The known Genus in the monster file appear to be grouped. Together with hints about data being obscured by poor handwriting it suggests the unknown ones belong to the group they are in: Toxicala = Beast Earthmover = Beast Raging Windrider = Avian Flying Storm = Drake
Within a genus the data is consistent with being ordered by size suggesting: Rimewinder ⇐ Scary Dull Viper >= Rinewinder, ⇐ Scary Peaksnake >= Dull Viper, ⇐ Scary Wrathrope >= Peaksnake, ⇐ Scary Earthmover >= medium, ⇐ legendary Macrophant >= Earthmover, ⇐ legendary Flamu >= small, ⇐ large Puffdrake ⇐ small Sandcrawler >= Medium Thunderclap Wyvern >= Sandcrawler
So the Toxicala is the most desirable specimen for the biologists, followed by the Rimewinder, Puffdrake, and Macrophant. The Toxicala and Puffdrake have never been seen between weeks 6 and 15. and the Rimewinder is quite likely to be a small beast. The name of the Macrophant together with it’s position in the list suggests it is probably a large beast, suggesting this is the most desirable one to find on balance. During this time of the year in the past it has only been seen in the The Lordesteppes, suggesting that is a good place to go. Hunts in this location also seem to be more successful on average than the average hunt. Posion Plate armour from the Poison element has been used on more than half of the succesfull Macrophant hunts, suggesting that is the best choice for them. A sword with the wind element is the most succcessful weapon.
For the locations the biologists look for specimens the following stand out: They enver go to the Devils Maw between weeks 37 and 39 or between weeks 46 and 49 They never go to Miresmouth Forest in weeks 13 or weeks 33-45 They never go to Scorchsan between weeks 1 and 6 and between weeks 46 and 52 They never go to the Lordesteppes between weeks 20 and 32, and also in week 52 They never go to Thunderwood Peaks in weeks 7-19
Looking though the hunters logs hunts suggests:
Hunts in the gap periods in Devils Maw are either unsucessful or yield a Sliding Queen Shash (only in the first period) which has a scary size. Possibly this is only present during these times and the ancient biologists were to scared to got there then? That monster has not been seen anywhere else or at any other times which is consistent with this.
Hunts in Miresmouth Forest between weeks 33-45 are unusually unsuccessful. Maybe the biologists are avoiding it because of poor pickings. Or more likely the Legendary Crow That Breaks The Sky frightened the biologists off, The hunters never caught one of these outside of this window which suggests the crows may only be present during this time? The times at which the crows have been caught in the Lordsteppes and Thunderwood Peaks also correspond to time when the biologists don’t go there.. No crows were caught in Scorchan during the gap, however it they are migratory birds that are always present in one location then the gap would perfectly align with the time at which their location was not otherwise known, suggesting the cause of this gap is the same.
As there are only half points for duplicates focusing on one area is not a good idea. As hunts in locations where the Crow That Breaks The Sky are present it seems like a good idea to avoid Thunderwood Forest (excpet in Weeks 6). There’s no information on how many points you get for different sized creatures which makes it difficult to factor that in. The number of datapoints for hunts in this period is very low so I will just crudely weight the hunts to the areas that look more promising.
Week 06: Thunderwood Peaks Week 07: The Lordesteppes Week 08: Miresmouth Forest Week 09: Scorchsand Shores Week 10: Devil’s Maw Week 11: The Lordesteppes Week 12: Miresmouth Forest Week 13: Scorchsand Shores Week 14: The Lordesteppes Week 15: Miresmouth Forest
Armour and Weapons: Again there seems to be too litle data to draw any firm conclusion so just go with what looks to be best on average for each region. Thunderwood Peaks—Flaming Faulds armour and a Stormblade The Lordesteppes—Electro chainmail Armour and a Badger Bludgeon. Miresmouth Forest—Electro chainmail armour and a Winder’s Rime Scorchsand Shores _ Ground Greaves armour and a stormblade Devil’s Maw—Windy Wear armour and a Winder’s Rime
The known Genus in the monster file appear to be grouped. Together with hints about data being obscured by poor handwriting it suggests the unknown ones belong to the group they are in:
Toxicala = Beast
Earthmover = Beast
Raging Windrider = Avian
Flying Storm = Drake
Within a genus the data is consistent with being ordered by size suggesting:
Rimewinder ⇐ Scary
Dull Viper >= Rinewinder, ⇐ Scary
Peaksnake >= Dull Viper, ⇐ Scary
Wrathrope >= Peaksnake, ⇐ Scary
Earthmover >= medium, ⇐ legendary
Macrophant >= Earthmover, ⇐ legendary
Flamu >= small, ⇐ large
Puffdrake ⇐ small
Sandcrawler >= Medium
Thunderclap Wyvern >= Sandcrawler
Sightings by biologists:
All times/During weeks 6-15
Cassowarrior 46⁄13
Cold Parrot 47⁄4
Downhanger 98⁄22
Dull viper 65⁄16
Earthmover 71⁄15
Flamu 53⁄12
Flying Storm 45⁄18
Macrophant 35⁄5
Northern Badger 77⁄7
Peaksnake 41⁄3
Puffdrake 33⁄0
Rimewinder 25⁄6
Sandcrawler 53⁄7
Thunderclap Wyvern 31⁄14
Toxicala 19⁄0
Wrathrope 41⁄8
So the Toxicala is the most desirable specimen for the biologists, followed by the Rimewinder, Puffdrake, and Macrophant. The Toxicala and Puffdrake have never been seen between weeks 6 and 15. and the Rimewinder is quite likely to be a small beast. The name of the Macrophant together with it’s position in the list suggests it is probably a large beast, suggesting this is the most desirable one to find on balance. During this time of the year in the past it has only been seen in the The Lordesteppes, suggesting that is a good place to go. Hunts in this location also seem to be more successful on average than the average hunt. Posion Plate armour from the Poison element has been used on more than half of the succesfull Macrophant hunts, suggesting that is the best choice for them. A sword with the wind element is the most succcessful weapon.
For the locations the biologists look for specimens the following stand out:
They enver go to the Devils Maw between weeks 37 and 39 or between weeks 46 and 49
They never go to Miresmouth Forest in weeks 13 or weeks 33-45
They never go to Scorchsan between weeks 1 and 6 and between weeks 46 and 52
They never go to the Lordesteppes between weeks 20 and 32, and also in week 52
They never go to Thunderwood Peaks in weeks 7-19
Looking though the hunters logs hunts suggests:
Hunts in the gap periods in Devils Maw are either unsucessful or yield a Sliding Queen Shash (only in the first period) which has a scary size. Possibly this is only present during these times and the ancient biologists were
to scared to got there then? That monster has not been seen anywhere else or at any other times which is consistent with this.
Hunts in Miresmouth Forest between weeks 33-45 are unusually unsuccessful. Maybe the biologists are avoiding it because of poor pickings. Or more likely the Legendary Crow That Breaks The Sky frightened the biologists off, The hunters never caught one of these outside of this window which suggests the crows may only be present during this time? The times at which the crows have been caught in the Lordsteppes and Thunderwood Peaks also correspond to time when the biologists don’t go there.. No crows were caught in Scorchan during the gap, however it they are migratory birds that are always present in one location then the gap would perfectly align with the time at which their location was not otherwise known, suggesting the cause of this gap is the same.
My final advice is as follows:
As there are only half points for duplicates focusing on one area is not a good idea. As hunts in locations where the Crow That Breaks The Sky are present it seems like a good idea to avoid Thunderwood Forest (excpet in Weeks 6). There’s no information on how many points you get for different sized creatures which makes it difficult to factor that in. The number of datapoints for hunts in this period is very low so I will just crudely weight the hunts to the areas that look more promising.
Week 06: Thunderwood Peaks
Week 07: The Lordesteppes
Week 08: Miresmouth Forest
Week 09: Scorchsand Shores
Week 10: Devil’s Maw
Week 11: The Lordesteppes
Week 12: Miresmouth Forest
Week 13: Scorchsand Shores
Week 14: The Lordesteppes
Week 15: Miresmouth Forest
Armour and Weapons:
Again there seems to be too litle data to draw any firm conclusion so just go with what looks to be
best on average for each region.
Thunderwood Peaks—Flaming Faulds armour and a Stormblade
The Lordesteppes—Electro chainmail Armour and a Badger Bludgeon.
Miresmouth Forest—Electro chainmail armour and a Winder’s Rime
Scorchsand Shores _ Ground Greaves armour and a stormblade
Devil’s Maw—Windy Wear armour and a Winder’s Rime