have a boss fight against them, after which they join you.

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Chaoxys wrote:
volnado wrote:
How do I unlock Wario and Waluigi??? I'v been trying for weeks but I can't get them...please help! :(

Go to the first ?block in level 1. Hit it 23 times (w is the 23rd letter in the alphabet). Beat the level and go to the town section. The blue warp pipe will now be open. Go in it and you will find the Power Flower. This will let you move the box blocking the shop. Enter the shop and by 1 yellow jelly and 1 purple jelly. It is important that you do it in that order. Waluigi and Wario will then walk in. You will have a boss fight against them, after which they join you.

That doesn't work.
Were you joking?

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:41 pm 
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superdimentiobros wrote:
Chaoxys wrote:
volnado wrote:
How do I unlock Wario and Waluigi??? I'v been trying for weeks but I can't get them...please help! :(

Go to the first ?block in level 1. Hit it 23 times (w is the 23rd letter in the alphabet). Beat the level and go to the town section. The blue warp pipe will now be open. Go in it and you will find the Power Flower. This will let you move the box blocking the shop. Enter the shop and by 1 yellow jelly and 1 purple jelly. It is important that you do it in that order. Waluigi and Wario will then walk in. You will have a boss fight against them, after which they join you.

That doesn't work.
Were you joking?

Seriously? Hmmm... I thought it was the first block but it may be another. Keep trying different blocks.

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I'm having trouble with that too; I've tried every single block in level one and none seemed to work

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I erased my save and went back through chapter 1.

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Works fine for me.

EDIT- I'm actually glad I did it again. The Wario Bros. fight is a lot of fun, and seeing Wario use Waluigi as a hammer/missile never gets old.

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I'm having trouble with that too; I've tried every single block in level one and none seemed to work


Same here...

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Well, that picture did look pretty convincing.

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What are you coding this in? Flash?

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GM. At first there were plans to release it in both GM and MMF, however.

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VinnyVideo wrote:
At first there were plans to release it in both GM and MMF, however.


That's not quite right.
Before Midas Machine there was another project which was supposed to be a community project, and because we had some Click and some GM programmers the idea was to create two different games which communicate with each other, like e.g. the Zelda Oracle games, or the Pokemon editions. That old project died, especially the MMF part because there were no Click programmers interested.

Midas Machine has been started in its place, but it is not the same thing, and at this point it's not even a community project anymore.

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