Does this mean Martina Smeraldi's card will not come out on the 10th of April :(?
I was looking forward to it, please move it forward and push back some cards of models that already are featured on the site!

Carolina is well-deserving of this honor again. Despite the uncertain times, I hope that Totem can get more of Carolina in the future. I just can't get enough. She is, thoroughly, entertaining.

I am very grateful that Totem are keeping going at all and also that they have an extensive back-catalogue of items to collect.

I am a collector and I have a large collection of real-world items that have been bought from all over the world often via eBay (including of course Eva Elfie's Nier Dildomata outfit). In light of the pandemic my purchasing has shrunk away to virtually nil - because I do not want items from Europe etc coming into my house (I have underlying health conditions so I am very wary) and potentially carrying virus in with them.

Instead my purchasing has shifted to iStripper and I have had to renew my credits many times as I have been buying many, many shows. The girls do not need to be wiped down with anti-bacterial spray when they arrive on my computer (that's a perversion I don't have!). So I hope that extra spend of mine is helping keep this great company afloat.

God bless.

She deserves entirely. Bravo Carolina 💋💋

Congrats Carolina! 😍

@Stanston: You are missing my point entirely.

I'm saying that we should HELP Totem in these times. Buying credits would be a way to show our support. And Totem should also be interested in encouraging this. So, a promotion would be a good business move. You clearly have no idea about commercial reality.

It's 100% not about my satisfaction. It's about what we all can do to help each other in this terrible situation. If we help Totem with our purchase, we are being kind. And so, Totem can also encourage us to purchase.

If you can't understand my emapthy, that's not my problem.

I agree wholeheartedly. A promotion for credits purchase would benefit everyone, imo.

Other businesses are already doing the same thing, offering vouchers and coupons with indefinite duration (my FLGS where I buy board games, for example). It's the same thing in this case. Or it could be, rather.

Regardless whether she should get it a second time or not, Carolina is very enjoyable on the screen, so I'm happy to see her here again.

Fewer shows is not a problem. Stay safe!

👍

Two times Talent of the Month is a contradictio in terminis.

Nothing wrong with Abril in April, but choosing the same model twice as Talent of the Month means choosing for the trodden paths (like before with Maria Elena Rya). Why not Elis???

Talent of the month is arbitrary as they have no discernable rating system. My opinion is they chose girls who have higher rates, and then they put that little gold badge on their cards to make them stick out from other cards. It seems the more popular pornstars win more often than not, and I believe the "stars" cost a little more to shoot than the newer and lesser known models.

Nothing wrong with Abril in April, but choosing the same model twice as Talent of the Month means choosing for the trodden paths (like before with Maria Elena Rya). Why not Elis???

Big congrats to Carolina.. 😍😍
i for one do own all off her shows and will buy what erver shows will follow...
She has one off the nicest smiles on iStripper and even with all the scars she has is she one of my favorite models ... 👍👌💛
Simply Stunning !!!🔥🔥

But then how did he obtain the special event cards - this would have been necessary to get the total up to 4471.

I know, but as always, the answer is 42 ... 😀
Maybe a Steam migrant, who knows.

With the redraw promo, he only had to click 421 + 261 (Classic) times, not 4471. Possibly the cards of the last 45 days also individually. And because he wanted to buy everything anyway, he didn't need to pin anything. So, infinite time, even a glass of sparkling wine can be consumed in between ... 😀

But then how did he obtain the special event cards - this would have been necessary to get the total up to 4471.

I like to see that. Congratulations my dear Carolina! 😘

We had no hesitation this month to confirm what our members have shown in rating, commenting and buying Carolina Abril's shows: Carolina has been named iStripper Talent of the Month of April 2020!

The first time we welcomed Carolina in our studios, in July 2017, we immediately knew she would turn into a best seller! After having received Carolina's first images we immediately asked him to directly set a take 2 :-P

In July she got elected Talent of the Month of July 2017 and in August of the same year, she was back in our studios!

Her success is so huge that we had to wait another two years before geiting a new shooting planned :-P And what shooting! The three shows released so far have been rated even higher than all her other shows!

"Carolina is a shining beauty, sensual, smily, enthusiast and with a fascinating passion to her professional activities :-P Like all Latinas, she's a real hedonist and philantropist, in short a sweetheart to work with"

• said the whole studio's crew !

I found this comment from StrangeWays that perfectly sums up what we all think:
"I fell in love with Carolina Abril her very 1st show and I'm glad to see her back! She can be as laid back or as explosive as the island she comes from! Watching Carolina is truly a fantastic pleasure!"

Congratulations for this new reward Carolina!

April 2017 - Take one:




August 2017 - Take two:




January 2020 - Take three (shows released at this date):

@Stanston: You are missing my point entirely.

I'm saying that we should HELP Totem in these times. Buying credits would be a way to show our support. And Totem should also be interested in encouraging this. So, a promotion would be a good business move. You clearly have no idea about commercial reality.

It's 100% not about my satisfaction. It's about what we all can do to help each other in this terrible situation. If we help Totem with our purchase, we are being kind. And so, Totem can also encourage us to purchase.

If you can't understand my emapthy, that's not my problem.

@wtprivate

Like it or not, Totem gets paid when we BUY credits,

Yes of course, and i am seeing no problem there.

not when we spend them.

That's also correct. You give your Money to Totem, you get Virtual Credits and can Buy Shows.
That is this strange thing of given and taken. Just in case you didn't Notice.

Any marketer knows that promotions drive sales.

Wow really, i never thogth that before. That sounds you have a Tree in your Garden that can grow
infinite Money. So then, why you take your Money and do something Good for your fellow men.

Like this Guy here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCou6pqxzTSYf8t-ISPmeQQw/videos

The best thing Totem can do to weather the storm is to encourage people to BUY credits.

Of course they will do that, because Totem need also things to pay.
The Models, The Flights, Rent, Power and Water for the Studio ans so on and so on ....

And Yes they have to be profitable, every Company has to be profitable 😉

Oh and almost forgot "this Storm" called Covid 19 could possibly erase allmost
the whole Humanity, just in case you didn't Notice. But @wtprivate isn't still Satisfied.

Oh man .... where is all the Emphatie gone on some people.
Truely, the Team should close this Thread, this becomes all really strange.

@eyex

That's cool. I even sent a message for support with an idea.

That is not a useful Request for the Support.
I think they read this Topic too, so i think you can close your Ticket.

We'll see what comes out of it, money is for them

Sure, and you can buy Shows with your Money 😉

just a little work with refreshing the cards.

I don't think that's not "just a little work" 😉

Regards

Please read the whole Topic, some users did already the same Request 😉

That's cool. I even sent a message for support with an idea. We'll see what comes out of it, money is for them, just a little work with refreshing the cards. Regards

Hello @eyex

Users who like the idea, let them speak on this topic or copy this post, let the totem see this post.

Please read the whole Topic, some users did already the same Request 😉

Maybe it's a good time to refresh older cards to the new 3k quality, there are a lot of good models cards but in old quality 720p and 1080p (tracy lindsay, tess my love, but better quality could be used. It could be done so that we they were satisfied and you made money in this difficult period.E.g. the card was purchased in 720p quality (8.80cr) to download 3k quality, I have to pay 4.96 cr, which is the total price of 13.75cr of new outgoing cards (example for triple diamond account Totem, please use this time. Users who like the idea, let them speak on this topic or copy this post, let the totem see this post. Regards

I'm sorry for my English

I’m not suggesting a celebration. I never used that word.

But you associate with 19.
And yes, I also find this kind of discussion about riding for its premium status and not waiting to see what will be decided sooner or later, given the circumstances that affect everyone and are currently highly topical, simply unbearable.
My opinion, nobody needs that.

I take it that the system does not count all card's a member has if they have been removed for sale by request of the model, Which kind of bites for me because as of March 31 I have 4496 card's in my collection.

Just go to Girls Store in the GUI. There you can see the total number currently available on offer. And that was yesterday, March 31, exactly 4471, which is the basis for all customers. To see them all for comparison purposes, you can simply enter a single dot (.) In the search field. All cards will then be listed. In addition to the recalled cards, you may also have to subtract any jokers from your own collection, since they also count as cards there.

123. ac53739 (4468 shows)

Which kind of bites for me because as of March 31 I have 4496 card's in my collection.

Removed cards from Nikky Case, Alizee and others don't count for the HoF only for your collection.

I take it that the system does not count all card's a member has if they have been removed for sale by request of the model, Which kind of bites for me because as of March 31 I have 4496 card's in my collection.

With the redraw promo, he only had to click 421 + 261 (Classic) times, not 4471. Possibly the cards of the last 45 days also individually. And because he wanted to buy everything anyway, he didn't need to pin anything. So, infinite time, even a glass of sparkling wine can be consumed in between ... 😀

@pickle1: You are far too negative. I’m not suggesting a celebration. I never used that word.

What I’m suggesting is that:

• Totem recognises that they have effectively diluted the benefit of Premium membership
• Totem might want to sell a few credits in the current environment, and heck - we might even want to buy some
• Any credits we buy will continue to support Totem through this difficult time

Your failure to see how this adds up is not my problem.

Like it or not, Totem gets paid when we BUY credits, not when we spend them. Any marketer knows that promotions drive sales. Do the math.

The best thing Totem can do to weather the storm is to encourage people to BUY credits.

I stand by my suggestions.

@gkar45

I had deleted the post you replied to, because I thought I must have made a mistake. But when I double checked I found that I had not.



Joined 9 days ago, i.e. 9*24*60 = 12960 minutes ago
In that time has bought 4471 cards
an average of one card every 2.9 minutes

Because the 9 days includes more than 9 hours of today the rate would be somewhat higher, but that 9 may also be a rounded down figure from almost 10 days which would somewhat lower it, but the rate would still be about one every 3 minutes - day and night.

Unless there is a bulk buy option unknown to me that shows remarkable dedication to building a collection. But maybe it was a transfer from a Steam account in which case it should not really have shown up on the Hall of Fame with quite those statistics.

Congrats!
That is a lot of naked!!!

If I didn't know better. I think the guy who won the mega jackpot, started a new account and just bought the entire collection!
😵✌

@Dorsai6

Sent you a P.M.

@wtprivate how about a april 1st reload, when you pay for the reload on April 1st the creditor take your money & No credits, Totem on the other hand tales all your credits away down ta 0000.00 & says the jokes on you have a good day..... hehehehehe😖

I like this plan on one condition:

The purchase occurs after Totem takes over the users camera... Totem then posts the videos of everyone as the credits drop to zero!!!!

Congrats!
That is a lot of naked!!!

This is the march 2020 iStripper’s Hall of Fame !

• Community award Rewards the 3 members who have posted the most on the forum AND commented the most about shows during the month.
• Collection award Rewards the 3 members who have purchased the biggest number of shows during the month.
• Full Sets award Rewards the 3 members who have completed the biggest number of full sets of models' shows during the month.

These members get a decoration on their profile picture for one month! (Make sure you have a nice avatar picture on yours!)
You will also find here a ranking of the top 250 active members with the largest collections of shows. If there is equality between members, they are sorted from the oldest to the most recently registered.
Congratulations to all!

@wtprivate - Are you never ruddy well satisfied? Your Premium membership already gives you a significant discount that more than pays for itself, even at a lower release rate - and that is ignoring the fact you get the better quality 4k shows.

And as for a 19% discount for covid-19? The 29% discount for the 29th February was a celebration. What the hell is there to celebrate about covid-19.

I fail totally to see how any of your suggestions will provide Totem with more revenue.

Responsible business. That’s good.

Still think there’s a need to think about the impact of this on Premium customers.

Perhaps an additional discount of 5% (bringing it to 25%) while this is in effect to make up for the loss of quantity (which does affect the economics of the membership benefits).

It would be a simple change and would recognise the members who have invested.

Alternatively, how about a COVID-19 credit bonus for everyone now staying home? Run a bonus on credit purchases like the Feb 29 one (29% bonus credits). Perhaps a 19% bonus for COVID-19?

Another option would be to simply extend the end date of the Premium membership every month this is in effect.

There are options to look after loyal customers. And these will help Totem make up for the lost revenue resulting from releasing less cards.

continued from previous message

Each clip block is of variable size because the clip names are of variable length
The first group of bytes holds the clip name as a C string, but the characters are in unicode which means two bytes are used for each character.
4 bytes provide a play sequence number when the clip is an sc clip
4 bytes hold an integer describing the clip type if it is a transition clip
4 bytes hold the hotness level as an integer
4 bytes contain bit flags
The first byte is not currently used
In the second byte, only the first (bit 0, 1's position) bit is used. It identifies a glass clip
In the third byte all the bits are used:
0 = is sc clip
1 = cage clip
2 = on top (swing clip)
3 = dry start (for transition clip management)
4 = dead end (for transition clip management)
5 = magic start (for transition clip management)
6 = magic end (for transition clip management)
7 = nude start (for transition clip management)
In the last byte all but on of the bits are used:
0 = on the task bar
1 = behind the task bar
2 = pole
3 = sitting on task bar with full legs shown (not cut off)
4 = with sign (just a few old clips)
5 = with accessory
6 = from side (model enters from the side)

I'd like some help or information from anyone familiar with the format of the model.lst file. The following is what I currently understand.

I've finally found the time to rework my Playlist Generator to support the current version of iStripper. In doing this I've reexamined the models.lst file which is a key source of information. The models.lst file is a binary file that describes all the cards in your models folder. This includes both the cards in your collection and the preview cards which are also in that folder.

The file consists of a small header plus a block of data for each card. Each cards data consists of a card header plus a block of data for each clip.

The file header consists of two long integers (2 bytes each). The first is the version number which is currently 281. The second is a count of the number of cards in your models folder.

Each card header consists of 58 bytes in the following order:
9 bytes hold the card number as a C string (4 bytes hold the string length and 5 the actual string)
4 bytes hold the date the card was purchased
2 bytes appear to be unused and are always 0
2 bytes hold 16 flag bits but not all are used, more later
4 bytes appear to be unused and are always 0
4 bytes hold the size of the card's model folder
4 bytes appear to be unused and are always 0
5 bytes appear to be unused and are always 255
4 bytes purport to hold the count of the number of times the card was played, but this data does not appear to be updated reliably
4 bytes contain an integer code describing the resolution of the card
4 bytes contain flag bits indicating the available resolutions of the card
4 bytes contain a yes/no (1 or 0) indicator showing if a new resolution is available
4 bytes appear to be unused and are always 255
4 bytes provide a count of the number of clips

The first of the two flag bytes is used as follows (bit 0 is the 1's bit and 7 is the 128 bit):
0 = I've seen this set occasionally, but I'm not sure what it does
1 = In my collection
2 = Hidden card
3 = always false
4 = always false
5 = Card has been downloaded
6 = Card has been purchased (seems to duplicate 5)
7 = Update available
The second of the two flag bytes is used as follows:
0 = always false
1 = always false
2 = New Banner on card
3 = I can't figure this out. It is set for about 50 cards in my collection.
4 = Card has been downloaded ??
5 = Previews ?? This is a guess. The cards are not in my collection, but I've not been able to cross check against the preview page.
6 = always false
7 = Card Enabled on UI

*** The above flags are my area of greatest concern

Comme nous devons faire face à une situation mondiale very special.

Ca pourrait être sympa si Istripper proposait à la vente une des cartes
"special event" chaque semaine de crise...

@ZiggyLicky

welcome to the forums.

Exactly... iStripper isn't in Competition with all the other sites.
It is a unique experience, and it Add's to the enjoyment.
So think of it as a Bonus to what you already enjoy.

Same thread here. https://www.istripper.com/fr/forum/thread/44400/1?post=656704
I close this one

Jill

If you choose to remaster, I suggested earlier a vote, 10 cards, the winner gets remastered the next week. The 2nd and 3rd plays next week too.

The company, during lockdown, could also publish some of the previously unreleased cards (for example, we still miss two ones out of Celeste's shooting of 2017). If some of such old unpublished cards have unfixable technical issues, a price reduction would be sufficient to make me forget about them...

It is really up to the girls and the crew on what they feel safe doing.
From what I have read about the lockdown in France they would not be allowed to shoot new cards even they wanted to.

Indeed, Totem is not an essential business.

Firstly, I agree that slightly reducing the release of new shows already in the can to spread them out a bit is a sensible solution.

Secondly, there are some really good ideas here about remastering older shows to 'plug the gap'. I have a lot of older shows that I love, but the quality leaves a bit to be desired. I'd pay a couple of credits to upgrade. Also, for some favourite 'veteran' models, there are shows I have not bought because of this, and I'd jump at the chance to get them if improved.

Finally, stay safe all. Remember - "This too shall pass".

It is really up to the girls and the crew on what they feel safe doing.

From what I have read about the lockdown in France they would not be allowed to shoot new cards even they wanted to.