title: Some Permissions and Plugins dont work in the Nether, Players cant drop stuff anywhere. Any thoughts?

text: The most important ones are /home and silkspawners in general. The plugins I'm using are Essentials, EssentialsAntiBuild, EssentialsProtect, GriefProtection, SilkSpawners, SilkSpawnersEcoAddon, Vault, WorldBorder, WorldEdit, KitEssentials, ModifyWorld, ServerLogSaver, MorePotions, MagicSpells, EssentialsSpawn, ChestShop, LWC, and ive now replaced GroupManager with PermissionsEX because GroupManager kept causing problems. Switching to PermissionsEX did not fix the fact that people do not drop stuff when they die. **Edited to include all Plugins Jan28** Now I have added the permissions to break and place silkspawners to both the default group usung groupmanager, and to the original permissions file, just in case, and that seemed to be doing fine - until someone went to the nether and tried to break a blaze spawner. It wouldn't let him destroy it, however, it gave him the drops anyways. Basically, free blaze eggs. Somehow I need to get silk spawners to actually let it be destroyed when broken in the nether. **Switching to PermissionsEX fixed the /home problems.** And lastly, the players drops are no longer dropping when they die in any of the worlds, even though I was pretty sure I had it set to do so. This means that, when they die, they can no longer aquire the things they lost because they stopped existing upon death. Did I miss something somewhere, or is this a bug for something? I can't remember whan it started, but I suspected groupmanager and couldn't find anything. Is it possible that the 1.7.2 version in general is doing this, because we upgraded? *Note that server difficulty is set to normal. Thanks in advance for taking a look and trying to help~


title: Cheats for the Sims on Windows Phone 7

text: The missus just got Sims3 on WP7, apparently it's driving her nuts and is very slow paced (?). Anyway, is anyone aware of cheats for this phone? iPhone ones don't seem to work.


title: Can I play Civ 5 without having Steam installed?

text: Is there anyway to remove Steam and still play _Civilization V_? I am very particular about what gets installed on my computers and what is allowed to advertise at me and run background processes. So much so it is not worth it to me to have Civ 5 installed if I have to have Steam installed.


title: problems installing civ 5, steam errors... no solution yet

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Can I play Civ 5 without having Steam installed? Ok, so let me start of by saying I am deployed. I was pretty excited when I found out that there's civ 5 for PC, and I ordered one. I waited for the game for over 3 weeks (mail takes that long to get here), and for past week I was running to post office everyday to see if it came in early. Today it did (great, I have a day off tomorrow), but I have been trying to install it for past 6 hours!!!! all because of that stupid Steam!!! It keeps giving me errors, first it wouldn't start updating, i searched all over to find solutions... as soon as I fixed one thing, another thing came up, when I fixed that, another came up... deleted blob, installed separate steam.exe to replace the other one, renamed to -clearbeta, ran the safe mode, firewall/antivirus off, etc etc... it keeps telling me to either connect to internet, or the system being temporarily unavailable, etc... I am tired! I finally have a day off, and I spent $50 on this game, for me to get another one is 3 weeks! I couldn't care less for online gaming (plus we are not allowed to do that). I wrote an email to steam, nothing from them. Please help! p.s. i read something about working with router settings, but no can do. We get free wifi here, and are not allowed to touch it.


title: Which configuration of armor enchantments gives maximum protection?

text: Prior to 1.4.6 it was a well known fact that the **protection** enchantment on armor was strictly superior to the other enchantments and that simply having a few pieces with **protection III/IV** would max out this protection, leading to the best possible set of armor. Now that this has changed, however, I'm curious to see if anyone has analysed what the optimal armor configurations now are? Presumably it will be some combination of protection enchantments and other enchantments, going by the description of how enchantments work now on the wiki. Or, are we forced to choose one or more types of protection to max out? (This would be the case if there are not enough total enchantments possible to max out all areas). If this is the case, it would be great to see some analysis of how to optimise that choice as well. I've looked around but haven't found any good mathcrafting on this question yet. Furthermore, beyond protection against taking damage, can someone include some explanation of the hidden utility bonuses? For instance, **Blast Protection** has been described in wiki sources as reducing the knockback effects from explosions, and **Fire Protection** is described as reducing burn time. Do these effects scale and max out at some enchantment level, and does **Projectile Protection** similarly reduce the knockback effect from projectiles?


title: Can I write a stable MystCraft age that has dense ores?

text: I've been trying to write the perfect MystCraft age for me to plunder for its resources, but unfortunately including the Dense Ores symbol invariably seems to make it unstable. At least I get hit with a debuff when I travel there, which I'm pretty sure indicates instability. Is there a combination of symbols or some sort of mechanic that I can use to get me that stable mining age? Failing that, is it possible to write one that's at least _structurally_ stable? I.e. no decay blocks, meteorite strikes, or anything of that kidney. I can live with debuffs. Or rather, my quarries can. I know I can probably do it via cheating or admin commands, but that doesn't count.


title: Do skill points from trainers disappear in Kingdom of amalur with a respec?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What happens to skill levels gained via training if I use a Fateweaver? If, for example, I spend 100-150k gold on training lockpicking/merc/stealth skills, then I change my fate: do they disappear? or are they permanently unlocked in skills? (i.e They don't disappear from my skills and are now the default levels of them.)


title: Minecraft doesn't work if there is ! in the System username

text: I have downloaded minecraft on my windows vista x64 computer but I when i click to run it and tried to log in a black screen appears. Because Im bloody brilliant i figured it might be a problem with my windows username which ironically is "Linux Plx!". I created a new username just for minecraft called "linux" and it works well there. The problem is all my programs are allready on linux plx and I dont want to use the new account just for minecraft (not to mention my internet doesnt work there because my drivers are not installed there etc) I wonder if there is any way to get my minecraft to work despite my windows username. It has to be some part of the program not recognizing the ! in the path. I tried renamiing my windows username but it doesnt really rename it (because windows doesnt really allow you to change the username when you look into it on the software level username is still "linux plx!") help


title: How do you shoot with the Panzer Tank in Commandos?

text: How do you shoot with the Panzer Tank? The enemies are able to shoot with it, yet when I try to use it, clicking only moves the tank around. This is for _Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines_.


title: If no champions play, does the game last forever?

text: In League of Legends Summoner's Rift (5v5), there are 3 symmetric lanes. If only the minions play, does it last forever? Are the lanes fully symmetric?


title: How does the save system work?

text: At which points does the game usually save? Do I always have to get back to my hideout and sleep to make absolutely sure that I don't lose any progress (like hacked accounts or money collected from ATMs)? The game seemed to suggest that I should sleep in the hideout to save the progress, but I am not sure if this is even necessary. Apparently your progress also gets saved after you start or finish a mission or mini game. What exactly are the points after which I safely can quit the game without having to worry to lose anything.


title: How/Can you access videos from online vault, online?

text: I have Call of Duty Modern Warefare:3 and have noticed the online vault feature. What does this do? Can I view and download these videos online?


title: How can I play Starcraft II on my TV

text: I can play other games with my TV as my monitor. (IE I play Skyrim all the time with my TV as my monitor.) But when I fire up Starcraft II I get a very scrambled picture. My TV runs best at 1280 X 768, but it does support some other resolutions. Would a different resolution help? Is there any hope to get this working? Any why doesn't Starcraft II work but Skyrim does?


title: Is there a time limit before the zombie apocalypse triggers?

text: In S.P.A.Z. is it possible to stay in one chapter and collect lots of data to level up before advancing the game, thus not have to deal with any zombies? Or is the zombie attack guaranteed to happen after X number of jumps?


title: When to refresh DOTs on Balance Druid 4.3 Full Tier13 Gear

text: There is lots of discussion on when to refresh DOTs, and I'm not sure what's optimal. What is the ideal time to recast DOTs in full Tier 13 set? Refresh always when Eclipse procs or only when they fall off or minimal clipping occurs?


title: How can I get out of Corel Desert?

text: While roaming around the overworld, I found myself into the Corel Desert, an area that loops in all directions. How can I get out?


title: I keep losing my wife in Skyrim

text: I married _Jenassa_ and I keep losing her. I went back to our house to look for her & The Drunken Huntsman's place too but I can't find her anywhere.


title: What is the significance of blinking systems on the galaxy map?

text: When I'm viewing the Galaxy Map form the Normandy and selecting where to go with a mass relay, some of the systems appear to pulse or blink. At first I thought this was to indicate mission locations, but some of them are blinking with no obvious missions to complete. It's clearly not the presence of the Reapers. Why are some of the systems blinking?


title: Does Ancestral Spirit revive cards in the same state they were previously?

text: Does ancestral spirit revive the card only as it was played on the field? Or is it something else? Such as previous state but full health? Say I play sunwalker, it gets silenced but I put ancestral spirit on it. When it revives, will it have taunt and divine shield or will it be silenced still? I'm pretty sure the answer is that it will revive with taunt & divine shield but I wanted to make sure. Also, is there any instances where it will not revive as it was when played? (obviously not including being silenced after using ancestral spirit).


title: How does the Zoltan Explosion work?

text: In both the Advanced Edition and up-to-date Standard Editions of FTL, the Zoltan race explodes on death, dealing damage to _hostile_ targets in the same room they are in when they die but not hull or subsystems. This much I know, however, much remains to be known about the Zoltan Explosion, or should I say Zplosion!! The Zplosion has been thought to deal 15 damage to the attacker, so I'll use that for a base number but I haven't had it verified that it deals exactly 15 damage.   * How much damage does the Zplosion do?   * Does the damage vary from a target in melee vs. a target in ranged combat (still in the same room though)?   * Does the Zplosion's damage increase if the Zoltan has combat experience rank 1 or 2?   * Does the Zplosion's damage vary against targets with different hit point totals? That is, does it deal 15% of max hp, of 15 points flat? This could be tested on other Zoltans or Rocks or Crystals.   * If a Zoltan is mind controlled and dies under this effect, who does the Zplosion harm? The original owner's team? The hostile influencer's team? Both?   * If a Zoltan Zplodes in a forest and no one is there to see it, does it deal damage to the trees? (Okay, this last one is a little silly. You don't really need to answer it.)


title: Is Swindrik a liar?

text: Swindrik can be found hanging out on the east side of the Dueling Weapons/Armoury Limited shop in Trinsic, as shown below: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/nCUe8.png) He tells the player to ask about mandrake root at the Folley Tavern in Paws. However, nobody at the Folley Tavern seems to know anything about mandrake root. I haven't been able to find an explanation for this online. What gives? Is he full of it? # Edit Apparently I should be able to ask Greg or Rob about it, but the only thing I am able to ask them about is food or ale: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/4Bf85.png) At this point, the game only accepts "A" or "F" as input. After paying, he asks "Somethin' else?" to which the player can respond "Y" or "N". Then the conversation repeats.


title: Is it possible to realistically use Lydia for the entire game?

text: I'm concerned with the information I've gathered about followers, namely the tidbit about how a follower's stats and level are set to yours when you acquire them. I've heard of console commands that supposedly reset a follower, allowing you to level them up with you as you progress through the game, but I don't play Skyrim on PC. That being said, I got Lydia when I was level 3-5, I don't remember, and I really like her. I'm not sure why, and it's not important, but I'd like to keep her with this particular character at least, for his entire playthrough. Is there any way playing on Xbox 360 or PS3 to allow her to level with me? I'm aware I can continuously upgrade her gear, but I'm concerned as I reach the end levels that won't be enough to keep her up-to-date with the encounter scale.


title: What on-hit effects work on Fiora's ult?

text: Does crit, Wit's End, Malady, or Madred's Bloodrazor proc with Fiora's ult?


title: Can I load saved ships from one game save into another?

text: Say I designed and saved something cool in Career mode. Now I want to load and modify that ship in a separate Sandbox save. Any saved ships don't show up. Only the Stock ones do. Any possibility to import them somehow?


title: How can I keep running?

text: Even with sprint (X) turned on, I have to keep pressing W to actually move anywhere. Is there some way to let the character keep running by default, so that all I have to do is course corrections (with A & D) till I get to my destination?


title: What are the requirements for the "Ghost" experience bonus?

text: Lets say that I don't drag a knocked out enemy away, so that a patrol spots hims and starts searching for me. If I hide behind a wall where he is patrolling and is about to turn the corner, I can often get a quick take down on him, however he does say "Holy.." or "I heard..." just before so he has clearly spotted me. The same goes if I run up to someone to take them out. Does this mean that I am not eligible for the Ghost XP award and the achievement for: > **Foxiest of the Hounds (100)**   >  Complete Deus Ex: Human Revolution without setting off any alarms. I bring up the Foxiest of the Hounds achievement, because when I make noise to try and lure someone out, the game switches to "Alarmed" status on my HUD. **Edit:** These game HUD states confuse me:   * Alarmed   * Suspicious   * Hostile Am I correct in assuming that only the "Hostile" state means that I am no longer eligible for the Ghost.


title: Why is Company of Heroes making my HP laptop shut down abnormally?

text: The first time I played Company of Heroes and my charger was plugged out, I was notified that the battery was low, and plugged in the charger, while I was already playing Company of Heroes. After some time my system shutdown, like abnormally. Normally if its battery is charging low then it hibernates. I think it was because it was so heated up? I don't know; what I want to know is can I play Company of Heroes on HP Probook 4520s any longer or should avoid it?


title: Will buying a fit meter allow all of us to use Wii Fit U for free?

text: Nintendo has a promotion about Wii fit U, which says you get Wii Fit U for free if you had a balance board, and you buy a Fit Meter, but I can't tell if that means that I get the game for the whole family, or if that's just for my one account. I can't find anything definitive one way or the other, and I don't want to buy more than I need to to keep my whole family playing. http://wiifitu.nintendo.com/free-trial/


title: What happens if your demesne is larger than the allowed size?

text: What happens in CK2 if your demesne is larger than the allowed size, such as 6/4 or 6/3, over a large amount of time?


title: Is the looting honour penalty permanent in Shogun 2 Total War?

text: If your clan loots a province, your daimyo gets a -1 to his Honour rating. Does this ever go away, or does it last for the rest of the game?


title: Resources usage in dedicated server issue

text: I'm trying to make a Counter Strike:Source server with following properties:   * Maximum players: 15   * CSSMath plugin   * Fully voice enabled With the above properties, how much resources (Bandwidth, RAM, CPU, etc) are needed? and how can I calculate the resources needed?


title: Delay for Rapid Fire TNT Cannon?

text: I build a rapid fire TNT cannon. The first lever is to activate the payload clock and the second lever activates the projectile clock. I want to automate it so that I only use one lever to start the ENTIRE process. Here's the save: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1616g0dl55ygf2e/TNT%20Cannon.zip Any suggestions?


title: What is the most effective way to use Plasma Cutter

text: I started playing Dead Space and like the "Cut off the Limbs" idea. I only have the Plasma Cutter and judging by this answer it is fairly important. While playing, I noticed I could change the orientation between vertical and horizontal (not sure if future weapons will have this as well). Which of these is more effective? I've been keeping it horizontal to blast both legs at once, but is this the easiest way to kill enemies? Perhaps I am missing a more effective vertical-oriented strategy. I'm mostly worried about the fact that games like this tend to have things hiding around corners and creeping up behind you. If horizontal/vertical it more effective, then I can default to that so I don't have an extra step when I get surprise ambushes.


title: How can I enable audio when window is out of focus

text: Lately when playing Mass Effect, I often find myself attempting to multitask between playing the game and doing something else like chatting with a friend. When I alt tab over to my friend's window, the in-game audio stops. It would be useful if this audio would continue as I could listen to dialog in the background while typing casual conversation to a friend (or something similar). Is this option available via the ini files? Or is there something else I can do to make the window think it never lost focus?


title: How Do You Make Your Sheep Different Colors On Minecraft?

text: I look all over the web to find how to do it but all there is are videos on YouTube... And the sucky thing is my school gave us iPads but they blocked YouTube so I have way to view them . So how do I get colored sheep?


title: What altitude do I need to be to register as being above a biome?

text: In KSP, I can do science "from space just above Kerbin's Deserts" or "while flying over Kerbin's Water". At what altitude do I stop "flying over" and start sciencing "from space just above"? At what altitude am I "in space near Kerbin"? In other words, how low do I have to be for the biome to register? Moreover, for the Mun (or other biome-bearing body), how close do I need to get in order to register as in "space just above" or "flying over" the Mun's highlands, for example?


title: What is the lowest altitude at which wyverns appear?

text: I'm starting a new (large) map, and I plan to build my palace in mid-air to better see the lands under my rule. I want to ensure that when I'm relaxing in my glass-bottomed swimming pool drinking a locally brewed artisanal mana potion I don't get attacked by marauding harpies and wyverns. What's the minimum height at which they appear/the maximum at which I can safely reside? (I'm aware that having NPCs around will reduce the spawn-rate, but those shameless peasants don't get to live in the sky. They're not worthy.)


title: How do i install Shaders mod to FTB Monster

text: How can i Install the GLSL shaders mod to FTB monster? I have tried adding the mod by copying it into the mod folder but my client just crashes.


title: What is the best way to deal with creatures that are immune to you in Diablo 2?

text: In Diablo 2, when you reach Nightmare and Hell you will notice that many things are immune to one or more elements, and sometimes physical damage. I often run into situations where there may be anywhere between 1 (a unique) or an entire room filled with monsters that are completely immune to anything I can do. That is, they might be physical and lightning immune when I'm playing a Paladin with maxed out Holy Shock + Zeal. I can switch to Holy Fire or Holy Freeze however these deal less damage than the speed at which the enemy regenerates. Is there a solution other than completely avoiding these enemies that I haven't thought of? Sometimes it gets really difficult because a really common enemy for an area might be immune to everything you can do (making them almost impossible to avoid).


title: Do active stone blocks count as a floor for a house?

text: I'd like to build one of my NPCs' houses with a retractable floor so that I can repeatedly drop them   into... things. Is this possible?


title: How can you estimate the chances to win a war?

text: I cannot figure out how you can estimates the chances to win a war before to declare it. Can you know how many armies the opponents will raise and how many you will have with all your allies ?


I just had a game of _Random Draft_ and wanted to repick Phantom Lancer after Earthshaker and Bloodseeker were picked against us. I know that in some game modes such as _All Random_ you can repick. I am not sure whether I just didn't find the repick option quick enough, or if it is disabled in _Random Draft_. Now, I just checked the Liquipedia and Gamepedia, neither has an article on repicking, nor lists whether repicking is possible for each mode in the Game Mode. **Which game modes in DotA2 allow repicking?**


title: How do I build a stairwell through multiple levels in Dwarf Fortress?

text: How do I build a stairwell through multiple levels?


title: Do different monsters in Nephalem Rifts grant more progress towards completion?

text: While in a Nephalem Rift, you have a progress bar which shows your completed percentage of the rift - when the bar fills to 100%, a Rift Guardian will spawn. Occasionally when I kill a monster, the percentage of my bar does not increase. Because of this, I'm led to believe that some monsters grant a larger amount of progress towards the completion of the Rift than others. Is there any documentation or are there any statistics which show the specific percentage gains each monster gives in a Rift? Also, do I receive any bonus gains in percentage for massacre (or other types) bonuses?


title: Sound mostly not working in Skyrim

text: I've recently gotten back into playing Skyrim, but I'm having some trouble. Namely, sounds are almost completely non-existent. Occasionally when attacking, or usually when speaking, all the sound comes back and starts working just fine (including background music and stuff), but for the most part it's completely silent. As a Khajiit playing stealth, this makes things quite difficult! I'm not sure what information may be useful. I'm on pretty much a completely fresh install of Windows 8 (just upgraded yesterday) but the sound was glitchy before the upgrade too, so I don't think that's particularly useful... Any advice on what to try would be much appreciated!


title: Which item have the affix +X% damage against <mob type> / Elites?

text: Basically, I'm searching for items that gives a bonus damage against certain mobs. I already know a few, but I would like to have a complete list of them (with the possible bonus range on their lvl70 version). (If you wonder why I'm looking for those items, you may want to read this other question I asked on Arqade) Don't hesitate to help me if you know one or more :) Bonus to {mob type}:   * Pig Sticker: +15-30% damage to Beasts / +15-30% damage to Humans   * Tyrael's Might: +10-20% damage to Demons Bonus to Elites:   * Unity: +12-15% damage to Elites   * Stone of Jordan: +25-30% damage to Elites


title: I can't find Little Sister after killing Big Daddy

text: In Bioshock after killing Big Daddy I can't find the Little Sister he was protecting. Is it possible she was killed, or one of the NPC got her?


title: Batch file to open Steam shortcuts not working

text: I created a batch file to pick a random file from a folder. This includes steam games as URL shortcuts but the games fail to read Steam and end up crashing because they lack a connection to their DRM. The code:               @echo off & setlocal      :: start of main      :letsago      rem Set your path here:      set "workDir=C:\Users\Nader\Desktop\Gaming"      rem Set the name of the file here:      set "name=Random.bat"           set /a "rdm=%random%"           rem Push to your path.      pushd "%workDir%"           rem Count all files in your path. (dir with /b shows only the filenames)      set /a "counter=0"      for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b ^|find "."') do call :sub1           rem This function gives a value from 1 to upper bound of files      set /a "rdNum=(%rdm%*%counter%/32767)+1"           rem Start a random file      set /a "counter=0"      for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b ^|find "."') do set "fileName=%%i" &call :sub2           rem Pop back from your path.      popd "%workDir%"      echo Closing in 5 seconds...      ping -n 6 -w 1000 127.0.0.1 > nul      goto :eof      :: end of main           :: start of sub1      :sub1      rem For each found file set counter + 1.      set /a "counter+=1"      goto :eof      :: end of sub1           :: start of sub2      :sub2      rem 1st: count again,      rem 2nd: if counted number equals random number then start the file.      set /a "counter+=1"      if %counter%==%rdNum% (start "" "%fileName%" &echo Starting %fileName%)           goto :eof      :: end of sub2


title: Teleporting certain people

text: I am creating a server were there is a jail. I need to have certain people (cops) be able to shoot them or something like that and be teleported to the jail. I just don't know how to make this work. should I use a command block or something else???


title: Does the lockpicking skill level in and of itself affect the difficulty of picking a lock?

text: My lockpicking is 100 and I am thinking about setting it to legendary so I can return my few perks back to the pool. I don't want to do this, though, if resetting it back to 15 will make lockpicking harder.


title: How close can I be to a bomb without getting blown up?

text: For some reason, bomb damage tends to be somewhat erratic in this game. For example, on dust2, if I'm at mid double doors when the bomb explodes, I end up dying (around 25 hp left or so), whereas if I'm in the situations sometimes, I can by on lower cat and end up surviving with a minimal amount hp. Question is, how far must I be away from a bomb to be safe from any potential injuries? I'd personally like to not get blown up over and over, and would like to also be consistently far away enough to not die so I wouldn't have to rebuy the next round.


title: What are the vintage items?

text: In playing Team Fortress 2 after the most recent update I've noticed a lot of "Vintage" items. What's different about these items? How can I acquire more?


title: Steam over proxy

text: How do I run Steam from behind a proxy server?


title: Do dropped items ever expire?

text: When items get dropped and left, do they ever expire or will they be available indefinitely until somebody picks them up? I believe keys that get dropped by portals when links decay expire in a day or two and vanish. Is there anything like that for manually placed items?


title: Getting ammo from dropped guns?

text: Is there any way to get ammo from dropped guns other than dropping the gun your holding and picking up the other one? Besides this being tedious, it's buggy from time to time, as the my weapon I'd drop disappears under the floor.


title: is there a way I can crouch in assassins creed III on ps3?

text: I want to be able to crouch anytime not just when I get into the bush so is there a button for it or something?


title: Is there a limit to the amount of items a pipe can carry at once, or, a limit on the number of items within a chunk?

text: I've setup my own Tekkit 3.1.3 server which I'm playing on with a couple of friends. We setup 3 quarries in fairly close proximity. Each quarry's output is piped to a main transport pipe which pipes a long distance back to our main hub. Everything is running fine except that we keep finding random piles of overflow items by the pipe. These aren't as a result of a chest being full. Rather, they are along the length of the actual pipe. The problem disappears if we only run one quarry at a time. So is there a limit to the number of items the pipes can transport at a time or is this something to do with an item limit per chunk? If so, is there a way to increase this limit?


title: Can I discover new potions besides using trial and error?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I find out the additional 3 effects of ingredients? In an answer to this question, Fabian mentions that you can discover new potions by trying out different kinds of ingredients that match together. Are there any other ways to learn about new potions?


title: Is Halo 4 Achievement Lone Wolf Legend based on local console memory only?

text: I completed Halo 4 missions 1, 3, 6, and 7 solo on Legendary. After a week of not playing, much of my local Halo 4 memory was erased, the Infinity mode introduction played again: Armor and loadouts were reset, campaign progress was gone. However, the last mission I had been playing (mission 8 solo on Easy) was still saved via "Resume Campaign". I finished that level, but all the levels before it are still locked. My campaign progress is still on the Halo 4 Stats website. So, if I play through on Easy, switching to Legendary only for the missions I had not previously completed on that difficulty, so that it would show on Halo 4 Stats, that I completed every mission on Legendary, will I still unlock the "Lone Wolf Legend" achievement? Or does it only unlock based on local memory of campaign completion?


title: Keep spawning Fire Ants AFTER completing Quest "Those!"

text: I'm testing out a mod that allows you to 'recruit' insects in the game. The mod works ok for the most part (sometimes the insects can't follow you through doors) but that's not why I'm here. I had recruited two Fire Ant Soldiers which make an excellent addition to my army, and they were doing quite well. Except I then completed the quest 'Those!' (which is centred around the Fire Ants) and all the ants disappeared (including 'my' ants!)   * I at first thought it was a glitch in the mod, and went back to 'recruit' some more, but they had all disappeared.   * I then tried using the console to spawn some more - that worked, except they disappeared again within a couple of minutes. I reloaded a save from before I completed the quest, and have been avoiding it, but I hate leaving a quest unfinished. Last time I completed the quest by: > Killing the Nest Guardians but leaving the Queen alive (as per Dr Lesko's > request) and telling the kid to go to his Aunt in Rivet city (there was also > an option to have him go to Little Lamplight). **Is there a way to complete the quest that leaves the Fire Ant colony intact?** **Edit:** **-OR-** **Is there a mod that allows for the continued spawning of the Fire Ants?**


title: How to trade for an unusual hat in TF2

text: I have some spare keys that I want to trade for an unusual hat. What are the prices of all the unusual hats? And is there an unusual within the price range of 5-10 keys?


title: What do you get when you level after you have already reached level 80?

text: I have finally reached level 80 in Guild Wars 2 and I figured since that was the max level, my exp bar would just be perpetually filled and I wouldn't glow when I level. However that is not the case. It still shows the progress for when I "level" next and I still get that leveling glow. Below level 80, you get one trait point and one skill point for leveling. Do you get anything for leveling after you are already level 80?


title: What are the requirements for the Mousetrap Maibock recipe?

text: I've completed my New Game Plus in Fiz, but I haven't seen the Mousetrap Maibock become available yet. I think I remember buying it in my first game... I have 59 recipes now, and I'm waiting for this one before I start my next New Game Plus.


title: Is there a team meta like in League of Legends for Conquest mode?

text: I come from League of Legends, there most of the games, but not necessarily all, are composed by:   * Top lane: Bruiser / Tank   * Jungle: Tankish...   * Mid lane: Mage   * Bottom lane: Physical Damage Carry   * Bottom lane: Support Usually something like that. And now I want to understand if there is any meta on Smite, is there some team composition that is recommended to follow? How should we pick our team? Do we have/need a full support? Are there junglers?


title: Is flashback usage limited?

text: I can use flashback, and go back in time, by pressing my `<-` (backspace) key. However, I lost the ability to do so in middle of a race after I had used it quite a few times. Am I only allowed to use it for a limited amount of times per race, or was it some other issue?


title: Does the PS3 back up option back up PS1/PS2 game saves?

text: When my first PS3 died I restored a back up and for some reason I lost all the internal memory card data for PS1/2 games. However, I restored the data on a different PS3 (with the same log in). Are PS1/2 game saves not backed up at all, or are they only backed up for your specific PS3 or something? The warning when backing up says some items will only be restored on your own PS3 (or something like that).


title: How do you choose the desired input before starting Skyrim?

text: I usually leave my USB joypad always connected to the PC, but Skyrim decides that it should be the main input, so I am enforced to disconnect it before start to play. Is there a setting that I can define to always use keyboard/mouse as main input without disconnecting joypad?


title: Using one wireless mouse for multiple computers: WoW 5 boxing

text: I have a friend who's wanting to five box for WoW. He's been using a keyboard/mouse switch/signal multiplier, however it has proven to be not what he needs. He was looking at getting five sets of the same keyboard/mice to use around the office, then when playing wow, hook up all the receivers to the 5 different WoW PC's. So my question is this : Is it possible to use 5 receivers for one mouse/ 5 receivers for one keyboard if all the keyboards are using the same frequency/ all the mice are using the same frequency? If this cannot be done, some software/hardware solutions would be great.


title: 2 Xbox Live accounts signed into 1 console?

text: I have an XBL account, have for awhile. When my nephew comes over he is always playing on my account but he has his own account at his house on his xbox. Is there a way for him to sign into his account on my Xbox? Can he bring it with him some how? Will his data sync to his Xbox or whats the deal?


title: can you toggle sprint on BF3 on pc

text: I currently play battlefield 3 on the PC though have played it on the Xbox 360 where you can toggle the sprint when the left thumb stick is pressed down, and you will sprint until you stop moving forward. On the PC version if you want to sprint with the controller you have to hold down the thumb stick until you want to stop running, as this is starting to cause wear on my controller I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to make this toggle. Thanks


title: Is it possible to determine someones league while playing against them?

text: Is is in any way possible to determine if my opponent is in a higher/lower or same league as myself while I'm actually playing against them in 1vs1 in starcraft 2, or am I forced to check this after the match is over?


title: How do I find Lapis Lazuli?

text: I can't find Lapis Lazuli. I've looked it up on YouTube, but I can't find a good video. Any help?


title: How to counter wards placed at creep camps?

text: I played a game where the enemy placed wards at creep camp. It really messed up the game as I can't pull the creep close to the outer towers. If I pull the creep from camp closer to the inner tower, I'm leaving the other lani


title: XBox 360 no longer displaying video - However, no RROD

text: So I went to turn on the 360 yesterday to play some NCAA as I like to do from time to time and noticed that nothing came up on the screen. I found this odd and then looked to see if there was any red-ring of death notification; however, there wasn't. So I'm not quite sure if there is a repair I can do myself. Leading up to this the video was starting to act goofy....almost like the videocard wasn't able to render everything and keep up. It was like layers were missing from the video and the quality had gone to crap. I assume this is a video card issue.... Any ideas on how to fix this? I'm guessing I'm SOL but am hoping someone can help me out.


title: What's the highest score you can get on Canabalt?

text: The all time scores for Canabalt stop just before 300,000. That makes me wonder whether the game ends at that point or if it's just that nobody has reached that score yet.


title: Prone firing mechanic?

text: So this method has been annoying the crap out of me for the past few weeks. You simply walk around and encounter an enemy. You start firing at them and they quickly go prone, and kill you in a matter of milliseconds. Is there a mechanic to this; why does this work so well? The game I'm pointing at is Black Ops 2, but I noticed this doesn't work in, for example, Battlefield. What is the actual mechanic of drop shooting in black ops 2? So accuracy after x seconds, accuracy before. A nice answer would be an actual comparison featuring 2 guys both standing, then one start drop shooting and one simply starts shooting. Then a overview of damage dealt and overal accuracy.


title: How well were the games in LoZ: Collector's Edition emulated?

text: The Gamecube game, Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition included four games (The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask) that weren't ported but are emulated on the disc. Are there are any known problems with this emulation? Are the games slow or glitchy in any way as a result?


title: How do additional songs work on the Wii version of Rock Band 3?

text: I know that former iterations of both this game and Guitar Hero games provided "expansion discs" or something of that nature to release some of the songs that were available as DLC for the Wii console, since they were unable to be downloaded through some kind of marketplace which was available on the Xbox 360 and the PS3. However, when loading up Rock Band 3 for the Wii, there is an option on the main menu to procure extra music (although I don't remember the exact phrasing). How does this option work? Is the Wii now capable of the same kind of system that had already been in place on the other two consoles?


title: Which cards are disallowed in Naxxramas?

text: When attempting to use a Doomsayer against the Four Horsemen, Kel'Thuzad admonished me for being clever and destroyed the Doomsayer immediately after I played it. With which cards does Kel'Thuzad do this against which bosses? Is this the only one?


title: Potions and Their Particle Colors

text: ## Just a Normal Day in Minecraft When... I was drinking potions to see how many status effects i could get at once. Then while in behind camera view i noticed that the potion particle effect was a greenish-gray color. ## Some further Testing It seems like color of the particle effect is determined by what the potions' colors mixed together would look like. **Is this true?**


title: Is avalanche much better than earthquake?

text: Damage is the same 4400 % Cooldown of avalanche is much better. Also you can cast avalanche far, but not earthquake. Yet I somehow feel that earthquake hurt enemies more. My barb has 250k dps and earthquake sort of kill a 40 million HP monster. Not avalanche. Am I missing something? I am thinking avalanche 4400% rune and earthquake molten furry, 4500% They both have roughly the same damage yet vastly different cooldown. Also earthquake molen furry seems to hit harder.


title: What's so good about sprint anyway?

text: Many barbs use sprint for the tornado. But 60% weapon damage is kind of small. So why?


title: Does the quality of the item affect the quality of the salvaged components?

text: When salvaging items (i.e. destroying an item to recover components) in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning does it make any difference as to the quality of the item you use? I've received nice components with bonuses from bottom-level items, and received a single bottom-level component from an item that had a number of effects, so it seems like it might be random. Are there any rules governing the behaviour?


title: Can I find a set item more than once?

text: I'm currently level 21 and I haven't encountered the same piece of set equipment (yellow items) twice. Can I find the same set item more than once? I'm curious because I'm thinking about respecing and I've sold every set item I've encountered that wasn't related to my current class.


title: Can I reset my infamy with the NCR?

text: I am a "wild child" with the NCR and I would rather have them not shoot me on sight. I looked back at my old quests and it says I am declared a terrorist and will be shot on sight if I am inside their jurisdiction. Can I reset my infamy with the NCR in any way?


title: Can I purchase a copy of Diablo III from the US Blizzard Store to play on EU server?

text: Because of the ridiculous price difference Between the US and EU Blizzard Stores ($60 vs, 60€(~$76), ~27% more), I was considering purchasing Diablo 3 on a US Battle.net account and (as a gift) send the authentication key to my EU account, which I primarily use.   * Would this work? If so, would I be able to play with my EU server friends?   * Does Blizzard have any rule against doing this? Thanks in advance.


title: Why do I have to finish the prologue to get online if I've already beaten the game?

text: I have already beaten GTA 5, and it was working fine. I was able to play online with friends without any difficulty. A random error while joining a session caused me to go back to solo play, and when I attempted to go online from the pause menu, it said I have to finish the prologue. I have already beaten the game, so I'm not certain why I should I have to finish the prologue. Can anyone explain this, and is there a solution to this? I would really like to be able to play online, again.


title: How can I send items in-game?

text: In lots of games, there are ways (besides trade) to exchange items, like in- game mail. Is there something like it on Diablo?


title: What happens to SHiFT rewards once Live Gold runs out?

text: I play Borderlands 2 on an Xbox 360. In order to redeem SHiFT rewards on the Xbox version of the game, you have to have Xbox LIVE Gold. I have Gold, but my wife does not, so up to this point she's been golden key code-less. However, this weekend is free Gold level benefits for everyone, which means that her normally Silver account is now eligible to redeem codes. I signed her up for a SHiFT account and redeemed a good 15 keys worth of codes. However, her Gold will run out at the end of the weekend, and all Gold subscriptions are technically time limited - mine will run out eventually, even. What happens to our SHiFT rewards when time runs out? Do we get to keep any unlocked golden keys?


title: Should I save my blood?

text: I have a large amount of blood meals (100+). When questing should I use them at every single opportunity, or should i save them for better areas? I am currently on the first underground level.


title: Rust map with locations?

text: How do the locations in Rust obtained from /location correspond with the world map? What are the locations of the rad towns?


title: When is the game saved, and how?

text: I just disconnected and my quest seems to have been reset to a few minutes before where I currently was. However, it seems like I kept everything in my inventory that I found in meantime. When exactly is the game automatically saved? And what kind of stuff usually goes lost when something happens without the game having saved? Also, is there some way to save manually? Is the game saved when I log out?


title: What happens to XP earned after reaching the level 50 cap when adding DLC that raises the cap

text: If you have a level 50 character and you continue to play missions without any DLC what happens to the XP earned? When "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx" is purchased and the level cap raises what happens to the XP earned in the interim? Do you gain several levels at onces as the XP is applied or do you start at level 50 from scratch?


title: How can I control each piston of a pile of 8 pistons?

text: Is there a way to be able to control (make it open or close) each piston (separately) of a pile of 8 pistons put like this:                   P         P         P        ...         P


title: How can I heal in battle?

text: I've noticed that I tend to take a lot of damage, and especially that once I take one hit I'm prone to take a couple more in succession. This makes the cost of a single mistake rather harsh. Is there any way to heal _during_ battle?


title: When does building armor pen. become more cost-effective than building attack damage?

text: I'm looking for hard math, not educated guesses. Some things I've been looking at:   At what enemy armor level is it more cost effective to build Last Whisper over Black Cleaver?   At what enemy armor level is it more cost effective to build Last Whisper over Blood Thirster? This is assuming standard AD carry masteries in offense, so +10% armor pen, +6 armor pen. Also assuming 0 armor pen runes (not everyone chooses to run them on ad carries)


title: How do I play Dice Poker?

text: I found two minigames in the first area of The-Witcher-2, an Arm-Wrestler, and someone who wants to play "Dice Poker". While the former is simply explained in the in-game help, there was no information on how to play Dice Poker. What do the symbols on the dice mean? What do the (unlabeled!) circles under the bet screen do? (I believe the left is forfeit, and the right is call, but I'm not positive)


title: Is Geralt's Amnesia because I didn't import a Witcher 1 save file?

text: In the opening scene of the game, you meet the Crinfrid Reavers. Dialog with them implies that Geralt met them previously. Geralt claims to have amnesia. Is this because I did not import a save-file from witcher 1 (and thus the game doesn't know how I "would" have treated them?) or does Geralt truly have amnesia? Did they appear in Witcher 1 at all?


title: Tips to beat Defense Grid Awakening level "Waste Disposal"?

text: I'm stuck on the level "Waste disposal". I'd like some strategies to beat this level. The previous level (Turnaround) required a lot of build-and-then-tear-down to turn the attackers back and keep them cycling around until you kill them. This "Waste disposal" level seems that it would permit such a tactic, but I have been unable to beat it that way. I have gotten as far as the 25th and final wave, but with only one Core left. Pretty pathetic.


title: How do I change follower level cap with console commands?

text: You know how they cap at either 30 or 50? How do I change that to 81? I looked it up and got 2 different results:   * `setlevel 1000,0,1,81`   * `setlevel 1000 0 1 81` Is it with commas or without? Has anybody tried this? also do I use baseid or refid? Side question: How do I set them to 1 level below me all the way to 81?(ex at level 1 they're level 1(since thats the min) at 81 they're 80)


title: How do you highlight a missing city on a Political Immunity form?

text: I noticed that sometimes a request for political immunity does not allow the person access to Arstotzka, but I couldn't work out how to highlight that discrepancy. Is there any way to do that or do you just have to deny the passport without giving a reason?


title: What are all the possible endings and how do you get to them?

text: In Papers, Please there are 20 possible endings. Does anyone have some sort of flow chart that goes through all the endings and the decisions that need to be made to get to that ending?


title: I killed everyone in Almeria in Avernum 4. Is there any way to restore the town?

text: In Avernum 4 (Spiderweb Software), before completing one of the main story quests, everyone in Almeria attacks the player's characters on sight. I thought I had to fight my way through Almeria to access the rest of the Great Cave, but later I completed the afore-mentioned quest. Now Almeria is open to me, but all the townspeople are dead. Is there a way I can edit my save file to reset that area, or will I have to start the game all over again?


title: What is it that Professor Oak actually studies?

text: What is it that Professor Oak studies about Pokemon in the original US release? Is he just collecting names, or is there more to it?


title: How to access wifi connection in PSP?

text: I just bought a Netgear router 'WNR1000v2'. My PSP can scan this wifi connection but when it tries to connect it says > A connection error has occurred. Check the security settings for the network > and try again. I googled it and found that there are lots of guys facing the exact same problem, but could not found the solution. I tried everything but of no avail. At present i run my router @ 54mbps as suggested by few forums, and using no security. P.S. Using this router i can access the wifi connection on my Desire S,


title: Where can I download EverQuest for Mac?

text: From reading Wikipedia and other sites, it seems that EverQuest can be played on Mac OS X. However, I have trouble finding a downloader. There's an installer on CNet, but it doesn't seem to do anything except download a RTF file. I am new to Macs so maybe something's happening which I haven't noticed, but I doubt it. Where can I download it?


title: How can I make my Mage deck more resistant against aggro decks?

text: I'm currently playing mostly with a Mage deck that is close to Trump's Free Mage deck, with a few differences due to cards I don't have yet and didn't want to craft so far. The deck works pretty well for me, but it still seems rather weak against rush decks. I just started keeping statistics of my games and all my recent losses are against Hunters or Warlocks. The last game I was completely trashed by a Murloc deck. So I'm wondering how I should change my deck to make it less vulnerable against aggro decks. I've quite a few ideas, but I don't want to weaken the deck too much against control decks. I'm interested both in general principles on how to make a deck less vulnerable to aggro decks and specific cards that are good against aggro and would fit well into my deck. My current deck is ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9vfywl.png)


title: In what situations is Abigail useful?

text: I just started playing as Wendy for the first time and I noticed that Abigail doesn't provide much help when battling a Treeguard. She can take only a few hits and then she drops her flower. When running away from werepigs, I dropped the flower and tried to kill one werepig out of three, but I was overwhelmed by then. In what situations is Abigail most useful? How can I use her to shift enemies' attention quickly?


title: possible to merge the ender dragon and I wither

text: Is it really possible to merge the ender dragon and a wither to make a super boss? I've tried and still trying to make an ender dragon spawn by using the egg, bonemeal, endstone and 3 wither skeleton skulls but its not working yet and I'm trying to find people to help me. Can someone please experiment?


title: Are there any neutral options in Mass Effect 3?

text: I'm at the beginning of the game (Priority: Palaven) and i have not found yet any neutral answer/option, only paragon (top option) and renegade (bottom). In ME and ME2 there were lots of them in the right middle of the conversation wheel.


title: How do the sniper rifle modifications work?

text: 1. If I'm a soldier or infiltrator, can I get an even higher level of time dilation during scoping by adding the concentration mod for the sniper rifle?   2. Does the sniper rifle clip size mod round up or down? If I have a Mantis and I put in a 70% clip size mod, will I now have 2 shots or still 1?   3. How exactly does the extended scope mod work with smoke, will it let me see through it or does it highlight targets inside smoke?


title: How can I change loading screen/beginning of match tips in League of Legends?

text: In loading screen and in the beginning of a match there are various tips shown (they are the same per game). Since they are mostly basic ones, I'd like to change them to some generic tips I'd not remember most times. Is there somewhere to edit loading screen tips?


title: What is the max level for a weapon mod?

text: What is the highest level of weapon mods that I can find, will I be able to find it without doing a new-game-plus?


title: Which summoner spells are locked by Skarner's ultimate?

text: Skarner's ultimate prevents auto-attacks, casting E, and flash, but permits casting Q, W, and Exhaust. So some summoner spells are permitted during Skarner's ult, and others are forbidden. Which are permitted, and which are locked?


title: Is there a backstab animation in skyrim?

text: I am just wondering if in Skyrim there is a backstab animation, when using a small blade and sneaking behind an opponent, much like the regular slo mo animations that occur when getting a critical hit kill? (is this a slash to the throat? simple backstab? does this differ and occur on human/monster targets?)


title: Which missions are on Disc 1 and which are on Disc 2?

text: If you're playing xbox 360 Mass Effect 3, you might find it infuriating _(as I do)_ that at the beginning of the game is a chop of "INSERT DISC 1" and "INSERT DISC 2" depending on what order you choose missions... I chose to do grissom academy mission (DISC 2) before going to do the missions regarding Krogan/Salarian. (DISC 1) and I did an N7 mission (DISC 2) before doing another Disc 1 mission.. **Does anyone have any idea what disc the missions are all supposed to be on?** Surely if you can complete them in any order you shouldnt be switching discs. They got Mass Effect 2 right, anyone know whats up with this one?


title: Why isn't Zaeed's name listed?

text: Zaeed was part of my team in ME2 & all of my team members made it out alive from the suicide mission. > I ran in to Zaeed later at the Volus diplomat's quest & during the > subsequent attack, Zaeed was killed. However, his name isn't listed in the > dead list * * * > http://steamcommunity.com/id/sathyabhat/screenshot/486626996099715422


title: Where is the failed Medi-Gel Experiment during the the "N7: Cerberus Labs" mission?

text: I know there's a "failed Medi-Gel Experiment" somewhere during the "N7: Cerberus Labs", but I can't seem to find it anywhere. **Where is the failed experiment located in the level?** I'm trying to kick off the related quest; I just need to find the starting point first.


title: Messages cipher and solutions

text: There are several "messages" (codes with scrambled messages) awarded as achievements in _Hundreds_. Is there an in-game hint to their cipher? What is the cipher? What are their solutions/translations? Are they used for anything in the game? Please use the spoilers markup: `>!` ![EERNSITCEPS](http://i.stack.imgur.com/nhMEw.png) ![XK BOOLO](http://i.stack.imgur.com/okuWy.png)


title: Is Varus any good in ranked games?

text: I am considering getting this champion since he looks so awesome and snipes like a boss. How good is Varus in ranked games?


title: What triggers a buying frenzy vs a fully stocked bonus?

text: After fully stocking a floor, sometimes instead of getting a minor bonus, I receive a message saying that a buying frenzy is going on. To me, it appears to be randomly generated, but what triggers a buying frenzy as appose to fully stocked bonus?   ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/vUxeZ.png) #  VS ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zZxSn.png)


title: Can we lose items from chest during Goblin Attack?

text: In Terraria, I'm keeping my server open 24x7. Yesterday, I was unable to play and when I joined in today I noticed that all the money I stored in one of the chest is gone(had around 60 gold coins). I asked other players about this and they said that there was a goblin attack. I've defeated the goblin attacks myself several times and I know that there exists a NPC **Goblin Thief**. Can this thief steal from us? Even from chests? Or am I being kept in dark while one of the players swindled the coins?


title: Skip worker scouting for economic advantage?

text: It's customary to send off a worker early in the game to scout the enemy's base. I do it, too, but find the information gained to be of not much use, at least in the lower leauges. I usually can only see their first non-supply building, and whether they got gas, before they wall off (P,T) or get zerglings. Against Protoss I can often see if they have a cybernetics core or a forge, Terrans often sometimes wall off before I get there at all on larger maps. Now, the vespene info should be useful, but unfortunately I've fallen to bronze leauge (haven't played in a long time and switched from Terran to Protoss), and on this level people often don't seem to have a bigger plan. The only thing I can consistently see when scouting is whether they are preparing some kind of cheese, placing a pylon or a rax in front of my base etc.. Against most other forms of early aggression I can easily defend myself with a variant of the FFE, just by walling in at my main or natural (depending on the map). **So, I've been thinking it's kind of a waste to send out my probe, and I'd have an economic edge if I don't.** If I keep it at home, that's ~50 minerals a minute, plus the 50 minerals of the probe. That means by the time I have a gateway, I can afford an additional zealot, and never have to stop producing workers. Obviously, that's not what people do. So would that be a good strategy, or where's my mistake?


title: How do you get manure to make farms?

text: In the game you can build your own farm plots, but you need manure for it (poo). How do you obtain this important resource?


title: Efficient Research

text: In this game, you need to give things to your research machine to unlock improvements. I was wondering, what items, in what tiers, are best to put into the research machines and what the value would be. Also, which items should you never use in a research machine?


title: The Sims 3-It Won't Update/Can't Use Expansion Packs

text: Whenever I try launching The Sims 3, it asks me to update, and I press Yes. I just bought the Starter Edition, and I launch it, it doesn't register my new Expansion Packs, as Late Night comes with a map. It said I earned a map when I got Showtime Expansion Pack.![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gflnc.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/GsQM6.png) The error: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7LpZ7.png)


title: Can I change the outcome of completed story missions?

text: According to my career record, I've done an unsatisfactory job of searching Menendez's compound. Does this have significant consequences and can I change the outcome by replaying the mission?


title: Graphical Glitch - Stretched Textures

text: I have been continually plagued by graphical glitches. I've tried every combination of drivers, various settings on OptiFine, settings on the Control Center, but nothing has solved the issue. I've googled and tried about every solution I could find. It doesn't matter what texture pack I use, whether fullscreen or windowed, or whatever. After a few minutes of playing on any server or single player world, I will begin to get these annoying stretched texture graphics that cover parts or all of the screen, as well as "xray" holes in the floors and walls: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/2mXuM.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FzxJj.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HhgW2.png) Specs / Info:   * Windows 7 64-bit   * i5-2500 / 8GB ram   * ATI Radeon HD 5670 (Latest Driver - version 9.2.0.0, Anti-Aliasing = application defined)   * Java 1.7 64-bit   * MineCraft 1.4.2 + OptiFine Any ideas or input would be greatly appreciated!


title: Starting a new singleplayer campaign

text: Apparently one cannot change the outcome of completed story missions without starting a new campaign. If I decide to replay the campaign, will I lose anything, such as weapon unlocks or completed challenges? Can I have more than 1 campaign going? Is there a new game+ mode or something similar to sweeten the pill?


title: Jewel vendors in Mists of Pandaria?

text: I know that back in Burning Crusade, you could purchase some jewels from NPC's (in Honor Hold, for example) - of course, those were entry-level jewelry, because JC's would do the hard work. That was also true in Wrath of the Lich King and Cataclysm. But I can't find anything like that in Mists of Pandaria. Is there any Vendor (wether be with Gold, Honor, or Valor points) that sells gems for equipment? If so, where?


title: Severe system lag spike when running Minecraft server with more than 1 user?

text: I am trying to figure out what the problem could be with my game server. Currently it only run a Minecraft server but may run more later. The problem I am experencing is severe system lag spikes when there is more than 1 user connected to the at once. The lag spike do not just affect the minecraft instance they affect the WHOLE system, SSH becomes unresponsive and one time the machine went completely offline and I had to drop in with the management console to regain control. The server is running the Feed the Beast Direwolf20 modpack server. The Specs!   * Virtual Machine running on VMware vSphere 5.1   * 1 vCPU with 2 Cores   * Allocated 4GB of vRAM (out of 16GB available to the system)   * 20 GB VMDK (about 20% used)   * 1 Network Adapter (VMXNET3 I think)   * Running Ubuntu 12.10 (all latest updates)   * VMware Tools are current    * Java Runtime 1.7.0 u13 (current as of this post) When I run top on the server it displays some really strange stats for the Java process which when minecraft is running sits at the top of the list which makes sense. For example the server says Java is using 120% of the CPU and close to all of the ram assigned to Java at the start of Minecraft. Almost as soon as one user disconnects from the server the CPU drops to around 9.8% usage for the Java process. It just seems very odd. The command I using to run the server is `java -Xms512M -Xmx1024M -jar FTBServer.jar` There is only 1 other VM running on this server right now and its just BIND server for local network traffic. Is there anything I could be missing? Something is very wrong but I am sure if its Java, the Ubuntu VM or VMware vSphere. If anyone could be give me a hand that would be awesome. I had originally asked on SeverFault and was recommended to ask here instead.


title: Is it possible to cc npcs by emptying their energy pool?

text: From DoA, I know that using Energy Surge on the same enemy too many times can result in damage loss because there's no more energy in their pool to burn. Aside from that, however, I haven't noticed much, if any, ability usage decrease in my general PvE as a result of lengthy fighting attrition. Does energy pressure have any effect on enemy skill use, and can it be used to shut down key npcs, for example healers?


title: How to select idle worker without the screen jumping to the worker?

text: Every time I select "idle worker", the screen jumps to the worker. This completely throws me off during, say, an attack. Is there a way I can select my workers and tell them to harvest minerals without looking at them? Shift- click, I believe, selects them all, but there is still the unnecessary jump.


title: Is there a solution to Xcom - Enemy Unknown save game bug?

text: I deleted some save games from within the the game and now it seems that I cannot save games anymore, only on rare occasions when a new mission begins. Also a new game that I started does not get saved. Is there a solution which does not involve re-installing?


title: How to change language in Dead Space 3?

text: How do I change Dead Space 3 interface language to English?


title: How can I play Age of Mythology on WMware Fusion with Windows 7?

text: Thanks to Google I found this video on youtube: I followed the instructions that Nolnar posted - they are the same as those in the youtube video. But now I get this error message from the AOM, telling me that the Graficcard is not supported, and will shutdown the program, leaving this note: > 8/26/2013 7.14.1.5025 I am running VMWare for MAC OSX v10.9.1 Can someone please help?


title: How to complete the "Dodgeball" goal?

text: I've completed all of the career events and all of the goals in Asphalt 7 except for "Dodgeball". The goal is: > DODGEBALL > > Complete 20 Near Misses in a single event. A "near miss", of course, is when you travel within a small distance of an oncoming car. The problem is that in many of the events there aren't even 20 oncoming cars and there is no way to keep track of how many near misses you've already done. Has anyone successfully completed this goal and can describe a strategy? Ie, which event/map/car level to use? Fast or slow?


title: How do I change character classes in Firefall?

text: Is there a way to change characters in Firefall? Or are you stuck permanently with the one picked upon Character Setup?


title: What's the difference between Critical Hits and Mini-Crits?

text: In simple terms, what are the differences between Critical and Mini Critical Hits? Is it the damage multiplier, or is it just chance of getting one? Thanks.


title: How to fix pSX error Incorrect Header

text: I have pSX v1.13 running on my computer, but when I downloaded CTR: Crash Team Racing from doperoms.com, the emulator comes back with the following error on the console:               iso9660: incorrect header      Anyone know a means of fixing this?


title: Traveling to waypoints without money

text: Traveling to waypoints in Guild Wars 2 costs money. I've found out that when you don't have money left in your inventory, the money gets taken from your bank. I was wondering if it would be possible to travel without having money at all? So if you have 0 in your inventory and 0 in the storage, can you still travel?


title: Do skills or items that increase fire rate also affect melee attack speed? (e.g. Krieg the Psycho's Buzz Axe Rampage)

text: I noticed that Krieg the Psycho has a skill that increases Fire Rate (Embrace the Pain), on the Mania skill tree (which focuses on improving the Buzz Axe Rampage action skill). Embrace the Pain increases Fire Rate when the shields are down. I am wondering if the Buzz Axe Rampage attack speed (both melee and _when throwing the axe)_ is also increased by the Embrace the Pain skill and other skills that increase Fire Rate. What about the regular melee attack (`V`, by default on the PC) by all the playable characters (including Krieg, when non-Buzz Axe Rampaging)? And what about items (e.g. class mods or relics) that increase Fire Rate? Will they also affect normal melee attack speed or the Buzz Axe Rampage skill attack speed (both melee and _when the axe is thrown_ )? ![Embrace the Pain - increases Fire Rate](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FxJI9.jpg)


title: How can I make the "High Five!" taunt togglable?

text: Recently I got the "High Five!" taunt and according to the wiki description you have to hold down the "action" key and then wait for another player to come over to you and press their taunt key. "When the player holds down the action button, their character will enter one of two class-specific poses with the right hand held up high." The issue I have is that you must hold down the "action" key and for wait someone. I'd like to have it so that when I press the "action" key the game we'll wait until someone initiates the high five. Long story short: I'd like it so that I don't have to hold down the button and wait. I want the taunt to be togglable.


title: Does Dear Esther end?

text: I don't mean philosophically or anything like that. I mean literally. I have reached the end of the game, the game faded to black and is now... sitting there. Do I have to manually return to the Main Menu from here, or will something eventually happen (i.e. another scene, end credits, etc.)?


title: How can I tell what version of a game is installed using Steam?

text: Is there any way I can check what version (for example v1.0.2) of a specific game is currently installed via the Steam client? I'm talking about Might and Magic: Heroes 6, if that would help.


title: On Scribblenauts Remix level 4-3, how do I get the psychologist/psychiatrist to enter the cell?

text: On level 4-3 of _Scribblenauts Remix_ , you need to get all the cells open by causing the specialists to enter them. Three are easy, but the fourth cell, which has a Psychiatrist outside, is just baffling me. There's actually an in-game hint that says "The Pyschiatrist will calm a panicked prisoner" but no matter what potions I apply to my prisoner (like "insane" or "depressed" or "panicky") the dude ignores him. Trying to literally make a "panicked potion" doesn't work, giving me a plain potion. How in the word do I get this psychiatrist's attention?! P.S. Giving the prisoner a "suicidal potion" will just kill him, heh. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/4qV2m.png)


title: How do I find a specific place in a city?

text: I am having troubles finding some specific places in cities. I know, and that is a good example, that I should look for a general store to sell things but I am not able to find it when I am at the city. I think my biggest problem is how to understand and use the bar (or map, i do not know how its called) that is on top of screen (which shows coordinates). That bar shows some icons that I cant understand. I already looked for those tips on the internet and also a official beginners guide but i could not found anything. So, how to find specific places in cities and what those icons means?


title: What does TTK mean?

text: When playing Wildstar I read a lot about TTK on the forums. I assume it has something to do with DPS but what does it actually stand for?


title: What is the range of a soul cage?

text: I'm building an enclosure for my soul cage. How large should I make it such that no mobs escape?


title: Can 'Bend Will' be used on people, animals, etc.?

text: According to wikia: > The second word allows the will of people and animals to be controlled. It > makes them temporary allies to the Dragonborn I have the three words in the shout. Not tried it on dragons yet, but I have tried it on some enemies like Draugr and end bosses in ruins etc. It doesn't work. Can it actually be done or am I wasting time trying it?


title: Problem with getting on with the Thieves Guild restoring

text: So, I have done the special jobs in Solitude, Winterhold and Windhelm, but after the Windhelm one I have done 47 side-quests, yet no other special job will show up. I have 3/4 merchants, and I'd like the fourth one, so can anyone tell me why the last special job won't show up? Not sure if this is related, but I have also delivered the Skeleton key, and stolen Frost from Maven Black-Briar. Anyone know how i can get on with it?


title: Can a StarCraft II digital download be put on multiple computers?

text: I want to buy StarCraft II on the Blizzard website, but I want it installed on two different computers (both Macs). I'm wondering if I can install it on two different computers through Battle.net, or am I better off just buying a hard copy of the game and doing it that way?


title: Diablo III, Why people always do the same in Adventure mode?

text: I've played around 70 times on **Adventure** mode (in **Normal** difficulty, and played other modes) and people always do the same, no matter the difficulty mode (unless **Tormento** ), they just does the bountys of **Tristam** and after that all the people leaves from game (maybe to join again other party to repeat the same procedure), I've seen people with +300 paragon levels doing this all the time, seems not reasonable to me 'cause they could be playing on **Tormento** mode to drop more and gain more exp, exist a reasonable reason to determine this behavior of almost all the players? Of course sometimes (very rare sometimes) a group can do other bounties of other maps but from my experience is very strange to see it. I don't judge other players, I just would like to know whether maybe I'm missing something important about why people does this... is only to be the easiest mode to gain the reward from **Tyriel** NPC or what? really is distasteful for me 'cause I never can do other bounties, all people leaves always.


title: Does unlocking bitizens via the album make them available for play in the game?

text: I've waited patiently for a few months for the Trandoshan species (my favorite!) and they haven't come, so I decided to use some bux, and unlock them and the Tusken Raider. A week or so later, they still have yet to show up (even as elevator passengers)! So, I decided to run another test and unlock Zabrak, same problem. I've read a theory that unlocks are the same for all players, and I today unlocked Sullustan, so my big question is; does unlocking in the album enable the species to show up and they still do not, or does it simply add their description and they will show up in the allotted amount of time? Has anyone even had Trandoshan or Zabrak "randomly" unlock and become available as elevator passengers and/or residents? Or do we all just have to wait until they push the release button for us? My fear is that spending the bux in the album doesn't actually unlock them and locks them out from ever showing up, I have even contemplated restarting my tower out of fear that I had glitched things for myself, but I decided to post here first :) Thanks for your help!


title: Moving Stopped Minecarts with Powered Rails

text: If a minecart is at rest on a deactivated powered rail, simply powering the rail will not make it move. The minecart must be kickstarted somehow, e.g. by a player pushing it in the desired direction. I'd like to make a traditional train station, where the carts stop briefly at a platform before speeding away. However, due to this limitation, the process can not be fully automated. What are some techniques to start minecarts from a full stop without any direct influence by the player? If possible, I'd like to avoid sloped rails because they look bad next to a platform.


title: Good tactics for Anomaly Warzone Earth?

text: After a week of trying, I still can barely win 3 last missions at Casual difficulty. I tried every tactics I could think about, but I can't win these 3 mission at Normal and Hardcore (I once win a mission in Normal, by lucky, but now I can't do it again). Can you please give me some advice? Thank you.


title: Difference in item drop between old and new characters

text: I played through Reaper of Souls with the new crusader character and was impressed by the yellow items that dropped. I regularly found fittings rare items. I then went on to play Act V with my wizard, which I had started in Diablo 3 prior to the extension and I found that the items that dropped were not as interesting. It took quite some time till I was able to replace my armor with new items - they just weren't that good. So my question: Is there a difference if you play with an "old" character or a new one? Is it worth it to start a new wizard and play through the game again? Thanks


title: Where is the world saved on a Minecraft server, and how do I back it up?

text: I've found some related answers: I think I get maps and worlds, and I now know where single-player saves are located. I'm not sure I completely understand this answer about copying a multiplayer map to single-player, but in any case, I'm only concerned about multiplayer survival mode: Suppose I'm running a Minecraft server on Windows for myself and friends. Which files should I save to "back up" the state of the world at a particular point? For example, I might want to do this just when I need to shut off the server, to be sure not to lose anything; to save one world and go back to it later, while starting a new one for now; or to restore the world from an earlier state, when we hadn't flooded the house with lava yet.


title: How to play Diablo III in a Virtual Machine?

text: I saw a lot of people asking the same question in other forums (yes, i've googled it a little bit), and some people answered that of course is possible to play it in a Virtual Machine but only using **VMWare** , some other people said that isn't possible even in **VMWare** , and the people who said that it's possible and also who said they have virtualized **Diablo III** doesn't gave proofs. I know that **VirtualBox** application does not offer GPU support, the Video Card is completelly virtualized and only has 256 MB, so is not possible to run/play **Diablo III** (i've tried it), now I'm trying to play in **VMWare Workstation** 'cause it have physical access to the host graphics and GPU acceleration and I've read that **Diablo III** can be played with **VMWare** , well, I've installed **VMWare guest tools pack** , and I've installed and updated **Diablo III** from the **Battle.Net** app, but when I try to run the game it seems to load but it only shows a black screen after the loading screen (but I can hear the music foreground game and I can see the **Diablo III** custom cursor on the black screen) My host OS is Windows 8.1 x64, guest OS is **Windows 7 x86** , with **4 GB** of virtual memory, I have an **nVidia GTX 650** video card, and I've tried to run **Diablo III Reaper of souls**. I've installed the last **DirectX** and the **.NET Framework 4.5** on the guest _OS_ , I've also tried to specify different compatibility checks on the game executable, but nothing changed, I still can't see/play the game. So... if someone is really able to play **Diablo III** on a _VirtualMachine_ please illustrate me with the steps to reproduce it with all the details such as the _OS_ , the _OS_ arquitecture, the given virtual memory, libraries/software installed, **diablo3** or **diablo3-Reaper of souls** etc... ...everything. Thankyou for read.


title: Does it matter what order I place my workers when brewing?

text: Some works have abilities like 25% chance of 25% faster brew time. Does it matter if I place this worker first in the task order (i.e. cleaning), or last (bottling)? Will it reduce the overall brew time or is it just for their task that they have a chance in reducing?


title: Is it possible to get a shiny Honedge without breeding?

text: I have already looked at many articles on the subject but all of them just say it's possible to find on route 6, or you can breed 'till the cows come home trying to get a shiny. I'm not real big on breeding and was wondering, is there a way to get a shiny honedge that does not involve breeding or the pokemon radar (because it does not work on rout 6 due to the tall grass)?


title: Can I increase my runspeed in Legends of Dawn?

text: Legends of Dawn is awfully big and slow. I really would like to be able to have my character move faster. Is there any way to make this happen? I am speaking of legit in-game items or maybe mods?


title: How are character stats calculated?

text: If I add a point in damage, armor, or magic, what does it do to my stats in- battle? (I know life adds 60 HP, which is self-explanatory.) Do the points mean more/less after reaching a certain point threshold or level?


title: Is there a maximum Bloodline?

text: Do the Bloodlines continue after level 20? And past level -10 in the other direction (Negative Bloodlines) with the Dark Mech? How far?


title: Is healing blade nerfed too like all other life steal?

text: I am thinking of trying this build: http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/4551608970 However, I've heard that life steal is nerfed by 80% in inferno. Does that affect healing blades?


title: How do I modify movement speed while attacking?

text: I hate all that "skittering" during combat? I'm looking for a way to modify movements speed while attacking or casting, similar to the way mods like Deadly Combat do. I would like to make characters still if casting or attacking. Does anyone know how to achieve that? I'm fine with creation kit btw. I've made a few simple mods for myself!


title: Once I hit the level cap, will I be unable to level up my Health, Magicka or Stamina?

text: I heard the leveling cap is 81. Does that mean from there I won't be able to increase my health, magicka or stamina from then on?


title: What is the difference between Dark Souls on Steam and Games for Windows Live?

text: What is the difference between Steam and Games for Windows Live versions of _Dark Souls_? I'm not sure, but I read somewhere that Steam version is also connected with GFWL. I'm asking because my friend is going to buy it, but I'm not sure if the Steam version is able to play with GFWL.


title: Can I connect a PAL Xbox 360 to a PC TFT LCD monitor?

text: Can all flat panel TFT LCD monitors decode both PAL and NTSC? I have a PAL Xbox 360 and I am now living in America. When I connect it to my TV, it shows only in black and white. So, I would like to try to connect it to a PC monitor. But, before I splash out the cash to buy the cable to connect my Xbox 360 to my monitor, I would like to know if it works? And, regional issues I should be worried about?


title: Can Garlands spoil?

text: The other day I was playing the game and noticed that at a certain point my garland stopped giving me sanity gain and the icon had a red border. Now I may have been attacked with it on, I'm not sure, but can the garland be damaged to the point of uselessness in battle? Can it spoil like other plants / food?


title: Why doesn't population death yield DNA points?

text: Some DNA points are automatic, in that you don't have to click any bubbles to get them. Normally I see two big streams of these points.   1. On the way up, as the plague spreads.   2. On the way back down, as the population dies off. Without too much trouble, I unlocked all of the plague types on Normal difficulty. Now I've gone back to Bacteria on Normal to try for a higher score. But for some reason I don't get that second stream of DNA points after the entire population is infected and I switch my plague into a lethal mode. Even after a couple of billion people have tragically succumbed to my creation, there are no automatic DNA points... just 2 or 3 orange bubbles to pop. I've seen this on 5-6 games now. I tried playing on Casual again and got the expected second stream of points. What's gone wrong? Can this behavior result from genetic code choices or symptom combos? Or does Normal difficulty just get harder once you've unlocked all the plague types? **UPDATE** After seeing this problem in at least half a dozen games, it's stopped happening. Despite using the same basic strategy, now there is a second stream of automatic DNA points. In all cases, my strategy creates a high Severity level and moderate Lethality level. I'll leave this question active for a while. Hopefully someone can explain why you sometimes get a pile of automatic DNA points in the "death phase", and sometimes literally zero automatic points, despite having decent Severity and Lethality.


title: Is there a global storage in Guild Wars 2?

text: Is there a global storage in Guild Wars 2 like in Guild War where all your characters have access to it? It seems like a functionality that would naturally be there but I have yet to find it yet.


title: What is the Guild Wars 2 map overflow, and how does it work?

text: Last night a friend and I wanted to play the game together. We had chosen the same server and were both standing in the same location but we could not find each other. We did however get a message saying: "You have been moved to the Wayfarer Foothill overflow. You are queued to enter the map when you are ready." How does this overflow work? I am confused why I can't find my friend on the map.


title: Can anyone post a beginner's guide for RUSE?

text: I just installed R.U.S.E. I tried to play the first game, but, due to the fact that tutorial is still missing, I am a bit lost. I suppose that I have to destroy the enemy base, but how? What are that buildings with yellow containers? What I should build first? And, what are all the cities/villages I see around used for? Can you please post a 10-step (or more if you like) guide to help a beginner?


title: How long do powerups last?

text: During a recent game of Ricochet, I noticed that I had successfully collected all the powerups simultaneously. While collecting them, I am certain that I shot several discs at my enemies. I had always assumed the powerups went away after a certain number of shots or after a certain time frame. My best guess is that picking up another powerup resets the shot countdown, but I don't know if that's right either. ![All the powerups](http://i.stack.imgur.com/DVNWF.jpg)


title: My village appears to be a ghost town. How do I get my people back?

text: So I have been building up a village, hoping that the 3-4 block high wall would protect it from nasty predators, but apparently I was wrong. I find it kind of weird that the smaller, wall-less village managed to maintain a population for so long, but my expanded and walled village is now apparently a ghost town. Does anyone know why this may be? (If so I'm opening another thread for this question, as I think this is an entirely different line of questioning involving how hostile mobs spawn). I'm wondering if there is some way I can repopulate the village, hopefully without having to transplant villagers (as villages appear to be extremely rare). Is there anyway of doing this? Building more houses doesn't appear to work.


title: Downloading working on Ouya, but installing is not

text: I have being trying to install some games on Ouya recently and is not working. The only abnormal thing I did before was pushing two games to my ouya box from the web, that where installed without any problem, but no game after that is installed properly. I have being searching for something related on the web, without luck until now. Anyone have the same problem? Any known bug or work around to solve it?


title: What does mastering a weapon do?

text: After a match, I got a notification pop-up that went something like this. > Your submachine gun mastery has reached level 3. Okay. That's great. And not really surprising, considering my only usable weapon is an SMG. What does it mean, though? Does mastering a weapon type have any benefits?


title: Color problem with Cossacks: Back to War on Win7/Win 8 64bit

text: I have a huge problem with Cossacks: Back to War on: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 - color problems...I can't fix them by using some ddraw fixes or killing explorer.exe. I tried so much to fix it, but without success. Windows 8 x64 - When I get in game, the cursor freezes, but not the game because the mouse is working. I can hear sound when I scroll it over menu buttons, and I can use them because it shows me that my cursor is frozen in the middle of the screen. I had success with DirectDraw hack (ddhack10.zip - you can google it), but with a little problem. Which settings should I use? When I use original halfnhalf settings, it cuts my screen's bottom. By the way, this hack fixed mouse and color problem on both Windows, but it cut off the screen's bottom on both too. EDIT : Forgot to say, that all my fixes works on Win7 Ultimate x32, but not on these x64 systems.


title: How do I continue playing Soul Reaver on PS1 when it hangs?

text: I'm playing Soul Reaver on Playstation 1 and in some locations the game freezes and never continues. How do I keep playing when it happens?


title: Any champ builder app or addon for League of legends?

text: I'm looking for an app (for android or PC) for make my own build for differents champs. I don't know if it exists, but if it exist, where i can get it?


title: Where does a new Team Fortress 2 player start?

text: Some of my friends have told me that TF2, or Team Fortress 2, is a fun game. I figured that I would get it in Steam since it was free. However, I have no idea where to start and would like some help. For example, where do I start, what is the point of the game, etc.


title: How do I cash in my Barry medal in Jetpack Joyride?

text: I finished all missions but didn't cash in my medal right away. Now I'm stuck on level 15? Is there a way to still cash it in?


Can players choose when to retrieve power sources in Assassin's Creed 3? Or do these events/missions only happen at specific times?


title: How to get under the ring and use the tables, ladders and chairs?

text: My son has come to a frustrating part in the WWE13 game on the Wii. He is unable to get under the ring and reach for tables, ladders, and chairs. What buttons to need to be pressed to get through this stage?


title: Normal attack (right mouse click) doesn't always work

text: This problem occurs so many times in my PC version of dark soul 2: Sometimes when I right-click, it does not respond, and my character does not attack for 1-2 seconds. I did not set any action related to double right-click, and my mouse works perfectly outside of game or in game menu. Please help, thanks.


title: Is there anything to do with multiple crafting items?

text: So it turns out crafting items (crafting kit, alchemy box, ingot press etc.) can be stacked, but I couldn't understand why would I ever want more than one of those. Is there any reason to hold on to spares, or should I just sell them?


title: Nevermore strategies in DotA

text: I completely suck at DotA (though I am somewhat familiar with Nevermore); I can never kill any enemy heroes even on easy. What strategies can I use to defeat enemy heroes? I do the basics: get last hit to get cash and that's pretty much all I know. I buy the trent boots which are set to agility. The first two things I buy are a courier and the reg with +5 hp regen. I then get that sword with critical hits and upgrade it after getting demon's edge. I still suck and can't kill enemy heroes even though I have +130 damage (or more). What can I do?


title: How do I activate the dwarven item in Raldbthar?

text: At the end of the dungeon I've found a dwarven artifact that says I'm missing the current item to activate. I've went through the dungeon, but it is possible I've missed the triggering item. I didn't enter the dungeon on a quest or anything so that might be my problem. Where/what do I need to use to operate the dwarven device?


title: Where can I find black soul gems?

text: I've missed the chance to get the artifact that acts as a permanent black soul gem so I'm looking for them elsewhere. Which merchants regularly sells black soul gems I can use?


title: Is it possible to escape the Yeti in SkiFree

text: Is it possible to escape the Yeti in _SkiFree_? I heard that pressing `F` makes you go faster, but fast enough?


title: How does one complete "over-qualified employee" missions in Uplink?

text: I've always been interested in Uplink, so I bought it earlier this week. But now I'm stuck on one of the missions that has been appearing since I reached the "Confident" rank: it's asking me to prove that an employee is over- qualified by changing his academic record. Specifically: "We feel that this employee scored slightly too highly at his degree. Give him a 3rd class replacement." I break into the academic database, look up the employee, and find that he has three classes, so I change the grade letter on the third class from a D to an F, commit, and disconnect. But when I reply to the mission request asking for money, they tell me that I haven't changed anything yet. Is there something I'm misunderstanding here? How does one fulfill the goal of this mission?


title: How do I set up Ventrilo Push-to-Talk to work with an XBox 360 controller?

text: I have been playing some Champions Online on the PC, and for that I like to use my XBox 360 controller. However, I also like to use Push-to-Talk in Ventrilo to talk with my friends. I couldn't find a way to get Ventrilo working with a button on the controller (say, Lb). Is there a way to set that up? I tried JoyToKey but couldn't figure out how to get that working either.


title: Which is the easiest game in Prince of Persia series?

text: At present, I am playing Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. After 69% completion, I find that it is way too difficult, even though I use cheats(meaning infinite sand, infinite power, and infinite walking on walls). It seems impossible for me to go ahead. Please suggest to me the easiest game in the POP series.


title: Does a potion of gain strength work if I have mutation resistance?

text: I have mutation resistance 1 and a potion of gain strength. The latter technically adds a mutation. Logic says it shouldn't work, but it did. Was I just lucky or gain stat potions work regardless of mutation resistance?


title: Are Immortals useful against any Zerg unit?

text: I'm not very familiar with Immortals yet. I understand they're great against tanks. Do Zerg have units that Immortals are useful against?


title: What should I do to get the Outmatched: 2 Insane AI achievement?

text: What should I do to get the **Outmatched: 2 Insane AI** achievement? I've watched like dozen of online tutorials, where is shown how to do that. The only problem is that those `cannon`/`spine` rushes worked only in older versions. With the newest version ( **1.1.2.16755** ) nothing works, since insane AI uses _map-hack_ (they don't scout at all) and attack your hidden `pylon` (which they haven't seen/scouted) right when you start warping it in. And I don't think it is possible to beat 2 insane AI with regular (non-rush) gameplay, as they will soon attack with such a giant army that nothing can stop it.


title: What's a good strategy for dealing with traffic?

text: I've placed some medium and high-density roads between the ultra-pollution industrial side of the city and the medium density residential/commercial side of the city. Now my city is at a size where all those roads are filled with traffic every day. And unfortunately I also built some low density R/C zones on these east-west connectors. How should I handle this? Add a new larger connector between them? Bulldoze the existing road and make it bigger (removing the existing infrastructure along it)? Busses? I have lots of space available still.


title: Should I be worried about overwriting buildings?

text: When I place a new road or a building in a section I had previously zoned for RCI space, sometimes the new structure overlaps an existing RCI building. Simcity seems pretty relaxed about this, only highlighting the structure in yellow as I place the new structure, but not warning me excessively. When I finalize the placement of this new road or building, the RCI buildings that are highlighted are destroyed. This usually fixes itself, a new RCI building is built in the reduced space now available. But should I avoid this? Does it cause any, to borrow a DF term, unhappy thoughts in my Sims?


title: Streaming Team Fortress 2

text: I need some help in streaming Team Fortress 2. I installed Open Broadcaster and selected 'Game Capture' and the TF2 process, but when I preview the stream all I get is a black screen. The Game Capture works for Minecraft and other games but not for TF2. Here is a screenshot: ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Cdwlbl.jpg)


title: Richest clubs on football manager 2014

text: What are the starting budgets for the teams in the major European leagues (Italy, England, Germany, Spain) on football manager 2014?


title: Is there a reason to save items I don't need?

text: Is there any reason to keep items I don't need anymore? Or should I always discard them? And if I discard them, should I "drop" or "destroy"?


title: Why isn't my molecular fabricator crafting?

text: I've set up a recipe in my molecular fabricator, but started crafting without all the necessary ingredients. My crafting monitor looks like this: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/2KAAA.png) I've added the processors, but the crafting does not resume. Is there some way to make it resume?


title: All my dwarves are bleeding to death. What can I do?

text: After a relatively short battle with a forgotten beast, in which none of my militia were injured, everyone in my fortress has started dropping dead. Even dwarves that were not involved in the battle have started spontaneously bleeding to death. ![The Dwarves are all bleeding to death!](http://i.stack.imgur.com/rIKJO.png) The forgotten beast was described as having "noxious secretions", which I'm assuming is the cause of my current problems. Is there anything that I can do to save my dwarves?


title: How can I check my statistics in Dota 2

text: How can I get statistics in Dota 2 such as hit/loss ratio, what skill level do I have (not the Battle Points) and such figures. One very interesting metric would be the win/loss ratio in function of what items you bought for each hero. Is there an independent website providing these kind of statistics ?