title: What's the difference between the PC, 360 and PS3 versions of Skyrim?

text: I know the game hasn't been released yet, but there has been a freakish amount of press coverage on it, so I was wondering what platform the game would perform best on. As a result, I want to know what the difference is between the different versions of Skyrim. I want to know not just about the frame rate, stability, and graphics, but also extra functionality from platform specific features (e.g. XBOX achievements, PC only editor like previous Elder Scoll titles).


title: Can I make mods for Skyrim?

text: Can regular owners of the Skyrim game make mods for skyrim? Will it include mod tools, level editors, etc? If not, are there any customizations that end users can do?


title: Where is Gwendolyn?

text: I am trying to get some Random Kindness, but to do that I need a Quest from Gwendolyn. However, I do not know where to find her. I know it is somewhere near Jethimadh Tower...but where exactly?


title: Can Changelings be detected?

text: If Zerg spawns a changeling inside your base, will having detection stop these annoying buggers from scouting your entire base? Basically:Does Detection have an affect on Changelings. If so, what?


title: How Do I Get Out of a Breaking Point Submission?

text: I haven't played WWE '12 and the instructions for WWE '13 are terrible. There is also no in-game interactive tutorial, so I'm lost as to how I can get out of a BREAKING POINT submission once someone puts me in it.


title: Does MW3 have LAN support?

text: It is almost too much to ask these days, but it is an important factor because I like to play with friends without connection troubles and zero lag. Is it going to be possible to play Modern Warfare 3 on LAN?   If yes, what are the parameters? I really do not care about turned off achievements or whatnot.


title: Is reaction of panicked alien always shooting your psi?

text: Every time I've successfully used panic psi attack on an alien, the alien shot back at my psi-soldier, and landed a successful hit every time. I'm not sure if I'm just unlucky, or if it's the way the game mechanic works?


title: Where do base healing/damage amounts come from?

text: In World of Warcraft, the damage or healing done by a spell varies with your level. For example, **Greater Healing Wave** for a level **84** Shaman does `8778-10028` healing: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/nw3VQ.png) What i cannot figure out is where **Wowhead** is getting these numbers from. There's a javascript slider, that you can adjust and see the _base_ range for all the available levels:               Level  Minimum  Maximum     =====  =======  =======     68     4085     4667     69     4357     4977     70     4639     5299     71     4931     5633     72     5233     5977     73     5546     6334     74     5869     6703     75     6202     7084     76     6546     7478     77     6902     7884     78     7269     8303     79     7647     8735     80     8037     9181     81     8219     9389     82     8404     9600     83     8590     9812     84     8778    10028     85     8969    10245      Where is Wowhead getting these numbers from? The values defy logic, as you can see when they're plotted: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eEOW0.png) i'm trying to maintain the HealPoints addon; and i cannot find these values documented anywhere. * * * **Edit** : The values do not come from any API. e.g.:               GetSpellInfo("Greater Healing Wave")        * **name** : `Greater Healing Wave`   * **rank** :   * **icon** : `Interface\Icons\Spell_Nature_HealingWaveLesser`   * **powerCost** : `5201`   * **isFunnel** : `false`   * **powerType** : `0`   * **castingTime** : `2500`   * **minRange** : `0`   * **maxRange** : `40` * * * **Update** : Graph of Paladin's Holy Light base healed amounts, by level: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Od52K.png) Perhaps the numbers are a function of _base mana_ , which is non-linear? Or intelligence?


title: Preventing every game from turning into a base trade as Terran

text: I must admit, SCII isn't my best game. I'm stuck in the low 20's in bronze (or should I say _plastic_?) Anyhoo, Terran is my favorite race (mostly because I win the most matches with it - but I digress). The problem I've gotten into is that **_literally EVERY GAME turns into a base trade as soon as I attack_**. I just finished one minutes ago, my first pressure (I left plenty of STanks, turrets, and a sizable marine force at home) while attacking with my Vikings, Marines (w/ medivacs) and Thors. As soon as I get halfway across the map, a **HUGE** Voidray army comes (can anybody say _cheese_?) and starts attacking my main. His Voidray army alone took out my main and part of my natural (luckily I had my third) so I quickly stimmed and ran through his base (hardly defended - all in?) as fast as I could to hopefully get rid of his base first. **I won** - but that isn't the point. These base trades are literally happening to me in 7/10 games. Is there any particular flaw that generally causes this? It's stressful and demotivates me from playing because every game ends in a base trade (sometimes I win, sometimes they win). Does this normally happen? Any suggestions or solutions would be great!


title: Is it possible to fix scarcity of resources?

text: Is it possible to adjust or apply a mod to fix the scarcity of resources? I know that some resources are scarce but sometimes they are too scarce. For example, I tripped around the globe and only got 2 uranium.


title: How is maximum number of affixes affected by difficulty / act / iLvl?

text: Today I was farming Act II on normal difficulty with 250% magic find bonus trying to find some decent rares. Of 25-30 rare items that I found **all** armor items had 4 affixes and weapons had 4 to 5 affixes. I know that items can have up to 6 affixes (source), but apparently on lower levels the limit is 4 or possibly 5. I would like to know on what exactly maximum number of affixes depends (is it act and difficulty? Or iLvl?) and what is the earlies point in game where I can start getting items with all 6 affixes. Is there any official (or unofficial) info on that? Also, I suspect that there is a minimum number of affixes for specific iLvl as well (have you ever seen rare item of 62 level with just one affix?). Any information on this will be appreciated as well.


title: Is Medium Armor or Light Armor more beneficial to a Dual Wield Mage?

text: Light Armor provides mainly Bonuses to Magicka and Spell Penetration, Medium Armor to crit and Stamina regeneration. When going with a setup that uses instant casts and Dual Wield to kill your foes, which one of the two would be more beneficial? Seeing that a Mage has not a lot of Stamina regenerating abilities ( I am Breton too, to make things worse ), I wonder which Armor would be better to use.


title: What's the point of the Quad Rocket alt-fire?

text: I'm at Gen 4 so have to use the Quad Rocket to head to 5, and I have no clue why anyone would ever use the alt-fire (zoom) mode. The rockets simply seem to travel slower, and in a larger spread. Against ground targets they smear out and maybe one rocket will hit near a grunt, and against Titans they become extremely easy to dodge. Is that it, or is there some other subtle effect I'm not picking up on? In what situations is the alt-fire mode advantageous?


title: Can Muramana's active ever proc twice on one attack?

text: Is it possible for Muramana's active to proc twice on one single-target attack? For example, Poppy's Devastating Blow (Q) or Twisted Fate's Pick a Card (W) add an effect to the following autoattack. On the next autoattack, the spell is used and on-hit effects are applied. Do these abilities, or any other ability, allow Muramana to activate twice?


title: Can you heal your posse?

text: During the game, you can complete side missions and build up your posse. After a short time though, they die due to too many zombies. Is there any way to heal them? If so, how? I have told them to scavange before, but they only pick up the nearest item and start hitting zombies over the head with whatever they find.


title: Portal lab monitor text

text: Where could I find a full text dump of the gibberish text from Portal's lab monitors? ![http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120621181738/half- life/en/images/3/31/Lab_monitor_screen_text.png](http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120621181738/half- life/en/images/3/31/Lab_monitor_screen_text.png)


title: How often do items and zombies spawn?

text: (Primarily asking about the single-player mode) I know that when I disconnect and reconnect, all the zombies respawn (and I believe all the items as well). But while in the game, I've seen items respawn directly in front of me, and previously cleaned-out areas suddenly have zombies again. What schedule does the game use to spawn zombies and items? Does it vary based on the type?


title: Is dying a bad thing?

text: I've died quite a few times, does it have any impact on the game as a whole, or is it just a question of restarting that particular scenario?


title: How to find the nine tailsmans

text: I've been on this part for about 3 hours trying to find the nine tailsmans and haven't even found one yet. I've done both A and B paths for most levels. Any advice on how to make any progress on this or some hint I might have missed?


title: How can I change faction?

text: When I created my character I went with "Tangent Technologies" as my faction. I have now completed the epic quest and got my laser pistol so I want to change my faction. What do I need to do in order to change to another faction on my character?


title: Are the damage numbers above heroes the real damage?

text: Is the number, which is shown above a hero's head when he receives damage, calculated with armor and magic resistance, or is it the damage before any calculations?


title: Higher AR Power weilding poke moveset weapons?

text: I love using two weapons that both poke the target at the same time with a really quick poke. Kind of like two rapiers do. When Helix and other halberds were out, I fell in love with that. Now there is a void in my heart. I need two weapons, with massive AR and scaling, that have long range and fast poke. So far the best thing I came up with, was two spit-firespears. Is there anything better? Assume i have 99 dex and str.


title: How do you earn "banked" Mana?

text: After a couple of matches, I've noticed I had 78 mana in my bank. I haven't sold any items or banked any using the forge. Are there other ways to earn Mana?


title: Are there story elements in Mass Effect 3 which are directly influenced by actions in the first game?

text: Since ME1 never came out on the PS3, the PS3 version of ME2 made up for the inability to import ME1 saves by including an interactive comic DLC (Mass Effect: Genesis) that makes up for the "missing" game by letting you make decisions that will affect the second game. I assume an imported save from ME2 which had that DLC will take these key decisions effective in the third game as well, but I was wondering - are there are some actions available in the first game which I'm missing out their direct _meaningful_ influence on the third game because I don't have a save with these actions performed? If so, is there a direct gameplay disadvantage (for example, missing characters, galactic readiness, etc).


title: Which gift should I choose for my first play-through of Dark Souls?

text: When creating a new character in _Dark Souls_ , I am allowed to select a gift amongst:   * Goddess's Blessing   * Black Firebomb   * Twin Humanities   * Binoculars   * Pendant   * Master key   * Tiny Being's Ring   * Old Witch's Ring Which item would you recommend me to choose for a first character knowing that I intend to enjoy the full game experience and plan to try to get all the trophies? I think that my criterion for selection would be in decreasing order of importance: is this item required for a trophy collection, is this item hard to get otherwise, is this item more useful than the others. Side question, as the _Master Key_ is part of the starting inventory of the _Thief_ class, what happens when you select the _Master Key_ as gift item?


title: Are Hellfire Amulet passives available on other classes?

text: The Hellfire Amulet introduced in patch 2.1 has a secondary affix that adds the effect a random passive ability for your class. If you do this on Monk and get Fleet Footed (Increase movement speed by 10%), will this increase movement speed if worn by another class?


title: How do I know if a game is compatible with the Wii U pro controller?

text: I'm trying to decide whether I'll want a Wii U pro Controller, but I'm not finding any information on which games are going to be able to use it, and if any games are requiring it. I was thinking the back if the box might give that information, but I haven't seen that icon on the back of any boxes, but finding the back of boxes has also proven difficult. How can I figure out if a game is compatible with the Wii U pro controller?


title: How do I grow back to human size?

text: I am playing Tales from the Minus Lab and I got the bridge to the tree to open but for some reason I cannot grow to the human size again. Do any of you guys have an idea what to do?


title: How can I headshot while jumping?

text: With all the random bullets in CS GO, I really don't see how some people consistently do jump headshots while firing only once. Can someone please enlighten me how to aim to have this kind of accuracy, defeating the randomness of CS GO?


title: How can I see the bats better?

text: There are little bats in the game that are very hard to see and they mostly kill me, driving me insane. Even with all lights lit on the floor, it is hard to see them. Is there any way to make them brighter, e.g. by replacing an image?


title: How can I change Dwarf Fortress' ASCII color scheme?

text: The default color scheme for Dwarf Fortress in ASCII graphics mode is somewhat... bold. ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bjAjM.png) How can I change the colors to something less eye watering?


title: Can horses have more than 15 hearts?

text: In Minecaft (vanilla), is it possible for horses to have more than 15 hearts? The Minecraft Wiki says that is the max, but everyone I have talked to (as well as a faint memory I have from a while back) says horses can have more than 15 hearts.


title: Should I recall when my carry does or not?

text: I'm often playing _support_ in match games, and so I generally pick a _carry_ to follow, but don't have a lot of active coordination from them. One situation that comes up multiple times a game is that my _carry_ recalls leaving me alone in the lane. Should I time my recalls for when my _carry_ recalls or when my _carry_ is on deck?


title: What damages doors?

text: So far, firing a rocket to a door has always made 100% damage to them. This means that if the door doesn't have INF strength, it will always bust open. I also happen to have 17 rockets right now, so I can save on lockpicks for a while... but honestly, rockets do seem like overkill. Now, not everything damages doors; for example, the combat knife doesn't; stealth pistols don't, ... are there less drastic ways to bust a door open?


title: Any good zerg double extractor trick builds for use against zerg?

text: What is a good Zerg build that utilizes a double extradtor trick, yet allows for an effective economic advantage against zerg?


title: What ages are in Uru: Complete Chronicle  and not in Myst Onlive: Uru Live?

text: I've just started playing Uru: Complete Chronicle. I've not yet solved any of the main ages, but I also started Uru Live, which also got these ages. So id did them in Uru Live (well, except these damn firefly that won't stay whit me...). Are there other ages that are present on both complete chronicle and Live? Or is it just the four main ones?


title: How do I get the "Supercars Pack" on PC?

text: As far as I have played Need for Speed until today, I can replace any vehicle with another. But all the searches I have done online do not show me anything that shows how to replace or add cars. For example, search, "replace mclaren mp4 into a bugatti veyron supersport". It says something about 'supercars pack' but I didn't find it for PC to download. Can someone give me directions on where to find this, and how to install it, please?


title: Why do I have no ammo for my pack?

text: I.e. my soldier has the energy pack, which is supposed to restore a certain amount of energy upon usage. However, I never have any ammo for the pack, and I don't know how to find it (Not in TDM and neither in CTF). Are some packs disabled for some game modes?


title: How does clan ranking work in Call of Duty Elite, and how can I increase it?

text: In Call Of Duty Elite (Modern Warfare 3, PS3) I cannot figure out how to increase my clan ranking. I effectively added 9 friends to my clan, but the ranking is still at 1. How does clan ranking work, and how can I increase it?


title: Do you lose Piety when your leader dies?

text: These are the ways I've found to gain and lose Piety in Europa Universalis 4 so far:   * Random events: +/- 10 or 25   * Declare war: +/- X depending on the target's religion Twice now in my game as the Ottomans I've been cooking along at +100 Piety when a conversion succeeds. I open the Religion tab only to find I've dropped considerably with no explanation: to +45 one time and +15 the other. The second time happened very quickly. Within the space of two months starting at 100 Piety my leader died _with_ an heir, I received a -10 Piety random event which should have dropped me to 90, and I converted a province. But the Religion tab showed me at +15 so _something_ must have dropped me to +25. Do you lose Piety when a leader dies, or does each leader come in with a random Piety?


title: Does building the Arcology great work affect residential demand in individual cities?

text: The description for the Arcology great work reads as follows: > Building this towering pinnacle of human architecture requires skilled > workers and resources. This dense ecosystem contains everything necessary to > sustain a massive community. Sims live here but many of them will commute to > cities in the region to work, go to school, or shop After building the Arcology, what will happen to residential demand in individual cities? Will Sims start to abandon residential zones in favor of the Arcology? Will residential zones stop developing even provided ideal living conditions and adequate services? **Please see the details in the bounty description below for an example scenario.**


title: Can you create a new character using your previous character's weapons?

text: After completing Borderlands 2, I want to start a new game with a new character using the weapons of my previous character. Is there any way I can do this?


title: How can I improve aiming in Resident Evil 6?

text: Is there a way to make the reticle smaller for firearms? Or, the laser less jittery? Skills, cheats, modding - anything goes. I would like the most immediate solution possible - I'm not sure I'll be able to stomach playing anymore until some "suck less at aiming" unlock becomes available.


title: How to set production quotas when using SpaceChem's puzzle creator?

text: In ResearchNet it seems that you can select what molecules or atoms are required at the outputs for an assignment. But I can't find any place to set the quota numbers. It seems every "Research Assignment" has a quota of 10, and every "Production Assignment" picks a quota of 40. Can this number be changed, to various values as in the actual puzzles in the game? If so, where is the setting?


title: Uhh... I got drunk and trashed a temple. How do I pick up the mess?

text: After getting shouted at rather intensely by four old guys on the top of a "7000 steps" tall mountain, I decided it was time to go home to Whiterun and have a couple cups of mead. Fortunately I found the right drinking buddy at the inn by the marketplace. He greeted me by offering me a drinking challenge. Who am I to say no? Well... as you can already guess, no good story starts with "that night when I decided not to drink...". A couple of drinks later I woke up on the other side of Skyrim in a temple inside Markarth and was greeted by a priestess of the temple. My drinking buddy and the staff that he promised me for winning the drinking contest were nowhere to be found. Also, apparently I made a mess off the temple and now need to clean up. I looked around and picked up everything that is on the floor, but when I try to talk to her she still says "Talk to me again when you picked up the mess that you made". What do I have to do now?


title: How to finish a quest after the NPC you need to deliver it to, has become hostile to you?

text: So, I killed a bunch of people in Whiterun, so the guards were hostile. I then started the quest where the innkeeper joins you to kill a dragon. When we passed some guards, they started attacking me. As well as the innkeeper. I went on to kill the dragon, and now I need to deliver the quest to the hostile innkeeper. Any way to finish this now, without turning myself in?


title: Tropico 4 : are garages as huge/unwieldy as they were in Tropico 3?

text: Despite doing my best with garage and traffic layout in Tropico 3, I very often hit the problem of insufficient space to place a garage in a place where it would have been useful. The garages were very large buildings in comparison to most other buildings. My considered opinion was that garages in Tropico 3 were just too big. I'm now considering buying Tropico 4, but before I do, I would like to know whether garages in Tropico 4 are just as large/unwieldy?


title: How do I use the permanent unlock token?

text: I prestiged. I'm at level 16 and I see no way to permanently unlock a weapon or perk. Where is this located?


title: Does cold damage count as slow?

text: I'm playing as a Demon Hunter and recently I was looking at the passive skills when I saw **_Cull the Weak_** skill that increases damage against slow enemies by 15%. The question is: does this skill only work with the effects of the other skills( _Caltrops_, _Rapid Fire with Web Shot rune_, _Entangling Shot_, etc)? Or does cold damage on the weapon also count as slow effect for this skill? If so, then a 2-hand Bow with some cold damage, _Archery_, _Cull the Weak_ and _Steady Aim_ would give a nice +50% damage bonus.


title: Where is the alternate exit on Water's Edge Way?

text: In the Water's Edge Way level, I know there is an alternate exit that allows me to get to the one level in that area that I haven't finished. Problem is, I have played the level a few times now and haven't been able to find the alternate exit! How do I find it?


title: Is there any effective way to defend against attack dogs?

text: This is one killstreak reward I totally don't like (when I'm on the receiving end). I've tried knifing them (as the game suggests) but to no avail. The only effective strategy I have is to shoot down the dogs, but even this is not very effective since they run so fast. Another strategy is to make it to high ground (on the top of containers, ladders, etc), but this usually leaves me exposed to enemy fire. Does anyone have any good strategy for defending against attack dogs?


title: What happens when I run out of Strike Teams?

text: If I use all my Strike teams on a tactical strike map, is that it, can I no longer play those maps until I start a new campaign? Will I no longer be able to play any tactical strike maps until I get new strike teams? For that matter, when do I get more strike teams?


I am trying to 100% GTA IV, but I'm currently stuck at 97.50% completion. The only section I haven't completed 100% is girlfriends. What are the girlfriend quests I need to complete in order to achieve 100% completion?


title: COD Black Ops Multiplayer - Is there a way to practice with killstreak rewards?

text: There have been countless fails I have committed when I got to use a new killstreak reward. For example, this one time I got a valkyrie rocket and like a moron I thought that the goggles on the screen just let you command some kind of UAV that shoots rockets at places you mark on the map. Turns out that the goggles were the 'scope' for the valkyrie rocket launcher.... This ended up hilariously with me going prone inside a safe room and launching the rocket, only to have it explode on the floor 2 feet from my face :) Even more annoying is the time I worked SO hard to get a gunship and was immediately shot down as I only knew how to control it and shoot the gun (using RT on the Xbox). I had no idea about using chaff or rockets. Is there a way for me to try out and play around with killstreak rewards?


title: Map measurements

text: Recently, the range of the `Gate` ability of `Twisted Fate` has been reduced from Global Range to 5500 units. The problem is, you can't possibly measure your range before activating the `Destiny` skill. Do someone know about the different measure of the 5v5 map? Of course I could learn play to play to know approximately where I can TP or not... but that is not efficient. If I could know it in advance. It seems that mid-top to mid-mid is not possible. From my few games with this new configuration, it seems that the range **might** represents 1/3 of the map.


title: Is there a way to break through bosses' "flash block"?

text: When fighting the last bosses like Goro, Kintaro, and Shao Khan, hitting them often results in them executing some "flash block" where their body flashes white on contact. They don't even go into actual block mode. During this flash block, it seems as though they take normal physical damage, but they aren't knocked back or otherwise affected by the attack (ie, except for the damage, it's as if you never even hit them). This is annoying, especially when you're trying to get out a good combo. You can be mid combo and they'll start flashing white and pummel you without actually breaking your combo. They just act as if you're not doing anything to them at all. Either there's a way to break this boss block or it's just a cheap way to make the game harder without having to invest more research into legitimate AI.


title: Minecraft X-box compatibility

text: I am trying to find out if it is possible for users of different Xbox's (an Xbox-360 & an Xbox One) to play Minecraft together, in the same world over the Internet.


title: What was the original Ultima Online price and monthly fee?

text: How much did Ultima Online cost to buy and to play when it was launched in September 24 of 1997?


title: Help! I'm being attacked on sight in Dragonsreach!

text: So I came came back to Breezehome after a hard few days on the road ridding the world of several bandits, a bunch of necromancers, two dragons and a cave troll. I stored all that I wanted to, took a well deserved rest and then went out to pawn the remainder. On my way out of my home, which I bought with my own hard earned cash, I was accosted by a balding gentleman who insisted on dueling to the death with magic. His ass was promptly kicked, but my overeager companion, Lydia, may have leapt to my defense a bit robustly and a Whiterun guard _may_ have ended up _slightly_ more dead than he was before he met her. I went to talk to the guards to offer reparations but all they did was make cracks about my sweetroll. But no matter. Off to sell my wares! After some very fruitful bartering I went to disenchant a couple of rings at Dragonsreach and, to my surprise, I was attacked on sight upon entering. At first I thought this might be part of a quest (the hearty wench at the local tavern recently informed me that the Jarl's kids might be a little cuckoo). But I ended up dead. I tried fighting back ... and ended up dead, just with a significantly higher body count. I reloaded an autosave ... changed nothing. I restarted my PS3 and reloaded a save. Nothing, still attacked. Tried talking to the guards about any crimes I may or may not committed - just more cracks about my sweetroll. **How do I stop from being attacked on sight in Dragonsreach? Is my game toast? Is this fixable? If so, how?** **Edit** Fixed! After manually reloading an autosave, I headed back into town a stole some cheese. A guard caught me, I paid off my bounty, was relived of my stolen loot and was no longer attacked on sight upon entering Dragonsreach. I don't know why I was attacked inside the reach and not outside but I know that's how it got fixed.


title: Is it possible to have a second monitor that is unaffected by fullscreen games on the first monitor?

text: I like to have movies and whatnot going on in my smaller second monitor, typically while playing games. Sadly, some older games have absolutely tiny resolutions compared to what my main monitor can crank out, and running them fullscreen pushes everything around on the second monitor. As an example, say I run an 800X600 game on my main 1920X1080 monitor. Everything not in that 800X600space is then shoved onto my second monitor, thus pushing everything that was ACTUALLY on that monitor off into some weird negative space. Is there anything I can do to prevent this, besides playing in windowed mode? I can't SEE anything with the windows that small, sadly. My eyes aren't the best.


title: Will pumping from a river affect the frame rate?

text: I've found that digging around a river or stream to change its shape greatly decreases my frame rate. Would pumping out some water have the same effect, if I stop the pump afterwards?


title: What does being a Marshal entail?

text: Recently, I've managed to make a bit of a name for myself in _Mount & Blade: Warband_. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/moPyk.jpg) The only problem is, **I don't fully understand the responsibilities that come with this new title.** Does this mean people will listen to me if I say "Go here." or "Take this castle."? **What happens when I become a Marshal?**


title: Are there any fixes for Watch Dogs FPS Drops?

text: I have a Nvidia Gtx 770 MSI twin Frozr 2gb version and I have used Auto Detect in Watch Dogs but for some reason I get MASSIVE Fps drops when moving around the world. Like it comes to a complete halt sometimes. It is worse when it's driving. I tried turning down the setting all to medium and it still didn't fix the issue.


title: What are the must-have (overpowerful) aircrafts in Ace Combat 5?

text: I'm a noob to this series (I only played and finished Ace Combat X on PSP) and I noticed that on AC5 you can't have all aircraft in one "run". This is different from ACX where you could play the same mission over and over to get the money. Now this is not a problem for me but I'd like to avoid finishing mission #28 (a random number) only to realize that I don't have enough money to buy a decent aircraft to complete mission #29. What aircraft are a must have in this game? Which aircraft should I buy in order to finish the game without many problems? I like challenges but using lame aircraft before knowing it's lame on the first "run" is not good!


title: Which console versions do Amazon.com sell?

text: Since they are in the US, I'm assuming Amazon.com sells the North American one? Or do they sell both? I am looking for the European version but I don't see any version in their catalog: http://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Hero-Warriors-Bundle-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B003N5ZZ9K If there is a choice, where do I put it?


title: What determines how much XP I get for extra Medi-Gel?

text: When picking up Medi-Gel when you're full, you get XP (rather than credits, like in ME2). What determines how much XP I get? I've received anywhere from 100XP to 300XP for a pack during the same mission without any rhyme or reason to what is causing the discrepancy. Is there any relation to my maximum carrying capacity? My max health? Or is each Medi-Gel station simply hard coded to give you a certain amount of XP if you're full, regardless? I'm currently playing on Hardcore, so knowing if difficulty affects this would also be helpful.


title: What are the mechanics of aircraft flares?

text: I've often seen jets release their flares in dogfight or against ground threats. How does that happen? Are choppers able to do this, too? Does the aircraft do it automatically like in COD: Black Ops, or would I have to press a key? If yes,   * Which key?*   * What is the strategy behind it? Against what kind of threats is it useful?   * When exactly should I release it? *: I'm playing on the PC, but console info would be nice, too, for the sake of completeness.


title: Why is Akali supposed to be overpowered in Dominion?

text: I've been playing some draft mode dominion games, and it turns out that almost always the same champions get banned. I know that Rammus gets banned because of his tank abilities and high speed. Now I know why Akali gets banned: in the few games I've seen her been played, she was much better than the other champions. The thing I was wondering is: **Why?** In normal games she is pretty balanced and easy to counter. I just don't know what makes her so good in dominion. Is it because of the dominion items? Or was it just luck that I fought against or with really good Akalis?


title: How do I create an empty minecraft world?

text: My friends and I want to create an adventure map, so I want to have a empty Minecraft Craftbukkit server map to start with, so there will be nothing other than the things I want to put into the map. How can I achieve this?


title: How many ways can I cut people up?

text: I would think that, theoretically, there would be eight sword slash directions possible (not counting the stab) in Skyward Sword, given that many targets such as training logs look like they only accept horizontal, vertical, and 45-degree diagonal slices. But animation-wise it looks to me like there's quite a bit more than that; for example I've seen uppercuts launched from both the left and the right side of Link's body. So what's up here? Are there 8 directions with multiple animations each? Or are there more directions (say 16), and which ones correspond to the eight major axes (assuming that there are only 8 "basic" directions)?


title: Can't pick up ammo

text: Why can't i pick up ammunition on certain parts of each stage, from chapter 2 and onwards? I've got room for more ammo, but for some reason a red line is shown across it, therefore making it unequipable


title: All bone charms appear in Corvo's room?

text: For some reason once I finish the part where you get your first rune and your blink power, about 10 bone charms along with some statuettes (the ones that increase your max bone charms) appear in Corvo's room. Is this a known bug? This is happening on a fresh save file.


title: Is there any benefit to creating multiple consoles in GameDevStory?

text: I have created 17 games or so on my first console (64 bit chip, BD disc, console) and it has 30% of the market share. It had 33% but some other consoles have been released. Could I produce games on this console indefinitly? Would creating, say, a "sequel" for my console be have any benefit since my current configuration is already the most expensive of each option. I am not sure if there's a dynamic of "gamers are getting bored of this generation consoles" or not. I do know that consoles you make never go off the market. But I don't want to waste a year and a half and piss off my impatient fans if it offers no advantage or benefit.


title: Beating Cthulhu in Magicka

text: A friend and I are fighting against Cthulhu since last month, and still we're not able to kill him! We're both using the tron-like mage, and always trying to cast lightings against the water (saw a youtube video explaining it) to max out the damage to the boss, but it doesn't seem to affect him that much. We're out of ideas, we tried everything we could but eventually we end up dying with the boss at 50% health after a 30 minute long fight with minor but continuous damage to him... and this doesn't feel like the right way to do it! We wanted to try everything we could before asking, but now it's become annoying (well, it became after 1 week of useless tryouts) so we have to ask for help to all the magickans outside! Any help/advice?


title: How to beat Pig Bang 1-20

text: I've been trying to get 3 stars on level 20 for a while and I can't figure it out. I get more points if I send the bird flying directly through the pigs instead of just bursting their bubble things but it's not enough. The grass stuff on the moon isn't enough points to justify using another bird to destroy it. Can anyone help me with this?


title: Starcraft 2 Hotkeys

text: So I know this is a common question asked by new players to Starcraft 2; I was wondering how to add a unit or structure to a group within the hotkey? Furthermore:   1. How can you select all hatcheries as zerg (I assume it is the same as above)?   2. Is there a way to select all attacking units in an area as I find overlords tend to hover over my army?


title: Seasons of Starcraft II

text: This question has a **few** separate questions in one.   1. What is a **season** of Starcraft II? At the end is there a definite winner?   2. How long is each **season**?   3. When a new **season** begins do you have to do placement matches again?   4. Is there an _"in-between"_ period between Seasons?


title: How do you get 3 stars on Pig Bang 1-13 in Angry Birds Space?

text: I've succeeded in taking out all three pigs with my first (of three) birds. That earns me a paltry one star. What's the trick?


title: Is there a way to use console commands in the console version of Skyrim?

text: I have lost a valuable item, the Vokun Mask: I sold it early on in game not knowing I'd need it later on, and now I want it back. I have literally searched every merchant and cannot find it. I've been looking around at some questions on how to find or buy back items, and the solutions they provide would be to use the console command option, but I believe its for PC only. Is there some sort of way to do it on the Xbox 360 too, or are my items lost forever?


title: Purple bridge in Star Control II

text: So: Why did the bridge of the Melnorme's trader ship turn purple in _Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters_? ![Melnorme's bridge turning purple](http://i.stack.imgur.com/DYw32.png)


title: How do I target an NPC when using console commands?

text: I am trying to use the `OpenActorContainer 1` console command. Most of the threads I've seen say to "click" or "highlight" the NPC whose inventory you wish to access. However, when I click on them, the only thing my character does is draw his weapon. How do I select an NPC?


title: What determines Suppression?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Who and what can lay down suppressive fire? As per the title, what determines what is Suppressing fire? And how is it different from being a rubbish aim?


title: What happens to wonders in a city when it is razed?

text: What happens to a wonder in a city, if i raze the city? Does the wonder disappear with its bonus'? or do the wonders switch to another city as if it was that city who had build it?


title: How do I stop falling for pump fakes while still denying shots?

text: It seems to be much easier to fall for a pump fake and thus resulting in a foul in 2k12 than 2k11. My big man center dude is constantly in the air and falling on top of people at the slightest movement when all I want to do is to either jump straight up or keep my arms up.


title: What rendering API does Rage use on PC?

text: Is Rage for PC using OpenGL or DirectX? From all the Radeon card troubles, I would presume the former, but I would like to be sure. If you have the game, you can tell which one it is by by opening the _exe_ with the Dependency Walker and checking whether it links to opengl32.dll or d3dx.dll. Also, Process Explorer can determine the loaded DLLs for a running game.


title: What does the "Armor" stat do in Geneforge 2?

text: One of the many stats on your character sheet is "Armor". Just about any piece of clothing or armour will increase this. But what does it actually do? Presumably, it makes you harder to kill in some way, but I can't find any section of the in-game manual that explains how. Ideally, I'd like to know the exact math behind Armor. Failing that, I would like to at least know whether it reduces enemy chance to hit, damage inflicted, or both, and what types of attacks it works against.


title: How do I open the Borderlands 2 Season Pass?

text: How do I open the Season Pass for Borderlands 2? I purchased the Season Pass through Steam. It says that I own it, but I can't open it.


title: FFX HD Remaster on Vita: VICTORIOUS password not working

text: I am playing on my PS Vita FFX HD Remaster (Italian language). I got the airship and using the Password system I managed to unlock on the first try the Murasame area through the use of "MURASAME" password. For the God Hand I had issues, guides stated the password was GODHAND but what worked was GOD HAND. Now I can't seem to find a suitable replacement for VICTORIOUS, since it's not working. Any idea?


title: Why is there a Commander Keen sprite in Doom II?

text: In the original sprites in Doom II, there is a sprite of Commander Keen. Why is he there? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/mdBdx.png)


title: Does the presence of Giant Cave Spider Silk always indicate the presence of Giant Cave Spiders?

text: So, I've decided that I want to breach the first level cavern I've found. I noticed that there are a significant number of Giant Cave Spider Silk covering the floor of the cavern. However, looking in the `u`nits menu, I don't see any Giant Cave Spider. Does this mean that there are no Giant Cave Spiders in the cavern? And would the silk regenerate if there indeed isn't one?


title: Does Terraria have any Lore?

text: Sandbox type games tend to present you with a pristine landscape, allowing you to make up the story as you goes along (cf. Minecraft, Sim City [?], etc.). At first glance, the same should apply to Terraria, **however:**   * The dungeon could hardly be considered a "natural geographical feature".   * The Underworld is full of ruined buildings.   * The floating islands are _clearly_ flying ships that have been fossilized, or something similar. Is there any known Lore or back-story that explains any of these moderately strange phenomena?


title: How can I fast travel?

text: I feel like all I'm doing is backtracking, and I need to backtrack to one of the first levels because I didn't buy something I need. Is there any way to fast travel to another area once I've been there?


title: How frequently do the zombies drop keys?

text: Someone mentioned in this Q&A that you can get keys when zombies randomly drop them on any level. Is there an estimate of just how frequently this happens? (e.g. what's the probability) Is the frequency dependent on the zombie type you kill or the level?


title: Does completing Mass Effect 2 on insanity difficult give any rewards in Mass Effect 3?

text: I am considering replaying Mass Effect 2 to see how different choices affect Mass Effect 3 and want to know if it is worth playing on insanity.


title: Can a single Lightning Reed kill 3 camel zombies?

text: I was answering this Q, and proposed 2 Lightning Reeds as a way to kill 3 Camel Zombies. However, I'm unsure if they can be killed by just 1 Lighting Reed (with no other plants). **So, if we have a Lightning Reed on leftmost square, and 3 camel zombies coming at it, will it be able to kill all 3 alone?** No other plants, no other zombies, no plant food.


title: Can Shen teleport Fiora around the map?

text: Assuming they are on opposite teams, if Fiora uses her ultimate on a Shen that is channeling his ultimate does the Fiora end up with the Shen at his new location?


title: How does firing from behind cover affect accuracy?

text: **Does firing from behind cover affect weapon accuracy?** I can see this going either way from a "real-life" standpoint. I can see the accuracy increasing and recoil decreasing due to stability provided by a hard slab of material to rest your arms and weapon against. I can also see the accuracy decreasing and recoil increasing due to the awkwardness of posture and the abruptness of popping out of cover to quickly fire off rounds. **Is this aspect of combat documented anywhere, or has anyone conducted related experiments?**


title: How to clean outdoor traps?

text: After my third siege, my outdoors trap corridor is filled with bodies, blood and other sticky icky stuff. ![Sticky icky stuff and blood](http://i.stack.imgur.com/vIb1s.png) This is attracting swarms of flies and generating unhappy thoughts for the dwarfs. I've read that the 'Cleaning' labor only works indoors. How do I get my dwarfs to clean the outdoor traps?


title: Charm/intimidate option in ME3

text: Is there any sure shot methodology to get the `charm/intimidate` option to be available in mass effect 3? For instance, > in Priority : Tuchanka, i had to lose Mordin Solus because i didnt have a > suitable charm/intimidate decision. And here, it has been stated that : > Shepard may also have Charm and Intimidate options available. If so, Mordin > agrees to delay the genophage cure until after the Reaper threat has passed, > and to become a War Asset at the Crucible project in the meantime I would like to know what i should do to get these in my decision tree. Thank you.


title: Why did Eve die with Maelon's data available?

text: I saved Wrex in ME1, I saved Maelon's data in ME2, the import screen in ME3 confirmed this. When I get to the missions on Tuchanka, I completed every one of the side missions before starting the mission where they take down the Reaper and distribute the genophage cure. Then when I finally get to the lab, Mordin tells me that Eve has died. Yet every site I've been to says that keeping the data allows her to live. So why did she die?


title: Can you hijack a boat that's being driven?

text: Sometimes I find myself catapulted into the middle of the river. Thankfully, passing boats usually stop and I can climb onto the boat. However, I cannot find any way of stealing the boat that's being driven, except to shoot the poor driver who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Is there any way to hijack an occupied boat, the same way you can hijack an occupied car?


title: How can I kill frigates in a Caracal?

text: I've encountered a level 2 security mission that's giving me some problems. I fly a Caracal for it, and one of the first things that happens to you is you get stasis webbed as soon as the mobs spawn. The ones doing the webbing are a couple of really fast frigates that my heavy missiles just can't seem to hit. Is there any way to deal with this in my Caracal or should I fly something smaller to handle this, like a Kestrel? I've tried drones, but they don't hit hard enough or fast enough (Hobgoblin I). High Slots: Heavy Missile Launcher I x 5 (I switch between Scourge Heavy and Inferno Heavy Missiles) Medium Slots: Medium Shield Extender x 4, Small Shield Extender x 1 Low Slots: Ballistic Control x 2


title: Where on the Citadel do I first run in to Kelly Chambers?

text: Somehow I went through my otherwise-pretty-complete _Mass Effect 3_ playthrough without managing to run in to Kelly Chambers. I did import a save from _Mass Effect 2_ in which I'd saved her, so my understanding is that she should have been there for me to find. I've seen this answer about how to romance her, but both the answer and the wiki it links just says she's "on the Citadel". Since I apparently completely managed to miss running into her, I'm wondering: **Where exactly on the Citadel is Kelly Chambers?**


title: What is the most efficient non-special crop in terms of money?

text: If we talk about plants that are the same quality (let's say Perfect), and not weird special ones that need to be unlocked, which one is the most efficient? It might not necessarily be the one that is worth the most, if the time between harvests is different for different plants. Which plant has the best money/time ratio?


title: Is there a way to see sidequests before deploying?

text: When selecting a mission on the world map, the only sidequest indicator I've seen is the little crown that appears when you've completed all sidequests for that mission. One of the loading screen tips states that you can view all sidequests for a particular mission after completing said mission. The problem is, I've found no way to view these sidequests before I actually jump into my mech and deploy to the mission. The select button will then bring up sidequests, but several sidequests are to finish the mission in a set time frame, and viewing the sidequests does not pause time, meaning I have to do the mission at least three times:   * Initial completion. Sidequest completion is complete luck.   * View sidequests in mission. Will usually fail time-based sidequests.   * Run through again focusing on time-based sidequests. Granted, this gives me a decent amount of cash to play with, but it's definitely not the most efficient way to go about it.


title: How can I stop blockading their system?

text: Or maybe a better question would be why can't I stop? I was invading Jovanus when they offered me a cease-fire. I am at war with 3-4 others, so being able to bring my forces to bear on other fronts seemed good. Yet my fleet won't move. I've given it orders several turns now and no dice. I'd think during a cease fire you'd want your enemy to move their forces away... ![Stuck in a Cease-fire](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FUUTa.png)


title: Do your conversation options with Zelda the first time you meet her matter?

text: The first time you meet Zelda, she asks you what you think of her outfit, with three choices. Does your choice here have any lasting effect in the game?


title: How can I manage separate save folders in Portal 2?

text: Is there a way to have separate save folders per user like there is in pretty much every other game I have played? All the saves seem to go into the same date-oriented list with no way to distinguish who played.


title: Thieves Guild Special Job Bug

text: I completed enough thieves guild radiant quests to get a "special" job from Delvin. I talked to Delvin to get the special job, and there was nothing added to my quest log. Now every time I get near him he tells me my work has been noticed and that we got a special job, but I can't get a dialog to appear with him. When I talk to Vex, she says I have to complete Delvin's special job before I can get anymore work. Knowns.   1. Quest is not in my log.   2. Reloading a previous save game is not an option.   3. I left Riften and did another series of quests and was gone for about a week of game time.   4. The main quest line is complete.   5. The thieves guild (nightingale) quest line is complete, though I may not have the thieves guild armor anymore as I preferred the dark brotherhood gear.   6. It is on the XBOX 360, so the console is not available. Any suggestions? Answer: I had previously met Erikur in Solitude and he made some snarky comment to me as he was walking by, and he happened to trip and fall on my dagger. A little surprised he wasn't marked essential, but I digress...


title: What do you do with Play Coins?

text: I noticed that I get Play Coins when I walk around with my 3DS on. What are they good for? I know that Nintendo mentioned you would be able to possibly use them in games to unlock things - are there any games out now that use them? What sort of things do they do?


title: Bowling problem

text: Hi: When visiting my daughter, we play sports...bowling, in particular. I seem to do very well most of the time, but once in a while, as I'm ready to throw the ball, it will stay floating in the air. It is a frustrating problem to get it back and get it to actually go down the alley. Anybody know what the problem is? I have tried being closer, going farther away, etc, but don't know what brings this on. Please help. G


title: Does a weapon's "bleed" affix stack with the Barbarian skill "Rend"?

text: I've noticed that some weapons have an affix that states " ** _X.X%_ chance to inflict Bleed for _XXX-XXX_ damage over 5 seconds**". This seems like a cheap way to increase my DPS especially against monsters with a lot of hitpoints, but I tend to use the Barbarian skill "Rend" which also inflicts a Bleed effect. Answers to this question seem to imply that stacking DoTs is not possible for one given ability - however I'm unclear on whether this counts as the same ability since it is a Bleed effect, but from a separate source. I suspect there must be other similar cases with Poison effects and others which apply to different classes, however I am not aware of specific examples.


title: What happens if you go to Kvatch before beginning the main quest-line?

text: I don't want to start a new game, but I was wondering what the state of the town was. Is it already under attack from the Daedra?


title: Why is the 'Order' button greyed out when I try to buy a car on GTA Online?

text: I'm having trouble buying a car in the online shop. I've bought cars on it before with no trouble but now it's a grey order button. Yes I have a 10 car garage. Could anyone help?


title: What does initiative do?

text: I am playing Knights of Pen and Paper, but i do not know what initiative does and how it affects battles. What is initiative and what does it do?


title: Minecraft 1.7.9 crashing when connecting to server

text: Recently I have been trying to get on a Hamachi vanilla server that is 1.7.9 and Minecraft keeps crashing when I try to connect to it. I am running Minecraft 1.7.9 that is unmodded whatsoever. I tried reinstalling Minecraft twice and it didn't work. I am desperate for a solution to this. Here's the crash log:               ---- Minecraft Crash Report ----     // There are four lights!          Time: 6/23/14 8:21 PM     Description: Ticking screen          java.lang.NullPointerException: Ticking screen         at com.mojang.util.UUIDTypeAdapter.fromUUID(UUIDTypeAdapter.java:22)         at com.mojang.util.UUIDTypeAdapter.write(UUIDTypeAdapter.java:13)         at com.mojang.util.UUIDTypeAdapter.write(UUIDTypeAdapter.java:10)         at com.google.gson.internal.bind.TypeAdapterRuntimeTypeWrapper.write(TypeAdapterRuntimeTypeWrapper.java:68)         at com.google.gson.internal.bind.ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory$1.write(ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java:89)         at com.google.gson.internal.bind.ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory$Adapter.write(ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java:195)         at com.google.gson.Gson.toJson(Gson.java:593)         at com.google.gson.Gson.toJson(Gson.java:572)         at com.google.gson.Gson.toJson(Gson.java:527)         at com.google.gson.Gson.toJson(Gson.java:507)         at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilAuthenticationService.makeRequest(YggdrasilAuthenticationService.java:54)         at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilMinecraftSessionService.joinServer(YggdrasilMinecraftSessionService.java:61)         at bll.a(SourceFile:48)         at jt.a(SourceFile:41)         at jt.a(SourceFile:10)         at ej.a(SourceFile:174)         at bct.c(SourceFile:78)         at ban.p(SourceFile:1343)         at ban.ak(SourceFile:774)         at ban.f(SourceFile:728)         at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:148)               A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------          -- Head --     Stacktrace:         at com.mojang.util.UUIDTypeAdapter.fromUUID(UUIDTypeAdapter.java:22)         at com.mojang.util.UUIDTypeAdapter.write(UUIDTypeAdapter.java:13)         at com.mojang.util.UUIDTypeAdapter.write(UUIDTypeAdapter.java:10)         at com.google.gson.internal.bind.TypeAdapterRuntimeTypeWrapper.write(TypeAdapterRuntimeTypeWrapper.java:68)         at com.google.gson.internal.bind.ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory$1.write(ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java:89)         at com.google.gson.internal.bind.ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory$Adapter.write(ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java:195)         at com.google.gson.Gson.toJson(Gson.java:593)         at com.google.gson.Gson.toJson(Gson.java:572)         at com.google.gson.Gson.toJson(Gson.java:527)         at com.google.gson.Gson.toJson(Gson.java:507)         at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilAuthenticationService.makeRequest(YggdrasilAuthenticationService.java:54)         at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilMinecraftSessionService.joinServer(YggdrasilMinecraftSessionService.java:61)         at bll.a(SourceFile:48)         at jt.a(SourceFile:41)         at jt.a(SourceFile:10)         at ej.a(SourceFile:174)         at bct.c(SourceFile:78)          -- Affected screen --     Details:         Screen name: bct     Stacktrace:         at ban.p(SourceFile:1343)         at ban.ak(SourceFile:774)         at ban.f(SourceFile:728)         at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:148)          -- System Details --     Details:         Minecraft Version: 1.7.9         Operating System: Windows 7 (amd64) version 6.1         Java Version: 1.7.0_55, Oracle Corporation         Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation         Memory: 315100768 bytes (300 MB) / 361758720 bytes (345 MB) up to 954728448 bytes (910 MB)         JVM Flags: 2 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xmx1G         AABB Pool Size: 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) allocated, 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) used         IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0         Launched Version: 1.7.9         LWJGL: 2.9.1         OpenGL: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 GL version 3.3.0 - Build 8.15.10.2712, Intel         GL Caps: Using GL 1.3 multitexturing.     Using framebuffer objects because OpenGL 3.0 is supported and separate blending is supported.     Anisotropic filtering is supported and maximum anisotropy is 16.     Shaders are available because OpenGL 2.1 is supported.              Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.         Type: Client (map_client.txt)         Resource Packs: []         Current Language: English (US)         Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)         Vec3 Pool Size: 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) allocated, 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) used         Anisotropic Filtering: Off (1)      System Settings: Windows 7 OS service pack 1 (64 bit), 8 GB RAM, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3612 QM CPU @2.10 Ghz


title: What makes a village?

text: What constitutes a valid village to NPC Villagers and/or Iron golems? Is there a marker in the chunk itself that says "village lives here"? Is there a minimum number of doors? How are the boundaries determined (since apparently Villagers won't normally exit the boundaries of the village)? ETA: I'm trying to determine what makes the game register specific buildings as "a village" and not just buildings. I know you can transplant villagers to another village, but can you transplant them to any collection of buildings? Similarly, I understand the villager spawning and iron golem spawning algorithm, this question is just about how the game internally defines a "village".


title: Can I stop my Lords from hating me?

text: Every time I assign a fief, I get +20 with the lord I assign it to. I also get -5 with every other lord. Now given that I have 8 lords. If I assign everyone a fief, thats:                20 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 = -15;      So basically my the more fiefs I capture the more I am hated. This is definately a flaw in the game. I hear that having a family as your lords means it instead goes up for everyone. But lets be honest, its hard enough getting Lords on your side, Im sure not dropping all my existing and then trying to get more from scratch. Im at war, I need them. Also, I guess I could assign all fiefs to one Lord til they hit 100, then move on to the next. But the negative I will gain with the lords would be huge. And could lead to them deserting. I tried this TweakMB. It doesn't find the files. I select Floris 1.50. Im running Floris 1.53. How can I do it manually. I cant find the right info online.


title: Increases spirit regeneration by X per second

text: simple question if you know please enlighten me:   * Items with "Increases Spirit Regeneration by x per second" do they constantly regenerate spirit when you're standing idle, or does it only increase the rate of spirit regenerated by spirit generating abilities? Thanks.


title: What are the differences between GC and PS2 port of Viewtiful Joe?

text: I'm not able to find sufficient information about what the differences are between the PS2 port and the original GC version of _Viewtiful Joe_. Can anyone give me a complete account of what has been changed in the PS2 port from the original? For example, I know that the graphics have been affected somewhat. In what way? I know there's a new difficulty added, which one is it? And is the original difficulty level still preserved? How does the control mapping to a PS2 pad work?


title: How to get the "Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck" achievement?

text: For the "Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck" achievement, you need to kill all three monks in the Drowned Temple "with one blow". So if one of the three goes down first, it fails, and you need to replay the entire Festering Woods part, etc. After trying it over and over, I ask for your advice. What's a good way to get this achievement - which difficulty, class, and skills help getting it?


title: Who sends the "Letter from Friend"?

text: Who sends the letters in Skyrim through courier as _Letter from Friend_ , locating new shouts? > You caused a bit of stir in `<Location>` when you demonstrated the power of > your Thu'um. Not everyone is anxious for the return of the Dragonborn. > > I for one desire to see you grow and develop your talents. Skyrim needs a > true hero these days. > > You should turn your attention to `<Location>`. I understand it holds a > mysterious source of power that can only be unlocked by the Dragonborn. > > Sincerely, > > A Friend How does he know that I am Dragonborn?


title: How do I counter a zergling rush?

text: I've been confronted to a lot of zerg players only playing zergling rush and it's pretty annoying. I usually play terran and I have a lot off difficulties countering these. The best thing I found was this build which helped me countering the rush and the next wave until I had enough units to attack and beat him. What is the best build against a Zerg, keeping the zergling rush in mind ? (feel free to post protoss solution too. The best zerg solution is ... wait for it ... zerglings !)


title: How does "proficiency" work in Borderlands?

text: While playing _Borderlands_ sometimes I receive the message: > Your proficiency with weapon has increased to level X. I have some questions about proficiency:   1. How many kills do you need to increase a proficiency level by 1? Or does it use another mechanism (e.g. assists, total shots)?   2. Can I see which is the level of proficiency for each weapon class?   3. Can I see where I am and what I need to reach the next level?   4. More important: which bonuses grants proficiency? Are the same for each weapon or are specific to weapon class?


title: How do I delete a user account from my PlayStation 3?

text: I don't see any obvious option to delete a user account and corresponding PSN data from my PS3. How can I do this?


title: How is teamkilling penalized in BF3?

text: Is there an anti-TK system in the game? How can I punish somebody who intentionally killed me? Is there some kind of slap or slay system?


title: Consistent crashing of FTL

text: Whenever I play the game Faster Than Light (or FTL), my game experiences random crashes. Preceding the crash, the sound of my game will turn into a very pixellated, choppy sound that sounds like a corrupted sound file of some kind, followed by slowed-down gameplay. Sometimes, it will resolve itself after 20 minutes or so and return to normal speeds, other times, my window will freeze completely and the game crashes. I check the output of my terminal on my Linux laptop, and the output it gives can be seen here. Ultimately, I just want to know **what is causing the crash and how can I fix it?** _**Edit #1_** : Link fixed, you are able to see the crash log now! _**Edit #2_** : During the startup process of the game, it throws a few errors, which you can see here. See lines 5, 6, and 8. _**Edit #3_** : After doing the fix described by @allquixotic and replacing the `libbass.so` file with one from the developer's website, I still crashed. The latest crash log can be seen here. _**Edit #4_** : Still experiencing severe crashes. See additional crashlogs here.


title: Stream to Xbox 360 from PC network share?

text: I am finding that some video files do not play on the Xbox 360 video player when streamed from a PC on the network. The error given is that the format is unsupported. If I put these video files on to a USB drive I find that they play. Is there a way to have the video player just stream from a network share? I think the PC media player is interferring with the streaming in some way. I just want the video player to just transfer and stream the file from the PC. Is this possible?


title: What is a good strategy for getting the "Level a charge" achievement?

text: Is there an easy way to get the Level a Charge achievement? The thing is to kill a Charger with melee it has to be done with exceptional coordination. I saw a video that 2 guys played a Versus specially to get this achievement. One with the carger and one with the survivor. But is there a straightforward way to get this? Thanks


title: Is Skyrim's story related to the previous Elder Scrolls games?

text: I am curious about the connection of the world/story/characters of Skyrim and older Elder Scrolls games. I don't want a full description, just the important stuff, with some links.


title: What causes Joker to become a ghost?

text: Randomly, Joker, in the Joker's Carnival DLC combat challenge stage, will become unhittable. He'll still move as though he is fighting, but he'll never attack, he won't be able to be targeted, and I don't think he can be hit by anything. I think it happened once after I did a beatdown finisher on him. What causes it to happen? Update: Here's footage of it happening:


title: Can you play Alien Swarm in 1st person?

text: I guess Alien Swarm has been designed with 3rd person view in mind, but it would still be useful to try the 1st person view, if nothing else to help with friendly fire. Is it possible, maybe as a toggle key? What files do I need to edit?


title: Item Cloning in Disgaia 3

text: When cloning an object in Disgaia 3 by killing a clone of a character using the Paw Stick, it supposedly steals one item at a 20% rate. If you only equip the clone with one item (out of 4 slots), will that 20% chance ever "hit an empty slot" and be wasted? Or is it that "if it works, it will hit one equipped item, guaranteed?" I ask because it's usually a powerful item you want to clone, and keeping 4 copies of it (or holding off combining things and leaving it in 1/4ths) makes the process much slower.


title: Who was the Evil Magistrate?

text: In case 3 of the first game, it was discovered that Jack Hammer stole the Steel Samurai costume, and was wearing it when he walked over to Studio 2. According to Cody, he ran into someone dressed as the Evil Magistrate, and they fought, with the Steel Samurai somehow losing. However, not many people were in the studio that day. So who did Cody see defeat Jack Hammer? It's hard to believe that Sal Manella or Dee Vasquez could have done it. And there seems to be little reason for anyone to dress up as the Evil Magistrate in the first place. At the same time, it also seems unlikely that Cody would make up a story about the Evil Magistrate defeating the Steel Samurai. So what really happened?


title: What is the most effective way to counter a Sniper?

text: What are good strategies for countering a dominating sniper? What classes, class combinations, and weapons are effective against snipers?


title: How does depletion work in Die2Nite?

text: How does depletion work in Die2Nite? Is it a set percentage chance to become depleted each time you search the zone? (Or each time an item is found?) Or is there a set number of items to be found in the zone, and once they are gone it become depleted? This could make a difference when choosing which zone to auto-search when you are offline.


title: Diablo 2: Strongest Hardcore Classes with No Gear

text: In Diablo 2 (Expansion), what characters survive well in hell with minimum gear? Ideally, this character will be a basic MF character designed to build 'wealth' as I am returning to the game after many years.


title: Black square when trying to open Steam

text: I am on Windows 7 and I updated Steam two days ago and it worked fine until today. Now when I click on it a dialog box shows up saying "Verifying Steam Installation" for about 3 seconds then a black box appears for about 5-10 seconds then nothing. It doesn't show up in Task Manager. I tried removing the ClientRegistry.blob file and restarting like I saw on some forums. Now it does the same thing except there is a third black box which is larger that doesn't go away. Any suggestions on what I should do or where else I can try looking?


title: Is it possible to continue the Main Quest Line if I took Whiterun with the Stormcloaks?

text: After taking Whiterun, Vignar becomes the Jarl of the city, will he help me like Balgruff did ? Will he help me to capture Odahviing ?! Thanks a lot !! Phil


title: Do expressions mean anything?

text: Okay, so in Recettear, when you sell stuff to people their expressions change from time to time. However, I have not found any logic on how these works. Sometimes they smile and refuse to pay, sometimes they look worried and accept straight away. Do these faces customers make impact the gameplay anyway or are they just graphics without meaning?


title: Changing middle mouse button down event to left mouse button double click event

text: Is it possible to simulate a double left click by using the middle mouse button down event? The reason I'm looking to do this is because it would be a lot easier to single middle button click on a unit to select all units of that type in the visible screen instead of double clicking a unit. I know this seems minor, but I believe it would help me on my micro. If it's necessary, I have knowledge in several programming languages, but am unsure if it's even necessary to program something.


title: Can a bounce of Luna's glaive be evaded with normal evasion?

text: If Luna's moon glaive autoattack hits an enemy and bounces to another enemy that has evasion (talisman of evasion, windrun, etc.), does the evasion give that person a chance to dodge the bounce? If it's evaded, does it continue bouncing?


title: What promotions does the Giant Death Robot get?

text: In Civilization V, what promotions does the Giant Death Robot get? I know Drill, Shock and Sentry, but are there any others?


title: What's a 2×4 ultra clock?

text: In this video, the uploaders describe a mechanism to "automate" the mining of trees by filling blocks around and above tree you mine with air, while accelerating the speed at which "random ticks happen". At 0:59, the video mentions that the contraption is powered by a "2×4 ultra clock." What's a so-called "2×4 ultra clock"? The weird thing is that the actual enclosed by the command blocks quite clearly is 2×2×1... ![](http://i.imgur.com/5ltoHfsm.png) ![](http://i.imgur.com/GwcRK1Ym.png)


title: How does FIFA 14 selects a player when manually changing the control?

text: I usually suffer when there is a pair of players running toward the ball and one of them is more suitable to get the ball but FIFA chooses the other one... On which criteria does FIFA 14 choose the next selected player?


title: Console command to resurrect

text: Is there a chat/console command to resurrect or accept some player's resurrection in Diablo 3? The game has a bug where you sometimes do not get the death screen after dying - and losing NV5 due to that bug on inferno is not funny at all.


title: Setting runes to skills

text: When you level up and gain a new rune on a certain skill, if I were to go and activate that new rune, do I only get that perk set for that rune? Or do all other runes for that skill add their benefits, too? If it's confusing what I am asking let me try explaining it this way... Say rune #4 just gets unlocked for my skill, but I have been set on rune #2. If I go and activate rune #4, do runes 1-3 work in conjunction with it too?


title: Can i play Mineplex on xbox 360

text: I play minecraft on my xbox 360 and can't seem to find a way to choose multiplayer and fill out server info like shown on youtube. Can i only play mineplex on a computer version?


title: Help with The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller quest?

text: I got the horn and went back to Riverwood. The townspeople didn't even give me the option to pay or turn in they just attacked me... the innkeeper I need to talk to was also hostile, any suggestions?


title: Why does Lydia keep switching back to her starter shield?

text: I've crafted a full set of armor for Lydia, but every now and again she'll revert back to her circular iron starter shield instead of the one I made for her. The only way I've seen to fix this is to trade with her, take the shield, and then give it back. Is this merely cosmetic? If not, how can I stop it from happening?


title: Can you install and play GemCraft Labyrinth on multiple machines?

text: I bought the premium edition of _GemCraft Labyrinth_ 2 months ago. I register the game and played it on my PC using this link. I want to play it on my laptop. I disconnect from the my account on my PC and tried to connect to my account on my laptop. and I get the message > Sorry but the Armor Games Services are temporary unavailable. Please try > again again soon. I'm able to reconnect to my account on my PC but still unable using my laptop.


title: Can I copy my Master League file to another computer?

text: I play a Master League from PES 2013 on my laptop and have just re-installed Windows on my PC. Is there any way to copy my Master League file from my laptop to my PC?


title: How do the names for the maps in Minecraft work?

text: For my minecraft SMP server, my friends and I were crafting maps and noticed the difference in the names of the maps. so how does the map naming system work? Example: Map_0, Map_1


title: How do you stop yourself dying while drowning?

text: If you are underwater (by more than 1 block) and you run out of air and start drowning, you can't actually swim back up to the surface! Is there any way to actually survive if you are drowning?


title: How to set up a Mario Kart tournament with multiple players per round

text: All the tournament systems I've found and tournament management systems online assume that each round, only one player or team is going to compete against a single other player or team. In Mario Kart, though, you can have up to four players per round. How to set up or what kind of tournament system will work with four players per round?


title: Does MW3 let more than one person play over LAN with one copy of the disc?

text: I want to play over LAN with my family and friends without needing to buy more than one copy of the disc to play. This will be for the PC version as it will be on various PC's in the same house. Please let me know if it's possible, and if so, how it works, because they are using steam again...


title: Does an adjacent Grass block affect growing wheat?

text: Do Grass blocks beside growing wheat affect its growth? ![Grass Block beside growing wheat](http://i.stack.imgur.com/09pci.png)


title: Cheapest/fastest way to raise a Mind Mag?

text: On PSOBB, I want to raise a Mag with a Mind value as high as possible. I read that it’s possible to get a Mag with **195** Mind, but that requires to use a certain Mag Cell on Mag level 5, which means that the Mag won’t learn any Photon Blasts. As I can’t get this Mag Cell and I’d like to have PBs, this is no option. According to many guides, the hightest Mind value without using a Mag Cell would be **185** , but some claim that it would be possible to get **186** (by putting the Mag into the bank after every single feed). Is it true that you can get 186 Mind by such a method? But as this would take so much longer, this is quite a disproportionate effort. **So what is the cheapest/fastest way to raise a Mag to Mind 185?** * * * The guide Vulpes' Maximum Single Stat Mag requires to feed for level 50 (in total):   * 388 Monofluids   * 5 Antiparalysis   * 1 Difluid   * 76 Trifluids Those 76 Trifluids cost a pretty penny, but it’s probably really fast. Or is there an even faster way? The guide Ultimate Mag FAQ only requires to use Monofluids and Difluids. It doesn’t use any Trifluids, so it should be way cheaper than the first guide, but is there an even cheaper way?


title: What is the purpose of the Dragon Priest Masks?

text: I've found some nice masks and held on to them. But is there any special purpose to the Dragon Priest Masks other than their magical powers? The masks I'm talking about are:   * Hevnoraak    * Konahrik    * Krosis    * Morokei    * Nahkriin    * Otar    * Rahgot    * Vokun    * Volsung


title: Are achievements tracked across playthroughs?

text: Having recently completed Magicka's adventure (enjoying myself quite a bit in the process), I was delighted to see that you can start the game again with all the magicks you unlocked still available. Seeing how I didn't manage to track down all magicks on my first playthrough, I was wondering if collecting only the ones I missed on this additional playthrough would net me the "I put on my wizard robe and hat" achievement. That, in turn, got me wondering whether other achievements are tracked across playthroughs. For example, I managed to rack up around 650 overkills. Will I only need 350 more on my second run to get the corresponding achievement, or will I need to collect the full 1000? You get the gist of things. Which achievements, if any, are tracked across multiple playthroughs?


title: Key to breezhome lost

text: I did something ridiculous - I lost the key to my house and I can't get back in. I looked on the wiki and it says Delphine takes it when you go to the Thalmor Embassy, and she puts it in the chest at the Sleeping Giant Inn. I went there to check and it is not there, so I am at a total loss at how to get back in my house. I am open to using the console commands to spawn the key but I don't know the ID for the key, any help would be great.


title: Is it possible to kill Elite Guards silently?

text: I've just encountered my first Elite guard. My companion says something along the lines of "That guy looks tough, you may not be able to take him down even if you catch him by surprise. You'll have to stun him somehow first." Looking in my bag of ninja tricks, I couldn't come up with a way to "stun" him other than beating the snot out of him, which obviously attracted his attention. Is there anyway to kill him silently?


title: Do some ores become totally obsolete?

text: I'm currently sporting a full set of iron armour as well as Light's Bane and a Demon Bow and an assortment of silver and gold tools. I'm feeling like copper is now totally useless to me, except as a money maker. However, iron seems like it would be perpetually useful as it can be used to make such things as buckets and toilets. So my question is, do some ores become useless as you advance, and if so then which ones do?


title: Can you hurt Stink Eyes in Bastion?

text: Stink Eyes (closed eye creatures) creatures are mostly unharmed when firing at them, if their eye is closed. Can you harm them at all in this state, or are they totally immune?


title: When you rename your starting characters in FTL, are those names added to the default list for later games?

text: I manually renamed one of my starting characters Ashley, which is a common name, but in a later game one of the crew members I got was named Ashley. I was just curious if the game adds names you manually enter to the list it pulls random names from.


title: Is it still possible to download Adele's full catalogue of custom content somewhere online?

text: Once upon a time, Adele was one of the best custom content creators for The Sims 2. Unfortunately, her site has been down for a year or two now. I want to know if there is a -full collection- of her items uploaded somewhere else. I know she has some things on ModTheSims, but far from most things (particularly not the clothes).


title: How long does the League of Legends season last?

text: I would like to know how it lasts; is that one year? or something? Thanks for your help.


title: Mount & Blade: Will the AI capture their last city? Or must I capture it myself?

text: Here's my situation. Please advise if you know how the AI works. Everyone has beaten Swadia into their last city, Uxkhal. There are 12 Swadian lords inside, each with about 20 troops, plus 60 garrison. That's too many dudes for my modest Nordic crew, so I need one of the other factions' help. But none of them can finish the job. Khergit Khanate tried for a bit, then left. Rhodoks tried, then left. And now my own Nord king is trying. I just want one of those morons to finally capture Uxkhal, because my army needs to be out there beating down the Khanate, not sitting on top of Uxkhal and molesting the fleeing lords. So, can I leave my this (often lonely) siege and trust them to finish it? Or do I need to capture this city myself?


title: Why Juggy's spin not damaging roshan or other ancients?

text: **Spell Description** Damage type: magical • This skill won't affect mechanical units. > If a unit is not being affected by Blade Fury, Yurnero can perform normal > attacks against this unit. - Playdota Roshan is not affected by Bladefury since the damage is magical but there is no normal attacks done to him.


title: Is there an endgame to the QUBE campaign?

text: I tried the QUBE demo, which just left off in a room with nine light-up buttons after a short little segment. Is that the entire campaign: lighting up those nine buttons? Or is there a storyline and more puzzle-platforming to be had once you beat the intro areas, as there is in portal?


title: How does the computer AI decide who to surrender to?

text: I'm pretty deep into my latest game of Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor, and major races are starting to drop out of the game. Except, in Gal Civ 2 instead of sticking around until they are totally eliminated, the major races will surrender to a friendly civilization, deeding their planets over to that friendly civilization. How does the AI determine who to surrender to, and is there some way to game the system? Daddy wants more free planets.


title: Is there an easy way to compare a staff with a one-handed weapon + off-hand?

text: I'm playing a Warlock in World of Warcraft and I'm currently equipping a fairly nice staff. I got a few drops/quest rewards since then so I have the option of swapping the staff for a sword + an off-hand item. Is there an easy way to compare the two short of writing down all the stats, doing the math, and comparing them manually?


title: How is critical hit damage calculated?

text: In Borderlands 1, critical hit damage was based on a weapon's critical hit modifer (which was sometimes hidden) and "how critical" the hit was. Does the same apply to Borderlands 2? How do the different critical hit bonuses interact?


title: Can I copy part of a Minecraft multi-player (SMP) map to a single-player map?

text: Is it possible to somehow get the map from an SMP server as a mere player? I did some large Redstone circuitry, and I would like to copy it into my SSP map. If not, can I extract the loaded chunks from memory?


title: How do I reach the Hidden Star in Dr Snow?

text: In the first level of the 'Espionage!' act, Dr Snow, theres a Hidden Star hanging above a low barrier (those you need to duck under) close to the end of the stage. I never manage to grab it and survive, I assume I have jump above the barrier but the best I managed ended up just landing on top of it and crashing. I seem to be travelling too slow to jump high enough. Is there a good tip for getting that star?


title: Do I receive bonuses for the building a leader's unique building replaces?

text: For example, if I am playing as the Mayan's and I have one city with the following building: > **Pyramid** : + 2 Faith + 2 Science _(replaces Shrine)_ and I have founded a pantheon and chosen the following belief: > **Ancestor Worship** : +1 Culture for every Shrine in your civilization Does my Pyramid receive the +1 Culture bonus?


title: How to change my monitor display from PAL-50 to PAL-60?

text: Recently I decided to dust off one of the first X360 games I played and give them another go for the remaining achievements. One of such games is _Feeding Frenzy_. After I booted up the game, it threw an error saying it can only run in PAL-60 (Hertz I presume?). So I went into Display Setup on my Xbox, but there is nowhere for me to switch from PAL-50 to PAL-60? I use a computer monitor for my Xbox. It has both VGA and HDMI inputs. I use the HDMI one. How do I switch to PAL-60 on my monitor so I can play Feeding Frenzy (or any PAL-60 games) again?


title: In Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, what is the difference between the Wits, Fists and Team paths?

text: In the middle of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, I'm given the choice of three paths that I can proceed down: Wits, Fists and Team.   * Are the three paths significantly different?    * Is one path easier than the others?    * Do all of the paths lead to the same ending?


title: Do some of the icicles contain loot?

text: **Do some of the icicles hanging from the ceiling, like the one in thescreenshot below, contain any loot? Is there a particular area where icicles are likely to contain loot?** I'm asking because there are quite a lot of them in the area where I'm currently at. And I'm wondering if I'm wasting EVE trying to melt every icicle I see with Incinerate, when they might not contain loot anyway. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/5ER0Z.jpg) Note: I already know that some of the ice contain loot. I'm just not sure about the icicles I mentioned, since I've already wasted tons of EVE on melting all icicles I encounter, and have yet to see loot come from one of them.


title: Can I share Steam updates between computers?

text: I've got two computers in my home network, both with Steam installed. If there's an update to Steam itself or the kids install a game it has to be downloaded to both. At the moment this happens twice, once for each computer. Is there something I can do either within Steam or externally so that only one download happens and Steam picks up the local copy, thus saving my bandwidth?


title: How can I reliably pick up boring stones that sit atop beams I cut down?

text: In Tiny & Big: Grandpa's Leftovers, getting across a ravine is often accomplished by cutting down an overhead beam. At times, these beams will have boring stones sitting on them that you can pick up. Pictured below is such a case: ![Beam with stones](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZaQEQ.jpg) The problem is, that more often than not cutting the beam would have it fall down at an angle, which would cause at least one of the stones to fall off of it and into the ravine, making it unattainable. I've tried cutting down such beams in many different ways, but have been unable to find a way that would consistently prevent the beam from falling down at an angle (necessitating many many reloads until I finally lucked out). Is there a technique that I have simply not been able to figure out?


title: What are the Star Coins for in New Super Mario Bros. Wii?

text: You can collect three Star Coins in each level. What is their purpose?


title: Is there any way to get the original Fallout and Fallout 2 working on a Mac?

text: The question probably speaks for itself. I know that they're Windows-based games, so inherently a copy of Windows must be available. That precludes using DOSBox, but would any of the following solutions (or others) work?   1. Boot Camp with Windows 7?   2. VMWare with a Windows version of the appropriate vintage?   3. WINE? (Is WINE even available for Mac?)   4. Profit! (Oh, wait ... Um ... Fill in #4 for me?) Details of the machine in question: MacBook 13", integrated 256M graphics, 4GB of RAM, 2GHz Intel Core Duo.


title: Art of War bonuses - Are these map-wide?

text: Guild wars 2 features purchasable Guild bonuses in the Art of War category, which state   * WvW Fort +10% Magic Find   * WvW Fort +10% Experience   * ... Each says: For 12h, any fortification held by your guid in World versus World give allies a better "insert right bonus here". Does this bonus applies only within the fort you are holding? Or is this granted for any allies on the map? Bonus points: does a supply camp qualifies as a "Fort" for the bonuses?


title: Is there any way to tell which tracks you've beaten TT's time on?

text: I'm trying to beat TT's time for all of the tracks to unlock him as a playable character. Is there any way to tell which tracks I haven't beaten him on yet, besides starting a new time trial race in every individual one and watching the ghost?


title: Optimizing my Windows VMware setup for gaming?

text: I am running Windows 7 under VMware Fusion on my Macintosh. What can I be doing to optimize the performance of the games I run under such an environment?


title: What is the quickest way to get a trapezohedron?

text: They're 2M when bought - is there a faster way to gain/earn/find a trapezohedron other than grinding for the gil necessary to buy it?


title: How do I kill the Staldra?

text: I have gotten killed by the Staldra four times tonight. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. I know I have to hit all three heads in one stroke, but they never seem to line up so I can. If I wait to strike until they are in a diagonal line, it attacks me instead. Is there some trick to this that I am missing?


title: How do I get the Good Work, Woody achievement?

text: It says to run into the bottom obstacle three times in a row. I tried running into the lowest zapper I saw as soon as possible three times in a row and that didn't do it. I tried letting missiles hit me as I was walking and that didn't do it. How do I get this achievement? Am I just missing something really simple?


title: How to get bullet penetration kills in MW2?

text: What do you have to do to get a bullet penetration kill in MW2? I've been stuck trying to complete the extended mags challenges because I'm not getting the penetration kills required.


title: How do I get a Coupon for the Lumiose City Boutique?

text: It seems that I've finally been able to get into the shop, but the prices are incredibly expensive. There was a woman who mentioned being able to get a discount card, but no mention of how to get one. How do I get a discount card for the shop?


title: What is the Strange Souvenir used for?

text: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zeub4.jpg) Any ideas what's this for? I've searched, couldn't find anything.


title: What are the things that can happen when your karma is below zero?

text: If your karma is negative (now I have -50) will you for example:   * get bad luck?   * achieve less bonus points when studying books (like the one for the small guns, or first aid)?   * get more chances of dying?   * different dialogues? But the important question to answer is... what changes can this make in your game?


title: What can I do if Shadowmere died and I don't know where?

text: What if Shadowmere died and I forget where he died at? Is there a way to easily find him? I have tried to find out where he died several times but I have come up short in nothing but a couple of angry bandit raids and one or two dragon fly by's.


title: Is Plants vs Zombies 2 supported on the Nexus 7?

text: I bought a Nexus 7 with LTE unlocked from the US Google Play store and I later added a T-Mobile data only sim card to the device. When I checked for PvZ2 on the play store it was not there. When I checked it on the google play website it said that "This app is incompatible with all your devices" When I clicked Install, under Choose Your Device, it said, "This item cannot be installed in your device's country" which is absurd. I bought this device in America with the US Google Play Store and an American phone company's sim card is in the thing. Can anyone assist me?


title: Rewards from Mutually Exclusive Factions in Morrowind?

text: In The Elder Scrolls III:Morrowind, several of the player joinable factions are mutually exclusive, most notably, the three Great Houses of Telvaani, Redoran, and Hlaalu. While I'm familiar with the general bent of each (Telvaani are mages, Redoran warriors, Hlaalu thieves), and I know the general recommendation is "When in Doubt, Choose Telvaani," because the rewards are generally considered superior, and Telvaani is the basis for some excellent mod content as well. What I'm curious about though is if there's a single listing somewhere comparing the rewards of the three paths against each other, to allow for a choice based on the rewards, rather than the skills involved. The Wiki sadly doesn't consolidate this info, though it has a listing of all the quests for each faction, the rewards are not broken out, so finding them requires a lot of digging. Is there a better resource? Again, to be clear, I'm specifically interested in **only a listing of rewards which are unique or rare items** (not gold or soul gems or rep or other things available in abundance elsewhere), _which are exclusive_ to one faction which restricts your ability to join others. The current answers to this question provide a listing of which exclusive factions exist, and of the non-unique rewards for one of these factions. Neither of these is what I am asking for.


title: How can I quickly spam charge attacks?

text: I have played SF a long time ago and I have always tended to use the "half- moon" type moves. I have always avoided the charge characters, well, because I can't seem to use them properly. The issue I have is using the moves in quick succession. A good example would be Ryu vs Guile. With Ryu, I can really spam hadoukens fast.   With Guile, I can do sonic booms at about half the speed of the hadoukens. Is there a special technique to doing charge moves quickly? How long do you need to be holding the "charge" direction for?


title: Can you divert a brook?

text: I've got a fortress that embarked in an area with a brook. The only problem is that the brook is much too far from my fortress to keep my fisherdwarves safe. Are brooks divert-able? What would the safest way to change the path of a brook be? I've already lost one fort due to water-based fun, and I'd rather not have another. (Amusing Anecdote -- Dwarf Fortress does water pressure really well! Remember that the next time you breach 5 z-levels down from the surface of the ocean!)


title: How can Steam be prevented from downloading a billion copies of DirectX?

text: As a follow-up to my question regarding the first-time installation, I noticed Steam stores the DirectX and vcredist etc files individually in each games directory. That means, those sometimes up to 100 MB are downloaded and stored over and over again wasting both space and downloading time. > Can Steam be prevented from re-downloading and duplicating game requirements > like DirectX over and over again?


title: Now that I completed the StarCraft II Campaign, can I play the Lost Viking arcade without restarting?

text: I've finished the StarCraft II campaign, and now when I select the campaign I have a list of the missions instead of the ship (or of Char). Can I play the Lost Viking game from there, or do I have to start another campaign?


title: What really happens when you enter a portal in minecraft? (Or should I say, when you come back?)

text: In minecraft, I'm about to make a portal and enter the Nether, but I have a problem with this. Supposedly when you enter the Nether, you can be directly above lava. This is fixed by the game sending the portal you create in the Nether to a safe area. Unfortuanely, that means that when you reenter that portal to go back to the real world you end up a million miles away from your settlement. Is that true, and if it is, how can I find my way back? Can I use the compass to find back, and how does that work?


title: How can I create a horizontal torus in Minecraft World?

text: I want to make a Torus in Minecraft - I found the formula on the SK Wiki;               //g stone (0.75-sqrt(x^2+y^2))^2+z^2 < 0.25^2      This creates a vertical torus, extending the torus in the y plane. What I want is a horizontal torus, along the ground. I have tried simply making a Torus as is and Flipping/Rotating it, but I am unable to get it into the horizontal plane this way, and unable to modify the formula myself to give me the shape I need.


title: Jail time in Dragonsearch Dungeon (Whiterun) in Skyrim

text: I did some silly things in Whiterun such as trying to kill the Jarl :D So, they arrested me once, I can escape but can't find my items, so instead I want to serve my sentence somehow. Although I'm been sleeping for about 100 hours, no one comes. So, what should I do now?


title: Fishing is boring, how can I fish faster?

text: So fishing... I initially never wanted to fish because waiting for the rings to line up was annoying. It's not that it's hard, I just don't have the patience to do it more than a few times as it seems there is nothing I can do to influence the speed. Well I picked up the game again and just can't sit through it still. Is there anything I can do to make fishing faster and more enjoyable? (aside from installing mods)


title: How to simulate polyhedral dice in Minecraft?

text: A dispenser can simulate dice of up to nine sides by random choice, and there are redstone circuits for simulating six-sided dice. But how do you simulate, say, ten-sided, twelve-sided or twenty-sided dice in Minecraft?


title: How to simulate a deck of cards in Minecraft?

text: A dispenser can eject one of nine different items at random, simulating a deck of up to nine cards (as of 1.6 it is no longer biased toward certain slots). How would you simulate a deck of cards with more? Note:   * A dice-type random generator isn't sufficient, since it doesn't simulate a card being removed from the deck on subsequent draws   * It would be beneficial to simulate arbitrary decks, not just a standard deck of playing cards