[Overfishing] Optimizing Mudmouth Waves

(Originally written by マー (Marty) from the Overfishing Discord server, added here by me for easier access)

On this wave type, two types of Mudmouths spawn: green Mudmouths and golden Mudmouths.

Green Mudmouths drop 1 egg per dealt bomb damage, and 3 eggs when dying.
Chums or Smallfry can spawn from a green Mudmouth. The type of lesser Salmonid is fixed for each specific green Mudmouth.

Golden Mudmouths drop 2 eggs per dealt bomb damage, and 5 eggs upon death. Cohocks will spawn from golden Mudmouths. The higher the hazard level (except in some ranges), the higher the chance of a Golden Mudmouth spawn.

As on most waves, Snatcher Optimization is possible (and important) for Mudmouths.

"Did you know? The higher the hazard level, the higher the probability for a golden Mudmouth to spawn. Also, you are guaranteed to have 1 golden Mudmouth at 50 seconds if no other golden Mudmouth is on the map and if the maximum number of Mudmouths is not met." -@LeanYoshi on Twitter



To defeat a Mudmouth, players must throw 3 bombs into them. Due to the high ink consumption of bombs and the need to kill lesser Salmonids, the players least suited to killing lesser Salmonids should use bombs as often as possible and watch Snatchers.

To increase the score potential of this wave, using many special weapons is important, except if there is an Explosher in the weapon composition.

Green Mudmouths drop 1 egg per dealt bomb damage, and 3 eggs when dying.
Golden Mudmouths drop 2 eggs per dealt bomb damage, and 5 eggs upon death.

Explosher can kill Mudmouths by lobbing shots into their mouths, while damaging Cohocks when dealing with golden Mudmouths. Explosher should almost always focus solely on Mudmouths, only depositing eggs while travelling on the stage or at the end of the wave.

Triple Inkstrike and Booyah Bomb can defeat a Mudmouth if they are aimed at the base of that Mudmouth. Triple Inkstrike is more flexible in that it can aim at multiple Mudmouth if needed. Each Inkstrike will deal the equivalent of one bomb damage.

Inkjet and Crab Tank can kill Mudmouths efficiently as well. They require three shots to kill Mudmouths, although Crab Tank can kill Mudmouths with 2 shots if aiming at their throats. Crab Tank can also pierce through Cohocks when dealing with golden Mudmouths, while Inkjet can kill Smallfry and Chums using the exhaust.

Killer Wail is very good at killing far Mudmouths if players are unable to reach them immediately, although all three sets of speakers must be aimed at a Mudmouth for it to be killed.

Reefslider is regarded as the least useful special on this wave type, as it can only deal the equivalent of one bomb damage. To do so, players must use Reefslider and pass through the Mudmouth.

Players should start using special weapons when eggs start piling up and ink efficiency becomes difficult.