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Revision as of 15:27, 2 July 2022
| Sand Dunes | |
|---|---|
| Region: Sandtail Desert | |
| Minimum Rank: | Baron/Baroness |
| Travel Requirement: | Living Garden Key |
| Required Power Type: | Shadow |
| Required Cheese: | Dewthief Camembert |
| Recommended Charms: | See Minigame |
| Number of Mice: | 6 |
| Shops: | Charm Shoppe Cheese Shoppe General Store Trapsmith |
| Lose Gold: | Yes |
| Lose Points: | Yes |
| Lose Cheese: | Yes |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2012 |
| Food in the desert is so scare that there is fierce competition between mice over it. Watch out for the vicious grublings in this area, who hoard food and Garden Essences like no other mouse! | |
Overview
Sand Dunes is a hunting location in Sandtail Desert region.
Living Garden, Lost City, Sand Dunes, Twisted Garden, Cursed City, and Sand Crypts are 6 connected hunting locations, forming the Living Garden complex.
They require the minimum rank of Baron/Baroness and the Living Garden Key to access.
Sand Dunes can only be traveled to when the Hunter's map is in Normal state.
Normal World and Twisted World
At a time, among 6 hunting locations in the Living Garden complex, only 3 can be traveled to. This depends on whether the Hunter's map is in Normal or Twisted state:
- Normal state: Living Garden, Lost City, and Sand Dunes are accessible
- Twisted state: Twisted Garden, Cursed City, and Sand Crypts are accessible
The map state can be changed from Normal to Twisted by:
- Catching a Carmine the Apothecary in Living Garden
- Doing so will generate a journal entry:
- On catching Carmine the Apothecary, a light flashes and a spell she had prepared in advance erupts! Nightmarish tendrils of dark smoke burst from the ground around me, and before I knew it the world had changed before my very eyes into a wild and twisted version of itself.
- I can feel this world itself attempting to reject me and send me back, but I must stay as long as I am able to find out what Carmine is doing in this hidden, dark place.
The map state can be changed from Twisted to Normal by either:
- Using any cheese other than Duskshade Camembert or Lunaria Camembert in Twisted Garden
- Using any cheese other than Graveblossom Camembert in Cursed City
- Using any cheese other than Graveblossom Camembert in Sand Crypts
- Doing any of the actions above will generate a journal entry:
- Almost as if an illusion suddenly shattered, the world around me snaps back to normal. Using X Cheese has brought me back to the normal world.
The Living Garden Sequence
In the Living Garden complex, the Hunter follows 6 main steps in sequence.
Step 2b can be done in Sand Dunes.
Grubling Stampede Minigame
In Sand Dunes, the Grubling Stampede mechanics are in effect:
- The Stampede state can be Active or Inactive.
- The state is Inactive when the Hunter visits Sand Dunes for the first time.
- The state has a chance to be changed from Inactive to Active after every hunt.
- This chance can be boosted to 100% upon catching a mouse by arming a Grubling Bonanza Charm.
- When the Stampede activates, it generates a journal entry:
- It's a stampede! Grubling Mice are running wild for 15 more hunts!
- The state will change back to Inactive after 15 hunts in Sand Dunes.
- When the Stampede ends, it generates a journal entry:
- Aw, the Grubling stampede is over. Next time, Grublings!
- I guess Grubling Chow Charms won't be needed until the next stampede!
- When the Stampede state is Active, arming Grubling Chow Charm will add Grubling Mouse to attraction pool.
Heads-Up Display
The Hunter can access and track the following in the HUD:
Mice
All mice found in the Sand Dunes are part of the Sand Dunes Mice group.
Only Shadow power type is effective against the mice here.
Mice here requires Dewthief Camembert to attract.
Grubling Mouse can only be attracted with Grubling Chow Charm when a Grubling Stampede is active.
Mice here can drop Duskshade Petal which can be used to purchase Duskshade Camembert to use in Living Garden and Twisted Garden.
| Mouse | Points | Gold | Loot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunehopper | 13,500 | 1,650 | Aleth Essence Ber Essence Cynd Essence Duskshade Petal |
| Grubling Requires Grubling Stampede and Grubling Chow Charm |
14,500 | 2,400 | Cynd Essence Duskshade Petal |
| Grubling Herder | 15,675 | 825 | Aleth Essence Ber Essence Duskshade Petal |
| Quesodillo | 15,750 | 950 | Aleth Essence Ber Essence Duskshade Petal |
| Sand Pilgrim | 13,250 | 1,150 | Aleth Essence Duskshade Petal |
| Spiky Devil | 14,500 | 2,600 | Ber Essence Duskshade Petal |
Hunting Strategy
Hunting Tips by Larry
I hope you managed to build up a large collection of Dewthief Camembert, hunter. The mice in these dunes don't seem to like anything else! And be sure to arm your most powerful Shadow trap, as not only will delicious Dewthief attract the mice, but so will the promise of shade from the sun.
There's a lot of competition for food here in the empty desert, and the top competitor is the Grubling Mouse. They dash from food source to food source, gobbling up anything they can find when they get there.
You can take advantage of this by purchasing and using Grubling Chow Charms when there's a grubling warning in effect. Catching Grublings will help you immensely, since they tend to hoard Garden Essences in their attempts to find food.
Or is there perhaps a more sinister reason...?
Adventure Book
- The Hunter can complete the Obtain a Rift Detector adventure in Sand Dunes.
- The Hunter can complete some steps of the Defeat Twisted Carmine adventure in Sand Dunes.
Location-Specific Effects
Bases
- Aurora Base - has a chance to generate a random Garden Essence
- Hothouse Base - doubles the range of Duskshade Petal dropped by mice
- Living Base - doubles the range of Duskshade Petal dropped by mice
- Desert Heater Base - consumes a Flameshard per hunt to generate a random Sandtail Desert item per mouse catch
Charms
- Grubling Bonanza Charm - triggers a Grubbling stampede for 15 hunts upon catching a mouse, if it is not already active
- Grubling Chow Charm - adds Grubling Mouse to the attraction pool during Grubbling stampede
Shops
These are the shops found in Sand Dunes.
Charm Shoppe
| Item | Cost | Requirement | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charmbit | 25 gold | None | 20 gold |
| Grubling Chow Charm | 350 gold 1 Aleth Essence |
None | N/A |
| Epic Orb | 125,000 gold | None | 125,000 gold |
| Aromatic Oil | 1,000,000 gold | None | 1,000,000 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 |
Cheese Shoppe
| Item | Cost | Requirement | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewthief Camembert | 750 gold 1 Dewthief Petal |
None | N/A |
| Dewthief Camembert 4-Pack | 3,000 gold 3 Dewthief Petal 1 Magic Essence |
None | N/A |
| Duskshade Camembert | 1,100 gold 1 Duskshade Petal 1 Dreamfluff Herbs |
None | N/A |
| Duskshade Camembert 4-Pack | 4,400 gold 3 Duskshade Petal 3 Dreamfluff Herbs 1 Magic Essence |
None | N/A |
| Graveblossom Camembert | 1,500 gold 1 Graveblossom Petal |
None | N/A |
| Graveblossom Camembert 4-Pack | 6,000 gold 3 Graveblossom Petal 1 Magic Essence |
None | N/A |
| Lunaria Camembert | 1,775 gold 1 Lunaria Petal 1 Plumepearl Herbs |
None | N/A |
| Lunaria Camembert 4-Pack | 7,100 gold 3 Lunaria Petal 3 Plumepearl Herbs 1 Magic Essence |
None | N/A |
| Swiss Cheese | 100 gold | None | 100 gold |
| Brie Cheese | 200 gold | None | 200 gold |
| Gouda Cheese | 600 gold | None | 600 gold |
General Store
| Item | Cost | Requirement | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curds and Whey | 12 gold | None | 3 gold |
| Ionized Salt | 450 gold | None | 150 gold |
| Essence Prism | 500 gold | None | 500 gold |
| Plant Pot | 900 gold | None | 900 gold |
Trapsmith
| Item | Cost | Requirement | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soiled Base | 1 Fel Essence 1 Gur Essence 1 Hix Essence 3 Fresh Twisted Garden Soil 1 Dewthief Petal 1 Duskshade Petal 1 Graveblossom Petal 1 Lunaria Petal |
None | N/A |
| Rift Base | 7,500,000 gold 1 Rift Crystal 1 Rift Mist 1 Rift Stars |
None | N/A |
| Item | Power Type | Cost | Requirement | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantasmic Oasis Trap | Hydro | 3,000,000 gold 1 Est Essence 1 Fel Essence 1 Icuri Essence 1 Oasis Water Node Trap |
None | N/A |
| Clockwork Portal Trap | Shadow | 4,000,000 gold 1 Fel Essence 1 Icuri Essence 1 Clockapult of Time |
None | N/A |
| Grand Arcanum Trap | Arcane | 4,900,000 gold 1 Gur Essence 1 Icuri Essence 1 Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery |
None | N/A |
History and Trivia
- 14 November 2012: The Sand Dunes was opened alongside with other locations in Living Garden complex in Sandtail Desert region.
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