Early Development of Gags
Gag design and Toontown's battle system had undergone many changes and reworks before release.
Early Gag Prototypes
Toontown Online design document, January 7th, 2000
Several Gag ideas (marked down as "weapons") were introduced, including:
- Pie in face
- Slip on a banana peel
- Tickle with feather
- Eye pokes
- Foot stomps
- Kiss (smackeroo)
- Seltzer bottle
- Squirting flowers
- Tie their shoe laces together
- Pinch cheeks
- Tweak nose
- Noogie
- Raspberries
- Anvil
- Rubber mallet
- Falling safes
Toontown Online Design Document, May 1st, 2000
Expertise Tracks
There are up to nine categories, or tracks, of props for players to learn and master. Each track focuses on a specific set of props. When starting the game each Toon can learn Gags in three basic tracks: Squirting, Sounds, and Dropping. As players advance in the game, more tracks will be available to learn and use in encounters.
Toon Tracks
Each category is listed in order of weakest Gag to strongest
Practical Joke Track
- Joy Buzzer
- Snake Can
- Whoopie Cushion
- Fleas
- Jumping Beans
- Exploding Cigar
- Exploding Present
Toon-up (heal)
- Feather
- Smooch
- Tell Joke
- Canned Laughter
- Happy Dance
- Pixie Dust
- "The One Man Show"
Sounds
- Bike Horn
- Disgusting Noise
- Burp
- Snort
- Rapsberry
- Fart
- Slide whistle (Suit slips and falls at sound)
- Cymbals clang on ears
- Fog Horn
- Violin/jig
Lure/Trap
- Dollar Bill on fishing pole (single)
- Magnet (group)
- Hypnotize (group)
Trap
- Banana (single)
- Trap Door (single)
- TNT (single)
- Marbles (group)
- Hole (group)
- Tracks/Train (group)
Throw
- Cupcake
- Small Pie (Banana Creme)
- Medium Pie (Blueberry)
- Large Pie (Rhubarb)
- Birthday Cake (w/candles)
- Jumbo Pie
Drop
- Iron
- Cannon Ball
- Anvil
- Safe
- Wrecking ball
- Titanic
Squirt
- Flower
- Water balloon
- Seltzer
- Fire Hose
- Personal Storm (with lightning bolt)
Possible Bonus Finds (to be determined)
- Mallet
- Foot stomps
- Frying pan
- Big Cannon
- Bellows
- Circle Head bonk
- Scissors (cut suspenders/pants drop)
Toontown Online Battle System Details (v1), May 25th, 2000
Gags were dubbed as "Toon skills"; There were seven skills each having six levels, with a specific prop associated with each level per skill. Thus, there would be a total of 42 props.
Each prop has:
- PropAccuracy (%)
- PropHP (# of HP)
- Single or group usage designation
Skill Specifications
Early Gag Graphics
Early Toonup Gags
Feather
Bullhorn
Lipstick
Bamboo Cane
Pixie Dust
Baton
Early Trap Gags
Banana
Rake
Marbles
Quicksand
Trapdoor
TNT
Train track
Early Lure Gags
1 Dollar
Small Magnet
5 Dollar
Big Magnet
10 Dollar
Hypno Gogs
Early Sound Gags
Bikehorn
Whistle
Bugle
Aoogah
Elephant
Foghorn
Singer
Early Throw Gags
Cupcake
Fruit Pie Slice
Cream Pie Slice
Fruit Pie
Cream Pie
Cake
Early Squirt Gags
Flower
Water Glass
Water Balloon
Bottle
Firehose
Storm Cloud
Early Drop Gags
Flowerpot
Sandbag
Anvil
Weight
Safe
Piano