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Age of empires 3 definitive edition mac5/30/2023 ![]() I do believe it’s technically illegal / against the EULA, but this a obviously a force majeure case. This is a rare example of a rather legitimate use case which is also fairly “white hat”, so that’s nice. Don’t worry if you’re struggling.Īnd another note: “cracking” is generally illegal and/or done for illegal purposes. I’ll mostly only show the successful path, so it might look kind of magic. I won’t go into too many details about how the interface looks, as the Hopper tutorial actually covers that nicely, but I’ll explain what I’m doing, and there’s presumably enough screenshots that you might just learn something.įirst, a note: this took me like 5 days to get right, and many unsuccessful attempts were made. It’s not free (it’s actually 90$), but you can freely use it for 30 minutes at a time with mostly all required functionality. ![]() The most famous one is IDA Pro, but it’s crazy expensive and I’m not sure it runs on a Mac, so I’ll go with Hopper. Our tool of choice for this step will be a disassembler: an application that takes the binary code of the executable and turns it into readable (haha) assembly code. It’s time for the actually interesting part of this article (yeah we’re over a thousand words in already, but are you not entertained?). Nowadays, I suppose we’d just call it hacking, but the word has stuck in the game piracy sphere (not that I’ve ever been anywhere near that, of course). So, with all else failing, we’ve only got one last thing to do: change the executable itself (aka “cracking” back in 2005). This seems to be as much as you can do from hacking the data. You might have hoped for “Medium”, but alas, no. Of course, in-game, you’re still stuck on the “Low” setting, so the logs aren’t lying. I’m not sure why this “generic dx7”is not the same as the one above. Intel 9 Series is the GMA 950 series, and it probably didn’t run Age 3 very well. Grepping for “8086” in Hex Fiend hits somewhere, and some of that text looks encouraging. You assume the game is detecting graphic cards, and you have Hexadecimal identifiers in the logs (in my case, 0x8086 - Intel, and 0x2773). (Imagine the same log screenshot as up top here) You replace all of that with dx9, which also shows up in that data occasionally, you save and you boot up the game. Hex Fiend actually has an option to parse bytes as UTF-16, so you grep for dx7. ![]() Perfectly sensible idea! (Not shown: this took me like a day to realise)Īnyways. After all, Windows loved UTF-16 (though it shouldn’t), and why not use that and ASCII shaders in the same file. “Obviously, that’s UTF-16”, you exclaim ! This is originally a Windows game, it makes perfect sense they’d store text in UTF-16, wasting basically half the space of the 30Mb data file. The first bytes spell out “ESPN”, which is probably the.
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Dauntless symbol5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Because if your main goal is being happy and friendly, you want to look bright and feel fine. So Abnegation clothes are about equality and blending in-which is what Abnegation is all about.Īmity dresses in red or yellow clothes and always comfortably (5.25). It's easy to allocate resources when everyone gets the same thing" (8.100). In the real world, clothing may tell us something about a person, but Divergent takes this to the extreme, where every factions' clothing tells us how they see the world-and how they want the world to treat them.Ībnegation dresses all in gray so they don't stand out and Tris and her mom "picked up nearly identical stacks of clothing every six months or so. Take something super simple, something you have on you right now (we hope): clothes. Almost everything about the factions is pretty symbolic of how their members think about the world. A representative of Phoenix Labs, when contacted for comment, said the company doesn’t have any more information to share beyond what has been reported.The factions are very important for the setting and the plot and the characters but they're also just big, big symbol factories. Acquired for more than $150 million in 2020, the Vancouver-based indie developer of monster-hunting title Dauntless is getting bought out by its management, GamesBeat reported. 4Q21’s $484.8 million loss.Īmong Sea’s efforts to curb costs is a potential disposal of Garena’s Phoenix Labs unit. These, along with lower staff costs amid job cuts and promotional spending, could reduce Sea’s 4Q net loss to about $400 million vs. Shopee arm’s market leadership and scale should draw more merchants into higher-margin, transaction-based services, helping raise take rates and e-commerce revenue. Sea has consistently shrunk losses in recent quarters by undertaking brutal measures including cutting thousands of jobs and freezing salaries pretty much across the board. Sea investors may not be overly concerned for now about rapidly dissipating growth, and may instead focus on the bottom line on Tuesday. “Interest rates will likely stay higher for longer as inflationary pressures persist, creating a challenging year for the internet sector” in Southeast Asia, said Ju Ye Lee, an economist at Maybank Investment Banking Group in Singapore. Then came a post-Covid hangover of rising inflation and worries of a recession that wiped out about $166 billion of its value since a peak of $202.6 billion in October 2021. and riding high on a pandemic-era boom in online use. Investors two years ago piled into the company, which was backed by Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. That would be the first decline on record and reflects a retreat from markets in India, Latin America and Europe, as well as a salary freeze and other austerity measures to drive profitability over market share growth.Įven if Sea squeezes out a surprise revenue gain, it’s a painful turnabout for the company, the largest of Southeast Asia’s internet firms and briefly the world’s best-performing stock. The company is likely to post a 5.8% year-on-year decline in sales for the December quarter when it reveals results on Tuesday, based on the average of analysts’ estimates. Mortgage Lenders Are Selling Homebuyers a Lie World’s Riskiest Markets Stumble Into Crisis With Dollars Scarce Tesla’s China Price War Sparks $18 Billion BYD Rout: Tech Watch Tesla Slashes Model S and X Prices for the Second Time This Year ![]() Holding Cash Will Be a Winning Strategy in 2023, Investors Say is set to grind to a halt, a dramatic reversal of the triple-digit percentages that once made the gaming and e-commerce giant a symbol of Southeast Asia’s internet boom.
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Personal budget blogs5/29/2023 ![]() Laurie / Location-independent in 3 years by doubling net worthĪmanda / Finding balance on the path to financial freedom Penny / Living a More Purposeful Life One Cent at a Time The Women Who Money Team BlogĪmy / Simplifying Finances, Fitness, Food, & Fun With over 500 sites listed, you're sure to find a few to follow as you continue along on your financial journey. Get budget-friendly, easy, tasty food for busy families.Welcome to our directory of personal finance websites written by women. I am sharing how we eat healthily and heartily on a very tight budget in my blog. This blog offers recipe ideas for budget meals, everyday cooking and a little indulgence.ħ30 ⋅ 2.5K ⋅ 1.1K ⋅ 2 posts / year ⋅ Mar 2010 Get Email Contact 12. You will find inventive recipes using seasonal and foraged ingredients as well as everyday easy meals and a few indulgent recipes too. My name is Martyna Sroka-Lalewicz aka Money Saving Girl, I live and work in London.Ģ.7K ⋅ 628 ⋅ 1 post / quarter Get Email Contact 11. Here you will find articles on Personal finance, money saving, extra income, freebies and competitions.ġ.1K ⋅ 4.9K ⋅ 2 posts / week ⋅ Sep 2017 Get Email Contact 10. Using the tricks found on this website you will be able to improve your bank balance by spending less and earning more, all while living a more sustainable lifestyle. Hi, I'm Emma, the one-woman team that created Bee Money Savvy. Daily Deals UK works in close partnership with thousands of top UK retailers and brands to bring you exclusive Deals, Discounted products, Sale Information, Coupons, Voucher Codes, Retail Gliches, Competitions & Prize GiveawaysĢ25.7K ⋅ 7 posts / year Get Email Contact 9. We find the internet's hottest Deals, Discounts, Bargains, Glitches and Voucher codes. ![]() Daily Deals UK Blog | Money Saving Tips & Tricksĭaily Deals UK is a Deal finding website. Therefore this blog will document how I am saving money but still living the good life.Īlso in UK Personal Finance Blogs, UK Finance BlogsĢ.7K ⋅ 8K ⋅ 14.6K ⋅ 1 post / week ⋅ Jun 2013 Get Email Contact 8. ![]() We are undergoing huge family changes as I swap the classroom for freelacing to give our family more quality time and more attention. I like the good things things in life, along with the rest of the family and in order to have that I need to be savvy. Hi I am Emma, writer, teacher, public speaker and also the editor. The aim is to save money wherever possible so that we can spend it on fun things with the kids.ġ0.4K ⋅ 12.3K ⋅ 5.6K ⋅ 1 post / quarter ⋅ Jul 2009 Get Email Contact 7. The Diary of a Frugal Family is a blog following the Frugal Family's journey to becoming more frugal, having as much fun as possible along the way. The Diary of a Frugal Family | Living a Fabulously Frugal Family Life ![]() Resources, tips, tricks and deals for everyone.ġ46K ⋅ 18.6K ⋅ 14K ⋅ 2 posts / day Get Email Contact 6. Save money, make money, manage your money. Skint Dad is the destination online where every penny counts.Whether you're looking to cut back on your food bill, save for a rainy day, or find inventive ways to up your income Skint Dad has the answer. Savings 4 Savvy MumsĪ website for mums who want to save their family money day to day, eat a better range of food for less and make money saving simple to show that it is possible to achieve your financial goals on a budget.ģ.9K ⋅ 1.4K ⋅ 1.7K ⋅ 1 post / day Get Email Contact 5. The Frugal Cottage assists you with financial freedom and living the good life on a budget.Īlso in Frugal Blogs, Budget Blogs, UK Frugal Blogs, Frugal Mom BlogsĤ.3K ⋅ 3.5K ⋅ 2 posts / quarter ⋅ Jan 2014 Get Email Contact 4. The Frugal Cottageįeatures articles on budgeting, investing, and early retirement. Lots of ideas of ways to make and save moneyĤ.5K ⋅ 16.7K ⋅ 1 post / week ⋅ Apr 2009 Get Email Contact 3. This site is all about is all about aspects of budgeting for a family. Hi I'm Becky - Welcome to my award winning budgeting blog which is full of creative tips for raising a family on a budget. Baby budgeting | simple, thrifty & creative family life My blog is full of ideas for living creatively as a family on a budget.Ĥ.5K ⋅ 16.7K ⋅ 18 posts / month ⋅ Feb 2010 Get Email Contact 2. Family Budgeting is a top UK parenting blog written by Becky Goddard Hill award winning thrifty blogger, It covers all aspects of frugal family life.
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Uninstall sophos home5/29/2023 ![]() Removing applications on Mac is pretty straightforward for experienced users yet may be unfamiliar to newbies. Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.Perfect Solutions to Uninstall Sophos Home 1.1.3 for Mac By uninstalling Sophos Home using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC. All the items of Sophos Home that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. After removing Sophos Home, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Sophos Home. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall.
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Macoptimizer 2.0 review5/29/2023 Manage the applications that launch during startup to improve speed instantly. Speed up your Mac Make your Mac faster by removing duplicate files and unwanted applications. GIF Optimizer Free's default settings didn't make much difference to our test GIFs, but the ability to reduce colours, and visually compare the results with the original image, helped us cut some file sizes by 40% and more. It's an easy and safe way to clean your system, user cache and log files, and remove unused application files. You will be getting the vendor’s greatest bonuses for your fast action (and also my ultimate huge bonuses at the last section of this MazeMaker 2.0 Review): MazeMaker 2.0 Content Builder OTO1 + Reseller : It’s is a Brand New Cloud A. Once you've made your tweaks, GIF Optimizer Free plays both the original and optimized animations side-by-side, making it easy to compare the two. The larger 9. We've found that going from 256 to 32 colours can still leave you with just about acceptable results, while also cutting image file size by 40% or more. MacOptimizer can help you clean, repair and organize your Mac. MACOPTIMIZER 2 REVIEW MAC It can search and delete duplicate files on your Mac & recovers lost space in a few moments. This will cut image quality, but maybe not so much that you'll care. It also saved me around 100/month in server storage costs. After days of researching and comparing all models on the market 2021, JohnHarvards find Best Macoptimizer Review of November 2022. The image stabilization feature in the Sony DSC-W350 counters handshakes to rule out image blurs. If you need more, GIF Optimizer Free allows you to reduce the number of colours to a specified amount. Saved us about 50 of the attachments folder in terms of size. With 4x optical zoom and 1/2.3-inch Sony Super HAD CCD sensor, this Sony Cyber-shot 14.1 MP camera not only brings the subject four times closer, but also shoots beautiful, clear photos. It may not be much, and if the file was already very efficient then the "optimized" version could be larger. When it's done, a simple report shows you how much you've saved, if anything. ![]() ![]() Open your target GIF and it's displayed in a preview window, where you play the animation or scroll through each frame.Ĭlick Optimize and the program applies various non-destructive tricks to cut file size without affecting image quality. Many customers are reported very satisfied with the services it offers. ![]() Does K Optimizer 2.0 Software Really Work First of all, K Optimizer 2.0 software has been proven to be one of the best system for Kindle business issue since years ago. GIF Optimizer Free is a free tool for reducing the file size of animated GIFs. Review Verdict: K Optimizer 2.0 is a legitimate product that works.
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Wwe roster5/29/2023 ![]() Maximum Male Models = ma.cé (Mace) and mån. Los Lotharios = Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo Legado del Fantasma = Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde and Santos Escobar and Zelina Vega The Judgment Day = Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley Indus Sher = Jinder Mahal, Sanga and Veer Mahaan (unknown if Shanky will be part of this) Imperium = Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci (PENDING) The Hurt Business = Bobby Lashley, Cedric Alexander, Shelton Benjamin and MVP A new report from the Wrestling Observer notes that a main roster call-up for Hayes has been discussed. Hit Row = Ashante "Thee" Adonis, B-Fab and Top Dolla (Photo Credit: WWE) WWE NXT Superstar Carmelo Hayes is reportedly being considered for a spot in a new version of The Hurt Business on the main roster. Gallus = Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey and Wolfgang = The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed), Ivy Nile, and RoderickĮdris Enofe and Malik Blade (with Odyssey Jones, at times) = Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Tony D'Angelo The Brawling Brutes = Butch, Ridge Holland and Sheamus with ally Drew McIntyre (temporarily The Banger Bros)īrooks Jensen and Josh Briggs with Fallon Henley and Kiana James (with Giovanna Eburneo)Ĭhase University = Andre Chase, Duke Hudson and Thea Hailĭamage CTRL = Bayley, Dakota Kai and Iyo Skyĭexter Lumis and Johnny Gargano (with Candice LeRae) The Bloodline = Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa and The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) with Paul Heyman (formerly also with Sami Zayn) * Note: Not every tag team has an official or unofficial name.ĬURRENT ACTIVE LIST OF WWE TAG TEAMS OR FACTIONS: ![]() Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that there has been talk of Hayes coming up to the WWE main roster. This list will consist of all the tag teams that were on the Raw, SmackDown, or NXT roster from this past year. WWE is considering plans to bring NXT star Carmelo Hayes to the main roster. Her induction made her the quickest female to be. Andrade, Montez Ford, Murphy and Ricochet are among the other Superstars in this list who could potentially become WWE main-eventers in the future. Beth Phoenix was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class Of 2017. Leur manager organise des matchs et les guide pour remporter des. WWE News Beth Phoenix Has Unique Roster Listing In WWE. Une fois leurs compétences maitrisées, les joueurs évoluent dans le roster principal de la WWE. ![]() Certainly, if there were other opportunities that arose in terms of acquisitions then I would certainly be interested in (them).Which tag teams, factions and stables were on the 2023 WWE roster?Ĭheck out this definitive list of every wrestler who formed a legitimate tag team (IE, more than just a random week or so), stable, faction or group of some sort within WWE in 2023. WWE 2K16 est un jeu vidéo développé par Visual Concepts et Yukes et édité par 2K Sports, sorti en octobre 2015 sur PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 et Xbox One. With AEW and Ring of Honor, I'm very happy with what we're doing. It would certainly be different if it were a different company. There is some example of what we would do as far as keeping the pay-per-view business separate, but having some crossover. "Soon, I'll have more to talk about regarding when and where Ring of Honor's weekly TV will be on HonorClub and, going forward, when and where we're going to tape those shows. "If I owned another wrestling company besides the two I already own, it would be very challenging, but I think we would want to maintain separate rosters just like I've tried to keep AEW and Ring of Honor to where there is crossover between the companies, but both have a strong pay-per-view business and AEW has great television," Khan said ( h/t Fightful ). While Ring of Honor and AEW stars both shared AEW's three hours of TV time when the latter company was first purchased, Khan has since pulled back on that. Without explicitly mentioning WWE, he said he'd keep the rosters separate rather than immediately mix all three together. Released in early in 2021, Steve Cutler debuted for Impact in the middle of the year as Steve Maclin and appears to be a rising force in the company. Khan was recently on Bex & Buster and was asked how he would handle a third roster if he suddenly owned a third wrestling company. While the past several years pre-2020 saw WWE snap up myriad performers from Impact Wrestling, the huge number of releases that followed have allowed Impact to build up an incredibly strong roster. |