------------------------------------------------ 4. Rep group missions ------------------------------------------------ Rep group missions, though optional, can be used to gain a rep point for that particular group once completed. They take a lot of effort and time to complete, so be patient. I recommend completing an entire mission at one go in-between entire chapters, as they take up a lot of time and during the interim some of your present plot missions might be compromised, like your popularity falling, in which popularity is crucial in some of the actual plot missions. You can also take your time to complete them, finding the things required along the way as you go about finishing the actual missions. However, that takes a much longer while as many a time the things required in a rep group mission need you to actually hunt for them, instead of "being found along the way". To activate a rep group mission, you must gain between 3 to 5 rep points. It took me 3 points to activate the Artsies one and 5 for the Streeties one. Talk to the leader and he or she will give you the mission. Note that to gain the maximum number of rep points, you MUST complete that group's mission. c) Nerdies The Nerdies mission requires a lot of hunting, but it's rather easy and should be completed quickly with the appropriate amount of skill points. The goals of the mission are: - Get best promotion in Dr. Max Stat Miinigame Be sure to have logic 8 and cooking 5 and at least 600 salary to get the highest level of promotion. Something that made this game easier for me is to spot the first two symbols needed on the grid first, as this points out the possible patterns faster. As it gets more difficult, try to spot the first 3 symbols first. Play this every day and the goal shouldn't be much of a problem. - Create a Petrified Wood Chess Piece I had a tough time finding the Petrified Wood, but finally found it at Paradise Island in the early morning (before daybreak). They look like the regular Redwood wood, but is more grey-brown. Get a bench (doesn't matter which I guess, because I could get what I wanted from both the mini and pro benches) from the market and carve a small Petrified wood cube first, then carve again to get a Decorative Chess Piece. A thing to note is that it's pretty rare to carve a chess piece out of that cube, and upon almost 20+ tries did I get it. So either you take a lot of Petrified Wood with you, or you save before each try, and load if you get something else, exit the screen and return and carve again. I used that method, and had tons of other things from totem poles to wooden rowboats. More of luck and patience, really. ----------------------------------------------- Thanks to Cof Syn DM for the following info: Another easy place to find petrified wood, only after you've finished the game though, is to travel back in time to 1870 again and go search the bushes near where you met young Ephram Earl the first time you traveled there (he won't be there this time). Also to Claudia: I found petrify wood, sometimes, in the secret tunnel from jail to dark tree. And to Kira: I found the Petrified wood in the bayou. It is behind a plant. The plant is the little one at the top of screen directly across from the plant that you find the light for the scary cave. ----------------------------------------------- - Sell 15 Giant Bog Frogs to the Deputyy I find these golden frogs most abundant in the bayou. Collect 15 of them every day and take them to the recycler at the jail.