Patch Notes/Archive/2022/December

Patch Notes for December 9, 2022

We've increased the collection rate of Golem Parts and also adjusted which mice can appear on Nice and Naughty List Treasure Maps. We understand that changing details of an event after it begins can cause frustration, especially for hunters who recently opened a map. Thank you for your understanding!

For context on what prompted the need for map changes: Late during the event's development and playtesting an issue unrelated to Treasure Maps resulted in many mice needing to have their encounter rates and roles adjusted. At the time these changes were made Treasure Maps had already been put together and we neglected to revisit maps to take into account the changes to various mice.

We will continue to keep a close eye on feedback from players and suggestions for how we can approach Treasure Maps in 2023 should the Great Winter Hunt have a similar format. Your input, suggestions, and ideas are always great inspiration.

Golem Part Drop Changes

• Increased drop rate of all Golem Parts in Cinnamon Hill, Golem Workshop, and Ice Fortress

Nice List Updates

• Going forward, the following mice will no longer appear on Nice List Treasure Maps
  • The Great Giftnapper Mouse
  • Ol' King Coal Mouse
• Going forward, the Toy Tinkerer Mouse can now appear on Nice List Treasure Maps

Naughty List Updates

• Going forward, the following mice will no longer appear on Naughty List Treasure Maps
  • Double Black Diamond Racer
  • Free Skiing Mouse
  • Iceberg Sculptor Mouse
• Going forward, Toy Tinkerer, Borean Commander, and Glacia Ice Fist mice can now appear on Naughty List Treasure Maps
• Going forward, Naughty Lists will now contain one fewer mouse from the Ice Fortress and one additional mouse from the Golem Workshop

Note: Mice which no longer appear on maps cannot be removed or marked as captured on maps that were opened before this change was applied. As of this patch note's posting, newly opened maps will reflect these changes.

-- Dave Vanderburg

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Patch Notes for December 7, 2022 (#2)

• Naughty List Treasure Maps now require one fewer mouse from the Ice Fortress and one more mouse from the Golem Workshop
• Going forward, the following mice will no longer appear on Naughty List Treasure Maps
  • Rainbow Racer Mouse
  • The Great Giftnapper Mouse
  • Ol' King Coal Mouse
  • Mad Elf Mouse
  • Tundra Huntress

Note: These mice will NOT be removed or marked as captured on maps that were opened before this change was applied.

-- Dave Vanderburg

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Patch Notes for December 7, 2022

• Revised difficulty level of Ol’ King Coal (was missed during initial re-balancing of other Great Winter Hunt mice)
• The Icy RhinoBot, Winter Clockapult, Fluffy DeathBot, and Grungy DeathBot premium items are temporarily unavailable for iOS and Android while we work out an issue
• Fixed incorrect description for Queso Cannonstorm Base regarding how loot is obtained (direct-to-inventory rather than as mouse loot)
• Corrected suggestion of Angel of Apprehension Trap Skin for its intended trap (Circlet of Pursuing Trap) which affected some mobile views
• Fixed weirdly blurry Golem Exploration & Upgrade popup in some browsers

-- Giorgio 😎 Sintichakis

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Patch Notes for December 6, 2022

Content Updates and Changes

• Revised description, as well as points, gold, and wisdom rewards for most Great Winter Hunt mice to be inline with their role and difficulty level for this year's Great Winter Hunt event
• Mad Elf mice now have the same power type weaknesses as all other Great Winter Hunt mice
• Novice Starter Kit is no longer listed on the Marketplace and has had its description updated to indicate it will not reward a 500lbs. Spiked Crusher if the hunter opening the kit already owns one
• Stolen Birthday Gifts no longer have a chance of containing an Explosive Base to prevent hunters who already own an Explosive Base from possibly receiving nothing when opening the gift
• Updated contents of Orange Winter Hunt Gift Boxes to add a chance of receiving Folklore Forest materials and items
• Various event cheeses used during previous Great Winter Hunt events now have a 90% base attraction rate at all times of the year (Arctic Asiago, Festive Feta, Gingerbread, Nutmeg, Seasoned Gouda, and Snowball Bocconcini Cheese)
• Profile gifts may now only be left under the tree of friends and teammates
• The wrapping cost of profile gifts is now 10,000 gold per gift to slightly discourage a few scrooge-like hunters who send out massive quantities of thoughtless gifts and think of profiteering instead of gifting
• Let it Snow Charms can now be smashed with the Hunter's Hammer to convert them into Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese
• Winter Charms can now be smashed with the Hunter's Hammer to convert them into Pecan Pecorino Cheese
• Festive Anchoring Charms can now be smashed with the Hunter's Hammer to convert them into Empowered Anchoring Charms
• Passing Parcels are being phased out and can no longer be obtained but any in the possession of hunters can still be sent out via supply transfer
• Frozen Fromage has had its description updated and may now be thawed by hunters even if they do not have the 12 lights obtained during the 2010 Great Winter Hunt
• The Queso Fount Trap, Gouging Geyserite Trap, and Smoldering Stone Sentinel Trap now require completion of the Slay The Geyser Dragon adventure before they can be purchased from the Queso Geyser Trapsmith
• Queso Thermal Springs, Thermal Chisel, and Geyser Smolder Stones can now be smashed with the Hunter's Hammer to convert them into Solidified Amber Queso

Bug Fixes

• Iceberg success journal entry now correctly reads "[...]are three bonus chests!" instead of "[...]is three bonus chests!"
• Corrected the high resolution image for Iceberg Claw Crate (was incorrectly displayed as the Furoma Claw Crate)
• Corrected spelling of "seafaring" in description of Galleon Gouda
• Bait now correctly disarms after publishing a Blank Page at the Table of Contents if the hunter has chosen to have bait automatically disarmed
• Removed extra space in Table of Contents end of writing journal entry ("[...]disarmed by bait ," now reads as "[...]disarmed by bait,")
• Updated description of the Spotlight Enchantment upgrade in Fort Rox to mention its doubling effect on Moon Cheese
• Updated description of King's Calibrator to no longer mention which section of the inventory its located in for consistency across browser and mobile
• Fixed incorrect tag for Curse Breaker Base causing "Lost City" to appear twice in the Trap Selector "Show" dropdown
• Fixed incorrect tag for Smelly Sodium Base causing "Sand Dunes" to appear twice in the Trap Selector "Show" dropdown
• Corrected high resolution image for SUPER|brie+ Supply Pack (was incorrectly using an image of SUPER|brie+)
• Antiskele Charms now repel Skeleton Mice while hunting with Undead String Emmental

-- Dave Vanderburg

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Patch Notes for December 5, 2022

• Fixed a Hunter’s Horn message that would report a friend taking hunters on a hunt longer than fifteen minutes ago

-- Andrew Stevenson 🤖

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Patch Notes for December 2, 2022

• Fixed issue with Advent Chocolate image missing from mobile journal entry (will apply to future calendar claims only)

-- Giorgio 😎 Sintichakis

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