Timeline

The Timeline article keeps track of the various game elements that have been introduced into the world of MouseHunt over time, allowing players a glimpse of how things have progressed since the game was launched.

2010

June

• 21: The Marketplace reopens, allowing hunters to buy and sell SUPER|brie+, Maki, and Moon cheeses.
• 19: The first ever sale on SUPER|brie+ takes place all weekend, with prices reduced by 15% in recognition of Father's Day.
• 15: The King granted hunters permission to use the Gauntlet Potion Tier 2, allowing them to advance to Tier 2 of the King's Gauntlet.
• 15: Bandit, Escape Artist, Impersonator, Lockpick, Rogue and Stealth mice are made available.
• 11: Master Burglar mice started to show up in the Bazaar location.
• 08: The King's Gauntlet location is released along with 34 mice in it in practice 6 of them were available (Clockwork Samurai, Hapless Marionette, Puppet Master, Sock Puppet Ghost, Toy Sylvan, Wound Up White). Longtail, Flying and Master Burglar mice are released in the Town of Gnawnia.
• 08: The Bamboozler Base becomes available for purchase at the Training Grounds Trapsmith.
• 08: MouseHunt major update to version 3.0 (Longtail) occured on this day. All of the current data was transferred with the exception of the Hunter's Journal and Corkboards. MouseHunt was down from 8:00 to 22:00 EST (13:00 to 03:00 GMT). The SUPER brie+ Trade request system, as well as Facebook Credits, Cherry Credits, Rixty, and offers were disabled temporarily. Journals and cork boards were erased, but functioned normally. Tournaments and tournament teams were disabled. Many pages were completely reworked. Mouse Power types were removed. The functionality of the Give To Friends page was expanded. Many other major and minor changes occurred.

May

• 25: The number of Vanilla Beans needed to craft Vanilla Stilton when using Magic Essence is increased from one to five.
• 17: Balack the Banished, Brimstone, Davy Jones, Derr Lich, Elub Lich, Enslaved Spirit, Nerg Lich, Pigmy Swarm, Riptide and Twisted Fiend mice are released.
• 17: Vanilla Stilton and Vengeful Vanilla Stilton cheese are introduced.
• 17: The Balack's Cove location is released in the Tribal Isles.
• 17: Whelpling, Draconic Warden and Dragon mice begin dropping Dragon Embers in the Dracano.
• 17: The Cape Clawed General Store begins selling Antique Lanterns.
• 14: The Cape Clawed General Store begins selling Ionized Salt.
• 07: Messages relating to Balack the Betrayed begin to appear in the news ticker.
• 07: Mice in the Jungle of Dread drop up to two Fire Salt all day.

April

• 30: The Student Mice of the Dojo are extra attracted to Maki cheese all weekend.
• 23: The Keeper's Candle begins to burn unusually brightly, causing the Forbidden Grove to remain open for extended periods of time over the weekend.
• 15: The drop rate of Radioactive Blue Cheese Curd Potions in the Laboratory is increased for one day.

March

• 31: The Harbour General Store sells Time Out Upgrade, Chrome Nanite Coating and Superstar Nanny Glasses for a limited time.
• 31: The MouseHunt Birthday II event ends.
• 24: Nannybot becomes smashable, yielding Nannybot Parts that can be used to craft the Chrome Nannybot.
• 24: Limelight cheese is introduced.
• 24: Big Bad Burroughs mice drop the Monolith Base and Superstar Nanny Glasses.
• 24: Nugget, Core Sample, Rock Muncher, Industrious Digger, Stone Cutter, Demolitions, Miner, Lambent Crystal, Itty-Bitty Burroughs, Subterranean, and Big Bad Burroughs mice are released in the Town of Digby.
• 21: Present mice appear in Great Gnarled Tree.
• 16: Silth mice are released, dropping Chrome Nanite Coating.
• 16: Curious Chemist mice are released, dropping Wicked Gnarly Cheese Curd Potion.
• 09: Dojo Sensei mice are released, dropping the Time Out Upgrade and blueprints to craft the Onyx Mallet.
• 07: Present, Birthday and Rockstar begin to drop Stolen Birthday Gifts. Birthday mice also drop Plush Terrible Twos Mouse.
• 07: Rockstar mice have now been spotted in Digby, the Training Grounds and around Cape Clawed.
• 05: Terrible Twos mice are released in the Training Grounds.
• 05: Terrible Twos begin to drop Chocolate Birthday Cake Base in the Meadow.
• 02: Terrible Twos mice are released in the Meadow.
• 02: Birthday, Present and Rockstar mice appear in Town of Gnawnia carrying loot for building Nannybot.
• 02: The MouseHunt Birthday II event starts.

February

• 25: First hunter achieves Count rank on the Scoreboard.
• 22: Dumpling Chef mice are released in the Training Grounds.
• 22: Tiger Heart Chest can now be opened.
• 22: Heart of the Tiger event ends, and Gift Shoppe closes.
• 19: Glitchpaw mice were re-released in few locations.
• 16: First hunter achieves Countess rank on the Scoreboard.
• 14: Cupid mice begin to drop Heart Keys in Heart of the Tiger Party
• 14: Tiger mice are released in Heart of the Tiger Party and begin to drop Tiger Keys.
• 12: Chinese Knot, Cinnahearts, Not So Secret Admirer Bunny, Plush Tiger, Soggy Fireworks, and Valentine Restraining Order are now for sale in Gift Shoppe.
• 12: Red Envelope mice are released and begin to drop Tiger Heart Chests and Satchels of Gold
• 09: Gift Shoppe reopens, selling Bow and Arrow, Candygram, Crush, Dumplings, Gold Tiger Statue, and Paper Dragon Mask.
• 09: The Heart of the Tiger Valentine's Day/Lunar New Years 2010 event started.
• 09: Costumed Tiger, Dumpling Chef, Romeno, and Romeo mice are released.
• 09: Heart of the Tiger Party is available as a travel location.

January

• 14: Hope mice are released.
• 05: Frosty Snow and Frozen mice are released in the Mountain.
• 04: Ronza departs.

• 02: Christmas Tree mice in the Harbour begin to drop Gingerbread Base Blueprints and Gingerbread House Plans

• 02: Festive Comet melts and the Festive Gift Shoppe closes. But hunters will still be able to claim their reward for the 12 Days 'til Christmas event.

• 02: The Great Winter Hunt '09 ends.

2009

December

• 30: New Year's mice are released in Ronza's Traveling Shoppe.

• 30: Ronza's Traveling Shoppe sells the 2010 Blastoff Trap and the Firecracker Base.

• 28: Ronza's Traveling Shoppe sells the Chrome DrillBot.

• 23: Ronza's Traveling Shoppe sells Splintered Wood, the Candy Cane Base and the Snowglobe Trap.

• 23: Ronza returns to Gnawnia.

• 23: Larry allows players to exchange the 12 loot items from the 12 Days 'til Christmas event for the Christmas Cracker Trap or 10 SUPER|brie+ each.

• 23: Christmas Tree, Gargoyle, Scrooge, and Toy mice start dropping Twelve Liters of Egg Nog as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 22: MouseHunt featured on Toronto news, check out the video here: http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip248685#clip248685.

• 22: Swiss, Brie, Mistletoe, Mouse Macaroon, and Sleigh Bell are no longer sold in the Festive Gift Shoppe.

• 22: Reindeer Slippers, Yule Log, Festive Restraining Order, Toy Ronza Ship, and Gold Brick are now for sale in the Festive Gift Shoppe.

• 22: Christmas Tree and Frozen mice start dropping Eleven Coloured Lights as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 22: Frozen, Toy, and Frosty Snow mice are released.

• 21: Hydra and Candy Cane mice start dropping Ten Candy Canes as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 20: Centaur and Present mice start dropping Nine Reindeer Antlers as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 19: Elf and Dwarf mice start dropping Eight Elf Shoes as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 19: Elf mice are released again.

• 18: Present and Bear mice start dropping Seven Gingerbread Mice as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 17: Nutcracker and Abominable Snow mice start dropping Six Snow Balls as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 16: Treant and Ornament mice start dropping Five Ornaments as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 15: Mouse Macaroon, Itchy Sweater, Petrified Fruitcake, Sleigh Bell, Wreath and Slap Cat are now for sale in the Festive Gift Shoppe.

• 15: Gouda, Christmas Coal and Posing Mouse Action Figure are no longer sold in the Festive Gift Shoppe.

• 15: Stocking and Troll mice start dropping Four Festive Stockings as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 14: Christmas Tree and Abominable Snow mice start dropping Three Santa Hats as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 13: Dwarf and Present mice start dropping Two Festive Mitts as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 12: White and Candy Cane mice start dropping One Droid Action Figure as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 12: 12 Days 'til Christmas.

• 12: Christmas Tree mice start dropping Gingerbread Base Blueprints in the Festive Comet.

• 09: Santa Bear introduced as one of the items that can be unwrapped from Slightly Smaller Gifts.

• 09: Ornament mice start dropping Gingerbread Base Blueprints as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 08: Worker mice start dropping Gingerbread House Plans as loot in the Festive Comet.

• 08: The Gifts Tab was introduced.

• 03: Festive Gift Shoppe opens, selling Brie, Swiss, Gouda, Christmas Coal, Greeting Card, Icing Sugar, Mistletoe, Plank of Gingerbread, Posing Mouse Action Figure, Slightly Smaller Gift and Candies.

• 03: The Great Winter Hunt '09 begins.

• 03: Candy Cane, Christmas Tree, Nutcracker, Ornament, Present, Scrooge, and Stocking Mice are released.

• 03: Festive Comet crashes into Gnawnia.

November

• 30: Master of the Dojo mice drop SUPER|brie+ for one day.

• 12: Abominable Snow mice drop SUPER|brie+ for one day.

• 03: Ronza departs.

• 03: The King begins construction of two new structures south of Gnawnia Castle.

October

• 28: Hollowhead mice are re-released.

• 21: MouseHunt hits 50,000+ users online.

• 20: White mice in Ronza's Traveling Shoppe are found to drop Teddy Bears as loot.

• 20: Mice in Ronza's Traveling Shoppe are found to drop Rockforth cheese as loot.

• 20: Giant Speaker, HitGrab Rockin' Horse, Kraken Chaos, Magma Base, and Rainbow Mohawk Wig of Awesomeness available for sale in Ronza's Traveling Shoppe.

• 20: Ronza returns to Gnawnia.

• 19: The Birthday Cake Base, HitGrab Horsey, Polar Base, and PartyBot are given the Limited Edition Shield.

September

• 29: Draconic Warden, Dragon, and Whelpling mice are released.

• 29: The Ice Maiden weapon is released.

• 29: Mysterious Boxes can now be opened.

• 29: The Dracano location is released in the Tribal Isles.

• 24: The High Tension Spring is smashable for a very short amount of time.

• 24: The Draconic Power Type is added to the help tab under Trapsmith.

August

• 27: Crunchy, Gumbo, and Shell crafting formulas expanded to include the option to add Magic Essence, resulting in 20 pieces of the cheese.

• 27: Power and Luck of the RhinoBot are slightly boosted.

• 27: The Tribal Base is released for sale in the Cape Clawed Trapsmith.

• 14: The iTunes mouse is re-released as the Rockstar mouse.

• 12: The first Ancient Box Trap is crafted.

• 11: Chitinous, Fetid Swamp, Giant Snail, Jurassic, Magma Carrier, Primal, Sorcerer, Stonework Warrior, and Terror Knight mice are released.

• 11: The Ancient Torn Blueprint Piece is released for sale in the Cape Clawed General Store.

• 11: The Clockapult of Time weapon is released for sale in the Cape Clawed Trapsmith.

• 11: The Jungle of Dread location is released in the Tribal Isles.

• 10: Elub, Nerg, and Derr Chieftain Mice begin dropping Ancient Frayed, Ripped, and Mangled Blueprint Pieces, respectively.

• 05: Hunter Profile updated to include "Mice Caught" and "Rare Breeds Caught" statistics. The "Mouse Tally" is also reorganized into generic difficulty, from most power to least.

• 03: First hunter achieves Baron rank on the Scoreboard.

July

• 28: Glitchpaw mice are released in the wake of some downtime caused by overloaded catch statistics, and start to drop SUPER|brie+ as loot.

• 26: First hunter achieves Baroness rank on the Scoreboard.

• 23: The first Elub Chieftain mouse is caught.

• 22: The first Aged, Champion, Defender, Derr Chieftain, Elder, Gladiator, Grandfather, Guardian, Nerg Chieftain, Protector and Slayer mice are caught.

• 21: Alchemist, Alnilam, Alnitak, Beast Tamer, Caretaker, Conjurer, Conqueror, Finder, Grunt, Healer, Mintaka, Mystic, Narrator, Pack, Pathfinder, Renegade, Scout, Seer, Soothsayer, Spellbinder, Taleweaver, Trailblazer, Vanquisher, and Wordsmith mice are released.

• 21: Tribal Isles region is released, introducing the locations Cape Clawed, Derr Dunes, Elub Shore, and Nerg Plains.

• 21: Captain mice start dropping Telescopes as loot.

• 21: Shipwrecked mice start dropping Sextants as loot.

• 21: "Hunting tips by Larry" are introduced into the game.

• 21: Venus Mouse Trap, Harpoon Gun, Net Cannon, and Digby DrillBot can now be smashed.

• 20: Bottled mice start dropping Compasses as loot.

• 17: Gouda is introduced as a King's Reward.

June

• 23: Bottled, Cook and Swabbie mice are released in the S.S. Huntington II.

• 22: Champion's Chests and Tournament Tokens are now awarded to the Top 3 and Top 100 teams respectively, in each Tournament.

• 08: Ship Blueprints are released for sale in the Catacombs General Store.

• 04: Briegull, Buccaneer, Captain, Leviathan, Mermaid, Pinchy, Salt Water Snapper, Shelder, Shipwrecked, Siren and Squeaken mice are released in S.S. Huntington II.

• 04: A new region, Rodentia, is released along with a single location, the S.S. Huntington II.

• 04: Hydra mice are released in the Lagoon, dropping Scrap Metal and Ship Blueprints.

May

• 19–20: May Giveaway.

• 13: The Hunting Party feature is released and first tournament is started.

April

• 25: King's Stockade location was discovered.

• 22: Golden Shield becomes available, and Luck now affects loot drops.

• 22: Goblin, Harpy, Troll, and Water Nymph mice are released.

• 22: Fairy mice in the Great Gnarled Tree start dropping the Map of the Lagoon, giving access to the Lagoon.

• 20: MouseHunt hits 40,000+ users online at 5:30PM (GMT).

• 10: Gnarled Cheese Curd Potions introduced as loot drops by Centaur mice in the Great Gnarled Tree.

• 09: Gnarled Cheese Curd Potions introduced as loot drops by Bear and Frog mice in the Great Gnarled Tree.

• 09: Centaur, Fairy, Nomad, Tiger, and Wicked Witch of Whisker Woods mice are released in the Great Gnarled Tree.

• 09: The Venus Mouse Trap weapon is released.

• 09: Cyclops mice in the Calm Clearing start dropping the Gnarled Tree Map Piece, giving access to the Great Gnarled Tree.

• 01: Glitchpaw mice are released.

March

• 31: Bear, Chameleon, Cyclops, Eagle Owl, Elven Princess, Foxy, Frog, Moosker, Shaman, Sylvan, Treant, and Wiggler mice are released.

• 31: Granite mice in the Harbour start dropping the Whisker Woods Clearing Map Piece, giving access to the Calm Clearing.

• 24: Mysterious Boxes introduced as loot drops by Acolyte mice.

• 19: Ancient Cheese Curd Potions introduced as loot drops by Keeper and Scavenger mice.

• 09–13: Ronza's Traveling Shoppe appears, selling Swiss cheese, Splintered Wood, Party Hats, the Birthday Cake Base, the Polar Base, and the HitGrab Horsey.

• 07–09: MouseHunt's Birthday Giveaway.

• 07: Birthday Gifts and Fancy Birthday Gifts can now be unwrapped, introducing Party Hats, the Birthday Cake Base, and the HitGrab Horsey.

• 06: Acolyte, Keeper's Assistant, Lich, Skeleton, and Wight mice are released.

• 04: Gargoyle, Gate Guardian, Gorgon, Reaper, and Spectre mice are released.

• 04: Birthday mice are released, dropping Birthday Gifts and Fancy Birthday Gifts.

February

• 19: The Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery weapon is released.

• 16: MouseHunt hits 30,000+ users online at 4:30 PM (GMT).

• 14–16: Valentine's Giveaway.

• 10: Cupid mice are released.

• 10: First hunter achieves Lord rank on the Scoreboard.

• 10: The Obelisk of Incineration weapon is released.

• 10: The Hunter's Hammer becomes available for use.

• 04: Corrupted Radioactive Blue Potions introduced as loot drops in the Catacombs.

• 04: The Hunter's Hammer appears within the Crafting section but is unavailable for use.

• 04: Golem, Keeper, Ooze, Scavenger, and Spider mice are released.

• 04: The first Tattered Mousoleum Map pieces are repaired by the Cartographer, revealing the new Catacombs location.

• 03: MouseHunt hits 100,000 daily active users.

• 03: The Obelisk of Slumber weapon first appears in the Trapsmith tab. It is revealed a day later at the new Catacombs Trapsmith.

• 02: First hunter achieves Lady rank on the Scoreboard.

January

• 30: Cartographer finishes research on repairing the Tattered Mousoleum Map.

• 29: The Arcane Power Type is added to the help tab under Trapsmith.

• 21: Back Cover of the Torn Pages of Plankrun's Journal first found as loot.

• 14: Nibbler mice are released.

• 07: Torn Pages of Plankrun's Journal first released as loot.

• 05: Ronza's Traveling Shoppe departs.

• 01: New Year's Giveaway ends.

2008

December

• 31: Ronza's Traveling Shoppe appears, selling Swiss cheese, Splintered Wood, and the Polar Base.

• 31: New Year's Giveaway.

• 31: MouseHunt hits 20,000+ users online at 6:00 PM (GMT).

• 25: Gifts and Magically Wrapped Gifts can now be unwrapped, introducing Coal, Hunting Research, and the limited edition Polar Base.

• 22: Monk and Worker mice are released in the Training Grounds and the Dojo.

• 15–19: Ronza's Traveling Shoppe appears, selling Swiss cheese, Splintered Wood, and the limited edition Snow Barrage weapon.

• 11: Satchels of Gold introduced as loot in the Dojo.

• 11: Abominable Snow and Elf mice are released; both drop the regular Gift, with the Elf mice also dropping Magically Wrapped Gifts.

• 09: Combat Research introduced as loot drops in the Dojo.

• 06: Dwarf mice start dropping Splintered Wood in the Mountain.

• 04: The Dehydration Base is released with the introduction of Dehydration Base Blueprints for sale at the Harbour General Store.

• 02: Assassin and Hapless mice start dropping Ambush Trap Blueprints. Droid Parts and Rice Paper are released for sale in the General Stores.

• 02: Travel costs are overhauled and are now relative to a player's current location.

November

• 30: Master of the Dojo mice are found to drop Onyx Stones.

• 27: The Token of the Cheese Belt, Token of the Cheese Claw, and Token of the Cheese Fang are found to be dropped by Student mice.

• 27: The first Shredded Furoma Map Pieces are repaired by the Cartographer, revealing the new Dojo, Meditation Room, and Pinnacle Chamber locations.

• 26: Hapless, Master of the Cheese Belt, Master of the Cheese Claw, Master of the Cheese Fang, Master of the Dojo, Student of the Cheese Belt, Student of the Cheese Claw, and Student of the Cheese Fang mice are released.

• 26: Crafting is launched and Combat, Glutter, Rumble, Susheese, and White Cheddar cheese are announced.

• 26: Burroughs Salmon, Cheesy Fluffs, Curds and Whey, Invisi-glu, Ionized Salt, Nori, Paint-brand Paint, Salt, and Splintered Wood are released for sale in the General Stores.

• 26: General Stores open in the Harbour and the Training Grounds.

• 26: The Bazaar opens in the Burroughs region. It contains two new shops, the Cartographer and the General Store.

• 20: Assassin mice are released.

• 18: The Zugzwang's Last Move weapon is released for sale in the Training Grounds Trapsmith.

• 18: The SUPER|brie+ Trade Request system opens

October

• 30–31: Haunted Giveaway.

• 28: First hunter achieves Knight rank on the Scoreboard.

• 27: The Bottomless Grave weapon is released for sale in the Town of Digby Trapsmith.

• 27: Hollowhead mice are first released.

• 18–21: Ronza's Traveling Shoppe makes an appearance, offering Moon cheese for sale.

• 10: Archer, Kung Fu, and Samurai mice are released in the Training Grounds.

• 10: Lycan mice drop the Shredded Furoma Map Piece, giving access to the Training Grounds in the new Furoma region.

• 10: Lycan mice are released in the Mousoleum.

• 06: MouseHunt v2.0 officially launches after several weeks of closed beta.

September

• 12: Introduction of the MouseHunt Wiki.

• 10: The first and only Master Burglar Mouse is caught.

• 09: $2500 Tuesday Event.

August

• 30: Greater Radioactive Blue Cheese Curd Potions introduced as loot drops.

• 16–18: Hunter's Reward Weekend.

• 15–19: Ronza's Traveling Shoppe makes its first appearance, offering the Chrome DeathBot weapon for sale.

• 07: Black Widow mice are released.

• 06: First hunter achieves Hero rank on the Scoreboard.

July

• 28: Mole and Vampire mice are released.

• 28: The NVMRC Forcefield Trap weapon is released in both the Town of Gnawnia and Town of Digby Trapsmiths.

• 22: Zombie mice start dropping the Tattered Mousoleum Map, giving access to the Mousoleum.

• 21: Bat, Mummy, and Ravenous Zombie mice are released.

• 14: The Marketplace opens.

• 10: Dwarf mice start dropping the Key to the Town of Digby, giving access to the Town of Digby.

• 10: Ghost mice are released.

• 10: The Ambrosial Portal, Digby Drillbot, and Sinister Portal weapons are released in the Town of Digby Trapsmith.

• 04–07: Earthquake-like activities occur in the Burroughs region, introducing the Town of Digby.

June

• 19: Mutated White and Mutated Grey mice are released.

• 17: Radioactive Blue Cheese Curd Potions first introduced as loot drops from some of the mice in the Laboratory.

• 12: Monster mice are released.

• 04: Ninja mice start dropping the Burroughs Laboratory Map Piece, giving access to the Laboratory.

• 04: First hunter achieves Legendary rank on the Scoreboard.

May

• 23: Burglar mice are released.

April

• 10: The Meadow, Harbour, and Mountain areas are opened.

• 01: Mobster mice are released.

• 01: iTunes mice are permanently retired.

March

• 20: iTunes mice are released.

• 18: The Mouse Rocketine weapon is released for sale in the Town of Gnawnia Trapsmith.

• 13: Leprechaun mice are released.

• 07: MouseHunt is launched.