Is it feasible to play a MagiSassin(tm) in Skyrim?

In previous Elder Scrolls games, I played a "dual class" mage (specializing in destruction and restoration, although I dabbled a bit in conjuration and illusion) and thief/assassin with bonuses to sneaking, light armor, and small weapons. The leveling system in Oblivion kind of made this tricky though, since I often had to live with weak magic attributes if I went stealthy through a section of the game, thereby leveling many stealth and weapon skills, I'd end up weak as a mage. This question seems to indicate that the two classes work sufficiently well together, but will I miss out on any good late game abilities due to this choice? Will monsters eat me for breakfast if I start the game with this intent? Are there any perks or stats that I should aim for early? Further, are there any quests that I will be locked out of if I want to complete all of the Thief, Assassin, and Mage quest lines? (ie, people I have to kill for one that I need to talk to in the other, etc)


3D Vision doesn't work with dead island

I have a 3D Vision problem with Dead Island. See this video, at first 3d vision is deactivated, then activated via hotkey then deactivated again. This is my Video.scr               Resolution(1280,720)     Monitor(0)     BPP(32)     PostProcess("Normal")     FSAA(1)     Fullscreen()     VSync()      Shadows("High")     TexBPP(32)     TextureQuality("High")     Filtering("AnisotropicTrilinear")     Shadows("High")     ShadowMapSize(2048)     SpotShadowMapSize(2048)     GammaFloat(1.00)     MaxRefresh(60)     MaterialQuality(2)     FXFadeLevel(2)     WaterQuality(2)     GrassQuality(0)     EnvQuality("FullDynamic")     ShaderPath(3)     DisplayDeviceType(0,0.000000,1.000000,1.000000,1.000000)      It used to work. Dead Island Version 1.3, GeForce GTX 570, Treiber 301.42. Any help is appreciated.


How does ranking adjustment in Wii Sports Boxing work?

The ranking adjustment system in Wii Sports Boxing confounds me. My current ranking is in the 800s, and the opponents pitted against me by the game are ranked from 900 to over 1000. I regularly beat the higher-ranked CPU opponent - sometimes by KO, sometimes not - but most of the time it results in my ranking score slightly decreasing. This doesn't make sense to me at all! If I beat a higher-ranked opponent, shouldn't my ranking increase? If not, then how does the ranking work?


Words with Friends: played blank tile as blank, glitch?

I somehow managed to play a blank tile _as_ a blank (6th row, 13th col): ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/tw1t9.png) and got the double word score for TACT. Is this a glitch, or a legitimate move? The HTML for this tile (note that zynga numbers rows starting with 0):
       (It's game number 3950502083 if anyone from zynga's reading this) Thoughts?


What is the movement rate of a Chryssalid?

In order to avoid being attacked by Chryssalids, it would be nice to stay more than one action turn away from them, so that they cannot move up to my soldiers and attack. What is the movement rate of a Chryssalid, so that I know how many squares away I should place my soldiers?


Why can't I send companions back to Lucky 38?

I used to be able to send companions back to Lucky 38 but all of a sudden I can't any more. I only have the option of ending the companionship rather than sending them to Lucky 38. Does anyone know why? and how it can be corrected?


How to preload Cataclysm without pre-ordering it?

How can I pre-load or pre-download Cataclysm without pre-ordering it?


How can I keep my dwarves from becoming icicles?

I'm trying to dig down through an aquifer in deep winter and my dwarves keep getting frozen into the blocks of ice. I've tried designating the channeling in different manners, but I can't seem to keep them from digging out the area and then jumping in right before the water from the surrounding aquifer squares flash freezes.


How can I build a market on Android?

I know that on Facebook you can trade resources for gold but it seems that I can't find the marking on Android so I could initiate trades with my resources. Can we trade on Android version of the game, if so how ?


Karts vs Bikes: Pros and Cons?

In Super Mario Kart Wii you are given the option to choose a kart or bike. What are the differences between the two. I know you can do a wheelie which is a small speed boost, and the ability to use a wheelie to dodge a POW block. Both of those make the bike seem the best choice. Is there something I am missing to why a kart would even compare to a bike?


What does "Flexibility" mean in Hotline Miami scores?

I started playing this game yesterday, and I've consistently gotten 0 points for flexibility. For the sake of it, I altered my play-style, using every weapon and method to hand. No joy. How do flexibility points get awarded? Perhaps this feature is bugged?


Minimizing flights between planets

This may be a peculiar question. I'm a completionist with my games, but I also hate wasting too much time in a play through hunting down power ups. In Metroid Prime 3, I try to avoid flying between planets any more than I have to, and while I'm on a planet, I try to pick up as much stuff in one trip as I can. In Metroid Prime 3, what is the minimum number of flights in Samus' ship needed to complete the game? Also, what is the minimum number of flights needed for 100% completion?


Life beyond the castle?

I've completed the Castle of Zombies (several times), done all the boss ciphers, beat the training robot (several times), and dug to the Old Machine that needs a lava bucket. I also have Diamond Sword, Helmet, and Boots (working on Diamond Chestplate and Pants). Where can I go from here? What lies beyond the Castle of Zombies and how do I get there? Here is my map, currently: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6wM2c.png)


How can I soar like an eagle (in the Icarus Factor skill game)?

My best distance in Icarus Factor to date is just over 100m, but some people on my friends list have made it well past the 300m mark. Does anyone have any tips on going the distance? Is there a specific method for flapping that works best?


What runes go well with Ahri?

I'm planning on buying runes (sooner of later), but I'm not really sure which to go with. I found a guide on solomid that is intended for Ahri. The rune setup they have is below: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6kD0d.jpg) The guide lists them too: >   * 9 Greater Seal of Scaling Ability Power >   * 4 Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power >   * 5 Greater Glyph of Magic Resist >   * 3 Greater Quintessence of Ability Power >   * 9 Greater Mark of Hybrid Penetration > Is this a good rune setup for me to aim for or should I be trying for something different?


Should I buy my girl flowers?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Should I gift my squadmates Chocolates or Tennyson? There are quite a few stores in _Mass Effect 3_ , but not all of them seem useful. For example: I noticed that the store in Huerta Medical on the Citadel sells things like Flowers, and Candy Assortments, along with various book collections. Now, while i do have a jilted ex-lover in the hospital, I'm not sure if buying her the flowers will actually _do_ anything beneficial to my game. **What do these items do? Do they serve a purpose or are they just flair?**


How do I make money quickly in Uplink?

What are some ways of making quick money, ( stealing from banks is too dangerous ) Can I make money using the stock market?


How to freelook in cars on BF3, using XBOX 360?

I'm not so sure of this since I play the game every 2 weeks or so, but I think there was a free look option on the jeep and other small cars, and I'm also not sure of this but there was also handbrake option on the cars on BF3, I think these options were deleted after multiplayer update 3 or 4? help please


Does my city really need polluting industries?

I've noticed that scaring off dirty industry with high taxes does not appear to have any negative impact on my city's growth or economy. Ideally, I would only have high-tech in my city, so that I may safely mix industry with residential to reduce commute times, but when I proceed to raise manufacturing taxes, however, the game warns me that this spells doom for my city. Is this true? Is there some reason manufacturing jobs are essential to my city, and if so, is there some way to make sure manufacturing buildings don't mix with high-tech buildings?


How can I claim a duchy from an unrelated courtier, and keep the duchy in my kingdom?

In Crusader Kings II, there tends to be a motley collection of people with a claim on some particular duchy or county. You can press such a claim by inviting one of these people to court, which will allow you to declare war on the current holder of the title; if you win the war, then the guy with the claim gets the title (and loves you dearly). Of course, going to war just to hand a title to somebody else is no fun, unless they end up as one of your vassals once the war is over. I've found a good way to bring counties into your kingdom: give that courtier a county (so he becomes your vassal), and then, once the war ends, the courtier-you-promoted-to-count will still be your vassal, and that new county will become part of your kingdom. My question is, **How does this work for duchies?** If I give the courtier a county (so he becomes my count), then will he be my duke once the war ends? Or will he decide that he's going to take his duchy and become independent? Do I need to give him a duchy if I want him to be my duke after the war? **How can I press a courtier's claim for a duchy and make sure that duchy becomes part of my kingdom?**


How to create a line of wool sorted by color?

I've been trying to figure out a way to create the best possible arrangement of wool colors, so far with no luck. Does anybody know a reference or an already made list of colors I could use? This is the closest I could get, but it feels off: ![minecraft wool colors](http://i.stack.imgur.com/udd2b.png)


Do early workers really have an exponential effect?

Commentators such as HD sometimes mention that a worker advantage in the early game is of extreme importance since it has an "exponential effect" (here's an example video which mentions that at the start). While I agree workers have a large impact in the early game, it seems to me that   1. Worker production rate is usually capped by building/larva limits rather than mineral balance, so losing an early worker or two doesn't necessarily mean the next workers will be produced slower.   2. I always thought that in the late game it doesn't really matter if one player have a couple of workers more, when the workers already count in the dozens. So it seems to me the impact of having an early worker disadvantage doesn't have an increasing effect - just losing a more-or-less fixed amount of money for the lost mining time. If anything, it has the most effect on the early game, where every single unit matters. Could somehow explain what is the true impact of early worker disadvantage, and why do people say it's exponential?


What parts of the content rating apply to skirmish/multiplayer?

I'm what most would consider a "sensitive" fellow, enough that I don't plan on playing SC2's campaign should I decide to buy it. What portions of the ESRB content rating apply to the skirmish and multiplayer modes (not counting online interactions of course)?


Easiest way to play Super Mario World on Macbook laptop

I'd like to play Super Mario World (SNES Mario) on my Macbook laptop using a controller that's somewhat similar to the SNES controller. **What's the easiest way to do this (Software, controllers etc)?**


What is the default level for new, non-imported characters?

Judging from the answer to this question, imported characters benefit by being able to start at level 30. What about freshly created, non-imported characters? Do they also start at level 30, or do they have to train their way up from level 1?


Is it possible to permanently rename your pets?

In Guild Wars 2, I play a Ranger, and I can charm a variety of pets and make them my own. On the pet management screen I get the option to rename the pets and in the instance of my little spider I have: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/hZclz.png) However, if I change the pet that is active in that pet slot (in this case the primary pet slot), my spider loses its name, and reverts back to it's default name of Juvenile Jungle Spider: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/956ON.png) Is it possible to permanently rename my pets in a way that I don't have to keep resetting it every time I change the pets I have in my rotation?


Picked up mods in the opening levels of Mass Effect 3...where are they?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I modify my weapons? I picked up several mods in the opening levels of mass effect 3 (PC version). Where are they? They do not show up at the workbench or armory in the Normandy, is this a glitch or am i missing the obvious?


Where can I equip weapon modifications?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I modify my weapons? I'm in the Mars mission and I've gotten a pile of weapon mods but I haven't found where to equip them. Do I have to wait until I'm on my ship or is there some way to swap these out in a mission?


How do weapon upgrades work?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I modify my weapons? I have found several weapon upgrades and a weapon upgrade bench. I presume that I add the upgrades to weapons I already have in my possession, or how does it work? Are these upgrades removable so that I can use them on a different weapon later?


How does one get a tie game in Starcraft 2?

I've seen "Tie" game results in others' match histories. When a game is considered a tie?


Mutalisks upgrade

I use mutalisks a lot when I play zerg. What upgrades affect their performance. Are there other upgrades for them other than those from the spire?


Is there a trick in the Hunt-The-Pixel sections of Metroid: Other M

Is there some sort of trick to know where to look or what to look for during the hunt-the-pixel parts of Metroid: Other M? These "Hunt the Pixel" sections are annoying me.


What are the odds of getting a character for multiplayer in each of the item packs?

What are the odds of getting a character in each of the multiplayer item packs? Those packs being; Recruit Pack, Veteran Pack, and Spectre Pack.


How do you get the Premium Collectible Pack in multiplayer?

I've seen people talk about a Premium Collectible Pack in multiplayer. The mass effect wiki shows it as this: Premium Collectible Pack (Free, single-use) - A special bonus for dedicated Mass Effect fans. But does anyone know how to get it?


How to use save games from iOS on PC and Android?

I played Galaxy On Fire 2 on my iPhone and I bought the PC Version via Steam. Now I have a Android tablet and I'm curious to know how to transfer the save games to the PC and the tablet. Unfortunately a request to the customer support didn't help. They claimed that the exchange of save games just works for Apple devices through iCloud sync. What a shame! I already tried to just copy the data but on the PC the game didn't work properly when loading them.


I've got a bad rep

I just started the game and even though I have chosen only Paragon options, I have some renegade in my reputation. Where did this come from?


Is it possible to beat level 20 of the Mine without any damage?

I downloaded Sanctum on Steam tonight. I was able to get through the first 19 levels of the Mine without the shield taking any damage, but I've now tried 4 times on level 20 and I can never take down the Big Walker. Is it possible or is he just there to absorb damage? I have several laser towers upgraded to level 5 and I freeze him twice in their area (he has to pass them twice). I'm also critting him with the sniper rifle constantly, but I never even get close to taking him out. Any tricks or tactics would be much appreciated, but I'd also just like to know if it's possible at all.


What's the secret of the secondary owl room off of the water tower room?

![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZnLYA.jpg) This owl room is in the air warp zone, not the rainy warp zone, off of the water tower node. What is its secret? ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MQCil.jpg) That owl doesn't rotate its head when switching the perspective.


Is Uncharted 3 story mode smaller than the previous Uncharted games?

I just finished Uncharted 3, and my guts are telling me that this game has a way smaller story arch than the other games. My google skills for gaming are not that good, as I'm asking you guys: What is the official story length of the three Uncharted games ? In time: I played all three games in normal mode.


What does "unit production" mean in the post-game stats after playing DotA?

I know the main ranking list is the one shown when the game ends, but it's bothering me why some heroes almost always have the most unit production value. Since no one can really create units in DotA, what does it represent?


Can I win a game of CivWorld as a solo nation?

I'm running into a strategy bottleneck when I'm trying to exist as a solo nation and not a conglomorate and be at all competitive overall. If one tries to focus on keeping up in science or culture early game you end up getting extremely limited late game by having a severe population gimp due to having to overspecialize early on. I'm wondering if anyone else has ran into this and has anyone found what would be an acceptable way to get around this for a solo nation? (Hard to speed test these since only one game can go on at a time).


How can I increase my monks maximum spirit?

The base spirit maximum of 150 is pretty low if you actually want to use those spirit-consuming skills frequently. It can happen easily that you don't have enough left when you're trying to use the more expensive skills for 50 or 75 spirit. The only way to increase the maximum spirit I've found so far is the "Exalted Soul" passive skill, which increases it by 100. Are there any other ways of increasing the maximum amount of spirit for a monk?


Save File Broken? - Agrarian Skies (FTB)

I've downloaded the map for Agrarian Skies but it doesn't show up in my single player worlds. I've looked in my save file and opened it up, for some reason the only thing the save contains is something called "version". Why isn't it working?


How do I avoid the warning about my station being too spread out and build a bigger station?

Adjacent to one of my cities is one of the larger airports. Adjacent to _that_ I'd like to place as large a train station as possible. However when I attempt to place a 7x7 station I get an error message telling me the station is too spread out. How do I avoid such an error? (I also have bus and truck depots on the periphery of the airport as well.)


What determines whether or not an enemy heals for full health?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  When do enemies regenerate health? Sometimes, in Diablo 3, an enemy heals for full health. I can't really find a pattern to when they heal. I know it seems to occur after I die but I can't really figure it out beyond that. What determines whether or not an enemy heals? Does it differ depending on what difficulty your playing?


How to find upgradeable units in Civ 5

When I'm cycling through my units, I'll sometimes notice that a unit is upgradeable to a more advanced unit; often, this happens after I've already moved them away from friendly territory on another task. Is there a way to list all my upgradeable units, especially after I've finished with the appropriate research?


How does extra damage or extra intelligence come into play?

I understand how the spell damage mechanics work well. But it seems that even though there are many advantages to have a slow weapon as a wizard (since you spend less arcane power per hit and can benefit from 1 time hits), I would like to know if the following is an advantage towards the high attack speed side: Having a spellbook gives a flat increase of (i.e.) +3-5 damage. Does this increase the range of your primary damage to +3-5? If so, then since this isn't a percent increase, have a high attack speed benefits from such items, isn't it so? Considering the alternative, I have a shield that could provide 20 intelligence, which translates to 20% more damage by spells. If my current damage totals to 20 DPS, with 10-30 damage at attack speed 1 per second, then the shield yields 12-36 damage, hence 24 DPS. Using the spellbook instead of the shield would yield 13-35 damage, hence again 24 DPS. But if I had attack speed 2 per second, and damage to be 5 - 15 (giving again 20 DPS), my shield would give 6 - 18 damage, thus 12 DPS, but the spellbook would give 8 - 20, hence 14 DPS. Is this correct or am I missing anything? Thanks * * * _(edit)_ Answer: As per the video below, it's clear that the flat damage increase can benefit in larger DPS when applied to a high attack speed, making it a valuable option instead of a 2H weapon.


How do you break up the fight in Assassin's Creed 3?

This is the quest where you follow the kids to the two Irish guys having a fist fight out in the Homestead. What. The. Hell. I've spent the last 10 minutes trying to get these 2 green bars to the edge of the screen, only for one of the bars to go yellow and zoom back to the middle. What's the trick to doing this?


Is it a good idea to have lots of small stockpiles?

Considering only efficiency, is it better to have a lot of small stockpiles near the places where labourers work, or one or few larger ones near the town centre? At first it would seem that having many stockpiles causes the workers who need resources to travel further to get it while barely lowering the labourers' walking distances at all.


What enchantments can books have?

Since books can now be enchanted in Minecraft 1.4.6, I haven't been able to find much information on how their enchantments work. I know you can enchant a book and then later apply that enchantment to another item using an Anvil, but I'm still unclear as to the actual enchantments that books can receive.   * Can they receive all the enchantments that are possible on other items?    * Can they receive more than one enchantment like some other items?    * Since enchantments have different chances of occurring for different tools, materials, and at different levels, how are those probabilities different for books?


What are Pivots for?

So I've completed the game now and am at 99% Animus DB complete. I did the two Epilogue missions and then got a mission icon in Boston. I zoned into Boston and the game loaded, then immediately went back to the loading screen. After it had loaded I was in what appeared to be the middle of a conversation with a character I don't recognise who was talking about Pivots. They neglected to tell me who they were, what the pivots were for or anything. Then after that I had a bunch of message coming up telling me that the 'Weather change hack unlocked' along with something like 'Man of steel hack'. Now I have these glowing horse things which I can place on the map, but I've no idea what they are, what they are for or how they work. To add to this when looking at the Pivot part in the map there seems to be a timer on this which is counting down continually. Does anyone know what my objective is with the part of the game please?


How is dodge chance calculated in Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls?

I know the dodge chance calculation had been modified in RoS. I've seen many Demon Hunters with 8000+ dexterity. The old formula will get >100% dodge chance which doesn't make sense. eg. A demon hunter has a dexterity of 8943. The battle.net profile page as of today (4/16/2014) still seems to use the old formula and shows this 109.43% dodge chance. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/8vkjp.png) In game, it shows a correct dodge chance, but what's the new formula then? BTW, the old formula in Diablo 3 is               if (Dexterity <= 100)       DodgeChance = Dexterity * 0.001;     else if (Dexterity <= 500)       DodgeChance = (Dexterity - 100) * 0.00025 + 0.1;     else if (Dexterity <= 1000)       DodgeChance = (Dexterity - 500) * 0.0002 + 0.2;     else if (Dexterity <= 8000)       DodgeChance = (Dexterity - 1000) * 0.0001 + 0.3;     else       DodgeChance = 1;      plus some skill dodge chance bonus.


Distributing Different Items

Currently, my set-up uses a chest with several advanced wooden transport pipes, each keyed to a single item. Is there anyway to have one pipe pull from the chest and then somehow distribute several different items to different chests/automatic crafting tables?


Are stats outside of your primary worth getting at all?

In Diablo 3 each class has a primary stat that increases all their damage. They also seem to have very minor side benefits such as a bit of dodge for dex, however the amount of dex a barb would need to make this valuable seems to be a pull from focusing on Strength (or vitality). Is there any situations where it would warrant wanting stats that are not your primary?


What are the properties of each stat point?

I know in Diablo III you can no longer assign your attributes, and I know there are four attributes present in the game:   1. Strength   2. Vitality   3. Dexterity   4. Intelligence **What are the stat bonuses from each point assigned to each attirbute?** For example, I know strength adds to a Barbarians damage. I want to be able to know at a glance when dealing with items that add + to stats what they will be doing for my character and what stats I should be looking for based on builds I may be thinking of.


How can I more effectively find good deals on the auction house?

What are useful tips and tricks to use when searching through the auction house?


How do I increase the quantity/yield produced in a batch?

I've been asked to make 100 of a type of beer: Z is asking for 100 of improved (700+ quality) Grubb's Premium Unfortunately, I am producing exactly 95 each time. I have upgraded my Mash equipment as much as is available (1250 level), and I have been throwing all five of my Craft points against yield. Do I need to toss some extra points to Craft and then try again, maybe? Or is there some other way to increase production?


Is there any way to determine if a Flashpoint requires you to fight a Guardian?

In _Saints Row 4_ , when clearing Flashpoints, is there any way to determine if you are going to fight a Guardian after clearing the aliens, or is it random?


What account do I use to log in to a Minecraft PE server?

What account do I use to log in to a Minecraft Pocket Edition server? I have tried searching for an answer on the internet but I can't find out what account I need to use.


Which abilities can be cancelled by Lulu's Polymorph?

Lulu's Polymorph changes the enemy into a squirrel for a few seconds, slowing them down, and also preventing them from attacking and using abilities. ![example of polymorph](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bPl2G.jpg) It seems to cancel some abilities, like Death Lotus from Katarina, or Warwick's ultimate. However, there are a lot of other abilities which are not cancelled, and keep going even during the polymorph. This leads to strange effects, like for example a squirrel running after you with a circle of fire around him (Mundo) or a sword spinning (Garen). It also doesn't cancel Fiddlestick's ultimate, once he teleported. You would expect someone changed as a squirrel to be unable to do such things. So what exactly can and can't be cancelled by Lulu's Polymorph?


Logitech F710: Does it have cable?

Can Logitech F710 be hooked up with a USB cable to computer, instead of using 2.4GHz wireless?


Is there any way to fine-tune the mouse sensitivity?

With mouse acceleration on, the mouse is too sensitive, even at the lowest setting. With mouse acceleration off, the mouse is not nearly sensitive enough at the lowest setting, but way too sensitive at the next higher setting. Is there some configuration file I can edit? This is annoying me.


Single use skins with transmutations

If you get a drop of a single use skin. It's obviously single use to apply it to an item. But can you then transmute that item skin to other items using a transmutation stone/crystal?


GTA 5 disc 2 "Play disc" is unreadable

Guys I request to please read the question first before jumping to the conclusion that the play disc must NOT be installed. I got a brand new Xbox 360 Slim 4 GB, and a new GTA 5 game. The first disc installed perfectly on a pen drive but the second disc is unreadable. Sometimes it runs, many times it doesnt. With so many users getting the same problem, I really dont think there is some problem with my Xbox. But if it is, I would not mind giving it to the service center. Please suggest.


I accidentally said "no" to the reporter in the Citadel, can I change my mind?

I was approached by a reporter in the Citadel who was asking to join me aboard the Normandy and report what was going on. I don't remember her name, but I think she was wearing a white tank top. On accident (actually the Kinect heard my wife saying "No" to her mother on the phone) I told her that I didn't want her to come aboard and she disappeared. I got to thinking that she will probably help my cause in the war effort and I would like her to come aboard, but she vanished! Is there anywhere that I can find her and ask her to come aboard?


How can I modify Civ 5 for a longer opening and midgame and shorter endgame?

Whenever I play Civ 5 I notice that it is fun in the beginning (expanding/building) and in the midgame (fighting) but then follows a very long boring endgame. Unfortunately Civ 5 is by default configured such that the beginning (bronze age, early iron age) is over very quickly (apparently soldiers in the bronze age arrived at the gates of the enemy town centuries after the war began), the midgame is over still to quickly and the endgame (after 1500) takes forever. This is very annoying. What will I have to change to fix this?


How do I interpret the "grenade warning" indicator?

When someone lobs a grenade in my direction, I get a little warning icon on my HUD. However, I've never been able to determine how severe the danger is - sometimes I lose almost all my shields and many of my bars of health, and other times I barely take damage when it goes off. Is there some information encoded in the warning icon that would tell me how close the grenade is, and how I should react to it?


How do item qualities work for items purchased in the store?

In the multiplayer store, there are two item qualities mentioned; Uncommon and Rare. **Are there other qualities above or below these two? How do you know qualities the items in a pack are after purchasing it?**


Underground Jungle

I am slowly constructing an underground jungle near my spawn by simply taking mud and jungle grass seed and making long rows of the mud, spaced length wise by 3 tiles. Does this need to be below sea level and do I need to constantly trim the vines? Also, what can I expect from this?


Easy redstone memory

I want to make a simple one-bit storage to check if someone else entered my house. For the person detector, I use the magic plate from thaumcraft. But how can I build a circuit memory which changes it's state if it was triggered and keeps it until an reset button is pressed? I would prefer to use redpower gates or something similar instead of bare redstone to keep it more compact.


Cooldown reset when deploying Heat Sink mod?

Yesterday, I hacked a portal, deployed a Heat Sink mod on it (there were no other mods), then hacked it again to see how long it would now take to cool down. To my surprise, the second hack (at most 20 seconds after the first) succeeded! So it looks like deploying a Heat Sink _immediately_ resets the Cooldown timer. Is this a known technique? A bug? New?


I can't move anything in my inventory

I have a Bukkit server and I can't seem to move anything. Is there any way to fix this with permissions as I am using group manager? It seems to be definitely a permission as when I op myself I am fine.


How can I avoid mobs spawning inside my house while I sleep?

The latest Minecraft update now has beds, which is very nice for the first few nights of the game while you establish a mob-resistant area that you can work in during the night. For reference, you sleep in a bed during the nighttime and it fast-forwards to daylight. My problem is that I've put down a bed, and every time I sleep in it I get woken up by mobs _inside my house_. I've made sure it's very light, darkened it a bit - tried a few combinations but no luck. What am I missing? How can I avoid having mobs spawning inside my house every time I try and get some sleep?


How do I construct a safe sleeping area in 1.5 version?

Since 1.5 old rules for safe sleeping are no longer working. What are the new rules? With the addition of weather, sleeping in bed is much more important and old rules for safe placements of beds no longer work (mob always spawns when sleeping is attempted). I can't find any information about the new rules.


How can I change my room to sleep safely?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Minecraft Nightmares (or, how to not get woken by mobs!) I have tried different combinations, I just shown two examples, but I am always wake up by monsters. How can I change my bedroom and sleep safely? I read the Minecraft wiki but it is not clear why monster spawn in my case. ![Bed Position 1](http://i.stack.imgur.com/uZ7UE.jpg) ![Bed Position 2](http://i.stack.imgur.com/w03dw.jpg)


underground home

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I avoid mobs spawning inside my house while I sleep? So, i'm making my real pad (home) underground, if I place a bed next to a wall underground, will monsters show up next to me? Additionally, how I keep monsters out of my house, place a block in front (but inside your home) of the door?


How do I place a bed in Minecraft so no mobs spawn?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I avoid mobs spawning inside my house while I sleep? In what way should I put the bed and how must the surroundings be in order for mobs to not spawn when I am sleeping?


Do the 'Augment X' skills affect 'X-Touched' damage?

I am doing my 5thish playthrough of Tactics Ogre and for something different have Denam set up as a Rune Fencer. I have him with Divine Magic, a spear and Augment Light. I typically get someone to cast Instill Light on him, which will mean his Augment Light skill is raised slightly whenever he hits one or two enemies with his spear. I am curious whether the Augment Light skill will increase the Light-Touched damage as it levels up, or if it's always the same amount (it seems to be a percentage of the weapon damage currently, maybe 25%).


Change a Mass Effect keybinding for vault?

I find it very annoying that the run, hide, and vault are all the same button. I can't tell you how many times I have been trying to unhide so I could backpedal to a different cover position, when because I had the joystick slightly pressed I instead vaulted at the attacker and got killed. Is there a way to change the key bindings so I stop killing myself because of the awkward control interface? I realize that there is probably different answers for each system. My specific situation is for Xbox, but I assume the other console owners have the same problem since the bindings are the same. In this answer regarding keybindings for conversation skipping w/o choosing a response, there was mention of only being able to do this for PC by modding the config files. Does the same apply, and if so, if I get the PC version, what are config settings I must change? I guess this would be most applicable to ME3 since it recently came out, but I still had the same problems in the other games, so the answer could apply to all of them, if that's possible.


How can I play Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance online?

Are there any open networks or players that still play this game on non- official servers? I'm not able to get to the GPG-network from my Linux system.


What happens when you finish Google's Rubik's Cube Doodle?

On May 19th 2014, Google added a solveable Rubik's Cube Doodle. I'm not very good solving Rubik's Cubes, and couldn't solve it myself. What happens when you solve the Doodle? If anyone looks for the keyboard shortcuts, here they are: ![Rubik's Cube shortcuts](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JXeSp.png)


What exactly happens when you change your 3DS region?

In the 3DS' System settings app, you can try to change your region settings (Country and State/Region). If you attempt to do this, though, a warning is displayed which basically says anything related to the e-Shop won't work any more. Here's the warning: > If you change your country settings, you will no longer be able to use > services that require a Nintendo Network ID, such as browsing Nintendo eShop > or posting to Miiverse. My question is, what exactly will happen if I change that region? Will my 3DS be "disconnected" from my Nintendo Network ID, will my downloaded content disappear/be uninstalled, will I be able to create a new Nintendo Network ID? Will I be able to restore the previous state and connection to my Network ID by changing back to the original region? **Note that this is not about the market region as in region-lock. This is about the thing you enter when you create your profile for the first time.**


What should I do with the Incubus Wings in Wizardry Forsaken Land?

I did manage to beat the Incubus on B6 and got the Incubus Wings. Because the Incubus is woven to the story I don't think I will ever see another one and therefore get no other wings. I also can't sell it to the material shop to get more. So, it's only a single use and I want to make the best out of it. Is a magic stone the best I can do with it?


Is there any drawback in resting?

In Legends of Grimrock your party can rest to recover energy and health. Is there any drawback abusing it?


Opening doors in Kingsmouth

I am doing one of the very early quests to find missing townspeople. However, the indicators direct me right to their doorstep, after which I have no idea what to do. There doesn't seem to be any way to open the door, knock on it or break it down. What should I do to start collecting these guys and/or their body count, and complete the quest?


How to know which spells my mage can cast?

I have just started my first run of Legends of Grimrock. I have in my party an insectoid mage with 3 points in Ice Magic. The tooltip shows me that, at level 3, it should have a spell, marked with 3 question marks (???). How can I know which spell it is and how to cast it?


What does blue portal and orange portal signify?

I haven't played Portal. Now playing Portal 2 and I'm not quite sure if I understand the mechanism properly. I'm stuck in a floor in the chapter 'The Return'. I'm wondering what does blue and orange portal signify? How to use them properly? So far what I know is if I enter via one portal I'll come out of another one.


I'm moving to another country. Should I take my Xbox 360 or buy a new one there?

I'm about to move to UK from Poland and would like to know if it's better to buy a new one over there or take mine with me. Main aspects:   * UK have different power sockets, but adapters are available   * Voltage is 230V in both countries   * What about my Xbox Live account? It's registered for Poland.   * Is there anything more to it?


How is the "Total city size" requirement calculated?

In SimCity 4, some rewards require a "total city size of [ _xyz_ ]". How is this number calculated? Is it based on a single city "tile", or the entire region?


What happens if the target of Nautilus's ult teleports?

Nautilus's ultimate, Depth Charge, seeks out opponents and pops up everything en route, and finally pops up the target when it reaches him. What happens if the target teleports just as Depth Charge is cast? Does it slowly make its way across the map? Does it have a maximum range? If it has a maximum range, is it possible to evade with the likes of Flash? What is the range?


Is my perfect fruit only perfect to me?

From this question we know that only the perfect native fruit to the town will grow into perfect trees. If I share pears as the native with a friend's town, will her perfect pears sprout into perfect trees in my town, or will only perfect pears grown in my town grow into perfect trees?


How does the “chance to hit” (or accuracy) work in Diablo 1?

So there's this percentage that shows how accurate your character is when hitting. Say I use a Rogue, and reaches 100% chance to hit (or accuracy) then I believe it hits all the arrows. But after I saw that it's possible to get more percentage than 100% then my thoughts are.. Is there a limit, or is it pointless?


Is there any way to see weapons damage?

When i click on weapon in my inventory the only stats i am given are: minimal strenght needed to use the weapon, what ammo type the weapon is using and how much it weights. So far i haven't found any way to get more stats shown. Is that even possible? If not is there a mod that would allow me to see more stats for weapons, because i really don't want to bother playing the game if I'd have to go check weapon damage on wiki everytime I'm gonna buy new weapon, or decide on which weapon to use from the ones i picked up.


Where are the TITAN Containers?

I am having a problem finding the titan containers in the subway tunnel and world tower. When I go to subway station there is no place to get into the subway tunnel. What route do I need to take to get the titan containers in the subway tunnel and world tower?


Is it possible to get a new Minecraft *game* id without getting a new *user id* / buying a new copy of Minecraft?

There is some sort of a global "player id" that identifies you to Minecraft servers. This id has a 1:1 relationship with a game state on a server. Is it possible to get a new game on a server without getting a new id (without buying a new copy of Minecraft)? This would make it possible to start from fresh on a server one doesn't control. I think that the whole idea of there being a _single game state_ associated with a _single user id_ is, on its face, absurd. When you play locally, you can have as many games as you wish. The same should be possible on a server. I have no problem with having a unique id so that someone can ban me etc. I just wish there was a way to have more than one game state (player state) on a server, so that I could explore different strategies etc. My question is not about impersonating another player, nor avoiding bans, etc. I simply wonder why online play limits the functionality present in the basic local Minecraft - namely that you can have more than one game state.


How do I get a Synergy Crystal and what does it do?

The title says it all. I have come across a piece of armor that needs a synergy crystal for it's set bonus. I was unable to find one though. ![Picture of Armor Piece](http://i.stack.imgur.com/oiE02.png) What does a Synergy Crystal do and how do I get one??


How long do ingame items last before they disappear

There are boxes, wooden structures and metal structures. How many days does it take for the to disappear. There are also corpses that disappear after a certain amount of time.


Would a memory foam topper be a sufficient sound and vibration baffle for Dance Dance Revolution?

For the past several months, my roommates and I have taken to enjoying varying builds of _Dance Dance Revolution_ in the evenings, inclusive of _X_ , _MAX 2_ , and _Supernova 2_. I personally have gotten reasonably good at it, taking my game up to 7 and 8 difficulty in the earlier builds and as high as 11 in _DDR X_ , barless (that is, without a safety bar). Unfortunately, despite the fact that we live in a three story townhome with no neighbors above or below us, our neighbors on either side have complained about the noise during hours of play. Because we share walls with both sets of neighbors and our only practical locations are closer to one or the other, we can't minimize noise by setting the system up equidistant from both shared walls. And, as the shared walls have strong sound insulation, the noise being put out is relevant but not significant. The real problem is the vibration, which is an exceedingly common complaint about home installations. After researching the issue, it came to my attention that foam inserts are a very common strategy to reduce vibration and audible noise. It is also possible that we can schedule our routine with either set of neighbors, but we'd like to be more courteous during normal waking hours if possible. We currently own two Konami dance pads that we've modified with plastic chairmats and carpet tape to prevent slippage. I'm considering picking up a cheap memory foam topper from Amazon to place under the chairmats for single, versus, and doubles play, under the assumption that the high density of the material and low slippage should be sufficient for extended play at high difficulty. Is this the best solution to the problem? What other methods of vibration baffling are available that I've not considered?


In a co-op game, whose PhysX settings determine if flowing cloths are bulletproof?

> …flowing cloth (flags, tarps) that use PhysX to flow realistically are solid > with PhysX off, and block bullets completely. With PhysX on, the cloth can > be shot apart and thus shot through. \- from an answer to the question, "What do the levels of Nvidia PhysX do?" A comment in this answer to this question by @BenBrocka also states: > …the hitboxes are actually different when PhysX are on. Bullets will be > stopped by non-PhysX cloth because it's a wall. Bullets cut and then go > through PhysX cloth because that's the point, and I do think they will do > damage after passing through where the cloth was. I can confirm that this is true, _visually_ , in a single player game. (I haven't tested this in a co-op game, hence this question.) I've noticed that flowing cloths _appear_ to be rock-solid and bulletproof if playing with an AMD card with PhysX _disabled_ , and that projectiles _appear_ to pass through flowing cloth if playing with an Nvidia card with PhysX _enabled_. However, if this is not true, i.e. even if projectiles _appear_ to be tearing or passing through flowing cloth with PhysX enabled, they actually _aren't_ , then please feel free to correct me. **If in a co-op game, what if the host has an Nvidia GPU and PhysX is enabled, while the client has an AMD GPU and PhysX is disabled (set to 'low'), and then vice-versa?** **What determines whether a projectile can pass through a flowing cloth affected by PhysX (and hit an enemy behind it)** \- is it the host's or the client's computer? Or does each computer show a different effect for flowing cloths? (Which is weird if in a co-op game.)


What is the purpose of the alternate dungeon entrances in The Legend Of Zelda

In _The Legend of Zelda_ around dungeon entrances you can sometimes find some Armos. You can generally find a secret under one of them that reveals a staircase. Basically this staircase just leads to the first room of the dungeon like the regular entrance would do. So what is the purpose of this alternate entrance?


How do I complete the Mister Freeze and Penguin mission?

I was playing Batman: Arkham City, and I went to rescue GCPD undercover cops in the mister freeze and penguin mission. After I freed three in the torture chamber I went to the armoury and eliminated the thugs. Then I went to the penguin where he was shooting at me with his ice gun. Batman said he should go to Mister Freeze's armor and get the gadget. I went back to the armoury where his suit was. Online guides say a cutscene will appear here, but nothing happens. What should I do? Is there any way to play the game from the beginning of this mission? Does anyone have a save game and a gfwl account i could use?


Should I buy the tuxedo or the police?

So far I have collected 400 candies in the game. Would the tuxedo be better than the police? What would you prefer? Please post images so I can compare both.


How to increase mouse sensitivity in Skyrim?

How can i increase mouse sensitivity in Skyrim?   * on the main menu the mouse cursor is sluggish   * in-game mouse sensitivity is too low * * * Things i've tried:   * increasing **Look Sensitivity** in-game:  ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ERkC4.jpg)   * In my `SkyrimPrefs.ini` file:     * Increasing `[Controls]\fMouseHeadingSensitivity` from `0.0125` to `1.0500`     * Adding `[Controls]\fMouseHeadingXScale` = `1.0500`     * Adding `[Controls]\fMouseHeadingYScale` = `1.0500`     * Turning off mouse acceleration: Changing `[Controls]\bMouseAcceleration` from `1` to `0`     * Turning off v-sync: Adding `[Display]\iPresentInterval` = `0`   * Changing **Detail** in the launcher to **Low** from auto-detected **Ultra** ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/yAOhH.png)   * Running in Windowed mode ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/jcdwE.png)   * Turning off Steam's Overlay UI: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9ZGTg.png)   * Increasing my mouse pointer speed in Windows ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cpLPU.png) **Note:** My question is different from How can I sync vertical/horizontal mouse sensitivities?, which looks to make the poor mouse sensitivity equal in both directions. i want _not_ poor mouse sensitivity. **Note** : `"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Skyrim\SkyrimPrefs.ini"` **Note** : And restarting Skyrim after each change. **Note** : Including details of what i've tried are only presented to shut people up who bitch about a "lack of research effort". i _should_ be able to ask my question with explanation, justification, or research. Also people love screenshots - it draws them in like moths. ## See also   * FoV and sensitivity.   * How do I even out the mouse sensitivity?   * Tweaks to make Skyrim that much better (self.skyrim)


Do merchants ever run out of items, or can they sell items off their shelves?

Do merchants ever run out of inventory, or do they regenerate it after a certain amount of time? Also, does the merchant ever sell any of the items off of their shelves, or is that just for show? Shelves for reference: ![Ref](http://i.imgur.com/kY3w0V4.png)


Can I gain all of the achievements in one playthrough?

Are all of the achievements in _Elder Scrolls: Skyrim_ able to be acquired in a single playthrough, or will I have to save at strategic times to be able to step back to earlier points? I'm assuming that if it's anything like _Oblivion_ , that you are able to join multiple guilds one after another and complete their questlines and move to another.


Why is everything exploding?

While playing MW3, I have noticed a frustrating trend of random things exploding and killing me. Not enemy lethal equipment, but map objects like cars, barrels, and what look like blown, sparking fuseboxes. Each of these deaths (and occasionally kills - last night on Dome I happened to shoot through a wall when moving to cover, blowing up a barrel inside and killing two people) gets it's own kill icon, as well. Usually these are triggered by some sort of damage (shooting a barrel, grenading a car, etc.), but as far as the fuseboxes, I have no idea why they explode (I've never even seen a grenade nearby when they exploded). Is any quick way to know what will and won't explode? Obviously most intact cars will, some barrels (probably a particular color) will, and I've learned that sparking fuseboxes are also apparently a deathtrap. How can I tell?


How do you walk from Windhelm to Winterhold?

I walked from Whiterun to Windhelm by following the signs and checking the worldmap. My final destination was Winterhold, however. Once I got to Windhelm, I couldn't find any more signs that pointed what road to take to Winterhold. I looked on the world map, but the roads aren't clearly labeled there like they were in Oblivion. I couldn't see any part of the terrain that looked particularly passable or road-like. I eventually took a carriage to Winterhold, but I would like to know what route I should be taking if I decide to walk there in the future. Where is the road to Winterhold?


How am I intended to navigate the constellations?

When picking a perk to level up, I have to click once per constellation if I want to change which skill I want a perk in. If I want to go to a skill a few constellations away, it is burdensome to click and wait for the animation to slide the constellations over and then click again. Once within a constellation, picking which branch of the tree you navigate down seems finicky as well. Navigating back down the tree to the base or out of the constellation altogether is just as cumbersome. Is there some set of controls for navigating this screen that I am unaware of? The arrow keys on the keyboard don't seem to do anything, like they do in other menus. Is there something else?


Where are the 13 Standing Stones?

Skyrim's got 13 standing stones erected in various spots around the province. They can be activated for various bonuses, and discovering them all nets an achievement (Standing Stones). Where are each of these 13 stones located?


Conquest Commander: Is there a cruise missle on every map?

I started playing commander last night, and I had access to a cruise missile on Flood Zone, but the entire game of Rogue Transmission I never had cruise missile access. Do all maps include a cruise missile? If so, for each of the maps, which point grants cruise missile access?


What does tethering to enemies do?

I found an item with the following attribute: > Chance to tether yourself to an enemy. ![Chance to tether yourself to an enemy.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aMU65.jpg) When I get shooting at people, sometimes I can see this in action. I see a green beam form between myself and the enemy. As far as I can work out though, that's the extent of this feature. It doesn't appear to restrict movement of either party, and if I move far enough away or kill the tethered enemy, it disappears. Does it do anything useful? ![Me tethered to a green dude](http://i.stack.imgur.com/hMqpc.jpg)


The sims 3 Plumbots

I installed an expansion pack onto The sims 3 called "Into the future" which allows me to build robots(plumbots). They have mastered their musical skill but seem unable to form a band. How can i form a band with plumbots so plumbots and sims can be in the same band?


What is the reward for keeping the Prejek Paddle Fish alive?

The official Prima guide notes that if Shepard purchased a Prejek Paddle Fish in ME2, and kept it alive all the way through to the end of ME3, that when starting a New Game+, there would be a special additional Intel bonus available at the terminal in Liara's cabin aboard the Normandy. I don't have a save available in which I could convince Kelly to feed my fish for me, and thus, all of my ME2 fish are now Krogan food. **What is the reward for keeping my finned friend alive?**


Custom house in Freecol

How does the custom house work in Freecol? I built custom house but nothing happens. Previously I played Colonization a lot where custom houses worked automatically, they sold available goods.


What does the "Extra Toggle" cheat do?

I'm seeing stuff elsewhere about how it unlocks all characters during free play or allows you to play as special characters, but I still have access to all characters with it disabled, and I can't see how to access these extra character's.


Does anyone know how to influence abduction site locations?

Pretty simple question I can't find an answer for. Basically, I manged to eek out a good start on Impossible, handled the first abduction and UFO interception, but now the second abduction is hitting the worst possible combination of countries, so I'd like to force a "reroll" of those abduction sites, but can't seem to figure out how. I've tried rerunning the UFO raid the happened a few days before, selling different things in the Gray Market, changing research projects, building new items and/or facilities and hiring new soldiers, but to no effect. At the same time, I know they're not set in stone, because if I go back to the beginning and just ignore everything unit the second abduction, the sites are different. Anyone know how to change the abduction mission site locations?


My minecraft keeps crashing after i clicked play

I was just installing minecraft and after i clicked play it keeps crashing no matter how many times i clicked play Here's the crash report \---- Minecraft Crash Report ---- // This doesn't make any sense! Time: 9/12/14 8:37 PM Description: Initializing game org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method) at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52) at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:252) at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306) at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848) at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757) at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739) at bsu.am(SourceFile:523) at bsu.aj(SourceFile:352) at bsu.a(SourceFile:299) at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:120) ## A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows: \-- Head -- Stacktrace: at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method) at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52) at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:252) at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306) at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848) at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757) at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739) at bsu.am(SourceFile:523) at bsu.aj(SourceFile:352) \-- Initialization -- Details: Stacktrace: at bsu.a(SourceFile:299) at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:120) \-- System Details -- Details: Minecraft Version: 1.8 Operating System: Windows 7 (x86) version 6.1 Java Version: 1.7.0_67, Oracle Corporation Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode, sharing), Oracle Corporation Memory: 21381128 bytes (20 MB) / 76374016 bytes (72 MB) up to 518979584 bytes (494 MB) JVM Flags: 2 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xmx512M IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0 Launched Version: 1.8 LWJGL: 2.9.1 OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current thread. GL Caps: Using VBOs: No Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched. Type: Client (map_client.txt) Resource Packs: [] Current Language: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null Profiler Position: N/A (disabled) someone please help!


How to increase the endurance multiplier?

Longer you resist, higher is your endurance multiplier. What else ? If you summon more than 900 monsters in resistance mode, will you increase your endurance multiplier ?


What are the best archers followers?

I'm having a hard time finding a list containing followers who are high skilled in archery. I need a bunch of them to experiment a team of archers following me. In case anyone's wondering I'm using a mod to get up to 10 followers.


Does My Readiness Rating Change the Ending if it Decreases While I'm in the Last Mission

I was able to push my effective rating over 4000 before I started the final assault on Earth and received the "Master and Commander" trophy. I then got to just after you are beamed up to the Citadel and saved. Due to some personal issues I didn't get back to the game and now my Readiness rating is down to 60% (which BTW is the worst "feature" of this game). Does anyone know if my effective rating was "locked" in when I started the assault or do I need to grind it back up to 80%? It's also annoying you can't find this data without being on Normandy. :-(


How to decide whether an attribute scales well with certain skills?

Reading several guides and build regarding Guildwars 2 characters I often come across mentioning of attributes that scale well or not so well with certain skills. For example, `power`, supposedly, scales badly with the Necromancer's scepter skills. It is therefore advised to take `precision` with scepter because it scales better.      What I've come to understand is that skills use a certain formula according to attributes to come to their final damage output, and based on this formula some attribute contribute better than others.      I would like to know how to decide which attributes scale best with an arbitrary set of skills for any given class. Is there a way to figure this out rather than applying empirical testing?


Punkbuster keeps kicking me for weird reasons. 'Invalid Memory Image'; how to resolve?

So on top of getting kicked from Battlefield 3 games because of a 'lost connection to EA online' error I just recently got this gem;               Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster.     Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player 'Hashbrown777' (for 0 minutes) ...     RESTRICTION: Invalid Memory Image [130511]      I've had a bit of a look around and people seem to think it can be caused by modding (HUD modifications etc) but I have none. I have no expansions and am just running the bare game. I repair installed and updated PB but they found nothing (said `no corruptions` and `already up to date` respectively). I keep getting kicked for this and other reasons, but this one seems to be the most odd (and thus, hopefully, able to pinpoint a cause). Has anyone got any ideas?


On heists with seperate loot and escape vehicles can loot bags be escaped?

Certain heists such as Watchdogs and Rats Day 3 have two different vehicles that are generally available at the same time. One is indicated to the player as a loot securing vehicle and the other is indicated to the player as an escape vehicle. Can loot be secured by taking it with you to the escape vehicle even though the game doesn't offer a "loot secured" text alert? I see three scenarios that can be tested: 1) Loot is secured in the dedicate loot vehicle 2) Loot is on the ground in the escape area 3) Loot is on a player's back who is in the escape area


How much inappropriate content is there in Dishonored?

I am hoping to get Dishonored for the PC, but there's one thing that's blocking me. My mother and I don't appreciate inappropriate content, so I was hoping someone could tell me how much language and sex there is. Also, is there a way to counter language and sex? It would be great if someone could answer! I obviously have no game problem and I haven't tried anything yet either. I have a friend who plays Dishonored but he would not give me an answer.


How to always start League of Legends in fullscreen mode?

I managed to install League of Legends in Ubuntu (and wrote a review about it) but, now I want to start the game in fullscreen mode, **always**. **Question** : _How to always start League of Legends in fullscreen mode_   **Note** : _I just need to now how people do it in Windows. A setting, or a extra command line in the lol launcher like`lollauncher.exe --fullscreen`_?


Ender Dragon characteristics

How far can the Ender Dragon see? Does it try and stay close to the re-charge towers (Ender Crystals)? I am trying find out if I can build a Endermen EXP farm in the End while the dragon is still alive? I have made a walk way to ~500 blocks away from the main landmass. The dragon doesn't seem to follow me that far out, and doesn't seem to come out to get me, but can I assume this will always be the case?


How do I get rid of quest-related weapons and armor that I no longer need?

Items like Barnabus' Mace and Arben's Sword are quest drops that I no longer need but are cluttering up my inventory. I can neither send them to my battle tower, nor sell them, nor delete them. Is there a way to remove them from my inventory at all?


Do old Wiimotes with Wii MotionPlus attachment work on Wii U?

I have two old Wiimotes without built-in MotionPlus but I have two MotionPlus attachments for them. If I use the MotionPlus attachment can I use these Wiimotes with the Wii U or do I have to buy the new Wiimotes with built-in MotionPlus?


How to back up current config?

I want to save my current cfg. I did this once which writes a cfg in cfg folder. But couldnt remember what command was.


Is there any increase in legendary drop rate with the True Vault Hunter mode or the Vault Hunter's Relic?

### True Vault Hunter Mode I heard it gives better and more loot, so does that mean legendary? ### Vault Hunter's Relic Says it increases rare drop rates, legendaries are rare, too... (heh)


"Disconnected by Server: BadPaddingException"

I have not opened up my Minecraft launcher for nearly a year. However, when I updated to Minecraft 1.6.2 and the new launcher recently, every server I attempt to connect to seems to have some kind of problem, leaving me with this every time I try to connect to any server: ![Screenshot of the disconnection screen. It reads "Disconnected by Server: BadPaddingException : Blocktype mismatch: 0 @ sun.security.rsa.RSAPadding:328".](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XoVFP.png) I have checked and double checked every server and they are definitely up to date and my internet connection is working. I also guarantee you that my launcher is the official Minecraft launcher and I am playing online with a premium account. **Why is this issue cropping up? What does the text mean and how can I fix this?**


Is every type of evolution stone equally distributed in the Underground?

I noticed on my _Pokémon Platinum_ cartridge that I have far fewer Water Stones in my inventory than any other type of evolution stone. I have around 30 Fire Stones and 20 Thunderstones, but only 2 Water Stones. Now, I'm a fan of Vaporeon, but I don't remember going on a Water Stone spree. Is there any reason that Water Stones would be less common in the Underground? Does it vary by game or player ID? Does it vary by area? Do some games get no stones of a certain type, the same way some Pokémon are version-exclusive to encourage trading?


How much power do Home Solar Panels provide?

How much power does the solar panels on the homes provide or what % of its power is supplied by those solar panels? Is there a varying level of solar panels on each home or is it either YAY or NAY?


Can you undo a difficulty change in The Witcher 2?

I'm going after the "Madman" achievement which entails completing the game on "Dark" difficulty. I accidentally changed the difficulty from Dark to Normal. I then loaded an autosave from earlier thinking that maybe the difficulty would be back at Dark, and it was! If I keep playing from that save, will I still get the achievement? I'm just not sure if somehow it will still recognize that I went to normal, and I would rather not play through on Dark mode and not get the achievement. Thanks.


How long does radiation contamination take to clean up?

Due to poorly educated workers at my nuclear power plant, I was told that a meltdown was imminent at my power plant. Considering how densely packed my city is, I didn't fancy having a meltdown and removed the nuclear power plant in favour of an oil power plant. However, it seems that some contamination of the area has still occurred. Sims living and working nearby are now getting sick from the contamination. How long does it take for the radiation contamination to completely dissipate? Here's a screenshot showing the contamination: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6sGh1.jpg)


SimCity: What to do about radiation?

One of my nuclear power plants recently had a meltdown, and now the entire area is covered in radiation. No buildings are able to flourish there; they all become abandoned due to radiation. I've waited a pretty long time, and it doesn't seem as if the effects of the radiation are dying down at all? Is there anything I can do to get rid of the radiation? Does it dissipate naturally and I just have waited long enough? Will certain buildings do okay in radioactive areas?


How can you recover more quickly from being knocked down?

The Guardian skill `Contemplation of Purity` converts conditions you are suffering from into boons. It also says that it "breaks stun". This has me wondering if it works for allowing me to stand up after having been knocked over. If not, are there any other ways that I would be able to stand up more quickly after being knocked over?


Which Guitar Hero/Rock Band titles does the WarBeast guitar work with?

I'm planning on buying dreamGear's WarBeast Guitar as a gift for a friend. ![WarBeast guitar](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JvmL6.jpg) The guitar's specification makes me suspect that it is not an entirely "regular" peripheral (I don't recall coming across one that has a button for selecting whether it should work with Guitar Hero **or** Rock Band) and since I'll have to order it from abroad, I'd rather not simply bet that it works. Does anyone have any hands-on experience with this controller and can tell me which titles it is compatible with? The specifications indicate that it definitely works with Guitar Hero 4, but what about something newer/older? I also wouldn't mind knowing which versions of Rock Band it works with.


Is there any way to jump to the ground floor?

When you tap at the top of the screen, you jump to the very top floor. Is there an equivalent to jump to the ground floor (i.e. not the quick button for the elevator, but something which is there all the time)?


Where is the key to get out of the Catacombs in Hatred Symbolized?

I think this may actually be a bug in my game but I want to make sure that I'm not missing something. I have finished the Hatred Symbolized quest in Chapter 2 of The Witcher 2 following Roche's path. I am in the Catacombs where I meet Saskia and Zoltan. Saskia gives me the sword I need to complete the quest. There is a locked door behind them that I _should_ be able to access at this point. I looted the corpse in the main room and received a catacomb key. I have tried the door after acquiring this key and it still says it's locked. Should this key unlock that door or is there another key that I missed along the way? If so, what is the catacomb key actually for?


How steep is the learning curve in Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planewalkers?

I am completely new to the Magic: The Gathering world, but am an old D&D player and the like. How steep is the learning curve, and how does it compare to the physical (paper) version? How well does it play on PC (I have a Compaq Presario CQ41 Laptop)? How long is the single-player campaign?


Where would the songs imported from Dance Central 2 to 3 go?

I went through the process of importing Dance Central 2 songs into Dance Central 3, but I don't see the songs anywhere. How can I confirm they were actually added? Where and what should I see?


What level needed to get the dragonvale races?

I want to get dragonvale races but I don't have the level required to get it. What level is needed for the track


Frozen Synapse online play customization?

There seems to be a huge discrepancy between offline AI Skirmish options and what can be arranged online. When customizing an online challenge, can you:   * adjust the map size?   * adjust the turn limit?   * adjust the turn time (5s, 10s, etc.)?   * if no, has the developer addressed why? I would like to play larger, longer battles with my friends. I know you can add/remove soldiers, but it gets silly after a certain point when you're stuck on these tiny maps...


How is rank determined?

Rank is not directly related to score as one might initially think. I have gotten Rank B scores higher than my Rank A scores. So if it isn't score that determines rank, what is it?


What happens to Fiora's ultimate versus invisible champion

Say, Fiora uses her ultimate on Twitch and the person on their team with oracle get's out of Twitch's range, making Twitch invisible again, will Fiora's ultimate keep hitting him?


Why do I suddenly have 25/16 Imperial Levels on TDS?

I was playing TDS, and I suddenly noted that I had 90 levels. Given that there are 81 regular levels in the game, plus Panna City Medicine, I found this odd. Opening the menu and looking at the Levels tab showed the following: I have 25/16 possible Imperial Levels. They do not show up in the actual tower itself. I am playing version 1.2.2344. Has anyone else experienced this? Did it resolve spontaneously? Disney Customer support is not able to help with any in-game issues (according to their email on a different issue). ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/fFPba.png)


When is the best time to deploy ECM Jammer?

There are multiple defense mechanisms that are provided as unlocks for air vehicles in Battlefield 3. My friend and I were debating when to actually deploy ECM vs Flares. Personally, I have my own system with my gunner to evade missiles / getting locked but he was assuring me that my practice was wrong. His version: Deploying ECM when missiles are fired and tracking to the target. [I told him my version:] My version: Deploying ECM after about 2 seconds of 'getting _painted_ ' or getting locked on. While ECM is being deployed, I either try to asses where the threat is coming from or bug out. If they are able to gain another lock on my helicopter, I coordinate with my gunner for when to deploy his flares. Most of the time, the missile misses us and my ECM jammer is reloaded. In theory, this would keep us up for a long time [ as long as we don't get killed by a SOFlam / Javelin combo or guided shell]. When is the best time to deploy ECM Jammer ? Side Note: I have already seen this post, and they are not the same question.


Do Tallbird nests reappear after being burned?

I noticed that an empty Tallbird nest will be reinhabited with a new Tallbird after a few days, which will eventually spawn an egg. But do the nests also appear? I haven't had enough luck to figure it out. The game wiki lists Tallbirds as renewable, but I'm not sure if it means just hatching the eggs and waiting for a nest to be reinhabited. In case a nest _accidentally_ burns to ashes, will it reappear after some time along with a new Tallbird?


Does the Snowtrooper actually unlock Scoop of Hoth?

Today I received a notification from Tiny Death Star. ![TDS](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6WDY1m.png) Now, this came as a surprise because we've all tried to get the Snowtrooper to unlock Scoop of Hoth in the past, but without success. In fact, after receiving this message, I attempted to use the Snowtrooper ? bitizen again, and again to no avail. I have seen a still shot somewhere of the scene unlock, but no one seems to have been able to trigger it that I know of. I'm wondering if anyone has done it in the past, but somehow the recent update broke the unlock function on this scene? There is a related question here: Which characters unlock each scene?


Exhaust priority and masteries

When you exhaust someone who is already exhausted, it refreshes the timer. You can think of it as the first is overridden I suppose. BUT if the first person to cast it has summoner mastery for it and the second person does not (and vice versa I suppose as well) when will the improved armor and magic resist be applied in these situations?


Is there a "Go to Coordinates" command?

I'm just starting out, and having trouble navigating space in 3 dimensions. Even when I know what coordinates I want, I have a difficult time getting there. Is there any way to target a specific X,Y,Z coordinate so I can aim for it manually or autopilot to it?


Can I withdraw my Battle.Net account Balance into Paypal?

Let's say I have real cash inside my Battle.Net account from the proceeds of selling people items in Diablo 3. Am I able to transfer it to Paypal **AFTER** it has been deposited in my B.Net Account? If yes, how?


How do I avoid the Butcher's hook?

He gets me every time. Is there an effective way to avoid getting hooked by him?


Cannot meet room requirements

I'm playing the new Prison Architect Alpha, but as soon as I'm out on my own, after the introduction, I cannot seem to meet ANY room requirements. For example - A holding cell... The requirements are that the room must be 5 x 5 in size, contain a bench and a toilet. I have done this. I have done this in numerous configurations. With doors, without doors, toilet connected to water, toilet unconnected, lit, unlit, a room IN a room. I've even tried building a 15 x 30 size room with those items in it. When that didn't work, I tried putting one of pretty much EVERY item in it. And yet that little flashing red triangle remains... What am I missing?


Can you add friends on the PSN website?

I looked in the "friends" section of the PSN website, and I couldn't find any way to search for other friends to add. Can this be done anywhere online or can it be only done through the console system?


Can Master Chief be a leftie?

In some FPS engines (notably Quake and some Cube derivatives) you can change the handedness of the player (so that the HUD gun is on the left). Since I am a left-handed shooter, I prefer this alignment, but I cannot seem to find any options in Halo 2 to switch to left-handed. Is this possible in the Halo engine? (Specifically Halo 2 for Windows Vista).


What is the fastest way to farm Mimics in Terraria?

Mimics look like chests and seem to spawn relatively rarely. Is there an efficient way to farm them for their drops?


How are resources gained, distributed, and spent?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  At what rate do players and commanders receive resources per resource node? I'm unclear on how resources gained by aliens and marines are gained and distributed to the teams and personal supplies. **First, how is the amount and frequency res gained calculated?** I know it's a function of res nodes over time, but what's the actual equation? Is res gained even if the team doesn't have any resource nodes captured? Does going from one res node to two double the amount of res gained, or is it a different scale? **Second, how are the resources gathered distributed to the team (i.e., comm) and individual members of the team?** Do players with with a higher "score" gain a higher percentage of the distribution? Is it based on how long a player has been alive or how much he's contributed to the team? Physical proximity to certain structures? Can a commander manually give extra resources to a player? **Third, is there anything the effects the costs of spending resources?** Does evolving into an Onos _always_ cost 75 resources? As an alien, is there a cost difference between going from a skulk to fade versus lurk to fade? As a commander, are some upgrades cheaper sooner or later depending on your current tech-tree? Do any structures offer a "discount" or "rebate"? Does doing well in a match effect any of these costs? This may be a question overload, but there you go! Thanks in advance.


Is it possible to recover from a "last stand" when your rival doesn't kill you?

Occasionally when shooting off some heads in multiplayer, I get damaged to the point where it's not enough to kill me but I enter the "last stand" mode -- this is similar to how it is in singleplayer where you have painkillers and an enemy "kills" you but you have a chance to survive if you are able to kill them. Sometimes just like in singleplayer, when you enter this mode, you don't have a clear shot at your rival (as you fell down behind an obstruction) so you can't recover by killing them. Sometimes my rival is too clueless to know that I'm not dead yet and never moves into my line of sight so I'm stuck there until someone else kills me or I commit suicide. **Is it possible to recover when in this state without being able to kill my rival eventually?** I'm just throwing out guesses but I'd imagine I could be revived by a teammate if they can get to me. I have yet to confirm or deny that.


Is there a Wizard skill that makes us go closer to the enemies?

I am a melee wizard and I want to get close and attack enemy in one click. Is there an ability that can help with this?


How do I automate my farming and bee-keeping industries?

I've been trying to build fortresses that produce sheep and bees. It's not too bad, but I have to manually micromanage milking, shearing, cheese- and mead- making. I can assign these tasks to individual workshops, but the moment the dwarves are unable to do a task, it gets cancelled, so I have to reassign it manually some time later. Or I can assign tasks via the manager, but then orders to the same workshop seem to stack up, so until n orders of shearing are completed, dwarves won't try to milk my sheep or make cheese. Both require significant micromanagement, which I can imagine only gets worse as the fortress grows. What can I do to make these production chains (also: butchering by-products) handle themselves, so I can direct my attention elsewhere?


Applied Energistics Subnetwork doesn't accept items

I created an mob farm using cursed earth and an auto-spawner spawning endermen, their drops I want to collect in an AE subnetwork. The mobfarm consists of 2 grinders and an iron tank. The grinders output their items into itemducts which lead to an ME Interface which is linked to the subnetwork. The subnetwork is powered by an ME Power Relay and has an ME Drive, ME Controller, ME Interface and is read-only to my main network through an ME Storage Bus. However, my grinders now refuse to work and the itemducts are clogged up, meaning my AE subsystem doesn't accept the items... which is weird considering they're not partitioned. ![Clogged itemduct](http://i.stack.imgur.com/YRrE7.png) When looking at the itemduct to the ME Interface, items just bounce back and forth in the last itemduct. **This seemed to be a graphical glitch, restarting the server helped this** ![Bouncing items in itemduct](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1XQzS.png) Does anyone happen to know why this happens? And possibly how to fix it? Using a second ME Interface did nothing.


Dependency is not satisfiable: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 error when installing Binding of Isaac

I'm trying to install Binding of Isaac on my Debian machine, when I try to install the `.deb` installation package with GDebi, I get the error > Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: `libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0`. Any ideas on how I could resolve this issue? **Edit:** ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1bHvf.png) If I uninstall "libpcre3 (= 8.02-1.1)", apparently it will cause heaps of other programs to be removed with it.


Most effective late-game XP farming?

**Spoiler warning! Don't read if you haven't completed the game!** I've completed Hell but am currently level 59 and farming xp as fast as I can to start Inferno. Because I'm a relatively squishy class (Demon Hunter) I can't quickly or easily run higher levels solo. I'm sure this is not the case or barbarians or monks, however. Currently my xp-farming plan goes as follows:   1. Start a new game, Nightmare, at the very end of Act III (Kill Azmodan/Heart of Sin).   2. Rush through the mobs (or take the time to kill rare spawns if you want).   3. Kill Azmodan for ~44k xp (on Hell this jumps to 105k xp).   4. Rush through the cutscenes to the beginning of Act IV (receive another ~44k xp, or 105k on Hell).   5. Kill the introductory miniboss Iskatu for several thousand xp (less than the prior rewards but still significant, exact numbers escape me at the moment);   6. Repeat I'm sure a monk or barbarian could run this on Hell somewhat quickly for around 300k xp, however as a high-level low-survivability class, I need to run this on Nightmare for significantly less, about ~120k xp per run. Does anyone have a better solution for quickly racking up the ~2mil xp needed for the high 50's and 60 leveling as a non-tanking class (or in general)? If you have the time/dedication, please try to put some numbers/estimates when making alternate suggestions. As a rough estimate as time goes, this takes about as long as the Diablo fight, if you watch all the in-fight cutscenes.


KOTOR 2 Freezes on Movies

Playing Knights of the Old Republic 2, I find myself in a frustrating situation: I have to click to end movies as soon as they start or my game will freeze afterward (while switching resolutions?) However, even with shortening the movies in this fashion, it seems that there is roughly a 30% chance that my game will freeze _per movie_ I encounter. When there are 3 movies chained together, for instance, it seems to crash about 65% of the time! While I've gotten pretty good about autosaving frequently, it is pretty annoying to both miss the game's movies as well as having to frequently restart the game. I'm running Windows 7 SP-1 64-bit with an AMD Radeon R9 200 Series video card. I have the Steam version of KOTOR 2. I've seen mention of this or similar issues online but never a fix. Can anyone offer a solution?


How do I power my screw pump on Dwarf Fortress?

I have a windmill and it is transmitting power to a gear assembly below. The gear assembly is connect to an axle so it looks like this: ground level: X is windmill               XXX     XXX     XXX      below: G is gear A is axle               OOO     OGO     OAO     OAO     OGO      DF says this is all powered, so no problems yet. I built my pump so that it's half on the bottom G, ie. the gear assembly is directly one tile below my pump. However it does not have power. Any ideas? Edit: Sideview would be                  WWW P         GAAG


In the No Mercy heist, what kind of infected is the patient turning into?

Is it possible to know what the infected patient is going to be ? It looks like a special infected "Boomer", but it's hard to say. Moreover, the new theme introduced with the No Mercy update seems dedicated to the Boomer, and the changelog says this: > NEW THEME: Players are now able to choose a new theme inspired by our > favorite undead. So that would make sense. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ze1mG.jpg) Also, what's the most advanced stade of mutation that's observable in the game ? If you play long enough, will the patient finish his transformation ?


Concerns about running a kingdom

So I just got my kingdom running (sort of). I took it over from Vaegers and assigned castles and towns to some companions. Don't really know what I'm doing, so I did some research. Turns out, I assigned feifs to the wrong companions there... Also, I'm having some trouble with right to rule. I was wondering if anyone can elaborate on a few things to help me out:   * **Right to rule**. Every time I want to send a companion on a quest for me, s/he says that another companion was sent out and it's probably better to wait a while   * **Vassals**. I know how to create them, but how do I strip one of my vassals of their title - kick the out so to speak?   * **Feifs**. Assuming someone in my kingdom is a vassal that I like, how would I remove their feifs from them (essentially, give them back to myself)? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated


What is the purpose of copper ingots, etc?

When I'm looting treasure chests in tombs I pick up a lot of random metals. What are they for? What can I do with them?


How to add more bots in Counter Strike?

I have set both `mp_autoteambalance` and `mp_limitteams` to 0, but the maximum number of bots I can play against is 10, and I would like to play against 20 bots, instaed. I mean, me against all bots. Is there any other command to carry out that?


How can I measure the effectiveness of my Macro?

Macro involves producing constantly, keeping your resources low and hitting the optimal production cycles. Having said that there is an optimal Macro for any given Build Order. I want to know what the optimum amount of workers, army, production facilities and upgrades is for a given time, like @10:00 or @14:00. Is there some kind of tool or map that allows me to test this? My macro is not perfect, so I cannot benchmark this on my own. I searched the internet and found tools like SCBuildOrderOptimizer and EvolutionChamber but they seem to work the other way around. You insert the worker count etc. and you get a build order that would get these specifications. I want to specify a build order, assume that workers and units get produced all the time and I want to get the resulting unit count and upgrades etc. Something like this: 1 Rax FE @10:00:   * 50 SCVs   * 100 supply   * Stim 95% (finishes @10:15)   * 1/0 90% (finishes @10:30)   * 2 Medivacs   * ...


What is this hidden pair of red gloves in Batman: Arkham Asylum supposed to symbolize?

I was playing _Batman: Arkham Asylum_ and during my travels, I found this item set locked away behind an unpassable vent bar. It's a single cell, not available to get, just out of reach. What is this supposed to reference, or is it just random? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/W1On9.jpg) Here's a zoomed version I took using my Bat Zoom: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Ih38S.jpg) I think that engraving is of Arkham Asylum itself? Who does this belong to? Found it while playing the game on my PC. It's location on the map is: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/OkUCr.jpg)


Which StarCraft units are not present in Wings of Liberty?

Where can I find a list of _StarCraft_ and _StarCraft: Brood War_ units (with unit spells/abilities) which are not present in _StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty_ (counting both campaign and multiplayer)?


How much available space per game in the Steam Cloud?

Is there a way to find out how much available space does a game have in the Steam Cloud (it seems that this varies depending on the game)? Also, is there a way to see how much of the available space is already used up (except by manually checking save game folders on your hard drive)?


Do plants grow back?

As one of the loading-screen tips state, searching the wasteland can yield some rare and useful plants, such as the _Night Blossom_ or the _Comet Bloom_. Unlike other crafting components, I have never seen any of these plants for sale at any of the merchants, making the items you can produce with them quite invaluable. Is that really the case, or do plants actually grow back where you pick them after a period of time? Or perhaps there is a merchant selling plants that I simply haven't gotten to yet?


Are there any types which do not appear on a single-type Pokémon?

Before Black/White, all Flying type Pokémon were dual-type (e.g. Normal/Flying, Fire/Flying). Thundurus is the first pure Flying type. Are there any types left of which there are no pure-typed Pokémon?


Is there a way to grind?

In Alpha Protocol, there is not really an open world. It's all mission-based, so anything done is progress. I want to go through the game like a bad-ass, superpowered, but I can't find any spot where there's something like indefinitely respawning enemies to "farm". Is there a way, other than Veteran?


What is the fastest way to earn money prior to the Elite 4 in Black/White 2?

Traditionally, the quick way to make money in Pokémon is doing runs of the Elite 4. In _Pokémon Black/White_ and _Black/White 2_ , what is the fastest way to make money before the Elite 4?


Can any trainers with shiny Pokémon be reliably encountered in Black/White 2?

Are there any trainers in _Pokémon Black / White 2_ who have Pokémon that are reliably encountered as shiny?


Weird bug with Corvo's equipment

In my Dishonored playthrough on PC, I just completed the Flooded District mission and, of course, I went to retrieve Corvo's equipment. I succeeded and for a while I could still use every weapon I had. When I switched to Blink for my left hand, everything disappeared again from the shortcut bar, leaving me with the gun on 5 and the rest of the spells from 6 to 0. Weird thing is that I still can see the all my retrieved equipment inside my inventory. I tried to restart the game a couple of times, completed the mission and started the next one right away to see if it would fix, but I still can use only the blade and the gun (with my powers). I can't seem to find anything around (patches nor articles), can somebody explain what's going on please? Does it relate to my max chaos playstyle? **UPDATE** Yesterday I did beat the game and start a new one at max difficulty level. Still no equipment :-/ I plan to play it low chaos and try to beat it again without any homicide, so it's fine. But still, it's a bit of a bug . **UPDATE #2** I forgot to mention: I can't interact with my equipment inside my inventory (can't use items or can't equip them) no matter what I try.


Is there any way to check the Governor's daughters' beauty level?

I know this game allows three levels of beauty for the girls but I can I be sure what's the level of the daughter my character is currently dating? Or in other words: how can I be sure to marry a "beauty"?


Can enemies spawn on my roads?

I have a road that leads to the edge of the map. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/SJxBF.png) It is protected by walls of cobblestone, but I am wondering: can enemies spawn either on the road or in the space between the road and the wall?


Optimal Mission Order in regard to Unit Upgrades

The Starcraft 2 Campaign Mission Order question has already asked > Will picking missions randomly from the planets available exclude me from > doing other missions or will it all just sort itself out? I am curious what is the most efficient mission order in regard to unit upgrades because whatever unit upgrades at the time of the first play through in a campaign save so what you are stuck with when you replay that mission. Unit upgrades should benefit achievement hunting. Both research and unit purchase upgrades should be considered. The Evacuation mission, for example, you should upgraded your bunkers before taking on this mission using tier I zerg research to assist in the `Sacrifice Nothing` achievement.


How do I escape the arena?

The first time I encountered a statue that offered to take me to the arena, I went there. I've now fought to my death several times. When I die, I'm asked if I want to retry. Selecting "yes" brings me back to the arena. Selecting "no" brings me to the title screen (and "continue" from there puts me right back in the arena). There seems to be no menu option for leaving. **Do I have to get through a certain number of waves to exit? Do I have to restart the chapter? How the heck do I get back to playing the storyline?**


Why did Garrus disappear from my ship?

I just did some side quests after Tuchunka (I forgot how it's spelled exactly, sorry.) and I went back to my ship to speak with Garrus, because he's one of my favorite characters. I find that he isn't there. I press V to open my ship map, go through all the areas, and he's nowhere to be seen. Everyone else is there, and I'm pretty sure I didn't do anything to make him leave. (If that's even possible.) It's sort of worrying me, because he's the most important person that I take along on missions. _Yes, I've become attached to a video game character._ But seriously, is this a glitch or did I do something in-game to make him get fed up and leave?


When switching servers, do I lose my existing cities?

I know that the regions and cities I play on are bound to the server I play on. So when I switch to another server, I basically have to start over there. However, if I switch back to the old server later, are my regions and cities still there? I’m asking because I have no started on one server but some friends are on a different server. So to play together with them, I would go to their server but don’t really want to lose my previous work.


How do you hire a Hacker?

I'm on my second playthrough of this gaming, choosing the Hire option at least twice per game year, and varying between "Word of Mouth", "Magazine Ad", and "Online Ad" - never seen a Hacker available for hire. Is there something special I have to do?


Do people not like my red, glowing scars?

I'm swimming in the deep end of the Renegade pool, and I've got the red, glowing scars to prove it. I can understand that people may dislike or fear me due to my chaotic decisions, but physical discrimination crosses the line! **Does my unsavory appearance affect the dispositions or conversations I have with other characters?** ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/RF1ye.png)


Will items in your home despawn?

I know once you have purchased a home you can leave items in the chests inside for easy storage. My question is regarding the surrounding tables and shelves - if I remember correctly from Oblivion you could leave items on the tables and shelves and they would remain. I'm planning on trying this with a not "super needed" item and seeing if it disappears but I just wanted to ask the community if they have tried this and what the results were.


How to use multiple Steam accounts without re-entering passwords?

I'd like to switch between two Steam accounts (from the same windows user account) without having to re-enter their passwords. So basically I am trying to write a batchfile which takes care of the relevant files and/or registry settings, but for that I need to know > Which files and registry settings change when logging in as another user? Obvious bonus points for providing a batch file for that task.


How do I use a Town Portal?

I've built a Basic Town Portal in a town, which states that it allows your hero to teleport from that town to any other town you control. I've got my hero in the town, but how do I make them teleport? If I tell them to move to another town, they just start walking there.


Henry Hatsworth, how to climb down and get out of Mysteria Stage 1-5

I'm playing _Henry Hatsworth and the Puzzling Adventure_ for the Nintendo DS. I seem to have trapped poor Henry partway through Stage 1-5 in Mysteria (the first cemetery level). He can't jump up, and I've tried blasting through the floor with his sword, but that doesn't work either. Because it's the DS, I don't know how to get a screen shot. My hypotheses:   * I am totally incompetent at jumping and will need to start over   * I need some godawful key combo to jump higher   * If I can manage to enable the robot suit, it will be able to jump higher than regular Henry can jump **How can I get Henry out of the trap?** Feedback and ideas welcomed.


What are the differences between difficulty levels in Rage?

Rage has four difficulty levels:   * Easy   * Normal   * Hard   * Nightmare What are the differences between them? Do they only affect enemy strength or do they also come into play in racing targets, number of enemies, etc.?