diff --git a/install1.sh b/install1.sh
index 25831c5..2be7453 100644
--- a/install1.sh
+++ b/install1.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ echo "-------------------------------------------------"
 cp /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.backup
 pacman -Sy archlinux-keyring --noconfirm
 pacman -S pacman-contrib reflector --noconfirm --needed
-reflector --latest 20 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
+reflector --country US --latest 20 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
 
 # install arch
 echo "-------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/install2.sh b/install2.sh
index 9186af7..1e8cbc8 100644
--- a/install2.sh
+++ b/install2.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ read -r -p "Create username: " Username
 
 useradd -m -g users -G wheel,storage,power -s /bin/bash $Username
 
-echo "Create a user password (should be different from root)."
+echo "Create a USER password (should be different from root)."
 
 passwd $Username
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ hwclock --systohc --utc
 
 # set hostname - edit archdesk with preferred hostname
 
-echo "Set hostname."
+echo "Set hostname (name of your PC on the network)."
 
 read -r -p "Enter the hostname: " HOSTNAME
 
diff --git a/softwarenew.sh b/softwarenew.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25c0b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/softwarenew.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+echo
+echo "Setting up Yay for AUR packages..."
+echo
+echo "Please enter username:"
+read username
+cd "${HOME}"
+git clone "https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git"
+cd ${HOME}/yay
+makepkg -si
+echo
+echo "Yay setup complete."
+echo
+echo
+echo "INSTALLING SOFTWARE"
+echo
+
+PKGS=(
+
+    # TERMINAL UTILITIES --------------------------------------------------
+
+    'curl'                    # Remote content retrieval
+    'gufw'                    # Firewall manager
+    'neofetch'                # Shows system info when you launch terminal
+    'numlockx'                # Turns on numlock in X11
+    'p7zip'                   # 7z compression program
+    'unrar'                   # RAR compression program
+    'unzip'                   # Zip compression program
+    'wget'                    # Remote content retrieval
+    'vim'                     # Terminal Editor
+    'zenity'                  # Display graphical dialog boxes via shell scripts
+    'zip'                     # Zip compression program
+    'nano'                    # Simpler Terminal Editor
+    'kitty'                   # Terminal Emulator
+
+    # GENERAL UTILITIES ---------------------------------------------------
+
+    'mpv'                  # Video Player
+    'gwenview'             # Image Viewer
+    'lutris'               # Gaming
+    'wine'                 # Gaming
+    'steam'                # Gaming
+    'obs-studio'           # Screen Recording
+    'remmina'              # RDP
+    'discord'              # Messaging
+    'xpdf'                 # PDF viewer
+    'thunar'               # File Manager
+    'thunar-archive-plugin'
+    'ark'
+    'tumbler'
+
+    # DEVELOPMENT ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+    'gedit'                 # Text editor
+    'git'                   # Version control system
+    'nodejs'                # Javascript runtime environment
+    'npm'                   # Node package manager
+    'python'                # Scripting language
+    'yarn'                  # Dependency management (Hyper needs this)
+    'gimp'                  # Photo Editor
+    'kdenlive'              # Video Editor
+
+)
+
+for PKG in "${PKGS[@]}"; do
+    echo "INSTALLING: ${PKG}"
+    sudo pacman -S "$PKG" --noconfirm --needed
+done
+
+AUR_PKGS=(
+    'floorp-bin'            # Floorp browser
+    'brave-bin'             # Brave browser
+    'downgrade'             # Downgrade packages
+    'spotify-edge'          # Spotify
+    'proton-ge-custom-bin'  # Proton GE
+
+)
+
+for AUR_PKG in "${AUR_PKGS[@]}"; do
+    echo "INSTALLING: ${AUR_PKG}"
+    yay -S "$AUR_PKG" --noconfirm --needed
+done
+
+echo
+echo "All software installed!"
+echo