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So, What’s Inside the FarmVille Christmas Gifts?

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Farmville-christmas-treeChristmas is less than a week away and I’m sure that many of you keep wondering what’s inside the Farmville presents you’ve stacked under the Christmas Tree until now – and hopefully managed to get all 100 of them (if not, hurry to add more neighbors – maybe you can do it until the 24th).

As you know, Zynga didn’t say what exactly is hidden in these Holiday Tree Presents, but they’re certainly making us all feel very confident about what’s inside: they promised us a lot of surprises and in their latest update said that these gifts will contain “some special surprises”.

I am sure that means brand new, never before seen items, but that’s just me. So I thought – why not start a debate here regarding the Farmville holiday tree: what do you think will be inside the presents and, even more, what would you like to receive from them?

Personally, I would love to get some items that are only available for purchase for Farmville cash, and definitely a bigger tractor. What about you? What would your answer to the question “What’s Inside the FarmVille Christmas Gifts” would be?

Don’t forget that we are only guessing right now! Check back here on the 24th to find out exactly what items can you find in your Holiday Tree presents, and also remember to check out this possible tutorial teaching you how to open more than 100 gifts!

UPDATE: Here is the list of all Farmville Christmas Presents, as promied! (click the link to see it!)

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  1. Jake

    December 19, 2009 at 11:36 am

    I think they will have old limited edition items. that u cant get anymore

  2. Emma

    December 19, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    Im hoping that there will be a lot of new items that are only available through these presents. I got a bunch of the special presents too (coral, polka dot, orange, and purple), and i hope theres like farmville cash stuff in those maybe? I guess we will just have to wait and find out because they don’t seem to be willing to just tell anyone, haha.

  3. Juliet

    December 23, 2009 at 5:57 am

    i’m hoping for a lamb hahaha and old animals like the elephant cuz i don’t have one ….farmcash would be very nice also!!! – that way i could buy the lamb lol. =) .

  4. livingwater52

    December 23, 2009 at 6:48 am

    I’m hoping for fuel for my vehicles !!!!

  5. livingwater52

    December 23, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Im hoping maybe there will be very special items like an elephant or farmville cash in the special gifts like coral, purple, and polka dot.

  6. Katie

    December 23, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    Im thinking thatsince there are 100 presents they aren’t gonna be anything tooo special im hoping that they are going to be diff amounts of coins exp and hopfully the almighty cash!!!! i dont think they came up with 100 diff gifts and it would be pointless to have alot of the same stuff unless of course they were stuff u needed like coins exp and CASH….. mabey zanga doesnt know what they are yet and they are going around to blogs to see what people want!! lol that would be FUNNY

  7. louanne

    December 23, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    i hope there will be a villa!! add me. my name is louanne caruana and in the pic i am wearing a violet and white shirt =)

  8. Dylan

    December 24, 2009 at 7:21 am

    i opened them already there are calfs new years balls lambs turkeys fuel refills black chickens and probably more

  9. Molly

    December 24, 2009 at 8:47 am

    THE GIFTS ARE SOOO AMAZING!!!

  10. Ayreon

    December 24, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    the good ones i have gotten was baby cow calfs. baby lamb

    – refills 1-10
    – chicken – black
    – new years ball
    – toy soliders
    – nutcracker
    – black sheep

  11. Sarah

    December 24, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    i got
    mystery box
    fuel
    gold soilder and nutcracker
    light present
    new year ball
    alien cow
    lamb
    brown cow
    baby turkey
    calf
    grey tabby
    brown bear
    black and brown chicken

  12. Bobby

    December 24, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    Golden Chicken
    Villa (OMFG!)

  13. jamie

    December 24, 2009 at 5:32 pm

    i got
    .turkeys
    .lambs
    .calfs.
    .cows
    .grey tabby cats
    .clumsy reindeers
    .giant lollypop 2
    .lighted gift box
    .coca bears
    .brown,black,golden chickens
    .silver and gold ornements
    .new year ball
    .and i got a blue mystery box with a ginger bread house in it :)
    plz add me my nemme on it is jamie powis and in my pic is me with spikey hair and my hand in the shape of a gun pointing up i gift every day and whatever you want it 2 be thx
    .

  14. jamie

    December 24, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    ohh yer i also got fuel refills :) lol

  15. Cole

    December 24, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    This is the full list of what I got:

    Animals:
    Black Sheep x1
    Black Chicken x6
    Alien Cow x7
    Brown Cow x6
    Baby Turkey x5
    Clumsy Reindeer x3
    Brown Chicken x1
    Grey Tabby x3
    Lamb x2
    Golden Chicken x2
    Calf x2

    Decorations:
    New Years Ball x1
    Gold Nutcracker x3
    Silver Ornament x7
    Lighted Gift Box x2
    Giant Lollipop II x4
    Cocoa Bear x3
    Gold Ornament x3
    Gold Soldier x5

    Special:
    1 Fuel Refill x5
    5 Fuel Refills x3
    10 Fuel Refills x4
    White/Yellow Mystery Box x1 – Platinum Gnome + 300 XP
    Blue/Purple Mystery Box x1 – Santa’s Workshop + 1000 XP!

  16. Cole

    December 24, 2009 at 8:15 pm

    My story of how I got the workshop:
    1.I went to FarmVille newsfeed of my friends
    2.One of them hit the 20/40/60/80/100 mark
    3. Got a striped present
    4. Opened it up
    5. It was a mystery box
    6. Opened the mystery box and there it was! :D

    I find it funny with the christmas gift mystery boxes that it’s a present inside a present! :P

    I got 60 fuel refills from it, and I’m trying to get even more presents before it ends, January 7th! (:

  17. shahzeb

    December 25, 2009 at 5:26 am

    i got 8 golden chickens and 7 black chickens and 20 white chickens

    and i got 57 fuel refills and i got 100 decorations objects and more the

    70 animals and i sell them half

    but i have not got any mystery box my brother got 3 mystery box

    i have still 102 presents to open

  18. Zhana

    December 25, 2009 at 5:55 am

    Do you have to have 100? Because I don’t play it much and I only have 16.

  19. Toby

    December 25, 2009 at 9:27 am

    Sweet! I got a Mystery Box that contained a dancing snowlady! Now my friends are trying to get another 20 lol.. I got some fuel refills, a GOLD chicken and lots of black ones – also new year ball.. I think everyone gets that lol.. Merry Christmas and keep on hording those gifts everybody!

  20. Neil

    December 27, 2009 at 1:16 am

    I go all of the above except for mystery box, I never have money to buy stuffs,but my friends who bought lamb, I think they got plenty of lambs, I got only one lamb. I got plenty of calves, I am dying to get a mystery box,lol. I was most amazed to get those lighted gift box, which sell for 2000 coins, yeehaw moment. And those funny looking alien cow, and tons of fuel, and also all those chicken I could not afford to buy.

  21. Les

    December 27, 2009 at 9:36 am

    I was able to snag the gingerbread house, a toy chest, a new year’s ball, and tons of those lighted gift boxes (had to sell some of them and they give 2,000 coins apiece). For the mystery box I got a santa gnome. I was hoping for the platinum one though :P I traded 5 presents and got the holiday wreath gate thingy.

    I saw a donkey in one of my friend’s farms. Is that one also a prize?

  22. Joy

    December 28, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    So what’s with the “gifts of fuel” Am I doing something wrong cuz when I ran out, I couldn’t use one right away??? Whats with that????
    BIG DEAL

  23. Amber

    December 30, 2009 at 9:43 pm

    I got all of the things you guys got except the mystery gifts. I opened probably 350+ presents. I just set it so my tree always had 19 presents and kept adding one more so I’d get the “your christmas tree just grew” message and would give all my friends lots of special presents and they did the same for me, it seems I’ve run out of presents though, because I’ve gotten only reindeer, black sheep, white chickens, lighted presents, christmas decoration balls and nutcrackers for the last 3 days and I’ve opened 100 gifts since then.

  24. charlotte lemay

    December 31, 2009 at 5:14 am

    I would like to buy a car or a mimi van or a farm truck. thank you

  25. nilmani

    January 2, 2010 at 11:56 am

    i got 3 mystery boxes!!!!
    i got platinum gnome and a santa gnome.
    i traeded 5 fv cash and 5 presents and got a mystery box to open the gold present and got a dancin snow lady!!!!!!!

    pls add me as a freind on facebook. my name is Nilmani Tiwari and my profile pic is a lucario (pokemon). then add me as neighbour and dont forget ill send gifts to u evreyday…..

  26. Tracey

    January 3, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    Hm, I traded some gifts for a golden mystery box and got a grey tabby cat! Sold for 150 coins….. gutted after seeing what other people got in theirs……

  27. Sandybee

    December 25, 2010 at 7:34 am

    I got a

    Arctic Fox
    A Couple of kodiak bears
    A couple of Tinsel Trees
    Xmas Cow from Zynga
    and a couple of whimsy box
    (sad about those because they came without the option to share xmas gift)

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In the dynamic and competitive world of cloud computing, effective cost management is crucial for businesses leveraging the power of the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). While GCP offers scalability, flexibility, and powerful features, navigating its cost structures can be complex. Understanding and applying targeted cost optimization strategies is key to harnessing the cloud’s full potential without incurring unnecessary expenses.

Google Cloud Premier Partner

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Are you sick and tired of trying to fix problems every time you print a 3D object? Tired of under-extrusion, when your printer doesn’t produce enough material, or over-extrusion, when it deposits too much and causes untidy, distorted prints?

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Understanding Under-Extrusion and its Causes

So, you’ve got a 3D printer, and you want to make some amazing stuff, like toys, gadgets, or even miniature statues. However, the 3D printed product isn’t always what was expected. The layers may appear thin, and you may not get a complete print. This condition is known as under-extrusion. This occurs when the 3D printer fails to use sufficient material to construct each layer.

There are a number of potential causes of under-extrusion. One of the most common reasons is that the tiny hole in the printer’s nozzle gets blocked, like when a sink gets blocked. This hinders the easy movement of the material (often a unique plastic known as filament). 

Incorrect printer configuration is another possible cause. To put it another way, it’s the same as ordering the printer to use too much paper. The printing process might potentially be ruined if low-quality filament is used.

However, rest assured! Under-extrusion might be fixed using our fantastic strategies. Here are eight simple methods guaranteed to improve the quality of your 3D printouts. Let’s jump in together and learn everything there is to know about fixing under-extrusion!

8 Simple Ways to Prevent Under-Extrusion

Does your 3D printing lack detail and strength? Here are 8 simple ways to prevent under-extrusion and produce better 3D prints.

Nozzle Cleaning: A clogged nozzle is typically the cause of under-extrusion, which is fixable by cleaning it. The melted filament can flow freely through the nozzle, which acts like a little tunnel. However, it becomes difficult for the substance to come out correctly when it becomes clogged with dust or residue. If you want better prints, you should clean the nozzle on a regular basis using a needle or other specialist equipment.

Make Changes to the Slicer Settings: The slicer software is what converts your 3D model into printer commands. It is essential to check that your printer’s settings are correct. Make sure that the diameter of the filament, the print speed, and the layer height are all compatible with your printer. Correct slicer settings optimize filament flow, avoiding under-extrusion.

Temperature Tweaking: Adjusting the temperature is crucial for successful 3D printing, just as it is when baking a cake. Find the “sweet spot” where your filament flows best by experimenting with different printing temperatures. Making this change can drastically improve your print quality by preventing under-extrusion.

Calibrate Extruder Steps: Steps in the extruder need to be calibrated in the same way that a chef measures out ingredients for a dish. If you calibrate the extruder steps, your printer will always utilize the correct amount of filament. Adjusting this metric helps eliminate filament waste and improper extrusion.

Using Quality Filaments: If you want professional-looking prints, you need to make sure you’re using high-quality filament. Spend your money on reputable brands’ high-quality filament. Using broken or low-quality filament might cause uneven flow and underextrusion. Superior print quality and material consistency can be achieved using high-quality filament.

Understanding the Extruder Mechanism: To understand your 3D printer, you must first understand its extruder. Look for misalignment or wear and do regular checks. Make sure everything is in working order and positioned properly so that the machine runs smoothly. Your printer’s output quality and reliability will both increase if broken or misaligned parts are replaced.

Regulating Cooling Temperature: Optimal cooling requires careful temperature regulation, just as with the heated nozzle. To get the best results from your printer, experiment with different cooling settings. Under-extrusion can occur if the filament does not adhere properly due to excessive cooling, while deformed filaments result from insufficient cooling.

Using Filament Dry Box: Use a filament dry box because filament, like a sponge, enjoys soaking up atmospheric moisture. When not in use, place your filament in a dry box to prevent it from drying out. Filament degradation due to moisture can cause under-extrusion and poor print quality.

Understanding Over-Extrusion and Its Causes

When 3D printers utilize too much material, over-extrusion happens. This causes deformed prints with bulging layers. The superfluous material stacks up, ruining the prints’ shape and detailing.

Over-extrusion has many causes. The printer’s settings can mislead the machine into using more material. Imagine trying to bake cookies using a recipe that asks for quadruple the sugar—they’ll be overly sweet! Prints are untidy when the printer utilizes too much material. A damaged or misplaced extruder may be another cause of over-extrusion. The extruder controls material flow via the nozzle like a gatekeeper. Over-extrusion results from improper flow control. The print speed is also an important factor. Printing at the improper pace can induce over-extrusion, just like driving too fast or slow on a rocky road might cause a car to lose control.

Don’t worry! We’ll discuss over-extrusion fixes in the next section. Understanding these solutions can help you become a 3D printing pro, making faultless and spectacular designs that reflect your creativity and skills! Let’s tackle over-extrusion with 3D printing!

8 Simple Ways to Prevent Over-Extrusion

It’s normal to be frustrated by over-extrusion, so don’t worry! Here are eight foolproof strategies for avoiding this problem and producing excellent 3D prints:

Optimize Slicer Settings: First, make sure your slicer software is optimized for your printer by double-checking the parameters. To get the best results from your 3D printer, tweak the filament diameter, print speed, and layer height to your liking. Over-extrusion can be avoided, and the amount of material utilized can be managed in this way.

Calibrate the extruder: This is similar to measuring out ingredients; it tells your printer how much filament to use. You can get better prints and waste less material if you tweak this parameter.

Check Extruder Health: Inspect the extruder of your printer for evidence of wear or misalignment, then move on to Check Extruder Health. Get rid of any broken or misaligned pieces and replace them. Over-extrusion can be avoided by maintaining a healthy and properly aligned extruder that regulates the flow of material.

Test Different Filament: Not all filaments are the same, so it’s important to try a few out. To find the filament that works best with your printer, you may need to experiment with a few different brands and types. The risk of over-extrusion is decreased, and material flow is maintained using high-quality filament.

Adjust Printing Temperature: Play around with printing temperatures until you discover the sweet spot for your filament. When the temperature is just perfect, the material can flow more freely, lowering the possibility of over-extrusion.

Change the Printing Speed: Modify the print rate until the desired results are achieved. Over-extrusion is possible at faster print speeds, while printing slowly allows each layer to cool and solidify properly.

Utilize Cooling Methods: Adequate cooling is crucial for 3D printing. For clean prints free of dripping ink, check the condition of your printer’s cooling system.

Fine-tune Retraction Settings: Over-extrusion can be avoided by adjusting the retraction parameters so that the nozzle doesn’t ooze as it moves across the print.

You can stop over-extrusion and start getting the most out of your 3D printer by following these 8 easy steps. Have fun learning how to make perfect 3D prints that will wow people and demonstrate your talents around the globe. 

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Printing Perfection Achieved!

Finally, with these 8 strategies to fix over- and under-extrusion in 3D printing, you can make perfect prints. By understanding the causes and applying effective remedies, you can eliminate sloppy and weak prints and confidently embrace 3D printing. Optimizing slicer settings, calibrating the extruder, verifying filament quality, and tweaking print rates will transform your 3D printing experience. So, unleash your creativity and create stunning 3D prints that highlight your skills and ingenuity. Print well!

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