Hunting Season

Hunting Season is a utility weather effect in Mewgenics that scatters bear traps across the battlefield. These traps immobilize any unit that steps on them, creating both hazards and tactical opportunities.

Bear traps are equal-opportunity: they catch your cats and enemies alike. A cat that steps on a trap loses its movement for that turn (and possibly the next), which can be devastating if it happens during a critical positioning phase. An enemy caught in a trap, however, is a sitting duck that cannot reposition or flee, making it an easy target for focused fire.

Knockback abilities pair brilliantly with Hunting Season. Pushing an enemy onto a bear trap immobilizes them for free, combining displacement damage with crowd control. If multiple traps are in a line, a well-placed knockback can chain-immobilize enemies across multiple tiles.

Use the tactical view at the start of each fight to identify all trap locations. Plan your cats' movement routes to avoid traps, and identify traps near enemy positions that can be exploited with knockback. In tight arenas where traps are densely placed, high-mobility cats with jump or teleport abilities can bypass traps entirely.

Hunting Season can appear in any biome and is classified as an uncommon weather.