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Crew

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= The home of organisations =

=== Crews & Gangs ===

===== Overview =====
There are two types of Organisations in Bootleggers: Crews and Gangs. The list of created organisations can be viewed on the [[Statistics]] page. Once created for the first time, an item is awarded to the original creator called The Organisation Books, this is an item that can be used to recreate the organisation any time from the crew page, blocking others from taking the name. Organisation Books can be transferred in escrow thereby transferring the creator rights, or dropped altogether freeing up the name again. If you hold any set of organisation books you cannot make a new organisation other than the one you hold the books for.

It is possible for organisations to take part in and win enormous prizes during [[Revenue Scoring]] periods.

===== Crews =====
Crews are typically more powerful organisations with access to better perks, for this reason there can only be a maximum of 10 existing at any one time. You can start a crew or upgrade to a crew from a gang if there is a spot available and you are ranked Boss ([[Ranks]]) or higher.

A crew requires a weekly graft payment to be made, failure to keep up with the payments will disband the crew. The graft can be paid from the crew bank. The bank can be donated to by members manually, as well as having 10% of Bootlegging, crimes, OC, car sales, rackets, missions and assignments revenue automatically taken from members and going to the bank. $75m is always kept safe in the bank in case of your organisation being dropped, above that figure, 10% is given in loot to the shooter and 90% of the remaining unprotected amount is dropped.

Crews will be dropped to a gang if The Capo is whacked and there is no eligible successor to take over. This frees up a space for a gang to upgrade.

Each player part of an organisation has the option to hide their affiliation in their [[Profile]], thereby hiding them from the public view of being attached to that organisation. However for those inside Crews the full roster of a crew can be identified using a [[Private Investigators]].

If you join a crew your [[Protection]] will be removed.

Not being able to have a protection status and not being able to completely hide your affiliation is balanced out by some perks for crews:

* Crews have layers, each layer has a different amount of members in it, if you attempt to whack someone before 50% of the layer below them is dead, you will die instantly in backfire, this affords crews some element of protection, keeping important members safe, perhaps those holding a property.
* Crews can also gain income from crimes undertaken in a city that they run, see [[City Control]] for more information.

===== Gangs =====
Gangs are typically less powerful organisations. There are an unlimited amount of gang spots available. You can create a gang if you are ranked Gangster or higher ([[Ranks]]).

Gangs require no ongoing payment to exist.

The bank can be donated to by members manually, as well as having 10% of Bootlegging, crimes, car sales, rackets, missions and assignments revenue automatically taken from members and going to the bank. $75m is always kept safe in the bank in case of your organisation being dropped, above that figure, 10% is given in loot to the shooter and 90% of the remaining unprotected amount is dropped.

Each player part of an organisation has the option to hide their affiliation in their [[Profile]], thereby hiding them from the public view of being attached to that organisation. Gang members have no chance of being revealed should they choose this option.

You can be in a gang and still acquire a [[Protection]] status.

=== Applications ===
If you are not currently part of an Organisation - clicking the Crew page will give you the option to submit an application to join an Organisation if they choose to accept new application.

=== Once Inside an Organisation ===
The leader of an Organisation will have slightly enhanced options in the crew page than that of their members, but the overall feel of the Crew page remains the same, below describes the different tabs that you will encounter.

Also once inside an Organisation you will have access to a new page, the [[Crew Forum]], A private space just for your fellow members.

===== Home Tab =====
Here you will see the value of the organisations bank account, the most recent or current period in terms of [[Revenue Scoring]] and your personal contribution to the revenue score.

===== Members Tab =====
A list of all of the members of the organisation and when they joined. Some small green icons may be present against the names of a member, this indicates the special privileges available to be granted to each member by the leader. The green icon is illuminated if the privilege has been given. By default, the leader has all privileges.

The privileges able to be granted are;

* Money -Will be able to see ledgers, journal, and able to give cash.
* Vote -Will be able to see applications, leave comments, and vouch.
* Information -Will be able to edit quote, image, news, application, and send mass messages.
* Successor -Will become Leader if eligible and highest ranked when there is no Leader.

The Capo (Crews) and Leader (Gangs) will be able to kick members out from this tab or select to make a member the new Capo or Leader.

It is also here whereby those with money privileges can give money from the organisations bank account to members.

All members have the option of donating to the bank account of their organisation.

===== Applications Tab =====
View the applications submitted to join your organisation. Capos, Leaders and those with the Vote privilege will be able to see applications, leave comments and vouch. Only Capos and Leaders can accept someone into the organisation.

===== Ledgers Tab =====
The ledgers tab shows the information relating to [[Revenue Scoring]], it can be viewed in several different ways by cycling the tabs. This helps crew management ensure their members are contributing. Only the Capos, Leaders and those with the Money tab will see the information breakdown.

===== Journal Tab =====
This tab shows the money going in and out of the organisations bank account. Only the Capos, Leaders and those with the Money tab will see the information breakdown.

===== Alterations Tab =====
This tab is available to Capos and Leaders only, it is where leaders can pay to upgrade their gang to a crew. You can also amend the icon or colour assigned to your organisation and change the name of the organisation. You can also open recruiting to new members.

===== Information Tab =====
Amend your organisations profile picture, quote and application status. You can also send out mass messages and create a crew news blog. Capos, Leaders and those with the Information privilege can amend the information.

===== Leave Crew =====
If you choose to leave a crew, you will be marked as an Oath Betrayer, this causes you to lose your protection, be able to be searched more quickly by a [[Private Investigators]] and be [[Whack]]<nowiki/>ed for less bullets. The effect will last for 24 hours upon leaving the crew. A Capo can also choose to mark you as an Oath betrayer when they kick you.

Revenue Scoring

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= Crew competition for large prizes =

=== Overview ===
[[Crew]]<nowiki/>s and gangs are able to take part in revenue scoring competitions which are split into “periods” Members can contribute to their organisations score by generating revenue using the following features;

* [[Crimes]]
* Selling [[Cars]] via the [[Character Interface]]
* [[Bootlegging]]
* [[Rackets]]
* [[Organized Crime]]
* [[Missions]]
* [[Assignments]]

Members scores will only start to contribute 12 hours after joining the crew.

=== Periods ===
The length of a revenue scoring period typically lasts 3 weeks. You can see the current dates of an active period on the [[Crew]] page.

You can see the current period score and previous period scores of your own crew also on the [[Crew]] page.

You can see the current score and previous scores for all crews on the [[Statistics]] page.

Crew Capos and those with the appropriate permissions can also see a breakdown of the score by member in the [[Crew]] page.

=== Prizes ===
Organisations compete for fabulous prizes that are awarded the minute that the period ends and are automatically split equally between all members.

Prizes are paid in either gold or cash dependant on the final position on the leaderboard.

The organisation that comes in first place receives a trophy that is shown on the crew profile under the trophy cabinet tab.

The first place crew also receives a 36 hour winners effect immediately applied upon winning the period, the effect colours everyone in the crew Gold on the [[Users Online]] page as well as providing the members special perks for the duration of the effect.

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= Crew competition for large prizes =

=== Overview ===
[[Crew]]<nowiki/>s are able to take part in revenue scoring competitions which are split into “periods” Members can contribute to their crews score by generating revenue using the following features;

* [[Crimes]]
* Selling [[Cars]] via the [[Character Interface]]
* [[Bootlegging]]
* [[Rackets]]
* [[Organized Crime]]
* [[Missions]]
* [[Assignments]]

Crew members scores will only start to contribute 12 hours after joining the crew.

=== Periods ===
The length of a revenue scoring period typically lasts 3 weeks. You can see the current dates of an active period on the [[Crew]] page.

You can see the current period score and previous period scores of your own crew also on the [[Crew]] page.

You can see the current score and previous scores for all crews on the [[Statistics]] page.

Crew Capos and those with the appropriate permissions can also see a breakdown of the score by member in the [[Crew]] page.

=== Prizes ===
Crews compete for fabulous prizes that are awarded the minute that the period ends and are automatically split equally between all members.

Prizes are paid in either gold or cash dependant on the final position on the leaderboard.

The crew that comes in first place receives a trophy that is shown on the crew profile under the trophy cabinet tab.

The first place crew also receives a 36 hour winners effect immediately applied upon winning the period, the effect colours everyone in the crew Gold on the [[Users Online]] page as well as providing the members special perks for the duration of the effect.

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=Items=

Categories: Event, Store, Crimes, Other and Weapons/vests

===Items from stores===

'''New Orleans Voodoo Shop'''

* Magick Candle
** 2x more profitable crimes for 7 hours (non mastermind)
* Abilities Transfer Scroll
** Transfer the skills and perks from another soul.
* Gris-Gris Bag for Swiftness
** 50% less chance of being stopped by police during crimes

'''New Orleans French Market'''

* Coffee & Beignet
** 400 energy
** Not hungry for 10 minutes
* Slice of Pumpkin Pie
** Resets travel fatigue
** Not hungry for 5 minutes

'''New York 5th Avenue'''

* Gold Diamond Ring
** +50% more Influence
* Large Designer Suitcase
** +80 item carry capacity.
* Driving Gloves
** 10-25% more OC payout.
* Luggage
** +40 item carry capacity.
* Gold Pocket Watch
** 25% faster Crimanal Mastermind Energy recharge.

''HotDogCartGuy'' (npc)

* Hotdogs
** 400 energy

===Event Items===
'''Halloween event'''
* Scythe
** Unlocks Graveyard Shift Racket.
** Ability to slash out of jail
** Requires boss+
* Haunted Rackets Spell Jar
** Find player using a PI then plant at the bottom of their profile.
** The targets rackets will stop working for 24 hours.
** Any uncollected money will be given to you
* Rise From Your Grave Spell Jar
** Revive 50-60% of your rank experience, auto theft skill and shooting skill
** Must be used between midnight and 2 am local time
* Hex Bag** (was it from halloween?)(missing info)

'''Winter Event in New York'''

(cars...)

Candycane Speedster

Allows you to compete in a race every Sunday in Atlantic city.

Reward for placing in top 3 (reward amount may change)

Snowmobile

Used for the winter getaway

Gives rejuvination points (located on the home page)

* Santa Hat
** Ability to reset travel timer once every three hours worn.
* Christmas Menthol Pack (2021&2022)
** Open for a random collectable card (25 cards total to collect per year)
** 300 energy per use
** 20 uses per pack
* Snow Globe
** Instantly rank to Godfather
* Teddy
** Removes all current searches of you
** Hidden from any private investigator
** Unkillable for 24 hours
** 14 day cool down
* CandyCane Dynomite
** Used by the Explosives Expert in an OC
** 5x OC payout
* Marcos Stiletto
** 10% chance of not needing bullets during successful whack.
* Clue
** Clues for treasure hunt.
* Sticker Sheet
** Collection of stickers found during treasure hunt

'''Valentines Day'''

* Cigar
** Instant Rank Up
* Cupids Bow
** Able to shoot players in jail with arrows.
** Street hooker protection 50% more profitable
* Golden Arrow - Causes target to have uncontrollable desire for money making timers halved for Crimes, Auto Theft, OCs, and traveling for 24 hours.
* Lead Arrow
** Causes target to have no desire for money making rackets unprofitable for 24 hours
'''New Years'''
* Near Years Fireworks
** Rackets generate 5x profits
** 3x more ornaments
* Near Years Champagne
** Resets OC timer

'''4th of July'''

* 4th of July fireworks
** Increases racket payout by 10x
** Auto thefts give bullets
** 12 hour duration

'''Spring Break'''

*Machete
**Collect 10% more coconuts
* Ihe
**Thrown to kill a target no more than 3 ranks above you. (one time use)
*Leiomano
**+10% chance of success for Auto Theft.
*Pahoa
**Loots 30% of a victims cars when whacked
*Ka'ane
**15% chance to use no bullets when whacking someone.
* Coconut Oil
**10% jail busting success
* Sticker Sheet
**Completing the sticker sheet rewarded the player with a Money Tree.
** As long as the tree remains watered, it will produce money.

'''16th anniversary'''

*Sweet 16 gift
**Gives the player a Pink Cadillac (5x oc payout and 99% success rate)

'''Bootleggers Anniversary'''

*Anniversary Fireworks
**Booze negotiations are always successful and halved travel fatigue for 12 hours

===Weapons and Vests===
See [[Store]].

=== Other Items===

* Hula Girl
** Unknown
* First Class Ticket
** Resets travel fatigue
* Counterfeit ticket
** 85% chance to reset travel fatigue
* Andy's reefer
** 50% more profitable rackets and 50% slower energy recharge for 4 hours
* Loot box
** Random box of goodies (ammo, gold or money)
** Any combination of 2
* Champagne bottle
** Grants 5 champagne flutes
* Champagne flute
** Reset OC timer
* Golden Snow Globe
** Instant rank to Don
* Teddy Bear
* Moonshine Kit
* Rose Stickpin - Vday Massacre?
** Unlocks Chicago Redlight District Racket
** Grants 5,000 protection
* Nose Candy
** Full energy recharge
** -30 minutes travel fatigue
** Causes a comedown after 5 minutes
** 10 uses per item
* Banana
** 400 energy when consumed
* Cigarette
** 300 energy
** 2 minute smoke time
* Menthol Cigarette
** 300 energy
** 1 minute 30sec smoke time
* Very Good Cigar
** 240 Mastermind Energy
** 5 minute smoke time
* Premium Cigarette (discontinued-missing info(i think it gave mmnrg))
* Milk And Cookies (missing info)
* Booster Shot
** 20,000 armor for 48 hours
* Beef, Wine & Iron Tonic
** 20 extra bullets when smelting a car
** 4 hour duration
* Leprechaun Hat
** reduces players size in the character menu
** +10 item carry capacity
** +1% interest from high risk banks
** +0.5% interest for medium and low risk banks'
* Respirator Mask
** 50% faster crimes
** 5,000 health
* Blunt
** 25% faster Auto Thefts
** 15% higher chance of success

Bootlegging

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= Buy and sell booze for profits =

=== Buying Booze ===
Different [[Cities]] have different types of booze available for you to purchase. You'll see which are available to buy on the Bootlegging screen. The prices fluctuate somewhat.

To purchase, simply type in the number of crates you wish to buy and click complete transaction. The amount of crates you can buy is limited by two factors; the capacity of the vehicle ([[Cars]]) you are currently driving and the amount left you are allowed to purchase, represented in the orange bar. A cool down is applied after you purchase.

=== Transporting Booze ===
After purchasing booze, you must transport it to another City in order for it to be sellable. Move from your current city to your destination city by using the [[Travel]] page.

The amount of booze you decide to transport carries some risk; For travel risk, it's half of the percent over the safe travel limit.

For example, if you can safely carry 200 crates and have 300 crates, that'd put you 100 crates over, or 50% over. Half of that is 25%, so the travel risk is 25%.

Carrying double, 400/200 crates, would put you 50% risk (100% over limit / 2).

Carrying triple, 600/200 crates, would put you at full 100% risk (200% over limit / 2).

=== Selling Booze ===
Different [[Cities]] have different types of booze available for you to sell. You'll see which are available to buy on the Bootlegging screen. The prices fluctuate somewhat.

To sell your transported crates, you can either type the number of crates you wish to sell, or select the sell all button and then click complete transaction.

=== Negotiating Prices ===
There is an option on the page to attempt to get a better purchase or sale price for your booze, choose to attempt to amend the prices either higher or lower.

=== Moonshine Still ===
As well as buying, transporting and selling booze, you can also make your own Moonshine, you will have a walkthrough of this by completing the initial [[Missions]]. You setup a still which continually creates Moonshine in one city. If you aren't in that city, the bottom of the bootlegging page will tell you where your Still is.

If you are in the same city as your still you will have options to interact with it, you can start producing moonshine and build up inventory of it (up to a maximum published amount) until you wish to sell. Keep an eye on the fluctuating price to find the right time to sell.

Assignments

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Mailbox

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= This page is your inbox for messaging other players and system messages =

=== Mailbox ===
When the barrel icon illuminates, you have a new Bootmail, click the icon to arrive in the mailbox. Unread messages are highlighted in light grey, while read messages remain dark grey. Messages are displayed with the newest at the top and you can view more messages by going to the next page.

You can reply to messages with text and [[Emoticons]], delete the messages save the message or even clear your entire mailbox.

=== Filter ===
You can choose to add a player to your filter list in your mailbox, this stops the player from being able to send you messages.

Protection

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=For a safe early life=
Protection, most commonly known as beginners protection, prevents other players from whacking you when you first begin a new life. Listed below are all the ways you may lose this protection.

* Reaching the rank of Boss ([[Ranks]])
* Banking $10,000,000 or more in the [[Local Bank]]
* Holding any property
* Being layered in a [[Crew]]
* [[Whack]]<nowiki/>ing another player
* Havin<nowiki/>g more than 10 concurrent searches using [[Private Investigators]]
* Living for more than 14 days
* Having someone beat up in [[Jail]] (keys to the yard)

Ranks

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= Your progression as you earn Experience Points (XP) =
# Legendary Don - Highest Rank
# Respectable Don
# Don
# Legendary Godfather
# Godfather
# Respectable Boss
# Boss
# Assassin
# Hitman
# Gangster
# Thug
# Pee Wee
# Scum - Starting point

Emoticons

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=Player to player competitions for who can bust out the most inmates=

Please see the [[Jail]] page for more information.

Bust parties are hosted by players in the [[Game Forum]]. Hosting a bust party will cost $5,000 to start and donations can be made to the pot by going to the [[Local Bank]] and sending money to the pot account or by clicking on the pot account in the game forum topic. Gold can also be pledged to the bust party. The host may disallow donations and self busting if they choose. The host also decides when to start the bust party and if their busting stats will be displayed. Bust parties are held in the City in which the player was in when they created the bust party. Once a bust party begins the host can enter jail for a random amount of time by clicking the button at bottom of the jail page titled "Put me in jail". Once a bust party has concluded, the host may choose which method to distribute the pot by visiting their game forum topic.

Users appear as green if they are hosting a bust party.

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= Drive, melt, sell or use… all about cars! =

=== List of all cars ===
[https://www.bootleggers.us/cars-info.php Follow this link to see all the cars and their stats]

=== Car stats ===
Cars can be used in a range of ways on Bootleggers, to maximise the value from them, you’ll want to match the cars stats with the function they can perform.

* '''Top Speed''' - Used in combination with comfort to determine travel fatigue
* '''Performance''' - Acceleration and handling, used in combination with top speed for OC success
* '''Comfort''' - Used in combination with top speed to determine travel fatigue
* '''Cargo''' - Used to determine booze capacity
* '''Weight''' - Used to determine how many bullets melts into
* '''Prestige''' - Used to determine notoriety multiplier and other like boosts

Alongside the cars stats, you’ll also want to take note of the damage and value, to make sure it’s worth any effort you put into utilising the car.

=== How to acquire a car ===
Steal a car using the [[Auto Theft]] page or buy a car either in a one on one transfer using [[Escrow]] or from the [[Store]].

=== Driving a car ===
You can equip a car to drive using the [[Character Interface]]. Your currently equipped vehicle can be used to gain notoriety points at Bridgette's Supper Club: see [[Points of Interest]] for more information.

=== Melting a car ===
Sometimes referred to as “scraps” in the [[Classifieds Forum]], cars can be melted down into bullets in the [[Bullet Factory]].

=== Selling a car ===
You can post a car for sale using the [[Sell Items]] page. Or you can enter into a one on one sale with another player utilising [[Escrow]].

=== Using a car ===
Your car is your means of transport on the [[Travel]], depending on the car you select, you’ll have a different travel cool-down timer.

Whichever car you are driving will also be the one you use to transport booze when using the [[Bootlegging]] feature.