Is the gameplay the same throughout the main series?

is the series of Dynasty warriors' gameplay the same throughout (the main series such as dynasty warriors 1, 2, 3 and so on excluding Dynasty Tactics) or is there one that has a different playing style? I have dynasty warriors 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the gameplay seems identical but with new characters.


Do fairy chest stat boosts apply to all characters?

After finding all the runes, fairy chests instead give stat boosts. Are these boosts applied to only that character, or are they a permanent boost to the whole bloodline?


How do i play with people on minecraft online besides a server?

I want to play on a survival world with a neighbor but i cannot connect to his internet so how to play with him besides a server?


How do you discover passcodes?

I've seen hints that media files can give you codes but I haven't been able top figure or any from the media I have. How does it work?


Is stealth bomber bomb damage uniform?

Is the damage on the outer area of the explosion of a bomb deployed by a stealth bomber smaller or equivalent to damage in the center of the explosion of a bomb?


Does the choice of religion (not beliefs) have any impact?

I just had the chance to found my first religion, and am offered with a list of religions to choose from, such as Buddhism, Judaism etc. I understand that I then choose a founder and follower belief and they have an impact on the game, but does the religion choice itself has any impact? In other words, is the choice between Shinto and Christianity purely cosmetic, or does it actually affect something?


When should I choose Ceremonial Burial and when Peace Loving?

I want to take a founder belief which will provide additional happiness. I'm unsure about the benefits of Ceremonial Burial vs. Peace Loving: > **Ceremonial Burial**   >  +1 Happiness for each city following this religion > **Peace Loving**   >  +1 Happiness for every 5 followers of this religion in non-enemy foreign > cities What are the precise benefits here, and under what conditions should I choose what? And is Peace Loving also applies for city-states, so I can rely on those as well?


Is there a chart showing all unit upgrade paths in Civilization 5 Gods & Kings?

Is there a chart showing the upgrade paths for the units? Something like Warrior → Spearman → Pikeman... for all of the units, similar to the chart on this site for vanilla.


How does the environment influence farming?

So I've noticed that certain plants haven't been growing in a timely manner. On my starting world I had a toxic biome near the teleport point and got a bunch of toxic top seeds, but after 3-4 cycles of growing and harvesting the wheat right next to them, the toxic tops I'd planted hadn't grown at all. I've since moved on to an arid biome world. I placed some dirt near the teleport point, tilled it, and planted some wheat, a crystal plant, and a toxic top. None of them have grown. My inference is that plants will either grow or not grow depending on planet biome; is this correct? If so, which plants grow on which planets? Another plausible guess is that the tilled block matters - some plants may grow in tilled dirt while others require mud. Is this correct? If so, which plants grow on which blocks?


How do I give other players money in GTA Online?

Every time I go to **Quick Menu > Inventory > Cash > Give Cash** it says that I'm unable to give someone else cash. I know you can only give $5000 each day, but I can't give anything. Does anyone know why this is?


What is the most expensive item obtained from the Mixer in Wonderful 101?

There is one item which costs 30 of each ingredient. All other items are health recovery items (the left panel) or attack all items I think (right panel, except the lowest). But the lowest item is nothing of the above. What is it? Below is a self-made picture of the mixer. ![Mixer image](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3EItP.jpg)


What do the solid and border colors mean in the damage info?

On your mech and sufficiently scouted enemy mechs, you get damage readouts like this: ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/S8KUu.png) It looked simple at first, but I'm confused now. What's do the borders and the solid colors inside mean?


Can multiple computers install to the same shared SteamApps folder?

I want to put my SteamApps folder on a network share so that multiple computers can use it, without wasting hundreds of gigabytes in duplicated software installations between them. Can this be done? Will they fight over game installations, updates, etc? What if the computers run different operating systems?


Can Steam tell me when I have a game installed on another computer or in another OS?

Does Steam know, and will it tell me, if I am installing a game that I already have installed elsewhere on the same account? In particular, I don't want to install the same games in Windows and OSX and Linux on the same computer, but more generally I'd want to avoid installing games without cloud synced saves in multiple places accidentally.


What is the purpose of cacti?

Lanayru Desert is covered with cacti. I realize they hold bombs at a nice height for the beetle to pick them, but do they have another purpose? You can bash on them and get the bark off, but can you destroy them? Do they hide anything valuable?


What are the gameplay/level design differences between Jumper and Jumper: Redux?

I understand that in Jumper:Redux, graphics and sound effects are improved over the original Jumper. As well a few new features have been added, like multiplayer. What I want to know though is there any differences in core level design or gameplay that would change the actual way the two games are played? Or are they identical in that respect? (I am thinking of things like in Super Mario Bros 3 the GBA/SNES versions are considered slightly easier than the original NES version)


How does the level penalty in the postgame experience tally work?

Upon completing a mission, experience is tallied out based on a number of factors. Crew survival, mission skill, and risk factor are among some of the potential contributors to experience. With most (if not all) missions, there appears to be a set player level tied to it that, when contrasted with player levels, can deduct experience from your final tally. My question is this: Which types of missions (Four Stores, Bank Heist, Watchdogs, Firestarters) carry which hidden level values with them? Additionally; How do additional difficulty levels affect this level bonus? What scale does the deduction operate on? Does it subtract experience for both underleveled (would make some sense, this could be in place to curb powerleveling scrubs) and overleveled (keeping some challenge around for highly leveled individuals) parties?


Why do junglers use Dorans Blade?

I'm new to jungling and was watching a few streams and saw that some junglers (Lee Sin is the one that comes to mind right now) would go boots first and then 2-3 Dorans Blade. Why do they do this? I didn't know if it was just a preference or something that I didn't understand because I'm new to jungling.


How is your Castle level determined?

In The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, what determines your castle level and how much does it increase depending on upgrades? You of course want to maximize the strength of creatures and traps in your castle _without increasing your castle level_ , so knowing how it increases is important. For example, I noticed that placing Roboshieldotron raised my castle level by 2, while removing it did nothing to lower my castle level. I've also noticed that certain research upgrades do not increase my castle level while others do.


Addon support in Guild Wars 2

Do you know anything about this? I'd like to write some mods but I can't dig up any information about the addon support. Some say that it is not planned. Any information?


What's the easiest way to gain the Master of Patience achievement?

One of the Federation Cruiser's ship-specific achievements is **Master of Patience** : > Use only the Artillery Beam to destroy an enemy ship while taking no hull > damage. What is the quickest/easiest/safest way to gain this achievement?


What is the most efficent use of karma?

Simply put, what is the most efficient use of karma at level 80? I've reached 80k karma or so, and I've been looking to turn this karma into gold profits. Most armor and weapons take far too much karma to be useful, so I've started to look into using karma for cooking. As more players raise cooking, however, I find cooking to be fairly unprofitable. Are there are any armors or weapons that efficiently use karma? Assuming that I have only 100k karma, how can I efficiently use this karma to benefit a level 80 character?


What's the benefit of initiating followers into the Blades?

Once you've discovered Sky Haven Temple, Delphine Jend tells you that if you'd like to expand the ranks of the Blades, you can bring followers to her, and she'll administer the oath and induct them into the Blades. What's the benefit of this? Is it just the 'upgrade' to their default equipment? Or do their 'tagged' skills change at all? The only other benefit that I can see is that for those followers with out of the way or inconvenient 'homes', you can relocate them to Sky Haven for much easier recruitment. This is particularly handy for the Khajit caravaeer I suppose.


How can I turn a profit with Missions?

I built an alt that's geared towards combat (my main is a miner), but I'm having trouble turning a profit running missions. I can do level 2 for the Caldari Navy, but they payout isn't so huge, and repair costs tend to drive my bills to the point where I actually lose money with each mission I run, not gain it. I carry my own armor rep, and that helps with the repair costs, these missions (plus the bounties) don't pay enough right now to warrant doing. Any advice on how I can turn a profit so I don't have to get rid of this build?


Is there a way to get the awesome robe enchantments on armor?

As a mage there are some nice clothes out there. I'm wearing:               Master's Robes of Destruction       +150% Magika Regen       -22% magika cost for Destruction      Pretty awesome. But not wearing armor makes me incredibly vunerable to melee attacks. I often get one-hit killed. Is there a way to get the awesome enchantments of clothes on armor? I have the enchantments but they don't work so well on armor. If I up my Enchanting skill will they ever be as good as clothes?


How can I rotate map in OpenTTD?

**Is it possible to rotate the map?** Sometimes things are very difficult to select because they are behind buildings or other things. The shorcut icon, key, etc. would be greatly appreciated


How do I complete the With Friends Like These achievement?

The challenge achievement _With Friends Like These_ requires you to "Kill 30 enemies from the death explosion of a single Grotesque, Harvester, Horror, Aomination, Bile Crawler, or Spine Lasher." Obviously, followers and minions are going to get in the way here so it's assumed they're dismissed. As I understand it, the idea is to try and kite 30+ enemies close to one of these exploder enemies and then blow them up with the explosion from killing the exploder. I would think to use Monk, Wizard or Hunter as Barb abilities would need fury and Doctors rely on their minions quite a bit and crowd control abilities that don't damage or do little damage in order to herd the enemies. I cannot seem to get 30 enemies to die this way. Either there aren't enough enemies within range or they don't die from the explosion or I'm missing something as to why this isn't happening for me. **Where is a good location to do this? What is a good strategy to do this?** Are there particular classes/skills that would make this easier? The ideal answer would be class agnostic, but as long as it is simple and it works, that's good enough.


How can I run a Unity web game at full screen?

How can I run games that plays with the Unity web player at full screen?


Why does my framerate go up and down?

I am playing Final Fantasy 14 on a Toshiba Qosmio X70 (17.3 in laptop, 2 TB HD, 20 GB 1600 MHz RAM, intel 4-core i7 4700MQ processor, GeForce 770M with 3 GB dedicated) and I notice that my game tends to go back and forth between great fps (frames per second) and then gets throttled back. I can hear my fan spinning up each time the game gets choppy. It does this regardless of the quality I have it set to. When it is not doing the back and forth choppiness thing, I can play it Maximum settings at around 40 fps. When I play it on minimum I can get more like 60 fps, but in either case, it sometimes get choppy (it gets choppy for about 1-2 seconds then goes back to playing well and it might do this every 10-15 seconds). Any idea what is causing this intermittent low in fps? It is not anything in- game since I am sitting in a town crafting and not doing anything intensive. Is this a heating issue? Is it RAM related? What do you guys think and how can I troubleshoot this to figure out what is causing this?


Is it possible to see AI's city gets captured by barbarians?

I've tried the following setting: huge map, only one AI as Venice, raging barbarians, one-city challenge, no city-state, level 5. I expected the barbarians will capture the capital of Venice because of the number of encampments and the high spawning speed. Also during the game, Venice has built Great Library and Parthenon. So I think he was not on the track of military sciences. But even with this, I didn't see the barbarians capturing his capture. So is it possible to see barbarians conquering an AI?


Which teams are the top teams in FIFA 12?

In short I want to find out which are the best teams in FIFA 12. I know this is quite an open ended question but it would be good to see some sort of comparison chart for team stats, anybody have a link for that or something similar? Something like follows would be useful...               Team    Att    Mid    Def    Total     ------------------------------------     A       90     90     90     270     B       89     88     87     264     C       90     89     82     261      I need to decide which team I want to be in an upcoming league I am going to be part of. I need to have a shortlist of my preferred teams, and will also be wanting to test them out before it starts.


I think I got a counterfeit Xbox 360 wireless gaming receiver from eBay.  Can I make it work?

I bought a XBox 360 wireless gaming receiver on eBay so that I can use my wireless controllers on my PC. I got it from an Asian distributor on eBay. The device itself as well as the whole packaging looks pretty authentic though the official Microsoft logo can't be seen, so I suspect that it is some replica. When I plug it in, Windows 7 complains it can't detect the device. Also, when I point it to the drivers that came with it, it says it can't install them. Is there anyway I can still get this thing to work?


Is there an official or reliable list of the amount of experience available in each race?

I'm interested in grinding XP, and I've noted that there is public information about how much money I can get when I win a race (A-SPEC, B-SPEC, seasonal, ...) but not how much XP I can get. I've Googled for this, but it seems that there isn't an official list, and the info I can find in some places is wrong (or the XP prices have changed). Is there an official or reliable list of XP?


Can a NG player be summoned by a NG+ player (and vice versa)?

Can a NG player be summoned by a NG+ player (and vice versa) ? I'm curious as I'm going to start my NG+ with my lvl 61 sorceror. Maybe lvl 61 is too low for NG+, from what I've read people seem to be lvl 150 by the time they beat Gwyn.


How do you get the armour plates off in the Spine of Deathwing encounter?

In the new Spine of Deathwing fight, to get the armour plates off you have to kill the tendons. Does this have to be done in one go or can you do it in two attempts? Does their health reset each time they manage to seal a plate back on?


Random Minecraft Seed not containing new biomes

I often search for nice seeds on the internets but then I think I want a unique seed for my server and not one that is already in use by many other servers. When I generate a new map with a random seed (leaving the field blank), the server builds a map prior to the version (I think it's 1.7) which does not contain MESA biome and generally the stuff added since 1.7. My expectation is that a map created by the newest version of the server also contains the new stuff. Now I'm running the most recent server versions but still have old maps, although I just created them. I have two questions:   * Is it just bad luck?   * Is there a way I can integrate the missing biomes randomly into my current map without losing chunks we already built on? I'm using the most recent **spigot** with only a little amount of plugins. When I put in a seed found on the internet, containing the new biomes, spigot / the server does not complain and happily generates the map with the new biomes. _Edit:_ Thanks for your answer. The suggested tool showed the _missing_ biomes - I just didn't look far enough. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/l0h3n.png)


My Borderlands 2 DLC isn't detected?

I'm playing Borderlands 2 and I just downloaded a DLC called the Pirate's Booty for ten bucks, because I do not have a pass. It says that it is downloaded, but I cannot play it or access oasis. It says it is not downloaded, so I'm a bit confused about this. How can I fix it and get the DLC in my game?


Is there a maximum limit on the amount of corpses I can pile up? How does it work and how can I remove/increase the limit?

Related.   I would like to know if BioShock Infinite limits the number of corpses in a certain zone (like the previous BioShock games and Dishonored, other games that also use the Unreal Engine). I also noticed that like the previous BioShock games, some corpses are also magically turned into lockboxes: ![Where the hell did these lock boxes come from?](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gWH7y.jpg)   * Does the game remove corpses or lockboxes to make way for new ones? How does it work?    * What if I haven't looted the body or lockbox yet? Will the corpse or lockbox still be removed?    * How does the corpse conversion into lockboxes work?    * If the game does have a corpse or lockbox limit, how do I increase this limit in the PC version of the game? I prefer removing or increasing the corpse limit and see less or no lock boxes at all. (The lockboxes break immersion, I mean - Where the heck did those lockboxes come from?)


Does bleeding damage stack?

If a player hits an enemy twice with the same bleeding weapon in TF2 will they take damage from both hits or simply the last hit? Does the multiple sources of bleeding damage add together, or is it merely the highest bleed value of all sources?


Which mantises explode?

I've noticed that when I loot mantis legs off of some mantises they explode. Others (most in the wasteland, in fact) don't. Which mantises explode upon you looting their legs, and why is it different? # UPDATE Going through Vault 22 again, this time as a goody-two-shoes for the NCR. What I've found is that not only do the Vault 22 mantises explode upon me looting their legs, but I also seem to get 20XP each time I do so. I still have not gotten a mantis to explode after looting it anywhere but Vault 22, so I'm beginning to think this is just a Vault 22 thing. Can anyone confirm or deny?


Is there any way to read past intels?

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Intel shows up before a match starts or whenever anything starts. I want to know if there is a way to reread any of that, or do I need to wait until it shows up again?


Landing big jumps in Skate 2

There's a Skate Magazine challenge in Skate 2 called "Who Lives Here?" where you basically have to jump an enormous gap. I have no idea how to do it. I can make the gap easy, but whenever I land I bail. Are there any tips on how to land big jumps?


Can you gift games to yourself?

It's the holiday season, and the steam sale just started, and I have the urge to buy many many games as gifts, BUT, I am not certain that people are going to want those games, and I might want them for myself if no one else desires said game. Is it possible, if you have a gift copy of a game already bought, to give that gift to yourself?


Is it possible to create the perfect Lone Wanderer?

Is it possible to create a Character in Fallout 3 that has maxed out S.P.E.C.I.A.L. (10 each) and maxed out skills (100 each)? If it is possible, what are the critical perks to get and are there other important points in skill point distribution? I do have Broken Steel (as this raises the level-cap to 30, and adds more perks), but I'm also interested if this is possible without Broken Steel.


I need a console command to empty my inventory

I am carrying way too much stuff in my inventory, and I need a way to drop it all with a console command like being able to take everything from a chest. I need to store everything in a chest in one fell swoop without manually doing it all.


Is the PS3 version of Fallout 3 unplayable?

I loved Fallout back in the day and I have been close to buying Fallout 3 on the PS3 for a long time. My main hangup is that I hear it is buggy as hell and almost unplayable. I really want to grab the GOTY edition but I'm scared. Anyone have success with Fallout 3 on the PS3? Has Bethseda fixed the issues in the GOTY edition?


Do different warrior weapons offer stat differences?

In cube world. the classes have different weapon types which offer differenty combos and special attacks. An example would be the mage having a staff, wand, or bracelets. Warriors have 3 types as well: 1 h+shield, dual 1 handed, and 2 handed weapons. The main difference is that there are axes, maces, and swords. The have the same combos (dual mace will hurricane spin just like dual sword). No other class has this difference, except for **_maybe_** ranger's boomerangs (disc, L, and X types). So my question is there a difference between weapons of the same type... like sword having more attack speed while axes has higher critical? I'm still a low level where stats are negligible to tell any difference in.


Is there aught to help me dry faster?

I find myself oft getting soaked and losing the light from my lantern after exploring some stream. Usually when this happens I just walk around until I'm not wet anymore. Is there a faster way to dry off, or at least a faster way to get my lantern turned on again? I'm currently fairly early the in game, exploring the Witchwood.


Where can Terran spend extra minerals after building a tier 2-3 army?

In the late game, if I'm on a 3-4 bases and building tier 2-3 army (Terran Air), I end up with a ton of extra minerals. There are usually no more available expansions and I only have 1 or 2 barracks because I raced up the tech tree. Where should I be spending my minerals?


How do I add a new floor in Gnomoria?

I'm trying to add a new floor in Gnomoria. I removed a clay for (before realizing that there was a replace command). Looking at the wiki under Construction Strategies I saw that there is supposed to be a way to add new floors (Terrain_Floors). However, I don't see this under my list of terrain build options. Is the wiki correct, and am I just missing something? Also, is there any way to just add a new floor? Thanks!


How do I launch Skyrim in fullscreen mode on a secondary monitor?

I'm trying to play Skyrim on my secondary monitor (dual monitor setup). Short of changing my primary monitor, is there any way to force it to open there? (I play in fullscreen). My initial guess was that simply changing the graphics adapter would do the trick - but it didn't. I'm using Windows 7.


How can I change spells (using hotkeys) in a spell+shield configuration?

I like how the PC version of Skyrim lets you use the number keys to switch quickly between spells, but its awkward to use this capability when you are in a spell + shield configuration. As far as I can tell shields can only be equipped in the left hand, and this is unfortunately the same hand used to equip a spell when you press the assigned number key. I want a setup where I can press the number keys to select different spells for my right hand while keeping the shield equipped on my left hand. How can I do this?


What do I do if other ships are already on the anchor?

I am trying to figure out ship trading in Shogun 2. I went to the location of an anchor on the minimap with my trading ship, and there was already a fleet of trading ships on it from a trading partner of mine. The game displayed a message saying I could right click on the anchor and destroy the fleet that was already on the anchor, going to war with my trading partner. This does not make sense to me; surely I am misunderstanding or doing something wrong. I had expected to find these anchors in territories of those nations I have trade alliances with, but I only see them with some odd, long distance nations, not related to me. Surely both of us can trade at the same time? It does not make sense to me that I would be unable to trade from an anchor because my trading ally is already there. I certainly don't want to go to war with my trading ally. What do I do to trade when there is somebody already on the anchor? How does this work?


What is the most efficient way to reach the Armor Rating cap?

What is both the most efficient way to reach the cap of 85% physical damage reduction (567 Armor)? Can it be reached without smithing/enchanting perks? Is it more efficient to not get some smithing or enchanting perks and just get heavy armor perks? Or is there some combination of crafting and heavy armor perks that gets to 567 armor with a smaller investment of perk points? For purposes of this question, most efficient is defined as the smallest possible amount of perks used to acquire the stated physical damage reduction, _passively_ - i.e. without popping pots (temporary) or using extra buffs from stones, blessings, or +Heavy Armor skill enchants (to keep those slots on equipment free for other enhancements). Also, any skill used to achieve this can be assumed to be leveled to 100 (for example Heavy Armor could be assumed to be already leveled to 100).


How many extra wallets can I buy? / What are the maximum number of Rupees I can carry?

In addition to having different sized Wallets, Beedle's shop also stocks extra wallets, which allow you to carry an extra 300 coins each. After buying one, you can leave the shop and come back to buy another one. How many Extra Wallets can you buy? On a related note, what is the maximum number of Rupees you can carry at a time with the largest wallet and as many Extra Wallets you can carry?


Is it possible to change your spawn point?

Is it possible to change the location you beam to on a planet? I've been to a couple of planets that have no usable resources near the spawn point and everything is a good distance East or West. It would be nice to be able to always beam down to there instead.


Is there a way to tell a citizen where to live?

One occasionally irritating problem in Tropico 4 (and 3, looking back on it) is that there seems to be no way to control who goes to live in which home; more often than not it's first-come-first serve -- and no matter that the apartment building I just put up right next to the garage by the fisheries is a much nicer place to live, three of the fishermen will stay in the tenement five miles down the road near the city center. Is there any way to change that short of forcible evictions (causes unhappiness) or dynamiting the tenements? **EDIT** Bit late, but came up with a workable method that causes a lot less unhappiness than evictions: Drastically increase the rent in the building you want cleared. Even the people who can afford it will likely abandon it for someplace nicer if they can, and when it's empty, it can be safely dynamited and replaced with a better residential building.


Just Cause 2 on Steam hanging on "Preparing to Launch"

I've been playing Just Cause 2 for a bit. I went a few days without switching on my desktop. I wanted to get back to playing the missions today, so I launched the game on Steam and it hangs on "Preparing to Launch." From what I've googled around, people have recommended verifying local game cache. So I tried that, and thats hanging too! Anybody have any ideas? Can I just reinstall the game without my progress disappearing? Any other potential remedies?


Civ 5 over remote session?

So I have been playing Civ 5 hotseat with my wife. But it is a little fustrating getting up getting out of the room or changing chairs. My wife has a laptop, but the graphics card is not that great. I was thinking if I had her remote into my computer under a different session and she was to launch Civ 5 can we play a LAN game that way. This assumes my current rig can handle two instances at a time. But my question is before I go down this road, is it even a technically possible solution?


How does the re-release of FF VII differ from the original PC game?

What are the gameplay and technical differences from the original, in the new online release of FF7 on Square's site?   * I read that it uses cloud saves - are they compulsory, and does it need a net connection in that case? (if so, does it need to be always on?)   * What about popular glitches or tricks in the game itself, do they still work the exact same as earlier, or have some of them been fixed (e.g. afk farming Midgard Zolom, one-time activation of Pandora's Box)   * Any engine changes to allow higher resolution or AA for the graphics, or other cosmetic upgrades? (yes, I'm aware this is a re-release not a remaster)   * Aeris or Aerith spelling in-game?


Tidalis: How do you solve 71-Reaction Action?

I can't seem to find a way of solving this Tidalis puzzle 71 "Reaction Action!" that has 4 colour reactive blocks in the centre. Every time it ends in disaster, there's no way I can clear 55 blocks by colour reaction. I had to skip it and now that I've reached the end of the game, any help going back to it would be welcome.


Can't uninstall games with "Delete local content"

I'm trying to uninstall Portal 2 from my local copy of Steam, using the right click->Delete Local Content menu option. Upon selecting this, a dialog is presented confirming the delete, followed by an "Uninstalling Portal 2" dialog that disappears after a few seconds. No error messages are presented in the GUI, but the game remains. I took a look at the system log (tail -f /var/log/system.log), and noticed the following messages that occur every time I try to uninstall:               Sep 19 12:04:10 gladys [0x0-0x7d37d3].com.valvesoftware.steam[25900]: Failed to create Service pipe     Sep 19 12:04:10 gladys [0x0-0x7d37d3].com.valvesoftware.steam[25900]: Failed to connect to Steam Service     Sep 19 12:04:10 gladys [0x0-0x7d37d3].com.valvesoftware.steam[25900]: Failed to load Steam Service     Sep 19 12:04:10 gladys [0x0-0x7d37d3].com.valvesoftware.steam[25900]: ServiceStart: failed to start      The game has been in, and remains in, "Download paused" state. It had been completely downloaded at one point, and played. Can anyone assist me in successfully uninstalling the game?


What are the most effective unit upgrades in Atom Zombie Smasher?

What do you find to be the most effective unit upgrades in Atom Zombie Smasher, and why? ### Evac Helicopter   * **Arrival Time** or **Load Time**? ### Artillery   * **Impact Time** or **Reload Time**? ### Zed Bait   * **Range** , **Lifetime** , or **Reload Time**? ### Infantry   * **Accuracy** or **Speed**? ### Snipers   * **Refire Time** or **Reposition Time**?


1.7.4 Problem with mobs spawning

I have just updated to Minecraft 1.7.4 and now all of a sudden there are barely any mobs spawning. I checked to make sure that I was in normal difficult and I saw 1 creeper but that is all. Also I tried different difficulties. Another thing - mobs seem to to spawn normally in the nether and all other mobs except aggressive mobs spawn like they should. Please if you know how to fix this, please help!


Why does my mouse not work in Counter Strike Global Offense?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  CS Go having problem playing with friends In Counter Strike Global Offense when I start a private match and invite a friend I can´t move my view with the mouse, the cursor is shown on top of all and i may only walk and jump, but not shoot or look around. My friend apperantly has the same problem. How may I fix this and what´s the cause of it?


Why do the reapers need ground troops?

The Capital Ships being sentient and armed spaceships, they can just enter planetary orbits and blast away till the planet is reduced to rubble. It is shown that their Kinetic Barriers are incredibly powerful and it takes a lot of hits to damage them - which can't be landed because they are able to destroy the attackers quickly. So defenses will be ineffective...


What is the nature of reaper destroyer weapons?

Are they nuclear? Because the radiation from that can kill/mutate the next cycle of evolution, so they wouldn't want that. Is there any intel on how their weapons work? Is it simply thermal destruction with laser power?


Collapsing stone when there is no stone?

I've recently undertaken some surface mining in DF, and I've having more collapses (and dead dwarves) than I ever did underground. I have a ridge like                             ------         xxxxxx     ---------------     xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx      which I designate for digging like so                             ------         dddddd     ---------------     xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx      Somehow I'm still getting a huge collapse which is killing my miners. Is the "layer" dropping on my dwarves? * * * **Legend:**   * `x`: stone of some sort   * `-`: the layer   * `d`: designated for digging   * ``: open space


How can I prevent Gaming Sickness?

Some gamers call me a wimp, but games like Spyro send me reeling and running for the bathroom in a matter of minutes. I get a massive headache, nausea, and sick to my stomach. I can play Portal, Ape Escape, Ico, Shadow of the Collosseus for longer. I think the problem has to do with the free-floating (or controllable) camera. Is there a way to still play these games and not get sick?


Why do I get sick when I'm lost (in a game)?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I prevent Gaming Sickness? (I'm not sure if this is where I should ask this but it's related to gaming so...) This usually happens when I'm playing a FPS but it can happen in any game (just happened to me while playing Arkham City (third person view)). If I get lost, and I don't know where I'm going, I start to physically get ill. I get sick to my stomach and if I keep playing, I'll get to the point where I have to lay down and close my eyes or I'll throw up. I always considered it some form of motion sickness. But it only happens when I'm lost. I don't get it. Thoughts?


Problem with stretched sheep in Civ V! What to do?

I installed Civilization 5 on my laptop recently and there is a problem with the graphics. The game itself looks good, but some resources like sheep are stretched. When I encounter them I see big lines on my screen. It seems as if the textures were stretched. My laptop specifications:   3 GB RAM; Intel Core i3 CPU; Intel HD Graphics; I have already installed the latest drivers for my graphic card.


How Do I Keep Up In Level As Support

I usually play support, and it's often the case that by the time I'm level 13 or 14, everyone else is 16 or more. What's the best strategy for keeping up in level with everyone else?


What are all the Secret Achievements in Fruit Ninja? I've been playing for a while but only got the one for getting a score of 99.


How does pummeling work?

In Halo:Reach, how much damage does a beat-down, or "pummel" do in multiplayer? At what point can I be guaranteed that a beat-down will kill the opponent?


How can I get this goblin out of the ground?

I'm stuck in the second room of the lost temple in Darksiders II. In this room, I am supposed to maneuver a golem into a socket to open the next door. However, I fooled a bit around with the golem and suddenly, the golem moved some six feet into the ground. Thus, the golem is now buried literally up to its throat in the ground. I can still mount the golem and can let him punch through the ground, but it's impossible to move him. Is there any possibility to get the golem out of the ground? Unfortunately, the game had already auto-saved the position of the golem when I reloaded the save state, so that it reappered in the ground at the exact same place. Is there any way to reset the golem's position? I tried leaving the area and reentering, but this didn't help either. If there is no possibility to resolve this issue and my save game is rendered useless by this bug, can anyone provide a WiiU save state at approximately this place in the game?


How to access Mass Effect 2 DLC?

I bought Mass Effect 2 with some additional DLC content on Steam and setup an account on the Cerberus network. I have completed the campaign, however I do not notice any of the bonus missions and extras the DLC offered? I should be able to do the Shadow Broker mission, The Thief, and some other extras. How do I access them? Have I missed something? I have been looking on Google and some people are saying the DLC is only unlocked if you start a new campaign after completing Mass Effect 2. Any ideas how to access the content?


How to get hacking past defense drones

Both MK II and the mother ship's defense drones seemingly create an impenetrable defense against hacking. In particular, the second stage mothership has a single defense drone. Even when part of a large volley of other projectiles, the defense drone unerringly singled out the hacking drone to shoot down. I tried sending it out slightly after a large volley as well; similarly no luck. Is there a trick to get around this defense, in conjunction with regular/ion weapons? Perhaps some timing trick? I've often found that the computer's attack drones somehow slip by my own defense, though perhaps they're simply slower than the mother ship's.


what elements of the game are NOT necessary for a successful city, such as farms?

I would like to know what elements of the game are NOT necessary for a successful city. Farms I have built and they take up a lot of space, but I am not sure what the contribution is to create a successful city. I usually skip them altogether, and things seem to go fine. But, do Landmarks really contribute to a city? I never built streets, skip railways or other monorail/elevated rail type, because they take up too much space. Or is it really necessary to built all types of zone densities in a city to make it successful?


Paying credits after a failled spacemission

When you start a spacemission you have to pay some credits to go to the destination. If I die during a spacemission and I press the button "retry mission". Do I have to pay that money again, or can I try the mission again without paying the credits?


I deleted a duplicate Mii from my Wii U. It was one that I'd imported from my Wii. Is it also gone from the Wii menu?

Somehow, I had one version of my Mii on my Wii, and one version on my 3DS. When configuring my Wii U, I used the 3DS version, since that was the only one I could import on initial setup. After importing Miis and save data from my Wii, I then deleted the duplicate version of my Mii that had been copied from the Wii out of the Wii U's Mii storage. However, I noticed now that when I boot up Super Mario Galaxy 2 on my Wii U, my save file just shows Mario, not my Mii. Did I accidentally delete my Mii (and thus any Wii Sports save data and any other Wii save data that requires a Mii) from my Wii U's Wii menu as well as from the Wii U's own Mii storage?


What are the advantages of going through the practice league? Aside from the practice and that battle.net can find better matches?


Does using the difficulty glitch in "The Last of Us" unlock the Survivor+ trophies?

It is apparently possible to switch from your first playthrough (where you unlock Survivor difficulty) directly to a Survivor+ playthrough via a glitch with Chapter Select. Does completing a "Survivor+" run in this way count for trophy completion? The glitch is where you start a new game+, play through to "20 Years Later", and then start a new game via the chapter-select and pick Hometown on Survivor+ difficulty. This only works if you delete the patches from your system, but they can apparently be re-downloaded once you've saved on Survivor+ mode.


How to kill (healers) with Subtlety Rogue

I currently have a Gnome Subtlety Rogue lvl 55. I am building her specifically for PVP. Currently my biggest problem is trying to kill healers 1v1. These can be priests or warlocks or paladins, with ambush I'm able to knock them down to about 1/10 health, but before I normally can finish them off they're able to do a full heal, and of course then going 1v1 against them I normally lose as they keep healing and I'm unable too. Lvl right now is 55 but I'm going till 85, but do enjoy doing pvp along the way. Are there any specific tactics for dealing with healers? Assuming I'm 1v1 against a random healer in a battleground, and no one else interferes.


The Sims 3: Athletic skill stuck, any way to fix?

In The Sims 3, I have a sim that plainly refuses to learn the athletic skill. She can work out for hours, get fatigued, but her skill meter never moves and the skill is still stuck at zero.   I've installed the latest patch (1.18.9). No expansion packs, no mods, no items. Is there any way to fix this? Things I've tried so far:   * `CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`C`, `resetSim <name of sim>`   This had no effect other than resetting the sim's position.   * Going to the stadium to learn the athletic skill   This only blocked the sim from doing the same thing again.


How do I find the Pinata Party in PVZ2?

Dave talks about the Pinata Party but I don't know how to find it? Is it in a random level or what?


Does PvZ 2 Piñata Parties only appear when all worlds are unlocked?

I haven't obtained any piñata parties in few days. Does it require all worlds unlocked before a piñata party unlocks?


Dragon Quest IX - Possible to play completely co-op?

How viable is it to play through Dragon Quest IX entirely in multiplayer? I'm hoping to be able to play through the whole thing together with my wife, so I'm just wondering if there are any downsides or impossibilities to doing this. A couple of main questions, I suppose:   * Neither of us have played it at all, are we able to start immediately in multiplayer, or do we have to play the game individually for a while before it's possible to connect?   * Is there any drawback to playing through completely in multiplayer? Will we be unable to do certain parts, or complete the game, or anything?


Can Heroes continue to use their upgrades once they've run out of Hero days?

Some people in my town have been asking this, and I'm not 100% sure. Here's an example, in case my title wasn't clear enough: Say a Hero builds a Kitchen in his home, that can be used to convert food into better dishes that give more ap. If this Hero's hero days run out, will he still be able to use the already-built kitchen to continue converting food?


Why do microphones get loud when loading Starcraft?

I use Skype a lot while playing Starcraft 2, and for many people that I've skyped with, their microphones go extra loud when a map/game is loading. Sometimes the reverb-like sound gets so loud you have to mute your headset. I would think it might be the hard drive or the graphics card pulling extra power, but I haven't noticed it during times of intense graphics during a game.


Minecraft Recording doesn't work

When I try to record minecraft, any software I use produces a video file with the game sounds, but not my voice, and with no actual video, just a blank screen. I have tried many different programs, such as Fraps, Camtasia Studio, CamStudio, and a few others I can't remember. Any solution to this problem is appreciated, thanks in advance.


Previous Login Art

I started to play recently, and I enjoyed seeing the animated login screens for Syndra, Rengar, and Kha'Zix. Is there a way to view animated login screens for previous champions?


How do I pay the Tunnel Man?

In the PC version of Spelunky, I don't know what buttons to press to pay the Tunnel Man. How can I pay him?


What exactly to destroy in "Maintenance Factory" alien building to accomplish a mission?

Mission briefing shows some kind of towers. "Tower" tops are exploding when receive couple of shots from Devastator Cannon. I believe what my operatives made all of those "towers" to explode, but there was still no "building disabled" message. What am I missing?


Does Portal 2 coop require a consistent connection?

I don't have a consistent connection and ping gets high on occasion. Can I still play Portal 2 coop, relying only on the saves in between levels or do I still have to be online 100% during the whole game?


Do any relics other than the Vault Hunter Relic boost Rare Item Chance?

With the preorder bonus I got the Vault Hunter Relic which gives +5% rare item chance. The problem with that is I have never and will never equip another relic unless it has a better rare item chance. So far (1/3rd of the way into playthrough 2) I've never seen another relic with + rare item chance. Are there any others, or am I going to be wearing this one forever?


Where can I get non-enchanted Hooded Mage's Robes?

I can't seem to find an non-enchanted version of this outfit anywhere. It is the same clothing all court wizards use, but I need an non-enchanted version (preferably without using the console), so that I can enchant it myself. Has anyone come across any non-enchanted Hooded Mage's Robes? Can they even be found in a non-enchanted form?


will dota 2, heroes of newerth and LOL run of my pc p4 intel 3.0 ghz when i upgrade my memory to 2gb and video memory to 512 or 1gb?

will dota 2, heroes of newerth and LOL run of my pc p4 intel 3.0 ghz when i upgrade my memory to DDR400 pc3200 2gb and video memory of 512 bg or 1gb?


How to resurrect players sustainably in Divinity: Original Sin?

The combat is difficultish, and my party members are dropping regularly. The only way I can find to resurrect them is with scrolls purchased in town, but I already bought the 4 that were there. Now what? How can I rez people when these scrolls run out? Some people in the past have said there is a witchcraft spell that can be bought from the Cyseal potion merchant or Arhu, but it's no longer there in recent versions ( that I can find ). At the rate I've been going, I will definitely run out of scrolls before I find the next city, and I'll be stuck with permadeath. What do I do?


Do neutrals spawn in 1v1 Mid Mode

Talking about the matchmaking 1v1 mode that was implemented: Do neutrals spawn in that mode? I could not test it for now.


Is it possible to run minecraft without checking for new libraries?

after version 1.6 the minecraft launch system has changed.so you have to get a launcher and run it with some complicated commands.   every launch with launcher checks for new natives and libraries like lwjgl. and this means every time you run game you have to wait about 30-40 seconds for this jobs to done.   is there anyway to run minecraft without checking for new files?


How to change gamplay to gamepad on Blacklist Wii U

How can you go from TV play to gamepad play in Blacklist on the Wii U? You can change it easily at the beginning of the game, by tapping the gamepad, but it isn't that easy when the tv is turned off, or suddenly occupied by your evil twin sister. I know it is in the menu somewhere, but how to do this blindly?


Is there any way to skip cutscenes in Puzzle Agent?

I've already played through the first bit on the iPhone (but I hated the controls), so now that I am playing it on the PC (where I like it much better), I was hoping I could skip some of the early cutscenes. Is there a way to do this?


Unexpected Blast in Call of Duty 4

I'm playing **Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare** , level No Fighting In The War Room. I read a lot of walkthroughs, but couldn't solve the problem. First of all, you start as Soap MacTavish, with your teammates: Captain Price, SSgt Griggs, and Cpl Miller. The latter is is not mentioned in any walkthorugh I saw. He is a real coward, and engages in almost no fight. Despite this, he gets killed no matter how I try to save his life. Anyway, I continued the level till I reached a corridor where crates blocked the road. There were two entries to my left and right, each leading to parallel side corridors. I entered each of them and killed every enemy. Oddly enough, neither Captain Price nor SSgt Griggs followed me. After that, killing all enemies in side corridors, I took a path leading to the main corridor (bypassing the wooden crates which blocked the road). At the moment I set foot on the passage joining the side corridor to the main one, an alarm set off. I sprinted to the main corridor, meeting Price & Griggs! They were running towards some giant door. No matter how fast I ran, just before entering the door, something exploded, and I was dead! This explosion is not mentioned in any walkthrough. I think it might be related to Cpl Miller's death, but I'm not sure. Any ideas?


Does car choice matter in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit?

Is there any serious difference between cars in NFS: Hot Pursuit in a given tier? I usually pick at random, but should I be looking at the top speed/HP/etc stats when picking the car to drive for an event?


Would a monitor with more Hz and a better response time help my game?

I'm thirty-eight, and started gaming with a keyboard and mouse about two years ago. My reflexes will never be as sharp as the teenage whipper-snappers who pwn me, but would a 144 Hz gaming monitor with a 1 ms response time be likely to improve my game? Or am I too old to benefit from it, and better to just work on technique? Currently, I have a 60 Hz monitor with 6 ms response time. I play BF4 and DayZ. I've been eyeing up a gaming monitor (144 Hz, 1 ms), but it's $400, and I'm not sure that it would really be worth it for an old codger like me. **Update, March 2014** : I ended up buying a 144 Hz monitor, and cranked my video settings down to get 100+ frames per second. It hasn't made me a vastly better gamer, but I am getting higher scores. It has also made games perceptively more enjoyable, immersive, and easier to play, as games now react in real time, rather than behind a lag. I guess I didn't realise how just laggy my old monitor was until I tried a gaming monitor. For example, helicopter control is much easier, and I can maintain steadier flight paths and more accurate turns because I'm not constantly over-correcting for the visual lag. In driving simulators, the on-screen steering wheel moves in perfect synchronisation with the physical wheel in my hand, and I find myself having to re-learn corners. If you're wondering whether it is worth $400 to get this relatively slight improvement in gaming performance and experience, that would probably vary from person-to-person and from game-to-game. For me, the answer so far is yes.


How do I get the code for the locked door at the bottom of the Brain Scorcher?

In S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, when you go into the _Red Forest_ to turn off the _Brain Scorcher_ , you descend into a secret laboratory, which is known as _X-19_. When you're at the bottom and have turned off the Scorcher, before you trace your steps back up, there is a locked code door. Does anybody know if that door can be opened, what's behind it and where to get the code from?   To help your memories, next to it are also two... let's call them cooling towers. Both having a ladder that leads down to spiral stairs. One of them containing Burner anomalies, the other is just blocked. ![screenshot of the locked code door on the left](http://i.stack.imgur.com/wji8m.jpg) The door can be seen on the left side of the screenshot. Up on that scaffolding on the right is the button that you press to turn off the Scorcher. There is a second code door higher up with the code 342089 (which you get from the "Monolith soldier's PDA") that contains some supplies. That is **not** the one I am talking about. The code does **not** work here.


In KOTOR and other d20-based games, how does the damage roll work?

I've been investigating a few combat systems as of late to figure out how to develop my own for a personal project. One of the combat systems I've been focussing on has been the one in the KOTOR games. To my understanding behind the scenes it uses what is essentially the d20 system - which I have yet to really learn, mind you. So far I've made sense of attack rolls and saving throws but the damage roll is something I'm still not sure about. I spent some time looking around on the internet and got a lot of information about what the damage roll _is_ but not how damage is actually _calculated_ , which is what I care about. How exactly does rolling for damage work in KOTOR? More specifically, if a weapon has a damage of "5-12", how is that damage applied during combat?


Is Sunset Sarsaparilla food?

Specifically regarding the Desert Survivalist achievement (trophy in PS3 parlance): Does Sunset Sarsaparilla count as food toward the requirement to "heal 10,000 points of damage with food?"


Can I still fight for one side or the other after forging the truce in "Season Unending"?

In Skyrim if I haven't done any of the missions to join the imperials or the stormcloaks or signed up for them, can I do so after completing the quest "Season Unending"?


What is Steam rating and what does it do?

I just noticed that apparently Steam has a rating and mine is 0.6: ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/I1LIh.png) 0.6 what? Is that good? Bad? Should I be forever embarrassed for having posted a screenshot?


Are Blackheart's cannons random?

After giving Blackheart the required amount of Doubloons, he fires 12 cannons at your enemies fort. Is there a certain pattern to his cannons firing at a certain fort or is it completely random? I want to know if there is a way to tell because you can siege a specific fort with Blackheart before he starts firing to increase the chances of destroying it.


Does attack progression go over the attack speed cap?

many gods have an attack progression that changes their attack speed. Kali for example has an attack progression of 1/.5/.5 where the last 2 hits have double attack speed but hit for half damage. the attack speed cap is 2.5x. Do god's progression system affect this?


Do games for the Sony Xperia need to be ported?

Or can it run PSPs game as they were originally released?


Black Ops 2 is freezing

I have been having very bad issues with my Black Ops 2. First, it disconnected me from Live every time I tried, so I stopped playing it for about 4 months. That problem stopped, and now it keeps on freezing on the multiplayer match load screen. It works just fine on zombies and campaign. I have done everything I could find to fix it, but it doesn't work. I even got another XBox, and that didn't work. The disk is in perfect condition no scratches whatsoever, and it works just fine on my friends PS3.


Does a forbidden door stop thieves?

I currently have a set-up in my fortress involving a small entrance filled with traps and a trade depot connected to a moat with a drawbridge. I have an alternative entrance to the depot from within my fortress, so that I can restock while the bridge is up. The alternative entrance has one gap in which I have placed a door. Now I'm wondering, if I forbid that door, will this stop thieves? Likewise, I'd also like to know if I link this door up to a lever so that is it open when the drawbridge is up, can thieves open a mechanism-closed door?


How to keep mutalisks moving?

TeamLiquid wiki (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Mutalisk) tells: > Due to their relatively slow acceleration, Mutalisks should be continually > moved at full speed even when there is no harm in sight - this allows them > to easily escape at full speed when defenders arrive. How to do that? I understand, you need to click continuosly "somewhere" to keep them "flying/moving", not only "flying/standing". But once you click any target they will shoot and stop. Isn't it? Or, immediately after 'shoot' command you need to stack another command "move away" with 'Shift'-click? Or without shift click?


How do you get a Hired Hand to pick up a specific item?

In this other question, I asked how best to use Hired Hands. Apparently, their best use is to carry things (with a side order of "they set off arrow traps" and "fortunately, they don't live long"). So: how do you force your Hired Hand to pick up the item you want, rather than the rock that they decided to carry instead? (Bonus question: if you're trying to get them to carry the Eggplant, how can you prevent them from splatting it on the landscape? Is it even possible?)


What is Griefing?

I previously asked what is Smurfing and got an explanation that it was a subset of griefing. So now this begs the question.... What is griefing? Is Griefing really the major classification of harassment to be used in all of gaming? I thought it got started in Second Life but it seems to have become a larger part of the lexicon used to describe all other forms of 'gaming douchebaggery'.


Is there any way to hide the juggernaut's location on a map?

In Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, there are times when someone gets a juggernaut delivered to them (by getting it as a kill streak reward). But when someone has it on, you can see their location as a red diamond with a dot in the middle. I haven't gotten a juggernaut in any standard game modes, but with the community mode **infected** , there are games where you are juggernauts fighting strikers (on the dome map, to be more specific). The problem is, you can see everyone that is a juggernaut, even if you're the enemy. And that comes with a great disadvantage, because you can't hide from enemies. So, is there any way to mask your location on the map, or is it going to stay like that?


How to neutralise / eliminate Lydia Boyle without attracting any guards / party guests nearby

So... when you do the "Lady Boyle's Last Party" Mission, and you do not have shadow kill, and your given target is Lydia Boyle (the one in red), you will be led to music room. There, she will ask you to play a song on the piano. However, as the music room is open to guests and servants, once you kill her / knock her out, you will attract unwanted attention... how do you eliminate / neutralise her without attracting unwanted attention? (Let's say I have shadow kill tier 1. Even then, she won't turn to ash because she already noticed you. Am I right?)


Can Archon Beam Shoot Through Wall?

Archon beam is the right click stuff when you turned into archon as wizard. It definitely can when the wall is created by the monster. When it's a regular wall, the result is not clear. I can't see the monster. Sometimes I can't see the numbers popping out, either. I mean can anyone confirm this with reference? Note: Archon beam can also attack across ladders, etc.


Is it possible to control the hookblade "catch" when falling?

In previous AC installments, you could voluntarily fall when hanging - and then press a key to grab at a lower point. AC Revelations seems much the same, except that my hookblade keeps "catching" on things as I fall. This makes the process of descending a tall building take much longer than previous games. Can it be avoided, or is it just a nuance of this version?


Dreamcast Mag in PSOBB

I want to get a Dreamcast Mag on Blue Burst: ![Dreamcast Mag](http://i.stack.imgur.com/jBb2r.jpg) In the guide Episode 1 & 2 Mag Cell Combinations it says that you need: > Kit of Dreamcast,   >  (Mark 3 OR Master System OR Genesis OR Sega Saturn),   >  Lv 101 MAG, Character Lv 100+,   >  MAG Lv req fluctuates depending on character Lv. So according to this, you only need a Kit of Dreamcast and _one_ of the other System Mag Cells. But on some threads I read that this guide would be wrong, e.g. in this post: > You have to create a Mark 3 first, then a Master System, then a Genesis, > then a Saturn and finally a Dreamcast. So you will need 5 mag cells to do > it. Besides that I don’t know which of these claims is true (do you need 2 or 5 Cells?), I wonder if things might have changed with Blue Burst (as the guide, and maybe also the thread, are about Episode 1 & 2). Can someone confirm what exactly is needed to make a Dreamcast Mag in PSOBB?


Is there a way to skip the intro screens in American McGee's Alice?

Is there something I can add to the command line that will let me skip past all the intro screens and straight to the game menu?


Frequency of the Golden Bowser Train?

Does anyone happen to know how often you can go to the Golden Bowser Train? For those that don't yet know, it is a level with nothing but coins, and is a great way to bolster your extra lives.


Is there an item drop cap?

Similar to TF2, where's there's a cap imposed weekly, is there a weapon skin, crate, or anything else drop cap for CS:GO? Is it Weekly, Daily, Monthly? What is it?


Does progress from Supply Raid carry over to Survivors (and vice versa) in The Last of Us multiplayer?

For example, if I'm on Week 7 in one mode, do I continue from that point in the other mode or does it start from scratch? I'm getting attacked and I don't want to risk not meeting the challenge by making it harder on myself and switching to Survivors.


What's the purpose of Desura's cache diretory?

Desura has a cache directory which currently takes up about 5GB of my hard drive. What are those files and do I really need to keep them?


Enable Tnt on spigot

I host a spigot server and one of my ops has disabled TNT. We cannot figure out how to enable TNT. doTileDrop is true, essentials is not disabling it, the factions mod is not disabling it. Does anyone have any ideas?


Transfer Everything to Another Player

I am running a Bukkit server on my local machine for personal use with MultiVerse plugin. Last week, my Internet went down for a couple of days, so I thought I could just play in offline mode on a new world I setup. Now that my Internet is back up, I wanted to continue playing in that world. However, my inventory, XP, etc. is now all bound to `player`, which is the default username if you're not logged in. How can I easily move everything from `player` back to my real user, `mellamokb`?


Can I avoid attacks indefinitely by remaining online?

Sometimes when I attempt to attack an opponent, I get a message along the lines of "Can not attack, opponent is online". I've also of course observed that I never seem to get attacked while I am online. Is it possible to indefinitely "filibuster" attacks by remaining online?


How do I put armor on in pocket edition?

I just got Minecraft PE a few weeks ago, and I still can't figure out how to equip armor!


Levels Not Unlocking In Runner 2

So, I got to world 4. But when I neared the end, the levels quit unlocking. Anyone else having this problem, or does anyone at least know what's going on, and how to fix it?


System vs Game time settings?

Animal Crossing is a real time game in which things are very much progressed in 'one day at a time' measurements. The game will read your system time but it also has its own time. Is there any difference between changing the in-game time vs the system time to help go through the initial days? I am finding it common practice in this game to set your initial time back a bit to get through the tutorial sections faster so you can get into the game.


What are the different champion compositions and resulting playstyles to a 5v5 team?

Recently we've seen the "meta" open up to a degree. While it's still common to see an AD carry, support, jungler, AP carry, and tanky DPS, the champions and their roles have been broadened past just "top tier" champions. It is now acceptable to have an AP top and an AP mid, for example. Now, in addition to more champion options, we've begun to see teams start to synergize their team compositions for a certain playstyle. For example, I often see CLG.na go with a "frost comp", as they call it. This includes Janna, Ashe, and Sejuani in order to slow or freeze the enemies so they they can catch them out of position. The other two champions on their team are usually designed to burst down those caught champions that are caught, making an easy 5v4 win later. So, in reference to this "frost comp" and the fairly common "poke comp" and "aoe comp", what are some other champion compositions you have seen? What playstyles are neccessary and what method is required for it (i.e. catching someone in the "frost comp")? Does it seem to be fairly successful or just fun?


Will NPC villagers contribute to public works projects?

Isabelle hinted that villagers could donate to public works projects but that they probably won't succeed without my input. So I assume I'm definitely going to have to chip _some_ in for this stuff to happen, but when she says that does she mean other flesh and bone players can also donate, or will my NPC villagers also donate a few bells?


Do prisoners ever finish their sentence and get released?

So when you click on a prisoner, it will show his sentence, but it's all in years. Does a year equate to an in-game day, or if a sentence if 1 year then the prisoner literally stays for 365 days?


Where did this deadly lichen come from, and what can I do about it?

I recently went through quite a bit of effort to survive obtaining a key (fire trap in explosive gas room...). After obtaining said key, I was walking though the only hallway back to the vault on the level, and it was full of "deadly lichen" that had not been there earlier. I would like to get back to the vault - my potion of detect magic indicated that all the items inside the vault have benevolent magical auras. However, but I don't know how to get past this "deadly lichen", nor am I sure what's its effects on me might be. To test the effects, I used my wand of beckoning to pull a kobold over onto the lichen, and it immediately became "fatally poisoned" and died within a few turns, so I've determined that walking over it seems like a BAD option. So how can I get past the deadly lichen? As a bonus, I'm also curious how deadly lichen forms if anyone knows. It was in the key room, so it may just be part of an elaborate key trap, but I haven't seen this before if that's the case, and it seems a little mean for a depth 3 key room.


What kind of salvage do Rogue Drones drop (if any)?

Just wondering if it's worth to salvage missions like Rogue Drone Harassment and similar ones.


How can you tell WHEN and WHERE to counter jungle?

I always seem to try to counter jungle and either get jumped by their jungler or there is nothing at the camps. How can I effectively tell when and what camps to counter jungle?


Does alacrity affect GCD in swtor?

Does the alactrity or "activation speed" stat decrease GCD in swtor?


Details on Clairvoyance?

What are the specifics on the Clairvoyance spell? I know it shows a path, but like what does dual-casting it do? How do you use it to raise your Illusion skill?


Does going to bed with a weapon increase my chance of survival?

Currently I'm at the point in Die2Nite where my town is basically about to be destroyed(170 defense vs. 255 zombies in the best case scenario). However, I'm determined to be the last man standing. While I already have my house filled with defensive items, I'm wondering if I should load up a battery launcher or some other weapon and take it with me to bed. Will it improve my chances for surviving through the evening?


Insured car destroyed, insurance company not picking up the phone

My insured car was destroyed by an online player but when I call the insurance company they do not answer. When I call my mechanic, the car is there but in brackets it says (destroyed). Is there any possible way for me to get it back?


Does World of Warcraft Cataclysm Collector's Edition have a separate key for the exclusive in-game pet?

The title says it all. However, I will explain. Are there two keys in the Cataclysm Collector's Edition box? One key to upgrade the account to play Cataclysm content. Another key that is used to retrieve the exclusive in-game pet only available with the purchase of the Collector's Edition?


What comes on the World of Warcraft Cataclysm DVD?

Does the Cataclysm Expansion Pack DVD will contain all the content from the Original, Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King. If it does, is there any requirements to download anything before the 4.0.1 patch. Understandably, there will be required patches for any version later than 4.0.1. The Wrath of the Lich King DVD came with all the content of the past on the disk. There was no need to download anything before 3.0. Yes the account will need to have the access/keys to all of the versions. Which is the case for my accounts. _Please post a reference link along with your answer if possible._


How do I unlock the Showcase?

The game told me to "Keep developing", but it's been years now and I still don't have the Showcase for displaying end-game clothes. How do I unlock the Showcase?


How do you extinguish the Fire Elemental?

The area boss of Metrica Province, the Fire Elemental, is ridiculously hard to even fight, much less kill. The boss itself bombards the area with AOE knockdown DOT effects that will generally take me out in one direct hit, while also firing off slow-moving, hard to see projectiles that, again, will take me out in one shot. In the meantime, the boss also spawns flying Embers that chip away at your health and get in your way when you try to dodge the first two attacks. Because of all this, I find that I'm generally down within about 30 seconds of running into the chamber, which is frustrating because it takes about a minute to hike back from the nearest waypoint. Is there a good strategy for reliably staying alive long enough to actually do damage? Is there some particular direction in which I should be cajoling the people in the area? Should I focus my equipment in any particular way?


What are Ice Towers useful for?

The description of Ice Towers states that they "freeze bloons in its burst radius for a short time. Frozen bloons are immune to sharp objects". Considering the whole point of this game is to shoot various things (most of which are sharp!) at bloons to pop them....what good is the Ice Tower?


What is "Legion's Mission in Mass Effect 3?"

Everywhere I look for help in uniting the Geth and the Quarians, I only see Legion's Mission in Mass Effect 3 only referred to as just that: Legion's Mission in Mass Effect 3. Even here: How do I establish peace between the Geth and the Quarians? And here: Brokering peace between quarian and geth options don't appear ...it is only cryptically referred to as "Legion's Mission in Mass Effect 3." There is no indication as to the actual name of the quest, when I receive it, and what prequisites there are, if any.


How to avoid Ice Storm Scroll suicide

I have a scroll of Ice Storm. Whenever I try to cast it, the storm seems to be centered on me. It inflicts damage on me and my follower, quickly killing us. From reading the UESP and Wikia pages on Ice Storm, it sounds like it's supposed to be a slow-moving projectile launched at my target. When I cast Fireball it acts as I would expect, launching the spell away from me at my target. But Ice Storm seems to be a self-focused and self-detrimental area of effect. Am I doing something wrong?


What is the penalty for dying in SWTOR?

In many MMO's, there is a (sometimes huge) penalty for dying. For example in Lord of the Rings Online, there used to be a huge dread penalty, which made it very hard for you to win battles for half an hour. Your armour would be damaged as well, leading to high repair costs. Now I was wondering, what are the penalties for dying in The Old Republic?


Team Fortress 2: Meaning of Bronze, Silver, etc.?

I am currently looking for a team in TF2. I've look on different forums, and I have noticed that people often speak about "bronze, silver" etc... when they present themselves for joining a team. I was wondering what is the meaning of this ranking?


Why do some of the item costs on the wiki show two numbers?

For example, the shadow blade shows 3000 (1000) What is the (1000) supposed to represent?


How does dual-wielding affect weapon skill special attacks and stat bonuses?

Do the stat bonuses and passive special attack chances from weapon skills double when dual-wielding two weapons of the same type? Do they stack when dual-wielding with two different weapon types (i.e. a mace and a staff)? What about when using a weapon skills active attacks?


What are the hidden trophies?

I am looking through my list of Trophies for **_Goldeneye 007: Reloaded_** on the PS3 and there is one hidden trophy I am missing. If you order the list by "original order" it appears between "Clobbering" and "Hat Trick" - which makes me wonder if it is an online (public match) trophy. Anybody have any ideas? Searching online I only found a list of the following 3 hidden trophies, all of which I have already...   1. Dance Commander - Surrender to the music in "Nightclub"   2. Rocket Man - Kill an enemy with the RPG in "Dam"   3. Royal Flush - In "Facility", successfully kill the enemy in the toilet cubicle without any shots being fired   4. Cheated - Public Match: Get killed the most times by Oddjob's hat (min 3 deaths)   5. Welcome to Russia - Make the initial rendezvous with 006 in 'Dam' **EDIT** Thanks to @Adeese, I was able to find that there are two more hidden trophies (added 4 & 5 to the list above)


How to install GLSL shader mod on Minecraft 1.5.2?

I tried installing the GLSL Shaders Mod, but no matter what I try, it just uses the default lighting. I'm using Minecraft 1.5.2 with Magic Launcher 1.1.4 and I have these mods installed (in order):   1. minecraftforge-universal-1.5.2-7.8.0.684   2. OptiFine_1.5.2_HD_U_D3   3. ShadersMod-mc1.5.2-ofud3-1.46   4. [1.5.2]ReiMinimap_v3.3_05   5. JourneyMap2.6.0_MC1.5.2 I have installed shaders, none of them work.


How to get through one-block-high passages?

> ![For the facepalm series.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Um0sN.png) > > _Mario needs a diet._ There's not enough room to fill up the P meter, all the pipes are out of reach and no shells are coming my way. Am I screwed? (This is in World 7-5.)


Why can't I play Street Fighter 4 online between different versions?

I have Super Street Fighter 4 + Arcade Edition DLC and all costumes. My friend has Super Street Fighter 4. We are trying to play against each other, but when I receive an invite, I can't join in his session and when I send an invite, he receives a message that tells that he needs to download something. As far as I know, the problem is not with the costumes DLC, since I already played against a lot of people that does not have alternate costumes. He tried to download and install the Update Kit for SSFIV, but the problem continues. I tried to change the version of my game, but the problem continues too. Do you know what we are doing wrong? Is it impossible to play with two different versions? I'm asking this because in the network battle I have an option to play against SSFIV only. I almost forgot. We are using PS3.


Do I have to find all magicks, moose, and secret areas in one playthrough?

I've just started playing Magicka. For the achievements **I put on my robe and wizard hat** , **King's Quest** , and **Sherlock Holmes** , do I have to get everything in one playthrough? For example, King's Quest requires you to find 12 moose. If I only have found 8 by the time I finish the game, when I replay, will I only have 4 to go or will I have to "re-tag" those 8 I already found again? Or does finding parts of these achievements "stick"?


What is the $/K on the stats screen?

I'm wondering what the $/K stat on the score screen is. What does it mean? How is it calculated?


Are there more Golden Temple levels?

So last night I unlocked and completed level 9-1. So I now have all the K-O- N-G letters and all the puzzle pieces. I went to view the image gallery, since I have collected all the puzzle pieces, and I noticed that the "Golden Temple" gallery has a picture of level 9-1, and then lots of other levels I've never seen: a minecart level wrapping around a giant banana, a Super Paper Mario style level, and a Virtual Boy level, among others. Are these real levels that are unlocked by completing enough mirror mode or time trial levels? It seems weird that there would only be one level in world 9. I've checked the three FAQs on GameFAQs and none mention any levels beyond 9-1, but they all appear to be incomplete too.


Is there a way to select all items in a list?

For example, when I go to drop items, put items into a chest, or pick up items off the floor, is there a way to select all the items visible in the list, rather than just quickly typing "abcdefgh..."? I know sometimes I can choose categories of items but that seems just to filter which show up. I would like a shortcut to select everything in the list of specific items.


Is it possible to pass every skill check in Long Live the Queen?

It seems that there are skill checks early on in the game which are extremely difficult or impossible to pass because of the mood penalties making it hard to increase the relevant skill. **Is it possible to pass all the skill tests? If it is, how do I optimise Elodie's skill gain in order to do so?**


Is there something I need to do to get squid to spawn?

I haven't seen a squid since about a week after the patch that added them. I have a "water wall" around my base, and I frequently scan the large "ocean" outside my base for movement, but no luck.


Most viable strategy champion 5 picks for 1v1 showdown

Showdown: In the 1v1 games will be blind draft. Each player has the opportunity to ban out three champions, after which the game proceeds to a blind pick phase. After both players have locked in their picks, there will be an additional period of time in which the enemy picks are revealed to each player - this gives players a chance to adjust runes, masteries and summoner spells accordingly before the match starts. Victory can be assured by one of three ways: you can score first blood, waveclear your way to 100 CS, or demolish the enemy turret before they take down yours. Now the strategies are:   * Keep calm, farm up   * All in for first blood   * Push the lane and tower All of these require different champions. What would be the most viable strategy and best 5 picks in this mode, depending on the tournaments riot organised.


Can you change your hunter name?

Somewhat self-explanatory, really. I've had my current hunter name for awhile, chose it mostly on a whim because I thought I'd be hunting solo for the most part. Now that I will be hunting online, I want to change my name, but I don't know where to do this or whether it is even possible.


Alternative counter-insults in Monkey Island 1?

Are there more than one possible reply to the insults? I vaguely remember playing Secret of Monkey Island a long time ago and ending up in a sword fight against either a pirate or the sword master, unfortunately can't remember which one. They threw an insult at me which I didn't have the correct counter- insult for yet, so I replied with another one that was kind-of fitting. And won the match despite using an "incorrect" reply. **EDIT:** I'm not sure if the insult was this one, but this is what I mean:               Insult: Only once have I met such a coward!     Reply: He must have taught you everything you know.     Alternative reply: I'm glad to hear you attended your family reunion.      I don't currently own a playable version of Monkey Island so I can't verify if they work myself.


How do I access Dragons Dogma one from Dark Arisen?

I just bought the game dark arisen and it says on the cover that it includes the entire game one. how do I access game one? I tried starting it up and it began in the middle of all this stuff and is quite confusing. im new to the game and yes I know, clearly ignorant... but any help would be appreciated.


Is stat growth related to the current job when levelling up?

I googled a lot for this question but it's hard to get a final answer to this question because the PSP system seems to be very different from the original one, since on PSP class levelling is global. As far as I understand, in the PSP version, the answer to my question is 'NO', since the only stat's increment is about base stats (+.1 to all base stats when levelling up.). So there is no difference in gaining 10 levels in the Warrior class and then switch to a level 1 Knight (for example) than gaining 10 levels in the Cleric class and then switch to a lavel 1 Knight. Am I right?


Can I enchant additional affixes or effects onto items?

Now that the enchanter has become available with the Reaper of Souls expansion, I am wondering her capabilities. let's say for example I'm a Monk and have a rare item with the following effects: Primary   * 400 Dexterity   * 400 Vitality   * Increases Critical Hit Chance by 7% Secondary   * 90 Cold resistance   * 20% Gold from monsters Can I add another primary effect to this item? Or am I limited to overwriting one of the effects it already has? I have seen rares with up to 6 effects in the past, is that simply something I'll have to get lucky on (regarding the base number of effects)?


What triggers the "deserter" debuff when leaving a dungeon group?

Sometimes when I leave a group I joined from the dungeon finder mid-run, I get a debuff that prevents me from joining another one for 30 minutes. It doesn't happen all the time, though. Exactly what triggers this?


What happens in Assassin's Creed 2 when you find all the feathers?

Getting all the feathers is a grind and tedious for me. Is it worth getting them?


How do I speed up egg hatching?

Some Pokemon eggs take many thousands of in-game steps to hatch. I'm only interested in breeding in late parts of the game, mostly after I have beaten the League. Since I've already done virtually all the things I wanted to do, I only generate a minimum of steps. **Is there some way of speeding up the hatching?** I don't want to press D-pad arrows all day just so I can get an egg to hatch. **Edit:** I'm playing Heart Gold, in case it's relevant.


Not-So-Squishy Slark

Slark being a squishy hero is a known fact. Standing 1v1 against him is quite hard. Even at low levels. I can't be teaming up all the time just to kill him. The following are my rather defensive approaches   1. Tower hugging - saves me with very low HP   2. Hex/stun and run    3. Blade mail and assault - potent but he heals and comes back fast.   4. Force staff myself. Any counter heros or offensive strategies particularly for 1v1?


How do Dark Side and Light Side points work with regard to your faction?

I know that gaining points in one primary direction will allow you to unlock special items, but I was wondering how it affected your standing with your chosen faction. If I'm playing as a Jedi of the Republic, and go down the dark side path, do I become a Sith and/or have the option of joining the Empire? Do other Jedi or "good guys" respond less favorably towards me?


How can I effectively kill giants in melee combat?

I read some good hints in this question, but I am a warrior. I don't want to run around the giant throwing him dozens of arrows, I want to fight him face to face, mace to mace. I am level 25 now, specialized in 1-hand combat, shield and heavy armor. Is it possible to challenge a giant in melee combat and win? What equipment should I use that can help me against giants, or better yet, what skills can help me out here?


Can Sith use lightsabers of any other colour than red or yellow?

In Star Wars the Old Republic, can a lightsaber-wielding Sith use a saber with a colour other than red or yellow?


Inheritance money?

I lost a Follower when I was forced to lose a follower doing some quest. After I return from the quest, I get a note from a courier that my I have gained some money from an inheritance. (300 gold) Turns out my follower died and left me some money. How do I find the corpse, and how do I get the items I had given them back?


Is it possible to put armor on a skeleton?

I've made a monster zoo and want to put armor on the skeletons. How do I do so? Or do they just spawn that way?


Is it possible to breed monsters?

I was building a monster zoo and i thought a baby spider would be adorable. Am I able to breed (have baby) monsters?


Is there a good addon that will inform me when my poisons are going to expire?

I've just started levelling up a rogue and I keep missing when my poisons end. Is there a decent addon for warning me when they're about to run out, or when I have none applied? I'm looking for something with an audible warning, screen flash and/or message in the middle of my screen. I play on a 30" monitor and the buff icons are quite often out of my field of view. I had a look around on Curse but the ones I found don't seem to have been updated in a while, like Cyanide Poison Reminder but has been updated for 4.3.


How do I make bandits stop following me on the map

In Mount and Blade (the original, vanilla) I keep getting chased by much stronger enemies (looters, steppe bandits, deserters etc). They prevent me from reaching where I want to go and occasionally catch on to me. Either by chasing me into another group of bandits or by running faster. Usually this ends up in a battle where I lose my entire crew and end up even more vulnerable to these bandits. I'd like to prevent these battles that I will lose with certainty. **What are the requirements for the bandits to stop following me?** **What are effective strategies to prevent battles against stronger armies?** With requirements I mean like being out of a certain range, being covered by a city, woods, mountains... whatever makes them stop. I am aware that the pathfinding skill improves map speed (is this significant enough to invest in it?) and usually all or most of my troops are mounted. I recruit the default warriors that cost 10 denar each. Here's an example of what I am talking about: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/nQIx5.jpg) When hovering above these enemy troops it states "following miva" or something similar.


Black Ops / MW3 differences

What are the actual differences between Black Ops and MW3? I'm talking about the differences between online and offline play modes as well as differences in actual gameplay and also things like differences in perks etc. For example, bots are present in black ops for offline matches which is absent in MW3 (although there are the special ops modes). If I were to ask a pro player the differences between the two, what would they say? (I'm not asking for a huge list of all the actual differences between perks, just general game design)


Are heavy damage and light damage mutually exclusive?

At first, I was putting bonus % damage against lightly wounded targets on all my gear, under the assumption that anyone who is damaged would count. I.E., if you stab me once, I'm bleeding a bit. Stab me twice, and I'm bleeding heavily - but I'm still bleeding a bit...right? In Amalur, maybe not. So my question is, do "lightly wounded" and "heavily wounded" act as mutually exclusive states, akin to bonus damage during day/night? Or are heavy wounds simply a continuation of the lightly wounded state, akin to real-wirld logic?


Which profession can achieve permanent or near-permanent swiftness?

Which skill combos of which professions can reliably achieve an effectively permanent swiftness boon through slot and weapon skills, without chance skills or traits? If there is none, which combos have the highest percentual swiftness duration per cycle?


What are the best things to craft in The Witcher 2?

I've stored up a ton of crafting items and I have bought all of the diagrams. What is worth making? What is the best craftable in each category?   * Weapon   * Armor   * Sale value


What are the Magic Combos in Dragon Age: Origins?

One of the loading screens mentions that there are some extra strong magic combos. So what are those combinations and what is their effect? Are there also special combos for warrior/rogue-skills?


Does Steam version of RAGE contain Sewer Missions?

I have not encountered any **Sewer Missions** on job boards while playing through RAGE. The Wiki only describes the Wasteland Sewer Missions as X360 DLC. However in game properties in Steam I can see _"Rage Sewers DLC"_. Is it something different than the X360 DLC? Or maybe I need to do something to activate this DLC? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/H3UWb.png)


In Civ 5, how do I move a unit out of a city?

So I moved my warrior into a city. How do I get him out?


What does the "A -15%" statistic mean when shopping for armor?

I was shopping for some armor last night, and I noticed a statistic on the armor purchase screen that I hadn't seen in previous AC games. It looked like the "Assassin's Logo" (a stylized A of sorts) followed by "-15%". What is this for? I didn't notice it on the armor/inventory equip screens after I'd purchased it. My best guess is it's some sort of discount for being an Assassin. I could see why you might want to give a guy who has robes full of pointy things a discount, but why 15%? If it is a discount, how can I get a _bigger_ one?


How many square miles or square meters is the dwarf fortress map?

I was just thinking about this the other day and was curious. Does anyone know?


How will the holy priests' healing mechanics work in the next patch?

I have been keeping up to date on the changes that Blizzard will be making to priests in the next patch in preparation for Cataclysm. Unfortunately, I do not have time to play on the PTR. I was wondering if anyone knows how holy priests healing mechanics will be yet. The patch should come out in the next 2 weeks or so and I fear how ICC will go when it does. I know that Mana will, yet again, be more difficult to manage like in Burning crusade, but with chakras and all the buffs you get from using smite (and other new spells and such), I am quite lost on how to heal as a Holy priest after the patch comes out. If anyone has been on the PTR and has a clue, or even wants to theorize, feel free to answer.


Is it ever worth it to sing to a butterfly?

Singing to a butterfly gives you an indeterminate amount of experience points but it also costs a great deal of energy--seemingly more energy the further into the game you go. So is it ever 'worth' the energy expenditure of singing to a butterfly in order to gain experience? It seems like it's never going to be more valuable to sing to a butterfly than just to do the regular things (like making recipes, etc.) to gain experience more slowly but with predictable energy expenditure than to gamble on butterfly singing, but I am afraid there is something in the experience I am missing since I have only done it a handful of times in 25 levels.


How many Troop Transports do I need to take a minor race planet in BOTF? Is their some ratio of troop transports to ground combat rating that I should follow? Note that I'm already taking out all the Orbital Batteries and Shields before I invade, but my troops are always wiped out.


Anti-aliasing in Minecraft?

How do I enable anti-aliasing in minecraft? In some wallpapers I see anti-aliasing, like in this example: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/przvd.jpg)


What does the saber flash mean?

I've noticed a difference in fighting with a saber since the beta, it now flashes occasionally. Anyone know what this means? I'm not sure if it's a parry/block or critical? The flash is a bright blue, flash emanating from the saber.


Xbox 360 slim power supply unit issue

My Xbox 360 Slim's power supply unit got burned. The reason is that the input AC voltage ( **100-127v** ) is not supported in my country (here it's **240v** ). There were three electric shock sounds from inside the PSU (visible smokes also appeared) and immediately after that I disconnected the wire from my AC wall adapter. What I want to know is, did my **System** also get fried along with the PSU? The PSU was plugged into my System when it got burnt. Please share your expertise ideas here. **UPDATE:** System didn't turn on (I didn't even touch it) just 3 poped electric noises from the PSU and my house's fuse is also went down. No lights or sounds came from the System. **UPDATE 02:** Bought a power supply from eBay that is compatible to my countries power difference * * * Input: AC 100 - 240V ~ 2A 47-63H * * * Output: DC 135W 12V---10.83A * * * Plugged it and voila..! Xbox did turned on and it's just working fine,except the power adapter sounds a little noisy (I guess this is because it's not the original and made in China). Thanks.


What is the music used in the Frozen Synapse Trailer?

What is the music used in the Frozen Synapse Trailer, found here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/98200/ Is it custom written for the game? Can I get hold of some more of it somewhere?


How can I  transfer my Terraria game from Windows to Ubuntu?

I just dumped Windows because it broke on me and replaced it with Ubuntu. I was able to save the character and world files. Where do I put them to be able to use them on my new OS? I know Terraria runs on Ubuntu (am installing it now).


shrinking and growing creatures in spore GA (laptop)

When you are making a mission, is it possible to turn creatures into epics and babies an spore galactic adventure even though you don't have a scrolling wheel or if you have a laptop?


Why doesn't Master Worm Food get awarded?

I've killed Master Gee the Invincible in Pirate's Booty DLC, but I do not get Master Worm Food challenge. Gee's Arena does not open after the fight, and I have to leave the game.


How do I find Meridia's Beacon in Skyrim?

I started the quest "The Break of Dawn", but when I set the quest as active it won't give me a quest marker. It also did this with the "The Legend of Red Eagle" but after a few hours, it randomly added a marker. Will it do this with Meridia's Beacon as well, or do I have to restart?


When there is only 1 system damaged, it makes its way there (at a leisurely pace) to effect repairs. But when the fertilizer hits the fan, they seem to spend more time running to the opposite end of the ship, and less time fixing broken systems.   1. _How does a System Repair Drone choose the order of repairs?_   2. _Is there a way to direct it to a different system, after it has set a destination?_ I found: _How do drones choose their targets?_ , but it only talks about Anti- Ship Drones.


Does magic find affect areas?

At some point, Diablo 3 generates a map which may or may not have various random figures/events/dungeons. Does the Magic Find skill have anything to do with this? Specifically I'm wondering in regards to finding various parts of the Whimsyshire staff - should I load up on magic find gear before I go looking for things like black mushrooms and the mysterious cave?


How to retake tutorial missions that have been declined

I had a little bug with the tutorial and had to cancel the military 10th tutorial. How do I get the mission back?


How do I force re-download?

A new launcher came out for Minecraft on April 18, 2013. With the new launcher, the "force update" button was removed, which wasn't a problem because I haven't needed to force update the game since then. Now I do need to force update, but I don't see how I can do that. Does anybody know how I can force the game to re-download all its automatically downloaded files?


Fists of Thunder Quickening Rune

Now with the hotfix, is fists of thunder still better to use for bosses and more single enemies over the AoE of crippling wave and the rising tide rune? I personally like to use crippling wave more than be caught off guard without it and get caught up in a large crowd however I always used fists of thunder for the boss fights.


Civilization "doesn't want anything to do with me right now"?

So in Civilization V, I'm playing as Polynesia on an archipelago map. The first Civilization I come across is Greece, on an adjacent chain of islands some 20 hexes away from mine. About 10 turns after I meet them, they suddenly become hostile towards me and start egging me on about how weak my military is and how I should watch my back. When I check the details of our diplomacy, the only thing that appears (in red) is "they don't want anything to do with us right now". I had never seen this before, and I can't imagine what would trigger it. Moreover, they didn't covet my land, as they hadn't even seen it (this was only like, the 20th something turn, so they couldn't even sail over to it if they wanted to). Whatever it is, it must be pretty serious if it alone can trigger open hostility that quickly. Does anyone know what this means, and what triggers it?


Where is the creature slaughter dome?

i've looked around for it but I cant find it. Is it in the main menu or a specific location in the game? Thank you.


Do people on Steam see my non-steam games?

I have been adding some friends in Steam and I'm thinking if they only see Steam installed games.


Is it worth to play random?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  As a bronze league hopeful, is it better to focus on one race or should I > keep playing as random? Usually, I play one race. After being promoted to 1 more higher league I've tried to play random... Off course, I began to lose a lot... definitely, other races require other BO, other micro, other strategy, other skills. What I see beneficial of playing random is:   1. Your opponent doesn't know your race in the beginning and can't choose good BO from the very beginning, he needs to scout earlier (hart economy) or start from 'common' BO that can't be too scary for you usually as it could be if he plays SPECIFICALLY against your race.   2. Playing (and winning) random you will get almost twice more achievements: for example for 100 win as terran you will get only 4 "Solo Terran 10, 25, 50, 100" achievements. While playing random you will receive 4 "Solo Random 10, 25, 50, 100" and 6 more: "Solo Terran 10, 25", "Solo Zerg 10, 25", "Solo Protoss 10, 25" (some variations could happen though).   3. You practice different races, so your knowledge about their strong/weak sides could be better then if you play 1 race only.  As a drawback I could say that you won't play your 1 race as good if you will play other races too. What do you think about? Does other races knowledge value is bigger then better knowledge of your "own" race? Thanks a lot.