Torn City Times

sugarvalves [1963573] — Earlier this month, Torn's top ranked faction faced off against its largest and most feral alliance. Find out what went down and why in our special war report. On the 16th of January, a post by Indubitably indicated that war between Itsi Bitsi Bikini and the combined forces of the Animal Kingdom was imminent. And war there was, with a battle involving multiple factions over several days eventually resulting in a comprehensive victory for Animal Kingdom. But how did it start? Who won? And how did d3vl emerge as the bad guy yet again? THE FOREPLAY Territorial disputes were at the heart of this conflict. Before the war, Itsi Bitsi Bikini was situated next to the Jail in sector 2, but they soon lost their home when Chain Reaction successfully assaulted their SRD and ZRD territories over the 11th and 12th of January. IBB co-leader MightyGoober told The Times that while his side was prepared for CR's attack, their opponent's stats and activity meant th...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out what's happened so far in the 2021 Winter Rally, how you can win millions by predicting the result, and when our free-for-all prize races will take place! The Ultimate Racing Tournament 2021 Winter Rally is almost at the halfway stage, with just eight races left to determine this year's champion after tonight's meeting at Sewage. Here's a short rundown of the event so far, along with all of our qualified drivers' ranking details, and news of how you can win big money even if you've failed to qualify! THE HALFWAY STAGE The top three is tighter than a duck's a**s right now, with just 0.69 of a second separating Data, selits, and Storm1968 after seven races. No fewer than thirteen drivers are all within 60 seconds of the top spot, with this year's rally looking like it will go right down to the wire! Pictured: The top 10 after Race 7. Storm1968 got off to the best possible start by securing wins in the first two races of ...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out what Aunty has to say about theft, deception, charity, and more in this month's advice column. Aunty Torn is back after a short break to answer your questions and queries! Dear old Aunty had the coronavirus vaccine just last week, and because she's so hardcore she snorted it instead of taking it intravenously. Her lungs are now working at full capacity, but her bladder is less reliable. Anyway, let's see what advice she's got for you young whippersnappers this month! Dear Aunty, Every once in a while when we chain on our faction, I lie that I have overdosed after being fully stacked with the faction's Xanax and do a Happy Jump instead with that energy! So far they haven't found out but I am afraid of what will happen to me if they find out in the future. I have made so many friends in here! Is it worth it? Yours truly, Anon Dear Anon, It is only a matter of time before you are found out. My advice would be to ask yourself what...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Factions preparing for ultra-violent event reportedly unaware of changes made to energy saving drug. Diminished weasel population blamed for recipe alteration. Weasels decline to comment. Valentine's Day may be just a few short weeks away, but many factions are already preparing themselves for this high-profile attacking event since it was added back to the Calendar earlier this month. The value of Love Juice has been creeping up since December, indicating that large numbers of people have been stocking up on the drug with the intention of unleashing hell in a few weeks' time. However, in light of these preparations, it has come to our attention that most people may be unaware that the formula for Love Juice has been altered. Pictured: How do you drink yours? Having sampled Love Juice in private over the weekend, this reporter can confirm that its effects have been lessened. Upon imbibing the sour pink mixture, he felt only a mild sense of agitation, ...

2480971 [2480971] — Read on to find out how I managed to achieve 300 awards in less than 300 days, and how you can too! In life, it’s always a good idea to have goals, and I’m sure most will agree that the same is true for Torn City too! Having something to aim for focuses your play, and with a game as open-ended as Torn, structure becomes an absolute necessity as time goes on. One personal goal which I recently completed is the achievement of 300 awards in less than 300 days . I can already hear Torn's grizzled veterans grumbling, so eager to remind us new kids of how easy things are nowadays, especially with the creation of everyone’s favourite “Free merit Tuesday” (deal with it gramps!). Despite some people's belief that this kind of thing is easy, I still get quite a lot of requests for help or guidance from people wondering how the heck I’ve managed it. So here is my quick and easy guide to hunting for awards. 1. BE CERTAIN Like many goals, even merit hunting can be a d...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Meat Warehouses see boost to profitability and specials. Four other companies also receive minor buffs to nerve-related specials. Specials at the Meat Warehouse have finally received a long-overdue update, with one boosted special, one brand-new special, and a financial improvement all pushed in order to improve the attractiveness of this unpopular company. Pictured: Are you willing to beat the meat for money? Then sign up for a job at the Meat Warehouse today! At present, there are only 94 people working at Meat Warehouses, with just 11 companies of this type active at present. Now, in order to draw more directors to the Meat Warehouse industry, their profitability has been raised by an unspecified amount, and their storage capacity has been doubled. Directors will also find it easier to hire employees at the Meat Warehouse, as their specials have been amended to make this company more useful to those of a criminal persuasion. You will notice from the annou...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out what Awareness Awareness week is, and why you should or should not give a damn. Awareness Awareness Week runs from the 18th to the 24th of January. But what is Awareness Awareness Week? Why should you be aware of it? And is awareness actually something you should be wary of? No, don't be stupid. Be aware. Pictured: Your City Map after one week of awareness awareness. Awareness Awareness week sees the awareness of all players increased for one week, beginning at 00:00 on the 18th of January, and ending at 23:59 on the 24th. If you aren't aware what awareness is, that probably means little to you. So let me make you aware. Awareness increases your ability to find items on the City Map . An increased sense of awareness therefore leads to the discovery of items of greater value scattered around Torn City. See, now you're aware! Outside of Awareness Awareness week, awareness can be increased through a variety of ways. The most common method is...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Billion-dollar racing competition begins this weekend. 48 qualifying spots available over four days of racing. Rare Bugatti Veyron on offer for tournament champion. $10 billion prize pot to be shared. The qualifying rounds for the Ultimate Racing Tournament 2021 Winter Rally begin in the small hours of Saturday morning, with the first race set to open up at 00:00 TCT on the 16th of January. You can view the full schedule of qualifiers over in the Racing Forum, where the Official URT Qualification Thread is located. There are 28 qualifiers scheduled for Saturday, with each one opening up roughly an hour before they begin. To find an official qualifier, you simply need to look for the gold-marked races under the Custom Race tab at the Race Track . Only players who have been designated as URT Stewards will be able to set races with gold flair, so if any race appears in normal white text, you can be sure that shenanigans are afoot. Please note that some gold rac...

Pixie- [2342246] — Take a crack at this festive edition of our Word Search competition for the chance to win Donator Packs! Hello and welcome to the first Wordsearch of 2021! Our new puzzle references some of the events that happened over Christmas and the New Year, but first, let's read some of your feedback on our previous puzzle! "The font was not comfortable for eyes." "Welcome back, and please never leave us again!!!!" "Hopefully you can read this I was on the phone with the cat trying to help lol." "Thanks for keeping us busy during times less active." We had 121 correct and fully solved word searches sent in last time, and we'll reveal who was the quickest in a few short moments. But first, here is the solution to Word Search 10. Word Search10 Winner (4 DPs) Library [2592207] - very appropriate name indeed. Runner Ups(2 DPs) QUEEN-SLIM [2539257] Halfers [572043] HuntedGhost [2568914] Congratulations to all the winners, your pri...

sugarvalves [1963573] — When will can prices recover? Why should you buy up candies quickly and alcohol slowly? How will the changes to Love Juice affect its price? And how much did Duke's Giveaway affect the item market? Our first Market Report of 2021 is slightly later than usual, but rest assured it contains all the information you'll need to avoid making financial mistakes that will stick with you for the rest of the year. Read on to find out where the item market is heading, and how you can stay one step ahead of the game. Note: We payout Donator Packs to those who supply us with market observations that are used in our monthly article. Please send your comments on item market trends and predictions to Sugarvalves throughout the month. ENERGY DRINKS Cans were of the biggest casualties of Christmas Town, with the festive energy drinks doubling their circulation levels, causing prices to drop significantly. X-MASS went from 205,000 to 470,000 circulation, which meant that...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Racing tournament qualification set to run from 16-19 January. $10 billion prize pool on offer. Event expanded to 48 drivers. Volunteers requested for race steward positions. The qualifying stage of the Ultimate Racing Tournament Winter Rally 2021 will begin later this month, with four days of high octane action set to take place from the 16th to the 19th of January to determine our qualifying drivers. The Winter Rally itself will then begin on Friday 22nd of January, with sixteen races held over seventeen days, ending on Sunday 7th of February. This year's event sees the qualifying days reduced from six to four, but the number of qualification spots increased from 36 to 48. This means that our prize pool has also been boosted to over $10 billion, with each qualifying driver set to receive between $50 million and $1 billion depending on where they finish in the event. Our champion will also receive the Bugatti Veyron as their main prize, with second takin...

sugarvalves [1963573] — $35 billion paid to secure deadly nuclear device for Subversive Alliance leader. Fee represents second-highest auction house price in history. Duke's Dirty Bomb auction ended at midnight on December 31st with miro, the leader of Subversive Alliance emerging as the victor. Miro's winning bid of $35,816,250,001 makes this Dirty Bomb the second most valuable item to be sold at auction, overtaking Jas' $30 billion payment for a set of Dual MP5s earlier this year - the $52 billion paid by Chaos_Greg for St Paul's Abbey remains the overall record. "I think this was a massive bargain compared to what the market has been dictating as of late. When the bomb goes off quite a few of the biggest whiners torn has ever seen will be shaking in their boots. To me, this is the best use of torn dollars possible!" - miro Miro's winning bid was so large that it incurred a $1 billion auction house fee for its seller, Shirley Prima Dante Calabrese. ...