title: Is an ally character killed by a Geo Chain count as an Ally Murder

text: from what i understand on what's required for the good ending, you need to have no ally murders, i try my best to avoid my character being in any line of fire of my own attacks cause it never turns out good if they are. When i was in the Item World getting Geo Chains to boost up the Bonus Gauge to level up some classes to unlock the newer ones one of my guys (well girl) i accidentally left on a geo panel when the chain started, she was bellow level 5 with no amour so you can imagine what happened. anyway, i'm wondering if this counts as an ally murder


title: What's giving me +1 to all skills?

text: Somehow, something I did/have has given me +1 to all skills: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/giVSd.jpg) I've searched through my entire inventory and checked my active effects and nothing says anything about buffing any skills, let alone _all_ skills. And though I'm not complaining, I'm super curious. What could I have possibly done to give myself +1 to all my skills? And just to reiterate, **I have nothing equipped that buffs my skills**.


title: Tekkit pipes getting clogged

text: I have a Tekkit server running and I just started using a quarry. Twice now I have logged in and it has been SUPER laggy. I have discovered that this is because the pipes are getting clogged. After minutes of destroying my transport pipes, one I destroyed popped out this monster!![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Bg4bN.jpg) What could be causing this? Is there a known bug with pipes I haven't heard about? Maybe could it be because it is going into the earth and being surrounded on all sides? I do also have some powered gold pipes in this system, the rest being cobblestone


title: How often does Basil change his selection?

text: I am in quest of a certain 5-star recipe for which Basil is the only vendor (yes, I know I _could_ just get it at the Auction House, but Basil is a lot cheaper). Since he's only found in the Clockworks, and only sells 5-star recipes in Tier 3, it is not easy to get to him when he might have my recipe. I'd rather not waste energy getting to him to check whether he has my recipe yet if his selection hasn't changed. How often does Basil get different supplies?


title: Why do some of a dwarf's labor preferences occasionally disappear when I add a new one?

text: I'm still a bit new to Dwarf Fortress and I've found that sometimes, when I add a labor preference to a dwarf, some other labor preference is automatically removed. Does this happen because of a limit to the number of labor preferences that a single dwarf can have, or for some other reason?


title: What interface-specific keyboard shortcuts are there?

text: I've noticed when in the menu, there are a few undocumented keyboard shortcuts. I've found the following so far:   * `1` appears to work the same as `Enter`   * `2` will compare items in the menu   * `3` will automatically junk something for you I've noticed inconsistent behavior in dialogues - when speaking to a blacksmith trainer to see if these shortcuts worked at all in dialogues, I managed to spend my life's savings on training by hitting `1` in that context. What other interface-specific keyboard shortcuts are there, and are they documented anywhere?


title: No sound in TES:Arena with DosBox

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  No sound in TES:Arena under DOSBox I recently downloaded TES Arena from TES website and I tried to play it with DOSBOX. Everything works fine exept sound. I have no sound at all. I read that if I started arena.bat instead of a.exe it would work but actually I just get a black screen with 2 weird sumbols on the upper left corner. I have Windows 7 64bit. I have done quite a bit of reaserch but I just cant get it working... Anyone can help?


title: Tekkit ComputerCraft LUA Error

text: ![Error mounting lua/rom. Check you have installed ComputerCraft correctly.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/PRpin.png) Hi, I am using Tekkit 1.2.8b and I keep receiving this error. Does anyone know a way to fix this error? I checked this website but their method did not work. This might Help here is an error log:                computercraft: Error running task.      java.lang.NullPointerException          at dan200.computer.core.apis.OSAPI.shutdown(OSAPI.java:163)          at dan200.computer.core.Computer$2.execute(Computer.java:898)          at dan200.computer.core.ComputerThread$1$1.run(ComputerThread.java:117)          at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)


title: How big is a 3DS storage 'block'?

text: Storage on the 3DS' SD card is calculated in the 3DS eShop using strange units called 'blocks'. While these may have been an attempt to simplify things for the average user, it also makes it much harder to do things like estimate the download time for a piece of software or how many demos I could fit onto an SD card. So for these purposes I wish to find out, how big exactly is a 'block', in terms of actual bytes?


title: How can I find out how many blocks are needed to download a game?

text: When trying to see how many blocks a game is on the E-Shop, I find that the only way to view so is to have enough money to get that game. For instance, in order to see how many blocks Bravely Default would take on my SD Card, I would need at least $39.99 to see how many blocks. Problem is, I had this experience with my first downloaded E-Shop game and hated it. I had $39.99 loaded up but after buying it I found out I did not have enough "blocks" on my SD Card. I've tried looking at the "More Details" option when looking at a game, but there's nothing that would show how many blocks the game takes. IS there any resource out there can show me how many blocks are in a game without having to have the required amount of money to get said game?


title: Activating Friendly Fire

text: I'm wondering if theres a way to activate Friendly Fire in Diablo 3. The extra challenge (and chaos) would be quite fun to have. So is there a way to do it?


title: Unable to craft MV-Transformer (Industrial craft 2 experimental + GregTech)

text: I have my custom mod pack with following mods: mods list. The problem is I can't craft MV-Transformer - NEI recipe looks strange: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/uIr21.png) ... and, of course, doesn't work. And when I try old known recipe - I get nothing: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/suE0W.png) How can I craft MV-Transformer?


title: Is there any benefit in crafting items you can't use? Gain experience, selling, etc?

text: In other games you can craft to up experience but that doesn't seem to be the case in diablo so is there any reason to craft things that you're not going to equip? What about selling, is it worth it to craft certain items just to sell them?


title: Requirements to turn the "Achievements" statue golden

text: On the PC Version there is a way to turn the "broken" Statue into a golden one: ![Golden statue](http://i.stack.imgur.com/rz8VC.png) **- vs -** ![Current iPhone Achievements Gnome](http://i.stack.imgur.com/5qC94.png) On the iPhone Version I am not able to do so. The question is: Is there a requirement that I am missing or is it just not possible: ### What I've done:   * Played through the campaign 3 times   * Earned **all** the Achievements   * Got all the Trophies from mini-games and puzzles (34 of 34)   * Bought everything from the shop   * Won all the iZombie & Vasebreaker games and getting to level 10/15 respectively for the achievements Anything missing?


title: Good tactic to maintain a good food supply in Banished

text: Every time I start a city I run into food issues very quickly. Even when I got like 10 or 15 population with 3 fishing places and a hunters hut producing thousands of units of food. What is a good tactic to go for first when starting out to get a good food supply going at the beginning?


title: Can coal be used instead of firewood?

text: My first ever game I managed to get a good population of 30. But soon I started to run out of fire wood and one winter almost 3/4 of my population died. I was mining coal and had 2 foresters but my people still dies of coldness. I could not work out if coal acted as a fuel supply for homes?


title: What's better for a Berserker? Howl or Battle Rage?

text: In _Torchlight 2_ for a berserker with a shield, what's better: howl or battle rage?


title: How do I tell when I'm stealing things?

text: On a loading screen, I read that stealing items can lead to consequences in the future. How do I tell whether an item I'm targeting is considered "stealing" or not?


title: How do I hunt game?

text: I have wood, hatchet, hunting knife, and matches. I know (in theory) how to use these to cook meat, but I'm failing to find the delicious meat-containing animals. I've seen one rabbit in my few days of playing DayZ, and that seems to bode poorly for not starving in the wilderness. What are successful hunting strategies?


title: Why are some roads blocked off?

text: While driving I've noticed that there are many roads in the game world that are blocked off by floating stop signs. The roads also don't show up on the GPS. For example (click for larger versions): ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zmj28.jpg) Another variety: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/4APlg.jpg) Those barriers are completely impassable for the player, but not for AI cars: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/wxwOl.jpg) What is the purpose of these barriers and the inaccessible roads? Will they open up later in the game, or perhaps in a future patch? Are they just places for the AI cars to spawn/despawn without the player seeing?


title: Do Xbox One Controller charge packs work in Xbox 360 controllers?

text: I've got an Xbox 360 and some wireless controllers for it. As usual, the rechargeable battery pack things have lost most of their longevity, and I'm looking to replace them. I found a good sale for Xbox One charge packs. Do these fit/work in an Xbox 360 controller? Thanks EDIT: For clarity, this is the sale I'm looking at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FLLFJOU And this is what I have now: http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Rechargeable- Battery-2-Pack/dp/B0069EB9CY/ref=sr_1_4?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1392752466&sr=1-4&keywords=xbox+360+charge+kit


title: Does the World of Warcraft character boost upgrade both professions?

text: When you get a character boost in World of Warcraft - either by pre-ordering the expansion or by purchasing it in the shop - if you boost a character who is level 60 or higher, you get to level up "Primary" profession for free. By this does it mean only one profession, or both professions?


title: Who sings 'Embrace the Heresy'?

text: League of Legends recently released their newest champion, Diana - The Scorn of the Moon. To promote and celebrate this event, they've updated their launcher's splash screen and background music. Additionally the background music now sports lyrics.(for the first time to my knowledge) Some searching has taught me that the song is titled Embrace the Heresy, but I cannot find who the vocalist of the song is. **Who is she?**


title: Changing Depth of Field focus speed

text: I'm playing Skyrim on my PC with ENBSeries' Depth of Field filter enabled, but the speed at which my focus changes is annoyingly slow. Is there a way to make it a bit faster? Is there a parameter in the file(s) which changes that?


title: No video output on PS3, and cannot 'reset' output

text: When I plug in the Component or Composite video cables and turn on my PS3, I can hear the startup sound but there's no video output. I've tried to do the video reset multiple times (Put the system in standby, hold down the power button, then in 5 seconds you get a beep. However, when I hold down the button there's never a beep within 5 seconds. If I hold it down for about a minute the PS3 then shuts off. Anyone have any suggestions?


title: Which factions' reputations are worth pursuing for gear/recipe rewards?

text: It seems that most classic reputation rewards are no more interesting because they're low level recipes and items. WLK rep reward gears are also not attractive even for leveling alts because Cataclysm gears for the same character level have much better stats. However, I just learned not all pre-MoP reputation are irrelevant in MoP, like Sha'tar reputation is the only way to get discount for guild items, although it's not gear reward but it can save me a lot of money on guild heirlooms. Also it's a good idea to get to exalted with Orgrimmar/Stormwind instead of other main cities for the discount for master riding. So the question is as of MoP 5.3, which factions' reputations should I prioritize that reward valuable end game gears, recipes, special discount or unique items, given I have only limited time to play the game? (I am not collecting mounts or after any grinding achievements like '60 Exalted Reputations'.) **Edit:** If asking for a complete list is too much, can I have a list of the reputations not worth pursuing? E.g. Thunder Bluff because the rewards are only low level gears and mounts.


title: I have battlefield 4 premium for my ps4 but I can't play games like air superiority

text: I've downloaded everything but when I click on anything requiring dlc it says I don't have it.


title: Can Decoy grenades damage players?

text: In _Counter-Strike: Global Offensive_ , there is a decoy grenade. When used, it generates gunfire sounds, and can be used to throw off opponents. The decoy only lasts a short amount of time. When that time is up, the decoy explodes. When the decoy grenade explodes, can it damage a player? If so, how much damage will it do? Could it be used as a cheap alternative to an HE grenade?


title: In World of Goo, how do you get OCD on "Impale Sticky"?

text: The "Impale Sticky" level of _World of Goo_ is **so difficult**! How in the world is it possible to get OCD on this level??? I can barely get the minimum goo balls required to beat the level!


title: Do I need Cataclysm attached to my account in order to train Archaeology?

text: With the new expansion out, do I need to have Cataclysm added to my account in order to go to an Archaeology trainer and start learning/using the new secondary skill?


title: What is the effect of falling to your death in Metroid Prime 3?

text: In _Metroid Prime 3: Corruption_ , what happens when you fall to your death? I've done it many, many, many times and I just seem to pick up when I left off... I think I lose energy, but I'm not sure? Does it count as a continue? (Does the game even track the number of times I have continued after dying?) Does it depend on the difficulty level? Or is it just perfectly A-Ok to fall to your death, there's no effect on the game at all?


title: What is the reddish meter below your health/stamina for?

text: Below the health/stamina meter, there is a knife that flashes yellow most of the time. Even below that, there's a red meter that seems to change functionality depending on what weapon you're using. When I tried out the Katana, it would fill up as I attacked and then deplete over time. Now that I'm using two swords, it doesn't seem to do anything at all. What is that meter for? What does it indicate?


title: How can I change the active soldier?

text: I want to start a new soldier that I use solely as an aircraft soldier, but I can't seem to figure out how to actually create one (like you could in Bad Company 2, for example). Can I even do that in Battlefield 3, and if so, how?


title: What's a reliable strategy to play Transmuters in Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup?

text: How do you play Transmuters? Which skills do you train and when? Which god should I choose? I started to play Transmuters recently, and I normally start raising Unarmed Combat to 5 and then push Spellcasting and Transmutation to get Blade Hands reliable. I like to go with Nemelex Xobeh, since it's fun, it's strong, offers a lot of options and since I don't wear heavy armour or weapons I can sacrifice a lot of stuff which helps to raise piety quickly. But I often get hit by the 'midgame-barrier', when my character just seems too weak to survive. I'm currently playing DCSS v0.10.


title: Replay memory in Assassin's Creed Revelations

text: According to Ubisoft's support document, I can replay memories. However, I screwed up in Sequence 1 Memory 3 (A Journal of some kind) but it seems I cannot repeat it, the option is simply missing (this is true for all of the memories in sequence 1 so far; haven't completed the sequence yet so I don't know whether this issue is with later memories as well). So are there memories that you are not supposed to repeat? Do I have to complete the sequence first? Or is it a bug?


title: How can I get Steam to recognise Black Mesa when installed on another partition?

text: I just downloaded Black Mesa, and when installing it I tried to install it in the Steam folder on another partition instead of the default one in Program Files, in               D:\Steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\BMS      The installer proceeded without a hitch, but when I tried to restart Steam as per the instructions after the installer finished, the game didn't show up in my Steam game list. How do I get Steam to recognise the game?


title: Throwing cubes in Portal 2?

text: On the xbox version of Portal 2, I was wondering if there was a way to throw cubes. I believe you can on the computer, but there's nothing about the xbox...


title: No sound on Duke Nukem Forver for PS3

text: I've started to play DNF on PS3 and installed Patch 1.03. Unfortunatley I don't have any sound on it. It appears to be a common problem on the internet, but I didn't find a solution. The sound on other games like GT6 is working fine, as well as on the main menu of PS3. But on DNF it's not playing any voice. Is this a known bug? Is there a known solution or workaround to turn the sounds back on?


title: How do I create Fortify Alchemy enchantments up to 29%?

text: I was making a set of Fortify Alchemy to 29% to be able to create stronger enchantments. For some reason my Fortify Alchemy gear only goes to a maximum of 23% and I've read/seen people creating enchantments with a 29% bonus. I have 100 Alchemy skill and 100 Enchantment skill with all the necessary perks. I was trying to do this: http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Enchanting_(Skyrim)#Exploit


title: How can I invite friend to test range?

text: I have heard that you can invite a friend to the test range. How can this be done? I do not see on the battle log a way to do this.


title: Tingle Statues | Respawning source of 100 Rupees

text: In the Gamecube version of Wind Waker, didn't the Tingle Statues serve another purpose, hinting to the location of a respawning source of 100 Rupees? Do they still do that in the **WiiU HD version**? Because I went through the trouble of getting them all only to realize I had no idea whether or not they still did that...


title: How do I choose what horse I spawn?

text: There are summon commands for mobs in Minecraft, ie; `/summon EntityHorse ~ ~ ~ {Type:4,Tame:1}` Summons a Tamed Skeleton horse with full health. ## So my real question here is:   * What are the specifics for spawning Horses?   * Is there a way of choosing the exact colors and health amount?      * For example: how would you spawn a brown horse with white spots and 14 health? **Or** just whether or not something like that is possible?


title: How to transfer minecraft pocket edition world between iPads?

text: My daughter has built a minecraft world on our iPad. As of Christmas 2013 she has an iPad mini of her own. Is there any way to transfer her world from the old machine? Even better...is there any way to synchronise the 2 machines?


title: PS3 bricked after firmware update

text: I have the PS3 Slim from 2010 I updated it today to the latest firmware version and after that it is not booting up. I tried entering to recovery but nothing shows up. The light turns on and stays green but nothing happens. After update from storage media, it rebooted but nothing came up for 20 minutes. the i pressed power, nothing happened. I then long pressed it to shut down. I dont think it YSOD but am not sure if the hard disk got corrupted. After that nothing shows up. No recovery options and video reset does nothing. Edit: So I removed the hard drive and tried going to recovery. Now it shows that there is now hard drive inside. So it is probably is a case of hard disk being corrupted. I will format it by connecting to my laptop and see if something happens.


title: What is the minimum height for snowfall in a Taiga biome?

text: The wiki states that in Extreme Hills biomes, snow falls above 95m, because they have a temperature of 0.2. Given that Taiga biomes have a temperature of 0.25, at what height does snow fall and water freeze?


title: How do I gain skill points from public dungeons?

text: In this question, someone explains that you can get skillpoints from public dungeons: Max number of skill points in Elder Scrolls Online? However, it is not explained how you actually gain those skill points and how you can keep track of them. Can someone explain this please and, if applicable, add the names of Dungeons that reward Skillpoints for completion?


title: What pieces of eqipment are safe to sell?

text: Just like Final Fantasy 7, the sell screen for Final Fantasy 6 is perhaps enragingly... lacking. > ![Buy screen](http://i.imgur.com/FKs5iAL.png) ![Sell > screen](http://i.imgur.com/44xxZvt.png) > > There's a pane for character portraits _on both the buy and the sell screen_ > , but the sell screen's is inexplicably empty. Sigh. Given that you can unequip party members in this game through the convenient "Remove all" button on the Equip screen, the only reason for holding onto old stuff is if you somehow like to scroll through pages of junk. The selling situation on FF6 is especially difficult because most of the items are only available for a subset of characters. Moreover, for most of the game most of your party will be unequipped, so even if the sell screen _had_ character portaits, it'd be kinda useless. Finally, for most of the game you'll only need equipment for 4 people -- until you hit the Narshe battle and the end game. That said, the Narshe battle is kind of early on, whereas by the end game you should have enough gil to buy and obtain top-notch equipment for your party anyway. So... what items can be sold safely in Final Fantasy 6?


title: Clash of clans production rate

text: Is there a way to speed up production rate of buildings? I know you can use gems, but what about by changing the time on device or something similar?


title: What is Iron Ore used for in leatherworking?

text: I have been mining _Iron Ore_ and I have maxed out my collectibles store (250 lumps). I've been able to use it since I became level 75 in leatherworking, but I have no idea what I can use it for. **What can leatherworkers use _Iron Ore_ for?**


title: I keep losing my stuff!

text: I'm playing Minecraft and I'm not sure how to save my items/stuff when I die. I always lose my house and I found out I have to commit suicide to go back to my home. But then I can't find my items. This is always a problem for me! Please tell me the command for saving my items and for my house. My compass always points to the place where I spawn I don't understand I sleep at my house and I don't spawn there, is my compass broken?


title: What are some efficient ways to use a Krogan?

text: In multiplayer, you can unlock a Krogan. The Krogan has a special melee where he charges, but this leaves him quite vulnerable. What are some efficient ways to play as a Krogan? Should one focus on powers over weapons? How should one use a Krogan in Silver and Gold?


title: Is it possible to complete this challenge in every map?

text: In Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, one of the most difficult challenges that can be devised is to get to the end of a Deniable Ops map (by subduing all of the enemies) with these restrictions:   - pistol only,   - no gadgets,   - hand-to-hand kills only,   - one attempt (no retries, restart from lobby),   - Infiltration, and   - Realistic difficulty. I haven't tried it on every map, so I'm wondering: Is there any map where it's physically impossible to complete it with these restrictions? I can't imagine.


title: What was Tali's Paragon Interrupt?

text: I just finished Priority: Rannoch. > I chose to let the Geth upload the Reaper code, and the Quarians got wiped > out. I was unable to get the Quarians and the Geth to make peace. At the > end, Tali jumped off a cliff, and there was a Paragon Interrupt as Shepard > walked toward Tali. It looked like Shepard was too far away to save Tali. I > had set down the controller and couldn't activate the Interrupt in time. What would that Paragon Interrupt have done?


title: Is there a way to prevent pipe overflow in Buildcraft?

text: In the Technic Pack, especially with BuildCraft, a common problem I have when setting stuff up is that I end up filling up a machine, and then it starts overflowing if the machine fills up, or is processing another material. Is there any way to prevent this automatically? Or do I just have to manually regulate my redstone engines?


title: How does the Rune Skill work in Diablo 3

text: Alright I've watched so many different videos and seen a lot of different facts about the Rune system in Diablo 3. It all keeps changing I'm not really sure which is the correct answer. I'm hoping someone can clarify how this system works and what these runes do. This questions has been given an answer but feel free to repost an updated answer when the game comes out or more information is present. I will definately +1 and mark any answer that is better then the current one.


title: Why isn't spawn-protection protecting the spawn?

text: I've run into a headache setting up a Minecraft server (using the FTB modpack). Having set up a sweet open air spawn-jail and moved the spawn point into it (using MCedit), I started hitting things as a non-op and noticed that the default spawn protection of 16 blocks radius wasn't enough to keep people from messing up the lawn, so I set it to 42 blocks in the `server.properties` file. Now spawn-protection seems to be entirely disabled for non-op players, which I thought wasn't possible! Changing it back to `spawn-protection=16` doesn't restore spawn protection either. **Why isn't spawn-protection working on my server?** * * * Details and proactively answering likely questions:   * The spawn protection was absolutely working before I messed with the `server.properties` file.   * I have restarted the server every time I've changed the file.   * I have tried breaking blocks both with an account that was opped + Creative Mode before but deopped + Survival Mode to test, as well as with another account that was never opped or switched from Survival.   * The spawn point is legal according to MCedit.   * Running Feed The Beast BETA Modpack A v12 (which means Minecraft 1.4.2)   * The spawn jail looks like this (the spawn point is in the middle of the third floor, which is the top row of windows): ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/S08gV.jpg)   * My `server.properties` file: > >     #Minecraft server properties >     #Wed Dec 19 12:39:24 PST 2012 >     generator-settings= >     allow-nether=true >     level-name=FTB-Beta-A >     enable-query=false >     allow-flight=false >     server-port=25565 >     level-type=DEFAULT >     enable-rcon=false >     level-seed= >     server-ip= >     max-build-height=256 >     spawn-npcs=true >     white-list=false >     spawn-animals=true >     snooper-enabled=true >     hardcore=false >     texture-pack= >     online-mode=true >     pvp=false >     difficulty=3 >     gamemode=0 >     max-players=25 >     spawn-monsters=true >     generate-structures=true >     view-distance=10 >     spawn-protection=16 >     motd=Minecraft With Friends >


title: Taming the Mattock in Mass Effect 3

text: I was wondering if anyone is using the Mattock in Mass Effect 3 and if so, how did you tackle the floatyness of it. The Mattock in Mass Effect 2 was well balanced and had very little muzzle climb or sway if you paced your shots but I am finding that the Mass Effect 3 version is much more unwieldy. Did you add weapon mods to the rifle, just deal with it and account for it when shooting, or transition to a different gun?


title: Spells and Weapon Procs

text: Are there any weapon procs that will work when you cast a spell as an Embermage? Mana steal has no effect but what about other procs?


title: What's the difference between "closed captions" and "subtitles" in Portal?

text: In the Portal settings, I can choose between "no subtitles", "closed captions" and "subtitles". What's the difference between the second two?


title: Is there a significance to gold-colored loot chests in Captain Scarlett DLC?

text: I've encountered a couple of gold-colored loot chests while completing quests in the Captain Scarlett DLC, and am wondering if they have any significance or it's just a glitch? ![Captain Scarlett Gold Loot Chest #1](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ytAzz.jpg) ![Captain Scarlett Gold Loot Chest #2](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Bde0s.jpg)


title: What combination attacks exist and which one is strongest?

text: Are there 14 or 15 combination attacks in _Phantasy Star IV_? What is the most powerful combination attack?


title: Age of Empires 3 Direct3d error

text: I play AoE3 fine on my laptop, using my 1080p as my primary screen at home (at 1920x1080) however when I try to run it at school (again on my laptop), I get an error stating:               Initialization Failed     Direct3D initialization failed.  Possible causes:     Old or corrupted graphics driver.     Direct3D improperly installed.     Hardware acceleration disabled.     Starting the application with the workstation locked.          Please check the log file for more information.      Anyone have any ideas? I can run the game at just about max settings just fine with my 1080p screen....


title: What is BF3's capability when dealing with lag?

text: Because upto 24 players in PS3 (64 players in PC) are scattered around the globe during a match, does BF3 balance gameplay to minimise lag issues by universally setting the ping response time for all connected players in a match ? For example if you have a range of players in a match with between 25ms to 90 ms ping, will BF3 balance this with a controlled response time to all players of no faster than, say 40ms ? Or something like this to help balance the gameplay ?


title: Battlepoint bonus - how does it work?

text: If **battlepoint bonus** says it is for 2 hours, does it mean it gathers the points exactly in 2 hours of play time, or is it so that I receive bonus for the normal battle point amount even if I activate the booster 10 seconds before I win a match?


title: What is the cooldown on companion gifts?

text: In Star Wars: The Old Republic, you can buy or acquire gifts for your companion characters. You can't give your companion a gift immediately after giving them one, but there's no cooldown indicators like there are for, say, medpacs. How long do I need to wait between giving my companions gifts?


title: Killing the toughest dragon on the Darkside of Xeen

text: I figured I'd go to my grave without knowing the answer to this, but is there any way to kill the dragon in the clouds on the Dark Side of Xeen in the top left corner of the map? It's been a long time since I've played the game and I'm sure that's the only thing I've never done. I've been sans-5 1/4 drive for a while, so I'm just asking this as a purely speculative question, hopefully someone knows the answer and has done this mighty feat.


title: Valentine's Day version of Angry Birds?

text: Could someone tell me more about the Valentine's Day version of Angry Birds: Seasons? I've only recently heard that it exists. What differentiates it from the other versions that are available?


title: How do I set up a multiplayer game of Minecraft?

text: Please bear with me since I don't play Minecraft, and I am asking this question on behalf of my kids. They play mainly on a tablet, and want to know if they can set up a game with their friend who lives the other side of the village. Is this possible, and if so, how? (Please try to explain in a way that I can understand as a non-techie.)


title: Time from new born child to laborer?

text: How long do I have to wait (ingame/real time) until a new born child will become a laborer?


title: PS Plus outside not available?

text: i've bought a PS4 system a few days ago and i've been trying to buy a PS Plus subscription with no luck. Btw I'm from Cyprus and i use the PS4 in Cyprus. I've read somewhere that PS Plus is unavailable in Cyprus BUT i have 2 Playstation accounts, 1 for United States and 1 for Cyprus. None of those 2 will allow me to purchase the PS Plus subscription. Any ideas of what am i doing wrong here? Also, if I buy a prepaid PS Plus card online (e.g. Amazon) will i be able to redeem the code?


title: Can you export deck composition to a text format?

text: Is it possible to export you card collection and deck composition into text format?


title: How much food does a child, student and adult consume each year?

text: Does the three different types of citizen consume the same amount of food? I've read the How much food does a person need each year? answer.


title: What to do if someone dies?

text: If someone dies in my town, what should I do?   Do I need a cemetery or a chapel? Do I need them BEFORE someone dies or can I build it after the first citizen died?


title: Why can't I convert from Animism to Catholic?

text: I send a missionary envoy, but he does not appear to make any progress! In EU4, are some religions are "weaker" so you can **never** convert weak/unpopular religion to a higher one, such as Islam or Christianity?


title: In Tiny Tower can a Bitizen have a skill level of 9 in all 5 categories?

text: I wonder if anyone has seen any Bitizen that has a skill level of 9 in all 5 categories. I've only seen some have three 9s, but never more than that.


title: How to extinguish yourself in the Nether?

text: At full health and with decent armor I got hit by a blaze, and burned to death. All I could do was watching my character burning to death and running around as a living torch. Obviously, water bucket didn't work, it's the Nether after all. I didn't find any Nether wart yet, so no potions. How do I go about extinguishing myself or fireproofing myself enough to survive getting set on fire?


title: How do I talk to Proventus about buying Breezehome?

text: I would like to buy Breezehome but when I talk to Proventus (the guy who sells it to you), he doesn't say anything about Breezehome.


title: How to script autobuy of specific items

text: i was told / i read that it was possible to buy from shop via hotkeys. (not quickbuy) i tried to build a script:               bind KP_8 shop_nav_to_search    //with the shop open, makes the search box active     bind KP_9 shop_nav_to_tab       //switch to a particular shop tab ( 0 - 12 )     bind KP_4 shop_select_itemrow   //not a real command? //buy ( or set quickbuy with shift held ) a particular displayed row       but this commands dont do anything. does any1 know more about these commands?


title: At what MP does Inferno Act I is better than Act IV Hell, and each Act of Inferno?

text: I finished Hell difficulty with MP 10, but I can't do Inferno on MP 10, so at what MP level am I better off farming Act I Inferno, than Act IV Hell on MP 10? The same goes for the different Acts in Inferno, what MP levels are equivalent between the different Acts. Equivalence in respect to   * loot drop rate per item level   * gold drop rate per enemy killed   * and XP per enemy killed


title: When did Polymorph stop pulling aggro?

text: I remember before (and at least partially during) Cataclysm, a Mage's Polymorph pulled aggro of all enemy NPCs nearby the polymorphed NPC. Either during Cataclysm or after, Polymorphed was changed to no longer aggro nearby enemy NPCs. I can't find when this change was implemented, however. Which patch/hotfix implemented this change?


title: How to have NPC's move in?

text: Ok, so I've been playing Skyrim, and got a house mod awhile back called Fjellsted. After roaming around, it's essentially a jarl's palace in comparison. But aside from the guards in the guard house, the inn keeper, and the farm owner, there are no NPCs here. seeing as the place has like, 10 bedrooms excluding the players, I felt it would be cool to have NPC's move in and just live there. So, is there an in-game mechanic or a Mod I could use to have NPC, default or custom, move in and will the work on a modded house?


title: Do damage conveyance socketables stack?

text: Let's say I have two socketables, each with this effect: `Conveys 1000 physical damage over 5 seconds` If I put both of these on one weapon, do I get 2000 physical damage over 5 seconds (stacked) or are all other damage conveyance effects ignored in excess of one? I know that the effect icon appears by the enemy's health bar so you know the effect is in effect, but that only shows when you hover over the enemy and the icon is located up at the top of the screen. To get to it, you have to move your mouse off the enemy, so it ends up disappearing before you get mouse over it.


title: View stolen item status more easily?

text: I'm looking at a list of stolen items in my character's inventory on-person. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem possible to quickly determine which items are stolen or not, without having to hover over each and every item. Is this a bug, or expected behavior? Is there a way of easily seeing the stolen status, without having to hover over each item? When items are inside of a container, such as a chest, the item's label is red, which is a nice, quick visual indicator that the item is being stolen, should you take it.


title: Can I get scuba gear for a mosquito?

text: I'm trying to venture under the sea, but I've been told that my familiar (a mosquito) wouldn't be able to breathe! Do I have to leave him on the surface, or is there some way to kit him up for aquatic adventures?


title: Does council opinion matter?

text: The Council tab also shows the opinion your Council members have of you. Does this have any effect whatsoever on their abilities or other things? Does hiring loyal people as Council members have any positive impact? Or should you always go for the ones with the best skill, even if they dislike you?


title: Playing Super Smash Bros (N64) with Master Hand?

text: I remember playing the N64 version of Super Smash Bros where you could play as master hand. Was it just my imagination or there's a way to do it?


title: Why is heavy attack of Grave Digger weak in God of War: Ghost of Sparta?

text: A couple of weeks ago I beat God of War: Ghost of Sparta for PSP. I collected all one million orbs and unlocked everything in the Temple of Zeus, I finished all of the challenges, and then I started to enjoy playing with Grave Digger in the Combat Arena. Now I'm trying to determine how powerful his attacks are. As the game does not have anything that can measure player attack power directly, I measure it by calculating how many combos/hits are needed to kill a specific creature. Considering the following two combos: `normal combo = square, square, square, square, square` `heavy combo = hold triangle, triangle` I calculated the number of hits, regardless if they are sequentially or not, needed to kill the Piraeus Lion, which I think it is a creature with the most resistance to attacks: `13 hits` needed using circle only `21 hits` needed using square only (with combo) `25 hits` needed using square only (without combo) `32 hits` needed using R only And incredibly: `50 hits` needed using triangle only (heavy combo or not) I thought that triangle is supposed to be the strongest attack, so why does it require so many hits to kill it?


title: Is it possible to get the turrets out of the sewer?

text: In the mission where you have to defuse a bomb in the sewers there are 2 hackable turrets. Has anyone figured out a way to get these outside? It would be fun to drop this outside the police station and annoy the cops.


title: Do I lose the perks from Officer Training School when I destroy it?

text: When I have every upgrade from the Officer Training School, can I tear it down or do I need to keep it, in order to keep the Upgrades/Perks?


title: Which level has the highest count of V2 on a Truck?

text: I'm looking to get the V2 on a truck card on the iphone, and I can't seem to figure out which level has the most V2s in it (since I'm meant to kill 100). Any hints?


title: What does "+1 sword" or "-3 ring" mean?

text: What do these numbers next to the type of item (specific example: _a cursed -3 ring of protection_ ) mean in Crawl? I've tried all sorts of Google queries and I've checked the in-game manual, but I can't find anything. I think I've seen some with two numbers ("a +2/+1 sword"), what does that mean?


title: Do the Maranga/Kee Berries continue to activate when Harvested?

text: I'm considering building a Trevenant with it's Hidden Ability: Harvest, so I've been looking into different berries to use to take advantage of it. There's obviously the Sitrus Berry for the healing, but also the Lum Berry (combined with the move Rest for some potent healing abilities). But then I stunble across the Kee Berry: > If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will increase the Pokémon's Defense stat > when hit by a physical attack and Maranga Berry > If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will increase the Pokémon's Sp. Defense > stat when hit by a special attack Which piqued my interest. But do these berries continue to activate when Harvested? I.e. will the Defense/Special defense boosts be stacked?


title: How do I find the writing in/on the FEZ Tome artifact

text: I've seen people translate the Tome artifact's text, but my question is: how do I even see any encoded text at all. The tome artifact just looks like a closed book. I've tried examining it in the inventory menu, and pushing every button I can think of, but it doesn't open or anything. What am I missing? All my googling just tells me the solutions, but where is the puzzle?


title: Do I have to "touch" a waypoint to add it to the waypoint list?

text: In _Diablo II_ , you had to "touch"/click the waypoint as if you were using it to "find" it, adding it to your waypoint list. I know that _Diablo III_ waypoints reset based on the quest, but are waypoints acknowledged automatically upon passing them, or must they be "touched"? If they don't have to be touched, what distance still qualifies as having found the waypoint, and can party members get waypoints for the whole team? Would the whole party get the waypoints even if they weren't there at the waypoint itself, or say, in town while the rest of the party was working through the zone?


title: Final Fantasy 7 Cloud Saves On PC

text: Just bought FF7 on Steam and I am having an issue with the syncing of my saved games to my Square Enix account. The issue is I'm looking into using the character booster that is offered with the cloud save feature. I have 3 achievements, 4 save files, enabled cloud saving, linked my Steam account - and it still says no saved games. I filed a help desk tickets with SE (not sure if that's going to anything), I'm pretty sure this isn't a Steam issue. Does anyone have any information on how to solve this issue? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JFG59.jpg)


title: Efficient method to farm souls of light/night?

text: I already know that I need to travel to an underground Hallow/Corruption to get their respective souls from any enemy in the area. What I want to know is, is there an efficient method for farming them? I know there are a lot of mob grinders using the new statues to generate gold (like killing bunnies during a bloodmoon). Similarly, I know back when Jungle Armor was a rare drop in the Underground Jungle, people built a small room with a bed and a thin film of lava along the top, with one wall that encouraged Hornets to bounce down toward them and die. So, is there an efficient way of doing something similar in the underground Hallow/Corruption by standing near a bed and a hazard (timed dart traps, thin lava, etc.)?


title: How to find new missions in GTA San Andreas?

text: I have completed all the missions of Ryder and completed upto the "Drive-By" mission of sweet. Now I cant find any more mission to enter. So how can I find new mission? Please help!


title: How to check Win/Loss for each hero in Dota 2?

text: Before one of the last patches it was possible but after the introduction of "Performance Index" I don't see anymore the possibility to check the number of Wins and Losses for each hero. Only 3 most played heroes are shown. ![Most player heroes](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bJjFa.jpg) How to see W/L of all heroes, maybe using some console commands?


title: Undelete a deleted object

text: I've been tracking down the lost College apprentices, and Rundi was nowhere to be found. Annoyed, I `prid` him and found that he was deleted (the console selector read _''(000d4ffa) **[D]_** ). Ilas-Tel, another lost apprentice of the College, had also suffered the same fate. What could have caused an innocent corpse to become deleted and is there any way for me to recover it? Could it be caused by him being raised and then turning into an ash pile? I've disabled all active plugins to make sure it wasn't just a dirty edit somehwere, but he remained deleted.


title: Terran vs Zerg builds

text: **What's an aggressive Terran strategy that's effective against Zerg players?** I'm really curious about attacking Zerg early. Since I'm fairly new to SC2 the only "real" build/strategy I know is 1-1-1 in TvP. Here I get cloaked banshees as fast as possible and attack the Protoss mineral line or early expansion. I'd like to know a similar strategy againt Zerg.


title: What's the logic behind Zelda's Octoball minigame?

text: I'm trying to get the 100 Rupees from the Octoball minigame in Link Between Worlds. What **_is_** the logic in this minigame? How is one _supposed_ to play this? All you are told is that you can change the stance by moving up and down the joystick, which seems to modify the distance the ball is thrown. However, how does one control the horizontal direction? It is seemingly random to me. I know that I should be hitting pots consecutively so the bird appears and I can get its 20 Rupees. However, all my shots seem to be random! I am literally hitting the ball without the faintest idea what is going on.


title: What does "when poisoned" mean in talent descriptions and how can I reliably become poisoned?

text: The second half of the alchemist tree consist entirely of talents that depend on Geralt being poisoned. What exactly does it mean in the context and is there any way to induce poisoning at will?


title: Good practice for protoss player against MMM in PvT

text: Currently, I'm bronze player in US league, I always have a problem in the battle situation with my army against MMM pattern. My composite army always contain zealot/stalker/sentry(not much)/HT/Archon(sometime) Sometime, I can use psi storm and feedback on their medivac but I lose the HT sometime because my problem is bad micro in the battle situation like this. So, my question. Do you have any tips, youtube or practice map to practise? :\


title: How to clean a Fightstick

text: A while back I bought a Mad Catz Round 2 Tournament Edition Fightstick and I've been playing the hell out of it. I like it a lot and I'd like to preserve its condition for as long as possible while actively using it. Which materials and chemicals should I use to keep it free from dust, smudges and scratches?


title: What are the drawbacks, if any, of killing everyone in Paradise Falls?

text: I went to rescue the two kids from the slavers in Paradise Falls to get access to the vault. I didn't want to enslave anyone, so I snuck in and ended up having to kill almost everyone. There were also two slave girls that were hostile that I ended up having to kill. I got all the people out of the cages successfully... Should I have enslaved the other people only to release them with the children? Did I screw anything up by killing off everyone? Also, I noticed, after I had killed everyone, in one of the bathrooms a sewer drain that I was too small for me. Could I have stealthed through the entire place and got the kids out through the sewer?


title: How do I change the difficulty on a save file?

text: Long story short, I started a new game on Hard (after installing the game and playing it for the first time in my life), quit the game, started it again, loaded my save (still saying hard), tried saving again, and the file says that the difficulty is "Normal". I overwrite it, open the save terminal again, and it still says "Normal". I'm now on chapter 3, and all previous saves were on the "Normal" difficulty? So, how do I crank it up? (Also, it's on Steam)


title: Will a Mana Flower auto-consume Restoration Potions?

text: I was reading about some of the items that can be crafted with a Tinkerer's Workshop and saw that a Mana Flower will enable "auto-consumption of any mana- restoring items." Will this cause Restoration Potions to be consumed also? If so, it seems like a way to restore HP while avoiding the limitation of Potion Sickness.


title: Where's the best place to find lumps of earth?

text: I need lots of earth, but it's so rare I'm having a hard time finding it. Is there a region in which it is more commonplace?


title: Who is the final boss of Street Fighter IV?

text: I'm trying to sign up for the Shoryuken forums to discuss Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and the registration page asks me who the final boss of Street Fighter IV is to prove I'm not a computer. I've never played that game, so I don't know the answer.


title: Will I have the opportunity to catch them again?

text: Once I have encountered and defeated Cobalion, Virizion and Terrakion, will I have the opportunity to capture them at a later time?


title: Managing paradigm packs and roles

text: So I've now got Serah to lv99 Ravager and lv99 Medic, and Noel to lv99 Commando and lv99 Sentinel. Is there any point in using the other roles? Other than just to level up the stats? For example I notice that although Serah is lv99 medic, she only has about 7 skills (not at my ps3) which seems odd to me. As this is the case I'm always running `Relentless Assault`(`RAV`,`RAV`,`COM`) which is working fine so far, short of swapping in Flanitor occasionally for some heals I've not needed anything else. If I carry on with this play style, is there actually any point at all in me levelling up any `COM` monsters? I've been levelling and infusing my `RAV` to allow him access to the different element spells, but otherwise I can't see much point in using the other roles. Do I just keep playing and will I get better monsters as I play through? So far I've not really needed to play about with Monsters at all, and I feel reading questions on here that I'm missing out. I've not used the `Wide` or `Cross` paradigm styles either. I stick with `Regular` the whole time.


title: How to visualize and export player generated parts of a Minecraft world?

text: I build a few structure in different worlds which I'd now like to put into one single common world. Is there a way do this, preferably without having to manually select which parts of each world are hand-made?


title: How can I change the difficulty?

text: Is there a way to change the difficulty back to normal after you've started a game on nightmare?


title: How to get livestock in Banished

text: How do you get other types of livestock in Banished? I started with chickens, but can't find a way to get Cows or Sheep.


title: What's the minimum item level where sockets appear?

text: I'm working on a "fast secondary character level up" item set, and one thing I want is a low-level socketed helmet that I can stick a ruby in. I don't remember seeing gems or socketed items until Act 2, however. Does anyone know the minimum "required character level" on an item that has sockets? Although I'm primarily concerned with helmets, having sockets in some of my other low-level power-leveling gear would be useful, so I'd like a general answer if possible.


title: Do guest passes have an expiration date?

text: I got a TF2 guest pass last Monday, and since it's only to play for 3 days, I wanted to wait for this weekend to redeem it. Up until 2 days ago I got the pop-up that told me to redeem it in that moment, I just closed it and it re-appeared the next day. I wanted to activate it yesterday, but I found it no where in the Steam interface, and the pop-up hasn't appeared again. Did I lose it?


title: Best way to earn Simoleons in SimCity Social?

text: As a long time SimCity 4 player, I am playing SimCity Social so as to wait for SimCity 5. The game is not as casual as I thought a Facebook game would be, and my growth is kind of stagnant, having more land permits than Simoleons to expand. So, I am looking for some verdicts on the various ways of earning Simoleons.   * Cheap, frequent pay out business    * Expensive, infrequent pay out business   * Farm   * Selling materials   * Selling fame bought buildings (Is that all?) I know it also depends on your pattern of available time. What are some generic ways to factor that in?


title: Are enchanted books or direct enchanting better for rare enchantments?

text: I'm looking to obtain a sword with the looting enchantment. I would like to mitigate my level expenditure as much as possible - I have plenty of diamonds. Am I better off trying to enchant books, or take the risks in directly enchanting swords to obtain a specific desired enchantment? My specific example refers to looting, but this question can most definitely apply to other rare enchantments, such as silk touch, infinity, or respiration.


title: What skills/spells (Gap Closers or extenders) can cross terrains such as trees/walls/ledges?

text: What **_skills/spells_** are able to cross **terrains**? Example: tristana can jump over the base wall but not trees. Are there other skills like that? and are they limited to certain terrian? Example: Xin Zhao's Dash move, will it cross trees to reach target?


title: Does Wii U tablet work with wii games?

text: If I were to play a Wii game on the Wii U, could I play it on the tablet? Using the tablet as the display and use the normal Wii controller+nunchuck to play the game? Or does that not work for some reason?


title: Are there any penalties for ignoring a shot down UFO?

text: I'm at a point in the game where I really don't need the materials from downed UFOs. I know there are penalties for not shooting down UFOs, but are there any penalties for shooting it down and then declining to assault it?


title: Where to enter FIFA 13 Online Pass code

text: I recently purchased FIFA 13, and upon loading the game for the first time, it asked me to enter my online pass. I was too excited to waste my time with entering a code, I decided to leave it until later. My problem is that I don't know where to go to enter the code now. Upon starting the game, it does not ask me to enter my online pass code. Most of the help on the internet is specific to the PS3. I've tried to redeem codes on my xbox live account, my Origin account, and I've also tried to delete the game data on the xbox and reload the game - all to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


title: How do you tip brahmin?

text: Now that we've established that you can tip brahmin in New Vegas (as well as Fallout 3), how does one actually go about tipping a brahmin?


title: External tools for Eve Online

text: What tools do you suggest to use on the desktop (Windows) to help me with the game. I know there is an API that exposes a lot of information.   I was thinking that it would be nice to have a tool that would show me my expenses and sales on the market to be able to analyze it, maybe export to excel, etc.


title: Can I keep my companion's equipment after a storyline death?

text: During the Deep Roads Expedition, the following event occurs: > Carver died, taking all of the equipment he had on him. Do I have any chance for recovering any of it?


The "Research Camera" article at the BioShock wiki states: > Brute Splicers stop appearing for a portion of the game, although they re- > appear near the end, so it is important to research them sooner rather than > later. I would like to make sure to fully research Brute Splicers before they stop appearing (as they'll only appear again near the end of the game). **At what portion of the game will Brute Splicers stop appearing?** (Before they re-appear near the end of the game.) Note: Can't find any info about this at the "Brute Splicer" article at the BioShock wiki.


title: What is the purpose of the Jarl's map in the Dragonreach?

text: In the Jarl's quarters in Dragonreach (in Whiterun) is a map on a table with red and blue flags marking areas held by the Imperials and Stormcloaks. I'm still early in the game, so is this map used for some purpose other than the ability to add those locations to your map, perhaps after choosing a side? Currently, clicking on a flag will add the location to your world map.


title: Are there weapon requirements for executing?

text: What are the weapon requirements for executing? Must both weapons be of the same types? That is, I have to dual wield 2x swords, or 2x maces, but not a sword and an axe?


title: What are the different items rarity colors, and what do they worth at the PNJ's?

text: So far, I've found a bunch of grey, two blue and two yellow/gold items. This page talks about 4 levels of rarity: normal, magic, rare and unique. But there are no information about the colors. My guess:   * grey = normal,    * blue = magic,   * gold = rare,   * ???? = unique Also, I couldn't find a "pattern" of increasing currency while selling items to the PNJ's. For example, I sold a normal bow, the PNJ gave me two pieces of scroll (wisdom). Then I sold a magic bow and received... two pieces of scroll (wisdom). Maybe the magic bow was a really weak one ?


title: Can I permanently enable Camera Mode?

text: Camera Mode is a new option in the Saints Row series that I'd like to have always on. Sometimes I run across something that happens quickly that I'd love to get a screencap of, but then I find that the Camera Mode has been disabled again. I never manually disable Camera Mode. It seems to turn off automatically, and I can't really figure out the pattern of _why_ it does. Is there any way to permanently enable Camera Mode so I don't have to keep going to my phone in game and turning it on again? I'm playing the Xbox 360 version, so I have no other way to quickly and easily screencap images.


title: Is Quicksilver Sash or Cleanse better for Vayne?

text: I've been playing Vayne a lot, and I'm having trouble deciding whether Cleanse or Quicksilver Sash is more efficient.


title: How do I tell how many gold pieces I've grabbed in a Retro Level?

text: I'm looking to perfect the entire game and would to know if there is a way to tell how many gold pieces you've grabbed on a retro level. The game only marks the level with a star after you beat it, but doesn't actually show you a ratio of gold pieces you've grabbed in the level.


title: What defines a bruiser?

text: What makes them a "bruiser"? By that I mean which stat defines them as a bruiser or is it something else that makes them a bruiser?


title: Green lights in ocean

text: While playing Civ 5, I occasionally see these green things in the sea: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/QqycU.jpg) Is this just a bug like the red dots that sometimes show up on land, or is this some kind of easter egg or resource?


title: why was the Lord Regent killed?

text: So when I was playing dishonored, I'm on a non-lethal path btw which i did, the Lord regent died when I knocked him out while his confession was playing. is this a bug or something really suppose to happened. I've read in the wiki that when you've played his confession, the guards will take him into custody, while he try to escape, he will be killed. is this what happened?


title: Will Spec-Ops mode spoil my single player experience?

text: I got Modern Warfare 3, but haven't got around to start the single player campaign yet. A friend of mine asked me to play with him the Spec-Ops mode. Will playing the Spec-Ops mode before completing the single player mode spoil the single player story/settings or is it completely independent?


title: How can I stop people from joining and taking stuff in Survival Mode?

text: I have Minecraft Pocket Edition on the iPod Touch in Survival mode. I believe I'm getting griefed, as people join my world and take all my diamonds, gold, and iron. How can I stop them?


title: Can I use my computer's Wi-Fi connection with the DeSmuME core in OpenEmu?

text: I'm using the emulator-conglomerating application OpenEmu, and to emulate the Nintendo DS it uses the DeSmuME core. I've been able to find tutorials online to use the computer's Wi-Fi connection with the standalone DeSmuME application, but is there any way to accomplish the same within OpenEmu?


title: Where should I set up my base?

text: So far, I've been pretty unsuccessful with setting up a base. I've been trying to build near replenishing resources (grass, berries, etc) but I guess there's more to it than that because it hasn't really worked out for me. What's the best location to set up a home base? What are the most important things to have nearby? Basically, how can I make the most stable base possible?


title: Why won't Minecraft open with the 1.7.2 update?

text: When I open Minecraft and click play in the update menu, the program just restarts leaving me in the menu again. Even when I restart the computer and log out and back in, nothing changes.


title: Does the game support cross-platform multiplayer?

text: I have a PS3 and my friend has a PS4. We both have Arkham Origins for our respective consoles. Can we play online together?


title: Can I add more layers between the surface and bedrock?

text: I have a superflat world in Minecraft where it is only 3 layers of dirt and 1 layer of bedrock. I have already built so many things in it but I want to convert it so it is deeper and I can keep all my builds.


title: In Farcry 3 does taking outpost affect the number of wild animals?

text: In Farcry 3 it seems like at the start of the game, when there are a lot of enemy outposts, I seem to encounter more wild animals. Do outpost affect the chance to encounter animals or do I just notice it more when I have crappy weapons? ![Ouch](http://i.stack.imgur.com/IoM07.jpg) It seems like the second island has far fewer wild animals... Again, maybe that's just the weapons I'm using.


title: Will a pink ward reveal Akali's location, even if the ward isn't inside the Twilight Shroud?

text: So if I place a pink ward near the `twilight shroud` (not inside of it), will it still reveal Akali's location?


title: How does double-wrapping work?

text: In connection with suicide-ganking and contracts I often hear the term double- wrapping to make it impossible to see the cargo inside the ship. While I have some vague idea on how this is supposed to work, I'm unsure about the details. What is double-wrapping, how exactly can I do that and when should I use double-wrapping?


title: How to identify the real Phantom Lancer from the clones?

text: The three or four times I've played against a well managed PL, my team always got destroyed and no one really knew how to handle him. Is there a way to pick out the real one from the phantoms?


title: How can I get my XBox 360 data off of a RROD console?

text: My older-style XBox finally died with the Red Ring Of Death (RROD). It has an external hard drive attached. The newer XBox 360s don't support that style of hard drive? I guess I could get another old one, but won't that just mean another RROD is around the corner? Are there ways of transferring the data with a transfer cable or something? Can I take the hard drive apart and somehow transmit it with my computer or something? Anything else I might be able to do?


title: How do the slows from Shadow Slash stack with multiple Living Shadows?

text: From the tooltip: "Living Shadow: Overlapping Shadow Slashes striking the same enemy deal no additional damage but will incur an increased slow of 30 / 37.5 / 45 / 52.5 / 60% and restore energy." Is this a flat amount for both 1 Shadow + Zed and 2 Shadows + Zed? Or is the slow percentage different for 1 or 2 shadows?


title: Does Moxii's Endowment effect exp from other players kills?

text: I am leveling up my low level with my friend. I decided to use the XP relic so I would get more, but now I am wondering if it affects XP from team kills or only my kills.


title: Capturing Culture Specific Wonders

text: Civilization 5 BNW brings culture specific wonders. I'm wondering if those wonders maintain their effects after being captured if you haven't unlocked that social policy branch.


title: Do evade skill and evade accessory stack?

text: I was wondering about stackable effects and came accross a good FAQ [ _further down is the relevant part of it_ ] However, there is one thing not mentioned in it, which I was wondering about and is also the reason I googled for it in the first place: What if Kanji knows _Evade Wind_ (`Triples evasion rate against Wind attacks`) while carrying _Eye of Wind_ (`Greatly raises Evasion Rate to Wind attacks`) at the same time?   It looks like this would fall into rule nr. 3 (`a passive skill and an accessory providing the same effect NEVER stack`), but the accessory doesn't say it _triples_ the evasion rate, only that it _greatly increases_ it. Because of that, I am uncertain if I should give Kanji the _Eye of wind_ , or if I should give him something more useful instead. Of course, I also intend to do the same for other party members with other elemental weaknesses. So, do evasion skills and accessories stack or not? * * * Here is the relevant part of the FAQ: >   1. Elemental (Fire/Ice/Elec/Wind) effects DO stack. However, the stacking > is limited to a total of TWO skills or accessories, and skills take > precedence over accessories.   >  Examples:   >  (+) Fire Boost and Fire Amp   >  (+) Fire Boost and Fire Vow   >  (+) Fire Amp and Kagutsuchi Vow (Amp and +50% accessory is the largest > effect you can have)   >  (+/-) Fire Boost, Fire Amp, and Kagutsuchi Vow results in only Fire Boost > and Fire Amp stacking > >   2. Resist effects from affinities, skills, equipment, and spells stack:   >  (+) Ukobach (innate Resist Fire) + Resist Fire (learned at Level 6) + > Kagutsuchi Pin (Fire damage down 50%) + Red Wall all stack > >   3. Barring Rules 1 and 2, a passive skill and an accessory providing the > same effect NEVER stack.   >  Examples:   >  (-) Apt Pupil and Omega Drive (quadruples critical hit chance? I wish)   >  (-) Angelic Grace and Cat Whisker   >  (-) Endure and Partial Award > >   4. Barring Rule 3, HP and SP regenerative effects DO stack and take effect > in succession.   >  Examples:   >  (+) Regenerate 1, Regenerate 2, Regenerate 3   >  (+) Regenerate 1, Regenerate 2, Space Badge   >  (+) Invigorate 1, Invigorate 2, Invigorate 3   >  (+) Mage's Mark, Invigorate 2, Invigorate 3 > >   5. All other multi-tiered effects do NOT stack. The highest-tiered effect > takes precedence.   >  Examples:   >  (-) Growth 1, Growth 2, Growth 3 (only Growth 3 takes effect)   >  (-) Counter, Counterstrike, High Counter (only High Counter takes effect) > >   6. Ailment Boost and the Boost skills of individual ailments do NOT stack.   >  Ailment Boost takes precedence. > >   7. Other combinations that either do or do not stack:   >  (+) EXP-boosting weapon and EXP-boosting armor (i.e. Musashi Shinai and > Haikara Shirt/Mandara Robe)   >  (+) Cool Breeze and Relaxing Wave   >  (+) Apt Pupil/Omega Drive and Revolution (thanks Nasada19)   >  (-) Evasion skills/equipment granting evasion skills and an affinity that > is better than Resist (i.e. Null/Repel/Absorb). In other words, for example, > if you have Null/Repel/Absorb Physical, you will never dodge physical > attacks (meaning enemies will never miss and fall down). This is because the > game assumes a general mechanic that prefers the automatic nullification of > the attack. This may be something to think about if you really like letting > enemies miss and fall down; in that case, something like Tam Lin's innate > Resist Physical combined with the Evade Physical he learns might be more up > your alley. > >


title: How to have real full screen with Civilization in DOSBox?

text: My screen have a resolution of 1366x768. When I play Civilization (version 1), I got the image in a resolution of 640x400 in the middle of the screen, the rest being black. Instead, when I play Orion, the image occupies all screen. Which DOSBox option should I change to have the same with Civilization?


title: How do you edit the enchantment level for armor files? (not in-game)

text: I found a mod that was a "Ring of Arcane Inspiration" on nexus, which basically grants you free magicka for all schools of magic. I would like to know if it is possible to do something similar, and raise the enchantment on the nightingale hood to a higher % - which file do I edit, and what program to use?


title: Why can't I hide from the Dark Brotherhood?

text: I just joined the Dark Brotherhood on my current character, and I've noticed it seems I can't hide from any of them. No matter what I do, the eye stays always open when one of them is in the room. Even if I'm alone in the room with just one, and I'm sneaking behind them, I'm detected. Even when I use an Invisibility spell or potion, I'm still detected. Does the Dark Brotherhood have magic eyes in the back of their heads or something? Note: This is with a level 81 character. The only sneak-enhancing equipment in use (if any) was a pair of boots I'd enchanted myself. Can't remember the boost level.


title: Does Juggernaut's Blade Fury remove negative buffs?

text: It seems to me that _Yurnero(Juggernaut)_ 's **Blade Fury** makes him _magic immune_ since he couldn't be _stunned_ but does it removes negatives buffs placed into him?


title: Does Balanar (Nightstalker) also benefit from Luna's Eclipse?

text: Whenever _Luna_ use her ultimate **Eclipse** , it turns night into day for a few seconds. Does _Balanar(Nightstalker)_ benefit from this? Or it's simply just an animation effects from Luna's spell.


title: Why can't Kunkka equip a Quelling Blade?

text: What is the reason behind this? Does giving _Kunkka_ a **Quelling Blade** makes the game unbalanced? Also, does this same rule carry-over in **Dota2**?


title: Can Decrepefied heroes be attacked?

text: Can decrepefied heroes be attacked by **Frost arrows** , **Glaves of Wisdom** or other toggle based skills with _pure damage_?


title: What are the precise effects of the Fortune shrine?

text: The randomly-found Fortune shrine "greatly" increases the change to find magic items and gold: ![fortune shrine text screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/LchYu.jpg) What does this "greatly" actually mean? What are the precise effects? And does it depend on character level / difficulty / anything else?


title: How can I remove unwanted civilizations in civ5?

text: There are a lot of civilizations I don't consider 'real civs' in the game. I won't list them to avoid debate =). The thing is, I want to avoid them spawning in my games, yet I still want the civs list to be random. How can I achieve that? Is there a mod for this? I think I saw one at one point, but cannot find it anymore.


title: Add GoG DOSBOX games to Steam

text: I bought the Quest for Glory pack on Good Old Games, and like most GoG games I tried to add it to Steam. Now, QFG 1 through 4 are all DOS games and run via a packaged DOSBOX emulator GOG distributes with each game, and there's a shortcut in the game's folder that "launches" the game. Adding these launchers to Steam via "add non-steam game" doesn't really work. You try, it fails, then try again and it looks like it works, but the shortcut doesn't properly make it into Steam. Sometimes the icon doesn't show up in Steam at all, sometimes a DOSBOX link makes it into Steam, but it doesn't actually run the game. How can I launch these DOSBOX games directly from Steam?


title: What happens to the gem when I salvage an item with a gem in it?

text: I currently have no gold (just went shopping in the auction house... bought me some fancy and expensive weapon), but want to remove a gem from an item since I want to use it in another item. I'm too scared to try it (it's a flawless gem and I don't want to lose it), so I'll ask: If you salvage the item, will the gem be lost, too, or will it get removed and placed in your inventory? Or will the item and the gem be destroyed, and maybe something will be added to the salvaged goods in return for the gem value? Also, if this actually works, it would be basically a no-cost gem removal, if you want to salvage the item anyways.


title: When is the best time to take down a tower if you're winning in your lane?

text: When is the best time to take down a tower in your lane if you're winning the lane?


title: Attacked in Markarth, Skyrim

text: When I enter Markarth Keep and get to the first set of stairs towards the King all the guards become hostile and start attacking me. Nothing happens until I reach this point, not even if I drag my weapon. As soon as I reach the stairs they attack me, with or without my weapon drawn. I only have an 5 gold bounty, and I haven't threatened anybody. What's wrong? Have anybody else experienced this?


title: Dropper redstone bug

text: been playing around with redstone again until i discovered this strange beviour: I used to droppers on top of each other and a chest on top of that to transport some items from the bottom dropper to the chest on top. The bottom dropper has a comparator attached to it doing all the logic for the elevator. The Redstone looks like this:               [D][C][R]     [R][E][E]     [R][R][R]      D = Dropper C = Comparator R = Redstone E = Repeater It is the most simple possible item elevator. The Redstone shown above powers BOTH droppers which are on top of each other and thus makes it possible to transport all items vertically since you can stack this thing endlessly. Now to my question: When the Comparators are on the North side of the Droppstower it doesn't fully work, when they are attached to the South side it does work as intented. What do i mean by saying "It doesn't fully work"? Once all items are done being transported and the redstone mechanism stopped because no items are left in the bottom Dropper, there is one item left in the top dropper while N-1 items are in the chest. - On the other side when puting the comparator on the South side, all items are transported to the top - not one getting stuck at the end of the top dropper. Is this a bug? Why does this happen? Thanks a lot! :-)


title: How do you get cheat codes for pvz garden warfar?

text: I usually use codes or cheats but for most games I can't find codes. Why is that? Can someone tell me where cheat codes are?


title: What is the definition of a "data tag"?

text: I have been reading about using command blocks, and I come across the term "data tag" a lot. Can anyone explain what this is? For example:               /summon <EntityName> [x] [y] [z] [dataTag]


title: Where can I get Jones in the Fast Lane?

text: Sierra had a 1990 game called Jones in the Fast Lane which my family used to have the CD for but now it's been lost. Does anyone know of a legal way to get this game other than buying an old CD off of Ebay?


title: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare throws an error message when I launch it

text: I have installed Call of Duty 4:Modern Warfare on my Windows 8 laptop. But when I open the game, it says "Call of Duty 4:Modern Warfare has stopped working properly". I have changed the compatibility to Windows XP(Service Pack 3) but the problem persists.


title: How do you uninstall a Map Pack on Call of Duty Ghosts (PS4)?

text: Is it possible to uninstall the Onslaught Map Pack for Call of Duty: Ghosts on Playstation 4? There was a recent update that merged the Map Pack lobbies with the normal, default map lobbies and now everyone always votes for the new maps. Unfortunately, neither myself or my brother are fans of the new maps so was hoping to uninstall them so only the original maps appear in a lobby. I've tried going to the "downloads" section and deleting the file, but they still appear in the team death match lobby... Any guidance or sources would be appreciated.


title: Is the music in the main menu specifically made for the game?

text: The background music in the main menu of Project IGI is great! Can anyone tell me where it's from, or was it specifically composed for the game?


title: Guests stopped coming all together (Year 8)

text: has this happened to anyone where guests stopped coming all together? I experienced it twice.. Guests stopped coming so there is no income. maintenance fee goes out every night and i'm broke so i cannot advertise or anything. :( Why does this happen? I think (i'm not sure) both times happened after I removed a gate and added another. could that be a reason?


title: How does dual wielding work with channelled abilities?

text: According to a few other questions, while dual wielding, skills will alternate weapons, dealing a different amount of damage in an alternating pattern (so maybe 100 damage, then 50 damage, then 100 again and so on). How does this work for abilities that are channelled? For example, the demon hunter skill "Rapid Fire". Does it alternate each weapon for each tick of damage? Or does it alternate each weapon for each successive cast, but keep damage consistent with one weapon for the duration of one cast?


title: Can "Blood Lust" take me above max damage?

text: Samson's starting item, Blood Lust, increases the the damage of Isaac's tears with each kill. Can it go beyond scale, as some damage multipliers do (i.e. Whore of Babylon)? What I'd like to know is if it has any use if I already reached the cap through other +dmg items (Blood of the Martyr, Growth Hormones, et al.).


title: When is Monk's passive skill Pacifism effective?

text: The Pacifism tooltip says if you are under a Fear, Stun or Charm effect, all damage taken is reduced by 75%. I'm not sure what effects are counted as Fear, Stun or Charm. Some people seem to think it covers all crowd control effects, but I'm doubtful. For instance, does Frozen or Imprisonment count? When Diablo puts you in the cage and then grasps you in his hand, does it count? I'd like a complete list of what counts as a Fear, Stun or Charm effect.


title: Do failed escort quests permanently kill the NPC?

text: Recently I took on one of the escort quests and was tasked with protecting Mercedes on her way to Shadow Fort. Unfortunately, she died on the way without me realizing it. I have not seen her around since. Do killed NPCs permanently die when... killed?


title: PS4 Streaming to Friends

text: Is it currently possible to stream live gameplay to friends over PSN? Or is this only possible via Twitch on a public stream? If someone could go into detail over the options I would appreciate it.


title: How effective is the army AI if given specific objectives?

text: I've noticed that I can command armies to take objective areas, but how should this be utilized? When I mark objectives should I mark all territories that I want my army to take during a time period, or should I pick a few "lynchpin" points deeper in enemy territory? If I do the latter, will my army spread out and take a wider front or do they automatically bee-line to the objective territories with a disregard for for other factors?


title: Does magic find affect Tome of Secrets drops?

text: Unlike the majority of crafting ingredients, the Tome of Secrets found in Inferno is considered a blue item. Does increasing magic find help increase the number of tomes found? Or are they treated like the other white text craft ingredients (pages/books)?


title: Why is Izual a demon again?

text: At the end of Act IV in Diablo 3, before getting to Diablo, we have to fight a once-again demonic Izual. How did this happen? Didn't we free his soul when we killed him in Diablo 2?


title: Can I copy the StarCraft 2 DVD to install the game (is there any disc protection)?

text: My desktop doesn't have a disc drive so I'm planning on copying the files from the DVD to a USB key via a different computer, then copying that to my HDD and installing from there. Before I start these long copies: Is this going to work, or does the installer do any sort of DRM check on the install media? (I have a HotS disc, but feel free to answer for WoL as well.)


title: Are there always enough keys on a level?

text: On a certain level of this basement, I found 2 locked doors but only 1 key. I _think_ I have cleared out everything I can from this level but I still only found one key. Are there always as many keys as there are locks or should I simply move on?


title: Are Assassins Creed 2 side quests worth completing?

text: I recently got into Assassins Creed 2 (I realise I'm a little late to the party) and am at the point where I have just unlocked the Contract Side quests. I imagine these side quests (contracts, races, beat up events, etc) don't play a huge role in the story. But I was wondering if there are any specific rewards that you get at the end of them that makes worth doing? (I realise the Assassins Seal side quest is probably worth the effort for the Armour)


title: Skip Sudden Death (water rising) cutscene in `Worms Forts: Under Siege`?

text: The cutscene that the "Mighty Being" (if I remember right) come out and rise the water, it is time-wasting! Is there anyway to skip its cutscene, while keeping the water rising? Thanks.


title: Is there any way to use a nether portal to travel to y = 250?

text: I have recently build a platform above my house at y=250. As my house is at ground level, I would prefer not to have to build a tower every time I wish to get up there, and ideally I would like to not have a tower visible between the platform and my house. With this in mind, I decided that nether portals would be the way to go. I have a nether portal in my house at y=57 and one on my platform at y=250, I also have portals in the same places at y=70 and y=115 in the nether. Unfortunately, the portal at y=155 in the nether sends me back to the portal in my house. I understand that this is because the house portal is closer. Is there any possible way for me to travel to my platform using nether portals? Or failing that, any way to travel there without building something between my house and the platform?


title: GTA IV - Out of Commission - Helicopter bug

text: I am on the last mission of GTA 4 - Out of Commission (PC) and cannot finish due to the bug with getting on the helicopter. I have read some terrible hacks to get it to work e.g. use Fraps, but that doesn't even seem to work in all cases. Is there a definitive fix for this?


title: Why didn't main characters continue to move in War In Middle Earth?

text: A long time ago I played War In Middle Earth on the Commodore 64. As you played through you could somewhat recreate the events of the books. I took Frodo across the Misty Mountains, down through Mirkwood Forest, down towards Morder. Very quickly my heroes would stop moving. Gandalf stopped moving half way through the mountains (perhaps because of the Balrog). After literally playing the same game over the course of a few years, I finally got Frodo within 3 spaces of Mount Doom. After that he simply refused to move anymore. Eventually all my troops were overrun by the increasing number of Orc armies wandering around. Why did the main characters (and sometimes other random armies) just stop moving and sit in place indefinitely? **Note:** Looking at the Amiga and other versions, they appear to be significantly different from the C64 version. You only have two views in the C64 verison, the map view and the battle view.


title: How does Shield Bash (Shattered Shield) work?

text: Shield Bash (Shattered Shield) states that it hits "for 325% weapon damage plus 300% of your shield's Block Chance as damage." I'm not exactly clear on what this means. If I have a block chance of 20%, does that mean my damage calculation goes as follows: `325% weapon damage + (300% * Block Chance) = 325% weapon damage + 0.6` That feels like a comically small improvement (less than 1 damage) as to seem completely useless.


title: Where is Ning located during the quest "Rotten Business?"

text: In the quest "Rotten Business," you are able to bribe Chaunli into giving you the location of Ning. ![Unconscious Chaunli](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MprUP.jpg) As you can see, I don't take well to people asking for my money. Now the quest has no marker and simply tells me that I have to find her the hard way and that she's somewhere in the Daigong district. Where in this district is she? Pictures/maps are most appreciated.


title: Which mind control effects allow you to attack?

text: In Hearthstone, there are several cards with effects that take control of an opponent's minion such as:   * Mind Control - Take control of an enemy minion.   * Mind Control Tech - Battlecry: If your opponent has 4 or more minions, take control of one at random. Despite the wording, these two effects work differently--Mind Control Tech allows you to immediately attack with the stolen minion, but Mind Control does not. Which mind control effects allow you to attack immediately and which ones do not?


title: Mining Diamonds in Minecraft

text: After trying to mine a diamond vein for his ores, I get my pickaxe broken, lost the vein of diamond and didn't get any ore. I was using a **iron pickaxe** to do the mining. Could the type of the pickaxe influence in this matter? Which one should I use to mine diamond vein? PS: My pickaxe durability was full, I haven't used it before.


title: Modern warfare 3 multiplayer xbox360 and ps3 same servers

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Does MW3 support cross-platform multiplayer? Lets say my friend has a ps3 and I have an xbox360, will we be able to play modern warfare 3against each other in multiplayer?


title: What is the Mother of All Bombs or MOAB killstreak reward?

text: I've seen a couple of online rumors about a killstreak or strike package reward when you get 25 consecutive kills that is similar to the tactical nuke from previous Modern Warfare games. Allegedly it kills every player on the map. Is this a confirmed part of the game or just rumor? if it does exist - is it part of a specific strike package : i.e assault, support or specialist? Any information on this would be great. Thanks!


title: What kind of skills can a class get from a Druid's Symbiosis?

text: One of the rumors that many PvPers have been talking about is Mages being able to get Healing Touch from a Druid's Symbiosis, effectively wiping out one of the Mage's largest weaknesses: the inability to heal. However, I've noticed that no one has mentioned any skill besides Healing Touch, making me wonder if Mage's choose Healing Touch for it's effectiveness, or because they don't have a choice. How does the receiving player choose which ability to copy from the Druid (if they have a choice, at all)? Is there a limit to what abilities the receiving player can receive?


title: How much protection does a ballistic vest offer?

text: Ballistic vest is a new kill streak in Modern Warfare 3, and I was curious how much protection it actually provides. Is it enough that you can survive sniper headshots? Or is more along the lines of a few more SMG bullets?


title: Does Rakinishu's Blade have a special purpose?

text: I found Rakinishu's blade at an event in act II, does it have any purpose, or is it just a sort of Easter egg / in joke?


title: How can I exit/leave a party in the main menus?

text: When in the main menu screen, is there a way to leave or disband the party without logging out? I can't find any such options (as party leader or otherwise). ![leaving a party](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gmk0d.jpg)


title: Is it better to spread magic find across a party?

text: We expect, based on Diablo 2 and a tweet from Bashiok that there's a diminishing return formula for magic find (though the details are still unclear), and that magic find is averaged across a party...but how does the diminishing return formula interact with parties? Is the magic find from all items first averaged across the party, and then the diminishing formula applied to each player, or is it averaged across the party after applying diminishing returns to each player? I'm wondering, if you have a small number of pieces of good magic find equipment, whether it's just as effective for one person to wear all of them as it would be to spread them across the group.


title: How can I bring or rush a friend into Nightmare mode?

text: I have a friend up to Normal Act 3 in his own game, but I'd like to bring him into Nightmare Act 1 with me. He says he wouldn't be able to join my Nightmare party, though we haven't tried this yet. (I would suppose this extends for all inter-difficulty parties.) Is he right? Does he need to play through certain events to join my Nightmare party, or is it possible to rush him through Diablo (last Act 4 quest) to unlock Nightmare for him? Does it depend on level restrictions, as well? Is there a simple workaround? What do I need to do to push him into Nightmare?


title: How can you quit a mission?

text: Following on from some advice about getting all characters to buy shares in a specific company before completing an assassination mission, how do I actually quit a mission? There's only two ways I can see how:   1. Save just before starting a mission, and then load once it's started. The downside here is I need to remember to save before every mission in case one turns out to be important for the stock market.   2. Somehow fail the mission, preferably without committing suicide, where I'm then given the option to Exit.


title: How can I reduce lag in the second scene of Brutal Legend?

text: I got Brutal Legend with the Humble Indie Bundle 9 pack, but it lags like crazy on the second scene (the one with the cults hitting the guy with swords).


title: small problem with psvita with data

text: Just wondering if anyone could give me some help regarding a problem i've been having with my vita, few days back i recently desided to buy "Cladun x2" from the psn store. Though cutting it short i downloaded some "Edit Data" from the wiki. The data itself was for the US version of the game and i use a EU account. Main problem is that once i transfered over the edit data, it wasnt visable at all on the psvita. It didnt show up in the content manager and it also didnt show up in application data management. So annoyed as i was, i figured i'd back up all my files on PC and then try a restore. So i was wondering would these invisible edit data files which werent compatible have been copied as well during back up then restored again? :/ or would the reformat of the memory card have sucessfully gotten rid of them despite not being able to locate them on the vita?


title: What causes the application of various Status Ailments?

text: Yes, what decides the trigger chance and duration of Chill/Freeze, Shock and Ignite? (I've heard that the duration scales off of damage and chance... well, that it's applied on every crit, but I doubt that and would like some confirmation.)


title: What can I do with Halo 4 and Xbox Smartglass?

text: The Wikipedia article about Smartglass says that it is compatible with Halo 4 but I can't find any further information about it. Is there anything special I can do with Smartglass interacting with Halo 4?


title: Kerbal Orbital intercept pre-approach

text: I have finally figure out how to align inclination and rotate my orbit so that my Kerbal and the stranded one are chasing each other around Kerbin. So the last part before approach is to get closer. I have read a few tutorials and this excellent answer How do I rendezvous and dock with a ship in orbit?, but I still cannot grok this last bit. Lets say I am leading. I need to do a series of prograde, retrograde burns only I think, but I can't figure out how to time them or or whether I should be doing target or orbit pro/retro-grade burns. I am thinking that a prograde orbit burn at apsis should increase my orbital path, which means I am going slower, which gives the other guy a chance to catch up, then a retrograde orbit burn to drop in nearby. But then one of the tutorials talks about doing a target prograde burn and in general I am just guessing and end up with an orbital path intersecting the planet (and perhaps this is how it should look part way though the maneuver for all I know). The inclination and rotational adjustments are easy with the manuever controls to assist, but I can quite grasp this one - perhaps I can use the manuever controls to assist with this also? He has been up there for four days. He is getting hungry.


title: Disabling Cursor "Snap To" Behavior on Overview Map

text: On both, the Xbox and the PS3 version, when on the overview map the cursor snaps to hotspot icons as soon as the cursor is near enough. it is very hard to precisely select one if several icons are very close together or even overlapping. Is there an option to turn this snapping behaviour off?


title: When Lulu's shield is on a teammate, who do Pix's bolts count for?

text: When a Lulu puts her shield (`E`) on a teammate, every time they auto-attack Pix also fires a bolt. Does this bolt "count" for Lulu or that character? For example, let's say your AD carry is trying to get red buff. You, as Lulu, put your shield on them. Now every time the AD carry auto-attacks, there is a Pix bolt added to it. If it just so happens that the damage from Pix's bolt is what kills the Elder Lizard, will Lulu end up with the buff? Or will the AD carry still get it? The same question could be asked for champion kills. If it counts for Lulu, this seems like a big hazard as a support character.


title: How do I fight flying, fire-breathing Titan Slugs?

text: So I was just preparing my fortress for the inevitable siege, but ended up being visited by a Fire-breathing, Flying Titan Slug. I had a slight idea what I was in for, but I definitely didn't expect to lose 81 Dwarves out of the 92 I had. I had prepared as many Dwarves as I could that had some fighting skill, gave them a moment to acquire weapons and armor and had the cannon fodder charge soon followed by my skilled veterans...luckily one cracked open his skull and his own fire burned out his brain. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HXQp5.jpg) **Is there a way to fight these fire breathing flying titans?** I expect losses, especially with the ability to cause a wildfire to spread through the map, but there has to be a way to avoid this somewhat. Although, it was a lot fun being surprised like that.


title: What are my fortress essentials?

text: I've made it through a couple Dwarf Fortress tutorials but I'm still concerned that I don't know the basics of what my fortress _needs_ to stay alive indefinitely (barring some sort of terrible goblin attack). I want to experiment with all the different workshops/items I can build and the mining I can do, but without a sense of what basics I should keep track of to keep my fortress alive, I'm worried that I'll be mining and suddenly my dwarves will die of starvation. I'm specifically looking for items that I need to have stocked at all times and the ways I can procure these items early in the game. Any other issues that are required from keeping my (ever growing) population of dwarves from killing themselves would be appreciated, and I'm sure there are more than a few.


title: Problems with Java when installing minecraft

text: I'm trying to install minecraft on a new computer, but whenever I try to run minecraft.exe I get a message that says "The registry refers to a nonexistent Java Runtime Environment installation or the runtime is corrupted. The system cannot find the path specified." I tried re-installing Java, automatically removing the old version, but I still get this error. How can I fix this?


title: How are the regions connected?

text: There are 6 regions in Pokemon, each one introduced in a new generation of games. In the second generation, I remember being able to travel to the first region, but other than that, that is the only connection I know between the regions. Now, I know each of theses regions have representations in the real world (mostly based on Japan, though Gen VI is based on France, I believe), but what about in game? Is there any connections between the regions other than the first two? And is there any explanations given about the other regions? Or does each successive generation introduce new Pokemon, and a new region, and completely ignore that the previous region existed?


title: Does blademail return damage from cleave?

text: The question says it all but here's a scenario: Does Sven's cleave damage will return to him if a hero within the range of cleave uses a blade mail? What if all the heroes uses blade mail and with the range of the cleave?


title: Is food useful?

text: You can purchase various items categorized as food in the inns. Is there any use for this food? Does it restore vitality or vigor?


title: Why is the installer downloading the whole game again when I have already downloaded during my pre-order?

text: I'd pre-ordered Diablo III quite some time back and downloaded and ran the installer which then proceeded to download the full game. However, today when I try to install Diablo III, it's redownloading the entire 8gb set of files. I've also downloaded the new installer, yet it proceeds to download the entire game. What can I do to make the installer recognize that I've already downloaded the game?


title: Is there any way to see progress towards achievements in Civ 5?

text: Is there a way to see how much more I have to do to achieve the various achievements? For example, Merchant King is Trade 100 resources over any number of playthroughs... I'd love to know how close I am.


title: Civ 5 Wonder tracking

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is there any way to see progress towards achievements in Civ 5? Is there somewhere accessible in the game to see what wonders you have built previously...? I guess the same applies to what units you have built previously. This is in reference to the Steam achievements for having built all the Wonders and all the units (2 separate achievements).