texts: In a competitive match, when a player quits, does the game look for a replacement?

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During an Overwatch competitive season match, if a player quits mid-match, my team will have to finish the match with one less player, which generally leads to a defeat.

I've never seen a new player added to replace one who quits.

Does Blizzard intentionally not replace a player that quits or is the search algorithm just never able to find a replacement?


texts: Can my friend play Street Fighter V online from shared library?

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I willingly gave out my Steam info to my friend so we can share my library and he can play Hitman 2.

What I want to know is if he could also play SFV online if the game is in my library or does he have to own the game himself for that?


texts: Best way to improve combat without paying for training?

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I would like to increase my Warfare and Sword skill without having to pay anyone for training.

So far I have been doing the main quest (left Neuhof) and the miller quest and have encountered very little fighting. Every now and then there is a bandit in the woods but is usualy alone and really easy to take down.

Is there a place I can go spar like I did in the begining with capitan Bernard? Or is there an area where I can find lots of bandits?


texts: How to allow gasses to flow through my base?

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I've build airflow tiles but gasses get stuck in the wrong places anyway:
- Hydrogen gets stuck in my coal power generator room.
- Oxygen gets stuck in my oxygen generator room.
- Oxygen gets stuck in whatever room I transport it to.
- Hydrogen gets stuck in barracks, making it hard for dupes to sleep.

There's almost no natural spread of the different gasses, it's almost like I have to build gas pumps in every room. This makes no sense and I haven't see it in other people's bases. What am I doing wrong?


texts: How do I downgrade a Homebrewed 3DS from 11.14 to 11.13?

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My 3DS is set up for homebrew. I saw there was a new software update, and (foolishly) decided to install it. When it came time to restart the system, it gave an error stating:
An exception occurred

Processor: Arm11 (core 1)
Exception type: undefined instruction
current process : pm(000000000000000000)

crash dump (hex) is:
DE C0 AD DE FE CA AD DE 02 00 01 00 0B 00 01 00 01 00 00 00 EC 00 00 00 5C 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 28 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 F5 1B E0 E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 17 00 00 00 FE FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 D8 FF FF 0F 2C 0D 10 00 B4 0C 10 00 10 00 00 A0 0F 00 00 00 0C 10 00 00 00 28 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 EE 6A 9A FA EB 00 30 80 E5 BA 0F 07 EE 9F 1F 92 E1 03 00 51 E1 90 CF 82 01 00 00 5C 03 BA 0F 07 EE 01 30 A0 E1 1E FF 2F 01 F5 FF FF EA E4 62 10 00 F0 00 F0 E7 00 10 00 00 6C 0E 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF 50 0E 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 CC 0D 10 00 70 6D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

I shut down the system, and turned it back on. Same error. I also tried booting it into safe mode with no luck (Same error).
What can I do to fix this?


texts: What do painkillers do? I've used them a few times, and I haven't noticed anything happen at all, except for getting the painkillers icon in the left corner of the screen which obviously means they should have some kind of effect.


texts: Is Mini DisplayPort compatible with the Oculus Rift?

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Good morning and a Merry Christmas! Today, I received an Oculus Rift as a gift. My computer is compatible with it, but it does not have an HDMI port. I used a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter:

During setup, the software read that the Rift's HDMI was not plugged in. Is miniDisplayPort not compatible with the Oculus Rift?


texts: Minecraft only allows me to play offline?

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I saw another question like this, but none of the answers seemed to work, so here is my situation.
My computer is getting Internet. I am asking this question from the same PC, so I clearly have a working Internet connection. When I open Minecraft, the launcher comes up and then just says "Play Offline". How can I play online? Is something blocking it? Any help would be appreciated!
NOTE: This happens when playing from my PC and my gameband when plugged into my PC!
Update
My entire firewall is now disabled, but it is still doing this. All errors say to check the firewall and allow Minecraft through, but it is disabled (and even if it wasn't, it allows both Minecraft and Java TM SE Binary).
I am starting to think it may be malware. Any ideas for finding any malware programs that block Internet use (if they exist)?


texts: Sound doesn't work in Call of Juarez Gunslinger, under wine

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I have played this game on Windows before but felt like replaying it, except I now use Xubuntu as my main OS. I got the game to run and even the cutscenes (install windows media player 10 with winetricks) but sound just won't work.

Does anyone know of a fix?


texts: Where can I find good level creation tutorials for Little Big Planet 2?

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I would like to know how to create better/more advanced levels in little big planet 2. However, the in-game tutorials don't explain some things (like how to create cars, gates, etc). I think that the in-game tutorials just overview what tools you can use, not how to use them.

I would like to have something I can print to read while I create.


texts: What happens to the bonuses when I build a city in a special resource tile?


texts: Is the area between Kessex Hills, Gendarran Fields and Lion's Arch reachable?

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Well, I always thought it wasn't reachable since it's inhabited by the tengu, blocked off by the Dominion of Winds. But when I browsed through the explored map on the Guild Wars 2 Wiki, I found the area. I had to zoom in a bit, so it's a bit unclear, but I thought by myself, why would they make a map which isn't explorable? Also, some isles (excluding Claw Island) underneath it seem to be reachable. Does anyone know more about this?
See for yourself here: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/4/46/Tyria_map_%28clean%29.jpg


texts: Am I the only one bashing X button to run and he doesn't move faster at all? I've eaten well so the stamina and health are full and holding X or tapping it won't make it run. I can't even pass the first mission that I have to follow a group because they're running faster.


texts: COD 4 crashes on my desktop during mission 'Shock and Awe'

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When I am on the mission 'Shock and Awe' in Call of Duty 4 the plane crashes and I regain my conscience in game and I look around. Then I fall down and the game crashes.

I have encountered this problem on both my desktop (Windows 7 32 bit) and my laptop (Windows 8). I didn't understand what to do so I did nothing.


texts: Is there a good way to store things in Kingdoms of Amalur?

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In other games I've had to resort to creating storage characters for the purposes stashing items I might find useful in the future, especially when trying to collect sets.

Since Kingdoms is going to have me gathering gems, reagents, items, sets, etc, is there any place I can safely stash what I'm not using?


texts: I accidentally sold a Tenebrium infused weapon to a shopkeeper and now he has rot and is taking 1 rot damage every turn.  Does this mean that he will eventually die?  In this case he's actually an undead shopkeeper so I have no clue what will happen.


texts: MH4U English Demo Online Multiplayer connection error

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Yesterday I downloaded the MH4U demo from the Nintendo store, played solo for a bit, and then tried to set up a hunt with a friend online.

I created a Hall to hunt Tetsucabra, added a passcode, and sent my friend the Hall ID.

When he tried to join, it asked him for the passcode, accepted it, and after that he said it threw an error.
So we reversed the process; he created a Hall and I tried to connect. Same deal.
Error 006-0612, please try again later.

As per the Nintendo support link, we tried changing our 3DS' DNS settings to Google DNS on the off chance that helped. We tried the same thing (I created a hall and he tried to connect, then vice-versa) and got the same result.

Then I found a Chinese post that I do not fully understand, but seems to suggest setting your 3DS to your router's DMZ. I cannot do this, as the 3DS requires that it have a static IP when set to the DMZ, while my router requires than any device set to the DMZ have a dynamic IP.

Anyone else know where to go from here? Aside from buying a better router.


texts: What are the use cases for god Cyclius, Spirit of Ages?

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Here's Cyclius, Spirit of Ages:

Cyclius' effect is:

  CpS bonus fluctuating between +15% and -15% over time.

and the only thing his placement in Pantheon (Diamond/Ruby/Emerald slot) changes, is how fast that fluctuation cycles (every 3/12/24 hours, respectively).

All other gods directly increase cookie production (CpS/milk/wrinkler bonuses) or enable you to do so (Golden/Wrath cookie bonuses, discounts). However, even looking at Pantheon's page on Cookie Clicker's wikia, the net effect of Cyclius on CpS is 0%.

What am I missing? Is Cyclius supposed to be a god you have to constantly monitor and unslot before negative bonus cycles over?


texts: How tall does the ceiling have to be for trees to grow?

texts: I am building an underground orchard in Minecraft. What is the minimum height the ceiling needs to be in order for trees to grow?


texts: The first time I killed a Great Jaggi, I got an item from it called King's Frill. Since then, I have killed about 10 more Great Jaggies and never seen another one. Do I need to do something special to get it to drop?


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Im trying to get the Lone Wolf Legend achievement and it states: Complete the campaign solo on Legendary difficulty.

Which sounds simple enough (in terms of understanding the achievement requirements). When I look through the missions I have completed on legendary, the legendary symbol only appears in the co-op section and not in the solo section. I completed all missions so far ALONE and not with anybody else.

Can anyone tell me why the legendary symbol appears in the co-op symbol and not the solo symbol?


texts: Failed to Login : Invalid session (Try restarting your game) Minecraft Error

texts: When I try to connect to servers or join up on lan worlds in Minecraft it says "Failed to Login : Invalid session (Try restarting your game)". Multiplayer used to work fine but now keeps coming up with this error. Can anybody help?


texts: What is the best level or method for gathering coins?

texts: I'm trying to help my son upgrade some of his Skylanders figures, and wondering which level in Skylanders Giants is the best for gathering coins. Alternately, is there some other method for quickly gathering coins, such as the Battle modes, etc.


texts: I've built a tree house, it's going well, but I'm worried that mobs burning at dawn could bring the whole thing down in minutes. Is this possible?


texts: So right now I'm doing the Discerning The Transmundane, and the Lexicon Receptacle is not there. I've reloaded my game and everything and nothing has worked. What can I do without having to restart my entire game?


texts: What determines your ability to pickpocket NPCs?

texts: What factors determine whether you can successfully pickpocket someone?


texts: What is the best way to backup the seed of a minecraft server? I'm getting ready to set up a "permanent" world after the full minecraft version is released, and I want to do everything possible to prevent both world block corruption and world seed corruption.


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Some actions freeze time, like opening your inventory, pickpocketing someone, opening your favourites etc.

Recently I was going to talk to someone, and I noticed someone else I hadn't spoken to, so I spoke to them first. By the time I'd finished, my first target had wondered off. I thought that speaking to someone would also freeze time, but it didn't, causing me to lose track of someone.

What actions in this game cause time to freeze?


texts: I build an international airport at the great work site I planned for space center. Is it possible to delete the airport so I can rebuild it as space center?


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Yesterday I got invaded by some guy I could not deal any damage to him at all. He didn't even attempt to dodge or block my attacks. I think he could be a cheater.

I understand that due to game mechanics and number of players, it's almost impossible to be invaded by the same player a second time, but I still want him to be punished.

How can I report cheating?

I'm playing on PC from Steam.


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I've found the boards with skulls on them at the base of the Pirate's Stronghold.

As I recall from the N64 version, you have to remove those boards to enter the stronghold as the Iron main gates never open.

However, none of my attacks or items usable as Zora Link seem to affect those boards.

How do you remove those boards?


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Edit: for clarification, this relates to the original game, not the remade definitive edition released in 2020
I am trying to play the original Mafia game, and have an issue where the mouse does not move at all in-game. I am using the version of the game I have on steam which is listed as Mafia 2002.

The behaviour is such that when I first open the game the mouse cursor shows in the top-left but will not move at all.

If I open the steam overlay, the mouse works within the overlay.

If I browse to the game directory and run Mafia\Game.exe directly I cannot open the steam overlay (as it is not running) yet the problem is still present.

The problem occurs whether I run in fullscreen or a window.

I have, after observing the issue, independently installed the correct DirectX version and VC Redistributable, this also did not fix the issue.

I have tried running in compatibility mode for both XP (SP3) and Windows 8

The problem is not affected by whether I run as Administrator or not

I have found forum entries online which claim that you can create a wndmode.ini in the game directory, or download a d3d8.dll to place directly in the game directory, neither of these seem to work. I have fond memories of playing this game when it was new, and recently completed the third game in the series, which has left me wanting to go back and see whether the original holds up, but the mouse issue makes this somewhat unplayable, so any help whatsoever would be appreciated.


texts: Is it possible to save a Diablo 3 chat session or save some in game notes

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I'd like to take some in-game notes, for example significant items I sold at the AH (with links to the items), some tips or various things I want to remember, etc.

For instance by sending chat messages to myself and saving the log somehow.

Is that possible?


texts: Now that we've established that you can tip brahmin in New Vegas (as well as Fallout 3), how does one actually go about tipping a brahmin?


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There's a Crusade for Greece on at the moment, and I'd like to hire some Holy Orders.  I have plenty of Piety, but for some reason the "Hire" buttons of all the Holy Orders are greyed out.
For what it's worth, the Teutonic Order are "Under contract with the Knights Hospitaller in Eilat", so I can see that'd make them unavailable.  But what about the Knights Templar?
What's going on?
Edit:
Hmmm, fast forward a few months and the Templars and Hospitaller are now both available for hire (though the Templars have been badly mangled, so I guess I'll let them recover before hiring them).


texts: How can I kill him? He jumps when I approach and I get stuck at the end of the "map", sometimes I am able to teleport to the beginning but he jumps again.


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I'm experiencing frequent disconnects while playing Civilization V in multiplayer over my home wired LAN. I do not experience something like that in other multiplayer games. Is there any known solution or workaround to this problem?

The disconnects always happen shortly after a new turn have started, and it seems to get worse as the game progresses; at the moment, turn ~300, it disconnects almost every turn, making the game unplayable. Of note is that every time we reconnect, the game enables us to play the turn but it rollbacks the AI's last turn, in effect giving us a free turn.

I've found some recent complaints about this on the Steam forums and on the 2K forums, but could not find any solution.


texts: How can I teleport someone to spawn based on team and position?

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I'm trying to make it so that a specific player who enters a region, anywhere between 730, 0, 110 and 760, 256, 137, gets teleported to spawn. I managed to make it so whenever anyone entered the area it would teleport the target player to spawn, but my main goal is to make it so that I can walk around freely while my friend is locked out without having him teleported to spawn 10 times every second. I tried using teams but that wouldn't work either, but maybe I'm just doing it wrong.
I've been using this command, goawayree being the team I created with the target in it.
execute if entity @a[team=goawayree][x=730,y=0,z=110,dx=50,dy=256,dz=50] run tp @a[team=goawayree] 0 72 0

this was using radius' as i couldnt figure out how i would make a set boundary without 300 armor stands and 13 different headaches.
if this isnt possible please please please point out a  similar way to do this, ive been looking for solutions online for about 3 days.
thanks for the help in advance


texts: On Windows 8.1, RCT2 recognizes my save files, but when I look in the Program Files (x86) folder, they aren't there. Where are they?


texts: Which adventure game of a female with blonde hair is this?

texts: I have found this screenshot from an online site where they talked about adventure gaming. Does anyone know what game is this? They used the screenshot as a header and I thought it looks nice.


texts: Skyrim Console: Is there a command the opposite of PRID?

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FOR USE IN BAT FILES I need to deselect whatever is selected.

I know that for example prid 14 will select the player. Is there a command to deselect in this context?

prid, prid 0, and prid 14 again don't work.

I'm moving the player around in a custom situation. I had been using the little map flags as markers and using a bat to do player.moveto  the flag, but that has a couple problems. What I wanted to do is unprid, tcl, prid 14, setpos <coords>, unprid... since tcl doesn't work if something is selected, I wanted to contain the entire thing from soup to nuts into a bat file.

However, I've discovered since posting this that prid in bat files doesn't work. It's ignored. So any unprid is likely to be as well.

What's close is to tcl ahead of time, and without prid just do player.setpos which is working ok, but will eventually become problematic.


texts: Does the insurance just cover the hull or also fitting?

texts: Does it make a price/payout difference, if I insure an unfitted ship, or do the fittings add value?


texts: Removed resource pack from options because it doesn't seem to exist anymore

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I have a couple of resource packs enabled for Minecraft. 2 of them are my own custom creations. The last one is "Programmer Art" that came with 1.14. For some reason, one of my resource packs always gets disabled upon startup, and I have to reenable it once the game loads. The other 2 remain enabled for some reason. This problem has been going on for a while, and I thought it would be fixed in 1.14, but it hasn't.

I decided to check the startup logs, and I found this warning message:

  Removed resource pack file/my resource pack.zip from options because it doesn't seem to exist anymore

I figured this was the problem, but it doesn't get removed at all, it just gets disabled. My resource pack is always an option when I check, so why am I getting this message? Even stranger, this just happens to the one and none of the others. Does anyone know what's going on?

Edit:

I was given the request of providing a copy of the file, so it's available here


texts: How do I play with my friend in my singleplayer world easily on Minecraft PC?

texts: My cousin and I want to play Minecraft together but I don't want to join a multiplayer server or use mods. How can we do this?


texts: How to save Borderlands 2 characters online

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My friend and I have been playing Borderlands 2 online on the Xbox for months. Today he's coming here at my place and we want to have a session together.
If I make him log with his account on my Xbox, will he be able to use his character?


texts: Mass Effect 3 (Gibbed Save Editor) - What's Diana Allers Romance ID?

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I recently romanced Diana Allers, after which we consummated our relationship.
Now I would like to use the "Gibbed save editor" to change the status of the relationship so that I can pursue other women in the game. I've been searching on different forums, and they seem to have the Romance ID for all characters except for Diana!

What is the Romance ID/Bool for Diana Allers?


texts: Is there any special benefit in transfering a max level character?

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Beeing rather late into the Mass Effect series, I'm still trying to get the hang of it. As I understand, maximum level in ME1 is 60 and is impossible to obtain in one playthrough, bar cheating.

I'm wondering if there are any special benefits in running ME1 until I reach 60 and transfer it to ME2, or doesn't it matter?


texts: Where can I find the Solstheim enchanting table?

texts: I am at Solstheim for the Dragonborn DLC and need to find an enchanting table. Where can I find one?


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I have been playing through Wind Waker on GameCube, and I have been stuck at the Gohma boss fight for a week, now.

I have tried many walk-throughs, and I understand what is going on in the battle, but I keep getting hit and killed by his arm attack.

How do you beat Gohma in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker?


texts: What's up with the Strange Organism in Waking the Ancient?

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In the mission Waking the Ancient, around the middle north of the map, there's a neutral critter that burrows as soon as you get anywhere near it. It's definitely selectable; the cursor changed when I moused over it, and I think its name was "Strange Organism" or something like that.

What is it for? Is there a related achievement? Is it maybe part of an Easter egg? Or is it just a red herring?

Please spoiler your answers as appropriate.


texts: What is the giant coin slot before the boss area in the Sand Kingdom?

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In the Sand Kingdom, after deepest underground and before the big arena, there's an oversized coin slot in a big circle. You can jump into it; I can't find out what to do with it.

What is the giant coin slot for?


texts: How do I beat Nemesis in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles?

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With Jill and Carlos, fighting to the roof before Racoon City goes up in flames, Nemesis is trying to kill me.

How do I get his life bar down faster then mine? I keep shooting his head but his tentacles are dealing far too much damage.


texts: Japanese text in Windows game won't display correctly

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I tried to play Action Mogura, a Japanese freeware game, on Windows 10. The game itself runs fine, but the Japanese text in the game is mangled, i.e. seemingly random characters are displayed.

I've tried the following so far:

installed two Japanese fonts included in the game's files (cinecaption227 and nukamiso_2004_beta08)
tried to switch the Windows system language to Japanese
put a file with Japanese characters in the file name on the desktop, as has been suggested to people having trouble with Japanese fonts in this question.

None of the above seemed to have an effect on the rendered text.

The game apparently runs on DirectX. Before the actual game starts, there is a setup window; parts of that window's text display Japanese text correctly, parts display the same mangled characters as the game itself.

I have no prior experience with running Japanese software on a Windows machine; possibly someone has experienced similar issues and can help me locate the cause?


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Just wondering what the drop rates were for Set / Legendary items, or is it totally random?
I imagine they would increase for later acts in Inferno. My monk is comfortable in Act 3 in Inferno, but I've only found one set item, so MF will increase chances for them?


texts: How to record a game in civilization 4 and see others recorded games?

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I'm still new in Civilization 4 and had a lot of questions about playing the game. I'm finding the game to be insanely complicated so please keep that in mind while giving your answer. If you use too much game jargon I won't understand. Thanks for your help in advance.

Question: Is there anyway I can record my game? I would like to record my game and ask for people's comments or help. Or I would like to replay step by step someone else's game so I can learn the basics.

The civilization in-game tutorial left me filled with too many questions unanswered.


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There's an achievement called Stay Classy Steelport which reads as follows: Kill 25 Gang Members each with 'the Penetrator' AND the Fart in a Jar.

I've had The Penetrator for a long time, but I've completed Act 2 and I've still seen no sign of the Fart in a Jar. Where do I find this weapon? Is it a mission reward? I haven't seen it as a weapon to purchase in Friendly Fire either.


texts: Is it normal that my bluetooth gamepad only reach 5m/15ft?

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I do a lot of gaming from my couch which is placed ~5m/15ft from my computer. I use a Logitech F710 game pad and/or keyboard/mouse with bluetooth connection to the computer. What's super annoying is that is JUST inside the range of what the bluetooth manages. If I sit in the oppsite end of the couch, the connection is lost. This goes both for the F710 and the keyboard (also Logitech).

Is this an inherent problem with bluetooth?
Would it help if I only had one bluetooth device instead of 3? Do they interfer with each other?
Is there any configuration/tuning I can do to improve the range?

The F710 is kindof worthless if I can't sit in my couch while gaming. Any tips to improve my gaming experience appreciated.


texts: Do bounties ever get cleared without paying?

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I went on a small hunting trip to West Elizabeth in search of a legendary animal, even though I have a $300 bounty on my head there from a previous story mission. The bounty hunters I previously encountered weren't that bad, so I thought I'd take the risk.

Turns out the bounty hunters get a bit meaner and more plentiful at these bounty levels, and the encounter didn't turn out well for me.

I'm wondering if I should just pay the bounty now, as the bounty hunter activity is quite annoying at that level and interferes with any activities I want to do in that area. But if there are other ways to reduce or eliminate bounties, or if they get cleared in the story or something like that, it would be quite a waste to pay it now. And right now $300 is a significant chunk of my total possessions.


texts: How to stop using the camera, without having to release the Cyclops controls

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I've got myself a Cyclops, and because of its size it's pretty hard to see where it's going, or when I'm bumping into walls. Fortunately, it's got a set of cameras mounted on the sub, which I can control from the cockpit.

But I don't know how to stop using the cameras, except by using "e". But hitting "e" also lets go of the control stick itself. Usually, I do actually want to keep steering the ship, I just want to use my own eyes to look out the cockpit...

Is there any way to stop seeing through the cameras, without letting go of the Cyclops' control stick?


texts: How to configure MAME to run ColecoVision games?

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Since it was merged with MESS, I guess MAME should emulate all those systems, ColecoVision included. But emulating this seems like an impossible task for me. Despite my best efforts, nothing was enough.

So far, I have:

MAME64 running on Windows 10.
A "rom" folder inside of the mame root.
A subfolder "coleco", where roms are stored.

The path to my ROM files is mameroot > rom > coleco

MAME is launched from a front-end (Attract-Mode). The command line I'm using on Attract-Mode is "coleco -cart [romfilename]", all paths are ok. But when I try to run any CV game, the output is "313 10031-4005 73108a.u2 NOT FOUND (tried in coleco coleco)".

The 313 10031-4005 73108a.u2 file is everywhere: mame root, rom, coleco. But MAME keeps saying it's not found. What is wrong? Can anybody who has CV games running on MAME show me what the problem is?


texts: I am playing Skyrim. My two kids won't move to my new house in Riften. Before, the game gave me the option to tell them that it was time to move, but as soon as I bought the house it doesn't have that option anymore...?


texts: Steam stops downloading when my PC is locked

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When I lock my computer, steam stops downloading updates. For example today, I came in the evening and there was an update for a game that I play. I could see "Time initiated" to be 14:30, yet nothing was downloaded and it was just starting. I could reproduce this. If I locked my PC and came back 10 mins later, the download speed graph clearly indicated no download is happening.

Is there some settings in Windows 10 or Steam that affects this? I can verify that the computer does not disconnect when locked - other download clients download even when locked and I can connect via team viewer.


texts: Stuck in the Northern Crater on FF7 for PC

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I've been replaying FF7 since it was re-released for PC this summer.

I've gotten to the part near the end of the game where the characters enter the Northen Crater to face Sephiroth. I only went in to get the final items/materia and train up before going back out to face the Weapons and get Clouds limit, etc...

However, it seems I've hit a glitch. I placed my save crystal in the first room where the characters meet up to decide which path they should take. There is a pillar towards the back of the room, which is the only way out of the northern crater, but I can't climb it. No matter what I do, I cannot get Cloud to climb that pillar.

I have continued through the crater a bit more right up until the point of no return (just before entering the core to fight Jenova and Sephiroth...), when the characters meet up a second time and give you some items they found. Instead of going through to the end, I went back towards the entrance, but I still cannot climb out.

I have tried to use a save-editor to alter my party's position in the game - but since the re-release uses Cloud-Saves, it keeps removing my modified save and replacing it. I disconnected my internet to try and prevent this, but the game must be detecting that it's modified and deleting the save file (it's ok, I have a backup).

I don't have any saves prior to this point, so I would really appreciate it if someone would be able to suggest a work around for this issue... I'm not really keen on starting over!


texts: Fallen London: Quickest Way to get into Mahogany Hall?

texts: What is the quickest way or cheapest way to get into Mahogany Hall Permanently? I have managed to grind up some of the items required, but I still need 10 of each: Ridiculous Hat, Reprehensible Lizard, and Talkative Rattus Faber. I usually don't like buying from the Bazaar shop, but will if I have to. Is there another better way to get into Mahogany Hall? If not, what are the quickest way to grind the three items? Thanks.


texts: How to beat Hex-Defense lvl 32 Border Patrol on hard?

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I've almost finished the latest update for Hex Defense (which adds all levels upto 35). I beat all levels on Normal and all but one on hard, so I know the basics well. With beating I mean advancing in the levels waves far enough to get it to say 'next level' instead of 'retry level', this is somewhere around level 22.

How can I beat level 32 on hard difficulty?

Level 32 is call Border Patrol and has the creep walking on the sides of the screens, where you are not allowed to place any towers. The middles has a big field where you can place the towers. The normal strategy of starting with a laser tower doesn't work (because there are no places where you can align to hit several creeps with one shot). On easy I managed to eventually place on decently upgraded rocket tower in the middle (that can hit both sides). On hard I can't get past lvl4.


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Alright, I have two spawns in the Normal World:

one at: (which I will call Main)

x: -22
y: 65
z: 261

and another at: (which I will call Tower)

x: 17
y: 244
z: 296

Yes, I know that I should have a distance between the two portals of 1024 on either the x or y axis, but shouldn't the scan in the Nether pick up the closest portal within a 128 block range?

Get this...

Main translates to:

x: -2.75
y: 8.125
z: 32.625

and Tower translates to:

x: 2.125
y: 30.5
z: 37

... in the Nether. Now, in the Nether, I have constructed two portals:

One at: (which I will call nMain)

x: -2
y: 60
z: 31

and the second at: (which I will call nTower)

x: 2
y: 67
z: 36

Now, Main links to nMain and Tower links to nTower, yet both nMain and nTower link to Main. I can't get nTower to link back to Tower, which is what I want.

I have:

Tower -> nTower
Main  -> nMain

nMain
      } Main
nTower

..but I want:

Tower <-> nTower
Main  <-> nMain

So, here is my question. Have I configured my Nether portals incorrectly in some way (as in, is Y-Axis now relevant?), or have I simply placed my Normal World portals far too close together (which would suck)?

Thanks everybody!


texts: Is the Director’s Cut the only PC version of "The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay"?

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A few years ago, I got a copy of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay for Windows. Recently, I heard of a director’s cut of the game. I have found photos of the cover/disc including some that say director’s cut, some that say developer’s cut, and some that don’t say either.

I cannot find any information on what (if anything) is different (for the PC versions, not from the Xbox release). In fact, the research I have done seems to indicate that the director’s cut is the Windows version. That is, the game was originally for Xbox, then the Windows port was dubbed “director’s cut”.

Is this the case?


texts: Why is the only thing my Studio can craft a Dragon Idol?

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I've just unlocked the mountain in Happy Street, and received a quest to craft some cut stone.

Great!

...So why is the only item available for me to craft the Dragon Idol?

I even created one in the thoughts that maybe you had to build one to get access to the rest of the items, but there was no change...


texts: Can any other characters besides Ganondorf play Home Run contest with out a bat?

texts: In Super Smash Bros Brawl and Super Smash Bros 4, Ganondorf has been able to play Home Run Contest without needed the Home Run bat, thanks to his Reverse Warlock Punch. But, are there any other characters that do not need a Home Run Bat to get over a decent score (1000 FT) in SSB4?


texts: I completed The Witcher 3 on "Blood and Broken Bones" difficulty and want to try for "Death March" using my current gear (thankfully NG+ came along). Am I still eligible for the trophy for completing the game on "Death March" even though I'm carrying over gear from a lower difficulty playthrough?


texts: How can I access the Nightmare difficulty in the Quake TC "X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse"?

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Like the original Quake, the player must explore the difficulty selection hub (in this case, the X-Mansion) to find the Nightmare difficulty in the total conversion X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse. The entrance can be found in the Women's Dormitory section of the X-Mansion, but it is blocked.
How do I open the barriers blocking the 'tube' leading to Nightmare difficulty?


texts: Is it possible to summon zombies with lowered arms in Minecraft?

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(Version: 1.12.2)

I've been working on a map that includes NPCs, but I've been unable to find a way to create realistic human-looking NPCs without modifying the zombie texture. All is well in that sense, but now all the humans have their arms weirdly raised at all times.

Is it possible to customize zombies so that their arms are lowered? And if not, what are some alternatives to this?


texts: What does it mean when you cannot spawn a mob in creative mode on minecraft PE

texts: I have noticed that in my minecraft pe creative mode, I can't spawn mobs. I'm not sure if it is because I am in flat lands or I need to update it.


texts: Is Challenge Difficulty Completely Random?

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I've noticed that once I completed the heavy blaster challenge, which was something like: "kill 25 people with heavy blasters", the next challenge was kill 75 people will blasters, and the rewards were larger.

This leads me to wonder, do the challenges increase in difficult, and thus reward, as you completed them.  Or are challenges and their difficulty totally random?

Can one receive the same challenge for the same quantity twice?


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I'm remembering that in my childhood, my brother and I were certain that you had different attributes depending on the driver you chose.  For instance, Toad and Yoshi were a tiny bit faster than the others.

Is this true, or were my brother and I just having illusions about differences between the drivers?


texts: What counts as 'close combat' in Hitman: Blood Money?

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The last time I played the game, I got 3 "close combat kills" on the second mission "a vintage year" and 1 accidents which didn't give me 'Silent Assassin' rating. So, I looked it up what I was doing wrong in order to achieve the rating. I used 2 fiberwire kills so I guess that's what counted towards "Close combat kills". I want to know what else counts as combats? Such as if:

Throwing/Pushing someone over the rail or into the water
Knocking someone out while holding them as shield.
Injecting them with poison
Injecting them with sedative
Shooting them with gun

Which of these would count as "close combat kills"?

After watching a gameplay video on youtube it seems that only 3rd in above list counts as close combats but I'm not sure about this. How does it affect my 'Silent Assassin' rating?


texts: How to back up Terraria game saves on Android?

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Before updating to the new version (1.1.6292), I want to back-up the old game (the old version without hardmode - 1.04) saves.

I can't seem to find them anywhere. How could this be? If the app has permissions to write them somewhere, I should be able to read/write on that location too, shouldn't I?

I'm afraid the new version will purge my old saves. If it's not possible to update them, I'd like to keep them for sentimental reasons...


texts: Super Meat Boy - could someone with all bandages provide overworld screenshots?

texts: I would like some help homing in on the last few bandages I need, but I don't want a step-by-step guide for every bandage. I just want to compare my overworld screen with someone who has all 100 bandages, so I know which worlds I need to explore and which warp zones to get.


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I got my first bone charm. Awesome! Unfortunately, I have no clue why it's supposed to be useful. The Albino Whalebone Charm increases the chance of encountering White Rats.

I have no idea why this is beneficial. I know about the pre-order bonus that makes white rats non-hostile, but that hardly seems like a big deal here...


texts: Can I get hold of Mega-Evolution stones for the other Kanto starters in Pokémon X&Y?

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I've got to the part of the game where you can choose one of the Kanto region starters.

I'd like to train a Squirtle this time around but I also would really like to be able to see Charizard Y at some point.

I have a Charizard I can transfer up from Pokémon White but I need to know if the megastone for Charizard is something you can get even if you didn't pick Charmander from the Professor.


texts: How do you get the key that is guarded by the jumping lizard in the "urchin" area?

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I'm in the area full of urchin-like things, where a key is guarded by a jumping lizard.
I found the four other keys, but I can't get this one. I tried clicking on the three "urchin-like" plants, in different orders, but I didn't find the solution. Any tips?

I can't post an image here since I'm a new user, but here is the link to the screencap:


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I know that on Facebook you can trade resources for gold but it seems that I can't find the marking on Android so I could initiate trades with my resources.

Can we trade on Android version of the game, if so how ?


texts: Tinker's Construct. Can only be used to make casts

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Everytime I try to make a stone or wood pickaxe, it is coming up with

  Can only be used to make casts, cannot be used to make tools

I left an example of how someone else did it successfully
Example Tutorial

I followed the tutorial exactly I don't know why it is doing it. Can someone help me here?


texts: Lifetime of a game purchased from PlayStation Store for PS4

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I have a question regarding the longevity of the game when purchased from PlayStation Store.

If you buy the disk version of the game you can play it years after the game is purchased as long as the disk is in good condition.

I wanted to know if the game, once purchased from PlayStation Store, will be available after few years for download and be playable?

Eg: GTA-5 game disk version can be played even after 5-7 years if the disk is in good condition.

If I buy a digital copy of GTA-5 from PlayStation Store, will I be able to download the game after 5-7 years and play it?


texts: With the introduction of the depressingly fast Lakitu catch for drivers that fall off the course, it has become weirdly difficult to predict exactly when you hit the ground afterwards. In most previous games, it was possible to get a boost by pressing the gas button when landing after being picked up, but since this is much harder to do now I can't really tell if it still exists or not. Does it?


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I own a Minecraft factions realm in pocket edition and want to make it so players cant grief people’s bases. I have already set up a repeat command block that goes like:

effect @a[r=20] mining_fatigue 1 225

But players also want it so that they can destroy blocks in their base as well. How do I exclude people from this mining fatigue effect?


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in the Quest Subduing the Woodflies i need to kill woodflies at a Take Spot. i would have assumed that i would get into a set encounter however i've checked the ones in A3 and B7 and neither have i faced woodflies.

The only place on Emerald Grove / B2 that i have yet to explore is behind the door with the White Crystal in C3 however since the quest appeared before i have learned how to open those doors with the crystals i would have assumed it's doable.

I am wondering, where are these wood flies i have to kill or are they behind the White Crystal Door in C3?

Note: i don't want to know how to open the White Crystal door in C3


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I have Nethack on a flash drive so that I can easily play it on any computer. However, the game loads save files based on the characters name, and the username assigned to the account running the game.

For example, if I made a character "Crovax" and my username on a Windows machine was "Wiqozn" the game would create a save file called:

 Wipqozn-Crovax.NetHack-saved-game

This is fine - except I can't load this save file by simply typing in my character name when prompted to by Nethack.

Is there a way to manually choose which file (saved game/character) to load so I can avoid this problem, and play my Nethack character from any machine?


texts: Can any request be completed though Mission Replays?

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So looking at some of the requests i can get in Akademia they seem to be wanting me to partake in battles such as killing imperial MAs and using a skill to make so many skills.

One of the Requests i can find in the Lounge was asking for SPP and there was a note saying that SPP gained from the Mission on the title screen counted.

Since going outside Akademia costs me 6 hours (half a day) and i have to return each time to complete the request i am wondering that if i could complete a request by doing it in a Mission Reply from the title Screen (ie. Destroy a Striker, Kill # enemies with Fire RF or with Killstrikes) would it be counted as completed when return the game?


texts: Are there any disadvantages of using off-perk weapons?

texts: There's two off perk weapons in the game so far, the katana and the flamethrower. I'm wondering if there's a negative benefit to having the two. Does it affect the way I play any class? Is there any downside to using them?


texts: Pokemon Go attack bonus for two type pokemon

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Various cases here:

Bulbasaur is of type Grass and Poison, but Flying attack is only Super Effective against Grass type pokemon. What is an attack bonus in this case? 25%? 12.5% (average of two types)?
Bulbasaur is of type Grass and Poison, but Ground attack is Super Effective against Poison type pokemon AND Not Very Effective against Grass type pokemon. What is an attack bonus in this case? 25%? 0% (they cancel-out)?
Charizard is of type Fire and Flying, but Rock attack is both Super Effective against Fire and Flying type pokemon. What is an attack bonus in this case? 25%? 50% (they add up)?


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The game console doesn't detect hidehud 1 and drawhud 0 (or cl_hidehud/cl_drawhud)  commands, these may have worked in the past before the game was transferred to OpenGL.
"Cheats" are probably required, can be enabled with sv_cheats 1 command.


texts: How can I see the Minecraft user names using NBTEditor?

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How can I find out the usernames if the player section just shows the UUIDs of the players, as seen in the picture below?
Is there any solution for decoding this?


texts: Are earthquakes just for the sake of better game experience?

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I presume they are, but i noticed them first time on 3rd or 4th level, where some hallways are collapsed and I'm just thinking that it would be cool if hallways are collapsed because of the earthquakes and that you could outrun them. And I don't know if earthquakes are time or location triggered.
So for example if earthquakes are time triggered, and you get to the (should be) collapsed hallway and it is not collapsed then you don't have to go all the way around.

Edit: Anybody been there, done that before the first earthquake?


texts: How do I beat horde battles easily in Master Orders? Specifically the harder difficulties like intense and very hard


texts: How can I get more Cubits without buying them?

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I was playing Chess Cube on Facebook and suddenly this popped up and I am not able to play any matches.

Why is this happening? Is there way to continue playing? (Other than buying the cubits of course.)


texts: My GameCube game works in another system, but not my own?

texts: I bought Super Mario Sunshine for the GameCube and it is in excellent condition. My GameCube recognizes the game, but I'm getting the disk read error. Multiple other games work in my GameCube, and I have already cleaned the lens. I bought it from a second hand shop, which tested the game, and it worked fine for them. Any ideas what I should try next? I'm dying to play this game.


texts: As there is now feature to apply --a little bit-- strategy during combat (in Quest, by controlling which friendly character will be put against which foe), I wonder if weakened enemy resulting less damage (and taking in more damage) as the healthy one?


texts: Minecraft gave up trying to download files

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I have an issue with my Minecraft launcher - I downloaded modpack for minecraft then the launcher started an update for the modpack version which it's 1.6.2, however then I started to get the issue

  [15:40:59 ERROR]: Gave up trying to download
  https://libraries.minecraft.net/net/sf/jopt-simple/jopt-simple/4.5/jopt-simple-4.5.jar
  for job 'Version & Libraries'

  [15:40:59 ERROR]: Job 'Version & Libraries' finished with 26
  failure(s)! (took 0:01:06.362)

At the same time I had just downloaded Avira antivirus and ran it, but unfortunately
removing it and trying again didn't help. I've tried to restore the system to the point before downloading the antvirus and the mod pack a 2 days ago, I've tried turning off the firewall and I have tried removing the whole .minecraft folder all with no luck at all. I can't figure it out, all the servers are working and I have good internet connection but some of the files download fine and other don't.

The full log is here:

[15:40:59 WARN]: Couldn't download https ://libraries.minecraft.net/net/sf/jopt-simple/jopt-simple/4.5/jopt-simple-4.5.jar for job 'Version & Libraries'
java.net.SocketTimeoutException: connect timed out
        at java.net.TwoStacksPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getResponseCode(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_45]
        at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.ChecksummedDownloadable.download(ChecksummedDownloadable.java:49) ~[launcher.jar:?]
        at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob.popAndDownload(DownloadJob.java:108) [launcher.jar:?]
        at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob.access$000(DownloadJob.java:12) [launcher.jar:?]
        at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.download.DownloadJob$1.run(DownloadJob.java:89) [launcher.jar:?]
        at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_45]
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_45]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_45]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_45]
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_45]
[15:40:59 ERROR]: Gave up trying to download https ://libraries.minecraft.net/net/sf/jopt-simple/jopt-simple/4.5/jopt-simple-4.5.jar for job 'Version & Libraries'
[15:40:59 ERROR]: Job 'Version & Libraries' finished with 26 failure(s)! (took 0:01:06.362)


texts: Is there a limit to how many power armor frames can be obtained?

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In Fallout 4, you can obtain power armor frames (the base for the armor - not the workstation) in a few ways. The ones I know of are:

Fixed/Quest related ones (such as the ones placed at vertibird crash sites)
From vendors
From pickpocketing fusion cores from armored enemies, causing them to step out of their frames

Are any of these sources renewable? If so, which ones?

If they are, I wouldn't feel so bad killing enemies rather than stealing their cores. I basically want to know if any of these sources respawn.


texts: What's the effect of having a neighbor tap on your house?

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When a neighbor visits your Springfield and taps on your houses, the neighbor will earn $16 and 2XP per house.

The immediate effect you can observe is that you will see the interlocked hands symbol over your house and when you tap it, you'll see the name of the neighbor appear.

But what other, if any, effects are there for you? From what I can observe, the tapped houses don't pay out more money. So, is there any benefit for you?


texts: I'm thinking about purchasing Forza 4 for Xbox.  I know I can "customize" my car's paint job in the game, but is it possible to upload my own images/decals to the game to put onto my car?  Say, something like a company logo or a picture of my dog?


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I am getting stuck in Duke Nukem Forever - falling off the stools in the Lady Killer (part 2).
Any tips on this?


texts: If I am playing Portal 2 on a PS3 activated with my Steam account, does play time get added to my stats in the same way as trophies/achievements?


texts: Does Fallout: New Vegas support character slots?

texts: I know it's a pretty broad question, but does anybody know if you can have "character slots" for Fallout: New Vegas? What I'm looking for is a system similar to how Dark Souls has different slots where you can make different "themed" characters. I am aware of different save editors, but I'm looking for something where I can choose different characters in game more easily.


texts: Unable to play Multi-player on my 2nd Generation Kindle Fire with the new update v0.11.1 alpha

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My kids and I each have a paid Minecraft PE on our devices. I have a 2nd generation Kindle Fire and my kids each have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10. In the past I've been able to join in their worlds. They have never been able to join in any world I've created on my Kindle Fire. After some research, we found out that the 2nd generation Kindle has the program 'Kindle FreeTime', which apparently causes some conflict. But, I have always been able to join THEIR worlds created on the Samsung's.
Since the update (v0.11.1), I have not been able to join any of their worlds. We are all on the same wi-fi. We all have a paid version of the Pocket Edition. We all have our settings to accept Multi-player. When I go to join one of their worlds, my 2nd generation Kindle Fire displays 'Invalid Name'.
Any help would be most appreciated. It's the one video game I actually enjoy playing with the kids. ;)
Thanks in advance! :)


texts: Do my vault dwellers eat more when I watch them?

texts: I recently started playing Fallout Shelter, but I go hours without opening the game and collecting resources. When I go back to the game it looks like a little bit of my existing resources have been used, but not by much. However, if I leave the game open, and watch my vault dwellers I can see my resources being used up at a much faster rate. I'm curious if this is explained anywhere. I'm also curious what the rate of resource consumption is while the game is idle vs the rate of consumption while I'm actively playing it.


texts: 2 playstation network accounts and a game

texts: if I have two psn accounts on my ps4 and I bought a game on my #2 account which doesn't have PS plus, will I be able to play that game on my #1 account with multiplayer?


texts: How do saves work in Grand Theft Auto V?

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As far as I understand it, in Grand Theft Auto v there are two save systems - manual "quick saves" and "autosaves". So, please could somebody explain the following about how these systems work - it's worth noting at this point that I'm totally blind, which is partly the reason that it's not as easy to explore these options on my own:

If an autosave is made whilst progress of the game is 10% complete and I then perform a quick save at 12% but quit the game before an autosave happens, when restarting the game which save will be loaded - does the game pick the save with the most progress, or does it prefer autosaves?
When reloading from a quick save, does the game resume from the exact point that the quick save was made in the exact same location, or does time progress somewhat?
From memory, I believe it's possible to reload a game from the pause menu - can autosaves be reloaded, or does the game only allow for manual quick saves to be reloaded in this way?


texts: Difficulty and features of Guitar Hero versus Rock Band for the PS3

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My friend and I are both thinking about getting into the Guitar Hero/Rock Band games. We both own PS3's. Our problem arises with deciding on which game series to get into. He wants to get into the Rock Band series, but I'm more inclined towards the Guitar Hero series because I have other friends that play it and seem to enjoy it.

First question -- What are the primary differences between Guitar Hero and Rock Band with regards to the learning curve?

Second question -- With regards to the Guitar Hero series (since the series has multiple titles under it), which title is the easiest for a beginner? The reason that I ask this question is because I don't know that it's necessarily a good idea to buy the latest GH (whichever one it is now) to start learning on. I mean, what if it's insanely hard and I give up because of it (not likely however, because I enjoy a challenge)?

Third question -- Same as the 2nd question, but regarding the Rock Band series.

Fourth question -- I realize that the GH games have evolved from the first one to the latest one and that you can't use the same guitar for all of them (meaning that you have to throw down extra money just to buy the right guitar for the one that you're currently playing). Should this factor in on my decision as to which series to play?

Fifth question -- Has Rock Band evolved in the same way that GH has, or in other words, does one have to purchase different versions of the instruments depending upon which title you purchase?

I apologize for the number of questions here, but it really is a difficult decision to make and is compounded by the fact that both of the series have multiple games already in the series.

Thanks in advance for any help that I receive upon this!

EDIT:
I tried to remove the argumentative questions, but if there still appears to be some aspect that is argumentative then I'll be glad to re-edit the question again, as I am quite desirous to get some good answers from the gaming community on these two games. The difficult part is just phrasing one's question so that it precludes anything of an argumentative nature!


texts: What are the base stats for each tower per upgrade level?

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Although I primarily play an apprentice, I will be experimenting with the other classes. Therefore, I am interested in knowing the health, attack speed, damage, and range for every tower and for all upgrade levels of the towers. For towers that do not deal damage, knowing their health levels and the degree to which their other effects scale per tower level would be sufficient.

Edit: I am interested in the base stats, not stats for all possible builds. If you want to tack on how the stats affect each tower, however (such as: +.5 damage per point in tower damage), that would be a nice touch!


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I would like to remove freeze time on my CS:GO Multi-1v1 server (hosted on dathost.net).
I can put mp_freezetime 0 in the console but that only last for a round.

Is there a way to apply this change permanently?
To which config file should I put the command?


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Yes, I'll be the first to admit, I'm not sure "buying" weapons packs is such a good idea, but it is an option, so I start to wonder... If I were to get Bioware Points, could I gift my friend an equipment pack in Mass Effect 3?

We've not managed to make it past round 3 more than once, since it's just us two. I was considering getting one pack to see if better equipment might help. Ultimately, the minimum bioware point pack is 400 points, and the equipment packs are 80 and 160 points each. Seems like such a waste to do so then, unless I can send a pack or two my friend's way.

Can I gift my friend a weapon pack in Mass Effect 3's multiplayer?


texts: I would like to get the achievement Out of Bullets but I don't have the English version of the game. Can you please tell which is the number of mission called 'Out of Bullets'? Or post me a screenshot of that scenario?


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I have been playing Final Fantasy 3 (FF3) for about 33 hours now (I have played three times previously) but I am now having trouble with the legendary smith to get the ultima sword.

I have talked to the Princess, fixed her amulet and returned it. I have also exterminated the pest in the basement and received the ore. I have talked to Cid for the cut scene and completed up to the big light tower thingy as I have defeated everyone up to this point.

I have searched in all the smith's spawns including that dark knight village where I have seen other people go for this sword but it has not spawned.

What am I missing? What should I do to get the Ultima Sword?


texts: Minecraft: How To Make Vanilla Mods With Commands

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When browsing Planet Minecraft, I come across Vanilla Minecraft Mods by using one command. I am interested in the idea and how to do it.

Here are two people that do this: http://www.planetminecraft.com/member/theredengineer/
http://www.planetminecraft.com/member/ijaminecraft/

These people create mods like, furniture, cars, motorcycles, campfires, and special mechanics.
Three primary devices include:
http://www.planetminecraft.com/project/minecraft-tents-and-camp-fires-with-only-2-command-blocks-camping-mod-vanilla/
http://www.planetminecraft.com/project/furniture-in-vanilla-minecraft-chairstablestvs/
http://www.planetminecraft.com/project/motorbike-vanilla-mod/

How is this achieved? How does one combine items in Minecraft to make other items? How do they create objects like furniture and motorcycles?


texts: What is this red cross next to my weapon?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How do I mark an inventory item as trash?

I'm not even sure about when it appeared there.  It doesn't seem to do anything when I click it.  Any idea ?


texts: My name includes space - How do I enter my username when typing command?

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My username in Minecraft is sun solar arrow. This name includes spaces.
Situation - When I want to get OP privilege, a user who has OP privilege will enter:
/op sun solar arrow

But my username includes spaces. So it shows an error message:

Invaild syntax

How do I enter my username?


texts: Can you change the outcome of the game's ending?

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Are there any ingame actions that lead to a change in the ending of Bioshock: Infinite? Similar to how Bioshock 1 and 2 worked, where in 1, if you killed a certain number of Little Sisters or didn't kill any of them, it would significantly impact the story's ending.

Does the same thing apply here? Or is the ending the same every time, no matter what actions you take (ex. throwing ball at couple, picking a brooch, shooting certain people, etc.)


texts: What are the charts routes of failing and passing the bot tests?

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I have took the two part tests of the terminal to check that I'm not a bot for creating new account.
I passed the test and I took it again to see if there is any way to fail at it.
Out of curiosity, to see if there is an actual option to fail at this, I choose the most ridiculous answers I though will be forced me to fail, but somehow I passed the test again...
And on the other hand, my friend took those tests and fail on his first time (maybe I should have doubted his humanity).

What I want to know is the possibilities charts of passing/failing the test.


texts: How does getting thirsty in the World Beyond work?

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How does it work? I think that it only affects you when you're moving, but how much do you have to move to get thirsty? Is it luck-based? Does it matter the time of day?

It seems like whether it's day or night matters, but I'm not sure. In my first town, I went out into and came back from the World Beyond in the day and I got thirsty, but in my current town I went out in the night, scavenged all day, and came back in in the night and I didn't get thirsty. Does moving at night really make you get thirsty faster, or is it just luck/me remembering wrong?

Any other info on how getting thirsty works would be appreciated too.


texts: Where can I find "Ascended" items for level 70 legendary crafting?

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In Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls I have gotten 2 new recipes for legendary level 70 items:

Reaper's Wraps
Pender's Purchase

I know there are more with the same properties that I describe in this question.

These two require a base item for crafting:

Ascended Bracers
Ascended Gauntlets

How do I obtain these items?

I looked through the crafting recipes I got and the closest I have are these:

Sovereign Ascended Bracers
Sovereign Ascended Gauntlets

But neither of these produced an item that fit those recipes, they created rare items that was named something else entirely. I thought perhaps that any item named "XXX Ascended Gauntlets" would fit the gauntlets, but then I haven't really been able to find or craft an item that is called that so I'm not entirely sure.

Since the crafting recipes for those Sovereign items require Death's Breath which I'd rather not waste, I'm asking here instead of just crafting X items to see if one of them might have the right name/requirements.

So what will fit those recipes? Do I have to start farming level 70 content for white items for this? Will they drop? Is there somewhere/somehow I can up the ante for this?

Edit: Scrolling to the bottom of the two webpages linked above for the Sovereign recipes, I can see that they are listed as materials for those recipes I ask about, yet when I crafted an item from each I got items named something else, and that apparently didn't fulfill the criteria for those recipes. Either I messed up (went blind?) or there could be a bug here?

I'll farm a few more Death's Breath and try again.


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During my first playthrough, I encountered a Golden Small Stubby and a Golden Goliath Biped in the Sunken City area. In my second playthrough, I encountered a Golden Small Stubby and 2 Golden Goliath Bipeds in the City Ruins and a Golden Small Stubby and a Golden Tank in the desert area before the ruined desert city.

Are there any more of these Golden machines? If so, where are they?


texts: Can I configure a non-Steam controller using Steam's Controller Configurations section?

texts: The Big Picture on Steam has an option to configure controllers. I want to know if I can use it to configure a non-Steam controller?


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Possible Duplicate:
  What do those abbreviations mean in LoL?

LoL uses a bunch of terminology. I can't find definitions for (and would like to understand the meaning of):

Bruiser
Jungler
Carry (vs. Bruiser as well)
Tank (high HP, low attack?)
AP
AD
DPS (Damage per Second)?

It seems like bruiser/carry/dps refer to different types of offensive champions, while support is healing/helping champions, and tank is a defensive (high HP, low offensive) champ.


texts: How to /testfor a named item in a player's inventory?

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I'm working on a PVP map that I have posted to pmc so random people can download it and play it with their friends. My problem is, each kit has a special buff (potion effect) but when they die it leaves them.

I need this to make kinda like a loop that when they have like some armor on when they die it will test for that armor and give more potion effects.


texts: Why does this small corridor look like a huge room on the map?

texts: As you can see on the mini-map this is a large room, but as you can see on the screen it's just a small empty corridor. Any ideas? I can't see any dwarfism entrances.


texts: Can you roll in Star Wars Battlefront PC?

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I have been playing SW Battlefront for quite some time and I have noticed that sometimes (while shooting at a CPU) they seem to roll away which results into me shooting out into nowhere. I was wondering if I could do the same; it would be really useful.
How do you roll(dodge) away?


texts: Can I set the Blue Palace to be my home through console commands in Skyrim?

texts: Can the Blue Palace or any other house ownership be changed to become mine in Skyrim through console commands?


texts: I'm using the PermissionsEX plugin on my Bukkit server for command permissions and I would like to make WorldEdit avaliable to all players only on the creative plots world (created with Multiverse), but avaliable to staff anywhere?


texts: Xbox Headset Ear Force X41 - does it really help with gaming?

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The Ear Force X41 is billed to allow you to hear people sneaking up on you.  They say that the sounds you would miss in your normal speakers you would hear in the head set.  And that since it is surround sound on your ears you will be able to know if they are behind you or not.

I am a bit skeptical of this claim.  And before I shell out $160 on them, I would like to hear if it really works from someone who owns one of these.  (If there is such a person out there.)

So, if you have used the "Ear Force X41" headset for XBox, please let me know if it really is all they say it is.


texts: Can I play multi player Challenge Road in Mario Party?

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I unlocked/started the challenge road while in a party of one. I'm now trying to play this mode with more humans. Is this possible? If so, how? I have changed the party to include more human players but the games only ever let the first human play.

My kid unlocked challenge road so I didn't see any of the screens that may have explained if it is only single player. It seems like it would be fine to play with multiple people, especially since this is a party game. I just can't figure out how.


texts: Recently I have been trying to increase my team's power and noticed that I level up much faster when playing the later levels than when I play the early ones. I know that in pokemon it gets harder to level up because of the exp increase from level to level, but in Fire Emblem: Awakening each level only requires 100 exp. So what determines how much exp you get from an enemy?


texts: I'm trapped in an endless, monotonous cycle. The only mission left is the train mission, but I can't work out how to fail it. All I can do is wake up the mountain and then I win. What do I need to do?


texts: Madden 16 problem on XB1 - resetting every time

texts: Every single time I put Madden 16 in my Xbox One it makes me replay the "Super Bowl 50" intro and then pick a favorite team (as if I've never played the game before). This intro takes around 11 minutes. It's an insanely annoying problem. Basically catastrophic as far as game glitches can be.  Anyone know of this or have any ideas on how to stop it?


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There are many scenarios where you have to deliver a certain artifact to a Seer's Hut or equivalent to be able finish the game. Then an enemy player can find the artifact first and, while battling you, retreat (with the artifact). If you at first don't notice this and don't immediately buy the defeated hero from the tavern (when you already destroyed the enemy) is it possible to buy heroes from the tavern until the needed hero is purchasable again? Should you instead wait for weeks to pass and wait until the needed hero is available?

Ps. I tried this for a while as I realized what had happened, but gave up after buying about 50 heroes with no luck.


texts: I've been battling the castle guards for ages and I have been getting no where! just losing a bunch of candies from all the health potion making. What is the quickest way to beat all the guards?


texts: Do your choices with MLA affect the game at all?

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During the course of the game, you will be prompted by the MLA (Milton Library Assistant) who discusses philosophy with you. Often he makes you choose one of several options and eventually twists your words to contradict yourself.

I've tried restoring from an earlier checkpoint to replay some of these conversations again and he usually ends up saying exactly the same thing in the middle of or at the end of the conversation.

Do any of your conversations with the MLA actually affect the game at all?


texts: What is the purpose of repurposing electronic signs?

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In Watch Dogs, there are electronic signs that can be hacked. Doing so displays funny messages on them, such as:

  ITS OVER 9000!!!

or

  YO DAWG I HERD YOU LIKE SIGNS

I was wondering if - aside from the quotes and memes - there was any reason to hack those signs. It doesn't look like the world reacts to them in any way.

What is the purpose of those signs?


texts: Is there any benefit for turning off the ability to train certain skills when doing combat?

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Yesterday I decided to go back to Runescape and I found out that it's no longer the same game. One of the changes is that you can now decide what combat skills are trained and which skills aren't.

For example: when in combat using magic, you can choose to train defense or not. The same applies for the magic skill.

Are there any benefits to turning off training for a skill? Does it train the other skill faster?


texts: Suggestion of leveling build for Barbarians

texts: Can anybody suggests me a good leveling build for my Barbarian? I am currently at level 35 using 2 one handed weapons. I would like a build capable of tons of damage. I just killed Diablo in normal difficulty.


texts: Do I pay my debt payment at the beginning or ending of the due date?

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I'm currently on the seventh day of gameplay in Recettear and the eighth day, the first day of payment, fast approaches. However, in planning out my next two days, I've bumped into a situation where my plan of action depends on whether or not the debt payment is payed at the beginning or ending of the day. If it's paid at the beginning, I'm going to head back to the shop and spend the seventh day selling enough expensive weapons and armor to blow past the required amount of money. If it's paid at the end, I'm going to go adventuring and spend the eighth day selling.

Do I pay the debt payment at the beginning or ending of the day?


texts: For some reason a lot of my new worlds don't generate Flux Stone. Not sure what I'm doing wrong, I've tried multiple different generation settings too. I feel like it might be when I go with (Mineral Frequency (Everywhere)). Anyone know for sure what causes flux stone to not generate?


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How far can the Ender Dragon see?  Does it try and stay close to the re-charge towers (Ender Crystals)?

I am trying find out if I can build a Endermen EXP farm in the End while the dragon is still alive?

I have made a walk way to ~500 blocks away from the main landmass.  The dragon doesn't seem to follow me that far out, and doesn't seem to come out to get me, but can I assume this will always be the case?


texts: Can you create a server on Xbox without realms

texts: I want to make a Bedrock SMP server with my friends. Is it possible to make a Minecraft Bedrock server without using Realms services?


texts: Is it possible to create a portal through another portal in Co-op?

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With the introduction of the co-op levels I thought it would open up the possibility to send one of my portals through my partner's already established portals. This would allow me to create a portal in a place that might not be accessible otherwise.

I think the game is capable of supporting this behavior but when I tried it (and I have tried many times during the co-op game) all it ever did was ruin one of my partner's portals.

Are there special test chambers where this is allowed? I have not finished all of them yet.


texts: I flooded my house trying to fill a cauldron and water is pouring everywhere. What is the best way to clear out a flooded house?


texts: Does split-screen count towards Professor Portal?

texts: I have completed co-op online and have the "You Saved Science" achievement. If I play with someone who has played offline co-op do I still get "Professor Portal"?


texts: Where can I learned about important warrior macros?

texts: As mentioned in the previous posts I have recently rolled a dps arms warrior.  I am interested in both dungeons and pvp.  What site is a good starting point for learning important warrior macros?


texts: I'm wondering if items drop when you quit in Fortnite Battle Royale. I want to know if your items drop when you randomly decide to quit, and when you're knocked, and you quit before you run out of health. Thanks!


texts: In Clash of Clans what does XP do when donating troops to clan?

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In Clash of Clans when requesting troops from clan, can one do it to often? I notice when you donate you get XP. Is there some way to see another players XP and then if it's negative or something no one would donate troops to you?

So what I'm really wondering is how do I know if I'm requesting too many troops compared to how many troops I donate, but from the answers it sounds like there's no connection?


texts: Does killing Pigs raise Naughtiness as Webber?

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I've just unlocked Webber and have been playing with him for awhile. Not having Spiders attack me is great, especially since I can plant Spider Dens around my base camp as back-up base defense. However, the downside is that Pigs and Bunnymen really don't like me.

While they are a great source of Meat, I'm a little hesitant on whether or not to farm entire Pig villages because of Naughtiness. According to the wiki, Naughtiness increases when you kill a non-hostile mob (such as Bunnies, Birds, and Pigs). However, Pigs and Bunnymen are not "non-hostile" when playing as Webber. In fact, they seem to aggro almost as soon as they see you. So, does killing Pigs/Bunnymen still raise my Naughtiness when playing as Webber? I'd really prefer to not go up against Krampus just yet.


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So, I have this:

Now, what I want is a repeater that would work while keeping the unlit lamp on.

Yeah, that one right there:

I have this already:

...but the piston turns on and off repeatedly until the input is off.


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At the end of the first mission, you have to negotiate with the terrorist leader and try to convince him to let Josie Thorpe go. Unfortunately, I didn't say the right thing, and she didn't make it out alive.

How do I convince the terrorist to let her go?


texts: How do I load all addons, even if I am not subscribed to it (but have it downloaded already)?

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In Garry's Mod, there are addons; some of which are legacy (.zip files that you can download off garrysmod.com) or workshop files (anything with .gma).

I've downloaded some addons, most of which are from the workshop. On my main account, all the addons work fine and they work as per normal... However, when I switch over to my alternate (on the same computer, but different account), all my downloaded addons seems to have stopped working.

Is there any way to force GMod to load all the addons in the garrysmod/garrysmod/addons/... folder? Even if you didn't subscribe to it?
... Or subscribe automatically to them all?


texts: In Spelunky Classic, there's a flare on the title screen. I can throw on the words, but is there some use other than just for fun?


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It's very difficult to read object description and cutscene subtitles when you're not close to the screen.

I didn't find any option to set the text size.

Is there a way to increase the HUD and the subtitle font size in The Witcher 3 on PC?


texts: How do you extinguish the braziers [lever puzzle] in High Gate Ruins?

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I have been using the excellent Fast Respawn mod hosted at Nexus which respawns all areas after 72 game hours so you can do things like go into tombs again and kill draugr [as long as it's a tomb which respawns].
However, inside High Gate Ruins the lever puzzle has all four braziers already lit. The Fandom Wiki says here to:

Ensure the four braziers surrounding the gate are extinguished before pulling the levers.

How does one extinguish them? I've tried pulling the levers in any order and they just switch back to their original positions and the braziers stay alight.


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Is there a way to turn off or disable the effects of cards?

For example after receiving the "Increase Plane's Speed" card the game always starts your plane one notch faster then the normal. I would like to fly some stages extra slow. You can always take the "Iron Clad" to fly 10% slower but I want to be able fly at the slowest speed available which can be achieved by disabling the "Increase Plane's Speed" card and taking the "Iron Clad".


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My charisma is very high (11 with outfit and beer, before mentats) and I have Caps Collector 2 already. I am just under 40K caps now, bringing gear with value/weight of over 10:1 And I am thinking that maybe I am too much of a hoarder/scrapper as I do not  run into good gear to buy from merchants.

So are there any must buys that I should save for? Or could I forget about picking up each Institute Laser and just focus on only on more expensive stuff to sell occasionally to have lower inflow of caps?


texts: Gemhoarder Steam Achievement, Not Finding Enough Gems?

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In order to achieve the accomplishment Gem Hoarder, one needs to complete this specified stage with 25 gems.  But I am unable to find this many!

Here I am with 22 gems at the final boss.  And the boss does not drop any.  So how do I got all 25 gems necessary?


texts: On WiiU when I 1st start the lego dimension starter set it says connecting to Lego Dimension....it hangs at this screen an finally will show press X to cancel.  I can never get the game to connect.  My wifi is connected and running fine on the WiiU but for whatever reason it is unable to connect to the Lego Dimension server?


texts: Where can I find information of previous Fallout games in Fallout New Vegas?

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While I was doing the quest "G.I Blues" I took the option of passing a test with the missionary guy, and he asked me for the first president of NCR, the original town where the NCR was founded and the flag of the NCR. The last question is pretty obvious cause that flag is everywhere, however the first questions aren't.

I had no problem with this test cause I've played Fallout 1 and 2 and I know about the story and lore of the game. But if you have never played any of those games, not even Fallout 3, where can you find information in New Vegas about previous games? I'm asking this cause I have some friends who never played previous games before and they might not understand some things.

Maybe I haven't payed enough attention to notes or books in game, but the closest clue I got was while playing the mission where you have to beat an officer form Caesar's legion and the NCR officer says something like "We can't kill you due to former president Thandi's policies about war prisoners" Now that was a good hint, but there must be more information elsewhere. Thanks in advance.


texts: Menu selector is impossible to distinguish by colour

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I have trouble distinguishing the selected choice in most menus from all the other choices, such as the menu in the top right of the posted screenshot. Now, with the game window reduced, or with the image size reduced when posting here, the indicator is clearly visible as a brigher grey. Unfortunately, that's not the case should you try to open the image in full size, or in my case playing the game in fullscreen.

What can I do to make the colour differences more apparent?


texts: Is there a version of the 'Hunters' map from Brood War for StarCraft 2?

texts: In StarCraft: Brood War, we had the 'Hunters' map.  Does it exist in StarCraft 2?


texts: Can I search for a user who has not bought any games?

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I want to play Path of Exile with my sister, so she signed up for a Steam Account. However, Path of Exile is a free game and when she tried to add friends she got a message stating she cannot yet add friends. Due to spam protection, she must spend at least $5 on games before she is allowed to invite.

So I figured I'd invite her from my account which does have purchased games, but if I search for her username or email I cannot find her. It seems as if her account isn't visible for some reason. (Possibly because she spent no money? Although that doesn't seem like a "prevent spam/phishing" then, and more like a "must spend money to use this free platform")

Is there a way for me to find her to add her account without her having to spend money on games to lift the limited user restrictions to do the process backwards (invite me; send me a friend request)?


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After finding out that we can spawn in Asteroids in Creative Mode by using Shift-F10, I wasn't very happy.

There is a massive list of really weird and obscure names for asteroids for eg. "China Corridor".

Like, what on Earth is that meant to mean?

Is there a guide to choosing the correct asteroid to spawn in?
Is there a list of details per asteroid? (by name)


texts: Are the extra 6 movepoints of Human Musketeer compared to Ballistae worth it?

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Human Musketeer is a Lvl 3 unit (Ballista is Lvl 2, thus requires fewer upgrades and less time to produce) that costs 45 gold to produce (OK, Ballista costs 64, 19 more) and upkeep is 8 (for ballista it is 6). Ballista has 2 more HP than the Musketeer (7 vs. 5). It becomes less severe with level-ups, but because Ballista is Lvl. 2, it requires less XP to level up.

Shoot Javelin ability, as you can see in the table I have made, deals around 1.5 times more damage per round than the Fire Musket ability. It becomes worse with time because Ballistae level up faster, requiring less XP and inflicting more damage.

The only real reason to produce a Musketeer, as I see it, could be the move points: it has a speed of quick infantry (28), while the Ballista has a speed of a machine (20), which is very slow. However, if I want speed, I have Human Cavaliers available in the same race on the same level.

So, Is there any reason to produce Musketeers?.


texts: How do I get that ability to dash through long areas of spikes?

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In Hollow Knight there are places where there are spikes on the floor and ceiling, for example right next to the bench in the ancient basin or a small area after the false knight fight. I know I need some sort of long dash to get across.
Is there a boss I need to defeat in order to gain that ability?

I can handle spoilers of what I need to do, just please don't spoil the lore.


texts: Stop custom villagers from generating new random trades on their own

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So lately I've been working on a minigame map with command blocks and I wanted to create a villager shop. However when I set up some custom trades whenever you traded with him it unlocked new random trades, I don't want this to happen is there a way to prevent this?
(Btw I know this similar has been asked before however the answers didn't quite help me so I decide to ask it myself :D )


texts: Does the Infestor's slime trail ever serve a useful purpose?

texts: The Infestor leaves a short trail of slime everywhere it goes. Is there any purpose to this trail? Has anyone ever used it to their advantage?


texts: Can I survive in How to Survive without killing animals?

texts: The previews for How to Survive show the characters killing animals to avoid starvation.  Is it possible to survive without killing any animals, and if so, at how much of a disadvantage does it place me?


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I am trying the testfor command on a block, is that possible? When it is mined , I want the testfor to turn off.

For example, when this green wool block is mined up, the command block that has the testfor command will turn off, for it can't find the block there. Can this work somehow?


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I've had a discussion with a friend earlier today on how to use the full potential of Azir's abilities and passive.

Some people play him full Attack Damage + CDR to profit from his passive 2% Attack Speed for every 1% CDR whereas others just want to play him as classic mage capitalizing on magic damage burst.

Am I wrong when I suggest to build AD and CDR on Azir? I'm thinking about a build similar to this:

Essence Reaver, The Black Cleaver, Zeke's Herald(or Zephyr - situational ), infinite edge, Trinity Force and Mercury's Treads boots.


texts: Tranferring from Xbox 360 using a USB Flash Drive

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I transferred all of my content from one Xbox 360 system onto a USB Flash Drive. I no longer have the old Xbox 360 as the hard drive was wiped afterward and sold. I'm 100% positive I stored all of my stuff correctly onto the USB Flash drive and double checked multiple times that the content was listed on the USB flash drive.

Now, when I plug in the USB flash drive into my new Xbox 360, it is asking to configure and wipe out all the content on that USB Flash drive and will not allow me to access any of the content to transfer it on to the hard drive.

Can anyone help with this? What am I supposed to do? I've apparently lost EVERYTHING!


texts: Can I change Aela the huntress back from werewolf form?

texts: While in the Underforge, I knocked out Aela to take her blood and she was permanently put into werewolf form. Is there is way I can transform her back?


texts: Does DPS change depending on the difficulty you're playing?

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I mean I'm a level 26 Hunter and I have only 126 DPS max at the moment. When I read in forums, lots of people talks about "I have like 25k DPS" .... 25 000 DPS what!

Is it because I'm playing normal so the weapons are not as good as in Hell or Inferno ?

or

It's when I'll reach higher levels that the DPS will increase ?

The question is, does DPS change with depending on the difficulty you're playing ?

Edit

Why ppl are downvoting this :( I thought that was a nice question to ask no?


texts: Do Dark Sectors count as missions for resource extractors

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In order to deploy a Resource Extractor at a planet, you must complete all missions on a planet.

Does this include the player-taxed Dark Sector missions?


texts: Annoying switched controls on minecraft?

texts: On minecraft, a recent update caused my controls to switch. It is different from a past update where you could swap them in options (jump and crouch) as I can't find anything to fix it. The update made this happen: When i joined my sister on a server straight after updating the game, when I moved the screen up, the screen went down and the person looked at the floor, and vice versa. Does anybody know how to fix this, because it is REALLY annoying!


texts: If I change servers on AstroNest will I lose any progress?

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I have an account on the Orion server and I've noticed that many people seem to be jumping ship (it had a high population when I joined last week and now it is medium).

I'm wondering if I change servers, will I lose any progress?

Mainly concerned about my fleets, planets and resources.


texts: How can I record button presses when recording a video on PC?

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Motivation
So, I'm having difficulties with clearing some timed levels in a platformer. Even when I feel like I've pressed every button perfectly, I can still barely clear it; and some levels are still beyond me. I've tried watching regular videos on YouTube, but they seem pretty much like the same thing that I do - except they make it and I don't. I've tried looking at speedruns, but what happens there is so mindbending that I cannot even begin comprehending it.
So I was thinking about asking for help on the internet. Probably on some speedrunning forum where this would be on topic, but maybe here. But to ask for help in a meaningful way would also involve showing them what I'm already doing - and that means recording a video. Even more, since some things can happen so fast that it's unclear what is being done, I would like my button presses to also be visible in the video.
Question
I know of plenty of ways to record a session. Fraps, Microsft Game Bar, the Radeon software - just to name a few. But they all only record what is visible on the screen. I would also like my button presses to be visible there. I'm using a USB gamepad (controller?), but I can also play with the keyboard, if that makes things easier. I haven't seen any videos like that so I'm guessing this is an uncommon thing to do. But does anyone know of a way?


texts: Does anyone have a location map by zone for all of the BlackBoxes in the game?  Is this like others (e.g. inFamous) where the locations are fixed, or do they change?


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I know that you can equip a new Profile Icon if you have just unlocked it by unboxing a Loot Box, but I cannot figure out how to change your profile icon. I've tried clicking on the profile icon but it brings me to the friends list menu, and nothing in the options menu shows how to change the profile icon image.

How do you change the Profile Icon?


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Since there's a lack of information on what the OmegaCo Factory actually does, I am wondering its effect, purpose, and potential drawbacks are. Is it more profitable to use OmegaCo compared to say just selling Oil/Coal/Fuel/Plastic? How does it interact with your local industry/commercial/residential?

What are the benefits and drawbacks of using the OmegaCo Factory, and how does it work?


texts: What is the benefit of storing water in tank?

texts: What is the benefit of storing water in tank instead of driving it directly into boilers and steam engines?


texts: Can the ender dragon see you in minecraft when you have a potion of invisibility

texts: I am planning on fighting soon and just wondering if a potion of invisibilty would be a good thing to bring along.


texts: Team Fortress 2 Beta Icon Stuck on Launchpad in Mac OS X

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I am currently running OS X 10.7.2 with an updated version of Steam installed.  I recently downloaded the Team Fortress 2 Beta to this Mac and then removed it via Steam's "Delete Local Game Content."  This has left the "Team Fortress 2 Beta" icon stuck on the Launchpad, and I cannot remove it.

All of the typical methods for removing an icon have not worked (i.e., dragging to trash, Control+Option+Command+Left-Click, holding down left-click over the icon until icons start shaking, et cetera).  I have uninstalled Steam and removed all game content and that has not deleted the icon.

I have also deleted the "Application Support" folder to try and force the Launchpad to reset itself; it did reset, but the icon stayed there.  There is also not an icon in the Application folder for the game, or Steam (now that I've removed it).

Does anyone know how to correct this issue?


texts: Accidentally clicking DLC when low level

texts: In the DLC for Borderlands 2, I accidentally clicked it when I was a low level and when I became level 33, I wanted to play it but it was still low level. Is there a way to fix that? I tried finishing the quest to see if the game will adjust to my level but it did not.


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I've been grinding my character a fair bit, and as a result I have ended up with a fair few number of longswords, battleaxes, hollow armours, etc. I was wondering if there is any way of selling these items?

In terms of progress I'm at the dragon guarding the bridge, and I am attempting to obtain the drake sword.


texts: How do you play custom music on the radio?

texts: How do you play custom music on the radio in Fallout 3 and/or Fallout: New Vegas?


texts: What is the Drop Rate for Magic Items by Act?

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Blizzard's Patch notes sometimes provide data on the drop rate for an item level range in a specific Act/Difficulty.

For example, the 1.0.3 notes provided this information :

High-end items (items level 61-63) will now drop in all Acts of Inferno and Acts III and IV of Hell difficulty
The new approximate drop rates are as follows:
Hell - Act III and Act IV
iLvl 61: 9%
iLvl 62: 1.9%
iLvl 63: 0%

I'd like to know exactly this information, but for items from 1 to 63, and all Acts/Difficulties. I find myself trying to decide between playing in an Act that is really hard for my character, or going back to something easier to grind for gear. It would help to know if the gear from previous acts is likely to help me, or if I would just be getting items too low to use.


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Operation Chimera in Rainbow 6: Siege was just released and I saw a lot of posts about getting Ash's elite skin and 4 outbreak packs for free.

The thing is, after I logged in and got into the game, I didn't get any of them. I restarted the game and tried everything, still no answer.

What is wrong with my game?


texts: Can you steal something when someone isn't looking in Skyrim?

texts: I will admit, I have 3 save files in Skyrim and play it all the time, but I have completely avoided stealing items. I'm currently contemplating on whether or not I should steal a book from the Battle-Borns. The only current inhabitant of the house is Lars, a child. Idolf, the only adult, left. Can I steal the book I need without Lars or Idolf or any of the guards knowing?


texts: What Achievements, Titles, Items, Mounts and Pets, (etc.) Are being removed in Patch 5.0/Mists of Pandaria?

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WoW has a long history of removing content with the release of new expansions. While the most obvious case of this was the removal of, for example, Zul Gurub, and with it, the old Tiger and Raptor mounts with the release of Cataclysm, there have been several other examples of now classic titles or items that are no longer obtainable because the quests required to reach them, or the dungeons in which they dropped, or whatever, have since been removed from the game.

And just as the removal of content is something of an age old tradition, so is using the lull before a new expansion to farm up those last few achievements, to waste time grinding that one rep that's about to be removed, or farming a dungeon to get that one last piece of that old tier .5 gear that you won't be able to get anymore to complete your set.

But so far, as the release date for Mists rapidly approaches, I'm yet to see a list of exactly what's going away, which is of course, an important tool before engaging in such an exercise.

So, what's being removed? I'm especially interested in titles, achievements, mounts and pets, but any notable reputations, set items or cosmetic items, are of course worth mentioning as well.


texts: How does matchmaking work on Twisted Treeline?

texts: I know how match making works in ranked -- you are placed depending on how well you did overall in your previous match. In normals, if your team has a premade the enemy team will have a higher average MMR. However, I am not sure how this system works on the Twisted Treeline map. Is there a way to avoid getting into games with premades if there is a set way players are matched?


texts: What are the Enderman spawn conditions, and ways to improve farm efficiency?

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I’m trying to build a super-efficient Enderman farm. In the end, I know the basics for their spawn mechanics (e.g. the light level below 7, and no transparent blocks/half slabs). Is there any way to increase spawning?
This is less for practicality than for interest and the desire to produce ludicrous rates of exp and drops.