Trouble Meter

A trouble meter is a meter that fills in crimes that Jimmy does. If Jimmy breaks a rule, the trouble meter will increase. The trouble meter can be seen next to the map on the left. There are five levels of Trouble, and depending how much serious Jimmy's crime is, it will be set at different levels or the same.

1: Half Yellow Color
If Jimmy's trouble meter is at a half yellow but does not reach full, The Prefects, Staff and Police will yell at him rather than just trying to bust him.

The player can get a half yellow color level by the following:
 * Not wearing the School Uniform (Dress Code)
 * Using his skateboard inside the school excluding Gym and Pool for a brief time (Misconduct)
 * Resisting Apprehension or Arrest (Resisting Apprehension) Resisting Apprehension does not appear on the trouble meter. Resisting from male pedestrians who will try to bust him will not affect this.

2: Full Yellow Color
If Jimmy's trouble meter is at a full yellow color, any prefect, staff or police who see him will try to bust him, However, if grabbed, he can generally escape. Jimmy however, can apologize to them If his trouble level is at a full yellow color or below. Prefects can be apologized if Jimmy passes English 3, The Staff and Police can be apologized after passing English 5 or the final class level. Truancy, Trespassing or Violating Curfew cannot be apologized for.

The player can get a full yellow color level by the following:
 * Skipping or missing class (Truancy)
 * Not being inside the Boys dorm after 11pm (Violating Curfew)
 * Being inside the School at 7pm or Entering the girls bathroom or dorm when Jimmy is not allowed to enter (Trespassing).
 * Attacking boys Jimmy's age (Violence)
 * Sexually Harassing Girls Jimmy's age or women (Harassment)
 * Trash talking to Staff, Police or Prefects or Aiming at students or authorities with his slingshot. (Impudence)
 * Not wearing a Helmet when riding/using a go kart or a mini scooter. (No Helmet)
 * When either a Non Clique or a Nerd Student tries to call for some help when jimmy is threatening them. (Authority Alert)
 * Bullying People (Bullying)
 * Pranking male students his age during Halloween prank. (Using Pranks)
 * Pulling the Fire alarm when there is no fire. (Pulling Alarm)
 * Throwing an egg, apple or shooting with a rocket launcher or sling shot. (Weapon Fired)
 * Writing something on the wall. (Tagging)
 * Breaking stuff (Vandalism)
 * Obstructing Authority (Obstructing Authority)
 * Stealing something that does not belong to him. (Theft)

3: Orange Color
If Jimmy's trouble meter is at whether if its a half or full orange color level, the Police, Staff and Prefects are more aggressive than they were on the Full yellow color level. At this level and above, Jimmy cannot be able to apologize. If he is grabbed he can still escape.

The player can get a Orange color level by the following:
 * Picking a lock and successfully opens and stealing something from a locker. (Lockpicking -> Breaking and Entering)
 * Continuing to resist apprehension, if this is on a full orange color, it turns to half red.
 * Continuing to attack male students including Townies. (Violence)

4: Half Red color
If Jimmy's trouble meter is at a half red color, the Police, Staff and prefects have reached the maximum aggressive and Jimmy will be more wanted. Once a Prefect, Teacher or Police grabs him, he or she will bust him automatically, and he cannot escape apprehension.

The player can get a Half Red color level by the following:
 * Continuing to resist apprehension if Jimmy gets past the orange level.

5: Full Red color
If Jimmy's trouble meter reaches the highest red level, all Police, Prefects, and Staff will all chase him and call up backup if they see him. He cannot escape apprehension and this is the maximum level there is in the game.

The player can get a full red color level by the following:
 * Attacking a Prefect, Police or Teacher (Violence (Authority)
 * Attacking a Girl (Violence (Girls)
 * Attacking a Little Kid (Violence (Little Kids)
 * Sexually Harassing Little Girls (Harassment)