Torn City Times

ArttiIsGod [1954421] — Beware: Puzzles lurk within. Enter at your own risk. Hello and welcome to Torn City Crossword number 20. We write amid the fury of the Dog Tags competition, which meant our reporters were too busy fending off attackers to get this crossword out earlier last week. Give people entertainment and they don't ask questions - I think that's how that quote went? Anyway, let's see what happened with the last crossword, the solution to which was nothing original: "Waiting for the truth" . The first person to realise this was SabreTooth , who mentioned that he has nothing to do and so manages to solved to crossword in 10 minutes. Now he won't stop spamming my chat box to ask when the next one is coming out. Well for you, nothing is coming, aisde from your three Donator Packs. The three random entrants who managed to get it right were Tea-Rex , Solon and In2Trial . All of you will receive one FHC each. And for the handmade crosswords, we receiv...

BeerDrinker [2140025] — An exclusive interview with one of Torn's up and coming young traders on how he made his multi-billions, and how you can too! How does a player of 190 days have a networth of more than $40 billion? If you're one of Nath's multis, the solution is simple. And if you're a scammer like Perplex-, the answer is to find a player who will blindly give you faction control. But imSkyler is neither of those things. imSkyler is simply one of the top, young, shiny, new envy-inspiring traders in Torn. And today, we're going to find out his secret. Before we hear from the man himself, let's take a look at imSkyler's Personal Stats , where it quickly becomes apparent how he's made his money. The most interesting information can be found within the Trading and Other sections. At the time of writing, imSkyler has 7,230 trades to his name, which is good enough for fourth on the all-time list. First place is held by sharkeyfive on 9,430, but ...

Stewie [1494547] — Let's have a look through all the changes and fixes that happened throughout the week as listed in Tuesday's Patch list, and what they mean. Updates, Changes and Additions - Fixed Keen honour requirement text The honour bar description for "Keen" has been made much clearer that only Army spies count. This was reported by Tipsy because of a suggestion thread to have all spies count; however, Tipsy believed that only the description needed to be changed. This was adjusted by Chedburn and the change was made available immediately. - Fixed confirmations on Hairstyle / Backdrop unlocks Cel reported here that the 'Unlock' button for the new Token Shop backgrounds and hairstyles did not make it clear that these are being purchased using competition tokens. Presumably, they did not receive a refund of their 5-tokens, but a confirmation prompt was later added. - Added "Rehabilitations" and "Rehabilitation fees" to the persona...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Top two separated by less than 2,000 points. 3rd to 10th also within the same margin. Race for victory described as 'tighter than a cat's back door' by pervert. With just twelve days to go until the end of Dog Tags 2018, the Torn City Times can exclusively reveal that the fight to win this year's competition is closer than it has been for years - which wasn't hard since Kniv had been sat on this event like a broody mother hen since 2016. As of 1pm today 23,088 people were active in the competition, stealing a total of 262,567 tags thus far. Only 1,840 tags have been returned to their original owners after being stolen, with around 100 of these sent back by Duke, whose own tag was snatched in a mugging event yesterday morning. Duke has committed to returning each and every tag he takes throughout the course of the event, in stark contrast to last year, when he gave them back on the last day of the competition, helping absolutely no-one in t...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Candy to enjoy temporary boost as city attempts to persuade the world of genuine insulin demand. Torn's sweet-toothed citizens are set for a boon this Wednesday thanks to a candy-positive propaganda campaign orchestrated by the authorities in defiance of World Diabetes Day. Despite the high quantity of candies and energy drinks consumed daily by Torn people, our fair city has one of the lowest rates of diabetes in the western world, with just 0.02% of people diagnosed with one of its two types. However, while this feat would be something to celebrate in most places, the present situation is of great consternation to our city's syringe monkeys, many of whom have never sampled insulin and are curious to give it a crack. Also perturbed are those who would relish the chance to use insulin as a covert method of murder, but cannot, due to its scarcity in our city. Most nations prohibit the export of insulin products to Torn out of fear our citizens will try...

Maplecity [878377] — When is the next event day? What do they all do? And how should you prepare for them to make the most of their bonuses? Bonus event days are a relatively new feature in Torn, with the first having taken place on Valentine's Day this year. Since then we have seen various others occur on a monthly basis, marking everything from important awareness campaigns like World Blood Donor Day, through to more entertaining occasions such as 420 day. But when is the next one? Where can I find a list of all the event days? And what can you do to make the most of each and every event? The answer to the first question will come later in this article. The answer to the second question is the forthcoming Calendar feature, which we've given you a preview of above, and which should be out next year. The answer to the third question is slightly longer, since event days are varied in the bonuses that they offer. First, let's explain precisely what these days entail. Regar...

MrCommander [2133988] — Which items are having their value manipulated by a shadowy cabal of elders? And why is it a good idea to hold on to your candy stocks? Find out in our new Item Market report. Torn's markets are a volatile mistress, and even the most experienced of traders can be caught out by an unforeseen crash or spontaneous rise. To help bazaar owners both new and experienced, the Torn City Times will now publish a monthly report into the item market activities, looking at both previous trends and forthcoming predictions. This details of this report have been provided by MrCommander , a new player whose style has been oriented entirely around trading since he arrived in the city six months ago. Additional notes were given by BeerDrinker . Rival traders who agree or disagree with these assessments are encouraged to share their predictions with the Times via our Tell Your Story feature, and the most insightful comments will be published in our monthly report. So withou...

Proxima [1879587] — A rundown of all the latest changes that have happened throughout the week! Updates and Additions - Released Hairstyles and Backdrops in the Token Shop (ongoing) Announced initially in the Autumn Newsletter, an expansion to the Token Shop was going to be released this Tuesday. However, a few bugs have led to a slight delay, although it is hoped the update will be available soon. When the issues are dealt with, tokens may be used to purchase wearable hairstyles and backdrops that will appear on your profile background. - Changed faction balances editing rights to only leader / co-leader With the the update to faction banking last week, BFM and others noticed that anyone with FM permissions (Full Ordinance Management) was able to edit balances. Intended only for Leaders and Co-Leaders, the undesired availability of this feature was rectified by ivanu. Bugs and Fixes - Fixed ordering of faction balances Ordering of members on the 'Give to User' page was cha...

ArttiIsGod [1954421] — Hello and welcome to the Torn City News Crossword number 19. This week we're going to bring you another unique crossword format, because just as with marriage, it's easy to get bored looking at the same old thing. Last week's crossword solution was " Merits are everything! " which was solved by quite a few people. The first person to answer was KiwiLucas73 , who will receive four Feathery Hotel Coupons for his efforts. Three randomly selected runner ups will each take home one FHC each, and those lucky swines are Evescent , Dalon and Hemorrhoid . A properly solved clean and neat crossword provided by lonerider543 who believes that the puzzle he sent was entirely correct. It was - congratulations for getting it all right - you will receive three Feathery Hotel Coupons! Unfortunately, just as you were all getting to grips with the previous format, we've decided to fling another one straight at your increasingly perplexed faces. Get rea...

Jimmy007 [135825] — New features added to the Token Shop for the first time since 2015. New additions available for purchase during Dog Tag event. With the Dog Tag tournament set to begin imminently, its commencement will be followed tomorrow by an update to the Token Shop, with the outlet now set to offer hairstyles and backgrounds to those who place highly during official Torn events. The Token Shop was opened for the very first time in April 2015, beginning with the 2015 Easter Egg Hunt, and swiftly followed by Mr and Ms Torn, Dog Tags and Elimination. By achieving a high score in these contests, citizens could now earn competition tokens, which could later be exchanged for exclusive and unique honor bars. It was hoped that these rewards would induce further participation and greater performance from Torn citizens in our city's official events, and with the latest Elimination attracting a record 12,000 entrants, the Token Shop has certainly done it's job in that respect....