@DiGs, I'm curious how much Fishy Fromage you were able to acquire during your dive? (Or even just the supplies for it.)

The dive area is similar to the way the iceberg is broken down. You're in the coral reef zone for 300 meters, then a "school of mice zone" for 300 meters, etc.... I only made it 320 meters before I ran out of O2, but in that time I got 45 damaged coral and 17 mouse scales. I did not make it far enough to get any barnacles, but the drop rates are very generous down there

I also got 3 sand dollars.

Average Oxygen Canister loot drops for the mice in the City:
City Noble: 0-1 Canister (low chance)
Sunken Citizen: 0-1 Canister (seems to be about 40-50% chance)
City Worker: 2 Canisters (100% for me)
Hydrologist: 0 (the one catch I've had, but I think he tends to drop 2 or more when you catch him for others)

The MH forums say that the different areas you get on each dive are random and may or may not have consistent lengths, so I think I may try for 150-250 Oxygen before diving, to give myself a better chance of loot while I'm down there. There also seem to be a couple of areas that are great for farming all the stuff you need instead of one type at a time. Empowered Anchor Charms help you stay in a given area longer than usual.

The MH forums also say that you get a lot more Oxygen Canisters when hunting with Fishy Fromage in the City.

I've only done less than a dozen hunts there yet, but I like it already. With currently 210 million points and just over a million gold, I have a long way to go in this area ...

I haven't finished my first run of LG yet - I'm still in Twisted Garden. I'm going to need the CPOT, I will need a strong Hydro trap for many months before I can get the traps of the Sunken City. (The upgrade is cheaper now than when Ronza sold it.)

And I just spent almost 5 mil on the Crystal Tower ...

Thanks DiGs! I'm up to 83 O.C.s so ... hopefully soon? My drops have slowed waaaay down.

Average Oxygen Canister loot drops for the mice in the City:

Between your catches and my catches, here's what I've come up with...
City Noble: 0 or 1 Canister, usually 0
Sunken Citizen: 0, 1, or 2 Canisters, usually 1
City Worker: 0, 1, or 2 Canisters, usually 2
Hydrologist: 0, 2, or 3 Canisters, usually 3

The MH forums also say that you get a lot more Oxygen Canisters when hunting with Fishy Fromage in the City.

Yeah, that was in the news post as well. So I think what you're supposed to do is be patient at the beginning, stockpile a lot of Oxygen so you can get a lot of Fishy Fromage, and then you can go into a self-sustaining pattern in the area where you don't have to use Gouda and SB again. We'll see if that turns out to be the case.

I'm wondering about using Empowered Anchor Charms on my first run to slow my speed through the first areas and collect as many cheese supplies as possible. Has anybody seen this suggested anywhere?

Yes, I think EACs are the preferred method of maxing out supplies, especially if you're in an area where more than one kind will drop.

Also, it's recommended that you not use Fishy Fromage on your dives. I think it's supposed to have a horrible attraction rate in the ocean.

Also, it's recommended that you not use Fishy Fromage on your dives. I think it's supposed to have a horrible attraction rate in the ocean.

Oh yeah, I did know that. I apologize if my previous post was unclear. I meant no more Gouda/SB in the Sunken City where it takes forever to gather Oxygen tanks.

92 Oxygen. So close! So excited! Ready to grab more new mice.

ETA: Got 101 Oxygen and have taken my first dive. I did go ahead and armed the Empowered Anchor Charms for a few hunts. Hopefully that isn't a mistake.

In case people are interested and haven't seen this elsewhere, a regular successful hunt moves you 30m and one with the EAC moves you 10m.

I really hope that diving runs really are self sustaining, because I'm really hating farming O2 containers The dive area is so exciting though. I can't wait to get back underwater. I've only got 44 right now. I'm aiming for 100, but impatience will probably win out

^^ I hear ya DiGs, but patience may pay off (read: be required ) here. I'm 44 hunts in, about half of my initial 91, and I have looted 114 coral, 10 scales, and 62 barnacles. If the last 47 pieces of cheese don't even out my scales a bit, I'm going to have to collect even more oxygen a second time around.

Thus far the Coral Mouse and Seadragon Mouse are my favorites. Super pretty.

ETA: I am wishing I kept track of the locations I went through and the distances. I noticed DiGs has at least one mouse that I haven't been able to attract yet, so I wonder if the areas you explore are randomized?
I think mine went Shallow Shoals -> Coral Reef -> Rocky Outcrop -> Coral Reef -> Shallow Shoals (where I am now) -> Rocky Outcrop -> School of Mice -> Feeding Grounds -> Carnivore Cove -> Shipwreck -> Coral Garden.

Oh yeah, don't use Empowered Anchor Charms at the beginning at least. They just slow you down in areas where the drops are pathetic.

I'm only up to 35 O2 canisters. Due to a crazy schedule this week, I'm thinking I'll stay put and farm 02 canisters probably through next Friday. I know that won't net me much in the way of gold, but with my intermittent hunting, I'm hoping to get to at least 100 by then.

Yeah, Eli mentioned earlier on that the locations are randomized.

I was hoping that Fishy Fromage would increase loot drops of O2, but it hasn't (true I only got three pieces from Larry, but still. . .)

That much fun, FK, eh? I guess farming O2 it shall be I've got 68 thus far

If nothing else, I visited the Cartographer and acquired the needed item to access the new area. As I have ZERO Molten Glass of the required 90.

Due to a crazy schedule this week, I'm thinking I'll stay put and farm 02 canisters probably through next Friday. I know that won't net me much in the way of gold, but with my intermittent hunting, I'm hoping to get to at least 100 by then.

Sounds like a good plan to me! That's one nice thing about this area, it's very passive-player-friendly.

Yeah, Eli mentioned earlier on that the locations are randomized.

Missed that. But I had kind of come to the same conclusion.

I was hoping that Fishy Fromage would increase loot drops of O2, but it hasn't.

Did you by any chance catch the Oxygen Baron? Tom caught an Enginseer and Clumsy Carrier, and they both dropped 2. Maybe they're at least guaranteed to drop some unlike the bottom four which may or may not drop canisters.

That much fun, FK, eh? I guess farming O2 it shall be.

I'm only on my first run so I have no idea what to expect, but it definitely seems like after 50 hunts you get to the good (or at least much better) areas.

If nothing else, I visited the Cartographer and acquired the needed item to access the new area. As I have ZERO Molten Glass of the required 90.

Hahaha! Well played Paul!

A couple questions, does anybody know what the colored dots signify? I was guessing difficulty level, but that doesn't quite seem to match up. Or perhaps the types of fish mice you can attract?
Next question, if I click "Return" to the City, do I get to keep the Oxygen I haven't used up? Haven't seen the answer to this on the forum yet, though I have no doubt it's somewhere on there.

I didn't watch FBF this morning, but since Dave was part of it, he posted a very nice summary on the forum. Spoilers on Behind the Scenes.
https://apps.facebook.com/mousehunt/pro ... d=17010164

ETA:

During this dive, I visited 2 Coral Reefs, 2 Rocky Outcrops, 1 School of Mice, 1 Feeding Grounds, 1 Carnivore Cove, 1 Shipwreck and 1 Coral Garden.

I ended up with 45 pieces of Fishy Fromage, including the freebies from the devs, and I have 109 Coral, 2 Scales, and 128 Barnacles left. So that's what 91 Oxygen Canisters will get you. Actually you'll get a bit farther if you don't use the Empowered Anchor Charms.

Yes, if you return to the City, you'll keep whatever oxygen you haven't used.

It looks like I'm heading into an area that's called "The Sand Dollar Sea Bar." I haven't seen anybody get into this zone yet, making me think it might be a bit more rare? I plan on disarming overnight so that I stay put. If it's good stuff in there (AKA a lot of sand dollars!) it might be worth the empowered anchor charms to get through.

Due to a crazy schedule this week, I'm thinking I'll stay put and farm 02 canisters probably through next Friday. I know that won't net me much in the way of gold, but with my intermittent hunting, I'm hoping to get to at least 100 by then.

Sounds like a good plan to me! That's one nice thing about this area, it's very passive-player-friendly.

A fact for which I am very happy. It's going to be one of those weeks where computer time will be rare. This area strikes me as a twist on the valentine's cruise.