title: Minecraft 1.3.1 vanilla server and access rights?

text: I am trying to set up a "back to basics" Minecraft server, no plugins, no flying, no nothing. However, the server I set up seems to prevent modifications to the terrain, unless I add the user(s) to the ops.txt file. I did the following:   1. Download a fresh 1.3.1 version of the server executable (for Windows) from minecraft.net   2. Place it into a directory   3. Start it   4. Connect to it from the 1.3.1 vanilla Minecraft client   5. Try to modify the first block I can find Breaking down the snow in front of me fails. On one seed I started in a village, and managed to walk through a house and into a fenced-in garden. After doing that I was unable to enter the house, break down the ground or break down the fence. Is this related to the function that prevents modifications to the spawn area on the server? Can this be turned off if that is the case?


title: Why are levels not advancing?

text: I have win a number of trophies on one group that is not opening up the next level even though it keeps showing level will open after one more trophy? Is this a glitch?


title: What affects the chance to get ambushed on Framing Frame Day 2?

text: On Framing Frame Day 2, there is a chance that SWAT is going to ambush you after your painting trade. What affects this chance? Is it certainly going to happen in some cases? Is it ever certain that it doesn't happen? To clarify; I'm talking about the actual objective "Ambushed" that happens as soon as you enter the warehouse: ![OBJECTIVE ACTIVATED: AMBUSHED - POLICE ASSAULT IN PROGRESS](http://i.stack.imgur.com/rzNRz.jpg) This is separate from the workers calling police. That might happen if you _don't_ get ambushed.


title: Will new civilians spawn mid-mission? (Or: I'm out of cable ties, can I just kill everyone?)

text: I was soloing Jewelry Store on Normal the other day to farm cards. When you have two or more players, jewelry store can be completed in less than 60 seconds: one person drops ECM and gets one bag, the other person tosses two bags. Well, I didn't have that option. So I had to run in, van the first bag, drop ECM, van the second bag, scream at everyone, and try to make it back to the van before the cell phones came out and the coward escape driver bailed. It can be done, but it's hard. So then I thought " _What if I just kill everyone?_ ". No matter how thoroughly I checked the area for survivors, though, someone always called the cops midway through my heist. **Does Payday spawn extra civilians mid-mission if enough of them are killed, or is the number of civilians (living or dead) fixed throughout?**


title: Can you gain achievements while in Offline Practice Mode?

text: Can Steam Achievements in Team Fortress 2 be awarded if you are playing in Offline/Training mode, or is it just training? **(I am online, it's just that the Offline Practice is playing with Bots.)**


title: How do Lesters missions affect BAWSAQ?

text: I've seen a few Google results on this on the internet but none are properly answered, so let's try and sort this. First, the markets. Now, as far as I'm aware, BAWSAQ is affected by the actions of people online, and LCN affects the single player story mode only. On the first assassination mission for Lester, he says to buy stocks in Betta Pharmaceuticals, which is on the BAWSAQ market. I checked the stocks, and they were showing down 0.66% I asked my friend and he said they were exactly the same price for him. Now, I'm playing again today and they've gone up 32% How can Lesters missions affect BAWSAQ stocks if they're the same for everyone online?


title: Is the Bonus Money payday reward card subject to the offshore percentage?

text: When you complete a mission, a fraction of your heist loot becomes spending cash and the rest goes to your offshore account. You get a reward card that can either be money, exp, a weapon mod, or a mask mod. **Does the money reward card go directly to cash or is it subject to the offshore percentage?**


title: Can weapons be poisoned after finding/creating?

text: Can weapons be poisoned after crafting/finding them? The weapon I lost in this question was a very effective poisoned spear, and I'm wondering what happened or if I can get a spear and re-poison it.


title: How can I respec my character?

text: I have a tendency to regret my build after I start spending ability/skill points, which is why I appreciate when a game allows me to respec later on. There are just too many options to get things exactly right the first time. Will I be able to repec my abilities in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning?


title: How can I maximize my skill points gained in Kingdoms of Amalur?

text: Skill points are earned 1 per level to a maximum of 40. This number can be increased by using trainers, picking up books and by some equipment. Is it possible to simultaneously max out all the skills in a single play through? What is the maximum number of skill points that can be achieved (in total) using the trainers? What trainers exist? What are the restrictions on their use? What hoops would I have to jump through to get to the theoretical maximum levels? Are there any items that increase skill points that might affect using the trainers (ie should I hold off on using them until later in the game) or should I plan to Fateweave later on to collect them all?


title: Can I use the soundtrack from Portal 2 for a custom Minecraft map?

text: First of all I'd like to address some issues that might get this question closed.   1. **This question does not belong here!** I didn't feel like posting it here either, but where should I post it then? It certainly does not belong on game-dev.   2. **This has already been answered here:What are the licensing terms for Portal 2's soundtrack?** No it hasn't, that's for video games. This is merely a custom map for an already existing video games.   3. **This is a legal question. We are not lawyers** AFAIK there's no stackexchange on legal affairs. * * * Valve states here that they're fine with players using their assets (which also includes music) for creating videos, as long as they're not distributed separately. I'd like to use their music for a custom Minecraft map, which, to be honest, I don't think can be categorized as a video. Also, what is their definition of "separately"? Do they mean that I can't distribute the raw file alone or that I can't distribute the file without any other sound overlapping?


title: What Titles and Rewards can be earned from the Chocobo Racing minigame?

text: FFXIII-2 has a Chocobo racing minigame. What Titles and Rewards can I get by Chocobo racing and what must I do to achieve them? What are the rewards for each race?


title: What is the expected level for your characters when going to Gizamaluke's Grotto?

text: I'm playing Final Fantasy IX through as I only ever played it once (and barely recall the experience), and have just left Lindblum for Gizamaluke's Grotto. I need a little advice as my party sucks big time. Zidane is level 7 and does < 100 damage with attack. Vivi still has Fire as his only spell, which also does around 100 damage. Steiner is actually the best, doing around 200 damage.. I'm quite aware the party is weak so what kind of level should I be aiming to work toward at this point in the game? I got a Mage Masher in the previous town, but haven't come across much other decent equipment.. I'll be scanning some walkthroughs, but thought I'd see if any veterans on here might be able to offer some tips (or just reminisce about the old, great FF games!)


title: What's up with my junk?

text: I noticed that I have a junk bag on the lower right hand side of my inventory screen: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/QTPAW.jpg) I assumed it was to hold worthless material that can just be sold off whenever I find a merchant. However, when I click on it, it doesn't seem to do anything. As you can see in the picture, I currently have some junk in my inventory. Bones, the highlighted item, says in the description that it has "no real value". Shouldn't that item be living in this so-called junk bag? So how does this junk bag work? I tried to drag things to it and that didn't work and clicking it doesn't do anything either. What am I missing?


title: Can I lose a follower by horse riding over a long distance?

text: It seems that my follower likes to get very far behind when I go and ride a horse over a long distance, can I lose him by doing so or will he manage to find his way to me? Can this result in his death because he enters a strong battle? If this can cause me to lose him, can I somehow give him a horse?


title: Does a lack of specialization lead to an under-powered character?

text: In theory, you can play your character any way you want and combine any skills you want to build your character. But in some games, splitting your focus between too many unrelated skills just leads to a subpar character (e.g. you may be level 10 but because of your mix of skills, you struggle a lot with lvl 10 enemies). So, if I level up a little bit of everything, will I have issues dealing with enemies later in the game?


title: how do you record the audio (what you say & hear) from a gamer headset?

text: Trying to make a cool Machinima video and I want to record the audio I'm saying and the audio I hear from the gamers I'm playing with. I've found a couple of links but they don't really solve my problem:   * this doesn't look like it records the audio of the headsets   * this looks like it might work. but I'm not sure they can record both the users audio and the headset audio


title: Do Diablo II mercenaries gain new skills as they level?

text: I'm currently using a necromancer with a high distribution of skills on raise skeleton and skeleton mastery/summon resist. To compliment this I have kept my henchman from Act II who has the Blessed aim aura, which all my skeletons obviously inherit. Simple question: will my henchman work up to a new and more powerful aura like Fanaticism? Or will replacing my henchman in nightmare or hell maybe give him a more effective aura?


title: How do you download the Portal 2 DLC: Peer Review on PC?

text: How can I download the Peer Review DLC on PC? I've purchased Portal 2 in a bundle together with Portal 1. On Steam Portal 2 -> DLC there are no items to dowload. Can I play it after completing the single player part?


title: Where did 'Soon™' originate?

text: I've seen coming Soon™ attached to some Valve and Blizzard products, but did it start with one of them (and if so, which)? What was the first game (or other product) that was to be launched with the blatantly tongue-in-cheek Soon™?


title: My GTA 5 just stopped working

text: My GTA 5 just stopped working. I'm already halfway finished with the game, and now all of a sudden, it just stops working. I tried reinstalling it, but that didn't work. It keeps coming up as an unrecognized disc. Plus, it's a brand new game so I don't get why this is happening in the first place.


title: Minecraft fails to start, and returns to the launcher page

text: I just purchased a new account today. Got on and realized I needed to update, so I redownloaded the game, and now, I can't get past the launcher. I get this error in the logs: > [19:02:43 INFO]: Client # A fatal error has been detected by Java Runtime > Environment: It will look like it's working, and then go back to the launcher page. I've tried resetting it, I've tried reinstalling it, and nothing has worked so far. Any ideas?


title: What is Chillingo.ltd? What Do They Do?

text: There are a ton of (mostly) highly rated games in the Apple appstore under the company name 'Chillingo.ltd', but the games are so wildly different from one another, that I can't understand how they could develop the hundreds of them internally. What's the deal with this? Is 'Chillingo' just a pseudonym for a group of developers?


title: What is the best strategy for a Deadringer and a "Your Eternal Reward" spy on 2Fort?

text: So here is the scenario, I'm a spy on 2Fort and the match starts. My load out is the Deadringer with Your Eternal Reward. When I try to get past enemy lines undisguised (I have eternal reward),but I always get shot up, even if I cloak and keep on going, making it extremely frustrating for me. Is there anything that I'm doing wrong? Thanks in advanced!


title: Why am I only able to vote for my daughter to succeed me?

text: Man, I'm beyond explanation for this: I became an Agnatic Congatic elective and gave some titles away that I created to my oldest son hoping the game would allow me to vote for him, but nothing. Now I cannot even vote for my second son, only my daughter is eligible. Before I could vote for anyone and now my oldest two children won't even show up on the eligible vote list and many of my vassals are not voting. Before this was not a problem, what is going on?


title: When can I buy stuff from Ravio?

text: I asked a question about the rewards for picking up the Maiamai babies, and in a comment someone mentioned that I could only upgrade things I had bought from Ravio. As far as I can see, he will only rent stuff to me at the moment, not let me buy it to keep. When or how does this change? Do I have to do something specific?


title: Why are shopkeepers finding me annoying?

text: I've been spending a few months around Vernis, diving into the Puppy cave over and over (and over and over...). When I come back, I sell all the loot to the shopkeepers. Most of it isn't useful to me, and some of it is quite valuable. So I more or less sell everything to the baker ("Here, have a Spellbook of Teleportation! What do you do with it? I dunno."), until he runs out of cash, then the Innkeeper ("I have this doomed breastplate I don't want. Give it to your cat or something."), and then on down to the General store clerk and the Magic vendor. One thing I've noticed is that these shopkeepers don't really like me, and I don't know why. The baker, especially, hates me. Still lets me shop, but seriously hates me. The innkeeper finds me annoying, and the other clerks are definitely trending downwards on the likability scale. It doesn't look like they pay me less for my items, but I might be wrong about that. Why is this? Is it because I'm treating them as convenient useless loot repositories, with no regard to what they actually sell? Will they stop buying my pile of junk if they hate me enough? What can I do to make them like me more? Is there any use in trying to make them like me more?


title: How can I counter Thornmail?

text: > Thornmail Unique: On being hit, returns 30% of damage, before any reductions > such as armor, as magic damage. At least 15 damage must be received. As an AD Carry that relies in auto-attacks (eg.Ashe, Tryndamere, Master Yi, etc), **What's the better way to counter Thornmail?** (Providing some kind of source will be of great help, not only beliefs and guesses)


title: what is this minecraft mod called?

text: please help me, what is this mod called? both syndicate and the diamond minecart. it is a mod that helps you teleport to places quickly with "waypoints" the menu looks like this. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/UO46Z.png)


title: What do these numbers represent in trading?

text: I'm really new to trading. People make offers and ask something in return. Sometimes they ask for 5.66 ref, or 1.33, or 0.66, or 0.55, or 2.66 What do they all mean? I understand it is for metal but a metal cannot be 0.66 so where's the catch? Is there a system to understand?


title: Which bots will equip different weapons?

text: I've read that bots have different profiles, and that will make them buy different weapon/secondaries. From what I can tell, BOT Vitaly has a tendency to buy AWPs constantly. Do all bots have their own pre-set buy configs (ex., no matter what game you are in, BOT Vitaly will always buy AWP), or is it randomnized when bots are created?


title: Is there a way to increase/decrease casting speed?

text: I need to know if there is a console command to change how fast I cast spells. I know that you can set your walking/running speed and your regen speed with console commands, but is there any way to alter the speed of casting my spells? I really want to just cast a bunch of ice spear spells at once.


title: Bidirectional (two-way) repeater?

text: I have a long section of rail that I'd like to serve with a single minecart. If I left the minecart on the other end of the railway, I'd like to push a button to have it sent over to the station I am at. Thus far I've been able to accomplish this with redstone and repeaters, but I've noticed that repeaters only work one-way; I've looked at some online documentation and have found a schematic for two-way repeaters, but it requires quite a bit of real estate and my railway is elevated high off the ground so I'd like to keep land (and resource) usage to a minimum. Is there something I'm missing about repeaters? Is there a small schematic for making them bidirectional?


title: Is Baron really game changing?

text: So I recently played a normal game, and the kill count was 18-4 at about thirty minutes. We pushed to the inhib turrets in all three lanes, but we weren't aware of them doing Baron. They proceeded to win the game after acing us.


title: How can I hide the battery meter in Crysis?

text: I recently got Cryis (1) on Steam and there is a little battery meter reading "100%" in the top-right corner of the screen, even during cutscenes. Apparently the battery meter is there because I'm playing on my laptop. Crysis runs on my laptop just fine, and I don't have a desktop PC that could run the game. So, is there any way to hide or get rid of that "N/A ||||| 100%", at least during cutscenes? Thank you for your time. Top-right corner: ![Battery meter in top-right](http://i.stack.imgur.com/EnmaN.jpg)


title: Can a gift wrapped item be traded more than once?

text: On TF2, my friend is trying to transfer a headtaker from an alt account to his main one. I will be moving it. Will I be able to trade it to him, or will I have to unwrap, then rewrap it?


title: Adding extra missions on OS X

text: I am playing CS Condition Zero via Steam on my Mac (sadly my PC is in storage so I can't use that at the moment). I know there are loads of extra mission packs available with instructions on how to make the extra missions available in the game when using a PC. I haven't found anything that explains how to do this in OS X, or even if it is possible. Any ideas on how to get extra missions in CSCZ on a Mac?


title: Is there a way to induct the player-manager in the Hall of Fame?

text: So, I'm playing FIFA Manager 2013 and decided that I'll have a go at being both player and manager. After playing a set number of matches, a player can be inducted in the club's Hall of Fame. Doing so for other players is easy, just right-click on their names and then "Induct in Hall of Fame", except when right-clicking on the Player/Manager, you get sent directly to the player details page, and there are no buttons that suggest inducting yourself in your club's Hall of Fame. Is there a way to induct the player/manager in the Hall of Fame?


title: Who is the guy in the DotA 2 Trailer?

text: Here is a link to the trailer: DotA 2 Trailer. Does this guy have any relevance to the DotA story line or world, or is he just a character they added into the trailer to put a face to the voice? I am not talking about the heroes, I am talking about the big-nosed fellow who is doing the talking.


title: Any tips for dealing with AI rockets effectively?

text: The AI's use of rockets in this game is infuriating! I often find that I have to just keep trying things that seem relatively absurd to avoid being blown to bits or hang out in an open area (where I'm easy prey for machine gunners/ and snipers) to avoid getting killed by them. Any tips on how to deal with those pesky rockets?


title: In Starcraft II, do the armory upgrades apply to hero/mercenary units as well?

text: If I purchase an upgrade for the firebats or marines from the armory on the Hyperion, will the heroes/mercenary units also receieve the upgrade bonus or are their stats unaffected?


title: What happens if I try to continue my existing game after I beat Bastion?

text: There's a certain point in Bastion where you are warned that, if you continue, you won't be able to go back to the Bastion or into other areas. I played through that point, beat the game, and started a new game in the "New Game Plus" mode. When I started the new game, the game overwrote my existing game, which was more or less expected. In my current game, I will eventually hit this point again. Once I do, I have two goals:   1. Beat the game & get the achievements.   2. Challenge myself in "Who Knows Where" with the various idols active. I would prefer to do it in the order listed above, but at this point there's no guarantee that I'd be able to get back into a satisfactory point in the game. The way I see it, there's one of three things that could happen if I try to enter the game after I beat it:   1. The game dumps me in the Bastion right before I entered the zone, allowing me to play through the other areas some more.   2. The game dumps me somewhere after I entered the point of no return, thus preventing me from going back.   3. The game simply shows statistics/credits/a message saying that I can't go back in. Considering the events that occur after that point combined with a comment Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw makes in his review of the game, I'm guessing what occurs along the lines of option 3. However, that's just a guess. **What actually happens when you select 'Continue' after completing Bastion but _before_ starting a new game?**


title: Killing Air Starcraft 2 Devil's Playground

text: I must have done 5 levels already and thought it was TOO EASY. Now i am on Devil's Playground and find it annoying and now difficult due to the flying units coming and killing all my units. It looks like the only unit i have that can kill air is the marine. This sucks up too much money and they die easy along. How do i kill air units in this level and what units should i build? atm i have been building about 4/7 reapers, 1/7 medics and 2/7 marines. The marines just die to quickly and i am not using enough gas.


title: Does adrenaline cause the in-game clock to slow down in Alien Swarm?

text: I'm currently gunning for the speed-run achievements in Alien Swarm, and as a result every second counts for the level completion time. It occured to me that it might be helpful to get through the hacking sections as fast as possible if one activated adrenaline immediately before starting the hack; however, this would only be useful for the level time if adrenaline slowed down the clock counting the level completion time as well as everthing else. Can anyone confirm that adrenaline slows down the level completion time clock, or is this idea pretty much useless?


title: Are PS4 controllers region locked for any odd reason?

text: Upon searching for a new controller for the PS4, I noticed that there were red and blue SONY official controllers that were coming from Asia. Upon further investigation, I learned that they are not sold in the US. If I were to buy one of these controllers from someone who imported it, will it work 100% with my US version PS4?


title: What are the locations of the Dragon Priests?

text: I only know Krosis' location -what are the locations of the rest? Also, what should I expect when I arrive?


title: Where is the kingslayer's hideout?

text: I'm supposed to go to the kingslayer's hideout now, as part of the Assasins of Kings quest, but I just can't find it. The quest marker points to a cave system near the army camp, but the hideout is nowhere to be seen there. The hideout itself has a very recognizable door (as you saw in the vision), so it should be easy to identify once you found it. Am I not looking thoroughly enough or is the quest marker in the wrong place? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eddwu.jpg)


title: Diablo 3 Barbarian Mace vs Sword Calculation for Weapon Master passive [Math]

text: i need some help choosing my weapons in Diablo3 as a Barbarian. Im trying to solve it mathematically and not just try-by-try or in Excel with long tables so maybe someone with more experience in using programs like Maple or Mathematica (Wolfram Alpha, yeah.. but it kinda didnt cut it) can help out. Probably i just need some help on some math syntax for any good math program to solve my problem with a plotted graph. As a barbarian, the passive trait "Weapon master" offers either +15% Damage on swords and daggers or +10% critical hit chance on maces and axes. So my average damage on a mace is something like this:               Mace: Damage+Damage*(CritChance%/100+0.1)*CritDamage%/100      My average damage on a sword is something like this:               Sword: Damage*1.15+Damage*1.15*(CritChance%/100)*CritDamage%/100      We assume that Damage is 1 for both weapons.               "Mace" 1+1*(CritChance%/100+0.1)*(CritDamage%/100)     "Sword" 1.15+1.15*(CritChance%/100)*(CritDamage%/100)          CritChance=x CritDamage=y      A mace would do more damage per hit for "Mace/Sword">1 and for values <1 the sword does more damage.               (1+1*(x/100+0.1)*(y/100))/(1.15+1.15*(x/100)*(y/100))>=1      We can safely limit "CritChance" to >=5<=60(the total max on gear was between 50 and 60 somewhere with perfect rolls, lets just limit to 60 because of skills - it also avoids the problem that x/100+0.1 for 100% critchance would reach 1,1 which of course does not make sense - a general solution to this would be welcome nontheless (maybe using x1 and x2 with different assumed limits?) and CritDamage to >=50<=650.               Assumptions:     x and y are rational and positive.     x>=5<=60     y>=5<=650     (1+1*(x/100+0.1)*(y/100))/(1.15+1.15*(x/100)*(y/100))>=1      Can someone point me to the correct Maple/Mathematica syntax for making this a nice plot? I want to see the answer to "For which range of critchance and critdamage does 10% critchance deal more damage than 15% damage?" in a plot. Ofc, damage, critrate and critdamage that are inserted are the same, only the result differs because of the modifiers in the formula. Any help is really appreciated. Thanks in advance.


title: Unusual Gem in Skyrim

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I bring the Unusual Gem to an appraiser? I bought a house in Solitude and when I was exploring it I found and unusual gem. I took it to the appraiser named Moul but he only tells me to get out of his way. How do I get him to look at the gem?


title: Can I replace a non-functioning CD drive using a working one from another PlayStation?

text: I have a PlayStation with a parallel port that has a disc drive that won't spin, and a second PlayStation console without a parallel port that works just fine. Is there a way to combine the two systems so I can use the port or take the functional disc drive and put it into the one with the port?


title: What are the extra icons that sometimes show up on Okami HUD during combat?

text: The Okami manual and some FAQs describe the HUD in detail, but I can't find any explanation for the icons that sometimes appear during combat. For instance in this shot: ![Okami HUD with added icon](http://i.stack.imgur.com/p6rwP.jpg) It seems like these show up after I do something positive in combat, but I haven't noticed a pattern yet. (I'm still only a few hours in, so I might be premature in my question. No doubt I'll talk to someone or open a scroll that explains this next time I play. ;-)


title: How can I shoot while hiding in Red Dead Redemption on the Xbox 360?

text: Towards the beginning of Red Dead Redemption, there is a tutorial where John Marston helps the sheriff to attack a gang. During the tutorial, you are shown how to hide behind a rock and shoot by holding the gun above the rock. I've not been able to do it since - can anyone tell me the controls?


title: How do I defeat Dragon Priest Nahkriin?

text: I've been flown to a temple to kill Alduin but I'm not strong enough to get past Dragon Priest Nahkriin. He's killed me over and over in 2 shots that come faster than I can deal with and so I'm fairly sure there's nothing I can do. However the dragon that flew me to the temple has disappeared and even if I go back to the spot he dropped me off and call him he doesn't return. I can't fast-travel from this location, either. I don't have any previous save files as I didn't think this would be an issue. Is there anything I can do?


title: How can I bar outsiders from a town with the Towny mod?

text: Using the Towny plugin for Minecraft, how does one prevent people who are not the town's residents from being able to enter the town?


title: Do wild pokemon EVs start at zero?

text: I am trying to learn about the EVs used in Pokemon to boost stats. If a pokemon is just caught, does it have no EVs at all? Does this also hold true for pokemon obtained in different ways such as breeding? Do special pokemon [like Mewtwo or Shaymin] and Shiny pokemon start with zero EVs?


title: Why does strafe-jumping/bunny-hopping work?

text: Long story short, I want to know the math behind Strafe Jumping (and any other odd ways of acceleration), and I'm not sure if such info exists. If it does, could somebody either write the formula down or at least link me to any relevant information?


title: What is this new icon in some of the skills?

text: I notice in this last beta there's a new icon on some of the skills. It looks like a white triangle with a red 'X' on it. Any idea what this icon is suppose to mean? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JdzRV.jpg)


title: How do I choose which enchantment to accept in Minecraft?

text: My character has level 50 experience. I go to an enchanting table, with all bookcases correctly placed. I enchant my diamond pick. The table offers me a choice of 3 enchantments. There's three lines of unreadable script, followed by the exp cost of the enchantment. Sometimes the higher exp cost will not be the last choice. EG > kuqeugqwdih - 18   >  zkxnklalas - 41   >  opplkmglkmf - 37 Normally I would chose the higher number. But should I chose the last in the list? (This is MC 1.2.5 on a multiplayer server, if it makes any difference.)


title: What counts as damage for the no damage achievements?

text: In the Binding of Isaac, there are various things that decrease total health in some way. Which of those things count as damage for the "Complete the X without taking damage achievements" (Basement Boy, Spelunker Boy, Dark Boy, and Mamas Boy)? For example, if I take damage going into and out of a curse room, can I still get the achievements? Or if I use a blood donation machine?


title: Does it penalize sneak to have a weapon drawn?

text: It's said that carrying a two-handed weapon increases your chances of being spotted when trying to sneak. Does it penalize Sneaking to have a weapon merely drawn, or only when you attack? Does the size/weight of the weapon make a difference?


title: Is there a way to make my PS3 load external drive's file faster

text: I mean it seems to load 1 folder at a time based on the date of creation so older folders are loaded first and recent ones at last. Is there a way to load folders/files faster?


title: Where is the third book in the quest Hitting the books?

text: I have > killed the Caller and in that room I've found two of the three books on the two pillars in the side rooms. Where is the third book? The central pillar was empty. Can't find it anywhere.


title: Moving my mods to the Steam version of Fallout 3

text: I've been playing Fallout 3 on and off for since it came out. I saw that the GOTY edition was on sale for $5 on Steam, so I figured I'd buy it for the DLC and fact I wouldn't need the CD anymore. Now, how do I set it up to use all my mods? Can I just copy my game directory over the Steam one, or do I have to install them one at a time with the Fallout Mod Manager? Can I copy my Steam version into the old Fallout 3 version, so that it isn't in Program Files (Which caused me problems last time)? Is there anything else I should do to it before starting playing? I recall something about the DLC files being somewhere stupid, so you should move them when using mods; Is this still true with the GOTY edition sold through steam?


title: What effect does improving staff stats have?

text: I have played about 15 hours of Game Dev Tycoon and haven't really paid attention to training my staff. What I'm curious about is how much exactly does 1+ speed or 1+ research actually do, and is it worth training staff when I can just keep hiring new staff?


title: Can I avoid being bought by or having to buy out my competitors?

text: In general, **Sid Meier's Railroads** is relatively simple. What makes it more difficult, are the KI competitors. The trouble I always have is: after a pretty short period of time, I either have to buy their company or they buy mine. Say the scenario runs for 80 years. After 20 years I'm either bought or out of competition. Without competition it is boring. So I never have any challenge in late game and I'd love to play a full scenario "under pressure". Do you know of any way to extend that phase where there is competition? Can I somehow prevent that I can be bought? If not, any hints how to come to late game without the game becoming too simple even on highest difficulty level?   If this is not possible generally, is there maybe a map which might provide this?


title: How can I control where enemies place troops?

text: What effects the line around your property that troops have to be out outside of? Somehow people are placing troops inside my fencing? How?


title: Ranking up with the Grand Company

text: I am wondering, how do you rank up in the Grand Company? I maxed out my seals after a good week of fate parties, and I already got my Chocobo. I am just wondering: how do I rank up from Private Third Class and what do I need?


title: No audio, or just pops and whispers

text: When I start Call of Juarez there is one big "pop" and then I lose the audio. Sometimes I hear a faint something in my headphones, but mostly nothing. The game works fine otherwise. What's wrong, and how can I fix it?


title: Does Soul Harvest "Siphon" steal life?

text: Is the Life the Witch Doctor gains from the "Siphon" rune of Soul Harvest taken from the enemy? Does the enemy's life decrease? Or does the Witch Doctor just gain the Life, without the monster losing it?


title: Is there a faster way to get Potions of Steeling?

text: I am already at level 5 and so far I have encountered only one. I obviously don't have the Alchemist tree so I won't be able to craft one to save my life. Right now I have like 20 each of Iron and Steel Ingots and am planning to create a couple of the Royal Beatdowns and some Rings of Iron Thorns. I was thinking of increasing my chances via the RotDG's Vendor Machine room in which you can create a Vendor Machine for yourself. I usually go Growth, Pillar, and Scrutiny to produce a Crafting Vendor. I guess my question is, should I be going with the drink vendor? Or some other Vendor? And is there ANY other way to obtain it?


title: How Can I Take Down Big Daddies?

text: I'm at the beginning of the game on Normal, and am currently finding fighting the Big Daddies to be a bit challenging. As in I wasted half a clip of Machine Gun Ammo and 3 EVE Hypos taking down the ones in the Medical Bay, and I'm now being toasted in Neptune's Bounty. Should I just wait till later in the game, or are there tips for defeating the Daddies?


title: Who were the people in Dear Esther and how were they linked?

text: **POSSIBLY SPOILER ALERT** Throughout the monologue of Dear Esther, several names are mentioned.   On the surface, there is the story of the car crash, but looking into it a bit, there seems to be more then is visible on the surface. A few of the characters have been able to link back to biblical figures.   * Paul (Paul the Apostle)   * Esther (Hadassah)   * Donnelly (spelling?)   * Jacobson At the end sequence Esther is called Esther Donnelly and Jacobson is called Paul Jacobson. Are all of the characters biblical figures? Are some of the characters actually the same character? Who were they? What was their relationship towards each other? Seeing who they are, does the Narator fit in somewhere?


title: Is it possible to disable Steam Guard?

text: Whenever I log into the Steam website or into the Steam client on my work computer (or other computer that I do not normally use), Steam Guard prompts me to check my email for a code before I am able to log in - as per below; ![Steam Guard](http://i.stack.imgur.com/iOZSV.jpg) Is it possible to disable this for both the Steam client and the Steam website? If so - how?


title: For Single Player Commands, what is the full spawn list for /spawn "[name] [quantity]"?

text: I want to spawn a lot of Iron Golems but don't want to make 10,000 rows of iron. How do I spawn Iron Golems using Single Player Commands?


title: I killed all the badgers, where do I get more?

text: I've killed all the badgers on the map, and I do not have a badger farm. Is there a way to get more badgers so I can start a badger farm?


title: How do I use other Trinity marks?

text: Right now I can only use the blue Trinity marks, but I have seen other colours around - white ones and red ones, for example. What do I have to do to be able to use them? Is it related to story progression? Or do I have to make sure I do something specific, like buy a certain thing, or reach a certain character level?


title: How to spot corp thieves?

text: EVE Online is a game where all kinds of scams take place, and most of them are within the rules of the game. Corp thieves are a particular danger once a corporation amasses significant assets. The corporation I'm a member of (but not a director) was robbed very recently, and I'd like some suggestions on how to prevent this from reoccurring. What kind of background checks are useful to spot corp thieves? Are there any particular warning signs one should pay attention to?


title: As a jungler, where should I be warding?

text: I like to play junglers, and I was wondering where should I be warding mainly? I know of places like Dragon, Baron, the river in general, but are there other places? Like warding enemy buff camps? Entrance's to my own jungle? Also what kind of wards should I be using? Such as pink around baron and dragon or just normal wards and leave it to my teammates to handle?


title: How do I deal more DPS?

text: I have been playing a few games co-op with teammates, and I have noticed that against (literally) all of them, I seem to be dealing the least DPS... even when they are a much lower level than me. Is there any way or some tips to deal more DPS? **Edit:** They are a much lower level than me, but it might be the guns I am using. Even though I am using SMGs of my level, I deal less DPS. Should I consider switching to assault rifles?


title: Do illusion spells work on dragons?

text: As I said, will stuff like Pacify/Harmony work on Dragons? If not, does it require any perks to do so?


title: I Do Anything on WoM, and it Goes to the Pause Menu and Won't Let me Out

text: I downloaded WoM and XWoM and so everytime I build or break something, and it goes to the pause menu. I click `Back to Game` and it does not. So effectively I am trapped in the pause menu. I have Java 7, (because it is pre-installed on Linux Mint), and I really don't want to use the Default Client for Minecraft.


title: Did the quality of an item upgrade the quality of support gem attribute

text: If we upgrade the quality of an item will the quality of the support gem attribute be increase too? For example : i upgrade the quality of item 'Pledge of Hands', wich has an attribute 'skill gems on this item are supported by lvl 30 echo', will the support gem be considered as a 20% quality support gem?


title: I can't cut trees

text: I have just bought this game for the PC using Steam. I created a character and start a new world. My character already has an axe so I tried to chop down trees with it, however it won't do anything. It keeps making the chopping noise and no matter how long I keep chopping it wont take the tree down. Please explain to me what I need to do to make my game work.


title: How to ascend for the ultimate reward?

text: A new game mode just came out on League of Legends : Ascension mode. The thing is that for a limited time only you can get summoner icons, and I have a really hard time getting the ultimate one for which you need to win when your team got at least one ascension and the enemy team none. My question is, do you have any tips (champion picks, strategies, playing solo or with premade team) to increase my chances of getting this achievement ? I'm fully aware of how this game mode works, I'm not looking for explanations about its rules, just ways to increase my chances of getting the ultimate icon.


title: Jaheira appears as a dead body in temple of Amanuator

text: After defeating Bodhi I took Jaheira's body and Bodhi's black heart to the statue in the temple of Amanuator, and Jaheira appears- as a dead body, which I can't interact with in any way. This seems like a bug. Is there some way to circumvent it, perhaps with the CLUA console?


title: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed easiest ending on Sith Master?

text: I'm playing through Star Wars: TFU on Xbox 360 at the moment and am on my Sith Master run. I'm wondering which of the final enemies > The Emperor or Darth Vader is easier to defeat on this setting? > I fought the emperor on my first playthrough and took very little damage, so > I'm wondering if Vader provides more of a challenge?


title: How do I use elemental effects in Borderlands 2?

text: As a Siren and Elemental Gun user I'd like to know exactly when to use each type of elemental effect.   * What are the elements in Borderlands 2?   * What damage bonuses does each have? When should I use each element?   * What Damage Over Time effects are there and what special effects do they have?   * How long do Damage Over Time effects last?   * Does elemental effect damage change after the first playthrough?


title: Is there a shortcut to move items between your inventory and the crafting table

text: Is there a quick way to move items from your inventory onto the crafting table, just as you can move items between the inventory and an open chest with `Shift`+`Click`?


title: Differences in experience gain in mutliplayer in comparison to my friend

text: I'm leveling up a lot quicker, I'd say around 25%, than my friend when we play together. I'm playing Engi he is playing Embermage. We both don't have any +exp skills, items or spells and only quest together within experience range. Any clue what might cause this? * * * Mainly asking because it's annoying for him to also "level alone" to get on my level again.


title: How do you earn bonus Merit Stamps?

text: Occasionally when turning in an errand, you'll earn a bonus Merit Stamp ("You earned X stamps... and 1 bonus!"). What prompts the bonus stamp?


title: Is it possible to sync and recover a current profile in Pokemon Y and X?

text: My wife and I want to play Pokemon with different profiles, but the game has just one profile. I did some research and until now the only way to have another profile is to buy another game. I would like to know if there is a way to sync my profile online, then delete my current profile and start a new game. And in the future recover my old profile, and continue my previous game.


title: Why are Aspyr COD games so expensive in the Mac App Store?

text: In the Mac App Store, Aspyr is selling the following COD games for super inflated prices:   * Call of Duty: $19.99   * Call of Duty 2: $29.99   * Call of Duty 4: $49.99 Why are they so expensive?


title: Druids (or maybe paladins) only guild in WoW. Possible? Even for ultimate PvE and / or PvP?

text: I know almost nothing about raiding and pvp'ing in World of Warcraft. So I'm just wondering. Probably I should be asking this question _after_ learning those basics, but well... I've googled around a little and this topic doesn't come up much. I've read somewhere it couldn't kill the Lich King (an outdated topic) and elsewhere that he was in such a guild, but that's back from 2007. What you say? Can it be done? Would it work better with Druids or Paladins? I'm sure 5-men groups can be very successful, and maybe even 10-men. I also understand this has a high risk of getting nerfed by some patch, so this has to be a "4fun" guild per definition. Neways, I'm wondering mostly about **what has been done** in that sense.


title: Can you install the game on one drive and expansion packs on another?

text: I gave my daughter a computer with a 128 Gigabyte SSD boot drive and some lager storage drives, so she could play Sims 3. Sims 3 takes up a lot of space when you start adding expansions packs. Is it posible to install the main game on the SSD and install expansion packs on one of the storage drives?


title: Is there any reward for making it to the highest rank in the Battle Chateau?

text: I like the idea of it and it kind of just throws money at you. I was just curious if there is any reward (like a TM or held item or Mega Stone or something) besides having access to a bunch of trainers that you can fight a lot?


title: How do I get into the area blocked by force bridges on level 7 of System Shock 1?

text: In System Shock 1, on level 7, there's an area in the middle that is blocked by force bridges. See the screenshot below and in particular note the map MFD in the lower right: ![SS1, L7, force bridge blocking path](http://i.stack.imgur.com/WKSlC.png) What you see here is the SE force bridge blocking my path. There's a symmetrical force bridge on the SW of the room. In the NW of the area, there's a door (visible on the map), but it's "broken beyond repair", which afaik means that there's no in-game way to open it. I don't see a way to get there from the NE at all. I checked some walkthroughs but none is comprehensive enough to cover this in the required detail. I presume it's also a very irrelevant area. I completed everything I need to get done on this level. (I still haven't found the surgery machine, but I might have just accidentally destroyed it.) Can someone help me out and provide me with a pointer? It's really probably just a switch somewhere that I missed.


title: Super Training, EV's, and Exp. Share

text: Okay, so I've looked online and I haven't really found anything that answers this question, which I found kind of surprising... Essentially, I have a full team of 6 pokemon, all fully trained through Super Training (i.e. they can't get anymore EV's or 'Base Stats' from Super Training). Does this mean that they no longer acquire EV's from battle and I don't have to worry about my pokemon getting unwanted EV's, or will using the Exp. Share still botch their growth? TL;DR: I have 6 pokemon fully Super Trained, so can I safely use the Exp. Share without worrying about them getting the wrong EV's in battle?


title: What does P2W mean?

text: What does P2W mean? I've heard it used in reference to various free to play games.


title: Is there any established Fifa 11 Esports Leagues or Tournaments

text: Like there's tons of VODs you can watch for Starcraft 2, but is there any professional-level matchups to watch for Fifa 11? I am having a hard time finding any.


title: Where is the "gentleman" to locate in Memory 02 of Freedom Cry?

text: As the question states. I see no golden target in the green area using Eagle Vision. Have I looking in the wrong spots?


title: How does the prestige system work when soft resetting

text: I don't understand what are the pros and cons of soft resetting, can anyone explain me what I keep and what I lose?


title: What are Luckys?

text: For the silver ribbon in one of the levels where you need to crush stuff, it says I need to crush 6 Luckys. What are Luckys? How can I best crush them?


title: Does worker skill increase?

text: I have a resident in my tower with 2/2/2/2 skill across the four job types; will he ever improve or is he just dead weight? Is there a reason to keep any people with a skill below the maximum of nine?


title: How does the secret room system work in Torchlight 2?

text: I wonder how the secret room system work.   1. Do secret rooms exist in the "main world" or only in instances?    2. Is there a limit of how many secret rooms that can be generated for each area/instance? An instance can have several levels, is there always a secret room for each level? What determines the amount of secret rooms?   3. How many different types of secret room door-opening-mechanisms are there?    4. What determines the content of a secret room?


title: What character/species is this?

text: Who is the "question mark" character in the elevator? ![Screen capture of strange character](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7shfV.png) It looks a little like a Bith but it's not quite the same (as you can see from the Bith in the Cantina and the picture below). I can't seem to find this guy in the Bitizen Album. ![Screen capture of regular Bith](http://i.stack.imgur.com/IesSD.png)


title: How to counter Amumu jungle?

text: I've been playing LoL for a while now, and I'm steadily raising my ELO by playing jungle Amumu. I was wondering how I can be hard-countered. In 10 games, I lost only once, and I manage to win even when my jungle gets invaded. I'm sure there a way to counter Amumu, but it seems like the people I play against don't really know how to -- they steal the 1st blue and then think it's over. What is the best counter to jungle Amumu?


title: How do I take a message to another player in Animal Crossing?

text: From time to time, a neighbor will ask me to take a message to another player in my Animal Crossing: City Folk game: > I have a message I want you to take to him. When I accept the mission, the neighbor will say something like: > OK then, would you please tell _< name>_ that I want to talk to him about " > **wall designs** "? Where 'wall designs' changes to whatever it is the neighbor wants to talk about. I can't seem to figure out how to pass this message along. I've tried sending a letter to the other player that includes the key word, but I've never received any kind of acknowledgment for my efforts. How exactly does my neighbor want me to pass on this message, and what is the reward (if any) for doing so?


title: Healing macro for RIFT with mouseover and focus handled?

text: I am trying to create a healing macro for RIFT that does the following:   1. If I have the mouse over a friendly target, it should heal that target   2. If I don't have the mouse over a friendly target, and I have focus set, it should heal the focus   3. If it comes here, it doesn't really matter what it does, whether the macro does nothing or it heals me or something completely different What I tried:               #show Healing Breath     cast @mouseover Healing Breath     cast @focus Healing Breath      What happens is that it never heals focus. It will either heal my mouseover target, or it seems the first cast line there falls back to me if it doesn't have a mouseover target, never reaching the third line for focus. Is there any way to do what I want, other than to break up the macro into two?


title: Can you catch Keldeo in Pokemon X/Y?

text: Can you tell me what event you can get a Keldeo in?


title: At what level will I acquire more plane models?

text: I'm level 18 now and the biggest plane I have available to me in the market is the Aeroeagle. It has been that way for several levels now and I'm wondering when the next model will be available in the market? Is there something more I must do (e.g., unlock a certain number of achievements) to unlock more plane types?


title: I'm the only one moving around?

text: I have something weird going on in Diablo 3 - first I only had a 1GB DDR2 graphics card which allowed me to play solo without a problem but during public games the framerate dropped to below 10. I changed the card for a 2GB GDDR5 graphics card (and some other stuff) and now during public play I get moments during the game that I'm the only character moving around. After a short period of time all characters start to move again and all my attacks I used during these seconds go off. My framerate isn't a problem anymore - even on high settings. Does anybody know where this comes from?


title: My ending sucked. Are there different endings possible?

text: I completed Rochard, the other day, and my ending was horrible. It's not really relevant to the question, but I'll give a brief description anyway (spoilers): > Maximilian gets sucked into a vortex. Rochard and Skyler talk for a bit, and > Skyler begins to say something about a mysterious excavation which took > place on Earth a number of years ago, and involved both Maximilian and her > uncle Floyd. Suddenly, a new vortex appears and both Rochard and Skyler are > sucked into it. The camera pans down to Rochard's 'Helga' mining tool, > dropped on the ground, which lays there with a red blinking light on it. > Fade to credits. So, understandably, I was left with a few questions. I'm wondering if it's possible to achieve different endings to the game, given that this ending was so terrible. Is this the only ending possible? Or are there multiple endings?


title: In the Things Betwixt zone, what does the coffin by the lake do?

text: I just killed the two ogres near what I believe is a lake, in the tutorial part. There's a boat that looks like a coffin and I can only "examine" it. If I do that the character jumps in and, after a loading screen, nothing _seems_ to happen. What's the deal?


title: Is Belial immune to anything?

text: I'm in hardcore normal about to face Belial. My rapid fire slows enemies 80% and my passive says slowed enemies receive 15% more damage. Are those abilities useless against him?


title: Is level reduction factored into the equipment achievements?

text: Armed to the Teeth is achieved by equipping all inventory slots with level 25 or higher items. Prepared for Battle is similarly achieved using level 60 items. Will level reduction modifiers prevent me from getting these achievements? ![Cropped screenshot of an achievement entry:  Prepared for Battle:  Equip all Inventory slots with items that have a minimum required level of 60 or higher.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/GeISY.jpg)


title: What do the various stats mean?

text: When making a character via the clubhouse you are given a variety of stats, however neither the game or manual contains any information on what each of these stats means. I certainly can take a few guesses what they stand for, but I'd rather have some concrete information. The stats are as follows:   * **Power**     * Serve     * Stroke     * Volley   * **Spin**     * Side     * Top     * Slice   * **Move**     * Speed     * Acceleration     * Agilty


title: What are the differences between the various character types?

text: With the exception of the Mii, each of the characters fall into one of the following types:   * All-Around   * Technique   * Speed   * Tricky   * Power   * Defense I'm sure each of these are meant to convey useful information about the stats of each character, however I have no idea what each of them means, and the manual doesn't appear to contain any information on this. What do the various character types mean?


title: How to have a character shirtless?

text: I know that it could be possible since I've found Trevor shirtless while switching character. But when in the wardrobe there's no option to have a shirtless character or to remove t-shirt. How can I make my character shirtless?


Does the Black Mesa mod for Half-Life 2 work with Episode 2? I couldn't find any clear answer on the mod page.


title: How do I "Minimize" Civ 5 on Windows 7?

text: I only play with the Direct X 9/10 - havent tried the other option(s), so this question may only apply there. When I run Civ-5, the game takes over my desktop. It can never be 'minimized' to the task bar. The full screen window is always in the background. I can alt-tab to "Desktop", but as soon as I switch to another application (for example, a minimized chrome instance) my background is immediately replaced by the game. Is there a way to have my Civ game running without it taking over my entire desktop?


title: How do I get out of the library in Vault 13 after I completed the first main quest?

text: I just completed the first main quest by giving the water chip to the Overseer. After that I'm automatically send to the Vault 13 library. From there, I can't seem to get out of the library again. There is a dude right before the door (who blocks it) and just says "You are my hero"/"You saved us" etc. I can't reach the door, I can't open it, and there is no other way out. I tried interacting and "using" Science with the computer, but that didn't change anything. Am I missing something?


title: How can I get more room in my inventory?

text: I'm tired of making trips back to my ship to offload materials when my inventory starts getting full. It looks like you start the game with one bag for items and another bag for the materials you mine such as dirt, cobblestone, etc, though it also appears that other than the game automatically choosing which bag to dumps something in, you can use the bags interchangeably (i.e., I can put a laser pistol in my material bag, if I want). Is there any way, though, to get more bags or otherwise expand the size of my inventory? The current inventory screen looks like it has room for more, but I haven't found any yet. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/vgYN7.jpg)


title: Modifying TNT Explosions

text: Would it be possible to modify the explosion strength of TNT (via MCEdit, NBTEdit, etc.) to a point that it would be able to blow up Obsidian or possibly even Bedrock?


title: What are the giant rocks for?

text: Throughout the world you see these giant boulder looking objects. ![You can see some here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/EuBuw.jpg) You can see a few in this screenshot that dot the forest. Do these rocks serve a purpose? I know you can blow them up with bombs, but you do not get any resource from them.


title: How does the exp work?

text: Recently I have been trying to increase my team's power and noticed that I level up much faster when playing the later levels than when I play the early ones. I know that in pokemon it gets harder to level up because of the exp increase from level to level, but in _Fire Emblem: Awakening_ each level only requires 100 exp. So what determines how much exp you get from an enemy?


title: How do the marriages that I bring about (through the relationship option) affect the game?

text: I noticed that when I got Owain to join my entourage, he had the same hair color as my character. Are there other effects that come about by different marriages?


title: Is there another way to transfer my village to a new device?

text: I'm getting rid of my current iPhone and change it for another iPhone 5s. The thing is, the Game Center account I am using right now is not the same one my village is linked to, apparently. I have tried like four different Game Center accounts I might have used to no avail - the game keeps saying this is the wrong account. Is there a way to tell what Game Center account is my village linked to currently? Is there another way to transfer my village to the new device?


title: Can I save my hardcore map if I die?

text: My brother jumped into the voice of the doom in my Hardcore Creative map. I didnt pressed the ΄΄ **Delete this world** ΄΄ button. Please help me this map was very good. If anyone know please answer.


title: What do the symbols on the main menu mean?

text: If you swipe _all_ the way to the left on the menu and then some, this sequence of symbols appears. (Do not pay any mind to the white circles: it's where I was holding my finger. The space between the first few and the last three symbols is also not present in game.) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/x7CMCm.png)![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Yic6Km.png) What gives?


title: If I choose to take Killbane's mask, am I completely locked out of the Apoca-fists?

text: At the end of the **Murderbrawl XXXI** mission, you can either choose to take Killbane's mask, which allows you to acquire his mask to wear, or he will tell you the "secret of the Apoca-fists." If I choose to take his mask, does this completely lock me out of the Apoca- fists on that save? Or will I get the option to purchase them later on?


title: Why can't I fix my TinkerTool to 100%?

text: I have Tinkering III, but every time I try to repair it, it only goes up to 99%. Because of this I cannot complete "Tinker with your Tools" quest. How do I repair it?


title: How do you solve the Silver Hand quest?

text: I have a problem with the Silver Hand quest. I've become a werewolf and I've completely clear out the Silver Hand hideout and Skinner, the Chief Silver Hand, with my companion member Aela. I've returned to Whiterun and the quest is marked as solved in my diary, but when I ask for work my companions tell me I am already working on something. I can't find a new quest in my diary and I don't have the battle-axe Wuuthrad. I've searched the hideout several times but I can't find the Wuuthrad. What work are they referring to?


title: Is there any way to limit cinematics in Fallout 3?

text: I love V.A.T.S. except for the cinematic part... So two ghouls attack me, racing up a long flight of stairs. I pick a headshot on the first one. The other is entirely hidden behind it so I can't even queue my attack on it. I have a enough time and AP to spare to hit both, first one, then as it falls, the other. I shoot the head off the first one. The head starts rolling down the stairs. The other ghoul reaches me and starts pounding mercilessly, while the cinematics shows the head rolling in slow motion, with my character doing nothing about getting murdered far in the background. Only after the head comes to a standstill three floors below, I'm given my control back and can try re-entering V.A.T.S. to get my second target while under avalanche of the enemy blows. Is there any mod/trick/console command to return control and remove the cinematic part after the enemy is killed?


title: How do I fix my Rock Band guitar?

text: My Rock Band 2 wireless Fender guitar controller recently stopped accepting down strokes on the strum bar and the equivalent direction on the guitar's D-pad. The guitar is about 18 months old. I've read several articles online that indicate it could be the microswitch on the strum bar but that doesn't seem to fit with the D-pad also being ineffective. Has anyone else experienced this and is there an easy fix? I'm adept at soldering, if necessary.


title: How to play movies on Xbox One or Wii U from a USB stick or an SD card?

text: I want to be able to play movies I have on a USB stick and an SD card on my Xbox One or Wii U because my PS3 died. I'm finding it impossible on both. What am I supposed to do to play my movies? Streaming from a computer is not an option. I have kids and they want to turn on their stuff.


title: What factors influence movement speed?

text: In the original Dark Souls, movement speed was only affected by equip load. In DSII, they introduced a stat called 'Agility' that influences movement speed but also still have equipment load. How is movement speed calculated in Dark Souls 2?


title: What items and covenants can lead to multiplayer opportunities?

text: What items and or covenants will help me find both targeted (looking for a specific player) and general (looking for multiplayer in general) opportunities to play with others online? Specific items help different types of multiplayer. For example, the white sign soapstone will only help players with coop, while the cracked red eye orb will only help in pvp invasions.


title: Modded Minecraft COFH skin set

text: I have recently installed the Monster FTB pack on my server. In 1.5.2 (Unleashed) we were able to use the command /cofh skin set When we use the command on the server, a message appears that the skin change was successful but the skins just always stay the default Steve. Is there something special we need to do to enable the usage of custom skins on our server?


title: Is it really worth trying to cheat at poker in Red Dead Redemption?

text: I've tried the Elegant Suit for cheating at poker and discovered that it is really hard to consistently cheat and not get caught. Playing without cheating is reasonably profitable as long as you play tight (sometimes you can spot patterns from the other players too), so is cheating really worth the effort? Do you gain that much more from cheating that makes it worthwhile?


title: Can I buy a copy of Planescape Torment digitally from anywhere these days?

text: Or am I restricted to second hand?


title: How do you acquire more Pharros Lockstones if you have already used all of them?

text: Pharros lockstones allow you to open certain areas and manipulate certain contraptions in the game. Merchants sell a limited amount of these items yet they are integral in progressing through the storyline. There are far more Pharros Contraptions than there are lockstones and using them will destroy them. How can I acquire more lockstones if I have already bought the ones the merchants sell and used them?


title: Does skill experience get transferred when evolving?

text: When evolving two familiars of the same type, does the skill experience of the seed get transferred to the spawn? I currently have 2 x Baego, Red Drake familiars with the following stats:   1. Level 70, Skill Level 8   2. Level 1, No skill experience Obviously I wan't to use the max level one as my seed so I get the 10% stats transfer bonus. But will the skill experience I have earned go across too? I no I could try this myself, but I am not ready to evolve yet. I want to build up the new one first while I use my veteran version as a back-up and for PvP battles. If the stats do not transfer then I will probably just build the other to Level 70 and use the new "unskilled" one as the seed.


title: Battlefield 3 Origin Install issues - error 262145:5

text: I recently picked up Battlefield 3 in a physical copy but have had issues with installing it. Install steps so far:   1. Inserted disk 1, created an Origin account, and installed Origin. No issues.   2. Started the install, slow but progress was made. At around 70% it asked for the second disk.   3. Put in disk 2 (remember, new clean disk) and it progressed to around 85% before saying the disk could not be read.   4. Gave the disk a quick clean, tried a couple more times with no luck.   5. Origin gave me the option of downloading the game instead. Hoping that it would use the files previously copied over from the disk. Nope. Looks like it was downloading the whole 16GB.   6. Cancelled the download.   7. Copied the content of both DVDs to a local hard disk and tried to install from there.   8. Same issue - guess a problem with disk 2.   9. Extracted the content from the disks and pasted them in my C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\Origin Game\Battlefield 3 and started the download again.   10. Files downloaded slowley and then jumped from a couple of MB to over 11GB (guess it found the files from the disk?)   11. Managed to download another 4GB of files through Origin.   12. Have now go to the stage where I regularly get an error message (around 95%) "An unexpected error has occoured. Please try again in a few minutes. Error 262145:5" 262145:5 seems to be an error code not limited to Battlefield 3, but apart from that I can't find much out. My question here, then, is what are my options? I've heard horror stories about EA's Origin support and would rather not spend an evening trying to talk to someone. I have a couple of friends with Battlefield 3 so could probably use their disks, or copy their install (if that would work). Or I could keep trying and hope it's an issue with Origin.


title: How do I get the lockbox in this location (Aberdeen - West part of the docks)?

text: How do I get the lockbox in this location? This is in Aberdeen - Southeast of Chiang Mai Sewer Interchange, at the West side of the docks. I tried different points of approach, but am unable to get to its location (it's at a roof, I believe). Screenshots (click on an image to view the higher-res image): Map of the lockbox' location ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FjKTV.jpg) It is located at the roof of the structure in front of the player character here. I can't get a screenshot with the lockbox in view, but it is shown in the minimap in this screenshot. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/sy3Y2.jpg)


title: Kinect compatibility

text: Kinect is said to be released in November this year. I have an XBox 360 Elite verison. Will it be compatible for my version? Another important question for me: Will all (released till now) XBox 360 games be playable with Kinect, or will there be specific games compatible for Kinect?


title: How do I 'Ground 'n Pound'?

text: One of the Face Advantages, _Unstoppable_ , allows Wei to _'Ground 'n Pound'_. How exactly do I _'Ground 'n Pound'_? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/5GLKg.jpg)


title: How can I disable commands after enabling adventure mode?

text: I'm trying the new features included in Minecraft snapshots and I just discovered that jeb_ is adding adventure mode! Yay, finally! The goal is to create adventure maps in which the player won't be able to destroy any blocks. To create such a map, the easiest way is to create a world in creative mode with commands activated, create the map and then use the `/gamemode 2` command to change the game mode to adventure. My problem is that it will still allow the player to use the commands when he is in the adventure! Is there a "command to disable commands"? So that after the game mode changing, the right to perform commands is revoked. Is there a way to change the game mode without commands? So that the original map is created without command options and then change the mode "from outside". **Important note:** Of course, I know there are mods and softwares that can do that, I'm asking if there is a way to do that in Minecraft Vanilla.


title: Can you play multiplayer GameBoy Advance games on the Nintendo DS?

text: Is it possible to play games like Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure with friends on the Nintendo DS system? Are you able to use the wireless feature to play together with multiple Nintendo DS systems or do you have to use a link cable like on the GameBoy Advance?


title: What level monk should I be before I attempt to fight bosses on hardcore?

text: I'm playing solo and I handled the Butcher just fine, but I remember Belial being much harder when I played non-HC. Approximately where should my character be at (level/vitality/DPS, whatever's important as a guide) to tackle each of the bosses in Normal difficulty. I'm playing as a monk if that matters.


title: How can I transfer my data to a new xbox 360?

text: I just bought a new Xbox 360 slim. How can I transfer ALL the data from the old Xbox to the New one? What about downloaded content that I paid for? Can I re-download it?


title: Whimsyshire backmasks music

text: I've noticed that the music in the Whimsyshire level appears to be playing in reverse. Can anyone confirm this? If so, is it music from another level or a famous piece or a unique song being played in reverse?


title: How can I stay connected to xbox live without other users (including friends) knowing that I'm online?

text: I know I can control whether others can _ever_ see me, but I'm looking for the ability to _sometimes_ mask my online status.


title: What are the locations of the Warp Zones in Super Mario Bros. 2?

text: In which levels are the Warp Zones located in Super Mario Bros. 2 (not The Lost Levels) and how do you get to them?


title: Is there a correct list of job classes for Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions on iOS?

text: The lists for Final Fantasy Tactics I've found online are wrong or, at least, appear to be. I don't know if they changed the way some of the later classes are unlocked since the PSP version, but I've been trying to unlock Samurai and both prerequisite classes and their level haven't worked (I have both Knight and Monk at level 8). Could anyone let me know how to unlock the Samurai class or even better, give me a list of all classes and prerequisite levels to unlock them that actually works on the iOS version?


title: Do flowers have any purpose?

text: **This is a question about Minicraft, not Minecraft.** I can pick up and place flowers on the grass, but do they have any purpose except being pretty?


title: Is there any reason *to* upgrade the biochip in Deus Ex:HR?

text: I know the reason _not_ to upgrade the biochip, but is there any way upgrading the biochip will help you?


title: How many beakers does Great Scientist give in Civilization V Gods & Kings?

text: When you consume a Great Scientist on research how many beakers does it produce? Is there a cap to how many technology you can unlock by bulbing Great Scientists?


title: Did Maze War feature randomly generated mazes?

text: I can't seem to find some basic information about Maze War. Were the mazes randomly generated?


title: How do I travel to other systems?

text: I recently started playing _naev_ at the suggestion of some of our users, and so far it seems like a pretty fun game. One of the problems I seem to be facing, however, is an inability to travel to any systems other than Hakoi and Enegouz. This makes my transport missions quite difficult, and is really keeping me from advancing in the game. **How can I travel to the other systems, like Apez and Gamma Polaris?**


title: What are the various availiable types of Cabal Government, and what, if any, is the difference between them?

text: So, I joined a Cabal. As with 'guilds' in most MMO's, there's a rank structure, and a bank, and a Message of the Day. We also have a 'Type of Government'. I know my Cabal is a _Mobocracy_ , and I know making it a _Plato's Republic_ was rejected. I'm assuming my Mobocracy's current rank structure of: >   1. MobRuler >   2. Ochlocrat >   3. Majoritarian >   4. Crowd member > in descending order is inherited from the type of government. Does the choice of government have any other affects? What's the full list of available government types?


title: Heart of Gold and Philosopher's Stone changes

text: This affects mostly supports but some junglers as well. Are the nerfs to these two items reason to change item builds and are there any better alternatives? Just looking for both general as well as any champion specific thoughts or ideas.


title: What are the coins Ogres drop used for?

text: When killing an Ogre they drop this large coin. What does picking this up do? I haven't been able to see any benefits to picking it up.


title: Is there a tactic to take out two enemies next to each other silently?

text: I was happily sneaking through Fort Greymoor, dispatching enemies one by one with Dawnbreaker, whilst dressed as a Jester (as you do on a pleasant Sunday afternoon...). However, I came across a room where there were two enemies with their back to me looking into the center of the room where two pit dogs were fighting it out. There was also another bandit sat at the 10 o clock position on the other side of the room (he couldn't see me when I stood next to the other two). Up to this point, I'd successfully gone through the rest of the fort without being detected, but I couldn't work out how to kill these two bandits without alerting one of the two and the bloke on the chair. My only slightly successful tactic was to poison one of them silently and then time my stealth kill just as the other guy died from latent poison I was feeding him. This didn't stop the guy on the chair being alerted, but it did make it easier to just step back into the shadows and cut his throat out as he checked out the dispatched corpses. It didn't feel right though. Is there a better way to achieve multi kills when sneaking?


title: Do power attack perks in Skyrim apply to sneak power attacks?

text: I was wondering about this from How does multiplying damage work in Skyrim? I'm not sure if the perk Savage Strike applies to the damage while standing still and sneaking. By the perk description, it increases all "standing" power attacks by 25%. However, while sneak attacking and standing still you aren't "standing" more than you are crouching. tldr; Does Savage Strike work on "crouching" sneak power attacks?


title: Potential work around for  PS3 Skyrim lag and chopping?

text: Everyone is aware of the lag/chopping issues with the PS3 and that the problem is caused by the save file growing too large. Yes there has been a patch but this only seems to postpone the issue. The reason the save file grows so large is due to the vast amount of information the game remembers, so you can go back to an area and the naked dead bodies will be exactly where you left them. What is important to note is that the save only contains _changes_ from original game state. Now I've read in a few places, that unfortunately didn't or wouldn't cite a source, that waiting 30 in game days causes a lot of dungeons to reset to their original state. This should in theory shrink the game file. The downside I would imagine is that you've got to kill everyone again if you go back to the dungeons, and they've probably now levelled up from when you first encountered them. After all that... Has anyone tried this and does it work? I've not had the time to turn on my ps3 for a little while otherwise I would have tested myself. EDIT: OPM just posted this article citing the Bethesda support forums, so it looks like waiting may help


title: What is the item "What are you?" good for?

text: While looting a solitary house in an industrial biome I found an item looking like a ragdoll. The item is named _"What are you?"_. It can't be used or equipped, only discarded. It has the tag "Mysterious" which is usually reserved for story-critical items. Is it somehow important or does it serve any purpose? ![Screenshot of mysterious item](http://i.stack.imgur.com/StVgj.png)


title: How do I change the background image of the main menu?

text: On many live streams (recently Cella), I have seen that people have changed their background image on the multiplayer menu screen. Honestly, I am getting a bit sick of that ugly guy's closeup scarred face. How does one configure this?


title: Is there an easy way to tell which stacks in a battle have all their units?

text: It is important to try to get through as many battles as possible without losing any units, but I find it tedious to constantly right-click every stack to see if they are at full strength, and I've gotten burned a couple times by forgetting to heal a stack before ending the battle when I could've easily done so. I don't care how many hit points the "top" creature has, I just want to make sure that no units are lost, so that when the battle ends I'm still at full strength. Are there any options or anything I can turn on to make this easier?


title: What's the best way to take out enemy jets using the default jet equipment?

text: I find jet warfare hard in BF3. I have not unlocked any abilities with the jet and would like to know what's the best way to spot and kill enemy jets with the standard gun. I find it hard to spot and to aim at the enemy jet when flying. Any ideas or tricks would be helpful.


title: Deus-Ex Hi-res textures through Steam

text: I'm looking to begin playing through Deus-Ex which I purchased on Steam. I've heard about hi-res texture packs for the original game. I've come across posting which explains how to use this with Steam. Is this still the best way to achieve using these textures? I hope not, cause I don't have a retail copy of the game.


title: Are there equipment items that are only available by stealing from bosses?

text: I'm playing through the extra content (Piu-Piu's maze), and I've stolen several powerful pieces of equipment from bosses - such as the Agent's golden armor and the Executioner's Spine. What I'm wondering is if there are other ways to get items like this, or if they have to be stolen from bosses. Since you only get one shot at the bosses, that would mean missing the steal prevents you from ever getting that item (and also from getting full completion) on that playthrough.


title: At what stage will I get the Porsche Cayman S in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit?

text: I have the limited edition of the game, so I already have the cop version of the Porsche Cayman S, but I would like to know how to get the racing version. Has anyone unlocked this? Thanks.


title: Should I play Hearts of Iron before Hearts of Iron II w/ expansions?

text: I recently purchased a platinum package of Hearts of Iron II (includes Doomsday and Armageddon) at a real bargain price. However, I never played any Europa Universalis-based game before and I'm wondering if HoI2 with all expansions is the proper way to start with Paradox grand strategies. To be honest, I am little afraid of being overwhelmed by the game's complexity and difficulty right from the start. Should I play any earlier EU game to fully enjoy HoI2 with all expansions? If so, which one would you recommend (first EU, first HoI, or maybe EU2)? Is it worth to purchase and play the first HoI for some time to get used to game rules, concepts and mechanics? Are these two games significantly different, or is the later version a simple, logical extension of the formula?


title: Strategy to win the Khan scenario?

text: How do you approach the Khan scenario that comes with the basic Civ-5? Couple of ideas I'm working on, but always nice to hear from those who have tried and succeeded...   1. Send horsemen off in different directions to explore the map whilst growing/building new cities? After about 40 turns i figured that was going nowhere fast... but I did learn the map so I have unavoidable knowledge of the terrain next time through.   2. Send horsemen to conquer the nearest city-states, before turning attention to other civs?   3. Strike at the biggest rival first and the rest will fall with ease?   4. Strike at the smallest rival first and work your way up? I'm down at the middling levels of skill. Does your strategy change as you make it harder? How/Why?


title: Do I need my Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty disk for Heart of the Swarm?

text: I understand that I need to own Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty to play Heart of the Swarm, but I'm not sure where my disk is. If I can't find it, do I need to buy WoL again before I can play HotS?


title: AC:R Multiplayer: how do some high level players re-use abilities so fast

text: In AC:B you unlocked improvements to your powers by unlocking challenges. In AC:R you can craft abilities once you're level 30 instead. However some high level players (prestiged at least once I think) seem to be able to use smoke bombs insanely fast - I've been smoked twice in less than 30 seconds by the same player several times. This is significantly quicker than I can craft. Do you get additional crafting options once you prestige? Am I missing some combination of perks that gives you the ability again in less than 30 seconds?


title: How do I destroy the Harley Heads?

text: I'm talking about the Harley Heads in the Steel Mill where if you press the button, you hear Harley talking through the intercom. I know I have to do _something_ to them, because there's a count for them in the Riddler's challenges under the Steel Mill, just like the Joker Balloons and TYGER cameras. I've tried:   * pushing the button several times, but it just seems to annoy her   * using the explosive gel, but doing so makes him use it on the wall behind the head, which does nothing   * trying to use the various Batarangs at my disposal, but there's no targeting reticule for them What do I need to do to destroy these?


title: Is it possible to finish the main quest and stay neutral in Skyrim's Civil War?

text: I'm having a hard time deciding whether I want to support the Imperial Legion or the rebel Stormcloaks in Skyrim. They both seem to be right in some ways and obnoxious in others. In the meantime, I'm studying with the Greybeards and pursuing that part of the game. My problem is that I want to finish the main quest this time (unlike my history with TESIV) and would rather pick the side that doesn't end up with me indirectly supporting the Thalmor and the Aldmeri Dominion. At first I thought there was no way to support the Empire without supporting their Compact with the Dominion, but after studying the books in High Hrothgar, I realise that the history of the Great War is more complicated than Stormcloak or Legion NPCs seem to remember/admit. On top of that, supporting or opposing the Dominon apparently has theological implications that I was surprised to discover were important to my character. (... My immersion tendencies are taking over my game. Sorry.) **Is it possible to avoid picking sides for the whole main quest?** I really don't want clear spoilers, but ambiguous hints about how I can participate in or avoid participating in the war are fine. My character might make up her mind at some point, but I'd be happier knowing that I'm not forced to join up with either to do the main quest, unless I want to.


title: Why is the TVR Cerbera Speed 12 the most used car in drifting?

text: I'm going to start to make the drift events, and I noticed that all the weeks the most used car is TVR Cerbera Speed 12. Is for something special? Because is easy to use? Is really the best car for drift?


title: How many times can I murder the same person?

text: I love magic. I love burning people. Recently, I also learnt how to bring them back to life. I'm using the Raise Undead spell to raise enemies I've killed already, not mainly to aid me in battle, but just so I can kill them again. This provides a **lot** of experience in spell-casting. However, after I've killed them again, they are reduced to an ash pile that cannot be reanimated. Is there any kind of spell or another way to kill someone more than twice?


title: Celts build order on Age of Empires Online

text: As per title, what is a good build order for the Celts on Age of Empires Online?


title: Lydia seems to have become invulnerable

text: A while ago I used the enable/disable command on Lydia to level her up to my current level, as I wanted to keep using her throughout the game. However, and I'm not sure if it happened after that leveling or after the Thalmor Embassy quest, she seems to have become almost invulnerable. No matter what hits her, her health bar drops almost nothing. She actually managed to defeat Orchendor on her own, as well as a randomly- encountered dragon, without effort and without any intervention from me. Is there any way to detect, through console commands, what is something wrong with her, such as excessively high health regen or armor rating? And if so, how can I get her back to normal? I don't complain about having a powerful follower, but having a too powerful one, well, makes the game a bit boring. Thanks!


title: Are there Tools which help to develop aiming capabilities?

text: I've just bought a gaming mouse, and had to disable the acceleration (windows settings) for decent movement. My question is, are there any tools available where I can find optimal settings (dpi)? I thought about something where I would have to move to targets like little boxes, circles or something like that.


title: How do I allow tenants in my shop?

text: I cracked the top 900 for my clothing shop, which gave me the ability to have a Dumpling Stand in my shop. Problem is, when I try to build it (or any other tenant) in my shop, I get told there isn't enough room. How do I make sure that there is enough room to build these things?


title: Increase of monsters with increased difficulty?

text: With the increase of difficulty throughout the game, do the number of monsters also increase? Like the amount of them in a packs? I couldn't find anything that told me the difference in 4 levels as far as monsters increasing in pack size.


How can you unlock Cyrus in Animal Crossing New Leaf? I don't know how to unlock Cyrus.


title: Minecraft 1.6.2 mods textures problem!

text: I have just started playing 1.6.2 modded Minecraft. It works fine but most of the textures are messed up, most notably was IC2 (Eg. no furnace guis only black and purple!), also NEI( Not enough items) text is all messed up. Some mods I have included: IC2, NEI, Backpack, Weapon Mod, Minimap, and Buildcraft. (This is only some of them!)


title: How do I use the computer?

text: How do I use the computer after finishing the game? It says "Press return to continue". I tried to press it but it doesn't do anything. Does anybody know how to access it?


title: Minecraft server spawn

text: What command do i use to spawn to a different area in my Minecraft server, i spawned on a island and there is no land near? I really need help and my friends want to join and they are getting tried of waiting.


title: How do I unlink Clash of Clans from my iPad?

text: I am really annoyed that it's not easier, but how do you unlink a device? I got Clash of Clans on my iPod and I linked my village to my iPad but I don't want my iPod village on my iPad. How do I unlink clash of clans from my iPad?


title: How do you get to Whirlpool level?

text: I see a whirlpool on my map of Angry Birds Epic. But it's not clickable. Yet, I see references to "whirlpool level" on various Wikis/Youtube videos. How to I get to it? Or is it still too early for me? (I just got the submarine)