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Archive for updates taken place in January 2012 in Reverse Chronological Order.
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RONZA HAS ARRIVED!
31 January 2012
After searching the globe for wares, Ronza has finally returned to Gnawnia where she has setup shop next to the castle!
Many of Ronza's items are Limited Edition, meaning that once her airship leaves, those items will never be available again! Keep reading for more information on her wares, then be sure to visit her shop, browse her wares, and purchase any items you like!
Ronza's Stock of Bases and Weapons
This magnificent jade has been mined from far and distant lands. Its polished surface is sure to make dodging your trap more difficult for mice.
To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, Ronza sought out a Trapsmith capable of carving jade to create a base capable of providing +10 luck while also providing an impressive power bonus!
Purchasing this unique base follows a slightly different process. You hand over in a Jade Base, and a hunter must also possess a Dragon Seal, proving they can handle the enchantment powering this base.
The Dragon Jade Base is not a ware to be missed and is sure to become a new favourite for many hunters across the Kingdom!
Simple and minimalistic, but far from subtle. This modified Tacky Glue Trap features a key ingredient — pure, liquified chrome — to give it a flashy look and a bonus to its luck.
If you're an inexperienced hunter looking for a lucky trap, or just a collector of shiny things, this trap is sure to please!
This odd-looking trap has been specifically designed for battling hordes of the Marching Flame. During the beginning of each wave, this trap receives a massive bonus to both its power and luck that diminish as mice are removed from the wave.
At the beginning of each Warpath Wave, the Warpath Thrasher has 9,000 power and 30 luck! However, as you catch mice, the Warpath Thrasher becomes less effective and its power and luck will reduce. When using this weapon, keep an eye on your trap's stats to know when it's time to switch to a more conventional weapon.
At long last, the third installment in Ronza's ChromeBot series has arrived!
The Chrome RhinoBot's luxurious look and intricate gold detailing is a great way to hunt with style. The shine of its extraordinarily bright chrome is only surpassed by the shiner it leaves on any mice caught in its path!
Ronza's Unique Charms
In addition to bases and weapons, Ronza has a selection of unique and powerful charms, including a crate of 20 Ultimate Luck Charms that you can acquire by trading in your Ronza Voucher obtained during the Great Winter Hunt.
Of particular interest are mysterious Tarnished Charms that seem to not carry any useful bonuses with them until they have been polished. Try arming a few while hunting, then check your inventory where some new shiny charms have appeared and are waiting for you!
Rockstar Mice Join the Party at the Dragon Festival
Rockstar Mice love a good party! It did not take long for several Rockstars to jump off Ronza's ship and join the celebration at the Year of the Dragon Festival. Attracting one to your trap, however, requires an especially rockin' bait! Hunt aboard Ronza's ship where you can find Rockforth Cheese as loot. With Rockforth armed, you can then attract Rockstar Mice at the Dragon Festival!
REMEMBER: Due to the extreme volume of this cheese, a hunter may not have more than 99 pieces at a time.
Ronza has arrived!
- New limited edition bases and weapons!
- Unique and powerful charms!
- Rockstar Mice have joined the Dragon Festival!
Ronza leaves Friday, February 3rd. Make sure to visit her shoppe!
Dragon Festival Tournaments Begin!
26 January 2012
The King is proud to announce that enough Firecrackers have been recovered to begin the Year of the Dragon Festival Tournaments! Hunters wily enough to catch the most mice residing at the festival grounds will be rewarded!
Bring your best in explosive charms and have a blast!
The Dragon Seal Mystery
In other news, the scientists at Digby have had sufficient time to examine the mysterious Dragon Seal the Costumed Dragon Mouse brought. They've discovered it does indeed has a further purpose, though just what they couldn't quite say. It looks to contain elaborate carving instructions, but a suitable carving material has not yet been found.
For now the scientists are stumped, but they haven't given up quite yet. They have plans to consult with a more... "elevated" advisor.
Dragon Festival Skin and Baskets
An explosive gift basket perfect for giving to friends this Year of the Dragon Festival. The basket contains 100 SUPER|brie+ and 35 Firecracker Charms, a great gift for friends during the Lunar New Year celebrations!
Dragon Festival Celebration Kit
This bulging bundle of explosive fun is fully stocked with everything needed to celebrate the Year of the Dragon Festival! Inside you'll find 250 SUPER|brie+, 100 Firecracker Charms, and 15 Nitropop Potions!
A dragon is nothing to be trifled with and this rare trap skin proves just that! Celebrate the year of the Dragon or simply show off how awesome dragons are with a blazing barrage of exciting explosions!
Dragon Festival Tournaments Begin!
- Visit the festival grounds and partake in one of the new tournaments
- Remember to obtain a Dragon Seal in order to help unlock its mystery
- Keep celebrating the Year of the Dragon Festival!
Travel to the Year of the Dragon Festival | Get Firecracker Charms and Nitropop Potions
Year of the Dragon Festival Begins!
23 January 2012
The Year of the Dragon is Upon Us!
This Lunar New Year marks the Year of the Dragon, and with that comes the Year of the Dragon Festival! The King has decided to celebrate this year's Lunar New Year in high style and has converted the Vacant Lot into a grand festival of bright lights and booming sounds!
Unfortunately, pesky costumed mice have stolen the King's huge shipment of Dragon Breath fireworks and he needs your help to retrieve them!
Come join fellow hunters on the festival grounds, track down the mice, and light up the sky!
Find Missing Fireworks
Hunt down any of the mice in the Year of the Dragon Festival event location to find Firecracker Charms, or receive a small amount in your Loyalty Chests. These charms are only a small part of the fireworks display, but using them will help attract more of the mice in the area carrying the bigger explosives. Find several of these charms, equip them, then seek out the Costumed Tiger Mouse for some Nitropop Potions!
These volatile concoctions are required to create Nitropop Charms. Be extremely careful when handling these bottles of explosive liquid! Use these potions to convert Firecracker Charms into Nitropop Charms. The bigger the explosion, the bigger the mouse you attract! Keep the celebrations going by finding and creating bigger and bolder blasts!
The Costumed Dragon Mouse
As the celebrations continue, and the fireworks display grows more intense, hunters will begin to spot the Costumed Dragon Mouse roaming the festival grounds, attracted by all the sights and sounds. Capture the Costumed Dragon Mouse to obtain the fabled Dragon Seal.
A Special Lunar New Year Trap Skin -- The Dragonbreath ACRONYM
When you obtain a Dragon Seal, you will earn the reputation of Lunar Dragon Hunter! Along with this new-found glory, you will be given access to the special Trap Skin in the Year of the Dragon Festival Trapsmith. Buy this Trap Skin with 250 Firecracker Charms to turn your ACRONYM into a sight to truly behold!
Red Envelopes, Masks, and Costume Catches!
Buy Masks for Friends
Check out the gift page and buy Dragon Festival masks for your friends! You can also find some other Lunar New Year treats and collectibles there.Collect Red Envelopes
Search for the Red Envelope Mouse at the Year of the Dragon Festival to find Red Pocket Envelopes! Each packet contains a lucky amount of gold!Dragon Festival Skin and Baskets
Dragon Festival Gift Basket
An explosive gift basket perfect for giving to friends this Year of the Dragon Festival. The basket contains 100 SUPER|brie+ and 35 Firecracker Charms, a great gift for friends during the Lunar New Year celebrations!Dragon Festival Celebration Kit
This bulging bundle of explosive fun is fully stocked with everything needed to celebrate the Year of the Dragon Festival! Inside you'll find 250 SUPER|brie+, 100 Firecracker Charms, and 15 Nitropop Potions!Dragonbreath ACRONYM Skin
A dragon is nothing to be trifled with and this rare trap skin proves just that! Celebrate the year of the Dragon or simply show off how awesome dragons are with a blazing barrage of exciting explosions!The Year of the Dragon Festival Begins!
- Collect Firecracker Charms from Loyalty Chests and as loot at the festival grounds
- Create bigger and bolder displays of delight to attract costumed mice
- Create the Dragon Breath Charm to capture the Costumed Dragon Mouse and earn a Dragon Seal
- Obtain the Dragonbreath ACRONYM Skin
Travel to the Year of the Dragon Festival | Get Firecracker Charms and Nitropop Potions
Tournament Hall Grand Opening
12 January 2012
After a lengthy construction process, the King's Tournament Hall has opened its doors to hunters!
The Tournament Hall is located in Valour and has a variety of shoppes where you can exchange your Tournament Tokens for hunting loot and equipment.
Tournament Bases
The King has commissioned the creation of three new bases as rewards for the most dedicated of tournament competitors!
Although these bases have impressive stats on their own, they really shine when armed with a Champion Charm. Along with the extra luck a charm provides, each tournament base gains a lucky glow when armed with a Champion Charm.
Bronze Tournament Base
The Bronze Tournament Base is a reward for hunters who have shown they are capable of competing in hunting tournaments. When armed alongside a Champion Charm, in addition to the charm's luck, this base glows with an additional +2 luck, for a total of 10 luck!
Silver Tournament Base
The Silver Tournament Base is a reward for hunters who have shown not only their ability to compete in hunting tournaments, but their dedication to winning tournaments. When armed alongside a Champion Charm, in addition to the charm's luck, this base glows with an additional +3 luck, for a total of 13 luck!
Golden Tournament Base
The Golden Tournament Base is a reward that is renowned as a symbol of a seasoned tournament competitor. Only the most dedicated of hunters dare set the goal of obtaining this opulent base. When armed alongside a Champion Charm, in addition to the charm's luck, this base glows with an additional +4 luck, for a total of 15 luck!
Champion Charms can be purchased from the Tournament Hall General Store, where they sell a pack of 12 for 1 Tournament Token. Using Champion Charms with a Tournament Base allow a hunter to reach the highest level of luck possible, so stock up!
(Note that this is incorrect, the highest possible luck can only be reached by arming Ultimate Luck Charms.)Champion Trap Skins
Along with bases, you'll also find new trap skins at the Tournament Hall Trapsmith. These champion skins are unique to tournaments and are the perfect way to show off your tournament skill!
Right now the Tournament Hall has four unique skins in stock, however, the Trapsmith there is eager to work on new ones soon!
Champion Kits
The General Store at the Tournament Hall is stocked with plenty of special Champion Kits that contain loot and items to help you in various areas. From the dark and gloomy Mousoleum, to the intense battlefield of Furoma, all the way to the dark shadows of the Jungle of Dread!
Most Champion Kits only cost a handful of Tournament Tokens and will no doubt come in handy when you need that extra boost of supplies while competing, or want to save time collecting resources in an area.
Other News
- The Vacant Lot has now closed, any hunters remaining in the area have been escorted out.
- With the Vacant Lot closed, hunters can no longer spend Ice Coins or claim Winter Hunt rewards.
- The King has created the King's Arms -- a special location in Valour where you can spend King's Credits.
- Mousoleum Mastery tournaments now reward hunters for capturing Lycan Mice.
- Going forward, tournaments will occasionally be scheduled with three and five member limits.
Tournament Supply Kit
Looking for a competitive edge? This basket is packed with supplies to help you compete in tournaments! Inside you'll find 50 SUPER|brie+, 50 Champion Charms and a 1 month Luck Golden Shield!
Tournament Hall Opens!
- Spend your Tournament Tokens at the Tournament Hall
- Unique bases and skins available
Great Winter Hunt comes to an end
9 January 2012
Festive Comet has melted
The Festive Comet and Snow Fortress have both melted, marking the end of the Great Winter Hunt. Toy Parts can no longer be found and hunters will no longer receive Festive Feta in their loyalty chests.
The various Festive Shoppes that were at the Festive Comet have remained open in the Vacant Lot that now stands where the comet did. These shoppes will remain open until Thursday, January 12th to allow hunters to spend their collection of Ice Coins.
Now is the time to travel to the Vacant Lot and spend your Ice Coins! On Thursday, the Vacant Lot will close and you will no longer be able to spend Ice Coins.
Tournament Hall construction resumes
With the Snow Fortress now melted and the Mad Elf Mouse no longer in control, construction of the King's Tournament Hall can finally resume! Perhaps most exciting is the rate of progress; the workers estimate the hall will be completed sometime this week!
A final festive checklist
With the Festive Comet melted and the the Snow Fortress gone, Calamity Carl has put together one final checklist to help hunters ensure they've claimed all their rewards.
- Visit the shoppes at the Vacant Lot in Gnawnia and spend your Ice Coins
- Claim the two Limited Edition traps: The Nutcracker Nuisance and 2012 Big Boom Trap
- Convert left over Festive Feta into Winter Charms, which have a +4 luck bonus that can be used year-round!
Remember, hunters: You must claim your rewards before Thursday, January 12th.
We hope everyone enjoyed this year's Great Winter Hunt and are excited to have everyone join us for the grand opening of the King's Tournament Hall in Valour!
Happy hunting!
Great Winter Hunt has come to an end!
- If you have Ice Coins, visit the Vacant Lot to spend them before Thursday
- Make sure you have claimed both of this year's limited edition traps
Great Winter Hunt Ends this Monday
5 January 2012
Festive Comet begins to melt
The Festive Comet and Snow Fortress are beginning to slowly melt, meaning it will not be long before both are reduced to large puddles, marking the end of the Great Winter Hunt!
At their current rate of decay, the Scientists of Digby have determined that both the comet and fortress will be gone sometime Monday, January 9th.
After the Festive Comet has melted, an area called the Vacant Lot will be in its place where the Festive Shoppes shall remain open for another few days to allow hunters to spend any and all Ice Coins they earned during the event. Make sure you spend your Ice Coins before the Festive Shoppes close!
A Festive Hunting Checklist
There was certainly much to do this Great Winter Hunt! To aide hunters, Calamity Carl has put together a quick checklist you can use to make sure you've done all there is to do!
- Collect 500 Toy Receipts and claim the Nutcracker Trap Blueprints
- Open the gifts friends left for you on your hunting profile
- Peek in your team stocking and claim gifts left for you
- Hunt in the Snow Fortress and capture the Mad Elf Mouse
- Collect 600 Toy Receipts and 100 Firecracker Charms to claim the 2012 Big Boom Trap
- Capture any event mice for which you have yet to fill the silhouette
Have you completed all there is to do? If so, what better way to show off your festive hunting expertise than competing in one of the remaining festive tournaments? If you have a stockpile of Festive Feta, head over to the tournament listings and start competing!
Great Winter Hunt ends Monday the 9th
- Do all there is to do before Monday!
- Festive Shoppes will remain open a few days after the event ends to spend Ice Coins
