Various Extra Info

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Using Chat

You have two ways to communicate with other players in Toontown: SpeedChat and Secret Friends Chat. For the protection of all children, you are NOT allowed to chat openly with all players.

Secret Friends Chat

The blue button in the upper-left of the screen is for Secret Friends Chat. It allows you to communicate openly with your Secret Friends. (There is still filtering on certain words). A Secret Friend is a player with whom you've previously shared a "secret code" outside the game, for example a real-life friend who also plays Toontown. Here's how it works:

Normally, anything that you say using the blue button will be seen by other Toons as incomprehensible animal noises (like "woof woof", or "eepy eepy eek"). Also, anything that another player says using the blue button will be seen by you as animal noises. But your Secret Friend(s) will see your text clearly, and you will see theirs clearly.

Becoming Secret Friends

To become Secret Friends with another player:
  • Open your Friends List window.
  • Click the "Secrets" button, located in the upper-right of the Friends List window.
  • At this point, you can either generate a secret that you can give to someone else, or enter a secret that someone else has previously given you. To generate a code, click the "Get a Secret" button. It will generate and display a secret code that will look something like "TT uev 9gc". Be aware that is a unique code -- whomever enters it will become Secret Friends with your toon. It will expire within two days of being generated, and it can only be used once.
  • Depending on your security settings, you may be asked at this point to enter your Parent Password.
  • Communicate your secret code to the other player, usually outside the game. If the other player is a real-life friend, obviously you can pass the code by telephone, email, etc. If the other player is a member at the Toontown Central website, you could post the code in the "Secret Swapping" forum, or send it to them in a Private Message (PM). One way to pass the code inside the game is via a 3rd player who is already Secret Friends with both of you.
  • Once the other player enters the code, he/she will be added to your Friends List (if not already there) as a Secret Friend.

Once you’ve made a Secret Friend, you can speak ‘openly’ to those players.

If the other Toon is near, you need only to start typing to send a message. You can click on another Toon’s message to bring up their image. Select the chat bubble on their image to return a message. Those who are not a secret friend to you will only see animal sounds (‘mew meow’, etc).

Be careful of the length of your message, cause once it fills the chat bubble it will send the message.

There is a filter in place, so if you use bad words (and even some that may not seem bad to you) the other Toons will not see or hear your message.

If you type two full stops ('..') at the beginning of your message, your message will appear in a thought bubble and stay there, generally, until you say something else, get Tooned up or fall asleep. This method is often used to pass a secret between friends so the message doesn't have to be repeated. It also has the advantage of not blocking the Gag-selections of the Toons in the VP battle (whereas "spoken" words will block the choices from showing).

Speedchat

SpeedChat is a list of pre-set phrases that you can use to communicate with anyone. To use SpeedChat, click the green button in the upper-left of the screen, then choose a SpeedChat phrase from the drop-down menu. Toontown provides dozens of useful and fun phrases, and you can purchase additional phrases from your Cattlelog.

Vocalizations

Every Toon animal has 4 distinct vocalizations - 3 of which you can hear in some SpeedChat phrases.
  1. Any generic (unemphasized) statement
  2. ‘?’ by itself or somewhere in your question
  3. ‘!’ by itself or somewhere in your statement. '!' overrides '?'.
  4. ‘Ooo’ by itself or somewhere in your statement. ‘Ooo’ overrides ‘!’ and ‘?’.

Emotions

Toons show emotions (actions) when using some SpeedChat phrases.
  • Wave Hello with:
    • HELLO
      • Hi!
      • Hello!
      • Hi There!
      • Hey!
      • Howdy!
      • Hi everybody!
  • Wave Goodbye with:
    • GOODBYE
      • Bye!
      • Later!
      • See ya!
  • Jump With Joy with
    • HAPPY
      • :-)
      • Yay!
      • Horray!
      • Woo hoo
      • Whoopee!
      • Yippee!
      • Yee hah!
  • Sad Face with:
    • SAD
      • :-(
      • Oh no!
      • Uh oh!
  • Shrug with:
    • SORRY
      • I can't understand you.
  • Mean face with:
    • STINKY
      • Hey!
      • Please go away!
      • Stop that!
      • That wasn't nice!
      • You stink!
  • Nod "yes" with:
    • Yes
  • Shake head "no" with:
    • No

Common Abbreviations

ToonTown Related
TT
ToonTown
TTC
Toontown Central
DD
Donald’s Docks
DG
Daisy’s Gardens
MM
Minnie’s Melodyland
TB
The Brrrghs
DDL
Donald's Dreamland
DL
Dreamland (commonly-used abbreviated form)
GSW
Goofy's Speedway
SBHQ
Sellbot HQ
CBHQ
Cashbot HQ
LBHQ
Lawbot HQ
BBHQ
Bossbot HQ
VP
Vice President (Sellbot HQ Boss)
CFO
Chief Financial Officer (Cashbot HQ Boss)
CJ
Chief Justice (Lawbot HQ Boss)
CEO
Chief Executive Officer (Bossbot HQ Boss)
PG
Playground
TP
Teleport
HQ
Headquarters (Where you get tasks in a PG)
JB
Jellybean
Others
AFK
Away from Keyboard
LOL
Laugh Out Loud
BRB
Be Right Back
BRT
Be Right There
BBL
Be Back Later
BBIAB
Be Back in a Bit
ATM
At The Moment
OMW
On My Way
HO
Hold On
GL
Good Luck
ROFL
Rolling On Floor Laughing

Goals

Toontown offers many opportunities to challenge yourself as a player. You can have a simple goal like Uber Toons who aim to beat one particular Bossbot, or you can pick from any number of challenges built into the game. The following are some of the principle goals built into the game.

Max Toon

Neighborhood tasks will take a Toon up to 100 Laff. It is possible to get 'bugged' at less than 100 Laff. If you have 250 jellybean capacity (max), can carry 80 gags (max), have finished all the rest of the tasks you had when you finished those two tasks, and can no longer get tasks for Laff (all tasks are ‘Just For Fun’), send feedback to Toontown. They can bring you to 100 Laff if you are 'bugged'.

Additional Laff points are available from:

  • Bossbot Battles
    • progressing through Mr. Hollywood Sellbot suit (5 Laff);
    • progressing through Robber Baron Cashbot suit (5 Laff);
    • progressing through Big Wig Lawbot suit (5 Laff);
    • progressing through Big Cheese Bossbot suit (5 Laff);
  • Fishing (7 Laff; 1 per 10 fish);
  • Gardening by planting flowers (4 Laff; 1 per 10 flowers);
  • Racing and collecting all the trophies at Goofy Speedway (3 Laff); and
  • Golfing and collecting all the trophies at Chip 'n Dale's MiniGolf (3 Laff).

The current total highest Laff is 137 Laff points.

Max Gags

Your gags will max at 10000 points. After doing this with all six of your gag tracks, you can be considered to have "Maxed Gags".

At 10000, you will gain your level seven gags which are the strongest of their track. Instead of the normal 9999/10000, you will see 500 to go! or how many gag experience points you need to get to the next level seven gag. You will need to get 500 experience points before receiving your next level seven gag.

Also, level seven gags cannot be bought in the gag shop - you must earn them by getting 500 experience points or picking them from their respective gag tree if you choose to plant the gag in the garden at your Estate.

Just For Fun

A max Toon can take 'Just For Fun' tasks to alter their appearance (i.e. invisible Toon, transparent, no color, etc). Although the tasks may take a long time (i.e. 200 or 400 or 600 or 1000 cogs) , the altered appearance lasts for 30 days. As maxed Toons are often working on their Sellbot and Cashbot suits, and running through buildings, factories and mints for Sell Merits and Cogbucks it is possible to make steady progress on these tasks in a reasonable amount of time.

While the rewards are 'Just for Fun' a side effect is that you are Tooned up to your full Laff when you complete a task. Handing in a task is a quicker way to get back to 120 Laff after going sad than doodle tricks or running round playgrounds looking for treasures!

Stars / Toon Platoon Leaderboard

Stars above the head of Toons are earned by taking over cog buildings. Points are earned at one per floor and apply only to that one district.
  • 10 points: Bronze star
  • 20 points: Spinning bronze star
  • 30 points: Silver star
  • 50 points: Spinning silver star
  • 75 points: Gold star
  • 100 points: Spinning gold star

The top ten Toons currently online with the most points in that district will have their names and corresponding star appear on a blackboard in each HQ of that district.

Purchasing from Cattlelogs

Jellybeans can be used to purchase clothing, emotions, SpeedChat phrases, acting lessons, fishing rods, doodle training phrases and items for the Toon’s home.

Helping Hand (a.k.a help-a-noob tasks)

A max Toon is the best friend a new Toon can have. Many feel that the best Toons in the game are the ones who regularly lend a helping hand even though they have no Laff or gag to gain from the assistance they provide. Disney however provides some help-a-noob tasks which encourage Toons to help newer or lower Laff Toons.

Cog HQ

Fighting the Bossbots at the Cog_Headquarters is a challenge - but fighting them often enough to "Max" that particular Headquarters shows true determination.

Currently have access to:

Fishing

With 23 fishing spots, 70 species of fish, and 5 rods to choose from, Fishing is the sport for the hardcore Pokemaniac playing Toontown. Earn a trophy and a Laff-boost for every 10 new species of fish caught! And don't forget Wednesdays between noon and 9PM Pacific Time, cause that's when Fishing Bingo takes place! You can sell fish at your estate during Bingo.

For more information see: Fishing

Racing

Grab your windjammers and the keys - we're going Racing! With Goofy's Stadium finally revealed to be Goofy's Speedway, G.S. allows up to 4 toons to race head-to-head in six different tracks with two directions! Race to win tickets, which is the currency of Goofy's Speedway, and trophies!

Tickets can be used to buy different karts and accessories for your current kart! So, what are you waiting for? On your marks, get set, go!

For more information see: Goofy Speedway

Golfing

Located in Donald's Dock, Acorn Acres is the newest playground! You can chill on the Picnic Benches, get soaked on the Geyser, or do some old fashioned Mini-Golf. To play, just choose a course, jump into a corresponding minigolf cart, and away you go! Up to 4 Toons can play together on a course. Play to win trophies, and the feeling of satisfaction of winning against your fellow Toons!

After playing, you can win up to 30 Mini-Golf trophies! Every 10 trophies will win you +1 laff-boost, so get on out there, and putt, putt, putt!

For more information see: Chip 'n Dale's MiniGolf