Hey guys. Just making a thread showing the changes in specials since the last survey. The old special is highlighted in red. I'll be making personal comments in blue about my personal feelings about the specials. Feel free to say what I've missed and I'll update the list.
| Hair Salon - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Debate | Experience | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Gossip | View someones money on hand | (10 job points) |
| 5 star | Rumors | 50% reduced enemy stealth | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Cutting corners | 30 minute education time reduction | (1 job points) |
| 10 star | Sweeney's Revenge | 20% slashing weapon damage | (Passive) |
| Specials seem ok. 20% slashing is a nice boost and with education and money spies it gives nice alternatives to various types of game play. | |||
| Law Firm- Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Bail Bondsman | 50% decreased bail costs | (Passive) |
| 3 star | Background Check | View someone's stats | (20 job points) |
| 5 star | Closing Argument | Easier to bust more people at once | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Loophole | + 20% organised crime skill | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Educated Decisions | View success chance of potential busts | (Passive) |
| Specials are good. I'd personally swap the 7* and 10* specials. An interesting alternative 10* special could be Extradition: Force a player to return to Torn from another location (Requires full flight time) for x job points" | |||
| Flower Shop | |||
| 1 star | Rare Import | + Special flower | (3 job points) |
| 3 star | Cultivation | + 25% illegal production success rate and skill gain Romanticism + 300 happy for you and spouse | (10 job points) |
| 5 star | Herbal Cleansing | - Drug addiction | (1 job points) |
| 7 star | Over Capacity | Able to bring back +5 special flowers from abroad Cultivation + 25% illegal production success rate and skill gain (Passive) | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Floral Contacts | View stock of flowers in all countries | (10 job points) |
| Specials are decent. The +5 flowers is a better alternative to the 300 happy. The 10* special is not overly helpful since the same information is already shared on the forums. How many of the non forum readers actively run flowers? I personally have no idea. I'd assume not so many for this special to be worth it for them. Hell the ones that don't read the forums probably won't know about this special anyway. I'd chance 10* special to Flower Reserve: Always be flowers available abroad | |||
| Car Dealership | |||
| 1 star | Test Drive | + Racing point | (5 job points) |
| 3 star | Discount parts | - 75% cost discount on car parts Discount parts - 25% discount on car parts (Passive) | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Salesman | No item market fees | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Two-Faced | + 25% fraud success rate and skill gain | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Getaway car | + 95% run away chance | (Passive) |
| Specials are good. The 3* special got buffed which is good since it's relatively weak anyway. Crime bonus and an interesting 10 star special I can see being used for runaway merits. Overall pretty diverse. | |||
| Clothing Store - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Fashion Show | + Experience | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Nine to five | + 100 endurance | (10 job points) |
| 5 star | Activewear | + 25% passive dexterity | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Tailoring | + 25% armor bonus | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Secret pockets | - 75% enemy mug losses | (Passive) |
| Specials are brilliant. Not much worth it to spend jop points on. But with passive Dex, armour and mug bonus this ranks as one of the top companies for specials. Realistically since armour is a linear multiplier to damage it should probably be reduced slightly. Maybe to 15 or 10%. Personally this is the company I would probably choose to be in atm. | |||
| Gun Shop - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Sales Discount | - 20% standard ammo cost | (Passive) |
| 3 star | Surplus | + 100 random special ammunition | (25 job points) |
| 5 star | Skilled Analysis | Target equipment and ammo is always visible | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Bandoleer | + 1 clip for guns during combat | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Firearms Expert | + 10% primary & secondary weapon damage | (Passive) |
| Specials are okay. The damage is a nice multiplier. But other specials have 20% damage. +1 clip is nice for certain weapons but reloading 4 times in a fight of 25 moves seems like suicide. The special ammunition and Target equipment is a wait and see. | |||
| Game Shop - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Ub3rg33k | - 50% virus coding time | (Passive) |
| 3 star | Early Release | + Money | (100 job points) |
| 5 star | Gamer | + 100% console happiness | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Power Levelling | View progress to your next level | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Overpowered | + 1 nerve, 5 energy, 50 happiness | (1 job points) |
| Specials are dull to you get to 10* which is really nice. I'd personally change the virus programming system to make it more of an interesting rewarding side game than it is now but that's for another thread. It does help getting the virus merit though. The levelling % could be quite useful for testing things but other than that rather pointless (Not many people go to the bother of travelling to china to see.) As far as consoles, I don't think anyones used them since erotic dvds were introduced. The + money is a wait and see. | |||
| Candle Shop - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Warming Therapy | + 50 happiness | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Illumination | + 50% awareness | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Calming Therapy | + 2 nerve | (1 job points) |
| 7 star | Reinvigorating Therapy | + 5 energy | (1 job points) |
| 10 star | Meditation | View someone's true level | (250 job points) |
| Specials are good. People will only be interested in the energy and awareness which in fairness is going to be enough of a reason to stick by. Personally I'd make the +2 nerve passive. | |||
| Toy Shop | |||
| 1 star | Memory Lane | + 50 happiness | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Jumble Sale | + Special plushie | (3 job points) |
| 5 star | Gamer | + 100% console happiness | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Over Capacity | Able to bring back +5 plushies from abroad Toy Importer View stock of plushies in all countries (25 job points) | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Toy Importer | View stock of plushies in all countries 10 star Nostalgia + 25% maximum happiness (Passive) | (10 job points) |
| Specials were better before. Same issues as flower company. Viewing stock is pointless. The 25% max happiness seemed like a much better special. No idea why it was changed. If you felt it was OP why not drop to 20% or 15%. The +5 plushies is decent. A special could be Plushie Reserve: Always be Plushies available abroad | |||
| Adult Novelties | |||
| 1 star | Blackmail | + Money | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Voyeur | + Erotic DVD Reduced from 100 jp's | (20 job points) |
| 5 star | Party Supplies | Pack of Trojans | (500 job points) |
| 7 star | Bondage | - 25% enemy speed | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Indecent | + 100% bonus to Erotic DVD's | (Passive) |
| Specials are good. The DVD bonus will definitely add a great starting dynamic to training. Personally it seem like it might be a little OP considering the happy stacking possibilities now with extra booster space for FHC/cans. I think 50% would be fairer. The rest of the specials look good. | |||
| Cyber Cafe | |||
| 1 star | Ub3rg33k | - 50% virus coding time | (Passive) |
| 3 star | Clone Data | + Random virus | (25 job points) |
| 5 star | Proxy Hacking | Cancel a target's virus programming | (25 job points) |
| 7 star | IP Tracing | View lister of an anonymous bounty Dark Web + 25% computer crime success rate and skill gain (Passive) | (25 job points) |
| 10 star | Financial Phishing | View when someone's investment bank account ends 10 star IP Tracing View listers of anonymous bounties on someone (50 Points) | (25 job points) |
| Specials are ok. The company hacking still the main one. The 10* special about viewing the bank withdrawal seems a bit pointless since the user still choses when it withdraw, it just doesn't happen when it ends. | |||
| Grocery Store - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Bagged Down | + Bag of candy | (2 job points) |
| 3 star | Fast Metabolism | - 10% food & drink cooldown | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Bottled Up | + Bottle of alcohol | (5 job points) |
| 7 star | Absorption | + 10% consumable boost | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Canned in | + Can of energy drink | (12 job points) |
| Specials look good. | |||
| Theater - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Stagecraft | + Experience | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Dramatics | Stealth guaranteed on next successful attack | (20 job points) |
| 5 star | Masked | Cannot be targeted by spies | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Twinlike | + 25% forgery success rate and skill gain | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Disguised | Hidden travelling status & destination | (Passive) |
| Specials look good. | |||
| Sweet Shop - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Sweet Tooth | + 50 happiness | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Sugar rush | + Bag of candy | (2 job points) |
| 5 star | Gluttony | + 1,000 happiness | (10 job points) |
| 7 star | Energy Rush | + Can of energy drink | (15 job points) |
| 10 star | Voracious | + 4,500 happiness | (30 job points) |
| Specials look good. | |||
| Cruise Line - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Bursar | + 25 casino tokens | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Portage | + 2 extra travel items | (Passive) |
| 5 star | R&R | - Drug addiction | (1 job points) |
| 7 star | Destination Report | View stock of all items at a selected country | (10 job points) |
| 10 star | Freight | + 3 extra travel items | (Passive) |
| Specials look good. Again I will hate on the view stock special. Possible alternative although other specials make up for this one lacking: Clean Cut narcotics: Drug timer reduced by 10% | |||
| Television Network | |||
| 1 star | Propaganda | + 1 respect for your faction | (5 job points) |
| 3 star | Scoop | - 50% newspaper advertising costs | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Inside Story | View someone's stats & money | (15 job points) |
| 7 star | Bad Publicity | + 25% extortion success rate and skill gain | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Press Pass | Receive special privileges Product placement Increase a company's customer loyalty (100 job points) | (25 job points) |
| Specials look okay. I'm personally not up for having the 2 best companies having the best specials. Hard to judge without knowing what the 10* special is. | |||
| Zoo - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Fulfillment | + 50 happiness | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Animal Instinct | + 15% hunting reward | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Special K | + Ketamine drug | (5 job points) |
| 7 star | Eye of the Tiger | + 70% awareness | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Seasoned Poacher | + 25% accuracy | (Passive) |
| Specials look okay. 10* special is nice awareness is decent. Others are pretty rubbish. | |||
| Firework Stand | |||
| 1 star | Audaciousness | + 1 nerve | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Illumination | + 50% awareness | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Pyromania | + 25% flame-thrower damage & accuracy | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Explosives Expert | Random bomb parts | (5 job points) |
| 10 star | Inferno | + 50 random incendiary ammunition Inferno + 100 random incendiary ammunition (50 job points) | (25 job points) |
| Specials are hard to judge but I can't imagine ammo will be so expensive to make it worth it unless ammo will be available to sell on the item markets. Awareness is nice nerve is good for a 1 star special. Random bomb parts is interesting. Flame-thrower is still going to be awful | |||
| Property Broker - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Commission | + Money | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Job Satisfaction | + 50 happiness | (1 job points) |
| 5 star | Vendor | No item market fees | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Insider Trading | + Random property | (300 job points) |
| 10 star | Interior Connections | - 10% property upgrade & staff fees | (Passive) |
| Specials look pretty bad. Although if the random property works like the HRG bb it could be worth it since it might average out to about 750k a day if the maximum gain is a castle and all properties have the same probability. If PI's are included the average per day could be 1.9m. | |||
| Furniture Store - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Coffee Break | + 3 energy | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Heavy Lifting | + Strength | (1 job points) |
| 5 star | Removal | + 25% theft success rate and skill gain | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Beefcake | + 25% passive strength | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Brute Force | + 300% fist damage | (Passive) |
| Specials look good. People will be disappointed at only 3 energy per job point but the passive strength and theft look good next to it. Fist damage is nice for the lols but still doesn't bring it up to the scale of a weapon | |||
| Gas Station | |||
| 1 star | Machinist | + Racing point | (5 job points) |
| 3 star | Discount Parts | - 75% cost discount on car parts 25% discount on car parts (Passive) | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Arsonist | + 25% vandalism success rate and skill gain | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Molotov Cocktail | + Molotov Cocktail | (5 job points) |
| 10 star | Blaze of Glory | + 50% Molotov cocktail damage & duration | (Passive) |
| Specials I assume are decent. The Molotov cocktail seems interesting as it will last for a time period, will it do both damage and passive stat reductions or damage over the course of numerous moves. Either way it's a slightly new mechanic. Wait and see. | |||
| Music Store - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Ambience | + 50 happiness | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Bootlegger | + 25% prohibited trade success rate and skill gain | (Passive) |
| 5 star | High-fidelity | - 75% enemy stealth | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Deafened | Stealth guaranteed on next successful attack | (20 job points) |
| 10 star | The Score | + 10% passive strength, dexterity, speed and defense | (Passive) |
| Specials are good | |||
| Nightclub - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Criminal Connections | + Experience | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Target Market | + 25% illicit services success rate and skill gain | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Suppression | - Drug addiction | (1 job points) |
| 7 star | Tolerance | - 50% drug overdose chance | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Restraint | Education is unaffected by drug addiction | (Passive) |
| Specials look good. Bit ironic that the 10* special lets you avoid getting kicked from education but at the same time if you were that drugged up you'd be negatively effecting the company so much you'd be unlikely to be 10*. Although it would be nice for the directors. | |||
| Pub | |||
| 1 star | Pub Lunch | + 3 Energy | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Drunken Master | + 10% melee weapon damage | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Liquid Courage | + Refill nerve bar | (25 job points) |
| 7 star | Lightweight | + 50% bottles of alcohol boost | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Buzzed | + 15 maximum nerve Buzzed + 25 maximum nerve (Passive) | (Passive) |
| Specials are good. The passive nerve reduction from last update is fair. | |||
| Gents Strip Club - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Happy Hour | + Money | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Free Drinks | + 1 nerve | (1 job points) |
| 5 star | High Heels | + Pair of high heels | (500 job points) |
| 7 star | Dancer's flair | + 25% passive dexterity | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Aspiring Workout | + 10% dexterity gym gains | (Passive) |
| Specials are good. | |||
| Restaurant - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Free Meals | + 3 energy per job point | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Butcher | + 10% melee weapon damage | (1 job points) |
| 5 star | Flambayed | + Flame-thrower | (50 job points) |
| 7 star | Healthy Diet | + 2% life regeneration per tick | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Professional Metabolism | - 25% food & drink cooldown | (Passive) |
| Specials are good. The 25% reduction in drink cool down would bring energy cans right up near fhc with lots less cost | |||
| Oil Rig | |||
| 1 star | Danger Money | + Money | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Embargo | Half a target's happiness | (50 job points) |
| 5 star | Oil Mogul | - 24 hours bank investment time Oil Mogul - 24 hours bank investment time (50 job points) | (75 job points) |
| 7 star | Tax Haven | + 10% increase of Cayman Islands interest rate | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Fat Cat | + 50% investment banking limit | (Passive) |
| Specials are good if not slightly too strong for such a good company. I'd reduce the 50% investment to maybe 25% or 30% | |||
| Fitness Center | |||
| 1 star | Healthy Mind | - 30 minutes education time | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Goal Oriented | - 50% happiness loss in gym | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Roid Rage | + Strength | (1 job points) |
| 7 star | Athlete | + 3% life regeneration per tick | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Training Regime | + 3% gym gains Training Regime + 5% gym gains (Passive) | (Passive) |
| Specials are good but why reduce the 3% from 5% considering you can boost individual stats by 10% with other company specials. 5% seemed fairer. | |||
| Mechanic Shop | |||
| 1 star | Machinist | + Racing point | (5 job points) |
| 3 star | Discount Parts | - 75% cost discount on car parts 25% discount on car parts (Passive) | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Junkyard Dog | + Random car | (5 job points) |
| 7 star | Refurbish | Lose no car parts after crashing | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Driver | + 50% driving skill gain | (Passive) |
| Specials are good for racers. | |||
| Amusement Park - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Dauntless | + 1 nerve | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Free Ride | + 250 happiness for target | (10 job points) |
| 5 star | Unflinching | + 10 maximum nerve | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Adrenaline Rush | + 25% epinephrine effect & duration | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Thrill Seeker | + 10% crime skill and experience gain | (Passive) |
| Specials are decent. I'd maybe change the epi special to a 10% damage boost as it would be more useful. | |||
| Lingerie Store - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Lingerie Party | + Experience | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Nine to Five | + 100 endurance | (10 job points) |
| 5 star | Concealment | + 2 extra travel items | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Born Free | + 50% passive dexterity when not wearing any armor | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Free as the Wind Blows | + 50% passive speed when not wearing any armor | (Passive) |
| Specials are good. The 50% passive increases are nicely off set by no armour. Weird but cool dynamic. | |||
| Meat Warehouse - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Blood Thirst | + 1 nerve | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Butcher | + 10% melee weapon damage | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Carnage | + 10 maximum nerve | (Passive) |
| 7 star | Huntsman | + 25% hunting skill gain | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Vampiric | + 3% life regeneration per tick | (Passive) |
| Specials are quite frankly shocking (I'm bias here as I own one The melee damage is ok considering it's a 3*. The 10 nerve is okay too. The pub outshines this in every way. Hunting skill is rather useless, it's a redundant part of this game that a few people slog through to gain 3 honours. Apart from that it's just multi farming. Life regeneration is quite pointless with the meds now giving life. The company definitely needs some sort of boost. | |||
| Farm - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Fullfillment | + 50 happiness | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Animal Instinct | + 15% hunting reward | (Passive) |
| 5 star | Special K | + Ketamine drug | (5 job points) |
| 7 star | Fertilizer | + Small explosive device | (100 job points) |
| 10 star | Early Riser | + 7 energy | (1 job points) |
| Specials are pretty much all about the energy. The 7 energy per job point is OP. I'd reduce this to 5 but give the company a better passive special instead of the Ket one. | |||
| Software Corporation - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Ub3rg33k | - 50% virus coding time | (Passive) |
| 3 star | Proxy Hacking | Cancel a target's virus programming | (25 job points) |
| 5 star | Intricate Hack | Hack a company's bank account | (250 job points) |
| 7 star | Hack the Planet | + 25% computer crime success rate and skill gain | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Corporate Espionage | View financial details of a company | (50 job points) |
| Specials are good | |||
| Ladies Strip Club - Not Changed | |||
| 1 star | Happy Hour | + Money | (1 job points) |
| 3 star | Free Drinks | + 1 nerve | (1 job points) |
| 5 star | Thong | + Thong | (300 job points) |
| 7 star | Hench | + 25% passive defense | (Passive) |
| 10 star | Aspiring Workout | + 10% defense gym gains Specials are good | (Passive) |
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