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Combat
Questions players asked about Combat, researched by TornLife.
- Is there a way to view the full attack log in Torn?
Torn has no single page listing every attack, but each attack has its own log, and the full history is available through the Activity Log and the API's attacklog selection. Retention is limited and varies by log type.
- How do armour quality and armour value work?
Armour value is the percentage of damage a piece mitigates when a hit lands on an area it covers, so a 40 rating turns a 1000-damage hit into 600 . Quality is a separate percentage showing where the item's rolled values…
- How does stealth work in Torn attacks, and how can you defend against a stealthed attacker?
TornLife researched this question and found the points below; each one is taken from the sources cited. TornLife could not write them up as a full answer.
- How is weapon quality determined, and what does it affect?
Quality is a displayed summary of a weapon's rolled Damage and Accuracy, each scored against that weapon's own possible range and weighted 50% Damage and 50% Accuracy, per the wiki's 2021 description. It is not a separa…
- How do random weapon bonuses work in Torn, and do they apply when attacking NPCs?
Weapon bonuses are extra proc effects that only certain weapon types can carry, and they come in Yellow, Orange and Red tiers. The wiki's 2023 capture documents one NPC exception: Execute does not work against NPC accou…
- How does mugging work, what is lost when mugged, and can the victim identify the mugger?
A mug, one of the three options after winning an attack, steals a percentage of the defender's cash on hand: 5-10% at base, 7.5-15% with Masterful Looting merits . The victim is also hospitalised. Usually the victim can…
- How does attacking work in Torn, and how much energy does each attack cost?
Attacking another player costs 25 energy . The wiki's older capture notes one exception: attacks under Love Juice during the Valentines Event cost 15 . A fight lasts up to 25 turns or five minutes, and the winner then p…
- What does special ammo do, and where can it be bought and equipped?
Special ammo changes a firearm's damage, armor penetration or accuracy. Per TornLife's 2025 wiki findings, the ammo locker sells only basic ammo. Special ammo comes from Mission Credits, the Big Al's Gun Shop benefit, G…
- How do bounties work, and can a bounty placed on you be removed?
A bounty on you cannot be bought off or cancelled. It ends when another player hospitalises you and claims it, and the wiki's 2021 capture says unclaimed bounties expire after 7 days. The 'Buy off' feature was removed i…
- Is there a way to carry or use more temporary weapons, such as grenades, in a fight?
An attack has one Temporary slot, and no source found adds a second one . The one route found is a Handbag, whose Storage bonus is reported to let you use two temporaries in a fight, with an extra turn spent on the seco…
- How does weapon experience work in Torn?
TornLife researched this question and found the points below; each one is taken from the sources cited. TornLife could not write them up as a full answer.
- How does distraction work in Torn?
Distraction is Torn's group-attack mechanic. When several players attack one defender, the defender gets a Distracted effect that cuts their chance to respond and their Defense and Dexterity. The level is the number of …
- What is fair fight in Torn?
Fair fight (FF) is a respect multiplier for attacks, ranging from 1x to 3x. It is higher when the target's battle stats are similar to yours. It was introduced on 10/11/17 with Attacking respect and Chaining 2.0.