Utilities
In MotherLoad there are a few utilities that you need to use in order to play the game. These utilities include things like repair shops and fuel shops.
The utilities are automatic and unmanned, as there is no one currently alive on Mars... Except you. To use the vendors simply drive into them.
The links below will take you straight to each of the vendor sections:
Fuel
Mineral
Upgrades
Repairs
Save
Fuel Vendor
Probably the most used vendor in the game. The fuel vendor allows you to buy fuel at $1 per litre, up to the maximum capicity of your fuel tank, which can be upraded with later on in the game...
There are 8 points of interest in this vendor:
-Money - The large yellow writing shows how much money you have.
-Fuel - The green writing under the fuel bar tells you how much fuel you have. The first number is how much you have, and the second is your maximum capacity.
-$5 - This button will put 5 litres of fuel in you tank, and charge you $5.
-$10 - This button will put 10 litres of fuel in you tank, and charge you $10.
-$25 - This button will put 25 litres of fuel in you tank, and charge you $25.
-$50 - This button will put 50 litres of fuel in you tank, and charge you $50.
-Fill Tank - This button will fill your tank with fuel (provided you can afford it) and charge you $1 for every litre needed to fill the tank.
-X - This button (located in the top right hand corner of the vendor) will close the vendor window, and return you to the outside world.
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Mineral Vendor
The mineral processing centre is where you sell all the minerals you mine. Without this you wouldn't be able to make money to spend on fuel so is therefore maybe the most important vendor in the game.
You can see the different types of minerals and how much they sell for here.
There are 3 points of interest here:
-Sell All - This button will sell all the minerals in your cargo bay.
-X - This button (located in the top right hand corner of the vendor) will close the vendor window, and return you to the outside world.
-Cash - The green number at the bottom left hand corner is the total of cash you can sell all the minerals in your inventory for.
When you have minerals in your inventory, this window will display them all and how much they sell for.
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Upgrade Shop
The junk shop sells upgrades for your machine. Find out about the upgrades here on the Upgrade Page.
You won't get very far without upgrades, so it's important to buy them whenever you feel you can afford them.
There are 11 points of interest in this vendor:
-Information Bar - The green bar at the top tells you what section you're in.
-Drill Icon - The drill icon takes you to the drill section of the junk shop.
-Hull Icon - The hull icon takes you to the hull section of the junk shop.
-Engine Icon - The engine icon takes you to the engine section of the junk shop.
-Fuel Tank Icon - The fuel tank icon takes you to the fuel tank section of the junk shop.
-Radiator Icon - The radiator icon takes you to the radiator section of the junk shop.
-Cargo Bay Icon - The cargo bay icon takes you to the cargo section of the junk shop.
-Exit Icon - The exit icon closes the vendor and returns you to the game.
-Cash - The large yellow letters show how much cash you have.
-Main Screen - The main screen displays the available upgrades in the particular section.
-X - The X closes the vendor and returns you to the game.
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Repair Shop
The repair shop allows you to do two things: buy helpful items and repair your hull when it is damaged. You damage your hull by hitting things at speed, or by hitting gas pockets. The repair shop will repair 1hp of hull damage for $10.
You will need to buy lots of these extra items in order to complete the game.
There are 15 points of interest on this vendor:
-Cash - The large yellow number displays how much cash you have.
-Reserve Fuel Tank Icon - Shows information on Reserve Fuel Tank.
-Hull Repair Nanobots Icon - Shows information on Hull Repair Nanobots.
-Dynamite Icon - Shows information on Dynamite.
-Plastic Explosives Icon - Shows information on Plastic Explosives.
-Quantum Teleporter Icon - Shows information on Quantum Teleporter.
-Matter Transmitter Icon - Shows information on Matter Transmitter.
-Buy Button - Buys one of the selected item.
-Hull Damage - The green writing under the hull damage bar shows how much your hull is damaged. The first number is how much damage you have and the second is the maximum number of HP your hull can hold.
-$50 Repair - The $50 button will repair 5HP of damage and charge you $50.
-$100 Repair - The $100 button will repair 10HP of damage and charge you $100.
-$200 Repair - The $200 button will repair 20HP of damage and charge you $200.
-$500 Repair - The $500 button will repair 50HP of damage and charge you $500.
-Total Repait - The total repair button will repair all the damage to your hull, and charge $10 for every 1HP restored.
-X - The X closes the vendor and returns you to the game.
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Save Bot
The save bot is the only bot that isn't on the ground and allows you to save your game. Goldium Edition allows you to save your game offline so you don't have to connect to the internet.
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