So I’ve been seriously thinking about company specials and so I had a quick go at collating the info and found some surprising results.
I’m just going to post the two tables I ended up with. The first is a list of specials, with a generic type, so you can see which ‘Gym’ specials or ‘Crime’ specials there are.
You can click on headings to sort by any column
Benefit Class | Company | Special Name | Company level required | Cost | Benefit | “L4 lazy rated” |
Misc | Game Shop | Overpowered | 10 | 1 | 1 nerve, 5 energy, 50 happiness | 1 |
Misc | Property Broker | Interior Connections | 10 | 0 | 10% property upgrade cost reduction | 2 |
Misc | TV | Press Pass | 10 | 25 | Receive special privileges | 3 |
Misc | Cruise Line | Bursar | 1 | 1 | 25 casino tokens | 4 |
Misc | Amusement Park | Free Ride | 3 | 10 | 250 happiness for target | 5 |
Misc | TV | Scoop | 3 | 0 | 50% newspaper advertising cost reduction | 6 |
Misc | Game Shop | Power Levelling | 7 | 10 | View progress to your next level | 7 |
Gym | Fitness Center | Training Regime | 10 | 0 | 3% gym gains | 8 |
Gym | Ladies Strip Club | Aspiring Workout | 10 | 0 | 10% defense gym gains | 9 |
Gym | Gents Strip Club | Aspiring Workout | 10 | 0 | 10% dexterity gym gains | 10 |
Gym | Fitness Center | Roid Rage | 5 | 1 | Strength | 11 |
Gym | Furniture Store | Heavy Lifting | 3 | 1 | Strength | 12 |
Gym | Fitness Center | Goal Oriented | 3 | 0 | 50% reduction of happiness loss in gym | 13 |
Money | Clothing Store | Secret pockets | 7 | 0 | 75% enemy mug losses | 14 |
Money | Oil Rig | Fat Cat | 10 | 0 | 50% investment banking limit | 15 |
Money | Software Company | Intricate Hack | 5 | 250 | Hack a company’s bank account | 16 |
Money | Oil Rig | Oil Mogul | 5 | 3 | Reduce bank investment time by 1 hour | 17 |
Money | Oil Rig | Danger Money | 1 | 1 | Money | 18 |
Money | Gents Strip Club | Happy Hour | 1 | 1 | Money | 19 |
Money | Ladies Strip Club | Happy Hour | 1 | 1 | Money | 20 |
Money | Adult Novelties | Blackmail | 1 | 1 | Money | 21 |
Money | Game Shop | Early Release | 3 | 100 | Money | 22 |
Money | Property Broker | Commission | 1 | 1 | Money | 23 |
Money | Oil Rig | Tax Haven | 7 | 0 | 10% increase of Cayman Islands interest rate | 24 |
Energy | Farm | Early Riser | 10 | 1 | 7 energy | 25 |
Energy | Candle Shop | Reinvigorating Therapy | 7 | 1 | 5 energy | 26 |
Energy | Furniture Store | Coffee Break | 1 | 1 | 3 energy | 27 |
Energy | Pub | Pub Lunch | 1 | 1 | 3 energy | 28 |
Energy | Restaurant | Free Meals | 1 | 1 | 3 energy | 29 |
Battle | Music Store | The Score | 10 | 0 | 10% passive all stats | 30 |
Battle | Meat Warehouse | Butcher | 3 | 0 | 10% melee weapon damage | 31 |
Battle | Pub | Drunken Master | 3 | 0 | 10% melee weapon damage | 32 |
Battle | Restaurant | Butcher | 3 | 0 | 10% melee weapon damage | 33 |
Battle | Gun Shop | Firearms Expert | 10 | 0 | 10% primary & secondary weapon damage | 34 |
Battle | Furniture Store | Brute Force | 10 | 0 | 100% fist & kick damage | 35 |
Battle | Zoo | Seasoned Poacher | 10 | 0 | 25% accuracy | 36 |
Battle | Ladies Strip Club | Hench | 7 | 0 | 25% passive defense | 37 |
Battle | Gents Strip Club | Dancer’s flair | 7 | 0 | 25% passive dexterity | 38 |
Battle | Clothing Store | Activewear | 5 | 0 | 25% passive dexterity | 39 |
Battle | Furniture Store | Beefcake | 7 | 0 | 25% passive strength | 40 |
Battle | Lingerie Store | Born Free | 7 | 0 | 50% dexterity when not wearing armor | 41 |
Battle | Lingerie Store | Free as the Wind Blows | 10 | 0 | 50% speed when not wearing armor | 42 |
Battle | Clothing Store | Tailoring | 10 | 0 | 20% armor bonus | 43 |
Battle | Hair Salon | Sweeney’s Revenge | 10 | 0 | 20% slashing weapon damage | 44 |
Battle | Adult Novelties | Bondage | 7 | 0 | 25% enemy speed reduction | 45 |
Battle | Firework | Pyromania | 5 | 0 | 25% flame-thrower damage & accuracy | 46 |
Battle | Hair Salon | Rumors | 5 | 0 | 50% reduced enemy stealth | 47 |
Battle | Music Store | High-fidelity | 5 | 0 | 75% enemy stealth reduction | 48 |
Battle | Car Dealership | Getaway car | 10 | 0 | 95% increased run away chance | 49 |
Battle | Gas Station | Blaze of Glory | 10 | 0 | 50% Molotov cocktail damage & duration | 50 |
Battle | Theater | Dramatics | 3 | 20 | Guaranteed stealth | 51 |
Battle | Music Store | Deafened | 7 | 15 | Guaranteed stealth | 52 |
Battle | Restaurant | Healthy Diet | 7 | 0 | 2% life regeneration per tick | 53 |
Battle | Fitness Center | Athlete | 7 | 0 | 3% life regeneration per tick | 54 |
Battle | Meat Warehouse | Vampiric | 10 | 0 | 3% life regeneration per tick | 55 |
Crime | Amusement Park | Thrill Seeker | 10 | 0 | 10% crime skill and experience gain | 56 |
Crime | Software Company | Hack the Planet | 7 | 0 | + 25% computer crime success & skill gain | 57 |
Crime | TV | Bad Publicity | 7 | 0 | 25% extortion success rate and skill gain | 58 |
Crime | Theater | Twinlike | 7 | 0 | 25% forgery success rate and skill gain | 59 |
Crime | Car Dealership | Two-Faced | 7 | 0 | 25% fraud success & skill gain | 60 |
Crime | Flower Shop | Cultivation | 3 | 0 | 25% illegal production success & skill gain | 61 |
Crime | Nightclub | Target Market | 3 | 0 | 25% illicit services success & skill gain | 62 |
Crime | Music Store | Bootlegger | 3 | 0 | 25% prohibited trade success & skill gain | 63 |
Crime | Furniture Store | Removal | 5 | 0 | 25% theft success rate and skill gain | 64 |
Crime | Gas Station | Arsonist | 5 | 0 | 25% vandalism success rate and skill gain | 65 |
Nerve | Pub | Liquid Courage | 5 | 25 | Refill nerve bar | 66 |
Nerve | Pub | Buzzed | 10 | 0 | 15 maximum nerve | 67 |
Nerve | Candle Shop | Calming Therapy | 5 | 1 | 2 nerve | 68 |
Nerve | Firework | Audaciousness | 1 | 1 | 1 nerve | 69 |
Nerve | Amusement Park | Dauntless | 1 | 1 | 1 nerve | 70 |
Nerve | Gents Strip Club | Free Drinks | 3 | 1 | 1 nerve | 71 |
Nerve | Ladies Strip Club | Free Drinks | 3 | 1 | 1 nerve | 72 |
Nerve | Meat Warehouse | Blood Thirst | 1 | 1 | 1 nerve | 73 |
Nerve | Amusement Park | Unflinching | 5 | 0 | 10 maximum nerve | 74 |
Nerve | Meat Warehouse | Carnage | 5 | 0 | 10 maximum nerve | 75 |
Booster | Grocery Store | Absorption | 7 | 0 | 10% consumable boost | 76 |
Booster | Grocery Store | Fast Metabolism | 3 | 0 | 10% consumable cooldown reduction | 77 |
Booster | Adult Novelties | Indecent | 10 | 0 | 100% bonus to Erotic DVDs | 78 |
Booster | Toy Shop | Gamer | 5 | 0 | 100% console happiness | 79 |
Booster | Game Shop | Gamer | 5 | 0 | 100% console happiness | 80 |
Booster | Restaurant | Professional Metabolism | 10 | 0 | 25% consumable cooldown reduction | 81 |
Booster | Amusement Park | Adrenaline Rush | 7 | 0 | 25% epinephrine effect & duration | 82 |
Booster | Pub | Lightweight | 7 | 0 | 50% bottle of alcohol boost | 83 |
Booster | Adult Novelties | Voyeur | 3 | 20 | Erotic DVD | 84 |
Booster | Grocery Store | Canned in | 10 | 12 | Can of energy drink | 85 |
Booster | Sweet Shop | Energy Rush | 7 | 15 | Can of energy drink | 86 |
Booster | Grocery Store | Bagged Down | 1 | 2 | Bag of candy | 87 |
Booster | Sweet Shop | Sugar Rush | 3 | 2 | Bag of candy | 88 |
Booster | Grocery Store | Bottled Up | 5 | 5 | Bottle of alcohol | 89 |
Battle | Gun Shop | Skilled Analysis | 5 | 0 | Target equipment and ammo is always visible | 90 |
Trading | Car Dealership | Salesman | 5 | 0 | No item market fees | 91 |
Trading | Property Broker | Vendor | 5 | 0 | No item market fees | 92 |
Item | Property Broker | Insider Trading | 7 | 150 | Random property | 93 |
Item | Farm | Fertilizer | 7 | 100 | Small explosive device | 94 |
Item | Restaurant | Flambayed | 5 | 50 | Flame thrower | 95 |
Item | Gents Strip Club | High Heels | 5 | 500 | Pair of high heels | 96 |
Item | Gas Station | Molotov Cocktail | 7 | 5 | Molotov cocktail | 97 |
Item | Flower Shop | Rare Import | 1 | 3 | Special flower | 98 |
Item | Toy Shop | Jumble Sale | 3 | 3 | Special plushie | 99 |
Item | Ladies Strip Club | Thong | 5 | 300 | Thong | 100 |
Item | Zoo | Special K | 5 | 5 | Ketamine drug | 101 |
Item | Farm | Special K | 5 | 5 | Ketamine drug | 102 |
Item | Adult Novelties | Party Supplies | 5 | 500 | Pack of Trojans | 103 |
Item | Firework | Explosives Expert | 7 | 5 | Random bomb parts | 104 |
Item | Mechanic Shop | Junkyard Dog | 5 | 10 | Random car | 105 |
Drug use | Nightclub | Tolerance | 7 | 0 | 50% drug overdose reduction | 106 |
Drug use | Nightclub | Suppression | 5 | 1 | Drug addiction | 107 |
Drug use | Flower Shop | Herbal Cleansing | 5 | 1 | Drug addiction reduction | 108 |
Drug use | Cruise Line | R&R | 5 | 1 | Drug addiction reduction | 109 |
Travel | Theater | Disguised | 10 | 0 | Hidden travelling status & destination | 110 |
Travel | Cruise Line | Freight | 10 | 0 | 3 extra travel items | 111 |
Travel | Cruise Line | Portage | 3 | 0 | 2 extra travel items | 112 |
Travel | Lingerie Store | Concealment | 5 | 0 | 2 extra travel items | 113 |
Travel | Toy Shop | Over Capacity | 7 | 0 | Able to bring back +5 plushies from abroad | 114 |
Travel | Flower Shop | Over Capacity | 7 | 0 | Buy 5 additional special flowers abroad | 115 |
Travel | Cruise Line | Destination Report | 7 | 10 | View stock analysis of all items at a selected country | 116 |
Travel | Flower Shop | Floral Contacts | 10 | 10 | View stock analysis of flowers in all countrie | 117 |
Travel | Toy Shop | Toy Importer | 10 | 10 | View stock analysis of plushies in all countries | 118 |
Spying | Theater | Masked | 5 | 0 | Cannot be targeted by spies | 119 |
Spying | TV | Inside Story | 5 | 15 | View someone’s stats & money | 120 |
Spying | Software Company | Corporate Espionage | 10 | 50 | View financial details of a company | 121 |
Spying | Hair Salon | Gossip | 3 | 10 | View someone’s money on hand | 122 |
Spying | Law Firm | Background Check | 3 | 10 | View someone’s stats | 123 |
Spying | Cyber Café | Financial Phishing | 10 | 25 | View details of someone’s investment account | 124 |
Spying | Cyber Café | IP Tracing | 7 | 25 | View lister of anonymous bounties | 125 |
Spying | Candle Shop | Meditation | 10 | 250 | View someone’s true level | 126 |
Education | Nightclub | Restraint | 10 | 0 | Education is unaffected by drug addiction | 127 |
Education | Fitness Center | Healthy Mind | 1 | 1 | 30 minute education time reduction | 128 |
Education | Hair Salon | Cutting corners | 7 | 1 | 30 minute education time reduction | 129 |
Awareness | Zoo | Eye of the Tiger | 7 | 0 | 70% awareness | 130 |
Awareness | Firework | Illumination | 3 | 0 | 50% awareness | 131 |
Awareness | Candle Shop | Illumination | 3 | 0 | 50% awareness | 132 |
Happy | Sweet Shop | Voracious | 10 | 30 | 4,500 happiness | 133 |
Happy | Sweet Shop | Gluttony | 5 | 10 | 1,000 happiness | 134 |
Happy | Candle Shop | Warming Therapy | 1 | 1 | 50 happiness | 135 |
Happy | Zoo | Fulfillment | 1 | 1 | 50 happiness | 136 |
Happy | Farm | Fullfillment | 1 | 1 | 50 happiness | 137 |
Happy | Toy Shop | Memory Lane | 1 | 1 | 50 happiness | 138 |
Happy | Music Store | Ambience | 1 | 1 | 50 happiness | 139 |
Happy | Property Broker | Job Satisfaction | 3 | 1 | 50 happiness | 140 |
Happy | Sweet Shop | Sweet Tooth | 1 | 1 | 50 happiness | 141 |
Busting | Law Firm | Educated Decisions | 10 | 0 | View success chance of potential busts | 142 |
Busting | Law Firm | Closing Argument | 5 | 0 | Easier to bust more people at once | 143 |
Busting | Law Firm | Bail Bondsman | 1 | 0 | 50% decreased bail costs | 144 |
Faction | Law Firm | Loophole | 7 | 0 | 20% organised crime skill | 145 |
Faction | TV | Propaganda | 1 | 5 | 1 faction respect | 146 |
Experience | Theater | Stagecraft | 1 | 1 | Experience | 147 |
Experience | Nightclub | Criminal Connections | 1 | 1 | Experience | 148 |
Experience | Lingerie Store | Lingerie Party | 1 | 1 | Experience | 149 |
Experience | Clothing Store | Fashion Show | 1 | 1 | Experience | 150 |
Experience | Hair Salon | Debate | 1 | 1 | Experience | 151 |
Pest | Oil Rig | Embargo | 3 | 50 | Half a target’s happiness | 152 |
Pest | Software Company | Proxy Hacking | 3 | 25 | Cancel a target’s virus programming | 153 |
Pest | Cyber Café | Proxy Hacking | 5 | 25 | Cancel a target’s virus programming | 154 |
Hunting | Meat Warehouse | Huntsman | 7 | 0 | 25% hunting skill gain | 155 |
Hunting | Zoo | Animal Instinct | 3 | 0 | 25% hunting reward | 156 |
Hunting | Farm | Animal Instinct | 3 | 0 | 25% hunting reward | 157 |
Ammo | Gun Shop | Bandoleer | 7 | 0 | 1 extra clip for guns during combat | 158 |
Ammo | Gun Shop | Surplus | 3 | 25 | 100 random special ammunition | 159 |
Ammo | Firework | Inferno | 10 | 25 | 50 random incendiary ammunition | 160 |
Ammo | Gun Shop | Sales Discount | 1 | 0 | 20% discount on standard ammo cost | 161 |
Racing | Mechanic Shop | Driver | 10 | 0 | 50% driving skill gain | 162 |
Racing | Mechanic Shop | Refurbish | 7 | 0 | Lose no car parts after crashing | 163 |
Racing | Gas Station | Machinist | 1 | 5 | Racing point | 164 |
Racing | Car Dealership | Test Drive | 1 | 5 | Racing point | 165 |
Racing | Mechanic Shop | Machinist | 1 | 5 | Racing point | 166 |
Racing | Gas Station | Discount Parts | 3 | 0 | 75% cost discount on car parts | 167 |
Racing | Car Dealership | Discount parts | 3 | 0 | 75% cost discount on car parts | 168 |
Racing | Mechanic Shop | Discount Parts | 3 | 0 | 75% cost discount on car parts | 169 |
Virus | Cyber Café | Clone Data | 3 | 25 | Virus | 170 |
Virus | Software Company | Ub3rg33k | 1 | 0 | 50% virus coding time reduction | 171 |
Virus | Cyber Café | Ub3rg33k | 1 | 0 | 50% virus coding time reduction | 172 |
Virus | Game Shop | b3rg33k | 1 | 0 | 50% virus coding time reduction | 173 |
Work Stat | Lingerie Store | Nine to Five | 3 | 10 | 100 endurance | 174 |
Work Stat | Clothing Store | Nine to five | 3 | 10 | 100 endurance | 175 |
The second table is where I took the classified specials (lazy way = I chose which groups I prefer, then ordered within the group) and then rated them, providing a score for each company type. So this is effectively a list of how good the specials are for all companies (based on how I currently rate those specials). The lower my Overall Rating the better..
Company | L4 overall Rating |
Furniture Store | 291 |
Fitness Center | 276 |
Oil Rig | 332 |
Gents Strip Club | 287 |
Ladies Strip Club | 283 |
Pub | 421 |
Game Shop | 178 |
Amusement Park | 238 |
Restaurant | 452 |
Adult Novelties | 350 |
Music Store | 486 |
TV | 226 |
Property Broker | 214 |
Meat Warehouse | 487 |
Grocery Store | 559 |
Clothing Store | 331 |
Cruise Line | 234 |
Theater | 543 |
Candle Shop | 414 |
Hair Salon | 515 |
Flower Shop | 548 |
Firework | 518 |
Farm | 389 |
Software Company | 333 |
Lingerie Store | 510 |
Car Dealership | 519 |
Gas Station | 533 |
Toy Shop | 582 |
Nightclub | 550 |
Zoo | 499 |
Sweet Shop | 602 |
Gun Shop | 493 |
Law Firm | 745 |
Cyber Café | 765 |
Mechanic Shop | 697 |
The way I have always approached which company to own/work in has been looking at my current goals, and joining a company which gets me those goals (ie. Merits) as quick as possible.
- First I was in companies which got me all the educations done quickly
- Then I joined companies which got me all the crimes done
- Currently I am going for stat gains (hence all the gym gain/energy companies came out on top)
- Next I will likely just go for Money
I don’t really value battle related specials, as gym gains and energy both help in that regard. Really my choices are always money, energy/gym or nerve/crimes
There will come a point where your stats are so high that you need Stat Enhancers to go further, at which point Money is the best option. Some like to keep stats secret, some like to reduce muggings and some just stick to anything that makes money without caring about the specials. At the end of the day you have to decide what you do – There are too many possibilities to say “that one is the best”.
Got a special you prefer? Why not tell us why in the comment section!