MouseHunt: Zugzwang's Tower with new mice

On the 24th August 2010, the MH developers announced a news of new location is called Zugzwang's Tower but is not officially opened.
The quotes from Dave Vanderburg (MH developer):
Hello to all you Lords and Ladies in the Seasonal Garden!
We have now hunted through Winter, Spring and Summer! Fall is just around the corner, and with it comes the final key shard. Once you find all four key shards, they can be combined to gain access to Zugzwang's Tower.
With all the commotion out in the garden, it seems the mice in the tower have been busy barricading the door! It may be another day or two before the barricade can be broken down, so until then, Zugzwang's Tower will remain locked, regardless of whether or not players have the key.
Once we've finished putting some of the finishing touches on Zugzwang's Tower, we'll remove the barricade and let hunters in. To get you the highest quality updates as quickly as possible, we usually keep on tweaking and testing right up until the moment before release, so, sometimes, things change or take a bit longer than expected. We aren’t afraid to change our plan if necessary, as we will never launch an update before it is ready.
Keep your eyes on the news section for an announcement about when the tower is officially open.
Happy hunting!

Then later on the 26th August 2010, the Zugzwang's Tower is officially opened for Lord/Lady hunters & above levels.
The quotes for Dave Vanderburg:
Zugzwang's Tower is located in the Rodentia Region, and hunters can gain access to it once they have collected four key shards from the Seasonal Garden and assembled them into Zugzwang's Tower Key. The tower is like no other hunting location in the game, featuring a brand new way to hunt mice!
If you have been hunting in the new Seasonal Garden area, you have no doubt noticed your increasing 'Tower Amplifier' stat on the heads-up display. With the tower now open, it's time to put that amplifier to use! When hunting in Zugzwang's Tower, your trap's power will be multiplied by your Tower Amplifier, providing a power bonus of up to 75%. When your amplifier drops below 100%, your trap's power and luck will begin to reduce, until they become zero and you are incapable of capturing mice. When your amplifier runs low, make sure to return to the Seasonal Garden to recharge it.
Your amplifier won't be the only new stat displayed on your heads-up display while in Zugzwang's Tower. Additionally, two new progress bars will appear showing how many Technic and Mystic mice you have caught since you entered. Upon capturing the correct mice, new types will then be available along with previous varieties. The correct order of capture is: Eight pawns, two knights, two bishops, two rooks, one queen and finally the king. In order to win, you will have to battle your way through all the chess pieces in the Tower.
There's lots of new items and loot to be found in the tower! Hunting kings may reveal how to attract a more fearsome adversary who holds a key item to crafting a very powerful base. The Seasonal Garden's trapsmith and general store have new items for sale specifically for hunting within Zugzwang's Tower. Winning this game of chess will require some thought and strategy, so study these new traps and items carefully and plan your moves in advance!
Put on your thinking caps, and good luck conquering the Tower, MouseHunters!

There's a lot more than a new area in this release! We've overhauled a few existing pages and even added a brand new section!
Here's a breakdown of what else is new with this update:
Loot items are now clickable in journal entries and link to a new page called "Larry's Loot Lexicon". This new page shows some basic item information to help reduce confusion when finding a new item for the first time.
We added black and white thumbnails and search filters to the stats section of the mice page and hunter profiles. This change will easily allow hunters to see what mice in a group they have yet to catch to help to see how to complete their collection!
The items tab on hunter profiles has been given collection stats. If you're a collector of trap parts or map pieces, having all of these items earns you a check-mark on your profile. Limited edition items do not count towards collection totals and are instead displayed in brackets as a bonus.
We overhauled the look and functionality of crafting and the recipe book. We also corrected a problem where page popups would appear at the top of the page while scrolled down. The recipe book is now sorted into categories to make it easier to find what you're looking for.
We improved mouse popups on the adversary page. Clicking the image of the mouse now displays a higher-resolution image. Global stats have also been added in the popups, which update once a day.
We reduced the frequency of a problem where players went on two simultaneous hunts, registering an extra caught mouse in their stats without record of a journal or loot.
We corrected a problem where Student of the Cheese Belt mice would not steal gold or points.
We corrected a problem where King's Crown journal entries would be improperly time-stamped for trap checks.
We corrected a problem where brown and grey mice were being shown on Furoma's regional mice page.
Phew! We hope everyone enjoys this massive update, packed with cheesy deliciousness!
Happy hunting!

Zugzwang's Tower is a location in the Rodentia region requiring a minimum rank of Lord or Lady and the Zugzwang's Tower Key to enter.
Upon catching a Mystic King or a Technic King, the hunter is automatically transported back to the Seasonal Garden with the following message:
Checkmate! I defeated a Technic King Mouse! I was transported to the Seasonal Garden.
OR
Checkmate! I defeated a Mystic King Mouse! I was transported to the Seasonal Garden.
Upon exiting Zugzwang's Tower, by traveling, catching a King or getting an amplifier percentage of 0%, the Tower Progress will reset as well as the Tower Amplifier.

All mice in the Zigzwang's Tower are the Wizard's Pieces group. They have a weakness to Tactical weapons, Enjoy hunting!!!

MouseHunt: 22,222th mice caught

On the 24th August 2010, my hunter's journal showed 22,222th mice caught. The earlier post about 21,000th & 22,000th mice caught did not make it due to MH technical glitch that may caused stir up with overall mice caught in MH's end-users.
I'm still hunting at King's Gauntlet to complete all levels of cheese Tier 2 to Tier 8. My strategy is to hunt 150 potions of Tier 2 to convert 600pcs of cheese Tier 2, then follow by the remaining potions of cheese Tier 3 drop by mice at level 2. The hunt continues...

MouseHunt: Ronza

Do you know who's Ronza? 
Ronza is a travelling merchant. The King allows her to sell exotic goods from her travelling shoppe, an airship. When she enters a region her location is an area available to hunters. Not much is known about her, though rumors are that she comes back on special occasions such as giveaways. Ronza has visted the Burroughs and Gnawnia. She has not yet visited Furoma,Whisker Woods, Rodentia, Tribal Isles, or Bristle Woods Regions.
Nobody knows when (or if) she's coming back, what she will be selling, or how long she will stay.
In 2007 MouseHunt developer Jacob Johnson created a piece of artwork entitled The Captain which purportedly depicts Ronza: Jacob Johnson's Portfolio: The Captain.

MouseHunt: The Seasonal Garden with new mice, Dragon's Chest, Zugzwang's First Move & Heat Bath

On the 17th August 2010, the Seasonal Garden in Rodentia region was released in MouseHunt world. Therefore, there are also new loots from Dragon's Chest & two new weapons that should be crafted not purchase from trap smith.

Here are the quotes from Dave Vanderburg:

Hello hunters!
The mysterious island that has slowly been floating towards the Rodentia region now holds a new hunting location for Lord and Lady MouseHunters: the Seasonal Garden!
To access the island, you'll first have to find a way past Zugzwang's pet octopus, Bubbles, who is very protective of the island and will grant safe passage only to his master. Finding an article of clothing that once belonged to Zugzwang may be the key to getting past him. One of Zugzwang's favourite pastimes was researching the rare and dangerous mice of the Tribal Isles, so try starting your search there.
The Seasonal Garden is enchanted by Zugzwang's Magic, making it a hunting area like no other. In this garden, the season, and types of mice you can catch, change every few days. Upon entering the garden you'll notice a new element on your heads-up display indicating the current season in the garden, along with a stat called your "Tower Amplifier". The amplifier is a power bonus that is applied to your trap when you hunt inside Zugzwang's Tower. Catching mice in the Seasonal Garden will increase your amplifier in different increments, depending on the type of mouse you catch. Failing to attract a mouse will cause some of your amplifier's charge to be lost. The opening of the garden is only the beginning! Inside Zugzwang's Tower are two teams of mice, trapped in a never- ending game of chess. Before hunters can intervene in this game, they'll need to gain access to the tower by finding a key that's hidden somewhere in the garden.
Larry suspects it may take hunters some time to discover the key and gain access to the tower. Keep your eyes on the news section for more details about the tower once hunters get closer to discovering the key.

Something new on your camp page:
A trap effectiveness statistic has been added under your trap on the camp page. Your effectiveness rating is determined by your ability to both attract and catch a mouse in your current location, with your current trap setup. The effectiveness of your trap is gauged as mild, medium or strong.
Clicking the effectiveness rating will open a dialog box displaying all the mice inhabiting your current location. Each mouse will display its difficulty rating, as well as a visual bar representing its difficulty rating. The difficulty ratings of specific mice are determined by your current trap's ability to catch that mouse, should you attract it.
Try changing your trap setup and opening the effectiveness dialog to see what traps work best against the particular mouse, or mice, you're looking to catch! Also in this update:

• We corrected an error making Champion mice incorrectly weak to tactical
• Nibbler mice have been added to a few more locations
• Cyclops mice can now be encountered in the Lagoon
• Mouse groups and location stats are now sorted roughly by title requirement
• Mice stats on profile tab are now sorted from strongest to weakest mouse
• We increased the length of items on the HUD to accommodate Gauntlet Cheese
• Event mice are no longer included in group/regional totals
• We renamed "Swarm of Pigmy Mice" to "Swarm of Pygmy Mice"

Seasonal Garden is a location in the Rodentia region requiring a minimum rank of Lord/Lady and the Zugzwang's Scarf to enter. There are three shops can be found in the Seasonal Garden: Cheese Shoppe, Trapsmith & General Store.

By now, anyone who knows how to access to the Seasonal Garden?
The simple thing is to get Zugzwang's Scarf from Dragon mouse in Dracano of Tribal Isles region which can be obtained from the Dragon's Chest. Beside the Dragon's Chest, it also drops Magic Feather, Heat Bath Blueprints, Seashells, Delicious Stones, Savoury Vegetables, Pinch of Annoyance, Bottled-Up Rage, Raisins of Wrath, Inferno Peppers, Fire Salt, Coconut Milk and Vanilla Beans.
So what are you waiting for? Catch a Dragon mouse now...

All mice in the Seasonal Garden are the Seasonal Soldiers group. They have a weakness to Tactical weapons, as well as another power type depending of their season.

Winter season mice:

Primary weakness: HydroSpring season mice:

Primary weakness: Physical/TacticalSummer season mice:

Primary weakness: Tactical is better than physicalFall season mice:

Primary weakness: Shadow

Zugzwang's First Move & Heat Bath

Zugzwang's First Move is a trap craftable by Lords/Ladies ranking with more than 38,000,000 points. The blueprints can be bought at the Seasonal Garden General Store. The total cost of crafting only includes direct vendor costs. Variable costs in acquiring the ingredients are not included, such as the cost of acquiring the Magic Feather. Also, keep in mind the minimum points required to craft this item, for even if you do have all the necessary components, you will not be able to craft this weapon until you have the necessary 38,000,000 points.

The Heat Bath is a Hydro weapon available only through crafting.

It is not sold by any Trapsmith and is thus non-refundable. It can only be crafted given the proper ingredients.

MouseHunt: Zugzwang's Tower sneek peek

Quoted by Dave Vanderburg:

MH developers has been announced that Zugzwang Tower will be coming soon in MouseHunt World. They had been busy preparing the artwork for the launch of Zugzwang's Tower.

Zugzwang's Tower is initially designed for Heroes rank but not quite complex enough to challenge higher ranks. However, the area becomes finalized and early play-testing began, it turned out to be challenging. Due to for higher ranked areas, combined with how this new area turned out during play-testing, the best suited with the title requirement of Lord/Lady.

Here's a sneek peek at some of the artwork for the Zugzwang's Tower.

Here is the latest map of Zugzwang's Floating Island.

MouseHunt: Molten Shrapnel Base, Gorgon Trap & some new mice

The Molten Shrapnel was introduced on 2nd July 2010. It is a crafted base similar in stats to the Limited Edition Magma Base. Its high power and luck make it a strong and versatile trap component, especially when paired with a weapon with a fresh cheese effect.

Purchasing Info:
The Molten Shrapnel base is not sold by any Trapsmith, thus it is non-refundable. It can only be crafted given the proper ingredients. While there is no points requirement, only hunter ranked Knight and above will be able to obtain the needed ingredients.

The Gorgon Trap was introduced on 13th July 2010. It can be purchased for 989,000 gold from the Trapsmith in Cape Clawed.


The lists are some new mice released: