Festive Comet

Poor Calamity Carl chose a poor location to build his toy factory. The Festive Comet has completely destroyed his facility and scattered toy parts across the Kingdom. The King and Carl need your help to rebuild the toys and save the Great Winter Hunt!

Description and Requirements

The Festive Comet is a special location first available during The Great Winter Hunt '09, and again during The Great Winter Hunt 2010 and in 2011. The description for the area in the first two years was: This celestial event of festive proportions has crashed into Gnawnia! Although the original origin of this cheer-spreading comet are unknown, hunters from across the Kingdom are calling its arrival cause for festive celebration!. There are no special requirements for hunters to enter this area. Mice are unable to steal gold or points in this location but may steal cheese if not caught.

Catch statistics from the Festive Comet are grouped with those from the Heart of the Tiger Party under the King's Party Zone location name.

If a hunter was still in the Festive Comet when it melted the first time (January 2010), he was moved back to Gnawnia at no cost with the following message:

"As the last snowflake of the Festive Comet melted I moved to the Town of Gnawnia to continue hunting."

Hunters remaining at the Festive Comet as it melted the second time (January 2011) were silently relocated to the Vacant Lot at the same location on the Travel map, but with a much smaller selection of mice. The developers stated that after the majority of hunters traveled out on their own, the stragglers would be relocated to the Meadow.

Shops

These are the shops that can be found in the Festive Comet:

• Cheese Shoppe
• General Store
• Trapsmith
• Charm Shoppe

During the Great Winter Hunt '09 there were no shops at the Festive Comet but the Festive Gift Shoppe was introduced along with this location. The Trapsmith, Cheese Shoppe and Cartographer were introduced during the Great Winter Hunt 2010 event, and the Charm Shoppe was added during the Great Winter Hunt 2011 event.

Festive Comet Mice

Mouse	Points	Gold	Mouse Group	2009 Loot 1	2010 Loot 2	2011 Loot 3
Abominable Snow	1,750	1,750	Indigenous Mice	Six Snow Balls Three Santa Hats		Gnawnia Winter Gift Toy Stockpile
Bear	310	575	Indigenous Mice	Seven Gingerbread Mice		Gnawnia Winter Gift Toy Stockpile
Black Widow 1	480	10	Indigenous Mice	SUPER|brie+ cheese	Not available	Not available
Candy Cane	600	600	Event Mice	Candies Icing Sugar One Droid Action Figure Ten Candy Canes	Frozen Fromage	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Centaur	3,800	960	Forest Guild	Nine Reindeer Antlers		Festive Feta
Christmas Tree	2,600	1,200	Event Mice	Eleven Coloured Lights Gingerbread Base Blueprints Gingerbread House Plans Icing Sugar Three Santa Hats Twelve Liters of Egg Nog	Frozen Fromage Gingerbread Base Blueprints	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Destructoy	1,000	400	Event Mice	Not available	Not available	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Diamond 2	1,200	600	Indigenous Mice	Not available		Festive Feta
Dwarf	225	450	Indigenous Mice	Eight Elf Shoes Two Festive Mitts		Gnawnia Winter Gift Toy Stockpile
Elf	900	750	Event Mice	Eight Elf Shoes	Blue Winter Hunt Gift Box Gingerbread House Plans Green Winter Hunt Gift Box Red Winter Hunt Gift Box	Blue Winter Hunt Gift Box Gnawnia Winter Gift Green Winter Hunt Gift Box Red Winter Hunt Gift Box Toy Stockpile
Frosty Snow	600	300	Indigenous Mice			Festive Feta
Frozen	300	300	Indigenous Mice	Eleven Coloured Lights		Festive Feta
Gargoyle 1	5,600	2,800	The Forgotten Mice	Twelve Liters of Egg Nog	Not available
Gladiator 2	8,365	8,250	The Derr Tribe	Not available	Ski Sign	Festive Feta
Gold 2	600	1,200	Indigenous Mice	Not available		Festive Feta
Harpy 2	11,100	3,100	Forest Guild	Not available
Hydra	9,640	5,760	Aquatic Order	Ten Candy Canes	Bolt of Cloth Rope Scrap Metal Splintered Wood	Bolt of Cloth Rope Scrap Metal Simple Orb Splintered Wood
Lambent Crystal 2	9,000	3,000	Digby Dirt Dwellers	Not available
Missile Toe 2	1,600	900	Event Mice	Not available	Frozen Fromage Holiday Explosives	Not available
Monster 2	9,100	9,100	Indigenous Mice	Not available	Brie cheese Cheddar cheese Living Shards Marble cheese Swiss cheese	Brie cheese Cheddar cheese Living Shards Marble cheese Swiss cheese
Moosker 1	80	125	Forest Guild		Not available	Not available
Mouse of Winter Future 2	4,000	3,000	Event Mice	Not available	Misplaced Missile Cone	Not available
Mouse of Winter Past 2	4,000	3,000	Event Mice	Not available	Lava Bucket	Not available
Mouse of Winter Present2	4,000	3,000	Event Mice	Not available	Festive Mines	Not available
New Year's2	2,200	200	Event Mice	Not available	King's Reserve Bubbleh Satchel of Gold worth 2,011 gold	Firecracker Charm King's Reserve Bubbleh
Nutcracker	3,000	300	Event Mice	Icing Sugar Plank of Gingerbread Six Snow Balls	Frozen Fromage	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Ornament	900	2,600	Event Mice	Five Ornaments Gingerbread Base Blueprints Icing Sugar	Frozen Fromage Gingerbread Base Blueprints	Not available
Party Head	2,000	2,000	Event Mice	Not available	Not available	Firecracker Charm Gnawnia Winter Gift Ice Coin King's Credit
Present	900	900	Event Mice	Icing Sugar Nine Reindeer Antlers Plank of Gingerbread Seven Gingerbread Mice Two Festive Mitts	Frozen Fromage	Not available
Scrooge	70	3,000	Event Mice	Satchel of Gold worth 1,000 gold Satchel of Gold worth 5,000 gold Twelve Liters of Egg Nog	Frozen Fromage Heart of Ice	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Slay Ride 2	8,000	4,000	Event Mice	Not available	Frozen Fromage Sled	Not available
Snow Fort 2	3,400	1,200	Event Mice	Not available	Frozen Fromage Packed Snow	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Snow Scavenger	2,500	900	Event Mice	Not available	Not available	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Snowflake	1,800	900	Event Mice	Not available	Not available	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Squeaker Claws 2	10,000	1,400	Event Mice	Not available	2010 Ronza Voucher 2010 Winter Star Blue Winter Hunt Gift Box Green Winter Hunt Gift Box Red Winter Hunt Gift Box	Not available
Stealth 2	500	295	Gauntlet Gladiators	Not available	Climbing Pitons	Festive Feta
Steel	270	500	Indigenous Mice		Scrap Metal Seasoned Gouda Potion	Gnawnia Winter Gift Scrap Metal Toy Stockpile
Stocking	900	300	Event Mice	Four Festive Stockings Icing Sugar Plank of Gingerbread	Festive Fuse Frozen Fromage	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Toy	500	500	Event Mice	Twelve Liters of Egg Nog	Frozen Fromage	Not available
Toy Tinkerer	900	1,200	Event Mice	Not available	Not available	Toy Screw Toy Spring Toy Stockpile Toy Wood
Treant	1,300	600	Forest Guild	Five Ornaments	Splintered Wood	Gnawnia Winter Gift Splintered Wood Toy Stockpile
Troll	8,190	8,190	Forest Guild	Brie cheese Cheddar cheese Four Festive Stockings Marble cheese Swiss cheese Satchel of Gold worth 1,000 gold	Brie cheese Cheddar cheese Marble cheese Swiss cheese Satchel of Gold worth 1,000 gold	Brie cheese Cheddar cheese Marble cheese Swiss cheese Satchel of Gold worth 1,000 gold
Vinetail 2	13,172	6,580	Seasonal Soldiers	Not available		Festive Feta
White	70	100	Indigenous Mice	One Droid Action Figure	Cheddar cheese Marble cheese	Gnawnia Winter Gift Toy Stockpile
Worker	300	2,200	Followers of Furoma	Gingerbread House Plans Splintered Wood	Gingerbread House Plans Splintered Wood	Festive Feta Splintered Wood
Wreath Thief 2	2,200	700	Event Mice	Not available	Frozen Fromage Icicles	Not available
Zombie 2	2,700	2,700	Indigenous Mice	Not available	Seasoned Gouda Potion

1 Only available during The Great Winter Hunt '09 2 Only available during The Great Winter Hunt 2010 3 Only available during The Great Winter Hunt 2011

Hunting Strategy

Great Winter Hunt 2011

Hunters will receive 30 Festive Feta when they travel to Festive Comet for the first time this year. Hunters can hunt in Festive Comet using standard cheese or SUPER|brie+ to obtain Festive Feta as loot from the festive mice. In this location, there are mice that are weak to different power types (Hydro, Physical, Forgotten and Tactical). The hunters need to pick the trap with the Power Type effective against their most desired mice. Winter Charms are necessary to attract the Snowflake Mouse.

During this event, Festive Feta are available daily from Loyalty Chests. To obtain more Festive Feta, hunters can also set Festive Feta as the gift on their Hunter's Profile and get their friends to send it to them. Alternatively, hunters who prefer instant gratification may choose the donation option.

Once sufficient Festive Feta is collected, hunter can stay at the Festive Comet or travel to any location depending on their Hunter's Title, the Maps and Keys they have, the mice they wish to catch and the Toy Parts they wish to collect. Hunters must use Festive Feta in order to attract mice that drop toy parts. In addition, they can choose to use Winter Screw Charm, Winter Spring Charm or Winter Wood Charm to attract more mice that drop these respective parts.

On obtaining the correct quantity of toy parts, hunters will be able to build toys via the toy builder interface, accessible by clicking on the "Build Toys!" button on the HUD. Building toys not only contributes to the Toy Drive Goal, it also rewards hunters with Toy Receipts and Ice Coins. These can be used to purchase hunting supplies at the Festive Comet shops. Hunters with 500 or more Toy Receipts are eligible to claim a set of Nutcracker Trap Blueprints from the King.

Hunting tips by Larry

Oh dear, poor Calamity Carl chose a poor location to build his toy factory. The impact of the Festive Comet has completely decimated his once joyous workshop and scattered parts of broken toys across the entire Kingdom, which are now in the paws of enemy mice!

If Gnawnia is to have a successful celebration this Winter Hunt, we'll need the help of hunters to hunt down mice to find scattered toy parts and rebuild all the lost toys!

The festive mice that are holding onto the toy parts have become wise to the tricks of hunters from previous Winter Hunts. No longer do they come near traps baited with sweet Gingerbread or carefully Seasoned Gouda, but do not lose hope! The secret to attracting Festive Mice lies at the comet itself -- Festive Feta Cheese!

The King's cleanup crew has already discovered a large deposit of Festive Feta and is handing out rations inside hunters' daily Loyalty Chests. Additionally, if you find yourself needing some more you can hunt at the Festive Comet and search for a few extra pieces.

Once you've obtained some Festive Feta, it's time to hunt for mice carrying toy parts! Head anywhere across the entire Kingdom and use Festive Feta to lure winter mice out from their hiding spots. Try hunting in different locations, and you'll no doubt find different toy parts depending on where you choose to hunt.

Once you've found toy parts, use the toy builder button to construct toys and have them immediately shipped to the castle where they'll be safe. To show the magnitude of your efforts, the King will award you a number of Toy Receipts depending on the difficulty of the toy you constructed. As a final reward for helping, you'll be able to claim the blueprints to a newly-designed festive-themed trap once you have obtained 500 Festive Toy Receipts.

Your mission will no doubt be a long one requiring patience, perseverance and plenty of hot cocoa. Saving this winter celebration now rests on your shoulders, brave hunter! Let the Great Winter Hunt begin!

Great Winter Hunt 2009/2010

In this location, there are mice that are weak to different power types (Hydro, Physical, Forgotten and Tactical). The hunters need to pick the trap with the power type effective against their most desired mice. Alternatively, hunters may consider using the luckiest trap available to them.

SUPER|brie+ and Gingerbread Cheese are the only cheeses that are consistently effective in attracting all of the festive mice that are exclusive to this location, though SUPER|brie+ seems to be better in obtaining the Christmas Tree Mouse (see the main Christmas Tree Mouse article) and is essentially necessary to attract the Worker Mouse. The use of conventional cheeses such as Brie or Swiss does not attract the festive mice as much and eliminates altogether the attraction of several mice including the Scrooge, Christmas Tree, Troll, Hydra and Gargoyle. The overall attraction rate of regular cheese is rather low in this location, but the Abominable Snow Mouse is still attracted to your trap.

During the Great Winter Hunt 2010, a new wave of mice invaded the Festive Comet. Led by the Scrooge Mouse, these stronger mice (Diamond, Gladiator, Gold, Harpy, Lambent Crystal, Monster, Mouse of Winter Past, Stealth, Vinetail, and Zombie) have been found to be especially attracted to Seasoned Gouda cheese. The Squeaker Claws Mouse can only be attracted once a hunter has lit their 12 Festive lights by catching the 12 Mice of Winter; this mouse has been found to be especially attracted to Nutmeg cheese. If hunters find the 2010 Winter Star, they will have saved the Great Winter Hunt 2010 and restored Holiday Cheer to the Festive Comet.

Hunting tips by Larry

Welcome to the Festive Comet, MouseHunter!

This massive snowy comet smashed into Gnawnia resulting in an explosion of candy canes and snow! It's arrival in Gnawnia marks the beginning of the Great Winter Hunt!

Some pesky Elf mice have ran off with presents. If you catch an Elf mouse you'll find a gift specially wrapped depending on your Hunter's Title. Many of the gifts contain a little cheese to help you in your hunting, but occasionally you may just find something a little more special. To attract Elf mice more often, I suggest using SUPER|brie+ or Gingerbread Cheese as bait.

During the lighting of the Great Winter Tree, barrels of egg nog suddently exploded and the mice used the distraction to steal the star from the top of the tree! The mice have a schedule for their devious plot, and the bosses will only reveal themselves if the minions fail. Click the calandar icon on your heads-up display to see when each mouse is being released.¹

Don't forget your mittens and toque! Happy holiday hunting!

¹ When the Comet crashed at the start of The Great Winter Hunt 2010, the following text was originally in place of this third paragraph:
On November 29th is the Great Winter Star Ceremony. There's always a few mice that try and crash the party so make sure to check back and be ready to defend the Festive Comet!

Festive Hunting tips by Larry

There's a lot going on at the Festive Comet and Larry the Friendly Knight wanted to give a few pointers to hunters on how best to hunt the various groups of mice invading the comet.

Gingerbread will attract the 12 Mice of Winter, with SUPER|brie+ being even more effective.

Seasoned Gouda will not only attract the 12 Mice of Winter, but will also attract The Three Ghosts of Winter and other powerful mice that drop upgrade pieces for the Explosive Toboggan Ride.

Links

• Banner image (2009)
• Banner image (2010 - initial)
• Banner image (2010 - while collecting Festive mice)
• Banner image (2010 - after saving Winter Star)