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Can Ugh-Zan IV be defeated at all on Serious difficulty at 400% health?
I wanted to try how the ultimate Serious Sam 3 tastes like, so I started the last level on Serious difficulty with infinite ammo and 400% enemy health, for a whopping ×57 multiplier. It's pretty ...
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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 ...
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What distance counts as “nearby”?
Certain buildings are described as having a positive effect on certain types of "nearby" buildings -- such as a Fire Station in "Cat-in-tree" mode improving housing quality, or the Salt Mine improving ...
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How do I defeat the White Lord with Vitals?
In Etherlords 1, how do I win the final battle with Vitals? It is an extremely difficult matchup. Vitals only way to win is with mass creatures, and the boss has mass removal every few turns and ...
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What factors influence in the first games to enter in a League?
Well, I'm new doing ranked and I was surprised when, my team won the 5 games to enter a league and we get Bronze III. A friend told me that they with only 4 victories in the first 4 games they were ...
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What other combinations with ion disrupters are there?
I know that it is possible to mix ion disruptors and cluster flack arrays in the same turret to create ionized flak because the ion charges will arc between the flak fragments.
Is it possible to do ...
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Why did I punt this baby like a football?
While going through level 2 I noticed a baby. It seems optional since once I rescued the 5 girls as standard the big robot comes to pick you up, but I went further and went to rescue the baby...which ...
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How to set production quotas when using SpaceChem's puzzle creator?
In ResearchNet it seems that you can select what molecules or atoms are required at the outputs for an assignment. But I can't find any place to set the quota numbers. It seems every "Research ...
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Gear: Stats and rating
I didn't find a good/exact explanation on this so:
How much rating (e.g. crit rating/penetration rating) is needed for 1% of the stat?
How much hit rating is required? (cap for pve/pvp?)
How does ...
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How much damage do mecha knights do?
I've noticed that whenever I activate a mecha knight, it doesn't seem to do much besides distraction, though it makes a big show of performing a spinning sword attack. Enemies they attack never seem ...
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How to counterattack with Xiba?
I am attempting to learn how to play as Xiba, but my first foray into online fighting has left me 0-3. I had trouble opening up the opponent's defense, and couldn't get off my back feet to initiate an ...
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If I only have a few trees, will furniture always spawn in them?
In Animal Crossing a couple different trees per day will have a random furniture item (makes sense, right?). However searching all trees in my current town is a pain as they're spread far and wide.
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What changes occur in New Game+?
In the "Dead Island" (DI) video-game, what changes occur in New Game+ (NG+), in comparison to non-new-game-plus?
Acceptable: In particular, I want to know how prices are affected. Someone asserted ...
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How much speed does a down ramp impart?
I'm working on my third major project in this fort (the first was a 4.8 kilodorf water turbine reactor and the second was a 90 Z-level magma pump stack to move the magma forges and smelters up to the ...
7
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Which melee(Monk/Barbarian) skills can't be dodged?
With the addition of brawling in 1.07, its now possible for players to fight each other, and thus the dodge attribute of some classes (i.e. DH and Monk) now becomes a major factor in some matches in ...
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314 views
Formula for diplomacy in Civ 5?
Since the AI in civ 5 are, as their name suggests, artificial, that means that all their actions are determined by numbers and formulas.
That would include the diplomacy between the AI and the ...
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What abilities, mechanics, classes, spells, etc. are CHANGED by Kaedrin's PrC Pack for NWN2?
I've never messed around with Kaedrin's Prestige Class Pack before, but I'm in the process of installing it now because it'll let me put together the build I want for my next OC/MOTB run. (For the ...
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How exactly do missile defenses work?
I've done pretty well with missile defenses while playing Endless Space so far. Getting killed by missiles? Put in more of best known flak module. Problem solved! But now I'm getting interested in ...
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How is “Modified DPS” caculated?
My weapon DPS is 169.
Modified DPS is 320.
Total damage is 221-357. The Average of this is 289.
Attack speed is 0,91 seconds per attack.
How is the modified DPS caculated? The closest i get is 289 ...
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Any way to play Majesty multiplayer cross-platform?
So I've been on a nostalgia fix recently, and have been hoping to get my girlfriend in on my old school gaming action. Unfortunately, she is a mac and I'm a PC, so our retro multiplayer exploits have ...
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What's the most efficient/an efficient AP Farming route at endgame?
I've finished the primary plot quest. Not only that, but I've finished the quest achievements for every zone, so while I may have missed a simple breadcrumb sidequest somewhere along the line, I'm ...
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Do 'Faster Cast Speed' Equip Bonuses Affect Your Pet?
It's been a while since I played Torchlight, but I seem to recall that my pet would sort of randomly cast the 'Heal All' skill, and the 'Summon Skeletal Archers' skill that I'd given him. It seemed ...
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How do you find and load an autosaved level in the Portal 2 Test Chamber editor?
I was working on a level, hit save, quit, and after returning to the editor the level was in a previously saved state. Is there a way I can check if there's an autosave file containing these changes ...
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Descent 2, level 24 - how to deactivate this force field?
The screenshot below shows the room through the yellow door. One of the secret doors in the main chamber with the final boss leads to a room where you can get to the other side of the force field ...
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Player 2 in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground keeps eating pavement in spite of attempts at grinding
Challenging a mate on the Nintendo Wii version of Tony Hawk's Proving Ground it seems as though neither of us can work Player 2 to a level where they can grind when sliding onto railings, curbs or ...
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How is skill damage calculated?
This answer to a related question I've asked helped me understand that, given a specific skill, I don't really know what affects its performance.
So what I'm looking for is concrete data: given skill ...
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Do special NPCs leave when friends visit?
Today, I had Saharah, the carpet-selling camel, in my town. Since this was only my first day playing, I couldn't buy any carpet from her as she would not sell me carpeting for my tent.
Some of my ...
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251 views
Pattern management in AC:NL?
So yesterday, I spent some time laying down the roads in my village. It took a total of 9 patterns to get everything right (4 corners, 4 sides, and a middle). However, I now only have 1 pattern space ...
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184 views
Song during Heart of the Swarm Ending Cinematic
What is the name of the song used during the heart of the swarm ending cinematic? You can hear it at the following link:
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107 views
How do I see more rival's best time in Super Mario 3D Land?
I notice that in each level my time is being compared to a rival. I want to know who my rivals are, and if I'm the fastest one in the world in completing that level. Is that possible?
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In a fight why do I instantly lose
When I challenge someone to a fight in NHL 13 (Be A Pro), sometimes I instantly get taken to the ground. Is this because I have fought to many times in the game?
It seems like a glitch or bug to me, ...
5
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107 views
Stuck halfway through Sonic Generations, have all available levels completed
I am up to, and have completed, Radical highway. I have at least a D on all courses, with many being completed with an S or A rank. I don't know where I can go from here. I cannot advance any ...
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Can't unlock the full Bend will shout
I'm on the At the Summit of Apocrypha quest line where I have to unlock the bend will shout.. I have already learned the Earth but of the shout but I can't learn Mind and Dragon because I don't have ...
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When is the top armor value used?
When is the (usually very weak) top armor value of a unit used?
Do helicopters always hit the top armor, or only when they are close enough to the target?
Can (non-artillery) ground units hit the ...
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What crew do I need to complete the SemiConductors R&D project in Project Space Station?
So i'm playing Project Space Station in DOSBox. I'm doing the "Semi-Conductors" R&D project.
So far I've made a few breakthroughs and my current revenue is 250, but I can't seem to get past ...
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Frequent disconnects over LAN?
I'm experiencing frequent disconnects while playing Civilization V in multiplayer over my home wired LAN. I do not experience something like that in other multiplayer games. Is there any known ...
5
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546 views
I lost my Silver Sword in Witcher 2
So I went and got all my stuff back from Ves in Flotsam after the drunken night I can't remember. But I never got my Silver Sword. Was it somewhere else? Is this a glitch or have I forgotten to do ...
5
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381 views
How does sharing missions work?
The help files aren't very specific about this, but apparently you're supposed to be able to hit the 'share' button in your missions journal to give the quest you're currently on to party members.
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368 views
How can I re-enable unicode support?
A recent patch, I'm not sure which, has broken the unicode support within my Steam copy of TF2. Server names with non-Roman characters don't show. I don't even have umlauts which is silly considering ...
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How is the damage to items and the repair cost calculated?
While reparing your items was just a nuisance before patch 1.0.3, at least as long as you didn't die excessively, it is a very significant gold drain now. I'm trying to understand which factors affect ...
5
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Hidden modifiers to various stats in Diablo 3
I've been reading around and found various topics on different hidden modifiers to stats/attributes in Diablo 3. Some of the ones I found most confusing include the Life oh Hit (LoH) modifier, which ...
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Is the total damage output merely the sum of the melee, ranged and elemental damages or is it less than that?
According to my character sheet, my level 35 destroyer deals 514-1,028 strength damage, 0 ranged damage and 9-17 magic damage. 514 + 0 + 9 = 523; 1,028 + 0 + 17 = 1,045.
Gnomeslice's level 24 ...
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ACR: How to get rid of the “ugh” sounds when jumping?
In Assassin's Creed: Revelations the developers apparently added new sounds when jumping/climbing which sound like "ugh" and they are extremely annoying.
Is there a way to get rid of these sounds? ...
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How can I improve my completion score on the first campaign mission?
I just finished the first campaign mission (Griffin Bane) on Normal difficulty and apparently my completion score was 12250 (46%). The tooltip says I can
Increase [my] score by completing quests, ...
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Skyrim Good Intentions / Revealing the Unseen Quest Glitch?
I'm stuck in the College of Winterhold questline because of a glitch between the quests "Good Intentions" and "Revealing the Unseen." After talking to the Augur of Dunlain, I return to the Archmage ...
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How to obtain all three Strongholds?
I know about the Glitch that allows to be a Telvanni and Hlaalu member at the same time, though I haven't tested it yet, and one can cheat ones way into all houses. But since the last stronghold ...
5
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After clearing necropolis hero-champion in last campaign I do not get access to the next cave enterance?
So I did a blitz with my necro hero taking frogs castles within two weeks and went forward killing orcs and opening first dark barrier. Than I cleared humans and disabled second dark barrier and ...
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What is the most productive combination of powers to use in Quickplay+ mode?
Once you've unlocked all eight warriors in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, you have their second-level powers available to you during Quickplay+ mode, and you can use any two powers when playing a song ...
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Which version of the Discovery mod for freelancer should I pick?
The discovery mod seems to be quite a recommendation, but it's available in versions 4.85, 4.84 and 4.83 and each readme states a different year in which the new story takes place, and in 4.85 openSP ...
5
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Nothing happens when I attempt to generate account-linking code in Rock Band 3
I'm trying to obtain the "Well connected" goal, which involves entering the account-linking code on the Rock Band website.
The problem is, when I click "Get account-linking code", it just sits on ...
