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Sunday, 20 April 2014
Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff: Top 10 tips, hints, and cheats you need to know!
Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff strategy guide: Help Peter and all your favorite characters rebuild Quahog faster and better than ever!
In Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, you're tasked with rebuilding Quahog after Peter and his chicken nemesis, Ernie, have destroyed it. In order to do so you'll have to help Peter clear the town of debris and find all the other characters. While coins are somewhat easy to come by, clams are not — unless of course you want to shell out some serious cash. That doesn't mean you have to though. If you've got a bit of patience and plan strategically, you and Peter can have Quahog thriving again in no time. Here are our top tips and tricks to help you along the way while spending the least amount of real world cash!
1. How to earn free clams and coins from your friends
You have the option to link your Facebook and Google+ accounts in The Quest for Stuff. If you have either I'd suggest linking them as it allows you to visit all your friend's versions of Quahog and collect money. Sometimes you may even wander across free clams in your friend's towns. Make a habit of checking in with friends once a day.
2. If you buy anything with real money, buy clams not coins
Coins are pretty easy to come by and rack up quickly. Clams on the other hand are more rare and are only rewarded for larger tasks or leveling up significantly. Every once in a while you may have an urge to rush the process of building Quahog. If you must buy anything with real money, it's better spend on clams. Also look for deals on specific purchases. Sometimes Quest for Stuff offers buy one get one sales on specific packages and those are normally the best deals.
3. Don't use your clams to rush tasks
We've already discussed how hard it is to come by clams so it's important not to blow them on the little things. Save them up for buildings and other tasks that will reap a higher reward. Don't spend clams to rush tasks. That leads me to my next tip..
4. Save longer tasks for before you close the game
If you have a task you need to complete that takes a longer period of time, save it for before you close the game. This way you aren't having to tie up an entire character while you're playing the game. Tie them up instead once you close out. It's a better use of your time, and the characters.
5. Make sure each character is doing something before you close the game
This ties in with the previous tip. Once you start unlocking more and more characters, it's important to make sure they're always working on something before you close the game out. This is a great way to make sure when you open the game you've racked up a decent amount of coins and XP. Letting them sit idle while you aren't playing just makes rebuilding Quahog and even more daunting task.
6. Hire more builders as you need them
At the beginning of the game you are only given one builder. That means if he is working on a project, you can't build anything else until that's done. The Quest for Stuff actually lets you hire up to four builders. Each one you add will cost you more clams but it's worth it as you start making more money and building XP faster as Quahog expands. Don't spend the clams right away but once you notice you have the coin to build multiple things simultaneously.
7. Short term tasks are a quick and easy way to boost your coin bank
While you're actually playing the game, spend some time racking up some coins quickly. The easiest way to do this is by making characters perform tasks that don't take a long time. Tasks that require a partner — such as Peter and Quagmire napping together — are great choices since you're earning XP and coins on two characters, not just one.
8. Build based on what earns you XP and coins
Tapping the info button in the inventory selector lets you see how much XP and how many coins you'll earn from a specific building or object. This is important because you don't want to build things that don't earn you currency and XP quickly. At least at the start, focus on buildings and items that earn you the most cash and XP. Then once you've got a cushion, build some fun items.
9. Store buildings and items you don't have room for right now
In build mode you can store buildings and objects that you don't have room for at the current time. This is convenient when you come across an instance where you want to build something new or better for cash flow than what you currently have but run out of room. Just store one item in order to build another. Then when you clear out more real estate, go ahead and place it back. The best part? It doesn't cost you anything.
10. FaceSpace is a quick and easy way to check your characters levels
FaceSpace is pretty much in-game Facebook for your characters. Not only is it entertaining to glance at from time to time, it's also a super easy way to check how much XP each character has accumulated and who you need to work on leveling up. Typically tasks get more time consuming and more expensive as a character levels up so finding ones that are lower can sometimes be a good time waster if other characters are busy.
Your Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff tips and tricks?
If you're currently playing your way through Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, what are your top tips and tricks to level up faster and earn more clams? Do you spend real cash or do you patiently bide your time and just make better decisions when choosing how to expand Quahog? Let me know in the comments!
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Original Apple TV currently unable to connect to iTunes
Have an original Apple TV that's suddenly unable to connect to the iTunes Store? You're not alone. It looks like many, many people in many, many parts of the world are suffering from exactly the same outage. There's no word yet on what caused it, though there is speculation that it might be related to a recent security update on Apple's servers, perhaps to deal with the Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability.
There also doesn't seem to be anything that fixes it at the moment either, which is especially frustrating for people.
Apple stopped selling the original, OS X-tiger based Apple TV in 2010 following a switch to the iOS-based Apple TV 2 and later, the 1080p Apple TV 3. Rumor has it Apple might introduced an Apple TV 4 this year, possibly with a game or app store and a new interface. None of that, of course, will help original Apple TV owners in the here and now.
If you're still using the original Apple TV and iTunes is failing to connect for you, let me know! (And let me know when/if it starts again!)
Source: Apple Discussions via MacRumors
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This Twisting Mirror Bridge Reflects Every Detail of a Shanghai Street
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Powdered alcohol is coming to a liquor store near you
Putting a can of beer in a brown paper bag is about to look like child's play. A new product that's somehow been approved by US regulators makes booze as discreet as a packet of sugar. It's called Palcohol, and it transforms a shot of vodka or rum into a pocketable pouch of powder. Tear it open, add some water, mix, and you've got hard liquor. Considering the age group that Palcohol is going to appeal to, however, the sweet, pre-mixed powders are probably going to be far more popular. To start off, the company plans to make margarita, mojito, cosmopolitan, and lemon drop flavors.
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The enterprise products with disruptive potential for 2014
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What's on Richard's Mac dock right now!
The most frequently accessed apps on my Mac, and why they're there as of April, 2014
Unlike my iPhone and iPad which are used a lot for leisure purposes besides work, my Mac is predominantly work focused. It's where I spend most of my working days and so many of the apps that reside on my dock are those which I use the most. I'm not one for overloading my Mac dock, so the apps that are on there are genuinely the ones I need the most throughout the day. So, following on from other members of the iMore team, here's what's on my Mac dock and why.
Firstly we'll cover off some of the stock OS X Mavericks apps that are there, and there are a few. Finder and Launchpad speak for themselves. I've often got a half dozen or so Finder tabs open at once and it's always one of the first things I open. Reminders and Maps are up next, and Reminders is something I use for scheduled appointments just as, well, a reminder. Maps doesn't get used all that much, but it's much better having a native app to jump into when I need some geographical information.
After that, this is what my dock looks like:
Skype and Messages. Skype is basically the Mobile Nations office telephone system, so whenever I'm working, I'm in Skype. I'm also usually in Messages if for no other reason than to keep my iPhone in the desk drawer during the day.
FaceTime, iTunes and the Mac App Store: Not the most used, but I like having them at hand. I'm frequently in and out of both stores during the course of a day, so one click access is a must.
Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5 : I'm subscribed to the Creative Cloud package that provides both applications, and it's the best £9 odd a month I've spent in a long time. I'm still only beginning to learn both, but I'm already disappointed in myself for leaving it so long. Lightroom is particularly useful when at events in Liveblog situations, and Photoshop can just do, well, everything.
Google Chrome : I've been using it for a number of years now, and that won't change anytime soon. I live in Google services and have a bunch of useful Chrome add-ons I'd be lost without. Alongside Chrome on my dock is the Chrome App Launcher, for easy access to those add-ons.
mSecure : It handles my web logins and has done for a couple of years now. I use it mainly because it has much better cross-platform mobile support at present than 1Password. It's never let me down so I see no reason to think about replacing it.
iMovie : Believe it or not I still use iMovie for all my Mobile Nations video work. It's not the most advanced piece of editing software, but it's so ridiculously easy to pick up and use. The latest version is an absolute joy to work in, and editing videos is so quick and straightforward.
Byword : Not trusting our CMS with anything important or lengthy – working offline means nothing goes missing – I write a ton of my work in Byword. It's an excellent Markdown editor for Mac with equally excellent iOS apps. Exactly the reasons for choosing it.
Flint : Mobile Nations company chatrooms are powered by Campfire, and Flint is the only choice for me to use Campfire on the Mac.
Instashare : Until Apple makes AirDrop possible between iOS devices and Mac, this is how I'll be getting my stuff between the two. Nothing flashy, but it does its job and does it well.
Pixelmator : What I used before taking the leap into Photoshop. I keep it close at hand since I'm still learning Photoshop and sometimes Pixelmator comes to the rescue when I need something in a hurry.
Tweetdeck : I've long been a fan of Tweetdeck for Mac for it's column approach to displaying different categories of Twitter content. I can keep what I need close and hand and it updates in real time, which is what I need during the working day. And it's free, so what's not to like?
So, that's it for my Mac dock. I have a bunch of other things installed on my Mac, but those are the selected items I choose to keep close at hand. But enough about me, what about you guys? Be sure to share your own Mac dock setups in the comments below!
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A Brief History of Easter Eggs in Tech
The Easter egg—as in a hidden surprise or in-joke, not the chocolate treat—can be dated back to the last Russian imperial family who gifted people with jewel-encrusted Fabergé eggs containing additional surprises tucked away inside.
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