Mar 19, 2010

Posted by Paul Humphreys in Furoma, Locations | 0 Comments

Dojo

The ground floor of the Furoma Pagoda is where students most frequently train. Be cautious of your trap setup when hunting here as students are resistant to basic attacks.

This article is currently out of date with the release of Longtail, we are adding the latest information as we find it.

Index

Overview
Cheese and Mice
Setup Options
Goals
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Overview

The Dojo is the home to the Students of Furoma, mice that the hunter will want to catch in order to collect their Tokens which can be used to attract their respective masters.
A good tactical trap is recommended in the Dojo, and if you have that, then the Dojo offers one of the best locations in the game for increasing your rank.
Sometimes Assassin mice found stalking the Dojo will drop the blueprints to the Ambush trap, a powerful Tactical trap.

Requirements

To hunt in the Dojo a Hunter must have:
    A Hunter’s Title of at least Grandmaster.
    Furoma Map Stitch, obtained from the Cartographer in the Bazaar.
And it is recommended that a Hunter should have:
    A Tactical Trap.
    At least Brie Cheese.

Hunting Tips by Larry

Larry Welcome to the Dojo!

The Dojo is where the students of the three Furoma schools train. The three schools are: Claw, Belt and Fang. If you catch one of the students, there is a very good chance they will drop one of their school’s tokens. These tokens are vital in the creation of three very special forms of cheese.

Carefully read the descriptions of the tokens you collect for clues on how to craft special flavours of cheese. There are even rumors that one of Plankrun’s Journal Pages can be found in the Dojo which may hold some interesting information.

Once you’ve collected tokens and made new types of cheese, you’ll want to head to the Meditation Room where you can hunt the students’ masters.

One discovered weakness of the Furoma students is Maki cheese. You can make Maki by smashing three pieces of SUPER|brie+ with your Hunter’s Hammer then combining them with three Curds and Whey and one piece of Nori. Although Maki will make a few more student mice come to your trap, it will not guarantee that you’ll catch them.

Confused about crafting and how to make cheese? You can read the discoveries and research of your fellow hunters within the MouseHunt Wiki or ask questions on the discussion boards.

Finally, I have a suspicion that incredibly dangerous Assassin mice may be in the Dojo on a hunting mission of their own. Catching one these mice may reveal clues on better ways to combat the forces of Furoma.

New Mice

The Dojo contains three new mice, the Students of the Cheese Belt, Claw and Fang.
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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 Dojo

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

Mouse	Power Type	Loot
Archer	Tactical	Satchel of Gold worth 250 gold
Assassin	Tactical	Ambush Trap Blueprints Satchel of Gold worth 1,000 gold
Black Widow	Physical	Super Brie Cheese
Diamond	Physical	None
Gold	Physical	None
Hapless	Tactical	None
Hope	Physical	None
Kung Fu	Tactical	Combat Research worth 750 bonus points Satchel of Gold worth 500 gold
Monk	Tactical	Satchel of Gold worth 750 gold
Ninja	Tactical	None
Samurai	Tactical	Combat Research worth 1,250 bonus points Satchel of Gold worth 500 gold
Student of the Cheese Belt	Tactical	Plankrun’s Journal Entries on the Dojo Satchel of Gold worth 750 gold Token of the Cheese Belt
Student of the Cheese Claw	Tactical	Plankrun’s Journal Entries on the Dojo Satchel of Gold worth 750 gold Token of the Cheese Claw
Student of the Cheese Fang	Tactical	Plankrun’s Journal Entries on the Dojo Satchel of Gold worth 750 gold Token of the Cheese Fang
Worker	Tactical	Ambush Trap Blueprints Splintered Wood

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:


	Mouse	Brie	Maki	Swiss
	Archer	10.71% (8.58)	8.24% (7.34)	10.87% (8.01)
	Assassin	1.56% (1.25)	1.25% (1.11)	1.65% (1.22)
	Black Widow	0.00% (0.00)	0.00% (0.00)	0.00% (0.00)
	Diamond	6.20% (4.97)	4.60% (4.10)	6.26% (4.61)
	Gold	9.33% (7.48)	7.62% (6.79)	7.87% (5.80)
	Hapless	3.20% (2.57)	2.18% (1.95)	3.22% (2.37)
	Hope	0.15% (0.12)	0.15% (0.13)	0.26% (0.19)
	Kung Fu	12.15% (9.73)	8.99% (8.01)	12.91% (9.51)
	Monk	7.80% (6.25)	5.75% (5.12)	8.35% (6.15)
	Ninja	11.77% (9.44)	9.44% (8.41)	11.35% (8.36)
	Samurai	12.12% (9.71)	9.17% (8.17)	12.17% (8.97)
	Student of the Cheese Belt	8.34% (6.68)	15.40% (13.72)	8.04% (5.93)
	Student of the Cheese Claw	8.19% (6.57)	12.97% (11.55)	8.26% (6.09)
	Student of the Cheese Fang	8.47% (6.79)	14.22% (12.67)	8.78% (6.47)
	Worker	0.01% (0.01)	0.02% (0.02)	0.00% (0.00)

Hunts Submitted		38,745	12,187	3,218
Base Attraction Rate		80.14%	89.10%	73.67%

Maki is definately the best cheese to use for attracting students. Despite a lower attraction rate than Super Brie, Maki attracts many more students.
Brie is a good all round cheese, although Swiss is a viable alternative for the hunter on a budget.

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.

Here’s a quick overview of how the different power types perform overall:

Power Type		Performance	Comments
	Arcane	No Stars	Normal against Black Widow, Diamond, Gold and Hope mice, useless against all other mice
	Draconic		Useless against all mice
	Forgotten		Useless against all mice
	Hydro		Normal against all mice
	Parental		Normal against all mice
	Physical		Normal against most mice, Less Effective against Student mice
	Shadow	No Stars	Normal against Black Widow, Diamond, Gold and Hope mice, useless against all other mice
	Tactical		Normal against Black Widow, Diamond, Gold and Hope mice, Very Effective against all other mice

Normal Setup Options

We currently do not have enough results for normal setups.

Limited Edition Setup Options

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

Brie

Weapon	Base	Shield?	Attraction Rate	Catch Rate	Points per Hunt	Gold per Hunt	Student Tokens per Hunt	Cheese Used	Sample Size (Hunts)
2010 Blastoff Trap	Candy Cane Base	Yes	80.55%	90.02%	2,885.29	500.56	0.12	1,651	1,866
2010 Blastoff Trap	Gingerbread Base	No	78.56%	80.09%	2,366.39	437.72	0.10	1,136	1,343
2010 Blastoff Trap	Gingerbread Base	Yes	81.03%	85.98%	2,739.97	462.13	0.11	1,907	2,219
2010 Blastoff Trap	Magma Base	No	80.28%	86.67%	2,727.52	494.10	0.10	1,438	1,420
2010 Blastoff Trap	Magma Base	Yes	81.68%	94.63%	3,154.71	547.48	0.13	4,373	4,333
Gingerbread House Surprise	Firecracker Base	No	82.39%	61.27%	1,646.37	344.24	0.06	1,347	1,545
Horrific Venus Mouse Trap	Magma Base	No	82.19%	79.03%	2,524.42	439.65	0.10	1,784	1,729
Horrific Venus Mouse Trap	Magma Base	Yes	80.31%	85.04%	2,685.56	474.89	0.10	1,822	1,798
Snow Barrage	Magma Base	Yes	83.02%	96.15%	3,404.69	577.51	0.14	1,487	1,596

Maki

Weapon	Base	Shield?	Attraction Rate	Catch Rate	Points per Hunt	Gold per Hunt	Student Tokens per Hunt	Cheese Used	Sample Size (Hunts)
2010 Blastoff Trap	Candy Cane Base	Yes	88.69%	88.61%	3,515.18	513.20	0.21	1,084	1,158
2010 Blastoff Trap	Magma Base	Yes	89.42%	93.68%	3,799.46	539.54	0.25	3,875	3,875
2010 Blastoff Trap	Polar Base	Yes	88.79%	84.47%	3,242.63	480.19	0.19	988	1,088
Snow Barrage	Magma Base	Yes	90.66%	96.71%	4,046.89	567.38	0.25	983	1,038

Goals

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

Catch Student Mice

Student mice are the main goal of the Dojo, since they drop Tokens used to make the cheese required for the Meditation Room.
For most hunters Brie will suffice as a cheese that will attract a decent number of Students. Hunters wanting to attract more Students can use Maki cheese, but shouldn’t expect to make a profit considering the price of Super Brie on the markets.
Arming a high luck or high power tactical trap will allow a hunter to catch more of the Students encountered. In fact, a hunter can take a significant drop in power in exchange for more luck. The Snow Barrage (a limited edition trap) has shown itself to be the best performing trap in the Dojo, despite much lower power than other traps.