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One of the interesting changes under RESPO is that we no longer get city finds arriving directly into our events schedule. Instead, to get those finds you have to make an active effort, scanning through the map of Torn, walking those mean streets and keeping your eyes open for the slightest sign of an item.
Obviously, this is a huge change from the previous system, and it has worried people throughout the city. Many of us have spent merits on awareness, and have seen others picking up the goods. So... do those awareness merits count for anything?
Under old Torn, awareness was a passive ability. Items appeared without any rhyme or reason, and you only found out after the event appeared. Now, awareness is an active ability; apparently a full 10/10 merit bar not only increases the spawn rate by 70%, but it also improves the quality of those finds.
Of course, there is more you can do to increase your chances of finding those dumbells and parachutes. By popular understanding, ecstasy and LSD both increase your awareness; it would seem reasonable that they would have similar effects to merits. There is also a rumour that praying at the church improves your chances to find what you are looking for... though this is completely unconfirmed. And I do wonder whether there will be an expensive enhancer making an appearance at some point, to match the ones already available for crimes and importing.
There are some techniques that make it easier to spot items - make sure you are zoomed right in, or those tiny icons will be pretty much invisible! And a regular scan through the city is more effective if you have a pattern to your search to avoid missing any areas. There are other tricks, such as the oddly named 'blue search', but I will leave you to discover them for yourself.
So there you have it. Finding items in the city is now an active skill, and you should try to devote some time in your busy schedule. Good luck!
Obviously, this is a huge change from the previous system, and it has worried people throughout the city. Many of us have spent merits on awareness, and have seen others picking up the goods. So... do those awareness merits count for anything?
Under old Torn, awareness was a passive ability. Items appeared without any rhyme or reason, and you only found out after the event appeared. Now, awareness is an active ability; apparently a full 10/10 merit bar not only increases the spawn rate by 70%, but it also improves the quality of those finds.
Of course, there is more you can do to increase your chances of finding those dumbells and parachutes. By popular understanding, ecstasy and LSD both increase your awareness; it would seem reasonable that they would have similar effects to merits. There is also a rumour that praying at the church improves your chances to find what you are looking for... though this is completely unconfirmed. And I do wonder whether there will be an expensive enhancer making an appearance at some point, to match the ones already available for crimes and importing.
There are some techniques that make it easier to spot items - make sure you are zoomed right in, or those tiny icons will be pretty much invisible! And a regular scan through the city is more effective if you have a pattern to your search to avoid missing any areas. There are other tricks, such as the oddly named 'blue search', but I will leave you to discover them for yourself.
So there you have it. Finding items in the city is now an active skill, and you should try to devote some time in your busy schedule. Good luck!
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