An Introduction to Motherload

Welcome to Motherload! You are a miner from Earth, you work for a large Mining Company, they have set you on a very dangerous mission, to find rare and valuable minerals on Mars, Do you have what it takes?

Unlike many other games of this variety, you have a save option, to do so, you must first create an Xgen account, but believe me, this is a good idea. Motherload is extremely hard to beat in just a day, persistence is the key in this game!

When you proceed into the game, you are briefed by Mr. Natas, your boss, throughout the game, he will brief you at certain intervals. When you first land on Mars, you must first fuel up, and get ready to go!

Controls are simple for Motherload:

• Up – Activates propellers to fly
• Down – Activates drill to dig
• Right – To move right
• Left – To move left

Note – Upgrades can be used, such as dynamite, reserved fuel tank, but this comes later in the game, and must first be purchased from the upgrades store, see below.

There are a number of stores on the map, for various items, such as -

• Refuelling Station – To refuel after mining
• Refinery – To place your mined minerals for refining
• Repairs Shop – Repairs your machine when it gets damaged while mining, can also buy extras, such as reserve full tank, dynamite, and plastic explosives.
• Upgrades Store – Can upgrade various parts of your machine, such as Hull, Drill, Fuel Tank.

Tips on Success:

• Dig in a straight line downwards – Better yet, have your hole a few squares across, this makes it easier to show where you last were mining.
• After mining, remember how many feet you were down – by doing this, you can start to slow down your decent, thus, stopping your machine from being damaged from impact on the ground.
• Make Silver, Gold, and Platinum ores, your priority – By doing this, you are maximising your money load, but for the first 100ft or so, try to mine all that you can see, so you can maximise your cash to upgrade.

If you think you have what it takes to tackle the perils of Mars, go thousands of feet under the surface, to extract the rarest of minerals, then Motherload, is for you! Take the challenge today!