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The Best Free Home Inventory Software for Effortless Organization in 2024
In 2024, managing your personal and household belongings has never been easier with the rise of free home inventory software. These tools help you organize, track, and safeguard your possessions efficiently. Whether you're looking to simplify home management, keep track of warranties, or prepare for insurance claims, using the best free home inventory software ensures that you can manage everything without hassle. This article will explore the top solutions, their features, and how they can assist in effortless organization.
What is Free Home Inventory Software?
Free home inventory software is a digital tool designed to help you catalog your personal possessions, track the value of your items, store receipts, and provide an easy way to update the information. This type of software is particularly useful for insurance purposes, estate planning, or even simple household management.
These apps typically allow users to:
List items with descriptions, photos, and purchase details.
Track warranties and expiration dates.
Generate reports for insurance or estate documentation.
Backup data on cloud services for easy access from any device.
Why Use Free Home Inventory Software for Organization?
Using home inventory software can help you stay organized, save time, and protect your assets. Here are some reasons why you should consider using it in 2024:
Effortless Organization: Quickly catalog items and categorize them by room, type, or other custom filters.
Insurance: Create detailed reports for insurance claims to prove ownership and value.
Peace of Mind: Knowing that your valuables are documented can reduce stress, especially during an emergency or disaster.
Top Free Home Inventory Software for 2024
Below is a list of the best free home inventory software options for 2024, ensuring effortless organization.
1. Sortly
Sortly is a highly rated home inventory app known for its user-friendly design and robust feature set. It allows you to categorize items, add custom fields, and track information like price, quantity, and location.
Key Features:
Cloud backup and data syncing.
QR codes for easy scanning.
Customizable folders and tags.
Easy export of PDF reports for insurance.
2. BluePlum Home Inventory
BluePlum is a free home inventory software that focuses on providing an intuitive interface. It offers a wide range of features to track your belongings and is ideal for personal or business use.
Key Features:
Custom item categories.
Detailed reports.
Warranty and maintenance tracking.
Cloud integration for backup.
3. HomeZada
HomeZada provides a free tier that is excellent for managing home inventories. Its powerful analytics and tracking options make it an ideal choice for homeowners who want to monitor their assets efficiently.
Key Features:
Asset value tracking.
Home maintenance scheduling.
Insurance-related reports.
Cloud storage.
4. Encircle
Encircle is a free home inventory app that’s widely used by individuals and businesses alike. It is simple to use, yet packed with features that make organizing household items effortless.
Key Features:
High-quality photo and video documentation.
PDF and Excel report export.
Offline access.
No ads or intrusive features.
5. Nest Egg
Nest Egg is a free home inventory app for iOS users that helps you manage warranties, receipts, and track the lifespan of your home goods.
Key Features:
Automatic reminders for warranties.
Barcode scanning for fast entry.
Cloud syncing for data security.
Receipt tracking.
How to Choose the Right Home Inventory Software?
Selecting the best free home inventory software comes down to your personal needs. You should consider:
Features: Do you need advanced features like cloud backup, warranty tracking, or multiple user access?
Ease of Use: Opt for software that has an intuitive interface and is easy to navigate.
Platform Compatibility: Ensure the app is available on your preferred devices (iOS, Android, desktop).
Security: Make sure the app provides cloud backup and data encryption for protection.
FAQs about Free Home Inventory Software for Effortless Organization in 2024
Q1: What is the best free home inventory software?The best free home inventory software varies based on user needs, but Sortly, BluePlum Home Inventory, and HomeZada are highly recommended for 2024 due to their feature sets and ease of use.
Q2: Why should I use free home inventory software?It helps organize your assets, track their value, and generate reports for insurance claims. The software also provides peace of mind in case of theft or disasters.
Q3: Can I access my home inventory from multiple devices?Yes, many free home inventory software options like Sortly and HomeZada offer cloud syncing, allowing you to access your data from multiple devices.
Q4: Are there any hidden fees in free home inventory software?Most free home inventory software provides a basic tier with no hidden fees. However, some may offer paid premium plans with additional features like more storage or custom reporting.
Q5: How secure is my data with these apps?Most reputable home inventory apps offer cloud backup and encryption to protect your data. Always check the app’s privacy policy before use.
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Selling your merch and shipping from home with Fourthwall
I've been selling @shiftythrifting Junk Boxes - our curated secondhand mystery boxes - since 2017 using different platforms with different levels of success. I moved to Fourthwall in 2022 and my teeny tiny business has only grown since then! FW is free to use and you get ALL the money from your home sales save for the credit card processing fees. I don't miss the fee structure from our previous hosts, so I thought I'd write up a little guide on how easy it is to get started.
Things you need to start shipping from home:
A scale, and it doesn't need to be an expensive or large one! Even a kitchen scale works for small stuff.
Packaging and packing materials for the product(s) you're selling.
Access to a post office and/or a printer.
Funds set aside for postage. You'll get this money back with your Fourthwall payout when the month rolls over.
(Optional but handy) A ShipStation account.
Make yourself a store if you haven't already. You can sell print on demand, digital stuff, and your own inventory in one place but today we're talking about selling from home, so add a product and pick the middle option.
You can customize everything about your product on this page, from adding size and color variations, the materials used to make it, size charts, inventory, and more. Get an accurate weight of what you're selling in its packaging and add that here. Hit save and you have your first listing. Gonna be selling a variety of products? You can duplicate the listing with the meatball menu! Change the name, photos, and anything else that needs changing and have your second listing up in a couple minutes.
Didi protip: I like to put people's reviews right in the listing. Lots of photos help sell your product, but there's nothing like a positive review from fans!
Fourthwall's Collections feature lets me put my Junk Boxes in their own little section where I can set them to hidden or mark them sold out if I get sick or am on vacation. This lets me easily turn the self-fulfilled part of my store off while folks can still purchase print on demand and digital stuff and sign up for memberships.
Didi protip: If you are in the US, the US postal service will pick up your outgoing packages free of charge on any regular mail day. Just set up a pickup on USPS.com!
When you've made your first sale, you can either make the label yourself or connect directly to ShipStation through Fourthwall's app integration. That's brand new and I love it so far. My labels pop up in ShipStation about 24 hours after a purchase, giving people a little window of time to adjust their order or make changes before I ship it.
At that point, all that's left is handing it off to the postal carrier of your choice! Boom, you're done!
A final note from me, I moved ShopShifty to Fourthwall so I could have one address for ALL my merch instead of splitting it between Patreon, a print-on-demand store, and the Junk Box store. It's proven to be the best choice I've made in years and has saved me a ton of money in marketplace fees, Paypal's cut, and web hosting charges. This has genuinely been the easiest way to sell my merch!
#fourthwall#I wouldn't praise anything like this that I didn't absolutely love#and I love fw#I'm proud our lil shifty made partner#now I help other people set their stores up
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No use crying over spilt milk
Joe x Nicky Secret Agent AU
It’s a milk run, really.
Get in, make the drop and get out again. Something he’s done a million times, even in time sensitive situations.
Joe just has to make sure that Nicky doesn’t try to do the dishes before tomorrow morning. Under the kitchen sink isn’t one of his usual places of concealment, but he doesn’t want to risk Quynh or Nile finding any of his weapons under the sofa bed’s slats or in the guest room. So he’ll move his stuff, pry Nicky away from doing the dishes with kisses and convincing him that it’s okay to leave the pans to soak, just this once. Then he’ll extract everything while Nicky and Nile are on their morning run.
See? Easy.
He’s just nudging the cupboard door open with the toe of his boot, arms full, when there’s a rattling sound from inside the cupboard and the door springs open, the familar sound of weaponry thudding to the floor as a barrage of knives, and a couple of handguns fall out of the cupboard and skid across the floor around him.
Which. Are not his.
What.
What.
Had Andy done an inventory and forgot to tell him? Stacking them haphazardly like this was normally Booker’s sort of thing -
There’s the light, rapid tread of someone running down the hall, of Nicky running down the hall towards the noise and towards trouble just like always and it’s all Joe can do to shout, “I can explain!”
Arms full of his Spare Bedroom Stash, standing on one leg in front of the kitchen sink was not how he figured he’d tell his husband he was a spy but to be honest he’d sort of not thought about it and just hoped for the best.
Christ, Booker’s really rubbing off on him.
“I can explain!” Nicky repeats, repeats – What the actual fuck - as he rounds the corner, hands raised.
“Uh – I” Nicky’s eyes dart from the mess on the floor to Joe’s weapon laid arms and back again. His face cycles through expressions too fast for even Joe to read them, but there’s flashes of panic, confusion and worry there. Everything Joe’s feeling right now, basically.
Whatthefuckwhatthefuckwhatthe
“What the fuck do you mean you can explain?!”
Nicky can’t even slice an onion without supervision, he forgot to take the knife guard off when they visited Booker’s family for dinner two weeks ago, Joe remembers hysterically, what the fuck is he doing with all this.
Nicky takes a deep, calming breath that comes out vaguely shuddery, his shoulders still somewhere about his ears, gaze resolutely fixed on Joe’s face. “Yusuf.” Oh fuck, not good. Can be very good in the will you spend the rest of eternity with me or the I’m going to pretend I am not going to let you talk me into spending all day in bed again way. But this is more of the Quynh’s ship went down. Andy’s stitches that Nicky thinks is from an appendectomy have re-opened sort of way. “Yusuf, habibi, would you sit down? Please?”
Joe puts the weaponry on the kitchen table, thinking about what a mad tableau this makes, the two of them sitting at the kitchen table, a pile of weaponry between them. Nicky quietly takes the opposing chair, sighing to himself when Joe doesn’t sit. Joe notices absently that Nicky takes the chair that is between Joe and the door, but angles it slightly so that he can see it too, the way he always does, even here, even at home.
“I suppose I should start with the fact that – um, well, I’m not an translator”
Joe blinks because of course Nicky is a translator. He forever sits at this very table, earphones jammed over his ears, listening quietly. He starts ordering his coffee in one language and finishes it in another. He corrects the poor subtitles on Netflix, with a quiet mutter of ‘that’s not what they’re saying’, eyes flitting over the actors’ mouths as his brow furrows. There are notebooks and notebooks filled with his transcriptions. But, but all Nicky’s work comes from his laptop – the work laptop he has to use an app to open, not from his notebooks and – oh, oh God
His eyes catch at Nicky’s own, those beautiful oceanic eyes, all big and pleading and Joe’s brain starts back on its track of whatthefuckwhatthefuck, the grip of his Beretta digging painfully into the meat of his palm. Nicky’s still talking.
“Joe? Tesoro, I really wish you would sit down. I –“ his Adam’s apple bobs, “di immortals is not an translation firm, it’s a front for my team, Quynh’s team and the whole me not being able to cook thing is a lie, a painful one but I'm too good with it and you'd have known and – I don’t own throwing stars” Nicky stops, mouth open, eyes trained on Joe’s hands.
Joe becomes painfully aware of the crick developing where his little finger is hooked though said throwing stars that Andy had got him for the Sao Paulo job years ago, just because he’d said there were cool and he’d wanted to learn. Because Andy’s the best.
“Of course not – these are mine!” It comes out somewhere between indignant, proud and enthused.
Well. Fuck.
This was not how he’d pictured this going at all.
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"As Light Rain Falls Without Reason" Version 4.0 Update Details
Dear Travelers,
Below are the details of the Version 4.0 update "As Light Rain Falls Without Reason" and the update compensation.
〓Compensation Details〓
Maintenance Compensation: Primogems ×300 (60 Primogems per hour the servers are down)
Issue Fix Compensation: Primogems ×300 (please refer to the relevant compensation mail for more details)
〓Scope of Compensation〓
Maintenance Compensation: Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above by 2023/08/16 06:00 (UTC+8).
Compensation must be claimed before the end of Version 4.0.
Issue Fix Compensation: Travelers who reach Adventure Rank 5 or above by 2023/08/16 06:00 (UTC+8).
Please log in and claim your compensation before 2023/08/19 06:00 (UTC+8).
Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don't forget to claim the attached compensation in time.
〓Update Schedule〓
Update maintenance begins 2023/08/16 06:00 (UTC+8) and is estimated to take 5 hours.
〓How to Update Game Client〓
PC: Close the game, open the Genshin Impact Launcher, and click Update.
iOS: Open the App Store and tap Update.
Android: Open the game and follow the directions on-screen.
PS5™ and PS4™: Highlight Genshin Impact from the Home Screen, press the OPTIONS button and select "Check for Update."
Please do not hesitate to contact Customer Service if you encounter any issues installing the new version. We will do our very best to resolve the issue.
〓Update Details〓
I. New Area
New Area - Fontaine
A story that has never been heard, a legend that has been forgotten, like a lost kingdom sunken beneath the waves, yearning for a bard to sing its drowned songs. Following the direction of pure currents, crossing wilderness, the depths of the forests and vastness of the sea of sand, arriving at the origin of all the waters of the continent.
At the top of the waterfall, in the depths of the capital atop the terrestrial sea, the curtain softly rises on the start of the adventure's next chapter.
In Version 4.0, the following areas in Fontaine will become available: Court of Fontaine Region, Beryl Region, and Belleau Region.
※ Completing the Archon Quest Prologue: Act III "Song of the Dragon and Freedom" will automatically unlock a Teleport Waypoint in the Realm of Farakhkert in Sumeru (If you have already completed this Archon Quest, the Teleport Waypoint will be unlocked after the update). Travelers can use this Teleport Waypoint to head over to Fontaine. You'll also receive the Primogem reward for this Teleport Waypoint when it unlocks automatically.
▌New Fontaine Mechanic
Fontaine's Blessing
A mysterious power that flows out from a statue to imbue you with the blessing of the Transoceanic Sourcewater.
Your progress will remain unhindered so long as you are moving through the lakes of Fontaine.
※ Currently, some gadgets equipped by characters cannot be used underwater. There is also an issue whereby after characters enter the underwater areas, the icons of the gadgets will not be displayed, which further prevents Travelers from switching to other gadgets through Quickswap. If you need to switch between gadgets, you can do it in the Inventory for now, or Quickswap to the gadgets usable underwater before you dive. This issue will be fixed in future versions.
▌New System in Fontaine
Fountain of Lucine
You can throw the Hydro Sigils you obtain across Fontaine into the Fountain of Lucine outside the Opera Epiclese to raise its level and obtain valuable rewards.
Satisfy any one of the criteria below to unlock the Fountain of Lucine:
• Reach the vicinity of the Fountain of Lucine
• Complete Archon Quest Chapter IV: Act I "Prelude of Blancheur and Noirceur"
Fontaine Reputation System
◇ Fontaine Reputation Unlock Criteria:
• Complete Archon Quest Chapter IV: Act II "As Light Rain Falls Without Reason"
• Complete the quest "Steambird Interview"
By interacting with certain NPCs in Fontaine, you will be able to accept requests to complete and increase your Reputation. As your Reputation Level increases, you will unlock various Reputation Rewards!
Expeditions, Daily Commissions, and other new content will also be added in Fontaine.
◇ Fontaine Daily Commissions Unlock Criteria:
• Complete Archon Quest Chapter IV: Act II "As Light Rain Falls Without Reason"
• Complete World Quest "Another Horizon of Adventure"
Adds the Fontaine Fishing Association, where Travelers can exchange for new items here.
In addition, there will be new Fishing Points and "Radiant Spincrystals" in Fontaine.
II. New Characters
"Spectacle of Phantasmagoria" Lyney (Pyro) (5-Star)
◇ Vision: Pyro
◇ Weapon: Bow
◇ A famed Fontainian magician who possesses great stage presence as well as gift of the gab. Audiences are enthralled by his exquisite skills, and they hang on to his every clever word.
◆ Lyney can enter a special Charge Level 2 when he aims his shot, which, upon hitting a target, can summon a Grin-Malkin Hat that taunts nearby opponents. If Lyney's HP is above a certain level, his Charge Level 2 will consume some of his HP, and add one stack of Prop Surplus. When the Grin-Malkin Hat is destroyed, it can fire off a Pyrotechnic Strike at a nearby opponent, dealing Pyro DMG.
◆ Elemental Skill "Bewildering Lights"
◆ Clear all current Prop Surplus stacks, deal AoE Pyro DMG, and cause the Grin-Malkin Hat created by Lyney to explode, dealing AoE Pyro DMG. The DMG will be increased according to the stacks cleared, and this will also regenerate Lyney's HP.
◆ Elemental Burst "Wondrous Trick: Miracle Parade"
◆ Lyney turns himself into a Grin-Malkin Cat that can move around quickly, dealing Pyro DMG to opponents along the path. When the Grin-Malkin Cat's duration ends or is actively canceled, Lyney will ignite fireworks, deal AoE Pyro DMG, summon a Grin-Malkin Hat, and grant himself one Prop Surplus stack.
"Elegance in the Shadows" Lynette (Anemo) (4-Star)
◇ Vision: Anemo
◇ Weapon: Sword
◇ A magic assistant of few words, her emotions are as inscrutable as any cat's.
Elemental Skill "Enigmatic Feint"
◆ Lynette flicks her mantle and executes an Enigma Thrust, dealing Anemo DMG. When Holding this skill, Lynette will enter a high-speed Pilfering Shadow state and apply Shadowsign to a nearby opponent. When this high-speed state ends, Lynette will approach the opponent with Shadowsign applied and deal Anemo DMG.
◆ Elemental Burst "Magic Trick: Astonishing Shift"
◆ Deals AoE Anemo DMG and makes a giant Bogglecat Box appear. The Bogglecat Box taunts nearby opponents and deals Anemo DMG to nearby opponents as well. When it comes into contact with Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro, it will gain the corresponding element and additionally fire Vivid Shots that will deal DMG from that element at intervals.
"Yearning for Unseen Depths" Freminet (Cryo) (4-Star)
◇ Vision: Cryo
◇ Weapon: Claymore
◇ A reserved young man who is well-versed in diving. Beneath his distant, icy demeanor lies a pure heart bereft of all flaws.
◆ Elemental Skill "Pressurized Floe"
◆ Causes Freminet to enter Pers Timer state. While Pers Timer is active, when Freminet uses Normal Attacks, he will also unleash waves of frost that deal Cryo DMG and increase Pers's Pressure Level. When Freminet uses his Elemental Skill again, he will execute different sorts of attacks that deals Cryo DMG and Physical DMG of different strengths based on the Pressure Level of Pers.
◆ Elemental Burst "Shadowhunter's Ambush"
◆ Deals AoE Cryo DMG, resets the CD of Pressurized Floe, and enters the Subnautical Hunter mode. In the Subnautical Hunter mode, Pressurized Floe will receive a CD decrease and Freminet's resistance to interruption will increase. Additionally, in this mode, the frost DMG of Freminet's Normal Attacks will be increased.
Traveler (Hydro) (5-Star)
◇ Interact with a Statue of The Seven - Hydro to resonate with the Hydro element, and use a new Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst.
◆ Elemental Skill "Aquacrest Saber"
◆ Unleashes a torrent that can cleanse the world. Pressing the skill sends a Torrent Surge forward that will deal Hydro DMG to opponents it comes into contact with. Hold this skill to enter Aiming Mode and constantly fire off Dewdrops in the direction in which you are aiming, dealing Hydro DMG to opponents they hit.
◆ Elemental Burst "Rising Waters"
◆ Unleashes a slow-moving floating bubble that deals continuous Hydro DMG to nearby opponents.
III. New Domains
Domain of Forgery: Echoes of the Deep Tides
◇ Legend speaks of a time in the distant past, when the Sovereign of the Waters had not yet returned from confinement, there was another God King who dreamed of building a prosperous empire out of harmonious music atop the waves. But the great ambition of building a utopia failed to come to fruition, and the arrogance of humanity sunk into their depths along with their pride. The golden melodies long silent, only the cold music of the tides still echoes upon the remains of their grand altars.
◇ Unlock Criteria (satisfy any one of the criteria below to unlock):
• Reach Adventure Rank 16 or above
• Complete Archon Quest Prologue: Act II "For a Tomorrow Without Tears"
◆ Challenge the Domain to obtain Weapon Ascension Materials.
Domain of Mastery: Pale Forgotten Glory
◇ In the past, the great white armada that traversed the seas was Fontaine's supreme pride and glory, for the Mistress of Rivers and Oceans blessed her people with the authority and wish to conquer all the waters of the world. However, this lofty ambition was insufficient to overcome the laws of fate. To this day, on the brass masts are inscribed the words: "I have conquered the waves of the four seas."
◇ Unlock Criteria (satisfy any one of the criteria below to unlock):
• Reach Adventure Rank 27 or above
Complete Archon Quest Chapter I: Act I "Of the Land Amidst Monoliths"
◆ Challenge the Domain to obtain Character Talent Materials.
Domain of Blessing: Denouement of Sin
◇ Legends say that the first Lochknight concealed themselves in the remote wilderness with the Lochfolk, intending to use self-exile and rigorous training in an attempt to repay a sin fated to be beyond redemption. Now the land has long returned to deathly silence, with the long, chill winds still blowing through the deserted valley.
◇ Unlock Criteria (satisfy any one of the criteria below to unlock):
• Reach Adventure Rank 22 or above
• Complete the Archon Quest "Prologue: Act III - Song of the Dragon and Freedom"
◆ Challenge the Domain to obtain artifacts in the "Marechaussee Hunter" and "Golden Troupe" sets.
IV. New Equipment
1. New Weapons (Examples based on Refinement Rank 1)
The First Great Magic (5-Star Bow)
DMG dealt by Charged Attacks increased by 16%. For every party member with the same Elemental Type as the wielder (including the wielder themselves), gain 1 Gimmick stack. For every party member with a different Elemental Type from the wielder, gain 1 Theatrics stack. When the wielder has 1/2/3 or more Gimmick stacks, ATK will be increased by 16%/32%/48%. When the wielder has 1/2/3 or more Theatrics stacks, Movement SPD will be increased by 4%/7%/10%.
◆ During the event wish "Epitome Invocation," the event-exclusive 5-star weapon The First Great Magic (Bow) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!
Fleuve Cendre Ferryman (4-Star Sword)
Increases Elemental Skill CRIT Rate by 8%. Additionally, increases Energy Recharge by 16% for 5s after using an Elemental Skill.
◆ You can exchange for Fleuve Cendre Ferryman (Sword) and its Refinement Material at the Fontaine Fishing Association.
▌Forgeable Weapons
Finale of the Deep (4-Star Sword)
When using an Elemental Skill, ATK will be increased by 12% for 15s, and a Bond of Life worth 25% of Max HP will be granted. This effect can be triggered once every 10s. When the Bond of Life is cleared, a maximum of 150 ATK will be gained based on 2.4% of the total amount of the Life Bond cleared, lasting for 15s.
※ Bond of Life: Absorbs healing for the character based on its base value, and clears after healing equal to this value is obtained.
Tidal Shadow (4-Star Claymore)
After the wielder is healed, ATK will be increased by 24% for 8s. This can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.
Rightful Reward (4-Star Polearm)
When the wielder is healed, restore 8 Energy. This effect can be triggered once every 10s, and can occur even when the character is not on the field.
Flowing Purity (4-Star Catalyst)
When using an Elemental Skill, All Elemental DMG Bonus will be increased by 8% for 15s, and a Bond of Life worth 24% of Max HP will be granted. This effect can be triggered once every 10s. When the Bond of Life is cleared, every 1,000 HP cleared in the process will provide 2% All Elemental DMG Bonus, up to a maximum of 12%. This effect lasts 15s.
※ Bond of Life: Absorbs healing for the character based on its base value, and clears after healing equal to this value is obtained.
Song of Stillness (4-Star Bow)
After the wielder is healed, they will deal 16% more DMG for 8s. This can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.
◆ You can exchange for Weapon Forging Blueprints from Estelle in the Court of Fontaine by consuming certain amounts and types of materials.
▌Battle Pass Weapons
Wolf-Fang (4-Star Sword)
DMG dealt by Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst will be increased by 16%. When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, its CRIT Rate will be increased by 2%. When an Elemental Burst hits an opponent, its CRIT Rate will be increased by 2%. Both of these effects last 10s separately, have 4 max stacks, and can be triggered once every 0.1s.
Talking Stick (4-Star Claymore)
ATK will be increased by 16% for 15s after being affected by Pyro. This effect can be triggered once every 12s. All Elemental DMG Bonus will be increased by 12% for 15s after being affected by Hydro, Cryo, Electro, or Dendro. This effect can be triggered once every 12s.
Ballad of the Fjords (4-Star Polearm)
When there are at least 3 different Elemental Types in your party, Elemental Mastery will be increased by 120.
Sacrificial Jade (4-Star Catalyst)
When not on the field for more than 5s, Max HP will be increased by 32% and Elemental Mastery will be increased by 40. These effects will be canceled after the wielder has been on the field for 10s.
Scion of the Blazing Sun (4-Star Bow)
After a Charged Attack hits an opponent, a Sunfire Arrow will descend upon the opponent hit, dealing 60% ATK as DMG, and applying the Heartsearer effect to the opponent damaged by said Arrow for 10s. Opponents affected by Heartsearer take 28% more Charged Attack DMG from the wielder. A Sunfire Arrow can be triggered once every 10s.
◆ The abovementioned Battle Pass weapons will be included in the BP Bounty in Version 4.0. Weapons in the current BP Bounty — The Black Sword (Sword), Serpent Spine (Claymore), Deathmatch (Polearm), Solar Pearl (Catalyst), and The Viridescent Hunt (Bow) — will still be available in the BP Bounty after the Version 4.0 update.
2. New Artifacts
Marechaussee Hunter (4-Star and 5-Star)
◇ 2-Piece Set: Normal and Charged Attack DMG +15%.
◇ 4-Piece Set: When current HP increases or decreases, CRIT Rate will be increased by 12% for 5s. Max 3 stacks.
Golden Troupe (4-Star and 5-Star)
◇ 2-Piece Set: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 20%.
◇ 4-Piece Set: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 25%. Additionally, when not on the field, Elemental Skill DMG will be further increased by 25%. This effect will be cleared 2s after taking the field.
V. New Main Story
1. New Archon Quest
Archon Quest Chapter IV: Act I "Prelude of Blancheur and Noirceur"
◆ Quest Unlock Criteria:
• Reach Adventure Rank 40 or above
• Complete Archon Quest Chapter III: Act VI "Caribert"
Archon Quest Chapter IV: Act II "As Light Rain Falls Without Reason"
◆ Quest Unlock Criteria:
• Reach Adventure Rank 40 or above
• Complete Archon Quest Chapter IV: Act I "Prelude of Blancheur and Noirceur"
◇ After the Version 4.0 update, Archon Quest Chapter IV: Act I "Prelude of Blancheur and Noirceur" and Archon Quest Chapter IV: Act II "As Light Rain Falls Without Reason" will be permanently available
2. New Story Quest
Lyney's Story Quest - Felis Fuscus Chapter: Act I "The Forgotten Thief"
Permanently available after the Version 4.0 update
◆ Quest Unlock Criteria:
• Reach Adventure Rank 40 or above
• Complete Archon Quest Chapter IV: Act II "As Light Rain Falls Without Reason"
3. New World Quests
◆ New World Quests: "Ann of the Narzissenkreuz" Quest Chain, "Ancient Colors" Quest Chain, "Aqueous Tidemarks," "Book of Esoteric Revelations," "Hey, This Isn't Pumpkin Soup...," "Another Horizon of Adventure," "Danger Lurks Everywhere in Fontaine," "In Expert Company? (I)," "In Expert Company? (II)," "A Certain Notice," "A Certain Trifle," "A Certain Stamp," "The Fountain Flows Again," etc.
VI. New Enemies
Icewind Suite
◇ A gift from the Fontaine Research Institute, it is composed of two pieces, Dirge of Coppelia and Nemesis of Coppelius.
At the climax of the performance, Coppelia will halt at the center of the dance floor and expose her spare clockwork component charged with ousia or pneuma, thereby drastically increasing the efficiency of her exertions. During this phase, extinguishing this energy by attacking with the opposing source will overload her, thus progressing the performance.
Located in the Court of Fontaine Region
Emperor of Fire and Iron
◇ An Armored Crablord that has survived for countless eons and surpassed almost all other Fontemer Aberrants.
The twin molten horns located high up on its body are Pyro-aligned organs that can unleash more vicious elemental attacks and grant it even stronger defensive capabilities. When the Armored Crablord unleashes certain attacks, its twin molten horns are closer to the ground. This provides for a great opportunity to use Elemental Reactions to remove the Pyro element within.
Located in the Belleau Region
Shatterstone Breacher Primus, Large Shatterstone Breacher Primus, Overgrown Breacher Primus, and Large Overgrown Breacher Primus
◇ Strange life forms that share nothing in common with any other land-dwelling creature.
In battle, they will enter a stressed state and unleash fierce attacks while under the protection of a Geo or Dendro shield. If the shield is broken during this period, it will cause the life forms to fall into a paralyzed state. Aside from the usual methods of using Elemental Reactions, attacks imbued with ousia and pneuma can also efficiently pierce the defenses of the Breacher Primuses.
Recon Log Mek, Arithmetic Enhancer Mek, Underwater Survey Mek, Underwater Patrol Mek, Geological Survey Mek, Nimble Harvester Mek, Area Alert Mek, Assault Specialist Mek, Suppression Specialist Mek, Annihilation Specialist Mek, Construction Specialist Mek.
◇ Machines created from the union between Fontaine's intricate device and special energy technologies.
Based on whether they are exhibiting ousia or pneuma energy signatures, they will operate differently in battle. When these energies are extinguished upon being attacked by its opposing energy source, it will induce an Overloaded state and cause them to lose energy, weakening their combat capabilities.
Blubberbeast, Hunter's Ray, Armored Crab, Hat Jellyfish, Bubbly Seahorse, Ball Octopus, Angelic Sea Hare, Sternshield Crab, Bubbler Seahorse, Cherubic Sea Hare
◇ Aquatic life forms that have embarked on a unique evolutionary track due to Fontaine's environmental factors.
Some of them are more aggressive and can unleash fiercer elemental attacks and possess even stronger defensive capabilities. If you use Elemental Reactions to remove their Elemental Shields, things should be easier to handle.
Tainted Water-Splitting Phantasm, Tainted Water-Spouting Phantasm
◇ Today, with the Oceanids extirpated from Fontaine, strange elemental life forms have appeared in the waters.
Enter stress state in combat and retaliate violently.
VII. Other Update Details
New Recipes:
○ Hotel Debord, Fontaine: Duck Confit, Cream of Mushroom Soup, Fontaine Aspic, Lasagna, Poisson Seafood Soup, and Fontainian Foie Gras.
○ Louis (NPC): Garlic Baguette, Fontainian Onion Soup, Fish and Chips, and Pate de Fruit.
○ Arouet (NPC): Ile flottante and Conch Madeleine.
○ World Quest Rewards: Tasses Ragout and Poissonchant Pie.
○ Fontaine Reputation System Reward: Steak Tartare, Fruity Trio, and Vessie Chicken.
○ Event Rewards: Fruity Smoothie and Fruity Duet.
New Character Specialty Dishes:
○ Lyney's specialty: Cubic Tricks
○ Lynette's specialty: A Leisurely Sip
○ Freminet's specialty: Seabird's Sojourn
New Achievement categories such as "Mortal Travails: Series IV," "Meetings in Outrealm: Series IV," "Fontaine: Dance of the Dew-White Springs (I)," and new Achievements added to the "Wonders of the World" category.
Adds some prompts for loading screens.
New Namecards:
"Lyney: Pretense": Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Lyney
"Lynette: Earnestness": Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Lynette
"Freminet: Progress": Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Freminet
"Fontaine: Judgment": Reward for completing all achievements under "Fontaine: Dance of the Dew-White Springs (I)"
"Achievement: Orbits": Reward for completing all achievements under "Meetings in Outrealm: Series IV"
"Achievement: Mariner": Reward for completing all achievements under "Mortal Travails: Series IV"
"Fontaine: Wondrous Machine": Reward for reaching Reputation Lv. 4 (Fontaine)
"Fontaine: Big News": Reward for reaching Reputation Lv. 8 (Fontaine)
"Travel Notes: Primordial Waters": Reward obtained via the BP system
New Fontaine Reputation Reward Gadgets: Hydroculus Resonance Stone, Hydro Treasure Compass, Wind-Powered Wind Generator, and Crystalfly Trap.
Wind-Powered Wind Generator: Creates a temporary Wind Current in flight.
Crystalfly Trap: Consume a certain amount of Forging Ore to deploy. It will automatically capture Crystalflies when deployed in the open world. You can collect Crystal Core from it 7 days after deployment.
Adds some of the Harvestable seeds from Fontaine to the Seed Dispensary.
Inventory - Destroy Interface: 4-Star Artifacts can now be auto-added.
Increases Inventory limit for Artifacts from 1,500 to 1,800.
Adds Fontaine-related text into Midlander Billet origin descriptions.
Another 8 sets of Artifacts are available to exchange in the Mystic Offering system: Artifact Strongbox: Tenacity of the Millelith, Artifact Strongbox: Pale Flame, Artifact Strongbox: Shimenawa's Reminiscence, Artifact Strongbox: Emblem of Severed Fate, Artifact Strongbox: Husk of Opulent Dreams, Artifact Strongbox: Ocean-Hued Clam, Artifact Strongbox: Vermillion Hereafter, and Artifact Strongbox: Echoes of an Offering.
New Animals: Snow-Winged Goose, Darkwing Goose, Flatcrest Fulmar, Violetgold Angler Gull, Slate Umbrellafinch, Burgundy Umbrellafinch, Magenta Fantail Pigeon, Viridian Fantail Pigeon, Redcrown Finch, Bluecrown Finch, Chestnut Hunting Hound, Glittergray Hunting Hound, Amber Hunting Hound, Hydro Crystalfly, Leisurely Otter, Lady Poodle, Guard Poodle, and Gentleman Poodle.
New Fish: Streaming Axe Marlin, Rippling Heartfeather Bass, Blazing Heartfeather Bass, Maintenance Mek: Initial Configuration, Maintenance Mek: Water Body Cleaner, Maintenance Mek: Situation Controller, Maintenance Mek: Platinum Collection.
The Maintenance Mek can be converted to specific kinds of Character and Weapon Enhancement Materials at the Crafting Bench.
Adds Set 25 of "Paimon's Paintings" chat emojis.
New Function: Multi-Layered Map in the map interface.
New functions in the Party Setup Screen:
(1) Characters' entrance and idle animations
(2) In Settings > Other, you may decide whether "the background of the Party Setup Screen will change based on your current region." If this option is enabled, the Party Setup Screen will change based on your current region.
Gyroscope is now supported on the platforms below:
PC:DualSense™ Wireless Controller, DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller
PS4™:DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller
PS5™:DualSense™ Wireless Controller, DualSense Edge™ Wireless Controller
※ Travelers can find the Gyroscope settings in Settings > Controls while using a Controller to play.
Adds Global Illumination on PlayStation® and will automatically be in effect after the Version update.
Adds Global Illumination on PC devices with a Discrete Graphics Card with a VRAM of 4 GB or more. Travelers may enable it via Settings > Graphics.
It is recommended for Travelers on PC devices to enable this option when your PC specifications are above the minimum specifications below:
● Minimum Specifications for Global Illumination:
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: 9th Generation Intel® Core i5™-9400F or equivalent
Discrete Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 1050 Ti or equivalent
VRAM: 4 GB or more
RAM: 16 GB or more
"Genius Invokation TCG" Gameplay Update:
New Character Cards: Qiqi, Lisa, and Albedo, and their corresponding Talent cards
New invitation duels and guest challenges added to the Player List.
New Action Cards: King's Squire, Golden House, Setaria, Where Is the Unseen Razor?, Joyous Celebration.
Adds the "Observe Duel" function:
(1) When a friend is in a Genius Invokation TCG duel in Single-Player Mode, you can see this on the Friends interface and observe their game in progress (if this friend is in Co-Op mode, you must first enter their world).
(2) In Co-Op Mode, if your teammate is in a Genius Invokation TCG duel, you can see this on the Co-Op mode interface and observe their game in progress.
(3) In Co-Op Mode, if two of your teammates are in a Genius Invokation Duel through team invitation, you can observe the duel in progress and see both parties' cards and Elemental Dice.
(4) You can respectively allow your friends or teammates in Co-Op Mode to observe your duels or forbid them to do so via Settings in the Genius Invokation TCG duels.
(5) When you are in a Genius Invokation TCG duel, you can select specific observers and remove them from the observers list.
Spiral Abyss
The "Nymph's Dream" and "Vourukasha's Glow" Artifact set rewards in "Domain Reliquary: Tier I," and "Domain Reliquary: Tier II" for Spiral Abyss Floors 9–12 will be replaced with the "Marechaussee Hunter" and the "Golden Troupe" sets.
Floor 9 Ley Line Disorder changed to:
• After a character triggers a Vaporize reaction, the Vaporize reaction DMG for that character is increased by 50% for 5s.
Floor 10 Ley Line Disorder changed to:
• Character deals 50% increased DMG to opponents affected by Hydro.
Floor 11 Ley Line Disorders changed to:
• All characters in the party gain a 60% Pyro DMG Bonus.
• All characters in the party gain a 60% Hydro DMG Bonus.
Updated the monster lineup on Floors 9 – 12 of the Spiral Abyss.
Starting from the first time that the Lunar Phase refreshes after updating to Version 4.0, the two Lunar Phases will be as follows:
Phase I:
Keen Moon
When a character recovers HP, that character gains 10% increased ATK for 10s. Max 3 stacks. Each stack will be counted independently. When a character loses HP, that character gains 40 Elemental Mastery for 10s. Max 3 stacks. Each stack will be counted independently. The effects from recovering and losing HP are independent from each other, and stacks are counted independently.
Phase II:
Gyrating Moon
When a character recovers or loses HP, that character gains 40% increased All Elemental and Physical DMG Bonus for 3s.
※ The above Spiral Abyss update will take effect from September 1 at 04:00 (Server Time).
〓Adjustments & Optimizations〓
● System
Adds the function to view artworks of "Enemies of Note" in Archive > Living Beings > Enemies and Monsters.
Adjusts the mission objectives of the different phases of the "Stellar Reunion" event and reduces the difficulty of missions. The total score obtainable during the event remains unchanged (this adjustment applies to Travelers who activate "Stellar Reunion" after the Version 4.0 update).
Optimizes selection logic in the Artifacts and Weapons interface: after selecting an Artifact or Weapon to view or enhance, when returning to the previous interface, the Artifact or Weapon you initially viewed or enhanced will automatically be selected.
Adjusts the number of Teleport Waypoints required to unlock the achievement "Descending Into the Depths of Desolation." The original total number of Teleport Waypoints required to be unlocked is 16, and is now adjusted to 18 (if the achievement has been completed, the completion status of the achievement remains unchanged).
● Genius Invokation TCG
Adjusts the reward rules and reward display for Genius Invokation TCG: Heated Battle Mode. For each of the first 3 games you complete, you can receive 1,000 Lucky Coins (a maximum of 3,000 Lucky Coins can be obtained ).
● Audio
Optimizes certain interface sound effects in "Genius Invokation TCG" matches.
Optimizes the Korean and English voice lines for some quests.
Optimizes the character sprinting sound effects.
Optimizes certain interface sound effects when using the controller.
●Other
Optimizes the display accuracy of the Wind Glider on mobile devices.
〓Genius Invokation TCG Balance Adjustment〓
Adjusts the cost of Elemental Dice required for Support Card "Jade Chamber": the Elemental Dice cost required will be adjusted from 1 to 0.
Adjusts the cost of Elemental Dice required for Equipment Cards "Broken Rime's Echo," "Wine-Stained Tricorne," "Witch's Scorching Hat," "Thunder Summoner's Crown," "Viridescent Venerer's Diadem," "Mask of Solitude Basalt," "Laurel Coronet," "Capricious Visage," and "Thundering Poise": the Elemental Dice cost required will be adjusted from 2 Dice of the same element to 2 Dice of any element.
Adjusts the cost of Elemental Dice required for Equipment Cards "Blizzard Strayer," "Heart of Depth," "Crimson Witch of Flames," "Thundering Fury," "Viridescent Venerer," "Archaic Petra," and "Deepwood Memories": the Elemental Dice cost required will be adjusted from 3 Dice of any element to 2 Dice of the same element.
Adjusts the cost of Elemental Dice required for Equipment Cards "Vermillion Hereafter" and "Shimenawa's Reminiscence": the Elemental Dice cost required will be adjusted from 3 Dice of the same element to 3 Dice of any element.
Adjusts the cost of Elemental Dice required for Equipment Card "Ornate Kabuto": the Elemental Dice cost required will be adjusted from 2 Dice of any element to 1 Elemental Dice.
Adjusts the cost of Elemental Dice required for Equipment Card "Emblem of Severed Fate": the Elemental Dice cost required will be adjusted from 3 Dice of any element to 2 Dice of the same element.
Adjusts the effect of the Event Card "Thunder and Eternity": this Event Card can now convert all of your Elemental Dice into the Omni Element.
Adjusts the effect of the Event Card "I Haven't Lost Yet!": this Event Card can only be used once per Round.
〓Version Update Known Issue〓
There is an issue in Genius Invokation TCG whereby when you have 0 Elemental Dice before the Action Phase begins, you would still be able to abnormally play the Event Card "Covenant of Rock" due to the Omni Element generated by the Equipment Card "Gambler's Earrings" after the Action Phase begins. (Under normal conditions, "Covenant of Rock" will not be playable as you have more than 0 Elemental Dice at this time.) This issue is scheduled to be fixed in Version 4.1.
There is an issue whereby some enemies in the water and some characters in swimming mode are unable to take DMG from Electro-Charged Reactions in certain water bodies. This issue is scheduled to be fixed in Version 4.1.
〓Bug Fixes〓
● Quests
Fixes an issue with the Story Quest "Where Lies the Path Home" whereby Nahida's location was abnormal.
Fixes an issue whereby there was the possibility of encountering repeated options or objectives when carrying out the Commission Quests "The Gourmet Supremos: Foodie Quiz," "Good Sign," or "Akademiya Q&A."
Fixes an issue with the World Quest "Garcia's Paean: A Gift of Compatibility" whereby there was a small probability of abnormally triggering character teleports and the NPC Kaia may erroneously disappear.
Fixes an issue whereby the objective "Follow Kaeya" in Kaeya's Hangout Event is unable to be completed under certain circumstances.
● Enemies
Fixes an issue whereby the Boss "Guardian of Apep's Oasis's" aftershocks of the apocalypse attack could not deal DMG to some characters under certain conditions.
Fixes an issue whereby some special effects of the Boss "Stormterror" would abnormally disappear under certain conditions.
Fixes an issue whereby the opponent "Abyss Herald: Frost Fall" had a small probability of not regenerating HP normally when leaving combat.
Fixes an issue that prevented the enemy "Iniquitous Baptist" from generating a shield after unleashing the Elemental Ring ability under certain circumstances.
Fixes an issue that caused the enemy "Cryo Samachurl" to not fall off properly after his ice pillar was destroyed.
● Characters
Fixes an issue that prevented Lumine from quickly performing the 1st hit of her Normal Attack and Charged Attack after performing the 5th hit of her Normal Attack.
Fixes an issue whereby there was a chance that Icewhirl Brand generated by holding Eula's Elemental Skill would fail to deal DMG to target enemies.
Fixes an issue whereby after adding Nahida to the party for the first time, holding the Elemental Skill could cause the character and camera to be positioned abnormally.
Fixes an issue whereby when the Frostflake Seki no To released by Kamisato Ayaka's Elemental Burst was blocked, it had a small probability of not dealing DMG even if it hit enemies.
Fixes an issue on mobile whereby when some characters sit on a high-legged stool, the character model would display abnormally.
Fixes an issue whereby Fischl would stand on water abnormally after casting an Elemental Burst under certain conditions.
Fixes an issue whereby under certain circumstances, some characters may trigger the special effects of water ripples while walking on land.
● System
Fixes an issue that caused a white line to appear abnormally on Yaoyao's Constellations interface.
Fixes an issue whereby in the Character interface, when switching from Ganyu's interface to multiple secondary interfaces (such as Talents, Artifacts, or Weapons), there was a chance that the character movements could be incorrect.
Fixes an issue whereby the pre-selected Conversion material selection state would be reset when using a controller to carry out conversion with the Crafting Bench.
Fixes an issue that caused the maximum number of Weapons or Artifacts that can be selected (by dragging them) in the Inventory to be displayed incorrectly under certain circumstances.
● Genius Invokation TCG
Fixes an issue in Genius Invokation TCG whereby when the Character Card "Eula" gains Grimheart, the DMG value indicated in the Elemental Skill description will be abnormally stated as "Deals 4 Cryo DMG" (the actual DMG dealt is as intended, and is 5 Cryo DMG).
● Audio
Fixes an issue whereby the audio effects of some quests were not controlled by the voice-over settings in the game.
● Other
Fixes an issue whereby Sorush could switch to other characters abnormally when flying under certain conditions.
Fixes an issue whereby the grass in the landscape was not displayed correctly under certain conditions.
Fixes an issue that caused flying birds to abnormally fall under certain conditions.
Fixes some text errors in certain languages and optimizes text. (Note: Related in-game functions have not changed. Travelers can view the changes in different languages by going to the Paimon Menu > Settings > Language and changing the Game Language.)
Text-related fixes and optimizations in English include:
◆ Unified the term "Hilichurl Shooters."
◆ Optimized some inconsistencies between certain voice-over lines and what is displayed in Archon Quests, Story Quests, and World Quests.
◆ Optimized certain UI of the Serenitea Pot.
◆ Optimized the text in certain Namecards.
*This is a work of fiction and is not related to any actual people, events, groups, or organizations.
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#genshin impact#genshin impact updates#genshin impact news#official#genshin impact 4.0#damn this took forever. that's enough catching up for tonight i think
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Okok so we all know the Sims 3 is like, not super popular and is also notoriously buggy BUT on the off chance anyone is like me and loves it, i have some tips that have greatly helped my game run better. I also am including links to any specific creators or sites I recommend. Tips under the cut bc it's a long post, but I tried to be thorough! You will need to understand like, basic reading comprehension and basic computer-y stuff (downloading files, unpacking files, dragging and dropping into folders, editing the occasional file text) but most stuff I link to have tutorials for adding mods into the game and whatnot.
I really hope this helps people like me who love TS3! but know the game is.... outdated for basically all computers. These are all things ive learned over the past couple years, so I hope this can be a helpful resource for anyone wanting to play TS3.
Number one will probably be using this tutorial to make the game recognize your current computer specs. Because the game is, yknow, old, it wont recognize newer drivers and whatnot. This tutorial will allow the game to actually recognize them and therefore run better https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=26753.0
Nraas will be your best friend for managing things in-game. It's similar to MCCC for the sims 4 but you completely customize which like, modules you use. I highly highly recommend specifically Story Progression and Master Controller https://www.nraas.net/community/home
LazyDuchess is a goddess and I highly Highly recommend her Smooth Patch mod. It makes the game run so much better. Also she has so many other mods that make things like CAS load faster plus a search function for Build/Buy https://www.patreon.com/lazyduchess/posts
ModTheSims is a great resource for Sims 3 Mods as well, definitely recommend making an account and perusing their sims 3 mods https://modthesims.info/
Speaking of ModTheSims, I highly recommend Regul Save Cleaner to... clean up the extra data in your saves https://modthesims.info/download.php?t=652440
Also on ModTheSims theres an excellent bug fixing mod from Simler90, it touches on a bunch of like longtime bugs that havent been fixed (like the firefighter career being bugged) https://modthesims.info/download.php?t=659969
Make sure that before playing or after adding any new mods, delete the files: caspartcache.package, compositorcache.package, scriptcache.package, simcompositorcache.package, and socialcache.package. If not, the game WILL load slowly and/or crash. These files are found in Documents\ElectronicArts\The Sims 3. Not sure about Steam bc I use the EA app, but I assume its a similar path.
Save every half hour or so to prevent crashes killing too much progress. And don't play for longer than an hour per initial load (like, play for an hour, save, quit and load the game again). I find it helps the game run smoother when you dont play in 3 hour stretches.
make a backup saves folder for your saves. Im not sure why, but i found that keeping only one save in the actual saves helps it loads faster and smoother.
Also when saving your game, ALWAYS use Save As. If you Save As, you wont have to worry about accidentally corrupting your saves, which happens a lot
Also, when you're about to save, move the save you loaded into your backup saves folder BEFORE saving. I find it crashes/corrupts way less if its not trying to compete with the other save
also keep your sims personal inventory fairly empty (like 10 items max) to prevent a known bug from occurring when saving. Use a storage box or something to store collectibles like gems, plants, etc.
WHEN IN CAS WAIT UNTIL THE LITTLE FLOWER LOOKING ICON IS BLUE TO SCROLL THROUGH THE CATEGORY. When it turns blue, all the items have properly loaded, so it wont lag nearly as much.
Prev point applies to build/buy, wait for the category to load before messing with things. You'll save yourself a lot of stress
Dont use 4 speed, i find it just lags and stops progressing time. I use 2 or 3 max, even when sleeping
In BuyDebug you can buy these invisible lights that make the lighting much much better in game. Just have an actual light, like a lamp or outdoor light, to be able to change brightness and color in Live mode. Bc.... Its invisible so non-clickable
#sims 3#sims3#thesims#thesims3#sims tips#sims 3 tips#sims 3 mods#the sims 3#sims game tips#sims 3 game tips
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Clexaweek Day 6: workplace romance 🌱
Plant shop AU. Or, an AU of an AU.
collab with @thecrimsonknight, the link to the beautiful moodboard that they made is here.
It had been raining all day. Fat streams of rainwater poured off of the dark green eve that sagged defeatedly under the sheer weight of rain, the tinny plink plink plink of drops hitting the metallic gutter echoing under the door frame as they soared through the humid mid-July air. Puddles splashed merrily under harried car wheels as they rushed by the street corner where Lexa’s cozy shop sat, hunched figures under black umbrellas milling about the street corners as people hastily tried to get from their point A to point B relatively dry. A city that sat nestled in the PNW, Polis was no stranger to wet, gray days or foggy cool mornings. However, this summer had been particularly rainy, long weather forecasts of dreary little clouds sitting like sullen soldiers on Lexa’s weather app no matter how often she refreshed and hoped for a crack of sunshine in the little line of weather emojis.
Lexa fidgeted impatiently on her stool, hands clasping and unclasping in front of her and she fought the urge to reach out and straighten the spool of twine that sat primly next to her favorite gardening shears. Chancing one more glance at the slim gold watch that sat clasped around her left wrist, she sighed as she gave up and straightened from her boredom-induced slump, feeling her spine pop slightly as she unfolded from the rickety little stool to standing.
This chick has two more minutes, and then I’m locking the door and going home to watch trash TV and eat dollar ramen noodles, Lexa thought absentmindedly as she drummed her fingers on the battered workbench, watching the secondhand slowly tick towards 4:02. This is the last fucking time you hire one of Raven’s friends- just because she’s Anya’s girlfriend doesn’t mean that you have to let this weird ass best friend nepotism stand- remember what happened when you hired Octavia’s brother to build shelving? That was an entire shitshow… Lexa snarked internally as she wandered through the rows of cut flowers, straightening a wilting tulip as her eyes darted against her will again towards the door and the unrelenting deluge outside. Blurry figures continued to rush by, heads toward the ground, shoulders hunched as they all moved in a coordinated, practiced dance borne of many, many rainy days.
A whole sixty seconds goes by as she stares silently at the thin hand, finally letting her mouth slip into a frown when her expectant gaze darts towards the door to see….no one. Lexa finally let her shoulders slump minutely, hands dropping from where she had been fussing with an all-green bouquet arrangement. Turning the trimmed piece of eucalyptus over and over in her fingers, Lexa turned to the back of the shop and prepared to grab her coat and trudge home once again, mentally preparing for the soggy walk three blocks home to her small albeit cozy apartment.
As she twisted the eucalyptus branch over again in her fingers, she heard the cheery tinker of her door chime, followed by the door flinging open. Lexa was turning around, warm customer service smile plastered onto her face as the human embodiment of a tsunami bounded through the glass door.
Lexa felt the smile fall in abject horror off of her stunned face as the same whirlwind promptly swept into the shop and managed to place their foot perfectly into a plate-sized puddle just beside the door mat, arms and legs pinwheeling spectacularly as her feet skidded out from under her.
She hit the ground with a loud whump, followed by a soft oof as the girl sat up slowly, painfully. Colorful swear words poured from her lips unceasingly as Lexa watched her flex various body parts with increasing confidence among finding the movements absent of pain, clearly going through an inventory of all of her working limbs post- tumble.
Lexa crouched down hesitantly, trying her best to gather the pile of cream-colored papers that had flown from her hands like feathers from a split pillow as the stranger had crashed to the floor of her shop. Sheath of papers finally gathered into a messy stack, Lexa looked up, mouth opening involuntarily as she accidentally locked gazes with the bluest set of eyes she’d ever encountered.
“I- you- you wouldn’t happen to be Clarke, would you?” Lexa managed to croak out after a long moment, where the stranger- Clarke- slowly staggered to her feet with a small wince, free hand rubbing where her hip had made contact with the concrete floor as she nodded in confirmation. Clarke’s other hand tentatively extended to take the stack of what Lexa now realized were art sketches, a small smile breaking across her face like the sun after a rainstorm as their fingers brushed slightly. Lexa absently mirrored her expression, eyes widening slightly as she did so. She flexed her hand as she retreated to behind the workbench, managing to settle onto her stool without looking like too much of a dunce.
Raven, in typical menace fashion, had neglected to mention that her artist friend that Lexa had hired to paint a mural on the blank back wall of her studio, was shockingly, jaw droppingly attractive. Not that Lexa should’ve been surprised. Raven, with her warm brown eyes, flawless skin, and shimmering black hair, could’ve walked straight out of a playboy version of a Mechanics Monthly, even covered in car oil and grease as she usually was when she came home from work from the small shop she owned with Lincoln just outside of Polis. Lincoln’s fiance Octavia was similarly stunning, with sharp cheekbones and a muscular figure, dark eyes cunning and softened by a perfect pouting mouth. Lincoln clearly felt similarly, his gaze becoming soft and dreamy when Octavia would stride into the shop in her free time, a gym bag slung over her shoulder on her way home from the boxing studio that she co-owned with Anya.
Lexa shouldn’t have been shocked that Clarke looked like a Botachelli angel, curves enclosed perfectly in a dark wash pair of jeans, a faded t-shirt slouching perfectly on her shorter frame, but still she floundered for words as the bright cerulean gaze met hers expectantly, Clarke hobbling forward to spread her cache of doodles across Lexa’s desk. Lexa tried not to drool obnoxiously as a pair of worn Doc Martens came into view at the bottom of her field of vision.
Sappho, give me strength, Lexa thinks frantically, heart beating a tempo against her ribcage as her fingers tap the wooden desk nonsensically, desperately, as a wave of sweet perfume engulfs her when Clarke shifts slightly to tuck a graphite pencil behind her ear, shimmering waves of blonde hair tumbling out from a harried braid.
“Sorry I’m late,” Clarke blurts out apologetically, tracing her finger over a smudge of charcoal in the lower corner of the topmost sketch. Lexa was already shaking her head before her brain engaged, dismissing Clarke’s wavered apology before it had fully passed her lips.
“It’s totally fine, Clarke” Lexa soothes as she darted her gaze down to appraise the charcoal lines that Clarke had spread as a silent offering in front of her, sentence petering off slowly as she leaned closer to appreciate the drawings. ‘“These- these are amazing, Raven mentioned that you left your pre-med track to go to art school downtown after your dad died?”
Clarke nods silently, chewing on a rose colored lip as her thumb smoothed over a sketch of an apple blossom, a feathery fern bending effortlessly in the background. Lexa notes the slight tension in her shoulders at the mention of her father and steers the conversation to safer waters, hair falling out of its tired bun as she bends over the drawings to examine them in more detail. She’s so entranced by the sketches she doesn’t see Clarke’s gaze trace over her figure, lingering on how Lexa’s lips purse in thought as she traces a reverent finger over a very realistic tulip bud.
“I mean, I love them all,” Lexa concludes helplessly as she runs a thoughtful hand through her hair, chancing a glance up at Clarke, who happens to be gazing at Lexa from her higher vantage point at the same time. “I would love for you to paint any of them on the wall, I’d love to just let you go wild. I’m happy to pay for whatever paint you need on top of your base rate for your time, I know it’s a big wall.”
Lexa can feel her cheeks go crimson as they lock eyes again, standing awkwardly to gesture uselessly at the large white wall that borders the back of her store, decorated only by a small floral fridge on the far right side.
“I- do you like italian food?” Clarke blurts out from somewhere behind her shoulder, Lexa turning incredulously to be met with a twin set of flaming pink cheeks. “Can I buy you dinner, and we can sketch out the mural? Is that ok? Is that breaking some sort of client contractor rule? Because I already swore to Rae that I wouldn’t fuck this up, because Anya’s essentially your sister and all–”
“I’d love to get dinner with you, Clarke.”
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Four months later when Clarke finally puts the finishing touches on the mural, they celebrate with takeout Italian food and champagne on the floor of the little flower shop.
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Vintage Thrift Shopping for Indie Sleaze: Where to Find Authentic 2000s Pieces 🛍️
Hey there, vintage vixen! 🌟 Ready to dive into the world of indie sleaze fashion and score some authentic 2000s gems? Whether you’re channeling that iconic grungy glam or just want to add a touch of nostalgic edge to your wardrobe, finding the right pieces is key. From online vintage stores to local thrift shops, let’s explore where to hunt down those must-have indie sleaze staples.
1. Online Vintage Stores: The Digital Treasure Hunts
The internet is a goldmine for finding vintage indie sleaze fashion. These online stores offer a curated selection of 2000s pieces, making it easier to find exactly what you’re looking for without leaving the comfort of your home.
Depop: This app is a treasure trove of vintage finds and indie sleaze fashion. Search for keywords like “2000s grunge,” “vintage band tees,” or “retro denim” to uncover hidden gems. Plus, many sellers are open to negotiation, so you might score a deal!
Etsy: Known for its handmade and vintage goods, Etsy has a fantastic selection of 2000s indie sleaze pieces. Look for shops specializing in retro clothing, or search for terms like “vintage indie” and “2000s fashion.”
eBay: A classic for vintage shopping, eBay offers a wide range of 2000s fashion. From iconic band tees to distressed jeans and vintage accessories, you can find it all here. Just make sure to check seller ratings and reviews to ensure authenticity.
2. Thrift Stores: The Local Hidden Gems
There’s something magical about digging through racks of clothes to find that perfect indie sleaze piece. Local thrift stores can be a goldmine for 2000s fashion, and here’s how to make the most of your thrifting adventures.
Research Local Spots: Check out thrift stores and charity shops in your area. Stores like Goodwill, Salvation Army, and local secondhand shops often have a selection of vintage pieces. Visit regularly, as inventory changes frequently.
Know What to Look For: When thrift shopping for indie sleaze, keep an eye out for key pieces like distressed denim, oversized band tees, graphic sweatshirts, and vintage leather jackets. Look for items with that authentic 2000s vibe, including bold prints and grungy details.
Make Friends with Staff: Building a relationship with thrift store staff can be a huge plus. They might give you a heads-up on new arrivals or even hold pieces for you if you’re a regular. Plus, they often have insider knowledge on when the best items come in.
3. Vintage Boutiques: Curated Collections with a Twist
If you prefer a more curated shopping experience, vintage boutiques are your go-to. These stores often specialize in high-quality, hand-picked vintage pieces, including those coveted indie sleaze items.
Local Boutiques: Search for vintage boutiques in your city. These shops often carry a curated selection of 2000s fashion and can provide a more personalized shopping experience. Check out their websites or social media for updates on new arrivals and special collections.
Online Vintage Shops: Many vintage boutiques also have online stores. Look for boutiques that specialize in retro and vintage fashion, and explore their collections for indie sleaze essentials. Websites like Rokit and Beyond Retro offer a great selection of vintage pieces.
4. Flea Markets and Pop-Up Shops: The Hunt for Unique Finds
Flea markets and pop-up shops are fantastic for discovering unique, one-of-a-kind indie sleaze pieces. These venues often feature a mix of vintage clothing, accessories, and more.
Flea Markets: Visit local flea markets and vintage fairs for a chance to find rare and unusual items. These markets often have a mix of vendors, so you’ll need to do a bit of digging, but that’s part of the fun!
Pop-Up Shops: Keep an eye out for pop-up vintage shops and events. These temporary stores can offer exclusive finds and often feature curated selections of vintage clothing. Follow local fashion blogs and social media for updates on upcoming pop-up events.
5. Estate Sales and Auctions: The Ultimate Vintage Experience
For those willing to put in a bit of extra effort, estate sales and auctions can be a goldmine for vintage fashion. You might find some incredible indie sleaze pieces in unexpected places.
Estate Sales: Estate sales can offer a range of vintage clothing and accessories. Check local listings and auctions for estate sales that feature vintage collections. You never know what treasures you might find!
Auctions: Look for auctions that specialize in vintage clothing. These can be online or in-person, and they often feature unique pieces from past decades. Bidding can be competitive, but it’s worth it for those rare finds.
Final Thoughts, Babe: Embrace the Vintage Hunt
Finding authentic 2000s indie sleaze pieces takes a bit of patience and a lot of love for the hunt. Whether you’re scouring online stores, hitting up local thrift shops, or exploring vintage boutiques and markets, each piece you find is a little slice of fashion history.
So grab your shopping list, channel your inner vintage detective, and dive into the world of indie sleaze fashion. Happy hunting, and may you find all the retro treasures your heart desires! 🌟🛍️
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✮ Best Friends & Black-Market Potions ✮
We’re back! At long last! I'm gonna risk it despite being plagued with game bugs. Fingers crossed nothing game breaking happens.
Riku: “I love rain walks out of my house full of arguing daughters.”
Bob: “I missed you glorious Watcher.”
Okay Bob.
Atreo: “Yay I'm a scout, now it's time for homework.”
Alejandro: “Okay, what was the biggest financial crisis in Simnation history?”
Atreo: “The Currywurst crash of 1892.”
Alejandro: “That’s correct, well done!”
Atreo: “Yay learning useless facts got me promoted!"
Acco woke up and realised he absolutely loves it.
He then uses the potty whilst Alejandro takes a bath, because privacy doesn’t exist when you are a parent.
Alejandro: “Papi has to go to work now. Be good for the nanny and enjoy your breakfast cake.”
Acco: "Love you Papi."
Acco: “You f-f-f-fired?”
Nanny Keohola: *nervous laugh* Nooo I didn’t get fired for starting a fire that nearly killed your brother! I’m totally allowed to be here. I see you struggle with F’s, don’t you worry, nanny will teach you with these handy flash cards.”
Later Atreo brings Kiry home from school.
Atreo: “So if you get the loose tooth moodlet, the tooth-fairy will come to break your nose and jaw-”
Kiry: “WHAT?! Why?!”
Atreo: "Cuz it's evil and obsessed with teeth. Scientist say it alters the DNA of its victims."
Kiry: 😰
Kealoha: “I’m sorry for sneaking in. Being a nanny is my passion.”
Brielle: “You know what my passion is? Sims standing united. We’re all the same deep down with our new glitchy milestones."
Keoloha: “I like that. You have my vote."
Brielle: "Great. Now get out of my house."
When Alejandro gets home, just on cue, the washing machine breaks.
Alejandro: “Time to vacuum up puddles and fix the broken plumbing by wiring in this PC hardware.”
I’m constantly amazed by how clever sims are.
Atreo: “This was fun. I’m happy I got the option to invite you home from school.”
Kiry: “This pleases me too. I have been ever so lonely."
Atreo: “Want to become Best Friends Forever?”
Kiry: "Yes! How could I say no to a feature carried over from The Sims 2?"
Alejandro: “Hmm I’ve been thinking… Those insta-lean potions are still in our inventory being wasted. Summer sucks but-"
Brielle: “Yes, screw diet and exercise. Let’s drink them.”
Alejandro: “Really? You sure? Because you’re beautiful the way you are-”
Brielle: “Bottoms up!”
One potion later… 😬
Brielle: “So... Weak... No fat or muscle left... Just skin and bones. Barely. Any. Energy. Left... To breathe."
Alejandro: "What kind of black market insta-lean did Summer get us?! Argh *weeze* the pain...”
Atreo: “Acco get out of my room!”
Acco: “Play with me?”
Atreo: “No! Drop my toy now!”
Acco: “Atreeo-”
Atreo: “That’s not how you say my name! MUM! ALEJANDRO!”
Alejandro: “Atreo is calling... I’ll go.”
Brielle: “Be careful honey, try not to break yourself. You’re so frail.”
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Streamline Your Grocery Business with Multi-Store Management Software in 2023
Do you operate a grocery business with multiple stores and seek an efficient way to manage them all from a single location? If so, Multi-Store Management Software is the solution you’ve been looking for. In 2023, these innovative software solutions offer an intuitive user interface, unique features, and top-notch service to simplify the setup and management of multiple stores.
Before delving into the specifics, let’s explore why Multi-Store Management is a game-changer for your grocery business.
Why Choose Multi-Store Management for Your Grocery Business?
Multi-store management is a software solution that empowers you to oversee multiple online grocery stores through a single account, saving both time and effort. With this setup, you can efficiently manage and operate multiple stores, each featuring its own products, customers, orders, and themes.
The advantages of multi-store management for grocery businesses are numerous:
Streamlined Administrative Tasks: Multi-store management eases the burden of administrative tasks.
Centralized Management: It enables you to manage multiple storefronts effortlessly from a single platform.
Enhanced Customer Insights: Gain a deeper understanding of customer behavior across stores, facilitating more effective marketing campaigns.
Wider Market Reach: Reach new audiences and expand your market reach with increased efficiency.
In-depth Product Analysis: Get valuable insights into product performance and profitability.
Multi-store management is a time-saving and efficiency-boosting tool, becoming indispensable in the evolving grocery industry landscape. By the end of 2023, it’s projected that Multi-Store Management will be a fundamental necessity for grocery delivery businesses. As the demand for grocery stores grows, optimizing store management becomes paramount. Multi-store management software solutions are the key to saving time and energy while expanding your grocery business.
Key Benefits of Managing Multiple Grocery Stores with Multi-Store Management
In 2023, operating multiple grocery stores is a significant asset for businesses, offering a multitude of benefits, from increased profits to enhanced customer engagement. Here are some key advantages of managing multiple grocery stores with Multi-Store Management:
1. Better Market Reach
Running multiple grocery stores with grocery delivery solutions allows businesses to reach a vast audience, especially beneficial for international customers unfamiliar with the main store. Multi-store management software enables targeting specific countries or regions, offering tailored services and products in their preferred language or currency.
2. Enhanced Customer Loyalty
Multi-store management fosters customer loyalty by providing the best shopping experience possible, catering to diverse needs and preferences. Grocery delivery apps show customers that your business cares about their unique requirements.
3. Store Pick-up or Home Delivery
With multi-store management, you can offer customers the choice of store pick-up or home delivery, enhancing convenience and expanding your store’s reputation beyond its immediate vicinity.
4. Increased Sales Opportunities
Multiple grocery stores allow businesses to tap into various markets and customer segments, increasing sales opportunities by exposing customers to a wider product range. Custom-built Grocery Delivery Software broadens your audience and revenue potential.
5. Efficient Communication
Effective communication is vital for managing a multi-store grocery business, and a robust multi-store management system streamlines this crucial aspect.
6. Detailed Reporting and Analytics
Multi-Store Management Systems provide comprehensive reports, offering insights into customer behavior, loyalty programs, and inventory management. These detailed reports empower grocery businesses with valuable information for informed decision-making.
Conclusion
In today’s fast-paced world, people have limited time for grocery shopping, making a top-tier grocery delivery service the most efficient way to attract more customers.
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Holiday 2023 Outlook for Consumers and Marketers
Inflation has been on the decline for over a year, and in June it fell to 3% - the lowest rate recorded since March 2021. Coupled with this is a steady rise in consumer confidence, which in June hit a high not seen since early 2022. And even though these trends are a step in the right direction, economic uncertainty is still expected to play a large role in the purchasing decisions being made this holiday season. Price-conscious consumers will look to cut costs by shopping the sale section, using coupons, downsizing holiday celebrations, and simply buying fewer items. With so many brands competing for share of wallet, it won’t be enough to differentiate on price alone. Instead, brands should make a concerted effort to secure share of mind right now so that they are top of mind during the holidays and beyond.
At a high level, the best way to accomplish this is twofold. First, it’s critical to embrace an audience-first, channel-agnostic mindset so that you are reaching the right audience at the right time. Once you’ve found your audience, it’s important to meet them with strong messaging that is centered on brand value. In this article, we make the case for programmatic channels as effective marketing avenues for expanding brand reach and, ultimately, nurturing long-term brand favorability (i.e., when the holidays roll around).
Changing the Narrative on Programmatic Advertising
Let’s start with some housekeeping - when we talk about programmatic, we’re referring to a method for buying ads on specific channels, including Display, Video, Audio, and Digital Out of Home. Within each channel, there are myriad ways to target audiences based on interests, behaviors, device, location, and demographics.
“When you bring up programmatic to a performance marketer, you might see their eyes glaze over - they’re imagining annoying banner ads placed on low-quality inventory that don’t drive results,” says Erin Morningstar, Director of Strategy at New Engen. This attitude is pervasive and, according to Erin, informs the two primary reasons that brands are wary of investing in programmatic advertising: concerns about brand safety and equity, and limitations of measurement. These reservations are understandable, especially if you believe that programmatic is strictly used for generating brand awareness. But Erin explains that "programmatic is more than banner ads or dynamic product retargeting - it’s the turnkey option for accessing the wealth of ad inventory outside of walled gardens and paid search."
Teka Phan, Associate Director at New Engen, adds:
It’s important to understand that programmatic buying is performance buying. It powers actionable insights into how this media drives actions and conversions across the entire marketing funnel.
The reality of digital marketing in 2023 is that brands can’t successfully grow on the Meta-Google duopoly alone (the aforementioned walled gardens). Instead, it’s essential to meet your customers, both existing and prospective, where they are. This begs the question - where are they?
Media Consumption is Changing (Rapidly)
The channel landscape is more diverse than ever, and consumers are increasingly discovering brands through podcasts, in-app ads, and music streaming services. eMarketer predicts that, by 2024, 20% of all time spent consuming digital media will come from audio. What’s more, CTV already constitutes more than 25% of the time consumers spend with digital media, yet accounts for less than 10% of digital ad spending in the US. To put this in context, Meta receives roughly 20% of ad investment despite representing just 7.6% of all digital media consumption.
This is precisely why we, as an agency, believe that brands can win on channels like digital audio, CTV, and yes, even display. It’s true that direct-buying channels are often part of a mature media mix for many brands. But the benefit of embracing a programmatic-first approach is that it allows marketers to keep an eye on performance at scale while maintaining a direct buy approach for branding-first initiatives.
The Benefits of Investing in Programmatic
Thought leaders at New Engen have identified four primary benefits to investing in programmatic:
Control: Despite some preconceived notions, programmatic ad buying affords marketers tighter control over targeting, placements, and optimization. This level of control enables measurement testing in the form of geo holdouts, known audience split tests, and platform lift tools. Such exercises are critical to proving the value of channels outside of last-click.
Flexibility: Budgets can be seamlessly moved around across channels and publishers on a daily or even hourly basis. In contrast, brands buying directly from multiple publishers are beholden to more rigidity driven by campaign minimums and contract terms.
Value at Scale: Not only are CPMs generally cheaper when buying programmatically, but DSPs often provide access to a variety of inventory types, formats, and audiences - in turn, this variation powers the development of diverse, mature programs. The inventory is virtually endless and continuing to grow as more platforms and publishers open their inventory to exchanges.
Actionable Insights: By investing in programmatic activations, brands can quickly gather learnings about what kind of inventory and formats are driving performance. While this may not be a unique function of programmatic channels, it’s differentiated by actionability - “Many people see programmatic as an upper funnel, impression-buy only. The value is that we can measure action (conversions, traffic, etc.) and then act on it in real-time,” Teka explains.
How New Engen Clients Have Found Success With Programmatic
Programmatic buying has driven strong results for New Engen clients, with brands finding synergy between their programmatic programs and other marketing channels, including Paid Search and Social. Below are two New Engen case studies that exemplify the benefits of incorporating programmatic into your marketing mix.
Unlocking Incremental Site Traffic Through CTV
In Q4 of 2022, our client, an outdoor apparel brand, tasked us with driving incremental site traffic through new channels. We first identified CTV as their target audience's top digital destination, then we built three rich consumer segments: in-market for outdoor apparel gear, recent competitor site and store visitors, and recent outdoor equipment purchasers. Ads were served across a variety of CTV platforms like Roku, Hulu, Pluto TV, and the Discovery Channel, and optimized based on insights from real-time incrementality studies.
Under this approach, our exposed audience was 2.5X more likely to visit the brand’s site than our non-exposed audience. What’s more, we achieved a 1.9X lift in checkouts. In other words, the brand was able to reach and capitalize on a more qualified audience through its CTV initiative. To top it all off, we identified a previously under-served audience as a standout performer - a learning that is pivotal to refining the program downstream.
Proving the Revenue Impact of West Marine’s Digital Video Awareness Media
In order to validate the direct revenue impact of digital video awareness media, we designed an audience holdout test for our client, West Marine. We activated precision media buys across CTV and YouTube in Florida, a key growth market for the brand. The audience segments included prospecting, retargeting, and lapsed customers, and were compared against national performance.
By the end of the two-week period, the target audience delivered a 1.7X lift in online lapsed user transactions and a 4.6X lift in in-store transactions. Omnichannel ROAS also improved, and West Marine measured a 1.4X increase in year-over-year omnichannel revenue from new-to-file customers.
Programmatic Advertising Best Practices for Holiday 2023
Whether you're bought into programmatic after reading this or just curious to learn more, we want to leave you with our recommendation for what to do next. Here's what New Engen leaders say are the most important steps to successfully incorporate programmatic into your Holiday 2023 strategy:
First and foremost, set clear objectives
→ Identifying what you want to accomplish and learn from your programmatic initiative is the most important step, as this will inform how to design your program. Before you can drive awareness with a new segment or increase AOV within an existing one, you’ll need to understand your audience - then, you can tailor your channels, targeting, and creative parameters to their specific needs. Once you’re aligned on the plan, stick to it.
Set expectations with your team
→ Know that every channel should have its own goals and benchmarks. Don’t track your programmatic performance against your Paid Search campaigns, because these are inherently different channels and so are their outcomes. Performance will even vary across, Podcast, CTV, and Display given their different mediums.
For example, a consumer who searches for “shoes” is more likely to make an immediate purchase because they are actively searching for the product. Programmatic channels, on the other hand, expose audiences to products before they are ready to purchase. So if that same consumer sees a CTV ad for a pair of shoes before they start their search, there’s a likelihood that they will have been influenced before their final purchase decision.
Launch early
→ We anticipate that the holiday season will stretch across Q4, and consumers will start their holiday planning and shopping early - you want to be there when they’re in the consideration stage. As a rule of thumb, you should be in market at least 4 weeks prior to your peak shopping period.
Anticipate different scenarios
→ As an agency practice, we create decision playbooks with our clients going into critical peak periods that allow our teams to move quickly when optimizing campaigns.
If you’re interested in chatting more about your programmatic strategy for the holidays or beyond, reach out to us at [email protected]. For more holiday insights and digital marketing news, subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn.
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Simplify Insurance Claims with Leevaap's Home Inventory Management Software
Managing your home inventory is a crucial aspect of safeguarding your assets, especially when it comes to the home insurance claims process. Leevaap’s Home Inventory Management Software offers an efficient and secure way to organize your household items and streamline your insurance claim experience. In this blog, we will explore how Leevaap helps homeowners manage their possessions and simplify the entire insurance claims process.
Why Home Inventory Management Software is Essential
A well-organized inventory is vital for both asset management and the home insurance claims process. Leevaap’s home inventory management software makes it easier than ever to create and maintain a detailed record of your household items. With just a few taps, you can capture pictures, descriptions, and other essential details that are crucial when filing insurance claims.
Leevaap: A Smart Solution for Asset Management
When it comes to asset management, you need a reliable tool to track your belongings, their value, and their condition over time. Leevaap’s software offers:
Easy documentation of items with details such as brand, model, and serial numbers.
Categorized inventory for fast and simple organization.
Real-time tracking of your assets’ market value.
This streamlined approach ensures that you are always aware of the value of your assets, making it easier to update your home insurance policy.
How Leevaap Helps With Home Insurance Claims
The home insurance claims process can be daunting, but Leevaap makes it easier by providing a comprehensive record of your home’s possessions. In the event of damage, loss, or theft, you can quickly access your inventory and:
Generate a detailed report of all items in your home.
Submit your inventory list directly to your insurance provider for faster processing.
Ensure accurate compensation for your assets based on their current market value.
Having a digital record of your home’s contents significantly speeds up the home insurance claims process, reducing the stress and time spent dealing with insurance companies.
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"All Senses Clear, All Existence Void" Version 3.3 Update Maintenance Preview
Dear Travelers,
Our developers will soon begin performing update maintenance. While the update maintenance is in progress, Travelers will be unable to log in to the game. Please take note of the update time and schedule your game time accordingly.
After this is complete, the game will update to a new version. We recommend that Travelers install this update over a Wi-Fi connection.
〓Update Schedule〓
Update maintenance begins 2022/12/07 06:00 (UTC+8) and is estimated to take 5 hours.
〓How to Update Game Client〓
PC: Close the game, open the Genshin Impact Launcher, and click Update.
iOS: Open the App Store and tap Update.
Android: Open the game and follow the directions on-screen.
PS5™ and PS4™: Highlight Genshin Impact from the Home Screen, press the OPTIONS button and select "Check for Update."
Please do not hesitate to contact Customer Service if you encounter any issues installing the new version. We will do our very best to resolve the issue.
〓Compensation Details〓
Maintenance Compensation: Primogems ×300 (60 Primogems per hour the servers are down)
〓Scope of Compensation〓
Maintenance Compensation: Travelers who reach Adventure Rank 5 or above before 2022/12/07 06:00
Please claim before the end of Version 3.3.
Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don't forget to claim the attached compensation in time.
For more update details, including bug fixes and other compensation details, please see the Version Update Details notice to be posted at 2022/12/07 07:00.
〓Update Content Overview〓
● System
Adds the feature of adding 1–3-Star Artifacts at once to the Destruction System.
Adds the function of filtering by Artifact status in Inventory > Artifacts: you can filter by Artifact Lock Status, Level Status, and Equipment Status.
● Audio
Optimizes the sound performance when a character defeats an opponent or inflicts a CRIT Hit.
Optimizes the sound performance of some objects.
Optimizes the English, Korean, and Japanese voice-over for certain characters and quests.
Optimizes the English voice-over related to a certain region's name as well as the English voice-over performances of some NPCs.
Decreases the volume of environmental sound effects under certain circumstances.
● Other
Reduces the difficulty of the Daily Commission "Hey, Come Out!" and adds gameplay tips.
Adjusts the display order of Mora converted from Adventure EXP in the Reward Preview after reaching Adventure Rank 60.
Optimizes the special effects display of the Tranquility Aura from Nilou's Elemental Skill.
Optimizes the special effects performance of Polearm characters' Plunging Attacks.
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Boost Your Retail Business in Accra: Strategies for Growth
Running a successful retail business in Accra, a bustling and dynamic city, requires more than simply keeping shelves stocked or offering the latest trends. In this fast-growing market, retail business owners must adopt proactive strategies to attract customers, optimize operations, and maximize profits. Here are proven methods to boost your retail business and ensure sustained growth in Accra.
1. Understand the Local Market
One of the first steps to growing any business is a clear understanding of the local market. In Accra, retail businesses & e commerce platform business must adapt to the unique preferences, cultural nuances, and purchasing habits of the community. Invest time in market research, and get to know your target audience. Surveys, social media polls, and in-store feedback can help you understand customer needs better. By knowing what appeals most to your local demographic, you can tailor your product selection and customer service approach accordingly.
Action Points:
Conduct surveys to gather information on customer preferences.
Use analytics to identify popular products and adjust inventory.
Engage with your customers directly for valuable feedback.
2. Embrace E-commerce and Digital Platforms
The rise of e-commerce is transforming the retail landscape, and businesses in Accra are no exception. Having an online presence can open doors to new customers, both locally and internationally. Launching an online store allows customers to browse and shop anytime, extending your reach beyond a physical location. Moreover, integrating online payment options and offering home delivery services can significantly improve the customer experience.
Action Points:
Create a simple, user-friendly website or mobile app.
Offer multiple payment options, including mobile money.
Implement an efficient delivery system to ensure timely fulfillment.
3. Leverage Social Media Marketing
Social media is a powerful tool for reaching potential customers in Accra, where platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp are widely used. Consistently engaging with followers by sharing product updates, special promotions, and user-generated content can build brand loyalty and drive sales. Posting visually appealing content, like product images and videos, is crucial for grabbing attention in the competitive online space.
Action Points:
Post regularly on social media platforms with engaging content.
Use high-quality visuals to showcase products.
Collaborate with local influencers or bloggers to increase brand visibility.
4. Optimize Inventory Management
Proper inventory management is key to retail success, especially in a vibrant market like Accra. Overstocking or understocking can hurt your bottom line and leave customers dissatisfied. Implement inventory tracking software to monitor stock levels, sales patterns, and seasonal demand fluctuations. This will help you make data-driven decisions on restocking, promotions, and discounting slow-moving items.
Action Points:
Use inventory management software to track stock levels.
Review sales trends regularly to adjust stock accordingly.
Plan seasonal promotions to clear out slow-moving inventory.
5. Offer Excellent Customer Service
Exceptional customer service can set your business apart in a competitive market. A positive experience often results in repeat business and positive word-of-mouth, which is invaluable in Accra's tight-knit communities. Train your staff to be polite, knowledgeable, and efficient in handling customer inquiries and complaints. In addition, offering loyalty programs and personalized recommendations can enhance customer satisfaction and increase sales with Enterprise Vendor Marketplace.
Action Points:
Train staff on customer service best practices.
Implement a loyalty program for repeat customers.
Regularly seek feedback on customer service and make improvements.
6. Invest in Visual Merchandising
Effective visual merchandising helps attract foot traffic, spark customer interest, and influence purchasing decisions. Design an appealing storefront that reflects the essence of your brand, and make sure your interior layout is intuitive and easy to navigate. Use eye-catching displays to showcase popular or seasonal items, and update these regularly to keep the store fresh and inviting.
Action Points:
Keep storefront displays appealing and relevant.
Create engaging, easy-to-navigate product layouts inside the store.
Highlight best-sellers and new arrivals in prominent areas.
7. Embrace Local Partnerships
Forming partnerships with local suppliers, artisans, or complementary businesses can help boost your brand visibility and expand your customer base. Collaborating with other businesses for cross-promotions, events, or pop-up shops can create excitement and attract new customers. By supporting local vendors or hosting community events, you also establish goodwill and loyalty within the community.
Action Points:
Partner with local artisans or complementary brands.
Host or participate in local events or pop-up markets.
Promote joint events on social media to reach wider audiences.
8. Leverage Data and Analytics
Using data analytics to inform your business decisions can provide valuable insights into customer behavior, sales patterns, and inventory needs. By understanding what drives your customers' purchasing decisions, you can optimize product offerings, improve marketing campaigns, and make better-informed decisions about discounts and promotions. Many analytics tools are now affordable and provide easy-to-use dashboards to help you track your business performance in real-time.
Action Points:
Set up Google Analytics or a similar tool for your online store.
Monitor in-store sales trends to identify peak shopping times.
Adjust inventory or promotions based on data insights.
9. Run Effective Promotions and Discounts
Strategic promotions and discounts are effective ways to boost sales, clear out inventory, and attract customers. In Accra, where consumers often look for value, running sales during peak times or on public holidays can drive traffic to your store. Limited-time offers, flash sales, or loyalty discounts can also create urgency and encourage repeat purchases.
Action Points:
Plan seasonal or holiday promotions in advance.
Use social media and email marketing to announce discounts.
Offer discounts on items with low turnover to boost sales.
10. Focus on Sustainability
As consumers become more environmentally conscious, retailers have an opportunity to adopt sustainable practices that appeal to modern shoppers. In Accra, where waste management and environmental issues are growing concerns, businesses that implement eco-friendly practices can stand out. Consider using sustainable packaging, offering reusable bags, or promoting locally sourced products.
Action Points:
Use eco-friendly packaging for products.
Encourage customers to bring their own bags by offering small discounts.
Highlight sustainable or locally-made products in your store.
11. Build an Engaging Loyalty Program
A loyalty program can encourage repeat purchases, improve customer retention, and foster a community around your brand. Offering discounts, rewards points, or exclusive deals to loyal customers can keep them coming back. Additionally, loyalty programs can provide valuable data on customer preferences, allowing you to tailor promotions to their interests.
Action Points:
Create a simple, easy-to-use loyalty program.
Offer rewards like discounts, exclusive access, or free gifts.
Promote your loyalty program online and in-store.
12. Emphasize Employee Training and Development
Your employees are the face of your business, so investing in their training and development is crucial. Well-trained staff not only provide better customer service but also contribute to a positive shopping experience. Regular training sessions can help employees stay informed about new products, sales techniques, and customer service best practices.
Action Points:
Schedule regular training sessions for employees.
Encourage staff to learn about new products and trends.
Recognize and reward top-performing team members.
Conclusion
Growing a Retail business owners Accra requires a combination of local knowledge, modern marketing techniques, and a commitment to excellent customer service. By understanding your customers, optimizing operations, and adopting these strategies, your retail business can thrive in Accra's competitive market. With a focus on innovation, community engagement, and a responsive approach, you can build a successful retail business that keeps customers coming back.
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Find the Best Online Food Ordering App for Your Restaurant
In today's fast-paced digital world, restaurant owners must adapt to evolving consumer demands, especially in the realm of online food ordering. With an increasing number of customers opting for the convenience of ordering food online, finding the right app for your restaurant has never been more crucial. Whether you're a small café or a large chain, the right online food ordering app can make a huge difference in your sales, customer satisfaction, and overall business efficiency.
Why Choose an Online Food Ordering App?
The food ordering industry has seen a dramatic shift in recent years. As more customers prefer placing orders from the comfort of their homes, restaurants have realized the importance of offering seamless online services. An efficient food ordering app provides:
Convenience: Customers can easily browse the menu, customize orders, and make payments in just a few clicks.
Increased Sales: A well-designed app can help attract new customers and retain existing ones, boosting overall sales.
Brand Loyalty: Apps with features like loyalty programs, exclusive offers, and discounts can strengthen customer relationships and encourage repeat business.
Operational Efficiency: Automation of orders reduces human errors and streamlines the ordering process, allowing staff to focus on other essential tasks.
Features to Look for in a Food Ordering App
Selecting the best online food ordering app for your restaurant is not just about choosing a popular option; it’s about finding the right fit for your business needs. Here are key features to consider:
Customizable Menu: The app should allow you to update your menu easily and include high-quality images of your dishes. Customizations like adding or removing ingredients should also be user-friendly.
Seamless Integration: Ensure that the app integrates smoothly with your existing POS system, payment gateways, and inventory management tools for a seamless operation.
Real-time Tracking: Customers appreciate being able to track their orders in real-time, from the time it’s placed to when it’s out for delivery.
Multiple Payment Options: Offering a variety of payment methods (credit card, debit card, digital wallets, etc.) enhances the customer experience.
Loyalty Programs: The app should enable easy implementation of loyalty programs to reward repeat customers with discounts, special deals, or free meals.
Push Notifications: Keep your customers engaged with timely reminders, updates, and promotions through push notifications.
Customer Support: Providing prompt and reliable customer support through the app can help resolve issues quickly, keeping customers happy and loyal.
Benefits of Using a Dedicated App
While there are several third-party platforms available, creating a dedicated online food ordering app for your restaurant can offer several unique advantages:
Brand Control: You maintain complete control over your brand image and customer interactions.
Data Ownership: With your own app, you have direct access to valuable customer data, enabling you to understand their preferences and buying patterns.
Lower Costs: You can save on the high commissions charged by third-party platforms, boosting your profit margins.
How to Choose the Right App Provider
When deciding on a food ordering app provider, consider the following:
Reputation and Reviews: Look for app providers with positive reviews and a solid track record in the industry.
Ease of Use: Choose a provider that offers an intuitive interface for both customers and restaurant staff.
Customer Support: Opt for a provider that offers 24/7 technical support to resolve any issues swiftly.
Pricing and Plans: Review the pricing plans to ensure they align with your budget and business goals.
Conclusion
Investing in the right online food ordering app can help your restaurant streamline operations, improve customer satisfaction, and ultimately increase revenue. With so many options available, it’s important to carefully consider the features and benefits that suit your specific needs. If you're looking to find the Best Online Food Ordering App for your restaurant, explore the link for an in-depth guide to help you make the right choice.
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✮ Adult Alejandro ✮
Brielle comes home to find a postcard in her mailbox. It was the last one she needed to complete the postcard collection!
She then receives a very upsetting call from Cassandra.
Brielle: "Nope, no, just friends. Extremely platonic friends. Forever."
Whilst everyone is at work/daycare, Precious, Kelly and poor Raccoon die simultaneously of old age.
It attracts a gaggle of mourners and for good reason. I’m devastated I'll never see Cat(?) and Raccoon be a couple or hear Kelly and Precious cat-fornicate again in the bathroom.
I’ve given them a little cemetery in the garden, in the hope of seeing their ghosts. May you rest in peace, random stray cats and raccoon. Your crazy hijinks will be missed.
Brielle: “It’s Papi’s birthday so be nice Atreo. Maybe call him Papi? It will make his life.”
Atreo: “Don’t wanna.”
Alejandro: “I’ve realised my job is meaningless. I could make just as much money selling phone selfie prints from my inventory.”
Brielle: “Happy birthday honey!”
Atreo *copies*: “Happy Birthday honey!”
Alejandro: “Honey? Did you call me honey? Wait I’m getting hugs?! Oh my Watcher this is the best birthday ever.”
Brielle: “Congratulations. Here have a birthday backrub.”
Alejandro: “That’s nice. I’m pretty tense from work. Huh, just noticed there's a surprising lack of cats.”
Brielle: “3 of them died. Don't tell Atreo, but I buried them in the garden. Birthday kiss!"
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