Mafia Wars Toolbar Updates

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If you have the Mafia Wars Tool Bar installed, you will now get notification popups from the systems tray located in the lower right portion of your screen.

If you use the link provided on the Checklist bookmarklet by Team Spockholm, you can still get the 8 hour bonuses but you won't get the notification. If you haven't installed the Mafia Wars Toolbar, you might as well to get the achievement. You will also get a bonus of three of the current Crates. Nice try but uninstalling and reinstalling doesn't count.  If you're not sure if your account has installed the Mafia Wars Toolbar, go to your Achievements Page and look for the Got Tools achievement. If you have, you will have this achievement.

If you have the toolbar installed and use it for the first time from a different account, that account will get the bonus Crates. To download the Mafia Wars Toolbar, go here and follow the instructions.

The Mafia Wars Toolbar is hosted by a third party called Conduit.  The notification alerts is a feature implemented by them.  Here is a reprint of the Conduit Notifications FAQ Page.


Notifications FAQ

Notifications are instant announcements that appear right on your desktop. When we send out the latest news to our entire community, you can receive it because you installed our Community Toolbar.  The alerts, which appear on your screen near the system tray for a few seconds, keep you updated with our most important info. You can easily choose whether or not to get the alerts. Find out more in the FAQ below.

What are notifications?
Notifications are special messages that are sent to you by because you installed a community toolbar. The notifications usually include important news or special offers, and are sent only to members of the community.


Why am I getting notifications?
You are receiving notifications because you installed the community toolbar. Notifications are special messages that are sent to you by that usually include important news or special offers.

What benefit is there for me in getting notifications?
The notifications have many benefits and no real down side. They notify you of important news and special offers related to the community. They cut down on e-mail overload by appearing straight onto your desktop and then disappearing after a few seconds. And you can control how often to receive them, or whether to receive them at all.


Can I choose how often to get the notifications?
Yes. In the Community Toolbar, click the arrow next to the logo, open Toolbar Options, and click on the Notification Options button. In the window that opens, in the Show Notifications field, choose how often to receive notifications.

Can I choose to stop getting them?
Yes. In the community toolbar, click the arrow next to the logo, open Toolbar Options, and click on the Notification Options button. In the window that opens, clear the check boxes for any notifications you don’t want to receive. You can always select them again, if you change your mind.


If I stop them, can I start getting them again?
Sure! In the Community Toolbar, click the arrow next to the logo, open Toolbar Options, and click on the Notification Options button. In the window that opens, select the notifications you want to receive.

Are these the only kind of notifications I’ll get?
That depends. If you have another Community Toolbar besides that of , then you may receive important notifications from the additional community as well.

Thanks to Edwin van der Veer for the link and Alaa Ba for the notification screen shot.

Article written by Jennifer Patterson, Creator of the MW Loot Lady Blog, The Mafia Wars Loot Lady Facebook Fan Page and Co-Host of The Informant Podcast. All material is protected by copyright law