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Are you between the Levels of 1 and 15? And Not sure what you Should do?

Then read on! There are lots of Hints that Tips, I wished I knew when I was starting!

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What do you define as a new Player? 

You certainly have taken on a massive commitment. 

Thanks!

Shopping List from Selling Loses

Need about: ~9M
     Or about 26 Loss Contracts

Shopping List:

8x Xanax (~6.8M)
100x Lollipops (~2.5k From City=>Sweet Shop)
2x Ecstasy (~80k)
60 points (optional) (~2.1M)

First:: ~4.5M
Candy Happy Jumps (Speed):

Try and get a Property At least a Villa (Base Happy 800)
1st Xanax: Wait for Drug Cool Down
2nd Xanax: Wait for Drug Cool Down
3rd Xanax: Wait for Drug Cool Down
4th Xanax: Wait for Drug Cool Down

Wait for Drug CD
Wait for Booster Cool Down

Check Drug CD is Zero
Check Booster CD is Zero

Check the Booster Time

 

Happy resets at :00 :15 :30 :45. So start a few seconds after these times

Property Happy (i.e. 800)
Eat the 48 Candy (25x48 = 1200)
Take 1x Ecstasy (Double Happy) (2000x2 = 4000)
Train Speed x 200 

Optional: (But if you don't have a Private Island your money maybe better spent trying to rent one)
Buy Energy Refill (30 Points)
Train 20 Speed

Second:: ~4.5M
Candy Happy Jumps (Strength):

Try and get a Property At least a Villa (Base Happy 800)
1st Xanax: Wait for Drug Cool Down
2nd Xanax: Wait for Drug Cool Down
3rd Xanax: Wait for Drug Cool Down
4th Xanax: Wait for Drug Cool Down

Wait for Drug CD
Wait for Booster Cool Down

Check Drug CD is Zero
Check Booster CD is Zero
Check the Booster Time
Happy resets at :00 :15 :30 :45. So start a few seconds after these times

Property Happy (i.e. 800)
Eat the 48 Candy (25x48 = 1200)
Take 1x Ecstasy (Double Happy) (2000x2 = 4000)
Train 200 Strength

Optional:
Buy Energy Refill (30 Points)
Train 20 Strength

Is this the most efficient method to train: 

No. Certainly Not.

 

• Ideally you should have a Fully Stocked Private Island to maximise Happy. (Base Happy)

 

• You can replace the Candy with eDVD (4M each) or Poison Mistletoe (65M each) (Happy Boosters)

 

• You Can Purchase Refills from the Points Building to get an extra little bit out of that Happy Jump 

 

But these All cost money. None of which you have at this moment.

 

Private Island (PI)

Rent a PI (~26M/month) 

      "City=>Estate Agents=> Rental" (https://www.torn.com/properties.php?step=rentalmarket)

Buying a PI (~2Billion to get it fully stocked) )

      "City=>Estate Agents=> Buy" (https://www.torn.com/properties.php?step=sellingmarket)

Options:

Spend more Energy and more Time Selling Loses

     OR

Jump to level 15, where you have more access to make Money with Flying; and Rehab to manage those addiction levels.

(You can still Sell loses)

This is not the End, it is only the Beginning. 

Now with a Single Boost in Speed and Strength, getting Winning Hits should be a little easier.

You will be forever ...

• trying to get Happy Jumps in
• Looking for better ways to Fund those Jumps
• What is the Best Battle Stats Configuration
• And always trying to improve your Over all Battle Stats.

Best of Luck!

Basic CHAINING

The Basics:

Someone in the Faction hits 1 target.
Someone in the Faction hits another target within 5 minutes of the Previous hit.
Timer is reset, Someone in the Faction has 5 minutes to hit the next target.
Repeat until we complete our max Chain (i.e. 500)

Only Successful hits Count.

Ideal for < 15lvl players, trying to make the "Dash to level 15".

Pre-Requestits 

Prepare a Hit list in advance (FF Scouter V2 can help with this)
Use the Baldar Hit List, just note, this is a Public List. Others will be using this list also.
Stack your Energy. You can take an XanaX and stack your energy to 1000 max. in advance of a chain.

Note: If on XanaX Cool Down your Battle stats will be reduced by 35%. (i.e. Harder to win)

A Slow Chain:

Call your Shots in the Faction Chat
In a slow Chain the objective is to slow down the hits so that People can use Natural Regen Energy to keep the Chain going.

No need to Stack
This can take several Hours to complete.

A Fast Chain:

Everyone piles in and hits their various targets to complete the Chain as fast as possible.

(Recommended to Stack in Advance)

 

Keep an eye on the Faction Chat when the Chain is in Progress.

Beware of the Special Chain numbers: 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 ...

Slow you hits as we approach these numbers.

 

These Special Numbers give Extra Bonus Respect;

The Chain Orgainiser normally states who takes these. Generally reserved for someone taking out a very large target to maximise the available Bonus.

 

If you take these Special places with a Tiny Target, you will earn the Faction's Anger. So you have been warned.

Helpful Tools:

FF Scouter V2

TamperMonkey for PC
Or Torn PDA [Torn PDA Userscript Guide]

The OC (Orgainised Crime)

"My Faction => Crimes"

OC CPR Minimums:

L1: 60%+ | L2: 60%+ | L3: 65%+ | L4: 70%+

Items:

Do NOT buy OC items — faction provides all required items.

Be Available:

Must be in Torn, and not in hospital, and not in jail when the OC starts.

Train Your OC Skills:

Stealth: 

Pickpocketing
Shoplifting
Search for Cash
Card Skimming

Tech: 

Card Skimming
Forgery
Cybercrime

Planning: 

Recon
Stakeouts

Muscle: 

Burglary
Bootlegging
Vandalism

Reminder:

Successful OCs = Faction Wealth + Respect. Stay ready.

Tip

work on your Basic Crime Skills first.

Initial Crime Path to get you Started:

Search for Cash lvl20
Shoplifting lvl40
Pickpocketing lvl50
Burglary lvl50

Then level them off and bring them all up to 100% in batchs of 10%.

That is All to 30%, then 40%....80%... 100%, in an order that best suits your game style.

Example:

"My Faction => Crimes"

"Recruiting" Tab

Sample List of Available Crimes:

Mob Mentality                     1/10
Cash Me if You Can            2/10
Best of the Lot                      2/10
Stage Fright                         4/10

Each Crime has a Level 

1/10 (level 1)
2/10 (level 1)

Each Crime needs 3 to 6 people to pull it off.

MUSCLE          79
PICKLOCK      64
ENFORCER    45
LOOKOUT      71
THIEF             72

If "your" number beside an available role (for the level) is greater than the Minimum. 

L1: 60%+

L2: 60%+

L3: 65%+

L4: 70%+

Then Join!

If not, Return to your Crime Training!

Education

What courses to do?

There are so many.

Some give long terms Perks, Others New skills.

And others just (Manual Labour, Intelligence, and Endurance) points. There are for your Job (Not a concern for you right now)

Recommended to start Early?

SPORTS SCIENCE

Strength and Conditioning (+1% Str Gym Stat Bonus)

Physiological Testing (+1% Speed Gym Stat Bonus)

Human Movement Analysis (+1% Def Gym Stat Bonus)

Bio Mechanical Determinants of Skill (+1% Dex Gym Stat Bonus)

You will never Stop trying to improve your Battle Stats, so Lock in these training courses early, to get the most out of them.

BIOLOGY

Intravenous Therapy

Allows you to withdraw Blood and administer a blood transfusion later (Heal)

These are Great for Quick Heals During times of War! Or a quick TURTLE!

Merits

For a Beginner, the Only place you want to use your Merits is in 

NERVE (Only to lvl 5)

and 

Education.

NERVE is for Crime

Education for Quicker Education

When you have both of these completed:

All Crimes at lvl 100

All Educations Course finished

You can spend 500 points in the "City=> Points Building" to have your Merits Reset, and placed into Combat Merits.

At that stage; the cost of 500 Points will be small change to you. 

Protect Your Money!

You are small and you are Ripe for Mugging.
Ways that you can protect your Cash.

Only Cash that you have in your Person can be Mugged, and you can lose between 5-20% of your Cash per Mugging.

So what are the ways that you can keep it Safe.

1. Piggy Bank

You can only purchase this within the first 7 days of the Game.
Pro: You can continue to add cash into it at any time.
Con: To make a withdrawal you have to break it. One time Use.

2. Bank

You place your Money into the Bank.
Pro: You get it back with Interest.
Con: You can only put one 1 Term Deposit for 7 to 3 months.

3. Faction Vault

My Faction => Armory (Tab) => Deposit (Tab). See the $ symbol.
You can place Cash into the Faction Vault as often as you like. It is safe there (if you trust your faction).
There is an Option to request a withdraw from the Discord Channel.
Pro: Deposit as often as you like, it is safe in there.
Con: You require the Faction Banker to be Online to withdraw it.

4. Item Market

Turn your Cash into Items. Items cannot be taken from you. Only Cash. Plushies and Flowers always tend to sell fast.
Pro: Convert your Cash into Items. They cannot to Stolen
Con: Prices of items can go up as well as down. How quickly can you tell the items, and at a discount if you need it quickly? 5% Fee to Sell on the Item Market, 0% fee via a Bazaar.

5. Stock Market

You can Trade on the Stock Market, but you need to Purchase Access to the Stock Market with "Points".
Purchase "Points" from City=>Points Market
Purchase access to the Stock Market City=>Points Building=> Stock Ticker (50 Points)

 

Pro: You can Purchase Stocks at any time. If you hold a large Holding in certain stock you get added benefits.
Con: Stock may go up and well as down. To Sell your stock there is a 0.1% Transaction Fee.

6. Ghost Trades

Initiate a Trade with someone "Player Profile=> "Symbol with two arrows in opposite direction."
Pro: Your Cash is in limbo, but most importantly, not in your pocket. Trades expire after 6hrs, and items return to original Owners.
Con: Trades expire after 6hrs.

 

If I traded All my Cash with you. You have to offer me something, lets assume nothing, you agree. I then have to agree to that before the Cash is moved. So naturally I do not agree and Cancel the Trade. I get my money back.
There are other advantages to Ghost Trades which, will be discussed when you are lvl15 and Flying.
Until then Find yourself a Ghost Trade Partner to keep you Cash levels Low.

I hope these Options help, keep your wallet empty, and your cash out of the Hands of Muggers.

Which is Best?

It is which ever method best suits your playing Style.

Getting to Level 15.

To get to lvl15, 

You need to attack others (and win).
To Win you Need better Battle Stats.
To get better Battle Stats you need to hit the Gym, which requires Energy.
To get more Energy Faster, you Need XanaX.
To get Xanax, you need Money.
To get Money, you need to "Sell Loses".
To "Sell Loss Contracts" you need Energy.

And the Cycle, Repeats! Repeats and Repeats!

So lets start at the Beginning.

You Need Cash and/or XanaX and you need it in large amounts and fast.
At lvl 15 we can slow down, and focus less on leveling up and more on Stats Building (See "Happy Jumps").

1. Selling Loses Contracts.

In this game there are other people who want to get a Merit for defending again people.
They will pay good Money for you to attack them and for you to lose. This is "Selling Losses".
The Internet is mad, and people have setup a Discord service that will help the People with Money to get their Merit, and at the same time help you get Cash to get started.

 

Requirements: You will need Discord
https://discord.com/channels/1480986523301183551/1483194974769254622
(You are on your own here the Channel should contain all the details you need).

 

[Ask for 1 XanaX from the Faction: they may refund you one if you can prove that you can use it wisely]

 

Register with the Discord "Lose making" channel (Nebula). (This is only one of many out there)

 

Wait until they have contracts to sell (They sell out quickly).
Use your Natural Regen Energy to "Sell Loses", if there are many contracts, use your Xanax to get 10 more hits (that you will lose, bit get paid to be a human punching bag).

 

Wait to get paid. Go to the Item Market (or https://weav3r.dev/item/206?timeframe=7d&tab=all&mode=buy) to buy more XanaX.

 

If all things were Equal.
First thing in the Morning! 
Use your staring Energy to Sell Loses (Or GYM if no Losses available). 
Take an XanaX and use it to sell Loses. 
Wait 6-8hrs for the XanaX CD (cooldown) to wear off.
While you wait, use your Nat-E (Natural Energy) to GYM (Best to Train in large Amounts i.e. wait for Nat-E to be nearly, or just, Full)

 (Speed**, Strength*, Defense*, Dexterity, just cycle around and keep them generally level)

 

Use "Sell Lose" Cash to Purchase more XanaX {3}
After 6-hours. Take XanaX and train.
After 6-hours. Take XanaX and train.

 

Rule of Thumb:

Use one XanaX to sell loses.

Buy 3 More XanaX.

Use 2 XanaX to pump at the Gym.

Use last XanaX to less loses to start again.

 

But, All things are "not" equal: 
Loss Contracts are not always available, so do contracts when then are available. (Keep some XanaX in reserve for Training, always keep one for Contact Loss Selling, so you can start again)

You will have to manage this demand as best you can, demand tends to outstrip the supply in the Nebula, plan accordingly.

2. COMBAT GEAR

Your Faction may lean you Combat Gear.

3. Happy Jumps

In a Nutshell.
Zero out Energy. (i.e. Train Everything)
Take 1st XanaX. E=250. Wait 6-8hr Drug CD
Take 2nd XanaX. E=500. Wait 6-8hr Drug CD
Take 3rd XanaX. E=750. Wait 6-8hr Drug CD
Take 4th XanaX. E=1000. Wait 6-8hr Drug CD

 

Get Happy:
Candy 25-150 Happy CD 30min
eDVD 2500 Happy CD 6hrs
Get a Nice Pad (Shack : 100 Happy to Private Island : 4275 Happy). Look to get a better Pad as soon as possible. Rent a PI if possible.

 

The Goal to get as Happy as possible. 
Warning: Happiness, resets every 15minutes (on the 0, 15, 30, 45 of the hour)

 

Take 1 Ecstasy Tab. This Doubles Happy (Available in Faction Vault)

 

Hit Gym:

Train everything in 1 Skill.

Cycle around to new Skill on the next Jump.

 

Extra's: 
City=>Points Market. Purchase Points. 
City=>Points Building (With 30 points Purchase an Energy Refil)
Hit Gym again before Happy rests on the 1/4hr.
Rest.

 

Downside:

XanaX costs Money.

eDVD's Cost Money,

"Points" Cost Money.

 

If you want to go fast, you will need to pay fast.

 

And then there is the Addiction:

Your poor brain, can only take so much (that little brain Icon, you don't see it yet, great go again. Oh! Now you see it).
If your Addiction is too high you will be kicked out of college. Only way to reduce Addiction, is cold turkey (naturally reduce 1 per night), or Travel to Switzerland (but you need to be lvl 15 to fly).

 

So Options: 
Slow and steady naturally reduce Addiction; Or Power through and Kick every Arse going to get to lvl15. (See "My Faction=> Forum=> Basic Guides {Baldr :: Leveling List})

Now, Not all Newbies can afford a Full Happy Run, so Max out your Energy with 4x XanaX, max out your Happy with Candy (try the Faction Vault) and Get a better Pad (Rent a PI when you can). And Hit that GYM.

4. At some point, your Gym Stats will be ok, AND you will make the Dash to lvl15

(See "My Faction=> Forum=> Basic Guides {Baldr :: Leveling List})
https://www.torn.com/forums.php#/p=threads&f=61&t=16034448&b=0&a=0&to=18301173

 

At this Point: you will "STOP" the GYM, continue to do the "Loss Selling" (you need the Money, You need the XanaX).

Now every spare Energy is used to hit targets on the Above Baldr List, hit, hit hit hit and Repeat.

Until lvl 15.

 

Good Job!

Now that you are lvl15. Your focus will be, Stats Building, Flying and Earning Cash from other Sources. But mainly Stats Building.

We have been preparing you for WAR! and Chaining. All to be explained in good time.

The Goal has been always to get you to lvl15.

Take a moment to savour this moment ... Now get back to Working those Abs in the GYM!! No Pain...No Gain!! :-)

How to use Your NERVE :: CRIME 

Initial Crime Path to get you Started:

Search for Cash lvl20
Shoplifting lvl40
Pickpocketing lvl50
Burglary lvl50

This Path will help you Greatly within the OC (Organised Crime). "My Faction => Crime"

Enhancers:

There is an Enhancer for Every crime. (A +5% Boost, best to try and get them)
For "Search for Cash" it is Glasses. Select the image in "Search for Cash" and it will give you the details. 
The same is for all the other crimes. 

 

Ask in your Faction Chat if you are looking for an Enhancer, they may have a spare.

Search for Cash: (Glasses)

Each task drifts between 0% and 100% chance of success.
Keep an eye on the % level. Only action if over 75%. 

Shoplifting: (Mountain Bike)

Start in the Easy Shops. Sally's Sweets and slowly work up.

Pickpocketing: (Cut-throat Razor)

There is a special Art to this. It can be hard to follow.
But start out with (Drunks, Druggies, Eldery ManWoman) Always Avoid: Muscular and Distracted
This will get you to lvl20. Failures in this crime will knock you down a level, so be careful.

Burglary: (Flashlight)

If you have completed the other levels. This will come easy.

Card Skimming: (Duct Tape)

Is a good Skill for the OC. Ask in the Faction Chat (or me) and Card Skimmers, they will be provided for Free.
The Spy Camera can be purchased in the "City=>Super Store", do not buy them from the Item Market.
Place the Skimmer and let it run. You can place up to 20 max. (Subway Station).

Max out the 20 Skimmers over several days if needed.    

Collect 250 from one card to get 1 Merit.

Save up 10,000 Numbers before selling to get another Merit

Great Reference Material:

Crimes 2.0

Are you between the Levels of 1 and 15? And Not sure what you Should do?

Then read on! There are lots of Hints that Tips, I wished I knew when I was starting!

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