IMVU Updates

Many IM services offer buddy icons and animated smileys, but none of them are as eye friendly as IMVU messenger. IMVU allows you to customize your avatar from head to toe, kind of like you would in the Second Life or the Sims. You start out with 1500-9000 credits, based on your ability to chat every day for four days. This amount allows you to buy a very nice new wardrobe (aside from your free stuff), but you can also purchase a beach house, loft or condo in the system. You can also animate your avatar, which is always moving in this 3D world and have your avatar interact with other people from all over the world.

Click here to give me reference credit as you sign up: IMVU sign up!




How it works: It's ever evolving, but basically you click on a T shirt and that will show you all the clothing that you can wear. You can change anything really: clothes, hair, skin tones, makeup styles, heads, wings and ball gowns are just a few things that you can use to customize your avatar. I am constantly making items that go with the California Girl theme. However I also make men's jeans or anything that I get requests for.

Click here to view my Xenina products. Click here to give me reference credits when you purchase IMVU credits.

OUTFITS THAT YOU CAN WEAR AND SOME POSES YOU CAN USE IN IMVU BY PURCHASING COSTUMES IN PART OR IN BUNDLES:



You get a IMVU homepage for free and if you join IMVU, and there are no ads on your page. Teens love IMVU, but you can search for people of all ages and believe me there is someone of every age on IMVU. I've seen men and women in their 60s. Yes, they know how to use a computer. :) As for all of you using the Mac OS, sorry - imvu is only available for Windows.

Want to view my IMVU Homepage? See it here: http://avatars.imvu.com/Xenina

What is new in Xeniland? Well basically some more bikinis and a beach bunny bundles.

Serendipity's Profile

Information on Lady Serendipity, Lady of Sharpe Resilience

Born on 01 February, 2010

Last known address

Country : Kingdom of Scotland

County : County of Ayr

Town : Ayr

Level : 2

Reputation Points : 74

Money : 170

Serendipity is a butcher.

Serendipity has one pigs field.

Last connection 08 May 2011 at 18h58

His/her affiliates : Klirai

Role Play description

(¨*·¸.·¨* Serendipity is a vivacious young lady with bright blue eyes and dark auburn hair.

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*`·.¸.·´* Her Husband is

* .·´¸.·´¨) *¸.·*¨) Julius Ominus

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(Babe lost in miscarriage November 1458)

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(¸.·´ * (¸·¨¯`·* * Last Duchess of Ayr * *

Timeline:

February 25, 1458 ~ Appointed Mentor of Kirkcudbright under Klovn

May 10, 1458 ~ She founds Brain Trust

May 21th, 1458 ~ Sere takes Ayr Mayorship from Wandress

June 1 ~ Elected Mayor of Ayr
July, 1458 ~ With some support Sere joins the Council elections. She serves on every Council until the County's death

August 8th, 1458 ~ Sere founds Clan Sharpe

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(¸.·´ * (¸·¨¯`·* Her Story

~ * Serendipity Sharpe Ominus * ~

Seri's past is one she does not speak of too often. She grew up in Ayr, but her family was lost to her. She lived in Galloway for a while and even fell in love, but it was not to be and she moved away to escape him.

Once in Glasgow she fell into a state of confusion and self-doubt. She was just devastated and tried to run from it. She crawled into a bottle and drank the pain away.

After all the dust had settled she found herself a broken woman with a devoured life. Once she repented in the church, she resolved to try and change herself by becoming less selfish and smarter about her choices. Soon she was Chief Mentor of Kirkcudbright.

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(¸.·´ * (¸·¨¯`·* One day a very tall, dark stranger came into the tavern. He was intriguing and kept to himself, but Serendipity took interest in him. She found him brilliant, eloquent and articulate. Once he had her alone he managed to completely sweep her off her feet and though he was just "passing through", the Girvan resident spent every day with her and soon they were inseparable.

She found herself completely enchanted by this man who gave her no name to call him by. After several nights of tavern chats she finally kissed him and that night she found out his name: Julius.

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(¸.·´ * (¸·¨¯`.·* February 25th,1458

Serendipity becomes Chief Mentor of Kirkcudbright.

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(¸.·´ * (¸·¨¯`·.* March 6th,1458

Serendipity founds the Scottish Cheerleading Consortium:

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(¸.·´ * (¸·¨¯`.·* March 10th,1458

Serendipity gives "Omi" a Golden Retriever pup. They name her Lucky Jewel. It is the least she can do for the man who has brought her senses back to life.

Lucky Jewel: http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1676/54851241.jpg

She also adopts a pet elephant that she names Jimmy: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/animals/images/primary/african-elephant2.jpg

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(¸.·´ * (¸·¨¯`·.* April 30th, 1458

Serendipity opens the HodgePodge Inn in Ayr City. (She closes it in December when she succeeds in making the Crown a 10 seater.)

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(¸.·´ * (¸·¨¯`·.* May 19th, 1458

Serendipity had known for quite some time that she was in love with Julius, but on this night he took a knee in her tavern and proposed. He presented her with a beautiful ring and asked her to marry him.

She giggled; her eyes filled with tears. "Yes. I will marry you Julius!"

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It's the happiest moment of her life.

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(¸.·´ * (¸·¨¯`.·* May 21th, 1458

Your revolt was a great success! You were joined by a few brave comrades against a few demoralized soldiers. (Sanctioned revolt: QThews, DrewChristie, Andrew.Patrick, myself and Ominus took Ayr from Wandress)

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(¸.·´ * (¸·¨¯`·.* June 5th, 1458

Omi serenades Serendipity in the tavern, much to her delight. Julius says, "If I could play but one song for the rest of my life, it would be this one"

He places his hand over hers and moves it to rest upon his chest "Each beat of my heart is a note, a note in my love song for you. Though it may be a simple song it's one I believe without a doubt, when I'm in your presence each beat fills me with an almost overwhelming sense of appreciation."

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*`·.¸.·´* Seri marries Julius on

* .·´¸.·´¨) *¸.·*¨) July 31st, 1458

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You hold my heart, my hand and all that I am. I love you Julius. It is the best moment of her life . . . again.

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(¸.·´ * (¸·¨¯`·.* August 8th, 1458

After speaking at length with Remmi in the tavern one night they discover that they are in facts cousins. Thrilled by the news he resolves to help her revive their Clan: Sharpe.

Some of those first to join the clan upon it's founding were Roy_Garlock, Andrew.Patrick, JuliusOminus (by marriage), Remmi (Sharpe) and of course AnnaSharpe. Beckiboo11 joined by marriage to Andrew. Then came others . . . 

(¯`v´¯) Her Birthday 1458

*`·.¸.·´* Seri's Loving Husband

* .·´¸.·´¨) *¸.·*¨) Sends Flowers

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On this day, a number of years ago,

was born an angel - kindhearted and fair.

She was sent as a gift to the men below,

full of grace, charm, and heartfelt cheer.

As the years passed her beauty grew,

attracting the eye of many a gent.

Now she’s a young woman, honest and true, Her birth was truly a momentous event.

Her riches lie, not in beauty alone,

yet also in a truly knowledgeable mind.

Her strength stands her firm as stone,

Yet her passion leaves her caring and kind.

To the maiden with the heart of gold,

To the maiden with the flaxen hair.

To the maiden whose beauty grows not old, Whose worth is far above riches untold…

Happy Birthday!

Hope it’s a good one, Beautiful,

Ominus,

Husband of the most precious treasure

(Seri quickly sent him a note: It's amazing. Thank you so much Lover! You continue to surprise and impress me. I'm so proud to be your wife.)

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January 1458 ~ After Ayr is betrayed by Lance, Mercury (Fitz_), JuliusOctavius, Alessandra_oct, Hespera, Wallace and other loved ones, Sere loses her mind. If her family and friends wish her dead how can she live in this world? Her husband, Julius Ominus (the last Duke of Ayr) takes his own life as he feels just as responsible as she does. Those also blaming themselves are Kragomir and Wandress. Really no one is safe from regret when this tragedy hits. She helps organize the transport of hundreds of people to Girvan, Ireland and England. Some of her family, (Sharpe members Remmi, Andy, and Becki) go to Ireland, but she can't pull herself away from her home and she moves in a small cottage in Girvan. After that she collapses into depression. She locks herself away and mourns her husband, now that she is able. The grief is so great to have lost her County, her loved ones and her dear beloved Julius that she loses her unborn child in miscarriage.

* ~~ * She manages to hold onto life until May 1459, where her wounds are too deep to be mended. She jumps off of an ocean cliff outside the town of Girvan. Her body is never found.

In Real Life description

Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally stumbles upon something fortunate, especially while looking for something unrelated. So, if you should happen upon me, don't be too surprised at your good luck. :)

While this life has ended I will continue to love RK. Serendipity will always be a part of me, even though I had to leave her behind.

Those days, before the horrible end, were some of the happiest for me and for my old partner. After this we could no longer RP together. The devastation had taken it's toll. Still, I will never forget this character. To have her was a blessing I won't soon forget.

Special thanks to the PB Julius_Ominus. You made this game worth playing. :)

Interests

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Personal data

Country: United States of America

Gender: Female

The last players who gave their trust to Serendipity :

Zalko

Maew

Rocket

Toppopia

IMVU Raises Prices

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IMVU inc.

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11/17/10

Price Increase for Virtual Goods in the IMVU Catalog

We are raising prices for virtual goods today. I want to explain why we are raising prices.

1. To increase growth for IMVU and Creators. Higher prices means more credits for you and us.
2. To make pricing more fair. It is harder and more complex to create rooms and furniture products, so we want to ensure the reward for creating those products is higher.

How do we know that IMVU members will accept the higher prices? Because we did pricing tests with IMVU members, and these tests showed that demand for goods in the catalog will stay the same at these prices.

SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES:

• Base price for rooms will increase to 500 credits, if the current price is less than 500.
• Base price for furniture items will increase to 350 credits, if the current price is less than 350.
• Base price for all other items will increase by 10%.
• Creator profit for the first direct IMVU Inc. derivation will increase automatically by the same percentage as the base price increase for that product - as long as it is derivable.
• Profits for other items in the derivation chain will stay the same, and Creators can adjust them to suit their needs as necessary.
• Creator profit for items that are non-derivable will not change automatically even if they are direct derivations of IMVU Inc products.

We cannot instantly change all the prices in the catalog, but they will all change within the next 2 days starting now.

We have provided detailed examples of the price changes in our blog post. Please review and let us know if you have any questions.

These price changes will increase your business and profits, in most cases.

Sincerely,

Cary ("CaryJay") Rosenzweig
IMVU Chief Executive Officer

Corn

General Remarks :

* Corn is one of the basic foodstuffs in the game. When you eat (use) corn, every bag of it helps you to reduce your hunger by one point (you need one or two points per day).

* The corn also is bought by the pig breeders to feed their pigs.

* You must have a corn bag in your property to sow. This means inside your home.

* How to do this: click on "Me", click "My inventory". Find the corn and click the button that has an arrow. This means transfer. It will have a photo of a house.

"Amount to be transferred". Click on "OK". It says, "You decide to leave this item at home."

The corn is now in your home and your worker can use it to plant your field.

How does it work ?

The corn grow in seven days/stages:
1) On the first day, it is necessary to plow (hire strength: 14 pounds for 0 Strength, 16 for 16 pounds). Do not forget to keep a bag in your home for the worker to sow seeds!

2) The corn grows for 5 days. (So, on days 2 - 6 , you do nothing.)

3) On the 7th day it is necessary to harvest (hire strength: 16 for 16 pounds).

The yields of a corn field

The yields are linked to the strength of the worker.
(sum of the strength points (SP) of the plow/sow + Harvest)

Total SP Number of bags
0 SP ---->> 19 bags
11 SP ---->> 20 bags
22 SP ---->> 21 bags
32 SP ---->> 22 bags

How it grows :
- At the beginning the corn field has a quality of 50%.
- After sowing, you can bring the quality to 55%, if the one that worked possesses 20 SP.
- After the harvest, you can bring the quality to 60%, always, if the one that worked possesses 20 SP or more.

Specific technical notes:
Or then 40 SP to one of the two works, and 0 SP to the other.

The total strength plow/sow + harvest cannot exceed 40 SP

Knowing that it needs 4 SP to increase the quality by 1%, the quality calculation is as following :

Quality = A/4 + B/4 + 50 (where A is the SP of the sower and B the SP of the harvester)

Prices & Hires

* Prices: This average price of a corn bag is between 2.15 pounds and 3.00 pounds.

* Hires: The farmer should hire for 19 strength if they can afford to hire for 19 pounds. You should hire when possible, as you earn a reputation point by hiring workers.

The calculation of the salaries for Ayr:

Strength -->> Salaries
0 SP ---- >>> 16 -18 pounds
17 SP ---- >>> 17 - 20 pounds
18 SP ---- >>> 18 - 20 pounds
19 SP ---- >>> 19 - 22 pounds

Results

You should yield 22 bags or more. Make sure to ALWAYS leave one in your home.

To remove the other 21 bags from your home to sell them, do this:
Click on My Home, then Your Home, then Your Property's Inventory. Then you Take with you what you want to sell. So, in this example 21 bags. This corn will appear in your inventory and now you can sell it.

And try to spread your sales in the whole week, thus the farmer will sell 1 to 2 bags a days to the minimum. Always keep a couple of bags in your inventory just in case.

Source : Document of the University of France
Authors : DucRochebond, kay, Jarkov & Yliano
Edited by: Xenina

Professors : Valim, frereNico
Thanks to : Xaran, Uranium
Translator : ShadowKate