Motherload: 39-min Complete Walkthrough (Miniclip)

This video demonstrates how to beat Motherload (Lv.1) from a new game without cheats within an hour. In this video, 32.3 Martian days or about 40 minutes. As most people play the Miniclip version and the old video contains copyrighted audio, I just play through it once again and upload this. I've never played it before.

Similar to the XGen version, the frame rate here is also faster than Goldium version. But, it seems the reading of control of this version is a bit delayed. Everything effective around 0.3 seconds AFTER pressing ANY controlling keys, which is very annoying especially when fighting the bosses. (That's why I keep on doing nothing to Natas at the beginning, 37:37.) Generally I recommend you all to play the XGen version:

http://www.xgenstudios.com/play/mothe...

Here I don't quote the guide again except the discussion about using dynamites instead of repair nanobots:

"I must explain this because I see many others don't take this route and drill risky."

"Diamonds start appear at -4000 ft., amazonites at -4800 ft.; down to -6500 ft., they will appear often. So, we should approach -6500 ft. or below as soon as possible, and just ignore things above it."

"The problem is the way of getting down. Most players spend a lot to buy best hull, radiator and tons of repair nanobots. (Note that gas pockets start appear at -4950 ft.) But you see I brought along with my cheap 17-HP hull till -7000 ft., not even a single repair nanobot."

"COME ON. Use dynamites for drilling. Avoid drilling into any dirt pockets (or a gas one in fact) directly below -4950 ft. and note that gas pockets will NOT explode (cause chain reactions) if you blow them up by a dynamite. So you don't take any damage along this path, and don't lose any minerals because of gas explosions."

See the old video here:

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OK, and here is the list of events in this video.

37:20 - BOSS FIGHT!

0:11 - OK I clicked the NEW GAME button.
0:31 - Trip #1 started.
0:33 - First mineral collected.
0:41 - First mineral sale.
0:45 - First refuel.
0:47 - Trip #2 started.
1:20 - Trip #3 started.
2:01 - Trip #4 started.
2:41 - Trip #5 started.
3:10 - Got $1,000 from Natas.
3:35 - First upgrade purchased: Huge Tank ($2,000).
3:48 - Trip #6 started.
5:03 - Trip #7 started.
5:28 - At around -950 ft., started to look for special items. They start to appear at this depth.
6:41 - First drill purchased: Goldium Drill ($2,000).
7:03 - Trip #8 started.
7:47 - First special item found: Martian Skeleton ($10,000).
8:42 - Fuel tank upgrade: Gigantic Tank ($5,000).
8:57 - First engine purchased: V4 Ltr 2.0 Turbo ($2,000).
9:01 - First AND LAST cargo bay purchased: Gigantic Bay ($5,000).
9:10 - Trip #9 started.
10:30 - First Religious Artifact found, and leave at once!
11:00 - LAST fuel tank upgrade: Titantic Tank ($20,000). In fact I shouldn't upgrade this. 40 liters is enough.
11:12 - Second-LAST hull upgrade: Ironium Hull ($750). Yes, I got all my amazonites with this cheap and dangerous hull. Continue to see how I did this?
11:15 - LAST drill upgrade: Ruby Drill ($20,000).
11:33 - First reserve tanks and teleporter purchased.

11:45 - Trip #10 started.
15:20 - First lava pocket seen.
15:30 - Disposing unwanted minerals.
19:00 - First teleport.
19:14 - A $100k mineral sale.
19:24 - Engine upgrade: V12 6.0 Ltr ($100,000).
19:50 - First dynamites purchased.

20:05 - Trip #11 started.
22:40 - First dynamite used, at -4762 ft. I believed the real mark of gas pocket is -4950, but I doubt the version is all the same in XGen and Miniclip and I've heard -45XX explosions.
24:34 - First amazonite collected.
24:50 - Altermeter malfuntioned.
31:55 - LAST teleport.
32:03 - A $10M mineral sale.
32:17 - FINAL upgrades for hull, engine and radiator. The radiator can lower the damage caused by the bosses, so you must have the best one.
32:31 - Items for boss fights purchased.
32:56 - To avoid earthquakes, reserve tank is used instead of normal filling.

32:58 - Trip #12 started.
37:23 - BOSS FIGHT and final check of inventory before it.
37:37 - FIRST DAMAGE throughout the whole game received.
38:10 - Natas killed.
38:50 - Satan killed.
39:15 - Results displayed. Completed in 32.3 MD.
39:26 - First and the ONLY game save.

39:40 - Welcomed to Lv.2.
39:46 - See the scores are doubled?
39:57 - See the minerals are in 50% off?