texts: What is the real truth about Minecraft mob spawning?

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When I look for information on mob spawning and mob grinders I find a lot of links to these two items:

Hostile Mob System Tutorial
Mob Spawning Science

The problem is, they seem to have contradictory information in them.

The first one espouses the much-credited idea that to improve your mob spawning area you must light up all the caves around it. This is built on the assumption that when the game goes to spawn a monster, it looks for an appropriate place to put one, so eliminating anywhere but your mob machine would increase the rate of mobs spawning within it.

The "Mob Spawning Science" post claims an algorithm that goes chunk by chunk, and within each chunk it picks a random block and sees if that block is a legit spawning location (standing on something, correct light level, etc.). If so, it puts a mob there. (I'm simplifying, but this is the idea.) This would imply that for any given block in a chunk, there is a 1/32768 chance of it being selected. So given a block X that is a nice, dark, mob-spawnable place, it has a 1/32768 chance each time the chunk is processed of spawning a monster regardless of any lit or unlit caves anywhere around it.

So which one is correct?


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Are there items in the game that you can only ever get once and will need later on to craft that one thing or the like? I have recently dug into this game and find my inventory is filling up with all sorts of items for fear that I will throw out/dismantle or sell something I can not get back.

To that end I am looking for a list of items to hold on to for future use or confirmation that there is nothing to worry about, sell all of the stuff I have and stop being so poor cause I can get more later!


texts: Do I have to complete the Fire Lord subplot in the same term as I got it in Atelier Escha & Logy?

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Until this term I was able to complete all bonus assignments (the outer ring) in Atelier Escha & Logy. However, with the frequent tracks to the Searing Wastes I'm afraid I'll run out of time if I complete the Fire Lord subplot and will not be able to do all the tasks from the outer assignment ring.

Do I need to complete the Fire Lord thing in the same term as I got it? (term 6, I think…)


texts: Is there a smaller Xbox 360 controller available?

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My wife finds the standard XBOX 360 controller too large for her hands, so doesn't use the console.  It seems there was a smaller controller on sale from Madcatz, but it is no longer available.

Does anyone know a good option for her?


texts: How do I build a good 'stagger lock' character?

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I have started a stagger lock build on Dark Souls 2, and I am not doing so well. I am using two daggers and power stance.

I want to be able to stagger lock anything that is not completely immune to the effect. I intend to have high damage output, but I know I will need a lot of upgrading.

What can I do to build a good 'stagger lock' character?


texts: So I know I'm a few years late for playing FC3, but I'm finding that this "sniper challenge" just east and slightly north of Dr. Earnhardt's mansion gets me awkwardly stuck. I accept the mission, I have my gun, but I can't move anywhere (I'm rooted to the spot I spawn at), and I can't zoom in. I can fire, but what's the point of firing a sniper rifle if you can't zoom in? Additionally, I'm guessing since I can't move, no one ever shows up to try to shoot. Any ideas?


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Do items such as the rage chili, forge, or cauldron ever go on sale, or was that just a gimmick during the intro to convince people to buy coins?
In other words, if buying these items is my goal, am I better off buying them as soon as I have enough money, or can I wait for a sale?


texts: The Heide Knight in the Forest of Fallen Giants will not spawn

texts: I have not seen the knight in the forest of fallen giants that i have read about.Does anyone know why the white knight is not spawning under the tree for me? Is there something i can do?


texts: I created my account with a random birthday. Happened for that to be under 13. Is there a way I can change my birthday?


texts: How do the 'Steeves' work? How do I tell which 'Steeve' is mine?

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One of the perks in Deep Rock Galactic is 'Beast Master'. It allows you to:

Charm a Glyphid Grunt to become your loyal companion. You can only have one tamed Grunt at a time. (5-minute cooldown)

The Grunts can be tamed by 'petting' them. The tamed Grunts are named 'Steeve' in-game. If other Dwarves also using the Beast Master perk tame the same Grunt type, it can get confusing because all the Steeves will look identical. Given the above:

How do I tell which Steeve is mine?
Is there a way to tell if my Steeve is still alive, especially if there are multiple Steeves running around after a fight (so that I'll know when I need to tame another Grunt)?
Apparently, I can 'pet' an already tamed Grunt. This can get confusing if there are multiple identical Steeves in the vicinity. What does petting an already tamed Grunt do? Will petting another Dwarf's Steeve make that Steeve mine?
What happens to the old Steeve if I tame a new one? Does it become hostile again?


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The answer to this question stated that there are "squad perks" that affect your entire squad, but left a lot of questions unanswered:

What do each of these perks do? (I haven't unlocked all the individual perks yet)
At what levels do these perks unlock?
Do these stack with the individual perks?
Do you have to be squad leader for your squad-mates to get the perk?  What if a member of the squad has a squad-perk but the squad-leader doesn't?
How effective are the squad-perks compared to the individual-perks?


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I own both Dragon Quest IV and Dragon Quest V, but I am more interested in playing DQ5. I know the two are in some kind of trilogy, but I’m not sure if they are directly related or only have loose tie-ins (like DQ1 and DQ2). Will I miss out on any story details by playing DQ5 first?

I’m looking for a list of whatever I might miss, but WITHOUT SPOILERS.


texts: Terraria: Is there a way to directly create another .plr file for a character?

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I have an endgame character with a lot of gear and I'd absolutely hate losing it, so I thought of making a backup by copying the .plr file.... except it's not there. There is only the .plr.bak file.

The thing is, I deleted the .plr back some time ago, and when I recovered it from the recycle bin it was way older than my current character. Like when I deleted it I had turtle armor.

Is there a way to directly make another .plr of my character?


texts: What do all the perk machines do and which perks should I have?

texts: After about round ten, I can get Pack-a-punched weapons and elemental upgrades easily, but I have no idea what I can do regarding perks. I just want to be able to get rid of those zombies and train them around more easily.


texts: Is getting really drunk and dancing going to solve anything?

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In Purgatory, I have the option to interact with a couple of unique items.  They seem like throwaway interactions, but I'm curious if they have any in-game use.

At the bar, I can take a drink.  I've only done this a couple of times, but it seems like I can just keep drinking if I so choose.

Elsewhere in the club, I can do a bit of dancing.  Shepard really owns the dance floor, but I can't help but wonder if there's anything to be gained here.

Is there any reason to get really plastered and do a bit of dancing?  (Aside from trying to forget that the apocalypse is in full swing)


texts: I put my Fluffalo down in my ship but I now have a colony to put it on instead. Is there anyway for me to collect it and move it? Killing it with lava appears to be my only option although that is a waste of Pixels.


texts: How to mark spot as harvested/cleaned/removed/solved in analyzer?

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After completely harvesting a (copper) mine this spot will still remain on my analyzer radar (PC-key F).
The same is true for the "rescued crashed part" or a "stone of wisdom" (not sure about the correct English game translation).

How can I mark this spots as already harvested, cleaned, solved, removed?
How can I make them disappear from my analyzer?


texts: Is there a difference between playing as "Sir" or playing as "Madam"

texts: The title screen of Sir, you are being hunted allows you to switch between playing as Sir and playing as Madam. Does this setting have any effect on the game?


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I decided to play the whole trilogy, importing saves along the way. It went fine until I finished 2nd (The Assassins of Kings) game and decided to import it into the 3rd game (Wild Hunt). Now the last save and auto save are both before I encountered Letho in Epilogue. And the game finished after these saves without giving me a chance to save my decision of leaving Letho alive.

Is there a way to fix it and transfer my choice to Wild Hunt?


texts: Is the result of your training session random, or related to something the user controls?

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When training in Magikarp Jump, you can have either a "Good" (1x), "Great" (2x), or "Excellent" (3x?) result.  I've noticed that I seem to have more "Great" or "Excellent" results on certain trainings - the tree knockdown one in particular - and nearly none on some, like the sandbag which I've never had a non-good result (out of, maybe, 20 tries); on the other hand, my son has had plenty of sandbag bust-ups.

Is this random chance, or is the 'tapping' or something else I'm doing having an effect on the result?


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I have a free Lord of the Rings Online account.

What are destiny points?
How do you earn these points?
What can you do with them?


texts: What do you call the thing that is in between the square brackets in a Minecraft comand?

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I want to know what it is called and I would like a list of things (or a link to a list of things) you can do with it.
I only know @p[score_name_min=1].

I want to know if there is something like: @p[activingeffect???].

I'm building something that will only affect the player if he has no active effect, e.g. give speed when the player does not have a speed effect yet.

I would like to use only 1 command:

/effect @p[No speed effect] 1 1.


texts: Does day-usage of bed set respawn location anyway?

texts: I want to set a new respawn location, but it is currently day time and I "can only sleep at night", therefore I cannot sleep in my bed. Does trying to use a bed and getting this message set one's respawn location regardless of not actually sleeping, or must I sleep to set my respawn location?


texts: What are the birthday rewards for Xbox Live's "MyAchievements" promotion?

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This week, Xbox Live released their promotion thing that turns achievement points into direct benefits per tier. Each tier says you get a "A Special Gift* during your birthday month." Does anyone have any idea what this special gift is? My Birthday is next month so I'm fairly interested to know what will randomly show up on my account :P.

Source: http://rewards.xbox.com/myachievements/


texts: How do I set up Ventrilo Push-to-Talk to work with an XBox 360 controller?

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I have been playing some Champions Online on the PC, and for that I like to use my XBox 360 controller. However, I also like to use Push-to-Talk in Ventrilo to talk with my friends.

I couldn't find a way to get Ventrilo working with a button on the controller (say, Lb). Is there a way to set that up?

I tried JoyToKey but couldn't figure out how to get that working either.


texts: How do I earn the achievement "Trim Your Moustache"?

texts: No matter how hard I try to flail about and get myself un-stuck from the bird house, I can never get caught in the chef's riding mower.  How do I fail this first, easy boss fight and earn the achievement for it?


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When someone tries to connect my server he gets "connection times out".
I know this question was asked a lot, but any other solution didn't help for me.
So the common problem is that the port is blocked so I've tried this.

My server.properties is:

#Minecraft server properties
#Tue Nov 04 21:09:39 IST 2014
spawn-protection=16
max-tick-time=60000
generator-settings=
force-gamemode=false
allow-nether=true
gamemode=0
enable-query=false
player-idle-timeout=0
difficulty=1
spawn-monsters=false
op-permission-level=4
resource-pack-hash=
announce-player-achievements=true
pvp=true
snooper-enabled=true
level-type=DEFAULT
hardcore=false
Minecraft=server properties
enable-command-block=true
max-players=20
network-compression-threshold=256
max-world-size=29999984
server-port=25565
texture-pack=
server-ip=
spawn-npcs=true
allow-flight=false
level-name=world
view-distance=10
resource-pack=
spawn-animals=true
white-list=false
generate-structures=true
online-mode=true
max-build-height=256
level-seed=
enable-rcon=false
motd=A Minecraft Server


texts: How to survive this coalition war? (or any)

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I finally managed to create the German empire from Brandenburg. I have probably -130 agressive expansion against me. Which is understandable with the enormous gains I made. It is 1780.

Now, their grouped armies number approx. 340k. (Commonwealth + France + Netherlands + Austria + Styria + Naples + most of the holy roman minions). My alliance numbers approx. 290k. (Germany + UK + Savoy + Denmark). Commonwealth is the coalition leader.

I know I can win since I have a three star general and 90 army tradition and 95 prestige. But what would be the best strategy? The Commonwealth alone has 210k men (also a three star general) + 150k manpower, I have 185k men + 130k manpower. The Netherlands is almost entirely occupied by me and the UK. France just joined the fold.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have defensive + offensive + quality ideas maxed out and 125% discipline. What would you do? Hit and run? Greet them in the open field for an enormous battle of 600k men? (I think this is VERY risky). 60% of my army are mercenaries (I guess that's important) And I am at a budget surplus of 15 gold and 3400 gold total(warchest, I knew this was coming).

  My war goal is white peace at the very least. I don't want to give up land to the evil polish heretics. I am a defender in this war. The war goal is to take Berlin. Berlin has a fortress so fort level 9 + a 1250 garrison.

If you need more info or something is unclear I will be happy to clarify.

This is on IRONMAN mode.

  Aftermath: I lost a couple of really big unavoidable battles (120k vs 140k) but I also won some decisive battles. My army got stranded in France while Savoy and Denmark harassed the Commonwealth. The royal navy went to the baltic and took control. After 12 years the Commonwealth sued for white peace. VICTORY!!!

If the question doesn't adapt to the format of this SE site don't hesitate to comment and I will make it more general/more detailed.


texts: Any downside to pick-pocketing characters in the Ragged Flagon?

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There is a guy in the area that seems to have 1500 gold every time I check his inventory.  I have a 0% success rate to steal it.

I've taken it every time, and it zooms out like I've been caught, but nothing happens.  If I try to steal again in the same area I get 'You've already been caught pick-pocketing'.

So far I haven't found any downside.


texts: What does the ethics divergence value actually mean?

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How should the ethics divergence value be interpreted? I understand that negative values means that the pop is more likely to change their ethics to be in line with the empire's values (presumably with larger negative values meaning faster convergence), but what exactly does a smaller or larger positive value mean? What does a value of 0 do? If I want a pop to change their ethics, particularly without caring about what they change it to, how should I try to affect ethics divergence?

Background: My game had a fanatical xenophobe empire going around conquering their neighbors and exterminating their populace. I didn't like this very much, so I declared war and took over a bunch of their worlds. Being fanatical xenophobes, the populace isn't particularly appreciative of my more "enlightened" rule, with a -40% Alien Overlords happiness modifier. This destroys their productivity and makes them join rebellious factions. Getting rid of their xenophobia is sufficient to make them happy and productive citizens again.

As such, I'm trying to get them to change their ways. I don't particularly care what they change to, just that they're no longer fanatically xenophobic. These planets are far from my homeworld, and the populace is "outraged", so the ethics divergence value is higher than the reeducation edict can handle. Furthermore, I don't particularly want them to adopt my ethics either, given that my empire is also xenophobic (though this lesser xenophobia is much more manageable than the current Fanatic, so it's still acceptable). To make them change, do I want to raise or lower ethics divergence?


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I'm looking to set up "incentives" for exploring different areas on my minecraft SMP server.

One idea I had was for items to spawn in chests scattered in out of the way areas that spawn harder to find items every certain interval if the chest is empty. So for example, a chest might spawn a diamond pick once every 48 hours if it doesn't already have a pick. (so a person doesn't happen upon a chest full of diamond picks)

Are there any bukkit plugins that support this, or some combination of plugins that would allow me to do this?


texts: Interaction between Dokkan and Hidden Potential

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What happens when you Dokkan Awaken a unit with + stats in hidden potential?

Do they get added to the unit after the Dokkan Awaken and are now part of the base stats and hidden potential resets or does the hidden potential stay because you can only do it once or does the hidden potential stats go away and start over?

I'm asking because I do not want to spend my hidden potential orbs on a unit if those stats are taken away, but I also need to know if I should max out my hidden potential now or wait until the unit is fully awoken.


texts: How can I move my family to Lakeview Manor?

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I decided to build a homestead, so I bought the land from the Jarl of Falkreath.  I build the small house, west wing, and haven't finished the library. I have one adopted kid (Sophie) and a husband (Marcurio).  At first, it was only me and Sophie, and when I tried to bring up the dialogue to move, it didn't show "Lakeview Manor" as an option (I only have the house in Whiterun, which I'm living in, and Lakeview Manor).  I read that it could fix it to marry someone, so I married Marcurio.  When we got married, it only had the Whiterun house as an option, and now the dialogue to move won't show for either.  I would really rather live in Lakeview Manor, as I've spent a ton of time on building it.  I don't want to restart from before I built it. Are there any fixes to this annoying bug?

I am playing on the PC. I already tried to "resurrect" Sophie so her package reset, it didn't work and now it won't even show the moving dialogue


texts: Does Hustle Affect Moves that Bypass Accuracy

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The ability Hustle boosts the attack stat by 50% but reduces the accuracy of physical moves 20%.

So what happens to physical attacks that 'always hit' like aerial ace? Do they receive the boost and do they become capable of missing?


texts: What IP addresses does StarCraft 2 connect to?

texts: Is there a published list somewhere of all the IPs of servers Starcraft 2 would need to connect to? I can only open my outgoing ports to certain IPs or to ranges of them, so for now I'm stuck with analysing firewall logs again and again to find various IPs I tried connecting to.


texts: Connecting an Xbox 360 controller to Windows 10 with a wireless receiver with no sync button

texts: I have a generic wireless receiver which I have set up as an Xbox 360 wireless receiver using the microsoft official drivers, but the device does not have a sync button. It does have a button but it was originally for a different purpose. Is it possible to force the syncing process to begin using software instead of the physical button?


texts: What is the best class to use for a beginner in Dark Souls?

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I've been playing this game for a while now, and it's pretty hard. I'm constantly dying and as a Thief I feel I'm not doing enough damage while I have too little health.

I have around 2 hours play time and put all my leveling into Dexterity to do more damage according to the Help Menu.

What class should I roll if this is my first play through?

Do I need to grind in this game? Or will that not gain me any significant advantage?


texts: Using Enchantment nbt tag in json recipe

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I'm making a mod in 1.12.2 and I want to create a recipe when a sword + an enchanted book makes the same type of sword but with the enchants of the enchanted books. (diamond sword + an enchanted book of sharpness level 4 or 5 makes an diamond sword enchanted sharpness 6)
{
  "type": "minecraft:crafting_shaped",
  "group": "enchanted_swords",
  "pattern": [
    "P",
    "B"
  ],
  "key": {
    "P": [
      {
        "type": "minecraft:item_nbt",
        "item": "minecraft:enchanted_book",
        "nbt": {
          "StoredEnchantments":
          "id": 16
          "level": 4
        }
      },
      {
        "type": "minecraft:item_nbt",
        "item": "minecraft:enchanted_book",
        "nbt": {
          "StoredEnchantments":
          "id": 16
          "level": 5
        }
      }
    ],
    "B": {
      "item": "minecraft:water_bucket"
    }
  },
  "result": {
    "type": "minecraft:item_nbt",
    "item": "minecraft:water_bucket",
    "nbt": {
      "StoredEnchantments":
      "id": 16
      "level": 6
    "count": 1
  }
}

I tried to use this link but it only showed for potions so I had to try using the enchanted book wiki but it showed the patern in words not in code so I need help please


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Can you replay a chapter in Magicka without losing your current place?
If so, how?

I really want to get that magick I missed...


texts: How do you change email address on trainer account

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I am using the Pokimon Go trainer club and it won't let me go on the app as a message pops up saying 'please active your account in order to play'
ButI have forgotten the email address I used originally when signing up.

Can I change the email address on my account?

I know my user ID and password.

I'm hoping I don't lose or have to restart as I collected Pokimon already.
Many thanks


texts: What ever Game I launch from Steam it shows up the dialog Preparing to launch and it gets stuck some times or takes hell lot of time. It wasnt happening previously ! Is there a fix for this ?


texts: On a Minecraft Java Server on Ubuntu, is it possible to keep login with time/date stamp in a file?

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Ubuntu 20.04 with Minecraft Server (minecraft_server.1.16.3) and I also have Webmin. I'm trying to level up with bash scripting but hit a block.
Is it possible to create a script that can look for specific actions and write them to a separate log file? I'm just needing it to show the username, time/date and action (log in or out).
I looked through my log files and didn't see login history listed in it. But, keeping this separate would benefit me in case the main logs are purged since I manually (for now) back up the world folder when changes are made.


texts: Saving game: Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare II

texts: I realize this is super basic but for my grandkids: How do they save their game and switch users in Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare II? No problem in other games. Can't find "Save game"!


texts: I have a child´s chest, a child´s bed, and light. I tried to adopt children from the orphanage but it doesn't work.


texts: What are some of the most profitable loyalty store items?

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In EVE, one can accumulate large amounts of loyalty points by running missions for various NPC corporations.  These loyalty points combined with cash and sometimes other items can produce expensive faction or corporation-specific items.

Sometimes I've considered "cashing out" the loyalty points in a store to buy it's most profitable items.  That way I could turn all of my loyalty points into sweet liquid cash.

The problem is that there are so many different items that can be purchased at loyalty stores, I don't know which goods are the most profitable to convert. (I've considered faction ammo for instance)

Now I know that market conditions fluctuate constantly, but I bet some items are obvious winners and others are obvious losers.

Can anyone recommend some profitable loyalty store items to sell on the market?


texts: What happens when vampires use "hypnotic gaze"?

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In The Sims 3 Supernatural a vampire sim can use "hypnotic gaze" interaction when talking to other people.
One would expect it to hypnotize the sim it was used on or something but as far as I can tell it doesn't do anything at all.

What does this "hypnotic gaze" interaction do?


texts: Which legendaries can you get from field research breakthroughs?

texts: I know these achievement packs can give first generation legendaries. Does it give  legendaries from other generations as well?


texts:
If anyone has played "Crackdown", then you're aware of those purple, ring shaped "stunt markers" floating in various locations around the city.  If anyone is still familiar with the game, can you give me an idea of how to get to the one directly outside of, and above the tunnel leading from the Agency to the Corridor (Shai-Gen controlled zone)?
I've tried everything I can think of, with no luck.


texts: can I sign into my PSN account on multiple devices?

texts: I have my PS4 set up in my living room and just bought my friend's PS3 for my kids room so she can watch PS Vue. I tried changing the PSN email on the PS3 but it won't let me use my PSN email. Can I use my PSN account on multiple devices? If so, how do I do that? My friend didn't clear anything off the system so all her stuff is still on there, so I don't know if that could be causing the problem.


texts: So my controller will turn and stay on fine, but as soon as I choose an account to sign in as, the controller turns off. It will also turn off if I press the PlayStation button. Basically it functions as a normal controller until I try to sign in, then it turns off automatically. Also, if it has a charge, it will turn itself on automatically. I've tried resetting and the share+PS button combo. Neither worked. Any ideas? Thank you.


texts: Can I offer more than the base amount in a deal?

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When I attempt to offer the AI energy, a flat amount of 30 energy appears under 'My offers'.
I do not see an option or key binding to increase or decrease this value. The AI on the other hand can request much more or less than 30 energy. This also applies to other resources.

Left clicking this box under my offers has no affect. Right clicking the box removes the offer.

Thanks!


texts: Is Mikkel Toivosson's health bar supposed to refill?

texts: I keep trying to beat this fight at the end of The Championship Fight quest and I can only get him down to about half health before he quickly runs back to where he is at the beginning of the fight and his health recharges very rapidly until the bar is full. He does this repeatedly while I am fighting him. Am I doing something wrong or is my game broken?


texts: Is there a correct list of job classes for Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions on iOS?

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The lists for Final Fantasy Tactics I've found online are wrong or, at least, appear to be. I don't know if they changed the way some of the later classes are unlocked since the PSP version, but I've been trying to unlock Samurai and both prerequisite classes and their level haven't worked (I have both Knight and Monk at level 8).

Could anyone let me know how to unlock the Samurai class or even better, give me a list of all classes and prerequisite levels to unlock them that actually works on the iOS version?


texts: Starcraft 2: Hotkey to go to previous selection?

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Is there a function/command/keyboard shortcut that takes you back to your previously selected unit(s)/building(s)?

I know that control-groups are possible and that it's best practice to have hotkeys for army/command centers/production facilities/etc (which I do) but my question is specifically about a "go to previous selection" function.

Seems like a pretty useful function/command and I'm probably overlooking something simple.


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So I got up to a part in the plot where Deliver: Defense Officer is the objective. Initially it looks as though my freighter is the destination but when I land my Defense Officer is not on the ship (but is in space) and there seams to be nothing else to do.

What am I supposed to do??


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I noticed that when the hounds are targeting me, they keep attacking me even when I'm viewing the map, and eventually they kill me and the map is still open. I even was resurrected once at a touchstone when this happened. Another time I left the game in map view and came to see myself dead in the middle of killer bee hives.

So I became concerned that viewing the map still makes the time go by and if the night comes, I might be killed by Charlie, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can't figure out how it works still.

Does viewing Map pause the game? Or does it only pause the game under certain conditions?


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If you have Waterbreathing, but your follower does not, will they follow you into deep water and stay down long enough to drown themselves?

I may play-test this myself in the next few days, but I was wondering if anyone else might already know the answer.  In any case, I figured it would be good to have this question here for anyone else that might be interested.


texts: What is the red and white bar on the status screen?

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I've been playing RDR2 on PS4 for about a week now. When I hit the down directional button, to toggle the radar size, it also shows various health and stamina meters. At the very bottom of the screen there is a horizontal bar with a cowboy hat in the middle.

What is this called, and what does it do/show? Right now mine is red on the left and white to the right. I'd like to research this but nothing came up on Google the other day.


texts: Can I defeat Spiked Beetles without a shield?

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I am working on the sixth dungeon, and there is a room with Spiked Beetles that look like this:

I know that you are supposed to hit them with a shield and then you can hit them with your sword and kill them.

Problem is, I keep losing my shield in the Lost Woods before I can even get back to this dungeon, so I have bought 4 shields in a row and it is tiring having to go back and forth and raise rupees to buy one only to lose it before I get to the temple.

Is there an alternate way to flip these guys/defeat them that doesn't require a shield that I keep losing to Like-Likes?


texts: Does Might & Magic: Heroes VI include a map editor?

texts: I'm a big fan of map creation, as well as of playing maps other people have created, but I don't see an option for the map editor on the main menu or on the Conflux menu.  Does a map editor exist?


texts: What does the skull icon with the red waves on the Sauron's Army screen mean?

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Here's a picture:

Actually, it'd be helpful to know what they all meant.


texts: Any way to hook up an item sorter to expandable storage?

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I already have a medium sized item sorting and storage system, using the common hopper filters method. Right now I have about 6 chests per item, and I'm wondering if there's a way to make the storage expandable without tearing things out.

I know about silos, but if I expand down, my final output chest moves down. If I expand up, I have to rip up the filter system and raise it as well.

Are there any good horizontal storage systems that are tileable, or ways of using a silo that lets you refill chests upward?


texts: Is result of items depending on Seer/Adj/WH check always dependant on role info?

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Do items rely on status given in role text or on status changed by certain items?
2 examples: Warg's Bracer is dependant on wolfpack kill. Does the role have to be actual member of wolfpack or can it be any player that appears as wolfpack, such as a militia with a Wolf Pelt or altered by Sanguine Horn? Same for Magi's Circlet and wh status: e.g. does it block everyone carrying a rune?


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In Diablo 1, there is no storage other than your character inventory. This can be a bit of an issue, particularly as you collect more and more gold, etc.

However, I saw one playthrough presumably done in one session, where they dropped items in the centre of town. Items such as rings and amulets, that could be useful at a later date.

Do items dropped in Diablo 1 ever de-spawn?


texts: Is it possible to be Thane in multiple towns?

texts: I was wondering if I could be the Thane in multiple towns. I was also wondering if I joined the Companions, could I join the Storm Cloaks? If I was a Storm Cloak, could I be the Thane for Riften? I really want to help Riften out, and I'm not sure where to begin.


texts: Is it possible to see a feed of my followed games?

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This is strange. I've looked everywhere (community hub, profile, news page, email, etc.), but I can't find an actual feed of updates from my followed games. The closest thing I've found is this page, but this is specifically for games in your library. It has nothing to do with followed games.

This means that the only way for me to see an update is to just happen to be sitting at my computer the exact moment steam pushes the desktop notification. And if I miss that notification (which I will), I'll never know about it unless I spontaneously decide to manually go to the community hub of every single game on my followed list and scrub through the latest news, which isn't even listed in a linear format. It's listed in some weird "staggered grid" format. Time consuming.

This is kind of ridiculous. I thought the function of "following" something was that you get a feed of recent updates that you can look at on your own time, whether via email or a dedicated feed. They make damn sure that you know about every sale, from launching a big news window when you start the client, to throwing a huge ad on the front page, to emailing you when a wishlisted item goes on sale, etc. But nothing for followed games? What's the point of following them if I still have to manually visit the community hub (and have no idea if the game I'm looking at has actually updated until the page loads)?

Surely I must be missing something?

In any case, I've been trying to find this elusive feed for months with no luck. I would really like to actually make use of this feature (assuming it actually exists).


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I recently bought a legit copy of Neverwinter Nights 2 on sale at a bookstore.  Yes I know it's 11 years old now. I'd still like to be able to patch the game, but alas the site nwn2.com seems long gone. I checked archive.org and a few other places and even links on game cheats are gone.

How can I patch the game now that most of the resources and support for it seem to be missing?


texts: Where can I read a list of Steam Play supported titles?

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I'm using Steam on Linux. Settings shows an option 'Enable Steam Play for supported titles'. Where can I read a list of these games?
I found https://www.protondb.com/ which has compatibility information but doesn't distinguish officially supported titles from other titles.


texts: How can I get a list of the App IDs of all games in my library?

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I have over 1100 games and am saving them all locally, and want associated data for the games so I can easily transfer games from PC to PC on my home network, but the game ID is needed, and I'm not really up to the task of finding them all manually.

I found this script that downloads all header images for the games I own on Steam, but is there a way to get an overview of all App IDs of all of the games in my Steam library?


texts: I've never been able to figure out how to use Celes' Runic skill to any effect in battle.  Is it for a secret boss? What does it do?


texts: How to find the display settings of asphalt 8 airborne pc version on my computer?

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I downloaded asphalt 8 PC version from Windows store and I don't know whether I am playing it on high, medium or low settings because when I go to settings > sound & display, I could not find any display settings. There's only camera and sound settings.

Can anyone tell me what's the default display settings and how could I change it? On mobile phone, I can see the display settings but not on my PC.

check this image - http://postimg.org/image/7271wfun9/


texts: Is there anything behind this door in Venice?

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In Metro: Last Light, Venice, there is a child who lost his teddy bear. I was able to find his bear and return it, but then ended up leaving the city before I could return to see if he and his mother finally moved out of the way of the door.

Because Metro: Last Light does not allow you to save games wherever you like, it would be difficult to get back to that moment in time in the game.

Does anyone know if that door may open? And if so, is there anything worthwhile behind it?

Thanks.


texts: How to keep electricity running consistently in Tropico 5?

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I build 5 - 6 power plants at center of my island and those small square power units to spread electricity all over the island. I build mine over all coal deposits to provide coal to the power plants.

At first, the power plants run properly, but then gradually in few months, power outages increase. Most of the times, only 2 out of 6 power plants are generating putting country in red.

I am planning on exporting coal via trade routes. Will it help me??


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Under what circumstances should I buy a new dog in Dog Sled Saga? I'm currently on my 107th day in League 2 with the same 3 dogs I started out with. I could pop up to League 3, but I'm not sure I want to pay the higher dues yet.

My current team's training seems to be going well, as I've got Natural dogs for 2 of the positions and an Able dog for one of them. Their happiness is on average Good to Great, their Rapport is at level 2 with each other, Fatigue Capacity is level 2-3 across the team, and their skills are at level 2.

If I buy a new dog now, they're going to be starting from the beginning of leveling up and will be a bit behind my other dogs' skill levels, even though I'm doing harder races now. I see you can breed dogs, but you need at least 5 dogs total to do that and I don't have the finances to pay for the League fees or buy the kennel room yet.

At what point in my progression is it a good idea to start expanding my team? Are there other factors I'm overlooking here?


texts: How do I speed drift in Trackmania Stadium and what do I use it for?

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How do I effectively speed drift in Trackmania2 Stadium? I'm looking for this in terms of game mechanics and not what keys/buttons to press.

I'm also wondering how to use speed drifting. When turning a tight corner, is there an advantage or disadvantage to doing this instead of grip driving (not drifting) or letting off the gas? Assume time does not matter here.

Note: speed drifting is different from regular drifting.


texts: Can I use Rock Band 2 Intruments from the Wii on Xbox 360 / PS3?

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Since the Wii version of the instruments are connected to the console through USB, I was wondering if it was possible to use them on the other current consoles such as Xbox 360 and PS3.

I know that the game software doesn't carry over, I was just wondering about the hardware.


texts: How many Atlas words are there and how do you learn them?

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When solving the riddle at Monoliths you can learn Atlas words. For the 3 species there are more than 400 words to learn. Are there as many words in the Atlas language?

Are there other ways to learn these words? I think the white bubbles on the floor on the Atlas stations do give them too. Anything else?


texts: I recently purchased a new 55 inch LED HDTV, I hooked my ps3 up to it (HDMI) and now I experiance about a half a second delay when I press a button and the action is preformed on the TV. This never happened on my old TV, I've looked around and can't find any solutions help! I'm using a Kogan KALED55XXXWA and as far as I know there isn't a game mode.


texts: Is it possible to join the Aldmeri Dominion?

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I've been toying with the idea of creating a high elf who pledges allegiance to the Aldmeri Dominion. Is this possible? It seems like they are enemies of both the Empire and the Stormcloaks. So, probably not, but I thought I'd ask.

N.B.: Answers will likely contain plot spoilers.


texts: I have started playing clash royale and have gotten a few gems. What can gems be spent on other than opening chests immediately?


texts: How do I interpret the "grenade warning" indicator?

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When someone lobs a grenade in my direction, I get a little warning icon on my HUD.  However, I've never been able to determine how severe the danger is - sometimes I lose almost all my shields and many of my bars of health, and other times I barely take damage when it goes off.

Is there some information encoded in the warning icon that would tell me how close the grenade is, and how I should react to it?


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Is it possible to stop other players from channeling their ultimates; for example, Karthus' Requiem or Fiddlesticks' Crowstorm?

Which champions have this ability?


texts: How can I programmatically gain XP which both triggers mending and is silent?

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I'm working on a special world for my family and friends to play on, but with the twist that all of us have some special ability that makes us superior to the others in a certain field. "Classes" if you will.
One player wants an ability that makes them a superior user and creator of enchanted objects. What we decided on together is that they'd have a slow, passive XP generation.
We want this to activate Mending, however, so merely using the /xp command doesn't seem to work.
I tried to summon XP orbs at their feet, but that causes a 'ding' every time a new point is gained--which gets quite annoying quite quickly. Adding the 'Silent' tag to the orb doesn't help.
Is there a way to create an XP gain that is both silent, and activates Mending?


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I was in a Minecraft command block and I accidently pressed x.

Does that have a save or not because I was in the command block for about 3 mins, and I don't know what to expect when I log on.


texts: what does the new green legendary tinting mean?

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see how there are 2 different items with the same name and vastly different prices?

I played up until Beastiary and played very little of that, but I have never seen this distinction, and the stats appear to be the same on poe.ninja


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Okay so I'm running GNU/Linux Ubuntu 12.04, I'm trying to play Borderlands 2 and I know it will work as other players have success playing the game.
I was told to install the following:

vcredist vcrun2008 vcrun2010 msxml3 winhttp physx

vcredist returned:
"Unknown arg vcredist"

and vcrun2010 gave me this on the installation page:
"HRESULT 0x80070643"

other then that, they all installed fine (I think) I open steam that was installed via Wine and locate to
~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steam/SteamApps/common/Borderlands 2/Binaries/Win32

and I type wine Borderlands2.exe

(Note: I also have -NoLauncher on my game's properties for launcher settings thing)
It takes a while to open, the splash screen shows, and then the everything just kinda crashes (Black screen).. Anyone know how I can fix this?

Here is the terminal log:
http://pastebin.com/i9MR95zf


texts: Item level and blacksmith crafting materials?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How do I find items with the right level to salvage particular ingredients?

my question is about getting crafting materials from items. I understand that the crafting materials you get depend on the level of the item, but does anyone have the level ranges or drop rate?

For example:

1-20 - Normal
21-40 - Nightmare
41-60 - Hell
61-63 - Inferno

Please note that the values above are just to explain, I made them up. What I mean is, if an item has a level of 5 it always give Normal crafting materials, etc.

Also, what are the drop rates on the crafting materials? I noticed that when I salvage Inferno blues I sometimes get an Iridescent Tear along with the Exquisite Essence, but sometimes just the Exquisite Essence. When salvaging rares, I always get both.

As a closing off point, is it possible to get Fiery Brimstone from non-legendary items?

Edit: Just in case someone is interested in this topic, I spent all day researching and wrote a post on my blog. As per the rules, THIS IS MY BLOG.


texts: Is the Monk's Resolve skill affected by thorns?

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I use Sweeping Winds or Cyclone in order to apply this debuff on ranged attackers; but I want to know if thorns damage applies the debuff, and if Resolve even works on ranged attacks.

Which brings me to another question on how Resolve works. I notice that it does not affect arcane, molten or cold enchanted damage from elites, but packs with fire-chains seem to do a lot less damage given the same resistances and armor (gauging on how fast my HP pool drops). If arcane is not affected by Resolve, can I assume all ranged abilities are not affected by Resolve?


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I've seen it refered to in a couple of (closed) questions like this one.
One comment seemed to indicate it's a World of Warcraft term for a second character; is that correct?

What's the meaning of the term?


texts: HUD/UI freeze and stutter in Bioshock Infinite

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I've played Bioshock Infinite for about 18 hours and started to notice some UI freezes in the game, that have made the game unplayable. The UI started to freeze as soon as I tried to loot some NPC or object. It doesn't show itself timely, the UI is half-transparent and doesn't react to keyboard inputs. The whole bug resulted in the game freezing as soon as I ALT+TABbed or opened the main menu of the game.

It is complicated to completely describe this bug in words, that's why I'll link the video with the same effect here, that I've found on the Internet:


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After getting the Booster (and possibly the last Gear Upgrade) if you fly hugging the top of the map of Windy Plains there's a small island with a Stone skull on it.

The map shows it's a cave like the ones found in the temple and mines but when I press up on my controller it wont go in.

So how do I enter this Stone Skull?


texts: Is there some config file that increases the storage limit of a specific chunk up from what it is now?


texts: Was there ever a voiced version of Monkey Island 2?

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I have vague memories of Monkey Island 2 being fully voiced, but am worried that I might be slightly delusional.

Was there a voiced version of MI2 (prior to the Special Edition) or did the voice acting start in MI3?


texts: How do you add more players in WWE Raw Total Edition?

texts: I have downloaded a mod for WWE Raw Total Edition. It has lots of images of WWE's superstars and arenas, but I don't know how to use them. How can I add them to the game? Is there any tool by which we can use them?


texts: Why am I falling through floor near linked_portal_doors?

texts: I am creating a map for Portal 2 in Hammer and I have a few linked_portal_doors. The floor near some of them makes you fall through. Can someone please tell me why and how to fix it?


texts: How to keep the villagers out of your house in Minecraft?

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This is my house.

Due to the improved design, my house is much better illuminated than the surrounding houses, what causes most of the villagers to pack inside. Since I didn't like it, I have started using iron doors to keep them out. The problem, however, is that I get stuck quite often. Now, I'm looking for a different way to keep the villagers away while I can still use normal spurce wooden doors. Does anyone know how to achieve this?


texts: I'm stuck on the Dragon Rising quest. I've already killed the dragon and it tells me the next part is to investigate the dragon. I've already done that, but it doesn't change or update the quest. All Whiterun soldiers that were with me in the quest are still ducked down just as they did to prepare for the dragons plummet as it died. What can I do to move on from it without going back to a previous save? I've already tried resetting the quest but that's not working at all.


texts: A youtuber I follow has started playing Mario Party 2 online. How does it work? What software do you have to use for it to work?


texts: Can I change gender upon starting a New Game Plus?

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I just bought P3P for my PS Vita on the PSN and upon starting a new game, I was notified that the gender influences the story somewhat.

New players should start as the male protagonist, while the female protagonist offers a different viewpoint for veterans of Persona 3.

Since I'm new to Persona 3, I decided to follow that recommendation in order to enjoy P3P to its fullest. I was wondering however, if I could choose to go with the female protagonist after beating the game and upon starting a New Game Plus; if not, I'd just play by alternating between both protagonists, in order to follow the story from both perspectives.


texts: How do I code a command block so that it checks for if a player is wearing a specific Helmet called "☀ Disco Helm ☀"?

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I made this Helmet via command blocks and I want to program a command block so that it always checks for if the player is wearing this Helmet, and if the player is wearing it, it replaces a the block on the coordinates 1 4 4 with a redstone block. I tried using the /execute command - my attempt was:
/execute as @p[nbt={Inventory:[{Slot:102b,tag:{Name:"{\"☀ Disco Helm ☀\"}"}}]}] run setblock 1 4 4 minecraft:redstone_block replace

This however didn't work and I'm thinking it's because of the fact that the name of the Helmet has a lot of different colors?
I'm an amateur to command blocks, so I would really appreciate if someone could fix my code, especially this part:
[nbt={Inventory:[{Slot:102b,tag:{Name:"{\"☀ Disco Helm ☀\"}"}}]}]


texts: My dwellers keep getting injured, even when they're not going out

texts: My dwellers keep getting injured and I'm not sure why. I thought it was radiation, so I checked and nobody in the whole vault has it. Even if I heal them, their health goes down without even being attacked. I tried to fix it by using Stimpacks, but I can't produce enough to heal everyone. Why is this happening?


texts: Small black circles with numbers around objective locations in Star Wars Battlefront

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In Star Wars Battlefront 2015, I have noticed small black circles that have numbers in them next to locations of importance, such as control points.

Occasionally, they will have a yellow border, too. I am playing on an Xbox One, if it matters. Does anyone know what these mean?


texts: Where is Proctor Teagan's armory within the Prydwen dirigible airship?

texts: I searched the Prydwen high and low but never located the armory or Proctor Teagan. I am level 17 now so maybe I need to be a higher level or maybe it requires a special key or code from a terminal that I did not find. I understand it has a lot of ammo and a nice weapon inside so I would love to be able to locate and access it.  Thanks if anyone knows the location and are able to provide details.


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Multi-Dash was the first perk I bought for the drifter, because I thought it was something which I could use to easily dodge enemmies. However, I can't get quite the hang of it, especially in fights. So in the end it feels rather useless and I feel like I could have invested the money into something more useful (HP, Sword attack, etc.).
I know that you need the multi dash to get to some secrets, but I am not that much of a treasure hunter anyway.
So my questions are:

From a "fighting perspective" - is the Multi-Dash even worth it?
If not, what should I get?
Should I get the Multi-Dash at all if I do not intend to find all the secrets?


texts: How does the game determine a successful defense?

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I was recently attacked and my keep was not destroyed, but the game said that my defense lost.

I thought that the keep had to be destroyed to fail a defense.

How many ways are there to lose a defense?

If the keep is destroyed?
If the attacker gets above 50%?


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On the Nintendo 3DS system players can collect other Miis via StreetPass and then visit and view them in the StreetPass Mii Plaza.  But it turns out that many more Miis will show up in the plaza and they arrive by other means... perhaps by way of SpotPass (local wi-fi), though on this I am not sure.

What I'm curious to know is what are the ways for Miis to arrive at StreetPass Mii Plaza by Invitation?

These are the ones without any hats or costumes way in the back, and when you select on them they give no information except for a message - "Met via Invitation."

They don't show up at the gate to meet your Mii either.


texts: Why was the protagonist of the original Pokemon Games (Red/Blue) given the name "Red" in future iterations?

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When I first started playing the Pokémon games, it was alongside watching the anime series in the morning before school. So when I first started playing, my character was named "Ash", and the rival was "Gary".

However, within the games, the default names suggested "RED" and "BLUE", for names for you, and your rival, depending on the version of the game you were playing. In Pokémon Red, you were given the name "RED", and your rival as "BLUE", and in Pokémon Blue, the reverse was given.

I can understand why the name "RED" stuck for future iterations of the game, as the protagonist from the game was separate from Ash (who, by comparison, was a rather terrible role model for the sloganed "Gotta catch 'em all" series), but why "RED" specifically, when there was also "BLUE" (and also "GREEN" from the original Japanese release)?


texts: What's the benefit of destroying abandoned dwellings?

texts: On some maps there are "Abandoned Dwellings" that you can destroy by dropping bombs of a certain grade, but I can't figure out what benefit there is in doing so. Is there a mana reward or anything, or is the benefit simply that you clear up space to build a tower?


texts: Where are all the puzzle pieces in Hotline Miami?

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Very similar to this question, but I want to know where exactly ALL the puzzle pieces are.

Please provide locations for each puzzle piece in the following format:

I - Chapter 3, 2nd Floor, Bathroom.

So puzzle letter, chapter its on, and the floor its own. Also please note any ambiguities this format may create for certain pieces (ie, bathroom in the centre if there's multiple bathrooms on that floor).


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I kind of want to make a huge gap between 2 teleporters from 1 side to the other, but I don't want to risk buying so many wires and then realize it can't go that far.

Is there a limit how far wires can go?


texts: What are the differences in scaling on the GPU vs on the Display?

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I currently am using a ViewSonic XG-2700-4K on a GTX 1080. However, in some games that I would rather have High settings over Medium settings, I would have to sacrifice the resolution.

I use CRU (Custom Resolution Utility) to have a custom resolution of 3200x1800. However, some people recommend GPU scaling and others Display scaling to improve the image.

What are some of the differences in scaling on the GPU vs on the Display? Would one look better in-game over the other? Are there any other differences besides image quality?


texts: Are high mountains possible with random map generation?

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I'd like to generate a map with a few big mountains to vary up the landscape and add some challenge.
So far, even using Alpinist, all I get are high plateaus at about 2000m / 6000ft and most of the map ends up at that altitude.

What I'm looking for is peaks that jut out from the land more suddenly and don't take a ton of space. Things that can go up to 7000m / 20,000ft I also wouldn't expect them to be exploitable during the game.

Is there a way to get that with random generation or will I have to use the scenario editor?


texts: Is there a way to connect to an Open To Lan World without a connection to Mojang/Minecraft?

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As the title implies I am trying to connect to an Open To Lan world in order to play with siblings. I had it setup and running and managed to connect my sibling's computer to the world and mess around there a bit. After disconnecting and trying to let my sibling join later today I get an error message that says the authentication servers are down for maintenance. After checking on my computer, Mojang servers seem to be up and running.
My guess is that since my sibling is younger there are restrictions to keep them from seeing things they shouldn't see on the internet.This also stops them from connecting to Mojang at all times. I tried looking for solutions on Arqade but couldn't find any that seemed similar to my problem.
From what I understand a connection to Mojang is only required upon joining a server and not while playing.
Since a connection with Mojang is only necessary upon joining an Open To Lan world, would it be possible to bypass that and just directly connect to the world?


texts: In the Pokestop screen, there is an 'empty module' that can be upgraded - how do I actually find one?


texts: Do NPCs use the same perk trees as player characters?

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My Level 18 Argonian assassin was recently decapitated by a Bandit Chief's battleaxe power attack.

For this feat to be performed by a player would require the "Devastating Blow" Two-Handed Perk.

Did this Bandit Chief have the perk, or a special NPC-only equivalent decapitation ability?  If it was the perk, should I assume he had all the prerequisite perks as well?

Have others observed instances of NPCs (including companions) using perk-exclusive abilities?


texts: We bought a Wii U and used it on a borrowed TV with an HDMI input. I hooked it up to my Panasonic Tau which has a DVI input via an adapter. I cannot get a picture but get some "snow". It is on the right input and the "snow" disappears if I unplug the input. Is the Wii U output incompatible with this TV or is there another problem?


texts: Minecraft problem with commands - /testfor health

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I have a problem with my redstone/command blocks circuit.
My redstone circuit:

In command block 1, the command in that block is:

/testfor @a [score_health=19,score_health_min=1]

(this sends a redstone signal when their is a player with less than 10 hearts).

In command block 2 the command is:

/replaceitem entity @p slot.armor.head diamond_helmet 1 0

(when activated it places a diamond helmet on your head)
The rest of the commands are for other armor pieces.

When someone has less than 10 hearts, it activates the other commands but gives the nearest player the armor.
How do I make it so that the "armor wear" commands only effect the player who has less than 10 hearts?


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What does the Bloodhound get as report when checking a Damned player? Is the full role and also Damned status disclosed?
(question holds for other BH-type intel as well, like Ghoul's role check and Potion of Clarity)


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In my workshop in Sanctuary items have started disappearing. All items that include adhesive, aluminum, or screws have disappeared. I know I haven't done any crafting since the game-save where they were in my workshop inventory.

Why would this happen, and is there a way to recover the missing items?


texts: Binding mouse buttons with Razer DeathAdder not working

texts: I am playing Diablo 3 and it appears that binding actions to left and right click on the Razer DeathAdder work just great. However, as soon as I want to bind keys to the buttons on the side of the mouse, it will not take hold. Is there a way to enable those additional buttons on Razer mice so we can bind them and use them in D3? I use this mouse extensively in world of warcraft and it works just great otherwise.


texts: How can I resolve lagging during firefight?

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I Play Halo: Reach online a lot and only seem to get lag when playing firefight, Even though in my network status everything is okay. The lag happens more often than not and usually ends up with the other players leaving. when the other players have left I have no lag!

Are other players experiencing problems with lag only in firefight?


texts: What are the requirements for making fireworks appear at the end of a level in the original Super Mario Bros.?


texts: What are the orange rings, and what happens when you collect/smash them?

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I've noticed a lot of these orange donut things around the tracks during games.  They never seem to be in the same places, nor are they ever shown in blue, only orange.  They feel almost like tombstones in that they're static icons that can be "collected" by driving over them with your vehicle.

What do they do, and what causes them?


texts: In Doom the Roguelike is it possible to have 2 master traits?

texts: In DoomRl you can reach a "Master trait", beign one that has several other traits as prerequisite and a few more blocked from picking if you go that route. If such traits are not naturally exclusive (by way of blocked traits), is it possible to reach 2 master traits? For example, Army of the Dead and Survivalist?


texts: How can I back up a patched version of Starcraft 2?

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As we all know, when you first install SC2, the are several updates/patches that comes along with it and it takes aeons to finish.

I'm wondering if there is a way to save the updates/patches and restore it later when I reformat my computer so that I don't have to go to all that manual updating again.


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On my PS4, Minecraft has an incredibly high contrast, being particularly bad to see at night. The water is extremely bright blue, for example. This version of Minecraft has no options for contrast, only gamma, which doesn't help. This is not a problem on other games on the PS4.
Does anyone know why this happens, or a way to fix it?


texts: Is there any difference in rewards for completing Solo versus Group Recon Training?

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On free days in the Monastery, I have the option to do Recon Training, which is a glorified game of hide and seek. I can either play one on one, four times, with each of the visiting exchange students, or I can opt for Group Recon, in which I have 90 seconds to find all four.

To date, I’ve only been able to successfully find 3 out of 4 on the group setting, and the rewards for doing so appear to be identical to competing three of the games of one on one.

Is there a bonus for finding all four in group mode, or are the rewards identical to finding each of the four individually?


texts: What actions result in the police being called?

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Recently a team that I have been playing with and I have been trying to stealth through a variety of levels, attaining limited success with Nightclub raids and Bank Heists, while successfully completing day 3 of Framing Frame without getting spotted. It wasn't easy through and required a lot of trial and error and at times seemingly being spotted by guards through walls from the other side of the level (or at least it feels like it).

Additionally, when it comes to cameras, what makes the difference between breaking a camera resulting in detection or not? Often I have shot cameras with no repercussion but at times shooting a camera will result in a near immediate alarm, even with no guards present.

I'm trying to work out what circumstances result in aggression/detection/calling of the police and currently have this list down as something like the following;

Civilian saw something suspicious
Civilian saw a body
Civilian heard gunshots
Guard saw a body
Guard saw a player
Pager wasn't answered/answer attempt failed
Bumping into a guard while casing
Camera saw a body
Camera saw a player
Camera was broken
Camera saw broken glass

Are there any other actions that I've missed that would result in being detected and the police being called?


texts: Is this a bug? No stunner yet I've got free equipments

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First, let me create a scenario.

I've got a soldier (no specific soldier) with psychic ability mind control. he is facing two enemies, namely a muton and a sectopod. I've used mind control on the muton and succeded. I ended the round and as usual, the muton is flanked by the sectopod and killed the muton. I've killed the sectopod and the round finishes, thus winning it. At the rewards I've received a plasma rifle, plasma pistol, and a alien grenade along with the 6 weapon fragments (yup, I've calculated it).

So, is this a bug? Take note that I didn't even bring an arc thrower in this mission because I've interrogated every alien at this point.


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I had eliminated all enemies, until I found the end of the subway rails. After that I couldn't proceed, and I wasn't getting the typical mandatory "ok-that's-enough-step-out-of-the-slug-now" instruction you get when you reach a place where your vehicle can't go.

I was stuck, any way to proceed with Augensterm?

PS: I think I was also unable to exit the Augensterm, let alone proceeding with it...


texts: Civilization 5 BNW brings culture specific wonders. I'm wondering if those wonders maintain their effects after being captured if you haven't unlocked that social policy branch.


texts: I've always been converting this glyph immediately.  Revealing three random tiles not only isn't very helpful, it actually removes future healing potential.  I can get the same healing effect from just revealing three tiles that are actually near me.  So why would I ever want to take up one of my glyph slots with LEMMISI?


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When completing missions and encounters in the game you are often given directions by 'ISAC'. The voice sounds like it's a computer, so my assumption is that ISAC is actually an acronym.

So what does ISAC stand for?


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Everyone knows the awesome "Stats changed if equipped" tooltip when hovering an item in your inventory.

It is possible to enable such a comparison tooltip for items usable by your follower to see if it's an upgrade for him/her?


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In Fallout 3, you could randomly place markers, and then if you wanted to remove them, you just clicked back on it and selected remove marker.

I know I have set markers before now in Fallout 4, and removed them. But I have set a marker that I can not seem to remove!

What is the proper way to remove a marker you place somewhere on the map? Especially when its on a place on your map (that you have or haven't found yet)?


texts: How does one subscribe to BattleField 3 Premium Events?

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Looking at the news page on battlelog, I noticed this weekend friends @Battlefield will be spawning an Air Kills competition, which turns out to be very interesting (I think I have no chances, btw :).

Anyways, I can't clearly understand if one has to subscribe to the event somewhere or it just suffice to play BF3 to join.

Does someone already know how such BF3 events work?


texts: Can I see players stats during the half-time?

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Did this feature vanish or something? I can't seem to find where to preview my players stats during the half-time in fifa14?

I can see it at the end of the match but what about the half-time or when the game is paused?


texts: Are there any missions besides the penultimate one that intel can be spent on?

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I've just finished my first playthrough and was surprised to note that when I prepared for the penultimate mission, the option to spend intel for various special effects was available - increase the squad size, better concealment, etc. I never noticed this on any other mission, but it seems a neat concept and it struck me as unlikely that there would only be one mission in the entire game where this is possible.

I am thinking that maybe the options were never presented the rest of the time because I tended to be running at very low intel, spending it immediately on things from the black market, but by chance I had intel at about 300 going into that mission (playing on normal). Was I just missing the options the rest of the time or is it really the case that this is the only mission you can spend intel on?


texts: Is there a penalty for SCV multi repair?

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Does the SCV repair scale proportionally for time and resources?

This question suggests that repair speed varies from building to building, but what about multiple SCVs repairing the same building?

Assuming I have 2 Bunkers that have 50% life and 2 SCVs to repair them. Is there a time or resources difference between:

1st SCV repairs 1st Bunker and 2nd SCV repairs 2nd Bunker.
Both SCVs repair 1st Bunker then 2nd Bunker.


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I found some Blinkroot Seeds and now want to plant them to get the whole potion brewing going. What do I have to keep in mind when planting those?

I only found Blinkroot underground, so do I also have to plant them underground? Do they have any other requirements?


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I was fighting bandits in the sewers when one of them went into a "cower" animation, and began screaming about how he had given up.

Given that I found his terror endearing, I deigned to spare him. I tried talking to him, to no effect. Then I tried sheathing my weapon - upon which the brigand thought he had a chance, and resumed hostilities with due haste!

Sadly, he did not offer to yield again before I slew him.

And so, the question remained unanswered: do enemies actually surrender, or was this just a clever ploy to catch me with my pants down?


texts: Can I transfer saved game data from one Windows phone to another?

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I'm about to upgrade my Windows phone.  Is there any way to transfer saved game data from one Windows phone to another or will I have to start from scratch for all of my games?

Edit: Obviously, some games save some data to an external server or cloud.  I'm not talking about those games, I'm talking about the ones which have data saved locally on the phone.


texts: Can Genji deflect Brightwing's polymorph?

texts: I know Genji's deflect can bounce off basic attacks, but can Genji deflect Brightwing's polymorph ability?


texts: How do I get my dwarfs to kill a Giant Rat?

texts: I have a Giant Rat running around in my fortress eating my stores and drinking my drinks (kind of like a new peasant, actually). How do I get my dwarfs to drop what they are doing and just massacre the thing?


texts: Is there any meaning to the passing days?

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I love to roam the open world of Witcher, and can't help noticing lots of game time is passing away while doing so. Day and night, over and over.

So far I did not notice any possible influence it might have on quests (neither the main quest, nor any side quest) however I have a feeling I might miss (or already missed) some things available only if I act quickly and finish things in a certain time range.

Can anyone tell for sure if there is any meaning, or side effects, to the passing days?


texts: Is it possible to get labyrinth keys without having to buy them?

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Currently I have only seen labyrinth keys available to buy in the shop from the travelling merchant. However, these are quite expensive to buy at 5000 doubloons.
Is there any other way to obtain the keys? Can they be found in chests, or other searchable items?


texts: To achieve Maxed Out in Dead Space, do I need to fill all slots with nodes, even the non-beneficial ones?

texts: In the first Dead Space, to earn the Maxed Out achievement/trophy (for upgrading all weapons and equipment), do you need to fill every possible slot with power nodes, or can you get by with just filling in the ones that actually grant a benefit?


texts: Bukkit plugin to control which mobs spawn?

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I'd like mobs to spawn on my server: just skeletons and zombies though. I don't want those meddling creepers putting pockmarks in our architecture.

Is there a (current and up-to-date) server-side Bukkit plugin to control which mobs can spawn, and which cannot?


texts: Is Urn of Shadows affected by Magic Resistance?

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It's relevant to Maledict, I need to find out whether the damage from Urn is flat HP loss (true/pure damage or if it's reduced by 25% or more.

Thanks. =)


texts: Doran's Item versions of Normal and Showdown

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When I check the list of items in League of Legends under "Item Sets", and search "Doran's", I get two versions of each of the Doran's items (Doran's Blade, Doran's Ring and Doran's Shield), the normal and the "Showdown" version.

What is the difference between these two versions of items?


texts: Can I play on my PS4 while my girlfriend plays on PS Vita?

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This may be a dumb question but I have a PS4 with a PS Plus account. I want to purchase a PS Vita for my girlfriend to play on. If I add my PS plus account to the Vita will she be able to play games on it while I'm playing on the PS4?
E.g. while I'm playing Fifa she can play Little Big planet on the Vita.


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At most of the stations there seems to be a speed limit of 100.

As soon as I approach the station (I think as soon as I'm in the No fire zone) I get a speeding warning on my HUD whenever I'm faster then 100.

However, no security officer has ever stopped me or even fined me for speeding.

Does speeding have any actual consequences? What stops me from approaching and entering stations at 200? (Except for the higher chance of collisions.)


texts: Are there significant differences between the Xbox and Wii versions of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars?

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Apart from the price :) and the quality of the graphics are there any significant differences between the versions of the game on the different consoles.

Having access to both a 360 and Wii I could get either, but can't decide which to go for.

Just to repeat I'm not interested in hearing that the 360 has "better" graphics - given the relative power of each console I can work that one out for myself. What I'm interested in are whether one version has more levels, more characters to unlock etc.

I've done some research but most of the posts seem to be about differences between the 3DS version and the "full" console version.


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I've been exploring the Normandy SR2, and I've been finding boxes squirreled away containing the model ships I purchased in Mass Effect 2.

Where does each model ship end up (assuming you purchase it in ME2)? I'm having trouble finding the Destiny Ascension, but I think a full list would be good to have regardless.


texts: Different density for each type of seed/plant?

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In farming simulator 2013 you are able to plant different kind of seeds like rapeseed, wheat or barley. So I'm wondering if all seeds/plants have the same density?

Let's imagine I have a field which gives me 5t of rapeseed when I harvest everything on it. Will this field give me exact the same amount of wheat or has wheat a different density or whatever you call it, so that I will get more/less from the same field?

I'm asking this, because I don't see any reason for planting something else besides rapeseed in the early game, because the price per ton is nearly twice as much as every other plant.


texts: What's the "farm area" in the final mission?

texts: One of the challenges in the last mission is to kill the HVTs in the farm area within 3 seconds. What's that mean? I thought that it meant to kill the first two people within three seconds of each other, but I'm pretty sure I did that with my sync shot, and it didn't say I did the challenge. Were those the wrong guys, or is that not what it means by three seconds?


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I am playing as Castille and have captured Granada very early on as part of the Reconquista national mission.

However, this leaves me with three provinces of Sunni religion in my otherwise Catholic nation. From the beginning I was unable to convert them, because it said it would take indefinitely due to the following modifiers:

Base value: +2%
Sunni: -2%
Earth Rampart: +0.1%
Provincial Tax Income: -2.5%
Local Missionary Strength: -2%

I have continued to play for many years now, but I am still unable to change these modifiers. This leaves me with a hotspot for rebels and no way to reach religious unity.

1) What do Provincial Tax Income and Local Missionary Strength mean and how can I change these modifiers?

2) What is the best way to convert Muslim regions to Catholicism?


texts: Does the piercing mod allow me to shoot through cover/objects?

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The description for the Piercing Mod says:

  Allows bullets to pierce 0.50-meter thick objects, but at 60% reduced damage. Ignores 25.00% of defenses on armored targets.

0.5m, or 50cm, seems quite a lot. A lot of the columns/crates/benches etc. that provide cover in the game are easily less than this. Can I shoot through them?


texts: Is there any way to stop characters from changing clothes after switching characters?

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I'm talking about Single Player mode.

In the Epsilon Program mission, Michael has to wear the stupid uniform for 10 consecutive days. But when i switch to Trevor / Michael, he changes to other clothes.

How can I stop him from changing clothes?

(well, i think it's a weird question)


texts: What's the best choice to make when in Mr. House's bunker?

texts: In New Vegas, when in Mr. House's bunker, what is the best choice to make, when thinking of future gaming? Destroying the bunker, or helping Mr. House?


texts: Are there ant other uses for the Moxxi pictures you collect in Borderlands 2: Badass Crater... other than the Obsession acheivement and prehaps taking one to a nearby portaloo a knocking out a quick 5 knuckle shuffle?


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I have noticed that I can only inspire one unit, whereby AI inspires several. Is extra inspiration due to some retinue/attribute/# of stars on the AI? or is it simply because AI is allowed to cheat/extra advantage?

If it is an attribute, any pointers on how to get it?


texts: How Does Switching To A Enchanted Sword Whilst Arrow Is Shot Effect The Entity Shot

texts: When switching to a looting sword when throwing a splash potion of harming to kill mobs will result in the looting taking effect, does this apply as well to a bow?


texts: Is there a fast way to sell large amounts of ammo?

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When playing Mercenaries, I sometimes play runs without certain guns. As a result I collect hundreds of bullets that I'd like to sell since I don't plan on firing them.
However, when adding up the bullets to sell by holding right on the stick, I have to count each bullet individually. This wastes a ton of time, especially since I need to do this at least 3 times a game and play multiple Mercenaries sessions back to back.
Is there a shortcut to sell all ammo?


texts: How do I determine how much I could steal before I die?

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I recently had a whole town that was angry because I stole their stuff -- it seems that I went a little too far. I have some stealing questions about this:

In what way can I limit my bad attitude so that I don't get in trouble?
Should I avoid stealing on the main road, and instead steal from behind or in a building?


texts: Xbox turns on then shuts self off. (Not overheat)

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My Xbox-One, for no apparent reason at all, whenever I turn it on the, Xbox-One turns back off. It goes along the lines of this:

I turn Xbox-One on
It starts boot up (as though I pulled the power cord)
It does the turning off sound
The screen goes blank and the Xbox-One is off

When I was looking around before coming here sites really only said that it could be a faulty power cord or over heat.

I know its not overheating because I have taken a fan and pointed it directly at the vent. I have let it sit for like a month untouched, and it still did this. I've even tried turning it on when my room feels like a refrigerator.

Sites also said that it could be a faulty power cord; the cord looks perfectly fine and unless my Mom's is also faulty, it is not that.

I even toke the Xbox apart and cleaned it up and checked for foreign objects but that is what caused the problem in the first place!

I have had this Xbox-One for only a couple of years so it could not have reached its expected life ending point at 10 years. If you know why my Xbox-One has decided not to be an Xbox, and that being a paperweight is more interesting, please let me know.


texts: What is the path for Loot Tables in Minecraft 1.13?

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In Minecraft 1.12, I used the Loot Table generator from Minecraft Tools to create custom Loot Tables for chests. The download path was:

  .minecraft > saves > WORLDNAME > data > loot_tables > mctools > chests > TABLENAME

In 1.13, I have used the same path but when I open the chest in game, there are no contents. I am using the updated /give command but it appears the problem is in the folder path. If so, what is that new path?


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DLC in the first game was handled by having quests automatically added to the quest log. After downloading Captain Scarlett, I continued my existing game and found that I didn't have any new quests in either my first or second playthrough.

How do you begin the Captain Scarlett DLC, or any of the other DLC?


texts: How do I escape from the endless forest?

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I am equipped with:

Monkey Wizard Staff (enchanted)
Octopus King Crown (Jasper)
Lightweight Body Armor
Red Enchanted Gloves
Boots of Introspection

For some odd reason, the forest has become endless for me. I have gained over 100000 candies and killed thousands of enemies. I have been going through this stage for about 25 minutes straight and it still hasn't showed a sign of ending. Please help me figure out why it won't stop. (I cant quit because then I would lose ALL of my candy I gained)


texts: Why aren't there any passive mobs spawning in my single player world?

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There used to be a bunch of pigs and sheep and cows and chickens, but ever since I've been building everywhere, they've vanished. I tried to create patches of grass with torches on them to get them to spawn, but they still won't — what am I doing wrong?

(I'm playing Minecraft 1.8.)


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What is the fast, most efficient way to clean your Xbox 360 lens? I have all the knowledge of computers, but the gaming systems are foreign to me.
I believe it is the lens that is broken, dirty or scratched as the system keeps freezing up without warning on various gamins during the loading.


texts: Is there a way to have an item which can break SPECIFIC BLOCKS with SPECIFIC FACING?

texts: I know it's possible to make block breakable by items, but I wonder if I could make an item which can only break the specified blocks if they're facing a given direction.


texts:
I tried to log into Steam and it was having trouble connecting. I restarted my PC, thinking it was a connection issue (I get them all the time, no big deal), but restarting it only seemed to make it worse.

When I put in my password, it said "Login to Steam failed. Either the specific account does not exist, or the password was wrong. Please check your account name and password and try again." At this point I thought I just typed my password wrong, yet several tries later, that black and white message of death haunted me yet again.

Getting a bit agitated, I tried to reset my password. I waited over 24 hours, and I never got the e-mail. I tried to reset my password where I could use my e-mail directly, yet the e-mail I got wasn't for my account, just a ghost one :P.

Finally, I decided to contact Steam support. I got almost instant feedback, but they only gave me tips on things I already tried! I have about $700 worth of games and over 1,000 hours, and I really do not want to start over. Please help.

PS: I already tried running Steam in TCP mode, deleting clientregistry.blob, etc. (It may be a possibility, but I could have been hacked. I want to try everything else before accepting the fact I may or may not have been hacked)


texts: I have been picking up TONS of mana potions, but I cannot find them in my inventory to take at a later time.  ( I am a wizard )  Do I automatically consume them when I pick them up?  Or are they located somewhere else (such as a passive ability) ?


texts: What upgrades transfer from Mass Effect 2?

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Is there any benefit into maxing your Weapon, Biotic, or Tech upgrades in a Mass Effect 2 save before importing to Mass Effect 3?

Credits are at a premium in Mass Effect 2, and if there's no benefit to spending them, I'd rather spend them on Space Hamsters.


texts:
I try to play Minecraft. When I try to play an error shows:

  Java Virtual Machine Launcher

  Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine
  Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.

I tried to update to Java 8, uninstall and reinstall, set my 'JAVA_HOME' to C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_221, set my '_JAVA_OPTIONS' to -Xmx512M, but the error is still there.


texts: Will you lose games you got with xbox game pass ultimate?

texts: I am thinking about cancelling my xbox game pass ultimate subscription. I have Forza Horizon 4 which was included with the pass. If I cancel now, will I have to pay for the game to keep playing?


texts: Can enemies see you in the brush if they have vision of your team mate?

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If a team mate walks into the brush I am standing in, just after walking onto a Nidalee trap for example, can the enemy then see me too?

Edit: To clarify, I mean when a team mate is globally visible (nidalee trap) and walks into a bush where you are standing.


texts: How can I reset the nether chunks below y level 128 with MCA Selector?

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I run a spigot 1.15.2 server and as 1.16 is coming closer I had to think about reseting the nether for us. The thing is that people have built gold farms and other nether mob farms above the bedrock ceiling which is y 128. I want to specifically reset the chunks there are below y 128.

I came across this question: Reset nether but preserve above ceiling?

But this post but the answer to this was to use NBT explorer for every single chunk and I find it pretty hard to do it that way.

I want to use MCA selector to only reset those chunks. Is that possible?

EDIT: Also if there isn't a way then how do I copy only y value of certain chunks in NBTExplorer. If I copy and paste the chunks then it would also copy the part below y 128


texts: What are the Fallout 4 Pip-Boy companion app network requirements?

texts:
I downloaded the Fallout Pip-Boy companion app, thinking I could use it offline simply by using the local connection that goes between my wireless printer and my PC. I believe it is technically a Wi-Fi connection, albeit one without internet, I thought it ought to work.

However, when I connect my PC and phone to that network, and then start up Fallout 4, the app says "cannot scan for connections please ensure Wi-Fi connection" or something like that; I don't remember exact wording.

Is it just something I'm doing wrong, or is this actually not able to use a non-internet connection?


texts: Can I see which Games With Gold games for Xbox One I've acquired, without an Xbox One?

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I don't have an Xbox One, but I do have an Xbox 360 and an Xbox Live Gold account. Every month since it began, I've been collecting the Games with Gold for both platforms on the off-chance that I eventually upgrade to an Xbox One.  But so far, of course, I've never downloaded any of the XB1-only titles.

I can easily check which Xbox 360 games I've acquired this way, including any that haven't actually downloaded yet, via the Download History page on the Xbox Live website. But this only shows Xbox 360 and PC titles. Is there any similar way to see what Xbox One games I've acquired, without having any access to an Xbox One?


texts: Can I make a big explosion when I shoot an arrow?

texts:
Can I testfor shot arrows and then make them explode?

Good would be if this would work only for player-shot arrows. Or, even better, could I do that when anybody shoots the arrow from a specific bow (somehow named or with another NBT tag), it explodes?


texts: Are there any negative affects of accepting the hackers' deals?

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In Game Dev Tycoon you sometimes get messages from a team of hackers called Blowfish Studios, there messages say things like "we have recently compromised the security of a competitors computers" and Then asks you if you what to pay them to do something like sabotage there computers or steal research data.

Apart from costing money are there any negative things that can come from accepting their deals?


texts: Do pets count towards "per attack" and "on hit"?

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I'm playing a witch doctor with a spec that does very few actual direct attacks (i.e, me running in and hitting or casting a spell.) However, I've got pets that are always attacking or the Pirahna pool that are attacking as well.

If I have a weapon that says 10% chance on hit to apply something, do my pet hits and the Pirahna "tick" count towards that 10% chance on hit? What about something that says x% of thorns applied on every attack?

Thanks for the tips!


texts: Geometry Dash - Does "Refresh Login" erase your unsaved progress?

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WHY I AM ASKING THIS:
When I tried to save, it gave an error code -5. As usual, I posted a question on Arqade ("What is the error code -5 when saving in Geometry Dash?"). Somebody gave an answer, which said to refresh login, but I didn't know whether refresh login could erase all unsaved data (I could not try it out myself because the last time I had saved was when I had 6 demons and less than 1000 stars, so if it did, then I'd basically lose all my progress)

THE QUESTION:
Does the Refresh Login button erase all your unsaved progress?

WHAT I HAVE TRIED:
Looking it up on Google, and asking all my friends who play Geometry Dash.

Answers would be greatly appreciated.


texts: How can I run C&C Generals Zero Hour on Windows 7

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I have Windows 7 64-bit and I'm trying to run C&C Generals Zero Hour on it. Generals itself works fine but Zero Hour just quits after the splash screen.

I have the latest version (1.04) and made sure I have latest nVidia drivers etc. I have tried all the ini file tricks and running it in XP compatibility mode that those don't seem to work.

I've also tried the following:

Install DirectX 9.0C
Run as administrator
Set compatibility to Windows XP SP2/SP3
Change the options.ini for Zero Hour, this is in a different folder than the normal generals options.ini.

I haven't tried the XP compatibility mode yet, which would basically virtualize an XP instance to run the game.


texts: Minecraft windows 10 edition - Command Block question!

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Just started playing Minecraft Windows 10 edition, and I'm having a lot of fun playing around with command blocks. I'm trying to build a store in which you trade 64 Rotten Flesh for 1 diamond. I've got most of it set up, however, whether I have 1 or 63 blocks, they all get removed and I still get the diamond.

How to I set it up so that ONLY if I have a stack or a total of 64 I would receive the item?

My commands are as follow :

First CB:

/clear @p emerald 0 1

followed by chains

/testforblock 65 63 65 powered_comparator > /give @p diamond 1 > /msg @p "Message" > /title @p actionbar purchase successful

Second row if player doesn't have an item or enough of it:

/testforblock 65 63 65 unpowered_comparator > /msg @p "Message" > /title @p actionbar Purchase Failed.


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I have just updated my game and noticed that when I play some of my character skills have red chain icons with letters. I have highlighted them in the image with a pink circle.

What are these icons and what do they mean?


texts: What's up with the "System Use" thing in PS Vita's Content Manager?

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On one of my PlayStation Vita SD cards, I noticed something in Content Manager:

There is an Other section. This section has two parts-System Use and Download Use.

While Download Use is only taking up 128KB, this "System Use" is taking up 2532MB (~2.5GB).

This makes me really mad, seeing as this SD card is only 8GB, and I need to fit Hatsune Miku Project DIVA f on here (if it's even possible), along with all my music. At the moment, I only have about 69 songs (365MB) taking up any crucial space (referring to how I plan to delete anything else taking up space), but this list WILL grow in the future, and I'd like to have the space for then.

So, with all this being said, what even is the "System Use" thing, and how do I stop it from taking up space?


texts: I keep absorbing dragon souls out of nowhere. What's going on?

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I was at the College of Winterhold and an ancient dragon appeared. I tried to fight him but he wouldn't land, so I summoned Odaviing on him. After a while I suddenly absorbed a dragon soul. What happened? The ancient dragon was still flying, so I figure it must have been Odaviing. Skyrim Wiki says he can't die, but now I'm doubting it.

I tried reloading and not summoning Odaviing this time, and I still absorbed a dragon soul. What's going on?


texts: When an egg hatches, is every pokemon in the pool as likely to come out of it?

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When an egg hatches, it's been known that there's a different pool of pokemon that can hatch depending on if its a 2, 5 or 10 km.

What I want to know is if the chance of getting a charmander instead of a pidgey is exactly the same, or do some pokemon are rarer when they hatch.

EX: If we would say that the pool only contains Charmander, Pidgey and Weedle, are the chances to getting a pokemon in particular are
Charmander 33%/Pidgey 33%/Weedle 33%
or more like
Charmander 10%/Pidgey 45%/Weedle 45%?


texts: Are PS4 controllers region locked for any odd reason?

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Upon searching for a new controller for the PS4, I noticed that there were red and blue SONY official controllers that were coming from Asia. Upon further investigation, I learned  that they are not sold in the US.

If I were to buy one of these controllers from someone who imported it, will it work 100% with my US version PS4?


texts: Fallout 4 starts in Small Window at Top Left Hand Corner of Screen?

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I bought Fallout 4 recently (finally more like it), and wanted to play the game. So I launched it, and popped up in a small window on the top left hand side of my screen. I went into to game settings and tried to tinker with the settings to see if that may work, it didn't.

The game itself is playable, as normal, but the problem is that it keeps popping up in a small window.

Is there a solution to this?


texts: Can the green/black color crystal from Razer be used with all my characters?

texts: Buying a Razer peripheral for The Old Republic gives you access to a green/black color crystal.  As with the yellow/black preorder crystal, do I get one for every character I create?  Is it bind on pickup?  Is it limited to light-aligned characters or does it have any other limitations?


texts: Will you ever need the dragon claws again?

texts: Are the various dragon claws that are found in Skyrim all a one-time use? I've been holding onto them just in case but is this necessary?  Will you ever need them after opening the door or are they expendable?


texts: Mario Kart DS: how do I beat staff ghosts?

texts: Any tips or tricks to beating the staff ghosts in Mario Kart DS?


texts: How do I use "centeroncell" on a cell name with an apostrophe in it?

texts: For example I typed player->coc "caius cosades' house" but that hasn't worked at all.  Tried replacing the apostrophe with a dash, underscore, and deleting it entirely but still doesn't work.


texts: Can I play Infamous First Light without spoiling the story of Second Son?

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I have not played Second Son and know nothing about its story. I'm thinking about getting the standalone add-on First Light, but I was wondering if the stories of First Light and Second Son are completely separate or if First Light will contain spoilers to the story of Second Son. All I know is that the main character of First Light also appears in Second Son, so I feel that there is potential for story spoilers.

If there are spoilers, please don't tell me exactly what they are or put them in spoiler tags.


texts: How do I add iron bars through source code to get the plane? Do I need iron bars? I have tried to wait but it is taking forever.


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After a match, I got a notification pop-up that went something like this.

  Your submachine gun mastery has reached level 3.

Okay. That's great. And not really surprising, considering my only usable weapon is an SMG.

What does it mean, though? Does mastering a weapon type have any benefits?


texts: How do I get freight going from one city to another?

texts: in SimCity, I want freight to get going from my soon-to-be OmegaCo capitol, Capitol Bay West, to my region capitol, Capitol Bay Central. Is there any way to do this?


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What ultimates can be damage boosted by Mercy?

We already know that D.va's ultimate can be damage boosted by Mercy, but are there other ultimates that can be damage boosted by Mercy? Can all ultimates be damage boosted by Mercy?


texts: How do I change my Roblox group description?

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I have been trying to change the description in my Roblox group for a few weeks now, but it is giving the following error message:

Unable to change group description.

Why is that? How can I change my group description?


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I know the locations and how to 'unlock' them by killing the final boss, that part is the same in the 360 version. I also know that you make them more powerful by getting the killing blow on enemies.

At what point do they start getting more powerful? After you finish the story don't you start a new game+? After killing the final boss, do you have a choice to go to the new post-game dungeons and start making them more powerful?

In regards to the grade shop, do they carry over when you select 'all weapons' in the grade shop? Can I carry over their power to a new game+ and have them unlocked with them powered up at the start of a new game?

How exactly do these weapons work in regards to the the story and carrying over their power?


texts: Is there a Minecraft mod that acts like an autoclicker that works even when I switch to a different window?

texts: Normally, when I need to use an autoclicker to do things in Minecraft, I have to keep the Minecraft window open, and I can't switch over to a different window to do something else. Is there a Minecraft mod or some other application that keeps clicking for me in Minecraft 1.16.5 even when I switch to a different window?


texts: Is there a point completing all of the available memories before assassinating your target?

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Is there any point in collecting all memories before going to kill main victim? Completing 2 memories is sufficient. I completed everything in the poor district in Damascus and Acre, and I just started with Jerusalem and the missions are always identical. Only the informant challenges are different.

I really like this game, but if everything will be same till end of the game it's kind of disapointing.