title: How to decide later when a ship is captured but the dock is full?

text: I captured a man of war. Usually there are 3 options when the dock is full:   * Scrap ship   * Decide later   * Scrap a ship from a fleet I want to decide later. I have cheap frigates I can scrap but they are all on missions and I can't access them till I deal with this newly captured man of war. So I was forced to scrap the man of war, which sucked. Why do I sometimes have the choice to decide later and other times I don't?


title: How does the Thruster Pack work?

text: The rest of the Armor Abilities are really straightforward, but the Thruster Pack just appears to sputter about for a few seconds when I activate it (instead of being "a powerful burst of movement offering the ability to evade or quickly close the gap"). Am I doing something wrong?


title: Do I get anything for collecting log entries?

text: In various points in the game there are "log entries" similar to terminals except that there is no onscreen indication of any progress or benefit by accessing them. I realize that they provide some "flavor" with background context of the plot - but is there any benefit to collecting them all, beyond that?


title: Where is the 'commanding officer'?

text: I've just landed on the moon of Palaven (after first going to the Citadel) and I'm told to 'find commanding officer' but I can't find him/her/it. Where do I go? ![This is all I'm told](http://i.stack.imgur.com/trR7G.jpg)


title: How to disable crosshair in Mass Effect 3?

text: So far I've only successfully "removed" the crosshair of this game by increasing the size of "...crosshairrange" values of each weapon to 10000 using ME3Coalesced. The only thing left that I haven't able to find is the hit-indicator (the cross that appears in the middle of the screen whenever you hit something). Anybody has an idea which value this thing is at?


title: Can Xbox saved games/profile on a flash drive be backed up to another flash drive?

text: I store my profile, saved games and even some arcade games on my USB flash drive (16GB). It makes me really nervous that this flash drive could just die one day, then I lose all my game saves. So the question is, is there any way to make a backup of this data that could later be restored onto another flash drive?


title: Do trinkets have any effect in boss fights?

text: In Ys Origin, do the equipable trinkets (the ones that go in the fourth equip slot) have any effect in boss fights? I've noticed that, for example, the healing cape probably does not, or at least you can't afford to stand still for so long, but the revive trinket does work. But for example in Ys I the rings you can equip don't ever have any effect in boss fights. For Yunica and Hugo, it wouldn't make much of difference, but the third character has the Cleria ring, which grants +3 attack and -3 defence. Are these bonuses in effect in boss fights or not?


title: How does Castle Crashers keep player's progress?

text: To make it more clear I'll use an example. Let's say I play a bit with Green Knight. I get him up to a certain level, unlock some weapons, etc. Then I play some more with a friend on local multiplayer using other characters like Red and Blue Knight.   1. Are the weapons, story progress, experience, etc shared between these play sessions?   2. Can I lose anything by switching to other characters?   3. Is it that no matter how/what/when I play I can keep my unlocks and have them available to other characters during other play sessions?


title: When you go to save the Krogan do the Brutes keep spawning?

text: So right before you disperse the cure or don't, you have to tap 2 hammers to summon the Thresher Maw. Now right before that, I was attacked by a brute, so I started shooting at him and before I knew it there was another brute. Now after dodging and weaving a third brute came, killing both my squadmates at which point, I started to run as fast as I could. After getting to the first hammer, I was surrounded by at least 5 brutes... now my question is can you kill them all and go do the tapping at peace? Or do they just keep spawning and the point is to keep running?


title: How can I find the lagging region on minecraft server?

text: I have minecraft server with a bunch of mods: here the list. The thing is after I explored a big part of world my server began to lag **(before that server worked good)**. When I replaced world with old version of the same world (before exploration and with the same set of mods) lags disappeared. So, I think, I found something in the world that causes lags. How can I find that lagging region and remove the source of lag (kill problem mob, for example, regenerate region)? This is what I get in console when server starts to lag:               16:24:11 [WARNING] The server is going slow. Last server tick was 20004ms ago     16:24:11 [WARNING] Last Tick: 1398345831441 Current Time: 1398345851445 Warning:      20000 Timeout: 60000     16:24:11 [WARNING] [TPS]: 16.7 Server Tick #54000     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Dimension:0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Loaded Chunks: 336 Active Chunks: 154 Entities: 127 Tile Entities: 860     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Entities Last Tick: 83     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Tiles Last Tick: 660     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Dimension:7     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Loaded Chunks: 0 Active Chunks: 0 Entities: 0 Tile Entities: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Entities Last Tick: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Tiles Last Tick: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Dimension:-17     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Loaded Chunks: 0 Active Chunks: 0 Entities: 0 Tile Entities: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Entities Last Tick: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Tiles Last Tick: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Dimension:-31     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Loaded Chunks: 0 Active Chunks: 0 Entities: 0 Tile Entities: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Entities Last Tick: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Tiles Last Tick: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Dimension:-100     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Loaded Chunks: 0 Active Chunks: 0 Entities: 0 Tile Entities: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Entities Last Tick: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Tiles Last Tick: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Dimension:1     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Loaded Chunks: 0 Active Chunks: 0 Entities: 0 Tile Entities: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Entities Last Tick: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Tiles Last Tick: 0     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Dimension:-1     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Loaded Chunks: 26 Active Chunks: 9 Entities: 42 Tile Entities: 19     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Entities Last Tick: 3     16:24:11 [WARNING]   Tiles Last Tick: 8      **Minecraft v1.6.4   mcpc+ (forge + bukkit)   Essentials core plugin installed**


title: Exotic creep pulls and jungling in Heroes of Newerth

text: In Heroes of Newerth (a DotA clone), i know how to do normal creep pulls (legion bottom lane at :15 and :45 or hellbourne top lane at the same times), but I've seen people perform pulls from creep camps other than the obvious ones closest to the lanes. **What are the times/prereqs to pull from these camps?** Also, I've seen lots of heroes jungle from lvl 1. However, the only heroes of I can reliably/efficiently jungle from lvl 1 with are Tempest and Warbeast. Even with zeph i usually wait till lvl 3 and I have a good entourage of cyclones. What item builds/strats allow lvl 1 jungle sustainability?


title: Does buffing grant you Turret assists?

text: Yes we all know that Attacking a turret will grant you extra gold when it dies. Now my question is a bit weird: What happens if you don't deal any direct damage to a turret but you buff an allied Champion or minion that finishes off a turret? Does that count as a turret assist? I know that if you shield a turret as Janna and it finishes off a champion, you will get the kill even if you haven't dealt any direct damage to the killed champion. Is it the same for other buffs on other targets? For a more vivid description: 3 Scenarios with Soraka (I don't like her she just has some nice buffs)   1. I'm At my base and I need 50 gold. Now waiting isn't really effective but luckily Ashe is about to destroy the enemy bottom turret so I use my ult.   2. Me and Ashe are mid and we're about to kill the turret. The enemy Syndra approaches and Ashe drops really low. I accidentally heal the Cannon minion that attacks the turret instead of Ashe but at least the turret goes down. (I didn't throw a banana at the turret)   3. Ashe Ragequitted because I heal minions and use my ult randomly. I'm alone at the bottom turret but I don't want to go too far in So I just heal a random caster minion that is attacking the turret and then I leave. The turret dies within 10 seconds. Now in which of the 3 above cases would I actually gain bonus gold?


title: In "A Boy and His Blob" for the Nintendo Wii, is there any reason to rescue the blobs in world 4?

text: In "A Boy and His Blob" for the Nintendo Wii, I have gotten to the fourth world, but have not yet beaten the game... so please don't tell me the ending :-) I have been trying to rescue all the blobs in the hanging cages that I can, but every time I die, the blobs are back in the cages... does rescuing the blobs have any significant effect? And if so, should I go back and replay the levels trying not to die and saving all the blobs?


title: Was there a code for "Hyper Sonic" in Sonic 2?

text: I remember inputting cheat codes in the music test for Super Sonic anytime in Sonic 2 , but I remember there was either a way or a cheat code to get "Hyper Sonic". Does anyone remember?


title: How to heal your companion pet?

text: I tried put some healing potions in pet's inventory, inside "Pet Consumables" section, but it seems pet does not use them. Is it possible to heal your companion pet when it has low health?


title: Does the Element materia do more damage based on the level of the materia it's paired with?

text: Here's the situation: you pair an Element materia with another materia with an elemental type (say, for example, Fire). The question is: does it make any difference whatsoever if the Fire materia has tons of AP or is brand new? If the Fire materia is capable of casting Fire 3, does that boost the weapon damage granted by the Element materia? Or is it irrelevant?


title: How does the gold multiplier on some weapons affect damage?

text: On some weapons, the weapon damage stat includes a gold " ** _x[Number]_** " multiplier. For example, this one: ![Borderlands2WeaponMultiplier](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9AnyF.png) What does this multiplier mean, and how does it affect damage output? Does it only apply to shotguns, or can it be found on other weapon types?


title: Does race affect damage, assuming otherwise identical weapons and combat skills?

text: If my opening questions answer is "yes", then wouldn't the +5/+10 skill bonuses races receive only be beneficial at the start of the game? I know the races have individual racial abilities, but most of them are not that great. For every one of the racial abilities, you can get a spell or potion to do the same, _except_ for the +50 magicka the High Elf has. You could have some enchanted armor and/or a potion to increase magicka, but a High Elf could do that plus have its racial +50 on top. Is this correct? (And wouldn't this make High Elves the best race?)


title: How are Scribblenauts Remix points calculated?

text: At the end of each level in Scribblenauts Remix you are awarded some number of points. How is this number calculated?


title: How can I effectively play Siren?

text: Siren seems to be one of the less common classes and most people don't know much of how to play it aside from "elements and SMGs".   * What do I need to know to be a good Siren?    * What do I need to know about elemental effects?   * Why don't Sirens do as much damage as over classes?   * How should I use Phase Lock?   * What guns should I use?


title: Did the loot table of Whimsyshire on Hell changed post-Patch 1.0.3?

text: From the official patch notes: >   * High-end items (items level 61-63) will now drop in all Acts of Inferno > and Acts III and IV of Hell The new approximate drop rates are as follows: >     * Hell - Act III and Act IV >       * iLvl 61: 9% >       * iLvl 62: 1.9% >       * iLvl 63: 0% >     * [...] > I'd like to know if this also affects Whimsyshire: Do mobs there (on Hell difficulty) also drop ilvl 61/62 now? I think so because mobs in Whimsyshire usually seem to drop items of the same quality as Act IV of the chosen difficulty. Otherwise, the entrance to the secret level is located in Act I which isn't listed there. Sadly I can't find this out myself as I only got the Staff of Herding for Normal difficulty till now.


title: How does weapon power work in FTL

text: I cannot seem to work out how the power works for weapons in FTL. I picked up a Hull Laser II that consumes 3 power. I already had the Burst Laser II (consumes 1 power). I upgraded my power and got another bar, then upgraded my weapon system so I have 4 bars available in my weapon systems. So I _should_ be able to power up my Burst Laser power 1 and Hull Laser power 3 = 4 but it keeps saying I don't have enough power. I can turn off everything and have plenty of actual power available but i still can't power up the hull laser. I don't get it.


title: How are sightstones recharged?

text: Of the few times ive played support and have managed to acquire this item at late game, ive tended to resoucefully use this as much as possible until my team encounters a baron fight/steal situation which demands me to ward the whole area taking up all four of my charges. I never have a chance to actually test this 'ward recharge' myself as the final fight at baron regardless of which team wins ends the game almost every time at that point as a result of a team ace. Im curious what actually qualifies as 'visiting the shop' in order for me to recharge my sightstone. Do i need to recall to the spawnpool to qualify as a recharge? or do I have to physcially open the shop and purchase an item everytime? p.s I am dreadful at support so i tend to avoid it


title: Mass moving of goods to trade depot

text: How do I move a massive amount of goods from my stockpiles to the trade depot? I've set it up so that my craftsdwarf does absolutely nothing but produce stone crafts, and now I have an obscene amount of the stuff I need to get rid of. I pull up the "move goods to/from depot" screen, but I still have to manually tag each one to be moved. Is there any faster way to do this?


title: How can I reach this platform?

text: I am in the 1970s facility right now right after you hear Cave Johnson talking about combustible lemons :P at the start of a chamber that looks like this: ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/GqXREl.jpg) So I started exploring and found out that I need to make it to this platform: ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/OVTA7l.jpg) ...to be able to make use of the steady stream of repulsion gel up there. Only problem is I can't seem to find a single way to get up there. I have tried again and again and again so if anyone knows how to do this please let me know! Thanks!


title: Four lever door in harmugstahl

text: I got through the door but then I accidentally walked off the ledge Back into the previous room now I'm stuck because I can't get back through please help. I'm playing the Xbox 360 version.


title: How to destroy AI ships without weapons?

text: I'm using the Basilisk, which has a teleporter and boarding drone, but no weapons. How can I manage AI (crew-less) ships? So far I've been teleporting my crew there and back, slowly chipping away their hull by destroying newly- repaired systems, until they only have one hull point left, at which point I activate a boarding drone and hope that it doesn't hit an empty room. If it does, I just jump away. Is there a better strategy?


title: Can I change the difficulty of Metro 2033?

text: I started my Game at easy and after 12 hours of playing i decided it´s too boring and too easy. May I change the difficulty with some Tools without influencing my savegame stats?


title: Can I skip the tutorial?

text: I played through the tutorial mission on my first game of XCOM, but I started here again when I played a second time. Is there any way to skip over it?


title: Which weapons can't have legendary modifiers?

text: As of Terraria 1.1, weapons can have random prefixes that affect their stats. There seem to be legendary attributes that are unambiguously better than all the others:   * _Legendary_ for melee weapons   * _Unreal_ for ranged weapons   * _Mythical_ for magic weapons However, apparently not every weapon can have them. In my experience, tools, despite doubling as melee weapons, can never become Legendary, no matter how much money you throw at the Goblin Tinkerer. I also spent about a fortune on reforging Gungnir without getting anything above Godly. So, which weapons can't have these legendary attributes, and what are _their_ best attributes?


title: Do customers increase according to how many items you have stocked?

text: In Tiny Death Star, is the flow of customers into a business related at all to how many products are stocked, or is the flow consistent? If the flow is consistent, and assuming that stocking the three credit item is fast, is there any reason to stock the two and one credit products?


title: How do I remove the Enderdragon from the normal world?

text: So I accidentally spawned the Enderdragon in my normal world using the Single Player Command "spawn random". Can I use any single player commands to remove this Enderdragon (or is there any other way)? It is currently destroying all my hard earned creations.


title: How do I defeat a Wispmother in Skyrim?

text: So I was trying to get to Hrogthar from Whiterun (Go to Iverstead, look for giant stairs, follow them), and I ran into a wispmother. I had a housecarl with me, but still died when the Wispmother spawned two other Wispmothers to join her. I'm a level 9 Wood elf specializing in Archery, One-handed Weapons, and Sneaking. What do I need to do to beat her? Spells? (Which ones?) Regular weapons?


title: How can I win against players wielding a Type 95?

text: Every time I come up against a player with a Type 95 I get my butt handed to me on a silver platter! How can I beat it? Should I just use a Type 95? Do you think they will nerf it at all?


title: Where can I find all of the crafting patterns?

text: Is there a help menu hidden away somewhere in the game that I haven't found which lists the various shapes needed to craft various kinds of weapons, glyphs, and talismans? I know that there were handy diagrams in the books that were used as part of the crafting tutorials at the Sheriff's Office and in the Fortune Tellers House, but is there any way I can pull those up for reference now, long after having done those quests? I can't even go back to those locations and look at the books anymore.


title: How can I get rid of or purify the Crimson?

text: So it seems that in some worlds, the Crimson will automatically replace the Corruption. Luckily/Unluckily for me, I seem to have only the Crimson in my world, and no Corruption. That said, how do I get rid of the Crimson stone blocks to get to the Crimson Hearts scattered around the map? I know that for the Corruption, you would need _Purification Powder_ to do so, but to re-add it back in, you would need _Vile Powder_. Does the same hold true for the Crimson? Or is there some other way I must go to break through Crimson rock?


title: Is there an optimal setup for campfires?

text: So apparently, a campfire, which requires 20 wood and 1 torch, can increase hp regen when "close" to it. I'm wondeirng if there's an optimal setup for these campfires. It seems that if I stand too close to it, there's little to no hp regen (about same speed as a normal hp regen). If I put 2 or more campfires, can I increase the healing rate?


title: Change game directory of Minecraft instance with Forge

text: I would like to make a Minecraft modpack using Minecraft Forge, most likely in Minecraft versions 1.5.2 and older, without using the new Minecraft launcher, since I will be making my own (not cracked, of course). I need it to run the modded Minecraft out of an entirely separate directory from normal Minecraft (Like Tekkit, which runs in `%APPDATA%\\.technic\` instead of `%APPDATA%\\.minecraft\`). Unfortunately, the only way I know of to do this would be to change the %APPDATA% variable on the modpack startup and then restore it to its original value after exiting. This would mean that I cannot have multiple instances of the modpack or Minecraft running at the same time without causing problems with file access and saving. I have also looked at the source code for some modpack launchers, but most of them seem to use some sort of obscure launch method that is inherent in Java or Forge, or so it seems. Is there a way in Java, Batch scripting, Forge config, or otherwise, that I can launch my modded Minecraft in a certain directory without changing my %APPDATA% environment variable globally?


title: How does shielding at max HP affect Max HP damage?

text: If you shield yourself while at full HP, your HP bar increases to make space for the gray shield HP. If you get hit by any %HP damage while the shield is up, will it take the shield HP into account when calculating damage? Also, say you use a shield while missing any amount of HP, will % missing/current HP damage take into account only your champion's HP or that plus the shield HP as well?


title: Ultra modded survival isnt responding

text: I added ultra modded survival to my modpacks in my tekkit launcher, but when I press play, it will load up to the captainsparklez logo, then start to not respond. I tried a different modpack and it worked, but ultra modded survival just won't respond.


title: Protect Playstation from Power outage and Surges

text: I live in a place where occasional power outages occur. And on experience I have had one PS3 broken after a power outage without using any UPS or AVR. Now that I will be getting a PS4, will a power supply with 325W be able to support the PS4? The UPS also has a power surge protection and may I ask will this be enough and is it a good fit for the PS4 or should I get a higher one. The brand specifically I'm planning on buying is this APC BX625 or this one APC BR500 CI-AS 500VA.


title: Do I need to keep paying to play online content?

text: Do I need to keep paying after I brought the original CD of Starcraft 2? I heard that the online part isn't free, is it payed per hour or month or is it free? Do I need a "Premium account" or something like it? If you could provide some info about what happen after you buy the original CD? How does the online multiplayer system of starcraft 2 works?? I mean, free accounts or pay per hour system. EXTRA: Is Steam related to this or not?


title: Are Adaptive Industrial Systems and Permanent Perennials Counter-Synergistic?

text: Do these two System Improvements work together or against each other? That is to say, will the Perennials double my food surplus before it's converted to industry, or will my surplus food be converted to industry first, and then there is no surplus to be doubled?


title: When is the "lock-in" point for the Diana Allers romance?

text: Generally, in Mass Effect, you're limited to monogamous romance. However, Diana Allers seems (from what I've read) to be a little unique.   * The Mass Effect Wiki entry for Diana Allers notes that she does not become a "committed partner".   * The Mass Effect Wiki entry on Romance does not include a "lock in" point for the Diana Allers romance. As it is now, I've done a bit of mostly harmless flirting with her up to (and including) the second interview - the one where she says she might follow me home like a lost puppy or something. However, my end goal for this particular version of Commander Shepard is to be with Liara. **IMPORTANT NOTE:** I'm not seeking to actually _romance_ both characters - i.e.: reach the final love scene or establish a permanent relationship with both. I've just been perhaps a little too friendly with one person than I should have, while I'm intending to pursue another. Have I gone too far with Diana for me to have a successful romance with Liara, or is there actually no point of no return (besides the final romance scene) with Allers like there is with the others?


What are the rules about playing words which are inside already-played words? In the image below, a player couldn't play "Cabbage", because "Cabbages" which was already played. Is it just about the "S" at the end of the word? Could a player play "war", "spa" or "pea", after "Warbles", "Spares", and "Pears"? But then why was "Campers" allowed after "Scampers"? ![Letterpress Played Words screenshot showing "Scampers" and then "Campers" played.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/y9xOj.png)


title: How can I use a custom resolution?

text: I have installed Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 from the Command & Conquer: The First Decade bundle, and would like to run it in either a window mode (as it doesn't seem to recover very gracefully from `ALT`+`TAB` or a custom widescreen resolution. The resolutions the game supports by default are;   * 640x480   * 800x600   * 1024x768 Ideally if I'm running it fullscreen I'd want to use 1920x1080 but if I can run it window mode than any reasonable resolution will be fine. I have noticed that there is a resolution fix available, and also apparently passing a `-win` command line parameter to RA2.exe will run the game in window mode, but the version of The First Decade that is sold on Origin launches everything via a RALauncher.exe, which doesn't allow for either of these to work, and running RA2.exe or Yuri.exe directly simply results in Origin opening. How can I use a custom resolution in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2?


title: How to criticize a teammate?

text: Several friends and I have been playing more competitively in StarCraft 2. Unfortunately, we all have our issues, but in an effort to try to better ourselves, our MMR, and move up in the ladder, we're trying various things to help. This has risen a big question which I have run into multiple times over the years. How best to criticize a teammate? There are obviously wrong ways and right ways, but it often seems that there are more wrong ways than right with some people. I know when I used to play Quake 3 and UT2k4 competitively many times the people I competed with would get downright offended at the slightest criticism. What kind of tips and suggestions do you have concerning giving your fellow teammates advice?


title: Legendary items that grant a percent based damage increase

text: I recently found the Legendary wand Starfire, which has one of its fixed attributes always roll as 10-15% more damage. Which other legendary weapons in Diablo 3 have similar %age based boost, and do all of them have the possibility to spawn with a socket? Are there non- weapon legendaries that have a percent-based damage boost?


title: Can I unlock samson by ignoring two treasure rooms on the same floor?

text: Unlocking the new Samson character requires one to "pass on 2 treasure rooms". I've recently started the game only to encounter an extra large version of the basement (the level I was on said "Basement XL"), in which there are two treasure rooms. Would ignoring both these rooms and moving on to the next level allow me to unlock Samson?


title: How do I transfer my Pokémon?

text: So I have my Pokémon from Diamond (yes I have Diamond; no I don't think it's emasculating) and I want to transfer them over to my new Pokémon Black. Seems easy enough. But here is the catch: **I only have 1 DS**. How do I accomplish this feat?


title: What do "power" attacks actually do?

text: What difference do power attacks make? I use double daggers and doing a power attack takes lots of stamina but doesn't seem to give me any advantages, other than a nice animation. Are there any difference between 1 handed and 2 handed (duel wielded) power attacks?


title: Using game trainers on a laptop without numlock or numpad

text: How can I use pc game trainers on a laptop without numpad and without a `fn` key, because most trainers require you to have numlock keys?


title: How is the inventory of a spouse's shop determined?

text: Since I married Mjoll the Lioness recently she's set up shop in my home and it seems like the merchandise she sells varies greatly depending her current location/actual inventory. I traded her things like dragon scales/materials and checked her shop to find those materials listed there as well. If this is the case, I guess my real question is are the items that are listed in her store **_my_** items? and will they ever be sold or "disappear" somehow without my consent or knowledge? I really don't want to find out that valuable items/weapons/armor I spent a long time acquiring ended up being the "deal of the week." Are items in my spouse's shop mine and will they ever be sold against my will?


title: Is it possible to kill NPC in Dark Souls?

text: In _Demon's Souls_ it was possible to kill all the NPCs, and I had to take great care not to kill them by mistakes (the R2 button having a tendency to get pressed whenever I put down my controller). And if you did hit a NPC even by mistake, he will turn hostile for the whole play-through. As _Dark Souls_ is a spiritual successor to _Demon's Souls_ , I'm wondering whether the developer kept that element of gameplay. Is it possible to kill the NPCs in _Dark Souls_? Do I need to take care not to hurt them? If they are killable, what is the impact on the game, apart from their disappearance? I could try to hit one of them, but as the game autosave after almost every modification of the world or character state, I prefer not to risk it.


title: Already given a job by Farkas?

text: What job I was given by Farkas? I went to Farkas to get work but he and other members there keep saying that I have been already given a job by Farkas. I don't know the name of that job and so I can't find it in journal.


title: Does the shortcut in DR2:OTR persist across a new game?

text: I just got the shortcut from the mall to Royal Flush Plaza in DR2:OTR. If I start a new game with this save, will I still know the shortcut? Or do I have to wait until that Survivor pops up and rescue her again? Sorry if this is easy, my google-fu was not working.


title: how to export saved goals in PES 2013 to gif

text: What is the most convenient way (i.e. require minimum effort) to export my saved goals in PES 2013 to gifs?


title: Is there any use for the beta Bloodstones?

text: Some said that the item is given to those who participate in DOTA 2 Beta. **There are 3 kind of blood stones** ## Tier 1 - Bloodstone of the Ancestor (Rare) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JF8ZB.png) ## Tier 2 - Bloodstone of the Precursor (Mythical) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/amDep.png) ## Tier 3 - Bloodstone of the Founder (Legendary) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/75YUi.png) Now, it is the official release of Dota 2, what are the uses of it? Is there any future uses of it?


title: Are there any games with more than two characters in Theatrhythm?

text: When you complete a song in Theathrhythm, there's a Title Character bonus of +30 Rhythmia for each character in your party who is from the same Final Fantasy game as the song. If you unlock a second character from the same game, you can use both, for +60 Rhythmia. Are there any Final Fantasy games for which you can unlock a third or fourth character from the same game?


title: Super Street Fighter 4 for PC runs very slowly

text: I recently installed SSFIV on my new PC. It runs extremely slowly. What can I do to fix this? I don't believe that its a hardware problem as my PC is brand new and can play more resource-intensive games than this. I am playing offline on a dual-core, 3.2 GHz, 32-bit PC. I have turned off v-sync and I'm playing at maximum screen resolution.


title: Will squadmates using both disruptor and incendiary ammo be able to create power combos?

text: If I have both Ashley and James in my team and they are using their ammo powers (disruptor and incendiary), can they set off power combos while shooting at the same enemy?


title: What is a Skyshard? What is a Sky Crystal?

text: I've found a Skyshard while doing Golden Lotus dailies in the Vale of Eternal Blossom: ![Skyshard](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cTBC3.png) What is a Sky Crystal and what is it for?


title: What are the Dark Souls loading screen hints?

text: It's silly how fast my PC loads required game resources and I don't have enough time to read those loading screen hints/tips about in-game items. Screenshot button produces a blank screen, so I can't capture all loading screens and save them for reading. But maybe someone already saved them somehow or there is complete text of those hints. What are all the tips that can be seen during the loading screen of Dark Souls?


title: Recommended ways to use skill points in Mafia Wars

text: How do I use skill points in Mafia Wars? Is there a recommended ratio for energy/ stamina/ attack/ defense/ health?


title: Do weapons have level-dependent unique item stats? When to pick them up?

text: I am doing a quest line in hope of obtaining a nice unique weapon. **Spoiler below:** > The nightingale bow from the thief guild quest line This is an awesome piece of equipment for my type of character and kind of want to use it indefinitely. My worry is that I am only level 26 and the item will become useless later on in the game. I believe _unique item's stats vary depending on character level_ , which leads me into thinking that I should probably wait until I am a higher level to pick it up. I won't be using smithing of any type to be able to upgrade it. Is there any way I can make the item viable at later levels or should I just wait till my character is stronger to pick it up?


title: How do grimoires work?

text: I understand that grimoires give me access to skills that a character wouldn't normally have, but I don't really understand how combining them works, or what the "equipment bonus" does. Can an existing grimoire get better on its own, or only from combining it with another? I'd like more info on how these work.


title: How can I upload screenshots from my Wii U?

text: There was a Wii U software update yesterday, and browsing Nintendo's support site, I noticed this interesting tidbit:   * Ability to launch the Internet Browser during gameplay and upload screenshots Now, I am **all about** taking and uploading some screenshots, (How else will I integrate free hand circles on my answers?) but I've not been able to figure out how to take the screenshots promised by this new update. What should I be doing if I want to take a picture of the current screen?


title: Toxins: Make Bombs, and...?

text: So I've recently been learning the ins and outs of Toxins, having made my first successful bomb recently (Which I failed to properly use to defend the station, of course...), and now...well, now I'm wondering if there's anything else that Toxins is really supposed to do. It seems like its well-stocked with a variety of gasses beyond O2 and Plasma, yet I can't think of what use any of it could be beyond building more bombs. I'm also a bit perplexed because, in one round when I was RD, the guy in Toxins was complianing to RnD that they 'weren't researching fast enough', even though near as I can tell there isn't actually anything that is affected by RnD in Toxins. Is bomb making pretty much all you do? Or is there some other duty I'm not realizing? What are the uses for the other gas canisters you have in storage? Do some servers offer different things for the Toxins department to do.


title: Low/muffled voices in Ground Zeroes?

text: I just bought a PS4 and started playing Ground Zeroes on it. All voices sound like they are in the background, or feel muffled. I can barely hear them. How can I fix this? I did not have this issue with any PS3 games on a PS3. There appears to be no sound settings in GZ. I have no other PS4 games to test this with. The PS4 menu sounds are okay. I do have a receiver, but it's set to stereo. My TV is muted. The audio connector is optical.


title: Customized item sets doesn't appear in game

text: I have a bunch of item sets I created . They are all champion specific but are configured to work on all maps . Problem is I don't have this sub menu ingame which lets me alternate between default recommended and my item list .   even after I made the list available for all champs ... it doesn't show up .


title: How do you triple jump with the Force of Nature?

text: How does one accomplish this while avoiding skyboxes?


title: Is there any penalty for getting a miss (False Positive) in Bit.Trip Core?

text: The principle gameplay of Core involves firing a quad-directional laser by pressing a direction and a button simultaneously. If you hit a beat, it gets cleared, you get score, etc. It is also possible to shoot the laser when there _aren't_ beats in that direction, which will cause "Miss" to appear. Does getting a miss in this instance (when there are no beats to hit, rather than _actually_ "Miss"-ing a beat) have any effect on your combo, counter, or affect SUPER mode?


title: How do I unlock the Random achievement?

text: In _And Yet It Moves_ , there is an achievement called "Random". It's description simply says to "be lucky". Somehow, I got it. How?


title: Did my companion steal my gold?

text: I gave my money to my companion (around 5000 gold). A few in game hours later I tried to get it back but my companion only had 500 gold on him. What does that mean? Where's my gold? Edit: the purpose of giving gold to my mate is because I give him all the misc items to keep my inventory organized.


title: Why are my followers trying to murder me?

text: Esbern and Delphine keep attacking me, regardless of where I go or what I do, and I don't know how to get them to stop. I didn't attack them and was just doing quests with them and do not know what triggered the attack on me. They keep killing me and it's really starting to get annoying. If anyone knows how to stop this please let me know, because I would really hate to start over.


title: Can I acquire both Republic and Imperial datacrons?

text: There are some datacrons like the +Cunning datacron on Tatooine that are in major towns. For example, there is a Republic datacron in Anchorhead and a matching Imperial datacron in Mos Ila. Is it possible to fight your way through the opposing side's town, and obtain their version of the datacron in addition to the one on your own side?


title: In Minecraft 1.0, is sleep changed to not require everyone to sleep?

text: In the beta-versions of Minecraft that I played (up to 1.8.1, I only dabbled with 1.9), everyone on the server had to go to sleep in order for the game to skip ahead to the next day. In 1.0 final, we noticed that when one of us went to sleep, the server skipped ahead to daytime even though the other person was still mining. Is this a feature (so that we can rely on it), or is it a bug?


title: Is it possible to stop monster respawns in Oblivion?

text: Is it possible to stop monsters from respawning in Oblivion ? Is it also possible to prevent monsters from auto-leveling with your character?


title: Zen Pinball 2 PSVita, tick button?

text: I downloaded the Plants Vs Zombies table for Zen Pinball 2 on the PSVita and I think it's great fun (if a bit easy!). Does anyone know what the round button with a tick on it signifies that pops up on the right hand side of the screen intermittently? I've tried pressing it but it just operates the right flipper. Sorry if I'm being thick and there's a perfectly simple explanation. Thanks.


title: See completion of an area while not in the neighborhood?

text: In the map screen you have a nice breakdown of map completion in the current area. Is there a way to see completion of other areas too? (So that you know where to go next)


title: What is the average battery life of an NES cartridge?

text: How many years does an NES cartridge battery last?


title: Can you see if a game has trading card support on its 'Library Page'?

text: Right now on the Featured Items page of the store if a game has Card support it has a sash over the top left corner that says 'Cards'. On your profile, the badges section is a list of all your games that have badge/card support. But at the moment I don't see anything on the game Library page in any of the 3 views (Detail, List, or Grid) that has any indication of card/badge support. Is there an individual marker in any Library view (similar to the Cloud in List view that shows Steam Cloud support) to see if a game has trading card support?


title: How do I get unlimited diamonds

text: I keep trying to get multiple diamonds, but in 0.9.5, it just deletes them I need some help getting this one... THX


title: Do wolves prevent hostile mobs from spawning?

text: In _Minecraft_ , because of the limit to how many mobs can spawn and be in the same area, if you are carrying around, say 20 wolves with you, would that prevent other mobs from spawning? You could travel at night without worry of dying from hostile mobs, though the wolves may push you off a cliff.


title: Is there any variation or end to Flappy Bird?

text: Is there any variation or end to the game? At some point, at some score, does the difficulty increase, does the environment change, is there ever an end to it?


title: How does Terrorblade's Sunder ability work?

text: How does exactly Terrorblade's Sunder ability works? To be precise **I would like to know what will happen if Terrorblade has X% of its health and enemy hero has Y% and Terrorblade casts his ability on the enemy? For all possible X and Y values.** The reason I am asking is that I do not quite understand the limitations of the ability. It is said in gamepedia that:   1. Some hit points must remain.   2. Minimum Health: 25/20/15% Does it mean that after casting the ability on other hero the hero will have at least 25/20/15% of health left? What will be health of Terrorblade in this case?   Or does it mean that you can not cast the ability when Terrorblade has less than 25/20/15% health? Or something else?


title: Can I join a server from down the road or do I have to be in the same room?

text: Can I join someone who is not in my room? On Minecraft PE I can't find any option in settings to do this.


title: Terraria freezes on PS3

text: Anyone know why my PS3 freezes when I go underground or after I play on Terraria for like 10 mins? It only does this on Terraria.


title: Console Command to Rename Location?

text: Is there a console command to rename a building or other marked area? I am going to customize a house using console and put it back onto the xbox (change ownership, add objects, ect.), so I can't use mods.


title: Starcraft 2 Macro Cycle

text: I've just started to learn the macro style. It's really disrupting my play style - any tips on learning how to use this style of play?


title: Is disenchanting an item the only way to learn enchantments?

text: If I'm trying to learn a rare or powerful enchantment do I just have to be lucky enough to find a weapon or armour piece that has that specific enchantment? Seems like that could be annoying and very time-consuming if I'm trying to learn all of them. Is there not an equivalent of spell tomes for enchantments, or some other method?


title: choosing attributes when leveling

text: I have a thief/archer that so far has nearly even distribution of attributes (magicka/health/stamina) at level 16 with stamina slightly lower. So far my reasoning is:   * although I am not primarily a mage, magic drains faster because of my thief armor and I plan to dabble more in illusion   * Stamina lags behind strength because carry capacity is already boosted via thief perks My concern is that this "jack of all trades" mentality will make the game harder in the long run. I have read that later enemies and dragons basically required offensive magic. Should I ease back on magicka and make health my primary stat (1/1.5/1)?


title: How to change credits to Bux?

text: I've finished building all levels of the game, so my credits are accumulating all the time, but I don't have much use of them. Since I can not build more levels now. I've noticed in the game you can change Bux into credits. But is there a way I can change credits into Bux? So that I can do speed up order, upgrade ranks etc.


title: Where do confiscated items go?

text: After getting caught stealing a few things in skyrim, I noticed that most of the stolen items got confiscated. However, when I went back to the original place of the item, it was gone. So my question is, does the confiscated items get stored somewhere specific, or are there no way of getting them back?


title: How can I get the least disapproval from Alistair after saving Connor?

text: I used Jowan's ritual to save Connor, and naturally Alistair is unhappy about it. Off we go to camp, and he confronts me. I've run the conversation tree twice, once getting -24, and once getting -23. What's the least amount of damage I can do to my relationship with Alistair in this conversation, and which options do I choose to get there?


title: How to change the keybindings in Rayman 2

text: I've just bought Rayman 2 from GOG, and the controls are unintuitive, to say the least (e.g. a:=jump, space:=attack). Is there any way to change these keybindings, so that I can get more natural controls? Thanks


title: What is the Font Used in Pokemon Conquest?

text: What's the font used in Pokemon Conquest's dialogue? More specifically, since I assume it's some proprietary font compiled in the game, where have I seen it before? It looked extremely familiar as soon as I saw it. Here's an example: ![pokemon conquest dialogue](http://i.stack.imgur.com/AoqsU.jpg) My first thought was Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. I compared the letterforms, and they do seem to be mostly similar but with some slight differences. Even though the differences are subtle, the _look_ and _feel_ of the fonts looks visibly different, so I'm wondering if there's another game that I'm thinking of. **Final Fantasy Tactics Advance** : The lowercase `a` and `t` look identical. But the tail of the FFTA `e` curves up whereas the tail of the Pokemon `e` lies flat; the FFTA `i` has a very subtle serif, whereas the Pokemon `i` does not. ![Final Fantasy Tactics Advance](http://lparchive.org/Final-Fantasy-Tactics- Advance/Update%2034/94-capture_29102010_223847.png)


title: Car stats for NFS: Hot Pursuit?

text: Does anyone know where I can find a list of all the cars and their stats (both racers and police cruisers)? I'm mainly interested in seeing the stats that are presented when you select the cars in the time before a race, but if the list includes overall health/offensive strength that would be awesome.


title: How can I link to an item I don't have in the chat in World of Warcraft?

text: I found an item on WoWhead that I want crafting. How can I link to it in the chat so I can find a crafter to make it for me? Is there an addon or just some sort of chat magic I need to do? Thanks.


title: Do pump stacks transmit power vertically in both directions?

text: That is to say, if I have 3 pumps stacked properly, and I am suppling excessive power to the middle of the three, will all three run? Or will the top or bottom not receive power?


title: What are the differences between the difficulty levels in the Campaign and Skirmish modes?

text: What are the differences between the Standard, Moderate and Hard difficulty levels in the Campaign mode? What about between Easiest, Standard, Moderate, Hard, and Hardest in the Standard/Multiplayer Game (Skirmish) mode? If the AI changes its behavior or strategy depending on the difficulty level, please include that info. Also, does the AI "cheat" (by giving itself additional resources, etc.)? If yes, what cheats does it do and at what difficulty level(s) does it cheat? EDIT: In this answer to my question below, most of the questions have already been answered. That leaves the question, " _What are the differences between the Standard, Moderate and Hard difficulty levels in the Campaign mode?_ " to be answered or expounded upon.


title: How to speed up construction in Tropico 4?

text: It seems due to some logistic issues construction is very slow in tropico 4 (most of the time builders are idle with a long list of jobs). Is there any tips how to improve their productivity?


title: Sould I get a PSX or PS2 for playing the classic WipeOut?

text: I still have my original boxes and discs of WipeOut 2 and Wip3Out: Special Edition, and dying to play these games again (not the newer ones on PS3 or Vita). Would it be better to buy a PlayStation 2 instead of a PS1? I'm guessing the games will be 100% compatible right? How about the connection to an LCD screen? I have an old BenQ FP93V lying around with D-Sub and DVI connectors, is it easier to get adapters for the PS2 or the PSX?


title: How to trigger a Hall of Monuments update

text: So I always thought that you just had to logout and login to get the website (http://hom.guildwars2.com/) to update. I recently got my Elonian and Legendary Cartographers titles, but my HoM hasn't updated. I tried logging out and in a few times. Both yesterday and today, without any luck Anyone know how long it take now, or if they've changed it? I'm worried that my points haven't been counted!


title: Who is a good Hazard Pokemon?

text: I am building a tournament grade triple and double battle team, and I need a good Hazard Pokemon. By that, I mean a Pokemon who can use Toxic Spikes, Stealth Rock, Sticky Web, or/and Spikes, with Stealth Rock and Sticky Web being necessary. Does even a Pokemon exist who can learn most of those?


title: How to finish a dungeon level?

text: How do I finish a dungeon level? Am I obliged to kill all the monsters or are there other options?


title: What does "Most Score By" mean at the end of a round in BF:BC2?

text: Here is a random screen from Internet with online match result in Bad Company 2: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/lSeNX.jpg) One would though that "Most Score By" would simply be a kill counter for this round for the best weapon, but even on this screen numbers clearly don't add up. What does number "27" mean here? I've been trying to figure out mystery of this section since the release date, and still cannot see any connections. Maybe it is just a bug?


title: Buying World of Warcraft

text: I'm planning to buy World of Warcraft but i just wanted to be clear regarding the entire process. I've made a BattleNet account and it shows the current offer for all the expansions upto MoP for $59.99.   * Does this include in game time ?   * After i purchase the expansions, how do i get the actual game ? Do i have to download the entire game ? If yes, then how big is the download ? Are there any ways i can get the **game and the subscription** without having to download the entire game (since my bandwidth is quite limited) i.e **Discs**


title: Does the steam version of Dragon Age II use SecuROM?

text: Does Dragon Age II ship with SecuROM when it's purchased through Steam? If so, why aren't Steam's protections good enough?


What is the relationship between Goddess Cubes and Chests? Does each cube correspond to a specific chest, is it a sequence of chests or just unlocks random chests?


title: How many Master Assassins can I train?

text: After I train a Master Assassin is it possible to train another to that rank in that den?


title: How to play drod in windowed mode on OS X?

text: Searching on the drod page and its forums I was not able to dig up an information on how to play drod in windowed mode on OS X. Is it possible to always use windowed mode on startup?


title: Does making a planet a Homeworld remove mobs from a dungeon?

text: I read that when you make a world your Homeworld you practically control every aspect of it. I am wondering, if a world had a dungeon like a Glitch Castle which has hostile enemies in it, would dungeons like this become empty of hostiles?


title: Who knows Dark Magic?

text: When playing _Harry Potter Years 5-7_ , I noticed there are things only Wizards with Dark Magic can interact with. I figure these are things I will have to go back and do later, as right now I don't have anyone in my party that can use Dark Magic. Which characters in the game use Dark Magic? Who is the first one I can unlock, so that I can go back and get whatever it is from these areas?


title: My wife is stuck in a wall, can I save her?

text: My wife, Lady Gray, is "stuck in a wall" in Fairfax Gardens, our Marital Home. I can't actually see her, but the glowing trail leads me to the guard house (on the left when facing Fairfax manor) when I set my family as my target. Is there any hope? I've started a new approach. I'm slowly trying to make my wife less happy with me. I've reduced her allowance. Soon I'll try to downgrade the furniture (I have never tried to do this in Fairfax Castle). I don't want to go too fast and just find her gone. I'll post my progress.


title: Does deck choice (basic or constructed) have any impact on who you are matched with in Play mode?

text: When in Play mode, one has the option of using "Basic Decks" or "Custom Decks", presuming you have constructed one. Does this option match you only with other players that are using the same deck mode? (Likewise, does Casual vs. Ranked have any bearing?)


title: Can anyone suggest tricks for targeting specific units in a big army?

text: Often the engagement of 2 big armies is just a mass of graphics. Sometimes though you know something is coming. Like a Ghost with an EMP, or a High Templar with Psionic Storm, etc. In these engagements you'd obviously want to do what you can to kill these units before they get a chance to do their damage. Any suggestions?


title: How do I fly in Creative Mode?

text: I have heard that we can fly in the "new" creative mode (added in Beta 1.8). How do you do that?


title: My "damage" stat bar is flashing. What does it mean?

text: When I open the menu to look at my stats, the bar that shows damage is "flashing" (well, it looks more like it keeps increasing from "0" to "max" over and over again at high speed, hence "flashing"). What does it mean? It happened before, and I think it has something to do with the Bloody Lust and technology 2. Items I have atm when the bar is flashing: (Playing as Eve) Dead bird, Whore of Babylon, Small Rock, Chocolate Milk, Technology 2, Jesus Juice, Stem Cells, Bloody Lust, Cat-o-nine-tails, Lil Chub, Grade 1 Cube of meat, Ouja board, Toothpicks


title: Can I use an Elecom game controller with Batman: Arkham City?

text: I am playing _Batman: Arkham City_ on a Windows 7 PC, purchased using Steam. The keyboard controls seemed less than ideal so I thought I'd bite the bullet and get a USB game controller. At the store, they looked to be all the same, in that there was no indication that one brand or another would only work with certain games or anything like that. They all promoted plug and play capability and Windows 7 support. I selected an Elecom wireless game controller, because wireless seems like a nice idea. However, now that I'm in front of my computer, and I've installed the drivers for the controller from the supplied CD, _Batman: Arkham City_ seems not to acknowledge it. I now realize that the controls section in the game settings look fairly specific to a an Xbox controller. So... did I just waste thirty bucks? Or can I get _Batman: Arkham City_ to work with my new game controller?


title: What happens when you can't pay your debts?

text: I usually run a good fiscal policy, so my gold is always positive. I've read somewhere that if you get to 0 gold, units start to sell themselves. Are there any other repercussions? What happens if you have a trade agreement with someone and you need to pay them X gold per turn, and you just don't have the money to give? Do they still get the money? If an AI civ runs out of money but still needs to pay you, do they still get the money? I often see AI civs with 0 gold and a deficit, but they still seem to be able to field an army. How can that be? Is this behavior exclusive to AI civs?


Yesterday, when I was playing as Polynesia, I tried to understand if Ironclads will be stronger for Polynesia than for other civs. On the one hand Kamehameha has the wayfinding trait, allowing all units to enter coast and ocean tiles from the get-go. On the other hand, the Ironclad explicitly cannot enter ocean tiles, and unlike the Trireme, no technology can change that. These two facts appear to contrast with each other. Can a Polynesian Ironclad enter ocean tiles?


title: Is there a difference between Nintendo 64 controllers used on PAL and NTSC systems?

text: Is it possible to use the controllers from an NTSC (Japanese / US) Nintendo 64 system on a PAL (EUR) system? Are they the same item or is there a difference?


title: How can I tell what kind of dragon I'm fighting?

text: According to this question, Dragons are vulnerable to different types of damage: > What are Dragons most vulnerable to? However, the answer only advocates seeing whether they have fire or ice breath to know. Is there a way I can tell before I am fully engaged with them (e.g. by appearance), and are there any types other than the fire or ice breathing kind that I can detect?


title: What happens to DLC missions in the second playtrough

text: I just recently started Borderlands 2, and I haven't played the first one, so I am a bit confused by the second playthrough. I have searched and read about it, but I am not quite sure I fully understand it. Maybe you guys can help out. I want to get 'the most' out of the game, so good loot / xp levels. From what I understand I can play the game in 3 stages: 1) First, I do all the story missions and side missions. I can also do all the DLCs, since I have the season pass. All missions, including DLC missions will reset in the next playthrough. 2) When I have done all of that I can now activate the second playthrough called TVHM. In this mode all the missions will reset. So the main mission resets, the side missions, AND the DLC? In this mode I must only do the main storyline again, and leave all the other missions open. 3) When I beat the storyline the second time I can now do all the side missions again, and do all the DLC's again. Now every mission I do will scale to my level. This is also the mode where the loot is the best because I will prob be lvl 50 already. It will also be really hard. * * * Am I correct here, or did I miss anything? I am not sure if the DLCs reset also.


title: How does magic find work in Path of Exile?

text: As per question title, how does it work? What are the differences of being in a party or playing alone? Does it apply to finding orbs?


title: How do I beat "Mr. T is hanging around"?

text: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JkogB.jpg) Try as I might, I just _cannot_ get "Mr. T" to swing far enough to let my little ball pass under. How do I do it?


title: Starting at a different Tier in Spiral Knights

text: I have recently gained Tier 2 clearance. I have heard that it is possible to simply pay a tax and start at Tier 2. I'd be interested in doing this, but I don't know how. Can somebody please point me in the right direction?


title: Difference between 'sheet DPS' and 'profile DPS'

text: If you open up your inventory, over to the right hand side you will see a number below the word "Damage". Similarly, if you open up your hero's page in your character profile, you will likewise see a number labeled as damage (or DPS, or something of the like). What is the difference between these two numbers?


title: Does boosting have a greater effect within it own race?

text: In the game there are three races (Monster, Nature and Robot) and all three have different boost eggs. Does a Robot boost egg have a greater effect on other robot cards, or do they boost every race equally alike? And how about boosting by using cards (so not eggs), does that differ on race, or not?


title: How do I get Burnout Paradise's "Boosting Around the World" in-game achievement?

text: I'm having a having a hard time getting the x20 boost chain for the _Boosting Around the World_ in-game achievement in _Burnout Paradise_. I've tried boosting while drifting in circles. I've tried driving around the quarry. I've tried the Lone Peaks Stock Car Track. I even tried to drive around on North and South Mountain Rd. I can usually get up to x8 in all these places before stalling out. (And to be honest, it feels like the game is forcing my boost chain to stop.) What's the best way to get this?


title: Little Big Planet - how do I get people to join me to solve puzzles?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I play a level online with other players in LittleBigPlanet? When I'm navigating the planets, I see an indicator that shows how many people are on that board. How do I get one of them to join me? Is there a lobby of some sort that I'm missing?


title: Does Fallout 3 (XBox Classics/Platinum Hits) contain the 5 DLC packs like the GOTY edition?

text: I have been looking all over the web to find out if the Xbox Classics/Platinum Hits version of the game (the one with the extra green border on the cover art) has the DLC content from the GOTY edition included. Thanks.


title: What does Betapropin do?

text: I'm on day 3 of the Die2nite beta, and I noticed that a "Betapropin tablet 5mg" has appeared in my inventory as a professional tool. The mouse-over description in the "Use an object from my rucksack" section states "this small tablet has a somewhat surprising effect..." What does this tablet do? I'm guessing since it's a drug, it will refill my AP. What is the "surprising effect"? Does it being a professional tool make it special in any way?


title: How can I successfully evade the Police at higher wanted levels?

text: I've been having some trouble evading the police when they start calling the helicopters out to spot me. Two stars and below it's pretty easy to flee in a car and either avoid the cops altogether or duck into some alleyway until they lose you. Helicopters however, always seem to spot me when there's something (a building, a container, etc) between me and the helicopter. Sneaking or going into cover doesn't seem to help. So what's my best bet for evading the all-seeing helicopter at higher wanted levels?


title: What's the easiest way to map the universe?

text: I want to deploy a satellite network through the universe, but to do that I first need to discover all the sectors. Is there an easy way to do that? I would like to avoid having to visit every sector personally or remotely ordering a ship to fly through every gate there is. Ideally, I would like to map the sectors as well.


title: Can I befriend pirates?

text: Pirates are a nuisance - they blow up your satellites, they harass your universal traders that dunderheadedly fly to that Bliss Place L in the middle of Pirate Central, they break your SETA by their doomed assaults on your ship and, worst of all, they refuse to sell you Plasma Burst Generators. Can I befriend the bastards somehow, so that they stop doing all of that?


title: Am I missing something by skipping the end of episode screen?

text: Whenever you finish a chapter in Alan Wake, you end up at a screen that says "End of Episode X" with some music in the background: ![End of episode](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eTgWU.jpg) I've never sat through one of these screens until they go away on their own. Am I missing out on something?


title: What is the formula for converting population to residential agents (workers, shoppers, students)?

text: I learned in another question that the population number can be much higher than the number of residential agents (workers, shoppers, students) in the city. **What is the formula for converting population to residential agents?** For example, if a city has 100k population, how many residential agents are in that city?


title: Are there manuscript pages in areas where Taken spawn endlessly?

text: I really enjoy finding manuscript pages while playing Alan Wake, and I do my best not to miss any of them. What I haven't been able to bring myself to do is thoroughly scan areas where Taken spawn without end (I usually do my best to get out of such areas as quickly as possible). Am I missing out on some manuscript pages this way?


title: Obtaining the "I Would Have Been Your Daddy" Skull on Halo 3

text: I followed the guide at http://flamesoffeenix.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/halo-3-skull-locations/ in order to get the Skulls in Halo 3. The last Skull mentioned is the "I Would Have Been Your Daddy" Skull. > IWHBYD Skull Unlocks hidden dialogue throughout Halo 3’s campaign. Location: > Currently, the ‘IWHBYD (I Would Have Been Your Daddy) Skull’ has yet to be > found by the public. Only members of the Bungie team know the location of > the final Silver skull in the game. The IWHBYD Skull has now been found! > Here’s how to grab it for yourself and unlock that Hayabusa armour: > > Located on the level, ‘The Covenant’ – After defeating the two Scarabs, head > inside to confront Truth and get to the location with all 7 ring holograms. > Here you must jump through the rings in a specific order to make the skull > appear. > > That order is as follows (1 is where you came in, 7 is nearest Truth): 5 4 6 > 5 4 5 3 4 > > Jump through them in the correct sequence, and the ‘I Would Have Been Your > Daddy Skull’ will appear as if by magic, right next to the bridge that > brings you over to the Prophet of Truth. > > It’s worth mentioning that you may want to take down Truth and the rest of > the Flood BEFORE tackling the jumps though, it’ll make things a lot easier. I followed these instructions but nothing happened and I didn't see the skull in the location the instructions say it should be. The instructions also don't mentioned whether there is any indication that you've done the steps correctly, is there any? Do I have to jump through the rings in a particular direction as well as the order?


title: Can you have multiple accounts on one device?

text: I am considering buying Minecraft Pocket Edition for my two kids. They share an iPad. Does MPE have a way to log in so they can each play _separately_ on the same device?


title: League Play Class Problems

text: When I play public matches online, I have my classes. When I go onto League play, though, my classes are reset, almost as if they are hacked. Does this happen often? How can I resolve this?


title: How is the Rating calculated?

text: I'm a bit confused about this number. How is it calculated? What can I do to improve it while I'm playing?


title: How do I keep my creepers from disappearing?

text: I spawned a bunch of creepers in the morning and locked them all inside a "creeper pen" I made. And then when night falls only 4 out of the 20+ in the pen were remaining. So where did they go? How could they get out when there was no exit in the pen for them? I don't understand??!!


title: What troops should I train?

text: I have level 8 barracks and 180 housing space. What troops should I train... also lvl 3 spell factory and lvl 7 town hall. Im not a farmer im trying to get into gold. I also like clan wars and I need troops to winn


title: Biography of a player doesn't show all the prizes

text: I just won the **Champions League(European Champions Cup)** and some players dont have the prize in their biography. Like a player who played 3 games in the European Champions Cup, doesn't have the prize in his biography. How come?


title: What are the tower reload times in Kingdom Rush Frontiers?

text: In the game Kingdom Rush Frontiers, the tower reload times are only described in words, e.g. "Average", "Fast", "Slow". What do these correspond to in real times, e.g. 2 s, 1 s?


title: Will the Dawnguard still give me quests as a werewolf?

text: I want to know this because I spontaneously turned into a vampire but the Dawnguard still gives me quests? I dislike being a vampire and want to be a werewolf.


title: Best role specific pets for Ranger?

text: Following on from, this question about sharks!. What pets do Rangers mostly use for the various roles in game? Specifically I'm thinking of things such as,   * Tanking, whist you are ranged - _Bears?_   * Damage, if you are melee or need dmg support - _Devourers?_   * Underwater    * Conditions - _Spiders?_   * Buffs - _Birds?_ So far, I've just been running with two bears as I mostly use ranged damage. Polar Bear and Arctodus which I've found to be excellent tanks. However I've struggled to keep other pets alive during any fights, and even more so underwater. Currently using Ice Drake & Blue Jellyfish. I do understand some pets are amphibious, but it would be nice to get some suggestions on pet combos which match an actual underwater environment, as well as some 'Pure Stats' ideas.


title: Forming clans in clash of clans

text: This is my first day in clash of clans and I have heard a lot about clans some people say join my clan some say the F word what is a clan and how to join or make one.


title: Are there alternate solutions to puzzles in The Cave?

text: In the Joystiq review of The Cave, there is mention of alternate solutions to the puzzles (emphasis mine): > There is truly unique pleasure in seeing the dark, reprehensible turns each > puzzle takes, and knowing that **an alternate solution exists in there > somewhere. Ron Gilbert assures me there are unselfish ways toward success** > , though I prefer the evil ones. However, I can't find that there actually are unselfish solutions to the puzzles. The only thing I have found is this: > At the very end of the game, you can give the item back to the guy at the > gift shop to get the alternate ending for that character. But that is only at the very end of the game, after you have solved all the puzzles the same selfish way. So, are there really alternate solutions to the puzzles? Taking the Knight for example: > If you return the item at the gift shop at the end of the game, you get the > "good ending" where the princess is saved. But as far as I can tell, the > only way to solve the knight's puzzle is to release the dragon to kill the > princess. Is there a way to do the knight's puzzle that will not cause the > dragon to kill the princess?


title: Beyond just Morale what qualities\acheivements obtained in inFamous have effects in inFamous 2 and what are those effects?

text: I know about Morale, and JohnoBoy has mentioned that it also records the blast shards youve collected, but what else is taken into account?


title: Can I defeat Arino in the game's credits?

text: I finally got around to beating "Retro game challenge", and the credit screen includes a minigame where you fly a small spaceship on the bottom screen and can shoot energy bolts at Arino, located on the top screen. Arino, in turn, pelts you with various D-pad shaped projectiles. I thought this was just a cute addition, but after hitting Arino enough he changed color and became more agressive, which led me to believe you can actually win this minigame. Is it possible to completely defeat him before the credits are over? If so, what are the effects of such a victory, other than feeling good about yourself?


title: In what circumstances is the riot shield useful?

text: Is the riot shield really only useful for team situations where you have one person defending while the other shoots over him? It doesn't seem the riot shield has a lot of benefit other than protecting your back when not equipped and protecting your front against an attacker while someone behind you shoots at them... Is that the case, or are their other benefits?


title: How can I prevent grass deterioration?

text: Grass deterioration was introduced in City Folk, and remains in New Leaf. I didn't pay much attention to it in City folk, and I've heard there have been changes to grass deterioration in New Leaf. What causes grass to deteriorate, how can I prevent it, and how do I fix grass that has already deteriorated?


title: Are there bonuses related to mousing over multiple items dropped from buildings?

text: In Facebook games similar to Simcity Social (such as Cityville), one could obtain a bonus by consecutively mousing over icons given in the game world by interacting with buildings. Players were rewarded by chaining together a streak of collecting these items without a significant pause in between pickups. Is there anything similar to this mechanic in Simcity Social?


title: Transfer Minecraft PE world from broken device

text: My son's tablet broke and when he gets a new one he is hoping he will be able to access all his saved worlds on his new device. Is this possible? Will the minecraft servers have his data saved if he re-installs his already purchased app?


title: Why won't Splinter Cell: Double Agent save my game properly?

text: I am have been playing splinter cell double agent. I got past the escaping prison mission and saved Jamie. I am got to the next mission and saved it. When I went back on I had to do the prison thing all over again. Does anyone know why this is happening? I have checked the save profiles but they don't show any record of the save file.


title: How can I sleep DS games on the 3DS?

text: On the DS, you could close it mid-play and pick up where you left off (Sleep Mode). You can also do this on the 3DS, but I have found that some DS games won't sleep properly when played on the 3DS (Yoshi's Island DS comes to mind). Is there a way to make sure games enter sleep mode? I was a little disappointed to be quite a ways through a level, then I put my 3DS in sleep mode, and when I cam back 20 minutes later, the 3DS took me to the Home Screen instead of my game.


title: Why aren't certain PS3 games available on the Playstation Store?

text: I wanted to buy Gran Turismo 5 for my PS3, and I realized it is not available on the Playstation Store. Games can be as cheap as half the price of those in regular retailers, and that's why downloading them is an attractive option. Also, saving all the shipping + plastic and paper is ideal, environmentally speaking. Why aren't all games available on the PS Store, then?


title: Where are all of the hidden vault symbols for the "Cult of the Vault" challenges?

text: There are a few "hidden Vault Symbols" in each area. **Where** exactly are all of them, and are there any telling signs when you're close by? ![hidden vault symbols](http://i.stack.imgur.com/806lA.png)


title: Is there any way to synchronize a list of servers in Minecraft?

text: I have installed Minecraft on several different computers, and I want to synchronize the list of servers with all of my computers. Is there any way to do this (e. g., by linking the list of servers to my Minecraft account)?


title: How can I get rid of hackers in Halo 1 PC?

text: I've played Halo 1 PC for a while now. I enjoy playing in CTF and Slayer using the internet. But I've been getting frustrated about people using hacks to kill people easily, or using the hack that makes people shoot the head easier. Even more frustrated when someone uses a hack that makes everyone die in the game and switch teams. Though I don't get as frustrated when someone only gets kills by running over people, or using the banshee way too much, sometimes I feel like they should get out of the game. So I was wondering if there is a way to get rid of these types of players.


title: Licia of Lindeldt will not relocate?

text: According to many online resources: > Exhausting her dialogue will see her relocate to Majula, I have exhausting her dialog, she now repeats the same thing every time I talk to her. But she will not relocate. Is there some other prerequisite that is needed for her to relocate?


title: How do critical hits and on crit effects work with Trick Shot?

text: Trick Shot can bounce between up to three enemies. Do each of these hits have their own check for critical hit? Will on crit effects such as sigils or traits trigger multiple times for one skill usage?


title: What's the best way to kick the ball in Zombie Soccer to score?

text: I'm referring to a flash game that you can find here. ![alt text](http://i.stack.imgur.com/j22C4.jpg) There is a sort of competition in my class on who can do a better score. Right now, I'm in first position, but they're getting closer. What I know that they don't know is that if you score many times before destroying the zombies, you get your points multiplied by a factor (20 40 80...). The problem is I still can't find a secure position to get at least 3 or 4 goals before the Zombie Keeper starts moving towards me. Do you have some advice?


title: How do I get an excellent attack with a shell?

text: I've never managed to get higher than a "nice" attack using a shell... in fact that's the only attack rating I _ever_ get. What's the trick to getting an excellent attack with a shell?


title: Disconnect by Server: Nope!

text: I was playing on my Bukkit Minecraft server, testing a new plugin for sitting in chairs. I right click on the chair (A stair block), and am teleported to the stair block. I right click another block (That's how you get out) and am kicked, with the server telling my "Disconnected by Server: Nope!" When getting out, I'm supposed to teleport to the block that I right-clicked on, but instead am kicked. I don't have any anti-cheats/anti-hack plugins. Could somebody explain to me what is happening, and how to prevent/fix it?


title: What is Scan-Move?

text: From wikia: > Scan-Move is a command available to units without an attack, such as high > templar and the medivac dropship. The hotkey used is A, the same as the > attack command. Using scan-move "orders selected units to move to the target > area or follow the target unit. Scan-Moving units will not engage enemies." I don't understand this description. What's the difference between scan-move and normal move? If I scan-move a high templar ... what will he do when he runs into enemies? Also, now that I think of it - assume I have a group of units selected, where some have an attack and some don't (e.g. Zealots and High Templars). What actually happens when I hit A-click, and they run into some enemies?


title: How to spawn Minecraft villages?

text: How do villages spawn in minecraft pocket edition? I would also like to know what I need to do to spawn a village, e.g., if there is any specific biome it has to be in.


title: How do I mine gems and how do I build?

text: I have completed the first part of the game and I am now in the last cell of the map, where you can continue to the world map. I have explored around 98% and scouted 100%. I also killed the Boss where you are told to turn around after finding new Spells. Then I found the settlement. My question is: **How can I get those colored gems in the dungeons and how exactly do I build?** I am a bit confused about that atm :). Thanks for any answer.


title: Horn of Plenty not working

text: I received Horn of Plenty from Cow Level and my production on the lollipop farm is 100 lp/sec. I planted almost 30000 lolipops. Why does it not work?


title: Turning off +6 enchantment global message in Tera?

text: In Tera there is a big global alert when someone on the server enchants an item to +6. With several people accomplishing this feat each minute the alerts get annoying fast. Is there a way to turn off the enchantment alerts?


title: How do I skip the opening trailer?

text: The trailer that starts every time I open Dogfight 1942 is _VERY_ annoying. How do I disable it or skip it?


title: Is there an easy way to be notified of a greenlit game showing up in the store?

text: When I find an interesting game on Steam Greenlight, I always make sure to follow it. For some reason, I was under the impression that I would surely be notified in some manner when and if the projects I followed make it to the Steam store. Turns out I was quite wrong. Seeing how its a shame for me to not notice when things I actually wanted to buy are available for buying, I was wondering if there is any way to receive such notifications in a manner that would be easy to notice (something akin to the emails I get when games on my wishlist go on sale comes to mind).


title: Can I see individual achievement progress for Half Life 2 Episode 2?

text: I've started working on the Get Some Grub achievement, it requires me to kill 333 antlion grubs throughout the first 2 chapters. From reading some guides I gather I should be able to track my progress towards the goal, checking that I didn't miss anything. But I can't see any progress for this achievement.


title: What is the number of different magic properties that a hellfire ring can have?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How are random properties chosen for items in Diablo 3? I am trying to figure out the odds of getting a specific hellfire ring. I know that it gets 4 random magic properties. I was wondering how many magic properties there are that can be on the hellfire ring. I found this article but was wondering if there is a smaller more concise list. http://www.diablofans.com/topic/41045-spoiler-diablo-iii-item- affixes/#entry863922 Thanks!


title: Blocking unarmed

text: I've got a question about the Khajiit's unarmed attacking ability. Somehow, and I don't know how, I was able to attack unarmed one-handed, attacking with the right hand while being able to block with the left hand. It surprised the heck out of me, because I didn't know I could do it. When he blocked, he closed his left hand over his right fist and took the block with his forearm, I guess. Right now, he is wearing steal guantlets, but I don't know if that matters. What that a happy glitch that will never happen again, or is there a way I can get that back, because that totally rocked!


title: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Reflex Edition difficulty setting stays the same

text: I have Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Reflex Edition for the Wii.   * I beat the game on recruit.    * I beat it again on regular. But when I go to mission select, it says I beat it on recruit. Aftermath and The Coup De Al-Elasad say regular, but not the others. Why is this?


title: Can I save the claptrap in the cage?

text: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/rVQpZ.jpg) Apparently I must save this little fella before I can get the Old Haven SDU. But how? There doesn't seem to be anything interactive around it, there doesn't seem to be any way to get up there, there doesn't seem to be any way to interact with the claptrap. What should I do then?


title: What does "console port" mean in relation to games?

text: I read some reviews about Crysis 2 and some people complain that it's not a great PC game because it's a _console port_. I'm trying to figure out (without success) what _console port_ means. Of course I know that most games nowadays are targeted for as many platforms as possible and consoles are far away from being the best platform for FPS games (it's difficult to beat the accuracy of the mouse). So, I can't see Crysis 2 being very different from any old "PC" only FPS such as Quake 2 or Medal of Honor 1 & 2, which had a linear story and were just FPS games.


title: Where can I find the soundtracks to the Left 4 Dead games?

text: Where can I find Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 soundtracks? Do they officially exist?


title: Is it possible to give a crew member "admin privileges"?

text: Me and my friend are together in a Crew.   Now he's away for 2 month in the holidays and doesn't have time to edit our crew stuff. He also doesn't know how to allow me, so that I can edit the crew stuff. So it is possible to give another crew member "admin privileges"? If so, how can he give me these privileges?


title: Do corpses disappear after a while?

text: When I...   1. kill someone in a city, enter a house and leave a house OR   2. kill someone in a dungeon, leave the dungeon and enter the dungeon ... will the bodies of the dead people disappear or can I still come back to loot them?


title: Why should I keep one of every item?

text: When I try to sell something the game warns me "Sell Last Item" "Are you sure you want to sell your last Titanium Horn?" Y/N Is there a game mechanic I'm missing and the game is trying to alert me of it?


title: Does Phantasm Stack?

text: The rune for Spirit Barrage, Phantasm, deals damage over time in a small area of effect. If I overlap them and an enemy is standing on 2 or more at once, does it take double, triple, etc. damage? Or can an enemy only be affected by a single Phantasm at a time?


title: Why do my units created pre-optics not get embarkment?

text: I've noticed a recurring problem whenever I play Civ V. I usually send out one or two Scouts to explore and upon researching Optics, I find that these Scouts don't receive the Embarkment promotion so they can't cross sea tiles. However, every Scout that I create after researching Optics has Embarkment. My work-around thus far has been just deleting the Scouts I have out to be replaced by new Scouts. Is there something I'm doing wrong such that my Scouts aren't receiving the Embarkment promotion or is this "by design"?


title: How do I pause in League of Legends

text: A few days ago my internet started to bug arond when I was playing LoL, causing disconnects etc. Now since I wanna participate in a small online tournament I wanted to know how to use the Pause function, so me or another player can pause the game when someone is disconnected. Also: Can you only pause games in tournament mode or in different modes aswell?


title: What is the earliest point in which you can get 6 stars?

text: At the beginning it's not possible to get more than 4 stars. When is it? Is it after a mission in the storyline or can something else unlock it?


title: Cannot get past start screen in Spore

text: I just installed the game Spore. When I first dowloaded it off of Steam and updated it I thought it would work fine; I did my "homework" by searching in forums and such about reviews of the game so I went ahead and bought Spore & Spore galactic adventures. It started off fine but then all that was on the screen was a frozen galaxy. After waiting for about thirty seconds I tried clicking all over the screen and found out that you can drag the camera view around to get different perspectives, so I closed the page and tried to open it again and I also tried restarting my computer. That did not help so I went on Google and searched "Spore starting screen glitches", ect., all to no avail. I run it on Windows Vista and I have a 2.50 GHz processer. How can I make it work?


title: Duty officers with resolve

text: When looking through engineering assignments, they often require officers with **resolve** , though I cant seem to find any to buy. There are even some assignments where "Resolve" is listed as the main requirement, where it might say "Geologist" or "Botanist". What kind of officers have resolve, and where can I acquire them?


title: Should I Get the Minecraft Server in an EXE or JAR?

text: I'm running Windows 8, and I'm wondering if I should download the Minecraft server in an EXE program or a JAR file. I heard that with a JAR you can customize the amount of RAM you wish to give to a server. I have 8 GB of RAM. What would be the best way to get the best performance?


title: Is it possible to play using a friend's game pass?

text: My friend brought Uncharted 3 so that we can play multiplayer, but the game keeps asking me for a game pass (I've logged onto the PSN account on which he redeemed his game pass). Is it console-bound or are we doing something wrong?


title: What are the different combinations for the runes?

text: In the Diggle Gods expansion, there is a room that has three runes and a lever. The runes are pillar, growth and decay, and scrutiny. They can be placed in spots in the floor and a lever pulled. What are the different combinations for the runes and what do they produce? For example - from top to bottom - pillar growth scrutiny produces a food vending machine when the lever is pulled.


title: What music discs are available in Single Player Survival?

text: This wiki article states two different answers in two different locations and coupled with my in game results has me completely confused. Specifically it says in one place: > After the 15 December 2011 snapshot (11w50a), all discs except "11" could be > dropped by Creepers. And in another place it says: > Currently, the other nine music discs can not yet be obtained without > Creative mode, SMP Server commands or external tools. I, myself, in single player survival can only seem to get two discs; CAT and 13.   Are these the only discs avalable in SPS, or is my luck just horrible? (out of 14 successfull Skeleton vs Creeper attempts, I've still only gotten those two discs.


title: Why is Roller Coaster Tycoon displaying a black screen on startup with Windows 7 64-bit?

text: I know there is a similar question to this one, but the person asking that question was running the game on a virtual machine on a Mac. I'm currently trying to run it on an HP Pavilion dv7 quad core with a Radeon 6770M graphics card and a Core i7 processor. I've tried different compatibility settings, making it administrative on opening, and all the other recommended stuff for getting this program to work; nothing has worked. I can hear the music, but I can't see any of the opening animations. And when I ALT-TAB out and go back in, the title screen is static and in black and white. Can anyone help?


title: Am I able to install Skyrim on a second computer, provided I am using my same Steam account?

text: I would like to install Skyrim also on my desktop. I was wondering if Steam will let me install Skyrim on another PC also? If not, I don't want to go through setting it up and downloading it, all 7 or so GB.


title: How can I sync achievements for Steam games bought through another vendor?

text: Unreal Tournament 2004 and Quake Live are installed through my PC, but not through Steam. How can I sync achievements with my Steam profile for these and other games which Steam sells but which I bought through another vendor (or in Quake Live, it is free and browser-based)?


title: How do pigmen children become pigmen children?

text: An earlier question I posted was about zombie children. However this is more annoying. How do Pigmen children become pigmen children? How can I avoid this from happening?


title: What causes trade routes to be broken?

text: My general question is:   **What can cause trade routes to be broken?** My specific question is:   **Why was the route between my cities broken?**   As you can see they are connected by road. There are no barbarians. I have no enemies nearby and no other civilizations on my island. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bkq49.jpg) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/5Nbfd.jpg) Click for larger version of image


title: Weapon guide for The Last Story

text: I'm having some trouble with planning out what weapons to upgrade in The Last Story for Wii. What typically happens is I spend a bunch of money upgrading an item to +5, use it for one dungeon, then find a better one...but it is only better if I spend a mountain upgrading it to +5. I'm currently at about chapter 15, and worried I'm wasting lots and lots of gold. I just finished equipping everyone with Gladiators, Para Axes and +5 daggers, then found I could buy Enchanters and Knight's Swords. Is there a guide on when to buy new weapons, and when to build up money? I'm always worried that if I don't buy new weapons now I won't get a chance to later. Should I just keep using my current gear until I find weapons I don't need to upgrade so much?


title: What are the best modfiers for the good items on terraria?

text: I am wordering what the best modifier are for the Paladin's Hammer, Vampire knives, Golem fist, and the magical harp?


title: Filter out Early Access games from Steam store

text: Is there a way to configure Steam to filter **out** early access games from the store? In other words only show non-early access games in the store.


title: Can I force production of bronze (common) products in Monster World for iPhone/iPad?

text: Can I force the production of bronze (common) products in Monster World for iPhone/iPad? Whilst it's nice to have a chance at producing silver and gold products, it's annoying when you just want to produce the common item for the entry level to Roberta deals.


title: Skyward Sword Floria Waterfall Dowsing

text: I've defeated Ghirahim and am just messing around before fighting Demise and am not in hero mode. While exploring Floria Waterfall, which has the entrance to the Ancient Cistern, I was dowsing for rupees and the beige statue farthest from the bird statue on that side kept making noise. It's the statue that's rectangular on bottom and has an oval on top. There are four in total, two near the bird statue and two on the other side near the ancient cistern entrance. I have used every item I have on the statues and nothing has extracted the rupees from either item. I also used the beetle the pick up those yellow things dangling from the trees and the only thing that popped out was what was in the yellow thing. Nothing from the statues but the dowsing keeps going crazy on the statues. I already got the gold rupee up top so it isn't that. Also, an eye of the frog head entrance to the cistern is dusty but nothing I do will clean it off and I can't get up there to blow it. Anyone do this or can help?


title: Can you work out the trial of wits without asking for a hint?

text: POSSIBLE SPOILERS **Question** Is it possible to work out the first and third trials of wits (part of the Temple of Trials - see background for details) without resorting to trial-and- error, or the _other method_? _Hover for "other method":_ > `The other method is asking the Monitor Bird for a hint` Especially for the third trial, where there are a number of symbols with lines joining them up... I spent a long time looking in my wizarding companion at the various signs available to each familiar. I even got to the point of drawing matrices of possible symbols and then working through the permutations that each familiar had signs for... After nearly two hours of struggling, I eventually gave up and resorted to the _other method_ , after which I was able to solve the puzzle in under a minute. But the solution seems completely random! Is it possible to work this puzzle out? Is there a viable explanation for the solution, or is the _other method_ actually the only method? **Background** _Hover for details on location of this puzzle in the game:_ > `The Temple of Trials is situated North East of Summerlands South and you go > there after freeing Rashaad's daughter, Esther, from brokenheartedness.` There are three trials, of which one is the Trial of Wits. The trial of wits is made up of three rooms. The second room is easy: _Hover for second room solution:_ > `The second room is simply a picture puzzle - move the blocks to the > appropriate place on the underlying picture so it doesn't look like there > are any blocks at all.` The first room has a maximum of 24 possible unique combinations, so it can be worked out through brute force if necessary. However, as this is a trial of wits, I assume there must be a way to work out the puzzle without resorting to trial-and-error? The third room has a maximum of 5,040 possible unique combinations and cannot therefore be worked out through a brute force method in _reasonable_ time.


title: How do I make large bezier curves in Minecraft?

text: I was inspired to recreate this image in Minecraft, but one of the largest challenges here is how to recreate all those massive curved shapes: ![Freehand circles on picture](http://i.stack.imgur.com/r35GN.jpg) What technique can be used to build these tall curves? Or is there an addon or program that can build these?


title: Battlefield 3 graphic problem with GTX 560ti

text: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/r9zl3l.jpg) I'm using GTX 560ti, my resolution is 1920x1080 and graphic is Ultra with no MSAA. Dose anyone know how to fix?


title: What does 'kobe' mean?

text: I have heard the word 'kobe' (pronounced koh-bee) said in gaming videos by VanossGaming, usually just before he gets a throwing knife kill. What does 'kobe' mean?


title: How can the F-35 be used in Battlefield 3?

text: Apart from the obvious “giving the SU-35s a bunch of kills”, how can the F-35s be used effectively? They turn too slowly to reliably engage the SU-35s, and when they are hovering they aren't maneuverable enough to engage land units (engineers or armoured).


title: Do I need to be worried about selling quest-crucial items?

text: I was going through my inventory to sell to a merchant and ran across some items that sound like they might have been quest related items, but I don't remember: People's Journals, Warsworn Ranks, Graveside Letter, etc. Do I need to be worried about potentially selling something that I would need to complete a quest?


title: Can your companions die?

text: I've heard of some companions not leveling with the Courier, and being killed as a result. But every time my companions are beaten senseless, they end up merely unconscious. Can companions die? If so, under what circumstances? Is this a "hardcore mode" thing?


title: Where can I get enough cards to play a game of Caravan?

text: I don't know much about the game, but I know that I need 30 cards to play, and I can't have the same card from the same casino twice in my deck. Where can I get many of them? I really want to play Caravan...


title: 2 player on same computer FIFA 13 online?

text: I have FIFA 13 (PC) and two controllers. Is it possible to play two players on same computer online versus other players? I can't find anywhere to have another player playing with me.


title: Can I back up my Tiny Tower game?

text: I am almost positive that this game doesn't auto backup to anywhere online, but if I happen to wipe or switch phones, can I perform a manual backup of my game state prior? If so, how ? I am playing this on an iPhone 4s running 5.0.1.