Mousoleum

The scientists of the nearby Laboratory would often come to the Mousoleum to harvest ‘spare parts’ for their various creations. This grim hunting location is now haunted by spirits of slain mice. The mice of this location seem almost unable to resist radioactive cheese.

 

This article is currently out of date with the release of Longtail, we are adding the latest information as we find it.

 

 

1. Overview
   Requirements
   Hunting Tips by Larry
   New Mice
2. Cheese and Mice
   The Mice of the Mousoleum
   Mice Populations
3. Setup Options
   Normal Setup Options
   Limited Edition Setup Options
4. Goals
   Catch a Lycan Mouse with the map
   Ambrosial or Sinister Portal?
   Can you use a Physical or Tactical Trap in the Mousoleum?
5. Related Articles

 

Overview

The Mousoleum is an area filled with powerful Shadow mice. It’s common for a hunter to miss as many mice as they catch here, but those they do catch offer some great rewards in terms of points and gold.
It’s advisable that a hunter uses Radioactive Blue cheese in the Mousoleum, and has a Shadow trap armed.
The powerful Lycan mouse, if caught, can drop a map to the Training Grounds in Furoma.

Requirements

To hunt in the Mousoleum a Hunter must have:
    A Hunter’s Title of at least Master.
    The Tattered Mousoleum Map from a Zombie Mouse in the Laboratory.
And it is recommended that a Hunter should have:
    A Shadow Weapon.
    Radioactive Blue Cheese.

Hunting Tips by Larry

This place gives me the creeps!

The Mousoleum is an extremely dangerous hunting ground, but the mice here come with a large reward for their capture!

To be successful hunting here, you will need to use Radioactive Blue cheese for bait along with a Shadow trap. Radioactive Blue cheese is made by using potions that the mice of the Laboratory drop. If you need to purchase a Shadow trap, travel to Digby and visit the Trapsmith there.

Be on the watch for perhaps the most dangerous mouse here, the Lycan mouse. These beasts migrated from the North and may hold the key to finding new hunting locations.

New Mice

There are six new mice to be found in the Mousoleum, all of which are attracted to Radioactive Blue cheese:
The Ghost Mouse.
The Giant Snail Mouse.
The Lycan Mouse.
The Mummy Mouse.
The Ravenous Zombie Mouse.
The Vampire Mouse.
Back to Index

 

 

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 Mousoleum

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
	Bat	Physical	None
	Black Widow	Physical	Radioactive Blue cheese Super Brie cheese
	Ghost	Shadow	None
	Giant Snail	Shadow	None
	Lycan	Shadow	Shredded Furoma Map Piece
	Monster	Physical	Brie cheese Cheddar cheese Living Shard Marble cheese Swiss cheese
	Mummy	Shadow	None
	Mutated Grey	Physical	None
	Mutated White	Physical	None
	Ravenous Zombie	Shadow	None
	Vampire	Shadow	Greater Radioactive Blue Cheese Curd Potion
	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	Radioactive Blue
	Bat	11.36% (10.56)
	Black Widow	0.01% (0.01)
	Ghost	16.43% (15.28)
	Giant Snail	6.72% (6.25)
	Lycan	6.79% (6.32)
	Monster	1.36% (1.26)
	Mummy	12.25% (11.39)
	Mutated Grey	9.69% (9.01)
	Mutated White	9.81% (9.12)
	Ravenous Zombie	10.25% (9.54)
	Vampire	3.85% (3.58)
	Zombie	11.49% (10.69)
Hunts Submitted		18,553
Base Attraction Rate		93.02%

Radioactive Blue really is the best overall cheese to use in the Mousoleum, most other types of cheese will result in failures to attract.
For those specifically hunting for the Lycan Mouse, Moon works very well here. You will attract mostly Lycan mice, so be prepared to miss most of the mice you encounter.
Back to Index

 

 

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 all mice
	Draconic		Useless against all mice
	Forgotten		Normal against Ghost, Giant Snail, Lycan, Mummy, Ravenous Zombie and Vampire mice, useless against Bat, Black Widow, Monster, Mutated Grey, Mutated White and Zombie mice
	Hydro		Normal against Bat, Black Widow, Monster, Mutated Grey, Mutated White and Zombie mice, useless against Ghost, Giant Snail, Lycan, Mummy, Ravenous Zombie and Vampire mice
	Parental		Normal against most mice, useless against Ghost, Giant Snail, Lycan, Mummy, Ravenous Zombie and Vampire mice
	Physical		Normal against Bat, Black Widow, Monster, Mutated Grey, Mutated White and Zombie mice, Less Effective against Giant Snail, Lycan, Mummy, Ravenous Zombie and Vampire mice, useless agains Ghost mice
	Shadow		Normal against Bat, Black Widow, Monster, Mutated Grey, Mutated White and Zombie mice, Very Effective against Ghost, Giant Snail, Lycan, Mummy, Ravenous Zombie and Vampire mice
	Tactical		Normal against Bat, Black Widow, Monster, Mutated Grey, Mutated White and Zombie mice, Less Effective against Ghost, Giant Snail, Lycan, Mummy, Ravenous Zombie and Vampire mice

Normal Setup Options

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

Radioactive Blue

Weapon	Base	Shield?	Attraction Rate	Catch Rate	Points per Hunt	Gold per Hunt	Cheese Used	Sample Size (Hunts)
Sinister Portal	Explosive Base	No	93.78%	53.35%	1,453.05	1,079.85	2,602	2,686
Sinister Portal	Explosive Base	Yes	92.93%	51.40%	1,425.05	1,023.36	2,787	2,887

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.

Radioactive Blue

Weapon	Base	Shield?	Attraction Rate	Catch Rate	Points per Hunt	Gold per Hunt	Cheese Used	Sample Size (Hunts)
Sinister Portal	Candy Cane Base	No	92.74%	53.53%	1,470.60	1,076.31	1,081	1,144
Sinister Portal	Candy Cane Base	Yes	92.32%	64.26%	1,774.33	1,390.81	1,110	1,185
Sinister Portal	Firecracker Base	Yes	93.80%	56.41%	1,591.99	1,199.93	1,308	1,355

 

Goals

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

Catch a Lycan Mouse with the map

The Lycan Mouse is the toughest Shadow mouse you will encounter in the Mousoleum, and it drops the Shredded Furoma Map Piece.
Fortunately it is relatively common, so you should be able to attract this mouse without too much trouble.
There are two options for hunting this mouse; the first is to invest in a stronger Shadow Weapon.
Both the Sinister and Ambrosial Portals are quite capable of catching this mouse, but if you have enough gold, the Bottomless Grave will definately improve your chances of catching the Lycan Mouse.
The second option is to use Moon cheese. You will generally need to acquire quite a few pieces of this expensive cheese to ensure you catch the Lycan Mouse, but it is generally a cheaper and quicker alternative to upgrading your Shadow trap at this stage in the game.
Fortunately most of the Lycan mice caught do drop the map piece, so hopefully you won’t have to catch too many of them before you collect this loot.

Ambrosial or Sinister Portal?

As both of these traps are very similar, people are often undecided about which one to purchase.
The Ambrosial Portal offers a slightly better attraction rate, and a fresher cheese effect.
The Sinister Portal offers more power.
In terms of general guidance, the best weapon will depend on your style of play.
If you are a more active player, then the Sinister Portal is probably the better choice, offering quicker returns.
If you are a more passive player, then the Ambrosial Portal is probably the better choice, as it allows you gain the best returns from the limited cheese you have.

Can you use a Physical or Tactical Trap in the Mousoleum?

You may hear other players suggesting a high luck Physical or Tactical trap as an alternative to purchasing a Portal, claiming higher overall returns.
This certainly used to be the case, and many of those who make the suggestion are doing so from their own experiences.
However, the mechanics of the game have changed since this was a good idea. Luck used to be independent of effectiveness, now it is affected by it.
This has seriously reduced the ability of Physical and Tactical traps to perform in the Mousoleum.
So unfortunately, these types of trap are no longer a good alternative. A Shadow weapon is the best choice for this location.

 

Related Articles

<< Previous Location	Region	Next Location >>
Town of Digby	Burroughs	Training Grounds
Related Locations
Laboratory
Related Cheese
Moon	Radioactive Blue

---

Thank you to all who have contributed so far and will do so in the future.

This article includes survey results from 10-Jan-10 to 31-Mar-10.