title: How can i control the Romances in Mass Effect 2?

text: In Mass Effect i tried to get as far as i could in dialogues with characters, even though i was trying to remain neutral as to not get involved with anyone so i could remain loyal to Tali in Mass Effect 2, despite my best efforts to remain neutral but view as much dialogue Ashley came up but i had to blow her off. Now playing Mass Effect 2 and i'm beginning to worry that my interactions with Kelly may be setting on the path to romance her while when i get Jack i want to be friendly with her however my target is Tali. I am wondering, in Mass Effect 2 is there a way to control the relationships without having to just flat out ignore characters (so i still get the chance to explore their dialogue). like a particular conversation response that'll lock me with them or something? i'm on the Paragon path.


title: How many XMP bursters do I need to take over a L1 portal?

text: I'm a new player to Ingress, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to take over a L1 portal. Let's say that the enemy has a L1 portal, with a few L2-L3 resonators, but for the most part, everything is L1. I'm looking for a few things specifically, such as:   1. How many bursters should I get? Assume full health.   2. What point should I aim for? The center?    3. If I destroy one of the resonators, can I replace it with my own, or does the entire thing need to be destroyed before I can do that?   4. How close do I actually need to be to the aimpoint? Thanks!


title: Is the teambuilder a seperate queue?

text: The Teambuilder recently got introduced to the live servers of league of legends. I really like the Idea and all but there is one thing that interests me: Is it a seperate queue? Do you get matched only against players that also use the teambuilder or can you play against players that queued up in blind pick?


title: What kinds of things can I win by gambling?

text: What kinds of things can I win by playing the slots in Moxxi's and what combinations payout?


title: Is the fortune wheel deterministic?

text: I have noticed that when I "click" the fortune wheel it seems to always drift a few spaces and then land. Is this a deterministic behavior? In other words, can I time my spin to land on a particular space - or are the results determined by the server and it doesn't really make a difference when I "click"?


title: Improving late game tactics

text: I've been playing LoL for about a month now, and I consider myself pretty decent. I'm level 20 with more wins than losses, and have been using mobafire's guides everytime I play. However late game I've been running into a lot of problems with being tactical. Sometimes my teammates will get pissed at me for not helping in team fights(when I'm trying to push a lane full of minions), jumping in too early, not going in for a kill even tho it would be suicide, or just getting caught up in a lot of bad situations where I die because I get stunned or slowed. I guess I want to know how I can better my late game tactics.. does it come with just playing more champs and getting used to what all of them do so I know what to avoid? Is there a tactical guide I can follow or read? Maybe some of you could join me in game and give me some pointers.


title: Where can I find information on the Spell ID for a spell used by the WoW API?

text: I need to know what the spell id is supposed to be for certain spells for my WoW addon, but I'm not sure where to find information on the spells. Is there a goto list somewhere? I read on wowwiki that wowhead has this information, but I can't find it anywhere.


title: Acquiring different tree barks in Minecraft

text: I'd like to collect different bark types from trees to build a house but I'm having a hard time growing trees with birch and dark barks. If I plant a sapling then what is the probability of getting a tree with birch or dark bark? Is there anywhere I can plant a sapling to increase my chances?


title: When should you level up staff, and when should you train staff?

text: In Game Dev Story, there are two ways to train staff:   * Level up, which provides a stat boost up to 4 times in exchange for higher salaries and research points.   * Train, which can be used an unlimited amount of times, but costs money. Assuming:   1. You already have a Hardware Designer, or do not plan on getting one.   2. You do not have another need for the research points.   3. No better candidates are available to hire. When is it best to level staff up, and when should you train them instead?


title: How can I play Minecolony in SMP?

text: Minecolony is a nice SSP mod that adds some NPCs like a farmer and a miner. How can I make that work on SMP as well? I can put the ingredients for the items together but not craft them, and using `give` returns that the items don't exist. I tried adding all files from the mod into the `minecraft_server.jar` without success, so > How can Minecolony be played on SMP? Or are there at least some other nice > NPC SMP mods?


title: How does Blizzard determine if I preordered a retail copy of Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls?

text: Procrastination caused me to only reserve my copy of Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls this morning at Best Buy. I'm not sure this will count as a preorder by which I can earn preorder loot. How does Blizzard determine what constitutes a Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls preorder?


title: How do you balance CSing and harassing?

text: I always have a hard time balancing the two. When I focus on CSing I usually get harassed and when I harass I miss out a lot of CS. How do you balance the two?


title: Can Udyr Max out all his skills?

text: If **Udyr** gets all his skills at the start of the game, can they all max out? If not, what are the limits?


title: Is there a way to tell if you're still hidden in the fog of war?

text: Sometimes you see players in competitve play stand in the middle of a lane but the enemy doesn't notice them. Or When players gank from odd entrances. Is there a way to know if you're still in the dark? (not applying the presence of wards)


title: Alistar W+Q Combo (Headbutt Pulverize)

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do players link Alistar's Headbutt and Pulverize in an instant? How difficult is it to pull off Alistar's Headbutt and Pulverize combo? I see people do it instantly, without knocking players back when they headbutt with no walls behind and pulverizing them. I just can't seem to do it. :( Does this have to do with latency or quick fingers?


title: Does progress in S.T.A.R. Labs missions count towards trophy completion?

text: There are several trophies in _Injustice_ which require you to essentially perform a checklist of things with each character and/or stage. Examples are:   * **Superhuman** - Perform every character's supermove   * **Around the World** - Knock opponent through all transitions across all levels   * **Metahuman** - Perform every special move of every character The S.T.A.R. Labs missions are preselected scenarios (similar to _Mortal Kombat 9_ 's Tower challenges) in which you have to win under certain conditions. For example, in the first fight, I have to use most of Superman's special moves in order to pass the mission. Seeing as I've now done several of Superman's special moves, does that progress count towards the **Metahuman** trophy? Will progress towards other things, like level transitions/interactions, supermoves, etc. made in the S.T.A.R. Labs missions count towards these trophies or not?


title: Why does my opponent keep driving into a wall?

text: I was trying to play multiplayer Mario Kart with my sister for our DS's on a long trip and little did she know I had cheats enabled. When the race started everything seemed fine until a little bit later when my sister said she was in first. I thought she was kidding because I was in first on my DS and she was in 8th place, yet on her DS it said she was in first place and I was in 8th. As looked around the track to find out where she was, I saw her ramming into a wall and turning in circles. That is what confused me. Why does using cheats cause your multiplayer opponents to freak out into walls? What I mainly want to know is if there is any way to stop this from happening and why it happens as well. Thanks!


How should I setup my minimap in Starcraft 2? There are two options:   * Normal background with a small image of the map.   * Black background What do professionals use and why? Sometimes I have difficulties seeing enemy units on a normal background, especially on huge maps (4v4).


title: Is the Growing Boy perk only applied once and when to use?

text: In Stick of Truth there is the perk Growing Boy (Your maximum health increases by 20%). Is this perk only applied once or is it applied with each level up, when the maximum health increases? Either way, should it used in the early game or in the late game?


title: Unable to switch primary location in demense upon inheritance

text: So have a weird situation going on in my ireland game. Have the duchy of leinster and meath, has it so the eldest son inherits everything. I gave all the sons mayoral titles while they wait for dad to drop dead. So dear old dad finally drops dead. The eldest inherits two duchies, four counties...and the mayoral title. The problem is it keeps complaining that the county that the town is in, is the wrong type to have demense wise. Cant' give away the mayoral title, nor switch the castle and town for being primary location in that county. Best part is now it says that instead of my son that would inherit, it's the chancellor that isn't even connected to my family tree at all. So is my game buggered, or is there a way to fix this?


title: How do I get Skyrim saves back into save folder from My Documents?

text: So I wanted to start out fresh and never go back into my older saves so I deleted all 400 something saves. Now I've changed my mind so I want to get those deleted saves back. I deleted them from the recycle bin already.


title: If I pre-purchase D3 RoS Deluxe Edition will I receive the bonus content for other Blizzard games before it's release?

text: I want to pre-purchase Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls Deluxe Edition, but I want to know if I'll receive Wow and SC2's content now. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cJpRZ.png) Thanks for the help!


title: How does double XP work?

text: Some weekends, Battlefield 3 has "double XP". I would expect it to either double your base-XP or your total XP, but that appears to not be the case. For instance, in the last game I played, I got 4005 base XP, and 8000-some total XP. My "double XP bonus" was 900. **How is the double XP bonus calculated?**


title: Can I keep multiple save files for the same play-through? (Xbox 360)

text: I like to keep several save files as I play through games just in case something goes wrong (corrupted file, missed something important, etc.). When I started Far Cry 3 (Xbox 360) I was disappointed to see only 3 save game slots I could choose from. After trying to perform a manual save during the game, I am even more disappointed that it seems to simply save over the same one file with every save. Is there any way to create multiple save files for the same play-through from within the game? I suppose I could always go to the memory from the dashboard and copy my save files from there to create an archive, but that is a lot more effort then I thought it would take.


title: Death by a thousand cut(scenes)

text: So, during the opening sequence, I was out of cover getting shot at when the Normandy came to pick myself and the Admiral up. When the cutscene began, and my camera was locked into watching the Normandy arrive, I was still being shot at, and just before the full cutscene started (ie the part that didn't just take control of my camera but was a custom scene) I was just about to die. I'm curious if anyone has died in this manner, and if so, what happens? Does it glitch, does the cutscene play, or does it count as a death and just handle it the same way?


title: How fast do Iron Golems respawn?

text: I am trying to create an Iron Golem trap as outlined in this wiki entry (Iron Golem), however they seem to be respawning very slowly. I have enough villagers to spawn at least one golem, what else determines their spawn rate?


title: Why did Miranda leave Cerberus?

text: The first time you talk to Miranda on the Citadel, she mentions she's been "hiding from just about everyone" and that she is no longer involved in Cerberus. I don't remember this happening at the end of ME 2. Why did she leave and when was it revealed?


title: Can I change the mouse sensitivity for the X and Y axes individually?

text: When flying the jet I have a hard time pitching up or down because of how slowly the jet reacts to movement along the Y axis. I also have a hard time rolling left or right because of how quickly the jet reacts to movement along the X axis. While this might make it easier to please Peppy, it makes flying the jet difficult. Is there any way I can increase the mouse sensitivity along the Y axis and decrease it along the X axis? Can this be done to affect the jet alone?


title: How can I see which champions I got first?

text: How can I see the first five champions I got in League of Legends?


title: How can I save/load a sandbox world?

text: When I open up _sandbox_ mode, the game displays the following thingy: ![Generating random world...](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9aXSu.png) > Generating random world... I realize that sandbox is mostly for testing out traps and such, but I'm still wondering if there's a way to save a copy of my world so that I can enter it again later?


title: How to put a weapon in a display case?

text: How do I put my weapon in my display case? It only shows the `E` key for open display case and close display case. Below is a screen shot. Also can a bow fit in a display case? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3Wxo9.jpg)


title: How to militarily delay a science victory?

text: I'm currently competing with Russia for a science victory, and unfortunately they're in the lead, so I thought about using my military to try and slow them down. Unfortunately they're on the other edge of the map, but I currently have a task force composed of a few heavily-promoted ships and embarked units on the way there, equipped with about 5 nuclear missiles. Russia is no pushover though, and this force is definitely not powerful enough to steamroll over them, at least not quickly enough for my liking. They might also have cruise missiles or nuclear weapons in stock, even though my reconnaissance was not able to spot any. This is a non-wrapping map and they are far beyond the range of my stealth bombers, at least until I conquer a city or two from them. What is the best way to stall their science victory? So far I've thought about:   * Try to blitz-conquer their capital, using nukes if necessary. I think I can do it, but I'm not positive I could hold it indefinitely against their counter-attack; they might also switch to building the spaceship on their new capital*. On the other hand, if this will cause them to lose all their currently-built modules, it might be the best option.   * Strategically nuke their top cities (over 20 citizens). This will probably put a serious dent in their production capability. Unfortunately some of these cities are deep enough inland that I will have to land my units there and risk their demise.   * Settle in some safe corner of their empire and start waging war from there, hoping they will divert their efforts from the spaceship to war-time production.   * Try to send some units around their back door to harass them, hoping they will dispatch units there, then blitz in and try to conquer multiple key cities, effectively taking them out of the game. I'm not sure this is something I can pull off, especially if they have bombers and missiles up their sleeve. So, any ideas? *Actually I'm not sure... _can_ a civilization win a science victory using their non-original capital? **Edit** : apparently they can continue construction even after their capital is captured: What happens when you conquer a city where is spaceship is under construction?


title: In Hammerfight, how do you catch a weapon?

text: I am currently stuck in the flail throwing part and I can only catch it randomly. Do I have to hold the left mouse and catch it? or do i have to click at the right moment or what?


title: How can I go back a previous level in The Tiny Bang Story?

text: I missed 1 puzzle piece and accidentally went to the next level. How can I go back to a previous level to collect that puzzle piece?


Are there any merchants in Legend of Grimrock? I want to know if I should hoard items or just drop the ones that I don't need.


title: Why am I not receiving some of the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 trophies?

text: I've played _LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4_ through to the end. I've got most of the trophies, but not all. I think I've done everything required to get them but it just won't give the the trophy and I can't see how to trigger it. The **Student Rescue** trophy should be granted when all students in peril are rescued. The game is stating I've found 50 of 50 but hasn't given me the trophy. The **Dark Wizards** trophy says I have to buy every version of Voldemort - I've got 167/167 characters and have bought everyone at Madam Malkin's. Am I missing something? I've been into Borgin and Burkes and got the last Lord Voldemort character - but to get that I had to find/earn all 200 gold bricks. I've seen some walkthoughs that suggest there may be glitches that stop you being able to achieve all the achievements. One recommended taking a back up of your save game regularly - but I haven't, I didn't realise till too late as I didn't look up the walkthoughs till I was stuck. Have I really got a start a new game and play it through again if I want the above two trophies (and the True Wizard that would follow)? That means replaying it entirely to get all the Dark Wizards (Lord Voldemort after 200 gold bricks!).


title: Do I have to use Steam for games I bought on disc?

text: I have purchased and finished playing Portal and Portal 2 (on disc for PC) both of which used Steam. This was my first exposure to Steam. Now I have just installed Skyrim (again I bought the physical game) which turns out to be also associated with Steam. From what I have read, this means I can't give the Portal game discs to my husband to play on his computer while I play Skyrim on my computer. So my question - is there any way to play Skyrim without having to interface with Steam? I am under the impression that Portal games are stored in the Steam cloud but is this true of Skyrim? How do I escape Steam's clutches? I saw something in a post about playing "offline" but I am not sure how to set this up. I've played video games since 1981 (go Atari!) and they were always by default "offline" so I am not used to online gaming. I miss the good old days when we could pass games on when we finish with them.


title: How do I start my own faction in Mount&Blade?

text: I figured out how to be a vassal to another king and how to help claimants, but how do I create my own faction to take over the world?


title: How do retainers work in shogun 2 multiplayer?

text: How do retainers work exactly in shogun 2 multiplayer? I see that some experienced players are having only one retainer (or maybe I see only one), usually it is "untrained fugu cook" (-2 to all melee attack). Does the number of retainers influence the price of the general or something else?


title: How to be self-sufficient in the sky?

text: Along the topic of this question, I was wondering whats the minimum amount of stuff you need from the surface to be self sufficient living in the sky? I tried living in a cave for long time and it wasn't a challenge enough. I though that I could build a floating sky platform a live up there. Consider the following problems:   * grass: of course you could build a dirt stair and wait for it to grow, but isn't there a much easier way? something like bonemeal maybe?   * animals: they are pretty hard to bring up there   * metals: I heard you can create stone putting together lava and water, but what about iron and coal and other fundamental metals?   * ... How would I manage it?


title: What is the optimal Marine stutter step frequency and timing?

text: In Starcraft 2 Marines can stutter step, meaning they attack move and start their attack animation, this is canceled by a move command and then attack move again. Theoretically there should be a sweet spot. With the optimal frequency the marine does the same damage as a standing marine, but moves the farthest possible. Here is my question: What is this frequency? How often should I stutter step per minute and how long is the input delay between A + left click .... left click .... A + left click. If I wait too long between A + left click and left click the animation is canceled too slow and my marine does not move that far. If I wait too long between left click and A + left click my marine does not shoot ASAP. As a bonus I would like to know what APM I would need to perform this optimal stutter step.


title: How can I find the "mini collectibles" in tomb raider?

text: In every area, there are things to collect. Most of their locations you can get from treasure maps, skills that reveal them, or being close enough when using survival instincts. However, there is one type that does not appear like that. In the very first area you have to destroy wooden totems that hang from trees, in the second one you have to destroy lanterns, etc Is there a way to easily find them, or is the only way to just look everywhere closely? I am missing 1 in the first two areas and it's preventing me from reaching 100%


title: How do I target specific audiences?

text: After researching "Target Audience", the game prompt tells you that certain consoles and genres appeal to certain audiences (Young, Everyone, Mature). Does targeting a specific audience properly actually boost your sales and, if so, how would you do so?


title: How can I most effectively farm Pixels?

text: I need a lot of Pixels to craft the various shiny weapons and armor that I have my eye on. However, the only ways that I can find to acquire Pixels are by killing enemies repeatedly, and by finding capsules underground. Neither method seems particularly quick, and frequent combat has its own associated risks. Is there a better way? What is the fastest way to earn Pixels?


title: Which airports have jobs I can do for free?

text: In _Microsoft Flight_ , most of the job postings at airports seem to be cargo or passenger missions which require the Maule M-7-260C. What jobs can I do for free--with either the Icon or the Stearman--and where are they?


title: Can I manually activate my follower's skills?

text: My Templar follower has a skill that lets him heal me, which I was hoping would be good in extended fights against strong enemies. However, he doesn't seem to care that I'm taking damage, and only seems to want to heal me if there's nothing around that needs stabbing/murder. Is there any way I can tell my follower "Hey, you, heal me _now!_ " or something similar?


As a support, should I ever leave the AD carry? I find that I stay bot for a long time, warding, and getting to at least gp10. Then when I get boots I look for a few things:   * where wards need to be placed globally   * Look to see if a champion on my team is dominating If I have a champ on my team dominating and outpacing the AD carry for whatever reason, I will start supporting them. Is this reasonable? Or should I always be supporting the AD carry or at least trying to support the AD carry?


title: What is the deal with all the food in the Storage areas in Prison-Architect

text: All my Storages are overfull with old food, they dont use it in the Kitchens and they dont dump it automaticly... ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/iySQJ.png) Do i make something wrong with my Kitchens or the Regime? This much food all over the Storage eras seems a bit wired... ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JYGY9.png) The 2 Times brekfast for the normal guys are needet or i get to much traffic in the gangways. But the Problem with the overstorage was way befor that. Do someone has a solution for this Problem? I dont want to delete every Item by hand every Day...


title: How to reduce notoriety in the frontier?

text: In some parts of the wilderness, I have a notoriety of 1, and in other parts I don't have notoriety at all. How can I reduce it?


title: How can I get past the giant spider in Candy Box 2?

text: I can't seem to find any way to get to the chest.


title: How to pass the jellyfish?

text: I'm getting killed by the jellyfish that you can find when jumping into the sea and can't beat them. What is the trick? I used potions etc... They just deal too much damage.


title: What is the minimum magic find % do make a difference on inferno dificulty?

text: I was wondering if anyone have found a base value of magic find that works better on inferno. I heard that 75% individually would be a good amount.


title: With Flickering Heart Quest - Is the Succubus guilty?

text: While investigating the murders of several young men Geralt follows the trail to a succubus. Using Dandelion as a lure he finally finds her lair. The succubus though denies any involvement in the murders, she claims her ex-lover Ele'yas killed them out of jealousy. I confronted Ele'yas, but he too denied being the murderer. It is now word against word, and I don't know who to believe. Is there any way to gather more evidence to find out who truly murdered the young men?


title: My Y axis is inverted! How do I fix that?

text: When I play Black Ops 2, it seems that my xbox controller is inverted. Example: if I press up, my character looks down and vice versa. It was not like this before. Does anyone know how to reset the controller back to its original settings?


title: Can I take an output from Slender: The Eight Pages to trigger a flashgun?

text: I am going to be having people play Slender on my PC for Halloween, and I want to set up a flashgun/strobe to go off whenever the player sees Slenderman. I need some help to take an output from the game when events occur so I can trigger the flash.


title: Can you buy multiple shares at once?

text: If you have a lot of money and you want to buy all the ammo that you can you can just press square(ps3) when buying ammo, so you will buy all the ammo that you can carry for that gun. But is there any way to do something like that with shares? If i have 2 millions and i want to spend it all in shares is there an faster way to do it other than just keep pressing X?


title: Why is TDS using so much bandwidth?

text: Playing on android: I noticed my data plan had used almost 1g of data and I had no idea why. I looked at my data usage and it stated that TDS had used almost all of this in just a couple of days. Why does it need so much?


title: How do I get a King's Frill?

text: The first time I killed a Great Jaggi, I got an item from it called King's Frill. Since then, I have killed about 10 more Great Jaggies and never seen another one. Do I need to do something special to get it to drop?


title: How does owning aircraft / military vehicles work in GTA Online?

text: I'm hoping to buy an attack helicopter, but my garage doesn't have a helipad. If I buy it, where does it spawn?


title: Can I replay heist missions in GTA V single player?

text: I got a lot of money from the first heist mission in GTA V. Is it possible to play it again and get the same amount of money and/or level up the abilities of my crew?


title: What's the best way to attack a base full of mortars and AA sites?

text: How should I attack a base full of mortars and AA sites? This means any VTOLs won't be a solution to attacking the base.


title: Continuing with zero filters at Polis

text: I have come back to Metro 2033 for a ranger easy play-through and have reached Polis with zero filters for my gas mask, and to my surprise they are not available at polis. Obviously I could go back to the last place where they are sold, but that is prohibitively far. Does anyone have any game-play ideas for continuing with zero filters? Otherwise does anyone know any good ways to mod the gamesave to produce more filters? I have the tool "360revolution" that offers the ability to mod saves to "god mode" and "infinite ammo", but even if these work it sounds to me like cracking a nut with a sledgehammer.


title: Why am I seeing the Savage!, Elusive!, and Baroque! Qualities?

text: I've noticed that I recently gained a few new Qualities, namely Savage!, Elusive!, and Baroque!: ![SAVAGE! 90 ELUSIVE! 90 BAROQUE! 90](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1zG1w.png) It seems that these Qualities are part of the forbidden game of Knife-and- Candle, but I haven't put myself so in harm's way as to gain admittance to this dark sport. I also have another picture to show how perplexing this situation is to me: ![Not a participant in Knife-and-Candle](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3X2e5.png) **If I am not a player in the game of Knife-and-Candle, why am I seeing these Qualities?**


title: Who, or what, is Dr. Narud? (Spoilers)

text: I am not well versed in Starcraft Lore outside the campaigns of the 4 existing games, so I was quite surprised that the mild-mannered Dr. Narud of the Möbius Corporation from Wings of Liberty was actually a shapeshifter / psionic entity intent on destroying the zerg in Heart of the Swarm. It has _further_ come to light that "Narud" is simply "Duran" backwards -- is this a nod to the infested terran Samir Duran from Brood War? Is it the same being? Can anyone shed some light into who, or what, the good doctor truly is?


title: Is it possible to have more than 4 Zombie Dogs?

text: I'm playing a sacrifice build Witch Doctor, and recently added Mass Confusion with Devolution rune. However, I have yet to get any additional zombie dogs from killing a confused opponent. Each time, I've opened with Soul Harvest, then hit Mass Confusion, then Acid Cloud. That usually kills most of them before my zombie dogs are in melee for more than a second or two. Yet I always wind up with 4 zombie dogs. Is that the hard limit to the number available?


title: Is there any limitation as to which character can identify an item in Diablo 3

text: During one of the quests, my co-op partner( with level 10 Demon Hunter as the character) was rewarded with a rare item. Apparently he wasn't able to identify the item(there was no option for him to do so) while my character, a level 12 Monk was able to identify the item. Why was this is so? Is there any restriction that only particular characters at particular levls can identify items?


title: Searching games by their system requirements

text: Can you search games by specifying a system requirement and get the results matching up to that requirement?


title: How can I clear a control binding?

text: The alpha build of Elite: Dangerous doesn't appear to have a button to clear a control binding, or any indication of how to clear a control binding. In my particular instance, I was playing with a mouse so was using the "Mouse and Keyboard" profile, which has bound my mouse to ship movements, but now I am playing with a gamepad and want to clear the mouse controls without changing my profile (since I've bound a variety of other controls since, and have already bound my gamepad). How can I clear a control binding that has been set and reset it to nothing?


title: A good program to get the game data from Diablo 2

text: Looking for a tool to get current character data (hp,mana,exp,gold, etc.) from the current version (1.13) of Diablo 2. Its fine if it just works for single player, and even an out of date tool is better than nothing.


title: Why was I refunded some gold?

text: I needed a gem to test something and bought just one, priced at 116 gold in the auction house. When I went to the completed tab to send it to my stash, I had the gem and 16 gold refunded. Why did this happen?   The paid price lists 100 gold, even though in the search screen it said 116.


I realize that in _DayZ_ , your character persists through servers. The problem is, I have two different groups of people with whom I would like to play. Group 1 is, for argument's sake, in position A, while Group 2 is in position B. I'd rather avoid having to trek across the zombie riddled countryside each time I was playing with a different group. **Is there any way to have more than one character? Perhaps by strategic save- file movement?**


title: Do I have to buy upgrade materials from the store to reach level 5?

text: The store ("lost and found") holds one upgrade of each type. So far all of my upgrades were found in the game world. Do I have to buy an upgrade from the store in order to get the 5th upgrade, or can I skip those purchases and just find them later in the game world?


title: How can I permanently enable cheating?

text: I'm giving Deus Ex a quick playthrough as a refresher before jumping into Human Revolution. In the interest of expediency, I've decided to cheat. ^.^ Normally, cheats must be re-enabled for each level when playing the original DX. I've encountered instructions on several sites (word-for-word _identical_ instructions, so clearly copy/pasted) for permanently enabling cheats, but they aren't working for me: > Because you will need to redo this for every level, you can open up > 'user.ini' and add 'bCheatsEnabled True' in the [DeusEx.DeusExGameInfo] > section of the file to allow cheats to be activated forever. Not only is that not working for me, it doesn't even _look_ right compared to the rest of the file (space instead of `=`). With increasing desperation, I've tried adding that line (both verbatim and switching to an equal sign) to every section of both `User.ini` and `DeusEx.ini` which looks even _remotely_ plausible — even creating a `[DeusEx.JCDentonMale]` section, just in case. Does anyone know how to get this working? I'm running DX:GOTY version 1.112fm from Steam on Windows 7.


title: What are Zyra's 3 hidden passives?

text: Similar to how Leona has a hidden passive that reduces her damage to champions that have sunglasses, Zyra apparently has three hidden passives according to one of her designers (CertainlyT). What are Zyra's hidden passives? Source: > Has no one found any of her three hidden passives yet?


title: How do I beat Rumble as Lee Sin at the top lane?

text: I play a lot Lee Sin, unfortunately every single time I face a Rumble at top I lose to him. So I was wondering, what can I do to beat Rumble?


title: How does Sven Great Cleave interact with enemy armor?

text: I was looking at Sven's Greate Cleave on Dota 2 Wiki and its notes it is written: > Cleave damage is reduced by armor type but not by armor value. > > Cleave damage goes through magic immunity. Now I have two questions:   * The fact that it goes through magic immunity it means that the damage is physical?   * What does it mean that it is reduced by armor type but not by armor value?


title: Is there any way to skip the mass relay cutscenes?

text: These cutscenes are significantly louder than the rest of the game, so I have to turn down my speakers every time I go through a mass relay. Is there any way to skip these scenes? According to this link it was possible in Mass Effect 1 by editing a configuration file. However, that file doesn't seem to exist for Mass Effect 3.


title: How do you get up the endless stairs on Super Mario 64 for Nintendo 64?

text: Do you need a certain amount of Stars or is there another way?


title: Where to buy/download Commodore-64 games

text: Where can I buy/download Commodore-64 games to be run by a Commodore-64 emulator on my PC?


title: Pocket planes - no cities on map

text: I just started this app. When I tap the picture of a green arrow with a plane after loading people or cargo, no cities are available on my African continent. None are even "faded out", as the game likes to say. Should I buy Biggs planes to go farther?


At the end of each game you get from 1 to 5 skulls. But what exactly decides how many you get? I'm only able to get 3 it seems, even though no orcs get through my defenses. How do you get skulls in Orcs Must Die 2?


title: Why won't Derkeethus stay in sky haven temple after I made him a blade on Skyrim?

text: As soon as I made Derkeethus a blade, he ran away and never came back. I have tried the player.placeatme cheat code for Derkeethus after I made him a blade but as soon as he spawns (in his blades armour) he leaves again and is never seen in Sky Haven temple again. Why does this happen? How can I fix it?


title: Does the capacity of the road influence how many agents can travel down it simultaneously?

text: In SimCity each entity in the game world is called an 'agent', and each agent travels down roads seeking out other entities that require an agent of that particular type. An agent can be anything from the power from your power plant or a Sim travelling to work. The screenshot below shows sewage: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/g63kp.jpg) I have two sewage structures next to each other at the bottom of a low density street and I'm being told that there is not enough capacity to deal with the current level of sewage, however if I bring up the information for the sewage structures, neither of them are operating at 100% capacity - so I'm wondering: does the capacity of the road influence how many agents can travel down it simultaneously?


title: Selling my legal game. What to do about the activation part?

text: I've sold my Microsoft Flight Simulator X game. Its a legal game. I have the cd keys, and I've activated it and can peacefully play it. Now that I've sold it (it still hasn't reached him yet), what do I have to do regarding the activation? How do I deactivate? Do I simply uninstall the game when I am online? Is there anything else I need to do?


title: Does Metal Slug 2 Mobile support cross platform Bluetooth play?

text: My friend and I have Metal Slug 2 for iOS and Android. The game supports Bluetooth play, but we cannot link the iPhone 5 and Nexus 7. Why is this?


title: How to unlock locked tables in Williams Pinball Classics

text: I've just started playing Williams Pinball Classics for Xbox 360 (Release date: 17/06/2011). In the Arcade mode, I found a locked table named "Jive Time" in the Back Room. Are there any other unlockable tables in the game? As far as I know, I need 100 credits to unlock a table in the game. At the moment, I have 130 credits but I can't unlock that table. When I select the table, there is only one option (B Button = Back). What do I need to do to unlock the table(s) in this game?


title: 688 Hunter/Killer torpedoes not finding their targets

text: I'm trying to complete the training missions in "688 Hunter/Killer" and I'm having trouble hitting the training submarine targets. I've turned on active sonar and I can see the target, I load two ADCAP torpedoes and:   * Set the target   * Set the floor to be 1500ft   * Set them to enable before they reach the target (say 4500 yards) Once they launch they head towards the target, their little target thing goes reddish but then they "conduct a turn away manoeuvre" and disable instead of exploding. Any suggestions would be great!


title: How can I make a (horizontal) tunnel through sand?

text: I want to build a large, horizontal underground tunnel that spans my world, for quick travel. Unfortunately, if I tunnel under a desert all the sand falls down and I just make a giant hole wherever my tunnel is. I could put a layer of stone above the tunnel to support the sand, but I can't find a way to make space to put the stone without the sand falling. One solution I have thought of is to dig out the entire desert, build my tunnel, and then put all the sand back, but that doesn't sound like fun at all. EDIT: The solution I decided to go with is just dig below the desert. I am making my "subway" at a depth of "level" (0), so hopefully I won't have much trouble with sand. Thanks for the suggestions!


title: If your WoW subscription expires, do you go back to "Starter Edition"?

text: I've currently got a WoW account that's in "Starter Edition" (or whatever it is they call the free neverending trial, that seems to be the name they use). I'd like to know what happens if I subscribe and then let my subscription lapse - Can I continue playing with any sub-level-20 characters? I did do some research, and came across this form the Blizzard FAQ: "Please note that if a World of Warcraft trial account was previously upgraded to a paid account, it will not revert back to a trial account, even if the paid time is expired." However, that FAQ page has some other information about Starter Edition accounts that from my experiences is completely wrong, and that portion is the only section that says "trial account" instead of "Starter Edition", so I'm not sure if its up to date. Is there anyone who knows for sure?


title: Friends with benefits?

text: Which of the friends available in GTA4 has benefits?   What are they?   What is the best way to maintain that relationship in good standing?


title: How wide is the arc which the Spy can perform a backstab?

text: Can anyone provide facts or stats on how wide at the back of an enemy player which a Spy can perform a successful backstab? Personally, I manage to inflict one at the side (90 deg, side-stab?).


title: Xbox 360 slim briefcase mod

text: I'm attempting to case mod an Xbox 360 slim and running into some design issues(this is my first engineering project). Since it will be difficult for me to obtain access to a CNC mill, I have resorted to the idea of using a briefcase. Being that it is a slim I want to refrain from using a bulky case(such as a Pelican 1490) and make it under 17 inches. How small of a case can I buy?


title: Is there a new Imperial Stockmarket splash screen?

text: So I opened up the game and it showed a screen splash screen for something, I think it said "imperial stockmarket" is this a new update, or am I just seeing things?


I occasionally have Endermen teleport into my mines, creating the possibility that they may move a block of dirt or gravel and inadvertently open up holes for monsters to spill through, ruining the relative safety of my dig sites. As such, I have taken to sealing my mine walls by removing dirt and gravel and replacing it with spare cobblestone. Unfortunately, I happened to notice an Enderman in what I _thought_ was a dirt-and-gravel-free mine branch wandering around with a block of dirt. Either I failed to replace some dirt (which he subsequently moved) or he picked it up somewhere else and teleported in with it. Is the second explanation possible? Can Endermen teleport while carrying a block?


title: How to make a good atmospheric entry?

text: I've tried multiple times to enter a planet's atmosphere but abandonned because it is way to long and I feel that i am not moving at all. How can I enter a planet's atmospehere in a fast and without blowing up my ship with all the flames?


title: Stuck on a lift on Noveria!

text: I appear to be stuck on a lift. After re-establishing landline communications, I got back into the lift to return back inside the facility, and after the lift came to a stop and the doors open I found myself unable to move. The game is still responding because I'm still getting Mira's voice overs telling me the power is down but the game is otherwise not accepting any movement. I am also still able to look around. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KJ2CL.jpg) It is not possible to save the game (the save option is greyed out), which would have presumably allow me to reload the game again and resolve the problem. My last auto-save is a couple of missions back (about an hour ago) so I'd rather avoid loading that back up if I can avoid it. Any ideas?


title: I infiltrated a cult, but now I think I want to join them. Should I?

text: Minor spoilers for a quest on Dromund Kaas... So I was hired to join the Revanites and unmask their leader. I finally met the leader and she knows why I joined and has proposed I lie to the guy who hired me. Can anyone tell me what happens if I betray the cult? Betray my original employer?


title: How do I change the visibility of my Steam screenshots in batch?

text: The screenshot manager in Steam allows you to change the visibility of your Steam screenshots, but is there a way to select them all without having to select each of them individually?


title: Is there a good way to get controller support

text: I can't seem to find any native controller support for The Witcher (Enhanced Edition Director's Cut for the PC). Is there any good alternative to emulate controller support for this game?


title: How can I restart the VI core on Noveria?

text: On my previous playthroughs I have essentially 'skipped' this puzzle by using 100 omni-gel; on this playthrough however I do not have 100 omni-gel so I need to solve the puzzle. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HPfpk.jpg) The on screen prompt simply states that I need to manually reconfigure the data banks and must transfer the module stack from Core 1 to Core 2 or 3. It appears that I can only move a single part of each stack at once, and that precedence is given to modules higher up the stack. How can I transfer the module stack from Core 1 to one of the other cores, in order to restart the VI on Noveria?


title: How to change my MU description in republic

text: I am the commander of my MU. I find the option of edit description but how do I save it


title: Can others see my email address?

text: After the recent dashboard update, I see that the email address linked to my XBox live account flashes across the top right of my dashboard, alternative with my Online Friends/Messages/Gamerscore and my GamerTag. Can people on my friends list (or everyone) see my email address, or has the GUI just changed to show it to me only? I've looked at the privacy settings, and checked out some friends profiles and it doesn't seem this information is exposed, but the dashboard has lots of different views and menus, and I'd like to be sure it's not in there somewhere that I'm not seeing.


title: Where can I find the red ? switch block?

text: Where is the ? switch that activates all the red ? blocks in the game? I'm trying to find it but I haven't been doing well so far.


title: How do I capture a resource node?

text: I started playing Natural Selection 2 tonight, first as a marine and then as an alien, and I had no idea how to actually capture resource nodes for my team. How do I do this?


title: Conjuration with illusion buffs possible?

text: I wanted to go for a destruction/conjuration/illusion build where I would summon something then buff it with courage then shoot fire from my hands. When I used courage on my flame atronach it said it resisted it so this is a real bummer for me. So before I move any further I wish to know if all the atronachs are immune to courage. It also looks like rally and call to arms are only aoe versions of courage so I probably won't need those. Although I'm looking at this http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Illusion and it says fortify health for 25 points, does that mean it only grants 25 more health to the target? If that's the case it doesn't seem very good, even with the dual casting perk for 2.2 times.


title: How to win dice poker?

text: I keep losing every single time no matter how many times I try. Even when I get a Five of a Kind V the opponent got Five of a kind VI and beat me! It feels like the game is rigged. Is there a way to win?


title: What affects how much life I get per point of Vitality?

text: I know when I started my character, I was getting 10 life per point of Vitality. However, looking at my level 41 Barbarian, I see he's now getting 16 life per point of Vitality. As near as I can tell, this change isn't caused by any of my gear or skills. What determines how much life you get per point of vitality? If it's level based, when does the number go up? Is it the same for all classes?


title: Advice for fighting multiple enemies at once

text: I really struggle when I have to take on more than 1 or 2 enemies at the same time. For example when training or villages and I have to fight against up to 4 villagers at once using a staff, or when in a tournament and I'm suddenly ganged up on. My problem is that, even though I can take them down with 2 hits each, when it goes beyond 1 or 2 guys at the same time, they hit me so often that I'm unable to get a successful hit before the next guy hits me and interrupts. And when I try to block I block one hit and then the next one coming is not blocked. It's very annoying and find myself ending up just clicking frantically, which of course just causes stress and not a good fight. Any advice on skillfully handling multiple enemies at once?


title: Am I missing out on anything by staying faithful to my follower?

text: My Templar and I have an arrangement - "till death do we part, and even then just until we respawn." We've been through a lot, but I can always count on him to throw a heal on me if the demons have been getting me down. Well, not _always_... I've more or less left the other two followers in town for most of the game. I don't really have any intention of taking them anytime soon as well. I talk to them, of course, and get all their dialog options, but it's just _not the same._ Are there any achievements or custom dialog that I can only gain by spending more time with other followers, or taking them into specific situations?


title: Does the dialog with followers change based on the hero's class?

text: **Does everybody "know their roots" in the Diablo Universe?** Last night I got into a conversation with my Templar where I encouraged him to try and remember "his sins" as it were, which he had been forced to forget as part of his initiation into the Templar order. My Witch Doctor suggested that he grind a particular type of root, which is said to have memory restorative powers. This seems like an awfully Witch- Doctor-y thing to suggest. The Templar seemed to think this was a good idea, but I'm kind of wondering how this would have played out had I been a different class with perhaps less knowledge of herbal remedies. Perhaps the Templar's reaction is generic, but the hero's dialog is class-specific? Does the dialog with followers change based on your class? Does gender matter at all? If it does change, do the follower's responses change, or just my hero's dialog?


title: How do kill count achievements work in multiplayer?

text: I was looking at my achievement list and saw lots of achievements for kills, like The Elitist achievement. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/UYeOH.png) How does this work in multiplayer? Will a kill count towards my achievement progress if my ally gets the killing blow, or only if I do?


title: Is it possible to get a Perfect Score on this Chaos Emerald Bonus Stage?

text: In the Chaos Emerald Bonus Stages, you can get a 'Perfect' score by obtaining all the rings in the level. Some rings only appear after you've gone around the edges of a square/rectangle shape, leaving blue spheres in the middle. This turns the entire rectangle into rings. Over the years I've managed to work out how to get a Perfect score on every level but one - the Red and White checkered level, shown below: ![Sonic, about to begin the red & white checkered bonus stage](http://i.stack.imgur.com/YlcJD.jpg) This level has a series of 4 rectangles in a kind of flower-petal arrangement (not sure how else to describe it), where each rectangle shares two of it's corners with two other rectangles. Here is a map of the level, courtesy of Sonic Retro ![map of the level](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MkHBH.jpg) As you can see, if I were to complete one rectangle, I'd be left with a rectangle missing a corner sphere. Completing as many rectangles as possible, I'm still eventually left with two or more extra blue spheres - which I'm guessing should've turned into rings, as there's nothing else in the level that I've could've missed that will. So in summary, is it possible to get a perfect in this level? What am I missing?


title: Can I somehow use special spells like Quake?

text: During the main story, Oliver gains lots of spells from various places and people. Some of them can't be used from the spells menu and in the Wizard's Companion they appear with dark background but without any special explanation why they can't be used. Everything I found points that it's a lost cause and those spells can't be used, period. For example:   * http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/998014-ni-no-kuni-wrath-of-the-white-witch/answers?qid=349186 > The Quake spell cannot be used at all. As you might remember, it has been > said that not all spells are meant to be used by all wizards (I believe it > was Old Father Oak who said t hat), and quake (Along with a handful of other > spells) is unfortunately one of those that Oliver, for one reason or > another, cannot cast.   * http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/ni-no-kuni-wrath-white-witch/187336-spells-i-cant-use.html > There's just a bunch you can't use as far as I could tell. They did say > early in the game that no wizard can use all spells, but then why even have > them unlock in my opinion. But I refuse to give up. Maybe if you finish the game 3 times or do something spectacular? Those spells are just too great to be just a tease! Any official information would be welcome.


title: What is the chance a survivor will get better?

text: When a survivor falls ill or is seriously injured, there is a chance that they may become infected and may not heal from that injection. This will result in the survivor turning into a zombie, who will then attack other members of your party at your base. An ill survivor may be highlighted with the mission "Mercy Killing", which will give you three options;   * Kill the survivor   * Evict the survivor from your base   * Defer the decision until later ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zx0gD.jpg) If you defer the decision, what are the chances of the survivor becoming infected and turning into a zombie? Is this related to the amount of medicine you have on base or any other factors? Is it worth always killing off a survivor in case they turn?


title: Muffle Magnitude Difference

text: I've discovered that the Muffle effect might have different magnitudes. Seems like those found on Nightingale Boots, shrouded boots and so on only have a magnitude of 0.5. Whats the magnitude of the Muffle spell? I have to know it so I can decide when to use enchanted boots or the spell itself. Also, is it true that any item enchanted with Muffle effect will have a magnitude of 1.0?


title: Minecraft voxel minimap help please

text: When I was playing 1.5.2 I had voxel minimap and I used the teleporting feature a lot. Now I am using 1.6.2 and the teleporting does not work. I have some other mods,Buildcraft,Ic2,IronChests, and backpack mod.


title: Batman Arkham City Augmented Reality (PC)

text: So I was trying to do the Augmented Reality side quests. I did the first ones just fine and got the upgraded grapple. Now I'm on the Advanced missions. I looked online and saw on here and other forums and in videos. Hold Space, press and hold `Left CTRL` while still holding `Space`, then release `Left CTRL`. However, every time I release `Left CTRL` Batman instantly shoots way up instead of just gliding forward. I've been flying around the city to practice and so far nothing I have done is making a difference. Could anyone help me understand please?


title: What counts for longest headshot?

text: So I can see in my detailed stats that my longest headshot is 154m ![Longest Headshot 154.68](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ARTPp.png) However I have also got 3 Marksman ribbons, which are awarded for a 250m headshot. ![Marksman Ribbon](http://i.stack.imgur.com/euQqx.png) Why is my longest headshot statistic not shown as 250m or longer? Does the ribbon only count for shots with a sniper rifle?


title: Wave list or patterns for MW3 map Resistance

text: Is there a pattern how enemies appear in MW3 Survival Model map Resistance? If not are there any list about each wave? I am asking this because this list would help me and other beginners as well to decide what to buy how to prepare for next round?


title: Can a game purchased from the nintendo store be moved to a different console?

text: If I purchased a game from the Nintendo Store can I move that game from my 3DS to a different one? Or is that game permanently stuck on the console that you buy it on? If a 3DS broke could you redownload it on a new one? Can you give a game to your friend if you got it online?


title: HL: Source flashlight not working

text: When I try to turn on the flashlight, it doesn't light anything up, and instead gives me lots of lag. It only lights up ragdolls, from what I've seen.


title: Cannot craft Conveyor Module

text: I can not craft the conveyor module, i am using 3 glass on top, 3 refined iron in the middle a electronic circuit in the bottom left and right with a battery in the bottom middle. I tried using a charged battery too without result. I am playing "vanilla" FTB unleashed, i just installed it without turning any extra's on or off. There is no info at all about this module: http://feed-the- beast.wikia.com/wiki/Conveyor_Module


title: In pokemon X and Y, what are the starting pokemon's final evolutions?

text: In the Pokemon games Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, the starters are Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie. What are their final evolutions, their stats and moves and how do they compare? Also, where are they located and how do their base stats compare to legendaries like Arceus and Kyurem.


title: Does HL1 punish you if you take too long?

text: I've been spending a lot of time on one map, since I couldn't figure out what to do, and some Headcrabs that weren't anywhere about 2 seconds ago suddenly appeared and attacked me. So, does the game spawn in enemies to punish for taking too long on a map? I'm playing the Source version of HL1.


title: Minecraft JVM memory flush command?

text: I play Minecraft with about 100 mods and 32x32 texture pack. I've got min/max memory assigned 4GB and use 64Bit Java. However, my due me teleporting a lot in my world my memory gets filled rather quickly, and I get that. But if I'm not in a place a long time, that cached memory should be flushed, but it is not. Is there a JVM start command that aggressively flush cached memory regardless if it's needed or not in certain intervalls? Or even an option in-game for MinecrafT?


title: How are FIFA 14 Ultimate Team squad ratings determined?

text: I've noticed in my ultimate team squad that the overall team rating is well below the average of the ratings of each individual player. My team's chemistry is at 100% so this is not a factor. Does anyone know how these ratings are determined?


title: Can I pick up items in Mass Effect while in a vehicle?

text: I decided to get in to Mass Effect, since the series seems rather good. Currently, I'm on a side-quest, riding a vehicle on some planet. The area has "debris" and "anomally". When I'm near them, they get the little circle, like any interactive event. But I can't pick em up. So, what's the point? Do I need ride over them? Or do I just need to go see them and can I then later do something from the ship?


title: How far can redstone current travel?

text: I know that there is a 15 block limit before a repeater is needed, however I am looking for the TOTAL distance that current can travel. Is it infinite? Can I keep adding repeaters and go on forever? I don't mind whether "old-school" repeaters are used (2 NOT gates) or the ones added in Beta 1.5, biggest distance wins. **EDIT:** Interesting stuff guys, I would love to see some pictures of your findings!


title: Can I earn achievements that aren't specifically multiplayer in Civ 5?

text: I played a few multiplayer games with a friend this weekend against computer opponents and noticed that I didn't receive an achievement I know I should have earned. It was "Win a game as the Americans on any difficulty" and I was for sure playing as the Americans. The only reason I can think it might not have counted is that we were teamed up against the computers who were free- for-all. We played two normal games before that, and I'm curious if those even counted towards my achievement progress. There is at least one multiplayer-specific achievement I earned then, so you would think everything else would count as well, right?


title: Are signs stackable in minecraft?

text: In Steven's video on the EATS water/boat transport system, I distinctly saw him with a stack of signs. However, I cannot stack signs! Is this a mod, or is something wrong with my version?


title: Is it possible to gift Steam games to a locale in which they are not (yet) offered?

text: Is it possible to gift a Steam game to a user who is in a locale where the game is not being offered? For instance, this game has a different release date in different countries. Could I get this game on the 1st day of its release by having someone from an "early" country gift it to me? This question is similar to (How) Is it possible to get the full version of a game if I can only buy its low violence version?, and indeed I hope there is a similar answer.


title: Is there any way to retrieve a web card code?

text: In Skylanders: Cloud Patrol, the game allows you to unlock owned Skylanders by using the web card code that came with them. Unfortunately, I didn't think to keep the cards and have either thrown them away or misplaced them. Is there any way to retrieve the codes that were on the cards so that I can input them into Cloud Patrol?


title: How do I enter cheat codes on Xbox 360?

text: I'm trying enter a cheat code for finding something in _Skyrim_ , but I don't know how to enter the cheat codes on the Xbox 360. Where and how do I do it?


title: Can the Orochick (Wondrous Egg) be acquired? If so, how?

text: I have the Orokeet (Unusual Egg) and Orosquab (Mysterious Egg) pets, and I've been looking for information on how to get the Orochick (Wonderous Egg). Unfortunately, everything I've found seems unreliable. I've seen claims that:   * It's not available in-game   * It's in-game but no one has found it yet (source)   * The Wonderous Egg drops from Warlord Kephess in the Explosive Conflict operation (source)   * It drops from the Orobirds in EC story mode when you kill them None of this has been accompanied by screenshots or a link to official statements from BioWare or anything like that. Does anyone have this pet and know how to get it? Or does anyone happen to know of more reliable / official information? Please share :)


title: Were the Korrealis Prince and Korrealis Sovereign speeders Bind on Pickup or Bind on Equip?

text: Were the Korrealis Prince and Sovereign speeders BoP or BoE? I ask because, my character having been poor at the time they were discontinued, I'm interested in buying them from someone now. I've managed to get one of the two non- faction-specific Korrealis speeders, and have seen the other one listed on the GTN, so they were obviously BoE. I haven't seen the faction-specific speeders listed though, and couldn't find any info about how they bind; hence, my question.


title: How do I chat in Draw Something?

text: My opponent and I have been playing for a couple of years. He/she chats, but I can't seem to find out how to respond. How do I chat?


title: How can I optimize the performance of the TF2 Linux client on an old / low-spec machine?

text: I've been trying to get the TF2 client to run on my machine. It starts and runs, but so slowly that even navigating the menus is pretty painful. I've searched around a bit and tried some of the launch/config options, but nothing seems to help much. The machine I'm using is not exactly a gaming rig, but I think it should be enough (to run at sorta-playable speed, with ultra-low settings). I have heard that the official requirements (which I meet) are pretty out-of-date, but I also thought I saw a couple people with similar specs say they got it going under Windows.   (I'll try to source that later, although the comparison may be less-than- useful - OpenGL version vs. a DirectX version) So, are there any particular settings I should try? Most of the guides I've seen are several years old (and, of course, for Windows). Core 2 Duo   2GB RAM   Intel graphics (965...) Yeah, I know, integrated - but I _think_ others run on similar specs (don't have a link for that handy), and you'd be surprised at some of the things it can handle. // // Answers I'd find useful, whether or not they're what I want to hear:   * Anything useful specifc to my case (duh)   * real/realistic min specs for TF2   * explanation of settings (like the "dxlevel" setting - does it do anything in the Linux client, seeing as Linux doesn't have DX?)   * _specifc_ requirements (eg, "TF2, even with low settings, requires OGL ARB_blahblah extension, or its DX equivalent - which most integrated cards don't support in hardware")   * (etc, probably some other stuff)


title: Qualities of a good custom StarCraft 2 map?

text: I want to start playing around with the Starcraft 2 map editor. I am looking to design maps for standard play. What are considered good qualities of a Starcraft 2 map? I am most interested in things like player start position, location of expansions, gold minerals, clifts, ramps, etc.


title: How to increase actions per minute

text: Whats a good way to increase my actions per minute (apm)? Please note I don't want Starcraft 2 to become my life either, so reasonable strategies would be much appreciated, but please provide any solution :p.


title: What are the odds of winning on the slot machines?

text: In Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded, one way of making money is to play the slot machines. What are the actual odds of winning? How much do I stand to win/lose?


title: How do I earn "No One Left Behind" with as few squadmates as possible?

text: In Mass Effect 2's conclusion, you finally go on the suicide mission, but despite the name, it is possible for everyone to survive. What I am looking for is a method to succeed (i.e., everyone survives) that involves the _fewest_ number of recruited and loyal squadmates. I know that you need at least 8 squadmates to start the mission (after getting the Reaper IFF). My question is -- "which 8?" Assumptions -- I want to save the crew of the Normandy as well. If possible -- include Kasumi and Zaeed among the 8 recruited, and that Kasumi is Loyal (I _love_ the Locust!)


title: How do you make hunger go down in minecraft but without monsters spawning?

text: I want to make a Hunger Games LAN world, but I keep getting killed by mobs. I want hunger to diminish, but to prevent monsters from spawning. Is there a command for that? If there is, what is it?


title: What are the benefits of the different Tiers?

text: Simple enough, weapons, armor, runes, and fusion stones have different Tiers, how do they affect each piece of gear. How are these tiers obtained?


title: After upgrading a PS3 hard drive, can I put the old one back in?

text: Let's say I had a 60GB Playstation 3, and I bought a new 500GB hard drive to replace the old one. I take the 60GB hard drive out of the machine, put the 500GB one in, format it, and get started and..   "Oops! I forgot to back something up from the old hard drive!" Can I take the 500GB hard drive back out and put the 60GB drive back in (remember, this is the **same** console; not a new one), and will it still recognize the old drive properly so I can perform a backup?


title: Do you have to buy and subscribe to World of Warcraft?

text: I just started playing World of Warcraft, I am on the Starter Edition, which allows you to level up to level 20. After you reach level 20 I know you need to buy the actual game, but when you buy the game to you also have to subscribe to it?


title: How do you access past levels in free play mode?

text: I can't figure out how to go back to the Order of the Phoenix levels in order to play them in free play mode. I go to The Leaky Cauldron to play free play but my only option is to play the Half-Blood Prince chapters.


title: What is the idea of a bot "kill lane"?

text: I'm familiar with the standard bot lane meta, but recently I've been learning about "kill lane" combos. What exactly is the idea of a kill lane combo? Could you give some examples of common combos used in bot kill lanes? Maybe even why they would be good choices for kill laning.


title: What is the white bar above stamina for?

text: Every now and then I see a thin white bar that appears above my stamina bar. It began at full and ever so slowly it's crept down to about halfway. It only appears sometimes, and I'm not sure what I'm doing to make it show up. What is it? (I'll try to get some pictures soon if no-one can figure out what I'm talking about.)


title: Data migration from Xbox 60GB Premium to Xbox 250GB Slim

text: Does the data migration kit stop the annoyance of having to redownload all my arcade games and map packs? I've transferred stuff by USB but I have to be online to use it.


title: Dragon souls not activating new words

text: So if I understand correctly you can learn new words and the souls will activate these words. I just killed a dragon and when it died it looked like I absorbed the soul but it didn't unlock any of the words I have. I noticed some dragons actually have a name so do certain dragons unlock certain words?


title: Why can't I unlock shout skyrim

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Dragon souls not activating new words I am curious why I get a message saying dragon souls are required to unlock shout however I currently have 5, how many drangon souls are required to unlock a shouts? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/dALXc.jpg)


title: Can not unlock Bend Will shout

text: So I have defeated about 5 or so dragons outside of solstheim and absorbed all their souls yet my Bend Will and other shouts still won't unlock. What do I need to do?


title: How to Unlock New Shouts

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Dragon souls not activating new words I have a few shouts that I am unable to equip. Upon doing so I am prompted with `Dragon Souls are required to unlock shouts`. I know I have absorbed more dragon souls than I have shouts. How do I "apply" the soul to the shout?


title: I have 9 dragon souls but cannot unlock shouts, what do I need to do?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Dragon souls not activating new words   >  How to Unlock New Shouts I have acquired nine dragon souls but am unable to unlock shouts. What am I missing? (I've searched for this but the other questions ask about slightly different scenarios, such as not having enough dragon souls, or the game being buggy and not giving dragon souls after killing a dragon. Mine appears not to have that bug as it shows 9 in the bottom right corner) Edit: Do I need to unlock all the 'words' for the shout? If so why isn't that the message? Edit: I am such a noob. I was pressing the wrong key. I was trying to 'equip' locked shouts which is what caused the message. I tried all my other mapped keys and the one I have mapped for 'drop item' is the one that triggered the option to spend a dragon soul. It's still a misleading message. It should say "Shouts need to be unlocked before you can equip them" ![screenshot showing 9 dragon souls and the message](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JNHwa.jpg)


> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Dragon souls not activating new words I have been killing dragons and gathering their souls like mad and have plenty of words. Why are they still grey? They keep saying that I need more souls and I have a lot of them. Confused. How do you actually get to use dragon shouts?


title: Skyrim Dragon Souls

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Dragon souls not activating new words I've killed about 10 dragons but I only have 2 shouts that work and I have bots and pieces of six others. Are the dragon souls saving up for when I have all three parts of a new shout or are they just gone now?


title: How do I complete Bound Until Death without earning a bounty?

text: I'm at the **_Bound Until Death_** quest for the **_Dark Brotherhood_** and want to do it with the bonus task _(balcony kill)_. It's not a problem to kill the bride, but I haven't find a place to do it from without getting a 1000 gold _(sometimes +40)_ bounty instantly. Everytime the guards will chase me, even when I'm using an invisibility potion.   Of course I'm sneaking and kill her with one shot. Places I tried:   * other balcony where that bow is   * on the castle wall, going through the church   * from behind her ;-) **Is it possible to _"stay in the dark"_?** _Oh, and do I have to worry about my argonian friend?_


title: How to get back to fullscreen in Broken Age on OS X?

text: On OS X, after switching away from the Broken Age application in fullscreen mode, the game goes windowed and I can't find a way to go back. It is not among the options, neither in the menus. Does anyone know a keyboard shortcut?


title: How do I cheat death in Hardcore?

text: I keep finding myself losing to the Nightmare Butcher. I was wondering if anyone out there had any tips I could use to keep me alive in sticky situations.


title: How to beat Phantom Train?

text: Been playing Final Fantasy VI again because of having more free time on my hands and I haven't played it in years. **HOW THE HELL DID I BEAT THE PHANTOM TRAIN BEFORE?!** My version on this play through as my characters all have strange names like `Mash` instead of `Sabin`, but I can't see that as a reason as to why he totally trashes me. I still have Shadow in my party and I don't feel particularly under-levelled. I'm around 75% sure I can finish him with a `Pheonix Down` but this always feels dirty to me. Is there something I should know about? Or am I just going to have to level up?


title: How can I optimize my inventory for weight vs. value in Skyrim?

text: I am really missing the ability to sort my inventory by weight and value when deciding what to drop when I am overly encumbered and unable to run. I read a rule of thumb that said to drop anything where value is less than 10x weight. Are there any better methods or guidelines for maximizing the value of the loot I carry back to a merchant?


title: Do I Have to Finish Just Cause 2 on ALL Difficulty Settings for the PS3 Platinum Trophy?

text: On the PS3, Just Cause 2 has 3 trophies for finishing the campaign at different difficulty levels:               Top Agent (Bronze): Bonus for completing the game on Normal difficulty.     Heroic Agent (Silver): Bonus for compelting the game on Experienced difficulty.     Legendary Agent (Gold): Bonus for completing the game on Hardcore difficulty.      Since they say, "Bonus," I was under the impression that none of them were required but harder difficulties will allow you to earn rare-er trophies. But I've finished the game on Normal difficulty and earned all of the other trophies, but I still don't have a platinum. Do I really have to earn ALL three of these?


title: Minecraft black terrain and texture bug

text: My minecraft has a problem with its textures, when I hold an item or even see my inventory the texture is not like vanilla minecraft. The other bug is that I'm surrounded with black terrain when I walk and even when I spawn. I tried downloading Minecraft again but nothing happened. I used the Atlantiumcraft mode and I uninstalled it and I used faithful texture pack and I uninstalled too maybe it corrupted. If so how can I fix this? Here are some screenshots. ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/LCR3n.png) ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1fSj4.png)


title: Exterminate the Death Claws in Original Fallout

text: I've killed the death claw mother in the quest to help the Gun Runners in Boneyard. They promised they would move out and leave behind a huge stockpile of ammunition as a reward. **They have done no such thing.** Is this a glitch? Upon talking to Gabriel and saying I've killed all the deathclaws and asking for the weapons, all of the Gun runners start aimlessly walking about the place, but that's it. Where is the stockpile of weapons located? Could someone mark on this image? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VOCVO.jpg) It's not every clear in the game at all. It's not made clear in this article? Maybe I should do the 'get weapons for the blades' quest to open up the dialogue options with Gabriel again? Also, when I talk to Gabriel I can still say 'I think I've killed all the Deathclaws', to which he responds 'Wait a few days, we've killed 20 over the past 2 years'. I wait a few days. No death claws come back because I've killed the mother and when I talk to Gabriel all I can say is 'I think I've killed all the Deathclaws' and so on ad infinitum. That's what makes me think it's a glitch.


title: Does prestige-ing a soldier in multiplayer make them better in squads when not being controlled?

text: I am wondering if prestige-ing my soldiers with different weapon classes help them perform better in squad games when playing solo? Does it make any difference if I use the same class all the way through multiplayer, then change them for squad games? Not that I would, I'm enjoying the challenge.


title: I accidentally installed the Wildstar Beta US client instead of the EU client. Can I fix this without reinstalling?

text: As it says. I forgot to change the region from US to EU when installing the Wildstar beta client, and being from EU it would be helpful to play on EU servers (not to mention I added the EU beta key to my account, so I doubt I even would be able to connect to the US realms). Is there a way to update my region without reinstalling the entire client?


title: How much of my Pokedex do I need to fill before talking to the Game Director?

text: I forget which city/hotel you meet him in, but you'll find the Game Director in place where Mr. Bonding normally is in a hotel room. He then tells you to, "come see me when you fill up the Pokedex more". At what point is the Pokedex filled to his liking? Does this involve just seeing a Pokemon or do you have to capture/hold it too? And what do you get for completing this?


title: Diablo 3 plus % elemental damage overall or just on that elemental attack?

text: When an item says "+9% lightning damage" or something similar, does it mean I will get +9% damage regardless of whether I employ lightning damage as offense? Or does it just add the damage on top of what I already do? If this will only add damage to lightning skills, what should I be looking for if I want added elemental damage when i'm not even using that particular element. For example: Tal Rashas Set Bonuses for a Wizard.


title: What is the significance of the Blasto 6 Movie Poster?

text: On the citadel, between the priority missions, I've noticed that there is a movie poster in the apartments area of the commons which can be activated. None of the other posters give me this option, and this one spits out dialogue. It didn't trigger a journal entry or anything else that I can tell, is there any significance to it at all?


title: Why does Skyrim keep wanting to install?

text: I've installed Skyrim and registered it with steam. I've tried to run it through steam, from the setup.exe in the disk and the TESV.exe in my steamapps folder but every time it tried to install the game again, then fails. If Steam is closed, and I try via the disk, it loads the splash screen with an option to run the game but shortly after it just pops up with the install skyrim splash screen. Why is this happening? How can I get around it? * * * ## Edit the First So I've tried to follow the advice here and renamed my folder (called `VCredist`) which just causes Steam to tell me that skyrim may not have synced with the cloud correctly. I've tried renaming `installscript.vdf` which also does nothing. I've got **Kaspersky** running, and have had to (due to unrelated shennanigans) **rename my steam folder** steampowered, which is the only remaining thing that might have caused an issue. _Would any of these caused the issue?_ Of do you think my **DVD is broken?** * * * ## Edit the Second. Verified my Skyrim files, Uninstalled Skyrim. Uninstalled Steam. Reinstalled Skyrim from disc, letting it install steam in the process. Let it update. Still have the same issue. Will call steam/bethseda today. ## Edit the third. Here is what the splash screen looks like. Does it give anyone a cluse as to what's wrong? The 'install' button seems wrong. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xlGlc.png)


title: Can I upgrade my save games?

text: I want to upgrade my current game running under version 0.31.25 to the latest version 0.34.02. Is there a safe way to do that?


title: Is there a use for the various ingots/ores apart from smithing?

text: I'm playing a destruction mage in Skyrim and I'm really close to max out on enchanting, alchemy and destruction. I have completely neglected the smithing perks, because I'm only wearing clothes and apparently there's no smithing perks needed to craft jewelry which I need for enchanting. So what I basically use are gold and silver ingots, but what about the rest? There are so many other types of ingots and ores around and I began to wonder if I can simply stop picking these up? Also: I usually turn all ores into ingots whenever I'm at a smelter. Or do ores have another use except being turned into ingots?


title: Minecraft Fire Place

text: I want to build a fireplace in Minecraft that can:   1. Be self-lighting   2. Extinguish itself   3. Have a log cabin feel to it   4. Have it connect with a light switch   5. Have the flames 2 blocks high I'm open to all ideas.


title: Can mobs go through doors?

text: I was wondering if mobs can go through doors or not. It's the difference between me just putting up a door to my house, or putting up dirt instead.


title: How many enemies of each type in Spartan Ops missions

text: I am trying to work on commendations. This would be accelerated if I knew the headcount of each enemy type in a given game. Then I could focus on missions to grind each commendation to completion.


title: What is the "fourth" Halo 4 ordnance slot?

text: I spotted this in a recent Halo 4 video: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kIYop.png) The player has just got their ordnance drop, which consists of a Rocket Launcher, a Railgun, and an overshield. There's also the "two arrow" icon at the top - what is this? Is this a new ability that gets unlocked at rank 50, when you reach a specialization, or just a "random" button that chooses one of the 3 for you?


title: How do I properly disc jump?

text: One of the core gameplay elements in the Tribes series is trading health for speed by disc jumping. I seem to be having trouble pulling this off though -- I've tried shooting straight down as I come off a hill, as well as turning around and shooting slightly behind me, but I always end up losing more than half of my health for a minor speed boost at best. Am I doing something wrong, or is disc jumping simply not as effective as it was in earlier games in the series? (I'm a Tribes 2 veteran, so I'm still used to Classic physics.)


title: How can I build a simple flip-flop with Redstone?

text: I've been trying to learn more about Redstone after doing some research for another Minecraft question. I've never played Minecraft before, although I'm familiar with Terraria, which I believe is similar. I'd like to build a simple flip flop using Redstone, but I'm not sure exactly how much time I'd need to sink into such a project, and what resources I'd require. Do I need to have played to a certain point in the game before I could start? Are there any tools or mods that would make this project easier?


title: Mod to disable monster level scaling?

text: Is there anything similar to Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul that makes monster difficulty more realistic? That Oblivion mod did so mainly by removing monster level scaling with player level. Monsters were given a static difficulty based on their type and some other factors. For example, all wolves were easier than all trolls. I enjoyed the challenge of being aware of the type of enemies I was facing and needing to test whether they were too strong. In the built-in system, it's generally possible to kill almost anything starting at early levels, and there is no sense of excitement at being able to go somewhere that had previously been restricted. I did spend 20 minutes or so on Google trying to find something like this, but couldn't come up with anything.


title: Do I need to worry about setting off my own mines in Far Cry 3?

text: I just got some mines. I _like_ mines. When I'm tucked into a sniper hide or quietly clearing a long tunnel, there's nothing like knowing there's a couple of mines between me and the bad guys. The trouble with mining the only way in, though, is that it's my only way out. **Do I need to worry about setting off my own mines?**


title: Are any of the Mass Effect 1 DLCs relevant to the story in Mass Effect 2?

text: I'm asking here because I don't want spoilers. Just yes or no answers. In case of "yes", please, tell me what DLC should I play and in what order.


title: How to unlock Christmas-themed summoner Icons

text: Considering this questions is quite outdated, as well as its answers, I decided to open a new, more targeted one. As some of you may know in League of Legends has been released a set of Christmas-themed **summoner icons** that can be unlocked by players who fulfil **certain criteria** , such as never having been banned or having entered a queue with a 5-man-team during the Christmas period. So, what are the **exact conditions** required for **every one** of the available icons?


title: How rare is the backpack SDU in playthrough 2?

text: I am stuck with 42 slots and gotten several useless grenade mods instead. I tried the trick of crashing the game a couple times on this last effort to turn in a repair kit, but still only grenade mods. Is 42 the effective cap? I also have all 3 DLC, but i think i got a grenade in knox as well..


title: Minecraft- How to use setBlock on the server side?

text: Im trying to use the setBlock command to place the active (giving out redstone power) version of my keypad if the code you type in the keypad GUI is correct. The code im about to show you works flawlessly on the client (Singleplayer) side, but not on the server (Multiplayer) side. Heres the code: BlockKeypad 'onBlockActivated' code:                   this.playerObj = par5EntityPlayer;         this.lastKeypadX = par2;         this.lastKeypadY = par3;         this.lastKeypadZ = par4;              if(par1World instanceof WorldServer){             this.worldServerObj = par1World;             TileEntityKeypad TEK = (TileEntityKeypad) par1World.getBlockTileEntity(par2, par3, par4);             System.out.println(TEK.getKeypadCode() + " | Code from TileEntity");                  this.openCode = TEK.getKeypadCode();             if(TEK.getKeypadCode() == 0){                 par5EntityPlayer.openGui(mod_SecurityCraft.instance, 1, par1World, par2, par3, par4);             }else{                 par5EntityPlayer.openGui(mod_SecurityCraft.instance, 0, par1World, par2, par3, par4);             }                  return true;         }else{             this.worldObj = par1World;                //Rest of client code here                       return true;         }                }      GuiKeypad code:               private void checkCode(String par1String) {         int code = 0;         try{             code = Integer.parseInt(par1String);         }catch(Exception e){             e.printStackTrace();         }              System.out.println(BlockKeypad.openCode + " | GUI");         if(code == BlockKeypad.openCode){                   new ScheduleUpdate(3, BlockKeypad.worldServerObj, BlockKeypad.lastKeypadX,BlockKeypad.lastKeypadY, BlockKeypad.lastKeypadZ, BlockKeypad.openCode, this.keypadInventory);             BlockKeypad.playerObj.closeScreen();                     }     }      ScheduleUpdate class:               public class ScheduleUpdate{         Timer timer;         private int xCoord;         private int yCoord;         private int zCoord;         private int metadata;         private int passcode;         private TileEntityKeypad TEK;         public ScheduleUpdate(int seconds, World par2World, int par3, int par4, int par5, int par6, TileEntityKeypad keypadInventory){             timer = new Timer();             timer.schedule(new RemindTask(), seconds*1000); //TODO 60             xCoord = par3;             yCoord = par4;             zCoord = par5;             passcode = par6;             TEK = keypadInventory;             //BlockKeypad.shouldCheckMeta = false;                  metadata = par2World.getBlockMetadata(par3, par4 , par5);             System.out.println(metadata + " | metadata");             par2World.setBlock(par3, par4, par5, mod_SecurityCraft.KeypadActive.blockID, metadata, 3);             par2World.notifyBlocksOfNeighborChange(par3, par4 , par5, mod_SecurityCraft.KeypadActive.blockID);              }         class RemindTask extends TimerTask{                  public void run(){                 BlockKeypad.worldObj.setBlock(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, mod_SecurityCraft.Keypad.blockID, metadata, 3);                 BlockKeypad.worldObj.notifyBlocksOfNeighborChange(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, mod_SecurityCraft.Keypad.blockID);                      ((TileEntityKeypad) BlockKeypad.worldObj.getBlockTileEntity(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord)).setKeypadCode(passcode);                           timer.cancel();             }         }     }      If i use this code i have now, for some reason, it gives me a NullPointerException on BlockKeypad.worldServerObj when i create a new ScheduleUpdate object (in the GuiKeypad code). If i switch that with BlockKeypad.worldObj (my client side World object), it looks like it places the block, but if i update the new block (right-clicking it, placing a block next to it, etc. ), it disappears. So im guessing i have to use the worldServerObj, but again, it throws a NullPointerException whenever i try and use that, even though im setting to the server's World object before the GUI even opens. I made a item to System.out.println() the two world objects i made in the BlockKeypad class. When i right-click it, it prints this in the console (client):               net.minecraft.multiplayer.WorldClient()     null      In the server console:               null     net.minecraft.multiplayer.WorldServer()      Anyone know whats wrong? I would greatly appreciate any help at all, as this is the only thing holding me back from releasing the SMP-compatible version of my mod. Thanks!


title: Is there a way to stop things from attacking my horse/NPCs and to pull them to me? Or Stop my horse/NPCs running off into combat?

text: While playing Skyrim I've noticed that enemies seem averse to actually attacking me, they will relentlessly attack my horse and any NPCs I have following me before they attack me, this is really annoying in quests where you have to lead an NPC halfway across the map and they keep on dying because they are the focus of all the attacks. Also NPCs and my horse seem to be hell bent on getting themselves killed by running into enemy encampments, I was attacked by one bandit outside a building so I dismounted my horse, the NPC I was leading and my horse joined the fray and then ran into the building in a fit of battle lust and proceeded to be slaughtered by 5 bandits... Is there a way to stop this?


title: Why do video game framerates need to be so much higher than TV and cinema framerates?

text: It seems that video games need to have something like 60 frames per second in order to be smooth and realistic. But TV and films only have about 24 or 25. Why the difference?


title: How do I solve or bypass ISP mistakenly throttling Ashen Empires as P2P activity?

text: When playing Ashen Empires recently, I've been experiencing uncommon and severe lag spikes and very frequent disconnects. After over a week of testing, I've narrowed the problem down to my ISP throttling this gaming activity because for some reason it's being interpreted as P2P activity. Charter Communications (My ISP) has been known for traffic shaping, but it's not supposed to throttle gaming activity... only excessive bandwidth and P2P activity. I've read that other MMORPGs have had the same problems recently with other ISPs (WoW and Verizon for example). So my question is, how do I solve this problem? Is there a way to bypass traffic shaping for MMORPGs?


title: Is there any way of improving claw attacks by Khajiits?

text: I'm playing as a Khajiit and I'm trying to figure out if there is any way of improving my claw attacks or my unarmed combat. If there isn't, there should be a certain point in the game where a weapon becomes of greater utility than unarmed combat, no? I'm asking because I was really surprised about how strong my claw attack was when I unequipped my dagger (still at the beginning of the game).


title: Why do I not have any of the steam achievements for Borderlands?

text: I have multiple characters 30+, one of my characters has most of the in game achievements, I have played online and have a gamespy account. I have a legal copy (obviously), yet in steam profile for the game I have 0 achievements. How come?


title: What does a "timing push" mean

text: I've heard this term used many-a-time in StarCraft 2 (and 1) replays on the web. At first, I always assumed it meant the player was sending out an attack force at a specific time in the game that's considered a good time to push out, or inside what is considered to be an optimal window of attack. But the more videos I watched the term seems to be used when the player is just attacking, regardless of when/why/how, and about the scenario in which it isn't used is when a player counter-attacks after successfully defending another players timing push (and then they just call it counter-attack). So why do they call it timing push? And not just "attacking". Or is it in fact only (properly) used at certain "times" during the game?


title: What stealth elements are in Black Mesa and how does the enemy AI detect the player?

text: I would like to know what stealth elements are in Black Mesa and how does the enemy AI detect the player. Specifically, I would like to know if:   * Can enemies detect by sound?     * Will weapon sounds (gunfire, grenade explosion, crowbar hit sound) alert them? (even if not hitting them, but are within their earshot)      * Will walking or crouch walking lessen sound (compared to sprinting)?    * Can enemies detect light levels?     * Do enemies detect light from the flashlight (and are you more likely to be detected with the flashlight on)?      * Will hiding in dark places work?   * Do enemies see behind their backs (i.e. Can you can sneak up on them if their backs are turned to you)?    * Does hiding behind objects work (or do enemies see through objects)?    * Are enemies alerted forever? (i.e. If they detected you, will they be permanently be on alert for you, or will they go back to their previous routine once you have been out of their sight for some time)    * Do enemies alert each other if one of them has sighted you (or is detection, per individual enemy unit)?    * Does the enemy notice you if you are near their vicinity (relative to enemy's location) or is enemy detection of the player scripted (fixed), and you can't avoid detection once you are in a certain area?  Yes, I realize I have too many questions. Please bear with me. I just don't want to waste my efforts going all _ninja_ if the enemy will be able to detect me, anyway.


title: How do I get the Balls Achievement in Deus Ex?

text: How do I get the Balls achievement? I can't figure this one out. The description is: > ![Balls!](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BvGY4.jpg) **Seems you like playing with balls, eh?**


title: What spells can be cast while silenced?

text: I've noticed that, while silenced, certain spells can still be cast, such as Divine Shield. What other spells can be cast while silenced?


title: How do I combine gems?

text: I'm starting to acquire quite a few gems, and I know there was a mechanic in the original where a few of one level could be combined to create one of the next level, like in Diablo. Is there any such mechanic in Torchlight 2? How does it work? Where can I do it?


title: How to destroy a chest using redstone in minecraft?

text: I am acquiring emeralds. I am having the issue that if I destroy 4 double chests of paper at my location with a pickax, I can't run through it all (i.e. exchange the paper for emeralds) in time before the paper starts to disappear. What I would like, is a mechanism to "time release" paper to my position. That is, have a redstone circuit timer, time out, and destroy chests standing above water, and have the water bring the paper to me. The only way I can figure out how to destroy a chest (without using a pickax, I'll be too busy trading to do that) is to use TNT. Is there another way? If using TNT is the best way I'll live with it. Was curious if there was another way that I had missed.


title: On what attributes should an embermage focus that uses spells only?

text: I use spells only as embermage. My main attack is the "Magma Spear". I use additional spells like the ice rain and the fire pillars to deal areal damage. Since now I focused on "Focus", "Dexterity" and some "Vitality". Should I add some "Strength" too, since "Magma Spear" also relies on Weapon DPS? Or am I doing it all wrong? I am playing on veteran.


title: Is it possible to move an Animal Crossing: New Leaf save onto a different game card?

text: I rent (and still have) Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Since I might buy it later, and I have gotten pretty far into the game, is there a way for me to keep the save so when I buy the game later I can use the same save?


title: What does "Deals Bonus Explosive Damage" mean in quantitative terms?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How is extra damage done by explosive weapon calculated? I come across weapons regularly that state "Deals Bonus Explosive Damage" but don't have any additional information about what exactly that means in terms of damage output. Does anyone how exactly what these do? Here's an example: ![explosive damage example](http://i.stack.imgur.com/mfxnR.jpg)