texts: Will Kezan Mystic always destroy a secret you don't have?

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Kezan Mystic has some specific interactions to avoid breaking some rules of Hearthstone:

If both you and your opponent have some of the same secrets in play, Kezan Mystic will always steal a secret you don't already have.
If you already have all of the secrets your opponent has, she will destroy a random one of theirs instead of stealing.
If you already have five secrets in play, she will destroy a secret instead of stealing.

In the situation in which you have 5 secrets and your opponent has some that you already have and some that you do not have, will Kezan Mystic always destroy one that you don't have (using a combination of rule 1 and rule 3)?

For example, let's say I have secrets [A, B, C, D, E] and my opponent has secrets [A, B, F, G]. When I play Kezan Mystic, am I guaranteed to destroy either F or G? Or is there a chance she will destroy A or B (which I already have)?


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On the training center where you buy and upgrade your spell you can spend 20 gold bars in a battle to "test your skill" with a Training Robot.

It does reward something killing it?


texts: How can I change my population's political preferences?

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How can I change the political leanings of my populace and/or upper house? For instance, is it possible to go from a 30% liberal upper house to 90% liberal (by changing the actual preferences of the pops as opposed to just gerrymandering classes through suffrage reform)?

What are the possible ways of converting political affiliation? How effective and how quick are they?


texts: Are there any penalties for swapping out heroes?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How do equipment buffs work on towers when switching characters?

In Dungeon Defenders you can swap out a hero during the build phase to create a variety of defenses. Is there a penalty to the defenses that are built in this way? Or are they just as strong as the ones that are built by the active hero?


texts: "Red Ring of Death" on Xbox 360 Pro, Pre-2007. Where do I stand in 2011?

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The image that all Xbox 360 owners dread: Three red-lit segments surrounding the power button.

Our faithful Xbox 360 Pro (pre 2007 model, 20GB HD) is failing to this error for the second time in it's life, sometimes working OK when powered on, sometimes now. It was bought about 2006, and was returned to Microsoft about two years later to due to this fault. I believe when this was returned back to us it got an extra three years warranty which has now (almost definitely) expired. Without wanting to consign it to the great scrapheap in the sky when it finally dies are there any Microsoft-sanctioned methods of getting it repaired, or do they offer some swap-shop refund?


texts: Can I actually interact with trade ships in space?

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I was flying around the starting system in frame shift mode and saw a point of interest that said "seeking luxuries". I flew there to check it out and ran into three trade ships. I couldn't seem to interact with them (other than attacking them, I suppose).

Is there any reason to visit these points of interest? Is there some way to interact with them or sell luxuries to them?


texts: Why does my wizard perform way less than its stats

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My lvl 53 wizard has 2200 damage.

If I am an archon, I will deal 3 times the damage. (6600 per hit) Except, the numbers that pop up on screen are closer to around 1300, 3000.

Also I have 2.5% life steal and I have 65 life per hit.

If I hit 10 enemies at once I would expect 550 life generated. Say I hit at 2200. 2.5% is 55. Times 10 is 550. Yet I am seeing a mere 100.

Also there is a trait whose tooltips say it'll generate 200 hit points when armor is active.

I saw that I gain only 125 life.

What am I missing?

Additional info:
My attack per second is 1.1. So actual damage would be 2000.

The attack I am talking about is right click archon. That's 300% weapon damage.

Note: Attack per second is 1.1 seconds. So conversion to damage per second is not the main problem. I suspect that the issue is monsters have armors and resistant.


texts: Installing Fore's New Idles in Skyrim (FNIS) on Linux using Wine/PlayOnLinux

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I'm a user of PlayOnLinux/Wine and I need to know how to install FNIS for my Skyrim. I can run GenerateFNISForUsers.exe using POL but there are no patches available. What do I do?

I don't know if I'll survive without the Alive Peeing mod, haha.


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As per this question, I've already figured out I can drug myself.  But there's another Steam achievement that says to complete a procedure after electrocuting myself.

Clearly this is something I have to try.

How can I achieve this? When I think about things in the environment that might electrocute me, nothing comes to mind, and the achievement icon doesn't seem very helpful either.


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The description of the gathering skills is somewhat unclear. They always read:

  Allows the user to find more resources at certain gathering spots.

I initially assumed this just meant I could collect more items, but now I'm wondering if it just means that at certain spots I have a chance to get a wider variety of items, and not just more. Additionally, if they allow you to gather more per spot, is it a one-for-one increase, or does each additional point just give me higher chance to gather additional spots?

Exactly how do gathering skills work?


texts: 3 PS4's in the house with 3 separate psn plus accounts

texts: So we have 3 PS4's in the house (My husband, child 1 & child 2) They all have their own PSN Plus accounts. Instead of buying 3 PSN plus 12 month subscriptions can I get a family subscription that will cover them all?


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I have a clock leading into this command:

/execute @e[type=Chicken] ~ ~ ~ tp @p [team=t1] ~ ~33 ~

but when i spawn a chicken, nothing happens.  The previous output box says:

[11:22:54] Failed to execute 'tp @p [team=t1] ~ ~33 ~' as Chicken

What am i doing wrong and how can i fix it?

Thanks


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In Batman: Arkham Asylum there was a small, but functional, Batcave.

Is there any Batcave or other Bat-place in Arkham City?


texts: Do I need to go looking for the missing Fun Fun Island wheel?

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The owner of Fun Fun Island is very sad. It appears he has lost his wheel. I'd like to help him out. I suspect it fell somewhere in the Lanayru Desert, the closest surface world. Do I need to go explicitly look for this wheel, or will it turn up in the normal course of my adventuring?

(A generic hint about its location would be nice, too, before mentioning the specific location. Please markup hints as spoilers.)


texts: Teleport player on horse on minecraft vanilla

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I've created a big circuit in my vanilla server to teleport all players to an arena each 3 days.

It's all working like a charm, but a few days ago a player wasn't teleported. Chatting with him, he told me that he was on a horse.

Players on horses are not teleported?


texts: What is the effective range of Umbrella Leafs?

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What is the effective range of Umbrella Leaf plants?  Do they protect plants diagonally adjacent to them?  If next to a Cob Cannon (2 lawn squares wide), will the Umbrella Leaf protect both "halves" of the Cob Cannon?

Also, do they take damage and need to be repaired/replaced like Wall Nuts?


texts: How to win the rebellion in Poland 1066?

texts: I'm playing as Poland at the beginning of CK2 without the Old gods expansion so 1066. A rebellion starts in Poland at the beginning of the game or 1 or 2 years after. What is the best way to successfully win the rebellion without screwing up vital battles. Or is there anyway of preventing the rebellion?


texts: Decision making on the little things as zerg

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I play zerg, and there are a number of little things that I do to late, or never. Things like creep spreading, larva injects, etc. are things you should obviously do (if you have decent apm), but some of the other things, which require a decision/risk/investment, I often neglect or decide randomly.

Here are some examples of decisions that need to be made throughout the game:

Extra hatches around the main
Getting noncritical upgrades (overlord speed, burrow, air upgrades with only a handful of mutas/corruptors)
Overlord suicide scouting/overlord placement
Watchtower control
3rd/4th Expansion location choices (especially on scrap station)
Against air, queens vs. hydras vs. spore
Drone transfers to vulnerable expansions
Using drones to defend early aggression vs. waiting for units
Attacking decisions unrelated to timing/micro (Retreating, killing workers vs buildings vs units)

How should I think about these various things? What factors play into the decision making?


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I would like to know precisely the influence of the different factors (equipment, attack & defense, level) in combat in the MMORPG Stendhal. I did not found the formula computing the hit points, is it available somewhere?

Edit: as answered, the formula is quite complex; a few things I was not sure of that can be confirmed by looking at the code:

the x between DEF and the defense provided by items is not misleading: these two stats are multiplied (similar for ATK);
the actual value for defense is a geometric mean (square root of the product) between the above product and the level;
both 1. and 2. are mitigated by additive and multiplicative constants, so at low level the level does not count very much.

There are some strange things in the code, though. For example, the weighting of the level for the computation of the max defense is given by a multiplicative constant. But inside a geometric mean, the right way to weight should be to use level raised to a constant power. This is mitigated by the additive constant NEWBIE_DEF that complicates the interpretation, but the formula still makes little sense to me.


texts: How can I find some basic pirates to fight in Eve Online?

texts: I want to test my new cruiser and kill some basic pirates, what's the quickest to fly out and get into a fight with some Non Player Characters(NPCs)?


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I am trying to create a hydration system for my Minecraft adventure map that displays hydration levels on the scoreboard. To restore the players hydration a player should need to drink a water bottle, and so I figured this command would do the trick: /testfor @p {stat.useItem:373}

However I receive an error: (player) did not match the required data structure

Does anyone know why I recieve this error and if there is any way to make the command work? (preferably without using scoreboard values instead as I want to use the scoreboard values to display the hydration levels themselves)


texts: I can't find the lihzahrd Temple in terraria 1.2

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I've explored the the entire jungle pre-hard mode, and I killed Plantera, but it never showed up on my map.

Do I have to do it on another world, without exploring as much, or am I doing it wrong?


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I'm always getting to level 20, and then I go up to the gods, getting crushed.

So what am I doing wrong? Why can't I survive the Gods on the max level?


texts: Can I get Summon Arvak if I choose the Dawnguard side?

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I just got Dawnguard and I got excited about crossbows.

I joined the Dawnguard because I was a werewolf. Can I get Summon Arvak if I joined Dawnguard? I know about him and I have heard it is cool. I tried searching the web but I couldn't find anything.

And can I get Auriel's Bow as a member of the Dawnguard?


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I played the PS4 earlier today and didn't face any issues.

However I fired it up a few moments ago and all I get is a blank screen with flickering audio. The screen is permanently blank though, it tries to load the PS4 logo but it turns out skewed and scattered around the screen (for a very brief moment) then goes back to being blank.

What I've tried but didn't fix the problem :

Changing HDMI cables
Plugged in HDMI from a working device to the PS4; still blank
Tried booting in safe mode; blank/flickering screen and audio
Turned TV Off then back On
Keep the PS4 running for a while

However now I noticed that this happens with one TV only. I tried connecting my PS4 to a PC Monitor and it ran fine !!

What could cause the TV to stop recognising the PS4 ? All HDMI ports do not provide visual output from the PS4. Also, the last update the PS4 received was for the playroom, not sure if it has anything to do with it. The camera is usually plugged in but I don't know if someone plugged it out or something before the issue appeared.


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I know that when you shoot up a flare that the Minutemen will come if you're close to a settlement, but I want to know, how often do you find Minutemen just wandering around, and do the number and size of your settlements affect it?

No, i asked if it is possible to see the minutemen and the brotherhood work together in the commonwealth


texts: Does trading Pokemon that evolves on trade give both Pokedex entries?

texts: I'm in the process of filling in my Pokedex in Black 2/White 2 so this question is mostly concerned with the fifth generation. I was wondering if I could trade over a Pokemon (say Haunter) and get an entry in my Pokedex for Haunter and Gengar?


texts: Execute command as you drink a water bottle

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I need to execute a command as I drink a water bottle. I have made a scoreboard already.
scoreboard objectives add drinkPotion minecraft.used:minecraft.potion

But, the execute command that I used doesn't work because as I drink the potion, it turns into a glass bottle. (Water bottle is considered as a potion)
execute as @a[nbt={SelectedItem:{id:"minecraft:potion",tag:{Potion:"minecraft:water"}}},scores={drinkPotion=1..}] run command

Do any of you have a solution for this?


texts: Input a 63-character WPA2 key on an Xbox 360S

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I have a wireless network with quite a few devices. I just got a brand new Xbox 360S, 4GB version. My last console was a ColecoVision.

I connected the Xbox to my router and it applied many updates, but I need it to be wireless.

The Xbox sees my wireless network, with a strong signal. I typed my 63-character WPA2 key (504 bits), and I had someone else double check it, but the Xbox is not able to connect to the network.

Can I use a 63 character WPA2 key? Where is the Windows Connect Now feature I see mentioned here and there?

(I'd rather not create a new access point for the Xbox or reconfigure every device to use a new, password-based key.)


texts: How can I complete What Lies Beneath "correctly"?

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I'm part way through the mystery in Chapter 2 of the Witcher, and while I'm starting to figure things out, I can't figure out how to get Geralt on the same page as me.

   I have found all the suspects and performed the autopsy.  During the autopsy Geralt and Shani concluded that Kalkstein was guilty, but I don't believe that (it could've been anyone with access to alchemist poison).  I've exonerated Thaler, Vivaldi, and Ramsmeat as a result, and gotten some info from them.  Vincent is still listed as a potential suspect (seems like I need to exonerate him somehow also).  I've discovered several clues that something is up with Raymond, but apparently not enough to convince Geralt.  Now Raymond wants me to kill Ramsmeat, and my quest wants me to tell Kalkstein that I think he's guilty.  I don't agree with either of these things, but I can't figure out how to advance the plot without doing them.  How can I convince Geralt that Raymond is the one I should really be worried about?


texts: Where is the second part of the Fighter's guild questline?

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(For Aldmeri Dominion)

I just finished the first "chunk" of quests at Buraniim Isle in Auridon and I can't find where the journey continues. The guildmaster said that she'll "see me down the riverline" but I don't know where that would be.

Edit:
Letting everyone know that, even though I am level 43, the fighter's guild "runner" came to meet me in Reaper's March anyways, to continue the questline. Just took time and eventually she just showed up. I wonder if this will happen now that I'm in coldharbor though...

Edit2: It actually did happen in Coldharbor, and also in the first veteran zone. I've now completed the FG questline.


texts: Using the Kin artifact, it should be possible to get a level where every enemy is a boss. And I do remember getting that to happen at least once, but I don't remember under what conditions. Is it not possible to do this in multiplayer? Is there a time aspect to this? Or are there other conditions I'm not aware of that need to be met, other than having Kin active?


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I want to sell potions, but need to know which potion is the fastest and easiest to create?

What ingredients are needed to create these potions and where can I find them?


texts: What is the highest possible amount of Thaddius' that can exist on the board?

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With the introduction of the cards Stalagg (If Feugen also died this game, summon Thaddius) and Feugen (If Stalagg also died this game, summon Thaddius), how many Thaddius' can be summoned and be present on the board at any one time?

An interesting mechanic to this card is the effect is not unique to the owner of that card, for example: If I play a Stalagg and my opponent plays a Feugen and they both trade, a Thaddius will be summoned for us both, meaning 2 Thaddius' have been summoned.

Using any means necessary how many Thaddius' can exist on the board for both players?

See if you can seperate your answer into 2 parts: what is possible in a single turn and what is possible over multiple turns.


texts: How do I call for Minutemen in Far Harbor?

texts: There was an attack on the Dalton Farm settlement and I shot up a flare. It didn't say that no Minutemen could respond, but none came. Is there any way to call for Minutemen in Far Harbor?


texts: Why isn't a game purchased through Steam mobile showing in my PC library?

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I have some problem after I purchased a game on Steam mobile, I can't find it on my game library on Steam PC. I am sure that I have logged in my account on both my mobile and PC, I can see that the game that I have purchased is there on the game library on Steam mobile.

How do I connect my Steam mobile game library to my Steam PC library ?


texts: Is possible to complete the 100% of GTA V by choosing the A or B endings?

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On GTA V, two of the three endings requires you to kill someone important.

There is the ending A called Something Sensible that makes you

   Kill Trevor after chasing him to Murrieta Oil Field in El Burro Heights

And also the ending B called The Time's Come where you have to

   Kill Michael after chasing him to Palmer-Taylor Power Station in Senora Way

Is possible to get the 100% of the game by choosing one of this endings? (maybe by completing all of the character-specific missions after The Big Score and prior to the ending)


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I was doing some research on shields, trying to understand "Parry Power" and I came upon this thread. A part of it reads:

  For starters, the vast majority of shields don't register the parry as an attack--it will simply go through the enemy without damaging them. Perfect guarding melee attacks doesn't do damage either. Furthermore, shields that do have damaging parries inflict much less damage than their "power" rating suggests.

Now I'm wondering exactly what shields do register a parry as an attack. Why would one shield be considered capable of dealing damage while another one would not?

I think there may be some hints in the shield descriptions, such as this one:

  This Lizal shield has been strengthened by adding a different type of metal to the mix. The edge is lined with spikes, so handle with care.

Maybe the "spiked" varients of shields can do offensive parries. I'm looking for a list of exactly which shields can be used to perform a damaging parry.


texts: At what level does the C-130 spawn at the airport in GTA online?

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My friend (level 32) get's a C-130 every time he goes to mckenzie airfield but I don't.
Maybe it has something to do with the level you are in, but at what level does the C-130 Spawn?


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How do I counter a Royal Giant? My current deck consists of Giant, Archers, Tombstone, Zap, Fireball, Baby Dragon, Mega Minion and Mini Pekka.

Should I be using Mini Pekka or Inferno Dragon or is there something I'm missing?


texts: What is defeat an enemy that has a titan skill?

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That's one of the achievement I just got in infinity blade 3

What is titan skills? This achievement seems to be very rare.


texts: How do I save and/or quit in Silent Hill 2 HD?

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I am playing Silent Hill 2 from the Silent Hill HD Collection available for the X360. Simply put, I can't find a way to save or to quit to the main menu.

Now I have played similar type of games before and some of them have fixed save points (like Deadspace). I am wondering if this one does as well. So far I haven't been able to find them.

There is also the question of quitting the game. How do I do that? I can't find it anywhere in the Start button menu.

Since I can't save, I've had to leave my Xbox on all day!

If this is classified as two questions, I am most happy to split this into two separate question threads.


texts: How do I make sure all the Teen Girl Squad girls die?

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I am playing Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, and have the option of playing a Teen Girl Squad mini-game.

I know I have to set up the story the right way, using object at the right times so that all the girls die gristly deaths, but I am having trouble figuring out the order of things. I know using hairspray on a girl before they talk to the basketball player kills off one of them, and giving the basketball to the player kills off another, but beyond that, I am at a loss.

How do I make sure all the girls die?


texts: How to increase the odds for a Super Magical Chest drop

texts: Super Magical Chests are incredibly rare, but is it possible to increase these small odds?


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In Snowden Drifts, there is a Hastily Written Letter in a Dredge cave with the following contents:

  Hastily Written Letter
  It is a strongly worded missive from a female dredge to her commissar protesting Flame Legion treatment of their females and warning against any attempts to adopt similar antifemale policies.

The Dredge page on the wiki doesn't seem to have any mention of the Dredge having any females and I don't believe I have ever seen a female Dredge in-game (unless, perhaps, they look just like males as in the case of the Kodan).

Are there any female Dredge in-game? If so, where are they?


texts: Can I use 4 Xbox 360 consoles in System Link mode on the same wireless network?

texts: I was looking to have a Halo: Reach party with 16 people (4 Xbox 360s) at my house, but in talking to a friend, I became worried when he said he was not able to connect through the (Existing) wireless network to play vs other XBox 360s. Can you run 4 xBoxes off the same wireless network and have them connect to (local) network games or can this only be done with a wired hub? If so, is there any special setup I need to do first?


texts: What are known side effects of using the console in Skyrim?

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I got so fed up with my low carry rate that I modified it via the console.  Now the next zone I enter, I get a block-like drawing error on the loading screen.  Then I notice a few more little quirks that I've never seen shortly thereafter.

Are there known side effects to using the console?


texts: How can I stop newly arrived NPCs from falling into my lava moat?

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I've constructed a lava moat to help defend my house after entering Hardmode.

Unfortunately it seems like NPCs that are spawning and falling into the moat. I'm getting messages like:

  Jake the Guide has arrived!
  Jake the Guide was slain!

How can I stop them from committing suicide in my moat?


texts: How do I update LWJGL on 1.7.4 without a bin folder?

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I just downloaded Minecraft 1.7.4

I am having the sticking keys problem, where in game, I just keep running backwards and stuff and can't stop. To stop this, I need to update the LWJGL. But when I look up how to update this, I only get answers involving the bin folder in .minecraft. The newer versions of Minecraft don't contain bin folders, so I don't know what to do.

All I want to do is play Minecraft without it glitching up on me. If someone could please explain to me how to update my LWJGL on the new version, that would be wonderful. I am using Windows 7.


texts: What's the difference between GTA 5 on PS3 & 4

texts: I am planning on purchase GTA V for my PS3 but I would like to know if there are any significant differences between the game on the PS3 & 4 and what they are. Also, will it have online multiplayer gameplay with other PS3 users as well as PS4?


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I was wondering if anyone can help me with my Zerg scouting especially against a Terran Wall-off?

So I drone with my 12th drone and I almost ALWAYS get blocked with a Rax with 2 supply depots as they're being built. Even if I get lucky and kill the SCV building it. It doesn't help. Almost all the guides I read on zerg scout DEPEND on seeing the terran's gas. That essential factor is blocked from me....

What can I do? Sacrifice the overlord at about 4:30-5:00 ? ... I can only pray that the marines aren't patrolling the borders(Which they have done before).

Thanks.


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Why do people worker rush (right when a match starts, you send all your SCVs/probes/drones to the opponent's base to attack their workers)? I have had this happen a couple times in 2v2 matches, and it just ended in messy games where they either lost immediately or lost eventually. I would never consider doing this in my own games, and I always wondered what the compelling reason would be.

Since there is almost no decision making at this early stage of the game, there is no advantage to play from really. So, what could the rationale possibly be? Here are my theories:

In low levels of play you could hope that your opponent doesn't know how to attack with workers, so your own workers attack with no repercussion.
If you expect a 6-pool, maybe you can have an advantage in worker numbers because they cut all drone production?
Maybe you are just messing around doing something senselessly
Maybe you have to go soon, so this is at least SOME action instead of a cold surrender.

As for defending a worker rush, see these other questions:

Best strategy against Worker Rush cheese in 2v2 and other matchups

Drone Rushes: Counter for each race


texts: Put the created sticker into inventory CS GO

texts: I just created a sticker in cs go, uploaded the sticker into the workshop. Then filled in all my payment, and tax information. How to add the sticker into my inventory ?


texts: Do long-distance relays delay traces more than short-distance relays?

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If you bounce your connection between nodes that are geographically far apart instead of nodes that are close together, does that slow down active traces between them?

If they do, then I should use long-distance relays always. If they don’t, then I should use short-distance relays so the map is covered with fewer messy lines.

I know that you should always use the maximum number of relays. I am asking how to order those relays – whether each node should connect to a node that is far away from it on the map, or whether that doesn’t affect the time in which you are active traced.


texts: Contaminated Ore and Mysterious Green Liquid

texts: I got the impression from a not-quite-intentional quick glance at a spoiler that the mayor of Naskell was going to was going to ask me to deliver the samples to somebody. That didn't happen. The mayor thanked me, gave me 900 coins, took the holy symbol off my hands, then disappeared. I hate having unfinished business. I also hate wasting valuable inventory space. Is there something I'm supposed to do with these things? Or can I just drop them?


texts: How do I delete a user account from my PlayStation 3?

texts: I don't see any obvious option to delete a user account and corresponding PSN data from my PS3. How can I do this?


texts: How to keep containers (barrels) from resetting?

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I know there are questions here about "where is a safe container to store my items", but I don't feel like making lengthy treks to a "safe" container (eg, Winterhold college dorm room, house in Whiterun).  Personally, I like to store my items in Riverwood's barrels since they're so close to the entrance where I appear when I fast travel.  I have a total of five barrels there that are heaping full of items that I have accumulated since the very beginning of my quest.  Just today, I went back to drop off a bunch of loot when I realized the barrels were all reset to salt piles and apples.  I lost a lot of game progress as I reloaded save after save until I found the one that had all my accumulated items.  There is no way I am going to relocate all this stuff.  No way at all.  That would take hours (not in game time).

Is there some mod or cheat that can keep containers from resetting?  That's all I am interested in.  Keeping containers from resetting.  I have zero (0) interest in moving this stuff to another location.

Edit: Some research has shown me that these containers reset after a given period of time has gone by without you entering the area the container is in.  Now that I think about it, I served a jail sentence in Markarth.  Could that jail sentence have spanned the time period that caused the barrels in Riverwood to reset?

Update: It was a combination of the passing of time during my jail sentence and the game time spent after the fact while I was oblivious to barrels resetting.  To test this, I waited far outside Riverwood for 48 hours.  Barrels still had my items.  I reloaded the game and served my jail sentence (it was the 27th of Evening Star when I went in, 4th of Morning Star when I got out).  Went back to Riverwood and the barrels were still full.  Reloaded game in Markarth, waited 48 hours, then served my jail sentence.  Went back to Riverwood and the barrels were reset!


texts: Cost scaling and optimal strategy for synthesis

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I'm trying to determine an optimal strategy to minimize synthesis cost in Before the Echo (previously known as Sequence). Does anyone know how synthesis cost scales with success rate?

For a brief recap, synthesis is the name of crafting in this game. The player can synthesise an item by paying a certain amount of experience points. The player can freely choose the success rate of each synthesis, up to 95%, but the cost increases non-linearly with the success rate. Furthermore, each item has a level, which as far as I can tell only affects the base synthesis cost.

So, a synthesis trial has probability p to succeed and 1 - p to fail, thus it can be modelled by a Bernoulli distributed random variable X ~ B(p). Now, we can safely assume that all trials are independent, i.e. that the success rate of synthesis doesn't depend from the previous failures. Hence if, for the sake of simplicity, we suppose to always try synthesis with the same success rate, we can model repeated trials with a Bernoulli process. In particular, the success rate after n trials is 1 - (1 - p)^n.

For example, a synthesis trial of Key the Fifth with p = 0.5, i.e. with 50% success rate, costs 825 xp, while one with p = 0.75 costs 1708 xp. Therefore two consecutive trials with p = 0.5 cost less than one with p = 0.75, despite having the same success rate overall.


texts: What are the secret commands in W▲TCH DOGS?

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There's a bunch of secret codes in W▲TCH DOGS that do different things.

  -Secret Commands

  -Do these by holding down all the letters in the command

  ????: Makes a bunch of dogs

  ????: Kills all the dogs in your kennel

  selfie: Takes a screenshot

  ????: Secret Trophy (GameJolt Version only)

I determined pretty quickly that holding down the letters D O G S spawns hundreds of dogs the longer you hold them down, and made my way to the top of the leaderboard by almost half a million points.

There's achievements associated with the other codes I assume though, and I'd like to figure them out.

The only other thing I've noticed is that pressing R resets everything, so I guess you can't use it in a command?


texts: I have the materials but I can't craft a White Phasesaber

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I've gotten my White Phaseblade. I've collected my 50 Crystal Shards. Standing in front of my Lead Anvil. No White Phasesaber in the crafting menu.

I played Terraria a whole bunch about a year before v1.3 released, and I made several Phasesabers.

Am I doing something wrong?


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I owned a PC during my college days and have a whole collection of recorded games (around 1000 games) played during that period. Now I own a mac and would really like to watch those games again, since they bring back happy memories of great times !

Is there a MAC software which allows me to run recorded games of AOE 2 ?

I searched all over the internet and it seems windows recorded AOE 2 games wont run on a MAC.

Is there no way ? :(


texts: Wii on PC monitor - occasionally blacks out

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I use an ASUS PC monitor (unfortunately I can't remember the model type etc, however it is a LCD monitor with HDMI, DVI and VGA ports, as well as a speaker)

I bought a Wii/PS3 Cable in the hopes that I can play the Wii on my montiro - much like I do with my PS3 and 360, for the convenience of having evefrything hooked up to the single screen.

It works fine, with the exception that while I am playing the Wii on the monitor, it occasionally blacks out temporarily. Its as if the monitor goes to sleep briefly while I'm playing my game!

Aside from it being quite rude, it'll also make it quite difficult to play any kind of game that involves consistent action! Currently it hasn't caused too many difficulties because I've only been playing the very early stages of Fragile Dreams, but if I get much further it has the potential to become quite a nightmare, aside from being ridiculously annoying.

Does anyone have any ideas on what I could do to solve this? It would be much appreciated!

Thanks all!

~~~~~~~~~~ Edit With new information

As asked in the comments, I tested a bit more today...
It does not seem to be affected by whether I'm in a cutscene or in game, watching FMVs or running through menus. In fact, it seems utterly disconnected from gameplay at all!

It also is inconsistent with how long between blackouts. The shortest I experienced was about a minute and a half, the longest was a bit over 5 minutes, between blackouts.

When it blacks out, the screen completely turns black for a few seconds, as if I was switching input channels, then the screen returns to showing me my game. Quite frustrating!

I watched the light on the power button as it blacked out, and there was no change - it was signalling that the monitor was still turned on.

Does this give anyone any ideas? I think it may be my monitor thinking that there is no display, and trying to find something on another channel, then giving up and returning to the one I manually selected, but I'm not sure (and can't find an option to try and stop it from thinking!)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edit 2

I thought it may have been the VGA gender changer dongle thing that came with the cable, so I swapped that out for a longer VGA male to male adapter cable. It seems to have slowed down, but is still causing issues.

This is getting ridiculously frustrating, I'm almost at the point of giving up on the Wii altogether over this! If anyone has had this problem before, or has any ideas on how to solve it, please speak up!


texts: What does the largest number on the Heroes of the Storm scoreboard indicate?

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What does the largest number on the end-of-game scoreboard in Heroes of the Storm mean?

It's the number next to your team's final level and immediately adjacent the crossed swords.


texts: How do I protect aircraft carriers especially against submarines?

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I usually deploy an aircraft carrier loaded with 8 stealth bombers. When loaded, this aircraft carrier is very expensive, so I need to find an effective way of protecting it.
The documentation says:

TIP: Guard Carriers with a handful of fast-moving ships and a battleship, as losing a fully-equipped Carrier is VERY painful and expensive.

I usually deploy a loaded aircraft carrier with 4 accompanying battleships, one of which is always on the same tile as the carrier to protect it from direct attack. This gives good defense against enemy ship attacks because:

The accompanying battleships can get rid of enemy units before they even attack, and
The loaded stealth bombers can get rid of enemy units before they even attack.

Unfortunately, the aircraft carrier is still vulnerable to these enemy attacks:

Submarine attacks - I cannot see the submarines in advance, so I have no way to get rid of them before the attack. The enemy could deploy 2 submarines in a suicide mission to get rid of 1 battleship + 1 aircraft carrier + 8 stealth bombers.
Missile attacks - The enemy could successfully strike the battleship + aircraft carrier using one or two missiles.

How would you recommend better defending aircraft carriers from stealth submarine and air attacks? Other than battleships, what other accompanying units should I consider?


texts: How does Life Honing affect weapons with attacks that have multiple hits?

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Once you upgrade a weapon to the point where you can't upgrade it any further and it's rarity 8 or above, you will gain the ability to hone the weapon, either adding increased attack power, defense (and a hidden Divine Blessing), or life (which sometimes heals you when you attack).

The amount of health restored through a life hone depends on the motion value of the attack. Weak attacks heal less than strong ones - for example, most attacks by Dual Blades will heal for around a Herb or Potion's worth, whereas a level 3 Great Sword charge will heal more than half of your maximum health!

But how does the life honing work with attacks that hit multiple times, such as a Charge Blade's ultra discharge (which hits 3 times + the number of explosions) or most of a Bow's attacks (almost all of them hit multiple times)? Does it only "proc" on a single part of those attacks or does it use the whole thing? Is the amount healed based on one of these parts or does it take the whole attack into account?


texts: What rewards can I earn during the Decoration Events?

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I learned today about the Decoration Events in Tiny Death Star.

I know I have to wait for or summon a Decorator Droid during an event to decorate a floor, but what rewards can I earn by using this droid in all the events?

would the rewards be worth summoning all droids at the 5 bucks cost or would the value of the reward be less? Assuming the rewards are a one off and there will be no other way to get them.


texts: Why can I equip a sword as a demon hunter in Diablo 3 if I can't use it?

texts: I'm confused about my demon hunter character. I can equip non-ranged weapons, but it doesn't seem like it can use them because the LMB and RMB are bound to ranged attacks. What am I missing?


texts: How can I get Chimchar in Pokemon Sun & Moon?

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I want Chimchar in Pokemon Sun & Moon. How can I get it?

I've been reading about QR Codes but there's one thing I don't understand. What's the purpose of scanning Chimchar's QR Code when it won't be catchable anyway? Because it doesn't appear in the Pokedex, and when I do a Island Scan, all I get are the 28 Pokemon that appear in this website https://daily.pokecommunity.com/2016/11/20/pokemon-sun-moon-qr-island-scan/

So... how can I get Chimchar?


texts: Let's say, I have 50/50 INT/FTH and Estoc+10. I want to infuse it. Should I choose Dark or Fire instead of Lightning, Magic and everything else? I suppose it would be better to infuse weapon with element, that scales with both INT and FTH, if I have invested in both of those stats, am I right?


texts: How can I repair the Radio Module in Survival Planet

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In the jungle (third area) you come across a broken radio module, and you have the chance to fix it by linking channels + or - in the circuit.

When I attempt to repair it, I see the schematics, tap and swipe around the circuit but nothing happens.

How do I go about repairing the radio? I'm more interested in how to interact with it than the solution, but the solution too is fine.


texts: Between Pokemon X/Y/ORAS, can the pokedex be completed?

texts: If I were to have all four games, could the pokedex be completed? Excluding the event mons, of course.


texts: Ingress - how can I find all control fields I own

texts: I was recently surprised to see I own 2 large control fields. Not sure where. Is there a way to use the Intel map to find control fields you own?


texts: Steam "trading confirmations" settings to remove 15 days hold

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I have been using Mobile steam app and got authenticated since January, after the new updates on system "March 9", I am getting trade holds for 15 days, but I knew I am already mobile authenticated since Jan. On march 10 or 11, I tried to remove and re-authenticated on steam app, guessing i need to ,because of the update. After weeks and up to now, I am still getting trade hold for 15 days.

I looked on forums and reddit about this.
I got this. "activate both options "Trade confirmations" and "Community market confirmations".
but I don't have this options on my privacy settings both on my Chrome browser, steam client and steam app. I can't find anything about this.

I confirm sell listings and trades on steam mobile app.


texts: Reapers are coming after me in a star system. How do I reset the meter?

texts: After scanning a few planets in a star system, the Reaper bar fills up and they start coming after me. When will that bar resets so I can have access to the system again?


texts: I was assigned a housecarl doing the Whiterun quest line.  What exactly are the benefits?  I typically prefer to run alone but if the housecarl offers some buffs other than extra storage space I might keep her along.


texts: How can I figure out what's causing my PS3 to start, and stop it?

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Yesterday, my power randomly went out while my PS3 was on. It was just sitting their idle on the main screen, wasn't in a game. When I turned it back on, it went through all its hard drive checks, etc. I'm not sure if this is related, but this didn't start happening until immediately after the power outage.

Anyways, I can't seem to keep my PS3 turned off without actually removing the power from it by flipping the power switch on the back. Every time I turn off my PS3 either by [Users] > [Turn Off System] or the power button on the front, it will automatically start back up on its own a few seconds later.

Is there any way I can figure out why it's doing this or what's causing it, and how can I stop it?


texts: Is there a known table or calculation of the ranking system?

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With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive a build-in matchmaking system has been introduced. From now on you can have a rank that displays your skill level.

The more matches you win, the better your ranking will be. If you lose, you will lose some levels of your rank.

But there are exceptions: It is als possible that you are ranked-down if you win a match but your score has been aweful. So how do they calculate the rank?

On the interwebs and ingame you can get several answers:

If you win three matches in a row, you rank up and vice-versa.
At the end of the match your score if being compared to the average of your team and the enemies' one.
Those gold stars you may get at the end of a round do or do not have an impact on that ranking.

I also heard that you can get ranked down after being vote-kicked from a server. So what of these are true; or is it something completely different?

How does CS:GO calculate your rank after one match?

And how does a vote-kick influence this?


texts: How do the bonus perks from the Advanced Warfare Center work?

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One of the first buildings available to you is the Advanced Warfare Center (AWC).

Once you have this building, your soldiers can randomly be granted bonus perks when they level up. Obviously, perks are pretty powerful, so I'd like to acquire as many as possible.

How many bonus perks can you receive? What determines what bonus perk you get? And are there any limitations on which perks you can actually receive?


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I'm at war and a rebels army popped in an enemy's territory that I captured before.

If I let them capture it, will it decrease my war score ?


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Does the progress of campaign or side-quest missions carry over to single player?

Do I have to host the online game for it to count towards my single player campaign?


texts: Is there any way to change victory conditions with the game already started?

texts: Is there any way to change victory conditions of a game already in progress?


texts: Having problems with the Festival Dance mini-game

texts: I am having problems with the Festival Dance mini-game, Repunzel never arm bumps with me and the combo disappears. How can I fix this? I even get the circle part just fine. The final sequence just does not activate.


texts: Is a double mini-turbo better than two regular ones?

texts: In Mario Kart Wii, karts can get a second level of mini-turbo by holding a drift longer before letting go. Is this any better than getting two regular mini-turbos on the same turn? If so, how? Does it provide more than double the boost? Does it take less than twice as long to get?


texts: I have played with all the other cars and have won with all of them. I haven't unlocked the last one for the achievement. Why is this? I have won multiple times and would like to know what else I can do.


texts: How do you acquire Frostie the bowman in samurai vs zombies? I really need him because I keep dying.


texts: How many Levels (kind) of clothing wear are there? Are there benefits associated?

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How many levels of wear do we have for clothing?
So far, I've found two:
- Ragged ('zerlumpt'/'zerfetzt' in German)
but there is no visual difference to
- Excellent

If citizens wear excellent clothes do they need less firewood in their homes? Do you know any other advantages?


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I would like to use my ps4 on my monitor whilst im gaming ,but for using Netflix and such i would like to use my tv.

Any tips/tricks on how to accomplish this?


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I have had my xbox 360 for a long time. I have tried all the basic troubleshooting relating to similar matters.
I have: Changed the power block. Changed the HDMI cord. Bought new AV jacks. Checked correct INPUT on tv. Made sure proper INPUT CHANNEL.
Now here comes my dilemma.
My 360 boots up fine. Registers controller. Registers hard drive connection (it was once a problem, but it has been resolved). I get no sound nor visual output. I know my console has fully booted up because I know the exact button commands from boot up, to start the one game I play on this console (Skyrim), the console recognizes the game and you can distinctly hear the console get to work as it loads the game. I have even started a new game, I get the controller vibrations from the opening intro to game play, still no sound or visual output.
Any ideas before I send it off to fix or to its grave?


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For some objectives, and incubating eggs, the game requires you to travel.

But with the GPS technology the way it is, sometimes it re-positions itself, which moves your Avatar.

I doubt these repositionings are very much (maybe a meter/a few feet at a time) but if I knew the scale of the map I might be able to get a bit better grasp of distances required to travel.


texts: Can I increase chances of coop with friends in Dark Souls 3?

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I am able to play with my friend - we both enabled matchmaking by password, we are both using Warriors of Sunlight covenant (so our cooperation could be jolly), our soul levels are in range, host has the power of the Lord of Cinder.

But after failure (one of us dies) or success (boss kill) we are not able to reconnect immediately. Host just can't see summon sign. We've tried restarting game, teleport to Firelink Shrine and back to location, replacing summoning sign, even attempted to use Dried Finger item (Way of White item was unusable in our case) - no luck. Eventually things just go back to normal and host starts to see symbol again.

Does summoning has any known cooldown? Are there any techniques which could help us to connect more reliable?


texts: What is the difference between the Atlas path and the Explorer's path?

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Early on in the game, you get a choice to follow the Atlas or to forge your own path as an explorer.

What are the differences between these two paths?


texts: Iron Sonic? Can’t find character or name

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I know about Metal Sonic; it’s not who I’m talking about.

I remember in the first 2D games seeing another Sonic-like enemy with a metallic appearance, coloured grey. Unlike Metal Sonic, that character really looked like Sonic, shape-wise (big head and all).

I periodically search for it and sometimes I even find it in an old blurry screenshot, but never seem to retain its name (if I even discover what it is, which at this point I’m not sure). Any help in finding out who it is?


texts: Why am I suddenly being matched with high level players in Apex Legends?

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I've been playing Apex for a while now and all of the players' levels have always been varied. Just recently I've started playing with high level players, as in most of the players in game are level 100 and very rarely will you see a player below level 30.

I recently asked EA technical support and all they said is that matchmaking was completely random.

Was there a leveling event I missed? Why does it seem like everyone is a much higher level suddenly?


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I'm at the beginning of the game on Normal, and am currently finding fighting the Big Daddies to be a bit challenging. As in I wasted half a clip of Machine Gun Ammo and 3 EVE Hypos taking down the ones in the Medical Bay, and I'm now being toasted in Neptune's Bounty.

Should I just wait till later in the game, or are there tips for defeating the Daddies?


texts: How does fire from Starlight Dragonling work?

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The description of new Starlight Dragonling ally states:

  Damaging enemies has a chance to blast them in fire.

But I can't make it proc with my fae. Can anyone give more information about this? Like how often (approximately) does it proc? How much dmg it does? Is the effect (fire) visible?


texts: Where can I EV train with Hordes in ORAS?

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I'm starting to get my competitive Pokemon team together, and would like to EV train using hordes like in XY.

Which routes give the highest Pokemon encounter rate for each stat? Which Pokemon should I be battling?


texts: How many levels are there in Minesweeper adventure mode?

texts: I have been persisting at the Windows 8 minesweeper adventure mode in the hopes that I could complete it, but after getting past level 100, I am wondering if perhaps it just generates levels indefinitely? Does anyone know if the game actually has an end?


texts: Can any projectiles/abilities enter the hero's spawn room?

texts: I want to know if I use ultimates as D.va or Junkart can I move mech/tyre into the enemy respawn zone? Or is there something in game (ie some ability) which can enter this zone?


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I'd like to pick up a racing wheel for the Xbox 360 (bonus points if it supports PC and/or PS3 as well), but I can't find any that seem to be still distributed. Logitech's and Mad Catz's models are discontinued and I can't find even the original Microsoft one either.

Are there particular flaws with the controllers that their respective manufacturers stopped making them? Am I just going to open myself to a world of frustration if I pick one up from eBay or Craigslist?

And while I'm on the subject, are there any wheels still in production today that I missed? I'm in Canada, but not opposed to buying controllers from other parts of the world so long as they're compatible with North American consoles.


texts: Minecraft execute detect command not working

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So I am trying to create Mario in Minecraft and I had an idea for the pipes. I want to detect a block 4 blocks under the player and I have a block 3 blocks under the player so when you jump you go through the pipe. This command used to work perfectly until I closed out of minecraft and opened it again. I don't know whats wrong and if nobody knows then please provide an alternative. This is the command

/execute @a ~ ~ ~ detect ~ ~-4 ~ minecraft:wool 15 setblock 1179 64 -349 minecraft:redstone_block

I want it to detect black wool and then when it finds the black wool 4 blocks under the player it will create a redstone block powering a line of repeaters and command blocks that waits, teleports you down 1 block, waits again, teleports you down another, and waits a third time to teleport you down two to the secret room. The error that I am getting is

  [21:28:27] Failed to execute 'detect' as Heroblind55246

Please help!

Edit: Now I get this error :

  [19:26:15] Failed to execute 'setblock minecraft:redstone_block 1179 64 -349' as Heroblind55246


texts: Are there alternate ways of opening the console in Oblivion

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I recently began playing Oblivion again, after a long hiatus. I'm doing so on my MacBook Pro, in a Parallels Windows Server 2008 VM (6 GB of RAM). The MacBook itself is the late 2011 17" Pro model, upgraded to 16 GB of RAM.

Everything in Oblivion, including the mods I've installed, works great -- except that I cannot bring up the console. The tilde (~) key is nonfunctional. That said, so far Oblivion is the only program on the Windows side to not recognize it. In Notepad, Visual Studio, Wordpad, etc., it works. Just Oblivion. (Admittedly, Oblivion is the only game I have on the Windows side here.)

Is there some way to open the console without the tilde, or failing that rebind the "open console" command via a configuration file, or failing that at least use a config file to display fps? (Which is actually the only reason I want the console right now.)

Total aside: The obvious answer to most of us would be to run Oblivion (and Windows in general) in Boot Camp. Not an option. Long story.

Update: I should have mentioned two things: 1) bAllowConsole is 1 and 2) I have no idea where to find the § symbol that everyone says is a workaround. (I have a US keyboard layout; that symbol is not on the face of any of my keys.) And again, the tilde works in every Windows app, just not -- I'm guessing -- games.


texts:
I have searched for how to get Snivy in Pokemon X but all I got was "by trading".

Who would trade me a Snivy for a random Pokemon in Pokemon X?


texts: Differences between the GameCube and N64 version of Majora's Mask

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What are the differences between the N64 and GameCube version of Majora's Mask?

Is there any difference in graphics or game play? Or is it just a straight port with no changes?


texts: In starbound I have a path down to the core, but it is very difficult to use my second jump to alleviate fall damage. Can I use water or a certain block to eliminate this, such as slime blocks in Minecraft?


texts: I can't seem to connect my 3ds in my wifi, but when I connect to other wifis like my friend's house and his pocket wifi it connects. Tried searching in google for solutions nothing work like changing the channel and DNS, resetting the router, changing the password into WEP and removing the password still nothing works. Any solution on how can I solve this?


texts: Who are your party members and when do you unlock them?

texts: You start with Mario, Rabbid Peach, and Rabbid Luigi, but when do you unlock the other characters, and who are they?


texts: How does Trump do character stat graphics on screen?

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Trump, a Hearthstone Twitch Streamer, has on-screen graphics showing, for example, character damage dealt. Here is an example:

On the left, circled in red, is a special annotation showing that that particular character has done a total of 10 damage over the course of the game.

How does Trump get an on-screen graphic like this?


texts: Are Declarations of Friendship worth it?

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If you make a Declaration of Friendship, there are many bad points:

Your friend will regularly ask you for money or Resources.
It will negatively affect your relationship with your friend's enemies
You cannot Denounce your friend or Declare War on him or her without incurring diplomatic penalties with all other Civilizations.
If you do anything to annoy your friend, e.g. not agreeing to his/her regular demands for money, then he/she will usually Denounce you and this will negatively affect your relationship with all other Civilizations ("Your Friends found reason to Denounce you!")

There don't seem to be many good points:
1) it will positively affect your relationship with your friend's friends

So, is it worth publicly Declaring Friendship at all?


texts: Do the side missions stack between playthroughs?

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I am after the "Did It All" achievement which states "complete all side missions'. I have completed all the side missions apart from killing Terramorphous. I am level 34 and not strong enough to take on Terramorphous.

I obviously don't want to do all the side missions again, do they stack between playthroughs? So in the vault hunter mode play through all I have to do is kill Terramorphous for the "Did It All" achievement, since I did all the other side missions in my normal play through.


texts: After researching "Target Audience", the game prompt tells you that certain consoles and genres appeal to certain audiences (Young, Everyone, Mature). Does targeting a specific audience properly actually boost your sales and, if so, how would you do so?


texts:
I was driving my Zantorno; then suddenly I crashed into a river. So I took a taxi back to the garage; the car was not there.

I checked the Car Impound and it was not there, then I went back to the river it was not there either.


texts: Are there items that when sold to merchants, will stay in their inventory forever (aside from Dragon Claws)?

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This answer in the question, "Can you rebuy things from fences if they don't sell that item in skyrim?" states that:

  Unique items (e.g. Dragon Claws) remain in the inventory of the storekeepers indefinitely. However items such as armour, whilst they will remain for a day or so, are liable to be lost permanently when the storekeeper's merchandise chest resets.

Aside from Dragon Claws, are there other "unique" items which will stay in a merchant's inventory forever? What determines if an item is considered "unique"?

I would like to know as I regularly sell items I don't need to merchants, so they can be "deleted" in the game when the merchants have their inventory reset. I am not sure which items will indeed be removed with a merchant inventory reset.


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I am playing the Journey to the Core modpack on the ATLauncher.

I have a functional smeltery from TK, but no lava to power it. I know the a YouTuber used molten pyrotheum, but I haven't found any of that. I have searched multiple wikis, and they all only mention lava.

How can Tinkers' Contruct furnaces be powered, in To the Core?


texts: Truck not selecting gears at all in ETS2 after update?

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As the title suggests...

Euro Truck Simulator 2 required an update on Steam a short while back, which I downloaded with no issues. After launching the game, and 'climbing' into my truck to get back onto the road, I realized that my truck no longer selects gears at all. The transmission shifts into any gear I want, but then shifts back to neutral the moment the gear is selected. This is in my modded save.

I decided to create a vanilla save (no mods whatsoever) to test the transmission issue out elsewhere, of which returned the same result as my modded save. None of the trucks are willing to take gears on their own, even the in-game trucks.

Now, I normally drive in sequential manual, and I have the shift up and down buttons mapped to my mouse's hotkeys. This has worked flawlessly in the past, only after the update, this has proved to be troublesome.

I then tried to drive in simple automatic, which allows some trucks to select gears, but even then it only goes up half the range before it switches to neutral (i.e. in a 16 speed box, 8 gears can only be used)

I have no idea what to do with this issue, it is driving me crazy!

Is there a setting or a console command I can use to get my transmission to work properly? I'm getting desperate at this point!


texts: Does attack speed influence movement speed?

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You can't move and attack at the same time. When you are chasing some one, you

  move -> stop -> attack -> move (with stopping and attacking happening 'almost' simultaneous).

So if you would do more attacks, you would do more stops as well.

So would someone with, lets say 1.25 attack speed cover more distance then some one with 2.5 attack. If they contentiously attack and move when possible?


texts:
Who were the drones in the Hyron project that you shoot. Was Megan one of the drones?

What happens to Megan?

Where will the DLC follow on from?

I skipped the credits, did I miss anything?


texts: Does US Scribblenauts Unlimited activate on a EU Steam account?

texts: If I buy Scribblenauts Unlimited (PC) at Amazon.com and ship it to Europe, will I be able to attach it to my German Steam account or at least play it at all?


texts:
If I put a Superior Sigil of the Night on both my main hand weapon and my offhand weapon, will they stack to +20% damage?

The other two static damage bonus sigils, Sigil of Force and Sigil of Accuracy, do not stack. The Sigil page on the official wiki says that

  Static bonuses stack with themselves when used on dual-wielded weapons, except for Superior Sigil of Force (only +5% bonus to damage) and Superior Sigil of Accuracy (only +5% bonus to crit chance).

But, Sigil of the Night is only available in PvE and was introduced after launch (in the 2012 Halloween event), which leads me to believe that it simply wasn't tested when the above statement was made.


texts: Will I have enough points to unlock all skills and enough material to unlock all weapon upgrades?

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I am playing through the campaign and have been unlocking skills and weapon upgrades as I go along.   I am only 25% through the game, but I would like to know if I will have enough points to unlock all skills and enough material to unlock all weapon upgrades.

If not, I will then go for specific skills and weapon upgrades in further tiers that I want (instead of arbitrarily unlocking everything).


texts:
If I were to quit a game halfway though would I earn the money I have or would I just loose $10,000?

In other words, can I cut my losses and run?


texts:
Both MK II and the mother ship's defense drones seemingly create an impenetrable defense against hacking.

In particular, the second stage mothership has a single defense drone.  Even when part of a large volley of other projectiles, the defense drone unerringly singled out the hacking drone to shoot down.  I tried sending it out slightly after a large volley as well; similarly no luck.

Is there a trick to get around this defense, in conjunction with regular/ion weapons?   Perhaps some timing trick?  I've often found that the computer's attack drones somehow slip by my own defense, though perhaps they're simply slower than the mother ship's.


texts: How can I get my old homebrew mods working on my new Wii?

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I have two Wii consoles, my old one and a new one. The old one can't read disks (it makes clicking sounds) so I would like to move to the new one.

I have Homebrew set up on my old Wii, with downloaded mods on an SD card. When I put the SD card in my new Wii and go on Homebrew, none of the mods work, but if I swap it back, they still work on my old Wii.

How can I get my mods working on my new Wii?

Further clarifications upon request:

Both Wiis are capable of playing Gamecube games.
Serial numbers for both consoles:

New Wii: lu83699349
Old Wii: lu53920826.

They both have the '7' in the box


texts:
I was playing Grand Theft Auto Online on Xbox 360, and a player teleported to me.

I shot them, but they placed a campfire on me.

Now, I am constantly being burnt to death. How do I get out?


texts: Which block requires the most steps to craft in Minecraft?

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This doesn't include collecting the base materials, or smelting, just the actual crafting process itself. For example, a cake requires two steps, as you have to craft three buckets for the milk, then combine with the wheat/eggs/sugar. A minecart with hopper requires 4 steps, as you have to craft the chest, the hopper, the minecart, then the minecart with hopper.

Is this the most complex crafting recipe, in terms of number of steps needed to craft? Or is there a recipe which needs 5 steps, or more?


texts: Aesthetic Items in Diablo 3 (Limited Edition)

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I just read about this for the Limited Edition:

Diablo III - Aesthetic Artifacts

Call forth glowing angel wings, unfurl an exclusive banner sigil, and dye your armor sets with the Bottled Cloud or Bottled Smoke items.

Does that mean that if we have a Normal account, we are unable to obtain Bottled Cloud/Bottled Smoke dye items? Even via cash from the Auction House in the future?

I understand if the Angel Wings are locked to the account itself (and the banner), but the dye should be considered as a misc item, right?


texts: How/Why does the 20% Refill only provide 10%?

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Currently, I have a maximum of 2441 Energy.

The Energy Refill item that friends can send each other, claims to give a 20% refill to Energy, but I only receive 224 Energy from it, which is equal to roughly 10%.

Why do I only receive 224 Energy (9.18%), and not 488 (20%)?

Also, how do I then get it to give me the 20%?


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The Storm Armor skill for the Wizard says:

  Bathe yourself in electrical energy, periodically shocking a nearby enemy for 175% weapon damage as Lightning. Lasts 10 minutes.

But what causes the "periodic shock of a nearby enemy"?  Sometimes I've seen Storm Armor go off multiple times in rapid succession, sometimes it doesn't seem to go off for several seconds.

Is the shock rate related to attack speed?

(I realize the Reactive Armor and Shocking Aspect runes might change this behavior a bit, but I'm primarily interested in the base behavior.)


texts: Why is sum of shares different from total value (10% instead of 100%)?

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I know the game is supposed to mimic the real market, about which I know almost nothing, but I don't understand how the value of a share is calculated (I mean why is it calculated the way it seems).

When your company total value is 1,206K (1 206 000 $), your shares are at "12.06 $", but there are not 100 000 shares like you could think, there are only 10 000 shares (10 blocks of 1000 shares).

So why shares represent only 10% of a company ? Why would you be the owner of a company after buying only 6% of it ? Is real market like this or is it just a thing in the game ?

UPDATE : the answer may be I'm just wrong in my calculations and the total of shares IS equal to the total value of a company which would make sense to me.


texts: What legendary gem effects are procced by pet attacks?

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At one point it was common knowledge that the only Legendary Gem that procced from pet attacks was Pain Enhancer. After some digging around after an in-game revelation, I noticed that the Gem of Effacious Toxin will also proc from pet attacks. What other gems proc from pet attacks, if any?

Edit: I am aware that the GET may be a special case due to its activation text stating All enemies hit, rather than on hit, but I wish to be thorough.


texts: How valuable is mastery as a mitigation stat for a warrior tank?

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Can anyone provide some math on precisely how valuable mastery is as a mitigation stat versus the other mitigation/avoidance stats?

Note that I'm not concerned with how the different stats affect healers.  I realize a less-spiky damage intake is better for healers, making mastery more desirable, but for the purposes of this question let's assume I'm just trying to take as little damage as possible.

Ideally I'd like a concise summary of the following for a 300 second patchwerk-style fight in a normal 10-man cataclysm raid:

Total mitigated damage per point of mastery rating with the block value meta
Total mitigated damage per point of mastery rating without the block value meta
Total avoided damage per point of dodge rating.
Total avoided damage per point of parry rating.

Here are my stats for DR considerations:

 - Armor:   35464
 - Mastery: 21.18   (2363 rating)
 - Dodge:    8.81   (850 rating)
 - Parry:   14.73   (1931 rating)

Let's also assume for simplicity's sake that I use Shield Block on cooldown.

Bonus points if you want to do calculations for a 10-man heroic and both 25-man modes.

Super bonus points if you can give me a concise formula (pseudocode, excel, whatever) where I can input my stats and output each of the values.


texts: I've built a Basic Town Portal in a town, which states that it allows your hero to teleport from that town to any other town you control.  I've got my hero in the town, but how do I make them teleport?  If I tell them to move to another town, they just start walking there.


texts: When the mobile authenticator requires logging in again?

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I had to perform a factory reset on my phone and restored the Steam application from a backup (Android) as I've done successfully a couple of times, but now the app prompted me to log in again and I received a week-long community market cooldown as a result.

How does the application determine that it has been installed on a new device? Do I periodically have to re-enter my account credentials? How can I avoid re-authentication (and related account restrictions)?


texts: Cheat for Pokemon Emerald causes the game to freeze on the Android GBA Emulator?

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I started playing Emerald few weeks back. I wanted to use cheats here. I had put the master code and the master ball code which works absolutely fine. But whenever I use pokemon code nothing happens. Keep in mind, I play On my Android phone in the GBA emulator (not the John lite version). Once I put the Pokémon cheat and then use the PC in Pokémon Center the game just freezes.

I don't know what the problem is but when I searched about it many people claim that they had it worked on their cell phones.

The code I'm using is for Bulbasaur: 83007CF6 0001, which I obtained off the supercheats.com site


texts: (Java Minecraft 1.13) How to get a fireball to shoot in the same direction as the summoning player is looking?

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Right now, I'm working on a datapack that allows you to summon an enchanted carrot on a stick, which when you right click takes a fire charge from your inventory and shoots it where you are looking. I had an issue where the fireballs were flying in the wrong direction, at angles, and curving, but I fixed it, so here is what I did to get it to work, for those who have the same question as me.

My function to shoot the fireball looks like this:

#summon fireball
summon minecraft:fireball ^ ^ ^1 {CustomName:"\"firewandfireball\"",direction:[0d,0d,0d],power:[0d,0d,0d],ExplosionPower:-2,life:60}

#get player and fireball data into scoreboards
execute as @s store result score @s fwx run data get entity @s Pos[0] 100
execute as @s store result score @s fwy run data get entity @s Pos[1] 100
execute as @s store result score @s fwz run data get entity @s Pos[2] 100

execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result score @s fwx run data get entity @s Pos[0] 100
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result score @s fwy run data get entity @s Pos[1] 100
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result score @s fwz run data get entity @s Pos[2] 100

#subtract the two to get a momentum/velocity and put into fireball's scoreboard
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result score @s fwx run scoreboard players operation @s fwx -= @p fwx
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result score @s fwy run scoreboard players operation @s fwy -= @p fwy
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result score @s fwz run scoreboard players operation @s fwz -= @p fwz

#tp the fireball so it's like it's going from eye position
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] at @s run tp @s ~ ~1.62 ~

#put the subtracted value into the fireball's direction and power
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result entity @s direction[0] double 0.01 run scoreboard players get @s fwx
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result entity @s direction[1] double 0.01 run scoreboard players get @s fwy
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result entity @s direction[2] double 0.01 run scoreboard players get @s fwz

execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result entity @s power[0] double 0.01 run scoreboard players get @s fwx
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result entity @s power[1] double 0.01 run scoreboard players get @s fwy
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] store result entity @s power[2] double 0.01 run scoreboard players get @s fwz

#reset the scoreboards
scoreboard players reset @e fwx
scoreboard players reset @e fwy
scoreboard players reset @e fwz
execute run scoreboard players reset firewandClicks
execute run scoreboard players set @e firewandClicks 0

#reset customName so fireball isn't affected by new fireballs
execute as @e[name=firewandfireball] at @s run data merge entity @s {CustomName:""}

I'm using the subtraction method in this post to get velocity. This function was being run anchored at eyes, so the fireball was summoned at eye level but the subtraction of coordinates to get a velocity was using my feet's position which led to the fireball always shooting upwards. I fixed this by running the function anchored at feet, and then before adding motion (if you do it after it cancels any velocity it has) teleport it 1.62 blocks above where it was, so it appears like it comes from eye level. Finally, this function for some reason creates the fireball explosion right on target, but the fireball appears to curve way out of the way and disappear, which is probably a bug. If you replace the fireball with small_fireball (from a blaze) it appears to shoot straight on target.


texts: Remove 'Steam is currently set to be in Offline Mode' dialog

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Is there a way to remove or automatically skip the following dialog, which I get because I have steam set to start in offline mode:

  Steam is currently set to be in Offline Mode. Many features, such as Friends and the Server Browser, will not be available while offline.

  [Go Online] [Start In Offline Mode]


texts: Can I join my neighbor on Minecraft PE if we have different internet providers?

texts: If my friend is a few blocks down the road. Would I be able to join her? We are on two different wifi networks, but we share the same provider (Verizon, AT&T, etc.). Would we be able to join each other?


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After a certain point in the plot, you get the ability to build nukes, supposedly as a deterrent against other people invading your FOBs. Around this point, you also get the ability to completely ignore other people's nukes and invade them anyway.

Is there any circumstance under which one of these nukes would actually go off? Can I actually nuke people who mess with me? Or perhaps sneak into wherever a rival is keeping their nukes and rig one to blow?


texts: What cat does Barney refer to during your first meeting with Kleiner in Half life 2?

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During a play trough of Half life 2, I noticed Barney mentions something about a cat he "still has nightmares about". Alyx then starts to ask a few times, without answer, what cat he refers to. It is mentioned as Barney and Kleiner debate how safe the teleportation device has become from the last time it was used.

I never got to play Half life 1, so I am curious if this is either a reference to a HL1 scene, or if it's just a random gag left for us to ponder about. I don't mind spoilers, as you get key hints trough HL2 as to what happened during HL1 anyway.

So, if it actually is a thing and not just some random gag, what cat does Barney refer to during his talk with Kleiner?


texts: What is the most productive use of early game gold?

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My first character, my first 10k of gold.  What should I be doing with it?

Bigger stash
Level up the blacksmith
Gamble
Purchase key items when available
Save for later
Something I haven't seen yet

This was partially answered on my previous question but I'd like to put all the choices I see out there for advice. My gaming time is limited, so I'm not likely to fire up a dozen characters to try out different things.  Thanks for any assistance in making the most of this character!


texts: Can I play with more than 1 player in Dungeon Defenders (demo)?

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I just picked up the PC Dungeon Defenders demo (aka "Dungeon Defense" - I think they are changing the name for he full release). I quite enjoyed playing it single player with my XBox 360 controller.

The preview movies and tutorial text reference a 2-4 player split-screen mode. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out how to set it up. When I got to the player select screen, it seemed like I should be able to add a second player, but I could not figure out how.

I have 1 XBox 360 controller and mouse/keyboard. Can I play with more than 1 person, and if so how do I do it?


texts: When does X6-88 become available as a companion?

texts: According to the wiki X6-88 becomes available as a companion "(...)a short while after the incident is resolved(...)" where I presume the incident is the quest Synth Retention. However I've done the quest some time ago (several in-game weeks) and yet when I speak to X6-88 there is no dialog. I'm currently on the first part of The Battle of Bunker Hill and have no plans to continue on this quest line until I've completed more quests for all the factions.


texts: How do I change a multiplayer world into a singleplayer world?

texts: I'm currently on a server that's going to be shut down, I have a few things on that server I would like to save so I was wondering if there is any way to convert this world into my own singleplayer world.


texts: Does room size affect how much damage deathclaws will do in a room?

texts: It seems like with roughly equivalent dwellers in my first two rooms, the smaller room takes less damage.  It seems like they spend less time in smaller rooms?


texts: I am wondering what are the best job combinations in Bravely Default. Is there any point to upgrade melee jobs for casters for example? And do I even have to switch the jobs i.e. strive for combinations or stick with one job?


texts: Games rendering red foam all over objects

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In a large number of games on my PC I have had issues with games rendering improperly. It is extremely hard to describe, so here is a picture of this in one of the many games it is occurring in:

This never happened until I recently had my computer re-imaged to get rid of the hundreds of viruses I had. There was also a drop in FPS after the re-image as well. I have tried lowering graphics setting to the minimum and this still happens.

Does anyone know what's going on and how to fix it?


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How do gyms work in general? Do my Pokemon battle others there? How are the stats taken into consideration if they do battle?

If I leave my Pokemon in a gym that I will not be returning to, can I get the Pokemon back?


texts: How to collect taxes from other regions in SimCity(Android app)?

texts: The 'Total Population' number under City Hall correctly displays the population across regions. But the 'Daily income' does not increase until we upgrade a building of the Capital City. The number of people in other regions dont matter. Anyone knows how to collect taxes from other regions too? I checked, there is no option to build City Hall in regions.


texts: Can I play Blizzard games without my friends knowing I'm online?

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Sometimes I want to play games without other people bugging me. In the Steam client it possible to appear offline to your friends while playing. Does the Blizzard game client offer this same functionality?

If not, is it possible to just hide the fact that I am in a game from my status?


texts: What games did NVIDIA come through on regarding RTX and DLSS?

texts: In 2018 NVIDIA released its RTX 2000-series cards. A huge part of this release was an emphasis on some fundamental new features that games would support in the future. A list can be seen here of these promises; particularly of note would be RTX (ray-tracing) support and DLSS (a new type of anti-aliasing) support. I know for a fact that some of these games never came through (like PUBG)... but which of these games successfully implemented these technologies as of January 2020?


texts: Using the Kinect Microphone for Chat, how does one set it up correctly to use video chat, but not in games?

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I am a little confused on a particular config on the Kinect, when it comes to chatting.

If you go to the settings, there is a way to turn 'Microphone on/off for chat'. When I set up my nephews, I left this on, and I am pretty sure that when we played some CoD:Black Ops that night - his kinect was picking up noises in their room and everyone in our game could hear it.

When I set mine up, I had this off.

When we tried to do a Kinect Video chat last night, and it shows your face (while waiting to connect), it noted that my microphone was off. So I went and turned this on in settings, and went about using the Kinect video.

My real question is: How do I set this up so when I do a video chat it works, but when I am just in a game I can use a headset or nothing at all?

Note: There is a slim possibility that he was wearing a headset (and his kinect was not picking up audio), but it was picking up in game noises and rebroadcasting them - and he's far away enough TV that shouldn't matter.


texts: What is the purpose of "Reset All Stats"?

texts: I noticed in the Prestige Shop there is an option for 10th level prestige where you can reset all stats. What is the purpose of it? The only use I could think of is using it after you've beat the multiplayer and just feel like beating it again for the hell of it.


texts: What is the largest world map anyone has created in Minecraft?

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What is the largest world map that anyone has created from exploring? Is there a maximum size?

I'm curious, because I'm generating a map using Tectonicus for a single-player world where I have explored quite a bit and right now java.exe is using over 9.5GB of RAM.


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Right now, I've got 6/15 pages of my Trainer Passport filled out:

Official Pokémon Trainer
Melemele Trial Completion
Akala Trial Completion
Ula'ula Trial Completion
Poni Trial Completion
Island Challenge Completion

The rest are blank.

What are the other pages for?


texts: Retrieving Steam Game progress from Mac to new PC

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I haven't specifically seen a question relating to the retrieval of saved game progress that was achieved on the Mac version of Steam to be transferred to the PC version.

I have almost 3000 hours of Borderlands 2 gameplay while on an iMac, I have cloud set up on the mac side, but don't know how to transfer that data over to the PC steam app.

There are differences in the PC vs Mac versions of the app, so if anyone has specific instructions and experience with both versions of the app and could direct me on how to transfer to the new PC I would be very grateful.


texts:
According to many online resources:

  Exhausting her dialogue will see her relocate to Majula,

I have exhausting her dialog, she now repeats the same thing every time I talk to her. But she will not relocate.

Is there some other prerequisite that is needed for her to relocate?


texts: Lost Realm Evo 2 monsters dropping the same loot every time

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For the past two weeks or so, I sometimes encounter Evo 2 monsters in the Lost Realm:

I always win and expected a good loot (e.g. Gold Key, Mythic crests, etc.) however they always drop only Crest Box, either ordinary or rare, which is really weird.

This happened at least 10 times, so can't be just coincidence of random loot.

What's going on? Is this on purpose? In such case, it's not worth to spend 18 steps on such battles.


texts: Can someone explain the difference between minecraft maps and worlds?

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I have two Minecraft Bukkit SMP server instances on my host and I understand there's a default "world" included with each instance. I've read about multi-world support in future versions of Bukkit or Minecraft, but at the moment, I believe I'm stuck with a single "map" for each world.

Am I missing something or am I currently limited to a single world (and a single map) on each server?


texts:
What could be the meaning of a dialog from max payne 3 ?
"These bastards made the NYPD look like the Hari Krishnas."


texts: If I buy Civilization 5: Brave New World, will I be able to play Vanilla?

texts: If I buy Civilization 5: Brave New World, will I be able to play vanilla Civilization 5.


texts: Is there a way to fix the Level 4 Merchant glitch

texts: I'm playing Fallout 4 on Xbox, and there is this glitch that I've found to be quite common, but no one knows how to fix it. It's concerning the Merchants who can come to your settlement and are level 4 in selling stuff. I can find them on the road and trade with them, however, once I actually meet the requirements to let them join me, they either don't show up in random encounters or they don't have the dialogue option to come with me. I tried for days to make The Scribe or Smiling Larry spawn, but they wouldn't. And Doc Weathers won't come with me because there is no option to ask him to. I have also run into trouble with Rylee. I asked her to join me but she never showed up. I have found this to also be a common glitch. I don't know if it is a separate glitch or not. is there any way to find Rylee?


texts: Can Rocket Grab hit Fizz while doing Trickster?

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When Fizz uses Trickster and becomes untargetable for 1.5-2 seconds, is he immune to being hit by by Blitzcranks Rocket Grab? On the same topic of skill shots, is he immune to all skillshots including ulti skill shots like Ashe's Enchanted Crystal Arrow and Ezreal's True Shot Barrage?

I'm interested in playing Fizz and I'm wondering if a last minute Trickster while running away would save my life against an across the stage ulti when I'm at low health.

Thanks.


texts: So when I made my plate I didn't read the fine print and now only my bifta has a custom plate.  How do I add it to my other cars?


texts: As Heavy, should I be aiming for the body or the head?

texts: When playing as Heavy in TF2 and using the minigun, should I be going for body shots or head shots? Does the distance matter?


texts: How much will I have to download if I change languages?

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I'm a little short on bandwidth this month, and I'm thinking from switching my language from French to English.

Of what I know about multilingual games, I'll have to redownload the files of the language I chose.

So big are these files? And if I switch back to french, will I have to redownload the french files, or will the game have kept the french files somewhere?


texts: The Nord king seems to have disappeared and will not return (for several months now).  His vassals mostly sit around doing nothing and they always say they don't know where the king is.  Is there any way to force him to respawn?  A cheat or console command maybe?


texts: Villagers sometimes kill the wrong sheep

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Context: During the Feudal start, I've lined up my sheep under my TC, and shift-clicked through them to kill and collect them in order.
Sometimes one or two of my villagers will ignore the command queue and just kill one of the other sheep instead (leading to lost food :( )
Why is that, and what should I do/avoid doing, to prevent it from happening?


texts: How do I use /kill to kill Mooshrooms with a specific name and within a certain radius?

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I've been working on a machine and require the command to kill all Mooshrooms with a certain name and in a specific radius. I have tried:

/kill @e[type=Mooshroom,r=(radius),name=(name)]
/kill @e[type=Mushroom_Cow,r=(radius),name=(name)]
/kill @e[type=Mushroom_cow,r=(radius),name=(name)]
/kill @e[type=MushroomCow,r=(radius),name=(name)]

And none work. The command /kill @e[type=MushroomCow] seems to work in chat, but not in command blocks.

Now, I don't actually mind about the name too much, so if anyone could tell me the command to just kill Mooshrooms within a certain radius, that would be great thanks!


texts: Can I bring a turret through the teleporter at the end of Entanglement?

texts: In the Half-Life 2 chapter Entanglement, one can bring along two turrets from first turret standoff all the way to the teleporter where you escape with Alyx.  Is it possible to bring them further, out of Nova Prospekt, and into Anti-Citizen One?


texts: Do human or elven prisoners die of thirst or starvation?

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I know that goblin prisoners don't die from thirst or starvation. Do humans or elves die from them?

I'm curious because when I first chained an elven diplomat, she had the description She is fat. After a week and a half, I checked up on her and her description says She is average in size. She also turned berserk.

Is there a way to force feed them so that they maintain their original body size, and also to keep them alive in my dungeon forever?


texts: I can go into most bathrooms and stand under the shower-head and turn it on. Is there some purpose or benefit to taking a shower?


texts: Do you tap or hold the free running buttons?

texts:
So now with the inclusion of the run up and run down buttons I am struggling to understand how they work specifically.

Do you hold R2+Cross (ps4) to climb, or just to get started? Do you have to hold Circle when descending or just press it for each drop you want?

It feels like R2+Run modifier just gets you started then you can climb without pressing any buttons. Using only Cross and Circle to ascend and descend accordingly.


texts: Can I direct the audio in Fallout: New Vegas to another device?

texts: I'm playing New Vegas on my PC. I want to redirect the audio to my monitor's speakers while my default audio device is set to my TV. I couldn't find anything in the options, is there somewhere else I can specify which audio device New Vegas uses?


texts: How can I fix an issue which causes players to die upon joining to my server?

texts: When a player joins my server, he automatically dies and it repeats, over and over and over. How can I fix this with console commands?


texts: How do you use workshop on Civilization V?

texts: I'm trying to use some add-ons for Civ V from the workshop. I subscribed to some as described in this answer. When I start the game, nothing. I restarted Steam and then the game, nothing. I bet I'm suppose to use the "MODS" section, but the only one that appears is one I downloaded long ago, before workshop! Is there some special manipulation that can make it work? I'm on Windows 7.


texts: Use UrbanTerror with multiple screens on Windows

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I recently got a second monitor, and the first time i started UrbanTerror with that new config, it stalled at intro screen and I had to reboot my computer.

Is there a way to configure UrbanTerror to support multi-monitor setup ? Notice I do not ask for UrbanTerror top show on both screens, but rather to ensure it launches correctly on my main monitor even when I have more than one.


texts: What triggers merchants to change their inventory?

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So in the normal run of the game, it seems that the merchants always change their inventory when you come back to town.  But if you leave town and come right back, they do not necessarily change.

To try and find out, I loaded up my Engineer, checked the Armorer and the Gem seller, walked out of town, and then waited 30 seconds before re-entering.  I came in, checked their inventories, and left, which took about 20 seconds each time.  That's a 50 second cycle, but I waited a full minute on my first town exit.  The stated times include load screens (about 2 seconds in either direction; I started lap timers the moment load screens appeared).

It came to be that the gem seller changed just after 7 minutes and the armorer changed just before 8 minutes.  In terms of time spent "outside" the town, gems reset at 4m45s minutes and armor reset at 5m45s.

I did nothing else beyond what was stated above.  Just moved my character to change screens and clicked on the two merchants I was checking.  This leads me to believe that time is the only factor in deciding when merchants reset, but can anyone continue this testing and determine an exact requirement?

Here is my data in an Excel spreadsheet.  If anyone needs me to save it in an older Excel format, just let me know.


texts: After "Your home bed was missing or obstructed" in minecraft, I can't find my way back

texts: In my creative world, I had slept in a bed to set my spawn point. Then I broke the bed. I then accidentally fell out of the world (into the void) and died. It said "Your home bed was missing or obstructed" and it respawned me somewhere random. Now I can't find my way back! Help!


texts: Building Evelyn - choosing between AD and AP

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Unlike most heroes, Evelyn benefits from both AP and AD for most of her abilities, excluding the ultimate (which only scales by Ability Power). What are the tradeoffs of these two build styles, and how would the decision be influenced by my/opponent team selection?

How AP vs AD will affect ability to lane and support well in a 2v2 (top or bot) for a Coop/AI game is also a factor - assume that jungling or ganking isn't feasible due to limited skills.


texts: Attack speed and its interaction with various skills

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The nonintuitve part of "Increase attack speed by x%" is, it also increases your CAST speed.

There are a fair few different type of skills in Diablo3, in addition to the generic "nuke":

Channelled
Summons
Fire/Forget
Damage over time

How does increased attack speed interact with the aforementioned list of skill types?

This is a followup on Is resource cost adjusted with weapon speed in diablo 3?, which answers the weapon speed aspect of channelling spells but does not comprehensively cover other spell types.


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Is there a way in League of Legends to view a marksman's attack range? There was an option to have it appear in the status window roughly a year ago but I'm now getting back into the swing of playing and would like to know the new ranges for the characters I play.

Does anyone know where I can view this stat?


texts: I can't defeat Chapter 7 Archimonde's Ascent no matter what I try and I'm not playing on difficult.I read one guys post about putting ballistae in the trees of the human base, but sure can't figure out where he's talking about? I'm playing on slow too. I had no problem going through the entire campaign until this last mission. Any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance


texts: How do I level epic dragons past level 10?

texts: I have been able to level up half my elemental dragons past level 10. I don't know how to level my epic dragons past level 10, though.


texts: What is the difference between Elysium, Kilik, and Edge Master?

texts: All three of these characters seem to be the same, but their souls are different options when creating a character. They all choose a random fighter and mimic that style during the fight. Is there any difference between these three characters?


texts: Does skooma exist as an in-game item in Elder Scrolls Online? I've heard conversations about "sugar fiends" in Mistral, but no other mentions.


texts: What is a good strategy to beat Funtime Foxy's Darkroom

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So I finally got past Plushbaby's level but now I'm completely stuck on Funtime Foxy's level. Whenever I get to the exit Foxy is always standing right in front of it and he kills me no matter which direction I go.
I tried looking up a way to get past the level but every strategy I found seemed to contradict the last. I found one that said to go straight at Foxy and then just go off to the left of him at the exit and I found another that said to move alternating left to right in between flashes. Neither worked and Foxy just killed me when I got close to the exit.
What's a good strategy to get past Funtime Foxy's Dark Room?


texts: My minecraft block height is only 16 is it a glitch?

texts: Recently I've been working on an adventure map in a normal unmodded vanilla world, but my max block height is only 16. Please help I've been looking for an answer for over a month.


texts: Does anyone know any good online resources for gaming on Linux Machines?

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Ubuntu to be precise.

And I am looking for lists of games with a short review or some newsgroup or something where I can find out about the latest releases.


texts: Command Keep people off nether roof ONLY

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So I was following this tutorial (the answer from randomuser922)
How can I block people getting onto the roof of the Nether in Minecraft?
which creates a dummy and stores the y value of all players to a scoreboard then using another command block it will teleport them if they go above a certain height.
This does work BUT it also happens in the overworld and I can't seem to figure out how to make it happen only for the nether?
I would assume I would also need to get the dimension from the nbt tag, so ypos = 128 and dimension = nether but I'm not 100% sure on the syntax as all the examples seem to be for older versions that 1.16.5
Can anyone help me out please?


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My inventory is slowly filling up, and I'm not entirely sure about which weapons, mods or items are useful. So I don't want to just throw away all of it, but I need to regain some inventory space.

Is there a way to stash excess items somewhere?


texts: Is it possible to resize/fullscreen the window in The Wonderful End of the World?

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I just bought The Wonderful End of the World in a Steam sale.

Unfortunately, I'm trying to play it on a laptop, which has pretty low vertical resolution.

So parts of the game content are hiding above/below the screen and are inaccessible.

How do I fix this?


texts: Does the "Khaine's Fury" Chaos Wastes boon also activate on temporary health?

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The Chaos Wastes game mode boon, "Khaine's Fury" is described:

While above 50% health, you gain 25% more melee power but deal 3 damage to yourself every swing.

By "health" does this also mean temp (white) health, aside from the permanent (green) health? I'm wondering if I need to heal my permanent health, or if I can make do with temp health to activate this boon.


texts: Binding of Isaac has an achievement for "A Gift From Krampus". The hint says it's in Satan's room, but I don't know where that is.