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I enjoy playing TF2, and I've been spending the past half year trying to touch up on my skills.

The only problem I have is playing Sniper.  A lot of professionals tell me it's an easy class, that it's simply and Point and Click class.  However, I have experienced multitudes of problems.  I can't consistently get headshots unless I stand absolutely still, something which tends to get me killed.  Also, I have trouble predicting where enemies move.

I've seen many videos of competitive snipers who take less than 2 seconds to aim, shoot, and get headshots.

How can I improve upon playing Sniper? Are there any secrets to playing this class?


texts: Shipyards can have five sponsors.  I assume this means the sponsor planets are contributing production to the shipyard?  If so, how can I tell how much they are contributing?


texts: In Apex Legends, Players are very jerky/laggy, stuttering players

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TLDR; network sucks, framerate great

The game RENDERS at about 40fps, which is fine, but the players move at about 3 FPS.

I'm certain it's not a framerate issue as I can still look around and it runs at a buttery 45 FPS at all times regardless, but all the other players jolt, it's like they freeze, then skip forward, then freeze, then skip forward. It makes it really hard to enjoy combat. It happens with enemies, and teammates. it's almost as if there's really high packet loss or something. It happens constantly about every half a second.

Voice chat is also distorted and choppy in the game, but not in discord. And as far as I can tell, no other games are affected. They are all buttery smooth networking, but not Apex Legends. It's a nightmare to play. The enemy stops & starts so much I can't fight.

I'm on a wired network connection.

My Data Centers ping looks good (I'm in Los Angeles)

My Internet connection is solid

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I'm having trouble playing Descent 3 with a mouse and keyboard.  My issue is that I cannot seem to move my mouse (flight-sim controls) exactly how I want to.  My cursor seems to glide or shake a little bit, causing my normally good FPS skills to degrade to being unable to hit stationary targets much of the time!

Is this an issue with using an optical mouse on an older game, or is it some "feature" of the game itself that you cannot target or move exactly the way you'd like to?

EDIT:

Using USB Optical mouse.  Using Windows 7 (haven't tried compatibility mode yet. Perhaps a better word than "shake" would be "drift", as my ship/targeting seems to move past where I want it to.


texts: Will incinerators clear out landfills?  I know you can empty landfills, but I cannot tell if it just goes to another landfill, or if you can burn it off?


texts: How long do scrap and armor packs persist?

texts: How long does scrap metal for Torbjorn stay in the map until it expires?  For his armor packs, do they also last the same amount of time, or do they have a different timer?


texts: How to give an item to a Guild Member in Dragon Age Legends?

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I'm playing Dragon Age Legends on Google Plus. When I select a piece of loot, I get gifts popping up at the bottom, telling me I can give them to my Guild Members.

But when I drag it to one of them, nothing happens. So I'm wondering how I can give an item to a Guild Member?


texts: Stream Jackbox games with friends in voice chat

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I am looking for a way to share my game audio in a voice chat environment.

Goal: Have a group of friends playing JackBox games remotely. Then stream said game to twitch.
Problem: My friends can see the game video via screensharing but cannot hear the audio except to watch the stream, but that means that they hear themselves repeated.

Possible Solutions:
I've tried installing VB Cable and VoiceMeeter to try and push my system audio to the voice chat. I followed this tutorial.

Even after following it exactly, I could not make the game sound go through to my voice chat. I'm ok not having a mic via my computer because I can join the call through another device. I don't think I got it set up correctly at all though. It wasn't behaving like the tutorial at all.
I tried using stereo mix recording device to no avail.

Any other ideas for streaming JackBox games with the players in a voice call together?


texts: Are some glitches corrected on the virtual console version of old games like Pokemon red/blue/yellow

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Based on the previous games realesed on the virtual console from old Nintendo  platforms like Game Boy. Does anyone know if a known glitch or exploit on the original game were fixed on the new VirtualConsole version?

Being more specific, what actually worries me is if we are going to be able to capture Mew in the VC version of Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow using the known glitch of the original version or if it will be fixed.


texts: Can I revert back to an older save of Minecraft on my 360?

texts: So basically, I just updated my xbox 360 minecraft game for the first time in ages. The update began but I then backed out of it, and tried to go onto one of my worlds. However, the world was entirely new, and it seemed it was the original version of the game. I then finished the update, only to find that the world I had tried was completely gone, in place of this new one. I'm really angry about this, as the world meant a lot to me, and it was just overwritten by some new crap that I didn't even want. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get the old save back? I really don't care if it is complex or "unethical" to Microsoft, I just want to get my old world back. Thanks.


texts: Radeon Pack Bundle - Wolfenstein 2 and Prey Code Delivery Method

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I already have one of the game that comes with this bundle. Prey. I was wondering does the amd promotion give you a steam code to use? Or is it a single code and will not give you a free gift to use?

For reference this is pack I am talking about.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3215127/components-graphics/what-are-radeon-packs-for-amds-rx-vega-graphics-cards.html


texts: Does Mojang plan to update the XBOX version of Minecraft?  Can we expect to see all the features in the PC/Mac version to appear on the XBOX version someday?


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I know that slag will not stack, and a slag weapon will not deal extra damage to enemies that have been coated in slag. My question is, will the shots that don't slag (from the same gun) deal more damage? Would Critical Hits deal more damage? Or am I better off ditching it for a corrosive version of the gun?

If it does deal more damage, which would be the better gun? (They both have the exact same stats, except one is slag, and one is corrosive.)


texts: How did I get >100% world completion in Super Meatboy?

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I just finished getting all of the bandages and A+ on every level in world 2 of Super Meatboy.  Somehow, this has resulted in me having a completion of 109%.  I figured "meh, probably some screwy thing about A+ on the glitch stage too".  So I made sure I have every bandage and A+ on every stage in world 1.  I do, but the % is only 100.

Is >100% achievable in every world?  If so, what's the general strategy for getting it?


texts: I have 2 DS cartridges that freeze on all DS/DSi's that I have tried. I have tried cleaning them with alcohol with no change. Is there any way to fix them?


texts: How do I exchange my follower for another one?

texts: I have the Vampire Serana following me and I don't want to sacrifice her for the Bohethia Calling quest. When I try to hire someone else e.g. from pubs in cities, they say "it looks like you already have someone" even if I ask Serana to wait at my house. Can anyone help?


texts: Torchlight 2 - How powerful is a weapon, exactly?

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There seem to be too many competing statistics for me to measure how strong a weapon is in this game.

First there's the weapon's claimed DPS in the inventory screen. For the shotgonne I'm looking at right now, this is 128.

Then there's the DPS on the arcane statistics screen. That's 173 for this weapon.

Then there's the weapon range on the character screen. That's 196-287 physical and 29-29 magical.

Trying to compare this weapon to two pistols is a nightmare. Ignoring the splash damage effect, which of these numbers is a truest representation of the strength of a weapon? I'm assuming one of the DPSes since they take into account weapon speed. Is the arcane statistics screen different because it takes into account buffs?

It's really confusing and making it hard to weigh up weapons accurately.


texts: Most Effective Way(s) to Gain Levels in Dead Rising 2

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What is the most effective way, considering time, to gain Prestige Points (PP) in Dead Rising 2?

I played Dead Rising, and I loved it, but until I got near the top tier of levels, the game was just too hard for my style of play to allow me to make it very far. A general rule of thumb (backed up by PP per game hour estimates) of the general order of events is suggested.

Is it more effective to keep as close to the storyline as possible? Or is it more effective to ditch the story and save as many survivors, and find as many in-game bonuses as possible?

Any particular combo weapons that are easy to get at the start of the game that seem very time effective? The Drill Bucket is undoubtedly faster than the Spiked Bat, and I have yet to find any other high PP gaining, fast, weapon.

I'm looking at this from the standpoint of beginning the game... repeatedly ( :( ), so essentially, a timeline of at least the first 24 hours of the game's start from after you give Katey her very first dose of Zombrex, because that's when you meaningfully have a choice of what you could do in the game.

Note that I tagged this xbox 360, but I'm fairly sure no other system will vary. If they do, I would appreciate such being noted for completeness reasons.


texts: How does one find shops in Dwarf Fortress Adventure mode?

texts: After spending more time than I'd care to admit learning and playing Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode over the last couple weeks I decided to give Adventure mode a shot. So far I'm getting the hang of it just fine, except I can't seem to find any shops to sell all the junk I'm hauling around. I'm in a Human Hamlet where the wiki would lead me to believe I should be able to find a shop, but so far no luck. Is there a trick to finding a shop? Maybe there's one here and I just don't realize it.


texts: Where are the entrances to all the set dungeons?

texts: Patch 2.4 added set dungeons, and the entrances to those dungeons are scattered all over the map. I found a bunch of video guides online on how to find all the dungeons but those are long and tedious - does anyone have a simple list, preferably with screenshots, of all the set dungeon entrances?


texts: What causes ducks to randomly swear sometimes?

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Occasionally while playing, ducks will make random beeping noises as if a swear word was being censored. Sometimes it happens when slipping on a banana, but for the most part it seems to be entirely random.

What causes ducks to swear sometimes? Does something cause it to happen, or is it completely random?


texts: Is it possible to transfer your Pokemon Go account to Trainer Club?

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I am having problems with the Google login for Pokemon Go. Is there any way, be it contacting support or through Trainer Club, to either link my Google account to a new Trainer Club account or transfer my account to a Trainer Club account?

It seems like a better idea to have a Trainer Club account, so if there are Google login problems it won't matter.

Does anyone know if something like this is possible?


texts: What happens to your statistics when you join a Modern Warfare 2 game in the middle?

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I guess that you get a win if you win (especially in free-for-all mode).

But if you join a game, any kind of game, and your team loses, does that count as a loss?

If your team wins, does that count as a win?


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My 60GB launch PS3 has finally given me a yellow light of death. Luckily I married into a second PS3 over a year ago (phew!), but my wife's Slim has neither most of my saved games nor can it play our PS2 games.

The Internet seems conflicted on whether or not reballing is a good long-term solution. People offering it say it can work great for years. Other people say it only works for less than a year, or that 60GB models specifically are a moneypit for repairs once they start having problems. I've found some places that offer reballing services, but these are relatively expensive (€80+ and with only a couple months guarantee) compared to just buying a new PS2. On the other hand, 150 hours of Skyrim and I don't even remember how much Disgaea 3 are on that hard drive.

Are there any statistics available on how long I can expect it to last? Or information about the reliability of the reballing process from someone who knows about electronics but doesn't have a financial stake in telling me it'll work great? Does success depend greatly on the skill of the repairer or will any professional get about the same results?


texts: Is it possible to go from level 26 to level 32 in 5 days?

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I was one of the highest level players in my area. Until one guy, who initially levels up in a similar speed with me from level 20 to level 26.
But then this guy goes from 26 to 28 in one single day, and from that point he levels up with the speed of 1 level per day and he's currently level 32.
I don't know if this is possible without cheating. Hope some players with high level can answer me.

update 7/28/2016
Now two days past. This guy gains two more levels. He's currently level 34.

That means he gains 1750k XP in less than two days!
I don't think that is any close to doable without a bot. For those of you who think lure + pokemon stop + evolving + lucky egg can achieve this, I think it's probably because your level is too low to understand how hard it is to leveling up in such high levels (30 above).


texts: How to reconfigure a Flash Drive for use with XBox and the PC?

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My XBox 360 flash drive is already configured fully for XBox 360. How do I de-configure it so I can split it for use with the XBox and PC?

I have looked in the storage settings but I can't find anything. It will not de-configure.


texts: Why is my teammate's name flashing on the screen?

texts: In a match today, I saw that the name of my teammate was flashing on the side of the screen.  What does this mean?  I assume it is my teammate trying to signal me.  If so, how can I replicate this?


texts: Is there any benefit to having multiple recruitment radio beacons?

texts: I want to populate my settlements faster, is there any purpose in placing multiple recruitment radio beacons in them?


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Recently in the arena priests, druids and monk healers have been bugging me as an arms Warrior. My mortal strike says it reduces healing, but whenever I get a healer into danger a massive shield often pops up and while I break it down, he's healed back up again.

I've taken Shattering Throw to deal with Paladins and Mages using invulnerability to heal, but I'm considering trying Gladiator stance and a Glyph of Shield Slam as it says it removes one magic effect per slam.

Can anyone tell me how this magic removal effect works? If a priest uses a shield spell on himself, will the glyph kick in first removing the shield before the damage is applied, or first the damage of the shield then remove it if anything is left over.

Also is it random what magic effect it removes, or does it work on a last in first out basis?

I've looked it up on wowhead but most of their comments are about the old version of glyph that gave 10% more slam damage


texts: In Civ V, playing as Germany, and with earth, how do I start in Europe where Germany should be?

texts: Every time I start Civ V with Germany and with earth as the terrain, it doesn't start me in central Europe where modern day Germany is. Can I correct this somehow? Civ 4 would automatically start the chosen civilization where it is (or would be) located on earth.


texts: Can you play Battleblock Theater with local players and online players at the same time?

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I and my friend loved playing Battleblock Theater on Xbox Live, and so it was pretty awesome when it turned out it was coming out on Steam soon after I no longer had access to the family Xbox 360 due to coming to college. So we both bought it and have had plenty of fun playing it, but we've run into problems with multiplayer. I play at college on the opposite side of the United States from him, so full local multiplayer isn't really an option. However he also has his wife and a good friend of his who want to play with him over where he is and although he has bought them the game, it's too much of a hassle for all of them to not only play on their computers in his house, but to also try moving them all into one of his rooms.

In our time playing we've been trying to play with him and his friend and probably his wife too on his one PC with multiple controllers, while I connect via online mode with him hosting. Are we simply messing up somewhere or is this not even a possibility?

I heard that there's no 4-player online story mode, but I've seen anyone talking about this, even for arena mode.


texts: Optimal allocation of Stats from equipment

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For maximum survivability, is it better to get gear with only Vitality, or should you evenly distribute between Vitality and Toughness?

I have read that Vitality seems to be a lot better than Toughness.

Also, between Power and Precision, is it more effective to go all out Strengh?


texts: Does the damage of a melee weapon, displayed in the pipboy reflect the damage of a regular attack or power attack?

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In the pipboy a melee weapon's damage is shown, but i'm not sure whether that damage is from a regular or power attack.

On a similar note, does holding down the attack button for melee weapons the equivalent of doing a power attack by simply pressing ALT? (going by default controls)


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How to use cheap low-end MBTs like Leopard-1A1? I don't understand how to use them.
For example, 2-3 M60s are nothing versus M1, they are simply cannon fodder. Soviet improved T-55s and T-62s at least have long-ranged ATGMs but NATO Leopards and Pattons really quite a weak.


texts: Why do I get "I don't deserve this" when attempting to relocate?

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I finished the mission where Lilly's little brother takes me to all of these bases, and so I tried to relocate. However it says 'I don't deserve this'

Why does it say that and how can I relocate then?


texts: how do you get to the very top of the highest mountain in skyrim

texts: I play Skyrim Xbox 360 edition and I heard that at the very top of the mountain like the tip of it, is an easter egg thats a Enchanted pick but I do not know how to go past the Greybeards court yard. there is a big door way but I cannot pass, for there is a wind that hurts me. I tried using shouts but that did not work; even the Become Ethereal shout, but it did not work. How do I get to the very top of this mountain?


texts: I was wondering if people still play this awesome multiplayer game or not? I was thinking to get back to after many years gap but heard somewhere that it has lost online servers, after gamespy shut down its support for battlefield 1942. Are there still any servers up?


texts: Which things will change between playthroughs of the same level?

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I've noticed that the wall outlets (the things hackers can use to get a virus) are at different places every time a level is started. This got me wondering, what other things can be different between playthroughs? Placement of coins, guards, objectives, animals and keys? Paths of guards and civilians? Times when telephones ring?

Also, is it possible to enter some kind of seed so you play the exact same level again?


texts: How can I upgrade the L1 resonators on my faction's portal to L2?

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Today I found a portal owned by my faction that had a full house of 8 L1 resonators. I have a couple L2 resonators in my item inventory and wanted to deploy one. From the portal's main actions screen I selected Upgrade. From there I was shown a close up of the existing resonators that I could cycle through. Unfortunately, the Upgrade option on each of them was grayed out for me. Clicking on it only produce a text-over error:

  No usable resonators

I checked my items list and there are still two L2 resonators in my inventory. What am I doing wrong? How can I deploy these resonators to the portal?


texts: How do I play at the beginning of the game (spoiler warning)?

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I tried to play the game, and failed utterly.

I did the tutorial, then tried to make my way to new vegas. Of course, I ran into caesar's legion at that one town. I saved the people they kidnapped, unaware that it would mean that my character was going to be hunted by high-level enemies with powerful gear for the rest of the game. I did try to do the thing where you run to an NCR base and let them kill them, but the legion murdered the entire base they were so op. Despite this, I somehow managed to beat them (partially the NCR wore them down a bit, yeah, they didn't kill one legion guy despite their being a dozen of them...) I then tried to do that quest with ghouls that want to go into outer space. I tried to do one quest, and got owned by lizards that looked like the ones you fight during the tutorial, but apparently are far more powerful. I was also having a problem with my character not progressing at all as I leveled. Everything kept getting harder and harder to kill, despite the fact that I was in fact specializing in ONE combat skill. One of the last things I fought was a scorpion which appeared to be immune to all damage, even though I was using armor-piercing rounds. Those rounds also didn't do much to the legion guys. I think I expended all my ammo on them and had to melee them.

Anyway, after all this, I gave up, since I obviously completely screwed up my own game. And I was playing on the default difficulty mind you.

Now I'm thinking of trying again, but obviously I need to ask what you're actually supposed to do in this game, since questing when you're low level is obviously a VERY bad idea (someone else I talked to referred to that legion quest I did as a 'noob trap').


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Ever since I defeated the all the bosses (except Plantera) I've been wondering - How do I defeat Plantera? I tried fighting her once, but failed once she reached stage two. I found her bulb again, but before battling her I want to prepare myself properly.

What armor should I use? Weapons? Accessories?  Anything else in particular that will help?


texts: Minecraft server connection timeout on Mac OS X version 10.6.8

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I was trying to connect to a new server that i saw that other people are capable of connecting to but im unable to connect to it and it keeps saying "io.netty.channel.ConnectTimeoutException: connection timed out: (server IP)"

For some reason it's not letting me join and its said that on another server ive been playing on and said this on another server "java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: /(server IP)

Ive tried methods for fixing problems for this but when i try terminal the commands dont work and the other 2 servers used to work for me but suddenly stopped working a few days ago.


texts: How to use your PC as a display for your Xbox One S

texts: My TV is broken and I still want to play on my Xbox. I tried using an HDMI cable to connect my Xbox to my PC but my PC wouldn't display anything. How do I connect my Xbox to my PC using an HDMI cable?


texts: Who counts as a "player", for Steam achievement percentages?

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For each Steam achievement, the platform gives statistics along the lines of "23.6% of players have this achievement". Who counts as a "player" for this calculation? (To put it another way, what is the denominator?)
It is relevant if you want to figure out how awesome you actually are.
For example, if "players" were defined as "anyone who has bought the game", then my achievement percentages compare me not only to people who have played the game, but also to those who haven't even downloaded it! Which means that my achievement is less impressive than one's initial intuitions might suggestion.
On the opposite end, you could define "players" as something like "anyone who has played the game for over an hour". Or perhaps "anyone who has played the game for at least as long as I have".
Maybe Valve answers this somewhere, but I couldn't find it easily.


texts: My problem is not how to survive, I even one time got all planets cleaned from red, but the black attacked my planets and died. I'm really frustrated, please tell me what is the trick.


texts: How do I locate command blocks? I was messing around with some commands and died, and lost the location where I was testing out a lot of stuff.  I do not have access to MCEdit or anything like that.  I accidentally took a screenshot, but didn't have co-ords up, if that helps.


texts: Are rare spawn chances higher on higher difficulties?

texts: (Some) Dungeons have rare spawns. They have a low chance of randomly replacing one of the enemies in a Dungeon. Are they more likely to appear on higher difficulties (of the same Dungeon)?


texts: What is the chance to inflict certain amount of damage with varying weapon or grenade damage?

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Apart from pistols, weapons in XCOM 2 deal X+-1 damage. For example conventional assault rifle deals 3, 4, or 5 non-crit damage. Is the middle value more likely to get rolled, or is it a 1/3 chance for any of those numbers? For the first two pistols, is it a 50% chance to deal either lower or higher damage, and for the third tier pistol will it be 25% for each damage value of 3, 4, 5, and 6?

Does critical damage distribution function in the same way (even or uneven distribution for example for assault rifle's critical damage range of 5-7)?

For regular grenades it seems that they deal 3 damage much more often than 4. What is the chance to inflict four damage? It seems this is rolled for each enemy in the blast radius, because I have seen grenades to deal 3 to some and 4 to some other enemy.

Slightly related bonus question: Does crit chance mean a chance to hit as well, or just a chance to crit IF the normal hit rolls favorably? If my Ranger can hit a far-away target with 75% chance but has a critical chance of 85% due to modifiers, will it be 85% chance to hit and always crit when it does, or 75% chance to hit with 0.75*0.85=0.6375 chance to crit and 0.1125 chance to inflict normal damage?


texts: I have a big problem, my combat level is 57 and I just got level 25 att,def and str. And the problem is that i dont get anymore exp by killing creatures, or anything. Pls help me out!


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Based upon the early reviews/previews of Breath of the Wild, it seems pretty clear that at least when starting out, all of your weapons break with repeated use.

However I'm wondering if this also holds true in the mid- to late-game?

For instance, I'd assume based on some of the promos I've seen that the Master Sword exists in the game, and that as a unique and magical weapon that's significant to the plot it's not possible to just break it fighting some orcs (or bokoblins, or whatever).  Would that be correct?  And are there any other similarly unique, magical, and non-breakable weapons that can be obtained?

If there are non-breakable weapons available in the game, how early is it possible to obtain one of them (I absolutely hate games that foist you with equipment that wears out and breaks, and will happily go well out of my way to avoid having to deal with this mechanic if possible)?


texts: How do you obtain the Poké Flute to wake up Snorlax in FireRed?

texts: I'm trying to get past a Snorlax and I need a Poké Flute to wake him up—how do I get one?


texts: Causes for bug where starship is sent straight to orbit from ground?

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I've noticed that every few take-offs, my starship will rapidly ascend into orbit for no reason. This didn't bother me until I read a comment that implied that going into orbit would reset your extreme weather survival timer. Because this milestone is already frustratingly time-consuming enough, I would like to not be thrown into space unwillingly and void the time I have spent waiting around for time to pass.

This bug is recorded in a bug report log here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/275850/discussions/2/360672137535982278/)

  Originally posted by Orbital Launch Glitch:
  On occasion, using the launch boosters to enter flight from ground will cause the ship to rapidly gain altitude (resulting in instantaneous orbit).

It is also noted in the report that there is no known fix for this, but I'm thinking there has to be some kind of circumstances that cause this.

From what I've seen, it looks like every time this has happened, it's been during a storm of some type on whatever planet I am on. Can anyone confirm/refute this? Any other observations are welcome, too.


texts: What happens if you legitimately pay back Mimi?

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In Super Paper Mario, there is a part where the protagonists are enslaved by Mimi for breaking a vase, and need to work for her to get 1,000,000 rubees to pay her back.

It would take a very, very long time to get that many manually, so in the game the player is supposed to steal the money from a place in the mansion.

If the player spends hours legitimately getting rubees, how does Mimi react when paid? Does it change the game at all to do this through legal means?


texts: Is there anyway to dismiss a limit break and not use it?

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I'm replaying FFVII and loving it, however sometimes when trying to pull off a morph (such as getting ribbon in the battle square) I don't actually want to do a limit break when it pops.

Is there anyway (during battle - I know about changing break level outside of battle) of dismissing a limit break so that you don't use it and instead do the 'normal attack' - which in this case would be 4x cut?


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Just finished Inside. My response was:

   "Seriously? That's the end?" I'm sitting in a blob on a beach.

Did I miss something? Do I need to do anything during the game to get a different ending? If so, can I do those things by skipping around the checkpoints and replaying the end?

If not, what's going on? How is that a proper ending?


texts: PS3 controller shutting down during Lair of the Shadow Broker

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I am having trouble trying to finish the "Lair of the Shadow Broker" in the Mass Effect Trilogy on the PS3. I am up to the part of chasing down Vasir in the transports, where you have to hold down the L1 button to chase her down. Well, without warning, the controller just shuts itself off after holding the L1 button for a few seconds, which causes the vehicle in the the game to just stop or spin in circles.  I did buy the game system with said controller pre-owned, but I don't know if that may be the issue, because it works fine with my other games, although I'm not holding the L1 button down that much when I am playing them.

How can I fix this?


texts: Do the video settings affect the visibility of cloaked units?

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Is there some special video setting so you can spot invisible, cloaked or burrowed units, like Observers, DTs, or Infestors easier or better?

I find it very difficult to see where those invisible units are, but there are some pros like MKP that can spot an Observer that does not even move.

Could it have to do with their graphics setting?


texts: I killed everybody in the airport, now the airport is still red and I can not finish the propaganda mission! What do I have to do?


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Now that Terraria 1.2 has been released, I am definitely thinking about starting the game up again with a brand new map and a brand new character.

I recall from last time that creating a Hellevator was an essential task for delving efficiently into Hell.

Now that 1.2 has rolled around, what is the most efficient manner for building this Hellevator?

Qualities I am Looking For:

Speed: It has to get me there quickly.
Survivability: Without dying to fall damage or monsters.
Ease to build: And not take too much effort to create, bar unforeseen circumstances.
Utility of Tools: Without wasting too many resources.
Immediacy: And as soon as possible, meaning with the lowest-tier tools with which it can be done (ignoring the impracticality of not being able to mine out Hell).


texts: I installed Starcraft Broodwars for my grandson on my desktop. I have Windows 7.  On the screen, the far left has about two inches of black screen, which cuts off the far right of the game display.  I installed it on a laptop without this issue.  Any ideas on how a non-gaming grandma can fix this desktop issue?


texts: What happens to inventory when you die under ice

texts: Say someone dies underwater with ice blocks above them. What happens to the items that person had? Where do the items go?


texts: Are Charisma Check chances in Fallout 4 improved by having Charisma greater than 10?

texts: If I have a base Charisma level of 10, does temporarily bolstering it above and beyond that with suits or chems have any kind of positive impact on Charisma Checks or from a calculation standpoint does it treat a Charisma value of 15 the same as a Charisma value of 10?


texts: Is there any way to save preset buys in CS:GO?

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One of the features of CS1.6 and CS:S was the Loadout ability, the ability that allowed the player to quickly purchase a custom load out based on user preference.

However, on the purchase screen for CS:GO, I have been unable to find any "custom" load out screen.  The only options it gives me is: [F1] Buy Auto, [F2] Buy Previous.

And that's it.  I'm terribly confused.  Is this a bug? Or is this intended, on the developer's part?


texts: Are 2 Doran Blades more viable than these bot lane?

texts: Are 2 Doran Blades a more viable item buy than Berserker Greaves/just saving up for a BF Sword early game?


texts: Half Life 1 bug? Menu only show some servers instead of all possibilites

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after playing Half Life 1 online for a while and then restarting, this is what my menu looks like:

All the elements load an online server, instead of doing what they are supposed to (for example, Find Servers is supposed to open a window where you can choose servers).

Is this a bug? How to get it back to normal?


texts: My Mojang account has disappeared; can I still play Minecraft?

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I had Minecraft bought for me a long, long time ago (like, back when you had to actually open up the .JAR file and put the mods in there) by someone who I am no longer in contact with. I got bored of it and didn't play it any until a few months ago.

I migrated my old Minecraft account to a new Mojang account and successfully played the game for a month or so, but then the launcher started asking me to log in again, and this time wouldn't accept my credentials.

It kinda seems like half of Mojang's systems just won't accept my password, and half of them don't know about my account at all. Trying the "migrate account" form says "this account has already been migrated," but trying to log in says "password/username incorrect." Trying to reset my password just gives a confirmation message and no E-Mail ever comes.

I tried contacting Mojang support about this but they asked for bank records and a receipt, neither of which I have (the receipt is in my old E-Mail account, which was hacked into by the person I mentioned.)

There's still a file called usercache.json in the game install directory; there's what looks like a session ID or something in there. I remember reading something about putting a session key into the Minecraft JAR on the command line. It's got an expiration date on it that's passed, though.

Anyway, is there any way I can play Minecraft without having to shell out 30 bucks for something I already own?

EDIT:

To clarify, trying to log in to Minecraft or Mojang with the new credentials doesn't work any more than the old ones.


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I was playing Skyrim on my Xbox One doing the Storm Cloak quest and as soon as my nickname changed to 'Storm Blade', Ulfric gave me a set of Dragon Scale Armor?

I'm wondering if this is normal? It seems a bit overpowered for my level (37).


texts: IP for season-specific Harrowing items (runes etc.)

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I have been playing LoL for way less than a year, and have no 'seasonal' items like the Snowdown or Harrowing versions of runes or limited skins. In anticipation of limited-time rune purchases around Halloween (or Harrowing in Runeterra), I'd like to estimate how much IP to stockpile until then.

Of course, I realize that asking for a future prediction is speculative; so I want to find out how much IP was needed to complete a set of seasonal runes for previous releases (esp. Harrowing, but I'd also like to have the Snowdown info as well)


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I was just watching a Smash 4 stream where the player actually had the option to disable specific stages when choosing randomly, like existed in previous versions of Smash Bros.

I want that.

How can I unlock that feature?


texts: What are the deciding factors for a solo top champion?

texts: I know that there are some champions who are better solo-top than others, such as Shen because he can heal himself and he has good survivability, but what else decides if a champion is primed for solo top? I have seen other champs such as Teemo or Talon do really well in this lane, but I still don't understand the decision.


texts: Does all power armour increase Strength both at all and beyond 10 points?

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Do all models of power armor increase the character's Strength stat when equipped and if they do, do they still convey this bonus if the character has maximum strength points (10)?

I am asking, because I could swear my carrying capacity increased before, when putting power armor on, but now when I just tried it, it did not. The only difference is that I now have maximum strength.


texts: Can DLC for the PC version of Dragon Age 2 be installed mid-game?

texts: For the PC version specifically, can i install the Black Emporium, load my current game (started with no DLC) and continue it, with the Black Emporium available?


texts: What stats are best for casters (Wizard/Witch Doctor) doing Inferno?

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Both my witch doctor & wizard are just about level 60 and I am preparing to go try out inferno. I like the casters so much I can't decide which one should be my main. My friends (all melee characters) tell me that act 2 inferno is significantly harder then act 1, so I should be gearing for act 2. I have several questions about the gear for both toons:

My inferno build for wizard: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#UlQRSO!YdW!bZZbZc

My inferno build for witch doctor: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/witch-doctor#afRXdT!bZW!acabZc

1) Are the desirable stats for both wizard and witch doctor roughly the same? For example, should the wizard be getting more + resist all to take advantage of energy armor + prismatic armor? The reason I ask is because I might want to switch my main from wizard to witch doctor, and I don't want to spend more gold to re-gear.

2) What sort of stats should I be aiming for to be able to survive? I see people saying that melee char require at least +500 resist all, and 30K health, but I am a caster that does not want to get one shotted. Obviously, the more def stats the better, but what should I be aiming for?

3) How much damage is an average number for a wizard and witch doctor? Is it more effective to be going a 2H, or 1H + offhand?

4) I have a budget of 1.5 million. Would that be adequate to gear one character for act 2 inferno?


texts: Why are offduty military training in civ clothing?

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My military schedule is 2 months Training and then 1 month offduty.  I have the uniform option on the schedule set such that they would always be in Uniform, since I want them to have their armor on whenever a threat shows up.

There are a couple squads that are offduty, but are in the barracks doing individual combat drills in their civilian clothing.  The XBow dwarves in particular are not shooting bolts while training.  Just standing there doing ind. combat drills.

1) Why are they in their civilian clothing when I has the schedule set to be always uniformed?

2) Why are they doing individual combat drills while inactive?

I verified that the alerts have the squads set to me training alert, and that they have no active orders.


texts: What improvements exist between 32-bit and 64-bit Skyrim?

texts: Regarding the new Skyrim Special Edition, I heard it will be a 64-bit version. How/what does this improve?


texts: I have an Iron Maul of Flame.  It "Deals 40 Flame Damage".  I can destroy it for plain materials at the blacksmith.  Is there any way I can get something special out of an item like this?  For example, at the enchanting station?  (Although, I saw no option for this at the enchanting station.)


texts: What might cause and/or solve a super-noisy 3rd gen PS3?

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I have a third generation 80GB PS3 which recently has started getting a very, very noisy fan within a few minutes of turning the system on (before even playing a game sometimes), like so noisy I have to crank my AV amp up just to hear in-game audio. The noise is from the fan speed and movement of air, as opposed to some kind of obstruction on the fan or the optical drive.

I recently took the thing apart entirely (like, literally every part that wasn't soldered) and gave it a thorough clean, as well as re-apply good quality thermal paste to the CPU and GPU, however it's done nothing to reduce the noise.

High fan speeds suggest overheating, however the console doesn't feel in the least bit hot, and the exhausted air isn't particularly warm either. Orientation of the PS3 doesn't seem to affect it, it has more than the recommended clearance around it

Any suggestions as to what could be causing it if it's not dust clogging it? Any remedies I should try? Is it about to go pop?!


texts: How can I aim better/kill people more often in first person shooters?

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When I play FPS games, I find that I can rarely kill people before they kill me; often a whole SMG clip doesn't take them down, while they hit me with a few pistol shots and I die.

I think this is just me being very poor at aiming. I go for the neck, so the recoil hits the head... How else can I kill people more often?


texts: How to pay somebody more than a million weekly?

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In my career mode I got an email from Messi saying he wanted more money and his demands are a 1 million dollar weekly salary.

I can easily afford to pay that but I doesn't allow me to pay a million, only a 6 digit figure. How can I fix this?


texts: Is it possible to turn the noise or music off?

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When playing super mario party I went to play "Mario Party" mode and every time it is my turn to use the dice, a noise comes from the joy-con (i think) is there anyway to turn the music/sound that plays when it's your turn?

It may not be a problem to people, but it's kinda annoying to me becouse I prefere to play games without noise, it's not the vibrate I am talking about, I mean the sound/music.

I play it docked/on tv and the tv volume is all the way down.


texts: Can items affect my chances of finding an angel room?

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In Binding of Isaac, I would like to know if there are any specific items that lower chances of finding an angel room.

I know that taking deals with the devil does, but how about specific items?


texts: I'm eating a load of cooked pork chops but my health isn't increasing, what do I do?


texts: Using console to /setblock in a world other than "world"?

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Is it possible to use the console to perform the command /setblock in a world other than the default "world"?

Using Minecraft Bukkit


texts: I want to create a time lapse in Minecraft, but want to try and record and play on the same computer. What I wanted to do was to have a Virtual Machine, in Virtual Box which has Minecraft open with the player positioned in a static place. Then, in the host environment I would host the server and play. Is there a way I can force Virtual Box to be 1080p when minimized so I can do this? Has anyone else done it? I can't find anywhere online that details anything so specific. I wasn't sure if it was more relevant to place this here or on Super User.


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From what I know, you can do maps in order to get books that let you prestige your equipment.

However as I found out there's a limit to this, after a while the final reward changes from a book to something else.

I discovered that after completing a few zones that when I created a new map and ran through that, the final reward was again a prestige.

So how can I know when the final reward will be a prestige item? How much of the world do I need to do before getting more?


texts: What is there behind the door in Portal 2's "The Surprise" chamber?

texts: Assuming you didn't die, by cheating or whatever, is there anything interesting after that door?


texts: Can an Aipom pass on it's Hidden Ability to Minccino, given that they have the same Hidden Ability?

texts: I read that both Aipom and Minccino posses the same Hidden Ability Skill Link. So, is it possible for a male Aipom with Skill Link and a female Minccino without the HA to have a Minccino having the Hidden Ability?


texts: How can I make my villagers more pacifistic?

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I'm using MineColony to get some NPC's that are actually useful.  But, they're being a little too useful.  Specifically, the women are slaughtering all the wildlife.

Many pigs used to roam this field.

A few versions ago, I would've had no problem with this, but with the fairly recent animal spawning changes, I'm afraid I might end up like this guy.

How can I prevent a pigpocalypse?


texts: Does the number of elements in the queue affect resistance?

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


texts: In Fantasy Life, there is a Life shop for each different life. Once you hit Master rank, they sell an incredible good item for that specific life (for example, I went up 30 in mining). However, I don't know all locations for the different lives, where are they?


texts: Activating godmode in Super Star Wars for SNES?

texts: I tried entering A A A A X B B B B Y X X X X A Y Y Y Y B like it says, but nothing happens. The below video shows it going to a character select screen afterwards when you start the game, but this doesn't happen to me. I have the controller in port 1 with no controller in port 2. Am I missing something about this?


texts: Almost every update I do from my minecraft xbox 360, the screen slightly turns dark and when I try to load my world only one joystick works. And yes, I did see if the joystick worked, and it worked perfectly. Its the second minecraft game that I bout and don't want to waste another perfect 20 dollars. Please help


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Minecolony is a nice SSP mod that adds some NPCs like a farmer and a miner. How can I make that work on SMP as well? I can put the ingredients for the items together but not craft them, and using give returns that the items don't exist. I tried adding all files from the mod into the minecraft_server.jar without success, so

  How can Minecolony be played on SMP? Or are there at least some other nice NPC SMP mods?


texts: How can I protect myself against this hack in Neotokyo?

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While playing Neotokyo (Halflife 2 full conversion or CS variant, depending on whom you ask), someone trolled all or most players in one of the following ways:

change keybindings so that pressing w would spam a textmessage ("I was hacked by team Gamerfood" or advertisment to their site
change mouse senstivity, making playing practically impossible
changing players names to their URL (that I won't advertise here)

All of it easily reverted by resetting the config to default. But it seriously got on my nerves, and I guess on other peoples nerves too. How do I protect myself from this kind of hack? When the only one able to do something is the one running the server, I'd still like an answer that I can point to.

I play the game via steam.


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Is there any source of elemental damage that is not magical damage in skyrim?

In other words, is there any fire/frost/shock damage that is not affected by resist magic in skyrim?

Is burning damage magical damage?

I would like to extend this question to poison as well; however, I believe most poison damage is non magical. Is this correct?


texts: How do I find the Dark Stars in Little Stars for Little Wars 2.0

texts: In Little Stars for Little Wars 2.0 each "world" has 54 Crosses, 54 Void Crosses and 3 Dark Stars. However I can't find any information on even how to start attempting the 3 Dark Stars aside from the fact that they are "hidden" ... Is a way to tell at least what levels they are on?


texts: I'm currently pursuing the 'Memory of the blade' quest. And I'm told by Shani to talk to Zoltan about the silver sword. I found him at the Hairy Bear Inn a few times before but now I can't find him no matter at what time of the day I enter the inn. What are the other possible places that he can be in? The map does a poor job of pointing to an NPC's live location as it's always pointing to the inn even when he's not in there!


texts: Currency Exchange: More Gems for more Gold?

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This is not a question about fluctuating exchange rates or anything, it's much simpler: Is there a bulk discount built into the Exchange mechanic?

So far I have always assumed that, even if the RATE changes, every single gem is still worth the same at any given time. Meaning that if (for example) 1 Silver can buy you 1 Gem, then 20 Silver would (at that very moment) buy you 20 gems.

However, I noticed that this is not true, and even did the math just now. Right now, to buy 1 Gem I would have to trade 1.39 Silver. That would mean that to buy 5 Gems, I would have to trade 6.95 Silver. But I don't. 6.95 Silver buys me 7 Gems instead. This means that there is some kind of bulk discount, completely unrelated to the fluctuating rate.

So the question is: Is there any research on this? Maybe a table that lists how this discount works?


texts: What factors are considered when deciding whether someone is favored or not?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Where are favored indicators located and how do you interpret them?

I tend to play 2v2 or 3v3, with all my team being platinum league. Sometimes, when a match begins, we see our enemies are "favored". At the end of the match, when we take a look at the score screen, our opponent's leagues are gold, and sometimes even silver.

So, what factors are considered when deciding whether someone is favored or not? Because clearly, leagues are not the only variable here.


texts: Strategies for using Turian Solider proximity mines

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I've been playing around with the Turian Solider class in multiplayer, and haven't had much luck using the proximity mines.  All I ever get out of them are some minor assists in the end.

What are the best skill selections to take to maximize their effectiveness, and what are some good ways to use them?


texts: Are shield, barrier and armor each completely different, or similar?

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I am familiar with this question:

What's the difference between armor, barrier, and shields?

and I understand the use of different ammo types and skills in order to counteract these bonuses.  This question is more pertaining to personal character selection.  What I want to know is:

If my enemies are using unmodified weapons and ammo, will the same weapon( or skill) do the same amount of damage to all 3 types of defenses?  Or will the same melee attack do the same amount of damage?

Another way to say what I'm trying to say specifically is:

The linked post above states, "Slow firing weapons like Sniper Rifles, Heavy Pistols, and Shotguns tend to do better damage to armor."  but does that mean the other two types of defenses don't modify that variety of damage at all? Do the other two have a lesser but equal effect, or do all three defenses treat all damage differently?


texts: In todays sport games: How much is the use of a game pad superior to the keyboard?

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My favorite kind of video game is a sports game (FIFA, PES, NHL, ...).
However I never gotten around to use game pads for those games and always sticked to the old school keyboard. My question now is:

Do you have a chance of reaching a "game pad level" with a keyboard? Or is using the game pad that much superior? If that is the case: Explicitly why is it superior?


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I have a PS3 Slim and lately just after I turn it on it gives three beeps and powers down.

I have found that with persistence it will eventually start up, and once it does it will run fine all day long until it's shutdown manually.

Each time I start it up has become a battle of wills to see if it will startup or I will loose patience first. Comrades, I barely won the last battle. The situation is dire. Morale is low. It seems to be taking longer with each passing day...

Is this something I can fix or is all hope lost?


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According to the video below, I can recruit cuccos to assist me in battle.

So far, I've seen a single chicken in some fairy fountains, but there is no clear way to get it to fight alongside me.  I am able to attack it, which in typical Zelda fashion results in me getting attacked by an army of cuccos.  I've also seen a golden chicken in the Adventure Mode, which apparently eats to get stronger.  Attacking it also results in becoming an enemy of the cucco.

How can I get the rage of chickens to become a force for good instead of evil?


texts: Does a villager only ask you to add a police station (or other public works) when they approach you?

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I know that the Police Station is a public works project that must be requested by one of your villagers.

I also know that villagers will see you, an exclamation point will appear above their head, and they will walk straight to you until you talk to them or ignore them.

My question is, will they request a public works project only in this case?  When they approach you?  Or can they request it during any conversation, even if they don't approach you first?


texts: Does the Lure III enchantment bias the fishing wait time towards zero?

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From the wiki:

  The current algorithm:

  Using a regular fishing rod, a random integer from 100 to 900 is selected. The game then counts down each tick to 0 at which time the fish's water particles appear. At 20 ticks per second, this amounts to a random wait time between 5–45 seconds.

  Using the lure enchantment on a fishing rod decreases the random integer picked by 100 per level (thus, a wait-time reduction of 5 seconds per level).

Usually these algorithm descriptions are 1:1 with the code, but just to make sure...

With the Lure III enchantment, the wait time will be from 0 to 600 down from 100 to 900. But since it decreases the random integer by 300 (100x3), does it means that the 0 happens more often?

| Integer Picked   |  Lure III   |
|      100 ~ 200   |         0   |
|      200 ~ 300   |         0   |
|      300 ~ 400   |   0 ~ 100   |
|      400 ~ 500   | 100 ~ 200   |
|      500 ~ 600   | 200 ~ 300   |
|      600 ~ 700   | 300 ~ 400   |
|      700 ~ 800   | 400 ~ 500   |
|      800 ~ 900   | 500 ~ 600   |

The average wait time without enchantments is 500 ticks

But with Lure III it could be either 300 ticks if it does not bias, or 225 if it itroduces the bias shown in the table above.

So what is the average wait time for a fish bite with Lure III? 300 or 225 ticks?


texts: How do I speed up a round of Civilization 5?

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I am a recreational player and time is a limiting factor for me. Is it possible to configure Civilization 5 in a way so that an average round can be completed in one evening (lets say within 5 hours)?

What I have tried so far:

Choose minimum setting for game pace
Playing on small maps
Aiming for fast wins (cultural victory or even domination rush)
Put all workers on automation immediately

They games are usually still longer than I want them to. Are there any other things I can do to speed it up? I don't really like the third bullet, "Aiming for fast wins", because it limits my options and I would like to do some space races as well.


texts: Do passengers come at bus stops according to the schedule I created?

texts: I have created long bus line (I know it's wrong, but only for testing purpose) where one bus drive only two times daily, and before I ran the line, I configured bus schedule according this idea. After some time when I looked at the bus stops, I noticed that people are waiting there even if the next bus will come in next two or more hours, so they started to be unhappy. Am I missing something or in this game people come to bus stop with hope, instead of checking schedule?


texts: /blockdata ~ ~ ~ {Items:[]} does not work at a certain distance away from the player

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I have an adventure map with restocking chests. The cycle I have them on are activated by a daylight sensor which is connected to a series of command blocks. The following will be my command example:

Redstone trail leads to first command block with the command:

/blockdata -54 135 191 {Items:[]}

Restone trail continues to next command block after a redstone repeater delay. The next command is:

 /setblock -54 135 191 minecraft:air 0 destroy

Restone circuit finishes at a final command block after yet another redstone repeater delay. The final command is:

 /setblock -54 135 191 chest 0 replace
{LootTable:"mctools:chests/overworld lvl 1"}

(this is a custom loot table I created)

Also, here is a visual of my circuit. The current flows from right to left:

So, what happens is the chest that was previously placed has its items destroyed, then the chest itself is destroyed, and finally a new chest with new loot is placed. This is what I want. The problem here is that this only works when my character is relatively close to the chest targeted when the commands are activated. If I back away, and then come back, the loot that was in the chest before the new chest was placed is all over the ground! I want the items to be destroyed not on the ground. It appears /blockdata ~ ~ ~ {Items:[]} doesn't work if the player is a distance away from the targeted chest. Like the items won't delete at a distance. Please explain this problem and how to fix it.


texts: What does commentator say when baron kills your entire team?

texts: What happens when the baron kills your whole team?


texts: Guitar Hero game play on Wii versus XBox 360 and Playstation 3

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I recently tried Guitar Hero World Tour on an XBox 360 the other day and am considering buying a Guitar Hero game for the Wii, my only console. My question is since the Wii does not match the hardware specs of the XBox 360 (or Playstation 3) will game play be affected negatively?

The reason I ask is because in the past I've overheard or read the Wii is a poor choice for Guitar Hero because it's 'under powered' but I have no idea how founded these opinions are.


texts: Are Street Fighter 4 stages different sizes?

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Is there a mechanical difference between the stages in Street Fighter 4?

At first glance, they seem to be identical in all but graphical elements and aesthetics.  However, I have heard numerous claims that some stages are actually shorter or longer than others.  This has always seemed unlikely to me, but I can't deny that it's possible.  What is the truth in the matter?


texts: Is there any way to avoid being dismounted whilst interacting with items outside of Draenor?

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The Tier 1 Stables in the Garrison has the following perk:

  Also allows you to remain mounted while interacting with objects in outdoor Draenor zones.

This is pretty great if you're doing a lot of questing. I'm working on Loremaster of Kalimdor and it would be wonderful to have this feature there. Is there any way to get a similar effect to the Stables effect outside of Draenor?


texts: How can I reduce the memory cache size of the game?

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I realize that the game producing enormous cache data on my phone.

Is it possible to stop it?

P.S. I don't know that is it related to my phones specifications or not. My phone is LG Nexus 5 and have Android 6.0.1 on it.


texts: How do you get the items in lava in Iron Keep?

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In Iron Keep there are several items in stretches of Lava and one item after the first bonfire in front of a statue which is blowing fire continuously over it.

Are there tricks to get these items as you often die before to even reach them?


texts: How to perform an Ace in Tennis in Grand Theft Auto 5?

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I was playing Tennis in-game, and I saw a stat after a tennis match.

  You can pass an Ace to the other player.

For those who don't know, an Ace is a serve in Tennis that is not touched by the receiver, thus winning the point in one swing.

So how can I guarantee that I serve an Ace?


texts: Can I complete the achievement for stunt jumps?

texts:
At some point the counter for stunt jumps appears to have bugged out. I completed 47 of the 50 stunt jumps (tracking them with the Achievement Hunter map). Now, any of the remaining three jumps I complete, if I complete it successfully, the game says:

Stunt Jump Completed
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I went ahead and completed the 3 remaining jumps I had to make, and they all gave the same undefined response, and the achievement didn't trigger. Is there any known way to fix this bug, or am I out of luck and would need to start a game over?


texts: I'm in a survival world with cheats, but have only used the command toggle downfall, other than that no cheats, and I found a group of naturally spawned skeleton horses! It looked like there was just one, but when I right clicked it it burst into four skeleton horses, they were all tamed after me getting on them one time and able to be taken back home with a saddle. There had been a sort of recent thunder storm, this probably happened at least an hour after the storm. They were standing in water just on the edge of a jungle and extremely close to a jungle temple... does anyone have any explanation??? they spawned naturally and there were no skeletons. also I'm on easy mode


texts: Is there any way to get notifications for 'On the House' games?

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EA's Origin occasionally offers certain games completely free as part of their 'On the House' promotion. As they've offered a few pretty good games in the past, I'd like some way to get notified when a new one is available so I don't miss out.

I'm not really looking for something to tell me about upcoming free games, unless it's from an official source, as many websites are happy to post erroneous or out of date information, or even just rumours.

I would prefer something like an RSS feed or email notification. The best solution I've found so far is to simply keep an eye on various gaming blogs and perhaps create a custom filter for 'On the House'. Is there a better solution?


texts: I chased moltres around about 7 times, but when I saved and logged back on, he is gone - from the map, and the sea spirit's den. I redid the elite four, with hopes it would reset, but that did not seem to work. How can I fix this? Thanks.


texts: Ping spiking to 1000 in every game on Roblox with good internet

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Alright, so before you say it's my internet, it's not. I can watch 4k videos without any buffering and every other application that needs a strong internet download speed runs perfectly fine. It's just Roblox, and I don't know what to do about it. Every 3 seconds my ping goes to 1k and stays like that for 10 seconds, and it just keeps doing that.
Things I did:

Reinstall Roblox
Hit "reset all settings" in Roblox Studio's studio settings
Give Roblox high priority in task manager
Reboot internet router (even though I'm pretty sure it's not my internet)
Connect pc to modem directly with ethernet
disable firewall completely
factory reset pc

I would be grateful for any help on this. Thanks.


texts: How do you activate your augmentations in Deus Ex Human Revolution?

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At the right hand side of your screen you have a list of augmentations, but I can't find any guidance on how to enable them.

Probably very simple, but this has stumped me and my son for a while.


texts: Is it possible to get mods to run on the GOG Mac version of Fallout?

texts: I want to install Fixt on Fallout 1 for mac, but I cant seem to find anything that allows me to do that. Is it possibe?


texts: What do each of the different starting effects do?

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So there's several different effects you can choose when making a character in Salt and Sanctuary. They're just items, but I'm not sure what any of them do,  because there's no way to view an item description in the character creation menu (at least not anyways I've found, and I've tried every combination of button pressing I can think of).

What do each of the different effect items do?


texts: Is there a way to do custom /say commands?

texts: I've looked it up, and apparently there is not a way to. But, there's an NPC in my map where I have it "talking" with a /say command. So, is there a way to make it say something like [(NPC Name)] (Text) without mods?


texts:
What are the locations of all the security chests on Rishi?

I know there is a chest under a shipwreck, but I don't know the others.


texts: Is there a way to increase the in-game log window font size?

texts:
In Retro Pixel Castles, the font in the in-game log window is very small. I'm specifically talking about the upper-left of the screen, shown here:

Is there a way to increase the size of that font?


texts: Helmet headshot protection for face shot?

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A level 1 or 2 Helmet visually does not protect the players face.

Does it always give Protection for headshots, no matter if hit in the face or somewhere else on the head where the Helmet does not cover it?
Or only for the space where the helmet really covers the head?

Bonus question, does the neck also counts to headshots? (it is also visually not covered by helmets)


texts: From all the hints (especially the one saying "I just don't know what Stinky sees in Sal..."), I've gathered that I need to get the giant Max to eat Sal to get further in the game. I've even managed to make him crave for cockroaches. But I haven't found anything to either make him crave for Sal specifically, or if a general cockroach is enough, to spot Sal. How do I proceed?


texts: /dance can get Zealots to go at it with their glow sticks, but what other units can dance in Starcraft II?


texts: How are the recommended system specs determined on Steam?

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Steam shows both the minimum system requirements and the recommended ones. How are the latter determined?

Most games have settings ranging from a bare minimum to some form of ultra mega. What settings are typically used when determining the recommended system requirements?


texts: Why do I have to toggle my Windows 10 Media Streaming PC's WiFi for the PS4 Media Player to detect it?

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I've set up the built-in DLNA media streaming server in Windows 10 and I've managed to get it working with the PS4, but I've noticed that whenever I open the Media Player app on the PS4, there is no server shown. Toggling the WiFi on the PC (which is always on, by the way) makes the PS4 detect it instantly. If I don't do this, it may take up to 2-3.. maybe even 5 minutes for the device to show up. Is there any way to speed up either the PS4's polling rate or Windows 10's rate of broadcasting the server availability?

I'm not sure if this problem is specific to the PS4 or a general Windows 10 thing. I tried the Local Network option in VLC on my Android phone and it was able to quickly detect my PC (however, it stayed on the loading screen after tapping on it and never finished).


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I'm curious why some people, like me, play inverted. Is there any correlation between classic gamers playing with real joysticks and playing inverted now or any other sort of correlations? I'm looking for any sort of reasoning behind it and why my brain acts in reverse of "normal". I've tried to play normal for long periods of time in 2 player because I felt like a dick having to pause it before every match to change the option and I just can't do it.

I figure there's a scientific reason.


texts: Clarification on Damage over Time (DoT) effects

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I need some clarification on how damage over time (DoT) effects work in the Secret World;

Can a tick from a DoT perform a crit?
Does a tick from a DoT count as a hit?

I mostly want to know this because I ask myself:

Can a DoT proc passives? (e.g. on hit, on crit or on hit on a afflicted/hindered target passives)

Right now my character is not advanced enough to have DoTs but I'm considering moving into it. However, I'm not sure how passives work with single/multiple damage over time effects.

I saw some "every time you set afflicted state" passives.

Do these passives proc when the DoT is reset before it's duration is
over?
Do these passives proc when the target is already afflicted/has another DoT on it?


texts: Why are the Heroes of the Storm fighting?

texts: Is there any lore that explains why the Heroes of the Storm are fighting? In League of Legends, it is explained that they are fighting to settle political disputes in special arenas in a controlled systematic way to prevent the destruction that all out magical warfare was causing to Runeterra. Is there any similar story/explanation as to why the Heroes of the Storm are fighting?


texts: How do I properly setup an auto-starting server on Windows Server?

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I have been having a difficult time configuring the Minecraft server to start with Windows. Here's the situation:

I have a Windows Server 2008 hosted at GoDaddy which I use for my web development and such. It has really powerful hardware which most of the time is not utilized (Core 2 Quad @2.5Ghz, 8GB RAM, etc). I have had the server configured to restart automatically every night at 2AM just to keep it refreshed. Well, I spent hours trying different ways to configure the Minecraft server to startup after the computer boots, but I've had no luck and finally gave up. The server hasn't been restarted in like a month thanks to that...

So, I ask for any assistance on how I can configure a scheduled task that will startup the Minecraft server after boot.


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I've been working on quite the sorting system, which basically sorts every stackable item in the game. I've been noticing a few performance issues when I enter the area (Lower fps in general).

Now I've heard something about covering up all the hoppers to increase performance, since they will stop checking for items on top of them when they have a block placed there. I have read the wiki, but my English isn't that great, and I couldn't make up if this is true or not. Does someone know if this is true or not?

I could try to just cover them all up, but since it's rather large, I'd prefer to know for sure before I cover up 1000+ hoppers


texts: How can I break items down into their components

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In my Junk inventory I can see the components that make up an item. For example, an Adjustable Wrench yields Steel and a Gear. There are also weapons and armor I don't need, as well as debris lying around my settlement in the form of cars, tires, trees, etc.

How can I turn these things into their component parts for crafting?


texts: "Entity '@p...' cannot be found" error message

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Every time I enter a variation of:

  /effect @p...

I receive an error message "Entity '@p...' cannot be found"

The image is just one example. I've tried it without commas. With x=, y=, z= in front of the coordinates. I've mixed and matched everything until I feel like I've tried everything, but obviously I'm missing something.

How did I misbrain this one?


texts: How do I stay hidden and undetected while dispatching enemies?

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There are occasions where enemies will be oblivious to your presence, and you can kill them stealthily with them noticing. And when playing as the Darkling, you have to move and kill stealthily as the Darkling is easily killed. Also, you can play as a "ninja" in Vendettas mode, making knowledge regarding stealth approaches useful.

I like doing the the stealth approach whenever possible. A few questions to further this goal:

Any tips and tricks on staying hidden? What are efficient ways of killing enemies stealthily? Any abilities I should focus on?

How do enemies detect the player character?

Do the sounds you make matter? Do enemies notice gunfire even if it is not hitting them? Does walking slower or crouch-walking help? What about usage of abilities?
How do sight and light levels work? Can you sneak behind enemies? Hide behind objects? Hide in dark places? Being on a different level (a floor up or down)? (Do enemies look up or down?)
Do enemies have different "levels" of alertness?
Once you're spotted, is hiding effective, or will the enemies instantly and constantly know where you're hiding? Do enemies get alerted if you kill one of them, or come across upon a dead body of a person you killed?
Any enemies with unique behavior when it comes to player detection?
Does difficulty matter?

(Feel free to give partial answers if you only about stealth/detection elements on a particular part of the game, including the Vendettas campaign.)


texts: What is the best way to level Co-Op Score in Battlefield 3?

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Personally, I am what they call an Achievement-whore or [Formally] a completionist... But Battlefield 3 has taken that to a whole new level.

I think Battlefield 3 has about 367 total available dog tags to obtain.  I know some of them are not possible to get anymore (Dr. Pepper promo, etc) - but there are some that via math, I have determined will take a very long time to obtain.

There are co-op service star dog tags at 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50.  From what I have found:

You'll need 22,000,000 co-op points for service star 50
Debatable The best level for grinding co-op points is Hit & Run, which can be done for ~10k points in 7min
You'll have to play that level 2,200 times and spend about 260hr doing it.[Source]

Is there a better way to grind out the co-op?  Seeing as they only have a few missions, at 260hrs... I don't think I will have that kind of endurance to obtain those dog tags...

Here is a crazy big picture of all available dog tags to reference what I am talking about.


texts: Which combinations of Artifacts unlock which bonuses?

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In the Rising Tide expansion, I can acquire Artifacts by performing Expeditions, pillaging Alien Nests, and finding them in resource pods. If I research three artifacts at once, they provide a bonus effect in addition to the normal production/science/culture yield. This bonus effect is either a civilization-wide effect, or a new building.

However, when I swap different types of artifacts to research, the bonus I unlock doesn't seem to change. How is it affected by the types or quality of the artifacts I research?


texts: How are the enemies in Dragon League selected?

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How are the human opponents for the fight in Dragon League selected? I've thought they are from the same league as I, but it's not very probable. Usually most of them are far weaker then I - about half of them has dragons level 10, for example, while mine are 15. A few are tough, but in the last leagues one opponent was always extremally tough - with 10 levels above me, very strong dragons. It's impossible those weak guys have beaten him.

Now one opponent is level 50 (mine is 25) and has dragons of level 20, and he is blocking me for weeks that I would need to get my dragons to such high level :( I suspect it's done on purpose to block players from getting gems for free....


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I've seen tips that my companion is in trouble or that I should give them a Stimpack, but I've never had an issue of my companion dying.

Can companions die?

I've also noticed that sometimes they will just walk in my line of fire and I'll end up shooting them a couple of times with a machine gun or something.

Will they change their view on the relationship if I shoot them?


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Implosion is a free download (at least, it is for Android). The free version is essentially a trial, allowing you to play the first 6 levels of the campaign repeatedly. But, the campaign trail only displays levels you've unlocked, plus the next unlockable level that's grayed out and unselectable. Since the game costs $10 USD, I'd like to know just how much gameplay there is for my 10 dollars.

How many levels are there?


texts: I read that the only upgrades made to the ports of 3 and 4 were 108p, 60fps, and "a lighting upgrade". What do they mean by that? Do the games use HDR now or is there better lens flare? I am just curious...


texts: Should Broken Age acts 1 and 2 be played simultaneously?

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I've just started Broken Age, and am in the middle of finding the knife in act 1. When I was looking for useful things in my inventory, I clicked on the picture of a boy, and this took me to a whole other story, which I now know is act 2.

Now, am I supposed to play acts 1 and 2 simultaneously in order to understand the story (apparently, there are links between the two acts, which are to be revealed later), or am I supposed to play one act first?


texts: I've had the Leviathans come by a few times and I keep clicking feed elders, and they are always displeased and leave. Is there a certain way to get them to stay? or are the chances of them staying random?


texts: How do you swordfight in Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn?

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I was playing the pc game called Tintin, secret of the Unicorn in which there is a scene where Captain Haddock is sword-fighting with some enemies. The problem is that the only keys that seem to work are the W, A, S, D keys and they are only used for defending from attacks. I tried all the other keys and none of them do anything.

So any idea how we can fight back during these sword fights? Which keys?


texts: Rewarded more for visiting Pokestops I've never visited before?

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I visit the same 14 Pokestops every day and get very poor results. I get more potions, revives, and RazzBerries than you can shake a stick at. When I get eggs,  3 out of 4 are 2km eggs. Getting more than 1 pokeball is satisfying, and getting a great pokeball is thrilling. I've gotta an ultra pokeball just once. So, that's how 100 Pokestops per week has gone for me.

Today, I got the chance to visit a Pokestop I've never been to before, and I got 2 ultra pokeballs and a 10km egg!

Are all Pokestops treated as the same? Or, will Pokestops you've never visited before give you a chance for better results?


texts: How to /clear a specific spawn egg in from the inventory

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I want to remove a specific spawn egg from a player's inventory but instead the two commands removes every spawn eggs. The first one remove every one while the second one removes nothing (but the command block says that it is correct):

/clear @a spawn_egg 0 5
/clear @a spawn_egg 52 5

How can I do to remove only the specific spawn egg of the creeper without removing all of them?


texts: Can I see how many mission items I've found during the current mission?

texts: You can view how many bone shards, paintings and runes you've found when you are done with your mission. Can I view how much of the items I've already found while doing the mission?


texts: Does the +15% wonder bonus work for the capital as well?

texts: Whenever I improve a tile with Marble on in a city I get the " has Marble!" message, to indicate that the city is now getting the +15% bonus to Wonder construction. I don't get this message when improving a Marble tile for my capital. Does the capital city get this bonus, or not?


texts: Are resurrection "Save Me" rewards all equally likely?

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There are 8 resurrection rewards (these are the amounts with "Save Me" fully upgraded) that can come up when spinning the wheel:

125 fewest coins
250 more coins in a bag
625 chest of coins
1250 most coins with "X" symbol
50 seconds of coin magnet
50 seconds of shield
1250 meters boost
8 gems

Are these all 8 outcomes equally likely?  I haven't collected any data so it would be good to know.


texts: How does one get a tie game in Starcraft 2?

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


texts: Do skeleton traps get hurt by poison spell?

texts: I was attacking a TH9 guy, and I had poison spell at that time. There was a skeleton trap activated and lots of troops just covering the skeletons, so I mistakenly dropped the poison there over those skeletons. So, I am wondering from that time: Do the skeletons got hurt or not? I was able to watch the replay but the troops had fully covered those skeletons. If someone knows please answer. Thanks!


texts: What influences offline coin generation?

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It's clear there is some sort of influence on what the game considers a "day's worth of gold" since the package in the store always contains more coin the next time I look at it.

What influences the increase in generation of coins while I'm away from the game?


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This question has a few separate questions in one.

What is a season of Starcraft II? At the end is there a definite winner?
How long is each season?
When a new season begins do you have to do placement matches again?
Is there an "in-between" period between Seasons?


texts: Access online play on PS4 from a country with no local PSN and no foreign credit card

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I can not play online on my ps4 because I need to put my billing info before using codes. The problem is I am from Qatar and I use the USA as my region for my main account. I tried making a Qatari account but it tells me there is no Qatari Store!!

How can I access PSN with billing info when I live in a region with no official PSN support and I have no credit cards from a region with PSN access?


texts: What determines how much experience I get from a hearthstone match in play mode?

texts: Sometimes I win handily and get a little experience, sometimes I squeak out a victory and get a lot.  How is experience earned?


texts: Are there any stories that go deeper into these the histories and purposes of locations like Black Mesa and Aperture?


texts: I would like to implement a custom class using the Neverwinter Nights 2 World Editor. What is the best way to learn how to do that?


texts: Cyclops power cells: order in which power cells deplete

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I'm certain the cyclops' power cells deplete one at a time.  However, I seem to be having trouble determining which cell depletes 1st.  I'm starting to wonder whether or not it might be random and I suspect it also differs if one of the six power cells are absent.

First it's useful to name the positions of the cells so they are fixed, using (for reference see image belows) 'P' for port 'S' for starboard as well as the nrs 0-2 to indicate distance from the stern with 0 being closest to the stern and 2 the farthest.  Using this naming system the six power cell slots will be referred P0-P2 and S0 to S2.  Henceforth the slots themselves will be referred to as power cells since its them we're interested in and not the actual game item.

It's likely a new cell is randomly chosen after one has been depleted but otherwise I suspect it behaves as follows:

The cyclops has rules which precisely determine which power cell to drain next based exactly on the positions of depleted cells.
The game treats empty power cells and absent ones as equivalent and therefore for the remainder of this description I will refer only to empty/depleted cells.
If all power cells are depleted then the next non-depleted cell will be the one to be drained.

If anyone can refute or prove some/all of these claims it would be much appreciated!

P.S. If you're uncertain why I named the cell slots if I never mention them it's simply because someone might've noticed a set sequence in which cells are used and this allows them to unambiguously describe it.


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At the top of each table in Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, there are three lights which can temporarily upgrade your Pokéball to a higher tier. (Poké Ball, Great Ball, Ultra Ball, and Master Ball)

In the main series higher tier Poké Balls make Pokémon easier to catch, but in Pokémon Pinball they always take 3 hits to catch regardless of the ball type.

What do the Pokeball upgrades do in Pokémon Pinball?


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I've just collected 32 cubes, so i can open the 32 cubes door. I've also got the message that i can go there, but when i do, the door is broken.

It is in this location on the map:

When i got inside, it looks like the world is broken. In the room are no other doors. When i climb up there are 2 regular cubes, but nothing more.

Why is the door for 32 cubes broken?


texts:
This is a pretty weird question regarding Fortnite BR. This started out with me seeing a lone island outside the very big normal one. Even if it wasent on the map, I wanted to see what happened when I went there. Of course, I died from touching water cause you cant get to the island and, I ended up dying early.

Now, about every 10-20 matches when the battle bus is aligned in a certain angle, before I launch (and after also) I see a weird HP bar over the unreachable island from about every angle I look from. Once I saw it as (173/200 HP), and like 40 battles later, I see (150/200HP) Is this a glitch, or what is it?

I couldnt provide a screenshot because the files where over 2 MB.


texts: Do tracking disruptor modules or rats with tracking disruptor effects affect missile damage in any way, or do they only affect turrets?


texts: What does a red dot on a minecraft map mean?

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Title about says it all.

I built a map on minecraft.  It has a red dot on it.  My guess is that it means there's a bunch of lava at that spot.  could it mean anything else?


texts: Skyrim Wearable Lantern Mod and Hunterborn Crafting Lantern oil

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I am playing Skyrim with the poplar mods: Campfire, Frostfall, Hunterborn, Wearable lanterns and others.

I have been told all over other forums that it is possible with Hunterborn to be able to craft the HB animal fat item into lantern oil for the Wearable Lanterns mod.

So far I have not been able to find a way to do that with any of the intuitive crafting methods. Can anyone give me insight as to how this should work?


texts:
In Ninja Fishing for iOS, I seem to have figured a bunch of it out, drop a line, and as is reeled in you want to hook fish and then cut them up for gold.

There is fuel in the game which is the only thing I can't figure out. What is it and why do you need it?


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Running around doing heavy labor on the farm (chopping trees and bashing rocks) has made me very tired very quickly, but it's still pretty early in the afternoon.

Is it "ok" to go to bed this early? Will I wake up at 6AM the next day no matter what happens the day before? What can I do to stave off sleep until the "optimal" time (if there is one).


texts: Alliances (factions), completely separate areas, except for the PVP zone?

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In Elder Scrolls Online, I started my character in the Ebonheart alliance. Now I'm level 20 and have visited into neighbouring areas out of curiosity, discovering level 48 characters and similar. By neighbouring areas I am still talking about the areas in the Ebonheart alliance, up to the right in the global map.

Does this mean that the areas I play in now, around Morrowind, for the Ebonheart alliance, is completely separate from the two other alliances?

In other words, are there 3 completely separate areas, and the only place I will meet characters from the other 2 alliances is in the PVP zone?

Or do I need to travel to one of the other areas in time to further level up and continue playing?


texts: How do I get the "Edison" achievement in X-Com?

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I believe I've researched everything. This is what I have researched so far, and I'm at the very end of the game:

Xeno-biology
Arc Thrower
Outsider Shard
New Fighter Craft
Hyperwave Communication
Ethereal Device
Weapon Fragments
Alien Materials
Experimental Warfare
Elerium
Psi Armor
Carapace Armor
Skeleton Suit
Titan Armor
Ghost Armor
Archangel Armor
Beam Weapons
Precision Lasers
Heavy Lasers
Plasma Pistol
Light Plasma Rifle
Plasma Rifle
Heavy Plasma
Plasma Sniper
Alloy Cannon
Plasma Cannon
Fusion Lance
Guided Fusion Launcher
Alien Nav Computer
UFO Power Source
EMP Cannon
Interrogate Sectoid
Interrogate Muton
Interrogate Sectoid Commander
Interrogate Berserker
Interrogate Thin Man
Interrogate Heavy Floater
Interrogate Ethereal
Autopsy Sectoid
Autopsy Sectoid Commander
Autopsy Floater
Autopsy Thin Man
Autopsy Muton
Autopsy Chryssalid
Autopsy Cyberdisc
Autopsy Berserker
Autopsy Heavy Floater
Autopsy Muton Elite
Autopsy Drone
Autopsy Sectopod
Autopsy Ethereal

Have I missed one or is the game bugged?

I'm playing on the Windows/Steam version.


texts: Al Gore won't leave me alone. How do I unfriend him on Facebook?

texts:
In exploring South Park, I met a somewhat curious older gentleman hiding in the bushes over behind the movie theater. It turns out that gentleman was former Vice President Al Gore. He promptly became my Facebook friend, and asked me to help him place some fancy science equipment around town.

After I did that for him, he (kind of creepily, in retrospect), invited me to his private storage locker on the edge of town.

And now, he won't leave me alone.

Every time I take another few steps, I have a new Facebook message from Al Gore. They're all nonsense and I'm tired of them.

I have a quest to remove him from my Facebook friends, but I can't figure out how to do that.

How do I unfriend Al Gore?


texts: Will pumping from a river affect the frame rate?

texts: I've found that digging around a river or stream to change its shape greatly decreases my frame rate. Would pumping out some water have the same effect, if I stop the pump afterwards?


texts: On Steam, I uninstalled TF2. A while later, I reinstalled it. However, when it finished, it keeps validating the game over and over again. I've tried many things; reinstalling it countless times, moving files, etc. and what I've noticed is that it does not do anything to my files when it installs (at least, to my knowledge) but it isn't detecting the files and still trying to reinstall. Is there any way to fix this?


texts: How do I customize my kits between matches?

texts: It doesn't seem like it's possible to customize your kit, except for when you are playing or in the main menu (i.e. not between matches). Or am I missing something?


texts: How do I have health bars displayed at all times in Starcraft II?

texts: In this question, Davy8 mentions that it is possible to display health bars at all times, instead of having to use the alt button when you want to see them. My question is: how is this done?


texts: "You must be logged into Steam to play Batman: Arkham Asylum" error message

texts:
I have a problem over Steam. When I open the Batman Arkham Asylum game on Steam it shows this error message:

  You must logged in to Steam

But I have logged in Steam! It still shows the same error.
I am very confused over this problem.

What do I have to do to fix this?


texts: What defines the initial "Expedition Leader"?

texts: I made my own little embark with 7 dwarfs each with mining 5 only, yet one of them was titled "Expedition Leader". Is he chosen randomly or based on his traits (and stuff, since i dont really keep track of my dwarf's attributes)?


texts: Greater Rift Keystone drop rate and requirements?

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The Greater Rift Keystone drop rate is 100% for T6 and maybe 75% for T1, lower for lower difficulties and chance of 2 dropping in higher difficulties. Is there any empirical data that confirms rates?

Edit: drop rates were changed in a hotfix on Sept 3, 2014:

  The drop rate for Key of Trials has been significantly increased (9/3)

Edit: difficulty requirement was removed in patch 2.3 on Aug 25, 2015:

  Generic Greater Rift Keystones now drop and can drop at any difficulty level

Confirmed level 70 required.

I'd still like to know approximate drop rates on all difficulties if anyone has data/insight.


texts: The question Reliable food source touches on it briefly, but I was hoping to get an in-depth focus on all the ways to regain health in this game or at least the ones that are easy to acquire. What are all of the methods I can use to regain health?


texts: What is the effect of every button in the Gauntlet Bridge Puzzle of Dragon Age:Origins?

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In Dragon Age, there is a mini-game related to the quest for retrieving the Sacred Urn of Andraste's Ashes from an ancient temple.

The mini-game is known online as Gauntlet Bridge Puzzle, and it looks like this:

There exist plenty of sources which provide the solution for this mini-game.

Instead, I would like to know what is the effect of pressing each button individually, assuming a naming convention as follows:

  EXIT
L6    R6
L5    R5
L4 B4 R4
L3 B2 R3
L2 B2 R2
L1 B1 R1
  START

e.g. by watching this video, I was able to deduce that R2 semi-activates B1 and B2. Unfortunately, not all buttons are being pressed in this video so it is hard to reconstruct the whole situation from it.

Can anyone playing this game help?

(note: I am currently unable to play this game)


texts: Animal Crossing: Wild World Communication Error

texts: I keep getting an error that says that I've been disconnected when doing DS to DS communications. There is no error code.


texts: Is there any way to stop this character's death?

texts: Is there anyway to stop Reuben from dying?


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I managed to pick an Expert-level lock while rummaging through Mzulft and found a Mzulft Room Key. What's it used for?

(Note that I'm not talking about the Mzulft Observatory Key, which is part of the quest line for Mzulft.)


texts: Does sparing or killing an enemy in SC:Blacklist have any influence?

texts: I am playing Splinter Cell Blacklist and every now and then you have to make a choice if you spare (ZL) or kill (LR) an enemy. I'm playing on Wii U, so I do not have to account for the no-kill play-through achievements/trophies. Does sparing or killing an enemy have any influence at all for the game? Is only the cutscene directly after the choice different?


texts: How far away from you does grass spread?

texts: I am making one of those new 1.14 wool farms and I want it to be pretty big. Since the SMP server I play on has a max of 40 entities per chunk it has to be pretty big in terms of x and z coordinates. So basically these farms are mostly limited by the max distance in which grass spreads, I need to know how far from you grass stops spreading to find the ideal afk spot.


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Whenever I sign into my profile I get a notification pops up says "signed out from another console."

I'm only connected on two xbox's, mine and my dad's. I've asked my friend to see if the "person" signed in as me is playing anything, but it just says that I'm at the home screen.

Does anybody know why this is happening?


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Has anyone seen any good strategies to maximize the effectiveness of day 1 and 2 scavenging?  These days are special in that

All the zones start out undepleted
Many zones have no zombies at all, so it is possible to get far from town
There is no watchtower or upgraded map to let people know the number of zombies in areas, so you either have the color or nothing
People are not coordinated enough to have expeditions arranged, or know when other players are online and whether they are reliable
Good early scavenging can make or break a town

I'm looking for strategies that would maximize the number of searches that occur in undepleted zones, while preventing anyone from being lost in the world oustide (any day 1 deaths are unacceptable).

Edit: Adding a bounty to gather other ideas or at least get feedback on mine.


texts: Is there anything to do except surviving in the summer

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During the summer, plants wither, stuff gets set on fire, you overheat... it's worse than winter ever was.
Two existing questions on this site answer how to prepare (How do I prepare for summer heat?) and how to survive (Summer has come and I don't know what to do), but none of those really answer my question:
Is there anything to do, during summer, except survive?
During winter you can hunt mactusk, for the very desirable walking cane. You can chop ice, to prepare for summer. You gather pengull eggs & feathers, for gunpowder. Spring comes with frogs, rains (mushrooms!). Autumn is the calm season, without much threats, the easy one.
Offcourse, in every season, the purpose is to defeat the giant - but is there more to summer? What can be done in summer that can't be (as easily) done during other seasons?