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Goodgame Farmer Review

Goodgame Farmer is a farm game similar to farmville, but still in beta. Since it's still in beta, there are a lot of improvements to be done.

Bugs:

• disappearing persona (tileeventup event bug)


• can’t modify field when persona is on field other than yourself


• can’t modify field even if no persona is on field, others most often can.


• clicking on friend popup display goes away sometimes


• clicking on field while character is near, might result in “multiple selection” causing a “radioactive effect” on persona, this is fixed when hover over.

All bugs above are “fixed” when leaving and coming back.

Recommendations:

>Animals need to be fed (each animal has specific crop to be fed): e.g. chicken needs wheat, pig needs eggplants, cow needs tullips, sheep needs havena, goat needs lilly of the valley, …
>Birds come “ruin” the fruits and crops. Scarecrow prevents this for 4 fields surround the scarecrow. Having a dog protects the whole farm.
>Building with purpose as proposed next (sequence changes, pricing the same as current sequence):

• toolshed: gives ability to harvest and plow with single click


• barn: can fill in supply of food for the animals


• cabin: can have friends do jobs on farm (clicking on cabin lists “mini market”
where open jobs are displayed for the farm, owner can “post” new jobs). Maximum of 2 jobs to be posted.

• silo: wheat rotting time reduced by 6 times, so it rots in 1hr instead of 10 minutes


• chicken coop: auto feeds chickens and boost production to 1 egg an hr/chicken (prevents chickens from being stolen)


• piggery: auto feeds pigs and boost production to 1 truffle every 2 hrs/pig (prevents pigs from being stolen)


• cowshed: auto feeds cows and boost production to 1 milk every 3hrs/cow (prevents cows from being stolen)


• windmill: boosts tree production by 24 times the normal production, so 1 day becomes 1 hr


• doghut: enables having a dog for longer than 2 days


• cottage: can have friends do jobs on farm (clicking on cabin lists “mini market” where open jobs are displayed for the farm, owner can “post” new jobs). Maximum of 6 jobs to be posted.


• greenhouse: has slots for planting, used slots seeds are boosted 5 times. So eg 32 slots to “plant” and let’s say it’s used for 32 units of wheat -> wheat will grow in 2 minutes instead of 10.


• >Buffs for certain deco:


• scarecrow as described above.


• fencing prevents animals from being stolen.


• lawnmower adds 2% to quality


• wheelbarrow reduces growth time by 2%


• mailbox enables personal messages


• feeding trough enables “auto feed” to animals by providing 12 slots to store feed which is taken one from every time an animal needs to be fed.


• water trough enables “auto feed” similar to feeding through but provides the water feeding element, which together with the “default” food item is what the animal requires, randomly.


• well is needed to get water, gives 1 unit every click.


• water pump gives faster water, gives 2 units every click. And boosts quality by 4%.


• horse plow: adds 8% to quality. If horse is on the farm.


• horse cart: reduces growth time by 8%. If horse is on the farm.


• the other deco’s give a “classiness” to the farm, which can be competed in.

Tractor:

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• Mini-tractor: can do 2 fields simultaneous a click


• Tractor: can do 4 fields simultaneous a click


• Large tractor: can do 9 fields simultaneous a click


• Giant tractor: can do 16 fields simultaneous a click

Lower price of fertilizer: to 10 dollars or 5 because there’s no real “gain” using it.

Complaints:

>marketplace is multidimensional: finding your friend is hard
Solutions:
-make “teleport to friend” option
-make list of available marketplaces

>Marketplace job offers are not clear:
-you cannot see the “size” of the job, resulting in being “fake hired”
Solution:
-Make job overviews. Either a listing or whenever a job is offered show field size and related data that goes along with the offer. E.g. fields and growth time remaining. And how many people are hired.

>Whenever you want info about a player, your persona walks to that persona… thus giving away you look up info.

>performance overhead:
Seems to be a memory hog in the coding. On my state of the art pc the game still hogs up a lot of resources.
The server can’t handle the load either. Which actions to be delayed or “ignored” and also logging in is a problem… resulting in rotten crop. (Although at the time of writing it seems to be improved in the last few updates (current version: 1.21.0)

>annoying people:
A lot of people think it’s a hook up game, and come bother you on the farm.
Solution:
-Make a “kick function”, this function just sends the user back to his farm. So the owner of the farm that gets annoyed can kick the “visitor”.

>Jobs done achievement:
You get this when other people work for you and not like how the title says, that you do the job for others…

>When your farm gets big (like me, I'm level 26 and have over 400 fields) you need to click alot... give some kinda of brushing the fields instead of clicking or a select all fields button or like vehicle suggestion.

Then for my personal opinion about this game:

It's nice game, although with still alot of improvements to be done. I think if my suggestions will be implemented, that the goodgame farmer game will be a real game, rather than a click and hookup game. At the moment I'd rate it a 6.5/10.
Feel free to give the goodgame farmer game a try at: Goodgame Farmer.

The making of a better person

The Making Of A Gentleman

1. On giving up the seat. Gentleman give up their seat to the elder and young children... not to the good looking lady, just because she's good looking (otherwise, you might as well never sit. Giving up the seat every time and for everyone doesn't make you a gentleman, it just makes you the guy with sore feet.)

2. On looking at women. A real gentleman doesn't look back after she passes. Look and learn to work your peripheral... but once she's out of your peripheral, let thoughts of her be out your mind.

3. On gossip. End it where it begins... if someone starts going down that path, interrupt and ask if what they are going to say will benefit either themselves, the person they are talking about, or yourself... if they say no, ask them what's the point.

4. On the quality of life. Gentlemen do not impose themselves on others, this means their music remains moderate, their boxers stay hidden, their hygiene unoffensive, and language appropriate

5. On greeting women. Now this is a tough one that I've been trying to master myself. Gentlemen should not be the first to approach a woman or even greet them. A woman should say hello first then he proceeds. On approaching a woman, the chap should only do so if she gives him an opening (i.e. a smile, eye contact).

6. On the shoes. Shoes must always be polished. Make sure those slanted heels are replaced and taps are added to them. Nothing kills a look more than a sharp dressed man with dirty or worn shoes.

7. On living life. A gentleman has an appreciation for life, he lives it fully understanding that everyday he has the opportunity to improve the world around him. He lives life with passion without caring to be a role model, but living consciously by example.

8. On penmanship. Learn to write and I don't mean just print.

9. On too much. Never be excessive - it's vulgar.

10. Understand elegance. Elegance is an attitude, It's about how you live both in the public eye and in the privacy of your home. Money doesn't buy elegance, it can only purchase items.

11. On making a person smile. This is one of the hidden gems of a gentleman. this is where the gent need not say a word, but simply senses the right time and acts on it without any motives other than simply nurturing or creating a smile. When that lady walks by and looks - smile and simply acknowledge her glance without a word or skipping a step... watch her light up. Even that chap you see who you know took time to present himself to the world...Acknowledge it with a simple nod of the head without skipping a beat. The 'little' things are never little.

12. On SMS. For starters, let's understand one thing - SMS stands for short message service. So, no conversations via text messages! Conversations should be had in person, CAPS somehow just don't express emotions as they should be expressed.

The making of a Lady
ON BEING A LADY.

1. On tights / leggings.
In a time where tights/ leggings have become as popular if not more popular than dresses and skirts. No lady should wear tights/leggings without some sort of shirt covering their backside in public. No one should be able to see your pantie line, and wearing no undergarment with the tights/leggings certainly doesn't make it any more acceptable. (the appropriate thing to wear over them are shorts, a skirt, a long shirt / T-shirt).

2. On being approached
A lady does not stop to talk to a gentleman who honks his car horn at her - even if she knows him.

3. On public arguments.
A lady should never engage in public shouting. Learn to differ the disagreement to another time and to a private setting. A lady does not use vulgar language in public and tries to not even use vulgar language in private.

4. On voice volume.
A woman's voice (is more often than not) higher pitched than that of a man. Let us be frank, high pitched voices are quicker to unnerve and annoy. Case in point - if a woman is arguing with a man and his voice should venture into the land of high pitch... rest assured, she will not like it, she may even let him know (I would never advise this unless you really want to challenge his manhood). The point is, beware of the high pith... refrain from increasing the volume if it's not necessary.

5. On Philanthropy.
A lady makes time to help others. No I do not believe that every woman should pretend to be a Mother Theresa, however, every lady should experience the joy of "giving back" simply because she understands the importance of sharing of herself and realizes the power she possess to heal the world. Volunteering, donating - some of the simple things that have long lasting effects.

6. On self care.
This is not about excesses, plastic surgery, vanity, this is about self respect. A lady does not look at herself every time she passes a mirror (or store window) in the street, she looks at herself once before she leaves her house and make sure she's leaving home correctly. This is about not having lipstick on your teeth, not having your nail polish looking like you put a nail file to them after having polished them, this is about fixing your slip, fixing your bra (so you don't have to do it in the street), and I'm sure you ladies can think of a few more things that OF COURSE you don't do.

7. On being socially savvy.
A lady understands that this is an art. She learns to deal with people and doesn't say "I don't get along with other women". A socially savvy lady also understands that she can get more out of a person and situation by using these skills than by being limited to always having to use sex to get what she wants. Being socially savvy is learning the art of conversation, being well rounded, well spoken.

8. Power of quotes.
A lady takes the time to learn a few quotes... this is not to simply regurgitate what they've heard or read, but because they understand the power of wisdom. Life lessons are what helps a woman blossom into a lady, life lessons are not limited to only your experiences, but are also found in the experiences of those before. "One is not born a woman, but rather becomes one." Simone de Beauvoir ... imagine if this applies to a woman, imagine about a lady!

9. On dressing.
A true lady coordinate her wardrobe according to her body type and her skin tones, she understands the art of dressing appropriately. This one may seem simple, but if you look around you as you go about your daily routine, you'll realize that it's not that simple. The media has infiltrated the homes and mindset of the masses. Because it's "cool" we want it, regardless to if it works for/with us or not. Everyone can have a style... but every style is not for every one. Short ladies rarely look good with long boots... Big girls and minis don't mix..... Pink doesn't always work if you're complexion is extremely pale ... blue/green contacts on black women can be a little odd ... large women and spandex, WHOA!. The point is no one is perfect... the point is to find what best works for you, compliment what you have, but be honest with yourself...always.

10. When Sitting.
Keep your knees together when sitting; cross your legs at the ankle. Even if you're wearing jeans, be mindful of your legs. There is never any excuse for a lady to sit with her legs open...NEVER!

11. On posture.
Shoulders back and relaxed, chin up, back straight.

12. The walk.
Elegant, proud.
*Note
Walking in heels is somewhat of an art. It's not about putting your feet in heels and walking. It's about mastering the heels - this does take practice. Ladies, while some who wear heels think "they're killing it" know you're killing the heels, and nothing looks worse than a woman struggling in heels.

13. On finishing touches.
This is one of those things that are often forgotten. A lady knows the power of the little things, from the right smell, to the right accessories.

14. On dignity.
Dignity is having great respect for oneself. Dignity is intimately related to grace.

15. On courtship.
A Lady understands that courtship is a game. She engages in it, knowing full well that it's a game of 2 players and that she also must do her part to ensure that the game develops. She knows that eye contact, a smile, are simple things that enable the game to continue. She ultimately decides if the game shall be played.



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Stroke Identification

STROKE : Remember
The 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.

I'm subscribed to Lady Java and got this article to read and I found it important to spread to post it and spread the word. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some life's.

Seriously... Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .....she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die.... they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S * Ask the individual to SMILE.

T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today)

R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 999/911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other,that is also an indication of a stroke.

Let's save some life's peeps... Additionally if you want to read more about a stroke, you can do so here
Live long, live strong and most important..live happy!

21 days till Valentine's Day 2008!

About this article:
It's 21 days till Valentine's day, for those who don't know they date... It's the 14th of February. I hope this post can inspire you all and helps you get MORE out of life!

Tree

People call me "Tree".

I had dated 5 girls when I was in Pre-U. There is one girl who I love a lot but never dared to go after. She didn't have a pretty face, good figure or an outstanding charm. She was just a very ordinary girl. I liked her. I really liked her. I liked her innocence, her frankness, her intelligence and her fragility. Reason for not going after her was that I felt somebody so ordinary like her was not a good match for me. I was also afraid that after we were together all the feelings would vanish. I was also afraid other's gossip would hurt her.

I felt that if she were my girl, she'd be mine ultimately & I didn't have to give up everything just for her. The last reason, made her accompanying me for 3 years. She watched me chase other girls, and I have made her heart cry for 3 years. She was a good actor, and me a demanding director. When I kissed my second girlfriend, she bumped into us. She was embarrassed but smiled & said, "Go on!" before running off. The next day, her eyes were swollen like a walnut. I did not want to know what caused her to cry. Later that day, I returned from soccer training to get something & watched her cry in the classroom for an hour or so. My fourth girlfriend did not like her.There was once when both of them quarreled. I know that based on her character she is not the type that will start the quarrel. However, I still sided my girlfriend. I shouted at her & ignored her feelings and walked off with my girlfriend. The next day, she was laughing & joking with me like nothing happened. I know she was hurt but she did not know deep down inside I was hurt too.

When I broke up with my fifth girlfriend, I asked her out. Later that day, I told her I had something to tell her. I told her about my breakup. Coincidentally, she has something to tell me too, about her getting together. I knew who the person was. His pursuit for her had been the talk of the School. I did not show her my heartache, just smiles & best wishes.Once I reached home, I could not breathe. Tears rolled & I broke down. How many times have I seen her cry for the man who did not acknowledge her presence?

During graduation, I read a SMS in my hp. It said, "Leaf's departure isbecause of Wind's pursuit. Or because Tree didn't ask her to stay"

Leaf

People call me Leaf.

During the 3 years of Pre-U, I was on very close terms with a guy as buddy kind. However, when he had his first girlfriend, I learned a feeling I never should have learned - Jealousy. Sourness to the extreme limit. They were only together for 2 months. When they broke up, I hid my happiness. But after a month, he got together with another girl.

I liked him & I know he liked me. But why won't he pursue me? Since he loves me why he didn't he make the first move? Whenever he had a new girlfriend, my heart would hurt. After some time, I began to suspect that this was one-sided love but if he didn't like me, why did he treat me so well? It's beyond what you will normally do for a friend. I know his likes, his habits.But his feelings towards me I can never figure out. You can't expect me, a girl, to ask him. Despite that, I still wanted to be by his side. Care for him, accompany him, and love him. Hoping that one day, he will come to love me. Because of this, I waited for him. Sometimes, I wondered if I should continue waiting. The pain, the dilemma accompanied me for 3 years.

At the end of my 3rd year, a junior pursues me. Everyday he pursues me. He's like the cool & gentle wind, trying to blow off a leaf from a tree. In the end, I realized that I wanted to give this wind a small footing in my heart. I know the wind will bring the leaf to a better land. Finally, leaf left the tree, but the tree only smiled & didn't ask me to stay.

Leaf's departure is because of Wind's pursuit. Or cause Tree didn't ask her to stay.

Wind

Because I like a girl called leaf. Because she's so dependent on tree, so I have to be a gust wind. A wind that will blow her away. When I first met her, it was 1 month after I was transferred to this new school. I saw a petite person looking at my seniors & me playing soccer. During ECA time, she will always be sitting there. Be it alone or with her friends, looking at him. When he talks with girls, there's jealousy in her eyes. When he looked at her, there's a smile in her eyes. Looking at her became my habit. Just like, she likes to look at him.

One day, she didn't appear. I felt something missing. I can't explain the feeling except it's a kind of uneasiness. The senior was also not there as well. I went to their classroom, hid outside and saw my senior scolding her. Tears were in her eyes while he left. The next day, I saw her at her usual place, looking at him. I walked over and smiled to her. Took out a note & gave to her. She was surprised. She looked at me, smiled & accepts the note. The next day, she appeared & passes me a note and left.

It read, "Leaf's heart is too heavy and wind couldn't blow her away."

"It's not that leaf heart is too heavy. It because leaf never want to leave tree." I replied her note with this statement and slowly she started to talk to me & accept my presents & phone calls. I know that the person she loves is not me. But I have this perseverance that one day I will make her like me. Within 4 months, I have declared my love for her no less than 20 times. Every time, she will divert away from the topic. But I never give up. If I decide I want her to be mine, I will definitely use all means to win her over. I can't remember how many times I have declared my love to her. Although I know, she will try to divert but I still bear a small ray of hope.

Hoping that she will agree to be my girlfriend. I didn't hear any reply from her over the phone. I asked, "What are you doing? How come you didn't want to reply?" She said, "I'm nodding my head". "Ah?" I couldn't believe my ears. "I'm nodding my head" She replied loudly. I hang up the phone, quickly changed and took a taxi and rush to her place & press her doorbell. During the moment when she opens the door, I hugged her tightly.

Leaf departure is because of Wind pursuit. Or because Tree didn't ask her to stay...

** Moral **

In love, we win very rarely, but when love is true, even if you lose, you still win just for having the tingle of loving someone more than you love yourself. There comes a time when we stop loving someone, not because that person has stopped loving us but because we have found out that, they'd be happier if we let go....

Why do we close our eyes when we sleep? When we cry? When we imagine? When we kiss? This is because THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN THE WORLD ARE UNSEEN.

There are things that we never want to let go of, people we never want to leave behind, but keep in mind that letting go isn't the end of the world. It's the beginning of a new life. Happiness lies for those who cry those who hurt, those who have searched and those who have tried. For only they can appreciate the importance of the people who have touched our lives.

A great love? It's when you shed tears and still you care for them, it's when they ignore you and still you long for them. It's when they begin to love another and yet you smile and say, "I'm happy for you." If love fails, set yourself free, let your heart spread its wings and fly again. Remember you may find love and lose it, but when love dies, you never have to die with it.

The strongest people are not those who always win but those who stand back up when they fall. Somehow, along the course of life, you learn about yourself and realize that there should never be regrets, only a lifelong appreciation of the choices you've made. Loving is not how you forget but how you forgive, not how you listen but how you understand, not what you see but how you feel, and not how you let go but how you hold on.

It's more dangerous to weep inwardly rather than outwardly. Outward tears can be wiped away while secret tears scar forever...

It's best to wait for the one you want than settle for one that's available. It's best to wait for the right one because life is too short to waste on just someone.
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For the one's out there that are interested in a relationship or have one to "play", I hope that you'll get it sorted out in the next 21 days, can YOU do it? I know I can, matter of fact... I'm happily together with my "friend" for almost a year now! :D And I hope you can experience the joy of having a REAL partner like I can!

By the way, today I came across this movie over at metacafe.com

Banana Bread Recipe!

The best recipes come tried and true from friends who begged them from other friends and so on and so on. That's the wonderful thing about sharing recipes - the more good recipes we share, the better we all get to eat! And now with Christmas coming closer, I thought it'd be a good idea to write about it!

Banana Bread Recipe

Prep Time:-
Cook Time:-
Serves:12

Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature, plus more for pan
2. 1 cup sugar
3. 2 large eggs
4. 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
5. 1 teaspoon baking soda
6. 1 teaspoon salt
7. 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
8. 1/2 cup sour cream
9. 1 teaspoon vanilla
10. 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Nutrition Info

Per Serving

Calories: 273 kcal
Carbohydrates: 34 g
Dietary Fiber: 1 g
Fat: 14 g
Protein: 3 g
Sugars: 20 g

About: Nutrition Info
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Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175°C). Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan; set aside. In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, and beat to incorporate.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture, and mix until just combined. Add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla; mix to combine. Stir in nuts, and pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Let rest in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool.

Yield: 12 servings

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I never ate Banana Bread before, but I hope to try it real soon! By posting the recipe I'm getting a step closer to making it! I hope you like it and let me know your banana bread recipe's!

Global Goonzu >> Luminary: Rise of the Goonzu

About this article:
I play this game called "Goonzu" ever since may 2007, thanks to a good friend of mine who got me "hooked" on this unique game. And since there's so much to learn and discover I decided to write down a little info about the game. If you like it please make "Animatic" your recommender! Thanks in advance and I'll see you in there.

Basic Questions

1. Where do I see the amount of money I have?
[M] (Marbles) is the currency. You can see the amount of Marbles you have in the top bar.

2. How can I earn money?
Besides doing quest's there are 4 other options where you can get cash.

• Angelet - she buys things at a ripped off price. But it's good to occasionally sell off unwanted loot to her when you do not have enough space.


• Market - If you completed Sarah Spencer's Quest's you should already know how to use this. Right click on the Market building inside a town (except Hanyang doesn't have a Market building). You can sell up to 4 items. But be careful of the 1-5% tax it'll charge on your goods. You'll notice that it takes 1-5% of the amount that you input. When an item is sold, 1-5% tax will also be charged by the bank (the fee the bank states, where you opened your bank account) as the money from market is deposited straight into ypur bankaccount.


• Personal Shop - When you see people standing around with "Buy blah blah blah" sign above their heads, they have a personal shop open. To sell things to that person, right click on their character. Choose Personal Shop. Just click the item that he wants to purchase, choose the number of units you want to sell to him and press Sell Items.


• Wallace - you can sell weapons/armors/etc to this merchant. But he buys at a ripped off price. But well... better than Angelet.

3. Setting a mentor
It's preferable for beginner to get a mentor who can teach you about the game or give you tips on how to play the game.
Press Alt + T to see who are available and is willing to mentor you.
(Note: If you are a low lvl without any mentor, the game will automaticly keep showing the mentorlist everytime you login)

It's common to see people who offer you items or money to get you to make them their mentor. Why? Because when you reach lvl20, they will get a certain amount of reputation points and money depending on which lvl you add them at. About 57 reputation points and 130k if you add them at lvl1.

This money is for mentor... which is why mentors get Marble's. Whether or not mentor's want to give you that sum of money is up to them. It's not a scam if they do not give you. The 100k when you get when you reach lvl20 is not the $ that mentor get. Please get that clear before accusing any mentor scamming your money. It's not yours until they choose to give it to you.
(Be careful of people who promise you things, some mentors might just not give you the items they promise. ^^)
(Some mentors will be wary of giving you items as well. There's a lot of seasoned players who will "pretend" they are new and try to scam mentors of their items and cancel them immediately when they receive the items.)

Some people will say this is the way for higher lvl to make money off beginner. But it is not the right attitude to make someone your mentor just because you want "this" or "that". When people spend time to answer your questions, they are possibly in fact, putting aside time to earn money. So do not be too greedy and ask mentor for items just because they will get some money at the end of it.

Just find someone who's friendly, who can answer your questions, and preferably be someone who uses your preferred weapon. And maybe someone who will become your friend in game. ^_^

4. Where is Sarah/Siegfried/Angelet/McCoy/Floria/Reco/...?
They can all be located inside Hanyang. These NPC's have an icon showing up on your mini-map..

5. I'm hungry. What should I eat? Where to buy them?
Eat Skewers. They can be bought from Angelet.
(Note: Watch you digestive system! Eating too much or too little can make you get sick!)

6. What to do if you're ill and what happens if you're ill?
After your digestive system got messed up by bad eating habbits, depending on the severity of your illness, it'll say you need 1 digestive pill (other pills for such illness are: stomach pill (1 stomach pill = 10 digestive pills), cancer pill (1 cancer pill = 10 stomach pills))
For best results, make sure your satiety is in "range" (range -> Digestive sytem: -3 (-83 ~ 83) <- the part between ( & ) is the "range") after you take the number of pill needed NOT more NOT less, then just sit down (press the "insert" key found above the arrow keys on your keyboard) and wait till your digestive system is back in "range"

7. How to capture Evil Raccoon? (Sarah's First Quest)
Just kill one evil raccoon outside of where you begun. It's easy to find one inside Beginner Hunting Ground.

Inside Beginner Hunting Ground:
North - Evil Raccoon
East - Pink Pig
West - Pink Rabbit
South - Green Mushroom Boy

(Note: Actually you dont "capture" the evil raccoon, you kill it...)

8. How to retrieve items from post office?
First, you need to enter a Town, e.g. Hanyang, Ankaran, Alamasha,...etc. Every town has a Post Office. Right click on the post office. Choose Inbox. Click Reading Receiving Box. Just move the items you want into your inventory.

(Note: 1-5% tax is charged per sending item.)

9. How do I whisper to someone who is not in my friend's list?
Type /t name message. E.g. /t Animatic Hi, I read your blog!

10. I can't see my inventory!! what happened?!!!
Chances are you clicked on your Summons or Summon hero's Tab. Click back on your Person's tab to view your stuff.

11. How can I get arrows and bullets?
You can either buy them from Angelet, the Market, Personal Shop OR make them yourself!

Weapons & Stats & Skills

Strongest melee weapon - ax
Strongest ranged weapon - cane
The rest are average. But gun is the most popular weapon in global goonzu. Cane is an expensive job to start as because of the amount of mp medicine you have to eat.

Pro's and Con's
Sword - fast speed but low dmg.
Spear - medium speed medium dmg.
Ax - slow speed high dmg.

Cane - great dmg with magic. Have delay. But need a lot of food and medicine.
Not recommended for beginners without endurance because you're going to be poor. But if you're used to playing mage in other games. Why not? ^_^
Gun - medium to slow speed high dmg
Bow - fast to medium speed medium dmg (a lil slower than sword but higher dmg than sword)

I personally use a bow because: It's CHEAP (arrows are cheaper than bullets, bows and bow tech books are cheapest to buy), ranged and slightly faster than gun. Most ranged users have an easier time because you use less medicine.

Stats

Strength: Each 5 points in strength give you +2 attack(damage).
Agility: Agility determines your hit and dodge chance (also determines your hit-rate with magic attacks!)
Wisdom: Each point in wisdom gives you 4MP. Also increases the damage of magic attacks.
Vitality: Each point in vitality gives you 4HP.
Dexterity: Increases chance of making better items when manufacturing.
Luck: Increases chance of getting better drops when hunting.
Please take note that certain magics like "freezing", "addition" requires agi to be able to hit.

Skills

Techique skills can be added by right clicking technique or manufacture books.

1. This is your basic skill lvl which you can improve by reading a book, e.g. archery technique book.

The maximum books you can read are 30 books.

Archery tech lvl 1 to 10 - beginner
Archery tech lvl 11 to 20 - intermediate (monster do not drop this)
Archery tech lvl 21 to 30 - advanced (monster do not drop this)

2. Experience skill lvl - this is lvled by getting skill exp pts. When you hit a monster, usually there'll be a "+ 4 archery" etc word that pop up above your head. That is your skill exp points.

Maximum lvl by experience is 70.

3. Tech pts - you get 1 tech point per each lvl up. Tech points will not be reset at lvl10. You cannot change tech pts once they are changed into skills EXCEPT: at lvl 10 and lvl 30 (deduct by 1) or reset tickets from item mall.

*** Every weapon has magic skills. Press Alt + M to see the skills available to each weapon class. To use the skill, press CTRL + 1/2/3/etc to make it your current skill. Right click on monster to unleash the magic. ***

Common Questions

1. When is double exp time/double production time?
GMT - [Double exp bonus] 0am to 1am, 8am to 9am, 6pm to 7pm
GMT - [Double production bonus] 1am to 2am, 9am to 10am, 7pm to 8pm
(Note: Goonzu day give's 300% bonus on both exp and production exp for 24hrs! It's the second saturday (GMT 0 till GMT 24) of the month!)

2. How do I find artisans to make my weapon/armor/etc?
Press Alt + C. Look at their info to see if they charge for production. Most don't. Try to whisper to them.

3. How to request item manufacturing from an artisan?
Right click on artisan. Choose Request Repair. Unequip whatever you want to repair. Upload the item inside the box. Input the money if you want to tip or if the artisan charges for repair. Press Accept.

4. Will tools disappear after I use them?
Yes, tools will have a certain expiry date. So after you unseal the item, the item will start to expire. When you have 3 days or less left, you'll get a notify popup. Please note: High Grade items expire too (approximately 14 real days, but can be extended by using "extension stone")

5. When and how do I get a horse? How to use horse's inventory?
At lvl20, you can ride a horse. Buy a Small Medal from the market and open it. Or buy an opened horse (Brown Horse) from the horse market.
0 days life left horses are DEAD do NOT buy these, or you'll be paying for nothing!
Each 33 horse life days = 1 Real day
E.g 2100 life left = 70 days before it dies!

(Note: A full trained horse has speed: 15 str: 30 agi: 30 wis: 30)

Just below your Ring slots, there are two Arrows for shifting items. Just click on the item you want to move and click on the appropriate Arrow (eg: to horse) and it will appear in the inventory list you want.

6. When and how do I get a warehouse? How do I renew my warehouse?
When you're lvl 30, you can apply for a warehouse in either Alamasha, Turphania or any other ACTIVE town. Right click the building, go to Application tab. And click lease application. Monthly fees = what you pay per day (in real life) for the warehouse. The contract time = the amount of time you can use the warehouse for the monthly fees you leased the warehouse at.

If you want to stop using the warehouse and don't want to pay the daily fees, you have to trade that warehouse to a lvl 30 character with no money. The warehouse will only end when the contract expires.

If you don't have enough lvl to use warehouse or not enough money to be able to pay 10k or 15k (can even go higher, so please take note before renting one!) everyday. Use the post office as your storage. Make a few low lvl characters and post items to them.

To renew your contract with the warehouse, when you're inside your warehouse, click Management. Click Contract Extension.

7. If I forget to renew my warehouse and it's revoked, what happens to all my items?!?!?!
Go to Clara, the ticket seller. Click the 3rd Option. You will have to pay 1% of the market price of the item. A pop up will appear, click the left option to get back your item.

(Note: She'll only store them for you for 2 years in game time! Also you'll be charged 10% of the market value of your items!)

8. When and how do I get a pet summon?
When you're lvl 20, you can get a pet Evil Raccoon. Buy some from the market and right click on them. You might have to try more than once as it might fail. (I tried 2 times to get my first Evil Raccoon)
After getting your first pet, click Alt + A, click Summon tab. Put your pet on Standby mode so it doesn't blindly attack whatever monster you're attacking and die from it.
If you have pet medicine - (medicine for summons +50hp or HP potion for summons +150hp), you can check Use Summons Automatic Recovery box, so that your pet can recover hp by itself.
MP of pet will not auto recover without medicine.
HP of pet will not auto recover without medicine.

For more info on pets and how to evolve them - refer to this guide by Pucca - http://summons.notlong.com

9. Are there any guilds/clans in this game?
Residents of a town are able to chat in Town Chat. That won't be as boring then when you can chat and share things.

You can apply to become resident of a town when you're lvl 40+. That's the minimum for applying to become resident nowadays. The lvl requirement is set by the Town Chief of the towns. Just go to the Town Hall and click Apply when you're lvl 40+.

If you have applied before when u're below lvl40. Try to cancel application first and reapply. After applying, msg the Town Chief of that town to inform him about it.

10. Why is it that an artisan takes ages to make my "weapon/armor/etc"?

Because he/she is playing the mini-game that comes with crafting. Playing the game will take roughly 5-10mins, depending how good he/she is at the game and what points he/she stops at. Maximum improvement bonus by mini game - 10% (10,000 points)

He/she has many msg.
So don't go around and keep dealing artisan when he is making your item, thinking he has run away with your item. It can be annoying and frustrating.

Another thing. If you send by post office instead of trading the artisan your materials, even though you waste a bit of money, you can ensure you have a record that you have sent that person your items. Right click the post office. Go to Descriptions. Click Reading Sending/Receiving Description. You can see a record of what you have sent and received. Good way to have proof that you have sent things. It's not fool-proof that artisans will not run away with your items. But you can ruin that person's reputation this way if he does it to you. ;p

11. What's an Artisan PD?

As you can see i have a PD sign above my head.

Because I'm the first name on the Bow Artisan list, that's why I have a PD sign. This PD sign is only given to the artisans that are online. Once I go offline, the next bow artisan will get the PD sign.

This is the info written by artisans. It can by anything non serious to requirements for repair or production.

12. Where is Tiny Thicket?
About south of Baronia and Alamasha, but please look at the map for a more accurate view.

13. Where can I get Tiger, Wolf, Kitty Carpet, Dog Box, certain cloths?
They can only been obtained by getting the raccoon rare item of the month. After the month is over the item will no longer be available to obtain. And a new rare item will become available. So if you didn't get any of those yet... You'll most likely NEVER will!

14. How can I get rare item?
You can get the rare item by using keys, Bronze(1%)/Silver(4%)/Gold(7%) Each key adds a % indicated between () on your luckybar, the higher your lucky bar the more likely you'll get the rare item!

15. How much do those keys cost and where can I get them?
You can buy them from the game's Item Mall, a Bronze Set costs 1299 Gcoin, Silver Set 2499 Gcoin, Gold Set 3699 Gcoin. If you don't have Gcoins, you can always try to buy with marbles from item mall sellers. This is at your OWN risk! Never give your password to the seller! These keysets prices in marbles are: Bronze Set 20-25 mill, Silver Set 40-50 mill, Gold Set 75 mill (These prices are just "guidelines" each seller and buyer has to decide what it's worth)

16. How to avoid being scammed?
-Don't trade low levels
-Use a third party member to make the trading safer (high ranking 3rd party member such as a Minister GA or judge TC town head)
-Ask around more than 1 person to find out if the person is a scammer(if nobody can say that he is or isn't a scammer wait for more evidence to sway you in a way that will be more conclusive)
-Screenshot every part of the deal incase you do get scammed and give to a high ranking person.
-Do not give out personal info such as passwords!!

17. What are Gcoins?
Gcoin is the Item Mall currency. 1000 Gcoin = 10 Usd($)
If you buy more Gcoin you can get bonus Gcoin, please visit the game's website for more info.

18. Tell me more about Wolf/Tiger & Kitty/Doggy & cloths?

• Wolf and Tiger are 2 mounts (like a horse) that will NEVER die and have the best stats!


• Kitty Carpet and Doggy are similar, the only diff between them is that one is a cat next to you and the other one a dog. They only work when you're sitting! They work like stinky soup (prevents preemptive attacks) and also restore HP and MP more quickly. Another advantage is that you can tele for free to Hanyang while sitting.


• Cloths give different bonus depending on the item, please refer to the item's info for more info about a particular item.

(Note: Both the Kitty/Doggy and Cloths appearance depends on which character you use! Western Male, Western Female, Eastern Male and Eastern Female. So these items have 4 versions of it, though they ALL work the same!)

19. What is dark army?
Sometimes a Dark Army (DA) event happens. You need to kill "Dark Army" monsters (gunner, spearman, swordman, sabre fighter, dark lord) you get "credits" for killing without dying. At the end you get your prize (credits * a random item like topaz) If you die by a Dark Army monster you won't lose xp or marbles, but you will be teleported to the nearest town.

20. A town is under attack, what does this means?
It means a GM is releasing monsters in a town, if you have time please go help as you will get nice xp and drops! Don't forget to use the services in that town, they will be thankful for doing so.


21. What are reputation points for and how do I get them?
You get reputation points for completing a quest (2 reputation points), for being a mentor and getting your mentee reaching lvl 50 and for making a Master Grade (MG) or Perfect Grade (PG) item (100 reputation points). Just like with your character lvl, you need x amount of points before lvling up your reputation lvl. The reputation lvl is needed for wearing certain equipment. E.g Recommender Necklace (you need lvl 3 Reputation before being able to wear the necklace)

Recommender Questions

1. What is a recommender?
A recomender is the person who introduced you to the game. When you first create a character it'll ask you to fill in your recommender's name. (E.g. Animatic)

2. What are the rewards?
Only the person's name you filled in as your recommender get's something in return. Elemental stones, Blessing Stones and Reco Points.

3. When does my recommender get those rewards?
Lvl 20: 3 random elemental stones (E.g. 3 Fire Stones)
Lvl 30: 6 random elemental stones (E.g. 6 Land Stones)
Lvl 40: 9 random elemental stones (E.g. 9 Wind Stones)
Lvl 50: 10 Blessing Stones
Every lvl up: Your recommender will get reco points, which he/she can exchange for items with NPC Reco in Hanyang. The higher lvl you are the more reco points your recommender will get each time you lvl up, since each lvl up you need more xp for reaching the next.

4. What can I get with reco?
For up to date list of available items, please go visit NPC Reco in Hanyang. But the things that are really worth getting from NPC Reco are:
"Recommender Necklace" costs 500 Reco (equivalent of a lvl 42 recommended character) and boosts your skills for 3-8 lvls and lasts 30 days.
"Vixen Orb" costs 5000 Reco This is the only way how you can get a vixen (pink fox to use like a horse, but with better stats and longer life span)

(Note: Both the necklace and the vixen are only obtainable through Reco!)

Tips

1. Shortcuts?
Try to familarize yourself with the game buttons. There's some shortcuts to certain windows, even though you can use the buttons on the top bar or bottom.
Alt + E - Configuration
Alt + I - Inventory
Alt + S - Skills
Alt + M - Magic
Alt + A - Status
Alt + W - Mini-map
Alt + T - Mentor
Alt + F - Friends
Alt + H - In-game Help
Alt + C - Artisans Info
Alt + V - Town Chat (only available if you are resident of a town)
Alt + P - Screenshot
Alt + D - change clothes (only if you are wearing both armor and clothes)
Tab - change weapons (only if you are equipping 2 weapons)
F1 to F5 - the hotkeys in your inventory first row.
F6 & F7 - the hotkeys to summon/recall your first and 2nd pet
F9 - to ride/dismount from horse

/t name msg - whisper someone with a msg E.g. /t Animatic Hi I read your blog!
/t name - Sends a blank whisper to someone E.g. /t Animatic
/p name - Adds someone to the party E.g. /p Animatic

2. How to save money...
a. Bank - You'll not be charged commission if you use the bank you had opened an account at. Try to open bank account at the place where you hang out the most.
b. Inventory full - Beginner will always face this problem. You have too many loot. What should you do? Make 2 more characters and post items to them. Or you can make another account and characters so you can transfer to them manually.
c. After lvl 20, when you die, you'll lose 10% of the money that you hold and some exp (lvl*10 = exp you lose when you die. Eg. lvl 10 loses 100 exp, lvl 80 loses 800 exp). So always deposit your money into bank. Or if not needed, try to have no more than 10% of your total cash with you, with a maximum of 10k-20k marbles.
d. Always find artisans to make your weapon/armor/etc.
e. Sell on market instead of selling it to Angelet or Wallace.
f. To quickly transport you can use "teleportation ticket" BUT they cost alot and NOT worth it! Instead use teleport to Hanyang (status window). And walk from there to your location (If Hanyang is closer to you destination)
g. If you read a. you'll know that your main bank doesn't charge commission fee's. So if you need money from your bank, better use the bank you opened an account with. I use Alamasha and if I need to pay more commission than my teleport to Hanyang cost's I'll teleport. (Teleport to Hanyang fee is calculated as follow: lvl*(lvl/2) E.g.: lvl 20 = 20*(20*2)= 200 Marbles and lvl 80 = 80*(80/2)= 3200 Marbles)
h. Skewers and Mediocre Potions are the best satiety and hp improvers for the lowest price, however using them alot makes you get more sick often, so use beef ribs once in a while to prevent "something is stuck" from getting worse!

3. BEWARE

1. Automatic hunting (botting) is illegal and will be causing your account to be jailed/banned!


2. Do NOT visit powerleveling or goonzu gold site's! There is NO goonzu gold in game whatsoever! Visiting these site's will result in hacked accounts and infected pc's!

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If you like it please make "Animatic" your recommender! Thanks in advance and I'll see you in there. If you haven't already, visit Goonzu.com for more information!

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Special Time...

What’s a better time to post in this “special” week than on Friday the 13th?
This week started with Saturday (07-07-07) and now ending on Friday the 13th.

Just a little “refresh” on what happened Saturday:
-Live Earth
-at 7 pm GMT I wrote the first post for this blog
-more than 6 billion people did a bunch of stuff too which we do not know about ;-)

I read this article (URL here) in regards to Live Earth:
These are some “snippets” & some “comments”* on those (if you want to read more, please click the links to the articles as displayed above):

Comecollectmythoughts.blogspot.com:
Why only start thinking about the world now?
I wonder too… Perhaps they only do it if it benefits them? Or when money is involved?

Never mind the rest of the world...let's take a look at Singapore. Why ask people to wear green on the 7-07-07 to show "support" for "LIVE EARTH"?? When everyone knows there's too many cars this tiny dot can contain? Would it not make more sense to encourage the people to leave their cars at home on this day instead of wearing green? Would it not make more sense to INCREASE the number of recycling bins all over the country?
I think so too, that instead of being “fashionable”… you better take action (and no, wearing a particular color isn’t considered a “green” action… doing something good for life on earth IS) You could try walking or using a bike instead of a car. And nope I don’t think increasing the number of recycling bins would make more sense… If the companies just made “green” packaging, we didn’t need to recycle at all. I don’t know for you, but when I buy a pack of cookies… I have each cookie packed separately and a plastic container for the 10 separately packed cookies and all that being wrapped in 1 big plastic bag… so 12 plastic packaging, where only 1 or 2 were needed!

So why waste money on events like the Ms Singapore Universe when the cash can be put to better use like making Singapore a "location of choice" for big name artistes? ( so at least we could hold a "live earth concert" here too?)
I think so too, that money for beauty contests could be used for better things… But for all you know one of those “winners” could be something to “pave the way to greenness”? Fat hope I’m afraid… Or perhaps are YOU the person who can accomplish this “task”? If you think you can, at least TRY it and show me what you got!

Recycled goods are expensive ( they're expensive why? cuz not many people opt for recycled items..I'm pretty sure 1 of the aims for holding the "LIVE EARTH" event was to make recycling & saving the earth the "IN-thing". <---take the "Louis Vuitton canvas tote ( "I'm not a plastic bag" craze too) Prices lower when more people buy an item right? So EVERYONE should opt for recycled toilet paper, kitchen towels...The more people use em, the cheaper n more recycled goods become readily available.
As you may know it isn’t as easy as more buyers -> prices lower (this is only the case if you’re thinking of the “steady costs” being divided among more units) More demand and less supply means prices go up. So if everyone opt for recycled toilet paper, kitchen towels… companies need to follow and so do the resources. NEVERTHELESS you better use recycled paper… EVEN better is not using it at all where you can! :D

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Or just click here! :p More green tips will be posted another time!

It's not all about global warming (click to read article!)

*"You" implies on the reader of this post, who ever it may be and NOT the author of the original post. ;-)


What happened today:
-Kim Clijsters married with Brian Lynch (at 6am local time to avoid unwanted visitors)
-I tripped twice almost resulting in a fall (one of them almost down the stairs) and I hurt my finger (bad luck?)
-More than 6 billion people did a bunch of stuff too which we do not know about (so I imagine some got even more “bad luck” and others probably less or perhaps even won the lottery! Speaking of… I better check the results! :p Although I don’t believe in such money makers.) ;-)
-Exactly 1 year ago I broke my clavicle while I “went for a ride” for the last time with my snowboard… (Friday the 14th 2006)

I did a little research on Friday the 13th and found these interesting articles:
-About.com
-Wikipedia.org

These are some “snippets” (if you want to read more, please click the links to the articles as displayed above):

About.com snippets:
If Friday was a holy day for heathens, the Church fathers felt, it must not be so for Christians — thus it became known in the Middle Ages as the "Witches' Sabbath," and thereby hangs another tale.

Unlucky Friday + Unlucky 13 = Unluckier Friday.

If that's the case, we are guilty of perpetuating a misnomer by labelling Friday the 13th "the unluckiest day of all," a designation perhaps better reserved for, say, a Friday the 13th on which one breaks a mirror, walks under a ladder, spills the salt, and spies a black cat crossing one's path — a day, if there ever was one, best spent in the safety of one's own home with doors locked, shutters closed and fingers crossed.

Wikipedia snippets:
The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia (a word that is derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Παρασκευή, δεκατρείς, and φοβία, meaning Friday, thirteen, and phobia respectively; alternative spellings include paskevodekatriaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia, and is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a phobia (fear) of the number thirteen.

>Effects in people and cultures
"It's been estimated that [U.S] $800 or $900 million is lost in business on this day because people will not fly or do business they would normally do."

A British Medical Journal study has shown that there is a significant increase in traffic-related accidents on Friday the 13ths.

Any month that begins on a Sunday will contain a Friday the 13th.

>Notable births and deaths
Born on Friday the 13th | Date of Birth
Fidel Castro | August 13, 1926
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen | June 13, 1986
Died on Friday the 13th | Date of Death
Tupac Shakur | September 13, 1996

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Thanks for reading and till next time!

Greetzz,
Anima-t3d