[Outdated] My Teacher is an Alien Any% Route

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Any% Route as of 8/16/2017

¤Use escape or right click to skip dialogue and cutscenes¤

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Day 1 (Monday)

Period 1 

Susan ---> Mr. Tucker's Room

This period ends after you have encountered every dialogue option, including talking to a character again after they have no more dialogue options left.

Talk to Orville- select first dialogue option, then SECOND. talk to him again after

Mr. Tucker- all dialogue options, talk again after

Linsey- all dialogue options, talk again after


Period 2

Susan ---> Mr. Daniels Room
End class


Period 3

Susan ---> Cafeteria 

Peter- all dialogue options, then repeatedly talk to him and skip his dialogue.
If you cancel the dialogue too quickly, it won't count as talking to him.
The period should end after you talk to him ~23 times.


Period 4

Susan ---> Library
End class

Susan ---> Go to sleep
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Day 2 (Tuesday)

Period 1

Susan ---> Ms Marsh's Room
End class


Period 2

Susan ---> Mr Tucker's Room
End class


Period 3

Susan ---> Library

Librarian - Talk to once to get "Alienation" note

Turn right, click on left computer to move to it

Open backpack
Click on "Alienation" note, click use item

Use note on computer

Enter "Eye Wand Two Believe" then click search

Click on "Alien Tests"
Click on MORE arrow on the lower right until Water Test is on screen

Logoff

Move left, exit out door
Move left, go into gym, go into swimming pool

Ms. Marsh - choose second option to push her into the pool

(If Ms. Marsh is the alien, this is bad rng, which loses around 20 seconds)


Period 4

If Ms. Marsh is not the alien (Good RNG):

Peter ---> Gym

Move to swimming pool 

Mr Daniels - choose second option to push him into the pool

Susan / Peter ---> go to sleep


If Ms. Marsh is the alien (Bad RNG, loses ~20 seconds):

Susan ---> Cafeteria
Peter - all dialogue options, then repeatedly talk to him and skip his dialogue.
If you cancel the dialogue too quickly, it won't count as talking to him.
The period should end after you talk to him ~23 times.

Susan --->  go to sleep

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Day 3 (Wednesday)

Period 1

Susan ---> Mr. Daniel's Room
End class


Period 2

Susan ---> Gym
End class


Period 3

Susan ---> Cafeteria
Peter - all dialogue options, then repeatedly talk to him and skip his dialogue.
If you cancel the dialogue too quickly, it won't count as talking to him.
The period should end after you talk to him ~23 times.


Period 4

Susan ---> Library
End class

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Day 4 (Thursday)

Period 1

Susan ---> Gym

Turn left or right once

Open Alien Device
Click on lower right red button
Click on lit door button near the middle of the screen

Enter portal
Enter door

Move forwards in hallway

Enter second entrance on the right
Enter door

Click on left target

Shoot glowing button on the left
Shoot the target so that you get 3 symbols in a row
(If you mess up, shoot the button again to get everything spinning)
¤¤wait for bridge cutscene¤¤

Enter left door, cancel cutscenes

Open Alien Device
Click on lower right red button
Click on lit door button near the middle of the screen

Enter teleporter

Exit Gym (be careful not to click on the portal)

Turn right
Enter Cafeteria

Red haired girl - repeatedly skip her dialogue.
If you cancel the dialogue too quickly, it won't count as talking to her.
The period should end after you talk to her a number of times.


Period 2

Susan ---> Ms. Marsh's Room
End class


Period 3

Susan ---> Cafeteria

Peter - all dialogue options, then repeatedly talk to him and skip his dialogue.
If you cancel the dialogue too quickly, it won't count as talking to him.
The period should end after you talk to him ~23 times.


Period 4

Susan ---> Cafeteria
Turn right until you are facing where Peter would be sitting
Cancel dialog

Susan ---> Go home

Phone - Select top dialog option 3 times

Enter door
Move into hallway

Enter third entrance on the left, should be a red elevator with blue things on the side

Enter elevator
Click up arrow
Exit elevator

Enter first entrance on the right
Enter door

Move forwards
Move down stairs
Click on red control panel

Alien - Choose any dialog option, cancel cutscenes after
Choose remaining 3 options
Talk to him one last time
Skip cutscenes

Final Split

Running on modern 32/64-bit Windows without a Virtual Machine

My Teacher Is an Alien was designed to run on older MS-DOS based versions of Windows, such as Windows 95, and has some problems running on modern versions of Windows. The installer doesn't work on 64-bit versions of Windows, and the game has problems with modern hardware, such as storage drives bigger than 2GB and high resolution and color depth displays. DxWnd is a tool that can help older Windows games work correctly by intercepting calls made to Windows and DirectX API's. Here's how to use DxWnd to run MTIAA.

1. Download and unpack/install the latest build of DxWnd: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/files/latest/download
2. Download the DxWnd configuration file for MTIAA found on the Resources page.
3. Download the ISO for MTIAA found on the Resources page, and copy the entire contents to a folder somewhere on your computer.
* 7-Zip can extract the ISO contents without having to mount it as if it were a disk.
* ***WARNING*** MTIAA has some limitations on where the game can be located. Keep the full path (including the drive specifier) at most 119 ASCII characters long. Don't use longer path names or Unicode characters in the path.
4. Open DxWnd, select File -> Import ..., and select the configuration file downloaded earlier.
5. Right click the new entry for My Teacher is an Alien, and under the Main tab update the Path to point to the executable Teacher.exe inside the CDATA folder where you installed the ISO's files to. Click OK to save the change.
* The ellipse (...) button will bring up a file prompt that will let you navigate to the file instead of typing in the path.

Once you do this, you should be all set to run the game. Just double click the icon for My Teacher is an Alien in DxWnd to launch the game. If you wish to customize how the game runs, you can change the settings in the Modify window. Here are some suggested changes to consider:

* The game will run in a 640x480 window, which is the native resolution for the game. If this is too small, you can change the W and H values under Main -> Position -> Window initial position & size. Changing these to 1280x960 will provide a 2x scaling.
* By default, the mouse will be trapped inside the window the game runs in whenever the game is active. Change Mouse -> Mouse Clipper from ON to Default to allow the mouse to move outside of the window.
* If you switch tasks (eg. using Alt-Tab), the game will freeze in the background. If you'd rather the game keep running in the background, check the option Main -> Generic -> Do not notify on task switch.
* With DxWnd, the game will run in a Window by default. If you would rather the game run as fullscreen, deselect Main -> Generic -> Run in Window. Note that this will cause the game to change your display's resolution mode to 640x480, which could cause problems. Alternatively, you can run the game as a fullscreen window, which will scale the game to your monitor's resolution, by selecting Main -> Position -> Desktop. If you have a widescreen monitor, it's recommended that you also select the Keep aspect ratio and Hide desktop background options in the same area.

Updated Any% Guide With Period Skip

Any% Route as of 5/6/2020

[center]**¤Use escape or right click to skip dialog and cutscenes¤**[/center]

*NOTE: If you end up skipping every skippable class period, both Susan and Peter will be suspended. Try not to get everything perfect, or don't go for day 1 period 2 skip.*

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[center][big]Day 1 (Monday)[/big][/center]

[center]__Period 1__[/center]

Susan ---> Mr. Tucker's Room

*This period ends after you have encountered every dialog option, including talking to a character again after they have no more dialog options left.*

Talk to Orville (rightmost kid)- select first dialog option, **then SECOND option.** Talk to him again after

Mr. Tucker- all dialog options, talk again after

Linsey (leftmost kid)- all dialog options, talk again after

**When cancelling Linsey's text and cutscenes, spam escape and right click as fast as you can, this can skip 2nd period and save a small amount of time for free.**

[center][small](If not skipped)[/small]__Period 2__[/center]

Susan ---> Mr. Daniels Room
End class

[center]__Period 3__[/center]

Susan ---> Cafeteria 

Turn right, talk to red haired girl repeatedly.
The period should end after you talk to her ~21 times

[center]__Period 4__[/center]

Susan ---> Library
End class

[center]__After School__[/center]
Susan ---> Go to sleep

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[center][big]Day 2 (Tuesday)[/big][/center]

[center]__Period 1__[/center]

Susan ---> Ms Marsh's Room
End class

[center]__Period 2__[/center]

Susan ---> Mr Tucker's Room
End class

[center]__Period 3__[/center]

**Switch to Peter** *(This is to potentially avoid Susan getting suspended, and for a faster computer)*

Peter ---> Library

Librarian - Talk to once to get "Alienation" note

Turn right, click on left computer to move to it

Open backpack
Click on "Alienation" note, click use item

Use note on computer

Enter "Eye Wand Two Believe" then click search

Click on "Alien Tests"
Click on MORE arrow on the lower right until Water Test is on screen

Click Choice Menu on bottom hotbar (first option)
Go into gym, go into swimming pool

Ms. Marsh - choose second option to push her into the pool

**Mash escape and right click at around 400 bpm each when cancelling the cutscenes a few times to attempt to skip class periods.**

*This can put you from anywhere from Tuesday after school to Wednesday period 2. Anything more and you game over from not finding the teacher before Wednesday period 3. If you do not get the skip, you lose a minute plus by having to do multiple extra cafeterias.*

[center][small](If not skipped)[/small]__After School__[/center]
Anyone ---> Go to sleep

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[center][big]Day 3 (Wednesday)[/big][/center]

[center][small](If not skipped)[/small]__Period 1__[/center]

Susan ---> Mr. Daniel's Room **OR** Peter ---> Ms. Marsh's Room
**(Do not switch characters here)**

End class

[center]__Period 2__[/center]

Any character ---> Gym
Go into swimming pool
Push teacher into pool

**Mash escape and right click at around 400 bpm each when cancelling the cutscenes a few times to attempt to skip class periods.**

*This can put you from anywhere from Wednesday period 4 to Thursday period 1. Anything more and you game over from not saving a kid before Thursday period 2. If you do not get the skip, you lose at least 30 seconds by having to do an extra cafeteria.*

**Swap to Susan if you are not already on her after this point.**

[center][small](If not skipped)[/small]__Period 4__[/center]

Susan ---> Library
End class

[center][small](If not skipped)[/small]__After School__[/center]
Susan ---> Go to sleep

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[center][big]Day 4 (Thursday)[/big][/center]

[center]__Period 1__[/center]

Susan ---> Gym

Turn left or right once

Open Alien Device
Click on lower right red button
Click on lit door button near the middle of the screen

Enter portal
Enter door

Move forwards in hallway

Enter second entrance on the right
Enter door

Click on left target

Shoot glowing button on the left

**Shoot the middle ring of the target**
Line up the other two rings so they match the middle ring
*(This can be done by clicking on them when the ring is just under 3/4 ahead of the target position)*

*(If you mess up, shoot the button again to get everything spinning)*

¤¤wait for bridge cutscene¤¤

Enter left door, cancel cutscenes

Open Alien Device
Click on lower right red button
Click on lit door button near the middle of the screen

Enter teleporter

Exit Gym *(be careful not to click on the portal)*

Turn right
Enter Cafeteria

Red haired girl - repeatedly skip her dialog.
The period should end after you talk to her a number of times.

[center]__Period 2__[/center]

Susan ---> Ms. Marsh's Room
End class

[center]__Period 3__[/center]

Susan ---> Cafeteria

Peter - repeatedly talk to him and skip his dialog.
*(If Peter is not there, talk to Duncan. If Duncan is not there as well turn right and talk to redhead girl.)*

The period should end after you talk to them a number of times.

[center]__Period 4__[/center]

Susan ---> Cafeteria
Turn right repeatedly until you are facing where Peter would be sitting
Cancel dialog

Susan ---> Go home

Phone - Select **TOP** dialog option 3 times
***(If you choose another option it will be a GAME OVER!)***

Enter door
Move into hallway

Enter third entrance on the left, should be a red elevator with blue things on the side

Enter elevator
Click up arrow
Exit elevator

Enter first entrance on the right
Enter door

Move forwards
Move down stairs
Click on red control panel

Alien - Choose any dialog option, cancel cutscenes after
Choose remaining 3 options
Talk to him one last time
Skip cutscenes

Final Split is when the congratulations screen comes up.

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[Outdated] My Teacher is an Alien Any% Route	Kosmic 4 years ago
Running on modern 32/64-bit Windows without a Virtual Machine	LRFLEW 4 years ago
Updated Any% Guide With Period Skip	1ted59 4 years ago