How do you play old Windows games that use Quicktime?

There are a few old Windows games I have that I can't get to work on Vista. The problem is usually Quicktime. For example, there is a game called Bad Day on the Midway, that I just can't get to work right. There are other games I'd like to play like Under a Killing Moon. I think I got through most of the hoops of getting the old games to play, but I can't get the Quicktime to work even if I download the really old version of it. Any advice?


Is it possible to change the difficulty mid game?

If I start off on peaceful, can I get mobs to spawn later if I want them to?


How to unmark groups as dead in KGS Go

I just played a game of Go at the KGS server using CGoban 3 against a beginner. He mistakenly marked a group of mine as dead that was very much alive. I tried clicking on it, but the dead or alive status of the group did not change. How can I unmark a group as dead? How is it handled if the players disagree about the status of a group of stones?


High FPS config for Left 4 Dead 2

A friend of mine is having a little trouble running Left 4 Dead 2 because of a weak graphics card. He consistently gets around 10 FPS. I've been looking around for a high FPS config for this game, but I haven't found any. I had the same trouble running TF2 on my netbook once, and using one of these configs was amazingly effective. **Is there any config file (`autoexe.cfg`) out there to minimize all possible settings and maximize performance for L4D2?** _Note: I did find 2 configs. But thefirst one doesn't really minimize settings (it only optimizes stuff), and the second is just a TF2 config copy-pasted._


Where can I find dungeons in WoW?

Three of us newbies decided to play WoW, and we want to do a dungeon instead of a random question. We are level 7-8, so there is no dungeon finder for us. Furthermore, we are playing the trial edition. We chose the Night Elf race. Where can we find a dungeon that allows us to slay a boss and do some teamwork? Note: We are around the area where you first fly. I forget the city name.


In planetside 2, what support activities give experience?

In particular:-   * does a sunderer/S-AMS pilot get XP for providing a spawn point?   * does an engineer get XP for resupplying ammo?   * under what circumstances does a combat medic (or engineer) gain xp for healing (or repairing)?


In Ib, how do I prevent Mary from killing Garry?

I'm currently in the Sketchbook section, where you find the Toy Box. What happens there is that Mary pushes you in, follows you and steals Ib's rose. Then, invariably, this takes place: ![noooo Garry why](http://i.stack.imgur.com/nyNt8.png) Predictably, the crazy broad then kills Garry by plucking his spirit rose. I guess that's what being imaginary does to you. So, is there any way to save Garry and stop this from happening? There doesn't seem to be anything to do in the Toy Box except triggering this scene, and my limited dialog options don't seem to make a blind bit of difference either.


Stalemate detection failure?

Take a look at this case: Both Protoss and Zerg don't have the ability to gather resources anymore, Nexus and Hatchery are destroyed. Protoss still have a few base up. What's left of Zerg's base will eventually die because there's no more creep. The game detected stalemate even though the Protoss is set to win? Is this is a bug? Here's a link to the replay: http://depositfiles.com/files/kzonxjxh4 Fast forward to the end and you'll see the Zerg's base is dying on it's own and Protoss should've won.


How can I build Deathtrap to make him the least annoying in team play?

Deathtrap can be annoying; he blocks shots, he can't be recalled and he has a tendency to go for melee attacks, drawing targets' aggro. This is particularly annoying in team play as I've noticed he'll either steal kills or aggro away enemies coop partners could use for Second Winds. It's also hard to shoot a target when you're down, your accuracy is low, and Deathtrap is right there between you and the target. Which skills (if any) can I use to make deathtrap more of a "team player" or at least draw less aggro? I've noticed for example One Two Boom doesn't appear to draw aggression. Do long-range skills of his draw less/no aggro? His distance attacks certainly seem less in-the-way, so I assume that's a big part of it.


Learning how to buy Runes

I'm a little insecure about buy runes. Runes costs a lot of IP, so I'm researching a bit before. I know that **I need to be in level 20 to buy the best/final runes**. 1) I need buying only "Greater" runes. Am I correct?   2) How do I know if a rune is "primary"?   3) By example, let's say that I want to buy Cooldown Reduction (CDR) runes. I found out that I will need Focus and/or Celerity runes. Celerity has Glyphs and Quintessences. Focus has Glyphs, Quintessences, Marks and Seals. It's implies I can (If I want) fill an entire rune page with CDR Runes? What an efficient buy of CDR Runes, considering that I want buy Magic Penetration and Mana Regen Runes too?   4) I've got the runes list here, but it presents ALL runes, so is really boring to check that list. There is some list/table where we can check only "primary" and "greater" runes? Thanks!


How long must I wait after Innocence Lost before the Dark Brotherhood kidnaps me?

I have completed the quest Innocence Lost and have waited for days, yet I have not received the letter from the Dark Brotherhood. Nor does sleeping for 24-day intervals work. Is my game glitched, and if so is there a way to fix it, such as a console command to trigger the quest?


How can I get more experience after beating the game?

I'm on my second playthrough and I've completed all side missions and collected all dead drops/blast shards. I'm in "Mission 40 Aftermath" after the ending. I still need like 20,000 XP to get unlock all of the powers (good and evil) for the last achievement. Running around and killing random enemies takes a while, and UGC missions seem to give _very_ little XP. I'm evil, so killing hoards of civilians gives me a trickle of XP too, but it doesn't seem very worthwhile. How can I grind more XP after the end of the game so I can get the "With Great Power Comes Greater Power" achievement?


Where are Skyrim Screenshots saved?

I just took a screen shot in Skyrim. The message in the corner says it was saved, but it does not say where... Where are these saved on my computer?


I attacked someone and now they are mad. How can I calm them down so I can talk to them? I would like a permanent solution (not something that just lasts for a few min). I am on the PC so if there is a console command I am good to try that.


How many Evolution Points do you need to become fully evolved in Prototype 1

As in the title, whats the magic number of Evolution Points needed to Fully Evolve Alex Mercer? On the side, do you have to complete any of the challenge missions to get enough EPs to fully evolve? (Ignoring the fact that you can get EP's from killing infected and military)


Minecraft server problem

I can't log into any Minecraft servers at all, not even locally hosted ones. The error code I get is: `java.net.UnknownHostException: session.minecraft.net`. A tweet from a worker at Mojang told people that you could just flush your DNS, which I did. That didn't quite work, so I'm wondering if there are any other solutions out there? I'm not quite sure what other information I have to give. I know that it's not just something with me because I know a lot of my friends also get this error once they try to log into a server, so it would be weird if all of our ISPs just cut us off.


Is there a list of public Dwarf Fortress dfterm2 servers anywhere?

I'm curious if there is a list of publicly playable dfterm2 servers you can telnet into somewhere to play Dwarf Fortress. I have seen a few servers mentioned on Steam Community sites dedicated to Dwarf Fortress, and one mentioned in the bay12 thread for DF, but none of them seem to be online (as of 2011-09-29).


Java crashing badly

I have had some problems with java and MC, it happens (Before LWJGL loads) if Qcraft is on. :               #     # A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:     #     #  EXCEPTION_IN_PAGE_ERROR (0xc0000006) at pc=0x7c342eee, pid=5292, tid=1636     #     # JRE version: 6.0_14-b08     # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (14.0-b16 mixed mode windows-x86 )     # Problematic frame:     # C  [msvcr71.dll+0x2eee]     #     # If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:     #   http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp     # The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.     # See problematic frame for where to report the bug.     #          ---------------  T H R E A D  ---------------          Current thread (0x01a9a400):  JavaThread "Minecraft main thread" [_thread_in_native, id=1636, stack(0x00160000,0x001b0000)]          siginfo: ExceptionCode=0xc0000006, ExceptionInformation=0x00000001 0x283db000 0xc0000185           Registers:     EAX=0x2e95767e, EBX=0x00000200, ECX=0x00000076, EDX=0x00000000     ESP=0x001aee28, EBP=0x001aee30, ESI=0x2e9574a6, EDI=0x283db000     EIP=0x7c342eee, EFLAGS=0x00010216          Top of Stack: (sp=0x001aee28)     0x001aee28:   291d9850 291db9e0 001aee54 6d7f6366     0x001aee38:   283dafd8 2e95747e 00000200 291db9e0     0x001aee48:   291d9850 2980d6e8 283dafd8 001aeea0     0x001aee58:   6d7f50bb 291d9850 2e95747e 00000000     0x001aee68:   0000000d 291db9e0 fffffffb 7c3416b3     0x001aee78:   01a90000 00000000 7c3416b8 291db9e0     0x001aee88:   01a9a510 00000000 00007950 00000004     0x001aee98:   2e9576c0 00000000 001aeec0 6d7f4c76           Instructions: (pc=0x7c342eee)     0x7c342ede:   00 00 00 75 14 c1 e9 02 83 e2 03 83 f9 08 72 28     0x7c342eee:   f3 a5 ff 24 95 0c 30 34 7c 8b c7 ba 03 00 00 00                Stack: [0x00160000,0x001b0000],  sp=0x001aee28,  free space=315k     Native frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code, C=native code)     C  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~StubRoutines::call_stub          ---------------  P R O C E S S  ---------------          Java Threads: ( => current thread )       0x01a0fc00 JavaThread "Timer hack thread" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=4000, stack(0x29bf0000,0x29c40000)]       0x282d0800 JavaThread "Snooper Timer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1328, stack(0x29b20000,0x29b70000)]       0x0195dc00 JavaThread "AWT-Windows" daemon [_thread_in_native, id=3224, stack(0x290b0000,0x29100000)]       0x2821a400 JavaThread "Java2D Disposer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=5200, stack(0x284f0000,0x28540000)]       0x280b5800 JavaThread "Thread-1" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=5836, stack(0x284a0000,0x284f0000)]       0x01a0cc00 JavaThread "Low Memory Detector" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=4968, stack(0x27e00000,0x27e50000)]       0x019f9c00 JavaThread "CompilerThread0" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=4828, stack(0x27db0000,0x27e00000)]       0x019f5400 JavaThread "Attach Listener" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=5028, 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 space 1792K,   0% used [0x04a80000, 0x04a80000, 0x04c40000)      tenured generation   total 215980K, used 170327K [0x06200000, 0x134eb000, 0x23aa0000)        the space 215980K,  78% used [0x06200000, 0x10855ef0, 0x10856000, 0x134eb000)      compacting perm gen  total 29952K, used 29893K [0x23aa0000, 0x257e0000, 0x27aa0000)        the space 29952K,  99% used [0x23aa0000, 0x257d14c0, 0x257d1600, 0x257e0000)     No shared spaces configured.          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What does the "full pixel mode" option do on Shadow of the Colossus HD?

Looking through the options, I saw "full pixel mode" as something you can enable/disable. What exactly does it do?


How can I place my bed on glass blocks?

I'm a little confused by why I can't place a bed on a floor of glass in 1.7.2. I can place other objects, such as furnaces and crafting tables, without difficulty. However, my bed refuses to be placed. How can I get around this and why is it happening?


What's the easiest way to reach arena rating 2000?

I hope this question fits in the _Gameplay strategies and tactics_ because it is a question about an actual "problem" I face. My son told me, that what I want from him is about as difficult as to achieve arena ranking 2000 in WoW. (His current ranking is around 1700). So we agreed: if and when I reach arena rating 2000 with some classes that he plays, he will start doing some things. :) ;) Now I know - that was a bad deal for me, because I need to level up a character to 90 and start arena PvP. Today I spent some time to learn about arenas in WoW and fortunately found one good friend (similarly aged peer as me /50+ years/) who plays WoW (unfortunately mostly PVE) with the following characters:   * restoration/elemental shaman   * affliction/destruction warlock   * monk (dont remember specs) I should play one of these:   * restoration/balance druid   * frost/unholy DK   * warlock (any)   * mage (any)   * priest (any) And because I have a deal with my son, I don't want cheat (so I don't want to buy some level-boosting service) but really want to reach the rating myself. To clarify: I don't looking for some long answer about the WoW - I've already found a zillion good sites and I know than every class is viable and +/- equally powerful. But hear some limitations (like my friend classes and classes what I should to play) - so looking for an simple recommendation. The questions are:   * what character should I level up and learn with a goal to form the **easiest** 2v2 arena team with any of the above friends characters (in his preference: shaman/warlock/monk) and (in my preference: druid/DK/priest/warlock/mage)   * do I really need to buy some "special" keyboards and/or pads/mices to reach rating 2000?   * It is really "so hard?" :) Can someone give some advice?


How can you reliably melee?

It appears that melee attack is pressing attack plus jump at the same time, but that more often than not triggers a secondary jump-attack. Am I doing it wrong? How are you supposed to melee?


What is a good build order for the first month or two on classic difficulty?

I've been having a few issues getting going and I was wondering if anybody had any tips for me. I generally:   1. Try to get a new power generator / satellite uplink up asap   2. Research nano-vests to keep my team alive and get their experience up   3. Get the officer training place up and running to increase my squad size My main problem is not being able to keep the panic low enough due to lack of satellite coverage.


I don't want NPCs to get killed by Vampire Attacks. How do I do this?

I bought Dawnguard before ending a questline from Skyrim. Because of that, I often visit main cities to do some quests. Every time I visit a city, I find dead bodies of NPCs that I talked to earlier. **Yey, vampire attack AGAIN**! Maybe these NPCs aren't so important for the quest lines, but they're making my Skyrim experience better. **How do I make NPCs in cities not die from vampire attacks and stop this madness?**


Does monster power affect base dps and armor of items?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Can ilvl 59-60 items compete with ilvl 61-63 items? In 1.0.5 turning on monster power makes all levels of inferno items able roll level 63 affixes. Does this ability to roll higher stats affect base dps of weapons or base armor of items as well? The main goal of this question is to determine what items should be discarded if they have no chance for rolling maximum stats. Bonus points if you can determine the _likelihood_ that lower level items can roll 63 affixes and base stats. I.E. Just because level 61 items can roll 63 affixes, doesn't mean they have an equal chance to do so. Please include citations from primary sources or detailed analyses to receive an accepted answer to this question.


Is there any way to access the contents of an item without equipping it?

When I find an item which contains other items, I can see the image of its contents by hovering over it, but is there any way to actually get at the contents without having to equip it? Some items can be placed in the crafting area to get their contents, but that also destroys the item for scraps.


How are the difficulties of called shots determined in Dwarf Fortress adventure mode?

In Dwarf Fortress adventure mode called shots (aimed attacks as they're called in the game), have two modifiers.   * Difficulty (Chance to hit)      * `Easy Strike`     * `Tricky Strike`     * `Difficult Strike`   * Squareness (Damage Modifier)      * `Can only graze`     * `Square`     * `Very square` How are these things determined, and can they be manipulated to give me an: `Head Easy Strike, Very Square`


Cannot take iron anvil in dwarf-fortress?

I'm quite new to dwarf fortress and trying to make my way thru it. I read most of the utterly newby guide and want to go. Now, I'm trying to make the preparations. In the item menu, it seems that i cannot take an Iron anvil with me. I know I have enough points but the anvil just won't appear in the menu. If i free 300 points, I can get a Steel Anvil tho. What's happening? ![alt text](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HIkEj.png)


In Uncharted and Uncharted 2, how does Co-Op work?

In Uncharted 3, there's a multiplayer option and Co-Op option which uses split-screen for two players. I'd like to know if there's such an option in the original Uncharted and Uncharted 2. How does Co-Op work in both games, is their a split screen, or is there no Co-Op at all?


Around what time does the first crimes start happening?

I love to play Simcity every so often, but I always get frustrated because I have the same problem each time. I would be upgrading my city when this happens: ![Crime city](http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/i5tOEX1xZfI/maxresdefault.jpg) **(sigh).........** The crime explosion happens and I end up losing my city and the progress I have made to my city. So I want to know if there is any guidance to what point I should already have a police station available. Ex: certain population, time. Any guidance would help. _The picture isn't mine, that is an extreme situation_


When is the cost incurred for rejecting a contract in KSP?

I've noticed some of the contracts in Kerbal Space Program 0.24 have a fee associated with failure. When is this fee incurred? If I reject it at mission control? After x number of flights?


Guitar Hero 5 - how to play career?

I'm new to this game, when I take practice I get normal game. However on career and quick play I get something .... I don't know how to call it even. there is no boxes that I should hit, there are those rainbow lines and I need to press how many buttons I want and hit the guitar non-stop to get 3 star level. How it works?


How do I get my playercard in the final killcam?

Whenever someone gets a final kill I always see their player card and emblem on the kill cam, but when I make a final kill it only shows the gun and not my player card. How do I get it shown?


Is the 'Vartan' class useful in Tactics Ogre?

I am up to the Hanging Gardens in Tactics Ogre on PSVita (I believe it's called Let Us Cling Together). Up until now I have used the default 'Vartan' class on Canopus, but I've noticed that his damage has recently dropped dramatically compared to my other archers due to not being able to use the higher tier bows. It seems like the class is not able to use bows with a high range. I've swapped him over to an Archer and he's much more effective in damage dealing, greatly outweighing the advantages of being able to use a decent close range weapon and casting basic magic. Is there any reason to keep Canopus as a Vartan? Will this role become powerful vs an Archer later in the game?


Is the supply chest on my homestead safe?

It's been fairly common knowledge that the only guaranteed safe storage containers are those which are inside houses that you own. However, Hearthfire adds storage containers that are both technically outside and also still your own property. Are these containers safe to use? Does it depend on whether or not you've actually gotten to build a house on the property yet?


How to play ROMs with MAME OS X?

I don't seem able to play games (mostly Samurai Shodown) using MAME OS X on my Mac OS X 10.8.5. I've audited all games, added the ROM files to the rom folder, and then hit the games on the list (none of them show up on the _Good_ tab, so I'm assuming they're not being picked up by MAME OS X), only to get this _Some Files Were Missing_ error. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/jIfav.png) As far as I know, there are no CHD files to be used. Any ideas why I can't run any of these games? I also tried MacMame, but got the same error: in this case the ROMs seem to be recognised, but I keep getting the same error when running them. Any ideas?


What defines "Friendly territory?"

In order to fortify my units I have to be in friendly territory. I have had to go into territory for it to work, but sometimes I don't have to. Is there a set number of tiles away that allows for healing? Also, for unit upgrades it says I can only upgrade in friendly territory, but it only works in my own territory. So, I end up spending more time moving my units back and forth than actually fighting. Am I doing something wrong? Is this a glitch, or am I just not getting something?


Draw Something 2 - how to scroll the colour palette?

Alcatel OneTouch 983, Android 2.3.7 I needed more colours, so I picked up the free Despicable Me 2 colour set from the shop. The five new colours have appeared at the beginning of the palette; however, two of the five basic colours have been pushed off the screen. So now I have 10 colours, as confirmed on the shop screen. However, I can only access 8 of them. I imagined that swiping my finger across the palette would scroll it, but it doesn't (in either direction). How am I supposed to get at my blue and green now? Help me please!


Alternating controller lights, good battery

I've looked up the "alternating controller lights" issue and found that this is typically an indicator of low battery. However, when I check the Xbox menu, I see that I still have two bars worth of power left - I expect most electronics to not bother me until one or zero bars. The battery, charger, controller, and console are all barely a month old and all Microsoft brand. So it's _relatively_ unlikely that I'm dealing with faulty hardware. What else could be causing this error condition?


Does the monster in the "Big Lizard" disaster eat garbage (and does garbage attract him)?

When my city got attacked by the Godzilla-like monster, there was a curious moment at the end where I thought he was eating the garbage at the dump. Immediately after he finished, he burrowed into the ground and went away. I wasn't sure if I was just imagining things, until I noticed in a video that he seemed to be heading for that city's dump too. Does the monster just come for the garbage?


How do I become a better League of Legends player

I think the most commonly asked question in League of Legends is "How do I escape Elo hell?" or "How do i gain Elo fast" Because most players are in silver or bronze. Now I play this game since Beta and I also have played in every Elo except challenger. I want to share some of the things I know that can help everyone to escape "Elo Hell" In Q&A Style. So really simple Question with Huge background: **How do I get better??** (I know about the Elohell question by the way, but this isn't really about escaping elo hell only, it's about improving your skills to become a better player in every aspect of the game)


How can I resurrect a player who is dead behind a boss?

Last night I was fighting Belial on Hell, and my friend died in the top-left corner of the platform behind him. Every time I tried to click his gravestone to res him, I would simply attack Belial instead (even though my cursor would change to the "res player" hand). I tried zooming in with `Z` as well, but that didn't make a difference. This has happened other times too, but its always been on bosses that move around, so I could kite them away from the body then run back and res. Is there any other way to resurrect a player other than clicking their gravestone? Or failing that, is there a way to tell my character to not attack when clicking, so I can click on the gravestone? (As a side note, I did finish killing Belial all by myself as a tanky-monk, even if it did take me 5-10 minutes since he had about 75% life when my friend died!)


Good places / ways for a low level player to collect ingots (or rings) in Anarchy Online

I'm trying to make some money making jewelery but creations don't cover the production costs because I only have access to QL 1 ingots/rings. Where / How can I obtain ingots/rings and jems of better QLs as a low level player (~ lvl 20)? I've seen them occasionally drop from mission mobs but I'd rather not trust in fate if there's a better way.


Is there a way to see your opponent's rating?

As far as I can tell, there is no way to determine your oponents' ratings until after the game has finished. Is there a way to see the ratings before or during the game? It would be nice to know how badly I should expect to be beaten :)


Why does Harbinger have only 4 claws?

Most of you who played Mass Effect 3 must have realized that the Harbinger does not have 5 claws. It only has 4: ![Harbinger](http://i.stack.imgur.com/DsHm0.jpg) Other Sovereign class Reapers have 5: ![Reaper](http://i.stack.imgur.com/fzBgH.jpg) So why does Harbinger not have 5 claws? Did it lose in a battle or is it just its design?


Do the new ribbons (Gun Master, Tank Superiority, and Domination) count toward Decorated?

I haven't yet unlocked the "Decorated" achievement for Battlefield 3 on the Xbox 360. Description: > Obtain one of each ribbon in the game This achievement was part of the original game. The Armored Kill (September) update has added 3 new ribbons to the awards section of Battlelog, one each for winning a round of Gun Master, Conquest Domination and Tank Superiority. This bring the total number of unique ribbons up from 45 to 48. Do I now need to win the 3 new ribbons in addition to the remaining ribbons from the original game to unlock the achievement, or is it based solely on the original 45 ribbons?


Why is my Minecraft launcher not working?

I need help because my Minecraft launcher doesn't work... It's been a long time I haven't played Minecraft and until now it worked nicely. But now that I want to play on it again and I run the launcher, this appears (click images to enlarge): ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/hvD9R.png) At the bottom left of the screen the profile names keep loading (normally my username appears in the box) and as you can see I am unable to click on the "Play" button. I tried creating another profile but it doesn't work because soon after they ask to enter my Minecraft username and password. The password I entered disappears and it keeps loading (I've tried waiting like, 30 minutes and it still doesn't work) so this is definitely not normal. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/yDYjX.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/4Nf1L.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/T6cJu.png) So basically I can't play on Minecraft anymore (version 1.7.9)... P.S. I use Windows 7.


Why am I unable to transfer Resident Evil 2 from my PS3 to my Vita?

I recently purchased FFVIII, Alundra and Resident Evil 2 from PSN and downloaded them on my PS3 with the intention of transferring them to my Vita to play on the move. When I enter the content manager screen with the vita connected to the PS3 I can see FFVIII and Alundra, and have successfully transferred them, but for some reason Resident Evil 2 doesn't show up. The description on the PlayStation store states that the game is compatible with the Vita so why is it not showing up? I have tried repeatedly connecting/disconnecting content manager as this was suggested on some forms but with no success. edit: Both the Vita and the PS3 are the latest firmware at time of writing.


Can stunned aliens recover?

When stunning an alien is it necessary to keep an eye on them, to make sure they don't get up again? Or does an alien remain unconscious once they have passed out?


Extracting any kind of information from the app

Is there a way to export or extract any kind of data from the ingress app? For example can we get a list of our keys?


Experience gain from green lore items

Is the experience gain from the green lore items always the same, or does it vary depending on your level or difficulty setting? I've noticed the XP gain scales upwards as I progress through the game, but I'm wondering if this is because of my characters level, the area I'm in, or if each lore item has a specific static XP amount attached to it.


My minecraft skin wont load up in games

I've always have been in servers on HiveMC.com And then when i was playing a game of cowboys vs indians, my skin turned into a steve some one please help!


What are the laws of squid ink?

In Mario Kart 8, the squid ink is a pesky item that temporarily covers the driver's screen with black blotches of ink. What determines the number of splotches, how large they are, how long they last, and who is affected? In general: _what are the Laws of Squid Ink?_


Does a website exist that compares the versions of the same game on different platforms?

Since I own all the current-generation consoles as well as a gaming PC, whenever I decide to buy a new game, I tend to end up having to do a decent amount of searching to see if there are any significant differences between the different versions of the game. For example, some games run better on the 360 than the PS3 for some reason. Others may be able to run at a higher resolution on PC than any of the consoles. Some games even have slightly different content on the different platforms. Is there any site that tries to comprehensively list and compare cross- platform games, perhaps recommending a particular platform for each game? It seems like this would be a fairly common need for people that own multiple systems, but I've yet to discover a site that does this.


How do you make more than 700,000 points?

In Stardunk, I'm wondering how to reach more than 700,000 points in contests. I usually get the ball with the long aimer and perform like 40-45 extra clean shot. This seems to be the best setting to me. But i really cannot get how people could get 900,000 or even 1,000,000+ how is that possible?


Does the Diablo 3 hardcore mode have repair costs?

I found a thread on a particular forum that said hardcore mode doesn't have repair costs. I don't have access to the game right now so I cannot test this, but would be grateful if someone answered it for me. Thanks.


Pay Day 2 Pro Job vs Difficulty for experience

In Pay Day 2 do you get more experience for doing a heist on a higher difficulty (say _very hard_ ) then doing the same heist as a Pro Job on a lower difficulty (say _hard_ )? Does the number of days a heist is matter in this context?


What pairs well with the "time travel" game type?

What pairs well with "time travel" in _Game Dev Story_?


Can I run away from dragons?

Is there any point to fighting dragons? No one is really helping me, I almost killed the dragon by myself and I think one of my spells touched someone and the whole town went after me. They saved the dragon, since I had to run. Is there any point in fighting those random dragon attacks? Can I just runaway?


What do the older X-series games offer not included in Albion Prelude

It was recommend to me to take a look at the X Series for a flight simulator with fighting and trading X3:Terran Conflict with X3:Albion Prelude expansion is the latest.   How many hours of game play does it offer?   Do you need the previous games, Reunion and The Threat to understand the game? X3: Reunion is this even worth getting if you have X3:Terran Conflict? Does one game handle better than the other in smoothness of play and UI controls? x2: The Threat released in 2006 -- does it run on a i5 processor now a days? Is there anything in this game that was good and not carried over to the X3: Terran Conflict game X: Tension and X: Beyond the Frontier released in 2010 -- Same questions as above Thanks for the help


What materials are required to craft a full set of exotic armour?

I want to make a full set of exotic "medium" (ie: leatherworking) armour but haven't bought any of the recipes for the insignias yet. In this instance I'm wanting the Precision and Condition Damage stats on my gear so I'm probably going to go with Rampager's Insignias. Before I set out farming for materials, how many of each material will I need to craft a full set of exotic armour?


Is it possible to give opponents full map vision?

Is full map vision for opponents possible in custom maps or otherwise?


Can a Tactical Insertion be destroyed by another player?

I'm intrigued by Tactical Insertion. It seems it could be very fun in some game types. I've never really seen it used though, in game. **Can other players see your Tactical Insertion? If so can they destroy it?**


How do I get the other equipment in "Hero in the Dusk"?

My "Hero in the Dusk" (Quest 13) display thing shows that I have not found all of the equipment in the level. I found the Ten Gallon Hat, but I cannot find any other way to get equipment. What do I have to do to get the other piece of equipment?


Is it possible to build a new river across a land barrier?

I'm trying to make something like the Panama Canal - there's a piece of land, less than a hundred blocks wide, that if completely removed, would connect two larger oceans. So I did the obvious, crafted up a dozen shovels, and started clearing. The first problem - three tiny lakes in the region, which, when I dug up to them, started water flowing in all directions, making movement to continue digging downward, very hard. The second problem - opposing water currents due to the water generators from the lakes, which my boat can't get through (could also be a problem with the water not being deep enough, not sure). I don't understand the water mechanics well :) So I'm wondering if it's even _possible_ to build, what is basically a new river crossing a land barrier, with sufficient depth and smoothness of water, that one of those rickety wooden boats can _survive_ crossing. And if so, how? Is my current situation salvageable, or would I have needed to treat the lakes differently? Just for the record, I'm not asking how to make an _aboveground_ canal using wood + water sources, I have read about those. **Update** - the rapids I first created, _were_ salvageable, but required filling the entire area with blocks to drain it. Fortunately, (unlike the original Panama Canal) no workers died of malaria - although many annoying pigs/cows got the axe. And had I known how _long_ it was going to take, including boating to/from the site every day/night cycle - I'd have walled/roofed the whole thing over, so I could work there at night. I suspect it would have been faster overall...


Should I save my purple "planarite" for the next zone?

I see that in King's Retreat there is a Rare Planarite Goods vendor. I can afford the purple pants, it would use up my only purple 'planarite' (forgot what it was called, received from an invasion). Would it be better to just save it for the next zone? Currently level 17.


Contribution in Rift: Invasions, Rifts, Footholds and other events

All of these events in Rift have a contribution meter. How exactly is contribution calculated for these? Furthermore, what might be the best way to maximize contribution per event? Some rifts I noticed I don't contribute as much as other rifts but I feel like i'm doing the same thing.


Install game on another PC using the CD key from Steam?

About 3 years ago I wanted to buy a game called "Magicka" from Steam. But due to some weird issues I couldn't proceed and pay. After waiting serveal hours and restarting the PC a couple of times, I gave up and created a new Steam account on which it worked just fine.   Lately I bought Magicka including 21 DLCs and registered it to my main Steam account.   Now I still have the normal Magicka on the second account I created years ago and I'm wondering if I couldn't just take the CD key and give it to a friend, sothat he could install it on his computer. Would that be possible? What would he need? A retail disc?


How Do I collect The Enderegg?

Ok so I just took 45 minutes to find and kill the enderdragon! BUT! I have the new Xbox 360 disk for minecraft and I hit the egg... AND IT BROKE DX What do I do to collect it?


How can I change the number of sockets for Runewords?

The item must have exactly the correct number of sockets to trigger a Runeword. Is there a way to add multiple sockets or even remove multiple sockets?


How can I rewind memories during memory remix?

I've gotten to the Olga Sedova memory remix after she's tracked me down at Tommy's bar - The Leaking Brain - and caught me off guard. Unfortunately, I don't seem to be able to work out what to do? The on screen prompt says: > Rotate the mouse anti-clockwise until you find a memory glitch. Hold the > Left Mouse Button to rewind faster. Rotate the mouse? _Really?_ Rotating the mouse just seems to have the effect of making the game wonder what the hell I'm telling it to do with a 'pause' and 'rewind' icon flashing in the middle of the screen and the memory not rewinding. I feel I'm missing something really obvious - how can I rewind memories during memory remix?


Can I stop taking pictures of my dog?

I am getting really tired of accidentally bumping `R` and taking a picture of my dog. My dog is cute and all, don't get me wrong, but there are only so many pictures of a cute puppy that a person needs. Is there any way to disable the camera buttons? Or am I stuck with a plethora of puppy pictures everywhere I turn?


How can I play Parmen on Windows 7

I've had Parmen installed on my computer for a few days now. Playing it went well for a couple short sessions in the first couple days. However, today, it has started to crash whenever I select a square. This behavior persists even after an un-install and re-install. Otherwise, this system appears to be operating normally. Are there some particular things I should be doing (compatibility settings, virtualization, etc.) which will ensure stable performance of this program? I've tried setting "Compatibility Mode" all the way down to "Windows 95", and just about everything in between, to no avail. System specs are below, taken from `msinfo32`:   * OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1   * Make/Model: HP EliteBook 8530p   * CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 @ 2.26 GHz   * Total RAM: 4 GB   * Video Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650   * Video Memory: 256 MB (Dedicated)   * Video Driver Version: 8.632.1.2000   * Desktop Resolution: 1280x800 @ 59 Hz, 32-bit depth Also, I don't know if the game uses it or not but, I'm currently running DirectX 11 according to `dxdiag`.


How to pause in Dragon Age 2 Demo during combat?

How do I pause in the Dragon Age 2 Demo during combat? It says it can be done somehow.


How can I persuade my lords to pass a law?

I am trying to raise crown authority, but currently too few lords support the vote. Are there any methods to persuade the lords of the realm to support the new law?


How to increase icon size in OpenTTD

Is there a way to increase icon size (e.g. the menu icons) in OpenTTD? The default size is much to small for high pixel density screens (e.g. 17" Laptop with 1920x1200).


Where can I find a League of Legends tutorial?

My friends play League of Legends quite a lot and they invited me for a game. I saw things like 'miss' and 'stun' and such, which I don't know how to use. I would really like to get to know this game and not lose nearly every time I play it (6 losses, 1 win). **Where can I find a good tutorial for a beginner?**


Why stop gaining xp in wow twink

I just found out about twinking. I have given it some thought thus the question follows: What are the main reasons that would determine you to go twinking by stop gaining xp in WoW other than say owning bg's at your current lvl?


Is Bioshock 2 harder to understand while playing if the player never played Bioshock 1?

I own Bioshock 2, and I'd like to give it a try, but I do not own Bioshock 1 and know nothing about it. Will my ignorance of the first game hinder my ability to understand whats going on in the second? Edit-Afterthought: Please do your best to keep any answers **spoiler-free** if possible.


Does the Rocket Artillery in Civ5 have to set-up prior to firing?

The civilopedia entry states that the rocket artillery does not need to set-up prior to firing. Yet it seems in my games it needs to, just as any other artillery unit. Is the civilopedia entry wrong?


Crash in the Foundry

I have a problem in this awesome game. I have all mods from the Gogcom's mod guide installed and my game crashes. The crash is during the loading screen for the dormitories/tower in the foundry, no matter when it is done (before/after the join Foundry quests). The game just saves and crashes during load. How can I fix this?


How high is the maintenance for roads (outside of your territory)?

Regarding road costs in Civ5, bwarner writes: > Based on experience, it appears that you only have to pay 1G for each hex of > roads _that are inside your cultural borders_. That means that you don't > have to pay to maintain a long road to a city-state if it goes through > neutral land Is this correct? Do I only pay for roads that are inside my borders? (I think this factor is pretty important when settling a new city further off to get a luxury resource, isn't it?)


Why did I lose my Xbox achievements?

When I first got my Xbox, 5 or so years ago, I didn't have an Xbox Live account. I wasn't even registered for a free Silver Membership. I played games on it; then, a few months ago, I got a Gold Membership. When I did that I lost quite a few achievements and gamerscore. I have tried going back and playing the games again, but I can't even re-acquire the achievements. When I go into the game that the achievements were lost on, it shows the picture for the achievements that I lost, rather than the "locked" symbol, so my box knows I got the achievements but won't give me credit for it. I have tried e-mailing Xbox Support, but they were not helpful. Hopefully someone here has some helpful advice.


How do I continue downloading a game in Steam while playing?

I have many games on Steam and many more I will buy, but I have a problem and I hope you can point me a solution. When I download a game, is it possible to launch and play a single player game under Steam and continue downloading others games in the meanwhile. Steam blocks my download as soon as I launch a game, every game.


How is the score calculated in Civilization 5

I was wondering on the exact composition on the score in Civilization 5. It seemed to correlate roughly with the size of the civilization, but not always. I would be useful to know the details to estimate the strength of the other civilizations. I've investigated already a bit and I'll put my preliminary results below as an answer. I would appreciate any additions and corrections.


When not to zealot rush?

I have just discovered the wonders of proxy zealot rushing. I setup a pylon and 2-3 gateways somewhere near his base, spam zealots and attack. In silver league, this is effective about 70% of the time. When I'm spotted and encounter heavy defenses, I can often switch to some other strategy with relative ease - since I control the access to my opponents base, I can usually fast expand and go air while he is blocked from his natural. I'm not saying this is 100% victory - if he spots me early and/or manages a good defense, he can out-race me to the air - but still, it's usually quite effective. Besides the bordedom of repeating one strategy, what reason not to use this strategy all the time? (Note - it is a bit less effective against Terran because they usually wall in quickly)


Do jumping puzzle rewards scale to your level?

I was already level 34 when I found out about jumping puzzles. How do the rewards for these puzzles work? Is it worth it to go back to the starter area and complete those puzzles? If they _do_ scale, wouldn't it be wise to save them until I'm level 80?


What is the lifespan of player-placed Geotags?

In the 2012 version of _SSX_ , what is the lifespan of a player-placed Geotag? Do the lifespans of the Geotag depend on their value/color (green, purple, gold, red)? The description indicates there is a maximum value of credits earned and there are badges related to placing certain numbers of Geotags that are abandoned, but I have yet to find where it says how long a Geotag lasts, nor have I been successful in placing any that have not been collected.


Do I need to open ports in my firewall to see LAN games on Minecraft? If so, which?

Lately I've been having some trouble with Minecraft LAN games. Not with hosting them or even with joining them exactly, but with seeing them at all. Here's the situation:   * I am not able to see Minecraft LAN games on my multiplayer screen automatically   * I can see them if I add them as I would a server on the internet   * I can join them if I add them, or if I connect to them directly Basically, I can join games but not find them automatically. It just says "Scanning for games on your local network..." indefinitely. My current theory is that while joining games obviously doesn't require opened ports _discovering them_ might - is this the case? As far as I know I can't permit specific applications through my firewall (I'm on Linux, and not that I'd care to just give a blanket permit to Java in any case) so I can't test this without having some idea of what ports would be required. It's also possible it's another issue pertinent to Linux or something else altogether, though. This isn't a huge deal as I can just ask what port the server is being hosted on, but it's been bugging me. Oh, and in case anyone comes across this question with a similar problem, I'm just going to reiterate: **You can join the game by connecting to it directly, just ask for the port. The person hosting will receive a message with it when they open the game. Then you can directly connect to it at (probably) 192.168.#.###:####.** UPDATE: Hosting on LAN works fine, I just can't see the games others host. Additionally, I should clarify I actually mean opening ports on my local firewall, I said port forwarding but that was not actually what I meant. For a further clarification, this isn't isolated to one person - I've tried with both my brothers, neither of whom is using any special security software that I know of. And they can see each others'.


Do the ship missile expansions actually do anything?

In Metroid Prime 3, you can collect a handful of `Ship Missile Expansions`, which supposedly add one to the number of missiles your ship can carry. Does this actually do anything? You really only use your ship to bomb targets a few times throughout the game, and I never had problems with the ship lacking firepower, so this power up seems kind of silly.


How do I find trustworthy players in EVE Online

I see a lot of stuff about scamming in EVE and how it's allowed by the developers. How can I find trustworthy people to play with? Secondly why do they allow this sort of griefing activity that would get you a rapid ban in other games?


Playing Protoss vs Zerg should I target the hatchery or the drones?

As protoss, in a 'normal' - with no early rushes- I like to go 3 gate Robo and push out, with an immortal or two (if I see Roaches), or just gateway units otherwise. This normally works well and I expand behind the push, sometimes just before, and can often do a lot of damage to a Zerg's base. However not always and if I do not do sufficient damage I end up losing. When I hit the zerg base - say with his natural expansion up and running - what should I target as a priority to deal the most damage? I normally only have small window of opportunity before mutas pop or he gets enough zerglings to surround me.


Lateral defender does not help my wing in PES 11

Premise: I really don't know the soccer technical terms in English so I hope you'll understand me. I'm playing a classical 4-4-2. When one of my wings has the ball I can't get my lateral defenders to help them. They remain behind the centerfield line instead of going forward to get the ball and cross. The UI is a "little bit" ugly, I can't find any option to give the instruction to my player.


SCV repairing speed

1. How quickly do SCVs repair buildings/units?   2. How many SCVs are required to repair a supply depot/bunker/barracks being attacked by 2 zealots, by 4 stalkers, 1-2 void rays, 6 marines? Any other valuable information about repairing is welcome.


Trouble with doors

I'm working my way through Metroid Prime 3 again, and am being plagued with annoying bug that drove me crazy the first time: Doors don't always open. I can be standing right in front of it, shoot the blue "shield", which disappears, but often the door itself doesn't open. I can blast away at it or just stand and wait, but it delays for anywhere from one to thirty seconds before it finally decides to open. It may just be my impression, but I feel like this happens more in some areas than in others. Usually it's just an annoyance, though when I'm at 40 health and running away from a half-dozen Phaazoids, this is kind of a big deal. Has anybody else had this problem? Is there any trick to encouraging doors to open faster? Is this a bug, or is the game just loading the next room or something?


Which LOL champion has the lowest basic attack at level 18?

Which League of Legends champion has the lowest basic attack damage at level 18? Any ideas?


What are some popular TF2 maps that suit a low number of players?

I run a TF2 server, and I've noticed a problem in that there is maybe only one map I have in rotation that is suitable when only a few people are on the server. It's a dodgeball map, and I'd rather not have that be the gameplay that is the default for an idle server. Aside from that and one zombie map, the rotation pulls from the stock Valve maps. Are there any generally well received maps out there that aren't of a weird gametype that are well suited for fewer people? If I've overlooked a stock map, that would be ideal, but I'm wide open to suggestions. Edit: I'm referring to maybe 6 or fewer total players here.


How do Call of Duty servers on PC's work?

I am using to console gaming where you simply go to matchmaking, select your game type and a game comes up (with one of the players hosting). I am looking into buying my first pc version of CoD and had never thought of there being a big difference in how servers work. Can anyone explain how servers work? Is it is simple as just logging into the game, selecting the gametype and playing or do I need to join a server first? If so, is that free? How do I go about finding the 'best' server to join?


Bought an Item in Auction House, says completed but cant send to my stash?

It took my gold & says the transaction is completed, but the item isnt in my stash or the send to stash area. What happened?


How is my angle of attack determined?

As a Wizard building primarily around Disintegrate, I've noticed that the game often corrects the beam of my death lazer to cause appropriate amounts of death, typically when there are ramps and stairs around me. On occasion, this has bitten me in the hiney - I'll notice that my death lazer is shooting _the ground,_ and not the **titanic monster making attempts on my life.** The horizontal angle of attack is a straight line between your character a cursor - that much is obvious. But how does the game determine the vertical angle of an attack?


Is there a way to center on a event in Strategic View?

The title says it all but to clarify: When in normal view, the screen will recenter on a battle action which is nice but I like playing in strategic view and while you get the notification at the top it would be nice for it to center in on the event.


Can US and UK PS3 Games share save files/trophies (In Regards to Agarest Generations of War 2)

I got Agarest Generations of War 2 from both the UK and the US, i got the US one because it was a limited edition while i got the UK one so i could get the DLC easier i've learned that that one of the character DLC which gives you Ellis from Agarest Generations of War is unavailable outside the US because of age restrictions, apparently it gives you young Ellis and she can be used in the bath/massage minigames which is one of the things that have been censored in the UK version now i honestly don't care about the bath/massage minigames apart from using them, to get the true ending but what i do care about is having Ellis and Leo in the same party as it wont feel right to have Leo but not Ellis now Agarest Generations of War 2 isn't the only game i brought a UK copy for DLC and a US copy for the limited edition (Hyperdimension Neptunia, Ar Tonolico, Atelier Rorona/Totori/Meruru, Mugen Souls) so i am wondering if trophies and save games from UK games works with US games (ie. i have gotten the true end trophy in Mugen Souls from the Uk Version, if i play the US Version is a separate set of trophies created, can i load up my true end save file) NOTE: i'm aware of compatibility issues when DLC is in one save file but missing in another so lets assume i have brought all the DLC for both UK and US games * * * EDIT: taking FAE's advice, i mainly just want to know for Agarest Generations of War 2 since most of the other games i do mention there doesn't seem to any change to DLC and game content (apart from maybe Mugen Souls but i still need to confirm if the echii scenes in it are in the US version or only in the japanese version) and i mainly want to get Ellis for Agarest Generations of War 2


What is the maximum party size and the corresponding monster buffs?

What is the maximum party size (if there is one) in _Diablo 3_? Additionally, how much of a buff do monsters get when adding party members? > "A new ally has joined, but the minions of Hell grow stronger."


How is the difficulty increased when other people join?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What is the maximum party size and the corresponding monster buffs? So, as we know, difficulty is increased as soon as other char joins the party, but I've always wondered, is that difficulty related with the level of the player? For ex, Im playing with my lvl 30 char, is the same if another player with level 40 joins, than if another player with the level 25 joins?


By what % does monster HP increase in multiplayer?

In Diablo 3, when a player joins your game it says the monsters get stronger. What is the amount of increased HP when playing with 2, 3 or 4 people?


Is there a point to hogtying people, instead of shooting them?

In Red Dead Redemption, you can lasso people and then hogtie them to take them captive. Sometimes, it's an option given by the mission. But if it's an option that not explicitly given to you by whatever mission you're doing, is there any point in doing so? I've tried it a couple of times with people that have attacked me, but haven't really found anything to do with the tied people afterwards.


How do you determine which weapons and armor a companion will use?

In Fallout: New Vegas, I've gotten the companion with the pneumatic glove, but she won't put on the body armor I give her. What are the restrictions for weapons and armor with companions? How can you tell what a companion will wear or use?


When does the item count reset for the Puzzle Ring?

I have the Puzzle Ring in Diablo 3 which means that I have a cute little treasure goblin that runs around with me. He picks up and eats all the white items that I find and after a certain number (for me, it's 12 but I believe it varies) he poops out a rare or legendary item. Depending on what I'm doing in the game, it seems like the item count resets differently. So what causes the item count to reset on the puzzle ring? Is it different depending on what you're doing - like regular game versus Rift?


What are all the facts that Core 3 babbles about in Portal 2?

I just finished Portal 2 and found the facts by Core 3, the "fact" core, quite humorous and informative (I don't believe him). Since time was short, I couldn't listen to all the facts he might say. Does anyone have a collection of all the facts Core 3 can say?


Where do I put mods for Garry's Mod?

I want to install the DarkRP addon for Garry's Mod but I can't find my Profile folder in the steamapps folder. Where should I be looking?


How do you stop squid from despawning?

In Minecraft how do you stop squids from despawning **_without name tags!_**


Should I use Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul when playing Oblivion for the first time?

I'm rather happy playing Morrowind*, but now I decided to finally have a look at Oblivion. I read lots of criticism from Morrowind fans (yeah, obviously it's _not_ Morrowind 2) and now learned about OOO. Since I don't actually have the time to play both vanilla and OOO exhaustively, I'd like to know whether I miss something by skipping the vanilla experience. What sounds good about OOO is the removal of the levelling enemies, and more items probably won't hurt. However, I enjoyed exploring in Morrowind and didn't like the Morrowind Comes Alive plugin being a bit too generous with additional hostiles (even in cities!) so I'm afraid OOO's "more challenge" could result in having to fight most of the time when I was just enjoying the landscape ;) So let me repeat my question: _For someone who quite liked Morrowind, can you recommend starting to play vanilla Oblivion orOOO?_ (I don't ask which way Oblivion is more like Morrowind, since the answer then is "Play Morrowind, it's perfect* already") * * * (* using some of the great plugins and MGE, but considering vanilla enjoyable as well)


How do you open / enable the console in Single Player mode?

Will I be able to make this work in vanilla Minecraft, or do I need a mod to enable it? What features (if any) do I gain by accessing the console? Thanks to Tobias for the suggestion, from this thread.


Will completing the Dark Brotherhood quest chain hinder any significant quests/events?

I have an overall planned story for my character, part of which runs through the Dark Brotherhood. One of the first sets of contracts you do for them include killing one person that I know starts a small quest (very small in this case). I am wondering if I should be aware of any significant events that these contracts might remove from the game. Hover the spoiler to see the small one I mention above. For what its worth, Google led me to a few articles on reasons not to join the Dark Brotherhood that all ended up being speculation, and a post on the gamefaq forums that also did not provide useful information. > One of the first people you kill is Narfi who's sister you can search for if > you are not out to get him. This is a very short/minor quest (with not too > bad rewards actually) however.


What is the easiest control to use with Child of Eden for Xbox 360?

Child of Eden for Xbox 360 can be played with the normal controller or with Kinect. I like Kinect and always played with it, but I struggle a lot to finish the game: it seems to me that to cope with the speed and precision required you have to be borderline superhuman! I wonder if my mistake is that I play with kinect and maybe with the normal controller it's easier.... the other alternative is that I'm a really poor player (that is probably the truth! :-)


Who is GLaDOS's "only friend"?

At the end of Portal 2, GLaDOS sings "goodbye my only friend", but then follows up with "oh, did you think I meant you?" Did she really mean Chell, or was is Caroline? The Companion Cube? Wheatley? Sadness that Cave Johnson is gone? (which might come from the Caroline part of her personality) The bird? The potato?


How are points re-calculated when changing leagues?

When you are promoted leagues, your points get reset. If you had 500 points in bronze, when you are promoted to silver, you might now have 400 points in silver. How is this new score calculated?


Do Infested Terran benefit from unit upgrades?

Do Infested Terran get any benefit from weapon/armour upgrades?


Advanced Wars - Change Main (Assistant) Name

In Advanced Wars there is the main guy (you) not the COs but they refer to you as an assistant. You set this when you first buy the game. I've bought this game used and now everybody is calling me TOM. Can I change this somehow?


Does lava evaporate in Dwarf Fortress?

I just finished my lava moat, powered by a volcano. If I shut the lava supply, will the moat eventually dry up?


Local Multiplayer on Steam

Hello I am new to this forum and new to the Steam topic. So far I played/possesed PS3 and PS4. I only play when other people are playing with me together (local). Therefore I used to play   * Tekken   * Street Fighter   * Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2   * Mortal Combat   * Street Fighter X Tekken   * Lego Marvel: Super Heroes   * Injustice: Gods Among Us   * and so on So far I enjoyed consoles because I don't have to worry about security updates, driver compatibility and hardware requirements and so on. If I sell my PS4 and switch to Steam is it then still possible to play against local friends or together with them using controllers (no keyboard or joystick)? >   * What kind of controllers are there and are they compatible with the > available mainstream games? >   * What local coop or local multiplayer games can you recommend on steam? > Response to the comment: With local I mean that two or more persons play on one computer. I would use Steam on a **Windows** machine.


How to protect fledgling colonies?

When my colony formed into Castilian Brazil, it quickly attracted the attention of Portuguese Brazil who invaded with 15 regiments and 13 ships to annex my colony in its entirety. How can I protect my young colonies _without declaring war on their owners?_   * Give them units?   * Give them money to buy mercenaries?   * Block the invader's armies from besieging the cities? While I wasn't closely watching the area the whole time, I definitely never noticed Portugal's colony slowly building units over time. I scrolled past one day to find a sizable army and fleet sitting in one of its provinces. When my West Indies colony formed, it slowly built up its forces over time. It was spread across islands which helped for defense, but early on 3 rebel regiments spawned on one of the islands that I had to dispatch why my own forces. I can't do that in this case without declaring war on Portugal, but I really want to remain friendly with them given the size of their fleet.


How can I remove these trash items / Why these things don't disappear?

![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/oENec.jpg) I always "take all" from corpses -> Too many items -> And here is where I drop trash items -> Result...


Where can I retrieve Cass from? (Or how to remote-dismiss a follower)

I had Rose of Sharon Cassidy following me for a while, and asked her to wait behind while I cleared out the Van Graffs. However she's now removed herself to a location on the map just North-West of the El Rey Motel. If I walk there she's nowhere to be seen. Ideally I'd like to find her (particularly as she's holding some of my inventory!). If this isn't possible - or no-one else has come across this particular glitch - does anyone know a way I can dismiss a follower without having to talk to them? I tried to re-recruit Raul but he maintains that she's still hanging around.


Error libraries server mod forge Minecraft

Here is the error I am getting: Description: There was a severe problem during mod loading that has caused the game to fail               03.03 03:44:16 [Multicraft] Server stopped     03.03 03:44:16 [Multicraft] Received stop command     03.03 03:44:14 [Multicraft] Server stopped     03.03 03:44:14 [Multicraft] Received stop command     03.03 03:44:11 [Multicraft] Server stopped     03.03 03:44:11 [Multicraft] Looks like a crash, check the server console. Return value: 1     03.03 03:44:11 [Multicraft] Server shut down     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO at cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.ServerLaunchWrapper.main(ServerLaunchWrapper.java:17)     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO at cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.ServerLaunchWrapper.run(ServerLaunchWrapper.java:30)     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:270)     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:358)     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:308)     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:425)     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:354)     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:355)     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:366)     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO You will need to add them to your server before FML and Forge will run successfully.java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch     03.03 03:44:11 [Server] INFO We appear to be missing one or more essential library files.     03.03 03:44:11 [Multicraft] Loaded config for "Default Minecraft Server"     03.03 03:44:11 [Multicraft] Starting server!     03.03 03:44:11 [Multicraft] Loading server properties     03.03 03:44:10 [Multicraft] Server stopped     03.03 03:44:10 [Multicraft] Retrying server startup     03.03 03:44:05 [Multicraft] Server stopped     03.03 03:44:05 [Multicraft] Looks like a crash, check the server console. Return value: 1     03.03 03:44:05 [Multicraft] Server shut down     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO at cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.ServerLaunchWrapper.main(ServerLaunchWrapper.java:17)     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO at cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.ServerLaunchWrapper.run(ServerLaunchWrapper.java:30)     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:270)     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:358)     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:308)     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:425)     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:354)     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:355)     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:366)     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO You will need to add them to your server before FML and Forge will run successfully.java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: net.minecraft.launchwrapper.Launch     03.03 03:44:05 [Server] INFO We appear to be missing one or more essential library files.     03.03 03:44:05 [Multicraft] Loaded config for "Default Minecraft Server"     03.03 03:44:05 [Multicraft] Starting server!     03.03 03:44:05 [Multicraft] Loading server properties      Does anyone know what's wrong? How can I fix it?


How do I dodge and grab?

Does anyone know how to dodge the elbow hit and grab with the hand(usually with the trolls)? Nothing works for me.


Is it possible to get your detection risk below 3?

I currently have most of the Ghost perks. When carrying the CAR-4, the Bernetti 9, and wearing a two-piece suit, my detection risk is 3. No matter what mods I put on my weapons, though, I can't seem to get my detection to go any lower. **Is 3 visibility the cap, or could I get it lower with more stealthy equipment?**


Does bonus damage against <Mob type> apply to elite mobs of the same type?

Everything is in title. To clarify a little more, I have the legendary weapon "Pig Sticker", with the two following affix : +30% damage against Humans +25% Damage against Beasts So it gives +25% damage against any beasts (dark moon clan warrior, spiders, cursed nest, etc.) Those mobs are beasts because the have the affix "Beast" But what about their elite version? Elite versions have their special elite affix (molten, avenger, etc.), but no Beast affix. So are they still considered Beasts, and does the bonus against beast apply to them? **Secondary question** , if Bonus damage against Beast applies to elites: How does it interact with Bonus Damage against elites? Additively or multiplicatively?


Does the number of elements in the queue affect resistance?

Is there any difference between (for example) `EF` self-cast and `EFFFF` self- cast? Is the resistance stronger or last longer or anything? Or should I just stick to the shortest sequence possible?


I use an Azerty keyboard. How can I handle keybindings easily?

As a Belgian, I use a non-qwerty keyboard with AZERTY (A/Q switched, W/Z switched, M/; switched, changed layout of symbols near alt gr). This is rather annoying, especially on games like Oblivion, Fallout or Morrowind (forces QWERTY), The Wolf Among Us (uses the letters instead of the keys for keybinding, which gets VERY annoying since it's quicktime heavy) and games which don't allow to rebind keys (which is surprisingly many of them these days). I have a dual monitor setup, which means I often am passively listening to Youtube or something while playing some games. I'm looking for a solution for games which don't allow key rebinding and use the letters, but which does not involve setting my entire computer to qwerty and where I can set it for individual games (because the games with rebindable keys don't have this issue).


S4: Quinn vs Jinx

What is the best way to lane against a Jinx as Quinn? What are Jinx's weaknesses? She seems to be able to easily cs (like 100%) whil I (as quinn) can only get 90% or so. How can I keep up with Jinx's CS? When is the best time to go for trades?


How can Sketch miss?

I remember as a kid playing Silver, I caught a Smeargle and tried using Sketch. Unfortunately, it somehow missed, and as it only had 1 PP, Smeargle was forced to struggle. How can this happen? I've been trying to find information online, but I haven't been able to find a single mention of the possibility of Sketch missing or the circumstances under which this happens. Does anyone know?


Why am I unable to import my Mass Effect 2 saves?

I just bought ME3 but I don't seem to be able to import any save games from ME2. I even launched ME2 to be sure I certainly finished the game, which I did (and Shepard's alive). I triple-checked that the save files are in the right folder (Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 2\Save). Is there any reason why ME3 doesn't see the ME2 character? (Absolutely nothing shows up in the import screen.) Update: I checked the raw save game as suggested in the link posted by @BenBrocka. I notice some discrepancy here. I have each savegame apparently twice, one times in the folder "BioWare\Mass Effect 2\Save" and one time in the folder "BioWare\Mass Effect 2\Save\CharacterName". The save games look identical, but in the first folder the main quest is incomplete, in the subfolder the quest IS complete. I tried copying the files over from one folder to another but this trick didn't work.


StarCraft2: What is any good Terran tactic to play on maps that prevent early rush?

What is any good Terran tactic to play on maps that prevent early rush? Important thing is intelligence... should I spent minerals to improve command center for that? Or it is better to build Barrack to fly around for that purpose?


"No Steam config online" error when installing Skyrim on PC

I just bought Skyrim on PC and when I try to install it I have to update Steam. When I try, a pop up says "no Steam config online". What does that mean and how do I fix it?


Why such an emphasis on last-hitting in DOTA-like games?

With respect to game design and mechanics, why is there such an emphasis on the last-hit mechanic in DOTA-like games? Why was last-hitting selected as one of the primary reward pathways? It seems kind of arbitrary that the last person to hit something should get disproportionately rewarded for the kill in this way.


When can I farm a boss?

When farming a boss, do I need to do all of my farming before turning in the related mission, or, after turning in the mission, can I later go back to farm said boss?


What is the best bot lane combo in Solo Queue?

What is the best support/AD carry combo for bottom lane? I know Taric/Sivir or Alistar/sivir is really powerful, also Tristana/Janna but what is truly THE best combo and is seen most in competitive play?


What is a good way to beat/stop Hugo in Street Fighter X Tekken?

ive tried numerous amounts of combinations, either my play is completely wrong to where i get stomped every game, or im picking super weak characters that cannot out poke or out damage him. even though thats very hard to do in the first place. So is there a way to stop his ridiculousness? thanks :D BTW i mainly play vega, heihachi, kazuya, and lili.


What are some effective ways to last hit better?

There are times, especially AD bot, when I think I am doing very well, hit Tab, and see that top lane has more CS than me. I usually hit around 150~ by the 20 minute mark, but I know I should be hitting a bit more. How can I improve? How and when should I freeze the lane, and when should I push?


What is the pinout of the GameShark Pro’s SharkLink cable?

I got a used GameShark Pro (for Nintendo 64) but it did not have the manual, code book, or SharkLink serial cable. It currently says there is 15% free space on the cartridge, so I’d like to connect it to my computer and transfer some more codes to it. I’ve looked around and found a copy of the SharkLink software, but I need a cable to connect it to my PC. I have found two differing discussions about the cable. In one, the SharkLink cable has a female 9-pin connector on one end to connect to the serial port of a PC, and a male 25-pin connector on the other end to connect to the port on the back of the GameShark. The problem is that this requires an adapter, but there is no one, standard way to adapt 9-to-25 (especially for proprietary systems). I searched for pinouts, but could not find any. In the other discussion, it is indeed a 25-to-25 pin cable that connects to the parallel port. Does anyone know which it is? Does anyone know what the pinout for the SharkLink cable is? Does anyone have one that they can check to find out? I doubt that it is printed in the manual, but it is simple to find out with a digital multimeter.


How can I play Vanguard effectively in Mass Effect 3?

In Mass Effect 2, I read the Vanguard - with the right specs and player skill - could completely dominate close quarters battle with the charge and shotgun/melee. Is this still an effective strategy in ME3? Are there any disadvantages, especially on insane difficulty?


MW3 rank emblems under name question

I've played the MW1, WAW, MW2, BO and all my rank is in correspondence with the rank that I was in when I last played them. I played MW2 not so long ago and it changed accordingly. But last night and this morning I played BO and MW1 and ranked alittle and it didn't change on MW3. Is this feature turned off now? Does it take awhile to update in the system to recognize any change or am I SOL?


2 xbox 360s in one house

My brother and I both want to be able to play on xbox live at the same time on the same game and different games do I need 2 gold memberships? Is there anything else I need to take into consideration?


Which champion can lead the team to victory when all allies are newbies?

I'm an APC lover and I usually play champions like lux and annie. When I play the game with my newbie friends, I'm always attacked at first in group battle. I find every enemy will try to kill me. Because in the lane phase I will gank a lot, the enemies hate me very much. I won't survive in most cases because I'm an APC rather than a tank. When I'm be killed at first in the group battle, my friend will be astonished and lose the battle... So which champion can do that?


How do I get access to the official TESO Forums?

When I try to register at the official forums, I am asked for an invitation code. I have looked through all my emails since I bought the game and I am unable to find this code. Can someone explain where I can find it or how I get it? ![screenshot of register form](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VFAqa.png)


Craftbook circuit/mod to mine blocks

Does anyone know if it is possible in CraftBook to mine blocks? So e.g. if a stone block is in a certain x y z it will get mined into a cobblestone block and put in a chest?


When I received the screw attack in _Metroid Prime 3: Corruption_ , I was told that I could steer while using it by using ![The Icon](http://i.stack.imgur.com/lMWAI.png), which _appeared_ to be the analog stick on the nunchuck. But try as I might, no matter what direction on the nunchuck's analog stick I press, I always go straight while using the screw attack... How do you steer the screw attack in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption? _EDIT:_ Here's a full screen capture: ![alt text](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZV7F6.jpg)


Fat Princess - Is the story different from the online game mode?

I want to know if the story in Fat Princess is different from the online mode or if it's the same thing with Bots? Is there something new in solo or this is the same?


Can I charge the seeker missile without wasting a missile in Metroid Prime 3?

In order to lock on to targets with the seeker missile in _Metroid Prime 3: Corruption_ , I have to press and hold the down button on the D-Pad. However doing so fires a single missile, which is wasted. With only ~100 missiles this can be a big waste! Is theer a way to charge up the seeker missiles and lock on to targets without wasting this first missile?


How to improve Civilization 5 savegame load performance?

My PC running Windows XP sp3 has a Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processor, a 7200RPM 160GB HD, a ATI 3850 graphics card and 2GB of RAM. (Note that there's plenty of free space on the HD and it's defragmented regularly.) Loading a civilization savegame of a normal sized map of a somewhat progressed game takes > 5 minutes. I think that is too long :-) Should I get an SSD? Should I upgrade my system to a more modern processor? The gfx card can't really be limiting my load performance, or can it? Disable Antivirus?


How can I run Tiberian Sun on Windows 7?

I downloaded EA's free _Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun_ release, but when I try to run it, it complains of missing or broken DLLs. I tried to run the DLL regfix file, but it errored saying it could not access the registry. What do I do to fix it? I don't think the answer to this question would help (I don't think what I have is _Command and Conquer Gold_ ).


I was going for ghost in a level, and had no way across a courtyard. I ended up possessing one of the guards as he was going past, then going towards the door. The possession ended just shy of the door, with me in front of the victim, but I didn't hear the chime for being detected, so quickly opened the door to the new area. At the end of the mission, it showed I'd been detected once, but I didn't think anyone else had detected me. **When possession ends, does the victim automatically detect you if you're in their FOV?**


How do you switch to fullscreen mode in Runescape?

Typically Runescape shows with inventory and everything open. This keeps the main game window really small. How do you switch to a fullscreen mode like the picture below? ![Runescape screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/qAixT.jpg)


Heroes of Might & Magic 3: troop speed formula?

On the battlefield, you can often observe that creatures have better stats if they are accompanied by a hero. While it is perfectly clear for attack and defense ratings (the appropriate stats of the hero add up to the creature stats), as well as luck, morale, etc, I've been so far unable to understand how and why creature speed is modified. Any help?


Is it possible to save the ventboy?

I've played the demo for Mass Effect 3 and was a tad upset when the ventboy died. I was wondering if there was a certain choice that actually lets you convince him to come with you? I had put my game on action for the story experience but would definitely go back if saving him was a possibility. During the full game my character had a nightmare about him and I found it interesting yet dumb as far as the story part of this game goes.


Chunks load extremely slow with CPU usage at almost 90% most of the time

Often when I want to play survival singleplayer in Minecraft, I can't. This is due to chunks taking ages to load whenever I move to a new area of my map, leading me to regularly hit the `esc` button to help load the chunks faster. After being tired of this regular behavior of chunk loading, I decided to open up task manager to see how my computer was performing. Now, RAM isn't an issue, but when ever I load new chunks, the CPU usages goes up to almost 90%. Once it even got up to 93%! Is there anything I can do to diagnose the problem? I'm running windows 7, Minecraft 1.7.10, with a view distance of 7.


Can I play Mass Effect 3 in First Person Mode?

It bugs me that my character covers part of the screen. Can I play this game in First Person Mode or in a less annoying Third Person Mode? How?


Monster respawning in Unepic

What triggers the standard monsters to respawn in Unepic? I know that if you die, everything comes back, but I've noticed that after a while (even without dying) rooms that were once clear have their monsters back. Is it based on play time or time since you were last in that room? Number of rooms visited? Total number of monsters currently killed?


Is Spore as effective as on, when off?

On some games, like tribal survival management. When you tell a person, to collect "fishes" for example and then ratio is 1 fish/minute and you turn your computer for 2 hours. When you will log in after these 2 hours, you will get 120 fishes. Does this rule apply to Spore? For example, if ratio is 2,0 spice/hour. Over exactly 5 hours, I will get 10 spice?


How does dual wielding work?

Apparently, with the new Evolution of Combat update, Runescape now includes the ability to dual wield weapons. However, I have not yet figured out how to accomplish this. So, what weapons can I wield in the off-hand (shield) slot and how can I equip them that way? Is there any other way it is different from normal combat besides just having another weapon instead of a shield?


Occupy, enslave, or exterminate?

What are the positive and negative consequences of each of these choices? Particularly puzzling, for me, is the difference between enslavement and occupation - as enslavement makes a new town much easier to control, and distributes the population among older, more developed centers, at a glance, there doesn't seem to exist a good reason to ever choose occupation.


Can't install C&C Red Alert

I can't install C&C Red Alert, I downloaded it from Chip.de (which is the website of a respected german computer magazine), but when I try to start it (after mounting the CD ISOs with Daemon Tools) it says that the application is not supported cause it's a 16-Bit-Version or so, so what should I do? My operating system is Windows 7 64 Bit.


What's the DRM Model Ubisoft is Using for Assassins Creed III on the PC?

I'm trying to see if the _rumors_ about Ubisoft coming to thier senses about super-intrusive DRM apply to thier AAA titles. So far google has 2 completely conflicting articles about DRM for Assassins Creed III dated back in Sept. Now that the game is out on PC, I was wondering if anyone knew if they had actually moved back to a sane model.


Where do I get Glass Bottles?

I have 200k, upgraded my house and have Iroha at a Red Heart having seen all her heart events. My last requirement to marry her would be the bed which requires fabric. I assume that for me to get fabric I need the right Maker to make my wool into the fabric I need. However every maker requires Glass Bottles. Where do I get them?


Can lightning set stuff on fire?

Notch has just implemented lightning. I'm now too terrified to open up my treehouse map in case a storm burns it to the ground! Is this possible? ### Update I've unanswered this question, now that fire behaves differently in 1.6.


What are ways to train ones lasthitting skills

So I'm a high elo player and I only play Support since I can't really keep up with the farm in High elo. While I have 160 - 180 CS on average in 20 minutes my opponents are at around 180-220 and this is just a huge gold advantage which is pretty fatal in my elo. Now I've already tried farming in custom games, but this isn't really the same. I have no trouble Hitting 240 (Max) creeps in 20 minutes but when it comes to real games I rapidly fall behind because of harrass, ganks or creep deny in general. What ways are there to improve at farming even more? I'm just really bored of playing support all day but I can't really keep up with diamond farm so I somehow have to improve.


Pause during cutscenes

Is it possible to pause GTA IV (PC version, via Steam) during cutscenes? And if so, how?


What happens if I catch Wheatley?

Near the beginning of the game, when Wheatley (your companion, the robot personality sphere) jumps off his rail, what happens if you manage to catch him? I slipped and missed him, and I'm a little worried I missed an achievement or something.