New Tekkit - What to do with excess cobblestone

I have started playing the new Tekkit. In the old Tekkit I created quarries, and used the energy condenser to turn masses and masses of useless cobblestone into useful materials. In the new Tekkit there is no condenser. So I have no idea what to do with the quickly growing piles of cobblestone I have from quarrying. Is there a way to make all this cobblestone useful? Is there something equivalent to the energy condenser?


How does Thorns work?

I'm trying to figure out how thorns works so I can start deciding how to approach making a viable thorns build. Stacking some thorns on my Crusader has led me to believe that it's not as simple as it sounded at first. I have around 7,000 thorns right now, but when enemies attack me, they take over 90,000 damage. I've also seen the thorns damage crit, and I've also seen enemies take upwards of 2 million damage from a single activation of thorns. With Vo'Toyias Spiker equipped and using Iron Skin with Reflective Skin and Provoke with Charged Up, I've just utterly melted enemies, seeing crits of over 8 million. None of my active attacks can deal even 2 million damage, so these massive numbers must be from some combination of these skills. Is thorns return damage somehow a function of how much damage I sustain? What if I block or dodge? What is the approximate formula for damage return based on my current thorns?


Do slow detectives lose points?

As the city is so well designed, I would like to wander around a little bit, discover the monuments, etc...   The issue is that the story goes from one case to another, without a break, whereas, in GTA:IV, you had to go to a given spot to start a new mission.   So the question is simple: in a middle of a case, will I get a penalty for doing something else for days or will I be marked as a detective taking days and days to go from crime scene to suspect's house? Will the final appreciation of the case (in term of number of stars) be affected by this behavior?   I perhaps have to wait to finish the game to be able to do the side missions and tourism...?


Which version of the Discovery mod for freelancer should I pick?

The discovery mod seems to be quite a recommendation, but it's available in versions 4.85, 4.84 and 4.83 and each readme states a different year in which the new story takes place, and in 4.85 openSP is no longer optional but enforced. I'd like to play the game once again from the very beginning including the story but wouldn't mind testing the discovery improvements directly at the start, so should I use 4.84 or play the story first and then use 4.85? Or is the intention of the mod to start a new game as "Trent jr" anyway?


Possible houses in Oblivion?

I've been playing The Elder Scrolls games for many years and I have recently re-installed Oblivion after a break of more than a year. I'm using my savegame from that time and now I have problems finding my old stuff. Let me explain that. In my list of bought houses there is a 0. So I haven't bought any houses in the towns of Cyrodiil. But I remember that I had a house where I put my stuff in, such as alchemy tools, weapons and armor. From time to time you are given empty houses of lost (or killed) NPCs. From a certain point on you can use this house as your own because the items inside can't be stolen anymore but legally taken which indicates that it is kinda "your house" now. My problem is that I can't remember where I could have left my stuff one year ago. Can anyone give me some examples of possible houses where I could have left my stuff? I remember for example Glarthir's House but I already looked there and found nothing. :/ I completed the campaign, Thieves Guild, Mages Guild, Dark Brotherhood, Shivering Isles, Knights of the Nine and some other stuff... TIA. :)


Which District is Which?

There are various statistics in _Crackdown 2_ that tell you how many of a certain thing you've found in each area of the game. Problem is, I can't remember which area is which, and there's no indication in the game other than the first time you enter a new zone. This means the statistics are effectively useless to me at the moment. The districts are labeled as:   * Hope Springs   * Green Bay   * Unity Heights   * Agency Island Included is a map of the FIRST Crackdown's pacific city, because the only maps I could find of the second one contain orb spoilers. ![Map of Pacific City](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aq6A1.jpg) Based on this map of the first game, can someone fill me in on which of these areas is which in _Crackdown 2_ (i.e. which colour shown here is which area)?


What does vulnerability mean in BioShock Infinite?

I've been playing around with a lot of different vigors and weapons, and a lot of times I notice the words "vulnerable" pop up on the screen. This happens when I use Murder of Crows, Shock Jockey or Bucking Bronco, and even sometimes after melee attacks (though I have the Electric Touch hat on, so maybe its related to that). From what I have understood, its some kind of damage multiplier. However, I'm planning to do a 1999-mode run after this one, so I decided to ask it here -   1. How much is the damage multiplier? I'm guessing 2x, since on Normal I kill almost everything with 1 head shot anyway. But then, IIRC, in the original Bioshock Electro Bolt increased damage to 400%, so maybe its more than 2x.    2. How long does the enemy stay vulnerable? Because the word "Vulnerable!" itself just comes up for a split-second. Does this multiplier stay on only as long as the effect of the vigor lasts?    3. If someone can tell me exactly which vigors/gear can cause this effect, I'll highly appreciate it.


What new real time strategy-games can you create custom maps in?

I just found out that the city of Stockholm has made open 3d-models of basically the entire city. I'm thinking of porting them to some starcraft-like real-time-strategy-game, playing the siege of Stockholm etc. What new game supports custom maps with proper 3d-modelling.


Where can I find "Ascended" items for level 70 legendary crafting?

In Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls I have gotten 2 new recipes for legendary level 70 items:   * Reaper's Wraps   * Pender's Purchase I know there are more with the same properties that I describe in this question. These two require a base item for crafting:   * Ascended Bracers   * Ascended Gauntlets How do I obtain these items? I looked through the crafting recipes I got and the closest I have are these:   * Sovereign Ascended Bracers   * Sovereign Ascended Gauntlets But neither of these produced an item that fit those recipes, they created rare items that was named something else entirely. I thought perhaps that any item named "XXX Ascended Gauntlets" would fit the gauntlets, but then I haven't really been able to find or craft an item that is called that so I'm not entirely sure. Since the crafting recipes for those Sovereign items require Death's Breath which I'd rather not waste, I'm asking here instead of just crafting X items to see if one of them might have the right name/requirements. So what will fit those recipes? Do I have to start farming level 70 content for white items for this? Will they drop? Is there somewhere/somehow I can up the ante for this? * * * **Edit:** Scrolling to the bottom of the two webpages linked above for the Sovereign recipes, I can see that they are listed as materials for those recipes I ask about, yet when I crafted an item from each I got items named something else, and that apparently didn't fulfill the criteria for those recipes. Either I messed up (went blind?) or there could be a bug here? I'll farm a few more Death's Breath and try again.


Custom Player Heads not working on Bukkit server

I am running a Bukkit (Spigot actually) MC server and I want to get custom player heads, as per here. This is all over the web, but I _cannot_ get it working in my Server! When I run the command that is needed `/give playername 397:3 1 player:playername` or `/give playername 397 3 1 {SkullOwner:"playername"}` it just returns               Too many arguments.     /give [-do] [-d] <target> <item[:data]> [amount]      What is the issue? If this would fit better on Stack Overflow or Server Fault, please migrate this.


Obtain Vilucha without having to fight the dark aeon?

I have the HD Remaster version. I am trying to go back to Besaid to get Vilucha to use with the Blitzball games. I realize they added Dark Aeons, but at this stage in the game they are too hard to defeat. Is there anyway I can get Vilucha without having to fight Dark Valefor?


Which units/building reveal cloaked enemies in Starcraft 2?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  List of StarCraft II "Detectors?" When I switch between races, I seem to forget what I need to build to protect myself from cloaked enemies. (Yeah, I'm a pretty inexperienced player.) What reveals in each race?


What purpose does Ancient Watcher serve?

**Ancient Watcher** is a 2 mana 4/5 minion that can't attack. I recently faced one in an Arena game and just let him sitting there until he randomly died to accumulated AoE damage. He seems to be a totally useless card.   Yet I heard of a deck ( _Watcher Druid_ ) that actually uses him competitively and have seen him being talked about a lot. That got me wondering how people make use of him. I could only think of 2 things that might make sense, namely **Silencing** him (but why would you "waste" a precious and rare silence on him?) and giving him **Taunt**. Is there any other use to Ancient Watcher or is he really only useful as a cheap and valuable target for a **Taunt** buff?


Can you use burn cards in private matches? Do they "Burn"?

Following yesterday's patch, I decided to rummage around the new feature, private matches. (However, due to the lack of online friends to play with, :( , I was unable to actually enter one.) The Titan and Pilot load outs (and by extension, the Burn Cards) shown on the private match screen are the same (i.e. Change one, change the other.) as the ones on the other menus, which led me to the question(s):   1. Can you use Burn cards in private matches?   2. Does using the Burn cards mean you can't again use them in online multiplayer?


Is there such a genre where the main gameplay focuses on writing bots?

What is the name of the genre of game where you don't actually play, but rather you program your own player, using, e.g. a scripting language? I'm not asking for a list. I'm asking for the terminology used for these games. I'm struggling to find one example in Google, which I blame to my lack of right keywords.


How do I open up other missions?

In Pilota, I completed the tutorial mission successfully, but now the other missions are still inaccessible in the menu. All I can choose is free flight, and the tutorial again. ![Pilota mission selection](http://i.stack.imgur.com/qfxVB.png)


What determines win/loss?

In Jaws: Ultimate Predator, there is a feature where you can receive data from others as streetpass information, and challenge their shark. The problem is, my Jaws keeps on losing! What determines the win or loss of your personal Jaws?


How can I get rid of the scarecrow?

The scarecrows appears to be stationary and unable to harm me directly when it notices me, but they seem to call nearby hunters to my location when they notice me. They seem to be quite impervious to damage, and when I try to run away they seem to stalk me by teleporting to my location. How can I shake them off?


How often do gems appear in Temple Run 2

In Temple Run 2, gems appear randomly. How often do they appear? Is there any way to make them more common?


When do the shops reset their stock?

I am constantly short on sinew since I'm upgrading my bow a lot and the only place I can find it consistently is from shops. When and how does the shop reset its inventory so I can go and buy more sinew?


How do i change the gamemode shown in the title screen?

I made this map in minecraft. When I made the world I put it in creative so I can edit it and make it. The problem is how do I make it survival mode? I know /gamemode 0 but that doesn't change what's shown in the title screen. I tired looking for a config file or something but found nothing.


Are there any specific perks for Crafting

Of course I'm going to craft, but I want to limit the crafting professions to 2 per char. So in course of choosing, I got to the following question: Are there any BOP item from crafting? Or maybe some other perks. I've already read, that the legendary weapons require an ingridient from 2 different crafting professions - and that they may be BOP: has this been confirmed by now, or can I trade them at least across the same account?


Consistent ST stacking and T-spin

I've got tired of playing tetris like a trained money (just filling up the screen until I can't anymore and then sending combos) so I have it in mind to play by the strategy outlined here. I like the idea, that there's a purposeful and structured way to place the pieces and that its basically possible to play this strategy indefinitely. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get it right more often than just on the odd occasion. The issue is that I don't get the pieces in a predictable pattern or I'm not able to build the filler space in the first 4 columns from the left because there's a block or two that isn't going to get filled. A lot of the time I tend to hold pieces and then I get a piece I can't use and so I swap to my Hold piece. In most of these cases, it ends up that my Hold piece isn't one that can fill the gap any better... It seems like I'm playing against the actual nature of the game here, but I've seen many who can do this consistently. Can anyone give me any advice here? Basically I'm just wondering if its possible to place the pieces to my advantage regardless of what piece I get and when I get it... Is there something I'm just not seeing? The image below is an example of a common problem I have... I can't place the green intelligently but I have nowhere to put the red that I have in Hold either ![Its a mess](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9g9dj.png)


Can I make Starcraft 2 portable?

If I were to install Starcraft 2 in a external hard drive (changing the install folder during installation), could I run it on another computer without installing? For example, if I installed starcraft 2 on a usb, and then plugged the usb into ANOTHER computer, would it run properly? I'm fine with just offline single player mode. Thanks


Send something to your alt character in Guild Wars 2

What's the easiest way to transfer an item from my main character to an alt? Coming from World of Warcraft I expected to be able to mail it to my other character, but this doesn't seem to be an option, giving me "Unable to find recipient".


Steam won't stop muting my music and/or skype conversations on lobby join

Every time I join a lobby in CS: GO, my steam mutes everything but the game on my computer. How to stop it from doing that?


Street Fighter 4 normal moves linking

What's the best way to link normal moves? I have been playing Street Fighter 4 for quite some time now, but I always have had trouble learning any combo that isnt two inputs long (for instance: hp -> dp+hp). Are there techniques to hitting the links more consistently? To be clear, my main problem isn't about canceling or focus canceling. I am concerned with combos where a technique like "plinking" would be useful.


Final Fantasy 7: Limit Break Damage

Which characters do the most damage with their limit breaks at maxed level?


Strategy guides for Gratuitous Space Battles?

I'm having a blast with the demo, however i have one problem: no matter what i try, i get absolutely shredded! Anything i can read to give me tips on fleet deployment and construction?


How can I increase my ship's powergrid?

My power grid is maxed out for what I'm trying to fit to my ship, but only just. My engineering level is already at level 5 so I can't get more powergrid out of levelling this further. I was wondering, are there any other skills, implants or equipment I can fit to my ship to further increase my ship's powergrid output?


What are Sunbursts used for?

I was hunting Red Goblins in MapleStory when one of them dropped a Sunburst. What is it for? The description only says: > Flames from the sun that have divine powers to brighten darkness.


Can I display themed clothing together?

In _Animal Crossing: New Leaf_ is it possible to display themed clothing together in the same display? For example, if I had a themed shirt, pants, hat, etc could I place them all in the same spot on the floor to create a mannequin or other such display with them all together?


Do enchants, gems and reforging matter for the weapon used by your Felguard via Glyph of Felguard

I recently learned about a glyph called Glyph of Felguard that causes the Felguard minion of a Demonology Warlock to equip a random two-handed sword, axe or polearm from their backpack. I haven't had a chance to try this glyph out as yet, and when I do I'm not sure how I would tell, do the stats of the equipped weapon(s) make any difference? What about enchants, gems and reforging? Or is it meant only to provide a different appearance for the Felguard?


Why do you get 50g for last hitting the nexus?

Several times now, I happen to be the one who last hits and finishes an enemy nexus. In these cases, I got 50g from doing so. I verified that I do not get that extra if I do not last hit the nexus. What is the point of this gold? Killing the nexus means you already won the game so what is the point? Is there some sort of inside joke or background story behind this or is this just a "bug" that Riot haven't gotten around to fixing yet because it is low impact.


How many quests does each companion have?

I just completed a companion quest for Khem Val, and I'm wondering how many more (if any) he's likely to throw my way if I give him more gifts? His affection is around the 3600 mark, I've had him with me for the vast majority of the game so far, and he alikes most of my decisions -- yet the quest was still three levels below me and disapointingly easy. So I'd like to get the others early if there are any and do them at the appropriate level.


Does bunk selection make a difference at the beginning of Psychonauts?

I just started a new game and I picked one of three bunks offered to me. I'll admit that I'm not very far into the game so far but I couldn't help but wonder if my choice is going to come back to me down the road. Does it matter who you bunk with?


Where do I find all of the Daedric quests and artifacts in Skyrim?

The only quest I completed was "Mind Of Madness" with Sheogorath, which was hilarious, and I would like to know where to find the rest of the Daedric quests.


How do I use Blueprints?

I recently found an Energy Dash Blueprint deep underground. I took it back up to my spaceship, but I can't figure out how to use it. How do I use a blueprint? I'm assuming it has something to do with the 3D Printer, but I can't figure out how to use the two together.


Are higher Sectors snow planets cooler?

I am now on my first gamma sector snow planet and now i need warmer clothes, so i dont freeze to death. I was on a snow planet in beta sectors before and did not need my warm clothes. So do snow planets get colder with higher tier sectors or was it a illusion somehow?


getting new weapons in COD 4

I am playing COD 4 : modern warfare now for about a month, I still have the very basic weapons and I see many players with advanced and customized weapons ( I can pick them when they are dead and use them and they are way better than the ones I use ). I want to know how to unlock/open/get such weapons ?


can't go on to multiplayer on minecraft pe version 0.8.1

I just bought minecraft pe version 0.8.1 on my new samsung galaxy tab 3 that I got for xmas, the singleplayer worlds work fine, but when I try to connect to a server it doesn't work. My wifi and internet are both very fast, and the server I tried to connect to first is a server I go on, on my pc. I don't know if it doesn't work BECAUSE I use it on the pc but im still quite concerned. I tried another server but still doesn't connect. Everytime I try it comes up with: "can't connect to world". Please help!!


Does Spies provide Line of sight for my Ally with Cartography?

According to the Wiki, Spies is a technology which > allows a player to see their enemies' Line of Sight. And Cartography: > allows a player to share their allies' Line of Sight. In this case, if I research Spies, will my ally be able to see my enemies line of sight? If yes, we could split the required gold


Is the Effort Slider relative or absolute?

In the three stages of development you can move three sliders up and down. This will affect the time preview of each step along the bottom. My questions:   * Are the sliders relative, that is if all three sliders where at max is that the same as all three sliders at 50% (or some other equal value) or   * Are the absolute in that you will spend a longer time in all three, thus creating more dev and tech points, but the stage taking longer to complete? If the second is true why not be maxed out all the time unless you need cash now?


How do I finish Castle's entrance? How do I avoid the homing projectile?

I always get hit by the homing projectile(?) thing when playing through this level. Getting hit by it will put the player character back to the leftmost side of the level, which will mean having to plow through the enemies again. ![Castle's entrance](http://i.stack.imgur.com/rVr7k.png) * * * **How do I avoid the homing projectile and beat this quest? Any effective tips, tricks and strategies?**


Does horse-armour degrade in Minecraft?

Does horse-armour degrade? Does horse armour lose durability like with the player wearable armour? Is it repairable or enchantable?


Do NPC companions level up when they are not in the party?

Companions in Fallout 2 level up with you, but what if they are put on hold and then recruited again? Do they gain levels automatically to match my own or do I have to level them up?


What are the uses of engraving?

I recently found out about the _Elbereth_ engraving through the NetHack wiki. Are there any other "special" uses for engraving aside from this one?


I am being haunted! What do I do?

So apparently I have a ghost following me now that makes really annoying noises every time I enter a new area. Ulira just tells me to take it where it wants to go, but that is NO HELP because as far as I can see, I have no way to actually get the ghost to tell me where he/she/it wants to be. Please help me! I am tired of being haunted!


How big is the PC demo?

I'm nearly done building a desktop, but currently don't have my "data" hard drives, just small SSDs for Windows and a few programs. I've been holding off installing any games since I have little space left, but I kinda want to try the ME3 demo and see what all the fuss is about. However, I can't find any info on how big the demo is. The Origin website and the in-app page for the demo don't seem to have the size and I didn't see anything with a search. How big is it? (Preferably when installed, but the size of the download would be useful also.) The full game appears to be 10 GB, which would be too much.


What tools do you use to help you build structures?

When looking at Minecraft pictures, I see that lots of people build lots of really neat structures, but I really wonder how they build some structures. Are the using some external tool to help them plan? For example, let's take the case of a simple sphere, dome, or arch. How do you figure out where the blocks should be placed? Do you simulate the structure in some other tool? Do you use a calculator and the appropriate equations?


Are multiple cities required from the get go?

So the new SimCity is out and has a good focus on interdependent cities. My question is can I work on a single city or do I have to manage multiple cities (which also covers just getting other people to manage the other cities) in order for them to grow? I have read a lot on exchanging goods and services between the towns, especially in the topic of water generation/consumption. This makes me wonder if I can focus on one city at a time and get it to a reasonable state before having to start on another one to support it.


How do you annoy the candy merchant?

On the candy box statistics page there is a figure for > Number of saves which annoyed the candy merchant How do you annoy the candy merchant and can you tell if you have already annoyed the candy merchant? Is it something you have to do explicitly, or is it something you do randomly or accidentally?


Is there nothing to scan for in the Ninmah Cluster?

I have had access to the Ninmah Cluster for a while now after doing some mission there. I have been around scanning a couple of times now between mission with out any luck. For all other areas where I can get Reaper attention there has been something to scan. Is there nothing there or am I missing it over and over again?


What are "legendary" items in League of Legends?

What are **legendary weapons** in lol?


What's the most efficient way to earn Rupees early on in Zelda: Skyward Sword?

I am at the Forest temple in _Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword_ and just got the flying bug remote control thingadongdong. There's a lot of stuff at Beedle's Airshop I want to but but it's friggin' _expensive!_ What the most effective way to earn rupees at this point in the game?


How to get rid of the toxic waste in Capital City Runoff?

In the level **Capital City Runoff** , the three toxic barrels say: > There must be a better way to dispose of this waste! How is this done? I have tried about everything.


What is the nest thing on top of the windmill-like house in Skyloft?

In Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, there is a house in Skyloft which looks almost like a windmill and has a nest-like thing on top of it. I _just_ got the flying bug thingie which I can throw and remote-control, and I can explore the nest finding two blue rupees and two green rupees, and a colorful thing I can't seem to pick up. What is this thing and what is the purpose of the nest? Spolier tags appreciated if I'm going to learn about this naturally as the game progresses :-)


What happens if I use the travel system to access DLC content before I unlock the travel system in the plot?

I'm at the second playthrough for my level 43 Soldier and my mission log says I'm at the "Getting Lucky" mission. I could do that, or I could access my DLC by using the fast travel system. ...except I _haven't_ unlocked the fast travel system yet in the plot! ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6jGNa.jpg) This looks eerily like a one-way trip... or is it? What happens if I take the plunge?


Is there a downside to building too many houses?

It seems that in this game building houses has only good effects, since they basically provide more taxes which provides more income. In Impressions games, however building houses like there was no tomorrow wasn't a great idea because (among other reasons) you had to keep people employed. Anno, however, doesn't implement any unemployment unhappiness. So, Are there any bad effects in building tons of houses?


How do you change Rotom forms in Pokemon X/Y?

I just caught Rotom, but it was the normal-form Rotom. I would like the Mow Rotom, but I don't know how to change it's form. Is it possible? If it is, where can I change Rotom's form?


Xbox 360 freeze on logo screen, controller tries to sync/ flashing green, console not working right

My Xbox 360 has worked fine for 18 months but today it just stopped. I can turn on the console, the green ring is on but it will cycle and do nothing. The screen only shows the logo frozen. The controller is flashing green and cycles a few times. I hear the fans, but they seem to overheat within 10 minutes. Can the fan motor run without the fan cooling? Is it possible that there is dust in the console that can cause this? should I try to open this and vacuum out the fan area? I can't afford an expensive repair job or to replace it. What's causing this and can I fix it myself?


Terran Scout Buildings Absorbing Damage

When playing XvT, Terran's often employ a barrack's or a factory as a cheap scout. I've also seen a lot of cases where they will like to fly the scout over one part of your base (say your main base) while then flanking with their army and attacking your natural. The reason for this is that often the opponent will overreact when they see the scout and draw too much of their army away leaving their natural exposed. Recently though, I played a Terran who flew a factory overhead right before we engaged in battle, and several of my stalkers were attacking the factory instead of the opposing army. Are there other ways to deal with this than just trying to micro each individual unit to _not attack_ the flying building? Why is the building attack priority not tuned such that this would not happen? This applies in a similar sense to Zerg's who bring in many overlords when attacking to absorb fire as well.


XBox 360 randomly not signing in to Xbox LIVE

So occasionally when I turn on my Xbox 360 it will not automatically log in to my Xbox Live account (like it should). It hangs for minutes at time before either finally logging in or telling me that it can't login at all. Any idea what could cause this? It is plugged in (I am not using wireless) and the internet connection works constantly (as verified by a second machine) so its not that. What else could it be?


Does Mega Jump download personal data from your iPhone?

Does anybody know if Mega Jump is one of these free iPhone apps which downloads sensitive personal data from your iPhone? Is there a site where all the apps are listed where privacy concerns have been reported?


Does finesse-based equipment make it easier to sneak?

Does finesse-based equipment (i.e. leather) make you harder to detect?


Can't connect to minecraft servers after 1.7.2 update

Both server and client are 1.7.2, that's for sure. I can connect to the same server with 1.7.2 client from another PC. But on my main PC I get this in console (using linux, oracle jdk 6, no luck with jdk 7):               [14:50:30 INFO]: Client> [14:50:30] [Client thread/INFO]: Connecting to ***.org, 25565     [14:50:30 INFO]: Client> Exception in thread "Server Connector #1" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError     [14:50:30 INFO]: Client>        at bbf.run(SourceFile:55)     [14:50:30 INFO]: Client> Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: failed to create a child event loop     [14:50:30 INFO]: Client>        at io.netty.util.concurrent.MultithreadEventExecutorGroup.<init>(MultithreadEventExecutorGroup.java:61)     [14:50:30 INFO]: Client>        at io.netty.channel.MultithreadEventLoopGroup.<init>(MultithreadEventLoopGroup.java:49)     [14:50:30 INFO]: Client>        at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup.<init>(NioEventLoopGroup.java:61)     [14:50:30 INFO]: Client>        at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup.<init>(NioEventLoopGroup.java:52)     [14:50:30 INFO]: Client>        at ef.<clinit>(SourceFile:41)     [14:50:30 INFO]: Client>        ... 1 more


What items can followers use in Diablo 3?

I was reading about the followers on D3 and saw this: > Each follower will be able to be equipped with two weapon slots, two ring > slots, and also one of their own unique class-specific item. Then I start wondering which class is each follower, and saw this: > **Templar** > > The Templar is not a Paladin, he is a new type of righteous warrior in the > Diablo universe with differing ethics and ideals. > > **Scoundrel** > > Lyndon is primarily a ranger, comparable to the Diablo II Rogue. He has some > other tricks as well, like blinding power. > > **Enchantress** > > She is neither a Sorceress or Wizard, but comes from a society called the > Hand of the Prophet.   * So, how this "unique class-specific item" works?   * The Enchantress can't use a Mage wand? Neither the Templar can use a barbarian helmet? Or the Scoundrel a bow for Hunter ?


How do I catch the fish that swallowed the key?

In Marvelous for the Super Famicom, I'm stuck at the spot where you're supposed to free a kid from his chains using a key that fell in a river. According to the guides I've found, the key has been swallowed by one of the fish in the pond further down the river, and you have to catch the right one to get it. However, I've been at it for some time and no luck; some fish bite, but none of them had the key, and some fish won't - maybe one of them has it? How do I get the key for the chains to continue the game? Update: the person playing this video walkthrough (around 00:42) gets the key with the first attempt, although I can't see the reason **Important update:** This is extremely embarassing, but it seems I have been really inattentive while playing - looks like I got the key by fishing right at the beginning of the quest, then saved without realizing I had it. This means I had the key all along when I loaded the saved game and therefore couldn't catch the right fish no matter how often I tried. Sorry to bother everyone!


Kashyyyk and Endor levels

Are these only available through the Salvage special events? I just rescanned and Kashyyyk has disappeared from all scan fields, and Endor has appeared. Does that mean I can never get the Kashyyyk levels? I spent 250 bux trying, having only gotten one Worker (disappeared while in an elevator while switching apps), one crash on opening cargo, and a bunch of Imperial items I don't need.


Origin: Online login is unavailable? Can I still play?

I always login into Origin in online mode. But today for past two hours or so (since I got home) Origin says "Origin: Online login is unavailable" when I fire up my client. It does give me access in Offline mode. But when I launch ME3, all of EA's servers are offline, so can not resume my saved game since it depends on Omega, From Ashes, and Leviathan. Is it possible to play any game and in particular ME3 with Origin servers offline in this fashion?


How to combine stacks of ammo?

In _Jagged Alliance Online_ ammo comes in fairly large stacks, but the slots available for storage are scarce. Is it possible to combine stacks somehow? I’ve tried dragging and dropping one onto another, or putting both incomplete stacks in armoury. Right-clicking on a stack also does not do anything.


Negative enchantments

I was thinking and I had a thought, if i gave my sword -1 knock-back would it fling the attacked towards me, away like usual or do nothing. Or if I enchanted my bow with -1 punch, what would it do? If I gave my armor negative thorns would it hurt me, heal the attacker or nothing, ect.


How do I access the Resurgence Pack?

The Resurgence pack was released today, and while I understand there's still some internal server issues preventing the new Weapons / Characters from being available, the new maps are already accessible, and folks are already playing and discussing them. However, I can't seem to create a new game on one of the new maps, and setting it to random didn't make it turn up either. The content's _there_ , so how do I access it?


Are there any effective multilevel mob grinders in 1.2.5?

I've seen some of these super high efficiency traps (> 50,000 items/hour) but most of them seem not to work on 1.2.5. What I was hoping would work would be floors that spawn and let the mobs drop through via pistons (6 blocks that move to the left, pause, then move to the right) but this seems not to work on bukkit.


How can I fight the gods?

I'm always getting to level 20, and then I go up to the gods, getting crushed. So what am I doing wrong? Why can't I survive the Gods on the max level?


What is an effective way to level smithing?

Leveling smithing to 100 seems like a difficult task. Is it more effective to craft cheap things such as iron daggers, or to craft expensive items such as Elven weapons?


How can I level up my smithing really quick without the Oghma Infinium

I have just started out as an Orc and I wanted him to be a blacksmith so that I can create Heavy Armor.


How can I access the location of Shalidor's writings in Wolfskull Cave?

I've researched bugs on this quest and have not resolved the inability to access the location of Shalidor's writings when directed to Wolfskull Cave. I had completed the "The Man Who Cried Wolf" quest before I began the Shalidor's Writings quest, although I do not recall which of the two quests I received first. Does the order I received the quests matter? More importantly, is there a way to fix this quest so I can retrieve the writings and complete the quest? If it helps, I'm playing the PC version.


Do cards come back?

In Fallen London, can discarded cards come back later or are they lost forever? And what about cards which you tried and failed?


Confused coordinates - How to start ship expedition?

So I bought Confused Coordinates ship action/expedition. I have it loaded onto a warship with some weapons (the thing it says is needed for the action). How do I start the expedition? I have tried sailing to the edge of the map, left clicking the item in my storage bay...I dont know.


Is it possible to get very powerful but not repairable items?

In Diablo 1 and Diablo 2 there where some very powerful randomly generated items that could not be repaird as their repair costs were way too high. Is this also true for Diablo 3?


Does it matter when I repair?

While playing through the higher difficulties levels, I find myself dying a whole lot (and therefore spending a whole lot of gold repairing my equipment). On death, it says that 10% durability is lost. Is that 10% of the remaining durability, or 10% of the original durability? If it's the former, I would think it would make sense to wait until my equipment breaks to repair. If it's the latter, I wouldn't think it matters. Does the formula for calculating the cost of repairs linearly scale with how much durability is lost? If so, that might break such a tie.


Is it possible to replace the optical disk drive in older 360's with newer ones?

I have had my Xbox 360 for around 2½ years now, and it is starting to break a lot of my games and not work. I have had MW3 for 2 months, and I have replaced it 3 times already. It also broke my BF3 the first day I got it :( I can't afford a new Xbox now, and I was just wondering if I can at least replace the parts.


How are "immobilized" and "incapacitated" defined?

As a Sentinel I got two moves: Opportune Strike and Pommel Strike. These can be used on immobilized (and slowed) and incapacitated targets respectively. Initially I was able to use Pommel Strike on droids I had disabled, but that no longer seems to be the case. As well one of them lights up when I'm holding an enemy still with Force Stasis, but I can't actually use it since the moment I click it the enemy is no longer held and it fails. This is all pretty confusing. When can I actually use these moves? In other words, what's the difference between "immobilized" and "incapacitated" and how do I put enemies into those states?


Why does my Magic Stats menu say I have 18 shouts unlocked, but my list of shouts shows only 17?

Screenshots: General Stats page: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/y4rR9.jpg) Shouts menu: ![http://i.imgur.com/AYlI3.jpg](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eBTdw.jpg) The same thing happens with Words of Power, I count 38 total, but "Words of Power Unlocked" is only 37, and "Words of Power Unlocked" is 41. Where are the extras coming from? This doesn't seem to be particularly uncommon either, searching Google for _"Shouts Unlocked" "Shouts Learned"_ shows quite a few people with one more unlocked than learned. Is this related to learning some of the Words at High Hrothgar instead of through dungeon exploring, or something similar?


Draw Something turn out of synch

Ok, I am in a weird state in one of my games. It seems that my device forgot about one of my drawings even though it was sent to my partner. So now her guesses show up as guesses for the next drawing. I drew a music box, and she guessed it, but her guess showed up in the queue for my next drawing, of a dogsled. So when I click the game, it shows her guessing 'musicbo' for dogsled, and getting it wrong and resetting our streak, even though it presumably already told her she got musicbox right. I tried killing the app, and resetting the device, but no luck. I have no idea what will happen when her dogsled guess comes through. Maybe it will synch up. Anyone seen anything like this? **ETA** let it continue after showing her getting dogsled wrong, streak counter jumped back up to where it should be if she got it right? Sent another drawing, now have two outstanding... **EATA** So my dogsled drawing never made it to her; it disappeared into the æther. From her point of view, it was all normal, like Timothy Roy said below, and we're back in sync now. Glad I didn't spend more time on that particular drawing, since it went nowhere. Thanks.


Why am I peeing?

In Binding of Isaac, I notice that I sometimes leave a little pee puddle upon entering a room. What's causing Isaac to urinate? Is it random or based on an item or effect I have at the moment? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/uj892.png)


Is there any way to sprint?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I run faster? Occasionally in dungeons, I find myself needing to backtrack to fully explore the level. Since it doesn't appear that the enemies respawn, this is mostly just a matter of getting from point A to point B as quickly as possible. I understand that some classes have movement abilities, however my Witch Doctor doesn't appear to be one of them. Is there any class-agnostic way I can move _faster_ through the game world? A sprint, run, or "speed up" key, if you will?


Can you play all the HD remake collections on Vita?

I just bought the Jak HD collection and I was wondering if it's playable on the Vita in any way? If not directly is there some remote play function?


Does adding additional vehicles to city services increase coverage area?

After having been graciously granted two hours of server issue free playtime last night, I have some questions relating to police, fire, and health services coverage. **Does adding additional vehicles actually increase the service area of these buildings? Or does it simply make them more effective at responding to multiple/larger fires/crimes/epidemics?** For example: I have some outlying industrial zones outside my green fire coverage radius. These buildings still get coverage when an actual fire breaks out, but their land and density value is not increased due to their distance to the fire station. When I add another fire truck garage to the fire station, will that coverage area increase? Or will it simply be more likely that my firefighters will be able to put out fires?


How can I identify all these items?

I'm only a little bit into the game. I'm playing in Warrior Mode (the harder of the two difficulties) and I've completed the Spider Lair and have now left town seeking new adventures. My party is about halfway to level 3 and I've got 6 unidentified items. So far, the only method I've discovered to identify items was the lady at the magic shop in town, who will identify items for 300 gold. Since I've only earned about 1600 gold up to this point in the game, most of which went to spell purchases, I only had enough money to identify one of the 6 items, which turned out to be fairly worthless and won't even sell for the identify cost. It looks like in a few levels I can get an identify spell (assuming I can find a place to buy it) when I become an Expert in primordial magic, but are there any other ways to get my items identified? Right now gold seems like too precious a resource to blow it on item identification.


Can the Demon Hunter's Chakram hit enemies multiple times?

The Demon Hunter's Chakram flies in a pattern out from her in a wide area of effect, but it circles around a bit and crosses its own path several times. Is it possible for a single Chakram to inflict its damage multiple times to the same enemy?


What determines when you do a finishing move?

Sometimes, when fighting an enemy, your character will do a special move, with a third person view animation, instantly killing the enemy. But these types of moves seem to be random, sometimes being used on enemies with nearly full health, other times not having a finishing move at all during a whole fight. What are the parameters determining when a finishing move is used?


When determines when one gets a magic or bow killcam?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What determines when you do a finishing move?   >  Skyrim updated to 1.5 but no 'cinematic killcam' In the latest Skyrim update, killcams for bow/arrows and magic was added. But it does not happen with every kill. What determines when the killcam happens? It does not seem to be random and I have heard things like it being the last enemy in the area.


How do I guarantee a Finishing Move animation?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What determines when you do a finishing move? Is there any way I can guarantee that my next Killing Blow will trigger a Finishing Move Scene? I am making a Skyrim Video and the new Bow Finishing Move scene does not proc that much.


Is there a way to activate the finishing moves?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What determines when you do a finishing move? Can you activate the finishing moves at any time like when you stab your sword completely through someone or do these happen at random?


Is there a "way" to assassinate people in skyrim?

In skyrim, I've noticed that sometimes, when fighting, a cutscene occurs, and my character kills the enemy I was fighting. Is this random, or is there a specific way I can do this? Could I use this to, say, sneak up behind an enemy with a dagger and backstab them or something?


Skyrim updated to 1.5 but no 'cinematic killcam'

One thing I loved about Fallout 3 was the slow motion cinematic killcams. So when I heard they were coming to Skyrim I was made up. Yesterday my copy of Skyrim (PC) updated itself in Steam. I loaded it. I see that the version is 1.5 (1.5 and then some more numbers). No killcams whatsoever. I've killed about 10 enemies without getting a killcam. Is it something you have to turn on? I couldn't see a setting anywhere. It is supposed to work for projectile weapons and magic. I'm using a bow and arrow which in my book is a projectile weapon! Edit (14/04/2012): To update this, I have had a few killcams happen now. They're pretty neat. Worth the wait :)


How do finishing moves mechanics work in Skyrim?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What determines when you do a finishing move? I have a dual enchanted daggers character and I can do even 30x damage when attacking hidden from behind. Unfortunately to trigger a finishing move animation I can only do with single unenchanted dagger. On top of that, when I fight with dual daggers I've never seen a finishing move. Why is that? Any idea? Cheers!


What's the proc chance of the Savage Strike perk?

In the One-handed perk constellation (skill tree), there's a perk called "Savage Strike". The description claims that "Standing power attacks do 25% bonus damage with a chance to decapitate your enemies." What is the probably of to decapitate your enemies?


Bioshock Infinite Ending - Everything is messed up

## SPOILERS AHEAD!! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!! Ok so, after you finish the entire story of Bioshock: Infinite, > Booker is drowned by multiple copies/version of Elizabeth and so the weird > paradox that was created is now stopping. However, earlier in the game, the player is asked to choose between a Cage or a Bird; > ![Choosing Bird or Cage](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JgoBS.jpg) This helps the main player, aka Booker, understand that the > Elizabeth later on, during the ending of the game, is not the Elizabeth he > talked to in the first place, like here; ![The "Fake" > Elizabeth](http://i.stack.imgur.com/yRLIG.jpg) ## My question is; > If it's not the real Elizabeth who is talking and then drowning Booker, then > who is? It's can't just be random copies of her. And also, where is the real > Elizabeth now? The very first one?


Need clarification on the Bioshock Infinite ending

Spoilers: > In the end, Elizabeth and Booker realize that Booker becomes Comstock at the > baptism turning point, but in an alternate reality remains the Booker Dewitt > we know in the story. It is in the latter reality (Booker Dewitt's) that > Booker births Anna. This event in the sequence would have to have been after > the baptism turning point, and thus with Booker dying, he could not have had > Anna in that reality, he would not have become Comstock in the alternate > one, and he could not have joined with the Lutece's and would not have > founded Columbia. So, in the end, shouldn't Booker, Comstock, Anna > (Elizabeth), Columbia itself, and any other realities connected to them not > exist past the baptism?


Is there any reward for completing all the memories and collecting all the flags?

Do you get anything after collecting all the different flags and completing all the memories so everything is full? I don't want to try and collect everything in every memory if I don't get anything in the end.


What unique items should I hang on to?

Often times, as quest rewards, I end up with a unique item. Most of the time, I take a look at it and go "meh, this is garbage compared to what I have now" and mark it as junk. However, many of these items have special properties that overcome their junk stats. I've taken to checking the wiki every time I find a unique quest reward just to make sure it doesn't have any hidden, super useful properties, unique abilities, synergistic tendencies, or glitches that make them invaluable. Other times, they're just really junk. Trying to figure this out is really irritating though, and I've sold items only to find out later that they were _so awesome_ and I've lost my chance at having them. Other times I've filled my inventory with quest rewards that I never could quite understand the usefulness of. It would be nice if there was a summary of the really critical ones to keep. What quest rewards should I hang on to long after their acquisition? What unique items should I keep, regardless of their stats?


After accidentally changing the difficulty and reloading, can I still get the "Destiny Dominated" trophy?

I play Reckoning: KoA on the PS3. I am playing the game on hard difficulty for the "Destiny Dominated" trophy, but I changed the difficulty accidentally due to the sudden popup screen which asked me to change the difficulty after a few deaths. I unintentionally clicked "yes", but then reloaded the game as I read that the trophy won't show up if you change the difficulty during the game. **Does the trophy show up anyway or do I have to start the game all over again?**


Are the Nimbus people related to any other cloud entities?

After seeing this question, I began to wonder if the Nimbus race were featured in any other Mario games. I can see a common cloud theme throughout Mario games ranging from background clouds with eyes to Lakitu's Cloud. Does anyone know of any evidence that these are related? _Also, does anyone know of a tag that's related to the Mario series as a whole?_


When do Phyta fail at being fruitful and multiplying?

In Waking Mars, the two mobile species (Phyta and Cycots) are an important part of the Martian lifecycle. Their main purpose, of course, is to _be eaten like the mobile snacks they ar--_ er, I mean, provide nutrients for other species as part of the great Circle Of Life. One by-product of the Circle Of Life is Compost, which you can use to fertilize soil, improve the life growing in said soil, and increase the Biomass in the cavern. Acquiring large amounts of Compost involves leading many Phyta or Cycots to the dinner table of a Larian. Since this sort of activity leads to a dearth of Phyta, you breed more Phyta by giving them a seed. This makes the Phyta produce some sort of Phyta-cocoon, and after 10 seconds or so, a new Phyta pops out. The problem I'm running into is that sometimes, the cocoon doesn't pop out a new Phyta - the cocoon just decays, leaving me with nothing to stuff down the ravening maws of other Martian life. (I'm seeing this particularly in caverns that have maxed out their Biomass at level 5.) **Why aren't the Phyta reproducing when I feed them, and how can I make them start breeding again?**


Where in the story do the non story missions fit?

In _Zombies, Run_ there are several modes in addition to the normal story. Namely these are:   * Airdrop   * Supply   * Race How do these fit in the story (or does it even matter)? I read that Airdrop missions should be played during the first half of season two and race missions between missions 13 and 14 of season one. Does this mean all race missions in ascending order (even the second set)? What about the other types? Is there some kind of overview including all missions? Or will the missions just occur on the main (home) screen where the I can select the next normal mission?


Prospecting Industries

Under what conditions can **prospecting** an industry fail? Recently I threw away big money -- over a million cash -- attempting to prospect an Iron Mine. Well, I didn't get a new mine; I didn't even get a failure message. Before I attempt that again, I'd like to know if my chances are determined or random. If I prospect again, am I guaranteed to fail? Are there underlying... resource values of some sort... that either are, or are not present? Or is it, perhaps, merely a matter of topography? In which case, might I do a little landscaping first and make the prospecting succeed? If so, does height matter or only a sufficiently large, flat area? I'll note that my current NARS Mountainous map has no Quarries nor Clay Pits. This is what leads me to think that there's just insufficient flat land; both are quite large.


How can you earn the Specialist achievement?

> > ![Specialist](http://media.steampowered.com/steamcommunity/public/images/apps/440/tf_medic_heal_huge_bw.jpg) > **Specialist** \- Accumulate 10000 heal points health in a single life. Thanks to the on-hud Chief of Staff achievement tracker, I can see that on a good life I'll accumulate ~1.8k-2k healing. My record somehow is 6.7k, but I can't even remember what I did so special on that map (all I know it was CP Egypt; perhaps that server rigged medics in some way). How would one heal 10k hitpoints in a single life? Overheal many different team members? Uber like there was no tomorrow? Achievement servers and maps need not apply. I'd rather not _earn_ an achievement than just getting one.


FPS drop with gels in Portal 2

I have an Phenom II X3 720 and an ATI 6850 HD. Portal 2 runs very well at maximum settings on my PC in almost all chambers -- expect when there are a lot of gel drops in air; then I experience consistent FPS drops. Considering that Source engine is very customizable, do you know same "cvar" commands that allow to improve this particular aspect without reducing the overall graphic settings?


Do I need to buy all the released updates to begin playing WoW?

If I want to begin to play World of Warcraft, do I need to buy every update released from the beginning?


Does the digital download "World of Warcraft" on the blizzard store include the base game, BC, WotLK and Cata?

Because I don't see those expansions listed individually, just World of Warcraft, WoW: Warlords of Draenor and WoW: Mists of Pandaria. The expansions aren't listed in the WoW product details either. Is it reasonable to assume that the "World of Warcraft" listed on that page includes the unlisted expansions?


Do I need all the WoW expansions in order to play the Worgen?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Do I need to buy all the released updates to begin playing WoW? I'm just starting a new account, and what I'm wondering is do I need to buy all of WoW original, The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King and Cataclysm expansions in order to start playing the Worgen race? Or could I just buy WoW and Cataclysm?


If i get cataclysm and level to 85, then buy Pandaria, will i be able to play Mist of Pandaria?

If i only buy cataclysm, will i be able to play the Mist of Pandaria without the other expansions? Such as Burning Crusade Wrath of the Lich King.


To play Mists of Pandaria, will I need to buy all other World of Warcraft expansions?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Do I need to buy all the released updates to begin playing WoW? A new expansion seems a good place to step in, but to play Mists of Pandaria, will I have to buy every game in the WoW universe? These include:   1. The main game   2. Burning Crusade   3. Wrath of the Lich King   4. Cataclysm What would likely happen if I bought Mists of Pandaria and then tried to log in (with a subscription on my account)?


XCOM IronMan game break - how do I get out?

I'm about 2 months into an IronMan game of XCOM on PC, and I hit what appears to be a game-breaking bug. I entered an Alien Abduction mission, and I don't have sight from any of my squad members. I can't actually see their models, but I can see the UI indicating where they are. I can't tell them to move anywhere, though I can put them on Overwatch (which doesn't help). ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZEtFN.png) In short, I'm stuck. I do have the option of aborting the mission from the ESC menu, but I'm not sure what Bad Things that will entail on IronMan. Is there a way to fix this situation? Alternatively, if I abort, will I be able to get back in without penalty?


Strategies for an Adept on Silver/Gold

Been playing an Adept all the way to level 20 and I'm having lots of fun. But, when I hit Silver / Gold level, I'm starting to wonder what's the real use of an Adept. Most people say that crowd control is the way to go. But, the problem is that MOST of the ennemies are either shielded or armored and it becomes pretty hard to pull, singularity or even stasis anyone. The first waves are pretty easy, but once hitting wave 5, it starts to become harder and harder to control anything and just throwing warp/reave hoping I don't get anything close. Removing shield with a SMG or Assault Rifle weapon help, but, still hard to get anything done fast enough. I find myself relying heavily on my teammates to start the job so I can finish and "steal kill" everything. A character I like to play with is the Drell because of its biotic grenades helping a lot with shielded and armored ennemy, but the low amount (3) of nades AND the low shield is a bit of a gamble since anything can pretty much one shot my barrier. So, does anyone have tips on playing an Adept on silver/gold level and been successful with?


Does Blitzcrank / Nautilus Q stop a channeled Fiddle?

If Fiddle was the start his ultimate (the period before the teleport) and Blitz or Nautilus used a Q on him, would it cancel Fiddle's ultimate, using the cooldown?


Mass Effect 3: "good" vs "bad" ending variations

All the lists of the ending variations talk about "good control/destroy", "bad control/destroy", but there is never an explanation what this is based on. In the good case, you can see soldiers cheering, in the bad variant, they don't. So what does determine whether by choice results in a 'good' or 'bad' ending. Specifically, what is the reason the soldiers would cheer, or not cheer?


What is the Gray Order?

I've read Annie's lore and it says she's from the Gray Order. What is that? Are there any other champions from the Gray Order, or any place I can read more about the Order?


Is youth club available in Manager mode?

I played FIFA '07 way back in 2008. In manager mode the the youth club was present from where you could sometimes take some players and include them in your team. I played FIFA '11 during last couple of days, and I tried to figure out where the youth club is without luck. Did EA remove that feature, or am I looking in the wrong place?


How do I avoid an EX Hooligan Combination?

I recently picked up USF4 and jumped into ranked online to immerse myself in a trial by fire method of learning how to play. I just ran into a Cammy user who liked to use the EX version of the attack where she curls up into a ball and jumps across the screen, then grabs you. She really liked that move, and it hit me every single time she used it. I tried blocking and jumping, but in either case she had no problem just grabbing me and getting free damage. How do you avoid this attack?


I lost all my stuff after a night of hard drinking... Can I get it back?

There I am, woken up by the townsfolk after a night I cannot remember completely. I lost all my stuff now, Triss is waiting for me at the Kayran's lair, and I have no armor and no blade. Should I roll back to an earlier save or can I get my stuff back somehow?


In Terraria, what differences are there between stone and wood when used to build a house?

Is there any difference between stone and wood when used to build a house? Apart from the fact that they look different. Specifically does stone provide more protection?


How do I find new chapters?

I have completed all secret cases and all three chapters. How do I find new chapters? I've mastered all the cases. It says to wait for an update for new cases, is this true?


How to change field of view (FOV) in PAYDAY The Heist for PC?

I've read Tweaks (FOV workaround, increase settings, run on older systems!) but it suggests to change the aspect ratio, which makes the picture too flattened. Is there other way to change Field of view?


After the StarCraft 2 beta is over will achievements earned carry into the retail version?

I was lucky enough to accepted into the StarCraft 2 beta. I've earned a few achievements from normal game play. Some of the achievements are a bit harder to earn and will take effort. If those achievements aren't going to carry into the version being released on July 27th I won't bother. So is there information anywhere about whether or not achievements earned in the StarCraft 2 beta will carry into the retail version?


I'm trying to collect all the achievements in Plants vs. Zombies on the iPhone. I need lots of money to buy all the plants so I've been trying to work out a way to basically farm some money in the game. I've tried using Marigolds and the Magnet with a bunch of Tall-Nuts to slow the last few zombies down considerably, but the Marigolds only spawn money a few times before stopping. What is a good strategy for quickly earning money in Plants vs. Zombies?


In Riven, why are there six marbles for five domes?

I know I'm caught up in a trivial detail, but everything else in Riven: The Sequel to Myst is wrapped up so neatly. A lot of what's encountered is tangentially explained in characters' journals. The "puzzles" feel like they've sprung naturally from the world rather than being some arbitrary obstacle in a video game. The result (IMO) is a rich, immersive and impressively woven narrative. For instance Gehn's laboratory journal explains the significance of the nearby frog-catching device, . However, from the same lab journal (entry 83.5.14) he writes > I have been cataloging the “natural” elements of this Age for nearly thirty > years now, yet still I continue to find evidence of the D’ni’s preoccupation > with Five. As a boy, it was very clear to me that the number five had a > special significance to the D’ni society — from the ancient heraldic emblems > of the ruling elite to the humble homes of the commoners, it was ubiquitous. > Its presence here is obviously a direct reflection of the minds that > designed the texts that I used to compose this Age. [...] > > While most of my constructions have been based on D’ni designs, I see now > that the ones that I have imbued with the power of Five are clearly the most > beautiful, the most perfect. And, I believe, the most structurally sound. > > I am still attempting to determine how the D’ni color symbology reflects > this superior design principle. Although superficially it is based on a six > color system, I am convinced that there has to be a deeper connection to > Five. I will continue to investigate. On Riven, the number system and the letter system are based on the "power of Five", so the six-symbol colour system really stands out. Here it is by the way: ![Riven's six-symbol colour system](http://i.stack.imgur.com/PXMKe.gif) These symbols appear on the five spinning domes--presumably constructed by Gehn--that contain linking books to his age. However there is five "transitional" symbols connecting each pair of the original six, resulting in 6x6=36 total symbols on each dome. ![The symbols on each spinning dome, with corresponding colour](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6Gf0W.png) So unlike everything else, the colours are based on a system of six, and Gehn seems to be going along with it despite his preoccupation with the "power of Five". It wouldn't be so hard to have a five-colour system--just remove orange. In fact Newton's famous ROYGBIV spectrum was originally five colours (RYGBV) before he added orange and indigo to obtain symmetry with seven-note musical scales (octaves). It just seems to simple to be overlooked by the developers, who went to the trouble of making up their own language etc. For me the worst part is the marbles puzzle. Each of the five spinning domes is associated with a colour, and you can determine four of them through the nearby viewfinders. However the fifth is inaccessible until after you solve the puzzle (to the best of my knowledge) so you end up having to _guess_ the final colour (granted, from only two choices). Maybe it's not a big deal, but you can solve every other puzzle in the game with zero guessing, so to me it sticks out like a sore thumb. To summarise, my questions are:   1. Is there in fact a way to determine the fifth colour without guessing?   2. Is there a significance to the sixth, unused colour?   3. Why are the colours based on a system of six instead of five?   4. Is there even a strong link between D'ni and the power of Five, or is Gehn seeing patterns where none exist? (In reference to the journal excerpt above.)


When does the minimap arrow pointing to a bounty objective appear?

It seems to appear when you get near enough. But also in other cases, for which I can't guess a pattern yet. It could be after some time spent in the map, or after some percentage of the map has been discovered ...


How can I get Riding and the gold to afford it in World of Warcraft?

I'm a level 28 Night Elf and am trying to buy a mount and Riding training. How can I raise gold to afford this, and where can I buy the appropriate mount and Riding?


Tool in WoW to find a compatible guild based on a profile

Is there currently a tool available on the web where I can put in my character information, times I like to raid, what kind of content I am looking to raid and/or whether I PvP, and guild leaders across the board can contact me via? I am willing to pay the cost of changing servers for the right guild. Blindly transferring to another server is too costly so I was wondering if there is an effective tool out there for finding a good guild. I see WoW Progress is out there, but I'm not sure how often that is used to contact individual players. Also, it doesn't allow me to enter my character if I'm already in a guild, which is a show stopper. I am not entirely ready to leave the guild I'm in now unless something better comes up.


Will Split trigger Prodigy for each Magic Missile fired?

On a similar vein as this question about Electrocute, will the three Magic Missiles fired by the Split rune trigger the effects of Prodigy for each of the missiles that hits an enemy, or only once per cast?


I need to test network connection before I can connect to Xbox Live

I recently connected my Xbox 360 to my college campus's wired network, which requires me to use a static IP Address. Since then, almost every time I turn on my Xbox I am not connected to Xbox Live. The only way I have found to connect is to attempt to connect, invariably fail, test my network connection (which signs me out and always succeeds) and then sign back in. Doing that has connected me to Xbox Live every time. I have tried just signing out and back in, and that does not work. This problem did not happen when I was connected to a part of the network that used DHCP. Is there a setting I can change to avoid this, or is there at least something simpler I can do to connect to Xbox Live?


What are useful situations to use the 'Sprint Slide' skill in?

I'm not exactly sure what the 'Sprint Slide' skill is useful for (compared to simply crouching). So, what are useful situations to use the 'Sprint Slide' skill in? Can it improve stealth approaches? Any actions with unique results that can be done through it? !['Sprint Slide' skill](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aQdER.jpg)


Is there any reason to choose a training strategy other than Use Facilities?

In Pocket League Story, there are three options for training strategy (in the menu, select View Info, then Coach Info). I've listed the options below with the text the game displays when you choose one.   * Team Practice (practice on the field; select this when you want to get experience points)    * Player's Choice (up to the players whether they want to use the facilities or practice on the field; if you're not sure, this might not be a bad choice)   * Use Facilities (use the facilities on the grounds, use this when you want to get a lot of research points) The official guide on Kairosoft's website has this to say under Tips & Tricks, General Hints: > Always have your training strategy set to **Use Facilities** , as you will > have heavy reliance on research points throughout the game, so it is > important to generate as many as possible. Is there ever a point in the game where I'd want experience instead of research? Official guides aren't always "right" - it's not uncommon for players to find optimal strategies other than those intended by the developers - but in this case, I can't find an issue with their logic.


Does Gears of War 3 allow local co-op + online co-op simultaneously?

Does GoW3 allow local co-op and online co-op at the same time? I want to know if my friend and I can play on split screen from my house and join a couple of friends online. What kind of games are allowed this way (if any)?


Southsun instance solo mission repeatable?

Is the soushsun solo mission instance repeatable, and can I also get the rewards again? After finishing it, I would like to do it again.


Can 2 players play on different controllers?

Is it possible for two players, using separate controllers, to play at the same time?


What is the reward for returning robbery money?

I just stopped a robbery random event (clothing store) and recovered the money, $2000. A pop-up says that I can keep the money or return it for a reward. What is the reward, and does it differ between the type of store robbed? I know the events are random, but are the rewards/amounts predictable depending on the type of store robbed?


Xbox 360 DLC doesn't recognize USB?

I have an xbox 360 which I did not buy with a hard drive. I played Skyrim, and then when I wanted the DLCs, I had bought a 32GB USB to use. My problem is that I just bought Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition and whenever I put the second disc in and try to install the extra gameplay, my xbox 360 reads "You must have a hard drive to install this expansion pack. Attach an Xbox 360 Hard Drive and try again." If the Skyrim expansion packs downloaded onto the USB, how come the Fallout 3 ones won't?


Best way to unlock Krogan in multiplayer?

If I'm primarily interested in unlocking new weapons and classes, and assuming I've got 60k or so in credits, am I better off buying 12 Recruit packs for 5k each or 3 Veteran Packs or 1 Spectre pack? I'm sure once I have a lot of races and weapons unlocked for multiplayer, saving for the Spectre packs will be the better idea (unless I need medi-gel/rockets/etc). However I'm just starting out and I really want (amongst other things) to be able to play a Krogan!


Is it faster to walk backwards or roll backwards?

I like to BIotic Charge and back up repeatedly to finish off weak enemies without wasting bullets. Pressing Run while moving back does a quick roll but has a slow recovery. Visually, I can't really tell which is faster. Do I back up faster if I just walk or is rolling faster?


Can I adopt children before receiving the letter about adoption?

I never got a letter about adopting children. When I go to the Honorhall Orphanage the girl keeps running around saying "Mercy!" because I killed Grelod the Kind. Can I still adopt children?


Does the order of missions matter?

Does the order in which I complete missions have any effects, like blocking out other missions? Are there any general mission order rules I should follow, or specific exceptions? Should I always complete optional missions before Priority: missions?


Mass Effect 3 - Genophage Cure, Extra dialog options when saving Mordin?

When trying to convince Mordin to lie to the Krogran about the Genophage (so he doesn't die ), I find that the dialog choices to convince him are blanked out. How do I unlock them? Do I require a certain paragon/renegade rating?


Empire Defense 2 - What do the drummers do

What do the drummers do? It says they increase moral. What does moral equate to in attack/speed for affected soldiers? Seems like it makes them faster, but not 100% sure. What would be the best use for them?


In Infinity Blade 2, when is the right time to take on Bog Giant and Moss Golem?

Currently I have 3000 life, a sword that can inflict 100+ damage and shield that takes 70+ damage.   Despite having those, its really tough to kill Bog Giant and the life left in me after the fight makes it impossible to take on Moss Golem. I have completed the game, that is I freed the worker and got myself imprisoned, but I cant kill these two.   I am in my 8th rebirth. Am I playing really poor or is the difficulty apt to my stats?   And what do you think is best equipment, sword and shield or dual or heavy? I think heavy sucks. I have 700 damage weapon but I cant defend/dodge with it when fighting with these 2 big guys.   What do you guys say?


Is there an easy way to remember Invoker's spells?

I've begun to play Invoker more since he's fun to play (I'd probs get a bite to eat with him also). However, it takes some time to learn the combinations for his spells. I believe I will learn them all in time, but is there an easier, faster way to learn them (maybe a mnemonic method or something along those lines)?


How to join friend's game in Crackdown 2

How do I specifically join my friend's game in Crackdown 2? I fire it up and it tells me that I have a friend online hosting a game but if I click 'join' on the main menu it shows 'searching for best game' and then I'm playing with strangers. The left bumper opens up the xbox overlay friends menu and there's no option to join his game there - only 'invite to party' which I guess does something else? His game might already be full I suppose but I can't tell. Do I have to message him and get him to invite me? Seems odd there'd be a different workflow for friends games. Thanks. This is probably a stupid question but I've never played online with XBox live much!


How can I improve Yorick's damage without making him too squishy?

I'm testing Yorick as AD carry (sometimes is needed a top or mid that are not AP and does not need more tank), so I tested some builds but I didn't like so much about the damage received. Here what I did in one test:   * Manamune   * Mercury's Treads   * Trinity Force   * infinite Edge   * Atma's Impaler   * and the last item i didn't finish, i was thinking in Warmogs or Spirit Visage. The output was good (solo baron with an easy time, good damage, good resistence), but he was not resistant enough (This is why warmog or sv). He attack speed is pretty low for Blood thrist instead of Infinite edge. _I have build him as Tank the whole time, he damage is great, but can't say that he can be a carry with a tank's build._   * **Which equip should I get for last item?**   * **Should I change IE For BT?** NOTE: I think this question may help others champions like Nasus or Urgot. I am really in a loss here, really appreciate some help


Conjuring doesn't always work

At level 23, Conjuration at level 31. Conjuring flame atronach doesn't always work even when majicka level is optimum. Is there some detail that I'm overlooking? When it works, it's great.


Can I install Magicka on 2 computers?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is it possible to play two different Steam games on the same account at the > same time? I recently heard about _Magicka_ and I really want to play it. I told my friend about it, and so does he, but we don't really want to buy it twice (we would prefer to pay for one copy and just play from that). I know that I can download a game that is in my Steam library, and I wanted to know if he could play it on another computer if I were to buy it.


Can two people play the same game on the same account?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is it possible to play two different Steam games on the same account at the > same time? I bought the Call of Duty game, but I was wondering if someone else could log into my Steam account at the same time, so that we can play multiplayer. Is that possible? Or do they need another account and therefore another game CD?


Does Alien Swarm tune difficulty when play with less than 4 marines?

If we start a mission in Alien Swarm with less than 4 marines, is the difficulty lower than if we start with full human controlled squad? **EDIT** : Sorry it is better to clarify. I mean no the general difficulty level (easy, normal, hard, etc.). I suppose that if I select `Normal` it stays `Normal`. But I am wondering if `Normal` has the same number of monsters and the same toughness if it is played in 2-3 or 4 marines


How much AP does it cost to launch the catapult with the calibrated catapult built?

I know the normal catapult uses 4AP to launch an object into the desert, but I can't find the AP cost for the calibrated catapult anywhere. Is it 3AP? 2AP? I'd rather not build it and find out. None of my towns are every planning on building the catapult, but I'm curious.


Why won't a military Dwarf work?

I have a dwarf in Dwarf Fortress 0.31.10 that will not take any job, and continually goes into `Individual Combat Training`. If removed from his squad, he will remain in `No Job`, and no other dwarf in his squad has this problem. Is there any way I can get this dwarf to work? Note that he does labors (including Hauling and Mining) enabled.


Can I change the loadout of a started mission?

I went on a mission (Specifically, Karma) and clicked the default build without putting much thought into it. But the default build sucks. There's a great need for corrected loadout, but this far I can't find how to **completely** restart mission, including the "Change Loadout" part. Is that even possible, or do I have to stagger through the mission with that poor choice and then restart it with different weapons? That's pretty strange.


Where can you find a Molten Core?

I need a Molten Core to craft a Metal Workbench, which presume will open up more crafting options to me. Where can I obtain one?


Minecraft testfor not me

I tried to make the `testfor` command in Minecraft to test for a player that is not me in a radius of 10 blocks, but when I did `/testfor @p[r=10,!name=KeithAwesome2]` it didn't work. Please help me!


Does Second Chance work in car?

In Dead Island, Purna has a Survival skill called Second Chance (bottom left) which has a chance of instantly reviving Purna upon death. When a player dies in a car, unlike outside of cars, the player dies instantaneously with no chance to be revived. Can the Second Chance skill keep a vehicle-occupant alive, in this situation where a medkit otherwise couldn't?


Does Jackpot actually work?

In Dead Island, the character Purna has a Survival skill called Jackpot (just before the bottom) which "increases your chance to find rare items among loot." I was wondering how effective this is, like if there's a 20% chance to find greens, does it bump it up to 21%? Or is there an AwesomeLevel like in Borderlands and it increases the AwesomeLevel of all chests that Purna opens?


How do I use leather?

I've farmed a lot of leather, but I don't see any recipe with it. How can I use that? Or maybe, it just still hasn't recipes during beta?


What is the requirement to destroy shield?

What is the requirement to destroy a shield? Does it depend on the buster level or not? Are there any methods to easily destroy a portal shield?


How can I improve my accuracy?

If I play a class, such as scout, I often have times where I was _right next to_ an enemy medic, at point blank, but I miss completely and get killed. At times like this I feel I am not credit to team. So simply put, **how can I improve my accuracy?**


Graphical layers won't load

My friend has a problem with his BF4 his graphical layers won't load. They stay at the layer where objects and shapes aren't rendered and everything is smooth. You get this a lot when loading into a map but stays for a short time, but this stays with him the whole time and doesn't render to full HD graphics, is there anyway of fixing this?


What is gold good for?

I have a good supply of gold; however I do not know what to do with it all! Golden armour and tools wear out too fast to be useful, so what do I do with all my gold?


How do I block a person in Fiesta online?

I have found HOWTOs about how the system works, but not a single article how to actually _block_ someone. (Not-helping guide)


Are stock market events scripted?

In Grand Theft Auto V, you can buy and sell shares on the Stock Market via the in-game web browser. I have some questions about this.   * Is the rise and fall of any of the stocks tied to the game's storyline? (if so, which/when?)    * Is there anything that the characters can do in the game that influences the price of stock? (what?) (I realise that asking multiple questions in one post is discouraged, but I think these are related enough to be a single question. Please let me know if you disagree and I'll post them separately.)


Where are the Fiesta servers located?

The login screen only shows the server list. No ping, no status, just population. I have found GoldICQ's list where they show WHERE are the servers located. I.E.: US, EU, DE, FR, etc.


I can't load savegame slots on Candy Box 2

I try to load http://candybox2.net/?slot=1 but the browser can't load the page...


How do I beat the giant nougat monster?

I'm trying to get past the Giant Nougat monster in the castle but can't seem to get past him. Every time he one shots me. I've tried to teleport constantly while using the monkey wizard staff, and even got behind him but he still managed to kill me. How do I get past him?


When will I get my followers?

I'm still at the very beginning of Diablo 3, and I wonder when I will get my followers... Do they come all 3 at the same time, or do they come in one by one? I do think I'll have a hard time soloing, so they might get handy real fast.


Do the bullets fired at the final enemy in an area subtract from your total ammunition?

In Max Payne 3, when you start shooting the final enemy in an area, the game goes into a slow motion "overkill mode" (not sure if there's a proper term for it) allowing you to fire many rounds at the unfortunate straggler. Is the ammunition used in these "overkill" sequences subtracted from your total ammunition?


What causes Familiar to disappear?

The Wizard skill, "Familiar", summons a small helper that helps you attack enemies and cannot be hit. There doesn't seem to be a spell duration on it (no icon indicator as far as I can tell), but I have noticed at times that it would disappear and I would have to re-cast it. Beyond the obvious situation of dying causing it to disappear, in what other situations would I have to re- summon the Familiar? Does using a Waypoint or a Town Portal cause it to disappear? Or is there an actual duration to the spell involved?


How Do I get into the castle walls?

I already have the pink and red leather gloves, the armor, the crown, and the monkey's staff (and they're all enchanted). Regardless of how many health potions I use, I always die. Help!


What is the best and easiest way to get past the castle walls?

I don't have very many things (Octopus crown w/ both enchantments, boots of introspection, leather boots, leather gloves w/ both enchantments, trolls budgeon, everything from the blacksmith, the time ring, and a few spells) and I'm trying to get past the knights in the castle entrance, but everything I try doesn't work. What's the easiest and best way to get past?


Civ V won't let me destroy other cities

I'm at war with a country. I destroyed a city (it has 0 health) but it isn't letting me annex/create a puppet city out of it. It keeps saying that it's still owned by the Aztecs. Every turn it is able to harm my units and regains health. If I attack the city after it's out of health, the attack animation plays but the red `-20 health` thing doesn't show, and their health bar doesn't go down. The city I'm destroying isn't their capital, and I haven't attacked any other cities. The civ I'm trying to destroy is the Aztecs. I have the brave new world DLC.


How to restart a saved game?

I see auto-save happening in GTA V, but how do I restart a saved game? Do I need to be logged onto Xbox LIVE? I'm currently not subscribed to Xbox LIVE.


How to enter a train?

I'm able to successfully board a train by dropping down from overhanging platforms, but even once I have worked my way to the front of the train the "enter vehicle" button fails to work. How do I enter the train so I can control it?


Is there a way to limit the amount your followers talk in skyrim?

Simply put, some of the followers just talk too much, for example meeko (the dog) feels the need to bark every 5 seconds. Likewise the Spectral assasin has told me the same things over and over. I dont mind them talking every now and them but every few seconds gets on my nerve. Are there any console commands that limits the speech of NPC's?


Is the Auction House a global AH in Diablo III?

In the Diablo III Auction House, is it a global AH, or does it only display items from a certain sector that they place you in? And, is it the same for both real money and gold, or is one global and one is not? I'd imagine having one large global AH would destroy the market, but if it's sectored, is it a large enough sector?


How can I change the installation directory to drive A?

My friend is trying to install Diablo 3 in his windows 7. But he kind of messed up a little with his partitions. All his files (and also extra space) are in the drive **A** , but his OS (windows 7) is running from drive **C** Every time he tries to install Diablo, he change to drive **A** but it says "invalid directory" and doesn't save anything there, but instead, it suggest the drive **C** (where there is no space left). Could it be because A is originally for Floppy disk? How could he fix it?


Steam Trading Error - "This trading session has expired."

How can I fix this issue? Sometimes I find that when I try to trade with anyone, before the screen loads, this error message pops up. I'm not using Steam Beta.


How many Swarm Host for a critical mass?

I've played a couple of games in HOTS multiplayer where Swarm Host have been used against me. When there are only 4 or 5 host the locusts can be killed before they do damage (TvZ), where in the gameplay examples from Day9, where there are 20 or so, they provide free kills as you don't pay for the locusts. How many hosts should a swarm host host in HOTS?


Do shield boosters benefit cloaking modules?

Shield boosters increase the max shield buffer but I am not noticing any changes/benefits when using the cloaking module with shield boosters. Is there a different booster for cloaking? (Shields and Cloaks both use the shield slot)


Do spells persist past transmigration?

Do spells learned naturally persist after transmigration? By standing next to a pupil, a master gets access to all spells the pupil has. By leveling that spell from 0 to 1, the master gets it "permanently". Will the master still have that spell after transmigration?


Where does Disgaea 4 place Chronologically

I haven't played Disgaea 2 or 3 yet and the first Disgaea game I played was Disgaea 4. I recently got Disgaea 1 and found out Flone was just an angel and knowing the list of DLC for Disgaea 4 she apparently becomes a "Fallen Angel" sometimes during Disgaea 2 and/or 3, then is Disgaea 4 she's an Arch Angel. So I'm just wondering where chronologically Disgaea 4 takes place, does it take place after Disgaea 3 or is it a Prequel to Digaea 2 and/or 3?


What different backstabbing techniques are there?

I'm sure most people know about backstabs, where you run up to people's backs, and you....well, stab them. In the back. But I've heard about other stabs as well, and since I'm trying to be a lot better as a spy, I've heard about different kinds of stabs, like sidestabs, facestabs, trickstabs, and jukestabs. What kind of "stabbing" techniques are there, and how do I perform them?


How long is the "temporary" account ban from bungie/Halo Reach?

Neither my friend or I have ever been banned. We got the message on his console that both of our accounts, as well as the console, had been banned from earning credits. It pointed us to view the information at www.bungie.net/ban Bungie's website is very vague about the ban durations. > The duration of this ban will be based on the type, frequency or nature of > the committed violation. But nowhere do they list ban time frames by offense. > Types of violation include, but are not limited to, the following example > actions: > >   * Manipulating network conditions to give yourself an advantage, or to the > detriment of the experience for other players. > >   * Modifying your Xbox 360 hardware or Bungie software and services in any > way. > >   * Skill, EXP, or Credit Boosting, deleveling, idling through games, > cheating, habitual quitting or any other type of **unsociable and > unsportsmanlike behavior.** > >   * Impersonating a Bungie employee on Xbox LIVE with intent to defraud or > cause harm to other players. > > I placed in bold the only reason they list that could have caused us to get banned. It is our fault, although definitely not malicious. We left the game in the matchmaking lobby and my friends 4 year old son, having watched us for countless hours play, decided he wanted to. I'm guessing he was playing for about an hour before we came back to play, and he had gone through quite a few games getting betrayals. I logged into my bungie account and also could not see anywhere on my profile where they would state any information regarding the ban or the time frame. It simply says "temporary" yet it has been 3 days now and the ban is still in place.


Are there any rewards for fully restoring Norende?

I know that in the demo you receive a play kit bonus for fully upgrading all of the shops in the village, but is there a similar reward for doing so in the full version of the game?


VOIP on Xbox 360

I found most question on Xbox on this site, sorry if it belongs to superuser. I plan to buy Xbox 360 with Kinect. I wonder if I can use it for telephony as well. Skype is not supported. Any other solution?


Who hosts multiplayer servers for consoles

Destiny is about to be released and it is supposed to be a shared world game, however you can only share a world with people that own the same console as you, which is pretty lame IMO. So I was wondering if this was the case because the multi player servers are actually hosted by the sony and microsoft individually for their respective platforms and they refuse to cooperate. Or are they all hosted by Bungie ?


Is there any downside/difference to Pkunk being absorbed by Yehat?

When you speak to Pkunk in the beginning, they declare that they are planning to go to Yehat. If you take too long to start Yehat civil war (by showing them Shofixty) they will inform you that Pkunk were "absorbed" - as you can see by Pkunk circle on star map disappearing. If you already got Clear Spindle and 4 Pkunk ships by that point, **is there any downside or difference** in the further gameplay from Pkunk being "absorbed" into Yehat pre-civil-war?


Default Realm After Login

How can I set the default Realm where I am logged in? Currently I'm in _Malygos_ , where I have no characters. The only Realm where I have played is _Alleria_. I've tried to view the config files with Notepad++ to find where the "default Realm" is _Malygos_ , but I didn't find anything. Facts:   * I'm the Only one on this Computer and Account   * I was recruited (be part _Recruit A Friend_ )   * `SET realmName "Alleria"` is in the Config.wtf Is it possible to set the Default Realm to _Alleria_ and not _Malygos_ even when the Friend recruited me from Malygos?


Archangel armor flight mode – is this a bug or am I completely missing something?

I've just acquired the Archangel armor in XCOM: Enemy Within and I'm not able to ascend when in Flight Mode. I activate Flight Mode, my sniper levitates slightly off the ground, but I'm not able to find ANY way to make myself ascend levels at all like you see at the beginning of this YouTube video. I'm not getting the movement indicator box above my soldier at all when hitting the key I've mapped to Ascend Floor. The screen shifts but no indicator box. I'm playing using a trackpad on OS X, playing the Steam version of the game. I've tried plugging a mouse in to use the mousewheel for Ascend but no effect. **Edit:** I made a quick screen recording of what I'm experiencing. You can see that I'm activating Flight Mode and then both scrolling the mouse wheel (which is bound to Ascend/Descend) and using the on-screen buttons. When I've "Ascended" there's no movement indicator to show I'm flying up, but when I click around on the map you can see that the movement indicator that stays along the ground is no longer aligned to where I'm clicking.


What is the criteria of "Foxiest of all Hounds"?

The Achievement text is: > Complete Deus Ex: Human Revolution without setting off any alarms. But what alarms are counted? If I throw a box to lure away a guard and put them in "alarmed" mode, does that already count? Or does it only count security cameras and lasers?


Do turrets and robots killing enemies count for the Pacifist achievement?

The pacifist achievement text says: > Complete Deus Ex: Human Revolution without anyone dying by your hand. (Boss > fights don't count.) What about me hacking a security system and setting turrets/robots to kill enemies? Does that count as "by my hand"? On a related note, does knocking and and dropping the guy from the roof in the Rotten Business sidequest count as a kill?


How do you throw people on SSF4 3DS?

How do you throw them? Every time I play online on the 3DS, I look at the moves list and I do it but it won't work. Is there an easier way or am I doing it wrong or what?


How to charge your suit in space engineers?

How do you charge your suit in space engineers?      I can't use the welder because apparently, my suit has no energy.   I tried placing Uranium into the nuclear reactor but, i still can't use the welder.


Is it possible to both save Josie Thorpe and capture Zeke Sanders?

In my second, more violent playthrough of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, I'm trying to both save Josie Thorpe (in order to get the weapons dealer discount from her husband) and capture Zeke Sanders (because I'm a dog of the Serif corporation). Unfortunately, when I choose to fight Zeke, I'm frozen to the ground while he shoots a bullet through Josie Thorpe's head, so my signature Jenson Mercy FacePunch lands just too late. Is there any way to resolve this confrontation in a way such that I save Josie Thorpe and capture Zeke Sanders?


Is there any way I can use more than two USB storage devices at once with my 360?

I have seen many posts about using a USB hub to plug in multiple drives, but apparently it doesn't work for me. I have 3 16GB drives, 1 4GB, and 1 2GB drive, but no matter the combination, I can only get two to work at once. Is there any way I can use three or more at the same time?


How much do I have to grow a plant before harvesting seeds?

I just grew a plant in _Flower Town_ with 5 people contributing to blooming it. How many more do I need to harvest seeds and do favorite colors/plants they are growing also come into play?


What can I do with Villagers?

So there's these villagers (called `TESTIFICATE`?!) inhabiting my villages. Can I interact with them? What happens if I kill them?


Is there an end to Palpatine's missions?

I have 50 floors so far, and I have noticed that the green death star hologram behind palpatine keeps growing in size as I build up my death star. Does this happen because I do palpatine's missions or because I build up more levels? And is there an end to palpatine's missions? Will it end when the death star hologram behind him grows full?


How do you craft the new nether blocks?

The nether now has awesome structures, built out of nether brick, fence and stair blocks. Is it possible to craft these or do I have to mine them?


Can I turn a cow into a mooshroom?

Is there a way to turn a normal cow into a mooshroom? ![MOO!](http://i.stack.imgur.com/05wZU.png)


What determines an assist medal in Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine

The process of awarding an assist medal seems to me to be a bit random/buggy. For example I could remove an enemy's armour and part of their health and then a teammate would take the kill, but I will not be awarded the assist medal. In other cases I have literally shot a single bullet into the enemy and have been awarded an assist medal once the enemy in question had died. This leaves me both confused an annoyed. Does anyone know the exact criteria the game uses to award assist medals?


What is the use of the lever at the end of level 4?

Almost at the end of level 4, when I finished beating up those green monsters, I found a lever in one of the corridors where the creatures were enclosed in... flipping it does not seem to do anything. Does anyone know what its effect is?


How do I sort my actual deck in the deckbuilder?

When I build a deck in the deckbuilder, I can filter and sort my cardpool at the top, but not my actual deck, which always ends up sorted by colour and then by mana-curve. Ideally, I'd like it sorted purely by mana-curve, so I can see how it'll curve out; is there a way to do this?