Hunting

Thanks to society[512975] for this great tutorial!
Feel free to mail society if you need more help.

Requirements: Level 15+

Hunting gives you the opportunity to sacrifice statistics and crime experience in exchange for monetary gain and hunting skill. If you’re new to Torncity you may be asking yourself why you have to be a higher level to participate in hunting: the answer is that traveling has level restrictions. Upon reaching level 15 you may travel to South Africa, whereby you may now hunt by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking “Hunting”. The highest achievable hunting skill is 99.0011/100 (currently not 100 due to mathematical exponential gain) which takes months and thousands of energy to reach. To hunt in South Africa you must have $500 to start (and 10 energy), but for people who are hunting for the first time (those who have a skill level of 0-10) it is recommended that you save up some money before going to South Africa because early stages realize little to no monetary gain often putting you into debt, forcing you to travel back to TC. Recommended purses for newer hunters should be around $25,000 along with an additional $40,000 for the ticket price to travel to South Africa.


Hunting:

Hunting with a guide uses 10 energy and costs $500. You have $x and x energy.

Your hunting skill is 00.00 / 100
> Beginners hunting session
> Standard hunting session
> Advanced hunting session

You have 3 options for hunting, Beginners hunting session, Standard hunting session, and finally, Advanced hunting session. These three levels relate to the hunting skill you acquire while hunting.
As you hunt your hunting skill gain will gradually decrease exponentially- it’s not as bad as it sounds. For instance: With hunting skill 14 we gained 0.066 per hunt, this decreased to to 0.065 per hunt in 4 hunts. Later on, at 18 hunting skill we gained 0.053 per hunt, which decreased to 0.052 in 7 hunts.
All hunters should start out with the beginners hunting session.

Recommendations:

Donator status, long periods spent in South Africa, and employment in a rank 3/5 (or higher) farm or zoo.
These are recommended because it affords certain opportunities such as tripling your income, speeding up the skill-building process, and also spending more of your career as a rich player (that is the point of hunting, is it not?).

What hunting level should I move up to and at what skill?
This is not necessarily correct, or the same for everyone, but there is a general range that everyone can agree upon. These are as follows:

 Beginner hunt 0 - 25/33 
 Standard 25/33 - 85/90 
 Advanced 85 - 90+


The bracketed numbers (ie. 25/33) suggest the hunting skill you should have while attempting that level.

Summary

- Expenses: $40,000 for travel, $500 and 10 Energy per Hunt
- Recommended hunting difficulty ranges are Beginner hunt 0 - 25/33, Standard 25/33 - 85/90 and Advanced 85 - 90+.
- Hunting does in fact gain you a little leveling experience.
- Try and join a rank 3+ farm or zoo
- Hunt with a donator status
- The higher the skill, the higher the monetary gain.


Note:
Hunting gains were greatly decreased in a March 07 update. Before this update hunting skill was maxed at 89.01.
This is what Soccer13[56869] got before the update:
Times Hunted: 30, Energy used: 300
Money gained (-$500 per hunt): $1,576,000

Comments (362)Add Comment
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written by Spadge, February 06, 2007
For those of you wondering which type of hunting to do.
Of course begin with the beginners session.
When you get to about 20-25 hunting skill or you're getting 7-10k per hunt, move up to standard session.
When you get to about 55-60 hunting skill or you're getting 15-20k per hunt, move up to advanced session.
Don't be concerned if your not killing all the animals in the session you're doing before moving on, you should be able to get others from a higher session.
Spadge
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written by Spadge, March 03, 2007
Disregard the above information, it no longer applies because of the update.
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written by Soccer13, March 11, 2007
Now when i hunt i have around 90 hunting skill and i am only gaining around 10 it 17k a hunt...
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written by Zer0, March 16, 2007
Do you have to be back in torn city for your energy to regen, or does it regen as normal while in africa?
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written by stiener, March 16, 2007
Well it seems that the nerfed hunting. Now when a lower level player wants to gain some decent money and sacrifice their stats they can't. Just another way Ched and the admins have decided to keep the balence of power in the hands of the uber high lvls.
Thanks Admins!!!
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written by Zer0, March 16, 2007
forget tht last message it does regen in africa
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written by -eol-bigbear, April 28, 2007
sad i was nearly at level 15 before the crash and was hoping to earn lots of money then it crash i went from level 14 to 8 and now ive reached level 15 and am trying hunting so far i have hunted 13 times and lost about 5k from using a guide

just to ask if i hunt for a day doing Beginners hunting session how much can i earn?
and how much from Standard hunting session using all my energy in a day?
and finale how much can i earn a day fromd doing Advanced hunting session?
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written by chopclown, April 30, 2007
I'm at:
Your hunting skill is 78.4555 / 100

And I get a lot more doing standard than advanced still....
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written by arki, May 25, 2007
i'have 90.10 hunting skill and make 1mill per day in SA.
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written by BlueKnight, June 02, 2007
I'm at 79.0167/100 and make about $900,000 a day. I tried Advance for one day and made $728,000. If anyone knows at what point one should move on to advance,I'd appreciate the information. Does anyone know if one uses drugs before hunting will it affect how much you earn?
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written by curian85, June 03, 2007
I'm currently having:
Your hunting skill is 63.2924 / 100
My best prey was cheetah and i had never killed a hippo to any higher before. So what i want to ask is does Battle stats have influence over hunting results???
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written by Hogfather, June 04, 2007
If anyone reading this is doing hunting, could they please post their current hunting level and gains in this topic http://www.tcbasic.com/forums/view-3295.html that way we can get an idea as to how profitable hunting really is.
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written by BlueKnight, June 06, 2007
South Africa

Hunting with a guide uses 10 energy and costs $500. You have $1,969,290 and 0 energy.
Your hunting skill is 80.3246 / 100
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written by JunkYardDog, June 06, 2007
I have 79.69 hunting skill, my average hunt is $10,000 per hunt or $150,000 per 150 energy you do need a donater pack to gain faster stats and more money per hunt. a total of 45 hunts per day is getting me $450,000 per day, all of this is on standard hunting
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written by BlueKnight, June 23, 2007
I'm hunting and on an average I'm getting about $12,000 per hunt doing a standard hunt. I'm still averaging less hunting in advance. It's a little frustrating. Can anyone tell me if your regular battle stats have anything to do with how your hunting stats improve. $2,106,199 and 5 energy.
Your hunting skill is 84.2438 / 100
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written by ReMbA, June 23, 2007
do my stats decrese when im hunting?

TCB: no
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written by ankw, July 14, 2007
how long do i need to at least reach 50 hunting skill currently now i have Hunting with a guide uses 10 energy and costs $500. You have $2,064,769 and 5 energy.
Your hunting skill is 9.6651 / 100
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written by JunkYardDog, July 23, 2007
this is at 89.3403 skill some hunts are 19 k and some are 10k this is the average hunt .Some times I go back to Standard and the money seems the same I am hoping that once I reach 90 hunting skill the money will go up .

You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 45
Zebra killed: 32
Baboon killed: 39
Warthog killed: 44
Giraffe killed: 42
Cheetah killed: 17
Hippo killed: 3
Leopard killed: 2
Lion killed: 0
Rhino killed: 0
Elephant killed: 4
Hyena killed: 17
Gorilla killed: 0

You sell the carcases to the guide for $15,965! You also gain 0.0028 hunting skill.

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written by JunkYardDog, July 23, 2007
In Reply to the above you will reach 50 if you hunt three times a day and have a donater pack after 60 days of hunting three full energy a day.you will start making enough money to buy a dp and some spare cash ,if you look at my post earlier you will start making nice money at about 60 skill.
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written by hmmms, August 16, 2007
actually... the update DID affect hunting exp gain....
before the update... when it was stuck at 89.1 hunting skill, it gave 0.0056 exp per hunt...
after the update, any rise after 89.1 gave 0.0028 and so on..
there was a sudden drop in exp rate gained ONLY after the skills reaches 89.1
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written by JunkYardDog, August 23, 2007
This is where I am at as far as hunting skill. Your hunting skill is 92.4171 / 100 Really seeing no differance in what lvl you hunt Standard orAdvanced,I can get between $9000. to $28000. Per hunt whether it is in the Standard or Avanced hunting it seems the amounts very all over but it is the Total of a 150 E hunt.They both seem to hit an average after 150 E of $250,000. So can't realy say it's really worth all the time it takes to get here but I am so far in that I am gonna try to go to 100 exp hunting and I will keep updating my post for anyone interested.Also my gain for hunting is at 0.0027 exp per hunt so it will take a lot longer to get to 100 Hunting exp.
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written by Carbon, September 01, 2007
I have problem on the Hunting Skill, when my hunting skill is 99.0007 / 100, I doing hunting again but the I can't gain any hunting skill....can anyone let me know how to reach 100 / 100 hunting skill..bcuz every time I doing hunting, I gain 0 skill but my hunting skill still 99.0007 / 100..
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written by justin14, September 15, 2007
couple of questions, does your battle stats effect how much you get when you are hunting? and carbon, how much do you earn daily with 99/100 hunting skill!?
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written by museo, September 23, 2007
heres mine at the mo,Hunting with a guide uses 10 energy and costs $500. You have $98,830 and 0 energy.
Your hunting skill is 50.3349 / 100
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written by carbon, October 12, 2007
hi justin14, if ur hunting skill is 99/100 u will get max $38000-$30000 per hunt & min $11000..its doesn't effect ur battle stats, but the problem is u can't train ur battle stats but if u doing hunt, u will hv to scarifice ur battle stats..the only thing u get is money & hunting skills...

Note: must have (99/100 hunting skills)...u will get more than $1 - 1.5 mil or $2 mil per day..u hv to play every 5 hrs..then u will reach this amount..
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written by unkn0wn, October 16, 2007
I get more than 700k per day with 30 5 nerve doing arson government building all time, maybe it is more valuable than hunting coz I'm also get the battle stat.
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written by kelvin, October 18, 2007
can i know whether are we able to stuff like organized crimes in SA?
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written by D-220, October 19, 2007
how much money can i earn with 10/100 skill?
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written by BlackBolt, October 20, 2007
No Kelvin. Only buying items and hunting.
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written by sth new?, October 22, 2007
i think there's sth new at the hunting page...
whenever you hunt, do u all have numbers like ( 85.101, 85.101 ) above the "You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife! " sentence....
i kinda have it now...
do anyone know what it means? or is it just me who has it?
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written by D-220, October 23, 2007
i have that too, mines 24.192,24.192 (strange or what?)
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written by sth new?, October 24, 2007
yeah... i thought it was my hunting skill.. but i realised that it wasnt... =/
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written by D-220, October 25, 2007
time for an investigation!
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written by Epicurus, November 19, 2007
So, bottom line here, is going to South Africa when you reach level 15 and just hunting for a while a good idea or not, overall?

You still accumulate all your cash and specials from your job, whatever that is (so massive INT gain from education, or massive buildup of medical points, etc. when you get back) and you gain a lot of money not to mention a permanent source of income when you need it (in the form of high hunting skill).

You lose: The ability to further improve your battle stats and crime XP.

So, experienced players, would you reccommend it or not, overall?
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written by BackFromTheDead, November 19, 2007
When we don't hunt, does our hunting skill decrease?

TCB: No.
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written by Society, November 20, 2007
How much money do you earn when you first start out? (Daily)
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written by Society, November 22, 2007
edit:

You make roughly 250-500 (750-1000 before you pay the hunting guide) cash on day 3 (per one hunt), seems worth it as you move up quite quickly and if you need money. You earn your job money daily which gets added onto the total money you have while in Africa.
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written by Rugburn, November 26, 2007
I just spent a few days in SA working on getting some hunting skills. I reached about 22 in skill and was getting around $400-1500 per hunt. The skill gain was about 0.0045 when I left. Hunting three times a day I made roughly $30k - not great but covered my housing upgrade expenses (barely) but also, that amount IS going up.

Mostly I just wanted to add that hunting has another use - its a good place to 'hide' to avoid your faction loosing respect. this is especially useful during those times when you cant be online much for a given period. You can just sit in SA and hunt whenever you do get a chance to login and as pointed out previously, rack up job points while there.

Lastly, I dont if this is just a coincidence as I've every stayed in SA for more than 24hours this last trip (was there for 5 days). The cost of Xanax kept dropping. I wasn't paying close attention to when the price was dropping but it made at least 3 distinct drops Since last Wed until this morning (Monday). When I first got there it was selling at ~$624k. When I left this morning it was down to ~$582k.
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written by Society, November 27, 2007
Okay, roughly a week into hunting with a current skill of 27. I can manage to do standard hunting sessions but if you're losing money while doing this I recommend until waiting to come around to 30-33 skill (as I predict it will allow you to start killing standard animals)- problem is I got to giddy and anxious and now I just don't care about my session given that I'm still making money.

-> Beginner Hunt @ 27 skill = $1500 hunt/average.
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written by Society, December 07, 2007
Update:

39 Skill, Standard Hunt $1500-2500 per session/10 energy, the averages move slowly around here but I do make 50k a day, growing by the day (by 5-10k).

Hopefully now people can make a more informed decision based on my progress. Only bad thing about hunting (quite bad) is I lose 5k per month in battle stats for hunting.
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written by michael12, December 17, 2007
lol if you are thinking about hunting i will let you all in on a secret (its not a secret but use youre brian) its how i make 40-70k per hunt sign up to a rating 3 farm or zoo and watch the money roll in i make 3 mil a day now i will post a couple of my hunts in a few minutes
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written by michael12, December 17, 2007
Buffalo killed: 25
Zebra killed: 37
Baboon killed: 1
Warthog killed: 1
Giraffe killed: 58
Cheetah killed: 42
Hippo killed: 19
Leopard killed: 6
Lion killed: 13
Rhino killed: 14
Elephant killed: 21
Hyena killed: 35
Gorilla killed: 22

You sell the carcases to the guide for $51,945! You also gain 0 hunting skill.
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written by Society, December 25, 2007
What's your hunting skill though? If you don't have the skill you don't get anything.
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written by Society, December 25, 2007
Also, at about 53 hunting skill in standard hunts you make 4k on average (roughly).
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written by edddd, January 03, 2008
Hey Your hunting skill is 41.2531 / 100

i get anything from 2k-6k
i also work in a farm
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written by M&M, January 07, 2008
How much money do you make hunting in SA with about 97 hunting skill and working on a Farm?
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written by DHL, January 08, 2008
Apparently nothing now... I have 94 hunting and work at a Zoo was getting 40k~50k my last trip here... Now I'm getting no higher than 20k. I think they fucked with hunting again...
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written by ankw, January 11, 2008
bak to my post earlier was having a hunting skill of 9 but now i have a hunting skill of Hunting with a guide uses 10 energy and costs $500. You have $708,606 and 5 energy.
Your hunting skill is 49.2955 / 100.I will be staying here for at least 3 months b4 i will be goin bak.C how much i can earn in hunting skill.

Well i am gaining roughly 2k-4k now wit this hunting skill....and 0.1998 skill per hunt.
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written by kevin_rcpl, January 12, 2008
Do u actually gat a donator pack if u stay 60days or more in SA doing hunting??

TCB: No.
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written by edddd, January 13, 2008
That guy should join a farm lol


I just got

You set off with your guide on the standard hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 26
Zebra killed: 57
Baboon killed: 33
Warthog killed: 31
Giraffe killed: 28
Cheetah killed: 20
Hippo killed: 0
Leopard killed: 1
Lion killed: 0

You sell the carcases to the guide for $9,040! You also gain 0.01906 hunting skill.

Your hunting skill is 51.4766 / 100

i get 6k-10k on average per hunt
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written by ankw, January 23, 2008
cool will be joining one soon as soon as i collected enough intelligence haha.thanks for the info.
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written by heggland0, January 24, 2008
When your hunting level reaches 99.0011 (it gets stuck there and nobody knows why), you will be making about $48.000 on average pr hunting session. Which is 2-3 million dollars a day, depending on how active you are. This is with the hunting skill bonus that comes with the job if you're in a rated 3 farm or zoo.
Without the farm/zoo worker's bonus, you can expect only about 20.000 per session, so don't even think about going full time hunting without that bonus.. A 15% gain in hunting skill might not sound much, but it really is a 150% gain on your hunting income.
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written by Society, January 29, 2008
Yeah, I still don't mind the income when I need some extra money quickly, my crime XP sucks so when I need some cash I jet down to SA for 2 weeks. Still isn't worth what it should be but since I still need better weapons and drug money I go.

I have about 72 hunting skill now and make 7-9k on average. I've hit as high as $11, 700 for hunts as well and as low as 3k.
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written by -Providence-, January 29, 2008
does the money earned from hunting contribute to the increment of networth?
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written by Society, January 29, 2008
I believe not. See the networth page.
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written by buzzar123, January 31, 2008
how long does it take to reach MAX hunting... 100/100 ?
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written by buzzar123, February 04, 2008
will anybody answer my question ^^ ??

has anybody actually got MAX hunting skill ??
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written by Robertas, February 05, 2008
buzzar123, read the above before posting next time:
"When your hunting level reaches 99.0011 (it gets stuck there and nobody knows why), "
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written by buzzar123, February 05, 2008
so nobody can get MAX hunting skill??

but this is stupid ??

whats the point of hunting then??
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written by hi (soccer13), February 13, 2008
94 hunting skill... im gaining between 25 and 60k a hunt
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written by dell24, February 14, 2008
why out of sundden ... hunting making very less profit again... i used to gain 50k... at my 93hunting skill.. but now i only gaining 13k.. wat happen .. is anyone else facing the same prob..
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written by BlueKnight, February 15, 2008
Your hunting skill is 98.7353 / 100

Can anyone tell if is there is any difference in hunting results between having a farm job or a zoo job?
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written by BlueKnight, February 15, 2008
It working now.

You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 19
Zebra killed: 95
Baboon killed: 30
Warthog killed: 59
Giraffe killed: 33
Cheetah killed: 70
Hippo killed: 12
Leopard killed: 32
Lion killed: 19
Rhino killed: 9
Elephant killed: 30
Hyena killed: 44
Gorilla killed: 11

You sell the carcases to the guide for $63,385! You also gain 0.00125 hunting skill.
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written by Sufli, February 16, 2008
Ok. So at the end of the day, after all the updates and everything, and if u dont have a DP, is it viable to start hunting?? How long will it take me till i make any decent profits? remember, without a DP. Or should i spend all the money i have, get a DP and then hunt. Would that be a good idea? I would really appreciate all u exoerienced hunters feedback on this. and aslo ofcourse, TCB's advise too!!!!!
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written by BlueKnight, February 20, 2008
I've maxed out in hunting this is what I'm getting now. Hope it helps others out.
You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 16
Zebra killed: 104
Baboon killed: 75
Warthog killed: 39
Giraffe killed: 16
Cheetah killed: 70
Hippo killed: 17
Leopard killed: 8
Lion killed: 20
Rhino killed: 18
Elephant killed: 36
Hyena killed: 12
Gorilla killed: 11

You sell the carcases to the guide for $61,545! You also gain 0 hunting skill.
Your hunting skill is 99.0005 / 100
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written by buzzar123, February 21, 2008
BlueKnight, are you a donator? ( i know this doesn't affect how much you make on one hunt ) but how much money do you make a day on average?? and also do you work on a farm or a zoo ?
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written by ankw, February 24, 2008
You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 68
Zebra killed: 69
Baboon killed: 74
Warthog killed: 66
Giraffe killed: 0
Cheetah killed: 29
Hippo killed: 15
Leopard killed: 9
Lion killed: 7
Rhino killed: 0
Elephant killed: 12
Hyena killed: 24
Gorilla killed: 0

You sell the carcases to the guide for $29,135! You also gain 0.0061 hunting skill.

but it really proved that wit the bonus 15% it can earn more than usual so just be reminded again that if u want cash join either a farm or zoo to get that hunting bonus...with my hunting skill now i earned roughly 1.2mil a day.Good Luck
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written by BlueKnight, February 29, 2008
buzzar123; I am a donator and my job title is farmer. I average now about 2,000,000 a day. I have tried working in a zoo. But i can tell you it's been a big difference in what money I make since I started working on the farm. to get the bonus the farm should have a 3/5 rating. I don't know if it's the same working in a zoo.
You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 104
Zebra killed: 97
Baboon killed: 1
Warthog killed: 66
Giraffe killed: 61
Cheetah killed: 42
Hippo killed: 2
Leopard killed: 22
Lion killed: 4
Rhino killed: 2
Elephant killed: 32
Hyena killed: 32
Gorilla killed: 21

You sell the carcases to the guide for $71,835! You also gain 0 hunting skill.

Hunting with a guide uses 10 energy and costs $500.
You have $2,009,782 and 0 energy.
Your hunting skill is 99.0005 / 100

> Beginners hunting session
> Standard hunting session
> Advanced hunting session

Hope this info help. Notice I can't get anymore skill points!
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written by BlueKnight, February 29, 2008
I forgot to mention that it's an advantage to hunt as a donator. You get the extra energy to hunt. nondonators get 100 energy,donators 150 thats 5X more you can hunt! It adds up at the end of the day.
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written by Society, February 29, 2008
o rly.

Thanks to the other people with bonuses for posting their stuff, I'm looking to get into a level 3 farm for hunting. Anyone willing to help me make that happen?
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written by 3r4s3r, March 01, 2008
Does it effects if i work in a farm with rating 4/5 or 3/5, i mean do i get any more money with rating 4 or 3
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written by Society, March 04, 2008
Same amount, as long as you get the rating 3 or higher you'll be graced with a bonus.
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written by Numberous, March 08, 2008
Do i get my job point,stats for job if i go for hunting?

TCB: Yes
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written by (Soccer13), March 08, 2008
Hey everyone, just letting you know my exp for hinting is 94.4 and i am almost getting the same gains i did before the update... I looks to me that if/when you max out you will make more after the update than was possible before the update.
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written by BlueKnight, March 09, 2008
This is the highest amount I've gotten for one single hunting try. You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 32
Zebra killed: 94
Baboon killed: 98
Warthog killed: 18
Giraffe killed: 28
Cheetah killed: 69
Hippo killed: 37
Leopard killed: 45
Lion killed: 20
Rhino killed: 19
Elephant killed: 18
Hyena killed: 39
Gorilla killed: 16

You sell the carcases to the guide for $71,510! You also gain 0 hunting skill.
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written by Society, March 17, 2008
Okay, so... amazing update.

89 hunting skill, I receive a farm hunting bonus of 15% which lets me earn 30-40k per hunt instead of my usual 11-17k.

Hunting just became worth it :D
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written by Cosmo, March 23, 2008
Your hunting skill is 25.3572 / 100
When should I go up to beginner session please?
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written by Society, March 23, 2008
You should be on beginner session.
If you meant standard I'd say around 35.
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written by MafiaBoi_Killah, March 26, 2008
Thx for the info, What skill number should you be to move onto advanced? Because if 35 is to move onto Standard, when should Advanced be? Thx!.
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written by Society, March 27, 2008
I'd say about 87.5 or so, that's a good number. I moved on at 88 though.
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written by Buzzar123, March 30, 2008
when i reach 84/100 i moved onto advanced... i got results like this...

You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 32
Zebra killed: 29
Baboon killed: 59
Warthog killed: 33
Giraffe killed: 57
Cheetah killed: 4
Hippo killed: 8
Leopard killed: 8
Lion killed: 0
Rhino killed: 0
Elephant killed: 0
Hyena killed: 2
Gorilla killed: 0

You sell the carcases to the guide for $9,140! You also gain 0.0058 hunting skill.

but after i reach 85/100 i suddenly got results like this...

You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 32
Zebra killed: 29
Baboon killed: 59
Warthog killed: 33
Giraffe killed: 57
Cheetah killed: 4
Hippo killed: 18
Leopard killed: 8
Lion killed: 4
Rhino killed: 1
Elephant killed: 11
Hyena killed: 15
Gorilla killed: 3

You sell the carcases to the guide for $25,140! You also gain 0.0058 hunting skill.

so i reckon when you reach 85/100... move onto advanced =]
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written by Society, March 30, 2008
This is one of my higher hunts @ a 91 hunting skill (Just got it today).

You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 55
Zebra killed: 84
Baboon killed: 9
Warthog killed: 68
Giraffe killed: 58
Cheetah killed: 48
Hippo killed: 17
Leopard killed: 33
Lion killed: 17
Rhino killed: 8
Elephant killed: 23
Hyena killed: 6
Gorilla killed: 4

You sell the carcases to the guide for $48,055! You also gain 0.00272 hunting skill.
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written by zack, April 02, 2008
hello
I also want to join to hunting job. I got 400k per day from arson government. I would like to know one thing. How many days do i have to spend to reach the above 70 or 80 hunting skill?

Is there anyone who want to answer my question?
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written by Hey, Zack, April 02, 2008
I keep track of all my travel durations and time of regen lost during those.
It's a little hard to get there, and takes a lot of patience.
Since the start, I've been on SA for around 850 hours, and only lost the chance to hunt with the energy gathered during 14 hours due to a trip I took. Right now, after spending this much time, I've got to 69.2055 skill, and I am making 800k a day or so. Comparing to what I could get before hunting, it's big money. lol

Keep in mind that all of this period, I've been hunting with a donator pack AND the special bonus from a farm.
Guess you would make minus than without those.
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written by Soares, April 02, 2008
I meant, if you go on a single trip to SA, you will need 5 weeks or so on the same conditions to get to 70%.
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written by Society, April 03, 2008
5 weeks? My friend, without a hunting bonus (which is what most people start out with) it takes you about 2 MONTHS to get a 60 hunting skill (donator packs needed), may I remind you you're one of the fortunate to start with one.

At about 60-70 hunting skill you make about 400-500k a day if you're on for the whole day (Maybe 6-9k per hunt?).
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written by zack, April 03, 2008
yeah. Thanks, all men. I will start hunting with donator pack and hunting bonus from farm job. Therefore, I have to log in only 5 times daily rather than doing crimes in TC. U mean I will get above 60 hunting skill after 5 weeks. How about to reach above 80 or 90 hunting skills?
When i get 25 or 30 hunting skill, Should i do the standard hunting? What's the difference to gain hunting skill between beginner and standard hunting? I mean that Which one is better to gain hunting skill?
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written by Society, April 03, 2008
Neither gains you more skill, it just allows for a broader range of animals to hunt when you have an appropriate skill to do so with. Start your standard hunts at around 30-35.

Don't expect 60 hunting skill in 5 weeks.
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written by Soares, April 04, 2008
As I told you, if you do it like I did, you WILL get to 60 skill. That will happen within 5 weeks, only with you GO and STAY there for 5 weeks. I come and go every 4-5 days. so it takes me a little longer.

From 70 to 80 seems to be an eternity, as my skill gains are low now. like 0,014 per hunt, so it's like 1% skill a day if I do all 72 hunt sessions, and it will get lower. I guess it will take another month to skill 80, considering I'm at 69.
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written by SparkMan, April 05, 2008
How come I don't get much cash for hunting? Your hunting skill is 99.0005 / 100 and almost can't get over 30k in a hunt. What I do wrong?
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written by veness, April 06, 2008
anybody know how long does it take to get around 90 hunting skill if i do hunting for about 4 times log in (with 5 hour range and so 50-60 hunting) per day ????
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written by Buzzar123, April 06, 2008
i got about 45k for one hunt today !!
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written by ankw, April 06, 2008
hey haha seems eternity when u r goin from 70-90 hunting skill but it is indeed well worth it when u reach 90.i make around 2 mil per day now with 91.8 hunting skill max i have rach is 53k per hunt.so keep goin guys its worth it.

You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 71
Zebra killed: 55
Baboon killed: 30
Warthog killed: 78
Giraffe killed: 45
Cheetah killed: 43
Hippo killed: 18
Leopard killed: 22
Lion killed: 14
Rhino killed: 7
Elephant killed: 22
Hyena killed: 40
Gorilla killed: 3

You sell the carcases to the guide for $49,930! You also gain 0.00269 hunting skill.
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written by Society, April 06, 2008
Eternity? Wait until you get to the 85-99 mark. That's a long wait (15 days per skill point?).

Update, I just got a new high of 57k for one hunt and the regular earnings seem to of been upped from 30-35k to 35-40k.

Hunting skill now at 92.
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written by Society, April 07, 2008
SparkMan:
"How come I don't get much cash for hunting? Your hunting skill is 99.0005 / 100 and almost can't get over 30k in a hunt. What I do wrong?"
~~~You need a farm/ zoo job to receive a bonus.

veness:
anybody know how long does it take to get around 90 hunting skill if i do hunting for about 4 times log in (with 5 hour range and so 50-60 hunting) per day ????
~~~A few months
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written by SparkMan, April 07, 2008
Society:
Thanks alot. Next time I travel back to tc I'll get one. Does the zoo gives better bonus than farm?
Thank you
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written by Society, April 08, 2008
It's unconfirmed but it's said they give the same.
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written by Darkthief, April 09, 2008
corposes at beginners session:
Buffalo: 15 $
Zebra: 25 $
Baboon: 40 $
Warthog: 25 $
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written by Mafiaboi_Killah, April 13, 2008
I Have 41 hunting skill and avarage around 1-2k per hunt at standard hunting, Yeah i just got a Donator pack yesturday, proving to me you really do need one as you get an extra 5 hunts, witch is awesome. But, i want to know:

A.) How long will it take for me to reach max hunting skill WITH my donator pack (31 days)
B.) I Am earning super crap money per hunt right now, wen will it increase?
C.) What hunting skill can i reckon to get up with, with a 31day donator pack, until the pack expires.

Thankyou for whoever anwers me these.
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written by Society, April 13, 2008
Update: Just hit 93 hunting skill, my hunts seem to of increased from an average 30-40k to a 35-45k per hunt.
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written by Society, April 14, 2008
No real surprise I'm answering this:

"A.) How long will it take for me to reach max hunting skill WITH my donator pack (31 days)
B.) I Am earning super crap money per hunt right now, wen will it increase?
C.) What hunting skill can i reckon to get up with, with a 31day donator pack, until the pack expires. "

A: You can't hit a max hunting skill in 31 days (at skill 41), buy more DP's.
B: When it does. I've always found they increase (noticibly) in increments of 5 skill points, but that might only say make your income go from 1-2k to maybe 1.1-2.3k at most.
C: Use your current hunting gain [X] 15 (amount of energy used for full dump) [X] the amount of full energy dumps you use per day [X] number of days
EX: Mine is $40, 000 [X] 15 [X] 4 [X] 31

Hope that helped, if it did, enjoy.
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written by ankw, April 15, 2008
well mine jus reach 93 in hunting skill and i got my highest hunt is 64k.average per hunt is 30-50k...rarely will get below 25k but it happens sometimes though...haha cant wait to get 6 more hunting skill to max it...woot keep it goin guys.
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written by Society, April 15, 2008
haha, we're at the same hunting skill. I can't wait either, though I've never gotten about 61k (yet). One can hope!
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written by rar, April 16, 2008
Your hunting skill is 94.0380 / 100

Currently I'm in a 3/5 Farm which I joined before I left. My hunting gains so far averages between 11-15k as compared to my previous hunting trip a month's back and the gains as posted by users over here, this is strange!

Maybe someone here could enlighten me about this?
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written by rar, April 16, 2008
A reference for the above-mentioned.

You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 0
Zebra killed: 69
Baboon killed: 32
Warthog killed: 13
Giraffe killed: 30
Cheetah killed: 26
Hippo killed: 2
Leopard killed: 7
Lion killed: 0
Rhino killed: 0
Elephant killed: 2
Hyena killed: 1
Gorilla killed: 0

You sell the carcases to the guide for $12,120! You also gain 0.00132 hunting skill.
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written by Society, April 16, 2008
You gain the hunting bonus only after you've been with the company for 3 days.
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written by SparkMan, April 16, 2008
Some info about farm company and my hunts:
I became employee in a 4/5 farm company. The bonus said 15% hunting ability (I think). I traveled back to SA. First I had normal hunts (not more than 30k). Next day I had an average of 45k and so far my max hunt is 73k (forgot to copy >< doh!). Just 1-2 times so far (over 60 hunts) I have been under 30k. And I have 99,0005 hunting skills (hope they fix the bug soon so you can get 100 hunting skills).

Btw, like Society said: You will need much more than 1 donator pack. BUT when you have got high skills and earn lots of cash (I make over 2 mill each day now) you will be able to buy alot. Think I have perhaps 1 year donator now :)
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written by puin, April 17, 2008
You sell the carcases to the guide for $72,740! You also gain 0 hunting skill.

thats my highest value while hunting..

really, my personal advise is that you need to work in the farm..

with 60 times (online 4 times, full energy) i got 2.8mill (700k-750k per online) per day.. really worth it.. but patience is the most important thing to do hunting.. spent a lot of time at SA...

for all the beginner hunters, this is some tips for all of you:

for beginner = exp from 0 - 35
for normal = 35 to 85/90
for advance = > than 90

all the best and good luck.. may patience be with you.. XD
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written by Society, April 18, 2008
I think this guide needs to be updated with some information and maybe a spread sheet of possible earnings from all the postings in the forums (and here). Maybe during the summer I'd make one for this page?

Here's what should be updated in the actual page above: Soccer's skill from when he received those gains, a comparison to what is gained now from same stats/ energy, suggested times as to move up in hunt, etc.

TCB: I personally don't have the time at the moment, but if anyone wants to write up a summary, or even redo this page, I'll be happy to put it up. Whoever does it gets credited with what they've done of course.
- Aerozol
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written by Society, April 18, 2008
I can try, are we allowed to still reuse some information/ text from the old page given the correct citation/ credit?

TCB: Feel free to use information from any (Credible) sources
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written by Blueknight2000, April 18, 2008
South Africa

You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 64
Zebra killed: 26
Baboon killed: 74
Warthog killed: 42
Giraffe killed: 6
Cheetah killed: 57
Hippo killed: 28
Leopard killed: 48
Lion killed: 30
Rhino killed: 19
Elephant killed: 25
Hyena killed: 49
Gorilla killed: 22

You sell the carcases to the guide for $75,900! You also gain 0 hunting skill.
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written by carbon, April 21, 2008
This the maximum I got for the moment, hope can reach more than this.

You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 34
Zebra killed: 92
Baboon killed: 49
Warthog killed: 82
Giraffe killed: 54
Cheetah killed: 52
Hippo killed: 30
Leopard killed: 48
Lion killed: 20
Rhino killed: 10
Elephant killed: 27
Hyena killed: 45
Gorilla killed: 18

You sell the carcases to the guide for $71,860! You also gain 0 hunting skill.

thanks for the person hire me at the farm, I really appreciate it.

good luck to others too.
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written by BBC, April 21, 2008
got a new high

You sell the carcases to the guide for $81,550! You also gain 0 hunting skill.
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written by Mobsterine_, April 23, 2008
Starting from the day i had hunting skill of 17.8237 i have saved my every hunt skill gain and it's progress up to current day when i have 79.6360.. as an addition to that i have also make notes of how much i earn on each hunt (but only from hunt skill of about 34.5)
If anyone would like to use it with this tutorial you can contact me in game....
I can extrapolate/estimate the stat gains from first hunt although if someone would prefer exact values i'd have to contact someone who is just starting hunting to make notes similar to mine untill his hunting skill is 17.8
I have graphs of my hunting skill progress, hunting skill gains as well as cash earned from hunting (with moving average trend with a period of 15 hunts)
So far all the hunts were without the farm/zoo bonus
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written by kwange, April 28, 2008
I joined a farm yesterday, and immediately flew off to SA as soon as the application was accepted. Is the hunting bonus given to me automatically after 3 days? Or do I have to fly back to TC to get it activated, before flying back to hunt in SA?
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written by Society, April 28, 2008
It really helps if you search previous posts before asking questions. Yes.
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written by Buzzar123, April 29, 2008
I FINALLY REACHED 90 HUNTINH SKILL TODAY =]
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written by XxKiller500xX, April 30, 2008
i havent done this yet so should i do this for money is the best and fastest way??
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written by Society, May 01, 2008
Care to put that into a cohesive sentence so it makes sense and thus can be answered?
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written by Mobsterine_, May 03, 2008
@XxKiller500xX Based on how often you play it will take several months (usually 3-4) before you can start making any decent money. I am not even talking about maxing out your hunting skill.
There has been many posts pointing pros and cons of going hunting. If you are serious about it and you are willing to sacrifice the possibility to train your battle stats for that long - sure go ahead.
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written by DHL, May 03, 2008
I also make 72k on hunts. Your happiness plays a major role in how much you make from what I've seen.
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written by Buzzar123, May 06, 2008
anyway i could get TC to fix the problem with hunting...
the problem being the u can only reach 99.0011/100
i would quite like to see 100/100
could anybody shine a light on this??
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written by nathaniel21, May 08, 2008
have a donator pack
working in a Farm
hunting for 2 weeks on the begginer one

Your hunting skill is 27.6147 / 100

i get 1500-2000 per hunt.
using 150 energy, minus the hunting fee i get 15,000 per 150 Energy

doing that 4 times a day i get 60k a day
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written by Dutch, May 08, 2008

written by Buzzar123, May 06, 2008
anyway i could get TC to fix the problem with hunting...
the problem being the u can only reach 99.0011/100
i would quite like to see 100/100
could anybody shine a light on this??


I remember from 1,5 years ago that hunting skill was capped at 90,01 skill.
Might just be some random point where you can't get past.
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written by Mobster, May 09, 2008
Hi
I am at SA at the moment
I have 78 skills, how much time will it take to get 85-90 skill?
plz shed some light on this.
I am working on a farm now.
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written by Buzzar123, May 10, 2008
it took me 10 days to get from 90 hunting skill to 91 hunting skill
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written by Mafiaboi_Killah, May 10, 2008
I Am about to BUY a Farm, Will i still get the 15% Hunt gain? Or is that for employees only? Plz resond quickly as i am in TC And would rarther be in SA..:P.

TCB: You're going to have to get the company to rank 3 first.
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written by Society, May 10, 2008
@Dutch, it's the exponential gain that they've coded it as I believe, that's the max they've managed to figure out without giving some awkward gain at one point.

@Mobster, calculate it yourself to be exact.
Use your current hunting gain [X] 15 (amount of energy used for full dump with donator status) [X] the amount of full energy dumps you use per day [X] number of days
EX: Mine is $40, 000 [X] 15 [X] 4 [X] 31

Then add it onto your current hunting skill and you'll have a small fairly precise schedule
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written by Mobster, May 11, 2008
Hey society
Actually, i did not wanted to know how much i will earn.
I am at 79.6 skill right now. How much trains, days will it take for me to get 90 skill?
that would be really helpfull
Assume, i have a DP and i am active 24x7

Also plz tell me what is the average cash you can make per day at 90 skill if u are in FARM?
I work at farm

Thank you
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written by Society, May 12, 2008
Take current gains you get (example .00153) and multiply it by 15 hunts x the amount of times per day you hunt. Then add that total again and again until you hit 90, the amount of times you added the total will = your days.

So:
Gain (.00XXX) [X] Hunts (15) [X] Full Energy Regens (Mine is 4) [=] Total0
Hunting skill [ ] Total0 [=] New Hunting Total [ ] Total0 [=] New Hunting Total.

Repeat and count the amount of times you add Total0, the amount of added times will tell you the days/ time it will take.

To answer how much you'll be earning at around 90 hunting skill, that would be approx. 2 mill. Sorry my first answer wasn't the greatest my lazy asleep-at-the-wheel personality kicked in.
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written by Society, May 12, 2008
By the way, the blank brackets between hunting skill and total0 should have a plus sign in them, sorry they didn't show.
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written by Buzzar123, May 12, 2008
i think you should update this page and say the MAXIMUM u can get is 99.0005-99.0011/100
rather than 100/100 hunting skill
this should stop any other questions about the maximum hunting skill
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written by Mobsterine_, May 13, 2008
@Mobster
I don't know how much it takes to get to skill of 90 from where you are now simply because i havn't reached that skill yet...

But it takes exactly 1263 hunts to get from 79.6002 to 87.0854 (it's the hunt skill i have right now)
Given you are a donator and use every bit of energy on hunting without wasting any of it (when your energy bar is already full or when you travel back to TC) you should get from 79.6 to 87.08 in 17 days and 13 hours
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written by Mobsterine_, May 13, 2008
At skill 87 i get 28-29k per hunt (on average)
This allows to get between 2 and 2.1m daily if you hunt without wasting any energy
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written by Society, May 13, 2008
Buzzar123, care to help me re-write this page next month? I plan to include some updates (like that hunting skill max), formulas for calculating earnings, etc. and ask for the approval to have it posted here.
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written by Mobster, May 13, 2008
Thnx a lot Socity and Mobsterine
That was really helpfull!
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written by Buzzar123, May 13, 2008
umm society, are you really going to re-write this page? or were u being sarcastic?
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written by Society, May 14, 2008
Yes. Next month when I get off school I'll do my best and see what TCB thinks. Are you in? My TC ID is 512975 if you want to contact me.
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written by Society, May 14, 2008
Edit: well, I just started and have a lot done, I still need help mulling it over seeing what should stay go, be edited, etc.
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written by Mobsterine_, May 14, 2008
If you need help with that Society i can share some information i have.
Like i have mentioned before i have (almost) every stat gain, hunt skill progress and money earned up to my current skill (87.65) including some graphic charts.
I am hunting full time so mailing me on TC wont help... just post here if you are interested and i'll give you my msn
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written by Buzzar123, May 14, 2008
society you got msn, then we can have a chat.
i think mocsterine would be a good help to you too
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written by Society, May 14, 2008
Well, you don't know this so I may as well share it with you. Purchase a laptop and paste this into your address bar: http://www.torncity.com/laptop.php?step=mail using this link will allow you to access your mail box for sending and receiving mails.

http://www.torncity.com/laptop.php? is the main link where you can access markets.

I still am interested though in working with you to possibly create a spreadsheet in the future for people who would like to know what to expect from hunting.
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written by Society, May 15, 2008
Just in case you guys don't think hunting gets you anywhere: I just bought a Palace, with staff it has 2450 happy. I love being rich. I probably saved for about 3 months, back when I still didn't have a farm job or a high skill level (low 70's).

I probably won't be hunting for the next 2 months but feel free to still ask me questions, I will also still be updating this page providing I get approval.
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written by Society, May 15, 2008
It's: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Add me! (Even if you're someone else and have a question).
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written by Society, May 23, 2008
By the way, there's a new hunting guide up for you guys to read, hopefully it will answer some of your questions :) enjoy!
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written by Mobsterine_, May 24, 2008
yeah - we've noticed :-)
thanks a bunch Society... great work
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written by DHL, May 26, 2008
Happiness also affects hunting. More happy means more cash. I somewhat disagree with hunting giving a bit to level experience. I started hunting a week or 2 after getting level 31. I hunted all the way up to hunting level 99 and another month after reaching 99. I have now been back in TC doing crimes for 2 weeks and still haven't hit level 32.
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written by ankw, May 28, 2008
Your hunting skill is 97.5026 / 100

tis is my hunting skill for now....and society if you need any help let meknow too my tc name is arise and is lvl 22 i think.so if u have any msn let me know than we can discuss in improving the guide for hunting.anyway my highest it is been 60k-65k.no 70k yet.just 2 more hunting skill to go and it will be maxed out.anyway hunting is worth the time and energy for i am rich now compare to last time.keep it up even though its boring u will be very happy once oyu reach this level.
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written by ankw, May 28, 2008
You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 100
Zebra killed: 8
Baboon killed: 69
Warthog killed: 13
Giraffe killed: 33
Cheetah killed: 58
Hippo killed: 7
Leopard killed: 7
Lion killed: 28
Rhino killed: 18
Elephant killed: 31
Hyena killed: 32
Gorilla killed: 21

You sell the carcases to the guide for $64,135! You also gain 0.00127 hunting skill.

here you go for today...still no 70k.hope to get one soon.
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written by Society, May 28, 2008
My MSN is in the above few posts :) I'm always open to improving the guide (though I'm afraid it may have to be redone after the update).
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written by Mobsterine_, May 29, 2008
Got a question...
Is there a way to check how many donator days you have remaining while you are in South Africa?
Before the last updates (icons) i was asking my friend to check my donator status from his account (all he had to do was highlight donator icon and right-click to check the "alternate text" which included number of days remaining) but with the new donator icons when you highlight icon it only shows "[donator]"
So is there any new trick to check my donator status?
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written by Society, May 29, 2008
No, just before you go to South Africa check how many donator days you have, if it's before the 12:00GMT "credit" time, add a day, and then count on a calender :)
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written by Mobsterine_, May 29, 2008
yeah - but i was hoping there is a way to know this when you're already in SA so that i know when is the time to go back to buy some more DPs... heh...

i think we should make a suggestion to Ched and other devs. so that they could improve so called "side bar" for every location abroad TC to include some more usuefull information, maybe have access to "notepad" from city, and other things....
I think also a shoutbox visible only for people in certain location could be a good improvement so for example we could chat in SA when we get bored :P (similar to hospital and jail chats)
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written by Society, May 30, 2008
Well, we'll have to see what the hunting update has in store for us first, correct? Some of those suggestions may become reality it just under a month.
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written by buzzar123, May 30, 2008
what is all this talk about the hunting update??
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written by MafiaBoy_Killah, May 30, 2008
When is that update? A Month, If so cant wait!, Anything thats supposed to be/Confirmed in the update?.
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written by Society, May 31, 2008
I'm not sure if there even is an update anymore, the elephant on that update banner came out to be a logo for the stockmarket.
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written by SilentThunder, June 02, 2008
I looked at all the replys and I saw this question asked but not answered all the way. So here is the question.

I am the owner/director of a 3/5 farm. Do I get the 15% hunting bonus when I go hunting?

Thanks for your time.
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written by Mobsterine_, June 02, 2008
Yes - directors can benefit from all company specials available for their company (in this case rank 1 and rank 3 specials)
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written by Society, June 02, 2008
That question was answered, several times.
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written by ankw, June 03, 2008
one more hunting skill than i am max....have u max ur hunting skill society??
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written by Society, June 03, 2008
Nope, not yet. Still hovering around 95, I went back to Torncity for awhile to train my stats and crime XP. 5 months of hunting straight is extremely boring ;)

I'll be back hunting to finish my skill off in a few months, I may even consider using all the money I make to start a farm for the TCB Hunters (although you'd have to join from the start and help it grow).
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written by ankw, June 04, 2008
your right abt the boring part though...theres nothing else to do except log in and hunt then log out.well the only good thing about this is the $$$$$$....well for all the TCB hunters out there have fun and good luck.
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written by Mobsterine_, June 06, 2008
i agree about the boring part as well
it's getting even more boring when you have already high skill like 90ish - because you log, hunt, log, hunt - and when you check your skill it's almost the same when it was a week ago :-)

btw - i will tell you a funny story which happened to me back when i was only starting my hunting career (more or less)
I went back to TC one time to buy a DP.. got it, used it, sold the points.... and i decided that i will put all my money in bank since i don't need it in africa...
I did what i said - banked all my money leaving only exactly 40k for plane ticket.....
5 hours later i am in Cape Town, SA with 0$... i'm about to go hunting and it hit me... doh! i didn't even leave 500$ for my first hunting session (lol)
Had to call my RL friends if they could send me some money so i could start :-)

any of you had some other funny stories to tell about hunting?
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written by Society, June 06, 2008
I've done the exact same thing before XD

By the way, I posted a topic in the General Discussion on TCB on TC News/ Updates to keep you guys in the loop.
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written by Society, June 09, 2008
Also, if anyone knows if theres spots available (or owns a farm/ zoo) could you contact me here or on TC about employment for a few weeks? I'd like to max out my hunting skill and have an updated new total to this guide for averages on what you can make if happy affects gains.

You'll be rewarded if I get employed!
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written by Mobsterine_, June 10, 2008
I don't think happy has any real impact on hunting money...
For the most of the time i've been hunting while living in a shack (funny story, my husband has been "hacked" by his friend and as a prank or whatever you can call it, he sold out every item he had including mansion i was living in and then changed the password to his account) - and now that i live in better house there isn't much difference really
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written by Society, June 10, 2008
Well, I'm hoping that there is. I added x2.5 to my happy from when I was hunting before with my Mansion (1000). Now I have a Palace (1725) with staff (2475).
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written by tactonrae, June 10, 2008
Is it better to hunt every time I log in and have lets say 10 energy or is it better to hunt when I have full energy? I am currently a donator. I started yesterday evening and I now have:Your hunting skill is 10.8261 / 100. Would I have gotten there faster or been a higher level had I waited until I am at full energy to hunt? Does this affect how much money I make/lose if I hunt at 10 energy? Is it best to stay a few days then go back to TC and join a farm or zoo then go back or is it best to stay until i am earning money then go back and join a farm/zoo?

Sorry I am new to hunting and I didn't see anything answering these questions in the feed. I read through it like 5 times before posting or starting hunting.
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written by Society, June 10, 2008
It doesn't matter "when" you hunt, it's not like training where the more often you train in smaller intervals the better (although I do this in case I have to leave the computer).

Join a farm/ zoo as soon as possible.

Remember to not be shy asking questions, we're all here to help. Also, there's a thread in the forums for extended hunting periods whereby I post TC updates to keep you guys updated.
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written by ankw, June 11, 2008
yep keep asking questions...we will improved on that.anyway i am almost at my peak now.need 2 more days than my hunting skill is maxed...woah finally well i nvr encounter any funny stuff b4 while hunting except that i earn way much lower when my hunting skill is much higher due to the farm bonus.
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written by Mach1avelli, June 12, 2008
Are there any farms or zoos made exclusively for hunters. Before I left for SA this past time I tried to get into several farms and zoos, but no one was hiring at the moment.
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written by Society, June 12, 2008
Most farms are made for hunters, it's more dependant on space, effectiveness and rank.
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written by ankw, June 13, 2008
as wat society saud...there are companies who just hired hunters only but it is also depends if u have decent working stats to help in the company.so if u do have then i think making in into a zoo or farm wont be much of a problem.
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written by Mobsterine_, June 13, 2008
@ankw
"i earn way much lower when my hunting skill is much higher due to the farm bonus."
i don't think i understand what you are trying to say in above sentence
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written by Mach1avelli, June 14, 2008
If anyone owns or knows the director of company. I'll be heading back in 4 weeks to start new education, I would be very grateful if someone would put in a good word for me. My working stats are pretty decent, I've never had a problem getting hired before.
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written by newhope, June 14, 2008
After the attacking system upgraded.
Hunting's profit was decreased :(
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written by Society, June 14, 2008
I highly doubt that. They have no relation.
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written by Mobsterine_, June 15, 2008
I was wondering if it was only my bad luck or was it yet another attempt to make it much harder for people that are new to the game and didn't yet have chance to earn a decent fortune...

but i disagree with you that the decrease started with attacking system update - if anything, it was during the following "server maintenance" downtime last friday cause my earning have started to drop starting from that moment
My average hunting earnings have dropped by 3-7k a hunt (250-500k less daily profit). I am saving all my gains and earning to a spreadsheet so i observe that downfall trend on my charts...
But for now i wouldn't want to jump into conclusion - unless more people will confirm this i'm going to treat this like a 2.5-day-long streak of bad luck
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written by Society, June 15, 2008
I highly doubt that the attacking system decreased the hunting gains. I wouldn't put it past Chedburn to of lowered the hunting gains to decrease chances of inflation in Torn (I still don't approve of this).

I don't think bad luck goes on more than half a day streaks, there's enough hunting done in one day that would signal a drop in income overall.
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written by Mobsterine_, June 15, 2008
Money from hunting doesn't cause inflation.... :P


Selling now worthless miniguns, anti-tanks and some of the other high-end weapons that now prooves to be ineffective for a much lowered price is on the other hand quite different matter....
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written by newhope, June 16, 2008
may be my bad luck.
But it still happen ..
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written by Society, June 16, 2008
It does actually, if someone is earning 100k a day from crimes, and 3m a day from hunting, that causes inflation. There's more money being circulated to be spent, item prices rise because people have more money, sellers want to make money, etc.
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written by Mobsterine_, June 16, 2008
I know what is inflation and i know how the laws of supply and demand works Society....

I know that if i went back to TC i wouldn't even make that 100k a day from crimes (more like 15k). I earn what i earn but i did this at great cost - training my hunting for 5 months day, after day, after day. In that time i didn't advance in my levels, crime experience, battle stats. So i say i deserve to be compansated with increased income!

If Chedburn would really want to decrease inflation - why not strike at all aspects of the game that might cause it? For example stock market that is giving to people the opportunity to earn even 10x as much money they would get from 10/10 bank account? Or poker and black jack players who play at high stakes and get lucky? Why not introduce a tax collection office in Torn City that would take away hard earned money from EVERYONE? (hehe - now we wouldn't want that - would we?)

Or at least make bank interests vary so that by increasing/decreasing it the staff could stimulate the amounts of cash in circulation (motivate to either spend on consumption or save/invest money) or intoduce some long term gilt-edged securities like in any real countries... :P
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written by Society, June 16, 2008
Both poker and blackjack aren't really calculated in the games inflation. Poker is just money that is taken from each player and given to another and more times than not, people lose large sums of money on black jack. That was actually put in place to help keep the inflation down. I may also note that huge money isn't made on the stock market (you can make more in crimes).

Just because we've worked hard sacrificing other aspects of the game to get money faster doesn't mean Chedburn gives a damn.
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written by Mobsterine_, June 16, 2008
actually if you have large amount of money to invest (several hundreds of milions) you can make MUCH more than from full dail of crimes or hunting
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written by Society, June 16, 2008
That can go both ways though, they can either profit or suffer, just like Blackjack.
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written by ankw, June 17, 2008
You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 108
Zebra killed: 69
Baboon killed: 98
Warthog killed: 53
Giraffe killed: 42
Cheetah killed: 55
Hippo killed: 33
Leopard killed: 40
Lion killed: 25
Rhino killed: 14
Elephant killed: 22
Hyena killed: 27
Gorilla killed: 22

You sell the carcases to the guide for $71,080! You also gain 0 hunting skill.

finally a 71k hunt haha...when u have hundreds of millions u can just throw into the bank and eat the interest.it can helps u alot and u dun have to go hunting anymore if ur not a big spender.
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written by dfg_, June 19, 2008
If I fly to SA and start hunting, will my efficiency in the company go down to 1 star? Because I am absent. I work at a rating 3 Zoo.
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written by ankw, June 20, 2008
if u r working ur efficiency wont be goin down as long as you are online everyday....unless u own that company ur company efficiency will be goin down since u wont be there to train ur employees.
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written by Society, June 21, 2008
Back in business! Hunting again for 3 months. By then I should have a perfect hunting skill (or of what we think it is) and money for a castle.
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written by Society, June 24, 2008
Okay, so it so seems that happy affects your hunting gains. I'm still testing this theory but I appear to be earning 5k more per hunt (on average).

Around May (and earlier) I was hunting with a Mansion as my property, 1000 happy. I now hunt with a Palace, 2525 happy.
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written by egwene, June 26, 2008
With a 99.0008 hunt skill and employed on a farm I make about 750-800k per 150 energy. This is as of Jun 2008.
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written by SparkMan, July 01, 2008
Damn I missed taking print when I got 84k in a hunt :(

Next time I will not just click through =PP
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written by samsoares, July 02, 2008
Well, I've gone hunting while renting a palace for 1500 happy and there was no difference from before and nowadays, when I'm living on a 1000 happy mansion.
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written by Kim_possible, July 02, 2008
so when should i move up to advanced hunting?
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written by Society, July 04, 2008
@Samsoares, you need a more defined margin of happiness (say with staff on the palace) to notice any different hunting gain because it's slim to begin with.

@kim, read the damn guide.
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written by Tritium, July 09, 2008
Now, im at 90 skill and im getting 6k-19k per 10 energy. Is it me or is the gains lower now
i have a palace with 2475 happy
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written by Society, July 10, 2008
Get a farm job, then your earnings wouldn't be so pathetic. The gains are higher.
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written by Tritium, July 13, 2008
i did, didnt fare any better, 9-20k....but something happen the last time i hunted...i started gaining 25-45k per 10 energy. Do you have to be in a company for 3 days before you get benefits, cuz i think today is my 3rd day in the farm
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written by Society, July 13, 2008
Yes, please refer to my hunting tips and guide more often!
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written by Rusty_, July 15, 2008
hey there i currently have my hunting ability at nearly 26/100 and start gettin 2k every so often... how long b4 i start gainin 20k a hunt and if i keep hunting my 150 E 4 times daily will it take to get 90/100 hunting skill??
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written by ankw, July 15, 2008
hey all just got back to torncity..its been a while since i got back.since now i maxed out my hunting skill..and wit all the money i have now i can enjoy my luxury at torncity itself.

hey society hope u maxed out urs soon and feels good right with all that cash in ur possesion.anyway u need any stuff let me know i can buy it and straight send to you.like a dp or laptop.haha thanks for the laptop.

and rusty u will get 20k per hunt when u reach i think 60-70 hunting skill if i am not mistaken.and ya u willl reach max hunting skill if u train 4 times daily or 600 energy.but it will take like 5 or 6 months.u will take a longer time if u fly back and restock on dps and stuff.good luck and everyone PLEASED READ THE GUIDE for information.If ur questions are not in the guide feel free to ask.Thanks
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written by Society, July 15, 2008
I suggest if you don't already have one, get a farm job. Once you do it still takes more than 2-3 months to get a 90 hunting skill and an income like that.
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written by Rusty_, July 16, 2008
cheers society i have a rating 5 farm job now lets hope the stay in South Africa will be worth it lol
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written by Mobsterine_, July 16, 2008
Takes about 3250 more hunts to start gaining 20k per hunt (with farm/zoo job)
and about 5050 hunts to get to 90/100 hunting skill

you can hunt up to 72 times per day if you are online 24/7 (or at least log in the intervals not longer than 5 hours)
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written by MafiaBoi-[505125], July 17, 2008
Hey, I Am about to buy a Farm Company - Finally, Well, I Might, If i earn a good enough profit from what i am now then i might, If anyone is intrested and wishes to join it to get better money @ SA, Message me in-game [505125], I Know it needs to be rating 3, But if/when i get people in it i can make it rating 3, But firstly i need people to join it, Currently own a Furniture company so its going down from a lot of money, Is it even worth it?.
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written by MafiaBoi-[505125], July 17, 2008
Oh and on the otherhand, anyone with a rating 3, I Will join, check me out [505125].
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written by infuzion, July 19, 2008
when my hunting skill was around 75-79 i gained quite allot on standard hunting, when i tried advance i got less. as soon as your hunting skill hits 80 u can go advance and u will kill everything. i gain around 20-25K each hunt.
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written by MafiaBoi-[505125], July 20, 2008
My Hunting Skill is now finally hit 80, But according to the guide i will wait until it hits 85 to move onto advanced infuzion.
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written by Society, July 23, 2008
You can move up whenever you want, it was the recommended skill range.

I hit 98 last night and after this mornings dump I believe the average in gains moves from about 47 to 53k, I also got a max gain of 75k.
Skill point gain is still .00126
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written by Rusty_, July 24, 2008
Your hunting skill is 42.1439 / 100

Buffalo killed: 25
Zebra killed: 1
Baboon killed: 36
Warthog killed: 10
Giraffe killed: 8
Cheetah killed: 6
Hippo killed: 0
Leopard killed: 0
Lion killed: 0

You sell the carcases to the guide for $3,550! You also gain 0.02319 hunting skill.

when i do 15 hunts i get 50k which is pretty good i've got here with in 1 month got win the gains going down i wont be gainin a level each day lol
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written by MafiaBoi-[505125], July 24, 2008
Sold my business, I Need a farm job, anyone running one that needs a level 18 to join?.
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written by ahyeng, July 25, 2008
yeah i need one too ..
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written by infuzion, July 27, 2008
my hunting skill is now 83.2884 and the highest money i have hit so far is $41,000. the average i hit is $25,000 - $35,000. i hope to gain more in the near future as i am saving up for a palace and a software company lmao. i gain around $400,000 per 150 E, i can do it 4 times a day so each day i gain $1,600,000 and every week around $8,000,000 so i have a long way to go for a company and palace lol.
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written by infuzion, July 27, 2008
Hunting with a guide uses 10 energy and costs $500.
You have $19,790,057 and 0 energy.
Your hunting skill is 84.3704 / 100

You set off with your guide on the advanced hunting session to hunt yourself some wildlife!

Buffalo killed: 11
Zebra killed: 64
Baboon killed: 70
Warthog killed: 8
Giraffe killed: 36
Cheetah killed: 50
Hippo killed: 21
Leopard killed: 13
Lion killed: 4
Rhino killed: 1
Elephant killed: 8
Hyena killed: 24
Gorilla killed: 0

You sell the carcases to the guide for $31,645! You also gain 0.00586 hunting skill.
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written by Society, July 28, 2008
By the way, I'm also selling my fully-upgraded palace for under market price. I'm asking for $105mill (it has a small vault which holds $100mill). If you'd like to send me an offer/ deal, my TC ID is 512975 =D

I can sell right away (minus 12 hours for travel and money laundering time).

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written by Society, July 28, 2008
Actually, bump the sale back to about september 1st if you want to buy. I need to earn a bit more money so my loss in happiness isn't gargantuan. (I have 2550 happy right now, I'm upgrading to a castle with a medium vault).
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written by Sole, July 29, 2008
Hi, i want to ask something i dont understand, it described that the longer we spend in SA, the more taking advatages in earning money.OK. Let's say, i m in SA for two months. The donator pack is running out. I go back to torncity, and activate my donator pack, and go back again to SA. ~~~~ ok here it is ~~~~~ the days(2months) i spent in SA will be over , and is it going to count from the start???
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written by Society, July 30, 2008
No, you keep your skill. I just threw that in as a reminder to people that, the time you're spending in Torncity is time you've lost where you could of improved your hunting skill. I recommend you just buy 5 or 6 and activate them all at once.

You might as well put your points on the market as well in increments of 10 points right before you leave (you come to SA with most of the money back, no one can mug you for it as well).
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written by Rusty_, July 31, 2008
Your hunting skill is 51.7621 / 100

when doing a standard hunting session u start gettin leopards at just over 51 skill weeeeeeee

Buffalo killed: 43
Zebra killed: 7
Baboon killed: 18
Warthog killed: 43
Giraffe killed: 14
Cheetah killed: 20
Hippo killed: 0
Leopard killed: 1
Lion killed: 0

You sell the carcases to the guide for $6,765! You also gain 0.01896 hunting skill.
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written by crashnburned, August 02, 2008
Looking to buy a 3 star rating farm as if anyone is interested in selling one please let me know as i will do my best to come up with the money to buy it and will work something out as my skill is at 94 something right now and got a job on a rank 2 farm but that does no good and also if there is anyone that owns one and would please consider hiring me to work under there company if i can thats rank 3 or higher that would help as well just message crashandburned on the game thanks
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written by MafiaBoi-[505125], August 03, 2008
^ I Too would like to buy one Or i would join one, thanks!!.
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written by Society, August 05, 2008
My "perfect" hunting skill:
Your hunting skill is 99.0005 / 100

I'd like to test a theory that if when you start hunting (right from day one with a hunting bonus already in affect) if you could get a perfect 100. My theory is the final skill you can acheive is based upon when you started receiving a hunting bonus.

For those that don't know, or are wondering, as soon as you hit 99- your skill gain levels to zero. Just before that when at 98.999 the gain is .00125. The monetary gains don't seem that different either, but hopefully they zeroed in the average to a higher lowest income number. Happy hunting to all!
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written by MafiaBoi-[505125], August 05, 2008
Thanks for that Soc.

So, at 99 hunting skill, How much are you earning? w/ donator pack rank 3 farm?.

Right now i'm at 83 and on advanced, only getting around 100k per hunt, i do have a rank 3 farm (rank 5) i have joined, so in 3 days i will start to get that upgrade, But why am i only getting crappy money? It gets me by up to now like, But i avaragr around 11k per hunt, that good or what? Thanks again!.
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written by Society, August 06, 2008
I think that's okay, but don't go by that: you'll find out once the bonus takes affect that it's near 25k . I get about 50k per hunt and 3mill