Torn – Natural Nerve Requirements For Each Crime

Torn - Natural Nerve Crime Requirements Guide

Figuring out what crimes to do in the text-based MMORPG Torn can be tough if you don’t know where to start. Even if you’ve been playing for a while, it can still be confusing if you’re not sure what crimes have the highest success rate. This guide provides recommendations for what natural nerve to do each crime alongside tips.

For those of you that may have seen the acronym NNB but don’t know what it is, it simply means natural nerve bar. This refers to how much nerve you have to spend on doing crimes without any boosts from merits or faction upgrades. You’ll need to know your NNB to have an idea of how much crime experience you have.

Disclaimer: This article is based on Crimes 1.0 and hasn’t been updated yet to include any of the crimes added in 2.0.

Torn Guide - Criminal Record Page
Many Torn players track their crime progress via how many times they’ve succeeded.

Similar to not knowing how far along you are to leveling up, you’ll never know for sure how much crime experience you have either. This is why we put together this guide to give players a general idea of the recommended NNB for each job.

It’s worth mentioning that many crimes in Torn have a varied success rate so you aren’t guaranteed to succeed. Therefore, even if you have the recommended NNB mentioned in each table below, you’ll likely still fail on occasion. The goal is to succeed most of the time. Also, I’ve included two sections, with the first being for personal crimes and the second for organized crimes.

NNB Requirements For Each Torn Crime

Torn Guide - Screenshot of Crimes
Make sure you use your nerve as often as you can so you don’t lose any over the maximum. This is why some players will avoid long flights.

This section covers the personal crimes you’ll spend your nerve on without relying on a faction. While every player experiences Torn their own way, these are a great way to hunt merits. Also, you can eventually make okay money from completing them. Just make sure to revert to the previous crime if you’re failing too often.

Crime Recommended NNB Notes
Search For Cash 10 The movie theater provides the highest amount of money.
Sell Copied Media 10 Thriller DVDs provide the highest amount of money.
Shoplift 15 Do Clothes Shop -> Jackets for the highest success.
Pickpocket Someone 15 – 20 The recommended order is Kid -> Old Woman -> Businessman.
Larceny 20 Many guides skip Larceny due to the success rate. The Cars crime requires a Hammer.
Armed Robberies 20 The recommended crime is Thorough Robbery. This entire crime category requires a gun.
Transport Drugs 25 Requires the GEN2113 Driving License education.
Plant a Computer Virus 25 Requires a personal computer or laptop. You’ll also need a Virus relevant to the crime. Some players grind the Stealth Virus.
Assassination 30
Arson 30 The high success rate of Warehouse Arsons leads players to grind it for most of their NNB. Requires the GEN2113 Driving License education.
Grand Theft Auto 30 – 35 Requires a Coat Hanger.
Pawn Shop 35 Low success rate.
Counterfeiting 35 Requires Printing Paper, as well as Blank Tokens or Blank Credit Cards.
Kidnapping 35 Carrying $25k will prevent a jail for the Kid choice, $45k for the Woman, $50k for the Undercover Cop, and $75k for the Mayor.
Arms Trafficking 35 Requires the GEN2113 Driving License education.
Bombing 35 Requires a Stick of Dynamite.
Hacking 35 Requires the CMT2540 Networking education.

NNB Requirements For Each Torn Organized Crime

Torn - Organized Crimes NNB Guide
More advanced organized crimes in Torn will take longer to plan before they can be started.

This section is specifically for organized crimes that factions can run. They don’t require any nerve but each player will need to be in Torn City without being in jail or the hospital for it to start. Organized crimes are a nice way to get extra crime experience while also supporting your faction.

It’s worth mentioning that other players can carry lower NNB ones. However, the amount of experience a player gets is also based on how much they contribute. So if a low NNB player is in a crime they’re not suited for, they may not benefit as much. But they will still earn experience.

Organized Crime Recommended NNB Notes
Blackmail Any Requires 2 players.
Kidnapping 20 Requires 2 players
Bomb Threat 25 – 30 Requires 3 players.
Planned Robbery 30 – 40 Requires 5 players.
Money Train 40 – 50 Requires 6 players.
Cruise Liner 40 – 55 Requires 15 players.
Plane Hijacking 55 – 60 Requires 8 players.
Political Assassination 60 Requires 4 players.

That’s all there is to this Torn guide on the many different crimes that exist in this MMORPG. As many players say, Torn can be a bit of a marathon rather than a sprint, so it may take a while before you reach your NNB goals. Especially if you’re trying to reach 60.

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