User:Ralphminer

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About Me

My Hunter Profile

What I Am Up To

  • Just finished Trap Setup Options for all levels. No plans to do Ronza area as I don't think people really hunt there and just go there to buy limited edition stuff.
  • Guidelines for Trap Setup options
    • Should be level appropriate - do not include traps or bases that are not available to the hunter
    • This means excluding limited edition bases like the polar base and weapons like the PartyBot.
    • The Trap Setups pages are not a value judgement on if setups are worth it. Few recommend buying the DDB or BG - even though they can work well at certain locations.
    • Rankings are determined by the MouseHunt Catch Rate Estimates based on minimum level to access the location, and an inactive gold shield.
    • Crafting Items
    • Crafting Prices

to the point that any other kind of cheese will simply not suffice.

Mouse Cheese
Acolyte Runic
Gate Guardian Ancient
Lich Runic
Wight Runic
Monster Radioactive Blue
Nibbler SB+
Master of the Cheese Belt Glutter
Master of the Cheese Claw Susheese
Master of the Cheese Fang Combat
Master of the Dojo Rumble
Cook SB+
Water Nymph Gnarled or SB+

Trap Setup Options

Areas that need work

Loot drop rates

  • Bear 1-2 Gnarled Potions
  • Beast Tamer 1-2 Veggies
  • Bionic 1-3 RB Potions
  • Centaur 1-3 Gnarled Potions
  • Chameleon 1 Gnarled Potion
  • Champion Mouse 1-2 Blue Pepper Seeds
  • Derr Chieftain Mouse 1-3 Red Pepper Seeds
  • Elub Chieftain Mouse 1-3 Blue Pepper Seeds
  • Finder 1-3 Veggies
  • Frog 1 Gnarled Potion
  • Gladiator 1-2 Red Pepper Seeds
  • Golem 1-2 Runes
  • Granite 1-2 RB Potions
  • Grunt 1-3 Stones
  • Hydra 1-7? Scrap Metal
  • Monster 32 Cheddar cheese, 24 Marble cheese
  • Mystic 1-2 Seashells
  • Nerg Chieftain Mouse 1-3 Yellow Pepper Seeds
  • Nibbler 20 Rockforth cheese
  • Pack 1-3 Seashells
  • Slayer 1-2 Yellow Seeds
  • Spellbinder 1-2 Stones
  • Steel 1 RB Potion
  • Treant 1,4,5,8 Splintered Wood
  • Troll 5-6 swiss, 8-9,12 marble 10-12,16 cheddar

Commonly Asked Questions

Members of the MouseHunt community ask the same questions over and over as people go through the different stages of the game. While the developers are updating the game with new traps and locations that impact game play and balance, the purpose of this page is to share the collective wisdom of what has been learned.

As a Novice I wonder

  • How do I get started?
  • What do all of those abbreviations I am seeing in Forum mean?
  • Which trap is better the Tacky Glue Trap or the High Tension Spring?
  • What is the best setup for upgrading my trap from the wooden base to the wooden base with target?
    • The Wooden Base with Target will cost you 1225 gold and requires 650 points. You want the combination of bait and location that will allow you to achieve these goals in the fewest number of hunts.
    • Save 25 gold for travel - buy as much Cheddar cheese as you can afford and hunt in the Meadow
  • Should I hunt in the Meadow or in the Town of Gnawnia?
    • Once you have the Wooden base with Target you will earn more in the Town of Gnawnia.
  • Should I skip the 500 Pound Spiked Crusher?
    • Yes, if your goal is to upgrade to the Mouse Trebuchet with the fewest hunts. The difference is only a few hunts and you will miss out on that new trap smell. Do you consider MouseHunt a race to be won - or a place to explore?
  • Should I skip the Stone Base?
    • This is up to the Hunter's preference. The Wooden Base with Target base provides better attraction and the Explosive Base more power with the traps that hunters use early in the game. The Stone Base will make it less likely for your cheese to go stale. Skip the Stone Base and save your gold for the explosive base.

As a Apprentice I wonder

As a Journeyman I wonder

  • Should I hunt in the Mountain or the Calm Clearing
    • You will earn more gold in the Calm Clearing, but the Mountains will open up more areas in the game.
  • Is the Mountain or the Calm Clearing better for collecting Splintered Wood?
    • More research is needed - recommendation is to use Brie Cheese to increase you attraction of the mice that drop wood. Hunters are more likely to encounter the Dwarf Mouse which drops Splintered Wood in the Mountains than the Treant Mouse which drops Splintered Wood in the Calm Clearing. It is not know if the Treant Mouse is more likely to drop Splintered Wood than the Dwarf Mouse once it is caught.
    • Treant in Calm Clearing is dropping multiple pieces.
  • Should I buy the NVMRC Forcefield Trap?
    • If you have the money before 50% journeyman, purchase the NVMRC Forcefield trap.
  • Should I risk crafting the Dehydration Base?
    • If you feel like you could afford the loss of the gold required and can regain the splintered wood before Master, go ahead. But Explosive Base still does well in place of Dehydration Base.
  • Which is better - the Explosive Base or the Dehydration Base?
    • The answer is it depends on the trap you are pairing it with, the location that you are hunting in, and your hunting goals. The dehydration base has higher luck so it is better when paired with high luick traps or used in locations where you are okay with cathcing fewer mice but want higher loot drops.

As a Master I wonder

  • Should I hunt in the Laboratory or the Great Gnarled Tree?
  • Where is the better place to earn gold - the Town of Digby or the Mousoleum?
    • The lower cost of Swiss cheese that works well at earning gold in the Town of Digby compared to the cost of Radioactive Blue cheese, but Radioactive Blue cheese has a much higher attraction as well as the mice in the Mousoleum give a much higher reward. You will make more gold in Mousoleum, but you will have a lot of misses and red boxes.
  • Is the Venus Mouse Trap worth it?
    • The Venus Mouse Trap is a lot cheaper than Zugzwang's Last Move, but in the long run, Zugzwang's Last Move has a much higher catch rate and will be very worth the extra gold required. However the Venus Mouse Trap can be upgraded to a more powerful tactical trap - so is preferred over Zugzwang's Last Move.
  • Should I get the map to the next area from the Lycan or the Mole?
    • You are more likely to catch the Mole Mouse in the Town of Digby using the NVMRC Forcefield Trap trap than the Lycan mouse in the Mousoleum with the Sinister Portal. But you will need to spend time in the Mousoleum to get gold and points anyways. If you are specifically looking for the map piece, go after the Mole Mouse in the Town of Digby, otherwise, you will most likely get the map from hunting in the Mousoleum before you reach Grandmaster.
  • What is the best setup for collecting potions?

As a Grandmaster I wonder

  • Where is the best place for points?
  • Where is the best place for gold?
  • Is it worth it to risk crafting the Ambush Trap
    • The blueprints are easy to regain through drops from Assassin or Hapless mice. If you can afford losing the 60k+ it takes to purchase crafting items, go for it. Otherwise, wait until Legendary.
    • If you are less than a 70% Grandmaster, attempt to craft the Ambush Trap.
  • Is Maki cheese worth it?
    • If you are willing to spend teh SUPER Brie+ needed to craft this cheese, you will get tokens faster.
  • What is the best setup for collecting Gnarled potions at the Great Gnarled Tree?
    • Excluding limited edition traps and based the Digby DrillBot with Explosive Base and Brie cheese should have a good return on potions. Giant Speakers with Magna Base and Brie cheese is best overall.
  • Should I buy the Venus Mouse Trap or Zugzwang's Last Move
    • While the Zugzwang's Last Move is a better tactical trap than the Venus Mouse Trap, the Venus mouse trap has sever advantages. First it is less expensive. Second it can be upgraded to the Mutated Venus Mouse Trap which in turn can be upgrade to the most powerful tactical trap - the Horrific Venus Mouse Trap.
  • What is the best way to catch the Assassin mouse?
    • The Giant Speakers / Wooden Base with Target / Brie Cheese in the Training grounds. Without limited edition traps the Mutated Venus Mouse Trap / Wooden Base with Target / Brie cheese in the Training grounds is best.
  • What is the best way to get the Ambush Trap Blueprints?
  • Where is the best place to hunt for the Worker mouse?
    • The Training Grounds is better than the Dojo. Remember to user Super Brie cheese to attract this elusive mouse.

As a Legendary I wonder

  • Should I look for Ambush Trap Blueprints in the Training Grounds or the Pinnacle Chamber.
    • Hunting with Brie cheese you are more likely to encounter the Hapless Mouse which drops the blueprints in the Pinnacle Chamber than the Assassin Mouse which drops the blueprints in the Training Grounds.
  • Should I craft Obelisk of Incineration or stick with Obelisk of Slumber?
    • The Obelisk of Incineration's has higher power and 1 more luck than Obelisk of Slumber, but it has an extremely stale effect, while Obelisk of Slumber has higher attraction as well as an extremely fresh effect. Since the two traps have similar performance, it will take a hunter longer to get their return on investment to earn back the cost of crafting the Obelisk of Incineration which includes 45,000 gold plus the time to collect rare loot such as coal, and scrap metal. Hunters may want to save up for crafting the Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery instead.
  • Is Ancient cheese worth it in the Catacombs
    • The extra expense of Ancient cheese is not worth it. Stick with Radioactive Blue.
  • Where is the best location to hunt for Scrap Metal?
    • Since Radioactive Blue cheese is less expensive than Ancient cheese, hunters will find hunting in Catacombs with Radioactive Blue is the most efficient way. If cost is no object hunters with the Keeper's Candle using Ancient cheese are more likely to encounter the Scavenger Mouse which drops Scrap Metal cheese in the Forbidden Grove than hunters using Radioactive Blue cheese in the Catacombs.
  • What is the best setup for collecting Radioactive Blue potions?
    • Hitgrab Rockin’ Horse + Magma Base (42 Luck) + Brie for Legendary and above. Use Swiss cheese if below legendary.
  • What is the best way to catch the Hydra Mouse?
  • Is it better to hunt for the Ship Blueprints or to buy them?
    • While it may be faster to buy the Ship Blueprints - you would end up missing the enjoyment of hunting in the Lagoon. Don't be in such a hurry - hunt for the Ship Blueprints.
  • What is the best setup for Nerg Plains?
    • Your best tactical trap and luckiest base. Including the limited edition traps this would be the 2010 Blastoff with Magma Base and Gouda Cheese. Excluding limited edition traps your best bet would be the Horrific Venus Mouse Trap with Tribal (or Aqua if you can't afford the Tribal base) and Gouda cheese.
  • What is the best setup for Elub Shore?
    • Your best hydro trap and luckiest base. Including the limited edition traps this would be the Kraken with Magma Base and Gouda Cheese.
  • What is the best setup for Derr Dunes?
    • Your best physical trap and luckiest base. Including the limited edition traps this would be the Chrome Drillbot with Magma Base. Use Brie cheese for profit, and Gouda for Seeds and Points. See Mousehunt Analytics

As a Hero I wonder

As a Knight I wonder

As a Lord/Lady I wonder

At any level I wonder

  • How am I doing compared to everybody else or compared to my friends.
  • Who is Ronza, why do I care, and when is she coming back?
    • Not much is known about Ronza. She sell exotic goods that are only available from her for limited times. No one knows when she will come though rumors are that she comes back on special occasions. Her arrival will be reported in the Nibbler and she will show up on through the Travel button.

I wonder how to catch particular mice

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