title: How can I play the cutscenes outside of the game?

text: In the installation of the game there is a folder called `\Mass Effect 3\BIOGame\Movies` which appears to contain all the cutscenes from the game in a file format `.bik`. Is there anyway to play these outside of the game, or at least without having to play the whole game up to that point to see them?


title: How do I prevent lag in the Nether?

text: So I visited the nether in the mod pack Big Dig, and now the game is literally unplayable for me. I get massive lag spikes, and I can't do anything. It is quite horrible. Is there a way of deleting the nether file out of my save so I could maybe prevent the lag? I was getting around 100fps before I went to the nether, and I had three quarries running, so I believe that deleting any recollection of going to the nether (besides items) should fix it. I have literally spent like five hours on this world and didn't go to the nether, because I never had to, and now I can't even play.


What are the resources that can be bought and sold on the global market, and how are the resources produced/consumed? In other words, for each resource, how does it enter the "sim world", and what are the uses for the resource?


title: What are "slots" in items?

text: Every equippable item in the game seems to have "slots". There are 3 symbols, and the ones I have seen so far are a circle or a dash. It looks like a circle is an open "slot" and a dash is the non-existence of a slot, but I can't be sure. What are these "slots" for?


title: Why can't I equip the "Hunter's Vest"?

text: I just made a "Hunter's Vest", but the game didn't ask me to automatically equip it. When I went to my stash to try to equip manually, I got this message. > Your Hunter Type can't use this equipment. What does that mean? Why can't I use the armor I just bought? Is there any way to tell when this will occur _before_ I craft something?


title: How do I get Rei's Minimap waypoints from inside the .minecraft folder?

text: So I read this post and I did what it said, but when I tried to open the `.points` files, it either said it was empty or that it wasn't supported. What do I do?


title: What does agility affect in Fallout New Vegas?

text: I've read a lot of conflicting information about what the agility SPECIAL stat does in the game. The factors it affects I've read, of which some are almost certainly false are the following:   * Total number of APs (Action points)   * Regeneration rate of APs   * Reloading speed   * Running speed   * Accuracy with weapons   * Weapon spread Is there any reliable data, maybe even quantitative, on what the effects of the agility stat really are? I could only find a lot of guesses, no hard data.


title: Real world time in a SimCity day on various speeds

text: Does anyone have the figures for amount of real world time it takes to pass a single day in SimCity on the three speed settings?


title: What does FIFA 2011's secret 100 pt. achievement entail?

text: Anyone know what this achievement entails? I have never seen someone who has it.


title: How do I change the language in Medal of Honor 2010 for PC?

text: I bought the retail **English** version of Medal of Honor 2010 (everything on the box is only English). When I installed the game, the installation was in French and when I start MoH, everything is French (dialogues, text, UI). I run Windows 7 Ultimate English but my keyboard and locales (date format, currency...) are French- Canadian. I guess the installer detects (badly) the language and then setup the game based on the detection. My problem is that you can't change the language from the UI of the game/installer. I used the live help from EA and the guy told me to uninstall, download the online installer and reinstall (what's the point of buying retail if I have to download 4+GB for the same game!?). I then opened a ticket and it got closed without any update from them (nice work EA). It took nearly an hour to install the game. I don't feel to uninstall/reinstall everything based on a wild guess. Anyone know a way (registry key, INI file entry, anything) to change the language in Medal of Honor 2010?


title: How long do burnt trees stay around?

text: So I started out my game in a forest biome, found a pig village with a Pig King, some spider nests nearby, plus a nice clump of berry bushes, and I figured I'd set up my base in that area. It seemed perfect. Unfortunately, tragedy struck. Or rather, lightning did. It was the night of Day 4, and I hadn't found enough gold for a lightning rod yet. ![lightning strike](http://i.stack.imgur.com/J0Avy.jpg) All I have left is a whole lot of this, and I think the fire's actually still going: ![burnt trees](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BfkiM.jpg) I'm trying to make some lemonade out of lemons here and look on the bright side: I have a crapload of charcoal now, right? But I don't know how long these burnt trees will stick around. I know that Ash will blow away/disintegrate very soon after it appears, but I don't know if burnt trees will do the same. Will these trees stick around indefinitely for me to harvest charcoal from as needed? Or will they eventually disappear if I don't grab it fast enough?


"Item Sets" are a really big improvement on League of Legends client, but the data is saved on the local disk. I want to backup my file/folder, so I can (hopefully) transfer my builds to other PCs. Copying the entire LoL folder is impractical (more than 4GB). Which folder/file are "Item Sets" saved in?


title: How can you respawn in Minecraft without killing yourself?

text: I have lost my self in the nether and can't find away back to my portal. How can I save myself from sudden Doom?


title: Is there any way to stop wildfires?

text: Given that this happened, I'm wondering if there's anything you can do to stop a wildfire that's gone out of control. As far as I've played (which admittedly isn't very far), I've never found a way to carry around water or anything. Is there any way that I can stop a wildfire that's tearing through my forest biome or do I simply have to wait for it to run out of things to burn?


title: I can't let the iron flow out of my smeltery and my stencil table doesn't work!

text: I want to work with the smeltery, but everytime I burn iron it can't flow out of the seared faucet and when I try to stencil a pattern (kreativ-mode), the stencil table doesn't work. Is it a bug or has it something to do with my options?


title: Where can I find more lore behind Ashe and Tryndamere?

text: I have learned that Ashe and Tryndamere got married to bring their two tribes together in the limited lore that I was able to find. I am interested in learning why they needed to bring their tribes together and why Sejuani was against the joining of the tribes? Are there any place that offers additional lore that I can read? A wiki page or a specific journal of justice to read?


title: How do I get the @a player selector to work with the /effect command on a Bukkit server?

text: I'm trying to use the `/effect` command to play around with giving everyone on my server a jump boost. The problem is that I can't seem to get the `@a` player selector to work. Is this because I'm using Bukkit and not the vanilla server? I typed this command into the server console:               effect @a 8 60 5      and I got this message:               Player, @a, not found      I'm running Bukkit 1.7.2-R0.3 (#2975) with no plugins.


title: Quick U-turn on foot?

text: I was playing the first Trevor rampage mini game when I'm sure it popped up saying press 'X' and something to perform a quick u-turn. Any ideas what it is or did I just misread it?


title: Can Yasuo's W also deny "beam-type" spells?

text: Suppose you play Xerath/Malzahar/Lux/etc. and shoot to the wall. Since it is said that it stops **projectiles** , will the wall still stop these "beam-type" spells? Also, assuming that Malzahar's ult can be denied, would he still be casting the spell or it gets cancelled ?


title: Why do the 2-star items have a "1" next to them?

text: Here's a clipping of the shop list from the gun shop in Haven bazaar. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3tokc.png) Why do all the 2-star and better weapons have a `1` on them (as highlighted in the image above)?


title: How do I get to Zora's Domain?

text: I am stuck on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on 3DS. I am at Lake Hylia and there appears to be a temple under the lake. From what the owl said and online guides I'm supposed to play Zelda's Lullaby somewhere but I've tried loads of places all around the lake and got nothing so far. There is an island with a stone that says "When water fills the lake, shoot for the morning sun." I have tried shooting the slingshot between the two pillars, at the sun, and playing Zelda's Lullaby there. I'm just baffled because there is zero clues as to what to do next...


title: Cowering in terror from a wand of death

text: face here. _tee hee_ Anyway, I'm a level 13 Valkyrie trying to melee my way through Ft. Ludios so that I can level up enough to take on the Quest. So far, I've been doing well...I'm funneling all my enemies to me one at a time into the room where the magic portal dumps you, and I am standing so that I can't have anything thrown/zapped at me other than by the person immediately attacking me. The problem is that I currently don't have any sort of magic reflection (expecting to get that after the Quest with the Orb...), and I'd like to churn through all these warm bodies to level up a bit quicker. Is there a good way to combat a soldier with the Wand of Death who is making my life currently miserable? Fortunately I made a backup of my save file before entering the fort, so I can go back and try different possibilities for getting past him.


title: What determines time spent dead in League of Legends?

text: I've just started playing League of Legends, so I'm getting plenty of first hand experience with being dead. However, I haven't figured out what determines the length of time I spend in limbo, does anyone know the time amounts and/or the formula to determine how much time my X number death will cost me?


title: How to get Fireth of July achievement in Hoard?

text: In Hoard there is a new achievement: > Fireth of July - Cause 20 groups of fireworks to go off in a Hoard Mode > level but I have no idea how to get it, it seems ridiculously hard. Do you have some suggestions to succeed?


title: How can I play Minecraft through a proxy server?

text: There are many people that are forced to use a proxy, be it students in shared accommodation or school staff. Following the blog of The Minecraft Teacher I've realised that Minecraft _could_ be used for educational purposes, but most schools have a proxy. I've so far found that moving the `minecraft.exe` into the `%appdata%/bin` folder and creating a batch file with this in _should_ work:               java -Dhttp.proxyHost=hostURL -Dhttp.proxyPort=hostPort -Xmx800m -jar Minecraft.exe        ... although I've so far been unable to get this to work.


title: How can I get more workers?

text: I've unlocked the school, factory, and depot, and have a fairly balanced system that continually outputs excess money, vending machines, and coils. However, my workers seem to be stuck at 8/25. To progress, I need 10. How can I get more?


title: How cost effective is Recall

text: So this is a decision I often have to make, is it faster to run back to base or Recall? For those unaware recall is a 8 second cast time before instantly being transported back to base; thus we can rephrase this question as: " **When are you 8 seconds of running time away from the fountain?** " This rephrasing allows us to realize that there is a parameter here: Hero speed. Thus for me to make this decision, ideally I'd like to know the 8 second distance for a couple common speeds to use as rules of thumb. Specifically:   * 300   * 350   * 400   * 450   * 500 Preferably this would be a picture for easy reference.


title: Can I dismantle a table to recover (some of) its wood?

text: I'm playing my first-ever game of Dwarf Fortress and chose to embark in a relatively calm area of the word, even though it's only sparsely forested. Being a Minecraft player as well, I overestimated the reforestation rate and burned through a fair amount of my now-precious wood making tables for my dining hall before realizing I could make them out of stone instead. Now, I have no wood with which to make more beds, chairs, and so forth. (My first Fun!) Is there any way to dismantle these tables so that I can make a few vital wooden supplies to tide me over until the saplings grow?


title: How much does the resolution affect performance?

text: If you take a generic game and change resolution to 640 x 480, 1280 x 1024 and 1920 x 1080 respectively, how heavily would this affect performance? Is resolution an important factor or rather neglectible when trying to find perfect settings for a non-high-end graphics-card?


title: Normal to have 10,000 people walking back and forth on a single block, and zero right after

text: See the picture(s) below. Is this a bug in the game, or is this a problem I should correct? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/5788K.png) Zoomed out for context ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0MIQi.jpg)


title: Is there any way to move trophies and save data between accounts in one PS3?

text: I have two accounts in my PS3, one for playing and another one for use online. I want to move the game saves and trophies from the playing account to the online and get rid of it. Is there any way to do this? Thanks in advance.


title: How to get rid of quest items?

text: Is there any way to get quest items out of my inventory? There are several things which I know I will not use anymore (such as the House of Ballads armour) but it just sits in my inventory cluttering up the interface.


title: Which parts of the Story mode, will successfully doing a 'stealth kill' with a silenced weapon affect gameplay?

text: I've observed that when you kill the first group of enemies you meet in Chapter 5, with the default silenced pistol and without any enemy being able to fire a shot, enemies won't be alerted to your location and Max Payne will comment on the stealth kill. (I'm not sure if not doing a stealth kill will change how this part plays out, though [like enemies being alerted and immediately attacking at that part if a non-silenced weapon was fired]). However, it seems that this doesn't seem to be the case with the next group and the rest of the enemies you will encounter in that chapter. It doesn't seem to matter if it is a stealth kill with a silenced weapon or if you use non-silenced weapons - all the enemies in the level will seem to be alerted to your presence if you engage in a gunfight with any enemy. This leads me to believe that the 'silencer' of a weapon does not really matter that much in most parts of the game. Hence, my question: **Which parts of the game's Story mode, will successfully doing a 'stealth kill' with a silenced weapon affect gameplay?** (i.e. Max Payne commenting on the stealth kill, enemies not being alerted to your location or other gameplay changes)


title: What does the Starcraft 2 Guest Pass do?

text: I have heard that Starcraft 2 contains a guest pass for a friend to use. What does the guest pass provide in terms of gameplay and time alloted?


title: Does your choice of animal avatar have any effect on the game?

text: I've recently started playing Zookeeper Battle on my Android phone I wondered whether the choice of animal you play makes any difference? Do you perhaps gain extra points if you match the same kind of animal that you are currently playing?


title: Madred's Bloodrazor on Riven

text: Normally you should play Riven totally on AD ( since all her Spells stack with AD ). But I was just wondering - when I play vs a tanky team with many HP ( Warmogs and stuff ) I usually go for Madred's Bloodrazor when I play AD Carry ( e.g. Ashe ), because of the 4% Dmg from the max. health. Now my question is - would it be reasonable to go for Madred's Bloodrazor with Riven too? Because normally you wouldn't try to get Rivens Attack Speed up... If no Bloodrazor, what would be another option for her against targets with much HP ?


title: What is PSR and how does it work?

text: I know those points are tied to ranked matches as you cannot earn then by playing player matches only. Still, sometimes I will earn between 4-6 when defeating opponents and lose between 0-2 in the opposite case. Is there any word on how the system works specifically? Also, what does it even stand for?


title: What is a good PvP Horde race for Warlocks in World of Warcraft?

text: I would like to know the benefits each race would have to my warlock. I plan on doing a lot of pvp, so that's my first priority. I don't yet own the full game, so I can only get to lvl 20 (if that matters). Thanks for any help!


title: Where to look for the current patch version installed?

text: I was reading the Masseffect.wikia Planet Scanning article and found this tip: > Patch your game. Before you begin mining, make sure that you have patch 1.02 > or higher as it reduces the time required for mining by providing a larger > scan area. I did not find the current version number anywhere in the game setting, where should I look? By the way, I bought the game on Steam, I thought it is supposed to be patched automatically, isn't it?


title: How can I transfer data from one Xbox 360 slim to another slim?

text: I'm thinking about getting the Gears of War 3 limited edition console and I already have one of the new 360 S consoles. How can I transfer my data between the two? I checked Google and couldn't find any new hard drive transfer cables, just the old ones. Normally I would just swap the hard drives but the Gears one comes with a 320 GB and I want to take advantage of the increased capacity. I **really** don't want to move all the data with a 16 or 32 GB thumb drive, it would take forever. In theory, I should be able to just hook the two hard drives up to my PC (they have standard SATA connectors) and use Clonezilla. Has anyone tested this? Any ideas for how to simplify this process are welcome.


title: Permanent weapon glow effects in Rift?

text: In the "Waves of Madness" world event you can get a "Vial of abyssal water" that adds a glow effect to your weapon. Like most special items in Rift the item description is less than helpfull and they forgot to mention that it's limited to 24 hours. Are there any way of obtaining a permanent weapon glow effect in Rift? **Update:** In later world events, at the moment "Planar Menace", it is possible to buy epic quality item Endless Overgrowth Oil that is bound to account and have infinite charges, that give a 24 hour weapon glow effect. That is 24 hours game time, so in practice it will last for several days or weeks. And when it runs out it can be renewed infinitely for all your alts on that account. That is good enough for me ^^


title: How do you install Diablo III before purchasing a license?

text: Is it possible to download and install Diablo III before purchasing a license; either online from Blizzard, another retailer, or a physical box with a paper slip with magic numbers on it?


title: Why should I hatch Tallbird eggs?

text: From what I know, newborn Tallbirds are very weak, get hungry all the time and follow player everywhere, making it hard to keep them alive. And after they grow into adult Tallbirds, they become hostile towards player. It also doesn't seem like they will create a nest to spawn eggs in, so it seems kind of useless and effortsome to hatch the eggs at the cost of a nice dinner. If killed, a Tallbird drops 2 meats, and while a normal Tallbird will respawn in 2.5 days, it takes a lot more to grow one from an egg. In comparison, pigs have 250 HP and do 33 dmg, don't need food (unless you want them to follow you around). Smallish Tallbirds have 300 HP and do 50 dmg, but they require 60 food per day, each, which can be a nuisance. Pigs are better for this follower role, because they're ready to fight right off the bat, no need to wait 11 days. Why would I want to spend so much time and resources to hatch a Tallbird egg?


title: Alter railroad production boost via rules.txt

text: I generally enjoy altering some of the variables in Civilization II's "rules.txt" to give a variety to gameplay. Of particular note is production: to speed up the game a little, I tend to tweak some production values a little higher. I know that a Railroad will provide certain terrains an additional shield, but I can't seem to find this value anywhere (to potentially bump it up to two shields). Is it configurable somewhere? Or is it simply baked into the game.


title: How do I get access to the cannon outside of the castle?

text: There is a cannon just outside of the castle in Super Mario Word 64 but it's locked ! It is near the water, on the beach. Can I get access to it ? If so, how ? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0ZWCB.jpg) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/P5toG.jpg)


title: What is the spotting cooldown in Battlefield 4?

text: Battlefield 4 brings back spotting; press RB or Q with an enemy in your sights and he's spotted for your whole team to see. Spotting wins games! It also comes very cheap, it doesn't really slow you down or cost you anything. So I tend to spam spot a lot. Does spotting have a cooldown and if so, what is it? Is there anything from preventing me from spotting 60 times a second? If there's a cooldown is it different after a successful spot vs a failed spot? Is there any way to measure the cooldown precisely? I've tried testing it various ways and can't really figure it out; it kind of feels to me like maybe there's a 1s cooldown only after a successful spot. Battlefield 3 is generally assumed to have a spotting cooldown although I've never seen a source for exactly how long it was. The StackExchange discussion and this other one both mention BF3 made a noise if you try to spot during the cooldown. I don't think that noise is in BF4.


title: Powering Electrical Engine with Tin Cable

text: According to the Feed the Beast Wiki article, Electrical Engines take 6 EU/t and output 2 MJ/t. Since I'm powering a forestry machine outside of my main power station, I wanted to use efficient cabling to transfer power to the engines. So I thought I'd use Tin Cable because it's much cheaper than Glass Fibre Cable. However, Tin Cable can only withstand 5 EU/t; no problem, just upgrade my Electrical Engines with a Small Curcuit Board containing an Iron Electron Tube, which reduces the power required by 1 EU/t. So I built two Electric Engines, and gave them both a Small Curcuit Board upgrade with Iron Electron Tube. I connected them to a Logger and Arboretum, and then wired up some Tin Cable from an LV transformer pulling off of my main power storage. As soon as I placed the last cable, the whole cable exploded and disappeared! Isn't the EU/t based on what is being requested on the far end, which should be 5 EU/t? Why can't I use Tin Cable in this situation?


title: Dwarf Fortress Animal Segregation

text: How do I get my animals to not congregate at the same place my dwarfs do?


title: Can't level up after level-50 in borderlands 2 in True vault hunter mode

text: I am currently playing the Borderlands 2 game in True vault hunter mode. I am at 50th level. I have observed that I am no more being leveled up by killing enemies or by completing missions. What could be the reason? Thanks


title: Why can't I complete the Rangfust puzzle in the Time Machine level?

text: In the "Time Machine" level, I reach a point in the level where I am supposed to: > Move a boulder in the past, to create a well in the present. I have watched videos which show how to do this, and yet I can't do it myself. For reference I am currently playing with the Scientist, Twins, and Time Traveler. It seems like when I switch between characters my character in the past may be dying (as in the "poof" that occurs when the environment kills them), but I can't see how. I am also playing on XBox 360 if that helps.


title: How can I play Indiana Jones: The Infernal Machine on Windows 8?

text: Due to it being designed for prehistoric computers I can't run it on my windows 8 laptop. How can I go about making it run on a current operating system? EDIT: To avoid any confusion, the game can boot normaly, but after 4 or so minutes after opening it, it starts gliching, and bugging to the point where it hangs and then crashes.


title: Can you make a turret change targets?

text: I guess you can't but I'm not quite sure. Say it attacks an ally at low health and they can't get out of range in time, is there any way to make the turret hit you instead (if no minions are around)?


title: Do i need a seperate Memory Stick Pro to access a different Playstation Store on PSP

text: Black Rock Shooter is out however despite the fact that it's released on US and UK Playstation Network Stores it's not available in Australia, I messaged NISA and they repplied > I regret to inform you that Black Rock Shooter: The Game is not available as > an Australian SKU. This is due to licensing restrictions coming from Japan. this means i am now forced to get the game from another store, i know with the PSVita, the memory card you use gets locked to the store you open it with which in my case an Australian one For a PSP however, i already have a memory card which i logged into my Australian PSN Account with which is my main card, i'm wondering if i need to use a separate card to access the UK Playstation Network Store cause with the PS3, you can't access 2 accounts on 1 profile, you have to create another profile in order to access another account (which is why i have 3, my main one, one for the UK STore and one for the US Store) and the PSP doesn't have the functionality to create different profiles on it


title: Can I play Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt without the 'Bee nerf' update?

text: I stopped playing `Borderlands 2` on-line after downloading and installing `Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage`; last I played my game version was still pre-'bee nerf' patch. I haven't played on-line since then as I cannot get internet on my PS3 in my dorm room. As I have the Borderlands 2 Season Pass, can I download and install (and play) `Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt` without first updating to the newest patch? I'm only interesting in the technical possibility, not whether or not I should install the 'bee-patch'.


title: How do you see your horse's health in Skyrim?

text: I'm tired of my horse dying because a mob gets a lucky shot or I don't start healing fast enough. Is there a way to see your horse's health?


title: How do I effectively fight Brutes?

text: I have only been playing for 3 hours and the brutes are really making it difficult. I get surrounded by 10+ normal gang members and then a brute turns up. I can't ram the brutes in a vehicle and I seem to run out of ammo before being able to do much damage. Is there a good strategy for fighting them? Is it simply a case of waiting until I have more upgrades? Playing the game on normal difficulty.


title: How do I stop feeding the wild animals?

text: In the latest version of Towns (v9) a few changes seem to have been made in the way harvesting is handled. I've tilled a nice 5x10 plot of land and assigned it to wheat farming, but so far only 14 squares of it have been planted -- and every time one of them pops wheat, a nearby townie harvests it and feeds it to a random wild animal rather than finish planting the field. Because of this, I'm perennially short on wheat; is there any way to tell my townies to stop feeding the damn animals and plant the wheat instead?


title: Which support gems affect the Arc skill?

text: I find I quite like the witch's new (to me) Arc skill, to my regret, however, I discovered that Lesser Multiple Projectiles does not work with it. Which support gems, especially of the projectile modifying sort, DO work with Arc?


title: Can you still earn Steam achievements after victory?

text: Once you've won Endless Space somehow, can you still earn Steam achievements? Or do you have to go back to a saved game before you won, and earn those achievements before your victory?


title: Unbinarize .sii files

text: Is there a way I can unbinarize the .sii files that are used for savegames in Euro Truck Simulator 2? I'd like to do this to edit my savegames. You could do this in previous SCS games because they weren't binarized (as far as I know), but they are now.


title: How fast does Galactic Readiness decay?

text: I've read that the Galactic Readiness, the multiplicator you get for the multiplayer part of Mass Effect 3, decays in real time. So if you don't play the game for a few days, this multiplicator becomes lower.   * How fast does the Galactic Readiness decay?   * What is the minimum boundary where it doesn't decay anymore?


title: Is there any way to get more workers?

text: I find I have lots of money to build floors, and I have bux out the wazoo for upgrades and stuff, but I am lacking in people to actually work at my businesses. So far it just seems like I have to watch and wait for a worker to arrive in the lobby, but is there any other way I can get workers?


title: In the Aria: Eclipse mission, what can I do besides releasing that crazy woman from jail?

text: I talked to the Eclipse leader in the C-Sec office in the Presidium Commons, but she does indeed sound very dangerous, so I chose to find another solution. Unfortunately for me, I decided to go off and scan some solar systems instead. Now I completely forgot the content of that conversation. What's the other solution besides releasing her?


title: How do I create a safe nuclear reactor?

text: Why do I want to make a nuclear reactor? Because they're awesome. They are a good source of EU. However, my first reactor did not end up well, and I need to learn how to create a safe one without it blowing up my house. What is a breeder reactor and how is it different from a nuclear reactor? Additionally, how can I make a safe nuclear reactor that won't explode? EDIT: I think this picture speaks for itself. ![Nuclear Reactor explosion](http://i.stack.imgur.com/PgjyV.png)


title: Are there any visual indicators that tell a player they are about to earn Experience Points?

text: There seem to be an inordinate number of ways to earn experience including reading data logs, finding medi-gel, pacifying enemies, dialogue options, etc. Is there anyway to know whether or not an interaction will award you experience before you choose to interact with an object/person?


title: How do I get to the objective in chapter 12?

text: I have reached chapter 12 "Trauma" in Hotline Miami, which is in the hospital. I believe this is the stealth level that has been mentioned by various reviews. I can see what I think is the objective of the level in the top left corner of the map: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7qrqY.jpg) I've managed to sneak to the door that is visible on the right hand side of the screenshot, however, the door appears to be broken or locked, so I can't get across the corridor. How do I progress from here? Or am I taking the wrong approach for this level?


title: What purpose does experience serve after reaching summoner level 30?

text: After a player reaches level 30, does experience earned do anything for the player?


title: Downloadable Content - Slingshot Pack and Elite Soldier Pack

text: I've completed XCOM today and I've enjoyed the experience a lot. It took me quite a while to finish it, but I managed to finish it in normal mode. I'm now looking at the downloadable content packs. Are these content packs bolt-ons to the main game, or are they totally separate. What I mean is, do I have to start the game and base again, or are these packs totally separate from the main thread of the game?


How many health potions should I buy when I return to base? Let's say you return to base and have 300 gold left over. You obviously not going to buy 8 potions. How do you determine how many to return with?


title: What happens when you ult a champion with a global ult?

text: What happens when Warwick ults Pantheon or a champion with a global ult while channeling his ult, is it possible for both of them to go up?


title: Green pulse on left hand every so often - why?

text: I was playing Bioshock Infinite and I noticed at one point my character took his left hand (I had possession ready) and a green wave pulsed over his hand. Is this just an idle animation or why did it do that? is it notifying me of something? I am not sure.


title: Where to find blood orgy?

text: In Stan's room on the floor there is this invitation to the annual blood orgy,followed by some arrows. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/sSWAq.jpg) The arrows are obviously directions but from where to start ?


title: Is there a point playing Diablo III before the season starts?

text: I plan to start a season char right away (on Friday) and right now I don't know if there's any benefit to playing my non season chars. I'm in Europe.


title: Mods in single- and multi-player

text: I have a question about mods for Minecraft. I fumbled on the internet recently and I liked a few of them and I would like to play with them a little bit, but there is one thing that bothers me. The person with whom I play multiplayer via Hamachi wanted to stay with the regular version and did not upload anything. What would happen if I have uploaded myself a mod that changes something in the game, and my friend does not? I would like to play in our shared world as usual (without mods) but when I create a new world for the single player I want the mods to work. Is this possible?


title: Do I need to restart to find newly added blocks?

text: I've got an existing survival game in Minecrat PE that was started in v0.7.4(IIRC), having just updated and got v0.8.0, will I be able to find the new plant and ore types (for example) in my existing game, or do I need to start a new one? I'm on an iPad retina (4th gen) with iOS 7.


title: Is this a glitch or a problem with my computer?

text: I installed XCom a while ago and something horrible happened. When I changed my point of view by pressing the Q button, and then I move one of my soldiers, my screen froze and I had to force-shut-it-down in order to allow it to recover. I have been using this same computer for the past year and this never happened before.


title: How can I activate buttons or open and close things without reloading?

text: Each time I activate something such as a button or open or close a crate, my character will reload if the current gun doesn't have a full clip. This is because on Playstation consoles the square button for activating the item is the same as the reload button. Is this a bug or am I pressing it for an incorrect interval?


title: What are all the zone bosses?

text: I know some zones have "zone bosses" that provides quite an epic fight as well as a reward chest at the end of the event. Sunless, Shatterer and Claw of Jormag are the three i know of. Does anyone have a more complete list of zones and their bosses?


title: Can I improve the performance of Shank 2?

text: I got Shank 2 through Humble Bundle, and the performance is pretty awful. Have any patches been released? Shank 1 had a similar problem that was helped by a patch posted on Icculus (but not shown on the main HB site, or the support site - or anywhere else, AFAIK). Yes, I'm on integrated graphics, and yes, I know that what goes for Shank 1 does not necessarily go for Shank 2, but still ... Patch did help for 1, so I'm hopeful.


title: Do spies get damage resistance when cloaked?

text: I've noticed often that as a Dead Ringer spy, when I'm cloaked, damage that should kill me instead doesn't, and often I'm left with enough health to get to a nearby health kit. That being said, is this something in the code I don't know about? Does being cloaked using any watch give you damage resistance?


title: While wielding my first weapon set, will the gems from my second weapon set level up at the same rate?

text: I think that _all_ gems receive 10% of each amount of EXP your gain. But on the same wiki's page, you can read: > Gems gain experience and levels alongside the character **wearing** them. And I've got the feeling that gems on my second weapon set (which I rarely use) don't level up as fast as the ones on my first weapon set... Any clue ?


title: How to spot effectively?

text: I've only been playing for a couple weeks, but I feel like I have a good grasp on the basic mechanics of the game, as well on the gameplay in general. However, one concept continually dumbfounds me: spotting. All of my attempts to play a scout/spotter, or even just a lookout, end in disaster, often with me being destroyed by enemies I can't even see. Other times, when playing non- scout tanks, I believe myself to be well-concealed only to suddenly encounter a hailstorm of enemy fire coming from seemingly nowhere. I'm sure I'm missing something. I have thoroughly read this page on the subject and have tried to adjust my playstyle accordingly, but still find myself out-spotted in nearly every circumstance, excepting only when I use solid cover and do not move - effectively, when I hide like a little girl - and even that seems to be hit-and-miss. Are the high-credit-priced additional equipment items required for effective scouting/spotting purposes? Does everyone run camo nets and binocs, even at tier II? Or is there a mechanic I am missing? My ideal answer would include someone breaking it down bit by bit, complete with example if possible. EDIT: Players in-game have told me that a player parked in bushes does NOT receive the same penalty to sight range as a player who is in the open would to see him. I.e. two identical tanks, one in bushes and one not, would not have the same effective view range. Is this true? The Wiki makes no mention of it, but it would explain many of my problems.


title: What does +1 mean in Starcraft 2?

text: I sometimes see terms like +1 thrown around for example Zealots. I kinda figured out it's related to upgrades but what upgrade? Protoss have melee, armor, shields and air weapons. Does +1 mean all of them?


title: On the main map, what's the difference between small and big blue points?

text: I understand that these blue points represent locations with checkpoints. But what's the difference between the little (1) and the big ones (2) ? What happens if I enter a new place with a checkpoint without discovering it ? It won't show on the map (the socket would remain empty) ? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/I3NnZ.jpg)


title: Why does my GBA emulator run slow on my i7 iMac?

text: I have a Game Boy Advance emulator (Visual Boy Advance) on my iMac (specs below), and it has an extremely choppy frame rate. Gameboid on my Droid X however runs smooth as silk. What gives? I know that Visual Boy Advance is a PPC application so Rosetta is used, but it would surprise me if that was the bottleneck. iMac:   * 2.93 GHz Intel Core i7   * 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3


title: Diablo 3 Updates?

text: How do Diablo 3 updates work? I was just playing, and read on a forum that there was an update, so I restarted the game and it began updating, my question is, if I never close the game, do I never get the updates? What happens then to multiplayer games? Only players who haven't updated can play games together? Or how does that work exactly? Because I was never kicked out of battle.net (like I was used to in retail Starcraft a good 10 years ago)


title: What technology was used to build Plants vs Zombies?

text: What I mean is what framework -if any- was used to do this? It obviously is multiplatform so I'm suspecting something like Unity or Corona.


title: Does last hitting provide more experience?

text: I know last hitting gives you the gold for the kill, but what about experience? Is there any difference between last hitting a creep or standing next to it, in regards of experience? What about Heroes and structures?


title: How do I get a heat sticker to the next level from Snow Rise?

text: I got the one that leads to Whiteout Valley, but that didn't help. Because I saw in Mariowiki that I needed a "heat-based" sticker, but it also said that you could only get heat stickers _after_ Snow Rise. How can I get a heat sticker such as radiator, hair dryer or oven?


title: Can I construct a citadel next to the borders of a city state?

text: The description for "Constructing a Citadel" says that "If the new culture border claims hexes owned by another Civilization, you will incur a diplomatic penalty as a result." Does this apply to city states? Are they counted as Civilizations?


title: How can I quickly reduce my realm size?

text: Related to how to find out how big an opponent is, I just found out that I'm the biggest kid on the block: my realm is bigger than even the Holy Roman Empire, so I can't invade _anybody_. But my realm size is only about 20 bigger than the HRE; how can I quickly reduce my realm size so that I qualify for an invasion? Bonus points if I can quickly "recover" any bits of the realm that I lose.


title: How is money and score calculated in Zombieville USA 2?

text: I repeatedly do the same levels over again and sometimes I get around $400 and other times I get $190. I currently have the Daddy Warbucks perk maxed to 5 stars but it doesn't seem to make that much of a difference. I'm unsure with how the game scores kills and distance and I would like to know how this is calculated.


title: Do all Pokemon B/W Wifi features work with WPA2?

text: I've learned that original (and Lite) Nintendo DS systems do not support WPA/WPA2 Wifi encryption, but the newer hardware (DSi, 3DS) does. I've also learned that this only applies to newer games, and that older games require WEP, even on newer systems. Finally, I've learned that Pokemon Black and White **do** , nominally, support WPA2 encryption. However, I've had a few sources tell me that this only applies to a subset of features, and to battle or trade over Nintendo WFC I'll have to fall back to WEP. Can someone either confirm that this is the case and tell me what I won't be able to do over WPA2, or set me straight and confirm (via experience, please) that **everything** works over WPA2? Sadly I don't have a DSi or I'd puzzle this out myself, but this is a deciding factor in whether I get a 3DS at launch or not. Thanks!


title: Why am I only seeing part of the display while playing Whispered World?

text: My PC meets all the requirements for the game. However, I'm unable to see the full screen, only 2/3 of it. Viva's not too quick on giving me an answer.


title: Do items left on the ground in the wilderness stay there overnight?

text: I have too many items to carry home; what should I do? Nobody in town is able to help me carry it back. I don't have enough AP and food/water to make the round trip. And nighttime is falling really soon.


title: What do the characters levels mean?

text: I wonder how the levels of the characters works. In other words, how do we increase the level of a character? Is that in term of high bolt, hero bolt, creatures and/or weapons/improvements?


title: What is shared across hardcore characters in my account?

text: I just created a new character and I noticed he has 10k of gold, by going into the AH, without even logging on. Are items collected by any of my HC characters kept in my account's stash in case I die? Is the same true for gold or is this some kind of bug? This is quite important since all that's with the character is lost when he dies. Also, what of artisans' progress?


title: Consequences of blowing up stations

text: I'm curious about the consequences, or the actual reputation loss, of blowing up a NPC station. Let's say a SPP XL or a Cattle Ranch L. I started as Humble Merchant, so its a little difficult for me to experiment since I literally have zero firepower in my fleet. And I really want to wipe a couple of stations to create a local monopoly on some wares. Since I can't check out the answers in my game anytime soon, I'll mark the answer which has reliable links or personal screenshots.


title: Kha'Zix's Q on hit proc

text: Does Kha'Zix's Q proc on hit effects? If so, does it proc Feral Flare as well? Does Farel Flare proc on on hit effects in the first place (Ezreal's Q etc)?


title: How do I prevent pet aggro as a Demon Hunter?

text: Is there any trick to have my pet bat not aggro stuff? I've lost plenty of treasure goblins this way. I think this is so stupid (it should start hitting it -after- me)...


title: I'm not used enough to Ghost and Raven

text: A 1/1/1 Terran player has Ghost and Raven easily available to him, but I'm barely using them... How can I best practice to get used to them? Should I build Ghosts a few matches and Raven a few? What should be my (natural) reflex to decide to build those units? And when should I use what ability?


title: What's the difference between the 'oriental market building' and the regular 'small market building'?

text: When one starts an oriental island you can begin placing **Oriental Market Buildings** , which function like the Occidental **Small market building**. The biggest difference I can tell is that the Oriental Market Building costs more and you can't upgrade it. What is the difference between the two? When do you use one or the other?


title: How is the Selenitic Age solvable in Myst?

text: Warning: Contains spoilers! In the Selenitic Age, while you are going through the maze to get back to Myst Island, and you use the "directional sounds" to figure out which way to go through the maze. However, these sounds are taught to the player in the Mechanical Age. It's entirely reasonable that one would visit the Selenitic Age, and therefore wouldn't have been able to learn the sounds which indicate direction beforehand. Therefore, it would be unreasonable if there was not also some indication in the Selenitic Age of which noise points in which direction. However, I cannot seem to find it. Where is it? :)


title: Are there any vehicles or mounts in The Secret World?

text: In The Secret World, are there any mounts or vehicles? If not, are there any abilities that give increased movement speed?


What do the different colours and markers mean on the experience bar? It seems to be split into _three_ sections with two markers and the both the bar and the markers can be orange or blue, what does this mean?


title: What happens when I teach a set item recipe to the blacksmith?

text: In Diablo 3, I found a legendary set recipe called "Aughild's Treasured". ![Screenshot that highlights the blacksmith plan for Aughild's Treasured](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gNCKQ.jpg) I haven't decided what to do with this item, because I'm not sure what will happen when I teach it to the blacksmith. Will all four items in the set become available for crafting? Will I be able to craft the set items indefinitely or is it a one-time use recipe? Basically, how does crafting work for legendary set recipes?


title: When does the Yeti Zombie appear in Plants vs Zombies?

text: I am yet to see the Yeti Zombie in Plants vs Zombies (PC/iPhone) and I've been playing for 50hrs+. Is there a specific condition that needs to be filled for him to show, a way to trigger his arrival or is it completely random?


title: What are the differences between Counter Strike 1.6 and CS:Source?

text: What are the main differences between these two versions? Is it just the graphic engine or are there other differences in terms of gameplay mechanics?


title: Why is my Wii U having massive fits of controller lag?

text: I bought a new Wii U a few months ago. I most often play Mario Kart Wii (in Wii mode) and have been noticing an increasing amount of fits of controller lag. I know that the Wii isn't known for lagless controllers, but this isn't typical .1 or .2 second lag for all input. We'll be playing fine for twenty minutes, then all of a sudden the Wii will have one of these "fits" where _all_ controller input lags and becomes extremely choppy. Pausing the game and waving the Wiimote slowly in front of the TV reveals that the Wii is picking up inputs only 3 or 4 times a second. (i.e., the hand icon stands still and _jumps_ back and forth: choppy.) Resyncing/resetting the Wii U stops the problem, as does waiting it out sometimes, but it makes many games completely unplayable when you suddenly lose control. What can I do to fix this broken Wii U?


title: What is that shadow in Blight Town?

text: Looking down at the sewer like area (in front of the spinning wheel), close to where you find the second fire keeper soul guarded by those "fire dogs", you can see a lurking shadow with a moving tail. If you move to the platform the shadow is nowhere to be seen. It is only visible if you look down on this area. What is this shadow, a graphic glitch? _edit_ ![Shadow is below the glowing message. Upwards in the image one can find the Fire Keeper soul.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Nbdag.jpg)


title: Scaling weapon or elemental weapon?

text: In my experience I find that opponents with elemental weapons fares way better towards me (I'm lvl 61, using a +5 Channeler's trident with 50 INT) than those that don't. Is it better to have a scaling B, A or S rank weapon and pump levels into needed stat or have an elemental (fire or elemental) weapon when doing pvp? How about Chaos weapons, is it worth farming up to 99 humanity?


title: Conjuration Archer + Enchanting or Alchemy or Smithing

text: I am leveling a conjuration sneaky archer (Sneak + bound bow + summons if needed). Two questions:   1. Is Bound Bow (with conjuration perks + archer perks) better than Daedric Bow (with archer perks)? Consider that Bound Bow cannot be enchanted, but poisons do work.   2. Which one should I level to help me the most with this build: Alchemy, Enchanting or Smithing? How do I benefit from each skill as a Conjuration Sneak Archer? By the way, I'm level 36, and with 2.0x sneak bonus only (I don't have 3.0x yet) I can one-shot most mobs with Bound Bow + Quick Casting (to avoid beeing caught) + Conjuration perk that increases Bound Weapons' damage.


title: How do I remove this Elder Scroll from my inventory?

text: In the quest Discerning the Transmundane I received an Elder Scroll. This is great and all, and who doesn't want to own an Elder Scroll, but the problem is that it weighs 20 (pounds? kilos? I'm not sure) and is marked as a quest item, causing me to be unable to store it in a chest etc. Is there a way to make it unmarked as a quest item, giving me the ability to keep it but store it away? If not, is there a way to get rid of it without using the console (I'll use the console if I have to, but I'd rather not).


title: Where can I get Cerebral Accelerators?

text: I am planning on activating a new account and have read about items called Cerebral Accelerators - in fact, there is a page for them on the EVE Online wiki detailing the performance gains they give for new characters during the training process in their initial weeks, but I can't seem to find anywhere that I can get them from. I'm pretty sure they're still in game on account of them being mentioned as one of the bonuses of the Amarr starter pack on sale on EVE, but I don't see any listed on EVE Central. Where can I get Cerebral Accelerators?


title: How do I switch to the new Steam version of Company of Heroes without downloading the entire game again?

text: I already have Company of Heroes on Steam. Since the game is switching over to Steamworks for its multiplayer component sometime in May, a "New Steam Version" of the game has appeared beside the original. ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/waEqA.png) Unfortunately when I try to install it Steam appears to require me to reinstall the game ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/RHjfj.png) Is there any way I can avoid having to download 9GB of game data all over again?


title: Does ingress have offline mode?

text: I just gotten Ingress for 2 minutes now and already i'm facing a problem. I'm a pre-paid user and that means i don't have internet where i go except for Wi- fi locations. I was thinking that Ingress was a GPS bounded game. Is it possible for pre-paid players to play in offline mode or does it require a internet sources wherever you walk?


title: Can't train up 'Restoration' for some reason

text: I found that once I hit 'Master' status with my restoration spells it was easier to just fork out gold and train it up 5 times with each time that I leveled. I know for certain that I'd done this with two of my character levels (ie - I'd go to the restoration trainer and train my restoration skill 5 times - the max). Anyway, so I hit level 90 in restoration, and I wanted to be sure that I'd trained it up 5 times before I leveled my character again, so I went to the master restoration trainer (I forget her name) in Whiterun. But for some reason she didn't have the chat option visible to let me train up with her. I could only assume that it had something to do with hitting 90 (like some sort of cap on paying gold to train up). Is this the case? Once you hit 90 can you no longer train up a skill?


title: Is it possible to toggle ÜberCharge visual effects?

text: Is it possible for me to toggle ÜberCharge visual effects **_on my end only - so that only I can see the first person effects?_** or better yet can I bind a key to toggle it on and off? **Note: this is for client-side (my end) only.** Info. on the effects can be found on the official wiki. Examples: -Medic perspective ![](http://i.imgur.com/aCV7ved.jpg) -Receiver perspective ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/iGJu2.jpg)


title: What are the rules of settling?

text: I'm pretty new to Civilization, but I'm getting the hang of the rules I think. Recently, I had a settler and was going to have him create a city in this narrow strip land, but was told I couldn't settle a city within 4 spaces of another city. I interpreted that as "not within 4 spaces of the boundary of ANY city (even other players)... but I think I got that wrong because Russia just settled a city right on my border... so can anyone explain what specifically is meant by this rule? Also, is there anyway to stop Russia's settler without going to war with them?


title: Why are there so many Bairds?

text: I started playing beast mode today and I noticed that in every wave - every COG hero was a Baird !! After we stopped laughing so hard from wave 12 (Bairds everywhere), we were wondering - why are there so many Bairds?


title: Increase dialogue font size?

text: I'm playing X Rebirth, but I find the dialogue and mission text size too small to read without squinting and hunching towards my computer monitor. I've looked in the game options but can find anything relating to interface sizes. Here's an example highlighting the area I'm having difficulty with. ![Red freehand circle](http://i.stack.imgur.com/J8vFH.jpg) Is there a way to increase the text size in the game, particularly in the dialogue choices/menus?


title: Why is my Alchemical Bag not opening?

text: Whenever I attempt to open the Alchemical Bag it won't open. I've re-installed the game and Googled for similar issues but haven't found anything. I used NEI to acquire it while my wife said she acquired it without cheats and she wasn't able to use it either. I want to think it's because I haven't met a certain requirement yet. Why is the Alchemical Bag not opening? Any knowledge on what is happening would be much appreciated.


title: How do I unlock Rosalina in Mario Kart Wii?

text: Rosalina, from Super Mario Galaxy, how do I unlock her as a playable racer in Mario Kart Wii?


title: Is there a hint on Dr. Valdez’s first name?

text: In one of the opening screens of Resonance, one that introduces Ray Abbot, a blogger who is investigating strange secret Antevorta database mainframe in a medical facility, he needs to log in into the mainframe, using one of its users’ login. He is able to hack into the Dr. R. Valdez’s e-mail, but everywhere I looked he is only referred by the first initial, such as in his e-mail handle — _rvaldez@…_ But the mainframe usernames consist of three first letters of a given name followed by three first letters of a family name. I was able to figure out those thre first letters, but I had to just try to think of names that start with an ‘R’, and the correct one did not come to me right away, and I just had to try to sort of brute force it going over the list of R-names alfabetically, trying out more common ones, and eventually stumbled upon proper combination: > His name turned out to be Ramon Valdez, so the username was `ramval`. I checked the hacked e-mails, notes in the smart-phone, dialogs with a secretary etc., but could not find mention of the good Dr.’s first name. Was there something I’ve missed, or my approach was the correct one?


title: How long do cool/hot drinks last?

text: I fear I may have to make my first trip into the less than savory areas of the Sandy Plains soon, and I want to make sure I'm prepared with enough drinks to last for the duration of my visit. About how long does each individual drink last?


title: Can I see Dota 2 game info online?

text: My brother just played Dota 2. For once he's done well, and I want to see if the team carried him. ID: 184114837 Can anyone show me how to pull up match info based on the ID without having to launch the game? (i.e via web-browser)


During the development stages for your game, you go through multiple stages programming and developing various elements of your game, for example Artificial Intelligence, Graphics, Sound, etc. I have been sending my employees on "time trial" coding exercises, which increase the speed that employee works at, but this does not appear to help me in reaching 100% completion during the development stages for complex projects. In this screenshot below, the slide for the employee assigned to sound is at 100% but only 80% of the work will be completed: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/e3Ol9.jpg) I am aware that moving the other sliders will adjust this percentage, but I haven't moved the sliders for the last 4-5 games even though this employee's workrate has increased considerable during this time. Does the workrate of an employee effect anything during the development stages?


title: How can I use underslung attachments in Battlefield 3?

text: I have unlocked the Grenade Launcher attachment a while ago, and my m16a4 constantly has the underslung rail attached to it, but I can't seem to figure out how to actually use the grenade launcher. I have looked in the control menu in the options, and it lets me set a key for using underslung weapons, but when I use it it simply doesn't do anything. (also the default hotkey for it is "3", which overlaps with the medkit. How do I use underslung weapons?


title: What would cause Sauron to attack?

text: In the Commodore 64 manual for War In Middle Earth, the manual said: > Sauron, like the Nazgul, is to be avoided altogether. However, he spends > most of his time within the confines of Mordor itself. If he does venture > beyond the borders of his foul realm, it will only be for a very short > distance. **There is no danger, for instance, of encountering him at Minas > Tirith.** It was amusing to my brother and me that he not only attacked Minus Tirith in one particular game, he repeatedly did it. Once he was killed he would respawn in Mordor, and then come directly to attack Minas Tirith again. My brother's armies in the city were eventually destroyed and he lost. (Losing Minas Tirith was one game over condition). **What were the conditions that would cause Sauron to do exactly what the manual said he wouldn't do?**


title: Infinity Blade III Worker of Secrets Level?

text: Okay, so. I was playing IB3, I wanted to check my status on GC and I found this: http://m1310.hizliresim.com/1g/9/tdyxz.jpg "Worker of Secrets Level" What does that mean?


title: How does the cloning potion work, exactly?

text: When I drink a cloning potion, what exactly gets cloned? Is the clone identical to me in stats (max hp, and hp remaining at time of cloning?) do they weild the same weapon, and does that weapon retain magical effects like summoning or fireballs? E.g. If I have an octopus summoning crown, will the clone's crown double the rate? If I drink a health potion, will my clone?


title: Becoming a billionaire in GTA V (not GTA Online)

text: I've recently finished all 69 missions in the main campaign, and everyone has about $26 million in their bank accounts, but that isn't nearly enough to buy all the different properties in the game (the golf course is $150,000,000 by itself!). Apparently it's possible to become a billionaire, but most people do it through judicious use of Lester's assassination missions. Unfortunately a lot of people will be like me; finishing the game before looking at any tips, tricks or guides. So how can I now take each character's final money and turn it into more? I've read theories about manipulating the LCN exchange (the market tied to your single player game) by damaging rival companies so their competitor's stock rises (or the target's stock falls). For example, CoolBeans vs BeanMachine or Burgershot vs Up-An-Atom. The theory goes that if you blow up a bunch of FlyUS airplanes, AirEmu's stock will rise (or at least, FlyUS's stock will plummet). But as far as I can tell, these are only rumours and nobody has actually been able to make any money doing it. There's also obviously the BAWSAQ, which are, in theory, tied to fluctuations in both GTAV and GTA Online across _everyone's_ game. So how can I turn my characters in GTAV (not GTA Online) into billionaires? **Note:The "invest in Debonaire" answer below does NOT WORK.**


title: Did I lose content after I got the writing cube?

text: I got the writing cube early on Fez, in a room with jump-mushrooms. When I came back, some golden door-like decorations appeared on a wall. Instead of going there, I went elsewhere first; when I came back that reverted to a normal wall. I've found no way to go through there: did I permanently miss some content, or was it inactive even before, and that was only a decoration? _edit_ : after wandering randomly in that level, the decoration appeared again, so I _guess_ it wasn't lost content after all. So, is everything ok and supposed to happen this way at this early stage in the game, right? ![the golden door frame](http://i.stack.imgur.com/SGFak.jpg)


title: Efficiency of Single vs Double Sunflowers at the start of the level

text: In Plants vs. Zombies 2, the single sunflower costs 50 sun, while the double sunflower costs 125. With 1x initial sun upgrade which gives 75 sun when a level begins (obtainable in one of the side branches), you can wait for 2 normal sun drops and you can build a single Double Sunflower. Or you can plant 2 single sunflowers in swift succession, which costs 25 sun less If there are no space constraints, and if you have the potato mine (which let you drag the out beginning of the level while waiting for more suns), which will provide more sun over time (after factoring the costs of the sunflowers)?


title: What's the point of XP in Freeway Fury 2?

text: I am playing Freeway Fury 2 and I noticed that every time I die, I get XP. What is it used for? What do I gain with higher XP? ![freewayfury](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BTHpa.png)


title: How do I change my player name in Titanfall?

text: I'm playing Titanfall on Xbox one and my name defaulted to SolidRuby#####. How do I change this please? And will changing my name affect my levels gained (I'm still in generation 0)?


title: The game keeps freezing. Help?

text: Every time I try to play GTA 5, it freezes on me. I can't even get past the first mission without it doing it. I tried to uninstall and reinstall it, and the same thing still happens. I tried different copies of the game, and the same thing still happens. I'm playing the Xbox 360 version. Can someone please help me?


title: Movement speed in Diablo 3?

text: Some items have movement speed and some characters have movement speed buffs or skills. What is the fastest movement speed you can have in Diablo 3?


title: How do I get past this place in the beginning of Owlbeak Castle?

text: I'm stuck near the beginning of the Owlbeak Castle level in Giana Sisters:Twisted Dreams. I'm at the following place: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/2X5QV.jpg) There are some supposedly helpful instructions on that sign, but I still can't get up that ledge and continue that level. How is this supposed to work, how do I get up there?


title: Skill is showing with red name in the menu when equipped?

text: Abate Light is appearing as a red name for all characters besides my main. What does that mean?


title: Is there a way to convert PS1 .MCR save files to PSP .VMP format without using CWCheat?

text: I'd like to know if there's a way to convert .MCR to .VMP without having to use CWCheat? I found MemCardRex but it only converts **_from_** .VMP to other formats but not other formats **_to_** .VMP.


title: Non elementals: Lascaux vs. Sand Hawk vs Slagga DMG per second close range, which deals most damage?

text: Ranked from 1 to 3, which would deal the most damage at close (point blank) range, assuming you empty their clips? Let's assume slagga isn't slagged/ will never slag the enemy in this question. As well as the other weapons will never be elemental.


title: Is there a World completion chest?

text: I had heard murmurs of people saying there is a chest when you get 100% World completion. As I got the last vista before getting 100% World completion, I was disappointed to find that I didn't get a chest. Did my game bug out or is there not actually a chest for world completion? The Guild Wars 2 official wiki does not offer any information on this. Here is an image of what my World Progress looks like: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/i3VzK.png)


title: What does the number in the upper right of Grimoire cards mean?

text: Grimoire cards have a number next to what looks like an icon of stacked cards in their upper right corner. For me, anyway, this number is usually "0". Anyone know what this is supposed to signify?


title: What's the max level cap?

text: Is there a level cap, if anything, in Destiny? From this article, it says there's a soft level cap of 20, but it says you can go past that. Does this mean the level cap is stuck at 20, but then how does it say you can go past that?


title: How to obtain different mounts?

text: I only know how to get the 'Peco Peco' ride but not the others. I don't even see them in the Kafra store. I'm from Odin Server, btw. Are they obtained from quests? Or dungeons?


title: Black Mesa achievements

text: What are the achievements in the new Half-Life 2 mod Black Mesa?


title: How can I change the Install Directory of Games in Origin

text: In preparation of the upcoming Battlefield 3 Open Beta, today I attempted to set up Origin to install to the proper directories. My base Origin is installed at: > "E:\Games\Origin". For some reason though, Origin wants to install all of my games to: > "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\". So I attempted to change this to: > "E:\Games\Origin\Games", or even just "E:\Games", however I keep getting the error message: "The game installation directory is invalid. Please select a different directory." This always comes up unless I pick a directory that is in "C:\Program Files (x86)\" somewhere. As you can see below: Red is the error message I get every time I try to change the directory, Green is the default location which can only be changed to VERY similar locations, and Blue is showing the fact that I can change the location of the installers just fine. ![My Problem](http://i.stack.imgur.com/GsthR.png) Is there any way (even using other programs, like a registry editor) to change the directory that Origin will install my games to?


title: Does the intermediate AI cheat?

text: Does the intermediate (or beginner for that matter) AI in League of Legends 'cheat' and get more gold than normal? I just finished a game where team meat popsicle was up 47 kills (and 60 assists) to 27 (and 27) and had 150 more minion kills and 40 more neutral kills, but trailed gold earned by 57.9k to 71.0k. More generally, I've heard that you can't really "feed" the AI (gold that is, experience is another matter), as they will always get the same items at some predefined time regardless of how much gold they actually have. Is this true? What's going on?


title: Crown and Succession laws in recreated titles

text: If I recreate a kingdom title that was destroyed, what level of crown authority does it return at? Automatically at low? Or whatever level it was at when it was destroyed? Same for the succession scheme. Does it default to Gavelkind or something like that, or does it keep whatever system it had upon destruction?


title: Why is my campaign for Starcraft 2 at two different stages with same profile

text: I'm using two different computers with the same profile, but when I load on one computer it is way behind the other computer in terms of campaign missions. I'm using the same profile on each computer, why is this?


title: Why is Dragon Age randomly freezing?

text: Well actually Dragon Age is a pretty nice game, but it is freezing pretty often: i.e. i have to push the reset-button. Some pixels get weird colors and the sound gets in a loop. I ...   * installed the newest patch (1.04)   * installed newest graphic card driver (also tried it with some older versions 190.x)   * switched down graphics   * started DA with only one processor   * stopped AntiVirus   * installed Windows new   * played in windowed mode (i actually could play pretty long without any freeze) Actually I even called the EA-Hotline ... First I thought it freezes only during dialogs, but just right now it freezed somewhere standing in the landscape... Some information on my system:   Windows 7 64bit, Intel i5, Geforce 9400GT, 4 Gig ram, Asrock P55M Pro mainboard


title: How do I know my Eevee is ready to evolve into Umbreon?

text: I know his friendship needs to be over the 220 mark but what reactions will I get from him when he's ready?


title: How do I get Slam!, a 16-bit game, to run on Windows 98?

text: I have a few games that are 16-bit that I want to try on Windows 98, I know that 98 supports 16-bit programming, but the one game that I am using to test out keeps crashing. The error message I'm getting is: > This program has preformed an illegal operation, if this problem persists, > please contact the manufacturer. Is there any way to fix or at least improve the quality on them? (The game I am using is a freeware game called Slam!)


title: What are the cheats in simcity?

text: When enabling sandbox mode in Simcity it says it enables cheats. What are these cheats and how do you use them?


title: In Battlefield 4, how do I know when I've been issued an order?

text: I've been reading up on Battlefield 4 tactics, and read that orders from commanders and squad leaders are often ignored. I often experience sensory overload while playing Battlefield 4, and can't recall ever seeing an alert to say that I've been issued an order, though I have noticed dotted and solid lines pointing to flags. I want to be a better player, but don't know how this system works. My web searches for screenshots or detailed information have been unsuccessful. How do I know when a commander or squad leader has issued an order, and how do I acknowledge the order?


title: Is my regional highway ramp supposed to use power?

text: Context: After bulldozing my entire city to start fresh with the money saved up, I found that my budget was running at -240 pr hour because of power cost to the highway ramp (to region). Question: Is this a bug, or working as intended? Info about the city.   * The city is on year three and I have about 4 million credits on hand (Maxed out taxes, turned off all the utilities, and let it run until I was making less than 5k pr hour. Then I bulldozed everything).   * The -240 shows up under "Power" in the budget.   * When I use the map tool for power I can see the little strip of highway sticking into the city (the part you can't remove) light up red. (Nothing else shows up when using all the various map data views).   * I am 100% sure that there is nothing in the city. Speculation: Maybe there is a trigger for this once the city gets going, as a game balance element?


title: Can animals spawn?

text: The new release of Minecraft: PE features baby animals. Will these animals eventually spawn in existing worlds, or will my kids (who have built some rather elaborate structures for the Pocket Edition) have to start over? It appears to be the case that animals never spawn in older versions of PE; are the baby animals a change to that, or are they just a new thing which could be running around at the beginning of a game?


title: Host bukkit server with regular server

text: My question is simple. I have a Bukkit Minecraft server. Right now there is no Bukkit version compatible with Minecraft 1.3.1. Is there a way to take my server and host it with the regular Minecraft server until a new version of Bukkit comes out? If there is, how can I accomplish this?


I have just finished putting modules on this new ship, and upon undocking I am showing as though I have taken 33% damage to my shields, armour and hull - as per the screenshot below; ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZCrsv.jpg) As you can see, the tooltips show that I am indeed at 100%, yet the graphical representation of this indicates otherwise. I have no modules that decrease the strength of my hull, armour or shields. Why am I showing as though I am 33% damaged?


title: Why don't my spawned TF2 bots move?

text: I know how to spawn bots with the command `tf_bot_add`, but when I spawn the bots, they just stand there. How do I get them moving?


title: Best way to Micro/split push with Phantom Lancer

text: So, if you're playing with a bunch of minions (Don't know what the term is) [i.e. treants, spiderlings, phantoms] in DOTA 2 and you have 4-5 you want to push up one lane while you go somewhere else, what's the best way? i.e. what if you want your guys to attack creeps on their way to a tower, right-clicking the tower they'll run past without stopping right? I want specific mouse/keyboard clicks and such. Any other tips on microing short-lived units is also useful.


title: Patch 1.5.0 Arcade and new 'Total Career Games' statistic - what exactly does it count?

text: I would like to know what exactly counts towards "Total Career Games" in StarCraft II. Does it count co-op and custom games, or only quick-match games? Does it include FFA as well?


title: How do I change window size?

text: Looking in the video settings there appears to be only one interface resolution setting that allows me to play windowed and the screen is tiny, I also can't resize the window. How do I play in a larger window, or alternatively, tab out of a full screen window without minimising the game?


title: Can you change your shoes in Animal Crossing GameCube version?

text: Can you change your shoes in Animal Crossing Game Cube version?


title: What does "1, 2, 3, 5" refer to?

text: This question contains ending spoilers: > At the end of the game, after the credits, you see Maurice locked up in a > garage, muttering the numbers "1, 2, 3, 5" to himself over and over again. What does this mean? I've seen a few theories: > Someone in the audio logs mentioned putting the Fibonacci Sequence into ctOS > to see if [..] subliminal messaging would cause people to see the numbers. > Hence, Maurice saying the Fibonacci Sequence confirms that the 'experiment' > [was] a success. _(source)_ another one: > 1235 is the license plate from the car crash when Lena dies. _(source)_ and another one: > I'm assuming it's a reference to 1984 and Double Speak where they talk about > how easily they could convince the population 2+2=5 if they wanted. That > combined with Defalt's subtitle being "twoplustwoequalsfive" leads to that. > _(source)_ Do any of these theories have any merit? _(I'd go with the audio-log one, if that audio-log really exists)_


title: Is the Mace of the Insolent comparable to the Blue Flame sword?

text: I've read on various forums that the Blue Flame Sword for sorcery casters can scale insanely well (innate magic damage, magic infusion, and crystal magic weapon). If done correctly, this can be the second best catalyst in the game. I've had a really hard time finding concrete info about the Mace of the Insolent. From what I've read, it won't do as well on a pure lightning/dark build because it scales both of them. The best info I could find was people saying they would test it and post results, and that was a month ago with no results posted. Can the Mace of the Insolent with a lightning infusion be a viable choice for a pure lightning caster?


How can you upgrade Nookling Junction into T&T Mart in Animal Crossing New Leaf? I don't know how to uprage nookling junction.


title: Political Dominance in Tamriel

text: Who owns each province of Tamriel ? Yes, Skyrim belong to the Nords, Hammerfell belong to the Redguard, Black Marsh to Argonians and all of that. But It's not really this way that it works, since Nords, for example, needed to declare war in their own land to seek what they desire. Which province of Tamriel belongs to the Empire and which belongs to other factions ? All of them. In the Fourth Era of course.


title: What are strong counter picks to LeBlanc or similar AP nuke mid?

text: So, I usually don't play AP mid but a few times I've been forced into playing AP. I have a lot of trouble with AP champions with high burst. I know you can stack health but it is very difficult in early game stages. For example I have problems against   * Level 6 LeBlanc 1.5k burst    * Level 6 Veigar stun gate + spell combo Should I stack MR runes?


title: Can I use N.E.I. every time i play?

text: Is it possible to always have Not enough Items set up every time I play Minecraft even without forge. Can I for example open Minecraft and choose my normal profile not forge, and when i play have forge set up. If this isn't possible can I make another profile that uses N.E.I. only and leaves the other mods I have for the forge profile. [If you need anymore details comment below and I will edit them into this question as soon as I can!]


title: What is a solid build order for use in ZvZ?

text: I seem to be having more and more trouble in the Zerg vs Zerg matchup. I can't find a reliable, good, build order/ opening. What is an effective build order or build opening that I can use to safely progress in ZvZ?


title: What is the most effective ratio of defenses in Endless Space?

text: Endless Space has a roshambo combat system with beam, kinetic, and missile weapons and their corresponding defenses. What is the idea ratio of these defenses based on the typical AI opponents? I seem to see a great many beam weapons employed by the midgame with kinetics early on but rarely missiles and yet the Auto-Build likes to put Chaff on my ships for some reason. Is this just something I'll have to get a feel for?


title: Whats the difference between a perfect pass and a good pass?

text: I have been racing in Forza 5 against several AI. Frequently when I pass them up, it will say either Good Pass or Perfect Pass. What's the difference between them? What constitutes a perfect pass?


title: What is the name of fluorescent stone from Dawnguard expansion?

text: It is more connected with the world lore but I think someone might it find interesting. ![The Stone](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6jKzn.jpg) Is there any information about this stones in books or from NPCs? What is the name of it?


title: How to get the "no man left behind" achievement

text: Just did the Act III quest with the catapults, all recruits stayed alive, but didn't get the achievment. What is needed to get it? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zxuHs.jpg)


title: Best strategy on buying champions and runes in LoL?

text: I started playing LoL some time ago, recently my friend wanted to start as well, and he asked me if he should purchase some RP (he didnt even have an account back then). This made me realize that I actually have no idea what to spend RP on and when to buy things. So I wrote down a few questions and I thought I might get some answers:   * Should I spend my IP only on runes or as well on champions?   * When does it make sence to start buying RP?   * What should I buy with RP, champions or boosts?   * Should I only buy champions I already played on a free week?   * When should I start buying runes or champions (which level)? I don't think this is really opinion based because I guess that there is a "best system" to have a perfect combination of spending money and having good champions, runes etc.


title: One with the Shadows achievement - no Solitude quests?

text: So I've done countless number of quests in 4 (riften, windhelm, whiterun, markath) of the cities and have done the special quests in 3 (windhelm, markath, whiterun) of them as well including the quest from Tonilia. However, I have yet to receive a quest in Solitude and no matter how many times I drop and retake a different quest there are none in Solitude. Has anyone experienced this problem?


title: Fastest way to farm platinum in Rift?

text: What are some of the fastest ways to farm platinum in Rift? I'm currently a level 53 cleric with 810p and need to get to about 1200p in order to purchase my first rex from other players and unlock the auction house in game. Aside from getting lucky with having deeps lock boxes dropping, what could I do to speed up reaching the amount of platinum that I need in game?


title: Origin of the WASD key scheme

text: My gaming memories goes way back to the Atari 2600 with its single-button gamepad, and with computer gaming I started with the PC XT . Back in the day, the movement would be controlled by the arrows, and action by the spacebar (and secondaty action by `ctrl`, `alt`, `shift`, etc. That was the standard for a long time, I remember playing games on my Pentium with this key bindings. Nowadays, WASD is almost universal, and even flash games on popular gaming sites accept these keys as movement input. What was responsible for this change? Can it be traced back to a popular game, important event, or trend that introduced and shifted the tendency from the former to the latter? Or was just a natural process? If so, why everyone chose the same keys?


title: As Rome, can I prevent civil war?

text: Playing as Rome a civil war seems to trigger sooner or later in the campaign. Is there anyway to avoid civil war completely during the campaign, or at least until a victory condition is met? Or will civil war happen at some point no matter what?


title: Can you force a vassal to re-spawn?

text: The Nord king seems to have disappeared and will not return (for several months now). His vassals mostly sit around doing nothing and they always say they don't know where the king is. Is there any way to force him to respawn? A cheat or console command maybe?


title: Rally Race with no headset?

text: Standard races can be switched to Rally mode, which co-driver has to lead the blinded driver to next checkpoint. But what if the co-driver has no headset for voice chat ? Any alternative buttons / ways to guide the driver. _Surprisingly the game didn't check the existence of headset._


title: Can Katarina's ultimate be stopped by roots?

text: When Katarina activates death lotus, can people like Morgana or Ryze or Maokai stop her channel?


title: Where and how can I make my own Dwarven Armour?

text: I'm the right level now to start making my own Dwarven Armour in Skyrim. And I'm really excited! But I don't know what it takes to make it, or where to even begin making it. Normal forges don't seem to offer an option for it, so if not there. Where?


title: Killed by another player?

text: I play Dark Souls on the XBox 360 and enjoy the online features like giving advice or seeing the ghosts of other players to avoid their mistakes. But yesterday I heard a strange sound, like some kind of announcement sound and then there was another player in my world. I didn't agree to it or something. I was in the undead church and this other player just ran towards me. He buffed himself or something like that. I could clearly see that it was not an NPC because sometimes he ran towards me, then waited a bit, turned around, ran around me. Then he just killed me with one blow of his sword. He was all in flames and his sword was on flames, too. I know that there is no kind of NPC like this in the undead church so this must have been another player. _Is it normal that other players can enter my world and kill me? Can I avoid PvP in Dark Souls?_


title: How do I change the font size in Dwarf-fortress?

text: I'm trying of DF 0.34.11 (linux) and was wondering if it's possible to increase the font size. I've looked through the forum without any luck (so far).


title: Is this (Wii) Guitar Hero controller normal?

text: I bought this Wii GH controller on ebay and I can't handle to put it together. My guess is that the neck is from another controller because the connection ports are totally different. Please tell me if the neck is from a controller for another console or if I'm just too dumb to put this together? http://imgur.com/a/DVjuu


title: Lost Facebook connection

text: Since the maintenance on the 14th August, I have lost the 'connect' link on the menu screen. The 'help' screen says Data: forced local. How do I get my Facebook connection back? I'm playing on a Nokia Lumia 625 running Windows Phone 8.1.


title: How are "Foil" Badges different from common game Badges?

text: As I understand it, crafting a set of regular Steam Trading Cards gets you a common Game Badge. I also know that it is impossible to use a mix of regular and foil cards to craft a badge. Either you craft them entirely with Foil Cards, or you use **no** foil cards. (With the former granting you a Foil Badge instead). Are Foil Badges **instead** of or **in addition to** regular badges? If the former, can you mix and match Foil / Regular levels? What happens?


title: What is the minimum required for a Resolution to be passed?

text: I've been wondering what the minimum number of votes required to pass a resolution. Is there a minimum number of votes? Is it a percent of all the votes? 51% Majority and 50% votes cast? How do abstaining and Nay's factor into a vote? I want to understand how many votes I need to fully control the world congress if I add my votes and a friend.


title: What actions result in the police being called?

text: Recently a team that I have been playing with and I have been trying to stealth through a variety of levels, attaining limited success with Nightclub raids and Bank Heists, while successfully completing day 3 of Framing Frame without getting spotted. It wasn't easy through and required a lot of trial and error and at times seemingly being spotted by guards through walls from the other side of the level (or at least it feels like it). Additionally, when it comes to cameras, what makes the difference between breaking a camera resulting in detection or not? Often I have shot cameras with no repercussion but at times shooting a camera will result in a near immediate alarm, even with no guards present. I'm trying to work out what circumstances result in aggression/detection/calling of the police and currently have this list down as something like the following;   * Civilian saw something suspicious   * Civilian saw a body   * Civilian heard gunshots   * Guard saw a body   * Guard saw a player   * Pager wasn't answered/answer attempt failed   * Bumping into a guard while casing   * Camera saw a body   * Camera saw a player   * Camera was broken   * Camera saw broken glass Are there any other actions that I've missed that would result in being detected and the police being called?


title: How can one counter offensive teleports?

text: I was playing some Mortal Kombat with one of my colleagues the other day. Having never played as Smoke, I decided to give him a spin and then promptly murdered my opponent by making liberal use of Smoke's ability to teleport around the screen and deliver a hit. While I was certainly enjoying myself, I can't help but wonder just how would one defend against this? While I suppose you could block the hits if you were on the ground, I did this more than once while both me and my opponent were airborne. So how do I protect myself from characters with moves such as Smoke's teleport?


title: How does Crusader Kings 2 calculate levy percentages?

text: I'm trying to decipher CK2, and how I can amass an army. One of my vassals has a town, and in this town are 132/158 levy troops, and it says I can raise the top 20.8% of the levy. At the top, it says "we can currently raise 6 soldiers". How is 20.8% of 132 = 6? What am I missing?


title: Given a choice, should I plant sunflowers or sun-shrooms?

text: In the early levels, a solid economic foundation of sunflowers is the key to an effective garden. In Act 2, it gets dark, and you start acquiring mushrooms. One of them is the sun-shroom, which gives little suns at first and fullsize suns later. I don't want both, because that's one less slot for offensive seeds. **Which should I pick, given the choice, sunflowers or sun-shrooms? Why?**


title: Are the Fracture Rune and Mirror Image exclusive?

text: There are 2 ways to get mirror image as wizard in diablo 3   * Mirror image   * Teleport (with Fracture Rune). Every time I cast normal mirror image, the mirror image from teleport goes out. I sometimes do this quickly to make sure that the teleport mirror images doesn't go out simply because they expire. They do. What am I missing? Basically I am experimenting with illusionist and try to tank monster by casting tons and tons of mirror image.


title: At what speed should I stop "punting"

text: In Extreme Tux Racer game, from certain speed, it doesn't make sense to "punt" anymore by pressing the top arrow since it starts to slow you down. I know it's somewhere below 65 km/h, but I don't know at what speed it happens exactly. So the question is: when to stop "punting"? _(I'm afraid that "to punt" is not quite a good word for this, but I have no better one...)_


title: Companions "Glory of the dead" bug PS3

text: I can't get the glory of the dead quest from vilkas, I only get "Jobs" from vilkas and the other two leaders. I have done all other companions quests. And I'm playing in ps3


title: TES IV: Oblivion + Nehrim - save game corruption

text: Lately I've been playing Oblivion with Nehrim, the total conversion mod, and it has started to crash at various times and corrupt most of my newly created games. I'm running Steam GoTY version (which should always have the latest patch) + Nehrim with latest English patch. I'm about 100 hours into the game, and until now, Nehrim was running without any issues of such sort. I've come up with three possible reasons for this:   1. CPU overclocking - proved to not be the case, as resetting clocks to stock values does nothing to help the issue. Having OC'ed my CPU a couple of days ago, the possibility had made me worried.   2. Save game bloating - I've been playing Nehrim while exploring every corner of the world, but with 100 hours in the game, I've covered only Middlerealm (about 1/3rd of the mod's content). The latest save is 3.8MB in size.   3. Damaged/corrupted game files - I had made a backup of vanilla Oblivion before installing Nehrim, and so I tried reinstalling Nehrim over the backup files. It did not help the issue. Just to be sure, I'm running Windows' error check tool on my game partition (came up with nothing), but I'm the most worried about the second, save game bloating possibility. Is there any fix for that? Is there something else I should take in concern, or any possible fix I should try? Any help will be appreciated.


title: How much treasure is required to level up your companion chest?

text: How much treasure is required to level up each stage of your companion chest?


title: Ladder website for creating brackets and tournaments

text: There was a really sweet free website that allowed me to create a tournament with brackets of a few types. I can't remember it now. Can anyone recommend a good bracket/ladder creation site?


title: Is there an easy way to find your character?

text: **Note** : This is not about _speedrunning_ , but _SpeedRunners_ the game. I seem to constantly lose track of my character. I get confused and suddenly realize I'm not in control of the character I've been tracking for the last few seconds. Is there an easy way to keep track of your own character? Maybe there's a way to make other characters more transparent than your own?


title: How do I sign out of Rockstar Social Club from within Grand Theft Auto V?

text: I got GTA V earlier this year, and a friend of mine was playing. He set up a random Rockstar Social Club account and now I would like to start a crew with another friend, but I can't set it up with the account that isn't mine. I have made my own account, but I don't know how to make it so my PSN account and that RSC account aren't linked.


title: Should the red light on my NES flash when no cartridge is inserted?

text: Should the red light flash with no games inserted? I haven't got any games to test properly. Thanks guys!


title: In The Oregon Trail on Apple II / Mac, what is clothing for?

text: The last version of The Oregon Trail I played had the farmer as the biggest multiplier (pre-teacher) and had graphical hunting. This was on the Apple II. Except for the ability to trade (and particularly to the Indian river guides) **does clothing serve any particular purpose?**


title: "Failed to find Steam" when starting

text: I have bought Deus Ex: Game of the Year edition on Steam and I am experiencing an issue that prevents me from playing. When I start the game I immediately get the following error; ![All aboard the fail boat](http://i.stack.imgur.com/qILX9.png) The game then immediately quits. Any ideas?


title: How do you throw a gas can very high and/or far?

text: In _Scavenge_ multiplayer mode (and its variants), I've witnessed players throw gas cans much farther and higher than I ever could. I've wasted prescious time running, jumping and left-clicking to throw my gas can high and far, but I've never been able to reproduce the effect... What am I missing? Is it some arcane combination of mouse movement/clicking? I'm looking for a canonical answer, here, i.e. I want a step-by-step "idiot's guide for dummies" for throwing a gas can high and/or far.


title: Sonar vision smiley face on art works

text: Does anyone know what is going on with the smiley faces appearing on sonar vision over certain works of art? I assume it is more than one place but I've only noticed it once so far and that is in a bedroom in the safe house mission very early in the game. I've only been playing an hour or so. ![Split shot of sonar vision showing smiley face](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xmfaC.jpg)


title: What were the four Items I sent to my neighbor?

text: During my time playing with my Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace, I have been in contact with my neighbour and sent her (Sugar Plumps) 4 letters with items attached. Now I have received a letter that tells me, in order to progress, I need to burn those 4 items together. What items did I send to my neighbour throughout the game?


title: Where to get more fuel?

text: Googling shows that you can get fuel at gas giant planets. In my 5 attempts at the game I've seen none of such planets. An alternative way, google suggests, is stars, but then you need some kind of "ultraprobe" or what not, which is not available at the start. What am I missing? Mining never yielded any fuel for me, and each of the 5 games I tried ended when I run out of fuel. But I can't figure out where to get more. Another thing is that it was mentioned somewhere that the star map is always the same. Does this mean that there is some efficient path to the goal, that goes through the maximum number of gas planets to always keep fuelled up?


title: How can I dodge 200 lightning bolts in a row?

text: In order to get the Sigil for Lulu's weapon, you need to dodge 200 lightning bolts. In a row. Without leaving the area. It's a rather strenuous exercise, as lightning bolts are random, and require lightning-fast reflexes to dodge. Even then, missing a single one is cause for rage, because now you have to start all over. Is there an easier way to do this that doesn't involve just waiting and hoping?


title: What do observers do in eSports?

text: What does the observer do in Starcraft II eSports productions? As far as current events goes, I've heard the WCS Season II Finals casters repeatedly refer to "the observer" behind the scenes. Does the observer spectate the game looking for hacks being used? Do they watch the players to see if they're getting signals? Are they a spectator that's under more direct control by the show's director that gets mixed into the stream in addition to the casters?


title: What is this strange "Do Not Delete" object? And does it have a use?

text: Arcadia, the alchemist in Solitude sold me this: ![Do Not Delete](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Rs3SC.jpg) Is this an actual item or a bug?


title: Why is the first assassin in the city not available for missions?

text: In Mediterranean Defense, I have three assassins assigned to one city, but when I try to send them on missions it turns out that the first one is unavailable. I can't even move the cursor over him and there's no indication of _why_. Is the first assassin assigned to a city always unavailable? Is there any reason for that?


title: What's the difference between diamond difficulty and star difficulty?

text: Assassin missions in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and Assassin's Creed Revelations have a difficulty rating. On some missions it's displayed as stars and on some as diamonds. What's the difference? Which one is harder?


title: How do I meet higher level heroes?

text: I have met 11 different Street Pass Miis, and every single one has been a Level 1 Hero in the Find Mii game. I know that I can get Level 2 Heroes from using Play Coins sometimes, but can I meet higher level heroes through Street Pass or some other means?