texts: What are the effects of the different pylons?

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Pylons appear in Nephalem Rifts and appear to basically be a souped up version of the shrines, but last for less time. So far I have seen stones that:

Provide damage immunity
Boost damage output 400%
Make me a giant power plant that electrocutes and kills everything in
my path

Are there any others?


texts: How do I start a game I've created in Rec Room?

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I've created a game called 'city-02', but I'm not sure how I actually 'start' the game to play a round of it.
How do I start a game?


texts: How do I buy a PSN gift card for a friend in another continent?

texts: I don't have a ps4 console or psn account but since you can't gift games directly I want to gift my friend  a gift card. They live in asia and I live in north america. Would I have to make an asian psn account or a NA one? I want to make sure the gift works for them so can someone please explain to me the logistics of it?


texts: guards wont stop killing me in skyrim and i need help?

texts: If i go to markarth my bounty is over 1000. I have yet to do the forsworn mission, and I don't even know what I did to receive that bounty. Still the guards keep killing me even if I just stand there when my weapon is sheathed. I just want to pay and do the other 4 missions i have there right now.


texts: Stacking Feast on Cho`Gath with minions?

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How much should I be building Feast stacks on minions when playing AP Cho`Gath? Let's assume I am playing solo top, against a tough counter, and I've also got 10% cooldown reduce.

I'm just not sure if the benefit outweighs the risk (not having Feast up when needed to kill a champ).

Would I ever considering doing this at all during late game? Or only laning phase?


texts: What is Iron Ore used for in leatherworking?

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I have been mining Iron Ore and I have maxed out my collectibles store (250 lumps). I've been able to use it since I became level 75 in leatherworking, but I have no idea what I can use it for.

What can leatherworkers use Iron Ore for?


texts: Do elevators use power in Fallout Shelter?

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As shown by the source given in my answer to this question, power consumption is based on the amount of rooms. However, it doesn't go into detail... Now, thinking about possible layout strategies, I want to know:

Do elevators use power?

By "use", I primarily mean if they increase consumption of power. I recently restarted, so I am in no position to test this (it could be tested by looking at how fast power depletes before/after building a bunch of elevators).

Has anybody tested this?


texts: If I have an entity, is it possible to teleport that player to face the entity without teleporting the player to the entity (Just changing his rotation)? How could I accomplish this?


texts: Do friendly kills reset your scorestreak meter?

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In Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3, it is possible to kill your teammate in the Hardcore game mode.

What I want to know is whether or not my scorestreak meter resets if one of my teammates accidentally (or intentionally, who knows) kills me in the field of combat. I wouldn't be too entirely sure because my first scorestreak is the Cerberus and the game mode limits the player's HUD.


texts: What are the stats or strengths and weaknesses of Mario, Luigi, and Toad?

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In New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe for Nintendo Switch, what are each character's stats, or, what are the differences between Mario, Luigi and Toad? For example, it's often common to Mario games that Luigi can jump higher than Mario but it more 'slippery" (meaning ore difficult to control)
Are there any differences in abilities between Mario, Luigi, and Toad? (I do know Toadette and Nabbit have clear differences with regard to items/powerups)


texts: Is the Inscribed Garment Box only available for Neverwinter on PC?

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I would like to purchase some leveling equipment that scales in Neverwinter.  According to the Neverwinter Wiki, the Inscribed Garment Box is the item I should get.  I am playing Neverwinter on my Xbox One and cannot locate the item in the Zen Market.   Is this scaling gear only available on PC?

I have seen their press release under PC, but it doesn't mention availability.

I have also seen the Heirloom Pack, which provides equipment for every 5 levels from 5-50 but I would like the additional 10 levels covered and the bonus XP.

I tweeted at their support looking for some direction, but haven't heard a reply yet.

Any Ideas?


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I've been playing Battlefield 1 since it's launch and have yet to win a single medal, or show progress towards any medal.

There are some medals which I should be showing progress on. For example the first checkbox for the "Order of the Iron Star" is "Get 20 kills as Assault". I've made over 200 kills as Assault and the box hasn't been checked.

Looking at the official article on BF1 medals it seems that:

  "There are always 5 Medals to choose from, and this quintet of
  decorations is rotated on a weekly basis."

However I can't see anyway of seeing what 5 medals are available in the Battlefield 1 Companion. Without being able to see which medals are available this week I'm a bit stuck.

There might be in game options but since I tend to join my squad directly into battle from our PSN Party I can't remember seeing anything about active medals, or what I need to do to get them.

To clarify for Battlefield I've always used Battlelog/Companion to manage my loadout/ medals/ upgrades and the game itself for round after round with my online crew. I don't want to waste squad time trying to configure/ manage my soldier.

A Google search gave me lots of conflicting information/ opinions about how medals work.

So how do medals work in Battlefield 1?


texts: Is there a limit to the amount of "pieces" you can place in the map builder?

texts: I remember in Super Smash Bros Brawl, the game limited you on how much stuff you could put down in the maps you made using the map builder. Is that still a thing in the Super Smash Bros 4? I have yet to get it (or a Wii U) on the Wii U, and only have it on 3DS.


texts: Once you beat the Nether you receive a Lava Bucket. It has no use apparently. It is used lately? Can I get more beating the Nether again? Can I try to mix it to make potions?


texts: Which food can be crafted by using which ingredients?

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I'm having some problems with crafting food in Sword of the Stars: The Pit.

Can someone make a list of all food that can be crafted and list which ingredients need to be used for each?

I will also add any food crafting recipes i find.


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I have been developing a mod for Prison Architect recently, and now I believe it should be added the the Steam Workshop. I've looked around, and this post says to

  . . . put it in your PA mod folder, start the game, menu/extra/mods select
  your mod and then click upload.

Here's a screenshot of my Prison Architect mods folder, with my mod in it, and the /extra/mods area in-game.

I have checked the official wiki, and my mod format is perfectly normal. Everything says that I should be seeing my mod in-game, and yet it will not load.


texts: Where are the Thronebreaker save files located?

texts: I'm playing Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales and I want to put my save files in Dropbox, which is what I usually do with all games, especially in light of posts where players claim that their save files have been lost. However I haven't been able to locate the save files on my computer, not in My Documents nor in the installation folder. Any idea?


texts: Can Donkeys and Mules use an Ender Chest?

texts: Since Donkeys and Mules can be equipped with a chest and become mobile storage units, can they be equipped with an Ender Chest allowing the player to have a portable connection to a home base Ender Chest? (thus eliminating having to destroy one in order to move it)


texts: Is there a way to remap the inventory hotkeys in Warcraft 3?

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Warcraft 3 (and it's expansion The Frozen Throne) has a pretty extensive hotkey customization feature. However I can't seem to find a way to customize the hotkeys for my inventory items.

The inventory hotkeys are default set to numpad 7,8,6,5,1, and 2. With each number corresponding to a particular slot in your 6 block inventory.

My labtop sadly does not boast a numpad, so as of right now I have no way to activate my inventory items short of clicking them manually, which becomes a real game changer when I'm playing DotA and every half-second actually matters in heated combat.

Does anybody know of any way around this?


texts: Are wild Pokemon predetermined to escape or stay?

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I travelled across the land, searching far and wide, and I was wondering:

Are wild Pokemon that you try to catch predetermined predetermined to run or get caught?

I recently caught a Blastoise, but when I tried catching it for someone else, it ran away. I used an ultra ball along with a razz berry, so it was out of my hands. We are both level 24, so level has nothing to do with it.

Does the game predetermine if it runs away when clicking the pokemon, or is it just random, depending on the player?


texts: Use joystick in linux-native Valve games (tf2, css, ...)

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I have a simple joystick: A stick with two buttons. It is usually connected to my soundcard, and it works in many linux games. However, I see no options in tf2 to activate/use it (only: "gamepad").

Can I still use my joystick in TF2?

Please note: No wine related answers - I use the games native (via "Steam on Linux").


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In Minecraft 1.4_01 if I have a vertical wall standing on dirt with a water source block placed where the wall and ground meet (see below) can spiders (or any mob for that matter) even reach the wall?

C = Cobblestone
D = Dirt
W = Water Source

  C
  C
  C
  C
  CW
  DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

For the sake of simplicity I've intentionally not listed flowing water.


texts: Why can't I break blocks on any of my worlds in single player?

texts: I just got Minecraft a few days ago and from the start I could not break a single block except if I used fire or TNT; I even tried all the different tools it just will not work. Please help me?


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So I was trying to make the different Mulches and the little girl at the field says that the kind of Mulch that comes out of the composter is based on the color of the Berries. So what color is each Berry?

I was going to look into it further myself but I do not have access to most of the berries in my own game at the moment.


texts: How can I raise the Centralization level of my Petty Kingdom?

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This is related to How can I persuade my lords to pass a law? but not a duplicate.

I am an independent grand-duke of Ireland (control 2 duchies and have no liege). I currently have minimal centralization, which is a bummer because I have no duke level vassals and a full demesne. Raising centralization from min to low would increase my demesne maximum by 1 and decrease my vassal limit from 28 to 23.

When I select the new law, it says I have 3/11 votes, all of which come from me. The other 8 mayors and bishops from my 4 counties are all opposed to the law. All of my vassals have positive opinions of me, including 3 bishops at 98~100 and a mayor at 80.

Why this isn't a duplicate: The other question is about crown authority, which I gather you can only raise if you are a king, not a petty king, so the other asker must have duke-level vassals. Is the centralization law somehow different from crown authority that prevents lowborn vassals from voting for it?

Also, the answers to the other question focus on raising the opinion of vassals. Would that do me any good if some of the vassals are already maxed on opinion? Would raising a +20 opinion to a +50 be enough to flip a vote if the +100 opinions aren't even voting for me?


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So, I played Guild wars back in vanilla, or I guess Prophecies as it's called now.

I've been trolling through the wiki's, to see my "goals" to catch up on and I see giant lists, such as:

Ancient Armor
Asuran Armor
Deldrimor
Elite Canthan
Elite Judge
Elite Woven
...the list goes on and on.

My question though, is if all the armor has a rating of 60... What's the point of the armor?  Is it purely cosmetic? Do people seriously spend oodles of time farming millions of gold worth of materials... just to have them mean nothing stat wise?

What's the difference between all these fancy armors, and my 1.5K Drok's armor?


texts: Can we still play Retribution in Overwatch?

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There used to be an option on Arcade to play the Archives: Retribution game mode.

Is it available any more? Is this just during events? Or can people still create Retribution style custom game modes?


texts: Many Monk items and skills add plus to Holy Damage. Is Holy Damage unique in any way, or is it treated just like other elemental damage types? Will monsters eventually show up who are resistant to Holy Damage much like Fire, Cold, ect...


texts: As a member of the Vanu Sovereignty, I know that the Scythe has a speed-boosting ability, but it looks like the TR Mosquito has landing gear or something, which I don't seem to have. What's that do? I assume that the NC has a third?


texts: Are SNES PAL games before 1993 region locked?

texts: Are SNES games before 1993 region locked? I have lots of SNES games from 1993 and 1992 which I really wanna play on something like a SupaBoy, which is an NTSC system.


texts: Where is Nobutsuna Kamiizumi and Alternis Dim in Chapter 5

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In Chapter 5 after getting the party together and getting back onto Grandship a whole bunch of sidequests open up, all of which are re-fighting Eternia's Asterisk Holders.

So far i just beaten Lord DeRosso, the last one i had marked on the map however i haven't re-fought Swordmaster Nobutsuna Kamiizumi, Pirate Capatin Hayreddin Barbarossa and Dark Knight Alternis Dim and thewre are no more side quest markers on the map.

i know i won't be able to fight Barbarossa until i release the Water Crystal so i can land the ship in the water and sail to the fog bank however Kamiizumi was at the Swordbearers' H.Q, Starkfort, however i went there and he wasn't there. considering that in the world Chapter 5 is in

   Olivia died in an earthquake months before rather than being killed by Victoria

i thought maybe Kamiizumi was somewhere else so i fought Dr Quda however, just like last time how he fakes his death Kamiizumi turns up while he is plotting and slays him, however there's no subquest marker on Starkfort like there was when Dr Quda was there (so that rules out him only being available after Quda is dead).

So i am wondering, where do i re-fight Swordmaster Nobutsuna Kamiizumi? or is he a storyline boss like what some of the Asterisk Holders were the first time (is so don't spoil it).

I'm also asking the same for Alternis Dim however i got a feeling that he was still alive when what ever happened at the Pillar of Light occurred and proable is a storyline boss like he was in the previous chapter, but i want to double check as not to miss out on a sidequest fight


texts: Is stat growth related to the current job when levelling up?

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I googled a lot for this question but it's hard to get a final answer to this question because the PSP system seems to be very different from the original one, since on PSP class levelling is global.

As far as I understand, in the PSP version, the answer to my question is 'NO', since the only stat's increment is about base stats (+.1 to all base stats when levelling up.). So there is no difference in gaining 10 levels in the Warrior class and then switch to a level 1 Knight (for example) than gaining 10 levels in the Cleric class and then switch to a lavel 1 Knight.

Am I right?


texts: Can I use my Nintendo Network ID on multiple 3DS systems?

texts: I have a 3DS for me, and one that the kids share. I understand that I can't use purchases from my system on the kids' one. Can I at least sign in with the same account?  I don't want to have to make a new account for the kids if I can help it.


texts: Nintendo Switch Games: Third-party services sharing definitions

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My young child has a game which has established a sharing relationship with his "supervised" account. I got an email from Nintendo confirming this and went into the account to see what it says. From the "Settings for individual third party services" section, it says:

  Information received: Basic profile

I cannot find a definition of "Basic profile" anywhere. I can make some assumptions about that, but I'd prefer to know the exact legal definition that Nintendo uses.

Does anyone know where this stuff is defined? Searching the internet for the string "basic information" along with "nintendo" and "sharing" isn't exactly very targeted. :(


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This obviously contains spoiler for the Uncharted 3 plot, so proceed with caution.

I just completed Uncharted 3 for the second time, and playing the desert part again raised some questions.

Let's recap a bit. Drake's just been through the whole shipyard ordeal - escaping capture, fighting off pirates, getting on and off the cruise ship and finally being washed ashore -after getting back to Elena, they have "a couple of hours of sleep" and reach the airport before dawn to catch the airplane. After Drake gets on the plane, we are led to understand he gets a few more hours of sleep (the next time we see him it's daylight outside), he then crashes into the desert.

The next couple of chapters is what really bothers me. So Drake is in the desert, no water, no food (we don't know about the latter for sure but we aren't told otherwise), it seems like he spends two days (we see two day-night cycles) walking in circles in the desert's heat and cold until he finally by chance reaches the ghost town. Only after surviving the ghost town Drakes get's a proper sleep again and food.

I might be reading into it too much, but it seems to me there's more than meets the eye in the desert chapter. I know the Uncharted series storyline relies on coincidence and chance but the desert scene when viewed without any interpretation seems really far-fetched. Twice before that point in the game we see characters hallucinating stuff that's not there, is it possible Drake imagines part of that desert journey (aside from the obvious mirages we see), that it really lasted much shorter? That he didn't reach his destination just by chance? Was this ever addressed by the game developers or cast?


texts: How can I prevent players from placing blocks on an unmodded server?

texts: I am working on making a vanilla Minecraft server but I want to prevent people from placing blocks at all. Is there any way?


texts: How does Mass Effect Andromeda Augmentation work?

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I am crafting a pistol that has 4 slots. The first slot gives me all sorts of options for augmentations. Then I choose one augmentation, which then somehow limits myself to just ONE in any other slot. What's the deal there?

Full List

After Selecting

Limited list on remaining slots


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I'm inside the 'Sleeping Giant Inn' and some warriors keep comming in and saying 'We are going to teach you a lesson' and then they kill me. I dont know why, I have not kiled anyone. If I go outside they are there. What do I do to make them go away.

P.S. I have stolen a few things from the inn before but I dont see how that would affect the warriors.


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Through this forum I found out that you can make uplay start a game with the following command. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\Uplay.exe" "uplay://launch/410/0" This specific command wil launch Rayman Legends.

My guess is that the game ID for Rayman Legends is 410 and so this command should also work for other Uplay games. Is there a way to easily find out the uplay game ID's?

Update:

I am working on a system which can creates a game library of all games I own on steam, uplay, origin and battle.net (in the future I might want to add the windows store games). The library then starts the games using a commands. Here are some examples:

Uplay: (Explaned by @Experimental_Rocket)

"Uplay.exe" "uplay://launch/410/0"

Steam:

steam.exe -applaunch 280

I want to create this method instead of just creating shortcuts to installed games so that my library can include games that aren't installed. Do battle.net and origin have a similar system or might there be other ways to implement this?


texts: Are all my Ankhs of Reincarnations consumed when you die?

texts: If you die with multiple Ankhs of Reincarnations, will one of them or all of them be consumed?


texts: Is there a way to increase the range at which I can lock on to enemies?

texts: Enemy archers in Demon's Souls will see me and start shooting at me from really far away. Is the range at which I can lock on to them increased by a stat or is there a ring that would increase the lock distance?


texts: How do I solve the block puzzle in the Coral Mines?

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There is a block puzzle near the entrance of the Coral Mines with a key-shaped container. The blocks can be rearranged to form a path to the container, but I can’t figure out what do next.

How do I solve this block puzzle in the Coral Mines?


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I'm playing DD with a friend. We play "LAN" games (using Evolve), so I'm not logged into my GameSpyId account. I use the Humble version of the game, so I'm not logged into Steam either.

The problem is, when I finish playing, turn off the game normally and then start it again, my character resets to level 0 and all items I have collected in the previous run are gone too.

How can I fix this?


texts: Can an xbox 360 controller be used on PC with a standard wireless adapter?

texts: I have bought an Xbox 360 wireless controller and I want to use it on pc, but unfortunately, I cant find the Xbox 360 wireless receiver. Is it possible to use a normal wireless adapter for Xbox 360 controller?


texts: In Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Uruk captains have motives. What are these motives for? What can the player do with them? Are they just flavour text?


texts: What happens when 2 different players have Mecha'thun die at the same time?

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Mecha'thun is a new card in the latest expansion for Hearthstone. It's deathrattle is that you win the game when it dies and you have no other cards in play, in your hand or in your deck.

What happens if both players have Mecha'thun die at the same time and both of the players have no other cards in play, in their deck or in their hand?


texts: What is the best way to replicate a region?

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I make minigames, let's use the example skywars for right now.
I normally recreate the maps (replace broken blocks, destroy placed blocks) with about 20 /clone commands.
I have also been looking at if structure blocks would be faster, since upon map generation you have to wait through 10-20 seconds of 1 FPS until the map is done and you would be teleported.
Are structure blocks or clone better, or is there another method?


texts: What happens to gun mettle keys after the promotion ends?

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The question is a two-parter.
1) What happens to the keys in your inventory?
The wiki states:

During some special events, specialized keys are made available. These keys can be used with specifically associated series of crates, which regular keys cannot open. Remaining special keys, at the end of promotions, are transformed into regular keys.
source: https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Key

Is this true? Does this mean I have to buy new keys? This sounds a bit strange, especially if I still have some weapon cases remaining.
2) What happens to keys in general (in the shop)?
Will I still be able to buy keys from the store after the promotion ends?
If not and the above is true, that would render any remaining weapon cases i have left at the time useless.
I still see a lot of older keys in the store but not all of them and I can't find any info on what will happen with left-over weapon cases / keys after the promotion ends.


texts: I have started a server in 1.5 and was wondering how to op myself. The /op <player> command does not work and in 1.4.7. I used to open up the ops.txt file but I cannot find it in 1.5. Can anyone help as this would be useful to teleport my friend to me.


texts: Does a weapon unlock, unlock that weapon for every class?

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I'll try to clarify with an example.

Let say I buy a Forward Grip certification for the AF-19 Mercenary under the "Weapon" tree of the Engineer, will it also be available for the Light Assault class, since they have that same default weapon? (AF-19 Mercenary).

Since Certifications costs some point, I wanted to know if I'd have to buy each of them maybe twice.

Thanks a lot!


texts: Detect if the player is at a specific y level in 1.14

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I am in 1.14 and I want to check if the player is at a specific Y value.

I tried /execute at @a[y=10] run say hi but for some reason, this will constantly return true no matter what.

I tried /execute at @a[y=10,distance..2] run say hi but this will only work if the player's X and Y values match the command blocks.

How do I detect if the player is at a specific Y value/level?


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Throughout most levels, you may come across a guard named Pierre who is writing a message to his mother (or in one of them, a girl writing to a friend about how all this guy Pierre can talk about is fish and cheese). As a running gag, it's pretty effective. However, since Pierre is, after all, a guard, he is at odds with the thieving crew, and can become antagonistic to the crew if they catch his attention.

This leads to the logical conclusion that one may, if carrying a weapon, kill Pierre.

He appears in new levels thanks to the thieves' actions, which cause him to be fired from his current job, so it's possible he might disappear or be replaced if killed. Then again, guards seem to be able to revive their own through some magic grisly process I don't understand (or care to).

So, in the campaign, if you kill Pierre, does he show up in later levels to write more messages?


texts: Add players to team if they are within range?

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I'm trying to create a command block which adds players to the team "spawn" if they are within 2 blocks.

I can get it to add players to spawn, but not remove or change team when they go outside of the range?

Once they leave the spawn distance they are supposed to leave the team but this isn't working.

Can someone please explain why it isn't working, and offer a solution?

My commands are as follows:

execute if entity @a[distance=..2] run team join Spawn @s[distance=..2]
execute if entity @a[distance=2..] run team leave @s[distance=2..]

I even tried making another team for the players to join instead but this also doesn't work.

execute if entity @a[distance=3..] run team join notSpawn @s[distance=3..]


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I recently discovered that I've somehow started my first play through of Skyrim on Master difficulty which certainly explains a lot of my frustration!  However, whilst it has been insanely frustrating at some points I've found it very rewarding when I do get past a tricky enemy by use of tactics and use of the environment.

I was wondering if there would be anything to stop me from continuing on Master but when I reach a point where I'm getting way too frustrated I could just drop the difficulty back a bit?  Seems like one of those things that may have implications on my experience in the game world and if so I'm curious to know what that is.


texts: Are Johto Starters/Sinnoh Starters/Unova Starters shiny locked in ORAS?

texts: I'm considering soft resetting for them all since I've completed the post game. I'd assume they wouldn't be because the gen 3 starters aren't and they're the main starters of the game, but I'd like some confirmation. Thanks c:


texts: What is the difference between "MK-V" and standard parts?

texts: "MK-V" aren't found on levels and must be purchased in resource packs either with real money or ration seals. All MK-V components have their "basic" counterparts with identical in-game description.


texts: How do I effectively lane against Mordekaiser?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How do you counter Mordekaiser?

I'm having a lot of trouble laning against Mordekaiser. I feel that his shield is always up to prevent harass, and his harass is just too much.  Any tips or champions I should pick against him?


texts: The monorail explodes before I can get on it

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I'm trying to do the mission I Put a Spell on You. I staked out the control tower until I saw the mole go inside. Then I ran in and pulled out my shotgun. The mole said "You're getting too close, Seamus!" and pulled out his gun, so I killed him.

The game then tells me to go back to Hsu. When I talk to him about what happens, he tells me to go check on the monorail because he thinks it's been sabotaged. I make a beeline for the monorail, but as soon as I walk through the door to the platform, I hear "The train is departing, please keep bla bla bla" and it immediately rockets off towards the Strip before I can get to it, promptly exploding a couple of hundred yards down the track.

Did I screw up by not listening to the mole talking on the radio, or something? Is the quest not completeable anymore? If so, are there any console commands I can use to fix this?


texts: How do you find out Glory's backstory in Shadowrun Returns Dragonfall?

texts: I just finished Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall (awesome game). I heard Glory has an interesting backstory, but I didn't see any of it (she left to take care of her own business at the end). How do I access it in the game -- do I have to talk to someone specific or do a quest a certain way?


texts: Minecraft using the /execute command for specific people

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I'm trying to make a kit pvp map in vanilla Minecraft, but I ran into a problem. I want specific people to get a certain effect. So I got a /testfor command:

/testfor @a{SelectedItemSlot:0,Inventory:[{Slot:0b,tag:{display:{Name:"Fire Wand"}}}]}

This command tests if any person has this specified item name in slot 0. It then turns on a comparator which activates the second command once it finds that person:

/execute @p ~ ~ ~ summon Fireball ~2 ~1 ~ {ExplosivePower:10,direction:[0.0,0.0,0.0]}

How can I specify this command to the person holding the named item?


texts: What game is being played in this Crash Course: Computer Science video?

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I was watching Crash Course: Computer Science, and partway through today's video, they showed someone playing a splitscreen FPS, but with the game being blurred.

In case the video doesn't show at the right time: it is at the 5:06 mark.

What game is the person playing?


texts: Minecraft Adventure maps 1.10 , Commands, Testfor items in dispensers and air

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How do you test whether a particular item is a dispenser?

For example, I want to be able to test if a dispenser contains a piece of Stone with the name key, and then use that to open a door.


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Ever since Notch made Endermen teleport away from danger, they've gone from being scary to being giant chickens.

Case in point:  Yesterday, I saw an Enderman and wanted his pearl, so I looked at him.  He got mad and came at me, but after one hit from my iron sword, he skedaddled far, far away, and completely ignored me.  Looking at him again did nothing.  I ended up chasing him across 3 biomes (which remember are huge now in 1.0) before I finally got him.

Another case: This morning, I saw an Enderman and again wanted his pearl.  I look at him, he gets mad, I hit him once and he loses interest.  Several times I would spot him, sprint toward him furiously clicking with my iron sword in the hopes of landing a hit, and when I'm mere meters away, he glances at me over his shoulder with a "Oh, puh-lease" look and vanishes, leaving me amidst the purple particles and saddeningly Enderpearl-less.

How can I hunt Endermen better?


texts: How can I get both Giga Drain and Mach Punch on Breloom?

texts: I really want Breloom to know both Giga Drain and Mach Punch. Does Breloom learn Mach Punch on evolution or on level up only? In other words, do I specifically have to use a TM in order to obtain both on the first run-through or is it possible to use an Everstone to obtain Spore and Giga Drain, then remove the Everstone to evolve him and obtain Mach Punch on the evolution?


texts: Why does my house have noodles/pasta/spaghetti on it?

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My house in Kingdom of Loathing looks weird. What happened? What’s the purpose of this? There’s spaghetti all over it…

Compare it with the housing shown here.


texts: How can I win against players wielding a Type 95?

texts: Every time I come up against a player with a Type 95 I get my butt handed to me on a silver platter! How can I beat it? Should I just use a Type 95? Do you think they will nerf it at all?


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Is there a list somewhere of all skins that can be acquired through promotions or are given out rarely? I have looked online but cannot seem to find a full list.

Example, PAX Sivir which can only be used on NA Servers and was handed out at a event.


texts: How can I play League of Legends on EUNE using German client?

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I want to use LoL client that is in German, but Nordic-East server does not have the language option of German. Only West server does.

How can I change clients language to German for Nordic-East server?


texts: How can I force Steam to install a DLC to a different drive?

texts: My C drive is not big enough to hold a DLC, but the main game is installed on this C drive. Is there a way I can force the DLC to be downloaded to a different drive?


texts: In crusader kings 2, what decides which titles I can revoke through plot?

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When you press pick ambition sometimes you get an ambition to revoke a title. This is a great way to reorganize your empire, without having to get claims on the title or incurring tyranny. But I can't figure out what decides which titles can be revoked through amibition. Anyone got a clue? So far I've ruled out:

Having a claim on the title.
Ruler desiring title.
Title was granted by ruler.
Holder of title doing traitorous stuff.


texts: Is it possible to change XML values using Firetuner?

texts: I was wondering if it is possible to change values predefined in the core XML files in a running game using Firetuner (or some other method) without having to restart the game?


texts: What does GP10S mean in League of Legends chat? I've seen a lot of people use it but I don't understand what it means. Does the 10 have an significance?


texts: If I configure my vault for cloud save, will the game require me to be online?

texts: If I update Fallout Shelter and configure for the new cloud save feature, how will the game react if I'm not online?


texts: How do you get the "Got Flair?" trophy/achievement?

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So I am having some trouble with this trophy:

Got Flair?
Score a goal with a Flair Shot in a women's football match

When I look at the control instructions, it says flair shots can be done using L2 + O which is the same as last year and I was fine with that.
Also, I am playing "Kick Off" mode with Women's Team. I am using Brazil and both my 2 forwards have the "Flair" trait (although I am not sure if that is a requirement?).
So, what am I doing wrong? Does it have to be done in a certain area? Or from a certain type of pass? (flair pass, cross, ground, etc.) No matter how much a play they just don't do anything other than a basic shot.


texts: Rare pets more useful in upcoming pet battles?

texts: I have a number of rare pets that I've obtained over the years, and I'm curious as to whether or not these pets, because of their rarity, will be more useful than the easier to obtain pets in the upcoming pet battles of MoP.


texts: Are there any important treasure chests at Nevermore?

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I'm playing Ni No Kuni and I finished the Miasma Marshes, entered Nevermore, defeated Shadar and now I'm almost at the end of the game (doing the Ash Clouds "missions").  My travel through Nevermore was very fast and I missed lots of its treasures, as I was only exploring, but I defeated Shadar and I decided to continue the game.

My question is: Is there a problem with skipping the chests in Nevermore? Are there any important treasures that I won't find anyplace else (i.e. that I would only find in Nervermore)? Will this compromise any trophy achievement? I have a save before entering Nervermore, so if those chests are important I can go back and redo these parts, but if there is no problem, I will continue the game.


texts: Cannot update Amazon Prime app on my PS3

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I downloaded the Amazon Prime app on my PS3 from the PlayStation Store India. It installed as Amazon Instant Video and when I launch the app it asks me to update to the latest 4.06 update. If I try to update, the estimated time to download keeps increasing and eventually times out without downloading a single KB. If I cancel the update and try to run the Amazon Instant Video app it fails with a message telling me there is no internet connection.

The internet is working fine and I'm able to use YouTube, TuneIn Radio, Netflix, etc. without any issues.

I've tried deleting the app and downloading again, disabling Media Servers, etc.

Any suggestions on how to get th Amazon Prime app to work?


texts: Is it better to build new rooms or upgrade rooms in Fallout Shelter?

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I am wondering which is more efficient in the beginning: building new rooms (production specifically) or upgrading existing rooms? Assume that the rooms are already three wide and that I would (obviously) be upgrading them all at the same time. I am trying to figure out what will get the best return on investment right away.

The main reason I'm wondering is that in my vault I'm going for 3 layers of the following (power, food, water), followed by several layers of med/rad labs for mass-storage purposes, training rooms, etc. I'm trying to quickly build up a solid base of the first three and wondering what the most efficient method is between upgrading (3 rooms) and building (3 rooms).

It seems that building more rooms might be better as it would probably get more in the long run (two rooms vs one) even with the bonus of upgrading. However, it does get more expensive to build rooms the more of one that there is. Coupled with the upgrade bonus, would this make it worth it to simply upgrade before building more?

Additionally, at least in the beginning, it is difficult to store up enough caps to actually upgrade due to expense. Would this make it more efficient to simply build more rooms, even with that additional expense?

First off, I know similar questions have been asked before; however, they usually don't really mention what I am looking for specifically (efficiency).

Thanks!


texts: Can I still get the Scorched Map reward if I didn't get it on my first visit to the Nafusaan Mountains?

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Infinity Blade 3’s Dragoor Quest starts with an Interlude in the Nafusaan Mountains.

If you already have the Scorched Map at that point, there's a building you can click on and get rewarded with a rare gem.

However, I didn't have that map, and didn't realize that once I'd gone to the Nafusaan Mountains, Dragoor would fly off into the world and the Nafusaan Mountains would no longer be available.  I read up on the quest and read that when Dragoor was almost defeated, she'd fly back to the Nafusaan Mountains.

Well, she did, but when I enter the Nafusaan Mountains now, I'm immediately face to face with Dragoor and that building's nowhere to be seen.  Is there any way to get that gem now?


texts: Can all items be theoretically obtained from poke stops?

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When I had been in my first levels I had the impression I got one time an Incense from a pokestop, I was happy, because I like games where you can also gather cash items by ingame means, even may the chance be infinite small.

But since I never observed this again, it just might have been due to some kind of levelup mixed with visiting the stop or something like that, letting the Incense show up in the upper right corner with me assuming it was from the stop, but comming from the up instead.

So is there any refference about cash items can/can't be found in pokestops? (excluding normal pokeballs of course!)


texts: What is the difference between potions of healing and scrolls of healing?

texts: What is the distinction between these two Diablo 1 healing items? They cost the same, but do they recover the same amount of HP? What differentiates them?


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I'm having difficulty completing Zone 48: Mesa Outpost on the Isle of Krolmar in the game Besiege. The victory condition is presented as "Destroy the Cannons", but the level is not completing even after the cannons appear destroyed.

Are there additional undisclosed criteria, such as killing all enemies? Is the amount of damage I have dealt to the cannons insufficient for them to be counted as "destroyed"? Have I done something else wrong? Here are photos of the cannons, which seem pretty destroyed to me...


texts: Making a spawn egg that spawns minecart spawners that will spawn non pig mobs without op

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Is there a command that gives you a spawn egg that will spawn a spawner minecart that can spawn a cow?  It seems to only work with op on servers, but is there a different command that will work?
I tried doing:
give @p enderman_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{id:"minecraft:spawner_minecart",SpawnCount:1s,SpawnPotentials:[{Weight:1, Entity: {id: "minecraft:falling_block",DropItem:0b,Motion:[0.0,1.0,0.0],Time:1b}}],SpawnRange:2s,Delay:5s,MaxSpawnDelay:5s,MinSpawnDelay:4s,MaxNearbyEntities:3s,SpawnData:{id:falling_block,Time:1b,Motion:[0.0,1.0,0.0],DropItem:0b},RequiredPlayerRange: 10}}

to give myself the spawn egg to spawn the spawner minecart with the custom nbt. This does work when I am opped but without op, it doesn't work. I am looking for an alternate method to this command that allows me to get the custom spawner without op.


texts: How can I make Civilization V more difficult?

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So I’ve been trying to create a truly difficult game of Civilization. I want to test my skills. So, obviously first thing to do is put the AI on Deity, and I've ticked the box for Rampaging Barbarians.

What other settings can I play about with to make the game more difficult?


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This is related to How can I increase my Vault Dweller's Happiness?, but slightly different.

I know what can raise a dweller's happiness, but what I want to know is what can raise it by how much?

For example, being a healthy, unaffected dweller with no job keeps a dweller's happiness at 50%. Then on the other hand, breeding raises it up to 100%. However I have noticed that there are fairly definitive "levels" throughout the vault. Generally at 100%, 90-80%, 75%, and 50%.

I know what can lower a dweller's happiness, and I know that breeding is a guaranteed boost to 100%, but I can't always afford to have a Vault full of pregnant women.

So, to clarify my question - What Vault features raise a dweller's happiness; and to what level?


texts: How to find how many wins until next portrait?

texts: How do I figure out how many wins of what race you need until next portrait?


texts: Is it required to kill all additional guards to save a citizen?

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Are you only required to kill the specific guards that were harassing the citizen? Oftentimes another guard (or several guards) will patrol along and join the fight when they see it happening.

Once you've killed the harassing guards is it safe to run away and hide somewhere to let the patrolling guards leave the scene? Can you then go back and save the citizen?


texts: I was looking on some websites and I saw some good druid decks that say "combo druid in their description".What exactly is combo druid?


texts: Is there any way to attract or influence iron golems?

texts: I created several iron golems to protect a village, and they occasionally get through the walls (mostly cobblestone fences) I've built.  Is there any way to get them to move toward me, or toward the village, and back where they belong?  I tried holding a rose.


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I've been collecting a lot of valuable rings that I'd like to just sell, but I'm not sure if there's value in holding onto some of them.

This is what I understand:

You can only have one ring equipped at a time
You can enchant rings just like armor and weapons

Are all rings created equal for the purposes of enchanting? Or are certain combinations of gems and metals better to keep for enchanting rather than selling?


texts: Skyrim, Fallout 3 and New Vegas: major mouse issues

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Alright, so for the last 2 days I've been trying to figure out how to solve this issue with Skyrim, Fallout 3, and New Vegas.

When starting Skyrim, my mouse responds fine, but my windows cursor occationally also appears. To solve that, I'd alt-tab and play the game as usual. However, 2 days ago, I updated my Nvidea driver. Ever since, when I'd alt-tab and come back, my windows cursor would be gone, however, my mouse would lag, jitter, shift speeds randomly, and 'slide on'.
These things, apart from the windows cursor appearing, also happen in both Fallouts.
(I figured they all have the same problem, since their gameplay engine is exactly the same only modified for each game, thus I'll use skyrim to test)

I have already tried the following:

Toggling iPresentInterval.
Toggling bMouseAcceleration.
Adding fMouseHeadingYScale and fMouseHeadingYScale.
Removing and altering fMouseHeadingSensitivity.
Rebooting.
Turning off gamepad options. (seem to have been on by default)
Reducing graphics. (usually play smoothly at maximum everything)
Disabling Logitec acceleration.
Disabling Logitec driver reliance.
Disabling windows cursor acceleration.
Forcing V-Sync off with Nvidea Control Panel. (3D Settings)
Disabling 2nd screen.
Shutting down some background processes. (used to be unnecessary)
Changing mouse sensitivity.
Re-installing Skyrim.
Enabling and Disabling MSI-Afterburner.

Take note of the following:

Somehow these issues are inconsistent and don't appear in very rare cases.
The issues are most of the time, only occurring before Alt-Tabing.
I have tested the xxPrefs.ini edits on all 3 games, generally yielding nothing.
There (so far) never occur any issues with my mouse, in windowed mode.
Currently, I use an Nvidea GeForce MSI N580GTX Lightning, with Forceware 320.49
I can run ANY other game  (i.e. Bioshock Infinite and Metro Last Light) on high+ graphics (smoothly) (so far)
Up until the driver update, none of the 3 games had any real issues
Apparently I may have had such issues earlier with skyrim, and somehow managed to fix it, evident from backup files of a mod, that would help with this issue (if only I could remember)
Skyrim currently is patched to 1.9.32.0.8
[Edit] I am fairly certain, all 3 games have the same issue, so please avoid suggesting mods or workarounds, especially if focused on only one of the 3.

Please, any answers that could help in this would be great, though bethesda games are buggy, they also are some of the best ever made in my opinion.

If there are any further questions please ask.

Thank you for your help

EDIT:
Though I appreciate the help in regards to the double cursor, this is not my primary issue!
The double cursor issue is at most an annoyance, whereas the cursor movement bug makes it near unplayable, and is a separate issue from the double cursor issue.
Additionally, the double cursor issue can be solved by a multitude of ways, and only rarely even occurs.

Please refrain from offering me help with my double cursor issue, as that is not what is breaking the game.


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/summon EntityHorse ~ ~1 ~ {Tame:1,Saddle:1,Attributes:[{Name:generic.movementSpeed,Base:.32},{Name:horse.jumpStrength,Base:1}]}

I'm trying to make a custom horse in Minecraft 1.11.2, but it keeps saying "unable to summon object". I'm using the command above, and old commands don't seem to work?


texts: What does this sideways-thermometer-looking bar mean?

texts:
I've been mining a lot of cobblestone because I don't know how else to look for iron. In the meanwhile, this bar has appeared on my screen, and has been steadily depleting.

What does this bar represent? What happens when it gets empty?


texts: How do you get the "pro" options for the perks?

texts: There are a number of challenges related to perks. Do you need to complete them in order to get the "pro" level of that perk ?


texts: Any reason for completing 100% of camp before conquering it?

texts:
Is there any reason I should struggle to complete a camp 100% before conquering it?

Because sometimes it's more time saving to explore some parts of the camp after you conquered it for some of them are huge.


texts: What are my options for motion control on the three consoles? What are the pros and cons of each motion control system on the Wii, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3?


texts: Even if you don't talk to Hestu near Kakariko or the Stable afterwards, when you go to the lost woods will he be there? Or do you have to talk to him at both places before he shows up in the lost woods?


texts: How do your vassals determine their capitals

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Is there any way to influence where your vassals capitals are?

If you give an unlanded courtier a county, then a higher rank title and any amount of titles below it, they will usually keep the first county as their capital, even if it not in the de jure realm of their primary title. In this way, I've kept capitals of far away kingdoms near my own capital.

Does this strategy work long term?


texts: How do you remove the supply of stolen tools?

texts: In prison Architect how do you remove the supply of stolen tools?


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How do I heal one of my limbs in Fallout 4? At various points a notification appears that one of my limbs is severely damaged, impairing my abilities. However, I can't figure out how to heal that limb.

On the Stats page of my Pip Boy I can see which limb is damaged, but I can't figure out how to select that limb and apply a stimpack to that limb. The only option I can find is to use a stimpack on my entire body, which (IIRC) doesn't do much to fix the limb that needs healing specifically.


texts: Is it possible to change the keyboard controls in Emacs Tetris?

texts: I would like to change the keyboard controls for Emacs Tetris. Is this possible?


texts: What makes a quest fall under "Miscellaneous"?

texts:
Right now, I've got 23 "Miscellaneous" and only 16 "regular" quests.  Sometimes, a Miscellaneous quest is just as complex and trying (if not more so) as some regular quests, and occasionally I believe one of the former will lead or turn into one of the latter.

The delineation between the two categories seems rather arbitrary to me so far.  Is there some common criteria that separates them from each other?


texts: Are there any important points of no return?

texts:
Very often in a game like this, you hit certain landmarks in the plot beyond which a large portion of the content becomes locked out.

In Mass Effect 1, there was a sort of dual one when unlocking the Ilos mission (being unable to access the Citadel) and actually going to Ilos (being unable to leave).

Mass Effect 2 had a different variant on this, where if you didn't complete pretty much everything you wanted to do before the IFF mission it was impossible to do without causing some unpleasant consequences (and skipping it and heading straight to the endgame to avoid those consequences caused OTHER consequences).

Is there any point in Mass Effect 3 like either of these scenarios?  Is there some task you should be sure to hold off on until you're ready, or you risk losing access to content?  (I'm not looking for a laundry list of things that you can or can't do - a good answer would be a very clearly demarked "Make sure you've done everything you can or want to do before you go do Mission X", if there is such a junction in this game.)


texts: When do I get a "bonus" for catching a Pokemon?

texts:
Sometimes I get a bonus when catching a Pokemon. When does this happen? It happened already multiple times to me.

(I don't mean curveball, great or excellent bonus here. I mean the undefined "bonus" visible in the screenshot)


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According to the wiki, I get there through the inexplicable door in the Distant Woods. I need to go there to farm pixels for a key.

Problem is, I go to the Distant Woods, and I don't see that door.

How am I supposed to get to the 8-bit realm?


texts: How do I transfer Diablo 3 installation from one Mac to another?

texts: I bought Diablo 3 via digital download and installed it on my Mac and now I'm trying to get it on my Macbook without having to re-download the entire 7Gigs but I can't seem to find any of the files.  All that was actually installed was the initial Diablo Launcher, which is only 44Mb.  Obviously, there's more to the game than that, but where are the data files stored on the mac?


texts: On the Overwatch League viewer, when are the new matches added?

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Since June 6, 2019, the Overwatch League Replay Viewer has been added once again on the region selector for PC owners.

I can see that the games of last week (June 6-9, 2019) are present, but not the ones that have been completed today (June 13, 2019) like Outlaws vs Shock:

When are the new League matches added? Is some time after the match or at the end of the day?


texts: How is dodge chance calculated in Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls?

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I know the dodge chance calculation had been modified in RoS.

I've seen many Demon Hunters with 8000+ dexterity. The old formula will get >100% dodge chance which doesn't make sense.
eg. A demon hunter has a dexterity of 8943.
The battle.net profile page as of today (4/16/2014) still seems to use the old formula and shows this 109.43% dodge chance.

In game, it shows a correct dodge chance, but what's the new formula then?

BTW, the old formula in Diablo 3 is

if (Dexterity <= 100)
  DodgeChance = Dexterity * 0.001;
else if (Dexterity <= 500)
  DodgeChance = (Dexterity - 100) * 0.00025 + 0.1;
else if (Dexterity <= 1000)
  DodgeChance = (Dexterity - 500) * 0.0002 + 0.2;
else if (Dexterity <= 8000)
  DodgeChance = (Dexterity - 1000) * 0.0001 + 0.3;
else
  DodgeChance = 1;

plus some skill dodge chance bonus.


texts: Visual indicator of changing situation Atmosphere/Space High/Low when orbiting a planet

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When orbiting a celestial body, I would like to have a (vanilla/stock if possible) visual indicator of the transition of the position of my ship between altitude situations. In KSP there are several situations :

Landed / Splashed
Atmosphere Low / High
In space Low / High

I know that a device is capable of showing in which biome I am but I want this position.

I also know that the wiki has this information but I would avoid doing alt-tab because I have the mouse on the "take measure" button and the transition may be quick...

I noticed several visual transitions :

Landed / Splashed <-> Atmosphere or space : obvious
Space Low -> Atmosphere High : music stops, wind sounds and atmosphere meter moving
Atmosphere High -> Space Low : atmosphere meter at top left, Ap stops moving and music starts
I noticed that sometimes the camera moves to another angle while descending

Visual indicators of Atmosphere Low <-> High and Space Low <-> High could help. Did you notice anything when transitionning these states ?


texts: Problem playing NES games on an Emulator

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I have a setup to play NES games according to this link. I ordered two of these controllers. I am not able to play the games smoothly.

Problem: when playing Contra I press the down button on D-pad but often the player starts moving right with gun pointed down. When I tap the A button quickly (causes the player to jump), the second tap gets ignored.

Its not that the controllers are completely messed up and I have the wrong key bindings. The player gets down at times but more often than not it would move right. Both controllers are giving this issue. I am not sure if its problem with controller or the emulator or both?. I also downloaded Nestopia for PC and tried the controllers on PC and had the same problem. Also I have tried other games besides Contra and the issue is still there with them as well.

Has anyone experienced this and know what I am talking about? How can I fix this please?

EDIT: Wanted to add few updates here. Tried the diagnostic tool reported by agent86. No issues found there.

Also retropie is using the lr-fceumm emulator, not nestopia. Some probem is definitely there as retropie sometimes does strange things like going back to previous menu even though I don't press any key etc.

This review also reports same kind of issue.

EDIT: Adding another update for benefit of others. The fact that there are issues when tested against two different emulators seems to suggest that this is a problem with the controller (also there are many other users on amazon that report such problems) BUT I think the emulators also may not be without flaws. I tested the controllers I have against windows diagnostics (screenshot above) and the buttons seem to work properly there. I will update this page if I get my hands on an original NES controller to see how that performs vs. the USB controllers I have right now. In the meantime its definitely a pain to play games like Mario where I need to jump quickly e.g., I tap the A button quickly twice but the player jumps only once and the second tap gets ignored.


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Battle activity is a percentage that is shown at the end of a battle.

During the winter holidays, there's a contest that, if you win 5 battles with more than 80% of activity, will let you join the CBT of the naval forces.

My question is: What is this Battle Activity? How is it calculated? How can you easily have more than 80?


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As I understand it, HDMI is capable of sending "control" signals that can force a device at least into standby mode.  I've also heard it can reset devices and even control certain models of bluray/dvd player.

My question is, can this be used with the Xbox 360 in order to power up the device using a TV remote instead of one of the wireless controllers?

My reason for asking is that my wireless controller won't turn the device on if it's plugged in (charging), only if it's unplugged - and since the charge pack has now died, it's always plugged in (charging) so I can't turn the xbox on remotely.

I realise this is virtually the epitome of laziness, but I'm asking more out of curiosity than anything (no, really...).


texts: I main supp but wanna learn top, so I was wondering how many ranged minion attacks can another minion take with full hp. If someone could tag me a link of base minion hp and base minion attack I would appreciate it.


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With the release of Patch 2.1.0 for Diablo III and Reaper of Souls, Blizzard also provided a Community Buff:

  To celebrate the arrival of this major content update, all players [...] will not only receive a +100% bonus to Gold Find [...] (As with our previous buff, please note that the Gold Find bonus will stack multiplicatively with existing bonuses including those provided by items and Paragon points.)

What does "stack multiplicatively" mean here? If I currently have 25% increased Gold Find, this buff make it 50% (100% more), rather than 125%?


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How can I kill the Gluttonous Thresher?  I died like 20 times and it's taking all my savings!

I'm level 16 and can't kill it. I use my saber turret to break its shield, but after that I can only deal like 200 damage and after a short time its shield regenerates.

Is there a strategy which doesn't use the rocket launcher? Because the only one I have found is level 17?


texts: Is there any probability that an Enderman can pick up an item/blocks that are lying on the ground? I was going to test this myself but I don't think I would be able find the answer unless I look into the code, which I can't do nor understand.


texts: Am I not responsible for collateral damage?

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In a recent play-through of Alpha Centauri I encountered some strange AI behaviour:

As governor of the planetary council I lifted the atrocity ban. Then I allied with one faction and dropped a couple of planet busters on the rest. I quite enjoyed that, got a bit carried away and some of the cities of my ally accidentally got caught in the blast waves. Funny thing is, the ally didn't complain at all.

So why did I get away with it? Does the lifted atrocity ban allow for collateral damage? Or do allies not care about collateral damage? Or does the AI never care about collateral damage?


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Does Sundering Dash stack? As in, could I get it at rank 0 and dash through an enemy 10 times to fully remove their armor like Oberon's HallowedGround + Reckoning combo?

Or maybe it stacks like Corrosive status procs, where it's 10% of current value each time, seeing vastly diminished returns but still eventually removing all armor?

...or does it not stack at all?


texts: What happens if Noctis runs ahead too often in the mines? (Spoiler question)

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After the battle in Altissa, Ignis becomes permanently blinded. While adjusting to his disability, Ignis remains part of the group and does his best to not be a hindrance.

In Chapter 10: Heart of a King, Gladio and Prompto hang back and assist Ignis through the mines while the player controls Noctis. During this mission Gladio asks Noctis to stay close and not run too far ahead.

In moments I put too much distance between Noctis and the rest of the party, Gladio would get angry and yell at Noctis to come back. I noticed that the more I ran off, the more my teammates seemed to assist Ignis more often and would move slower when I wasn't nearby.

Aside from Gladio sounding angry, is there an actual impact and effect of running ahead and if so, how many times can Noctis run ahead before something happens?


texts: At what point do items that alter specific skills start appearing?

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I have heard there are equipment attributes that will modify specific skills, such as "decrease cool down on wall of zombies by 2 seconds".

I'm really looking forward to these, as it may open up some new build strategies.

At what point might I start seeing items like this drop?


texts: Will UK DLC work on a zone 4 game for PS4?

texts: A while ago I bought Fallout 4 for the PS4 on Amazon which turned out to be shipped from Australia to the UK and a region 4 game. A little surprised but I went with it. My question is will a DLC pack bought in the UK work on the region 4 game?


texts: Do Civs on the same team share abilities?

texts: Does the ability for each nation count for the other? Example: If France and Aztecs are on the same team, if Napoleon kills a barbarian does he gain culture because of the Aztecs ability due to them being on the same team? (In this case we can assume they both do not have the Honor tree invested into.)


texts: What should be most cost-effective to spend Mega-Tickets on? By that, I mean all three planets. I have Lemonade Stand, Oil Company and Doughnut Shop, but I think I can squeeze in one more mega tickets in there. Like, what would be most helpful for me for the entire way to winning Earth after the forth MT? And, what should I get first that would help me boost all the way through mid-game? Actually, spending them on Moon and Mars seem less important now.


texts: How to always start League of Legends in fullscreen mode?

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I managed to install League of Legends in Ubuntu (and wrote a review about it)

but, now I want to start the game in fullscreen mode, always.

Question: How to always start League of Legends in fullscreen mode
Note: I just need to now how people do it in Windows. A setting, or a extra command line in the lol launcher like lollauncher.exe --fullscreen?


texts: I've noticed that out of all the Greybeards currently living in Tamriel, only Arnegir and Paarthurnax are able to/choose to speak English. The others (Borri, Einarth, and Wulfgar) only speak in the dragon tongue. Is there a specific reasoning for this? I'm unable to find an answer on the wiki.


texts: For some reason, my rockets sometimes fail to hit the drop ship I'm aiming at, which can be a problem because it requires a full set of 3 rockets to take one down. How do I prevent the rockets from falling off course? I know that I have to keep the lazer on the ship, but is the drop ship somehow deflecting them?


texts: How do gear and Vigor upgrades that cause Vigor effects to chain work?

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The 'Storm' hat gear is described as:

"Killing with Devil's Kiss, Shock Jockey, or Bucking Bronco causes effects to chain to nearby enemies."

The 'Bronco Aid', Bucking Bronco upgrade ("Adds ability to chain floating effect from one enemy to another") and 'Shock Chain', Shock Jockey upgrade also causes Vigor effects to chain.

For the above-mentioned gear and Vigor upgrades:

Up to how many enemies will the Vigor effects chain to?
Is enemy distance a factor? What range should an enemy be in so that the effects will chain to them?
Are certain enemies immune to the chain effect?
Will an effect chain to a non-hostile NPC?
How do they stack with each other? (e.g. if one has equipped the 'Storm' hat and has one of the above-mentioned Vigor upgrades)

EDIT:

An answer seems to suggest that the 'chain' effects are actually 'area of effect', instead of 'chain', since there appears to be no 'chain' limit, but a distance limit. This is like Skyrim's "Chain" Lightning, which is actually area of effect, instead of 'chain'. Can anyone who has experience or has done testing with this, expound more on the supposed 'chain' effects of these gear and Vigor?


texts: Is there a way to see how deep a hole I've dug in Minecraft, besides counting the number of squares I've dug through? I realize at some point there is bedrock so if I can't see how far down I am, can I see how far from the bedrock I am?


texts: Is a reverse proxy, vhost-like, possible for Minecraft servers?

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HTTP (web) servers have the possibility to handle two different host names (site1.example.com and site2.example.com) which both point to the same IP and port. This is because the protocol embarks the name of the target server (as part of the URI) which in turns makes it possible for the server to know which name was queried. It is then possible to reverse-proxy these calls to other servers, which are unknown to the original caller.

This is very practical when one has one IP and wants to use several server names.

Is such a setup possible for Minecraft servers? By "setup" I mean a server that understands which server was queried and is able to redirect such call to another server. I could then have, with one IP, the traffic for the names  1.9.example.com and 1.10.example.com redirected to internal servers.

The alternate solution is of course to use different ports, but I would like to keep the default ones.


texts: Whenever I get Dread (death, evil things, etc.) one of the debuffs is -X skill level effect. How does this affect my character?


texts: Choosing Magian Trial Weapons with "+ Double Attack" VS "Occ. Attacks Twice"?

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What factors would drive a choice between choosing to build a Magian Trials weapon that gives "Double Attack" vs one that gives "Occ. Attacks Twice"?

My thought has been: would "+Double Attack" be more compelling for jobs/subjobs that already give a "Double Attack" ability, in which case, that's always better than "Occ. Attacks Twice", isn't it?

So, what would be the case where "Occ. Attacks Twice" wins?


texts: Do wonders in puppeted cities have any effect?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Hostile takeovers: Does your civilization receive the benefits of wonders?

I just took over York from england and puppeted it. It has The Forbidden Palace (unhappiness in cities) and I was curious if I got its benefit.


texts: Check if a dlc is activated in the current campaign in xcom

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Is it possible to check if a dlc is active in the current campaign?

And if a dlc is not active, is it possible to activate it during the campaign?


texts: Is there falling damage in Mass Effect 3?

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There are a number of tall ledges and cliff faces in the game that you can walk right up to, but the game seems to corral you into the "valid" playing space. Are there any locations or situations that do actually allow you to fall to your death, or at least take some falling damage?

I'd rather not be surprised in the middle of combat by plummeting 30 feet and breaking my Shep-legs.


texts: If a Pokemon is caught by multiple people, is it the same Pokemon with the same IVs/stats?

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I have tried it three times, and that seem to the case: the CP and HP are different because the two players are at different levels and one Pokemon has a low CP like 10 or 14, and the other Pokemon has a high CP such as 384.

But if I check for the IV and Perfection of the CP 384 Pokemon, it gave me one number, and if I spend stardust and candies to power up the CP 10 Pokemon, I do get the same Perfection number as the other player's Pokemon.

So are they the same Pokemon with the identical IV and Perfection number?  If that is the case, one way we can save stardust and candies is to catch 2 or 3 Pokemons by 3 players, and then just run through the IV calculator using "Calculate" for the first Pokemon, and use "Refine" for the other 2 Pokemons. Then in this case, we may be able to save stardust which sometimes would be 3000 or 3500 stardust.


texts: Why does it seem like all the streamers are using colour-blind mode?

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In the graphics settings, my colour-blind mode is switched off. As a result, my health bar is green.

However, when I watch YouTube videos of streamers playing, almost all of their health bars are yellow. I mucked around with the graphics settings and discovered that I can recreate that colour by switching on colour blind mode.

My question is:

  Is there a reason for making the HP bar yellow instead of leaving it as green by default?


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Recently, my skills in Skyrim have been going up and down. Some skills have reset to 15 and others have jumped up to 100 that weren't at 100 before. I made my Pickpocketing skill legendary pretty recently, but that shouldn't cause other skills to change, right?

Restoration was originally at around 50 and it jumped up to 100, but then went down to 90.

Leveling the skills normally doesn't get them back to normal and neither do skill books.

Edit: I'm playing on PC and the only mods I have installed are graphical mods


texts: Do Gamecubes (DOL-001) without Digital AV exist?

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I just bought a Gamecube (DOL-001) and it doesn't have the Digital AV out.

Is that common? Because I read all over the internet that all DOL-001 models had digital AV.
Have I just discovered a new revision?

Thank you very much


texts: How can I get a rotated stick in Minecraft: bedrock edition?

texts: I have minecraft bedrock edition 1.12.0. I have seen a video where you can make a pickaxe called "Not even a wooden pickaxe". It was weak, but I want it to make a rainbow pickaxe. Can I craft this or is it a behavior pack?


texts: How is the Uplink Corporation catching me [ARC path]?

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I rediscovered this old game in its iPad iteration, and got really engrossed in it over the past couple days.

Grabbed the Uplink Agent List, sold it, and threw all of the hackers on the list in jail using the criminal database
Hacked a bank, netting myself a cool million dollars
Always using the level 4 log deleter when disconnecting

More to the point, I chose the ARC path. I took missions 2, 3, and 4 from Arunmor in order to abandon them, leaving Faith at 0.2 and Revolution at 3.0 on the day we planned to strike.

My plan was to break into 15 internal services machines; copy Revolution, and then speedrun through those machines afterwards, causing untold chaos. Instead, on the 14th machine, I was disavowed by Uplink. Why would this happen? I was clearing logs between each jump and using Monitor & Firewall bypasses. Is there some sort of time limit to run Revolution before Uplink automatically disavows you? Would keeping a closer eye on my motion sensor have helped?


texts: How could you kill yourself with a headshot?

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In CSGO, you can do actions that will provoke your own death (mostly by grenades, or by falling too high)

But then I find this on reddit:

This doesn't make sense. Grenades can't headshot. So how can you kill yourself with a headshot?


texts: Why don't my stock purchases go through?

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I'm doing the assassination missions and playing the stock market. I have around 180 million at the moment. The problem I'm having goes roughly like this:

I pick a stock on the market and enter the 'buy' page.
I press on the '+' button until it's at the max amount of shares.
I press 'buy'.
On the next page, I click 'confirm'.
On the page after that, I click 'continue'.
I am shown my portfolio page; my portfolio is empty and no money has been removed from my account.

This has happened for several different stocks, so it's not related to one particular company. I tried breaking up my purchases into smaller chunks and that worked. So I'm thinking maybe there's a maximum $ value for each transaction, or a maximum number of total stock per transaction. Anyone know what's causing this issue? Is it just a bug?


texts: can you hurt relations with Sylgja if you want to marry her and complete Farkas's Quest

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Farkas gives you a quests to start a fist fight with certain NPCs, Sylgja in Shor's Stone is one of them but you can also marry her

i'm wondering if there is any adverse effects from completing Farkas's quest before you marry her or if after you marry her if she can still be targted


texts: Does an incense stack with a lure module?

texts: There is a Pokestop near me with a lure module periodically available from another player. If I were to go there, and then activate an incense would that improve the amount of Pokemon that I see?


texts: Necessary to level up to level 100 for battling?

texts: This might be another noob question, but is it necessary to level up your pokemon to level 100 to battle (at Battle Maison or Wi-Fi battling). Assuming that your pokemon are fully EV-trained and their levels will be "standardized" to level 50 when battling, would there actually be any difference in stats if your pokemon are higher-leveled?


texts: Is it possible move faster in Terraria? I mean, when you are very deep in the underground is it possible returning to the surface faster, using elevator, for example, or other things? Or when you need to move from the left edge of the world to the right edge?


texts: How to force my Samsung monitor and nVidia card to display in 3D?

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I have a Samsung 27LSA950 monitor and apparently there is licencing issues between Samsung and nVidia with regards to 3D games.

I have Geforce 570 2.5Gb GPU.

There was previously a solution on how to workaround this on the nVidia forums, but has since been deleted by them to avoid legal problems related to their licensing issue.

Can anyone provide this workaround, or another solution on how I can use the nVidia 3D software through my Samsung monitor?

The only games I have managed to get it working on was Battlefield 3 and Skyrim, by reverting to older versions of the Driver. This was temporary though and not great quality. Any game with it's own inbulit 3D, such as Crysis 2 etc. Work fine. I think they may be running through the Tridef software in the monitor though. Not sure. But the usual functionality of nVidias 3D vision is now not working at all for any game. This has been going on for months, and at this stage, an answer would be amazing.


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How big can I make an underground room before it collapses?

It's a simple question that I haven't been able to get a good answer to.  I assume that rooms made of stone can be larger than rooms made of clay or sand.

If I want to make a very larger room, can I place pillars in it to hold up the ceiling?  (i.e. Can I just not dig out small sections of the stone, to leave small sections of wall to act as pillars?)


texts: Has anyone else seen a worker show up in their "tiny death star" with "imposter" listed as their dream job? I've been playing for a few weeks on two devices, and never seen one before, however my son got one in his tds this evening (it was one of the blue-skinned aliens to boot). Where do imposters work?


texts: Is it possible to control how you enter an island?

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When entering a new island, it seems that the bird is flying at different altitudes. Especially on one of the later islands, it is sometimes possible to perfectly enter a slope, while other times, it seems impossible for the same island.

Is it possible to somehow control this, or is it totally random?


texts: I want to switch sides and play against my friend, but can't see a way to change in online multiplayer. How do I switch my team?


texts: I'm running around with mobs chasing and I walk up to my enchantment table and relise I don't know how to enchant.


texts: How does a player with the hunting rifle in Left 4 Dead avoid getting overwhelmed?

texts: The hunting rifle fires slowly, so any player using it is extremely vulnerable if they get surrounded by a swarm of zombies. How can a player avoid being swarmed?


texts: I have taken more coins to complete Midas touch objective. But in game it is showing that I have not completed. What should I do ?


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In Mass Effect 3 how can I throw grenades? I've been picking them up, but have no idea how to use them. There does not seem to be a keybinding for throwing grenades.

Do I need a grenade launcher weapon or something?


texts: How do I make a block trail for the player?

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In Roblox, certain games implement trails, which basically is an effect where a player's trail basically follows them in their own material. Some are Rainbow, Basic Colors, etc. Also, in a given period of time, the last bit of the trail fades and is removed.
So I have made the basic concept of blocks under them to be placed, then to be replaced with air. The block has to be the one they are holding. So if I want an Oak Wood Planks trail, I will hold the material then while walking, it changes air to that block, and given a period of time, it disappears.
Can we do something similar in Minecraft Bedrock?


texts: How can I change the subtitle language in Blues and bullets on my Playstation 4?

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So I saw in the end, on the credits the game is localized to my language (Hungarian), but I dosen't find any way for I can change language.
Steam version also have Hungarian subtitles, I'm almost sure, also can be found in here, but I just can't figured out where is the change language settings, I looked all option what I have in my console.
Please help me out.


texts: How does experience work in Dungeon Defenders?

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While playing Dungeon Defenders with friends, some of them aren't gaining as much experience as others.  We started to worry Squires were kill stealing the Apprentices.  But in the end we couldn't figure out how exactly our characters gain experience.

So how do you gain experience:

Is it by damage dealt?
Is more last hit style?
How does this apply to defense structures?


texts: Is there a way to keep repeating command blocks always running (even if the chunk it is in unloads)?

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This might just be asking how to keep chunks always loaded, but there's a bit more to this question.

I have a command block (repeating) that is always running a command that will detect if a specifically-renamed item (a feather that is renamed 'Feather of the Skies') is not in the offhand slot, and if it is not there, then it clears a specific potion effect (in this case, levitation)

Here is the command I am running currently (it runs fine):

/effect clear @a[nbt=!{SelectedItem:{id:"minecraft:feather",tag:{display:{Name:"\"Feather of the Skies\""}}}}] minecraft:levitation

However, whenever I leave my base, the chunk that the command block is in unloads, and renders the detector/command block useless. Is there any way to make this command block stay unloaded, or is there any alternative solution so that the command does not have to stay in a chunk to work? (maybe something like a scoreboard?)

In other words, is there a way to either keep this chunk always loaded OR is there a way to make the command run regardless of your location in the world?

I am playing on Minecraft Java Edition, on ver. 1.14.4, and the world is completely vanilla, if this information is needed.


texts: How to know where a claw key can be used?

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Without Googling for the answer, is there a way in the game to know where a claw key can be used?

I have a few of those in my inventory and I don't know which one I already used and where I can use the rest.

Thanks all.


texts: Are there any issues with storing ME storage devices in ME storage?

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I haven't tried it because I'm afraid this kind of recursive storage might break something, but is there anything that could happen if I fully load a storage device using an ME I/O, then store the storage device into the ME network using access terminal?

If there's nothing wrong with doing this, then isn't this like a bug, since how did the data in the storage get compressed to a single item/type?


texts: My Xbox overheats only when I play games

texts: I can play movies all day but when I go to play any games it overheats I don't know what is wrong with it. I have opened in up and cleaned it out. It's really upsetting that I can't play my games.


texts: StarCraft2: MULE - can he work on one mineral patch with another SCV in parallel?

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http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Calldown:_MULE

  Also, MULEs can mine over other SCVs

What this means? Does it mean that MULE and SCV can work on one mineral patch in the same time?

Thanks.

P.S. I've tried to look on that during game, but can' figure out.


texts: How can I effectively use the Baby Dragon?

texts: The newish Baby Dragon has a unique role compared to other flying units, as it has a mechanic which enrages them when they are separated from other flying units. How can I effectively use baby dragons to take advantage of this mechanic?


texts: What is this hole for in the controller?

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So I was changing the trigger springs in my controller this evening and I noticed a small hole in the back of the controller, which I can only assume to be a reset perhaps?

What is this hole actually for?


texts: How is bonus experience used and counted?

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I've used a lot of items (fallen star I believe) that gives bonus XP on my prayer skill because I don't want to train it.

Why is the bonus XP not counted for my level? How can I use the bonus XP?


texts: How can I get the Top Tier Energy Weapons without the Van Graffs?

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So, I completed Heartache By The Number in a peaceful way and got attacked by the Van Graff thugs, as you're pretty much supposed to be, outside the Atomic Wrangler while turning in the Debt Collector quest. Now, I had been trying to wait to turn in the Heartache by the Number quest because I wanted to get the higher tier Energy Weaps (the 20k-ish ones) from them and now they're permanently hostile.

The question is, is there any one way to get the top-tier energy weapons that doesn't involve them? Keep in mind, I'm on the PS3 so I can't just make them neutral with me again to fix the hostility issues.


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I've been looking through menus, the FAQ, and online, but can't seem to figure out how to build a hero team.

I just finished chapter 1 and summoned 5 new heroes. However, I'm not seeing any way to assign them to the team I plan to use on a match.


texts: What is the maximum number of scoreboard objectives (1.15.2 / 1.16)?

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I think and hope the answer is there is no limit because I'm building a really advanced PvE map and I will rage quit if I'm almost done and I can't add the last scoreboard! I have probably over 40 scoreboard objectives right now, and I will probably add at least 40 more!

So if there is a limit, what is the limit (and do I have to worry about hitting it)?


texts: Does Syndra's Scatter the Weak damage scale with spheres?

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Syndra's Scatter the Weak does a number of things that are a little hard to understand:

  (Active): Knocks enemies and Dark Spheres back, dealing magic damage
  to them and any enemies they collide with. The distance of the
  knockback increases depending on how close the affected units are to
  Syndra upon cast. Dark Spheres that are knocked back also stun all
  enemies in their path for 1.5 seconds (source).

It's clear that enemies will take damage and also damage those who they collide with. It's also clear that anyone who has a sphere pushed through them will be stunned.

However, it sort of suggests that when spheres go through an enemy they deal damage. Does this damage scale with the number of spheres? Or is damage not dealt at all by the spheres, and they only stun?


texts: Can I use the soldier's old v_model hand instead of the c_model in TF2?

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For the past couple of years I have been playing TF2. After the LaW update there was a change in the player models and animations. In this question, I am referring specifically to the soldier model.

My question is if there is a way to use the old v_model instead of the newer c_model, since the model's hands are dramatically different. These two pictures compare them:

Old (v_model) soldier hand:

New (c_model) Soldier hand:

This has been bugging me for a while as I feel the newer model's hand is terrible.


texts: Where are the character chests for Toy Story in Space?

texts: I'm having trouble locating the character chests for Toy Story In Space.  How many of them are there for each character?  Where are they?


texts: Installing Command & Conquer 3 on a new computer

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I've passed on my Command & Conquer 3 game to a friend but they can't play the multi-player game online as it says the CD key is still in use. Anyone know how I can reset this?

The game was originally installed on a laptop that has been wiped and is long gone.


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Is it possible to open a full screen map in battlefield 4 during play (while alive)?

In the bottom left of the screen I see a mini map and looking around I can see the objectives.  Can i change the mini map zoom levels or even better expand the map to full screen temporarily so I can plan my next action?

If so, how? (I play on PS4)


texts: How do I progress beyond obtaining Wood Armor?

texts: I have wood armor and some bad gear. I have been mining and I just can't seem to find anything good without losing a life. I have 3 NPCs living with me, the Guide is dead and I just don't know what to do next. I have tried finding a sky fortress and I can't find anything. Any tips?


texts: Minecraft 1.14 How to summon a chest with nbt tag items inside

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We are trying to /setblock a chest with a command block that has an item in slot 13 with the following properties.

Name: 5 point PolyCoin
NBT: An Official PolyCoin
Has to have an enchanted glow to it.

The chest should appear at 9 2 8 in the world.

We have tried dozens of things from online, here are two of them:

/setblock 9 2 8 chest{Items:[{id:gray_dye,Damage:8,Slot:13,Count:1,display:{Name:5 Point PolyCoin,Lore:[Official PolyCraft Coins] } } ]}
/setblock 9 2 8 chest{Items:[{Slot:13,id:gray_dye,Count:1,tag:{Enchantments:[{id:fortune,lvl:3}]}}]} replace

Both only place a chest with a piece of gray dye inside.


texts: Can you use System Intrusion on the Original Enterprise in Star Trek Bridge Crew (VR)?

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In Star Trek Bridge Crew, the USS Aegis has a System Intrusion feature that hacks enemy vessels. On the Aegis, anyone but the captain can use it. Does it exist on the Original Enterprise?

Parts are there: Tactical can scan and some details show up on the right wall. But I haven't found the hacking option at any station.


texts: How can I aim farther using the keyboard controls in DoomRL?

texts: When firing a weapon in DoomRL, you can aim using either the arrow keys or the mouse. When using the keyboard, DoomRL allows me to aim up to 8 tiles away. When using the mouse, I can aim as far as I'd like. This is useful for tactics like blind-firing at a tile out of your vision range, but I prefer to use the keyboard controls. Is there a way to aim at a specific distant tile using the keyboard?


texts: Why do I have access to incredibly over-the-top item vendors?

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I just played Skyrim again and used the Steam Workshop to mostly install cosmetic mods like HD textures, realistic water, the Ridgeview housing, and a mod that promises to add more enemies to the world.

So far, these mods have not been damaging to the lore of the game, but yesterday, after finishing "Mercer" and obtaining the skeleton key, I was on my way to the Pilgrim's Path when I made a stop at Whiterun and found an NPC in Nightingale armor selling "epic" items like these:

The funny thing is that the merchant had voice acting. As I continued to the Pilgrim's Path, I also found a follower named "Steve" full equipped in Daedric armor that I could hire for free.

Is this some mod that screwed up my game?


texts: What is benefit of a lit shelter over a non-lit shelter

texts: I have read tutorials asking you to construct "lit" shelters. What is the benefit of lighting your shelter ?


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In SimCity, there are a variety of research projects, many of which unlock the great work for your region. I am currently working on the Solar Farm Great Work;

How long does each research project take to complete? Is it a set time for each research project and if so does each research project take the same amount of time to complete? Are there any other factors that influence how long it takes for each research project to complete?


texts: How can i find my TF2 familiars and portal gun on ranked?

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So when i started playing i first chose a local game. I played around abit and went to the tavern to discover my portal gun and TF2 familiars. The next day i decided to go play ranked so a made a character and went to play around abit. After going to my own tavern the familiar or gun boxes were not to be found.

So my question is how do i find them? Or get them?


texts: What version of Destiny do I have (Ps4)?

texts: I bought the PS4 White Bundle with destiny (http://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/playstation-4-white-destiny-hardware-bundle/115475)  a month ago. I turned on my new PlayStation 4, and popped in the disc. The disc itself only said "destiny ". No guardian edition, no ghosts edition, none of that. When I played the game today, I noticed down in the "What's New" section, it said that "Younesis32 played Destiny: Digital Guardian edition 3 times." What? Which version of Destiny do I actually have? And if I actually have the Digital Guardian Edition, where is my Expansion pass? Thanks, any help appreciated.


texts: Do you need the Staff of Magnus after killing Arcano?

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I sold the Staff of Magnus (despite my misgivings!) because I had found it to be quite useless other than its value in finishing the Eye of Magnus quest.  Now I've heard hints that the Eye may cast its gaze upon me again.

Did I render a post-Arcano quest unfinishable by selling off the Staff?


texts: Downloading Steam games without it being installed

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I'm on a distribution that doesn't support steam - at least not without a lot of complex and incredibly repetitious workarounds. I only purchase DRM-free games, and they work out-of-the-box here - I've tested by downloading and copying them over from a virtual machine via steam.

In other words, steam is a completely unnecessary, tedious, and painful version-control middleman.

Can I get the latest versions of my purchased games without having steam installed?


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Blood Thirster was my absolute core item with almost any adc/marksman I played. However with the current revamp I feel it is focused more towards marksmen with Attack Speed steroids and low mobility. Before the patch, my main marksman has been Lucian and I just absolutely needed to have either Blood Thirster or Blade of the Ruined King when playing with him. Is it still worth buying either item now?

I understand Blade of the Ruined King is stronger for the late game now than it was before, but I have always built Lucian as a burst champion with a Blood Thirster rush into Trinity Force. Will the new Blood Thirster limit my burst potential? If so, what item should I replace Blood Thirster with? I have tried an Infinity Edge rush right after the v4.10 patch and, while it was satisfying to crit really hard early on, I felt like it delayed my Trinity Force way too much. This meant I was in the back line for a large majority of the mid game team fights instead of going in and out freely, doing tons of damage and just sustain through what ever damage I took.

I basically want to know if there is a replacement for Blood Thirster and, if not, how should I play with the new item that favors Attack Speed steroid Marksmen and champions?


texts: Are there ways of recording your game without using the game-playing PC's resources?

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This question has been crossposted to Super User. Read the answers →

In other words, without using recording software that runs on the same PC playing the game.

I've tried using FRAPS in the past, but the slight drop in frame rate and control-to-result time creates a disadvantage in the game.

I am looking for a way, other than the obvious (point a video camera at the monitor) of recording what the graphics card is outputting.

I have a separate PC if a solution could be found that requires a second PC's resources to do the recording and encoding.

I am open to answers/solutions that require the spending of money.


texts: Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode problem

texts: I just started playing the ultimate vault hunter mode and even though my level is around the enemies' level I'm fighting (even higher levels in some cases) and my weapons are the most powerful ones I can possibly get (via the golden box), I'm still hardly dealing any damage and both my shields and health are dropping in only a couple of hits. What's odd though is that I'm using the commando as my character class and my turrets are probably the only thing getting me through missions. They seem to be strong enough to beat my enemies but I can barely leave a scratch. Does anyone know what might be going on?


texts: Do US PS1 Games downloaded from Playstation Network work on a PAL PS3 Console

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i've been reading up on Shin Megami Tensei Persona 2 Innocent Sin and released that unlike the Snow Queen Quest in the previous game, Shin Megami Tensei Person 2 Eternal Punishment carries on after the vents of Innocent Sin

now Eternal Punishment has been re-released on PSP but only in Japan and only the US has it on PlayStation Network (according to Wikipedia),Ii have a PAL PS3 console, while PS3 games are region free and PS1 Physical Games still have Region Restriction I am wondering, if I was to buy and download Eternal Punishment from the US Store, would it work on my PAL PS3?


texts: What strategy can I use to improve my success with my Hammerdin?

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I changed my build from a Paladin using Zeal and Fanaticism (Zealot) to one using Blessed Hammer and  Concentration (Hammerdin).

I am presently at Act 5 Quest 3 in Nightmare but I find myself dying frequently while navigating the Crystaline Passage/Frozen River.

Certainly the narrow halls are a problem, but opponents which were a minor annoyance with the Zealot built are now a major problem, specifically Ghosts and any mana burn creature.

My equipment is not yet tuned to adding faster cast rate (fcr) or mana, but I did add a 20% mana regen ring that is helping.

I am trying to use hit and run in the tunnels, but to very limited success.  Since I've seen this character wipe out the Chaos Sanctuary with very little effort (but struggle with Diablo) I'm not ready to give up on the build and reroll, but I could use some ideas on getting by.

The char is currently 75 on all resists, 1850+ BH damage, 897 def (2k+ with Holy Shield), 745 life, 235 mana.  I'm using a Sureshrill Frost Flanged Mace mostly for the "Cannot be Frozen", Spirit RW Akaran Targe and Trang-Oul's Claws.  The other items are mostly there for defence bonuses or resists.

I'm playing player versus monster only (PVM) on the current ladder.


texts: Why is Mirror's Edge crashing just after the logo splash screens?

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I got Mirror's Edge on Steam, but I'm unable to play the game. As soon as the logos finish, the game crashes.

Resolution Attempts:

Tried relaunching Mirror's Edge. No change in behavior.
Tried relaunching Steam. No change in behavior.
Tried verifying integrity of game cache. No change in behavior.
Tried rebooting. No change in behavior.
Tried installing latest PhysX. No change in behavior.
Tried manually setting ResX, ResY in TdEngine.ini to my screen's actual resolution. No change in behavior.
Tried setting PhysXEnabled to False in TdEngine.ini. No change in behavior.

System:

Latest Mirror's Edge
PhysX 9.13.1220
Latest Steam client
Windows 8 Professional x64
VMware Fusion 6
Mac OS X 10.9.1 Mavericks
13" mid-2013 MacBook Air, Haswell Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD


texts: Nether portal (that has been used both ways) suddenly move

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There are a lot of questions about Nether portals moving around here, but nothing that I can find that directly answers this conundrum (or I just don't know what to search for). I have a nether portal that just decided to move it's exit, AFTER it had already been used successfully for travel in both ways.

The details:

I am playing a normal single player game (so no other players are creating portals in the world), my only mod being a texture pack. I created a nether portal a little while back (just a few weeks, no new releases since then that I know of) and used it to go gather some nether quartz and some other stuff. It all worked fine and I got in to the nether and back several times without problem.

Then today I went in to try and find a fortress. I went quite deep into the nether before I found one, and I proceded to grab all the loot I could carry and then run on home. Except, as you might have guessed by now, this time the portal didn't take me home. It took me to some other unexplored cave in the vicinity of my home (150-ish blocks away from the original portal).

Does anyone know why this might have happened? I have read that the first time you use a portal the exit portal might be forced to move out of a big chunk of solid matter and therefore get pushed "out of range" from your overworld portal, and so spawning a new overworld portal when used. But my portal had already been used successfully to travel both ways, two or three times.

The only difference this time is that I left the immediate area of the portal in the nether which I had not done before. If an exit portal has been pushed out of its intended location, does a chunk have to unload before it "loses track" of the overworld portal?