Fungal Cavern

Fungal Cavern
Region: Hollow Heights
Minimum Rank:	Duke/Duchess
Travel Requirement:	Fungal Cavern Map Piece
Required Power Types:	Hydro Forgotten
Required Cheeses:	Standard Cheese Glowing Gruyere Cheese Mineral Cheese Gemstone Cheese Diamond Cheese
Recommended Charms:	Nightshade Farming Charm Gemstone Boost Charm Diamond Boost Charm Crucible Cloning Charm
Number of Mice:	32
Shops:	Cheese Shoppe Trapsmith Charm Shoppe General Store Cartographer
Lose Gold:	Yes
Lose Points:	Yes
Lose Cheese:	Yes
Release Date:	12 May 2015
A recent settling of sand near the southern edge of the desert has revealed a hidden passageway into an underground cavern. The Fungal Cavern is the site of an underground aquifer, a damp place full of mushrooms and poisonous plants. The walls are rich with Minerals and sparkling Gemstones that reflect and scatter what little light enters the cave.

Overview

Fungal Cavern is a hunting location in Hollow Heights region.

It requires the minimum rank of Duke/Duchess and the Fungal Cavern Map Piece to access.

Each type of cheese enables a sub-location with respective mouse sub-group and loot.

Heads-Up Display

Left

The left part shows the Hunter's inventory of the cheese used in this location, with option to craft each type of cheese when hovering on them:

• Glowing Gruyere Cheese
• Mineral Cheese
• Gemstone Cheese
• Diamond Cheese

Right

The right part shows the Hunter's inventory of the loot found in this location, with a highlight on the current main loot:

• Cavern Fungus
• Nightshade
• Mineral
• Gemstone
• Diamond
• Crystal Crucible

Center

The center part shows the name of the current sub-location, the respective image, and a hint on the cheese used and main loot found.

An additional hint is displayed if the Hunter uses wrong Power Type:

Only Hydro and Forgotten power types are effective here!

or

Only Forgotten power type works at this depth!

Sub-location	Cheese	Power Type	Main mouse sub-group	Main loot	Hint
Cavern Mouth	Standard Cheese	Hydro Forgotten	Fungal Fodder	Cavern Fungus Nightshade	Normal bait is used to gather ingredients for Glowing Gruyere Cheese
Hollow Halls	Glowing Gruyere Cheese	Forgotten Hydro	Gruyere Grazer	Mineral	Glowing Gruyere is used to gather ingredients for Mineral Cheese
Glittering Grotto	Mineral Cheese	Forgotten	Mineral Muncher	Gemstone	Mineral Cheese is used to gather ingredients for Gemstone Cheese
Flowstone Falls	Gemstone Cheese	Forgotten	Gemstone Gorger	Diamond	Gemstone Cheese is used to gather ingredients for Diamond Cheese
Subterra Silence	Diamond Cheese	Forgotten	Diamond Devourer	Crystal Crucible	Diamond Cheese is used to gather the valuable Crystal Crucibles

Mice

All mice found in Fungal Cavern are part of the Fungal Fiends group.

Each type of cheese attracts a certain sub-group, which in turn drop a certain loot to progress further in the location, with a few exceptions.

• Standard Cheese attracts Fungal Fodder, which has Hydro as primary weakness and Forgotten as secondary weakness. Mice in this sub-group drop Cavern Fungus and Nightshade as loot.
• Glowing Gruyere Cheese attracts Gruyere Grazer, which has Forgotten as primary weakness and Hydro as secondary weakness. Mice in this sub-group drop Mineral as loot.
• Mineral Cheese attracts Mineral Muncher, which can only be caught using Forgotten power type. Mice in this sub-group drop Gemstone as loot.
• Gemstone Cheese attracts Gemstone Gorger, which can only be caught using Forgotten power type. Mice in this sub-group drop Diamond as loot.
• Diamond Cheese attracts Diamond Devourer, which can only be caught using Forgotten power type. Mice in this sub-group drop Crystal Crucible as loot.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Sub-group	Standard Cheese	Glowing Gruyere	Mineral	Gemstone	Diamond	Loot
Bitter Root	25,000	2,000	Fungal Fodder	X					Cavern Fungus
Cavern Crumbler	42,000	3,000	Gruyere Grazer		X				Mineral
Crag Elder	48,000	3,150	Gruyere Grazer		X				Mineral Simple Orb
Crystal Behemoth	375,000	60,000	Diamond Devourer					X	Ancient Relic Crystal Crucible Divine Orb
Crystal Cave Worm	80,000	20,000	Mineral Muncher			X			Flawless Orb Gemstone Simple Orb
Crystal Controller	70,000	8,000	Mineral Muncher			X			Gemstone
Crystal Golem	150,000	35,000	Gemstone Gorger				X		Diamond Flawed Orb
Crystal Lurker	85,000	20,000	Gemstone Gorger			X	X		Diamond
Crystal Observer	75,000	21,000	Gemstone Gorger			X	X		Diamond
Crystal Queen	100,000	24,000	Gemstone Gorger			X	X		Diamond
Crystalback	61,000	4,000	Mineral Muncher			X			Flawless Orb Gemstone
Crystalline Slasher	50,000	3,000	Gruyere Grazer		X				Mineral
Diamondhide	290,000	75,000	Diamond Devourer				X	X	Ancient Relic Crystal Crucible Divine Orb
Dirt Thing	49,500	3,000	Gruyere Grazer		X				Mineral
Floating Spore	39,000	1,500	Fungal Fodder	X					Nightshade
Funglore	40,000	2,400	Fungal Fodder	X					Cavern Fungus Flawed Orb
Gemorpher	50,000	3,000	Mineral Muncher			X			Simple Orb
Gemstone Worshipper	68,000	10,000	Gruyere Grazer		X				Diamond Gemstone Mineral Simple Orb
Huntereater	190,000	40,000	Diamond Devourer				X	X	Ancient Relic Crystal Crucible
Lumahead	32,000	1,200	Fungal Fodder	X					Cavern Fungus Flawed Orb
Mouldy Mole	20,000	600	Fungal Fodder	X					Flawed Orb
Mush	30,000	1,000	Fungal Fodder	X					Cavern Fungus
Mushroom Sprite	15,000	1,500	Fungal Fodder	X					Nightshade
Nightshade Masquerade Requires SUPER|brie+	45,000	8,000	Fungal Fodder	X					Cavern Fungus Flawed Orb Nightshade
Quillback	31,000	1,000	Fungal Fodder	X					Cavern Fungus
Shattered Obsidian	58,000	4,000	Gruyere Grazer		X				Diamond Gemstone Mineral Simple Orb
Spiked Burrower	23,000	700	Fungal Fodder	X
Splintered Stone Sentry	57,000	3,200	Gruyere Grazer		X				Diamond Gemstone Mineral Simple Orb
Spore Muncher	18,000	575	Fungal Fodder	X					Flawed Orb
Sporeticus	12,000	500	Fungal Fodder	X					Flawed Orb
Stalagmite	62,500	3,000	Mineral Muncher			X			Flawless Orb Gemstone
Stone Maiden	45,000	5,000	Gruyere Grazer		X				Mineral

Hunting Strategy

Hunting Tips by Larry

Watch your step!

The earth has given way to a softly lit cavern that burrows deep beneath the surface, found to be rich in minerals, gemstones, and other precious materials. It would be a great place to mine, if it weren't inhabited by some unique breeds of mice that aren't too keen on letting their precious stones go!

Closest to the surface, the Fungal Fodder mice have grown reliant upon the spongy soft fungus and moulds that grow from the moisture trapped below, similar to those that occur naturally in standard baits. Using regular cheese, and your best Hydro trap, should be enough to get started in collecting some Cavern Fungus and Nightshade plants so you can create a more palatable substitute.

Using Glowing Gruyere, you should be able to attract the attention of the deeper mice and earn some Minerals for your troubles. Using these Minerals will allow you craft a more crunchy cheese.

Being so far from the surface, the mice hiding deeper in these caverns have evolved to be dependant on the Minerals and Gemstones for food, and are weaker against Forgotten traps instead of Hydro. Using normal conventional cheeses won't be enough to even garner a glance from some of the deeper mice. You are going to need to get creative and combine those newly acquired precious stones into some extravagantly expensive Gemstone and Diamond cheeses.

Be careful at this point. I can't even imagine a mouse that eats Gemstones and Diamonds for a regular meal...

Adventure Book

The Hunter can complete the Explore the Fungal Cavern adventure in Fungal Cavern.

Location-Specific Effects

Weapons

• Crystal Mineral Crusher Trap - generates 1-3 additional Mineral when one is dropped as loot

Bases

• Gemology Base
  • When armed with Glowing Gruyere Cheese:
    • Removes Cavern Crumbler Mouse from attraction pool
    • Increases the attraction rate of mice that drop higher quantities of Mineral
  • When armed with Mineral Cheese:
    • Removes Gemorpher Mouse from attraction pool
    • Increases the attraction rate of mice that drop higher quantities of Gemstone
  • When armed with Gemstone Cheese:
    • Increases the attraction rate of Crystal Golem Mouse
• Living Grove Base - generates a Cavern Fungus or a Nightshade upon catching a mouse

Charms

• Nightshade Farming Charm - generates an additional Nightshade when one is dropped as loot
• Gemstone Boost Charm - generates an additional Gemstone when one is dropped as loot
• Diamond Boost Charm - generates an additional Diamond when one is dropped as loot
• Crucible Cloning Charm - generates 3 additional Crystal Crucible when one is dropped as loot

Shops

These are the shops found in Fungal Cavern.

Cheese Shoppe

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Swiss Cheese	100 gold	None	100 gold
Brie Cheese	200 gold	None	200 gold
Gouda Cheese	600 gold	None	600 gold

Trapsmith

Weapons

Item	Power Type	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Crystal Crucible Trap	Forgotten	6,640,000 gold 800 Mineral 10 Gemstone 5 Diamond 8 Crystal Crucible	None	1,190,000 gold

Skins

Item	Used With	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Fungal Gemstone Crucible Trap Skin	Crystal Crucible Trap	490,000 gold 500 Cavern Fungus 100 Nightshade 1,000 Mineral 50 Gemstone 2 Diamond 12 Crystal Crucible	None	90,000 gold
Gemstone Shark Skin	School of Sharks Trap	800,000 gold 500 Mineral 70 Gemstone 10 Diamond 12 Crystal Crucible	None	144,000 gold

Charm Shoppe

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Charmbit	25 gold	None	20 gold
Nightshade Farming Charm	400 gold 5 Cavern Fungus 2 Mineral	None	60 gold
Gemstone Boost Charm	19,000 gold 12 Mineral	None	5,700 gold
Spore Charm	750 gold 2 Cavern Fungus	None	N/A
Super Spore Charm	1,000 gold 2 Spore Charm	None	N/A
Extreme Spore Charm	2,000 gold 2 Super Spore Charm 1 Nightshade	None	N/A
Ultimate Spore Charm	2,500 gold 2 Extreme Spore Charm 1 Crystal Crucible	None	N/A
Lucky Power Charm	900 gold	None	270 gold
Super Power Charm	500 gold	None	150 gold
Super Luck Charm	750 gold	None	225 gold
Super Lucky Power Charm	2,500 gold	None	750 gold
Extreme Power Charm	1,500 gold	None	450 gold
Extreme Luck Charm	4,500 gold	None	1,350 gold

General Store

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Curds and Whey	12 gold	None	3 gold
Ionized Salt	450 gold	None	150 gold
Living Shard	1,200 gold	None	1,200 gold
Fungal Cavern Journal Theme	120,000 gold 100 Cavern Fungus 10 Nightshade 500 Mineral 15 Gemstone 30 Diamond 60 Crystal Crucible	None	N/A

Cartographer

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Labyrinth Key	30,000 gold 1 Crystal Crucible	None	N/A
Fungal Cavern Scroll Case	8 Ancient Relic	None	N/A

History and Trivia

• Before the release of Fungal Cavern, Larry was sent by the King to investigate the area and report back to him. Each report described a sub-location.

• Larry's Cavern Report #1:

The entrance of the cavern is the site of an underground aquifer. The arid desert air soaks up the water, causing the walls to sweat with humidity. Within this damp environment, fungus and other plant life seem to flourish, although they're quickly snatched up by the somewhat amphibious mice here.

I've collected some plant samples and am continuing to venture further into the cavern. Small, dark passages lie ahead...

• Larry's Cavern Report #2:

Moving further into the cavern, the lack of light has prevented the growth of much plant life. However, these narrow passages are rich with minerals!

Some traces of water are present, however, the cooler, drier air has made the mice much less dependent on water.

• Larry's Cavern Report #3:

I've moved past the narrow, mineral-rich passageways and the cavern has opened up once again. Despite the dim lighting, I've spotted sparkling gemstones! The great riches here would make for quite the welcoming environment, if it were not for the fact that the mice here have become increasingly aggressive!

• Larry's Cavern Report #4:

It's clear that these long forgotten and ancient mice are not welcoming my presence! After pressing further into the cavern I've found even greater treasures! Diamonds sparkle in the walls, illuminated by light let in by tiny cracks in the ceiling.

Some crumbling walls have revealed a passage way with an eerie glow ahead.

• Larry's Cavern Report #5:

This will be my final report. The usual dull sounds that echo throughout the cavern have now come to a dead silence. I can't shake the feeling I'm being watched by something... I must return to Gnawnia to share my findings with the King before the ancient mice here are my undoing.

• 12 May 2015: The Fungal Cavern was released as a new hunting location in the Sandtail Desert region.
• 9 September 2015: The Fungal Cavern was relocated to the Hollow Heights region.

Links and Images

• Banner Image
• Sub-location HUD images:
  • Cavern Mouth
  • Hollow Halls
  • Glittering Grotto
  • Flowstone Falls
  • Subterra Silence