Catacombs

Deep below the cursed soil of the Mousoleum are underground caverns that stretch to the west where long-forgotten mice roam. These powerful mice are highly resistant to most types of damage and apparently have a weakness for Radioactive Blue cheese. The creatures of the Catacombs seem strangely organized, as if they are preparing for something. Who knows what sinister secrets a hunter may uncover here…?

 

1. Overview
   Requirements
   Hunting Tips by Larry
   New Mice
2. Shops
   Trapsmith
   General Store
3. Cheese and Mice
   The Mice of the Catacombs
   Mice Populations
4. Setup Options
   Normal Setup Options
   Limited Edition Setup Options
5. Goals
   Catch a Keeper Mouse with the Candle
   Obelisk of Incineration or Slumber?
   Should a Legendary Hunter craft the ACRoNYM, or the Ship?
   Charms to use
6. Related Articles

 

Overview

The Catacombs is the first location in the Bristle Woods region and offers some fantastic gold and points returns for those hunters with the right trap.

Fortunately the first of those traps is available to be purchased here.

The Obelisk of Slumber will outperform most Shadow traps in this location, and allow you to collect some of the more useful mice here. It can also be upgraded later to make the Arcane Capturing Rod of Never Yielding Mystery (more commonly known as the ACRoNYM) which is an awesomely powerful trap that turns this location into a real gold mine.

Hunters are advised to use Radioactive Blue in this location. For potentially greater profits, a hunter could use Ancient cheese, but it’s generally advised to save that for the Forbidden Grove.

The Keeper mouse in this location drops the map to the Forbidden Grove, along with the much rarer Front Cover of Plankrun’s Journal.

 

Requirements

To hunt in the Catacombs a Hunter must have:
    A Hunter’s Title of at least Legendary.
    The Mousoleum Restoration Patch from the Cartographer in the Bazaar.
And it is recommended that a Hunter should have:
    An Arcane Weapon.
    Radioactive Blue Cheese.

 

Hunting Tips by Larry

Zounds! And I thought the Mousoleum was creepy!

The mice that wander these catacombs are older than Gnawnia itself, so old they have been long forgotten! Hunting forgotten mice is incredibly challenging since they have few known weaknesses. You will need Radioactive Blue cheese to attract the mice of the Catacombs.

Forgotten mice can be caught using a Shadow trap but you will find that an Arcane trap works even better. Visit the Trapsmith here to purchase the Obelisk of Slumber — an Arcane trap with a minty fresh scent! You may also want to browse the General Store, which stocks a couple of very interesting blueprints detailing how to build even more powerful Arcane traps.

Located deep within the Catacombs is a hallway too dark to navigate. Hunters often speak of Keeper mice wandering down the corridor using a magical candle to light the path. Acquiring this candle will no doubt allow you to do the same!

The Catacombs is one of the most dangerous places to hunt. You’ll want to upgrade to more powerful Arcane traps as soon as possible!

 

New Mice

There are 8 new mice in the Catacombs that a hunter won’t have encountered before, most of these mice can be found in other locations.

Golem	Keeper	Keeper’s Assistant	Ooze	Scavenger	Skeleton
Spider	Terror Knight

 

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Shops

The Catacombs contains 2 shops: a Trapsmith and a General Store.

 

Trapsmith

The Trapsmith of the Catacombs contains a new Arcane weapon and a powerful base.

Weapons

Obelisk of Slumber (2,100 Arcane Power) Power Type: Arcane Power Bonus: none Attraction Bonus: 10% Luck: none Cheese Effect: Extremely Fresh This arcane staff is slightly tingly to the touch and stands as a bright beacon designed to mesmerize mice that lurk in darkness. Its mysterious glow and refreshing minty smell gently coax unruly Forgotten mice into a deep sleep. Cost: 316,350 gold Refund: 56,943 gold Points Required: 1,696,240

Bases

Explosive Base (300 Power) Power Bonus: 5% Attraction Bonus: 5% Luck: none Cheese Effect: Stale A base made of plastic-explosive, the ultimate back-up plan for any weapon. Cost: 29,775 gold Refund: 5,360 gold Points Required: 22,500

 

General Store

The General Store of the Catacombs contains a small selection of crafting supplies and some blueprints for more powerful Arcane traps and a new map piece.

Supply		Cost	Refund
	Bead of Slumber The tiring effects of this tiny magical bead can be combined with Obelisk Parts make the Obelisk of Slumber trap. King’s Warning: Staring directly into a bead may cause drowsiness; Do not operate heavy machinery.	2,000	2,000
	Curds and Whey Curds and whey are a common ingredient in a variety of cheese flavours. Elaborate flavours often require a greater quantity than more basic flavours.	12	3
	Mysterious Blueprints These blueprints outline how to harness the power of the Onyx Stone into an arcane obelisk of incredible power. This unstable rod uses magic essence to bring to life a dozen scraps of metal, forming roots that attach itself to any base. Take caution when choosing to construct this trap. Some fear that the power of the Onyx Stone is too great to be meddled with! The scientists of Digby are on a personal mission to burn these blueprints in an effort to protect humanity.	632,700	632,700
	Obelisk of Incineration Blueprints These blueprints detail how to construct a fiery trap that deals arcane damage. Obelisk parts and 2 scraps of metal form a staff that draws power from a single piece of coal. Splintered Wood set alight starts the flow of energy from the coal.	45,079	45,079
	Salt Gnawnia salt is collected from the seawater around the Harbour where it is known for its magical cleanliness. Salt is a very common ingredient used in a variety of cheese flavours.	6	2
	Ship Blueprints Sometimes discovered by hunters after defeating a Hydra mouse in the Lagoon, these rare prints show how to build a ship capable of sailing the open ocean. The plans call for 900 splintered wood, 70 bolts of cloth, 100 coils of rope, and 18 scrap metal. To captain the ship a hunter will need Legendary experience.	750,000	6,000

 

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Cheese and Mice

Here we give an overview of the mice that can be encountered in this location, and how often you can expect to see them using various cheese.

The Mice of the Catacombs

Here is a breakdown of the various mice that can be found in the location, and what loot they might drop:

Mouse (Known Cheese Preferences)		Group (Weaknesses)	Potential Loot		Drop Rate
	Bat	The Shadow Clan		None
	Black Widow	Indigenous Mice		Radioactive Blue Cheese	Unknown
				SUPER|brie+	Unknown
	Ghost	The Shadow Clan		None
	Giant Snail	The Shadow Clan		None
	Golem	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Keeper	The Forgotten Mice		Ancient Potion	Unknown
				Coal	Unknown
				Corrupted Radioactive Blue Potion	Unknown
				Keeper’s Candle	Unknown
				Plankrun’s Journal Cover	Unknown
	Keeper’s Assistant	The Forgotten Mice		Ancient Potion	Unknown
	Lycan	The Shadow Clan		None
	Monster	Indigenous Mice		Brie Cheese	Unknown
				Cheddar Cheese	Unknown
				Greater Radioactive Blue Potion	Unknown
				Lab Research (1,000 bonus points)	Unknown
				Living Shard	Unknown
				Marble Cheese	Unknown
				Swiss Cheese	Unknown
	Mummy	The Shadow Clan		None
	Ooze	The Forgotten Mice		Radioactive Blue Cheese	Unknown
	Scavenger	The Forgotten Mice		Ancient Potion	Unknown
				Coal	Unknown
				Corrupted Radioactive Blue Potion	Unknown
				Scrap Metal
	Skeleton	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Spider	The Forgotten Mice		Radioactive Blue Cheese	Unknown
	Terror Knight	The Forgotten Mice		Scrap Metal
	Vampire	The Shadow Clan		None
	Zombie	Indigenous Mice		None
Occassional Visitors (These mice are not always encountered in this location)
	Glitchpaw	Event Mice		Ancient Potion	Unknown
				Coal	Unknown
				Radioactive Blue Cheese	Unknown
				Radioactive Blue Potion	Unknown
				Scrap Metal	Unknown

 

Mice Populations

Here is a breakdown of the populations of mice in the location based upon cheese used (these results come from our survey); the values given are a percentage of all attractions, and how many of these mice you are likely to attract in 100 hunts using base attraction:

(Please note, results with less than 1,000 hunts submitted have a low level of accuracy and should be used as guidelines only)

	Mouse	Ancient	Radioactive Blue
	Bat		3.74% (3.57)
	Black Widow		0.07% (0.07)
	Ghost		14.38% (13.72)
	Giant Snail		7.19% (6.86)
	Golem	4.71% (4.49)	3.04% (2.90)
	Keeper	12.44% (11.85)	1.69% (1.62)
	Keeper’s Assistant	12.99% (12.38)	8.71% (7.79)
	Lycan		0.86% (0.82)
	Monster		0.50% (0.48)
	Mummy		6.42% (6.13)
	Ooze	14.41% (13.73)	9.17% (8.75)
	Scavenger	12.83% (12.22)	7.74% (7.38)
	Skeleton	16.61% (15.82)	16.28% (15.53)
	Spider	14.23% (13.55)	8.83% (8.43)
	Terror Knight	7.37% (7.02)	4.23% (4.03)
	Vampire	4.42% (4.21)	4.28% (4.08)
	Zombie		3.40% (3.24)
Hunts Submitted		7,223	18,365
Base Attraction Rate		95.28%	95.42%

 

Hunters entering the Catacombs for the first time may wish to use Radioactive Blue, as it is cheaper and generally attracts weaker mice.

As hunters gain better Arcane traps they may wish to switch to using Ancient cheese as Ancient cheese attracts only a limited number of the mice found in this location.

Both Radioactive Blue and Ancient attract a similar population of Skeleton mice, so the Antiskele charm can be used effectively with either cheese.

 

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Setup Options

Here we present you with a selection of results from our survey to give you an idea of how well the various setups work, and what sort of results you may expect to see when using them. Please remember, if you do not see the setup you are interested in here, it is because we do not currently have enough hunts submitted with that setup. Please submit your hunts to our survey, and encourage others to do so too.

 

Normal Setup Options

Here is a selection of setups with weapons and bases that are available for purchase.

Radioactive Blue

Weapon	Base	Shield?	Attraction Rate	Catch Rate	Points per Hunt	Gold per Hunt	Cheese Used	Sample Size (Hunts)
ACRoNYM	Molten Shrapnel	Yes	94.96%	91.74%	3,560.16	2,364.95 (1,865.31)	1,389	1,388

 

Limited Edition Setup Options

Here is a selection of setups with weapons and bases that were only available in the game for a limited time.

Ancient

Weapon	Base	Shield?	Attraction Rate	Catch Rate	Points per Hunt	Gold per Hunt	Cheese Used	Sample Size (Hunts)
ACRoNYM	Candy Cane	Yes	94.85%	93.42%	3,842.37	2,717.45 (1,830.81)	1,010	995
ACRoNYM	Magma	Yes	94.86%	95.81%	3,941.26	2,798.63 (1,899.25)	1,458	1,457

Radioactive Blue

Weapon	Base	Shield?	Attraction Rate	Catch Rate	Points per Hunt	Gold per Hunt	Cheese Used	Sample Size (Hunts)
Arcane Blast	Candy Cane	Yes	94.99%	95.17%	3,745.50	2,526.17 (2,049.38)	1,896	1,808
ACRoNYM	Runic	No	95.77%	80.57%	3,201.56	2,077.35 (1,581.84)	1,892	1,875
ACRoNYM	Runic	Yes	95.69%	90.60%	3,594.07	2,334.64 (1,838.81)	1,556	1,543
ACRoNYM	Candy Cane	Yes	95.63%	92.67%	3,636.16	2,431.87 (1,940.06)	1,099	1,081

 

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Goals

Here is a selection of Goals that a hunter may like to achieve:

Catch a Keeper Mouse with the Candle

The Keeper Mouse is not a common mouse in the Catacombs, but fortunately neither is it particularly rare.

Patience and an Arcane trap will eventually allow you to catch this mouse.

 

Obelisk of Incineration or Slumber?

This is an often asked question: if a hunter can craft the Obelisk of Incineration, is it worth doing so?

The Obelisk of Incineration is a better weapon, but its not significantly better.

The chances are, you won’t be using it long enough to make back the gold invested in crafting it.

Also, using scrap metal to craft the Obelisk of Incineration could delay your crafting of the Arcane Capturing Rod of Never Yielding Mystery, something you do not want to do.

 

Should a Legendary Hunter craft the ACRoNYM, or the Ship?

Many hunters wonder whether they should use their scrap metal to craft the ACRoNYM or the Ship first.

Personally I believe this comes down to how much gold you have.

Hunters with a large stash of gold (over 1 million), can probably go ahead and craft the ship.

Hunter with less than that would probably benefit from crafting the ACRoNYM first.

The ACRoNYM enables a hunter to collect very healthy gold returns when hunting, and increase the chances of collecting scrap metal.

The S.S. Huntington II is a very expensive location to set up in, so hunters will want to make sure they have a decent amount of gold beforehand.

 

Charms to use

The Antiskele charm can be used to great effect in the catacombs, driving away the Skeleton mice and allowing a hunter to focus on either more valuable mice or those with more loot.

 

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Related Articles

Previous <<	Region	Next >>
Bazaar	Bristle Woods	Forbidden Grove
Related Cheese
Ancient	Radioactive Blue

 

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This article contains information relevant to MouseHunt v3.