Pudgey/Toontown Getting Started
The following is an overview of Toontown containing some basic guidance and information. If you don't get to read all the rest of this guide straight away, this bit at least should get you up and Tooning.
You should by now have installed Toontown and run the program. You will have made a Toon that you intend to play and been through the initial Toontorial where Tutorial Tom and HQ Harry show you how to use the two gags you start with - Throw and Squirt. Flippy has also given you the one basic piece of information that will guide you throughout Toontown - Toons need to defeat Cogs. From here you will go out and explore Toontown for yourself, starting in Toontown Central playground.
There are six themed playgrounds in Toontown. In playgrounds Toons can meet, play some games, go shopping, heal after fighting cogs, buy gags, and get new tasks assigned to them. A playground is a safe place to be.
The playgrounds are the hub of your activities in Toontown and each playground has its own set of tasks available to toons. You are given tasks that increase in difficulty as you move through the playgrounds. A Toon's progress is often measured by the playground in which they are currently working on tasks.
It is tempting to want to rush through tasks and get a higher experienced Toon as quickly as possible. Well, slow down there - Toontown is designed to be played at a leisurely pace. Spending time in Toontown Central learning the basics of cooperative gameplay will set you up with good strategies for advancing through the rest of the game. You will not be given bigger tasks until you have completed the simpler early tasks, so dashing off to explore all the areas may prove frustrating. For a new player spend most of your time in Toontown Central.
Donald Duck pilots his ferry around the playground in a parody of Steamboat Willy. This playground has a nautical theme.
Daisy gives gardening hints here which will come in handy when you work on your Estate. The theme is flowers.
Mickey's girlfriend Minnie Mouse is your host here and it has a musical theme.
The silent one, Pluto, roams the frozen playground here. It is always winter here and there is plenty of ice and snow.
Donald is here too - but maybe it is a dream? He wanders the playground, sleepwalking. The theme is night time and bedtime.
In each playground you will find four buildings - Headquarters, Pet Shop, Gag Shop, and Clothing Shop.
- The Headquarters
This is where toons go to acquire and hand in their toontasks. There are 4 officers there to help you. When picking out toontasks, don't just accept the first task offered. Be sure to see what tasks each officer offers so as to get the easiest task for you to do. Headquarters can also be found on each of the adjoining streets. Be warned - once you select a task, you are stuck with it until you complete it.
Each playground has a set of tasks you must complete before you move on to the next. These can not be skipped. Your only other options will be "Just for fun" tasks if you don't complete them.
1. Laff point missions - Do these the moment you see them. Laff means everything!
2. Gag training - Toontown Central, Donald's Dock, Minnie's Melodyland and The Brrrgh have these tasks. This is how you learn to use a different gag track.
3. Jellybean Pouch - Earn a larger pouch to carry more jellybeans on yourself. This means less runs to your jellybean bank.
4. Toontask amount - Allow your toon to obtain more toontasks they can do at one time.
5. Gag Pouch - Increase the amount of gags you can carry.
6. Teleport Access - Get the ability to teleport to this playground from anywhere.
You can't avoid all tough tasks, but being a little more selective in the types of missions you take can make your life easier. Try to choose missions where you'll spend less time searching and more time getting what you need. Also avoid doing unnecessary missions in the Cog HQ (factory, mint) unless you know you can obtain help there easily.
- The Gag Shop
This is where you stock up on all your gags. Two clerks are there to help you. Unfortunately it can get very busy in there at times. It may be best to go to another district or playground and find a less busy shop. A little tip - if you accidentally bought too many of a certain gag then click the rubbish bin at the bottom of the gag page to delete the excess gags.
- Clothing Shop
Do a toontask to earn a clothing ticket and you can purchase one item of clothing from the Clothing Shop in your playground. The early playgrounds have some decent clothes, but most of the good clothes are found in the cattlelog.
- Trolley
Hop aboard the trolley to play the various trolley mini-games. This is the easiest way to earn jellybeans if you run out. The games become more difficult in each successive playground.
- Pet Shop
This is where you can buy a pet doodle! The doodles are more expensive and have more varied traits in each successive playground. Save up for the 5K Dreamland doodle! It'll be worth it. You can also sell your fish here. Rare fish are worth more if you sell to the pet shop.
- Fishing Pond
Come here to relax and fish. It's not simply just clicking. You have to aim as well. Oh, and you get bonus laff points as you catch different species of fish.
- The Streets
This is a gate to a street from the playground. Each playground has adjoining streets. Above the gate is the name of the street. The smaller signs below indicate which playground the street will lead you to.
This is where all the action is. Stay on the sidewalks until you are ready because cogs roam the streets! If you get too close to a cog it will draw you into a battle - and if you lose you go sad and end up back in the playgroiund until your laff comes back. Each street contains different cog types of different levels.
The streets are lined with shops you'll need to visit to complete your toontasks. You can optionally get toontasks from the shop vendors as well. Occasionally a cog will walk into a shop and take it over! The shop will turn into a cog building. You must defeat the building to get the shop to return. If you liberate the shop, your toon's portrait will be displayed inside the shop.
Tip: If the shop you need for a task is taken over and you can't liberate it, hop to another district to find one not taken over.
You will also find a Headquarters and fishing ponds on each street.
Home sweet home
Back in your Shticker book on the map page there is a link saying Go Home. Yes, every toon has a home - which is called an "Estate" in toontown. Click the button on the map and away you teleport to your home, which you will see is one of six houses on your estate. The other five houses belong to other your toons on your account (if you have no other toons the houses will not have a name on them yet).
What can you do on your Estate? You can fish, garden, train your pet doodle. You can go and collect mail from your letter box. You can go inside your house and buy items from the Cattlelog, restock your jellybeans from your piggybank, or have fun arranging and rearranging your furniture.
What else?
Flippy already told you about the SpeedChat for communicating and how to use gags to defeat cogs. And we have given you a quick run through a few extras that you might need to know to start.
There is a lot more in toontown than what we have told you so far. And as you progress it gets a little more complex and we like to think a lot more fun. But this is just a basic guide to get you started. By all means read some more in the wiki here to see what is in store for you, but if you have read this article then you should have enough of an overview to get started with the game.
And remember, Have Fun!