Box of Extra Strong Mints

Box of Extra Strong Mints is a Candy item that can be acquired through shoplifting and is the most expensive item (by sell price) that can be obtained from Sweet Shop shoplifting. It can be sold to (but not purchased at) Sally's Sweet Shop.
The Box of Extra Strong Mints was one of the items available at the official launch of Torn on 15 November 2004, having been introduced during the Torn City Beta.
Contents
Obtaining
The Box of Extra Strong Mints can be obtained through the "A Box of Extra Strong Mints" shoplifting crime. It can also be found through city finds and can be traded between players.
A Box of Extra Strong Mints can be obtained by winning the Pot game in Christmas Town if one was added to the pot by a player.
Usage
Eating a Box of Extra Strong Mints will increase a player's happiness by 25 and increase booster cooldown by 30 minutes.
The Box of Extra Strong Mints is occasionally used as a cheap Candy deposit at the Pot game in Christmas Town.
Buffs
The Voracity branch of Faction upgrades has ten different upgrades for Candy happiness gains in 5% increments.
The 'Absorption" 7* special at Grocery Stores gives 10% extra happiness from the usage of a Box of Extra Strong Mints.
Booster Cooldown incurred from usage of any item is reduced by 10% from the "Fast Metabolism" 3* special at Grocery Stores and 25% from the "Professional Metabolism" 10* special at Restauraunts.
Like all Candy items, the Box of Extra Strong Mints provides triple the regular happiness gains starting from 12 hours before, to 12 hours after, World Diabetes Day (November 14.)
Box of Extra Strong Mints Happy Gains | ||||||||||
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Active Bonuses | Candy effect I | Candy effect II | Candy effect III | Candy effect IV | Candy effect V | Candy effect VI | Candy effect VII | Candy effect VII | Candy effect IX | Candy effect X |
No Other Bonus | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
With Absorption | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 |
World Diabetes Day | 79 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 101 | 105 | 109 | 113 |
World Diabetes Day and Absorption | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 103 | 107 | 111 | 116 | 120 | 124 |
Related Awards
Box of Extra Strong Mints related Awards | ||
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Image | Name | Requirements |
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Diabetic | Eat 500 bags of candy |
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Candy Man | Achieve 1,000 theft crime |
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Smile, You're On Camera | Achieve 2,500 theft crimes |
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Smokin' Barrels | Achieve 5,000 theft crimes |
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Breaking And Entering | Achieve 7,500 theft crimes |
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Stroke Bringer | Achieve 10,000 theft crimes |
Historical Notes
Prior to an update on 12 July 2012 that added the option for players to eat Box of Extra Strong Mints for happiness gains, the item had no use. [1]
Image History
Box of Extra Strong Mints Image History | ||
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Years Used | Image | |
2006* to July 2012 [2] | ![]() | |
July 2012 to present [3] | ![]() |
* Items did not have images prior to 2006.
Patch History
References
- ↑ Chedburn, Update: Booster system changes (07/12/12)
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Candy Images (With citations) (24/01/23)
- ↑ Chedburn, Patch: Fixes and Updates 19/07/12 (19/07/12)
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