Transformice

Transformice (sometimes abbreviated to TFM, or T4M) is an on line independent multiplayer free-to-play platform computer game, created by French game designers, known by their aliases Melibellule and Tigrounette. Melibellule produces the game's artwork and graphics, while Tigrounette programs the game's functions and mechanics. The game was basically released on May 1, 2010, playable on browsers as a browser game[1] until Adobe Flash Player was discontinued on December 31, 2020. Transformice was launched on Steam on January 30, 2015, as a free-to-play game.

The key objective of the game is to collect a piece of cheese put in at least one location on a map. Players control a mouse with the arrow keys or the WASD keys to perform, duck, jump and perform various techniques, such as for example wall jumping, long jumping, turn arounds, and corner jumping. Players' mice must touch the cheese to gather it. After which it, the player must take the collected cheese back again to the map's mouse hole to finish. The number of cheese and mouse holes varies between maps. Players are awarded points on a scoreboard that's updated in real-time. Bonus points are awarded for players who place first, second or third. Collecting cheese is recorded into a player's permanent stats when you will find about 2 or maybe more players in the room. Players may also be given extra recognition within their stats for finishing first when you will find eleven or even more players in the room. Maps have an over-all time limit of two minutes, of which time a new map is loaded. Maps can instantly switch before enough time limit if all players complete the map or die. The timer will change to 20 seconds if the Shaman dies or there if are only two mice left on the map. Dying adds one point to a player's score on the scoreboard, no real matter what time in the game it is or the reason for death.

Each time a player reaches the best score on the scoreboard, they'll turn into a Shaman within the next map involving one. The general objective of the Shaman is to help another mice obtain the cheese and bring it back again to the hole. Doing this will award the Shaman with "saves" for every mouse who completes the map, which are recorded onto the player's profile. The Shaman can do so by summoning objects such as for example boards, boxes, anvils, spirit, and balloons to generate buildings or contraptions such as for instance bridges to cross gaps or some other obstacles. A Shaman can 'anchor' or connect boards and boxes to other world objects or summoned objects with various-colored nails. Red nails keep a thing firmly grounded and will not move, but it can rotate on the anchor. Yellow nails connect to the majority of other objects, particularly red-nailed ones, and keep an object's placement, but can move. Blue nails connect two objects but are loose and can rotate.

Upon reaching 1,000 total saves as a Shaman, a person can choose to become 'hard mode' Shaman. In hard mode, a Shaman cannot use red nails which anchor an item solidly, nor would they use the Spirit tool, which could push mice and objects with a thumb of light. Spirit is the only real object allowed to be cast outside of summoning range. Instead of this, hard mode Shamans can produce a pre-made 'totem', that is constructed on an in-game editor map. Totems can be constructed with as much as 20 objects, but only 1 red nail can be utilized being an anchor. A completed totem construction can be summoned instantly as a tough mode Shaman and is immediately functional, but may only be summoned once per map. After saving 5,000 total mice, 2,000 being in hard mode, a person will unlock the 'divine mode' Shaman setting, a location released as an update on May 26, 2014.[3] As well as not being able to use red nails and the Spirit tool, a divine mode shaman cannot use yellow nails which connect and stabilize most objects, nor would they make use of a totem. Despite the constraints, divine mode Shamans have the ability to spawn available objects almost anywhere on a map.

Collected cheese can also be saved up and used as currency in the game. Players can utilize this currency to purchase virtual clothing items due to their mouse in the game's item shop. Players may also buy virtual clothing items by purchasing 'fraises', an in-game currency that can be obtained by paying real money. Items are purely visual and don't give bonus stats. Players can also create their particular maps via an in-game editor. Created maps must be verified by way of a test run of the map where in actuality the creator has to manage to successfully collect the cheese and carry it back to the hole. Once verified, players can decide to submit their map into rotation at the cost of 40 cheese.

An in-game achievement system awards players with new titles and badges. Titles are awarded for collecting specific variety of cheese, obtaining a certain amount of first place victories, accumulating saves as a Shaman, buying items from the shop and completing events. Badges are awarded for buying any kind of fur (except plains) from the shop and completing events.

An event and level system[4] was added on July 29, 2013, allowing mice to unlock Shaman abilities and traits by collecting cheese and saving mice. The abilities are separated into five trees: Spiritual Guide, Wind Master, Mechanician, Wildling, and Physicist. A Spiritual Guide increases the Shaman's ability to save more mice, a Wind Master is targeted on the Shaman's mobility, a Mechanician gives the Shaman more options as it pertains to building, a Wildling enhances both objects and mice, and a Physicist advances the Shaman's power.

Trolling is recognized as a the main game, as previously mentioned in the in-game 'Help/Rules' menu.[5] Some players infrequently decide to troll, whether playing whilst the Shaman or a normal mouse. Shamans can kill other mice by striking them with cannonballs and other objects, creating structures that triggers lag to other players, in addition to blocking them from progressing in the map by creating a structure that's impossible to pass. Normal mice can troll by stalling, that is to stay on the map for provided that possible without capturing the cheese. Normal mice may also choose to push the Shaman's buildings off the stage. In maps where there's collision detection, they can also push other mice, like the Shaman, off the stage. Trollers also can use the in-game consumables to make a shaman build go haywire or decelerate mice. Common consumables used are: Beachballs, Tombstones, Pumpkin Throwables, Crumbled paper Throwables and the Snowball.