c. The Mousehunt Menu
Hi there! This guide is a supplement to my Walkthrough of the game of MouseHunt. The idea here is that we are going to look at the menu at the top of your screen whenever you are logged into Mousehunt. We’ll break down all of the windows and explain them for you. If you’re new, this is worth reading, because theres a LOT to the game that can be accessed through the menu.
So, let’s begin by looking at the Menu as a whole, shall we? Make sure you know what I’m talking about!
First, I apologize for the illegible writing- I had to shrink the menu down to fit the specifications of the website. I’ll do my best to explain everything as it comes up so that there’s no confusion. I also advise you to follow along on your own menu- everything should be pretty clear.
Anyway, as you can see there’s a lot going on. Even so, there’s more to this thing than meets the eye, so once again, let’s pick apart, piece by piece!
UPPER BUTTONS
First, the three things at the top.
- Press “How to Play” to get the guide from the developers of how to play the game
- Hunters Online speaks for itself: How many people are currently logged into Mousehunt?
- Friends Online is the same thing- how many friends do you have that are logged into Mousehunt?
Now, the most important button on the menu is actually only there every 15 minutes, and that’s the horn:
The hunter’s horn is the way that you go on the hunt to catch mice. Every 15 minutes, you can sound the hunter’s horn. Then, you will either catch a mouse, attract a mouse to your trap and fail to catch it, or not attract a mouse at all.
Now, when you sound the horn, you get 25 points as a reward for having the courage to start the hunt. However, maybe you’ve noticed that sometimes you actually get 35 or 45 points, instead. Why is that? Well, you get EXTRA points for bringing other hunters on the hunt. That means that if you have friends who are online, hunting in the same area as you AND are ready to hunt (You can find out who is ready to hunt in your hunting group, which is explained later), you will sound the horn and they will hunt with you, giving you an extra 10 points per person, up to 250 points total. The catch is to do it before someone else does, because if someone calls you onto the hunt you still have to wait another 15 minutes to blow the horn again!
Now, once you reach the rank of apprentice, a new feature will become available to you: tournaments. When this happens, you can choose to participate in a tournament, and when you do, the following will appear instead of your normal hunter’s horn:
As the picture shows, this is the party horn; pretty sleek, huh. When you sound this horn, everyone in your hunting party will come along on the hunt with you. You won’t bring along any other friends and no other friends can bring you along on the hunt, though- just you and your party.
More details can be found in the tournament section of the guide.
This is a very important button for you. Pressing this button will take you back to the “main screen” of mousehunt. On this main screen, you can see a picture of your trap on the left, and your hunters log is on the right. The hunters log shows all of the actions you take in Mousehunt- the hunts you have been on, the traveling you have done and the things you have bought and sold. Pretty simple and straightforward- not much else to say about it.
Hunters Profile- Many new players don’t even realize that this is a button you can press, and it’s actually one of the most important buttons in the game. Clicking on it brings you to your profile. Your profile is the page that other hunters see when they want to know something about you. On the left side of the page is some basic information about- how long you’ve been playing, where you’re hunting and what you’re hunting with. Below that is your “corkboard”- think of it as the Mousehunt equivalent of a wall. Down the right is once again a hunter’s log, but this log is different- it only shows the places you travel and the mice you catch. It does NOT show the mice you miss or the things that you buy. So when you look at someone’s page and see no misses, don’t get frustated- they’re not doing way better than you, it just looks like they are! Also, the URL at the top is the URL for your profile, so if you want someone to know what your profile link is, that’s where you get it! People on the forum frequently ask for it, and it’s necessary for trading (you can trade with a user by pressing the trade button on the left side under their trap photo).
Now, perhaps you’re seeing a shield that looks something like this. If that’s the case, you’re a lucky guy! Literally. If you donate to MouseHunt, your shield turns this lovely gold color. As a result, you get an extra 7 luck added to your traps. Luck, as you may have read elsewhere, helps with your ability to catch mice, and it also increases the chance of items being dropped by mice. This gold shield lasts for 30 days after you donate, so there’s an incentive to donate again after those 30 days are up!
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THE MENU BAR
A bit more to this thing, but since you can’t click on anything here, we’ll tackle it all at once.
The location is the place where you are hunting. If you’re confused about this, we’ll discuss it a bit more in the travel section. It’s pretty basic and explains itself, though.
Your title is an indicator of how far along you are in the game of Mousehunt. You start as a Novice, 0%. As you play the game more (sounding the horn & catching mice), your % increases ever so slowly. When it hits 100%, you reach the next level. To see a list of these ranks, look here.
If any of that doesn’t make sense, I again mention that it should all get resolved further down.
Also, a good tip- if you want an EXACT %, you can get the number to the nearest 1/100 of a percent by moving your mouse over the progress bar.
The Base and Weapon list the base and weapon you have equipped… if you don’t get that, I’m not sure what I can tell you.
The Trap Power is calculated by adding up the power of your base and the power of your trap, and that total is multiplied by the total power bonus given by your trap and base, and THAT number is added onto the total power of the trap and base. (Confused yet?) If you’re not a math person, don’t worry- there’s very little, if any, reason to calculate that stuff for yourself when it does all the math for you.
Gold and Points are the amount that you have. Again, not much more I can say.
The cheese shows which cheese you have equipped, while the number in parenthesis is how many you have equipped. You automatically equip ALL of the cheese that you have of that type. If you run out of cheese, the game will NOT equip another one for you, so be aware of how many pieces you have left!
And finally there’s a picture of your cheese on the far right.
Honestly, just read the description on the site itself that’s found by clicking the button. If you donate money to the game, you can get SB+, an incredibly useful cheese, and the developers in return get money to fund the game. There are a variety of ways to do so, as the page spells out pretty nicely. Whether or not you donate is up to you, but know that while it’s not necessary, it DOES help a lot and it’s what keeps Mousehunt going.
One last thing- see the cheese icon on the top right side of your menu? If you click it, you’ll be transported to your inventory screen, starting with the cheese page (obviously!)
LOWER BUTTONS
These buttons make up the large chunk of what goes on in Mousehunt, so we need to go a bit more in-depth on these things, don’t we.
By pressing the Travel button, you’re taken to the travel page! On the travel page are listed two things: regions and locations. There are currently 6regions to MouseHunt- Gnawnia, Whisker Woods, the Burroughs, Furoma, Bristle Woods and Rodentia. There are two stages to going to a new area:
- You need to gain access to them. To do this you must collect maps and other travel items. These items are dropped by various mice throughout the game. Until you have access, you will not see these locations on your travel page.
- You need to be the proper level to travel to them. For example, you automatically have access to the mountains, but only once you are a journeyman can you actually go into the mountains.
When traveling places you have to pay a travel cost. The amount varies significantly depending on where you travel to and where you are traveling from. Traveling to the Town of Gnawnia from ANY location, for example, costs nothing. And to travel to the meadow costs far less from Gnawnia than it does from any other location in the game.
So you can actually get a bit creative. The differences between travel costs at various locations isn’t perfect, and so you can cheat the system to save some gold. For example, instead of going straight from Gnawnia to the mountains, go to the meadow first and THEN go to the mountains to save a few hundred gold. There’s a tool especially designed to help you do this, and it is found here.
This is the major section of the game; everything that you own is found here, and therefore everything that you will use is found here.
Cheese- Displays which cheese you own and which cheese you have equipped (press the button to equip new cheese). It also links you to the cheese shoppe in the area, if there is one.
Traps- Does the same thing, except for traps. You can equip one trap and one base, so make sure to check both. They cannot break from use and you cannot buy two of any trap or base.
Potions- Shows any potions that you have and explains how they may be used and how much it will cost. Look here to see what the potions are and how they are used.
Crafting- The MH Kitchen explains the complexities of crafting to you. You can start to craft as an apprentice, so as a novice, the option will not appear.
Pages- Long ago, there was the original Mousehunter by the name of Plankrun. Plankrun kept a journal of his travels, and pages of his journal are scattered throughout the game. If you are lucky enough to catch a mouse carrying the pages of his journal, you get to keep them and read them. As of now there is no purpose to these pages, although they do provide unique and interesting information about the story of Mousehunt. More info about finding pages can be found here.
Maps- The map tab doesn’t actually do much. It just shows which map pieces you have. To use them, you have to go to the travel button. You can also get a picture of the world map, at least as much of the world map as your maps have disclosed it to you. A full explanation is found here.
Misc- There are a few things that go here now. Originally it was only gifts from Christmas and gifts from Mousehunt’s birthday. Now, hunters who participate in tournaments can also receive their champions chest if they’re one of the top hunters in the tournament, and the chest goes into their miscellaneous tab. Further, hunters who have visited the Tribal Isles can collect pepper plants, which will also sit in this part of the inventory.
Shops are found in every major location of the game, but are not found everywhere. Not all locations carry all of the shops, either.
Trapsmith- A place to buy new traps and bases. You can also refund your old traps here (provided you have another trap to equip). It’s not recommended that you refund traps, though- the refund amount is too low. A complete list of stores and their inventories is found here.
Cheese Shoppe- Buy more cheese here. The best place to buy all cheeses is Gnawnia, but other places sell it at a higher price. Cheese refunds for the full price that it’s sold for in Gnawnia.
You cannot buy SB+ in the cheese shoppe, nor many other varieties of cheese. A full list of Cheese Shoppes is found here.
Cartographer- Two maps that you collect, the Shredded Furoma Map and the Tattered Mousoleum Map, can be repaired at the cartographer. The cartographer is only in one place: The Burroughs Bazaar. You’ll figure things out when you get there! (NOTE: if you repair a map, you can no longer travel to the area that the map revealed until the repair is complete. Fair warning!)
General Store- A place to purchase ingredients for craftng. Each general store carries a plethora of unique crafting items. A list of them is found here.
The mouse menu is straightforward- it lists the mice in the game. There are two parts to this menu. The first section lists all of the mice in the region that you are currently in. Again, those regions are Gnawnia, Whisker Woods, the Burroughs, Furoma, Bristle Woods and Rodentia. If you open up this menu, it will list all of the mice in the region and sort them by difficulty, lowest to highest. If you have not caught the mouse yet, the picture of the mouse will not show up, and instead it will be a black silhouette (sometimes it takes a few hours after you catch a mouse to fill in this outline- the nature of a computer game, I suppose.) Also, once you reach master and you start collecting maps, you will notice that until you get access to all locations within a region, you will see the outline of the mouse, but no information will be given about the mouse at all and it will remind you that this is because you don’t know where this mouse lives, yet. At the top right of this screen you can also switch which region you are looking at (provided you have been to that other region, of course).
The next section is the “All Mice” portion. This page is universal and does not change between regions. It simply shows all of the mice in the game, with their name and picture (but no description or stats). Again, if you have not caught it yet, a black silhouette appears instead. The mice are separated by type and then sorted by difficult amongst the types. At the bottom, the event mice are listed. The Hollowhead, Cupid, Elf and Birthday mice were all released for a period of time relating to the holiday they are themed after (Mousehunt celebrated its 1 year birthday on March 7th, 2009). The rest of the event mice are periodically released on special days. The Master Burglar was only released once and is not believed to ever be released again. You can click on each mouse to get more specific details about them.
Hunting Group- Lists out all of the friends that you have that are playing mousehunt. Gives various stats about them, including a bar that shows how long until they are ready to hunt again. Until that bar fills, you can’t sound the horn and get them to join you on the hunt. From this page you can click on each person to get to their hunters profile. You can also click on the green arrows next to the gold or point totals to see where the person ranks on the scoreboard, just in case you wanted to know! (You can check your own rank here as well- it’s the only way to do that). Also notice that you can sort your friends in various ways- that way you can find who’s in your area, who’s closest to your rank, etc.
Organize Party- This is a tournament feature. Best that you just read the Tournament Guide.
Give to Friends- You can choose to give gold or SB+ to a friend as a gift. Pick a friend from the drop-down list (make sure you pick the right name!) and select how much you want to give. You can only give SB+ once you become an apprentice, and if you choose to give gold to someone who is a higher rank than you, a 10% penalty will be incurred and they won’t get the full amount.
Trade SUPER|brie+- This brings up a whole new page where you can attempt to find people who are buying and selling SB+ on the forums. If you go to the buyers forum, the buyers list their profile link and ask you to send a trade request. So, go to their hunters profile and press the “Send Trade Request” button. You now get to offer to sell SB+ to them for a price, up to 10,000 gold each. They can either accept or reject the offer. If they accept, the SB+ will be transferred. If not, you will get your SB+ back (if you offer the SB+ for trade, it leaves your inventory until the trade request ends). If YOU want to buy, either go to the sellers forum and post your profile link in one of the topics, or post your profile link in the buyer forum, and wait for a response. Fair warning- SB+ is expensive and it is hard to get anything for less than 3000 apiece!
Invite Friends- Here’s where you can invite more people to the game. There is NO reward for doing this, beyond having more friends to enjoy it with.
Lore is a mystical button that is full of information. It’s been a running joke that there is hidden power in this button because so many players ask questions that are answered within the lore button (particularly since this is the home of the link to the wiki)
How to Play- Brings up Mousehunt’s official set of instructions on how to play. A not-as-good version of this guide, you could say!
Scoreboard- If you want to know how you are doing compared with others, or want to know how the best players are doing, look here! You can click on any name on the scoreboard to view their profile.
Tournament Scoreboard- Lists all tournaments that you have participated in and shows the top 100 players within that tournament and the score that they have.
Mh Wiki- The one-stop source for all information about mousehunt. The only real reason that we have guides like these is that the wiki is scattered, and we guide writers do our best to make it easier to pick up and read. The wiki is still an invaluable resource and you would do well to get to know it better.
FAQ- A specific section of the wiki devoted to answering questions that are VERY popular. Read it- you’ll learn a lot.
MH Toolbar- If you want a chance to get 3 free SB+ every day, download the toolbar. It also provides a horn timer and gives you quick access to most of these menu items!
Apparel- Want to show off your pride of Mousehunt on your shirt or on your head? Buy their clothing! And other stuff!
Game Credits- Um… it shows the game credits. Ta-da!
I lump these two into one section because the News section is really just a couple of pages on the forums.
The forums are a series of message boards where the mousehunter can go to mingle with other players, be it in the giving of advice or the sharing of misery and frustration with others. The forums are as follows: (the first two, denoted by **, are the ones shown under “News”)
**The Nibbler: Mousehunt Daily News- The Nibbler is an independent newspaper source that is run by us, the hunters. Read it daily to keep up on new things and on hunter opinion on things.
**Recent News and Updates- News from the developers themselves; not a daily thing, but more of an as-needed basis.
Newcomer’s Lounge- A place to ask for advice on what to do as a novice, apprentice or journeyman. Some people ask more advanced stuff there, but it really doesn’t belong there. When you get further along, it’s great to help newer people by answering questions.
Mouse Lore and Hunting Strategy- For the more advanced hunters to ask questions and get help with the game.
Events and Competitions- Want to celebrate something, or just feeling generous? Hold a competition! And if you aren’t, check the board often- there’s usually plenty of gold or SB+ to be won!
The Tavern- For people who want to talk about things OTHER than mousehunt- a relaxed place to just chat things with mousehunters while you enjoy a cold one (depending on your age, cold water?)
Tournament Talk- For discussion of all things tournament! Questions, strategies, etc.
Meet and Greet- Find hunting parties, and overall just meet people in mousehunt. A great place to find people to add to your mousehunt friends list.
Ideas and Feature Suggestions- If you have an idea for the developers to implement, post it here. Many ideas are considered and put into the game, so don’t be intimdated! We all want to hear!
Cheese and Whine- Want some cheese with your whine? Come here to gripe the day away. Positive attitudes generally unwelcome.
Community Support and Help- Post here if you find a glitch or need help getting something technical figured out. The community will do their best to answer your questions. If they can’t help, send in a report (found at the bottom of the forums page)
It’s also worth noting that at the top, above all of the different forums, there is an option to join the IRC chatroom for mousehunt.
And that just about wraps it up. Hope you’ve learned a lot from this, and if you’re new, this should set you up well to begin the game! Good luck, and happy hunting.
Copyright 2009 by Sean D’Hoostelaere
THE MOUSEHUNT MENU
Hi there! This guide is a supplement to my Walkthrough of the game of MouseHunt. The idea here is that we are going to look at the menu at the top of your screen whenever you are logged into Mousehunt. We’ll break down all of the windows and explain them for you. If you’re new, this is worth reading, because theres a LOT to the game that can be accessed through the menu.
So, let’s begin by looking at the Menu as a whole, shall we? Make sure you know what I’m talking about!
There’s a lot more to this thing than meets the eye, so once again, let’s pick apart, piece by piece!
UPPER BUTTONS
First, the three things at the top.
Press “How to Play” to get the guide from the developers of how to play the game (not useful to someone who’s reading this, really!)
Hunters Online speaks for itself: How many people are currently logged into Mousehunt? There is your answer.
Friends Online is the same thing- how many friends do you have that are logged into Mousehunt?
Now, the most important button on the menu is actually only there every 15 minutes, and that’s the horn:
Hunter’s Horn- The hunter’s horn is the way that you go on the hunt to catch mice. Every 15 minutes, you can sound the hunter’s horn. Then, you will either catch a mouse, attract a mouse to your trap and fail to catch it, or not attract a mouse at all.
Now, when you sound the horn, you get 25 points as a reward for having the courage to start the hunt. However, maybe you’ve noticed that sometimes you actually get 35 or 45 points, instead. Why is that? Well, you get EXTRA points for bringing other hunters on the hunt. That means that if you have friends who are online, hunting in the same area as you AND are ready to hunt, you will sound the horn and they will hunt with you, giving you an extra 10 points per
person, up to 250 points total. The catch is to do it before someone else does, because if someone calls you onto the hunt you still have to wait another 15
minutes to blow the horn again!
Camp- This is a very important button for you. Pressing this button will take you back to the “main screen” of mousehunt. On this main screen, you can see a picture of your trap on the left, and your hunters log is on the right. The hunters log shows all of the actions you take in Mousehunt- the hunts you have been on, the traveling you have done and the things you have bought and sold. Pretty simple and straightforward- not much else to say about it.
Hunters Profile- Many new players don’t even realize that this is a button you can press, and it’s actually one of the most important buttons in the game. Clicking on it brings you to your profile. Your profile is the page that other hunters see when they want to know something about you. On the left side of the page is some basic information about- how long you’ve been playing, where you’re hunting and what you’re hunting with. Below that is your “corkboard”- think of it as the Mousehunt equivalent of a wall. Down the right is once again a hunter’s log, but this log is different- it only shows the places you travel and the mice you catch. It does NOT show the mice you miss or the things that you buy. So when you look at someone’s page and see no misses, don’t get frustated- they’re not doing way better than you, it just looks like they are! Also, the URL at the top is the URL for your profile, so if you want someone to know what your profile link is, that’s where you get it! People on the forum frequently ask for it, and it’s necessary for trading (you can trade with a user by pressing the trade button on the left side under their trap photo).
Now, perhaps you’re seeing a shield that looks something like this. If that’s the case, you’re a lucky guy! Literally. If you donate to MouseHunt, your shield turns this lovely gold color. As a result, you get an extra 7 luck added to your traps. Luck, as you may have read elsewhere, helps with your ability to catch mice, and it also increases the chance of items being dropped by mice. This gold shield lasts for 30 days after you donate, so there’s an incentive to donate again after those 30 days are up!
THE MENU BAR
A bit more to this thing, but since you can’t click on anything here, we’ll tackle it all at once.
The location is the place where you are hunting. If you’re confused about this, we’ll discuss it a bit more in the travel section. It’s pretty basic and explains itself, though.
Your title is an indicator of how far along you are in the game of Mousehunt. You start as a Novice, 0%. As you play the game more (sounding the horn & catching mice), your % increases ever so slowly. When it hits 100%, you reach the next level. To see a list of these ranks, look here.
If any of that doesn’t make sense, I again mention that it should all get resolved further down.
Also, a good tip- if you want an EXACT %, you can get the number to the nearest 1/100 of a percent by moving your mouse over the progress bar.
The Base and Weapon list the base and weapon you have equipped… if you don’t get that, I’m not sure what I can tell you.
The Trap Power is calculated by adding up the power of your base and the power of your trap, and that total is multiplied by the total power bonus given by your trap and base, and THAT number is added onto the total power of the trap and base.
Gold and Points are the amount that you have. Again, not much more I can say.
The cheese shows which cheese you have equipped, while the number in parenthesis is how many you have equipped. You automatically equip ALL of the cheese that you have of that type. If you run out of cheese, the game will NOT equip another one for you, so be aware of how many pieces you have left!
And finally there’s a picture of your cheese on the far right.
DONATE- Honestly, just read the description on the site itself that’s found by clicking the button. If you donate money to the game, you can get SB+, an incredibly useful cheese, and the developers in return get money to fund the game. There are a variety of ways to do so, as the page spells out pretty nicely. Whether or not you donate is up to you, but know that while it’s not necessary, it DOES help a lot and it’s what keeps Mousehunt going.
LOWER BUTTONS
These buttons make up the large chunk of what goes on in Mousehunt, so we need to go a bit more in-depth on these things, don’t we.
Travel- By pressing the Travel button, you’re taken to the travel page! On the travel page are listed two things: regions and locations. There are currently 4 regions to MouseHunt- Gnawnia, the Burroughs, Furoma and Bristle Woods. There are two stages to going to a new area: One, you need to gain access to them. To do this you must collect maps and other travel
items. These items are dropped by various mice throughout the game. Until you have access, you will not see these locations on your travel page. Two, you need to be the proper level to
travel to them. For example, you automatically have access to the mountains, but only once you are a journeyman can you actually go into the mountains.
When traveling places you have to pay a travel cost. The amount varies significantly depending on where you travel to and where you are traveling from. Traveling to the Town of Gnawnia from ANY location, for example, costs nothing. And to travel to the meadow costs far less from Gnawnia than it does from any other location in the game.
So you can actually get a bit creative. The differences between travel costs at various locations isn’t perfect, and so you can cheat the system to save some gold. For example, instead of going straight from Gnawnia to the mountains, go to the meadow first and THEN go to the mountains to save a few hundred gold. There’s a tool especially designed to help you do this, and it is found here.
This is the major section of the game; everything that you own is found here, and therefore everything that you will use is found here.
Cheese- Displays which cheese you own and which cheese you have equipped (press the button to equip new cheese). It also links you to the cheese shoppe in the area, if there is one.
Traps- Does the same thing, except for traps. You can equip one trap and one base, so make sure to check both. They cannot break from use and you cannot buy two of any trap or base.
Potions- Shows any potions that you have and explains how they may be used and how much it will cost. Look here to see what the potions are and how they are used.
Crafting- A separate document found here explains the complexities of crafting to you. You can start to craft as an apprentice, so as a novice, the option will not appear.
Pages- Long ago, there was the original Mousehunter by the name of Plankrun. Plankrun kept a journal of his travels, and pages of his journal are scattered throughout the game. If you
are lucky enough to catch a mouse carrying the pages of his journal, you get to keep them and read them. As of now there is no purpose to these pages, although they do provide
unique and interesting information about the story of Mousehunt. More info about finding pages can be found here.
Maps- The map tab doesn’t actually do much. It just shows which map pieces you have. To use them, you have to go to the travel button. You can also get a picture of the world map, at
least as much of the world map as your maps have disclosed it to you. A full explanation is found here.
Misc- As of yet, this only applies to two things: gifts from Christmas and gifts from Mousehunt’s birthday. Perhaps someday it will hold other things too…
Shops
Shops are found in every major location of the game, but are not found everywhere. Not all locations carry all of the shops, either.
Trapsmith- A place to buy new traps and bases. You can also refund your old traps here (provided you have another trap to equip). It’s not recommended that you refund traps, though-
the refund amount is too low. A complete list of stores and their inventories is found Here.
Cheese Shoppe- Buy more cheese here. The best place to buy all cheeses is Gnawnia, but other places sell it at a higher price. Cheese refunds for the full price its sold for in Gnawnia.
You cannot buy SB+ in the cheese shoppe, nor many other varieties of cheese. A full list of Cheese Shoppes is found here.
Cartographer- Two maps that you collect, the Shredded Furoma Map and the Tattered Mousoleum Map, can be repaired at the cartographer. The cartographer is only in one place: The
Burroughs Bazaar. You’ll figure things out when you get there! (NOTE: if you repair a map, you can no longer travel to the area that the map revealed. Fair warning!
General Store- A place to purchase ingredients for craftng. Each general store carries a plethora of unique crafting items. A list of them is found here.
Mice
The mouse menu is straightforward- it lists the mice in the game. There are two parts to this menu. The first section lists all of the mice in the region that you are currently in. Again, those regions are Gnawnia, the Burroughs, Furoma and Bristle Woods. If you open up this menu, it will list all of the mice in the region and sort them by difficulty, lowest to highest. If you have not caught the mouse yet, the picture of the mouse will not show up, and instead it will be a black silhouette (sometimes it takes a few hours after you catch a mouse to fill in this outline- the nature of a computer game, I suppose.) Also, once you reach master and you start collecting maps, you will notice that until you get access to all locations within a region, you will see the outline of the mouse, but no information will be given about the mouse at all and it will remind you that this is because you don’t know where this
mouse lives, yet. At the top right of this screen you can also switch which region you are looking at (provided you have been to that other region, of course).
The next section is the “All Mice” portion. This page is universal and does not change between regions. It simply shows all of the mice in the game, with their name and picture (but no description or stats). Again, if you have not caught it yet, a black silhouette appears instead. The mice are separated by type and then sorted by difficult amongst the types. At the bottom, the event mice are listed. The Hollowhead, Cupid, Elf and Birthday mice were all released for a period of time relating to the holiday they are themed after (Mousehunt celebrated its 1 year birthday on March 7th, 2009). The rest of the event mice are periodically released on special days. The Master Burglar was only released once and is not believed to ever be released again. You can click on each mouse to get more specific details about them. Friends
Hunting Group- Lists out all of the friends that you have that are playing mousehunt. Gives various stats about them, including a bar that shows how long until they are ready to
hunt again. Until that bar fills, you can’t sound the horn and get them to join you on the hunt. From this page you can click on each person to get to their hunters profile. You can
also click on the green arrows next to the gold or point totals to see where the person ranks on the scoreboard, just in case you wanted to know! (You can check your own rank
here as well- it’s the only way to do that). Also notice that you can sort your friends in various ways- that way you can find who’s in your area, who’s closest to your rank, etc.
Give to Friends- You can choose to give gold or SB+ to a friend as a gift. Pick a friend from the drop-down list (make sure you pick the right name!) and select how much you want to
give. You can only give SB+ once you become an apprentice, and if you choose to give gold to someone who is a higher rank than you, a 10% penalty will be incurred and they
won’t get the full amount.
Trade SUPER|brie+- This brings up a whole new page where you can attempt to find people who are buying and selling SB+ on the forums. If you go to the buyers forum, the buyers
list their profile link and ask you to send a trade request. So, go to their hunters profile and press the “Send Trade Request” button. You now get to offer to sell SB+ to them for a
price, up to 1000 gold each. They can either accept or reject the offer. If they accept, the SB+ will be transferred. If not, you will get your SB+ back (if you offer the SB+ for trade,
it leaves your inventory until the trade request ends). If YOU want to buy, either go to the sellers forum and post your profile link in one of the topics, or post your profile link in
the buyer forum, and wait for a response. Fair warning- SB+ is expensive and it is hard to get anything for less than 1000 apiece.
Invite Friends- Here’s where you can invite more people to the game. There is NO reward for doing this, beyond having more friends to enjoy it with.
Lore
How to Play- Brings up Mousehunt’s official set of instructions on how to play. A not-as-good version of this, you could say!
Scoreboard- If you want to know how you are doing compared with others, or want to know how the best players are doing, look here! You can click on any name on the scoreboard to
view their profile.
Mh Wiki- The one-stop source for all information about mousehunt. The only real reason that we have guides like these is that the wiki is scattered, and we guide writers do our best to
make it easier to pick up and read.
FAQ- A specific section of the wiki devoted to answering questions that are VERY popular. Read it- you’ll learn a lot.
MH Toolbar- If you want a chance to get 3 free SB+ every day, download the toolbar. It also provides a horn timer and gives you quick access to most of these menu items!
Apparel- Want to show off your pride of Mousehunt on your shirt
or on your head? Buy their clothing!
Game Credits- Um… it shows the game credits. Ta-da!
News and Forums
I lump these two into one section because the News section is really just a couple of pages on the forums.
The forums are a series of message boards where the mousehunter can go to mingle with other players, be it in the giving of advice or the sharing of misery and frustration with others. The forums are as follows: (the first two, denoted by **, are the ones shown under “News”)
**The Nibbler: Mousehunt Daily News- The Nibbler is an independent newspaper source that is run by us, the hunters. Read it daily to keep up on new things and on hunter opinion on things.
**Recent News and Updates- News from the developers themselves; not a daily thing, but more of an as-needed basis.
Newcomer’s Lounge- A place to ask for advice on what to do as a novice, apprentice or journeyman. Some people ask more advanced stuff there, but it really doesn’t belong there. When you get further
along, it’s great to help newer people by answering questions.
Mouse Lore and Hunting Strategy- For the more advanced hunters to ask questions and get help with the game.
Events and Competitions- Want to celebrate something, or just feeling generous? Hold a competition! And if you aren’t, check the board often- there’s usually plenty of gold or SB+ to be won!
The Tavern- For people who want to talk about things OTHER than mousehunt- a relaxed place to just chat things with mousehunters while you enjoy a cold one (depending on your age, cold water?)
Ideas and Feature Suggestions- If you have an idea for the developers to implement, post it here. Many ideas are considered and put into the game, so don’t be intimdated! We all want to hear!
Cheese and Whine- Well, I think the original intention was for this to be a complaint board. Now it’s a place for people to buy/sell SB+ in addition to the trading pages already in place.
Tech Support and Help- Post here if you find a glitch or need help getting something technical figured out. Most people never go here, so don’t feel like you need to find something wrong!
That just about wraps it up.
Hope you’ve learned a lot from this, and if you’re new, this should set you up well to begin the game! Good luck, and happy hunting.
