Tower Amplifier
- "Amplifier" redirects here. For other uses, see Amplifier Charm.
The Tower Amplifier is a game mechanic that affects the gameplay in the Seasonal Garden and the Zugzwang's Tower.
The Amplifier acts as a special power and luck multiplier in the Zugzwang's Tower, thus affects the Hunter's ability to catch mice within the tower.
Howerver, the luck multiplying effect is only active when the Amplifier drops below 100%, which means the Hunter won't have more luck than normal even if the Amplifier is greater than 100%.
Charging and Depleting
Catching a Seasonal Garden Mouse will charge the Amplifier. The amount of charge depends on the mouse, and can be found in the Seasonal Garden Mice table.
- When Amplifier Charm is armed, the amount gained will be doubled.
- The Limited Edition Chesla's Revenge has a chance to produce a larger amplifier increase.
- The Limited Edition Sandcastle Shard Trap has a chance to fully charge the Amplifier upon catching a Harvester Mouse.
Catching a Zugzwang's Tower Mouse will deplete the Amplifier. The amount of deplete depends on the mouse, and can be found in the Zugzwang's Tower Mice table.
Failing to attract a mouse in either Seasonal Garden or Zugzwang's Tower will deplete the Amplifier by 3%.
Retreating from Zugzwang's Tower or being moved automatically from Zugzwang's Tower, either when a Mystic King or Technic King is caught without either Checkmate Cheese or Stalemate Charms, or when catching a Chess Master without using Stalemate Charms, will reset the percentage to 0%. Traveling manually from the Seasonal Garden or Zugzwang's Tower will not affect the Tower Amplifier's percentage or reset progress in the Tower.
In Zugzwang's Tower, if the amplifier dips below 20%, a popup message appears:
- Your Amplifier is low!
- As your amplifier lowers, so does your trap's power and luck. You can recharge your amplifier by catching mice in the Seasonal Garden.
The Travel tab informs players that the Amplifier cannot be charged unless the Hunter forfeits their progress in the Tower:
- You Are Currently Engaged in a Chess Match in Zugzwang's Tower
- Finish your game of chess or retreat from the tower in order to visit the Seasonal Garden and re-charge your Tower Amplifier. Retreating will reset all progress in Zugzwang's Tower.
Maximum Charge Percentages
The maximum percentage of the Tower Amplifier increases with the Hunter's rank.
- Lord/Lady: 150%
- Baron/Baroness: 160%
- Count/Countess and above: 175%
Strategy
Since failure to attract decreases the amplifier, it is common to hunt with cheese with high attraction rate such as Gouda or SUPER|brie+.
It is recommended that the Hunter fully charge the Amplifier before entering Zugzwang's Tower.
Within the tower, the Hunters would want to avoid unnecessary depletion of the Amplifier. This can be done by:
- Attracting more Pawns of the intended side by using Mystic Pawn Pincher or Technic Pawn Pincher
- Catching more mice of the intended side and missing more mice of the unwanted side by using Weapons with special side effect:
- Missing more mice of the unwanted levels, such as using a weak setup when a King is unlocked, as Kings are relatively weaker than most other mice in the tower
History and Trivia
Catching Seasonal Soldiers mice during an event also charges the amplifier, even for hunters that have not yet obtained Zugzwang's Scarf, and could therefore not visit Seasonal Garden. Events with Seasonal Garden mice include:
- Vinetail mice in the Festive Comet during the Great Winter Hunt 2010 and Great Winter Hunt 2011
- Hot Head and Monarch mice in the Zugzwang Island portion of Calamity Carl's Cozy Cruise during the Year of the Snake Festival in 2013
- Derpicorn mice in Ronza's Traveling Shoppe during MouseHunt's Fifth Birthday in 2013
See Also
Links
- Tower Amplifier image - blank image of the Tower Amplifier.
