Castings
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 |
TODO: Many informations are still missing.
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 . However, the is only valid if the ship was random, not a casting ship.
- 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.
- can also be purchased from the Vending Machine for
Creating a Casting
- To create a casting 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.
The limit is 3 joined Castings in Gold Mode, and 1 joined Casting in Silver or Bronze Mode. If you drop from Gold to Silver, 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
- All participants may submit as many as they desire.
- Once 50 have been submitted, the Casting becomes permanent.
- 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.
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.
Ranks
Main article: Castings Ranks.
- Castings can increase in rank, increasing the maximum members and unlocking Castings Options.
- Casting is required for the casting rank to increase.
- 1 can be exchanged by anyone for 1.
- 25 is gained for every casting-launched ship completed.
Rank Levels
Beginner
- Offers the option: Hidden Mush
- The maximum size of the casting is now 48 players.
- You are a group who got together to start living the life of an artist. You are currently busking with a guitar in the Pyong Yang metro.
Cafe Theatre
- Unblocks the Slow Game option which has cycles of 4h
- The maximum size of the casting is now 64 players.
- We no longer fall asleep during your films... it\'s cool, nobody\'s watching.
Soldier of Fortune
- Have you ever managed to make people do what you want ? It\'s tougher than with sheep...although...
- The maximum size of the casting is now 80 players.
- Have you ever tried to convince people? It\'s tougher than with sheep...although...
Repertory Company
- Unblocks Andie and Derek
- The maximum size of the casting is now 88 players.
- You know how to get the crowd going on the beaches of Neptune
Bar lounge
- Unblocks the Triple Mush option
- The maximum size of the casting is now 104 players.
- You are capable of making a film without a script.
Pre-Theatre Deal
- Unblocks the Speed Game option which has cycles of 2h
- The maximum size of the casting is now 128 players.
- You know how to roll two scenes together without the scenery collapsing
Garden Gnomes
- Unblocks manual takeoffs for this casting
- The maximum size of the casting is now 144 players.
- You efficiently organize Martian barbecues
Orchestra
- The maximum size of the casting is now 160 players.
- We can trust you to organize a party in a lunar hospice
National Ballet
- Unblocks the Sleeping Mush option
- The maximum size of the casting is now 176 players.
- We almost hired you for a big film once !
Opera
- Unblocks the No Mush Game option
- The maximum size of the casting is now 192 players.
- International Class on a provincial moon
Production House
- The maximum size of the casting is now 208 players.
Event Based Society
- Unlocks the blitz game mode, which makes cycles take only 1 hour. The maximum size of the casting is now 224 players.
Legend
- The maximum size of the casting is now 256 players.
Unlockable Casting Options
Fast Cycle
- Cycles take 2 hours.
Slow Cycle
- Cycles take 4 hours.
Triple Mush
- Ship begins with 3 mush.
No Mush
- Ships begins without mush.
Hidden Mush
- Crew cannot see how many mush there are.
Sleeping Mush
- The number of mush gradually increases over time. It's possible that there are more than 2 "Alpha" mush.
Beta
- The ship begins in beta mode.
Blitz Cycle
- Cycles take 1 hour.
Andie & Derek
- This ship starts with Andie & Derek instead of Finola and Chao.
Casting Glory
Main article: Casting Glory.
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.
Group Options
- The Creator, or a Grand Mushling (if "Can modify group options" is active), can access the Options tab and modify the Casting options. These may include Moderation rights, accepting/declining members, descriptions, ship launches, etc. The most important options are described here:
Can modify and attribute roles
- Allows allocation of permissions to roles, and changing roles of those who are a lower rank than them. This task is performed in the Members tab. WARNING: Although they can only give roles to people that are a lower "rank" than their own, they can give themselves any power in the table.
Can modify group options:
- Shows the Group Options tab, allowing them to change the group's banner and avatar.
Can configure game options:
- Allows configuration of the game options, such as Andie+Derek / Finola+Chao, Fast cycles. This is performed in the Studio tab.
Can configure casting options:
- Allows changing of the casting description. This is performed in the Studio tab.
Can configure starting games
- Can set the Casting ships for a Manual or Automatic Departure, and set a time of launch. NOTE: Launch time is coordinated with server time. To maximize Gold Mode usage, program the launch to coincide with Cycle 1 in general ships. This is performed in the Studio tab.
Can modify Scripts:
- Allows changing of scripts. These are unique messages which are shown when the character opens the game in the casting, and shown to the mush. Max of 250 characters