Sick And Tired !!!

[bellaboo kittenhead]

Hello, my daughter and i are just about at the one year mark of making our toon,bellaboo kittenhead. The story goes like this,my daughter is great at computer games, she has been playing since she was five years old.now at the ripe old age of eight...she thinks TOONTOWN stinks,because while she is at school ,i advanced our toon for her.doing those never ending tasks to get to dreamland. wow!!! was she happy about that.until it took us many
months to get to Robber baron 15,watching lots of toons zip by us.i thought it was me trying to do CASHBOT H.Q. not being good at computer games...NOT...we have come to this somewhat scarey but true fact that all computers are not playing at the same rate. SO i have done everything possible to increase our speed.WE STILL STINK!! it seems the timing is just impossible to disable goons.its freaky when you know you jumped at the right time and either you get whacked or you are too late and someone else gets em.bellaboo kittenhead is now my toon ,my daughter got sick of the **** that follows,if you aren't fast enough.i have had many friends over the summer try to help me.these guys play much harder games then this game,and we still got whipped.WELL,ANYWAYS...108 pts.
and still trying to complete game.GOOD LUCK to anyone with this problem.
HANG IN THERE!

[FlipThunderchomp]

i know how you feel,i have been here 4 years yet crazy thunderchomp is at 119 A MONKEY! and a lot of my other friends were short changes 1 day and the next day there are rb level 50 it gets reALY ANNOYING...plus im 109 and mr holly level 20...at this point eney toon who would havce layed a long as i have is probobly 119 118 or 117......plus im still a money bags but i have been doing a cfo a day and have been getting up there pretty fast cause last month i was a bean counter

[DBD]

I know how you feel.

I am 107 laff and still a name-dropper, and I am really good at CFOing, but still haven't reached the HW or RB, all my friends are way higher than me, my other best friend is 104 laff and she is like RB 12-13 wayyyyy luckier than me.

lol

[Lil' Lily Twinklepop]

I'm going pretty slow also, I'm having very hard time getting merits, aghr.
So I just made a little toon, and wrked hard to get her suit and now I can vp with the ccg
Bucks are a bit easier, but bullions take a long time.
Lily

[momofvincent]

A little harsh?

Yes, I know what you're going through. My parents' computers are slower, so I actually just stick to tasks unaffected so much by lag when I'm there. I would recommend you have a friend with a lot of computer knowledge check your computer to see if a hard-drive update would help speed things up. This would be cheaper than a new computer. Or adding memory. I'm not sure about all the tech stuff, I just know there are ways.

[Rattlebones]

Before playing toontown ensure all other applications are closed and you've ended process which run in the background which don't need to be running.

Ensure you have no less than 512 Mg of memory on this system.
Ensure you're on a newer processor (PII 400Mhz will run this game ungodly slow)
Ensure you've scanned your computer for spyware.

Contact Disney if that doesn't help.

[TooneyLoons]

Dial-up isn't the best internet type either. I wouldn't know how it affects the game because I have cable. I'm not saying you should buy cable or dsl just for this game however. lol.

[jkid]

Well, I think I exceeded expectations. I am at 63 laff yet a level 8 Mover & Shaker. I want to get my last gag track frame because I only need 1 more, the problem is whenever a cog does the move with the round teeth and the circle of pixie dust comes out, I don't even need to be in the battle, my computer automatically crashes.

[pixanator]

Originally Posted by jkid

Well, I think I exceeded expectations. I am at 63 laff yet a level 8 Mover & Shaker. I want to get my last gag track frame because I only need 1 more, the problem is whenever a cog does the move with the round teeth and the circle of pixie dust comes out, I don't even need to be in the battle, my computer automatically crashes.

Try updating your graphics driver, but remember to uninstall the one you have before updating it.

Off topic - I sent in a bug report regarding invisible toons in battle and they told me to update my driver, I did and have had no problems since.

[Video Gamer]

Yeah, I've been working on Sir Eli for AGES! It gets tireing, but I've gotta get maxxed!

[bellaboo kittenhead]

Thanks for the advice to quicken the game,but i have already upgraded my graphic card,and memory i doubled it. FRUSTRATING,yes, it did not help much.i'm just relieved i'm not the only one with this SLOW progress problem.i wish the best for you all,and a happy new year...

[Violet bagel]

Just to let you know that not everyone here is on the Toontown "fast track".

We've been playing this game for over two years now, but you'd never know it from the laff levels or suit levels of our toons. Would you believe we only have one Holly level toon and one Baron level toon in our family (and they aren't even the same toon?!)?

Why?

* Some people just have more HOURS to spend on this game than others. When my kids first started playing Toontown, they were playing no more than an hour or two each day. At that rate, it took them about a month to complete all the tasks in a single playground.

I have a lot more experience now, and can whiz through toontasks and other activities a lot more efficiently, but still can only make so much progress when playing an hour or two each day.

* Each player has different PRIORITIES when playing Toontown, and this affects how quickly they advance.

If you pick one toon and put all your time and effort into advancing that toon, that toon will get ahead far faster than if you are spread out among several different toons. (I spread my time among four different toons these days--and it shows.)

Some players choose to emphasize one part of the game over another, and this affects their laff levels. For instance, I have friends who really enjoy building gags and maxxing out their toons, but don't especially care for the HQs. Some of these friends are the most awesome gag-builders, strategists, and cog-destroyers I have ever met. But you'd never know it from their laff levels or suit levels.

So, I wouldn't worry too much about your toon's laff levels or suit levels. The important question to ask is whether you and your daughter are still enjoying the game and enjoying playing your toon.

If the answer is yes, then just keep doing what you are doing, and have fun in Toontown.

If the answer is no, then maybe it's time for a change. Try building a second toon, joining a guild or clan, or doing something completely different--like creating an uber or a toon with unusual gags (like no lure or no sound or no toonup). Or focus your efforts on another part of the game for awhile, like fishing or racing. Or find something you really enjoy about the game, like helping little toons build their gags or complete tasks, and do that for awhile.

Whatever you decide, have fun in Toontown!
Violet B.

[Top Squeek]

My lag in the HQ's is terrible, too. You're not the only one! But, recently we tried adjusting the resolution on the Toontown options page. We set it to a higher resolution, and this did help! I still have lag sometimes, but it's not as bad as it was before. Before I could not even do the VP because my screen would invariably freeze up during the final pie-throwing battle and I would die. Now, at least I can get through it, although with some hesitations. I'm proud to say that I am now a Telemarketer! LOL.

I have to agree with Violet B., though. The important thing is not "winning" per se, but just having fun playing the game. I joined up with a group of moms who play toontown daily, and we have a blast. We're secret friends and love to goof around and chat during the tedious parts (getting merits, etc.). Our goal is just to have fun and not worry about who has more laff, better gags, a better suit, etc. We help each other out and share in each other's triumphs. That's what really makes this game, in my opinion.

[bluedog]

Post your system specs here, see what can be done. There are a LOT of different changes you can make to speed it up. Sometimes changing the screen resolution helps. Try updating all your graphics drivers, directX, and any windows updates that are available. Download spybot search and destroy and adaware, to remove any spyware. If your on dial-up this might not help at all, but worth a shot. There are always little tricks to speed it up, other games for example, I found that turning down hardware sound acceleration helps fix a lot of problems strangely enough.

I notice this goon thing all the time tho, I think it is internet lag actually. Try going to cfo with friends who understand whats up and just hang back. I let people hang out behind me sometimes.

[pixanator]

Originally Posted by mek

Post your system specs here, see what can be done. There are a LOT of different changes you can make to speed it up. Sometimes changing the screen resolution helps. Try updating all your graphics drivers, directX, and any windows updates that are available. Download spybot search and destroy and adaware, to remove any spyware. If your on dial-up this might not help at all, but worth a shot. There are always little tricks to speed it up, other games for example, I found that turning down hardware sound acceleration helps fix a lot of problems strangely enough.

I notice this goon thing all the time tho, I think it is internet lag actually. Try going to cfo with friends who understand whats up and just hang back. I let people hang out behind me sometimes.

You can also check what programs are running in the background with your task manager. I shut down my spyware program, my messengers, my anti virus, and other weird things when I'm doing certain things in TT, but if you don't know what some things are, if you shut down something, you may have problems.