How can I get genie lamp parts besides from the Squeal of Fortune?

The Lamp of the Djinn update says that genie lamp parts can be earned from the Squeal of Fortune, and from skilling and combat drops. However, I have not gotten a single part from skilling or combat. Do I need to do certain skilling activities or kill certain monsters to get the lamp parts? Do some drop lamp parts more often than others?


Does the accessory shop count towards the total I have spent at the Able Sisters?

I am spending as much money in the shops as possible to try and unlock the various other shops. For Kicks and Shampoodles, I apparently have to spend large amounts of money at the Able Sisters' shop. Does the accessory shop off to the right count towards this total?


How can I visit a friend's island in Dragonvale?

My kids have exchanged friend codes, and received gem bonuses. How can they visit each other's islands? Note: Under social, there's a "Friends" pane that always reads "3 gifts available", but has no other entries other than "visit random island". The "gifts" tab is similarly blank. This is on a Kindle Fire HDX, with no Facebook accounts.


Can I transfer a Dragonvale world between accounts?

I foolishly let my child try Dragonvale... but on a Kindle Fire device I must now return. Can the world be packaged and transferred to an Android or iOS device account? On Kindle Fire specifically it appears each "Free Time" child gets their own world, are these parks transferable once the kids reach the age of majority and/or get their own Kindle?


Beagleboard SNES with non-Tomee controller?

Anyone here know anything about using non-Tomee controllers with BeagleSNES? The guide says there is only official support for Tomee, I was wondering if there was any unofficial.


How can I get an existing DA:O character image uploaded to the BioWare site?

I have an existing DA:O character that I created without logging into the BioWare site. After logging in the charcter data was uploaded but did not include the character images. A web search has suggested that the character images are only uploaded when the character is first created. Is this true? I would really like to upload my character image as I spent a lot of time getting it just right.


Read XBOX 360 save files on my PC

I have a memory stick that I have placed my DA:O saves files on, but I want to be able to read them on my PC (so I can use the toolset to extract the character settings/image). Unfortunately the XBOX does not write simple files to the stick. Is there any way to get the individual save files onto the stick or extract them from out of the XBOX save format?


Bananas! What are they for?

I've heard the collecting bananas increases your speed, is this true? As I don't seem to speed up when I get a bunch. Although that may be because the speed of each one is too subtle to notice.


How do I beat the dinosaur in Tricky's Mountain?

I can't beat the boss of the first world.Aare there any specific tactics I should use, Such as charging the boosts and rockets, or firing off the level 1 versions? Does he speed up if he's behind me, or does he slow down if I get too far behind? ![The first boss](http://i.stack.imgur.com/tY7Ae.jpg)


Applying companion customizations

Just before leaving the starting area, I got a "Vette Customization 2" as one of the quest rewards. Right-clicking it just tells me I can't equip it. How do I apply it to Vette?


How to take a car that makes a race challenging?

In Gran Turismo 4 for PS2, I play the Gran Turismo mode. When I take part in a race tournament, it often goes like this:   * Buy a car which is allowed to drive in this tournament   * Start the tournament   * Recognise that the car is far to fast (winning is easy) or to slow (winning impossible)   * Buy a new car or tune the car   * Try again - race is still to easy/too hard   * Tuning the car again   * Try again, and again, and again... I repeat the last steps often until I find a setup for my car so that the race is challenging, but possible to win. Unfortunately, this process takes very long (yesterday I spent 2 hours with it!), costly and annoying. Another problem is that the opponent cars are not always the same, so taking part twice in a race tournament could be easier one time and more challenging the other time. Is there a way to know in "advance" which car and setup I should take so that the race is challenging, but not impossible? Is this problem fixed in future Gran Turismo versions (Gran Turismo 5)?


Help! My Minecraft account just got hacked

After a good day of school, I went home and opened my laptop. I went to play Minecraft, but when I opened the launcher, it said that I hadn't bought the game yet. What the hell?! I did buy the game!!! So I went to minecraft.net and logged in to my account. then it said I had to purchase Minecraft first before I could download it. I've purchased it and downloaded it! I think someone may have hacked my account. Screenshot: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HEtb4.png)


Can I get my Steam categories back?

During the Holiday sales, I logged in to Steam on a different computer (one powerful enough to actually run my games :). When I logged back in on my notebook, all of my categories except one were deleted, and all of the games except one were removed from my favourites and from the one remaining category. I re-added some of them. Later, after logging in again, I lost all my groups and favourites again. Is this behaviour common? Can I get them back, or at least back them up in the future? (I have read this, but I'm not sure it's the exact same problem. Both my computers ran Windows and I lost my categorization entirely.)


What does the "Weapon Damage: X%" skill statistic actually mean?

Some skills list "Weapon Damage: X%" as one of their stats, for instance in the second circled area in this screenshot: ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/WCiwY.jpg) What does it mean? Does it mean every attack with the skill deals an additional percentage of the weapon I'm currently wielding? If so, do other traits of the weapon, besides damage, also apply? For instance, will a weapon which reduces the target's armor on every hit also make the skill reduce it? Will a weapon generating mana on every hit also do that when using the skill? What happens when I'm dual-wielding weapons? Should I strive to wield just one powerful weapon instead of two weaker one to maximize spell damage? And does the weapon attack speed make any difference? Should I aim for higher- damage over higher-DPS weapons if I want to maximize skill damage? Finally, the first circled part apparently shows the effect of the magic ability on this skill. But I thought the magic ability also affects every weapon's magic damage. Does this mean the magic ability modifier is actually applied twice to this skill, once directly and once indirectly via weapon damage?


Is Kingdom Hearts in Anyway linked to Final Fantasy?

My girlfriend and I have had an argument over this and I was wondering is there any aspects of Kingdom hearts that is directly copied from Final fantasy as I am sure Chokobos are used in both, the way in which the cutscenes activate are similar and the ways in which the enemies disappear is the same. I also seem to recognise some characters and character names, (Riku being one of them although the characters differ in gender between the two games.) here is a brief description of the game you are a male character called Sora and you eventually have comrades out of different Disney movies such as Donald Duck, Goofy and Tarzan. The enemies are called the heartless and your character wields a key as a weapon. My main Question again, are my observations of the similarities just and is there any other similarities between kingdom Hearts and the final fantasy series?


What do the skill percentages in the description of some skills mean?

In the tooltip for some skills, just above the detailed statistics, there are one or more icons that look like one of the attributes, and next to them some percentage, as is pointed to by the first question mark in this screenshot: ![screenshot 1](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zEOyr.jpg) What does that mean? I used to think that it means how much from the current weapon damage is transferred to the skill, but that appears to be answered by the other circled part. Some skills even list more than one of those.


Will a Culture Bomb take a city in an adjacent tile?

I understand how the basic Culture Bomb works. What I'm asking is if you own the tile adjacent to a neighboring city (other player or City State) and perform a Culture Bomb in it, will you take over that city? In the picture below, the x's are your territory, the o's are your neighbor's, and the C is your neighbor's city.               x x o o o o      x x C o o     x x(x)o o o      x x o o o      If you bomb the (x) tile to change the territory like so               x x o o o o      x x C o o     x x(x)x o o      x x x o o      will you control the city C?


Are there situations where Stamina or Magicka Damage is really useful?

On first glance these enchants seemed really great. Ideally I'd pepper a dangerous mage from afar with a +Magicka Damage bow. And then engage it safely in melee. But in practice I find that if I don't kill the enemy in a reasonably short time, I am dead anyway. Furthermore the loss in damage compared to straight health damage doesn't seem to be worth it. A 20 base damage sword with +20 Frost damage to Health and Stamina will inflict roughly 40 damage to Health per succesful blow. Whereas the same sword with +20 damage to Magicka, or +20 damage to Stamina, will really only inflict 20 damage to Health per succesful blow. Do you find these enchants useful? Am I misunderstanding the effects?


Good Missilebuild for SPAZ?

How would you approach a good missile build in this game and what ships would you use for that? I am currently playing with lasers @ lvl 55, but I have issues surviving. I become a zombie way too often and lose my ship. Any Hints towards such an approach?


What epic gems exist in Kingdoms of Amalur?

When considering building a character with a high amount of blacksmithing or sagecrafting it would be helpful to know more about the potential benefits of the gems that can be incorporated into equipment. There are armor, weapon, utility and epic gems. From the names it's somewhat obvious what they are used for (ok utility isn't necessarily crystal clear). Epic gems seem to give the best buffs. What recipes exist to create epic gems and what stats do they give?


Can I save/resume game in Starfox 64?

I didn’t have a console growing up, but eventually bought a Nintendo 64 to enhance my childhood retroactively. I just got Starfox 64, and have to admit I’m puzzled. I have beaten the first few planets / asteroid belt, but every time I turn on the game, I have to start over from the beginning! What the heck? Is there no way to save a game after beating e.g. the asteroid belt and then pick it up a day later? Note: I have a memory card, but don’t have a clue how to use it.


Why is a second local player with an XBOX Live Silver account allowed to play online?

This is typically not allowed on XBL, but I noticed Dungeon Defenders somehow got around this. I can't find any information online as to whether this was done as a promotion or some agreement between Microsoft and Trendy Entertainment. I'm not talking about the second player playing as a guest under the first player's profile.


How does Sagecrafting work?

When considering creating a character with a high level of Sagecraft, I wanted to know what the potential gain was. Clearly shards are used to create gems that can be added to equipment, but how does one go from collecting shards to gaining useful bonuses? What kinds of shards exist? Are there different quality levels? What sorts of bonuses do they give? Can different types of shards be combined to create unusual gems (like cubing for a prismatic amulet in Diablo II)?


Is there a way to easily manage items when using the Trade Depot?

When I open the Trade Depot there is a list of thousands of items, not alphabetized. Is there a way to search through the list without manually scrolling?


Skyrim Requiem mod load order

When I run Tes5Edit I get two errors about Moonpath_questdata.esp and Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp and their Requiem patches. Should I just move Requiem and all Requiem patches at the bottom just before bashed patch? Is the rest of the load order ok? Please make suggestions as to what I should do to minimize conflicts if any. Requiem is the heart of my mod list, so I wouldn't mind if I had to remove some mods in favor of stability/compatibility. Is it safe to use Predator Vision mod with Requiem? So here is my mod load order, sorted out by boss:               Skyrim.esm=1     Update.esm=1     Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp=1     Dawnguard.esm=1     Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp=1     HearthFires.esm=1     Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp=1     Dragonborn.esm=1     Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp=1     Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm=1     ClimatesOfTamriel.esm=1     moonpath.esm=1     SPIKE.esm=1     HighResTexturePack01.esp=1     HighResTexturePack02.esp=1     HighResTexturePack03.esp=1     Unofficial High Resolution Patch.esp=1     Chesko_Frostfall.esp=1     AOS.esp=1     Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp=1     AOS_ICS Patch.esp=1     Thundering Shouts.esp=1     mintylightningmod.esp=1     MintyLightningMod_COT_Patch.esp=1     fantasy music overhaul.esp=1     StaticMeshImprovementMod.esp=1     StaticMeshImprovementMod-DragonbornTernFix.esp=1     StaticMeshImprovementMod-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp=1     Better Skill and Quest Books Names.esp=1     Chesko_WearableLantern.esp=1     CookingExpanded.esp=1     CookingExpanded - Hearthfire.esp=1     CookingExpanded - Dragonborn.esp=1     Dead Body Collision.esp=1     ORM-Arvak.esp=1     Realistic Wildlife Loot - Reduced.esp=1     SkyUI.esp=1     Cloaks.esp=1     Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp=1     LeftHandRings.esp=1     LeftHandRings - Dawnguard.esp=1     Requiem.esp=1     Requiem - Resources.esp=1     Requiem - Hard Times.esp=1     Requiem - HearthFires.esp=1     Requiem - Dragonborn.esp=1     Requiem - Moonpath Patch.esp=1     Requiem - Guard Dialogue Overhaul Patch.esp=1     AOS_Requiem Patch.esp=1     moonpath_questdata.esp=1     BlockSparkles.esp=1     AOS_BlockSparkles Patch.esp=1     Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp=1     TravelMounts.esp=1     Drinking Fountains of Skyrim.esp=1     EnhancedLightsandFX.esp=1     ELFX - Exteriors.esp=1     ELFX - Moonpath.esp=1     ELFX - Dawnguard.esp=1     ELFX - Dragonborn.esp=1     ClimatesOfTamriel-Dawnguard-Patch.esp=1     ClimatesOfTamriel-Dragonborn-Patch.esp=1     AOS_CoT 3.1 compatibility patch.esp=1     ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-Level-5.esp=1     prod80_CoT_patch.esp=1     Supreme Storms - Cot Version.esp=1     prod80_SupremeStorms_CoT_patch.esp=1     ELFXEnhancer.esp=1     Field Alchemy.esp=1     RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp=1     RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp=1     RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp=1     RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp=1     RND_DrinkingFountains-Patch.esp=1     RND_Requiem-Patch.esp=1     RND_USKP-Patch.esp=1     Dual Wield Parrying_SKSE.esp=1     The Dance of Death - Ultimate Edition.esp=1     Cooking Expanded - RND Support.esp=1     RND_RWLReduced-Patch.esp=1     SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp=1     moveitLWT.esp=1     Bashed Patch, 0.esp=1     AOS_CTD_Fix.esp=1


What's purpose of these little rock plate under ramps in many maps in Starcraft 2

What does these little destroy able rock's purpose? Any advantage on keeping it or destroying it? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/jFDBt.jpg)


Does Spell-Vamp work with Smite? And is it useful on AP champs?

Does Spell-Vamp work on smite? If it does, will it be good on champs like Kennen, Morde or any other AP champ that gets spell vamp?


Tips for speed-running

As you might have known, I can have only 2 convoys on my first save due to a glitch.   I want to speed-run through a new save to get all 3 convoys. Do you guys have any tips for speed-running?


Is Magma Chamber still under development or has it been replaced by Dominion?

I was so excited some time ago when they made the announcement of Magma Chamber, but then what we got was Dominion. (-.-) Dominion is something new and different, but I don´t think it is as good as Summoner's Rift, and is not close to Magma Chamber as promised. Has anyone any idea, "spoiler" or any info about this? For those who dont know what Magma Chamber is here you go: http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Magma_Chamber


Getting keys for starters

I have been trying to get a key for ages. I really want some items from crates. As a starter, what would be a recommended way for me to get keys quick?


Why does turn order shift?

I've noticed during attacks turn order will shift around as shown in the top right. What causes the turn order shifts? It's not from characters being paralyzed or from any buffs; it occurs when using normal attacks. Turn order seems to shift more often on the enemy's turn than mine. What makes turn order shift like that? What general factors determine turn order?


PS3 Controller not charging or syncing with ps3

The last time i played a game on my playstation 3 was in February 2014. Now, its August 2014, and my controller can't seem to sync with my PS3 Console. Whenever I connect it using the charging cord, nothing happens, and when I press the round button, it syncs with the console, but doesn't blink ( _i.e doesn't charge_ ). And as soon as I disc my charging cord with the PS3, it loses the connection. Its like a ps2 controller, whenever I connect. one light turns on but doesn't blink. I won't charge on my pc as well. I am running windows 8.1 and i tried everything i read online but nothing happened! Also tried pressing the reset button but no luck! Its been two days now.


How does Condemn - Reciprocate work?

The game guide for the skill states: > 50% of all damage taken while the explosion is building is added to the > damage of the explosion. Is this pre reduction via armor/resistances, post reduction? Is this damage multiplied in any way by your modifiers?


I am getting redirected in cs servers while playing

I am playing cs1 CS 1.6 reloaded and I am getting redirected to another server even if I haven't pressed anything during a gameplay (not at start of the game). Its like, even when I am playing offline with bots sometimes, I get redirected onto any random server. I removed all the servers from my favourites and even reinstalled CS Reloaded but the problem continues and I can't play at a single game. Something tells me that you I had to bind some keys, but I don't know how to bind also so how and why this is happening!!!


Dying in Dead Island

If you die in Dead Island is there a way for you to get out of the mission you are playing and return to free play without having to quit to the main menu?


Is damage reduction applied before Unity splits damage, or after?

There's a ring, Unity, that splits damage among all people wearing it. When does damage reduction apply for this? Let's say, for example, I've got a barbarian loaded up with armor and resists who is sitting in a molten pool that does 50,000 damage per second, but with all his damage reduction he's got 90% resistance so it drops to like 5k/sec and he pretty much ignores it. Now let's say he and a mage friend of his put Unity on. Let's say the mage only has 50% damage reduction. When Unity splits the damage, is it going to be doing damage to the mage **after** the Barbarian's reduction (so, 2.5k/second) or will it be doing it before the Barbarian's reduction (so potentially 12.5k/second)?


Cheat not working?

I was playing Gta 5 on Xbox360 and I used the bang bang explosive bullets thing and I know I put it in correctly and all of the other cheats worked except this one. Can someone please tell me if this cheat does not work?


Origin of achievements

Achievements have become pretty standard in games (and other gamified content, like Stack Exchange) these days. However, they definitely weren’t part of “classic” gaming, in the arcade/8-bit/16-bit eras. So where did they come from? What was the first game to offer them? By “Achievement”, I’m specifically referring to multiple permanent (across- playthrough) awards which don’t directly correspond to whatever progression system the game has. High score boards have been around since the arcade days, but they only track single playthroughs. Bonuses or changes for completing the game also don’t count, because they’re directly tied to progressing to the end of the game.


Bukkit Commands In Command Blocks

I'm running a Bukkit server, on which I am trying to use Command Blocks to run commands. In one Command Block, I have tried to use `save-all`, but when activated, nothing happens The command `sudo` works, as i tried `/sudo @a gc` But the sudo command doesn't work with `save-all` either.


What skills provide what elemental damage for elemental exposure wizard?

So we need fire, cold, arcane, and lightning. Say I have sparkflint familiar. Does that give fire? Frozen orb. Okay cold covered Arcane? How do I get arcane? Arcane hydra? Lightning comes from electrocute Is that how most builds in http://diablo.somepage.com/popular/wizard works? They don't seem to have arcane hitter at all?


Playing Quake 1/2 on Linux?

What should I get, and from where, to be able to play first and second Quake, on Linux, in single-player mode?


Can you have a macro to cast Charge if in bear, a cast sequence if in cat?

This is for the stampede talent where you can ravage without being stealthed after a cat form feral charge. I wanted one button to do `Feral Charge` if in bear form, and the cast sequence of `Feral Charge(Cat Form);Ravage` if in cat form.               #showtooltip     /cast [nostance:1/3,nostealth] !Bear Form     /cast [stance:1]Feral Charge(Bear Form);[stance:3] Feral Charge(Cat Form)     /stopmacro[nocombat]     /startattack      This is what I have so far. I tried:               /cast [stance:1]Feral Charge(Bear Form)     /castsequence [stance:3]Feral Charge(Cat Form);[stance:3]Ravage      and               #showtooltip     /castsequence [stance:1]Feral Charge(Bear Form);[stance:3]Feral Charge(BearForm);[stance:3]Ravage      The stampede talent is causing all kinds of special case issues for my macro plans.


What factors determine enemy levels or: How do enemy levels scale to the player character's?

When I finished Normal Mode at around Level 30 and went back to the Southern Shelf (still at Normal mode), I found that all enemies there are now very easy to kill, meaning they didn't level up (or hit a level cap). When I went to Oasis (Captain Scarlett DLC location) as a Level 36 character in True Vault Hunter Mode, I noticed that the enemies are the same level as me. What factors determine enemy levels? Specifically, I would like to know:   * Are enemies affected by what level a character accepted a mission?    * Or is it what level a character is when they first entered an area?    * How does Normal Mode, True Vault Hunter mode, and the Ultimate True Vault Hunter Mode affect enemy levels?    * Are there enemies that will scale to the player level, as the player levels up?   * Any enemy leveling differences specific to the DLC areas?  * * * EDIT:   * There is now an answer that explains how this works generally: " _In playthrough 1, outside of the DLC, there's no such thing as scaling. Enemy levels are determined solely by the area they're in and your mission._ " Can anyone expound on that, and comment or provide an answer on what are the specific enemy levels on specific areas and/or missions?    * This answer states that " _enemies do not actually "scale", or at least from what we know of..._ " and lists specifics for enemy levels on certain areas in the game (sans DLC areas). Can anyone expound on that and/or add specifics for enemy levels in the DLC missions or areas in TVHM (PT 2.0) and/or UTVHM?   * The Ultimate True Vault Hunter Mode update has just been released, can anyone provide info about enemy levels on that mode, including the DLC areas or missions?


Borderlands 2. Enemies too low level

I have been playing borderlands 2. But it seems like the places I visit locks the enemy levels at the level I am at when I come there. I can't farm the infinity gun because Doc mercy is lvl 8 when I get to him, which I think that my level was 7-8 when I first saw him. Also The Warrior is lvl 31 instead of scaling mine from 38-40. And All the bosses I have met before, is underleveled compared to me. Is there any way I can fix this? Is it maybe because I went to UVHM? Since I changed back to normal mode after realizing I had to start all over again.


How to scale the bosses level to mine

I'm a level 36, and I often farm for legendary weapons. The problem is, for example, when I did the clan wars mission (killing hodunks or zafords) the final battle I killed the hodunks. I was around level 20 then. Now when I farm for the legendary weapon he drops, he still is level 20 and drops the level 20 legendary weapon. My question is; how do I get the some of the bosses (tector, hunter hellquist, scorch, ect.) to scale to my level so I can get my level legendaries? (don't know if this matters but I have beat the game and killed the warrior many times).


Do bosses/loot drops scale in level?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What factors determine enemy levels or: How do enemy levels scale to the > player character’s? I'm currently working my way through Borderlands 2, first play-through, level 25 (I know, I don't get a lot of time to play games in general, let alone a game where I need to complete an area to avoid going through it again) When I first fought 'Boom Bewm' (the twin midgets with the massive turret/gun near Liars Berg) I got really lucky and got the Orange Grenade Mod:   * **Level** : 4   * **Name** : Bonus Package   * **Damage** : 232x10   * **Fuse** : ~2 seconds (I can't remember exactly)   * **Grenade Type** : MIRV (10 Child Grenades)   * **Element** : Explosive   * **Red text** : `2x more awesome, bonus extreme!` _(Each child grenade spawns it's own set of child grenades)_ Needless to say this grenade has pretty much carried me through some sticky situations. (oh if only it was a sticky grenade, that'd make the best pun). However it's becoming less useful as time goes on, and I still haven't come across an adequate replacement. I then hit upon the brilliant idea of revisiting Boom Bewm a few times and farm another one. Except, they hadn't levelled up at all. I killed them pretty easily a couple of times and managed to find another legendary - slightly worse than mine (9 grenades instead of 10, +4 damage per grenade, longer fuse time), but still level 4. Most of the Borderlands community seems to agree that farming bosses to get the legendary you want is the way to go, but the one thing I can't seem to find out is: **Do any of the mini-bosses (and therefore, their loot drop) scale with your level?** **Note** : In Borderlands 1, I could revisit say Jakob's Cove after completing it and the enemies (and bosses) had re-scaled to my new level. **Note 2** : I'm not talking about scaling when you start a second play- through (because I'm probably not going to), and I already know that the second play-through scales to match your current level when you start.


Is there a difficulty level above insanity?

Just curious. I never finished insanity on any of the previous games. Does a new difficulty level unlock when you complete insanity?


How can I level up more quickly?

I have now had my first character at level 40 for a while and have started playing another, new, character. The problem is that progress feels awfully slow, and my "overall progress" (for the whole account) has come to a halt, since I'm not finding any more pages of training anymore. I spent nearly 25 hours on my first playthrough (I was very thorough), and don't want to do the same again, and I'm certain many others feel the same way. So;   * Are there ways to level up more quickly?    * Are there certain regions in each Act that the player should go to to farm XP?    * Is it worth skipping content (running past monsters, etc.) to do quests only for their quest XP?    * Are there any other tricks to level up more quickly?


Where is the best place to maximize XP per hour in Inferno?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I level up more quickly? There are many questions here on Arqade about farming xp to get _ready_ for inferno difficulty; this question is not my intent. I am playing a level 60 character either solo or with a friend. In both cases, I/we are able to easily clear any Act in Inferno. I am currently running the entire Act 3 each time I play. I currently have a +25% xp gem in my helm(I know this could be higher, but this will just scale and should not effect the answer). **My current reasons for playing Act 3** :   High number of elite packs (for early 75% xp gain) - usually around 25-30 per run   High Density of normal mobs   Highest possible item level drops I am not that interested in farming loot for this question, I am simply talking about xp. I rarely pick up items unless they are lvl 63 rares/legendaries, so I only bank about once per trip. After running through the Act 3 times, I am averaging about 8-10 million xp an hour. After my above findings, the question remains: Is the best place to farm xp in inferno Act 3? Should I be playing through the entire Act, or should I be focusing on specific quest/quests of the Act, and then restarting the game? Should I be playing Act 2 or 4?


What item's effects or heroes' skills goes through Black King Bar?

Someone told me that Bane's ultimate goes through Black King Bar. Are there other item effects or hero skills that can disable thorough it and that can be used to counter heroes that heavily rely on this item?


Ziggs has amazing range and AP damage; what the best way to counter this?

Ziggs always kills me when I don't even see him. How can I avoid his range and counter his amazing power? Last night his ult was taking 75% of my heath and kept killing me when I was in lane and he was in jungle.


Where do you get bombs from in Super Adventure Box?

I have seen several obvious looking destructible walls in Super Adventure Box, but have not been able to find a way to destroy them. Considering the Zelda influences, are there bombs available to destroy the walls? How do I find them?


Which cards can affect a stealthed minion?

In Hearthstone, there are several cards that have stealth, which means you cannot target those minions. What puzzles me, is that some AoE cards seem to not affect some stealth cards. Did I run into a bug or is this intended and what are the combinations that affect each other? ![Screenshot of knob minion](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aD2jD.png) While the minion on the screenshot was affected by my Arcane Explosion, I ran into other minions that are not, but I don't remember them all.


Using second hand Skylander games

If I purchase second hand games will they appear to be already played? like items being found or chests being opened? If so, is there a way to reset the game back to the beginning?


Is LittleBigPlanet 2's vertical output resolution 1080 or 720?

The original _LittleBigPlanet_ 's vertical output resolution was 720. I'm curious what the sequel's resolution is. I'm hoping Media Molecule bumped it up to 1080.


How to start mage guild second quest

In ESO, you have a rather interesting (at least till now) series of quests for the mage guild (as in all other elder scrolls games actually). My problem is the following:   * I joined the guild and made the first quest (found the book, talked to shalidor, went to cheesmongors hollow, beat gutsripper and took 1 book).   * Now the guildmaster has to translate it, but it took a while already, made about 10 levels (i'm 15 now), and the second quest still doesn't start. For fighters guild for example, a guy fund me in town and told me to go to guild for further instructions. Also I already leveled up at mage guild tree by finding lore books. So... do I have to do anything? Or quest will eventually start? Note: Pls. no spoilers if possible.


How does Epiphany affect skills?

With the new expansion Reaper of Souls, Monk has a new ability 'Epiphany'. It's description is, > Have an Epiphany, increasing your Spirit Regeneration per Second by 20 and > enabling your melee attacks to instantly dash to your target for 15 seconds. However I've noticed that it changes your skills. I use 'Lashing Tail Kick' as my `1` and I've noticed that whilst Epiphany is running it essentially turns into Seven Sided Strike, and will hit enemies in the area. What other changes are made to skills whilst Epiphany is active? Or is this just Lashing Tail Kick's AoE being 'instantly dashed' to targets? The effect can be seen in this video. Watch for the player popping Epiphany and notice the top boss gets struck with a glowing yellow shadow, similar to Seven Sided Strike.


Where to hunt for pigs in Far Cry 3?

I want to craft equipment that requires pigs' skin. Yet I cannot find any pig on the map, only boars. Where to look for them?


Why are games lagging on my laptop?

I have a Dell laptop with these specifications: > >     Intel B950 2.1 GHz >     4 GB RAM >     Intel HD Graphics 2000 >     Windows 8.1 >   I know these specs are low but it run games for others. I have seen people with same GFX card and playing games without any lag on **medium settings**. For example, **Fifa 14** works on this guy's laptop without any lag. **Youtube Link** He says, it works on **60-70 FPS** without FRAPS. But on my laptop, it works on only **20-30 FPS** and lags continuously **(dropping to 4-10 FPS)**. Sorry for tags, I couldn't create ones which fits for the question. It happens to every game, even **COD:MW1**. _I have updated my drivers._


How likely is it that I will get some bacon?

According to this wiki > Bacon, on rare occasion, is dropped by either Bullseye the mascot or a > Jackbot when destroyed However, "on rare occasion" is a rather loose way to put things. What is the approximate drop rate percentage of Bacon? If the rate is different for each enemy, which one is more likely to drop it?


Are pre-installed 3DS games tied to my account or the console itself?

Nintendo is selling 3DS XLs with a game pre-installed. I am curious what the situation with that is. Is the game tied to the console ID, my Nintendo account or is it just a file on the 3DS that is gone forever when deleted?


What do the colors mean for crafting?

Under the production tab, all my options are now different colors. They seem to be changing as I use them more. What does this mean? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bAYLr.jpg)


Shotgun damage for different shotguns and ammo types

I want to know if the different shotguns have differing amounts of damage they do (and if they vary at range). I also would like to know if the different ammo types cause relatively different damage levels for different shot guns. For example, does a USAS slug round cause less/more damage than a DAO slug round? Also, if there are differences, has anyone actually quantified those differences? Does anyone have information on this?


Does it matter if I bring one or multiple fruits to Dr. Shrunk?

When I bring a basket of fruits to Dr. Shrunk to teach me an emotion/animation, he makes a comment that he will have to teach me a "really good joke" that day compensate me for the many fruits that I brought. I am curious to know if there is actually a game mechanic which restricts which emotions can be taught, or if that conversation is just a bit of fluff. Are there any emotions that cannot be taught by giving Dr. Shrunk a single fruit, or can they all be unlocked by bringing him a single fruit each day?


Which vehicles are available on which multiplayer maps in Halo 1?

Specifically, I would like to know on which maps the Banshee is available, but a list of the maps and the vehicles available on each would be ideal. This is for the PC version.


How to recover a Xbox Account?

I fully deleted my account is there any way to get it back? I need my game of Skyrim back since I deleted it off.


Dual voice output for PS4

I don't have a PS4 (but I am planning on getting one sometime soon). I've been looking for the answer to this for a while but I haven't been able to find a definite answer. On the Xbox 360 (and probably Xbox One too, unsure about this), there is an option where you can output the audio from voice chat from other players to your headset, TV, or both simultaneously. Is there an option like this on the PS4? I know that the PS3 doesn't have this option at all, but I'm wondering if Sony implemented this feature for this gen.


How can I find out the rarest Steam achievement?

Having completed the most difficult achievements for a couple of games, I started wondering how difficult the worst achievements can be. One well- defined measure for difficulty of an achievement is its rareness. Sadly, I don't know how to find global achievement stats for all Steam games. What I want to know is: > What is the most rare single player achievement on Steam, in terms of > >   * individual players? >   * percentage of players? > As any answer would eventually become outdated, **I'm not asking that question** per se. Instead, I would like to know how the rarest achievements can be found. A good answer, then, depicts a method for finding the rarest achievements on Steam.


How do I invade other players in Ascend

In Ascend: Hand of Kul, you invade other players games by ascending, but after ascending my champions havent actually done much of anything (mostof the time only capturing one point after being ascended for like a week). Is there a way to invade players manually or at least more often?


In theory, what is the maximum practical level for skills and attributes in Oblivion?

Given free use of the console to increase skills and attributes and objects/other effects held, used, obtained or invoked (e.g. a Fortify Attribute from a spell or birthsign) is there a maximum level that is practically used in-game for skills or attributes? In this context I mean "practically" to mean "affects the game", in terms of beyond the number displayed on the screen. As far as I understand it skills can be set up an absolute maximum of 100 and nothing will make it higher (in terms of gameplay), whilst attributes can go over 100 although I don't know if it will be practically useful in the game. I suppose one way to phrase my question would be "what is the highest the numbers can go on the screen" combined with "what is the best effective possible character the game can support, judged by skill/attribute stats alone"


Are there generated structures in Pocket Edition?

Are there any type of generated structures, such as dungeons, witch huts, temples, villages or caves, in Minecraft Pocket Edition? I'm asking especially about version 0.8.1 alpha.


Have the builder VIPs been removed?

Since the recent update (and really even earlier, though I hadn't been playing much), I haven't seen a single builder VIP (the ones which reduce building time by 3 hours). Does anyone know if they've been specifically removed, or am I just unlucky?


Space Dementia Wizard Achievement

What is the easiest way to earn the Space Dementia achievement? ### Space Dementia Damage 30 enemies with one Black Hole cast.


Does the Mark on Shyvana's Flame Breath proc Spellvamp?

I've been thinking of creative builds for Shyvana to maximize her magic damage when I thought of using a Hextech Gunblade in the build. If she auto attacks an enemy that is marked with Flame Breath (E), will it apply Spellvamp?


Efficient design for a self regulating villager breeder?

I'm playing on a SMP server and would like to begin a villager trading industry. I've looked at lots of designs for villager breeders that can be started easily (no nearby villages, so I'll have to cure zombies) but have been unable to find one that shuts off after a certain threshold of villagers is reached. If possible, I would like it to be fully automatic, but minimal interaction is ok. Basically, the goal is to have a "pool" of villagers that I can draw from at any time, ensuring that when I go through many in short succession I don't have to wait for breeding. To prevent excessive lag, this "pool" should be kept fairly small (20-40) at all times.


Can a Nostromo macro read the state of the scroll lock button?

Can a Nostromo macro "read" the state of the scroll lock button toggle? I want to change an action when scroll lock is activated. Is it possible?


Does denying creeps earns XP for opposing team?

Is it true that denied creeps still give XP to heroes?


Does bashing open a container damage it's contents?

It's been a while since I've run a character without at least some token Security skill. I know that there are no consequences to bashing open doors, but I can't remember what the deal is with containers. If I smash the locks (or delicately slice them open with a Lightsaber), will the items I receive be reduced/damaged/altered in any way?


Can I turn a profit by tainting the galaxy's medicine supply?

I'm getting ready to do my obligatory mirror run of KOTOR on the darker side of the Force, and a thought occurs to me: I understand that if, when dealing with the Firaxis Shark on Manaan, if I choose to kill it by introducing a new toxin to the rift, I'll taint the Kolto supply for the galaxy, resulting in a widespread shortage. More to the point, this causes the _price of medpacs_ at vendors through the game to increase, to reflect this 'shortsighted' decision. Thing is, the game provides more medpacs than I can possibly use. Especially if I harass Jolee enough aboard the Ebon Hawk. So I usually end up selling most of them. If I _hold_ my medpacs until _after_ finishing Manaan, will the price at which I can sell then to a vendor rise as well? Can I engage in a little casual profiteering from my callous war crimes?


Constantly getting 'cancels Clean Self: Area inaccessible.' messages

I'm constantly getting messages such as: Döbar Olonrerras, Miner cancels Clean Self: Area inaccessible. in my log and now I've realized it's become a Problem: ![alt text](http://i.stack.imgur.com/dRBXK.png) How do I figure out why dwarves are not cleaning themselves (or the fort)? They have 2 wells and a perfectly good river as Water Sources.


Batman Arkham City third hostage puzzle

I'm at the third hostage's location. The first parts of the puzzle were quite easy, but now I'm at the part where I need to use the Electrical Charger somehow (since there are three electromagnets). I tried shooting the magnets in several combinations and nothing seems to happen. After messing around for a few minutes I decided to look the puzzle up on the internet. I found this guide: http://guides.gamepressure.com/batmanarkhamcity/guide.asp?ID=12645 It states (at the 11th row of images) > Prepare the Electrical Charge, as you will be using it to solve this puzzle. > Start off by shooting at the left electromagnet #1 to move the steel > platform left #2. When I do that the steel box doesn't move to the left... Am I missing something here? Maybe something PS3 related?


Does monster health scale on multiplayer accordingly to number of players?

Does any given monster have <number of players> x <base health> on multiplayer sessions? Besides having multiple skills and buffs, will hunting with friends take approximately the same time as hunting alone?


Do I definitely lose science when transmitting reports by antenna?

In the latest patch (0.22), which introduces career mode, we can do science. Then the way to recover the data collected is either sending it by antenna, or landing the ship back on Kerbin to retrieve it. However, only a percentage of the science is recovered when transmitting over antenna. The experiment can be repeated later on, but the science value decreases each time, quickly reaching zero. My question is : when I do an experiment for the first time and transmit it with 40% efficiency, are the remaining 60% lost forever ? Let's say I have an experiment that brings in 10 science the first time, and 4 the second time. If I remote-transmit at 40% efficiency the data the first time, and land the ship the second time, I'd get 10*0.4 + 4 = 8 science, while if I land the ship both times, it'd bring 14 science. Would that be 6 science definitely lost to me ?


Are Shadowrun Returns saves compatible across different platforms?

Now that shadowrun returns is available on both PC and mobile devices, can I transfer my save game from the PC over to, say, my android phone or vice versa?


Hostile mobs not spawning in Minecraft 1.7.4 single player

I've spent almost 10 hours in single player putting together a mob grinder and lighting up nearby caves. Until very recently the mob grinder was working perfectly - mobs would spawn and get sucked into the kill mechanism. During the build I have been switching between "Peaceful" and "Hard" settings to let me build in peace. Very recently the hostile mobs stopped spawning - I've got the setting on "Hard", have started and stopped the game, switched between Peaceful/Hard, and gone on long expeditions both overland and underground. I have not seen or heard any hostile mobs but have come across neutral mobs (even chickens deep underground). Has anyone experienced this? I've looked at this question: No hostile mobs spawning in minecraft - but it seems to only apply to multi-player/ Minecraft servers rather than single player. Thanks in advance for any advice.


No signal shows when I turn my Xbox 360 Kinect on

My Xbox 360 Kinect was fine until today when I turned it on. Then, the power light turned red instead of green and it showed no signal on the TV screen. I tried another HDMI cable but still got the same problem. Is the flash memory on the motherboard broken?


How do I beat Dahaka in Final Fantasy 13?

Every time I attempt this boss battle I quickly die (in about 10 minutes). How do I beat Dahaka?


How do I unlock Expert mode in DDR Supernova 2 for PS2?

I've been playing DDR Supernova 2 for the PS2 for months now. I have gotten B's and A's on almost every song I have unlocked on Expert difficulty, but I still am not able to select Expert difficulty when first starting a session. I hit a wall in in the Master Mode, and can't beat any more levels beyond around level J. Will I be able to unlock Expert mode just by playing songs in the normal mode of playing, or do I have to beat things in Master Mode or Battle Mode?


Why are my AI enemies surrendering all the time?

I recently started to play AoE2 again and tried to play some random maps against AI opponents. I set the difficulty to "Moderate" (3 of 5) and started the game. But every time after exactly 5:01 min of play time, my enemies surrender and I win the game... I know that I'm not an uber pro at playing AoE2 so I don't think I can play on difficulty 4 or even 5, so I'd like to play on "Moderate", but I can't because my enemies surrender after exactly 5 minutes. What is going on here? **Update:**   For all who are interested, this is fixed in the Steam version of AoE2HD. I played on difficulties 2/5 and 3/5 and my enemies did not surrender.


How do you spawn specific monsters in Minecraft SMP? I have the vanilla server.


When is the bipod used and can this be controlled?

Sometimes, either prone or crouched, my player will fold down the bipod, forcing the gun to move slightly and blinding my scope with leaves in the process. I've unlocked the bipod on a number of weapons (SAW, SV98, M4) and I was wondering what triggers it to be used in the game?


Why Won't the Followers of the Apocalypse message me?

ED-E got his keywords triggered and a couple days later, as expected, I got a message from the Brotherhood of Steel. No message from the Followers ever hit though, it's been several more ingame days and still no message. Anybody know why it won't play? As it is, I can ONLY go to Lorenzo to get the Brotherhood +8DT armor for him, which I don't want. Is there a way to fix this without using Console commands, or will I have to reset the quest entirely? Note: I had gone through REPCON HQ a while before this and picked up the stuff from the broherhood paladins there. Could that have messed that up the quest? It read it as me already having gone there?


How does value affect the gain of smithing experience?

As of Skyrim's 1.5 patch, you get differing values for smithing items in part due to their value. More expensive, more experience. > UPDATE 1.5 (all platforms unless noted) > > NEW FEATURES > >   * New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spells > >   * New kill moves and animations for melee weapons > >   * Shadows on grass available (PC) > >   * **Smithing skill increases now factor in the created item’s value** > >   * Improved visual transition when going underwater > >   * Improved distance LOD > >   * transition for snowy landscapes > > Emphasis mine. So what's the skinny? Are Iron Daggers and Leather bracers still the best way to skill up, or will I actually be better served with my hundreds of Dwarven Ingots?


How do you move furniture?

After furniture or crafting stations like tables and anvils are placed is it possible to pick up and move them or are they stuck where you placed them forever? Same goes for some other background elements, like wooden platforms and walls. If you misplace them there must be a way to move or at least destroy them if they are in the wrong place.


Upgrade chip in Deus Ex: Human Revolution?

When you return to china, and all the Augs start experiencing the weird side effects, what is the result of going to the limb clinic and upgrading your chip vs. not going and upgrading? or does it not matter?


Does Arma 2 Free have a sandbox mode?

I often play Arma 2 Free with friends, but I would like to know if there is a way we can play in a "sandbox". By "sandbox" I mean a map full of different vehicles, so we can test them out and have fun without enemies. Is this possible?


How does dueling work in Red Dead Redemption?

I missed the instructions during my first duel, but I didn't really worry about it since I just shot a lot at the guy's head, and he died. Many duels went the same way...I could shoot the opponent easily. But during tougher duels, that doesn't work. It seems like you have to have your meter on the right end up higher than your opponents meter...but it's not clear to me exactly how the meter works. And the one bit of advice I remember the game giving me, to "not draw too quickly, because my shots would be inaccurate" or something, doesn't seem to make any sense, since I can manually control where the shots go. What is the secret to a successful duel?


Borderlands 2 crashing on startup

I've been experiencing a crash on startup with my copy of Borderlands 2 through Steam. It all started when I had to forcibly restart my computer while Borderlands 2 was open (note: the restart was required by a non-game related issue). When attempting to launch the game again, I got a fatal error with a Windows AppCrash message and a stack trace in the image below. I've also got some memory dump files I can post if someone thinks they'd be useful.   * Windows 7 x64   * Sandy Bridge 2500K   * 2GB Radeon 6950 **Things I've Tried**   * Verifying Borderlands 2's cache   * Uninstalling and reinstalling Borderlands 2   * Uninstalling Borderlands 2, clearing all registry entries containing `Borderlands`, deleting `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands 2`, uninstalling Steam, reinstalling Steam, reinstalling borderlands.   * Check all audio drivers for updates   * Uninstall and reinstall all audio device drivers At this point, I'm worried my only course of action will be to reinstall Windows, which I'm not incredibly keen on. I've also emailed 2K and Gearbox support, but in the meantime I'm hoping someone has seen this same problem and found a less drastic solution than reinstalling Windows. ![AK::SoundEngine::StopOutputCapture\(\) AK::MemoryMgr::GetPoolName\(\) AK::MemoryMgr::SetMonitoring\(\) CreateAudioInputSourceParams\(\) BaseThreadInitThunk\(\) RtInitializeExceptionChain\(\) \(filename not found\)](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1zCVw.png)


Is there any significance to the two coins under the first bridge in Super Mario 64?

I noticed that there are two coins under the first main bridge leading into the castle. I am trying to side-flip and wall bounce to get them both, but do they have any use as I am not in a 'world' right now?


Do you get equipment back from dead soldiers?

Equipment is expensive. When one of my soldiers meets his inevitable end, will I get back the equipment that he was using?


What is the attack bonus when falling/jumping?

When you are falling, or otherwise moving downwards, what is your attack bonus?


Are there any partial or complete set bonuses in Kingdoms of Amalur?

In other games where set items exist (I'm specifically thinking of Diablo II) there are partial or complete set bonuses, additional bonuses that are applied for having and wearing the entire set. Does KoA follow this mechanic and provide an additional bonus for completing a set?


How many copies of Magicka do we need to play co-op?

To play the Magicka campaign in co-op mode, do we need to buy a copy each, or is one enough?


Controlling both players on NBA Jam

I started to play NBA Jam on Xbox 360. I'm playing against COM in Classic Campaign mode. There are 2-on-2 games in this mode and I can only control one of my players. The other player is automatically controlled by COM. Is there a setting to let me control both of my team players?


Got stuck in Chaos Sanctuary, now what do I do?

This is the N-th time I've tried to beat Diablo 2, and it's happening all over again. I'm a Paladin at lvl 28, ripped through the game without much difficulty until Chaos Sanctuary. As soon as I release the 5th seal there, a bunch of lightning-fast Venom Lords spawn and kill me with one-two hits (an my merc along with me). I opened a portal beforehand so I just grabbed a few spare items from my chest and when I returned to just loot my corpse real quick, portal back and re-supply, I was killed again - in one hit. Now, why does this happen and what am I supposed to do now (portal gone, butt- naked and no decent stuff in pandemonium fortress' shops)?


Is there a way to share vision with opponent in Starcraft 2?

There are times that I would like to be able to share vision with my opponents when playing Starcraft 2. This was possible in the original Starcraft, but I can't find a way in Starcraft 2. Situations in which I would want to share vision include:   * Playing melee games vs friends of much lesser ability. Sharing vision with them gives them an advantage that helps to even the playing field. It makes the game more challenging for myself, it negates surprise as a viable strategy and forces me to rely on other factors to win the game.   * FFA vs friends, where those that have lost (but still have at least one remaining building to avoid being booted out of the game and into the score screen). Those players that have lost may want vision so that they can enjoy the remainder of the match.  Is this possible with standard melee maps?


Can I improve my habitat?

In _DragonVale_ you can acquire a multitude of dragons. Unfortunately, some of their habitats are small; some can only hold 1 dragon (the nerve)! The problem is, I wasn't aware of this fact. Probably because I can't be bothered to read tutorial hints. So, there I am all excited about buying _another_ Earth Dragon, only to realize I would have to buy another habitat to keep him in! **Can I upgrade my existing habitats to hold more dragons?**


What is the meaning of this turnip?

It looks suspicious. ![Or maybe a parsnip?](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KtOYo.png) Is there any reason I should go after it? I can't reach it with the red cadet.


Is there a Plants Vs Zombies PC version with local co-op?

My girlfriend is a big Plants Vs Zombies fan since she played it in co-op mode with her roommate on PS3. It would be great to play this together, but I only own a PC. Is there any PC version of this game for that has local co-op mode for two Gamepad controllers? I checked out Plants Vs Zombies GOTY edition, but could not find any option for this there. Are we out of luck on the PC?


Do minions/neutrals get stronger as the game goes on?

Someone told me that as the game plays out longer, the jungle creeps and minions get stronger. Is this true? & If so, how much time before they do?


How to ensure the right workers are in the right houses?

I play Banished quite frequently. Reading other people's tips and reviews and the consensus is to not build houses too far away from each citizen's workplace. My question: Say for example I have all farms on one side of my map and a forest with gatherers, hunters, ect on the other side. I build houses next to each of the work locations. How can I make sure that the foresters, gatherers and such live in the housing that's closest to their workplace and the farmers live in the housing that closest to their farms?


Do Automated Workers build roads/railways?

When you automate a set of workers, they build improvements to land, but do they also build roads and or railroads?


What determines whether or not aliens show up as red dots on my map?

Sometimes enemies show up as red dots on my map. Sometimes they don't. I'm not real clear on why they appear, and whether or not there are ever circumstances in which I can feel safe because I don't see any red dots near me on my mini- map. What governs this behavior? Is it if they're in line of sight of me or my team? Near an alien detector? Whether or not an alien is camouflaged? All of the above?


How do I update a Bukkit plugin?

I want to update a plugin source code and have no idea where to start. Is there a change-log or new documentation following an bukkit update? I have a Plugin + Source which are made for 1.6 and don't work with 1.7. I want to update it to the new bukkit version, but I don't know how.


What does a New Game+ give me?

I hear Recettear has a "New Game +" mode that becomes available after you beat the game. What are the differences between this mode and a first-time playthrough?


Number of passenger in a station

Number of passenger depends on the number of surrounding building or the roads too? If I remove roads around station and building will be built instead of roads, will it increase the number of passengers?


Why is co-op more popular than team-based multiplayer?

I've noticed that the vast majority of servers are co-op rather than team- based multiplayer. This seems to be skewed in comparison to most other first- person shooter online games, which would have the majority of the servers running a team-based multiplayer configuration (Assault, Capture the Flag, Team Deathmatch, etc.). Is there a particular reason why ArmA II is the opposite?


How much health does it take for Atma's Impaler to become cost effective?

The item Atma's Impaler has a unique passive as follows: > UNIQUE: 1.5% of your maximum health is granted as bonus attack damage. The item's combine cost is 780g, and the total item costs 2300g. How much health do I need to make Atma's Impaler a cost effective +attack damage item? That is to say, how much health do I need in order to gain more bonus attack damage than if I had spent the gold on +AD items alone? I'm trying to decide what to do when situations merit the armor bonus the item provides, but I still need to build damage.


How does scoring work?

In Letterpress, how does scoring work? Do I earn more points for certain hard to use letters, or for letters which are dark blue (all mine)?


PlanetSide 2 cert points system

How do Certificate points work in PlanetSide 2 ? Do you get some :   * over time ?   * by getting kills ?   * by completing objective ? If so how many do you get for each of the above ?


How to disable enemy models to have same color

Ever since I downloaded desktop quake live (haven't been playing for a year), all enemy models are the same color. Models are different but color is the same. How to make enemy models have their default colors, so I can actually distinguish between players?


Is there an easier way to find the Ultimate Weapon in FFVII?

I'm on the 3rd disc in FFVII, and I'm at the point where I'd like to kill the Ultimate Weapon to unlock the Ruby Weapon. I already fought the Ultimate Weapon at the crater near Junon, and fought it a second time at the North Crater. But since then, I haven't been able to find it--recently, at least. (I flew around in the Highwind for about 5 minutes, found it, fought it at Gongaga Village, decided to go into Sunken Gelnika, died there and forgot to save...moral of the story is to save often.) So is there a pattern that the Ultimate Weapon flies in? Or can it be found easily flying around certain continents/areas? Or am I just screwed and have to search for it over the entire world map?


Download games from steam to another drive

I'm having a little trouble to get Max Payne 3 installed on my pc. The trouble is that I have only 20 gb of free space left on my ssd where my steam is installed, and there is no way for me to create extra room. Now the Max Payne 3 game is about 30gb in size. But because it is so big, there is no way for me to download the game. What i would usually do is download the game and then cut and paste it to my other drive and make a symlink. But because there is no way for me to download the game I can't do that. Is there a way for me to trick steam into thinking that it is installing/downloading the game on my ssd while it is actually doing that to the other drive?


Games on SSD with Steam

As I want to save as much space on my main SSD for games, to optimize performance for none Steam games. I would love to have these games on another drive. **Is it possible to install Steam games on my external SSD, plug and un-plug it for whenever I want to play these Steam games?**


How do I reduce mouse sensitivity in Minecraft?

Whenever I set my priority to high or above normal my mouse goes crazy. Every time I want to turn to the right or left a little bit with the mouse, it makes me do a 360. And when I try to engage in pvp, I always die because when they get behind me I spin in circles trying to simply face them. This is really making me tired of Minecraft and I need a solution, fast! I haven't really tried finding a solution because none worked. I know its not my mouse because I tried the mouse on my friend's computer and it worked just fine.


How to enable the dota2 ingame guides

I've recently subscribed to a dota2 guide via the steam workshop, but nothing has changed so far in the game. Are the guides perhaps something that only show up in the test build or do I need to activate some setting? Guide in question: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=128795071


Can I alter just the dual-wielding controls?

In a comment on Is it possible to use a shield in one hand and magic in the other?, switching the controls for left arm to left mouse button (and right arm to right mouse button) was mentioned. I think this makes the dual-wielding system much more intuitive - however, I desperately don't want to have to left click to block and right click to attack (or right click to shoot my bow, left click to melee with it, etc). I didn't see anything in the settings to alter mappings for dual wielding only - is there any way to do this?


Falion won't help me cure my vampirism

Trying to cure my vampirism, after loading a save AGES ago, and doing the quest to cure it. I get to Falions house, and it's locked. (These events in this paragraph happened the first time) I tried getting in (successfully) into Falions house and of course, he wants me out. After being able to persuade the guard to let me go, being the Thane, I was able to properly talk to him and buy the gem. The problem was, everyone tried to kill me and I was too weak with the disease. (Second time) Tried to break in, unsuccessful. Couldn't make him talk to me this time. How do you properly talk to him? I tried waiting, didn't work.


What equipment should I have to kill the Eye of Cthulhu?

I just manually summoned the Eye of Cthulhu, going into battle with copper armour, tungsten broadsword, gold bow, jester arrows and plenty of lesser healing potions. I came rather close to death but I managed to stay alive. However, the Eye took off when I had his health down to ~1700. I'm assuming this means you only have a few minutes to finish it off after a certain point. Is there any equipment I'm missing to help kill the Eye faster and to help my survivability? If it's relevant, my current life is 120.


What combination do you set on the door to open it in "The Claw"?

What is the combination you need to set on the door in the "Black Falls Sanctum" to open it with the golden claw? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aJQDN.jpg)


how to get back to the main story in gta v and how to get back to Franklin's?

So, I'm playing video games much more often now than I used to and made some GTA progress. I'm past the car chase part where you rescue the boat. I've done a couple of side missions with Michael the fitness girl and the race with Franklin and the other guys. I can't figure out how to get back to the main story. I skipped the racing mission eventually because I couldn't ever complete it. But I have my game saved. I can't get back up to the main story no matter what I do. I'm saved in Michael's house. Also, I used to have Franklin's house saved on the map but I don't anymore. Why is that and how do I get instructions back to Franklin's house? By way of setting the waypoint on my map, I can only go back to Michael's. I mean specifically by waypoint on the map. Otherwise I can go wherever and probably even to Franklin's if I knew where that was. Should I just go to where it shows the house? I haven't edited any settings.


Is there a way to bind items to the number keys in Skyrim?

I'm less than impressed with the favorites menu for quick swapping spells in the middle of a fight. Is there anyway I can bind them to the number pad on the keyboard?


How to continue collecting cubes in FEZ after 32-cube door and reboot?

I have collected 32 cubes in FEZ and get into super-high-resolution word, and... "dos-reboot" like at the begining, and got something, which looks like an final. Now I would like to continue exploration, but I can't continue... the continue is gray - I can't select it. It looks like the only thing I can do is to start a new game and repeat everything what I have done. Is there other way?


Is there a benefit to using a Loot-A-Rang?

The Loot-A-Rang is an item that allows you to "loot a nearby corpse." However, so does right-clicking the corpse. And since this item requires a target in order to be used, you have to click a corpse anyway. I decided to make a macro to remove the need to click a target:               /targetlastenemy [noexists][nodead]     /use [dead]Loot-A-Rang      While this seemed clever, I soon realized that the Loot-A-Rang actually has both a cast time and a cooldown. Since I rarely only kill one enemy at a time, this makes regular looting faster than using this macro. Is there really any benefit to using the Loot-A-Rang?


Joystick -> Keyboard Mapping by Application

Is there a tool similar to JoyToKey that allows me to create multiple profiles and automatically switch between them depending on which application is being run?


Where on the tactical map are specific army stacks placed?

In all the Heroes games, the army stacks are placed on the tactical grid based upon which slot they occupy in the heroes' army. That is also true for Might and Magic: Heroes VI, but I am wondering exactly where on the tactical grid each slot maps to. Is it a one to one mapping or does the location on the tactical grid vary depending upon how many army stacks are in your army? I thought that type of unit might be taken into consideration because early on in the tutorial campaign, the crossbowmen always occupy the first column (the one closest to your hero) while the other stacks are farther out on the map. However, when I obtained a number of upgraded crossbowmen, they did not occupy the first column, but instead were placed in the same column with the sentinels and priestesses, which has left me confused.


Which Zelda and Link are featured in the Super Smash Bros. series?

Zelda and Link, from the Legend of Zelda series, are reincarnated characters. From adventure to adventure, thousands of years may have passed, so the two characters are never actually the same person every time. Both those heroes are also featured in the Super Smash Bros. series though. Which incarnation of the hero is actually there? We can guess Toon Link is the one from Windwaker, but where/when is regular Link from?


Is there a mod that removes kingdomless lords?

After you take over every castle and town of a kingdom, often their lords (consisting of a party of 1) end up running around raiding all your villages by themselves. This is annoying because they are super fast since they're by them selves and hard to catch. Is there a mod that can either wipe out all lords of a kingdom once they lose their last piece of land or make it so you need a minimum number of men before you can raid a village?


How can I link my Spacechem profiles between Linux and Windows?

I dualboot Windows 7 and Ubuntu. Since SpaceChem is one of the few HIB games coming in .deb format, I decided to install it on Ubuntu as well. Now, for Minecraft what I did was create a symbolic link between `~/.minecraft/saves` and `/media/blah/Users/badp/AppData/Roaming/.minecraft/saves`, so that both installs share levels. How can I do the same with SpaceChem?


Are BuildCraft and IndustrialCraft compatible with each other?

I installed IndustrialCraft into my BuildCraft game, as I would like to have electric (or some other renewable energy powered) engines using the IndustrialCraft power running my buildcraft custom sized quarries to extract resources for equivalent exchange to convert into building materials. Do these mods work with each other? If so, what is an example setup?


How can I fix ground pollution?

In my city I am developing a bit of a ground pollution problem, this hasn't quite yet reached my water supply but it's getting close and already some of the nearby residential zones have started complaining that they're unhappy because their homes are on polluted land. What can I do to reduce the impact and spread of ground pollution, or even reverse existing ground pollution entirely?


On Scribblenauts Remix level 4-3, how do I get the Doctor to enter the cell?

What object do I have to give the prisoner to get the doctor to go into the cell? This isn't the psychologist - I got that one already - without the help of StackExchange :)


Is there any way to see a list of tips in Words with Friends?

In Words with Friends, they have tips in the News section. Is there any way to see previous tips (e.e an archive of these tips)?


How do I open a Mann-Co Supply Crate?

I just received a Mann-Co Supply Crate from the TF2 random drop system -- but it says it's locked. I see that a key is available for purchase in the TF2 Store (for $2.50), but I have no interest in micro-transactions. Is there any other way to acquire a key or otherwise open the crate?


What are all the ways to get the Stop 'n Swop items in Banjo-Kazooie?

I know that the Stop 'n Swop items were never able to be used for their intended purpose. If they had worked out, it would have made for some really cool features. Anyway, I'm curious about how to get to them. Can all (or any) of them be obtained _without_ hacking? For example, the only way I know of to get the Ice Key is to have a levitate code on to fly over the wall.


Is a Creeper's blast radius affected by the surrounding material?

In Minecraft, I would like to build my house out of Glass for aesthetics, but I'm worried it will be very vulnerable to Creepers. In order to minimize potential damage, I'm thinking of building my ground floor out of cobblestone. However, I'm not even sure if this will make a difference, seeing as I don't know whether or not a Creeper's explosion is smaller/larger depending on whether it's exploding against open air, dirt, stone, etc. It _seems_ that it explodes in a larger radius in a bunch of earth than in a bunch of stone, but I'm only going off of subjective (albeit painful) experience here. Can anyone enlighten me?


Can I purchase Mass Effect 2 DLC without "owning" the video game?

I rent games via GameFly and really want to play the DLC. Do I need to own ME2 to purchase/play the DLC?


Efficiently laying track: diagonally or straight w/ one turn?

Because of how Minecraft's block measurement system operates is it more efficient to lay track (rails) diagonally or along the axes ( i. e. from start to finish, lay all track for x direction, then all track in z direction). Looking for both efficient use of materials and efficient use of minecart inertia/speed ( I know that long diagonals sap speed rather quickly). If possible, factor the mod Railcraft into your answer, please.


Why does Lydia's Weapon glow?

When I first got Lydia I immediately equipped her with the Axe of Whiterun. Since the axe is enchanted, when it glowed in her hand I thought nothing of it. I've recently given her an un-enchanted warhammer that out dps's the Axe of Whiterun. No biggy. Except the warhammer also glows in her hands. The glow is colored red, if that matters. Lydia has no enchanted gear on her at all. Her weapon glows when she wields it. Why?


What is the last mission I can do for each faction before they'd hate me?

As you reach the end, you get 3 missions, each indicating that one of the 3 main factions (the NCR, Caesar's Legion and Mr. House) are watching you and if you continue to help the other 2 factions you'll be treated as an enemy and fail any remaining missions with those factions. I am wondering, what is the last mission I can do for each of the main factions before they hate me? This would be under the assumption that I've done NCR and Legion side quests before triggering the Reputation Reset with them after I made contact with Mr. House.


Are there enough Spartan Points to unlock everything?

In Halo 4, when you rank up, you receive a certain amount of Spartan Points. (I believe it's one per level, but I don't know that for sure) This "currency" is then used to buy weapons, armor abilities, grenades, etc. for use in customized loadouts. My question is are there enough Spartan Points gained by getting to level 50 to unlock everything? Or will it eventually come down to my preference as to what weapons/upgrades to unlock and use?


How can I loot the bones from St. Eadric's tomb without being detected?

In the quest **The Guided Hands** , you have to steal three items to join The Travelers. One of these, St. Eadric's remains, is causing me grief. The problem is that three monks are always staring at the casket containing the bones. I can maneuver such that two of the three are unable to see me, but I can't seem to find a place where the third guy can't see me. I've tried waiting until night, but even at 11pm, 1am, and 4am these guys don't seem to sleep. They seem to just sit around all day waiting for thieves to come steal some bones. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6ReFU.jpg) Is there any way to steal these without being detected?


Is there a list of luxury resources?

In civilization 5 is there a way to see a list of all the resources your civ. has? I know I can see the different kinds in the happiness menu and the count on the trade screen. I just want a list of all the resources without taunting another civ. by contacting them to see if I have 3 spices and 2 whales.


Global Agenda - Best Item Build for Healing Medic in Raids?

What items and gear should a medic use in raids, if he wants to maximize his healing and utility for the team? I've been using protection wave, healing wave, and healing grenade, but I'm not really convinced this is the best approach.


I'm breaking blocks faster than normal, is this a bug?

I've noticed that if I stand just within max range of reaching a block, my tools will break it faster than normal. Is this a bug of some sort, or an intended mechanic? (by just within range I'm about 1\4 of a block, no more, from being out of range of reaching the block) It doesnt ALWAYS work but 90% of the time it does. I've managed to do it with Diamond and Iron Pickaxes and Diamond and Iron Shovels. (I havent play tested every quality tool but I have no reason to think its the quality of the tool that matters) I've managed to break stone, ores of all quality, netherrack, soulsand and dirt this way. I havent tested it against other blocks but it may apply to all blocks. To Duplicate: Try taking a diamond shovel, and break a dirt block (note the time it takes) Then break all the dirt blocks in a line that you can reach, and walk foward just a bit to be in range of the next. Then click and hold and walk foward at the same time. You should be able to break dirt blocks as fast as you can walk. (which is faster than you should be able to) This seems to be the easiest way to reproduce the situation. Note that dirt blocks with tall grass on them seem to not work for this (Bug?)


Is there a relationship between the faction quests and main quest?

As I'm playing a game, I like to finish all the side quests in one region before I move to the next for the main quest. Unfortunately, this is slightly problematic in KoA. I started the main quest and faction quests in Dalentarth, then the main quest wanted me to move on to Detyre while the next part of the faction quest lines wanted me to go to the Plains of Erathell. So it looks like this, very back and forth: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zgMwf.jpg) It's starting to get a bit confusing because I find myself region hopping a lot. So I have a few questions: Is there a certain order in which I should complete quests? Is there a convenient way to complete tasks between these quest lines (instead of just region hopping between faction and main quests)? Do the faction and main quest lines ever coexist in the same region again?


What is V.A.T.S in Fallout 3?

What is V.A.T.S in Fallout 3?


Stream 3D video to Xbox?

It is possible to stream **3D** videos to Xbox? Wich movie format should I use?


Is the Eephus pitch worth purchasing?

I'm playing as a starting pitcher in My Player Mode in MLB 2k13, and I'm to the point where I want to buy a fourth pitch to add a little diversity. My current pitches are Fastball, Curveball and Changeup, so I was thinking of adding an unusual pitch. I noticed that I could add the Eephus pitch. Some pitchers have used this very effectively over the years and some pitchers have really whiffed with it, so I'm a little worried it won't translate well to a video game. Is the Eephus pitch strong enough in MLB 2k13 to be usable, or should I stick to something slightly more conventional, like a cutter?


Kerbin Stationary Orbit

In Kerbal Space Program, I put up 3 geostationary "GPS" satellites. I spaced them evenly around Kerbin, around 120 degrees apart. They're all at the same (KSO) altitude and within 0.1 m/s speed, but after a few years of gameplay they're bunching up. How can I get multiple satellites in KSO without them moving around too much?


Is it possible to set a custom resolution (window size) in Dark Souls?

I'm playing Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition and I'm having a bit of an annoyance. I always play my games, if possible, in a custom resolution (in my case 1900 x 1000), so that the game's window almost takes my whole screen, but there is room for its title bar and Windows' taskbar. I tried to do that in Dark Souls (both in the configuration file in my Documents folder and in DSFix's options), but it had no effect. The window always took my full screen, 1920 x 1080. Then I tried the option for a borderless full screen window, and that worked rather well (minus the frustration from not seeing my taskbar) until I found that at some point, after a few alt-tabs, the window will soon become unusable, because it'll set itself to be behind everything else, and as a result all you can see of the game is a very small strip through the transparent taskbar. Now I'm playing in proper full screen, which is free of the borderless window's bug, but then there's the annoyance of having an annoying delay on each alt-tab, not to mention the game's sound is cut when I'm on another window, so if I'm attacked while I was busy elsewhere, I'll never know and will find myself by a bonfire when I come back. Although this last point, I'm not sure it's exclusive to full screen. So uhm, how can I set my custom resolution and play comfortably, the way I'm used to?


How, and When, do resource constraints affect Just Cause 2?

I'm playing through Just Cause 2 in Story mode (unsure of difficulty, likely "Normal"), I've killed over 30 military leaders, destroyed at least 15 fuel pipelines, I have a good chunk of destroyed wind turbines, cranes, satellite dishes, lots of Fuel Depots and Gas Storage pipes, plenty of Generators, Broadcast Towers, and Propaganda Trailers, and about half of all Radio Masts. I have done less than 5 gang missions for each given gang, and have less than 10 sites 100% completed. Despite the destruction text talking about a negative impact to the Panau Military, it doesn't seem like any aspect of the game is easier, in fact, it seems quite the opposite. Military responses send multiple Helicopters as opposed to only one even at Heat Level 2, and they arrive quicker, the accuracy of the shots taken by military infantry seems to be better even in civilian establishments, as I'm regularly running away and edging death heavily. Is this expected? I expected to see less military infantry in military sites within a certain range of significantly (or completely) destroyed bases, but instead it seems to be overrun with Elites more so than common infantry men. What's the deal?


What does destroying communications stations do?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How, and When, do resource constraints affect Just Cause 2? I've recently gotten back into Just Cause 2. While destroying one of the all- too-common "Communication Stations" I finally noticed the text that reads `Military Communications has[sic] been disrupted.` What does this actually mean? They can't call in reinforcements temporarily? If I destroy enough of them will they not be able to call in reinforcements at all? ![Communication Station Destroyed screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/2F0o6.jpg)


Do Chunks of Taelosian Rock still drop?

I'm working on finishing Expert Fletcher Test that I started years ago. I just need to make CLASS 5 Bone Serrated Tip Arrow, but I can't seem to find any Chunks of Taelosian Rock to make the Serrated Arrowheads out of. Do the chunks of rock still drop in Natimbi? What kind of drop rate am I looking at?


One of my dual royal pistols becomes a scottish flintlock after fast traveling

I got my two royal pistols the double barrel pistols and every time I fast travel anywhere it always changes one of my pistols to the Scottish flintlock pistols but it keeps my other royal pistol how can I keep both of them


What Order are the '5-days' Games Meant to be Played In?

The _5 Days_ games from Fully Ramblomatic are titled pretty ambiguously. I want to play them in the correct order of plot timelines, or if that doesn't apply, in the order they were released. Do the games' plots tie in to one another? If yes, what chronological order are the games in?


How do you get horizontal movement with a rocket jump?

Both this and this question provide good advice for various types of rocket- jumping, and I have followed these jumping techniques to the best of my ability, but there is one technique that continues to elude me as a solider. Rapid forward momentum. My rocket jumps carry a little forward momentum, but not nearly the map- crossing, spawn-killing, game-ruining techniques of legendary rocket jumpers. What type of rocket-jumping can provide this tremendous forward momentum? Specifically, I know that 'skipping' provides map-clearing capabilities, but what about the initial momentum-creating jump? What are the ideal conditions for such a jump?


How do I maximize my IP boost?

Because League of Legends was voted lord of the flies or something, all its saprophytic users have apparently been given a 10-win IP boost. How does the IP boost work? How can I get the best use out of it; just play 5v5 games, or is there no difference between the game types?


How do I fix the diamond claw door in Skuldafn not opening even after I've put the rings in the right place?

Even though I have the correct answer to the puzzle, it won't open. At first the rings didn't even move, so I exited and reentered the temple. That worked, but now the door just won't open with the correct ring positions. I don't know how I'm supposed to beat the game! I did try exiting the entire place and reentering again, but nothing changed. I ended up just reloading my game to Dragonsreach and I did some other quests.


How do I enable Goblin sieges in a fortress that's not near a Goblin civ?

I only have Elves and Humans to kill in my map and would like Goblins and/or Kobolds to show up as well. My embark site doesn't have those features, but I'm on a really awesome map otherwise and would just like to go and hack some files to get more sieging.


What are the benefits of alchemy?

Assuming that money is not a limiting factor, is there any use being an alchemist? I ask this because in some other role-playing games, alchemy is just a waste of perks. What's the situation with Skyrim?


As in the title: What hit rating do I need as an undead hunter in PvP to be hitcapped?


What Defines Opponent Behaviour in 'Quick Battle'?

When I play the 'quick battle' offline mode of Soul Calibur V, I get the impression that I'm fighting real player's characters being controlled by the game's AI, based on the character names, and costumes. Some of these characters behave wildly different from one another, to the point that it almost feels like I'm fighting actual human players (impossible, as I don't have Xbox Live Gold). Some of these characters are much more 'skilled' than others, as well. What defines the behaviour of someone's character in quick-play mode? Does the game 'watch' them play, and then try to use the same combos the player used in their games?


How can I become a better CoD player?

I've been playing CoD games on my Xbox for a few years now, and I feel like I've hit a plateau. At first I got shot up so quickly it made my head spin, and I'd easily die 20 times a round and perhaps get one kill. These days I can hold my own, and I typically average around 1.4 K/D (If I'm playing K/D focused). However, I still feel like there is a class of player that is far beyond my skills. I encounter these players and they win against me 90+% of the time, and I don't understand why. Sometimes I feel like I may as well toss a coin at the start of the round to determine whether I crush the other team or they crush me. I generally just blame it on lag, or perhaps that other people practice more or have better reflexes. (kids these days, get off my lawn, etc) However, I feel like I'm missing something here that's preventing me from doing better. If you're an "excellent" or "pro" CoD player, what's the secret? How do you consistently win encounters with other players? Are there any specific strategies you employ? Is there anything I can do besides practice more, and hope for the Lag Gods to shine down on me? Currently I'm playing MW3, so any MW3 specific strategies are welcome, but I feel like there's enough overlap between CoD games (which has its ups and downs) that even generic advice would be useful.


How do I open this secret room?

Near the beginning of the game, there is a room full of mermen. The completed map shows a secret room connected at the bottom left of this area. I have heard stories about using the wolf/bat and this tunnel to unlock it. Sometimes they say you need to ram the ledge on the wall. How do I gain access to this room in both castles? ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FqTVg.png) Here is a screenshot from the inverted castle: ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ARq77.jpg)


How do I get out of this sewer pit in Thieves’ Guild?

I found this pit: ![Screenshot 1](http://i.stack.imgur.com/hWBTO.png) So I jumped into it and found that large door/valve will not open. Now I cannot find a way out or back up: ![Screenshot 2](http://i.stack.imgur.com/mmUzI.jpg) How do I get out? The dark corner has nothing either. ![Screenshot 3](http://i.stack.imgur.com/A1AbW.png) I cannot use a Rope arrow, there's nothing to attach it to.


Using Microsoft Kinect on a PC

Microsoft recently released an SDK for the Kinect for Windows development. Does that mean if I go buy a Kinect, I can use it on my PC now? I'm a developer and would like to fidget around with it, but I want to make sure it will work on my PC first because I don't have an XBOX.


Why am I so good at fishing?

In Ninja Fishing for iOS, what part of the fish causes the hook to catch onto it? It seems to be inconsistent among fish, often causing me to snag a fish I didn't mean to snag.


How much better Power Within spell gets with each level of upgraded Pyromancy Flame?

I found the pyromancy spell Power Within to be very useful for increasing dealt damage. I wonder how much Pyromancy Flame casting item upgrades increase its power. Info I found on various wikis is incomplete and only lists the basics.


What happens with 100% reduction of control impairing effects?

Does this grant immunity to status effects such as stun, charm, freeze, fear etc? Also, is this achievable?


Can I make immigrant dwarves arrive without any labors turned on?

I'd like my immigrant dwarves to arrive with either no labor preferences, or some specific useless labor turned on. The reason is that Dwarf Therapist's "wave number" sorting doesn't always work, but I still want to sort the new dwarves into my community without getting confused about who is new.


Downloading DLC on XBL with a Silver account?

I purchased the Season Pass along with Borderlands 2 when it first came out. Since then my Xbox-live service has ended and I don't see myself paying for more anytime soon. Will I still be able to download the other campaigns for Borderlands 2 as long as I have an internet connection, even though I only have a silver level XBL account?


What can I eat in Minecraft?

So, I'm currently starving at half a heart in a dirt hovel. What can I eat to remedy my problem in this wonderful cubic world? Basically looking for a list of the various food items in minecraft and what there restorative values are.


PS3 graphics problem: Strange lines around contours/shading

All video output from my PS3 has strange lines around the edges of shapes/around contours/along gradients. The lines look almost like the outlines you get in Photoshop when you use the magic wand tool. This happens everywhere; menus, DVDs, Blu-rays, games, etc. I have checked all my other equipment, I know it is definitely the PS3 at fault. (And yes I rebooted it, flipped the switch, unplugged it, etc). Has anyone else experienced anything like this before? And is there any known way to fix it? My PS3 is the old 60GB version, warranty is long expired. I would love it if this did not mean paying for repair/replacement.


I bought the Tears of Veeshan Expansion for EverQuest 2 but I'm still unable to use the mercenary feature

This is my first expansion that I've purchased for this EverQuest 2. **Does the mercenary feature not come with this expansion?** For some odd reason I was thinking every expansion and feature always come with the latest expansion. Is this correct? Or do I need to purchase other expansions?


Linked artes explanation

With regard to my main character: Is it only possible to perform a linked arte with my first-set arte (the one that I put in the first position on arte menu which I activate by pressing only 'O') or is it possible to make linked artes with the artes in other positions (the others that I activate using the analog sticks)? Also, regarding the linked parter: Can I choose which arte is he/she going to use on linked arte or must he always use the first one, too? In this case, how do I perform different combinations? Is it always necessary to enter the artes menu change the first one?


What do the borders around summoners in the loading screen stand for?

In the new season, we now have borders with the summonners on the loading screen. What do they mean and what colors can be earned? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/r0XVp.jpg)


What are the possible mission outcomes in the singleplayer campaign?

Over the course of the campaign I've had some rousing successes and abject failures. I'm interested in knowing what the possible outcomes of each mission are and a brief explanation how to achieve them (e.g. run faster in Karma to get result x).


How do I access my fileshare outside the game?

Previous installments of the Halo series let you access your fileshare outside the game to queue downloads, and share files. I can't seem to figure out how to do this for Halo 4. I'm most interested in sharing files with others, ideally something linkable. How do I do that?


What is the best armor for sneaking/thieving?

I am not asking about which pre-enchanted/plot-related armor. I want to enchant armor with +x to sneak. I've been crafting leather armor for this purpose, but am wondering if using basic clothes would help my sneak abilities even more.


How do I quit and copy the map?

My sister and I made a really cool house. She wanted to download the world so she could have it too. Problem is, in 0.7.3 it just say "quit to menu" or whatever. How do you quit and copy the world? Where did the menu option go to copy a multiplayer world?


Transfer MCPE World from iPad to iPhone on creative during LAN party

I was able to be on the world on both devices, but when I went into the pause menu on the iPhone that I wanted to "quit and copy world" to, the pause menu only had the typical "back to game", "options", and "quit to title" in the pause menu, not a "quit and copy world". Thanks for any help!


Downloading Public Test Realm Client

I have a fully updated retail client of Diablo 3 installed. I have downloaded the public test realm (PTR) installer. When I run this installer, it starts to download and indicates it needs 15GB of free hard drive space. Does the PTR installer download the entire game again, or just the latest (PTR) patch?


Which skills is the Scoundrel using?

This answer indicates that it is not possible to specifically activate follower skills. Does this mean that the follower (a level 27 Scoundrel in my case) will choose which of this four skills to use? Does he switch between the four, or just use the level 20 skill?


Can mobs spawn in water?

I am making a mob trap but I don't know if mobs spawn in water. Does anyone know?


What are the controls of The Binding of Isaac?

What are all the keys used in The Binding of Isaac? I'm going to configure my joystick using one of the tools suggested at How to setup the joypad for Binding of Isaac? (Xpadder, JoyToKey, QJoyPad, etc.), and for this reason I wish to know beforehand what are all the keys used in this game, so I can configure them before playing and won't need to configure more keys mid-game. I know the first in-game level shows the controls, but that screen is not complete. There are at least two more keys (Q and P) that are not listed there. This is the reason I'm asking this question: I want to know the complete list of all controls.


Alternate download for minecraft recources?

Ever since minecraft stopped using the amazon site to host it's resource files, I've been unable to run 1.6+ minecraft. I'm sure this is because I can't get the native resources on startup. For instance: > couldn't download > http://resources.download.minecraft.net/cf/cf23204a9cca2ac7f9674168cc063cfb4dbe001f > for job 'Resources'java.lang.RuntimeException: Hash did not match downloaded > file (Expected cf23204a9cca2ac7f9674168cc063cfb4dbe001f, downloaded > 9216ea5b710f7b6c49873ffb221c7ad848d5c9d5) It gives this error about 50 times, then finally: > Java.lang.NullPointerException: Initializing game Client> at > azd.a(SourceFile:502}Client> at azd.Z(SourceFile:340) Client> at > azd.e(SourceFile:689) Client> at > net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:103) The game crashes. This gives me the same errors on 1.5.2 and prior however it doesn't crash and seems to run perfectly. Until today it would work in play offline mode as well. This computer is in an environment with internet restrictions. The old amazon site wasn't blocked, so it was no problem to download the required items each time. All I need is an alternate download for the files i need to run 1.7.2, or maybe if I can be told how to get to them from a computer that can run 1.7.2. Also how to run them without having to re-re-download them.