title: Why am i getting "Cant reach server" and "end of stream" with my Tekkit server?

text: My Tekkit server was working fine up until about a week ago when Mojang went through it's problems with their login servers. They said that their problems were fixed, but none of our server's users can connect. In the Minecraft multiplayer screen, it shows "Can't reach server" underneath the server title and a red signal bar is shown. There seems to be a problem with starting the server. We rent the server from NFOServers and in their control panel, it says "Your server is offline". I click "Start Server" and it says "It appears that the server is already running." Same thing when I click "Restart Server". We are using the Tekkit Main modpack and we have Tekkit.jar selected as the main JAR file. Just as an experiment, I tried the default vanilla JAR file, and that seemed to work fine. We could connect to the server and play and everything, but we couldn't of course see any of the mod pack items. We've tried everything that we can think of but have had no luck. Anyone have any ideas?               2014-04-24 13:46:27 [INFO] Stopping the server     2014-04-24 13:46:27 [INFO] Stopping server     2014-04-24 13:46:27 [INFO] Saving players     2014-04-24 13:46:27 [INFO] Saving worlds     2014-04-24 13:46:27 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/Overworld     2014-04-24 13:46:27 [INFO] Closing listening thread     2014-04-24 13:46:27 [INFO] Stopping server     2014-04-24 13:46:27 [INFO] Saving players     2014-04-24 13:46:27 [INFO] Saving worlds     2014-04-24 13:46:27 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/Overworld     2014-04-24 13:46:29 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version 1.4.7     2014-04-24 13:46:29 [INFO] Loading properties     2014-04-24 13:46:29 [INFO] Default game type: SURVIVAL     2014-04-24 13:46:29 [INFO] Generating keypair     2014-04-24 13:46:29 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on 192.223.30.49:25565     2014-04-24 13:46:29 [INFO] Preparing level "world"     2014-04-24 13:46:29 [INFO] Preparing start region for level 0     2014-04-24 13:46:30 [INFO] Done (0.937s)! For help, type "help" or "?"     2014-04-24 13:46:30 [INFO] Starting GS4 status listener     2014-04-24 13:46:30 [INFO] Query running on 192.223.30.49:25565     2014-04-24 13:47:57 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 13:47:57 [INFO]      2014-04-24 13:48:39 [INFO] Stopping the server     2014-04-24 13:48:39 [INFO] Stopping server     2014-04-24 13:48:39 [INFO] Saving players     2014-04-24 13:48:39 [INFO] Saving worlds     2014-04-24 13:48:39 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/Overworld     2014-04-24 13:48:39 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/Nether     2014-04-24 13:48:39 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/The End     2014-04-24 13:48:47 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version 1.6.4     2014-04-24 13:49:02 [INFO] Loading properties     2014-04-24 13:49:02 [INFO] Default game type: SURVIVAL     2014-04-24 13:49:02 [INFO] Generating keypair     2014-04-24 13:49:02 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on 192.223.30.49:25565     2014-04-24 13:49:06 [INFO] [qCraft] Loading qCraft v1.1 (rev 253)     2014-04-24 13:49:08 [INFO] Preparing level "world"     2014-04-24 13:49:08 [SEVERE] Encountered an unexpected exception NullPointerException     java.lang.NullPointerException         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.saving.DDSaveHandler.verifyParents(DDSaveHandler.java:167)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.saving.DDSaveHandler.unpackDimData(DDSaveHandler.java:97)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.saving.DDSaveHandler.loadAll(DDSaveHandler.java:82)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.core.PocketManager.loadInternal(PocketManager.java:436)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.core.PocketManager.load(PocketManager.java:263)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.EventHookContainer.onWorldLoad(EventHookContainer.java:133)         at net.minecraftforge.event.ASMEventHandler_27_EventHookContainer_onWorldLoad_Load.invoke(.dynamic)         at net.minecraftforge.event.ASMEventHandler.invoke(ASMEventHandler.java:39)         at net.minecraftforge.event.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:108)         at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.func_71247_a(MinecraftServer.java:259)         at net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer.func_71197_b(DedicatedServer.java:187)         at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:445)         at net.minecraft.server.ThreadMinecraftServer.run(SourceFile:583)     2014-04-24 13:49:08 [SEVERE] This crash report has been saved to: /servers/cr/minecraft/./crash-reports/crash-2014-04-24_13.49.08-server.txt     2014-04-24 13:49:08 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 13:49:08 [INFO]      2014-04-24 13:49:20 [SEVERE] Reached end of stream for /108.11.211.225     2014-04-24 13:49:52 [SEVERE] Reached end of stream for /108.11.211.225     2014-04-24 13:49:58 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 13:49:58 [INFO]      2014-04-24 13:49:59 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 13:49:59 [INFO]      2014-04-24 13:50:26 [SEVERE] Reached end of stream for /108.11.211.225     2014-04-24 13:50:56 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 13:50:56 [INFO]      2014-04-24 13:52:56 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 13:52:56 [INFO]      2014-04-24 13:54:58 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 13:54:58 [INFO]      2014-04-24 13:55:56 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 13:55:56 [INFO]      2014-04-24 13:57:56 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 13:57:56 [INFO]      2014-04-24 13:58:05 [SEVERE] Reached end of stream for /108.11.211.225     2014-04-24 13:58:23 [SEVERE] Reached end of stream for /108.11.211.225     2014-04-24 13:58:37 [INFO] Stopping the server     2014-04-24 13:58:37 [INFO] Stopping server     2014-04-24 13:58:37 [INFO] Saving players     2014-04-24 13:58:37 [INFO] Saving worlds     2014-04-24 13:58:37 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/Overworld     2014-04-24 13:58:37 [INFO] Closing listening thread     2014-04-24 13:58:37 [INFO] Stopping server     2014-04-24 13:58:37 [INFO] Saving players     2014-04-24 13:58:37 [INFO] Saving worlds     2014-04-24 13:58:49 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version 1.6.4     2014-04-24 13:59:03 [INFO] Loading properties     2014-04-24 13:59:03 [INFO] Default game type: SURVIVAL     2014-04-24 13:59:03 [INFO] Generating keypair     2014-04-24 13:59:04 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on 192.223.30.49:25565     2014-04-24 13:59:07 [INFO] [qCraft] Loading qCraft v1.1 (rev 253)     2014-04-24 13:59:08 [INFO] Stopping server     2014-04-24 13:59:08 [INFO] Saving worlds     2014-04-24 13:59:10 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version 1.6.4     2014-04-24 13:59:10 [INFO] Loading properties     2014-04-24 13:59:10 [INFO] Default game type: SURVIVAL     2014-04-24 13:59:10 [INFO] Generating keypair     2014-04-24 13:59:11 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on 192.223.30.49:25565     2014-04-24 13:59:11 [INFO] Preparing level "world"     2014-04-24 13:59:11 [INFO] Preparing start region for level 0     2014-04-24 13:59:11 [WARNING] Skipping Piece with id ViMystAH     2014-04-24 13:59:11 [WARNING] Skipping Piece with id ViMystAH     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityRift     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityRift     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 71%     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id savedMultipart     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id savedMultipart     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [INFO] Done (1.308s)! For help, type "help" or "?"     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [INFO] Starting GS4 status listener     2014-04-24 13:59:12 [INFO] Query running on 192.223.30.49:25565     2014-04-24 13:59:59 [INFO] Stopping the server     2014-04-24 13:59:59 [INFO] Stopping server     2014-04-24 13:59:59 [INFO] Saving players     2014-04-24 13:59:59 [INFO] Saving worlds     2014-04-24 13:59:59 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/Overworld     2014-04-24 13:59:59 [INFO] Closing listening thread     2014-04-24 13:59:59 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/Nether     2014-04-24 13:59:59 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/The End     2014-04-24 14:00:00 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version 1.6.4     2014-04-24 14:00:00 [INFO] Loading properties     2014-04-24 14:00:00 [INFO] Default game type: SURVIVAL     2014-04-24 14:00:00 [INFO] Generating keypair     2014-04-24 14:00:01 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on 192.223.30.49:25565     2014-04-24 14:00:01 [INFO] Preparing level "world"     2014-04-24 14:00:01 [INFO] Preparing start region for level 0     2014-04-24 14:00:01 [WARNING] Skipping Piece with id ViMystAH     2014-04-24 14:00:01 [WARNING] Skipping Piece with id ViMystAH     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityDimDoor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 53%     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityRift     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id TileEntityRift     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [WARNING] Skipping TileEntity with id luxCapacitor     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [INFO] Done (1.385s)! For help, type "help" or "?"     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [INFO] Starting GS4 status listener     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [INFO] Query running on 192.223.30.49:25565     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 14:00:02 [INFO]      2014-04-24 14:00:14 [INFO] Stopping the server     2014-04-24 14:00:14 [INFO] Stopping server     2014-04-24 14:00:14 [INFO] Saving players     2014-04-24 14:00:14 [INFO] Saving worlds     2014-04-24 14:00:14 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/Overworld     2014-04-24 14:00:14 [INFO] Closing listening thread     2014-04-24 14:00:14 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/Nether     2014-04-24 14:00:14 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/The End     2014-04-24 14:00:14 [INFO] Stopping server     2014-04-24 14:00:22 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version 1.6.4     2014-04-24 14:00:38 [INFO] Loading properties     2014-04-24 14:00:38 [INFO] Default game type: SURVIVAL     2014-04-24 14:00:38 [INFO] Generating keypair     2014-04-24 14:00:38 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on 192.223.30.49:25565     2014-04-24 14:00:42 [INFO] [qCraft] Loading qCraft v1.1 (rev 253)     2014-04-24 14:00:44 [INFO] Preparing level "world"     2014-04-24 14:00:44 [SEVERE] Encountered an unexpected exception NullPointerException     java.lang.NullPointerException         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.saving.DDSaveHandler.verifyParents(DDSaveHandler.java:167)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.saving.DDSaveHandler.unpackDimData(DDSaveHandler.java:97)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.saving.DDSaveHandler.loadAll(DDSaveHandler.java:82)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.core.PocketManager.loadInternal(PocketManager.java:436)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.core.PocketManager.load(PocketManager.java:263)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.EventHookContainer.onWorldLoad(EventHookContainer.java:133)         at net.minecraftforge.event.ASMEventHandler_26_EventHookContainer_onWorldLoad_Load.invoke(.dynamic)         at net.minecraftforge.event.ASMEventHandler.invoke(ASMEventHandler.java:39)         at net.minecraftforge.event.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:108)         at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.func_71247_a(MinecraftServer.java:259)         at net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer.func_71197_b(DedicatedServer.java:187)         at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:445)         at net.minecraft.server.ThreadMinecraftServer.run(SourceFile:583)     2014-04-24 14:00:44 [SEVERE] This crash report has been saved to: /servers/cr/minecraft/./crash-reports/crash-2014-04-24_14.00.44-server.txt     2014-04-24 14:00:44 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 14:00:44 [INFO]      2014-04-24 14:00:47 [SEVERE] Reached end of stream for /108.11.211.225     2014-04-24 14:00:57 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 14:00:57 [INFO]      2014-04-24 14:01:48 [INFO] Stopping the server     2014-04-24 14:01:48 [INFO] Stopping server     2014-04-24 14:01:48 [INFO] Saving players     2014-04-24 14:01:48 [INFO] Saving worlds     2014-04-24 14:01:48 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/Overworld     2014-04-24 14:01:48 [INFO] Closing listening thread     2014-04-24 14:01:48 [INFO] Stopping server     2014-04-24 14:01:48 [INFO] Saving players     2014-04-24 14:01:48 [INFO] Saving worlds     2014-04-24 14:01:48 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/Overworld     2014-04-24 14:01:56 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version 1.6.4     2014-04-24 14:02:11 [INFO] Loading properties     2014-04-24 14:02:11 [INFO] Default game type: SURVIVAL     2014-04-24 14:02:11 [INFO] Generating keypair     2014-04-24 14:02:11 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on 192.223.30.49:25565     2014-04-24 14:02:15 [INFO] [qCraft] Loading qCraft v1.1 (rev 253)     2014-04-24 14:02:17 [INFO] Preparing level "world"     2014-04-24 14:02:18 [SEVERE] Encountered an unexpected exception NullPointerException     java.lang.NullPointerException         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.saving.DDSaveHandler.verifyParents(DDSaveHandler.java:167)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.saving.DDSaveHandler.unpackDimData(DDSaveHandler.java:97)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.saving.DDSaveHandler.loadAll(DDSaveHandler.java:82)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.core.PocketManager.loadInternal(PocketManager.java:436)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.core.PocketManager.load(PocketManager.java:263)         at StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.EventHookContainer.onWorldLoad(EventHookContainer.java:133)         at net.minecraftforge.event.ASMEventHandler_27_EventHookContainer_onWorldLoad_Load.invoke(.dynamic)         at net.minecraftforge.event.ASMEventHandler.invoke(ASMEventHandler.java:39)         at net.minecraftforge.event.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:108)         at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.func_71247_a(MinecraftServer.java:259)         at net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer.func_71197_b(DedicatedServer.java:187)         at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:445)         at net.minecraft.server.ThreadMinecraftServer.run(SourceFile:583)     2014-04-24 14:02:18 [SEVERE] This crash report has been saved to: /servers/cr/minecraft/./crash-reports/crash-2014-04-24_14.02.18-server.txt     2014-04-24 14:02:55 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 14:02:55 [INFO]      2014-04-24 14:04:59 [INFO] There are 0/20 players online:     2014-04-24 14:04:59 [INFO]


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text: This is Blitzcrank. He has the ability to grab stuff (including champions): ![Blitz grabbing Ryze](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ElqpR.jpg) This ability is a pain in bot lane. I was just wondering. Can cleanse be used while being grabbed by Blitzcrank? Bonus cookie: Is there anything that can stop the champion from being pulled and be used mid-grab? EDIT on bonus cookie part: That includes champion abilities on **both sides**. Tho this was answered in comments, I was thinking towards skills like Anivias wall, LeeSins ulti, Alistars pulverize, Skarners ulti etc.


title: After migrating account with Mojang, where are my new/current saves?

text: Recently I migrated my account on Minecraft.net. I had two worlds/saves before migration called 'Exile' and 'TEST world'. A little after I migrated, I deleted 'Exile' and 'TEST world', and started a new world/save called 'Village on the Green'. Today, I went in my saves to check out my files for ADMIST related purposes. 'Village on the Green' wasn't in the saves, but my old maps 'Exile' and 'TEST' world were, even though I had deleted them. I don't care about the latter, I think I get whats going on there. The problem is that since migration, I cannot find my current worlds/saves. Where are they at? Is there still local content for my current worlds in a file somewhere, or does Mojang hold onto all of the data now? 4/4/2013 EDIT: _Most likely location conflict._


title: How do I obtain the ebony blade and how do I power it up?

text: The ebony blade is a katana like two handed weapon in Skyrim. Its apparently associated with one of the daedric quests, but which one, and how do I start it? Also, once I obtain it, how do I power it up? ![Ebony Blade](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Ypq6A.png)


title: How can I beat the final boss in Swordigo?

text: I have been trying for hours to beat the final boss (in world's end keep) and beat the game. I can easily take out the flying boss by using dimension rift and getting him to walk around, but I just can't beat my clone. Any tips?


title: Stuck at "Attack at Nightfall"

text: I am currently doing the "Attack at Nightfall" part at Redcliffe. I've done phase two but the script seems to have gotten stuck. Now there is a constant wave of only two undead spawning. Once I kill them, two more spawn and so on. I haven't found anymore undead, just this wave constantly spawning. None of the NPC have said anything about the attack beeing over, but IIRC from my last playthrough, when you fend of the second large wave, the attack ends. I have tried to reload my latest save but that didn't help. Do I have to redo the whole fight again and hope it doesn't bug out again?


title: What is the point of artifacts in Temple Run 2?

text: Do they do anything? Or are they just to collect? I'm kinda confused.


title: When is the best time to Farm in DoTA?

text: I've been playing DoTA like a couple of months ago, and I find the game kinda of amusing (altough the infinite number of douches who plays it), but I'm lacking of some sort of map awareness, specifically with the farming theme. I note that many players in early / mid game already have nice items, and I keep a very low amount of mone altough I keep giving last hits and denying. So, which are the signs that I should start farming or when should I farm? Thanks in advance


title: Can ghast fireballs break glass?

text: I'm thinking about building some glass structures in the Nether on my friends' SMP server (once 1.6 is released), and haven't spent enough time in SP to determine this for myself since I like to work on the SMP server... so, can Ghast fireballs break glass? I intend to make fully-enclosed structures that are too small for Ghasts to spawn inside of, but I want to make sure that an errant Ghast fireball fired while someone's outside won't end up destroying my structure. I checked the wiki entry on glass, and it discusses arrows and spider jockey arrows, but nothing about Ghast fireballs.


title: How to use surplus credits?

text: I have finished building all the levels, as time goes by, I have accumulated a lot of credits, how can I use them? I can't use them to build a new level and I don't know what else to do with them.


title: Why do my TF2 sprays look like crap?

text: I've toyed around trying to make useful sprays showing a bit of text or whatnot. However, they look like unreadable, blurry, low resolution crap once in game. For example, this spray: ![People bumping into my toys are either me, or spies. When in doubt, shoot. gaming.stackexchange.com](http://i.stack.imgur.com/U2eNT.png) ...becomes this ingame: ![Crap.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/CtF3r.jpg) How can I fix this?


title: How do I play multiplayer?

text: I have bought DOOM 3 BFG edition, which includes The Ultimate DOOM and DOOM 2, in addition to the expansion packs for Doom 3. I know the original incarnations and many of the source ports of DOOM and DOOM 2 supported multiplayer, but I don't seem to be able to find the option to start or join a multiplayer game in the version of The Ultimate DOOM that is bundled with the DOOM 3 BFG edition. How do I play multiplayer The Ultimate DOOM - BFG edition?


title: How do I set up a Just Cause 2 Multiplayer server?

text: I want to play Just Cause 2 Multiplayer with friends over LAN. What's the easiest way of setting it up, or what options do I have?


title: In the command center in x-com enemy unknown the view is stuck. How to resolve that?

text: When I open the command center in enemy unknown, the view is stuck at always the same place. I cannot move the globe and generally don't see anything else than north america. This seems to be the case after I lost an interceptor. Any ideas how to resolve that?


title: Set location for liberation missions?

text: I have been wandering for a while around the map trying to find liberation missions to get more assassins. Is there a set location for the missions? If so, is there a map I can get for the places of the missions?


title: CS:GO Weapon inspection

text: I'm just wondering how to get the camera so far away when inspecting a weapon: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/AMhBT.png)


title: Pokemon 3D offiicial server not working?

text: I downloaded Pokemon 3D and the official server is not working. I have tried refreshing and quitting the game but its still not working. (version 0.48)


title: How can a 2 handed dagger stun lock a havel monster to death?

text: I was just chilling and collecting weapons on my completionist account. I was maximum soul level in the lower brightstone cove when an arbiter spirit invaded me. He was cosplaying hidie knight, and rolled around non stop a dozen times. Then when I was in a corner, he took his dagger, and hit me over a dozen times with it, each hit doing 200-300 damage. I was wearing some of the best armor in the game, with total defenses being around 1,200 in each stat. with 2,600 HP. So is this actually possible? or was he hacking with infinite stamina and using mundane dagger with all 99 stats?


title: How do I increase my gold production?

text: I'm new to the civilization series, and noticed that my units disband when my gold drops to negative. How can I improve my gold production to prevent this from happening again?


title: Sam & Max 305: Eating Sal

text: From all the hints (especially the one saying "I just don't know what Stinky sees in Sal..."), I've gathered that I need to get the giant Max to eat Sal to get further in the game. I've even managed to make him crave for cockroaches. But I haven't found anything to either make him crave for Sal specifically, or if a general cockroach is enough, to spot Sal. How do I proceed?


title: Do spider jockeys have unique drops?

text: As of a certian update, each mob has a unique 'special item' that it can drop upon death. Spider-Jockeys are a unique mob, in that they are essentially a pair of mobs combined, with one riding atop the other. Does this combined mob have a unique item drop? Or does each individual 'part' of the mob have its own unique dropped items?


title: How do I become a Scholar of the Correspondence?

text: Now that my Watchful Quality is reaching past level 80, I find myself seeking my fortune at both The Forgotten Quarter and the University. However, it seems that to prove my worth to the University, I must become a stated Scholar of the Correspondence. But despite my many wanderings of the Forgotten Quarter and my lengthy casual study of the Correspondence, I still haven't obtained this prestige. **How might I become a proper Scholar of the Correspondence?**


title: What affects Blackjack gameplay in Fallout: New Vegas?

text: What specifics do we know, if any, about the blackjack implementation in Fallout New Vegas? Specifically:   * How does luck modify the game? (Does it modify the odds of you getting a card you need, one which won't bust you, etc.? Does it modify the odds of the dealer pulling a bust card, etc.?)   * Do we know if the implementation plays with a standard deck or a multi-deck shoe? If so, how many decks at each venue?   * Am I imagining things or does it seem like if you and the dealer tie, but you have a soft score (ace as 11), the dealer wins? Sometimes the game moves too quickly for me to clearly see the cards from my couch, so I'm not sure if this is the case or I'm miscounting as the cards flip across the screen -- especially as the dealer plays. :)


title: What is added/changed in Ocarina of Time Master Quest?

text: What are the differences between **The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time** and **The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest**?


title: "Connection interrupted" after a few seconds of fighting the Ancients

text: I'm being kicked from the game when fighting Ancients after about ten seconds of fighting them. Other than that, the game works fine. Why is this happening?


title: Is an Enderman classified as a monster?

text: I'm trying to go to bed, but it's not letting me. I have a showcase in my house that is upstairs, and that showcase has a trapped Enderman in it. Everything else in my showcase is an animal. Could it be that the Enderman that is causing my bed to tell me I can't sleep?


title: How do I get the bandage in 1-18: Altamont?

text: How do you can the bandage in 1:18 Altamont, Light World?


title: How do you load a saved game in FFVI

text: So, I finally started playing Final Fantasy 6 (well, Final Fantasy 3 technically) and I'm really enjoying it. Except, now I've saved my game after a few hours of play, but when I (yes, you guessed it) restart my emulator and start the game, I'm given no option to load my game. This is sort of debugging stuff. I'm trying to figure out if my EMU (ZSnes for Windows) corrupted the save, or if I'm just missing how you load the game. When I start it, I get the FF3 splash screen, I hit A, and I immediately get a new game fired up. Not ideal During my first session, when I'd reach save points, it would show my already- saved game. When I'd die (which happened a few times), it would load my game successfully. So idk what went south. If you have any ideas on the grand issue, I'm happy to hear them. Otherwise, simply, how do you load a game on FFVI?


title: Can I keep using DLC on a borrowed Xbox 360?

text: I pre-ordered _Fallout: New Vegas_ from GameStop and got the Classic Pack DLC as a "reward." I own a 360 Arcade and don't have an Xbox Live account. My girlfriend owns a 360 Elite and has a silver Live account. Since I don't have Live, my girlfriend downloaded the Classic Pack to the Arcade. I started two games with Classic Pack items and they worked fine for a while. As far as I know, anyone can use DLC on the machine it's downloaded to first (in this case, the Arcade); only the downloader can use it on other machines (in this case, the Elite). Unfortunately, the Arcade red-ringed today; more specifically, it gave me the E74 error. (Details: go to the Xbox support website, click "one flashing light" and "error code E74.") I figured, okay, no problem, I'll send the Arcade in for service -- it's still covered by the E74 extended warranty -- and use the Elite for now. But when I tried to load the game, I saw > "Some of your downloadable content is corrupt and could not be loaded." And that's the story of how I found out that licenses are tied to specific consoles, not just Live accounts or hard drives. (Ref: Microsoft license transfer FAQ) Now, I could just load my game and go, but I'm afraid of losing my items permanently because of the last issue I had. I could also use up the annual license transfer to move everything to the Elite, but that could have unintended consequences for other savegames; if not mine, then my girlfriend's. I'm also not even sure that will work; would the Elite become the new "first" machine, where anyone can use DLC? Or would there be no more "first" machine? In short: is there anything I can do to play _F:NV_ for the next three weeks that doesn't involve losing my Classic Pack items?


title: Does the amount of levels spent on enchanting affect the magnitude of potential enchants?

text: The MineCraft pre-releases have finally implemented enchanting, which gives us something to do with all the experience we've been collecting since 1.8. The enchanting screen features random requirements annotated with nonsense phrases in Commander Keen's Galactic Alphabet script, and these choices, other than the amount of levels required, are identical. I know that placing bookshelves near an enchanting table increases the maximum level cost available (I've seen as high as _fifty_ ), but is there any point to this? Does spending more levels to enchant an item provide more potent, better, enchants?


title: How does Infamous 2 change based on the way I played Infamous 1?

text: It's been said that having certain Infamous 1 tropies will _"result in changes in side missions, Dead Drops and dialogue"_. What are these side-missions, dead-drops, and dialogue, specifically? How significant of an impact does it have on the story-line/gameplay? I ask because I beat the game before I had a PS3, so I don't have the trophies on my account. It drives me crazy knowing I might be missing out on some of the story-line.


title: How big is the Portal 2 download from Steam?

text: I'm currently in a country where internet access is expensive (New Zealand), and I'm curious if I'll be able to download Portal 2. How big is the download in Steam?


title: Item icons in the inventory menus are switched around

text: The game runs without any problems other than all of the item menus (backpack, ammo/gun purchase, sell) all have their item icons mixed around so nothing I see is correct). For instance, it shows a blank item for my primary weapon and a random image of a pistol for my secondary, when in fact I have a different pistol and a sniper rifle equipped. Also, as I mouse over my backpack items, the pop up shows a totally different gun than the image in its place. It's frustrating as all hell, and even keeps me from being able to put the last item in my backpack in the bank. Anyone else see this? I also had this issue in EVE Online, and the only thing I can think of is my main (OS) hard drive is named E:   * Quad-core AMD 3.1ghz   * ATI HD 4870 1GB   * 4GB DDR3   * Windows XP, SP3 fully updated UPDATE: I reinstalled the game from Steam instead of from the CD from Newegg and the problem was gone. However, at level 14 my screen freezes with the sound on. I'm thinking my old ATI card is on the outs.


title: What weapons exist for Yuki in The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile

text: I was looking for the various weapons and weapon upgrades for Yuki in The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile. I don't need the locations, just a list. There should only be a small number of weapons and upgrades I think (< 10).


title: How to enable Dungeon Siege 3 Demo Co-op?

text: There's been much fuss raised about the local co-op in this demo, with the caveat that you need to have two controllers attached. Both controllers are recognized and lit up, but I can't seem to find an option anywhere to get the second player to appear, or to start a two player game. Am I missing something obvious?


title: Tales of Graces: Does a chest have to be empty to count as "opened"?

text: There is at least one title in the game for opening as many trasure chests as you can. Sometimes when you open a chest, your inventory is already full of that item, and it gives you the option to discard or put it back. In this case of surplus items, does the chest have to be empty to count as "opened"? Or will the game still recognize it if you put the item back?


title: How can I make the animals wear pants?

text: Does anyone know if it is possible for the animals in Animal Crossing: New Leaf to wear pants? I sent a sailor skirt to one of the animals through the mail, and through some research I found that apparently the animals will change into clothes sent to them about a fifth of the time; however, it was unclear whether this 20% chance was merely applied to shirts or what. Has anyone had success in the endeavor of putting pants onto an animal?


title: How do I efficiently kill Handymen?

text: On my normal difficulty playthrough, the only thing that really gave me trouble was the Handymen. They seem to have a counter-attack for every strategy, and it takes a lot of firepower to bring them down, regardless of your weapons. Now that I'm on 1999 mode, I know that these guys are going to be more or less impossible unless my aim is true and my strategy flawless. What strategies can I employ to take down Handymen more easily?


title: Do elemental resistances stack with magical resistance

text: I play a breton so have some magical resistance. I gather that this resists all magic. So if I have 25% magic resistance and 25% frost resistance, do I actually have 50% frost resistance?


title: What Vigor upgrades should I prioritize for a 1999 mode playthrough?

text: I've cleared the game on the normal difficulty, and now I'm going back over it again in 1999 Mode. One thing I noticed during my first playthrough is that there's just not enough money to buy everything - weapon upgrades and vigor upgrades are particularly expensive. I spent my cash in my last playthrough willy nilly, but I feel like with the increased difficulty I need to make some more considered decisions. My money and salt budget are likely to be very tight. Are there Vigor upgrades that are overpowered or essential for play at higher difficulties? Are there any in particular I should ignore outright as being completely useless?


title: How can I avoid POW attacks?

text: I was playing Mario Kart Wii, and doing really well in the races, until someone caught me with a POW powerup. Is there any way to avoid spinning out when the POW gets used?


title: Are there places only reachable by jumping in Dark Souls?

text: Near the _Firelink Bonfire_ , on the path to _Undead Burg_ , there is a bridge and we can see an item near a corpse under that bridge. I've been able to reach this place by jumping above a little hole behind the _Undead Soldier_. I'm wondering if there are other places in _Dark Souls_ that are only reachable by jumping. Since I find this move quite difficult to accurately time, I want to know if I need to train to do it or not.


title: What are the specifics of the Covenants?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Can I get information about the covenant in-game in Dark Souls? In Dark Souls, each of the Covenants seems to allow you to access certain parts/areas or items in the game. Can anyone tell me exactly what each Covenant allows you to do and any items, areas, or other features that are only available to members of that Covenant?


title: Is it realistically possible to play Diablo 2 LOD on Hell difficulty using a necromancer with all points in summoning?

text: I played this game years ago and I've been playing again recently. While I realize most Diablo 2 players use battle.net, I've always played in single player mode. I've never made it quite this far before in the game on single player and I was curious if it is realistically possible to get through the hell difficulty with my necromancer. All of my points are in summoning skills. I have the option to respec again now that I'm on the hell difficulty so I really have two questions:   * If it is possible for me to play this difficulty level with all of my spells in summoning, how should I redistribute my skill points?   * If not, what is a good build for the necromancer in which I can use some the of the summoning skills; such as golem, revive, and raise skeleton? Thanks for any help you can give.


Apparently the Nintendo Channel is available on the 3DS. However, I have no idea how to access it. I tried searching for both **Nintendo Channel** and **Kirby** on the eShop (thinking it is just merged with the eShop), but turned up neither the Nintendo Channel or the Kirby Mass Attack demo. How do I access the Nintendo Channel on my 3DS?


title: Minecraft in 64bit

text: I have Minecraft installed on a 64bit system but when I launch it run in 32bit so I uninstalled java 32bit so I just have java 64bit installed but now when I launch I get `No JVM could be found on your system` I am using Minecraft 1.5.2 and Windows 7 ultimate 64bit. Thanks if any one can help. **Update:** If i completley uninstall java and then install java 64bit (offline) then i get this error: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cwx8d.png)


title: Is theBattlefield 3 skin for Mass Effect 3 only available on same system?

text: I have _Battlefield 3_ for PC and _Mass Effect 3_ for Xbox 360. I'm signed with the same account on Origin, but I can't get the _Battlefield 3_ multiplayer skin for _Mass Effect 3_ (though I have the N7 dogtag for _Battlefield 3_ ). Is this as it is supposed to be, or do I have to do something else to receive the reward?


title: How can delete "games" from the Steam library?

text: Steam, among other annoying things, seems to add games to my library spontaneously. For example, it recently added the game "Contagion - 2 hours left" to my library which I have no interest in installing and I cannot figure out how to get rid of it. Also, they tricked me by suggesting that there was some kind of "free" deal over the Labor Day weekend for getting a free copy of Call of Duty: Ghosts, but of course, after I spend 4 hours downloading it and try to click the "Ready to Play" button, it announces "Failed to Start (no licenses)". How can I get this junk out of my library?


title: Should I be receiving emails from my squadmates?

text: I downloaded the iOS free app for Mass Effect 3, which you can use for seeing the codex, and send ships to increase galactic readiness, among other things. Fun little app. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/f2vaV.png) However, one feature was that I was going to receive mails from squadmates as I interacted with them in-game. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KY6rH.png) I am well advanced in the game, already romanced someone, but I've yet to receive a message. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XG3IN.png) I am logged in with Origin. Is this a bug? Should I do something in the game to start receiving them? Is the AppStore description a lie?


title: What causes experience discrepency between members of the same party in Dungeon Defenders?

text: I have started a new apprentice in the Ranked mode of Dungeon Defenders, along with my brother who has made a squire. Both heroes have started at 0 XP, and have only been played at the same time. Yet up until level 20, I was 5k XP behind, and since then, my character has been steadily going ahead, to the point that I am now 20K XP ahead. Since we've only compared experience every few level ups, we can't tell which match these differences occurred in. According to this question and the wiki, experience should be shared evenly among all party members, so I don't know what has caused this.


title: How do I increase my village's income in Ninja Village?

text: This seems like a simple question, but I'm lost on how to actually significantly increase output; even as I gain more villagers I don't seem to gain much more money per month. I've built multiple workshops and lumber/ore depots. I've got plenty of supplies but my stores are always being sold out (even though I only have one of each). Is there something I'm missing to from this equation?


title: How do developing sequels work? When's a good time to develop one?

text: I recently got an option to develop sequels: ![Develop Sequel](http://i.stack.imgur.com/uKpOw.png) When's a good time to develop a sequel? What are the advantages and disadvantages of developing a sequel to a previous game? What factors should I consider when choosing a previous game to develop a sequel of?


title: How do I unlock the Onion Knight job?

text: In the original _Final Fantasy III_ , Onion Knights were the default class. When the game was remade for the Nintendo DS, Freelancers became the default class and Onion Knights were unlocked via a secret quest involving the Mognet. When this remake was ported to iOS devices, Mognet was removed. However, the Wikipedia article for _Final Fantasy III_ mentions this: > A port of the remake for iOS was released on March 24, 2011. In which the > game-play and graphics where improved sound was also remastered But the > Mail/Mognet to other players was removed. And the "Onion Knight" was found > in another quest. What is that quest, and what are the steps one needs to take to unlock the Onion Knight?


title: What is a good Pokemon that has the ability Drizzle?

text: I am building a Drizzle team (All Pokemon gain boosts from rain) for Pokemon X and Y. What non-banned Pokemon gets the ability naturally? This Pokemon has to be one that is available for random online battles and following legendary rules.


title: Can I eat the corpses of my dead siblings?

text: When you breed a new generation, it's possible to end up with more than one in a litter. These extras are considered packmates, which you can use to distract enemies or help you hunt. Is it possible, after losing one or more packmates after a big fight, to consume their corpses to gain calories and restore fullness?


title: Big Trouble in a Talking Barrel?

text: So i've been sitting here for like 10 minutes watching this old codger dance around in a barrel waiting to unlock this achievement because I am an achievement junkie. Does anyone have this achievement know how many different sayings i have to go through? Or if it unlocks automatically or do i have to break him out eventually?


title: The ring of Resurgence

text: Because I sold my one of my dragon masks, I have to go back from an old save (I'm PS3) to get them, so it kinda feels like I'm starting over. It's level 37, so it's not too bad. I have most of the stuff I really want, however I don't have the ring of resurgence, which regenerates magicka 80%. Anyone know where it is so I can keep my eye out for it when I get to it?


title: Can't log into new Bukkit Server install

text: I am setting up a new MineCraft server and would like to use Bukkit but when I try to connect with the client I get "IP Address lost connection" within the server window and within the client I get "Can't connect to server" even on the localhost. I completely turned off my Windows Firewall and am now getting java.netConnectException: Connection refused: no further information:" I set up vanilla Minecraft and that works fine. I have port forwarding on, although it wouldn't impact the localhost attempts. With vanilla MineCraft I can connect from another PC but Bukkit is getting the same error no matter where I try to connect from. CraftBukkit version git-Bukkit-1.6.4-R2.0-b2918jnks Windows 8 memory set to 3G on an 8G system I have seen multiple of the same issue but the few fixes I have found did not work (turn off online mode, setting op user, adjusting memory, etc. Any Help would be appreciated.


title: Is there a way to repair the audio of an Xbox 360?

text: My Xbox 360 has serious audio issues. Whenever I start it up I get a persistent crackling noise. I've tried two different HDMI cables so my guess is that there is something wrong internally. Does anyone here know if there's anything I can do on the inside of the machine to repair w/e the issue may be?


title: What's the difference between a plumber and a princess?

text: So I've already determined that Luigi does a yoshi-style flutter jump, Peach floats for an extra second, and Toad has trouble getting vertical air, but I'm looking for a more robust list: How do each of the playable characters compare in running, jumping, and other special features?


title: Is there any penalty for using explosives against EXALT units?

text: From my first two EXALT missions, it seems that EXALT agents cannot be stunned, and that EXALT weapons do not give weapon fragments and are not especially useful. So, is there any reason for me not to carpet bomb their squads with grenades and rockets? ;-)


title: When is it appropriate to farm in the mid-late game?

text: I've been having a lot of difficulty lately when playing a carry with being caught out of position when the opposing team goes for Baron, especially when we're behind and I'm trying to either shove a pushed lane, most notably bot, or get the money for an item so I'm actually ready to fight. Ideally I know I want to be close to Baron's pit when farming, either taking jungle creeps or sticking to mid. But what if such an opportunity doesn't present itself? So what situation is the ideal time to farm at the point in the game when Baron becomes the focal point? Am I completely wrong in all of my assumptions so far?


title: What clips my wings?

text: I have the Collector's Edition of Diablo 3 and I love the little set of angel wings you get. I notice that when I log into the game again I have to re-use my item to apply the wings to my character. What I can not figure out is why they some times just up and vanish however. I have tried testing out teleporting and using the town portal to hop in and out but it has not caused my wings to disappear as of yet. Does anyone know what could be causing this besides starting a new game? Oh, and is there a way to just make the wings permanent in some manner?


title: Monks and the effectiveness of 2-handed weapons

text: I am just starting a Monk build in Diablo 3, and notice that a dual-wielding setup or a weapon/shield combo is far more favorable than using a Daibo, due to the ability to equip more prefixes and faster attack speed. Are there any reasons to use a Daibo instead, besides the Spirit regeneration bonus?


title: Marked For Death - everyone or just me?

text: The demon hunter skill Marked For Death has this description: > Marks an enemy. The marked enemy will take 12% additional damage for the > next 30 seconds. Does this damage increase apply for other players as well or just the character that creates the mark?


title: Why would anyone want to use the pass power Exp. Point Power ↓?

text: I can definitely understand the rationale for Exp. Point Power ↑, but don't understand why someone would want to prevent their Pokemon from gaining experience.


title: Severe error when trying to launch Voltz server

text: At first I had an issue with Voltz, as I wanted to play with a friend on a small little private server, but when I ran the Minecraft_server.jar file, it wouldn't spawn in any of the modpack's items stating that no such item with ID XXXX exists. So I was told to run the batch file entitled launch.bat.. After fixing the java directory issue, it gave me a couple of severe errors when trying to download a couple .jar files (scala-library.jar, deobfuscation_data...zip, bcprov-jdk150n.jar, asm-all-4.1.jar, guava-14.0.jar) So I tried to manually download them, and once I did, I wiped the lib file clean and copied my newly downloaded files into the directory. I still got the same result saying that I never downloaded the files. Any help is appreciated.


title: Challenge room locked though I have full health

text: I thought these opened if you have full health. I actually had full + 2 blue hearts before dropping a bomb on myself before taking the screenshot. But even here I have full health... right? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/30UX9.png)


title: Does Pokerus affect Super Training?

text: I don't have any infected pokemon, but now that it's been made easier I'm interested in EV training. Is it worth getting my pokemon infected if I'm planning to use Super Training to do the EV training? Does it have any effect?


title: Where can I get an Infernus early in the game (before unlocking third island)

text: It's all in the title really. I'd like to know where/if I can find an Infernus rather early in the game. I have unlocked the second (middle) island. Is there a place more likely to spawn them or a mission that will make me acquire one at this stage? **edit:** playing PC version


title: Contract: recover lost kerbals from orbit

text: For one contract, I'm supposed to recover someone stuck in orbit. I've done it with the grabbing arm but I want to know if it's possible to get the lost guy to board a ship with an empty seat. Tried to sync orbits and take control of him but game doesn't let you do that. There doesn't seem to be any right-click options concerning it either. Any help appreciated.


title: When does the Town Shield kick in after an attack?

text: i've noticed when i get attacked or when i attack a Town Shiled is deployed (at no cost when it was on myself) for 12-16 hours. In an 9 hours period i was attacked twice. I am wondering when this shield is deployed after an attack or if it's possible for 2 people to attack one town at the same time.


title: MobArena: Pvping in lobby

text: Is it possible to stop pvp in the lobby and spectator regions in mob arena. I am using verison 0.96.6. People can some how pvp in the lobby and spectator regions. How can I stop pvp in those regions?


title: What are the benefits of purchasing a vehicle over stealing it?

text: What are the benefits of purchasing a vehicle over stealing it (ie does purchasing a vehicle make it behave like the 3 assigned cars)? At any point are they essentially the same (ie after saving a stolen car in your garage)?


title: What strategy to use on the guy with shield near the radio tower in Tomb Raider 2013 / Definitive Edition?

text: Until this point all enemies where not hard to beat, but the big guys near the radio tower annoyed me. In the end I was able to kill him by emptying my machine and handgun on him a few times. Every now and then he seems to drop his shield when being fired at. Also I noticed that when you try to climb the wall to the burning roof, a Molotov cocktail is thrown to you. I was unable to time this so it would also hurt the shielded guy. So, my question: what's the best strategy here?


title: Minecraft server 1.6.2 (Vanilla), keepinventory

text: I know if you type the command `/gamerule keepInventory true` as an Operator, when you die, the items will keep in your inventory. How can I do this in game server properties? For example, in the `server.properties` file in a survival mode server I own.


title: How do you unclaim a city in SimCity?

text: I built a city that used all the bonds, is in debt and can't make any money to start the game and no city hall. How do I unclaim the city to restart or get out of this situation?


title: Is it possible to "remote" refine?

text: Is it possible in any way to refine ore remotely? Suppose I had 300k veldspar that I wanted to refine to make a courier contract, but I wasn't in the system. What's the easiest way to turn the veldspar into trit without flying there?


title: Is there a trick to skinning and looting?

text: Is there a trick to this? I just spent a good 30 seconds trying to pickup a relic despite tea-bagging the stupid thing. I've had similar trouble with skinning animals; finding that I have to be in a specific spot for it to work at all. Don't even get me started on the number of times I've thrown my super awesome weapon when trying to loot an enemy! Is there a trick to this, or a place or stand or what? It can't surely be a matter of running around tea-bagging corpses for 5 minutes after every battle!


title: What's the easiest way to change Playstation Network date of birth?

text: I must have set up my account when I was 17 because my DOB is a year off. I'd like to have it right in case I need to recover my password/account. What's the easiest way? I couldn't find it anywhere in the PSN account settings online.


title: Negatives to gaining levels in Mount & Blade: Warband

text: Are there any negatives to gaining levels? i.e. enemies will be stronger strictly based on what level your character is.


title: Strangified Cosmetic Items?

text: What exactly are the properties of Strangfied cosmetic items in Team Fortress 2? I am not rich enough to afford one to figure it out on my own. I also don't understand what the 'point' value on the item means. I've checked the wiki, and it doesn't describe how Strangified cosmetic items exactly function.


title: Freecam in DoTA 2

text: I'm trying to take a good look at my DoTA 2 gear (on the characters) and I seem to be unable to get freecam working... The thing about Hero Ground Chase is that you can't see UNDERNEATH the character without the camera annoyingly clipping on the ground. Is there any way to make a freecam that is pretty much like a first-person game, only that it is flying (like the "fc" command in Skyrim)? Basically, a freecam where you move with the arrow keys and rotate with the mouse... Similar to Skyrim's WASD and mouse freecam movement.


title: Why don't I get rewards from the Books of Ryu in other volumes?

text: In .hack, if you didn't lock the Books of Ryu and get all the rewards from from them in a previous volume you would still get them in the next volume. However, in .hack//G.U, if you did the same, in the next volume you would get cash rewards rather than BGM or Wallpapers. Am I missing something when I start a new volume or do I have to unlock all the book before going onto the next volume?


title: Why do demons imply I'm weak when I ask for a card?

text: In _Shin Megami Tensei: Persona_ , when I get the option to obtain a spell card, some demons say I'm being cocky or something and I should get stronger first. The thing is, one demon was level 21 and Maki (who was talking to the demon) was Level 23 and had a Persona Level of 23, yet the demon still said I needed to get stronger. What is it I'm missing that makes demons think I'm weak?


title: BF2142 keeps disconnecting me from servers?

text: After connecting to any server, after a while (10 seconds to 5 minutes), I get disconnected with the message: "Connection to the server was lost." Any idea how to prevent this?


title: Samara vs Morinth, benefits of each choice?

text: What I'm asking here is which Asari provides the greater access to content, the best war assets, possible romance options, etc. I know that Morinth will be turned into a Banshee if you choose to kill Samara during her loyalty mission, but as I have never killed Samara I'm unsure on the rest of the details. Does this mean that she won't appear at all during Mass Effect 3 until the end, at which point she is already a Banshee? Does this prevent her from appearing in any of the additional DLC for Mass Effect 3? I am presuming that due to Morinth being Ardat-Yakshi that any attempts to pursue a relationship with her will result in orgasmic death. Are there any other content or gameplay bonuses to choosing one over the other?


title: How to scan QR codes with a Nintendo 3DS?

text: Okay, I really think I'm slightly insane. I looked for guides like this one, but I just can't find that on my 2DS camera software. As I can't find such a guide for the Nintendo 2DS, I think that it uses the same software as the 3DS. This is what guides tell me to look for in the camera software: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/npMdi.png) But I just don't have this button visible. This is how my camera app looks in the bottom screen: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/GrwBd.jpg) That parrot gives me some basic help for the camera, but there seem to be no magic to morph him into a QR code button. How to achieve this?


title: Is it possible to play the community levels of LittleBigPlanet 1 in LittleBigPlanet 2?

text: I would like to know if the community levels of LittleBigPlanet 1 are also available in LittleBigPlanet 2.


title: How do I advance a quest through Gibbed's Save Editor?

text: I am trying to configure a save file to advance a quest but I have no idea how to use Gibbed's Save Editor. Someone care to walk me through? I need to advance through a problematic part of a quest. Pics would help.


title: How do I move left or up?

text: On the menu it says that to navigate, you have to use the arrow keys, but only the right and down arrow keys actually do anything. This makes it very hard do perform certain tasks (such as saving) as the cursor will appear on the bottom right on the pause menu. Does it mean that there are other keyboard controls that I'm missing or have I managed to change these buttons without realising?


title: How do I switch weapons/teams without restarting the game?

text: Whenever I am on a computer that has the required OpenGL requirements, I will always choose to play OpenSpades instead of Ace of Spades. It's a fun game, but there's been something that I've wanted to know for a while. How do you switch weapons or teams without restarting OpenSpades? I know the buttons are `,` and `.` in the regular Ace of Spades, but this won't work in OpenSpades. Thanks in advance; I hope there's not something obvious that I'm missing :)


title: Where can I find some good 2-person strategies/tips for Halloween Spooktacular on Insane?

text: I'm struggling with Spooktacular on Insane, and I was wondering if anyone had any tips, or knew of any guides. The only guide I've seen is pre-7.07 and no longer works due to the squire nerf. Usually I only play with my boyfriend, so we only have 2 people in the game, so I am ideally looking for strategies that would work with only 2 people in the game. **Edit** We've come close to beating it with a combination of Monk Electric, Strength Drain, and Ensnare auras for DPS, Mage Fireball towers for lightening immunes, and Squire SliceNDice at a few chokes, but we can't complete the final Mini Ogre wave, even with everything healed up. The rest of it has gotten fairly easy. The biggest problem is there are only 2 of us, and 3 crystals to defend, and the mini ogres just walk through our squire towers, even w/ strength drain active. SliceNDice have 9k hp, and we tried with spike blockades which have over 12k. We just can't be everywhere at once, especially with the assassians all over us. We've managed to make it to the last 100 enemies but a crystal always falls.


title: Can I save my weighted companion cube in room 17?

text: At the end of room 17 you are asked to toss your cube into the fire before it will let you complete the level. Without using cheats, is there a way to save it?


title: Starcraft 2 site like wowhead for linking units/buildings/etc

text: Is there any site like wowhead to paste a link in forums for units and buildings? http://www.wowhead.com/tooltips Examples: http://static.wowhead.com/widgets/power/demo.html


title: How to fix glitched bounty in Solstheim

text: I'm playing the latest DLC for Skyrim, Dragonborn. I didn't commit any crime, but somehow I got a bounty on me. I've read that this may be a glitch with one of the quests I'm doing, "Cleansing the stones". My problem is that I can't get rid of the bounty. If I travel to Solstheim's main city, Raven Rock, Captain Veleth starts attacking me, and then the rest of the guards join in. It doesn't matter if I sheathe my weapons, they keep being hostile and don't give me a chance to pay the bounty, get arrested or anything. I've tried speaking to a guard before he becomes hostile, but it didn't solve the problem neither, as he doesn't give any dialog option. Did anybody have this problem? How did you solve it? As a last resource, I could go back to an older saved game, but I did a lot of progress since the last one and I wouldn't like to lose it :(


title: Why do I get everything after the first run in Jetpack Joyride?

text: After my first run, I was looking around in the shop, and suddenly, I got every gadget, jetpack, all the clothes, etc. When I re-installed the game, the same thing happens.


title: Can you select which scorestreak reward to activate?

text: When I get a number of scorestreaks at once, can you select which one to activate? Is it always the most recent streak rewarded? My scorestreak combo is care package, counter-UAV, and the Guardian. They all unlock at or around the same score and the Guardian gets activated first, where I would ideally like to save that one for later.


title: Do ranged sneak attacks using bows or magic deal extra damage?

text: Melee sneak attacks are supposed to deal _a lot_ of extra damage, as I'm a magic user currently I'm wondering if the same holds true for magic attacks performed while sneaking. Do any ranged attacks like bows or magic deal extra damage while sneaking? Is there any difference here between archery and magic?


title: Does changing the ini file stop you from getting achievements?

text: I started playing _Skyrim_ and got the 'Unbound' achievement. I was having a couple of performance issues, so I exited and tweaked the `SkyrimPrefs.ini` file, but now I've just completed Bleak Falls Barrow and I haven't received the achievement. I did the FOV change in the console also, but immediately left the game (without saving), so I can't see that having affected it. (Or could it?) Any idea if changing the `.ini` could break the achievements? Maybe its because I edited the one in   `C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Skyrim`, and not   `C:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Games\Skyrim` ?


title: Tactics for high score on Plague Inc

text: I find the iOS game "Plague Inc" pretty easy since the same tactic seems to work on every level. _I simply evolve air and water transmission along with cold and drug resistance until every single human being is infected. After that I just evolve coughing, "immunity something" and the next one giving me total organ collapse. The bodies hit the floor after that and the DNA points given during the downfall of society is invested in mitigating the effects of the cure. This tactic never fails me (I play normal difficulty) but it never seems to give me a better than average score (3 / 5 biohazard symbols)._ **My question:** What is the score based upon? Time to complete the level? % cure developed? If I completed the level with minimum evolution? Something else? Everything above? If you don't know the above; Do you get higher scores? How?


title: Is there a yeti/pinata party appearance difference between the ipad and iPhone

text: I started on an iphone and they rolled in every 24 hours. On the ipad I've seen them only once and never again in days. A friend is having the same problem on an android tablet. Different programming? Any suggestions?


title: Can you have 4 players simultaneously in a Spec Ops survival lobby?

text: Is it possible to have 4 online players in the same game of Spec Ops (survival mode)? So far I've only been in teams of 2 but I don't know if that's just a coincidence.


title: Are 'transfarring' or cross-game saves region free?

text: Several games available on both the Vita and PS3 allow you to sync your progress between platforms, for example, the MGS HD collection for PS3 lets you 'transfar' your MGS2 & 3 saves to the Vita version and back while Peace Walker HD 'transfars' with the PSP version. PS3 games like MLB 12 The Show and the future Sly 4 and PS Heroes All Star Battle Royal will support progress sharing as well. Since PSP, PS3 and Vita are region free, you may have any of these games from different regions. Do I need to have all versions of the same region? Or will transfarring work even if I have games from different region? Note: ~~Right now since MGS HD collection is the only available game to support this which came out on different regions (MLB 12 was North America only), so I assume answers will be valid to the MGS collection only.~~ The current games which support this now are MGS HD Collection, MotorStorm RC, MLB 12 The Show (Only the Vita version came out in Europe) & PSASBR. Future games should include R&C:Q-Force/FFA, Sly 4 and ZOE HD.


title: Which DLC works in multiplayer?

text: Particularly, which DLC isn't explicitly intended for multiplayer but works in multiplayer? I know that the Agility Skill DLC is like this. And I think both the Pistol Burst DLC and the Pistol Silencer DLC are like this too, but I can't test it without buying them, so I'm hoping someone who has already bought them can say for sure.


title: How to play FEAR 3 over a LAN?

text: I would like to play FEAR 3 cooperative mode over a LAN with my brother. Unfortunately we have no internet connection at home, but it's only available to play it on the internet. Is it possible somehow, to play it on LAN, or connect to the host by IP?


title: Is there a way to know what areas are appropriate for certain levels?

text: In Lord of the Rings Online, is there a way to know which areas are appropriate for certain levels? My friends and I have been playing the game for a while now and following the Epic Book quest lines starting in Bree, and are now to book 3, however we are just barely high enough level to get the quests in the areas we are at, and the guys we fight just destroy us if there are more than like 2 of them. Where should characters in their high 20's to low 30's be questing? We've wandered back towards the Shire, but all the quests there are for levels 10 or lower, and are barely worth doing. Help?


title: Are there any benefits to leaving trees, stumps, or shrubs on my land?

text: Occasionally, trees, shrubs, or stumps will spawn randomly on my map. If I have a worker free, I can spend some elixir and hope to find some gems in them once they are removed. Is there any benefit to **not** removing them? I do see workers (not builders) go to them and gather stuff from the trees / shrubs / bushes. Is that just an animation or does that help my base in any form?


title: What's up with the two Elves outside Phillipa's House?

text: Okay, Phillipa, I realize that the last time I sent Geralt barging into your house, he interrupted some casual S&M between you and your apprentice, and the time before that, I interrupted a sensual massage of some sort. But was it _really_ necessary to post two Scoia'tel outside your room to prevent future interruptions? _All_ of my available quests require speaking to you, but your two doormen never seem to take a break, and I've been trying to reach you for several in-game days now. Did you want my help curing Saskia and breaking the Curse, or not? What's the deal with the Elven Doormen? When do they take a break? How can I get in to speak with Phillipa the Sorceress?


title: How do you craft hatches in minecraft?

text: Hatches are now available in Minecraft - what is the crafting recipe to make them?


title: What is the group/party size in Lord of the Rings Online?

text: How large of a group can you play Lord of the Rings online with? Is it a group/party based game? I play PC games with a group of 4-5 people and we are looking for something we can all play together online. Does LOTR Online fit that criteria? We currently play Guild Wars, but we are running out of content there, and have been thinking of something different to start playing.


title: Is Amanaki Town a no-fly zone?

text: Just now, I decided to see if I could fly from Cradle Gas to Dr. Eberhardt's mansion. I got in the glider located at X:654.9 Y:694.0, waypointed the mansion so I'd have something to aim at, and hurled myself into the wild blue yonder. Everything was going swimmingly (over 2km of travel!) when suddenly my flight path took me over Amanaki Town and faster then you can say 'Bermuda Triangle' my glider plummeted out of the sky and crashed. This has happened to me once before when I tried to use a glider to bypass the 'infiltrate the ship' mission, but I can't understand why the Amanaki wouldn't want me flying over their village. **Can gliders be flown over Amanaki Town or will they always crash?** Extra Credit: **If so, what other no-fly zones always exist on Rook Island (as opposed to per-mission no-fly zones)**


title: How to promote a different player as club president?

text: How, exactly, do you promote a different player to President? I started a club but, unfortunately, I'm the player with the lowest activity in the club, and I would like to promote the guy with the highest activity to President. I read in a post by one of the game masters that it's possible, but there doesn't seem to be any indication on how exactly one can do it. If I go to the club hierarchy screen, I can't demote myself or promote a different player past "Executive". Thanks!


title: How to solve quest at Eldergleam sanctuary without casualties?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Can I complete The Blessings of Nature without hurting the tree? I reached the Eldergleam sanctuary in search of Eldergleam Sap for priestess Danica. Unfortunately as soon as I try to get if from elder tree some enemies spawn and kill all NPCs inside the sanctuary. I am not strong enough to fight the enemies and I can only run out the sanctuary and leave them alone. Is it possible solve the quest in pacifically without any casualties?


title: pausing game in dead space 3

text: Is there any way that I can pause dead space 3 while checking the inventory (by TAB ).   It is very annoying that the game keeps running in background while reading text logs or mission descriptions   And it is also dangerous as you may be attacked by an enemy with inventory description on your face


title: What is considered the "Single Player" version of StarCraft 2 in regards to cheat codes?

text: According to this StarCraft 2 blog post cheat codes have always been in the game. However the game is so coupled to multiplayer I don't understand when to use them. The campaign is obvious, however using them against the AI only in "custom games" does not seem to work. What situations other than the campaign can I use cheat codes?


title: Does a helmet really help?

text: Planetside 2 has the option to purchase helmets in the game, but it is unclear if they actually help or if they are just cosmetic. Do helmets actually help by increasing armor, hitpoints, or reducing head damage?


title: What affects the driving of the truck directly?

text: I want to know the things or events that changes the performance of the truck (except the upgrades on the shop), just a brief summary or even a small list. One of those that I want to know is for example, if the rain speeds up the truck, or does it modifies the handling a little bit, like from the other driving games (e.g NFS series), and also another one is that if the different roads (the brown-colored, the gray highway, etc.) do also changes the acceleration or just cosmetics.


title: Is it possible to run SimCity on two monitors?

text: I've seen the game running on three monitors, but I think that was with ATI's Eyefinity or Nvidia's Surround. There are no options for it in the settings menu, but the description of the video says the game has "native multi-monitor support", and the home screen even demonstrates this by revealing the city to be a prop: ![SimCity's multi- monitor homescreen](http://i.stack.imgur.com/tZgUQ.png) So is there some way to do it with just two?


title: How does city resource trading work?

text: I ask because I'm having issues. I tried the obvious space saving measure of having water/power/sewage on one city and zoning and developing more another city. It worked for quite a while, but now for some reason the city I play more in is lacking power. It says there are 98MW available from the neighboor city, but it's buying 88. On the producer city, I have ~300MW spare, which it recognises, also saying it's selling 88MW. How should I go about increasing the amount transfered? Is it true that there is a 100MW cap, evenly spread between eatch city in a microregion (The ones connected to each other)? Would just waiting on each of the cities solve this? Is there any sign showing the city was synced? Is there a log somewhere? Will this work properly if playing offline? I ask that this not be marked duplicate, I read the thread at Can't buy power from neighboring city the top voted answer just gives up while the second guy says it's all evenly spread.


title: How do I turn on powered rails?

text: I am building a roller coaster. How do I make powered rails work? I am having trouble riding my roller coaster. I have been annoyed working on it for a while and then not being able to use it!


title: How can I recover my lost saves?

text: I accidentally threw my Skyrim save into a folder I can't find. Is there an easy way to recover it through Steam or something else? Nothing is in the recycle bin, so it's not deleted.


title: At what rate is luck replenished?

text: I am aware of this question: How is luck replenished? But I am interested in the actual rate at which luck is replenished, and what is the metric for its increase? Is it battle based, or game time, or what is it? Hopefully guilherme is still lurking around here.


title: How can I transfer my Xbox slim files to my other xbox slim

text: Basically my xbox broke, so I used my brothers for a long time, but now mine is fixed pretty much nothing is on it. I tried putting them on a memory card but it made me format it and after I did that it still wouldn't let me, and it also wouldn't let me put anything on :(


title: Is that a saddle or a shell on the back of Yoshi?

text: Today I just randomly thought of Yoshi, and then suddenly have a feeling that the red thingy on the back of Yoshi looks like a shell. A simple Google search did result in some random links of people arguing whether that is a shell or a saddle. However, Google search didn't get anything conclusive. Are there any strong evidences or canonical answers (e.g. from Nintendo) which perhaps unluckily didn't show up in Google search? Here is an image on the Yoshi page on Wikipedia which I think that red thingy on his back really seems to resemble a shell: ![Yoshi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/YoshiMarioParty9.png/210px- YoshiMarioParty9.png)


title: How to provide workers, shops and freight in my simcity5?

text: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/M4ymQ.png) I have all those available jobs, all this population, I need a lot of shops and I also need 1000 freight... what can I do to solve this situation? thanks


title: What might I get if I craft coal together?

text: It says I'll get a gift, and that gift might be game or a coupon. Does anyone have any idea what my probabilities are? Has anyone crafted coal? What did you get?


title: How can I use an Arcade Stick designed for the PS3 on my PC?

text: I have a Hori Real Arcade Pro 3 SF4 Edition Arcade Stick for PS3. It looks similar to this: ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/K09FZ.jpg) Is it possible to use this with my PC? To be specific, I would like to use this with Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition, which I've installed through Steam.


title: How can I play without breaking my thumbs?

text: I have 'Katamari Damacy', and love it, except I have an extremely hard time controlling the rolling ball. It always feels awkward to me, and when I settle into playing, my thumbs quickly begin to ache from all of the strain that results in rolling-ball-direction-frustration. I'll openly admit that I tend to think that I have to move both sticks in the direction I wish to go, to perform that action. Can you offer any tips? Also, when playing Katamari, the higher levels, I feel like in order to pass the level, I have to memorize the locations of objects in order of size and to win, to zip from one site to another like an alphabetical shopping-spree. Can you offer any advice or tips there? Am I doing it wrong?


title: What makes a quest fall under "Miscellaneous"?

text: Right now, I've got 23 "Miscellaneous" and only 16 "regular" quests. Sometimes, a Miscellaneous quest is just as complex and trying (if not more so) as some regular quests, and occasionally I believe one of the former will lead or turn into one of the latter. The delineation between the two categories seems rather arbitrary to me so far. Is there some common criteria that separates them from each other?


title: Best vehicle for each stage in Hill Climb Racing

text: In Hill Climb Racing we have several vehicles and several stages.   Different vehicles have different performances on the same stage, and I'd like to know what are the best combinations to maximize distance in each stage. Also, what is the best combination vehicle-stage to farm coins?


title: How many have I killed today?

text: World of tanks is currently running a promotion where players get 300000 credits after scoring 30 kills in a day, and a day of premium after accumulating 50000 XP in a single day. Is there an easy way to see the progress too these goals?


title: What is a squad leader?

text: I see things about the squad leader come up during games and I have heard of it before. What changes when you are it?


title: Why won't my minecart spawner spawn minecarts?

text: I'm attempting to make a Spawner which will generate Minecarts. The command I'm using is:               /setblock ~ ~ ~ mob_spawner 0 replace {EntityId:"MinecartRideable"}      That certainly creates a Spawner with a Minecart inside, but it never spawns one. On the other hand, if I make a Cow Spawner:               /setblock ~ ~ ~ mob_spawner 0 replace {EntityId:"Cow"}      it starts spawning Cows just fine. Why are Minecarts different? I'm running Minecraft 1.7.9, single-player creative, with cheats.


title: Should my Aggressive Assault use a Plasma Rifle or an Alloy Cannon?

text: I use an aggressive Assault soldier (full right: Aggression, Close and Personal, Rapid Fire, Bring 'Em On, and Killer Instinct) equipped with an Alloy Cannon. She hits hard. Having now read a lot of questions and answers here, I've seen some people advocating the use of a Plasma Rifle with an Assault class. Perhaps this loadout is really more for a Tactical Sense Assault with a full left skill tree. Could someone please describe and/or compare the use cases for an Alloy Cannon Assault vs. a Plasma Rifle Assault?


title: What can you do at a stash?

text: These are scattered throughout the levels, and are even visible on the map as an icon of a box under a canopy, and the label 'stash'. There doesn't seem to be any way to interact with them though. What can you do with stashes? And how do you interact with them? None of the bindings under controls seem to be related to this. ![Stash](http://i.stack.imgur.com/oQu4H.jpg)


title: Which games have "Minus/Glitch Worlds"?

text: I've heard that several old NES, SNES, and arcade games have minus/glitch worlds, which can only be accessed by exploiting a bug or glitch in the game's code. I have also heard them referred to as "kill screen", which more specifically refers to when you reach a level that is so high that the original programmers didn't code for it. This, naturally, causes the game to crash in a way that may or may not let you continue to play. Which games have a glitch world, and how can they be reached?


title: Early detection of ambushes?

text: In my current fortress Goblin ambushes are more of a threat than goblin sieges. The ambushes often are on or across my short drawbridge before I detect them. How can I detect these attacks earlier (and preferably on the other side of my bridge)?


title: Does xbox live gold membership stack when I purchase a new one?

text: I am currently have a xbox live gold membership set to expire in March 2011. However the price of xbox live is increasing to $59.99 starting November 1, 2010. If I buy a 12 month membership now at the current price of $49.99, will the additional travel months be added on to my existing membership or will I start a new membership whose expiration date is when I buy it.


title: Can you interact with anything in the demo version of Epic Citadel?

text: I downloaded the free Epic Citadel demo for the iPhone last night. This game is downright **gorgeous.** Who'd have thought I'd see the day when games have Oblivion-quality graphics on a phone? But ... is there a game in here? Is there anything to do other than sightsee? Don't get me wrong, that will be entertaining for a while -- but not enough to justify 84 meg of my phone's storage being gone. :) Is there anything you can interact with? If so, how?


title: Can a single imperial item be used to complete several imperial assignments?

text: Several Imperial Assignments contain the same item, albeit with a different goal quantity/inventory. If I achieve the lower of the two inventories first and "complete" that assignment, will my inventory go back to zero on the other assignment?


title: Am I the Goat Hero?

text: At one point during my last journey through the world of Goscurry, the environment decided to give me this bizarre and frankly rather ominous message. > GOAT > > HERO! ![GOAT HERO!](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cZ0zu.jpg) Who, or what is this Goat Hero? Is it me?


title: In Tiny Death Star, what does Upgrade Rank mean?

text: I was wondering if buying "upgrade rank" makes things go faster or produce more? I see no change when I buy this.


title: Why am I not getting the listed prize money in Gran Turismo 3?

text: Is this just a bug, or is there something I'm missing? For example, in Amateur Ring, Turbo: Race of Turbo Sports, the (i)nfo screen lists 1st prize as 1,500,000, but winning Test Course I received only 1,200,000. Does it pay out less each time you win it? (I don't remember if it paid more before.) Or is there something else that I'm doing that causes it to pay out less than the listed amount? I'm playing the Japanese edition of Gran Turismo 3. EDIT: I've won this race several times, and the prize money doesn't go down any more. I don't remember if it paid in full the first time I won it, though.


title: Does an Inflammable Psycho burn?

text: Krieg has some interesting new skills, including the Hellborn tree that revolves around setting yourself on fire. What happens if I am wearing an inflammable shield like ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/OYYqD.jpg) Since I would be immune to burn damage, would I still catch fire from self immolating skills? If so, would I burn but take no damage? Or does self conflagrating ignore damage reduction?


title: Where can I read hints again?

text: While driving, the game gives us some hints about the game in upper left corner of the screen. I'm not accustomed to the game yet. So, I need full concentration when I drive and I don't have time to read the hints. And English is my second language, I need a little bit more time :-) Can I see the hints again somewhere ?


title: Where are the lost Landers located?

text: There are 2 achievements in the game: > **15 Seconds Of Fame** > > Locate the old Russian Mars 3 lander > > **Lost And Found** > > Locate the lost Beagle 2 lander Where are those landers located? Please provide some accurate directions from any landing zone within the game.


title: Will a prepaid 3DS eShop card work in Costa Rica?

text: I'm in Costa Rica, and I'm unable to purchase points from the 3DS eShop - not sure if it is due to the country or my bank. Anyway, I figured I'd just buy a prepaid eShop card from Amazon (for instance, this: http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Prepaid-eShop-20-3DS-Wii/dp/B00B2ZLJ0W). But I'm not sure if it will work given my country. When I bought my 3DS (from a shop here), it came with a download code for Zelda Link between Worlds. I used the code and it worked just fine - I'm not sure if it is in any way an indication that a prepaid eShop card will work though.


title: Which Debuff Effects Stack/Interact?

text: There are five debuffs that exist in TF2 (that I can think of at the moment, that are player-caused and not Fear). They are:   * On Fire: you take damage over time.   * Jarate: You take Mini-Crit damage.   * Bleeding: Damage over time but not Fire.    * Milked: Getting hit causes the person hitting you to be healed.    * Marked For Death: Mini-Crits that are not Jarate-inflicted Now, say someone was unlucky enough to have all four of these effects on them at the same time. Which of them would stack/interact with one another? To be more specific:   * Would Fire or Bleeding do more damage to a Marked-For-Death or Jarate'd individual?   * Would a Milked individual provide constant health to the player who caused them to burn/bleed?   * Would the same Milked person provide more health while under the effects of Jarate or a Mark For death?   * Do these stacking effects change depending on the item that inflicted them? (Self-inflicted Marked-For-Death of Heavy/Soldier, vs. the Scout's Fan of War, or being hit by a Scout's Guillotine vs. a scout hitting himself with the Boston Basher).


title: Can not return to my house after falling in lava

text: My house is next to a village from the Steve seed number. While I was digging in the well for diamonds I fell in lava and it took me in the middle of nowhere, now I can't get back to my house When it's supposed to spawn me back to my house?


title: Is there a way to disable quotes on items?

text: Is there a way to disable the flavour description texts? I find these highly annoying, quotes from people and books... a waste of space on the screen. I'm trying to read what an item does, not read a novel!


title: How many total perks are there in Skyrim?

text: How many total perks are in _Elder Scrolls: Skyrim_ and does it vary for different skills?


title: How do I get music for my home?

text: I recently received a music player from one of my villagers, but when I tried to turn it on, it said that I "didn't have any music on me". How can I "get music on me"?


title: Does tag progress carry across playthroughs?

text: In addition to the PlayStation trophies you can earn in The Last of Us, you can also earn tags, which reward you with "money" you can spend on bonus unlocks. Some of the tags have requirements like killing 50 enemies with nail bombs. Does progress toward tag completion carry across playthroughs, or perhaps only into a new game+? Do they carry over multiple games?


title: Soul Point Difference Between Dath Vader and Emperor Palpatine?

text: In Star Wars The Force Unleashed at the last level is there an soul point difference between Vader and the Emperor?


title: What determines if your arrows break?

text: Being long range and silent the bow is one of the most useful stealth options in the game with the added benefit of sometimes getting your ammo back. My roommate claims that arrows will always break unless you get a head shot, in which case they will always be recoverable. In my experience however being able to recover your arrow seemed more or less random. So the question: Is there something that determines whether an arrow breaks or not? or is it actually random?


title: Gargantuan Bruiser Respawning

text: While I'm in Bastion's Keep (selling items to Botulph the Miner), my Gargantaun Bruiser will occasionally respawn himself. He collapses into the ground and then reappears. The skill is then on cooldown as normal, even though I haven't manually cast it. What is the cause of this?


title: How do people commit suicide?

text: We were playing, a friend and I, fighting hordes in Warehouse Sewers, when suddenly... ![Suicide](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0MPT2.png) I swear he's not suicidal at all (even if he's playing a gloomy Shadow). We didn't understand what happened. Any idea ?


title: Does exiting the battle after getting killed affect the scoring?

text: After I'm killed in a battle, can I just press ESC, pick another tank and play another battle without any penalties, or will the outcome (credits, experience) be adversely affected unless I spectate until the end?


title: How to get the most bang for my buck in naval bombardments?

text: I've been playing Fall of the Samurai, and the naval bombardments are **awesome**. Except, in traditional Total War style, there are small and important details which the official documentation provides no information about. How do the different ship types contribute to the fleet's overall capacity to provide support to ground battles? What ships or compositions of ships should a player aim for to maximize dakka while minimizing maintenance costs?


title: How to play Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 3 on Windows 7?

text: How do I install and play Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 3 on Windows 7 64-bit?


title: Does connections modify your corp standings?

text: If the connections skill raises your personal effective standings with a faction or corporation, does the connections skill also raise your corp's standings with a faction or corp, like for use with anchoring a tower, if you're the only person in the corp?


title: Minecraft doesn't save progress

text: My issue is that when I load the game (state A) and play for a while (state B), then save and exit, and load again, the game is at state A, rather than state B, i.e. it did not save the progress I made. For example: I'm in my house with three gold ingots in my inventory. Then I'll play for another half hour. At the end of the half hour, i will have three gold ingots in my inventory plus two diamonds. I'll then save and quit to title but when i log in I'll be back in my house with only three gold ingots in my inventory. This also happens on newly created worlds. Does anyone know how to fix it?