"Hope springs, rats multiply." - Miracle Rats Achievement
Miracle Rats, also known as vermin, are a group of baby rats located in Mallard's Tomb that Mae can feed on a daily basis. There are two Achievements tied to their story progression.
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Description[]
Miracle Rats are small white feral rats, described as sickly and slow by Mae, with red eyes, sharp yellow teeth, and pink arms, ears, and a tail.
At the start of act 2, day 1, only two rats appear in their makeshift nest within Mallard. However, on day 3 of act 2, four rats appear in the nest. This either means adult rats are adding babies to the nest, or there were two unseen rats prior to day 3 that Mae missed or that they are not babys and reproduced.
Personality[]
Being feral rats, they're typically averse to Mae handling and touching them. Despite this, even if Mae does interact with them in ways they don't like, the rats don't run in fear, and instead sit there and let Mae pet them. This is either because of how starved and sickly they are, or because they're babies at the start of the game, and haven't learned to fear her.
When Mae feeds the Miracle Rats, they all jump up towards the food frantically, hanging from the soft pretzel until she lets go. As the days progress, however, they get more confident around Mae, and up to four rats start appearing.
Story[]
The two original Miracle Rats.
At the start of Act 2, day 1, Mae has access to Mallard's Tomb, the third story in Telezoft's building, that houses the Miracle Rats.
If Mae examines the torn hole inside Mallard, she will find several rat babies nesting within. Mae can then feed these rats by stealing a pretzel once a day from the Trolleyside News. Attempting to feed the rats will then prompt a minigame in which Mae must move a pretzel from side to side and to anticipate the jumping rats so that they may latch onto the pretzel. Doing this at least once will earn the achievement, Mother of Vermin.
Mae feeding a Miracle Rat.
After each successful feeding, the next time will feature one additional rat to latch on to the pretzel. While increasing in difficulty, it is not possible to fail. Once the rat babies are successfully fed for three days, the achievement, Miracle Rats, is gained. This also causes a rat population boom in Possum Springs that results in multiple rats appearing throughout Mallard's Tomb and around the ledge outside it.
Mae can also visit inside the Food Donkey during the Epilogue and witness her innumerable rat children once Miracle Rats is achieved.
Achievements[]
There are two achievements tied to the Miracle Rats quest:
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