Castings

Warning: This article pertains to info gathered from the French version of Mush. It is not (yet) available to players of the English version. The majority of this information came from Twinpedia, the French wiki, the French Mush Castings page, and from [http://twinoid.com/en/tid/forum#!view/112222

Castings are currently available only to the French version of Mush, and are in Beta testing, which is due to end shortly. Castings are effectively groups or clans, similar to other portions of Twinoid. Castings are created via the expenditure of earned or purchased in Mush.

As stated on the French wiki, and loosely translated: "The goal of Castings is to encourage large groups of players with the same aspirations and goals in gameplay..."

Tickets

Tickets for castings can be earned in various ways:

• Be on a ship that lasts 10 days or more (ie: you reach day 10, cycle 1). Each time a ship lasts 10 or more days, each member of the ship (whether alive or dead) receives 1 .
• When purchasing Gold Mode, the user will automatically receive a number of based on the number of gold days purchased.
• NERON gives players 1 per month in which the player plays the game. Gold Mode players can accrue up to 6 of these, all other players are limited to 2.

Note: On the French Mush, can also be purchased from the Vending Machine for

Creating a Casting

• To create a casting (currently available on the French Mush only) you need 3 . This will create a temporary Casting.
• A name must be created, or accepted from the proposed options. (Maximum of 50 characters in the name).
• The initial creator of the Casting is given the title of Creator.

Note: On the French Mush, the current limit is 3 joined Castings in Gold Mode, and 1 joined Casting in Silver or Bronze mode. If you drop from Gold Mode to Silver or Bronze, and you are joined with 2 or 3 Castings, you will be unable to launch with any ships until you reduce your Castings to 1.

Funding a Casting

• All participants may submit as many as they desire.
• Once 45 or 50 have been submitted, the Casting becomes permanent. Warning: The French wiki says 50, and the French Mush site says 45.
• Once funded, a forum is created for the Casting. Only members of the Casting can access their specific forum.
• Additional members can apply to a Casting even after it is funded.

Casting Forum

• The Creator of the forum becomes the moderator of the forum and all members.
• The Creator may appoint other moderators.
• The Creator and appointed Moderators can assign forum ranks and roles.

Leveling Up a Casting

• First Level costs 25 .
• 1 can be exchanged for 1 Casting .
• is also gained for the Casting by participating in Casting-launched ships.
• The level of the Casting determines the max number of players.
• Leveling Up a Casting can unlock special game play modes and options.
• For example: reaching Level One unlocks the Garden Gnomes, which doubles the starting number of Mush on board.

Joining a Casting

• There is a link to the Castings page on the French Mush which lists the currently existing Castings.
• Clicking on a casting will display a Join/Apply link, if there is any room left in the Casting. This will cost you .

Disbanding or Leaving a Casting

• The Creator can disband a Casting. If done so, all invested are refunded.
• If a player leaves a Casting, Funded are lost. Be careful whom you join.

Rights and Options of Casting Members

• A Creator or Moderator can start launch a ship or ships early, if there are enough players who are in Ready status.
• Everyone can use a to set Ready status. This will put you into a ship when the Casting launches a ship, but only if you are not currently in an active ship.
• Different ranks can be assigned, such as: Spore, Mutant, Teleomorph, and Grand Mushling.

Registered

• No rights beyond read-only.

Spore

• Edit private pages.
• Post on the Casting forum.
• Post on the Casting Nexus.

Mutant

• Can refuse or turn down member applications.
• Edit public pages.
• Add pages.

Teleomorph

• Change title of members.
• Delete Pages.
• Moderate Casting forum.
• Moderate the Casting nexus.
• Change group options.

Grand Mushling

• Has all rights (except for Party Start).
• Modify and assign roles.
• Invite members.