MonsterMadness Guide

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TL;DR
Below you will find a quick start guide to building your RPG character and familiarizing yourself with the Monster Madness RPG WoP Invasion Server. We have recommendations for how to spend ALL of your stat points up through level 100 (you start at level 50). We also include some helpful information along the way. You can explore all that our wiki has to offer by clicking here: Gaming Madness Wiki Enjoy!

Foreword
Monster Madness is updated several times a year with new content and various tweaks to existing content. The main admin and server administrator "BaronVonRotterdam" (formally Paintball) likes to play a variety of video games and loves to borrow ideas from other games and bring them to the server. Examples include the HEV Station from Half-Life, the commander and ranking system from Battlefield 2, and Traps from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcs_Must_Die! Orcs Must Die!]. In doing so, Monster Madness gameplay has evolved over time to include some of the most fun gameplay elements from some of the most fun and popular games out there. We always love hearing your feedback and ideas, and our Discord is the place to share them. If you feel that something in game could use a little tweak (such as maybe doing a little more or less damage, lasting a little bit longer or not as long, rarity increase/decrease...etc.) please reach out and let us know! Our server is highly customizable and many gameplay elements can be updated in just a few seconds. Last but not least, this Wiki could use a lot of work. We are always looking for volunteers who are great at and love documentation :)

Invasion Overview
Invasion is a game type where you must survive 20 waves of monsters. Each map takes about 45 minutes to complete all 20 waves. Each successive wave is harder than the prior wave. A wave only ends once all the monsters are killed. Wave 1 is the easiest wave and wave 20 is the last and the most difficult wave. Monsters get harder to kill and they do more damage as the waves progress. Each wave also has a theme to it. Wave 4 is US Soldiers, Wave 14 is Star Wars...etc. Additionally, our proprietary Monster Madness mutator “injects” random monsters into each wave every so often. As each wave progresses, monsters are injected more frequently. Injected monsters have various customizations such as increased speed, decreased size, increased size…etc. In the later waves, monsters are injected every few seconds which creates the "Monster Madness" chaos our server is named after. If you get killed in Invasion, you re-spawn at the start of the next wave.

RPG Overview
Our server runs an RPG mutator. You start the server at Level 50 and have 735 stat points to spend. You can spend stat points on permanent player augmentations such as Weapon Speed, Health Bonus, Damage Bonus…etc. Additionally, you can buy abilities such as Awareness which will display a health bar over each Monster. Every monster you kill yields you 1 experience point. Beating wave 20 gives you 1000 experience points. As a new level 50 player, receiving 1000 experience points will immediately give you 5 levels and an additional 75 stat points to spend. Each time you level up you receive 15 stat points. In order buy certain abilities you must first meet its requirements. Some abilities have no requirements and allow you to immediately buy it, others require that you must be at least level 100 before it can be purchased, for example. To learn more about RPG, see: MMRPG

Weapons of Power Overview
Weapons of Power (WoP) is a mutator that our server runs which allows you to customize your weapon with Powerups. A killed Monster will drop any number of over 80 powerups. Powerups can be used to give your character and your weapon certain abilities. For example, the Fly powerup will let you fly around the map if the weapon it is applied to is in use. Another example is the Infinity powerup. This powerup will give infinite ammo to the weapon it is applied to. You can also receive powerups from your teammates. Your teammates can toss powerups to you, and you can toss powerups to them. In order to apply a Powerup to a weapon, your weapon must be a “Weapon of Power.” You can turn a standard (non-negative/cursed) weapon into a Weapon of Power by applying a Gold Wrench to it. To use WoP to its full potential, you will want to set a few key binds. To learn more about Weapons of Power, see: Enhanced Weapons of Power. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with these core Powerups, they are essential to just about any build:


 * Infinity
 * Healing
 * Damage +5
 * SuperSpeed
 * Iron Sturdy
 * Protection +5
 * Instagib Shield
 * Titan Rock Shield
 * Rambo

Keeping it fresh
Between MMRPG, MonsterMadness, and WoP, each game you play will be a new experience. The randomness of the monster injector, powerups, artifacts, and weapons of power will allow you have a unique gameplay experience each and every time you join the server!

Keeping it fun
Unfortunately, you will notice that you and/or the server will crash from time to time. While we appreciate bug reports, some bugs have been around for over a decade and are unlikely to ever find a resolution. Baron has prioritized spending his time adding new content and optimizing gameplay rather than spending dozens or hundreds of hours into troubleshooting. That being said, if you believe you found the cause to a bug, please report it! To compensate for the crashes we have made certain gameplay decisions to ensure that you can rejoin and quickly get back into the action. Below you will see that we recommend purchasing levels 1-3 of the RPG ability "Care Package" this ability will give you three powerups (one per level) which help get you on your feet whether you crash or join late. Level 3 will give you the "Clone" powerup. This powerup will clone a Weapon of Power (including its powerups) so that your team mates can quickly give you copies of powerful weapons they built. If you join late or rejoin after crashing, ask what weapons are out there and ask to clone it, most players will oblige. Once you found a player willing to make you a copy of their weapon, simply toss them your clone powerup and they will toss you back a clone of their weapon. Easy peasy! Additionally, we increased the winning XP from 500 to 1000 and made various other tweaks to help compensate for server crashes. We thank you for your patience and understanding!

Gameplay
Just like players, Monsters also have RPG levels. Monsters are the level of the lowest level player alive. Therefore, it is beneficial to your team if you stay alive. As the lowest level player, simply staying alive will make the monsters much easier to kill. Remember, if you help your team win wave 20, you will get 1000 experience points. Of course, it would be boring to just camp in a safe room all day, we know you came here to kill some Monsters!

Know your limits
As a new player, if you make the purchases we recommended, you will be able to kill Monsters up to wave 9. After wave 9, you will want to seek cover. Find supply crates in game, they give you health, shield, and ammo if you stand by them. Additionally, take cover in Medic tents or the various structures that the Engineer creates. Remember, you want to stay alive to increase the chances of getting those juicy 1000 experience points.

It's a Trap!
As you kill monsters you will notice they will drop artifacts. Artifacts do not get applied to weapons. Monster Madness is home to eight traps, which are artifacts. These traps will help prevent your position from getting overrun by monsters AND they can earn you passive kills! For example, if you place a Spike Trap on the floor and a monster steps on it, the monster will die and you will get a point for the kill. Please note that attack/offense traps will disappear if you die. Traps also have a cool down period and will disappear after a certain amount of time, usually 30-60 minutes. With the right trap combination and placement, you can earn a serious amount of kills without ever firing one of your weapons! To learn more about Traps, see: Traps.

New Player Strategy Overview
Now that you are familiar with the basics, it is time to talk strategy. As a new player you will die, A LOT. But do not get discouraged, we have all been there. To give you a fighting chance and a solid start out of the gate, we have introduced an RPG ability called "Training Wheels". This ability will put you in God Mode until wave 10 each game until you become level 100. Note: Once you hit level 100 you will want to refund (NOT RESET) your stat points as the "Training Wheels" ability will no longer be useful. Here is a quick list of RPG purchases you should make with your first 735 stat points. To learn more about what these augmentations and abilities do, see: MMRPG


 * 1) Buy the "Training Wheels" ability
 * 2) Buy the “NRA” ability
 * 3) Buy the “Denial” ability
 * 4) Buy level 1 of the “Awareness” ability
 * 5) Buy level 1 of the “Care Package” ability
 * 6) Buy level 1 of the “One Man Army” ability
 * 7) Place 200 stat points into Weapon Speed
 * 8) Place 50 stat points into Health Bonus
 * 9) Place 100 stat points into Damage Bonus
 * 10) Place 100 stat points into Damage Reduction
 * 11) Buy levels 1 and 2 of the “Vampirism” ability
 * 12) Buy the “Special Weapon of The Month” ability

You won’t begin to feel “powerful” until around level 100, have patience, Daniel-san. If you win wave 20 just shy of 15 times, you'll reach level 100 without having to kill a single Monster! But what's the fun in that, right? As you progress to level 66 (yielding you 250 stat points to spend), you should purchase the following:


 * 1) Increase Damage Reduction to 150
 * 2) Increase Health Bonus to 150
 * 3) Buy the “Upgrade Kit – Gold” ability
 * 4) Buy level 3 of the “Vampirism” ability

Once you hit level 66, save your stat points until you hit level 75 (yielding you 125 stat points to spend). Also, if you accidently mess up spending your points, you can use the “Refund” button (NOT THE RESET BUTTON) to re-spend your stat points. Simply push the button and reconnect to the server to re-build your character. Pressing the “Reset” button will reset your character back to level 50 (“why do we even have that lever?”)

Stay Classy
Once you reach level 75 you will be able to purchase a class. We recommend that you start off as a Medic. You should purchase the first two levels of the Medic class. Level 1 will give you medic bags which you can toss on the ground to heal yourself and your teammates. Level 2 will give you a powerful special weapon to help you kill monsters easier.

Everyone deserves a second chance
You will be happy to know that being killed by a monster doesn’t always mean that you're stuck spectating until the next wave. If you buy the “Resurrection” RPG ability, being killed by a monster will cause you to immediately respawn someplace random on the map! How convenient! For levels 75-100 (yielding you 375 stat points to spend), you should purchase the following:


 * 1) Increase Health Bonus to 200
 * 2) Buy all three levels of Resurrection
 * 3) Increase Weapon speed to 295
 * 4) Buy levels 2-3 of the “Care Package” ability

“My little baby, off to destroy Monsters"
Congratulations! You are now level 100 and you have a solid start to your RPG character. Don't forget to refund (NOT RESET) your stat points so that you can get the 50 points back from "Training Wheels." By now you should have a pretty good idea of how the server works. From here on out, your character is your canvass. There are many exciting abilities to check out as you progress! Some fan favorites include the “HEV Mark IV Hazard Suit”, the “Last Stand”, the “Invulnerable Transbeacon”, and so much more! If you enjoy playing on this server and you want to help support it, consider donating through our Patreon which can be found at: gamingmadness.org/patreon. Thanks for being part of our little community, and good luck!