title: What Pokemon are unavailable to catch with these games?

text: I have:   * Pokemon Emerald   * Pokemon Diamond   * Pokemon SoulSilver   * Pokemon Black Which Pokemon will I have to trade for that cannot be caught in any of these games? Are there any choices I have to go with a specific option to avoid getting two of the same legendary?


title: Strategy to defeat final boss in Advance Wars 1

text: Does anybody have any good suggeestions for winning the final battle in Advance Wars 1? I continually am getting creamed by meteor strikes and the final boss' ginormous army. Any tips would be greatly appreciated :D


title: What is the maximum spy level in CivV

text: What is the maximum spy level in CivV Gods & Kings? Maximum level my spies have reached was "special agent", never managed to get them above this grade.


title: How do you recognize status effects like "brittle"?

text: Some abilities in Dragon Age 2 leave an enemy in a special state like brittle or disoriented. Those effect can be exploited by using talents of other party members that have an increased effect on enemies in that state. To use those combinations more effectively it would be nice to recognize which effect an enemy is under. How exactly do these status effect look like? Are there any other ways to see which effects are active on an enemy?


title: Does the drill need to be started by a person with Hardware Expert for it to kick in?

text: Do you need to start the drill so the Hardware Expert skill will work? What if your teammate, who doesn't have that skill, starts the drill?


title: Why is my station not collecting any resources?

text: I've got a station within range of a primary industry, but it's not collecting any resources. It's competing with another transport company but they're only transporting 60% of the product.


title: How do I defeat these 12-15 Thin Men and the commander?

text: OK, so I screwed up my X-Com game. Playing Classic mode. A UFO landed in the woods and I kneejerk sent 4 ill-equipped team members out to take it down, then saved over my prior save. I've tried to take down this UFO board multiple times, but to no avail and could really use some strategic hints. I sent 4 troopers:   1. my best Support guy, armed with a Medikit with extra uses and running; I'd love to keep him. He also has the "revive from death" ability.   2. a Sniper who I just acquired from another mission, who can snipe after moving, but is a terrible shot   3. a Heavy who is also a lousy shot and has minimal bonuses; one rocket.   4. a Rookie. All have grenades except the Support. We tried flanking the UFO, but every time we encounter one trio of Thin Men, 2 more trios get activated within one turn. Cover is sparse; we get the occasional tree. I'd love to use someone to lead these guys back to me to take out one-by-one, but it's nearly impossible without getting wiped out, and I don't seem to be able to extract them, as there's no extraction zone, so I don't want to lose my well-traveled Support guy. Suggestions? Start over? Also because of my knee-jerkiness, I left the Arc thrower at home with my wounded Assault trooper. :-( **CONCLUSION:** Of note, I've re-attempted using the advice below, and used the support member to draw them out. After 2 attempts, I'm keeping the successful one where only my rookie got killed; my heavy tends to panic, so he's going in the drawer.


title: Is it possible to beat the Metroid Prime 1 boss without losing energy?

text: Out of all the bosses I've ever fought, I've had the most trouble with this SOB. I can manage to get to the 2nd form where it turns into a floating jelly thing, but I always end up losing even though I manage to nearly kill it each time. It seems to be reviving itself somehow, is this correct? I know I'm supposed to use the hyperbeam when standing on the phazon but this is hard to do when so much is happening. Can someone basically give me a good strategy for beating this boss (both forms) along with the metroids it throws out in the 2nd form? I usually can't avoid losing energy to it in the 1st form, then by the 2nd form I'm so battered that I'm basically fighting to survive. Also, should I have a certain number of energy tanks before attempting this boss?


title: Can my warlord use different skills during the same battle?

text: I have just got the latest update and we can now add up to 3 skills to our warlord, but how do these skills work in a battle? Will the skill be chosen at random at the start? or is it possible to use multiple in the same battle? is it possible for my warlord to use 3 different skills in the same battle?


title: How do I fix the "Sync out of range" error on start?

text: I just installed Spec Ops: The Line on Steam. When I try to start it, I get a "Sync Out Of Range" error on my monitor. **How do I fix this?**


title: Can I play a country-locked Steam Game if I buy a physical copy?

text: So thing is - I want to have DIRT3 on steam but it's blocked for my country. So I've found a cd in a shop but it says that it's "GFWL" but apart from that, my mate bought a "GFWL" game and it installed it on steam, but still the thing is, will it install it on steam for be thought it is blocked in my country?


title: How does scoring work in Танкодром (Tank Training)?

text: In a report by Anjel Van Slyke and Connal Hughes about the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines they've got a video of _Танкодром_ ( _Tankodrom_ / _Tank Training_ ) which is some kind of open-field magnet-driven tank arcade game. They couldn't figure out how it was scored though, and watching the video I can't either. Shooting tanks seemed to have random effects and driving through one area inexplicably wrapped around the score counter. How does aiming and scoring work in this game?


title: How to get Dry Bones to stay dead?

text: Once I win a battle against a Dry Bones, he collapses. But after a few minutes, he'll get back up and I'll have to fight him again. How can I kill a Dry Bones so that he stays dead?


title: How to undo forceav commands?

text: A few weeks ago I found out about console commands. So I started playing around with them. I changed speed, size, things like that just to mess around. They usually didn't last through saves. Then I played around with my level, just to see what it would be like to be "all powerful" using a forceav command. I changed carry weight, too. A few days ago I decided I wanted to go back to my original, non-cheated game, but the levels and carry weight are stuck. Now when I try to fix it, nothing happens. Does anyone know how to undo forceav commands?


title: Clothing stores never change products

text: I've noticed the first several boutiques in the game have stopped rotating their wares. This includes Laverre City, Santalune and Cyllage. However the other stores, such as Lumoise, still rotate their inventory every day. At the beginning of the game I had the clock set ahead a few days (thanks to Animal Crossing) but I have since kicked the clock back, and the real time is now later than the latest the "wrong" time was set. Why have the stores stopped changing? Does this mean there is nothing more to buy there or is this a bug or what?


title: Are ICO and Shadow of The Colossus related to each other?

text: Now when the _ICO+Shadow of Colossus Collection_ is out for the PS3, I was wondering that are these games some how related to each other? Is it better to play _ICO_ first or vice versa? **EDIT:** After getting an answer I searched again and found out that Wikipedia has also a small section how these games are connected to each other. Wikipedia - Shadow of the Colossus & connections to Ico


title: Is there a way to play Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask on the PC?

text: I remember starting Majora's Mask, loving every minute of it, then having to go off to college and leave the N64 at home with the family. Now that I'm done, and my younger siblings have long since broken our N64, is there a way for me to restart (and finish!) my adventures on the PC?


title: Is there any way to bind jump and ski to space?

text: I'm a Tribes vet. Naturally I don't want jump on control and ski on space. I want them both on space. Skiing was originally an undocumented feature so they both functioned on the same key (space). Is there any way to put them both on space?


title: What's the difference between the Spellbook Magazine and the Fireproof Secret Diary?

text: What's the difference between these two, game-play or cosmetic wise? It seems you can equip both in the Action slot, but I can't tell if there's really any difference. Is there a gameplay difference between these two?


title: Is there a way to save an outfit in GTA 5?

text: This really has been grinding my gears... If you make an outfit for a character, it says your current outfit is updated. Sure, it is, but can you _save_ this outfit as one of your (14?) base outfits, perhaps overriding it? That way I could (obviously) save my outfits for later, but also the character would swap between _my custom outfits_ when you switch between characters. Please tell me this is a feature already that I'm just missing.


title: Is it possible to save the Crime Net public server filter settings?

text: Each time you enter Crime Net, the public server filters are always returned back to their default values - showing games of any difficulty, contract, etc. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MWAlh.jpg) Is it possible to save the public server filters settings rather than having to set them individually each time you enter Crime Net?


title: Is dying while naked cheaper than dying with clothes?

text: While running a flash point my group decided to suicide instead of making the long lonley run back to the start point. We were wondering if dying naked was less expensive than wearing your gear. Does the damage to gear from death apply only to equipped gear or to gear in your bags as well.


title: How many Champion Bag rewards can you get in one day?

text: I know the following ...   1. One from daily from PVP vendor on Fleet   2. One from daily "Help the War Effort" on Illum You could get ...   1. Three from Weekly from PVP vendor on Fleet   2. Three from Weekly from Illum "Help the War Effort" Are there any other Champion Bags available as rewards?


title: What is the easiest way to exchange cars between characters in GTA V?

text: I'm wondering what is the easiest way to give a car from one character to another (perhaps on the opposite side of the map). The garages can only be accessed from the owner and cars left without a character nearby may disappear. I remember reading something related to parking lots and car storage but can't recall the details.


title: Can you remove a weapon attachment?

text: I recently put a scope on a 9mm pistol, but decided the scope was useless. Is there any way to take it off the gun? I would just find another pistol, but the pistol I have is currently in top condition.


title: How do I get to the air quickly in SC2?

text: I'm a noob, so when I play I build marines and more marines and maybe tanks etc, and then all of a sudden my opponent is flying in and shooting me from the air, and dropping off giant dudes out of his airship. I want to figure out how to get to the air faster.


title: Does eating werefoo corpses give lycantropy?

text: A wererat just died at my sword, failing to transmit its disease to me. However, it also left a corpse for me to eat. I'm hungry. My pet drags it to me, bad sign, but then again it does so for lichen corpses too and they're perfectly safe to eat. Is it safe to eat?


title: Why did you have to blow into an NES cartridge to make it work?

text: Did doing this actually help at all? If so, how?


title: Can pets acquire instrinsics?

text: My dog just ate a mountain nymph corpse. Stupid dog. Does it have a chance of acquiring teleportitis as a result?


title: What is 'Damage Armor?'

text: In previous games, armor had durability and effects that caused damage to armor affected the armor's durability. After looking at the Marked For Death shout, I noticed the effect included 'Damage Armor.' What exactly does this do? Is it simply an AR reduction?


title: I can't become a vampire lord

text: I am playing Skyrim for a really long time, and I am on level 72 I started Dawnguard DLC and I refused Harkon's Gift, but after finishing Dawnguard, a dialogue option appeared with Serana: "I Want You Turn Me Into Vampire". I chose it, and she bit me, but then everything was normal until I transformed into a vampire lord. Once I turned back, I lost my glowing eyes, teeth and spells and disease stages. The sun doesn't hurt me, and the effects don't show up, but I still have vampire lord powers. What is going on?


title: How can I get a Mudkip?

text: In Pokemon Black & White 2 (3DS), can anyone give me advice on how to obtain / find a Mudkip, or if it is possible?


title: Can I manage a farm?

text: I'm trying to hook a manager up to my farm. As far as I can tell, it isn't working though. Here's my manager: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BjC4M.png) And here's its inventory: ![enter preformatted text here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bswyS.png) It is connected to an input farm block. The tubes are connected to some barrels: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/u2qGt.png) Currently, the farm contains no Humus. Why isn't the manager putting humus into the farm?


title: Do I need two nunchucks for 2 player mode in Skylanders on the Wii?

text: I have just bought Skylanders for my son's birthday tomorrow. Just been informed he's got a friend coming around, and they are likely to want to play Skylanders in 2 player mode. I have two Wii plus controllers, but only one nunchuck. Do both players need a nunchuck, or can I get away with just one? I'm guessing I need two, but a quick answer may save me a midnight trip to the local supermarket.


title: Does Silencer's ultimate reveal Riki?

text: I haven't had a successful opportunity to try and cast Silencer's global silence in a game with an enemy Riki yet but I have silenced in an area with Death Prophet where I managed to hit Riki and it revealed him by silencing his invisibility, would Silencer's ultimate not then reveal him too? Couldn't find sufficient data debunking this anywhere yet and an old friend who played Dota 1 said it doesn't work.


title: What's the most effective way to make Nut Shots?

text: In the Saintsbook, there's a challenge from Shaundi to make 25 Nut Shots. However, I'm having difficulty pulling this off (I also had a hard time completing this challenge in Saints Row 2 and was never able to get 3 gold stars). I'm currently dual-wielding 45 Shepherds to make my attempts. I was previously using a shotgun, but it seemed to be just killing the guys before I received credit for the Nut Shot. Sometimes I see them grabbing at their groin in pain, but I still don't get credit. How can I effectively complete this challenge? Does this have to be a killing blow? Does it have to _not_ be a killing blow? Is there any particular weapon that is better for this challenge?


title: Dark Souls 2: Should I infuse, and with what?

text: Yo, I am kinda a noob on infusions and stuff in Dark Souls 2. I am STR build with STR 42 and DEX 18 and was just wondering if I should infuse my +8 Large Club into lightning to make the Smelter Demon boss a little easier, as I have been having slight trouble with him. Thanks in advance.


title: Get error stating "Need to run version 1.7.2 manually at least once" when installing Minecraft Forge using Java

text: I've followed the instructions on this site for downloading and installing minecraft forge version 1.7.9 but when Java tries to install the files I get an error that I "need to run version 1.7.2 manually at least once." What does this mean, I've opened and played the game several times.


title: How can I tell the difference between old and new Legendaries?

text: In patch 1.0.4, lots of Legendary/Set items received an upgrade. However, this upgrade was not applied to existing items. In the Auction House, these items are differentiated between **when searching** by adding `[LEGACY]` to the end of the legendary name and new Set items have new names altogether. However, the actual item descriptions don't appear to have anything to distinguish them. Is there any way to tell the difference between a 1.0.3 Legendary and a 1.0.4+ Legendary? This is most crucial when trading unidentified items.


title: Where is secret door that the old pirate at the Bluefin Club tells you about?

text: The old pirate at the Bluefin club said go to his former hideout, at base of the volcano, and find the secret door. I went to the volcano, killed the dungeon boss, and opened all chest, but I couldn't find the secret door. Where is the secret door?


title: What is Population good for in Megapolis?

text: I started playing Megapolis, it's on my android smartphone, a sim city like building game. There is population and a population limit which can be increased by a lot of buildings. But what is it good for ? I mean from factories i get my money etc. population doesn't seem to help me much. just for achievements ? Do i miss something?


title: Do the Treasure Maps serve any purpose?

text: I've been accumulating treasure maps as I travel Skyrim: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zQMvr.jpg) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/rtKyf.jpg) So do these serve any purpose? Can they actually lead me to a treasure? If so, is there anyway to interpret the location other than guessing?


title: What is pickpocket experience based on?

text: I seem to level up my pickpocketing skill very fast based on what items I pickpocket. My question is, is it based on % chance to pickpocket, with lower percentages granting more experience, or is it based on the value of what I pickpocket. I know success percent decreases based on value, but it also seems to decrease based on how heavy an item is. Will pickpocketing something with a 50% chance and a value of 100 give me more experience than pickpocketing something with a 90% chance and a value of 1000?


title: Display Drivers Crashing

text: I am running windows 8.1 with a nvidia 660. When I play Dead Island or Arkham City, after a short amount of time, my display drivers crash, and the game stops responding. Both games have worked fine with my current set up, until now. Any suggestions on how to solve this issue?


title: Does the one-handed perk "Savage Strike" give you a bonus when dual-wielding?

text: I just wanted to know if the bonuses translated to dual-wielding as well, or is it pointless to even get if you aren't going to only use one weapon at a time?


title: What's the easiest way to maximize profits from Insurance Fraud?

text: Insurance Fraud is one of the side activities in Saints Row 3, and it plays extremely similarly to the way it did in Saints Row 2. I'm planning on using it in SR3 to get the Windshield Cannon challenge, but that means that I'm going to have to gain money in Insurance Fraud very quickly to make up for the time I spend goofing around and flying through windshields. What's the best strategy for playing Insurance Fraud?


title: Spells that are based on Windwalk

text: Since you can use any spell based on windwalk while tping without interrupting it i would like to know which spells are based on windwalk. The ones i know are windrun, clinkz's invis, ghost walk, vendetta. I am sure i am missing some.


title: Does the Bullseye do anything?

text: I just came across an item called the "Bullseye", which uses the Accessory slot on a character. The description of the item is "There's no good reason for any person to EVER equip this." Indeed, it does not seem to affect my stats in any way. Does it have any hidden effect, such as making the character who equips it get targeted more often?


title: Bosses no longer dropping rare?

text: Prior to the 1.0.3 patch, defeating an Act boss pretty much guaranteed at least 1 and usually 2 rare items to drop. After the patch with the same build as prior to the patch I am now finding that they do not drop rare items at all. Is this a bug in the reworking of the drops or intentional to try and get us to equip armor/weapons to increase the rate of magical drops? **NOTE:** Answers to this question do not take into account the changes in the 1.0.4 patch and any update afterwards.


title: Do Corrupt Vessels turning into Thralls give more loot and XP?

text: Corrupt Vessels are much easier to kill before they become Tormented Thralls. They don't move, they don't attack and they have less health. The Thralls are harder to kill because they move, hit and have more health. But, do the Thralls compensate for it by giving more experience and loot? ![Screenshot of Tormented Thrall](http://i.stack.imgur.com/GHa8X.jpg) ![Screenshot of Corrupt Vessel](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Z00l7.jpg)


title: Is there any point in collecting puzzle pieces in Donkey Kong Country Returns?

text: This is very similar to this question, except mine is about puzzle pieces (although I'm curious for a more satisfying answer to that question as well). Does anyone know if there are rewards (other than getting image gallery or music gallery stuff updated) for collecting all the puzzle pieces? Also, what about beating levels in Mirror Mode or (like the other question) Time Trials?


title: Privacy on XBox Live

text: So, my boss is awesome. He is super nice and a really good boss to boot. Today we happened to be discussing XBox gaming and found that we currently like the same game (Black Ops). So we did what any normal gamers would do and exchanged gamer tags. Now, I am looking forward to playing online with my boss. But at the same time I am a bit worried. I sometimes play during lunch (I work at home some days) and I would not want his family (whom he shares the XBox with) saying "Vaccano was online during work today". (My boss may not care, but I don't want that stigma.) Is there any way to easily hide when I am online and when I am not? (Note, I don't always want to hide that I am online or I will miss out on game invites.)


title: Is there a peaceful solution to Primm?

text: This may sound odd coming from the psychopath who slaughtered everyone in Fallout 3 and was concerned about whether or not cannibalism counted as food (not to mention what would happen if I engaged in it openly), but I've just restarted New Vegas with the intent of playing a character who never kills humans. I'm told it's possible to win the game this way, though it will be very challenging. (Perhaps moreso since this is the character for whom I chose hardcore mode.) Is there a way to solve Primm's problems with convicts (and specifically, both get and solve My Kind of Town) without killing any humans?


title: If I'm in a Thorax how do I best kill frigates

text: I have a Thorax and I need a way to kill frigates with my corp. I'm the only heavy ship in the clan and I must defend myself as a leader. I have many players in frigates and really need answers so anything would help.


title: When to push and when to build?

text: At the beginning of the game I've decided it's important to spread out thinly, avoid enemy contact, and claim as many resource points as possible. Yes? But then it's less clear to me when is the best time to engage the enemy? If I counter attack as soon as they start taking my resources I seem to get drawn into endless unit production and make inadequate progress on infrastructure; But if I leave them to it, and I build, then I find myself unable to replenish my resources quickly enough to build those superior units. Any tips on how to balance these two extremes? What events might signal to me that it's time to swap my focus?


title: How do I apply a /gamerule before opening a world?

text: I just downloaded a really cool lobby map, but I noticed hot air balloons with fire, and lava decoration with wood. Pretty soon everything was on fire :(. I know the `/gamerule doFireTick` command, but I don't have time to use it before everything catches on fire. Is there any way to change the gamerule without getting on the single player map?


title: Where is Donkey Mong?

text: Where does Donkey Mong spawn for the "Definitely an Italian Plumber" achievement? ![Donkey Mong](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9ualG.png)


title: Quest rewards with a full inventory

text: I've ended (cashed-in) quests with item/weapon rewards while I had a full inventory, and I couldn't tell what happened to the items. I don't think they made it to my inventory, but they weren't on the floor and there wasn't an option to close-out the quest again. Were the items liquidated into money, held on the side somewhere, or did they just disappear? What happens in this case?


title: Tira's mood changes: Is there random chance involved in whether the switch occurs

text: I've been playing as Tira and I've noticed that changing her mood doesn't always work. For the most part it almost seems random. Is it based on any factors? I also noticed that after several `A+B` mood changes she seems to get a headache. Does this affect anything?


title: What are all of the named locations?

text: Several achievements require visiting every "named location": ![achievements](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zfpjM.png) What are the named locations in Three Horns, Tundra Express, Frostburn Canyon, Sanctuary, Opportunity, Lynchwood, The Highlands, Thousand Cuts, Wildlife Exploitation Preserve, Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, Sawtooth Cauldron, and any other places required for their five achievements ("Arctic Explorer", "Urban Explorer", "Highlands Explorer", "Blight Explorer", and "World Traveler")? Are any easy to miss? Which? Is there any way to easily identify remaining named locations?


title: How to find which region is your game client?

text: This thread suggests that an update loop when playing on EU servers could be caused by having a US game client version instead of EU. Is there a way to check which client version you have installed?


title: Barbarian dual-wielding or 2-handed?

text: I have looked long and hard for a guide to this. Maybe I was searching wrong but I cant seem to find anything. I know how dps is calculated for both, but what are the advantages and disadvantages to each of these strategies?


title: How many players must own Mario Bros for 2 player mode?

text: There's a version of the original Mario Bros (https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/steaDexI7H4v0UEWC20wW3alYYaGW5bz) available for the 3DS on the Nintendo eShop. If I buy this eShop version, can I play with my friends even if they haven't also bought it?


title: How do you properly set up a badger or pig farm?

text: I decided to give Towns another chance and I am now 1 year into the game. However, my badgers and pigs keep starving, even though I have made a workers group with 2 townies in it and their only assigned job is feeding. Also, there seems to be no drawback that the pigs starve other than producing a lot of bones. Can anyone clarify this feature? Is it broken or what am I doing wrong?


title: What is special about Holy Damage?

text: Many Monk items and skills add plus to _Holy Damage_. Is Holy Damage unique in any way, or is it treated just like other elemental damage types? Will monsters eventually show up who are resistant to Holy Damage much like Fire, Cold, ect...


What Portal 2 functionality is unavailable when the PSN is down? Can Portal 2 owners still play the single player game?


title: How can I get this redstone blast door to do what I want?

text: I'm working on expanding my Minecraft Redstone experience and contraptions. Here, I have a 2 blocks high x 3 blocks wide section of a tunnel with a track approaching it that is meant to act as a "blast door" or "flood lock". The minecart arrives at the detector rail, the three pistons in the ceiling and floor retract, and the one in the side pushes the rail out, delayed slightly. Perfect. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/58rQn.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/l0gvx.png) The problem, however, is when the cart moves through the gate and the blocks return to their original location. The yellow block that the rail is resting on gets pushed up, taking the rail up with it (and both sides) immediately. Then, the side piston retracts, taking the yellow wool block sideways, snapping the rail into three pieces. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Wp7yE.png) The wiring is fairly simple (which is probably my downfall). This is the wiring for the "lower" pistions. The redstone torch (next to the detector rail) turns off, retracting the pistons. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XpffF.png) The wiring for the upper section is equally simple. The redstone goes up and onto the area where the two glass sections are, hitting the repeaters and triggering the pistons. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3ZsjI.png) Finally, the wiring for the track piston. Delayed and inverted this is most likely to be the issue. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/vbiZc.png) What can I do (is it even possible) to get this to work?


title: How to micro/counter siege tanks properly in TvT

text: I'm wondering how to micro siege tanks in different modes. For example, **1. When you are harassing another Terran with siege tanks** : The best option is to avoid that and make a drop to undefended part, but if he brought own tanks under your expand and you need to protect expand? In this case it would be good to bring you tanks till the 12-13 range of opponents tanks (they won't be able to shoot your while sight is not provided for them) and get sight from the own site... But this is often hard to do... Another option would be good to have some banshees/BCs (if opponent doesn't have too much vikings). But if opponent has? use Ravens+SeekingMissiles? Or push with stimmed marauders? Thors? What suites best for this case? **2. Does it makes sense to play with tanks range?** For example, opponent has 6-8 tanks in groups that are in few rows (1st row - 3 tanks, a little bit behind - 3 more tanks...) Is it reasonable to try to put your tanks in range but out of sight of opponent tanks? This seems reasonable if you have air superiority, but requires a lot of micro... and actually is a little bit risky (he can scan you and kill easily while you tanks are not in siege mode yet). If this seems reasonable, what is amount of tanks you need to bring to be successful with that? **3. Can you make another example and solution for that?** offense, defense, combat, drop, etc... Any ideas are welcome. Thanks a lot P.S. I'm interested in advises for Platinum/Diamond player level.


title: Save state of achievements in Angry Birds after deleting and re-installing app?

text: I want to delete Angry Birds from my phone, but keep my score and state, so that if i install it again later, and sign in, it will preserve my current achievements. Is that possible?


title: What are the differences between Super Mario 64 (N64) and Super Mario 64 DS?

text: What are the differences between Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64 and Super Mario 64 DS for the Nintendo DS? Are they just the same game or are there any significant differences?


title: How can I use LEMMISI effectively?

text: I've always been converting this glyph immediately. Revealing three random tiles not only isn't very helpful, it actually removes future healing potential. I can get the same healing effect from just revealing three tiles that are actually near me. So why would I ever want to take up one of my glyph slots with LEMMISI?


title: How can I avoid killing people?

text: I hate to get murder jobs in the game (what should I tell Michelle?) Until now I basically played the missions as usual, but as the game is "open-world" (well, is it?) I thought I could maybe play it differently. Right now I'm right before the "No Love Lost" mission, where I have to kill the biker boyfriend of Faustin's daughter. I don't mind getting unnerving people out of my way, but I'm certainly not born to be a hitman for other assholes. How can I avoid killing people in the game but still advance in missions?


title: Multilevel floors

text: How do you make multi level floors in the sims 3? I want to make "plateaus" on the first floor, but if i just use flooring without a foundation for the lower parts and a foundation for the higher parts the walls do not attach properly to each other. Problems i suspect is that the heads of the sims will stick out of the floor of the floor above, so these floors need to be placed higher. I understand there needs to be some "cheating" in the command prompt but what is the easiest way of creating multi level floors? And are there any known bugs related to building houses like this?


title: Is there any penalty for asking friendly civilizations for money or technology?

text: In Civilization 4 you can ask other civilizations for money or technology instead of trading. You say, "Can you spare this for a friend?" and sometimes they give it to you without expecting anything in return. This only works if they are "pleased" or "friendly" towards you. If they are "cautious" or lower it is a demand and that lowers (-1) their opinion of you. But it seems like, if they are pleased or friendly, you can ask it an unlimited number of times. Is that correct? Or is there some penalty (of which I am not aware)?


title: Dwarves meet Immovable Object

text: I've got a stone that is blocking construction of a workshop. It's not forbidden or marked to be dumped, there are no suspended builds that might be using it, but my dwarves are apparently refusing to move it and construct the workshop. I've tried marking it to be dumped in a garbage zone, and that didn't get it moved either. Is the stone glued to the ground or something? ![alt text](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gKtr9.png)


title: How do I uninstall Kinect Fun Labs?

text: Please tell me how to uninstall Kinect Fun Labs. I tried going to my storage to delete it, buy it said, "There was a problem performing that action." And I tried going to where I downloaded it, and it didn't say delete or anything! Does it stay on your Xbox forever?


title: Sanctuary is gone, but how do I get to Moxxi's radio?

text: Does anyone know how to get back/ what mission to do to get Sanctuary 'back' , so I can place the AI in Moxxie's radio?


title: What happens if you run out of malaria pills?

text: In Far Cry 2, your character has malaria, for which he needs to regularly acquire and take medication. I know that it's possible to run out of pills, because I have, but I immediately did a mission for the refugees and they gave me more. **What happens if you don't have any malaria pills when an attack comes on?** Also, near the end of the game, > You pass the point of no return, just after meeting the Jackal in the > prison. Is it possible to run out of malaria pills after that point? If so, > what happens then?


title: Best and fastest way to loot other ships

text: Question is simple, I do not want to try and find where the small ship wrecks and try to loot it. I am sure there is a faster way without searching and looting manually.


title: Am I able to play Civilization 5 offline?

text: I am looking to buy Sid Meier's Civilization 5 but I don't have a reliable internet connection, so how can I play offline?


title: Steam workshop distribution/CDN?

text: Does anyone know how the Steam workshop CDN works? I use the Miami Steam server because I'm in Florida, and, with games I get a good 3.5MB/s download speed, however, with the Steam workshop items I get barely 700KB/s. Does anyone know the reasoning for this? Is it because they don't distribute content globally for user based items? Or, is it because they're smaller objects (~100MB vs ~8GB)? Or 'because Valve'? (I did google first, all I see is a lot of people asking the same thing with no answers.)


title: What build does Diamondprox most typically use for his jungle Udyr?

text: I watched the finals of Gamescom recently and with the rise of aggressive Oracles on junglers brought about by M5, LoL was for the first time actually interesting to watch for me. (On a side note, I read a great article about this happening at a past tournament that I can't find anymore?) I know Diamondprox does this with Lee Sin and Shyvana as well, but Udyr's kit most interested me due the on demand stun. So, I want to emulate this as much as possible as it seems like the character and playstyle is one of few capable of setting the pace of the game and putting enemies out of their element. So:   * What masteries/runes does he run?   * What is his typical item build?   * What is his typical skill build?   * What kind of jungle route is ideal?   * What can I expect when trying to run this in a solo public game? Some justifications behind these decisions would be appreciated as well, particularly if he's described the playstyle himself which I'm not aware of. Thanks! EDIT: Finally found the article, or at least one like it! I've linked to it here.


title: Which characters are in Broforce, and whose spoof are they?

text: I played the current version of Broforce, and started unlocking the characters, and I didn't find them all very obvious. Looks like I'm not that educated in action movies. I want to know the original characters (and the films they are in) behind the characters in the game. Who are they?


title: Can I trade items between my characters?

text: It would seemingly make sense for you to be able to give unbound items from one of your characters to another, but I don't know if there's a way to do this. Is there? I was thinking it might be possible through the Galactic Market but then I'm not sure if it's possible to sell to yourself or cancel a listing (and get the item) from a different character.


title: Does anyone know which Age of Empires map this is?

text: I remember playing some AoE I map and I cannot remember which one it is. I think it could be from RoR expansion but I am not sure. Scenario is like this: You start in bottom left as blue team and you have 2 priests. On top left side of map is some weak enemy so you can use priests to bring villagers to your side. And it is easy to defeat the first enemy. Second enemy is located on the right side of map, and the only way to reach him is to cut forest through bridge-like land. When you cut all the way through, you have to face the red enemy to win. Layout is something like this:   ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9Pye1.jpg) I think I played this map from some demo version of maybe an expansion pack or something. Does anyone know what is the name of map/scenario and where it is? I do have AoE I, RoR and gold edition but still cannot find it.


title: Rename items in Skyrim?

text: I hope if something has changed since another 2 years question. I have many items in skyrim which I obviously had no time to give distinct name(as I had 30 sec of enchanting potion and needed to enchant item fast). Now we have Sky UI mod which allows to conveniently use favourite equips. The problem here that the mod does not correctly determine items identity(does it by name, not by uuid or unique ref) So if I have 2 "Emperor robes" one with destruction enchanting and another with conjuration and try to favorite it in SKY UI it selects the wrong robe every time and adds it to favorite each time. And I have many items enchanted with same names. I tried Sorcerer renamer, i tried to find console commands and even construction kit(which as if on purpose can't edit the playing character data) to rename the items in my inventory with no success. Is there any progress regarding this problem? My character is a very high lvl and playing on legendary difficulty requires right equip set for different enemies. Maybe there is something out there to help me rename items in my inventory?


title: Can you leave your base without being spotted in Dominion?

text: If you play Dominion a few times, you'll spot narrow strips of "fog of war" that lead from your base's ramps towards the center of the map. Are they wide enough that you can travel along them to reach the "jungle" (such as it is) without being spotted on the minimap? Or has there been no point to my religiously sticking to the shadows, as my enemies can see me anyways? Edit: It still looks extremely narrow - any known tricks for making sure you stay inside?


title: Is it possible deny ally heroes?

text: In Dota 2, you can deny allied creeps and towers, but is it also possible deny an allied hero? If so, how is gold assigned to the enemy team?


title: Can you get stalled in Firetop Mountain?

text: During a recent game I almost got in a repeated position FP vs FP with my opponent, with a resulting Paralysis+Protection situation on both sides, but one of us broke away from that position just a turn before it became fully settled. Can the game get stalled in that position (or in another position)? what happens then? is it a draw or a potentially neverending match?


title: How to get Pitt slave clothes, after already looting the slave camp

text: The prerequisite for starting the pitt DLC is to find pitt slave clothes. I already freed the slaves in question and looted the body in the slave pens long before I I tried to start the pitt DLC. This means that simply getting clothes from the area by the objective marker is not an option. Is there any in game or other cheating solution to acquire appropriate clothes to start this DLC or to enter it anyway? Are there detailed enough save editing application out there? I am playing on xbox 360 (yes I know that was a poor choice).


title: Revived NPC will not follow me out of cave

text: I just finished a quest in Broken Oar Grotto. I have a normal Follower and a NPC (Chief Yamarz) I revived with Raise Thrall. I am leaving the cave and my Follower comes out just fine, but my dead NPC will not leave the cave. He will follow me around like normal in the cave, but not transverse areas. Nor does Fast Traveling fix this. Why? How can this be fixed?


title: Unable to change into first person camera mode

text: For some reason I cannot change into first person camera in Skyrim. I've tried reassigning the button to no progress. Is this a bug that can be fixed or must I deal with it?


title: Is it possible to power all the blocks in a wall?

text: Let's say I have a 5x5 wall that has redstone torches on each block on one side: ![a 5x5 cobblestone wall with redstone torches on all blocks](http://i.stack.imgur.com/LUTqD.png) Is there a redstone circuit that would allow me to power every block in this wall, so that all torches turn off ? I'm pretty new to redstone, so forgive me if this is obvious.


title: How do you skip the Mike Tyson cut scene?

text: In IWBTG (I Wanna Be The Guy), the cut scene just before fighting Mike Tyson is incredibly long and irritating to watch on each replay. Is there any way to skip the cut scene?


title: Is there a way to restart the mission in Thief?

text: I'm currently in the first Thief mission right after the prologue. My only savegame is after I was caught once, so the bonus objective is marked as failed. Since I played maybe 5 minutes of the mission I'd like to restart it, but can't find any option for this. Did the developers seriously forgot to add a "mission start" autosave and/or a "restart mission" option or am I blind?


title: How do I get past the hologram room in the Sierra Madre Vault?

text: I seem to be stuck in the Sierra Madre hologram room (the one just before entering the Vault). I've rerouted the hologram patrols, disabled the alarms, but I can't figure out how to lower the force field to advance to the next part of the vault. Did I miss something?


title: How soon can I expect to get a weapon/skill that can attack multiple enemies and not consume MP?

text: I'm the kind of player who doesn't mind grinding sessions to get levels to prepare me for moving forward in games... as long as the game makes that easier to accomplish and doesn't make it a chore. This game makes grinding very easy to do with the ability to increase encounter rate, auto-attacks and braving which I love. I'm already at level ~39 and just reached the beginning of chapter 2. And all I do is leave the encounter rate at +100% and auto- attack braving 4 times using plain attacks. There's nothing for me to monitor so this is perfect for how I want to play. I noticed that I haven't obtained the last 3 combat bonuses (bonuses related to killing multiple enemies in a single attack) yet due to my play style but I want to start taking advantage of that. However, that would mean that I would need to use attacks that can attack multiple enemies always. But that poses problems for my style of play:   * So far, every magic spell or skill that I've come across that can target multiple enemies require MP.   * Special attacks that can target multiple enemies cannot be used always. I have to build up the attack before I can use it. By requiring MP, I am forced to keep my MP replenished. That's not something I necessarily want to have to worry about if I'm wandering around. And it's just not practical waiting for a special attack to be usable. It's also awkward setting up auto-attacks for special skills since they can only be used once at a time. **When can I expect to get a weapon or skill that can attack multiple enemies and not consume MP? (if any)** If it means getting a particular job at a particular level or certain item, I can rush to that point in the game and be happy with that. If no such weapon or skills exist, it's not the end of the world, I'd just like to know if any do exist, then I can make adjustments to how I play.


title: How to tell when the DLC is working?

text: I'm in true vault hunter mode and bought the DLC that allows you to level up to 61. I'm at 50 now. How do I know the DLC is working?


title: What happens if 2 of the 3 abduction missions take place on the same continent?

text: So I have 2 abduction missions in Europe, both in zero-panic France and England, and a 3rd in Africa with panic level of 1. However, in Europe I also have 3 panic in Russia, and 2 panic in Germany where my home base is, and I want to lose neither. Which countries/continents will increase in panic and by how much if I take either the Africa site, or one of the European sites?


title: As a Silver XBLA user, what data will I lose when I replace the Xbox 360?

text: My Xbox 360 is giving a 3/4 red ring (the top right is un-lit) and turning itself off shortly after logging into XBox Live. (It's way out of warranty.) If buy a new Xbox and re-sign into my XBLA account (It's only a Silver account, with no Cloud storage) on the new one, what data will come over from the old Xbox? What data will I lose without using a hard drive transfer cable from the old Xbox?


title: Is it possible to play Rock Band with multiple accounts from the same machine?

text: In Rock Band 3 for PS3, when I'm playing with a band locally, is there a way that I can save my progress to the character on my account, even if that account isn't the currently active one? Like if my son is playing on his account, can I somehow join the game as the character from my account (on the same machine) and have it save achievements accordingly, similar to games like Little Big Planet?


title: What happened to my face?

text: I bought Dragon Age: Origins -- Ultimate Edition, and installed it on my computer. Registered the game, registered the DLC it comes with, and go to create a new character. Male humans apparently lack a model at all (they are just floating hair and a set of mysteriously floating clothes), and while the female humans had a model, trying to change to one of the other preset faces gave me the following: ![alt text](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ReIeI.jpg) ![alt text](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JS1gr.jpg) Etc. This is a brand new, clean install. Has anyone else experienced this bug and/or knows how to fix it? I just finished 2 days of downloading the damn thing, and I'd rather like to avoid having to do that again.


title: High Scores on Wii Fit Plus

text: Does Wii Fit Plus only display your own high scores? I am sure that yesterday both our scores were there, but now I can only see my own. Thanks.


title: Are there any PC games that utilize the Wii Remote's 3D functionality?

text: Are there any PC games (windows or linux) that support the wiimote? Specifically, games that don't just map the mouse, but use data from the gyroscope (like Wii Sports games: tennis, golf). I want to find games that could use most of the wiimote 3d functionality. There are plenty of guides on how to connect a Wii Remote to PC, but not what games we could play.


title: Spanish Brigs aren't fake?

text: While looking at some screenshots from Sid Meier's Pirates! I came across this one: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/jgUpG.jpg) I claim that Guilo did a good job of Photoshoping Spanish flags on a Brig. However a friend of mine said that they were extremely rare to find. However he doesn't beleive the amount of gold. So are these Spanish Brigs real? Or is this just a hoax?


title: How do I access hidden quests and complete the optional objectives?

text: Does anyone know how to get those darn hidden quests that have no clue in Dawn of Heroes? It seems like there are no FAQs for this yet. Also, how is it possible to do some of the Optional Objectives. It seems impossible to kill all enemies in 2 turns when it takes 2 turns to kill at least one of them.


title: How do I access my Logitech G11 macrokeys in games?

text: I'm using Windows 7. The problem I face is I have no access to any of these extra keys, nor to the volume wheel. This is perhaps due the game taking precedence and the Logitech G11 keyboard software being in background and perhaps not having admin rights? I use the most recent 3.06.109 Logitech G11 driver version. Anyone know how to resolve it? I especially need the volume wheel controll. Because alt+tab-ing is not always an option, due the game not being able to function again.


title: Buying Mercenaries in Dawn Of Heroes

text: Just started the game and I was wondering if hiring Mercenaries were worth it or if the story provides me with better alternatives.


title: How to start Pacific Fighters

text: I bought and installed the IL-2 Sturmovik 1946. The box says it includes Forgotten Battles, Ace Expansion Pack, and Pacific Fighters. But I don't see any Pacific Fighters shortcut in my Start Menu. How do I start Pacific Fighters?


title: Can I safely complete all assignments after the final mission?

text: I'm currently working on my second playthrough of Mass Effect 2. In the first, I skipped the N7 and DLC assignments because I wanted to save them for my completionist playthrough (this one). I'm currently planning on doing them after I finish the final mission, however, I want to make sure that I'm not going to end up with any of them locked out or blocked because of changing circumstances after you finish the main story. If I decide to wait to complete these assignments until after the going through the Omega 4 Relay and beating the final boss, will I still be able to complete them all?


title: Where is overall K/D ratio found in Black Ops Multiplayer?

text: I've found both map and gun specific ratios but not an overall ratio. Where is it hiding?


title: Do I need to rebuild a courthouse if I re-conquer a city I have captured in the past?

text: If I remember correctly, courthouses are always destroyed when a city is conquered. On the other hand, when a civ loses one of their cities and then conquers it again, it does not have to build a courthouse there. My question is, does a city become "mine" after building a courthouse, e.g. if I lose and then re-conquer it, will I have to build a courthouse again? Or do all cities remember only the original civ that built them, and only that civ doesn't need a courthouse?


title: Is There Any Way To Get Around Effects of Character Warping in Creation Mode?

text: I just spent upwards of 20 minutes trying to place a flower on Leixia's shoulder in a custom costume. The problem I ran into (and never really got around), is that Leixia's breast jiggle during her fighting stance doesn't appear to affect only her breasts: the character mesh of her neck and shoulders seems to be affected as well. Basically, I wasn't able to successfully place a flower on the front of her shoulder in such a way that, during her battle animation, it didn't _disappear inside her shoulder_ , and then reappear repeatedly as she bounces from side to side. Is there any way to minimize the effects of character warping when creating custom costumes, short of equipping 'solid armor' to the character as outlined here? Some of these warping effects make it really difficult to avoid strange behaviour when placing accessories on custom characters.


title: What's the most efficient conversion of Components to Credits?

text: I have a big pile of components that I've acquired from disassembling various items that would otherwise sell to vendors for very small sums of money. At the point in the game that I'm at, in the short term, I need credits more than I need components; I've just RNG'd up a shop with some of the best gear in the game, but it's going to cost me 50,000 creds I don't have, whereas I'm pretty much set for upgrades until I can work on skills quite a bit more. What items can I build that will yield the highest sell-to-vendor price _per component_ to construct them? (If it matters, I am playing with TSLCRM, but I don't think it makes any notable changes to the crafting system or item pricing.)


title: Why would my new GTX 460 not outperform my old 8800 GT?

text: I just purchased an Asus ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/1GD5 to replace my Asus EN8800GT TOP/G/HTDP/512M. For reference, here is a comparison chart of the approximate cards on Tom's Hardware. I ran the Crysis GPU benchmark with results of:   * 8800GT = approximately 32FPS   * GTX460 = approximately 32FPS - no increase in performance. The Crysis settings for both tests were exactly the same for each test. And the test were run 3 times on each card. Any ideas why the results would be nearly identical? Would this be a case where my older system is limiting any further FPS increase regardless of the video card I use? My current system specs:   * Motherboard: Asus A8N SLI Premium   * Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+   * Memory: 4 gigs Corsair DDR-400 (XMS-3200C2)   * HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache   * OS: Win XP x86   * All drivers are up to date. System is kept extremely clean and updated. Thanks for any input/insight you can provide.


title: Is AD Kennen a viable build for competitive play?

text: I was looking at Kennen, and I saw two things that made me think he'd do okay as an AD champ: Every 5th autoattack Ken does adds a Mark of the storm and deals 40% - 80% (based on rank) of his attack damage as magic damage. His auto attack range is 575, making him very dangerous. His AP side is very powerful already, so I wonder if AD kennen be looked upon for competitive play.


title: Is there any way to increase my maximum health?

text: I've already noticed it's possible to increase my maximum stamina, but is it also possible to increase my maximum health, and if so, how?


title: How do I solve the clock room?

text: There's a room with a huge clock in the temple/science warp zone. I think I just have to wait until something appears, but how long should I wait? ![clock tower](http://i.stack.imgur.com/qbSX8.png)


title: Is there a new game plus for Mass Effect 3?

text: Is there a new game plus mode for Mass Effect 3? If so, what gets carried over?


title: What does it mean when somebody dies by "unknown reason?"

text: I've seen, as of late, quite a few deaths by unknown reason. What does it mean?


title: Is there any point to equipping a bracelet that doesn't match your sword?

text: For Crystalis on the NES, is there a point to equipping a bracelet that doesn't match the sword you are holding?


title: Killing and countering Antimage

text: Recently, I'm having trouble killing **Antimage** _(Magina)_. His low-cooldown **blink** which allow him to get in/out of team fight makes him an annoying hero, also this hard carry hero really get so strong as the game progresses on and provided he was able to farm well, he will simply dominate each of you. Which hero should I pick to counter to easily kill this hero? Some say that _Lion_ is a good counter but I simply don't get why since _Lion_ is a **INT** hero and as far as I know, **Antimage** is very effective against **INT** type heroes.


title: Why are they fighting each other?

text: So I was playing Foiled for a while and then switched to something else for a while. When I came back Gold was backed up against a wall and Red was repeatedly hitting him with no success. Is this one of those "neglect" things where it returns to this after not playing for a certain amount of time, or did I accidently press the keys down like that for a while and they stuck that way or something?


title: What determines if a lizard will increase my maximum stamina?

text: Sometimes when I eat a lizard it will increase my stamina, and other times it does not. What determines whether or not eating a lizard will increase my stamina?


title: Where is the yellow triangle in the Moonstone level?

text: How do you get the yellow triangle in the Moonstone level of the Trials mode? I can't seem to find it. All I can see is the glowing arrows that show right, right, down. I tried a bunch of things but nothing seems to work.


title: What is the command to call a vote to change Mann Missions?

text: In my previous question What is the server command to change Mann Missions? I ask how to change Mann Missions, and I learn that one must normally call a vote. Unfortunately I can't figure out how to craft the command to vote to change Mann Missions. I tried typing in anything I could find in the selected answer, but nothing. Also google didn't find me anything. What is the command to call for a vote to change Mann Missions in TF2's Mann vs Machine mode?


title: What do gold enemies mean?

text: Sometimes in my travels, I hit a button that makes enemies turn gold for a short while. What does that mean? I am assuming, like most everything in the game, it is coin related, but what specifically is going on?


title: How can I remove fish from my aquarium?

text: How can I remove fish from my aquarium in Petz Dogs 2 without losing them and setting them free?


title: I crafted a pair of pants, but now I can't equip them

text: I have a low level reptilian hide breeches of the bear that I crafted for my level 9 character. Now, I realize I will probably be finding or crafting a better pair of pants very shortly, but I find it extremely annoying that I can't equip this item. I have tried removing my currently equipped pants and dragging them in, opposed to simply right clicking to equip. I have tried dropping them and trying again, I have tried dropping them without leg armor equipped and picking them up with auto equip enabled. I have sold it to a merchant and then re-buying them. I have put them in my stash and tried to equip the pants on another hero, I've tried logging in and out, restarting the game, restarting the computer... obviously nothing has worked. This seems like a pretty odd bug... I would like a work around because I don't want to have this happen to me again down the line. Furthermore, this is kind of killing my interest in actually playing the game... I just want my pants so I can go kill the mad king... is this really that hard? It's way to early in this game to be worrying about such an insignificant thing.


title: How is guild influence gained in Guild Wars 2?

text: The official wiki lists the following as one way to get influence: > 2 influence for individual guild members completing an event or part of a > personal storyline. (The per-player influence gained increases substantially > with each new participating guild member.) Does anyone know exactly how this guild bonus works? Does this mean if you have more than one guild member completing an event together, you each generate more influence for the guild? **Update:** Appears that you get 20 influence if you do an event with one or more guildies together


title: Leaving minecarts without moving them

text: When getting out of a free standing minecart (not on a rail), is it possible to do so without moving (pushing) it at all? If so, how?


title: How is the weapon damage of the Engineer exclusive weapons calculated?

text: I've noticed that an Engineers Weapon and Condition damage when equipped with one of the Engineer exclusive weapons (Grenade Kit, Bomb Kit, Flamethrower, Elixir Gun, and Wrench) are calculated independently of the weapon they have equipped. In other words, the statistics of the equipped weapons don't have any impact on Weapon and Condition damage when I have an Engineer exclusive weapon equipped. I tested this by equipping the Elixir Gun and comparing my damage when I had a Pistol and Shield equipped versus when I didn't. In both cases my weapon and condition damage were unchanged (244 and 130 respectively). I find this very unusual, since it could result in my Engineer kit skills being _considerably_ weaker than the skills of my non-Engineer weapons. **How is an Engineer's damage calculated when wielding one of the Engineer exclusive weapons?** **Pistol and Shield** ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3uOOs.jpg) **Elixir Gun with Pistol and Shield equipped** ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ynC36.jpg) **Elixir Gun without pistol and shield equipped** ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/uRf3N.jpg)


title: In Anno 2070, which NPC cannot go to war?

text: I was playing a modified medium continuous game with Bartok and she declared war on me based on an ultimatum. If I want to play a continuous game, which NPCs should I pick so that there are no military conflicts at all? I'm ok with them fighting each other as long as I'm not dragged in their conflicts. I understand that turning off quests can get rid of the above issue but I want to play a quiet, peaceful continuous game with some quests.


title: Just Cause 2 reboots PS3 when launched

text: Whenver I launch Just Cause 2 it reboots my PS3. I have tried   * ejecting and cleaning the disk.   * deleting game data has anyone else come across this?


title: Is it possible to complete all contracts in Assassins Creed Brotherhood?

text: I have completed most of Assassins Creed Brotherhood, and now trying to send my assassins out on all the missions to complete all of the available missions. However, as the missions renew, is it possible to ever complete them all? Are they finite, or infinitely randomly generated?


title: What is domination ranking?

text: In the online game Might and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms there is something called Domination ranking. What is it and how do I get it?


title: Can I break a box in Deus Ex without a melee weapon?

text: I only have weapons that cost ammo. I would like to break a box open. I would not like to use any ammo. Is there any way to break a box open without a melee weapon?


title: Does GLaDOS say anything meaningful when she "gives us the fast version" in Test Chamber 8?

text: When we enter the testing area, GLaDOS informs us that she has to go attend to the turbines; before she leaves, she sarcastically gives a radically sped up "explanation" of the test we face in the room. Does she say anything of note in this version? I wouldn't know how to go about manipulating the audio to find out...


title: How do I prevent brief freezes while gaming?

text: I recently built a new computer and am encountering a slight problem. Occasionally while gaming, my display will freeze for a second or two, during which the sound will keep skipping/repeating like a broken record. This happens infrequently, but can have a serious effect on my performance when it happens, since every second counts in competitive gaming. I've experienced this while playing Spiral Knights and Portal 2, which otherwise run @ 60 fps while set to maxed visual settings. Does anyone have any advice as to how I can go about making changes/optimizing in order to prevent this problem from occurring?


title: What's the point of punching a guard more than once?

text: When I pounce on a guard from behind in Gunpoint, I have an option to punch him to knock him out. But after that I can apparently punch him again and again after that, spraying blood on the floor. Since a single punch is all it takes, is there any point for punching more beyond that, or is it purely for sadistic reasons?


title: StarCraft2: Easy way to calculate number of harvesters

text: During game play one of the most important questions is: how many harvesters do you have right now. Will it be effective to build 3 more harvesters or it is better to build additional production building (for example)? AFAIK optimal number of harvesters per base is 30: 8 minerals + 2 gas multiply by 3. But often is hard to detect how many do you have right now. From what I see you could go to your minerals line, select all harvesters and see how much do you have. But sometime it is hard to do that (other units, non-harvesting SCV/probes). Time - is also factor. I would like to look into my supply numbers and know something like this: currently I have 50/64 supply.... how much harvesters do I have 20? 30? Usually in replays that I lost my opponents have around 27-35 harvesters on 1 base and 43-48 with expand... Usually I have less... Probably I just need to build those harvesters CONSTANTLY till supply id less then 60/80? (don't forget to build army too)? Probably I don't need to worry that I have too many harvesters? Any thoughts are welcome!


In Fractal, once you get to level five you get a message stating that "two colour mode is activated" and unsurprisingly you now have fractals of two different colours on the board; ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZBiPH.jpg) Apart from these additional fractals being different colours, they also don't appear to follow the previously established rules regarding the creation of blooms in that you can now create a cluster of 7 fractals without these being removed from the board; ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/I0qQO.jpg) What is the deal with "two colour mode"?


title: What are the cryptic Steam Super Meat Boy achievements and what do the names mean?

text: It seems like the following cryptic achievements are only available on the Steam version, not XBLA.   * N#7*<1!23   * &*>?1$   * (=+66&1$   * ^**5%_=+12   * *|-0&&   * N&8^2^%$1`` The "description" on all of them is: 8*(@31^ ### Bonus (bounty) points: Are the names/characters truly random or is there some pattern? Can they be translated into something sane?


title: Iron Golem Farm not Dropping Iron Ingots

text: I have created an iron golem farm in a multiplayer server with raiding allowed. The farm is completely automatic, and kills the golems with lava. I am not having a problem with the golems spawning, they spawn. The lava is at their head level with water at their feet level to transport the drops. When they die, they only drop one rose and no iron. How can I fix this and make them drop iron? The farm works perfectly in single player creative mode.


title: What's so bad about queuing units in Starcraft 2?

text: I've read several times to make sure you _never_ queue units, cause it's the devil. However, I find it very convenient that right before I start a battle, I hit my hotkey to barracks and fill each up with 2-3 marines/marauders each. I find battles can be too frantic to remember to build from every building while battling. Is the answer simply going to be "get your mental checklist down even while frantically battling?"


title: Redeem iCoke Prize Voucher?

text: Yesterday while in a group with some real ID friends, one of them shared a quest with me which was simply called 'Redeem iCoke Prize Voucher'. When I click on the map icon within the quest to find where to hand this in it always shows me my current location. ![Redeem iCoke Prize Voucher](http://i.stack.imgur.com/00KWY.png) As you can see, the reward for this quest is a White Murloc Egg companion. What is this quest and where can I hand in it?


title: How to pass the Battle of Xin Ye

text: Are there any good strategies for this level, for beginners with minimum items and soldiers upgrades? I have tried different paths and using the 4 given soldiers, i.e., spearman, archer, witch, and crossbow.


title: In Flash Flash Revolution, how do I unlock the secret song "Final Fantasy Last Battle Festival"?

text: Question is straight forward, in the online flash game FlashFlashRevolution, there is a category listed as Secret, where you can unlock songs by getting higher and higher credit total. However, I currently have over 10,000 credits and that song still has not been unlocked. According the my levelrank page on the site, I have played the song once before. However, I have since spent and re-earned credits multiple times. Is there another way to songs in the Secret category or have I just not earned enough credits? I don't recall having made over 10,000 credits before, but my account was made 7 years ago and I just may not remember.


title: Does a non-mayor player get requests for public work projects?

text: Can a non-mayor user get public project requests or are these only given to the mayor? My girlfriend and I play the game and she's the mayor, but I'm the one playing all the time with my second non-mayor user. I was wondering if I would get public project requests by villagers and have them later on the mayor's list to build them, or are these only given to the mayor? What's the best way to get them requested quickly? Is it just random?


title: How does Critical Ascension work?

text: The Assassin/Zero's Critical Ascensi0n skill stacks bonuses from Sniper Critical Hits. The stacks slowly decay, but over how much time? How can I check how many stacks I have? How can I tell if it's active at all? Does scoring a new Crit Hit preserve the whole stack for longer, or just the latest stacks? How can I prolong the stacks' effects? ![Critical Ascensi0n](http://i.stack.imgur.com/EMyir.png)


title: How does Resurgence work?

text: The Assassin/Zero's Resurgence skill restores health with melee kills depending on his own health. How do the health benefits scale with your health? What constitutes "low health" for the purposes of getting the maximum 4% life return on a melee kill? ![Resurgence](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xnRUm.png)


title: Vim adventures level 8 shoot for the moon puzzle

text: I'm a little stuck on level 8 of vim adventures with the shoot the moon puzzle. I've removed the bottom 3 lines with dG and also done a replace at the top. what I'm left with is "shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll **have a** land among the **stone pill** ars." (bold parts are the text to delete). I've tried everything like attempting to delete with dw, dW, db, dB, de, dE, pressing x repeatedly but no luck. Could I have missed something out? ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/l6iyR.png)


title: Are there any benefits in levelling up a spawn before evolving?

text: When evolving a familiar, I know that having the seed at max level will result in a 10% stats transfer as opposed to a 5%, but is there any benefit in having the spawn at max level before evolving? So lets say I evolve the following:               Lvl 1 Spawn     Lvl 40 Seed      and:               Lvl 40 Spawn     Lvl 40 Seed      Will the second evolution be any better off that the first (assuming the same familiar type is used for all)?


title: How to switch the movement and camera controls?

text: In Max Payne 3 (for Xbox 360), my movement and camera controls are switched from what I expect. In most other games the right stick is movement and the left stick is the camera, but in Max Payne 3 the left stick is movement and the right stick is the camera. What can I do to change that?


title: Is it possible to Arcane Shift into an Essence Flux fired by myself and gain the attack speed buff?

text: I tried it out but I think that I'm not quick enough. Is it possible?


My followers keep getting so close to dying and I only know how to heal myself. I've seen others heal their followers but I can't figure out how to heal mine. How do you heal your follower in battle?


title: What's the most appropriate category of ship for each mission level?

text: I'm returning to EVE Online after a fairly long break, and looking to get back into combat missions. I've been trying to run Level 2 missions in my Dominix, with most of my DPS coming from drones. However, it seems that the types of drones I have can't contend with the quick ships of the enemies, and the gun turrets I have equipped just can't track the buggers. I'd like to work my way up to doing Level 4's again; but gradually. So, should I downgrade my ship? And what level of ship is most size- appropriate for level 2, 3, 4 missions?


title: Easy money in Kerbal Space Program

text: Ships cost money now a days, but I'm unwilling to make any changes to construction style (TWR >5 all the way!). I've had some trouble making fat stacks of ker-cash. What is the easiest way to make money? No answer regarding **saving** money, please. Also, I would prefer answers that involve **vanilla** installs - no mods.


title: How do I leave the Vault?

text: When you get transported to the Vault, after the boss fight beyond the goblin portal, is there way to leave that doesn't involve using a town portal? I was in the middle of a bounty when I got transported and there's not an easy way to get back to where I started if I have to go back to town. Is there some kind of portal or something I'm missing?


title: How does the 'Coat of Harms' gear work?

text: I recently got the 'Coat of Harms' shirt, which makes "enemies easier to melee execute": ![Coat of Harms - Enemies easier to melee execute.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/h0Bfh.jpg) How does it make enemies "easier to melee execute"?


Does a Banshee's Veil Shield prevent spell damage? Like it can prevent damage from champs spells?


title: Is there a console command to rename a follower?

text: I have a follower titled 'Dark Brotherhood Initiate'. Is there a console command to enable me to giver her a proper name ?


title: Portal 2 Cross Platform Coop

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Play Portal 2 co-op between the PC and PS3 Steam linked accounts I noticed in the game that when I had earned a flag, I have a notification that my coop team mates on Xbox and PS3 will not see my player customisations. Does this mean that the game supports coop across platforms and if it does how do you find a coop team mate on an alternate platform?


title: Why are shields always the last upgrade researched by the pros?

text: I've been watching a _lot_ of pro replays ever since the SC2 beta came out, and I've noticed that almost always, when Protoss research upgrades, the shields are the last research chosen. Why is that? Seems to me that if anything, shields should be the most important upgrade, as they affect _all_ Protoss units and buildings.


title: How should I design a powered rail station?

text: With the advent of Minecraft beta 1.5 and powered rails, I'd like to find designs of good "railway stations" so I don't have to babysit minecarts in getting them set up for launch down a rail line. What's the best way to design a powered rail station?


title: Which first two promotions to assign for siege weapons during massive attack?

text: In Civilization IV to attack and conquest a city a stack of catapult (or other siege weapons) seems to me one of the most effective way. But which first two promotions should I assign to siege weapons in order to be more effective during city attacks. Should I get Barrage I and Barrage II? Or Barrage I and Drill I? Or another combination?


title: Starcraft 2 Editor: Test Melee Maps

text: How can I test my Starcraft 2 melee map? When I go to test map, it launches the map but I don't have a base or any units. The map has 8 starting positions and started out as a 256x256 map I imported from Starcraft 1. Maybe I have something in the map setup incorrectly?


title: How can I butcher non-tame animals that I've captured?

text: How can I butcher non-tame animals that I've captured, like deer in cages?


title: How can I conquer or destroy a city on a single tile island in Civilization IV?

text: It is all written in the title but an image could help. How can conquer or destroy this city? ![A city on an island with no surrounding land tiles](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aYNY2.jpg)


title: Make VATS the Default in Fallout 3?

text: Is there a way to always use VATS in Fallout 3? If I hit "V", it goes to the VATS system and then when the turn is over, it goes back to real time combat.


title: How do I kill Satan?

text: After changing my strategy a number of times, I've finally managed to get to Satan as a Crusader. However, I think I barely tickled him before dying. I've used trial-and-error to improve my strategy up to this point, but since it took 10 or 15 games just to get to him once, I'd like to have some idea of what I'm doing the next time I manage to get to the bottom of the dungeon. Specifically:   * What is the best armor for this battle? In the high scores, I see lots of plate and leather armor wearers. This seems odd to me, since Satan uses Unholy Fires every turn when you're at a distance, and his melee attack looks magical as well. The only physical damage comes from the bats as far as I can tell.   * What is the best weapon setup? Since Satan's melee attack knocks you back several tiles, I thought bow and arrows might be the answer, but then you don't get to wear a shield. I found that I was taking so much damage each turn I could barely keep myself alive, let alone do significant damage. I guess you could throw arrows and keep your shield, but their accuracy and damage seems greatly diminished when thrown.   * What skills are most effective? I tried using Searing Blade, but he didn't get "softened". Is he immune to status effects? Is Heal worth maxing out? Is Whack of Glory effective when you can only actually melee attack him one out of every four or five turns?   * Is it even possible to get the necessary equipment on one playthrough, or are you pretty much required to build up an epic locker stash of +5 everything or enough food to let you level up to 15? Finally, although I've been playing as Crusader, if anyone has experience as a Wizard, I'd welcome that strategy.


title: How do I open the developer console?

text: Titanfall is a Source engine game, like Half-Life 2 or Portal, so there is a developer console (~ usually) in there somewhere. Is there a command line flag or something to enable it? Or is it hidden away from users?


title: What do all of the Melee/Unarmed special attacks in V.A.T.S. do?

text: Once you have sufficient Melee/Unarmed skill, you unlock additional, special attacks with those combat skills, both in and out of VATS (to use them out of VATS, you need to do a power attack - hold the attack button down, in combination with moving in a direction for varied results). Thing is, the actual _effect_ of these special attacks is... horribly undocumented, and the Wiki isn't quite up to speed on them either. I've figured out that the 'Back Slash' with sword/knife weapons just costs less AP, but are there any special effects? Is there any good reason not to just spam them in VATS? (Out of VATS, they tend to be substantially slower than normal attacks, for better or worse I've found).


title: Can't play on minecraft mineplex together

text: My brother and I can't play on mineplex together, we can never see each other or play on the same survival game as we somehow on different servers even if we try?


title: Do strange parts apply retroactively?

text: For example, let's say I have a Strange Scattergun with no parts attached and no kills. I kill 5 medics, then apply a 'Medics Killed' part to the Strange Scattergun. Then, I kill 5 more medics. What stat will be displayed? 5 medic kills, or 10 medic kills? Or another way of phrasing it - will strange parts reflect statistics you accrued before applying the part? Or does it only start counting those statistics after it's been applied?


title: What licenses do I need to use Minecraft in class?

text: The children in my class would like a private lan server set up in school for MC. However I am a noob although I have played it via a vanilla server a while ago. The school are willing to provide hardware and technical support but no financial for the immediate term until they are convinced it is worth while. Do all versions of minecraft require a paid for username in order to play? Is it possible to setup a private offline LAN multiplayer server which the children can play while in school to build etc? If so, would we still require at least one username? I don't mind paying once I have seen it in use but don't want to throw away money. The school are not forgiving lol. Any advice or links to articles on how to do this would be really helpful


title: cant connect to servers

text: My friend and I are trying to connect to one each others world on minecraft pe. We are connect to the same wifi and I can connect to his worlds but he can't connect to mine?! I'm using a Nook and he's using a Iphone5


title: What is super effective against rock type Pokémon?

text: I want to know what is super effective against rock type Pokemon and also what rock Pokemon is good against.


title: Can I make someone turn around in Minecraft using Command Blocks?

text: I am Building an archery range in Minecraft. When the person Hits the bullseye, I want a command block command make them turn around (look away from the target). This is so they can't cheat and keep scoring by keeping the same direction.


title: Script for Enigma to cast Midnight Pulse then ULT after blink?

text: Is it possible to write a script that will cast Midnight Pulse then ULT immideately after using blink dagger, right where Enigma is located?


title: How can I get the floating treasure ball on Atlas' hand?

text: In Bresha Ruins 005AF, I can ride a chocobo to the railing near the entry gate and bounce along the fingers of Atlas' hand. But there is a bouncing treasure ball on one of the fingers that I can't seem to reach, no matter which direction I jump from. How can I get to that irksome sphere?


title: How to make Ysolda ride horse (Horses for followers mod)?

text: I use Horses for followers mod, it works great, tried with Lydia. Now I made Ysolda my follower (she's a non-follower NPC in Whiterun) and she doesn't want to ride her horse. What can be the difference between Ysolda and Lydia? Anybody can tell me what to change?


title: Anyone have any tips for a new Twitch?

text: Anyone have any tips like what to buy, and what to pay attention to as twitch?


title: How to build an effective top Nidalee?

text: What is the best way to build an effective top nidalee? Also, what are some counters for nidalee so i may play her around them?


title: Does matchmaker assign sides by tank type?

text: For the past week or so I've been playing almost strictly StgPzIVb, a very fun artillery to play. I played the several maps available dozens of times and I was frequently making plans "where to hide when I play the opposite side". Plans I never managed to realize.   * Airfield - always West.   * Karelia - always North   * Westfield - always North   * Mines - always South   * Siegfried Line - always South   * Widepark - always North (and I played it 20 times at the least and always died a * premature death without a safe place to hide while enemy artillery enjoyed safe kills from their neatly enclosed end.) The moment I moved to Grille I started seeing the other sides of these maps. What are the rules of assigning sides of the map in the game? Are the sides tiered or something like that?


title: Can my weapons have more than 3 upgrades?

text: The weapon info screen shows 3 slots. They seem to be for the unique upgrades of each gun. Am I limited to only 3 upgrade installations per gun or can I add for example silencer, AP, laser as well as damage?


title: Is there a GBA Emulator for Mac OS X Lion?

text: Can't find an GBA Emulator which doesn't require PowerPC, except NoCashGBA - which sucks. Does anyone know of any other solution? I want to play Pokemon...


title: How can I change the resolution on Blizzard games running under WINE?

text: This is a problem I encounter with two of blizzard's newer games, StarCraft II and World of Warcraft. I can install them on my machine which runs Ubuntu 13.04 raring ringtail using wine 1.6-rc3. Both programs run on 1920 by 1080 resolution but at about 1 frame per second. I thought perhaps reducing the resolution would improve game performance, however attempting to do so only causes a portion of the screen to appear. I tried changing the resolution using the in game system settings menu and the configuration file. Both attempts have the same results. I don't see a bug on AppDB and both games have platinum ratings. Does anyone know how I can successfully change my game resolution? ![screen shot of WoW](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bl8vd.jpg) The black areas in the screenshot do not appear on my monitor. The blacked out portions only appear in when i took the screenshot.


title: How do you do zero's bore glitch to the bunker

text: Hey I've recently been farming the bunker for drops and exp and I've done the glitch accidentally three times. I really want too know how to do it more often to shorten the time we are fighting to improve the chances of the rare drops and to level faster so I can complete the missions I'm on. I have gotten the bitc# on my third time farming him so I'm really in it for the levels about now so any tips on how to successfully pull of the bore glitch would really help Thank you in advance


title: How can I fix my worlds not saving?

text: I have Minecraft PE. I made a cool world with good items and a nice house. I had to leave for school, but when I got home I got on my tablet and played Minecraft, my world was not there. Now every time I make a world and get off Minecraft, it is not there. What do I do?


title: does bf4 premium carry over from pc to ps4?

text: I bought premium for battlefield 4 on PC. I was wondering if I bought a ps4 with battlefield 4 will my premium carry over from pc if I log in or something?


title: How do I install the PS3 OS on a new HDD?

text: My HDD is starting to make noise and I think it's time for me to change it. I have the old 60Gb PS3. I was wondering the PS3 installs it's OS. Do I just have to switch the HDD and let the PS3 install it by itself? I don't think so. Does the option "Restore PS3 System" reinstall the OS on the hard drive? What do I have to do to install the OS on the new HDD?


title: Can I detect (and correct/destroy) errant carts?

text: So this happens a lot: ![Errant Cart](http://i.stack.imgur.com/YKkG1.jpg) Minecarts desynch from the track and glide beside it at weird angles. Can I detect a cart doing this somehow in an automated way so I can knock it back on track or redirect the rail for disposal?


title: Is the Infini-Lift Lightspeed worth it?

text: In Tiny Tower, is the Infini-Lift Lightspeed worthwhile? It's fairly expensive at 499 Bux. Does it have any special features or is it just faster?


title: What does Rigel refer to in Device Model: PS3 Rigel?

text: In my Netflix settings, it lists the Device Model as PS3 Rigel. What is Rigel referring to? Is this a name assigned by Sony or Netflix? Does it refer to all PS3s? The generation of PS3? (Pretty sure mine's 3rd generation) Something even more granular (like specific model numbers)? Or is it actually referring to the PS3 firmware or the Netflix app version?


title: Can Shadow Word: Death kill a Spellbender minion?

text: Suppose my opponent has a Spellbender secret and a minion with at least 5 attack. I cast Shadow Word: Death on the big minion. Spellbender is supposed to summon a 1/3 minion as the new target, but Shadow Word: Death can only target a minion with 5 or more attack. Does the new minion get destroyed, does the spell fail, or does something else entirely happen?


title: How do I resolve Steam Error 65432/80?

text: I was downloading mods through Nexus for Skyrim, and I was testing the game every once in a while for CTD's on start up. After a few minutes, I was waiting for Wet & Cold Ashes (Dragonborn) to load and once I activated it, I got the stupid 65432/80 error code. I've tried the verify integrity of game cache AND deleted the ClientRegistry.blob or whatever file, and I still get the error. I even contacted Steam Support about this, but it's been days and last several times i went to them, they took months to get to me. I also tried other things to fix this, but nothing. I also removed Wet & Cold Ashes and tried to open Skyrim, but still nothing. SKSE doesn't even work. **How do I resolve Steam Error 65432/80?**


title: Can't login to Dragon's Call

text: I tried to refresh my Dragon's Call page and now I get this error: Server Error in '/' Application. Runtime Error Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine. Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off". Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a custom error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL.


title: Why can I not  gift any units to either city-states or other players?

text: This is probably a really stupid question, but I tried searching and could not find anything in either the help files or online. Perhaps it is a bug, but I cannot gift any units to either city-states or other players. When I select gift a unit, the gift cursor appears, but when I click on a unit nothing happens. I tried moving the unit to their territory first but it does not work and it says that you can gift a unit from anywhere on the map.


title: Hall of Monuments in Guild Wars

text: Given the new information on the Hall of Monuments for Guild Wars, what is the easiest and/or best way to earn some statues (and thus Monument Points)? (edit) More precisely: Which statues are easier to earn? I don't want or need every single statue -- but if there are any that are relatively easy (or easier) to earn, I'd like to get them. (For example, the Hero statue for MOX appears to be very easy.) For reference: http://hom.guildwars2.com/


title: Is there a difference between "Expansion Pack" and "Downloadable Content"?

text: Many years back, before the term "downloadable content" was born, when game developers released new content and functionality for their existing games they called it an "expansion pack". This was generally sold in a box from a store, just like the original game, and required the original game to play - very much like downloadable content. Now, the term "expansion pack" is not something that I see very often, if at all. Instead, everything seems to be called "downloadable content", is very rarely available in a box from a store, and is normally distributed over the internet through some form of digital library system like Steam, or from the developer directly. I feel this is more than simply "what marketing chose to call it", Blizzard for example never call their new WoW content "downloadable content", even though each of them is automatically downloaded via their launcher - but instead always call them "expansion packs". Case in point, during some discussion about future content for Skyrim (from some time ago now, since Skyrim has been out for more than a year already), Todd Howard at Bethesda is quoted stating the following; > "For Fallout 3 we did five DLCs," Howard told me during an interview last > week at the DICE Summit. "That was a very aggressive path for us. Our plan > now is to take more time, to have more meat on them [for Skyrim]. **They'll > feel closer to an expansion pack.** " _**bold** = my emphasis_ What is the difference between an "expansion pack" and "downloadable content", or are they essentially the same thing with a decade of evolution on what we call them?


title: What do the different phial types do for switch axes?

text: Each switch axe has its own specific type of "phial", which gives an added bonus effect to your hits when you're in sword mode. What does each phial type actually _do_? I just got the Arzuros Axe, which has a "poison" phial, and I have no idea what that actually means. The types, according to the wiki, are:   * Power   * Paralysis   * Poison   * Dragon   * Element   * Exhaust


title: Shotgun and Launcher undiscovered challenges

text: I want to get the "Challenge Accepted" achievement, but Shotgun and Launcher categories show an (undiscovered) challenge each.


title: How can I colonize a system with no food production?

text: Endless Space generates some systems that have no food producing planets. How can I successfully colonize one of these systems? ![System with three barren planets and one lava](http://i.stack.imgur.com/PNnhW.png)


title: How to transfer a save in candy box 1 from the iPad to the PC?

text: I took some advice from someone and I can't figure out how to transfer a save from my iPad to my PC to beat the hell level.


title: What is this red glowing thing I've found in Terraria?

text: I just started playing Terraria, so forgive me if this is obvious. When mining, I found a cave with water, and at the bottom of the pool I found this strange red glowing block. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/omgsT.png) I don't think it's crimtane, as (correct me if I'm wrong) it only spawns in Crimson biomes. Could someone tell me what this is? I can't mine it, but I'm using a "candy cane pick" I found in my inventory. (Guessing christmas)


title: Is there a way to avoid certain area types?

text: I was wondering if there was a way to predict what type of area will come up based on the choices I make at junctions. If I turn right, will I go into the jungle? Will left take me into the mine? I've been able to see some things past the upcoming turns, such as powerups and traps. Are there visual clues that will tell me when there are area changes?


I'm having trouble with finding the mining armor set dropped from the undead miner.   ![undead miner](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JSnMI.png)<---- This guy The **pants** and **shirt** have a 2.4% dropping rate.   I already bought the **helmet** from the merchant. ## What have I tried? I have explored the underground for an hour with battle potions on but I have encountered the undead miner 2 times now. I think this could be faster. ## Question How can I increase spawn rate of mining armor/undead miner? I'm looking for a good:   * Farming method   * AFK method ## Trophy I need this set for the: ![A Knight in Shining Armors](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KLNuz.png)   _A Knight in Shining Armors_ _Note: I'm playing the console version._


What's the most efficient way to make money? Is there a good place to farm with a relatively high $$$ drop, or even one-time loots that are especially well rewarding?


title: Shouting gets disabled the moment I need it most?

text: When fighting a dragon that has just landed beside me, or in the middle of heated combat, the shouts suddenly stop working. Nothing happens when I press Z. I can see that the "Shout Cooldown" has finished. I also noticed that I cannot even switch shouts with the "Q" menu. I tried assigning numeric shortcuts to shouts, and then pressed them, but the said shouts do not get activated, nor does anything happen when I press Z. When I click on or press E on any of the other shouts (in the hope that re- equipping the shout might make it work), in the Q menu, nothing happens. Also, after blindly pressing the Z button many times in a row, the shout finally comes out sometimes, but because I have not pressed it for a full duration in my impatience, only the first word is shouted, further delaying me from unleashing my character's power. The shouts start working again when the moment passes. Once the dragon is far away, or the Deathlord is dead, the shouts come back to me again. Is this by design of the game developers?


title: What happens when a quarry mines a chest?

text: I have a quarry mining above an abandoned mine. There's a good chance eventually the quarry will mine a chest block. Will the quarry suck up the chest with its contents, or just the chest?


title: How do I open this door in the desert palace?

text: So I'm completing the desert palace, have the boss key, as well as one more small key. I'm in the long vertical narrow room to the left of the room with the boss key, but the door to the left is not open. It has one of those mask/faces on it. I have been all over the dungeon, and this appears to be the only door I cannot pass through. I have not been able to get it to open. I'm almost wondering at this point if it's a bug! Anyone know how to open the door, or know where I should try going? I'm also going to try and update with screenshot. ![Standing in the desert palace](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MKV4g.jpg)


title: Retribution paladin leveling gear

text: I'm currently leveling a retribution paladin. I haven't done this before, and in the past whenever I have leveled characters I do so through dungeons and pvp, but this time I am doing it with quests. At level 38 I'm doing quests in the western plague lands, I've noticed that most of the quests rewards are good for protection or holy but not retribution, so my question is, which zones should I level in to get good gear for a retribution paladin? Or is there no such rule for this?