texts: How can I get another member of The Companions to join me?

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I completed the companions mission, and asked for one of them to follow me, but they died in a cave. When I went back to the companions to get a new one they said I already had someone.

How do I get another companion?


texts: Final Fantasy VII - Best way to defeat Ruby and Emerald Weapons

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I have all the Materias (almost mastered, thus I'm close to some Master Materias), and the characters (Cloud, Tifa and Barret) are respectively level 88, 87 and 88.

I'm thinking about the W-Summon/KOTR/Mime/Mime method, but I'm not so sure about... I never fought Ruby nor Emerald weapon.

Suggestions?


texts: As Morphling, how do I decide when to morph?

texts: One reason why I avoid Morphling is because I can never tell when (if at all) I should begin to use his morph ability to transfer stats between strength and agility.  What are some typical situations where I should favor one stat over the other?  And how much of my stats should I transfer before stopping?  Is it ever worth it to swing 100% in one direction or the other?


texts: How can I get the "Would You Kindly..." achievement?

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The "Would You Kindly..." achievement in Starcraft 2 states:

  Destroy 5 units with a single Neural Parasited unit in an Unranked or Ranked game.

Since the achievement was introduced, Neural Parasite's range has been reduced and opponents have gotten better at targeting infesters. You also can no longer earn the Unranked/Ranked achievements in Free-For-All like at the launch of Wings of Liberty, so a number of the tricks people used to recommend don't work anymore.  I also struggle to kill five units before the duration expires.

What can I do to get this achievement?  It's the only one I'm missing for Supreme Being.


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In one of the patch notes of Euro Truck Simulator 2 I have found the following:

Hired drivers are more efficient when equipped by good truck

I couldn't find any specification for this statement online.

What exactly is a "good truck" and which stats make it such? Does a large cabin increase productivity? Does a bigger chassis help or simply more Horsepower?


texts: How can I find the "center" of a dungeon?

texts: I recently found a dungeon in Minecraft, and I have decided to make an XP farm out of it. From watching youtubers do it, I know that you need to have an 8x8 hole around the spawner to maximize spawning space. Since this is an even number and there is only one (1x1) spawner, the spawner cannot be in the center. How do I know what side to put it on? I know that it matters what side you put it on, I just don't remember how I can find out what side.


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After completing the Companions quest line, I went on to do the side missions afterwards. I started with Farkas on the quest Dragon Seekers.

Our target was the dragon at Bonestrewn Crest. I fast traveled to the location because I had been there already and killed the dragon before. When we got there the dragon was hovering about and Farkas and I easily killed it. However, the marker lead about a hundred yards from the Word Wall and killed the dragon did not satisfy the quest.

I wouldn't mind ditching this quest if Farkas would stop following. I've tried many things.
- Waiting weeks and killing the other dragons that spawn.
- Killing Farkas.
- Marring Farkas. (Gay)
- Getting others to kill Farkas.

My last save was after I killed the dragon too. Also I am on the Xbox. Thanks for the help.


texts: How could i make a command block message when Zombie died?

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I am creating a custom map in which I have a command block but I don't know how to make it display a message when a Zombie dies.

If anyone knows how to do that, it'd be great if you told me.


texts: What does it mean when the Spy Callout is wrong?

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Sometimes when I look directly at a certain class such as a demoman, and press "X-2" the command to say "[class] is a spy!" my character will say the wrong class.

Example:

Looking at Demoman
Press "X-2" (Spy Callout)"
My character yells "Engineer is spy" (which is the wrong class)

Why does the game do this? is it a bug, or something else?


texts: Does having an active operation coin cause you to play on different matchmaking servers?

texts: If you're playing competitive matchmaking games, does having an coin for the active operation cause to to play on different servers than you would without?


texts: Is there an actual benefit to raising Magikarp's max level?

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There is an event that, with a certain risk, can raise your current Magikarp's maximum level by 1.

The more I think about it, the the more short term any possible benefits of the raised max level seem to be. It doesn't carry over to the next generation, so it'll be just as slow. It'll infact take me longer to get the benefits of going to the next generation.
Even in the current generation the only benefit I can think of is a longer run in the League. This might give more money (or it might not), but I fear that even this is balanced out by the delayed next generation.

Is there any benefit beyond the current generation to raising the level cap of a single Magikarp?


texts: I was not paying attention to my intrigue level and lost my capital city to a Coup. I had plenty of units near by so went in to get it back. The city went to 1hp, but that was it. I was unable to take it back. No amount of force would allow me to move in. What am I doing wrong?


texts: How to play Multiplayer in Little Big Planet 2

texts: I have completed 5 levels of Little Big Planet 2, but I can't seem to access any items on the pod menu except story.  I also cannot accept any invitations from friends.  Is there something I need to complete to be able to play multiplayer?


texts: What are the benefits of merging a unit?

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While playing the game, I've found myself down to the option of unit merging, and wondered what does that imply?

Why should I merge units?

What are the benefits of doing it?


texts: What dis/advantage is there to starving a city before building it back up?

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If I were to take a city, make it a puppet, starve it (when i appears it has recovered to be able to build) to 1 pop and then stop razing and start building a court house.

What are the major advantages or disadvantages to this? Are there any other not so obvious strategies?

thanks


texts: Did arena reward pack types change with the release of The Grand Tournament?

texts: Following The Grand Tournament's release, does the arena now reward Grand Tournament packs in lieu of the previously rewarded Goblins & Gnomes packs?


texts: What do difficulty levels do in Superman 64?

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The options menu of Superman 64 includes three difficulty levels: Easy Mode, Normal Mode, and Superman Mode.

I know from watching speedruns that ring stages are skipped when playing on Easy, but I don’t know how else the modes differ.

What changes between each difficulty level in Superman 64?


texts: Is there a version of Ocarina of Time where the village tree doesn't change?

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In Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the lone tree in Kakariko Village and one of the trees next to the entrance to Castle Town change between the two eras. While they look like any other tree when Link is a kid, if you visit these areas with adult Link you'll see the trees are thickening near the top and their branches point upwards.

I've played through different versions of the game (N64, GameCube, 3DS) and the above is true for all of them. However, I could have sworn I remember playing through the game at least once and not seeing any difference in the Kakariko Village tree between the two eras.

I had to re-buy the N64 version when I lost the original cartridge, so I'm wondering if my first one was a version of the game where the tree was the same in both eras. Was there ever such a version?

Here are some pictures that demonstrate what I'm asking about.

The tree in the village as it originally is, from the introductory cut-scene on Link's first visit (not the best view but I couldn't find another). It should be obvious that it looks like any other tree in the game.

The tree in the village once Link is an adult, in any version of OoT I can find nowadays. It obviously looks very different:

There is also this screenshot, which shows the tree while the village is on fire (which only happens when Link is an adult) but having its original shape. This is the way I remember it when I first played the game:


texts: Lumber Mills in Ancient Forests, Desecration or Good Resource Management?

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In Fall From Heave 2 you have ancient forests as well as normal forests.  Ancient forests are better, providing an extra food.  In both Civ 4 and Fall From Heaven there are lumber mill that can be built in forests providing one production and leaving the forest.

Is there any disadvantage to building a lumber mill in an Ancient Forest?  Is there any penalty as follower of the nature religion for doing so?


texts: I would like to be able to see all the steps my Minecraft is going through when it loads, through CMD or another Windows program. Is this possible?


texts: Was Reznov actually in Mason's imagination in Black Ops 1?

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Reznov is said to have been a hallucination to Mason after he got captured in Vorkuta. But how could Mason possibly do all those missions alone?

Did Reznov never make it out alive from Vorkuta? There must be some signs of him surviving.


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My village of about 350 was short on laborers for my new expansion, so I accepted 30 nomads in the town hall. Almost immediately, there was a cholera outbreak. I was not worried, as I'd dealt with diseases successfully before, and I had two hospitals with physicians and plenty of herbs. However the disease spread very quickly and eventually killed off my population.

I am wondering about the mechanics of diseases - logic would dictate they spread as they do in life, through proximity between villagers. Is the key to treat diseased individuals immediately and hope they did not come in to contact with anyone? Are some diseases more potent, deadly, or contagious than others, or is the difference only in the name and they are mechanically identical? Are villagers able to be contagious before they are marked as diseased or are they marked immediately upon contact? Do disease events only come up when nomads arrive?


texts: LAN World won't show up on other computer

texts: I am trying to play on my singleplayer world with my sister. I have clicked Add to LAN, but it doesn't show up on her computer. We are on the same network and running the same version of Minecraft.


texts: What are all the ways to get Speech Bonuses in Skyrim?

texts: What are all the ways to get Speech bonuses in Skyrim?  I want to maximize the amount of gold I get when selling to a vendor.


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When you die, you have an option to either Retry or Quit. Quitting allows you to access the shop, where you can spend your star bits in the upgrade shop.

If I choose to Retry, rather than Quit, do I get to keep the star bits I earned on the run I just failed? Or do I just start over normally?

I'm mostly wondering because unless my star bit count is carried over, I don't see why I would ever want to Retry without spending what I have earned in the store.


texts: Is it possible to rescue the leader of the Crimson Raiders before Bloodshot Ramparts?

texts: As one reaches their cell, loaders bust in to incarcerate them again. W4R-D3N, a constructor, captures them and lifts them away. It seems that the Vault Hunter is able to damage W4R-D3N, though it has always escaped in the games that I played in. Is it possible to destroy W4R-D3N before it departs from Bloodshot Stronghold?


texts: What defines whether or not a wolf becomes hostile?

texts: In Minecraft, what actions does the player need to avoid in order to keep the wolves peaceful so they don't murderously devour the player? I was just walking, and I attacked a sheep. All of a sudden I had three wolves on me which, when I attacked them backed,it only added more wolves to the fray.


texts: Is there any difference between buying Frozen Synapse: Red on Steam or the developer site?

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I already own Frozen Synapse the base game on Steam, and with the newly released DLC Frozen Synapse: RED I wonder whether to buy it on Steam, or pick it up directly at the website of the developer.

Is there a difference between the two shops (content or price wise)?


texts: Which Unicode symbols is Minecraft capable of displaying?

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I have noticed that when copying Unicode symbols to the chat in Minecraft, some will appear as two squares, while others appear as themselfes. I have though that Minecraft only recognizes symbols up to a specific version of Unicode, but that's just simply not the case. There are symbols that are from Unicode 5, that Minecraft doesn't recognize, meanwhile there are some, that are from Unicode 6, and Minecraft does recognize it. I'm sure there is a logic behind what symbols it can render, so can someone explain?

Fun fact: If you remove one of the two squares that appear upon pasting an unrecognized symbol, than copy it, the Minecraft client crashes.


texts: I've lost Dogmeat. Where/how can I get him back as a companion?

texts: I have Nick Valentine as a companion now but Dogmeat isn't anywhere to be found! I'm playing on Xbox One so I can't use the console to find him like some people have recommended for PC users. Anyone know how I can find him?


texts: Armable/disarmable dispenser traps in minecraft

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I am building an automated castle gatehouse in minecraft featuring a corridor between two openable/closable doors where arrows will shoot anyone in the corridor; that can also be disarmed.

here is a diagram of the coridor with no autimation where d is door and - is wall:

-------
d     d
d     d
-------

My first version had dispenser machine guns along the corridor that could be fired with a switch - but the vast number of arrows they threw out slowed down my computer too much.

here is a diagram of the coridor with no autimation where d is door - is wall and a is arrow dispenser:

-a-a-a-
d     d
d     d
--a-a--

My second version used pressure pads along the coridor so that when one is stood on, the dispenser facing it will fire. I didn't get any kind of rapid fire working on the dispensers which i would have liked, but more significantly these traps couldn't be disarmed - essentially making the coridor useless for entering and exiting the castle.

here is a diagram of the coridor with no autimation where d is door, - is wall, p is pressure plate, and a is arrow dispenser:

--aaa--
d ppp d
d ppp d
--aaa--

I would like to build something that when switched on, will shoot at any mob in the coridoor, and when switched off will alow the coridor to be safely used.


texts: I have a few red Toads and a Toad is just hanging out in town. I see an option to buy a red Toad house, ostensibly for him. Are there any added benefits of purchasing this or are the colored Toad houses just cosmetic?


texts: Can i redeem the free upgrade for the Xbox One version on the Xbox website now although i dont have a Xbox One yet?


texts: Will I still get experience for a custom campaign?

texts: I would like to try running a campaign where the alarm level doesn't passively increase, so I can try a true stealth run, but I'm at a point in the game where I need to be gaining experience. If I turn off the passive alarm increase, making it a custom game, will I still gain experience?


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I found a symbol on the left side of my screen in Overwatch. It looks like a lightning bolt with an arrow around it. Here is my sketch of it as I was unable to take a screenshot in time.

Can anyone tell me what this means?


texts: Can be Kinectimals Unleashed actually won?

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Does this game has an ending (scripted sequence when something happens) or is it a neverending earn-purchase-train-improve cycle?

I have achieved maximum trainer experience level (lvl 50) and one of my pets achieved maximum strength, endurance and cleanliness levels (30, 30, 30). What is still ahead:

purchasing of toys, having 50% of all earns an achievement
purchasing of cubs, having 50% of all earns an achievement
purchasing access to unvisited locatios, having them all earns few achievements (they are pretty expensive though and it is doubtful whether they are worthy to strive for)

Is there any "you win" screen to expect? :)


texts: Quickest way to gain experience in Gears of War 2

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What is the fastest way to gain experience in Gears of War 2?

I'm well aware of the events that are regularly held that give experience multipliers. I'm more interested in knowing what gametypes and playing styles offer the easiest way to gain experience quickly.


texts: Purifier's ability effect on Blood Priest

texts: BMC has one user of witchcraft, the Blood Priest. If a Purifier uses their ability on the Priest, what role do they become?


texts: How exactly does Weaver's Geminate Attack work?

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What is the time between basic attack and geminate attack? Does it depends on attack speed?
Does time between two basic attacks depends on whether geminate attack is done between them?

Also, according to my experience geminate attack have infinite range (ones basic attack is done geminate always follows). Is this correct or there are some limitations?


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I sometimes like to make a game in which I create a new non-superflat world, I play in it in creative, and explore.

But, I have never gotten to the end of the world. How can you get there?

And is it easy?


texts: What are the differences between different versions of the original Oregon Trail?

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From Wikipedia, we can see that there are at least 3 versions of the original Oregon Trail:

The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail 1.2
The Oregon Trail Deluxe

What are the differences between the different versions?  Are they simply the same game with better graphics, or do they differ in the game options/mechanics?


texts: Do I need more than 1 Antenna / Comms / Communotron?

texts: What might the reason for taking more than 1 Antenna into orbit / space?


texts: Can US and UK PS3 Games share save files/trophies (In Regards to Agarest Generations of War 2)

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I got Agarest Generations of War 2 from both the UK and the US, i got the US one because it was a limited edition while i got the UK one so i could get the DLC easier

i've learned that that one of the character DLC which gives you Ellis from Agarest Generations of War is unavailable outside the US because of age restrictions, apparently it gives you young Ellis and she can be used in the bath/massage minigames which is one of the things that have been censored in the UK version

now i honestly don't care about the bath/massage minigames apart from using them, to get the true ending but what i do care about is having Ellis and Leo in the same party as it wont feel right to have Leo but not Ellis

now Agarest Generations of War 2 isn't the only game i brought a UK copy for DLC and a US copy for the limited edition (Hyperdimension Neptunia, Ar Tonolico, Atelier Rorona/Totori/Meruru, Mugen Souls)

so i am wondering if trophies and save games from UK games works with US games (ie. i have gotten the true end trophy in Mugen Souls from the Uk Version, if i play the US Version is a separate set of trophies created, can i load up my true end save file)

NOTE: i'm aware of compatibility issues when DLC is in one save file but missing in another so lets assume i have brought all the DLC for both UK and US games

EDIT: taking FAE's advice, i mainly just want to know for Agarest Generations of War 2 since most of the other games i do mention there doesn't seem to any change to DLC and game content (apart from maybe Mugen Souls but i still need to confirm if the echii scenes in it are in the US version or only in the japanese version) and i mainly want to get Ellis for Agarest Generations of War 2


texts: I have some idea of the stat icons and what they mean like poison resistance etc. But for everything else it's a complete guess. No text, and so far after searching online, nothing posted on it. Anyone have a link or a breakdown of the stat icons actually are on the equipment status menu of the game?


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Sometimes when I kill a character, they talk to me after the battle and beg for mercy. Do they still drop their loot even if I take them prisoners?

I couldn't really check by myself because it happened to me once after a very hard battle and I didn't have patience to repeat (I just killed the guy outright, he deserved it).

If not, then would they drop the same stuff if I killed them in the prison?


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There's a exp penalty that reduces the exp you get by 75% if you leave too many Overwatch matches.

What I want to understand is, what constitutes leaving. If my game crashes and I have to kill it in task manager while I am in a game, does that count as leaving? If I leave the match during the hero select screen (pre-prep period), does this still count as leaving? Do I have to wait the entirety of the PoTG as well as the commendation screen then leave to not get a penalty?

What constitutes "leaving"? I'd like to know so I don't get penalties.


texts: What is Gameshare, and what should I do if I did?

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I'm pretty sure I Gameshared, but I'm not 100% sure: I don't fully understand what Gameshare means or if I did it. Could someone explain it to me?
Background
I'll start from the beginning: I have a PS4 and had GTA 5 from a few years ago. Fast forward a couple of years, I am now somehow able to download GTA on the PSN store (so I no longer needed the disc). I didn't do it on purpose, I just found a way go get it on the PSN store.
I had the disc of the games I downloaded on the PSN store. I gave the disks to my friend who didn't have GTA and he downloaded it on his PS4. He told me he only played it once, for a short period of time, and only GTA Online, not story mode.
I did the same for Black ops 3: I found a way to get it on the PSN store and I gave the disk to him, but again he said that he only played it once. For Far Cry: Primal, he said he got pretty far in that game. I didn't really ever play Far Cry Primal, but I still played GTA and Black Ops 3 after he got the disks. I guess he sold all the disk for $26.

I'm just really scared I accidentally gameshared. This happened almost a year ago and I had no idea this could be illegal, or I could get banned for it. If I gameshared I would be very guilty and want to report myself to Sony, pathetic I know it's just the type of person I am. Now that I know I will not ever do it again I have learned from my mistakes but I never knew I was making a mistake until today.
Anyways, could someone please explain what Gameshare is and if that's what I did, what should I do?


texts: Where does the extra candy come from when I evolve a pokemon?

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Every time that I evloved a pokemon, regardless of the price of evolution in candies, after the evolution has happened I've got 1 extra candy left. For example evolving a Voltorb into an Electrode with 67 candies, would leave me with 18 candies and not 17 as expected (The evolution costs 50 candies). But, if I'm lacking only one candy for the required amount (49 in the case of Voltorb), I'm unable to evolve.

Where does that extra candy come from?


texts: What does changing your character's 'heart' do?

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When creating your character in Crayon Chronicles, there's an option for choosing your 'heart'.  There's a bunch of different options to choose from.

The choices are as follows:

Champion
Dragon
Glaiator
Falcon
Fox
Hedgehog
Lion
Eagle
Ogre
Unicorn

I can't work out what the 'Heart' does though.  Is it just something to show up on your adventure record after you die to personalize your hero?  Or does it have some other effect on gameplay?


texts: How does wielded weapon affect running speed? Will I run significantly faster for example with pistol than with RPG?


texts: What does the "eye" control in picture in picture mode do?

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In tabletop simulator there is a "picture in picture" tool.
One of the controls is an "eye" icon, but I have no idea what it actually does.

Does anyone know what this control does?


texts: How to rearrange skills in Puzzle Quest 2?

texts: At some point in conquest it said that I would be able to rearrange my skills (strength, intelligence, etc) if I go somewhere, but where is that place located exactly?


texts: How can I get rid of an Unstable Node quickly?

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So I'm an admin of a minecraft server, and I've discovered that the wisps near my server's spawn arn't just the result of a spawner, there is actually a very large (over 500 vis) unstable node about 100 meters from the spawn area generating them. This is causing all kinds of issues as I have people joining the server and getting practically insta-gibbed by a swarm of wisps. How can I get rid of the node quickly?

(I'm using Thaumcraft 3)


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I made a tileable redstone contraption, made a structure block to make creating copies of it easier, and to make tiling it easier, included the structure block that loads the next one inside the saved structure. Except I didn't spot the adjacent block powers up as soon as the structure is placed, and next time I triggered 'load', I had my contraptions tiled to the horizon.

How to stop it? Chasing the front is futile as as soon as the new chunks load it starts growing out of my reach.
How to clean up the mess it left behind, several thousands of copies of the contraption?
Any smart way to prevent it in the future other than make absolutely sure there is no, and won't be any redstone power around the newly spawned block?

In particular, note these are structure, not command blocks and they spawn in hundreds, so classic solutions targetting a single misbehaving command block don't work.


texts: At what quests/points in time do each of Deckard Cain's talk options become available?

texts: I'm missing some of the talks with Deckard Cain  and want to know when they can be made. To make this question more informative, I ask for all the different conversations that are needed for the achievment.


texts: Is there any story justification for "traversing the white light"?

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After sinking many hours into Dark Souls, I've come to the realization that the story is actually very complex, even if it's hidden or muddied most of the time.  Even the multiplayer aspects of the game have an in-world explanation which ties into the universe.

This makes me wonder about other things which never seemed to "fit" except as a game mechanic.  Is there such an in-game, world-relevant explanation for the fog covering doors which the player must choose to "traverse the white light" through?

I always thought it was just a technique to prevent the player from leaving once a boss battle had begun, but now I'm thinking maybe there's some hidden intricacy to it that I've missed.  This thought is enhanced by the fact that the fog does not always block the path to a boss; very often it simply leads to another area and immediately dissipates when the player crosses it.


texts: Is there a best Rampage floor to farm moonbow gems?

texts: Is there a floor that has the best drop rates or easiest to kill in order to get moonbow gems easily?


texts: What are the exact percentages for likelihood of getting 3 diamonds from a diamond ore with Fortune 3?

texts: I have a modification that adds a furnace that doubles the amount of ingots produced from an ore when smelted. I want to know if using this furnace to smelt diamond ore would be better than using a fortune 3 diamond pickaxe. So what is the likelihood of getting three (or more maybe) diamonds from an ore with a fortune 3 pickaxe so I can determine if the furnace is better to use because it gives a guaranteed two diamonds. Thanks!


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I'm currently working on some maps, but I always find myself lost when I'm trying to find a specific item in a slot in my inventory.

This time it's the head, which is 103b. Currently, I don't have any way to check for it, so all I'm doing is checking for a skull, which makes it easy to bypass.

Here is an example:

/scoreboard players set @a Hulk 1 {Inventory:[{Slot:103b,id:"minecraft:skull"}]}

This is an easy way to find the skull, but I want it to be more specific. For example, a skull with a name, enchantments, etc.

This is the specific item I'm looking for:

/give @p minecraft:skull 1 3 {HideFlags:1,display:{Name:"The Hulk",Lore:[The head of the Hulk]},SkullOwner:Oconna,ench:[{id:0,lvl:10}]}

But since I can't copy  {HideFlags:1,display:{Name:"The Hulk",Lore:[The head of the Hulk]},SkullOwner:Oconna,ench:[{id:0,lvl:10}]} into the other command (which would result in this):

/scoreboard players set @a Hulk 1 {HideFlags:1,display:{Name:"The Hulk",Lore:[The head of the Hulk]},SkullOwner:Oconna,ench:[{id:0,lvl:10}]}

I can't find it easily.

Is there any way to easily find a head with specific attributes, or do I need to type it all down?


texts: Minecraft - recovered level.dat doesn't work

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I'm playing Minecraft v1.7.5 on Vista (i know!).

Mine and my son's creative mode game disappeared from the menu - i think it might have been accidentally deleted.  The folder was still there in <user>\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\saves\Arlo's World, but there was no level.dat or level.dat_old in it.

I used Recuva to search for deleted level.dat files and it found a level.dat_old file from that folder that could be recovered.  I recovered that, put it back in the folder, copied it and renamed the copy to level.dat, so that the .minecraft\saves\Arlo's World folder had a level.dat and a level.dat_old file again.

But, on starting the game, it still doesn't show up in the list of worlds in the single player game list.

Is there something else I need to do, to make the game add it to the list of options?  Comparing the world folder with a still-working world, it looks like everything else is still present.


texts: How efficient is V.A.T.S in comparison to manual gameplay?

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In my first playthrough at level 40 I ran out of useful-sounding perks and started wondering about V.A.T.S effectiveness. There are 25 perks directly benefiting V.A.T.S out of 93 perks in total (yes, I counted), which makes me think that it is supposed to be a much more substantial aspect of the game than I (and perhaps others that are used to pulling the trigger themselves) can fathom.

Is V.A.T.S really just statistics, convenience and cinematic splatter or is there a whole other angle I'm not seeing?

EDIT: I know about Threat Detection and Critical Strikes. I'm just wondering why that would merit 1/4 of all perks being about V.A.T.S when it seems like it is just an alternative play style to FPS. Can someone give me a concrete breakdown of how effectively V.A.T.S can be used? I believe I'm not alone in saying that there might be less obvious nuances to it that justify its existence.


texts: Is there a way to cancel or manually end manipulate?

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So, I'm in the battle arena on disc 1. I had my green materia broken, so when the arena brought out Zemzelett, I thought it would be the perfect chance for a free heal, as I knew I could manipulate him and use white wind on Cloud.

This was a bad idea.

Unfortunately, Zemzelett only has two actions in his list. Both of which require MP - more MP than he has after using white wind. As such, either action results in a message that his skill power is used up.  Because the battle arena is solo, and Cloud is manipulating the Zemzelett, and the Zemzelett has no actionable commands, I think I may be stuck. I was hoping it would time out or after so many commands the manipulate would end, but no luck so far.

Is there any way to manually end manipulate, or otherwise end it if I'm unable to attack the manipulated enemy?


texts: Is there any easy way to destroy the teapot or do i just have to wait? I`m currently using my scythe, crown with jaspers and red gloves.


texts: Where can I find Road Goggles consistently?

texts: I think I found a few of these and passed over them by accident as trash. But they have +1 INT! Where can I find this item easily and consistently?


texts: Where are all of the collectibles located in Battlefield 4?

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I noticed in my battlelog, that you can find collectibles in the campaign.

Screenshot I took in the battlelog under the first mission

Where are these located in each mission?


texts: Is there a way to clear the octopi army without restarting the level? This exact scenario is difficult to get out of with teleport and jump.


texts: I've been playing Heat Signature for a few hours now, and I have yet to find a good use for the swapper items in the game. Under what scenarios are swappers useful? They seem like a neat idea, but ultimately don't seem necessary.


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In Pokemon X and Y's  Route 15, there is a building called the Lost Hotel, near the Dendemille Town Gate.  Before getting to Dendemille, I entered and fought the gang members, but at the end, one gang member did not allow me to enter the room of the gang leader, and I thought that the room can be accessed post-game.  After I defeated the champion, I went back and I still wasn't allowed in.  What do I need to do in order to enter the room?

EDIT: So this is another question.  According to one of the answers, you just get a trick.  So what is the benefit of that trick?


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I've been having trouble using Slark's Pounce. I've researched some of my problems but I couldn't find the information.

When I try to pounce I always land next to them, but not latch onto him/her. I've fooled around with Slark on the -wtf mode but I couldn't it figure out. Sometimes I would pounce past the target and I get killed.

I hope I have given enough info for you tell me how to use it properly.


texts: What's the highest character level in Torchlight?

texts: I was googling quite a lot for this question, but I couldn't find an answer. But what is the highest reachable character level in Torchlight?


texts: Why is my farmer just staring at the floor?

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I have a farmer in an auto wheat farm who is not tending the farm. It is fully planted and he was previously farming it, but now he is just sitting on an edge looking at the floor.

I have lit up any ravines in the direction he is staring and surrounding him and he wont stop doing it and get back to farming.

What could be this dudes issue?


texts: Do you avoid the damage if you kill a turret right before its missile hits you?

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This has happened to me various times but its kinda fuzzy as I can't find anything official on it.

Lets say you tank a turret with a teammate so you think you're gonna kill the turret in time before you die but then you realize you won't make it in time so you decide to run away or even flash out if the timing of the game is crucial and you really don't want to die. You are only one hit and right before you flash the turret fires a missile which of course follows you to wherever you flashed. But before the missile lands on you and kills you, your teammate manages to kill the turret and when the missile hits you it makes no damage.

Now the same of course has happened to me with champion skills. For example I've killed a leblanc but she had already thrown her Q on me and it killed me even though it landed after she died. Or a nunu snowball or any other locked spell with a short delay.

I'm pretty certain you can't get damage from turrets if they get destroyed in the meantime but as I said I can't find anything official.
Can someone confirm this or point to a link stating it?
I've always wondered :)

Here is the wiki about turrets where nothing related is mentioned.

EDIT: I'll use a picture to make it even more clear. If the turret in the picture was destroyed at that exact moment blitzcrank would take no damage from the purple missile heading towards him :)


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I am using a premium legit version of Minecraft that I purchased. I can log into minecraft.net as well as mojang.com but I am unable to login to Minecraft the game through the minecraft.exe or the Technic launcher. The Minecraft servers are up and running fine. My internet connection is also fine. I double checked my credentials and even tried changing my password. I tried using both my username and my email. I tried all of this on two separate accounts that I own. I tried deleting my login, launcher, launcher.pack.lzma, and launcher_profiles.json and then reopening Minecraft. I tried re-downloading minecraft.exe.

Nothing has worked and I seem to have run out of options. I sent a help request to Mojang but in the meantime I was hoping that maybe you guys could offer some advice.


texts: Randomly getting kill effects without killing anything

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As a Berserker with a Showstopper mace, I have two effects that have a chance of happening when I kill an enemy: the Rampage skill, and Meteor Strike that has a 10% of happening when I skill an enemy with Showstopper.

The weird thing is, they've been randomly triggering. I'll be just walking through a dungeon, minding my own business, when suddenly a meteor falls from the sky and hits an area near me. I've also have Rampage randomly trigger without any obvious cause.

This is not caused by my pet or a summon killing something. It's happened in cases where I have no summons active, and can see what my pet has done for the last few seconds.

Is this a bug? Am I missing something?


texts: What ships make a good flag ship in Sid Meier's Pirates?  Is there an advantage to keeping a smaller ship or should I try to use the largest ship I can find?


texts: I was bored on Minecraft, and so I created a Superflat world with villages. Is there any way that I can replace all of the Gravel to say... TNT? I felt like being destructive, and I was wondering if there would be a faster way than manually replacing each of the gravel with TNT by hand. I don't use WorldEdit because it sadly will not run on my computer.


texts: How can I make a double button door? By that, I mean that two people have to switch the same button at the same time to open a door for a short time, and then these door would close up behind them. Please explain how to do this or link a tutorial.


texts: How do I get to the new "Cow Level" in Reaper of Souls?

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There have been reports of a new "Cow Level" that seems to only be accessible via  Nephalem Rifts:

Are the Rifts fixed in terms of location (act/area)? Are Rifts the only way to get there?


texts: How can I calibrate a joystick on a Mac?

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A joystick on my controller is off-center, and I don't want to go through the pain of fixing it (it has proprietary screws, plus I don't know what to do with it once I'm inside). How do I go about fixing this?

FYI: I have tried YsJoystickCalibrator to no avail. I am also trying to use Enjoy2, which has no calibration tool AFAIK.


texts: How do I charge the Proto Statue to get a Crown Vault portal?

texts: I'm confused about how the charging of the Proto Statue works. Nuclear Throne Wikia says the portal charges by absorbing rads, but I'm killing enemies near the statue and the rads won't move towards it. How do I make it absorb rads and give me a Crown Vault portal?


texts: Is there any testblock equivalent in 1.14? If so, how would it be used to test for a dispenser with held items?

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I made a custom crafting table back when the /testblock command was still a thing, and I found out that it's no longer in 1.14? Are there any equivalents? The world was deleted, so I can't go back and copy the code from there. I'm pretty much just trying to find another way to make a custom crafting table using commands.

(PS. The crafting table worked in the way that it would test for the items via the /testblock command inside the dispenser, it would then change the block to a dispenser with the crafted item, and then it would dispense it.)


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In Overwatch, a player can be issued medals for peak performance in 4 categories; Eliminations, Damage, Healing, and Objective Time, and Objective Kills. Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals are awarded for 3rd, 2nd, and 1st in that category, respectively.

How is EXP gain calculated from these medals? What are the specific EXP numbers gained from the different categories of medals? Will multiple Gold medals stack their EXP? Can EXP from multiple categories of medals stack, or is only the highest achieved counted?

All this time playing the game, and I still don't know how medals work...


texts: Do achievement related bonusses apply in ME2?

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I've recently started playing mass-effect again -- lost interest in it when losing my save file due to a hard disk crash --, seeing how reasonably well priced ME2 is and how it looks and as I want to import an existing save file.

I've completed one play through and am advancing on my second one to achieve level 60. But I'm not planning to complete the majority of the game again unless this would prove to be useful.

Therefore my question: Do achievement related bonuses (such as the EXP earned rising by 10% by completing the majority of the game) apply in mass-effect 2?


texts: How do I protect myself from friendly-fired spells?

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I crafted a very potent Firaga spell and, while liking Noctis' current setup, I gave the spell to Prompto. I was in a grassy area, fighting creatures who's weakness was fire, and the next thing I know Operation Firestorm commenced, which dealt a huge chunk damage that nearly costed me the fight.

If I cast a spell as Noctis, I can strategically cast spells and wait for an opening before casting. If I give it to either Prompto, Ignis, or Gladiolus, they appear to cast spells blindly, as long as it is the enemy's weakness.

Is there a way to protect myself from friendly-fired spells, or do I need to hope for the best that I do not get killed?


texts: Do weapons and armor get shared between settlements

texts: To continue on from this question, do weapons and armor also get shared between settlements, in their raw state? Or are they only usable as scrap when making mods? I have a supply line running between two settlements, but I don't seem to be able to get the weapons or armor between them. Could there be a delay?


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Found on one of the chairs of the Bank's lobby, this newspaper is dated but it's pretty hard to read. (2015?)  Does anyone know when Payday 2 is occuring?  Are there any other clues in other heists?

PS: oh hello First World Bank easter egg :)


texts: How to get past of level 28 in orbit the game on Android?

texts: How to get past level 28 , it seems to be very complicated, 1 big Attractive Blackhole And 8 repulsive black holes, I am not able to figure how I launch planets to make them orbit .


texts: Who's telling the truth? Saadia or Kematu?

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In the quest: "In my Time of Need"

Saadia claims:

"I am a noble of House Suda in Hammerfell."
"The Alik'r are assassins in the employ of the Aldmeri Dominion."

Kematu claims:

Saadia is known for constantly changing her name.
Saadia is wanted by the noble houses of Taneth for treason.
"She sold the city out to the Aldmeri Dominion. Were it not for her betrayal, Taneth could have held its ground in the war."

Who's telling the truth? How is it possible to confirm their claims?


texts: Battlefield 4(PC) expansion packs, cant get into servers

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The issue I'm having is that, every time i try to play a multiplayer game, on most servers ill get a "legacy operations expansion pack required" or a "nightops required" etc. Now to be clear, i purchased a "league pass" or whatever you want to call it when BF4 first came out so i should own all of this already.

Even still, i click on the "get legacy operations" button and the "get nightops" button to see if theres anything i have to download but there isnt anything.

Aside from weapon kit shortcut packs, or battlepacks(gold silver etc), i own everything and the download page literally says "you own this"....

so im pretty much stuck. Not sure how to proceed. Can anyone help. thanks


texts: why will my hopper not move items to the next hopper?

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I have one hopper connected to the other, and the other to a chest. I know I have them connected correctly, because the second hopper deposits into the chest perfectly.

However, items do not transfer from the first to the second hopper. Why won't this work?


texts: What is the best leveling spec for a Champion in LotRO?

texts: The title says it all. I'm looking for the best leveling spec for Champions in Lord of the Rings Online. 'Best' in a MMO means a nice balance of survivability and efficiency. This should include traits, virtues, weapons (dual wield or two handed weapons)


texts: Is it necessary to purchase items to complete a set in The Greedy Cave?

texts: I want to know if it is possible to complete a set only with dropped items. Or if it is necessary to buy the pieces from the Town Lady?


texts: When will I get attacked in Clash of Clans

texts: I just started playing clash of clans. Aside from the first attack by goblins in the tutorial I haven't been attacked. When do I need to worry about my defenses? Right now I'm content to just farm away and build up. If I never use the attack function will I also never get attacked?


texts: Is there a glitch where the moose won't die?

texts: Me and my friend micro'd the  hell out of this goose, but it just wouldn't die. We blasted it with all of a fire staff, and we had full log armor and battle helms on with battle spears, and it just wouldn't die. Has this happened to other people?


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I have been trying this for two days and cant get anything. I just want a trident to move. I used motion tags, direction tags, power tags, and it just spawns and falls down, this is what I have so far and it doesn't work:
/summon minecraft:trident ~ ~3 ~ {Motion:[0,5,-10],Direction:[0,5,-10],Power:[0,5,-10]}

How can I go about getting my trident to move somewhere else?


texts: Strategy for reaching Wave 30 on Modern Warfare 3's survival map 'Resistance'?

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I've been trying to survive Modern Warfare 3's survival map 'Resistance', but I cant get past Wave 25. I'm trying to survive until wave 30 but I'm not having any luck.

What is the best way for me to achieve this? I've used every tactic I know but none work.


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I just completed the mission where you have to kill Crispin in order to

   assume his identity for the auction.

Near the end of the mission, Clara says something along the lines of

   "Maybe we had to kill Crispin, but at least we can save the girl" (Poppy)

I retried the mission many times attempting to beat it without killing Crispin, but I can't get close enough to him before he runs away.

So, is it possible to knock out Crispin, rather than killing him?  Does it affect the storyline or the dialog at all?


texts: How do I fix this red-blue color split problem?

texts: So each time I launch Gmod, my colours are like this, the image in front of me is split into red and blue. How do I fix this problem?


texts: Don't Starve Together - Alone mode vs Don't Starve

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When you try playing Don't Starve Together for the first time, the game recommends you to play Alone mode.

Does Don't Starve Together - Alone mode make the original Don't Starve obsolete, or does the original Don't Starve have unique content in it's own right compared to Don't Starve Together - Alone mode?


texts: How do I lower my driver rating in Gran Turismo Sport?

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I am going for the two gold trophies in this game (65 pole positions and 91 wins). So far I have been racing as good as I can and I managed to do around 20 pole positions and 10 wins. This brought me to driver rating B and sportsmanship rating B.

I find that at this level, winning and doing pole positions is already starting to get very difficult, especially with a DS4. In the last 20 races, I did 1 pole position and 0 wins, so I am trying to lower my driver rating so I can get some easier wins (don’t judge me, trophies are still part of the game :P )

Therefore I have come last position on purpose in the last 15 races but my driver rating is the same. My sportsmanship rating increased because I was still racing clean, so I also tried driving dirtier (cutting corners etc) and still getting last position, and the max I have achieved is driver rating high C and sportsmanship rating C.

So, what do I have to do exactly to go back to driver rating D or E? Do I have to just continue losing races a million times?


texts: Automatically wielding picked up weapons in Borderlands

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I've only really started playing Borderlands (i'm at level 17) and sometimes when I pick up a new weapon it is automatically wielded by my character even if it's much worse than the one I was currently using. I was wondering if there was a pattern or rule because it seems inconsistent?

One occasion was particularly annoying when I picked up a shotgun with no ammo during a firefight and subsequently died trying to switch guns.


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I recently noted that usually when I enchant in my enchantment table it gives me 2-3 free enchantments along with the actual one. For example, I enchanted a book to loyalty III and got sweeping edge II and power IV along with it. Also I enchanted my bow to infinity and got flame for free.
Is this normal?


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You can upgrade your shops to Level 2, Level 3, ...ect. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but upgrading the shop adds quanitity to your restocking, meaning you get more stock for every restock. However, does upgrading the shop also lower the amount of time it takes to stock an item? Or does every shop have their own stock time regaurdless of the level of the shop.

Also, does the type of shop have anything to do with stock times? For example, do food types tend to stock faster/slower than recreation and so on.


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Every chapter in Celeste has an alternate B-Side version that’s unlocked by finding a hidden tape. However, I learned that it’s possible to unlock even more difficult C-Side versions.

How do you unlock the C-Side version of a chapter?


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I am very casual gamer when it comes to WoW. I rarely play this game and I get really bored many times when it comes to traveling far distances. I thinking of buying premium mounts from the store to save time.

I did not find any extra information other than the price. This is what I want to know about these mounts.

Swift Windsteed
Armored Bloodwing
Winged Guardian
Heart of the Aspects
Celestial Steed

Can I use them immediately? irrespective of level? I am now level 23
Speed of these mounts?
Is it tradable? or bound?

1 and 2 are very important for me.


texts: Why does my maximum stamina lowers during a mission?

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I've noticed this a couple times now that during a mission my max stamina is suddenly lower then it was before, up to a point where I run out of stamina after a running for half a second.

What causes this and how can I get back to a bigger stamina bar? It is pretty detrimental to my damage output and general survival.


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I was playing the Witcher 2 today, eagerly and interested in what the new patch has brought us, but I can not get into Flotsam anymore. Every time I enter the city, I get a cut scene of a guard saying: "Kill the bastard", followed by three arrows piercing through my body, resulting into a displeasing death.

I had the cut scene before (in Patch 2.0) but I could bribe the guards. As for now, I have no possibility to do anything, except watching myself die. I have accidentally killed a civilian near Flotsam, and I think that's why the guards are on my back again.

I wonder if someone knows how to bypass this cut-scene-o'-death and the guards, or how to modify or adjust something in the savefile or somewhere else, so that I am not a notorious butcher anymore, but a peaceful Witcher once again.


texts: Which settlements allow the largest number of triangles and draw size?

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I am wondering which settlements have the biggest item size to build in.
Since this question determines that the size is calculated in polygons, I'm wondering if this amount is the same for every settlement or not?
In the answer it is said:

The size limit and current size used are actually attributes against the workbench in the settlement itself and differ between settlements.

I would still like to know what that size is for some of the bigger settlements to see how much difference there is between them.
I am on Xbox, so I cannot use console commands myself to check anything.

Just to clarify: I am not talking about the size of the area itself. I
am talking about the polygon count for the size bar that shows in the workshop mode while
building things.


texts: Can I adjust the aspect ratio on a Nintendo Switch to display on a 4:3 monitor?

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I have a Nintendo Switch, connected to 4:3 LCD computer monitor (GNR TS702) via a DVI-D input and a cable. The picture displays fine, and fills the whole screen at 1280 x 1024, which I imagine means the Switch is outputting 1080p. However the Switch is sending out a widescreen image, which then looks stretched vertically on my screen.
On a Wii / WiiU, you could change the settings on the device to match the screen ratio:

However, I cannot find any such setting on the Switch.
Does the switch try to ask the screen what ratio / size it is, or does it just not care and leave the monitor / TV to set itself appropriately?


texts: Why do horses shake their head "no" even when saddled?

texts: I was playing survivalcraft this morning. I was riding my black horse when all of a sudden it stopped. When I attempted to make it move again it shook its head no. The horse was already saddled. What's going on? Is it a glitch? Is the horse tired? What?


texts: What exactly am I risking if I buy Steam keys from unauthorized sellers online?

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I own a legit Steam version of Don't Starve Together, and I want to play with my friends. However, they play a pirated version, because they cannot afford (or don't want to pay) the price of $15 (they said it costs that much) per 2 copies. I want to play with them, but neither do I want to gift them a $7.5 copy each, nor play a pirated version.

I plan to visit some trading web-site and buy a bunch of Don't Starve Together keys that cost just a few cents and send to my friends. However, I have read that I will risk:

Getting nothing and just wasting my money (I have chargebacks for that)
Getting banned on Steam (this is something I really don't want, for obvious reasons).

Is it actually possible to lose my account if I buy games in such a way?

I tried to google for it, but I didn't see any valid source, or any official answer from Steam about that: only "u gonna get banned" or "you will get scammed 100% stolen keys" with no backup.


texts: What is the fastest kart and character configuration in Mario Kart 8?

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In Mario Kart 8, handling attributes such as speed, acceleration, and traction are affected by 4 factors: The weight class of the character, the kart or bike, the type of wheels, and the glider attachment.

Including Mario Kart 8's current DLC, what is the fastest possible configuration?


texts: I'm a big fan of the Elder Scrolls series and wanted to read something about the lore. Quite fast I ran into Amaranth. Can someone please explain what or who this is?


texts: How do I change the look of a waypoint I made on the map?

texts: In Arma 3, when I place a waypoint on the map, it is just a normal black dot. I see other people placing different looking/colored ones on the map. How do I do that?


texts: Can you assign right-click skills as 1-2-3-4 keyboard skills?

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the Demon Hunter has the skill which can mark an enemy for a 12% damage increase.

Do you have to assign them to the left or right mouse button to mark an enemy, or can I use the keyboard shortcuts 1-2-3-4 to mark?


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I could stay for hours in the purgatory bar in the citadel just to listen to the music.

What's the name of that song, so I can put it on my iPod; on repeat.


texts: What are the sidequest I can do before Mt. Bur-Omisace?

texts: I am leaving for Mt. Bur-Omisace. I haven't played any side quest except 5 hunts from Sandsea. What are the side quests  I have missed and where can I find them?


texts: What is the word for when players give all high level advantages to lvl 1 players?

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Say that you start a new character in a online game which has ways to progress (such as leveling up / improving your character) and you're playing it with a friend that knows 100% about the game, but also starts to point directions (skipping tutorials), giving you all high level stuff (say, the best items you'd find in a high level dungeon, or unique ones), and if possible, to make you level up asap.

I'm really sure that there's a name for such typical acts.


texts: Where is "Devil's Leap" in The Witcher 3?

texts: After I stumbled upon a refugee camp and liberated it from filthy deserters I found this poster. It mentions Devil's Leap but I cant find anything about it. Here is a screenshot :


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I need to play a sound file (Disk 11) on my server so that everyone can hear it, but the problem I have is that the sound plays, but when the person goes too far away from where they were, it gets quieter and finally you can't hear it at all. Is there a way to play a sound globally so that everyone can hear it and when they move they still hear it fine. Here is what I have tried:

/playsound records.11 @a

Plays for everybody but still gets quieter as you move away!

/playsound records.11 @a [High Wolume]

Blasts your ears at the beginning!

/playsound records.11

Doesn't work, requires a player

I guess what I am asking is how to play the sound server-wide so you can hear it continuously until the end?


texts: I recently finished Rex Rocket but I'm missing a few records and info nodes. Is there a map of where the records and other items are? A map with info nodes would be even better.


texts: Can someone please tell me where I can find the loot_tables folder in my Minecraft directory? There is no such folder in assets or saves\worldname\data. This is in 1.10.


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A (longish) time ago, back before 1.10, I could see the coordinates, block ID, and biome from my Minecraft's F3 debug screen.

And then the malware came. I ended up reverting to a backup three times to delete it. (Sometime after that fiasco, I tried getting on a heavily modded server, the downloading of the proper mods and Forge seemingly being the cause of the second problem).

My problem is now twofold. The only way I can open Minecraft is through the launcher.jar file (Minecraft.exe, Feed the Beast, and TechnicLauncher do not open anything. Ever since I went on that server that one time, I am now no longer able to see my coordinates or the block I'm looking at.

How do I fix this? Should I uninstall? (How do I uninstall? I'd need to remove every file related to Minecraft from my computer).

I would love to know what block I'm standing on again, and what block I'm mining. After all, surprise Silverfish are a horrible fate...


texts: Trying to add sockets to rings but don't succeed

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It's as if the other alternatives  that the mystic gives me are basically the same.

Is it possible to add sockets to rings or amulet through easier ways?

I have done this like 10-20 times per ring and wasted so many imperial ruby gems. I simply don't get sockets.

Am I missing something? Should I keep trying.


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In the Bravely Default demo there is a quest to defeat the rock-like monster in the forest. It is an Adamantite Shell with a high defense and the ability to cast reflect.

I've figured out how to get around the Reflect spell. Reflect only bounces one spell back so if I cast cure or some beneficial magic it will get bounced back to me, and I can hit it with Blizzard (or another water spell) in the next round.

But the problem here is that it has 3000 HP and a very high defense. Is there a way around that?


texts: What is the list of career mode general achievement contracts?

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As @Philipp points out in a comment to this question:

  The general achievement contracts only appear when it's something you haven't already done yet.

To maximize my career performance I'd like not to go exploring before the corresponding achievement contract is available.

Some of this list, that I've already encountered in-game (as of 1.0.4) are:

Orbit Kerbin
Explore Mun
Explore Duna

Is there a comprehensive list, so I could catch-em-all?


texts: League of Legends only working when launching as administrator

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Not a big issue but it's bugging me for some time now.

After a re-install, I'm only able to launch the game as Administrator, otherwise, the launcher would throw the following error and close.

  Unspecified error. Check the logs for more info

I've tried to Repair it, to set permissions of League's folder to 777 (everyone could do whatever they wanted to there) and even re-installing again some months after it started happening.

Extra info:

I don't use antivirus
My OS is Win7


texts: How do I make summoned falling_blocks look like a block other than sand?

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I have a 2x3 area that I want to be Magenta Carpet on Minecraft Realms (1.15.2/vanilla) Java 1.8.0_51.  My goal is to have a fake floor that somebody falls through.

/summon minecraft:falling_block -261 39 -2426 {Block:"minecraft:magenta_carpet", NoGravity:1}
/summon minecraft:falling_block -261 39 -2427 {Block:"minecraft:magenta_carpet", NoGravity:1}
/summon minecraft:falling_block -261 39 -2428 {Block:"minecraft:magenta_carpet", NoGravity:1}
/summon minecraft:falling_block -260 39 -2426 {Block:"minecraft:magenta_carpet", NoGravity:1}
/summon minecraft:falling_block -260 39 -2427 {Block:"minecraft:magenta_carpet", NoGravity:1}
/summon minecraft:falling_block -260 39 -2428 {Block:"minecraft:magenta_carpet", NoGravity:1}

I have also tried:

without minecraft:
with TileID/Data instead of Block
with Block:carpet, Data:2
with quotes around the property name as per JSON specs like "Block":"..."

However, all of the blocks look like sand, not magenta carpet. How do I make them look like carpet instead?


texts: Play wwf in two different languages with two different people

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So I'm playing wwf, which is great. I play it on facebook. I'm a native english speaker, so when I put down words I'll put the english term, say, "WORD".

Right now I'm learning spanish, so i thought it would be fun to play with a spanish-speaking friend, and use spanish words, say "PALABRA".

I don't know how to do this. There is a "gear" icon in the top-right, but that just changes the words used in the GUI to whatever language. It has an indicator below it that would attest that spanish words can be used... but then it won't accept spanish words on the board, only english ones.

I would also like to only change the language settings on a game-by-game (or, better, person-by-person) level. ie I don't want all my games in spanish.

How can I achieve this?


texts: How do you travel to dungeons outside of your alliance?

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When I use the dungeon group finder, it gives me the option to find groups for dungeons that are outside of my alliance.

Last night the group finders assembled a group of us to go to City of Ash, but none of us had the location on our maps, and the area is outside of our alliance.

How are we supposed to get there?


texts: How many quests can you find on other quests?

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Very occasionally on daily/weekly quests you can find a new quest in a container.

So far I have found two: "Vault 789" and "With Friends Like These".

Both gave multiple legendary rewards. Are there any more?


texts: Character not glowing with burning embers

texts: I used to have an undead destruction warlock. I created another human warlock (deleted the undead for some reason). But now, my human warlock does not glow with full burning embers (all 4 generated) like my undead warlock used to. Am I missing something?


texts: V-bucks purchased on PC not showing on Switch

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I have purchased v-bucks on the PC but they are not showing on my Switch.
Both the answer to this question and the FAQs it quotes suggest I should not expect it to work the other way around (that is, v-bucks bought on the Switch won’t appear on the PC) but they both imply it should work the way around I’m doing it:

If you buy V-Bucks on PC or mobile, they are shared if you have your
Epic account linked.

V-Bucks purchased on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 are only available on the platform they are purchased on. All other V-Bucks, are available across platform.

Although the example the FAQ page uses does seem to contradict this:

Example 1:1000 V-Bucks purchased on PC.
◦ PC will display 1000 V-Bucks available.
◦ PS4 will display 0 V-Bucks available.

Which is correct, or have the rules changed since these were written?


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Which champion(s) have a better chance of surviving lane against Nidalee? If you happen to not have these champions, how do you counter her?

I play her myself, so I know buying resistances is useless because she has so much sustained damage and poke with her no mana cost abilities.

Using someone like Yorick may work I suppose, but only if you have a lot of mana potions or mana regeneration runes.

How can I effectively lane against her without spending too many resources just to avoid being killed?


texts: Is there a way to see who will win the election for Holy Roman Emperor in EU4?

texts: In my current EU4 game, I'm in a tight race with Savoy for the title of Holy Roman Emperor. It basically comes down to the way The Palatinate breaks the tie, however, both of us are so low on its list that I can't see who they would rather chose. Is there any button or object that I can however over/click on that will tell me who would win the election if it were held today? This would be useful in general, not just for this game, as a way to double check what I found by hand.


texts: How can I find the way back to the runway?

texts: Kerbal Space Program doesn't seem to have an option to plant flags in EVA anymore.  How can I find my way back to the runway I launched a Space Plane from without using a mod?


texts: Do destroyed containers drop their loot?

texts: I just survived the 3rd horde (21st night) but the zombies smashed a few of my containers (desk/box) that held a lot of the stuff that I had collected. I don't see it on the floor. Is it gone forever?


texts: What's the most efficient way to farm favor with a Giant?

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Barring quests and badges (which aren't repeatable, so can't be farmed), the only way I know to gain favor with a Giant is by donating at shrines.  I'm currently churning out Sammiches as fast as I can and dumping them into Lem's shrines so that I can unlock Better Learning III, but it's slow going.

Is there a more efficient way to gain favor?  The wiki page is fairly thin.  If nothing else, are there crafting recipes which offer a better favor/energy ratio?


texts: In Mario Kart 64, are there weight classes or does each character have a different weight?

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Obviously, some characters weigh more than others (e.g. Bowser weighs more than Toad), which gives them different characteristics such as acceleration, and being able to spin other players by running into them.

My question is if there are weight classes or if each character has a different weight. So for example, the three heaviest characters are Bowser, Donkey Kong and Wario, are they all the same weight or do they have different weights? If they do have different weights, does that mean that for example, you could take the heaviest one of them and run into the least heavy one and that will cause you to knock out (or at least shove) the less heavier player?


texts: Switching items between d3 characters in diff regions?

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THE ISSUE

First, understand the background --> here

I am Australian D3 player
I didn't check region and started playing (it turns out it defaulted to European servers)
Now I'm level 50 I tried to access RMAH, and get error message - "No currencies available"

Based on this, currencies available for me are: USD, MXN, ARS, CLP and AUD(clearly my prefered currency-but anyway). After this it seems clear I should be playing in Americas all along-just I never knew that this was an option or that it was chosen for me...)

SOLUTION?

Does it (it, the fact I started on Eurpoean server and just want to be able to sell items I pick up) matter?
It seems I am unable to trade in european AH (even if i didn't care about different currencies).

IDEA 1:

I understand that you can switch items between characters.
Will this cover me, should I want to sell an item in RMAH?
i.e. switch it to player in my region, sell from there ?

NO MORE IDEAS:

Do I have any options available?
Or is the only way to switch servers and invest another... i dunno what, 60-100+ hours to be able to access AH? Note at no point of course is the user asked when starting the game what server they want to play in. You're just supposed to know.

IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS::

Currently my region is set to European
When I click on RMAH I get no currencies available. I have not changed my region to American and tested, I wanted to suss out what my options are before making a change that I don't fully understand the consequences of (they're are a lot of sob stories on this subject)


texts: tellraw command with selector command doesnt' work

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Can someone help me by adding a selector into this command? I want @p[score_quits_min=1] to be added into this:

/execute @a[score_quits_min=1] ~ ~ ~ tellraw @a [{"text":"WELCOME", "color":"gold"} *added right here* {"text":"TO THE REALM", "color":"gold"}]

I have the command connected to a clock and another command block with this command connected into the /execute command:

/scoreboard players set @a[score_quits_min=1] quits 0

I have been searching for an answer for a long time but never found one.


texts: Can I change my character's voice after starting the game?

texts: I created a character in Dragon Age: Origins and played with it for a bit. I like how it was built, but forgot to change the voice and I don't like it. Is there any way that I can change it without restarting the character?


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I'm looking to buy the Rocket League Collector's Edition- I already have the base game, I just want the DLC codes which come with the Collector's Edition.

My PSN account is Brazilian but I'm currently living in Japan, so I wanted to buy the game at any store here or on Amazon US... My question is: If I buy the game, will I be able to use the DLC codes in my PSN? Will it cause a region lock since my account is Brazilian but the physical version would be American or Japanese? Thanks


texts: Wii U not recognizing the adapter + ethernet cable

texts: I had my Wii U turned off, put the adapter in and then the ethernet cable. But, whenever I go into wired connection it tells me to plug in the adapter even though it's already in, whats the problem? (The adapter is an official nintendo product.)


texts: Season 5 "The Thrill" Conquest - Definition of "Reach"

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In Season 5 of Diablo 3, the conquest "The Thrill" is defined as: "Reach GR45 without any set item equipped". My question is what is considered as "Reach"?

To elaborate: Do I need to clear GR45 in the time limit required for upgrading gems (15 minutes), or do I just need to complete the level (ie. defeat the Rift Guardian) in ANY time length?


texts: Massive power jump at levels corresponding to expansions

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When I hit level 61, I noticed a massive jump in power; Something like 10 times the damage. I saw this immediately, without any gear change; I just started one-shoting everything. It looks like this is limited to the old world. Some time later, I got equivalent super powers against enemies in Outland. Research on the internet implies that this is related to a "stat squish" that took place in the 6.x/Warlords of Draenor timeline.

How can I predict when and if I will get these super powers, and against which enemies? Is there any documentation on this?


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When an assignment is completed in SpaceChem there is a summary with statistics about your solution.

What I do not understand is if it is better have high elapsed cycles or low. Because if I have 172 and 214, it tells me 214 is the best, but it seems a contradiction to me. Is it correct? Do you have an explanation?


texts: What determines when Take the Halls techs are unlocked?

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This tech tree is shown when selecting the top left corner of the action menu on a captured Hall.

The yellow arrows showing the future path of tech tree unlocks will adjust based on votes placed.

My question is what causes these incremental unlocks to occur? Is it purely time-based or does somebody have to buy a scroll to unlock something?


texts: half the xp on respawn in minecraft 1.14

texts: I run a server with my friend and the majority of the members want keepinv enabled which he's fine with, but he'd like the xp to be half'd in order to create an incentive to not just reset whenever, I'm very new to minecraft's command system and spent the past day trying to write something that would set their xp to the scoreboard and then when they die to divide by 2, but i'm unable to come up with a working solution.


texts: Were the mentions of Nazis censored on the German versions of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune?

texts: On Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, there are a lot of mentions of the Nazis. Were those mentions censored on German releases?


texts: Do I need to complete Bleak Falls Barrow to buy land in Falkreath?

texts: I haven't finished the Bleak Falls Barrow quest. But I have attempted repeatedly to purchase land in Falkreath. I am a Thane and there are no more quests available from the Steward or the Jarl. How do I buy land?


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The first time I used the Oxygen-not included skills system I accidentally assigned a skill point at the wrong place.
How can that be undone?


texts: How can I reduce cooldown time after a failed restart vote in CS:GO?

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We have a private dedicated CS:GO server, but sometimes when a player casts a restart or change map vote early and it fails, we have a huge cooldown time until we can ask for another restart (it is, I think, around 2xx seconds).

Can we add some configuration to reduce this amount?

Note: The admin is one of us, but he is not available all the time to do a force-restart by using the command rcon mp_restartgame.


texts: What are the rewards for each Steam Level?

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As many of you know, Steam now offers a profile level system. Upon leveling up, you seem to receive rewards (eg ability to receive cards from voting on Community Choice, more friends).

As far as we know, what are these rewards, per level? Are there any rewards other than more friend slots? I know that each level gives five more friends, and 10-level milestones grant higher booster pack drop rates (20% more each milestone up to fifty).


texts: How can I use those two things together, Annabelle(Missile Launcher) can use High Velocity Missiles, but cant use the High Explosive. Is there any way to make it use those too? Will it work with regular Missile Launcher?


texts: Customized single-player match in Worms World Party?

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I am playing "Worms World Party: Remastered" on my PC, remembering the old days, but I cannot find a command in the menu to play the single-player game against the computer, using a custom map and crate settings. (This is not the "hot-seat" game with friends.)

I don't remember if I ever played like that before, but how can I do that, if this is possible?


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So, I've been trying to set up a game over LAN with my brother. We're both running our own accounts, both on the same network, using Update 1.6.4. However, I'm running on Linux Mint while he's running on Windows 7. When he sets up a LAN game, I can see it in the multiplayer menu but when I try to connect it gives me the error:

io.netty.channel.connecttimeoutexception connection timed out:

This is the only text on the screen, besides the cancel button. When I try to set up a LAN game, I click Open to LAN but it doesn't show up on his list of servers.

Any help would be much appreciated.


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While exploring I found Yanaros's field node. The node manager is the rock, but on radar (see print) there seems to be a second hidden npc called Yanaros Spirit (can see the name on hover).

The thing is that I cannot find him/it. It appears as a question mark (so it was not met) on radar. How do I find him?

Note: I don't see any mention of the npc in knowledge list (H, under Characters->Kama).


texts: I am making an adventure map and I need to make villagers who do not take damage and trade items with the CanDestroy and CanPlaceOn tags. How can I do that? All of my command generators don't allow data tags.


texts: Using the map item on Minecraft XBox 360

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The XBox 360 version of Minecraft gives you a map at the beginning of the game. How does this map work? Does it work the same as the PC version?

How many game blocks make up a map pixel?
How big is the map/world?
What does each color represent?
How is it oriented?
Is there any way to determine an approximate map location from (X, Z) coordinates?
(The XBox version currently has no way to get the coordinates of your current location, although it has been confirmed that this is coming in the first update.)


texts: Why are some rooms on the map filled in, and some not?

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When I look at the map in Unepic, I can see all of the rooms I've been to in the past.  Some of them are filled in though, and some aren't.

What does this represent?


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I started playing OpenTTD again after many years and enjoy it a lot just building stuff.

I am just wondering what can be seen as the objectives of the game, besides accumulating money. I also don't play with competitors, so I cannot compare myself to others.
Thus I was thinking of some other metrics. E.g. the connectivity of the network, eg. reach a point where a passenger would be able to travel from any city to any other city and what would be the average travel time/distance.

Is there any way to get this or similar success statistics?


texts: I'm confused. How do ambient sounds work in the SuperTux Milestone 2 level editor? I'm trying to make the sound of waves in a level with the sea in it, but no matter what I try, no sound plays. Can someone who has experience with this help me? Thanks...


texts: Is there a way to save a multi-player game so that we can return to it later? I can't find an option. It was possible in Civ 4.


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I played the 'snap' out of the Borderlands series and really know much about the games. But after the Pre-Sequel, I still have one big question: Who is Angel's mother? Since we only know about one girlfriend Handsome Jack (who is Angel's father) had, Mad Moxxi, I'd say that she is Angel's mother but that would not make much sense to me.

Does anyone know more about this question or has anyone encountered some ECHO recorders, that could enlighten me?


texts: If I download a shared Playstation game and then buy it, will I keep all my progress?

texts: If I downloaded a game off my friend's account on my PlayStation and then I decide to buy the exact game, would I lose all my progress on the game or not? I’m currently confused as to what to do, and I’m scared of buying it then downloading it and losing all my progress.


texts: Where are the key wardens and where are my Infernal Machines to create a Hellfire Ring/Hellfire Amulet?

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In order to obtain a Hellfire Ring or Amulet, one has to work their way through the Uber Boss system of harvesting machines and organs to produce a legendary ring or amulet (official blog post).

To create the infernal machine required to open the portals to the Ubers, the keys are drops from mobs nick named Key Wardens.

Where are the various key wardens?  Are there any requirements for making the machines drop? What's the drop rate on different difficulty settings?


texts: What is the expected level for your characters when going to Gizamaluke's Grotto?

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I'm playing Final Fantasy IX through as I only ever played it once (and barely recall the experience), and have just left Lindblum for Gizamaluke's Grotto.

I need a little advice as my party sucks big time. Zidane is level 7 and does < 100 damage with attack. Vivi still has Fire as his only spell, which also does around 100 damage. Steiner is actually the best, doing around 200 damage..

I'm quite aware the party is weak so what kind of level should I be aiming to work toward at this point in the game? I got a Mage Masher in the previous town, but haven't come across much other decent equipment..

I'll be scanning some walkthroughs, but thought I'd see if any veterans on here might be able to offer some tips (or just reminisce about the old, great FF games!)


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I've started having this issue on one squaddie - and only this one squaddie so far - where randomly, in the middle of a mission, he will refuse to use any adjacent cover. I move him from one piece of cover to another, and he stands there like a goof. Fortunately, he's a support, so it's not TOO big a deal. Does anyone know what might be causing this?

It's worth noting that the second time I noticed him doing this, I moved him away from cover, then back into cover, and he resumed ducking behind cover like his squadmates.


texts: I had a Minecraft account and I wanted to change my skin, but I didn't remember my answers for the question. So I made a new account, but I can only play the demo, even though I had already bought the game. What do I do? Do I have to but it again?


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I'm trying to make a portal hub to head N,S,E,W directions and a portal back again from each point back to world spawn near the hub.

My first portal keeps teleporting and I cant get near it without commandblocksenabled false. I've approached from afar and realised its teleporting me from a good 20 blocks away. It's meant to only work if I stand on the designated coordinates.
I've got
  Testfor @p[x=#,y=#,z=#,r=1] (repeat, unconditional, always active)
and above that
  Tp @p x y z (chain, unconditional, always active)

Annoyingly this is exactly as I've copied from online and works fine for them.


texts: Is The Binding of Isaac well playable with keyboard?

texts: I have been interested in playing The Binding of Isaac since quite a while, but I wonder if playing via keyboard might be a disadvantage in-game. It looks kind of Twin-Stick like...


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After landing on a bad place from a Sky-Line at Shanty Town, I became stuck, unable to become unstuck with movement controls, including crouching and jumping, and jumping back to the Sky-Line. At that point, I decided to restart from the last checkpoint.

If one becomes stuck, is there a 'noclip' or similar cheat or console command (for the PC), or other workarounds to become unstuck?


texts: Is there enough money in one playthrough to buy everything?

texts: Assuming I wanted all mods, armor, model ships, and powers, etc.  Is there enough credits in one play-through to buy everything?  In other words, is there a source of credits in the game that's renewable?


texts: What are the differences between normal and hard mode?

texts: It's somewhat obvious that enemies take more of a beating in Guacamelee!'s hard mode, and I seem to recall some bosses' attacks being changed to undodgeable. What other differences are there, if any?


texts: Spring fever: are flowers calculated from game stats?

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Recently, I noticed that I get

Flowers = Goals + Assists + Saves + Shots

during the current Spring Fever period in Rocket League. I can confirm it 3 times until now.

However, I could not find some official statement that would confirm this. I also have too few occurence yet to validate above, because I only saw this when I received other items as well.

Is it true or was it just a coincidence?


texts: Which game is this animation of a guy with a green shirt, backpack, and blue pants from?

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I don't really know if it's from a game, but it surely looks like:

This animation is used as avatar in several different forums over the internet.


texts: Can I sell my premium Minecraft account?

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I'd like to try out the premium version of Minecraft on a friend's recommendation, but I might lose interest quickly.

Can I sell my account later on if I lose interest? Or give my user details away?


texts: What is the difference between primary and alt fire for the Railgun?

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The new Sharpshooter perk is out, and with it some new weapons.
I've only had limited experience with the Railgun but to me it seems like the primary and alt fire modes are pretty similar except for maybe locking on to the enemies' weak points.

What are the differences in mechanics between the two fire modes?


texts: Where are the NPC traders in Pokemon Sword/Shield and what do they offer?

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In each Pokemon game I usually make a point of trading with each NPC that offers one.

Where are the traders in Sword/Shield? Which Pokemon do they offer and what do they want in return?


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The Pols Voices I am encountering in the Bottle Grotto seem to be pretty immune to damage. Sword strikes won't kill them, and I don't really have anything else that I can use, it being so early in the game.

Sorry for the tiny picture, but that is the enemy I am talking about.

How can I kill it?


texts: I just finished the fourth dungeon (Angler's Cave). After exiting, I went west, entered a cave, and was asked by a giant fish if I had an ocarina. Unfortunately I don't. Where do I get the ocarina?


texts: How can I summon villagers with certain professions?

texts: I'm building a world to show off each and every type of villager in Minecraft 1.14 (snapshots). I'm wondering if there is a command to summon specific villagers with certain professions (I already know how to make specific trades though). Is it nbt data or what? I just need to summon them into my world with /summon villager ~ ~ ~. I need it for each biome, profession, career, and trade tier.


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I can make my own server and connect to it with ease, and my friend can do so likewise. However, I would like to join my friends server, but I cannot connect to his server but he can.

If I have my server up and running while I try to connect to his, then I will be joining my own multiserver instead. But if he has his server running and joins mine, then there is no problem. And when I use the direct connect with his VPN IP it just ends up in a connection timed out.

It seems like I can only recognize and join my own server no matter what I do.
But my friend has none of these problems. Anyone got some tips?


texts: What does the text "Red if ailing" mean on page 2 (Elemental/Ailment Resistance) of character status?

texts: On page 2 of the character status menu, the text "Elemental/Ailment Resistance" is followed by the text "Red if ailing" in parentheses. What does this mean? The words suggest that it means that the resistance for a particular status ailment will be displayed in red if the character is presently suffering from that status ailment; but that doesn't happen. The only text colour change triggered by a status ailment that I've seen is the character name, hit points and spell points being displayed in green in the hospital menu. Does "Red if ailing" refer to something completely different?


texts: Will Pokemon Go work with my rural location?

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I am really looking forward for the launch of Pokemon Go here in Portugal (as an excuse to go outside) but I'm really concerned if it will work with where I live. I pretty much live outside civilization:

3KM away from my house is a small village with ~50 people,
30KM away is a town with ~1000 people,
90KM away is one of the biggest cities in the country, Coimbra

Therefore, I would like to know if I will be able to play Pokemon Go or if I need to use my private jet to get to the nearest Pokemon.

PS: What I actually mean with this question is: Will I be able to catch Pokemon in the wild, or will they not spawn? I have GPS and mobile data


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Is it possible to shake off a bounty in GTA Online?

If so, how?


texts: Recruiting officer on a a non-residential level?

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Is it possible to use a recruiting officer on a non-residential level to get dream jobs? I've filled ever dream job slot except for the Livestock Exchange, and now that they raised the price of filling an empty apartment, it's a LOT harder to get those dream jobs. If I had a spare residential level, I could use it to hold extras and swap them in, but I don't have one of those either, so I'm kinda screwed otherwise.

Barring that, is there any GOOD way to fill those missing dream jobs?


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I started a game of Civilization 5 (BNW + G&K) and early on in the game I discovered a natural wonder called Cirro de Potosi, which is a mountain. When I discovered it, the advisor popped up and said that I gain happiness and get a benefit if the tile is worked (in this case +10 gold). I settled my second city right next to the wonder and I don't appear to be getting any benefit from this tile.

How do you get the benefit of natural wonders that are mountains? I can't assign citizens to the tiles and I am right next to the thing, which means it is within my borders, but looking at the city screen this new city still has 0 gold output, when I was expecting 10 gold per turn. I even advanced a few turns to see if it wasn't immediate but I still noticed no change.


texts: So I have been creating many worlds but I can't seem to find any seeds? Could anyone help me in this situation?


texts: Why does equipping a 2 handed bow instead of a 1-handed shows wrong change in damage?

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I equipped my DH with a 1-handed bows, then I wanted to equip a stronger 2-handed bow. When I hovered over the bow the game showed a -56.1 change in damage if equipped, however when I equipped it, my damage went from 439.4 to 452.77, so it's obvious that the "hover over tool tip" was wrong.

What is the source for this preference of 1-handed weapons over 2-handed?

When the 1-handed bow is equipped:

When the 2-handed bow is equipped:

The set of skills (active & passive) that are chosen:

Stats for the quiver:


texts: Are lower DPS fast moves better for defending Pokemon in gyms?

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Short question is: Why does Confusion make an Exeggutor an A grade defender, while Zen Headbutt makes it only a B grade defender?

I used to think that the most powerful charge move is the best defender and attacker move, but it turns out that while it is likely to be the best attacker move, it may not the best defender move.

The 50% or sometimes even the 33% charge move might be a better defender charge move than the 100% ones. From what I can tell, this is because if the attacker can dodge once for the 100% charge move, then the attacker has more time to do fast attacks without worrying about dodging, likely getting in at least one more charge move than the defender, which can probably finish it off.

So in this case, Psychic and Seed Bomb are probably better defending charge moves than Solar Beam. However, according to GamePress which states that 50% moves are usually better, it says if an Exeggutor has Confusion, then it is an A grade defender, regardless of its charge move, while if it has Zen Headbutt, then it is only B grade.

That same source stated that if an Exeggutor has Zen Headbutt + Solar Beam, then it is A grade attacker, but if it is Confusion + Solar Beam, then it will become a B grade attacker, which is the exact opposite of the defender case.

Do players with lots of battle experience know whether or not this is true and if so, why it is?


texts: Which Attack (Flurry, Power Attack, Critical Strike) produces the most Damage in KotOR2?

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Like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR), Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords provides three separate Feat progressions for Melee Attacks: Flurry, Power Attack, and Critical Strike, each with three ranks, Basic, Improved, and Master.

The descriptions of each version's Master Rank:

Flurry: +1 Attacks per Round (no Defense/Attack penalties)
Power Attack: -3 to Attack roll, +12 to Damage, +1 to Critical Multiplier, Knockback (variable DC) on Critical Hit
Critical Strike: -5 to Defense, +3x Critical Threat Range (so a Lightsaber's Critical Threat range of 19-20 would expand to 13-20), Stun for 6s (variable DC)

Assuming the Master-level Feat with Master Speed (+2 Attacks per Round, +4 Defense), wielding a Lightsaber, which Attack type will produce the most Damage per Round?


texts: What are the differences between Counter Strike: Global Offensive and Counter Strike: Source?

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As Counter Strike: Source is also a graphics improved version of original CS.

But what are new features in Global Offensive and how they differs from Counter Strike: Source?


texts: Windows are supposed to make the staff happier. Placing them does not cost anything. Is there any reason not to fill the entire walls of every room with them?


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In FTL: Advanced Edition, when a character on a ship with a cloning bay dies, they are cloned. That character loses some skill points.

How many skill points? Is it a percentage or set number?

Aside from "avoid dying" is there any way to reduce the amount of skill point loss?


texts: My tamed wolves keep killing my friend multiple times!

texts: So I play minecraft, and I tamed some wolves and bred them. My friend ambushed me and killed me. All of my dogs were sitting, but now whenever he respawns, they kill him. They've killed my friend 10 times and they still want to kill him! Now I can't go hunting with him and my dogs or else they'll try to kill him, but I've got them all sitting now. What's going on? How do I stop the dogs from doing this without cheats? Will they just keep trying to kill my friend indefinitely? Please help me!


texts: How can I use a controller (designed for PlayStation) on a PC, with Xbox layout?

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I just bought a controller for use on my PC, but turns out it's not an 'Xbox type' controller. It seems to be a controller with a layout for PlayStation, so when I play games with controller support the controls are all weird.

I can't find a way to re-map my controller in the Windows Control panel, and I'd like to avoid buying additional hardware if I can help it (such as adapters). Is there a utility that will enable me to remap the buttons?


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I encountered this creature a couple of times while playing Super Mario Galaxy, but could never get close to it:

So far, I haven't been able to find any information in any walkthroughs, and I'm not sure what it's called, so my searches have come up blank.

Is it possible to catch this creature?
If it is possible, what happens when you do catch it?


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I'm having  problems with my Vita not waking back up from a long sleep. I play my Vita for a few mins a day and then leave it sleep/charging for long periods (I never turn any of my hardware off).

I was talking to a few buddies online and 2 of them out of a few that have it, said they experience the same thing where they let it go sleep and when they come back, the units "PSlog button" stays lit (sometimes not) and they have to do a hard reboot.

After the hard reboot, the unit comes up with some restore options etc. we press the restore option and once you hit that, system reboots, does its thing and all is well.

This doesn't seem like normal behavior for the unit so I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this and if so, if you've found a solution, or is my unit (and friends units) defective?


texts: Can I redo Netherverse Challenges after I complete them in story mode?

texts: There are 18 skill points associated with the challenges and each challenge only shows up once in the game (as far as I have seen). I don't want to have to keep restarting the game to be able to try them again. Is there another way?


texts: Undertale pacifist run without Photoshop Flowey

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I tried to beat Asgore six times and failed each time. So I decided to go back and get some more healing items. But while I was going through my resort I got a call from Undyne telling me to deliver a letter to Alphys. I went through the date with Alphys and as I was heading out of the dump I got a call from Papyrus (Flowey) telling me to go to Alphys lab.

This stuff usually only happens after you've been to the True Lab, but I haven't beaten Asgore or Photoshop Flowey yet. Can someone tell me what's going on?


texts: I'm wondering what effects your Karma has in Fallout New Vegas, since they introduced the reputation with different factions?


texts: How do spirit generator damage modifiers stack in Diablo 3 ? Additively or multiplicatively?

texts: If my current spirit level is giving me, let's say, 200% damage bonus on my spirit generator thanks to my Shenlong set bonus, will depth diggers bump this up to 300% or double it to 400% ? What about damage increase that applies to all damage, such as the bonus you get from Shenlong when at max spirit ?


texts: How can I skip the "Leaving game..." timer?

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Sometimes when I'm in a game and I choose to leave, I'm given a 10 second wait, with a button to cancel.  Other times, however, I don't get any wait at all - the timer shows up and immediately reads 0, and then the game exits.

What causes the timer to pop up?  Is there any way I can disable it completely?  I'm trying to farm a particular random item in Leoric's Manor, and having to wait between runs is making me impatient.


texts: How do you add buses to a small bus terminal?

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I have a small bus terminal that allows me to have up to three bus lines.

When I built it, it allowed me to get my first bus line in, but now I want to add a second one. When I click "Bus line management", it doesn't have an "Add bus line" link or anything like that.

Does anyone know how to add a bus line?