The PC tag pertains questions about PC-specific problems with a game, and the tuning of a PC configuration to best accomodate gaming. Applies to all of Linux, Windows and OS X.
8
votes
1answer
3k views
Can I restore my rank level back to where it was before a hacked Modern Warfare 2 server changed it?
I ended up in a hacked server. One of the hacks was - if you die by your own hand (such as falling off a skyscraper in my case) your rank (at your current prestige level) becomes 70.
While this is ...
8
votes
0answers
322 views
Is there a mod to replace the cryptic alphabet font in Fez, so I can read the text?
I quickly discovered that the gibberish written all over the place is a mono-alphabetic cipher. It was easy to crack, but, I'd rather not have to do the replacements by hand (or google that ...
7
votes
5answers
12k views
Can I play Guitar Hero or Rock Band on my PC?
Is there any way to play Guitar Hero or Rock Band on my PC?
I also wonder if there's a way to get the instruments working on a PC.
Any suggestions?
7
votes
2answers
2k views
How can I play borderlands without the CD
I have borderlands via steam, and require no CD. My friend bought the game from the store, and therefore needs the CD to run the game. He's currently sitting in my living room, as we planned to LAN ...
7
votes
2answers
656 views
What is the gravity model in Source engine games?
How is gravity modeled in the Source engine? Does it use a standard acceleration model of units per second squared? Is there a terminal velocity? Does air resistance play a role? For whatever this ...
7
votes
2answers
7k views
Mouse Cursor Won't Display in Full Screen Games
Whenever I run a game full screen, if it doesn't have a custom cursor built into the game, I basically can't play it, because for some reason, my system mouse cursor simply won't display when I run ...
7
votes
1answer
1k views
Can I play Fallout: New Vegas without Steam?
I just bought Fallout: New Vegas today on Amazon for the computer and I am dying to play it, but for some reason it made me install it on Steam and it is now updating the game which it says will take ...
7
votes
4answers
1k views
Technical guide for setting up a LAN party?
Are there any good how-to or technical guides for setting up a LAN and/or any other sundry issues surrounding putting together a LAN party? The greener the intended audience the better. (I am fairly ...
7
votes
2answers
2k views
Why can I not sometimes hijack a helicopter, and instead hang beneath it getting ripped to shreds?
Sometimes when I try to hijack a helicopter on Just Cause 2 (when the army are after me), I grapple onto the bottom and just hang there with no hijack option. I proceed to get shot by the ground ...
7
votes
2answers
125k views
What is the proper teleport command in Skyrim?
How does the coc command work? When I type in for example coc Whiterun, it works. But when I type in coc Dawnstar, nothing happens. Did I miss anything here?
Also, how do I enter names with multiple ...
7
votes
2answers
4k views
Where does Bastion store its configuration/settings?
I just picked up Bastion on Steam and ran into a small problem.
By default, the game was running at my monitor's native resolution of 2560x1440, but I went to the in-game options menu and selected a ...
7
votes
3answers
9k views
7
votes
2answers
4k views
How does the Co-op vs AI IP award system work?
I really like the new Co-op vs ai, match type introduced on LoL.
AFAIK, it awards a reasonable good amount of IP for winning once per day, just like your First Win of the Day double IP Boost.
I ...
7
votes
1answer
2k views
Why am I snubbing the bow?
I have four favourites that are bound to hotkeys:
Long bow (3)
Iron sword (2)
Flame
Sparks
While I have a sword in my right hand and Flame in my left I can switch to the bow just fine by pressing ...
7
votes
2answers
356 views
Is GoldenEye: Source free?
I can't tell if you have to buy anything to play GoldenEye: Source. Is it free? Are there any good tutorials on getting this up and running?
7
votes
1answer
9k views
Is there any way to finely-tune the mouse sensitivity?
With mouse acceleration on, the mouse is too sensitive, even at the lowest setting.
With mouse acceleration off, the mouse is not nearly sensitive enough at the lowest setting, but way too sensitive ...
7
votes
2answers
37k views
How do I unlock the Barbarian and Series EV in Dungeon Defenders?
The Barbarian and Series EV hero classes are currently locked to me. However, unlike with the Crystals, it does not list the requirements needed to unlock them.
What do I need to do to unlock these ...
7
votes
2answers
14k views
How do you open / enable the console in Single Player mode?
Will I be able to make this work in vanilla Minecraft, or do I need a mod to enable it?
What features (if any) do I gain by accessing the console?
Thanks to Tobias for the suggestion, from this ...
7
votes
3answers
2k views
How do I pull a guard off a roof in Assassin's Creed 2?
Every time I try to assassinate a guard on a roof, I always jump up and kill him with my hidden blade. How do I pull a guard off a roof to assassinate him in Assassin's Creed 2?
7
votes
1answer
155 views
What are these silvery pumpkins?
When reading this question, I noticed something on the screenshot of the accepted answer that I never saw in my own game despite collecting 100% plants: silver-colored pumpkins.
What are they and ...
7
votes
1answer
284 views
Fallout 3 runs better on medium settings than low?
I bought a Radeon 6570 HD recently and decided to play Fallout 3. When messing with settings to get a smooth FPS I noticed that the game runs better at Medium settings than low settings, it's much ...
7
votes
1answer
28k views
Where are Mass Effect 3 saved games located on PC?
I'm looking to back up by saved games from Mass Effect 3, but I cannot locate them.
Where are the Mass Effect 3 saved game files stored?
7
votes
2answers
7k views
How to change the FoV?
How do you change your field of view? I do not see it in the options.
In ME1, it appears there was a console command you could use: http://www.tweakguides.com/ME_5.html
If you want to adjust the ...
7
votes
2answers
8k views
Can I transfer Mass Effect saved game files from my PC to my Xbox360?
I played Mass Effect 1 & 2 on the PC. Unfortunately, my PC was barely able to run ME2 so I decided to purchase Mass Effect 3 for the Xbox 360.
Since I want to carryover the decisions I made in ...
7
votes
2answers
599 views
Is Portal 2 Talent Show Achievement disabled?
I and my friend just completed that chamber and we did not lose any cube and we didn't get the Talent Show achievement.
We repeated the chamber, not losing the cube again and we still didn't receive ...
7
votes
1answer
927 views
How many playable characters are there in Super Meat Boy?
How many characters are playable in Super Meat Boy PC Steam version and how to unlock them?
7
votes
3answers
389 views
Recording PC gameplay in 1080p
My system build I thought was adequate enough to record most games with great ease, but I'm facing issues. I can record at 720p no problem, any game. I want to be able to record at 1080p, but when I ...
7
votes
2answers
1k views
Plants vs. Zombies and Plants vs. Zombies GotY installed together
I have the original Plants vs. Zombies and the new Plants vs. Zombies Game of the Year edition. These are not Steam editions, but are just straight up boxed copies. My kids want to play the new ...
7
votes
1answer
228 views
Is there an end to the game “The Void”?
I've put far too many hours into The Void and have not seemingly gotten very far. I've read a couple reviews where the reviewers admitted that they have not played the game all the way though. Is ...
7
votes
2answers
2k views
How to force game to use fullscreen second display
Is there a general way to set a Game to use a different monitor/display in fullscreen mode?
7
votes
1answer
2k views
How do I make Skyrim look prettier?
In Oblivion and Morrowind, you could further increase the graphics, even beyond the standard maximum configurations of their config tool, by tinkering around with various settings in the games *.ini ...
7
votes
1answer
2k views
Super Meat Boy no-death achievements
I have Super Meat Boy for Steam and there are the no-death achievements, like Wood Boy, that expect you to complete a world without dying.
What exactly do I have to do to get one of these ...
7
votes
2answers
502 views
How can I identify which follower is mine via the console?
I was playing Skyrim and I had a follower in my service when, suddenly, he had disappeared into the thin air and now I can't find him anywhere. He has not left my service, so I can't recruit new ...
7
votes
1answer
3k views
Keep mouse in window?
I run a dual monitor setup, and Skyrim only plays on the left monitor in fullscreen mode.
But when I'm playing, and my mouse goes too far to the right the cursor actually shows up outside Skyrim. And ...
7
votes
0answers
4k views
Does using console command mark you as cheater? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do console commands affect Steam achievements?
If I use console commands in Skyrim do I risk to be marked as "cheater" by the game and preclude me some possibilities or ...
7
votes
1answer
193 views
Are there any ways to decrease the impressively long save times for Sims 3 worlds?
I've been watching my wife play Sims 3, and I've noticed the save times are impressively long. (Load times are fine)
She has a fair number of expansions, but the save times start off fine on a new ...
6
votes
10answers
17k views
How can I return to Skyrim after switching to Windows?
When using Alt+Tab, I can't seem to get back to Skyrim. Clicking it's icon or Alt+Tab to get back, I just see an empty window. Windowed mode doesn't allow me to use it in a Windowed (Fullscreen) ...
6
votes
4answers
924 views
Is Braid on PS3/PC different in any way? Is there a definitive choice?
gals and things,
I'm one of the few poor souls who hasn't played Braid yet. I don't have an xbox so my choices are PS3 or PC. The game came out on both platforms a little while after the xbox ...
6
votes
2answers
942 views
How do I create floating Islands and lava columns?
How can you create these formations? I've seen them in some pics but they seem pretty hard and I have no idea how you can even manipulate lava. I'm new to Minecraft but I've been hooked! Thanks.
6
votes
2answers
729 views
Battlefield 3 PC boxed, DRM constraints and Origin?
Is the boxed version of Battlefield 3 free from other clients, "services", and DRM? For instance, the intrusive "always online" DRM, "3-install" limits, Origin, and so on.
6
votes
2answers
3k views
External Mods to locate specific blocks?
I'm looking for clay blocks, and they are quite hard to find. I know that I could simply edit my inventory and add more clay blocks, but that doesn't quite have the same "fun" factor as setting out in ...
6
votes
2answers
2k views
Third Person Mode for Portal / Portal 2
I picked up Portal and Portal 2 when they were on sale on Steam a few weeks back. I think these could be really good games, but I (for whatever reason) get vertigo when playing first person games.
Is ...
6
votes
1answer
44k views
In Skyrim, how do you revive a NPC who was in your party?
I took Benor with me to do the Statue of Meridia mission. during the fight, he was impaled by some ice sharp magic thing. I couldn't believe it he was dead!
I completed the rest of the mission and I ...
6
votes
3answers
268 views
How can I get rid of hackers in Halo 1 PC?
I've played Halo 1 PC for a while now. I enjoy playing in CTF and Slayer using the internet. But I've been getting frustrated about people using hacks to kill people easily, or using the hack that ...
6
votes
2answers
27k views
What ports do I need open to host a game?
It seems that occasionally my friends and I have issues connecting with each other. I'm assuming this is a firewall/router issue, although it could be something else. Under Network Settings in the ...
6
votes
2answers
1k views
With an AMD card, can I force V-Sync only for Rage?
So, Rage recently got unlocked for EU territories, and the first thing I noticed once I started playing is an awful lot of screen tearing.
I heard that forcing V-Sync (since sadly there's no option ...
6
votes
2answers
1k views
League Of Legends In Game Chat Message to all
In LoL how do you send a message to all, y'know to say gg and the rest
thanks
6
votes
3answers
27k views
How do I return Esbern's voice?
I saw some solutions:
Download plugin - but it's only in english and I don't want to mix
two languages, because it will ruin the game atmosphere for me.
Use OBMM and repack Data files. But I haven't ...
6
votes
2answers
9k views
What are the optimal video settings for spotting infantry?
I'm finding it difficult to spot enemy soldiers (dang camo!) and I wondered if there are certain video settings that can improve how soldiers show up.
Here are my current settings (not limited by ...
6
votes
3answers
7k views
What PC games support multiple monitors? [closed]
I have a multi-monitor setup, but I have only seen a handful of games that support a setup like this--Supreme Commander being the shining example. Are there any others that would benefit from ...
