title: Will changing the date and time in Nintendo DS affect save data

text: I'm currently playing pokemon soul silver and I just discovered that you can actually rematch gym leaders. But the problem is the time and date in my nintendo ds isn't currently set to my current time. So what I'm planning to do is to change its time and date until I get all the contact numbers of the gym leaders so I could re-battle them. Is this possible? Won't it mess up my save data? Thanks in advance!


title: Does resetting and rebuilding EVs at level 100 (in Super Training) affect stats?

text: In previous generations, EVs only took effect upon level up, meaning that a level 100 Pokemon was stuck with the EVs you had previously trained it with. With the edition of Super Training, and specifically, 'Reset Bags', you can re-spec your EVs at any time. But do these new EVs still only take effect upon level up? Say I have a Gardevoir with mixed EVs on level 100, and I want to respec them into Special Attack & Speed for example, is this now possible? or will Resetting & Reapplying do nothing?


title: What are all the costumes?

text: I've beaten the main game and I still only have Kat's normal outfit and the schoolgirl outfit. I know that there's a couple DLCs which bring their own outfits, but since they introduced changing clothes in the main game, I assumed there would be more outfits. Are there more outfits in the main game? What are all the outfits in total and how do you get them?


I'm trying to write a launch into orbit program. I could use wait until periapsis > x, but this seems inaccurate, because I can't start the burn at the exactly right time, because I don't know how much to burn. How do I calculate necessary Delta-V for circularization burn?


title: What skills are similar in practice?

text: OK, I intend to make a character that reaches the basic level cap of 81 after completing nearly every quest, and I was wondering what skills are similar in practice so that it would be a waste to buy perks in both skill trees? For instance you could buy perks in either Heavy Armor or Light Armor, but it would be pointless to invest in both.


title: What are the prerequisites for the different tech levels?

text: I have done all missions of major scientific importance on Victoria Crater and unlocked both Gale and Kaiser Crater. But I still lack the instruments to do any missions in there, except one where the medium Lander was enough. I still have not unlocked Tech Level 5, which would give me the Large Lander and more instruments. **What are the prerequisites for the tech levels?**


title: How do I increase the mouse sensitivity in X3: Albion Prelude?

text: I just started X3: Albion Prelude and the mouse cursor is just far too slow. I have to move the mouse across almost the complete mouse pad to get from one end of the screen to the other side. My Windows mouse acceleration setting is already almost at the maximum, and I found no setting inside X3 that I could adjust. Is there any way I can make the mouse faster inside X3?


title: Can artifacts gain levels and if so, how?

text: I just got my first class artifact for my Siren. On the skills/powers page, I notice it says it is level 1 in the description and the number 1 appears beside its icon. Does that simply denote the level of the item, like owning a level X required weapon, or is it something that can improve somehow?


title: Issues using a XBox 360 GamePad to play Call of Duty: Black Ops on a PC

text: I'm playing Call of Duty: Black Ops on my PC with an XBox 360 GamePad and it's working pretty well. Unfortunately there are two very annoying issues. The most annyoing thing is that I've got a problem with the switch for ADS. When I press the LT to aim down the sights sometimes it instantly switches back, but the button is pressed. I guess it may be a result of pressing on the left stick for sprint, but I'm not quite sure. Is it me, the controller, the game or something else? Does anyone else have this problem - maybe on the XBox too? The second issue is that I'm not able to navigate through the menu using the pad. I always need to switch back to M/K to choose a class or join a server. Is there no support for this or do I need to edit some configuration file to get this working?


title: How do you manage Monster Crystals with Infusion?

text: So I now have a nice collection of monsters, even managed to tame a Behemoth last night _g_ , but I'm curious how the system works. I know you can use Feral Link to kill monsters and this gives you a better chance of capturing them. "Gotta catch em all!" so once you've got them you can level them up. The main thing is the Infusion system. I've no idea which monsters are better than others? So far I've stuck with the same ones the whole time and levelled them up, my RAV monster is lv30 something. I notice at these higher levels they get more inherant abilities which you can infuse to other monsters. Am I right in guessing that you have to level up a low monster, then switch to a higher level one, infuse the lower one into the better on and then go recapture it? So far I've been sorting my monsters using [triangle] and sorting by strength and magic, and just going on which has the best stats. Any clues would be ace.


title: Why did Gman "extract" Alyx Vance from Black Mesa?

text: In the cut-scene for Half Life 2: Episode 2 Gman says he "plucked" her from Black Mesa. Why?


title: Why doesn't my killing trigger the Dark Brotherhood questline?

text: I've wandered into some dungeon and encountered some necromancers or bandits. I killed some with sneak attack by bow and some turned hostile and they rush to me and I killed them directly. When I sleep, there are no Dark Brotherhood members approaching me. Why?


title: How do I play Urban Terror with bots?

text: I'm loving urban terror, but sometimes I just want to play it "offline." Is this possible?


title: Do the enemies levels scale in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning?

text: I'm currently only level 8, but I've noticed that everywhere I go, the enemies seem to be fairly equal in strength. Adding to that the fact that the game was designed by Ken Rolston (of Morrowind and Oblivion fame), and it has me wondering if the enemies are scaling to my level. _**Do_ the enemies in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning scale to be fairly close/equal to your level?**


title: What healing items that recharge are available in DDO?

text: In DDO, there's a number of ways of healing yourself. You can have a healer in the party (either a player or hireling), you can use wands or scrolls if your Use Magic Device is high enough, and you can use potions. However, there's also some items that have healing magic on them that recharges for multiple uses between resting (such as the _Curative Cloak_ from the Redemption quest, and the _Bracers of Assistance_ from the Cannith Crystal quest). These are the only two items of this sort I've found anywhere. Are there any others (preferably F2P) that I can get as quest rewards? Basically, I want healing items with infinite recharges but limited uses per day. This is as a supplement to hirelings and other party members. (I'm a level 6 Two-handed Fighter)


title: Is XP from challenges/commendations/double XP affected by the daily XP cap?

text: I have heard varying reports about the exact amount of the online XP limit. However, given that some of the challenges and commendations have fairly big payouts, and since Mountain Dew is running another one of their beloved double XP promotions, I'm curious if the cap applies to these XP "bonuses". It would be kind of crappy to hit a big payout, and then saturate at the cap and get no credit for it, so if that is the case I'd like to know about it and maybe avoid hitting the big challenges/commendations, and avoid using double XP, when I know I'm at the cap.


title: What is the maximum arcane power level?

text: In picking the right combination of spells and runes, what is the maximum amount of arcane power that a wizard can have...?


title: Is there a positive relationship between staff damage and distance from your target?

text: The game manual states: > With powerful, penetrating shots, staffs excel in long-range sniping. > Although weak in close combat and lacking homing performance, staffs feature > shots that grow in power over distance. According to this, the damage dealt by Staffs should increase the further away you are from your opponent. However, after experimenting in the training mode this doesn't seem to be true. For normal shots, distance makes **no** differences. For charged shots, damage actually increases the **closer** you are to your opponent. Obviously something is amiss here. I'm hoping this is simply a bug in the training mode, but since damage done isn't reported during missions it's hard to test how much damage my staff is doing. Does staff damage decreases the further you are away from your opponent, or, as the manual states, does damage increases with distance, and there is simply a bug with the training mode?


title: Is there any solution to the Error 300008 and Error 3006 message besides retry?

text: I have been trying to create a character (after login) and all of my attempts give me a reply of `Error 300008` and `Error 3006`. Both saying Request timed out. Is this just because the servers are currently experiencing high volume of requests? Or is there something more on my end to resolve first? Note: I am already logged in. **EDIT:** Related errors: `Error 3003` and `Error 37`


title: Is there a shortcut to the Executioner's Chariot?

text: Seriously. It's kind of ridiculous. I'm assuming (hoping?) that there's some shortcut between the **Huntsman's Copse - Bridge Approach** bonfire and the fog wall leading to this boss. The rope bridge is right above the bonfire, so it's not that big of a stretch, right? Please tell me there's a way, or my playthrough might just end here. Haha. I don't know if I can keep going through them over and over in order to even try and figure _out_ how to beat the Chariot.


title: How much do health globes heal

text: Health Globes or Orbs are dropped from killed monsters or spawn in some locations. How much do they heal, is it a set amount or a percentage, and are there any other mechanics, like buffs, de-buffs that change the amount healed. I would appreciate an formula if one is available.


title: How do I find the underground corruption?

text: My large world went into hardmode, and the underground hallow appeared in a place that I've explored. Should the underground corruption do the same, or was that just coincidence? If not, how can I find it? Just keep digging?


title: Is there a button I can press to force movement?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I click to walk to a mob, instead of attacking it? Similar to how I can hold shift to force my character to stand their ground and attack, is there a way to force them to move towards a position rather than attack whatever I happen to click? I'm finding on fights like phase 3 Belial in particular, I sometimes have issues clicking ground rather than him and attack rather than move, which gets me killed.


title: Is it possible to play online with an XBox Live Silver account?

text: I do not own an XBox, but a friend of mine does. I recently changed my regular on-console gamer profile to an XBox Live Silver profile so that I can use my profile on any XBox. I do want to play online occasionally, but I have heard that it is not possible to play online with a Silver profile. I've seen several places say that its possible to play with online for select games; is this true? Where might I find such a list? Thanks!


title: Why is the text so blurry?

text: It looks like all of the text everywhere is fuzzy and hard to read. Like it's in a font that isn't aliased or I don't have installed on my computer. The text in the launcher and all the other graphics look fine.


title: How can I tunnel through water?

text: I'm trying to figure out how tunnel, both horizontally and vertically, through large bodies of water — preferably a method which can be used early in the game and which can be done with on-hand materials rather than a lot of setup. In earlier versions of the game, water was permanently destroyed by blocks placed in it, allowing tunnels to be easily created by placing blocks, then hollowing them out. As of Terraria 1.1, however, blocks seem to "store" the water they were placed in, which is then released when they are mined. The official wiki doesn't yet describe any techniques for dealing with this change.


title: How to drain the water in 1.2?

text: I used to just add some blocks inside the water and once removing them again the water would drain away. But since 1.2 (or at least since i last played) this does not work anymore, the water just reappears behind the block. I currently just want to make a shaft downwards without water in it.


title: What is visual strobing and how can I reduce it?

text: In the question "How can I prevent Gaming Sickness?", the answer given by GalacticCowboy suggests reducing "visual strobing" as well as increasing framerate. I get how to increase the framerate in games, but I would like to know what settings I should look for in order to change the "strobing", since in none of the games I play can I find a setting that uses that word.


title: Are there any tools available to convert game save files from the GFWL to the Steam version?

text: Due to the closure of the Games for Windows Live service this year, many games that previously weren't available on Steam have appeared on the service. For the game Batman: Arkham Asylum, users have found workarounds to make saves compatible. Therefore, I was wondering: are thise methods applicable to all GFWL games or just Batman in particular?


title: Resurrect a fallen follower

text: How long does it take for your follower to respawn? Is there any possibilty of your follower NOT respawning? And is there a way to resurrect your follower faster?


title: DirectX 7.0a game on Windows 8 slow

text: There's this old game, called Midtown Madness 2, that I love playing. It requires DirectX v7.0a. I also have a laptop. On this laptop, when I play the game in Windows 7, it works perfectly. In Windows 8, it lags everywhere, even in the menus. I read somewhere that Microsoft dropped hardware acceleration support for DirectX 7.x in Windows 8. Is it possible to get the game working in Windows 8? I really don't like Windows 7 (long story), and this game is the only thing that's holding me back from upgrading.


title: How do I rescue Josie Thorpe?

text: At the end of the first mission, you have to negotiate with the terrorist leader and try to convince him to let Josie Thorpe go. Unfortunately, I didn't say the right thing, and she didn't make it out alive. How do I convince the terrorist to let her go?


title: How can I expand my guild?

text: When I first started playing Spiral Knights, I met a really nice guy who invited me into his guild. We played often with an assortment of around 5 other guild members, and me and one other worked our way up to the rank of Guild Master. Lately, our guild has come across rough times. The third Guild Master and our only other officer both quit, and any new recruits we manage to get quit immediately when they see that it's just me and the other Guild Master online. I haven't seen anyone else come on. How can I revive my guild? How can I make it hit critical mass?


title: Psionic storms - how exactly do they work?

text: I'm trying to understand how exactly do psionic storms do damage, and how to deal with them.   1. I understand they do damage-over-time - is that evenly spread over the storm's duration?   2. How many times per second is a damage-over-time "packet" applied? i.e. how many times per second will a unit in the area-of-effect lose health?   3. Do the storms do full damage to friendly units?   4. Is it worth trying to run away from storms, or is it better to stay? Since if you run away they can storm you again, but they can't do it if you stay and fight because storms don't stack...   5. Do the storms do regular damage, or do they have some special properties such as extra damage to some unit type, or armor-ignoring damage, etc?   6. Do the storms hurt buildings? Do they hurt units inside bunkers? Do they hurt units inside transports? Do they hurt interceptors inside carriers?   7. What is the range the Templar needs to be from the storm's center in order to cast it? Is it more than his view range? **EDIT:** According to this video, psionic storm does 10 points of damage every 0.35, but that results in total of 114 damage, which is not consistent with the damage I know they do (80). But maybe it hints that the damage is done every 0.35 seconds anyway.


title: How do you open doors on FTL for iPad?

text: On the desktop version you just click the doors to open them, however on my iPad nothing happens when I tap them. Is there another way of opening ship doors on the iPad version of the game?


title: Is it possibile to use a WiiMote as a controller for an Android phone?

text: I was wondering if it was possible to use a WiiMote as a game controller (for emulators) on an Android phone? I suppose it would have to map as a hardware keyboard?


title: What happens to free games obtained through PlayStation Plus after it expires?

text: I bought a three months membership for PlayStation Plus some time ago. This membership has already expired. While it was active, I got the classic PSOne Resident Evil titles for free. Will I be able to re-download them now without having to purchase a new PSPlus membership?


title: PSN plus: Once games are free, are they free forever?

text: I know that with the Playstation plus membership, they will away free games every month and giving away different games every month. So, I were to get a free game, then a month later, that same game isn't considered a "free" ps+ game, will I still have it? Scenario: --June 2013-- Uncharted 3 is free for ps+ members 2 months later --August 2013-- (Hypothetically) Uncharted 3 ISN'T offered as free for ps+ members anymore So, if I downloaded, installed, played, etc. Uncharted 3 while it was free, will I have still owned Uncharted 3 even AFTER August 2013 when they stop offering it to ps+ members? Also note, that during this time, my ps+ membership has NOT expired.


title: Help me to understand the Alan Wake ending

text: Spoiler Alert: I have completed Alan Wake. I have talked to other friends who have completed it, but I still do not know what happened. > Did he sacrifice himself for his wife? If so where does he go?


title: Why were the N64 analog sticks so inferior to those that came after?

text: The Nintendo 64 controller's Control Stick seems to have paved the way for the analog sticks adopted by all major game consoles ever since. You can tell, too, because it really rather sucked compared to the others. It wore out quickly, acquiring a large zone* where it could wiggle freely, usually within the stick's unresponsive dead zone, but occasionally exceeding it and causing undesired input. There was also that white residue that built up in the well it stuck out of, which I never could figure out whether was scrapings from the stick itself, or some kind of lubricant escaping to the surface of the mechanism. It's obviously visibly different from most other analog sticks; the stick itself descended all the way down into the mechanism, while most others that came after had a small nub attached to a larger rotating sphere. So if there's anyone out there familiar with controller design, tell me: What was it, mechanically speaking, that Nintendo didn't do quite right the first time? What all goes on down there inside analog sticks? * * * * EDIT: I originally conflated the dead zone, where the stick doesn't respond to movement, with the "wiggle zone", where the stick moved freely after wear and tear. I've now fixed it above.


title: I can't redownload Skyrim on my Xbox

text: So I accidently deleted Skyrim off of it. I originally put the skyrim code for the game on my other account but I deleted the account. The game worked on my new account also but now I deleted it and can't get it back. Looked on download history and searched the game and I have to buy it.


title: What are the differences amongst the Final Fantasy X releases?

text: There are atleast 2 distinct versions of Final Fantasy X (FF-X): the international version which has Dark Aeons and a revised sphere grid, and the US release. I'm not sure if the US release is same as the original Japanese one. How many different versions exist, and what are the gameplay differences between them?


title: Can I join the Dark Brotherhood if I've killed Grelod the Kind prematurely?

text: I accidentally killed the orphanage lady before I started the quest. She just pissed me off, sadly it will not acknowledge that I have finished the quest and I haven't been contacted. Is there another way to join the Dark Brotherhood?


title: Do I benefit from assigning skill points to both weapon sub-skills?

text: When assigning skill points (SP) to weapons, I can put points in **Damage** and **Survivability** (slightly different between weapon types). In order to fulfill the SP requirement for being able to wield a weapon, points in either skill are sufficient. How does this work exactly? If I would spend points on both sub-skills would I get both the damage and evasion boost? Or does only the higher one get used? Is it wise to fill them up both if you have the points (as a mainly tank role)? ![Blade skills](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eynet.jpg)


title: What's included in the collected gold stat?

text: On the Diablo 3 profile screen, there is a stat called collected gold. What does it include?   * Gold picked up from the ground?   * Gold earned from quests?   * Gold collected from the trade screen?   * Sales to vendors?   * Sales to the auction house? ![Collected Gold](http://i.stack.imgur.com/05jT2.png)


title: When should I start a trans-munar or trans-minmus injection burn?

text: I've completed a few successful missions to Minmus, and have always had more than enough fuel to return safely to Kerbin; however, I feel that I could perform the transfer burns better than how I'm doing them now. While it's hard to reduce my fuel load for the upper stages, reducing the delta-v requirement dedicated to the upper stages means I can afford to spend it earlier, meaning I can shed some fuel from my lower stages. My current rocket design has a bit of a weight problem, so if I can cut just 2000 units of fuel, that would be great. So, if using a Hohmann type transfer orbit, when should I start the burn in order to reduce the overall delta-v requirement (assuming my inclination is correct and that I initially orbit Kerbin at around 125km) for both Mun and Minmus? Should I even bother with trying a low energy transfer, utilizing Mun to get to Minmus?


title: Missing oil graphic

text: Alright, I am completely tired of having to remember which tiles have oil because for some reason they never show up if they are on water or if some sort of improvement has been made on an oil land tile. There has to be some sort of fix made from a mod I just can't find it. If it helps I am playing on PC windows 7 64 bit direct-x 10 or 11, whatever the highest one is. I do not wish to use the Ctrl+r command as it may be a quick fix, but I want it fixed so I don't have to do that. Thanks for the effort.


title: I missed Vincent before talking to Sepiroth in the Shinra Mansion. Can I still recruit him?

text: I opened the safe in Shinra Mansion and talked to Sepiroth but forgot to talk to Vincent beforehand. Do I have to force an unexpected shutdown of the game or can I still recruit him?


title: Is there a way to hide Minecraft's system messages for spawning items?

text: Whenever I add something to my inventory using commands, Minecraft reports the following in the chat window: > Giving [user name] some [item]. Is there a way to hide this?


title: Are weapons (or the iron sword specifically) consumed by embarking with them in A Dark Room?

text: Whenever I take a freshly-forged iron sword with me on my adventures down the dusty path, it's gone when I return. I'm not getting any messages that it's breaking, etc, and I'm using it throughout that journey, but when I get back, it tells me I have no iron swords, and have to make a new one for each journey. At first I thought this might be a death penalty, since I frequently go as far as my food/water will let me, with no plan for how to return, but I tried getting back safely (rather than waking up there reincarnated) and it didn't help. Note: I'm pretty early on, and I gather this game has some twists, so please try to avoid any _major_ plot spoilers if they're not crucial.


title: Command and Conquer: Tiberium Dawn, and dinosaurs

text: When I was (a lot) younger, I used to play _Tiberium Dawn_ at a friend's house. One day when I was around there playing, he showed me a level where you could play against dinosaurs. From memory, he had _Windows 3.1_ installed and he ran the game from _DOS_. After I installed the game recently, I was wondering if there is any way to get to this mode, or whether it was a DOS only feature? Many thanks.


title: What determines the 'Power Rating' in Bookworm Adventures?

text: Pretty much as the title says. In the Hall of Fame, there's a list of Power Ratings, and my name is moving up and down it. I'd initially assumed it worked its way up as you progressed through the game, but it now seems to be backtracking, so now I'm confused.


title: How can one tell if more teamsters are needed?

text: How does one know if one's island is being sufficiently serviced by teamsters? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VXmhD.png)   Right now, I typically build a new one when developing a new area, or when I see some obvious problem like lower than expected exports or slower than expected construction. How does one know how many teamsters are required for a certain level of production?


title: How do I use my hacking tools effectively?

text: Deus Ex: Human Revolution has a slightly more complex system for hacking computers and alarms than the original. Relying mostly on guesswork worked alright until I entered the Detroit PD station, at which point the network graphs have started getting more complex. Furthermore, I have a Nuke virus that I'm not entirely sure when to use. What are some good guidelines for when to straight up capture as fast as I can? When should I use my Nuke virus, Slow worm, and Fortify command to perform more complex maneuvers? How can I keep the system from finding my origin before I reach the goal?


title: Does Twisted Fate's Ult grant vision during Nocturne's Ult?

text: If Twisted Fate ults, and then an enemy Nocturne ults, will Twisted Fate's team have vision of their opponent's champs? If not, does that mean Nocturne's ultimate effectively counters Twisted Fate's ult if used after?


title: My WoW account was hacked! What should I do?

text: Recently a player named **"Blizzardi"** whisperd me saying there were security problems with my account and I had to visit a webpage or my account would be banned. There was a [GM] tag next to his name... **You guessed it!** I fell for the trick and **gave away some of my account data** on a site that was **EXACTLY IDENTICAL** to the Battle.net interface. I am new to the game so I expected it to be something necessary for an update or something. My highest level character was 50 and had around 350g which is not really worth stealing, but my characters do not matter to me. What matters is my account and private information! Once I realized that I got hacked, I wrote a help ticket about account recovery to Blizzard. They responded earlier this evening. They told me, that I had to send them another ticket containing my new information (account name, email etc.). I just got done sending them my new stuff and realized that the tickets I send weren't showing up in the "tickets" tab. (Is it because the hacker turned of my communication feauture?) I did some research and found out that "Blizzardi" is becoming a famous threat on the WoW forums. Another strange thing that I found out was that all of my characters were gone. Only one remained...one i didn't create. Guess what his name was? "Blizzardi", a level 1 Warrior -_- Please tell me what i should do now in order to recover my lost account and data. Thank you in advance dear stack-gaming community! <3


title: What are the limitations of the free version of FRAPS?

text: I know there is a downloadable version of FRAPS for free. However, I don't know what kind of limitations this version has. Neither the download page nor the support (FAQ) page describe the limitations. The "buy" page only lists these as the full version advantages:   * Record as long as you like.   * Perform full-size recording with no watermarks on your movie.   * Capture screenshots directly to JPG, PNG and TGA formats! But I have a feeling this is not the whole story. What are the actual limitations of the free version of FRAPS? Is it time-limited? Are there nagging screens? Is there a watermark while playing the game? Is there any feature that is not available in this version? Is there anything else I haven't mentioned?


title: How much resistance is needed in inferno for a melee class?

text: I got some lightning resist, and with the Monk's One With Everything passive, that puts all my resists at 200%, but I still think that is too low. How much resistance does a melee class need to be effective in Inferno?


title: Do bosses level change over time in True Vault Hunter Mode?

text: I know that in normal, a boss's level will stay the same, no matter what your level is, but if I were to go into True Vault Hunter Mode and kill a boss at level 40, could I go back later as level 50 and get legendary loot from him that would be level 50? Would his level change to match mine, or would it simply be the loot that would be my level?


title: What is the effect of Rapid Fire attachment on Single Fire Weapons?

text: Playing modern warfare 3 multi-player, I recently levelled my MK14 up high enough to enable the `Rapid Fire` attachment. The MK14 Assault Rifle is a Semi-automatic (single fire) weapon. As the desciption of `Rapid Fire` states `Increased Fire Rate`, I assumed, using the `Rapid Fire` attachment would turn my semi-automatic (single-fire) into an automatic. But it seems to have no effect at all. It still is only a single fire weapon. What is the effect of the `Rapid Fire` attachment on a Semi-Automatic (single- fire) weapon, such as the MK14, if it has one at all?


title: Does the look of your equipped armor effect how NPCs react to you?

text: I just began the Game of Thrones video game and came upon an early Wildling boss that dropped a good suit of armor. However, the armor happens to have severed human heads hanging off it and human ears stitched to the front. In the "civilized" areas of Westeros I'd imagine this would be frowned upon. Does the appearance of the armor effect how NPCs will treat my character? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/A7xnK.jpg)


title: How do I lane safely on Twisted Treeline?

text: With the remade Twisted Treeline map, laning can be very tricky as they are very vulnerable to ganks, especially due to there being no wards allowed on the map any more. Are there any techniques I can use to lane as safely as possible, without falling behind my opponent's experience and gold?


title: Do any items or skills boost weapon switch speed?

text: I enjoy fighting with some elemental effects on my side but they're not always the most powerful weapon I have on hand. Sometimes I like to start with some potentially weaker but elemental gun then switching to a higher DPS variant to finish the bad guys off... particularly with slag weapons (for obvious reasons). Maybe it's just the fireaxe Pyro in me, but I feel like my weapon switch speed is way slow and not suited to this type of play. Is there any item or skill that I use to bump the weapon switch speed a bit?


title: I don't like Hell, can I go somewhere else?

text: I just opened a nether portal for the first time, and I must say, it's not a very good location, a sort of narrow trench/cavern thingy without any obvious clues as to which direction is "out". I'm not willing to simply move my overworld portal (due to dilation it is unlikely to have much of an effect, anyway), and was wondering if there was a way to force minecraft to generate a new personal Hell for me to explore (hopefully one that doesn't involve me stuck in some wall!).


title: Altars for certain gods missing from Ecumenical Temple?

text: I just reached Ecumenical Temple on dungeon level 4 and Okawaru's altar is missing. What gives?


title: Placing mines and farms

text: In Tropico 4, when I select to construct a mine I get an overlay showing the location and density of ressources. Do I build the mine right on top of that or rather beneath the ressource field? I am pretty sure I once built a gold mine directly on top of the ressources and it was unable to mine anything. Same with farms: When I want to build a farm, I see which area is best for growth. Do I build the farm into this area, or right beneath it so the field will be there?


title: What are the different suit benefits?

text: I just arrived to Wellspring and I need to change my outfit. Coffer has 4 different suites available and before deciding which to pick I would like to know a bit more about those. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Ozts0.jpg) Which are the practical benefits of each one?


title: Where is the relic in Jackie's house located?

text: In between levels, you play a little in Jackie's house, where you can talk to different characters. The pause screen shows that there's a relic here ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FjyY3.jpg) Where is it located?


title: Strategy for reaching Ecumenical Temple consistently

text: I'm trying to beat the game for my first time with my HuFi and my runs are pretty consistent due to being a Fi but it seems Ecumenical Temple is a bit hard to find. I already know that it can be found between dungeon levels 4 and 7, it just seems so elusive and difficult to track down. Is there any strategy to find Ecumenical Temple or to track it down and make sure you haven't missed it other than to autoexplore and try all the stairs?


title: What determines the cost to respec?

text: In Kingdoms of Amalur, you have "Skills" and "Abilities". If you later want to change what you picked, you need to visit a fateweaver to respec. (This is also how you can pick where the original 3 pre-assigned points go) But to actually do this, you need gold. How much gold? Well, it seems to vary. Is it a linear scale with level? Does it go down with time? Does it go up each time you do it? Does it vary with difficulty, perhaps? Does the formula change even between fateweavers, perhaps? How does the game determine the cost to respec?


title: How can I most easily access Netflix on Xbox 360?

text: In order to access Netflix on my Xbox 360, I have to   1. Turn the system on, usually by holding the Xbox Guide button   2. Wait for the system to load   3. Press the Xbox Guide button again to bring up the mini menu   4. Press X and select my Gold account (rather than my wife's Silver account) and press A to sign in   5. Wait for Xbox Live to finish transmitting data   6. Press the Xbox Guide button again to bring up the mini menu again   7. Press left to get out of the Accounts pane and select Quick Launch before pressing A   8. Press right twice to get to "All Downloads" (rather than Recent Games or Recent Downloads)   9. Select Netflix from the list and press A This is needlessly cumbersome. It's true that I can configure some steps to go a little more smoothly (like not automatically loading the current disc when system is powered on, or by automatically signing when the system is powered on, although my wife might complain about the latter), but it still feels like the Netflix app is buried in the menus compared to practically anything else on the system; as far as I can tell, you can't even access it through Xbox Live's main dashboard. I can only find it through Quick Launch > All Items. Is there a better way to do this that I don't know about?


title: What is it called when two attacks cancel each other out?

text: If both characters attack at the same time it will often flash orange and cancel out neutrally. Does anyone know if there is a name/term for this?


title: How do I determine my current bounty?

text: In Oblivion, one of the stats was your current bounty, which was a great way to double-check to make sure you weren't caught when stealing, etc. But Skyrim doesn't seem to have this. I've found one proxy method: You can see your lifetime bounty in Stats/Crime. You have to keep your current amount memorized though, if you want to use it as a "did I just get caught" check.


title: Is it viable to grind above Normal for Torment now?

text: As I understand, before the recent patch, there was no point in doing any difficulty level other than normal to gear up for torment. The drop ammount of bloodshards and legendaries was the same in normal as in master. So basically, you grinded normal until you could handle torment efficiently and jumped straight to it. Is it the same nowadays? My barb can't really handle torment yet. Should I just grind normal or is it better to play the highest difficulty she can handle?


title: Does it matter which merchant I sell my items to?

text: Does it matter which merchant I sell my items to or do I get the same price across all? Are there "types" of merchants that I should stick to for better prices?


title: Problems buying the game on official site

text: I visited the official Diablo 3 site to buy the game. I clicked on "Buy Diablo 3" button and it asked me to create a new account on Battle.net. I did it but now I cannot see how can I buy it. Can anyone help me?


title: Can books give stat points or unlock skill points?

text: In Divinity 2 : Ego Draconis, I have found 1 book so far that is explicitly named "Stat Book" and gave me one stat point to spend after reading. But since you can also get Books as optional Quest rewards I ask myself what purpose they have. Are they just for lore fanatics or can you gain additional stats or skills by reading lore related books? ![Example for a book as quest reward](http://i.stack.imgur.com/2F2qJ.jpg)


title: How is city maintenance calculated?

text: How is the cost of city maintenance calculated? In BTS, hovering over the maintenance cost tells you that it includes a factor for "distance from Capital" and a factor for "total number of cities owned." Does the maintenance depend on anything other than these two factors, such as the number of turns that have elapsed, or the number of buildings in the city?


title: What to sell in the Trading Post?

text: I've been clearing maps and getting a lot of drops, some equipment stronger than the one I already have, thus switching my equipment to get better. Sometimes, I get drops which I can 'sell as junk' at the merchant or put in my Bank as materials. There are some items left. I always sell them at the merchant, but sometimes I wonder which items would make more profit in the Black Lion Trading Company. Which items should I sell there? For example wands, do they have certain attributes which are worth money? What should I look for?


title: Does the artisan's level carry through to higher acts?

text: Before investing a small fortune into levelling up my artisan (currently on act I) I want to know if his level carries through to the next act, otherwise I'll just wait and level him in the last act.


title: How do I know how many meals I've cooked with a given utensil?

text: In Glitch there some achievements that require you to cook __ meals with a Frying Pan (for example) How do I know how many I've chopped, fried, blended, etc? **Related:** Where have I been?


title: How does one find open invention slots in Eve?

text: In Eve, open invention slots are perhaps the rarest production style slot that a player can utilize. This is because invention gives players access to far more powerful, and profitable tech level 2 items. Many Players knowing this, actively hoard or guard every slot that they can. To the point where almost no easy to find public invention slot is available, anywhere. The big problem for me and my tiny corporation is that we don't know where to go or where to find an open invention slot. I assume that an open slot must be available somewhere deep in null-sec space, but I don't know how to go about finding it. Does anyone have any techniques, tools, or strategies to help find open invention slots?


title: Dynamic Split-screen on LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga (XBOX 360)

text: I have seen quite a few cool user-friendly functionality by **_LEGO_** and their games, most impressive of which for me personally was the **_Dynamic Split-screen_**. ### What it is, and where I saw it? I first saw it on some XBOX360 version of _Indiana Jones_ or something, but how it basically works is you share one screen for the two players, but as soon as the distance becomes too large between the two players, it starts to split. This is done seamlessly and is really convenient. ### What is my question? My question is whether or not this functionality is available for **_LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga_**. Me and my significant other bought this together, in the hopes that it would have this functionality, but we cannot get it to work. Should this be unlocked first or something? Or is it just not there? Also, could the size of the screen that we play on have an effect on this? If so, how is this determined?


title: Does loot qualty vary more for co-op than solo?

text: Will levels drop better loot depending on how many you are playing with? If so, will the loot quality also vary between 2, 3 and 4 player co-op?


title: What are the medals you can earn on levels?

text: I noticed that I have a few "Knight", "Immortal" medals on various levels. So I was wondering: Are there any list of all medals you can earn on a level, and what are the requirements for earning them?


title: XBOX 360 - LEGO Dynamic Split-Screen Requirements

text: ## What it is? I first saw it on some _XBOX 360_ version of _Indiana Jones_ or something, but how it basically works is you share one screen for the two players, but as soon as the distance becomes too large between the two players, it starts to split. This is done seamlessly and is really convenient. ## My Question(s): Does the size of the screen that is being used have an effect on this? Are there any other requirements for this to work properly?


title: What's the absolute maximum damage potential with a melee weapon in dark souls 2?

text: So apparently weapons can do bonus damage according to your stats. The S scaling does the most damage, and then A next, B, C, D, E. That means if you have 99 strength, an S scaling in strength would maximize your damage. IS there a sword that scales off all the most possible stats? or at least the greatest sum of stats so that their combined damage was the most damage you could get if you were going for a completionist build.


title: How can I get better at DPS as a Ranger?

text: My 90 ranger is in full tier 2 PQ gear with the Mastercrafted Fabled bow (Bow of the Lost, I think). All of my ranged combat arts are Experts or Masters, and I have 277 AA. In groups, I'm parsing second, sometimes third, after mages and other scouts. I know I should be higher on the parse, and occasionally in raids I get called out for not parsing higher. Do you know some good tips & tricks on how to maximize my DPS as a ranger?


title: Left 4 Dead 2 accuracy - when can I stop shooting?

text: I'm trying to break 75% accuracy on Left 4 Dead 2. I can consistently get about 60% accuracy with either of the automatic shotguns, but when I try with the M-16, my percentage drops to the high 40s. Assuming that my shooting habits don't change from firearm to firearm, the only thing that I can think of that would cause this drop is the fact that the shotgun's slower firing rate means that every common infected is guaranteed to get one _and only one_ round. With the M-16, it's very likely that a particular bullet will kill the zed, but by the time I realize that it's dead, I've fired once or twice more. My question is: **Do bullets fired at dead or dying zombies* count against your accuracy rating?** This has a follow-on question: **What about bullets fired at zombies that a teammate has also been firing at?** If your teammate kills the zombie, does your accuracy decrease for those bullets you fired at it? (*And before you say it, yes, I know that _all_ zombies are dead)


title: Is StarCraft 2 Separated into Regional Gaming for Multiplayer?

text: Is it true that StarCraft 2 is separated into different regional sections (America, Europe, and Asia) for multiplayer gaming, meaning that if I purchase SC2 in Asia (Hong Kong) on a holiday, that I will be unable to play with the people in Europe when I return back?


title: Which Demo Weapons count for the Left 4 Heads Achievement

text: The Left 4 Heads achievement is to behead 4 people in 10 seconds. Which of the demo melee weapons count as beheading as per the achievement? I know that obviously the Eyelander will, since it debuted with the achievement in the first place, but what about the new swords since? The axes?


title: What is the easiest way to defeat two Hewdraw heads at once?

text: To unlock a panel, I need to defeat two of the Hewdraw heads at once on any intensity. I have tried a few times already, and it seems that wearing two heads down and using an ultimate attack doesn't defeat them. Has anyone done this yet, or do you have an idea, weapon type I should use or strategy to do this?


title: How should I allot my attribute points as a Mage in Dragon Age: Origins?

text: I'm starting to play _Dragon Age: Origins_ and I want to know if there is a formula available for adding points to attributes of a Mage. For instance, every N levels, add X points to this attribute and Y to that attribute. It looks like that Willpower and Magic are the most important ones for a Mage. But which is more important, and should I add the same to both?


title: Can Endermen build Snowmen or Iron Golems?

text: There's currently two mobs that can be spawned by arranging blocks in a certain pattern: Snowmen and Iron Golems. If an Enderman produces this pattern, does it spawn a mob as if I had placed the blocks? In other words: If I have a pumpkin farm next to an igloo, do I have to worry about my walls spontaneously turning into Snowmen?


title: Problem with minecraft server running on 64-bit Windows 7 computer

text: I downloaded minecraft_server.jar from here, and made run.bat which content is `java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui`. It runs well, I can connect with typing my IP, but my friend (Windows Vista - 32bit) couldn't connect to my server, even though he can connect to my Apache web server. ( **not** the connection problem) We had this problem months ago, and somebody told us the 32bit side (my friend) should open the server, and it worked. However, my friends said to me that his computer is cr*p, so he can't run minecraft server well and asked me to find the way running minecraft server... How to fix this problem - 32bit computer can't connect to 64bit minecraft server?


title: Who is the other voice talking to Quinn at the end?

text: At the end of the Deus Ex: Human Revolution DLC, The Missing Link, who is supposed to be the voice that was talking to Quinn?


title: Is the Dark Hunter in Etrian Odyssey on par with the other front-row classes?

text: I get the feeling, that the Dark Hunter is significantly weaker than other classes for the front row (Landsknecht or Protector). I have a party of around level 25 and I'm in the Dungeon on B7 and my Dark Hunter dies more often than the others. Is this class not comparable to the other meatshields, or do I play/build him wrong? On the build-department, I concentrated on the attack- department (but did the same with the Landsknecht) so I increased attack up, whips and some whip-skills. Is that a wrong build?


title: How can I research frozen planets?

text: I haven't recipes with leather at the Spinning Wheel, how can I get them? I've found some planet where I can be 15 seconds at the most.


title: How long is a mission available?

text: You don't have to take a mission immediately. There's a brief window of game time where you might be able to wait for a vital research to complete or for an important soldier to finish a medical procedure without losing the opportunity to go on the mission (and without suffering the consequences of ignoring it). Unfortunately, I haven't found a table of the mission availability times anywhere, and I never bothered to time it. I have my first MEC trooper about to finish augmentation in 4 hours, and an abduction mission right now. This is month 2, Enemy Within, Classic Ironman. Can I wait 4 hours for that crucial rocket-punching, fire-drawing, closest- enemy-aim-debuffing MEC, or do I have to take the risk with what I have? More generally, how long do I get to wait for any mission? Does it depend on difficulty or mission type? Is there a randomized component, or is it deterministic?


title: Why can't I place some downloaded rooms on the lot?

text: I downloaded some rooms from the Community. When I go to place them in the lot, they just don't show up. There's no indication as to why this is happening. I have sufficient funds and there's no error message. What would be causing ths?


title: What's a good strategy for defeating the Cyberdemon?

text: I've played all the way through _Doom, the Roguelike_ to the Cyberdemon several times now, but on every build I've tried, he simply outguns me. What is a good way to prepare for the Cyberdemon fight?


title: Why does my companion (Qyzen) have Aim as a primary stat?

text: From what the in-game tooltip says about Aim and from what I'm reading online, it's primarily used to increase ranged damage and critical, however, Qyzen Fess doesn't use ranged weapons. His only Weapon Proficiency is the Techblade. Why would a Techblade user require Aim? Why does Qyzen's equipment focus on Aim stats instead of Strength?


title: How to do basic Civilization V operations with keyboard only in, even just moving

text: I play Civ V on my Mac in my rare free time but I'd like to reduce my mouse use. I have found numerous charts with keyboard shortcuts for exotic actions, but cannot find anything on how to do many basic actions. For example, the key for move is M. So if I press M, I can use the arrow keys to select a potential location to move to. But how do I get the unit to actually go there?? (I've tried Return, Enter, Space, pressing M again, pressing CTRL-M...) Likewise, every few moves Civilizations wants me to make a decision on something, for example, a social policy or research direction. But I can't find any way to even bring up that screen with the keyboard, much less choose an option, even though Civ has a centralized flashing message bar just begging for a keyboard-shortcut to activate.


title: How should i use shen's taunt

text: Mainly, what people should i target with it? I like to hit the ap carry to prevent them fro using abilities, then, if possible, the ad carry to make them hit me, then the support to prevent heals. Is this right or am i clueless?


title: How much replayability is there in Journey without multiplayer?

text: I've never played Journey. Apparently, it's extremely short (three hours or so front-to-back). I also hear it's _wonderful_. Here's the problem: My PS3 is not (and will never be) connected to the internet. This means that all my PS3 games are strictly single-player. I don't want to buy it and discover that I've dropped a chunk of cash on a game where most of the enjoyment comes from playing over and over again with new people. **How much replayability is there in Journey if multiplayer is not an option?**


title: Where can I find an item value guide for TF2?

text: I have been ripped off a couple of times recently trading for hats and weapons in Team Fortress 2 - is there a price guide available anywhere that I can reference to stop this from happening? Obviously I don't expect it to be perfect, the prices I get will differ from person to person, but even a general indicator would be helpful.


title: How do I remove a complete nether tower?

text: I have recently built a nether reactor next to my house and a ton of obsidian spawned messing up my beautiful house and not letting me sleep. Please help!I also have 3 diamond picks and a ton of TNT which I know won't work.


title: How to keep track of winners in a spleef Minecraft tournament?

text: I'm holding a spleef Minecraft tournament for my students. So I downloaded the SuperSpleef plugin. Problem is I don't know how to keep track of score and see which of my students won... I want to award prizes, so it's important that the score is accurate. Is SuperSpleef the plugin I should use?


title: How do you increase the star ranks on trees?

text: With normal crops, you can plant them in rows along with fertilizer sticks to increase the star ranks of the crops grown. How do you fertilize trees if they take up a 3x3 grid and displace furrows?


title: Is Infinite City Spam a good strategy on Immortal/Deity in Brave New World?

text: Infinite City Spam (ICS) has been the go-to Win Button in the Civilization series for some time. In short, the idea is to build as many cities as humanly possible; even if some of those cities aren't _much_ good, they're still better than not having the city. In Civ I, II, and III, there wasn't any reason not to build a hundred cities as quickly as possible. Civ IV introduced a per-city "tax", which increased with the number of cities in your empire; this stopped ICS, because a low-value city would _damage_ your empire. Civ V tried to prevent ICS via the Global Happiness mechanic. The idea was to make it harder to build extra cities by adding a per-city penalty to Global Happiness. Unfortunately, Civ V also has a goodly collection of per-city bonuses, making ICS workable again; it's telling that the answer to "How do I beat Civ5 on deity?" is Infinite City Spam. (Per-city bonuses include Martitime City-States and a wide variety of social policies.) Clever players found ways to do ICS despite the Global Happiness mechanic (mostly via the happiness-producing buildings). Civ V has had several patches and expansions since its initial release, in an attempt to reduce the efficiency of ICS:   1. Maritime City-State allies only give +1 food per city, not +2.   2. Happiness buildings now produce _Local_ Happiness, which cannot be used outside of the city that produces it. Tiny cities with all of the happiness-producing buildings no longer create a net-positive-happiness city (unless there are luxury resources or world wonders there, which are limited in supply).   3. Happiness buildings produce _less_ Happiness. (Typically +2 instead of +3.)   4. The Social Policies have been overhauled; several of them no longer give per-city bonuses, or delay those bonuses until all 6 policies in a tree have been filled (to make it harder to accumulate a large number of these bonuses).   5. Research costs now increase 5% per city (including puppets), and Libraries no longer have specialist slots; small cities will be a net _penalty_ to Science production.   6. Gold production was overhauled in Brave New World, reducing the power of improvements like Market and Bank while granting limited-number-per-civilization Trade Routes. So, given the above changes, **is Infinite City Spam still a good strategy as of the Brave New World expansion, in games on Immortal or Deity?** Is it still viable, but now much weaker? If it's still possible, how is it done? (I'm assuming the guides from 2010 are obsolete.)


title: Which guided Engineer anti-tank or ant-vehicle launcher does the most damage?

text: I assume that the 2 dumb fire anti-vehicle launchers do the most damage, but I'm not sure which of the locking or guided anti-tank missiles can deal the most damage. ![Rpg](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6hJmu.png) The dumb fire missiles can be great for close engagements, but they can be a little useless for hitting non-stationary armor at range. If I want to hit a long range target, I want to do as much damage as possible with each hit, regardless of the technical difficulty of landing a hit. So that gets me wondering which one of the launchers does the most the damage. Some of the descriptions of the launchers give vague clues to their damage but no definitive info. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FPhf8.png) Which of the locking or guided anti-tank launchers does the most damage per hit? (Also as a bonus: do you have a link that lists the damage outputs of the various launchers?)


title: Is there any way of removing players' name tags above their heads in SMP?

text: My friends and I have set up a war server where we basically just kill each other, but we have really elaborate bases and stuff to hide from each other. However, the hidden-ness of us, can get ruined due to the name tags appearing above players' heads whether or not those players can be seen. E.G. I got into my friend's base without him knowing, but he was able to tell because he could see my name tag moving across his screen when he looked into his base. That usually kills the fun.   Should I write to Notch and ask him to add something to change that, or is there any way to fix it, myself?


title: How can I coordinate multiple attacks so that they all hit at the same time?

text: I am playing a game (Valor on iPad) and several people are attacking a single city. We're all different distances away and have various troops that have different travel times. We need to be able to pick a time for us to hit the city, then count back the travel durations to determine what time we need to kick off each unit's attack. Yes, I can do this on paper, but there are so many units and so many starting cities that it'd be great if someone could show me how to use Excel or something to do the computations.


title: PS4 14 Day Trial, Will The Subscription carry on?

text: Basically, I bought a PS4, and it had a 14 day trial. So I tried activating it, but it asks my for my credit card details. OK. So I entered them. Now I just got to activate the trial, and my question is, after I activate it, then after 14 days the trial expires, will it start to take off my money straight away automatically , or will I need to subscribe?


title: How do I win the Omnium?

text: For the life of me, I cannot understand how this event really works, let alone how to win it. I know that I have to pick a rank, and then press A like mad to sprint, but I don't understand what the two have to do with each other, much less what sort of strategy is needed. I know that if I choose a higher rank, then I spend more stamina, but other than that, I can't really figure out how to do well or win. Any tips on how to beat Omnium?


title: Are there any missable trophies?

text: Final Fantasy 13 had some trophies that required you to collect items that could be missed, and would require you to start a brand new game if you wanted to collect the item, does Final Fantasy 13-2 have any such trophies?


title: Do I need to keep Enconeg's Ring?

text: Today I noticed that I have a ring called "Enconeg's Ring" in my inventory. It's white, and has the following description: > A wedding ring owned by Enconeg Holn, a crazy fisherman of Ettinmere. It > looks valuable. Since it has no stats and is white, I think I can sell it. I'm not sure if I'll need it later on in the game though. Is it safe to sell this ring?


title: Is my connection too slow?

text: I want to play Halo: Combat Evolved on the PC online, but everytime I join a match, I get kicked because my ping is too high. The minimum 425, but mine's over 1,000. what do I do? Do I need a faster internet connection, or is it something entirely different? My internet speed is 100 mbps.


title: How can I find other people?

text: In the _DayZ_ mod for _Arma 2_ , sometimes when I spawn I get lucky and start near a town, where I can usually find zombies, supplies, and other players. This is fun! However, usually I seem to spawn in the middle of nowhere, and am left to wander aimlessly. Recently, I spawned and followed the coast for over 10 minutes without running into any players, zombies, or buildings. Not fun! Is there any way to figure out where I am in relation to other players? If not, is there any way to figure out where I am in relation to a town (where I'm likely to find other players)? I tried pressing M for Map, but no map was actually displayed. In general, what steps can I take in the game to make sure I'm heading towards instead of away from the action?


title: Is it worth it to repair before selling?

text: Often times I find loot that has a small amount of durability lost. I tend to "repair all" as my first action when I visit the blacksmith, where I usually sell my stuff. So when I sell stuff, I'm selling it at full durability. Does this get me a higher selling price, or should I just sell it without repairing. Which option nets me more gold?


Do you show up on the radar while shooting with Assassin but no silencer? For example, if you are using the ACR with no silencer, but you do have assasin on. Does assasin then allow you to not show up on the radar **apart** from when you are shooting. Thanks!


title: Minecraft TNT Mining

text: I've got some TNT and a way to set it off, but I'm scared I might destroy precious minerals like diamonds, redstone or gold. Is there a way to set it off, but in a safe way? I know water stops it but then the TNT wouldn't do anything.


title: Do the blocked star systems become unblocked?

text: When looking over the Galaxy Map, I've noticed at least 3 star systems that apparently seem to be blocked out for me. The location of each system is where my cursor is hovering. You can click through the images below for the larger versions. ![first](http://i.stack.imgur.com/qok3k.jpg) ![second](http://i.stack.imgur.com/NHmBZ.jpg) ![third](http://i.stack.imgur.com/x4yRy.jpg) The Mass Relay pathing seems to take me _through_ them successfully and without trouble. However, I can't actually _stop_ in them. Will these star systems ever become unblocked areas that I can explore, or are they just in place to act as galactic "stepping stones" for the Mass Relays, so to speak? If they are simply blocked until I reach a certain point in the story, I'd appreciate the plot point put behind a spoiler tag, please. :)


title: Can I sprint while flying in creative mode?

text: Can I sprint **while flying** in Creative Mode to **move faster**?


title: Efficient ways to spend gold when returning from afk?

text: While playing a 5v5, our Maoki's client crashed for the first 11 minutes. Upon return he purchased a Giant's Belt, lvl 1 boots, and a few other trivial items. The extra HP kept him alive when the enemy team immediately targeted him. This got me wondering, what items most effectively help a character gain experience/gold when returning from a disconnect? Reference:   Gold is passively generated at at 13 gold/10 seconds (78/min) in addition to the starting 475.


title: What was the point in reaching the Vault in Borderlands?

text: I finished the main campaign in Borderlands (DLCs pending yet, but I don't think my answer is there), I reached the Vault, was expecting riches that'd blow my mind, and all I got was one big monster. Perhaps I missed it in some dialog, but what was the point in opening it for that? Was the plan of the woman that guides you throughout the game for you to kill that monster? She even says that the vault cannot be opened again for 200 years, will the monster re-spawn then and has to be killed again? Was the monster protecting something? If it was, why not entering the vault after killing it? I really liked the game but was disappointed by the ending (or most likely didn't get it).


title: Can I generate dirt in minecraft?

text: I came accross this on the internet it claim that there is a way to generate dirt: > To generate dirt: > >   1. place dirt. > >   2. bonemeal mushroom > >   3. climb on top of the huge mushroom > >   4. place ANOTHER mushroom on top of the huge mushroom > >   5. bonemeal it > >   6. The spot where you placed the second mushroom is now dirt. > > So is this true? If not is there any other way to easily obtain dirt without any to begin with?


title: Is it possible to make a house out of endersand?

text: If I mine endersand with a pickaxe, it drops cobblestone. Is there any way to mine, craft, or otherwise create endersand such that I can build a house out of it in the real world (not The End or The Nether)?


title: What is the difference between Spelunky and Spelunky HD?

text: What is the difference between two versions of the game? Are there any gameplay changed, or the graphics update is the only thing?


title: My cells are saying that they arent enclosed

text: So I build my cells like I've done before but they don't seem to work, it says they've not been enclosed but they have. I don't know what to do, I destroyed and rebuilt them and nothing happens.


title: How Do I Port Foward A Terraria Server?

text: How do I port foward a Terraria server? I have been trying to set it up for a long time but I can't. People say its very hard, but some say it is easy. Thanks!


title: How do I know by looking at the Wii game case which type of controllers are necessary/optional and in what quantities?

text: I Have a game with a picture of a nunchuck, but it isn't required. Furthermore, it doesn't say how many you CAN use. I was led to believe that to play two players I needed two nunchucks and that wasn't the case. I am trying to avoid this in future purchases and I hope the case has the information on it I need, but I am thinking maybe it is not all provided. For instance, Super Mario Galaxy has a 2 in the Wii-mote and a picture of a nunchuck with no numbers. However, for the second player the nunchuck is not necessary. How are we supposed to know that from the controller graphic in the corner?


title: Is it possible to catch all the Leaf Green pokemon on a gameboy emulator?

text: I am currently playing Pokemon LeafGreen on a GameBoy emulator. Is there any way to catch all the pokemon? I understand that to get all the pokemon, you need to trade to get pokemon that are not found in LeafGreen. Is there any way to interface with another game to trade on an emulator? Or is that just not possible and I won't be able to catch'em all?


title: Politoed Breeding

text: Politoed is an evolution from Poliwhirl when traded holding a King's Rock. It is one of Poliwag's final forms, the other being Poliwrath. In Bulbapedia says some moves can only be learned by breeding, and this is my question. When you Breed an evolved Pokemon, you will always get the first evolution. In cases like this (evolution by trade), does it work the same way? If I put 2 Politoeds in day care (male and female), will they produce an egg of Poliwag or Politoed?


title: Is there a reason for the Artificial Rachni queens action?

text: I had saved the Artificial Rachni Queen and gotten her as a war asset, but at some point there was a small notice saying that she had betrayed me and I lost the war asset. I can not seam to find any other information on her betrayal than the small popup saying she had done it. Is there no other mention of her betrayal than the pop up notifying that you lost the war asset?


title: Can you hoard an unlimited amount of supplies?

text: There are four different single-use supplies in Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, the Cobra Missile launcher, Medi-Gel, Ops Survival Pack and the Thermal Clip Pack: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bOnAh.png) Until now I've just been hoarding them, but I wonder if there is some maximum limit of those supplies I can stash? Can I collect as many as I want of the supplies, or am I wasting the new supplies I get from packs at some point, because my inventory is full?


title: How can I find the "center" of a dungeon?

text: I recently found a dungeon in Minecraft, and I have decided to make an XP farm out of it. From watching youtubers do it, I know that you need to have an 8x8 hole around the spawner to maximize spawning space. Since this is an even number and there is only one (1x1) spawner, the spawner cannot be in the center. How do I know what side to put it on? I know that it matters what side you put it on, I just don't remember how I can find out what side.


title: What are the renegade conversation options that yield more war assets value than the paragon counterpart?

text: For example at the end of the mission Citadel: Volus Ambassador, if you choose the renegade option, you will gain the Volus Bombing Fleet with a war assets value of 75 and lose 10 points in Turian Sixth Flee but if you choose the paragon one of saving the colony, you will gain nothing.


title: Can Space Eagles be earned?

text: In Angry Birds: Space, can you earn Space Eagles without purchasing them? The Game Center achievement reads like you have to purchase them, and there are other achievements tied to the Space Eagle. I'm wondering if you have to purchase them to complete the other achievements tied to the Space Eagle.


title: Which weapons provide the ripe-watermelon head explosion animation?

text: I was showing off the game to my brother the other day and I whipped out the sniper rifle and sorta hurt someone. After hyping it up a bit, it was unimpressive to say the least. Well, I reloaded, switched back to my usual rifle and splatter ensued for an appreciative audience. Which weapons give the head splatter/headless corpse effect or is it a function of the amount of damage delivered? (or something else altogether?) ![Gah!](http://i.stack.imgur.com/NpYyV.jpg)


title: How do I sell old items?

text: In the first Infinity Blade, when you go to the Store you would see all items, and for those in your inventory that aren't equipped you had the option to sell them back. I found this very helpful to saving up for the more expensive items available late in the game. However, in Infinity Blade 2 the Store section only shows items that aren't in your inventory. When I look at a non-equipped item in my inventory, I see a button with the money symbol on it with a value next to it, however it is always disabled. So how do I sell old items that I've mastered and no longer want?


title: How do I remap the left and right hands to mouse buttons?

text: I want to change right/left hand in the controls menu, so I map left hand with M1 and it works, but then the cursor freezes and it's still saying "Press a button to map this action." And if I click anything else (say e or enter), it maps those button to the action and I basically can't get out of the menu with mapping M1 to left hand, if that makes sense. So how can I do it?


title: Zelda 2-Forgot down thrust

text: Okay, so, I'm in the Great Palace in Zelda 2, and I never got the downward or upward thrust, and I'm at the part where I have to get past a stack of blocks that I'm on top of, and it seems that's the only way, and I tried to go back out but the force field won't let me, btw, I am using an emulator and don't mind using cheats, so any ideas would be helpful, thanks!


title: When you break a glass block/pane can you get it back?

text: I have never been able to tell if I could break glass and get it back (like dirt, wood, cobblestone etc). Is this possible at all? I am playing version 1.6.2.


title: Mods for GTA IV

text: I recently discovered Garry's Mod for Source and it seems really cool. Then I saw some youtube videos of people playing around with GTA IV's gravity and friction settings (for the PC presumably). This got me wondering, if I get GTA IV for the PC (I've been playing in on 360 up to now), what mods are available? Do they only apply to multiplayer? If there are no mods, what settings can I tweak?


title: Can Ice melt in terraria 1.2?

text: Let's face it, a lot of us love building nice water features in our homes when it comes to sandbox games like terraria and minecraft (especially me). I was planning out a feature to build with water and pumps and stuff, when it occurred to me that Ice is actually frozen water. I don't think I need to elaborate too hard on the question : can you melt Ice in terraria 1.2?


title: What's the deal with the library off the clock tower?

text: Off the clock tower there's a screen with a big official-looking building. When you go inside there's a smallish room with some pictures on the wall, a bookshelf, and a fireplace. I've tried pressing up in front of the fireplace, but nothing happens. According to the map there's a secret in this room, but for the life of me I don't see any clues there.


title: What was the gift from the Dr after saving the little sisters?

text: I just saved my 3rd little sister in Bioshock, and the female doctor (I forget her name) said something along the lines of "I'm still not sure if you're friendly to us, but this Little Sister is going to give you something for helping us". A message box then flashed up on the screen, but I happened to be shooting someone else at the time, and it closed before I even had a chance to read it. What did it say?


title: When do you get access to synthesis?

text: I am currently Total Level 100 and Have finished chapter 3. Some shops seem to open up at certain total levels while others unlocked after certain chapters. When do I get access to the synthesis part of the blacksmith?


title: Low FPS and Performance Issues During Gameplay

text: Alright this is just baffling me. I have never had performance issues on my Desktop unless its just an easy Driver Update. The worst part is that my Laptop has no issues playing Far Cry 3. My Desktop consists of:   * Windows 7 64 bit   * Intel Core i7 2700K Sandy Bridge    * ASUS P8Z68-V GEN3 Mainboard   * 2x DDR3 4MB PC3-12800 (Mushkin 992057 (997057))   * 2x AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series (Crossfire)   * and a few hard drives. If listing my laptop hardware would help I will. I've downloaded AMD's new Driver Update that is specific too Far Cry 3, still didn't help. Downloaded AMD's Beta Driver Update still didn't help, did both updates at once, nothing. Right now I have all three of the current AMD Driver Updates, still low FPS. I even had to lowered my graphics to low (cringe) and my FPS is unchanged. I've also checked for Windows 7 updates. After trying for a few hours I decided that I would just suck it up and only use my laptop for playing Far Cry 3. Until today, I saw they released a patch that specifically mentions above 32 core computers, but nothing has changed for me. I am beyond frustrated with this and would love some in-site. **What else is there to do to increase performance while playing Far Cry 3?**


title: How do equipment buffs work on towers when switching characters?

text: I know from this question that when switching characters, the active character gets all the experience and credit. However, how does this work with gear-based stats buffs? Does the tower get the weapon/armor buffs when it was placed, or from the current active player? Example: I have a Squire with +20 to Tower Damage from buffs on his gear. I place my towers with him, then switch out to my Huntress, who has only +5 to Tower Damage from her gear. Do my towers get +20 damage or +5? My main concern about this is because in using separate characters for Towers/Hero DPS, I often have gear that is tailored very differently. For example, on my Hero DPS Huntress, I may ignore the fact that a Bow has -5 to Tower Damage because I'm only using her for DPS. I don't want to accidentally nerf my towers though.


title: Advice on the red lava level

text: I'm having a frustrating time on the red lava level in the sewers on Fez. It may be that my platforming skills are not up to par, but are there any suggestions as to how to get through it easier?


title: I just bought an Xbox 360 game with wrong region. What should I do?

text: I just bought a game (Forza 4) for my Xbox 360 (bought in the US). When I tried to play the game, it wouldn't load because of region issue. Is there a legal way to solve this (no crack)?


title: How can I know if a game from an NTSC region can be run on a PAL console?

text: On a PAL xbox system - I can run some NTSC games. Is there a way to know which NTSC game will run on the PAL console just by its cover?


title: Minecraft Hunger Games late-game strategy

text: I have played several games of Minecraft hunger games, and have been pretty consistently been able to reach the top 10 by dispatching any enemies with a quickly-crafted stone sword, then immediately focusing on iron armor. Commonly the game reaches a point where there are only a handful of survivors, each who most likely have full iron armor. Right around this stage, the feast is announced it will arrive shortly, giving their coordinates. My questions are:   * What's a good strategy to guarantee you'll get the items at the feast?   * Is it better to declare your presence at the feast area (stand in the middle, watching your back), or attempt to hide out, waiting for another person/group to come?   * What's an effective kit to have to contend with any feast competitors? I think understanding this stage of the game is vital, since each time I've lost to someone who happened to get the diamond armor/sword at the feast before I arrived.


title: Effectively countering an enemy's unbalanced team

text: Today while playing TF2 on a lighthearted (but experienced) game server, a large majority of the other team went spy and proceeded to mass revolver everyone. Their aim was quite accurate and was able to consistently kill many players that got within medium range. Now obviously the hard counter to spies is the pyro, however they could gun down anyone who got closer than 30 feet away. And, since the pyro's effectiveness drastically decreases with range, the spies could pick them off before any burninating happened. Speaking generally, when another team decides to purposefully class rush to gain the upper hand, what's the best way for my team to respond to that class imbalance? Would I want to purposefully create a class imbalance on my team to respond to theirs?


title: Are Soul Gem fragments worth keeping?

text: I've been occasionally finding soul gem fragments in certain dungeons in Skyrim. Since they weigh so little, I've been picking them up just in case. Well, I've accumulated about 20 of them now so I'm wondering if they serve any purpose. Can I do anything with soul gem fragments?


title: The Best Pure Mage Defensive Strategy in Skyrim

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to play a mage in Skyrim? I have my pure mage character (all perk points invested in the mage skills) and still I have a lot of trouble when facing some enemies (like bears and sabrecats when they take the innitiative). I want you to give me some advice on this character.


title: Need help with redstone logic memory cells

text: I need some advice if possible regarding making a memory cell, specifically what type of memory cell I should look at employing. I assume I want a T-Flip- Flop but I'm not too sure. Basically the switch is going to be used as a track selector for a rail system, each location is connected to at most two other stations. What I'm attempting to do is probably best explained in a picture: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/5uYve.png) As you can see I would like to have the current state of particular junction saved in a particular state. When a button is pressed it toggles the state of that lever which is then saved again. I'm assuming for this I would want a T-Flip-Flop switch and I would need to feed the input buttons from all stations to meet at the input end of this switch, would that be correct?


title: How do I know I am still on track for the achievements?

text: I am trying to get the pacifist and stealth achievements right now, but I am unsure how to track those achievements. For example: something exploded (a bot I think) shoving a guard into electrified water, killing him. I did not kill him, but he is still dead. How do I know if I would still get the achievement?


title: Cost-effective MP regeneration for a Pastamancer

text: I'm playing a Pastamancer (level 8 at the moment), and I found that MP seems to be the limiting factor for me. If I fight enemies that require me to use my most damaging spell, I run out of MP pretty quickly. All options to regenerate MP that I found so far are rather limited. I can eat pasta, but that doesn't bring me very far. I have a hat that regenerates 2-6 MP per adventure, but that is just enough for the obligatory entangling noodles. Items to regenerate MP don't seem very cost-effective to me at the moment, regenerating my entire MP pool with magical mystery juice is something I can't afford regularly. What are some cost-effective ways to regenerate my MP in the early game?


title: What kind of helicopter hats can I wear?

text: I was playing Swing Copters and won a silver helicopter hat, hooray! ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MhcLr.png) I was wondering:   1. Are there any other hats to unlock?   2. What do they look like? Screenshots would be appreciated!


title: Keep Deus Ex and DLC installations if I have the Director's Cut?

text: I have Deus Ex: Human Revolution and the Missing Link DLC in Steam. Now I have bought the Director's Cut. The Director's Cut adds an other entry in the Steam library and requires additional space on the disk. Are there reasons to keep the installations of the original game and the DLC?


title: How do you get the pickups in Typing of the Dead Overkill?

text: When pickups appear on screen, how do I get them when in typing mode ? It seems to have an icon on them (at least at the beginning) with two horizontal arrows in opposite directions, but I cannot figure out what key this is supposed to be.


title: Can I pass my player name on the command line when launching the game?

text: Is it possible to pass the `name` parameter on the command line when launching Counter-Strike? I have tried this and it does not work:               -nojoy -nomaster -nointro -game cstrike -appid 10 -gl -steam +nameExample


title: Can I redistribute my skill points?

text: Uh oh, I already made a decision I regret! Is there any way I can respec my character?


title: How do I build a tower up into empty space?

text: How do I build a tower in Dwarf Fortress? My first instinct was to build an up|up/down stairway, but you can only do that down into empty space, not up.


title: Supreme Commander 2 community lobby

text: For **Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance** , there is a community-driven lobby called **Forged Alliance Forever**. They provide their own lobby, so you can play the game in multi-player even once the devs decide to stop providing on- line servers for the game. Is there something similar for **Supreme Commander 2** as well?


title: How do I find out what workshops are cluttered?

text: Is there any way to see a list of all workshops and their clutteredness at a glance?


title: Online games region restrictions

text: Is it possible to buy games in Asia (from web or when on holiday) and then play them in Europe? I'm worried that they may be some region restrictions on them. It's mostly games from US or European game publishers I'm worried about.


title: Chu-Chu Rocket on PC?

text: Is there a version of the Dreamcast puzzler Chu-Chu Rocket that runs on PC (any operating system)?


title: What are the advantages of using the Huntsman?

text: I have recently acquired the Huntsman when playing as a sniper and I have been wondering why should I use it in Team Fortress 2, other than completing some Achievements.


title: Where can I get the English Language Packs for Crysis?

text: I got today my original copy from Crysis Maximum Edition. I got it via Amazon Germany. The thing is that this copy only contains German, Turkish and Russian languages but I don't know any of those languages. So long story short! Is it possible to get an English Language Pack for Crysis?


title: Do the level layouts vary when "visiting previous levels"?

text: Every level has several layouts, and only certain layouts contain Artifacts. If at first you got a level layout that **didn't** have an Artifact, is it possible to get the right layout by visiting it on a second lap (aka "Visit previous levels" as the teleporter message names it).


title: How large are the planets in Star Wars: The Old Republic?

text: How large are the planets in Bioware's Star Wars MMORPG? How do they compare to the continents in World of Warcraft?


title: Do Defense Drones shoot down Flak projectiles?

text: The new Advanced FTL Edition offers many new things to the game, including Flak Weaponry. Do Defense Drones shoot down flak projectiles?


title: Diablo III affix range list?

text: > **Possible Duplicates:**   >  What is the cap for equipment modifiers?   >  What's the formula for the range of enchantment values on an item? So, I thought this would (should) be easy to find, but I've had little luck thus far. I am looking for a list of affix (stat) ranges for arbitrary iLvl gear. Of course you can go here to find a list of all base gear, but no mention of affix (or base dps) ranges can be found. It would be handy to know how well an item is rolled, but I've had no luck so far. I search here and looked through the first ten pages of results, but I didn't come up with anything, and there are about 171 total threads with the D3 tag. Thanks in advance.


title: What the best bonuses for each item type in Diablo 3?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What is the cap for equipment modifiers? Different items have different bonuses available, with different ranges in Diablo 3. What are the ranges for level 60+ items, and subsequently, what are the best bonuses to aim for with each item type? Please link to a good reference if one exists.


title: How do you get past level 72 of Bubble Bobble Neo

text: I've had a little trouble at the beginning of level 72 in Bubble Bobble Neo for XBLA. I can't seem to get out of the initial position I am in. I found a video of someone doing it on the original arcade game, but because of the way the Xbox interprets your movement, it seems impossible to orient your character in the correct position to make it happen.


title: Cannon Locations in New Super Mario Bros. Wii?

text: In Super Mario Bros. Wii, there are cannons on the overworld map that you can use to skip worlds. However, the cannons are initially inaccessible, and you need to complete certain levels in a specific manner to get to them. What levels do I need to complete in order to access these cannons?


title: Why was the gameplay of Super Mario Bros. 2 so different?

text: In Super Mario Bros. 2, the gameplay mechanics were vastly different from the other 2D side-scrolling Mario games. For example, jumping on enemies didn't kill them; instead, you picked them up. Is there any specific reason that Nintendo decided to take this route with the game, instead of sticking with the gameplay that Super Mario Bros. established?


title: Can I export my Rock Band 3 avatars?

text: I have some nice avatars that I laboured over in the character editor, and I've grown rather attached to them. Is there any way at all to export them? I'd like to be able to bring my avatars with me when playing Rock Band at my friend's place.


title: How do I solve protesting about high rent?

text: I have a lot of people in front of my office complaining about too high rent. I can barely do any phone calls because of their screaming all day. How do I solve this problem? As far as I am aware you can't modify any rents...


title: Recommendations on lighting up a big uneven surface

text: I need some tips on lighting up an area. Basically I am building a mob trap under the ground, and I want to light up the surface so nothing will spawn there. I have considered building this elsewhere (on an ocean) but I want to try this underground. Lighting up the caves will be the next chalange. I have already dough trough the last 20 levels and collected large amounts of resources doing so and placing random touches along the way. This week I want to focus on the surface. -- -- So the surface I want to light up is 256 x 256 blocks. I have removed all the trees and filled up all the deep holes. There are still some uneven parts that i want to leave in place if it is possible. Correct me if I am wrong here, I have just been playing this: Ok I guess if this was a flat surface I would put a torch every 13th block right?? I place a torch, count 12 blocks, and place one on the next block, and so on. Now some area's are 2-6 blocks higher or lower, do the same rules still apply??? Some area's are a little higher, and just at the end is a mountain of about 15 blocks. How would I light up that. Secondly, I actually want to use glowstone instead of torches. Do the same rules apply there?


title: How does the Mercy rule work in Gears of War Judgement?

text: I am currently playing Overrun and I can't seem to figure out when the mercy rule applies. As some matches finish due to the mercy rule in the first section but others do not. Is it time related or score related or something else ?


title: How can I earn achievements I completed while achievements were disabled?

text: For some reason, Blizzard opted to disable achievements on launch day (or their achievement system broke). I said screw it, and powered through the campaign anyway. I hit level 70 while achievements were disabled, and now when I go back and replay the mission where I hit 70 in the archives, the achievement for hitting 70 won't unlock. Ditto for the achievement for doing all the evolution missions, and a couple others. Is there some way I can get these through the archives? Can I get them if I restart the campaign entirely? Or is this like some of the achievements that you could get early in Diablo 3 where you just had to wait a couple weeks for Blizzard to get their sh*t together? Achievements are definitely working now, per a community manager.


title: What perk challenges are easiest to make "pro"?

text: Of all the perks, which has the easiest challenges for upgrading to "pro"?


title: Guides on how to drift in Gran Turismo 5

text: I've been looking for some great guides on setup and technique, but I can't really seem to find any which aren't for the Prologue version of the game. Anyone got any ideas, links or tips? Ta


title: How can I get the 'Trying Anything Once' achievement in Just Cause 2?

text: I am trying to achieve " _Trying Anything Once: Drive all 104 vehicles_ " in `Just Cause 2`. I almost reached 75 vehicles but I miss about 30 now. Where can I find a list of all vehicles type and the area in which they can be found? And additionally, is it possible to understand which are the vehicles I already driven, because I am not sure I remember all of them?


title: How can I create a two-way transfer system in OpenTTD without creating two stations

text: In OpenTTD, a feeder service can be created, as per the wiki, using the transfer option when giving orders. As the note at the top of the page notes, this won't work two ways, since the vehicle will simply pick up the same cargo again, resulting in the cargo moving in circles. The normal workaround, again as per the wiki, is to use two stations next to each other: ![Example of a two way feeder system using two stations](http://i.stack.imgur.com/pZbMA.png) This is, however, highly unsatisfactory in my situation, because I need to create a two way transfer system between a bank and a airport, and there's just no way I would build two airports just for this purpose. Is there another method of accomplishing this?


title: Is there any point in skinning animals after I've made all the pouches?

text: I already have all the ammo pouches, rucksacks, etc. (well it says Owned All against each one in the menu). Is there any reason I should still skin animals? I could sell the skins, but that's a laborious process as they aren't linked to the quick sell option so I'd have to do it manually for each. Also I'm never short of cash - if anything I tend to get to much cash I can't spend it all! **Is there any benefit to hunting and keeping skins now?** I'm thinking its possible some more equipment options might open up later, as is the case with weapons, or there may be a bonus in collecting X amounts of skins, but if not I'll just sell everything and spend the cash on flamethrower ammo instead.


title: Can an Arc Thrower be used without Alien Containment in place?

text: I haven't yet built an Alien Containment, but I already have an Arc Thrower. Can I use it already, just to get free weapons?


title: How fast can I deal damage with a weapon?

text: Is there a limit to how fast I can do damage to a mob or player using a weapon, such as a sword? If so, what are those limits?


title: Briefly turning an output on when a switch is turned off

text: I'm not sure if there's a simple way to do this, or even a way at all. Basically what I have is a switch which is on, and two outputs. The first output is very simple - it goes on when the switch is turned on, and off after a short delay when the switch is turned off. Easily achieved with redstone repeaters The second output is more complex.   * When the switch is steady off, it has to be off.   * When the switch is steady on, it can be either on or off, it doesn't matter, apart from the first few seconds   * When the switch is turned on, the output must be off, at least for the first few seconds.   * When the switch is turned off, the output must be off, and then pulse on and off after a brief delay (which I need to be able to control) If that makes any sense whatsoever? Any suggestions appreciated Jon


title: What happens after my trial time expires?

text: I've obtained a code from Blizzard for 30 day of WoW + TBC + WotLK. I clicked upgrade on my account and it somehow upgraded with the 10 day time restriction to Cataclysm. However, the installer downloaded all expansions, including Mists of Pandaria. I started the game with a Goblin Hunter (this race is part of the Cataclysm expansion, I believe). On the map I see Pandaria too, and I can choose Pandaren as a playable race, but I can't choose the Monk class. What will happen when the 10 day Cataclysm upgrade expires? What will happen if the 30 day trial of Lich King will expire, and I'll renew for another 30 days? Will my goblin become unplayable? What's more - what will happen if now (in Cataclysm), I try to get to Pandaria? Is it possible?


title: Which shuffle racing setting gives the most variety in the available cars?

text: Currently when running shuffle racing in Gran Turismo, you can set the "base" performance points from 300 to 500 at 20 point increments. This controls the cars that are randomly assigned to all the racers. At 300 points there appears to be a very limited handful of cars available with the same half dozen of cars making a regular appearance. Available cars also become limited as the setting approaches 500. Does anyone know which setting gives the greatest variety of available cars? Is it PP400, or higher than that?


title: Does level matter when metamorphing a familiar?

text: Does the level of a familiar have any impact on its metamorphosis? Let's say I have two mites. If one of them is max level and the other one is the minimum level required to morph, and I morph them both to their next form, will the resultant two familiars be any different? Excluding learned skills, some of which I realize are learned beyond the minimum morph level for certain familiars. I'm asking primarily about attribute points.


title: Age of Empires 2 Direct Draw Compatibility issue

text: This has happened to a number of my favourite games now and its infuriating! Is there a way I can make my GForce graphics card compatible with DirectDraw to run AOE 2 on my new windows 8.1 machine? the game wont run without that compatibility...


title: What to do with all this gold?

text: I'm having a lot of fun playing Ottomans in EU4, I've gotten up to around 1630, got 110 provinces, and my economy is rather awesome. I have a surplus of around 150 ducats per month, and I'm running out of ways to spend it. I spend a lot on building out my provinces, but since all buildings cost monarch points (adm/dip/mil) as well, I can't just spend all the money there. I suppose I could use it to hire all available mercenaries, but my 134K strong army doesn't really need reinforcing. Using it for improving relations could be attractive, but it seems no matter how much you spend, you can never get more than 15 relation points, and I tend to get that with just 25 or 50 ducats. I've hired all level 3 advisors, to try and convert some of the gold into monarch points, but I'm still running with a huge surplus. So now I'm just accumulating money, got over 30K in the bank, but that just seems wasteful. Any suggestions on how I could use some of all that money to further my quest for world domination?


title: When should I go to bed?

text: Different harvest moon games have different penalties based on when you go to bed. I've been going to bed super early since I don't have much to do yet, but I don't know what my limits are. What happens when I go to bed too late? What are the levels of "too late" and is there a single time I should go to bed before to avoid all adverse effects?


title: How do I pass the doors next to the images of dance sequences in the Osohe Castle?

text: In Chapter 2 (Playing as the Thief character), in the Osohe Castle, there are two doors like this, one in the basement, and one on the upper floor (past Mr. Passion). Upon interaction with the "door" (which is more like a stone face in the wall), I receive a message that says: **The sound of blowing wind can be faintly heard coming from behind this wall**. Notes:   * I am playing an English-fan-patched ROM of Mother-3, so the quote might not be accurate.   * If the doors are supposed to be opened later in game, or it is a puzzle, just say so, and hide the details in the spoiler tags.