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''Dried up morsels of cheese are often the result of traps made with harmful chemicals.''
 
''Dried up morsels of cheese are often the result of traps made with harmful chemicals.''
  
Standard Stale Cheese is created when most types of cheese becomes stale. They are listed as follows:
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Standard '''Stale Cheese''' is created when most types of cheese becomes stale.  
:* Standard cheese: [[Cheddar]], [[Marble]], [[Swiss]], [[Brie]], and [[Gouda]].
 
:* Special cheese: [[Gnarled]], [[Gilded]]
 
:* Crafted cheese: [[Ancient (cheese)|Ancient]], [[Combat]], [[Glutter]], [[Rumble]], [[Susheese]], [[White Cheddar]], [[Creamy Havarti]], [[Crunchy Havarti]], [[Magical Havarti]], [[Pungent Havarti]], [[Spicy Havarti]] and [[Sweet Havarti]].
 
  
Stale cheese may also be found in [[Mysterious Box]]es and as loot from [[Realm Ripper]] mice.
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Unless a cheese stales to {{Stale SB}} or [[Radioactive Sludge]], it becomes standard '''Stale Cheese'''.
  
'''Usage''': It is used in the [[crafting]] of [[Ancient (cheese)|Ancient]] and [[Runic]] cheese.
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Stale cheese may also be found in:<br>
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*[[Mysterious Box]]es
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*[[Green Winter Hunt Gift Box]]es,
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*Loot from [[Realm Ripper]], [[Mutated Brown]], [[Mutated Grey]] and [[Mutated White]] in [[Forbidden Grove]]
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*Loot from [[Mutated Brown]], [[Mutated Grey]] and [[Mutated White]] in [[Acolyte Realm]]
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*Loot from [[Bog Beast]] in [[Toxic Spill]]
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*Loot from [[Ghost]], [[Lycan]] and [[Mummy]] in [[Catacombs]]
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*[[Gifting]] from friends either directly or indirectly via [[Mystery Gift Box]]es.
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'''Usage''': It is used in the [[crafting]] of [[Ancient (cheese)|Ancient]] and [[Runic]] cheese, and [[Rotten Charm]]s.
  
 
==Stale SUPER|brie+==
 
==Stale SUPER|brie+==
 
''The sight of this item often draws a tear or two from even the most steadfast MouseHunter. The magic of this item seems to be empowered by its almost paradoxical existence.''
 
''The sight of this item often draws a tear or two from even the most steadfast MouseHunter. The magic of this item seems to be empowered by its almost paradoxical existence.''
  
Stale SUPER|brie+ is created when cheese that have [[Magic Essence]] as one of the ingredients turns stale, with the exception of [[Ancient (cheese)|Ancient]], [[Crunchy]], [[Gumbo]], and [[Shell]] cheese. They are listed as follows:
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Stale SUPER|brie+ is created when cheese that has [[Magic Essence]] as a required ingredient turns stale.  Additionally, [[Runic]] cheese forms Stale SUPER|brie+, whether or not Magic Essence was used in its creation.  All other crafted cheese with two crafting recipes, one with SUPER|brie+ and one without, convert to standard Stale Cheese. Cheese types that form Stale SUPER|brie+ are listed as follows:
:* [[Maki]], [[Moon]], [[Runic]], and [[SUPER brie+|SUPER|brie+]].
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:* [[Magical String Cheese]], [[Maki]], [[Maki String]], [[Moon]], [[Runic]] and {{SB}}.
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Stale SUPER|brie+ is also dropped by [[Aged]] mice in [[Cape Clawed]], and by [[Bog Beast]] and [[Spore]] mice in [[Toxic Spill]].
  
Stale SUPER|brie+ is also dropped by [[Aged]] mice in [[Cape Clawed]].
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It can also be obtained via a [[Gifting|gift]] from a friend during [[MouseHunt's 3rd Birthday Celebration]], or occasionally as Gift of the day.
  
'''Usage''': 24 pieces of Stale SUPER|brie+ are used in crafting the [[RhinoBot]].
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'''Usage''': It is used in the [[crafting]] of [[Super Rotten]] charms, [[RhinoBot]] and [[Enraged Rhinobot]] weapons, and the [[Deep Freeze]] base.
  
'''Strategy''': The easiest way to collect Stale SUPER|brie+ is to head to either the [[Forbidden Grove]] or the [[Acolyte Realm]] and use SUPER|brie+ with a trap setup that has an Extremely Stale cheese effect or worse. Stale SUPER|brie+ can also be created without using SUPER|brie+ by crafting [[Runic]] without using Magic Essence, traveling outside [[Bristle Woods]], and using a trap with an Extremely Stale or worse cheese effect.
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'''Strategy''': With SUPER|brie+, the easiest way to collect Stale SUPER|brie+ is to head to either the [[Forbidden Grove]] or the [[Acolyte Realm]] and use the trap setup with the stalest cheese effect. To avoid losing Magic Essence, hunters may instead craft [[Runic]] without using Magic Essence, and hunt outside [[Bristle Woods]] using the same setup.  Alternatively, [[Moon]] cheese can be used outside of [[Bristle Woods]] or [[Burroughs]].
  
 
==Radioactive Sludge==
 
==Radioactive Sludge==
 
''This toxic waste is the result of radioactive blue cheese turning stale.''
 
''This toxic waste is the result of radioactive blue cheese turning stale.''
  
Radioactive Sludge is created when [[Radioactive Blue]] or [[Limelight]] cheese goes stale.
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Radioactive Sludge is created when [[Empowered Brie Cheese]], {{Toxic SB}}, [[Radioactive Blue]], [[Rancid Radioactive Blue]], [[Magical Rancid Radioactive Blue]], or [[Limelight]] cheese goes stale.
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It can also be obtained via a [[Gifting|gift]] from a friend, from [[Blue Winter Hunt Gift Box]]es, or from [[Pollution Control Supply Kit]].
  
It was also dropped as a loot item by the more common breeds of mice in the [[Laboratory]] during the weekend event of 08-10 October 2010.
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Radioactive Sludge is also dropped by [[Sludge Scientist]] mouse in [[Laboratory]], [[Bog Beast]] mouse in [[Toxic Spill]] and [[Monstrous Black Widow]] in [[Whisker Woods Rift]]. It was also dropped as a loot item by the more common breeds of mice in the [[Laboratory]] during the weekend event of 08-10 October 2010, and by the [[Zombot Unipire]] during the [[Halloween Trick AND Treat]] Event.
  
'''Usage''': 20 pieces of Radioactive Sludge are used in crafting the [[Mutated Venus Mouse Trap]] or the [[Horrific Venus Mouse Trap]]. <br> 3 pieces of Radioactive Sludge are needed to craft 3 pieces of Limelight cheese.
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'''Usage''': It is used in the [[crafting]] of [[Antiskele Charm]]s, [[Polluted Base]], [[Noxious School of Sharks Skin]], [[Limelight]], and [[Rancid Radioactive Blue]] cheeses. Also, 20 pieces of Radioactive Sludge are used in crafting the [[Mutated Venus Mouse Trap]] or the [[Horrific Venus Mouse Trap]].
  
'''Strategy''': To effectively get Radioactive Sludge, use any trap setup with an Extremely Stale cheese effect or worse and hunt in an area where the mice are not attracted to Radioactive Blue Cheese, such as in the [[Pinnacle Chamber]].  Another method for less-experienced hunters is to use a trap such as the [[Mouse Rocketine]] in combination with the [[Explosive Base]] in an area such as the [[Great Gnarled Tree]].
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'''Strategy''': To effectively get Radioactive Sludge, use any trap setup with the stalest cheese effect and hunt in an area where the mice are not attracted to Radioactive Blue Cheese, such as in the [[Pinnacle Chamber]] or [[Dracano]].  Another method for less-experienced hunters is to use a trap such as the [[Mouse Rocketine]] in combination with the [[Explosive Base]] in an area such as the [[Great Gnarled Tree]].
  
 
==Gathering Stale Cheese==
 
==Gathering Stale Cheese==
Since stale cheese is used in [[Ancient (cheese)|Ancient]], [[Runic]] and [[Limelight]] cheese, hunters may find themselves needing more.  In order for cheese to become stale, two conditions must be met:
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Since stale cheese varieties are used in [[Ancient (cheese)|Ancient]], [[Runic]] and [[Limelight]] cheese, hunters may find themselves needing more.  In order for cheese to become stale, two conditions must be met:
 
*The cheese must not attract a mouse (simply not catching a mouse is not enough; cheese stolen by a mouse, with or without a red box, cannot go stale).
 
*The cheese must not attract a mouse (simply not catching a mouse is not enough; cheese stolen by a mouse, with or without a red box, cannot go stale).
 
*The trap's [[cheese effect]] must prevent the cheese from staying fresh.
 
*The trap's [[cheese effect]] must prevent the cheese from staying fresh.
  
This suggests that to get stale cheese, one must use a [[traps|trap]] with a stale cheese effect baited with a cheese that does not attract very many mice.
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This suggests that to have a cheese piece go stale, one must use a [[traps|trap]] with a stale cheese effect baited with a cheese that does not attract very many mice.
  
 
[[Weapons]] with a stale effect include:
 
[[Weapons]] with a stale effect include:
 
*Stale: [[Harpoon Gun]], [[Mouse DeathBot]], [[Onyx Mallet]], [[Net Cannon]], [[PartyBot]], [[Sinister Portal]], [[Tacky Glue Trap]]
 
*Stale: [[Harpoon Gun]], [[Mouse DeathBot]], [[Onyx Mallet]], [[Net Cannon]], [[PartyBot]], [[Sinister Portal]], [[Tacky Glue Trap]]
*Very Stale: [[2010 Blastoff Trap]], [[Chrome DeathBot]], [[Kraken Chaos]], [[Mouse Rocketine]], [[RhinoBot]]
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*Very Stale: [[2010 Blastoff Trap]], [[Chrome DeathBot]], [[Kraken Chaos]], [[RhinoBot]], [[Birthday Candle Kaboom]], [[Gorgon Trap]], [[Obvious Ambush Trap]]
*Insanely Stale: [[Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery]], [[Mutated Venus Mouse Trap]], [[Obelisk of Incineration]], [[Chrome DrillBot]]
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*Extremely Stale: [[2012 Big Boom Trap]], [[Cackle Lantern Trap]], [[Mouse Rocketine]]
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*Insanely Stale: [[Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery]], [[Mutated Venus Mouse Trap]], [[Obelisk of Incineration]], [[Chrome DrillBot]], [[Enraged RhinoBot]]
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*Ultimately Stale: [[Chrome RhinoBot]], [[Zurreal's Folly]]
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[[Bases]] with a stale effect:
 
[[Bases]] with a stale effect:
*Stale: [[Explosive Base]], [[Firecracker Base]]
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*Stale: [[Explosive Base]], [[Firecracker Base]], [[Remote Detonator Base]]
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*Very Stale: [[Spiked Base]]
 
*Extremely Stale: [[Molten Shrapnel Base]]
 
*Extremely Stale: [[Molten Shrapnel Base]]
 
*Insanely Stale: [[Magma Base]]
 
*Insanely Stale: [[Magma Base]]
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*Uber Stale: [[Crushed Birthday Cake Base]]
  
 
Statistically speaking, stale cheese farming is nearly as effective with a [[Wooden Base with Target]] or [[Birthday Cake Base]] as with the Explosive Base. However, hunters should recognize that these two bases have a lesser stale cheese effect than the Explosive Base and the Magma Base, and in addition the Wooden Base with Target has a higher attraction rate, thereby reducing the opportunities for stale cheese. In some areas ([[Meadow]], [[Town of Digby]], [[Bazaar]] and [[Laboratory]]) there is a reason to use these alternate bases because of the possibility of catching rare mice or collecting rare loot or potions.
 
Statistically speaking, stale cheese farming is nearly as effective with a [[Wooden Base with Target]] or [[Birthday Cake Base]] as with the Explosive Base. However, hunters should recognize that these two bases have a lesser stale cheese effect than the Explosive Base and the Magma Base, and in addition the Wooden Base with Target has a higher attraction rate, thereby reducing the opportunities for stale cheese. In some areas ([[Meadow]], [[Town of Digby]], [[Bazaar]] and [[Laboratory]]) there is a reason to use these alternate bases because of the possibility of catching rare mice or collecting rare loot or potions.
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*[http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m440/rvanarsdale/stale_super_brie.gif Stale SUPER|brie+ image]
 
*[http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m440/rvanarsdale/stale_super_brie.gif Stale SUPER|brie+ image]
 
*[http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m440/rvanarsdale/sludge.gif Radioactive Sludge image]
 
*[http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m440/rvanarsdale/sludge.gif Radioactive Sludge image]
*[http://mousehunt.thetoxiczone.com/analytics/stale_rates.html Pooflinger stats on cheese stale rates]
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgwZBGsNpjM_dE04WDJ0QTNJSVg1NHVPNnJfVlBDWWc#gid=1 Stats on cheese stale rates]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 5 December 2021

Stale Cheese is the by-product of baited cheese going stale from a trap's cheese effect. Depending on the type of baited cheese, one of 3 types of stale cheese will be created. Only hunters with the title of Apprentice and above will be able to collect stale cheese.

Stale cheese is automatically added to your crafting inventory, however this process has been known to be non-instant.

Stale Cheese

Dried up morsels of cheese are often the result of traps made with harmful chemicals.

Standard Stale Cheese is created when most types of cheese becomes stale.

Unless a cheese stales to Stale SUPER|brie+ or Radioactive Sludge, it becomes standard Stale Cheese.

Stale cheese may also be found in:

Usage: It is used in the crafting of Ancient and Runic cheese, and Rotten Charms.

Stale SUPER|brie+

The sight of this item often draws a tear or two from even the most steadfast MouseHunter. The magic of this item seems to be empowered by its almost paradoxical existence.

Stale SUPER|brie+ is created when cheese that has Magic Essence as a required ingredient turns stale. Additionally, Runic cheese forms Stale SUPER|brie+, whether or not Magic Essence was used in its creation. All other crafted cheese with two crafting recipes, one with SUPER|brie+ and one without, convert to standard Stale Cheese. Cheese types that form Stale SUPER|brie+ are listed as follows:

Stale SUPER|brie+ is also dropped by Aged mice in Cape Clawed, and by Bog Beast and Spore mice in Toxic Spill.

It can also be obtained via a gift from a friend during MouseHunt's 3rd Birthday Celebration, or occasionally as Gift of the day.

Usage: It is used in the crafting of Super Rotten charms, RhinoBot and Enraged Rhinobot weapons, and the Deep Freeze base.

Strategy: With SUPER|brie+, the easiest way to collect Stale SUPER|brie+ is to head to either the Forbidden Grove or the Acolyte Realm and use the trap setup with the stalest cheese effect. To avoid losing Magic Essence, hunters may instead craft Runic without using Magic Essence, and hunt outside Bristle Woods using the same setup. Alternatively, Moon cheese can be used outside of Bristle Woods or Burroughs.

Radioactive Sludge

This toxic waste is the result of radioactive blue cheese turning stale.

Radioactive Sludge is created when Empowered Brie Cheese, Empowered SUPER|brie+, Radioactive Blue, Rancid Radioactive Blue, Magical Rancid Radioactive Blue, or Limelight cheese goes stale.

It can also be obtained via a gift from a friend, from Blue Winter Hunt Gift Boxes, or from Pollution Control Supply Kit.

Radioactive Sludge is also dropped by Sludge Scientist mouse in Laboratory, Bog Beast mouse in Toxic Spill and Monstrous Black Widow in Whisker Woods Rift. It was also dropped as a loot item by the more common breeds of mice in the Laboratory during the weekend event of 08-10 October 2010, and by the Zombot Unipire during the Halloween Trick AND Treat Event.

Usage: It is used in the crafting of Antiskele Charms, Polluted Base, Noxious School of Sharks Skin, Limelight, and Rancid Radioactive Blue cheeses. Also, 20 pieces of Radioactive Sludge are used in crafting the Mutated Venus Mouse Trap or the Horrific Venus Mouse Trap.

Strategy: To effectively get Radioactive Sludge, use any trap setup with the stalest cheese effect and hunt in an area where the mice are not attracted to Radioactive Blue Cheese, such as in the Pinnacle Chamber or Dracano. Another method for less-experienced hunters is to use a trap such as the Mouse Rocketine in combination with the Explosive Base in an area such as the Great Gnarled Tree.

Gathering Stale Cheese

Since stale cheese varieties are used in Ancient, Runic and Limelight cheese, hunters may find themselves needing more. In order for cheese to become stale, two conditions must be met:

  • The cheese must not attract a mouse (simply not catching a mouse is not enough; cheese stolen by a mouse, with or without a red box, cannot go stale).
  • The trap's cheese effect must prevent the cheese from staying fresh.

This suggests that to have a cheese piece go stale, one must use a trap with a stale cheese effect baited with a cheese that does not attract very many mice.

Weapons with a stale effect include:


Bases with a stale effect:

Statistically speaking, stale cheese farming is nearly as effective with a Wooden Base with Target or Birthday Cake Base as with the Explosive Base. However, hunters should recognize that these two bases have a lesser stale cheese effect than the Explosive Base and the Magma Base, and in addition the Wooden Base with Target has a higher attraction rate, thereby reducing the opportunities for stale cheese. In some areas (Meadow, Town of Digby, Bazaar and Laboratory) there is a reason to use these alternate bases because of the possibility of catching rare mice or collecting rare loot or potions.

Cheddar and White Cheddar are the cheeses with the lowest attraction. In most areas, however, these cheeses will still attract some mice. The Mousoleum, Catacombs, Forbidden Grove, Acolyte Realm, Jungle of Dread and Dracano are areas where few or no mice are drawn to standard cheeses. In these locations, traps collect the most stale cheese in the least amount of time.

See also

  • Cheese – Required to create stale cheese.
  • Cheese Effect – Information on how cheese goes stale.
  • Traps – List of traps along with their cheese effect.

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