Reputation & Tax Evasion | Speedrun Fundamentals for Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

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Escargot

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Published on December 4, 2020 10:55:52 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJtOMPHX4Y

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Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005)

Duration: 9:10

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MPoD Tutorial Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL09U9EA_KxCNCGC-9jZUn3mv7dZ9x7X1Y
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Song: "Honor and Strength" by Chris Tilton

TLDR: Faction Mood is a point-based system that can be manipulated by the player to create more consistent Contract Warp strategies.

Fundamentals referenced:
Pilot Sniping: https://youtu.be/ly-At4aUhzI
Blackhawk Hijacking: https://youtu.be/P58yXH0QnQQ
Contract Warps: https://youtu.be/AdMDQD72RbI

I had to reupload this one because I discovered some inconsistencies through further testing. Huge shoutout to Badprenup for allowing me to shadow him while he used Cheat Engine to peak into live Faction Mood values on PCSX2. There are still a lot of unknowns with this system that would require us to actually read the game code or talk to a former developer, but this video covers almost everything you'd ever need to know for speedrunning the game.

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