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In Atom Zombie Smasher, I tend to do well at the level 1 and 2 outbreaks - I can kill all the zeds in level 1 (as long as I get infantry) and most of the time in level 2.

I can reliably evacuate level 3, though I usually only get bronze medals.

But how are you supposed to beat level 4 outbreaks?  The best I can usually manage is to contain them by conquering the surrounding territories.


texts: How can I use vending machines effectively?

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When they're first introduced, vending machines are pretty expensive compared to my cash on hand. Since these things can only sell items for their base cost, I'm not entirely sure how to use them to turn any significant profit.

What advantages do I get out of having a vending machine? How do I use them to make more money?


texts: Why are my trees in Minecraft not growing?

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I'm trying to grow trees underground, and they are not growing??  I have other underground spawning locations, and they grow fine.  The depth here is 17.  Could that matter?  Ceiling is 8 blocks up.  Very confused.

Note: narrowness of the area is not the problem, see photo below.


texts: What is the maximum Block chance for An Impenetrable Defense?

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This answer implies that there is no character statistic or class that helps blocking.  Is there a passive?  This answer lists some of the items that have the +% Chance to Block affix.  What are the best-in-slot items with +% Chance to Block?

This is relevant because the achievement An Impenetrable Defense requires a Barbarian to block five attacks in a row.  The higher your block chance, the easier it is to get the achievement (I recommend an Iskatu run on Normal for that achievement).  What is the maximum Block chance?


texts: What algorithm determines when and where hero tokens appear?

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I've noticed that most tokens appear in specific locations, as if each token type has some predefined slots on each map where it may appear (besides hero and pod drops, of course).  I've also noticed that there appears to be some algorithm governing when a particular token will appear.  For example there doesn't appear to be a way to have a more than one hero or 3 air fighters per side on most maps (with the exception of fighter squadron).

What other factors effect the frequency, when, and where a hero token will appear?

Is it totally random, with only the rules I already mentioned?


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Why does it take 60 minutes before you can collect money from an auction's sale?

On the contrary, when you put an item to sale, it becomes available for buyer instantly.


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Possible Duplicate:
  I've misplaced a perk, can I get it back?

Is there a way to reset perk points, say if you accidentally set one or when you reach level 50 and you want to clear your points in smithing to put them in alchemy?

Answers for all platforms would be appreciated.


texts: How to improve at low 6 digit rank (~200-100k)?

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After breaking the 200k rank barrier (I'm at about rank 190k now)a few days ago I feel as though I've hit a bit of a wall. While I can see small improvements in certain game aspects, I feel like I'm still playing the same star ratings and not improving much overall. Gaining ranks has also become a bit of a struggle as I now barely gain any pp from raw scores as high as 60-70 pp.

I usually play maps between 4 and 5 stars. My highest pp play is 121 pp and the highest difficulty I have passed is a 5.51, but I really haven't passed many five stars at all; probably less than 20. I'm pretty good at aim/jumps but I'm really bad at streams (I can hold 140 BPM for less than 30 seconds) and not great at finger control. I can kind of play hidden but really haven't started learning mods yet.

While my primary goal is gaining rank, I also really want to improve over all and play more difficult songs. In a few weeks I'll have considerably less time to play, so I was hoping to reach five digit by then, but I don't know that that is realistic at this point.

For reference, after warming up (I do hand warm-ups as well), I usually spend about half my time playing "Improvement" maps from my stream practice, burst practice, and finger control collections. The second half is usually spent farming (mostly nomod but sometimes low star DT).

While I don't have time to play for more than 2-3 hours a day, I'm willing to try anything as long as it doesn't mean my rank doesn't drastically drop. Thanks in advance.

UPDATE: I reached 150k a couple days ago but I had to grind A LOT. I'm gonna go back to practicing finger control and streams more, but still need to farm a bit until I reach 5 digit. I won't have as much time to play for a while, either. I'm wondering, when should I start really trying to pass a 6 star, and what I can do to practice for that? Also, what is a good sign to know that I can stop exclusively practicing finger control maps for my main practice time (for now).


texts: How to play against Bloodseeker in 6.84c?

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In the current patch (6.84c) Bloodseeker is getting picked in 26% of the matches. In the matches I had he seems to be pretty damn overpowered, just running around with haste-rune speed and guaranteeing a free kill everytime his ult is up. As I am a quite experienced player I tried the obvious things:

Getting a TP Scroll
Building Eul's Scepter
Getting Linken's Sphere + BKB
Getting Ghost Scepter

The thing is: all of this doesn't work in a two-man-gank or teamfight situation. (except Linken's + BKB, which is quite expensive to get). Eul's often secures a safe tp-away if nobody on the enemy team gets a stun off first.

Because everything I tried doesn't work against him I actually consider the match to be "just another lost bloodseeker match" as soon as an enemy picks him. As this (statistically) is about every 6th match his popularity has ruined Dota 2 for me. I can't enjoy any match I play against him, except if we (for some reason) roflstomp the enemy team early on and manage to win before he gets a chance to fight.

Questions:

Is there anything I could do to feel like I have a chance to win against him? I can't even remember the last time I won against him.
Is there any hero I can pick to punish his pick? Is there any hero that counters him and/or protects all my allies from him?
Is there any other item I should get against him?
Can you think of a way how I can play differently, so that he doesn't kill everybody on my team?
Is there anything I can do in lane against him? I feel that the bonus dmg + heal is too strong to do anything against him as he can easily get every last hit.
Do you have any recommendations how Bloodseeker jungle can be countered? He's an insanely fast jungler and can just kill anybody with level 6 and some basic items.
Bonus Question: What are his weaknesses in the current patch/meta?


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Is it tied purely to my Steam profile name, or can I set my in-game name independently?

In CS Source you used to be able to change the name drectly form the console with a 'name' command.

Ideally I'd like to be able to have he in-game name totally separate from my steam profile name as changing that around will confuse people on my Friends list.


texts: Where and how to search for resources (minerals, crystals, etc.)

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Different resources are used to produce components and enhancements. Though, these resources are hardly met. Few times I've found some ore flying around in the space on missions.

Is there any rule where resources are met the most often?


texts: In Civ 5, how do I move a unit out of a city?

texts: So I moved my warrior into a city.  How do I get him out?


texts: If I trade items through backpack.tf, will I be able to sell them on the community market?

texts: I've stopped playing TF2 after the Tough Break update, and I want to sell all my items on the community market. Some of my items are not marketable, but they are tradable. If I were to trade items from my inventory on backpack.tf for supply crate keys, would I be able to sell those keys on the market for money?


texts: How is Market Value of players calculated in Fifa 2012?

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In Fifa 2012 (iOS edition at least) the career mode allows one to buy and sell players. Each player has an associated market value. How are these values calculated?

(I assume it is somehow related to performance and such...but as a manager, I should be able to get an accurate understanding of the calculation. The app is woefully under documented.)

When buying a player, I want to make a reasonable offer, but not overdo it. If current value is 150,000 with 1000 per Game, what is a good counter offer? What would be the new offer's equivalent market value be?


texts: Does anyone know how to use health-upgrades that we get as rewards?

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I'm currently playing Tomb Raider - Guardian of Light. In the game we receive health-upgrades and ammo-upgrades as rewards. Now there are two ways this can happen:

1. Lara reaches a difficult-to-reach place and finally gets the pick-up reward. Here the result is instantaneous. We can immediately see the health bar increase.
 2. Lara completes a level bonus objective (like enter spider tomb in 5 minutes or collect 10 skulls in the level) and the health-upgrade seems to be added to the inventory.

The question is, for step 2, how do we use that health-upgrade?
The upgrade remains in inventory and nothing happens when we click it. I thought the upgrade was automatically applied after the level. But in the next level I see my health-bar exactly the same as previous level end.

Any ideas?


texts: What tactical niche does each of the new multiplayer units fill?

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Each of the new multiplayer units is presumably designed to meet a need, to fill a role in a situation or tactic where previously its race was weak. What situation is each of the new units designed for, and why couldn't similar Wings of Liberty units fill that role?

For example, Tempests are long-range aerial siege units that handle anti-air structures on the ground well, similar to Brood Lords or Yamato-using Battlecruisers. Void Rays lack the range to handle this, and while Carriers have the range, their Interceptors do not, so the Interceptors get shot down leaving the Carrier sitting there like a useless lump.

The Tempest is just 1 of the 7 new units, though. What tactical situations are the other 6 designed for?


texts: Destiny level 23 only one strike mission left that requires friends

texts: I've been playing Destiny for a few weeks now, but am still nooby, I don't understand a lot of things, but I'm really confused on what I should do next as I can't do the misson that requires friends, help?


texts: How do you switch places with a named mob with commands?

texts: How do you switch places with a mob in Minecraft?


texts: I got trapped in a position when I had an observer tping people to a position and it's stuck on repeat.  Anybody who joins my LAN gets tpd. How do I remove the observer from almost 100 blocks away? I've tried /fill and don't know the coords and I don't want to abandon the world. It's really important. anybody know anything?


texts: Does salting your cooking change the effects/regen hearts of a recipe?

texts: Does adding rock salt to a recipe add any hearts or change the effect comparing it to the same recipe but without the rock salt?


texts: Are Starships Randomly Generated or Standardized?

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With the new pathfinder update, ships have been split into four classes: Shuttle, Fighter, Hauler or Explorer.

Do these classes have a standardized set of starships within them or are they randomly generated in each star system? If they are randomized, is the randomization purely cosmetic?

Source: https://www.nomanssky.com/pathfinder-update/


texts: Can someone tell me why I dont have the coordinate slots? I have a screenshot of it.


texts: Are there any recycled maps from old games in either CoD: Ghosts or Battlefield 4's Season Passes?

texts: Just want to ask about Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4 season passes. I had some bad experiences with CoD: Black Ops 2 Season Pass because of the recycled maps from old games, and I want to know if BF3 and CoD: Ghosts have some recycled maps from old BF/CoD games?


texts: What is the drop rate for the legendary weapon "Infinity"?

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The descriptions in game especially in the wiki are very confusing.  As follows,for the legendary weapon "Infinity":

  Infinity is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source but has an
  increased chance to drop from Doc Mercy located in Three Horns -
  Valley.

What is this "increased" chance to drop? 1%? 10%? And what's the base chance to start out?


texts: What happens if you destroy a Dungeon chest that hasn't generated loot?

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1) What happens if a Dungeon chest that hasn't had its loot generated gets destroyed?

2) Assuming it can be picked up, once it's placed again, would it still try to generate loot, or would it become a normal chest?


texts: How can you detect when a player hits a block in Adventure Mode [version 1.16.5] in Minecraft?

texts: In Minecraft, I am trying to make a map in Adventure Mode where you sell/buy trees. I want to be able to detect whenever a player has punched an oak log in Adventure Mode, and then it would automatically break the log. How would I go about doing this? I don't want to use any data packs/plugins.


texts: How can I upgrade my weapons to level 10?

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The description of the Gunsmith achievement seems to indicate that you can upgrade your weapons to level 10.

So far I can only upgrade my weapons to level 5, no higher upgrades are available to me. Do they appear later in the story or do I have to do something else to get them?


texts: How do I fight a (wild) Pokemon with mine?

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Whenever I see a wild Pokemon, all I get is a ball to throw or a picture to click.

What if I want to fight it with my Pokemon?  How do I do it?


texts: Why do I only have 2 paragon with 121 kittens in year 3172?

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Okay, so I have 121 kittens, I'm in in year 3172, but have only 2 paragon. I just unlocked metaphysics, and when i went to the wiki page for paragon. It tells me each kitten over 70 provides one paragon, and that I should get one for every 1000 years of gameplay. So, I should have 54 paragon, right?

The only thing I can think of is that I haven't reset yet, so I would have to reset for those rules to kick in. However, I want to be sure of that before I do my first reset.

Does anyone know why I only have 2 paragon?


texts: Can "Now or Never" quest be kept on hold?

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This is my first playthrough of Witcher 3 and I know that Geralt has two potential love interests: Triss and Yenniffer. Since I have played Witcher 2, I know about Triss and this game has been pushing me in to TeamTriss too... However I have not started any missions with Yenniffer and so I don't know who/how she is?

Basically, I know that at the end of "Now or Never" quest, I have a chance to propose to Triss or risk leaving her forever with Yenniffer as the significant other. However it's too early for me to make the choice. I need to know about Yenniffer more before choosing between her and Triss.

So the question is: can I skip playing "Now or Never" (not met Triss yet) until I finish all the future Yenniffer questlines and then continue it or is it a "time-sensitive" quest that cannot be started if I'm too late?

Reasons for thinking this quest is "time-sensitive":

Whole town is hunting for mages suddenly
Heard Geralt saying there's a group of witch-hunters before Triss' house


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In Ridiculous Fishing, once the fish reach the water's surface on the way up, they fly into the air at high speeds. The background changes as they go, in that the clouds disappear, the sky gets darker, stars and the moon become visible. That's as far as I've seen, though, and I was wondering how high the fish can reach and what is the highest 'feature' (e.g. clouds, the moon, etc) visible.

There is also, as far as I can tell, no way to see the maximum height your fish have reached.


texts: My Master League team has 2 good left backs, and no good right backs. Is there a way I can train one of them to play on the right? (At the moment, they both suck in that position). Do I up their athletic ability training? I don't seem to be able to get them to retrain for that position, since they already have SB...


texts: What do the values on the Minecraft debug screen represent?

texts: If you hit F3 while playing Minecraft, an overlay appears. Some of the items, such as fps, x, y, and z are obvious, but I'm curious about some of the other values. What do they all represent?


texts: Why is my Wii U having massive fits of controller lag?

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I bought a new Wii U a few months ago. I most often play Mario Kart Wii (in Wii mode) and have been noticing an increasing amount of of controller lag.

I know that the Wii isn't known for lagless controllers, but this isn't typical .1 or .2 second lag for all input. We'll be playing fine for twenty minutes, then all of a sudden the Wii will have one of these "fits" where all controller input lags and becomes extremely choppy. Pausing the game and waving the Wiimote slowly in front of the TV reveals that the Wii is picking up inputs only 3 or 4 times a second. (i.e., the hand icon stands still and jumps back and forth in a choppy manner.)

Re-syncing/resetting the Wii U stops the problem, as does waiting it out sometimes, but it makes many games completely unplayable when you suddenly lose control. What can I do to fix this broken Wii U?


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so I know this is pretty similar to questions asked before that have answers, but none of them help with my specific issue that's cropped up.

This is a new keyboard I got (I got it for Christmas basically) has recently been having troubles pressing multiple buttons at the same time, when it didn't before. I'm unable to hold any key + the D key, aside from Shift, and even brackets are hard to do as 9 and Shift cannot be pressed together. Though the weird thing with this is that while the Right Shift doesn't work for a bracket the left one does. It's the same deal with the D key, except reversed.

Yesterday the keyboard didn't have this problem at all and it's just come up today and with a few hours of searching other places and here I haven't found anything similar.

I'm not quite sure if there's more key combinations that do this now but other similar one's work. (Such as Shift + 0 and any other WASD key press.) It's kind of really annoying me and I really like the keyboard (As well as the fact I don't really have enough spare money to be buying a whole keyboard so soon.) So an answer to this and possibly a way to fix it would be very nice if it's possible.

If not I suppose another new keyboard would be in order and deciding to use this current one or my old keyboard's low sensitivity to key presses until I can get the new one.


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When you exit Stacking, you receive a warning that unsaved progress will be lost. However, I've never seen any indication that the game has saved my progress.

How do I know what will be saved and what will be lost when I exit the game?


texts: How do I convert a Bukkit world to vanilla Minecraft?

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I ran a small self-hosted Bukkit server for Minecraft version 1.5.2 and later 1.16
I only used a few plugins, e.g. a AutoBackup, nothing game-changing.
Now, for different reasons, I wanted to switch back to Vanilla starting from version 1.16.1.
But the Bukkit server stored the world in three separate folders:

WORLDNAME
WORLDNAME_nether
WORLDNAME_the_end

How can I combine those folders to make the server compatible with a Vanilla server again?


texts: On a floating-island challenge map I'm making a giant tank of water to try to get squid to spawn.  How should I go about filling it; top-down or bottom-up?  What's the quickest method to have it all filled with source water so I don't have strange currents in it?


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I've built Guerilla Tactics School and noticed, that both upgrades "Squad Size I" and "Squad Size II" were available at the same time, they were worth different amount of supplies (II is more expensive), but at the same time they did the same: increased my squad size by 1.

Is it one of multiple bugs? Logically it would be correct to have "Squad Size II" available only after bying "Squad Size I".


texts: The Spirit of the Master spirit says something about boosting 'weapon proficiencies'.  What are these proficiencies, exactly?  Presumably it's related to one of the weapons stats or abilities, but I'm not sure which ones.


texts: So I killed a bunch of raiders from a settlement, now their rotting fly infested corpses are lying around clogging up the joint.  How do I dispose of their corpses?


texts: I have trouble crafting a dig spell in Ars Magica 2

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I want to create as my first spell the following recipe: Shape is 'Touch' + dig and its stored in the 'Book and Quill' item. I used my blue points so level it up from the occulus. My crafting altar is build up correctly as my main blocks are cobblestone and cap pieces are redstone blocks. Every tutorial I read and watched starts with either of the following statements:

1) Throw a blank rune in the crafting altar.

OR

2) Put the recipe book on the lectern.

No matter what I do, I cannot put the 'Book and Quill' with the recipe on the lectern.
When I first throw on a blank rune, the crafting altar starts swirling with symbols and the lectern has a transparent red book shape on top of it, but I still cannot place it. I can place my 'Arcane Compendium' in but it does nothing. I tried connecting the crafting altar with an obelisk, powered up with vintium dust, by using the crystal wrench. It said that its connected, but had no effect.

I searched a lot around the net, but I could not find an answer to my problem.

So why my lectern book slot is red and I cannot place my 'Book and Quill' containing the recipe on it to continue the spell crafting process?

EDIT: Replacing the  crafting altar's cobblestone with witchwood did not help either.


texts: I’ve played COD:Ghosts the other day on a PS3 and really like playing gun game. So to start with I brought COD:WW2 but to my disappointment there was no gun game. Today I brought COD:Ghosts but again I’m missing the gun game. Am I doing something wrong or how can I play gun game on my PS4?


texts: Is it the one to right from main entrance to the apartments on the 1st floor? I've somehow missed the explanation where's exactly my room. That one at least doesn't say "Steal from" when I point to containers.


texts: Do you need to be a werewolf to complete the Companions quests?

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I got the quest to meet under the Skyforge to become a Werewolf and I don't want to finish this. However I'm not seeing any other quests from the companions.

Do I need to become a Werewolf for more quests?


texts: Choosing the right team composition, making decisions

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A few days ago I formed a ranked team. We had few matches but they were pretty bad. We have the skills to win but I think that we chose bad team comps and we make bad decisions. How do we improve our team comps? What can we do to improve our decision making?

Example situation: Enemy team swapped top and bot lanes. Our top was 1v2 (vs ADC + SUPP). They out pushed the lane, and we couldn't defend against their push. We were unable to take advantage of our 2 v 1 on bot. After that we lost a few team fights and then the game was over. We can win when we are in laning phase and there are no lane swaps made. However, when team fights start, we just come too late or simply lose the fight. Yes, we win sometimes but if enemy team is stronger, we just lose. After few lost team fights, they just push together and that's it. We try to defend but they're fed and we can't do anything. If we try to push, they just kill us.

So, that's it. Any tips on how to avoid this?


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I have been trying so hard for a week and I can't figure out how to kill these guys.

I can finish off the first phase but no matter how hard I try, I can't kill the fire dude! Does anyone know either a quick and easy way to beat them, or a way around them?


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I've found myself with a whole lot of freetime at work. Unfortunately, our workstations are pretty locked-down and internet usage is monitored, so I'm stuck doing nothing. And by nothing, I mean minesweeper.

I've got a pretty good rhythm going for clearing the minefield, but I'm having a really hard time improving my time.

Should I be taking more educated guesses? How can I prevent "mine freeze" (i.e., where you just lock up and can't figure out where to click)? Any other tips you've found helpful?


texts: MGS Peace Walker boss: Peace Walker Type II

texts: This is a mission that comes after finishing the game and some extra ops. I'm having trouble defeating it, there aren't enough supply markers available! I used up all 10 supply markers and the boss still had half its life. What do I do?


texts: How to effectively deploy Arcana synergy spells?

texts: I've unlocked the Blackout arcana, which is very useful for clearing the field, but so far I haven't been able to figure out how to deploy it on command. How do these Arts work and what do I need to do to be able to pull them off with a good success rate?


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The various followers in Skyrim will frequent say things like "we've stopped, what is it?", "what did you need", etc.  They speak these lines repetitively and will sometimes repeat the line within seconds.  Since I started using multiple followers, it has gotten to be very nerve-grating.

Is there any way to disable the idle chatter?


texts: What does the Black shield icon mean for clan war availability?

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Green shield = opted in
red shield = opted out
black shield = ?

What does the black shield mean? Are they in a war in another clan?


texts: How to repair ruined or evacuated facilities?

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For Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander, there are a number of facilities that have a little skull over them saying "ruined facility" and do not produce resources.  How can I repair these facilities?

Also any facility gives you the option to abandon the facility, if you do this, the facility becomes "evacuated" and does not produce resources.  How can I fix one of these and send colonists back to them?


texts: How do I restore my saved games on XBox?

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I recently moved, and during the move I packed up my XBox 360, recovered my gamertag on my brother's XBox 360, and played there.  I only now got my own place, and so I unpacked my own XBox.  My brother created a USB storage device on his machine, copied my games over to it, then emailed them to me.

So I've got an XBox directory with four files, Data0000, Data0001, Data0002, and Data0003 on it.  How can I turn this into something my XBox can read?  I tried creating a storage device and overriding the Data000x files on it with these, but that doesn't seem to work (it just asks to reformat it when I plug it in to the XBox).


texts: I ran away from Tapu Lele-- Will it respawn?

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I ran away from Tapu Lele in Pokemon Moon cause I didn't wanna fight it yet now the statue says nothing happens when I touch it. Will it re-spawn on it's own or do I have to reset to before the encounter?

Is it one per game if I accidentally kill it?


texts: How can I protect airbase on a 1x1 island from enemy ship attacks?

texts: Many turns ago, I established an airbase on a 1x1 island, and stationed about 20 stealth aircraft there. The base worked well for disrupting enemy shipping, but my opponents have now developed sufficient naval technology to directly attack my airbase using their naval units. How can I protect my aircraft from enemy ship attacks?


texts: Why do I get matched against players of much higher level and prestige rank?

texts: This only started happening when I was about a 3rd of the way through the first prestige level.  All of a sudden I'm getting matched with players who are in their 5th, 6th ,7th prestige.  When I first entered prestige, I was getting matched with level 40-55 and 1st prestige; now I'm at level 36 of the first prestige and am getting dominated by masters and higher prestige players.  What's the deal?  How does matching work and what can I do to prevent getting matched with players well above my skill level?


texts: Why does my child bedroom say the beds are taken

texts: I bought a plot in Falkreath and finished half of the house and furnished it. I later realised that in the kids room all the bed said they were taken, even thoough I do not have anyone living in the house. I also cannot adopt any children.


texts: There are certain times (like when levelling up and choosing which to invest in) I'd like to see what my Magicka/Health/Stamina are, unbuffed by any gear I might be wearing. Short of removing all gear before doing this, is there an easier way?


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In Guild Wars 2, when casting an existing buff (boon) or debuff (condition), rather than overwriting the current buff (or debuff), it will apply it's own separate effect.  The wiki explains that these effects will stack with previous applications, either by stacking the intensity (ie. Casting the same Might spell twice will double the effect), or the duration.

The wiki explains how boons stack in intensity.

Is there an upper limit to the intensity (either by number of stacks, or total effect) to any buffs or debuffs?


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The Wiki says that Longbow Grenades don't really teleport, but just travel really, really fast.
But I think they're using a different idea of teleport than me. "Instanteous traversal of space" vs. my "Traversal of space without actually crossing the intervening, even if there's a delay".
The important bit, is, if, after the teleport animation, if something comes between the start and end point that wasn't there before, if the grenade lands at the bottom of the intervening object, being stopped by it, or if it isn't stopped by it and therefore doesn't interact with "conventional" space...


texts: Is there a way to transfer ownership of a tamed pet in Minecraft?

texts: In minecraft, there are many pets you can tame, in mostly different biomes. If you bring one of your pets that is already tamed to your base, can you somehow transfer ownership of the pet to one of the other players in your game?


texts: Do the speedrun badges count ingame time or real time?

texts: All of the missions in the game have an unlockable badge tied to a speedrun challenge, where you have to clear the mission withing a certain time limit. Seeing how often a player normally saves and reloads during the game, does the time limit account for that, or does it refer to real time?


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I portforwarded Gmod but when I create a multiplayer game, nobody can join. This is how I portforwarded Gmod

Service Port:   27000-27015 (XX-XX or XX)
Internal Port:   (XX, Only valid for single Service Port or leave it blank)
IP Address:     192.168.x.x
Protocol:   all(all/tcp/udp)
Status:

Is there anything more I have to do? Or am I doing something wrong? (The server I want to host is not just for friends but for more "random" people Like the servers you can just find when browsing through servers)


texts: Which game is this 2D character sprite in a battle stance from?

texts: She looks like she's from a Capcom fighting game, but the level of detail made me wonder which system. It looks too 2d for anything past the PSX/Saturn/Dreamcast era. Am I right?


texts: Does it matter what order i play the assassins creed games?

texts: I know there's an order to the games, but are their stories built off of each other or are they separate?


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Besides using the steel or silver sword in The Witcher 1 you can also use smaller side weapons such as daggers or axes.

The only benefit I can see in these weapons is that some have an additional effect like having a higher chance of inflicting bleeding on the target. But since the weapon switching takes rather long I prefer not to use those weapons. They also don't deal that much damage.

Is there any other benefit in using the smaller side weapons?


texts: Why did I die as Tryndamere in the fountain?

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Yesterday I was playing Tryndamere top. We had a large advantage and managed to destroy everything up to the nexus tower. During the final minutes of the game I decided to fountain dive the enemy Lux that just respawned but despite activating my ultimate, I died really quickly.

Isn't Tryndamere's ultimate called Undying Rage?

In the wiki it says: Tryndamere becomes completely immune to death for 5 seconds, refusing to be reduced below 30/50/70 Health and instantly gaining 50/75/100 Fury.

So why did I die in the fountain? Shouldn't I be unkillable for 5 seconds?


texts: What are the rules and circumstances in #recursion for artifact movement?

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In the #Recursion anomaly, following each weekend event there is a period of time in which artifacts can be moved around, as summarized on the Ingress Report EP46 (transcript)

I've also heard that there are rules around the minimum level of a portal that holds an artifact.

What is the full set of rules, or at least sitreps for the various artifact movements to date (like FRANCE SITREP FOR ARTIFACTS 7 AND 8  #Recursion    Shards, we deliver.  Ingress Resistance Paris - France - Google+)

Update: more questions:

Do artifacts only move at the top of the hour or 30 minutes after the hour?

If there are multiple eligible links out from a portal that has an artifact, where does it move to?

What does "locking" of artifacts mean?


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Sometimes, when fighting a enemy while boarding, they retreat to the medbay to heal themselves. It is worth going after them to finish them off? Consider 1v1 in a level 1 Medbay.

I'm not asking possible ways to kill people on the medbay nor possible tactics, but if the melee attack damage can overcome the healing of a level 1 Medbay, and under which circumstances.


texts: Minecraft 1.5+, how to make new water ladders?

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With Minecraft 1.5 (or maybe later), water behavior changed, and my water ladders stopped working. While I'm sure that they worked at all, was due to a glitch - still, it was a fun glitch. :)

According to the wiki, they are still possible, just harder to make - so how do you make one? Also, is it possible/easy to convert the existing ladders, or do you have to rebuild it completely?


texts: Is the new portal backwards-compatible with the previous games?

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I know the new Skylanders SWAP Force game comes with a new portal of power, since the old portals supposedly don't support the new SWAP-type figures.

My question is - will I still need to keep my old portal around for the previous games, or can I use the new portal for those as well?


texts: What are the requirements to be shown in the battlelog leaderboard?

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Recently I've been viewing the leaderboards and I saw that this guy has the highest K/D Ratio(64.76). But then I've found another guy whose ratio is even better(477.25!!!).

So I've got that question: what are the requirements to get to the leaderboards? Do you have to have a minimum of some amount of deaths or do they just ignore people with some crazy stats?


texts: How can I prevent my hero from auto-attacking?

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When I'm playing a hero with cloak like Nova, it takes a few seconds of not engaging in combat before I can cloak again.  During this time, I frequently find my hero happily shooting up any minions or structures that are nearby, resetting the cloak timer.  Most of the time, this isn't what I want to have happen.

I heard that the S key is supposed to cancel all actions, but I haven't had success with this.  I've sat uncloaked next to minions fighting minions while I spam the S key and Nova still shoots nearby enemies.  Many times moving around helps, but on occasion I find myself on a stealth mission in the enemy base and am unable to move without drawing fire from forts and towers.

How can I prevent my uncloaked hero from unloading on everything red in sight?


texts: Fastest way to get a focus target in arena

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I'm new to PvP and arenas in general in world of warcraft. I've been getting better, but I'm losing a lot of time in arenas switching targets to help CC a crowd. I know that some more proficient PvPers like to do something like set a focus target, and use a focus modifier macro to say 'Blind' an opponent while not changing their main target that they're DPSing.

What's the fastest way to do this in an arena setting or in any PvP setting for that matter? I want to have a focus target always available so if something like a blind cooldown is available, I can hit say a shift modifier on my normal blind action and get them without physically switching targets.

Any addons+other tips for this would be GREAT!


texts: How do quests work in League of Legends Dominion matches?

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During Dominion matches (new League of Legends mode) it happens to read a message that a new quest is available, but I didn't understand really what my team should do to accomplish it.

Can you explain me which type of quests could be available, how to complete them and which is the prize?


texts: Minecraft give effect when stand on a certain block in a 10 by 10 range

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I'm trying to make a base that that when someone enters it they get glowing so that I can see them.
I don't want the effect to be permanent and the effect should be given only when being on that block. What command should I use?


texts: Every time I start the game with my character in Jakobs Cove, I start at the very beginning of the zone (the point you start from when you first Fast Travel in), regardless of where I quit and saved from earlier. Am I missing something obvious here, or is this the only new-u station in the area?


texts: What is the difference between Tekkit and normal Minecraft?

texts: I have the normal minecraft loader, and a lot of people tell me about Tekkit, what is the difference?


texts: When using the MAV in Battlefield 3, I can spot enemies using the select key to mark them, but I dont get any points.  Am I using it wrong?


texts: Udyr: Does CDR affect the global cooldown of switching stances?

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Udyr uses the stance mechanic. His abilities all have a persistent effect which remain until he activates another ability. Each ability also has a temporary activation effect that occurs upon being cast; the temporary effect of each stance persists for its full duration even if Udyr changes stance again. Switching stances sets off a 2 second global cooldown.

Udyr Wikia

Does cooldown reduction affect this global cooldown?


texts: What are the benefits of powering up a Ditto?

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Ditto is fun to play with, but if we have limited stardust, I'd like to find out what benefits there are for powering it up to the max.

For putting in a gym, the best possible CP at level 40.5 for a Ditto is only 723, so if it is placed in a gym, when the gym's level is lowered and one Pokemon is kicked out, it almost will be Ditto to go first, unless there is even a lower CP Pokemon, which might not be very likely. So for the purpose of having a Pokemon stay in a gym for gym bonuses, a Ditto might not be that effective.

And what about if we use Ditto as an attacker? Usually we want to use type effectiveness to defeat a Pokemon, so we tend to use a different type Pokemon. Also, isn't it true that the HP stays at Ditto's own HP and is quite low, even when the Pokemon copied has a high HP?

Are there benefits that are overlooked for spending a lot of stardust to power up a Ditto?


texts: What does the yellow exclamation point on actions mean?

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Often as I interact with the world, I often see an exclamation point on certain actions.

It can appear on door "Open" and "Close" actions, "Kill" actions when grabbing enemies, and others.
What could it possibly mean?
As far as I can tell, there aren't any quest objectives related to doing that action so it seems to be for something else.


texts: I've seen vanilla servers that have floating text with multiple lines showing server rules, etc. I read the post where someone explained how to use floating text by using an invisible armor stand with a custom name, but I was wondering how to do it (in vanilla) over multiple lines. Right now I have armor stands a block above one another, but it's very spaced out and hard to see the text at the top. Is there syntax for forcing a new line when entering the custom name? I've tried "\n" and enclosing the text in square brackets and putting each line between double quotes with a comma in between and neither is working for me.


texts: Is there a way to get clues about each blade favorite items?

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To unlock new orbs you often have to put items of a specific category in the pouch. Some other time you have to put the blade's favorite item.

Spoiler :

   I did notice that at some point in a cinematic near chapter 2 or 3 while in an inn you can see Pyra having a cup of tea and saying that she enjoys it a lot or something like that which made me think that tea would be her favorite item.

Other than that I didn't see any hints for the other blades (I might have missed it). But still for blades you don't see in cinematics aside from trying everything single category and then every single item of that category I don't see how you can achieve that.

So is there any way to know which specific item (or even category for that matter) is their favorite ?


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My system has been breached (by myself) and now it always give me the warning on the side of the screen and also when I do sys.status.

What can I do to get my system secured once again?


texts: What's the Difference between HOMM VI Online and Offline mode?

texts: What are the differences to the two modes? If I play offline do I get less features than had I played online? The only feature I can think of that I'll be losing are the Conflux orbs, but are there others?


texts: Total War: Warhammer, Difference between story and grand campaign

texts: I was wondering if there is any difference between the grand campaign and story campaign of the wood elves and beastmen. As they have their own seperate tab in the main menu.


texts: How many skills do you have at level 26 in Diablo 2 L.O.D.?

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How many skills do you have at level 26 in Diablo 2 LOD?

And also, how many stat points should you have? (to spend, if you didn't spend any)


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I'm trying to build a blaze farm, and I've noticed that blazes aren't swimming up in lava. I'm in version 14w26c. I did some testing in a creative world, and it seems in version 1.7.9 they do, but 14w26c they dont.

Is this a bug in the snapshot, or is this something intended by Mojang?


texts: Why can't I enter my birthdate on Roblox?

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I go to change my birthdate on Roblox, but nothing shows up, the dropdowns are just blank with no Month, Day or Year:

It also shows me a pop up asking to put in the Missing Details to improve the experience, but no matter how many times I put in my age it doesn't save and asks it again.


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I can alt tab to go out of the game, but when I want to go back in it doesn't want to be active, can I fix this with some kind of program?

(Its only on fullscreen programs that are acting like that).


texts: Can you get a refund either RP or IP on a champion if you do not like them?

texts: I bought a champion the other day with RP and I'm not particularly fond of them. Does Riot state a return policy (I didn't notice one) on refunding a champ for the price that I paid for it?


texts: Is it possible to disable or disarm floor traps in Skyrim?

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So I'm walking along in a dungeon, happy as can be, thinking of bunnies, when BAM, giant spikey gate to the face. Or I'm set on fire. Or impaled. All rather annoying.

Almost every dungeon has traps triggered by stepping on sort-of concealed floor plates. I was wondering if there is a way to disable them, especially since followers are rarely smart enough to step around them. Having to go into command mode, order them carefully around the trap, and then move forward myself is a huge waste of time.

Is there any way I can disable them, either temporarily or, better yet, permanently (while I'm in the dungeon at least)?


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I'm considering crating up my PlayStation 2 in order to free up inputs on my TV.  I don't play it very often any more, and it looks like emulation is currently good enough for the games I still play on occasion.  However, I definitely don't want to start over in all of them!

As the PS2 has USB ports, it seems likely there's some way to copy games from a memory card to a USB drive (using a custom disk, presumably).  However, Googling for it gives me a lot of contradictory (and fairly old) information about what software is available and how well it works (or for that matter, whether it's even necessary).

Can someone who's done it offer advice on transferring my existing saves from their memory cards onto my Windows 7 PC?  If at all possible, I need a software-only solution — my PS2 is unmodded and I'd prefer to leave it that way.  I envision downloading a legal(!) ISO which will allow me to perform the memory-card-to-USB transfer on the PS2 and which produces save files which can be used with PCSX2.


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I have been looking for a wild horse/donkey in minecraft, but have been unable to find one!

Which biome should I be looking in?

Thanks.


texts: What are the differences from Dead Island to Dead Island Riptide?

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Much of Dead Island's game engine appears unchanged in Dead Island Riptide.

What changes have been made to the game in the jump from Dead Island to Dead Island Riptide?


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I stopped playing Ragnarok Online about two years ago, and I was surprised to find that my Bard is still there when I tried to log in this morning. However, while exploring online about what's new, I found out that the the 3rd Jobs were already implemented!

So, my question: Can anyone here suggest a stat & skill build for the minstrel, the Bard's 3rd Job? I'm not sure whether to go Damage-dealer or Full-support, and I'd like some input there too~


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When i got a poisoned and fire enchanted sword for example: in which order does the target get damaged?

Im mostly got curious because of the soultrap enchant.

What happens when you onehit an enemy?
Does your soulstone fill or not?
What if the poison kills the target before the enchant comes active?
(is this even possible?)


texts: Resurrecting a follower with items that cannot be picked up

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I'm playing the Dawnguard DLC now and I've gotten the Ultimate Followers Overhaul and Deadly Dragons Mod. I have 2 followers currently. They are Serana and Faendal.

Now I've equipped Faendal with a giant club (found in one of the giant camps). The player cannot pick the club but if you target your companion to pick it up, he does that with success and that's what I've done with Faendal.

The club deals 111 (or so) damage and I really don't want to lose it. Is there any way that I could respawn Faendal with items if he dies?


texts: Is it possible to remove CPU controlled drivers from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

texts: Is it possible to remove CPU drivers from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and if so could you tell me how to do that?


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On Terraria Console Version I killed The Twins And destroyer.

But! the Steampunker NPC Wont move in, I do have Jungle, Normal, Hallow in my house, how ?

What am I doing wrong?
What went wrong?
Is it only for PC version?


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I tried the command:

/summon Armor_Stand ~ ~1 ~ {CustomName:{"text":"hi","color":"aqua"}}

But all the time it showed me "Armor Stand" as the nametag. So is there any way I can fix this error and get a coloured nametag? I'm using Minecraft 1.10.2.


texts: Is there a way to know which chest holds the spell at the gambler?

texts: When meeting with the spell gambler, is there a way to know which chest holds the spell?  I tried to follow the chests as they scrambled, but couldn't keep up.


texts: I just bought TF2 as part of the Valve Complete Pack. Where's my Proof of Purchase helmet?

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I bought a Valve Complete Pack license off an external site (Here, to be exact), which came with TF2 (which I hadn't downloaded before).

I'm pretty sure I have a premium account because my backpack has a lot of "pages", but I don't have that Proof of Purchase helmet that I understand I'm supposed to get. Is some extra step required? Or would I have had to buy the game from Steam, not just activate it there?


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I've just fixed the broken gun to get the M19, but I can't seem to equip it?

If I stow the original pistol away, I just get nothing for slot 2?


texts: Why does strafe-jumping/bunny-hopping work?

texts: Long story short, I want to know the math behind Strafe Jumping (and any other odd ways of acceleration), and I'm not sure if such info exists. If it does, could somebody either write the formula down or at least link me to any relevant information?


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My Minecraft launcher works fine but when I clicked on play, it started loading but all I saw was a black screen. I pressed my Windows button to exit the window only to realise that the game itself was loaded and I could only see it as a small window when I hovered my cursor over the icon of the window. When I clicked on it to bring it to full screen it would only just show a black screen.
this happened recently. when i tried opening minecraft, midway into it i closed my discord window, and then when i did the thing in bold, i managed to exit the minecraft window but it showed me the closed discord window. i could not interact with the discord window though.


texts: AddOn: Bartender4 custom condition - change scale of bar on keypress

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Can you tell me if it's possible to use the Bartender4 custom conditions to change the scale of an actionbar triggered by keypress?

If i's possible to use the conditions I'd aprreciate any hint to documentation on how to write them.


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In Plants vs. Zombies, Crazy Dave says that he knows the Zomboss’ weakness and says to hit him in the pancreas, but then he says no, that was a different guy.

What guy/boss is Dave alluding to?

I highly doubt that he was just making a joke, saying something stupid, or being crazy because right after that, he says Press Left, Left, Right, Right, Up, Down… oh wait, that’s not it either.

This is clearly not just a stupid comment or joke, it’s a definitive allusion to the Konami code.


texts: How to enable spectator mode in a remote "nohup running" server?

texts: We have a mono minecraft server running with the nohup command on Linux, we are using putty to execute commands on the server, but the only way that I could figure out is to kill the Minecraft server process and then execute it normal (java -jar) and execute the allow cheats command maybe /op user and finish the process again, then run the server again in nohup.


texts: Craftbook Collect: Sort enchanted Books/Items

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Is there a way to sort enchanted Book with Craftbook?

With /iinfo I get IDs like the following:

403#G
403#4i
403#2L

I simply tried to use this as ID, but it didn't work (collected just all). I googled around and tried other possibilities, but none of them worked.

403:34 --> is of enchantment
403;unbreaking --> Name of enchantment corresponding to Craftbooks item syntax

At least I heard there is no way. Is this true? Or is there a way I can't see? Or maybe an other way?

PS: I play on a Server, so the possibilities are maybe in a short range.

Note: The question is also for Items.


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I know it is possible to give a player head with say ID of whatever skin you want but, I want to make it give the player head with the precise skin at the time the player is killed. I just don't want when the skin has changed the head to change to the new skin I want it to preserve the current skin when you are killed.

For instance, if Player X has Skin A, it gives the player head with Skin A, but if it has Skin B, it gives Skin B.

So the question is can you test for which skin ID it is and can you pass that skin ID onto the give command?

I can work out most of the command myself but I am not sure if there any way to test which skin is on to retrieve that skin ID and then set that skin ID and the skull you give.

This one gives you how you give the specific head with certain skin How to make custom player heads without making multiple accounts?
just not how you can find it.


texts: How should I deal with the brute on the ball in the Belgian Problem?

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In the on-rails conclusion of this mission, I start shooting people while hung to a ball in the ceiling of a tall building. A brute jumps on the ball, which starts falling down the floors. When I regain control of myself, I start shooting at the brute, who then punches me once for an instant death. Moments later the ball crashes on the ground.

I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. This is what should be happening and this is what happens instead:

Any idea?


texts: Is it possible to turn a MCPE world into a media fire link

texts: If you don’t know there is a YouTuber called TheBowTieMan and he is doing a Bedrock Minecraft redstone thing and you have to make a redstone creation then send the world to him via mediafire through the comments. Is it possible to turn a MCPE world into a mediafire link and if it is possible, how?


texts: Paragon Points not available for new season character

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I am new to Diablo III and reached paragon level 50 last night. I decided I would create a seasonal character. After reading a bit online I see that paragon points are account-wide. Someone who just joined my game is a level 1 with paragon level 250, whereas I'm still showing up as a level 1 with no paragon points.

How do I use my paragon points at level 1 on a new character?


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Can multiple battle.net account have the same email address?

My friend is giving me his account but I already have one, and I know you can't merge non WOW games. Can I change his email address to the same one as mine?


texts: Can the "Enriched and Fortified" achievement in Gears of War 3 be obtained by staggering the waves?

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Can this achievement be obtained by staggering the waves? For example, if one night I complete waves 1-10 and the next day I start from wave 11 and complete up to wave 40, and the next day I complete waves 41-50, will I get the achievement?

Or will I have to complete it in a single play through?


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So I'm happily playing along with my favourite bro, when I happen upon another bro to be freed.

I want to complete my mission, so I free him, but now I switch automatically to him as well. But he's totally lame, I want my old bro back!

How do I do that? How do I switch between bros?


texts: In Mega Man Revolution, what effect does collecting all of the "MEGAMANR" letters have?

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In each of the eight main robot master stages of Mega Man Revolution, there is a collectible letter located in some part of the stage, usually requiring the use of an utility item and/or taking a harder stage route.

My question is, if one collects all eight of the characters ("M", "E", "G", "A", "M", "A", "N", and "R"), what effect does it have on the game? I have heard that it affects the ending but, I would like some confirmation on the matter.

Thanks!


texts: Why does gravel remain static in the Nether?

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When I traveled to the Nether, I noticed that there was some gravel which didn't seem to be affected by gravity:

When I destroyed one of those blocks, the blocks surrounding it fell down:

So, why does the gravel "stick"?


texts: How do you transfer between three eagles?

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My last achievement is to transfer between three eagles as Bing Sven.
How do you do it?


texts: How can I move people in AEO2 II HD with hotkeys? I know how to do this with the right click of the mouse, but I want to move them with the keyboard.


texts: Left Joy Con's Stick Decalibrates easily when I play Fortnite

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This started around 2 weeks ago, when I noticed my Fortnite Character was moving on its own. I knew my joy stick was decalibrated so I went In settings and Calibrated my joy stick.

But, after another match or even during the first match after I calibrated my Joy-stick, I sometimes experience slow mouvements of my character when I dont touch the joy con.

I Think this is caused when I press and hold the Joy-Stick and go up.(This causes my Fortnite Character to sprint Fowards).

Am I using the joy stick inappropriately or what solutions could I use to stop this
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I understand Breath of the Wild is not intended as a "classic" Zelda game, and I love this and I really like the game, but I just need to know: does the game have classic "vast" dungeons (i.e. huge mazes) or they're just shrines and mini-dungeons?

To elaborate (spoiler alert):

   I'm playing Breath of the Wild following the storyline and I've just completed Vah Ruta, which was the first dungeon-like quest I have encountered so far: it has self-contained location, a dedicated map and a final boss… but it's a four-room dungeon with just a couple of foes, which in my opinion does not classify it as a "classic" Zelda dungeon.


texts: Does wearing no footwear make you quieter?

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In PUBG, being able to hear everything in your surroundings is obviously pretty important to every player, you want to get as much advantage over your opponents as possible.

So I've been told that wearing no boots/footwear can make your movement a little quieter, is this true and if so, how much? Are there any negative effects to not wearing any footwear?


texts: Why is my soldier breathing heavily after running?

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I have a S rank Combat Female soldier, I don t remember which mission rewarded me with her, but she don t have anything special beyond S rank and a heavy breathing just after a sprint.

Is it normal? Is it linked with the virus? Or is it just a random characteristic of that soldier?


texts: What if someone were to attack my base, and let's say I have 80,000 coins on me, if the enemy manages to take out all my coins collector and storage, will the 50% and 20% they take, will result in me losing my coins, when they have the 70% of the coins, will I only have 30% of my coins left for me?


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Recently I've attacked several war bases where my barbarians destroy all the defence but then the time runs out before I can get any stars. Is there any general advice to solve this? I tried lowering the number of giants and getting more wizards but this doesn't seem to help. Another thought is trying to take care of the protecting troops from the clan faster, for example deploying more wizards faster after the troops have been loured out.

I'm TH level 7. I usually use 1 or 2 healing spells and rage. I usually have 1 healer (sometimes 2).


texts: Backup and reassign of protected save games from on PS3 HDD to another

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My PS3 died with YLOD two days ago. I haven't been able to power it on since.

I'd like to be able to backup and reassign the saved games, including the protected saves, to a new PS3's HDD.

Is there any software available which can, via a PC, extract saved game data from a PS3 hard disk and reassign it to a different PS3 hard disk?


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Far back when I was playing Supreme Commander there were gunships, which could take off vertically and attack only land. I slightly remember that there was another name for them in general that gunship, but cant realise it. Anyone remember?
Stupid question, I know..
Here is picture of what they look like.


texts: Do the same powerups in Splatoon-gear stack?

texts: In the game Splatoon, if you have different gear (shoes, shirt, hat) with the same powerup (let's say Attack+) have any effect? The cat says no, but other sources say they have. What is it really?


texts: What are the differences between off-tank, bruiser and tanky DPS?

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I don't really know the differences between the three roles.
It is more damage in one than the others, more tanky, or is it the champ who makes the difference?

I read this question about what defines a bruiser,
But it makes me even more confused between the three.


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With version 1.0.4 of Terraria came fluffy little bunnies hopping in my fields and happy little goldfish swimming in my lakes, grateful for the sanctuary my base provides them against the horrors of the wider world.

So, naturally, I'm trying to kill them.

Not because I expect it to be useful, just because the idea amuses me.  Of course, the problem with this plan is that my arsenal is having distressingly little effect on them.  Lasers, poisonous thorns, hell-forged steel… it all passes harmlessly through them.  And I haven't been able to nail one of the little bast— er, dearies with a grenade, yet, so I don't even know whether that's effective.

So, any thoughts on how to kill them?


texts: What's the air intake parts air drag in KSP past 1.0?

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I've been considering increasing efficiency of my early launch stages by adding jet engines. I found an old thread discussing the idea, and one post struck me as "make-or-break" of my idea:

  IMO, using jets as a first stage just leads to forming bad habits. It only works because the current drag model doesn't work. As soon as there is a realistic representation of drag in the game, jet engine first stages won't work.

There's another, that explained why it worked pretty well:

  Also, try not to use any intakes except the ram intakes, but especially not the radials or double-especially the engine nacelles. They all have intakeair quantities and drag determined by the size of the intake, except that there's a cap on how high the drag will rise...and the cap's the same on all the different types of intakes. They all max out at '2'. Not sure if that's the drag coefficient or what(If it is, the Nacelle and the Radial are both far heavier as well, so that'd be EVEN WORSE!) Anyway, what happens is once you get some speed up, all the intakes end up with the drag capped, and yet they all produce less intakeair than the ram intakes. The radials don't produce much, and the engine nacelles barely produce any at all, and yet end up with massive drag anyway.

My idea is very simple, increasing the complexity only marginally: I have my Asparagus first stage with "thrust plate". I can simply strap a couple jet engines with their air intakes right to the outer side of a tank powering given stage rocket, no extra decouplers, fuel lines, tanks.

They'd feed right off the same tank as the rocket, they'd switch off when "their" stage runs out of fuel, and they'd be discarded along with "their" stage. And for the sputter-out problem with lack of intake air, I'd simply not attach any to the stages that reach atmosphere too thin for jets. The only actual complexity-inducing change would be starting the jet engines and letting them spin up first before releasing the clamps and  starting the rocket engines on the launchpad.

But the make-or-break thing is air drag. If the jet engines (and their intakes) introduce so much drag they would hobble the rockets instead of aiding them, this won't work. And since the entire air drag model changed with 1.0, I don't know if the "2" cap is still valid. The Air intake page of KSP wiki is scarce in details.

Since I'm still quite a bit away from the ram air intake in the science tree, I'd be most interested in drag of the Circular Intake, but if you can provide a more complex analysis (other intakes, jet engines themselves etc) that would be most welcome.


texts: Bad image and connection error when downloading League of Legends client

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Trying to download League of Legends, which is where I was taken when I was done with creating an account. I got this error (first error) during the download process and by clicking "cancel" and "ok", it continues downloading so I pressed ok each time the error appeared. When it's finished, another error says (second error):

I'm on Windows 7 64 bit, if it matters.


texts: How can I play king of the hill on Sanctuary?

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I've made a custom map in forge based on the Halo 2 anniversary level Sanctuary. I've added several king of the hill markers and have them all unique, incrementing Spawn Sequence numbers. However, when trying to play the map in custom games, my only game type options are slayer, juggernaut, and infection.  When setting the game type to king of the hill before selecting the map, the losing screen flashes before in sent to a blank game over screen.

How can I set up a forge map to offer king of the hill games?


texts: When exactly can I revive people in BF3?

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When I take the Assault class, I'd like to work as a diligent reviver. But in many cases (about 60% subjectively), although I can see the heartbeat symbol over the lying team mate, I cannot revive him: Nothing happens when I apply the paddles.
And a couple of seconds later he indeed taps out.

This has been breaking my heart and haunting my dreams.

So please help me, my fellow doctors: Is there some mechanism I don't know behind this, like a time to precharge or something like that?


texts: Differences in experience gain in mutliplayer in comparison to my friend

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I'm leveling up a lot quicker, I'd say around 25%, than my friend when we play together.

I'm playing Engi he is playing Embermage. We both don't have any +exp skills, items or spells and only quest together within experience range.

Any clue what might cause this?

Mainly asking because it's annoying for him to also "level alone" to get on my level again.


texts: What do the voice commands in Dead Rising 3 do?

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I've seen in the top right corner of my screen the symbol of the microphone and a few words.   Example: When I was in a boss fight, the text said, "You're Crazy!"   I would yell those words (as my kinect is connected to my Xbox One) and it seemed like nothing would happen in the game.  The microphone symbol though would change from white to blue.

What do these voice commands do?

Are there other voice commands I can yell in game?

(Besides "save game", "normal play" [at menu])


texts: What is the best way to clear the harder trials in SSFIV on PS3 without a fightstick?

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My main is Ryu and even tho I've beaten the game on the hardest setting and gotten my rank just about to B online I still am having trouble beating about half of the trials. I was just wondering if they are possible without a fightstick (if so any tips?) or am I just basically at the wall when it comes to using a PS3 controller? Thanks guys.

Edit: Still looking for some advice. Maybe an easier answer to be found would be has anyone actually completed anyone's trials without using a fightstick? If so do you have any general tips or links to guides? Again, thanks for you time.


texts: How can I clear the water out of this area?

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I've sectioned of this area in the sea near my base, and I need to get rid of all the water from it.

From what I've tried the only way I can see to clear it is fully cover one layer, delete the blocks, then go down to the next layer. Is that the only way I can clear the area or is there a better approach?

Ideally I'd like a survival method (if there is a better one), but any commands what could be used I'd like to hear just so I can learn more commands :)


texts: Is there a faster way to get the linkable portals list?

texts: When you'are in a rush for linking (for example your bus stops or slows nearby a portal to only give you a few seconds to link from it) the worst thing is the build up speed of the linkable portals list. Some players claim that they experience this waiting time less than others. Are there really some tactics to speed up this portal scanning progress?


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For a few months now, Steam has been validating my files whenever I open it. For years, Steam did not do this. What exactly is Steam doing when it says that it is validating files, and why does it need to do it so frequently?

Here's what it looks like:


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Normally when I encounter a Pokemon, it displays the CP. A Venomoth popped up and I engaged to catch it. This time the CP was shown as "???".

I eventually caught it and it's CP was 285. Was there any signifcance to why the CP was initially hidden?


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What is my best plan of attack here?
I have been running in circles healing Swaine and Esther while throwing Frostbite at the main enemy. I seem to run out of mana or get killed too soon for this to work though.

The only tip I found online was use Medals of Impunity. Any other help?


texts: What are the pros and cons of taking the Skeleton Key?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Skeleton key. Return or keep?

I heard when you take the Skeleton Key you will be kicked out of the Thieves' Guild. So I want to make an objective decision on whether or not I should take it.

How does your relationship with the Thieves' Guild differ if you don't take the skeleton key vs. if you do take it?


texts: Is the weather in the tutorial area set?

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I watched a couple of speedruns of Breath of the Wild, and I'm now wondering...

The tutorial, in a speedrun, features quite a bit of climbing. That would be screwed if, by bad luck, the runner would get rain.

But in 10-15 runs I've seen, I don't think I've seen one abort because of that.

So is the weather in the tutorial area set, so it's always sunny? or do the sample of runs I've seen been lucky?


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I have 99 magic, 99 fletching, 91 firemaking and 83 woodcutting, and no money.

How can I make money using the skills I listed above?


texts: Are heal on hit also applied on dot effects?

texts: In Diablo 3, I wonder if my life on hit also heals me on DOT effects. More specifically, I have a Barbarian with a certain amount of heal per hit. If I were to use the Rend spell (AOE DOT around me), would every damage tick, heal me for the full amount which is displayed in character details screen?


texts: Strange misprint on "Dragonball Z: The Legacy of Goku" cover

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A friend on mine owns two versions of this game, Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku (in Italian Il destino di Goku):

The left one is the original version published by Atari. The right one is the newest version published by Infogrames.

The strange thing is that the left one has a sort of misprint, it appears that the Italian title was printed above a different one.
An L is clearly visible, it could be part of the French one, L'Héritage de Goku (there's an accent above the "D").

(Probably there's even a third one below)

Now here's my question:
Is this an actual misprint and therefore a rare copy?
Or does each Italian copy of that game has this "flaw"? If so, why was the title overwritten?


texts: Which are the steps for crafting an Celestial (Exotic) armor?

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In Guild Wars 2, there are armors with a Celestial bonus (which have all stats as a bonus), which were introduced some time ago, during an event. I know those are still craftable, but i can't seem to find an organized step-by-step guide to craft an Celestial Ascended piece of armor.

Also, as a bonus, i would like a "Price Comparison" to craft an Exotic Celestial Armor vs a Ascended Celestial Armor (assuming the character already has a leve 500 Armorsmith)


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I have a nice ocean monument, all emptied of water. I am planning on converting part of it into a guardian farm.

How should I do this? There are very few tutorials (that I've seen) that explain a simple way of doing it.


texts: How can I get up to the Sheriff of Lynchwood?

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I've just killed the Sheriff of Lynchwood, but she never came down from the top of the building.  An answer to another question leads me to believe that she might have dropped something interesting, but I just haven't been able to figure out how to get up there.

Is it possible, or was I supposed to have gotten her to drop down before shooting her?


texts: In Tiny Death Star, what does Upgrade Rank mean?

texts: I was wondering if buying "upgrade rank" makes things go faster or produce more? I see no change when I buy this.


texts: Can I create an Xbox avatar if I don't own an Xbox 360?

texts: I have been following the buzz around Windows Phone 7 Series, and one of their big features is full Xbox Live integration, including the ability to see and interact with your avatar.  If I don't own an Xbox 360, should I even care about this feature?  I don't see any way to create an avatar on the official Xbox website.


texts: How to turn off game notifications in Windows 10

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I upgraded to Windows 10 today. I'm kinda liking it but every time I launch a game, it pops up some stupid notification, like "Use this keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot", or "Use this combo to open the Game Bar".

How can I make Windows 10 stop pestering me with things I don't want to do when I launch games?


texts: What is the significance of the '50th Eater of Souls message'

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I recently purchased Terraria for my iPhone, and I'm getting along just fine; I've got experience from console and PC. When I was in the corruption farming rotten flesh, an orange message popped up stating: 50th Eater of Souls killed

The same thing then happened at 100. But this hasn't happened for any other mob that I've killed, I'm still very early on in the game so I've not seen many mobs yet.

I've looked around, and I found a Wiki entry describing how a banner is dropped after every 50 kills of a specific enemy. I must, however, assume that this feature isn't yet implemented in the mobile version of the game as no banner dropped.

So I'd like to know the purpose of this message, and if it really means anything at all.


texts: While mounted on a horse, do you really miss events & encounters?

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I read that if you're riding your horse around, random events/encounters either do not happen or certain types never happen (or events happen less).

Is this true? Or is it the exact same as walking around?

Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/mirsj/i_have_but_1_complaint_after_40_hours_of_playing/c318vv5

  You are immune to the random encounters on the roads like thugs/bandits stopping you


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Just now, I decided to see if I could fly from Cradle Gas to Dr. Eberhardt's mansion. I got in the glider located at X:654.9 Y:694.0, waypointed the mansion so I'd have something to aim at, and hurled myself into the wild blue yonder.

Everything was going swimmingly (over 2km of travel!) when suddenly my flight path took me over Amanaki Town and faster then you can say 'Bermuda Triangle' my glider plummeted out of the sky and crashed.

This has happened to me once before when I tried to use a glider to bypass the 'infiltrate the ship' mission, but I can't understand why the Amanaki wouldn't want me flying over their village.

Can gliders be flown over Amanaki Town or will they always crash?

Extra Credit: If so, what other no-fly zones always exist on Rook Island (as opposed to per-mission no-fly zones)


texts: Most efficient unit production control group model?

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I consider myself a fairly noobish Terran player, but have noticed my control group strategy in SCII change from...

CC on 0 (which was how I used to play BW, I guess); to...
CC 1, rax 2, factory 3, starport 4; to...
CC 1, all other production buildings 2 (since one can now tab-select to different types of building in a selection)

What is the most efficient strategy for being able to produce units quickly without changing your field of vision, yet still keeping hotkeys open for battle groups? I have a hunch it's option 3 since I've actually started thinking about it now, but it's not like they teach you this stuff in the tutorials.

Does this change for the other races as well?


texts: Multiple criteria for dummy in scoreboard (Minecraft)

texts: I know how to give points using scoreboard when a player gets wood, /scoreboard objectives add Wood stat.mineBlock.17 PointsWood, and I know how to give points with scoreboard when stone is mined, /scoreboard objectives add Stone stat.mineBlock.1 PointsStone. But what if I want the points in the same variable to increase if you mine wood AND if you mine stone? Is there any way?


texts: I want to play with two mods in minecraft. One of them need a different version of minecraft forge than the other. How do I play with both?

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One is the Furniture Mod which requires Minecraft Forge version 1.8.

The other is the Still Hungry Mod which requires Minecraft Forge version 1.7.


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I have a 1.14 automatic wheat farm that involves a hopper minecart picking up wheat under a field of villagers. However, I only want to collect the wheat and leave the seeds so that the villagers can collect and replant them. In order to do this, I have one wheat in each slot in the minecart. This system works perfectly and only picks up wheat.

However, now I want to create an automatic unloader. The unloader cannot unload all the items though, as I need all 5 slots filled with some wheat. My plan was to use a detector rail with a comparator and a redstone hopper. This would unload all items down to 22, and then send the minecart on its way. The comparator detection works, but the problem is the detector rail is sending a redstone high to the hopper underneath it, preventing any unloading.

Any suggestions for getting the hopper to unload despite the detector rail above it? Or any alternate design suggestions? Image of a partially working system attached:


texts: Is it illegal to use the select key for plinking in major tournaments?

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In Street Fighter IV you can remap the Select key to be easily accessible so you can plink your light punch.

Is this "trick" legal or illegal on major tournaments?

EDIT: If nothing else is stated in the tournament rules considering this.


texts: How do I get Ascendant Shards & Ascendant Energy?

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Recent Destiny patches appear to have removed common sources of Ascendant materials (Ascendant Shards & Ascendant Energy), which are still required to upgrade old gear.

From Destiny 1.2.0.1 Patch Notes:

  Newly acquired Faction reward packages will no longer produce Shards
  The Cryptarch will no longer convert newly acquired Legendary Engrams to Shards (possibilities include gear/weapons or Exotics)
  Expansion II featured Daily Heroic activities will produce Motes of Light in lieu of Shards

Though it doesn't appear to be specified in the Patch Notes, I've also noticed that certain other events (e.g.: your first gold-tier Public Event each day) appear to generate Motes instead of Ascendant materials.

What options remain for those who still want/need to get Ascendant materials?


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I have an Xbox 360 and an Xbox One. After a few years of not using it I decided to play my Xbox 360 again.

After I set it up again I realized that my gamer score was not up to date, but I can't log in. I reset my password multiple times but it still said it was incorrect. Then by chance the password was skipped and I logged in, but after a while my internet went down and it asked for the password again.

Even after it updated the profile it didn't work and I can't redownload the profile - every time I try it says it cannot be performed currently. I double-checked and all of the information is correct, it just isn't able to download profile's.

The problem only seems to happen with mine; we did the same thing with another profile and it worked. Today I cleared the data cache but can't confirm if it will work until my grandpa comes home since he set the account up on his email and I keep trying with my profile and still nothing works except on my Xbox One.

How can I sign in to my account?


texts: How do we play multiplayer minecraft on iPads?

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We have two iPads, and both of them have Minecraft PE. My son wants to connect the two and play with me. I have absolutely no idea what I am doing here, so I do not know how to do this.

One game says "Broadcast to LAN", and the other one says "Local Server Multiplayer". I have switched both to on.

What do I need to do to be able to play joined? We are both on the same WiFi.


texts: Does the damage from Ursa's fury swipes cleave?

texts: If I get a battlefury on Ursa, will the damage from fury swipes cleave?


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Is it possible to craft Ender Lily seeds?

I am using the latest version of "The 1.7.10 Pack" modpack.


texts: Controller won't connect to PS4 after pairing it to Chromebook

texts: I have a PlayStation 4 controller and I paired it to my Chromebook but now it won't connect to my PlayStation 4. I have reset it but it still doesn't work.  What should I do?


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I had an enclosure going with a Triceretops and some other small, cheap herbivores. At some point I got a contract to hatch a carnivore, so I figured, why not introduce a Ceratosaurus in the habitat? I figured I'd have to occasionally replace a herbivore to keep the flock going, but otherwise did not expect what happened.

The Ceratosaurus has now butchered its way through roughly 20 dinosaurs, and does not seem to consider giving up its career as a psychopathic murder machine anytime soon.

I do have a live bait feeder as well, which claims it'll "help satisfy Dinosaur hunting needs", but it doesn't really seem like the dinosaurs even have a hunting need, they just kill everything they come across.

So is there actually a "hunting instinct"? Or are the dinosaurs just programmed to kill everything they come across, hunger be damned?


texts: Content sharing on multiple Switches across users

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I am currently considering buying a second switch for our household, but am still a bit confused about digital content sharing between two devices. My question is: Can a user access games or DLC purchased by another user on both devices if they both have their accounts registered to each of them?

To clarify: We would have two Switches, one of which would be user 1's primary Switch and user 2's non-primary, and the other vice-versa. On user 1's primary Switch, both users can access his digital content. Is that also true for the other one (user 2's primary, user 1's non-primary)?


texts: Minecraft command block door using a key

texts: So I'm making a dungeon based off Legend of Zelda, and I want to make a door that opens when you have a key in your inventory. Say the key is called "Small Key". How can I get it to open when you're 5 blocks away from the door?


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There are plenty of classes in Grand Kingdom. Are there any synergies that one should consider when creating a group of 4?

It is obvious that there should be something like tank + healer + damage dealer, but what about combinations of specific classes?

At the moment I always use a combination like fighter, medic, hunter, witch...


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Whenever I launch Minecraft.exe on my computer, while the Minecraft launcher is loading, my computer starts to lag out.  The render rate on my entire computer slows down  .  This is participially noticeable with moving the mouse pointer or while watching videos while it is starting.

After the launcher has loaded, everything goes back to normal.  I log in and I can play the game fine.

I have tried uninstalling all Java installs and reinstalling only the latest Java 64bit with no luck

My computer, operating system install and Java install are all 64bit.

My system specs are as follows:

Operating System
        MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
        AMD Phenom II X4 840    38 °C
        Propus 45nm Technology
RAM
        8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics
        SyncMaster (1440x900@60Hz)
        1023MB GeForce GTX 550 Ti (ASUStek Computer Inc)        39 °C

My Java installs are as follows:


texts: Thief (and some other old games) are way too dark on DirectX

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So far, I've run into this problem with Deus Ex and the first Thief game. With Deus Ex, changing the rendering method to OpenGL helped, but I can't do anything with Thief.

The built-in gamma controls don't do anything, and brightness on the monitor can only be ramped up so far. What causes such behaviour and how to circumvent it? My graphics card is GTX 760, and my system is Windows 8, if that's important.


texts: Is there any good strategy for manhunt in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood?

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There are some tips that the system show in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood for the manhunt on-line mode. However I would like to know if there are any kind of strategy you could use to get more points in the game.

Is there any way to avoid being flanked by your pursuers during manhunt? I am always caught by pursuers who flanked me.


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So if you know about 3rd-person shooters, some of them don't have a cross and you have to predict where you shoot. Some people use a transparent tape with a marker dot to aim and I do that too, its funny I know.

So I was looking possible for some code or program that I could run to adjust the dot automatically when the program is run and it would over-ride in the game.


texts: How come when sometimes I try to knife an enemy, my soldier will sometimes sit there holding the knife up instead of going through the knife animation?


texts: Which facility upgrade unlocks maneuver nodes in KSP

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Which facility upgrade unlocks maneuver nodes in career mode in KSP?

The beta announcement hints that maneuver nodes are now unlocked with a facility upgrade:

  Are there any perks for upgrading?

  The building in question
  will upgrade visually, both from the outside and the inside. More
  gameplay mechanics will be also be unlocked as the player progresses
  through the different building tiers. For example, allowing EVAs in
  space or being able to use maneuver nodes in the map view.


texts: How are great works' perks shared between the various cities in the different regions?

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In regions that have many great works, how are the perks shared?

I have read the responses in the following thread: Does a great work bring benefits to the entire region or just to the 4 cities which built it?

However, how does it work when it comes to the 7 cities regions (Edgewater Bay/Reflection Atoll) or the 10 cities region (2x5 Granite Lake)?


texts: What is the noisy white circle on my minimap?

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Occasionally I'll see a white circle filled with what looks like static on my minimap, which will eventually disappear.

It usually doesn't last long, so I haven't had the time to see what it is - what exactly causes this to show up, and should I avoid it?


texts: Testforblock finds an item I have summoned, but not one I made

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I'm using the following command in a command block to test for an enchanted diamond sword in a chest next to the command block:

/testforblock ~1 ~ ~ minecraft:chest -1 {Items:[{id:minecraft:diamond_sword,tag:{ench:[{id:2,lvl:4}]}}]}

It detects a sword that I used /give to get that already had Feather Falling 4, but it doesn't detect a Feather Falling sword that I made using the anvil. Neither are named and are identical otherwise.

Is there some tag that differentiates the two? How would I get my command block to accept both?

(Feather Falling was just one I picked while I get the command down)


texts: Can I play minecraft with my friends on Xbox 360 if I have an Xbox one?

texts: I was talking to my friend and she said she had minecraft on Xbox 360 which made me wonder if I could play minecraft on Xbox one with her.


texts: What is the profit in resolving the issues with Ulysses peacefully?

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What is the profit in resolving the issues with Ulysses peacefully at the end of Lonesome Road? Other than not having to fight him, that is?
(the loss is I won't get his unique gear)


texts: How to get achievement "You are doing it right"?

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You are doing it right : Construct more machines using robots than manually.

What it means precisely? Are belts and inserters considered as a "machine"?

Is there a place I can see the count of machines I already built early-game?


texts: What determines the rate at which the aliens scale up their invasion?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How does enemy progression work?

I am planning on starting a new game soon, and thought I'd wait a while longer this time between completing the different plot-advancing objectives, so that I can exp up my soldiers and build out my base at a more comfortable rate. This is obviously based on the assumption that the aliens don't scale up their invasion and throw in more advanced troops unless I advance the plot, and I'm not at all sure of this.

I'm pretty sure that I won't encounter ethereals until after building the hyperwave relay and shooting down the cloaked ship, since the encounter with the first ethereal is quite intimately tied up with the plot, and the first time I encountered cyberdisks was when assaulting the alien base, coincidence or not. But how does it work, might I encounter muton elites before capturing my first sectoid if I put it off long enough?


texts: I have made an iron farm (Copied Mumbo's iron farm from Hermitcraft S7) and I read something about villages having to be 150 blocks from the iron farm for it to function efficiently. I only read this after building it though, and there's a village about 120 blocks from the edge of the farm, and I cannot be arsed to rebuild it, so I instead thought it might be possible to get rid of the village? (I destroyed all the beds, workstations, doors, bells, houses and everything I could see that was village related)


texts: Players switching roles when making formation changes

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I've set up a very offensive formation in the Tactics screen (outside of a match), with all the players in their most suited/most comfortable positions and roles.

However, when I created a new, more defensive, formation (with the aim to train both at once), around half of my players are automatically assigned an uncomfortable position/role. Worse still, this somehow shuffles around the first formation I set up!

Anytime I make changes to one formation, it seems to have some impact on the other. Is there a way to set up two (or more) formations, such that all players are in their most comfortable role?


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I recently acquired the Irithyll Straight Sword and see that it does Frost damage. When fighting a boss, I noticed that eventually gave me Frostbite, though I have no idea what Frostbite actually does. Checking the wikis has been inconclusive, mentioning that maybe it hinders stamina regen.

What does Frostbite do? If it only slows Stamina regen, does it even matter in PVE?


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Is there a way to see all the contents of a stockpile in Dwarf Fortress?

I'd like to get an inventory of my Metal Bar stock.


texts: Follower died, trying to recruit a new one, says I already have some help with me

texts: I had the mage, Marcurio, as a follower and he died fighting gaurds in Markarth. I went to Windhelm and tried to hire Stenvar. He said I already had some help with me. Can anyone answer why I can't hire him?


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Guys I request to please read the question first before jumping to the conclusion that the play disc must NOT be installed.

I got a brand new Xbox 360 Slim 4 GB, and a new GTA 5 game.

The first disc installed perfectly on a pen drive but the second disc is unreadable. Sometimes it runs, many times it doesnt.

With so many users getting the same problem, I really dont think there is some problem with my Xbox. But if it is, I would not mind giving it to the service center.

Please suggest.


texts: What is the best way to level transmutation in Everquest 2 if you got a late start

texts: I've been playing EverQuest 2 Extended with my after quitting WoW several months ago.  Not used to the tradeskill system in EQ we didn't realize you started with the transmutation skill instead of having to learn it, so I didn't start transmuting anything until I hit level 15.  Unfortunately, by then I'd gotten rid of most of my low level gear.  Low level mobs won't drop me items since they're grey, and finding rare mats to craft Mastercrafted quality items takes forever and since the highest level item I can make of the first tier is level 2, they rarely give skillups.  Is there a better way to do this? We're on bronze accounts so we can't use the broker or anything, and my limited bank slots are filling up with gear that I could disenchant if I could just get to X or Y or Z level transmutation.


texts: Purchasing a Steam Game in Europe (though I am a US citizen)

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Ok, I'm hoping this question doesn't get closed with regards to small locale as I'm trying to cover all of Europe with this one :)

I am a US citizen currently working on an international assignment in Europe, and I am an avid gamer.

Does anybody here know if it is possible to purchase the North American versions of games while in Europe?  I notice that the Steam store recognizes that I am over here and everything shows up priced in Euros.  Does this also mean I'm getting a localized version of the game as well?

If so, any way to circumvent this so that I don't run into any problems when my assignment is complete?


texts: What items count towards the inventory limit?

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There is a 60-item limit for your inventory in Dragon Age: Inquisition. But what types of items count towards your limit?

There are:

Weapons
Armor
Accessories
Upgrades
Crafting Materials
Valuables
Weapons Schematics
Armor Schematics
Recipes

Do they ALL count towards the limit? Or just weapons, armor, and accessories?


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In World of Warcraft, hovering over a new item for a slot and pressing shift will show you an item comparison. I have recently got some new gloves which have got +320 spirit on them, however when I perform an item comparison it says that I will gain +532 spirit. I do no think this is correct.

I have taken a screenshot demonstrating my query, I'm not quite sure where these numbers have come from in this instance, am I missing something obvious or does this look broken to anybody else?


texts: Why am I seeing the Savage!, Elusive!, and Baroque! Qualities?

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I've noticed that I recently gained a few new Qualities, namely Savage!, Elusive!, and Baroque!:

It seems that these Qualities are part of the forbidden game of Knife-and-Candle, but I haven't put myself so in harm's way as to gain admittance to this dark sport.

I also have another picture to show how perplexing this situation is to me:

If I am not a player in the game of Knife-and-Candle, why am I seeing these Qualities?


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I'm playing starter edition so I can't get ranked normally.

I've just been playing through the AI beating them at very hard. How good is that for player leagues?

I've seen these: How good is Hard AI?

But that seems outdated as the AI has been changed in HoTS.


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I have a Superior Sigil of Life (gain a charge of +10 healing everytime you kill a foe (max 25)) in my main hand and a Major Sigil of Restoration (gain health on killing a foe) in my offhand.
I assumed they should perfectly work together as the off hand sigil isn't stacking, yet they don't. I don't gain health on kill unless I change my main hand.

I am now confused as to how 'on kill' sigils work together as the wiki only mentions that you can only have 1 stack active. Is it normal that they don't work together or a bug?


texts: Can I remove the shadow on an item's name?

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In Java Minecraft 1.13, I'm trying to /give an item with a custom name and color, but when I view it in the hotbar the text has a shadow effect that isn't present when I hover over it in the inventory. I've looked at most of the links on this page and the wiki pages, but I still don't really understand how the Name:{} tag works. If someone could explain if it is possible to turn off the shadow and how to do so that would be very helpful. Here is the give command I'm using:

give @p minecraft:carrot_on_a_stick{Enchantments:[{id:"minecraft:flame",lvl:1}],Unbreakable:1,display:{Name:"{\"text\":\"Fire Wand\",\"color\":\"orange\"}",Lore:["Hot Stuff!"]}} 1

I notice that the normal non-named items have no shadow, such as the one in the image from the above linked post, so there's probably some tag I'm missing. I've tried making it bold, italicized, and both, but it still has a shadow. Here's an example of the shadow I'm talking about:


texts: Is there a two way flying machine that is faster than minecarts?

texts: I thought of building a sort of subway but I was kind of bored of the regular walking, minecarts, and boats on ice. So I remembered flying machines. Is there a two-way design that is actually faster than going by the ordinary minecart? If so please give me a link or picture or at least some form of instructions.


texts: How to stop Xbox from signing me out when I lose connection?

texts: Whenever my internet craps out (which is quite often), Xbox signs me out of my profile. This is extremely annoying and frustrating. I play offline games mostly too so I will always get sent back to the title screen when this happens. Can I stop it from signing out my profile when I loose connection?


texts: Fourth Hat of Antique Hatrack Collection

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In the credits sequence for :

  As for you? After your adventure you settled in Frisco and bought a
  very long, very narrow house.
  You filled it with souvenirs of your
  exploits, and started an antique hatrack collection.

Which hat belongs on the fourth hatrack ?


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Every once in a while, instead of an enemy I fight a chest.  After it is killed, it drops lots of gold.  I also noticed the "Treasure Hunter" achievement that says "Open 10,000 treasure chests".

So, how are treasure chests found?  Is there a way I can improve my odds of finding them?  Is it possible for one to spawn on a boss level?


texts: Can Support Pokémon assist with skipped battles?

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Support Pokémon can boost a Magikarp's Jump Power 5-25% by cheering. This can allow a Magikarp to win a battle even if it would otherwise have a lower JP.

Can Support Pokémon boost JP by cheering during skipped battles?


texts: Hammerfight appears to support multiplayer, as it has an option for 'multy-mouse' input.  How can I actually get into a multiplayer game with a friend, and does multiplayer support mouse+gamepad input?


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I was skimming through the Stats screen in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning when I came across this puzzling bit of information:

Personally, I wasn't even aware of the fact that failing a quest was even possible. Now, being a completionist, this concept has me worried. I know in this article, they mentioned being unable to lock yourself out of content. However, I'm worried that failing a quest would conflict with that concept.

What are the consequences for failing quests?


texts: What is the period after a game's main story line ends called?

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Sometimes after you finish a game main storyline the game doesn't end there, and presents other opportunities to finish old quests or perhaps unlock new areas.

Examples of this are like Fallout 3 (with DLC), which allowed you to continue playing and completing quests even after the game's main storyline had completed. In fact, it opened up new quests that were previously unavailable had the main storyline not be completed. Another example is Final Fantasy 4 for the GBA; after completion of the game and the defeat of the final boss, you were allowed to access secret areas that opened on the maps as well as take on challenge bosses for fun.

I am looking for the terminology to describe this.