How to handle auto-backstab on my rogue party members?

I went mage, but I have heard rogues are OP, but have the problem that they do not auto-backstab. How do I handle this? Is there a way to manually control the rogue to make him backstab turn-based mode, or should I just dump melee rogues if they approach me?


Do I need to get all the Red Dead Redemption achievements to get 100%?

I just completed the single player portion of Red Dead Redemption but I am only around 95% complete. I have two Rank 10 tasks to complete (disarm 6 people with no reloads and kill the legendary bears - I've done one bear and the wolf already) but that doesn't seem enough to get 5%. So, what else is there? I presume some of the achievements lead towards 100% completion (such as breaking all the kinds of horses), but do I need ALL the achievements or is there a subset that must be achieved before I can get 100%? What else might I be missing? Are there any common tasks that people miss when playing Red Dead Redemption (like an obscure stranger mission or gang hideout)?


How do I get the Red ending?

I have tried outstandingly hard, for hours now, to get the Red or "bad" ending. In this ending (spoilers obviously) you shoot the man in blue, and you find a bullet wound on yourself as well. You allegedly get this by having poor mental health, however after two separate attempts to completely and utterly destroy my mental health, I still get the blue ending. Not just the blue pill (apparently both start the same) but no gunshot wound on You, no trophy, no red mark on the main menu. I have even started the whole game over and only shot enemies (earning the Antagonist trophy). I have completely ignored the need for sleep and food, only eating and saving to avoid game overs. I killed the majority of monsters in the game. I gave Hank enough pills to tranquilize an elephant, and told him to kill himself. I am still getting the blue ending. My character hates himself when he looks in the mirror (alternately he laughs maniacally or sees the world burning). How on earth do I get the red ending if this isn't enough? On the psych report I have an "X" for mental health and an "A-" for blue ending path, insultingly enough. I have no idea if I need to get that A- lower or higher for the Red ending. If relevant I'm playing on PS3/vita, the "directors' cut" edition with the extra yellow/white endings.


Puzzle Quest 2 weapon and equipment adjectives

I'm not very advanced in the solo adventure, but I noticed that most weapon and equipment (hat, boots, etc) in Puzzle Quest 2 have adjectives, like _Great_ or _Ancient_. What is their meaning? Is there a list of those somewhere?


When do gathering spots respawn?

Some quests require me to gather items from gathering spots, which can also be used in making equipment, but I'm not sure how often they respawn. Do they just respawn every X-Hours from the time I gathered them (and if so, how long?), or do all gathering spots respawn at the same time every day (and if so, when?)?


How do gathering skills work?

The description of the gathering skills is somewhat unclear. They always read: > Allows the user to find more resources at certain _gathering_ spots. I initially assumed this just meant I could collect more items, but now I'm wondering if it just means that at certain spots I have a chance to get a wider variety of items, and not just more. Additionally, if they allow you to gather more per spot, is it a one-for-one increase, or does each additional point just give me higher chance to gather additional spots? Exactly how do gathering skills work?


Increased Evasion Rating - On gear: Does it work for every item?

Having **% Increased Evasion Rating** on a piece of gear, will it increase the Evasion Rating of my whole character or only of that piece?   * Example Item: http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Ondar%27s_Flight


Percentage on map for Berneside Plains

![berneside plains](http://i.imgur.com/BYyjEf3.png) What does the 80% mean below Berneside Plains?


How do you get the party girl?

Can you please tell me how to get the party girl and what she sells for how much?


How to play with others?

How to do you start a multiplayer game in SimCity. I have tried creating multiple games that were public, but no one joins the regions. When I browse `Join Game` from the main menu. All the regions that are shown in the list are full.


Dealing with Nasus carries as support

I've been playing a lot of Sejuani support lately. I've found that she does pretty well as a semi-kill lane. It peels well and I usually get my AD Carry pretty fed, especially once we reach level 6. Anyways, one thing I've noticed is she doesn't do well against enemies like Nasus. Taking into consideration that my top-laner and Jungler usually don't do much to stop him early game, what can I do as support to ease this later? As Sejuani (or any support really) I try to peel the best I can for my carries but it comes down to two situations.   * I attempt to peel Nasus off my carries, which results in the enemy carries ripping our team to shreds if we're not ahead as a team.   * I stun one or more of their carries, which results in our team 'winning' the team-fight up until the end where Nasus tanks everyone and kills all but one or two of our teammates. He's just so tanky. If I had the gold on Sejuani by mid-game I buy a Liandry's and that helps, however, this is rarely the case. I know most of this relies of communication as a team and such, but is there much I can do other than the already mentioned to aid further? I try to ward as much as possible however I have found the S4 ward-cap to really hinder the support's role to carry a game. What can I do against a farmed or fed Nasus if the rest of the team fails to do anything or much of anything?


Is there a list of error codes for Minecraft?

Similar to this question on the bugs in Minecraft, I would like a complete list of what error codes exist in Minecraft and how they occur, as well as how they can be resolved.


Minecraft crashes with error "No OpenGL context found in the current thread"

I downloaded the Minecraft launcher and tried to download the latest update of Minecraft (1.7.4). The bar will fill up entirely at the bottom, then it will disappear, leaving me hanging, waiting for the darn thing to load, which it never did. I exited out of the launcher and opened it up again. Then, when I tried to load the 1.7.4 update, it crashes and leaves a long crash report. The full crash report is below, but the important pieces of information are: > org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated   >  [...]   >  OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current > thread. How can I diagnose and fix this?               ---- Minecraft Crash Report ----     // Daisy, daisy...          Time: 12/28/13 1:41 PM     Description: Initializing game          org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated         at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:252)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)         at azi.ad(SourceFile:325)         at azi.f(SourceFile:696)         at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:152)               A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------          -- Head --     Stacktrace:         at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:252)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)         at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)         at azi.ad(SourceFile:325)          -- Initialization --     Details:     Stacktrace:         at azi.f(SourceFile:696)         at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:152)          -- System Details --     Details:         Minecraft Version: 1.7.4         Operating System: Windows XP (x86) version 5.1         Java Version: 1.7.0, Oracle Corporation         Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode, sharing), Oracle Corporation         Memory: 4705208 bytes (4 MB) / 26808320 bytes (25 MB) up to 518979584 bytes (494 MB)         JVM Flags: 2 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xmx512M         AABB Pool Size: 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) allocated, 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) used         IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0         Launched Version: 1.7.4         LWJGL: 2.9.1         OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current thread.         GL Caps:          Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.         Type: Client (map_client.txt)         Resource Packs: []         Current Language: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null         Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)         Vec3 Pool Size: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null         Anisotropic Filtering: Off (1)


Minecraft - "Couldn't unpack natives"

Everytime I try to launch the game (v1.7.4), it starts out normal, then starts getting timeouts half way in while trying to connect to the server, then just says it's assuming that the local file is good, after that I get this:               [17:13:35 ERROR]: Couldn't unpack natives!     java.util.zip.ZipException: error in opening zip file     at java.util.zip.ZipFile.open(Native Method) ~[?:1.7.0_45]     at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]     at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]     at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]     at net.minecraft.launcher.GameLauncher.unpackNatives(GameLauncher.java:469) ~[launcher.jar:?]     at net.minecraft.launcher.GameLauncher.launchGame(GameLauncher.java:213) [launcher.jar:?]     at net.minecraft.launcher.GameLauncher.onDownloadJobFinished(GameLauncher.java:619) [launcher.jar:?]     at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob.popAndDownload(DownloadJob.java:120) [launcher.jar:?]     at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob.access$000(DownloadJob.java:12) [launcher.jar:?]     at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob$1.run(DownloadJob.java:89) [launcher.jar:?]     at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_45]     at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_45]     at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_45]     at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_45]     at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_45]


Minecraft crashes after opening my world that was viewed in NBTExplorer

I used NBTExplorer to check my seed. I made no changes that I am aware of, however my save file now crashes when opening.               ---- Minecraft Crash Report ----     // Oh - I know what I did wrong!          Time: 11/22/13 12:09 PM     Description: Rendering screen          java.lang.RuntimeException: Failed to check session lock, aborting         at ajt.h(SourceFile:45)         at ajt.<init>(SourceFile:31)         at ajp.<init>(SourceFile:16)         at ajq.a(SourceFile:83)         at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(SourceFile:1363)         at axu.e(SourceFile:166)         at axv.a(SourceFile:218)         at axt.a(SourceFile:175)         at axu.a(SourceFile:191)         at bfq.b(SourceFile:768)         at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.K(SourceFile:597)         at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:526)         at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)               A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------          -- Head --     Stacktrace:         at ajt.h(SourceFile:45)         at ajt.<init>(SourceFile:31)         at ajp.<init>(SourceFile:16)         at ajq.a(SourceFile:83)         at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(SourceFile:1363)         at axu.e(SourceFile:166)         at axv.a(SourceFile:218)         at axt.a(SourceFile:175)         at axu.a(SourceFile:191)          -- Screen render details --     Details:         Screen name: bkf         Mouse location: Scaled: (152, 116). Absolute: (305, 247)         Screen size: Scaled: (427, 240). Absolute: (854, 480). Scale factor of 2     Stacktrace:         at bfq.b(SourceFile:768)         at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.K(SourceFile:597)         at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:526)         at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)          -- System Details --     Details:         Minecraft Version: 1.5.2         Operating System: Windows 7 (x86) version 6.1         Java Version: 1.7.0_45, Oracle Corporation         Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation         Memory: 474041104 bytes (452 MB) / 519110656 bytes (495 MB) up to 1037959168 bytes (989 MB)         JVM Flags: 2 total; -Xms512m -Xmx1024m         AABB Pool Size: 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) allocated, 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) used         Suspicious classes: No suspicious classes found.         IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0         LWJGL: 2.4.2         OpenGL: GeForce 8300/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW! GL version 3.1.0, NVIDIA Corporation         Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.         Type: Client (map_client.txt)         Texture Pack: Default         Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)         Vec3 Pool Size: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null


How do I find Appy 1000mg's alternate ending?

I'm playing the enhanced edition of Appy 1000mg. The author claims he added an alternate ending to the game but I'm having a great deal of trouble finding it. The only ending I can find is the one where > Pixelle turns out to be dead and the robot throws himself off a cliff into > the sea. Does this alternate ending actually exist? If so, how do I find it?


When is the map location and zoom level set?

I'm about to craft a map in Minecraft, but want to make one of my main base, not my snow outpost where I currently am. Is the location and zoom level set when the map is crafted, or is on first view? If it is on craft, then I'll wait till I get back home before making it.


Are the "calmed" B-Spec drivers useful?

I've noticed that in races without "micromanagement" the B-Spec drivers that are calmed have worse results that aggressive B-Spec drivers. This is because when they are driving alone, they have very poor performance. Aggressive B-Spec drivers make a lot of mistakes when they are at low levels, but when they level up they drive very well and they perform better. Is it always better to have aggressive drivers, or should I maintain a calm driver?


Where can I find the manual for the Turbografx/Virtual Console version of SimEarth?

I downloaded SimEarth for academic purposes. The problem is that I'm not used to strategic games and I don't get this game (I don't know how to play it and what to do and so on). Is there a detailed manual on the Internet which explains all the options and symbols and which describes to me what I have to do exactly? The Manual in the Wii explains it little bit and also the symbols, but it's very hard to switch between game and manual all the time. Or is there a tutorial?


How do I access purchased spells and hexes in LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7?

I have bought a number of spells in the alley but they are not working or available to access. When I rotate the spell wheel around I see the pink option and sometimes if I am lucky I get the frog option but only if I go back to the shop and stand on the square to select the frog spell I already bought, but that's it. There's no change of purchased hexes in the pink area of the wheel when I am in the alley, though it changed automatically in LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4. I am still on year 5 but I have done a few areas of it and have access to a number of earned spells including the red spell that allows you to open red objects. Does anyone know how I access my many purchased spells (not the earned ones from the game) that I have bought in LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7?


Does it help to sabotage the investigation?

I've just started playing Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy and to begin with at least, you play both the murderer and the cops. Assuming that we're meant to be on the side of the murderer, does it help to play the police's part badly? Is that even possible?


Why are my crew starstruck?

Sometimes my crew stop working, and a star shows next to them. What does that mean?


How can I get my Ryu combos to end in Ultra/Super instead of a Shoryuken?

I've been playing Street Fighter since SF2 but I was used to only mashing buttons randomly and trying to finish the playthrough and see the ending thanks to limitless continues or easy modes. Recently I've decided to play like a real man. I've started SSFIV AE from the easiest difficulty and whenever I finish the playthrough without continues, I've increased the difficulty (I don't know is it the right way to improve myself but seems working for now). Lastly, I've finished very hard difficulty and now I'm trying to finish the hardest. My problem is, whenever I start a combo and try to finish it with a super/ultra combo, I end up with a Shoryuken and lose all my momentum, even getting easily punished(I've lost lots of matches just because of this). Whatever I do, I can't get over with this problem. I'm playing with a regular Xbox controller-like gamepad and my character is Ryu. Is there anyone that could help me out?


how many chocolate bars are in candy box 2 and what are they for?

What are the chocolate bars for I know they enchant things if you drop them in the well but I don't know exactly what they enchant. Also how many chocolate bars are there


In candy box 2, how do I get more chocolate bars after I use them all?

I clicked under the tree, went into the hole, talked to the squirrel, but I cannot get anymore chocolate bars.


How do I get more chocolate bars?

I've ran out of chocolate bars and didn't realize I could enchant my giant spoon and knight's armor. Is there any way to get more reliably?


Where do I get more chocolate bars from?

I've already enchanted all of my gear except for the knights armor and the spoon (which I don't have yet, how do you get the spoon anyways?). The only places I haven't really discovered yet are: right door of the desert fortress, the big empty room with a chest all the way up some plateau, the spikes room in the castle, hell and the developer. Unless theres a place somewhere hidden, I don't know where to get more chocolate bars.


Is there a way to collect more chocolate bars?

I wonder if I can get more chocolate bars, to enchant spoon and if possible to increase more stats, kowing that I'm pretty sure I got all non random ones. (treasure/shop...)


What are the different enchantments for the Octopus King Crown

I beat the Octo-King and took his crown. Now I am at the wishing well and I can enchant it with jaspers or obsidian. What are the perks of each? Can I get a second crown and enchant it with the other option? ![Options](http://i.stack.imgur.com/v3YaH.png)


Bug: Whenever I'm around Farkas he acts like my follower?

Every time I go to the Companions place and when Farkas is there, he is always following me around and I'm automatically focused to him as if he's talking to me. And when I cancel the talk, 3 seconds later I focus to him again, and again. I have to fast travel away from him for him to stop. I did add him as my follower repeatedly in order to increase my skills and get my money back, but now I see that that may be the source of this bug.


Companion's Leaders are hostile, but not attacking

Villas and Farkas are always chasing after me with their weapons raised, but they won't attack me (I'm the companions harbinger). I just did the Liberation of Skyrim quest so I'm wondering if I accidentally killed someone with my shout? How can I fix this? I can't fast travel any more because they won't stop chasing me.


Cannot resolve pursuing guards / companions glitch even though I've paid all my bounties

OK so I look through the Internet and found that the fast travel/wait/rest glitch thing could be solved by paying off bounties or dealing with Farkas **but** I've gone to every hold to purposefully got in trouble and pay off all bounties and I've talked with Farkas to make sure he wouldn't follow me and he didn't. **So now I have no bounties and the companions aren't following me but I still experience the glitch! Any pointers?** I also tried restarting my XBox and unplugging it, the bug is still there.... Help! Walking everywhere is annoying!


What do the "Turn Jump" options mean?

I'm about to create a turn based game in Neptune's Pride 2, and there's an option without any explaination: "Turn Jump", which I can set to:   * 1 Tick Jumps, 24 Turns / Production   * 3 Tick Jumps, 8 Turns / Production   * 6 Tick Jumps, 4 Turns / Production   * 8 Tick Jumps, 3 Turns / Production   * 12 Tick Jumps, 2 Turns / Production   * 24 Tick Jumps, Production Every Turn I'm not sure what exactly means, and in the Turn Based section of the Help I couldn't find much about that. _(I guess if you already played the game it would be obvious to you)_ So, what do they mean, and what would be a nice optimal setting for a 12h or 24h turn game and why?


Why is my Mantis brown?

One of my Mantis is brown, rather than the usual green. Why?


Is there a way to write down a new recipe I just discovered in Skyrim?

I bought only 2 recipes from some merchants. Now I have to use trial an error to discover the rest of them. Do you guys just write them down on a piece of paper? Or maybe there is some kind of an in-game notebook where I could put it in? Should the player know all the recipes by heart?


Is combat avoidable?

I am slowly working through the Tutorials; the beginning tutorial seems to be bugged right now (just drops my ship on a map, no popup or anything at all) and in the missiles one ... my 'target' Mr. T ( _not from A-team_ ) ran out of taunts and was begging me to end his life, because I took so much time working out the auto lock :(. How important is combat in the main game; is it possible to mostly/completely avoid it? My crappy skills aside, I'm not exactly enthused with the combat mechanics and would prefer to play it as a 3X game without the last 'eXterminate' spoiling my enjoyment.


In Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga, what do the different lvlup statistics actually give you?

When you level up, you can choose to increase one of the following attributes:   * HP   * BP (Bros Points?)   * POW   * DEF   * SPEED   * STACHE I would like to know how each of these stats affect your character.


Need help finding original Japanese name

When you collect Arceus' Plates in Diamond/Pearl, each Plate comes with an inscription telling of the Origin Story. Several of them refer to Arceus as "The Original One". Can anyone tell me what the original Japanese text uses to name Arceus? My searches of various resources have been fruitless. The Japanese Wiki doesn't even mention the inscriptions in the first place...


How to get enemy's armor in Fallout Tactics?

How to get Vandal armor in Fallout Tactics? Do I need some skill to loot enemy's armor?


How can I get the Human Caravan to trade at Schrödinger's Trade Depot?

For reference, I am playing a succession game using version 40d. So a Trade Caravan showed and then there was immediately a siege. I think most, if not all of the Caravan made it to the trade depot. It certainly looks like they've started unloading their wares (I did get an announcement to that fact early in the siege). When they first showed up I queued up a ton of junk to be hauled to the depot. Now I don't have that option, and I just got a message that the traders will be leaving soon. Any suggestions for what to do? Is deconstructing and rebuilding the Depot likely to help (assuming I can do it fast enough!)?


What is the maximum z-level I can reach?

I have had a really excellent idea for a small megaproject (a kiloproject?), but I don't think I can see enough z-levels to build the whole thing. It would need 20-30 above the ground, and IIRC I can only see about 10. So, is there actually a hard ceiling (as it were) that I may run into, or will DF add levels as necessary so I can build as high as I care to? Incidentally, my kiloproject is a red (bauxite) pyramid, topped with a black (obsidian) inverted pyramid, and maybe some stupid magma tricks. My nobledwarves will be so pleased.


What is the nature of Skyrim's infinitely generated quests?

I've heard of Skyrim's "infinite quests" system. Are the quests quite varied, or are they just deliver/kill/protect/puzzle/etc. ones over and over? Just wondering about the depth of the generation, where mixing multiple elements of the aforementioned, with increasing difficulty and rewards, could make them hold my attention for a lot longer - and stop me from thinking how they've been generated, not lovingly handcrafted! So: What are they like? How can you tell that a quest is one of the generated ones?


How can I change my Khajiit character into a werewolf?

Okay, my character on Skyrim is a Khajiit and IM not very far in the game....but i would like to know where i have to go in order to become a werewolf?


How Do I Drink a Werewolf's Blood?

I had heard that you can do anything multiple ways on **_Skyrim_**. I didn't want to join the companions to become a werewolf. I had also heard that you can drink a werewolf's blood to become one. What are the differents ways of becoming a wearwolf ?


How do I make Snoopy angry?

In Snoopy's Street Fair for iPhone, one of your goals is to make Snoopy angry ten times. I tried just tapping him to get various reactions hoping that one of them would be anger, since that approach worked when I had to make him laugh ten times. However, I have now seen every emotional reaction Snoopy has, multiple times, but it still shows no progress towards the goal of making him angry ten times. I know it doesn't have to be consecutive, but beyond that, I don't know what to do. How do I make Snoopy angry?


What does "up to X damage" exactly mean?

When shooting, the game informs you the shot will do "up to" some number of damage, and sometimes it does a bit less. Does anyone know formulas and probabilities? Also, I am seeing my Assault with Plasma Rifle "does up to 8 damage" while rifle itself should do 7. Maybe it's a Normal difficulty buff? Or is it because his nickname's "Psycho"? :-)


Does that Critical Damage you get from items, passive skills or DD also increase your lifesteal?

For example my hero currently does a `15%` lifesteal from it's basic attack of **50**. When it trigger a critical strike doubling my damage to **100** , does my lifesteal also doubles the amount? Is it the same for double damage?


How to ask my friends for help fending an item?

I need blue dye and I need help because I have a lot of test that require blue dye. And I need my friends help. Can someone tell me how to ask my friend for help?


How do I use function keys on a Mac?

I recently switched my whole system to Mac OSX (Snow Leopard 10.6) from Windows 7. Now I've installed _WoW_ and imported my old configs/addons without any problems, besides that my keybindings from `F1` to `F7` are completely overriden by some Mac functions like brightness/sound/keyboard backlight etc. How can I use my F-Keys in games?


What determines the minimum profit a trader demands?

A caravan arrived at my fort and I selected goods from both sides (theirs and mine) so that it showed the caravan merchant making a small profit, something like 15 on 500-worth of total traded goods. He refused my offer, so I tried upping it a couple times, by small amounts. He refused each time, then decided to stop trading with me. Is there a way to figure out what minimum profit a merchant will tolerate without running this risk of losing the chance to trade?


How can I edit the SOL file to go back to an earlier point?

I already beat Mardek 3, but I forgot to do the sidequests. How do I edit the SOL file so that I can go back and do the sidequests? (Though not to the beginning of chapter 3.)


How do I restore my saved games on XBox?

I recently moved, and during the move I packed up my XBox 360, recovered my gamertag on my brother's XBox 360, and played there. I only now got my own place, and so I unpacked my own XBox. My brother created a USB storage device on his machine, copied my games over to it, then emailed them to me. So I've got an `XBox` directory with four files, `Data0000`, `Data0001`, `Data0002`, and `Data0003` on it. How can I turn this into something my XBox can read? I tried creating a storage device and overriding the `Data000x` files on it with these, but that doesn't seem to work (it just asks to reformat it when I plug it in to the XBox).


Will you ever need the dragon claws again?

Are the various dragon claws that are found in Skyrim all a one-time use? I've been holding onto them just in case but is this necessary? Will you ever need them after opening the door or are they expendable?


Is it viable to buy AP items with Shen?

Since Shen's skills scale with AP and very well for that matter I'm surprised that nearly no one buys AP items for him. What is the reason for that? There are a lot of semi-defensive ap items or ap items with health and armor.


How do I get items back from my follower?

I was able to give items to my follower by dropping the items and ordering the follower to "take that" (is there an easier way?). How do I get the items back?


What determines the beetle's flight time?

Sometimes when using the beetle, it can fly quite a while before it starts to blink red and beep that it's going to run out of gas. But sometimes it can't go very far at all. One time I was in a narrow tunnel, and it would start beeping immediately after I launched it. Does anyone know what goes into determining how long the beetle can fly? I had a few theories but none really held up under some simple testing.


Companion instantly turns hostile once talked to: How do you change your companion's relationship rating?

After visiting Eldergleam Sanctuary to retrieve a sapling from a big tree for a quest, whenever I "talk" to my companion by pressing "E", she (Uthgerd the Unbroken) instantly turns hostile and starts attacking me... Strangely, If I crouched into sneak mode, then talk to her, she does not turn hostile. This extra step wasn't a big deal for me. However, now that I need to fast travel to other cities, console says, "Unable to fast travel due to enemies nearby". My guess is that my companion is the nature of this error... So, how do you fix your companion's relationship rating, console or non- console-wise? I've already tried `setrelationshiprating` using console, but it failed to fix things. I tried killing her and resurrect her, and she came back hostile.


Can I Make Custom Characters NOT End Up In Their Underwear When Their Armour Breaks?

So far, when I make custom characters, as soon as their armour breaks, they're left in their underwear, and it looks ridiculous. Is there any way I can better control which items disappear when a character's armour is broken?


What is a good weapon layout for Hyperion Vanguard?

I just got me a shiny Hyperion Vanguard and I want to put it to good use. To do that, I need a weapon loadout that isn't horrible (fragmentation bomb launchers, what a disaster!). Ideally I would like something that will let me destroy capital ships, but still let me destroy large numbers of fighters quickly. I am not averse to switching between weapon groups, but would prefer not to have to switch them for turrets or install different weapons every 10 minutes. My priorities are, in order of importance:   1. Capital ship destruction   2. Fighter defense   3. Energy sustainability   4. Not breaking everything in a 10 kilometer radius and making everybody cheesed off at me.


Weird characters in Asian battle.net

I see random characters in the game list and in chat, and it doesn't look like an asian language :) Is there something wrong with my PC? ![image](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Hd0r9.png)


BF3 saving favorite servers

Wandering amongst several servers during matchmaking, I often come close to some that I would like to find again in my next matches. During a match, in the server settings section I can see there is an option to add the server to favorites. Sometimes I did, but I'm not able to find them again in "my servers", or I don't understand the meaning of "my servers" in BF3 multiplayer main menu. Can someone please clarify?


Fallout: NV stutters even though FPS is high

I'm playing _Fallout: New Vegas_ on a decent machine. The game normally runs with 70-90 FPS on highest settings when not using vsync. But I hate playing without vsync because the video tearing is unbearable, so I enabled it. Afterwards, the FPS stabilized at 60, but the game stutters. This is especially noticeable when moving sideways. The only solution I found so far is setting the following option in `fallout.ini`:               iFPSClamp=60      With this setting the game is absolutely smooth as long as the FPS does not drop below 60. But as soon as it drops to a FPS like 50 the game runs in slow motion, which is also not acceptable. Another problem is that this also happens on the lowest video settings. Some regions in the game are producing significant FPS drops which seem to be unrelated to the video settings. So these are my current options:   * Enable vsync and iFPSClamp: No screen-tearing and smooth game play but slow-motion in some areas.   * Enable vsync without iFPSClamp: No screen-tearing but game stutters even when FPS is high.   * Disable vsync and enable iFPSClamp: Screen-Tearing and game play is too fast (When FPS is the double of the iFPSClamp value then game play is twice as fast).   * Disable vsync and disable iFPSClamp: Screen-Tearing. So with these two settings, no option is acceptable. Are there more known configuration settings I could try out to get a smooth and fast game play? My system: Asus P7P55D Pro, Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, NVidia 285 GTX, Windows 7 64 bit. I had the same problems with Fallout 3 on an older machine: Some Intel board (Can't remember the model), Quadcore CPU with 2.4 GHz, NVidia 8800 GTX, Windows XP 32 bit.


How do I get the cake in Portal?

In Portal, I am continually told that I will > be receiving cake for all my hard work but in the final room I keep dying. How do I avoid dying so that I can > get the cake?


Is watching DVD's / Blu-Ray's detrimental to the life of my game console?

My DVD player died a while back and I've been using my XBox 360 in its stead. Am I killing my XBox by doing so? Is it a big deal?


What are the differences for snipers between Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Call of Duty MW2?

I prefer sniping to close quarters combat and a friend of mine suggested that I might like Bad Company 2. I have been playing MW2 for a few months now and snipers seem to be at a disadvantage. Does anyone have experience with both? What are the differences from a sniping perspective?


What are the possible endings and how to get them?

Various sources plus an achievement ("experience all four endings") in Secret Files 3 after finishing the game state that there are four possible endings. Which actions decide the ending? One point might be this one, but even though it's rather late in the game I'd prefer to have a confirmation than playing it again from that point just to see the same ending as before. > Saving Max vs not saving Max after he was poisoned. He survives in both > cases but might be pissed in the latter case.


Pixel Perfect Puzzles (Animals 9): Where do I start?

I needed something to do for a few minutes this morning and decided to see if there were any free Kindle games out there that looked interesting. I found Pixel Perfect Puzzles, a number/shape game that seemed fun and interesting. Until I got here:   ![Puzzle Photo](http://imgur.com/e1WwG.jpg) The idea is to figure out which of the cells must be filled in and which must be left empty. Most of the time, there's an obvious place to start, such as a row that contains 15 squares - pretty easy, fill in everything and you've got a starting place. This level, I can't find any place to get a foothold: there are no obvious breaks which must or must not be a filled-in square. **Where do I start with this puzzle?**


How do i download patches on Trainz Simulator 2010

It says my version is out of date and that I can download the patches on the forums so I click the link and it comes up with the downloads available. When I try to download the patch it opens up a window and does nothing. What should I do?


What's a good usually SOLO character build for Diablo II Ladder? Specifically for MFing

I've been playing Diablo II singleplayer and nonladder for years, and I think I'm going to play in the Ladder this coming time around. I play solo a good deal of the time, and I've never actually gotten a character into the 90's, which I'm shooting for this time around. I'm iffy about Sorceress builds, because my F-keys are not fully functional 100% of the time. I usually go Lagromancer, (lots of skellies) but I have literally all the viable equipment, even ladder equipment, on my lvl 85 one, so I'm looking for something different. My zealers never work out, I don't know why. (I can never find a good enough weapon I think) I'm not sure what to even DO with assassins. They just don't seem like good characters, I can never follow through with them. I've literally never touched druids. Seriously. My primary concern here is mfing (Magic-finding) I want to get lots of gear that's viable for other ladder characters I make. Uniques usually, sets are often too niche and mercurial for my liking.


What does the "Suppress Public Notifications" option do?

I noticed there was an option (within the client) to "Suppress Public Notifications". I enabled it, and from what I can tell it doesn't change anything. Is this just unimplemented or what is it for? Here is a screenshot of the option: ![Suppress Public Notifications](http://i.stack.imgur.com/acIvY.png)


How high can poison damage go?

So, I have been blindly making potions/poisons to raise my skill level using a calculator to just make the most expensive combinations I can. Last night when I go to sell my stacks off to get more ingredients I find this poison in my inventory and have to do a double take. http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198026951117/screenshot/648750789830457510 For those who do not want to click the link it does 1651 damage along with a few other effects. My alchemy is not to 100, I do have some of the basic +s and the more damaging poison and beneficial perks, but this seems just way way out there. Was this a fluke? Are poisons of this level possible? Edit: Ingredients and an Ah Ha. This poison had to have been made with a Jarrin Root which is only obtainable by a quest and only one sample. (I must have done my crafting while on this quest I guess). The recipe was:   * Jarrin Root   * Ectoplasm   * Glow dust So, this potion aside as it is a one time only deal (Should have saved it :D), what should I be expecting from my poisons for outright damage?


How to spit in the black pool?

During the League of Monster Slayers admission quest, you are required to spit in the Black Pool. I found the pool, fought some monsters in and around it, but cannot spit in the pool itself. How can I accomplish this tier of the quest?


F1 2011 Rider Database Editor

I've completed my fifth season now and want to start again. I was told if I want to start again with my last team (Mclaren) I should change the team ID to 4. I changed all teams to tier 4 and saved but I still get the same start teams. I'm new to this so if I'm doing something stupid I apologize, but could somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong?


Why were all of the deposit boxes open in the Bank Heist?

I was hopping between random servers on Crime.Net looking for interesting heists. I happened upon a bank heist and joined in. Once we had drilled into the vault, I discovered that every deposit box was already open. **What could have caused this?** Was I playing on a hacked server? I doubt it was an accident, since after completing that heist we went to Jewelry Store and all of the safes were open from the start of the mission.


Why can't I absorb a dragon soul?

I recently started a new game, including all official DLC, the unofficial skyrim patch, deadly dragons and a couple more mods. Everything went well until I beat Mirmulnir, I didn't get to absorb his soul, he just lies there, busy being dead. All the guards around were hiding/crouching as if I was absorbing the soul, but nothing happened. A reload from an earlier save didn't help. This resulted in the mainquest being effectively stuck. If I play in another game and kill a dragon there, I still can't absorb his soul.


How do I convert cities surrounded by sea to my religion?

One can build a city on a single tile of land surrounded by water on all sides. How can I convert such a city to my religion, if I can't have a missionary (on land) next to them ?


Prestige Points after starting MW3

Can I earn an extra point if you prestige in MW2 _after_ you have already prestiged in MW3? I did and dont see the PP


Is there a smaller Xbox 360 controller available?

My wife finds the standard XBOX 360 controller too large for her hands, so doesn't use the console. It seems there was a smaller controller on sale from Madcatz, but it is no longer available. Does anyone know a good option for her?


Why don't my marksdwarves do any damage?

I'm trying to augment my melee troops with some ranged troops. However the ranged troops don't seem to be effective at all, even though they're all `Skilled` or better. For example:   * 30 wood and bone bolts against a naked goblin resulted in bruises only.   * 30 wood and bone bolts against an armored goblin resulted in nothing.      * Bolts were even stopped by silk clothes.   * 30 _iron_ bolts against an armored goblin resulted in absolutely nothing.      * Noted bolts being stopped by copper and leather. Am I doing something wrong or is this just the state of ranged combat in 0.31.12?


Would the game think I am being account sitted if I log on a mate's smartphone?

Would the game think I am having my account sitted if I log on via my mate's smartphone for the next few days? I am losing internet and would like to finish this town, but I am afraid the system would think I am letting my mate log in for me. He plays the game too.


According to the new Templar Score Ranking System, what are the different ranks?

The new DLC which arrived today (at least on PS3) adds a new map, a new multiplayer mode and what they call **Templar Score Ranking System**.   Here is the description I found on the forums: _Adding a new layer to rankings, Templar Score compiles your multiplayer scores from the previous four weeks and splits all Abstergo recruits into ten distinct slices called Templar Grade. Your Templar Grade will be a constantly evolving measure of your worth in the Abstergo hierarchy._ But I have several problems with this.   1. I cannot find the list of these new ten slices   2. I don't know how to identify them only based on the icons (could be fixed if the answer of the first point also gives the slices' icons)   3. There is a new screen showing the pyramid and several stats/figures on the right side. But I cannot figure how the total score is computed. Any idea?


Is there an easy way to load many units into many overlords?

The only way I can find to load a very large number of units into a big ball of overlords (who have been upgraded to carry passengers) is to select all my units, then shift right-click each overlord one at a time. This is slow, and error prone. Is there a way to do the whole operation in bulk, with just 2 or 3 clicks?


Hot Shot Feat of Strength

I see everywhere that the Hot Shot Feat of Strength can be unlocked by winning 5 placement matches. I've did this with a friend in 2v2, but none of us got the achievement. Can anyone confirm that it does exist?


No achievements in Metro 2033 Redux

I've been playing through **Metro 2033: Redux** on the Metro Redux bundle and haven't unlocked any achievements. I've completed Cursed Station, so should at least have got the Demolitionist achievement if nothing else. Does anyone know why this would happen? Does the Redux bundle not have achievements?


How do I see values of the stuff I'm trading in adventure mode?

When I'm trading, I don't see the values of anything I'm carrying, just the weights. Did I miss something at character creation time? What do I need to have to enable values to be displayed?


Can't end mission at MSV Strontium

I am stuck on MSV Strontium. The game tells me to hit F key to end the mission. I have hit the F key, no go. I can only replay the mission. I can not end it. Please help. How do I end the mission?


How can I easily remove grass from a large area?

Sometimes I really need to remove undesired grass from mud or dirt. There are many ways to plant grass (for example the Staff of Regrowth), but I don't know of a way to quickly _remove_ it. Is there a way to do this?


What is the probability of 4?

I would like to know with what probability the number `4` appears in the grid of the game 2048. As well, is this probability the same at the beginning? I tried to find the original game's source code, but I did not succeed.


How can I increase my population

I am currently on the mission Back to the past! And have a really good economy. My only problem is, that I lag a large enough workforce. **How can I increase the population on my island?**


Is it worth buying a premium tank?

I see this advice given a few times on the World of Tanks forum: buy a premium tank to make silver/credits. Are premium tanks really that much more effective at farming money than other tanks of the same tier?


Old PS1 Gaming on a PS2?

Are all the PS2 thick backwards compatible or was it just the early models? I had a first gen (bought when the concele was first released) PS2, but it finally died after all these long years. So I got me a new to me one, when I went to play some of my old PS1 games, it said disk error.


Can I use captured alien weapons?

I just finished my first crash site mission and recovered 3 plasma rifles. However, I don't see them as available to equip on the soldiers in my base. Is there a way I can use captured enemy weapons?


When should I choose Daedalus over Butterfly (or vice versa) when playing as Sniper?

I am playing Sniper with:   * _Mask of Madness_   * _Shadow Blade_   * _Manta Style_ Which grants me a kill in the midgame. As I scale into the lategame, I go for _Eye of Skadi_ since it gives me everything, in addition to a great buff. After this I wonder which is better to buy next: Butterfly or Daedalus? Butterfly gives a boost to Attack speed, Damage, Armor and Evasion, while Daedalus gives more Damage + a chance to amplify damage. Has anyone found one remarkably better than the latter? What situations would it suit picking one over the other?


What factors contribute to world completition?

I was recently running through Caledon Forest, where I had 100% completion, when I had a message "[some area name] discovered" pop up. This also revealed the area on my map. It wasn't a point of interest, just a part of the map. Since I already had 100% for the zone, how am I meant to know if I've found all these areas? Do they count towards overall completion, or do they not count for anything? What factors contribute to world completion?


Is Eye Of The North Needed For World Completion?

Reading the GW2 wiki I found out some non-consistent data, when talking about World Completion one pages states that you don't need Hall Of Monuments zones, but the linked table lists also Eye Of The North POI for the 100% completion. I noted also that the table is not consistent with GW2 game client, for example summing up the POIs of every map doesn't end with the current total value displayed in the game map. The question, at last, is: is really Eye Of The North POI needed for World Completion? If so, given the fact that only players with GW1 + Eye Of The North expansion can access it, how could a GW2 only player achieve it? Thanks!


Does World of Tanks really have a 'Russian Bias'?

I've been playing World of Tanks for a little while now and have got to the KV-1 which, now that I have the top gun, seems to be miles ahead of every other tank I've played. Is this what people call the 'Russian Bias'? Are the higher Russian tanks as good as the KV-1 or is this the best it gets?


Resuming a Mass Effect completed game?

I just completed Mass Effect 1's main storyline and I'm a bit confused. I'm reading that upon completion of the game, levels 51-60 are unlocked. But I don't see a way for me to resume the character as opposed to starting over. Am I missing something?


In what ways can I replenish "salt"?

Salt is the essentially the "mana" portion of abilities in Bioshock: Infinite. In what ways can I get more salt? Are there any ways besides looting corpses and boxes for vials?


How do I see bad guys on Battlefield 3 multiplayer map?

I started playing the beta for Battlefield 3 and was expecting the gameplay to be like Call of Duty, but it is markedly different. I felt like I needed to creep around a lot more and it wasn't obvious to me how I got killed when I got killed (no enemy camera replay). How do you see where the bad guys are at in BF3 on the map? I could see my own players but couldn't figure out how to see when the other team was firing.


Is there a way bring down the iron bars behind Clavicus Vile in Haemar's Shrine?

There seems to be a metal bars-esque barrier in the passage behind Clavicus Vile in Haemar's Shame/Haemar's Shrine. Is there a way to open it? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/x56bu.jpg)


What abilities/vigors can I find?

What "powerups" or vigors are available to the user? Are there secret ones I can find?


Is there any way to hotkey Active abilities on items?

Some items, such as `Zhonya's Hourglass`, have an Active ability rather than a Passive one, requiring you to click on the item to use the ability. Some of them require rather split second timing, the hourglass in particular, whose ability is `Places your champion into Stasis for 2 seconds, rendering you invulnerable and untargetable but unable to take any actions. 90 second cooldown.` I know you can use `Alt`, `Shift`, and `Ctrl` for various hotkey shortcuts, but I was wondering if there was any shortcut for item usage (maybe `Alt`+`1-6` or something?) that I'm missing.


Why can't I use the RC Possessor?

when I try to equip the RC Possessor in Saints Row the Third, the weapon is not selectable - why is this? How can I use this weapon?


How can I skip to a certain point in the game?

When Arkham City was released, there was a bug that when you exit the game your savegame files disappear. I heard about the problem and I played the game without exiting. At that point the fix was unknown, but now it is solved. I already played most of the game but at one point the game just had to crash. I fixed the problem now but I don't want to play all over again. **I'm looking for a way to skip directly to that point in the game** (somewhere around battling Mr. Freeze). Up to now I've found savegames for PS3 (I have the PC version), and tried cheats from Arkham Asylum(modified), but neither helped.


Can I play the new Mass Effect 3 ending with an offline profile?

I beat Mass Effect 3 for Xbox 360 using my offline (i.e. not Xbox live) profile. For some reason I always use that for my gaming. I've downloaded the Extended Cut DLC using Xbox live, but want to play it with my offline account. There is no indication whether the DLC has loaded. I don't exactly want to play for 3 hours from the Legend save point only to find the same, worst ending ever. Do I have to restart? This previous question is about previous DLC, and for the PC. Can I use Mass Effect 3 DLC while offline? If I don't get an answer I guess I'll play it through and let all you Xbox 360 offline players (all 3 of us) know.


Attaining 100% in SNES and N64 Mario Games

In Mario games on the GameCube (eg _Mario Sunshine_ or _Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door_ ), it is possible to complete the game, beat the final boss, and attain 100% completion and save such that the load-game-screen shows _100%_ or _120 stars_ , etc. However for the same games on the SNES and N64 (ie, _Super Mario World_ , _Mario 64_ , and _Paper Mario_ ), I cannot figure out a way to attain 100% completion because after the final boss is beaten, the games hang on the final screen after the credits instead of returning to the title-screen/menu where the player can save post-final-boss. Is this correct or is there a way to save a 100% game?


How do you wipe your hands in Nethack?

I opened a tin can and ate something with my hands, which made them greasy. Now holding a weapon is impossible, and so is wearing rings. I tried #wipe but it seems that's only for the face. How would I wipe my hands?


Civilization 5 view - show resources on map

I see a view on the web where in Civilization 5 you can see the resources on the map by default. How do I enable that? For example, in my view, I just see the map and don't see the resources at all. Here is a site with that view. http://www.nohighscores.com/2011/08/30/civilization-5-game-diary-ode-to-oda- nobunaga-part-5-turns-401-466/


Where to find oil in Civ5?

After I researched Biology I found 2 sources of oil and after that turn the oil signals dissappeared and i dont know where these sources are. How i can identify them ? I have a World like map and i have all America dominated. Thanks


Getting Mario-Mask Koopas in “Super Mario World”

I’ve read about Koopas wearing Mario-masks in _Super Mario World_ , and the pictures below look familiar (though I can’t recall if it’s because I got them in the game or saw them on the Internet). I can’t find any direct information on how to get them other than _“finishing the special world”_ or _“completing 100% of the game”_. Does anyone know exactly what is required of the player to get the masked Koopas and when/where they show up?    ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/GClMc.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/sEW7X.png)


Does the "Structural Ergonomics" equipment increase power recharge beyond 200%?

The description for the "Structural Ergonomics I" gear bonus equipment states that it increases power recharge speed by 5%. Will this increase your power recharge rate beyond the normal 200% max? When I equip a heavy weapon I can see the impact on a power's recharge rate (in seconds) when I view that power's details. However, the bonuses given by gear aren't reflected in the power's details so I can't tell if it's increasing past the 200% max.


Wireless Headset with Wired Controller?

I today purchased two Xbox 360 Wireless Headsets (black, if you must know) for each controller that I have: one is Wired, the other is Wireless. I went to go sync them with my Xbox and the first one went great. I was able to select the Ring of Light my Wireless controller was on and I could speak and hear normally. The wired controller, however, was different. Completely following the instructions word-for-word, I signed in and everything. I turned on the Wireless Headset and tried to select Quadrant 2, however the headset would skip over that quadrant as if the wired controller already had a headset connected to it. Has anyone else had this problem mixing and matching a wired controller with a wireless headset? According to many message boards I've read on this topic, this should be possible. **EDIT** I've tried all the suggested troubleshooting steps and still nothing. **EDIT2** I've tried to connect the headset first, but once I try to connect the Wired controller, it knocks the headset off that Ring of Light until you hit the Connect button on the headset again, whereby it'll just default to 3rd and 4th quadrants (skipping over 1st and 2nd). **EDIT3** Any other suggestions out there?


What happened in the 4/5/2011 Team Fortress 2 update?

I just downloaded an update to Team Fortress 2. When I click on "details" however... > Product Update - Valve 15:11 Team Fortress 2 > >   * [ restricted ] > So... what does this mean?


Can Pix intercept Caitlyn's ultimate?

As Caitlyn, I used my ultimate on a very low health Lulu that had her skills (including her ultimate) on cooldown. She started to run away, my ultimate went off, and my ultimate did not hurt her even one bit. She and I couldn't believe what happened. We came to the conclusion that Pixie had intercepted the ultimate, but I'm still not sure. Is this possible?


Besides perks, what other permanent abilities can I get?

In another question, it was mentioned there were other permanent abilities besides perks. What are they, and where can they be found?


How do I beat medium AI in 5 minutes?

I would like to get 'beat medium AI in 5 minutes' achievement. Usually I am playing as terran. Is there special SMALL (TINY) map for that? What is strategy for that? Should I build 1st barrack on opponents base? Should I play some special race against another special? Any thoughts are welcome. Thanks.


Are there any tips for improving driving skills in racing games using an analog stick controller?

I enjoy console racing games, but not really enough to invest in a steering wheel controller and pedals. That being said, when I'm using the analog sticks to steer, I don't ever feel like I can hold the stick at just the right position to make a smooth and accurate turn and/or drift. Rather, I find myself constantly tapping the analog stick left and right to make minor adjustments. I'm pretty sure that's not the best way, but I really haven't found any other method that feels quite right and still in control. I'm just wondering if anyone had any tips for better control and accuracy using the analog sticks. I've seen accessories to extend the control sticks for FPS games (Something like Speed Freek, for example), but I'm not sure if those would apply in a case like this or not. Something like an accessory like that isn't entirely out of the question if it could be helpful for other things as well and relatively inexpensive. I'm assuming this could be pretty general advice as most racing games I've encountered on the Xbox 360 and PS3 both use a typical left analog stick to steer and a trigger or button to accelerate.


Spawn Quillmane in EQ1

How do you get Quillmane to spawn in EQ1?


Do the cars in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit have different levels of health and strength?

There is already a somewhat similar and broader question, but I'm wondering if there is specifically a difference within each series of cars of the health and strength levels of each car. Are there some cars that can take more damage in a Hot Pursuit race or give out more damage when crashing into cars than others? Is there any evidence that any cars can take more hits (from other cars, spike strips, emps, etc.), or give out more damage than others? An example I'm wondering about would be a car like the Ford Shelby GT500, by the looks of it would be able to give out and take more damage than the Porsche 911 GT3 RS (I think they are in the same series) just due to it's sheer size and bulk. But, seeing that the game really balances things out for the most part, I'm wondering if they don't have any difference in health or strength levels.


How can I easily find Shadow Orbs?

I've been trying to find shadow orbs so I can spawn in the Eater of Worlds. What's the fastest way to locate them?


How do I get invited to realms?

How do you get invited into realms? Does someone from mojong have to invite you? If they do invite you do you have to pay? And finally is realms local or online? I am able to play regular multiplayer though.


When do I get skill points?

I'm level 7 or 8 and I've only gotten three skill points so far. In Borderlands 1 you got a skill point every level up. At what rate do you get skill points in Borderlands 2? Every other level or what? What will I max out at?


Why can't I get anywhere near the medal times for survival mode?

I've been playing a bit of survival mode in _Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter_ and _Serious Sam 3: BFE_ , but I'm having a lot of trouble even getting a bronze medal time, let alone get a silver or gold. I managed to eek out a bronze time for the _Death from Above_ map in _TSE_. However, I'm not getting anywhere in any of the other maps--my best time for _Kleer Base_ in _TSE_ is 1:50, and the bronze medal time is 3:00. On every other map I play, I seem to miss the medal times by a large margin. I suspect there's something systematically wrong with the way I'm playing. I obviously can't describe my playing style in full detail, but I will update this question with more information as needed. * * * ## Edit 1 Just got a 4:06 time on my first attempt at _Deserted_ in _BFE_ , a map that is wider open and has fewer and more powerful enemies positioned far away from Sam, especially for the first few minutes. The _Death from Above_ map mentioned above is similarly wide open, though enemies are positioned a bit closer. This is telling us that the problem is in close-quarters combat and large groups of smaller enemies. Any ideas?


What are snares?

In Make No Wonder, boughs say that they can be used to make snares, but I can't figure out how. I've tried getting a bunch of boughes, wood, birch, and charcoal, since those seem to be the only things without all of their uses listed, but nothing new to craft shows up. What are snares?


What is the range for the intercept fighter mission?

In a recent game, I was trying to do amphibious invasions against a couple tiny-island cities the AI controlled. These two cities were spaced nicely between me and the long, skinny continent that the AI's main cities were located upon, although I could have bypassed them by going a long way around. The fact that they were located in such a defensive position made me attempt to take them rather than trying to form a beachhead and invade at a different location. In retrospect I should have attempted to buy out a nearby CS, land there, and then launch a navy-supported invasion across the land instead. That way I could have had multiple AA guns to defend the rest of the army. I should also note that I was using Thal's Vanilla Enhanced mod which makes the small islands more useful than automatic razes, but it also doesn't affect air missions as far as I know. I did also forget that carriers could have escorted my fighters much closer to the invading infantry units. I had one of the cities bombed down to 1 HP with battleships and destroyers, but I could never get an appropriate land unit close enough to capture it. Even when I had my fighters on the intercept mission and a few squares away from the embarked land unit, every turn that I had an embarked unit a turn from capturing, I'd get a message saying I was bombarded and destroyed by an enemy fighter. What radius does the intercept mission protect? Just the city itself? Is there any other way to protect embarked land units for an invasion other than send like 6 units all at once and hoping a couple survive to take the city?


What does the Dragon Egg do?

I recently found a Dragon Egg while playing _Hack,Slash,Loot_ , specifically in the Dwell in the Deep story arc. It appears to be an item that I can equip in my off-hand slot, but I can't seem to find any use for said egg. It doesn't appear to give any sort of bonuses to my character, either. I'm at a loss as to what to do with it! **What do I do with this dragon egg?**


How can I stop Minecraft from crashing/lagging?

I recently purchased this game and am very impressed, but am about to put playing it on hold until it is officially released and more bugs are fixed. I can't play the game for more than 5 minutes without the framerate going from smooth as can be to randomly dropping to unplayable levels. I have gotten a black screen more than 30 times so far. Sometimes when I save and load my character appears inside a block and soon after dies. Is there anything I can do to improve the experience until these problems are fixed? I hope so as I love this game apart from the bugs! I cannot be the only person out of the millions of people who have this game who want to play it but cannot due to lag and crashes. my specs are               Windows 7 64-bit     4 GB RAM     Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz     NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M 256 MB      **EDIT:** I have tried setting the graphics down lower and the draw distance to shorter, and it helps a bit, but I still have lots of problems with lag and crashing.


Can't get the Key To The City achievement (100% completion) in GTA IV

I'm trying to get 100% on GTA IV to get the Keys To The City achievement but I'm stuck at 95%. http://wikicheats.gametrailers.com/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV_- _PS3_XB360/Achievements I saw that some people are stuck at 99.5% and they said this half percentage point is a random encounter. What do you think is missing on my game? I already had done everything on the checklist...


How do I use proton torpedoes?

I just bought proton torpedoes since I got to level 50, but I don't know how to use them. They're not in the hotkey-bar in space combat and I can't find anything in the keybindings section of the options. How do I use them?


Is it possible to bring Cicero back to life?

I killed Cicero and now I feel guilty. I'm an assassin, yes, but he was a dark brother after all. I hear he's also good at sneaking and I like having followers with me, but other followers aren't as good at sneaking and get me detected. Now his corpse lies in the Dawnstar Sanctuary and I have to stare at him. It's driving me crazy. Is there a way to bring him back permanently and not as a zombie for 60 sec? Are there any in-game means? Or a console command, perhaps?


Do Touch-Screen PC's give an advantage in First Person Shooters?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Using touch screens with FPS This is out of curiosity (and a desire to actually own one), but do touch screens give an advantage in FPS's? If the finger tap counts as a mouse click, does that mean the cursor immediately jumps to the location of the tap, and if so, does your aim immediately jump to that position? Or does the game need programmed to be able to handle touch-screens? Looking for people with first- hand experience.


Battlefield 3 - Upscaling windowed mode

I have a problem with the windowed mode. It will scale to the actual resolution, thus giving me a 20fps or so. I want to have the resolution set in the game (like 1280x800), but upscaled into the window size. So ... it would give a (more) blurry picture, than the native resolution (obviously), but I would get a faster gameplay, and windowed gameplay functionality. I could change songs in my music player with ease, respond to my friends on Skype/MSN/Steam/XMPP/whatsoever.


What is the answer for question 19 in The Impossible Quiz?

![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Oc2xm.jpg) This doesn't even make any sense! What does this riddle mean? What is the answer?


Trainers who sell as well as train

Does anyone know of a list of people in skyrim who train, and also sell things? I have lots of stuff to sell and training while I'm at it would be really helpful. I know of Gunmar in dragon hold castle (I forget the name) he trains in smithing, and also sells stuff as well. I can't seem to find a comprehensive list? Anyone know anymore?


What makes a champion another champion's counter-pick?

I've seen a lot of guides (and some main sources like LoLCounter) where you can see what champion you need to use to lane against a particular champion. I've also heard a million players say that "I cannot do anything against this player — he's my counter". Now, how do you know that a champion is another champion's counter? For example, how do you get to the conclusion that Ezreal is bad against Miss Fortune?


Vader Assignments not showing

I've only ever, in months of play, had ONE assignment from Vader. I got tired of waiting, so I paid the Bux to skip... It took my 10 Bux, but the assignment stayed. Question: how do I get more assignments from Vader then?


Save file location for Gridrunner++

Does anyone know the save file location for the **PC** version of Gridrunner++? There have been a few versions of Gridrunner released by Llamasoft on the PC. My question is specifically about Gridrunner++. Many thanks in advance!


How do I remove people's intestines?

I'm trying to remove someone's intestines, but I can't figure out how. I can cut the small intestine on the left and the large on the right, but pulling on the large intestine doesn't do anything, and I can't grab the small intestine. I've tried cutting everywhere, but I don't see any new spots to cut and that makes him die fast. ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/udXXl.jpg) Are there other requirements before I can take them out? If so, what are they?


How can I set vehicle sensitivity to work for both tanks and jeeps?

I have adjusted the in game vehicle sensitivity options so that when controlling a tank the turret moves at a good speed. However, driving a Jeep my look sensitivity is too fast. Is there a way without using buttons on the mouse to configure the vehicle sensitivity to work for both tanks and Jeeps? If I use the buttons on my mouse, as soon as I exit the vehicle, it affects my foot soldier look sensitivity and I get killed. Is there external software that would help? I have a Logitech G9 and I have the setpoint software installed.


Pokemon shiny hunting

Has shinys been more likely to find it pokemon X and Y because I saw it was 2x more likely to find. Is this true?


Minecraft Technic Pack - Respawn/Blank inventory

I have a recurring issue in the Technic Pack whereby occasionally when I load up my world (usually after the computer having been shut down for some time) my inventory is wiped and I am placed on the overworld spawn. The rest of the world will be exactly how I left it, except that I am standing at the spawn with a totally blank inventory. The only pattern I can find is that it doesn't seem to start happening until I start exploring Mystcraft ages, so it might be linked to that. It seems like _something_ corrupts my player info causing Minecraft to reset me, but it never causes any crashes or visible errors, and has never done this directly after a crash or out-of-memory shutdown. Additionally, after the first few times I made sure never to exit my world whilst still in a Mystcraft age, but this seems to have no effect. Does anyone have a solution for me?


What is the shortcut to toggle fullscreen to windowed?

I accidentally pressed some key combination that caused Batman: Arkham City to enter fullscreen mode from borderless windowed mode. Because I don't know what key combination caused it, I restarted the game to fix it, which is tedious. What caused Arkham City to do this? What key combination?


Where is the gift?

The Gift achievement for E.Y.E Divine Cybermancy simply says: > Pick up the gift. Where is the gift?


How do I make a Candy Stripe?

In Audiosurf the achievement Candy Stripe has the requirement "Make a candy stripe". What configurations count for this achievement and what mode should I use to get it?


The carriage won't take me even when I'm naked, what do I need to do?

I was at Winterhelm and encumbered. I figured that the carriage had to be quicker so I hired the thing and paid my 20 gold. Guy said hop aboard so I did. The guy then said ok I am ready when you are. Now there was no option I could see to talk to the guy anymore but there was the `E` to use carriage. I clicked that and my character got _off_ the cart. Clicked `E` and it got back on but that was it. Spoke to the guy and nothing obvious. Then I had the brilliant idea the developers didn't want you to bypass weight and that if encumbered you were stuck so I save, got buck naked and still nada. So, what do I need to do to get the carriage to actually get me to a destination?


How to obtain four fusion batteries?

I have just completed the mission in `Peoria` and have found three fusion batteries and spared all the villagers. The village elder thanked me and said he'd give me a fourth fusion battery but there are still only three in my inventory and the elder refuses to speak anymore. Does it still count as if I still had four fusion batteries (thus earning a promotion), the last one beeing "invisible" to me?


Do Jammers disable ALL enemy equipment?

I recently noticed in Black Ops that Jammers are the bee's knees for flushing out campers. If you can't reach a claymore with a flashbang, then just set a jammer somewhere close. I noticed though that I didn't get shot by a Cobra while in the radius of my Jammer(and I didn't have Ghost Pro). So does the Jammer disable ALL enemy equipment including kill streaks? Also, does it disable RC-XDs?


Olaf's Passive and Maw of Malmortious vs. Tryndamere

Which do you think is more potent in a 1 vs. 1 situation (not against each other), Olaf's passive that gives him more ASP as he loses health combined with the new item, Maw of Malmortius, which increases how much damage he does each hit based on how much health he is missing, or Tryndamere with his combined passive and ultimate using the Maw of Malmortius to do massive amount of damage for about 5 seconds while Trynd turns immortal? As scary as the Tryndamere is, you also have to remember that Olaf can use his W to gain up to 35 AD and 21% Lifesteal and Spellvamp, allowing him to stay alive as he hits you, possibly even longer than Trynd's Ulti can by itself. (Olaf's W lasts for 6 seconds and is on a 12 second cooldown, compared to Tryndamere's ~100 second cooldown).


When offline, how do you play YABOT single player maps with custom hotkeys?

Alright, I want to practice some new builds with the popular YABOT (Yet Another Build Order Tester). I have downloaded the single player maps and dropped them onto my SC2 shortcut to start them. Now there's the problem that I don't log on to Battle.net but the map starts right away, this causes my customized hotkeys to not be loaded and applied. How can I fix this? _Basically, I want to start downloaded single player maps from my hard disk and use my normal hotkeys._


Is it possible to prevent the mouse cursor from highlighting menu items?

This thing is driving me nuts on the PC version of Skyrim:   * Open any menu such as LOAD/SAVE by hitting `Escape`, talk to a NPC, or just check your inventory.   * Use the WASD keys to navigate because it's faster and hey, my left hand is already there most of the time!   * Mouse cursor happens to be hovering somewhere and decides that another item should be activated when I press `E`.   * Curse Talos, the Dragons, and all that lives in Tamriel.   * Realize that your day wasn't bad enough yet, so try to hide the mouse cursor on the side of the screen and find out that it makes the camera rotate away from whaveter you're looking at. This could be related to my play style as I do like to use the mouse on a few occasions. Even if I put the mouse cursor in a "dead" location it'll always end up somewhere else when I enter a menu because you HAVE to use the mouse to dismiss various modal dialogs that can not be activated with the keyboard. I've already posted on Bethesda blog once to suggest that they stop the mouse from highlighting anything _until you actually move the mouse or click_. And also perhaps add keyboard shortcuts to the modal dialogs. **Has someone found a way around this? An INI file setting perhaps that would remove the mouse cursor entirely except for modal dialogs? A mod that would address this?** EDIT: Bolded the question for the person who voted this as not really a question. Sorry if I'm a little too verbose. If user interface/modding questions are frown upon, please let me know.


Where is the hidden cut scene in Bit Trip Beat?

According to the list of achievements on Steam, there's a hidden cut scene. Where is it? The achievement is called 'Beginning', which might be some kind of hint! ![Beginning](http://i.stack.imgur.com/wVAiI.jpg)


Did minecraft 1.4.2 nerf high level enchantments in favour of the new Anvil?

Since minecraft 1.4.2 came out yesterday, it introduced a new "Anvil" block - capable of combining enchantments from multiple items. Last night I put two bows on the enchantment table, enchanting them both with level-30 exp. One bow gave me a sad "Power II" and the other one gave me a sad "Flame I" (I'm serious, level-30). On the other hand, I got a "Power III & Flame I" bow with only a level-17 enchanting a few days ago in version 1.3.2. (Based on my memory; actual enchanting results or level used could be slightly off, but you see my point.) Is this just bad luck, or has enchanting been nerfed recently?


How to move Battlefield 3 game data folder?

Battlefield 3 created its game data folder for settings and screenshots at the top level of my documents folder: \My Documents\Battlefield 3. Most games get this right, saving their data in the Windows-standard _Saved Games_ folder. I'll skip the rant, but if every program selfishly dumped its settings at the top of _My Documents_ it'd become an organizational outhouse. I haven't found a way to tell Battlefield to move this folder to the right place. In fact I'd be happy to put it anywhere but the top of _My Documents_. Any ideas? Note: there was an an earlier question about the game installation directory, but I haven't found an answer to this question there.


Why have my Bitizen's skill levels changed?

In the beginning of the game I made sure to evict Bitizens with low skill level, and only kept 9's and 8's. Now I have noticed that most, if not all of my Bitizens have a decreased skill level with some even down to 0. Why is this happening?


Watchtower in Die2Nite, how exactly does it work?

Using the watchtower the town can estimate the size of the coming zombie attack. The more citizens use the watchtower, the better the estimate becomes.   * Is the number of people needed reduced when people die? Or does it always take the same amount of people to get an estimate, regardless of the town population?   * How many people are needed for the initial estimate?   * Is the real zombie number always within the estimate? Or can the estimate be deceiving?


Remove stairs in Dwarf Fortress?

I built a couple of up/down stairs in DF by mistake, how can I remove them?


Recreate the PvP Rampager's amulet

In PvP, the amulet are used to summarised all the armour, weapon and Trinkets stats. How did they come with the Rampager's Amulet               +284 Power     +798 Precision     +569 Condition Damage     +284 Vitality      Plus there is an upgrade in it adding:               +125 Prévision     +75 Condition Damage     +45 Power     +45 Vitality      How can I get these stats with PvE armours?


How to alter the speed in Dwarf Fortress?

How can one increase/decrease the speed of Dwarf Fortress?


Just Cause 2 - Never get past loading screen

I bought Just Cause 2 via Steam and installed on Windows 7. My video card isn't great, but I could run the 3 test scenes at 30fps at 1280. When I played the game, it ended the first cut scene, I jumped out of the plane, it said loading, and it hung there forever. I restarted the game and the same thing happened. I read that some other people have the same problem, too. Some suggested deleting the app files, which probably just resets the video setting. That didn't help. Suggestions? Update: I checked the minimum requirements, and I believe my PC meets them all. I have an ATI Radeon HD 3650 card, and when I lower the resolution it does just fine (30fps) on the benchmarks.


What are "cast" "shoutcast" "blastcast" etc.?

Watching HD / Husky commentaries, they often refer to what they are doing as "casts" and sometimes "shoutcasts" or "blastcasts". I guess "cast" is short for broadcast, but what do the other two mean? And what other types of "casting" are there? Do other games use this terminology as well?


What are the crates and barrels for in Goblin Camp? How to use them optimally?


How many turns does a Spy in Civilization 5 replaced by new recruit when killed?

Recently I installed Civilization 5 with DLC. I love playing the game with spies. But when I encounter that my spy got **'Killed in Action'**. I have search the net for this but so far I read the wiki said **'replaced after some turns'**. What is the exact number of turns? Is it based on distance of the city? strength/experience of the spy? or fixed like exactly replaced in 5 turns? Thank you in advance!


How do I create a custom game with spectators?

is it possible to create a custom multiplayer game that has spectators? I would mainly like to run a 1v1 against AI and have human spectators look at it. Is this possible, and if so, how? General info on spectators is also wellcome.


Blood Bowl pre-match training

I have tried ten times or more but every attempt to special train a player in the pre-match phase fails. What am I doing wrong? How do I increase the chance of success in pre-match training?


Can you remove the "1.6.2 is Available" nag message in older versions of Minecraft?

Recently I upgraded to the newest version of Minecraft only to find out that it's not compatible with a few of my favorite mods that I use. So I got my backup 1.5.2 jar, and used a custom launcher (Magic Launcher), and everything works fine. The only issue is that when I go to the screen there is a nagging message saying that 1.6.2 is available for download. Can I get rid of it somehow or what?


Xbox 360 green light turns on but it does not work or boot up

When I turn on my xbox 360 I can hear the fan working and The green light in the middle turns on. I am not able to connect a controller. When I turn on my tv nothing shows up. My xbox had been working perfectly fine a couple of minutes ago. When I tried to turn it on again this happened. The adapter light is orange when the xbox is off and when I turn the Xbox on it turns green. I am able to open and close the disc tray to insert a game disk but nothing happens. Does any one know what the problem is?


How does the spawning pool work in Goblin Camp?

How does the spawning pool work? Is it just that random creature comes out at random intervals or can you affect it somehow?


How can I find my World's Strongholds?

I've been searching for hours in the game to find a Stronghold and haven't seen one. Apparently lots of mobs and treasures can be found there, but the question is where can we find those? Can we find them near a ravine or abandoned tunnels?


How to locate fortresses?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I find my World's Strongholds? Is there any reliable tool for determining the locations of Fortresses and Nether fortresses in Minecraft?   We migrated our server to the latest version of Bukkit. Since we have quite a bit of the map already revealed, I'm not sure whether we still have a chance of finding a fortress in the overworld.   So instead of running around the map, I'd like to use a tool to find their locations and then check whether those chunks were already generated. Similarly, is there such a tool for Nether fortresses? (Even this isn't such a pressing issue, since there are supposed to be many of them.)


How far is the stronghold from your stronghold?

The stronghold seems to be really far away from my spawn point, and I end up losing all the 'eye of enders' I have. Any idea on how far a stronghold can be from a spawn point?(Since there can be just 3 in a world, I assume they can be **really** far away!)


What does Luck do in Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2?

I can't find any mention of what the Luck (LUK) stat actually does. It's not on the Wiki and I couldn't find anything about it in the in-game help menu. I have the other stats figured out but "Luck" is always a wishy-washy stat in RPGs. What does LUK do? Does it increase drop chance? Does it improve my critical rates? Something else?


What does this light-emitting pillar do?

I'm playing the Necropolis campaign in Might and Magic Heroes 6, and I noticed this pillar/tower-like thing on the battlefields. It seems to have some sort of light coming from it and landing on a specific square. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/M5211.png) Am I going to get any bonuses (or debuffs) if I put one of my units there? Would any unit types benefit from it more than others?


Is there a way to save Airi's Father?

So I found Airi's father bleeding on the ground after he accidentally summoned some high level demons. I wasn't sure exactly when the event was opened up but I did it at 1700. My previous save was 5 hours ago (at 1200) and I'm wondering if I could have saved him if I made it on time.


Tamed dogs and cats won't leave me alone

I'm playing Minecraft SMP I've tamed a couple dozen wolves and cats, brought them back to my home, bred them, and left them in a kennel. My plan was to position the cats around my house to keep away creepers, and take a couple dogs with me when I go adventuring. The rest have been made to sit. My problem is that while I'm out and about for an hour or two, out of nowhere my animals will all warp to my position, regardless of how near or far I am from my home where they were told to sit. Having 50 animals warp to your position in a 2x1 mining tunnel is not a good time. Is there anything I can do to keep my animals from warping to me all the time or am I going to have to do something monstrous?


How do I get players to join a custom match in me3 multiplayer?

Whenever I try to create a public match so I can play with an Xbox live friend, public players never join. What am I doing wrong?


Do 'higher tier' cars give better stats?

So I've been using the Nissan GTR Egoist for the whole game so far and have unlocked all the mods on it and all the pro mods. I recently got the Porsche spyder 918 concept and I'm curious to know that if I unlock all the mods on this car, or similarly any of the Most Wanted list cars, will they give better overall stats when upgraded or are all the cars similar?


What is the Exceedingly Rare Special item?

So a recent update turned CS:GO into a microtransaction model similar to DotA2 and TF2. As such, one of the weapon crates lists:               eSports 2013 Case     Counter-Strike: Global Offensive     Counter-Strike: Global Offensive     Base Grade Weapon Case     Case Series #2          This case contains one of the following:     M4A4 | Faded Zebra     MAG-7 | Memento     FAMAS | Doomkitty     Galil AR | Orange DDPAT     Sawed-Off | Orange DDPAT     P250 | Splash     AK-47 | Red Laminate     AWP | BOOM     P90 | Death by Kitty      or an **_Exceedingly Rare Special Item_** So what is this Exceedingly Rare Special Item? Is it like TF2, where hats would be uncrated with the Unusual particle effect, and do weapons get that too? Or is it something else entirely?


How do I make an automatic server backup in Minecraft?

There is no built-in implementation in a Vanilla Minecraft server to force a save every X minutes, then back up the files into a folder. I know how to do log rotations and I can also do a normal backup using Window's `XCOPY` or `ROBOCOPY`, but have no idea how to do it when the server is running to prevent possible data corruption. How can I perform an automatic backup that ensures a consistent state of the game data? The server is running on Windows.


Can a Starly inherit a Staravia/Staraptor's Hidden Ability once it evolves?

I just noticed Starly doesn't have a Hidden Ability, but its evolutions, Staravia and Staraptor, do. So if I were to breed a female Staravia/Staraptor correctly (not using a Ditto), would the offspring Starly have a 60% chance of evolving into a Staravia that knows its species's hidden ability, Reckless, even though it would just have Keen Eye as a Starly?


Cool apps in Die2Nite

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Die2Nite External Apps What are some of your favorite die2nite apps? How are they useful? Could you give me links so I others behind me can check them out too? As a side note, are there any apps that actually let you do stuff in game? Or can they only display information? * * * Dear mods: if you still don't like this question, please change it around until you are happy. I am probably just dumb, but I have given up on understanding your needs.


Battle for Wesnoth: Where did this game originate from?

I installed this game on my iPhone and have been amazed at the amount of playtime I have for one dollar. What is the background on this game that allows them to have so much content? I've never heard of it before I downloaded it.


Is there an upper limit to the amount of production at an industry?

Is there an upper limit to the amount of wood/ore/grain/livestock/oil/etc. produced in Open-TTD? I notice that many of my industries tend towards the same number but I'm not sure if there's an end to the amount it can produce. I assume that, if yes, the industries that require inputs will also saturate in their output.


Is it possible to achieve a 100% transported percentage?

Is it possible to transport 100% of the items that an industry produces? The closest I seem to get is in the mid-90s as seen here: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eDqa3.png) If so, how can one achieve this holy grail?


Why are my enchanted items worth less and less?

I've been trying my hand at smithing and producing loads of iron daggers. Those alone are unfortunately not really worth anything, so I decided to enchant them. With a damage stamina enchantment the daggers were suddenly worth more than 600 gold (though the greedy vendors don't give me that much, of course). I've been doing this for a short while and noticed that the value of my enchanted daggers keeps declining, though my enchantment skill is only increasing. Any idea what is happening here, why are my daggers losing value? This is the value when I just started enchanting again: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9glb3.jpg) And now after practising enchanting for a while longer my daggers are worth even less: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/DFIAt.jpg)


Is it possible to determine or control where a SCV moves during construction?

Is it possible to determine where a SCV will move next while building or on which side of the building it will finish? Here is my scenario: Enemy is going 6pool and his lings will arrive before my 2nd Supply goes up. Can I somehow control the SCV so he does not get attacked while building or finish outside of my wall?


What is an advanced mission in Defense Grid?

There are a lot of achievements that require you to finish an _advanced mission_ using only this or only that; but what exactly is an advanced mission? I got some of these achievements by playing the "campaign" (first mode) of the C.H.A.S. maps for example, and I initially thought these were not advanced missions (and that instead the campaign challenge or impossible modes were)


What are the golden apples in Happy Jump?

What special powers do the golden apples give you in Happy Jump for the Kindle Fire?


When should I start my own trucking company?

When does it make sense to start your own trucking company? I'm level 3 and can get a bank loan for enough money to buy my own truck - will I make enough money by getting the loan and starting the company now, or should I wait until I can buy the truck with my earnings?


How do you beat the "Warrior Bash" Council challenge?

I can't manage to down all three warriors simultaneously. What's the solution? ![Warrior Bash](http://i.stack.imgur.com/tpNnE.jpg)


In Grid 2, one of the race types is called "Live Race", your engineer informs you that these races can change at any time and you're not provided with a map, which implies that these races are dynamically generated levels. However, I've found that if I restart one of these races, I always seem, to get an identical track. Is it that these tracks are generated and then reused in the event you restart the race or are these actually not dynamically generated tracks at all? Are "Live Races" actually dynamically generated levels?


How do I undesignate mine wall?

I am probably just being dense, but I cannot find a way to undesignated "mine wall" marked blocks. If I accidentally mark a block to be mined and I change my mind before the gnomes start to mine it, how do I undesignated it? Nothing I've tried so far has worked.


Can "normal" achievements still be completed with a seasonal character?

With the new seasons in Diablo III, I've started a new seasonal hero, haveing all achievements available for unlocking again. But I didn't complete all the old achievements yet, so if I kill special enemies for the "Kill al these named enemies" achievements and didn't have them pre seasons yet, does my seasonal kill also count for the normal achievements? Same goes for the "drink from a stupid amount of healing fountains" and enviromental kills,...


Are there enough resources in Metro: Last Light to make exploration optional?

From what I understand, _Metro: Last Light_ is a semi-linear game where you have a general path to follow, but there might be a few rooms off to the side that you can explore for resources, back story, and whatnot. If I played the game without much exploration and just took a straight path through the game, on medium/default difficulty, would it still be possible to complete the game while still being challenging but fair? Or does the game truly encourage exploration by making later levels very difficult unless you have enough of certain resources?


Dota-2 Profile on Shared PC

My brother and I share a PC for Dota2, but we have separate Steam accounts. The Dota2 settings are same for both of us, including hot-keys, chat-wheel, auto-attack and others. If one of us changes the settings, they get changed for the other one as well. Does some setting need be changed for separate profiles or is this just a bug? Thanks. Edit: We also have separate Windows accounts.


Doesn't Peaceful mode work in Minecraft Pocket Edition?

I am playing Minecraft Pocket Edition 5 in Peaceful mode. I activated the Nether Reactor Core, and it summoned Zombie Pigmen, and sent me to the nether world. I was then attacked by some mob that shoots fire balls, and by something that can teleport at me and I don't know how to stop them. So to summarise, I'm stuck in the Nether getting attacked whilst on Peaceful, surrounded by Nether brick. How to leave this evil area!? and more importantly, why doesn't Peaceful mode work?


TF2 - Update server version through FTP?

I have rented a server that is out of date and I have tried restarting the server through a web interface. That did not update the server. I have access to the FTP and can edit and remove files on the server. I have tried to remove **steam.inf** and restarted the server but it didn't update it either. Running on Linux.


How do I solve the Vanguard hacking mini-game?

When hacking Vanguard posts in the game, you are presented with this screen ![Vanguard hacking minigame](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9epHQ.jpg) How do you get past this mini-game? What are you supposed to do?


Is There Any Way To Reduce Lag When Using The GLSL Shaders Mod?

I have just installed the shaders mod to make a Minecraft Machinama, but the lag from all of the shader packs are terrible! My FPS drops from 300 to 30 with almost every single one! So I am wondering if there is any possible way to reduce the lag without having to lower my settings. Thanks!


Is there any way to share previously purchased property in Fable 3?

My wife and I are playing Fable 3 - we got married in-game, and entered into a business partnership. We both own properties. But we don't always play the game at the same time so we don't and out owning all of the same properties. Short of selling/re-purchasing the properties while we're both playing, is there any way for us to combine the property we own?


How can I watch a demo of my last competitive match?

I just had an excellent 4-headshot round with a scout that I'd like to take another look at. Is there a way to do this? I know you can record demos manually, but I don't want to always record my matches as that takes a lot of effort and disk space. Is there functionality similar to lastreplay.rep in SC:BW that autosaves your last demo and overwrites it automatically?


I can't seem to get mods working

I'm trying to install mods for Minecraft, and nothing seems to work. I am using Forge 1.7.2. When I install a mod and start the game, Minecraft works, but not the mods, and I don't know why. I know I am doing everything correctly but none of the mods are doing anything. When I try to download any other mod, they dont work either; they do the same as the first, or the game crashes when I press play. I have been trying for a while to get mods working, and I can just tell that I'm very close. I also know I'm putting the mods in the right folder.


How can I deploy bombs more effectively?

Having gained access to my first ship with a bomb slot (The Gull) and using it for a while, I realized that I couldn't use the weapon effectively. Ships carrying bomb mounts usually have it dead center, and launches them straight ahead instead of dropping off the sides like missiles. Because of their slow initial speed and lack of tracking systems, which would allow them to curve, they are very likely to be shot down by the enemy's beam or cannon weapons. Worse, if the enemy get into range of the ship the beam weapon is likely to cut down the bomb before it even ignites, blowing it up in my face. I feel like I'm missing something here. How can I use these dumb explosives more effectively?


How to complete Merciless Punishement task from Inotia Ogre Mountains?

While playing **Inotia 3** version on Android, I've got stuck on the **Merciless Punishement** task. The ogre asks me to bring 10 crystals of darkness, when I got them, he is telling me that it's not enough and is giving me the same quest again and again. I don't know if it is a bug, a forever-running quest, or it should be simply performed a given number of times (10 or 15 or whatever). So, is it possible to complete that quest, and if so, how?