Ji's Aspie guide (for neurotypicals) useful for making a fame mule in the shortest possible time.
So... you can make MORE. (:
Table of contents
I. WHAT
I.1 is a fame mule?
I.2. is this guide?
II. CHARACTER CREATION
II.1. Stats
II.2. Name
II.3. Look
III. INTRODUCTION AND KEY
III.1. Introduction
III.2. Key
IV. MAPLE ISLAND
IV.1. Mushroom Town quests
IV.2. Maple Road quests
V. VICTORIA ISLAND
V.1. Olaf
V.2. Nautilus
V.3. Henesys quests and FM
V.4. Optional HPQ
V.5. Amoria quest and job
V.6. HPQ
VI. Version history
VII. Disclaimer
(VIII. Non-existent FAQ section)
I. WHAT
I.1. What is a fame mule?
A fame mule is any character that can be accessed in order to fame (and defame, when people are not quite as deserving of your fame). The only requisite is that you are lv15 or above.
I.2. What is this guide?
This guide details most keypresses necessary to get from lv1-15 in the shortest possible time. It is part of Ji's attempt to express her obsession with making many characters. Singleminded, focused pursuits are fun and relaxing. The fact that a fame mule has a finite number of levels and no other requirement means it can be done over and over again, without feeling as if each character's purpose has not yet been fulfilled.
In writing this guide, she hopes you will also enjoy making armies and armies of fame mules!
Ji realises that most people who have made multiple characters will be familiar with most of the techniques in this guide. For those people, this guide is not intended to instruct, merely to document. (Even for the people who are not familiar with them, constantly alt-tabbing is probably not the fastest way to level something, either.) She also realises the likelihood that this guide will change drastically due to Nexon's frequent updates to the interface. That is okay. She just really really likes making mules and hopes you will too.
II. CHARACTER CREATION
II.1. StatsIn the current version of MS, stats are automatically optimised (and not randomised) so that every beginner begins with 12/5/4/4 without clicking a die for 17 hours first. (If this reverts, there is still no need to click a die for 17 hours. It's a mule. Anything will do.) Therefore, the only work you have while creating your character is deciding its name and modifying its default look.
II.2. NameNo one will see this name unless you are faming/defaming them, and then the idea is that you'll quickly log off and get out another one so it doesn't really matter what you call them. You probably shouldn't refer to your main character's IGN in it however. Eg: AlisonZyle would not name her fame mules AlisonZyle1, AlisonZyle2 and AlisonZyle3 to avoid being stalked back on her main character.
II.3. LookThis is entirely your preference.
III. INTRODUCTION AND KEY
III.1. Introduction
In this guide I have tried my hardest not to describe too much/little. Please let me know whether I have succeeded or not.According to hidden-street.net's EXP tables, courtesy of Username316, to get from level 1 to level 15 requires 20299 EXP. Considering that your first visible monster gives 1 EXP, this sounds daunting. Unless you are an ex-apple camper* type fame mule, this guide will hopefully make it a lot easier than that.
* beginners who used to remain clothed in apple NX by never leaving the Mushroom Training Camp. Because the Camp has been replaced by Mushroom Town in the current version of gMS (no apple NX), apple campers no longer exist. Maple Island undergoes many changes!
Levelling a fame mule has two main parts, Maple Island and Victoria Island. The reason for this is that mule levelling is greatly accelerated on Maple Island by means of the quests. The MI section will focus on how to most efficiently move through the quests. Victoria Island quests, however satisfying for the obsessive-compulsive or Aspie, will generally augment other means of experience, such as map-centred training. The Victoria section of this guide will detail one route that Ji thinks could be the quickest means of experience (but not necessarily anything else (like mesos), since this is just a fame mule after all).
III.2. Key(i) "end++" - right enter enter
You will note that most quests are received with a particular ending sequence, with some exceptions. When you see the orange "yes/no" buttons at the bottom of a new screen instead of the blue "next" button, you learn to execute the ending sequence (right enter enter). Similarly "end+" (right enter), "end+++" (right enter enter enter) - some quests will have a shorter or longer "ending." I will express this with the number of "+"s following.
(ii) A break between paragraphs represents a new map, or several new maps. For example, Heena and Sera are both on the map "Mushroom Town - Entrance to Mushroom Town Training Camp," while Roger is on the map "Mushroom Town - Maple Road." After much agonising, I decided not to document every single keypress including "up" for portals...
IV. MAPLE ISLAND
You will receive fixed exp from quests as well as variable exp from monster kills. Some quests require monster kills as part of the quest requirements; exp from these will vary. Other monster kills just happen randomly :). Most of your Maple Island exp, as I say, will come from quests. This section is divided into Mushroom Town quests and Maple Road quests.
IV.1. Mushroom Town quests - A series of self-evident orientation quests.Heena: enter(4) end+++ (nb: This translates to: NPC chat, enter four times, right, enter, enter.... but the former is considerably shorter) (end+++?)
Sera: enter(4) --> [5 EXP]
Roger: enter(3) end+++. Eat apple. enter(4) --> [10 EXP - LEVEL 2]
- Close the skill/ability menus that pop up, unless you do it automatically. You don't need to add anything yet.
Nina: enter(2) end++.
house - Sen: enter end++ --> [7 EXP]
out - Nina: enter(2) end+ --> [7 EXP]
house - Sen: enter(3) --> [20 EXP - LEVEL 3]
- You don't need to add anything yet.
Todd: enter(2) end+++. Kill j.sent. --> [1 EXP]
Peter: enter(6) --> [30 EXP]IV.2. Maple Road quests - A series of quests which involve hunting, collecting, or answering questions.This is the end of your Maple Island experience.Robin: enter end++. npc 1st, 2nd, 4th, enter(2) --> [40 EXP - LEVEL 4]
- Auto-assign all your AP now. Add 3 AP to Nimble feet and assign it on your shortcut keys.
- Nimble feet.
- Don't bother to kill any of the green snails to your immediate right.
Sam: enter end+++.
- Move quickly right through the next few maps, killing 10 snails that cross your path.
Maria: enter(3) end+++ --> [60 EXP - LEVEL 5]
- Auto-assign AP. You may choose to equip your hat now.
- Nimble feet.
- Take the lower road right until the first rope to the upper portal.
Yoona: enter end++
- Nimble feet
- Move towards right portal, killing everything in your path. Loot spores!
Rain: enter end+++++
- For the quiz, format is: enter (select answer) enter(2) end+
- Select 1st, 1st, 1st, 4th, 2nd, 3rd, 1st. --> [2, 4, 6, 10, 10, 10, 20 EXP]
Pio: enter end+++
- Break the box next to Pio
- Break the box next to Lucas
Lucas: enter(4) --> [40 EXP - LEVEL 6]
Lucas: enter end++
- Auto assign AP
- Break the box near the portal
- Break the box near Mai (You now have 4 boxes - you will get plenty of opportunity to break more when you return to Pio)
Mai: enter(2) end+++
- inventory tab(4), equip your hat and razor
- Kill 5 stumps and get 3 branches (may require 6-15 kills).
- If you run out of stumps, change channels when you reach the right side of the stump spawn.
- If you're on the right, change channels back to Mai.
Mai: enter end++ --> [150 EXP]
- Kill 5 red snails. Loot all squishy liquids and slime bubbles if you see them.
- Change channels when you reach the right side of the red snail spawn.
- Remember there are 3 ledges of red snail spawn.
- If you're on the right, change channels back to Mai.
Mai: enter end++ --> [175 EXP - LEVEL 7] (This should take you around 15 minutes)
- Auto-assign AP
- Kill 3 slimes.
- Check the top ledge, then move right.
- If you run out of slimes, change channels when you kill all the spawn on the map.
- Change channels back to Mai.
Mai: enter end++ --> [200 EXP]
- Top right kill 2 pigs.
- If you run out of pigs, take the right portal (Hunting Ground Middle of the Forest II), change channels and portal out again - repeat until you have 2 pigs.
- Change channels back to Mai.
Mai: enter(4) --> [250 EXP - LEVEL 8]
- Auto-assign AP
- Left portal
Lucas: enter(4) --> [500 EXP]
- Change channels to Pio
- Break the box next to Pio if you haven't gotten your fifth box yet
Pio: enter(3) --> [100 EXP]
Pio: enter end++
Pio: enter(4)
(Yep, just keep talking to him! There's a right-enter-enter the second time you talk to him.)
- Left portal
- Kill everything until you have enough shrooms and b.snails for Yoona's quest. Try to avoid the boxes as they will slow it down.
Yoona: enter(3) --> [100 EXP - LEVEL 9]
- or nearly level 9. Auto-assign AP
- Left portal
- Jump down portal
Bari: enter(2) end++
- Up and move right killing orange mushies until you obtain a cap. (average 2)
- If it's still Valentines, drop a chocolate to pick it up...
- Change channels to Bari
Bari: enter(2) end++ --> [700 EXP]
- You'll be lv9 now if you weren't before.
- Auto-assign AP.
- Right portal, killing everything
Biggs: enter end++++++
Administrator: ************************************************** ****
Question 1: I know everything already.
Question 2: Aren't we all here to help one another?
Question 3: I'm not going anywhere. I'm facing that monster no matter what. (or something along those lines.)
Question 4: Nah, not interested.
NB: please note this is incorrect.
- Be careful while receiving this quest as you cannot re-do it. - selecting all first options sends you to Perion. *************************************
- up the steps, jump NPC chat to talk to Shanks
Shanks: end+++V. VICTORIA ISLAND
I write this guide for people who prioritise EXP. However, I realise some people like to have all their quests completed or at least begun on all their characters, for the sake of completeness. There are therefore two threads throughout the Victoria Island section, one for NON-QUESTERS and one for QUEST LOVERS. In general, only the first few quests on Victoria Island are the best option at that point for EXP gain. The rest of the quests also give EXP, but for each quest there is always another option that would yield faster EXP (in our case, HPQ. Exchange quests and well-organised powerleeching will also yield faster EXP than quests, but require equally long preparation if you haven't anticipated it. Training at these levels is probably not the fastest method but will still be a better alternative to quests if you cannot get into HPQ.).
V.1. Olaf quests- Leftmost side of the ship, jump down, teleport
Olaf: enter(3) end+
Olaf: enter(4?) --> [500 EXP - LEVEL 10]
- Auto-assign AP
Olaf: enter down(2) enter(2) down enter(3) --> [65 EXP]
Olaf: down(4) enter end++ (Path of Pirate quest)
Olaf: enter end++ (Path of Warrior quest)
If you have succeeded in getting the "Pirate" Administrator warp, double click it and accept it now to go to the Nautilus. Otherwise:
- Left to the teleport
- Right to the taxi
Phil: enter down enter down(4) enter end+
V.2. Nautilus quests for lv10- jump down portal to Nautilus
Grocer: buy a mana elixir. Sell etc if necessary.
- First portal
- Right to "broken hole in wall" teleport
- Right to first portal
Kyrin: enter(3) --> [300 EXP]
- Portal
QUEST LOVERS: click the trash can and begin Muirhat's quest now.
>- Right to first portal but don't go in
>- Double click the trash can
>[Trash can: enter(2)
>- Left to Muirhat
>Muirhat: enter(2) end++
(Sharyl's quest)
- Left to teleport
- Left to first portal
- Portal
Sharyl: enter end++
Sharyl: enter(3) end++ --> [400 EXP]
- Right portal
- Jump down and double click the jewel - enter
- Up portal
Sharyl: enter(2) --> [400 EXP]
QUEST LOVERS: Begin the Mysterious Presence quest now. If you intend to level past 15 you may wish to complete this quest too, as it will give you a total of 1200 EXP while you are killing other monsters.
>- Left past portal to teleport "barrel"
>Baine: enter end++
>- Teleport
>- Right portal
>
>- Left portal to the harbour
>
>- Nimble feet - Right and up to Bart. You may have to drop a chocolate at this point.
>Bart: enter(3) end++ --> [100 EXP]
>- Nautilus
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>- Return to Baine using 2nd portal downwards
>
>Baine: enter(4) end+++ --> [100 EXP]
(You're still a beginner, so retrace your steps out of the Nautilus and Harbour, die and respawn at Henesys.)
V.3. Henesys (optional quests) and FM- Walk back to Henesys killing everything until you get killed.
QUEST LOVERS: Begin Reason Behind the Mushroom Studies now.
>Bruce: enter(4)
>- Right to teleport "red ball"
>- Left to HHG1
>
>- cc1
>- Loot 25 squishy liquids, 40 caps and 10 spores
>- Back to Henesys
>
>- If you have 8k by this time, complete the Valentines Day quest. You may level at this point.
>- Teleport "red ball"
>- Left to Bruce
>Bruce: **************************************** --> [300 EXP]
- Use nimble feet to go to Henesys Market and go to FM
- Use another character to transfer 10k and at least 1 Henesys scroll. Also transfer 1 Perion scroll if you didn't get the administrator quest right. If you have them, also transfer an Independence Day flag and a Maple flag.
QUEST LOVERS: 50k, 5 Perion, 5 Henesys, 2 Kerning and 2 Ellinia scrolls.
- Portal back to Henesys Market.
- If you have not completed it now, complete the Valentines Day quests.
- cc1
- Loot a heart chocolate
Cody: enter(2) end++
- Right teleport "red ball"
- Jump down to Maya's House
Maya: enter end++ --> [1500 EXP - LEVEL 11]
- Up teleport "red ball"
- Drop chocolate basket
Coco: Sell 2 chocolates and buy a heart box and gold ribbon
AoH: ********************
AoH: enter(3) --> [800 EXP]
Coco: Buy Basket and Cover material
AoH: enter(2) end+++
AoH: enter(2) end++ --> [3600 EXP - LEVEL 12]
- If you have completed all 3 VDay quests, you will now be level 12, so skip to V.5.
- Portal back to Henesys
- Nimble feet to VDay quest.
- Return to Henesys Park.
NON-QUESTERS will now begin HPQing to lv12
- If Nimble feet is now available, use it - Right portal to Henesys Park
- Right to Tory
QUEST LOVERS: Continue the Lost Letter quest for Athena
>- Left, teleport "sign"
>- Right portal to Henesys Park
>
>- Left, teleport "statue"
>- Right first portal
>
>Athena: enter(3) --> [100 EXP]
>Athena: enter(2) end++
>Athena: enter(5) --> [100 EXP]
>Athena: enter end++
>- Portal
>
>- Left to teleport "statue"
>- Right to Tory to begin HPQing
V.4. Optional HPQ - skip to V.6 if you are lv12- HPQ as a beginner until you are level 12. The current version of gMS means you will be reimbursed AP for levels higher than the minimum job requirement, however as a warrior the skill "Max HP increase" needs to be begun at lv12.
V.5. Optional Amoria quest - skip to V.6 if you are lv12(When you're lv11 or 12, or whenever your party collapses, do Claudia's quest at Amoria and get your job)
- Left portal
- Right to Thomas Swift
Thomas Swift: end++
- Change channels until you are in the middle or right of the map, then to the Hair Salon.
Claudia: enter end++
Claudia: enter(3) --> [500 EXP]
- Drop the coupon! Unless you REALLY REALLY want to use it.
- Don't need to auto-assign.V.6. Job- Double click lightbulb on head
Administrator: enter[3]
- This will teleport you to the Warrior's Sanctuary. You will spawn on the left side, meaning you can jump+NPC chat Dances with Balrog.
DwB: down enter end+++++++ --> [first job]
DwB: enter(3) --> [300 EXP - LEVEL 13]
- Don't auto-assign AP as you will now HPQ. Equip your maple flag/lowest attack weapon instead and be a lurer for your party.
- 5 SP into Improve HP recovery and 2 SP into Max HP increase.
- Scroll back to HenesysV.7. HPQ.Congratulations. You have made a fame mule.- Henesys Park
- HPQ your way to lv15, only adding SP to Max HP increase.
(TIP: If your fame mule is also a permanent HPQer, you may wish to keep Slash blast at level 1 when you get to lv16.)
- Store your mule wherever you need it most - for most of the maple population, it'll be Henesys FM.
Rinse and repeat.VI. VERSION HISTORY
Version 1. Mostly complete - some sequences missing.VII. DISCLAIMERI don't own any of this. The key sequences are common knowledge; no one bothered to write them all down is all. (...would anyone copyright key sequences...?)
Please note:
****************************** = madly asterisked. This means I have not figured this out yet. Feel free to help! (If it's incorrect, feel free to help too!)
If I have made any mistakes in the guide, or if Nexon updates its quests, please PM me or leave a reply and hopefully I will have time to update to that effect. Comments and criticism are appreciated. Thanks for reading!
