How are you supposed to get up the last room before the boss in the water temple?

The second-to-last room of the water temple features a slanted floor with 3 sliding spike things going across. You have to get to the top. After you get about a third of the way up, your upwards progress slows to a crawl. It's almost inevitable that one of the sliding spike things is going to stab you, which makes you slide to the bottom (usually hitting all the sliding spike things you've already passed to that point). I eventually decided to just go with the speed-running strategy I'd seen for that part, which is to L-target away from the ramp and run up backwards. (Still took a few tries even doing this.) Then I died to the boss and had to try this room again, and was able to (accidentally) make it up going forward. For the sake of future runs, **what is the actual timing for going up the proper (forward-facing) way**? **Where do I have to stand** , and **where should the sliding things be** , to guarantee that I make it up safely?


Playing FFA with Friends

Is there any way to play a FFA with the friends in your party? If no, is there any reason for this? I can't seem to figure out the settings to set this up.


How much damage does Great Lightning Spear do? (PvE)

Assuming a player were to have exactly 42 Faith (The base requirement of the spell) and using a basic Chime (Miracle Catalyst) with no buffs against an enemy with little/no resistance to the spell, how much damage would Great Lightning Spear do? I've seen the spell a couple of times, and it was doing quite a fair amount of damage, but I could never tell if the player using it just had nothing but Faith leveled. I've checked the wiki, but they never list the amount of damage spells do at base requirements.


What events reset the wanted level in Assassin's Creed IV?

I was harvesting some resources to upgrade the Jackdaw and building up my wanted level on the high seas the other night. I know I can lower this by bribing the proper NPC on shore or boarding a ship and choosing to reduce my wanted level. In this case I am trying to build it up so pirate hunters start sending Man-O-Wars at me so I can beef up Kenway's Fleet. I was not exclusively building my wanted level and was doing some story events, exploring, and harpooning along the way, but I eventually noticed I was back down to 1 mark on my wanted level. I do not remember for sure what I did, but I am pretty sure I did not intentionally lower my wanted level. Does doing story missions or exiting the game reset my wanted level? Generally: Other than bribing and choosing to reduce it after boarding a ship, what events reduce or reset your wanted level?


What is the "special service" at the Blooming Rose?

There are rumors that the mistress of the Blooming Rose (in Hightown of Kirkwall) will provide a "special service" for regular customers. Is this a quest line? Am I missing out on story content or is it just flavor text from a loading screen? _I haven't bothered to spend time in there unless there's a mission forcing me in the door (my male Hawke is smitten with Isabella and my FemHawke thinks the whole place is stupid)._


Can you "win" Dwarf Fortress?

Can you "win" a game of Dwarf Fortress? Is there like an ending or some victory condition? Or does the game just go on forever sort of like The Sims?


How do I take out turrets effectively?

I just replayed the section of the female Krogan rescue where you have to get past two turrets and their entourage like a million times before finally clearing it. All it takes is a few seconds out of cover and I'm dead even from max shields/health. I used Overload to take out the turrets shields, but even if I managed to whittle down their armor, an engineer would just come over and repair them. Is there an effective way to take out the turrets, in that specific section or even better in general?


League of Legends character model width

Is the area the registers as a hit on an enemy character when casting a skill- shot the same for all characters? Or does it differ from character to character?


Max level of floor upgrade?

Is there a maximum level a floor can be upgraded to? I refer to the upgrade button on each floor which cost 3 bux per level.


How much speed does a down ramp impart to minecarts?

I'm working on my third major project in this fort (the first was a 4.8 kilodorf water turbine reactor and the second was a 90 Z-level magma pump stack to move the magma forges and smelters up to the main work area) -- a downward spiraling mine track to let my dorfs move food directly from the main kitchen and food storage area to the stockpiles attached to my dining rooms. I'd like to be able to safely push the cart down rather than have someone guide it each step of the way... But since the main dining areas are fifty Z-levels and change below the kitchens, I'm a little worried that the final stop on the course is going to measure on the Richter scale. Ideally, I'd build pseudostops on every other level or so with a small amount of friction; just enough to keep the speed sane without bringing the cart to a premature halt. What friction level should I be shooting for? (Also, semi-related is the /second/ spiral that's going to lead back up and draw from the same turbine to power a number of rollers to keep it going back upward. Any tips on how many rollers I'll need, give or take? Assume tracks are entirely made of built blocks for this purpose.)


How can I unlock dogtags for Battlefield 3 if I own other games in the series?

The BattleField 3 knowledgebase says: **Will veteran ranks and status earned in previous BF games grant bonuses in Battlefield 3?** Yes, you will have unlocked a silenced M1911 pistol. Also you will receive dog tags associated with previous games if you registered those games. I have Battlefield 1942 (all expansions), Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142 and an accout on Battlefield Play4Free - so how do I "register these games"? Do I have to put the CD key into Origin or something else? Is it even possible to get the tags after so long?


How do I leave the Companions?

I want to know if there is a way to leave the Companions, because I want to join the Thieves Guid and take some armor. I killed 4 of their members and all they did was say "I'm getting out of here" or "someone do something". I just want to leave both guilds without killing them. Is there some quest or mission or something that allows me to leave a guild?


How much do weapon upgrades affect my guns?

This is mostly relating to multiplayer. Single player it's easy enough to upgrade the gun I want to be using... I'm wondering how much of an effect the weapon upgrades (i.e. I, II, IV, VII, X, etc) have on the guns. Mostly in the damage department. For example, say we are comparing the M-8 Avenger to the Phaestron. My Avenger is level IX. My Phaestron is level IV. So... which should I be using? The Phaestron has a clear advantage in fire rate and mag size, but that's somewhat irrelevant if the Avenger deals more DPS. Another comparison would be the Widow vs the Mantis. They function nearly identically (albeit with different reload times and weight values), but if my Widow is level I and my Mantis is level X, is the Mantis going to be the better choice?


When jungling, why do certain champions get blue first or red first?

Is it for a faster jungle clear? Because a certain buff camp doesn't not do as much for them when jungling? For lvl 2 ganks? Or any other reason I'm missing?


How do I level my dragons past level 10?

I've seen several references to dragons level 10+, and based on the answer here I learned that it isn't related to the fountain of youth. How do I level dragons beyond level 10? Is there any limit?


Fastest way to kill a Tank in Left 4 Dead 2

When playing Left 4 Dead 2, my team-mates and I are struggling to kill a tank fast enough. It always seems to be able to last a long time even when we are all firing on it. This also means it has more time incap some of us, making it harder to finish the level. Is there a fast way to kill a tank?


Is the Nostromo N52 TE a useful accesory?

I've been looking at purchasing a Belkin Nostromo N52 TE and was wondering if anyone had had experience with this device. I have a few questions about it:   * Is is easy to setup and configure?    * Does it work well on a Mac?   * Do you think it improves your game play?   * Is there a better left hand accessory that I should be looking at purchasing instead?


What are the Consequences of Updating a Minecraft SMP Server?

I currently run a server with a few friends and am interested in upgrading my server to the most current version (I'm a few behind). I particularly want to know what the consequences are of doing so, including:   * Will upgrading the server affect any of the currently explored map, including any builds we have put together?   * With a different version comes unique map generation. Will there still be continuity in the map as we explore out further? Am I going to have a huge mountainside clipped into the ocean because of different map generation code or a snow biome immediately beginning on a newly explored chunk?   * Will any of our inventory be affected?


Should I sneak before stabbing?

The following graph is representative of my experience when playing spy in Team Fortress 2. ![ALWAYS.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/H1rnP.png) In English, sometimes when I play spy I notice some people seem distracted (say, a demo or a heavy shooting in a given direction) and I decide to engage them and go for the stab. However, constantly, they seem to have a sixth sense that makes them turn at just the last moment and unload vast amount of lead in me. This happens at an alarming regularity. I wonder - is it their "sixth sense?" Is it my poor timing? ...or _is it my footsteps?_ Would sneaking right before giving a backstab help reduce the sound of footsteps, giving the target more time but perhaps less warning?


Headshots in Orcs Must Die?

I am wondering if are there any benefits in making headshots in Orcs Must Die!? I mean except the fact that you can take down an orc faster.


How are points calculated in Orcs Must Die?

I am playing the demo of Orcs Must Die! and trying to understand how points are calculated and how to increase the points I get when I finish a mission. Just to make an example, I reached about 26K points in the first mission **The Hallway** , but looking at the overall leaderboards plenty of players went over 40K. In which points category should I concentrate more? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gCdSg.jpg)


How can I make a functioning piston elevator in SMP

I've recently been trying to build a piston elevator in SMP from bedrock to the surface. However, every design I've tried (some of my own, and some from Youtube) results in me getting stuck in a block part of the way up. Are there any ways to get around this? If it's lag related would slowing the elevator down by adding an extra repeater or two between each level be sufficient?


What counts as a walled zone in Towns?

I have heard that a zone which is completely surrounded by walls (with doors and windows permitted) results in more efficient production. Does this require that the zone **have a room to itself** (i.e. all floor tiles within the wall are that zone) or merely that **the zone is within a room** (so that multiple zones can share one room/building)? Or is it simply that zones are enhanced by nearby walls, without regard to whether they are contiguous? Additionally, does it matter whether the walls are more than 1 block high (i.e. cannot be walked over), or whether there is a roof?


Can't play Diablo 3 in different language. Why?

As suggested in another question, I'm asking this here. I tried the procedure pointed out in the referred question, but then when I try to log in to Battle.Net from the Diablo 3 game, I get the following error message: > The client does not match the account's native language. Please use the > game's original client. (error 81) I bought my copy of Diablo 3 in Brazil. I think that this is the problem: I can only download the Brazilian Portuguese game client from Battle.net website. Other languages are not available for me to download, even though I use my battle.net account in english.


Steam logs in without being signed in

Frequently now, when I start Steam it auto logs in and take me to my Library. If I look to the bottom right corner, under `VIEW FRIENDS LIST` it says `0 Online`. If I actually click this the Friends window pops up but asks me to 'sign in'. Doing so will have all my friends appear instantly so; it's as if Steam thought I said 'start in offline mode' or something. _However_ this randomly happens _during gameplay_ as well (I.e. I'll be signed in on entering a game, later I look to invite someone to a game to find I've been signed out). No notifications, nada. I can't find any settings pertaining to this and was just wondering if you could suggest anything (E.g. delete specific config and magic happens). My google fu fails me; all the results are invariably `Disable from running at startup` and `Run steam in offline mode` * * * Addendum:   Just to try it I actually went and clicked `Go Offline...`, and when Steam restarted; the friends count was zero BUT when I clicked it the friends window didn't have a button to 'sign on', it just had a message that 'you cannot see friends in offline mode'. So I guess my condition is separate from that.


Can a Demoman's charge be back blasted?

With the Chargin' Targe or the Splendid Screen the Demoman can charge causing a variety of effects, but mostly propelling the Demoman forward.   ![Chargin' Targe](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cS9f0.png) ![Splendid Screen](http://i.stack.imgur.com/EqD37.png) Recently while playing Hightower I charged a Pyro while being air juggled with successive back blasts. Usually the charge is a good way to escape an air juggle, but I seemed to get caught by another back blast before I could escape the juggle. So that makes me wonder, can the Demoman's charge be back blasted by a Pyro? Also, does it matter whether the Demoman is already airborne? Can the entire charge be back blasted, from start to finish?


How do I get all facilities in Champions Road in PES 2010?

I've won all competitions in Champions Road in PES2010 on the Wii but I have still the Telescope facility to buy. My funds have 46,000 and the Telescope costs 50,000 - how can I buy this if there's no more prize money available to make up the difference?


How do I play an old Net Yaroze game?

I used to really enjoy the game _Super Bub Contest_ that was given away on a few Playstation magazine cover discs. It was a Net Yaroze game, for the original PS. I no longer have the discs, or a playstation. How can I play this game again? Preferably on some modern console (PS2; Wii; Xbox 360) or on a MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard? EDIT: **I'm not asking for locations of pirated material. The author has made the game available on his website** EDIT: Here's a Youtube video to show gameplay.


When / how does Rylais passive proc on Lux E and passive?

When you throw a Lux E (Lucent Singularity) under an enemy while having Rylais Crystal Scepter - how does the slow passive (from Rylais) proc with the spell? Does it add it's slow to the Lucent Singularity (which already slows the enemy champion) or does it proc after the spell was activated? How about her passive? Does popping her passive with an auto attack proc rylais?


How can I clear the current command?

Whenever I perform any action that involves building or planning something, the act of left clicking changes its function (generally to mark that I am indeed building something in the said location). After I set one of those things, though, my cursor is still replaced with the new command. I don't need more than one fishing building, or gathering building, right now. How do I "clear" my cursor so that it goes back to letting me select things to inspect them?


Efficiently taking out Sentry Guns in Call of Duty Black Ops?

What are the most efficient ways to take out sentry guns in Call of Duty black ops? I know these work:   * Rocket Launcher   * Knife I assume ammo, if you live long enough? Grenades probably, maybe a couple tacticals? Thanks.


Is it possible to jump longer in Limbo?

I've just started to play Limbo, and I wonder if there is a key combination to jump longer rather than the usual jump with a single key stroke.


What are the counters in AOE 3?

Out of the units that can be built in the Barracks, Stables, and Artillery Foundry, which unit is good against which? I'm talking about these units:   * Hussar   * Dragoon/Ruyter   * Pikeman   * Skirmisher   * Halberdier   * Crossbowman   * Musketeer I know which units the following are good against, but I don't know which units counter them:   * Grenadier   * Falconet   * Culverin   * Mortar   * Heavy Artiller


How is Alliance Funding distributed?

What missions give Alliance funding? I get it for a good amount of the priority missions as well as some of the side missions. I don't like doing hundreds of side missions unless they are rewarding for the time I spend on them. Is there a way to know which missions give funding or even good rewards for that matter. I get useless war assets more then anything which I don't need now that my bar is maxed. I apologize if this is a duplicate can't check on my phone very easily.


Does Company of Heroes CD-Key from a PC version work on a Mac?

Company of Heroes has been ported to OS X. I purchased the Windows version a while back. Anyone know if the CD-Key will work on the mac? Please refrain from speculating whether or not it is theoretically possible. I'm looking for someone who has actually tried it in practice.


Where can I find the Pillars of Strength

I've got a quest to find the Pillars of Strength for the Batarians. It says to go to Kite's Nest, but I'm unsure of where to look once I get there. I keep getting chased away by Reapers before I can find the artifact.


Where can I find a good Civilization 4 Strategy guide?

I love this game but have a tough time winning past the 3rd level of difficulty... Any suggestions?


Is there a hidden or alternate ending for the game Limbo?

I just finished Limbo for the first time and was disappointed by the ending. Is there an alternative or hidden ending? Maybe if you get that achievement where you beat the game in one session while dying five times or less? I also hit a key to exit the credits early, is there something after the credits?


Prevent steamcloud updating keyboard config

I have a desktop computer with a big keyboard and a laptop with a laptop keyboard (both Macs). I'm left handed so I tend to configure the numeric keypad to do what the WSAD keys normally do so I can use the keyboard with my right hand. Of course the laptop doesn't have a numeric keypad so I configure that to use the keys to the right of the keyboard instead. Unfortunately, whenever I play a steam cloud game (Portal 2, Left 4 Dead, TF2, etc), it downloads the keyboard configuration I used last. If the last keyboard I used was the laptop then the desktop keys get moved to a less-than- comfortable position. Worse, if the last keyboard was the desktop, then the laptop gets configured to use keys that don't even exist! How to I keep the steamcloud enabled games from sharing their keyboard configurations without preventing them from sharing the other data that gets pushed to the cloud?


Why do you need a SS for some Korean games?

For some Korean games, you need a Korean Social Security number to play. I don't understand, why is it a requirement? What's the justification?


Is it possible to solo Baron Nashor?

Is it possible to solo Baron Nashor? Are any champions able to solo Baron Nashor, and if so what champions can do so? To try to make this a better question, I was inquiring more late game under normal game circumstances if any champion could solo Baron Nashor. I was more concerned of us having 4 champions in view and having one of their enemy champions "ninja" baron while we are preoccupied fighting the rest of their team.


How long does it take for zerglings to spawn during 6-pool and 7-pool in StarCraft 2?

I'm interested in the time from start to when the first 6 zerglings spawn for the 6 and 7 pool rush. Is the 6-pool significantly faster?


After I resurrected Ghorbash the Iron Hand he stopped following me

After using the command Ressurect 1 after Ghorbash had died in battle, he stopped following me and I can't get him to follow me again. He's acting like he did before I convinced him to follow me in the first place. is there anything I can do, or am I going to have to find another good follower?


How do I adjust the map rotation on my Source-based game server?

For Source-based games (Counter Strike: Source, Team Fortress 2, Left For Dead), how do I change the map rotation on my own server?


Why does CS:GO keep resetting my options?

I have the following command line options:               -noborder -novideo -threads 4 -high -w 1680 -h 1050      Yet, CS:GO keeps resetting my settings and set itself to fullscreen mode, which is bad when I switch out for a second between rounds, because due to DirectX9 used, it takes like 20 seconds to get back in. Unless I force the size via command line, the window also resets back 1440x990. I need a no border fullscreen window, as indicated by my command line options. If I set it via the ingame options, it still resets after a few launches. But the command line should force it into those settings. How can I fix this?               AMD 965 Phenom II Black Edition     AMD HD 7850 w/ Catalyst 13.12


Early scavenging strategies

Has anyone seen any good strategies to maximize the effectiveness of day 1 and 2 scavenging? These days are special in that   * All the zones start out undepleted   * Many zones have no zombies at all, so it is possible to get far from town   * There is no watchtower or upgraded map to let people know the number of zombies in areas, so you either have the color or nothing   * People are not coordinated enough to have expeditions arranged, or know when other players are online and whether they are reliable   * Good early scavenging can make or break a town I'm looking for strategies that would maximize the number of searches that occur in undepleted zones, while preventing anyone from being lost in the world oustide (any day 1 deaths are unacceptable). Edit: Adding a bounty to gather other ideas or at least get feedback on mine.


Tracking my Wii Sports Tennis scores

What's the least obtrusive and most efficient way to track my Wii Tennis scores? I realize I could write down the info I wanted after each game, but that takes time and breaks the rhythm. I know the Wii stores these internally, but the format's encrypted, so there's no way to export the data anywhere(?), not even using the SD card. The stats I'd ideally like to keep:   * Time game ended    * Whether I won or lost    * My Wii Tennis ranking after game (eg, 1000 = pro)    * Which computer opponents I played    * Which Mii I used to play this game (I use several)    * The loser's score (ideal: scoring history for game)    * Length of game    * Anything else interesting  but any subset is fine. I realize Wii Mail has some of this info, but I don't think that can be exported either? Using my cell phone to take a screenshot is one solution, but I don't get all the info I want AND it does break my rhythm slightly. EDIT: Re reading data directly off the SD card, I've now copied the "data.bin" file from the Wii Sports directory to http://oneoff.barrycarter.info/wiisports.bin I also downloaded http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Segher's_Wii.git and ran "tachtig", and the results are at http://oneoff.barrycarter.info/RPSports.dat Note that Segher's Wii does **some** decryption, but RPSports.dat is still not plaintext or anything similar. There appear to be multiple levels of encryption at work here.


How to recover a crashed game in Vulture's

I was playing SLASH'em with the Vulture's GUI, on Mac OSX. The applicatiion crashed, and now when I try to start, I get a popup telling me that I have a game already with that name, and asking if I want to destroy it. Selecting "no" quits Vulture's. Does this mean that the crashed game is recoverable, and if so, how do I go about doing so?


How to save a game so all profiles can load it?

My sons have been playing Lego Star Wars TCS. We started the game under my profile and that's where the game is saved. But in order to load it, it must be loaded from the controller that is signed in as me. Is there a way to set it up so that my sons' profiles could load the game too?


Can Pets' Attacks Crit?

Simply put, do pets have the chance to crit when they attack? If so, would the critical damage be improved by Infinity Edge if bought?


AD Thresh, possible or not?

I have seen some people playing AD thresh and I have always played him more tanky. Is AD thresh a viable build?


How can I see my follower's health?

Simply put, I don't see any way to gauge how much health a follower has so I know when to heal them. In Oblivion, a health bar showed up when you placed the crosshair on either an enemy or an ally, why would they leave this out?


What is the Loa's Master Control ship?

In Sword of The Stars 2, what is the Loa's ship, "Master Control" about? I can't find anything about it on the entire Internet, so any help would be great. Thanks!


How is the Council Medal of Honor Medal bonus applied?

The "Council Medal of Honor" medal has the following listed as one of the choices: "+1 Aim and +1 Will for each mission without any soldier deaths (to a maximum of +10 each)." Does anyone know if the bonus is either:   * Retroactive _(since the beginning of the game)_   * Only starts counting once the medal is given   * Only applied to missions that specific solider (with the medal) is on?


How do I start the Merryweather heist?

Trevor mentioned doing some flight training before starting the heist, which I did, but I haven't received word from Trevor about starting the mission. I read online that Michael's flight training and Franklin's shooting range training are optional, but I still have no indication on how to start the heist on my map. (The only marked missions are Lester's, which I'm leaving for later.) Is this bugged?


How do people cheat in Dark Souls 2 on the 360?

I asked this question earlier and the answers informed me of cheating on the 360! > I was doing some PVP in the Luna Belltower last night and I was completely > baffled. Every time I hit this person, I lost a quarter of my health to what > looked like lightning. I got a backstab, and died from it. This is kind of a big question, so I'll break it up into parts.   1. What benefits can this confer to the cheater? This would be useful to know for the next part.   2. How can a legitimate player counter this? Is it possible to defeat these people, or is it just better to try and get as close to a bonfire as possible to minimize losses? Thanks!


How do I get the Furries into the cages?

In the DLC quest "Enter The Dominatrix" there is a part where Dom wants you to put his "pets" back in their cages. The club is full of Furries running around, but I don't see how I am supposed to get them in the cages hanging from the roof. I tried clubbing them, they appear to be unkillable, so I had hoped they would run to the cages if I beat them, but they don't. Do I need to hit them and hope I knock them in the air, and hope they fly into the cages?


Does "tribute" passive count twice if spell is aoe?

Say I go Kayle support, buy spellthief's edge, and I hit both enemies with one autoattack using E's splash damage. Would it work that way?


Post-Story Activities

Are there any significant Post-Story dungeons or quest that are worth doing. I feel as though the game is over aside from some quest cleanup. Is there any specific extremely challenging dungeons or quests? For example, in Torchlight the Dungeon went on infinitley and scaled as such. So building your skills and gear mattered to see how far down you can go. This game doesn't seem to have any sort of challenge like that.


Is melee effective on fallout new vegas and can someone run me over the basics?

I want to start the campaign again using melee and some ranged such as explosives, but I don't know how to use it, what perks to use and the best armour. Is it viable, and, if it is, can someone please give me a quick tutorial and help me with the basics?


What happens if I freeze and incinerate the same target?

I'm an Infiltrator and I notice I have skills to both Burn and Freeze targets; Incinerate and Cryo Ammo. What happens if I Incinerate a Frozen target or hit a Burned target with Cryo Ammo? Will the effects stack or will one of the effects be canceled out?


How do I pick up this sniper rifle extended barrel?

I'm near the beginning of Mass Effect 3, and I noticed a Sniper Rifle Extended Barrel just outside of this barrier inside of the Mars Archives. I can walk very close to it, but the "pick up" action never becomes active. How do I grab it? ![Sniper Rifle Extended Barrel Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BYchi.jpg)


What specific Bonus/Loyalty powers are available?

I know that the concept of Bonus Powers earned from loyal squadmates to enhance Shepards abilities has been retained. But what I can't find any information on is _what specific powers_ are availiable. I'm trying to plan out my build for my Vanguard at the moment, and I'd really like to know if certain abilities, such as Carnage or Reave will be available to me, so that I can figure out which powers I'll select to eventually complement it.


Increase import fom trade ports's freight rail terminal

I'm trying to ditch mining for importing. Since my roads are already taxed enough, I want to import through rail station. Raw ore imports are however not even close to filling the demand. No matter how many lots I build, it just imports 120 tons of raw ore per day. How can I increase the imported amount of raw ore over rail?


Who are the five Lords of Hell in the Black Soulstone?

After you obtain the Black Soulstone is Act II you can talk to Adria and it is several times mentioned that there is already five Lords of Hell in the Soulstone. Who are these five? To my knowledge there are six Lords of Hell, I think we can be fairly certain that Diablo, Mephisto, Baal and Andariel are all in the Soulstone, that leaves two of of the six Lords of Hell. Belial and Azmodan, seeing as they by that point still haven't been fought surely they can't be in the Soulstone. Is this an error by Blizzard or is there some Lord of Hell that hasn't had a good pr guy?


In what situation would you buy gp10's?

Is there a particularly good time to buy gp10 items? Is it more useful to buy them early and sell them later for a potential profit, and how long do you need the gp10 to actually make a profit from it? Because it takes awhile for them to be profitable, is buying them later in the game a bad idea?


Does Steam work on Windows 8?

I am considering installing Windows 8 RTM on my gaming PC. Has anyone tried installing and using Steam on Windows 8? Is Windows 8 supported by Valve/Steam in the first place? Is there any known issues?


Does a Wii/3DS automatically notify you of game updates?

In this question I learned that you have to download patches for games on the Wii/3DS manually from the Nintendo store. I can't think of why some games, like Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess or Super Paper Mario would have patches, and my experience with game updates on the PS3 is that you are notified automatically about the update when you play the game (a bit too often if you ignore it). While I have no problem having to manually download a patch from the store I wonder if the Wii or 3DS will notify you if a patch is available or not since I will rarely go into the store and a patch may not actually exists when the game is initially released (I tend to only enter the store to check on DLC)


Rage won't validate in Steam for offline play

So it's been a while since I've used Steam but I found somewhere on the web I had to validate a game before I could play it offline https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3160-AGCB-2555 Looking at one of the bullets: > Verify that all game files are completely updated - you can see the update > status for a game under the Library section (when the game shows as 100% - > Ready it is ready to be played in Offline Mode) This wasn't overly clear but I found something about validation by `right clicking > properties > security > validate offline content` (I'm doing this by memory as I'm at work so apologies if that's not 100% correct). So it loads up a window and begins validating. At about 30% it disappears to be replaced by a new window stating: `1 file failed to verify and will be reacquired.` I press OK and nothing seems to happen. I found this article: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2216400 (see here for the Google cached version while the forums are down http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hlyBLa74OvgJ:forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php%3Ft%3D2216400+steam+rage+1+file+failed+to+validate&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk) but it doesn't seem to solve things. I explored which file was being reacquired using the same process mentioned in that forum thread and it is even the same file as the OP `It's the installscript.vdf in the steamapps\common\rage\ folder`. Anyone have any ideas? I assume I am doing the correct procedure to get offline play, and I certainly don't have the `100% - Ready` anywhere obvious that Steam says I need.


Possible to access custom classes greater than 5 in split-screen?

I played MW3 last night and used the split-screen feature to let my girlfriend play also. I noticed on very big problem though. I spent 2 prestige tokens(yes, already!) on extra custom classes, so I have 7 classes. In split- screen though I could only pick from the top 5 or the default classes. Is there any way to access my other custom classes while using split-screen?


How can I find lesbians?

I am trying to find a few comely lasses for my _Fable III_ princess to settle down with, but I am having a devil of a time finding anyone of the Sapphic persuasion for her. In _Fable II_ I was usually able to find at least 1 resident of the Island in each settlement, but that does not seem to be the case here (I like to try to keep each marriage local if I can, variety is the spice of life ;p ). What, if any, actions can I undertake to satisfy the yearnings of my Princess's heart?


Do crew bonuses stack?

There are some skills in the game that offer bonuses to the whole crew such as _Fast Learner_ in the Mastermind tree. If multiple members in the game use the same crew bonus, do the effects stack?


How can I record Minecraft with Roxio PC Game Capture?

Just bought Roxio PC Game Capture to record Minecraft sessions. I've set up as per instructions but no matter what I try it doesn't want to record Minecraft. Has anyone used this software with Minecraft successfully? If so, how can it be done?


How does Civilization 5 interact with other Steam games?

Civilization 5 utilizes SteamWorks and Steam only allows you to have one thing running at a time. If I buy a physical copy of Civilization 5, will playing it block me from simultaneously playing a game that I downloaded from Steam on another computer? Does it matter whether I am playing online? What if I purchase the game from Steam, will playing it in offline mode allow me to play other Steam games at the same time?


Can I re-marry?

Can you re-marry if your spouse is killed in battle? I tried wearing the Amulet of Mara again while around the house-carl Gregor from Dawnstar. So far it did not work. Any suggestions?


What are relevant skills for the Captain of the Guard/Hammerer positions?

My latest fort is finally at the point where I'm starting to set up prisons and a justice system, but it's hard to find suitable dorfs for the positions of law enforcement. Which skills should be considered "relevant" or even just useful for the captain of the guard I'm going to appoint?


Is there any way to get more candles/actions in-game

In Fallen London, the Story Nexus game, is there any way to get more candles/actions in-game. I mean without paying to become an "Exceptional Friend" with real money. I am thinking of something similar to Kingdom of Loathing where you could eat food/drink booze to get more actions.


What is the difference between teams and squads?

I have been enjoying this game, but slightly confused with online play. I know, for example, when playing Squad Deathmatch, you can usually have 4 teams of 4 playing, correct? But sometimes you win, sometimes you loose. Right after the game ends, it will say 'Your team lost' or 'your team won'. Is there a difference between team and squads? I ask because I have seen the 'your team lost' show up, but then get a badge on the next screen saying 'be a part of a winning squad'. Also, when talking to others on my squad, I saw 'your team lost' on the screen but they were saying that we won that match.


How long do the resources last in a Starcraft 2 base?

In a standard SC2 league map, how long do the mineral patches and vespene geysers last? I know that you should start expanding before the resources start to dry up, and so I'm curious what the time frame is. I'm curious how long they last at your starting base (assuming you continuously produce workers until you have 30 to saturate collection), and how long they last in an expansion site, where you start by sending about 10 workers there, and then build more until 30ish.


Issues with running "Diggles, the Myth of Fenris" ("Wiggles") on Windows 7

Has anyone gotten _Diggles, the Myth of Fenris_ (original name: _Wiggles_ ) to run on Windows 7 -- with sound? It sometimes works on my laptop but it's too slow, and on my main machine, the sound isn't working. This seems to be a well-known problem, does anyone know what I can do? Or know a good virtual machine with graphics support?


When "extending" my desktop across multiple monitors, how can I limit my mouse to one monitor when playing full-screen?

I have two monitors, and I often use the "extend" mode to work on both simultaneously as a large desktop. When playing games full-screen only one monitor is used, and that's fine. However, I would like to use the other monitor to still work and display some other application windows. The problem is that with many games, moving the mouse to the edge of the primary monitor can cause it to move to the other monitor, and thus leave the game window. This is very troubling when using games where I need to move the mouse to the edge of the monitor in order to scroll the view. In these cases I am forced to disable the secondary monitor for the duration of my gameplay. Is there any way to "trap" the mouse inside the game window, i.e. to prevent it from moving to another monitor as long as the game is in focus, so that only alt-tabbing away will allow the mouse to move there?


Where are the RadScorpions?

In Fallout 1, when you get to Shady Sands, you are tasked with getting rid of some pesky RadScorpions. The only trouble is, if you've put the game down for a while and are just picking it back up, you kind of forget all the details you were told. :) So where do I go to get rid of those RadScorpions?


When will the roof cave in on me?

**How big can I make an underground room before it collapses?** It's a simple question that I haven't been able to get a good answer to. I _assume_ that rooms made of stone can be larger than rooms made of clay or sand. If I want to make a very larger room, can I place pillars in it to hold up the ceiling? (i.e. Can I just not dig out small sections of the stone, to leave small sections of wall to act as pillars?)


Chronosphere interaction with slows and stuns

Back in DotA 1, if Darkterror caught an unit affected by a slow/stun in Chronosphere, the slow/stun timer would pause, meaning the hero would be stunned/slowed for the remaining of its duration after chronosphere duration, due to the pause mechanic of Warcraft. Not so long ago, I heard Dota 2 Chronosphere now work as a big AoE stun instead of pausing any buff/non-doom debuff duration. Is it true?


Whats the best methods of hiding a nuke attack from the opponent?

I'm a Silver League Terran player. I normally don't use nuke gameplay in SC2 since the army normally moves out the nuke's blast area. I would like to start incorporating it into my play style as a harass tactic, and to block paths of the opponents army. **What is the most effective method of hiding the red nuke dot on the map so the opponent does not know where the nuke is going to land?**


Who is the voice of DJ Atomika in Burnout Paradise?

I can't tell if the voice of DJ Atomika is familiar, or I've been playing this game so long his voice has become instantly recognizable. Who supplies the voice for DJ Atomika?


Does Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have special move/attack?

Please tell if the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time" in SNES have special move/attack in them. E.g: How to throw enemy to screen. I suck at playing this because they always grab me. I want to know more about this game. Thanks!


Remove games from origin list

I've spent the last couple of days engrossed in Battlefield 3. However I also took part in the Alpha and the Beta testing, so in my Origin account, I have multiple entries for BF3 (one for alpha, one for beta, one for retail). Obviously, I can't play the old 2 anymore, so does anyone know of a way to remove these from the Origin game list? There doesn't seem to be an obvious way of doing so.


How is range measured in League of Legends?

I know different games use different techniques and units of measurement. In Starcraft II one range for attack is about the width of one zergling. In Guild Wars the range is some fraction of the compass or aggro range (Spears have ~0.7x aggro range, longbows ~1.2x) Most (or all?) meelee champions in LoL have an attack range of 125. The attack radius for range champions differs quite a bit, e.g. 425 for Urgot, 510 for Twisted Fate and 550 for Heimerdinger. I wonder how is range exactly measured in League of Legends?


Is there a way to backup save files in Torchlight?

I've run into issues with corrupted save files in Torchlight before due to a mixup in installed mods between my two computers. Whoops. Is there some way to duplicate my save games? I'd like to have a backup, but because the saves are constant across the Steam Cloud, I'm a little confused on if this is even possible, or where to look for the saved games in the first place.


Is it possible to craft items with > 100 energy without paying?

In SK, some items (three-star and more) require 100+ energy (I have one now for 200 energy). I'm not looking to spend real-world dollars on this; is there a way to actually craft these items? There's an option to buy in-game energy for crowns, but I'm not sure if that will allow me to breach the limit of 100, or if it will deteriorate.


Taking off an item that has become welded to you

Ok, so I picked up a pickaxe while in the Gnomish Mines. Unthinkingly, I used it before testing it for its BUC. Well that was dumb, it has become welded to my hand. What is a good method of removing it? So far, I have tried praying and dipping, but neither seemed to have much effect. I have a few scrolls, but I am unsure of what they actually are. Now, with this being a pickaxe that is welded to my hand, I am not allowed inside stores, so I can't easily go buy a scroll of remove curse either!


In Diablo 3, what does "X Damage over Y Seconds" mean?

For instance: the power "Energy Twister" says it does 360% damage over 6 seconds. Does this mean it does 360% for 6 seconds, or 60% per second for 6 seconds?


What do tripwires detect?

Can tripwires detect anything other than the player? In particular, which of the following, if any, causes a tripwire to trip?   * Mobs   * Blocks (moved with pistons)   * Dropped items   * Empty minecarts


Why does the ATB bar instantly fill on every second paradigm switch?

In _Final Fantasy XIII_ and its sequel, every second time you switch paradigms, all your characters have their ATB bars instantly filled. This functionality is not mentioned in the manual for the game or in the in-game datalogs related to the combat system. Is it a bug, or is the combat system supposed to work that way?


How do you switch applications in mac osx when in starcraft 2?

I would sometimes like to follow team liquids wiki in some maps as a walkthrough(like the secret mission) but it seems I can't "alt-tab" in SC2. How do you do this is mac osx?


Is it possible to split a Steam account?

I have been collecting games in my Steam account for a while (I can't resist those 75%-off sales!) Now my son wants to play a few of the milder games, but I don't want him to have access to my FPS games. Ideally, I'd create a new Steam account for him and move the non-violent games to his account. Is this possible?


Do you have to skip some monsters in Inferno?

Was trying act 2 inferno last night with my Monk who has just under 700 resist all, and about 6k armor, 20% block, 30% dodge all unbuffed. And then my barb friend joined and war cried bumping all these defensive stats up by a heap. From memory it was above 1000 resist all, and around 10k armor. My hp is a bit low though at 24k. Now, we entered a cave where there was a champion pack who had plague, and a boss with arcane and shielded minions (who also cast arcane) Neither of us could survive more than 3-5 hits (us hitting). I read in forums that some monsters you just have to skip and run from.... that's so unsatisfying though. It is true? Or are we just not powerful enough?


What Should I Know Before playing The Witcher (Enhanced Edition) for the first time?

I picked up this game on sale a while back, and have been putting off playing it forever. So, going in blind, what are the essential things I should know before going in? Specifically, I'm curious about major bonuses that might be missable, basic character creation/development tips, and other general advice that might be handy to know about before getting there. (Examples of the sort of thing I'm looking for would be "Don't put more than 9 in any SPECIAL stat" in Fallout 3, or "Don't kill Sander Cohen the first time you meet him" in Bioshock.)


Can I sell more with a second trade port?

When I have a second trade port does this increase the global delivery rate?


How do I ensure a youth player reaches his potential?

I bought a couple of 15 year old regens recently that have a lot of potential. I want to know how best to make sure they reach their peak possibility. Should I send them out on loan to lesser teams for first team experience, or keep them in my youth academy (which has excellent facilities)?


Do you have to be connected to the internet for World Event jobs to count?

I'm not always connected to the internet, but can I still complete world event jobs, and be eligible for the prize? It still has jobs to the location in blue, but when I checked after reconnecting to the internet it said I'd only done four, but the a airport I bought specifically for the event says I've delivered about 30 jobs. What gives?


In the colliseum I'm ranked 2 in team battles, but I can't fight Wandering Swordsman

Why can't I fight the rank 1? It's just kind of greyed out for me although I'm rank 2 in the colliseum?


How to change map in StarCraft 2 custom game from 1v1 map

I just got Wings of Liberty and I want to play some 4v4's with AIs so I'm not horrible against my friends when we play. I'm trying to add a game in the custom games and it's just letting me do 1v1 but I can't seem to change the map so I can put in more players. How do I change the map from Xel'Naga Caverns to something else?


I can't access the XerainGaming MineCraft server even though it was working yesterday

I usually play on the Xeraingaming server every day and it works, but mysteriously today it didn't work. I tried to do the Sky Does Minecraft server and it didn't connect either. Then I tried other random servers from the internet and they worked. Can anyone explain this? And in plain terms because I am not a computer genius. My internet is working fine (since I can post here) but I still can't access my fave server.


Are any guns in Planetside 2 'hitscan'?

Hitscan weapons mean that the bullet has no travel time/velocity, and they hit where the crosshair is at the instant of clicking(not taking lag into account). I notice some guns have a bullet velocity here, so I wonder if any of the guns are hitscan that I'm not seeing?


What Do I Get If I Connect a Uplay Account?

Just Dance 2014 (on the Xbox 360 if it matters) wants me to create a Uplay account (for Ubisoft) and connect it to the game. What will be the in-game benefits if I do this? Will I get free songs or other DLC? Are there other ways to get those goods?


What is it the best time to leave the Laning Phase?

Even after you take the turret should you continue to pressure lane or is roaming a must?


Do PS1 games play quietly on a PS2?

I've got a slim silver PS2 and wanted to buy some PS1 games. I've noticed that the PS2 games that come on CDs instead of DVDs (blue disc vs. normal silver) spin loudly -- it's like I left a hairdryer in my game cabinet! Just like how CDs spin up noisily in a PC or laptop DVD drive. I always found it an obnoxious design flaw. Well, my question is: Do you know if PS1 games are like this in the PS2? If so, I'll probably spend the extra few bucks to get a PS1 to catch up on my vintage games.


Playing terraria on Ubuntu - Graphic card driver needed?

I'm trying to get Terraria working on my Ubuntu notebook (Xubuntu actually). I followed this guide and after hours of struggling I finally managed to install XNA, and .net and all the Microsoft stuff. But after starting the game, it crashes with an error - No suitable graphic card found. When I checked this list I saw my card (Intel GMA 945) isn't on the "not working" list, but similar cards are. But the fun part is, that there was Win XP before on that machine, and Terraria worked there. Do I need to update the graphic driver somehow, or override the Ubuntu's default one? If this question is more suitable for ubuntu stackexchange forum, please migrate it, I had doubts where to post it.


Ancient art of war Flash game?

I used to play this game years ago on a DOS machine. I was just wondering if anyone had come across it as a flash game...


Are eShop download "game-saves" saved to your SD card?

Once a game is downloaded from the eShop, is the game save saved on the SD card or the console? If it's saved on the SD card, can it be loaded by the same game on a different console? I'm wondering if I could keep a back up copy of my Animal Crossing game save incase something goes wrong with the console etc.


How to take a catch in Ashes Cricket 2009?

I'm using an Xbox 360 Controller for Windows to play Ashes Cricket 2009. I figured out the controls except that I don't understand how to take a catch. Let's say I'm on the fielding side. When the ball is in the air and a fielder running to take the catch, the camera moves behind the fielder, a circle is drawn around the ball, and "E" is shown on the screen. This means that pressing `E` on keyboard would take the catch (I didn't try it though). But I don't understand what I should press on the Xbox controller. I tried several buttons, but couldn't figure it out. Anyone knows how to take the catch?


How do you reassign an Xbox controller's ID under Windows without rebooting?

I had a controller connected as #1. The plug was loose, and it disconnected. When I reconnected, it was #2. Subsequent connections and disconnections always result in #2. Can this be changed without rebooting?


Does Guns of Icarus game have an ending?

I was playing Guns of Icarus and followed a route all the way to the "Into The Breach" level. But that level seems to be a never-ending survival one. Is there any way to actually finish the game? Is there any ending of some sort? ![Game map showing all possible routes \(levels\), and showing my route \(following the easiest path\) to the final level.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1JBXp.jpg)


Reduce the size of redstone circuit

I'm looking to reduce the size of a redstone circuit as much as possible, but my redstone skills aren't that great. Would someone be able to offer some advise? Currently I have the following circuit ![existing circuit](http://i.stack.imgur.com/CbC4G.png) What I'm actually trying to achieve is as follows. I'm trying to have an output that is steadily on, except for 3 ticks (approx) every minute, where it switches off. It's to help me build a auto brewer, but a little different to what I've already found on youtube. Explanation of what I've done.   * Part 1 is a hopper clock, which will give me an output that transitions from off to on, every 60 seconds.   * Part 2 converts the signal transition from off to on, into a short pulse.   * Part 3 extends the short pulse into a 3 tick (approx) pulse.   * Part 4 simply inverts the signal so it's always on, apart from the 3 tick window. The output is powering a hopper below my brewing stand, so that it can allow the brewed potions to enter the hopper. I'm happy for the circuit to extend upwards, if I can reduce the overall footprint. Any advise (or solutions) welcome.


If I buy multiple 3 day xp buffs, will they stack?

If I buy for example 6 x 3day bonus xp, will they stack giving me something like "Increase xp earned by 600%"? Thank you!


Where can I find information about previous Kerbals?

So I've recently started playing Kerbal Space Program, with disastrous results: the survival rate of any Kerbal entering any of my ships is currently 1 survival for every 30 deaths. My question is, is there a place where the names and possible cause of deaths (or achievements) of my Kerbals is stored? I think it would be awesome to have a list of heroes (read: tragic guinea pigs). Thanks!


Can Minesweeper be played using the keyboard?

Can Minesweeper be played using a keyboard, like in Weird Al's "White and Nerdy"?


Which of the combination artifacts can be used together?

The various combination artifacts each involve some number of individual artifacts; to equip a combined artifact, the slots for the individual artifacts must be available. In some cases equipping multiple combos becomes impossible. In other cases, such as with the Statue of Legion, there's little difficulty in equipping at least one more combo. Which combination artifacts can be equipped at the same time?


Does standing still on the sand still summon more ant-lions?

In the chapter "sand traps", touching any of the sand along a large portion of the coast causes an ant-lion or two to spawn, and if you try to run across a long stretch of sand you can easily spawn too many ant-lions to fight off. I was wondering though, if I jumped onto the sand and **stood in place** , only turning in place to target ant-lions that spawn behind me, would :   * More ant-lions constantly spawn (i.e., ant-lions are spawned by spending time on sand), so I would be better served just sprinting across a long stretch and then finding a defensible place to eliminate the swarm?   * Or, do ant-lions spawn when you **_move_** while touching sand, which would mean that standing still, shooting, and then moving on would be an effective way to keep the ant-lions from swelling into a swarm?


What happens if you skip the practice games?

I haven't played any league games yet in StarCraft 2. When I go to the league page, there is a button that suggests something like "test skills". As far as I know it will be 5 games to determine my level and to put me in the most appropriate group (bronze, silver, etc). But there is also "Skip" button. What will be if I skip those testing? Will I be able to play few games and than go back to tests? Or I will be put into "Bronze" league instead?


Does a Party Member's position determine damage?

In _Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana_ you have 3 active party members which can be places in 1 of 3 vertical positions the further back one was the less damage they took (know this as Lita kept dying from the Elder Virum's Terra Flame until i put her in the back). In _Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny_ the 3 active party members are given one of 3 positions, Front, Middle and Back. I am wondering is the person assigned to the front going to deal/receive more damage than the one in the back?


How does armor work mathematically in QuakeLive?

Armor is the most obvious point of contention in 1v1 Quake matches. How does it interact with health mathematically in preventing damage?


If Spell Vamp affects almost every single ability, why do only AP mages buy it?

I heard a lot of people saying this, but I still don't get it. If Spell Vamp affects every single damage ability, why do I see it only on the ap carries?


Minecraft mod help ironchest mod

I installed ic2 buildcraft and the ironchest mod but am unable to make a silver chest since none of these mods add silver . Is there any mod that adds silver that will work with iron chest except redpower (it is out of data).


Is it possible to hire heroes from another faction during the campaigns?

I have been working through the Necropolis campaign and at one point found myself in possession of an opposing town with a lot of creatures ready to be hired. However, when I went to the Hall of Heroes to hire a hero whose skills would match up with the creatures, I could find no way to hire a hero from a faction other than my own. During the campaigns, can you hire heroes from opposing factions in Heroes VI?


Joystick in Battlefield 3

I wanted to use joystick (Saitek Cyborg-X) in Battlefield 3, but it's not working at all. The game doesn't detect it at all. Is there any way to get it working? Flying jets with mouse isn't fun.


What are vault tickets in DCUO used for?

I just started playing DC Universe online and I have a vault ticket, it says use it to teleport to the vault and have free inventory space. Is there stuff there that I can just grab for free or something? I don't want to use it til I find out whether I should save it for right now.


First person shooter vs. Third person shooter

What is the difference between First person shooter (FPS) and Third person shooter (TPS)? Can a game be both FPS and TPS?


Is it possible to save in Binding of Isaac?

I know this is kind of silly but is it possible to save current progress? So far I've been leaving the game running so when I return I can attempt to finish the level but it would be nice to just save. I haven't seen an option in the GUI to save or reload but I figure i'd ask the community. Maybe I am missing something.


How can I make my sim harvest the whole garden automatically again?

When you're harvesting your garden, usually if you click "harvest" or "tend garden", the Sim will go around and perform these actions to every plant in the garden that the action is applicable to. My Sim was doing this just fine until I moved neighbourhoods. I used the "copy to library" feature to move my Sims into a new neighbourhood, and since this, my Sim will not tend multiple plants automatically. I have to issue an instruction for each and every plant. The exact behaviour is like this:   * If I "Tend Garden" on a plant that is not ready for harvest, the Sim will tend that plant and all other plants that are not ready for harvest (by watering/weeding).   * If I "Tend Garden" on a plant that is ready for harvest, the action is immediately cancelled, with no thought bubble above my Sim   * If I "Harvest" on a harvestable plant, my Sim will harvest that plant   * If I queue up multiple "Harvest" actions, my Sim will cancel all Harvest actions after the first   * After a plant has been harvested once, it never becomes harvestable again Is my save file just bugged now? Is there any way to fix this?


Every time I try to play on a multiplayer SMP server, I get nothing but an empty blue world. How do I fix this?

Every time I go to play on a multiplayer SMP server, I join, it pops me in, and then I fall into nothing and stand on nothing. It's all blue; all I can see is the sun and sky. How do I fix this?


What constitutes a bash?

The basic "Bash" attack card has the ability of "Add 2 damage to any other Bash you play. Keep.". The "Bruiser" Martial Skill has the same ability. What cards qualify as a "Bash"? Is it only cards that have the exact name of "Bash", or is it any card that has "bash" in the name, or any melee attack that slides the opponent back?


What is news/analytics site to read about StarCraft2

I am trying to find web sites that contain articles, game/tournament descriptions, events regarding to StarCraft2. Among others, what I am interested in is something like "you tube replay", but made not in video, but in text-form. I know we can read something on team liquid forum, but that is more like a forum, with question and strategies, sometime theory-crafting, some time with replays/videos... P.S. The reason why I don't like video-replays is that I want to do that sometime in work-time, but we don't have a bandwidth issues.. Thanks.


How can I disable friend notifications on Xbox Live?

When a friend logs into Xbox Live, a notification pops up. This interrupts movies and games. Is there a way to disable the notifications?


Why are my dwarves starving when there's food available?

I'm new to Dwarf Fortress, and though I've started a nice fortress, for some reason my dwarves are always starving. According to my records, there is plenty of food: over 100 in the "other" category, over 300 seeds, and over twenty drink plus a well and a river. But I constantly receive messages that "Urist McDwarf cancelled Give Food: no food available" and "Urist McDwarf cancelled Drink: no water source". Some are even hunting vermin. I think I'm getting the same problem with wood, because my carpenters are always cancelling tasks due to lack of wood even though there is a pile of it right outside the fortress door. I already tried to remove walls and obstructions inside the fortress, but it didn't help. Moving, adding, and configuring stockpiles also didn't help. I see dwarves going to all of the locations of the things they need, but they almost never pick them up. I'm using the Linux version. I don't know if it has more glitches than the Windows version. EDIT: I just embarked in a new world, and several minutes later my carpenter cancelled a task I gave him, claiming that there wasn't enough wood even though I confirmed that the wood was available before assigning the task. A while after that, I started a stockpile underground, and I started getting error messages telling me that items couldn't be moved to it. There are huge paths with no blockage. I'm considering the possibility of a limit on the path-finding system that scales with processor power (which would give me shorter paths, because my computer is old). This article says that the algorithm has been known to fail more generally: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131954/interview_the_making_of_dwarf_.php?page=8 I might be able to fix it by clustering my fortress. I'll try it tomorrow.


What happens after getting all achievements?

I've finally finished every achievement in the game, and yet nothing happens. Is this a glitch or was doing this completely pointless?


What is classified as a "Cantrip" card?

You get an Artifact Blank and a recipe for Rod of Cantrips in Diamanda's Campaign, Kinet side (After playing through Vital/Synthet), and I wanna make it. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/y4TX0.png) Yes, I want to make a "Rod of Cantrips", but I have no bloody idea what a Cantrip is. So, what the hell's a cantrip, and what cards count as cantrip cards?


Multiplayer LAN problem with AOE3 - The Asian Dynasties

Till yesterday I was playing AOE3 in multiplayer LAN with my brother ( LAN through WIFI ) and it was perfectly smooth. Today I installed _The Asian Dynasties_ expansion pack on both the systems and I don't see any hosted games detected by this expansion pack. I tried connecting to a specific IP directly, but it is of no use. I am not able to play on LAN with Asian Dynasties installed. What might be the problem?


Download trouble versions earlier than 1.7.4

I am having trouble downloading the version 1.6.4. I can download and use versions 1.7.4 and higher but nothing earlier than that. It gives me an error that it cannot unpack natives. I have updated java and also the minecraft launcher.


What are the ramifications of clearing Fort Independence?

I wound up visiting Fort Independence last night, and Protector Casdin took the Outcast Power Armor I was wearing, leaving me essentially naked. This couldn't stand, so ... I opened fire. I lost a bit of karma for taking out him and Defender Morgan, and another tiny bit for opening up Fort Independence itself, but no karma losses inside for anything, including the wholesale slaughter of all the Brotherhood Outcasts. What are the ramifications of this action? Will all Brotherhood Outcasts in the Wastes now be hostile? Will there be no more Brotherhood Outcasts? Are there no ramifications of any significance?


How to find path for the mazes in Metal Gear (NES)?

I just played through Metal Gear (NES) again for the first time in ~23 years. A good game. What I don't understand though, is that it seems as though we HAVE to go through the mazes in the game in order to complete it and I can't remember finding any information ingame on how to get through them. Is that correct? We HAVE TO go through the mazes AND there is no ingame information about the correct path? Just... trial and error?


How to execute perfectly timed attacks in Arkham Asylum?

One of the available upgrades in Batman: Arkham Asylum is the "Critical Combo Strikes": > **Critical Combo Strikes** Doubles the power of combo hits and perfectly > timed attacks will count as 2 combo hits. After unlocking it I do occasionally get a "critical!" message, but I'm not really sure what triggers them. What is a perfectly-timed attack, and how can I execute one?


Does C4 damage stack?

Although not really an issue in Multiplayer, I've found in survival mode that using multiple C4 blocks at once doesn't seem to do as much damage as individual C4 attacks. For example - a Juggernaut. 5-6 C4 blocks will kill him, but only one at a time. I throw 8 or 9 C4 blocks on the ground in one area and blow them at once, the juggernaut seems to shrug them off. Is this just in my head, or is there a genuine lack of 'damage stack' for this particular method?


Peggle Nights faeries

Does catching the faeries on the splash screen of Peggle Nights actually do anything...?


How to construct a //g command with WorldEdit in minecraft?

The WorldEdit Generation manual I'm looking for an example of how to construct an arbitrary 3D shape from formula to script. SK gives an example formula for a stone torus, which is as follows.               //g stone (0.75-sqrt(x^2+y^2))^2+z^2 < 0.25^2      The mathematical formula for the volume of a torus is: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kfMye.gif) What I need to see is an example of something simple like a triangle or a trapezoid, something I can get my head around. You can create any shape possible if it follows a mathematical formula. SK even gives the command syntax. If someone could show me a few shape formulas broken into the proper format that would be nice. Actually, I dual posted: How to translate from one math formula format to another? - Mathematics - Stack Exchange


retrieving game names, year, manufacturer with MAME

I need a vanilla ASCII, tab-separated list of the arcade games which I have in my "roms" directory of MAME, with at least the following entries: game name, year, manufacturer. Also good would be to have genre. Can I get this with MAME using command line parameters? I know it has the year, manufacturer.... information stored, but how do I retrieve it without painstakingly going manually through each game?


How do multiple choice quests work in co-op?

I have the option to return my bullymong hair to either Hammerlock or Claptrap for two different quest rewards. I would like the former while my co-op partner would like the latter. If I return the quest to Hammerlock can my partner return it to Claptrap?


Is there a list on when you should do the driving in LA Noire?

In some sequences of the game, if you drive yourself you will catch the suspect in the act of doing something and net more evidence. For example in 'The Driver's Seat' if you drive to the suspect's house you can catch him by surprise before he escapes. Is there a list somewhere of when I should drive to a destination without spoiling the game for me?


How to get the Dragon Track past the tutorial to a race?

My race track has only the tutorial feature. I indeed cannot race in the dragon track. I'm looking for help.


Can you upgrade your habitats a second time, in dragonvale?

I hate how the plant habitat only holds 500 coins. Especially when the plant dragon has one of the fastest income rates!


When do shops change inventory?

Do I have to wait a certain amount of time before the shops get new stock or is it something as simple as changing zones?


How do I finish the first level in No Heroes Allowed?

I need help, I can't even finish the first level of No heroes allowed. I don't think I understand how the game works. At the third stage I always lose, I can't seem to surround Badman with enough monsters.


I've noticed during multiplayer matches that enemies can be spotted, which makes a mark appears above them in the display. I've found this really useful for targeting and tracking enemies because the mark appears for a few seconds, even when they go behind cover. However, I can't work out how to do it. How do you spot enemies in Gears of War 3?


Is the Game of the Year version of Fable 2 as buggy as the standard version?

I had Fable 2 for XBOX360 (PAL version, i.e. Europe/Australia) and it was buggy as hell. If I was married, my wife would go from totally happy to leaving me in an instant. There were several other minor glitches that annoyed me. I traded in the game because I got sick of the bugs. Does anyone know if the GOTY version does anything to fix these annoyances? If so I might pick it up on the cheap to tide me over until fable 3...


What are keys for in Diablo 2?

I've just started Diablo 2 in single player mode, and there is one thing I don't understand. Some opponents drop keys, generally in multiple numbers (like 6 of them stacked). I can buy them in the towns, too. They seem to be generic, and don't have to be identified, so no mystery there. What do they open? Can I sell them without worrying about that they might be useful later?


Is it worth it to craft the Alchemical Tome?

I have been playing a lot with equivalent exchange the last month or two (seriously, it was mid-August when I started messing with it, and I think I've logged over a hundred hours in there). By this point, I've accumulated a lot of the neat endgame stuff. I've been toying around with the idea of trying to craft the Alchemical Tome, to fully unlock the power of my Transmutation Tablet. I'm not sure that it's worth the amount of time it would take, though. It takes 152,732,278 EMC to craft the tablet, which is three fully-charged Klein Star Omegas. Has anyone else actually crafted the Tome, so they could unlock the full Transmutation Tablet? Is it worth the time? I'm mostly curious about what items I could create that I don't already have access to through the normal game.


How do I get Dwarf Therapist to work with the latest Dwarf Fortress?

I just downloaded the latest DF(0.31.12) and the latest Dwarf Therapist(0.5.7). When I open Dwarf Therapist, it says it doesn't > ...know how to talk to this version of Dwarf Fortress!(checksum:0x4c4c32e7) When I look in the etc/memory_layouts/windows folder, I don't see a file for 0.31.12; the latest one I see is for 0.31.10. Does one exist?


Can growling dogs smell me even without a purple scent ring?

In _Mark of the Ninja_ , dogs have a rather large 360 degree detection radius, which shows up in purple as they are sniffing along the ground, seeking me even in the darkness. However, at times I've found dogs that were "on alert" - and instead of having their purple smell-ring-detection-indicator, they've got little growl noise- rings. On one of the early missions, there are a whole bunch of these dogs after you steal a particular item and the alarms automatically trigger. The game's been pretty good about keeping me abreast of the detection radius of enemies, but in this case, even though the "smell radius" is gone, it seems like I still can't sneak up on these growling dogs. Can these growling dogs still detect me by scent?


Can I eat humans and sacrifice them to my god?

If I am a race other than human and lawful, can I eat humans and sacrifice them or will this hurt my alignment? Or is that only a problem if you are human?


How can I add multiple items to the Quick Buy menu?

For example; I want to have _Phase Boots_ + _Bracers_ in the quick buy menu, but when I add bracers, the phase boots disappear.


Why does my character skin keep reverting to a naked girl?

Why does my character's skin keep reverting to a naked girl? I thought someone figured out my password, so i changed it, but after a week or so it got changed back. I have used mod tools to add aether mod only as well as adding the high def painterly texture pack. Is there anyway to stop it reverting? The most recent time happened within the last week. I've fixed it before without changing my password and it just gets reset to the naked girl skin after i've set it to the default. Though the newest skin is still of the girl, but at least she's clothed now. I don't think it is a key logger cause I have a new install of windows in the past month and i've had this problem for more than 6 months. The problem is that I'm always in first person mode so i hardly even notice. Also I play on a server and no-one has bothered to mention to me that I look like a girl, so I wonder if it is client side.


Which character attribute affects staff bolt attack?

In Darkfall: Unholy Wars, a character has base attributes (str / dex / int / wis). Each serve a clear purpose as it relates to "primary role stat" and how it affects an attack. Now melee and ranged apply seemingly to, melee weapons and missile weapons (bows / thrown) But what is not clear is what stat affects the "Staff Bolt" function of staffs. Which of the attributes affect this attack?


Soul Calibur 4 Tower of Souls

I can't seem to beat this tower of souls, going up. Is there a certain character and item combination that gives the proper stats to reach the top? Preferably a lot of defense, attack, and perhaps life vamp? I have a lot of the items but whenever I try, they just massively out-damage me, and I have very little offensive power as compared to them.


What is a winning strategy in Ninstar - Second Floor

In the chapter called "Ninstar", I am stuck in the second mission, "Second Floor". The green team starts in a small room in the middle of the map. There are (too) many openings in the walls to have the soldiers monitor the doors while being hidden in some corners of the room. The red team overwhelms the green team before the 10-turn counter is finished. What is a winning strategy? The green team is composed of:   * 2 Rocket launcher units   * 2 Shotgun units   * 1 Machine Gun unit The red team is composed of:   * few Sniper units   * many Shotgun units   * many Machine Gun unit


How do I find the Wiggler segment in the Bafflewood?

I'm stuck on my second visit to the Bafflewood. A Toad near the entrance says that something round and yellow has been by, but I can't find anything new in this level. I keep using the "good" paths that I marked with stickers the first time through this level, but I can't find the Wiggler segment. Where is it?


How do I use the 'Special' weapons mode in Dead Space 2?

I'm at the very end and I'm low on ammo and no health packs. I watched a video with someone using the plasma cutter (which I've been using the whole game) and the player is getting one shot kills on Nichole and the marker. I'm assuming it's due to the special mode. How do I activate/use the special mode? I can't find the controls to do it. I tried a few different things, but nothing worked. The plasma cutter is fully upgraded. Update: Check again, guys: http://solidlystated.com/software/dead- space-2-plasma-cutter-special-upgrade/ The plasma cutter DOES have a special upgrade. Just need to know how to use it.


How exactly do missile defenses work?

I've done pretty well with missile defenses while playing Endless Space so far. Getting killed by missiles? Put in more of best known flak module. Problem solved! But now I'm getting interested in making mods, and I've realized I don't really understand missile defenses very well. 1) Looking at the game's XML files, it looks like there are 4 rounds per phase; missiles fire in the first round then spend the remaining 3 rounds reloading. This means beams/kinetics fire 4 times per phase, though, and for some reason my memory is insisting that they only fire 3 times. Am I just crazy? I started playing during the alpha, did it used to be 3 rounds in a previous version? 2) I know defenses are per round, but how many rounds can missile defenses fire on missiles? Every round they're in flight or only the final round right before they hit? 3) What happens when incoming missiles have a higher evasion rating than my defense modules' interception rating? Do multiple defense modules tag team missiles? So if I had 3 flak modules, each with 5 interception rating, trying to counter 2 incoming missiles, both with 7 evasion rating, two flak modules would target the first missile and one would target the second missile, resulting in 1 missile shot down? I assume any extra interception rating the module(s) has/have beyond what's necessary to take down the missile is wasted.


Where are all the Caldari COSMOS agents located?

I'm having some difficulties finding updated sources of information on Caldari COSMOS agents, so I would like to know, where are all the Caldari COSMOS agents located and what are their levels?


How do I beat Donkey Kong at 100m?

I made it to the top of the 100m area of Level 1, thinking it would work like the previous areas - get to the top, and Donkey Kong runs off with the girl again. Instead, he picked me up, tossed me around, and killed me! How do I beat him?


Will my saved games work with a new copy of Skyrim?

I played Skyrim on my Playstation 3 last year. I ended up selling my copy of Skyrim to my friend, but now that they've released DLC for Skyrim on PS3, I'd like to start playing that. Will this new copy of Skyrim work with my old saved games and characters?


Why does reproduction fall off around ten years in?

I've played twice now about thirteen years of the game. It feels like my people are doing OK -- I can keep them at 4+ stars and 4+ hearts and they seem to start the game pregnant, so babies come up at first. But then, after a while; certainly by year 10, no more babies are born and the villagers have started dying of old age and my population crashes down below 18 or so which feels like a tipping-point after which I can't generate all the stuff I need to -- not enough people to both mine iron _and_ make tools, and I have to start giving up nutritional variety, etc. And it feels like there aren't really that many more knobs to twiddle. I'm pretty patient with games, trying again and again with different strategies; I just don't see what I might do differently. So, are there factors that go into reproduction that I'm missing?


ME3: unlocking Rebellion and Resurgence pack characters and weapons?

How do you unlock the new characters and weapons in Mass Effect 3's DLC packs? I've seen plenty of other people playing with them, and I can see the new characters greyed out in the selection menu, but after buying a ton of those annoying random loot packs I haven't unlocked even one. Are these only found in the 99k packs? If so how many of those packs do I have to save up for to get even one to turn up? Do you have to play a particular game type? Does having existing characters up to a certain level help?


Is power-levelling good early on in Skyrim?

I'm pretty new to the game, and plan to do something like this - I basically like the Dragonplate Armor so, I was thinking how early in the game can you get it. Through power-levelling (in this case, getting Smithing to Lv100) it can be done at almost any point of the game. So I can just use that Iron Dagger trick to max out smithing, fight some Dragons quickly to get the required Dragon Bones/Plates, and then make my armor. But I've seen people say that if one levels up their, say, smithing too much without leveling up combat skills (I'm playing a sword-n-shield warrior, so say One-Handed) the enemies will become much harder to handle. To remedy that, I saw another trick on YT - right after the dragon attack in Helgen, after you get a sword, you can just keep attacking Ralof/Hadvar, Wait to allow them to regain health, and repeat to get your One-Handed up. So, by doing all this (power-leveling Smithing and One-Handed) I should be able to get the Dragonplate armor after defeating the dragon in Whiterun's watch tower without screwing up myself. My main question is - am I doing anything wrong? If no, well, thanks. If yes, what? And then what would be a good time to start the power-leveling process?


Battlefield Premium: Gifting Back To Karkand to someone else

Having failed to find any means of contact someone relevant at EA.... I'm interested in getting Battlefield Premium, but I already have the base game which included the Back To Karkand DLC (limited edition). Buying premium would just about pay for itself, if I wanted all the remaining DLCs as they are released, but it would be nice if I could make use of the Back to Karkand that I already have. My (student) nephew has just got the vanilla game, and to save him a few pennies, it would be nice if I could 'gift' him B2K. This kind of thing is possible under steam but is there anything equivalent under Origin?


How many skill points will I have at level 20?

I'm trying to work out what to spend my points on for my multiplayer character. How many skill points will I have in multiplayer at level 20?


Minecraft crashing to launcher when joining server or loading singleplayer (Minecraft 1.7.9)

I've tried updating java, updating drivers and such and every time I press connect or load a server in Minecraft 1.7.9, it crashes back to the profile selector and launcher. Here's the error file: http://freetexthost.com/yovtk5ycgv It was too large to post here, so it's hosted there. If you have any idea what's wrong, let me know, all suggestions are appreciated, thanks!


Is there a contract multiplier

In Kerbal Space Program .24, is there a multiplier on earnings for completing more contracts on a single mission than on multiple individual missions? I can see that fuel costs could be reduced by a larger multi contract launch, but with all the various parameters you end up with a Frankenstein rocket trying to get them all.


How to hack a turret in Bioshock?

I've found that most cameras can be hacked by sneaking another them and hacking from below. Also the flying helicopters can be hacked if they are protecting an enemy which is killed. What I can't work out is how to directly hack a turret. It's difficult to get close to them without suffering severe health loss. Is there any way to do this?


What are the upgrade paths for the academy?

The academy only shows what unit type it upgrades to for existing units already in the army, and only if you've already unlocked the correct race and level upgrades. Can anyone provide or link to a diagram or table (or the data in any other form, really) showing what upgrades to what?


What exactly do you unlock when you sign in to your Social Club account?

Once you sign into your Social Club account in-game, a notification pops up saying you unlocked an Annis Elegy RH8 vehicle, which is awesome. But what else gets unlocked when you sign into your Social Club account?


Is it possible to beat the main story of GTA V using only non-lethal weapons and tactics?

Is it possible to beat the main story of GTA V with never having the character you are currently playing as kill someone?


Does the trinket from the Asari consort have any use in the later games?

According to the wiki page of Eletania this carries over to ME2. Does it have any effect in the later games?


When copying single player world to server, I lose my structures!

Whenever I try to copy my customized pvp map that I made in single player, I lose all of the structures that I have created. It is very frustrating as I put some serious time and effort into creating the map. Any help would be much appreciated.


Which wifi channels does the Wii support?

The Nintendo support site recommends using channels 1 or 11, which are too crowded in my area. I can't find any documentation on which channels the Wii actually supports. **Edit:** Screenshot:![Screenshot](http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3280/wifim.png).


How to prevent character model from leaning in front of inventory

Much of my inventory management time focuses on setting items to trash [x] or favorite [star] while comparing with currently equipped items. Unfortunately, between the slow sway of the character and the slow sway of the inventory screen itself, while in comparison mode the right side of the inventory is often hidden by the character model. Axton is especially rude: ![Axton thrusting his chest in front of my inventory](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0qYN0.jpg) If I try to click the [x] or [star] blind, I often click the wrong one or accidentally equip an item I'm just trying to tag. Non-solutions:   * I can click-drag up/down to temporarily pull the character out of the way, but once I let go it bounces back to its original location.   * I can click-drag left/right to rotate the character model, but most rotations are even worse than the default. Occasionally, though, the character model blessedly disappears completely: ![Yay! No Axton!](http://i.stack.imgur.com/QgQHf.jpg) Often it's this way if I go to inventory immediately upon starting. And sometimes this happens when I rotate the character model, but it's inconsistent. Just now I tried it with Salvador (didn't work) and Axton (worked about half the time). Is there a way to make the character model disappear consistently?


Is there an effective way to write to your squad/platoon

To write a message to your squad/platoon you currently have to type platoonSay/squadSay, but is there a hotkey or something to do it faster?


Tiny Deathstar crashes while loading

When I tap on the Tiny Deathstar icon everything seems normal. The loading screen popps up and the gamecenter welcomes me. As soon as the loading bar reaches about a quarter the app crashes. This happens everytime and I habe only been playing since yesterday. Anyone here who can help me?


How to place objects in the showcases?

I have built a house in Skyrim and I am docorating it. So, I have crafted some showcases but I think it is too complicated to put objects in there. Is there any easy way to put objects in there? I've tried to grab the objects and drop in the showcase but the result didn't like me because I can't control the position of the object. p.e. When I grab an axe I always pick it by the handler and the edge is upside down, so, it's too hard to place it properly.


How many friend slots do you start off with, and how many do you get per Steam level?

According to What use are Steam Trading Cards?, additional Steam levels grants extra friend slots. Given that I have as many Steam friends as there are fingers on my hand, I didn't realize there was a limit in the first place, so in the interest of finding out how useful gaining a Steam level actually is, how many slots do each level grant you?


How can I automate the hacking minigame?

Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas have a hacking minigame that's basically Mastermind. You have a bunch of passwords and four tries. When you get the wrong password, you get the number of letters that were correctly placed. That's it. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ckL1M.jpg) How can I play this minigame effectively without resorting to pen and paper and guesswork _or_ tables with the known correct passwords?


How do I get Crucible and Vanguard marks?

Several vendors require Crucible and Vanguard marks for purchasing certain items, but the tooltips say nothing about how to get them. How and when do I get these marks?


Is it possible to check the log before a crash?

In Kerbal Space Program you get a "Crash Log" after your rocket disintegrates. I'd like to see this log, _before_ my spacecraft actually crashed. I can see the debug console by pressing `Alt` + `F2`. But that's not what I really need. Is it even possible to get the "Flight Log" as I like to call it?


Why should I choose faith?

Faith provides many bonuses. It can basically help any type of victory (except domination). If it can help almost every civilisation on its way to victory, why do they have such a mechanic? If I want a cultural victory, I'll get culture buildings and build defences for protection. If I seek scientific, I'll get science, etc... What type of victory says: I need to build faith to win, since there is no religious victory? I don't quite understand why faith is present in the game. To me, it just seems pointless, but I'm sure it's not, and I would like to know why?


Move hours played back to where it was

In the new update, they moved "Hours played" and "Last played" stats to the right column in the Library Detail View. Is there a way I can move it back to where it was? To help illustrate, here is a picture: ![Detail View](http://i.stack.imgur.com/L6kcn.jpg) I am wanting to take the states in the RED box and move them back where they were (GREEN box). Client information is:   Build - Sep 10 2013, 18:49:55   API - v012   Package versions - 1378937703 / 1378937703 **Unnecessary information** For those of you interested in why, here it is. I have 2 monitors. One is 1920x1080 (main), the other 1366x768 (side). The main monitor is directly in front of me when at my desk. Therefore, the side monitor is entirely to the right of me, stretching way over to the edge of my desk. When the stats were next to the play button, they were easy to read and right in the center of the screen. Now they are even further from me and my lazy eyes don't like it. Why does any of that matter? Well I use these stats to determine which games I have yet to play (buying Humble Bundles really crowds up my list and it can get hard to keep track of which games I have yet to start up). This also makes it easy for me to pick a game to play when I don't know what I want to play. Sort of a "I haven't played Castle crashers in a long time" or "I only have 3 hours in FFVII? I should go play that!" line of thinking.


How do you win a war in CK2?

I've just bought CK2 and apparently a recent patch has invalidated most if not all walkthroughs. For instance, the Ireland start does not work anymore because you need 51% instead of 50% to create a duchy. Lacking that, the preferred way to expand apparently is war. But I've tried a few times in Ireland, and also in southern Italy. Doesn't matter: defeat is unavoidable. In Ireland I just get stuck in a stalemate without any gains. In Italy my army was wiped out by a family member rebelling, even though he held only a single county with ~1000 troops and I sent in everything (~2500 troops). Despite that, I lost all my troops and he lost 69 or so. Plotting hasn't achieved anything either, nor marriage. In fact the only positive change in territory I've ever seen was when I started in Dublin, since that sets you up to inherit from your father. The war tutorial is less than helpful. It has Argyll with less soldiers than a single barony in the real normal game. No wonder that works. So, is there a intelligent solution to expand? Picking just the right initial leader with enough internal stability and sufficient armies to beat up much, much, smaller neighbours? Wait several hours more and get lucky with marriage? (Yeah, I'm aware this does sound like I'm quite unhappy. First and last Paradox game I bought. Spent 12 hours so far just in the game, without a single feel of achievement or having learnt something. That's a first in 300 games I've played over the years)


How do you enter the hollow mossy grotto in the Anwen's Ambush quest on iPad?

This is the at the very beginning of the game where you are supposed to enter the grotto at the bottom right corner of the map (I googled for its exact location). I know how to enter the grotto on my Xbox but what sort of control do I use on iPad? I've tried tapping, double tapping, swiping left and right, and repeating 'open sesame' to no avail. Does anyone know? Here is a pic of where I think the location of the hollow tree is. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3tpPv.jpg)


Why doesn't Age of Mythology work in windowed mode?

I have a PC running Windows 7. I installed and play Age of Mythology and its expansion, the Titans. Since the computer I have is much, much more advanced than even the maximum supported graphics settings in AoM, and I often multitask, I want to run it in windowed mode. As it is, the game runs in the center of the screen at the resolution I select, surrounded by a black border. I have tried the following:   * Checking the "Windowed mode" box in the game's settings   * Hitting ALT-Enter while in the game   * Creating a shortcut and adding "-w" and "-windowed"   * Running it from the command line using "-w" and "-windowed"   * Running it in every available compatibility mode None of these had the slightest effect, except ALT-Enter, which causes a momentary flicker during which I can see the outline of the window and the minimize/maximize/kill buttons in the top right. Is there anything else I can do, or is it simply not possible? If not, can anyone tell me specifically why, in case it is a problem I can create a workaround for?


How does attrition work

I recently made a helicopter gunship and it said I could position it over mountains. So, I moved it onto one of my mountains. A few turns later, my gunship dies of attrition. **How does this happen - How does attrition work?** I was not at war with anyone at this time, and it would have alerted me if there was a barbarian (i'm not even sure if there are barbarians anymore).


How do City State unit gifts work?

Earlier in the game, I received a few units from allied CS Valetta. The odd part is that these units were H'wachas, a Korea only unit. There was no Korea in this game to gift it to them either. How does this work, and how did it happen?


How do you change your color scheme in Skullgirls?

Whenever I select a character is seems to give me a random color scheme. It's usually consistent only within the same session, but it changes to schemes I don't particularly like. I would like to know how to change it in-game, is there a particular key, or can I bind a key to 'change scheme' under the controls section? If so, what are the different options for schemes that I can choose from?


Are there disadvantages to leaving forest/jungle tiles?

I started playing a game with the "automated workers remove features" set so that my forests/jungles won't be removed. Aside from missing out on the production bonus of chopping them down, is there any disadvantage to leaving forest or jungle tiles?


What are the differences between the Tower factions?

I'm about to drop some glimmer on a class-specific item to start racking up reputation within a Tower faction, but I don't know what difference it'll make. Is there any difference between the factions (Future War Cult, Dead Orbit, and the New Monarchy) other than that their Tower outposts offer different items? Does joining a faction or rising in its ranks otherwise affect the gameplay? Is there any general non-cosmetic difference between the items offered in their stores?


I solved the Cipher, why did the hack fail anyway?

I have failed hacking a Cipher two times even though I solved the pattern like this: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/x7WxL.png) Why did it fail when it looks solved?


What does a topaz's "Melee Attackers take x damage per hit" modifier do?

I noticed that the topaz has a modifier when socketed into a weapon that reads **_Melee attackers take x damage per hit_** What exactly does this mean? Does it mean that I take the damage when using melee attacks or that opponents who attack me with melee attacks take damage (ala Thorns)?