texts: What are the numbers on the character descriptions?

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On the character selection screen, there is a number sequence displayed in the character description.  It appears to be a combination of 2 and 1, but I only have two characters unlocked so far.

What do these numbers mean?


texts: Is it possible to play "Single Race" in "Battle Race" mode?

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When playing in world tour mode I really enjoyed the few Battle Race maps since they are not just the same "be #1" but rather about avoiding attacks and "killing" your enemies.

However, I could only find it when creating a custom multiplayer game. Is it possible to play battle race against computer enemies on other tracks than the 2 or 3 in world tour?


texts: the hopper is connected to the chest but the items still won't go into the chest

texts: i'm playing an adventure map, and i'm supposed to put an item into the hopper so it goes into the chest, but it isn't going in, so i turned to ceative to fix it, but i cant. i didnt include this in the picture, but there is a hopper on top of the hopper you see in the picture


texts: Where can I find mature user-created campaigns for Battle for Wesnoth?

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I can download user-created campaigns from the extension-server, but the quality is varying. I'd like to find a list of campaigns that are complete, mostly free of errors and playable.

I don't want to download a campaign, play through 3 scenarios and then have to see, that the campaign is incomplete (no other scenarios, but the storyline hasn't ended yet), or some bug make it impossible to progress further.


texts: Do leaves placed then broken by hand cause adjacent leaves to decay?

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That is, if I were to place a 2x2x2 cube of leaves in an empty world and then break a Leaves block manually, would the other leaves decay or would they remain forever?

I seem to recall that they would decay, but the Minecraft wiki disagrees and it's possible my memory is failing me.


texts: What is the difference between the Hero, Princess, and Scholar classes?

texts: Title says it all. I'm also wondering what exactly the difference is between males and females, in regards to stats.


texts: Refunding gift copy in Steam of game already owned

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So, I had bought a few copies of a game for some friends, but I accidentally bought an extra one and I want to get a refund on that extra

Will steam only take that one out and not mess with the copy that I've already owned for awhile now and the others that have been claimed?


texts: What is the difference between normal and golden cards?

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I have just received a new golden card for Evie (Cold Acclimation) but the effect is the same as the previous normal card: "Your weapon deals 25%/50%/75%/100% reduced Self Damage and no longer knocks you back."

What is the difference between the normal and the gold card?

Here is a picture of the card:


texts: Is the best gear for a caster found, or crafted?

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When I played Skyrim as a rogue or a warrior, I was able to make myself very powerful by the end of the game by smithing my own armor. There was no armor as good as what I could make myself.

I am playing through again as a mage and am wondering if there is the same benefit to smithing and enchanting as a caster. Is the best standard caster gear in the game found or made/improved by the player?


texts: Does the Xbox 360's 'Auto Shut Off' Feature Wait for Downloads to Finish?

texts: I think the title is pretty self-explanatory.  The newest version of Xbox 360 firmware comes with a feature that automatically shuts down your Xbox after a period of inactivity, which you can set yourself.  If I'm downloading something big enough that it takes longer than my shut-off time, will the Xbox wait until it's done before powering down?


texts: Does the new Symmetra main fire improve damage when "connecting" or when "firing"?

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https://overwatch.gamepedia.com/Symmetra#Photon_Projector

The linked page mentions the weapon powering up "when connecting", but the weapon was reworked so it doesn't connect anymore.

Its only other specialty is that it replenishes ammo while damaging barriers. It doesn't even deal more damage to barriers than to heroes.

Is that it?

For example, say I shoot at Reinhardt's barrier. Then I am dealing 180 damage per second. The barrier is destroyed. Will my damage get reset to 60 damage per second?


texts: How can I make pumpkin heads show different HUDs when equipped?

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It is possible to have an overlay applied to your screen when you put a pumpkin on your head.

But can you have more than one of these custom overlays? Perhaps by using a texture pack or maybe changing the overlay based on the name of the pumpkin?

I'd like to have different colour blur effects based on the colour of the Pumpkin, eg If the pumpkin's name is '1', show a green blur effect. If it is '2' show a blue blur effect, and so on.


texts: How close do you need to be to a Poké-Stop?

texts: How close do you need to be to a Poké-Stop to spin the Photo Disc and reap its rewards?


texts: What are the most lucrative planetary materials to produce?

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There are a wide range of planetary materials to produce, each material is produced on two of many different planet types.

Each planetary material can further be refined and combined with other materials into yet more advanced materials.  The problem is that sometimes the raw materials sell for more than the components.

How does one decide what the best processed materials, or unprocessed materials are to sell?

There are so many to choose from, doing the math on each is quite lengthy.  Does anyone have any market winners for planetary production?


texts: How is the difficulty increased when other people join?

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Possible Duplicate:
  What is the maximum party size and the corresponding monster buffs?

So, as we know, difficulty is increased as soon as other char joins the party, but I've always wondered, is that difficulty related with the level of the player?

For ex, Im playing with my lvl 30 char, is the same if another player with level 40 joins, than if another player with the level 25 joins?


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I've recently begun playing Melee with players who use wavedashing as a core part of their strategy, using wavedashes not only to traverse entire stages very quickly, but also to steal ledges, attack unpredictably, and prevent recoveries.

My question is simple: how can I counter a wavedashing opponent?

Some preliminary strategies I've been using that seem to hold some promise:

Using projectiles, especially those with stopping power (eg Mario's Fireball, Falco's Blaster, etc.) to interrupt the wavedash
Aerial attacks - I find when I remain in the air, the wavedashing is effectively neutralized, since I cannot be attacked from the ground
Wavedashing myself - this tends to throw my opponents off as well, but it does not seem like a sustainable strategy for countering wavedashing in general

Thus, what strategies exist to combat wavedashing? Am I missing some basic strategies used by the pros? Or is the only solution to add wavedashing to my own repertoire and use it as well?


texts: I lost all my purchased add-ons on my PS4?

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So my sister and cousin, we play this game called "Little Big Planet 3" and we bought 3 items/costumes from the store last year. This year, we had now figured out that we could transfer our Little Big Planet and Little Big Planet 2 costumes and data all over into Little Big Planet 3.

We got excited waited, and poof everything was added. But then we realized all our purchased items were gone, it said:

  "Sorry, you cannot use this object because you don't own it (or part of it). You will need to purchase the following content from the LittleBigStore: Final Fantasy®VII Costume Pack. Thank You".

We have proof that we used these costumes since last year? What happened?

In my transaction history, nothing about the items I purchased are there? It all just vanished! I tried the Restore Licensed thing and that didn't work.

How are we able to restore our lost purchases?


texts: I understand that Fiora is not targetable by point and click abilities during her ultimate, but what happens during a type of AoE crowd control, like Sona's Crescendo or Amumu's Curse of the Sad Mummy?


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I rescued a (second) freighter from attacking pirates. Can I own/acquire a second freighter?

If yes, how can I switch between my two (or more?) freighters?


texts: Which weapons provide the ripe-watermelon head explosion animation?

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I was showing off the game to my brother the other day and I whipped out the sniper rifle and sorta hurt someone.  After hyping it up a bit, it was unimpressive to say the least.

Well, I reloaded, switched back to my usual rifle and splatter ensued for an appreciative audience.

Which weapons give the head splatter/headless corpse effect or is it a function of the amount of damage delivered? (or something else altogether?)


texts: Is it possible to finish the Bank Heist without the wire cutters

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I decided to do the Bank Heist mission while still in Chapter 1, so the wire cutters are not available yet. In the vault there is a puzzle to access the final loot. I think I have figured out how to do it but it seems that I need the wire cutters to

   disable the dart trap pressure plates

to be able to do it fast enough.

Is it possible to beat it without the wire cutters or did they really do something as silly as letting me attempt the mission before I had all the tools I needed to complete  the job?


texts: I have a Pee-Wee rating right now. Can I do anything with that or it's just for fun.


texts: What achievements are impossible without DLC purchases?

texts: What Beautiful Katamari achievements are impossible without purchasing any DLC?


texts: Rocket Boost Trails Season 4 Rewards Missing

texts: Last season I managed to win 12 games on diamond and therefore got all the trails up to and including the diamond trail. I could even use it right away! Now, since the Autumn patch I don't have any boost trails besides the standard. Were they removed from the game?


texts: Is there any advantage to add points to ability instead of Edge?

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I have two abilities: Flash and Onslaught.
If I spend one point with any of them, I will get 15% on attack with that specific ability.

On the other hand, if I add an Edge on Intellect, not only I will have those 15% "for free", but it will also improve other Intellect checks.

So, is there a justification to add points to those abilities instead of adding edge?


texts: Are Generation 3 Pokemon titles still Needed to complete the Generation 6 National Dex?

texts: Back in the days of Generation 4, you needed to import Pokemon from Generation 3 in order to complete the National Pokedex. The Generation 5 titles seemed to reduce a lot of this, so is importing anything from the Generation 3 games even needed to complete the Pokedex in Generation 6?


texts: Is it possible to combine two accounts on Playstation Network for saved games data, trophies etc.?


texts: What is a compatibility version of a map?

texts: Some popular maps on CS:GO have compatibility versions. I am wondering why a map would need compatibility versions whatsoever? What does it mean to need a compatibility version, and what makes it any different from a normal map? I have a very bad computer but I can still run CS:GO on low settings at a reasonable framerate.  What would make a compatibility version any different? Would it run faster than the normal iteration of the map?


texts: How can I change the Social Club account associated with GTA 5?

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I have GTA 5 on Xbox 360 and now on PC. I use the same Social Club logins on both accounts.

I have GTA 4 on Steam but with a different Social Club account as at the time 4 was having issues and couldn't link to my existing account. I was playing 5 on the PC when it logged me out.

When I went to log back in it is trying to login to the steam social club (GTA4). GTA5 on the PC isn't running through steam, it is the DVD version. It keeps asking for the activation code, which is linked to my other social club account. I have rebooted to prevent Steam client loading but it is still asking for the activation code on the wrong account.

How do I change the account? I am logged in to the net on the correct account on this PC but it's ignoring it.


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In Game of War: Fire Age What is the 'March Preset' and the 'March Preset Update'?

What is it for, and how do I use it? I've tried clicking on it and nothing happens.


texts: What Properties are available for purchase in Grand Theft Auto V?

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In GTA5:

What properties are available for purchase?
What is their income?
What additional benefits do they offer (if any)?


texts: How to redirect the lasers in Testchamber 19 in Chapter 4?

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I'm stuck again, this time in Testchamber 19 in Chapter 4.

I've used the cubicle on the ground to change the angle of the laser on the right. I also know there's are cubicles to the left and right of where you enter Testchamber 19.

But I couldn't find a way to make use of Portals to get to get to those cubicles. So any hints as to what I should do next?


texts: Is there an alternate way of making houses appear in the Showcase?

texts: Is there any way to get houses up in the showcase, other than streetpassing another player who has their 3DS set so the info can be sent? I'm never around people who are doing this. Is there an alternate way?


texts: Do I need to kill wildlife or something to get them or all three of them are active from start to finish? I tried to google it but with the release of stage 2 most of these guides seems outdated.


texts: Can you get burn cards anyway other than challenges?

texts: Are you limited to only receiving burn cards as challenge rewards, or is there someway to get them for just scoring? What happens when you run out of challenges?


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I recently found my old Game Boy with the Dragn Warrior Monsters module and wanted to continue. As I watched at my progress, I started looking out for the Slime warp world.

There are several worlds that mostly contain monsters of one race and I want to find the one for Slimes. But I can't remember it.
On the internet I can find its alternative name (as I'm playing in German localization I don't know it's English name) but I can't find any info where to find it.

Where can I find the portal to the Slime world?


texts: How to get the "Gene-ius" achievement in Pixel People?

texts: There is an achievement (that can be seen from the police station achievements wall on page 3) that says "Get a quick surprise at the gene pool".  I've been playing for weeks and still have yet to encounter this.  Any ideas on what triggers this?  I'm also already at 118/150 for types of jobs found, but I'm not sure if there's a "gene pool" structure I still haven't unlocked or there's something else I need to do.


texts: Creating a custom spell with elemental damage and elemental weakness

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I want to make a custom spell in Elder Scrolls Oblivion with this properties:

Vampire Killer
Fire Damage X points for Y seconds on Target
Weakness to Fire X percent for Y seconds on Target

How should I combine the duration of elemental damage and elemental weakness in order to create an effective spell? Thanks in advance


texts: Move realms world from Android tablet to iPad (local)

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I am playing MC on an Android where I have a Realms account with a world in it.
Is it possible to copy this world on my iPad, so that I can play locally (not Realms)?


texts: It is not nescesery to kill every boss in every district to be able to fight El Sueño. The bare minimum is 8 total boss fights before the big guy. If I finish the game in this way and skip more than half the bosses, would I be able to then go back and fight every one of them or is it if I kill El Sueño it's credits and thanks for playing ?


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I from Mongolia, which is EU region by Battle.net. When I see payment options I only see RUB there. But we don't use RUB (russian currency). So problem is, since i don't have RUB visa card, I only can pay USD. But if I change my region into US, price will become 39$, almost 4 times expensive than RUB payment option.

So my question is, can I put some USD in my card and purchase game from Blizzard which is price in RUB? They convert it?

EDITED/ADDED
When I use both EU, and US sites, prices are different.
https://eu.battle.net/shop/en/product/starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty
https://us.battle.net/shop/en/product/starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty

On EU its 499 RUB (14$), on US its 39.99$. Why price have this much difference? Don't you think everyone buy cheaper one from eu.battle.net? Also I wonder If I buy from EU.battle.net will they give me only Russians usable client?


texts: I know it doesn't change anything about visibility, since Dishonored doesn't make any use of lights and shadows.  So does it change anything wheter I blow the candles or not ?


texts: Can you kill the Drake in the Undead Burg?

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I know if you cut off the Drake's tail you get the Drake Sword, but is it also possible to kill him? I know in Demon's Souls there were a couple dragons which couldn't be killed when you first met them, and would simply fly away after their health was low enough.

Does the same thing happen here, or is it possible for me to kill the Drake? If I do kill him, what is the reward?


texts: How can I tell if a unit is ducking or standing?

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I have a very poor short term memory (4 concussions, yaaaay), so sometimes I forget if I've given an order to a unit to change its stance in the past or not. I can't always tell based on the pose of the unit because when it's mostly behind the cover of a full height wall, it's difficult to see.

Is there any trick or shortcut or some sort of unit status window I'm missing, or is it actually just a matter of remembering?


texts: I was playing a level as Judas, and after a while, I got this yellow sort of glow around me. What does that mean?


texts: While playing the Crucible PvP in Destiny 2, I keep getting these badges in the top center of my screen. They're obviously for doing things, like getting a double kill you get, "Double Down". But some of them are quite confusing. Ones such as, "I Live here Now", and, "Wrecking Crew", confuse me. Then there's also the yellow and black ones that I hardly ever see. Can somebody please either direct me to a list of these badges, or give a list of them along with what they represent?


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In Mass Effect (pretty much many Bioware games) you can import your previous character to the sequel game.

If you start a new game with an existing character in the previous game (and therefore have two characters) which play through/save will be imported into the next game?


texts: What is the best area to farm the Chestmaster 2000 achievement?

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To receive the "Chestmaster 2000" achievement, you must open a lot of chests.

Chestmaster 2000
Open 2000 chests.

I'm sure most will get this achievement eventually, just by regular grinding — but what area is the best to grind if I want to get this achievement as quickly as possible?


texts: Are Xbox One Live Gold cards region locked?

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I'm on a trip in another country and I found Xbox One Live Gold for a much better price. Can I use them without changing my region?

I'm talking about Live subscription cards, not Microsoft Points cards.


texts: Do Oracles of Ages & Seasons play in Game Boy Color mode or Game Boy Advance mode on the 3DS?

texts: In the original release for The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons the games supported some extra content when played on a Game Boy Advance. Is that the case with the downloadable versions for the 3DS as well?


texts: What do the gold steam coins do? I've been seeing them but haven't been able to figure out what it actually does, or if they do anything at all.


texts: In multiplayer mode, the player can choose which magic ability to use, but it's not obvious why it doesn't always work when the player presses R2. What's the secret to using magic in multiplayer mode?


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Is it possible to see some stats of an entity on screen. Or perhaps some indication of how hard it is compared to the player?

I just played this game 2 times both of the times i was hacking through everything i was encountering very easily until i encountered a single entity which killed me in 2 or 3 blows. I would like to identify these types of enemies before engaging them in melee combat so i could flee if my odds of winning would be grim.


texts: Is it possible, without messing up my account, to play my Xbox One at my home and for my brother to play my Xbox 360 at his home on my account? Will it ruin my account if we do so?


texts: Is it worth investing in magic find early on in Diablo 3 to build up your piggy bank?

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Presumably, magic find is going to end up netting you a lot of gold (via eventually giving higher chances for rare+ items).  However, focusing on increasing gold drops seems like the immediate win for a early game character (let's say for the first playthrough).

What are the pros/cons of investing in magic find over gold % early on?


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Trying to cure my vampirism, after loading a save AGES ago, and doing the quest to cure it. I get to Falions house, and it's locked.

(These events in this paragraph happened the first time) I tried getting in (successfully) into Falions house and of course, he wants me out. After being able to persuade the guard to let me go, being the Thane, I was able to properly talk to him and buy the gem. The problem was, everyone tried to kill me and I was too weak with the disease.

(Second time) Tried to break in, unsuccessful. Couldn't make him talk to me this time.

How do you properly talk to him? I tried waiting, didn't work.


texts: Why does apprehending a civilian shooter make the police shoot at me?

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I found a video that shows what happened to me:

I was walking around doing my own thing, when a random civilian pulled a gun, shot 3 or 4 other civilians, and started running. I pursued a few blocks and finally got the takedown.

The police had been called (presumably by someone after the shooting, and I heard their sirens as I chased the guy down). After I got the takedown I waited around to see if they would give me a nod or something... sometimes games have cool little things like that in them, and I enjoy finding them.

Anyway, the police showed up and started shooting me and killed me. Why did they do that? How come they don't do that when I take down other criminals?


texts: What's the secret of the secondary owl room off of the water tower room?

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This owl room is in the air warp zone, not the rainy warp zone, off of the water tower node. What is its secret?

That owl doesn't rotate its head when switching the perspective.


texts: In Terraria, which I just started playing it seems to be hanging on the "Housing Query" tool.  Once I select it, I can't select anything else unless I completely exit the game.  What can I do to deselect it?


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I'm running Finding Teddy 1.0.1 and I stuck in the spider challenge.
He sing to me some notes that is not on my list, And when I sing them to him,
He is not "recognize" them.
Which notes I should exactly sing to him?


texts: Civilization 5 keeps crashing - invalid reference

texts:
Looking in the logs files specifically Database.log, I keep seeing this error:

[417084.850] constraint failed
[417084.850] While executing - 'INSERT INTO ArtDefine_StrategicView(StrategicViewType, TileType, Asset) VALUES(?,?,?)'
[417094.444] no such table: ContentPackage.LocalizedText
[417097.470] Validating Foreign Key Constraints...
[417097.486] Invalid Reference on ArtDefine_Landmarks.LayoutHandler - "SPECIAL" does not exist in ArtDefine_LandmarkTypes
[417097.486] Invalid Reference on ArtDefine_Landmarks.LayoutHandler - "SPECIAL" does not exist in ArtDefine_LandmarkTypes
[417097.486] Invalid Reference on ArtDefine_Landmarks.LayoutHandler - "SPECIAL" does not exist in ArtDefine_LandmarkTypes
[417098.640] Invalid Reference on UnitGameplay2DScripts.UnitType - "UNIT_PRIVATEER" does not exist in Units
[417098.640] Failed Validation.

I bought the game of the year edition from Steam, and I'm not using any mods. Does anyone know how to fix this error?


texts: Moving my mods to the Steam version of Fallout 3

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I've been playing Fallout 3 on and off for since it came out. I saw that the GOTY edition was on sale for $5 on Steam, so I figured I'd buy it for the DLC and fact I wouldn't need the CD anymore. Now, how do I set it up to use all my mods? Can I just copy my game directory over the Steam one, or do I have to install them one at a time with the Fallout Mod Manager? Can I copy my Steam version into the old Fallout 3 version, so that it isn't in Program Files (Which caused me problems last time)?

Is there anything else I should do to it before starting playing? I recall something about the DLC files being somewhere stupid, so you should move them when using mods; Is this still true with the GOTY edition sold through steam?


texts: Does the Duck Journal still count Killstreaks?

texts: The Duck Journal used to count killstreaks (as well as ducks). Is this still the case? I want to buy it for fun but I'm worried it won't count the killstreak. I've checked everywhere I can think of, does anyone know if the Duck Journal still counts killstreaks?


texts: Where can I find Snek and Zaba in order to unlock their achievements?

texts:
I can't find those two creatures:

Snek
Zaba

I want to get their achievements. Where can I find them?


texts:
The "Monkey" achievement has the description

  Unleash the nibbling totem monkey head in "babylonian"

I have completed "babylonian" by two different paths: one where I press the one visible button, and one where I don't and I can get all of the prisms. Neither made the achievement unlock. What do I have to do to the it?


texts: What effects do the enchantments "Lure" and "Luck of the Sea" have?

texts: What are the effects of the Lure and Luck of the Sea fishing pole enchantments, and how much does each higher level of the enchantments improve the effect?


texts: How can I get gold versions of cards in Hearthstone?

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The first time I saw a premium card I thought that it was like that because it was a Legendary card. Like this:

But I discovered that Legendary cards have a "normal" version:

I thought that maybe it could be explained cause the game is in beta. Like, the normal one was the first version of a Legendary Card, than they became a little more detailed. But searching a little more I found this:

How can I get this kind of card?


texts: If I buy a Fifa 15 disk, do I need it every time I play on PC?

texts: I want to get Fifa 15, but I don't want to have to look after a disk. The digital download straight from Origin is significantly more expensive than a physical copy from third party retailers so I'd rather not get that. I understand that Fifa 15 on PC uses Origin for physical copies anyway, so can I just buy the cheaper disk, install, register with Origin and then throw my disk away?


texts: Boot or glove enchantments for the caster?

texts: I'm a level 34 caster and I still haven't found boots or gloves that improve my casting ability.  My boots give some shock resist and my gloves improve my unusable pickpocket skill.  Are boots and gloves reserved for other strengths or am I just looking in the wrong places?


texts:
This is my first time through playing Elder Scrolls and initially I grabbed every quest that has come available...

At first I thought I wanted to be part of the Imperial Legion but I feel like I picked the wrong side and am now regretting my choice.  So...is there any way to un-join the Legion and join up with the Stormcloaks, or will I have to wait and join them next time?


texts: Breeding a Pachirisu with the volt absorb ability

texts: Can I breed volt absorb from one female pokemon in the same egg group as Pachirisu directly to a male Pachirisu lacking the ability? And if so, where can I find pokemon with the hidden ability in pokemon oras/xy?


texts: With MoP coming out soon enough, I was wondering if it's too early to prepare and have all of the required heirloom pieces for leveling a monk? I have justice points waiting to be spent and I'm not entirely sure which ones would best fit a monk in the upcoming release. Is this information known yet? Are we dealing with an unknown? If this data is available, what heirlooms should I pick up to prepare for a monk that I'd like to level in MoP?


texts: Can't get the "Medical tour" from Dr. Troy

texts: I have Doctor at 80% but I still don't get the option of getting a medical tour from Dr. Troy in Vault City. He doesn't ask me to get an example of Jet either. I think I struck a conversation with him before my doctor skill was 75%, which I believe is the minimum skill level for the tour. Have I burnt my chance forever now? The only thing Dr. Troy offers me is healing, nothing more.


texts: How do you determine which type of Mob you have selected?

texts: How can you tell the difference between the mobs in Rift?  Basically, if I click the mob, what is the indicator that it is not a normal mob?


texts: What are the known (possible) sources for Three of Coins?

texts:
The main guaranteed source of Three of Coins is to purchase them from Xûr on the weekend, where you get 5 Three of Coins for 7 Strange Coins.

I believe there are other ways, could be random, could be guaranteed rewards from quests.

What are the different ways to earn Three of Coins, what sources do exist?


texts: Do I keep my free Games with Gold if I cancel my Xbox Live Gold membership?

texts: I know that I lose access to my free games if I cancel my PSN+ membership, but does it work the same way for Xbox Live Gold? Can I redownload and play the game for free on my Xbox 360 even if I cancel my XBL Gold, or do the games lock without a current subscription? MS doesn't have a direct answer on their Games with Gold website.


texts: Why does reproduction fall off around ten years in?

texts:
I've played twice now about thirteen years of the game.  It feels like my people are doing OK -- I can keep them at 4+ stars and 4+ hearts and they seem to start the game pregnant, so babies come up at first.  But then, after a while; certainly by year 10, no more babies are born and the villagers have started dying of old age and my population crashes down below 18 or so which feels like a tipping-point after which I can't generate all the stuff I need to -- not enough people to both mine iron and make tools, and I have to start giving up nutritional variety, etc.

And it feels like there aren't really that many more knobs to twiddle.  I'm pretty patient with games, trying again and again with different strategies; I just don't see what I might do differently.

So, are there factors that go into reproduction that I'm missing?


texts: What do the blue dots on the map indicate?

texts: I know the green dots are "useful" items or "upgrades" to your equipment, and that gray is "not useful". What are the blue ones there for though?


texts: What does the luck stat do in Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide?

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In Vermintide, it's possible to acquire a trinket which increases your luck. The trinket reads:

  While equipped, your luck is increased by x%

(Where x is the value)

What exactly does increased luck amount to? Reading around, there appear to be two theories:

Increased chances of finding loot / loot die in a chest
Increased proc chance of items

I play with a friend who has the trinket, and we allow her to open all the chests but I don't really notice any extra in chests (stuff seems to appear around 50% of the time) when she opens chests, vs when I open chests with / without her; however, I do feel like perhaps my item (which has a 8% chance proc) procs more often when she's in the party, but I can't be certain.

What does luck do?


texts: Pokémon inheriting abilities they shouldn't?

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I am trying to breed for a Togepi (preferably female) with Serene Grace as its ability.  All that is hatching, though, is male Togepis with Hustle (the other ability - neither of them are hidden). In the day care right now is a male Togetic with Hustle and a Soothe Bell and a Ditto without any items.

Bulbapedia and Serebii mention something about inheriting ability slots from the mother,  but this Togetic is male and Bulbapedia takes care to mention that a Ditto as a parent negates this possibility.

I have bred fifteen Togepis so far. Every single one of them has turned out male and with Hustle. The chance of not a single one of them having Serene Grace, assuming the chance for either ability is 50%, is about 0.003%. This doesn't really seem probable - is there something I am doing wrong?


texts: How do I play with my friend in Guild Wars 2?

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My and a friend wanted to start playing Guild Wars 2 together. Both of us selected the same server and created our characters. Once in-game, we opened the Contacts menu with Y, sent each other a friend request, and joined a party.

However, despite being friends with each other and joining the same party, neither one of us could see each other in-game. A few posts online said I should be able to join my friend's instance by selecting "Join server", but when I right click my friend's portrait this doesn't appear as an option.

How can I start playing Guild Wars 2 with a friend? Do we need to complete the tutorial before playing together?


texts: How does traveling to a wing member work?

texts: I want to join in a wing with a player in solo/private session.  he will be in the default starting point, and I am quite a way from that.  I believe that i will be teleported to him using the wing beacon, but I'm unsure of something.  I'm quite far away from the starting point, and I don't want to have to travel all that way again, will the game teleport me back to where i was when I leave the wing?  how does this work?


texts: Is unlocking all the items enough for the Golden God achievement?

texts: Is Golden God unlocked by unlocking every non-DLC item, or do you need to also find and pick them up?


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Is it possible to stand in molten, let arcane beams hit you etc. if you have extremely high resist? As in, those elemental attacks will damage you no matter what right?

I am running Act 2 Inferno as a monk, and trying to figure out is whether you can get your resistances high enough so that the monk can just stand in fire (without life regen, or hitting enemies) and survive like he could in Hell for any elemental affixes on elites.

I currently have 690 Resist All and find I die extremely quick if I encounter a group of Illusionist elites, who multiply and drop a good 4-5 arcane lasers near my feet. That's pretty much the only way i die atm.


texts: What order were the Xenoblade Chronicles games designed to be played in?

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I have never played Xenoblade Chronicles, but seeing recent trailers it's a series I'd like to get into.

Will playing the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 before playing the original Xenoblade Chronicles mean that I will get spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles, or feel confused about Xenoblade Chronicles 2?

Please use spoiler tags where appropriate.


texts: I noticed that the item Metal Cloak is only available once per game/save state and that means you can only evolve a single Scizor or Steelix. Now are there some other items that occur only once per game and that don't require you to steal it from a wild Pokemon to get a second one?


texts: How Do I Quickly Reflector, Then Up Smash?

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In this video (language NSFW), at 0:15, the Fox labeled "Tang" performs what appears to be a reflector followed by an up smash. The reflector animation only plays for about a frame, before the up smash comes out.

When I attempt to perform these moves in sequence, with down+b followed by up+a, the full animation of the reflector plays, and my opponent has been knocked out of range by the time the up smash occurs.

How can I quickly reflector and up smash, the way Tang does?


texts: How do I beat level 10 ("Climbing") in Blocks That Matter?

texts: Simply put, I'm stuck on this one. I can't figure out how to leap from left to right over that big gap at the bottom of the level. I don't have enough blocks to place any tetrominoes to use as a platform, since I can't break the smooth stone blocks near the chest or the falling gravel.


texts: Does the Scorpion pistol work as expected with mods and ammo powers?

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I've spent a little time in the firing range trying out my collection of weapons, which I've mostly ignored so far, and have spotted the Scorpion pistol. Unlike most of the game's weapons it shoots little timed sticky grenades and is therefore my new favourite toy.

I'm wondering, does it work with the ammo powers (Cryo in particular)?
And if so are they triggered on impact or explosion (or both)?

What about the weapon mods, I suspect the 'piercing' mod in particular is a bit pointless here?


texts: How to get my dwellers back in the shelter after exploring?

texts: After I send my dwellers out to explore and make them return I can't get them bank in the shelter It said they are waiting?


texts: Are glyphs kept or destroyed when upgrading witcher gear?

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I've pretty much ignored glyphs so far, but I've found a greater glyph just now reasonably early in the game and I'm tempted to try it out. But I don't want to waste it entirely when I upgrade my gear in a few levels.

Are glyphs kept intact when I upgrade gear like the witcher set? Or are any socketed glyphs destroyed?


texts: I accidently threw a money bag back up onto the train roof. What now?

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I just really love throwing things, ok?  Don't judge me.

Now the money bag is stuck on the train roof and none of us can get it back down, even with fast hands.  Is there anything we can do?


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I recently encountered The Frog in the Swampy Swamp:

"Hello. I'm The Frog. I can provide you candies, and lots of things. I know how much you love candies. But I feel  alone in this swamp. I'd like to play with you before. If you answer my questions correctly, the sweetest sweets will be yours."
What are the correct answers to The Frog's questions, and what is the reward when I get them all correct? (Also, what if I get them wrong?)


texts: How can I get a player head that can only be placed on a specific block?

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So I Have a adventure map and I want to know how to get a head that can only be placed on a certain block. I know how to make blocks that can only be placed on certain blocks, but I want a head that can be placed on a certain block and I want the head to be a TNT head, like so:

/give Angel_Scarz minecraft:skull 1 3 {SkullOwner:"MHF_Tnt"}

How can I make it so that this head can only be placed on a certain block?


texts: Names of the ghosts or monsters in Pac-Man

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Not sure if they're ghosts or monsters, but what are the names of those chasing our beloved and fearless hero, Pac-Man, around the maze?

Do they even have names? Do they also have distinct personalities?


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I want to find good holdout locations for fighting the cops. Locations that have good cover, good perspective on all approaches, and bonus points for being physically unattainable by the cops (if they're too stupid to climb stairs, ladders, etc.)

I've found a few that are pretty good. Right now I'm using this bland cement tower in Paleto Bay, right behind the Ammu-Nation. It's up a few flights of stairs, so they can't get to me, but I'm exposed from a few different directions.

Has anyone been experimenting with good "crow's nests" like I have?


texts: Minecraft: Increase Redstone Signal Without Delay

texts: I want to increase (repeat) the signal of redstone, as the signal can only travel for 15 blocks without repeat, however using repeaters is not the solution, as repeaters have 1 tick of delay, which is troubling for some creations. The only other solution I saw was to make a double NOT gate with redstone torches, which still caused delay on the repeated side.


texts: How do I get the most out of a Science officer in Star Trek Online?

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I created a science officer, and I got to Lieutenant Commander, but I spent all my upgrades on weapons and ships.  I think I'm doing it wrong.

What should I be trying to focus on with a science officer?  What role should I be playing in combat in single-player missions?  Should I be getting security officers as my crew and be in a support role to them when doing ground combat missions?


texts: I need explosives! Where can I get them?

texts: I am currently working through the Angler's Tunnel, and apparently need more bombs than I currently possess. Is there a nearby place to get them? Or do I have to haul my butt all the way back to Mabe Village and pay the shopkeeper for some explosives?


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I already checked the other question about it (How do I get all 3 characters together for the "Three man army" trophy?) but I still can't make it. I've done the final mission and chose option C...

   ...(not to kill Trevor and Michael).

But now if I'm with Trevor and call Michael to hangout he accepts it, but before I pick him up I call Franklin and he's busy or not answering. It's always happening with every other combinations. Does anyone else have this problem?


texts: How do I get into the center room in the Iron Keep?

texts: In the big open area before the Smelter Demon fight there is a room in the center. You can also get there after the Smelter Demon, by climbing down the ladder. The room that spews fire out of it, especially when you open any of the doors. My curiosity has gotten the best of me, and I'm wondering if and how one would be able to turn that fire off, or at least make the room safe to go in. Is this possible, and if so is there any good loot/fun fights in there?


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The Devil may hang around Georgia occasionally and strike deals with passing fiddle players when he's running behind, but selling your soul in Sunless Sea takes a bit more effort. There are at least two places I know of where you can part with your soul: the Wistful Deviless at Mount Palmerston in the north (where you can part with your soul to further your acquaintance with the Deviless), and the Empire of Hands in the east (where your soul can be sold for cash on the barrelhead in several different ways).

That said, is there a problem with selling my soul? If I sell it to the Empire of Hands, will I regret not having it later for some reason? I.e., missing a soul locks out an option, or I'll have an even better opportunity to sell it elsewhere. Does it affect the legacy of future captains, or the ability to find a sweetheart or proposition an officer? (In the browser game Fallen London, "some of [those who sell their souls] become mumbling, dead-eyed husks," according to the lore.)


texts: Is it faster to jump constantly while sprinting, or just sprint? It seems to me that Jumping is faster but I'm not sure.


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If I have three weapons fully charged, pause the game and set them to target specific systems and then unpause, do the fire in the order I marked my targets?

The reason I'm asking is that it can be rather crucial when taking down shields. I want weapon 1 to take down the shield and weapons 2 and 3 to pass through. I do not want all the shots stopped by the shield. I hope my question is clear.


texts: I want to update my game to the 1.7.2 update, but I am wondering, does it cost money to download a new launcher?


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I have built an underground farm, but whenever I place wheat seeds next to each other on wet farmland, the wheat blocks break and the wheat seeds drop on the ground.

Could anyone help?  Thanks.


texts: Looking for a Starcraft 2 Graphics Guide

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Currently on my computer i can only run starcraft 2 at the lowest graphics settings.

I am getting a new computer with a better video card that will most likely support higher settings.

My question is: What is the best mixture of graphics settings that will provide me with a nice visual with a low performance cost?

I am basically asking for which options have the best visual effect/performance ratio and where is a good point to draw the line on this ratio.

Also, I have read about tweaking SC2 graphics by manually editting the variables.txt file. Is this allowed by Blizzard & Battle.net and if so which options in here should be considered for altering?

Thanks

EDIT: Since this question seems to be based on the computer (I was looking for lowend, midend, highend options) Here is my machine:

  CPU: Intel i5-2500K
  GPU: ASUS Radeon HD 6850
  RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600-MHz GSkill
  HDD: 7200 RPM 1TB Drive

Feel free to direct your answers towards this machine (I dont know if this is considered high, mid, or low end)


texts: Is there a new portals feed for Ingress?

texts: Is there any way to receive information on new portals in an specific area in Ingress? For example, a RSS feed or similar that reports on new portals being accepted 10KM around a point in the map. Any ideas?


texts: Does Dawn of War's single player mode have an active pause?

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Is there active pause1 in Dawn of War single player mode?

Context / "Show Your Research"

I played the demo for Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War, but unfortunately I didn't check for active pause before uninstalling it. As reinstallation would be a bit of a hassle, I searched the Internet, but unfortunately the existing information seems a bit... murky.

There's this thread on Steam forums where you can learn that "there has always been"/"there has never been" an active pause in Dawn of War series.
An analogous question for the game's sequel indicates in DoW II active pause is a bug and might not be all that playable.

So, to reiterate the question: is there active pause in Dawn of War? (And is it an actual feature, ie. can you comfortably play the game with it, unlike in DoW II where the menu is blocking your view?)

1 Active pause - feature in real time games that enables the player to pause the game in order to issue commands that will get carried out once the game is unpaused.


texts: Why can't I play music or podcast while playing Pokemon Go?

texts: Since I updated last night, whenever I try to play music or a podcast while playing Pokemon Go, it kills the audio and I can't start it back up. Anyone know of a workaround? It used to kill the audio, but I could just swap back and start it, then come back. Now it won't play anything while the game is active.


texts: How can I /summon specific types of sapling items?

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I'm making a custom map and need to summon different types of saplings.
I've tried this:
/summon Item 8 58 -1005 {Item:{id:sapling,Count:1},PickupDelay:10000,Age:-32768,data:5}

but this just summons regular oak saplings. The data tag at the end doesn't seem to do anything, so I need to know the proper way to change the data value in order to get different types of saplings.
Thanks in advance for any help!


texts: Is there an optimal value for Magic Find?

texts: While it is good to have as much MF as possible, is there a magical value where it is most effective, keeping in mind diminishing returns (If any?)


texts: What are all the different outcomes for The Hero and the Maid?

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I'm getting ready to fight the Maid of Windmere for the quest The Hero and the Maid. Up to this point, the Maid has appeared to me several times and has offered me a chance to rule alongside her instead of killing her. Well, I guess I actually do have a choice:

I tried the option "You're destined to die" and then fought a crazy battle and presently died and had to load. Before I try this again, I want to know what happens if I accept her invitation to rule. So, what are all the different outcomes for the conclusion of The Hero and the Maid?


texts: Can't access parental control email address

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I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I want to buy some hearthstone packs but it says Parental controls restrict even though I have never set up parental controls on the account. I followed the link to retrieving the parental controls email address but it asked me for my parental control email address even though I have never created one. I tried putting in my email and I also tried putting in my battle.net username but it didn't work.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance


texts: What are all the different Super Training Ball types?

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I have noticed that each pokemon has a different type of ball that is "kicked" during super training. This is apparent by the Ball icon to the right of the name of each pokemon. I have seen that different icons mean different kind of skill in super training regimen. I would like to know the different types of "kick powers" that pokemon have and their effects.

Here are a few I have noticed:

Three balls - Multishot on full charge
Blue Trailblazing ball - Fast Shot on Full charge
Green Ball with 'Crown'(Thud) - Heavy score on full charge shots.

I need to confirm these and need to know of the rest that are present in game. Are these powers fixed for every pokemon, or can two pokemon of same species have different super training powers.i.e. My Greninja has the fast blue ball. Can another Greninja have different powers?


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I just started playing the Binding of Isaac and one of the pick-ups I came across was a black/blue-ish heart (much like the red ones that fill up your HP). Initially, I thought it was a sort of "heart container" that increases my overall HP, but I noticed that I couldn't pick up additional health to fill it up.

Here's me after picking up the black heart:

Then, after taking some damage, I noticed that the extra heart was gone (I was back to the three red hearts alone). So I was wondering, do black hearts simply serve as a temporary HP boost, or are they more complicated than that?


texts: In Civ V, one of the last social policies in Liberty is Representation, which reduces cities' impact on social policies by 33%. Is this retroactive though? Does it apply to cities founded before taking the policy or only ones after? What about in regards to policies? Does it refund the culture from earlier policies?


texts: What are the differences between all the high end gears/blueprints vendors

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I think there are 3 kinds of vendors who sell high end gears/blueprints in total:

Base of Operations phoenix credit vendor
Dark Zone credit vendor in DZ02 - DZ05
Dark Zone phoenix credit vendor in DZ06

Which one gets you the strongest gears?


texts: How do I effectively backup my 3DS saved games?

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I lost a 3DS last year, and last week my SD card decided to turn half of itself into bad sectors.

I finally got around to using the built-in Data Management option and have a backup on my PC, but I read that the backup only works on this physical system.

How do I perform a real backup of my saved games?  My New 3DS XL is stock and unmodified.


texts: Does playing the arrival DLC have any effect in ME3?

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Are there any choices made in the arrival DLC that influence ME3?

I am anxious to play ME3 but am considering playing Arrival first, but only if it will further influence things in ME3.


texts: What's the difference between Kone[+] and Kone XTD?

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As far as I read from the ROCCAT website, the only difference between the ROCCAT Kone[+] and the Roccat Kone XTD is the dpi (6000 vs 8000), yet there's a big price difference where I live ($63 versus $105).

Is the Kone XTD just overpriced, or is there a significant difference I am missing?


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I bought Uncharted 2: GOTY last month and found that the DLC can only be redeemed on a US account. On the same PS3 I created another user with a US account and downloaded the contents, and it works fine.

But the problem is that the contents are not reflecting in my first profile, which is not a US account.

Can anyone help?


texts: Is it normal to spawn a pod of 3 Codex aliens?

texts: Playing XCOM2 on easy veteran difficulty and just spawned a pod of triple Codexes.  I'm wondering if that's normal, or if my RNG is particularly helpful today.


texts: Is there any way to save the number of kerbals along with a ship? I always forget that these get reset and launch with less kerbals than expected only to realize my mistake midlanding somewhere.


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I have just completed my 3rd version of an XP Grinder. I created a 33x33 room, placing water along the North and South walls which run 7 blocks towards the mid-line of the room, dropping down to an 8 block run to the edge of a 3 wide trough running East-West. The trough has a 3x3 drop hole at the top of a 5x5 walled drop falling 20 blocks to my killing area.

1) I need to optimize the killing area to allow XP to flow out while the mobs don't. Short of placing an lever controlled iron door (ugly) in the walled enclosure the mobs fall into, I am getting frustrated (idea lock, brain dump, whatever...).  Thoughts?

2) Is there any benefit to placing a second layer of spawners 3 spaces above the ones already placed? My spawners are set 2 blocks above the floor under them, allowing mobs to pass beneath them.  I have a glass floor 2 blocks above the highest spawners (observation area), and 1 torch in each corner for minimal light. This area obviously would have to be moved up, but not sure if it's worth it. The basic set up is as follows:

Glass
Air
Air
Spawner
Air
Water
Floor

The spawners are set up on a 5 blocks spacing around the center, using 32 spawners.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks!


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How to play Diablo-3 Online PS4
I just got Diablo 3 Eternal Collection for PS4, but I can't figure out how to play online or connect to battle.net Are there dlcs or
instructions for this anywhere?


texts: How to auto-boot game when PS3 is started?

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Is it possible to auto-boot a game when the console is started? Today, games take a lot of time to load, and I'd like to speed up the process a bit.

Is there any way to just start the game when you turn on your PS3?


texts: What does the Assault powerup (pictured below as a red reticle) do?


texts: How can I reliably play Fallout 3 DLC without an Internet connection?

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I just moved to a new apartment, and I popped Fallout 3 into my 360 before the cable company got around to turning my Internet service on. Before the move, when I did have an Internet connection, I completed two DLCs (The Pitt and Broken Steel); I had some items and side quests left over from those (spoiler: e.g. the gun The Infiltrator and the side-quest about selling cameras to the BoS).

After the move, I opened up my old save file and wandered around the DC Wasteland some, but didn't do any quests. I then saved and turned off my 360. My Internet service was turned on the next day. After that, when I opened my save file, it looked like I had never completed either DLC; the unique items were not in my inventory and I was hearing Wehrner's Distress Signal again.

How can I get my items back? Or, if that's not possible, how can I play Fallout 3 while not connected to the Internet without losing my progress?


texts: What does breach protocol time bonus affect?

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The breach protocol time can be increased by skills and items.
E.g. the reward for 3rd level of Breach Protocol is: "Increases Breach Protocol Time by 5%."
But what exactly does the breach protocol time affect?


texts: I'm levelling up too quickly, what could be the cause?

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The experience, E, required to achieve level n from level 0 is:

E = 3.5 * n * (n + 1)

That's the formulae I found on the wiki. So, If I replace N with 50 my answer for the amount of experience is 8925.

Well, every hostile mob in the game gives 5 experience upon death (also wiki sourced info). That being said, 8925 divided by 5 is 1785.

Something can't be right, I've reached level 50 many times thus far, and there is no way I've killed that many mobs per level 50 obtained...

What gives?

Edit: Ok, Now I'm 110% sure something is horribly wrong. When I checked at the time the comments were all made on this post my in game statistics recorded 2,160 Mob kills.
I just checked again, out of curiosity and it now states I have 5,317 Mob Kills.
Thats over 2,000 kills somehow gained pretty much overnight. Somethings seriously not right, is the statistics page bugged?

Second Edit: Ok apparently the statistics page will never be correct for me, partially because it changes if I play offline (which I do about 70% of the time) and mostly because it doesn't collect its data for each exclusive world individually. So short of manually counting each monster I kill I dont think this question will ever be answerable unless I completely delete all my statistics folders and create a single game for the sole purpose of figuring this out. If someone has any ideas other than that I'd love to hear them.

Third Edit: The bounty description is a lie, I am playing Vanilla SSP not SMP.


texts: How do I change my sword in assassin's creed 2

texts: I bought the sword of Altair and want to fight with it but I have the Florentine Falchion equipped.


texts: What happens if I don't fall off the Wharf District when it starts collapsing?

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The end of Bastion's first level, the Wharf District, was quite intense, what with everything falling apart and the whole stage collapsing behind me. Unfortunately, while trying to run away, I got a bit too caught up in the action, and, uh, rolled off of the stage. This wound up sending me to the next level, so clearly I was supposed to fall eventually, and yet I can't help but wonder what I might have found at the end, if I had not fallen.

What rewards lie at the end of the Wharf District, if any at all?


texts: How do I sync a Datel 270 wheel with an Xbox 360?

texts: I have lost the manual and cannot work out how to sync my Datel 270 wheel with my Xbox 360. Any ideas?


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When creating a new user profile in Duck Game, there's an adjustable slider bar with an happy face on the left and an an angry face on the right.

Does this slider do anything?


texts: What Heroes spawn during each wave for Junkenstein's Revenge Endless Mode?

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I was trying out the new Gamemode for the Halloween event in Overwatch and trying to plan out the best strategy for getting the different event achievements this year.

I was wondering, what spawns during each of the 12 waves and each Bonus Wave in Junkenstein's Revenge Endless Mode?

I am just looking for when and which the enemy Heroes spawn, as well as Rip-Tires. I am not really concerned about the Zomnic spawns.


texts: Has the rate of fire of bows been modified by an update?

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When I first starting playing, I was able to launch and then juggle an enemy by firing a whole quiver of arrows, but now just a few days ago I cannot do the same combo: I'm only able to fire 3 arrows at most before the enemy lands.

Has there been a recent update on bow rate of fire, or am I going crazy?


texts: Black ops 2 dlcs download and install but doesn't show up

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I am having trouble with my Black Ops 2 map packs that an in-game friend of mine has shared with me. Once that finished installing I went to play them.

Unfortunately, they are no where to be found in the game on Multiplayer or Zombies which is really pissing me off. This only happens with Black Ops 2 even if I purchase the DLCs. I don't know what to do and I need help.


texts: Change tileset for already-created Starcraft 2 map?

texts: I started making a custom map and I want to change the tileset to a different one, is there a menu setting for this?


texts: How do I transfer my village to another ID on the same device?

texts: I'm using a friend's Apple ID and playing COC from it. Now that I've created a new Apple ID for myself I want to transfer my COC account to my new Apple ID on the same device without losing my village.  How can I do this transfer?


texts: Is there anyway to track which awards have been earned per level?

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I'm attempting to finish some of the achievements that require particular awards to be earned on all the levels.

Is there anyway to track how close I am to earning a particular achievement?


texts: So I was out drinking last night...how do I remove a tattoo?

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Geralt got into a bit of fun with the Blue Stripes last night. After getting rip-roaringly drunk, the Witcher thought it might be good to see if it was possible to float across the river on the bums of four prostitutes. It wasn't. The Witcher woke without equipment and a new tattoo on his neck.

The equipment was easy to recover, as Ves had our back, but now Geralt has a nude woman brandishing a sword on his neck. It sorta clashes with the whole "monster slayer" vibe I'm going for. Is there any way to remove it?


texts: What changes make fishing more interesting?

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The 1.7.2 Minecraft update says that fishing has been changed.

  Fishing is now more interesting

What's more interesting about it? What has changed?


texts: Increase probability of lava lakes spawning in a superflat world

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So, I'm making a nether map that involves the use of superflat world presets. The ground is completely netherrack, and there are lava lakes spread across the map. I'm running into a problem though, the lava lakes don't spawn often enough for me and I want them to be more common. Here's the base preset I'm working off.

2;1x7,30x87;8;lava_lake

Now, this just creates a superflat world with lava lakes here and there, not that common. Now, here are a few things I tried to make lava lakes more common.

2;1x7,30x87;8;lava_lake(chance=100)
2;1x7,30x87;8;lava_lake(size=10 distance=0)

None of these seemed to increase the probability of a lava lake spawning. So, how can I increase the probability of lava lakes spawning?


texts: My Xbox freezes when I play Minecraft for a few minutes

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Why does my Xbox freeze when I play in my Minecraft world for about two minutes? The whole Xbox freezes but I can still hear music and in-game sound.

If I take out the game it sends me to the dashboard and it all happens again if retry with the disc. It is not the console because I have also played Skyrim, Far Cry 3 and Thief and none of those crash my Xbox. My hard drive also has 195 GB remaining.


texts: Is there some way to save having paid Scott's Late Fees in Scott Pilgrim vs the World?

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My boyfriend has been playing Scott Pilgrim vs the World (XBox version, if it makes a difference).

He finally saved up enough cash just now to pay off Scott's Late Fees at the video store.  He paid the fees, bought a few things from the new listing and exited the shop.  He then re-entered and the fees were back in place.

Is there any way to save having paid the $500, so when you come back you can take advantage of the cheap prices?  Or is it supposed to be a "buy as much as you can carry because you can't come back" deal?  Or is his game simply glitching in the most frustrating way possible?


texts: In Red Faction: Armageddon, I played Infestation coop and resumed later, the difficulty seemed to have dropped, why?

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A friend and I played up to wave 10 on normal difficulty. By the time we'd hit wave 10, there were monsters everywhere and it was total chaos. We were having a great time.

We continued playing today on wave 11, normal difficulty (this was pre-selected on the lobby screen) and for some reason it was a complete joke, there were barely any monsters and it wasn't fun at all.

Any idea why the difficulty just completely went to zero after restarting?


texts: What is a Whispers of the Old Gods pack?

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I recently started playing Hearthstone and in the launcher was announced that the "Whispers of the Old Gods" had arrived. And in the blog there was said that if you log in you should get 3 Whispers of the Old God packs. But I didn't get anything so I was confused because I couldn't find if it was a expansion pack or not.

If you know the answer please say if it is a expansion pack and tell me how to get it.


texts: Can you select multiple players in a command?

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When you use a command like this:

/effect Tisajokt 1 30 1

You can give the IGN Tisajokt speed. Is there any way to list off multiple people in a command like the above, without scoreboard objectives?


texts: Recommended order to clear stages in Demon's Souls?

texts: I finished the first stage of the Boletarian Palace (1-1) and I'm trying to clear the second (1-2) and the first of the Stonefang Tunnel (2-1). What order for clear all the stages do you recommend? I prefer a list order by difficulty but any order is welcome with a good explanation.


texts: How to scan QR codes with a Nintendo 3DS?

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Okay, I really think I'm slightly insane. I looked for guides like this one, but I just can't find that on my 2DS camera software.

As I can't find such a guide for the Nintendo 2DS, I think that it uses the same software as the 3DS.

This is what guides tell me to look for in the camera software:

But I just don't have this button visible. This is how my camera app looks in the bottom screen:

That parrot gives me some basic help for the camera, but there seem to be no magic to morph him into a QR code button. How to achieve this?


texts: How do I use Zhonya's Hourglass with AP Kennen?

texts: I've been playing AP Kennen for awhile now with many people recommending I use Zhonya's Hourglass. I'm not sure how to use item effectively so I was hoping for some advice. The only thing I could guess would be to use it after I use my ultimate in a team fight. Would this be a good idea and/or is there any other ways to use it well?


texts: Does breaking a demon altar work with artificial ore veins?

texts: Lets say in Terraria you were to mine out every ore block in the world, then break two demon altars in hard mode, put all back down in one large vein would it all change to titanium/adamantium? Or does the game keep track of which ores have been mined and which ones were placed?


texts: I need help with Skyrim. (ps3 console). Why I can't continue?

texts: When open Skyrim I can only click at " new game" or downloadable content. Option" continue" or load disappeared.Option load hadn't disappeared at all. I can only see load option being grey and I can't click on it. I don't have any installed mods. Now I'm up to level 50 and I don't wanna loose all my progress. I really need your help. Can I take out CD and than return it back to console to fix my problem? Anything will help...


texts: How can I see when my first win of the day bonus is available?

texts: I know that, on the game summary screen, I can see when my first win of the day bonus is available.  Is there a way to see that countdown that doesn't involve playing an entire game?


texts: Why can't I build the Sydney Opera House in Civ5?

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I have researched Globalization and no other civ has yet built the Sydney Opera House wonder, yet it is not available in the production list of my city!?

Neither the Civilopedia nor the manual lists any building restrictions on this wonder.


texts: Does Kirby wear shoes or are those his bare feet?

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Pretty simple question. Looking for evidence or reasoning either way.

Evidence from the TV show is also allowed.


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Can you turn off titles in player names? For example if my name is Akbar, I might have the options to add "Captain Akbar" or "Akbar, Black Bisector".

When I'm in a warzone, the titles make it difficult for me to match up the player on screen to the badge on the operations frame.


texts: Any big open fields of monsters in diablo 3?

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In Diablo 2, my favorite place to farm was the secret cow level, because it boiled down the formula to its essence: there are a lot of guys, kill them and take their stuff.

But in Diablo 3, all of the areas seem to involve navigating complex environments and battling foes with special attacks that you must dodge, counter, etc.

I mean, overall that's very much a good thing; it keeps the combat fresh. But sometimes I just wanna turn off my brain and kill hordes of enemies without traversing a maze or dealing with their tactical shenanigans.

So, have any of you found a fun grind-tastic area like the old secret cow level?


texts: Are there really just 2 missions? It seemed pretty abrupt and there was no indication that the campaign ended after "Emperor's Will".


texts: How do I fully disable chat in Quake Live?

texts: I've disabled global chat with cg_teamchatsonly 1 and voice chat with some command I found in the internet (don't remember), but obviously couldn't disable teamchat. How do I fully disable chat in QL? Can't play 1 game in peace with all those bullies.


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I just plugged in my USB capture card and I'm not getting any audio. Not just can't hear it, nothing even appears in it's Audio Mixer slider.
I tried putting it's Audio Output Mode to "Output desktop audi" and "Capture audio only", neither worked.
I went to the Advanced Audio Properties and went through all the options, no change.
VLC can detect the audio, so it doesn't seem to be a problem with the capture card. I can hear it neither in my headset nor in the livestream, absolutely no audio.
What am I doing wrong?


texts: Cross Play Minecraft between xbox 360 and ps4

texts: So I'm thinking of getting a console to play minecraft with my friends. So far, my friends have ps4 and play minecraft like that, but I don't really wanna spend the money to get a ps4. I have an old xbox 360 that still works and I can get minecraft on that, but would I be able to play with my friends on the ps4 if I have the xbox360 version of minecraft? I know they recently updated minecraft to the bedrock edition, so we can play cross platform, but does that still stand for an older model of the xbox?


texts: Can I see a list of achievements before mission starts, or while it's loading?

texts: A list of achievements that I could have earned will show up at the end of each mission. Is there a way to make it show up before each mission, so I will actively aim for them?


texts: How can I do a fresh install of Minecraft on Mac OS X?

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I'm having troubles with Minecraft and I have reasons to believe it has something to do with the fact that I've changed some files in it. I don't really care about keeping those changes and I need to perform a fresh install of the game.

I've tried removing the .app bundle file from /Applications and re-download the .dmg from the original website, but somehow that doesn't count as a fresh install (as my worlds still appear in the single player world list).

So: how can I do a fresh install? (I've already back-upped everything I need)


texts: When surveying a new world what do I need to check exists that I can't create later?

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I realised with my last world that when I came to build a bookcase there were no reeds (sugar cane) anywhere in the world even though they do exist in the game, so I started a new world and after exploring a few found one that did have reeds in it.

However, there may well be more items out there that need to exist right from the beginning of the world and I don't want to build my next gigantic mansion only to find I can't build 'X' because the ingredients aren't available in my current world.

In Pocket Edition is there a list of items that need to exist from the start in the world that you can't actually create later on?

Now that version 0.4.0 is released that has plenty more items available (foods, dyes, mobs...) so there are probably lots of items that I should be looking out for when choosing my new space.


texts: Well, i can declare it as bug. I installed Driver : SF today and played it a little. I saw a little performance issues so, i went to Settings >> Video for adjustments. Well, there VSync was ON. I turned it OFF and saved settings. But whenever i do that, the VSync still remain ON everytime. I can't get it to permanently OFF. Is there anything to fix it ? Somebody had a same issue ? I can gain some FPS if that get OFF.


texts: Is there any way to fine-tune the mouse sensitivity?

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With mouse acceleration on, the mouse is too sensitive, even at the lowest setting.

With mouse acceleration off, the mouse is not nearly sensitive enough at the lowest setting, but way too sensitive at the next higher setting.

Is there some configuration file I can edit?  This is annoying me.


texts: Can I disable automatic production hurrying?

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In Civilization 4 when I enable production automation sometimes production is hurried automatically, either by sacrificing population or by spending money.

Is there a way to disable this and still use the city governor?

In C2C many buildings require a minimum city size and the automatic hurrying seriously impedes the city growth. Also I want to avoid the increased inflation later in the game (when money is used to hurry production)


texts: Summoning an armor stand with a falling sand entity riding it

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I'm having an issue. I'm trying to summon an armor stand with a falling sand entity riding it. The armor stand will summon, but the falling sand is either invisible or not there.

Here's the command:

/summon armor_stand ~ ~1 ~ {Passengers:[{id:"falling_Sand",Time:1,Block:planks,Data:2}]}

This is in 1.12, and having the falling sand would make my life a whole lot easier. Does anybody have any ideas?


texts: Tracking Kills/Deaths in Minecraft Bedrock

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Since Bedrock only has dummy scoreboards, I'm trying to use command blocks to update the scoreboard.
Is there a way to use /testfor or another command to look for stats like Death? are stats even recorded in bedrock?
Has anyone come up with a good way to track kills and/or deaths on bedrock without using TP or spawn points?


texts: How to shoot big weapons without crouching

texts: How do i shoot big weapons that need crouching (like sniper cannon) without actually crouching? I know this is possible because i saw someone else doing it during pvp (he was shooting me with sniper cannons while he was in the air). But i just cant get it working.


texts: Can I Choose the Install Location of 'Path of Exile'?

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I'd like to install Path of Exile to an external hard drive, since I'll never be able to download it at home.

But when I run the launcher, it starts 'Allocating Space', which leads me to believe it already knows where it's going to download and install the game to.

Is there a way I can force it to install to a certain location?


texts: Obtaining the Solar Gun in Metal Gear Solid 4

texts: To get it you must collect all the dolls by killing bosses by nonlethal means. Do I have to collect them in a single run or do dolls collected in previous runs count too?


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The text says:

  Distract an opponent who is then killed.

What counts as "distraction"?  It seems like if I merely damage them and someone else kills them that would be interpreted as an "assist".  On a related note, can I get a "Distract" medal when I do the killing, or only when I assist allies?


texts: Can I select items from inventory while moving?

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Is it intended that while moving with the keyboard (WASD) that I can't select or interact with my inventory? I can do it with the mouse when I click on a location, but can't seem to do it while moving with WASD.

Edit: To specify, I'm moving with WASD, clicking on my inventory, and the game is not registering the click. Mouse is not a touchpad.


texts: Is there a way to cancel an auction in the auction house, or change the buyout price?

texts: I want to put more items for sale in the auction house, but I have already reached the limit of 10. Is there a way to end current auctions early, or change the buyout price to sell the items currently being sold quicker?


texts: How does Close Enough interact with explosive weapons?

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I know that Gaige can effectively use elemental weapons with Close Enough - the skill that causes up to 50% of your missed shots to ricochet towards the target for reduced damage. However, I do not know what to think of rounds that explode on impact. I noticed that generally elemental weapons leave a small elemental mark on the point of impact and then deal elemental damage normally. What about rockets from RPGs and Torgue weapons? Their projectiles explode on impact and it's really hard to tell (with my limited playtime) if Close Enough has any influence on them.

Would a Torgue projectile explode on impact and then fly towards the enemy to do regular damage? Or would it explode twice? Or maybe explosions prevents ricocheting?


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Does anyone know what factors contribute to a pirate making the decision to attack you after they scan your ship in Elite: Dangerous, as opposed to when they just leave you alone with a comment like "my mistake"? I realize everyone is a target in E:D, but I'm talking about what makes an AI decide whether or not you're worth attacking.

A couple factors seem to make a difference, these are what I consider them to be, from my own personal experience, ordered by most influentual to least influentual:

Amount of cargo

I've been chased for carrying 50 limpets, which are incredibly not valuable, even in that quantity

Value of cargo

I've been chased for 1 ton painite, whereas I was ignored for 13 limpets a few seconds before

Combat Rank

This was suggested in comments as a possible factor, and I agree. I'd also be interested to know if a high Trade rank makes you more of a target too.

Armament

Meaning your complete lack of weapons, or your huge arsenal, whichever the case may be, also your shields and hull reinforcement packages, basically your defense and offense as one factor. For all I know it could be split into several types of gear comparisons.

Ship type

I swear freight haulers are targeted, but I don't know. I feel like I got scanned in a Cobra Mk III as much as I do in my Type 7, but I get chased a hell of a lot more in the Type 7, even with low or cheap cargo.

I think these are generally correct but I've seen a lot in my mining days, and every rule there has its exceptions in my experience.

I've also wondered what role your system-reputation, affiliated power, or wanted level might play when being considered as a target for murder / robbery, or going even further, things like fuel level, or proximity to mass-unlock distance could have an effect, but maybe I'm over thinking it, and its just a comparison of your defenses to their offenses.

Anyone know of any resources that can confirm or deny any of this? Like much of E:D, at least when it comes to mining, there isn't a lot of authoritative information around.


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When you knock down and kill the enemy it's pretty obvious, but there are a few scenarios I don't know and I will exemplify them with 4 teams Alpha, Bravo, Yankee and Zulu. Alpha_N denotes player N from team Alpha

Going on Yankee

Alpha_1 knocks down Yankee_1
Bravo_2 kills the knocked down Yankee_1
Bravo_3 knocks down Yankee_3
Yankee_3 is not revived / he quits

Going on Zulu

Bravo_1 knocks down Zulu_1
Alpha_2 knocks down Zulu_2
Alpha_3 knocks down Zulu_3 and at this point the Zulu team is eliminated (no self revive available), all Zulu players die.

Who gets what kill here?


texts: Is Advance Wars Days of Ruin compatible with Dark Conflict

texts: I bought a copy on Amazon hoping to play my friend who has Days of Ruin (both are from the same generation, one is from Europe and the other is US) will we be able to play multiplayer together?


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I'm currently trying to master the Bulwark, and am finding it a lot harder to make progress with than the Kestrel or Engi ships. Specifically, I find I'm running out of missiles a lot easier, and that keeping them stocked means less money for upgrades.

Is the Bulwark naturally harder, or are there specific tactics I should use for it?


texts: Is there anything I can do while frozen by Mei?

texts: I know that nothing is possible with Hanzo and Pharah as I have played them against Mei and found out the hard way, but is there any hero that can escape from Mei after being frozen?


texts: How many players are required for tournaments in Clash Royale?

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I am new to Tournaments. I want to ask that how many players are required before tournament begins? Suppose in a 100 player tourney, if nobody joins, I guess gems will be refunded to creator. But what if only 3 people join? Will it start?

Also clear my doubt that If I am matched against Mr. X in tournament, how long before I can reconnect with him? Or I cannot unless I play with someone else first?


texts: Will two Scanners show the same nearby discovery?

texts: I got lucky and found two scanners very close to each other on a planet. If I had chosen Monolith both times would they both have pointed me to the same one? Or do they always point you to a unique location if one exists.


texts: Minecraft alpha, beta, indev, infdev, classic, all do not work

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I have had this problem for around 2 years now, and I just can't figure out how to fix it.
Basically, whenever I try to play old versions of minecraft (Don't judge me, I enjoy it.) they all will crash when I don't have fullscreen on, or some like indev still will crash even when I DO have fullscreen on. Beta and alpha don't crash necessarily, but just lock all keyboard input.
Any help will be much appreciated.


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I was playing Batman on my Xbox last night. This morning I turned on my Xbox and noticed that my profile wasn't there. I went then into "System Tools and Storage" and it says that USB is not formatted for the Xbox. If I plug it into a PC it says that it is not formatted too.

I didn't have a split memory for PC and Xbox. Does anyone know to how fix it?


texts: One of my cooks died, how do I get rid of the corpse?

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When a prisoner dies it is usually transported outside automatically, but my prison's chef have been assassinated and its corpse have been transported to infirmary medical bed. After more than a week I think it's time to give him a proper burial, but I cannot understand how to do it.

Any idea how to solve?


texts: If an item is too powerful to repair, am I screwed?

texts: I have a bow that has Power IV, Flame II, Punch II, and Infinity I, and also it's renamed. According to the wiki, that has a base value of 38. Since the max level is 39, that would mean practically anything I want to do is above the max. Is there any way to repair it?


texts: LWJGL games crash with EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION

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I have this problem in almost all games that use Java/LWJGL, like Minecraft, 3079 -- Block Action RPG, and 3089 -- Futuristic Action RPG.

Computer specifications

OS: Windows 8.1 x64
CPU: Intel i5-3230M Quad Core @ 2.6 GHz (3.2 GHz with Turbo Boost)
RAM: 8 GB DDR3 @ 1600 MHz
GPU: Nvidia Optimus with:

Intel HD Graphics 4000 (driver version 10.18.10.3958, can't update to newer versions for reasons unknown)
Nvidia GeForce GT 740M (1 GB VRAM, driver version 353.30, default GPU for all applications)

Java: JRE 7u80 (also happens with JRE 8u60)

Example crash log

http://pastebin.com/3FvYqGyf (the original file is 30.5 kB)

More details

I usually get this problem the second time I launch a LWJGL game, but it can happen the first time.

I can get to those games' launchers, but getting the games themselves to run is almost impossible.

Don't hesitate to ask for more details.

Thanks in advance for your answer(s).


texts: The Witcher 2 freezes at the end of chapter 2's cutscene

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I'm currently playing The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition and I've made it to the end of chapter 2, where Geralt is on his way to Loc Muinne.

Everything runs just fine until the narration from Dandelion ends and the game just freezes. Is it possible I'm missing some video file? Has this happened to anybody else?

I've tried reinstalling it, changing my video settings to lowest, and making sure my vid card has the latest drivers

here are my specs:
Windows 7 x64
6gb DDR2
Q6600 2.4 ghz quad core
Nvidia geforce 8800 GT

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Replaying Adventure Mode in Plants vs Zombies

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I recently completed Adventure Mode in Plants vs Zombies for the iPhone. Are there any special rewards for completing it multiple times?

I noticed that when I started Adventure Mode again I had to use three plants chosen by Crazy Dave. Are these plants chosen at random or are they tailored for each specific level?


texts: Fallout: New Vegas stopped recognizing my controller

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I have a wired Xbox 360 controller I use for all my controller needs when playing a game on my computer, Fallout: New Vegas included. Recently, while playing New Vegas, I accidentally unplugged my controller for around half a second. Now ever since that happened, New Vegas completely refuses to use my controller or even acknowledge that it's plugged in.

My controller is still in working order as it works in all other games I've started up. The issue with New Vegas still persists after restarting the game/my computer.

How can I get Fallout: New Vegas to let me use my controller again?


texts: I have been trying to breed pigs, sheep, cows, and chickens, but I can only feed the cows, meaning I can only breed them and not the other animals. This is very annoying and I was wondering if anyone knew why this is happening


texts: Why are secret spots mising in the Wii version of Zelda I?

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I'm just wondering if anybody else that has downloaded the original Legend of Zelda on their Wii or Wii U has noticed thats it's not the same as the original cartridge version.
None of the secret spots are there. Spots where you would either blow up some rock walls with a bomb or burn a bushs to find secret spots aren't there in the Wii version.
Why not? Are they in new spots or just not there anymore?


texts: How many total Merasmissions are there in Scream Fortress 2016?

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Team Fortress 2 is reusing the same contract tracking mechanism from last year's Halloween Event (the Gargoyle) and thus it is showing all the completed Merasmissions from last year as well.

They've also removed the total count from the 'Tome of Merasmissions':

To top it off, new missions keep appearing as I complete them, so I don't even know where I'm up to in general.

The Official Scream Fortress Announcement and TF2 Wiki also do not say how many Merasmissions there are.

How many total Merasmissions are there this year? Is there actually a limit or do they simply continuously spawn?


texts: Can you gain health besides drinking a health potion?

texts: In World of Warcraft, you can sit and it allows the character to gain health faster. Is there anything like that in Torchlight 2?


texts: Watch Dogs Legion stopped starting on PC

texts: The game was working just fine before, but now it won't go past the ubisoft connect stage. None of my other ubisoft games like AC Vahalla are affected, just Legion.


texts: When a hacking drone has latched on to my ship, is there any way of removing it?  What about disabling it?


texts: Is there any clue as to who the owner of the "Elite Knight Armour" Set might be?

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In Dark Souls, whenever you find set items on a corpse, they can be sometimes linked to other NPCs in the game.

Some examples for this are

Black Iron Tarkus: After you summon him to fight the Iron Golem, along the path into Anor Londo, you find a shattered window, revealing a path along the rafters of a large building. Again, later you find an entrance to the ground floor of the same building, and in the back corner, a corpse, with the Black Iron Set.
Lautrec of Carim: If you follow his storyline, you end up invading him before your fight with Ornstein & Smough; which you can then find a corpse carrying the Set of Favour. Again, presumably this corpse is meant to be Lautrec.
(Unnamed) Sealer: you can find the Crimson set in Blighttown, and if you follow the lore, this set apparently belonged to one of the four Sealers that flooded New Londo to seal the Darkwraiths away. This Healer ventured down through Blighttown, and eventually succumbed to the poison, and died.
Laurentius of the Great Swamp: Once you complete his storyline, you can find him down in Blighttown, hollowed. Again, you can find a corpse near the location where he attacked you, carrying the Pyromancer Set.

So is there any clue as to who the owner of the Elite Knight Armour set is?


texts: What to do when witches appear early in the game?

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A long time ago I played an older version of Minecraft. Back then witches didn't spawn naturally, so you couldn't find them unless you found a hut. Now I'm playing again, but sometimes when I go down a cave I find one or two witches, and it's really hard to find them back.

So, what is the best you can do to kill witches, specially when two spawn at the same time and you don't have milk?


texts: Why does my PS3 see media servers over wifi, but not a wired connection?

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My PS3 is plugged into my FiOS router with a Cat5 cable.  It gets an IP on my network (192.168.1.85) fine and is able to access a webserver on my lan fine.  It also has no problem connecting to the Internet.  However, it doesn't see either of the two laptops on my network that serve as media servers.  What's weird is this: if I connect the PS3 to the router via wifi, it finds both laptops as media servers.  I tried setting the IP statically via DHCP in the router, so the wired connection is 192.168.1.85 and the wifi is 192.168.1.86 and that didn't do anything.  I also tried giving them the same IP but same issue.  There's no firewalling going on in the router and the laptops are configured to allow all traffic from 192.168.1.0/24.

To summarize:

Media servers show up when PS3 is connected via wifi
Media servers don't show up when PS3 is connected via cat5

Any ideas?


texts: How do I determine if someone is cheating in Call of Duty: Black Ops?

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I've played games with some friends and they claimed that so-and-so was cheating.  I honestly just thought that he was a really good player.

What are some indications that someone is actually cheating?


texts: How do I figure out how old my XBox Live account is?

texts: Microsoft announced that the oldest Xbox live accounts get Xboxes, I don't think I qualify, but how do I determine how long I've been a member?


texts: How do you get a note block with an NBT tag so when I place it or /setblock it, it will have a specified note or instrument

texts: I am making note block songs and I want an easy way to set the notes on note blocks. How can I set a note block’s instrument or note in my /setblock command?


texts: I had one house for the guide. It worked well. Then I made a new house for the merchant that came along but unfortunately the guide guy got in the new house and doesn't come out. The merchant is outside, just walking around. Instead of going into any of the houses. What should I do?


texts: How can I identify what is causing a framerate drop new to 1.7.4 in only certain loaded chunks?

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Without running mods or texture packs, 1.7.4 introduced periodic graphical stuttering when certain chunks are loaded. These chunks are fairly uninteresting, mostly undisturbed land with just a rail running through it. No redstone or other complexity.

How can I identify what is causing this stuttering so I can remove it?


texts: Train brake specifics for easy/medium/hard settings in Canadian Mountain Passes (GE ES44AC)?

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This is about the train brake subsystem modeled for the GE ES44AC in the Canadian Mountain Passes route for Train Simulator 2015.

Proceeding from Field to Lake Louise hauling a heavy consist uphill (1.8%), you have to make it first less than half a mile to a signal light and stop after the waypoint but obviously before the wye merge (there's a train coming in the opposite direction). Because of the consist length and hill gradient (and wanting to cover the distance at more than walking speed), I overshoot the way point and end up applying full brake very close to the merge; that is bringing both the EQ reservoir and brake pipe to 0 and having 66 (max) pressure applied to the brake cylinder. I'm looking at the next leg of the route, the other train passes and I completely release the brake (EQ to 90). After 60 seconds, the brake pipe has barely climbed to 3 and I still have full pressure applied to the brake.

Got it right this time over.

The brake subsystem has three difficulty settings (easy, medium, hard; using ctrl+shift+1 or 2); I have set it to hard. At the easiest setting, it takes some 30 seconds for the pressure to be released, maybe.

How long does it take for the pressure to be released from the brake
cylinder with the hard setting?
What are the exact differences between the easy/medium/hard settings
for the train brake subsystem?


texts: To play Mists of Pandaria, will I need to buy all other World of Warcraft expansions?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Do I need to buy all the released updates to begin playing WoW?

A new expansion seems a good place to step in, but to play Mists of Pandaria, will I have to buy every game in the WoW universe?

These include:

The main game
Burning Crusade
Wrath of the Lich King
Cataclysm

What would likely happen if I bought Mists of Pandaria and then tried to log in (with a subscription on my account)?


texts: After a commited blocker was killed, he didn't leave a blocking "ghost" card - is this a new mechanic?

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I've just played a game, where I put a blocker and commit it, then the opponent kills it with a vengeance and his attacker was able to reach my Nexus : is this supposed to happen ?

In all my previous games, this action - killing a committed blocker - creates a ghost card which still blocks the attacker.

In this game, however, there was nothing left and the attacker dealt his damage.

No access to the action log of past games as far as I know, so no possibility to show you.


texts: I'm a few hours in to Project Highrise and I've noticed the Buzz costs for various benefits have gotten astronomically high. Is there any way to decrease these costs, or does it decrease naturally over time?


texts: What do !punish and !forgive commands do on some hardcore Battlefield 3 servers?

texts: Playing on some Hardcore Battlefield 3 servers, if I get teamkilled by someone, I get a prompt to type either !punish or !forgive. What do these commands do to that teammate? I tried asking a few times in chat, but nobody ever answered me.


texts: In Diablo 2 you could view your follower's stats by pressing "o". Is there a similar shortcut in Diablo 3?


texts: I used the console to raise my Marksmanship 11 pts..   Shows Archery skill of 58 in green but when I go to use a perk only shows archery of 47 in white.  How do I fix this ?


texts: Why does old game work over Hamachi but not over the internet?

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When hosting a game of Anno 1602, with the relevant ports forwarded and the process allowed through the firewall, it usually works.

I tried hosting such a game last night, and 2 friends were able to join using my external IP. However, a third friend was not able to connect; my game did not show up in the list of games when he entered my external IP. This problem persisted even after he disabled his firewall. Nor could we connect to a game that he hosted.

In the end, we tried using Hamachi, and the game worked straight away.

What I want to know is:

What could have caused the initial networking problems?
How would one debug such a problem?
How is Hamachi able to send traffic without suffering these same problems?


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Got to a toll booth. Hit enter to get the ticket. The gate opened.

And my heavy load decides to pull me backwards. Before I can get my truck to move forwards again, the gate has closed. And won't open again.

Now I'm stuck between a closed gate (can't retake the ticket) and heavy traffic behind me. How do I get out?


texts: Civilization 6: Civic's tree doesn't appear after latest patch

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Anyone else experiencing a bug in the game, where the Civic's tree doesn't appear?

With the civics tree not appearing I cannot make any progress onto the next turn.

This is what it looks like: https://imgur.com/a/2oeBv

Everything else is working fine - this has only started happening since the latest patch - was wondering if anyone has a workaround


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Monster Hunter World has a bigger focus on multiplayer when compared to previous titles in the series.

Every quest can be completed in either singleplayer or multiplayer and to add to all of this you can use S.O.S signals to ask for help from other players during a quest (meaning players can join a quest in progress).

My question here: How does the monster health scale? Here are some of my thoughts of how it might work

There is no scaling. Monsters have a fixed amount of HP that doesn't change depending on the players (essentially playing with 4 people makes the hunt quicker purely from a HP perspective)
Monsters have scaling health. Going in with 4 players will cause the monsters to have more HP when compared to going in alone. (Same for 2 or 3 players).
Something completely different.

If there is some scaling in place how does it affect the S.O.S flare?

The health scaling is triggered as soon as the S.O.S flare is used regardless of whether a player joins or not.
The health scaling starts it's effect the moment a player joins the quest.
There is no health scaling for S.O.S flares
Again something completely different.


texts: Hosting Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Server

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I'm trying host Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare on the internet but failed miserably even after troubleshooting.

I'm not sure if I've setup the process correctly. Here it goes.

I've a Netgear N150 WGR614v10 router and Windows 7 operating system.

I've set up port forwarding in my router with TCP/UDP on port 28960.
I've also allowed port 28960 in the Blocked Services from my router.
I've disabled Windows firewall and antivirus and SIP AGL and allowed port scan and ping on internet port.

And after running COD server I then tried to find open port on http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/ but it said that my port 28960 is closed.

I'm stuck and can't find any solution to this problem, please help!


texts: I got the new Left 4 Dead 2 intro video, but when I try installing the .bik file to the respective game directory and start the game, I still get no intro video. After wards I realized that the intro videos could have been disabled. How do I re-enable the intro video for Left 4 Dead 2?


texts: Recovering task points for Gil-farming Adamantoise

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It seems the standard way to farm Gil in Final Fantasy XIII is to kill the big Adamantoise beasts. However, most of the guides tell you to use your Eidolon to take out it's legs, so that Vanille can use the Death spell to kill it efficiently.

This brings up a new problem... how do you farm the task points required for the summon? Do you just spend a part of the earnings to buy Ethersol, or is there a better way?


texts: I have loads of linen wrap items. Are they useful? I thought they might be used in making weapons or something. If they aren't useful, I'll just dump them all...


texts: Does the order of playing the single player or co-op campaigns matter?

texts: In terms of plot, player training and (most importantly!) any potential spoilers between the two "branches", does it matter in which order the single player and co-op campaigns in Portal 2 are played through?