title: What specs do Skylander RFID use?

text: I have seen a lot of info about the Skylanders using the RFID chips. I even know that a person created a driver/project to use the portal to download the data off of them. My question is whether their are any other means to read the RFID data off a figure? I have heard that android phones have apps to interface with RFID, but I didn't know what the Skylander RFID specs were or if RFID reading tools are generic and can work with any type of RFID? It just that I am interested in RFID technology and how a person can possibly use it in their own applications.


title: Is there a way to change the difficulty setting of a saved Minecraft game?

text: I've been playing Minecraft for a couple months now. I've certainly discovered that I really am most interested in digging and amassing a bunch of raw material for building mega-complexes. Furthermore, I don't mind killing and hunting mobs except when I need to but that's not why I play the game. I started my first level on the most difficult setting of MC. The problem that I have run into is I have dug a HUGE hole straight to black stone and have expanded my mine from the bottom layer. I hit a sizable cavern with tons of Iron, Diamond, Red Stone, etc.-- everything that you would want. Since I maxed out the difficulty of the game, I keep getting killed as soon as I turn my back away from the massive hole and toward the goodies in the ground because there are so many friggin mobs in their. Is there away that I can modify my current save state to set it to the easiest difficulty level with mobs? I've done a lot of work on this level and I'd rather not have to start all over again but I'm afraid that is what I will need to do. My torches (which I tried to place everywhere that I can reach) aren't keeping the mobs away.


title: Are there any advantage to having a high galactic readiness rating in multiplayer?

text: In Singleplayer, the rating affects the outcome of the ending of the game. However, does it make any difference in multiplayer?


title: How much health does the Leechade spirit grant per hit?

text: In Bastion, after upgrading the shop, you can buy the spirit Leechade. This results in reduced potenecy of health tonics, but also grants health when striking foes. However, it doesn't specify how much health is gained per hit. I'm also uncertain as to whether this applies to all attacks, or just melee attacks. Consdering it costs a 1000 fragments, I'd prefer to know this before buying it. How much health is restored per hit with Leechade? Also, does it apply to all attacks or just melee attacks? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/J0y4b.jpg)


title: How to make flashing lights in Minecraft with repeaters?

text: What is the best circuits for flashing lights with repeaters ? I've seen old school way with redstone but now with the repeaters, how to do it right ?


title: Can I play Assassin's Creed 4 in windowed mode?

text: I'm curious on how to exit full screen while still being able to play the game (windowed mode). I need to be able to develop my game, use Facebook and Skype while still playing the game at the same time. Anyone know how to do this? I've tried setting it to only use one monitor but it still takes over both. & I also play the game on my laptop so how would I do it on the laptop as well?


title: Does the player always move first?

text: In Nethack, does the player always move first, or is there a chance other monsters/NPCs/entities might? To be specific... Say we are in a small room. Player on one side, a gobbo on another. There is exactly one tile of space between them. The player decides to move toward the gobbo. Goblin moves toward the player. Is there any way or chance that the gobbo will move in that tile before the player?


title: Unable to get 100% on some islands

text: I'm unable to get 100% completion on some islands, although I have   * All achievements   * All bloodstones (50)   * All (visible) chests Also reviewed several walkthrough guides to see if I missed something, but no. Isands I'm unable to finish:   * Great forest, 86%: unable to collect 4 coins in crypts (unacessable, not bombable)   * Graveyard island 91% (2 chests, this is a bug)   * Withered Lands 91%   * Tikarel 85%   * Sky Island 96% Is this a bug? **EDIT**   * On Graveyard island the developers have confirmed a bug that you cannot reach 2 chests that should not be there **EDIT 2** Percentage changes after the latest update:   * Hermit Island 113% (yes 113!)   * Graveyard Island jumped to 100%   * Great Forest 100% (1 more bloodstone below the boss ladder, got "Crimson Collector" with 54 Bloodstones)   * Withered Lands 91%   * Tikarel 100% (2 more bloodstones visible in crayfish cave)   * Sky Island 100% (1 more bloodstone in the outside area) Although I got 113% on Hermit Island and 91% on Withered Lands I have 100% overall progress.


title: How do you prevent glitches in Swindler's Den?

text: I've been asked by Saadia to kill Kematu, who is waiting in Swindler's Cave. I read that when this cave is re-entered after finishing the **In my time of need** quest, there's a chance the game will crash, making the Companions quest line impossible to complete. What do I need to do in order to prevent this, other than saving extremely often? Before entering the cave for the first time, should I wait until Aela gives me the **Stealing plans** quest? If I wait until Aela gives me her quest (let's say, 2 months in game time), will Saadia's quest crash? I'm playing on Xbox 360, so console solutions are unavailable.


title: Why only one Mega Evolution?

text: I've been playing Pokemon X for a while now, and about a month ago I caught myself a Mewtwo (score!) after I caught it, I found a Mewtwonite X. I decided to put Mewtwo in my party, alongside my Delphox, Xerneas, Raichu, Talonflame and Blastoise, and that's when a guy challenged me to a battle. I thrashed him (of course) but I found it strange that after I Mega Evolved my Blastoise, I couldn't Mega Evolve my Mewtwo during the same battle... Anybody know why this is?


title: Which Menace area is the easiest to escape?

text: In Fallen London, death will not release you -- _even if you die._ Racking up too much Scandal, Suspicion, Wounds, or Nightmares will ship you off to a Place Of Menace: the Tomb-Colonies, New Newgate Prison, a river- crossing ride with the Boatman, or the Royal Bethlehem Hotel/Mirror-Marches, respectively. I was surprised to see this forum post, which suggests that the place of Wounds is the easiest to escape and Wounds itself is the easiest Menace to manage; this runs directly counter to my experience. (The post references Hesperidian Cider, which has more details in this auction.) I've found that Wounds is either expensive or inconvenient to reduce, that most Wound- reduction actions only take off a single point of Wounds, and that the Boatman's ride is time-consuming to escape. So, I ask: _without spending Fate/Nex_ , which place of Menace is the easiest to escape, and what's the trick of it? Which place is the hardest to escape, and what limits your ability to leave quickly? (Please mention all four places of Menace in your answer.)


title: Are there benefits for achieving max chaos?

text: I was playing Dishonored and for now, it seems to encourage stealth. Is there a benefit of going for max chaos? ie. killing anyone I see and making evil choices. Are there unique items? Quests dialogs? Anything at all?


title: Starcraft 2 chat name

text: In Starcraft 2 in the Player Profile there are two names. The first is my alias, what I appear to be during chat in games/loading screens etc. The second is my real name which shows under the alias. However this appears to show up in Starcraft 2 chat channels, which I don't really want, I would prefer it show the alias. Can I either get the chat channels to show my alias, or change wherever the "real-name" is stored to something else? I poked around the battle.net account web page but didn't see anything promising. ANSWER: Only your RealID friends see your real name


title: Techniques to keep traffic under control in SimCity 4

text: SimCity 4 is a great game, but I usually start getting problems when my cities reach a population of ~50k people. One of the major problems is traffic. What are techniques/solutions to this problem? What things do you do to effectively fight problems with traffic in middle-size to larger cities, that have worked? How should you place roads? Should you use trains or metros, and place them where and to what extent etc.?


title: How do I build HUGE constructions in Minecraft?

text: If I want to build a really, really **huge** structure in Minecraft, say, a castle with towers, walls, several floors and over a thousand of squaremeters/tiles per floor, what is the way to go? How can I effectively accomplish the task without running, climbing etc. around a lot, trying to get up to a wall in order to reach somewhere etc.? Give general ideas and don't focus on my example (the castle) too much. What is a good way to plan such structures before starting to build them?


title: Are there any missable trophies and how can we avoid missing them?

text: I've just picked up Okami HD and like any sane person would, I love it. They've added trophies now as well, which is great. But with this type of game, especially with a design that's a decade old and never included any meta-game stuff like trophies to begin with, I'm not sure how easy it will be to get all the trophies in one playthrough. I remember the game being really long, too, so I imagine it would be quite annoying to miss just one! Are there any trophies that can be accidentally permanently missed in the game, due to things like inaccessible areas, enemies, one-time events, etc? If so, can we abuse the manual save system to get another chance? Are there certain points where I should create a separate save to be able to access those events/enemies? I've played the game before but I'm sure plenty of people haven't, so use spoiler tags where appropriate, please!


title: Does the Wizard Talent Conflagration work with weapons with +Fire Damage?

text: The Wizard Passive skill Conflagration causes enemies hit by fire damage to take increased damage: > Fire damage dealt to enemies applies a burning effect, increasing all damage > done to them by 10% for 3 seconds. Can attacks from spells that don't normally do Fire Damage trigger this effect if a weapon with the Fire Damage property is equipped? If so, does this apply to all attacks, or only those which don't already have a specified damage type, such as Spectral Blade?


title: Are Demon Hunter pets valid targets?

text: My spider I have from being a Demon Hunter does not have a life bar. Can they be targeted, killed, status effected etc.? Or are they just a dot on wheels?


So, as I continue to level up, I find myself wanting to explore the crafting world a little more. However, as I continue to do so, I find myself lacking an excess amount of Subtle Essence, the basic crafting ingredient. What is the most efficient way to farm Subtle Essence? I have found that every Blue item always dishes out 1 Subtle Essence. Is it worth creating a farming character for the low levels with high magic find, or do items at higher difficulties yield more Subtle Essences?


title: Why does my Artisan have a silver * over his head?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What does this blue asterisk/star indicate on top of an NPC? The title says it all. My artisan has a silver Asterix floating above his head, and I can't figure out what it means or why it's there. ![Whats this?](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KNYtC.png)


title: Can I change the location of my Banner in cooperative?

text: I as playing Diablo 3 in cooperative mode, when I notice the ability to teleport to other players in my party if I clicked on their banner (if you haven't done this yet, do it - it rewards you with an achievement). I then noticed, if I had to teleport back to the town for clearing out my inventory, I could then just click on their banner to teleport back to them (given that we were relatively close to each other prior). This then triggered my question: **Is it possible to move or place your banner some where else in the world other than the town or safe location?** (example: if we were in a dungeon and wanted to return specifically to one spot [ such as a fork in the path ] and there was not a teleporting pad nearby or found yet)


title: What's the south-east rule in Minecraft?

text: In minecraft it matters in which direction you place something. Various redstone devices function slightly different, as do some minecart track layouts. Why is this? How can I avoid it and make use of it (if possible)?


title: Is a dragons' breath attack a magic or physical attack?

text: I'm having some trouble with the dragon-type enemies in the latter part of the game. The dragons' breath attacks tend to be "Game Over" for me. So that I can be prepared with Protect or Shell, are these breath attacks physical or magical?


title: Who is Shiki talking to in one of his dreams in one of the Far Side Routes

text: In one of the Far Side of the Moon Routes (I think Hisui's Route), when he falls asleep he has a "Dream". In it him (or SHIKI) encounter another serial killer who after the 2 have a drink together decides to leave the city believing that there would be trouble if the city had 2 serial killers. I'm wondering who this other person was and if they too was sent by the same person who sent Nrvnqsr Chaos to kill Arcueid Brunestud (I remember reading about it the other day but I can't remember who, and I definitely know it wasn't Roa)


title: Can I choose another fatality to perform in fatality tutorial mode?

text: I'm playing Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition for PC. Whenever I do the fatality the tutorial asks, I always do it right, but I can't see any specific option to change the fatality I want to perform. The game forces me to do the same fatality over and over again without opportinity to perform any other.


title: UQM: Star *constellations* for balance of bio and mining

text: Lists of individual wealthiest stars can be found, but I'm interested in the best star _constellations_ overall where I can take one or two extended trips with a full complement of cargo modules (nine or ten), landers and fuel, and loot the most biology (or rainbow worlds) and minerals possible. This would be for around mid-game, where I just want to complete all the building up quickly, buy all the tech upgrades and fighters I need, and then proceed to go through the rest of the game plot from a position of strength. My current favorite target for this is Vulpeculae, as it seems to have lots of both, a Melnorme visit point, and it has plot points too. But I haven't visited every system in the game, so I thought there might be others I haven't found. Since part of the point is to acquire bio for tech upgrades, a lone supergiant (i.e. Zeeman) or other high-risk-only destination won't do for this purpose, even if it's loaded.


title: How do I respawn the Ender Dragon when not running a server?

text: When my brother and I were playing on LAN for one of my worlds we defeated the ender dragon and wanted to refight it. I looked at a few online helps but they only tell me how to do it on a server.


title: Transferring Between Lines

text: In Cities In Motion 1, you could put two stops from two different lines next to each other and people would automatically know that they can get off at that stop and go to the other line if necessary, for example if line 1 covers the north part of the city and line 2 covers the east part, and someone on the north side wants to get to the east side. This doesn't seem to be happening (for me at least) in CIM 2. Is this something that needs to be explicitly done in the game, like saying, you are allowed to transfer between line 1 and 2, or is this not supported anymore or something?


title: What is power for?

text: There is an attibute called power and the description says that increase the damage and heal powers but I don't understand how much. Every weapon has a damage, so, Should I understand that this attribute is added to the weapon base damage or the power only affect to some kind of skills?


title: How do I run Titanfall in a custom screen resolution?

text: It's no secret that Titanfall is a Source game. I like to play my games in a specific resolution in windowed mode, but that resolution isn't supported by all games. For those that don't, I can often set the exact width and height to start the game in using its launch options. For Source games like Team Fortress 2, Portal, and The Stanley Parable, the obvious solution is:               -windowed -w <width> -h <height>      But Titanfall seems to either ignore the `-w` and `-h` options entirely, or resize the window to an arbitrary (but preset) size such as 1024x768. I tried `-width` and `-height` respectively, to no avail. Does Titanfall's version of Source ignore those two options entirely? Is there another way around it?


title: Blocks Keep Breaking When I Try to Build!

text: When I try to set a block down or add a block to water or land - it doesn't really seem to matter where - they're breaking. It's like I'm digging when I'm not. I'm in Creative Mode and have been building all kinds of stuff (I'm pretty limited in my designs... still learning). It just started doing it not too long ago. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I may need to do to resolve the issues?


title: Halo Reach to Halo 3 controller mapping

text: I play a lot of Halo Reach multiplayer and the controls are second nature to me. Some friends want to have a Halo 3 night and the controls are very similar, but still just enough different that I'm not doing what I want to be doing during critical times in a fight. Is there a controller configuration in Halo 3 that is equivalent to the default controller configuration in Halo Reach? I know there are obvious features that are not included in Halo 3 that cannot be mapped, so ideally I'd like for those buttons to be as useless as possible


title: Does the level of DLC missions adjust to my current level?

text: I have been playing Bordelands 2 for the last 2 weeks, and I am now at lvl 28 and almost finished the main story line. I also bought the season pass together with the game, and they are downloaded already to my console. At this point I had a lot of stuff on my radar, I have a few new side missions, there is the main story to finish, and there are the DLC's. Today I thought before going on with the normal game, let me check out the dlc's, so I accepted the first missions. Later on I decided to finish the main story first, and then have some fun with the DLC's, because they look pretty cool. Now my main question is this. I started the DLC's and it says that they are lvl 26-28, did I just screw that up. Maybe when I come back to the dlc's I will be close to lvl 40, but the missions in the dlc's are lvl 28, that won't be any fun. Will the lvl of the dlc mission adjust to my lvl, or did I just cap it at 28.


title: What do "level" and "difficulty" refer to?

text: I've been playing Warframe for a bit now and I still can't figure out what I should be expecting with regards to mission levels and difficulties. I'm talking about the level that you see on the planet map for mission selection, like this: ![Warframe mission selection screen capture](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7FZ6Y.png) And I'm talking about the difficulty you see on the mission loading screen, like this: ![Warframe mission loading screen capture](http://i.stack.imgur.com/PG4QR.png) I've been thinking perhaps the level is how hard enemies are and the difficulty how many there are, but I haven't really managed to figure out a pattern. What do they mean?


title: Will buying classes require a data connection to play?

text: I downloaded Puzzle Quest 2 for Android, and have been able to play the game in airplane mode just fine, but I have not yet paid to unlock any classes. Once I unlock classes, will I be able to continue to play in airplane mode, or will the game require me to have a data connection to verify my purchase?


title: Where do I "Find Yoolis"?

text: I'm up to the plot where my mission is to "Find Yoolis". Some teladi or something. Problem is I have no idea where to go. No mission compass, or other directions, are visible. I am just past the part where you hack a few stations to help find her whereabouts. I had the guidance working then but I completed a side quest and now it is gone. Does anyone know where I should go? I think it's a glitch so it should work fine as soon as I complete the next objective.


title: Is it possible to keep wolves from following you?

text: Is it possible in Minecraft to stop tamed wolves from following you?


title: Setting up a bukkit server for personal use on linux, isn't installing properly, not sure why

text: I have been trying to set up a bukkit server to run on localhost, so that I'd be the only one playing it. I had someone on another forum help me get started by saying, basically, "Download the latest bukkit.jar from here, make folder and put that in it with a start.sh file that launches it (like this) and it will self populate the folder you put it in." The only difference in the start.sh I made was I listed the full path to the directory, and shrank the ram size to 1G. That didn't work, it wasn't populating the directory at all. So I tried loading the vanilla minecraft_server.jar, didn't work either. I was told it could be a permission problem but it all looks fine to me. Below you can see the path to the craftbukkit.jar, aswell as the permissions from there. I'd appreciate any help, as I am very very new to any type of server setup.               ra@ra-desktop:~$ ls -al ~/.minecraft | grep Bukkit && ls -al ~/.minecraft/Bukkit      drwxr-xr-x  2 ra ra    4096 2013-07-31 22:00 Bukkit     total 20896     drwxr-xr-x  2 ra ra     4096 2013-07-31 22:00 .     drwxr-xr-x 23 ra ra     4096 2013-07-31 00:54 ..     -rwxr-xr-x  1 ra ra 15249389 2013-07-30 08:54 craftbukkit-1.6.2.jar     -rwxr--r--  1 ra ra  6134331 2013-07-31 22:00 minecraft_server.1.6.2.jar     -rwxr-xr-x  1 ra ra       91 2013-07-31 22:00 start.sh      My `start.sh` looks like this now:               #!/bin/sh      BINDIR=$(dirname "$(readlink -fn "$0")")      cd "$BINDIR"      java -Xmx1024M -jar craftbukkit-1.6.2.jar -o true      Here's the output though, being run from `/home/ra/.minecraft/Bukkit`:               ra@ra-desktop:~/.minecraft/Bukkit$ bash start.sh     start.sh: line 2: /home/ra/.minecraft/Bukkit: is a directory     03:43:47 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version 1.6.2     03:43:47 [INFO] Loading properties     03:43:47 [INFO] Default game type: SURVIVAL     03:43:47 [INFO] Generating keypair     03:43:47 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on *:25565     03:43:47 [INFO] This server is running CraftBukkit version git-Bukkit-1.5.2-R1.0-35-g4176258-b2823jnks (MC: 1.6.2) (Implementing API version 1.6.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT)     03:43:47 [INFO] Preparing level "FunInTheHELL"     03:43:48 [INFO] Preparing start region for level 0 (Seed: 8440585574752452648)     03:43:49 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 9%     03:43:50 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 22%     03:43:50 [INFO] ----- Bukkit Auto Updater -----     03:43:50 [INFO] It appears that you're running a Development Build, when you've specified in bukkit.yml that you prefer to run Recommended Builds.     03:43:50 [INFO] If you would like to be kept informed about new Development Build releases, it is recommended that you change 'preferred-channel' in your bukkit.yml to 'dev'.     03:43:50 [INFO] With that set, you will be told whenever a new version is available for download, so that you can always keep up to date and secure with the latest fixes.     03:43:50 [INFO] If you would like to disable this warning, simply set 'suggest-channels' to false in bukkit.yml.     03:43:50 [INFO] ----- ------------------- -----     03:43:51 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 37%     03:43:52 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 47%     03:43:53 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 59%     03:43:54 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 74%     03:43:55 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 93%     03:43:56 [INFO] Preparing start region for level 1 (Seed: 8440585574752452648)     03:43:57 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 16%     03:43:58 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 28%     03:43:59 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 48%     03:44:00 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 69%     03:44:01 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 90%     03:44:01 [INFO] Preparing start region for level 2 (Seed: 8440585574752452648)     03:44:02 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 50%     03:44:03 [INFO] Server permissions file permissions.yml is empty, ignoring it     03:44:03 [INFO] Done (15.852s)! For help, type "help" or "?"     >stop     03:44:39 [INFO] CONSOLE: Stopping the server..     03:44:39 [INFO] Stopping server     03:44:39 [INFO] Saving players     03:44:39 [WARNING] DSCT: Socket closed     03:44:39 [INFO] Saving worlds     03:44:39 [INFO] Closing listening thread     03:44:39 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'FunInTheHELL'/Overworld     03:44:40 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'FunInTheHELL_nether'/Nether     03:44:40 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'FunInTheHELL_the_end'/The End      … and here's the output run from any other directory:               ra@ra-desktop:~/[literally-anywhere]$ bash ~/.minecraft/Bukkit/start.sh     /home/ra/.minecraft/Bukkit/start.sh: line 2: /home/ra/.minecraft/Bukkit: is a directory     03:51:44 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version 1.6.2     03:51:44 [INFO] Loading properties     03:51:44 [WARNING] server.properties does not exist     03:51:44 [INFO] Generating new properties file     03:51:44 [INFO] Default game type: SURVIVAL     03:51:44 [INFO] Generating keypair     03:51:44 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on *:25565     03:51:45 [INFO] This server is running CraftBukkit version git-Bukkit-1.5.2-R1.0-35-g4176258-b2823jnks (MC: 1.6.2) (Implementing API version 1.6.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT)     03:51:45 [WARNING] Failed to load operators list: java.io.FileNotFoundException: ./ops.txt (No such file or directory)     03:51:45 [WARNING] Failed to load white-list: java.io.FileNotFoundException: ./white-list.txt (No such file or directory)     03:51:45 [INFO] Preparing level "world"     03:51:45 [INFO] Preparing start region for level 0 (Seed: 103591942867456033)     03:51:45 [INFO] ----- Bukkit Auto Updater -----     03:51:45 [INFO] It appears that you're running a Development Build, when you've specified in bukkit.yml that you prefer to run Recommended Builds.     03:51:45 [INFO] If you would like to be kept informed about new Development Build releases, it is recommended that you change 'preferred-channel' in your bukkit.yml to 'dev'.     03:51:45 [INFO] With that set, you will be told whenever a new version is available for download, so that you can always keep up to date and secure with the latest fixes.     03:51:45 [INFO] If you would like to disable this warning, simply set 'suggest-channels' to false in bukkit.yml.     03:51:45 [INFO] ----- ------------------- -----     03:51:46 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 8%     03:51:47 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 22%     03:51:48 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 34%     03:51:49 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 45%     03:51:50 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 56%     03:51:51 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 65%     03:51:52 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 74%     03:51:53 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 84%     03:51:54 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 93%     03:51:55 [INFO] Preparing start region for level 1 (Seed: 103591942867456033)     03:51:56 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 22%     03:51:57 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 40%     03:51:58 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 58%     03:51:59 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 76%     03:52:00 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 93%     03:52:01 [INFO] Preparing start region for level 2 (Seed: 103591942867456033)     03:52:02 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 53%     03:52:03 [INFO] Done (17.802s)! For help, type "help" or "?"      Shouldn't this keep any population in the Bukkit dir?


title: Turn off the Quen sign

text: The Quen sign is extremely useful to protect yourself against enemy attacks. The base version also doesn't last long, but if you upgrade Quen itself or increase your sign intensity Quen can last for a pretty long while. The disadvantage being that you don't regenerate vigor while Quen is active. After battle, you don't want to enter the next one with an almost depleted Quen and an empty vigor bar, caused by the still active Quen which prevented vigor regeneration. It would be quite convenient to just disable Quen after battle. Is there any quick way to do that?


title: What constitutes a fatal fall into one block deep water?

text: Fall damage is (blocks-3)/2. So a 23 block drop (or more) should kill you (or a mob). But if I'm building a falling trap and want to use water to collect the items dropped, how much higher does it have to be? The floor would have water running over it to gather the items and monsters would fall to that floor. How high a drop do I need?


title: Etherlords - missing manual

text: Nival has been offering a free manual download (rtf) for Etherlords. It used to be on ftp://ftp.nival.com/pub/etherlords1/, but the ftp appears to be down, probably permanently. Will really appreciate if someone doesn't mind sharing a copy of the rtf. This is a kind of game that really makes you want one for reference.


title: What is this Gen system in multiplayer and how does it work?

text: I noticed that some players have Gen 1, Gen 2 etc. next to their name. Is it like prestiging? Do you get bonus abilities? How does it work?


title: Why does Broken Age crash on launch?

text: Broken Age opens for a few moments; then, before the end of the Double Fine logo, it gives me a "This program has stopped responding" message. Any ideas?


title: Why is Minecraft Magic Launcher playing 1.5.2 instead of 1.7.3/1.7.4

text: Whenever I open Magic Launcher and hit login, the title screen says Minecraft 1.5.2. And, when I play there aren't any horses or anything from the new update. Can anyone explain why this is happening, and how to fix it?


title: Good starting skills for Dungeons of Dredmor

text: What is a good set of skills for a newer player in Dungeons of Dredmor?


title: Skins that cannot be in mystery gifts?

text: Yesterday I had a discussion with some of my friends while playing league. It was about the contents of the mystery gifts and while I said there are restrictions, they were convinced that you can get absolutely every skin from a gift (including victorious, and really old ones). Now while I'm pretty sure that there are restrictions (Triumphant ryze for example), I'm not really sure on which skins they affect. What about the victorious, riot, legacy, pax and completely removed skins (Rusty BC, Black Ali, Urf WW)? Can you get those with a mistery gift or is it impossible to get those right now?


title: What new systems exist in Diablo 3?

text: Diablo's action RPG core has remained the same, and will do so in the third version. But it sounds like they are also introducing a number of new systems that borrow from WoW, Guild Wars, etc. Can someone list out the new systems with a brief comparison of how they worked in earlier versions of Diablo?


title: How do I loot life crystals?

text: I bumped into these life crystals, which used to be looted with a hammer, but now in 1.2, I cannot do that anymore. ![Red crackled heart](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cxi9i.png) How do I loot the crystals?


title: Can I safely sell everything marked as "Treasure"?

text: In _Chantelise_ , I'm assuming that everything marked [Treasure] in that I pick up is just junk that I can sell back to the store for cash. Is there any other use for Treasure items other than vendoring? I don't want to accidentally sell something that I may need for a puzzle or a quest somewhere later along the line.


title: I am searching for a song from Little Big Planet 2. Can you help identify it?

text: Last time I played this game with some friend and there was one song I am frantically searching now... Actually I don't really remember this song anymore. I just know that it's from first world (the world before the cake-world) and it was playing in a level after the level with Beethoven song. Does anybody know a sorted soundtrack list of little big planet 2, sorted by worlds so I can easily find it?


title: Microphone does not work in any source engine game. Fix?

text: My microphone work in steam chat, skype etc.. Althought it does not work in Garry's Mod, Dota 2, Left 4 Dead or Counter Strike. When I click test mic in the options menu of Garry's Mod I can hear my voice being played back to me as I speak. Therefore My microphone is functional and is reconiged by the game. However when I hold down my push to talk key in game, the voice chat icon appears but does not highlight when I speak. Therefore my voice is not being transmitted to other players. This has been confirmed by my friends in the lobby. They cannot hear me speak in game.


title: How can I hold 256 bits of memory in Minecraft?

text: I need to build a type of memory that can hold 256 bits of memory, including on's and off's but it seems like the only way to do it would be with hundreds of RSNOR latches and I was just wondering if there is a more compact way to do it, preferably as quick and simple as possible too. Also if it is possible for it to make it store four different groups of memory, each 256 bits large, that'd be perfect. I think I saw a video with what I want but it still seems impossible.


title: How can I romance Samantha Traynor?

text: That Traynor girl is fine. I'd like to check a private message from her console... If you know what I'm saying. Is it possible to romance her? If yes, how? Is it possible if I'm a Femshep?


title: Can I empty a soul gem?

text: I have several Grand Soul Gems filled with Petty Souls, which seems like a waste of a Grand Soul Gem. Is there a way to EMPTY the Soul Gem so I can refill it with a larger soul? I have the Dawnguard and Hearthfire DLCs.


title: Problem in Dead Money DLC ending?

text: I have just finished the Dead Money DLC for Fallout New Vegas. When I go to the gate that says "Travel to Mohave Wasteland", it gives the DLC's ending, but after that video ends I'm back in BoS Bunker. I get the full HUD and can move for 1-2 seconds, but after that some poison gas is released in to the room, just like how it starts, I get a black screen and when it goes back I am unable to move and do anything, and have a continuous loop of Christine voice (Vera voice) on the radio. Is this a bug? I let it play for about 4-5 times and it doesn't stop... How can I get past this?


title: How do the choices affect the story?

text: I've just started playing The Walking Dead on Xbox 360. The game offers you multiple choices in conversations mostly to be answered in a limited time. How do these choices affect the course of the game? Do they affect the difficulty level? Can they change the direction of the story dramatically?


title: How does the ME3: Datapad app calculate readiness?

text: When you complete a mission in the ME3: Datapad app, how does it calculate your new total? Is the percentage award added to the old total for a new overall readiness percentage? For example, if I have 60% readiness in a sector, and I complete a mission that gives 1.3% readiness, will my new readiness rating in that sector be 61.3%?


title: Why is Ken so cheap?

text: I always hear that Ken is God Tier/broken/super cheap. What exactly about his block pattern makes him cheap though? It seems like Akuma/Devilot's block patterns are more random and dangerous.


title: How to manually install the default resources in Minecraft 1.7.2?

text: I recently purchased Minecraft for PC, I'm using the original launcher, and each time I try to play, after login, the development console print several lines with the following contents: > [22:51:40 WARN]: Couldn't download > https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Resources/sounds/mob/ghast/moan4.ogg for > job 'Resources' java.lang.RuntimeException: Server responded with 503 In a web browser I tried to navigate to the given URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Resources/sounds/mob/ghast/moan4.ogg and I got the following message:               <Error>       SlowDown       <Message>Please reduce your request rate.</Message>       <RequestId>46A2AFCF228B1D66</RequestId>       <HostId>         dmpYz3T/jMyqR+5oY7xN95oti4iNxFOP+MhTPLd+/T3NBars/jK81PdX2J4X0mZ/       </HostId>     </Error>      Obviously the backend server (Amazon) has issues providing the default resources for Minecraft. Is there any way to obtain those default resources and do a _manual installation_?


title: What happens to our characters when 2.1.0 (Diablo 3) goes live?

text: I just learned today that we can copy our characters from the official release to use on the 2.1.0 PTR. Then I wondered: if I play my characters on the PTR instead of the current official release (2.0.6), when 2.1.0 is released officially, which version of my character will it use? Will it use my 2.0.6 character or my PTR 2.1.0 character (or will I have a choice)?


title: What are candies used for?

text: In **Don't touch the spikes** , there are little orange candies to be collected. Is there any use for them, rather than just have them appear in the menu screen (The amount you've collected)?


title: What exactly happens when a heavy soldier misses with a rocket shot?

text: Heavy soldiers usually have a 90% chance when shooting a rocket; or 0% if you try an impossible shoot. So far all my rockets have impacted where they are supposed to, but eventually they will fail. So I have some doubts:   * What happens when rocket fails?    * Where will it land?    * Is it possible to have a friendly fire incident?   * Will enemy rockets fail?    * Can they have friendly fire incidents?


title: I have a disc, and I'm wondering if I can get it on Steam

text: I have Portal 2, it's the disc, for the Xbox 360. I was wondering if I could install the game on Steam using that disc. It's hard to play on the Xbox sometimes, and the computer controls are much better. I've tried multiple ways, such as doing the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -install E:. There seems to be no other ways, I've looked everywhere, and... yeah. If anyone can help me, thanks in advance!


title: Do dungeons repopulate?

text: In lieu of a house, I'm considering clearing a dungeon and storing stuff in its chest, but I don't know if the enemies will come back. After killing everything in a dungeon, will more enemies respawn eventually?


title: How can I speed up SteamCMD download?

text: My app_update, on linux SteamCMD, is running extremely slow on my 100 MB/s network, so is there a way I could make it download faster? Maybe by changing the download location somehow? It also seems to be downloading in small chunks.               App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (43790472 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (43790472 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (43790472 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (43790472 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (43790472 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (43790472 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (43790472 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44069504 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44069504 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44069504 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44069504 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44069504 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44069504 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44069504 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44414420 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44414420 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44414420 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44414420 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44414420 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44414420 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44414420 / 3917687543)     App state (0x300502) downloading, progress: 1.12 (44414420 / 3917687543)


title: Maps used online VS places in campaign mode

text: One big thing to do first in online mode is to well know the maps . I know that I could walk and explore in them alone in a private match. But it's boring... I began to play the campaign mode to learn the places where the game is. I only played about the half of the first mission and I didn't recognize a map that I've play on-line. Does the on-line and campaign mode places are related ? If I continue to play in campaign mode, will it help me to know maps used on- line ? Will I be able to recognize some spots that I have to be aware like windows of building ?


title: Light or Heavy Armor specialization help

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What advantages do the different armor types provide? I was just wondering what I should do, I am a mage warrior build or at least thats what I am going for, I mainly use heavy armor but occasionally I use light armor mixed with heavy...should I do this or stick to one over the other? and if so what should I spec into? Please help me I suck.


title: Do your damage effects last after your death?

text: So, now that I've been playing a lot of pvp, I am starting to find my in the occasional position of being out of place and about to go down with no hope of healing. In these situations, I really want to hand out the most hurt before I have to cool off in the med center. As I'm playing a bounty hunter, I normally can switch over to blow everything mode and max my heat out before I go down, but I can't seem to tell if my Explosive dart is sticking around after me or not. I know the rest of my abilities that have already resolved do (for example: If I light someone on fire, the effect resolves as normal regardless of my status). On a related note, do you earn damage points for stuff that resolves while you are dead, or do you lose those few ticks? As applies to warzones, please!


title: How do I start Steam without it automatically logging in?

text: When I start Steam it automatically logs into my account. I want it setup so that when Steam starts next time, it will ask me for my credentials. I know how to do this the normal way (logging into my account, going into settings) but I want to make this change without being logged into my account, or at least not being visible as logged in.


title: How to micro Tanks with Marine / Tank properly?

text: Every unit in Starcraft has to be microed differently. For Marines there is Stutter Step, Focusing and Marine Split. But how should I micro Tanks with Marines. I am most interested in the mechanics.   * How many Tanks do I leap forward at once, depending on how many I currently have.    * What is the exact execution (key strokes) of leaping forward.   * How much should I spread the Tanks?   * How should I group my units?   * How do I maintain my Tank spread? But I also want to know   * Where and when should I siege?   * When should I decide to leap forward again?   * How should I position my Marines relative to my Tanks? I understand that this is not an exact science, but there have to be some guidelines. Also these are quite a few questions, but they all concern the same topic "Tank Micro".


title: Galaxy Readiness Past 100%?

text: So I've played the multiplayer and incresed my Galactic Readiness to 100%. But then after i played another map i got a 5% "Maximum Galactic Readiness." Does this mean that when the Readiness decreases, it will only decrease to 55% instead of 50%? i've looked all over for this but i've found no answers.


title: Black Ops:  list of differences between standard and HC mode?

text: Everybody knows the basics -- less health, blue-on-blue fire, no HUD. But what are specifics? How much less health? What other differences are there? How does the game style change?


title: In what way does VER RANGE get applied?

text: I synthesized a Healing Jar with VER RANGE (L) so i had a party wide healing when i lack the ability to use Noin's Healing abilities. in the Menu i can heal the entire party but in battle it only heals one. However the formation of the party confuses me, on the one hand from the perspective in game if i'm in the Middle then Front and Back are Vertical of me however from the perspective of a player and what is presented to me the party is Horizontal. So i am wondering In what way does VER RANGE get applied? is it top to bottom on the screen or left to right? if the latter then why isn't my item working as it should in battle?


title: Using chocolate in Plants vs. Zombies

text: I started finding chocolate for my snail. It says that chocolate makes your snail gather coins faster in your Zen garden, but how long do the effects of chocolate last? Also, can I feed my snail multiple chocolates to make the effect last longer? It would be cool if I could feed my snail enough to work while I sleep.


title: How do I get rid of a caged goblin?

text: I managed to catch a goblin in a cage and now he is just sitting at the entryway to my fortress. I have tried disarming him with `d`-`b`-`d` and `d`-`b`-`c` with a garbage dump zone nearby but my dwarves just ignore him. I have tried throwing him into my pit (which is my ultimate goal) but, again, dwarves just happily walk by ignoring him. What am I doing wrong?


title: How do you leave a guild in Godville?

text: Is it possible? I want to leave the guild the game put me in and create my own.


title: How long is the Heroes of Might and Magic 6 Tutorial Campaign?

text: Are there really just 2 missions? It seemed pretty abrupt and there was no indication that the campaign ended after "Emperor's Will"


title: Infuse Claymore on a strength build?

text: Has anyone with a strength build infused their +10 Claymore? I'm a bit hesitant to waste my infusing stones if the effects aren't all that great. Can you level up the infusion like you can with Titanite for normal weapon upgrades?


Does creating games for the platform help the platform succeed? Like if I create tons of games for 1 platform does it influence it? If not then what controls a platform's marketshare?


title: How long does it take to level up your Operation Payback coin in Counterstrike Global Offensive?

text: How many hours or other criteria does it take to level up or change the color of your Operation Payback coin in Counterstrike Global Offensive?


title: Same account on 2 machines. Can't see the chacters created on other machine

text: Dark souls 2, same steam account on 2 different PC's. Can't see the characters created on the other machine. When I go to the other machine, it only shows characters created on that machine. Do I have to manualy copy files from one to the other?


title: What's the benefit of capturing an enemy hero?

text: In Armageddon empires it's possible to capture an enemy hero. What's the benefit of this compared to outright killing them?


title: How can I tell how much my opponents like me in Civilization 5?

text: In Civilization 4 you can see a score for each AI, which breaks down the reasons for their attitude towards you. Is there something similar in Civilization 5? I'm trying to work out whether it's worth returning a recaptured worker to its original civilization, but I don't think I have enough information to make the call.


title: Carnevil losing DPS of my fetishes?

text: I just found a Carnevil http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/carnevil My issue is that I think I'm losing the "dagger" dps of my fetishes. Does anyone know the damage is the same as their daggers when they shoot? My attack speed is really high so they shoot rather fast, but they now lose the Tasker and Theo attack speed (my attack speed bonus is 80% from them) because they only shoot when I do. Is it recommended to go with Tasker and Theo and keep that attack speed or keep the poison dart shooting fetishes?


title: ALU in Minecraft, what can be achieved with this?

text: Recently articles popped up of how someone created a working ALU in Minecraft. He is quoted in some articles saying he is going to take it a step further and create a real-working computer in Minecraft (a computer in a computer). If he achieves this, what could be a possible application of a real-working computer inside a video game? Or is this more of a video game simulation of how computers work? (Note: Mods, could you please forward this to the appropriate exchange site if this question is not applicable here?) Edit:   Article and video to ALU in Minecraft


title: Where on my system are the current/original maps stored for Starcraft 2?

text: I would like to either edit current maps to increase the money on them, or get money maps. Where, on my Windows 7 system, can I find the original Blizzard maps? Or are they not stored on my system? Also where can I get good money maps?


title: What's the point of picking up the volume power up?

text: This may sound a little silly, but what's the point of picking up the VOL power up other than obviously increasing the volume? And why would I want to increase the volume anyway?


title: Fallout New Vegas quits to desktop with no error message

text: Just installed Fallout New Vegas. After some time of game play the game just quit to Desktop without any error messages. Can someone point me directions on why this is happening and how can I fix it? Running on Windows 7 32-bit, nVidia GTS250 MB.


title: How to use the railroad?

text: I have a railroad running through my city area, and I've connected a few roads to it but that's about all I've done. I don't see a train station or other builds to create that will take advantage of the rail road. How do I use it?


title: Is it possible to kill the 2 Harvesters on Thessia?

text: This is near the beginning of Priority: Thessia. It's the encounter that's just after Outpost Tykis (where you find the M-560 Hydra, aka the weapon that can one-shot a Banshee) and is between you and the entrance to the Temple of Athame. ![harvesters](http://i.stack.imgur.com/wqp9X.jpg) Is it possible to kill both Harvesters at this point? Should I even try? I noticed that they flew away after the other fighter ship after a while, but I'm wondering if I would get a bonus to War Assets or something if I was able to save the other pilot and/or if I was only able to kill say, one, make a later battle somewhat easier. Or is the event with the pilot completely scripted and unalterable?


title: What are the outcomes if any of the Bring Down the Sky DLC in Mass Effect 3?

text: As per the title.   I have played all Mass Effect games and DLCs except Bring Down the Sky from ME1. Does it have any repercussion in Mass Effect 3?


title: Can you damage the Banshee when she is teleporting?

text: "How do I stop that banshee from eating my face?" provided good strategies for dealing with Reaper Banshees. However I am curious if you can damage the Banshee when she is teleporting.


title: How do I resolve morale issues?

text: Throughout the game members of your party will frequently experience issues which effect the group's morale. For example; fear, sadness, loneliness, etc. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gt0oX.jpg) How can I combat these issues and resolve the problems resulting in a reduction of the group's morale?


title: How do I stop Deus Ex from installing the MSVC redist package at every launch?

text: Why is my copy of Deus EX installing the Microsoft package every time I start it up? How do I stop this behavior?


title: Will the baby be a boy or girl?

text: In past Harvest Moon games I've played, your baby has always been a boy; in Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, is this still true, or is the gender randomized/fixed to your partner/can be chosen.


title: Can I marry a girl if I'm also a girl?

text: Most of the Harvest Moon Games i've played (GBA+) you've either been a boy or a girl with the 2 on separate games, Harvest Moon A New Beginning has been the first game where I can play as both a boy or a girl, and as such it would be expected within the game the Heart Events and marriage system has been fixed up for both the guys and the girls. So I am wondering if you can start the game as a girl, and pursue to marry one of the girls?


title: Is it possible to forcefully end a guildleve whose minimum requirements were already fulfilled?

text: After joining a Grand Company, you can do guildleves. One particular type I found in Gridania was > Kill 3 of these monsters under 5 minutes - kill as many as possible. If you slay 3, you effectively fulfil the minimum requirements for the guildleve. However, the guildleve will not end until those 5 minutes have passed. If you kill more than 3, I think you get a bonus reward. Is it possible to force the guildleve to end after I have fulfilled the minimum requirements? I'm not interested in the bonuses, and don't want to wait those 5 minutes. I tried speaking with the guildleves NPC - can't remember what he says but it certainly doesn't end the guildleve. I also opened the quest log, but the options were about the difficulty or abandoning the quest.


title: Are the Gearbox weapons supposed to be spec'd for Level 1?

text: I just installed the additional DLC packs from the Borderlands 2 GOTY edition. When I loaded my game, I got a notice that I now have some "Gearbox" branded weapons in my backpack. However, they're really low capability. For example, the damage ratings are:               11 for Gearbox Renegade Assault Rifle     11 for Gearbox Projectile Convergence SMG     41 for Gearbox Callipeen Sniper Rifle      Since I'm on my second playthrough in True Vault Hunter Mode, these weapons are useless. Should they be spec'd according to my level, and this is a glitch, or is this how they are supposed to be delivered?


title: How can I keep track of discovered antiquity sites?

text: It's easy to lose track of antiquities sites after discovering them. Is there an easy way of finding them? Maybe a UI mod to highlight them? The best bet I've found as part of the default UI is to show resources in the strategic view, but this isn't great: ![Screenshot of map with resources shown](http://i.stack.imgur.com/m7U67.jpg) Related question: Is there a way to locate Strategic Resources on the map?


title: How can I see through smoke?

text: When I'm facing an enemy that's lobbing smoke grenades like Cerberus Centurions, I often find myself helpless while I wait for the smoke to clear. What's the best way to see through/disperse smoke?


title: In Mothership Zeta, what and where are the different armor types you can acquire?

text: Because I have the Winterized Medic Armor, and the Samurai armor, but I feel as though I'm missing something. Confirmation would be appreciated.


title: Do resources for construction get assigned immediately?

text: I am wondering if i create a huge project above ground at once (say, on pause) with several stone stockpiles. Will my dwarfs use the stones from the (near) stockpile while these get refilled? Or do the stones get designated to the construction and being "forbidden to move for other purposes"? So the stones designated to the construction will stay in place till a mason picks them up for constructing a section. **Motivation:** I want to construct a above ground castle with the help of quickfort. So the complete thing will be designated at once and will require 100's of stones. I don't want my dwarfs to walk 100 Z levels down to collect the stone by hand though. I normally build one or several stone stockpiles outside and near the construction site so dwarfs will use carts to get the stones up. Since normally i construct a couple of walls at a time they will always pick the stones from the stockpile if they are near and contain the correct stones.


title: How do I get my pre-order bonus content?

text: This may be a silly question, but where do I enter my pre-order code in order to access the downloadable content? I don't have the collector's edition, just the standard pre-order and the code that came with it, but I'm not prompted to enter it nor can I find mention of it in the DLC menu.


title: Getting a PS3 for Ratchet & Clank Future. What about PSN?

text: My brother plans to get a PlayStation 3, and I get to play on it. That means I'll finally (!) be able to play the Ratchet & Clank Future series. In the wake of the recent attack on PSN, I'm now rather cautious about getting a PS3, more so than I want to be. But in any case, what do I need to know or be wary about regarding PSN, specifically for the new Ratchet games? Even basic questions like "do I need an account for these games in the first place?" would be good for an answer, because I can't really find much info addressing that. I'm equally interested in what I'd be missing out on if I stay offline, though. I know that demos are available on PSN, but since I'll be buying the games anyway I probably don't need them. I'll also be going to the store and buy the games from there, instead of purchasing online.


title: How do I unlock the swordsmanship, alchemy and magic paths?

text: I'm already at character level 5, but when I look at the character abilities page, the three trees for swordsmanship, alchemy and magic are still locked. I can only invest talents into the training tree. Do I have to get to a certain point in the story to unlock them? Or am I missing something obvious. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bQnNd.jpg)


title: Can Gangplank's ultimate be reliably controlled?

text: So I am playing pretty actively with Gangplank the last time (mainly because of his Remove Scurvy ability). But i have noticed that his ult is pretty unreliable. Yes you can use it cross map to steal baron or secure a kill or something but accuracy is a big issue. I have seen enemy champs just walk through the entire area (max upgraded) without even getting hit. I was wondering if there were area's where cannonballs hit more often or how to use this properly since in my opinion this is not the scariest anti-flee ability.


title: Is there a way for other nations to peacefully be integrated into my Empire?

text: Is there a way for nations that have good relations with me and are military much weaker than me to be added into my empire, through diplomacy, so that I'll not suffer any negative consequences for conquering them and breaking treaties. Client state leaves them independant, only paying tribute. If there is such a way, what are the requirements for it?


title: What does the colored square after my equipment's name mean?

text: In my equipment list some, but not all, items have a colored square after their name, e.g. "Leather Helm S" has a brown square, "Yukumo Sky Kote" has a red square, but "Leather Vest" has no square. What does the square, and its different colors, mean?


title: Powered rail on a slope powering glitch?

text: I have placed a powered rail on a slope with a redstone torch underneath it as shown in the following two pictures. ![Redstone torch under rail](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ExkrJ.png) ![Powered rail unpowered](http://i.stack.imgur.com/nOHdC.png) Now as you can see, the powered rail is in fact unpowered, despite the redstone torch underneath it. However, if I place a redstone torch next to the powered rail it is powered, but when I remove it, it continues to remain powered, as it should have done in the first place. ![Redstone torch next to powered rail](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cVvMR.png) ![Powered rail powered without redstone torch](http://i.stack.imgur.com/NNbYM.png) Is this a glitch? Or some behaviour of redstone/minecart tracks that I am unaware of?


title: What's the white grid thing in the upper-left?

text: I've only noticed it over my logging camp and police station, but it could be over others. I can't figure out what it means. ![the grid thing](http://i.stack.imgur.com/w7Bxg.png) I haven't noticed it changing any, but I haven't paid much attention to it. Does it have some meaning that I'm not getting?


title: In Dungeons of Dredmor, what determines the result when offering items to Krong?

text: When you put an item on the altar of Krong, the outcome seems pretty random: either it gets cursed or some benefits (sometimes these are not very relevant - as in an armor item getting pluses or minuses to mana regeneration when playing a warrior). Is this process random, or is there anything you can do to influence the outcome? I've had a couple of theories:   1. If you've bought the item from a shop, it's more likely to be cursed   2. If you've crafted the item yourself, it's more likely to get a good effect   3. If Krong has blessed an item before, he won't do so again   4. It's completely random, the game chooses one 'stat' to modify and does so in a random direction (most likely +/- 1) Only theory #4 seems to be holding up so far... I've never seen a curse and a blessing at the same time. So how does Krong work, exactly?


title: Is there a equivalent to the automatic mod downloader ModCraft for mac?

text: I have a Mac and I use Mods, I am not very good at putting mods on and have looked at endless youtube video's. I found one where you make the minecraft.jar into a folder then drag the files in but that only works for toomanyitem's mod. So tried something called ModCraft but soon found out it is only for windows. So I was wondering if there was a equivalent.


title: Are the Xbox and computer versions of Civilization: Revolution compatible?

text: My friends and I wanted to play Civilization: Revolution together. They both have Xbox 360s and only I have a computer. We were wondering if it would be possible for us to play together, without me having to purchase an Xbox?


title: Can I get Thing stickers again after I use them?

text: I know that Thing stickers are incredibly powerful in battle, but I also know that sometimes you need a particular one to pass a certain area, or to beat a particular boss (or, at least, to make it a lot easier). If I use a Thing sticker, is there a way of getting it back (such as redoing a level)? Or is there somewhere easier I can pick up ones I have already discovered and made into stickers? I am just scared of running out of a Thing sticker when I really need it!


title: Is there a difference between the Master Assassin Armour and the armour from the Hagia Sophia

text: I got the armour from the Hagia Sophia, when I saw that it covered Ezio's face I went back to see if I could remove just the headgear by selecting a piece of the Master Assassin Armour, I had a feeling that, like the other Ultimate Armour sets in the previous games, by selecting one piece I would equip the entire set. When I put the Master Assassin Armour back on, I noticed that my health was mainly unchanged, I went back to the armour I got from the Hagia Sophia because I wasn't checking the stats at the time and notice they were the exact same. I am wondering, is there a difference between the 2 sets?


title: Do I need to eat to stay healthy?

text: The opening tutorial stated that I needed to eat to stay healthy, but I'm halfway through spring, haven't eaten anything, and have yet to notice any adverse effects. I'm not sure if this means the opening tutorial was wrong, or if there are effects I just haven't noticed. Are there any side-effects to not eating? Does eating serve any purpose aside from refilling my stamina bar?


title: Server-Friendly Minecraft Elevator?

text: Is there a server-friendly redstone elevator I can build in Minecraft? The "zipper" version doesn't seem to work, unfortunately.


title: XBox 360 wireless controller for windows

text: I have a Windows 7 pc, and i installed the driver of microsoft Xbox controller. If I only use 1 controller can i use it without the receiver?


title: Why are some of the Lego bricks red in the Gringott's Vaults?

text: I've been playing through some of the bonus levels in the Gringott's Vault, and noticed that the bricks in vaults 3, 7, and 9 are red, while all the other bricks are green. Is there a particular reason why three of them would be red? I though maybe it meant I couldn't complete them yet, but I've played through them and had no trouble completing them. Just wondering what the difference in color meant, if anything.


title: What yields the most points, to knock down all opponents, or to finish the task without touching anybody?

text: I think it's more difficult to complete the mission without taking down, tranquilizing nor killing people. Does it gives more points?


title: How do you breed a Ruby Dragon?

text: I see the limited Gem dragon for the month of July is now available in the market. How do I breed a Ruby Dragon? How will I know if I have one?


title: How do i kill Aiushtha in DotA?

text: I'm having trouble with Aiushtha the Enchantress? The build which is really giving me trouble is the one where my opponent rushes the +25 intelligence wand. Then he goes for boots and perseverance. The first 8 levels are fine. When he gets to lvl10-12 I am no longer able to kill him. He does Base Damage + 90 every time he attacks me, around lvl 10 I'm still under 1,000HP. I tried buying armor (+15) without success. What's more his many wisp heal quite quickly. I've tried sneaking behind him and unloading with little success, often leaving him at full hit points. What's worse if he turns his staff into a sheep stick I'm even more behind. I'm most concerned with 1v1 in the 10-12 level area. -edit- I do notice the opponent running away to refill mana but usually he isnt gone long. Maybe i can play in a way to make him use mana repeatably without losing too much health and leave often? Maybe i should be less afraid of the ultimate or farm creeps instead of trying to kill her (or not far at all and only try to damage her?) nevermore is one of my favourites, how do i kill aiushtha with nevermore?


title: What would the the most appropriate layout for a sniper in a Close Quarters map?

text: [Battlefield 3] I'm looking for the best sniper in a close quarters map. Based on stats, it has to be fairly accurate from being fired by the hip(laser sight can be attached) while dealing a decent amount of damage. (2 shot kill, under a second) I was thinking of possibly the SKS with a red dot sight + laser. The QBU-88(Hope I spelled that right) and M417 also look interesting however I don't know if they deal a decent amount of damage along with a good rate of fire. The JNG-90 also looks like a decent rifle, however I don't know if it would be good for a close quarters scenario. I'm referring to the Battlefield 3 Close Quarters DLC.


title: Powering a Redstone Lamp on top of a Piston

text: I am trying to design a street lighting system which is controlled by a light sensor. What I would like to have is for the redstone lamps to be lowered, flush with the ground, during the day but at night a piston below raises them up from the ground and they switch on. At first (having had no experience with pistons) I thought this would be easy. I figured if the piston is powered on, then it will transer power to the lamp. Apparently this is not the case. The lamp raises from the ground but it is not switched on. I can get the lamp to switch on by putting a power source next to it, above ground, of course, but I'd rather this was totally clean, with just the lamp visible. Is there a way of neatly powering this lamp when it is raised? I have tried googling, but nobody else seems to have tried this before (or at least not documented it).


title: Minecraft armor glitch?

text: So chestplates give you four armor, right? Okay. ![Chestplate with 4 armor](http://i.stack.imgur.com/uxRhD.png) And boots give you one and a half armor. Except if they have taken damage, in which case they give you a little less, but nonetheless they give you some protection until they get destroyed. Sounds good and fair. ![Boots with 1/2 armor](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MFA6H.png) But if you use a new chestplate and damaged boots, the damage from the boots gets subtracted from the chestplate!?! ![4 + 1/2 = 3](http://i.stack.imgur.com/WAu5c.png) Is this a glitch? Is it intentional? Am I going crazy? Which is it?


title: Do you have to install Hearthfire to adopt kids?

text: I want to know if it is possible to adopt a child without installing Hearthfire, and how do you adopt the kids that aren't at Honorhall?


title: Multiple Honor Ribbons in League of Legends

text: I logged on to League today and found that I had received another honor ribbon(the blue one for being a helpful player). I already had earned the green ribbon for teamwork but now all I see is my blue one. My question is, is there a way to change which ribbon you have showing or are you stuck showing the last ribbon you earned?


title: Which color packs overlap?

text: Looking over the color shop, I can see some color are available in different packs, for example both the **fall package** and the **holiday package** contains the same shade of yellow, which is included in the **shades of yellow** pack as well. If I want to minimize the coins spent and still buy all available colors, which packs should do I choose? which packs are available in separate packs? Can I still buy a color pack even if I have all it's colors from different packs or does it automatically count as "unlocked"?


title: Do I need to clear out all the Reaper code in Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons?

text: During this mission, you're sent into a sort of virtual world. You can clear out Reaper code inside the Geth server by shooting it with your weapon. ![code](http://i.stack.imgur.com/RNbSQ.jpg) In the same vein of this question, I'm wondering the following. My OCD- tendencies have me shooting away _every last orange cube possible_ , but in the interest of time (and sanity), can I stick to just clearing out the code that's directly in my path? Will I be at any sort of disadvantage?


title: Bf3 on pc won't start up

text: I bought bf3 recently on disc and installed it to my computer. It took about 4 hours (strange?) but when I tried to start the game it took abou 10 seconds untill this message popped out: > This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this > action please install a program or, if one is already installed creat an > association in the defaultprograms control panel I tried repairing the installation and it updated at the same time but when I tried again the same problem occured. Has anyone had the same problem? What should I do?


title: How do I trigger the picture-taking mission?

text: I've heard there is a mission on the Citadel where you walk around and use your Omni-tool to snap some photos for the quest-giver. I'm always a fan of this kind of thing in games, and I'd like try out this Mass Effect variation. **Where do I need to go and who do I need to talk to get the picture-taking quest on the Citadel?** (I _shutter_ to think how sad I'd be without _exposure_ to this mission, even if it's over in a _flash_.)


title: Do goblins activate spring traps?

text: I know from reading the ingame info on goblins that they are too fast for spring traps, but does this mean that they activate spring traps but are too fast to get thrown off the map, or that they do not activate the traps at all?


title: What determines how many skill points it takes to level up a skill?

text: When leveling up, it will take either one or two points to level up a skill. I know it's related to how much the skill is used, but exactly what determines how many points are required?


title: What determines how many levels a skill receives when it is leveled up?

text: When I've leveled up a skill, I have seen it receive one, two or three levels. What determines that number?


title: How to emulate the presence of a controller in PC?

text: In Tera, there's a config UI that only brings up when you have a controller connected. I want to access that config but I don't have a controller. Is there a software that emulates a controller?


title: What Wii consoles can play GameCube games?

text: I hear the newer ones do not play GCN games. How can one distinguish these consoles? (Date of manufacture? Console color? Bundled games? GameCube controller port panel? Something else?) For instance, what questions would I need to ask an eBay or Craigslist seller if the seller didn't have GCN games to try?


title: Most effective base set-up?

text: I already have both the science and alchemy stations, and a stone fire pit. What else should I add or research to make a stable base?


title: Reliable food source?

text: I cannot survive more than 5 days without starving due to a lack of food. Berries I find do not grow back fast enough, and I don't have rabbits near the usual spot for my base. What is the best way to make a reliable food source for a base?


title: Is there any way to tell if I'm actually inflicting damage on my opponent's tank?

text: Having played TankBall 2 for a while over the past two days, I've noticed that some of my attacks aren't actually connecting with my opponent's tank. Mind you, they _seem_ to connect, in that my balls clearly hit the tank and explode, and my hit counter increments, but I can tell that my opponent isn't taking damage since I can shoot them 20 times and they won't die, even though it takes 10 hits to kill a tank and health doesn't regenerate. I'm pretty sure I understand why this is happening: determining whether or not you "hit" your opponent is done by checking it on your client, while checking whether or not they take damage is done on your opponent's client. As a result, if there's lag due to servers being full, you could be hitting your opponent as many times as you want to increase your score but to them and the game the balls are simply hitting thin air. Still, understanding this doesn't help me improve at the game itself and destroy more tanks. So, is there any way I can tell if my opponent's actually taking damage or not, or, alternatively, tell if my opponent's apparent position is a fake generated by lag? Do you have any tips on compensating for the lag?


title: How do I know what all this stuff does?

text: This game has all kinds of items, but everytime I find one there doesn't seem to be a description. How do I know what all this stuff does?


title: Determine which rooms are unsolved in Antichamber

text: I have the final gun (I think... red one) and a message at the exit to tie up loose ends. Is there a way, without spoiling everything or checking off a FAQ list, to determine which rooms remain unsolved or undiscovered?


title: What are these green pigs with red mustaches?

text: What are the green pigs with red mustaches? Are they different in any way from standard pigs? What are they based on?


title: How should I prepare for Mutant Bash TV?

text: To get my sponsorship for an upgraded car in Rage, I had to do Mutant Bash TV and luckily was pretty well supplied with shotgun ammo. **But what would be the ideal way to prepare for farming Mutant Bash TV?** ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/SHjPe.jpg) Should I simply stockpile on shotgun ammo, given how powerful it is? Or would one of the automatic riffles be more effective in close quarters? Or would any of the drones, like the turret be of use as well? I'm planning on doing it a couple of times, because shooting mutants is fun and the pay is very good!


title: Afterlife destination in Nirn?

text: For Nords, if they died in honorable death, they will spent their afterlife in Sovngarde. And for werewolves their souls will be claimed by Hircine for his Hunting Ground. Even captured souls in soul gem will be kept in Soul Cairn... ...but what about others? Also what about killed animals or falmer? **Is it possible to list down all the possible afterlife destination for TES lore?** EDIT : To make answering this LORE question easier I added a non-speculation question.


title: How to get the people of a village like me again after killing their livestock?

text: I accidentally killed a chicken, and now people hate me. How do I get them to like me again?


title: Can I use voice chat in the Xbox 360 minecraft?

text: My family has recently gotten into a Minecraft fix, my wife and I playing with our two children. Because it's the four of us, the Xbox 360 version is perfect. Recently Grandparents visited and were also enthralled with the game. If they get an Xbox we can sync up and all play together, but is it possible to do voice chat as well? The social aspect is the real selling point. I know Xbox has great voice chat support, but I wasn't sure if it was by game, or a universal feature. Does Minecraft on Xbox support voice chat?


title: How can I earn lots of gold?

text: What are your most effective way of earning lots of gold in World of Warcraft? Should I be farming materials for my trades or to sell on the Auction House? Or should I be doing speed runs on the daily heroics? Any suggestions?


title: Should arena rewards stack?

text: Should awards in arena mode stack? Because they don't. For example, I'll start arena mode, and it might say "Gold 150, fragment 0, points 1000" - then, at the next post-boss screen (eg, just after level 3) it might say "Gold 0, fragment 1/3, poits 2000" ... It seems to me like these should add, so that the further I get, the greater the reward. Instead, I need to choose - I can redeem and take the gold, or move on taking only the reward for a given set of 3 levels. (It would also be nice if I could 're-roll' to get a better round-1 offer, but that one makes more sense as a deliberate choice.) Thanks.


title: Can I customise the 'Exit' menu in Big Picture mode?

text: I am in the process of building myself a Steam Box - a PC running Steam that is going to be plugged into my TV without a keyboard and mouse plugged into it. I am looking at running Steam instead of Explorer as the shell, on account of Windows 8 forcibly starting up with Metro and me not wanting to install a workaround to prevent Metro from appearing. With this in mind, I was wondering if I could customise the contents of the 'Exit' menu in Steam Big Picture Mode. The default Exit menu contains the following options; ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9Gd3d.png) Ideally, I'd want to get rid of the following options;   * Return to Desktop   * Exit Steam   * Change User... Is this possible? How can I customise the 'Exit' menu in Steam Big Picture mode?


title: Heavy performance issues after location changes

text: I bought _Skyrim_ recently. As the title suggests, my performance drops after entering and leaving houses a couple of times. My build is Intel i5 quad core processor, NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti from Gigabyte (stock-OC, manually downclocked to fix the CTD issues I had before with _Skyrim_ and _BF3_ ), 4GB RAM A game tweaks website suggested that my slow hard drives might be a problem. A screenshot of a Windows Performance Index sample with the subtitle "This is likely to cause issues" showed the HDD with a performance index of 5.9, the exact same mine has, so I am considering purchasing an SSD. I've tried different solutions: ENB Series, removing certain mods, checking my FPS Rate, monitoring my resources, .ini tweaks. It's all just fine, I don't see what I'm missing. Any thoughts?


title: How do I defeat an enemy with a parry?

text: I'm stuck on one last trophy for Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet: > **Take that, Villain!**   >  Defeated an enemy with a parry. I've looked up a couple guides and they seem to say the same thing: > This trophy will pop up during natural gaming. Block an enemy’s attack with > [circle] and then hit [square] immediately after to execute a parry. Well, it certainly didn't come with natural gameplay and I haven't had any problems getting the rest of the trophies. But this one still eludes me. No matter what I try, I can't seem to get this to work. I hold [circle] to block and then immediately hit [square], the guy dies, and nothing happens. Can anyone shed some light or be more specific on what needs to happen? Obviously I'm doing something wrong and can't figure out what it is. I figure since it says "Defeated" they have to die from the hit, so I tried weakening the enemy first, then blocking and attacking so they die instantly. Are there any specific enemies that are easier to do this with, on specific levels? I've been trying this for hours along with finishing heroic feats and now I've pretty much finished everything else and am still left with this.


title: Can I find an arcade more than once during a playthrough?

text: In Binding of Isaac, can I find an arcade more than one time during my playthrough? For example, if I find an arcade during one of the Cave levels, can I find another one later in Depths?


title: Mass Effect Upgrading Points for Sniper Rifles

text: I'm playing the first _Mass Effect_. I played it before but didn't complete it, and am going through it again. I enjoy playing games stealthily and attacking from distance if it's an option, so I chose my character to do that (I can't remember the name of it in the game). I specifically and purposely chose that, yet I am not at all able to upgrade his talent points for sniper; I can upgrade other things, but sniper is 1 of the few I can't upgrade. Can anyone help me with it?


I am in the process of building myself a Steam Box - a PC running Windows 8 and Steam that is going to be plugged into my TV without a keyboard and mouse attached. The only form of input plugged into this machine is going to be a wireless XBox 360 controller, which supports XInput. I want to make it so that when my PC starts up, it will start Steam (which is already covered in many questions on this site) - but I would like Steam to start in Big Picture mode straight away, essentially skipping the need to click on the 'Big Picture' link to start it. How can I make Steam launch in Big Picture mode?


title: How can I raise/lower my Sanity in a controlled manner?

text: If I want to, say, collect beardlings or harvest nightmare fuel from hallucinations, how could I quickly lower my sanity from the safety of my base? What brings it down the fastest besides monster auras and such? On the other hand, how could I bring my sanity back up quickly after I've done my harvesting?


title: How does Reputation work in Mass Effect 3?

text: The change to the Paragon/Renegade system between Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 was pretty significant. In the first game, you could eventually unlock the entire Charm / Intimidate trees, and attaining either kind of points was a positive thing. In Mass Effect 2, you were no longer able to dabble in both kinds of actions - if paragons didn't continue to act as paragons, they could eventually lock themselves out of potential charm dialog. In the reviews and pre-release info that's now circulating the web, I've been hearing that the Paragon/Renegade system has changed _again_ , replaced by a more generic-sounding Reputation. What is Reputation? How is it different from the system in ME or ME2?


title: Does morality have any effect?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How does Reputation work in Mass Effect 3? So I've been working towards paragon at every turn and I don't want to have to play through 1,2 and 3 to find out. Does morality (paragon/renegade) change anything other than conversation choices? Does the story change? Are there new missions available? Can I unlock different team members?


title: Uncuff someone in Street Fighter II : World Warrior after performing Guile's handcuffs

text: Does anyone know if you can uncuff someone after performing Guile's handcuffs in Street Fighter II : World Warrior? And if so.. how?


title: Where does the From  Ashes DLC mission start?

text: I haven't been able to actually play Mass Effect 3 too much yet and was wondering how to start the _From Ashes_ DLC so when I jump back on I can. I've never actually been able to start DLCs on the the previous game. It would help me if someone would point out when and where these extra events occur throughout the game.


title: LBP2 Infinite Loading Screen Glitch - Hangs/Stuck at "Important Information" at Startup

text: I haven't played Little Big Planet 2 in months. After all the updates were _finally_ done downloading and installing, I started up the game, only to find that it hangs at the "Important Information" screen forever. Apparently there was a similar loading-screen glitch when the game was launched. The solution was to turn your controller off, and turn it back on when the game had loaded. However, that does not work this time. **How can I get the game to load?**


title: Perk requirement for spells?

text: Do higher level spells become accessible when you have a certain level of the skill or do they become available only after acquiring the perk?


title: Do classes excel with different weapon types, or are they all the same?

text: In Mass Effect 1, each of the classes had a few weapon types that they specialized in and could get better with. Mass Effect 3 has done away with weapon skills. Does this mean that weapons will function the same and do the same damage regardless of what class is using them? Or are there still inherent bonuses for using certain weapon types with certain classes?


title: Where is crab cove?

text: In the game Mino Monsters for iOS, one of the goals on The Windward Beach is to find Crab Cove. I've searched everywhere, and I can't find it.


title: Do you have to read an entire book to gain skills?

text: When reading books to gain skills, do you have to read through the entire book to gain the skill, or will simply opening it give you the skill gain? I haven't found any books that have given me any immediate benefits, so don't know if I haven't stumbled across any, or if I'm supposed to actually be paging through the whole thing.


title: How can I fix bends?

text: The game won't recognize bends, even if played correctly. Is there a solution to fix this or will I need to wait for a patch?


title: How can I change the PS3's startup menu page?

text: Following the demise of my "fat" Playstation 3 console I got myself a new, slim, one. After logging in with my user on my original console, I would end up in the Game menu, which was very convenient for launching the disc currently in the console while still waiting for my TV to turn itself on. On my new console, however, I always end up on the PlaystationNetwork menu. I imagine there is some sort of setting somewhere that I need to change, but I am hard pressed to find it and would appreciate some instructions. So where is that setting hiding?


Is there any way to exploit a floating sand/gravel glitch in minecraft? Like lets say you have a solid block like dirt. And then you place a gravel or sand block high above it, and just as it touches the dirt block you destroy it and then the sand/gravel floats? Has anyone ever done this before? Are there any ways of doing this?


title: What happens when my box is full?

text: Since I tag the same two people three times a day, I'm creating a crapton of rooms and loot. I'm on floor 13 and already have over 80 items in my 99-capacity box. What happens if I get loot and there's no room for it in either my pocket or my box?


title: How many candies of one color does it take to make Odus fall?

text: In the new Dreamworld levels, there is an owl named Odus that balances on a moon. Making matches of one color on one side of the moon will cause the balance to tip and eventually Odus will fall (prematurely ending the level). In my playing, I have noticed that only colors removed from the board (ie not the 'boxed' candies) will tilt him one way or another. I have also noticed that getting 'bigger' (ie four in a row) sets will make him tilt more. All of this has led me to the assumption that he takes a static number of removed candies till he falls and I lose the game. My question is how many candies does it take for him to fall? Or, if I'm wrong in my assumptions, what are the exact conditions for him to fall?


title: How can I revert to an earlier version of Factions?

text: A lot of the people I play Minecraft with like Factions. Now, I don't mean the most recent update to Factions; it's horrible. We want the previous version. How can I revert our version back to an older, more enjoyable time?


title: Can you rebuild the special units from the Powerful Lords (preorder) DLC?

text: With the preorder of the game come 2 special units, the Blade Master and the Imp-Advisor, which spawn at your city if you select them as perks when starting a new game. **If those Units die, can they be rebuilt somehow?**


title: How do I destroy the penguin mothership?

text: Also finally constructing the distress beacon and activating it, a gigantic penguin summoning UFO attacked and quickly killed me. When I returned to my world it was no longer there for me to try again. So of course I gathered the distress beacon materials again and gave this another go (being more cautious this time). I hit the UFO a few times with my iron hunting bow to very, very little effect. The penguins also took quite a few shots to bring down. I attempted to melee the penguins to kill them faster and was once again killed almost instantaneously. Before I waste a third distress beacon (finding those materials is a huge pain), what level of armor/weaponry should I have? I've done a bit of exploring on this planet and have found no structures with anything that might help me (save for one empty Apex outpost, still no help).


title: Minecraft launcher freezes after downloading an update

text: I downloaded the newest version of the Minecraft launcher at minecraft.net/download but for some reason when I enter the launcher and press the play button it would just load the green bar above it and which I know full well that its downloading the update or some version. But after its finished loading it just freeze and stops working. If anyone has an advice, it would be incredibly helpful. I've also deleted and re-downloaded it.


title: How much does inventory increase when you upgrade a floor's rank?

text: I have upgraded a few floors but only a few times. It seems to get rather expensive quickly in towerbux, but how much does inventory increase per rank? Is there a formula that I can adhere to?


title: Increase performance (Settings for Super Mario Galaxy 2)

text: I tried to play Super Mario Galaxy 2 on my laptop, with the dolphin emulator. Unfortunately it won't play over 20-30 fps and is very laggy. Also the speed... it's the same with gamecube, the speed is, I guess like 50-70%, but not more. Mabye you have some tips for me = ) Pc-Specs: OS: Windows 8.1 CPU: Intel Core i7 3635Q (Quad Core, up to 3.4 GHz) GPU: AMD/ATI Radeon 8870m RAM: 8GB 1600mhz (don't know more about it xD) And yes, I enabled everything I should for this game, the Pc-settings are on high performance, all drivers are updated. The strange thing is, that it doesn't matter if I play it on the lowest resolution with low settings or the highest resolution with AA AF etc., it always runs that slow :(


title: Is there any way to stop PS4 from downloading multiplayer portion of a game?

text: I have just finished installing Assassins Creed IV Blackflag for the PS4 (singleplayer). Now I just want to play the single player mode and skip the multiplayer. When I enter the game screen, it shows that the multiplayer is being downloaded (22% installed and about 11 of 22 GB's in total), and since I am on a relatively slow DSL connection with a strict bandwidth cap on top of that, is there any way to permanently stop the multiplayer download? I don't want the download resuming everytime I turn on the console or play a game.


title: Is humus useless? What can i do with it?

text: In newest version on forestry used for ftb unleashed. Whats the point of being able to make humus if nothing uses it anymore? i have tons of humus and nothing i can use it with. x.x


title: How can I achieve all bonuses for transfer in Bravely Default 3DS Demo?

text: So when I first started the demo, it stated that I could gain up to 7 total bonuses to transfer to the full version when it comes out. How do I go about building and getting bonuses? Is it clearing the dungeons in the game? How much I level up my team? How many quests I finish? What are these bonuses, and in what way can I gain all the bonuses to transfer to the full version?


title: Can I play the PAL version of Battlefield 3 on a NTSC xbox360?

text: Can I play Battlefield 3 PAL on NTSC-U XBox 360? Is it region free or locked? Does anyone have a hands-on experience doing this? I tried finding information, but didn't find any so far.


title: Can I complete Dragon Age 2 without getting Darkness Falls?

text: The Darkness Falls achievement says it's granted when you switch the map from day to night. I noticed that at some points in the game, the day-night transition is done automatically (Haunted starts at night, and finishes during the day). Are there enough of these for a player to use only automatic day- night switches to complete the story without having to trigger it manually?


title: Which of the original 151 Pokemon learn moves AS they are evolving?

text: > In Pokemon Red and Blue, which Pokemon learn moves at the same level at > which they evolve? or > Which Pokemon (limited to the original 151) learn moves as they > simultaneously evolve? * * * Originally this question was asked somewhere else: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/27854 however, the original asker deleted it with in 11 seconds of me trying to post the answer. Since I spent the time to work out the answer, I wanted to preserve the question.


title: Do Tracking Disruptors Affect Missiles?

text: Do tracking disruptor modules or rats with tracking disruptor effects affect missile damage in any way, or do they only affect turrets?


title: How can I be summoned by Looking Glass Knight?

text: I heard you can be summoned by Looking Glass Knight to fight the player trying to kill it. Is there a specific way or location that I have to be in order to be able to be summoned by Looking Glass Knight?


title: Can we kill pixy multiple time

text: I think I accidentally sell one of my rare darkfire gem. I must have put them on some weapon and sold them all with one of the other gems. I still have another one. If we defeat the worker will we get another darkfire gems? http://infinityblade.wikia.com/wiki/Pisci


title: Quelling Blade interaction with Sleight of Fist + Cleave

text: For simplicity's sake, supposing that Ember Spirit has a Quelling Blade which deals 50% damage to non hero units, and Ember spirit has 50% cleave from whatever source, and that hypothetically Sleight of Fist does a static damage value of 100 to whatever unit it hits and this 100 damage is never reducted, if I hit a creep unit that stands beside a hero, how much **cleave damage** will the hero take? A: 50 damage, meaning no Quelling Blade bonus damage added to cleave, i.e. creep is hit for 150 damage, but only 100 damage is accounted for cleaving purposes. B: 75 damage, as the creep is hit for 150 damage due to the hipothetically 50% bonus damage of quelling blade. C: None of the above.


title: Why can't I see or share replays in Clash of Clans?

text: When I open up my defense messages and attack messages, replays are not available, even my most recent attacks. Any help?


title: How will trophies work if I play Borderlands 2 on PS Vita after playing it on the PS3?

text: Let's say that I have earned 100% of the trophies in _Borderlands 2_ on the PS3. If I were to play the PS Vita version, would it register as a new _game_ on my PSN, therefore allowing me to earn all the trophies again? Or rather, would it _stack_ on top of my existing trophies? And in the same line of question: Would it be possible to transfer the save files of my game from the PS3 to the PS Vita? That is, if thy use the same file format. Thanks!


title: What do skill boosting affixes affect and what they don't?

text: Some skills, when combined with a particular rune, grant a secondary effect like Demon Hunter Sentry - Spitfire Turret launching rockets or Crusader Punish - Roar exploding in flames upon blocking or Barbarian Whirlwind - Dust Devils launching tornadoes while whirlwinding and so on.   1. When you have an item that boosts a certain skill damage, does this also boost the secondary rune effect? (tornado, rocket, explosion...etc?)   2. When you have an item/set-bonus that actually triggers a skill without you using it like the Demon Hunter Embodiment of the Marauder set that causes Sentry to use hatred spenders or the Barbarian Bul-Kathos's Oath that triggers a whirlwind on its own, do these "item" triggered skills benefit from the skill boosting affixes?


title: Language settings on the Xbox 360

text: How does the language settings in the Xbox 360 work. I have set the "Console Settings" > "Language/Locale" to "English/Sweden" and all the words in the settings menu are in English. But as soon as I go to the Dashboard everything is in Swedish. Is there a separate language settings for the Dashboard, or is it a bug in the system? I am using the new fancy dashboard.


title: Tales of Symphonia chronicles additional missables?

text: Are there any new things in _Tales of Symphonia_ in _Tales of Symphonia Chronicles_ that are missable beyond those of the original gamecube release? Is there anything missable that was added in this PS3 version over what was missable in the gamecube version? I know what is missable in the gamecube version so there is no need to detail those. I am only interested in the missables that are different from those of the gamecube version. Thanks!