Company/Patch History
Item Market 2.0 The Car Dealership and Property Broker 5* specials have been replaced. Previously, these specials reduced your fees when selling via the Item Market and Auction House. Moving forward, both specials will instead reduce the anonymous listing fees from 10% to 0%. Patch list #280 : 14/03/23 Increased the warehouse sizes of Adult Novelties, Lingerie Store, Grocery Store and Candle Shop companies Patch list #252 : 16/08/22 Reduced the frequency of company news pruning to allow for 100x more history Patch list #250 : 02/08/22 Applied this same [mechanism of gym gain cap removal after 50m] to the 4 stat-boosting Company specials so they can also utilize exponential growth Patch list #196 : 15/06/21 Fixed visible company ages to have higher precision Patch list #193 : 25/05/21 Changed additional working stats over requirements to apply extra effectiveness via a smooth logarithmic curve.
Increased Lingerie Store gross income potential by 61.7%.
Added Lingerie Store special 'Sex Appeal' to provide free Business Class travel at 10 stars.
Added Lingerie Store special 'Simp' to waive all property upkeep / staff costs at 7 stars.
Merged Lingerie Store specials 'Born Free' & 'Free as the Wind Blows' into one rating 5 special.
Changed Lingerie Store special 'Nine to Five' (+100 endurance) from rating 3 to rating 1.
Changed Lingerie Store special 'Concealment' (+2 travel capacity) from rating 5 to rating 3.
Removed Lingerie Store special 'Lingerie Party (+experience per jp). Patch list #191 : 11/05/21 Removed additional activity requirements for company employees causing sudden effectiveness loss. Patch list #187 : 06/04/21 Added green recruit status variant of the Company icon.
Changed 3 day company restriction for specials & training to a 72 hour recruit status like factions.
Changed 7 day company logistics reports to be blocked if the company has received one within the last 6 days. Patch list #186 : 30/03/21 Changed 'item' and 'random item' job specials to accept number inputs for mass-exchanges. Patch list #184 : 16/03/21 Changed company loyalty system to be less cryptic, more intuitive, and fairer for all companies. Patch list #183 : 09/03/21 Added tooltips for the Job Title section in the Company Info page. Patch list #182 : 02/03/21 Added dynamic storage capacity labels during the stock ordering process for Companies. Patch list #181 : 23/02/21 Added company position special effects (I.e. Cleaner / Manager) to the bottom of their tooltip descriptions. Patch list #180 : 16/02/21 Added 'Total' line to company sales charts that have multiple stock types
Added a toggleable legend to company sales charts that have multiple stocks. Patch list #176 : 19/01/21 Added optional reason entry field while kicking / firing a user from a Faction / Company.
Removed 3* Butcher : '10% melee damage' special from Meat Warehouse.
Added 3* Blood Splatter : '50% reduction in crime experience penalties' to Meat Warehouse.
Changed to +2 nerve on Meat Warehouse, Amusement Park, Strip Clubs, Firework Stand.
Increased income potential for Meat Warehouse.
Doubled storage capacity for Meat Warehouse. Patch list #175 : 12/01/21 Changed image size limits for faction and company profile images from 150KB -> 500KB. Patch list #174 : 29/12/20 Added new modifier Addiction Mitigation which reduces all effects of addiction.
Added two new merit upgrades "Addiction Mitigation" and "Employee Effectiveness". Patch list #171 : 08/12/20 Changed IP Tracing bounty reveal company special in Cyber Cafe to also send a message with the results. Patch list #159 : 15/09/20 Added employee effectiveness values & breakdown of modifiers tooltip. Patch list #158 : 08/09/20 Rebuilt company employee effectiveness multipliers to allow for future multiplier breakdown view.
Changed company manager bonus so it has a bigger effect but cannot not mitigate inactivity. Patch list #157 : 01/09/20 Added company position names to profiles and icons. Patch list #155 : 18/08/20 Changed employee efficiency to decrease if there's no significant gameplay for a long time. Patch list #148 : 30/06/20 Reduced Molotov Cocktail *1 Gas Station special cost from 5 to 3 each.
Added Fuelled '25% passive speed boost' as 3* Gas Station special.
Added Cauterize 'Occasional healing while in combat' as 5* Gas Station special.
Added Fireproof '50% fire damage mitigation' as 7* Gas Station special.
Changed Blaze of Glory to '50% increase in all fire damage dealt' as 10* Gas Station special.
Buffed Attendant selling power to increase overall income. Patch list #143 : 26/05/20 Added toggle option to show or hide your Battle Stats or Working Stats on Faction & Company applications. Patch list #142 : 19/05/20 Changed applications that have been accepted / declined / withdrawn to remain on the list for 3 days.
Changed incoming applications to provide news and events to those with permissions to handle them.
Changed declining applications to provide news.
Buffed Oil Rig 'Driller' oil production slightly.
Buffed Oil Rig 'Sales Executive' and reduced degradation. Patch list #140 : 05/05/20 Released Application System overhaul for Factions and Companies. Patch list #138 : 21/04/20 Added 'Well Tuned' (3* special) to Music Store which increases gym EXP by 30%.
Increased 'The Score' (10* special) passive all-stats increase on Music Store from +10% to +15%.
Increased 'Rumors' Hair Salon special to bring it in-line with 'High-Fidelity' from Music Store.
Decreased cost of 'Guaranteed Stealth' specials from 15 to 10 job points for Music Store & Theater. Patch list #119 : 26/11/19 Increased quantities of special ammo provided by Companies, Stocks & newly spawned mission rewards.
Changed special ammunition job point costs of Surplus & Inferno to 15 (from 25) and 25 (from 50). Patch list #118 : 19/11/19 Removed useless "Quit Job" link for company directors. Patch list #114 : 22/10/19 Added additional clarification to TV Network 'Press Pass' special results. Patch list #113 : 15/10/19 Changed formatting of all company director triggered events (replaced hyphen with comma).
Changed 'Watchlist' flight delay company special to increase the user's personal & faction stats for travel time. Patch list #112 : 24/09/19 Added an employee pay cap of $25,000,000 per day. Patch list #108 : 27/08/19 Added "Total quantity" label for the "Company" page in the mobile screen view. Patch list #107 : 20/08/19 Added news category tabs to Companies page.
Added employee's position to Company News when Leaving, Firing or Training. Patch list #104 : 30/07/19 Changed inactive employee effectiveness to decrease to 0% over 10 days after the first day of inactivity.
Changed Detective Agency special "Friend or Foe" allowing for it to be used on a target. Patch list #99 : 25/06/19 Added employee count and capacity to company profiles.
Changed company employee lists to order by job position. Patch list #96 : 04/06/19 Changed company 'stat boost' specials to no longer factor in current happiness (buff applied to compensate). New company: Logistics Management High startup cost of $1,800,000,000.
Holds between 6 and 15 employees.
Specials:
1 star : Efficiency - Exchange job points for speed.
3 star : Organized - Increases available open contracts from 3 to 5.
5 star : Repatriated - Allows travelling back to Torn from abroad while in hospital.
7 star : Contraband - Exchange 50 job points for a large quantity of a foreign item.
10 star : Logistics Report - A targeted company productivity boost for 250 job points. Patch list #93 : 14/05/19 Added Logistics Management company. Patch list #90 : 16/04/19 Added "Sold daily" table column to the "Stock" tab of the Company page. Patch list #88 : 02/04/19 Removed company wages from the view of employees. Patch list #84 : 05/03/19 Changed 'Intricate Hack' and 'Corporate Espionage' specials to not lose job points upon firewall. Patch list #82 : 19/02/19 Added numerical input shortcuts in the "Stock" tab of the Company page. Patch list #76 : 08/01/19 Added company special notification for those in company for less than 3 days. Patch list #72 : 04/12/18 Changed employee 'days in company' to increase before daily income reports (instead of after). Patch list #64 : 09/10/18 Added numerical keyboard when a field accepts only numbers for Company specials. Patch list #62 : 25/09/18 Added 'number days in company' to the Job Information section on home page. Patch list #60 : 11/09/18 Changed federal jailed employees to only drop effectiveness when marked for deletion.
Changed federal jailed employees effectiveness drop delay to 24-48 hours. Patch list #56 : 14/08/18 Released Company Multihunter. Patch list #48 : 19/06/18 Changed style of company icon for director. Patch list #47 : 12/06/18 Changed Energy company specials to be limited per day (instead of rolling 24 hours).
Changed 'Meditation' company special (View true level) to be available only on people recently online. Patch list #46 : 05/06/18 Added links to director name & company name on received director related events (I.e. Training an employee). Patch list #42 : 24/04/18 Added company type and cleaned up Detective agency's 'References' special. New company: Detective Agency : 27/03/18 Startup cost of just $12m
Base size of 4 employees.
1 star : References : View someone's employment and faction history for 2 job points.
3 star : Deputized : Able to Arrest those who meet the required threshold after defeat.
5 star : Friend or Foe : See who's friended / blacklisted you for 100 job points.
7 star : Watchlist : Anonymously extend a target's flight time by 1:30 - 2:00 hours for 50 job points.
10 star : Most Wanted : View a list of people with the highest wanted rewards for 25 job points. Patch list #38 : 27/03/18 Released Detective Agency company. Patch list #31 : 06/02/18 Changed 'Tailoring' & 'Regulation' company bonuses to direct multiplier of armour values. Patch list #30 : 30/01/18 Changed employee training to highlight row green instead of providing text response. Patch list #25 : 19/12/17 Changed formula for Tailoring & Regulation armour bonus company specials. Patch list #22 : 28/11/17 Added total price and amount to Stock on Manage Company. Patch list #17 : 24/10/17 Added director events when someone leaves their company.
Added index to speed up the usage of some company specials by 2000%.
Buffed Private Security Firm income. New company: Mining Corporation : 17/10/17 Startup cost of $4.5b.
1 star : Salty : 5 job points for a 'Salt Shaker' item.
3 star : Thirsty Work : 30% alcohol cooldown reduction.
5 star : Rock Salt : Job points to train defense.
7 star : Essential Salts : 10% maximum life increase.
10 star : Ability to boost current life to 150% of maximum for 25 job points. Patch list #16 : 17/10/17 Released Mining Corporation company. Patch list #11 : 29/08/17 Reduced TV Network profitability by 4%. Patch list #8 : 08/08/17 Added recording of '0' stock sales in companies. New company: Private Security Firm : 01/08/17 Startup cost of $950m.
11 positions available.
1 star : Off the grid : 48 hour bounty protection for 20 job points (Self only).
3 star : Tactical breach : +50% flash grenade intensity.
5 star : Open arsenal : A random primary or secondary weapon for 75 job points (potentially very profitable).
7 star : Regulation : 10% armor bonus when wearing a full 5-piece set.
10 star : Mercenary : Job points converted into Mission credits (1:1 ratio trade). Patch list #7 : 01/08/17 Released Private Security Firm company. Patch list #4 : 11/07/17 Changed Television Network employee degradation (reduced by an average of 33.33%)
Changed Television Network base profits (reduced by 24%)
Changed Oil Rig sales executive power (increased by 25%)
Changed Oil Rig driller power (decreased by 60%)
Changed Oil Rig driller degradation (decreased by 65%)
Changed Oil Rig derrick hand & motor hand (degradation decreased by 50%) Patch list #3 : 04/07/17 Company sale value now includes +5% of historical income.
Company value (minus bank) is now shown alongside companies in trades.
Re-balanced position requirements in Cruise Line and Gas Station.
Buffed income of Nightclub, Gas Station, Cyber Cafe, Theater, Gun Shop & Software Corporation.
Nerfed income of Sweet Shop.
Removed decreased Oil Rig startup costs on C&C stock special (pending future updates).
Buffed base storage size of Candle Shop, Adult Novelties, Meat Warehouse & Zoo.
Nerfed base storage size of Oil Rig (so upgrades serve a purpose).
Additional stock generated that exceeds storage cap is now credited after being sold if space is available.