title: My tekkit classic keeps crashing!

text: I was playing Tekkit classic when I got horrible lag, so I did what I always do I closed it and opened it again. Then when the mojang screen came up my tekkit crashed and I haven't been able to open it since.               Generated 6/21/14 9:37 AM          Minecraft: Minecraft 1.2.5     OS: Mac OS X (x86_64) version 10.8.5     Java: 1.6.0_65, Apple Inc.     VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Apple Inc.     LWJGL: 2.9.0     OpenGL: Intel HD Graphics 3000 OpenGL Engine version 2.1 INTEL-8.16.77, Intel Inc.          java.lang.NullPointerException         at cpw.mods.fml.common.modloader.ModLoaderModContainer.init(ModLoaderModContainer.java:356)         at cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader.modInit(Loader.java:273)         at cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader.initializeMods(Loader.java:628)         at cpw.mods.fml.client.FMLClientHandler.onLoadComplete(FMLClientHandler.java:223)         at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(Minecraft.java:429)         at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(Minecraft.java:738)         at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:695)


title: What do I miss in Dragon Age Awakening if I don't import a character?

text: I have a complete play-through in DAO with a noble warrior and a mage, but I felt like starting up a rogue instead for Awakening so I started a new character in DAO and imported it over, but apparently the bonus content doesn't carry over anyway so that was pointless. What else do I miss though, when I do this?


title: How do I kill a giant?

text: I've seen and heard a lot of references to how powerful the giants are in Skyrim (e.g. Penny Arcade), so my challenge as soon as I get the game is to go and kill one. I'm sure that if I maxed out my character I could just kill the giant in a fight, but I want to do it as early as possible. Are there any perks or spells which giants are particularly susceptible to? Any particular race I should choose? Any other tricks that would make the task easier?


title: Best way of handling giants?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I kill a giant? What is the best approach to taking down giants in the game? I am currently level 23, high smithing levels which nets me some great heavy armor, etc. I'm also quite skilled with single hand, and archery. Currently what I try is to use the landscape (high places, etc;) and shoot till dead (I make my companion wait out of sight so that they don't engage) the giants. This sometimes works (if I find good cover, etc), however its annoying and time consuming. Is killing giants something best left for later levels? Or are they just that hard to kill? I mean I can take down dragons easily, but Giants get one 'wallop' in on me and I go flying off the map. I've had success casting Oakskin too, (to some extent, until the 2nd giant killed me -- spell probly wore off)


title: At what level should I be able to engage a Giant?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I kill a giant? ![A troll](http://i.stack.imgur.com/wRYai.jpg) I have discovered a Giant. I have attempted several times to kill it without success. Even if I try to block its attacks I usually end up being pummeled into the ground or flung at least 50 metres into the air. ![Mid air lolz](http://i.stack.imgur.com/YjkPR.jpg) I don't particular want to kite for a long period of time to kill it now, so what level would be appropriate for engaging it? Are there any weaknesses/tips for engaging?


title: How do i heal my dogs

text: How do I heal my dogs they took some damage jumping off a cliff (fall damage) (did'int know they were following me) Can I heal them??


title: Is there a limit to how much health I can have?

text: In The Binding of Isaac, what is the maximum amount of health I can get? Is there even a limit? The health display in the upper-right corner has space for a maximum of 12 hearts. However, during a couple separate runs, I got so many hearts that I exceeded this visual limit, and apparently Soul/Faith Hearts collected after that do count, as when I took damage, it didn't show up.


title: Once something has been sold to a merchant, does it disappear?

text: I am quite sure I have sold the first dragon priest mask I found, to a merchant. I'm not entirely sure which merchant though. It happened a long time ago, now. Can I find the merchant and buy it back, or will it have disappeared, once the store was re-stocked?


title: How do you rematch someone after a ladder match?

text: After a ladder match, the only way I can invite that person seems to be by adding them as a friend or inviting them to my party. Is there no way to invite them to a game by using the match history / score summary screen?


title: What am I supposed to do after the "Defending the rift" quest in WoW?

text: I finished the mission and watched the shaman get taken by the tentacle. I went ahead and jumped into the big swirly thing and got stuck after that. Apparently there is some NPC supposed to be there when you finished the mission? Also apparently there is an NPC who gives you a quest to go back to Orgrimmar. I didn't find either of those and am really stuck. What am I supposed to do after the "Defending the rift" quest?


title: Stealth with companions

text: I'm playing with stealthy type character and I wonder if I take companion ,will hostile NPC attack us if they see my companion?


title: Are there any benefits to marriage?

text: So now that I have an Amulet of Mara, apparently I can choose to marry certain NPCs. But I'm wondering, are there any tangible upsides to marriage that'd make wooing that special someone worth it, gameplay-wise?


title: What's the strategy in Air Control?

text: In Air Control game for Android the start is pretty smooth - I land up to 70 aircrafts no problem. Then at some point the AI will start pouring aircrafts like crazy at random points of the map and sooner or later I have all the map filled with trajectories crossing each other and this leads to a collision and a crash. Is there any strategy for managing the incoming aircrafts that would allow to land at least several hundreds of them?


title: How do I improve my strength and agility in FIFA 12?

text: I play career mode in FIFA 12 and have played 2 seasons but my character does not improve in strength and agility. What do I need to do during games to get better? Edit: These are my conclusions for now:   * The agility and strength attributes are governed by your height and weight. The "fatter" your character, the slower he is, but his strength raises. There is a sweet spot in the height/weight ratio.   * If you play a virtual pro you can improve through accomplishments   * It is very hard but possible to improve strength/agility otherwise, but I do not know what the trigger is.


title: Dual casting spells

text: When I **dual cast** a spell (casting with same spell in both hands):   * How much magika will be consumed/needed to cast the spell (just the double of a normal one?)   * How is the spell affected? (How much damage does it deal? Or how much does its heal?)   * How are runes affected by dual casting? ("Trap"-Runes on the ground) Of course given that you got the **perk that allows dual casting** in the school of magic you want to cast the spell.


title: How can I kill Mom?

text: Mom keeps haunting my dreams, and after countless battles with this horrible woman, I only find myself badly beaten up. Are there any strategies or items that can make this boss fight somewhat easier?


title: Does Skyrim implement different endings?

text: Not much to add here -- I would like to know if Skyrim implements multiple endings.


title: How do I defeat the elevator Necromorphs?

text: I have been forced to take a particularly large and long elevator ride up to some unknown destination. To the surprise of absolutely nobody, I was attacked on the elevator ride by a bunch of Necromorphs. These ones, however, instead of rushing at me recklessly, break through the glass on the side and then slowly poke me to death using their grotesque limb tentacle things. I seem to be struggling with this fight a lot. I thought I was inflicting some damage on them by shooting their limbs, but more just keep on coming and eventually the pokes overwhelm. How I defeat this boss? Which weapons are particularly effective?


title: Call of Duty: Effectiveness of Claymores

text: Sometimes people set off my claymore but live through it. Is there a perk to help survive explosions from equipment, or is this simply my placement? Any tips for better placement? Thanks.


title: Are there any bugs or fish to be found on main street?

text: On Main Street in _Animal Crossing: New Leaf_ are there ever any bugs around or any fish in the pond?


title: How can I get or extract 18 Wheels of Steel's soundtrack?

text: Does anyone have any idea how I can extract the music from the game 18 Wheels of Steel? If not, does anyone know where can I download/buy this music?


title: Karaoke for Xbox

text: Is there any good Karaoke for XBox? I'm looking for popular songs that everybody know (like Shakira, Lady Gaga, anything really). I got GH5, but it was not made for singing (at least not for me).


title: Why do I keep immediately failing the shooting contest?

text: Why do I keep getting an "Objective Failed" message with Lily during the shooting contest, sometimes even without having fired a single shot?


title: Is there any 'Best' path in FEZ?

text: I'm wondering if there could be a path that is considered the 'best', in terms of speed of completion and overall understanding of the 'multiverse' area, like ciphers and its layout. Should one go to the ciphers first (and how to get to them from the nearest warp gates), or should I follow all the paths that lead to small gates first (these could be called 'side paths', if you like)? Basically what I'm asking is, would I be missing a lot if I don't know the codes when I first encounter them, or would it be better to have the experience of having to find them?


title: How can I tell whether someone is the wrong height?

text: A few times now I've gotten a citation because I didn't notice that the person was the wrong height. How can I tell whether someone is a different height than their information claims?


title: Do points revert faster if defenders stand on them?

text: If a team starts capturing a point but fails to get it converted, it starts reverting back to the team that owns it, making the attacking team lose their progress. If you stand on your point while it's reverting, it will say that that's what it's doing too. Does standing on them while it's reverting speed it up though? I've gotten conflicting answers about this, and TF2 doesn't really give any indication if it matters. Does it matter how many people stand on it? Does it work the same way in both Standard Control Point and Attack/Defend Control Point maps?


title: Pokémon Generation IV (Platinum, Pearl, Diamond): What's new since Gameboy versions?

text: I recently started playing Pokémon Platinum on my Nintendo DS. Last one I played was Pokémon Yellow on my Gameboy. Ever since then, a lot has changed in the Pokémon World. I've tried going through Bulbapedia and Pokémon Wikia, but still find there's a lot of new stuff, which just seems confusing: Breeding, Wifi, items, etc. Anyway, can anyone give me the main pointers to update myself for playing these games? Or links to the basic information which I definitively should know in order to enjoy it? Also, can I catch the dear Pokémons from previous versions in the wild or via special events? (Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander, etc.) Thanks!


title: Tips for fighting better in Lugaru HD?

text: I got Lugaru HD with the Humble Indie Bundle a while ago, but I never got the hang of it. I'm trying to play through the campaign on easy and I'm still getting a beating. I fell like I never hit any attacks. Half the times I click the _attack_ buttom nothing happens, and the other half the enemy just blocks or reverses. I've managed to get the hang of blocks and reversals myself, but it takes forever to win fights just by blocking. Even if I have a knife or a staff equipped, my attacks rarely hit. The only way I can kill enemies is to throw the knife at them, or to patiently block their attacks and hope they don't call for help. How can I get better at this? Any tips to help a beginner fight his way through Lugaru?


title: Black Ops 2 Split Screen with sidebars issue

text: In Call of Duty Black Ops 2, when you split screen on Xbox 360 the screen safe dimensions shrink forcing the game to not take the whole screen. Does anyone know of a method to fix this issue or am I out of luck? Sources appreciated. Thanks!


What is preventing players from receiving new quests in the new 80-85 Cataclysm zones? Is it a bug that has not been smashed or confirmed by Blizzard yet? Are there level caps for each of the new zones released with Cataclysm? The latter of these reasons is the only idea I have for the reason of the random stop of incoming quest for each zone I have quested in. Will I be able to come back though and pick of these missing quest for each zone after hitting level 85? Are there others who had similar issue but it was resolve after hitting 85? You see, I have completed over 125 quests in Hyjal then was sent to Deepholm at level 82. Next I completed 75 of the at least 125 quests in Deepholm and leveled to 73. Where I believe, but not completely sure, after leveling up to 73, I wasn't given any more quests. However, I was able to finish the quests and any chain-quests that I was already working on. Next I arrived at to Uldum and completed about 41 of the 108 or so quests. As soon as I hit 84, I wasn't able to pick another question in Uldum. Now I being sent to another zone to quest at the request of the Horde Warchief. Is it his fault? I think not.


title: What do the different colors of enemies' names mean?

text: In the land of _Diablo III_ , enemies come in a few different colors. Normal, weak mobs are white, then there are those of color: I've seen blue, purple, and yellow. What do the different colors mean? Are there other colors?


title: Is there a difference between playing as "Sir" or playing as "Madam"

text: The title screen of _Sir, you are being hunted_ allows you to switch between playing as _Sir_ and playing as _Madam_. Does this setting have any effect on the game?


title: How do I turn off the loot message?

text: I've seen this message about 1,000 times: ![Screenshot with a popup message highlighted:  "Loot in Multiplayer"; "Your loot is your own!"; "In co-op games, each player is rewarded with individual loot from monsters, chests, corpses and any other clickable item in the world."](http://i.stack.imgur.com/8iM1d.jpg) Since I've been playing Diablo 3 for literally a week straight, I really don't need to be told how loot works in multiplayer anymore. How do I turn off this annoying pop up?


I would like some advice. I want to learn to become a pro like other players who beat me up in Wi-Fi Basic Brawl. I train a lot, sometimes with Ness, but I still don't get it, **at all**. I have played SSBB since I got my Wii in 2010 December and always use WiiFlow. How can I become a pro at Super Smash Bros. Brawl?


title: Who the heck is Abd al-Hazir?

text: As my hamfisted barbarian (who is in fact, a warrior and a gentleman) bashes his way around Diablo 3, I frequently find the writings of the Abd al-Hazir gentleman. He seems to know a lot about monsters. Who is he, and what is his story?


title: How many special abilities do champion/rare monsters have at various difficulties?

text: Champion and Rare monsters have special abilities that enhance their difficulty. When I was playing on Normal difficulty, these mobs always had one special ability. On Nightmare, I've noticed that they always have two special abilities. Does this continue through all the difficulties? I've found some really nasty combinations of just two abilities, and I can imagine some horrific combinations of three, much less four of them.


title: XBox One + Skype = Echo on other side

text: We have an XBox one in our conference room that we use for Skype. The TV is on the far wall, and the sound comes out of the TV. We have a Blue Yeti microphone sitting in the middle of the conference table, about 6 feet from the TV. I tested this setup by placing a call from my laptop, in a different room away from the conference room. I could hear the conversation in the conference room great, but when I spoke, I could hear my own voice, slightly delayed. This echo is very disruptive. I suspect that what is happening is that my voice comes out of the TV in the conf room, and the Blue Yeti mic pics it up and sends it back over the connection. Is there a way to configure the XBox, my laptop, or the microphone to eliminate this echo?


title: How does auto-pickup work?

text: The feature that auto-picks up money and ammo is neat, but seems very inconsistent; sometimes I auto-pick up money and ammo that I need, sometimes I have to manually pick items up. I'm talking about the feature that collects without a button press, not the long-press action that picks up all "minor loot" in the area. What's the trick? Are enemy-drops auto-collected and container loot not picked up? I think I've been observing that but I'm not sure.


title: How can I get a villager without a village?

text: I am playing on a server on one of the new snapshots, and we have set up a world border, but unfortunately there aren't any villages in the area. Is it possible to spawn or create a villager without one to start with? Also is it possible without a Nether Fortress within the world border


title: Can I actually do anything during the race?

text: Is there anything I can do during the racing section that has any impact, or is it purely just for show? I notice that when I press on the box containing the driver and car information it throbs, suggesting that it may have some kind of effect, but if it does I have no idea what...


title: Armor not showing on mannequins after I leave and return

text: When i put armor on mannequins it shows. But when i leave the house and come back the armor does not show up on the mannequins. It still is in the inventory however. I already tried the mannequins fix on the nexus. The fix makes things worse, now my mannequins ~~disappear~~ displace when putting new armor on them.


title: Freeciv runs very slow

text: After some time freeciv runs very slow on my laptop, running onboard intel graphics. I'm using the gtk version on Ubuntu 10.10 and it seems like Xorg is consuming 100% CPU. I'm also running Compiz Fusion on the machine. Any advice on how to speed it up?


title: What is the geographical scope of XBOX Live? Can I play with a friend in India?

text: I live in the United States, and I would like to play XBOX Live with a friend in India. Is this possible, or are there divisions among servers that host different regional players?


title: How do I reset the shop and dungeons in Bard's Tale?

text: I've long since lost my disks for Bard's Tale, but I've been copying the files from computer to computer for about a decade. I'd like to play the game again, but I want to play it fresh, with no sold items appearing in Garth's Equipment shop, and none of the keys (or the eye) already taken from the dungeons. If I remember right, for the eye at least, only one party can ever get it. Anyway, I want a fresh game. Is there a way I can go about resetting the game for the MS-DOS version without doing a reinstall?


title: How can I beat the Crypt?

text: I've advanced relatively far in Desktop Dungeons, unlocking all Expert classes and the Transmuter class. I've already cleared the Library and Snake Pit with an Elf Wizard, but my strategy is failing in the Crypt. Basically what I do is find BURNDAYRAS, consume other glyphs for boosted mana, then destroy everything with 6 consecutive fireball casts. Unfortunately this strategy fails miserably in the Crypt because all monsters there have extremely high health values. I usually get far by seeking out wraiths (who have little health and die quickly to BURNDAYRAS) but then I die horribly to Frank the Zombie and other zombies. I realize I might be losing because there are deeper strategies I don't know about. I understand mid-battle leveling but I find it difficult to do. The most complex thing I do is kill monsters at least 3 levels higher than me if I can for the bonus experience. Between those two strategies I don't see a way to win with the Wizard. Instead of having advanced strategies explained to me, I'd like to know if I can beat the Crypt using my experience as-is. I'm looking for race/class choice that fits the following:   1. Capable on consistently winning using only bonus experience and some mid-battle leveling   2. Not entirely dependent on the dungeon's contents (for example, Wizard gets smoked without BURNDAYRAS near spawn)   3. Is any of the Basic, Advanced, or Expert classes.


title: Is there Costumes for the other Classes aswell?

text: In the equipment shop the merchants have, after restoring/upgrading something in Norende, a Costume Equipment which will give the person the appearance of the Freelancer Job no matter what Job they actually are. I am wondering if it's possible for me to get something like that for the other jobs as i have already Mastered Black/White Mages, Knight and Theif and i didn't see anything new in any of the stores and i like how Agnès looks as the Spirit Master.


title: On Steam, how can I see who a friend is on Facebook after they've been linked?

text: I found a number of my steam friends via the facebook integration. It's an easy process, you go to a page in steam, it shows you who on facebook isn't yet in your friends list, and then you check boxes to add them to your steam friends. This is all well and good, but because the namespaces are completely different, there's no way to know what friend ladayada71272 on steam would be on Facebook. And I absolutely cannot find a way to get that information. Normally I wouldn't care, but someone gifted me a game and used my name, so they're obviously someone I know on Facebook but I have no way to thank them and know who they are in the process. Is the Steam interface broken or is it me?


title: Is there a point to boss rush?

text: I've currently cleared all the dungeons in my reach and the only place left for current "exploration" is the Boss Rush for Jade Way... well, the first three bosses anyway. However, the first two of three bosses don't seem to drop any loot, and this is otherwise rather poor as experience farming goes. Is the only point of boss rush setting a time for the bragging rights, or does mad loot reside at the end making it a worthwile way to spend a day?


title: What are “grid hotkeys”?

text: What are “grid hotkeys”? I saw them in the preferences. What are they? How do they work?


title: What is the purpose of the "Death Clock" during boss fights?

text: When everyone dies in a party during a boss fight, a red timer starting at 1 minute appears near their corpse and counts down. What is the purpose of this timer? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/qvFba.jpg) I imagine that is how long a party has to do something before the boss resets, but what can be done? There is no way to revive during a boss fight without another player's help.


title: Can a cobblestone pickaxe mine Lapis Lazuli ore?

text: Can we mine lapis lazuli ore with a cobble stone pickaxe?


title: Bloodshot Stronghold & Ramparts collectibles

text: I'm having trouble finding all of the collectibles for the Bloodshot Stronghold and Bloodshot Ramparts challenges. Where are the items for these challenges? ### Bloodshot Memories > Find the lost recordings of the Bloodshot clan. (six total) ### Eff Yo' Couch > Jump on all 5 couches in the Bloodshot Dam. ### The Last Place You Look > Find all five missing car keys in Bloodshot Ramparts.


title: What's the easiest way to explore my fortresses in adventure mode, without all the preparation?

text: I'd really like to explore my fortresses in adventure mode, but I don't really like spending an hour to solve quests, gain followers, buy equipment and find the actual fortress. Is there some kind of shortcut to get me closer to what I want?


title: Are Diablo's abilities predictable?

text: Diablo has a number of attacks, some are extremely deadly at close range. Although he has an obvious "charge-up" animation for most abilities, some are very short. Does Diablo react based on the player(s) actions (e.g. proximity to Diablo or to each other, use of abilties, etc) or is he purely just a dice rolling fire and bone hate generator?


title: Can I learn Dual Talent Specialization?

text: World of Warcraft has an ability to have two different talent builds and switch between them with a button press. Does this exist in Star Wars: The Old Republic? If so, where (and when) do I learn it and how much does it cost to learn?


title: With Witch Doctor Mass Confusion, do elite affixes still affect you?

text: When using the Witch Doctor "mass confusion" ability, it is possible to confuse elites into fighting on your side. Many of them have AoE affixes like fire chains, arcane enchantment, mortar, etc. I see the elites continue to use them even when confused, but there is so much chaos I can't really tell if I'm getting hurt by the ones that are confused. It doesn't matter too much at my current level, but will start to matter more as I level up. Do the AoE affixes of "confused" elites still hurt you? If not, do they start hurting immediately after confusion wears off, or do they have to be _reactivated_.


title: How can I tell if my defibrillator has worked?

text: How can I tell if the Defibrillate on-use effect of the Gnomish Army Knife is successful without actually asking the person that I'm attempting the resurrect?


title: How do you earn Utopium in game?

text: I've found out you can get Utopium by tapping on trees and by buying it with real money. Are there any other ways?


title: Can I get back the cards I lose in the Card Queen Quest?

text: I always wondered if I take part in card queen quests can I get my card back> Take for example the Irvine card:   * Lose Sacred to Queen.   * Win irivine from Flo in the windmill of FH.   * Can I get my Sacred back afterwards?


title: Is there a way to de-level yourself?

text: I feel like I've barely started the game, yet am already level 34. Some companions are capped at level 40, and others still at 30. Is there a way to unlevel myself, or cap my own levels, so that my followers don't become irrelevant due to me skyrocketing to level 60?


title: What is the most efficient way to run in Kinect Sports?

text: I'm looking for the most efficient way to run in Kinect Sports and by that I mean the least fatiguing configuration of leg \ hand movement that corresponds to a fastest avatar movement in game. I recently observed that running like hell does not necessarily imply that avatar's speed is a highest possible, but lifting knees higher helps achieve that state. Any tips would be appreciated.


title: Do shorn sheep regrow their wool?

text: Following on from this question on dyed sheep the thought occurs "Do shorn sheep regrow their wool".   * I know that shorn sheep stay that way for a while - I see them around and about.   * I know that mobs disappear and then respawn when you leave and return to an area. So if you have a shorn sheep will it regrow it's wool if you stay in vicinity for long enough? I'm guessing that sheep that disappear and then respawn come back with a full coat.


title: As of 1.8, do sheep regrow their wool?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Do shorn sheep regrow their wool? On a previous version of minecraft I used to be able to dye sheep and they'd regrow their wool providing I didn't get too far from them. Now, they don't appear to regrow their wool. Is this true? Also, do they still spawn in 1.8? They seem pretty rare around my town....


title: Why do I only find two-handed magical weapons?

text: I play an Imperial type character, that focuses on magic and one-handed war axes. Whenever I go on assignments or into dungeons I only ever find two-handed enchanted weapons. I thought this was random and that I just have bad luck, but I then made the test and reloaded one dungeon countless times (before entering it!) and it always gave me a different two-handed weapon. It's getting annoying as I can never use the stuff I find. So what influences what type of weapon you find? Race perharps? Or maybe which location is visited? Thanks for reading!


title: Where do I find the 5 Pieces of Key, required to enter the Earth Temple?

text: I'm now ready to enter the Earth Temple, but it is locked, and the key is in 5 pieces. I've already found 3 Pieces of Key, but I'm still missing 2. I've tried dowsing for them, but I can't seem to find them.


Sometimes when I go to reload my weapon it won't be fully reloaded, and instead will only be partially refilled (i.e. I can only have 2-bullets in my Makarov even though it can hold up to 8). I originally thought this was just a bug, but it seems to happen quite a lot. Why will I not always be able to fully reload my weapon?


title: updating Counter Strike: Source version to version

text: I want to update my CS:S from 1.0.0.33 to 1.0.0.34, but I cannot find any links or patches for download. Where can I find one? Thanks in advance!


title: Can't log onto Minecraft.net

text: I just made a Mojang account and it is not letting me sign into Minecraft.net with it. I used my E-mail for my username and everything. I can sign into Mojang.com no problem what so ever but Minecraft.net says Unknown username or password. I am completely lost and have no clue what to do.


title: Battle.net app is stuck at "Loading account information" Linux

text: I was fixing another bug at baatle.net now it is done after a few days but this got at the foreground now -.- . So I start the battle.net application I enter my details and then the games tab stays on "Loading account information" for a very long time. Options are working nice, the other tab with the news is working smooth also, but this does not.. At the end of this 1-hour waiting I get a message which says:               "Oops, something crashed *blah blah blah*"      And redirect me to a blizzard help page. The summary was a problem with communicating the update manager/agent. Also I am running it on Linux via PlayOnLinux. What I have tried:   1. Closing battle.net app and starting it again.   2. Restarting the whole system and running it.   3. Launching it with Wine directly (gives me another error there - Can not reach the update manager at all).   4. Creating a shortcut and launching it from there. If someone has any ideas it would be great. Thank to everyone who loss their time here! {: Edit: I waited it to the end now and this is the actual message:               Oops! An error occurred while loading game information:     Whoops! Looks like something broke (or crashed). Please try restarting     the Battle.net desktop app and/or your computer. More help: 'Here they give link to this - https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/cannot-communicate-with-battlenet-update-agent'


title: Fixing scrambled graphics on SNES console

text: Whenever I try playing a game on my old SNES console, the graphics come out either scrambled or completely black, but the audio plays correctly, and the controls seem to work just fine. I initially thought the problem was a dirty connector on the game cartridge, but even though cleaning it did remove some dirt, it didn't improve the graphics at all. I have the same problem with each of my game cartridges, although some cartridges come out with worse graphics than the others. I double-checked the connection to the TV, and tried both the RCA connectors and the RF switch, but I have the same problem with each. It seems as though the problem is with the console itself. My SNES was in perfect working order as little as two years ago. What else can I try to do to fix the problem and return my SNES to a usable state?


title: What exactly is Chilled in Diablo 3? Does cold damage chilled 100%?

text: Cold damaged always slow enemies even if done by your scoundrel. Does that means scoundrel's attack, with Buriza, will have 100% chill rate? Buriza is a cold damage weapon. Will that synchronize with wizard talent that increase damage against frozen or chilled enemies? A popular build nowaday is to buy Buriza for scoundrel. Many said that they want those with high freeze rate to synchronize with cold blood. However, if Buriza will chill 100% then it's not much of an issue? Yes I know that cold damage slow enemies. However, does it "chill" the enemies? Will it proc cold blood? That is the essence of the question.


title: How do I defeat Orthros in Glory of Heracles (DS)?

text: The Nintendo DS title "Glory of Heracles" is a turn based RPG. Orthros is a boss character in a mine. The tricky thing about defeating him seems to be that when you think you've got him beat, he doubles or triples. I've killed him seventeen times, or more, but each time I do a final attack that has enough HP damage to finally kill him, he survives it, and replicates. I'm randomly experimenting with the magic I have available, and physical attacks ,and it seems that the "elemental ether scores" at the top of the screen are the key to the puzzle, and if one can find attacks that show an up- arrow icon then they are 'more effective'... The party has three characters, level 9 at the beginning of the battle, in my case. This may also be part of the problem. Perhaps you need to grind longer and arrive at this quest with level 10 and more magic?


title: Changing Party Member Outfits in Mass Effect 2

text: So I just completed the mission: Stealing Memory as part of the Kasumi DLC. I was told that I had unlocked an alternate costume. Where can I see the costumes and/or change it for my squadmates?


title: Is there a french translation for Endless Space?

text: I would like to play Endless Space in French. Is there any way to do it? I use Steam in French already.


title: How are claims created and inherited?

text: Each claim to a title has two properties:   1. whether it's weak or strong   2. whether it's inheritable or not Each of the 4 possible combinations of the two properties is possible. Since I didn't find any detailed explanation, I was wondering: How exactly are claims inherited? When does a strong claim become weak upon inheritance? Can an inheritable claim become not inheritable upon inheritance? If yes, when exactly does that happen? Also, what are the ways “new” claims can be created? I know you can create a claim using Chancellor, and I think you also receive a claim on title if you lose that title in war. Are there other options?


title: Does Origin support Spore?

text: I came across my old Spore account last week, and contacted EA about if it works on Origin. They asked for me verification and I gave it to them, they verified my Spore account was valid. The support person then simply added Spore onto my Origin account. Later on, I then launched Spore from Origin and it asked me for my serial key. I looked at Game Info of Spore using Origin, and my key was listed there. But entering it gave me "invalid key" and live chat was unable to solve the issue.   * Is Spore still officially supported by EA?   * Does Origin officially support Spore? I just received a response from email support: > I understand that you are not able to play Spore on your computer. As a > gamer myself I understand how frustrating this can be. Unfortunately we > cannot support the game with this type of error because the game is no > longer being updated for current versions of Windows. They offered a free game instead. But I'm simply looking to get Spore working. Sigh. So my main question is now "How can I get my legit copy of Spore playable?"


title: Does p2p mean "Pay to Play" or "Peer to Peer"

text: Both terms are used often in the gaming world and people tend to use "p2p" for abbreviating both. What are the correct abbreviations and usages? Peer to Peer generally means a multiplayer game that is hosted on one of the player's machines. Pay to Play is obviously when you pay a fee to play a game, such as WoW.


title: What does the flashing lightning icon over minions mean?

text: I was playing Dominion and noticed that when my minions started attacking a point (and slowly capturing it) that a little icon started flashing above them. I took a screenshot of it. ![League of Legends minions with lightning bolts above their head](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Amf4c.jpg) I'm guessing it's to alert me that they are making progress, but I'm not totally sure what the symbol means.


title: Is it worth connecting my cities with roads early in Civ 5?

text: Roads are expensive in Civ 5 (1 gold upkeep per turn), but I make some of that back when I connect my cities to my capital. Is it always still a net loss, and if so, is that money better spent elsewhere early in the game?


title: If I kill my horses will it spawn more horses in Minecraft?

text: I found some horses on my server, but there not the type I want. Is there a way to get more to spawn? like if I were to kill my original spawned horses will more horses spawn?


title: What happens to a research agreement when we go to war in Civ 5?

text: I formed a research agreement with an AI in Civ 5, and when it was about halfway done he attacked me. Is that money just gone for both of us, or can we resume it somehow once I've taught him a lesson?


title: What bonuses do the different types of city-states give in Civ 5?

text: What bonuses do each of the different city-state types give, and do they ever change?


title: What ranged champions are good at top lane?

text: I am trying to find out which ranged champions would work the best at top lane. Any ideas Thanks :D Update: I prefer using ranged champions and want to go top lane. I haven't started playing any ranked games yet so I am not really worried too much about countering any champions in this question. I am good at harassing and am usually pretty cautious about possible ganks. Champions I can play pretty well are Annie, Malzahar, Leblanc, Miss Fortune, Tristana, and Ziggs.


title: Where can I find the Shield of Valor?

text: I completed the game with 5 of the 6 pieces of the valor set. I'd like to find the 6th piece for the _Knight in Shining Armor_ achievement. It appears that I am missing the shield, but I don't know where to look. Where can I find it?


title: Is it possible to get rid of the Beggar's Coin?

text: I won a combat with a gargoyle, and much to my surprise, I still received a negative effect in my results cards... a Beggar's Coin. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0EPH6.jpg) This is like a double-dipping of pain. It lowers my Wands score by 1 while also taking up 2 points of Wands inventory space. And as far as I can tell, I can't drop it and couldn't refuse to pick it up. Is there any way to get rid of this?


title: How do I finish the room with many useless doors (mausoleum)?

text: I found a room with about 50 doors arranged in four rows of four on each side of the cube, but with some removed/blocked. Every door I have gone through has brought me to a different door in the same room, but the world map shows that there is an exit to another room. Which of the doors should I go through to get to the next room? ![Mausoleum](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1Df7J.png)


title: Mind control over Telekinetic field

text: How bad is it to try controlling an enemy with mind control? Does the chances increases depending on enemy type and/or distance and/or remaining health? The telekinetic field can't fail, providing me with defence bonuses. Would the mind control really be worth it?


title: Not getting achievements In Civilization 5 is there a difference between silver and bronze achievements?

text: I just finished a game as Attila. I won a militaristic victory on level Prince(4), small map, standard game. I did not get my steam achievement for this victory, Scourge of Everyone. Then I noticed that some achievements have silver locks and some bronze. Could it be that I cannot unlock the bronze until I complete the silver ones? What other reason is there for not getting the achievement? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/SYGUD.png) FYI, I just beat the game again by replaying from an auto-save and this time I saved it on the very last turn. Still no luck. **UPDATE:** I think Rob and Robin Hood are correct because I did get the Enlighten Ruler achievement (unlock all social policies) but I am not getting the leader ones This time with Montezuma **UPDATE:** I have the Brave New World DLC. I just finished a new game with Montezuma and received the Montezuma's Revenge achievement.


title: Is stereoscopy (3D) in Fez's New Game++ used in any of the puzzles?

text: Gomez gets 3D glasses in the New Game++ intro (activated in the settings menu thereafter). Does it reveal any hidden codes, information, or new functions in the levels, or is it strictly just for aesthetics/fun like an Easter egg? ![3D GLASSES](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0NFkf.png)


title: Can a PS2 Dual Shock work with Call of Duty: Black Ops for PC?

text: Title says it all. I'm a newbie when it comes to this stuff. :)


title: Can friends order from my Nooklings' catalog?

text: I've upgraded to T&T Mart, so the Nooklings' store now has a catalog where I can order many of the items I've previously found or purchased. If my friends visit my town and use my catalog, will they see their items or my items? Can my friends visit to order items I have (but they don't) then have them delivered to their town?


title: What are the rewards for each Steam Level?

text: As many of you know, Steam now offers a profile level system. Upon leveling up, you seem to receive rewards (eg ability to receive cards from voting on Community Choice, more friends). As far as we know, what are these rewards, per level? Are there any rewards other than more friend slots? I know that each level gives five more friends, and 10-level milestones grant higher booster pack drop rates (20% more each milestone up to fifty).


title: Why does my Nintendo 64 randomly reset?

text: I have an N64 that will reset/restart back to the Nintendo 64 logo as if power cycling at random. It isn't a set amount of time into the game, or based on a button combination, but it always resets the same across various games. Sometimes the N64 will reset repeatedly at the logo screen. What are the possible reasons for this happening, and how can I stop it? Is it possible to diagnose or repair the issue myself? I'm using standard controllers and cables, no mods, and the little red/black expansion pack.


title: All Portal 2 Achievements and how to get them

text: Being the achievement whore that I am, and knowing that others out there are as well, I thought it'd be good to have a centralized place where you can see what you have to do to get them all. ## Single-Player Achievements These achievements are unlocked in the single player campaign ### Story-Progression Achievements You will get these achievements just by playing all the way through the single player campaign. To avoid spoilers, these just have the achievement description next to them.   * **Wake Up Call** - Survive the manual override   * **You Monster** - Reunite with GLaDOS   * **Undiscouraged** - Complete the first Thermal Discouragement Beam test   * **Bridge Over Troubling Water** - Complete the first Hard Light Bridge test   * **SaBOTour** - Make a break for it   * **Stalemate Associate** - Press the button!   * **Tater Tote** - Carry science forward   * **Vertically Unchallenged** - Master the Repulsion Gel   * **Stranger Than Friction** - Master the Propulsion Gel   * **White Out** - Complete the first Conversion Gel test   * **Tunnel of Funnel** - Master the Excursion Funnel   * **Dual Pit Experiment** - Do the same test twice   * **The Part Where He Kills You** - This is that part   * **Lunacy** - That just happened ### Optional Achievements You actually have to earn these by doing specific tasks in the single player campaign. **Many of these videos show how to beat certain chambers and should be considered spoilers**   * **Drop Box** - Place a cube on a button without touching the cube - Easiest to do in ch. 2 chamber 6   * **Pturretdactyl** - Use an Aerial Faith Plate to launch a turret - This can be done in the same chamber as Drop Box, ch. 2 chamber 6   * **Preservation of Mass** - Break the rules in Test Chamber 07 - Try to rescue your companion cube! in ch. 2   * **Overclocker** - Complete Test Chamber 10 in 70 seconds - Ch. 3; See one way to do it here   * **Good Listener** - Take GLaDOS' escape advice - Listening doesn't always pay off. Ch. 4   * **No Hard Feelings** - Save a turret from redemption - Whether or not you choose to then vaporize it later is optional. Ch. 5   * **You Made Your Point** - Refuse to solve the first test in Chapter 8 - _You literally just sit there a minute until you get it. This is the test Wheatley says he made up himself, with "TEST" written on the wall; not the first chamber where he's trying to get boxes to walk onto a button._   * **Pit Boss** - Show that pit who's boss - Take a leap of faith for Wheatley   * **Final Transmission** - Find the hidden signal in one of the Rat Man's dens - Also done in the same room as Drop Box, Ch. 2   * **Scanned Alone** - Stand in a defective turret detector - _Fairly self-explanatory once you get to that part of the story; Ch. 5_   * **Schrodinger's Catch** - Catch a blue-painted box before it touches the ground - _Also fairly self-explanatory once you get to that part of the story; Ch. 6_   * **Ship Overboard** - Discover the missing experiment - _see Door Prize; Ch. 6_   * **Door Prize** - Examine all the vitrified test chamber doors - This shows the location of all the doors, which will lead you to the missing experiment; Ch. 6   * **Portrait of a Lady** - Find a hidden portrait - Find her here; Ch. 7   * **Smash TV** - Break 11 test chamber monitors - You know what he's got too many of? Monitors! Loads of 'em ## Co-Op Achievements ### Completion Achievements You will get these achievements simply by completing all of the co-op courses   * **Team Building** - Complete all test chambers in the Team Building co-op course   * **Confidence Building** - Complete all test chambers in the Mass and Velocity co-op course   * **Bridge Building** - Complete all test chambers in the Hard-Light Surfaces co-op course   * **Obstacle Building** - Complete all test chambers in the Excursion Funnels co-op course   * **You Saved Science** - Complete all test chambers in all courses of co-op   * **High Five** - Celebrate your cooperative calibration success - _Simply do the high-five gesture after completing the co-op calibration course_ (comes automatically after finishing calibration course)  ### Optional Achievements You actually have to earn these by doing specific tasks in co-op   * **Iron Grip** - Never lose a cube in Chamber 6 of the Mass and Velocity co-op course   * **Gesticul-8** - Perform all 8 gestures of your own volition in co-op - _No explanation needed_   * **Can't Touch This** - Dance in front of a turret blocked by a hard light bridge in co-op - _No explanation needed_   * **Empty Gesture** - Drop your co-op partner in goo while they are gesturing by removing the bridge under them - _You monster_   * **Party of Three** - Find the hidden companion cube in co-op test chamber - See it here   * **Narbacular Drop** - Place a portal under your co-op partner while they are gesturing - _No explanation needed_   * **Professor Portal** - After completing co-op, complete Calibration Course online with a friend who hasn’t played before   * **Air Show** - Perform 2 aerial gestures before touching the ground in co-op   * **Portal Conservation Society** - Complete Chamber 3 in the Hard-Light Surfaces co-op course using only 5 total portal placements - Here's how it's done   * **Four Ring Circus** - Enter 4 different portals without touching the ground in co-op    * **Triple Crown** - Solve 3 co-op chambers in the Mass and Velocity course in under 60 seconds each - See how it's done   * **Still Alive** - Complete Course 4 with neither you nor your co-op partner dying - _No explanation needed_   * **Asking for Trouble** - Taunt GLaDOS in front of a camera in each of the five co-op courses - _No explanation needed_   * **Rock Portal Scissors** - Win 3 co-op games of rock-paper-scissors in a row - _Good luck!_   * **Friends List With Benefits** - While playing co-op, hug 3 different people on your friends list - _Awwww_


title: How do I enter cheat codes for LEGO Star Wars III on Nintendo DS?

text: I can find lists of Nintendo DS specific cheat codes for LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars via a Google search, however--how should one enter the codes in the game? ![LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars](http://i.stack.imgur.com/frx5G.jpg) The usual places,   * The bar where you can buy cheats, characters and hints;   * The in-game option menu where you can activate cheats;   * The initial menu **do not** have an "Enter Cheat Code" screen like the Wii version, for example. Does anyone know how to enter the codes? Do I need a red brick?


title: Is there any story justification for "traversing the white light"?

text: After sinking many hours into Dark Souls, I've come to the realization that the story is actually very complex, even if it's hidden or muddied most of the time. Even the multiplayer aspects of the game have an in-world explanation which ties into the universe. This makes me wonder about other things which never seemed to "fit" except as a game mechanic. Is there such an in-game, world-relevant explanation for the fog covering doors which the player must choose to "traverse the white light" through? I always thought it was just a technique to prevent the player from leaving once a boss battle had begun, but now I'm thinking maybe there's some hidden intricacy to it that I've missed. This thought is enhanced by the fact that the fog does not always block the path to a boss; very often it simply leads to another area and immediately dissipates when the player crosses it. ![Traverse the white light!](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kZYKL.jpg)


title: Is there a way to use Netflix on PS3 without PSN?

text: When I initially heard of the PSN outage, I thought it would be no big deal for me. After all, I don't play a lot of multiplayer or online games on that system. For that matter, it's been awhile since I've played _any_ games on the PS3. Most of the time I'm just using it for... oh... right... Netflix. Why there is any reason for me to log into PSN to use Netflix is beyond me. For some reason it's required, but at the same time content will still load in the background even if I don't log in. I found that out myself on accident today, while trying to cancel the login and get back to the PlayStation menu (a process which in itself is annoyingly painful). So, is there any way to actually _use_ Netflix on the PS3 without having to log in to PSN? I imagine there might be some means of doing it through rooting the system or other similar hacks. However, I'd much rather avoid this as it is quite probable that Sony will eventually ban such devices from the network. (Though I don't often use it for much other than Netflix, I'd still rather not lose it.) So, I would like an answer that provides the simplest, most "legal" method available if there is one.


title: Can I shoot an eagle?

text: Can an eagle take an arrow in the knee? Just kidding. But seriously, is it possible to actually land an arrow in a flying eagle? I´ve tried with about 200 arrows without any success.


title: Need help finding an old game I want to rewrite/port

text: There was this old stick figure game for Windows I played a while back. You, playing as a stick figure, run around on a 2d map with guns and fight other stick figures. You can get power ups, like jetpacks, bigger guns and the like. It's a very simple game with not much to it. I think it came with a map editor as well. Google results only provide me with subpar flash games and some Stick War game that clearly isn't it. I want to write a Linux port and I would like to give it another run before I start that process. Anyone know what I'm talking about?


title: Why does my horse break the lead I tied him to the rail with?

text: I always tie my horse up to a rail outside my house, but whenever I come back to him he's wandering around the yard. If I'm lucky the lead broke and I can pick it back up, but often the lead has despawned. I don't understand why on flat ground the horse wont stay tied to the rail or fence with the lead. Can someone tell me why this horse always breaks the lead?![Horse broke the lead](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xkkPM.png)


title: Are PC games and expansion packs region locked?

text: Title pretty much says it. If I have the US version of a game (physical disc media, _not_ Games for Windows edition or Steam download) and get a UK edition of an expansion pack, will they work? Additionally, if I have the UK version, can I play against friends who have the US edition on a local network? The specific question is regarding the Battle for Middle-Earth and the Rise of the Witch-King expansion pack, which are older games from 2006.


title: How do I power park?

text: I've seen achievements, statistics and even the in game radio host mention "Power Parking", but nowhere have I actually found instructions on how do it. I have found carparks, and have launched myself off some of the roofs, but this doesn't seem to have anything to do with Power Parking. So how do you power park, and how is it scored?


title: Will events happen the same in identical saves?

text: Recently my graphics card crashed and I was unable to save my game before I restarted. If I started back from a previous save, would events be the same, or different? Would CS's give the same quests? Would the same technologies be stolen? Same cities settled?


title: How long does it take Giants to respawn? Alternatively, where can I find a rapidly respawning Giant?

text: I'm trying to farm giants for their toes. Unfortunately they don't respawn very often. I've finished the main quest. Sometimes I wait up to 30 days for the respawn and they don't show up. The location is marked as cleared   I left some mammoth last time   I wait 30 days   I am level 43 The giants do not respawn. What am I doing wrong? EDIT* Giant toes + wheat makes fortify health potion. While the potion is quite useful it levels up alchemy a lot


title: How Long Is A Redstone Night In Minecraft?

text: I am currently creating a debuff system that gives you slowness during the night if you don't use a bed. I am using a daylight sensor and was wondering how long the effect should last. I thought just a full night would be fine but now I need to know (in real time) how long a night is (Or more specifically how long a daylight sensor doesn't send out a redstone signal for). Thanks!


title: Will I have to purchase a cross-play game twice?

text: I'm pretty excited about the the idea of continuing my PS3 save game on the go with the PS Vita. This is one of the deciding features for me when it comes to whether or not I will invest in one of these nifty little devices. My only worry is that I will have to buy the game twice; both on PS3 and PS Vita. So does anyone know if this will be the case? I've heard that it is a single buy and that supporting games come with a PSN download code for the alternate version but I have never seen any concrete evidence.


title: Can't start "Glory Of The Dead"

text: The characters (The Huntress lady and such) are just standing around the dead silver hand after I've returned from collecting the witches' heads for Kodlak. The remaining Companions that are outside will talk when activated but only repeat the same garbage while the companions inside the building won't talk as it says that the character is busy. I haven't a clue what to do. I read somewhere that you need all the fragments of a blade or sword, but I believe I must have already completed this mission to access the quest I'm currently stuck on. Can someone help?


title: Can't Get Gratitude Crystal from Peatrice

text: I've been trying to get the gratitude crystals from Peatrice and cannot seem to get her to invite me back to her house. I've followed the instructions here: Peatrice and Peater's Side Quest: Peatrice's Secret Admirer (5 Gratitude Crystals) Going back to the bazaar, she doesn't invite me back to her house at night. Do I have to wait a certain period of time before she will do this?


title: Is my clock broken?

text: I understand that the Tamrielic cultures have their own names for days and months:               Tamrielic | Gregorian     ---------------------     Sundas    | Sunday     Morndas   | Monday     Tirdas    | Tuesday     Middas    | Wednesday     Turdas    | Thursday     Fredas    | Friday     Loredas   | Saturday     =====================          Tamrielic        |  Gregorian     -----------------------------     Morning Star     |  January     Sun's Dawn       |  February     First Seed       |  March     Rain's Hand      |  April     Second Seed      |  May     Midyear          |  June     Sun's Height     |  July     Last Seed        |  August     Hearthfire       |  September     Frostfall        |  October     Sun's Dusk       |  November     Evening Star     |  December     ============================      However, I've recently noticed that days seem to be ending/beginning at 3/4 PM instead of at midnight. Is my clock broken? Is there a way I can fix it? Is this just another quirk in Tamriel's time keeping, or is this an undocumented feature in the game? _Note: I'm on a PS3. Your console commands are no good here._


title: Can you kill sheep with axes?

text: In Kingdom Rush, the Sorcerer Mage's Polymorph ability turns people into sheep which it says can't be blocked. This almost seems to do more harm than good if I'm using melee people. Can barbarians still hit them with their throwing axes? What about flying sheep, can they hit them?


title: Does finding a skull do anything?

text: In _Legend of Grimrock_ , there are several hidden locations. You can find various items in these secret rooms (weapons, armor, etc.). The one that's piqued my interest the most, however, is the Skull. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/I2h6N.jpg) Normally, I'd think nothing of this. Just a skull in a pile of bones. Seems to be fairly common in dungeons like these. The confusing part is: **They get their own section in the Statistics page.** **Do these skulls do anything for me?** (i.e. will collecting ALL the skulls get me a super-secret ending and/or weapon?)


title: How do I reset my password?

text: I can't seem to get my password to reset for my SWTOR account. When I click on the forgot password link no email is sent to my specified email address. What can I do?


title: How common are the card rarities in Arena?

text: In Arena, you are shown 30 set of 3 cards. Each set of 3 cards usually (always?) has the same card rarity. The card rarities are basic, common, rare, epic, and legendary. How common are each of the rarities in Arena? In particular, are common and basic the same rarity or not? The distribution of rarities in Arena must be different than the distribution of rarities in card packs because:   * Basic cards don't appear in card packs   * 1st, 10th, 20th, and 30th pick in Arena are always rare or higher   * Each card pack has at least one rare or higher


title: How do I talk to my team on Left 4 Dead 2?

text: Is there any in game voice chat system? In what app it's easier to find players that use voice communication? Teamspeak? What server?


title: Why are my maps out of order now?

text: The other day I played a custom map in StarCraft II. Now my maps are out of order. When I go to play vs the AI, my maps used to be sorted by number of players then name, but now they appear to be in a completely random order, and the default settings are Custom. Why did this happen? How can I fix it (short of reinstalling the game or something)?


title: Battlefield 3 Obscure Dogtags

text: How do you go about unlocking some of the seemingly more obscure dogtags in BF3? Specifically: Dog Tag Name - Description   * 6 Wolf Moon - No one likes a lone wolf   * Bye Kitty - Scratched during the long lonely hours on watch   * Road - Highly irregular, but amusing   * Pile O Bones - Are all these even from the same person?   * Opener - Indespensable equipment for excursions   * Ace of Spades: You win some, you lose some   * Bringer of Death: Because that's what you are   * Cause of Death - Fishy abbreviation (be something to do with Call of Duty probably)   * More Dinosaurs - Because that's what we really need   * Haggard - Gets around quite a lot   * Mayan - Incredible, isn't it?   * Yarrr - Talk like a pirate These are located towards the bottom of the dog tags page, a few rows above the Assault/Engi/Support/Recon Service Star 5+ dog tags.


title: What is the point of Rengar vs Kha'zix anymore?

text: There is a mini-quest in LoL that when there's a Kha'zix and Rengar on opposite teams, a duel between them is initiated somewhere along in the game. The question is, what's the point of it anymore if Rengar doesn't lose stacks anymore even if he dies.


title: What endorsements benefit the tank's jet engine gun in Monday Night Combat?

text: When using a custom class you can choose various endorsements and I wanted to know which effect the tank's gun. I'm mainly wondering about the rate of fire and critical shot, but a list of those that do or do not would be appreciated.


title: How much ammo will a Medic see on their HUD while healing a spy?

text: In a relatively recent update, Medics gained the ability to see how much ammo their heal target has for their currently selected weapon. This got me thinking about a medic healing/ubering a spy, because presumably they'll never display anything but full ammo. Or possibly even determining the identity of a spy because of their never-changing ammo count. How much ammo does a medic's HUD display when healing an enemy spy disguised as a teammnate?


title: Does the color of my shield mean anything?

text: I noticed as an Infiltrator I had a light blue shield and as a Vanguard I have a purple shield. What are the shield colors for each class and what do they "mean"? I assume it's something to do with the balance of combat/tech/biotic each class affords?


title: Are DLC codes region free?

text: My friend just got a copy of Mass Effect 3 in Europe, and it came with a bunch of bonus DLC that we don't have in North America. He said I could have the codes since he isn't going to bother with them. Will the codes work for my American version? Or are they region locked?


title: How many levels from Rayman Origins are availabe in Rayman Legends?

text: I've unlocked several of the "Back to Origins" paintings/levels in _Rayman Legends_. I've never played _Rayman Origins_ and was wondering how many of the levels from that game are included in _Rayman Legends_. All some? Can I save myself $20 by playing _Rayman Legends_ to completion?


title: How can a script check if my local server is running?

text: Before version 1.7.2 I was able to check if the server was running by using a shellscript that checked if `server.log.lck` was in the Minecraft server directory. I am running multiple servers via screens, so I want to be sure that the server is not running before I start it. Because 1.7.2 introduced a new logging system, this is not possible anymore. I use a shell script where I have an unique port and an unique screen name for each server. How can I now determine if the server is running?


title: Can the colossi be beaten in any order?

text: Do the colossi need to be beat in the order they are introduced to you in the game, or can they be beaten in any order?


title: Can you get reconstructive surgery in Mass Effect 3?

text: Mass Effect 2 let you permanently reverse the red Lazarus scars being a Renegade gives you. Does Mass Effect 3 have an option to do this? If so, when can I get/unlock the surgery and how much does it cost? At what point in the game does the option become available?


title: World of Warcraft Raid Lockouts

text: In **`World of Warcraft`** , the way `Raid Lockouts` work has been changed multiple times. A `Raid Lockout` is incurred when you have killed bosses within a `Raid`, and are then `Saved` from doing it again until the `Weekly Reset` is done, which is currently on Wednesday mornings. I remember for example that in WotLK (patch 3.3.5a), there were 4 lockouts for `Icecrown Citadel` (ICC).   1. `10 Normal`   2. `25 Normal`   3. `10 Heroic`   4. `25 Heroic` This is obviously no longer the case, plus `Flexible Mode` has now entered the picture, as well as `Raid Finder`. **My Question:**   1. How many different `Raid Lockouts` are there currently (for `Siege of Orgrimmar`)   2. Do the lockouts for legacy/old Raids still work the same, or are they aligned with the new `Raid Lockouts`?


title: How do I get 1 million people in a region?

text: What do you have to do to get 1 million people in a region (and is it even possible)? My cities seem to stop growing when reaching 100k people. After I reach this number of people, all my buildings become abandoned and demand for industry, housing and commercial buildings stall. People also complain about long commute times, while having 2 Highways surrounded by avenues and a very dense metro network. I've built Police stations, elementary schools, high schools, universities, hospitals, a municipal airport, a stock market, mayor statues, churches... I've got a positive cash flow and my mayor rating is very high. All my commercial zones, industry zones and housing zones are of the highest possible density. I don't have any agricultural zones. So, you guys got any advice for getting more people into my city?


title: Is it possible to complete Shelter without losing any cubs?

text: I am completely new to this game and I just finished the first part. So now I am at the night part, but I lost a cub at the first part. A bird took it. I was wondering if there is a way that I can get past the bird without a cub getting caught, if so, is it possible to end the game with all the cubs? Cause I dont want to lose any cubs...


title: When do people explode?

text: Sometimes, I noticed that when I'm in hand to hand combat, a small explosion happens when they die. When is this scenario triggered? And how much damage does it do?


title: How do you win against the superiority of NPC Lords?

text: I am playing a female character and have fought a long time with the Kingdom of the Nords against Swadia, which resulted in them having only a few castles left. Now I am trying to help the female Claimant on the Throne. I have captured 1 Castle of Swadia, which has a good position since a lot of Nord Castles are between it and the remains of the Kingdom of Swadia. Capturing the remaining Castles seems to be very difficult, since my army's max size can be around 90, but all swadian Lords have around 200-400 Men in their Armies. And Swadia has still many lords, I think it is around 7 or 8. And they often group up on me, which makes me fight more than 600 men with my 70-90 men, depending on the current state. Restricting the Number of men in battle at once is not an option since you still have to fight the rest in a second battle and if you loose some in the first battle, the second one can still go ill. What is the best late game strategy to win against these lords and/or capturing their castles?


title: In Luftrausers, How do I complete the "Kill 30 enemies while firing nonstop" mission?

text: I'm trying to complete all the normal missions in Luftrausers, but I can't seem to complete the missions for the bomb body type. It says I must kill 30 enemies while firing nonstop. Does this mean I have to kill 30 _with_ the bombs I'm dropping? I feel like I've killed thirty with my primary weapon while attempting this mission, but it always seems to say 0/30 or 3/30 at the end regardless of how many enemies I kill.


title: I have little fighting skill. How can I get rid of a Wither?

text: I have set up a Minecraft server for my 5-year-old son and a friend of his. They use it in creative mode to build stuff. Today, my son copied instructions he saw in a YouTube video and created a Wither boss. Upon creation, it blew up two quite beloved constructions of his and proceeded to wreak havoc in their town. This is when I got called in. I had hoped that some kind of operator command would be available to kill a monster and found               /kill @e[type=WitherBoss]      but that killed my avatar rather than the Wither. I think this is due to these options not yet being available. Would upgrading the server to the latest version allow me to kill it this way? If not, what is the best way to get rid of the thing? It does not necessarily have to die - if it were to sit somewhere a bit further away from the constructions and be quiet, that would be fine too. But I'm looking for a way with preferably little or no fighting skill required, since neither of us has much of that. And it'd be nice if we can save some of the scenery as well; he was rather shaken and sad already due to the destruction.


title: What can I do to get the most "fully stocked" tower bux bonuses?

text: I'm interested in any answer, but I'm particularly curious if there is a limit on how often you can it for a given store. For the Food store's it is normally hard to keep them stocked, and if I can only get "Fully Stocked" tower bux bonus say once an hour per store, than I wouldn't work as hard to keep those stores full.


title: Is it safe to buy a pre-owned Wii?

text: I want to get a Wii to play the new Zelda game, but I am on a pretty tight budget. I have only about $150 to spend, so my best option appears to be buying a used Wii at GameStop for $80 and buying Zelda and the motion plus. My only concern is the reliability of a used console. Are there any common console failures that I might be at risk for with the Wii? My main alternative would be to get the black Wii + Mario bundle, but then I would have to wait to get Zelda, which would not be the end of the world. The last thing I want is to get stuck with a broken console because I was cheap. Most of my Nintendo stuff in the past has been high quality and I am not particularly worried, I was just wondering what common types of Wii failures occur, and what to watch out for.


title: What are the fast ways of leveling  without using platinum?

text: I use the daily elixir and the Playa's potion which gives a 1.5 exp gain and I can only level up twice everyday. Will getting to Mt. Fang be at all helpful?


title: How do you reset the training counter with the console?

text: I can't find how to reset the _trained this level_ -counter. Is there a command to do so via the console, and if so--what is it?


title: How can I make Quick Play Start Working

text: Up until not long ago, I could go into the quick play section, hit the "play now" button, and I would get a server. Recently it has stopped working, saying there are no servers available. Yet I can find servers in the server browser, favorite etc. Is there any fix for this? Could this have been caused by me installing a new HUD?


title: Why did Steam erase all my games?

text: Steam just erased all my games without warning. Here's my setup and what I've done recently that could be related (I'm including probably too much detail in the hopes it helps someone figure out what happened):   * I've had my Steam account in use on 3 computers for months, and added a fourth about a month ago. There were no issues with this other than the normal needing to coordinate which one is signed in at what time.   * Yesterday I restored part of a backup (made on Computer **A** several months ago) to Computer **B**. This was a bit problematic; it failed once, then again when I tried in Offline Mode, and worked the third time although there were connection issues and I had trouble getting Steam to exit after it finished. In the end this exercise was entirely useless since Steam wanted to download the entire games again anyways.1   * Today I completed some of the downloads on Computer **B** (COD1 and Worms Crazy Golf).   * I then signed in on Computer **C** , forcing Computer **B** to be logged out.   * Then I put Steam into Offline Mode on Computer **C** , and logged in on Computer **B** again.   * Next I started up Worms Crazy Golf on **B** and exited Steam when I realized that **B** didn't have my saves since the game doesn't use Steam Cloud. (Despite this, Steam reported that it was syncing to Steam Cloud when I exited.)   * Finally I started Steam on Computer **A** before connecting to the internet, and it naturally gave me a connection error. I connected and hit Retry. Instead of logging in it said something like "Exiting", the main window flashed briefly, and it exited.   * I believe this is the point where it erased everything because the log-in window came back up about thirty seconds later and, while it remembered my username, it didn't remember my password and otherwise looked like it does when you start it up the very first time.   * After signing in none of my games were marked as installed, and my Favorites menu was empty (and ended up empty on the other PCs as well). My steamapps\common folder on the hard drive was empty and nothing could be recovered with undelete tools. So, now I have a few questions:   * Why did Steam erase everything? Is this a known issue?   * Did I do something "wrong"? I was the one doing all of the actions, setting up and playing, though who knows what their heuristics thought of it. My account doesn't appear to have been suspended or anything.   * How can I prevent this from happening again?    1The re-downloading could be because there were updates to the games, but I don't think so since the downloads were the size of the entire games. COD:MW2 couldn't possibly have had 11 GB of updates, right? Either way I am sticking to manual backups from now on, Steam's are too slow and obviously unreliable.


title: Where is Bruce Wayne?

text: I know that the Watch Dogs is set in the city of Chicago, not Gotham, but I saw at some site the profile of Bruce Wayne with $20 billion dollars in his bank account in some random street in Watch Dogs. So the question is: does Bruce Wayne really exist in Watch Dogs or this is a hoax? If it's true, did someone find where he hangs out? Here is a picture showing this: ![as in the Batman Bruce Wayne](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zbknZ.jpg)


title: What option will generate fewer aquifers in world gen?

text: I am facing an aquifer at every conceivable location it seems. I finally figured out how to tunnel through on a freezing map, but I don't want to spend so much time above ground. My dwarves need their tunnels.


title: Guild Wars - How To Lower Ping / Change District?

text: I've never played the original GW - but I thought I'd give it a try. When I connect and start playing, the game seems slow and unresponsive. If I bring up the performance window I can see that my ping > 400ms. Can anyone tell me if there are European verse US servers like there are in WoW? I don't remember being asked, nor do I see a way to choose. I've tried to Google it; but I'm having trouble avoiding results for 'Guild Wars 2'. I was able to find information about 'Territorys' which seems like what I want; but I can't figure out how to set it's value. My NCSoft account was created in the United States; perhaps there is no way to change it?


title: Where are the droid legs on M4-78 in The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod?

text: I've recently reinstalled KOTOR II with the Restored Content Mod and have gotten to the Droid Planet (M4-78). I've been okay with the other quests, but Fixing Droids quest has me stumped. I've repaired both the droid in environmental and the droid outside the industrial sector, but I cannot find the legs that the droid by the landing pad entrance needs. Any one know where I should look? Alternatively if anyone has found a guide/walkthrough for that includes the sections added by the Restored content mod that would be appreciated.


title: Is the N7:Cerberus Attacks mission internally time sensitive?

text: I know that the mission itself must be completed before the Priority:Tuchanka mission, and that's not what I'm asking about. Within the mission I hear a lot of hollering of "save me" from the civilians that Cerberus are attacking. Meanwhile this area has tons of hidey holes with stuff to find. Will I be penalized for moving slowly through this area and farming instead of hauling butt to save the civilians? (Sort of like how it's okay to put priority missions as the last thing on your to-do list?)


title: How do you put mana symbols in your name?

text: In all of the Magic the Gathering: Duals of the Planeswalker games so far, you can add mana symbols (and other symbols?) to your name using special character sequences. **What are all the character sequences?**


title: If I'm farming the Warrior using the moonshot, can I switch to the new Tiny Tina DLC and still farm?

text: I've been farming the Warrior on UVHM (finally got there last night), but I also want to play the new DLC. If I jump to Dragon Keep (or whatever the station is for the new DLC), will I still be able to continue farming the Warrior with moonshots? My assumption is that I'll have to kill everything on the way there (since I can't just teleport into the Vault of the Hunter) but not have to kill the Warrior again. Is that correct?


title: My steampunker wont spawn even though i have all of the requirements to get her and i have a sutible house

text: I cant make the steam punker move into my house even though i killed a mechanical boss, i removed the hollow from my house, the house is sutible, i just don't know what went wrong


title: Jungler or Support in Twisted Threeline (3v3 map)

text: I play a lot of 3v3 ranked (currently gold I) and I noticed that sometimes a team would have a jungler, and sometimes a support that will assist one of his teammate bot or top. I was wondering what are the advantages and disadvantages of using both strategy, and in which situation would one work best? Thanks


title: fort suddently died, looking for explanantion

text: I had reclaimed a fortress in a hot region, and started to dig looking for water. Then a message about the fort's death appeared. One tick, I had 7 dwarves happy digging, farming, brewing, in multiple layers of cavern, and one tick later (a looong tick, the game froze a bit) and I got the fortress death message. I did not have a savegame since not even a season had passed. I don't have any mods. Just ironhand tileset. After reclaiming again I've got a hidden collapse, skeleton of dwarves and a dog on upper layer, and just some bag in the lowest layer where miner was working. No cave or other !!FUN!! has been located. I'm puzzled. EDIT: Another collapse on level lower than I had dug. I'm puzzled and scared. EDIT: Corpses are found "dehydrated", but dwarf was fine and a lot of booze was there. EDIT: Dug to the collapse, seem unrelated as I found a seasonal flooding magma sea and water. Also a lot of nether-cap inside the magma sea suggest that the first winter's magma flooding has filled the cave causing the collapse somehow, maybe the first time meeting the water lake.


title: What is the Xbox 360's repair warranty term?

text: I'm debating whether or not to ship my Xbox 360 in for repair (three red lights, out of warranty, original Xbox 360). Its warranty expired in 2008. If I pay for Microsoft to fix it and it breaks again two days later, will they cover it? Can someone please confirm what the post-repair warranty term? 30 days? 90 days? Anything? I didn't see this explicitly mentioned on their site.


title: How does auto-leveling work?

text: In the **Options** screen under **Gameplay** , there is an option to turn " **Auto Level-Up** " on or off. I understand the gist of auto-leveling to be that the game decides how to increase the abilities of your team. But what criteria does it use to decide what to focus on when it comes to a character- by-character basis?   * Does the game always level up character X in the same way?   * If I leave auto-leveling on for the duration, will my squad be underpowered toward the latter half of the game compared to the min-max approach that's typically done by the player?   * Does the game attempt to min-max abilities, or does it put points in everything equally? Here's the actual **Options** screen I'm talking about: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/P9VEo.jpg) Notice the lack of useful information being displayed at the bottom.


title: In mass effect 3, how does Fortification work?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What does Fortification do? Does fortification increase Damage resistance in general? Or just Health? Or Shield/Barrier?


title: Can't use any DLC red text content for Borderlands 2

text: I cant seem to use any DLC redtext weaponry even after completing Captain Scarlet's campaign. It still says at the top of a weapon pane " requires pirate booty " of which i happily looted previously.


title: How does the DPS between Nova's rank 5 evolutions compare?

text: At rank 5, Nova can evolve one of two different ways, **Power Recharge** or **Half Blast**. The descriptions are:   * **Power Recharge** - Increase recharge speed of all powers by 25% for 15s.     * Damage: 385     * Force: 585N     * Radius: 4m    * **Half Blast** - Gain the option to use nova two times in a row by reducing its barrier consumption by 50% but at the cost of reducing damage and force by 40%.      * Damage: 245     * Force: 405N     * Radius: 4m Given these statistics, how much DPS does each version of the power do over the same period of time, all other factors (enemy shields/armor/barrier, difficulty, etc.) being equal? I'm having trouble figuring this out by eyeballing it because I'm unsure if Power Recharge increases Nova's recharge as well and what effect that would have. If there are other, more situational factors that would significantly affect the DPS output that are more clear from hands-on experience with each version (basically, if it sounds good on paper but actually isn't so much in practice), please mention those in your answer.


title: When do the suicide grunts explode?

text: I was playing halo reach last week and there was a suicide grunt running at me. I ran away since I had no ammo or grenades and I sure as heck wasn't going to melee him. Well I ran around a rock thinking he would blow up on his own. 15 minutes go by and it still didn't die! He died when I thought he blew up but I was wrong! Why did he not blow up until he reached me?   Do they actually blow up on their own at some point?


title: How do I pick up multiple units at the same time with the Medivac?

text: In some videos I've seen Medivacs scoop up a whole load of units at the same time. I'm trying to get by right-clicking all the units to pick them up, but knowing how to do this properly would of course be helpful.


title: How can I remove older items from the downloads page, and display newer ones?

text: The downloads section of Steam's has been frustrating me. It's clogged up by some items I haven't been touching in months, whereas fresh downloads don't show up in the list. To add to the frustration, the status bar only shows the progress of the fresh downloads, ignoring the staler ones. Removing local content of games in the downloads page does _not_ remove them from my downloads page for some reason. How can I make the downloads page stop showing these few old downloads, and show newer ones instead?


title: Does playing a low-level quest in Diablo III give me less XP per kill?

text: If I've skipped to Act II as soon as I can, but I come back eventually and play with a level 3 player, the mobs are very easy. Are they providing me with less XP per mob then I would've achieved if I were level 3? Are they providing my friend with less XP then if he were playing with another level 3 player?


title: Civilization 5 vs Rise of Nation

text: I really enjoyed Rise of Nations and with all the Civi 5 questions popping up here, how is Civilization 5 different than Rise of Nations? Rise of Nations employed the concept of territory but also had RTS elements.


title: What does the potion medal do?

text: I just discovered the potion medal. The game's description seemed pretty vague. I've now got too much stuff to carry in all my adventure pouches. I need to decide what to carry with me and what to leave behind with the totally unstable item check lady. Help me decide. **What affect does the potion medal have?**


title: Do mortar strikes cause friendly fire?

text: In _Battlefield 3_ , ( _non_ -hardcore) I know that grenades can damage both enemies and teammates. Does this also apply to mortar fire? Am I hurting my own team with splash damage?


title: Does JOYSTICK-IT work with MAME on PC?

text: I'm thinking of getting a JOYSTICK-IT by ThinkGeek, the guys who developed the iCade. However, **I would like to know if the Joystick works for a MAME Emulator on PC.** It should be able to connect fine, since it is Bluetooth based, however I have doubts because of the iCade's incompatibility with PC (Discussed here). Does anyone have experience with the Joystick? Or can anyone tell me if it would work?


title: How do I force a pilot to eject without murdering him?

text: I'm trying to achieve "It's Cold Outside" which means that I have to force someone to eject from their ship. I loaded the game and flew to the first waypoint, and then jumped to one of the systems marked in red on the galaxy map. I quickly got into a pitched battle against a group of Terran fighters, but no matter how close I got to destroying their ships, they wouldn't eject. How can I force someone to eject from their ship?


title: Can I play Mass Effect 2 with 0 Paragon points?

text: I'm replaying ME2 as a 100% Renegade femshep and I just cured some plague on Omega so Mordin would follow me. I got some Renegade but I also got Paragon. Is it possible to play through without getting a single Paragon point? My aim is to be 100% Renegade and get 0 Paragon.


title: How do I get Enriched Terrain and Compost?

text: Is it possible to create your own **Enriched Terrain** (also known as **Fertile Terrain** ), or are you stuck with the ones provided? And related, where do I get more **Compost**?


title: How can I use all four weapon slots?

text: How do you use your four weapon slots in _Far Cry 3_? I own the holster/sling for four guns but I can only use two even though I own more.


title: Do accidents have any long-term consquences?

text: I'm not the best truck driver in the world. I'll usually crash into a couple things on a mission, resulting in the truck I'm driving taking damage. I've only done Quick Jobs so far, so any damage done to the truck is just taken off my fee for driving the truck. However, are there any other consequences to crashing into things, which go beyond the scope of my mission? Such as not being able to take on certain jobs due to having a high crash rate?


title: Are Jarvis Virus/Ada Refactors useless to the other side?

text: If an Enlightenment player picks up an ADA Refactor or if a Resistance player picks up a JARVIS virus, are they of any use? (Apart from recycling!) Each appears to be a weapon that can only be used by one side.


title: How do I interpret rally pace notes?

text: This applies probably much more broadly than to _DiRT 3_ only, but what do all the pace notes my co-driver provides mean? (Left|Right) [1-6]|"Hairpin" is easy enough to understand, along with the literal "keep left", "near house", but there are random numbers mixed in and other more abstract directions.


title: iPad stolen. Can we retrieve a Minecraft world?

text: My son has spend ages building his Minecraft world pocket edition on my iPad. However the iPad was stolen.   Is there any other way he can access his world from another iPad or laptop, etc..?


title: How do I unlock new hideouts?

text: In Watch Dogs, you start out with two hideouts you can fast-travel to. However, both are on the far corner of the island, so if I want to travel to a different corner, I have to make the long drive there manually. I assumed I'd get more hideouts through missions or something, but I'm about 5 hours in and still have just the two. **What do I need to do to unlock new hideouts?** Also, how many are there total, and where are they?


title: SimCity (2013) not loading

text: I have a Mac with the correct requirements and I have played the new SimCity before on it. Now that I've updated my system to Mavericks and updated SimCity, it no longer loads. When I click Play in Origin, it just sits there bouncing on my dock until it disappears (closing itself). After reinstalling Origin and reinstalling SimCity, the same thing happens. Any ideas why this is happening?


title: Does Design Type Matter?

text: Does "Design Type" matter in Space Empires 5? Specifically does it have any impact on how the AI or computer will build or manage those ships/units? I already noticed that units are grouped by design type.


title: Where can I find official data on character frame data and hitboxes?

text: In super street fighter 4, people often talk about frame data and hit boxes, and technical details about these topics can be found online. Has Capcom ever released these information? Or are they simply from guesswork and deductions by players?


title: How can I view the map in Assassin's Creed III?

text: Ok, this is a total newb question, but can't figure it out. I'm playing AC3 on a PC with an XBOX 360 controller connected. How can I open the map? Or, can I open the map? I have this tiny minimap in the corner of course, but I'd like to see more of the map. Or can't I open the map until later? I'm almost done with sequence 5.


title: What's the use of Alchemy?

text: I've now tried all three crafting trees and I must say, I don't really see the point of alchemy over the other two, save for lore. As I see, alchemy has a few shortcomings   * Takes ages to level, unless powerleveling it (which to me is a bit of an immersion sink).   * Doesn't give that extra kick crafted and enhanced/enchanted weapons and armor do   * Poisons have to be applied constantly which brakes the flow   * It's hard to know if the applied poison will make a difference or not. You might oneshot a mob without poison and in that case it's a waste of charge.   * More often than not, poisons are resisted, like the draugr.   * You can buy pretty much anything you need from an alchemy shop. Even as a non-alchemist I was basically drip feeding myself with potions.   * While not exactly boring, enchanted weapons still allow for more versitality and interesting combinations. All in all, I don't really get what all the hype about the alchemy tree is. I've read that it's quite overpowered but so far I haven't seen it. To me it's functional but uninteresting. I don't really see why I would pick alchemy over the other three. Could it be that I'm missing anything?


title: How does a New Game + differ from a standard New Game?

text: I've completed my first game of Bravely Default, and now I have the option to start a New Game +. If I choose a New Game +, what do I get to keep from my standard game? Are there any new areas? Are there any plot differences?


title: What do the lighter squares in your skills mean?

text: When playing The Sims 3 and improving your skills, one or two of the skills will have lighter squares around a certain level in the skill. So far I've only figured out that they're somehow related to my job (I think). Can anyone tell me what _exactly_ these squares mean? ![Example of squares](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gq9hq.jpg)


title: What attack upgrade do StarCraft 2's roaches use?

text: The Evolution Chamber allows for 2 different attack upgrades: melee and missile. It's obvious zerglings benefit from the melee upgrade and hydralisks benefit from the missile upgrade, but which do roaches benefit from?


title: What's the Atelier Rorona Plus Premium Box?

text: On the wiki in the 4th paragraph talking about the new stuff in Atelier Ronona Plus > The "Premium Box" editions of the game also differs slightly in content > between the PS3 and PS Vita versions however as far as i know there's only 1 version available to download for each, what is this "Premium Box" and how is it different to the normal versions for the PS3 and Vita and the PS3 and Vita versions of itself?


title: Error Hitch warning: 2636 msec frame time while launching COD4 Server on lan

text: Error Details; I have changing server option to internet and lan they both not worked for me. While changing server to No game runs but server is not detected to other lan mates. Any help would be great thanks.               WARNING: unknown dvar 'bg_shock_volume_local' in file 'shock/damage_mp.shock'     WARNING: unknown dvar 'bg_shock_volume_local2' in file 'shock/damage_mp.shock'     WARNING: unknown dvar 'bg_shock_volume_ambient' in file 'shock/damage_mp.shock'     WARNING: unknown dvar 'bg_shock_volume_hurt' in file 'shock/damage_mp.shock'     WARNING: unknown dvar 'bg_shock_volume_player1' in file 'shock/damage_mp.shock'     WARNING: unknown dvar 'bg_shock_volume_player2' in file 'shock/damage_mp.shock'     WARNING: unknown dvar 'bg_shock_volume_music' in file 'shock/damage_mp.shock'     WARNING: unknown dvar 'bg_shock_volume_musicnopause' in file 'shock/damage_mp.shock'     WARNING: unknown dvar 'bg_shock_volume_mission' in file 'shock/damage_mp.shock'     WARNING: unknown dvar 'bg_shock_volume_announcer' in file 'shock/damage_mp.shock'     WARNING: unknown dvar 'bg_shock_volume_shellshock' in file 'shock/damage_mp.shock'     -----------------------------------     Hitch warning: 2636 msec frame time


title: How can I trade Pokemon between my 3DS and my PC?

text: On one hand I have Sapphire on my PC, running with VBA emulator, and on the other I have Pokemon X on my 3DS. I wanted to trade several Gen 3 and lower Pokemon between them, but couldn't find out how. I tried to connect the 3DS to my PC with a USB cable, but it still didn't help. On the 3DS I found you can switch with wireless connection, but since I dont have another 3DS, I dont see how it helps. Is there such an option? And if so, how do I do this?


title: My Sims are pausing every once in a while and all NPCs seem to have been stuck somewhere?

text: In Sims 3, me and my fiancee have settled with doing the change active household style of playing as discussed here Multiple users and households in Sims 3 Anyway, I have a feeling that some of the NPCs and the other Sim is getting stuck somewhere. Let me explain. Say i have Sim-A, and my fiancee uses Sim-B. I am currently playing my sim (Sim-A) and going about with my busy career etc. I do try to call on Sim-B to invite her over etc and she keeps saying sure, but 5 seconds later she says something came up. That seemed possible(even after 2 days of trying to call...my sim is lazy and busy so going to Sim-B's apartment is not really practical at the moment) So, when I sometimes try to play for tips in front of the movie theater, I see a bunch of NPCs naturally go there and sometimes chat around, do whatever the want, etc. I do notice though that most(if not all) of them are complaining of lack of sleep etc. I noticed this too when playing Sim-A or Sim-B(when playing Sim-A, Sim-B keeps complaining of lack of sleep, and vice versa) This also happens to most Sim-A's friends. They all complain and I had a suspicion that they're getting stuck somewhere. So the question is, is this a known bug, or is there a way to "debug" this problem without using tedious methods(like logging into every active household and checking them one by one)? An added note: Sim-B invited Sim-A to stay the night over since they're both tired(and still complaining of lack of sleep). Sim-B proceeded to sleep on her bed, but Sim-A just stood there, waiting for something to happen(add to the fact that Sim-A was already RELAXING on the bed...he stood up to do nothing!). After an hour of just standing there, I finally got fed up and switched active household over to Sim-A. He certainly wasn't stuck and I had to manually ask him to sleep on the bed(which he did). I am playing Late night btw and the only other major mod i don't have is fast lane(and i think that's even just a stuff expansion) I hope someone can shed light into this. I have a feeling Im gonna have to reset all the sims in my town for this to work


title: Can you run in Minecraft?

text: I've seen a lot of people on SMP that seem to go faster than me when playing. Did I miss a run button that I'm not aware in the game?


title: What does the Strike attribute do?

text: Equipping your golfers affects each of their stats: Power, Accuracy, Strike, Spin, and Putting. Most of them are pretty straightforward, but what does Strike do?


title: What items can I find in Die2Nite?

text: Items in the town bank seem to be broken in to four categories: Resources, Armoury, Furniture, and Miscellaneous. However I haven't been able to find a list of what items can be found or what they actually do. Is there an item list anywhere?


title: Which champions scale with kills in League of Legends?

text: I'm talking about skills like   * **Sion** 's _Enrage_ : TOGGLE: While toggled on, Sion has increased attack damage at the cost of some health for each autoattack. While Enrage is active, Sion permanently increases his maximum health whenever he kills a unit with either his attacks or abilities. This effect is doubled against champions and large units. **or**   * **Nasus** ' _Siphoning Strike_ : ACTIVE: Nasus' next attack within 10 seconds will deal additional physical damage. Siphoning Strike permanently gains 3 damage if it kills an enemy unit. This bonus is doubled for killing champions, large minions and large monsters which can scale **indefinitely**. Is there some comprehensive list of those champions somewhere? I was unable to find it so far.


title: How do custom skins work in TF2?

text: In TF2, my friend subscribed to a skin pack for scout to become femscout. The person tried loading the game, but the game was not changed. How would my friend cause the changes to occur?


title: Which slots can roll which affixes?

text: Certain affixes can only appear in certain slots, for example, CD only ever rolls on gloves, rings, amulets and weapons, Obviously, legendaries are an exception to this. Some you can find, for example for CD: http://www.diablowiki.net/Critical_hit_damage, but for others, like +Damage from certain skills I cannot find anywhere. What are the slots that _Increases Meteor damage by x%_ can roll on? More generally, what are the slots that any given stats can roll on?