title: What Are the Original X-box Hardware Revisions?

text: I am looking into buying a used (original) X-Box. However I am aware that there have been several different hardware versions and am trying to find information on the specific differences and advice on which one to buy. Conventional logic dictates that the most recent version is the best such as the second version of the Sega Genesis, however that is not always true. For example, many people recommend getting a Sega Dreamcast that was made before October 2000 because the later ones won't read burned discs while providing no worthwhile bug-fixes. Can anyone help with version information or suggestions for the original X-Box?


title: Why am I getting slapped around by giant fish?

text: I'm playing Recettear, and in the "Jade Way" dungeon, I appear to randomly be assaulted by screen-wide, giant fish. They're not particularly hard to dodge (once you stop being _surprised_ by them) and don't deal much damage, but I'd like to know what's causing it in the first place. Is it a special attack of one of the enemies?


title: What is the point of tension in Dragon Quest IX/other DQ games

text: I'm a few hours into DQIX and have gained the Egg On ability to raise a party member's tension. I scoured the manual trying to figure out exactly how tension works and what it does, but I couldn't find any explanation. I think I saw that tension gives a damage bonus, but that's about all I can tell. Assuming I didn't miss something in the manual, can someone explain it to me?


title: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 Extreme Power Order

text: In Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1, when one member of the team activates his 'extreme' power all other team members with their extreme gauge filled also activate their specials. When playing multi-player with friends, how is the order the extremes are executed in determined?


title: How do I change my wallpaper?

text: I just hit merchant level 6, which allows me to "choose a new wallpaper for your store, if you have one." I went to the market and bought new wallpaper, but I can't seem to figure out how to apply it. Tear doesn't seem to give me the option, and I"m not quite sure where else to look for the option. Am I missing something obvious?


title: Can I automate creating and placing TNT blocks in the Feed the Beast modpack?

text: I'm planning to create an automatic TNT cannon which can be reloaded without user intervention but I ran into a difficulty: the TNT needs to be reloaded into my gun. I can create a magazine but it takes up a lot of space. Since I've been using FTB for a while I'm wondering whether it is possible to create/generate TNT blocks with this mod somehow?


title: Is it OK if I buy a Sightstone if I'm on mid lane?

text: According to my calculations if I place 2 wards every 3 minutes I'll get my money back in 15 minutes. After that it is a huge win to have the item. In most games I won't fill up my inventory or if I do it will be well over the 30 minute mark. So is it viable to buy this item on any other role than a support? (I'm assuming that the support player also buys it.)


title: What are the different kinds of shrines and how do they work?

text: I've encountered an "Ammo Shrine" while playing through the 'Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep' DLC: ![Ammo Shrine](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MOaST.jpg) **How does it work? Also, are there other types of shrines in TTAoDK? If yes, what does each type of shrine do?** It seems that at least two shrine effects can be had at the same time. How will this stack (if for example I have two shrine effects from the same shrine type active)? Up to how many shrine effects can I stack? Also, there seems be a cooldown before you can re-activate a shrine - how long is this?


title: How does a 'Warlord' turn into a 'Duke of Ork'? How do I prevent it from turning into one?

text: I've been fighting against an enemy identified as a 'Warlord'. While fighting him, I noticed that he turns into a 'Duke of Ork'. He also appeared to deal and absorb more damage as a Duke of Ork: ![Duke of Ork](http://i.stack.imgur.com/4Yqqh.jpg) This is in Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode (UVHM). My questions:   * What types of enemies turn into a Duke of Ork? Also, do they revert back?    * How does a Warlord turn into a Duke of Ork?    * What changes when a Warlord turns into a Duke of Ork? (Any new attacks, behavior changes, etc?)   * Any tips or strategies on how to prevent a Warlord from turning into a Duke of Ork? In UVHM, my Psycho character can't seem to prevent it from leveling up even though I keep shooting it with my shotgun or ranged Buzz Axe Rampage.    * Any tips or strategies on fighting a Duke of Ork? (If I'm unable to prevent a Warlord from turning into a Duke of Ork)      * Any particular weapons that seem to work better than others?     * Any characters that are better than others at killing one?     * Are they more susceptible to one kind of elemental damage more than another?


title: Playing TimeLapse on Windows 7 32 bit

text: I have just downloaded TimeLapse: Ancient Civilizations on my Windows 7 professional, 32 bit computer. The game is working but the graphics are poor. (My graphics are great on other games.) I was also having crashes, but I think I have fixed those. I am playing in compatibility mode of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and "Run with 256 colors. Is there another mode I should be playing in, or should I install Windows XP mode and play it in that? Completely lost on where to proceed with it. Thanks!


title: How to improve faction relations from a very negative value?

text: After deciding to help Arwa the Pearled One, I found myself with some negative relations with several factions. I wasn't able to do much in those regions anymore, so I decided that I would start raiding their caravans to make money instead. Now my faction relations are quite terrible. How do I go about setting these relations back to a more neutral position? Particularly, I want to get my relations with Sarranid Sultanate to a better value if possible. Thanks! :) ![Picture depicting negative relations with factions.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JfEiQ.jpg)


title: Guild banners and allies

text: The description for the karma banner states it gives the bonus to any ally touching it. Does it mean guild member or anyone from your world? The name of the "+5% Exp Public Banner" confuses me. So are all banner world-wide or restricted to guild members?


title: How do I win naval battles?

text: I've always been fascinated by naval warfare - particularly old-style, age-of- sail naval warfare fought with cannon, shot and sword (or arrows, rams, and spears as the era allows). This was one of the big draws for me towards Empire: Total War, the chance to finally control some of those battles that I've always had to just heavily-outnumber-and-autocalc before. However this is posing a problem for me. After several attempts I finally found that in order to win reliably you have to either outweigh your foe, or use broadsides; the latter requires insane levels of micromanagement. And even then, a superior ship or superior numbers almost always wins anyways. On land I can win some pretty absurd battles through careful deployment and cavalry charges to the flank (works like a charm); no such luck at sea. And the auto- calc function causes me to suffer terrible losses, on the order of 3/7 ships, plus damage to the rest, to sink 1 of 2 and drive the other off, despite the individual ships being equivalent. Is there a trick to winning naval engagements and controlling the seas? It's becoming quite a problem - there's a rather large fleet that keeps sailing up and down my coast, wrecking my shipyards, blockading my shipping routes, and playing absolute havoc with my economy. I'd like them gone. (As an aside, is there a way to deal with such fleets without directly confronting them?)


title: Does the A.I cheat when performing charge attacks?

text: ## Allegation: When I was a kid, I swore that the Capcom artificial intelligence opponent cheated on the charge attacks, both vertical and horizontal. ## Evidence: My evidence for the horizontal charging was that the computer character would walk forward (or stand while not walking backward, while I was not attacking, and thus not be blocking, ergo not be charging back), then throw the charged attack in far less that the 2 seconds that would have required a human player to be holding back. The vertical charging discrepancy was not conclusively proven in my mind, but I think such cheating would be equally likely as the horizontal charging. ## Possibilities: I think the possibilities in terms of increasing complexity (and thus perhaps decreasing likelihood, based on Occam's Razor.)   * The computer had a simple timer that prevented throwing the attack more than 2 seconds apart.   * The computer has a directional key model, was carrying out the attacks with perfect charge timing, and I am simply wrong (but I doubt it!)   * The computer had a disconnected directional key model allowing it to simultaneously press forward and back.   * The computer would initially follow the rules (for easy difficulty levels) and begin to break them to increase the difficulty level. ## Question: Does the computer AI player cheat? What is the truth, and has this ever been proven?


title: What is the item level requirement of MoP dungeons?

text: I haven't been playing for a while so my gear is not up to date, and I want to make sure that I am ready to sign up for MoP dungeons from the start. So I would like to know what is the minimum item level requirement for the dungeons in Mists of Pandaria? Most importantly 'Stormstout Brewery' and 'Temple of the Jade Serpent' so I know what item level of gear I need to get before release.


title: When are levels generated?

text: Are levels generated at the game's start or on demand as the room is entered? Once a room is generated, will it or its contents (features/drops/enemies) ever reset or change if I wait in another area for long enough?


title: How does mana regen work in Cataclysm?

text: I'm an 85 Discipline Priest with mana troubles healing heroics. I was wondering how mana regen works exactly. ## It used to be like this   * You regenerated mana at certain a rate (based on Spirit and MP5).   * If you cast a spell, the rate would drop significantly and stay that way until you had not cast a spell for 5 seconds.   * The rate drop would be significant but could be made less awful by Talents, for example the Priest had a "Meditation" talent. ## Here's what I think I know about mana regen now   * MP5 is gone.   * Mana regen is only based on Spirit.   * You can mouse over Spirit on the character sheet to see pretty numbers.   * Most (all?) healing specs have a "Meditation" benefit to up mana regen in some ways. ## So how does it work? Does mana regen have anything to do with casting a spell anymore? When will I be regenerating mana at a lower rate? Do I need to stop casting for 5 seconds and then stay that way to regen? Are there any other variables I'm missing?


title: Who are the Revelers?

text: It’s the three Reveller’s on the bridge next to the Half-Moon Mill? I have noticed them every time I pass the mill and have finished most quests now without finding a reason for them being there. Sometime one will offer me a drink other times they don’t have much to say at all. Is there a reason for them being there have I missed something or are they just scenery?


title: How do you play Leona support?

text: Been trying Leona support lately and every game I play ends up in a loss with my adc feeding the enemy. Btw is it ok to get kills with support? We all know EDward does it.


title: Why does Imperius hate the Nephalem?

text: I'm wondering why Imperius really hates the Nephalem in the Act 4 of Diablo 3... He even goes up to wanting to kill you right before the final boss. I don't see why. I come to save the whole of creation, him along with it, and ending a war that has started at the beginning of times... That would make my day, any day, for me. So why does he want to kill the savior of everything?


title: Use portal2 editor on Ubuntu 12.04

text: I have installed portal 2 on Steam as a native application not trough Wine. Is it possible to to use the editor trough Steam on Ubuntu 12.04? Somebody tried? Found that my graphics card is still not supported by ATI with Linux drivers :D Some useful links which I will probably not try to follow: http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Saucy_Installation_Guide http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Hardware https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/AMD http://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/0/846938351012409765/#p7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer-experimental-13 I tried to install proprietary driver for Steam from System Settings -> Additional Drivers. All went well until I restarted. I saw the Ubuntu logo and then black screen. I fixed this issue by restarting my laptop from the ACPI button and then booting to Ubuntu recovery mode. Enabled networking and then loaded root mode. Typed these commands:               sudo apt-get purge fglrx -y     sudo apt-get update     sudo apt-get dist-upgrade // this is not necessary but you can upgrade your system t0 latest updates      restart I also downloaded AMD legacy driver from here: http://geeko.ioda.net/mirror/amd-fglrx-legacy/raw-src/ amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-legacy-linux-x86.x86_64.run in terminal I run:               sudo amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-legacy-linux-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/precise      It will create three deb files. I installed the first one: fglrx_8.970-0ubuntu1_i386.deb               sudo dpkg -i fglrx_8.970-0ubuntu1_i386.deb      Then restart. And as I can see it works :D I can play Portal on my Ubuntu 12.04. But ok I see "AMD Unsupported hardware" icon on bottom right of screen. Next thing is to install Portal 2 and Editor.


title: Can you cash out a battle.net balance?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What are the ways to cash out my earnings in the auction house? The video just posted from Blizzard CS says your can't (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkHx7XqzRYE) but the Diablo III FAQ says you can (http://us.battle.net/support/en/article/diablo-iii-auction-house- functionality#q12)


title: How do bubbles work?

text: In New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. U, when a character gets stuck in a bubble (by dying or by hitting a ‘panic button’), the player could get the bubble to float to another character (faster) by shaking the Wii remote, allowing that character to free the trapped character. That doesn’t seem to work in Super Mario 3D World. Is there a way to move the bubble or otherwise escape from the bubble sooner?


title: How do you get the pieces of heart on the way to Zora's Domain?

text: On the way up towards Zora's Domain from the central overworld area, there's a long river with a lot of paths over it. I saw 2 pieces of heart on my way up, but couldn't figure out how to get either of them. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the chicken, but I can't figure out how to get the chicken to a useful place to glide to the pieces of heart. How do you get these two pieces?


title: What is the "Use VBOs" setting?

text: In the 14w29b snapshot there is a new option in the "Video Settings" menu called "Use VBOs": ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zzSnf.png) The snapshot update says that enabling "Vertex Buffer Objects" should increase your FPS by 5% to 10% on average. I am looking for a simple explanation of what VBOs do visually and how they work.


title: Steam backup restoration stops after disk 1

text: As the title states it, the restoration process (The Witcher) stops at disk 1 and doesn't ask for disk 2 or 3. Only 4.7 GB is restored and I have to download the rest (~6 GB). How can I make it work ?


title: What roles can realistically be performed by Cho'Gath?

text: Cho'Gath is free this week in League, and I'm very excited as I'm strongly interested in this Champion. However, I know very, very, little about him. I know some of the things he can do, but I'm sure that regular Cho players can teach me more than a thing or two. Most League players know that many hero's can play roles they are not meant to, and while such behavior may be successfull at times, most hero's have roles they were specifically designed for. Cho is obviously a tank of sorts, but other than pure tank, what other roles if any, can Cho realistically perform?


title: What are the Win Conditions?

text: In Hero Academy, do I just need to knock out and then stomp all opponents currently in play to win? Or do I need to do that for _all_ opponents they have in their deck/stack?


title: Can I use command blocks to teleport a player who died?

text: I need to detect if a player has died and teleport that one to location XY and give the other team a point. I can detect if a player has died with `testfor @a[score_HEALTH=1]` applied to a redstone pulse, but that just outputs a signal _if_ a player has died, not who has died. Is there a way to detect which player has died? Is there a way to use the detected player who has died as an argument in the next command block, like `/tp @f X Y Z`, where `@f` stands for the found player of the last command block? If nothing of that works, are there workarounds?


title: Why is my Sniper Elite V2 Auto-minimizing after "Alt-Tab"?

text: I recently bought Sniper Elite V2 on Steam, which is by the way, a incredible game. Last week it started to behave weirdly. Once i first open the game, everything is fine, but after the first "alt-tab", once i bring the game to foreground again, i can see my "windows mouse" on the game screen, and even tho i can use the keyboard in the game without any problems, as soon as i "click" on the screen ( to shoot, for example ) the game window minimizes. I can bring it again to foreground but the same problem keeps hapening over and over until i reopen the game completely. Any idea of what might be happening here ? Thanks in advance and sorry about the bad english


title: How do I water berries in the Pokemon Global Link Dream World?

text: I can't water the berries; I can only plant them. I can click on the watering can and berries, but nothing happens. Do I water them right after I plant them? Is there a certain time I have to water them?


title: Should I return captured workers to their country or keep them?

text: When I take over a Barbarian camp with a captured worker from another nation, I have the option to return them or keep them. Returning them helps the relationship with the nation, keeping them is obviously labor for free. How much is returning the worker really worth on the long run? Especially in the early game when I am short on workers it always seems best to keep the worker for myself. Is one decision generally better than the other or does it depend on the situation?


title: Does the storyline end exactly at level 50 or it goes on?

text: I'm about level 40 with my character, and still in Act 2. I'm wondering if the storyline (Act 3 and Epilogue) finish pretty much exactly at the time you get the 50th level, or does the storyline continues for a couple of hours of gameplay after you reached the level cap?


title: What's the point of attaching rapid fire to a submachine gun?

text: Has anyone found rapid fire for an SMG beneficial at all? Has it increased your KTD ratio at all or made any benefit to your game play?


title: Is there a way to view statistics about total enemies or animals killed?

text: While playing Assassin's Creed 3, you occasionally see notices like "you are in the top 50% of players in animals killed." Is this information accessible outside of these occasional notices? Or are we only presented with bragging material as the game sees fit?


title: What does the Bard's ability do in Battleheart?

text: This question refers to the iPhone game Battleheart. The Cleric's standard ability heals allies, and it's totally obvious what's going on as life bars go up. The Bard's standard ability is also cast on allies, but it's not clear what effect the spell is having. What exactly does the Bard's ability do?


title: Are there any restrictions to getting a used copy of Dragon Age Origins?

text: I was planning to try out Dragon Age Origins on the XBox 360 and I am wondering if I should buy it new or used. What will I miss out on if I buy the used version of Dragon Age? Mass Effect 2 has the Cerberus Network which wont work if you have a used copy of the game, you have to buy it at the marketplace. Does Dragon Age Origins have the same kind of restrictions?


title: How can I remove super-potions?

text: I've had my fun playing with Super Poitions (Fortify Intelligence to 2 million, Feater, etc) I want to remove them. I've tried;   * waiting for the full length of time   * Looking for saved game editors   * using Dispel   * EnableStatReviewMenu


title: Can a tank be hit when it is not visible?

text: Can I hit a tank that I'm not seeing but whose position is known to me? If yes, does the hit reveal him?


title: Completing "You Only Die Once a Night" without Celerity?

text: Is the quest "You Only Die Once a Night" even possible without Celerity? I'm running back and forth between the two gates, and no matter how fast I blast these Zombies heads off, I'm just wasting too much time going back and forth, and they're making it out of the cemetery around the 2 minute mark every time? I'm playing as a Tremere, so Celerity is off the table as an option. Running Community Patch 7.3 if that's relevant.


title: What do the equipment stats do?

text: Each piece of equipment in the game seems to contribute some amount to each of the six stats. The icons look like a sword, a weight, a helmet, a target/crosshair, a boot, and a shield. What do each of these mean and how do they affect the game?


title: Lowest number of camera pictures needed to clear Merry Gear Solid with Big Beard ranking?

text: I've just cleared Merry Gear Solid with the Big Beard ranking - the game is only about 15 minutes long, so it wasn't too hard. I used the digital camera 6 times and the gun none. **I'm wondering if it's possible to complete the game with the Big Beard ranking with less than 6 camera shots** (or alternatively, 5 camera shots and 1 gun shot, using the gun on the last guard on the 8th floor)


title: How can I ban a user from my dedicated server?

text: I have a _Counter-Strike: Global Offensive_ dedicated server, and a few of my users are disobeying my rules (Ex. Cursing, blocking doorways purposely, spamming). How can I ban these meanies from my server?


title: I have a glitch in my game

text: I play minecraft on my xbox 360. I have noticed a glitch were i hit a block and it goes no where. It plays the i have been destroyed animation and reappears just as fast as i destroy it. I do not play online and it is on survival mode.


title: Are all the Pokémon in the same place for all players?

text: The Google April Fool's joke this year has us hunting for Pokémon on Google maps. Are the pokemon randomly distributed for each player, or a static list? It seems there are a few preset ones, like the ones around the Google HQ.


title: Which monsters are immune to Black Hole's vortex?

text: Black Hole has no "pull" effect on some monsters, as I observe. And as far as I could see, these are the larger ones. Under what circumstances does the vortex affect monsters? Elites, champions? Does the damage still apply even though the vortex does not?


title: Are rifts different if you open them in different acts?

text: In the new expansion, does it matter which act you are in when you open a rift? Does it change anything if you open a rift in a different act?


title: Is there a map of all the points at which it's possible to get onto Interstate 88?

text: I often wonder if I am missing some convenient locations at which I could get onto the I-88 in Burnout Paradise. The Burnopedia does not appear to attempt to list all such locations. Has anyone seen such a map?


title: Can I pick a lock on a shop "closed for inventory"?

text: In nethack I encountered a shop "closed for inventory". I know it won't open on its own. I know I can use a credit card to open it, but I haven't seen any in this game. Question: can I pick the lock on the doors? Or will it make the shopkeeper angry?


title: After buying the deluxe version of civ5 on Steam, where is the soundtrack?

text: I've checked the media tab on under Library and the purchase email doesn't say anything about it.


title: Steam Media Library?

text: I've noticed that some games on steam have links on their steam pages to media, for example soundtracks. Examining the shortcuts shows that they point to files residing on some of steam's servers. As example, **Dawn of War II** has the soundtrack on their page, pointing here: `http://media.steampowered.com/apps/15620/dow2_soundtrack.rar`. Another is **Greed: Black Borders**. Does anyone know if there is any unpublished (or published) url which has some sort of a listing of all the ancillary media and files available for different games off of Steam?


title: How do you counter a throw?

text: I just played my first ranked match online in BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (yeah, I know I'm late to the party), and my opponent did a chain-throw with Jin that I couldn't escape. It was the same sequence of hits over and over, freezing me in place each time to set up the next one. I'm sure that the game is well-designed enough that I could have gotten out of it if I knew what I was doing, but I didn't know what I was doing, and lost to it. How can I counter the throw so that I can escape this trap?


title: Does Sonic & Knuckles provide the "lock-on" tech on current gen consoles?

text: As some no doubt remember, Sonic & Knuckles provided back when it was released "lock on technology" which allowed it to connect to Sonic 2 and Sonic 3. Is this accounted for in the current generation consoles emulators, the Xbox 360 Arcade and Wii Virtual Console?


title: How to kill a Zombie using blunt weapons?

text: I can't figure how to quickly dispatch zombies using blunt weapons, it appears that there is no way to tell if your hitting them in the head. Hitting them in the head is supposed to kill them faster, I ususally end up bashing them repeatedly for about 2 minutes before they die. **Any good tips for braining a zombie?**


title: How much space is required for a ghast to spawn?

text: According to MinecraftWiki: > Ghasts are able to spawn anywhere in the Nether, as long as there is > sufficient space. Exactly how much space do they need? If one builds a base in the Nether how can it be made immune to ghast spawning? **Edit:** As GnomeSlice points out ghasts (as they were originally intended) occasionally spawn in the regular world near portals. In an effort to be thorough with preventing unwanted ghasts, what is the maximum distance from a portal that a ghast can spawn in the normal world?


title: How many people can a zombie kill, and who's first?

text: If the town defense is not adequate (or somebody forgot to lock the door) some zombies may enter the town at midnight. How does it calculates how many people will be killed by the zombies? And who is killed first, the people with the lowest defense value?


title: How do I finish the Ring of Hircine's quest?

text: I think I did something wrong in the Hircine's Ring/Sinding the Werewolf quest because now there seems to be no way to complete it. After killing the beast and summoning Hircine, I went to kill the other hunters. They were already dead (except one of them who was dying and told me to watch out for the "prey" then died.) Then I went to see Sinding (now in werewolf form and in the woods) and his dialog indicated that he thought we were about to go kill the hunters. When he finished talking he said "Let's go" and ran for about half a second before stopping. He just stood there and all he would say is "I didn't expect to see you again." After a while I got bored and attacked him, which caused him to run away. A few days later I went back to the jail cell in Falkreath and he was back in there (in werewolf form.) There's no apparent way to open his cell door. I can kill him with magic or arrows (and the guard doesn't care) but a few days later he'll be back. Once I left the jail and somehow he followed me. The guards attacked him and he ran away again. I was able to keep up this time on my horse, but he just kept running in large circles around the woods. So now I have Hircine's ring on and I can't take it off or wear any other rings. People on the street tell me that I look sick and there are no map markers anywhere for this unfinished quest. How can I either complete the quest or get rid of the ring?


title: Has anyone noticed any improvement while playing Dr Kawashima's Brain Training?

text: I was wondering if anyone has ever noticed any memory capacity or abilities improvement after playing Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for a long time?


title: Can I interact with this creature?

text: I encountered this creature a couple of times while playing Super Mario Galaxy, but could never get close to it: ![What is this creature?](http://i.stack.imgur.com/GFmKI.jpg) So far, I haven't been able to find any information in any walkthroughs, and I'm not sure what it's called, so my searches have come up blank. Is it possible to catch this creature? If it is possible, what happens when you do catch it?


title: What are Film Reels in LA Noire?

text: I'm over 60% done with the game but I still have 0/50 "Film Reels" (as shown in the Statistics page). What / Where are Film Reels?


title: Can I use infernal machine in all difficulties?

text: I'm new to the game. I got all the requirements to craft an infernal machine playing the Master difficulty. I want to know if it is possible to use it while at hard difficulty. In fact, I am afraid of not being able to defeat the bosses. So, can I use the infernal machine in all difficulties, or it depends where I get the parts? Also, is the drop rate any better in a difficulty rather than in another?


title: Can I save my brother in Dragon Age 2?

text: In the beginning of Dragon Age 2, > your brother dies in one of the first fights. Is there any way to save him or is this a scripted event that can't be avoided?


title: Worker rush: Why do people do it?

text: Why do people worker rush (right when a match starts, you send all your SCVs/probes/drones to the opponent's base to attack their workers)? I have had this happen a couple times in 2v2 matches, and it just ended in messy games where they either lost immediately or lost eventually. I would never consider doing this in my own games, and I always wondered what the compelling reason would be. Since there is almost no decision making at this early stage of the game, there is no advantage to play from really. So, what could the rationale possibly be? Here are my theories:   * In low levels of play you could hope that your opponent doesn't know how to attack with workers, so your own workers attack with no repercussion.   * If you expect a 6-pool, maybe you can have an advantage in worker numbers because they cut all drone production?   * Maybe you are just messing around doing something senselessly   * Maybe you have to go soon, so this is at least SOME action instead of a cold surrender. * * * As for defending a worker rush, see these other questions: Best strategy against Worker Rush cheese in 2v2 and other matchups Drone Rushes: Counter for each race


title: How can I turn off fast running on the Smart Moving mod?

text: We have smart moving installed on my server. It has a feature that if you press 'O' or 'I' you move speed can be increased by a percentage. I've tested this and I've moved across the map at 3000%+ the normal speed of moving. Because we feel this is a way to cheat, I've decided that I want to turn this off on our server. I've looked all over the smart moving config file for my server. I see two sections:   * Standard Sprinting (Vanilla Minecraft's implementation)   * Generic Sprinting (Smart Moving's implementation) Here is content for those sections:               # =====================================================================     # Standard sprinting     # ------------------     # Below you find the options for standard vanilla Minecraft sprinting     # (sometimes referred as "running" here)     # =====================================================================          # To switch on/off standard sprinting     move.run:true          # Standard sprinting factor (>= 1.1)     move.run.factor:1.3          # To switch on/off standard sprinting exhaustion     move.run.exhaustion:false;h:true               # Maximum exhaustion to start a standard sprint (>= 0)     move.exhaustion.run.start:75          # Maximum exhaustion to continue a standard sprint (>= "move.exhaustion.run.start")     move.exhaustion.run.stop:100          # Exhaustion gain factor while standard sprinting (>= 0)     move.exhaustion.run.gain.factor:1.5                         # =====================================================================     # Generic sprinting     # -----------------     # Below you find the options for Smart Moving's generic sprinting     # available for many different smart movings plus standard walking     # =====================================================================          # To switch on/off generic sprinting     move.sprint:false          # Generic sprinting factor (>= 1.1 AND >= 'move.run.factor' + 0.1 if relevant)     move.sprint.factor:1.5          # To switch on/off sprinting exhaustion     #! Interpreted value "true" is ignored because the default value of property "move.sprint" is "false" !#     move.sprint.exhaustion:true;e:false      As you can see, I've turned SM's sprinting off but it doesn't seem to prevent the ability to increase your speed. Do you know what setting I should be changing?


title: On minecraft multiplayer, do all the members in the server save a local copy of their attributes and the map?

text: My mate suspects some members of my server for cheating using player editors to edit their inventory however I'm the mod, shouldn't all the data be JUST on my server? They shouldn't have access to it right? Also, 1 player however always seems to know exactly where theres diamonds on the map and digs straight down to find it which i find quite odd and may be a result of cheating. I'm new to MC server management and would like to know if the members of a server have any way to cheat by modifying themselves or viewing the map (either by the saves or any other method).


title: What is the blue swirl of wind that drains my magicka in Skyrim?

text: Occasionally I'll encounter a swirl of blue wind which drains my Magicka. Are these traps that I'm just not seeing?


title: What is the use or the significance of the ornamental gold cross in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia?

text: There is an ornamental gold cross in the church at the end of Oblivion Ridge with a directional-pad shape in the center and two arrows on either side on the horizontal bars. Are you supposed to do something near it to activate it?


title: Why is the Team Fortress 2 install so huge?

text: I notice that Team Fortress 2 is almost 10 gigs when downloaded via Steam. Why is that? Since the game's graphics are very simplistic, and I assume there's not like an hour-long 1080p movie embedded somewhere, where is all those bits going towards?


title: Are there drawbacks to selling buildings?

text: I've hit the end of the science tree in Civ V, so I want to divert as many resources as possible into other areas (wealth, culture, production etc). I see that you can now sell buildings but if I sell off all my universities, schools, libraries, etc will I suffer any drawbacks? I know that if I sell these buildings I'll get back some of the effort put into building them as gold, their maintainence cost is removed and their specialist slots are removed (which will cause the AIs to allocate specialists away from Science towards other goals instead) so it seems like an obvious thing to do. But if I do it will it hurt my ability to produce high-tech items such as stealth fighters or death robots?


title: What do I do if my F3 button doesnt work on minecraft?

text: About a month ago, I noticed that my `F3` button stopped working. I need to be able to press it so I can figure out what level I'm on and thus hunt for diamonds. I tried `Fn`+`F3` too, and it didn't work either. What can I do?


title: How do I spawn wolves?

text: How do I spawn wolves in singleplayer Minecraft using Single Player Commands; what command do I use?


title: where did my white mage called meremirmu go in the Heir to the throne

text: I recently started playing battle or wesnoth and i completed the mission with meremirmu within the time limit (last turn) so that the white mage will join me. Miremirmu even tells me that he will join my team and I was exited to see him in the next mission. Yet when the mission starts he is nowhere to be seen. Is this how its supposed to be? does the white mage join you later on in game. It just doesnt seem right. Am i experiencing some sort of bug. The reason why im asking is because I do not want to keep playing next missions just to realize i need to redo the old mission to get my white mage to come with me. Does anybody remember if the mage goes to the next mission or not?


title: In Deus Ex:HR DC, can I end the suffering of the Hyron test subject and keep the pacifist achievement?

text: I'm currently playing the section that was originally The Missing Link DLC in the Directors' Cut of Deus Ex:HR. When you descend to the ocean floor to Dr Kavanagh's lab, there is a Hyron test subject begging to be allowed to die. ![Hyron test subject](http://i.stack.imgur.com/toYUI.jpg) Can I administer the dose and keep the Pacifist achievement?


title: Is there a way to kill the pigeons (or rats) without attracting the cops?

text: I'm currently going around and "collecting" all the pigeons, or flying rats as the game calls them (they don't look like rats), and it seems that 1 in 2 times when I shoot one I get a 1-star wanted rating and the cops start chasing me, which is a bit annoying. Is there any way to kill them without actually _shooting_ them and taking the chance of having to run around trying to get rid of the cops?


title: How does the Electro Pulse work?

text: The MEC-mountable Electro Pulse is supposed to stun organic enemies and damage robotic enemies in an area around the MEC trooper. What exactly does it do? How much damage does it do to robots? How many turns are organic enemies stunned for? Are organic enemies completely incapacitated by stun? What is the ability's radius? How many charges does it have?


title: What does Restorative Mist do?

text: Restorative Mist is, apparently, the MEC version of a medkit. How does it compare to medkits, though? How many uses do you get? What's the radius? How many hitpoints are healed per use?


title: How do you stop items from being pushed through walls in Minecraft?

text: I am working on an automated chicken farm. Things are going quite well and my prototype is working, but I am having a small issue that affects my efficiency. For my kill step, I have pistons open up a stream of water that carries the chicken to a piston smasher area. This area has a ceiling of sticky pistons which push dirt, and a floor of hoppers which collect and distribute dropped items. My problem is that chicken meat and feathers keep popping out the top & bottom of my contraption. About 90% gets collected, but 10% ends up on the factory floor. I want to eliminate this waste. How can I stop the items from getting pushed through my walls? Am I using the wrong block (all the non-essential blocks are dirt for easy construction)? Do I just need to make everything 2x thick? Am I missing something? Is this just how Minecraft operates? _edit_ I am doing this on a 1.7.4 vanilla minecraft server _edit 2_ Heres an image of my killing area. I removed a wood slab so we could see inside a bit better. Note that this is the off positon, chickens aren't ready to go in yet. Directly under the dirt being pushed is a whole floor of hoppers ![Killing floor \(closed\)](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7wV7O.png)


title: How can I play multiplayer against creeps on Minecraft SMP servers?

text: I purchased Minecraft yesterday and from what I've read, I understand that there are survival multiplayer servers, but so far none have any survival elements. Most have day/night cycles, but you can't lose health and no creeps spawn. How can I play multiplayer against creeps? **Update:** I found this question on how to host a SMP game.


title: Which levels have collectibles in "Where's my water?"?

text: I was playing "Where's my water?" and I wanted to get all the collectibles. In which levels are they located?


title: How do you get the Duke to reappear?

text: The Duke disappearance bug in CastleVille seems to be a very prevalent one. Is there a way to make the Duke reappear, or at least get his quests back?


title: Who likes meat the best?

text: I'm trying to get enough emblems for an idol (11). Since I have quite a pork factory at home, the easiest way for me to gain favour is with meat gifts. Is there a particular ~~God~~ Giant who will give me more favour in exchange for my meat or are they all the same?


title: Where are screenshots saved in Tag: Power of Paint?

text: Even though there are billboards in the game telling you how to take screenshots (plus a little notification when you do), I've dug through the game files and can't find the ones I've taken anywehre. Lil' help?


title: Do followers have skill levels and level similar to my characters?

text: I was helping Vilkas go to the temple and on our way I made a pitstop at a dungeon.   Inside the dungeon he would get hit only once and be down on the floor with barely any health... So, I'm curious if followers have levels and if so how to do you check it and get them leveled? Generally I don't take a follower because they ruin my sneak attack, don't do anything useful or end up getting killed because they stand right in front of me. If there is a similar question on here please direct me..I've searched but haven't been able to find anything useful as of yet.


title: Import character in Skyrim

text: Is there a way to do any one of these (on PC version):   * Start a new game with an old character keeping perks and level   * Reset the main quest line back to the escape from Helgen   * Reset entire world except character


title: Can i move the world wonder when its complete?

text: When creating the foundation's of my world wonder I put it in a place where its now covering other places. Is it possible to relocate it when its complete, or am I better off restarting?


title: Does completing quests at different levels actually give you different XP?

text: In Star Wars: The Old Republic, doing quests up to six levels below yours yields a chunk of experience points (XP). Across the SW:TOR forums, people say to maximize experience, do orange level quests (quests at a higher level than you). But, because of experience devaluation, does this actually affect how much experience I gain from those quests? Example: Mission A yields 5000 XP upon completion at level 25. But, at level 26, it yields only 4000 XP. This would seem to indicate that it would grant me a greater bonus at level 25. But, from level 25 to 26, everything suffers a 20% experience drop. I can't defeat the same mobs for the same amount of experience; they've dropped from 100 XP to 80 XP. The game has obscured the fact that it has both increased the experience you require to make it to the next level (100K for level 25, 120K for level 26), but also decreased the experience you receive from everything, essentially doubling the actual effort increase for levelling (100K to 120K, but decreasing your gains by 20% means levelling would require 150K XP at the level 25 XP "value"). So, completing Mission A, you still gain 5000 XP at the level 25 value; but, converting it to the level 26 value, you see a 4000 XP gain. Does it work this way I have described, or do you in fact gain more equivalent XP for higher level quests (e.g. 5000 XP at level 25, 3500 XP at level 26 with only a 20% devaluation of XP, meaning you only gain 4375 level-25-equivalent XP)? Basically, if I will reach a level in 1 XP, and have two quests to complete, one at 8000 XP, and one at 5000 XP, will it matter which quest I choose to complete first?


title: Can the Carvain caravan be saved?

text: I recently encountered Plautis Carvain and company on the road one night. According to UESP: > When approached and spoken to, he claims he is traveling to the wedding of > an important Imperial personage and is carrying several rich gifts to give > her.   >   >  After defeating the dragon of Mount Anthor, Plautis can be encountered > traveling through the wilderness still in the company of his wife Salonia > Carvain. When approached and spoken to, however, he claims that they had > been robbed by bandits and their bodyguard eaten by a dragon and that they > never made it to the wedding. However, I wonder if they could be saved from this fate by having the Dovahkiin as a bodyguard. Obviously there is no dialogue for this, but I did manage to shadow them long enough to save them the trouble of a couple wolf packs, a thief, and a sabre cat. When I realized they had passed two road signs saying they were going in the _wrong direction_ though, I gave up. Has anyone tried following them around and protecting them long enough to see if they could eventually make it to their destination?


title: How are Gran Turismo online games physically hosted?

text: A group of my friends have been having regular GT5 evenings using Community > User > My Lounge. We were wondering how games are physically hosted. Are they managed by one of the PlayStations (denoted by the crown next to the username?) or are they managed by the PSN (GT5? Polyphony?) servers? Last night the network was dropping out for some of the users and we couldn't work out what was going on. A couple got a "network incompatibility error 717" error. Two racers couldn't see each other for a few of the races. All of us are in New Zealand and we're using a combination of ethernet cable and wireless. As the word has spread more friends are signing up so we had 6-8 racing last night. If the game is physically hosted by the first user's PlayStation we need to make sure they are using an ethernet cable and on a fast/low-lag internet connection.


title: Are Items safe lying around my house?

text: I'm a bit of an untidy thief and often end up with a few things lying around the house. I've also left open a book next to my Alchemy lab in Whiterun for cosmetic and reference purposes. Obviously the proper way to keep all this stuff safe is to put it away in my chests etc which are safe containers. My question is; is this stuff safe in my house _without_ being stored in a container? It so far for me seems to be so since a lot of random replaceable stuff hasn't disappeared however I have a few books that I'm pretty sure I can't replace (PS3 so no console :( ) and don't want to take the chance.


title: What are the dangers of your PS3 shutting down when it's not supposed to?

text: Various PlayStation 3 operations prompt you not to shut down your console while they are in progress. For example, you are to avoid shutting down your console while performing one of the following:   * Updating the firmware   * Installing games/patches   * Saving a game's progress Some of these operations are quite lengthy, making me feel very uneasy until they complete (who knows when a power outage might strike?) My question is, what are the implications of the console shutting down during such an operation? Obviously some operations are more "dangerous" than others, as I imagine losing power during a firmware update can prove very unpleasant, so please specify which interrupted operations lead to which problems.


title: What can I find in EMS One Souvenir Packages?

text: Can't find any information that would mention what are in these cases. I know that the Dreamhack 2013 Souvenir Packages came out with a certain set of guns with Dreamhack stickers, but what do the EMS One Souvenir Packages come out with? Are there certain stickers for it that are rarer than the others?


title: What is Rumble?

text: There is a setting on options called "rumble". When I turned it off I noticed no difference in gameplay. What is the point of this option?


title: Using Wii U on wireless network with username and password

text: I just moved into college, and the wireless network on campus requires a username and password. When I tried connecting my Wii U to the network, there was no field for username. Am I unable to connect to the network? I then noticed there's no ethernet port on the Wii U. Can I use a USB to Ethernet adapter?


title: Where is the Ancient Waterway in the Dahlgur Oasis?

text: I'm in the Dahlgur Oasis and have to find the Ancient Waterway. I had previously explored the entire map, but I don't see where I should be going. Any suggestions for where I should be looking for it? ![Screenshot of the Dahlgur Oasis map, almost entirely displayed, but a few unviewed areas left](http://i.stack.imgur.com/TQq7s.jpg)


title: What is meant by "You feel lighter" when you get all the mask pieces / orbs in Guacamelee?

text: After collecting all but one of the hidden mask orbs in Guacamelee, you are told that you "Feel lighter" what does that mean? I figured it meant that you could jump higher but I couldn't tell a difference.


title: I can no longer receive service medals

text: I had these services medals unlocked: The shirt, the big spender and the recruiting officer. They just disappeared. What happened? How do I get them back? Also during the last update I lost about 200,000 coins and 60 bux. Any idea how to get these back?


title: What is the preferred order of DPS stats for the Monk?

text: A little theorycrafting here, **which attributes should a Monk focus on from a pure DPS perspective?** Obviously in the case of Dexterity there are other effects to consider on the whole, such as the added chance to dodge and the effects that could be provided by passive skills in relations to that, but what about things like...   * Additional Critical hit chance   * Additional Critical hit damage   * +Damage   * +Elemental Damage   * +Attack Speed Et cetera, Et cetera, basically looking for a hierarchy of skills that should be considered if one is trying to purely increase their damage.


title: Gaining the "I Believe I Can Fly" Achievement in Just Cause 2

text: I can't find the best place to Base Jump in order to get the "I Believe I Can Fly" Achievement in Just Cause 2. Any of the mountains I scale widen too quickly in order to me to find a clear path that I can reliably control my descent while also achieving the 1 km drop I need in order to get the achievement. I've tried it from the "highest point" of Panau Island (and I'm sure it's the highest point because I got the achievement for standing there), but I just wrecked into a tree and/or the ground frequently, because I can't get far enough away from the mountain-side. None of the landmarks I could find (Three Kings Hotel/Towers, Rocket Launch Pads) are high enough, and I am assuming that I cannot just do it from a plane nor helicopter. Though, admittedly, I haven't tried that yet. Is there more than one place 1 km high that I can fall from in order to get the achievement? Should I be able to do it from any mountain tall enough provided that I control the skydive maneuvering well enough?


title: What's the difference, content-wise, between the "Sorcery!" mobile games and books?

text: Due to obvious reasons, not 100% certain this is the correct stack exchange for this, but here goes. I've been playing the "Sorcery!" mobile games for a little while, and while the first one ("The Shamutanti Hills") has some minor difference (mostly expanded introduction and dialogs), the second one ("Kharé - Cityport of Traps") has a lot more content changes and additions. Some of these things I verified with the book - added encounters, additional options for back- tracking, etc. I've been looking for a breakdown of all the changes and additions between the games and the original book, certain that someone, somewhere on the internet, have already compiled a comprehensive list. But I wasn't able to find one. Does anyone remember the original books well enough for a detailed breakdown, or can point me to an online resource for it?


title: Are all weapons in Team Fortress 2 unlockable?

text: By which I mean is it possible to unlock every weapon in the game without ever paying for one, or can some weapons only be obtained through micro- transactions?


title: What do these parameters of Global Offensive's Bot Profile mean?

text: What do these parameters in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's `BotProfile.db` mean?               LookAngleMaxAccelNormal = 2000.0     LookAngleStiffnessNormal = 100.0     LookAngleDampingNormal = 25.0     LookAngleMaxAccelAttacking = 3000.0     LookAngleStiffnessAttacking = 150.0     LookAngleDampingAttacking = 30.0      Also, what are these values? Do they have any real significance, like `ReactionTime` and `AttackDelay` which have values in seconds?


title: How do I check my progress on Grand Theft Auto 5 story mode?

text: I do not know how to check my progress in Grand Theft Auto 5, like I have heard people say they are 73% done with story mode and I would like to know how far I have got until I complete the game so I can do that Easter egg on top of Mt. Chilidad where you see the UFO in the sky, so can anyone tell me how to check my progress please? Thank you.


title: Why are the magically sealed doors in Fellglow Keep not working?

text: At fellglow keep, there is a cellar door and a normal door near it with magic effect over it, as I searched at google images, it seems to be a "magically sealed door". The point is, no matter I open or close them, nothing happens and the effect wont wear off... nothing will explode either, nothing at all happens... Also, one npc has interacted with the normal door before (not with the cellar door) but I saw nothing happening either... I wonder if my installation is broken or they are supposed to be like that in some way; On google I did not find much info... Is this a broken thing?


title: Minecraft 1.7.10 won't launch

text: I downloaded minecraft 1.7.10 and I changed the eula thing to true and when it opens it just shows the white screen (stats, players, logs & chat) but then it just does nothing from there and I cannot figure out how to fix it.


title: Do "at the start of your turn" abilities work due to a swap with Alarm-o-Bot?

text: Let's suppose that, at the beginning of my turn, Alarm-o-Bot (previously played) is exchanged with a creature in my hand, having an "at the beginning of your turn..." ability. Does the latter ability take place? Or my turn is no longer considered to be "at the beginning"? As an example, let's suppose that Alarm-o-Bot is exchanged with a Doomsayer. Are all the minions instantly destroied? ![Allarm-o-Bot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3yhFM.png) ![Doomsayer](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KO2qA.png) Thank you.


title: How did the term 'buff' originate?

text: I was interested in learning that the term 'nerf' originated from Nerf gun toys. The opposite of nerf is buff, but I have found no information on the origin of it. How did the term 'buff' originate?


title: Dwarf Fortress labor preferences

text: How do I find out what dwarves, if any, have a given job active in their labor preferences so I can either remove other preferences that are taking up their time or change another dwarf's preferences?


title: Why shouldn't I build a Last Whisper after Infinity Edge, Blood Thirster, and Black Cleaver?

text: In every League of Legends game that I've ever seen, the AD carry usually rushes Infinity Edge and then builds Bloodthirster and Black Cleaver afterwards. Instead of building a Last Whisper like I expect, they usually build something else after those items. Are there any cons to building a Last Whisper after the Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster and Black Cleaver?


title: How do I unlock the Battlefield 3 soldier in multiplayer?

text: My friend has a fifth option available for his soldier class in multiplayer called "Battlefield 3". It looks similar to the human male model, but features the characteristic glowworm look as well as the Carnage ability in place of Concussive Shot. **How do I unlock the "glowworm soldier"?**


title: Which kinds of objects are worth destroying for fragments?

text: When just raging for a while and destroying objects, it's pretty clear that different kinds of destructible objects provide different number of blue fragments. Pieces of walls and masonry, for instance, seem to provide none, while potted plants always net a few fragments. I don't think I want to invest the time in destroying every single object in the hope in will get me shards, but I don't want to miss out on "valuable" objects, either. Is there some sort of guideline or chart which would indicate which objects I would want to destroy and which ones I can skip? I realize the types of objects change between levels, but even a rough guideline will do.


title: Can you beat the beefy enemies without relying on ranged attacks?

text: Even after playing castle crashers for quite a bit and leveling up some of my characters, I am still having problems with the beefy versions of enemies that you run across every now and then. I'm talking about enemies like the one on the bottom right in the following image: ![Beefcake!](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7rKek.jpg) Seeing how they can take quite a beating, do not really seem to be stunned by melee attacks and can simply pick you up and throw you away, I spend most of my time running away from them and using my magic every now and then until they die. Not very heroic, and very difficult if there are many bad guys around to interfere. So my question is, is there something I'm missing here, or must I rely on ranged attacks to take them down without getting pummeled?


title: How is score calculated in multiplayer?

text: What factors into the score you receive at the end of a multiplayer mission in ME3?


title: What are the difference between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3?

text: I've been playing The Sims 2 for ages and I'm thinking about taking The Sims 3 (and all the expansions). What are the differences in terms of gameplay? I know that all families age at the same time now, but what about the rest? Is the Sims 3 "more casual"? Or does it retains the same complexity behind the scenes?


title: FIFA 12 online Custom formation in Head to Head Seasons?

text: In FIFA 12 online can we use custom formation in Head to Head Seasons mode ? In Team Management I couldn't edit the formations but then I still saw someone with weird formation which is probably not in standard formation list.


title: is it possible to spawn wither skeletons using commands?

text: The annoying thing about wither skeletons is: There is no way I know of to spawn them in the overworld! I have determined that there is no way to spawn wither skeletons in the overworld without commands. So that is what I am looking into. I want to know if there is a command that summons wither skeletons so then I can play around with it a bit and possibly even convert it so I get a wither skeleton spawner. Also, I already know that if you spawn a skeleton in the nether it has an 80% chance to spawn as a wither skeleton.


title: What is the reward for breaking a tomb open in Gemcraft Labyrinth?

text: There are a few maps with tombs in them in the tower defence game Gemcraft Labyrinth, they are often heavily armored and take a while to break open, with a swarm of shadow monsters coming out. I've mostly avoided opening the tombs until I am strong enough to stop these. What is the reward for opening and defeating one of the tombs? What about maps where there are more than one tomb? Do you get battle amulets, skill points if you defeat one but not the other?


title: Backup and reassign of protected save games from on PS3 HDD to another

text: My PS3 died with YLOD two days ago. I haven't been able to power it on since. I'd like to be able to backup and reassign the saved games, including the protected saves, to a new PS3's HDD. Is there any software available which can, via a PC, extract saved game data from a PS3 hard disk and reassign it to a different PS3 hard disk?


title: Why am I never attacked? Why is the AI so peaceful?

text: I usually play prince and I usually win the games. What I hardly get ever attacked. Sometimes not even until the modern era. Is there a tweak or a mod to change this? Or should I declare a war in the beginning of the game so that the game gets more interesting? Usually, I don't see a reason for doing this.


title: Does escaping from pursuers in a chase count toward kill streaks?

text: So I'm challenge hunting and am working on the Wanted 5-kill streak challenge. I'd say I'm a Deathmatch veteran and have no trouble picking out my targets and emasculating my pursuers. Going after targets is not quite as rewarding (nor easy) as taking out pursuers. But sometimes I end up getting stupid pursuers. You know the kind, the ones that runs around the map like idiots just looking for a lock indicator to just pop up for them. It's not worth my time in a lot of cases for me to chase them down just to stun them, often they'd trigger a chase and not know where the heck I am. So I'd just stay hidden in my blend group as they trot away and get my escape. Do escapes count toward my kill streaks? If it does, does it also count for multiple escapes? i.e., Two pursuers in a chase, one big escape from both of them, two points for the kill streak or one? I couldn't tell myself whether or not they were adding up as it doesn't happen too often for me.


title: When are assassins useful?

text: In what ways can the assassins be useful, and what is their job in a team fight and the entirety of the game?


title: Kairos dragon froze in one location on screen

text: I finished the Kairos dragon and he was great for a week. Then, he froze in one location on the screen and I have been unable to move him for weeks. Any ideas on how to get him going?


title: Generating my world map without visiting the region?

text: I'd like my Minecraft map to get fleshed out a bit around the region where I'm at to see if there are villiages or other structures worth checking out. However I'd like to keep from walking around in circles just to get the game to generate the map. Is there a way I can get the game to generate a chunk of my map without having to get "close" to the chunk?


title: Horrible bug where I can't use a soldier, what is the cause and is there a work around?

text: So I'll be playing my missions as normal and seemingly at random my sniper will lose all abilities except for grapple and hunker down.   When I click on those abilities get the "unh-unh" sound and I can't actually use them either.   He has his sniper rifle out but there isn't a currently selected gun (indicated by the white box in the bottom right corner)   When I click on one of his weapons he puts his sniper rifle away and then pulls it out again.   He is completely useless for fighting aliens as he can only move around and I can't even put him in overwatch. This especially brutal because he is at the top ranking and I need him to clear out the super tough enemies with his double tap. What causes this and how can I avoid/fix it?


title: What creatures and generic NPCs can be reanimated with each of the 'Conjuration - Reanimate' spells?

text: The 'Conjuration - Reanimate' spells you can get improve as you level up your Conjuration Skill: (Conjuration - Reanimate Spell, Conjuration skill level requirement, and the spell description) **Raise Zombie** - 0 - Reanimate _a weak dead body_ to fight for you for 60 seconds   **Reanimate Corpse** - 25 - Reanimate _a more powerful dead body_ to fight for you for 60 seconds   **Revenant** - 50 - Reanimate _a powerful dead body_ to fight for you for 60 seconds   **Dread Zombie** - 75 - Reanimate _a very powerful dead body_ to fight for you for 60 seconds   **Dead Thrall** - 100 - Reanimate _a dead body_ permanently to fight for you **Based on these descriptions, it is hard to know what exactly the spell will work on. What is a _weak dead body_? _A more powerful dead body_? _A powerful dead body_? etc.?** Skyrim classifies creatures and NPCs into generic classes as enumerated on the pages below: List of Creatures (from UESP)   List of Generic NPCs (from UESP) Within each of these classes, there is also a breakdown of more powerful types of those classes that are added as the player levels. So within the Bandit class, there is the initial Bandit, then the Bandit Outlaw, then the Bandit Thug, etc. From this information, it seems apparent that the _weak_ , _more powerful_ , and _powerful_ descriptions may be related to the type within each creature or NPC class as the types themselves do not scale to the player's level with the exception of boss-types. The Reanimate spells' qualifications of power may relate to class as well. From http://uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Leveling#Effects_of_Leveling : > ...all leveled enemies are generated more like leveled creatures in Fallout. > For example, Bandit NPCs are always a fixed level for their name (Bandits > are level 1, Bandit Thugs are level 9, Bandit Highwaymen are level 14, etc). > The player's level affects the range of possible bandit types generated > within a bandit dungeon, and probably the frequency, but does not seem to > affect the resulting stats except in a few rare cases. Lower variant bandits > remain reasonably common even when more dangerous bandits are available. To optimize magicka consumption, it would be useful to know the minimum level of reanimation spell necessary for a given class and type of enemy. So, **what is the minimum level of reanimation spell needed for each type of each creature and NPC class?** It would be nice if there were a set of general rules such as "regardless of class of creature or NPC, if they appear after the player is between levels X and Y, then you need at least the level Z conjuration spell" or "these classes of NPCs and creatures all need at least the level Z conjuration spell."


title: Fastest way to make money in GTA IV multiplayer?

text: I've been reading a lot about money-making schemes in GTA IV multiplayer, and everyone seems to believe something different works best. What is the one mathematically fastest way to make money? Assume the player has access to the main game, The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost and The Damned DLC packs. Try to avoid answers that require boosters (people who are willing to help you specifically gain money), since they're few and far between.


title: Why are inventory items occasionally highlighted?

text: Why is it that items in my inventory are occasionally highlighted as shown below? This happens for items of any rarity, as far as I can tell. What does it _mean?_ ![Highlighted items](http://i.stack.imgur.com/8sWwl.jpg)


title: Can't get group without Destroyer's End achievement, advice

text: I am not in a raiding guild but have achieved an ilvl of 390 on my rogue. I would like to do Dragon Soul runs outside of LFR to get higher ilvl gear. The problem is, no one will take a toon without the Destroyer's End achievement. What are some things I can do to get through a normal DS run to get this achievement and get into subsequent groups? I'm sure it'll be much easier to get in, but every time I ask a group leader to make an exception (I assure them I will not roll on items just to get the achievement), I get blown off because of no achievement.


title: How can I get my Wii online when a connection is through a sign in page?

text: I currently have an internet setup in my apartment that requires me to load a sign in page in my browser before I can access the internet. Problem is, I don't know how I can do this on the Wii, as it just gives me an error on the connection before I can even get to a browser. The error happens when I am trying to set up the connection through the internet connection manager in the Wii settings. I get the error number 52231 and it says "Unable to connect to the server." Is there some way I can get the wii to connect to the internet? If wireless isn't an option with this setup, I do have a Nintendo USB -> ethernet adapter - this might be the craziest question ever, as I know little about how the internet connections work, but is there some way I can string my desktop's internet into my wii? (I have no access to the main house's router or anything like that.)


title: AI mechanics in fighting games, can they remember a human's tactics?

text: Given a fighting game like Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade or one of the Marvel vs Capcom titles I would like to know if the AI used in this style of game is capable of "remembering" a human player's tactics. It is quite common to notice that _within a single match_ the AI does tend to not allow you to spam the same move multiple times. For example, a high kick may hit first time, again the second time but by the third the AI has "wised up" and blocks the identical move. Is it the case that the AI in these sort games is programmed to learn the player's moves, and persist this learned information _between_ games. For example, if I am a player who is keen on flying kicks, will the game learn that fact and tailor its future tactics to combat my preference for flying kicks? As an extension to that, would it therefore help get through a single player campaign on one of these games by swapping to a different human [when stuck on a level], with different tactics in order to "confuse" the game, or could the AI perhaps be able to track the behaviour of more than one human?


title: Why can't I get Zombie Pigmen to spawn?

text: I have spent the last several days making a Zombie Pigman Grinder/Gold Farm. this is on Minecraft SMP, and so this took a while. Now it is built, and I cannot get any Zombie pigmen to spawn for the life of me. I have waited at the base/ collection area of the trap for **10 minutes** - and none spawned. Here are some screenshots of the trap: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1x7NH.png) This is the base of the trap, where the Zombie pigmen fall, and I can collect the gold nuggets here. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/wo4fl.png) Looking up at the top of the trap. Basic working principle is that the pigmen spawn up there in the spawning area and walk onto the open gates as if they were solid blocks, then fall 30 blocks to their death. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/D2ojU.png) Spawning Area, from the right side. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/sl5lC.png) Spawning area, from the left side. I know that they are spawning because there are a lot outside. I'm playing on Normal difficulty.


title: Where are screenshots stored on Mac OS X?

text: I know how to take a screenshot. I Rebound the hotkey, and have been snapping away - or so I thought. I just went to look for my screenshots, and I can't find them. Not in Documents. Not in the Diablo 3 Application Folder, not in Pictures... **Where does the _Mac_ version of D3 store my screenshots?**


title: Can I still have a relationship with Liara having said no to her at the beginning of the game?

text: I romanced Liara in Mass Effect 1. In Mass Effect Two, however, I romanced Miranda as well. In Mass Effect Three when Liara asks if were still together in the beginning of the game and I said we should just be friends, will I have another chance to be in a relationship her later in the game?


title: How close do you have to be to your party member(s) to heal them with a health orb?

text: I have seen this but it did not answer my question. While fingering through the achievement list, I noticed the **Life is Beautiful** achievement: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/W2xLf.jpg) Seeing as the description mentions that you can heal other players by picking up health orbs, **How close does the party member(s) have to be to you to receive that heal from an orb you pick up?**


title: Where are the 15 fallen members of New Tristram's militia?

text: When you're wandering around in New Tristram, one of the villagers will occasionally tell you: "Sixteen militia men went out, only Rumsford came back". In addition to this, you will find corpses of the "Tristram Militia" scattered amongst the undead. Since they're all in non-random areas, I'm curious if the frightened recruit is right. Are there _actually_ only 15 Tristram Militia corpses? Or is the recruit exaggerating?


title: How do I unlock higher difficulty levels in Diablo III?

text: I know that there are four difficulty levels in Diablo 3 as follows:   * Normal   * Nightmare   * Hell   * Inferno Can the difficulty level be changed manually or does it automatically increase on subsequent play-throughs (i.e. moving from normal to nightmare, nightmare to hell) as in Diablo 2?


title: Microstick on Thrustmaster Hotas Cougar doesn't work

text: Does anyone know how to get a reaction of the microstick on the Thrustmaster Hotas Cougar? The Foxy4 software doesn't seem to work on Windows 7, so I can't try that. I also tried to map the axis of the microstick to mouse axis in the T.A.R.G.E.T Software but that didn't do the trick either. I would like to have as much different answers as there possibly are so I can try it all. I haven't done any scripting yet with the HOTAS, so if that is your solution, please be elaborate in your answer. Thanks in advance.


title: Peekaboo Minigame

text: How do I win the Peekaboo minigame in Tomodachi Life? I've been trying to rub the baby's forehead, but it is not working. Is there a trick or cheat that will do it for me?


title: How do i fix my mic in garry's mod?

text: My mic does not work in garrys mod, but it work on steam and other source games. I am holding down the push to talk key and the voice chat active symbol apears although there it does not flash when I talk and others cannot hear me.


title: Can asylum residents see in the dark?

text: In Outlast, there are patients and inmates in the asylum that are some of the main antagonists in the game. They are called the variants. During the game, there are scenes that they follow you in the dark. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/InFnu.png) Did they somehow adapt the dark environment of the asylum? Or do they have a weakened vision and improved hearing and smelling? Because sometimes, we also hear them sniffing. I couldn't find any information in the wikia: http://outlast.wikia.com/wiki/The_Variants Are there any explanation in the game? For example, in the papers that we find.


title: How do I complete contracts more quickly?

text: I've now failed two contracts because I was only half way through the "technology" stage whenever the deadline hit. What can I do to complete contracts more quickly?


title: Are bounties infinite?

text: Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls introduced Adventure Mode where the player can collect blood shards and rift tokens to keep playing after the campaign is complete. I'm wondering if bounties are infinitely given? If I finish all the bounties throughout the various acts, will more reappear?


title: How are all the Eggsteroid levels opened?

text: I've gone through all the levels that come as part of the base game (Pig Bang, and Cold Cuts), and have only stumbled across one Eggsteroids level (#2, found on I believe Pig Bang, level 20 hiding in the bushes). It appears there are currently 5 total Eggsteroids levels. Where can I find all the Eggsteroids and what is needed to unlock them?


title: UQM: probability of Orz vac-suit kills in different opponent ships

text: This article on Ultronomicon describes how the Orz "intruders" (Marines) kill enemy crew and are killed in turn. The article implies that the probabilities are the same regardless of the type of enemy ship. To me, however, it seems that Orz intruders do better in some enemy ship types than others. Particularly, the Slylandro probes seem to be almost impervious to them. Is the article's implication correct in terms of the game source code? Is it possible that other factors, such as poor random-number generation, could cause the effective probability to be different?


title: How do you damage the ?? level enemies?

text: In a couple of places in Russia in the Destiny Beta there are enemies with ?? over their heads instead of a level. They appear to be immune to every weapon. Is there any way to damage them? If not is there any way past them?


title: What can I do about piracy?

text: Help! My games are being pirated! People are choosing to get copies of my material illegally rather than giving me large sums of money instead! I seem to be given the option to "Warn Them" or "Sue Them": ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aO14G.png) What are the repercussions of each of these actions? Will they affect the number of fans I have or my company's reputation? Will this actually increase the number of games sold? What can I do about piracy?


title: Is there a point to playing the Tiny Death Star if I don't plan on spending any money?

text: I've been playing Tiny Death Star on the iPad for 2 months now and it just gets repetitive: refill the products, find the occasional spy, collect some things from Imperial levels. I've built up 40 retail levels plus 6 Imperial ones. I suspect there is more to the game if you decided to spend real money to buy Imperial Bux, but I am not planning to. Is there more to this game other than what I am already doing, given that I am not planning to spend any money on it?


title: What happens to gold after the auction houses closure?

text: I managed to save up $1 in the auction house. Will I ever see the money again? What happened to the money I earned from auctions now that auction house has closed?


title: What is the purpose of the command squads?

text: In Close Combat: Last Stand: Arnhem (a Close Combat 2 remake) both sides typically have between 1 and 3 squads which are 'command' squads, which are typically infantry armed with semiautomatic rifles or submachine guns. Do these teams serve some additional strategic or tactical purpose, or are they simply mid-range high-morale combat units?


title: Baldurs Gate 2 for iPad - Quick Spells

text: I can't figure out how to assign spells to the quick spell slots. I tried to "long press" on the empty quick spell slot, then tap on the spell, but no dice.


title: What do you get when you complete all Charlie's 4E missions?

text: I see many items that requires completing all Grim's missions first in order to purchase. However, I finished all Charlie's missions but I didn't find anything exclusive that I can buy now, is there such a thing?


title: Getting "free" reputation that's opposed to my alignment: good or bad?

text: In Mass Effect 2, certain actions will give you either Paragon or Renegade reputation. In conversations, there are often choices where you must choose whether to go for one or another, and it pays to put most of your eggs in one basket; but sometimes you have the opportunity to get "free" points of the opposite alignment, such as when there's no option that gives you preferred points, so it's either get opposite points or get nothing. Should I pursue these opportunities, will I get any benefits (e.g. some persuade/intimidate checks being easier than their counterparts or there not even being a counterpart option, being offered more missions) or disadvantages (e.g. people thinking I'm a bit of a bastard and changing their attitude in the long run, squad members denying their loyalty missions)?


title: Can't purchase with faith in converted cities

text: Once a city converts to my faith, I can't buy any Faith-based buildings, like Monasteries or Mosques... but I can purchase them fine in cities that don't follow my religion. Is this a bug, or intended game mechanics?


title: Does glyph quality increase a tree's return rate?

text: In "The Void", does the quality of the donor glyph determine the amount of nerva a tree returns? What besides the amount of color determines how much a tree returns?


title: What army do I need to attack a Wilderness in Dragons of Atlantis?

text: I decided to be sensible and scout a level 9 Wilderness before attacking it and found out it had at least 5000 Stenches: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/OubIT.png) What size of army from my side would I need to defeat them and how can I estimate what army I'll be up against in the future? Any suggestions on upgrades and unit composition would be welcome!


title: How to handle Walker/Big Walker waves

text: I'm talking mostly about late wave situations on endless here. I usually start to have problems with this combination around wave 40 or so (casual difficulty, but playing solo). I've finally figured out how to handle some of the waves that have given me problems in the past - Walker/Tank, Walker/Soaker. To handle Walkers I usually get them to bunch up by walking backwards in front of them and alternating slows and grenades. With a couple of mortar towers that works well. If there are Chargers or Runners with them then the tactic works for those groups as well. Since the tactic for Tanks and Soakers is to keep them separated so that Lightning/Gatling/Scatter Laser towers hit all of them it throws things off, but I've found that if I just let the walkers get through the first turn or two of my maze before clumping them then they have enough of a lead on the slow moving Tanks or Soakers that they don't start to get bunched with them and I can finish off those guys at the end. The Big Walkers move faster than the Walkers though, so I can't use that tactic. Any suggestions? In typing this I'm thinking that I might be able to concentrate on the Big Walkers and then clump the Walkers **after** the Big Walkers are mostly dead, but I don't know if I'd be left with enough time to finish off the Walkers. Has anyone tried that tactic? Thanks!


title: How to separate the challenge penguins in Slay on 640x480?

text: I'm playing Sean O'Connor's Slay on screen with max resolution 640x480, which makes my penguins stack so that I can't see my highscore on all levels. How can I find the score out? Is there a readable data file somewhere, or a trick to make the window larger than the desktop? ![Slay challenge screen](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JRZmM.png)


title: Are scores stacked when playing with 2 people in Centipede?

text: Do the scores stack when two people are playing in the 1998 PC version of Centipede? I'm not sure because when my brother and I played we would receive different exp with saving wee people. So if the exp does stack do you also get the free life every 20 thousand points as well?


title: Do you get bonus points for unused items in Centipede?

text: Do you get bonus points for unused items such as weapons and shields in 1998 PC version of Centipede? The reason I ask is because I'm trying to beat my old hi-scores on maps. If you do get bonus points for unused items then how many points do you get for _each_ of the items? The only thing I know is that you don't get bonus points for unused shields. Any ideas? Links to back your answers would be beneficial.


title: How many levels of shield can you have?

text: In the 1998 PC version of Centipede how many levels of shields can you have? What defines when one of those shields are destroyed?


title: Does Item luck from Feng Shui have any affect on when new items appear in Re-tail?

text: I don't actually sell any of my items on the flea market. I just go in to sell to Reese. Because my flea market is almost always empty, MOST of the time there is a new item being sold by a villager. I just use this item as one more item I have access to each day. As long as the flea market is not full very often the items continue to pile up until the store is full (I would assume). Which brings me to my question. I have only ever made it to 5 items 'piling up'. I had already owned all of them so I had left them there. But after 5 days new items stopped arriving. I don't remember the particular amount of days because I just figured the limit was 5. So I bought 1 item hoping that another would get filled in the next day but nothing did. So then I bought the last 4 to hopefully reset whatever the problem was and for a few more days still nothing showed up until one day there was another item finally. After this point they started arriving every day again. I don't know what I did differently. Now the past few days I have a single item in the shop that I am not interested in and 2 days one more item showed up (that I bought leaving only the 1) but the past 2 days no new items have arrived again. I would say it is just random but it was extremely consistent the first few weeks and even when it piled up to 5 they were 1 per day until they stopped. After they started up again they were also consistent up until now when they have stopped. My Feng Shui is rather terrible as I trip more often than I would like and my Money Rock has been rather paulty lately. Nothing I have found so far has suggested Feng Shui affects Re-tail but it's the only thing I can think of. EDIT: My Re-tail flea market items over almost a week.


title: Unit stuck, can't do anything but delete it

text: The weird thing is, that I can't even choose to "do nothing"! I can only Gift it, delete it or start a war. Why don't I have the "do nothing" option? ![Capture.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Le6gL.jpg)


title: What defensive item should an adc get?

text: When i play as an adc i am usually Kog'Maw. My items are mercury treads, BotRK, Runaan's hurricane, BT and IE. My last item is usually defensive. However, I don't know which one to take. Mainly, I'm debating between GA, Warmogs and frozen mallet, but i know there are other possibilities I know that the answer is situational but I'm looking for when i should take each of these items.


title: How do you use the ballistic knife?

text: I specifically want to know how to initiate the attack animation where you stab somebody with both knives simultaneously, but any other information is welcome too.


title: How do I find the treasure in the Silent Church section of Aquan Ruins(3-5)?

text: Under similar circumstances as my Lava Pool treasure hunt, I find myself poking and stabbing at random enemies and objects in Chantelise, hoping to uncover another hidden treasure. This time, however, I took the deep dive and bought myself a hint at the cost of my life force. > It says that I have to "punish that trickster. Again." This is in reference to... > ...the hint for 3-4, "punish that trickster", where I simply had to jump on > all eight tombstones in the graveyard. However, in spite of knowing this, I don't really get what I'm supposed to be doing this time around. I've run around hitting random objects that seem out of place and killed each jellyfish individually, yet I don't seem to have found anything secret at all. How do I find this treasure?


title: Marvel Avengers Alliance (facebook) - Does the AI imitate the way you normally play?

text: In marvel avengers alliance (facebook version), does the PVP AI (defending team) imitate the way your normally play in normal combat?


title: What happens if you're defeated in an ambush?

text: The tutorial text describing the Mog Clock says that if you let the timer into the red, you're immediately forced into battle and _that if you lose that battle you don't get the retry option_. What actually happens in that case? In most games I would expect you to get kicked back to the title screen, but with autosaving (and being able to save manually almost anywhere) that doesn't seem like much of a punishment here, but it must do something bad or there would be no reason to implement this. I'm afraid to try, personally, without knowing what will happen.


title: What does an AP mid do to help achieve map visibility and maintain it?

text: So what is my role in getting the map visible and keeping it as an AP mid? Would I buy wards or would I let others buy them and put them up? what is my responsibility when it comes to map awareness?


title: What is the cost per level progression in the game?

text: I'm currently at 61 levels and my cost of building a new level is over 520K credits. Is there a fixed amount the cost goes up by or is it a progression? Admittedly I haven't been paying enough attention. Sometimes it seems to go up a few thousand, others 10s of thousands per level. I'm asking because I may want to complete all the imperial levels, and can't decide if it's worth doing earlier in the game because of cost. Or, is it worth building levels that generate more income due and will finance the construction of those levels later.


title: Is there a way to reorganize what slots bitizens are working in?

text: For example, my Jedi Jump Up has a level 9 dream job in the 1st slot, an 8 dream job in the 2nd and a 5 dream job in the last and most valuable slot. Or similarly, My Trianing Remotes has my one lvl 9 dream job in the first slot and the other slots are filled with regular lvl 9's but it would make sense to have the dream job 9's in the last slot(s) for double of the highest priced items. I've tried firing the entire staff and re-hiring in different orders but TDS puts them back in the same slots. Does TDS determine what slots bitizens works?


title: What factors affect the tiredness of the drivers in B-Specs?

text: The level of the driver increases the resistence of tiredness. I've heard that the type or power of car could affect too. Is it true? What other factors affect the tiredness of the drivers in B-Specs?


title: Do ESFs have different abilities?

text: As a member of the Vanu Sovereignty, I know that the Scythe has a speed- boosting ability, but it looks like the TR Mosquito has landing gear or something, which I don't seem to have. What's that do? I assume that the NC has a third?


title: Is there a way to assign damage to multiple defenders?

text: I have noticed that whenever the computer blocks with multiple defenders, the computer clearly decides which distribution of damage is most advantageous. It does not seem to matter what order I assign the defenders; no matter whether I assign them first, last, or in the middle, the damage will be assigned in such a way as to destroy my most important defender, leaving only the weakest defender if there isn't enough damage to destroy all of them. Is there a way that I can assign the damage to defenders in a similar fashion, when I am attacking? Because right now it seems to default to the least beneficial distribution for me when there is not enough damage to destroy all defenders (i.e. the weakest defenders are killed first, in rather an opposite fashion to what happens when I'm the defender). Is this biased both ways in favor of the computer, or is there a way for me to enable further control?


title: Is "Pledge to Protect" available in the original?

text: I was playing Civilization V when my friend told me of Pledging to Protect City-States. I don't have that button and would like to know why. I would get Gods and Kings but my friend's computer is better than mine and he runs that version very slow. I know the expansion has Pledging to Protect, but what about the original?


title: Find a Minecraft SMP server seed based on known locations

text: Is it possible to find the seed of a 1.4.5 map without having the .dat file by using landmark coords? Is there a program that can come up with a list of possible seeds by entering the coords of dungeon spawners or villages or temples,etc?


title: What are Echostones?

text: So I recently discovered a few Echostones, however when I try to use them I get the message that it doesn't respond to my interaction. So what purpose has the Echostones, and how can I use them?


title: What are the highest skill level sets on tiny tower?

text: I have been trying to get the best skill sets for each of my bitizens and the best I can find is 98798 and 89789 but they are only for blue and purple stores. What are the best/highest combinations for the other jobs so I have the strongest skill level for all of them?


title: What does the different furniture do?

text: The description for the desk says _"monsters with desks learn how to resist magic."_ Presumably the other furniture affects their stats/happiness somehow, but the descriptions don't explain how. **What does the furniture affect?**


title: What's the most effective method of protecting your Trade Depot route?

text: I have a 3 wide hallway leading into my base up to the Trade Depot, in the book I was reading this is how I was told it would be accessible to caravans. However, this wide entry way is allowing monsters such as a recent group of Giant Flies to get in and interrupt my dwarves as they travel around doing various tasks. I assume that if I block off the entrance and put a door, the trade route would no longer be wide enough for a caravan. So how do I protect/secure the entrance yet still have it open for trader events?


title: Should I stop building a wonder if I find a rival is likely to beat me to it?

text: Let's say I'm currently building a world wonder, and through my spy I find out a rival civ is also building the same wonder, and are likely to complete it before me, even if I try to rush mine in a variety of ways. So getting the wonder is nearly hopeless. Should I just immediately cancel the construction and divert my production elsewhere, or should I keep constructing it for the gold reward? And if the answer is "depends", then under what conditions should I choose one way or the other?


title: How can I effectively use Zangief in SF 4 Volt for iPad?

text: I'd like to get better at using Zangief in Street Fighter 4 Volt. I'm particularly interested in strategies to counter various other players, and effective high damage combos. To be direct: countering teleporters, and ryu/chun-li vertical jump-kicks would be great. I'd also appreciate links to any resources you use in writing your answers, for further research.


title: Steam (Mac) game location

text: A few months ago, I restored my Mac from a Time Machine backup. Now, when I try to play a game on Steam (Civ 5 for example), Steam does not seem to be aware of the location of the game. I found the game on my hard drive, located at: `~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/sid meier's civilization v` I believe the game was previously referenced in `~/Applications/` If I open the `Civilization V.app` for the game, it bounces in the dock and disappears when I click it. Is there a way to restore Steam's memory of the location of the game?


title: Lost searching ability in Nethack

text: I'm prepping my lawful human valk for the midgame, just unloaded a bunch of extra items to my stash in Sokoban, completed Mine's End, and ID'ed a bunch of scrolls, potions, etc, without any negative effects that I noticed. Now, however, I've started going deeper into the dungeon, and I can't seem to find any hidden doors any more, and I know that some should be there (for instance, I found a 'Vlad was Here' tile and there has to be a door). I have Excalibur, a luckstone, and can't for the life of me figure out why my searching is now rendered useless...is there anything that could cause this?


title: What is the cost of movement on roads and railroads in Civilization 5?

text: The manual states (page 52): > As long as the unit moves from one tile containing a road/railroad into > another tile containing a road/railroad, the unit will expend just a > fraction of the normal cost to move. It doesn't say, however, what are the exact values of the fractions. Does moving along a road takes the underlying terrain into account? Is there any place these numbers are written?


title: Does grouping increase the drop rate for Demonic Organs on XBox 360?

text: While playing the game on XBOX 360, I have tried repeatedly to farm Demonic Organs on Master V difficulty. Since I didn't have any drops so far, I would like to know if I would have a better chance in a group farming those.


title: Why do some players sometimes get double the amount of money after a mission?

text: Sometimes, some players get double the amount of money after a mission in GTA 5 online. What affects this amount of money? Is it randomly doubled? Or do I only get the doubled amount if I haven't played that mission ever before? And if I ever replay it, I only get the regular amount (respectively half the amount you get in comparison to the first time)?


Which nations have the best bonus to assist in a conquest victory?


title: I sometimes read about Marauders splash damage... They do have an AOE affect?

text: I am a little bit confused, because i always thought marauder had only a single target hit, but when i hear about splash damage, i get confused. Do they have an aoe? is that trigger but the slowing shot upgrade?


title: What File Is the Local Save Saved To?

text: I bought the game on Steam and the cloud service has become unnerving, always being down. Where does the local save of the game save to?


title: What happens to resources stored in a building that I demolish?

text: When demolishing a building, what happens to the resources (input/output storage) inside? Are they lost? If not, are they transported to the docks? Further, do they somehow count towards export tasks?


title: New Game+ vs. Importing again: What will I lose?

text: I imported my Mass Effect 2 Shepard, which in turn was imported from Mass Effect. The obvious benefits of starting a New Game+ is that I'll keep my level from the end of Mass Effect 3, but I've been hearing that starting a new game+ with a character that was previously imported, will cause you to lose some of the benefits you got from importing your character. What exactly will I lose vs what I will gain from starting a new game+ The reason I ask is because levels don't matter so much to me, since by the time I finished ME3 I had all the skills I wanted.


title: What are the rewards given to newbies in League of Legends?

text: I started playing League of Legends a while ago (one year ago or so...), this week, a friend of mine said to me that they are giving RP besides IP Boost for the newbies in the game.   * What are those rewards ?   * What are the requirements ?


title: Can I unlock infinite ammo without playing online?

text: I got out my copy of Gears of War 3 recently. I am trying to unlock the infinite ammo mutator but I have to be playing multiplayer. However, I only have Silver and can't afford to buy Xbox Live Gold. I have to get combat engineer. Is there another way to earn them or enable badge earning in solo private?