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-=[ Weapons, Armor, and Vehicles ]=-

When you add a new member to your mafia they do NOT bring anything to fight with. You must supply them with equipment from your own inventory or they will not help in a fight.

Next to each item you can buy there is an attack and defense value. It is widely believed that the combined value of these two scores in conjunction with the combined value of of your attack and defense score determine the fight.

Note: Speed boats have an attack and defense of ZERO. They are useless in a fight. If you bought more then the two required to unlock a job you are wasting your money. Sell all but two.

Get one of each of the best weapons, armor, and vehicles for every member of your mafia. You can rob people to help fund this goal. The best you can buy until you reach level 99 is: Chain Gun, Body Armor, and Town Car. You can also get loot from jobs, fighting, and gifts that are better then what you can buy.

You can also buy 1 limited edition loot for every two mafia members you have. The problem here is once you get to a high level you can’t get rid of it. Sometimes it will be selected in a fight over another item of the same attack value even if its overall combined value of attack + defense is lower.

-=[ Fighting ]=-

Before level 10 fighting isn’t fully functional. Links to view your opponent before attacking them on the fight list don’t exist until after lvl 10. Also weapons beyond what you may purchase don’t get used even if someone gifted it to you and it shows up in your inventory.

After level 10 you can use loot that someone gifts to you that might be beyond your level and you can view your opponent before you attack them.

Once someone falls below 20 health they cannot be attacked anymore. That is why the attack again button disappears from the screen. These players are whats known as ‘iced’

If you click on the profile of an iced player and attack them you may get xp and money but they will not take damage and they will not get a notice in their history box.

You cannot hitlist or punch someone who is iced. If you try it will tell you they are already dead or too weak.

If you tick someone off and they keep robbing you, attacking you, and putting you on the hitlist you have a few options.

First, don’t heal. If you remain iced they can’t hitlist or attack you.
Don’t repair your properties right away. Once they reach 70% damaged they can’t be robbed anymore and you still receive 30% income.

You can ask someone bigger in your mafia to pay them a visit. Sometimes this works.
You can message them and ask why they are targeting you.

If you hitlist them back and/or attack them back your link will show up in their history box making it easy for them to find you and beat you up again.
Sometimes you need to just lay low for a few days and hope to fall off their history box.

Last but not least, you can send them a friend request and join their mafia. You can’t attack and rob someone in your own mafia.

-=[ Robbing ]=-
Robbing is action that can get you hit listed but it’s a great way to get money to build your empire.

You can’t rob anyone until you are level 15.

You can only rob someone with the number of mafia equal to your level.
Likewise you can only defend your properties from someone with the number of mafia equal to your level.

Example: You are level 22 and have 501 mafia. You can only rob with 22 mafia members.

When looking for a target to rob look for someone who has less mafia then their level. If it says they are level 30 and have mafia of 15 its safe. If it says they are level 30 and have mafia of 30 they might have a mafia of 501. Why does this matter? When they retaliate and attack you in a fight they will bring all 501 to the fight.

Also look for big properties. A casino pays out a lot more then a vegetable stand.

-=[ Properties ]=-
Before level 15 you can’t get robbed.
After level 15 you can get robbed and you can buy protection for your properties.

When purchasing new properties buy 10 at a time. The price goes up every time you buy. Buying 10 gives you a bulk discount. The price goes back down after you sell. It also goes back down for undeveloped land after you use it by developing on it.

After you purchase 10 properties buy the protection before buying any more.
Subsequent purchases of protected property will automatically be protected for no additional fee. If you wait the price will go up for the protection.

Mafia Mike’s are special. Buy as many as you can. After you add to your mafia come back and buy more.
These can only be purchased one at a time.
They cannot be robbed.
You can buy one for every two mafia members you have.

Undeveloped land, Mafia Mikes, & Rent Houses can’t get robbed.
Damaged property can’t get robbed once it reaches 70% damage. They still produce 30% income.

-=[ Hitlist ]=-
I don’t suggest hit listing people who are bigger then you. Maybe a punch in the face.
All too often I see lower level players who, once they get hit listed, hitlist everyone who attacked them and the person who took them out.

Don’t attack the messenger. All that will do is get retaliation from people who already proved they are bigger then you.

Either go after the person who hit listed you and hitlist them back or lay low and let it pass. Wait until you are bigger before starting wars.