MHWiki:Current events

Let's Put Dev Updates and Everything Else Here (up to one month, archive anything older). We'll include the newest update into the main page, and we can exclude the others using the NOINCLUDE Tag.

For older updates, visit the Archive.

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News

Trap checks are broken

10 April 2009

Trap checks are currently very broken. Despite our best efforts to find a solution this problem persists. The entire team is brainstorming ideas on how we can restructure the way trap checks work because the current implementation is not capable of providing trap checks to the amount of players who play everyday.

We may have to rebuild the trap check system from scratch which may take some time. We'll keep you posted as we continue to work on solving this problem.

-- Dave Vanderburg

Gnarly Rumors

9 April 2009

Rumors are afloat in the Calm Clearing of Whisker Woods! Word has spread of strange pathways, lined with sparkling fairy dust, that lead deeper into the woods.

The dense canopy of the woods keeps the winding pathways rather dark, making them hard to navigate. Surely a hunter will need some sort of guide to find their way through!

Good luck investigating these rumors, hunters...

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Also in this update:

- A few minor tweaks to font and layout here and there.

- Some optimizations and better tracking reports for the trap check system.

- Some players noticed a reference to 'Hunting Parties' on their profile pages for a few minutes after we applied the update. That text was accidently added to this release. Parties are something we're working on for the near future and is not quite ready yet. We'll have more information as this feature gets closer to release.

- We have fine-tuned our bot detection scripts so that non-malicious scripts will not trigger our pattern tracking. We remind players that anything that automatically refreshes or loads a page violates the game's rules and is not to be used.

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We would also like to remind everyone that the boards are meant as a fun and friendly atmosphere. We get swamped with complaints regarding swearing, insulting, etc. We are beginning to crack down on inappropriate behaviour on the boards so please think before you post.

-- Dave Vanderburg

Forum 'Enhancer' Scripts

8 April 2009

It has come to our attention that some browser scripts/plugins that are designed to integrate MouseHunt player statistics into the discussion board are making undo requests to the game.

These extra requests happen behind the scenes loading MouseHunt pages to grab the necessary data. The problem is that this extra activity triggers King's Reward codes without the player ever seeing them.

This leads to a few problems where players have an unclaimed reward without ever knowing it and strange errors due to the massive amount of requests all coming from the same address.

The extra requests also massively boost how active the game thinks you are. This triggers some of our bot-detection and tracking systems.

We are working on fine-tuning our bot tracking systems as well as working with the developers of these types of scripts so that do not trigger our tracking systems. In the meantime we kindly ask any players who are using any sort of script or plugin that modifies the Facebook discussion boards to add MouseHunt statistics to uninstall them immediately.

To make things clear: If you have installed or use anything that modifies the way Facebook discussion boards look or function please uninstall them.

This will avoid your account being falsely flagged for bot usage as well as save countless requests to our server to help to make the game quicker and more responsive for everyone!

Thanks for your corporation.

-- Dave Vanderburg

System Update

7 April 2009

Today's minor system update was to address a few issues players have been reporting along with various optimizations 'behind-the-scenes'.

Thanks for your patience during the few minutes the game was unavailable.

-- Dave Vanderburg

Using "Bots" WILL get you BANNED!

6 April 2009

Hello Everyone!

This is an announcement to let you all know that we will be banning accounts, without warning, that we detect are using any kind of automated method to play the game.

We are able to use tracking methods within the game to distinguish players from bots and have already disabled dozens of accounts. Some of these accounts had large amounts of points and gold, do not risk losing your progress in the game!

Anything that clicks, refreshes a page or takes any other action in the game via an automated process will trigger these tracking methods. Timers are fine so long as they do not sound the horn at the end of their timer and still require you to be at your computer and click something to actually sound the horn.

To clarify and reiterate...

Anything that will play the game on its own while you are not at your computer constitutes as using a "bot" and will get you banned.

The MH Toolbar is okay to use.

Thank you.

-- Franco D'Auria

Trap Check Info

1 April 2009

Hello MouseHunt communit-tay!

As many of you are aware, trap checks have not been functioning correctly for quite some time. The problem is proving to be challenging to solve without changing some fundamental gameplay elements that contribute to the passive nature of the game.

This issue is a priority for us and we can only ask for your patience while we work on a solution.

How else can you help us? Well as every seasoned MouseHunter knows all of life's problems can be blamed on the dreaded Glitchpaw mouse and it's about time we fought back with traps! So grab your best trap and be on the lookout for any Glitchpaw mice that come your way. Every one caught is sure to help!

-- Dave Vanderburg

New Region, Mice and More!

31 March 2009

Strange happenings have been afoot in Gnawnia! Nomadic mice have been spotted in the trees west of the Meadow while some hunters have heard rumors of a strange rock within the forest.

For the longest time the King has not recognized Whisker Woods as a hunting grounds but with word of this strange rock's appearance he has once again become eager to expand the hunt! This new region is home to all sorts of exotic mice, with a variety of areas to hunt in to give new challenges to Journeyman hunters and above!

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Enjoy discovering and exploring this new region filled with all-new mice! These new areas were designed as a separate path to follow and act as a decision for new hunters regarding what direction to head in when they reach the title of Journeyman.

In other update news...

This update has also served to remedy some problems hunters with 1,000+ friends were having when sounding the horn, using the travel page or giving supplies to friends. We have also added some massive optimizations to help things run smoother behind-the-scenes.

Trap checks have been slightly modified in the way they work. Whenever the game awards you a random trap check it will also check when your last check was. If your last trap check was beyond a certain threshold you will receive more than one trap check at the same time. This means that occasionally you may notice that you receive two or three simultaneous trap checks. *phew* I used the word check a lot there!

I posted deleted and posted this again to fix a typo. I never seem to spot them all however!

Happy hunting!

-- Dave Vanderburg

Traveling Problems

27 March 2009

A few players are reporting having problems traveling. We are currently trying to narrow down what might be causing the problem. If you are currently unable to travel and would like to help us isolate the problem please reply to this thread with the following information:

- The number of Facebook friends you have.
- What message is on the error page.
- Your most recent error number, if any that appeared on the error page.

Please only reply once and make your response short and concise to help make this process go smooth and quickly.

Thanks for your help in isolating this problem that a handful of players are experiencing.

-- Dave Vanderburg

Don't feed the trolls!

25 March 2009

Hey everyone!

Just reminding you guys that the best way to get rid of a troll is to not give it any attention.

Eventually, they get bored and move on. The best thing to do right now is simply not reply to any topics at all that are posted by trolls in this forum.

Check out the new video for some recent news and get back to the hunt!

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=58973264245

Remember, keep that trigger finger at bay! =)

-- Giorgio Sintichakis

Trap Check Update

25 March 2009

Hello MouseHunters!

As many of you are already aware trap checks have not been happening as regularly as normal. We have isolated the problem and have come up with a solution. We are currently in the final stages of testing this solution and anticipate it being put into production soon.

Thanks for your patience while we sort things out. We'll post another update when the solution is in place.

-- Dave Vanderburg

Publish Catch Journals

17 March 2009

I've re-posted this since the first time I accidently posted it in the Nibbler section; Old habits die hard I suppose!

We have added a small green button to the top of journal entries for catches that will allow a player to publish that catch to their Facebook profile Wall. Now you can share those awesome catches or rare loot with all your friends. The green button will appear for all catches made after this update was applied.

We've also added a notification for when a player is out of cheese. Should your trap run out of bait you'll receive a notification to help you maximize your hunting time!

We have also tweaked the give supplies page so that by default no friend is selected. This should help avoid mistakes where players were sending supplies to the wrong person.

-- Dave Vanderburg

Last day to request RB!

11 March 2009

Hello Everyone,

Today is the last day we will be accepting emails regarding the issue of RB compensation.

If you have NOT contacted us yet, please use the support link at the bottom of the Camp page. Again, I will be ignoring any requests that are not made through the support link.

I have not gotten to everyone yet, there are quite a bit of emails to go through still so if you do not have it yet, please be patient, you should have it by next week at the latest.

Please email only once, I have already gone through multiple duplicates which is making it take longer for you and everyone else to get their cheese.

Happy hunting!

-- Franco D'Auria

RB Compensation

6 March 2009

I am working at issuing the RB to everyone's account.

If you have not gotten it by the end of today and have NOT sent in an email already to [email protected] then please do so.

If at any point you have already emailed us about the missing RB we will get to you, we have already received 100's of emails today and it's only been a few hours.

I am ignoring all personal messages / emails to me directly through facebook or otherwise, you must email [email protected].

This may take some time but we will get to everyone, we appreciate your patience in the mean time!

Happy hunting and have a great weekend!

-- Franco D'Auria

OK The Catacombs are NOW fixed... Really... Honestly this is he last time!

6 March 2009

OK guys! This is the last time! The Catacombs are now officially fixed!

When we added the birthday mice, we had also added two other mice we forgot about and noticed no one was catching them (good work Jacob!). We made the same original mistake with adding them as the birthday mice and forgot when we went back to fix the birthday ones.

Now they are all fixed!

So...

1) Birthday mice are back in the Catacombs.
2) Two new mice should now be catchable in the Catacombs.
3) Attraction rates are back to normal.

Again, our apologies and happy hunting! :3

-- Franco D'Auria

First ever LIVE feedback friday!

6 March 2009

Go to this link to participate in the first ever LIVE feedback friday! Chat with the devs! Leave a comment! Ask a question! 15 to 30 minutes only.

:)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mousehunt-live%21

-- Joel Auge

The Catacombs Fixed... Really!

6 March 2009

Our apologies!

We thought we had corrected the issues with the Catacombs yesterday after the introduction of the Birthday mice. It turns out that they do not play well with the other mice who currently reside there. This should NOW be fixed!

We have removed the Birthday mice from the Catacombs in order to restore the attraction rates back normal.

If you have any further concerns or issues, feel free to contact us directly, [email protected].

-- Franco D'Auria

Catacombs back to normal

5 March 2009

Hey everyone,

You may have noticed that your attraction rate in the Catacombs had been reduced since the release of the Birthday mice. Those pesky mice caused some trouble with the cheese!

Everything has been corrected and should be working as normal now!

Happy hunting!

-- Franco D'Auria