Mar 17, 2010

Posted by Paul Humphreys in Gnawnia, Locations | 0 Comments

Mountain

This treacherous environment only allows the toughest of mice to survive. Be warned: the Mountain is no place for the novice mouse hunter!

This article is currently out of date with the release of Longtail, we are adding the latest information as we find it.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 Mountain is a location that contains more Diamond and Gold mice than other areas, offering good potential rewards for a hunter. Although the Harbour offers better gold returns, the Mountain offers better points, allowing a hunter to increase their rank sooner.
In the Mountain are three mice not found elsewhere: the Abominable Snow, Frosty Snow and Frozen mice are all rare mice, and require patience for the hunter to catch.
The Ninja Mouse in the Mountain drops the map to the Laboratory in the Burroughs region.

Requirements

To hunt in the Mountain a Hunter must have:
    A Hunter’s Title of at least Journeyman.
And it is recommended that a Hunter should have:
    At least the Mouse Rocketine or Trebuchet and Wooden Base with Target, but preferably a stronger Weapon and/or Base.
    At least Marble Cheese.

Hunting Tips by Larry

Larry Welcome to the treacherous terrain of… The Mountain!

Hunting in the Mountain can be quite profitable. The Gold and Diamond mice found here are worth a handsome amount of gold and points! Extra income means that you may now be able to afford more expensive flavours of cheese and more powerful traps! If you’re having problems attracting or catching mice, try heading back to town to buy new cheese or trap parts.

There have been reports of a mysterious Ninja mouse that has traveled to the Mountain from the North and is carrying a piece of the map. Should you find this rare Ninja and acquire the map piece, it will be added to your own map, unlocking a new hunting location in the north!

New Mice

There are four new mice in the Mountain, and three of these mice are not encountered in any other locations, they are the Abominable Snow, Frosty Snow and Frozen mice.
The Hope Mouse can also be encountered for the first time in the Mountain. The Hope Mouse is a rare mouse, but can be found in other locations as well.
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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 Mountain

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
Abominable Snow	Physical	None
Bionic	Physical	Brie Alchemy Potion
Black Widow	Physical	Super Brie Cheese
Brown	Physical	None
Diamond	Physical	None
Dwarf	Tactical	Splintered Wood
Frosty Snow	Physical	None
Frozen	Physical	None
Gold	Physical	None
Granite	Physical	None
Grey	Physical	None
Hope	Physical	None
Ninja	Tactical	Burroughs Laboratory Map Piece
Steel	Physical	None
White	Physical	None
Zombie	Physical	None

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	Swiss
	Abominable Snow	0.34% (0.29)	0.29% (0.22)
	Bionic	10.63% (9.14)	9.87% (7.51)
	Black Widow	0.00% (0.00)	0.00% (0.00)
	Brown	6.60% (5.68)	6.58% (5.01)
	Diamond	7.54% (6.49)	7.93% (6.04)
	Dwarf	21.68% (18.66)	19.45% (14.80)
	Frosty Snow	0.60% (0.52)	0.48% (0.36)
	Frozen	0.43% (0.37)	0.59% (0.45)
	Gold	8.65% (7.45)	9.54% (7.26)
	Granite	10.20% (8.78)	11.66% (8.87)
	Grey	5.91% (5.09)	6.87% (5.23)
	Hope	0.00% (0.00)	0.22% (0.17)
	Ninja	3.17% (2.73)	3.14% (2.39)
	Steel	16.80% (14.45)	15.39% (11.71)
	White	6.08% (5.24)	6.65% (5.06)
	Zombie	1.37% (1.18)	1.32% (1.00)

Hunts Submitted		1,326	3,457
Base Attraction Rate		86.06%	76.08%

Both Brie and Swiss are good cheese to use in this location, Brie will earn you more points, while Swiss is more cost effective.
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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.

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

Power Type		Performance	Comments
	Arcane		Normal against most mice, useless against Dwarf and Ninja
	Draconic		Useless against all mice
	Forgotten		Useless against all mice
	Hydro		Normal against all mice
	Parental		Normal against all mice
	Physical		Normal against all mice
	Shadow		Normal against most mice, useless against Dwarf and Ninja
	Tactical		Normal against most mice, very effective against Dwarf and Ninja mice

Normal Setup Options

Here is a selection of setups with traps and bases that are permanent additions to the game.

Swiss

Weapon	Base	Shield?	Attraction Rate	Catch Rate	Points per Hunt	Gold per Hunt	Cheese Used	Sample Size (Hunts)
Swiss Army Mouse Trap	Explosive Base	No	76.92%	80.33%	221.36	292.20	1,040	1,196

Limited Edition Setup Options

We currently do not have enough results for limited edition setups.
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Goals

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

Catch a Ninja Mouse with the Map

The Ninja mouse drops the map to the Burroughs Laboratory, and fortunately the mouse is neither very rare nor very difficult to catch. There’s no known preference for any cheese with the Ninja mouse, so it’s just a case of patiently waiting until you catch one.

Catch the Ambominable Snow, Frosty Snow and Frozen Mice

These three mice are very rare – chances are that in 100 hunts you might only see one of them. Patience really is the key here, so be prepared to wait a long time before catching all three. A better cheese such as Brie will help attract them a little sooner, and upgrading your trap to the best you can afford is advised for the Abominable Snow Mouse, although the Frosty Snow and Frozen mice are quite weak.

Best Location for a Journeyman to Hunt

Often it is debated whether a Journeyman should hunt in the Mountain or the Calm Clearing while they are trying to increase their rank.
Personally I believe the best path through Journeyman is to hunt in the Mountain until your goals are completed there, then move to the Calm Clearing.
The Calm Clearing has slightly more to offer in terms of Points, Gold and Loot, so is probably the best use of a Journeyman’s time.
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