title: How can I make my Garden Tour a success?

text: One of the activities available to you is a Garden Tour on the 11th of every month. This is a place where you can drop other amenities, such as benches, plants, and fences. I just finished my first garden tour, and I got yelled at because I didn't do a very good job. The problem is that I don't know what is being looked for here. The tutorial screen says `Visitors will rate the gardening space you have arranged` and `Higher scores are given to gardening spaces whose amenities have a unified theme and color scheme`. So what items are being looked for here? Potted Flowers? Benches? Fences? Does the actual arrangement of the amenities matter, too? I would like my next Garden Tour to be a smashing success, but I don't know how to make it even a small success!


title: Does Deerclops spawn every winter, and how does he behave?

text: Coming up on my first winter, I'm worried I may be under-prepared. Is Deerclops guaranteed to spawn every winter? And does he spawn near you? If not does he move randomly or does he behave like the Hounds and seek you out?


title: Does Bristleback's passive block Huskar's Burning Spear?

text: Does it? And what type of damage does it block?


title: How can I get to the office when I've chosen the "try later" option?

text: I had a bestseller and I had the option to move to an office but I wanted to wait. But now I am ready, how can I move now to the office? I can't find any option - neither in the pop up or in the main menu.


title: How does stats roll works on item in diablo 3

text: my question is quite simple : When crafting bracers, amulets, pauldrons or gauntlets for a given stat (int,str,dex or vitality) : the roll of the given stat is for example 201-230 for pauldron. How come you can roll 300+ on the stat then ? Same question for some legendaries like The dead man's legacy (http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/dead-mans-legacy) which can roll 170-200 dex and 170-200 vita, however you can roll 300+ dex and 300+ vita. How does it work ?


title: Can you reject Slingshot DLC mission first month and choose it next month?

text: Slingshot DLC first mission is a bit hard for first month on Classic. > `Chryssalid` and huge amount of `Thin Men` with 100% hit poison So on the screen with options `Slingshot/Normal mission(random)` I said normal expecting this question to appear next month again. But it didn't. So should I start from the start to have `Slingshot` or these missions will appear at random again?


title: Is it possible to unlock eco tech as tycoon?

text: Is it possible to use the eco tech tree as a tycoon player, and vice versa? If it is possible, how do you unlock the respective tech trees?


title: How to unlock all the achievements

text: I used to play Mass Effect (1) in the past, and gotten nearly all achievements - which was nice for my second playthrough, since unlike many other video game achievements, those actually give you something. Now I want to play the game again, but I since got a new PC and I have a feeling it won't remember what I had. I don't have the data from the old PC anymore, so essentially I'm asking for a way to cheat. Is there a way to unlock some, or all, of those achievements? I'm playing it on the PC. If it makes any difference, the last time I played was without Steam, but now I'm going to play with it.


title: Can I play games that existed in the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive platform in my PC?

text: Is there any way to play Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games in the PC? e.g. Games like NBA Live 97, FIFA Soccer 95, or any other games?


title: How do I enable auto-save after finishing a game in FIFA 14?

text: I have just started playing Fifa 14 career mode and I have played Fifa 13 career mode and there was an option in Fifa 13 where you could automatically save when you finished a game. I can't seem to find this option in Fifa 14. Does this option exist in Fifa 14? If so, where can I find this option?


title: Where can I find Master-level Earth spells?

text: I'm looking for master-level Earth spells. My shaman's got his Earth magic skill level to Master but hasn't found anyone willing to sell him the Master level spells. In particular, I'd like to find Acid Splash. Seahaven seems to have a lot of other master-level spells for sale, but not the Earth ones. Where can I find them?


title: Where to build hunters in Settlers II?

text: What are good spots to build hunters in the Settlers II? Since my settlement inevitably expands, hunters eventually end up in the middle of it and their productivity goes towards zero. In fact, even if they're near a forest at the outskirts of my settlement, I rarely see a hunter with decent productivity. What are the requirements for a productive hunter?


title: Can I use a PC license to play the Mac version?

text: If I buy SimCity for PC, released this week, will I need to buy it again when the Mac version comes out or does the PC license entitle me to the Mac version? The SimCity Mac FAQ ~~has recently changed to say~~ once said: > Q: If I buy on the PC, can I also play on Mac? > > A: Only select EA titles are dual-platform play-enabled, and all have > previously been announced. Details on these titles can be found at > www.origin.com. We have nothing new to announce at this time I've found one forum post from a Maxis developer (now deleted) saying that you can (about half way down) but is there a more definitive answer before I end up stuck with the PC version?


title: What are the differences between the different anti-aliasing / multisampling settings?

text: I'm tweaking the settings in DiRT 2 and I'm presented with these choices (in order) for multisampling:   * 2x MSAA   * 4x MSAA   * 8x MSAA   * 8x CSAA   * 16x CSAA   * 8x QCSAA Using the nVidia Control panel I'm presented with   * 2x   * 4x   * 8x CSAA   * 8x   * 16x CSAA   * 16xQ CSAA   * 32x CSAA I assume those without text on the nVidia panel are probably MSAA. The naive guess would be bigger numbers are visually better. But then MSAA, CSAA and QCSAA come in to play (presumably different methods of performing AA) and confuse matters by not being in the right order. For example is 8x / 8x MSAA "better" than 8x CSAA somehow? Otherwise why would it be further down the list on the nVidia panel? And is 8x QCSAA "better" than 16xCSAA as per the order in DiRT2? In terms of **image quality** , **performance** and any **other quirks** , what are the differences between the various types of AA?   _I'm not asking about the algorithmic/implimentation differences; that's probably off-topic anyway._


title: How do workers work when I gain control of them?

text: Suppose someone gave me control of his units, and I want to use a worker to build something (or a Carrier for that matter). Can I do it? Does it build my building or his? (For pylon power purposes). Who's paying for it? If I harvest minerals with his worker, who gets the money? I just realized that this might be a useful option in order to recover from a wipe of one of the players.


title: Can the Imperial Transporter be destroyed in K240?

text: In K240, it's possible for the empire's ore transporter to show up during a firefight. It's even possible for it to be hit with a static inducer. Can it be destroyed?


title: What is the "Super Stimpak Debuff" in New Vegas?

text: The in-game information for the Super Stimpak in _Fallout: New Vegas_ lists two effects: "Super Stimpak Debuff" and "HP +24(3s)." What does the "Super Stimpak Debuff" part mean? There's not much info on the Internet about this yet, but my search came up with two theories:   * Even though Super Stimpaks do a great job of healing -- and 24 HP/sec for three seconds is pretty good, no question -- they actually end up damaging the player after a while   * Any status effects that are active get wiped away when a Super Stimpak is applied Which of these two is right? Or is the right answer some other thing entirely? In the unlikely event that it matters: I'm playing the 360 version.


title: How do the pre-signals work in OpenTTD?

text: I'm reading their **Signals article** on their wiki, and it's still not 100% clear to me. I'm trying to (and failing) to understand the Entry signal, (and subsequently, the Exit and Combo signals, because Exit "Works the same as Entry but..." and Combo "Combines Entry and Exit"). So here's what it says on Entry signals: > ### Block Entry Pre-signal > > An entry pre-signal prevents trains from entering the following block, > unless there is at least one green exit signal on the opposite side of the > block. This prevents trains from entering the block until there is an > available exit and obstructing it. Note that depots have a built-in two way > signal (it works as an entry pre-signal in a pre-signal set). If there are > no signals designated as exits on the block directly behind the entry pre- > signal, it behaves as a normal block signal. This is convenient for bi- > directional pre-signals where only one direction needs pre-signal > functionality. Can anyone please provide a clearer explanation, and perhaps tell me how do Exit and Combo relate to it?


title: How do I adjust the FOV for Skyrim?

text: The default FOV is rather low and annoying, I would like to increase the viewing angle up to something like 100, how do I do so?


title: What's the best way to stop Greek Fire?

text: I'm playing Assassin's Creed Revelations and I failed to defend one of our bases because the Greek Fire just tore through my defenses, so I'd like to know what the best combination of units is to stop him. During the battle, I probably forget that several of our men were falling to their 'snipers' so I was a little undermanned, but what should I do next time I encounter Greek Fire?


title: Can I control my transformation into a werewolf?

text: I see no harm in continuing the quest line if it won't cause any problems and I can control it. However, I'll be going through the line much quicker if I have no control over the transformation. When you contract Lycanthropy, are you able to control it naturally? Like, will I turn into a wolf when I walk outside and it's night time? Do moon phases have any effect on it?


title: How do I beat the ghosts with the mirrors?

text: I just found a Toad in the Haunted Towers tree, then I get blocked by 3 female ghosts with mirrors. They spin around and eventually one peeks from behind the mirror and you can strobulb them, but after you start vacuuming them up, one of the other ghosts will hit you. They hit you so early and for so much damage this isn't enough to beat them. So what exactly do I do against these three? If I flash one and wait, all three disappear again, so I don't see a way to catch more than one off guard at once.


title: Skyrim: What are the details on guild ranks?

text: I just finished The College of Winterhold (Mage Guild) questline and it was quite short. In previous TES games, guilds had ranks and the sort. Like the Mages Guild in Oblivion had Associate->Apprentice->Journeyman etc. I do not see a single thing mentioned about guild ranks in stat menus or the sort and it seems like I went straight from the lowest rank to the highest rank in the College, and I was never any other rank. How do guild ranks work? For this, and any other guilds?


title: How can I make a redstone button with an X second delay?

text: I am making a grinder that kills you with lava, water, TNT and sends you into the void. I am having some trouble with the lava. Since lava flows really slow, I need a button that has a delay from 5 to 7 seconds. I've tried circuits with lots of repeaters. How can I create a button which has a 5 to 7 second delay? * * * The machine is out! 4-way killing machine


title: One Still Missing Engineer

text: I am playing Bringing Down the Sky DLC for Mass Effect a second time. In this DLC we have to locate missing engineers. I enabled the transmission tower, showed me the locations of all three survey stations on my map. There is a problem with Survey Station 1. The engineer C. Hymes, I found her body, played the logs on how she died. In my Journal it registers as I found her body. This was the penultimate body I found. But in my journal it does not go grey with a check mark next to it. Because of this it still shows "One Still Missing Engineer". And because of this I can not hand it over for completion. Did I get massively glitched? I have installed both ME1 patches. My first playthrough I was able to complete it like normal. This is the plus game I started. Is this glitch going to affect my ME2 playthrough? Is there anything I can do to fix this and turn the quest back in to the quest giver?


title: Become trusted by Ignacio Rivas

text: The Fallout Wiki guide claims that the quest `That Lucky Old Sun` will generate rewards from Rivas if you are "trusted" with him. How does one become that? I have tried multiple ways of directing power and none of them spawn any new dialogue options with him (or "The idiot" for that matter).


title: Can I share Items between characteers?

text: As in most dungeon games a character in Dungeons of Dredmor finds many many items that are useless to them. Full plate to the mage, staves to the rogue, etc, etc. Is there a way in Dungeons of Dredmor to share or gift items between characters?


title: When does an inhibitor death increase minion HP?

text: When an inhibitor dies it increases the HP of minions, but does it increase the HP of the minions already on the map or does it increase the HP of the next few waves?


title: Which Mass Effect 2 DLCs are relevant for Mass Effect 3's story?

text: I'm just playing through Mass Effect 2 for the first time and loving it, and I was wondering which of the (tons and tons) of DLC for ME2 might actually be relevant for Mass Effect 3's story? I understand that the SHADOW BROKER DLC was designed to be played at the end of ME2, with an eye for setting things up for ME3. Is this true, and are there any other DLCs that are relevant for ME3?


title: Does the ending change if I complete the Leviathan DLC?

text: In the course of the Leviathan DLC you learn some pretty important new facts about the reapers, namely that > they, or at least the Catalyst, were created by the Leviathan species, and > subsequently rebelled and nearly destroyed their creators. Does this knowledge affect the game ending at all? Are there more conversation options with the Catalyst, or does he/it offer up any additional information? I would test this myself as I've just completed the DLC, but there are several hours of gameplay between this point and the end of the game.


title: Why are there four workers in a Supermarket, and what changes if I fire some of them?

text: In the Tropico 4 DLC Modern Times, you get a Supermarket: it's like a Marketplace in that it serves as a food-distribution point (so people don't have to hike out to the farms), but can store more food, change the type of food it sells (healthy/junk food), and employs 4 people. Marketplaces only ever require a single worker, and I haven't yet seen people starving because they were waiting in line. In some Modern Times campaign missions, you start with a Supermarket. Early in a game, tying up four high-school-educated workers in a Supermarket is a waste of educated workers. **I usually fire three of them so I can use those educated workers elsewhere, but what's the effect of this on the building's services?** Do fully-staffed Supermarkets serve people faster, or have a higher service quality, or serve higher-quality food, or what?


title: How can I deal with Scouts as a Medic?

text: As a Medic, I find that Scouts are very hard to kill, as they spin around in circles and shoot me while I'm spinning around trying to keep up with them. How do I deal with them?


title: Visual Boy Advance Invalid or Not Recognized Save File

text: Today after an annoying problem with my PC I had to format it and reinstall everything. Of course I made backup of all my files but, as always it seems that I lost something. I use Visual Boy Advance, specifically a modification of it called VisualLink. I saved my files regularly using the virtual Flash ROM the emulator provides to save "in game". But now, after everything is done, all my files have been moved back, I was testing it and the save file is not recognized anymore. It doesn't show a corrupted message, it simply would not recognize the saved data. I'm not sure how to fix or workaround this. The saved data was done after **a lot** of gaming time and I really don't want to have to do it again. I appreciate your time.


title: How do IV stats work?

text: In at least some Pokemon games there are hidden stats called IVs. What do they do and how do they work? Also, what specific games possess it?


title: Is There Any Way to Remap the Controls?

text: I picked up _Miner Wars: Arena_ a little while ago, and it's pretty entertaining (although depressingly limited). The split screen multiplayer mode is a good competitive game to play with a friend, but the default keyboard controls for Player 2 are _terrible_. Worse still, I can't find a way to customize the controls in the in-game menus. Am I just missing it somewhere? Or is there some other way I can remap the controls to my liking?


title: How to find your character's total DPS in torchlight 2?

text: Many abilities deal damage based on your current DPS, but the problem is I don't know how much my DPS is. In the character's menu your current damage is shown, but to compute DPS I need more data like total attack rate (which I also couldn't find). Do I have to just guess my total DPS or is it written somewhere?


title: Is my video card "better" than the one in system requirements?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to buy a graphics card? Many Windows and Mac games mention specific graphics cards _"or better"_ in their system requirements. How do I know if my card is better or at least somewhat equal if it's of a completely different make and model? Is there a tool or website that compares two cards/chipsets based on a benchmark or something similar?


title: What determines low health for the Survivor achievement?

text: As per the title, the Survivor achievement says to survive combat with low health 250 times. But how low is low?


title: Is there a way to skip the level before the final bossfight?

text: I'm playing through Serious Sam 3 in Coop and we failed at what I presume is the final boss ( Ugh-Zan IV I think he is called. He regenerates health, you get a jet pack for the first time). Unfortunately we failed and the only way to try again we found is to restart the entire map. However that map is quite long and tedious, is there a way to skip directly to the boss?


title: How does Veil of Discord damage amplification works?

text: How does it works? A: Removing a hero's inate 25% magic resistance, leaving them with 0% magic reduction. B: Amplifying the spell damage by 25%, i.e. 100 damage spell now does 125 damage, then it is reduced by the hero's magic resistance. C: Reducing the current hero's magic resistance by 25%. Example: Heroes using Hood/Pipe or heroes with skills that gives magic resistance. D: None of the above


title: Is Mario or Luigi the older brother?

text: I always assumed Mario was older than Luigi. However, I've heard that Japanese schoolchildren often assume Luigi is older because he's taller. Is there any official source for which one is older Mario brother?


title: How do you breed an Ash dragon in Dragonvale?

text: I just saw a new dragon in the marketplace called an Ash dragon. How do I breed one, and what is the breeding time?


title: How can I get workers to commute from other cities?

text: ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/RlYYFl.jpg) This city is 80-90% industry but it is having problems getting workers. My goal is to fill those workers from the previous city that has about 100k since there is no commercial or industry in that city. But my problem is that only like 250-300 workers at any given time are commuting the other 2-3k are unemployed, any suggestions?


title: How do we share our city upgrades to the region?

text: We have started a region and had plans to build specific City Hall modules in our respective cities, so that the benefits would share between our cities. The same goes for things like Fire Trucks and Police Cars and the like. None of our upgrades seem to "register" with other cities, and there doesn't appear to be any options for this. I'm assuming it's done automatically. We thought it had to do with the server issues, but the problem has been happening for over 24 hours, and other parts of the game seem to update fine (When we visit each other's cities, progress is up to date. We can actually see the City Hall modules that we're supposed to be sharing!). Any advice on this issue would be greatly appreciated. We have no idea if we're doing something wrong or otherwise.


title: What's the optimal way to use eagles?

text: When I hitch a ride with an eagle in Ski Safari, I usually try one of two things: keeping my flight horizontal, so the eagle can take me as far as possible before it poofs away; or directing it up at about a 45-degree angle, increasing my distance both vertically and horizontally, so that when the eagle poofs away I can continue to gain distance while I fall. I'm not sure, but it feels like I don't maintain my forward momentum while falling as much as I should (or would in a real physics world..), so that's why I go for option 1 sometimes. So: Which gets me farther? Are there other ways of using eagles that are more efficient that I haven't thought of yet?


title: Does "Marked for Death" stack?

text: I saw the question **Marked For Death - everyone or just me?** and was thinking. If there is a party with 2+ Demon-hunters does this skill stack? EDIT: Would they stack if they had different runes?


title: What is this key for? Where is it used?

text: I recently bought the BioShock Infinite Strategy guide to help me in finding all the Voxelphones and other collectibles. It came with this key key ring which is used in-game, but I can't remember where from. Is it the key given to Elizabeth by Booker to escape from the tower, or used by Elizabeth near the end of the game? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/2TX7p.jpg) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/sNZTQ.jpg)


title: What are the numbers next to the items when forging in Diablo 3?

text: When forging armor and weapons at the blacksmith what are the numbers next to each item? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/yWH6C.png)


title: What is an effective way to use the Sandman?

text: I recently unlocked the Sandman for the Scout and have been using it but I don't really see the advantages. The -15 health does not seem to make up for the fact that I am just able to stun a player for just a few seconds. Is the Sandman only used to make a quick get-away or is it used effectively in combat?


title: Can I Move From Town To Town?

text: I'm playing my first play through in Dragon Age Origins. I want to get the Duelist Specialization and I realize I can only unlock this by going to Denerim. I've just left Lothering thinking that I can change course and go to Denerim quickly to unlock the specialization and then go back to Lothering to finish up some side quests. Can I go to Denerim first, and then hop back on my original path to Redcliffe? Or is this not possible. Is there any other way to unlock specializations?


title: Is Mass Effect 1's final boss considered Synthetic or Organic?

text: I ask not in terms of classification semantics, but in regards to ammo.   * Tungsten Rounds inflict more damage to Synthetic enemies, while   * Shredder Rounds inflict more damage to organic enemies. Does anyone know whether the boss' second form is considered Synthetic or Organic?


title: How do I successfully install Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines on Windows 7 64 bit?

text: I am about to install Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines again and play through yet another time. I'm running Win7 64 bit. Last time I installed it in this environment, it ran at an obscene frame rate that made it unplayable. Outside of the latest patches and community patches, is there anything I should be aware of? Any hangups, hiccups, etc that you had to do to get it working?


title: How do I earn the Pacifist Achievement?

text: There have been some extended discussions on what will or will not break your eligibility for the Pacifist achievement, but nothing conclusive as to what actually is taken into account. What actions (either directly or indirectly) result in an ineligibility to earn the pacifist achievement? Additionally, is there any way to check one's save game to see if they are still eligible for the achievement?


title: Can I activate a retail copy of SimCity on Origin?

text: I don't have a CD drive so was wondering if it is possible to activate a retail copy of SimCity via Origin and just download the game from Origin rather than installing it using the disk?


title: Cannot use Keyboard/Mouse?

text: I can use the scroll wheel to select menu options, and I can click to fire, but it seems only my xbox 360 gamepad will allow me to aim or move. Which is terrible because I can't aim with my left thumb so I die, and that's not quite so bad but the loading times for this game are murder. Pressing W,A,S,D move my character by about one millimeter, and they react like it does in regular windows, repeating after I hold the key for a second. But it's moving one millimeter per repeat so I'm basically stuck. Also the mouse cursor is invisible in the menu but it moves and sometimes it appears for one frame (out of like 100). In the controls menu the "Keyboard" option is disabled (it's red and I cannot select the option in the menu). Has anybody else run into this issue?


title: How can the Steam first time setup be run without starting the game directly afterwards?

text: Since the incredibly fascinating (re-)installation of some DirectX and VC- Redistributable files takes a bit longer than I'm willing to stare at my screen, I'd like to be able to do something else, e.g. watch youtube. But of course when the first time setup is done, the new game starts, usually directly with an intro which now ends up being mixed with some video I've just been watching or whatever. So, > Can the first time setup be started in such a way that the game that > requires it is _not_ automatically started after said setup?


title: Weapons will not equip after arrival on South Island

text: On the max difficulty, I went to the South Island. After I jumped from the plane, I died. When I jumped again and landed safely my weapons would not engage. Also, the second time the pirates were not on the beach. So now I am running around the island with no weapons. Is there something I can do to continue and engage my weapons? I am playing on the Xbox 360.


title: Elite Knight set vs Faraam Knight set

text: Which of these two armor sets would be the best to upgrade to +10? I'm having a hard time comparing them.


title: Steam ports blocked

text: My schools internet network seems to block a few ports making me get kicked off of online steam games pretty quickly. I have a list of those ports, but it states: > Note: Many university networks and proxies block required ports for Steam > operation - please consult your network administrator to ensure the required > ports are open if you are using a university network or a proxy. **Ports > required for Steam can not be re-mapped to HTTP or reconfigured to a custom > port range.** Is it really impossible to reconfigure the ports? My school will not unblock them and it really makes me unable to play all steam games


title: What's the most efficient way to fill a rectangle with water?

text: Given a 1-deep `n` by `m` rectangular pit, what is the smallest number of bucket loads that can be used to completely fill it with water source blocks? Given the way water propagates, what's the most efficient sequence to fill the rectangle with? Is this sequence different if trying to fill a square?


title: Why don't you see Nunu played in mid?

text: I would like to know why Nunu is never played mid? In my opinion his kit would allow for nice sustain (passive saving mana and consume allowing to heal). What stops him from being effective there?


title: Message from my university IT people explaining why Starcraft II wont work on campus, does this sound plausible?

text: Is changing how the game is hosted even an option ? I haven't seen anything related to this on the SC forums. Right now any multiplayer game I joins lags out and I get dropped right away..but the games do at connect at least, they are just unusably laggy. > Chandler, > > The cause of the poor performance for Starcraft 2 is that the residence > networks, and wireless, are setup so no device can be a server, it will not > allow any incoming traffic. If you are able to change the setting from > hosting the game on your local computer to host the game on battle.net it > may resolve the problem. > > Let us know if you have any questions. > > [revoked] > > Technical Support Representative


title: Am I able to add my copy of The Secret World to Origin?

text: I purchased The Secret World shortly after it came out via The Secret World website. The Secret World is published by Electronic Arts and is available to purchase through Origin. Is it possible for me to be able to add the copy of The Secret World that I own to my Origin account? I had a look in my The Secret World account to see if there was a CD Key or similar that I could add to Origin but all it states is "This account has a game key"; ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZThSv.jpg)


title: When is it okay to steal?

text: In Ultima V, leading a life of virtue is practically mandatory to advance in the game. Most of the time this is easy, but I have one weak spot: stuff that belongs to other people. Thing is, the world is littered with items and food nobody seems to be keeping tabs of. There's keys in tree stumps, swords in bins behind unlocked (sometimes) doors, crops growing in fields, perfectly good armor buried with their former owner. Nobody seems to mind if I help myself to their belongings. They won't even raise an eyebrow if I take the meal they're having. An angelic being appeared a couple of times to scold me for straying far from the path of virtue, so I've obviously crossed the line somewhere. But where? Is it bad to pick up anything that I haven't bought with my own money or taken from fallen enemies? Can I loot homes of bad guys? Can I at least take everything from Iolo's hut as he's in my party anyway?


title: When should I switch from rubies to emeralds in weapons?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Should I socket my weapon with a Ruby or Emerald? At about level 20 you start getting weapons with slots. First it is way more powerful to insert a ruby for the +X damage. Later as the weapon damage increases the benefit from rubies get less and it is way better to insert an emerald for the +X% critical hit damage. Is there a rule or guideline how to determine the best point to switch instead of trying both gems? I am not certain that this goes for every class, as I have only a high level Demonhunter.


title: Where are the warp zones?

text: In which levels are the Warp Zones located in _Super Mario Bros._ and how do you get to them?


title: How to quick duck in CS:GO

text: When you duck in GS:GO there is penalty or an after effect that makes you slower at second duck. But in this video the delay does not appear to be affecting them. How can they do it? @3:57


title: How can I level up?

text: What do I need to do to level up in Ultima 5: Lazarus? I have tried sleeping in beds and outdoor in a bedroll over 5 times but have not seen Lord British in a dream. I have over 1000 experience points but have not leveled up. Is there also a list of how many points are needed for each level? Thanks!


title: Is the battle difficulty increased on subsequent matches?

text: In the campaign mode of Card Hunter, if you win a battle and play it again the next day for extra loot, is the difficulty changed at all? I noticed that I was having trouble winning battles that I had already won at lower levels.


title: Dualshock 3 controller problems

text: My problem is that my PS3 controllers sync and start up the system properly. It maintains synced status, but the buttons don't work. The only button that works is the PS button. Also, when I am in the turn on-off menu, I can't get any of the buttons to work. If I press the PS button once, the battery appears to be fully charged. I've tried resetting the controller and plugging it several times. But, the problem is the same; it starts syncing, but the buttons are dead. I have an Afterglow that's not wireless and works fine. What could the problem be?


title: Why do I have extra items in my inventory?

text: I notice when I'm in the shop, that in my inventory, I have many items that are above my level, that I never received as rewards. Where are they coming from? I have not seen them come out of a chest, and I do not have a premium account.


title: What is the drop rate for the legendary weapon "Infinity"?

text: The descriptions in game especially in the wiki are very confusing. As follows,for the legendary weapon "Infinity": > Infinity is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source but has an > increased chance to drop from Doc Mercy located in Three Horns - Valley. What is this "increased" chance to drop? 1%? 10%? And what's the base chance to start out?


title: What is included in the Season Pass?

text: Does anyone have a list of the items which are included in the AC4 BF Season Pass? I have bought the Digital Deluxe Edition, on PC from Steam, which already includes,   * Sacrifice Island   * Black Island   * Mystery Island   * Golden treasure chests for swords, outfits and ship customisations   * Aveline story DLC   * The Castaway's Prize There is also some DLC already available,   * Death vessel pack   * Crusader & Florentine pack Wikipedia states that, > Ubisoft announced that a Season Pass will be available for purchase at the > launch of the game on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and > PC, and will include the **Freedom Cry single-player missions** , **Kraken > Ship pack** featuring elements to personalize the Jackdaw, as well as > **additional single-player and multiplayer elements** Does this mean that only these items are available in the Season Pass? Will the Season Pass include the deluxe edition items for people who bought the standard edition of the game?


title: What is MMR and how is it calculated?

text: The only thing I know about MMR is that it influences your matchup with other players. I'm assuming its similar to the ELO system but I'm not exactly sure what that is either. What is MMR? How is it calculated?


title: Do you get multiplayer on NFS: Most Wanted app?

text: I'm in the app version, and was wondering how I can play online with my friend (who also has the app version). Does anyone know? If so, can you tell me how? With detailed steps please!


title: What are the perks in Call of Duty: Ghosts?

text: Call of Duty: Ghosts has a pretty similar game style to previous games in the series, but knowing what the perks are can be useful.


title: Can I load puzzles manually in Shortyz without an internet connection?

text: Shortyz (a crossword app for Android) seems to be designed to download puzzles. My device doesn't connect to the internet. Is there a way to manually load puzzles? (ie, By putting .puz files in a directory on the SD card)       (It is available through F-Droid, linked above or the Market/Play, link as follows:)   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.totsp.crossword.shortyz


title: What's the advantage of Atlantean workers over other civilizations' counterparts?

text: Personally I am a builder than aggressor. Before Titans came out I was quite happy with Norse. The only reason I play with Atlanteans is I don't have to worry about drop sites but I think their military is quite low powered compared to other civilizations. Apart from drop site, are there any other advantages to Atlantean workers?


title: Is there a difference in difficulty between hardcore and softcore?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Differences between Hardcore and Normal heroes Other than the obvious death restrictions, is there a difference in difficulty level between hardcore and softcore mode? In particular, I've heard that there are higher quality items available to hardcore players. Does this make encounters any easier, keeping in mind that you really, really don't want to die?


title: Chaining mind controls

text: In a ZvZ, is it possible to mind control an enemy infestor, which then mind controls another infestor and so on? or are they immune to that?


title: Can players 2 & 3 earn experience and achievements in online co-op in Otomedius Excellent?

text: I noticed today that players 2 & 3 can't earn experience or achievements in _Otomedius Excellent_ local co-op ("Multiplay"). Can they earn them in online co-op?


title: Is there a globally-accessible means of tracking time of day in Borderlands 2?

text: > Related: How does the day/night cycle work? I have started a mission which has an optional "complete at night" objective. However, I'm afraid to pursue it just now because it is already night and I don't know how many in-game hours (real-world minutes, according to the linked thread) are left before dawn. I don't want the night to pass away while I'm in the middle of completing the objective and therefore lose the bonus. Is there a globally-accessible means of telling what time it is, with a reasonable amount of precision, in-game? I know the clock in Lynchwood give some indication, but to travel there (and especially to fast-travel) would take some time and really throw off my plans. NOTE: Though I would not be surprised to find out that there is a cheat/debug command that will retrieve this information, I'm needing something (if it exists) that will work for consoles. I'm on PS3.


title: How do I organize information between the two Xbox 360's in the same house?

text: Through a twist of fate, I have 2 xbox 360's to use in different rooms in my house. Let's call them "original" and "new". The question is: How do I organize information between the 2 consoles? There are 2 main users... each will mainly be using their own console.   * Both users have saved games from borderlands splitscreen coop on the original. I'd like to preserve the ability to do splitscreen coop.   * Both users have saved games from Mass Effect 1 and 2 on the original.   * There are some xbox live games downloaded (such as Carcassonne) on the original that we'd like on both. Nothing is currently networked and there are is one existing xbox live silver account.


title: Pocketmine-mp problem for mcpe

text: I have a question.... So I made a server using PocketMine-MP, but I don't know how to port forward it for everyone and anyone to use it. I tried inputting the gateway (router ) in google, (my router is Dlink, DSL-2750B) then I logged in. I used port forwarding, placed the name as Pocketmine, the ip address as 102.168.1.18, then I places 19132 for the starting port and ending port. I then did Whatsmyip.org, then I went into Minecraft pe and placed my ip and port in the external section then I tried the server. it just says "Could not connect to Server". I tried several times but it still didn't work..... Does anyone know the solution?


title: How do you play zombie maps in Call of Duty: World at War over a LAN?

text: I have a question about Call of Duty World at War. We are 3 players who want to play in LAN mode, without internet connection to zombies mode. But it doesn't work... (we have 3 official games patched 1.7). Do you know if there's a patch or something which allows us to do that ? Is it possible to sniff the server connection during the game and reproduce it offline ?


title: What are the famous Demos on display in "The Stanley Parable Demo"?

text: In "The Stanley Parable Demo", there is a wall of four Famous Game Demos. While I can easily recognize Half-Life and Metal Gear Solid, the other two escape my memory or knowledge. What are these two games that feature on the wall, and do they hold any significance? !["Famous Demos" wall](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ejRRm.jpg)


title: Where can I get a new parachute?

text: I saw this question, which then sparked mine: Outside of a mission/job, where can I get a new parachute? Are the locations to getting a parachute different in online play vs single player? I have had one in my inventory earlier, but I used it when I bailed out of a helicopter. My character doesnt want to reuse the parachute after using it once....


title: Can NPCs really die?

text: I'm in the middle of a Blood Moon night and fighting horde of monsters. In a Blood Moon wiki's page, it is written that: > This can put the player's home and NPCs in peril. In fact I see that zombies and eyes attack NPCs and do some damage. But do NPCs can really die if I do not defend them? And if the answer is yes will they come back at some point?


title: Does Hoard on Steam have achievements?

text: The store page description report that > EASTER UPDATE Collect 48 Eggs to unlock the "Egg Hoarder" Steam Achievement! but usually games that implement Steam achievements show some of them as icon/title list in the right sidebar. Can someone confirm me that they are really implemented inside the game?


title: Does the difficulty level or mode have any effect on available items or story line?

text: Fire Emblem has a few different difficulty levels (Normal, Hard and Lunatic) and also a "Classic" and "Casual" mode for permadeath. Do any of these settings affect item availability, missions, storyline or endings?


title: What features does Rock Band 3 for Wii lack?

text: What features are missing in the Wii edition of Rock Band 3 that the other (PS3 or Xbox 360) editions have? Gameplay functionality only, not console characteristics such as video output resolution.


title: What exactly is the chaining rules in Porco in the Sky

text: I know that chaining is the key to scoring the big points and not getting overwhelmed by numbers in _Riff: Everyday Shooter_. However I'm having trouble on some of the levels working out exactly how to chain efficiently. On "Porco in the Sky" I notice the little cubes which gain a halo when shot and I see some chains start to appear. Should I be staying within the halo or does it not matter where I shoot from once I activate the cube? Does anything help be destroy the floating suns faster other than staying still and concentrating my fire? It's tricky as the suns explode their fighters out on a fairly regular basis.


title: What is the meaning behind the French lilly used in Saints row series?

text: What is the meaning behind the French lilly in Saints row series?


title: What is the group/party size in DC Universe Online?

text: I see that DCU Online is going to a free to play mode soon and I was wondering how large of a group can you play with in DCU Online? I play PC games once a week with a group of about 5 people and we are looking for something new we can all play together online, and are looking into the superhero MMORPG's that are now becoming free.


title: How do I beat the SpaceCraft level on BomberHehhe?

text: BomberHehhe! is a puzzle type game for Dreamcast. I'm stuck on one level, where you have to destroy an alien space craft. Things are made trickier because the game is all in Japanese. How do I blow-up the alien space-craft in this game?


title: King of Dragon Pass: how can I keep my tribe happy with me being king?

text: So, I'm triyng a long game in King of Dragon Pass, PC version. My problem is this: how by Elmal's balls and Orlanth's fart can keep my tribe-mates happy? I am really confused as to what influences tribe-mood. My clan is prosperous, I almost have more cows than people (seriously, I have like 1000 people and at the moment, around 1900+ cows), I usually make massive damages on any fool attempting to raid my tula, I have enough treasures to start a museum. To boot, my clan's mood is pretty damn happy, if not downright jubilant. I always keep the tribal judge in "by the strenght of the case" (or whatever it is that says that the king judges the case by legal merit rather than who is most generous or how they are disposed towards me). But how can I fulfill my destiny if my tribe-mates constantly want to depose our king? They say something vague about "dishonored our ancestry" or whatever. The manual is unhelpful. The only way I know to increase tribe mood is by doing a heroquest. One of my advisors say something about "sending emmiseries" to tribe-mates, but most of these clans are happy with me. Even if that is so, I am confused as to what I should do. Sending gifts to them occasionally seems pointless. I am sincerly at loss as to what to do.


title: What does "start9" do in TwitchPlaysPokemon

text: When TwitchPlaysPokemon is in Democracy mode, some players are typing commands followed by numbers. For example, `start9`. It appears that commands followed by numbers are tallied separately in the votes. What is the significance of the number? Would `start9` result in the command `start` if it gets a winning number of votes?


title: How can one enable spectator slots on Left 4 Dead 2 campaign mode?

text: I have a friend who likes to watch our crew play Left 4 Dead 2, even though she is overwhelmed by the game itself. Presuming I local host the server, is there a way to set it up so people can join in designated spectator slots? SourceTV does not appear to work on locally hosted servers.


title: Why are some happiness motives starred?

text: When watching at people happiness motives I can see that some of them are starred. At first I thought they just had an higher weight when calculating the overall happiness but it seems it's not the case: sometimes even motives with weight 5 are starred. So what is the meaning of the "star"? Does it mean a more important motive somehow? But more important how?


title: Can mobs spawn in an ocean biome?

text: Aside from the water everywhere, is there anything preventing mob spawns in Ocean Biomes, like there is for Mushroom biomes?


title: Do the coins have any purpose?

text: When you are skiing, you can pick up coins. If you pick up all the coins in one section you get a Gold Rush bonus, but can you actually buy anything with the coins?


title: How to backstab on PC?

text: I am a PC player of the Dark Souls II game. I am already in NG+ and have invaded and killed hundreds of other players. I have huge difficulty performing backstabs. In fact, I have never actually done one. My theory is that a lot of PC players for dark souls 2 use a controller, and there is something specific with the controller controls that allow easy backstabs. You go behind someone and you press a specific button. Usually in a fight, if I show my back even slightly, I get insta-back-stabbed. But when I run behind people and light attack their back, nothing ever happens at all, in a month of gameplay. even mobs. Even a tutorial mob that was facing with its back to me. I just keep regularly attacking it's back even when I am in the perfect angle. So, who plays Dark Souls 2 on PC, and how do you backstab? made a video about the problem: http://www.twitch.tv/surgetheurgegaming/b/537807314


title: How can I gank effectively as Jungle Skarner?

text: I like Skarner, a lot. But despite that, I don't understand him entirely to be honest. He has an amazingly short range, no proper initiate skill, and his CC is his ultimate. To even get his slow off you have to hit with it twice before it works. How can he jungle effectively without any kind of ability to properly gank?


title: Chapter 1: Does the same Character save you at the end?

text: At the end of the first chapter, after Larry punched me down, my Lee was saved by Kenny stating that he would not leave a good friend behind. Depending on my past actions, will it always be Kenny who saves me or does only the way he addresses me change?


title: What are Enderman doing in the Overworld, and why are they not in The Nether

text: This is more of a story question than actual gameplay or strategy. I have been reading the wiki and some other websites but I have not found an answer to this. From what I understand is that Minecraft consist out of 3 dimensions. There is the Overworld, the Nether, and the End. The Overworld is home to us, and our usual mobs. We have the ability to move to other dimensions, the other mobs don't. The Nether is home to a new set of mobs. We can go to their dimension, but they pretty much stay there. At last there is the End, home to the Enderman. Unlike all other mobs in the they do have the ability to travel multiple dimensions. This brings me to the following questions:   * Why do Enderman choose to come to the overworld and just pick up blocks?   * Why are they not traveling to the Nether and pick up blocks there? Maybe there is no better answe than: > it's just a game and that's how it's programmed . but maybe someone has a cool story behind this.


title: What's causing my random magnet effect?

text: Sometimes, I get random magnetic effects like you typically see with Magneto. What could be causing me to have these magnetic properties?


title: How do I defeat the goo?

text: So I got to level 5 of Pixel Dungeon on my Android, equipped with a +3 dagger and a +4 leather armor, and was swiftly defeated by a goo, which kept "pumping itself up" and filling my wounds with acid. How do I defeat it?


title: What does the finesse modifier do in FIFA World?

text: In the online game FIFA World, when using the "Keyboard and Mouse" control scheme, what does the **"Finesse Modifier"** do? I have noticed that the cursor shape changes to a cross-hair when I hold A to engage the finesse modifier. The cursor changes, regardless of whether I am in possession of the ball or not. In addition to changing the cursor shape, what does the finesse modifier do when you are on offense / possess the ball? What does the finesse modifier do when you are on defense? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6rebH.png)


title: My cocaine refinery can't produce output because my storage is always full of weed. What should I do?

text: Once I get a hydroponic plant or a hash ranch, I have a really hard time producing any other type of drug since my storage gets spammed with weed. Is there anything I can do about it besides only using growboxes? Can you disable or sell facilities somehow? ![Screenshot of the Problem](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7y8Md.png)


title: Which strands in Splice are potential Angelics?

text: In Splice, some strands are considered "Potential Angelics", and can be solved in fewer than the alloted moves. Not all strands can be Angelic, however, and as far as I can see, the only way to tell if a strand is angelic or not is after completing it, where the post- level menu has a "Potential Angelic" moniker if the strand can be angelic. As I'd rather not have to recomplete all the levels to see which strands I've yet to achieve angelic status on, I was hoping there was some way of identifying these strands from the main menu.


title: What counts as "using only missiles" for the second Rock Cruiser achievement?

text: I am trying to get the second achievement for the rock cruiser "Destroy an enemy ship with a defense drone using only missiles." Can I get this achievement if I also use an Ion weapon? The text indicates that the enemy must be destroyed. To destroy a ship you must do damage ether with weapons (missiles, bombs, beams, lasers) or with fire. The "with" of the statement could be referring to the use of any of these to do damage to the enemy ship. The achievement could also have other constraints, like not being able to beam crew over and attack systems, not use cloak or shields or engines, etc. To me it sounds like you may only damage the hull with missile weapons. If this is the case then I could send my crew over to the enemy ship, take out their Drone Control system and rain down missiles as I please. I could also use ion weapons. I would prefer the answer provide some proof backing up the claim.


title: Prevent or Counter Running Grapples?

text: It seems that the way most people "play" online matches is to spam running grapples. Is there any defense against this? If so, is there any super star or move that makes it easier to block / counter running grapples? This is just about ruining the WWE 13 online experience for me.


title: Farming Varkid morph pods

text: Since a varkid adult morph pod gives you 1000ish XP, is it a recommended way to level up quickly? I am a level 38 gunzerker on TVHM. If so, which area is better: Tundra Express **OR** Caustic Caverns?


title: Is the set of monsters in the Veldt preset?

text: It seems every time I hop on the Veldt I fight two behemoth kings and the holy dragon, then a set of extremely low level monsters. Are the enemy formations in the Veldt preset? I know they're selected based on monsters I've encountered, but is there a set list of what I'll encounter?


title: What am I missing out on by not clearing outposts in Far Cry 3?

text: The problem with open world sandbox games is that the more you win, the more _boring_ the world gets. (I think I'm the only person in the world that really enjoyed Far Cry 2's respawning outposts). The first time I played InFamous, I did every side mission. By the end of it, I had all these totally super sweet powers...and nobody to use them on! Saints Row, same thing! By the time you get the cool guns, you've cleared half the map and there's nobody to do drive-by RPG'ings at. I told myself this wouldn't happen with Far Cry 3. As soon as I figured out that clearing outposts prevented enemies from spawning, I stopped doing it. Here's a quick graphic of my progress so far: ![Rook Island](http://i.stack.imgur.com/UUstH.jpg) And it's working! When I travel from mission to mission, I actually have to be on my guard! Random encounters happen! _I get to continuously murder people with bullets_. I am 100% ok with this. But...whenever I run out of murdering ammo, I have to trek halfway across the continent to find a friendly gun store. And God forbid I die...respawning sets me so far back from my goal it's like I'm playing EVE Online. I just feel like I've traded one drudge for another. Also, I'm worried that there might be in- game rewards (such as the radio towers = free guns) for clearing outposts that I'm not getting. **Am I missing out on anything important by not clearing outposts and radio towers?**


title: How to stop the deity AI from expanding towards you in Civ5?

text: Anybody who has tried defeating the deity AI in a domination game is aware of the challenge they are undertaking. Personally, I have found it to be extremely frustrating, and there are times when I screamed at my monitor because of how insane the AI is. For example: a) On turn 11, I meet the Iroquois who greeted me with: "Peace be with you..." 5 turns later an Iroquois army emerges out of the bushes and surrounds my capital and **KILLS** me in 3 turns! b) I discover that Suleiman has founded a city right next to my capital! I quickly purchase a tile that contains one of my starting luxury resources. He is obviously upset and even after apologizing he declares war against me! And overruns me with Janissaries! c) In another game, I befriended Pachacuti who emerged as the strongest player in the game (luckily for me). After many turns he says: "I have had enough of you..." and **DENOUNCES** me! He then sends a great artist to one of my cities and **STEALS** my coal and iron! d) I hate Montezuma. In one game that I played, he founded a trail of 12 ( **TWELVE!!!** ) cities, 2 tiles apart from one another, all the way to my capital and then overran me! His empire was akin to a phallus that was being driven into my capital. e) In a game that I was playing, Washington's empire was so vast and his army so huge that his units began spawning in unclaimed tiles in my territory because his army already occupied every tile in his own lands (I knew this because I sent a caravel there and was disgusted by what I saw)! After two mobile SAMs and a giant deathrobot had spawned in those tiles he **ATTACKED ME**! f) **BUT THE WORST** , the very worst thing about the deity AI is their greediness. Given the chance, they will STEAL the land closest to you. It is not uncommon, in a late game, to find that several of your cities are completely enveloped by their borders. And if you dare buy the land near them they will **KILL** you! So my question is: how do you stop the AI from aggressively expanding towards you so that you can peacefully grow your cities? And also, why does the AI insist on building their cities two tiles apart from one another? Granted, it makes it more difficult to capture these cities but it also means that these cities need to share many tiles with adjacent cities, stunting their growth and greatly reducing their productive output. I have tried rushing the AI but when I arrive at one of their weakest cities they immediately buy walls, a castle and a catapult to defend it making it impossible to capture with my modest-sized army. **Update:** I can't very well mark my own answer as correct since that would be conceited! So congratulations agent86 and to everybody who participated in this fruitful discussion.


title: How do items go missing?

text: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9ur4p.png) So in my current embark I havent found any Iron yet, and im guessing I wont find any. So I traded all of my gems for some Pig Iron bars (since I have Flux Stone) and Steel/Iron Armor. I had the items equipped to my military after trading and not long after noticed that the items were missing along with everything I traded. **What is happening and how do I prevent it from happening in the future?** This seems to happen everytime I trade and havent really had solid proof till now.


title: How important is my choice of town?

text: In _Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns_ , you have to decide between, well, two towns. The town of Bluebell believes livestock is the heart of farming. Konohana, on the other hand, thinks growing crops is the most important. Clearly they are both right, and should put aside their differences to work together for the sake of all farming, buuuuuuut, instead they make me choose one of their towns to call my home. But, if I choose Bluebell, can I not grow crops? If I choose Konohana, can I not raise cute baby sheep? **Just what impact does this decision have on my game?**


title: After completing the main story line in Torchlight, is there anything more to do?

text: I completed the main story line pretty early then continued about 20-30 levels down the "new" dungeon and looks like that's about the only thing I can do - which becomes somewhat tedious. There are three quests in each level, but they're also pretty much the same. Am I missing something, or is this just the game "epilogue"?


title: Does Might & Magic: Heroes VI include a map editor?

text: I'm a big fan of map creation, as well as of playing maps other people have created, but I don't see an option for the map editor on the main menu or on the Conflux menu. Does a map editor exist?


title: What's so special about the Fishcake?

text: Recently I had bought SpaceChem and upon completing all the research challenges, I was able to craft 2 items in TF2 and one of them was the Fishcake. The stats of the Fishcake are identical to the Dalokohs Bar, so is there a difference in what this 2 items can do?


title: How is Rayman Legends different on different consoles?

text: I just picked up Rayman Legends on my WiiU. It's clear from the start that this game has some heavy GamePad integration - half the first level involves poking, swiping, and rotating to victory. This led me to wonder: what does the game do for the PS3 & 360 versions, which don't have a GamePad built in? Is the game significantly different? Would it make sense to have multiple copies on multiple consoles for maximum platformy goodness?


title: XCom Enemy Within Long War on OS X

text: Has anyone tried applying the Long War mod to a Mac running OS X with Enemy Within installed from the Mac App Store? If so, how stable was the gameplay after applying it? The creators of the mod do not believe it will work, but they welcome Mac users to try it on the page linked to below. http://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/88/? Regards, Sam


title: Protoss Counter to Infestor w/ Infested Terran

text: So I recently ran into a guy playing huge numbers of infestors. He would show up near my base and start pumping out infected Terrans. Like MASSIVE amounts. My Zs took care of them but I ended up losing lots of Zs. Then the guy would quickly leave and come back again later. I responded by building towers to try to help with defense and Observers so I could try to detect his infestors earlier but the infestors move so fast and they can toss those guys so quickly I couldn't catch them. My question is how would I have countered this better? I assumed since they were burrowed that air units would be worthless. I know for sure that Voids are useless since the infested terrans make very short work of them.


title: Best way to use summoned souls effectively

text: > In God of War 3 once you have the Claws of Hades you can summon souls to > help you fight. I have summoned them all now and for the most part they seem > fairly useless. I have had some luck with the Olympus Archer sticking around > for a little while and getting some shots off, but most of the souls seem to > disappear(get killed?) fairly promptly. **Are there any tricks to using the summoned souls effectively?**


title: A way to find a flat area of the terrain before landing a delicate lander?

text: I have a convoy of ships in orbit around Duna, and now I need to pick a spot to land a kethane miner. The shuttle that will ferry the kethane to the orbiting station is very large and I am worried that as it fills, it will tip if it is on a slope. Is there a way to tell how flat an area is before committing to a landing? I looked at ISA Mapsat, but it looks like it only gives a low resolution height map; bumpy level terrain would appear flat. I tried using a small rover, but it moved so slowly that it would have taken hours or days to drive out of the hilly area; landing balanced on the tip of a peak or in the bottom of a dip isn't an option because I need to land two crafts close to each other.


title: How can I use the Winter Version of Summoners Rift?

text: In December 2011 there was a Winter Version of Summoners Rift. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about here's a picture to jog your memory:![Winter Map](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Wx3d1.pngw) [Image Credit: LoL Wiki] The map (since it's from 2011) appears to be somewhat dated, but core parts of the map are the same (ie jungle locations, and bush places), so I think everything should fit properly. There are no options that I know of in-game to change this, but I know you can install custom skins or custom HUD's. Is there anyway for me to do this with map(s)? More importantly can I legally do this or what are my options?


title: Where are the rest of my blueprints?

text: I've found/bought the squire, knight and vampiric versions of all the equipment, but I cannot find any more blueprints. Where do I find the rest of them?


title: Having trouble at Veteran difficulty

text: I'm playin Infiltrator with Assault Rifle unlocked on Veteran difficulty. I'm currently 26 and having real trouble with pretty much any fight that contains more than three mobs. No matter what I do or what team I bring or what upgrades i have, we seem to be overwhelmed in seconds. I try to be tactical and move Ashley to the front and let Liara or Wrex use biotics but that takes down perhaps one or two mobs and then the rest simply swarm us. I don't even have time to use my sniper rifle. I actually timed one fight with geth from encounter to death and it was over in four seconds. Ashley got two-shotted and then I was swamped. When reloading the outcome of the same battle is completely random. I had trouble with Benezia but at the fifth or sixth reload, I breezed through the battle and ended with near full health. Overall combat mechanics seem extremely arbitrary. I'm thinking if lowering the difficulty because it's not really fun anymore. Especially when I don't even get a chance to be tactical. Not even Ashley or Wrex can survive that kind of onslaught, Liara even less. Is it supposed to be this way?


title: Is there a point going beyond Bellman's map?

text: Minecraft Vanilla, "Large Biomes" is off. After filling the maximum zoom-out map of terrains surrounding the spawn, I took to the sea. I found some jungle connected to a taiga and a desert, then went further west. After two days by boat I found a tiny archipelago which I made into a pleasant place for resting. Another day of travel, and a rather small mushroom biome. A fresh map brought to maximum zoom-out, cruising it day and night, and then, when I filled it, I felt like I should start looking for a snark: > He had bought a large map representing the sea,   >  Without the least vestige of land:   >  And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be   >  A map they could all understand. > > "What's the good of Mercator's North Poles and Equators,   >  Tropics, Zones, and Meridian Lines?"   >  So the Bellman would cry: and the crew would reply   >  "They are merely conventional signs!   > > > "Other maps are such shapes, with their islands and capes!   >  But we've got our brave Captain to thank   >  (So the crew would protest) "that he's bought us the best—   >  A perfect and absolute blank!"   > Well, not entirely. There are isles. Tiny ones. Maybe six, in area that takes two days by boat to cross, and quite much longer to cover. I tried to travel quite a bit beyond the western edge of the map. Still no continent. Can I expect to find some America if I travel further west, or does Minecraft sometimes spawn a biome that runs on indefinitely?


title: How to craft a paper binding?

text: I'm playing Agrarian Skies with a friend on a server I host myself, and we're starting to get the hang of Tinker's construct and its tools. However we can't figure out how to craft paper bindings. It doesn't help that the tool station doesn't have any of its recipes show up in NEI, but there are only two kinds of paper (that I know of): paper and stack of paper, and neither of these work with the binding pattern. Is this item disabled for this modpack, do I have mismatched item IDs, or am I using the wrong kind of paper?


title: How many Strongholds are spawned in an Minecraft XBox map?

text: The latest update to Minecraft: XBox 360 Edition added, among other things, Strongholds. In Minecraft for PC, only 3 strongholds appear per world (see the Stronghold wiki article). But XBox maps are limited and thus much much smaller than your average PC world. Therefore, has it been revealed how many Strongholds will be spawned in an XBox world?


title: Where does Black and White keep savegames?

text: I'm looking at moving an old Black & White savegame off an old hard drive to my current machine, but I can't figure out where it stores saves. They're not in My Games or the install folder, that I can see. Where are Black and White savegames kept?


title: How can you get to play with tanks in VS mode in Star Fox 64?

text: I heard earlier today that you can play as tanks in vs mode in Star Fox 64.... Is this possible? If it is, how can I unlock this mode?


title: Can I fight The Leviathan again?

text: The Leviathan (in the Scarlett DLC) was an okay boss fight with some great rewards (reminiscent of Knoxx's Armory almost), but I don't see any way to fight him again. Is there any way to challenge him again and get another crack at his loot?


title: Most capable solo class?

text: I'm interested in the possibility of trying to take as minimal team as possible through the game to maximise the funds available to upgrade my runner. What archetype mix is considered the most solid for the various tasks required in a run? I do understand that in some missions you will have to take a story character along, or a token decker. Would a solo strategy revolve around a mage with healing? A rigger with a bots for damage and healing? Or would it require a mix of more than one archetype, such as a Rigger Shaman.


title: How do I lower my toxic level?

text: I inspected a pile of worms for too long and now I have a toxic level 1, which means I'm taking damage slowly but constantly. Surgical units and various healing items I could find restore health but do not decrease your toxic level. Do I have to spend 10 nanites and die, or can I do something about it?


title: Is it possible to copy an Xbox 360 game to a storage device?

text: I have an Xbox 360 game that I want to copy to my storage device, but I can't figure out how, if it is even possible. Has anyone done this before?


title: Does a 64-bit OS improve the performance of World of Warcraft?

text: I want to build a new PC, and WoW is the only game I play. I simply want it to run with every option maxed out in 1920x1080 on a single display. Can I stick with a 32-bit OS, or do I need to go 64-bit? (P.S. I don't have any idea what parts to buy, there are too many these days. No actual computer exists yet.)


title: How can I stop monsters invading my mine/tunnels?

text: I have been playing Terraria for a few hours now, and have a reasonable sized mine underneath my house. It is well lit and I have never had any monsters spawn inside or even near me while in there - however when I am descending into my mine I often find zombies dropping down and landing on my head.. One thing that was suggested is that they are spawning in side tunnels off from my main shaft, but I don't have any!


title: What does 'buffer' mean?

text: > Because LK roll is the safest/leaves you with the most time to buffer/do > that whatever. http://gaming.stackexchange.com/a/177208/46216   > There are three standard ways of pulling off a 360: > >   1. Perform a normal attack. This is usually the preferred way of doing the > move. Street fighter allows you to 'buffer' an attack up while doing another > motion, and this is very similar to how to buffer up a charge attack as > well. > http://gaming.stackexchange.com/a/32734/46216   > Have you ever seen Zangiefs going forward and backwards, which translates to > left and right, very fast before a pile diver? They do this as footsies plus > they buffer 2 of the 4 required cardinal directions, they only need to input > down and up + punch to execute the move. http://gaming.stackexchange.com/a/57046/46216   > Links are performed by executing a follow up move as soon as the first one > finishes. They cannot be performed by cancelling or buffering, so they are > very timing dependent and mashing is unlikely to succeed. http://gaming.stackexchange.com/a/133826/46216 I think I get the gist, but I'd like a dictionary-tier definition.


title: How many places of power are there and what bonuses do they grant you?

text: There are various places of power that grant a bonus to Geralt distributed around the map. The vicinity of a place of power is indicated by a characteristic sound effect, if you activate your medaillon you can see them as a red mist. If you step into this red mist while the medaillon is active, you are granted one of the possible bonuses. I didn't find any place where the exact nature of each bonus was noted. How many different places of power are there and what are the bonuses they grant you? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/nsJLT.jpg)


title: Can I save my campaign on computer 1, and then continue on computer 2?

text: Is it possible to somehow save your campaign progress in StarCraft 2: HotS to a cloud, so I can access it from multiple computers?


title: Best strategy for true vault hunter mode

text: Hey I recently beat borderlands-2 and was getting the absolute hell beat out of me till I slowed down but I still can't get past the first couple side quests Ex: assassinating the assassins. On the first playthrough took all down In less than 8 mins but now can't even get past the second assassin. So guys any help is very appreciated Please help by leaving: tips,strategies,info,farm spots


title: Is the Black Soul Gem a Leveled Item?

text: I was looking information about the Black Soul Gems, and when I found out, that I can buy those things from a Wizard in Winterhold, I was wondering, do I need to be on a spesific Level before the gems appear in the Wizard's inventory. Can they be bought on Level one (if you have the money), or do they appear only on higher Levels? And if they do appear on higher Levels, what's the minimum Level?


title: PMDG 737-800 NGX Brakes Problem

text: I use PMDG 737-800 NGX and have recently run into a problem that occurs on all my flights. I us the autoland system, no problem, flare arms without rollout then I disengage autopilot, touch down, use reversers to 60kts, apply manual braking.   As far as I know, I haven't done anything wrong. Then, as I come to about 30kts, the brakes stop working altogether including my parking brake; I just keep rolling. The only way I have been able to stop from this point onwards in about 10 flights is by using reversers again. I've looked online and found no solution to this, please help!   Thanks in advance.


title: How to cancel an objective?

text: I accepted an objective from the religious leader that required issuing an edict. After looking at the consequences of the edict I decided I want to back out of this. Is there a way to cancel a mission?


title: How many loose gratitude crystal are there, and where are they located?

text: Doing a sidequest for certain persons gives you a set of 5 gratitude crystals, however, there are also single gratitude crystals laying around. How many of those single gratitude crystals are there exactly, and where are they located? Note that I'm not interested in the gratitude crystals you get from the sidequests, only those that are laying around.


title: Optimizing skillset order for Fiddlesticks

text: Fiddlesticks has a nice set of skills - a decent length disable, a bouncing silence, and the potent life drain channel. They're all very nice to have... which has caused me great trouble in figuring out how to prioritize the skills I'm learning. I tend to max Drain first, but continually flip-flop on Dark Wind and Terrify. You typically have a goal when you decide on a general skill order (best damage improvement, maximizing disable amount, minimizing mana-to- utility ratio, etc.), but the synergy and utility of Fiddlesticks' arsenal has left me rather confused on what goals to focus with. As a result, I never seem to achieve effectiveness in combat. What are the focus points of building Fiddlesticks in terms of skill learning? Are there certain factors (item build, enemy setup) which would imply a specific skill order, and what factors of those make such implications?


title: Where are the profession trainers in TOR?

text: I've been running around Korriban for a while now, and noticed that some of the beasties that I've been force choking to death have "Bioanalysis Required" popping up on their corpse. I'm aware this is a gathering profession, but I've not seen any indication as to where I can _learn_ such a profession. Where do you have to go to learn a profession in TOR? Is there not a trainer on the starting planets?


title: Do gemstones have a purpose in Skyrim?

text: Do gemstones such as emeralds, amethysts etc have any purpose in Skyrim other than being sold for gold?


title: Are there any advantages or disadvantages for having mixed weapon squads?

text: I have several melee squads in my current Dwarf Fortress game. These squads use a mix of melee weapons to have fun, swords, axes, maces. Are there any advantages or disadvantages of using a mixed melee squad, instead of for example using a squad of only axe dwarfs?


title: How do I clear the "Hard" levels of Prof. Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax?

text: I was playing some of the Hard variant of the "Genki" side-mission with a friend last night, and we both got demolished several times in a row. There's one part where Brutes seem to spawn endlessly. We got the exit open, but we couldn't survive long enough (and also didn't have enough time) to get to it. We're both somewhat low level, since most of our play time is just screwing around at this point. I feel like I should play a bit more and get more of the upgrades before we'll be able to tackle this. What upgrades are worthwhile to have during PG-SERC? Are there any ways to stop the infinitely spawning Brutes? Are there any general strategies for this that you'd recommend?


title: How do I lose my wanted level in co-op?

text: I play co-op with a partner who frequently causes trouble for the police and rival gangs. (I, of course, am a perfect little angel who drives courteously and wouldn't dream of being inconsiderate to others.) Whenever one of us (him, clearly) gets a wanted level with the police or a gang, we can't figure out how to get rid of it. In the single player game, I can hide out in a business that I own, and as soon as I enter my wanted level immediately goes away. I tried this in co-op and it didn't work - the enemies just followed me inside. What do we have to do to get rid of our wanted level? Do we both need to be inside a building that we both own? Can we be in different buildings, as long as we both own the one we're in?


title: Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 on iPhone entering doors

text: The first quest in Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 on the iPhone demands finding Dudley's presents. I'm able to find the presents and collect all coins but there seems to be 2-3 rooms including Harry' room which are closed. There are coins in these rooms but I'm not able to enter them as the doors wont budge. After finishing the quest there comes a cut scene involving the letter from Hogwarts and Hagrid coming to take Harry with him. After the cut scene Harry is straightaway taken to the Pub which has a path to Diagon Alley without giving me a chance to collect those coins which were left in Dudley's house, because I was not able to enter the respective rooms. Is there any special way to unlock those doors?


title: Setting ability points in one tree?

text: The fun thing about The Secret World is that you can use any weapon you want. As my beginning weapon I have chosen the pistols. Now I've been placing all my ability points in pistols. Just focussing on that afterwards I'm going to place my points in blood magic (the assassin deck for Dragons). **The question is, is placing the points in one tree good?** You need more ability points to go futher, and that means waiting a few (quest/levels) to get the ability, or alternatively you can also go directly for some first blood abilities.


title: How do you repair defenses in Tiny Heroes?

text: In Tiny Heroes on the iPhone, there is an achievement that you can get for repairing 200 defenses. However, I don't see any way to repair defenses. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/afyZa.jpg)


title: What do you get from lighthouse puzzle?

text: I made it to this part, but it seems hard and there are tutorials for it, but I want to know what the reward is before I do it.


title: percentage letters don't show up on bottom of screen

text: My percentage doesn't show up at the bottom of the screen. it's currently 19% and the flaming "19.xx%" numbers don't show up. I've only completed 6 agency missions, keep that in mind. please help me.


title: Is the XP gain from capturing Pokémon the same as if it fainted?

text: In the sixth Generation of Pokémon, you can finally gain experience from capturing Pokémon. Is the amount you gain from capturing the same as if you had defeated the Pokémon? Or is it a percentage, based off health left or other factors?


title: Transferring all DLC to new Xbox 360 -- "download all"?

text: I just had to replace a RROD'ed Xbox 360. This means   * I have no access to any of the content on the other machine since it won't boot!   * I would just pop the old hard drive into the new console, but the new Xbox 360 slim is not compatible with the old Xbox 360 style hard drives. I used the once per year DRM transfer tool to successfully associate my 593 DRM licenses with the Console ID of the new console. But, I still need to get the actual content on the box. There is an option to "download all" at the end of the online content license transfer tool, but it just produced an error for me, nothing happened when I clicked it. (yes, I buy a LOT of Rock Band songs...) Other than a painstaking, manual process of **going through my download history and re-downloading 593 entries one by one** -- is there any way to issue a "download all" command, either from xbox.com or from the console itself?


title: Why don't the pros kill the scouting probe as it passes through their mineral line?

text: While watching pros play (MLG, GSL,etc) I notice that sometimes a player will move a probe/drone/scv right through the other player's mineral line. I have yet to see a pro try to kill this drone as it passes through. When someone does this to me, I often have my drones all attack the scout, killing it pretty much instantly. I am only gold, so if I can manage to do this often, I am sure a pro could. Is there a reason they don't? I know I lose mining time, but I feel that I gain by not having to worry about what that scout is doing, esp if it is a probe or scv that could be used to harass my early hatch.


title: What does op-permission-level do?

text: In the new server.properties file, there is a line called `op-permission- level`, which is set to 4 by default. What does it do?


title: How do I meet interesting people?

text: While playing Fallen London, I keep seeing this Opportunity card turn up (minor spoilers) : ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/DcRUi.png) It seems like there are some interesting options here, but as you can see, I'm not yet acquainted with any of these individuals. ## How might I make friends with and/or influence these people?


title: Will other vampires attack me?

text: Since I'm a vampire, will other vampires attack me or be friendly to me?


title: Is there anyway to get Pix to move without moving Lulu or using an ability?

text: "Pix, Faerie Companion" also known as Lulu's passive is a small fairy (or faerie?) that fires along side with you, and a few other things. Is there anyway for me to make it move to a certain position without moving/rotating Lulu or using an ability (ie protect/shield)?


title: Turn Timer lengths

text: The **turn timer** for **Civilization 4 multiplayer** has a number of options that are defined by descriptive words, such as "Slow", "Blazing!!!", or "Snail." These names are necessary since the **amount of time** that is given for turns on any setting is **dynamic** depending on the era of the game - the length gets longer as the game progresses. **What is the formula for this amount of time?** How long does each setting give you on any given turn, and how is it calculated? Additionally, if quick combat is disabled, time is added during each combat - where is this amount controlled?


title: Glitch: Can't become vampire lord

text: I let Serana back to her home, and after proceeding through the conversation, I chose to become a vampire lord, and once I made the choice, Harkon bit me, but rather than becoming a vampire lord, I just die, and start back from when I last saved. How do I fix this?


title: Prevent Lydia from 'protecting' the enemy from your arrows

text: Is there a way (or mod even) to prevent Lydia from trying her hardest to get between you and your target when using bows? It's an absolute pain in the ass. I often have to tell her to wait behind if I need to clear a room.


title: How can I restore a corrupted level.dat?

text: While I was playing Minecraft, my computer (running Ubuntu) crashed and my game I was playing got corrupted. I've managed to trace the problem to the level.dat and the level.dat_old files. All the code in these files have been erased. Is there a way that I can get back the old code and thus restore my saved game?


title: How can I reach the score target for level 97?

text: For as little as it ashames me to admit it, I've actually played 96 levels of this fun little Bejeweled clone wrapped around in its freemium economy bullshit. The reviews mentioned that level 65 would've been really hard, and it was, but nothing dumb luck eventually couldn't solve; the goal was clear and it was obvious to understand how to reach it. Achieving it was the challenge. That's not so true for level 97. The 95-110 level pack, "Salty Canyon", introduces the time bomb. Basically it's candies that explode if not cleared in a number of turns. When a candy explodes the game ends immediately. Now, level 97 has a really small bomb- shaped field where bombs drop as you destroy them; you only have 25 moves and you must reach 100,000 points. Spoiler alert: that's a _whole lot_ of points. Destroying a bomb is only 3k. A perfect run would destroy two candies every other turn for a total of 72k, with 28k more points to be scored from combinations. That is... really hard to do though. My best run so far reached 90k by destroying bombs almost every turn while creating rather special candies at an alarming pace; the only thing I didn't do was the "hypercube-hypercube" swap. What am I missing? How am I supposed to score that much?


title: How to invade an independent county

text: I'm playing as England. When I try to declare war on one of Scotland's counties I couldn't: it says that the region is independent. I have a valid Casus Belli but still I couldn't declare war.


title: How to tan in Animal Crossing New Leaf?

text: How are you supposed to tan in new leaf? I want my character to have a tan but i don't know how!


title: What are the advantages of Hydra flame thrower vs the Neptune heavy machine?

text: I am playing Templar Assault RPG on my Android, and I use either the the Hydra or the Neptune, but the squad of 4 is too small to use both. What are the pros and cons of each? and when should I choose one over the other?


title: How to check opinion between any two arbitrary people?

text: It's easy enough to check an individual's opinion of you, and their opinion of their liege. But what about their opinion of someone else? For example, say you as a king want to decide how to distribute duchies. You might want to grant them to two individuals who like each other so the realm is more stable, or to two individuals who loathe each other so they won't jointly rebel against you. Since one is not the liege of the other, how do you check their opinions of one another?


title: How can I make my server's spawn more attractive?

text: I have been working on a Minecraft server for awhile, and now, (having completed configuring my plugins) I am ready to start building a spawn. However, I am not that good at building attractive structures in Minecraft. (In fact, anything I build is usually a stone rectangular prism.) How can I make my Minecraft server spawn practical, yet more attractive to new users?


title: What does expanding your castle do?

text: You are told "good things may happen" if you expand your castle, but beyond the associated Plaza Tickets, what effect does your castle size have?


title: How do I kill the crab boss?

text: In the Beach world, the end boss is at least one (I think three, though, if the cutscene is any indication) crab. I have no idea how to fight it! No matter what I do, it seems to hurt me, and I am losing red balloons like a toddler at the county fair. How do I kill this boss?


title: How can I create Starcraft 2 maps with snow?

text: I saw some replays on snow maps. How can I create a custom map with this snow/mountain setting?


title: How can I increase my bike skill in GTA San Andreas?

text: In GTA San Andreas there is adriving school where I can increase my car skill but how can I increase my bike skill?


title: How can I become the Hero of Caldeum?

text: I've tried this segment two or three times now, with and without allies. I can't seem to save enough of the peasants to get this achievement. If I stop long enough to kill off the enemies, they all seem to decide the best place to stand is in the shadow of one of Belial's meteors. If I just run like crazy, the monsters eat them for lunch. If I take my time, I either run out of time or get to the peasants just as they're becoming lunch and/or a bloody smear on the bazaar walls. What's the trick to saving enough of the peasants to get this achievement?


title: How high are the monster levels on Inferno difficulty?

text: The effectiveness of armor and resistances depends on the level of the monster that is causing damage to the hero. According to one post on the Diablo III forums, the formula for armor is > DR from Armor = Armor / (Armor+(50*mLvl)) Now, I would assume that for most of the game the monsters are close in level to the player, at least while the player is still gaining levels. But how do the monster levels far on Inferno difficulty? The player is fixed at level 60 there, are the monsters also fixed to this level or does their level increase further in higher acts? The reason I'm interested in this specifically is that a further increasing monster level would make armor and resistances less effective compared to just increasing the HP by stacking vitality. Knowing the approximate monster level is necessary to calculate whether adding more HP or more armor/resistances is more effective at a specific point.


title: Are augmentations permanent?

text: I've just received my first praxis point and am now fretting over what to spend it on. Are my choices here permanent or can I unspend a reallocate points to different augmentations later in the game?


title: Is there any way to play AOE2 without a CD legally?

text: I can't seem to find anything online that would suggest I can play this game legally without a CD. Not to mention, the CD I own has a chunk of it missing (it still plays fine and installs fine), and having it on multiple computers is a hassle because of the CD always needed requirement. Is there any way to do this? Whenever I try playing without a CD, I get this: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/8R8oR.png)


title: Warrior Mage skills help can't decide if Im doing this right

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Warrior Mage Level and skill help Hi I have a Warrior Mage build and I have so far spread my skills for 4 specs I have put some in one-handed, destruction, conjuration, and heavy armor. I am wondering if this is too many or if I can go into other trees for like blacksmithing because I want to make my own weapons and armors. And I was thinking about switching to light armor cause everyone is telling me it is better than heavy for this build..should I do this? Please help me, and thank you soo very much for taking the time to read this.


title: Is it possible to pass the written citizenship test?

text: Is it possible to pass the written citizenship test for Vault 8/Vault City in Fallout 2? What stats are required to pass it, if it is passable?


title: What is a Blocked mission?

text: I've got some missions in a special Blocked section in my quests list. I can't start them at all. What are Blocked missions? Can I complete a Blocked mission if I join a game where the Host can complete the mission? Will it count as completed for me too?


title: Default to using small med packs in Dead Space 3?

text: Everytime I hit q to use a medpack, it seems to use the largest one I have. However, I've got a bunch of small medpacks taking up space. Is it possible to change the default behavior to use a small med back first?


title: What are games for GameBoy Color considered as?

text: I want to know if the games for GameBoy Color are considered to be 16-bit games? If not, what category do they fall under?


title: Where did the Pandaren race/continent come from?

text: Wasn't the Pandaren race some sort of joke originally? I thought it was April 1 or something when I heard about the new WoW expansion, but alas, no. I recall there being the Brewmaster in WC3, with what seemed at the time some half joking lore behind it. Did the premise for this whole expansion just come out of nowhere or has it been building since then?


title: How can I identify ranged collector cards?

text: I've built a nice deck of cards to play "Rage Frenzy" with, but there is something I found very disturbing. The distinction between melee and ranged cards is rather important in the context of the mini-game, and I would have expected there to be a way to tell the two apart. I have yet to find a discriminating visual queue to signify that a card is ranged, so I am relying on experience (once I try a card, it's easy to figure out whether it is ranged or not). Am I missing something, or is there no way to tell if a card is ranged by its appearance?


title: How do I stop my rockets blowing up my own buildings in Revenge of the Titans?

text: I've been playing the latest Revenge of the Titans v1.80.12 on Steam and am in the middle of the Mars missions. I've been focussing on rocket research, with 4 x scanners they have a huge range and area of effect damage. My question is:   * What determines where a rocket will explode? From watching the graphic it seems that mountains, volcanoes and other natural landscape parts will stop the progress of a rocket and make it explode early. Do any of your own structures do the same?   * I've also noticed that sometimes you seem to get a dud rocket, maybe 1 time in 10? That goes 1/2 the distance it is supposed to with nothing in the road, and can cause massive destruction to your own buildings. Any tips to workaround these? Only build rockets on the frontline with nothing to get hit by collateral damage?


title: Can any of Batman's gadgets knock enemies unconscious?

text: While Batman is not actively engaged in combat with enemies (Predator mode, Stealth, etc.), do any of the gadgets alone or possibly a combination of gadgets allow Batman to knock an ememy unconcious? I'm assuming no from what I've tried, but just wanted to see if I was missing anything. **Edit:** I guess I should state, besides using the disruptor along with a proximity mine laid by the enemy.


title: As a unaligned player in a heavily skewed area, what faction should I choose?

text: I currently live in an area that is heavily Resistance controlled, with many high level nodes, etc. Is it worthwhile being a low level of either faction in an area that does not seem to have much in the way of control conflict?


title: Where are there cars with passengers in them?

text: One of the challenges that I'm still sitting at zero for is "Hostages taken" - since every car I see only has a driver and no passengers. Are there any areas where people are more likely to be car pooling?


title: Coin regeneration help!

text: I'm playing coin dozer. I'm on level 110. I have 360 something coins. And my regeneration level is 90, but my coins won't stop regenerating. How do I stop this!?


title: Skyrim missing stone texture near Winterhold

text: In Skyrim, there is a weird stone that seems to be missing a texture on one side. Pic:   ![picture of rock](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FRiOF.jpg) Location: ![location of rock](http://i.stack.imgur.com/SnBxO.jpg) Is this normal? And how do i fix it? I tried restarting Skyrim, it didn't work.


title: Is there such a thing as a maximum building height in Minecraft and why?

text: I wanted to build an OGame Death Star model in Minecraft, and I started doing it on the highest mountain I could find, for some reason... I built one third of it and blam, can't build any further! Why is that? Or is that a bug?


title: Should I do a quest to acquire perm skills other than a Seal Clubber Skill?

text: So I was looking through Hardcore Skill Analysis on the KOL wiki and noticed Seal Clubbers don't have a recommended perm skill till tier 3. Being that Seal Clubber was my first pick starting the game, I feel like I shot myself in the foot to some extent. I wanted to go something other than a muscle class and it seems the highest recommended skills are for muscle classes. I do know that there are skills you can acquire from quests and I'm wondering if I should go one of those as perm skills other then a seal clubber skill. Really looking for good non bias answers, I want to get the most out of my first play through as I want this character to stay my main.


title: What are the "suitable qualities to rename" a pet?

text: I'm having a bit of confusion here. I can "name a pet" since I don't want to keep it naming it "you" (is cruel), but I haven't found out what are these "qualities" that I need to fill to name it. So, how do I name a pet? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ia5MA.png)


title: How can I get the rupees from the fishhead-like entrance eyes in Floria waterfall?

text: Replaying the game in hard mode, and I'm trying to be very thorough and discover things I missed the first time. I've got all dowsing abilities enabled, and I'm dowsing for rupees and treasure, mostly to discover breakable walls or hidden stuff I missed. This way, I discovered that there are flags in Skyloft that can produce rupees using the gust bellows, fires in alcoves produce rupees if blown upon too, lanterns produce rupees if hit with deku seeds etc. At the Floria waterfall, the large fishhead-like entrance has two large eyes that seem to be active when dowsing for rupees, but I can't get these rupees. I've tried the clawshots from the closest lilly (too far), arrows, beetle to no avail. Does anyone know how to get the rupees from the eyes of the fishhead entrance;


title: What are the energy cells for?

text: Over the course of the game I explored every tile of the map; I ended up with a couple dozen energy cells, but never found a use for them.


title: Can I make my Mini-Marios stop walking?

text: I am playing Mario vs Donkey Kong: Minis March Again, and I missed a few of the tutorial screens, so I just might have missed this information. In the previous game, you could stop your Minis by tapping them, and they would hold still. I tried that in this game, and the Mini kept walking, which meant that I lost the level (the timer ran out before the second Mini reached the door). Is there a way to make the Mini stop walking momentarily so the other one can catch up?


title: Can I use my Nintendo Network ID on multiple 3DS systems?

text: I have a 3DS for me, and one that the kids share. I understand that I can't use purchases from my system on the kids' one. Can I at least sign in with the same account? I don't want to have to make a new account for the kids if I can help it.