title: How to move the paddle in pong? Bit.Trip Beat's Growth Boss keeps defeating me

text: All my attempts against this four pronged evil menace from space have been met with failure on the score of 8-15. The above is, in a way, one of my best shots against the boss; after my absent-minded first moments, I try and pick up the slack, but eventually I always react that tenth of second too late and _plonk_ , I'm closer to failure. I'm afraid there's not much advice you can give me except "stop sucking," but... How can I move the paddle in pong... better? * * * **Addendum.** While reading the TvTropes page about Bit.Trip*, I read this: > Ascended Glitch: In _BEAT_ , hitting the pong ball with the corners of > Player 2's paddle will cause the ball to gain way too much momentum and go > haywire, making the final boss trivial to beat. When the game was patched, > Gaijin specifically didn't fix the bug because it was a "cool advanced > technique". I haven't been able to reproduce this. Is this behaviour present in the PC version? ***** Clicking through may result in an exponential explosion of tabs and should be done with extreme caution.


title: Dungeon Defenders use of Invisibility in PvP with the Huntress

text: In PvP, will the other player you are fighting be able to see you when using her invisibility? I know you still can see her in team plays. I haven't played in PvP yet.


title: Minecraft doesn't recognize my second controller

text: I used to be able to have two player split screen but now it doesn't recognize the second controller when pressing start or A. Any suggestions?


title: Does air pressure equalize more quickly if the doors are open?

text: If a room has no oxygen, does opening the doors help replenish the oxygen more quickly? In other words, does oxygen equalize between adjacent rooms with open doors?


title: Red or blue wire?

text: There is a part where it asks in a side event to choose red or blue wire. Which one do I cut?


title: What does the Damage stat on the character sheet actually mean? How is DPS Calculated?

text: ![Screenshot of the character sheet with the Damage stat and value circled](http://i.stack.imgur.com/rkqCv.jpg) The Damage stat on the character sheet is... not very well explained. I have trouble understanding why some items make it go up or down. It says I do 184.52 damage, but my weapon only does 34 DPS and does 8-41 damage per hit. What is the formula behind this stat? What does it actually represent? Damage per Attack? Damage per Second? Some abstract constant? And what does this have to do with the damage done by my abilities?


title: How can I predict how much DPS increase a weapon has on my character?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What does the Damage stat on the character sheet actually mean? How is it > Calculated? Often it is not possible to compare two weapons like in the inventory. Take the AH or some random WTS offer when using another char. How can I predict / calculate how much DPS my char will deal afterwards, given I have access to all numbers required?


title: Is Primary Stat Worth More Than Weapon Damage?

text: I'm on Act 1 of Nightmare difficulty with my Witch Doctor, and i have a weapon that has +150 intelligence and 20.6 DPS. yet i can make an axe at the smith that has 45+ weapon dps. is giving up that much intelligence worth the extra weapon damage? Also. are the caster variant type classes (Wizard/Witch Doctor) in this game _that_ reliant on weapon DPS as opposed to stacking intelligence? Because its taking me quite a while to kill things especially treasure goblins and elite monsters.


title: Diablo 3 - Improving killspeed in Nightmare

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is Primary Stat Worth More Than Weapon Damage? So I'm in Act 1 Nightmare right now, playing as a Wizard, and I'm having a hard time killing some of the mooks. My killing speed is just not where I want it to be, and my question is, how do you increase the damage that the signature spells do? I noticed that the skill tooltips say that the damage is based on the amount of weapon damage I do, so is it more practical for me to carry a weapon with high damage/dps vs one that grants high bonuses to int? Here's a quick rundown of my stats:               Level 37     Strength: 98     Dexterity: 55     Intelligence: 638     Vitality: 242      I'd be happy to provide more info if needed.


title: Why does +damage items give much greater DPS than damage given by a primary stat?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is Primary Stat Worth More Than Weapon Damage?   >  What does the Damage stat on the character sheet actually mean? How is it > Calculated? Let's say I have a ring that has +2-4 damage and another that has +15 dexterity. I am a demon hunter. I find that equiping the +damage ring gives a _much_ greater boost to my DPS (as shown on my character screen) than the dexterity ring, which is supposed to increase my damage by 15. Does anyone know how this works? Does this have anything to do with how +damage is calculated?


title: Is there a command to show all active game rules?

text: A command that would show all the active and inactive gamerules;; Ie:: `keepInventory`, `mobGreifing`, `doFireTick`, `doMobSpawning`, `doTileDrops`, ect. That way I can tell which are on and off//true or false. I was looking through the MC wiki to find one such command and didn't see one. I'm not sure if I missed it or not, and I don't really wanna read through the page a third time. XD If there isn't, there totally should be. SIDE QUESTION:?: _When any such game rule is turned on via redstone÷lever when the signal is sent it's activated, but will flicking the lever off deactivate the command? And the same with buttons, but is it deactivated after pressing it a second time?_


title: What is meant by "when the moon is out" in the Silent Moons Enchant?

text: The "Silent Moons Enchant" Enchantment states that it effect happens "when the moon is out", but what exactly does this mean? To be specific:   * Does it matter where you're located? (inside / outside)   * Does the weather has any influence? (clear sky or not)   * Do the Phases of one or both of the moons matter? (moonlight?)   * Does it use charges when the moon is not out?


title: After playing Assassin's Creed 4, how do I know I've gotten all the chests?

text: Looks like I got all the chests in the game. How can I make sure? I got all the Animus Fragments already. I also got the Templar Armor and Mayan Armor.


title: Is the first (post-tutorial) enemy in Infinity blade 2 supposed to have 4000 hit points?

text: I'm a level 1... human, I assume? I have a lovely little sword that does 6 points of damage (1+5), and have 450 hit points. The first enemy I face is a "Level 1 Shade". He has a dark, ominous-looking sword that does 20 points of damage. (Ok, that's cool, I have free will and a lot of patience.) **But he has 4000 hit points.** Let me once again point out that my sword does 6 points damage. While it's possibly a nod to a shade's demonic nature that I must stike him **666** times to kill him, I can't help but wonder if something is amiss. To put it in perspective, if you assume you get about 4 strikes in each time you have a "break", _you need to break 166 rounds of attacks to beat him_. (Yeah, yeah, less scratches and stabs, but C'MON.) Did I somehow inadvertantly activate the "Wish you'd never bought an ipad" difficulty setting? **UPDATE** : It was basically a glitch. Perhaps I quit the app at a bad time, but what happened was that I'd been converted to the weak, post-tutorial character with 400 HP and no infinity blade, but I was still facing the tutorial characters who have 4000 HP like you do in the intro. **SOLUTION** : You have to create an all new character in the options menu under "character slots". Resetting thy our existing character won't fix it.


title: Whenever I try to open tekkit singleplayer on mac it doesnt work, but it works fine with multiplayer

text: On tekkit, whenever I try and go offline it says something like error applescript, but on multiplayer it's fine. How do i fix that?


title: Where can I find an unattractive, overweight woman of leisure?

text: One of the assassination targets in the Saintsbook is "Smoov" in Henry Steel Mills. To draw him out, I apparently have to, and I quote, "grab one of his ho's" who are described as "fatter, uglier ones." However, after an exhaustive sweep of the area, I haven't found any women of leisure that I would classify as unattractive or overweight. (or any people who are unattractive and overweight who appear to be "workin' the corner") What's the trick to drawing this target out?


title: What are the pros and cons of using SteamCMD over Steam on a server?

text: I'm looking at running a server on a Windows machine for a game available on Steam. I can either install Steam on the server and use that, or use SteamCMD to run the server instead. Are there any pros/cons between using either?


title: Does melee damage vary by weapon?

text: In the original Halo (and/or Anniversary), does your melee attack do a different amount of damage based on which weapon is equipped?


title: Un-Known Crafting Recipe?

text: I am currently trying to get my hands on the new huntsman reskin. I decided that I would do a Sniper random primary weapon craft to try and get one. But, when I go to the page and insert the ingredients (1 Scrap + Class Token + Slot Token), it says un-known recipe. How do I fix this? I have used it before to craft Three Rune Blades and Mauls.


title: Is Zelda singing gibberish?

text: When Zelda sings, the language seems to be less gibberish than, say, the language Fi uses. A couple of the words sound like they could be Japanese, but my local (slightly rusty) Japanese expert didn't catch any of it. Is she singing anything translatable, or is it just a different gibberish language?


title: Are these commands considered legal or cheats?

text: * dota_disable_range_finder    * dota_range_display  Are those safe to use or are they considered to be cheats?


title: Have the major bugs in Stronghold 3 been fixed yet?

text: _Stronghold 3_ was released on the 25th of October 2011 and contained many bugs. I know the game has been patched through Steam multiple times, but I'm uncertain what those patches have done. Have any of the major bugs been fixed in _Stronghold 3_ since its release? Is the current build Stable?


title: What is this purple tree?

text: I have read about bugs making things purple, but this solitary tree seems more intentional. It does not have a name or interaction that I can see. ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/yNeiJ.jpg)


title: What is the most cost efficient way to dispose of Rare items?

text: Throughout Normal, Nightmare, and now sadly even Hell I have found numerous Rare items that are completely worthless to me. Their stats are not even remotely worth selling on the AH, and they have been replaced by bigger and better things. Assuming I don't want to save them for a potential next character, and I have no other reason to hang on to them. What is the best way to dispose of them to make the most out of them? Would it be better to sell them to the merchant, break them down for crafting components, or something else? I have not yet found any great advantage to the Blacksmith, but I hear he can be quite profitable by level 10.


title: Are there any other foods that are improved by grilling?

text: I was wandering further into my dungeon, when suddenly a wild charcoal grill appeared! I used steak on it, which was super effective. However, I'm wondering what else I can grill besides steak. Are there any other food or item types that are improved by dropping them on a lit charcoal grill?


title: Is Whimsyshire worth the cost at inferno?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Does Whimsyshire drop better loot than other areas? I want to know if spending money on upgrading the staff of herding all the way up to inferno is worth it, is the loot good enough to warrant upgrading my staff? **Update**   Also, how hard is it? I currently can't get past Act 2, but I got the plans with a bug I've found (you start any quest in Hell, go to Public Games, and you are given the option to join that same quest but in inferno, even if you haven't cleared the previous acts.)


title: Motion sensors in hardcore

text: Unless you have a spy plane up, they seem totally useless. Am I missing another use for them?


title: What are the differences between the 4GB and the 250 GB versions of the Xbox 360?

text: Enticed by the Kinect, this will be the family's first step into a dedicated console so we aren't hardcore gamers. My current understanding is the 250 GB of the Xbox 360 version is for quicker switching/loading between different games (which isn't a priority). Are there other considerations beyond gameplay? Differences related to integrating other media or Windows 7 peers from the home network? The 250 GB version has an internal harddrive. Is it worthwhile to the non- hardcore gamer?


title: How do I catch a thief without killing him?

text: In previous games, when I chased a thief across the rooftops with no weapon but my fists equipped, I could sprint after him with `RT` (playing on Xbox 360) and when I got close enough, `B` would turn into `Tackle`. That enabled me to tackle the thief and take my money back (or re-steal whoever's money he'd already stolen) without killing him. It seems I don't have the `Tackle` option in Revelations. So is there a way for me to get the thief without killing him? I tried just beating him up once I managed to catch up to him, but since thieves always run around on precarious rooftops, I punched him off a roof by accident and he died anyway.


title: Purity of revenge won't start. Skyrim: 360

text: Ok, so I completed the helm of winterhold quest and it won't let me start purity of revenge. I waited 30 in game days and nothing. And since finding the problem, I have already defeated alduin and accomplished so much so reloading a save isn't an option. Any ideas?


title: How do you beat 'Snoop Drop'?

text: The rules of PushCat are fairly simple: pieces can only fall straight down, and can only be pushed while at rest. So I'm at a loss for how to get past the following cave in World 2: ![Snoop Drop](http://i.stack.imgur.com/QLtCI.jpg) At best, I can match up the blue gems, the center green gems, and 3 of the four righthand red gems. This combination is not enough to even pass the level though, much less get the star (which requires matching all of them). What do I do here? _Luckily Pushcat's level structure doesn't require you to pass every level before advancing, so I can skip it for now, but I'd like to know what I'm missing._


title: Where can I download a digital Starcraft II copy?

text: I have already bought SC2, and now my copy of the game is not with me. I would like to download it from an official website, but I failed to find the link. Where can I find the game on an official site? (If it matters, I bought the EU game)


title: What are the Terran and Zerg equivalents of 4warpgate?

text: I'm looking for some base builds in Terran and Zerg. 4warpage is a solid build that allows me to build a universal army (zealot/sentries/stalkers ratio changes depending on my opponents strategy). It allows me early tweaking (2gate push, 3gate into robo, 3gate into twilight, 3gate into stargate), or transitions later on. Do the other races have something similar?


title: How do I unlock more towers and what are their stats?

text: I recently started playing Pixeljunk Monsters Ultimate, and I've only unlocked the six starter towers so far, but I know there are more. I've created a table for the first six towers, but it would be really helpful to know the stats of the other towers and how to unlock them.               Tower     Type    Power   Speed   Range   Spread  Cost    Research Unlock          Arrow     Both    1       1       2       0       100     -        Starter     Cannon    Ground  2       1       1       2       120     -        Starter     Anti-Air  Air     1       3       3       0       150     -        Starter     Tesla     Ground  4       1       1       0       250     10 gems  Starter     Laser     Air     2       1       3       0       300     11 gems  Starter     Mortar    Ground  4       0       3       4       400     15 gems  Starter


title: Purpose For Madison's Nightmare in Heavy Rain?

text: Is there a reason why Madison, in her first sequence in Heavy Rain, has a nightmare about being attacked by four men breaking into her apartment? I don't remember it ever getting explained as the game goes on. It certainly is a striking scene if only because she gets thrown on a bed (which would imply a motivation of sexual assault) and replaying the game has me wondering about it. Anyone have any idea as to why she has this nightmare and why it was never mentioned again?


title: What happens when I reset the Nether?

text: In Minecraft: XBox 360 Edition, There is an option to reset the Nether. What does this do? Does it generate a "brand new" Nether with a completely different layout, or the same Nether with some additional features?


title: Can't give kids stolen toys

text: I enter the dialogue to give my adopted kid a gift, but the **toy sword** and **child's doll** that are in my inventory don't display in the list. Admittedly they are stolen. Is this the problem? Should I fence them, buy back and retry?


title: Is there a legitimate way to get the sword near the middle of the Ancient Maze in Arcanum?

text: So I was playing Arcanum, and I heard rumor of the Ancient Maze to the northwest of Dernholm from the townsfolk. Once I found it, I managed to clear it out and loot everything except for one rather strange item. There appears to be a sword just lying on the ground in the middle of the maze, surrounded on all four sides by an impenetrable wall. I tried to look for weak spots in the wall, use College of Force spells, nothing. I tried reading through this thread on House of Lords, which is a bit hard to follow because they don't really pay much attention to grammar, but from what I can make out the only way to get at it is to glitch through a wall. There is some mention of teleportation, but I don't have that spell, so I'm unsure of how it works. From the thread, teleportation doesn't appear to be the answer to this puzzle, however. My question is whether anyone has ever solved this puzzle or found a legitimate way to obtain the sword. Was the sword deliberately made unobtainable, or is there some sort of hard to guess secret?


title: Does the monk have any ranged damage skills?

text: I know that the monk is clearly optimized for up-close work as a tank. What I'm wondering, though, does the monk has any skills with any range greater than touch? If everything is touch only, what is the greatest extent of one of his AOE powers?


title: How to remove blood in DeathSpank?

text: Is it possible to remove blood in DeathSpank for PC?


title: Where are all the girlfriends?

text: In GTA San Andreas you can date different girlfriends. I found 2 so far, how many are there and where can I find them?


title: What does a broken arrow mean?

text: When hovering over an enemy in combat it changes your cursor to an arrow if you're making a ranged attack. Sometimes the arrow is broken, and other times it's unbroken. What's the difference between a broken and an unbroken arrow? What causes an arrow be broken?


title: Why do some tiles have pink borders in Civilization 5?

text: When you go to buy a tile in Civilization 5, some tiles have a pink border. Why is this?


title: How can I have steam install in drive other than C?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I move Steam games to another disk? My C-drive is almost out of space (partly because of Steam games), and I have much bigger space in other drives. However Steam seems to always install in C and now it is refusing to install because not enough space in C. How can I change the Install directory, or have Steam install in directory other than C drive?


title: How do I disable ships?

text: So far, all I have been able to do is destroy ships. I have been unable to disable any ship for boarding. Do I need any particular kind of weapons or loadout or do I have to stop shooting after a certain point?


title: In QWOP what exactly is the action assigned to each key?

text: The QWOP interface screen says : QW : thighs   OP : calves However I still do not understand which actions, under which conditions, result from hitting those keys.   For example when I press P sometimes the right calf extends, sometimes it bends, sometimes it's the other calf. Has anyone thought about writing down the rules of that game ? That might "break" its difficulty.


title: How do I build a treasure chest?

text: One of the achievements in Triple Town is to build a treasure chest in a regular game. I have played a lot of Triple Town and never seen a treasure chest. How do I create one?


title: Minecraft redstone circuit turns off all other circuits after any of them are turned on

text: What I'm trying to do is to get the momentary switches to activate the paths on the left of the RS NOR latches and when you activate one it deactivates all the other activated switches. The idea is basically for one switch to deactivate all the other switches. I need as compact a design that allows for easy extensibility (adding more switches as need be) (I will be adding a circuit pattern on the right side of the RS NOR as well but wanted to get it working this way for now.) My understanding is that I need to only switch the top switch if it's not activated locally and the reset circuit is fired...I've tried the not/and path from the switch and from the activated line and neither ever works. I've tried the following test and have been playing with it all morning. Any thoughts? ![Sample minecraft circuit](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Mij1W.png) ## Update I've been playing around with this some more and I think I'm on the right track...however the right circuit doesn't want to travel all the way around and if I add one more _not_ then the top is an endless loop...which will turn off the most recently activated circuit once you stop off the stone button ![Test two](http://i.stack.imgur.com/l6zGY.png)


title: How can I change the outputs from two different wires to the same state (on/off) using one input, regardless of the previous states of the two wires?

text: So, I've set up two traps near my base, hooked up to pressure plates.Inside each trap, I have some sticky pistons with blocks attached, such that when extended (turned on) no power reaches the various parts of my traps when the plate is triggered,rendering it deactivated. I have one of these for each trap, and it's basically some buttons with T-flip flops (to allow multiple buttons to have the same effect). Is there any way to build a gate/device/contraption/thingy such that it changes both of the outputs to the same state(on/off) no matter what state they were in before? NOTE: I'm using the XBox 360 edition. My "deactivation system" ( flip flop- turned off): ![picture of deactivation system](http://i.stack.imgur.com/AZjKC.jpg) The sticky piston it's attached to. Note that it is retracted: ![picture of sticky piston](http://i.stack.imgur.com/drx7k.jpg) When the toggle is on, the piston blocks the redstone current, so the trap is inactive. I have a second trap with the same setup. Is there a way for me to make a master switch that toggles both pistons or flip-flops on or off (together) even if one is on and the other is off (i.e both traps can be switched on/off together)?


title: How to Efficiently Configure Working Item Counts From Applied Energistics

text: I'm just getting started on the AE mod in FTB Ultimate Mod Pack. I'm attempting to specify that I want to send all cobblestone, dirt, and gravel over 2048 blocks in the network, to my recyclers. Currently my setup is 4 Hoppers on top of a recycler, with an ME Level Emitter ME Export Bus for each type of block, for each recycler: ![Recyclers Front](http://i.stack.imgur.com/snhCf.png) ![Recyclers Back](http://i.stack.imgur.com/W6EfZ.png) Each Export Bus only exports one type of item, and the Level Emitter turns it off once the level of items in the network drop below 2K. There are a couple things I don't like about this setup:   * It's Expensive   * I have to configure the Min Level for each item, for each hopper.  Is there a good way to allow for one single Level Emitter per block type, rather than one per block type, per recycler? I was thinking maybe using a Router instead. Any help would be appreciated.


title: Can I resume Chapter 4 to complete the optional missions if I've already started Chapter 5?

text: While playing Chapter 4, I returned to the Terra Nova ship after completing the CMS Greely optional mission, and it automatically started Chapter 5. Can I still complete the CMS Brusilov optional mission from this point, or do I have to replay Chapter 4? (Yes, I know I can simply try going back into space to the shuttle and attempt going to the Brusilov, but I'm not near my PS3 right now.)


title: Where to find a list of Xbox 360 games requiring HDD?

text: Where can I find a fairly comprehensive list of 360 games that require HDD for full functionality (i.e. multiplayer, downloadable content, etc.)? Also, is there any, and if so, please tell where, a list of games that install game contents on HDD in order to reduce loading times? Do all 360 games install on HDD? Are there any 360 games that will not run on Xbox 360 4GB Arcade?


title: Do BoS Knights/Paladins/etc. stop dropping holotags?

text: Under what circumstances would Brotherhood of Steel Knights, Paladins, etc. stop dropping holotags? I got on their bad side by killing the ones outside GnR Studio, but they were dropping them. However, the three Knights inside didn't drop holotags. Is that normal for those three, did I encounter a bug, or do they stop dropping holotags once you've gotten on their bad side?


title: Do you ever need DLC to get the Platinum trophy for a game?

text: The description of the Platinum trophy for each PS3 game can vary (as with any trophy description). When you're looking at a trophy list and there are trophies for DLC sometimes it is not clear whether the DLC trophies are required to get the Platinum trophy. For example, the Bioshock Platinum trophy description reads "Collected all other Bioshock trophies" which is not clear on whether that includes the DLC trophies. **Are there any games where DLC trophies are required to be able to get the Platinum trophy?**


title: What are the Mob Spawning Limits on Xbox?

text: While playing Minecraft Xbox, I have created a mob tower with a grinder. In thinking to minimize the impact of mobs spawning in random underground caves (or any other place that is not in the grinder), I created it over a body of water at a corner of the map. However, after reading this, I'm not so sure that this is the best course of action; given that mob limits are directly related to the chunks available for spawning. My question is: When calculating the maximum number of mobs on Xbox, does being near the edge of the map decrease these limits (as the wording would indicate), or does Xbox handle this in a different manner?


title: Strange polygons appear in fullscreen

text: Another interesting Minecraft "feature" here. When I play from inside the browser and hit F11 for fullscreen, I get wildly moving polygons flashing across the entire screen: ![Polygons](http://i.stack.imgur.com/dWRCL.png) ![More polygons](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KFXMM.png) It doesn't affect character movement or button triggers, but it makes the game world hard to navigate. There are about 30 of these polygonal messes per second, and it makes me dizzy to try and ignore and play through it. Strangely, the in-game GUIs are fairly easy to see, though are not entirely unscathed by the polygons. Has anyone else experienced similar problems with in-browser fullscreen? Is there a way to fix it, perhaps by changing my display settings or browser Java settings somehow?


title: Is Bad Piggies nondeterministic?

text: I was watching video-review and reviewer said you can get different results with the same input which is weird since from what I know Rovio uses Box2D in their games and that it **is** deterministic. So did they use different physics engine this time or did they screw something up?


title: How does the stat "- ## to all armor" work?

text: Some weapons (and other items as I recall) have a stat that negatively affects enemy armor. For example, the Quatermass and the Pit legendary mace has a **-470 to all armor per hit** stat. But how does this work? Let's suppose that I find a weapon that has -100 to all armor per hit, and I'm fighting an enemy with 500 total armor. Does each hit act as if the enemy only had 400 armor to begin with? Or does the enemy's armor degrade over time, to the point of being broken (e.g. after five hits with the aforementioned weapon, the enemy's armor is now 0)?


title: Please explain time travel and the realm of sleep in Kingdom Hearts 3D

text: To start, I have to say, this is by far the most confusing plot I have ever experienced. I have played all the other KH games and understood everything just fine, with perhaps a few question marks over my head here and there, but this is the first one that has left me entirely perplexed as to what even happened. That said, the reason I am asking about the dream worlds and time travel in the same question is that, as far as I can surmise, the two concepts seem to be fairly intertwined. But of course, I could be entirely wrong. > So, as far as I can gather, Sora and Riku have been sent to the realm of > sleep, where they are to unlock the sleeping keyholes and awaken the worlds > from their sleep. The worlds that they experience are the worlds' dreams. > But the Xehanort trio (young Xehanort, Xehanort's Heartless, and Xemnas) > managed to enter the dream world along with them, sabotage their mission, > and set their plan into motion.   >   > But here's what I don't get.   >   > 1\. Goofy implied that Sora and Riku jumped through time in order to enter > the realm of sleep. If that's the case, what exactly is the realm of sleep, > and why did they have to travel through time in order to enter it?   >   > 2\. How did the Xehanort trio enter the dream world along with them? Goofy > says that he traveled through time in the the same way as Sora and Riku, and > Master Yen Sid and Mickey say that he was able to do it because Xehanort's > Heartless was controlling Riku. Why does that allow him to enter the dream > world??   >   > 3\. Finally, Master Yen Sid said that you have to abandon your body to > travel through time. But if that's the case, how does teenage Xehanort > travel through time freely with his body still perfectly intact? I apologize if my questions sound all over the place. But that's really a reflection of how perplexed I am by the game's plot. If one or more of my questions needs to be clarified, please let me know in the comments and I'll edit accordingly.


title: What happened to my Gearbox?

text: So, I am playing Better Than Wolves mod for Minecraft and I have a very nicely redstoned up kiln/crucible with a pottery wheel to the side. And it all works great most of the time.. But one to two times during a lengthy play session a gearbox just goes missing. I do not use the pottery table often enough to have ever seen if the box is dropping/on fire/busted. Just when I go to turn the system on, it is gone. Here is a picture. The box would attach the two axles and sits over the redstone repeater: ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/upecT.png) And if you watch this video at the time frame selected below you will get a quick little tour of the general wiring and such around it (its lighting a 3x3 hibachi). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAaKIS3GFxw&feature=player_detailpage#t=1867s And then a little bit down the road (40:15 or so) you can see where I put in all the mechanical bits that will result in the connection in the screen shot above. I am at a loss, the best I can come up with is that for some reason the repeater knocks off the axle but I have checked with the guy in the video over and over flipping switches in random orders to see what might cause it with so far not being able to reproduce it on command.


title: How to calculate DPS of your pet?

text: Using arcane statistic panel I am able to understand with good precision how much DPS I do with my weapon, but how can I calculate the DPS of my pet? I didn't find anything in arcane panel and the damage shown on pet inventory seems not accurate, I am quite sure that attack speed does not influence that value. Is there something I can use to understand the real DPS of my pet?


title: Do Double Damage rune stack?

text: If I was able to bottle a rune of _Double Damage_ at around **1:55** and after I waited in the same rune spot, another Double Damage rune appears and I took it and use also the rune in my bottle, will it stack? Does my damage will become quadruple? It's hard to do this since I can hardly get a chance of having a DD rune appear consecutively.


title: Which mod changes the bucket recepie?

text: Apparently in the new Feed the Beast Unhinged mod pack buckets require steel plates and a hammer. Which mod implements this change? This sounds like the kind of thing GregTech would do but I have been unable to confirm if that mod is in fact the culprit.


title: What do bandages do?

text: I recently bought the game _Super Meat Boy_ , and have noticed there are "bandages" spread out across the world. What do these bandages do? Is it a sort of "score-keeper", or does it have a practical use?


title: What data does the PS3's backup utility preserve?

text: My PS3's Blu-Ray drive died yesterday, and I will probably just end up getting a new console. I plan on using the Data Transfer Utility as outlined in this question's answer to preserve all my data. However, I would also like to backup everything first using the Backup Utility just to be on the safe side. When I tried running the utility with a 4GB disk-on-key plugged in, it said I need around 14GB of additional storage. The only thing I really want to preserve are my save-files which probably take less than 20MB (I don't want to copy them one-by-one manually for fear of leaving something behind), so I was wondering just what it is that the backup utility is trying to back up other than save files. Assuming it's nothing I care about, I'll be able to delete it and proceed with the backup.


title: How can you avoid mice in your hospital?

text: What affects when mouse holes start spawning in your hospital? Is it the amount of garbage or something similar? I currently have a quite clean hospital, but still the mice start showing up.


title: What unofficial power supplies work for the Atari Jaguar?

text: I just recently bought an Atari Jaguar on ebay, but it was sold as is because there was no cords that came with it. I was planning on buying an official power supply, but I want to test it with one I already have. I just want to know if its safe to just test it with the power supply I have. This is the specs for the adapter I have: INPUT 120VAC 60Hz 21W   OUTPUT 9VDC 1200mA   and I think the polarity (+)---(@)--(-)


title: What does it mean when the Alien Icon has a yellow reticle on top of it?

text: At the bottom right of the screen, there is a red or yellow alien icon for each alien that the currently selected soldier can see. Occasionally, when a sniper is selected, some of these icons have a yellow reticle on top of them. What does this mean?


title: How can I refight Faeryl in Archylte Steppe?

text: The Archylte Steppe Gate seems incapable of fully resetting all story related events. I reset it and get the initial hunter cutscene. Then the rest of the area acts as though I've defeated Faeryl even though i did a time reversal. Is there some trick to this? If not then this is a bug, as the time reset doesn't actually reset the story of the gate so much as it just gives you one old cutscene. I've heard that all of the game guides say it's possible to refight him, so this might be a bug or maybe there's some kind of "outside the box" trick to resetting Archylte?


title: What are the differences between GTX 650 and the GTX 650Ti?

text: I can't find a comparison _anywhere_... what are the advantages of the Ti version? I noticed that the normal 650 has 384 cores, while the 650Ti has 768 cores... How... Does this not make a ridiculously huge difference? Also, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask. Please tell me if it's not. :c


title: How can I stop newly arrived NPCs from falling into my lava moat?

text: I've constructed a lava moat to help defend my house after entering Hardmode. ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/A7FmK.png) Unfortunately it seems like NPCs that are spawning and falling into the moat. I'm getting messages like: > Jake the Guide has arrived!   >  Jake the Guide was slain! How can I stop them from committing suicide in my moat?


title: How do I change the difficulty on the first level of Thief: Deadly Shadows?

text: I just started playing Thief: Deadly Shadows. I'm trying to change the difficulty on the first mission: Checking Inn - Cashing Out, but nothing works! **How do I change the difficulty level?**


title: How can I make my companion focus on healing another player?

text: So, I'm a Vanguard in the level 30s and a friend has just got the game and started playing. I've run through a few Flashpoints and Heroics with him for fun, and and to help him through until we're an equivalent enough level to team up and adventure together properly. Being tank spec'd, I can pretty much stroll through these areas taking only single-digit damage, letting him do a lot of the work while I just soak up the damage. Occasionally he'll take a stray hit from an AoE or catch an unwanted add before I can grab aggro, and as neither of us are healers I've brought Elara Dorne along for support but she insists on concentrating on healing my 1 or 2% damage and ignoring my friend's 40 or 50% damage most of the time. Short of manually targeting my friend and clicking Elara's healing abilities on the companion bar myself for each heal, is there any way I can get her to focus on him? Note _superficially similar to this previous question, except that I want them to heal someone else, not me:How can I force my companion to focus on healing instead of attacking enemies?_


title: Harvest Moon Tree of Tranquility - Cherries

text: My wife is playing Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility and can't seem to find any use for the cherries. Do they have any kind of use in the game, or are they just there to frustrate people?


title: Moving on in candy crush level 35 in a laptop

text: How can I get past level 35 without paying on a laptop please? I have read the way of doing it on a tablet or phone, but I play via Facebook on my laptop.


title: I'm levelling up too quickly, what could be the cause?

text: The experience, E, required to achieve level n from level 0 is:               E = 3.5 * n * (n + 1)      That's the formulae I found on the wiki. So, If I replace N with 50 my answer for the amount of experience is **8925**. Well, every hostile mob in the game gives 5 experience upon death (also wiki sourced info). That being said, 8925 divided by 5 is 1785. Something can't be right, I've reached level 50 many times thus far, and there is no way I've killed that many mobs per level 50 obtained... What gives? _Edit:_ Ok, Now I'm 110% sure something is horribly wrong. When I checked at the time the comments were all made on this post my in game statistics recorded 2,160 Mob kills. I just checked again, out of curiosity and it now states I have 5,317 Mob Kills. Thats over 2,000 kills somehow gained pretty much overnight. Somethings seriously not right, is the statistics page bugged? _Second Edit:_ Ok apparently the statistics page will never be correct for me, partially because it changes if I play offline (which I do about 70% of the time) and mostly because it doesn't collect its data for each exclusive world individually. So short of manually counting each monster I kill I dont think this question will ever be answerable unless I completely delete all my statistics folders and create a single game for the sole purpose of figuring this out. If someone has any ideas other than that I'd love to hear them. _Third Edit:_ **_The bounty description is a lie_** , I am playing _Vanilla SSP_ not _SMP_.


title: How do I kill the second boss (Yelena Fedorova) in Deux Ex: Human Revolution?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I beat the Picus boss? I have a heavy rifle with about 170 ammo, no grenades, no typhoon aug. How do I kill her? I tried just putting all the heavy rifle ammo into her but she kills me before I can unload one clip.


title: Tutorials play very slowly, what can I do?

text: My machine can handle Deus Ex Human Revolution fine with the resolution turned down a bit from my screen's native resolution. However tutorial clips play extremely slowly - the audio is very choppy and unintelligible. Is there a setting I can change that's likely to improve things, or should I just tab out and look them up on YouTube instead?


title: How can I resolve a 3DS networking issue?

text: I can't seem to connect my pokemon x game to my network, even though I have tried using both my guest network and my secure network. **Both** of them are WPA secured (I believe, I can't check right now, but will as soon as possible), but I was able to connect and receive the Torchic promo gift on my pokemon y game. I **have** attempted using a 3DS that had been broken (only the lower half of the top screen, so I just replicated my actions to attempt to connect, and I could still see the error message), but that refused to connect also. _**Both_** 3DS can connect to the network and use the Internet browser, and streetpass works fine, the _only_ issue is connecting to the network in game. The error message goes along the lines of "error, could not connect to the network" (might have been "connection refused"). I have also tried using Internet to connect to GTS and the streetpass connection thing, but neither of those work on either game, on either 3ds, even though it used to on pokemon y. I am super confused over this, as the issue just popped up, seemingly overnight. I really want to claim the torchic ASAP, because the promo ends after December, and although that is a ways off, waiting until the end to fix this would pass up being able to own a valuable promo, who is super powerful besides. Does anybody know how to fix this? I am very sorry if I didn't make myself clear, or if I didn't supply enough information, but I can't access either my own router or either game right now, and I have no clue how to trouble shoot on a 3ds anyways. _If I need to collect more information, please comment what I need and I will get it as soon as I can._


title: Is there a way to only display markers for the current mission?

text: I've just got out into the city, and already I have two main missions, and 4 side missions, one of which has 3 different locations which I need to go to. ![Clutter](http://i.stack.imgur.com/m3J4T.jpg) This adds quite a lot of clutter to the screen, is there any way of cutting it down?


title: Can I use a USB hub to connect extra flash drives?

text: I have been trying to us a USB hub to allow me to use multiple flash drives on my Xbox 360. I have read that you can only use up to 2 devices for up to 32gb of memory but that only confuses me more: 2 of my 6 ports seem to acknowledge any memory devices, even if there's only 1 plugged in. I was under the impression that you can use 2 devices for up to 32gb, yet, I'm currently, somehow, using 32gb of a 2TB hard drive in addition to a 16gb flash drive. How/why is it letting me go over 32GB? I've read that you can use a USB hub for the 360, but, I can't get this to work. It only acknowledges 1 of the flash drives plugged into the multi-tap. The reports I've seen are talking about using multiple memory sticks. Why am I having a different experience? -I have the latest Xbox model, the "slim" I believe it's called.


title: Is there a way to use my European (PAL) XBox 360 on an NTSC TV?

text: After bringing my European (Irish) XBox 360 to the US, I've found that my TV doesn't support PAL (except in black and white with PAL-60). Is there a way to make my XBox 360 output NTSC (such as by modding it, for example)? Alternatively, do converters exist to make this work?


> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I get a mount as a paladin? I've finally reached level 20 and I'm trying to get a horse. I went to my Paladin riding trainer near Silvermoon City. But when I clicked on him, there was nothing? How do I get the Paladin charger if I'm a Blood Elf Paladin?


title: StarCraft2: Breakout vs Ghost of a Chance

text: On my 1st campaign pass I've chosen "Breakout" mission. Now I do that the 2nd time (to have everything done on Brutal) and want to choose "Ghost of a Chance". Q1: Remember, that the penultimate mission (I've chosen "Belly of the Beast") require Tosh to participate. If I do "Ghost of a Chance" now (actually, here I will destroy Tosh camp) will Tosh play in penultimate "Belly of the Beast" mission? Or this mission won't be allowed in this pass? Q2: What is influence which mission will I chose here on the further campaign? Thanks!


title: How do the different difficulty levels affect the gameplay?

text: In Diablo III there are four different levels of difficulty:   * Normal   * Nightmare   * Hell   * Inferno Obviously there will be more and stronger opponents, but apart from that: What exactly are the differences?


title: Do we lose attributes when we change difficulties?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do the different difficulty levels affect the gameplay? When we change difficulties in Diablo 2 from Normal to Nightmare, we lose some resistance. Does the same mechanic apply to Diablo 3?


title: How is life steal affected by difficulty?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do the different difficulty levels affect the gameplay? I've read life steal is weaker in higher difficulties, similar to how it behaves in Diablo II. What is the precise effect of the difficulty level on the life steal stat?


title: How does health link work, exactly?

text: I'm kind of confused by this mod on elite enemies. Is it supposed to make it harder to kill each one individually? If so, how does it work?


title: Does Guardian Angel prevent loss of stacks on Bloodthirster?

text: The tooltip for Guardian Angel (GA) says > **Passive** Unique: Revives your champion _upon death_ , restoring 750 > health and 375 mana. 5 minute cooldown. But as far as I neither Kill or Death counter are increased for the involved champions nor any gold is given to the "killer" when the passive of GA triggers. Since stacks on Stack-Items (e.g. Bloothirster) are lost upon death, I wonder if being revived from GA's effect counts as a death or not. The lol.wikia.com article on Death states it as `Ways to prevent death when reaching zero health` which confuses me even more.


title: Zoom out/in in Dwarf Fortress during gameplay

text: Is it possible to zoom out/in during gameplay in DF and not through altering the init.txt file and reloading the game?


title: How do I find the ID for a game on Steam?

text: Every game on Steam has a different Game ID (also known as App ID). For instance, looking on my own computer, _Portal_ has an ID of `400`, and _FTL: Faster Than Light_ is `212680`. How do I find this ID for a specific game on Steam?


title: Installation and reinstal

text: I have a problem with diablo 3 cd key. Beforehand, I had to install diablo on my computer. And not accidentally uninstall the game a few months later. I tried to install it on my laptop but the cd key can only be used once. Are there any suggestions to solve this problem?


title: Why do I have so many Doges?

text: I'm playing CK2 as a Merchant Republic, and somehow I've managed to create a second set of great houses. It is an Ironman game, so I can't go back to a previous save but I'd really like to get rid of the new set of houses. Do I have to murder a whole family (or would that just replace them as normal when you have five)? I think I did it by winning a crusade for Andalusia and then giving a republic to my heir. I think that may have resulted in another set of Merchant Republic houses spawning, but I'm not positive. Any advice on how to get rid of the extra houses or from now on is the competition for doge that much more competitive? I'm currently on patch 2.1.6 (TTXL). ![10 Great houses in a single republic](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JiCLB.jpg)


title: If a Wonder is destroyed, can it be rebuilt?

text: If someone razes a city with a World Wonder in, can someone rebuild it?


title: Where are the savegames located in x-com enemy unknown?

text: I have a lot of savegames and I'd like to clean them up. Ingame you can only delete them one by one. There is a folder "Saves" in the steamapps folder (I have the steam game) but there are no files in there. Am I looking at the wrong location? I am currently even facing problems. Not all savegames are offered in the menu - probably because I have so many.


title: Starting a new campaign with basic weapons

text: I completed Resident Evil 6 on normal mode, all 4 chapters (pretty poorly, I might add) and am now going back through the game to achieve S rank on all chapters. When I went to start a new game it asked if I wanted to start a new game using previous weapons. Having pressed 'yes', I'm now on Leon's chapter 1 and only have the Wingshooter and knife.. I've also bought the infinite shotgun skill but have no shotgun to use it :( any ideas?


title: How do I solve the Riddler Challenges where the question marks are behind chain link fences?

text: There are a few Riddler challenges that involve hitting a question mark with your batarang while you're standing on a pressure plate (the question mark is unlit until you step on it). The problem is, there are a few that block off access to the question mark with a chain link fence once the pressure plate is activated. I've tried throwing a remote control batarang away, and then aiming it at the question mark and letting it fly on it's own, and then stepping on the pressure plate when it passes the fence, but most of these challenges involve more than one question mark. How do I solve these types of challenges?


title: StarCraft2: How to toggle quickly health bar displaying mode?

text: Here is link how to switch 'health bar' displaying mode: How to have health bars displayed at all times in Starcraft II? But sometime it is useful to switch from "ALWAYS" to "SELECTED". Is it possible to do that quickly without going to menu and clicking 5 buttons? Thanks.


title: Should I bother to look for specific damage affixes when searching the AH?

text: We already know from this question (and the various others that one links) that the DPS is calculated taking into account the different affixes like Increased Attack Speed, Critical Chance, and Critical Damage. When searching the action house, should I care to filter for one of those 3, or should I just order the list by highest DPS and only look at that (and other affixes that do not affect damage, like life steal)? Should I prioritise one of them, or are all the same in practical terms?


title: How to kill the boss (Terra-tron) in Lost Viking

text: Did anybody kill a "Boss" in "Lost Viking" arcade of StarCraft 2? I saw the reward for gaining 125000 points in this game. How is it possible?


title: Is there a functional difference between black Family Edition and white classic Wii console?

text: I just bought a black, horizontal form factor Wii. According to this Wikipedia article, this model is called the Family Edition. According to this FAQ at Nintendo, the only functional difference between this model and the previous (vertical standing) one is the GameCube backward compatibility, and as a result, some Wii games/accessories are not compatible. Are there more functional differences, other than the GameCube compatibility I should be aware of? If I don't have legacy games, should I be concerned by this limitation (i.e., how much does the Wii ecosystem rely on that GameCube support in general)?


title: Vehicles in Watch Dogs

text: I am a guy who really likes driving around in sports cars when playing a sandbox game like GTA or Watch Dogs in this case but my driving skills are rather poor. My cars always break down and sometimes I just don't like the color or look in general. I think the last sandbox game I played was Saints Row 4 and there you really had some great modification options for all the vehicles. Now here in Watch Dogs I couldn't find anything so I have a few smaller questions:   * Can I repair a Car and if yes where?   * Can I modify Vehicles (Color/Performance etc.) and if Yes where?   * How can I unlock fancy cars? I've seen a limousine in the "Car on Demand" app but I haven't unlocked it yet since I couldn't find one. Also some of the other cars that appear on the bottom of the app.


title: How do you reduce the CPU usage for Dragon City?

text: I recently played Dragon City on Facebook and I've noticed that it takes a lot of CPU. It may not lag but it takes a lot of CPU. Does anybody know a way to reduce that?


title: Specifically search for gang hideouts

text: I just started playing watch_dogs and the side quests I enjoy the most are gang hideouts. So I asked myself if there's any other way (than hacking random people and waiting until a gang hideout mission starts) to specifically search/start these missions (for example over a menu in my smartphone or elsewhere)?


title: How do I transport items upwards from a monster trap?

text: Is there a way to transport items upwards from, say, a monster trap? Water flow works fine downwards.


title: What are the flags behind the animal king?

text: ![animal king takeover](http://i.stack.imgur.com/M64qK.png) In this image we see six flags behind the animal king. I think I recognize some of them: First - Argentina; Third - Bulgaria; Fifth - Sweden; Sixth - Austria; Am I correct, and which countries' flags are the second and fourth?


title: Are there SpaceChem Achievements?

text: Are there achievements in SpaceChem? When I look at the Steam page, it says I've earned 0/15, but doesn't list any. Are they hidden until you stumble onto them?


title: Can I be demoted In HotS ranked 1v1?

text: During the current season (2014 Season 2), is it possible for me to be demoted after my placement matches? If I consistently play below the average skill of my current league is it possible I will get demoted?


title: How much of a disadvantage is the restriction on purple items in F2P?

text: I'm playing SWTOR mainly for the story and singleplayer content, I'm not really interested in most of the MMO aspects. As an F2P player there are several restrictions, one of them is that I can't equip purple items. My impression from reading about this restriction before playing the game was that it only comes into play in the later levels, and shouldn't hurt too much when playing the class storylines. But now I found my first purple item I can't equip at level 12, and I'm wondering how much of a disadvantage this restriction really is.   * Are the class storylines completeable for a new player without purple items?   * Does the lack of purple items put me at a significant disadvantage compared to a new subscription player of equal level (on non-endgame content)?


title: Do Spells that cause Status Effects have any effect against Bosses?

text: I've tried to cast Spells like Blind and Poison multiple times against Boss enemies, yet they always miss. Can these Bosses even be effected by these Spells?


title: Why am I being sent to kill Peasants?

text: **Why am I being sent to kill Peasants by questgivers in Dwarf Fortress?** Why are the Peasants living in lairs? Why have the Peasants killed livestock and people? Are these outlaws, or rebels, or what?


title: What is the penalty if I fail to "Protect the Innocent"?

text: I killed a previously-held hostage scientist after I rescued him, and I got a message that said "Protect the Innocent" in red.   * Aside from hostage scientists, which other NPCs are considered "innocents" by the game?    * What are the penalties if I kill an innocent?


title: What will I miss if I only play with cats?

text: In Nintendogs+Cats, it seems like cats/kittens are only an add-on to the main game of dogs/puppies. If I only want to play with cats, how much of the game will I miss out on? Can I take cats on walks?


title: Where is the P_Drive in the Macintosh EVE-Online Client?

text: The P_Drive used to be in ~user/Preferences/EVE Online Preferences/ It's been moved since sometime in 2011. Where is the new one?


title: How do I increase the number of drones I can deploy?

text: Currently, I can only deploy three but some of the ships have bigger drone bays and I can't deploy them all. How do I increase the number I can deploy at one time? Is it skill based or something else (additional)?


title: What runes should I be using?

text: Can anyone give me any advice on what runes I should buy? I know there are quite a few guides out there but they don't really leave any room for experimentation. Every stat you can get from a rune you can get from quints, marks, seals or glyphs. I want to mix my runes up and try some stuff but how do I know which kind of runes are most optimal for a certain stat?


title: How much are Gems worth?

text: In Hitogata Happa there's two kinds of gems; gems enemies drop when they die, Gems gained from bullets in the Zone of Control when an enemy dies. The normal gems are square cut and the ZoC gems from bullets are trilliant, triangle cut gems. How many "gems" are each type worth? I'm wondering how many extra gems I get for having bullets in the ZoC, but being a Bullet Hell game it's hard to count how many gems each pickup is worth.


title: What is the name of the sequel to Manic Miner for the ZX Spectrum?

text: When I was a mere youth I had a ZX Spectrum. One of my favorite games was "Manic Miner",   but I am stumped as to the name of the sequel to this game.


title: How does Five-Finger Discount work?

text: The ability description reads: > You can 'purchase' items from the store for as cheap as free. Don't let Brax > catch you at it though, or he'll send his Dread Collectors after you. The wiki agrees: > Five-Finger Discount allows you to steal an item from Brax's shop by > destroying the pedestal below it. Brax might notice you and turn hostile, > which more likely than not leads to Fun. OK... so how does this skill actually work? Is it just a random dice roll to see if Brax notices me or not? Or is there something specific I can do to assure success? What happens if I stand in a location which Brax cannot see ( _is_ there such a location in shops)?


title: Where do I go to upgrade my ship?

text: Where can I go to purchase ship upgrade components in X Rebirth? Can I only do that at specific stations or can I run into an equipment dealer anywhere?


title: Occasional spawning with full health

text: Today while I fought the Twins with my friends, I noticed that sometimes when I re-spawn, I don't get 100 health points like usually, but my health is instantly 400hp full even without visiting a nurse. I'm not aware of any item that would allow this. It happened approximately 1 of 3 times I died. I include a screenshot of my current inventory/accessories from the time, when it happened. Is this a bug? ![my inventory](http://i.stack.imgur.com/c1QY6.jpg) **EDIT** I've got my suspect no.1, it's the mana flower I use. It was crafted from a nature's gift which used to have this ability before 1.0.6.


title: First thing to learn when beginning League of Legends

text: So I just started out playing League of Legends. I've got a friend who plays and we started up a bot game so that I could learn the basic commands. It wasn't pretty. The bots basically slaughtered us. I eventually ended the match with 3 kills, 17 deaths, and two assists. My friend, of course, did better, but she couldn't tell me _what_ she was doing or why she was doing it. Which makes it hard to know what I need to be learning. The first thing a new Left 4 Dead player should try to learn is effective communication with teammates. The first thing a new TF2 player should try to learn is what situations each class excels in and which each class in vulnerable in. But League of Legends has cash management, character management, runes, item builds, not to mention tactics once on the field...it's hard to know where to start. **What's the first thing a new League of Legends player should try to learn?**


title: What is the most important for league play? Also what is CS?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  First thing to learn when beginning League of Legends What is the most important thing you should do or practice if you want to become a league of legends, League player? As well what is CS exactly?


title: What is NAT rating and how do I improve it?

text: From what I've found, the following appears to reflect how NAT rating affects your multiplayer capabilities:   * OPEN - Can play & voice chat with anyone.   * MODERATE - May be unable to play or voice chat with STRICT.   * STRICT - Can only play & voice chat with OPEN. However, this does not give me a whole lot of clarity as to what exactly these ratings mean as a reflection on my home network or internet connection, nor what I can do to get my system into an OPEN status. What conditions might make a system show as MODERATE or STRICT? How can I get my system from MODERATE or STRICT to OPEN, without drastically changing my home network?


title: How did the ram get up there?

text: Suddenly, I found my huntsdwarf's ram on the wall. There has never been any ramp or stairs up there, so how could it have happened? I'm in an Untamed Wilds biome, and have seen flying (non-aggressive) wild animals. Could any of them have put the ram up there? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/56zkQ.png)


title: How do I keep ships repaired in the field in Endless Space?

text: I have repair modules on some of my ships but that only seems to be a combat thing. How do you repair ships? Do they do it automatically or is there something I'm missing?


title: How do you get into the Thieves' Hideout?

text: I appear to have lucked into answering the questions for getting into the Thieves' Hideout right on my first try, just by picking things that sound thief-y. There must be some in-game way to actually figure out what the correct answers are, though. Or is it just trial and error? (There are only 9 possible combinations of answers, after all.) What is the penalty for getting it wrong?


title: The Witcher 2 freezes at the end of chapter 2's cutscene

text: I'm currently playing The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition and I've made it to the end of chapter 2, where Geralt is on his way to Loc Muinne. Everything runs just fine until the narration from Dandelion ends and the game just freezes. Is it possible I'm missing some video file? Has this happened to anybody else? I've tried reinstalling it, changing my video settings to lowest, and making sure my vid card has the latest drivers here are my specs: Windows 7 x64 6gb DDR2 Q6600 2.4 ghz quad core Nvidia geforce 8800 GT Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.


title: Does the wall of flesh act like an instagib if it catches you?

text: Simple question: does the wall of flesh kill you instantly if it overtakes you or you touch the wall? What happens if it catches you, apart from taking increased damage?


title: How to know if there is any iron ore on the map?

text: From reading the wiki, it seems that iron ores can be found in layers consisting of chalk. I've now mined out almost two complete layers of chalk, and found nothing but gems. Is it possible that my map doesn't have any iron ore, or am I misunderstanding how to find the ore? The first couple of layers consist of chalk, so that's where I'm digging. Unfortunately the strip mining makes the fortress quite ugly, as that's where I've got my workshops. The lower levels have mainly phyllite and schist.


title: Does Anivia's wall grant an assist?

text: I was surprised to note recently that I apparently got an assist as Anivia for doing nothing other than blocking an enemy champion with Ice Wall, but can't be 100% certain that I did not AA at all. There seems to be conflicting information on whether the wall does or doesn't grant assists when I look online, and most sources are outdated. So, what is the actual behavior of the wall and can it grant assists when that is the only contribution towards a champion kill?


title: Do the bosses have particular weaknesses?

text: In Diablo 2, certain bosses, such as Andariel had a weakness to fire. Do any of the bosses in Diablo 3 have any specific weaknesses that I can exploit on higher difficulties?


title: Do coffins block movement?

text: Do coffins block the movement of dwarves, like statues seem to do?


title: Port recordings from old versions of CSS to newer version

text: How does one port old recordings to recently patched versions of CSS? (Counter strike source)


title: How do I get into the area Ulukk's Hunger in Guild Wars 2?

text: I am trying to explore every area in Guild Wars 2 right now and one of the areas that I have not been able to get into is Ulukk's Hunger in Dredgehaunt Cliffs. Outside the "entrance" to the area, there are two Grawl City Guards and talking to them will yield a reply of "Our city is inside. I am sorry but we do not allow visitors." How do I get into their city?


title: City specialization

text: I've read from many different sources that I should be specializing my cities, however I'm unsure as to how exactly I should be doing this and my current "method" of specializing my cities doesn't seem to be working that well - I always find large generic mega-cities to be vastly more effective than any of my specialized cities. For example, I tend to find that cities with low population don't produce much of _anything_ unless I focus efforts on food (so that I have the population to work the surrounding tiles) and production (so that I can produce the buildings needed to specialize my city). Conversely, although I know that I should be trying to produce buildings that provide a percentage bonus (e.g. to production or research) in those cities that have high numbers in the first place, whenever I look at the economy screen I tend to find that cities with higher population produce more of everything, and so in my larger cities I end up building everything (as they have the excess production required to do so). The end result is that all of my cities look pretty much the same apart from size. How can I effectively specialize my cities?


title: Am I punished for playing with the game clock?

text: A time honored tradition is "time traveling" by scooting the game clock ahead in Animal Crossing to catch bugs/fish at certain times, make more bells, get rare items and all sorts of other things. However it's also sort of cheating, so I'm wondering if there are negative effects or other icky things to take note of before casting Haste. I have noticed that after moving the clock forward a few hours my character has started tripping like it's Smash Bros Brawl or something. I'm not wearing the King Tut's mask and I didn't get a fortune from the fortune teller (I've played for like 2 hours) so I'm wondering if that's connected. Are there negative effects to playing around with the game clock in New Leaf? If so, is there any way to sidestep/fix them? Also if it matters I altered the clock at the start menu of Animal Crossing, not the internal clock of my 3DS.


title: Are mosquito bites harmful or just annoying?

text: Mosquitoes seem to be especially prevalent around the river, where they like to fly up and bite me while I'm fishing. I get a dialogue pop-up that I was bitten and that it's itchy, but I've had several at this point, and so far, they don't seem to be as bad as bee stings (which you need medicine to treat). I was worried that they would potentially interrupt me while I was trying to reel in a fish, but the pop-up at least seems to come after the catch, so there's no _actual_ interruption. Are there any negative effects to mosquito bites, other than the (mildly) annoying popup? Is there any way to avoid getting bitten, or is this just something I'll have to deal with all summer?


title: What exactly is Shen? God or Man?

text: So we got to close it, once and for all. In a couple of conversations with Shen, a possibility is seen that he might be a Xiansai the god of thieves. And he just always dodges the clear answer. > Covetous Shen: You are looking at me in a very strange manner. > > Player: The spirits are confused. This is not something that happens. Some > think you a god; others, a man. Which are you? > > Covetous Shen: Ah, philosophy! Can a man not be both? Can I not live well, > and give generously, and live a perfectly holy life? > > Player: I do not know. Can you? > > Covetous Shen: Oh, definitely not. It's tremendously boring. I'd rather eat > too much and sleep late. So what is Shen? God or Man?


title: Balancing in World vs World

text: How does balancing work in World vs World? My friend keeps telling me that players are always " **Balanced** " in WvW and I keep telling him that with my gear as a level 59 thief, I'm not as effective as a level 80 thief - when we trade backstabs, I deal around 700 damage while the opponent thief backstabs for over 4000. Can someone explain to me how this works?


title: Can NPCs kill dragons? How to avoid it?

text: I realize that my question is a bit ambiguous, so let me clarify. I've been playing Skyrim for a while now, and I'm up to level sixteen. I just resumed the "Missing In Action Questline" and decided to find the Thalmor camp. I haven't explored the area and solitude much, except for finding a few places. I fast travelled to the Haafingar Stormcloak camp and decided to head up from there. It is important to note that by this point, I have completed the quest, "The Break of Dawn", so I've been to Meridia's statue and absorbed the "Elemental Fury" word of power from the wall. However, I did not kill the dragon in that area at that time. On arriving at the Haafingar camp, I noticed a dragon flying around and roaring. It didn't attack me, or appear as a red dot, but the Stormcloaks did prep their weapons and look to the sky. I moved on and decided to explore the area a bit more in the direction of the Thalmor prison. I found that the dragon turned up dead, it's body near Volskygge possibly killed by the bandits there. As I passed by it, I absorbed the dragon soul. I reloaded, and tried doing a few different things:   1. Travelling to Meridia's statue instead and trying to get the dragon there. This didn't work out well. The dragon flew off, so I waited. It didn't come back in about 10 hours. I moved on to attempt two.   2. I reloaded an old save, outside of the Whiterun stables, just before I fast travelled (I'd just finished the "In My Time of Need" quest and had to move away from Kematu and Saadia to fast travel). I fast travelled to the Stormcloak camp and attacked the dragon there. I couldn't land a hit on it, so I gave it up as a bad job and decided to go towards an unexplored town. I discovered Dragonsbridge. On the way back, I found the dead body of the dragon near an intersection in the road and absorbed its soul.   3. In between these, I reloaded many times, and explored around to find the dragon a lot. I had no different results. > IMPORTANT: > >   1. I've used console commands to delete the Gildergreen so that the > sapling that I planted didn't seem to sprout out of it. I also used console > commands to examine Lydia's inventory and to disable/enable Birna of Birna's > Oddments in Winterhold. > >   2. The dragon by Bonestrewn flats wouldn't give me a soul. I think I might > have killed it already when near the Eldergleam sanctuary for the quest to > restore the Gildergreen. > >   3. I have the Dawngaurd dlc, but it is inactive. I had the "Data Files" > section of the launcher grayed out and edited Skyrimprefs.ini in "My > Documents" to fix it. I am not currently loading the dlc file. > > I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this behavior or if this is a new bug I discovered. I was also wondering if anyone had a fix for this problem. As of now, I'm waiting ten days for the location to respawn (24 hours, rinse, wash, repeat) for the dragon to respawn so I can actually kill the damn thing. UPDATE: I waited ten days, but that location did not respawn. I have cleared Meridia's dungeon, so it may be that I have to wait 30 days of in game time. I don't know. The dragon hasn't reappeared, and I'm no closer to killing the monster. So, in summation, my question is, can dragons be killed by NPCs and still give me a soul? I'm especially interested in whether anyone has seen the same problem as well and if there is a fix. So do let me know. Thanks!


title: Crashday - getting Custom Car Pack 1 working

text: Windows 7 64-bit. Crashday is installed and patched to 1.1. The Custom Car Pack seems to go through the motions of installing correctly but in the game I still have the same 12 cars. I'm using a 100% savegame off the internet also. flatoutjoint.com seems to be the place to go for questions but it's down. Any ideas?


title: How can I get a Critical Hit?

text: There's an accomplishment (tied to a Plaza Ticket) for getting a Critical Hit. I'm mid-way through my third play-through of Warrior's Way, and I've never seen one of these. What do I have to do to get a Critical Hit?


title: How do you trigger the Looker event in Pokemon x and y?

text: I know you have to go to Lumiose City, but I'v been there a lot of times and Looker hasn't called yet.


title: How to change Razer Mamba "sensitivity stage up" shortkey?

text: Is it possible to change button "sensitivity stage up" or "down", to any other keyboard key? For example I want change to "Enter" the shortkey for "sensitivity stage up".


title: Does the Demo data transfer to both the eShop and Cartridge Full Versions?

text: The eShop's demo for Bravely Default says that **some** demo data and bonuses will transfer to the full version of the game. But do I have to worry about buying the eShop versus the Cartridge version of Bravely Default, or will the demo data transfer to both versions of the full game?


title: At what difficulty do legandry "sets" start to drop?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  When do set and legendary items start dropping? I was wondering at what difficulty setting you would start finding Legendary sets. I ask because I've farmed quite a few Whimsyshire runs yet I have not found a single set item. Is there a specific difficulty that they start dropping on?


title: Diablo III, I need to be at "X" level to drop this legendary item?

text: I would like to try to drop a Puzzle Ring which is a level 29 ring. I'm afraid of **Diablo III** levelling system and it's relative things 'cause I know that a player on level **20** only can drop equipment around **1** level down/up of the current player level, but happens the same for the legendary items? then that means I need to be at level **28** (as minimum) or at level **30** (as maximum) to drop my desired ring?. And please, I dont would like to ask two questions in the same post but someone could tell me where to drop that ring?.


title: Are set items dropped in Diablo 3

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  When do set and legendary items start dropping? I know that rare and legendary items are dropped after a kill or from a chest, but are the green set items also dropped? I know that you can buy them from in the auction house, but I don't know if they are dropped too? If you have had experience of this, did you have like very high magic find items? Thanks.


title: What does a decoy grenade actually do?

text: I can see those decoy grenades in the buy screens, but all I see it doing (when anybody uses it) is that it just does a little bit of flashes. What is it for? Why should I spent 200$ on something that just does fireworks?


title: How can I tell if I'm infected with zombie-virus?

text: In NMRiH, it is possible to become infected with zombie, but because there is no/little HUD (can't see health, can't see ammo remaining without ammo checking, no minimap), I have been infected in the past without realizing it, which is really a shame because even on full health, after a while you will simply drop dead (without phalanx pills). Is the slight "cracking" shader around the edges the way to tell, or is a certain attack the only way that zombies infect you?


title: How can I get more research points?

text: I've finally discovered some variety of aspects, so I'm researching everything I can get my hands on. In the process, I've come across a few research notes. I'm rather new to this, so I'm trying to brute force method of throwing every point I have at every note I find, but, unsurprisingly, this isn't sustainable. **How can I get more research points?** (renewable or otherwise easy to access sources are preferable)


What is the best defense when playing against Miami online? It seems there is no way to stop Lebron from dunking.


title: Why is Umbra's damage 10 instead of 28?

text: I just reached level 20 as a sneaky destruction dark Elf and immediately decided to head to Clavicus Vile's shrine to obtain Umbra. From several sources I gather that Umbra's base damage is supposed to be 28, yet after getting the sword it only shows an attack damage of a measly 10 instead of the expected 28. This effectively makes it less than half as powerful as my other blade. What could be causing this and what, if anything, can be done to resolve this?


title: You can control the ship in ways other than clicking on the touch icons, right?

text: Hydro Thunder Hurricane has been ported to a Metro app for Windows 8 and there's currently a free demo on the Windows Store. The only problem is that when you do launch a race, it looks like this: ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0ZWOd.jpg) From here _the only thing that seems to work is clicking on the icons at the bottom. Yes. It seems the only way to play the game is to click where you'd place your fingers if this was an iOS game._ Or is it? oh god oh god **oh god** please tell me it isn't.


title: Hype game or be modest in game dev tycoon?

text: What should you pick when a interviewer ask you a question that you can reply either "be modest" or "hype game!" to? Does it have big influence on your game scores?


title: How can I tell Mercer Frey to kindly buzz off?

text: At a point in the Thieve's Guild questline, Mercer Frey accompanies you to a dungeon. He has no dialogue other than one unimportant option, so you cannot ask him to stop following you. After several tries, I decided that the dungeon included in the quest is too hard to clear, so I'd like to level up before continuing. However, since Mercer won't stop following me, he continues to screw up my play style (as a sneak Illusion-type character), alerting people of my presence by opening doors that I've closed, standing in line-of-sight, etc. He's very annoying. Without the aid of a mod, is there a console command or other way to tell him to buzz off while not breaking the quest when I chose to return to it?


title: How often do merchants replenish their gold supply?

text: How long does it take before a merchant replenishes their gold supply once I've cleaned them out? I've tried waiting for a 24 hour period and that didn't do the trick. I've also attempted to leave the zone and come back, which also didn't work. Is there a trigger for the refill? Or is it just a specific amount of time I have to wait?


title: What do noteblocks do?

text: I have been playing Minecraft for some time, and am pretty good with redstone. However, I was spamming the `Random Page` link on the Minecraft wiki and came across the Note Block page. Of course, the page was really complex and confusing, so I started playing with them in-game because I learn better with trial and error. Nevertheless, I thought that I should ask the community: **What do Note Blocks do and what can I use them for?**


title: "Address family not supported by protocol family" error

text: When ever I try to login to a FTB server it says: > Connection Lost: Address family not supported by protocol family: connect: > java.net.SocketException: Address family not supported by protocol family: > connect. What does this mean and how do I fix it?


title: Precious minerals in Terraria

text: I've found some Emerald, Diamond and Amethyst but haven't seen what I can do with it. I'm still in the beginning stages, trying to outfit myself in gold armor and weapons. I was curious if I should sell these minerals or keep them around for crafting purposes.


title: Precisely how does Rammus's movespeed boost (powerball) work?

text: Rammus goes faster during Powerball. Unlike almost every other ability in the game, the tooltip for Powerball doesn't specify how much of a speed increase Rammus receives. Mobafire, Leaguecraft, and SoloMid don't appear to have specifics available, either. Does the ability in general increase your movement speed by a percentage, or a flat amount? Is there any credence to the hearsay I've encountered which indicates that powerball ignores the soft caps on movespeed?


title: What is Resolve?

text: In PvP matches there is a special “Resolve” meter. It seems to fill up during fights and then it slowly goes down. How exactly does it work? What does it affect? ![The Resolve meter](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aOxQl.jpg)


title: Can I redeem my reputation with a faction?

text: Unfortunately, I'm vilified in the Legion, so I wasn't able to do any quests for them (except for the one given in Nipton ( _Cold, Cold Heart_ )). Sometimes when I look at reputation in my Pip-Boy some entries are gone and looking at the map I see Neutral standing with those factions, but as soon as I talk to an NPC the reputation is reverted to the original state (this may actually be a glitch in the game). Is there a way to finish Legion quests if they hate me? Furthermore - is it possible to finish side quests for both NCR and Ceasar's Legion if they hate each other so much?


title: Which is the effect of moving seats?

text: In Game Dev Story there is an action called `Move Seats` that allows to move seat of one of your employee. But what is the gameplay effect of moving seats?


title: Is Indie a game genre?

text: The only place that I see that Indie is a genre is on Steam, and my teacher tells me that Indie isn't a genre of games. What do you think? Can we say that Indie is a genre?


title: Is Grand Theft Auto IV - Episodes from Liberty City different from GTA IV?

text: Is Grand Theft Auto IV - Episodes from Liberty City different from GTA IV or is it GTA IV + Ballad of Gay Tony + Lost & Damned? Are the expansion packs separate from the main game? Direct2Drive tells me Episodes from Liberty City is 16GB, while GTA IV is 14GB so was curious if the two are separate.


title: Cannot use potions in battle

text: hey guys ive been playing this game for a while and i love it, but sadly my mouse scroll wheel is broken and i have to use the sliders in game wherever needed, but when im in a battle i cant scroll down the items list and there is no slider there (i have plenty of items) i try to click the down button but it doesnt go down...also i tried pressing the up and down buttons they dont help either. So now im stuck with only the health and cure potions on the items list and am forced to use PP stickers on my weapons etc to gain PP and eat mana potions before the battle... any help?


title: Playing Die2Nite from Germany

text: As Die2Nite was released recently and quite some people seem to enjoy playing it I also wanted to try it out. But when I try to register I get the following message               Registration is not possible in your country.      I couldn't find any information about that on the website itself. Is it possible to register from another country via proxy, VPN etc. and then play afterwards directly from Germany? Or does it check the country every time? Would this be allowed according to their Terms of Service (I could not find them on the website)?


title: Can't get XBOX to recognize open nat

text: I've done a lot of google work to see if there is a solution to making my XBOX show up as an open nat. Still no luck. I have a Linksys WRT160N with v3.0.03 firmware. Here is what I have done so far:   1. Set XBOX to static IP   2. Turned on DMZ and added the xbox static IP, saved config   3. Turned off router, cable modem and xbox.   4. Brought everything on-line - Result = Moderate NAT   5. Went to single port forwarding and set up the following: 88 TCP/UDP 3074 TCP/UDP 8602 TCP/UDP 80 TCP/UDP   6. Turned off everything, etc - Result = Moderate NAT   7. Disabled single port forwarding and setup the following in port range 87-89 TCP/UDP 3073-3075 TCP/UDP 8601-8603 TCP/UDP 80 TCP/UDP   8. Turned off, rinse repeat - Result = Moderate NAT   9. Changed MTU to 1365 - No Change   10. Made sure uPNP is on - No Change Any Ideas??


title: Where can I find a description of player stats and their importance in FIFA 2011?

text: Could anyone provide a description of what each player stat does in FIFA 2011?   For example:   What does strength do? It is my impression that it determines who is more likely to be able to shrug off other players, but what is this stat compared against? Is it compared against the opposing player's strength score or some other stat? How do player traits and specialties tie into the stats?


title: Does multiplayer difficulty scale with the number of players?

text: In other words, will the enemies in a two player match on bronze difficulty do more damage and have more health than the enemies in a four player match of the same difficulty?


title: Dizzyness playing first and third person games

text: I get dizzy and my head starts to hurt when playing games like: hellgate london SW: jedi knights series third person rpgs like Risen first person view in fallout 3 some first person shooters, I remember getting pretty far in many fps games but also getting dizzy, i think some first person shooters, like hl2 and doom3/2/1 causes dizzyness but not as much as the games i named above. I'm totally fine when playing Unreal tournament 2004, where i've logged several hundred hours on, as well as the mass effect and kotor series and the GTA series and Persona series. I'm also fine on games like prince of persia where the camera isn't flying around based on the movement of the avatar. I'm wondering if there's anything wrong with me? I'm pretty sure that it's the movement of the camera that's making me dizzy, in games that track the gait of the avatar, though I'm not sure on this. Apologizes about the ineloquence, I wonder if I should get my brain checked or something?


title: How do you create a new xbox avatar so that you have more than one?

text: I just purchased an XBOX with Kinect for my family and I was able to create an avatar for me but how do you create an Avatar for each of the members of the family?


title: Do I get to take a unique squadmate power for my character?

text: In Mass Effect 2, you could unlock certain powers with your squad mates, which you could then choose one of to take and use yourself. For example, I was very partial to Mordin's Neural Shock ability. Does Mass Effect 3 allow you to unlock powers again?


title: Are there any ways to purchase the 3DS Nintendo ambassador games?

text: According to The Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program > "there were no plans to make the Game Boy Advance Ambassador titles > similarly available" This article is (at time of posting) a little under a year old, is this still the case? Will these sets of games ever be available for the 3DS without being an ambassador?


title: How do I solve the Puzzle?

text: When you hit Escape during the game, one of the options that can be selected is "Puzzle". It looks like a series of boxes, and presumably since it's named "Puzzle" it can be solved in some manner. How do I do that?


title: Most Effective Way(s) to Gain Levels in Dead Rising 2

text: What is the most effective way, considering time, to gain Prestige Points (PP) in Dead Rising 2? I played Dead Rising, and I loved it, but until I got near the top tier of levels, the game was just too hard for my style of play to allow me to make it very far. A general rule of thumb (backed up by PP per game hour estimates) of the general order of events is suggested. Is it more effective to keep as close to the storyline as possible? Or is it more effective to ditch the story and save as many survivors, and find as many in-game bonuses as possible? Any particular combo weapons that are easy to get at the start of the game that seem very time effective? The Drill Bucket is undoubtedly faster than the Spiked Bat, and I have yet to find any other high PP gaining, fast, weapon. I'm looking at this from the standpoint of beginning the game... repeatedly ( :( ), so essentially, a timeline of at least the first 24 hours of the game's start from after you give Katey her very first dose of Zombrex, because that's when you meaningfully have a choice of what you could do in the game. Note that I tagged this xbox 360, but I'm fairly sure no other system will vary. If they do, I would appreciate such being noted for completeness reasons.


title: Select all probes at main

text: Looking at replays, keeping the player camera mode, I see some players select all probes they have at their main while having their view elsewhere. How can this be done? Thanks


title: Can't add fund to PSN wallet with a US credit card while accessing from outside U.S

text: I just moved to Hong Kong recently for work. I have a valid US credit card but I can't seem to add fund to my PSN wallet. Does Sony even stipulate that I have to be in US to use my US credit card? I didn't recall there's a **_money region lock_** in their term of use. Thanks in advance!


title: How is it possible for an item to have 300+ stat?

text: I just saw an amulet on the Auction House with 325 Dexterity. I was under the impression that the max was 200, so I went into the DiabloNut affix page and looked for the Dex ones. Apparently you can have only 100 Dexterity from the +Dex affix, but you can have up to 300 from DexVit, DexInt, etc. Does this mean that the maximum possible on an item is 400? For one stat that is, I am sure you can't have 400 for multiple stats.


title: What to give the weird guy who talks of darkness?

text: So I just wondered my way to huntsman's copse and there is this guy who just talks about his obsession to darkness but say if 'you have the gift' he'll do something, what exactly so I give the guy?


title: Does multiplayer level transfer between races for each class?

text: From the answer to this question, we know that multiplayer races are unlocked by purchasing item packs in the in-game store. **If I have a level 10 human infiltrator and unlock the ability to create a salarian infiltrator, will my level be preserved when I switch to the salarian, or do both versions of the class level up independently?**


title: Friendly fire in Empire Total War

text: The battle report shows that my casualties are 700, but the enemy killed only 400. Presumably 300 is friendly fire. **If yes, it would be interesting to know what kind of friendly fire there is and how to avoid it.** I know two types of friendly fire for sure (cannon and rifle fire). It is pretty obvious how to avoid being hit by cannon fire, however it is not entirely clear how to avoid friendly rifle fire?


title: Need Clarification Prot Pally Block+dodge+parry+5% chance for the boss to miss

text: I would appreciate someone clarifying the percentages. For example, my Mastery rating says I block 49% (Okay), which is straightforward. However, under the "Defense" information it shows my Dodge, Parry and Block percentages. The Block % here is 54.48%, which is 5% higher than what the Mastery section entails. **Therefore, my question: is the 54.48%, my Mastery 49% + the 5% chance to miss me? Or do I need to add the 5% to 54.48% + dodge + parry = 102.4%???**


title: What are ammo boxes for?

text: I've started up New Vegas, and exploited the shop glitch to get some caps. ( **SO** glad they didn't fix that bug.) So I got some decent weapons and ammo, but saw some things in the shop that I wasn't sure what they were for. Under Miscellaneous (not ammo), there were ammo boxes. They had weight. (I'm not playing in Hardcore mode, maybe my next playthrough.) They weren't in the ammo section. If I were to buy ammo boxes, what can I do with them? Can I use them somehow to give myself ammo?


title: How does Xbox Live Gamertag recovery affect my achievements?

text: My Xbox 360 broke one day while I was not connected to Xbox Live. I recovered my Gamertag on my friend's Xbox 360 while connected to Xbox Live. I then earned a couple of achievements on his Xbox 360 while online. Later on, I got a new Xbox 360 and started earning other achievements at home (note: still not connected to Xbox Live at this point). If I signed into Xbox Live and tried to recover my Gamertag back on my Xbox 360, would I still have the achievements I earned on my friend's Xbox 360 in addition to the ones that I just earned on my new offline Xbox 360 account?


title: How to create a shortcut to automatically connect to a server on CSS

text: How can I create a desktop shortcut that will automatically connect to a game server on launch? I have got this as a start up command "steam://rungameid/240 -connect 193.192.58.170:27015", but it doesn't connect just start the game... Is it possible? Thanks!


title: Follower disappeared after the "A Night To Remember" quest

text: Not long ago I did the 'A night to remember' quest. You will be teleported into another dimension then when completed, you will be teleported back to the bar you found Sam.. But when I was there Jordis sword maiden was there with me to be my follower but when I was teleported she was not with me.. I tried to teleport her to me using commands and even going back to the same place but to no avail.. What do I do?


title: What does the answer to the "What's my name" puzzle spell when viewed from behind?

text: When the "What's my name" puzzle is completed and the answer is spelled above the door, what is spelled when viewed from the opposite direction? I'm really curious as to what it says and why the game only recognises the rear view to complete the puzzle...


title: Empty Production Items screen

text: I'm playing a DOSBox (0.74) version of XCOM UFO Defence and I don't have any options for Production Items on the New Production screen. I'm wondering whether I'm seeing a DOSBox emulation problem or that it's just too early in the game to get that option... I have engineers, Workshop and the funds. Bug or impatience?


title: how do i join a server in Terraria

text: I am new to this game and my brother started a server. I don't know how to join! I typed in the IP and server port but all my computer says is server found what do I do after that?


title: How does a player with the hunting rifle in Left 4 Dead avoid getting overwhelmed?

text: The hunting rifle fires slowly, so any player using it is extremely vulnerable if they get surrounded by a swarm of zombies. How can a player avoid being swarmed?


title: How can I prevent player stats drops in Football Manager 2013?

text: I recently bought the latest Football Manager, and I constantly keep getting these full stat drops where the player loses a point in all stats. Is there something that can be done to reduce the rate at which these happen? This happens to players who have not been injured and have been playing first- team for the season. Never played when tired and no changes in training. ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MLrdg.png)


title: In Civ 5, do buildings get any penalties when you lose a source of needed strategic resource?

text: The units get combat penalties when you lose a required strategic resource, but what about buildings like factories, which require coal, power plants and other? Do they also get a production penalty if you go negative on resource?


title: If I leave a guild, do I lose my guild credits?

text: Castle Clash recently added guilds. I joined a guild and donated 50 hero shards, netting me (and the guild) 50 guild credits. If I leave the guild, or if the leader kicks me from it, will I lose my credits? Or will they be retained for me to spend once I join a new guild?


title: Can I retry a level after the Treasure Yeti has retreated to bring him back?

text: When playing a level containing a Treasure Yeti, retrying before the yeti appears does not forfeit your chance to kill the yeti (he still appears in the list of attacking zombies at the outset). However, I've never tried restarting after the yeti has retreated without being killed. **Does retrying after the yeti escapes cause him to show up again?**


title: Is there a way to figure out what cities have wonders?

text: I'm a bit of a wonder perfectionist in Civilization, and I like to have a monopoly on them. However, sometimes another civilization sneaks one by me; in those situations, I like to conquer the city that has it to complete my collection. In previous versions of Civilization, you had the ability, through demographics, to figure out what cities had wonders. But I can't seem to find anything like that in Civilization 5: the closest things I've found are the periodic "top 10"-style lists that'll mention how many wonders a civilization has. Is there better way to figure out exactly which foreign cities have wonders?


title: Feed the beast does not load latest MC version

text: So i had two versions of minecraft on my system. I overwritten one minecraft.exe since i had to manually download 1.6, at least it said so on the main minecraft screen. Then i downloaded feed the beast, copied it to the new folder and ran it for the first time. I had a bunch of yellow warnings and red errors in the log but it started minecraft eventually. But the older version 1.5x. I deleted the .minecraft folder in the appdata and both the regular minecraft maps. Searched the registry for any minecraft related, installed the latest MC (which loads 1.6). Then did the same with feed the beast, chose the same installation folder as the new minecraft folder and let it run again. Eventually i got MC 1.5x running again instead of the latest. Does feed the beast only work with 1.5x, or is there something wrong? I have seen a youtube video and they had a funky menu on the main screen that i do not have. I have the feeling something is wrong but i can not put my finger on it.