title: Why does Age of Empires II think my disc isn't valid on one computer only?

text: I have the Age of Empires II Gold Edition which contains both Age of Empires II and the Conquerors discs. I have lost the Conquerors disc, so I am trying to play just Age of Empires II. However, on my laptop, if I run the Age of Empires II (not the expansion), it tells me "Please Insert the correct cd rom", despite having the correct CD in. This only occurs on my laptop. On my desktop, the game runs when using the same CD, so it's not a damaged CD. I have tried uninstalling the game and installing without the Conquerors expansion in case it is trying to launch the expansion pack, but even then it gave the same error. What could cause this error? Google says it's either a pirated disc (which it isn't) or a damaged disc (which it also isn't since it runs on the other computer). What other issues could cause it?


title: How to find out what characters you have on what servers?

text: I use to play Conquer Online. I had a total of 5 different accounts. Now that I have come back, I reset back to my permanent email address, an updated all of my account details for my first account. How do I see all the characters that I have for each account? The only way I have seen is to login to every single server with that account, and there are a lot of them. Is there an easier way to see a full list of characters on every server?


title: Rotarycraft apparently messing up my world, what can i do about it?

text: I recently added Rotary Craft to my 1.4.7 world, and since then i have some weird issues. Yesterday it started getting bad, maybe you guys know how to fix these issues (other than by the obvious way of removing the mod again). These are the symptoms i am getting:   * Ender Storage: apparently, it stopped looking for the ender chest data in the right directory ( which for some reason is in the mystcraft limbo dimension's directory), and instead chose the ender storage directory under the root. I deleted those files, and got my items back. Later it seems the game just overwrote the data instead of ignoring it. So even worse...   * Graphics: From time to time, some rotarycraft blocks turn transparent (not invisible) and stay that way for minutes. This does not keep the blocks from working normal.    * block breaking / placing: sometimes, placing blocks doesn't work anymore. I need to restart the game then, and then find my items again in my inventory as if nothing happened. When i craft, upon closing and reopening the inventory, i find the original items. A few blocks seem to have vanished when i broke them, they didn't reappear on aggame restart. What is causing this and is it possible to fix these issues? My setup: Minecraft 1.4.7 Every mod from Tekkit Lite Soul shards Optifine Rotary Craft


title: Preventing blocks form gravitating to player

text: I'm currently playing with the Hexxit mod pack and the blocks/items are gravitating to me and when my inventory is full, they will orbit around my FOV. I'm not sure if this is desired behaviour, but it's really wrecking my game experience when I have a full inventory and I have 20+ items floating around my FOV, preventing me from seeing anything. Is there a way to turn off this "feature"? Here are a couple screenshots of the swarming blocks in action: ![Multiple log blocks are clipping through the player camera's angle](http://i.stack.imgur.com/hOXNt.jpg) ![Multiple log blocks are completely obscuring the player's view of the world](http://i.stack.imgur.com/W09m0.jpg)


title: What is minimum amount of magic and upgrade use needed to beat the game, including all collectibles and ghost run?

text: This question started out asking whether a no-magic, no-upgrades pacifist and ghost runs are possible at all, but now that it seems to be confirmed as impossible, I'm expanding the scope to be more specific. How many points are there in the game that absolutely require the use of magic (notably blink) or any of the mobility-enhancing upgrades, such as Agility, to progress? In addition to the above, how many runes, bone charms and Sokolov paintings require such to obtain, as well? And finally, how many points are impossible to slip past the guards unnoticed without such methods?


title: What use do Skyshards have?

text: I have found about two Skyshards. I tried searching but am too immersed in the game. What can Skyshards be used for? So far I have 2/3.


title: How do you morph a skill?

text: While playing Elder Scrolls Online, I get a message saying skill X can now be morphed. What does morphing a skill do? How do I go about morphing said skill?


title: How do you get the "Bi-Winning" Achievement?

text: The achievement says: > **Bi-Winning**   >  Complete a Splitscreen event Do you have to play with 2 players to get this achievement or is this a game mode? If you have to play with 2 players, is there any way to "fake" this if you don't have any gaming related real life friends and only 1 controller?


title: How are colours assigned to the World vs. World vs. World servers?

text: I'm pretty sure that lots of players are trying, as I am, to complete the whole map exploration, and even if I didn't believe when I read that the hardest part could be WvWvW, I must change my mind, it is really hard, due to the team colour allocation of servers... Being more specific, I'm on Whiteside Ridge and it's like since 2/3 months that I go to WvWvW at least once a week, to be sure to catch up every new match, and so every new colour... but we never been (as far as I started to do it) in the green team, making it quite impossible to break through enemy lands to complete my last map exploration. So now, to the question, how is the colour assigned to the three matched servers? Is it statically given based on the leaderboard position? Like 1st, 4th, 7th and so on always green, 2nd, 5th, 8th and so on always blue and the other ones always red? Or is there a chance that even if the leaderboard will not change, my server could finally switch to green?


title: How does Potion Toxicity work in The Witcher 2?

text: I know that every potion in The Witcher 2 has a "toxicity", but both the manual and the game provide less than adequate explanations of what toxicity _is_ , and how it works. For instance, much of the latter half of the Alchemist tree deals with effects 'while intoxicated'. What does it mean to become 'intoxicated', and what are its effects? What do the green and red bars on the potion toxicity meter mean? In gameplay, I haven't noticed any apparent effect from using past the green, and I haven't dared to toxic-ify myself into the red.


title: How do you set Tasks in the Editor?

text: I am creating a mission in the editor and I could not find any information about how Tasks are set in the editor. How do you define a task in the editor that the player can choose to complete and how do you set a marker for that Task that is visible?


title: Regaining Steamwheedle reputation?

text: I've **_somehow_** managed to ruin my reputation with the Steamwheedle goblins, and they don't talk to me anymore. What should I do to quickly and easily regain their support?


title: What shouts does Paarthurnax teach?

text: If I have learned all of the fire breath shouts, will Alduin teach me some other shouts or just not teach anything and be useless?


title: A tool that automatically lays blocks and walls?

text: I have seen an item in-game several times but thought nothing of it. The item was meant to automatically lay block. Another was used to lay background. I cannot seem to find them now that I want to see what they do. What do they do, and how do I obtain them. Does anyone know what they were named?


title: Minecraft won't run after updating Java?

text: My mother downloaded the newest version of java and now it wont run. Here is the error message:               [18:15:59 ERROR]: Couldn't launch game     java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe" (in directory "C:\Users\Sarina\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft"): CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified         at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_55]         at com.mojang.launcher.game.process.direct.DirectGameProcessFactory.startGame(DirectGameProcessFactory.java:14) ~[launcher.jar:?]         at net.minecraft.launcher.game.MinecraftGameRunner.launchGame(MinecraftGameRunner.java:205) [launcher.jar:?]         at com.mojang.launcher.game.runner.AbstractGameRunner.onDownloadJobFinished(AbstractGameRunner.java:177) [launcher.jar:?]         at com.mojang.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob.popAndDownload(DownloadJob.java:122) [launcher.jar:?]         at com.mojang.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob.access$000(DownloadJob.java:12) [launcher.jar:?]         at com.mojang.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob$1.run(DownloadJob.java:86) [launcher.jar:?]         at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_55]         at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_55]         at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_55]         at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_55]         at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_55]     Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified         at java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method) ~[?:1.7.0_55]         at java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_55]         at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_55]         ... 12 more     [18:15:59 INFO]: Deleting C:\Users\Sarina\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\versions\1.7.4-mcpatcher\1.7.4-mcpatcher-natives-35438263712980


title: Where are all of the collectibles located in Battlefield 4?

text: I noticed in my battlelog, that you can find collectibles in the campaign. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1H4ko.png) _Screenshot I took in the battlelog under the first mission_ **Where are these located in each mission?**


title: How do I get more seeds from farming?

text: When I have one seed from farming, I want to get more seeds. How do I do that? I always seem to get one seed back when a farmer collects the full grown crop.


title: How do you make a pickaxe on Minecraft PE?

text: So I bought the app and started using it. I didn't know how to play so I started watching videos on youtube and saw that people automatically made a pickaxe so I tried making one and it doesn't let me! I used 3 wood planks and 2 sticks. Do I have to get a different type of wood?


title: Why does the chat say "Stormwind is Under Attack!"?

text: While playing World of Warcraft, I regularly see messages in the chat that read "Goldshire is under attack" or "Stormwind is under attack." Who is attacking and why?


title: What are the effects of Happiness?

text: Various items and events raise and lower the happiness of your villagers. Besides achievements, what gameplay effects does low or high happiness bestow?


title: What maps have Gunship and Cruise Missile available for Commander?

text: I cannot find a list of what is available to the commanders on each map anywhere online, and figure this might be very interesting for the people who are looking to get the gunship/cruise missile ribbons.


title: How to stop people using coal as fuel in their houses?

text: People take firewood and also coal to use it in their houses during winter. I would like to use coal only for production of better tools, not for houses. Is there a way to stop people take coal from storage?


title: Medal of Honor Open Beta: do accounts carry over?

text: The open beta for the new Medal of Honor title is currently going on, prior to its release on October 12th. Does anyone know if ranks and customization will carry over via your EA account from the beta to the retail launch? I would suspect no, but couldn't find any source saying as much.


title: Front Mission DS - UCS mission 1 tips?

text: For the first USN mission, how do you survive through it? The wanzers you start off with are so under-powered that they barely stand a chance 1-on-1 with the enemy wanzers, and along the way a mobile weapon shows up later. It's understandable if it were a new game+ where you get at least the benefit of skills, but my "experienced" guys are total greenhorns. What's the trick?


title: What do I do with Eridium after maxing out my SDUs?

text: So, I've bought everything available at the Black Market in Sanctuary but enemies still keep dropping Eridium. It's gotten to the point where my HUD no longer displays my total Eridium count whenever I pick some up. Is there something else I can spend my Eridium on?


title: How do I kill the Cyclops robot knight?

text: Starting in the third world, there are these robots with one yellow/red eye who open their mouths to shoot homing rockets at you. They appear indestructible. Is there some way to take them out? ![chillin' on a robot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/irTmn.png)


title: Is it still worthwhile to aim for "no loss" after you complete the Grand Strategy award?

text: I have completed the **Grand Strategy** award in King's Bounty Crossworlds, after 50 fights won without loss. It seems that "Medal III order" is the maximum rank for each of the awards. At this point, is there any use to winning fights without losses, other than saving resources (gold to replace troops, hard to replace troops), and the personal challenge?


title: What is the iLevel on Path of Exile?

text: I've seen several times mentioned "iLevel", which is not shown on the statistics of items. What is it and how to know the iLevel of an item?


title: Can I free all of the prisoners (collect all heads) without trading?

text: For the "Freedom Hero" achievement (free all Gift Shop prisoners by unlocking or trading), do I need to seek out other players for trades, or can I theoretically get enough gems in one game to buy **everyone** by myself? Are there any specific prisoners/heads/masks/hats that will not unlock in my game by any means (like _Fable 3_ )?


title: How can I expand already built rooms?

text: If I build foundations connecting to the existing room and remove the partitioning wall, the space where the division-wall was is "outside".


title: Which Darkmoon Faire games are phased?

text: I've noticed that the Whack-A-Gnoll minigame is phased, meaning that all participants see different phased units (eg. the gnoll barrels). I assume this is to avoid players stepping on each others toes while attempting to achieve their objectives. Which other Darkmoon Faire games are phased, if any?


title: Does choosing to complete optional missions affect the level of Chaos in the city?

text: I have just gotten a mission from Granny Rags to poison the Bottle Street Gang's black market elixir with the guts of a diseased rat, which will cause anyone who drinks the mixture to develop the plague. _This does not sound like a good idea._ However, the Outsider seems to trust Granny Rags, and I feel like I ought to trust the Outsider, considering he gave me magic powers and all. But I really don't feel that poisoning the innocent citizens who buy the elixir is something that my Empress would condone. Then again, it might be that the game is like Mass Effect, and ALL side missions are beneficial in some way or another, no matter how suspicious the character providing the mission seems to act. I feel uncomfortable trusting my ability to metagame, though...lives are in my hands! **Are there any optional missions which I should NOT complete if I want to minimize the amount of Chaos in the city?**


title: Does the National Neopian Bank actually limit withdraws?

text: It says under "Make a Withdrawal" that: > If you withdraw Neopoints too many times a day, the bank staff may get angry > and refuse to serve you! Withdraw wisely. I've never withdrawn very many Neopoints, and I assume that there is no size limit to a single withdraw, but is there a limit to the quantity of them? What is it?


title: Where is the Nightmare's key in Catfish's Maw?

text: I have completed everything I can think of, and my map shows no more rooms with Chests in, yet I do not have the Nightmare's key. Where is it in this dungeon?


title: Can you individually use a SOFLAM to your advantage as recon class?

text: I tried for awhile to use the SOFLAM to laser target air vehicles, but no one else on the team was hitting them with javelins or laser guided tanks. (Same problem when I jump in a tank in the CITV station). Is there any way to use the SOFLAM individually to destroy enemy vehicles?


title: In Captain's Mode Matchmaking, how is the Captain chosen?

text: Yesterday, while in a party of four, we chose to test out Captain's Mode - we made the person who wanted to draft and pick leader of the party. When the game started though, the 5th member of our team, which was not in our party became the captain. He didnt write a single line in chat and didnt respond to us and we ended up with heros that we didnt want to play and had an unwinnable lineup (KotL, PA, Tree, Weaver, Puck vs Magnus, Enigma, Gyro, Nyx and Lina). After this horrible game, we decided to never play Captains Mode again unless we are 5 people. But I'm still wondering if there is any insight on how the Captain is chosen, and if we did something wrong when queuing up if we wanted one of our players to draft.


title: What does the quarry do when it hits an unknown ore?

text: I have BuildCraft and IndustrialCraft2 installed, so I was wondering if I were to build a quarry would it crash when it hit an IC2 ore like copper or tin?


title: How do I trade with another faction in Rome 2?

text: I am unable to trade with many faction because of: "unable to build trading connection with other capital". If I open the diplomacy panel all of these trading marks are red and whatever I do I can´t trade with them because of the message above. I am playing as Sparta. Anybody has an idea how to build the trading connection? I am running out of money because I can´t trade goods.


title: Steam "CMultiFieldBlob" Error Mac OS X

text: Steam on my Mac is giving me the error `*SteamStartEngine(0xbfb334f0) failed with error 1: CMultiFieldBlob(pSerialized) : Bad field -extends past end of blob.` I have tried the terminal command, which did not work. I tried locating the Application Support folder, but could not find it. Even tried deleting it and reinstalling it. Anyone know what to do?


title: What are the all the secret areas?

text: _**Velocity Ultra_** 's _Progress_ screen shows 10 _Explorer #_ badges, each stating "Discover secret area #". Where are these 10 secret areas and how do I unlock them?


title: Using Wirt's Leg on another difficulty than it was obtained in?

text: Playing in Nightmare I just picked up Wirt's Leg for the first time. I must have somehow missed it in Normal, so now I'm wondering: will I miss out on anything if I simply bring it back to Normal and use it there instead of playing all the way to Baal and then using it in Nightmare? (So I just freed Deckard Cain and am still in Act I of Nightmare difficulty.)


title: Dark Souls 2 Undead Crypt Question

text: I'm at the Undead Crypt > just after the Undead Ditch bonfire. Dropping down the hole in the ground, > and hollow zombies keep ringing that damn bell. Even if I kill them and > carry on, by the time I get to the fog gate it rings and rings and spawns a > ton of casters making life unpleasant. Can I stop this from happening at all?


title: I bought minecraft PC yesterday and none of the servers are showing up or connecting.

text: I bought minecraft yesterday and every time I go to play online, it says it "can't reach server" or "failed to reach server" or something of that nature. I know it's not my internet connection because both my WiFi and Ethernet are running awesome, and I took the firewall off of the game. I've tried making my own server and it won't connect to that either. I'm getting kind of frustrated because it's an expensive game to not have work properly. does anybody have any ideas on how to fix it?


title: Portal 2 Co-op with a single Steam account?

text: I picked up Portal 2 and wanted to try co-op with my son. We have two computers, but just one Steam account. Usually this is fine since I just leave the family computer in offline mode. Unfortunately it would appear that Portal 2 only does co-op when Steam is online. Is there a way to do Portal 2 Co-op / multiplayer with a single Steam account on two PC's? I saw you can with a PS3, and there is no split screen on a single PC.


title: Why does Diablo 3 insist on downloading 18gig when I try and install from DVD?

text: With the abandonment of the auction house, and the upcoming Reaper of Souls expansion, I've decided to reinstall Diablo 3. I don't have the fastest of Internet connections, and it has a monthly quota, so I dug out the original DVD to install from that. Before installing, it downloads some updates, then launches Battle.net client, and then decides it's just going to download an entire 18gig. It doesn't appear to have copied anything from the DVD. Can I not save some download by getting it to at least install _some_ files from the DVD?


title: How do I leave a location in Wasteland?

text: I have started playing Wasteland for the first time and I'm trying to figure out the controls. While the guide has been very helpful, I can't seem to find how to leave a location. For example, I have helped the farmers at the agricultural centre, and I don't know what to do next.


title: Does Dark Souls 2 have a level cap?

text: I am still in my first run through the game, currently in the Lost Bastille and my char is on Level 76. Since many games have a cap at around 100 (or even earlier) I am wondering how far I can go here.


title: What is a general strategy for someone new to Dawn of War?

text: I will begin this question with the following disclaimer: > I am absolutely terrible at RTS games. With that in mind, I am hoping that a simple, general strategy may be proposed for a noob player that really does not want to get deeply involved in learning the ins and outs of each class...I do not plan on going through the single player or learning enough to professionally compete, this is more knowledge for the person who will play this game a few times within the course of the year. That being said, I am going to be doing some LAN gaming soon and this is one of the games we will play. The last time we played I got absolutely creamed and would like to at least put up a decent fight. I have no race preference...really whatever is the easiest to get up and running and put on a good showing is what I would prefer. We have all of the expansions, so the extra races are available as well. I think the general rule of one strategy per answer would be appropriate here as well.


title: How is luck replenished?

text: Luck seems to replenish at random for me. Does anyone know at what rate it replenishes, or how I can replenish it myself?


title: Can I use turrets but still get the "Ghost" experience points?

text: I'm currently playing through Deus Ex: Human Revolution with the intent of using stealth. But I'm noticing that there's an option for me to use the enemy turrets and robots against them at certain times. Can I use these without losing the chance to earn the "Ghost" XP? Also, for the game achievement of not getting seen do the following count?   * Any Boss Fight?   * Causing "Alarmed" Status   * Being seen by turrents and enemy cameras?


title: Does the Sensor Tower sense cloaked units?

text: If I see my opponent has a Sensor Tower up, is it still safe to attack with Dark Templar or cloaked Banshees? Will he see them coming on the minimap? What about burrowed Roaches? Will the Sensor Tower still sense those even if it can't sense cloaked units? I understand that the Sensor Tower is not a detector and will not give vision of the units. I am inquiring as to whether it will alert the player to the PRESENCE of them, even if you still can't target them without an additional source of detection.


title: Where is the WiFi antenna located?

text: Where in the body of the Nintendo 3DS is the WiFi antenna located? To try to get more StreetPasses, I place the 3DS in an indent on my car's dashboard when I'm driving. Which part of the 3DS do I have to ensure is above the metal cage of car for the best chance of success?


title: Can you transfer a profile between PS3s?

text: I have just bought my own PS3, after using my brothers for the last few months. I was wondering if I could copy/transfer my profile and saved game data from his PS3 to my new one and if so how to go about doing it. Also, would it have any effect to his PS3 as he has only agreed to let me try it if I know what I'm doing. Can this wipe his PS3? Can I copy my profile and saved data to my PS3? I haven't backed any of it up but both PS3s are fully working.


title: What build order should I use for Zerg in StarCraft 2?

text: I'm familiar with the general mechanics of the game, but what's the best build order for the beginning of the game?


title: How to report "invalid" portals?

text: I looked through the ingress help, but could not find this information. I know I can report bad title/bad description/bad position from the portal info screen. But how can I report invalid portals? For example:   * inaccessible portals (e.g. on private property)   * duplicate portals (e.g. 3 portals on the same sculpture, mostly overlapping)   * for no longer existing temporary art installation


title: What happens if Yorick uses his ultimate on Anivia's egg?

text: Is there a duplicate of the egg or Anivia or nothing at all?


title: What do the paintings in Rogue Legacy depict?

text: Whenever I find a special room with a giant painting, it attacks before I have time to really examine the picture. I'm guessing they are previous games by the developer or other indie games they support. Can anyone confirm this? And if that is the case, which games are referenced with which paintings?


title: What can come out from mystery eggs?

text: I have just reached Level 231+ and I'm curious, what are all the possible things that can come out from mystery eggs? I've personally seen chocolates, candy bombs, striped candies, blocks, fish, and doughnuts. Can I only get things that I have seen before in previous levels? Or is it possible to get things that will only be formally introduced in future levels?


title: Papers Please Booth Upgrades

text: I am aware that at the "end of day" screen one is supposed to be able to buy an upgrade for their booth allowing them to use the space bar to enter inspect mode and use the tab to toggle the stamp bar, however there is no instruction stating where to look to purchase the in-game upgrades. I have searched through the "end of day" screen trying to find the upgrades with no clue where they are. if you found them, don't simply tell me that I can buy them on the "end of day" screen, as I already know that (apologies if I sound rude), but instead explain how to get them at said screen.


title: How does Zac's passive trigger on-kill effects?

text: Zac's passive splits him into four globules when he would die, which crawl back to his death point and reform if they survive. These are targetable by attacks and abilities, and if all four die before reforming, Zac is killed. Cho'Gath, Nasus, Sion, and Veigar all have abilites that have an additional effect if they kill an entity. For Nasus, Sion, and Veigar; this effect is doubled if the entity was a major entity. My question then, is this. Do Zac's globules count as an entity for the purpose of this ability? If so, are they major or minor entities?


title: App Crashes when trying to load Friends List in Candy Crush Saga

text: I've beaten Level 20 about 10 times now, and it's asking me for those three tickets. The problem is, when I click on _ASK FRIENDS_ the app exits and the list of friends isn't showing up. So I can't ask my friends for tickets, therefore I can't continue my journey. Has anyone else had this issue? Is there a workaround?


title: What is the connection between Ashe's arrow travel distance and the stun duration?

text: When you used to throw a spear with Nidalee and you walked away, it did more damage because of the distance you build in that time. Riot changed that and now you throw the spear and the position you started the throw from is used, rather than your position when it hit. Is the same thing true of Ashe's ult? Does the stun duration depend on the distance between you and your target when it hits the enemy or when you initially fire it?


title: Gordon Freeman runs way too slowly!

text: In Half-Life 2: Episode One, my character, Dr. Gordon Freeman, runs really slowly. I can sprint but even then, he is still very slow. I'm also sure I'm not using 'WALK' by accident. All the enemies and NPCs move at normal speed. The game runs perfectly on my machine. I have good graphics and sound quality, good FPS, and everything runs smoothly. I've tried some in-game commands in the console like `cl_upspeed "320"` and `cl_forwardspeed "450"`, but nothing happens. It's like I'm playing the game in slow-motion mode. My PC may be somewhat old but I am sure it can handle the game without a problem. This is my hardware:   * GRAPHICS CARD: AMD Radeon HD 7750   * CPU: Intel Core 2 6320 1.86 GHz   * RAM: 4 GB How can I make Gordon Freeman run at normal speed?


title: What is the most efficient strategy to get the blood and body parts removed in a timely manner?

text: In Viscera Cleanup Detail for Shadow Warrior, you have a lot of body parts and other stuff lying around. When you step into blood, you gonna leave bloody footsteps behind. After a while, your mob will also generate blood splatter instead of removing it. If you clean up everything, you will also be granted an achievement: > **Sanitary Supremacy** > > Completely clean the entire temple and punch out To clean your mob it seems you have to run forth and back to the little pool in the entrance area if I see that correctly. **What is the best strategy to clean the place up? How do you start out and what can I do to avoid new blood splatter?**


title: In Final Fantasy VII, does it matter where you equip your materia?

text: I like to think of myself as an expert in the area of Final Fantasy VII. As it was on steam for $8.00 recently, I bought a copy for my girlfriend. I've been answering her questions with relative ease, but she asked me something that took me completely by surprise. Does it matter which equipment slot you place your materia in? It's something that I guess I never really gave thought to, and there isn't any information I can find online. Thanks in advance!


title: How to open the trade route to Britain?

text: So in the mini-game 'Kenways Fleet' you can dispatch your fleet across the Atlantic to trade. Doing certain missions opens up access to new places to visit. Which mission will unlock the trade routes to Britain?


title: Jewel crafting gems cost more than cut, how to make money

text: I'm slightly confused. From what I've seen, many people said jewel crafting is a very profitable career. I just purchased a Delicate Queen's Garnet recipe that allows me to create red +50 agility gems. However, after looking for raw materials (Queen's Garnet), the going price for those in the AH is roughly 750G. I see Brilliant Queen's Garnet (the cut) selling for 450G. How is someone supposed to make profit with going rates such as these? Buying the raw material and cutting it just does not seem feasible.


title: How to instantly get Item Counter back to 1000 after power up expires?

text: It's possible in Deathsmiles to somehow position yourself precisely enough so that when the Item Counter expires, you're flooded with a collection of items that instantly restores your counter back to 1000. I've never been able to pull this off. The greatest I've ever been able to do is restore it to around 200. How do you do this? I've seen it done in many of the leaderboard replay videos. What am I missing?


title: How does performance index work?

text: In one of Dota 2 recent patches Valve added a new feature called "Performance Index" visible in your own in-game profile. For me is not really clear how does it work. Do you have any info on which "performance" it monitors? K/D, K/D/A, Gold per minutes, Experience per minute or all of them? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/F9eqH.jpg)


title: In Black Ops, are any of the assault rifles fully automatic?

text: So far, the rifle's I've come across are either burst fire or single fire. Are any of the rifles fully automatic?


title: What is the purpose of having unidentified rare (yellow) items?

text: In diablo 3 magic items are automatically identified. To identify rare items you right click on it but it doesn’t use any items or anything. You can’t sell it or auction house it. What is the purpose of unidentified items?


title: How can I tell if food is rotten?

text: I've gotten some tips from other questions, e.g. corpses rot very quickly. However, I have also often found that rations and other comestibles in my inventory turn out to be rotten, and occasionally have made me quite sick. Is there any way to determine if a given food item is rotten?


title: Does Skeleton King's Reincarnation count as an actual death?

text: Skeleton King's ultimate ability, Reincarnation, is triggered upon death if you have the right amount of mana. Does this count as an actual death, in that it yields experience and gold to the slayer(s), or is just the "definitive" death that counts? Also regarding the Divine Rapier, is it dropped only upon the actual death?


title: How can spectator mode be misused in League of Legends even with the 3 minute delay?

text: Recently, League of Legends launched spectator mode. It made it possible for anyone to spectate a game going on with a delay of 3 minutes. Is it possible to still cheat/misuse spectator mode? Perhaps with things that use longer than 3 minutes like spawn times, wards, inhibitors. What are the advantages you can gain by having a friend spectate a game?


title: Display Modes Letterbox vs Wide-Screen

text: In Skyrim graphical options, what is the difference between `letterbox` mode and `wide-screen` mode? I've seen this in other games as well. Can you view more things in wide-screen mode vs letterbox mode? How should I choose?


title: How do you add dragon souls?

text: Using the console in Skyrim, how do you add dragon souls? I tried `player.adddragonsouls`, similar to `player.additem` or `player.addperk` but it did not work.


title: Test Drive Unlimited 2 Custom radio

text: In test TDU, it was possible to hook up his iphone to the console (ie xbox 360) and a custom radio channel appeared in the game so you can play your own track from the ipod. Is it possible to do the same with TDU2 on PS3 ?


title: When do monstars change direction and when do they fall?

text: When a marching monstar (aka. goomba) arrives at the end of a platform, sometimes it will change direction and walk back, other times it will walk off the edge and fall. What determines which happens, and how can I tell beforehand? Is a property of the monstar, or the platform?


title: Why bother with Meteorite armour?

text: So I had my first meteorite land, not a huge distance from my home which was lucky. I got a friend to mine it all for me as I don't have a strong enough pick axe currently. In all I got some 75 bars (after giving my friend a few to say thanks) which in theory should allow me to build a complete armour set. The question is, why bother? Looking at the wiki for it, it's a bit rubbish. In terms of defence it's the same as my current silver set, worse in fact with the bonus silver gives you for a complete set. I appreciate there is a magic attack bonus but as far as I know I don't have any magic things yet. I might have done it if the armour provided a light source while I tunnelled but apparently this has been taken out? So no point doing that. Would I be better off making something else with it?


title: Do animals drown in Minecraft?

text: The title is self explanatory. I have a means of gathering animals without wheat via water as the flow is controlled by a push of a button (the beginnings of an auto harvester). I have a glass ceiling only 1 block high (per schema of my place). So once the water fills the room, it will push the animals to one side(no space between the top of the water and the ceiling). This then sparked the question, **will they drown before getting to the desired location by flow of the water?** **Can they drown at all?** I have seen this post  on how to round up animals but it didn't answer my original question.


title: How do you join or create a server in multiplayer?

text: I just got Minecraft Pocket Edition on my iPhone, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to start multiplayer. When I go to menu, there is only one button that says Play. How do I join or create servers?


title: How do I create a cell block so I can search the whole block at once?

text: When building individual cell blocks, even if they're inside a single wall rectangle (fence around all cells and personnel can be assigned to guard it) it doesn't automatically count as one cell block. So when searching cells, I have to click on each cell and press search. I'd like the "search cell block" option to be useful, and yet it only searches a single cell. How do I create a cell block from individual cells?


title: How to effectively use explosive weapons against metal shields?

text: As far as I can tell there are three things you can do with explosive weapons when fighting against an enemy with handheld metal shield(like nomads).   1. Shoot the shield directly   2. Shoot the nearby terrain to damage the enemy with splash damage   3. Shoot the enemy directly after flanking him Basically what I want to know is which one does more damage than which or which ones does equal dmg to which etc. I want to know what the best option is.


title: Can you skip cinematics in return to castle chordead?

text: These cinematics repeat over and over again, especially if you respawn often (bossfight for example), so is there a way to skip them or turn them off? Keys like `ENTER` and `WHITESPACE` won't work and `ESC` is already mapped to open the menu...


title: Fastest ways to level multiple skills in Skyrim

text: I am really wondering on just the fastest ways to level up the skills (Conjuration, Destruction, Smithing, Enchanting, etc). So instead of asking about a single skill I was wondering if we could all just do it in one go. See, I had to start a new game due to the lagg error and I want to get all my old skills back so if everyone could just post the fastest ways to level certain skill I would be ever so grateful.


title: How do I pronounce 0x10c?

text: There's been some debate about how to pronounce the title for Notch's newest game, 0x10c. Notch knows but apparently it's "a riddle" and he's not telling yet. I've heard that it's related to the programming error that the plot employs to explain the 16-bit CPUs in the far future but I don't know the details.


title: What determines where red phantoms invade (PvP)?

text: As per title. Last night in Dragon Aerie, I was invaded, but never managed to find the player. Is there anything about what determines where hostile red PvP players spawn? Is it close to the next bonfire, is it some random formular, is it always just slightly ahead of you?


title: What are the differences between difficulty levels in SOTS: The Pit?

text: When starting a character, there are four difficulty levels:               Easy     Normal     Hard     Insane      What changes based on the difficulty chosen? The wiki shows that experience gained changes, but is there anything else?


title: What does RoW mean on a Steam pre-purchase?

text: I want to pre-purchase some game on Steam, and it lists `Pre-Purchase (RoW)` after the game name. What does that mean? Below is an example: ![pic](http://i.stack.imgur.com/615gV.png)


title: How do grey-background words differ (other than colour)?

text: There is a Flash game called Typing Maniac. It involves typing words that are falling from above. There are some special words that are given a different background colour, usually meaning that they'll reward a special which is a special power. Words with backgrounds coloured other than (off-)white usually have a special effect and appear more less commonly. However, some words have a grey background, instead of yellow, red, blue, or purple which reward specials. Words that have a grey background appear as infrequently as words that reward specials. Thirdly, words that have a grey background do not reward a special. What do grey-background words do?


title: How can I make the original Dwarf Fortress tileset square?

text: I have gotten used to the default tileset of Dwarf Fortress, and I do not wish to change it a **lot**. That is exactly what most Dwarf Fortress tilesets do, though. My problem with the default tileset is that it is taller than it is wide, which makes things seem taller than they really are. Is there any way to make the tiles square?


title: What are the consequences in quest skipping?

text: Joining a friend who is ahead of you in quests allows you to "skip" quests. What are the consequences to this? Do you lose out on experience and first- time drops? Or can you go back and do those later?


title: Countering Morphling in the mid to late game

text: I'm having problems winning a game if the opponent's team has a good morphling player. The problem starts as soon as their morphling acquires one of his core items, Linken Sphere. The situation gets worse when morphling gets Ethereal Blade with which morphling can kill a squishy support hero in 1 to 3 hits. What is the best counter to this hero aside from finishing the game early as possible or preventing morphling from farming?


title: Why can't I make any Tinkers Construct parts with iron?

text: I was trying to build an iron hatchet today, but suddenly I noticed I couldn't make any part with iron! Any other material like cobblestone or wood works, but not Iron. It just doesn't show anything on the right. ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/RNwgr.png) I think it has something to do with the new Hexxit Update. A few days ago I had made an iron Mattock, but after updating yesterday I can't. You can actually see the mattock there in the hotbar. Am I the only one? Is it a bug? How do I fix it?


title: Are there console and startup commands in Diablo 3?

text: Previously, you could use console commands to affect certain things about the game you were in, and start up commands allowed for simple changes to the game when launching. However, I haven't been able to find a similar reference for Diablo 3. Are these types of commands supported in Diablo 3? How do you access the console? Are the commands (or the most frequently used ones) listed somewhere?


title: Is there a way to change the player controlled faction's name?

text: I was part of Swadian rebels for a while, which didn't work out, and now, I have started my own kingdom, after the Nord king refused to grant me land. But the name of my kingdom is still Swadian Rebels. Is there any text file to change or other way that I could change the name of my Kingdom to something else?


title: Does equipping the whole set gives any additional bonus?

text: I recently thought of buying a `Cain's Fate` set to level up faster. In the game and on Battle.Net website it says:   * (2) Set:      * Attack Speed Increased by 2%   * (3) Set:      * 10% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items     * Increases Bonus Experience by 30% Does equipping the whole set(4 items) give any more bonuses?


title: What changes are required to create my own Dwarf Fortress graphics?

text: What files do I need to change to create my own Dwarf Fortress graphics? Is it only the bitmaps? > Related: Dwarf Fortress Character and Graphics Sets


title: Do any unique items spawn in (upgraded) houses?

text: You can spend a lot of money upgrading your house(s) in Skyrim, which will eventually include things like food, potions and ingredients spawning in the house (one-off or respawning, I'm still not sure, but that's a different question!). Are there any unique items that are _only_ obtainable from upgrading a house (either fully or partially)? I think I read something about a Stone of Berenziah spawning in an upgraded house but I can't find a source for that. Perhaps some weapon or armour gets added to a display stand?


title: Is there any benefit to stepping on bugs?

text: I've noticed as my burly man-hero trots around Sanctuary he has the tendency to mash lesser critters under his magically embued footwear. There seems a very large number of snakes, scorpions, small spiders, and similar vermin that are affected in this way. Is this just sort of a mini-easter egg, or is there a benefit to do it? I could easily focus on more squashing if there is a reason to.


title: How can I pick up the dog in the bar in Cave Story?

text: So, twice I've played Cave Story as Curly, and both times, when I reach Jenka and go out to collect dogs, I can't pick one of them up. It's the one called Hajime, I think, and he's the one in the backroom of where we first meet Curly (or the real protagonist, depending on the version you're playing). Everytime I try to pick him up, it goes 'Arf!' and then nothing happens. I've never had this problem with any of the other dogs, and I didn't have this issue when I wasn't playing as Curly. What do I do? EDIT: so, I tried replaying as Quote up to that point, and I can't pick up the dog there either. So I now have three games, with both characters, where I can't do that same thing. am I missing something? does anyone else have this problem? EDIT: Thank you, that's working perfectly. I feel a right idiot now. (I can't seem to comment because I'm not registered, so this is how I'm replying. Please consider my question answered. Thanks again!)


title: How do I access content from the Cerberus Network DLC?

text: I've entered the serial code and downloaded the Cerberus Network DLC from the PSN store. I then installed the pack and launched the game. The Mass Effect wiki says: > On the main Mass Effect 2 start screen, there is a second computer on the > right-hand desk that opens to show the Cerberus Daily News and any new DLC > that is available. I pressed triangle to connect to the EA servers, but the computer on the right hand portion of the screen won't open. What am I doing wrong?


title: What happens if I buy a landmark in Assassins Creed: Brotherhood?

text: When I buy a landmark, it says "upgrade", but after buying, it still remains broken. :( The income of Rome increases, though. Will the broken buildings/landmarks heal over time? Does buying a landmark help rebuild the city? I am asking because even if I buy one, it still remains broken.


title: Hero's father in  Dragon Quest VII

text: After beating Dragon Quest VII for PSX,including the secret dungeons I have an unanswered question about the story. Was Sharkeye the hero's true father? Or is Borkano his descendant? Did they adopt the hero? Both the hero and Sharkeye have half of the Aqua crest,and the game says Sharkeye's wife(?) had a baby, but it disappeared. It also says that the Aqua spirit protected her and the baby somehow. They look a lot like each other too. Who is the hero's true father?


title: How do I perform a guard impact?

text: In the previous Soulcalibur games, guard impacting was performed by pressing `▷G` (forward and guard; `6G`, in fighting game direction terminology). In Soulcalibur V, this was removed. Guard impact still exists, but it uses the soul gauge, and apparently requires a different combination (likely involving `A+B+K`, since it uses the soul gauge). What is that combination?


title: Water 'funnels' in Minecraft

text: I've found a dungeon and would like to set up a automatic mob-item collector and am having trouble coalescing the items easily. How do I create a funnel of water such that I can go from a river N blocks wide to a river 1 block wide, and the items in the river will flow into the one block?


title: Is it at all possible to install Portal 2 purely from retail DVD?

text: Does anyone know if it is at all possible to install Portal 2 purely from retail DVD? I purchased my copy just yesterday and after going to about 4% the installer has now begun hogging my bandwidth by pulling the remaining 96% from Steam (online). I am hoping and praying that someone can advise how to install 96% of the game from disk and have Steam only download the remaining 4% - if at all that's possible. I've looked on the Steam forums too, but there seem to be numerous similar complaints. It just beats the purpose of having a dedicated retail disk for install - which by the way is 5.6 gigs in size - and I would imagine it to contain most (if not all) of the file needed to complete a Portal 2 Steam-less installation. **Update** - I'm running Win 7 x64. Here's a screenshot of the contents of the DVD. The _Resources_ folder only contains various language versions of steam installer (English, Thai and Chinese). What's the deal with all those **Portal2_disk1_x.sid** files? ![Screenshot of Portal 2 DVD contents](http://i.stack.imgur.com/wp0nn.png) **Update 2** - Just wanted to let everyone know that the download has completed after 14 long hours and the game works just fine!


title: What is an effective strategy for the "Unlikely Allies" challenge?

text: We typically play 2 player Apprentice/Huntress, or 3 player Apprentice/Huntress/Squire (25-30+). We have so far attempted this challenge several times, with the same result. At first it is fairly easy to keep the ogre safe by moving traps and focusing DPS on nearby enemies. Towards the last few waves, the big idiot starts walking right into the fray of massive amounts of enemies and despite best attempts he always drops when we have only a few waves left. Early in the regular game I had these same type of frustrations and found that what we lacked was more strategy than skill. So what is the most effective strategy with the ogre?


title: Why won't my PS4 give me my trophy?

text: I was playing Assassins Creed 4 when PSN logged me off but I kept playing and defeated all the legendary ships which is supposed to give you a trophy and I got no trophy. So I signed back in but still nothing. I can't go platinum in this game now!


title: Where do I find Leah's journal?

text: I found Part 1 of Leah's journal in her room of the Slaughtered Calf Inn. Where do I find the remaining parts? And how many parts are there?


title: Getting Delphine & Esbern 'unstuck'

text: So I've gotten myself into the documented bug with Delphine & Esbern getting stuck @ the Karthspire. I used the PC console code of `setstage MQ203 280` as I **COULDN'T** get them to get passed the first puzzle. Now they are STILL stuck at the first bridge, and I got 3 recruits for the blades, however Esbern does not want to talk to me further about what to do with the recruits. I've tried shout throwing them across the first bridge, but nothing works. If I teleport them to the temple, they just start walking backwards to the SAME location at the beginning, this is the most annoying thing I have encountered in this game. Can someone offer some tips? Teleporting works to get them to the temple, but I can't keep them there. Maybe reset the first bridge somehow? That might bump them through the puzzles? **note** > Reloading a save game prior to this event for me is not an option anymore > unless I want to forfeit 20+ hours of play ;(


title: League of legends crashes on Windows 8.1

text: My PC is currently running on the Windows 8.1. When the league of legends launcher is ready to play it crashes the game. Can you give me an answer to how I can make league of legends work on Windows 8.1 ?


title: Will steam workshop download mods while playing a game?

text: I am installing a few big mods for skyrim, and I don't want to wait for them to finish. Can I start playing the game and expect them to still be downloaded, so that when I restart the game later on they appear in the data list?


title: How do I troubleshoot the 'd3dx9_35.dll is missing' error?

text: I just downloaded and installed The Witcher from GOG.com. However, when attempting to launch the game (the game itself, after the launcher) I get the following error: > The program can't start because d3dx9_35.dll is missing from your computer. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/WLsj9.jpg) The system is Windows 7 64-bit. Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this issue?


title: How to remove mod shouts Skyrim

text: I went into qasmoke room and learned the Dragon Aspect shouts from the button thingy and now I got bugs with black book quests...I've been searching the internet for a few hours now but I just can't find a way to get rid of them so if any1 knows a way or has their ID it would really help. Regular IDs don't work.


title: How can I get the Dust to Dust achievement?

text: In Assassin's Creed Brotherhood there are five hidden artifacts in the Monteriggioni villa, and finding any of them unlocks the Dust to Dust achievement. Where can I find them?


title: After I beat the Kayran, what can I do with its corpse?

text: After a long struggle, I managed to beat the Kayran. Great! Now I have a neat Kayran Trophy, a Kayran Hide, and other Kayran bits to round out my loot. I know the Kayren Hide can be crafted into either Kayran Hide Armor, or a Kayren Hide Armor Enhancement, and the Kayren Trophy is already useable as-is. But what use are the rest of the Kayren bits, specifically the "Kayran Tissue" and the "Kayran Eyes"? Are they just useful as relatively rare alchemical ingredients (contains Vitriol!), or are there more recipes involving them that I'm not yet aware of?


title: Wii Tennis scoring formula?

text: Has anyone figured out the Wii Tennis scoring formula? IE, how many points you gain/lose based on whether you win/lose, who your opponents are, and how badly you win/lose? Given enough data points, you could at least come up with a rough estimate, so it seems that someone should've done this, but I haven't found anything online so far.


title: Where are the sockets for the power sources?

text: I've been walking around this cave forever and I can't find the socket for the power source from the skyscraper. Where are the sockets for the power sources in Assassins Creed 3?


title: How do I kill the giant spider?

text: In the Cellar of the first mansion, I can manage to hit the spider the first time, making her smash through the wall. Problem is, I have no idea what to do after that, with the fan and the burning net thing. I figure I have to get the web on fire again, but I can't seem to do it. What's the trick to it that I am missing? Help! I don't want to die anymore!


title: How is it possible to get a score of 2 billion in Cut the Rope?

text: I just played through the first box (cardboard) in Cut the Rope, aiming for the fastest times and therefore highest score. It seems like the absolute highest score you can get for a level is around 6,000 (I got just over 5,900 for essentially an 'instant solve'). So when I'd finished I amassed 139,800 points (avg ~5,600 per level). Imagine my surprise when I logged onto the game center only to find the top score for Cardboard Box is 2,298,946,210!!! As far as I can tell, it only takes the highest score for each level, so playing through levels again doesn't keep adding to your score. Are all these users cheating in some way? Or is there another way to improve scores?


title: How do you circle strafe with a chopper using an Xbox 360 controller?

text: I can't quite get the hang of this. I've been in a few maps where a pro was just demolishing everything like this. I'm asking for specific instructions with an xbox 360 controller.


title: How can I stop without destroying the minecart nor using redstone?

text: Searching in google, found many ways to **stop** a minecart, but none of them fulfill both of these requirements:   1. Doesn't destroys the minecart (Using a cactus does so)   2. Doesn't use redstone (In Minecraft PE creative mode, cannot find it)   3. Slowing down quickly, without using lots of land (Making `S` shape non-powered track doesn't even stop it!)   4. Doesn't reverse when unsuccessful (Building a staircase going up is unsuccessful) Therefore, any methods that can fulfill all these requirements? ** I have searched for a method like this:               _ _   _ _        \ /      Every sign is a non-powered track. Although it said that it will slower the minecart, it doesn't. I wonder improving this method can fulfill all requirements.


title: Pros Playing in 4:3

text: When i see footage from some CS:GO lan event i notice that a lot of the professional players play in 4:3 on a 16:9 screen with black bars on the sides. Why do they prefer 4:3 over 16:9? Is there any advantage here?


title: How do I learn new abilities?

text: How do I leave the new abilities I've got? It says to see the trainer - where can I find them? ![World of Warcraft Spellbook](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zFBkh.png)


title: Sleeping Dogs GOTY: How do I prevent getting the DLC bonuses in the beginning?

text: In Sleeping Dogs GOTY, I get all the DLCs unlocked after an hour of play, and then I get like 8 level-ups, 200000$ (and also cars, outfits etc...). So, I learned almost every skill there is in the beginning. It killed for me all the motivation in playing it. **Is that normal? How was it in the original Sleeping Dogs?   Is there a way to prevent getting the DLC bonuses in the beginning?**


title: Should I pick my tables up by hand?

text: When I need to move a crafting table, chest, and/or furnaces, I usually use my tools. I end up moving those items a lot as I change the layout of my place / mine from time to time. I also know mining/ digging/etc wears on that tool so: Does picking up the those items wear on my tools? Should I move those items by hand or use the tools? I hate breaking my tools! I want them to last forever!


title: Some dwarf stays outside ignoring all my "commands"

text: I recently started a new fortress. My Mason (a valuable dwarf) is just standing outside during snow storms and stuff with "No job". He doesn't eat and drink. I tried different stuff to get him back:   * Switched off all his labors (thought he would stuck in a job or somewhat)   * Made a burrow and called all civilians into it   * switched back on his labors (tried to get him a job)   * He could get inside (other dwarfs do so, too)   * He hasn't any injuiry (exception: hungry and thirsty from standing outside :/ ) and hes capable to walk.  Long story short, he died of thirst. But now my expedition leader standing outside too. Any ideas what i am doing wrong? Thanks!


title: Can I buy equipment and weapons or can they only be acquired as drops or quest rewards?

text: I am a lvl 10 Arms Warrior. I was wondering if it is possible to buy equipment and weapons from a shop? Or is the only way to get new items by doing quests and getting drops from monsters?


title: Does 'gaming the game' to accelerate levelling up give me a wider gaming experience?

text: I've been focussing on levelling up my skills with training and smithing and have made rapid progress in some combat and smithing skills, but I'm kind of wondering if this is going to have any payback. As I understand it the game compensates for levelling by simply making my enemies stronger, So, am I wasting my time with accelerated levellup up, is my shiny dragon armour no different to hide armour thanks to the difficulty compensation? And if I go through the quests (Side and main) as a level 15 will I end up having have a fairly similar experience as to level 80.


title: How to get a casus belli against a country you don't border?

text: As England is there any way I can manufacture a casus belli against Morocco so I don't have to take the -2 stability hit when I declare war? It's currently 1478, and after winning the HYW I'm looking to get a foothold in Morocco to act as a stepping stone for colonising Southern Africa and then jumping across to South America. I've tried warning them; insulting them and Embargoing them. No luck so far. I've also tried giving them a loan on the hope that they fail to pay it back.. No luck there either. I could become the Papal controller and declare a crusade against them in the hope that I get dragged into the war by allying myself with Castile or Portugal (Morocco's catholic neighbours who will get an additional casus belli against Morocco due to the crusade). But that could take a while.


title: Is there a reward for earning all of the gold medals in time attack mode?

text: In _Donkey Kong Country Returns_ , after beating a level, you unlock Time Attack mode, where you have to beat the level within certain time thresholds to earn gold, silver or bronze medals. Earning gold and silver medas is _insanely hard_ , requiring near-perfection. Do I get anything by earning all gold medals as opposed to just earning any medal?


title: Challenge Mat adapter?

text: I bought a new Wii, and the Challenge Mat I had with my old Wii does not attach to my new Wii system. Is there an adapter for it?


title: Are there "classes" in Spiral Knights?

text: I just started playing Spiral Knights. So far everyone looks to be basically the same, but are there eventually different "class" paths that you can take? It looks like the game is mostly gear based, so maybe there are de facto classes based on the gear you level up (ranged, melee, healer)?


title: What does it mean to "promote a multiplayer character"?

text: One of the ways to acquire the "Battle Scarred" achievement is to "Promote a multiplayer character to the Galaxy at War". What does this mean?


title: How do i promote from multiplayer?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What does it mean to "promote a multiplayer character"? In Mass effect 3 there is this achievment for promoting a multiplayer character, i have been trying for this since it came out( i always look at the achievments before i play any game), and im not quite sure as to what this mean's or even how im supposed to pull this off. can anybody help?


title: Swapping XBox Live GamerTags

text: I have a GamerTag on XBox Live that I want to change. The name I want to change it to is currently held by another account I own. What's the best way to go about doing this? Do I have to change the second account to something else, then change the first account to that other one's name? Will that even work? Or is there some way to delete the second account so that the name is freed up, thus only paying for one name change?


title: Do moral choices affect gameplay?

text: I've been playing a while now and I'm kind of roleplaying a lawful good character, and I'm wondering what the impact of doing "evil" quests are? I have one for Boethia about lieing to a priest to then go sacrifice him at an alter, which I'm not going to do. Will this affect my game? I know it's annoying to have the quest the whole time and not be able to clear it off without being naughty. I've also reached a point where > Esbern and Delphine are in Sky Temple, and ask me to kill Paarthonax, which > I don't want to do. So what are the outcomes? If I kill him I assume I get > to rebuild the Blades, and if I don't? I'm still mates with the Greybeards?


title: Can I rebind mouse buttons to keys?

text: I am having a problem with the controls in Diablo 3. Basically, it puts my abilities on my mouse, but I want to use my mouse for movement only. But at the same time, if I move abilities away from my mouse, I run out of room, because there is only room for numberkeys 1 - 4. If there any way I can use the mouse _only_ for movement, and activate my abilities with 1-6 instead?


title: Is it possible to defeat Jacob in Shattered Eezo?

text: When on the Silversun Strip (Citadel DLC) there is an option to challenge Jacob in a game of Shattered Eezo. I tried to beat him like 10 times but he always dishes out more damage Is it possible to defeat him somehow?


title: If you sacrifice yourself on The Sacrifice in expert realism mode, do you get the "Real Deal" achievement?

text: The title says it all. But i'll describe further. You are playing The Sacrifice in Left 4 Dead 2. You are playing realism mode on the expert level. You hope to get the Real Deal achievement, which involves "surviving a campaign on expert difficulty with realism mode enabled." You sacrifice yourself (as someone has to) to complete the campaign. Do you get "The Real Deal"?


title: Do items bought from Kadala have a different stat range when bought in a Torment Game?

text: Kadala sells Items for Blood Shards. Since I am fresh 70, I do not have the gear yet to do Torment. But does Torment actually provide different stat ranges for items bought from Kadala? So basically the idea is to do Bounties and Rifts on Master and then switch to Torment to spend the Blood Shards?


title: What happens to the Governor and the troops which finally took over the village?

text: I attacked a village and took it over. The governor and troops have gone missing. What happened to them ?


title: Which is the most effective Sniper Rifle, and where can I lay my hands on one?

text: As with the demo, I already find my Infiltrator Shepard is leaning towards sniper rifles as a primary weapon. So, excluding anything DLC or otherwise not in the core game, which Sniper Rifle has the **highest DPS** and which has the **highest damage per individual shot**? And where in the single player campaign can I find or buy them?


title: What does a Weapons Technologist do?

text: So I was travelling around, and I came across a person with the same symbol as an Engineer but he was titled as a Weapons Technologist. I noticed that I could hire him. What is a Weapons Technologist? What does he do?


title: Alternative item hotkeys

text: I have played just about every MOBA game to date. Using numpad 789456 simply doesn't work for item hotkeys. I like the way LoL uses 1-6 for item hotkeys, and I like the way SC/War3/DotA uses 1-6+ for control groups. I would like to use 1-6 for my items, but then that takes away my ability to use those for control groups. I know not a lot of heroes have the need for control groups, but I can't help but feel like I shouldn't change them and that I'm stuck in terms of what to do with my hotkeys. I have heard of suggestions of alt+QWEASD, but that takes away hotkeys that are used for toggling autocast. Are there any alternatives I'm unaware of or are not remembering?


title: How can I toggle fire using redstone in SSP?

text: The Yogscast uses redstone-toggled fire, probably using this mod. However, CraftBook is only available for SMP. How can I get this feature into SSP?


title: Phoenix Wright iOS - Buy packages

text: tldr: Should I buy Phoenix Wright on iOS right now and I'll be able to buy only the two last in july when all 3 will come out HD on iOS, or will I be stuck to buy the 1st one twice? Hello Stackgaming, I just saw that the first Phoenix Wright can be bought on iTunes. I wanted to get in this series for a while now (I don't have a DS) and this is my occasion. I also heard that in july, capcom will re release all 3 Phoenix Wright's on iOS, in some HD collection. Question is: If I buy the first one now, will I be screwed over when the triology will be re-released in july because I will have to buy the first one again or will they be 3 separate games, leaving me to only buy the two last?


title: How can I rotate the map?

text: I just started playing Realm of the Mad God on Steam. The intro video shows the map rotating as players move around it, but I can't find any key (or key maps) which do this. Is it possible to do in the Steam version?


title: Warhammer 40k Retribution, unable to connect for coop play

text: My friend and I are trying to play Warhammer 40k Retribution together in campaign coop. When one of us accepts the others' Steam invite, the connecting player sees "Connecting..." then "Connection timed out". The other player sees no indication that anyone is connecting. We're on a lan, both connected to the same router. Both of us have version the latest version currently (3.12.05944), both of us have all firewalls disabled on our machine (though we're behind a NAT). The NAT does support uPNP. Any help is greatly appreciated.


title: Does MISSINGNO. actually destroy saved game files?

text: The effects of the MISSINGNO. glitch in Pokemon Red and Blue have well- documented at many sources. Encountering MISSINGNO. corrupts Hall of Fame data, causes temporary graphics glitches, and sets the most-significant bit of the 6th item in the player's inventory. That said, there are also a lot of rumors about MISSINGNO. and its origins. There are many sites online that claim that MISSINGNO. can delete saved game files, but I've yet to find any actual verifiable claims that support this. Are there any verifiable reports of MISSINGNO. actually deleting saved game files or otherwise rendering an existing save file unusable? Or is this just another urban legend? Thanks!


title: Does Wii MotionPlus enhance the accuracy of games created prior to its existence?

text: Regarding the Wii Remote + MotionPlus / Wii Remote Plus, I know the added gyroscope allows better accuracy with games which specify compatibility. Does using the MotionPlus on a regular controller enhance the accuracy received by other games? For example, should I be using it when I play Boom Blox or Boom Blox Block Party? If it only enhances some earlier games, is there a master list?


title: Where can I find bows with rare or unique enchantments?

text: As we all know there are weapons that look unique and have unique enchantments. I however, have not found a single unique weapon that is a bow. There is the bow that you get from the Thieves' Guild quest line, but I'm talking about bows that you won't get from a quest line; for example, I was wandering around in a cave once and found a sword with the paralyze enchantment. This must have been unique because this enchantment is hard to get your hands on and it was found at a certain location. I'm hoping to find some bows that have cool enchantments and looks too. Are there bows that are found outside of quest lines that have unique or rare enchantments? Where can I find them?


title: Attack speed and its interaction with various skills

text: The nonintuitve part of "Increase attack speed by x%" is, it also increases your CAST speed. There are a fair few different type of skills in Diablo3, in addition to the generic "nuke":   * Channelled   * Summons   * Fire/Forget   * Damage over time How does increased attack speed interact with the aforementioned list of skill types? This is a followup on Is resource cost adjusted with weapon speed in diablo 3?, which answers the weapon speed aspect of channelling spells but does not comprehensively cover other spell types.


Are there enough skulls in the game to buy all upgrades? Each level seems to offer only up to five; with a new trap given every level and upgrades costing more than five skulls, it seems like you can never get enough skulls. Or can you?


title: Upgrade Konahrik to legendary?

text: I've just finished the quest of the 8 Dragon Priest mask and got Konahrik. But when I want to upgrade it at the forge, I can only go to Perfect. Can't it go to Legendary ? I'm 100 in forge.


title: How do I get Ocean Sapphire without mining as a profession

text: I'm in need of Ocean Sapphires to get from jewel crafting 520-525. I've bought what's left of them in the Auction House. I do not have mining as a profession and am not sure if it's possible to get them any other way.


title: Why was (is?) Irelia so popular top?

text: She was picked/banned in like every game at IEM Hannover but I don't really understand why. Is it because her passive is strong in teamfights? She doesn't seem particularly tanky so I don't really get why she's considered a good initiator late game and her laning has been noted as weak (probably terrible post-nerfs).


title: Can I skip the LOTRO tutorial?

text: Is it possible to skip the Lord of The Rings Online tutorial instance and the newbie-only area? I want to get some afk-life friends into the game, but I don't think they need the intro.


title: What are destiny points in LOTRO?

text: I have a free Lord of the Rings Online account. What are destiny points? How do you earn these points? What can you do with them?


title: Meat boy -- 2-18 bandage?

text: How am i supposed to get the bandage on Chapter 2 level 18? It looks like it's inaccessible. I currently have Commander Video, Gish, and Meat Boy.


title: How can I tell what glowy-ring buffs the enemy team currently has?

text: To my knowledge, all the following buffs have identical effects of glowing rings around the players' feet, as shown in this picture: ![Glowing Rings](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0QTf0.png)   * Deploying a Buff Banner   * Deploying a Battalion's Backup   * Deploying a Concheror   * Playing a medicating melody with the Amputator   * Deploying Ubercharge with a quick-fix If I could not see the source soldier/medic, what are some tell-tale signs I could easily/instantly recognize their buffs? Additionally, if I saw a buffed soldier coming in from a distance, how can I distinguish what his buff is?


title: When you download an Xbox One game from the store, is it available to all users of that Xbox?

text: If I buy a game on the Xbox One from the store, will it be available to all users on that Xbox? Is it the same as if I purchased a disc, where it is available to any user?


title: What do the different armor types do?

text: Each droid I capture has a unique armor type, such as Kevlar or None. What are the various types, and what advantages do they confer?


title: How do I defeat Jaguar Javier in Guacamelee?

text: The previous bosses all had observable attack patterns and were easily defeated. Jaguar Javier has no attack pattern that I can see; he just seems to spam his moves and regenerate shields before I can deal any significant damage. How can I defeat him?


title: Is it possible to limit Kinect dialog voice commands to a specific human user?

text: Is it possible to limit the Kinect voice commands to the currently playing user, or to just the combat squad commands and not dialog options? My wife finds it amusing to pipe in and select one of the stupid dialog options since she doesn't approve of my renegade ways. Mass Effect 3 has an option for selecting your accent and we both have quite different accents so theoretically the Kinect should be able to easily tell us apart.


title: What does it mean when a monster starts drooling?

text: I've noticed that most big monsters I've fought so far have started drooling late in the fight. Is this just a sign that it's close to dead, or does it mean something specific?


title: What is the most efficient way to farm Carpenterbugs?

text: I got all the rest of the ingredients needed to upgrade my axe, but I'm still short by 7 Carpenterbugs. What is the most efficient way to farm these? What map should I do it on, and what route should I take to hit all the potential bug patches with a high chance to get Carpenterbugs?


title: Which button do I "HOLD" in Mission 33

text: When I get to the torture scene, I'm prompted to hit left mouse twice to throw two punches at the prisoner. When it's time to jam my thumb into his wound, all is see is `HOLD` but no button prompt. I don't have any keys unbound and nothing seems to work. So now I'm stuck at this point. What am I supposed to press?


title: Does SPC show a list of block IDs in the inventory?

text: Does SPC already come with a list of blocks when you open your inventory where you can just see and type in the name or number of the block that you wanna replace, Or is that just a different mod?


title: Who is Tarquin?

text: After curing the Genophage on Tuchanka, I was talking to James and he said "Too bad about Tarquin, I was just starting to like him." Is this a misinterpretation of > Mordin's name or someone who I have forgotten entirely?


title: Separate Microphone and Audio

text: Ok so this will be the first asked question related to this at all: I crashed recently and lost my hearing, but I have a hearing aid that can connect to the audio with a phonak tvlink that I got. I want to do voice chat with my brother but I can't figure it out... all I can do is hear his voice and actually understand all of it somehow (go modern hearing aids!!). How can I (if it's even possible) separate a mic from a system that let's me listen to voice chat and possibly the gameplay as well as talking to them across the voice chat system? And/or is there something that connects with bluetooth to both or something...? If you don't understand my awful writing, Google "Phonak TVlink S" and try to figure out how I could do full voice chat with it. The game is Black Ops 2 if that has any relevance.


title: What are the names on the wall in the Crew Deck?

text: On floor 3 of my ship I noticed a large wall display with an Alliance logo and a bunch of names, and some empty name plaques. What are these names? Is this a memorial of people killed by my decisions? I note Ashley Williams is on the list, and when I started the game I picked her as the one that died in this save. I didn't import an ME 2 file and no one has yet died due to my decisions in game.


title: Most useful destruction energy type and managing perks

text: I'm playing a pure mage build (might try to do the thief/assassin quests when done with the mage quests). Right now, I use perks sparingly. There are perks specific for fire, electricity, cold based destruction spells. I'm wondering if one energy type fits all in this game. Should I just focus on electricity? Or do certain energy types work better against certain opponents? I think I read that dragons are vulnerable to cold, but ice-trolls are vulnerable to fire, so my suspicion is that I'm going to need to invest in all of them. At the same time, is it wise to be careful with one's perks? I summon a lot of flame antorachs, but plan on upgrading the monster I summon to the next level (whatever comes after apprentice). So should i skip the perk that lessens the cost of apprentice level summons and just get the next one? Is that even possible? I haven't tried to skip a perk in a chain in the various asterisms...


title: In Tribes: Ascend, what is the secret code option for?

text: In the Extras menu, there is an option for entering a _secret code_. One would assume that this is where promotional unlock codes go, but right above it is a redeem promotion option, so I guess that's not it. What are those secret codes for, and how do I obtain them?


title: What happens to mercenary units that die during an outbreak mission?

text: I'm not very far into the game yet, but I've played a couple of missions where I accidentally killed my infantry team with my artillery team. Every time this occurs I have restarted because I wasn't sure if the killed units would be permanently gone after the mission. Does anyone know what happens to units that are killed during a mission?


title: When Raiden is turned into a cyborg?

text: I know that Raiden is turned into a cyborg at some point of MGS, but what I want to know is if this is shown in some point of the game or is just mentioned at some point? is there some actually playable scene or some cutscene that shows how Raiden gets turned into a cyborg?


title: How do I take the companion cube with me after the level "Cold Boot" in Portal 2?

text: In "Cold Boot", on GLaDOS 7 -- the first time I encounter a companion cube -- the Material Emancipation grid is broken. GLaDOS makes a point of pointing this out, and saying _don't take anything with you_ in her extra dramatic voice... which implies I _should_ take the Companion Cube with me. But I can't figure out how to! I need the cube on the switch to open the door, and I don't see any way to get the cube without closing the door to Floor 7. Is this possible?


title: How do the Hati and Sköll equipment bonuses stack with other bonuses?

text: The Hati gloves give double combat experience and the Sköll boots give double Agility and Woodcutting experience. If I wear those and have some other equipment that also gives bonus experience in the same skills, what kind of total bonus do I get? For example, if I am wearing the Hati gloves and a full sacred clay set for some combat style (which also gives double experience) do I end up getting double experience (if they do not combine at all), triple experience (if the bonuses add), or quadruple experience (if the bonuses multiply)? Do the bonuses stack the same way with different equipment combinations?


title: Which is best stat to level up when playing mage: health, magika, or stamina?

text: As a mage, I've put every single choice into magic, but I'm wondering how often I should be leveling up health or stamina. Is there a good ratio to follow?


title: How do I get past the turrets at the beginning of test chamber 15, chapter 3

text: The turrets whose sight you can block with the light bridge at the beginning, how do I get past them? Pic: ![Beginning of chamber 15 with the one turret blocked](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FQPVe.jpg) Thanks!


title: Secret of the room with 10 cube unfold markings

text: In FEZ, there is a room with a pillar with 10 markings on it. Each marking has 6 "parts", and there's 6 movable cubes in the room. However, I'm not sure how these two things relate. I've tried making all of the shapes I could that are shown on the pillar. ![Screenshot of room](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Abaoa.png)


title: How does aggro work in Diablo III?

text: How does aggro work in Diablo III? I'm a tank, so my job is to keep mobs coming after me, and not after my squishy dps partners, however I am not sure what the aggro/threat rules are I'm fairly sure it's not the closest player or the one that hits first based on some of the longer boss fights I've done with some friends. I don't think it's damage-based either, although I'm not positive on that one. I also don't think its entirely random because I'm usually not targeted if I hang back. I'm looking to find out:   * How does aggro work in Diablo III?    * Can it be "controlled"?    * And does it work differently for bosses or regular mobs?


title: Origin account association on PS4

text: I had to create a new Origin account on my PS4 (there was no option to login) for the Ultimate Team feature. It created the account and associated it with an email no longer in use (it didn't even ask me for an email). Is there any way, within FIFA 14 for PS4 to change the account associated with Origin or my Ultimate Team?


title: Are some items in diablo 3 bugged?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Are +maximum damage and +minimum damage enchantments factored into weapon > DPS? I'm trying to calculate the DPS of an item in diablo 3 Here is the item I'm watching. The problem is on the maximum damage calculation. Here are the given values               minDamage : 627.0     maxDamage : 1141.5     Damage : +50%      The item attributes are the following               Min damage : 120     Delta damage : 103     Max damage : 120 + 103 = 223      Then there is a bonus on the min and the delta               Min bonus : 298     Delta bonus : 342     Max bonus : 298 + 342 = 640      So the damage should be :               (Min damage + min bonus) * dmg multiplier : (120 + 298) * 1.5 = 627     (Max damage + max bonus) * dmg multiplier : (640 + 223) * 1.5 = 1294.5      So there is a problem with the max damage. I found 1294.5 when blizz says 1141.5. Did I miss something ? Thank you !


title: How does X% Chance of Finding Magical Items work for a party?

text: If I have an item with a X% increased chance to Finding Magical Items (3% in this case), does this apply only to me, or does that bonus apply to my party members as well? Could you end up stacking this with your teammates or your followers to provide a decent chance of better items overall? If I give a piece of equipment to a follower with this bonus, what will happen? Will their bonus stack with mine? The Followers pages don't specify anything in regards to this nor is there any information on the Game Guide that I could find. ![Scouting Gloves with 3% Better Change of Finding Magical Items](http://i.stack.imgur.com/B7VhB.jpg)


title: Diablo 3: Monster kills only on last hit? + drop question

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How does X% Chance of Finding Magical Items work for a party? i was wondering if you get your mob killcount increased by: last hit? damage inflichted but not last hit? just standing near a kill? Why i came up with it, i play with a mate and he does the damage and i do more tanking and less damage. He got 4 legendaries in 3 runs and me got 0. Which was then his 15-20th in the whole game time. While i only got 4 legendaries during the whole game in almost the same time. During the game i always got 150-200% mf more than him 348% my peak value. So we came up with the idea that last hitting minions affects the drop rate. Or is it really only luck?


title: Diablo 3 - Magic Find In Groups

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How does X% Chance of Finding Magical Items work for a party? So I'm running Izual on Normal with a friend, who's having trouble getting the Staff of Herding recipe from him. My question is, how does magic find work since each player in a group will get a different set of items when Izual dies? Since my friend needs the plans, should he be the one striking the killing blow? Or can I?


title: How do I get my fisherdwarf to fish (or how to create a fishing zone)?

text: How do I get my dwarves to start fishing? I have enabled the fishing labor, and made sure that the standing orders do not forbid fishing outside of zones, but my dwarves never seem to go fishing. There are a couple of murky pools on the map, but whenever I try to create a fishing zone on or around them, it only says 0 no matter how many tiles I select.


title: What is the PS4 Launch Edition?

text: I am looking to buy a PS4 from the Sony Website. While I was browsing the internet, I saw mention of the PS4 Launch Edition - though I didn't see this on Sony's site. It seemed much more expensive, but I can't figure out why. What's different between the 'launch edition' and an ordinary PS4?


title: ksp: lv909 and nuclear engines flaming out?

text: I launched a ship into orbit around the sun and got to the point that I have to start using my small engines but when I decouple the previous poodle engine, all four of my lv909/nuclear engines die: "oxidizer deprived", flameout. Any ideas why this happened? craft


title: Garry's mod prop location

text: I just got Garry's mod yesterday, and as I am an avid developer, have decided to delve into the code (however, I won't go into that here.) I want to create my own props/edit the existing props, but I can't find them! I've looked everywhere. I have GCFEditor, but I will can't find the file. Could someone please help me find the file path of the props/other objects? Thank you. PS: It starts with C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Garry's Mod\ Thank you again!


title: What are the meanings of most common abbreviations in Ingress?

text: There are few abbreviations and acronyms in Ingress which might be confusing at first to new players, can you list them?


title: minecraft yml file help

text: When I use the console it says Syntax Error. I then tried to check if i have the group ownership; I'm shown as a normal user and this permissions.yaml file changed nothing: no color, no prefix as Owner or anything! Would any of you help me figure out what i did wrong?               groups:         default:              default: true             prefix: '&2Default&2'             permissions:             - modifyworld.'             - -essentials.item             - essentials.sethome             - essentials.home          Co-Owner:             default: false             prefix: '&5Co-Owner&5'              permissions:              - *          Users:          crazy_man_12             group: Owner             prefix '&4'                     permissions:             - *          Users:         captain_colors50                    group: Admin             prefix: '&0'             permissions:              - *


title: Should I use the Hand cannon or the Shotgun for close-range combat?

text: I'm playing Bioshock Infinite with a build that I thought of - I use a sniper rifle as my long-range weapon of choice, and (currently) a shotgun for close- up crowd control. For the vigors, I generally use one of Murder of Crows or Shock Jockey (occasionally Bucking Bronco, if enemy is behind cover). The former two are mainly to distract them, so I can   a) Move in close with the shotgun   b) Back off, find cover and pull out the sniper Also, Shock Jockey is useful for turrets, Handymen, Patriots, etc. As I write this, I'm relatively early on in the game, so I haven't upgraded anything except the sniper rifle and I don't have too much useful gear, so I won't list that. The main question is - should I use the **Shotgun** or the **Hand Cannon**?   I have used the Hand Cannon a little bit, and both seem pretty similar weapons - I use them in close quarters and they are extremely good alongside the sniper rifle and my above mentioned vigors. The only difference I could see was that the Hand Cannon seemed to have a higher rate of fire (though I'm not sure, maybe it's just me) as well as noticeably better range. The damage output seemed rather similar too. So, factoring in the upgrades and all, and also the rest of my build, will the Hand Cannon work better than the Shotgun?


title: How to Make an Instant Off/Delayed On Redstone Circuit?

text: I would like to make a circuit with one lever input and two outputs. When the user flips the lever, I would like for the one output that's ON to immediately turn OFF, while the other output which is OFF takes a second or two to turn ON. Both outputs should behave the same way such that when the lever is flipped again, the exact same thing happens, but with the outputs swapped. I'm currently accomplishing this with two AND gates like so: ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/wsmFt.png) But I'm looking for a much more compact way of doing it. Any thoughts?


title: Nepha-what now? What the hell is a Nephalem and why does everyone keep calling me that?

text: Nephalem Valor. Nephalem this. Nephalem that. All anyone ever seems to call me is Nephalem. My _character_ seems to know what it means, as evidenced by her suspicion that she could not gain entrance to that sunken temple in Act I, which only Nephalem are supposed to be allowed into. I seem to recall a remark that 'all of the Nephalem were dead'. And yet... I got into the temple. And everyone - I mean _everyone_ in the Hells and the Heavens calls me Nephalem. So fine. I give up. I'm a Nephalem I guess. But, well, _what the hell **is** a Nephalem anyway?_


title: Cooldown reduction affects concurrent cooldown?

text: Purification Beads is an active item that "removes crowd control effects and makes you immune for" a second or few. Each tier costs 300 gold and each largely only reduces the cooldown by 45s. Does buying subsequent tiers affect the cooldown if it's already cooling down? What about any other active items? For that matter, what about Skills?


title: Will two rooms crossing diagonally count as one room?

text: If I build two bedrooms like this:               WWWWWWW     WWOOODW     WOWWWWW     WOWWWWW     WOWWWWW     WDWWWWW     WWWWWWW      W - Wall, O - Empty Space, D - Door Will these rooms treat as one? Will two dwarves sleeping here think they are sleeping with others?


title: Are there any quests that give permanent stat boosts?

text: In Diablo II, there were some optional quests that would give you permanent stat boosts, such as the Prison of Ice quest that would give a permanent boost to your resistances. Are there any quests in Diablo 3 that give permanent stat boosts?


title: Maintaining enough resources?

text: I've been playing the past few days, and I have most of the basics down fairly well. I'm maintaining 50-100 residents no problem, so that's a good step up from a few days ago. However I'm always _barely_ maintaining my resource count. What I mean is that my current town of ~45 residents is running off 3 forrester's lodges each staffed full, and only then am I able to maintain a positive supply of logs and firewood. Constructing any new buildings essentially wastes my firewood supply to 0 for a season or two until I have spare logs for firewood (and I'm only talking about 50-100 logs for additional buildings in a given year). Does this seem normal, or am I mis-managing something? I'm also concerned with maintaining iron and stone. Both my current town and the previous one I've mined up all surface stone/iron that I could within reasonable distance of my town. I don't want to build quarries because that land can never be used from then on. I've gone about 15 years on my previous town and 10 years on this one, and not once have I seen stone or iron offered through trading. Again, what would be the better strategy in this case?


title: Crafting a greatsword Help

text: I am trying to craft a greatsword. So far, have been following the guide written here and the following will sum it up: Basic crafting strategy can be summed up as follows: 1. Create a gem with stats you want. 2. Create a basic item with gem created in 1. 3. Salvage the created item to get component with stats of the gem. 4. Repeat 1-3 for each of the different components used to make the item. 5. Craft the desired gear with components created in step4. It is also stated in the guide that the part of the basic item with the gem effect always appeared on the 2nd component of the item i will salvage in step 3. In my greatsword, I now have the 2nd component (Hilt) with the gem effect. I got that in 1 try when I salvaged a greatsword. I am now trying to get the 3rd component (Grip) with gem effect. I created a Gauntlets with gem, but when I try to salvage it, I am not getting the upgraded Grip. I believe the gem that I used is the pristine one and the effect is 20% damage at day. My Blacksmithing is level 8 and Sagecrafting is level 8 as well. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks


title: Are there any benefits for placing a sign on your building?

text: I see that on some buildings your can place a sign on the roof, or a flag in front of it. Does this serve some kind of purpose or is this just for looks?


title: Why are most people on the top of the Diablo 2 ladder Paladin?

text: I've been looking at the expansion ladder and you could see one non-paladin every like 8~10 paladins! What's the deal with Paladins? Are they somehow superior in Diablo 2?


title: Is there any way to make the input for SSFIV moves easier?

text: I am taking reference of SFXT .. when we select easy input gem (ya our attack goes 10% down) but our input is very simple .. so is there any way like trainer or something else through we can move easier .. my biggest problem is playing with zangief .. i am playing on PC with keyboard it really tough to perform SPD(360 motion).


title: Changing startup options in Nethack Cocoa

text: I find nethack cocoa works with MACos Mountain Lion. I would like to change default options before I start a character. I use to do this but have forgotten and the OS has changed too.


title: What are the buttons that I need to press in order to kill predators?

text: For some reason, Assasin's Creed 3 doesn't show me the buttons I need to press in order to kill predators when they charge at me (a really strange bug, I know), so I lose every time. This is quite annoying, considering it's a great income and one of the Hunting Society's missions. So... what are the buttons that I need to press in order to kill predators? I know the first one is "interact", but what are the rest?


title: What is the maximum number of skill points you can obtain?

text: I've noticed myself getting skill points from completing certain quests and selling runes back to Ostegoth. Does anyone know the maximum amount of skill points you can get, and how you get them?


title: Age of Wonders 1 unit overview

text: I've been a huge fan of the Age of Wonders franchise and with the third installment just released I started pondering what units were available in the first version of the game (nostalgia can do that to you). Unfortunately the Wikia on AoW is far from complete, so I'm wondering if anyone knows a good and complete unit overview for AoW1? I'm thinking of something like: ![enter link description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/mK6Lz.jpg) Thanks in advance!


title: Is there any benefit for having animals spawn on the islands?

text: I think I closed the window that explained it too quickly, but I read that after you are able to expand the vegetation through some percentage of the land, animals come to the island and stay to live there. Is there any benefit for this? Or is it simply aesthetic?


title: Is there a reason to ignore the decree to pound the pillars?

text: Is there anything I miss if I don't "pound the pillars" in the basement of the castle? Am I making any of the stars inaccessible by doing so?


What song is being played during the mission Uninvited (Act 2, Mission 9)? The mission involves setting up an ambush for the Viceroy hit-men. I tried to use the Song Sneak app, but it didn't work.


title: In the consortium, level 2 of Starfront Collision - how to get/pass the stealth'ed monsters

text: Total noob question, but in the iOS/Gameloft game, Starfront: Collisions, I have just started it and in level 2 of the Consortium campaign, you have to take out/over a radar - but it's protected by some stealthed monsters that we don't seem to be able to attack. Here is me getting wiped again. The game suggests some lander vehicle but that gets wiped as soon as it gets near them. Thanks in advance for any hints/tips.


title: Can you talk to people while you're spectating in Hardcore Team Deathmatch?

text: In Hardcore Team Deathmatch, when you die, you have to wait some time before re-spawing. While waiting, you are spectating another player on your team. Can they hear you? Is it useless to try to warn them about danger?


title: How long does it take for the "Give Valentine" to reset on your neighbor's character?

text: This is my first Valentine's Day event with Tapped Out. How long does it takes once someone gives a Valentine to your neighbor's character before you can give them another one? Many of my neighbors do not seem to have any characters which allow you to give them a Valentine, so they are just idling and I cannot gain any hearts or experience from them at all.