Fort Rox

Fort Rox
Region: Varmint Valley
Minimum Rank:	Baron/Baroness
Travel Requirement:	Fort Rox Battle Summons
Recommended Power Types:	Arcane Shadow Law
Recommended Cheeses:	Crescent Cheese Moon Cheese Sunrise Cheese
Number of Mice:	25
Shops:	Cheese Shoppe Trapsmith Charm Shoppe General Store Cartographer
Lose Gold:	Yes
Lose Points:	Yes
Lose Cheese:	Yes
Release Date:	3 November 2016
A strange meteor has landed near Claw Show City, leaving a huge impact crater near the Gnawnian Express rails! This mysterious meteor brings with it a mysterious new breed of mice and their presence threatens the lives of the citizens of Varmint Valley. Around the crater, an encampment of hunters has surrounded these dangerous mice and are setting up a fort to hold them back!

Overview

Fort Rox is a hunting location in Varmint Valley region.

It requires the minimum Rank of Baron/Baroness and the Fort Rox Battle Summons to access.

There are 5 defensive features in this area:

• The Wall determines the Hunter's survivability during Night and Dawn.
• The Ballista improves the catch rate against Weremice and Nightmancer.
• The Cannon improves the catch rate against Cosmic Critter and Nightfire.
• The Moat reduces damage to the Wall.
• The Mage Tower provides various effects to hunting and progressing in this area.

There are 4 phases in this area:

• During Day, the Hunter can collect Meteorite Piece, repair Wall and upgrade Fort.
• During Night, the Hunter can collect Howlite and Bloodstone to upgrade Fort when return to Day.
• During Dawn, the Hunter can collect Dawn Dust to purchase Map Piece for the next area as well as to access a harder challenge in Fort Rox.
• During Heart of the Meteor, the Hunter can hunt for Meteoric Core Fragments, which is required to purchase a new Law weapon in the Trapsmith.

Gameplay Mechanics

Fort

The Fort represents the Hunter's various defensive features.

Each of the defensive features can be upgraded to provide greater benefits and effects. Upgrades for the individual defensive features must be made in order. Upgrades may only be made during the Day.

The effects of each upgrade combine with those of previous upgrades, except for the Wall and Moat.

Wall

Bigger and better walls have higher maximum health. If your wall falls, you'll have to retreat and repair it before returning to defend your fort.

Upgrade	Description	Cost
		Gold	Meteorite Piece	Howlite	Bloodstone
Basic Wall	This provides you with a Basic Wall that has 50 health.	30,000	50
Howlite Wall	This increases your maximum possible wall health to 100!	45,000		8
Blood Bastion	This increases your maximum possible wall health to 200!	98,000		35	15
Moonbeam Fortress	This increases your maximum possible wall health to 350!	128,000		120	60

Ballista

The Ballista will boost your effectiveness against Weremice, most commonly found during Twilight and Midnight.

Upgrade	Description	Cost
		Gold	Howlite	Bloodstone
Basic Ballista	Decreases the power of Fort Rox Weremice by 50%.	30,000	1
Silver Ballista	Provides a chance to instantly capture Fort Rox Weremice.	45,000	20
Sunsilver Ballista	Instantly defeats the Nightmancer Mouse.	98,000	70	20

Cannon

The Cannon will boost your effectiveness against Cosmic Critters, most commonly found during Utter Darkness and First Light.

Upgrade	Description	Cost
		Gold	Howlite	Bloodstone
Small Cannon	Decreases the power of Fort Rox Cosmic Critters by 50%.	30,000	15	5
Power Cannon	Provides a chance to instantly capture Fort Rox Cosmic Critters.	45,000	25	12
Energy Cannon	Instantly defeats the Nightfire Mouse.	98,000	40	50

Moat

The Moat reduces the amount of damage your wall takes during the night.

Upgrade	Description	Cost
		Gold	Howlite	Bloodstone
Small Moat	Reduces damage your wall receives by 1.	30,000	5
Big Moat	Reduces damage your wall receives by 2.	45,000	30	2
Silver Moat	Reduces damage your wall receives by 3.	98,000	70	35

Mage Tower

The Mage Tower can be enchanted with special abilities. While active, it'll use 1 Tower Mana per hunt and apply all unlocked abilities.

Upgrade	Description	Cost
		Gold	Howlite	Bloodstone	Dawn Dust
Spotlight Enchantment	Doubles loot drops when Meteorite Piece, Howlite, or Bloodstone is found while the Mage Tower is active.	5,000
Power Enchantment	Adds a chance to instantly capture any mouse while the Mage Tower is active.	40,000	1
Healing Enchantment	Heals your wall by 1 health after every hunt while the Mage Tower is active.	50,000	10	1
Sunsphere Enchantment	Reduces hunts until dawn by 2 after every hunt while the Mage Tower is active.	90,000		10	1

Phases

Day

This is the starting phase in Fort Rox. The Hunter can return to this phase from Night and Dawn when certain conditions are met.

The Fort can be upgraded only during Day.

The Wall can be repaired only during Day. Each Meteorite Piece repairs one damage to the Wall. Unless the quantity of Meteorite Pieces is insufficient to fully repair a Wall, it is not possible to partially repair a wall.

Hunting during Day does not affect the Wall health.

The Mage Tower can be activated, but the Healing Enchantment and Sunsphere Enchantment have no effect during Day.

The Hunter can choose to enter Night from this phase.

Night

The Hunter can enter this phase by choosing to Defend Fort from Day phase.

The Night can be divided into 5 smaller parts, each with a specific length measured in hunt. The total length of the parts is 130 hunts. Failing to catch a Nightmancer Mouse will extend the length of Night by 3 hunts. An active Mage Tower with the Sunsphere Enchantment will reduce the hunts until the end of Night by 2 after every hunt.

The sub-phases, in order, are:

• Twilight - 35 hunt long

Weremice are abundant

Shadow traps are recommended

• Midnight - 25 hunt long

Weremice are still the most abundant mice, but Cosmic Critter begin to appear

Shadow traps are still recommended

• Pitch - 10 hunt long

Weremice and Cosmic Critter are found in equal measure

Arcane and Shadow traps are both effective

• Utter Darkness - 25 hunt long

Cosmic Critter are now the most abundant mice, but Weremice may still appear

Arcane traps are recommended

• First Light - 35 hunt long

Cosmic Critter are abundant

Arcane traps are recommended

During Night, the Wall can receive damage under certain circumstances:

• Failure to Catch without mouse pillage (FTC) = 3 damage
• Failure to Catch with mouse pillage (Red box FTC) = 5 damage
• Failure to Attract (FTA) = 5 damage
• Failure to catch Nightfire Mouse = 10 damage
• Encountering Battering Ram Mouse = 15 damage

The damage can be reduced by Moat.

The Hunter can choose to Retreat to Day from this phase.

The Hunter will be transfered to Day if the Wall health drops to 0.

The Hunter will be transfered to Dawn if they progress though all sub-phases with their Wall not completely broken.

Dawn

The Hunter can enter this phase by progressing through the Night.

A Damage Multiplier is in effect during this phase. Each catch of the Monster of the Meteor will increase the multiplier by an additional 100%. Damage from encountering Battering Ram Mouse is not multiplied.
The damage can be reduced by Moat, but the reduction applies after the multiplier.

Every FTA deals 5 Damage to your wall.

Catch	Anger Level	Damage Multiplier	FTC Damage	Red Box FTC Damage
0	Irritated	100%	3	5
1	Annoyed	200%	6	10
2	Vexed	300%	9	15
3	Irate	400%	12	20
4	Cross	500%	15	25
5	Angry	600%	18	30
6	Maddened	700%	21	35
7	Ranting	800%	24	40
8	Raving	900%	27	45
9	Raging	1,000%	30	50
10	Fuming	1,100%	33	55
11	Livid	1,200%	36	60
12	Infuriated	1,300%	39	65
13	Seething	1,400%	42	70
14	Frenzied	1,500%	45	75
15	Cheesed Off	1,600%	48	80
16-49	Cheesed Off	Damage multiplier continues to increase by 100% with each Monster of the Meteor catch and damage increases accordingly
50-98	totally cheesed off and really annoyed that you would come here and do this and it is absolutely so horrible that you would be so callous and mean and they just hate you so much and will forever remember this moment in time where you offended them so greatly!
99+	reaching powers of OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Hunter will be transfered to Day if the Wall health drops to 0.

The Hunter can choose to enter Heart of the Meteor from this phase. Doing so will consume a Fort Rox Portal Projector and add a Ruined Portal Projector to the inventory.

Heart of the Meteor

The Hunter can enter this phase from Dawn.

The Hunter's Fort defenses have no effect in this phase. Tower Mana cannot be armed while hunting in this phase.

The Heart of the Meteor's power will be depleted with each attraction, to the point where it is a guaranteed catch on the 10th attraction.

The Hunter can choose to Retreat to Dawn from this phase.

The Hunter will be transfered to Dawn upon catching a Heart of the Meteor.

Heads-Up Display

Day, Night, and Dawn HUD

Top

• During Day, there is a Defend Fort button, by which the Hunter can click to enter Night phase.

Clicking it will pop out a confirmation message:

Are you prepared to defend your fort?

Once night falls, an unending horde of terrors will descend.

Defend your fort and survive as long as you can!

Click I need more time to cancel

Click I'm ready to defend! to enter Night

• During Night, the HUD shows the progress of the Night, including:
  • A progress bar and the number of hunts until the end of Night
  • A Retreat button which can be clicked to return to Day

Clicking it will pop out a confirmation message:

Are you sure you want to retreat?

You will lose all progress you have made through the night. Your wall will retain any remaining health.

Click Cancel to cancel

Click Retreat to return to Day

• During Dawn, the HUD shows the Damage Multiplier.

Middle

The HUD shows the Hunter's Fort. Each part of the Fort can be clicked to access upgrade interface.

• During Dawn, if the Hunter has at least one Fort Rox Portal Projector in inventory, a button appears which can be clicked to enter Heart of the Meteor phase from Dawn.

Clicking it will pop out a confirmation message:

Are you prepared to enter the Heart of the Meteor?

This will consume 1 Fort Rox Portal Projector.

Click Cancel to cancel

Click Enter the Heart of the Meteor to enter Heart of the Meteor

Bottom

The HUD tracks the following items:

• Mage Tower status and Tower Mana
• Inventory of Meteorite Piece, Howlite, and Bloodstone
• An Upgrade button, which can be clicked to access upgrade interface
• Inventory of Gouda, SUPER|brie+, Crescent Cheese, and Moon Cheese

Upgrade interface

The HUD shows all the possible upgrades with their cost.

It also shows the inventory of Meteorite Piece, Howlite, Bloodstone, Tower Mana, and Dawn Dust.

Heart of the Meteor HUD

The center of the HUD is a bar that shows the current Power of the Heart of the Meteor which decreases with each attraction of the mouse: when the bar is depleted, the Heart of the Meteor is a guaranteed catch.

There is also a tracker which shows the Hunter's stock of Sunrise cheese and a button for arming/disarming it.

Hunters have the option to retreat to Dawn from the Heart of the Meteor, with the following confirmation message in the HUD:

Are you sure you want to abandon the Heart of the Meteor?

You will need another Fort Rox Portal Projecter to return.

Click Cancel to cancel

Click Retreat to return to Dawn

Mice

All mice found in Fort Rox are part of the Meteorite Miners group.

Law, Shadow, and Arcane power type have various degree of effectiveness against them.

Day Mice

The mice found during Day are part of the Misc. sub-group.

Law traps are very effective against this sub-group, while Shadow and Arcane are less effective.

All mice here are attracted to Standard Cheese as well as Crescent Cheese and Moon Cheese. SUPER|brie+ improves the attraction rate of Mining Materials Manager.

All Day mice drop Meteorite Piece which can be used to repair the Wall and upgrade the Fort.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Sub-group	Loot
Hardworking Hauler	9,000	900	Misc.	Meteorite Piece
Meteorite Miner	20,000	1,800	Misc.	Meteorite Piece
Meteorite Mover	10,000	500	Misc.	Meteorite Piece
Meteorite Snacker	25,000	2,500	Misc.	Meteorite Piece Moon Cheese
Mining Materials Manager	30,000	3,000	Misc.	Fool's Gold Meteorite Piece Tower Mana
Mischievous Meteorite Miner	16,000	1,500	Misc.	Meteorite Piece Moon Cheese

Night Mice

The mice found during Night belong to Weremice, Cosmic Critter, and Special sub-groups.

Shadow traps are very effective against Weremice and Nightmancer, while Arcane traps are less effective.
Arcane traps are very effective against Cosmic Critter and Nightfire, while Shadow traps are less effective.
Both Shadow and Arcane traps are less effective against Battering Ram Mouse.

All mice here are attracted to Standard Cheese. Battering Ram Mouse is not attacted to Crescent Cheese and Moon Cheese.

Night mice drop Howlite and Bloodstone which can be used to upgrade the Fort as well as buy needed items from the Shops.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Sub-group	Twilight	Midnight	Pitch	Utter Darkness	First Light	Loot
Alpha Weremouse	29,000	3,000	Weremice	X	X	X	X		Howlite Meteorite Piece Moon Cheese
Arcane Summoner	45,000	7,000	Cosmic Critter		X	X	X	X	Bloodstone Divine Orb Flawless Orb Howlite Meteorite Piece Simple Orb Tower Mana
Battering Ram Avoids Crescent Cheese and Moon Cheese	900	100	Special	X	X	X	X	X
Cursed Taskmaster	40,000	8,000	Cosmic Critter			X	X	X	Bloodstone Moon Cheese
Hypnotized Gunslinger	55,000	9,000	Cosmic Critter		X	X	X	X	Bloodstone Fool's Gold Howlite
Meteorite Golem	30,000	3,500	Cosmic Critter		X	X	X	X	Bloodstone Howlite Meteorite Piece
Meteorite Mystic	35,000	4,500	Cosmic Critter			X	X	X	Bloodstone Howlite Meteorite Piece
Mischievous Wereminer	25,000	2,000	Weremice	X	X	X	X		Howlite Meteorite Piece Moon Cheese
Night Shift Materials Manager	25,000	2,000	Weremice	X	X	X	X		Fool's Gold Howlite Meteorite Piece Tower Mana
Night Watcher	30,000	3,000	Cosmic Critter		X	X	X	X	Bloodstone
Nightfire	12,000	900	Special			X	X	X
Nightmancer	9,000	900	Special	X	X	X	X
Reveling Lycanthrope	18,000	1,500	Weremice	X	X	X	X
Wealthy Werewarrior	36,000	5,000	Weremice		X	X	X		Bloodstone Flawless Orb Fool's Gold Meteorite Piece Simple Orb
Werehauler	19,000	1,500	Weremice	X	X	X	X		Howlite Meteorite Piece
Wereminer	28,000	2,900	Weremice	X	X	X	X		Howlite Meteorite Piece

Dawn Mice

The mice found during Dawn belong to Dawn Destroyer and Special sub-groups.

Arcane traps are very effective against Dawn Destroyer, while Shadow traps are less effective.
Both Shadow and Arcane traps are less effective against Battering Ram Mouse.

All mice here are attracted to Standard Cheese. Battering Ram Mouse is not attacted to Crescent Cheese and Moon Cheese.

Dawn mice drop Dawn Dust which can be used to upgrade Fort as well as buy needed items in the Shops.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Sub-group	Loot
Battering Ram Avoids Crescent Cheese and Moon Cheese	900	100	Special
Dawn Guardian	50,000	10,000	Dawn Destroyer	Dawn Dust
Monster of the Meteor	90,000	28,000	Dawn Destroyer	Ancient Relic Animatronic Bird Bloodstone Dawn Dust Divine Orb Flawless Orb Howlite Inert Queso Dowsing Rod Meteorite Pieces Silver Bolt Simple Orb Super Cactus Charm Ultimate Charm Ultimate Luck Charm Ultimate Lucky Power Charm Ultimate Power Charm

Heart of the Meteor Mice

The only mouse found in the Heart of the Meteor is the Heart of the Meteor.

Arcane traps are very effective against it, while Shadow traps are less effective.

It is only attracted to Sunrise Cheese.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Sub-group	Loot
Heart of the Meteor	500,000	1,000,000	Dawn Destroyer	Ancient Relic Animatronic Bird Divine Orb Extreme Ancient Charm Flawless Orb Howlite Meteoric Core Fragments Meteorite Piece Moon Cheese Silver Bolt Simple Orb Super Ancient Charm Super Cactus Charm Ultimate Ancient Charm Ultimate Attraction Charm Ultimate Luck Charm Ultimate Power Charm Unstable Charm

Hunting Strategy

Hunting Tips by Larry

Hello there, hunter!

Welcome to Fort Rox, recently under siege thanks to the commotion caused by the fallen meteor, the citizens here need your help to fight off the mice that have begun to overrun the area.

During the day, things are a lot calmer and the mice will listen to reason, making them vulnerable to Law traps. You will also be able to use this time to build up your resources and defenses in preparation for the attack. You will need to build the Basic Wall before you will be ready to defend your fort.

The day might feel like a walk in the park, however, don't get too comfortable. At night, things start to get a little... "hairier"...

You are gonna have to do your best to hold off the assault on Varmint Valley throughout the night. The night lasts 130 hunts. As you hunt through the night, different types of mice will begin to appear. Make sure you pay attention to the time of night and adjust your trap setup accordingly.

Mice will damage your wall if you fail to capture them and some even if you do capture them! If your wall gets destroyed, you will be forced to retreat until day, where you can rebuild and try again.

Survive the night and make it to dawn where the toughest mice lie in wait!

Adventure Book

Hunter can complete the Defend Fort Rox from the Monster of the Meteor adventure in Fort Rox.

Location-Specific Effects

Weapons

• Moonbeam Barrier Trap - has a 100% catch rate against the Battering Ram Mouse

Bases

• Electromagnetic Meteorite Base - has a chance of making mice drop Meteorite Piece during the night

Charms

• Nightlight Charm - Provides Power Bonus depending on phase:
  • Day: 1% Power Bonus
  • Twilight: 3% Power Bonus
  • Midnight: 5% Power Bonus
  • Pitch: 7% Power Bonus
  • Utter Darkness: 9% Power Bonus
  • First Light: 12% Power Bonus
  • Dawn: 15% Power Bonus

Shops

These are the shops found in Fort Rox.

Cheese Shoppe

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Crescent Cheese	36 gold 3 Meteorite Piece	None	N/A
Moon Cheese	36 gold 1 Meteorite Piece 2 Magic Essence	None	N/A
Sunrise Cheese	25 Dawn Dust	None	N/A
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
Obelisk of Slumber Trap	Arcane	316,350 gold	None	56,943 gold
Obelisk of Incineration Trap	Arcane	45,529 gold 2 Scrap Metal 1 Coal 1 Obelisk of Slumber Trap	None	N/A
Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery	Arcane	632,700 gold 12 Scrap Metal 1 Onyx Stone 3 Magic Essence 1 Obelisk Parts	None	N/A
Gorgon Trap	Shadow	700,000 gold	None	126,000 gold
Clockapult of Time	Shadow	1,800,000 gold	None	324,000 gold
Droid Archmagus Trap	Arcane	4,700,000 gold 1 Animatronic Bird 50 Howlite 50 Bloodstone	None	N/A
Interdimensional Crossbow	Shadow	5,360,000 gold 10 Silver Bolt 100 Howlite 25 Bloodstone	None	N/A
Meteor Prison Core Trap	Law	1,200,000 gold 1 Meteoric Core Fragments 60 Howlite 10 Bloodstone	None	N/A

Charm Shoppe

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Charmbit	25 gold	None	20 gold
Power Charm	150 gold	None	45 gold
Luck Charm	300 gold	None	90 gold
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
2 Meteorite Piece	1 Howlite	None	N/A
3 Meteorite Piece	1 Howlite	1 Train Badge	N/A
Tower Mana	1 Howlite 2 Bloodstone	None	N/A
2 Tower Mana	3 Bloodstone	3 Train Badge	N/A
Silver Bolt	50 Dawn Dust	None	100,000 gold
Animatronic Bird	500 Dawn Dust	None	N/A

Cartographer

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Fort Rox Scroll Case	5 Ancient Relic	None	N/A
Fort Rox Portal Projector	100 Dawn Dust 1 Fort Rox Portal Core 1 Fort Rox Portal Console	None	N/A
Queso Dowsing Rod	1 Inert Queso Dowsing Rod 50 Dawn Dust	None	N/A

History and Trivia

• 3 November 2016: Fort Rox was released as a new hunting location in Varmint Valley region.
• 15 March 2017: The Heart of the Meteor content is added to Fort Rox.
• 15 November 2022: Fort Rox received the New Dawn balance update. Changes includes:
  • Attraction adjustment for Crescent Cheese and Moon Cheese
  • Mouse power adjustment for most mice
  • Drop table changes
    • Drop range adjustment
    • Moon Cheese and Tower Mana added to loot pool of several mice
  • Upgrade cost adjustments
    • Wall
      • Howlite Wall
        • Howlite cost: 15 -> 8
      • Blood Bastion
        • Howlite cost: 40 -> 35
        • Bloodstone cost: 20 -> 15
      • Moonbeam Fortress
        • Howlite cost: 150 -> 120
        • Bloodstone cost: 75 -> 60
    • Ballista
      • Silver Ballista
        • Howlite cost: 25 -> 20
      • Sunsilver Ballista
        • Howlite cost: 100 -> 70
    • Cannon
      • Small Cannon
        • Howlite cost: 20 -> 15
      • Power Cannon
        • Howlite cost: 30 -> 25
        • Bloodstone cost: 15 -> 12
      • Energy Cannon
        • Howlite cost: 50 -> 40
        • Bloodstone cost: 60 -> 50
    • Moat
      • Small Moat
        • Howlite cost: 10 -> 5
      • Big Moat
        • Howlite cost: 35 -> 30
      • Silver Moat
        • Howlite cost: 100 -> 70
        • Bloodstone cost: 50 -> 35
    • Mage Tower
      • Power Enchantment
        • Tower Mana cost: 15 -> 0
      • Healing Enchantment
        • Tower Mana cost: 30 -> 0
      • Sunsphere Enchantment
        • Tower Mana cost: 50 -> 0

Links and Images

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• HUD background images