Toxic Spill
| Toxic Spill | |
|---|---|
| Region: Burroughs | |
| Minimum Rank: | Hero |
| Travel Requirement: | Laboratory Map Piece Rank required by Pollution Level |
| Required Cheese: | Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese |
| Number of Mice: | 23 |
| Shops: | Cartographer Charm Shoppe Cheese Shoppe General Store |
| Lose Gold: | Yes |
| Lose Points: | Yes |
| Lose Cheese: | Yes |
| Release Date: | 21 January 2014 |
| Pollution spewing out of the Laboratory has resulted in this hideous Toxic Spill! The Hunter's Title required to enter is dependent on the current contamination level. | |
Overview
The Toxic Spill is a location in the Burroughs region requiring a minimum rank of Hero and the Laboratory Map Piece to enter. Mice in this location may steal points, gold, or multiple pieces of cheese if not captured.
Though Hunters ranked Hero and above can enter the Toxic Spill, the ability to do so is based upon the severity of the pollution levels, ranging from Hero to Archduke/Archduchess. As the severity of the Toxic Spill falls and risess, lower ranks are permitted or denied access to the location. The available mouse population changes depending on the rank currently permitted to hunt. Refining of Crude Pollutinum into Pollutinum can be done at any time when the hunter has Crude Pollutinum in their barrel.
Heads-Up Display
The Heads-up Display covers several aspects of the area. In the top left is a count of the current number of hunters in the area.
Cheese and Charms
On the right side is a display showing the hunter's inventory of Rancid Radioactive Blue, Magical Rancid Radioactive Blue, Rotten Charms, Super Rotten Charms, Soap Charms, and Super Soap Charms and allows Hunters to arm or crafted each charm.
The tool-tips for each cheese and charm read as follows:
- Rancid Radioactive Blue is the best common cheese here.
- Magical Rancid Radioactive Blue attracts more of the most toxic mice.
- Rotten Charms attract mice that drop Soapy Suds.
- Super Rotten Charms attract more mice that drop Soapy Suds.
- Soap Charms give a power and luck bonus against Polluted mice. Refine +1 Crude Pollutinum per hunt with this armed!
- Super Soap Charms are the rarest, adding a strong bonus against Polluted mice. Refine +2 Crude Pollutinum per hunt with this armed!
Rank and Progress
Across the bottom of the HUD is a display showing whether the spill is falling or rising, the 8 Rank levels of the area, showing which ranks can currently contribute to the hunt and the amount of time remaining to the next spill level.
Hovering over the ranks gives the length of that rank.
Crude Pollutinum
The amount of Crude Pollutinum the hunter has collected,whether you are collecting or refining and the quantity of Crude Pollutinum that can be refined per successful hunt is shown in the lower right. The tooltip reads as follow:
- Convert Crude Pollutinum into refined Pollutinum every hunt. Upgraded barrels and Soap charms refine it faster. While refining, you can't gather Crude Pollutinum. Currently refining x Pollutinum per hunt!
While refining, a successful catch will create the following Journal entry:
You scrubba-lubba-dub-dubbed your barrel and refined x Crude Pollutinum into x Pollutinum!
Different Barrels can store and refine different amounts of Pollutinum:
| Barrel | Stored | Refined |
|---|---|---|
| Default | 200 | 1 |
| Small Barrel | 210 | 2 |
| Medium Barrel | 225 | 3 |
| Large Barrel | 250 | 5 |
Various charms and weapons can affect rates as well:
| Weapon Armed | Super Soap Charm armed | Soap Charm armed | Any other Charm armed |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.U.P.E.R. Scum Scrubber | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| All other Hydro Weapons | 7 | 6 | 5 |
The amount of Crude Pollutinum is initially capped at 200, although a hunter can increase the limit to as much as 250 by purchasing various sizes of Waste Barrels at the general store.
Any Crude Pollutinum that the hunter had in their inventory from before the change to a permanent area is now listed as Stale Crude Pollutinum.
Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese and Magical Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese
If a hunter does not have Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese or Magical Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese armed, a message appears in the display warning:
- You must arm Rancid Radioactive Blue to attract mice in this area!
Pollution Levels
| Cleanup Times and Maps by Pollution Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter's Title Pollution Level |
Level Length | Toxic Spill Treasure Map | |
| Archduke/Archduchess | 24 Hours | Elite | |
| Grand Duke/Grand Duchess | 24 Hours | Arduous | |
| Duke/Duchess | 24 Hours | Elaborate | |
| Count/Countess | 24 Hours | Hard | |
| Baron/Baroness | 18 Hours | Medium | |
| Lord/Lady | 18 Hours | Easy | |
| Knight | 16 Hours | Easy | |
| Hero | 30 Hours | Easy | |
The level length for Knight to Grand Duke/Grand Duchess are for either falling OR rising.
The level length for Hero and Archduke/Archduchess are for falling AND rising.
Mice
All mice in the Toxic Spill are part of The Polluted group and are weak only to Hydro weapons.
Rank Requirements and Loot
Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese will attract The Polluted mice found in the Toxic Spill according to the table below.
Magical Rancid Radioactive Blue will greatly increases the attraction rate of the Mutated Behemoth during the Archduke/ Archduchess level, Also it will attract all other mice during all other levels of the Toxic Spill.
Rotten Charms or Super Rotten Charms are required to attract the Lab Technician Mouse.
Super Rotten Charms are required to attract the Hazmat Mouse.
Hunting Strategy
Adventure Book
Hunters can complete the Refine Pollutinum adventure in the Toxic Spill
Treasure Maps
Mice in the Toxic Spill are often found on Toxic Spill Treasure Maps.
Hunting tips by Larry
YUCK! This Toxic Spill is disgusting! Full of sludge, goo, grime, and scrap!
The Toxic Spill has had dastardly effects on the mice here! Some have grown to massive proportion, while others have gained powerful abilities! These mice are incredibly challenging adversaries!
The severity of the spill is determined by its contamination level. High levels of contamination are where the most powerful mice reside, while lower levels are home to weaker breeds. The contamination level also determines what title a hunter requires in order to enter the area. As mice are captured, the contamination level will slowly drop, making the area safe enough for less experienced hunters.
In order to lure the Polluted mice to your trap, you'll need a more pungent version of Radioactive Blue Cheese called Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese. This bait can be made from Radioactive Curd and Sludge, however, the King has also dispatched a cheese vendor to the area, allowing you to purchase the bait from the Cheese Shoppe here.
In addition to Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese, you'll also want to arm your most powerful hydro trap! The mice here are some of the most challenging you'll find, meaning each bit of Power and ounce of Luck will benefit you.
During your hunting endeavours, you'll likely come across a unique item called Crude Pollutinum. This gooey resource can be refined into Pollutinum: a more useful version of itself. Pollutinum can be used to craft a wide variety of useful items including, charms, bases, trap skins, and more!
One last word of caution: While a Toxic Spill is active, Crude Pollutinum cannot be refined. The process is simply too dangerous to attempt while such high levels of radiation are present in the Kingdom. You'll need to wait until the spill is cleaned up before refining any Crude Pollutinum you find to avoid the risk of it being re-contaminated.
Well, that's all the advice I have for you, hunter. Grab some soapy water and get to work! This place is hideous.
Location-Specific Effects
Weapons
- The S.U.P.E.R. Scum Scrubber Trap adds 1 Crude Pollutinum upon each successful catch (as long as the Waste Barrels are not full) and creates the following Journal entry:
- Your S.U.P.E.R. Scum Scrubber scrubbed the mouse clean and found 1 Crude Pollutinum!
- The S.U.P.E.R. Scum Scrubber Trap will, while refining Crude Pollutinum at the Toxic Spill activate its super-scrubbing mode and refine an additional unit of Crude Pollutinum with each mouse a hunter catches!
Bases
- The Washboard Base provides an additional 5 Luck and +5% Power Bonus for a total of 13 luck and 15% Power Bonus when armed in the Toxic Spill.
Charms
- The Rotten Charm attracts the Lab Technician Mouse.
- The Super Rotten Charm attracts the Hazmat and Lab Technician Mouse.
- The Soap Charm has an additional 10 Luck and +5000 Power when armed in the Toxic Spill.
- The Soap Charm while refining Crude Pollutinum provides a bonus of +1 to the amount of Crude Pollutinum you can refine each hunt. This charm also prevents the loss of Crude Pollutinum during the refining process when you fail to catch a mouse.
- The Super Soap Charm has an additional 12 Luck and +8000 Power when armed in the Toxic Spill.
- The Super Soap Charm while refining Crude Pollutinum provides a bonus of +2 to the amount of Crude Pollutinum you can refine each hunt. This charm also prevents the loss of Crude Pollutinum during the refining process when you fail to catch a mouse.
Shops
Cartographer
| Item |
Cost |
Refund |
Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxic Scroll Case | 3 Ancient Relics |
N/A | None |
Charm Shoppe
| Item |
Cost Per Piece |
Refund Per Piece |
|---|---|---|
| Charmbit | 25 | 20 |
Cheese Shoppe
| Item |
Cost Per Piece |
Refund Per Piece |
|---|---|---|
| Brie | 200 | 200 |
| Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese | 450 2 Radioactive Blue Cheese 1 Radioactive Sludge |
N/A |
| Magical Rancid Radioactive Blue Cheese | 450 10 Radioactive Blue 1 Magic Essence |
N/A |
General Store
| Item |
Cost Per Piece |
Refund Per Piece |
|---|---|---|
| Curds and Whey | 12 | 3 |
| Ionized Salt | 450 | 150 |
| Salt | 6 | 2 |
| Canister Ring | 12,000 100 Pollutinum 10 Scrap Metal |
N/A |
| Small Waste Barrel | 25,000 20 Pollutinum 1 Canister Ring 25 Scrap Metal |
N/A |
| Medium Waste Barrel | 50,000 50 Pollutinum 4 Canister Ring 50 Scrap Metal 1 Small Waste Barrel |
N/A |
| Large Waste Barrel | 100,000 75 Pollutinum 8 Canister Ring 100 Scrap Metal 1 Medium Waste Barrel |
N/A |
| Refined Pollutinum Base Blueprints | 766,000 | N/A |
History of Toxic Spills
| Beginning Date |
Hunter's Title Pollution Level |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2014 | Duke/Duchess |
| 12 February 2014 | Grand Duke/Grand Duchess |
| 03 April 2014 | Count/Countess |
| 22 April 2014 | Grand Duke/Grand Duchess |
| 20 May 2014 | Archduke/Archduchess |
| 17 June 2014 | Archduke/Archduchess |
| 13 August 2014 | Count/Countess |
| 02 October 2014 | Grand Duke/Grand Duchess |
| 10 November 2014 | Archduke/Archduchess |
| 20 April 2015 | Archduke/Archduchess |
| 16 June 2015 | Duke/Duchess |
| 04 November 2015 | Archduke/Archduchess |
| 12 February 2016 | Count/Countess |
| 31 March 2016 | Duke/Duchess |
| 14 July 2016 | Archduke/Archduchess |
| 21 February 2017 | Archduke/Archduchess |
| 19 April 2017 | Grand Duke/Grand Duchess |
History and Trivia
- 21 January 2014: The first Toxic Spill occurred. Hunters ranked Duke/Duchess were the first to be allowed entry.
- 4 November 2015: The King assembled a crew to clean up Toxic Spills at a much more predictable pace. As with past spills, Hunters are allowed into the Toxic Spill location based on their Rank, but each level now lasts a standard period of time.
- 12 February 2016, the standard time for each level below Count/Countess was reduced by 2-4 hours.
- 18 July 2017: The Toxic Spill was made a permanent location. The location description was also changed. The previous description read as:
- A sudden burst of pollution from the Laboratory has resulted in this hideous Toxic Spill! The Hunter's Title required to enter is dependant on the current contamination level. As hunters clean the area and lower the contamination, less experienced hunters will be permitted to enter. Hunters are not allowed in the area when there is no pollution to clean up.
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