texts: Minecraft Crashing when pressing play Have reinstalled multiple times. Version 1.9

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My Minecraft crashes when pressing play. Intel core i7 processor, Iris pro Graphics, Nvidia Geforce GTX 960m. The error message I receive is

# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
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#  EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x00007ff89f54628c, pid=7936, tid=9840
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# JRE version: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (8.0_25-b18) (build 1.8.0_25-b18)
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (25.25-b02 mixed mode windows-amd64 compressed oops)
# Problematic frame:
# C  [ig75icd64.dll+0x55628c]
#
# Failed to write core dump. Minidumps are not enabled by default on client versions of Windows
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# C:\Users\nitin\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\hs_err_pid7936.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
#   http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/crash.jsp
# The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
# See problematic frame for where to report the bug.
#
AL lib: (EE) alc_cleanup: 1 device not closed
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: Using incremental CMS is deprecated and will likely be removed in a future release


texts: Is Pleinair playable in Disgaea D2 English Release

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looking over the DLC Release Schedule from NISA doesn't show Pleinair as being a DLC character however her profile on the wiki shows a D2 cut-in image but no info on how she is unlocked as playable (if she is, cut-in can also be used for enemies) or if she is DLC only for the Japanese version

so i am wondering, Is Pleinair playable in the English release of Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness and if so how


texts: What are the parenthetical numbers in the combat HUD?

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During combat, the Wizardry 8 HUD displays numbers beside each enemy group's name, like so:

  6 Soldier Ants ( 0 / 4 / 0)
  3 Soldier Ants ( 2 / 1 / 1 )

What do the numbers in the parentheses mean?

This thread speculates they're "number total/number in target range/number visible," which sounds reasonable but doesn't match my experience in the game. The above example is taken directly from a fight, and obviously the first number isn't the total in the group (though often that first number does match the total). The middle number sometimes matches targets in range of my queued action, but doesn't seem to play nice with AoE effects so I don't think that's exactly the situation. The last number being the number visible on the screen is consistently born out in play, though.

The manual is strangely quiet on this.


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How do I open the blue boxes with red dots?

This is at least the second one I've seen.  There are no obvious switches or anything nearby.  My map tells me this contains a character token, the other had a gold brick I think.


texts: Getting to use Power Within more than once?

texts: Is there a way to increase the amount of times that I can use Power Within before resting at bonfires?


texts: Why can't some skins be purchased in the shop?

texts: I saw that many skins can't be found or bought in League of Legends' shop. Why?


texts: Can I convert an Xbox LIVE Family Pack back into an individual XBL Gold account?

texts: You can merge two LIVE Gold accounts into one Family Pack easily, but is there a way to dissolve the family and get those months back for an individual/single/solitary account (even if for just one)? The Xbox forums are unhelpful and generally suggest waiting for the Family Pack's time to run out before reupping (but that's the subscription time/credit I wanted to save).


texts: I've played through to level 25 with no sign of the game ending.  Is there even an end to the game?  Or does it go on forever?


texts: Allocating more RAM for minecraft (Other methods were already tried)

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I have been trying for ages to get my minecraft to use more RAM, but it refuses to allocate more than 20% ram on my 4G computer. I want to allocate 2G, so the first method I tried was to type this into the JVM Arguments box in the edit profile option in the new launcher. This is what everyone told me to type in:

-Xms2048 -Xmx2048

Unfortunately after typing this in, saving my profile, and running minecraft, I get a window that pops up that says: there was an error in the Java Virtual Machine. Is there anyway I can get minecraft to allocate more RAM? I also tried going to Java and changing the settings there, but it still didn't work.


texts: Why are many of my prisoners staying in their holding cell?

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Although there is plenty of space for the 170 prisoners in my prison (capacity: 210), the prisoners stay in holding cells instead and leave many individual cells completely unoccupied. I can tell individual prisoners to go to unoccupied cells, but a day or two later, the prisoners end up back in the holding cells.

Any ideas why this might be happening?

All rooms are complete (enclosed, have toilet and bed) and range in quality from 3-10, with an average around 6-7.

Since the room quality feature just came out in Alpha-33 (my version), I wonder if it has something to do with that.  It's hard to tell whether this problem is a bug or a feature which I haven't learned about yet!


texts: How can I increase FPS in games (Minecraft, various Steam games) on my low-mid end computer? Specs below

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Specs:
    Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz x 4
    HP ENVY Notebook
    16384MB RAM
    Display: Intel HD Graphics 520
    Render: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 940M
    Windows 10 Pro version 1909

(I typed that out from dxdiag without using the save all info button)
It seems that my computer has sufficient hardware, but I need to clean up files that slow down my computer and I don't know which ones. I have already run Disk Cleanup and Optimize Drives.
Let me know if you need any more specs.
I normally get 20-30 fps.
This question has been flagged as a possible duplicate of How can I improve the performance of Minecraft?, so here's why not:

OptiFine (Minecraft Forum Link) reworks a number of rendering details to improve Minecraft performance (+20fps). Many people go crazy about it on the forum, others say that it just doesn't work so YMMV.

I have already installed OptiFine and tried other mods such as Sodium.

Within the options menu (Esc -> Options), set Graphics to Fast and set Render Distance to Tiny.

I have done this and saw a small performance increase. (~10 fps)

Close any programs you can spare to lose (ie internet browser, messenger, music).
If you're really desperate, you can open your task manager (Ctrl + Alt + Delete -> Start Task Manager) and select the "Processes" tab. Order by "Memory" and have a look at what's taking up so much processing power on your computer (Minecraft will be listed as javaw.exe). Use the End Process button to stop a selected process.

I use Razer Cortex for this and it does a pretty good job.

Change Minecraft's processing priority.

This actually doesn't affect my FPS in any way.

If all else fails, you might have to upgrade your computer. You can get plenty of cheap, new choices at Amazon.com.

Yes, thinking of trying this.
All other answers to the question were out of date. I would like to get some new answers to this issue on Arqade!
Could you also extend help to software like Unity or Blender?
Thanks in advance.


texts: Can someone please list down the side quest on LoL

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I just started wondering, what are the side quest in all maps and what are the requirements?

I know about the "The Hunt is On" quest. Hope you can add some more.


texts: How can I install custom firmware on PSP 3001, version 4.21?

texts: I can't find any help with Google on how to install custom firmware on a PSP 3001 with v4.21 firmware. I'd prefer to do it without the Pandora battery, but if that's the only way then can you please describe how to do it in a way that's safe for this version?


texts: Constant minimap markers and colors for dire and radiant

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On the minimap, enemies are marked with a X and their HP bars are red.
 (In opposite of my teams circles and green bars)

Because I started the game playing Radiant only, I'm now getting confused when I'm on Dires site with the said minimap markers and colors.

Is it possible to configure the game (via options or console or cfg s) such that ...

Radiant has circles and green bars
Dire has crosses and red bars.

... no matter in which team I am?


texts: Armor of the Old Gods Bug--It Keeps Coming Back!

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I finished the quest: No One Escapes Cidhna Mine a while ago. I made the mistake of asking Aela to hold on to the Armor of the Old Gods, which she promptly equipped, even though she already had the Thieves Guild Armor equipped (which has a better Armor rating-33 vs 24).

Now, she looks great when she wears it; kind of a Sheenah, Queen of the Jungle vibe.  However, even after I took the armor away from her and sold it three times, when I take my eyes off her and look back, there she is wearing the Armor of the Old Gods again. (We're married, so she may be going behind my back and buying the armor back from the vendor when I'm not looking.)

As much as it's cool to see her in her jungle garb, I'd much rather have her in armor that improves her carrying capacity and Armor rating rather than the one that improves Destruction spells (which she doesn't use).

Anyone else come up with this respawning armor bug?  Any solution or code or mod to fix this ridiculous situation?


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Due to a severe lack of close-level friends, I'm stuck playing Borderlands 2 solo.

I've tried a few different builds that I've found scattered around the internets, mostly focusing on one particular tree or another, but still I struggle with some of the content as I am forced to take on (sometimes) large waves of enemies single handed. Sure, I have my turret, but even that only lasts for a few seconds.

So far, I've found my damage output to be severely lacking, while my health and shield regeneration are minimal at best. I would really like to be able to find a nice balance between the two, while ultimately enabling dual-Turret launching, but I'm unsure how I can do this, currently.

How can I effectively build Axton to play solo? Is it possible to have both high-damage and survivability?


texts: How to stop Assassin's Creed's speech from desynching?

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It is really annyoing since in cutscenes I spend about half the time watching lips moving and gestures finishing to something said half a minute ago :-(

This problem seems to occur rather often, but all descriptions I found (e.g. this) mention turning of sound hardware acceleration. However Windows 7 doesn't seem to provide that option. The audio device is an onboard Realtek HD one.


texts: How do I spawn a zombie with an item from a mod?

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I'm trying to get every achievement related to the Inventory Pets mod but I need to kill a player holding a specific item from that mod, Is there any way I could spawn a zombie holding this item? I've already tried
/summon zombie ~ ~1 ~ {HandItems:[{id:inventorypets:cobblestone_pet}

but that returns
Data tag parsing failed: Expected '}' but got ':' at: {HandItems:[{id:inventorypets:<--[HERE]

Is there any way I could make this work?


texts: What is the benefit of coins in Mario Kart 8?

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In Mario Kart 8, what is the benefit of coins you pick up while racing?
You can't have more than 10 at any given time.
Are there benefits for having 1-9 coins?
Or do you only get benefits when you are maxed out at 10?

How does this system work?


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I'm wondering if Diablo 3 is open to the creation of mods/custom maps?

Not if Blizzard is supporting it, but do the game files have hooks and stuff that a mod could hook on?


texts: How can I see IP income from participating in league of legends tribunal?

texts: Is there any place where I can see how much IP I got from tribunal participation


texts: What is the reasoning and strategy behind professional League teams taking both Sona and Taric bot lane?


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Wandering around the wasteland there are several radio towers that can be activated.  Does anyone know what the purpose of these is?

I played Fallout 3 (German version) a lot and never found anything remotely connected to them.


texts: Can I buy DLC for Games I do not own the Steam Version of?

texts: If I have a normal version of a game (in this case Rome : Total War/ Rome : Total War Barbarian Invasion) and I want a DLC (Rome : Total War Alexander) from Steam, will it work with my other games that are not from Steam?


texts: Which wifi channels does the Wii support?

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The Nintendo support site recommends using channels 1 or 11, which are too crowded in my area. I can't find any documentation on which channels the Wii actually supports.

Edit: Screenshot:


texts: What are the requirements for the conveyor for the Large Cargo Container in Space Engineers

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I recently built a miner in survival mode of Space Engineers got it fully hooked up and running aside from one thing and that is the inventory of the Large Cargo Container will not push out it's cargo from the ejectors. I've made sure to connect it properly with a conveyor, I can even move cargo from it to the ejector from a terminal anywhere on the ship. But it will not send a push request for the cargo it's holding.

Does anyone know how to properly setup a Large Cargo Container and make it work with a conveyor system including ejectors?


texts: Why won't Amanita move in and settle down?

texts: I keep getting an alert that Amanita would like to settle down. I have a house ready for them however they still won't move in. Who is this NPC and why won't they settle down?


texts: How come Khalid has THAC0 of 21 (*bigger* than base) in BG:EE?

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Ok, so I installed Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition from Steam today and I'm starting a nostalgia trip to the Sword Coast once again. I'm forming a party and considering my choices in Chapter 1. I noticed a rather peculiar THAC0 level for Khalid: it's actually bigger than the base THAC0. Is it correct? Or is it a bug in the game?

Or am I just doing it wrong?


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In SimCity, when I zone land for residential, commercial and industrial, sometimes there is not enough space at the end of the zone to fit another building. Occasionally, these little strips of land appear, sometimes with a building or a fence. You can not click on these but you can destroy them. I have not found any information about them. Could somebody enlighten me?

Here is a screenshot that I found online:

The fence next to the residential building is an example, as is the fence next to the commercial building.


texts: Queuing Class Upgrades In Diep.io Via Javascript Console?

texts: Like the title states, I would like to know how to queue class upgrades via the javascript console, I have a userscript that by pressing specific  binds queues up specific builds, But I want to be able to also queue the class upgrades alongside the stat upgrades.


texts: What is the highest amount of Lollipops per Second I can get?

texts: On "The Candy Box 2," what is the highest amount of Lollipops per Second I can get? How do I get it to that point?


texts: What effect does completely destroying your city have?

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Say you have gotten a city started and you hate it. You have enough money to start a new one, all bonds free, etc.

What effects would it have if I completely flattened everything? Utilities, buildings, zones, town hall, everything. Would it be like starting fresh, or would there be something "left"? Like angry people caused by me destroying everything or whatever?


texts: How much bandwith does a competitve CS:GO match require?

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I have recently started playing CS:GO and I use limited usage internet connection. I want to know bandwidth usage a competitive CS:GO match has.

Details,
-Official server competitive match.

-Nothing extra downloaded as I play on default maps and stuff.

-Ping lies between 64 - 200

-match lasts 30-40 minutes

-I play for 1 to 3 hours straight

Can someone help?


texts: Are Defences that have been purchased but not yet started to build added to war weight

texts: If I purchase inferno towers but do not start to build them, will they add to my bases war weight?


texts: How can I make glass tunnels through lava?

texts: I have found a lava pool while tunneling and would like to put up walls for the tunnel in glass so I can see the lava flow in the tunnel (and benefit from its light). I'm having trouble navigating around the pool, however (including some Obsidian at the top, which I know how to deal with). Has anyone ever done this before? What are some good strategies on accomplishing this without (quite literally) getting burned?


texts: Which house is the best investment to build up money?

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It seems obvious to me that building the generic houses is the right strategy to earn a lot of money.

But which house is the best investment?


texts: What will the Terran Point Defence Drone work against?

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Regarding the Terran Raven unit, and its Point Defence Drone (PDD), what unit attacks will be intercepted by the PDD?

I haven't been able to find a complete list.


texts: How do I beat the 'Pogo Party' minigame?

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I'm having a bit of trouble beating the Pogo Party Minigame in Plants Vs. Zombies. I've tried using:

a Magnet-Shroom heavy strategy to slow them down, but I can never get enough nor protect all my plants when they fall off and start eating the plants
a Tall-Nut strategy in column 5, using the Imitator Plant to place multiple Tall-Nuts quickly, but still they break through because I still can't place them quick enough thanks to the slow recharge.

Is there a recommended strategy to this level?


texts: How can my brother and I add each other's contacts to our contact lists, most productively?

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My brother and I each have at least 100 Contacts on our Contacts list, some duplicates but mostly not. It's obviously unproductive to add at least 100 usernames singly. How can we copy and paste them in one stroke?

Assume that my brother's ID is 1, and mine 2. We tried these steps:

We went to C:\World of Warships\profile.
We saw chat_pref_1_wowsna.loc.xml and chat_pref_2_wowsna.loc.xml. We opened them in Notepad.
I copied all Items under <rosterLocal> from chat_pref_1_wowsna.loc.xml  and pasted them to chat_pref_2_wowsna.loc.xml. My brother did vice versa. We saved.
But after we started the game, these  files automatically reverted without the pasted Items! Our pasted new Items disappeared! Why?


texts: Does the Xbox One Afterglow controller use the same conductive rubber button contacts as the regular Xbox One controller?

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My A button gets stuck sometimes (like not popping out directly after I press it). I guess the conductive rubber contact got worn out, so I want to replace it. However, I am not sure if it is the same part as in the regular Xbox One pad.

The best picture of the Afterglow contacts I could find is on Ifixit:

Does this part have a specific name? I can hardly find info about it anywhere. Would a Xbone replacement part fit?


texts: In SC2, how fast do my bonus pool points refill?  I have finally worn my pool down to 0.  Does anybody know if it is just time that refills them or something else?


texts: How do you get "I Killed Them All" in Titanfall?

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In Titanfall there is an achievement:

  I Killed Them All

  Killed all pilots during the evacuation single-handedly

This seems almost impossible:

None of your team mates can get any of the other team.
All of the other team need to run for the evac ship (or at lease all be close together any on the far end of the map are unlikely to get taken out by the same person).
None (or only 1) of the other team can be in titans (getting even one down can take the whole evac time).
Nobody rage quits? I'm not certain on this, but I think disconnects can't count as your kill.

This seems to be a perfect storm that almost never happens - it seems harder the longer the game is out as the reward for a successful evac is less than most players will get for getting on with some challenges on the far side of the map.

Any ways to get this achievement (without boosting)?


texts: Does anyone have any idea why the Portal 1 executable file is running, it shows the Half Life symbol for its logo? I don't know for sure, but this is most likely another nod to the Half Life and Portal universe being the same universe. Can anyone confirm this for me?


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There are 2 things I'd like to understand about the Automaton special ability.

This is what I read on Wikia and the Amplitude Studio Website, emphasising what I don't understand :

At the end of the turn, if there is an overproduction, it's stacked instead of being reported [1].
At the beginning of a turn, an interest is applied to the stacked industry, allowing it to increase a bit.
The stacked industry is capped at 5 * system's industry.
If the overproduction cannot be stacked, it's conserved for the next turn like the current mechanism.
When the automatons build improvements & ships, the industry is used in the following order:

system's industry
overproduction [2]
stacked industry

When a system from the Automatons is invaded, the stacked industry is destroyed, reset to 0 even if the invader is an Automaton.

[1] reported suggest to me that it could saved for the next turn, but only once.
Like a phone subscription, for which unused credit is saved for the next-month (it only works for the next month and cannot be 'stacked' for the following ones).
From what I know the unused industry is just lost. Is that correct?

[2] How can the overproduction be used after the system's industry?
For me, the overproduction is what remains of the system industry after it was used. But the system's industry is consumed first, therefore it cannot remain anything. How can 'overproduction' be used? Is it just a mistake?

Thanks in advance to everyone having any answer for one of my two questions :)


texts: How do I set up districts in Cities: Skylines on the PS4

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So, I've been trying to set up some industrial districts, and can't figure out how. I go into the districts tab, scroll over to the industrial section, and select a district type, and that's as far as I can get. When I choose the district type, nothing happens. Is there some special button I need to press or something?

By the way, I'm on the original version of the game, meaning that I just installed the game and started playing without updating it at all, because my system won't connect to Internet


texts: How do I get Tome of Polymorph: Turtle since Cataclysm?

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Turning an enemy into a turtle is an important ability every mage should know. I am playing with a new mage who will soon be needing this critical skill. Unfortunately, I don't have the tome to teach it handy.

Before Cataclysm, the tome dropped in the Zul'Gurub, but this raid was removed by the shattering. Happily, there is a blue post (ie from a Blizzard employee) confirming that the tome will still be available somehow. But the post is not even slightly specific about how the tome will be available.

So...

How do I get a Tome of Polymorph: Turtle since Cataclysm?

(I'm watching the auction house in case someone puts up one that dropped from the old source, however that may be gold prohibitive, and will quickly become unreasonable to find. I want to know what the new source is.)


texts: Command problems with giving potions minecraft

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I have this command that gives Max Welfrice a custom potion. Here is the command I use:

/give @p potion 1 16389 {name:MaxWelfrice},{CustomPotionEffects:[1:{Id:7,Amplifier:1,Duration:0}]}

But it doesn't work! I'm a noob to this command thing so can anyone check it for me?


texts: PS4 - PSN Network Membership? (Specifically COD: Ghosts)

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Is there a monthly or annual subscription cost to play online on the PS4? (like there is for xBox Live.)

Although this can be considered a universal question, I'm wondering if it specifically affects playing Call of Duty Ghosts online in muiltplayer.

I have looked on the PSN Website and it says free online gaming but on an eBay listing it's stated a membership is required to play online?


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So, I know that resource packs are fully customisable, if you know what you're doing (as I've done it a bit myself), but since resource packs aren't limited to textures anymore, can you "stack" different resource packs?

For example, if k have one pack that applies textures, and had some custom sounds, can I apply a separate resource pack that only has updated villager sounds, and nothing else?


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I recently acquired a PS3 (120gb Slim CECH-3003A) with some sort of HDD problem.

The console would boot up, complain about having some sort of hard drive error that needs recovery, start recovering, and crash at 48%. But then the original owner decided to remove the hard drive and format it to NTFS.
Now the console doesn't even turn on. When the power button is pressed, the light goes green for 2-5 seconds, the just goes off and nothing happens.

How can I fix this?


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I play Minecraft PE on my Kindle Fire, however, I cannot change my skin; It is staying on the default, Alex. Does anyone know how I might go about fixing this?

The version I'm running is MCPE 16.2


texts: Is a Vuzix Wrap 920 VR compatible with Counter-Strike: Source?

texts: Is it possible turn my head independently from the weapons aiming point with the Vuzix bundle in Counter-Strike: Source or does it act directly as a mouse?


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I've reached a level now where I am constantly unlocking new equipment, and while I sometimes get a demo of it in a particular level, more often it is just a growing list of items with unexplained capabilities.  I understand the master categories of "distraction" and "lethal", but beyond that I never really know how valuable an item is until I buy it - and I have a limited amount of points at this point in the game, so I'd like to buy the most useful items first.  To me I define most useful as:

Applicable to the most scenarios (ie not special case)
Makes enemy encounters as easy as possible
Allows me to progress more quickly


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Can someone tell me how to make my save (with mods) from 1.6.2 open in 1.12.2? If it's impossible to copy it with mod working, do you have any idea how to copy it without them? I downloaded the same mods for 1.12.2 and I will rebuild some of the buildings, but I need just my map.
Thanks in advance!


texts: What patches do I need to play Battlefield 2?

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I have a DVD copy of Battlefield 2 and don't know what patches I need to install first. The main ones are 1.41, 1.5, 1.51. I don't know if I need to just install 1.51 or what.

Last time I installed BF2 I couldn't get the 1.41 patch to work with my earlier version (1.2XXXXX something something).

If you're playing the game or have been, what patches do I need to install?


texts: What do the blue/purple item prices mean?

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I've been playing Smite since they first started (/brag) and I still don't know why some items have blue or purple price tags. They seem to be discounted, but the reason eludes me. What does a colored item price mean, and what triggers them?

Edit

Here's why I was confused. When you first look at an item, it shows how much it will cost to upgrade the item completely from tier 1 to 3:

When you buy tier 1, it still shows the total cost to upgrade from tier 2 to 3:

Because you already spent 1010 gold on tier 1, the cost for tier 2 and 3 are reduced by 1010. This could be confusing to noobs (like me) who thought that the prices reflected the cost for only that tier.


texts: How to find Exosuit upgrade locations (drop pods)

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I'm getting tired of having a small amount of inventory spaces. I know you can use signal boosters to find locations of drop pods on a planet.

I know that once you get the Atlas pass v1 each space station has an upgrade, but I don't want to just keep flying to different star systems to get upgrades.  I know that each space station has an exosuit upgrade that you can buy with units, but I don't want to keep warping to new solar systems.

Which option should I use to find drop pods, if possible, from signal boosters? Is/are there other ways to find drop pods on planets also?


texts: I killed Caesar. Am I missing out on any quests?

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Warning: Spoilers for Results of Killing Ceasar

So I've been sent to get the Platinum Chip from Benny, who's supposed to be at the fort.

  I went to Benny's casino and got ambushed by his mobsters, and met up with Yes Man who said he escaped to the fort.

Exiting Benny's casino, a Frumentarii guy says Caesar wants to speak to me.

  I got to the fort in disguise but when I enter Caesar's tent, everyone, including Caesar, trys to kill me. I killed Caesar and got the chip (no sign of Benny or the bunker he's meant to be in?), but I feel like I'm missing out on a whole bunch of quests and story line not getting the chance to talk to Caesar.

I've pissed off the Legion by killing a few of their guys, but is there anyway to work with Caesar? Have I missed an important quest?


texts: What is the range of the mothership core's "Photon Overcharge"?

texts: The new Photon Overcharge ability from the Mothership Core turns the Nexus into a cannon. What is the range of protection that this provides?


texts: I cant switch back to first person after getting off a horse

texts: After getting off my horse I can no longer switch back to first person. I tried the hex editor where you have to find the vampire thing and it is not there, maybe because I'm not a vampire. I tried loading a previous save but i would just stand in one place and I wouldn't be able to move.


texts: At what level should I be able to engage a Giant?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How do I kill a giant?

I have discovered a Giant. I have attempted several times to kill it without success. Even if I try to block its attacks I usually end up being pummeled into the ground or flung at least 50 metres into the air.

I don't particular want to kite for a long period of time to kill it now, so what level would be appropriate for engaging it?

Are there any weaknesses/tips for engaging?


texts: Why did my ultimate cooldown go much higher for no reason?

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I was playing Karthus in an ARAM. I had 118 ability haste putting my ultimate on a cooldown of around 64 seconds. Near the end of the game, I cast my ult, but when I took a look at ability cooldowns, I saw my ultimate was ticking down from around 99 seconds instead of the 64 seconds I had seen every previous time I had used my ultimate at full build. I even moused over the ability to see the cooldown as displayed by the ability tooltip, and it stated the expected cooldown of ~64s.
Why did my ultimate gain an additional ~40 seconds of cooldown?
My build consisted of Liandry's Anguish, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Cosmic Drive Void Staff, and Rabadon's Deathcap. I had an Elixir of Sorcery active, and my runes consisted of Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm. The enemy team had a Xayah, Malphite, Zilean, Viegar, and Brand. My team had a Kindred, Lucian, Teemo, and Jhin.
I did not sell any of my items. Once I had reached full build, I would purchase an Elixir of Sorcery every time I was able to purchase from the store. The amount of time between my deaths was not long enough to have the elixir fall off either.


texts: My base started on a mountain. I dismantled the wagon and made a large meeting area on two cliffs below. However it seems like that my units like to climb trees. In fact, one of my miners was found stuck in a tree rather than digging but eventually went down. I've searched dwarffortresswiki but only came across Adventure Mode. Is this a feature?


texts: What  factors affect sniper rifle accuracy (horizontal, not bullet drop)

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I had been using the SV98 sniper rifle for a while, but could not cause sufficient damage after  about 600m, I was getting a lot of bullet drop, and it was difficult to lead a moving enemy.

So I switched to the M98B for a faster projectile and flatter trajectory. Since switching I've noticed that my bullet often misses to the left (seems it is always left) when the cross-hairs are dead-on a stationary enemy. This happens at medium range (250-300m) but is more pronounced at long ranges.

I know the M98B packs more punch at distance, has flatter trajectory, and gets to the target faster. But if it can't be aimed accurately, it's not much use.

Has anyone experienced similar or know if a patch changed the aiming mechanic for sniper rifles? Is there some random percentage chance to not hit where you're aiming?

I am playing on PS3.


texts: I bought minecraft PC yesterday and none of the servers are showing up or connecting.

texts: I bought minecraft yesterday and every time I go to play online, it says it "can't reach server" or "failed to reach server" or something of that nature. I know it's not my internet connection because both my WiFi and Ethernet are running awesome, and I took the firewall off of the game. I've tried making my own server and it won't connect to that either. I'm getting kind of frustrated because it's an expensive game to not have work properly. does anybody have any ideas on how to fix it?


texts: Can I resolve the krogan / salarian conflict with both sides supporting the Alliance?

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This question contains spoilers.

  I just finished Mass Effect 3 and I was able to keep both quarians and the geth for the final push. Since this conflict is the deepest (in my opinion) among all the other conflicts between races, so I was wondering whether I can cure the genophage and still earn the salarian's support?


texts: When does the ETS2 Polar Express challenge end?

texts: The blog doesn't say when it ends, and I would like to know until when do I have to complete the challenge to get the Raven skin DLC.


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For an experiment, I tried staying peaceful and waiting for a holy war to amass piety. I was Venice and had 1 county with a 6 size.

I thought it was going well - I had almost 500 piety and I had plenty of children (about 7), and an heir. All of a sudden I die and suddenly my son is just a patrician of one holding only, and with a liege. All my piety and prestige is gone!

What did I do wrong? Note that I can't replay as I am in ironman mode. The law is republic but I don't think it was before... Oops, now the game is over, we lost an invasion war and I received the message "You have become the head of as republic and are therefore no longer allowed to continue playing."


texts: What settings I can change to improve performance and reduce stuttering of Magicka?

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Magicka is running somewhat sluggish on my computer. The FPS are at a constant 30, but it stutters quite frequently which is quite annoying.

My computer should easily be powerful enough for that game (E8400 + Radeon 4850). The settings in the graphics menu are very limited. Are there any more settings one can change to improve performance and reduce stuttering?


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There was a recent server merge that added the server suffix to everyone's username, in a generic -sxx format (with the xx being the 2-digit server number). I do not like this, and I want to get my original name back.

Where in the game can I go to change my username? Clicking the character does not give me this option.


texts: Do sunfire cape, rylai and Liandry's Torment combine with each others?

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If I buy the 3 items, will the damage of the sunfire cape apply a slow effect?

And will it trigger liandry's passive too?


texts: Do Warframe Screenshot settings effect the screenshots that Steam takes?

texts: I want to create some Warframe backgrounds, so I went into the settings and remove the UI from screen shots. Does this count when I am taking a screen shot with Steam?


texts: In point-blank range, is Winston's melee preferable to his gun?

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Winston's LBM weapon, the "Tesla Cannon", has a greater range than melee and can hit multiple enemies at once. However, if I'm fighting just one enemy and I manage to get within melee range of them, is it better to use melee attacks, or is the cannon still preferable?

I'm asking because although I'm having a blast playing him, I feel his damage is underwhelming, and I wonder whether going with melee attacks is the way to go if I can get the enemy within range.


texts: I've started a new city in Sim City 3000, selected the starting date as 1900. Now, I created industrial zones and pollution is rising. However Environmental Ordinances or anything like that have not been invented yet. What should I do to control the pollution?


texts: Are there advantages of having a Japanese vs an American 3DS?

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I am from India, and I am planing to order new Nintendo 3DS XL from Play-Asia. I am looking at either a Japanese version or an American version.

The Japanese version is cheaper for me, but I don't know Japanese. I'm mainly going to use it for Pokémon games (which usually have a lot of text).

So my questions are:

Are there any advantages or disadvantages of having a Japanese vs an American 3DS?
Can you change the language in Japanese games?
Will Indian chargers work with the US console?


texts: The newest gemstone dragon is out, the Topaz dragon.  I couldn't find anything yet about how to breed it, does anyone know?


texts: Which area of the Capital Wasteland has the most Deathclaws?

texts: As my experience level in Fallout 3 gets higher, I want to hunt a lot more deathclaws. Is there a part of the map that is just lousy with deathclaws?


texts: I have been getting a ton of lag for the past 10 games and it is getting very annoying. so is there any known way of lowering it? is it my connection or the MW3 servers?


texts: When will the Traveler's Walk be opened in Destiny?

texts: I have been looking forward to investigate the Traveler's Walk in The Tower. However it is always closed. Now a page on Destiny wiki describes it as permanently open. It is just my console's problem (Xbox 360) or is the page outdated? If the page is outdated, when will the walk be open again?


texts: Can I make the Witcher 3's inventory faster?

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I'm playing The Witcher 3 on the PS4, with all addons and expansions.

When I want to use the inventory or put items in my stash, the transfer takes a huge amount of time. Sometimes between 10 and 20 seconds per item to transfer. Multiply this by the number of items anyone wants to transfer, and it soons become a nightmare that we face.

How come the inventory is so slow? Can its speed be improved?


texts: How can I steal a car and not get caught?

texts: I ran into a few accidents on Mafia 2, and ended up with a busted car (and $50 fine). So I quietly stole a car from an alley. Next thing I know, I've got 20 cops after me. How can I steal a car and not get caught before I find a body shop?


texts: My shield disappeared during my jailbreak!

texts: I got arrested for stealing in the town of Didenhil in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and I then went and escaped from jail. After grabbing my equipment I ran out of town and did some other stuff. However I noticed that after all this happened that my shield (a very nice kite shield with a def of +100 and some powerful gems I socketed in it) was missing!! Any idea what happened to it?


texts: How can I let player click text to use a command?

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I want players to be able to click text to run an OP command even if that player is not an OP. For example something like:

Console: Do you want to enable Fly? [If you do, Please click here]

*Player1 clicks that text*

Console: /fly Player1

Is something like this possible?


texts: Lobby Selector/Inventory Selector no longer works

texts: I run Minecraft on a Macintosh using Yosemite (10.10.1). My friend told me to press F3 to display coordinates to find him. After doing what my friend said, I can no longer use Lobby Select or access my inventory.


texts: What are all the hidden messages found in searchable containers?

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Throughout the world, I've found a couple of messages carved into the bottom of dresser/nightstand drawers.  For example, this one states:

You flourish before you die

What are all of the hidden messages in the searchable containers around the world? Is there any meaning to them or are they purely for atmosphere?


texts: How do you activate the Grandmapocalypse?

texts: How do I activate the Grandmapocalypse in Cookie Clicker


texts: Can receive achievements I missed while playing Need For Speed Payback offline?

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I finished the story mission "Double or Nothing" in Need For Speed Payback while disconnected from Xbox Live. Afterwards, I realized I never unlocked the achievement of the same name. I confirmed on TrueAchievments that the achievement is earned from finishing that mission with no other written requirements.

Would replaying this mission allow me to receive the missing achievement? Likewise, is there an achievement for completing Chapter 4: Open Skies? If there is, would it be possible to re-earn that too?


texts: What unlocks/perks persist to the next game

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I'm unsure what carries over from game to game. I thought the defence grid bonus did as it says it is permanent, but after getting it to 30% before losing the game it started again at 15% on the next play through.

The only thing I have found so far is that you can keep one pilot from the game and take them into the next game with their XP/level in tact. Also once pilots are unlocked, you can choose which one to start with, but they start with zero XP.

Coins from achievements are also permanent, but they are only used for unlocking new Mechs, or is there something else they can be used for?


texts: Is this line from Zelda 2 the only time Link's thoughts are verbalized?

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In Zelda 2, there's a mirror that you have to find in a random house. When you crouch down and pick it up, one of the game's text crawls reads as follows:

As far as I can tell, this is the first and only time that Link's thoughts are verbalized directly to the player. As most everyone knows, Link is a silent hero who only grunts and yells. Obviously moreso in the later games. The games even make fun of that occasionally by having characters ask him why he's so quiet or whatever.

Are there any other instances in the series where Link speaks his mind, be it through a voice actor or written dialog box? CD-i does not count :)


texts: In Fallout 4, is there any way to "fix" Takahashi (the noodle Protectron in Diamond City) so that he can speak English to the Sole Survivor? Or is he broken forever?


texts: I have seen some games being called "AAA". What does it mean?


texts: help finding car purchased via cell phone that I can not find in garage or impound

texts: I bought a car off the cell phone and used it once on a mission but it isn't at my garage and impound and it wasn't there. how can I find it?


texts: How can I play xbox 360 online games with my friends in Canada and Mexico?

texts: I live in the US and recently I bought black ops 2 to play with my friends in Mexico but I when I tried to invite them to the game it wouldn't let me but it let me invite my friends in the us.Could somebody please tell me how to be able to play with them?Is it even possible?


texts: Can't sell Steam Cards, Can Sell Booster Packs?

texts: What has changed with Steam Marketplace, and/or my account, that would prevent me from selling Steam Trading Cards (can convert to Gems)?


texts: Pointers to closest portals don't show up

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I have two phones I play Ingress with. On one, when no portals are displayed in the main view, the closest two or three portals are indicated by little “‹distance› to this portal” tags. On the other phone (almost the same display size+resolution), these don't show up under any circumstances.

Thus, what controls these tags? How do I turn them on?


texts: Does the item damage indicator take the skills used into account?

texts: So if I got a weapon that gives me bonus poison or elemental damage and/or bonus skill damage to a skill which I use, is this taken into account in the added/substracted damage rating of the item?


texts: How to defeat Seath the Scaleless without dying at first encounter?

texts: First time you meet Seath the Scaleless he`s immortal, so you had to die to beat him later. But i knew there are some method to skip this. So any tips with it?


texts: How do I check the number of items the exploring dweller in wasteland is holding without manually counting?

texts: There's is a maximum number of 100 items the exploring dweller can hold. So is there any indication when the character hits 100 items?


texts: How does the Rangers Spirit effect recharge time work?

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In Guild Wars 2, Rangers have Spirit skills in which a spirit is summoned and while the spirit is alive, it gives an effect to nearby allies. One such spirit is called Sun Spirit and its description (directly copied from the in-game description) is:

Summon a sun spirit that grants allies a chance to inflict burning.
Sun Spirit (6s): 35% chance to apply burning on hit.
Burning: 3 s (984 damage)
Effect recharge: 10 seconds
Duration: 60 s

Is the effect recharge (10 seconds) shared so that if one ally procs the burning, then no one can proc the burning for 10 seconds?

Or each affected ally have their own effect recharge timer.

Additionally what does the (6s) after Sun Spirit mean?


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I don't understand the final "baptism" scene. How can it have any effect on how the story ends?

   I understand that Booker dying should prevent Comstock from ever existing. I understand that the Booker we play as is the result of denying the baptism, and Comstock is the result of Booker accepting the baptism.

 What I don't understand, is that if PlayerBooker has already previously made the decision to deny the baptism, how did killing him destroy Comstock? He already made the decision!!

No, the answer isn't, "Well, Elizabeth brought Booker back in time to where he was supposed to be baptised." While she may be able to do that, her and PlayerBooker would see PlayerBooker from the past, or PastPlayerBooker. If they wanted to kill PastPlayerBooker, that would make sense to kill him to prevent Comstock from ever existing, but that didn't happen. We saw PlayerBooker being drowned by Elizabeths.

Someone please explain to me how drowning PlayerBooker, again since he already made the decision to deny the baptism, fixed anything.


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I've always wanted to know the answer so I can get World Locks quick.

What's the fastest thing to farm in Growtopia?

It's generally used by calculating how many seeds you need, how much time it takes, etc. So I need to know.


texts: Where can i find a golden chocobo? Available in gold saucer?

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I started playing ff7 because of a friend and he said i need a golden chocoboo to get a materia.

Where can i find it? Is it expensive? Can i also use it in the gold saucer?


texts: How to pass the seahorses in candy box 2

texts: I've been going in the ocean for a while, but now I've gotten to these seahorses. They shoot the magic, and I can dodge those, but I can never actually reach the seahorses themselves to kill them. How do I pass these creatures?


texts: How can I remove extraneous XP gained from glitch?

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I was playing multiplayer on Borderlands 2 the other day with some random dude on my Mac, and without asking me, he did something to my character which changed me from lvl 34 to 50 and gave me a ton of skill points, which he says is a glitch. Now, I'm unable to gain XP and am stuck as a lvl 50 character. This really annoys me and I'm desperate for a way to fix this glitch so that I am lvl 34 again.

Does anyone know of a way to undo this?


texts: How do I get the hero and purifier bonuses when capturing shadow Pokemon?

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This morning, I encountered my first Team Rocket grunt at a black pokéstop. Upon spinning the spot, I became engaged in a battle with the grunt and battled their shadow Pokémon. After I defeated them, it came to a post-battle screen similar to a raid battle that displayed the number of premiere balls I received.

There were two bonus categories where I received 0 on - Hero and Purifier. How do I obtain these bonuses?


texts: What is the chance of getting brawlers in a big/mega box vs a brawl box?

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I can see the chances of getting new brawlers in brawl stars for big boxes and mega boxes (they're actually the same).
No chances for new brawlers from 'regular' brawl boxes (that I can see) are listed.
Is there any way I can find those statistics? If so, what are the chances in relation to the big boxes/mega boxes?


texts: What Defines Opponent Behaviour in 'Quick Battle'?

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When I play the 'quick battle' offline mode of Soul Calibur V, I get the impression that I'm fighting real player's characters being controlled by the game's AI, based on the character names, and costumes.  Some of these characters behave wildly different from one another, to the point that it almost feels like I'm fighting actual human players (impossible, as I don't have Xbox Live Gold). Some of these characters are much more 'skilled' than others, as well.

What defines the behaviour of someone's character in quick-play mode?  Does the game 'watch' them play, and then try to use the same combos the player used in their games?


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I'm having a difficult time figuring out the easiest way to get my hands on Schematic: Jeeves.

Do I need to raise my skinning skills and farm it myself? There are none on my server in the AH either (not sure if it's BoP or what).

Assuming I don't have skinning, what's the easiest way to get this schematic? I don't mind farming, but I really don't want to get skinning to 525.


texts: I want to start the “blood on the ice” quest for the house, but I missed the first chance to find the guard in the graveyard. Can anyone help me? I have tried everything I know of but I have not been able to “resetinterior” because I cannot find windhelms cell ID or summon the guard that gives the quest (can’t find his id either). I think either of those might help.


texts: How can I make a sign with a rightclick action displaying a tellraw?

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I managed to this before, but now I'm getting errors with the same format of a command. The idea is I'm attempting to make a blockdata command that will set a sign to say something (which works before adding the tellraw) that has a ClickEvent running a tellraw command that will display the info of the map. The problem is, the command gives me this error:

  [00:44:34] Data tag parsing failed: Expected '}' but got 't' at: ...d\",\"value\":\"tellraw @p [\{\"t<--[HERE]

I can't figure out what is wrong with that point, though. Like I said in the beginning, I've done this before in a previous map, using what I think was the same command aside from the actual data of what the sign and tellraw said.

What is the problem with this command?

/blockdata ~ ~1 ~ {Text1:"{\"text\":\"Right Click\",\"color\":\"blue\",\"bold\":true,\"underlined\":true,\"clickEvent\":{\"action\":\"run_command\",\"value\":\"tellraw @p [\\{\\"text\\":\\"Welcome to \\",\\"color\\":\\"gold\\"},{\\"text\\":\\"World of Lights\\",\\"bold\\":true,\\"italic\\":true,\\"color\\":\\"green\\"},{\\"text\\":\\" \\",\\"bold\\":true,\\"color\\":\\"gold\\"},{\\"text\\":\\"by \\",\\"color\\":\\"gold\\"},{\\"text\\":\\"jackmaster110\\",\\"underlined\\":true,\\"color\\":\\"yellow\\"},{\\"text\\":\\"!\\",\\"underlined\\":true,\\"color\\":\\"gold\\"},{\\"text\\":\\"\\n\\"},{\\"text\\":\\"Info:\\nTo play you must click the \\\\"play\\\\" sign behind you. Then you will be dropped into the map.\\nThis is a map where you must get through the \\\\"World of Lights.\\\\" There will be challenges such as parkour,puzzles,and some other kinds of awesomeness.\\nIf you enjoy the map please check out the other maps and minigames available on the server.\\",\\"color\\":\\"gold\\"},{\\"text\\":\\"\\n\\"},{\\"text\\":\\"Have fun!!!!\\",\\"color\\":\\"gold\\"}]\"}}",Text2:"{\"text\":\"asdasdfasdgdasfeasdf\",\"color\":\"green\",\"underlined\":true,\"strikethrough\":true,\"obfuscated\":true}",Text3:"{\"text\":\"asdasdfasdgdasfeasdf\",\"color\":\"green\",\"underlined\":true,\"strikethrough\":true,\"obfuscated\":true}",Text4:"{\"text\":\"For Info\",\"color\":\"blue\",\"bold\":true,\"underlined\":true}"}


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Which first unit to build in Civilization IV immediately at the beginning?

Go for Settler always, or it depends? If there are resources around is better to build a worker or boat and wait to reach population 2 at least?

If it is a matter, I usually play huge maps at difficulty prince.

An example:


texts: In Warcraft 3 Reign of Chaos a night elf AI took control of my units, how?

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I decided to see if my old warcraft 3 discs would work on my modern windows 10 pc. I installed reign of chaos, which had no issues (other than the installation window thinking I had windows nt installed). I was able to open up the game and did a test game against the AI to see if the game ran fine. It appears to, but I had something weird happen that I never had happen before!

I was playing undead (the race I used to always pick) and set the AI to night elf. I chose plunder isle as my map. I lost that game (haven't played in so long I didn't know what to do). What was weird though is when the Ai was leveling my base, I noticed that it had my abominations and frost wyrm under its control! I don't understand how it could've done that. Only banshees have the ability to take control of units, and I've never seen any other race do that! I don't understand what happened. Did the game glitch on me or did the bot get some lucky drop that let it take control of my units?

As for heroes, the bot chose keeper and demonhunter. Neither of those have the ability to take control of units, and looking on Mojo Stormstout, there is NO mention of any item or ability on a night elf unit that can do that!

edit: Oh, and this was in Reign of Chaos, just to be clear. I haven't even tried to install The Frozen Throne yet.


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So I lured the heir to Kingdom A into my court.
I gave him a county and a Kingdom.
Then I killed his father.
He got the new Kingdom… and became independent.

In CKII I'm pretty sure that since this wasn't a "promotion", he should have remained my vassal… is this mechanic in CK3 different? How?
PS: I'm Emperor OFC.


texts: What's the difference between the difficulty options?

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution gives you three options for starting a new game, "Tell Me a Story", "Give Me a Challenge", and "Give Me Deus Ex":

The wording seems to imply that there's more difference than just tougher enemies (i.e. more/less emphasis on story), is there?


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In Metal Gear Online, is the fulton tied to a specific class? Do I have to unlock and equip a specific support item? I've been standing next to a stunned/sleeping enemy but not seen a prompt to fulton them.

Maybe I wasn't standing in quite the right spot or the stun/sleep hadn't registered due to lag?

I'm playing Scout on Xbox.


texts: In Dishonored 2, why is Delilah not recognised by the Emperor?

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The storyline of Dishonored 2 basically boils down to Delilah being an illegitimate child of the old Emperor Kaldwin, who later also sired Jessamine. Jessamine was brought up at court and eventually became empress, while Delilah was kicked to the curb and, as Dishonored 2 shows us, tries to take the throne in a coup.

The weird thing however is Emily; at the start of Dishonored 1 it is clear that Jessamine is her mother, but nobody knows at that point that Corvo - not married to the empress, or even of noble blood - is the father.

Now how could Jessamine have a daughter in the line for the throne with an unknown father, but the old Emperor Kaldwin couldn't (or didn't want to) acknowledge Delilah?


texts: I just closed Dungeon Defenders last night with about 8m mana in the bank; I'd had it open, mostly idle, for a few days. I opened it up today and had 28 million. Does anyone have any idea how that could happen?


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I'm in a bit of a pickle.

It seems someone playing on my friend's SMP server decided that it would be a good idea for him to do some testing with TNT.

Now, he's conscientiously set this atrocity up a reasonable distance from the rest of the construction on the server, so I don't think that it will effect any damage in the other projects, but someone still has to get rid of it.  Guess Who.

This is what I've come up with, as a means of surviving the cataclysm:

However, this shelter is of course, based on the assumption that since Obsidian cannot be destroyed by explosions, it will act as a barrier to their consequences.  If I were to hide inside this shelter, would I emerge unscathed after detonating the TNT?


texts: Is there any benefit to collecting books?

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Possible Duplicate:
  What's the point of buying books?

Once I found the first hidden book, a bunch more book icons popped up on my radar.  What use is collecting books?  I know that there's an achievement for getting all of them, and I get a few coins for grabbing them, but is there any other effect on the game for finding more of them before I finish the game?


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Who can live without the games supplies with Windows? Countless hours of productivity have been lost to Minesweeper, Solitaire, Chess and the likes.

Sadly, Microsoft did not include desktop versions of these games in Windows 8 (altough you can download revamped Modern UI versions from the Store). Does anyone know how the run the Windows 7 versions of these in Windows 8?


texts: Which version of the Discovery mod for freelancer should I pick?

texts: The discovery mod seems to be quite a recommendation, but it's available in versions 4.85, 4.84 and 4.83 and each readme states a different year in which the new story takes place, and in 4.85 openSP is no longer optional but enforced. I'd like to play the game once again from the very beginning including the story but wouldn't mind testing the discovery improvements directly at the start, so should I use 4.84 or play the story first and then use 4.85? Or is the intention of the mod to start a new game as "Trent jr" anyway?


texts: How can I restart NetHack, or at least replay the introduction?

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I feel guilty for what I did: When I first started nethack I skipped the introduction and the instructions.

Now, I don't know how to play that stupid game. I only know how to move. Is there a way to restart the game from the beginning on ubuntu?


texts: Is it safe to carry lots of gold around?

texts: Is there any need to store gold in chests in my home(s)? Can I be pickpocketed by NPCs in the game or otherwise unexpectedly lose gold or items from my inventory? Or can I safely carry all my gold around?


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I'm looking for info on world bosses, specifically:

What are the respawn times?
Is there 1 per planet?
Where are they located?
Are there any special quests to summon a world boss?


texts: What do you get for resetting a character's level?

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In the most recent update to Fire Emblem Warriors (3/28/18), there was an option added to the temple at the camp:  Level Reset.  The description says "Get materials when resetting a character to level 1."  There are certainly materials that I need and characters that I don't use as much as others, so I'm considering taking this action.

But what exactly do you get for doing this?  It costs 1,000,000 gold, and raising that character back up wouldn't be a walk in the park so it's not an action I would take lightly.  I don't need a bunch of gold materials or random materials that I might already have a lot of.  I want to make sure that if I reset my character's level, it's going to be worth it.


texts: Redstone torch on a block doesn't switch on the block that it is on?

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Ok, here's another one.

As represented in the visual, I have a redstone torch attached to a block, that is, a redstone lamp. But as represented in the visual, by my extraordinary drawing, the redstone torch actually exist in the block which's borders shown by red. Since my redstone lamp is next to this block which is represented by red borders, it must be switched on and hence light up. But it does not. Why?

Thanks in advance with most appreciation.

P.S.: We know that the block shown by red borders is powered because of the second visual.


texts: What is the easiest way to find a Mineshaft?

texts: I have been playing a survival world with my friend for a while. The only thing we haven't done, is find the Mineshaft. So, what is the best way to find a Mineshaft, while avoiding the anoyying Cave Spider Spawners.


texts: Is there a way to find out if I trained other than by visiting a trainer?

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How else can I determine if I trained at my current level?

Knowing this will help me by telling me if I still need to capitalize on the option, minus the tedium of searching for a trainer.


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My brother and I share the same PlayStation, and buy all the games on our active PSN PLUS account (which is his account) and all the games DLCs etc we bought have been on both accounts but just yesterday I bought The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Gold Edition, but I can't access the 4 DLCs.

Why can't I access the DLC like I can for other things?


texts: What is the highest IQ you can earn in one episode?

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (graphic adventure) had an IQ (Indy Quotient) system that rewarded you depending on how you solved a puzzle.

The IQ, a numeric value, was split into 2 values:

Episode - How many points you have earned on this playthrough
Series - How many points you have earned across all playthroughs

You cannot earn all available series points in one playthrough.  This gave you the incentive of replaying the game to explore alternative solutions for problems.

Was is the highest episode IQ possible and how do you earn it?


texts: Can I play my Minecraft worlds from my Switch on Pocket Edition?

texts: I have a Nintendo Switch Minecraft world with my friends and got Minecraft Pocket Edition to play on the go. I signed in to the same account but there is no sync old worlds button on the mobile app. I couldn't find how to do it anywhere online either. Does anyone know how to transfer Switch worlds to PE or tell me if it's even possible, please?


texts: Is there any way to apply tags to a slime after its parent was killed?

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Whenever I target a slime I apply a tag to it, but as soon as it dies the tag isn't passed on. Is there anyway to pass on a tag from parent to offspring?
I'm playing Java edition.


texts: Will an Egg move still be passed on if it is overwritten by the daycare's levelling?

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I'm trying to pass on the move Wish to a line of Eevees, as well as get the right nature and IVs. The Smeargle I used to pass on the move only has 1 IV, and I'd like to swap in another Eevee (one of the children which has Wish) that has 3 IVs.

However unlike Smeargle, Eevee learns a lot of moves, so I'll only get 5 or so Eggs before that Eevee forgets Wish, due to the daycare's feature of erasing old moves in favour of new.

So my question is, do I need to take out that Eevee periodically to re-teach Wish? (At the cost of a heart scale) Or will its moveset stay the same until its withdrawn, therefore continuing to pass on Wish anyway?


texts: Social Club black screens, and I can't play GTA V

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Recently my copy of GTA V decided to stop working. The launcher goes straight to a black screen after loading for a few minutes. I haven't been able to play since. This is what happens:

Specs:

Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU
Memory: 12GB
64 Bit
Graphics Card: Nvidia Quadro 2000D

I realize these parts are a million years old, but the game worked before so I'm sure that they are not the problem.
I have the copy on steam


texts: How much damage does the Jagged Ghost Blade block when not using a Transcendent Curse?

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Ghosts pierce through your armor, inflicting massive damage. To block them, you need to use a curse, (2000 souls, which is a lot) or you can use a cursed weapon to block it, but obviously a dagger doesn't block as much as a shield.

I want to save my curses, and I have a cursed weapon that I could use to block: the Jagged Ghost Blade.

I want to know how well blocking with that particular dagger works compared to blocking with a curse, because if a ghost gets in 3 hits at my level I'm dead. Also, the ghosts have a critical attack. Can I block that?


texts: How can I get to the same match with my friend in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms?

texts: My friend and I are friends on Steam, and we want to play in the same team or at least in the same match. How can we do that?


texts: Things being destroyed on private server when no one is logged in

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So I have a private server that I rent and run Minecraft on. Me and two others have access to it only. On two occasions I have logged on to find that some things have been destroyed.

First time I found that several chests had been destroyed and most of my items were scattered on the floor. Today I found that a stair had been destoyed, just as if a creeper had exploded there. And inside my house there had been a few, just two or three, blocks that had been mined away (which caused a huge leak in my inside swimmingpool....)

I'm sure none of the others had anything to do with this, so I'm wondering if the mobs are playing around in my house and messing with my stuff when I'm not around?


texts: In GTA5 do you have to do the story again in multiplayer mode

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Hi I have two questions

If I have completed the story mode on single player do I have to complete the story again when I play in multiplayer/ online
If you do have to do the story mode again can I switch inbetween the two without losing any progress in either mode


texts: What are some efficient ways to use a Krogan?

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In multiplayer, you can unlock a Krogan. The Krogan has a special melee where he charges, but this leaves him quite vulnerable.

What are some efficient ways to play as a Krogan? Should one focus on powers over weapons? How should one use a Krogan in Silver and Gold?


texts: Are the pets bound to a specific character or to the account?

texts: I don't understand something about the pets: are they bound to one of your characters, or to your account?  How does the game manages it ?  It's not super clear to me, and the wiki doesn't give any information about that...


texts: Where to find truck/trailers in Grand Theft Auto Online

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We'd like to do some truck racing on the Los Santos freeway system. Because you cannot (currently) select a truck in a race "job" we're going to have to do this in freemode.

The problem is we need to get 2-6 truck/trailer units to the same location to start the race.

With this in mind where is the best place to find truck/trailer units in Los Santos/ Blaine County?

Are there places where truck/trailers always spawn?


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I'm not playing a lot, just enjoying the content and the exploring. I turned 10 yesterday and unlocked the pvp part of the game. I did all the tutorial stuff you can do in Cyrodiil and decided to do a scout mission ("start with a scout mission, you won't die as much in those").

This scout mission required me to go to some lumber mill deep in enemy territory (I'm Ebonheart, the mill was south-south-west of the imperial city). I died a few times trying to get there, but eventually I reached the mill. I did my scouting report and returned to turn in the quest.

This was fun for once, but the next scouting mission required me to go even further in enemy territory. I really don't wanna run around Cyrodiil as target practice and hope to be lucky enough to reach my goal without encountering some level 30+ guy.

Is there anything to do for a level 10, or is it just a waste of time? I like pvp, and I like the concept of how pvp works in TESO, but only dying is no fun at all. Are the other mission types even harder, or are they worth doing at my level?


texts: How do I install and play the Day Z mod for Arma 2?

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I'd like to install and play the Day Z mod for Arma 2, but the web page for the mod doesn't give very specific instructions. Simply dropping the .rar files into the specified directories seems to be insufficient.

I'd like a step by step process for installing and launching this mod. I purchased the game through Steam, if distribution method matters.


texts: Do all my team need XP+ items when grinding or only the active members?

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In star ocean 4 you can get XP+ items which boost the amount of XP from any battle, appently upto some high figure like 680%+;

I understand how to get the items too boost my weapon, accessory and neck item however do I need to do this just for the team I have actively fighting, or everyone? Do I need 8 of each item + all their weapons, or just the 4 I use for fighting and then swap them out one by one (Swapping the accessory and neck items over)?


texts: How can I make a Die Spawn point for my minigames?

texts: I have The Walls Minigame on my server and I can't figure out how to make a Spawn Point for the Game when you die. For Example: I die and I get Teleported to a Big Sphere above the Minigame. What can I do to make this possible in my game?


texts: What spells are best to use when using the BARCH strategy?

texts: When farming in Clash of Clans, I like to use the BARCH strategy (Barbarians and Archers) to farm resources. However, I was wondering if there was a way to further supplement my army with spells. What are the best spells to use?


texts: How can I prevent player stats drops in Football Manager 2013?

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I recently bought the latest Football Manager, and I constantly keep getting these full stat drops where the player loses a point in all stats. Is there something that can be done to reduce the rate at which these happen?

This happens to players who have not been injured and have been playing first-team for the season. Never played when tired and no changes in training.


texts: Upgrade chip in Deus Ex: Human Revolution?

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


texts: How to turn a branded warchief into a bodyguard for another uruk?

texts: I've set up five warchiefs that look how I want them to but after changing my mind I now wish to make four of them the bodyguards of a single warchief, but to do that I need to somehow demote them to captains without killing them so they can then undergo "initiation" to become bodyguards. All of these uruks are branded. Any suggestions on how to do this or another method I could use?


texts: Every minute or two when playing a game on a server, I randomly stop sprinting and I have to double tap w to start sprinting again. I was just wondering if there was a way to stop this issue from occurring?


texts: How can I invite a friend to a server I am on in Battlelog for Battlefield 4 on PC?

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How can I invite a friend to a server I am on in Battlelog in Battlefield 4 on PC?

I have seen this:

  Hint: Did you know you can invite friends to Servers? Drag a friend
  from the Com Center to a Drop Zone to invite him or her to the server.

What do they mean by drop zone?

A screenshot here would be very beneficial


texts: Is it possible to put armor on a skeleton?

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I've made a monster zoo and want to put armor on the skeletons.

How do I do so? Or do they just spawn that way?


texts: Do Spells that cause Status Effects have any effect against Bosses?

texts: I've tried to cast Spells like Blind and Poison multiple times against Boss enemies, yet they always miss.  Can these Bosses even be effected by these Spells?


texts: No coins or notification: Do I need to do something to get earned coins?

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I just had a snorlax return from defending a gym for “1d 1h 33m”, but I didn't get any notification or coins. I only noticed when checking the gym badge list that my snorlax had been defeated. I checked my shop screen and my coin total hadn't changed though, and looking at my snorlax in my collection didn't do or show me anything. I can't find any buttons or indicators at all.

I do see entries in my journal for my snorlax returning (and for a rhydon that was defeated on the 23rd), but experimentally poking these entries didn't do anything.

Confused, I did some Googling and reading about the Gym Update after getting back home, but every source I've found (including Can I still earn coins in-game?) indicates that I should have received coins via a notification of some kind. I checked just now and have push notifications turned on in the Pokémon Go game settings, and my iPhone's notification centre settings has all permissions turned on for Pokémon Go, so I'm not sure where the notification went or where my coins went. There's nothing in the iOS pulldown notification screen for Pokémon Go.

Is there something else I need to do to enable coin-earning or a screen somewhere I need to use to go collect my coins? Is there a daily delay? Is it just a really unfortunate bug? (I know it's only 50 coins, but it does feel like there's little point in defending gyms while it's like this.)


texts: I tried using a weapon in both hands: a dagger in one and a sword in the other. But I soon realized that I could not parry, since each mouse button is used to swing a weapon. Is there another way to parry when both hands are occupied?


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I don't want people to be hearing my conversations, my coughing, me pressing the controller, etc.

If you could tell me how to disable it I would be very pleased.


texts: How many units of mist energy do you actually regenerate per day?

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I tried to build a very basic spreadsheet for keeping track of energy regeneration in Spiral Knights under the assumption that you regen 100 units of energy per day as the game itself says.

However, energy seems to recharge to a rate actually faster than that. Has anybody run the numbers on how fast energy actually recharges? Does energy recharge faster if you're not logged in?


texts: Where are the harpies in the Sackful of Fluff Quest?

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So I'm attempting to gather 60 harpy feathers for this Sackful of Fluff quest - I know that harpies generally spawn right outside the house where you initiate the quest (that's where I went to get the first 12 feathers for the first part of the quest anyway) - but now that I'm trying to get the rest, none of the harpies are respawning?

As an aside, I was doing this quest in tandem with the Harpy Contract also in Chapter 2 - I planted those traps here and they carried them back to their nests (and presumably died/destroyed the nest).  Would that have anything to do with why the harpies aren't spawning again?


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I'm trying to play CSGO with a friend, but whenever she joins the lobby, after a few seconds my game freezes, audio and all. If I click, the game just crashes, but if my friend leaves then the game resumes as normal. We were playing fine a week ago.

I googled it and other people have had similar problems, but not the same. Most had their game fully crash along with their steam client. They also couldn't find a solution other than some "Killer Network Driver" from their motherboard, but I have made no hardware or driver changes, and I've been using this motherboard for a few years now.


texts: Does the Crestfallen Warrior have any plot relevance, or provide any rewards?

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So I accidentally hit Crestfallen Warrior at  Firelink Shrine. I know how to get my sins forgiven and all that, but it'll cost me around 32k souls.
Is it actually worth spending that amount on him? Is he relevant to the storyline in anyway, or do I just kill him?


texts: What happens to skills in the training queue when an account reverts to alpha clone status?

texts: I have a bunch of skills queued to train, which includes advanced skills that an Alpha clone cannot train and several skills that are scheduled to start several days out. Since these two conditions are normally something an Alpha clone cannot train for, what happens to my skill queue if my account reverts to Alpha clone status with my skill queue in place?


texts: Is there a tested way of chatting with WLM contacts in-game while playing Forsaken World?


texts: How can I install Counter-Strike on a MacBook Pro?

texts: Is it possible to install Counter-Strike on a MacBook Pro? If so, how?


texts: Is it possible to max every art and skill without multiplayer?

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While playing through my first class, I found it pretty easy to max out most of the skills I was using. Coupled with a lot of exploration, I found myself with a decent amount of BP all the time. Now I'm going through my second class and I'm a bit more worried - there definitely is way less BP going around.

Is it possible to get every art and skill to level 5 in the game? If not, how close can you get?

I'm aware of these ways to get BP:

get class rank ups
find field items (mechanical, biological, archaeological)
play online
explore new areas (and find new, unexplored territory/sightseeing spots)

It seems like the only one that gives a repeated amount of BP is playing online (which I fully acknowledge), as the other resources are finite. Playing online is fun, but with the frequent disconnects it's more of a nuisance than anything.


texts: How do I train invocations with manual skill allocation?

texts: I'm currently playing a character worshiping Sif Muna, and need invocations to help boost my channel energy ability. However, when I go to the skill menu invocations is not an available option to select for training. I'm using manual skill allocation, playing Stone Soup v. 0.12.1, and have the ability to use channel energy. How can I train invocations?


texts: Where did the Reapers come from, they are a species of machine, so how did they come to be? Were they built, or like the transformers, who just "grow"?


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I have this command:

/summon FallingSand ~1 ~ ~ {TileID:54,Time:0.9,TileEntityData:{Items:[{id:stained_glass,Slot:1,Count:1}]}}

I want to add this item command in replace of the stained_glass:

/give @a minecraft:stained_glass 4 {CanPlaceOn:["minecraft:iron_block"]}

So, in the chest there will be stained glass color yellow, that can only be placed on an iron block in Adventure mode. How can I do this?


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One of the biggest threats to an unwary player are cloaked units as, without any detection, they can ravage entire armies and bases without any retaliation.

My main problem in their use is that players that have ever played a Starcraft game and AI know to build detection of some sort. Because of that I find cloaked units hard to deploy effectively without getting slaughtered. This is especially true when I try to use dark templar since they are melee units.

So my question is, how can I fully utilize cloaked units (specifically ghosts, dark templar, and banshees) in SC2 multiplayer?


texts: How do I open or smash these silver blocks and padlocks?

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Having reached the end of the game's storyline, we're now freeplaying around Middle Earth, picking up collectables, etc. The silver blocks and padlocks (as modelled below by Frodo) are getting in the way, as we don't seem to have a character available that can deal with them (or, we do and I've failed to notice).

Presumably, there is a character and/or a craftable tool that can do the job.
So which characters or tools can I use to break silver objects, and how do I obtain them?


texts: What was the first game to have a livestream mode to try to avoid legal issues?

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Cyberpunk 2077 has an option to remove copyrighted music to (try to) avoid legal issues when live streaming:

Was Cyberpunk 2077 the first game to have a livestream mode to try to avoid legal issues?


texts: How is the Dragon's damage calculated in Rogue Legacy?

texts: The Dragon class seems to use the same attack for the regular attack, which calculates damage based on Strength, and the special attack, which calculates damage based on Intelligence. Is the Dragon's attack damage based on Strength, Intelligence, or some combination?


texts: What are the easiest good pickaxes to get and how do you get them?

texts: I have been unable to mine some blocks, (ie: obsidian, molten rock) but I'm not very advanced in the game yet. What are the simplest pickaxes to get that can mine strong blocks relatively fast?


texts: Starting Destiny: Should I start with the original or the Taken King?

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My friend and I are about to start playing Destiny. What are the differences between buying the original one or the expansion straight away?

Is the Taken King meant for high level players who want extra content or does it have something for new starters as well?


texts: Using an XBox wireless adapter for PC with Windows 7

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I bought myself an XBox wireless adapter for PC, so I can use my XBox Controller when playing platformers on PC. Worked great while I used XP, but for Christmas I gave myself an SSD and a Windows 7 Upgrade.

Now Windows 7 does not recognize the USB dongle and I can't seem to get it to work. I checked the Microsoft site for drivers and found the Xbox 360 Accessories Software 1.2 64-bit for Windows 7 but it did not remedy my problem, the dongle is still not recognized.

I have no idea what to do. Can sombody help me?


texts: I finished the gargoyle contract in Loc Muine but I didn't farm them to get enough gargoyle dust for the Kinslayer outfit. Is there any way to get more dust? I am willing to hack save file if that's what it takes, by any, I mean any. I am playing to PC


texts: PS3 - The backup operation could not be completed 80010038

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I'm a PlayStation Plus member who is planning to upgrade my PS3's 120gb hard drive and am trying to back it up to an external hard drive (FAT32 format).

I've ran the backup utility three times and each time it stops around 80%-90% completion with this error:

  The backup operation could not be completed 80010038

A couple questions:

Any advice on files to delete to prevent this error?
If I were to just remove the current drive and install the new one, what would my PS Plus account sync to the new drive?
Will my downloaded/"purchased" Instant Game Collection Games, that are no longer available for free (i.e. LBP 2), still be available for download?


texts: In Minecraft, is there any way to have a double keybind?

texts: I've been playing Minecraft lately (mainly PvP), and I'd like to be able to bind my attack key to more than one key. For example, I'd like to make the attack key (that's currently the default left click on the mouse) to right click, also. Is there any way to do that, or any mod that will allow me to do so? Thanks in advance for answering!


texts: Can I keep free games on my list when they are uninstalled?

texts: Is there a way to keep free games on the list just like paid games when I uninstall them? I want to keep my free games in the list so I know which ones I had when I reinstall my PC.


texts: I started building a house in Skyrim and I got most of it done but it won't let me build the rest. When I go to the Carpenter's Workbench it is just a menu with nothing on it.


texts: Why are the creatures (passive and hostile) all invincible?

texts: For some reason when I was playing Ark Survival Evolved, when I got hungry, I went to attack a dodo and it was invincible. It didn't even try to run away like normal. So I though okay, little glitch, so I went to another dodo and it was invincible as well. I went to fish, invincible, Pachys, invincible, freaking brontos, invincible. If anyone knows the cause of this, could you please tell me what it is and how to fix it? And I play on PS4 if that helps.


texts: Is there a way to get new surroundings in Miitomo?

texts: When looking in the store, there are a number of clothing items available to buy.  Can I also get a new floor or walls? What about furniture or other items?


texts: GTA V - how long does a full set of supplies last?

texts: In GTA I have a cocaine lockup with no upgrades if I bought supplies and they were full how long would it take for the supplies to run out and need resupplying


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I'm trying to make a server for me and my friend, but newer versions lag so much for me, so I play version 1.12.2.
How would I change the server version in server.properties?


texts: I'm getting a lot of low quality - awful, shoddy, etc items in my storage areas and I don't know how to get rid of them or destroy them. I could move them to another area, but that doesn't really solve the problem.


texts: How can I disable the pawn shop alarm in Fallout 3: DC Interiors Mod?

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I've been playing around with the DC Interiors Mod for Fallout 3, and it's generally great - except I can't figure out how to turn off the alarm in the Pawn Shop near Northwest Seneca Station.

I've combed the shop over, and even the 'second floor' accessible through the hotel next door, but I can't seem to find a switch.

According to the mod creator, it is possible to disable it, indeed it's the only way to access most of the items in the shop. However, he doesn't like giving out the location in public.

Does anyone know how to disable the pawn shop alarm?


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As stated in the question, having difficulty finding it and there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer online.

So would like to know when/where and any pre-requisites that are required, if any?


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Where can I store/save cars that I find? I don't see any garages or cribs on my map.

Also, can you save cars during a mission?

I just started playing and found a really nice Wasabi but failed a mission and now I lost it... argh.


texts: What cards are in the Nook store DIY card packs?

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Nook's Cranny is selling a few different packs: "DIY for Beginners", "Test Your DIY Skills", "Wildest Dreams DIY"

What cards are in each pack? If I already "learned" the DIY skill, will I still receive the card (to give to someone else)?


texts: I just noticed that I had a dwarven child taken by a mood.  What dwarves are vulnerable to moods?


texts: Do I have to hold all these unusual gems in my inventory?

texts: I just found out what these gems were and that I will need to collect 20-25 of them total.  I have 7 right now and I do not like the fact that they're taking up space in my inventory.  I'd like to store them in my barrel at Riverwood.  Is it possible to ditch them until I need them all?


texts: How many different devices has Doom been ported to?

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Classic Doom is somewhat famous for running on assorted devices that aren't intended to play games, such as printers and smart fridges.

How many different devices has the game been demonstrated to run on? To clarify, I am not asking for every device model—I'm not interested in knowing about which printers it's been run on; just the fact that it has been played on a printer is enough.


texts: How can I start over in Battle Islands on PSN?

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I made some poor resource-allocation choices during my first couple of campaigns in Battle Islands on the PS4. I'd like to start over from scratch, so that I can use my initial set of resources in a more strategically-sound way. However, the game doesn't seem to have a quit or reset option, and a search of the wiki didn't turn up anything that seemed applicable to the PSN versions of the game.

How can I reset the PSN version of the game to its initial state?


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It appears MLB2K12 was not produced this year to work outside of the United States?

I cannot find any reference to a PAL version for use here in Australia and also Europe. Last year 2K11 was available.

This seems ridiculous especially considering NBA, NHL and NFL are all available in PAL as well. Why would they stop a whole audience region?

Can anyone please prove me wrong?


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I found a SnowRunner gearbox today (that's the name of the upgrade not the name of the game), which provides me a real nice upgrade in a Low+ and Low- gear setting in addition to standard Low gear, which have some pretty obvious use cases that I completely understand. However, I now also have a high gear setting separate from automatic. My initial thought was that this should be used after automatic reaches gear 4, but whenever I shift into high, I slow down pretty dramatically, so I feel like that's not it.

When, if ever, should I use high gear? Or should I pretty much just be using Automatic and Low+?


texts: Getting Max Payne sounds to work on Windows 7

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Trying to run Max Payne (the original game from 2001) on Windows 7 64-bit, there is a serious problem with the game sounds - no music, many effects missing, stuttering, slowdowns etc.

Looking online I was able to find this guide for fixing it on Windows Vista (which probably applies to 7 as well), but I can no longer find some of the files mentioned - specifically, I could not find the rasmaker.exe. I'm using Max Payne installed via Steam.

Does anyone know of a more modern guide or fix, or alternatively can point me to where I can find the relevant file(s)?


texts: How do Steam Trading cards and the trade system work?

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I recently bought Terraria and have been receiving these "Steam Trading cards" while playing. I don't have any knowledge on them but I enjoy collecting items, so I'm intrigued; What are they, exactly? How do I get more? How do I trade them?
All the items in my inventory are 'Common' - does that mean there are rarer ones? How do you get those?


texts: My heroes aren't learning from experience

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I notice at times that my experience meters aren't showing gains when either

creeps are slain
a Tome Of Experience is used

The numbers shown when the mouse cursor is over the bar show no increase; the blue bar filling from the left is not displayed at all.

Stuff like this has happened during normal campaign or multiplayer games for both warcraft-3 and warcraft-3-frozen-throne; the incident which prompted this question occurred with the so–called Bonus Campaign (‘OrcX’) in The Frozen Throne — the one with Rexxar the Beastmaster which plays like a quest–based RPG.
I don't know when this incident began, but it could've been when I was exiting Thunder Ridge and returning to Durotar.
I tried restarting War3.exe, but that didn't change anything.

Both my heroes are at level 8.  Also, their numbers are almost the same:  at 4400 points required for level 9, Rexxar has 3506 and Rokhan has 3504.

Furthermore, I've since done enough that I would expect my heroes would've gained a level by now.  My heroes have slain a few enemies at level 8 and 9, among other things.
If there is something which prevents gains at certain points along the quest progression, then one would expect that using Tome Of Experience would similarly be prevented.  Maybe the designers didn't think of that.

What can be done to force the meter to refresh — or whatever else is necessary?
If it is indeed a level cap, then what is the indication — the blank experience meter?  I.e. how would I know when that is the case, so as to save myself the gold wasted on a Tome Of Experience?


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I am in the middle of a game where I am the Chinese, so I am obviously going to play aggressively.

I have declared war on two city states, and in turn, I have had about 6 more declare war on me.

Are city states a threat when they
declare war?
Do city states even leave their
borders?
What are the negative effects of
them doing so?


texts: Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition PC: 'Enable Controller' Grayed out

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So I recently bought DOSEE on the PC.

In the options (Options - Game) the 'Enable Controller' is grayed out, despite having connected my PS4 to the computer via USB.

I've read to enable it before launching the game, which I have, but the option is still grayed out.

Anyone know a fix? Or suggesting anything? I know that the controller doesn't need an emulator because PS4 controllers are supported.


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I installed Osmos the other day on an older PC.

I started the game and it lags so much that I dont even get to see the menu screen.

Any ideas as to why this is happening?

The PC specs are as follows:

CPU: AMD Dual Core 3800+
GFX Card: ATI X1600
OS: Win7 Professional
RAM: 3Gb


texts: Is there a quick way to ready up, besides pressing the crystal

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After running all around the level, it is annoying to have to have each player run all the way back to the crystal.  Is there any quick "ready up" button?

I'm looking for a solution specific to the Xbox 360 version of the game - not using an Xbox 360 controller on the PC.


texts: Can I install Starcraft 2 multiplayer only, without campaign?

texts: I have installed WoL, size 14 GB, when I buy HotS I'm afraid that might grow up to 30 GB, which is too much. Since I'm not going to play campaign, is there an option to install online multiplayer only?


texts: how do you change single player minecraft world to multiplayer win 10 in java


texts: What is the ideal location to go animal hunting for hides?

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Nidoru, a now level 22 sneaky archer, for some reason loves to hunt animals in the wild to obtain their hides.

What is the ideal location for Nidoru to do her hunting?


texts: How do I load a save from an old version of Tekkit?

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Around October 2012, I started playing Technic (it was still Minecraft 1.2.5 Minecraft). I stopped playing about 1 month later, and I just found a backup of the save file.

Is there any way to load that file and keep all the stuff? I heard the new pack has IC2 removed, so I know the new pack won't work.

Tekkit classic didn't work. Only vanilla items are there... No ironchests, IC2, RP2 stuff, etc... I'm playing in SSP, and if I remember right Tekkit was server, Technic was single. How do I get single player technic?


texts: I am in a game where I have maxed out all that I can research. It's already up to future tech 16, and I was basically wondering if I could drop my percentage on research to 0% once I get to future tech, and focus all my attention (budget wise) on the culture instead?  Will this have any negative impact on my game?


texts: How can I change the putting camera angle?

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I have been playing around with the visual presentation settings to my personal preference... but I can't seem to change the camera view that is shown when I put the ball ( the action of the ball rolling to the hole ).  The camera seems to be random but from my experiences, the camera angle is shown from where the fans are standing (next to the green) - which IMHO ruins the intense/thrilling part of the putt.

How can I change this angle to be shown of more from an eagle's eye or above the ball view ?

I will try to post a picture of what I am talking about soon.


texts: How can I kill all entities of a specific type, EXCEPT the youngest one?

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I want to create armor stands whenever I stand on a certain block, but when I stand on it, it summons a lot of armor stands.

I tried /kill @e[type=ArmorStand,c=!1] to kill all except the newest one but it killed all of them.

What should I do to remove all except the youngest?


texts: In what ways can I make a fire to sit by?

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Alright so I want to camp out in a certain area and wait for something I'm pretty sure only happens at night. So how do I make a fire to sit by?

I'm pretty sure it has something to do with my wood bundles and my flint, but I dropped my wood on the ground and can't figure out how to use flint to create a fire in the wood.

What are the ways that I can start a fire (to sit by/pass time at) at whatever my current location is?


texts: What's that number near some player's name?

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Some players have the character level near their name (as shown on the left in the image). Others have a different, much higher number.

So what is that number shown near some players names and what does it mean?


texts: Do nightclub technitians generate value more efficient after upgrading biker businesses?

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Biker businesses like the weed farm can be upgraded to run more efficient by

quicker generation of products from resupply,
generating more units of products from units of each unit of resupply and
raising the worth of each unit of products.

At least that's how I understand the in game description of the upgrades.

That is related to the process of resupplying the biker businesses itself by buying or stealing resupply and delivery of products actively.

The technicians in the nightclub can generate good from biker businesses on their own. Do the biker businesses's upgrades effect the performance or efficiency of generation of goods in the nightclub, too or is their no effect from those upgrades to the nightclub?


texts: What do the different types of stability do?

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So I have noticed whilst playing that a number of under barrel mods add to stability. Yet, I have found, so far, three different types of stability mod.

These are, Initial Bullet Stability, Horizontal Stability and Stability.

I think the names are quite self-explanatory, but how do these actually effect bullet spread? For example, I've had no issues with horizontal gun drift at all in the game, which makes the Horizontal Stability mods worth much less to me than the general stability mods.

So what do these actually do?


texts: What can I do with poison potions? I don't see any point in poison myself. Can I combine it with weapons or use it on enemies?


texts: Which 3 daemons to upload on humanoid targets in Cyberpunk 2077?

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There are perks in the Breach Protocol branch which give you buffs if 3 or more daemons are uploaded in the same network:

It is not clear how to use those perks effectively on humanoids as there are only two human-daemons which you can learn from perks: basic ICEpick daemon and the Mass Vulnerability daemon. The other daemons you learn from perks can be used on turrets and video cameras only.


texts: Where can I find a pistol silencer in the single player campaign?

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How can you get a silencer for the M12 Nova and Feline?

I completed the game and during the whole playthough I only encountered one. During the mission "Lab Rat" where you are attacked by a Cell helicopter in Dr. Goulds lab, one enemy dropped a M12 Nova with a silencer. But I died and had to reload, and this time no enemy dropped one. During the rest of the game I examined (almost) every pistol or SMG dropped by enemies, but never found one with an attached silencer.

Is there some guaranteed opportunity to pick one up which I missed or at least one situation where one drops with a high propability?


texts: When I open %appdata%.minecraft and then go to the file logs and open them, I see random letters.  What's wrong, and how can I fix this?


texts: What are the best strategies to playing Touchdown Mode in Clash Royale?

texts: I am frustrated by how easily my opponents beat me in Touchdown Mode in Clash Royale. I know that cards like Royal Recruits and Bomb Tower are quite useful in this mode, but solely relying on this strategy doesn't seem to work. What is the most effective strategy to play Touchdown Mode in Clash Royale, such as in positive elixir trades, successful counters, time taken to win a crown, etc.