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===M400 Prototype Escapes Digby!===
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''{{date|25|February|2014}}''
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An experimental robotic mouse has escaped the Town of Digby! The prototype known as M400 has hidden somewhere in the Kingdom where it is mass-producing copies of itself to invade Gnawnia!
 
  
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====The M400 Prototype====
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Digby Scientists had what seemed to be a solid plan: Create a robot mouse to act as a spy and infiltrate the various armies of mice conspiring against Gnawnia. However, their plan quickly turned south when upon activating their creation it immediately aligned itself with mouse-kind, broke free from Digby, and vowed to destroy all humans.<br/><br/>
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The M400 is now hiding somewhere in the Kingdom where it is producing copies of itself in a plan to overtake Gnawnia. The King considers this threat of the utmost importance and has tasked the most experienced hunters in the Kingdom with tracking down this powerful foe. The M400 is no pushover; hunters require the title of Count/Countess and above in order to begin researching the mouse at the Crystal Library.
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====Attracting a Mechanical Mouse====
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The M400 is far from a regular mouse. Its complex robotic make-up and computer systems require specific sustenance. Digby Scientists suspect regular bait simply will not be able to trick the intelligence of the M400 and lure it into a trap. How to create bait capable of attracting the M400 is still widely debated, however, the clue to discovering how to create it may lie with the M400 itself.<br/><br/>
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Upon escaping Digby, the M400 sought out a power source in the form of a half-technology, half-fondue like cheese. Before going into hiding, the M400 was spotted across the Kingdom, presumably hiding the ingredients for its power-supplying fondue. A new research assignment is now available at the Crystal Library to investigate where the M400 is currently hiding these ingredients in order to craft a batch of your own special bait.
 
  
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=== [{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=980 The Great Winter Hunt Returns!] ===
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''{{date|9|December|2025}}''
  
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Once you have completed your M400 bait research and obtained an ample supply of bait to hunt with, you may begin another research assignment at the Crystal Library to track down where the M400 is currently hiding. Due to limited reconnaissance on the M400's whereabouts, each assignment only has a single clue upon starting it. Follow the trail and hunt mice across the Kingdom to gather intel and eventually reveal the M400's hiding spot.<br/><br/>
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Once you have finally uncovered where the M400 is hiding, arm your fondue to lure the M400 into a trap. Take warning, though! The M400 was created to stand toe-to-toe with some of the strongest mice adversaries known! Its unique programming and understanding of hunting equipment makes it resistant to all hunting equipment, with only a very small weakness to Physical and Tactical traps. Mustachio, the Charm Master, recommends arming your most powerful charms to help your odds of success. After all, fondue cheese is extremely difficult to gather, so you'll want to make each and every piece of bait count!<br/><br/>
 
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Upon capturing the M400 Mouse, its systems will trigger a retreat, causing it to once again go into hiding. You'll need to start another research assignment to follow its trail and find where it's hiding again. Take note, each time the M400 goes into hiding it will likely take a different path, meaning the research assignment to find it will be entirely different.<br/><br/>
 
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'''No matter your strategy, one thing is clear:''' Make sure you have an ample supply of Fusion Fondue Cheese before beginning to research the M400. If the M400 steals all your bait, you'll need to start tracking it from the beginning again!
 
  
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Visit the Great Winter Taiga and Confront the Frost King once again
  
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Researching the M400 will require you to flex your mind in every way possible! Upon completing your bait research, the librarians at the Crystal Library will reward you with Library Points, Tomes of Wisdom, and Wealth Charms.<br/><br/>
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Researching and capturing the M400 Mouse will earn you even more rewards! The M400's systems utilizes the unique energy contained within charm orbs. Upon completing your research assignment, the Crystal Library Librarians will extract as many of these orbs as they can from the M400 and place them in your inventory.
 
  
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====Look the Part with New M400 Skins====
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==== The Frost King's Latest Attack ====
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The return of wintry weather has once again allowed the Frost King to construct his massive Ice Fortress. Hunters will need to smash their way through the Frost King's protective ice shield in order to end his plan to plunge Gnawnia into perpetual winter.
  
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The M400's unique AI programming includes a healthy curiosity about hunting traps and equipment. The robotic mouse analyzes traps to better understand how to avoid them, and even makes attempts at assimilating trap technology to serve mouse instead of hunter. Upon capturing an M400, you may find evidence of this curiosity in the form of a new trap skin.<br/><br/>
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Visit the Great Winter Taiga to find magical snow golems that are perfect for collecting all sorts of resources! Along with useful hunting supplies, your golems can collect powerful Hailstones to smash through the Ice Fortress' shield.
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In response to the escape of the M400 are two new skins: one for the Sandstorm MonstroBot, and another for the Chrome MonstroBot. The first is adorned in the same metallic coating as the M400 itself, while the second, has been outfitted with a similar propulsion and flight system! They were designed to help further disguise the MonstroBot but the M400 stole the entire shipment, thinking the similar-looking "robot" could aid it. With some luck, you may find one of these two skins upon capturing an M400 Mouse.<br/><br/>
 
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Some preliminary research done by both Digby Scientists and Crystal Library Librarians has secured a quantity of one of these skins, which the King has made available to hunters. However, the second skin, which fits the Chrome MonstroBot, complete with propulsion and flight systems, can only be found as loot when capturing the M400 Mouse itself.
 
  
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===Carl's Cruise Comes to an End===
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Carl's Cozy Cruise has returned to port, marking the end of the celebration.
 
  
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====Spending Cruise Bux====
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All of the shops on board Carl's Cozy Cruise have been moved to a location in Gnawnia known as the Vacant Lot. If you were aboard the cruise when it came to an end, you'll now find yourself in this location. Make sure to visit the Vacant Lot and spend any Cruise Bux you earned while on the cruise. The shops there will remain open for approximately one week, so don't delay -- shop today!
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Conjures 1 Throwable Snowball each and every hunt!
  
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Last week there was a Toxic Spill outside the Laboratory. Carl's ship managed to cruise right through the sludge and past the venomous mice there, however, the mess still needs cleaning up. If you're up for it, visit the Toxic Spill in the Burroughs to lend a hand in the cleanup efforts. Just make sure to roll up your sleeves while checking your trap. That polluted sludge looks like it may stain clothing!
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It appears as though several breeds of mice have taken an interest in collecting Charm Orbs! It must be the shiny glass that makes some mice love picking them up. This means you'll now find various Orbs as loot while hunting in more locations across the Kingdom!<br/><br/>
 
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Mustachio is always eager to see hunters explore charm crafting and see what powerful types of charms they're able to discover. His enthusiasm for charm crafting is so great that he has offered his own personal supply of Flawed and Simple Orbs to the King to use as special gifts of the day. Flawed and Simple Orbs will now occasionally appear as a free Gift of the Day. Make sure to check the Free Gifts section regularly to spot when these items show up!
 
  
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The arrival of Charm Orbs in the Jungle of Dread appears to have had an effect on how Dreaded Charms work in the area. Now, instead of a Dreaded Charm being effective against mice of the Dreaded Horde, the charm provides the same power bonus to your trap at all times while hunting in the Jungle of Dread. This subtle change means that you'll now see the effect of the charm on all mice, meaning your trap's power will be visibly higher while in the Jungle of Dread. Mustachio is still investigating this minor shift in power, but you can observe it yourself in the Trap Selector!
 
  
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A breakthrough in locomotive technology has allowed for a single engine to pull a significantly larger number of passenger cars! What does this mean? Well, each train can now hold more hunters than ever when leaving the Gnawnian Express Station. The train schedule has been modified accordingly with a single train leaving each hour carrying a much larger number of hunters. Feel like taking a wild train ride? Dust off your conductor's cap and climb aboard! Just make sure to buckle up in Daredevil Canyon, I hear it's a bit of a bumpy ride.
 
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Each time you claim a golem reward, you'll progress a reward track to earn bonus rewards including two new pieces of Limited Edition hunting equipment.
  
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Carl's Cruise is setting sail to party throughout the Kingdom! Hop onboard for an XTREME HORSE-POWERED PARTY!
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Calamity Carl's Cozy Cruise can be found in Gnawnia near the Harbour. This cruise party is like no other Carl has hosted before: This year's cozy cruise is not only decorated for Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day, but also has an expansive sports deck, complete with an ice rink! The new sports deck appears to have attracted some athletic mice, however, their taste in bait is a little different than mice currently found on the mainland.
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To get the ship sailing at a proper pace, he's going to need your help. Luckily, some of the mice on board the ship are carrying just the explosive item you need: Fireworks. These are not just any fireworks! Their mighty blast, when timed perfectly from the rear of the ship, is capable of propelling the ship forward. Collect basic Firecracker Charms as loot drops to speed the ship up, or find more powerful varieties to move even quicker, leaving behind a mighty wake!<br/><br/>
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It's a little chilly out in the Rodentia Ocean. In fact, it's cold enough to keep an ice rink frozen on the sports deck! Various sporty mice have flocked to the cruise to try out not only the ice rink, but the various other sports facilities the ship offers. However, luring them away from their sport poses a challenge. You'll need to get your hands on some Runny Cheese to break their athletic discipline and have them visit your trap.<br/><br/>
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Calamity Carl has stocked the gift shop with some Runny Cheese, which can be sent as a free gift to friends each day. While you're sending gifts, make sure to check out the wide variety of other festive items you can send to friends! Some are free of charge, while others carry a cost of gold.<br/><br/>
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The currency on board Carl's ship is Cruise Bux. These nautical coins are handed out as celebrations for safely arriving at new areas of Gnawnia while cruising, and can also be found as loot drops from mischievous mice who keep running off with the stuff! Keep your ship cruising quickly across the water to propel through the Kingdom and keep the celebrations coming!<br/><br/>
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The Premium Shop is stocked with four new festive trap skins! Visit the Premium Shop to see the new skins as well as a convenient bundle that includes all of them along with some bonus items.
  
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Upon completing the first tour, you'll be awarded a Captain's Cavalry Sword to indicate you've mastered the rough waters of Rodentia. This sword will earn you the respect of the shopkeepers, which will in turn allow you to purchase their wares. Once you've obtained your Cavalry Sword and amassed some Cruise Bux, visit the various shoppes on board to browse what hunting loot they have for sale. If you're the type that likes to remember where you've been with mementos, then the General Store will be of particular interest. Stocked in the General Store are several "miniatures" to remember each place the cruise ship visited.
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The Great Winter Hunt is one of the biggest events of the year and there's so much more than golems. Hunt with friends to complete Nice and Naughty List Treasure Maps, reveal loot and prizes in the Snowball Showdown, leave something special under a friend's profile tree, and so much more! To help keep tabs on when things are happening, a calendar can be viewed via the heads-up display at the Great Winter Taiga.
  
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A spill of toxic waste has happened at the Laboratory! The Toxic Spill has polluted the opening of the Burroughs River causing the mice there to mutate into powerful monsters! Read on to learn how hunters can help hunt the mice there and clean up the pollution.<br/><br/>
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Players can leave gifts under profile trees up until the ceremony on December 18. Once the ceremony is held, gifts can be opened but no longer sent.</div>
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The Toxic Spill marks the first release in the Year of the Noble which represents a series of content releases aimed at adding new challenges for experienced hunters with high-ranked hunter's titles!
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'''New Year's Celebration'''
  
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====Outbreaks and Toxic Spills====
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Keep an eye out for an update on '''December 30 at approximately 4:00pm UTC''' to start the New Year's celebration! There will be a map to complete and new rewards to earn!</div>
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Toxic Spills are the result of a build up of polluted waste from the Lab spilling into the river due to the filtration system being damaged beyond repair by mice. The damaged filters block the waste until they give under the weight of the waste, causing it to flow into the river.<br/><br/>
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It's somewhat unpredictable how often a spill occurs and just how much waste will be spilled, however, with waste always building up these spills are likely to occur somewhat frequently. Each time there is a spill the amount of waste spilled is a little different, meaning each spill will vary in its level of severity.<br/><br/>
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Depending on the level of severity, access to the area will be restricted: Higher levels of toxic waste are restricted to higher-hunter's title, while lower levels of waste will allow for less experienced hunters to enter the spill area. These restrictions are for good reason -- High levels of contamination are when the most powerful mice are active requiring experienced hunters with powerful hunting equipment!
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'''Naughty and Nice Lists'''
  
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====Contamination Levels====
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A Toxic Spill can be of eight possible contamination levels. As mice are captured, the contamination level will lower.<br/><br/>
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The minimum title required to enter different levels of contamination:
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:*Level Eight: Archduke / Archduchess
 
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:*Level Two: Knight
 
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:*Level One: Hero
 
  
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As you may expect, more powerful mice can be found during high contamination levels, while slightly weaker mice can be found during lower levels. Similarly, the more powerful mice come with the greatest reward of gold and points.<br/><br/>
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Hunters with a title of Hero or above will be made aware of the current contamination level via a banner placed above their journal while hunting outside the Toxic Spill. If you're interested in helping and lack the necessary title to enter, check in periodically to track the progress of higher-ranked hunters and see when you'll be able to enter the Toxic Spill.
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====Hunting strategies for the Toxic Spill====
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==== Festive Supplies, Gift Baskets, Kits, and Skins! ====
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The King has assembled a variety of supply kits and baskets to give you a jump start on the Great Winter Hunt!
  
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Thanks to the early efforts of Digby Scientists, the King and Larry were able to gain valuable insight on how to hunt the mice at the Toxic Spill. Their findings include a distinct weakness to hydro traps, as well as a new type of bait called Rancid Radioactive Blue. Rancid Radioactive Blue is a more pungent version of Radioactive Blue and can be made my smashing Radioactive Blue to obtain its curd and combining two curds with Radioactive Sludge and Ionized Salt. Alternatively, the keeper at the Cheese Shoppe will sell you Rancid Radioactive Blue, so long as you provide him some regular Radioactive Blue, Radioactive Sludge, and some gold to cover the cost of Ionized Salt.<br/><br/>
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No matter how you obtain your bait, you'll want to arm your absolutely strongest hydro trap. The polluted mice at the Toxic Spill seem to only be weakened with a healthy dose of water, making all other power types ineffective.
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Golem Gang Bundle'''<br>Golems, Pecorino, Charms, and more! (Limit 3)
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''500 Pecan Pecorino Cheese'''<br>Gather Golem Parts!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''500 Glazed Pecan Pecorino'''<br>Unique event mice!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''3 Magical Holiday Hat'''<br>Enhanced Golem rewards!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''25 Festive Jingle Bells'''<br>Speed up your golems!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Snowball Showdown Dust'''<br>Amp up showdown rewards
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Winter Taiga Gift Basket'''<br>Great gift!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Winter Taiga Small Supply Kit'''<br>Jump start festivities!
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====Collecting and refining Crude Pollutinum====
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While hunting at the Toxic Spill you'll likely come across the unique item Crude Pollutinum. This gooey resource can be refined into a more useful item simply called Pollutinum. The refined version is undoubtedly a much more useful item for crafting that has hunters across the Kingdom excited about its possible use. The King's trapsmith is tinkering with Pollutinum to create a new base, while Mustachio is interested in how it could be used to create charms. Some hunters interested in cosmetics are exploring how to create unique trap skins with Pollutinum.<br/><br/>
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On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the Great Winter Hunt event will enter its shutdown phase. At this time, Pecan Pecorino and Golem Parts will no longer be found as loot drops. Forges will still work at the Golem Workshop and Cannons can still be fired at the Ice Fortress but Compressed Cinnamon will no longer drop in Cinnamon Hill.</div>
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An important word of caution: Refining Crude Pollutinum is a process to dangerous to attempt while a Toxic Spill is actively raising the levels of radiation in the Kingdom; You'll need to wait until the Toxic Spill is entirely cleaned before you can refine Crude Pollutinum into it's more useful refined state.<br/><br/>
 
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Finally, in order to safely store Crude Pollutinum in your inventory, each hunter has been given a containment barrel from the King capable of holding 200 units of Crude Pollutinum. Larger barrels can be crafted with scraps found in the Toxic Spill, allowing you to store more Crude Pollutinum each time a Toxic Spill occurs.
 
  
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To help equip hunters, the King has assembled various supplies and two kits using the Kingdom's reserve of Radioactive Curd and Sludge.<br/><br/>
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'''Pollution Control Supply Kit'''<br/>
 
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'''Rancid Radioactive Blue'''<br/>
 
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Hunters can continue to send out Snow Golems until the event ends completely.
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After the event ends, the following items will melt away and be removed from your inventory:
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*Magical Holiday Scarf
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Pollution levels outside the lab are rising! Digby Scientists predict that a deadly toxic spill is imminent!
 
  
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The Laboratory has long been entirely overrun with mice, however, Digby Scientists are now reporting that the infestation is beginning to affect more than just the Lab. The waste outflow pipes that pour into the Burroughs River have had their filtration system chewed through by mice, making them much less reliable.<br/><br/> Without a properly functioning filtration system, the pollutants generated at the Lab are slowly building up in the river opening, forming a delta of radioactive waste. The scientists at Digby are predicting that once this pollution reaches a critical mass, a massive toxic spill will occur!
 
  
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A small team of brave scientists from Digby ventured into the Laboratory to investigate the potential effects of pollution entering the Burroughs river on mice in the area. A few experiments later, their most-feared hypothesis was proven true: The toxic waste has dastardly effects on mice, increasing their size and strength, while others gain new found powers! The toxic environment also appears to make the mice extremely aggressive, making them a serious threat to the safety of the Kingdom.<br/><br/>With no doubt in the scientists' minds that a toxic spill is imminent, the King has called upon experienced hunters to stand at the ready and brace themselves to hunt mice at the toxic spill.<br/><br/>
 
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Although the scientists are not positive how severe the toxic spill may be, the King is asking for hunters with the title of Hero all the way to Archduke to be at the ready.<br/><br/>
 
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Digby scientists have not finished their investigation, but they're able to share one preliminary finding that may help hunters prepare for the imminent toxic spill: Mice exposed to the toxic waste can be lured closer by extremely radioactive and rancid items. Although standard Radioactive Blue Cheese has not proven effective, they're confident that should a more rancid variety of this cheese be crafted, it would be extremely effective.<br/><br/>
 
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-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
 
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The second season of the Relic Hunter and treasure hunting has begun! A new reward now awaits those who complete treasure maps!
 
  
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With season two now started, completing a treasure map now awards a "Season Two" chest. You'll also notice any treasure chests you have in your inventory now carry with them the label of "Season One". These two types of chests contain similar items, however, the Season Two chests contain a new Limited Edition trap in place of the Ancient Gauntlet Trap.<br/><br/>Season One Treasure Chests still have a chance to drop the Ancient Gauntlet Trap, however, these chests are now no longer obtainable.
 
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Every Season Two Treasure Chest has a chance of containing the new Limited Edition Chesla's Revenge trap. This new tactical trap boasts good hunting prowess as well as a special use in Zugzwang's Seasonal Garden. The electric energy in Chesla's Revenge has a unique effect on your Tower Amplifier, resulting in an occasional boost in amplifier power. This boost also stacks with the effect of an Amplifier Charm, charging your Amplifier quicker than ever!
 
  
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Looking to boost the rewards found in Treasure Chests, including improving the odds of discovering rare items? Rare Map Dust is carefully scraped from an old, rare map, and instantly transforms a map into a rare one! The difficulty of the map does not increase, only the delicious loot! Rare Map Dust can be purchased with gold from the [{{MHdomain}}/canvas/trade.php Marketplace], occasionally found when opening a treasure map scroll case, or purchased from the [{{MHdomain}}/canvas/buy.php SUPER|brie+ shop].<br/>
 
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 10 December 2025

For older updates, visit the Archive.

The Great Winter Hunt Returns!

9 December 2025

Start sending golems to collect loot

Visit the Great Winter Taiga and Confront the Frost King once again

The Frost King's Latest Attack

The return of wintry weather has once again allowed the Frost King to construct his massive Ice Fortress. Hunters will need to smash their way through the Frost King's protective ice shield in order to end his plan to plunge Gnawnia into perpetual winter.

Visit the Great Winter Taiga to find magical snow golems that are perfect for collecting all sorts of resources! Along with useful hunting supplies, your golems can collect powerful Hailstones to smash through the Ice Fortress' shield.

Collect Pecan Pecorino to loot Golem Parts Forge more Golem Parts at the Workshop
Send Golems out to collect loot and Hailstones Fire Hailstones at the fortress to stop the Frost King
25 Festive Jingle Bells
Instantly return a golem! 		Magical Holiday Hat
+3 loot to ANY level golem!
Collect the Frost King's Magical Holiday Scarf to construct an especially rewarding golem!

Uncork Festive Spirit

When all the warm and fuzzy feelings from the holiday season are condensed and coalesced by a crisp north wind it produces this truly miraculous vapour that is believed to be the physical manifestation of joy itself.

Double Compressed Cinnamon anytime a mouse drops it!

+1 progress to all active forges in the Golem Workshop!

+1 shield damage when any cannon is fired (for a possible max of four)

Conjures 1 Throwable Snowball each and every hunt!

Double loot drops of a wide variety of festive-themed items at the Taiga!

You can obtain Festive Spirit by hunting with standard cheese, completing Naughty Maps, opening doors on your Advent Calendar, and by purchasing it from the Premium Shop.

25 Festive Spirit
More loot! 		100 Festive Spirit
Storm the Ice Fortress!
Festive Spirit will double the following items dropped by mice in the Great Winter Taiga:
Animated Snow Compressed Cinnamon Pecan Pecorino Reinforced Ice Shards Winter Hunt Gift Boxes Throwable Snowballs
Festive Jingle Bells Gift Wrapped Charms All types of Snowball Charms Festive Ultimate series charms Ultimate Charms


Festive Spirit will not double the following items dropped by mice:

Golem Parts

Magical Holiday Hat

Magical Holiday Scarf

Festive Spirit itself

New Festive Rewards

Each time you claim a golem reward, you'll progress a reward track to earn bonus rewards including two new pieces of Limited Edition hunting equipment.

(NEW) Storm Condenser Base

Limited Edition
While armed at Moussu Picchu, prevents the weather from intensifying!

Claimed from the Reward Track

(NEW) Steam AugerBot 3000

Limited Edition
While hunting at the Iceberg, has a chance of doubling your forward progress!

Claimed from the Reward Track

(NEW) Cozy Chalet Journal Theme

A new journal theme to keep keep your Hunter's Journal cozy and warm!

Adventure Reward

(NEW) Golden Winter Hunt Gift Box

Winter Aura Reward
Hunters ranked Viceroy and up will occasionally receive a Golden Winter Hunt Gift Box from their Winter Aura instead of the regular Orange Gift Box!

Viceroy+ Loot Drop

New Festive Trap Skins in the Premium Shop

The Premium Shop is stocked with four new festive trap skins! Visit the Premium Shop to see the new skins as well as a convenient bundle that includes all of them along with some bonus items.

Winter Taiga Trap Skin Bundle
Skins, Throwable Snowballs, Showdown Dust!

Festive Activities

The Great Winter Hunt is one of the biggest events of the year and there's so much more than golems. Hunt with friends to complete Nice and Naughty List Treasure Maps, reveal loot and prizes in the Snowball Showdown, leave something special under a friend's profile tree, and so much more! To help keep tabs on when things are happening, a calendar can be viewed via the heads-up display at the Great Winter Taiga.

Reminder: Each Gnawnian Day begins at midnight UTC

Stuck Snowball Sundays

Stuck Snowball mice will drop a quantity of Throwable Snowballs or Super Snowball Charms equal to the number of Stuck Snowball mice you've captured during this year's event.

Animated Snow Storm

During the 48 hour storm, all mice in the taiga will drop Animated Snow with the Snowflake, Glazy, and Joy mice dropping the most.

Grand Gift Opening Ceremony

Players can leave gifts under profile trees up until the ceremony on December 18. Once the ceremony is held, gifts can be opened but no longer sent.

New Year's Celebration

Keep an eye out for an update on December 30 at approximately 4:00pm UTC to start the New Year's celebration! There will be a map to complete and new rewards to earn!

Naughty and Nice Lists

Visit a Cartographer anywhere in the taiga to start one of these festive maps!

Snowball Showdown

Reveal festive rewards including golem parts, charms, and more in this classic game!

Festive Supplies, Gift Baskets, Kits, and Skins!

The King has assembled a variety of supply kits and baskets to give you a jump start on the Great Winter Hunt!

Golem Body Builder Bundle
Get huge gains with one entire golem! (Limit 1) 		Animated Snowball Starter Bundle
Arm yourself with snowballs! (Limit 3)
Golem Gang Bundle
Golems, Pecorino, Charms, and more! (Limit 3) 		100 Festive Spirit
Super charge the Taiga!
500 Pecan Pecorino Cheese
Gather Golem Parts! 		500 Glazed Pecan Pecorino
Unique event mice!
3 Magical Holiday Hat
Enhanced Golem rewards! 		25 Festive Jingle Bells
Speed up your golems!
Snowball Showdown Dust
Amp up showdown rewards 		Winter Taiga Gift Basket
Great gift!
Winter Taiga Small Supply Kit
Jump start festivities! 		Winter Taiga Large Supply Kit
Stock up!
The Great Winter Hunt will enter shutdown phase on
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the Great Winter Hunt event will enter its shutdown phase. At this time, Pecan Pecorino and Golem Parts will no longer be found as loot drops. Forges will still work at the Golem Workshop and Cannons can still be fired at the Ice Fortress but Compressed Cinnamon will no longer drop in Cinnamon Hill.


The Great Winter Hunt will end completely on
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Hunters can continue to send out Snow Golems until the event ends completely.

After the event ends, the following items will melt away and be removed from your inventory:

  • Golem Parts
  • Animated Snow
  • Reinforced Ice Shards
  • Compressed Cinnamon
  • Hailstones
  • Firework Sugar Cookies
  • Magical Holiday Scarf
  • Golem Gift Box
Make sure to use up all of these resources before January 13!


Travel to the Great Winter Taiga!

-- Dave Vanderburg



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