Floating Islands
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| Floating Islands | |
|---|---|
| Region: Hollow Heights | |
| Minimum Rank: | Archduke/Archduchess |
| Travel Requirement: | Dirigible and Flight License |
| Recommended Power Types: | Arcane Forgotten Hydro Shadow Draconic Law Physical Tactical |
| Recommended Cheese: | Cloud Cheesecake Extra Rich Cloud Cheesecake |
| Number of Mice: | 71 |
| Shops: | Cartographer Charm Shoppe Cheese Shoppe General Store Trapsmith |
| Lose Gold: | Yes |
| Lose Points: | Yes |
| Lose Cheese: | Yes |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2020 |
Overview
Floating Islands is a Location located within the Hollow Heights Region, requiring a minimum Rank of Archduke/Archduchess and the Dirigible and Flight License Map Piece to access. The Dirigible and Flight License can be purchased at the Moussu Picchu Cartographer for
- 2,500,000 Gold
- 1 Skyfarer's Oculus
- 1 Wind Warden Stone
- 1 Rain Warden Stone
- 1 Fog Warden Stone
- 1 Frost Warden Stone
Floating Islands makes use of 8 different Power Types, nearly every available one in the game, namely:
Mice here are able to pillage Standard Cheese, Points and Gold if one fails to capture them.
Hunters first collect Cloud Curd to purchase Cloud Cheesecake while at the Launch Pad. All 8 Power Types are effective here. Subsequently, Hunters fly towards specific Power Type Islands to hunt mice using their Sky Map. There are 2 versions of each Island, Low Altitude and High Altitude. Hunters must first clear a minimum of 4 Low Altitude Islands and defeat 4 different Wardens to unlock a single High Altitude Island. While hunting on the islands, mice will drop loot used to upgrade your Skyfarer's Oculus, customise your Dirigible and obtain new Traps.
HUD
The HUD tracks the Following Items:
- Hunter's inventory of Cloud Curd
- Hunter's inventory of Cloud Cheesecake
- Hunter's inventory of Sky Ore
- Hunter's inventory of Sky Glass
- Hunter's inventory of Corsair's Curd
- Hunter's inventory of Sky Pirate Swiss Cheese
- Hunter's inventory of Bottled Wind
- Hunter's inventory of Cyclone Stone
- Hunter's inventory of Sky Sprocket
- Hunter's inventory of Skysoft Silk
- Hunter's inventory of Enchanted Wing
- Hunter's inventory of Cloudstone Bangle
- Number of Sky Wardens remaining
While on the Launch Pad:
- Hunters can access the Workshop on the HUD to upgrade their Oculus or to change the cosmetic skins on their Dirigible. Their Oculus level is displayed above the Workshop icon
- The Sky Map is located here. It allows Hunters to select which Power Type Island they want to visit.
- There is also a Log that tracks the progress of a previous run.
While on Islands
- The HUD tracks the progress while on both Low Altitude and High Altitude Islands. It is represented by a progress bar made up of smaller boxes.
- Clicking on the Dirigible opens the Workshop
Trap Library
Hunters will be able to save specific setups for every Island and the Launchpad. This feature will automatically change a Hunter's trap setup to the saved one for the corresponding Island or Launch Pad upon hitting the respective sub-location. Components that can be saved include:
If a Hunter does not have any more of the saved Cheese or Charm remaining in their inventory, it will be highlighted with a red box. All other components will still be changed. If a hunter refunds a saved Weapon or Base, that component will also be highlighted in red while the other available ones will be changed.
Gameplay Mechanics
Launch Pad
On the Launch Pad, Hunters will be able to hunt mice to collect Cloud Curd to purchase Cloud Cheesecake with.
Here, the Workshop, Skymap and Log can be accessed.
All Launch Pad mice are weak against all Power Types except Parental and Rift.
Workshop
While exploring islands you'll find Sky Ore and Sky Glass which you can use to upgrade your Skyfarer's Oculus. Upgrades will add a greater quantity and variety of Island features to the Sky Map. As you upgrade your Skyfarer's Oculus the Islands you're able to visit become more diverse and lucrative. This is reflected by more buffs appearing on your Sky Map
| Level | Cost | Buff | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Free | Shrine of Fog | Encounter the Warden of Fog on this Island +1 Speed while on Islands |
| Shrine of Rain | Encounter the Warden of Rain on this Island +1 Speed while on Islands | ||
| Shrine of Frost | Encounter the Warden of Frost on this Island +1 Speed while on Islands | ||
| Shrine of Wind | Encounter the Warden of Wind on this Island +1 Speed while on Islands | ||
| 2 Sky Glass Formations | Doubles Sky Glass Loot Stackable | ||
| 2 Sky Ore Deposits | Doubles Sky Ore Loot Stackable | ||
| 2 | 35 Sky Glass 35 Sky Ore |
1 Cloud Curd Bonus | All mice except Sky Wardens and Sky Paragons can drop 2 Cloud Curds |
| 3 | 150 Sky Glass 150 Sky Ore |
1 Sky Glass Formation | Doubles Sky Glass Loot Stackable |
| 1 Sky Ore Deposit | Doubles Sky Ore Loot Stackable | ||
| 4 | 500 Sky Glass 500 Sky Ore |
1 Loot Cache | Doubles Sky Ore, Sky Glass, Cloud Curd and Corsair's Curd loot Stackable |
| 5 | 1,200 Sky Glass 1,200 Sky Ore |
1 Sky Pirate Den | All mice except Cloud Commoners, Sky Warden, Sky Pirates and Sky Paragons can drop 2 Corsair's Curds Stackable Unlocks Sky Pirates Mice |
| 6 | 2,000 Sky Glass 2,000 Sky Ore |
1 Cloud Curd Bonus | All mice except Sky Wardens and Sky Paragons can drop 2 Cloud Curds 2 Cloud Curd Bonuses on a single Island results in Cloud Curd Bonus Level. 2 which doubles all Cloud Curd loot Stackable with Loot Cache |
| 7 | 3,500 Sky Glass 3,500 Sky Ore |
1 Sky Glass Formation | Doubles Sky Glass Loot Stackable |
| 1 Sky Ore Deposit | Doubles Sky Ore Loot Stackable | ||
| 8 | 8,000 Sky Glass 8,000 Sky Ore |
1 Sky Pirate Den | All mice except Cloud Commoners, Sky Warden, Sky Pirates and Sky Paragons can drop 2 Corsair's Curds 2 Sky Pirate Dens on a single Island results in Sky Pirate Den Level. 2 Unlocks Sky Pirates Mice |
| 9 | 10,000 Sky Glass 10,000 Sky Ore |
1 Loot Cache | Doubles Sky Ore, Sky Glass, Cloud Curd and Corsair's Curd loot 2 Loot Caches on a single Island results in Loot Cache Level. 2 Unlocks Richard the Rich |
Airship Cosmetics
You can also customise your Dirigible here with various cosmetic skins found while hunting. There are 3 customisable parts: Balloon, Sails and Hull.
Sky Map
Opening the Sky Map on the Launch Pad allows a hunter to choose between 8 unique, randomised islands to visit. There is one island for each of the 8 Power Types and the unique checkerboard interface shows what kind of loot you'll find on each of the islands. On the same board are all the buffs available to the Hunter via upgrades at the Workshop.
Your main objective when selecting and visiting an island is to defeat the four Sky Wardens: Fog, Wind, Rain, and Frost. Once one is defeated it's removed from the Sky Map and once all four are defeated your Dirigible will be able to ascend to the more lucrative High Altitude Islands.
The Sky Map is split into 2 orientations:
- Horizontally from the left are the Arcane, Forgotten, Hydro, Shadow Islands.
- Vertically from the bottom are the Draconic, Law, Physical, Tactical.
Hunters are encouraged to select which Islands they would like to visit based on the loot and buffs available on said Island. When selecting an Island, all loot and buffs highlighted by the interface on the specific horizontal row or vertical column associated with the Power Type can be found on the Island. Be sure to select an Island with a Warden Shrine available. They are depicted by the Hexagonal runes. Every Warden Shrine will always be available on 2 different Islands, one horizontal, one vertical. Hunters are advised to pick the one where they have got a better trap set up for. However, if simply after loot, Hunters may opt to pick an island with the most loot buffs rather than a Warden Shrine
Pay attention to the order of the loot and buff as it appears in the same order while hunting on an Island. Horizontal from left to right and Vertical from bottom to top. IE the buff nearer to the Power Type icon on the Sky Map will always appear first on the Island.
Hunters can use Cyclone Stones to reroll their Sky Map to obtain a more favourable loot and buff layout that suits their needs.
Loot and Buffs
- See Workshop upgrades.
| Buff | Effect |
|---|---|
| Shrine of Fog | Encounter the Warden of Fog on this Island +1 Speed while on Islands |
| Shrine of Rain | Encounter the Warden of Rain on this Island +1 Speed while on Islands |
| Shrine of Frost | Encounter the Warden of Frost on this Island +1 Speed while on Islands |
| Shrine of Wind | Encounter the Warden of Wind on this Island +1 Speed while on Islands |
| Sky Glass Formation | Doubles Sky Glass Loot Stackable |
| Sky Ore Deposit | Doubles Sky Ore Loot Stackable |
| Cloud Curd Bonus | All mice except Sky Wardens and Sky Paragons can drop 2 Cloud Curds |
| Loot Cache | Doubles Sky Ore, Sky Glass, Cloud Curd and Corsair's Curd loot Stackable |
| Sky Pirate Den | All mice except Cloud Commoners, Sky Wardens and Sky Paragons can drop 2 Corsair's Curds Stackable Unlocks Sky Pirates |
While on Islands
Low Altitude Island
By default, all Hunters start on a Low Altitude Island with a maximum of 75 hunts.
While visiting a Low Altitude Island, your objective is to explore the island, collect loot and defeat a Sky Warden if one is present. As you explore the island you'll activate different effects and loot caches that determine what items mice drop, which mice you encounter, and even how quickly you explore the island. Mice can drop 1 Sky Glass and/or 1 Sky Ore for each successful catch. This can be doubled by the buffs (Sky Ore Deposit/Sky Glass formation), which stack on top of each other. Bottled Wind increases the loot dropped by 1.
Effects and Loot Caches are activated in order as selected on the Sky Map. The same 4 Squares from the Sky Map is now enlarged on the HUD. Each square is equivalent to 10 steps while on an Island. Landing on a square with a buff will activate its effect. Starting a square with no buff doesn't affect progress positively or negatively.
Each successful hunt will progress your exploration by 1 step from left to right, while each failure to catch will allow the hoards of mice to get in the way of your progress by progressing from right to left by 1 step. Bottled Wind adds an additional step for the hunter in the event of a catch. The shrine power up also adds an additional step for each catch. Failure to attract does not change the current progress, other than reducing hunts remaining on the island. This is reflected in the progress bar across the 4 squares with your position on the left and the enemy's on the right. Once the bars meet you'll potentially encounter a Sky Warden in a tug-of-war standoff! Therefore it takes a maximum of 40 encounters to unlock a Sky Warden.
Once the Sky Warden is unlocked, hunters will then have the option to retreat to the launchpad at any point, or remain on the island until their 75 hunts run out. From this point until the progress bar is fully filled, failure to catch will continue to move the progress bar left by 1 step, but only if there are still green steps within the current quarter of the island. Once the Sky Warden is caught, the hunter can opt to depart back to the launch pad as well, or stay on and hunt until the progress bar is fully filled with green squares (or blue if bottled wind is on). Doing so awards a Low Altitude Treasure Trove. After the trove is awarded, staying on the island rather than departing early will allow the collection of additional loot from the relevant buffs.
It is possible to select a low-altitude island with no shrine buff in any of its squares. On these islands, the hunter must still move the progress bar until both sides meet before it is possible to retreat from the island, even though no Sky Warden will be encountered.
Upon clearing all 40 steps, hunters will receive a Low Altitude Treasure Trove.
High Altitude Island
After clearing all 4 Sky Wardens on Low Altitude Islands, Hunters will be able to access a High Altitude Island. The Gameplay is identical to the Low altitude island, with the key difference being that you choose the type of high altitude loot you are going for. In addition, the Sky Paragon encountered will be dependent on the power type you choose. Mice can drop 2 Sky Glass and/or 2 Sky Ore for each successful catch, which can be doubled by the buffs similarly. Hunters still have 75 hunts to explore the island. Fully exploring the island rewards the hunter with a High Altitude Treasure Trove.
Upon clearing all 40 steps, hunters will receive a High Altitude Treasure Trove.
Hunting tips by Larry
Welcome to the Floating Islands where you can finally see the world from Ronza's perspective!
Now that you've got your flight license, the sky is the limit! The King has commissioned the construction of this luxurious Launch Pad (it took a lot of tariffs to pull this one off!) as a home for hunters who are taking to the skies to capture the mice above the clouds!
Here you will find a new type of building: the Workshop. It can be used to upgrade your Skyfarer's Oculus and customize your dirigible. You can also find the usual assortment of shops which will be crucial in providing much needed bait, trap upgrades, and some special supplies for sailing the skies!
The Cheese Shoppe has been stocked with a delicious new cheesy treat that is so light and fluffy that it defies the laws of physics! I suggest loading up on at least 75 pieces for your first trip to the islands.
The Charm Shoppe has some pretty powerful charms for sale so it's worth a visit for the veteran Floating Islander.
The Trapsmith should be one of your first stops so you can see what new wonders of the mouse catching world are available for purchase as well as what resources they require from the various islands above.
Now, before you go rushing off to hit that shiny new "Start" button, let me share the intel we've gathered so far about how the islands seem to work.
Upon opening your Sky Map, you will see the current layout of islands available to you as well as Markers indicating unique spots that are located on each one. Each island is also home to a specific group of mice that are weak to the power type indicated on the axis of the Sky Map grid. Remember, the winds of change are constantly blowing, after each island you explore, the Sky Map will change and a new set of islands will appear so don't take this decision lightly!
An island with a shrine on it will also be home to one of the four Wardens. These Wardens prevent travel to the High Altitude islands which are home to the most powerful mice and rarest resources. You will need to capture all four Wardens before your Sky Map will reveal the High Altitude islands. Make sure to gather as many resources as possible along the way so that you will be well prepared to battle the powerful guardians of the High Altitude islands: the Paragons!
After selecting an island and pressing "Launch", you will set sail in your dirigible and land at your destination. Upon landing, make sure to adjust your trap setup to the power type of that island. To make this easier, your dirigible has been equipped with a brand new Trap Library that you can use to save your complete setup for each power type. Once you've saved it, that setup will equip automatically every time you visit an island with that power type! This fancy new feature should help to make your island voyages much smoother! Once you've landed and equipped your setup, you can begin exploring these miraculous places! Be careful though, you only have 75 hunts before the island floats too far away from the Launch Pad thus preventing a safe return. If you exceed this limit, your crew will automatically pack everything up and take you back to the Launch Pad. So, make every hunt count!
Each successful catch on the island will progress your exploration bar but each time you fail to catch, the enemy mice on the other side of the island will make progress towards you! If you are successful enough to enter a special area of the island, you will immediately gain its bonus for the remainder of your hunts. However, the mice are exploring it as well but they are looking for you! If you meet up with that enemy hoard and there is a shrine on the island, it will be the Warden that leads the charge! Once you meet a Warden, you won't be able to attract any other mice until you either catch it or are forced off the island!
Fully exploring an area of the island will fortify its location which means the opposing mice cannot push you back any further.
Well, I guess that's it -- oh wait, I almost forgot! There have been reports of Sky Pirates roaming the skies in this region so be extra vigilant in your expeditions!
The rest is up to you. Good luck, hunter!
Wow... what a view! To think, I almost missed out on this due to my crippling fear of heights!
Adventure Book
Hunters can complete the Explore the Floating Islands adventure at the Floating Islands
Explore the Floating Islands
Obtain a Dirigible and Flight License
- Recover a Damaged Oculus from Ful'Mina, The Mountain Queen
- Location: Moussu Picchu
- Repair the oculus using 3 Crystal Crucibles, 6 Dragon Embers, 9 Gold Leaves, 12 Essence Prisms, and 18 Shards of Glass
- Recover a Fog Warden Stone from Storm Dragon mice
- Location: Moussu Picchu
- Recover a Frost Warden Stone from Storm Dragon mice
- Location: Moussu Picchu
- Recover a Rain Warden Stone from Storm Dragon mice
- Location: Moussu Picchu
- Recover a Wind Warden Stone from Storm Dragon mice
- Location: Moussu Picchu
- Purchase a Dirigible and Flight License from the Moussu Picchu Cartographer
Explore a Floating Island
- Obtain Cloud Curd by hunting on the Launch Pad
- Purchase Cloud Cheesecake from the Cheese Shoppe
- Choose a Floating Island to explore on the Sky Map
- Obtain Sky Ore as a loot drop
- Obtain Sky Glass as a loot drop
Upgrade your Oculus
- Upgrade Oculus to Level 2
- Upgrade Oculus to Level 3
Clear the Weather to Visit the High Altitude Islands
- Visit a Shrine of Rain
- Defeat the Warden of Rain
- Location: Floating Islands
- Visit a Shrine of Fog
- Defeat the Warden of Fog
- Location: Floating Islands
- Visit a Shrine of Frost
- Defeat the Warden of Frost
- Location: Floating Islands
- Visit a Shrine of Wind
- Defeat the Warden of Wind
- Location: Floating Islands
Defeat the Eight Paragons on the High Altitude Islands
- Defeat the Paragon of Strength
- Location: Floating Islands
- Defeat the Paragon of Shadow
- Location: Floating Islands
- Defeat the Paragon of Tactics
- Location: Floating Islands
- Defeat the Paragon of Arcane
- Location: Floating Islands
- Defeat the Paragon of Forgotten
- Location: Floating Islands
- Defeat the Paragon of Water
- Location: Floating Islands
- Defeat the Paragon of Dragons
- Location: Floating Islands
- Defeat the Paragon of the Lawless
- Location: Floating Islands
Find the Treasure of Paragons
- Loot Skysoft Silk
- Loot Sky Sprocket
- Loot Enchanted Wing
- Loot Cloudstone Bangle
This adventure takes place in: Floating Islands
Rewards: 250,000 Gold 25,000,000 Points 1 Adorned Empyrean Jewel
Mouse Locator
- All 8 Power Types are effective on Launch Pad, Cloud Commoners, Sky Wardens, Sky Pirates and The Richest.
- Sky Wardens and Sky Pirates can be found on any Island as long as the respective buff is available.
- Mice only drop Cloud Curd with the Level 2 and 6 Oculus upgrade while visiting an island with the respective buff avaliable.
Mice on Launch Pad
| Mouse |
Points |
Gold |
Sub Location |
Standard Cheese | Loot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Miner Requires SUPER|brie+ |
78,000 | 3,200 | Launch Pad | Cloud Curd | |
| Launchpad Labourer | 65,000 | 2,000 | Launch Pad | X | Cloud Curd |
| Sky Greaser |
50,000 | 3,000 | Launch Pad | X | Cloud Curd |
| Skydiver |
37,600 | 1,500 | Launch Pad | X | Cloud Curd |
Mice on Low Altitude Islands
Mice on High Altitude Islands
Shoppes
These are the shoppes found in Floating Islands.
Cartographer
| Item | Cost | Requires | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Altitude Flight License | 500,000 Gold 1 Sky Sprocket 1 Skysoft Silk 1 Enchanted Wing 1 Cloudstone Bangle |
Explore the Floating Islands | N/A |
| Sky Pirate Scroll Case (4 Person) | 25 Ancient Relics 200 Sky Pirate Seals |
N/A | N/A |
| Sky Pirate Scroll Case (5 Person) | 30 Ancient Relics 275 Sky Pirate Seals |
N/A | N/A |
Charm Shoppe
| Item | Cost | Requires | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Charm | 100 Gold 2 Raw Ancient Jade |
N/A | N/A |
| Super Ancient Charm | 300 Gold 2 Ancient Charms |
Explore the Floating Islands | N/A |
| Extreme Ancient Charm | 600 Gold 2 Super Ancient Charms |
Explore the Floating Islands | N/A |
| Ultimate Ancient Charm | 900 Gold 2 Extreme Ancient Charms |
Explore the Floating Islands | N/A |
| Rainbow Charm | 1200 Gold 2 Ultimate Ancient Charms |
Explore the Floating Islands | N/A |
| Lucky Power Charm | 800 Gold | N/A | 240 Gold |
| Super Power Charm | 900 Gold | N/A | 270 Gold |
| Extreme Power Charm | 900 Gold 40 Sky Ore 40 Sky Glass |
N/A | 600 Gold |
| Super Luck Charm | 1,250 Gold | N/A | 375 Gold |
| Extreme Luck Charm | 1,250 Gold 100 Sky Ore 100 Sky Glass |
N/A | 780 Gold |
| Dragonbane Charm | 3,000 Gold 500 Sky Ore 500 Sky Glass |
N/A | 900 Gold |
| Item | Cost | Requires | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charmbit | 25 Gold | N/A | 20 Gold |
Cheese Shoppe
| Item | Cost Ea. | Refund |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Cheesecake | 1,000 Gold 1 Cloud Curd |
N/A |
| 2-Pack of Cloud Cheesecake | 1 Cloud Curd 1 Magic Essence |
N/A |
| Extra Rich Cloud Cheesecake | 1,000 Gold 20 Cloud Cheesecake 2 Sky Ore 2 Sky Glass |
N/A |
| 2-Pack of Extra Rich Cloud Cheesecake | 20 Cloud Cheesecake 2 Sky Ore 2 Sky Glass 1 Magic Essence |
N/A |
| Sky Pirate Swiss Cheese | 2,000 Gold 20 Corsair's Curd |
N/A |
| 2-Pack of Sky Pirate Swiss Cheese | 20 Corsair's Curd 1 Magic Essence |
N/A |
| Swiss Cheese | 100 Gold | 100 Gold |
| Brie Cheese | 200 Gold | 200 Gold |
| Gouda Cheese | 600 Gold | 600 Gold |
General Store
Trapsmith
| Item | Cost |
Refund |
Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adorned Empyrean Refractor Base | 27,000,000 Gold 200 Sky Ore 200 Sky Glass 1 Adorned Empyrean Jewel |
N/A | N/A |
| Item | Cost |
Refund |
Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adorned Empyrean Jewel | 2,500 Sky Ore 2,500 Sky Glass 2 Sky Sprocket 2 Skysoft Silk 2 Enchanted Wing 2 Cloudstone Bangle |
500,000 Gold | Explore the Floating Islands |
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