title: Original CD not recognized for old game

text: The game in question is SpellForce, which is a few years old, but this might apply to any PC game. I want to play that game on a rather clean Win-XP laptop (no emulation software or other stuff that likes to mess with CD-checks) that's a few years old itself. After installing the main game and both add-ons as well as the most recent patch, I tried running the game but the Original CD was not recognized. Hitting the "Retry" option a few times issued warnings such as "The Original CD could not be recognized within the maximum time" or "Please use the Original CD rather than a backup". I _am_ using the original CD which I bought back then from a retail store. The problem is, my time at home is rather limited and I was really glad I found the 3 hours to install it in the first place. Most "solutions" I found online involved reinstalling, which I can't afford time-wise. Also I litterally just installed it from scratch and the issue was there from the very start, I don't see how reinstalling would change anything. So I was hoping someone here could help with such problems.   * Could the CD have gotten invisible damage because of the long storage without ever using it? This damage (if it exists) did not affect the data since it installed without any problems, it only fails the Originality check. The CD in question also finished copying its installation data faster than the other CDs.   * Is there a way to revert the install to before the patch (which I installed last) without installing all 3 again? I did all installations in one go, so there are no Windows backup points I can use.   * Is this possibly even a known issue for CDs stored a prolonged time, maybe related to SecuROM (the DRM/anti-copy system these CDs use)? If so, is there a workaround?   * Do you happen to know a quick fix to this issue that doesn't involve reinstalling everything or contacting support for lengthy discussions that end up in "try reinstalling"? Since I do own a legitimate copy of the game and all expansions, I'm totally fine with shady methods that circumvent the Originality check somehow. I've checked Arqade Meta as well as Arqade and SuperUser's on-topic help topics and determined this is the right place to ask, but the question is a lucky shot. Better than nothing. I'd really love if I could avoid contacting their support as I've had really bad experiences with tech support and the time they take to effectively determine your problem is legitimate in the first place. * * * I just discovered there is an officially released No-CD-patch (in the form of an alternate game.exe) for the Platinum Edition (the game and all expansions combined and sold as one unit). Unfortunately, it's not compatible to my version (all bought as seperate copies). Is there a way to apply such patches to other versions with some tricky back-and-forth patching and file replacing?


title: How do I get the Happy Snap achievement on Android?

text: I'm currently trying to complete all the achievements, but this one's giving me trouble because I don't get what it's telling me: ![Happy Snap: Save an action shot to your camera roll.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7oVZW.png) How exactly do I save an "action shot" to my "camera roll"?


title: What is an XM anomaly?

text: On various Ingress discussion forums, there is a lot of talk about planned upcoming "XM anomalies" and who will be partaking but no-one bothers to explain what one is. What is an XM anomaly?


title: The trick to Pantheon's ult

text: Pantheon's ult, if used improperly, is life threatening to say the least. I've had a lot of issues with it. One being it is only effective 5% of the time. The other is that it can be interrupted, when interrupted a 8 second cooldown comes up, then it resets the cooldown completely (atleast it appears that way) and, timing the ult with such a long channeling time. Typically, the only time I've had it be really effective is when I communicate with another lane to CC the opponent as im jumping on top of them. Otherwise I'll ult on top of someone and if I do it right they might use all their escapes to get away from it, which is good I guess. Things I've learned not to do is chase with it, or jumping on top of a turret with 2 or more opponents trying to take it or tower diving with it. Has anyone come across some tricks that let you actually get good use out of it?


title: At what levels do you unlock game modes?

text: In DOTA2 you no longer start with all the game modes unlocked. Is there a chart somewhere that indicates at which levels you unlock _Ability Draft_ , _All Random_ , _Random Draft_ , etc? I've googled around and can't find a specific answer for any of those modes, much less a comprehensive table or list. (I'm assuming the unlocks are based on the meta-game levels, but I guess it could be games played, total wins or some other criterion.)


title: Is there any way to make Steam overlay work on flash/AIR-based games?

text: If my memory serves me right, I can play Anodyne and a bunch of other flash/AIR-based games on Windows **with** an overlay. Now, I'm on OS X and I can't seem to pinpoint any valid solutions. Is there a "hack" or a way to make it work on OS X?


title: What dragons do I need to complete the "Every Last One" achievement?

text: The achievement text says: > Possess every dragon in DragonVale... all at once. What is the complete list of dragon breeds needed? I'm hoping that limited dragons aren't included, since that would make this achievement impossible at this point. I'm also interested to know if dragons in the Hibernation Cave count towards this achievement.


title: Why haven't I gotten my head?

text: Gearbox is offering SHIFT codes that unlock character heads based on Tiny Tina's DLC. I own the game through Steam and the DLC through the Season Pass (also Steam). The Gearbox page says: > Look for these customizations to appear in Dice Chests in-game (more on that > here) or click on each image above for a SHiFT code to **unlock the head for > that character immediately** -- new images and codes will be posted daily > through Sunday, August 18!! However, I've used the code for both Gaige and Axton but the head has not shown up in my Quick Change machines (nor my inventory). They do show up on my list of unlocked content. Is this a bug or do codes just make the items drop in-game?


title: What triggers thorns?

text: The only other question about thorns is this one, which does not address several other issues about the mechanics on how it works. In D3, if you dodge or block an attack does thorns still trigger? Do any of the modifiers on Rare monster packs trigger thorns? Does thorns replicate to your follower or from your follower's gear to you?


title: Buying Weapons in PvP

text: Sorry, I'm a total noob. I've read that there should be a PvP Weaponsmith and PvP Armorsmith vendors in the Mists, with all the items for free. I can't find those vendors, and I suspect there has since been a patch which removed those NPCs. I _can_ find how to change my build and everything else. Just can't find out how to change my weapons! Any help please? Sorry for such the easy question... Thank you.


title: Is it possible to see how much your companions approve of you?

text: In Dragon Age: Origins, you get a little heart notification every time one of your NPC companions changes their feelings towards you. Is there a way to see what your current approval level is with each character, in order to better manage the romances?


title: How do you get a crossbow?

text: I'm planning on buying Skyrim for the PS3. I want to get the best crossbow possible in the game but I don't know how. But also I would like any crossbow. If you only know how to get the normal one that would still help me.


title: How do I vote on a map in CS:GO?

text: Is it me being stupid, or do my keys not work while voting on a map in CS:GO? I press 1 to 8 when the map vote appears at game end, nothing happens, sometimes I jumble keys to manage to get something happen, and a map gets really voted on, but then I don't know if I did it and how I did it. Can somebody point me in the right direction?


title: Do I get different HH Showcase houses per character?

text: For every character (save file), do i get a different "set" of HH Showcase houses? Also, does Nintendo still give houses via StreetPas/SpotPass? and when? Thanks.


title: How do I hide a redstone torch while placing a block to activate redstone in Minecraft?

text: I am trying to place a block to activate redstone but how will I hide the redstone torch?


title: How do I beat the first boss (Barrett)?

text: I'm going into this fight with a single EMP grenade, a stun gun and tranquilizer rifle, and a handgun as my only lethal weapon. I've managed to use the EMP and the stun gun to lock him down and pump two clips of handgun ammo into his head at point blank. This seems to just tickle him a little bit, and he promptly kills me. I've also tried to run-and-gun, using the pillars and barricades for cover, but I haven't been very successful at actually damaging him while trying to dodge his gun and grenades. What strategy can I use to kill him without any high-powered lethal weapons?


title: How am I supposed to figure out the ingredients for bitter-melon juice?

text: One of the side-missions (or as they are called in-game, "substories") in Yakuza 3 has you collecting ingredients for making bitter-melon juice. Some old lady is making the juice and she tells you to bring her the following:   * Goya - bitter melon (though this possibly appears as "Balsam Pear" in the American version of the game, based on this FAQ. Search for "Ryuukyuugai no Nanafushigi Sono4")   * Kuruzata - brown sugar ("black sugar" in the American version)   * Dugwai - aloe   * Basanai - banana, you can replace it with the more expensive "island banana."   * Lemon - well, it's a lemon, though you can replace it with a Shikwasa The only reason I knew which word meant what is because of the FAQ I linked to. Is there any way for me to have figured this out in-game, or does the game expect me to be Japanese/look it up?


title: minecraft launcher 1.3.7 problem

text: [16:33:33 WARN]: Couldn't download https://libraries.minecraft.net/org/lwjgl/lwjgl/lwjgl_util/2.9.1-nightly-20131120/lwjgl_util-2.9.1-nightly-20131120.jar for job 'Version & Libraries'     java.net.SocketTimeoutException: connect timed out         at java.net.TwoStacksPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getResponseCode(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_40]         at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.ChecksummedDownloadable.download(ChecksummedDownloadable.java:49) ~[launcher.jar:?]         at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob.popAndDownload(DownloadJob.java:108) [launcher.jar:?]         at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob.access$000(DownloadJob.java:12) [launcher.jar:?]         at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob$1.run(DownloadJob.java:89) [launcher.jar:?]         at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_40]         at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_40]         at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_40]         at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_40]         at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_40]     [16:33:33 ERROR]: Gave up trying to download https://libraries.minecraft.net/org/lwjgl/lwjgl/lwjgl_util/2.9.1-nightly-20131120/lwjgl_util-2.9.1-nightly-20131120.jar for job 'Version & Libraries'     [16:33:33 ERROR]: Job 'Version & Libraries' finished with 26 failure(s)! (took 0:00:50.083)      What can I do to fix this?


title: Why are my tile improvements taking too many turns to build?

text: For some reason it takes around 600 turns to build a single farm. Why is this happening? How can I fix or improve it? My settings are: standard pace, level 3 difficulty.


title: How does the Creep Releaser work?

text: On the AI Station 404 map, there are buttons on the map called Creep Releasers which create flying drones that help attack enemy turrets. Is there a limit on the number of flying drones that can be released at a time? Is there a waiting period between when drones can be released?


title: Do droids gain more health as the match progresses?

text: Unless I'm mistaken, it seemed to me that Froggy G's splash dash with one upgrade was sufficient to kill an enemy droid (creep) at the start of the game. Later, I used a fully upgraded dash against one and it still had some health left. Do droids get more maximum health later in the match? If so, is this dependent on time, player levels, or something else?


title: Will I still get the "It was all just lying there" achievement if I miss an item I had collected before?

text: I'm playing The Last of Us for the third time (now in hard+) aiming to collect everything. To do this, I'm following this list to check the things that I didn't find during my two first gameplays, but I commited a silly mistake :S I'm finishing the Pittsburg chapter and I missed the last artifact, called "Trial Note" that is near the board in the boardroom at the Architect Office (before crossing the bridge) and I entered in the room that Henry closes before the last strike, so I can't go back. In the `hard` playthroght, I catched this document, but now in `hard+` I missed. What I want to know is since I catched the artifact before, if it will count as a catched document in order to acquire the trophy "It was all just lying there". In the chapter select interface, inside the main menu, the Pittsburg chapter has all the things collected:   * Artifacts found: 17/17   * Firefly pendants found: 3/3   * Training Manuals Found: 4/4   * Comics found: 4/4


title: Character level keeps resetting

text: I'm playing DD with a friend. We play "LAN" games (using Evolve), so I'm not logged into my GameSpyId account. I use the Humble version of the game, so I'm not logged into Steam either. The problem is, when I finish playing, turn off the game normally and then start it again, my character resets to level 0 and all items I have collected in the previous run are gone too. How can I fix this?


title: Placing Shooters in keep during tactical phase

text: I'm having one troubling question. Just as the title. During my campaing as haven i have noticed enemy is placing liches during tactics in the keep before the actual combat starts. I would like to do the same but i cant, when i place unit(archer for example) the unit disappears from the battlefield indicating that this unit wont take part in the combat. If anyone know how to do this, please help me.


title: Where are my saves?

text: I noticed while I was playing that the game tells me often that it has saved. I assumed that meant that if I quit, I could come back later, and my game would be there, at the last save point, and I didn't need to manually save. However, I came back to the game today, and my save was nowhere to be found. I am not sure if the game just puts them in a strange place (when you load a game, you can tell it where to look in the directory), or if it somehow decided not to actually save my game, despite many messages during my play that told me it was. Knowing where the saves are normally located might help me determine where the games are being saved, but I don't see anywhere in the directory that looks likely. Where are my saves?


title: Is there any way to disable to the long fighting animations?

text: In LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes, is there any way to disable the long fighting animations from the various characters? In the interest of time and getting through some of the levels quicker, I was just hoping to turn off the long fighting animation sequences that a few of the characters go through. There doesn't appear to be anything in the options, and I didn't know if there was a special code to do it, or a red brick that may enable it.


title: Tales of Vesperia's AI fails to recognize enemies' resistance attributes

text: I have been playing Tales of Vesperia for a while now and I noticed that it's a huge nuisance to have Rita in the party while fighting enemies with a resistance against one or more elements. Even though an enemy has been scanned using a Magic Lens, Rita keeps using spells of their resistance attribute(s) on them, which is really annoying because it renders her attacks less effective and - most importantly - it decreases the Grade I earn from the battle(s). Manually disabling the artes that conflict with the enemies' attributes is not really an option because switching artes around all the time just adds to the nuisance. I don't remember facing such an issue in Tales of Symphonia.   I recently started a new ToS savegame and found that on a desert scorpion Genis diligently uses Icicle and never Fire Ball, whereas on desert thieves he also uses the latter (both enemies were scanned with Magic Lenses). So, my question is: Am I missing something in Tales of Vesperia that I need to make the AI handle enemies' resistances intelligently? (Rita is the one who most often uses artes with elemental attributes, but it's essentially the same issue with every character, albeit to a lesser extent.) Or is this a bug or a case of "removed a cool useful feature"?


title: As a squad leader I can't set squad orders

text: Since upgrading premium (PC about 2-3 months ago) I can still spot but I can't set squad orders. Has something changed or is it a bug? There have been several updates since then and I can't see anyone else reporting this problem. When squad leader I aim at a flag/objective hit 'q' and nothing happens. I've reset my input settings, I've re-installed BF3 (I was reformatting anyway).


title: Transferring Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 from Vita to PS3

text: I purchased Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 from the PSN for the PS Vita. I've read that I can access DLC stuff for this game from either the Vita or my PS3. What I was wondering is, can I also transfer the entire game to be played on my PS3 or do I need to buy a separate copy of the game itself for the PS3?


title: How do i do a quest in Candy Crush Saga

text: I have been playing Candy Crush Saga for awhile I just finished level 35. My friend had been playing the quests and it gave me the quest option at first, but my friend said that she could do a quest every 24 hours so I completed the first quest and it said I could do another one in 24 hours so I went back in 24 hours but didn't get that choice again. How do I get that option back again?


title: What determines how much experience you get from a kill?

text: Someone told me that monsters don't give a static amount of experience; if that's true, **what determines how much experience you get from a kill?** What's the exact equation?


title: How can I complete "Omega: Packages For Ish"?

text: In the assignment **Omega: Packages for Ish** , I picked up the packages he wanted from Illium and from the Citadel, and then I delivered them to him. I then chose the paragon option of talking him into not using them, at which point he thanked me for probably saving his life and left. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1jdMl.jpg) However, the assignment is still open in my journal. What do I need to do to close this out? I tried talking to Aria and to Anto after talking to Ish, but neither had anything to say about it.


title: Incorrect Aspect Ratio for Games using nVidia Surround

text: I am trying to configure any game within Steam, either Call of Duty Black Ops, Modern Warfare 3, or Fallout New Vegas, to correctly use my surround setup of three monitors. Problem is, the single-screen image gets stretched across the three monitors rather than getting more field of view on the two side screens. Is there something I'm missing either when configuring the video card or the game? My hardware:   * One EVGA GTX 660 Card.   * Three Hanns 28" HZ281 monitors plugged in, two to the DVI ports, one to the HDMI.


title: What happens when the God King is defeated?

text: I'm having difficulties with the boss known as the God King in Infinity Blade. Since I'm struggling to beat him, my question is: what happens after you defeat him? I'm not asking for tips on how to defeat him.


title: What factors influence in the first games to enter in a League?

text: Well, I'm new doing ranked and I was surprised when, my team won the 5 games to enter a league and we get Bronze III. A friend told me that they with only 4 victories in the first 4 games they were Silver IV. So I was wondering that what factors influence to get in a League, because it's not only how many wins we do at first 5 games. The personal MMR from every one of the team can be a factor?


title: Are there any unicorns/dwarves in Skyrim?

text: Are there any unicorns in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion I have found unicorns. But I don't know if they exist in Skyrim. Also, there are rumours about dwarves in the game. But has anyone seen any?


title: Transfer video files from xbox 360 and record game footage on xbox 360

text: I have game footage in Halo reach that I have saved on my console. How can I transfer the videos from my xbox to my PC for further editing? My second question is, how can I record gameplay footage as I am playing it? For example if I was playing Modern Warfare 2 how can I record the live footage?


title: Can the Xbox Kinect laser cause vision problems?

text: Has anyone out there experienced any vision problems from the Xbox Kinect laser? I am wondering if anyone else has noticed spots, well not spots, more like a test pattern in their eyes that can be seen after playing kinect? I assume that this is due somehow to the laser in the IR sensor, is this normal or do I have a defective laser in my unit. I've never had this before and since I only got my xbox kinect as a Xmas gift a few days ago I've noticed it twice immediately after playing kinect for about 10-20 minutes or so. The spots resemble a vertical or slightly diagonal line and really resemble a sort of one dimensional test pattern (with various symbols, kinda like various geometric shapes). No, I don't put my eyes right up to the sensor, I use it normally as per the instructions. Anyone? ### EDIT The Kinect game itself doesn't matter, I first noticed it yesterday and then again today. It is really odd as when I close my eyes I can see the various patterns in a single strip. It has the width and length of about a finger held vertically at arms length. It disappears in about 10-20 minutes after I stop playing but does leave me with a residual head-ache. Needless to say, it has been disconnected and I've contact XBOX. The patterns themselves look kinda geometrical, hard to focus on though. Nick: laser/IR emitter can be the same thing- if it emits IR and is phase coherent. The sensor itself has a class 1 laser device stamped on it and several websites describe it as a laser (in the 800nm range it seems). I don't have the full specs as I assume that is a rather closely guarded secret. Perhaps it is an IR LED with a grating in front, I don't know as I didn't build it. ### EDIT 2 Thanks everyone for your input. I went to an electronics store where Kinect was on display. The same thing happened there so that settles it for me. It appears that I am an unlucky sod who doesn't get to play kinect without glasses!


title: Where did my Mouse Droid pet go?

text: I got my Mouse Droid from the mail and clicked on it, which gave me some message about adding a pet. It followed me for a while but disappeared at some point, and it's no longer in my inventory or anywhere else I've checked. How can I get it back?


title: Which characters are in which weight groups?

text: According to chat: > Characters are divided into weight groups. Each character in a weight group > has identical stats. What are the different weight groups, and which characters are in each?


title: What's taking up so much space?

text: My PS3 has a 160GB hard drive. I've had it for about a year, and played a lot of games. When I checked it's storage, it says 77GB free out of 149GB. I was aware that I had downloaded and installed a lot of games, and had lots of saves, so I went and cleared all the saves of the games I don't really play, and deleted my previous Skyrim saves, leaving the future save. I know Skyrim saves take up to 4000 megabytes, so once I cleared all of this crap out of my system, I thought I would check the storage. 94GB remaining. My question is: what could be taking up the rest of the memory? I had some saves left on my system like MW3, Black Ops, Skyrim, Mafia 2, AC3. I deleted all my other AC:R, AC:BH, AC1 saves, but I thought they wouldn't take up another 40GB! What's using up all this space?


title: Where do you find Red Gyarados in Pokemon X/Y?

text: Is Red Gyarados available in Pokemon Y? If so where do I find it? A friend told me he has it but I don't believe him but him telling me has made me curious where and how do you find it


title: Dwarf fortress construction suspended - builder occupying site

text: I'm having a problem with building walls - some of my walls are suspend before they can be built. The suspension message is that there's a creature occupying the site. I've been watching and a dwarf will enter the space that the wall is to be built in, stand there for a while, I'd assume trying to build the wall, and then suspend the construction... so I think the builders themselves are the creatures in the way of building? Is that possible? How do I fix that? Here's the layout:               X = built wall     0 = unbuilt problem wall     ~ = water tile     _ = empty dirt tile          ~_____________     ~0__XXXX0XXXXX     ~X____________     ~X____________


title: What's the best way to collect (Farm) equipment (weapons) in X-Com?

text: Sometimes, you are able to collect a weapon from an alien "without a scratch" on it, afterwards being able to use it in your unites without cost (when you have the technology to build it already, of course). The ways I know to collect alien weapons are the following:   * Kill an Alien while he is in your mind control.   * Stun an Alien and bring him with you. But, what's the best way to collect (farm) those weapons? There are other ways, besides the two from above, to get weapons without cost?


title: Run Borderlands 2 at 2880x1800 on Retina MacBook Pro

text: I'm trying to get Borderlands 2 on Mac, the Steam version, to run at full resolution (2880x1800) on my rMBP. In-game, the max resolution for some reason is set at 1440x900, half of the full resolution. I've tried these launch options in Steam: -w 2880 -h 1800 -width 2880 -h 1800 but neither set the game resolution. I manually went into the .ini file and set the resolution, but when the game starts up it sets it right back to 1440x900! What else can I try? ETA: I can use SwitchResX to run the entire OS in non-retina mode, so its resolution would be 2880x1800, but without retina, and I can then set the game resolution that high and it looks BEAUTIFUL, but I'd rather not use this app. Is there any way to bypass the game's limit?


title: Advantages of scaring a guard

text: During loading screen there was a tip that said something about scared guards being an advantage, but I wasn't paying attention and I didn't really get to read it all. Now I've been noticing that a scared guard is more annoying then a normal guard. They move erratic, turn around right when I am about to stab them. Am I missing something? Is there an advantage in scaring a guard?


title: Does Rikimaru's backstab and critical damage from items stack?

text: Does Rikimaru's passive **Backstab** stack with **_critical damage_**? Is there a chance that my damage will be equal to this _Normal attack_ + _backstab_ + _critical damage_


title: Are there any strategies for finding the timing of attacks for character trials?

text: Having recently switched to fightstick about a year ago I thought it would help with the timing and execution of combos but I'm still having issues with timing and staying persistent for trials. My main and the character I have been playing with for years is Ryu and I figure he is going to be the easiest for me to jump into for trials, but after completing about half of them I am just stuck. So aside from the tip of always doing combos in the corner, **any other advice on the timing or any other training I should maybe do before trying (and failing) the trials?** Right now I spend time in training just doing fireballs and what not to get more familiar with the fightstick and playing random matches online. I also play through hardest difficulty arcade to kind of get in the groove. I asked a somewhat similar question a couple years ago but now the situation has changed, and if the answer is really just keep at it and just mash it till it works then I do apologize for asking. But if there is a proven practice method for getting the timing for the trials or combo's in general advice would be grand. Also, this kind of feels like it could start a discussion so to keep the question open please just provide links to either forums that talk about this or video's that help, along side any personal advice. I am aware though this is kind of a gray question though so no hard feelings if it gets closed. Thanks again.


title: Do I have to care about my companions in Dwarf Fortress?

text: So far, the only attention I've paid to my companions in adventure mode is to make sure they aren't killed. Is there anything else about them that I should monitor and care about, e.g. hunger, thirst, sleepiness, equipment?


title: How do I get more stars for my Tower?

text: It has been a long time since I played Sim Tower. I vaguely recall that getting more stars means I can build certain things, but I forget how I can increase my star count. How do I get more stars for my Tower?


title: What should I put in a dwarf's bedroom?

text: Does it matter what I put in a dwarf's bedroom, except for the bed? I've heard they can use cabinets and coffers. What should I make sure to put in their bedrooms if I want to take good care of my dwarves?


title: I'm unable to specify which Steam library I want to install MW3 to

text: I've got an SSD and HDD in my computer. I don't want to install programs where loading time isn't a big issue onto my SSD so I have a Steam library on the HDD but Steam installed on my SSD. When I come to install CoD MW3 onto my computer, there is no option to specify which Steam library to install it to. This is what I should get: ![http://i.imgur.com/ZKqN2.png](http://i.stack.imgur.com/SGTOe.png) This is what I do get: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0gBhJ.png) I can only assume there is something different about MW3 but I can't imagine what. Not sure if it makes any difference but I have Black Ops 2 installed on the HDD.


title: What does "shoto" stand for?

text: I'm far from beeing a pro in Street Fighter (and even more in fighting games), but in Street Fighter articles, tests or web-comics, this "shoto" term seems to appear a lot. Since Wikipedia didn't help me at all, I hope someone here will be able to enrich my vocabulary !   Is it a typical SF term, or is it more a general concept in _versus fighting_ games ?


title: How do I permanently enable cheating with Deus Ex GOTYE (GOG.com Version)

text: I've tried a few of the methods laid out in the Deus Ex Wiki, as well as others mentioned in another Arqade question. However, neither seems to be working for me. The Deus Ex version I'm playing is the Game Of The Year Edition, available from GOG.com. The main menu shows a version 1.112.fm. Particular things I've tried:   * `set DeusEx.JCDentonMale bCheatsEnabled True` in the in-game chat.   * Add `bCheatsEnabled=True` and set `Tilde=type` in USER.INI   * Add `-hax0r` to the shortcut. Despite all of these, the game still does not respond when I press the tilde key. Another thing I've noticed though, is that the USER.INI file I'm editing does not appear to match my current game configuration. Some of the other key mappings listed do not match my custom settings. The USER.INI file I'm working on is stored in the following location: > `C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\Deus Ex\System\User.ini` Is there perhaps a different USER.INI file which I should be working on, or is there something else I can do to enable these cheats? Or, is it likely that the GOG.com version is specially altered in some way that (intentionally or not) prevents enabling of cheats? EDIT: I've just noticed that, even though I still seem unable to actually access the cheats console, my save games are still flagged with CHEATS ENABLED. So, it seems that the game acknowledges I've enabled cheats but for some reason isn't allowing me to use them.


title: Playing Diablo 3 behind a proxy?

text: Does anyone know if this is possible? I tried changing the "Internet Options" for the computer but it only seems to work on the launcher.


title: What is the use of the traveled distance in the Near application?

text: The Near app shows I've traveled quite a bit with my PS Vita, but what is the use of the distance traveled? Will it unlock stuff at certain distances? Is there a friends ranking?


title: How does the US meta compare to the meta of other regions (EU/APAC)?

text: Title says most of it. I've heard differences in the meta between the regions and teams have to practice with against a specific meta when preparing for games in other regions. Mostly I am interested to know that how the meta of compares between the regions. Does anyone know of times when two regional teams fought with their own respective metas and one demolished the other? Side question, if everyone knows and follows the meta, is it actually a benefit or a negative? I could envision a team knowing that the opposing team was going to follow the meta and purposely break the meta to counter the other team more effectively?


title: Which AD carry does Taric go best with?

text: I've noticed recently that Taric isn't used as much in competitive play. I was wondering which AD carry works "best" with Taric? Also, what kind of runes/masteries should I be running on him?


title: What are the differences between the free version and the 'pay' one?

text: I'm just beginning to play this game but I'm a bit confused: do I have any tactical advantage with the pay version? Do I get more champions, more skills? Or it's just a matter of cosmetic stuff?


Does Magic Pen also apply to singed's poison trail? I still didn't test it, so if some of you know, it's going to be useful.


title: Look, No Hands Achievement in Kinect Sports

text: I'm having difficulty getting this achievement. By "open play", does this mean just the regular competitive mode against the computer? Does this need to be on a specific difficulty? I've tried heading the ball and that never seems to get it (jumping and not-jumping). I've also tried kicking the ball, and I've scored a few points that way but still no 'chivo. I figure I must be missing something.


title: Will damaging an enemy with explosives damage or destroy the loot?

text: When I use explosive weapons, such as rockets and grenades, to reduce the health of enemies, am I losing or reducing the amount of loot these enemies will drop, or does loot destruction only apply to killing blows with explosives?


title: Sinking Men-of-war

text: I am doing the naval mission where you have to sink 2 men-of-war and board Nicholas Biddle's ship. I cannot sink the men-of-war however hard I try. Do you guys have any tips?   Please **try** to not give any tips which requires spending a lot of money.


title: How would you classify a game like Pirates!

text: One of my favorite games of all time is Sid Meiers Pirates! I'd like to find a game similar to it, but I don't even know how to describe what kind of game Pirates! is. Is it an adventure game with elements of commerce? Or is there a better way to describe it?


title: Safely store items in Gerdur's house?

text: I have read around about this, in Riverwood when you talk to Gerdur she gives you a key to her house. Some people are saying that you can store things there with no problem while others say you have to buy a house. Is there a clear answer on this?


title: Do unique ring abilities stack?

text: I have always wondered if equipping rings with special abilities, like the ring of light's extra illumination, or any other rings with properties other than just stat multipliers stack. Do you know if they do?


title: Is it possible to kill with XM25 Smoke?

text: M320 Smoke and Flash Bang grenades can kill enemies by direct impact. Is it possible with XM25 Smoke? Does it have impact damage?


title: What are the different endings for the game UnEpic?

text: I heard that UnEpic has multiple endings. I am curious about how the story ends. Could someone please outline whatever ending story you have seen so far? I have put in a lot of hours but cannot continue playing anymore for the reasons outlined here.


title: How to play Starcraft II campaigns without logging in?

text: I have read that when "Play as Guest" mode is selected, Starcraft II campaigns can be played without achievements being recorded to your profile. Every time I click to the "Play as Guest" button, it tells me to authorize my game client. Then I login. Because game does not allow me to switch to guest mode I exit the game. I relaunch the game. And finally I can play as guest without internet connection. At the moment I am sharing a 3G modem with my father so I can't be online all the time, and I am sick of doing this "login, close, open" every time. Do you have any idea what might be wrong?


title: City states declaring war

text: I am in the middle of a game where I am the Chinese, so I am obviously going to play aggressively. I have declared war on two city states, and in turn, I have had about 6 more declare war on me.   1. Are city states a threat when they declare war?   2. Do city states even leave their borders?   3. What are the negative effects of them doing so?


title: Is there protection against critical hits in League of legends?

text: I know you can reduce the damage of critical hits in League of legends. (By masteries I think) But there is something that can reduce the prob. of critical hit on an enemy? If there is, can this affect yasuo's pasive?


title: Ammo lost with 2 SMGs?

text: In Just Cause 2, My one handed weapons of choice are 2 6-star SMGs. I use one SMG, but when I run out of ammo with it, the other one is empty as well. Does it take ammo from my other SMG, or is the ammo from the other one just disappearing? If it takes ammo from it, does that mean I have twice as much ammo for 1 SMG? I've also heard that the Happy Bubble Blaster uses SMG ammo. If it does, would that be able to be used as an ammo carrier (similar to the second SMG)?


title: Does it matter how I board my Titan?

text: There are a couple animations that play when I embark into a Titan, from the back, front, or top. If there is a difference, what's the quickest path into it and getting control? Or are they just graphical differences and it doesn't matter? Additionally, am I liable to get shot boarding if I embark from one side or another? As of now I haven't died in the process, but there aren't many crack shots yet.


title: What software can affect a Bertor?

text: These big ships are super annoying since they constantly spawn small kamikaze ships that does tons of damage. Also, the kamikaze ships are so fast that its hard to shoot at them before they've already collided with your ship. However, none of the high end software I've tried (like System Shutdown) seem to work against the Bertor. Are there any lower level software that might work?


title: How to handle the swiss-cheese like caverns?

text: This is quite possibly a nitpicking issue, but one of the issues I currently face is that the cavern layers aren't open spaced and instead are composed of several columns of rock, resembling some sort of swiss-cheese (or labyrinthic) situation. ![How most of my caverns look like](http://i.stack.imgur.com/il73M.png) Those columns are more problematic than helpful. They block LOS (as such my markdwarfves efficiency is diminished), them make pathing _slightly_ complicated and overall don't allow me to grasp the dimensions of the cavern layers (i.e. how one goes to reach a position). My current attempts of dealing with this were to simply mine the columns. This turned out to be disastrous, as several floors collapsed on top of my miners, killing most. I want to know if there are ways to handle this efficiently or if I'm caring too much about meaningless detail.


title: Is there a way to farm mushrooms?

text: Is there any way to transplant mushrooms to a different location? I know if you dig them you get two caps, but they do not grow back. Is there a different way to transport them so you can put them near your base?


title: As a server admin, how do I change the decay rate in Rust?

text: I can see that there's a decay rate server variable here, but I can't find anywhere on the internet how the values work. Will 0 disable it? How do I make it really slow? or really fast? Can I just change the value and then run the `save.all` command?


title: Why is it that 3x3 stairs won't build, but 2x3 + 1x3 will?

text: I have a 3x3 column of up-down stairs that I've dug out, and accidentally broke through to the caverns before I was ready. In trying to block the bottom, I dug out the bottom set of up-down stairs and tried to replace them with an up stairs construction. DF won't let me build a 3x3 up stair in the space; it says it's blocked. However, it does let me build a 2x3 stair and a 1x3 stair to fill the same space. Why? z+1 is the level above the build issue where the last up/down stair (designation) is.. z is where the 2 up-stair constructions are (2x3 on top, 1x3 is the row on the bottom) and z-1 is cavern.               z+1      z       z-1     -----    --££-   .--       -XXX%    £<<<%   -----     %XXX%    £<<<%   ,,',-     %XXX%    £<<<%   '-'-     %%%%%    ☼☼☼%%   ---.`


title: Minecraft world erased after Xbox system cache cleared?

text: My brother recently cleared the system cache on my Xbox. Now, when I launch Minecraft my world shows up but when I go into that world, it's a new/different world. I reinstalled the update but It still doesn't work and I don't know what to do next. Is there any way to recover my world?


title: What determines the amount of condition damage from conditions applied by sigils and traits?

text: Some sigils can inflict conditions. One example is the sigil of earth. It has a certain percent chance of inflicting bleeding when you critically strike. Trait benefits can also inflict conditions. One example of this is the Guardian's Shatter Aegis trait. It inflicts burning around the Guardian if aegis is popped. Unlike the weapon and slot skills which explicitly states the amount of total damage the conditions deal of the stated time, the description for the sigil and trait conditions do not say how much total damage is dealt. How is this damage determined? I assume condition damage also increase the damage of these conditions?


title: In Minecraft, what is the most space-efficient way to construct AND and OR Redstone gates?

text: With Redstone you can create wiring and circuitry. Using this, it is possible to create complex devices and even "programs". Unfortunately, the size of such projects usually tends to be _massive_ in the in-game world and difficult to navigate. In order to reduce the size of the project, does anyone know the most space-efficient construction of the AND and OR logic gates?


title: Allow Non-OPs to claim their own regions

text: I just installed Bukkit server. I have three plugins: Essentials, WorldEdit, WorldGuard. I have configured permissons so that users have all WorldEdit and WorldGuard commands available:               - 'worldedit.*'     - 'worldguard.*'      I noticed it doesn't work if users aren't OPs(`You don't have permissons to do this`), but ops can use these both plugins. But I saw on other servers that non-op claimed their regions. How to allow users to use these commands if they aren't OPs?


title: How is TNT on the Xbox version of Minecraft different than PC Minecraft?

text: I have noticed that on PC TNT explodes almost instantly, when grouped, but not on the Xbox version. Is the code different?


title: How can I restart the adventure level from level 1?

text: I want to ask how can I restart the adventure level from level 1? Do I have to complete the adventure level before I can start it again? I want to leave the game in between and start it afresh. Is there a way?


title: Which signature spell is the fastest for generating Flashes of Insight?

text: The Wizard’s Arcane Dynamo skill description reads: > When you deal damage with a Signature spell you may gain a Flash of Insight. The “may” is very vague. What is the actual chance? And more importantly, which skill may ultimately generate Flashes of Insight faster? Also, is there any runes / passives / item selection which will make the generation even faster?


title: How to fix a loose HDMI cable

text: I've read up on the HDMI questions for xbox-360 - like this one and this one - and haven't found anyone with the exact problem I'm experiencing. Apologies if I missed an obvious dupe. I purchased cheap HDMI cables from a hardware store and I'm generally pleased with their quality. However, they sit loosely in the socket, leaving a visible gap of may 2-4mm between the molded plug cover and the socket where you can see the metal connector. I have my Xbox-360 standing vertical and the cable tends to slouch downward in the socket. The connection is loose enough that if the cat jumps on the TV stand or a particularly loud explosion hits the subwoofer, the picture and sound will choppily disconnect - lots of visual artifacts and the like. Usually it gets re-situated in a second or two, but occasionally the only solution is to get up from the couch and wiggle the cable like a barbarian \sarcasm. Has anyone overcome a similar shortcoming? I'm more than willing to purchase a new cable if you have a recommendation. The Xbox is a 250gb model purchased in December 2012. I have a Denon receiver, and the HDMI cable also sits loosely here. The problem is almost always been with the xbox connector, though.


title: How do you use the plunder mine ability?

text: I gave my secondary hero the Plunder Mine and Destroy Mine abilities. Then I walked up to a mine. Nothing happened. Skipped a turn and tried to visit it with full movement. Nothing. I even tried selecting it from the ability window. What am I missing? How do you activate the skill?


title: How can I fix a terrible bug in the middle of Botanicula?

text: There is a level in the Botanicula, which you have to collect 18 birds. When I enter the biggest house (the green one) the game suddenly plays automatically by itself and I can't do anything about it (Including loading my previous save file). I wanted to post a picture of this house, but I couldn't; however it's the house that is like a restaurant and has a chef. Please help me.


title: Key Mapping Problems

text: I play LOTRO and there is a UI for keymapping, but every time I insert where I want my maps they do not save, what am I doing wrong?


title: Accessing the Recovery Menu on LCFW Pro-B10

text: I've looked a lot of places and I can't figure out how to open the Recovery Menu on my PSP 3000. It's got Pro-B10 LCFW installed on it and I've read the readme and while it mentioned the recovery menu in the changelog, it didn't actually say how to get to it.


title: Does anything happen after the credits?

text: I downloaded Beacon and 15 minutes later, I'm contemplating my legacy sitting atop the barren red sand dune. Is that it? I sat there for several minutes and it didn't go to a menu. The credits just showed up way down in the corner, did their stuff, and left me all alone on this post-apocalyptic planet. I couldn't even figure out how to quit. Escape didn't do anything. Does anything happen after the credits in Beacon?


title: Bad Company 2 number besides the rank

text: Sometimes in the player listing I can see some players with a number inside a square, right beside their rank, which I'm not sure but I think is always 50. What does that number inside the square represent?


title: Changing the Cross-Hair Scale After the Update?

text: Since the large update Valve made to Counter-Strike Source about 6 months ago, I stopped playing for a bit. Now that I've come back, I've noticed something peculiar. I used to be able to change the size of my cross-hair with the command               cl_crosshairscale 20000      This would scale it down to as small as possible - the way I liked it. When I run that command now, the scale doesn't change. Is it still possible to change the scale? If so, how?


title: Limit Dwarf Fortress processor usage

text: I just started playing Dwarf Fortress, and after half an hour, the laptop shut down. The Dwarf Fortress process seems to be at 100% processor usage whenever it isn't paused. Is there a setting for limiting this?


title: My fugu in Hatch is surrounded by flies but there's no poo. She won't eat. What can I do?

text: My fugu in Hatch is surrounded by flies but there's no poo. She won't eat. What can I do to get rid of the flies so she can eat again.


title: How do I complete the "Viatrix, The Annoying Pilgrim" quest?

text: I'm trying to complete the "Viatrix, The Annoying Pilgrim" quest. I can't find a way to get to the shrine. It seems the shrine is on a hill, although I can't confirm since I have to seen it other than in this map. Accepted answer needs to have a map similar to mine, with a line drawn to what path I need to follow to get there. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/SHfyw.png)


title: Are mission rewards added in the July 30, 2013 patch rewarded to players that have completed the associated missions?

text: Per the title, I want to know if the new items available from July 30 onwards will be retroactively rewarded to veteran players that have completed these older missions. I scanned the patch notes and they don't seem to mention this, and I'm sure other returning players would like to know how to find this.


title: How to win the race to unlock the AG Systems prototype in Wipeout 2048?

text: I am trying to unlock the AG Systems Prototype aircraft in Wipeout 2048 on PSVita.   To unlock it, one has to finish at least 2nd in the Rockway Stadium Race Prototype Challenge. However, even though I trained a fair amount, I don't "get" how to efficiently drive this aircraft. I keep on running into the walls, losing speed, and all the opponents sooner or later disappear over the horizon. When taking a turn, shall I use the air-brake ? Release the X button ? Use the side-shift? Also, when trying to turn my ship's direction often becomes unstable and I have to struggle on the left stick pressing left-right-left etc to get it back in line.. Any advices on how to efficiently drive?


title: What Easter Eggs are in Hearthstone?

text: Lets keep it simple. I have not been able to find any forums with facts about Easter Eggs in Hearthstone, so I would love to know the following. **Are there any Easter Eggs in Hearthstone?** **And if so, which Easter Eggs are there in Hearthstone?** NOTE: That I am not interested in knowing the definition on Easter Eggs. (look here for a discription of an Easter Egg in a video game: http://www.gamesradar.com/100-best-easter-eggs-all-time/)


title: Can I change my Deadeye level?

text: While progressing through the game, I've unlocked 3 levels of Deadeye:   * Free targeting mode, where time essentially slows until I take a shot.   * Auto-mark mode, where time slows and any target I land on with my crosshairs gets a bullet   * Manual-mark mode, where I get to press a button to mark targets by pressing the right bumper Sometimes I'd really like to be able to use the "auto-mark" mode when I've got a bunch of targets, or targets hiding in brush. Most of the time, though, the manual mark mode is better for me. Is there any way to (without cheating - achievements ho!) change my deadeye level to one I unlocked previously?


title: Is there a way to tell my horse to get lost?

text: I've got a horse that I'm trying to keep alive for a particular achievement. Unfortunately, this horse seems a bit suicidal. Several times he's stepped out in front of my shot during a gunfight and taken a rifle round to the head. In other instances, he blunders into the wilderness when I stop to hunt, and ends up cougar food. Still other times he's gotten spooked and jumped into a river and died. When I'm going to be doing something potentially dangerous to my horse (turning the game on, for example), I'd like to be able to tell him to go away. I can always call him back with my magic-pocket-dimension-opening whistle if I need to, but there are times when I need to go far afield and walking just isn't going to cut it. I could bring a "disposable horse" but this achievement is awfully picky and I'd rather stick with just one horse until I get it. Is there any way to dismiss my horse so that he despawns and is no longer at risk?


title: Do all towns get attacked at the same time?

text: I just got into a great town, only to die on day 3, out in the desert. This is one of many problems that have arisen from the attack being at 4:30PM (I'm in CST timezone) and me having to work for a living. **Is there any way for me to get into a town where the attack happens at a different time?** If it was only a few hours later, I could spend my die2nite day out searching the desert and still get home in time to get back into town. I like the game, but unless I can adjust the schedule, it's basically unplayable for me.


title: More companions in Fallout: New Vegas

text: Is there any way in which you can have more than one follower? In Fallout 3, I had four.


title: How do you equip dual weapons via a hotkey in WoW?

text: I'm playing a rogue and have two daggers I'd like to be able to equip via hotkeys. If I put a dagger each in hotkey 4 and 5 and I hit '4' then '5' it equips each into my main hand. How do I get one into my main and one into my off-hand?


title: Galaxy editor use unit type for trigger?

text: I have a trigger using the event Unit Enters/Leaves Range of Unit, but it seems to want a specific unit. For the sake of brevity (and saving time for me), how do i set the trigger to find a unit that enters range of any of a specific type of unit?


title: How do you remember which spells to use?

text: There are a _lot_ of spells. How do you remember/lookup all the other spells? Do you have to find a list online and print them out? Is there a standard rule for how they are 'built' so you can easily 'create' them on the fly if you know the rule system? The rule system they lay out in the short tutorial at the beginning that throws a lot at you at once was confusing, so it wasn't very helpful (for me). Did I miss something that should make this easier?


title: Can I get progress towards A Matter of Perspective when I play with others?

text: The achievement requirement for **A Matter of Perspective** is `Saw all four Hero endings`. I saw the Huntress ending last night, and my friends saw that one as well. If I play the games with my friends when they deal the killing blow with a different class, will I get progress towards this achievement, or do I actually have to beat the campaign with different characters myself?


title: How can a game have both Full and Partial Controller suport?

text: When looking at the game Scourge: Outbreak I noticed that it features both "Partial Controller Support" and "Full controller support". ![Both Controller](http://i.stack.imgur.com/f4WLq.png) At first I thought maybe if a game has full support, it must also have partial. Goat Simulator, however, only has full support. Looking through to see if I could find another game with both, I found Mercenary Kings also features Partial and Full support.


title: I've made a lot of promises. Am I expected to keep *all* of them?

text: I formed a tribe! Awesome! The saga of my glorious clan and its many HeroQuests will surely ring out for many years. When negotiating to form this tribe, I made many promises. Some of them, I know, were kept automatically, such as allowing a neighboring clan to build a tavern on my Tula. Others... I'm not so sure about. Most notably the promises I've made to honor various gods with annual sacrifices. Do I need to manually perform these various rites annually, or is this handled automatically behind the scenes like other promises? If the former, is shrine/temple maintenance sufficient?


title: What is the max attack speed you can get?

text: I often see people going double phantom dancers which has lead me to ask. Can you go full out attack speed? Is there a limit to attack speed?


title: What are the differences between the different shot types?

text: I've noticed that on most ranged attacks they will have a description listed as either "Straight Shot" or "Arced Shot". I'm not sure how these two shot types differ on a mechanics level. I've also noticed that some units won't have any shot type listed under their ranged attack at all. I'm uncertain if there are more shot types that I'm unaware of. What are the differences between the various shot types for a ranged attack?


title: How does Desmond relive Altair and/or Ezio's memories?

text: I've heard people say that Desmond was not related to Altair and/or Ezio and that Ezio is not related to Altair. If that's true, then how did he access their memories? I thought that he could only connect with his ancestors' memories. Am I wrong, or just confused?


title: Are the contents of Iron Lockboxes pre-determined?

text: In the game Spiral Knights, are the contents of Iron Lockboxes pre-determined? Or is it determined when you open it?


title: How can I obtain the Trait Slots 4 and 5 in Heroes VI?

text: I'm still in Silver Rank in HOMM6, and I've unlocked the 2nd and 3rd slots for the traits The game hints you that there's 5 slots, but the Altar of Wishes doesn't show them Has anyone been able to acquire them? And if so, how?


title: Which music tracks have been remastered for the HD remake?

text: For the HD remake of FFX/FFX-2, over 60 tracks have been remastered or rearranged. In at least one case, a song in the original game was replaced by the re-arranged version from the FFX Piano Collections album. Is there a full list of new tracks available somewhere?


title: Is a Uplay account required for Assassin's Creed 2 on consoles (Xbox 360, PS3)?

text: I'm thinking about finally buying a PS3 and I was wondering if Assassin's Creed 2 would require a Uplay account, or if Uplay is optional. I have held off on buying these games on Steam for this reason, and I would love to play them. It would also be nice to know whether or not other major Ubisoft games (Far Cry 3, Splinter Cell, etc) require a Uplay account on consoles.


title: How can I have Fun with the Lutefisk Cube?

text: I recently attempted to convert a spare Horadric Lutefisk Cube I found into lutefisk. Instead of lutefisk, the cubes produced a fiery death. (I survived the initial explosion, but the fire got me the next turn. Cause of death is listed as "spell mine.") Are there any other items (e.g. N-dimensional Lathe) which produce Fun instead of lutefisk when placed inside the cube? If so, what kinds of Fun can I obtain through fanatical devotion to the lutefisk god?


title: Where can I find electricity for this fuse box?

text: The position on the map is: ![](http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/1189/senzatitolo2g.jpg) the screen is: ![](http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/1589/senzatitolo1jci.jpg) I can't find electricity for it though. ## Also I need the electricity for this: ![](http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5522/senzatitolo3p.jpg) I saw one source of power on the far right side of metro, but it's seriously too far away.


title: What does clicking the "party hat" do when visiting someone's park?

text: When visiting a friend's park, I sometimes see a "party hat" over a friend's dragon dens. If I click it, coins fly out. What does that do? Am I getting coins for myself, or my friend?


title: SWTOR Group Conversations and Companion Affection

text: I know in group conversations that light and dark side points are decided not by the winner of the conversation roll but the choice that you selected. How about with companion affection? I pretty much know which conversation option will cause a gain in affection points with my companion, if I select the option and my groupmate wins the roll will I still gain the affection points I normally would have if I were doing the conversation on my own?


title: How do I capture a Stealth Infiltrator?

text: I'm playing World War on the iPad and I'm stuck at one mission where I need to use a Stealth Infiltrator. ![alt text](http://i.stack.imgur.com/p1TIC.jpg) But I'm completely oblivious as to during what mission this unit is captured! So can anyone tell me what mission I have to do to get it? You get bonus points if you can give me a list with all the lootable units!


title: Is it possible to get more missions in Jetpack Joyride?

text: Is there a way to get Jetpack Joyride to stop giving me a ton of "rub your head", "brush past lights", and "high five scientists" missions each time you work your way up to a new badge? Is there a way to get better and more unique missions? If so, how do I go about getting them?


title: Minecraft crashes on ubuntu system

text: System Specs:               Intel DH55HC     Intel core i3-550 @ 3.2 GHZ          using Java JVM not openjdk.      Minecraft works for a while but then it crashes, so I upgraded to 11.04 and graphcs are all choping and the crashes still happen. Link to debug logs.


title: How do I increase max fuel in Mass Effect 3?

text: A trip between star systems could easily use up 500 units. How can I increase the maximum fuel capacity?


title: In Civ5, what effects does it have if another civ is "hostile" or "fearful"?

text: When another civilization enters the `hostile` mode vs. me, does it have any measurable effects, or is it just a warning for me that war may be declared soon or is it just cosmetics? Same goes for `fearful` -- any positive/negative effects other than "feel good"?


title: Is it possible to buy tiles in Civilization5 that are more than 3 hexes away from any city?

text: Cities can use a 36 hex grid at maximum. It seems to me that 3 is also the maximum "range" at which one can purchase new tiles. Is this correct, or is it possible to buy land further off?


title: What are the specific save import bonuses for Mass Effect 3

text: In Mass Effect 2, importing a ME1 save would grant starting bonuses based on your level and the completion of certain achievements. For example:   * A portion of the character's Paragon/Renegade points (up to 190 each, which requires the bar(s) to be 50% full[1]) are transferred over.   * Importing a level 1 through level 49 character will grant 1,000 XP (the player starts at level 2), 20,000 credits, and 2,500 of each resource.   * Importing a level 50 through level 59 character will grant 2,000 XP (the player starts at level 3), 30,000 credits, and 5,000 of each resource.   * Importing a level 60 character will grant 4,000 XP (the player starts at level 5), 50,000 credits, and 10,000 of each resource.   * Having the "Rich" achievement from Mass Effect will grant an additional 100,000 credits. The import bonuses will stack with the Mass Effect 2 completion starting bonuses (200,000 credits and 50,000 of each resource). My question is in the title. Are there any similar import bonuses for ME3, if so what are they?


title: What difference does the starting choices and the difficulty level make?

text: There are three starting 'difficulty' levels, as well as an adjustable difficulty level. What exactly do these choices make in the game?


title: Can you find a replay that defends against a well executed proxy rush on Blistering Sands?

text: See this related question. Can you find/post a replay of a **well executed** proxy rush that is successfully defended against? (Not a counter-rush that succeeds, that requires pre-comitting to a rush. I mean a more durable strategy that successfully scouts and defends against this kind of rush). Note the specific location I prefer for the proxy setup is around the gold that is near the opponents base, outside of usual scouting area and watch tower. Edit - sorry, I wasn't specific enough. I marked my favorite spot for proxying on this map - this is a rarely scouted place. Also, recently I usually don't send a probe right on the start, but rather build my 2nd pylon there, then warp 3 gateways. ![alt text](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BIdwY.jpg)


title: Do ammo capacity bonuses stack?

text: I'm playing a soldier and I've got both Incendiary Ammo and Disruptor Ammo at level 4. I see that at level 5 for each, there's an option for +30% ammo. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7f7iR.jpg) I'm trying to plan out my build but don't currently have the skill points to test this out for myself.   * Is this a passive ammo capacity bonus that is in effect even if I'm not using that particular ammo power?   * If so, will the ammo capacity bonus from different ammo (such as Incendiary and Disruptor) powers stack, such that I'd have +60% capacity?


title: How do I drop an entire stack at once?

text: Is there a way to drop an entire stack at once (instead of pressing `q` 64 times)?


title: How do I open a dimensional gate?

text: From various source I've come to understand that the PlasmaPunch Gyroscopic Conductor from Showtime can act as a sort of rabbithole, like the time machine or mausoleum. Are any specific conditions required to bring this to pass, or is it just random chance? And, as a sub question, if it's random chance, what are the odds?


title: Blades Initiation : Which Follower Is Good Against Dragons?

text: I have been tasked with initiating followers into The Blades. Delphine wants to do a bit of rebuilding of The Blades. My question is which follower is most effective against a Dragon, since the next subsequent quest is invariably going to be to kill Dragons. Another concern of mine is say I get badly wounded, who can tank the battle the best against a Dragon?


title: How can I install custom firmware on PSP 3001, version 4.21?

text: I can't find any help with Google on how to install custom firmware on a PSP 3001 with v4.21 firmware. I'd prefer to do it without the Pandora battery, but if that's the only way then can you please describe how to do it in a way that's safe for this version?


title: Can the cure for your disease fail?

text: On Plague INC, once the humans make a cure for your disease, is it possible for it to not work and them have to re-make it?


title: Does being paragon or renegade in the previous games affect Mass Effect 3?

text: If my character's morality was heavily paragon or regenade in the previous two games, what will that affect in how Mass Effect 3 plays out? That is, does the morality of ME or ME2 change the story or gameplay in any noticeable way, or does Mass Effect 3 ignore that aspect of my imported character?


title: Dwarves not assigned to burrow still won't leave it?

text: I read through the explanations on how to set up a military, and in the new version of DF it seems that anything beyond training requires setting up burrows. I set up a burrow on the doorstep of my fortress intending to make it part of a patrol route, but as soon as I finished creating it, all the dwarves in my fortress dropped what they were doing and crammed into the 6x6 area around my floor hatches, where I had drawn the burrow. I didn't assign any dwarves to the burrow. What's going on? Also, do burrows cover multiple z levels or just the one they're drawn on?


title: Poor performance during "Who Dares Wins"

text: I've been playing Fallout 3 GOTY edition (via Steam). So far the game has been relatively well-behaved - good performance, and only an occasional crash (like once every 3 hours, which is something I can live with). However, in the recent hour or so it has became worse; in particular, every time I open a container the game freezes for around a second, and crashing becomes much more frequent, around once every 15 or 30 minutes. I am a level 30 character working on the Broken Steel "Who Dares Wins" quest, which is the quest where > you assault the Adams Air Force base, fighting outdoors in the unique area > opened by the quest, and inside the huge crawler. And I think it might have been related. I also have a bunch of stuff in my inventory, but not more than what I've been carrying throughout the rest of game (though I do carry more weapons and less armor than what I used to). Is this a known issue? Any idea how to solve this problem? System is Windows 7 64-bit, 4 GB RAM, Core 2 Duo.


title: Is there exactly one healing/revive/save crystal per level?

text: I've only delved down into level 3 so far, but both the first and second floors had just one healing crystal each. I'm wondering if I can always rely on finding one on each level. So, are there any levels without crystals, or are there larger levels that have more than one? If there _are_ any deviant levels that ruin your perfectly good yes/no answer, please hide the list behind spoiler tags to maintain the surprise for those who don't want to know exactly what to expect.


title: Is it possible to remove gems from sockets?

text: The Three Spirits patch just added the ability to create sockets in items and then add gems to those. I've heard that adding a gem where there's one already will destroy the old one. Does that imply that there's no way to remove gems? What about if you use a hammer on an item that has been socketed?


title: What is wrong with my tetromino translation?

text: I've reached this room: ![Room](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3TLoL.jpg) and this is the pillar. ![Pillar](http://i.stack.imgur.com/LZRJn.jpg) > Going into first person mode to get a closer look and I've translated this > to be: UP A RT LT A DOWN LT RT ...but nothing happens. I tried translating a room with a grey pillar and white bit on the floor too, but nothing happened there either? Are you supposed to press the actual buttons in sequence in first person mode, or not? Do you have to stand on something, near something? I don't get why it's not doing anything. I can see the pillar showing the things I press in this example, it looks right to me.


title: Where can I find a good melee DPS calculator for DDO?

text: I've looked at Thott's "DDO MELEE TOOL", but it's not quite what I am looking for. I'm looking for a DPS calculator where I can just click on a bunch of check boxes based on what enchantments my weapon has, type in some basic information (base damage, crit range, str/dex/int mod, etc..) and hit calculate to get a number for what I should be getting average DPS. I know I've seen one, I just do not remember where.. It had check boxes for every weapon enchantment from _Acid Touch_ to _Disruption_. You entered in all of your user data (stats, feats, enhancements), clicked the checkboxes to mirror the weapon (eg (Flaming, Flaming Blast, Flaming Burst, Incineration) in the case of a triple fire GS weapon) and hit calculate, and a little graph popped up with a few lines on it based on mob AC for normal damage and weakness damage (undead in this case)..


title: Can I automate city queues?

text: Is it possible to automate the city queue? i.e. what buildings to build next (and stop pestering me with it, once I have given a general guideline). I seem to remember this feature from Civ4, where it did not work very well though.


title: Is it possible to control view direction with only the keyboard?

text: Is it possible to map mouse moves to the keyboard (e.g. Keypad 4 to look left and so on)? I saw a skse script but I can't find it with Google.


title: What's the cheapest character to get farming at 60?

text: I played D3 as soon as it came out over a year ago. I hear a lot has changed in the game, and I'm looking to get back into it. I leveled a Barb, Monk, Demon Hunter, and Wizard to level 60. What character would be the cheapest to start to gear up so that I could farm gold/gear for all my characters. Please no "whatever you most enjoy" answers, as I enjoyed all my characters, and from my understanding some are certainly cheaper to upgrade than others. From what I've read it sounds like Barbarians require extremely expensive gear, so for instance it seems reasonable to me that I should probably not start with my Barb. Is that correct? **What would you do if you were me and wanted to a single farming char that could farm high level fast and efficiently?** Any help is appreciated. Thanks!


title: If I stock a floor and then remove the worker from that floor, does the item continue to sell?

text: I recently stocked a floor and then moved that worker to a different floor (as I completed building a different [dream job][ floor shortly after he finished stocking). I noticed that the lights stayed on, but the green check mark went away... Does this item continue to sell with the worker gone? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FXV9X.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/EknpB.png)


title: Stuck in StarCraft II improvement

text: The problem is that I seem to be stuck in my SCII learning process. I've seen the latest Day9 'Newbie Tuesday' streams and he claims that making workers, not getting supply blocked and making units all the time will improve your game a lot; and it has, but somehow I keep losing a lot, even though I'm always making workers, units and doing my best at not getting supply blocked. I have a high silver league rank, and I thought doing what day9 says would quickly get me to the gold league, but it's either I'm doing it bad, day9 is not right (which I **REALLY** doubt) or everyone in my Silver league division is doing what day9 said =P. Anyway, my actual question is: What is the next step? That is, once I'm used to doing workers, unit and not getting supply blocked all the time, what other things should I concentrate on? I am a Terran player, and I usually start with an MMM build, and I do variations depending on what I scout on my opponent. Is anyone in my same situation or has been in it? Thanks in advance. EDIT: Here's a replay of my last game. Please be really objective on your critique. If you see I do something really wrong just say it, I won't feel bad or anything. Thanks =). EDIT: Also, I know this question seems really specific to me, so if you're in the same situation and feel this might help you please comment on it so the question doesn't end up being closed or anything. Thanks!


title: Why do Buildcraft engines blow up even if cooled properly?

text: I have a Peat Bog and Turbary and I powered it using a fuel-powered Combustion Engine cooled with an Aqueous Accumulator, but I still wound up with a giant crater. What happened?


title: What is the procedure to report a bug/crash about a Steam game?

text: I've some games that crashes in Steam, but I can't find to whom I should report the bug. Should I go to the developer's page or to some obscure Steam form?