Puzzling

"Boosting Business" Mirror Park Tuning The garage at Mirror Park Tuning had been buzzing with activity lately, but Elias had his eyes set on a personal project for a long while now. Having owned his Elegy Retro Custom for the past 5 years, he had done a good amount of work with it, but it just didn't feel right. More power, speed, and that signature spool with a blow-off valve sound that turned heads at red lights. After running his favorite track Re Burro, and having the same track time as the past several runs, he knew it was time for a change. After a long night in the shop tuning customer cars, Elias leaned against the workbench, scrolling through the performance parts catalog on his tablet. He knew what he needed, a new supercharger kit that would replace the old one he originally put in while working at Los Santos Customs. Not just any setup but a full forced-induction package. ready to rip through the street light filled pavement of Los Santos. Quickly adding all of the parts to the cart, he fired off an order request to the business to ship them as soon as possible to the docks, knowing that sourcing high-performance parts meant dealing with import vendors and special shipments. Mirror Park Tuning had built solid relationships with suppliers, but high-end components like these didn't just sit on shelves. A few days later, Elias got the email that the shipment had arrived at the docks, but there was a catch... some of the paperwork wasn't processed properly. He'd have to head down there himself, smooth things over, and make sure his parts didn't disappear. Elias will have to go later this week to deal with the paperwork mishap or talk to someone from the government to try to get this all cleared up so he can continue upgrading his Elegy to take it back to the street and show MPT is truly the tuner king of Los Santos!

Cars & (FREE)Coffee Mirror Park Tuning hosted a highly successful Cars & Coffee event, drawing a massive turnout of car enthusiasts from around the city. The atmosphere was lively as the gearheads gathered to showcase their vehicle, enjoy free coffee, and take part in an exciting Sultan raffle giveaway. There was a lot of hard work put into the event from Elias and Scottie! Before the event, the number one thing Elias knew he needed to get was good advertising! While putting out multiple ads for graphic designers and posting on Life Invader, he was not getting anyone to respond to make his graphics. While taking a cab to Eclipse to snag one of his cars, he got a ride from @Lilymay who insisted that their old mutual coworker @KimTaek was the man to go to. Lily gave Elias his number and he reached out looking for graphics. Kim was happy to help and got him the poster within a few days for a good price! (That poster can be seen above!) He got it posted all around the city, one at the bank, one at Benny's, and one at MPT Now that Elias had the poster created, he needed to source the coffee from somewhere, but where exactly? Elias looked up on the business registry for the first coffee shop that he could find! That seemed to be Cool Beans LS! Elias was excited to see that he could find the contact info for a coffee shop! Elias reached out to both the owners and got a response but never heard anything past that in terms of getting them in time for the event. Running out of time to source enough coffee for 60+ cups, Elias remembered an old friend, Stela Carter! Everyone knows about Stela from her store Ocean Grocery! Elias shot her a text and got a quick response back! With that Elias stopped by Ocean Groceries to get 69 cups of coffee from Stela and loaded in the back of his Baller to transport back to MPT to store until the event. The transaction went quickly and Elias was off to the race. Poster were completed and hung up around the city, coffees obtained, and ADs are being ran by Weazel. Now he just had to wait for the event. The day is finally here and Scottie and Elias are moving some of their personal collections, and the Raffle car over to the spot of the car show. Elias hangs one more poster up outside the parking lot and calls Weazel for the day of blip to put them on the map. Elias ends up unable to show up as he got locked out of his car all the way up in Sandy with a dead phone... Unable to communicate with anyone or tell Scottie where he had gone to. Scottie took over the event and made it work! The event lasted around an hour mostly everyone awaiting the raffle drawing. Scottie ran most of the raffle tickets. The big winner of the Sultan was Freddie Barr. Once Elias finally walked back to the city the event was over. Elias got the papers and gave Freddie the keys to his new car and asked him to take a photo of him with the winning! For being the first event, it went just about as well as you can hope for running a small crew. But nonetheless the event was a success and MPT is that much closer to being back on the map!

Mirror Park Tuning (The First Event Back)

Mirror Park Tuning (MPT Marketing Pt1 - Social Media Takeover) It has been over 3 years since the last time Elias posted anything on Life Invader. Mostly due to the fact the social media platform has struggled both as a company keeping its servers running, as well the platform gaining traction with citizens of the state. Over the past few years, the platform finally was able to become stable and more people started to visit the site and create accounts. Elias knew that LifeInvader had potential and a lot of businesses were already using this to advertise events. The first thing Elias did was post on the MPT page saying they are back and looking for people interested in working or getting their car tuned up after the winter season Elias knew it would be a long time before the site would get any attention and have it translate into customers coming to the shop but it was a good place to start. Besides just posting on the MPT page, Elias had to reach out to other businesses. One of the biggest things he knew from his previous jobs at other mechanic shops is mechanics (and just people in general) LOVE a good-looking calendar to check out, whether it be nature, food, funny quotes, or places to visit. However, one type of calendar stood out from the rest when it came down to people who love cars. Car enthusiasts LOVE girls and cars, knowing this, Elias reached out to Amie Koal who is known for posting on social media to collaborate on a Cars/Girls calendar for the new year. With this calendar in the works, being able to post this outside his mechanic shop and put any important dates on it would be amazing. In addition, selling the calendar to other people interested would help get some funding going back into MPT for more paid advertising! Elias' journey in improving the Mirror Park Tuning marketing plans will be slow but steady, trying to think outside the box to make it really stand out and attract new customers and employees alike. To be continued!

Mirror Park Tuning Trailer (It has been made for a while, but never officially posted to the faction thread!)

One thing I did notice while trying <br /> and <b> while they work, they add characters to the lines so the spacing is still really funky looking because it must count how many characters there are then split it before removing the break line and bold identifiers Once I get home from work ill post screenshots of the issue

:ooooo ty for this knowledge!

+1 great idea!

I LOVE the /fdo command. I am happy it finally got implemented. I think two small changes could make it even better! 1) Be able to manually make new lines instead of randomly doing it based on length so words do not get chopped off 2) Do not trim white spaces in the messages, that way we can format the text better with pricing, etc. --Example of point 1-- /fdo Yo this is a cool fdo! \n This is line two \n text @ 123-457 for more! Then it would output as follows: Yo this is a cool fdo! This is line two text @ 123-4567 --Example of point 2-- (Once you know how many characters can be on one line you can add spaces to make it go to new lines without the above, it would just make it easier) /fdo New Food Menu!! fries $1.00 hotdog $2.00 cheeseburger $3.00 New Food Menu!! fries $1.00 hotdog $2.00 cheeseburger $3.00 Right now it trims the spaces and would look like the following New Food Menu!! fri es $1.00 hotdog $2.0 0 cheeseburger $3.00

Big +1, same with the ability to get a register for businesses with this feature. Having it be commands only to send would also be dope

Mirror Park Tuning (Photo Gallery PT 1) MPT came alive with a burst of energy, thanks to a visit from Elias' new friend Scottie. As Elias settled back into the groove of running the shop, he reached out to Scottie to have him check out the latest changes to the place. Scottie pulled up and was ecstatic to help Elias run with his dreams of getting the shop back and running. He thought the perfect way to do this would be to bring his impressive collection of cars, turning the shop's lot into an impromptu automotive showcase. The lineup was nothing short of breathtaking, featuring everything from American Muscle, Japanese Racing machines, and European works of art. Inspired by the sight, Elias and Scottie decided to make the most of the moment and organize a photoshoot to highlight the cars and the freshly reopened shop. Under the afternoon sun, the cars gleamed as they were carefully arranged in front of Mirror Park Tuning. Elias and Scottie share laughs at the sight while talking about their shared enjoyment of cars. Photo from the present day! Photo from the past! Later on, as they were moving the cars around for more photos, one of the citizens of Los Santos made a pit stop to take a gander at all these beautiful machines. At first, he was just curious how much the entire collection cost, but then Scottie had the idea to let him take any of them out for a test drive! He was super excited and picked out the Niobe. He cruised along taking it out for a test drive. When he returned he said he loved the car and was curious about the shop. Elias was eager to let him know about the shop. The potential customer would come back to enjoy the shop with his own vehicle once he got his cash up. Having made a new friend and gotten some promotional pictures for the shop, Elias thought this was a great start to make MPT what it once was. This was a celebration of the car culture Elias had always dreamed of fostering at MPT. With Scottie's support and new faces discovering the shop, the future was already looking bright for Mirror Park Tuning.

(Sadly I do not have Photoshop anymore so no pretty posts for a bit) MIRROR PARK TUNING (ROUND TWO!) With Elias being back from his travel abroad over the past year landing back in San Andreas just a few months ago. He had returned with a new drive to continue the legacy he once left with Mirror Park Tuning and everyone else who supported the journey of MPT. Reminiscing the past with all the good friends he made and employees he used to work with. After his unforgettable journey to Japan for the second time, Elias is ready to bring a whole lot more to the city with his love for automotive culture. From Tokyo's narrow streets to Hakone's winding roads, Elias reconnected with old racing buddies who shared his passion for speed and precision. He drowned himself in the art of his mechanical craft, learning new techniques from some of Japan's most skilled tuners. Taking in all of this to put his newfound craft stateside in San Andreas at MPT Late nights in underground garages awe of the craftsmanship and early mornings at mountain passes living on the edge had reignited something that had long been dormant... a deep, unshakable love for the thrill that high-level vehicles can turn into with a little love and care. Mirror Park Tuning is going to be sure to embody that. Elias is ready to turn wrenches once again. Mirror Park Tuning is set to reopen its doors, and he promises to make it better than ever before. Whether you need a daily driver dialed in or are chasing the perfect setup for those windy roads. Mirror Park Tuning is here to make it happen. This is more than just a shop reopening... it is a rebirth. If you've ever believed in the art of tuning, the thrill of the road, or the beauty of a machine running at its absolute best, then Mirror Park Tuning is where you belong. The hiatus is over. The dream is alive. Mirror Park Tuning is back!

I think this is a great idea! Getting benefits for cooking on your turf would be crazy. It would also allow different gangs to interact with their area of the city more often. You would also see gangs in their turfs instead of only when they are throwing a block party or resupplying to go up north. It would probably make the server feel more alive since people would be around more! I don't think getting rid of the public labs is a good idea, keep the public labs, but allow everyone to cook anywhere they see fit!

This is a good idea!

In addition to this, can we make at least MD drag keep them laying on the floor or in a laydown anim and connected to us so we don't have to do insane parkour to take them to an ambulance when 80% of the time we load them on to a stretcher? I also dislike when we stabilize and they are standing up. For most injuries, the person wouldn't be standing up, it should leave them on the ground and maybe change their ID to orange or something instead of Red/White to indicate they are stabilized. Then PD can have our old /drag and MD gets a new /drag, or even better yet we can do like /stretcher ID, which does what I mentioned above. We can keep /drag for less serious injuries, but I think the dragging near the hip is better overall for MD.