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[The_Forgotten]

CONTENTS

-Introduction
-Rules and Tips
-Download
-Screenshots
-Videos
-Recommended Texture Pack
-How to install
-Achievements
-Credits

*ANNOUNCEMENT*

Have you enjoyed this map? Would you enjoy playing a sequel to it? Would you be willing to help MAKING said-sequel? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you're in luck! Some folks have decided to try their hand at a Monarch of Madness 2 custom map, and they need help! YOUR help! Simply go to the topic linked below and offer your skills! Whether you can write, build, make obscure references or test, you have a chance at influencing history!

The history of map-making, that is. But that's beside the point. Go there now! I'll also be working on the project, though not directly in-game. That's the closest you'll ever get to a sequel from me, so why not give it a shot? http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1155049-monarch-of-madness-2/

INTRODUCTION

Welcome, ladies and non-ladies, to yet another custom map adventure. What you see before your eyes is a picture of the Castle of Madness, ruled by yourself. That's right: You are the Monarch of Madness. King of the unstable, leader to insanity, czar of craze - call it as you like. However, not everything is completely whack here, as there is still an easy to follow story in front of you. Fifty years ago, you went to sleep, but why exactly? You know not. All there is left of your past presence are a few notes written by your butler, who took care of you a long time ago.

What exactly is mad in this beautiful structure? And how far will you have to go in order to understand your new task? Is there a reward at the end, or will darkness invade you? There is only one way to know: Play it.

RULES AND TIPS

The rules are not numerous, because what kind of mad-man follows rules? Then again, respecting some of them may spare your life...

1. Do not break blocks, unless told to. The reason will be explained later.
2.Do not craft anything. And that means, anything. Everything you need will be given to you when needed.
3. The difficulty USED to be unimportant, but since version 1.6 of the map, playing on easy or higher is strongly recommended. I can't force you to play with mobs on, but they will certainly add an important dose of madness.
4. There will be puzzles and some adventuring parts, which makes the map... Long enough. It took me and hour and a half to complete it, and I made the map. Take that as you will, so if you do not enjoy lengthy quests, then this map may not be for you. Still, giving it a chance would be nice. This was a tip.
5. For those of you who enjoy taking the time of checking every nook and cranny of a map, there ARE Easter eggs and various little gags. They may not be related to the story in any way, yet they might add to your experience during the exploration of this fantastic kingdom where the grand dominate the puny, and rats dominate everyone with a weak immunity system. Also, if something tells you "your current destination", chances are it's your current destination. If you need a flint and steel to access something, and you don't have one yet, don't assume you missed it and you must give one to yourself. That's wrong.
6. Some of these rules will have to be broken, but only at some specific points throughout the map. When, you ask? I won't tell you. Use of your own judgement to determine when you should disobey the rules.
7. You might have guessed this one by now, but if you despise reading, avoid this map entirely or disregard the signs in-game. Unfortunately, I love babbling aimlessly, so you'll find plenty of signs everywhere. You can just break them if you hate them that much, though.

DOWNLOAD

To play this map, you need to download it. That was kinda obvious, so I'll simply add that I'll always keep previous versions available, if you want to try them. I still suggest downloading the first or second one, as they're the newest version. Also, you might be wondering why I skipped the 2.0 map version entirely. To be honest... I sometimes ask myself the same thing. But I like to think it's because "three", as a number, is wholly superior to "two". Believe what you will, though. I'm just here to provide.

EVERYTHING.

Version 3.0 (.rar) - For Minecraft 1.2.3

Version 3.0 (.zip) - For Minecraft 1.2.3

(Both work for 1.2.4 AND 1.2.5)

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Version 1.9.1 (.rar) - For Minecraft 1.1

Version 1.9.1 (.zip) - For Minecraft 1.1

Version 1.9 (.rar) - For Minecraft 1.1

Version 1.9 (.zip) - For Minecraft 1.1

Version 1.8 (.rar) - For Minecraft 1.8, 1.9 and 1.0.0

Version 1.8 (.zip) - For Minecraft 1.8, 1.9 and 1.0.0

Version 1.7 (.rar) - For Minecraft 1.7

Oldest Version Available (Not intended for serious playthrough - only vintage at this point) - For Minecraft 1.5 and up

SCREENSHOTS

Here are some screenshots! In order to avoid spoiling anything, they have been put inside spoiler tags, so you can safely scroll to the bottom without ruining the surprise. But is there much of a surprise in the first place? Don't worry too much, as I didn't show the end or anything too revealing.

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VIDEOS

Here I'll post videos that players of this map share with me! (As well as the ones I just happen to stumble upon. I just love watching people blown away, both literally and figuratively, in this map!)

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RECOMMENDED TEXTURE PACK

There are many packs that look very nice in this map. Although you can play with default textures, I personally love the SMP's revival one. Doku packs also look quite nice, based on my past experiences with them. Whatever pack gives the game an older or darker look should be perfect.

HOW TO INSTALL

In case you don't know how to install a custom map, follow the link below! It will bring you to a page with a simple step by step guide explaining the installation of a map better than I ever could! http://hubpages.com/...-Minecraft-Maps

ACHIEVEMENTS

I decided to make some achievements, in case players want to know how they did in the map, or if they missed something important!

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CREDITS

Thanks to Mojang for this magnificent game called Minecraft!
Thanks to my friends TapeitorDieGuy and Natey9 for help with the story-line!
Thanks to Zinn for pointing out the mysterious cause of a grand fire! From now on, the castle shouldn't burn to the ground for no apparent reason.
Thanks to Revolvee for allowing me to build off of his base model of the castle, originally named "Castle Estel", which I found beautiful.
Thanks to MusicalWolfe, musician extraordinaire, for... Well, play and you'll know!
Thanks to all the games I've played before, since a lot of them inspired me in the creation of this map. (Yes, reference pros, you'll see an abundance of references and quotes. Don't think you're the first one to spot a Paper Mario name in there!)
Thanks to lasarus for making the ImageToMap program, which certainly has many uses! It helps condense a lot of text into a few item slots. Less signs, more maps!
Finally, thanks to everyone who will play this map, comment on it, make videos of it or give any other kind of feedback!

[Mistachiefz]

How long did it take you?

[The_Forgotten]

Mistachiefz, on 01 July 2011 - 02:59 PM, said:

How long did it take you?

Well, a few weeks to be honest. I started immediately after finishing my previous map, and I put more time and effort into this one. I'm very pleased with the end result, but I plan to add more to it as time goes by.

[The_Forgotten]

Just another little detail: There are secrets in this map, so looking around pays off! I will probably add more content to the map in the future, including new mechanisms, puzzles and a longer story, if possible. Stay tuned for that, and tell me how it goes for you!

[Potty]

I'm gonna download and try this one, will probably record it

[The_Forgotten]

Potty, on 01 July 2011 - 03:48 PM, said:

I'm gonna download and try this one, will probably record it

Hope you enjoy it! If anything jumps out at you as being either extraordinary or horrible, please say so.

[Potty]

Really enjoying it, recorded a video and will upload to youtube tonight and send you the link.

My views so far, really fun, very difficult for me, but it's impressive and I had alot of surprises, will definately be trying out some of your other maps.

[The_Forgotten]

Potty, on 01 July 2011 - 04:17 PM, said:

Really enjoying it, recorded a video and will upload to youtube tonight and send you the link.

My views so far, really fun, very difficult for me, but it's impressive and I had alot of surprises, will definately be trying out some of your other maps.

Glad you found it fun, because that was my main goal during the making of the map. I'll be looking forward to that video, as I find it entertaining to watch playthroughs!

[Potty]

Although I think you found it? :|



Have another part uploading, which has me actually solving stuff, not running around mindless.
Again, great map, will definately make a part 2 to this one.

[The_Forgotten]

Potty, on 01 July 2011 - 08:57 PM, said:

Although I think you found it? :|



Have another part uploading, which has me actually solving stuff, not running around mindless.
Again, great map, will definately make a part 2 to this one.

I did find it, but that's because I just couldn't wait to see it Indeed, my Youtube channel is "DarkoHexar", so it's not an impersonator or anything of the like. Do you mind if I post this video in the video section of the first post?

[VioletDrops]

So, I just played your map, and I was blown away just by how awesome it looks. The castle is so pretty, I couldn't bring myself to blow it up Dx.
Anyway, the story is pretty cool, and the puzzles where fun . Although the jumping puzzles were pretty hard for me, but meh.
Have you made any more maps? Because I'd love to play them .

Also Potty, I love your let's play . and I'm in love with your accent, haha ;D.

[The_Forgotten]

VioletDrops, on 01 July 2011 - 10:25 PM, said:

So, I just played your map, and I was blown away just by how awesome it looks. The castle is so pretty, I couldn't bring myself to blow it up Dx.
Anyway, the story is pretty cool, and the puzzles where fun . Although the jumping puzzles were pretty hard for me, but meh.
Have you made any more maps? Because I'd love to play them .

Also Potty, I love your let's play . and I'm in love with your accent, haha ;D.

I did want to add a certain difficulty element, and I guess I simply thought of inserting it among the jumping puzzles =P I wasn't aiming for an overly difficult challenge, but if you had some trouble, I guess it's better than being too easy!

I also wouldn't have been willing enough to use the "griefing" tools at the end either... Anyways, in the downloads section, I have a link to my first map, but it's not as great as this one. You can still try it for a more serious approach at a storyline

[Hydrogen256]

Really, really well done, although it's a bit too challenging for me.

[Potty]

The_Forgotten, on 01 July 2011 - 09:00 PM, said:

I did find it, but that's because I just couldn't wait to see it Indeed, my Youtube channel is "DarkoHexar", so it's not an impersonator or anything of the like. Do you mind if I post this video in the video section of the first post?

Feel free!
Part two's up.

[blitzscrank]

Wow! Why havent more people played this?? This is so awesome and epic!

[whileloop]

AWESOME NICE WORK I LOVE THE PORTAL SONG!!! HOW DID YOU DO SUCH COMPLEX CIRCUIT!

[blitzscrank]

Ok I just finished it...
And I just have to say thats its too awesome for words!! I liked the portal song, that mustve taken a while to do. Also I liked how in the end you let us wreck havoc on the castle But for the sidequest was there supposed to be nothing? I also saw that I didnt go against any mobs so it didnt matter if it was on peaceful or not.

Now Im probably gonna go try out your other map 10/10

[xXWrathchild97Xx]

I have downloaded it and it looks awesome! Are you going to make some more maps, because i would really like to play them

[Moer]

Haaaalelujah!

[The_Forgotten]

Wow, I lose my Internet connection for about a day, and I come back to this? Haha, thanks for the comments everyone, I'm happy you liked the map. I may make more maps in the future, and I have to bring something up: At the end of the map, a bonus quest is featured. That quest in question is not yet completed, and is indeed coming in a future update. Therefore, I'll be working on that!

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask, and if I missed any of your inquiries, then call me a turnip!