Motherload

Motherload
Details
Name	Motherload
Author	XGen Studios
Genre	Adventure & RPG
Published	2009-05-29
In-Game Awards?	No
Gameplay Style	Resource Gathering
Upgrade System?	Yes

Motherload is a platformer flash game made by XGenStudios. The game is set on Mars, where the player controls a futuristic drilling machine. Hired by the mysterious "Mr. Natas", your task is to dig into the Martian soil to harvest minerals. Minerals may be sold at the surface in order to upgrade your drilling vehicle, allowing you to go deeper and collect more rare and valuable ores.

Resources

There are two main types of resources that the player collects: minerals and rare items.

Minerals

Minerals are collected by drilling through the block of dirt they are contained in. When the player drills through a mineral block, the mineral is collected, its corresponding score is added to your total, and the mineral is placed in your Cargo Hold. The Cargo Hold has a limited capacity: if it is full, minerals will not be collected if they are drilled through.

Minerals must be returned to the surface in order to be cashed in at the Mineral Processing building for money.

Rare Items

There are a few rare items distributed through the map that the player can also collect. However, they differ from minerals in that they instantaneously give a cash reward instead of being placed in your inventory.

Minerals
Name	Worth	Score Worth
Ironium	30	1500
Bronzium	60	3000
Silverium	100	6000
Goldium	250	12500
Platinum	750	37500
Einsteinium	2000	100000
Emerald	5000	250000
Ruby	20000	1000000
Diamond	100000	5000000
Amazonite	500000	5000000
Rare Items
Name	Worth	Score Worth
Religious Artifact	50000	5000000
Martin Skeleton	10000	5000000
Treasure	5000	5000000
Dinosaur Bones	1000	5000000

Thanks to todercatney19 for the Minerals.

Depth Guide

Depth	Reaction
500'	First Message from Mr. Natas +$1000
900'	Platinum first sighted
1000'	Second Message from Mr. Natas+$3000
1100'	Religious Artifact first sighted(worth $50000)
1300'	Martin Skelton first sighted(worth $10000)
1500'	Einsteinium first sighted
1600'	Rocks first sighted
2100'	Fourth Message
2500'	Fifth Message
3100'	Sixth Message + watch out for Lava
3200'	Emerald first sighted
3500'	Seventh Message + watch out for Gas pockets
3800'	Ruby first sighted
4100'	Eighth Message
4500'	Ninth Message
6000	Altimeter starts to display random numbers
6666	Battle with Mr. Natas

Messages

Messages
Name of message	Message	Reward
Intro	** Transmission Received ** 'Mr. Natas' We forgot to refuel you on the way over! Drive over to the fuel station(Left) and fill 'er up! It's been almost impossible to hire decent miners on Mars since all the strange activity started happening around here. That's why we're willing to pay you at premium for your servers! I've given you a basic mining machine to get started with. Unfortunately, you'll be on your own from this point onward, as the settlers who were lucky enough to escape with their lives have fled to safety. However all of the shops here have been computerized, so you'll still be able to sell your minerals, fuel up, upgrade your pod, and buy special items. Remember - your job is to collect minerals and bring them back to the surface for processing. The deeper you dig, the more valuable the minerals you'll encounter. Don't forget to refuel - Good Luck! ** Transmission Terminated **
First Message	** Transmission Received ** Good! I see you're adapting well to Martian soil! Here's a little something to help you on your way. ** Transmission Terminated **	+$1000
Second Message	** Transmission Received ** 'Mr. Natas' Congratulations on reaching a depth of 1000 ft! I've wired you a bonus for your excellent work. We're picking up some heavy vibrations from the planet core - They seem to be causing some earthquakes. They also seem to be causing some garbled misdirected transmissions - just ignore them. Keep up the good work! ** Transmission Terminated **	+$3000
Third Message	** Transmission Received ** 'Unidentified Source' The eyes... oh my god, THE EYES!!! ** Transmission Terminated **
Forth Message	** Transmission Received ** 'Martian Digging Pod #3422-2' I'm surprised to find another signal around here... I'm the only miner who hasn't disappeared in the past three years. Next week, I finally get to retire, wealthy, to the moons of jupiter with my wife and three daughters. ** Transmission Terminated **
Fifth Message	** Transmission Received ** 'Unidentified Source' Is anyone there?! I need help badly!! I can't feel my legs - Oh god, he's coming back... OH NO!! PLEASE HELP ME!!! ** Transmission Terminated **
Sixth Message	** Transmission Received ** 'Martian Digging Pod #3422-2' How are you making out, kid? I know you're new here, so i though I'd give you a tip; make sure you don't neglect your radiator. I ran into a Lava pocket a few moments ago, but my twin turbines dissipated the heat amazingly and my hull was barely damaged - Probably saved my life. ** Transmission Terminated **
Seventh Message	** Transmission Received ** 'Mr. Natas' Once again, congratulations! You've made it farther than even I Anticipated... Anyways, I've sent you another bonus. Watch out for natural gas pockets - they're Undetectable and highly explosive! One more thing - Your altimeter is only rated for a depth of around 6000 ft. After that, you'll need to turn back. Really - it's just too dangerous. ** Transmission Terminated **	+$20000
Eighth Message	** Transmission Received ** 'Martian Digging Pod #3422-2' Trapped... in a crevasse. Earthquake damaged my drill and I'm out fuel. This will probably be my last transmission. Tell my kids... I love them.. I- what? YOU!?? what are you doing dow-AAARGH! ** Transmission Terminated **
Ninth Message	** Transmission Received ** 'Martian Digging Pod #10043' Oh BABY!!! THIS IS IT!!! I HIT THE MOTHERLOAD!!!!! I'm rich, I'm FILTHY rich!! Hey, what the!?? NO! IT CAN'T BE!!! OH GOD!! ** Transmission Terminated **
Tenth Message	**Transmission Received**"Mr. Natas" Your are violating the terms of your employment! Turn back immediately! **Transmission Terminated **	Altimeter starts turning into random numbers
Eleventh Message	** Transmission Received ** "Mr. Natas" Return to the surface immediately or you'll be terminated... er... as in fired!**Transmission Terminated**
Twelveth Message	(While entering a hole in the most far right corner of pit.) **Transmission Received** "Mr. Natas" HAHAHA!! YOU FOOL!!! I told you to turn back... now I have no choice but to kill you. You've served my factories well, but I think I'll take my machine, my money, and your pathetic life now. SEE YOU IN HELL!!! ** Transmission Terminated **	Altimeter turns into the digits -66666, player falls down into a pit of some sort where the must do battle with Mr. Natas (1000 HP).
Thirteenth Message	** Transmission Received ** "Mr. Natas"MWAHAHAHA! Imbecile!! You really think you can defeat me? I am the master of all EVIL! BEHOLD MY TRUE FORM!!! ***Transmission Terminated ***	Mr. Natas turns into horned creature with 2000 HP.
Final Message	CONGRATULATIONS!FINAL SCORE: (Final Score Here)You defeated Satan in (Number of Martian days) Martian days You've slaughtered Satan (Number of times slayed) times Your total play-time is (# of total Martian days) Martian days. [Continue] {Messages 10-Final} -Oplat147	After defeat, large amounts of money are given.

Funny things to note in the game:

Mr. Natas is actually Satan himself, and 'Natas' is the opposite (in terms of spelling) of 'Satan'. He is hiring workers to dig up valuable minerals for him,

and then rob them of their money (after selling the minerals) and killing them. The funny part is also that since he is Satan what would he want the minerals for.

Other funny things to note is that, why are there dinosaur bones and religious artifacts ON MARS?

Finally, you will be wondering why there are messages from other workers, and at the end of all the messages, they would be shrieking. What happened was

Mr. Natas robbing them and killing them.