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4:04 AM
why
why is that a thing
 
@IanPugsley because otherwise there would be no inevitable "DERRIIIICK" dubstep remixes
 
right, there definitely needs to be more fodder for noveltystep
somebody should do metastep
about how dumb making dubstep of everything is
 
What?! Are you saying my wubwubs aren't novel?
 
Gaming got 1,337 questions in the last 31 days. Precisely
 
nah man, I sit in the dubstep turntable.fm room pretty much daily
 
4:07 AM
(not counting deleted questions)
 
<3 wubs
 
@IanPugsley man, I hate being Canadian. :(
 
aww I'm sorry
I've met some folks proxying in with some success
so I guess there's a way to do it
 
@Mana so I just went back and checked. Dad's not a paradox clone, but Nanna is. So everything is square, again.
Well, relatively angular.
I don't think it's possible for anything Homestuck to be square.
 
@RavenDreamer Right. So this is Nanna then, right?
 
4:08 AM
Ayup.
 
BAM.
 
Also Betty Crocker is The CONDESCE
 
 
...cripes!
20% of all our questions were in the past 2 months?
 
~25% in the last 3 months
and half that (roughly) last month
 
4:16 AM
That's downright scary.
Good scary.
Not, "oh my god, you're living with a cannibal" scary.
 
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Q: Does Assassin's Creed Brotherhood "end" when I finish the main memory sequences?

Anna LearAssassin's Creed Revelations came out today and I'm still half a game behind! I want to finish as much of the side stuff as possible, but I also want to get through the rest of the main story line quickly, so that I can play the new installment of the series without spoiling the ending of Brothe...

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Q: Is it possible to prevent the game from pausing when window loses focus?

meagarI've installed Skyrim, and I'm playing in windowed mode. I want to be able to alt-tab to interact with IM windows or my browser while I'm auto-running to some distant location, but the game pauses when the window loses focus. Is there some .ini option to prevent this?

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Q: Are there any unlockables in Assassin's Creed Revelations from playing the prior games?

CyberSkullAre there any unlockables in Assassin's Creed Revelations that are awarded from playing prior Assassin's Creed games or getting specific achievements in those games?

 
I'm sorry, @RavenDreamer, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome Skyrim is
The exact numbers are 12% questions, 18% flagged posts, 18% flags in 6% of the time
In the previous 12%, 14% of the questions, 18% of the flags and 10% of the flagged posts
 
That was only one skyrim question.
What is "time" on the graph? Average flag handle time?
 
No, just time
 
4:19 AM
last 31 days over 496 days since foundation
 
Okay. That's non-obvious.
 
4:32 AM
And you know what happens when things are non-obvious. People get unsuspended. And we can't have that happening.
 
food :d
 
Here. Improved.
In short, by most metrics, the last month has been as huge as the previous two.
 
Raven!
You jerk. Badp did that graph just for you and then you ditch him.
 
That said, growing pains are best pains.
 
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Q: Is my character ambidextrous?

kazzamallaIn Skyrim for the PC, I find the fact that my left hand is bound to the right mouse button, and my right hand is bound to the left mouse button (by default) a little strange as a first time Elder Scrolls player. I've remapped the keys, but now I wonder, will swinging my Mace in my left hand al...

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Q: What is the suggested level before entering Volskygge in skyrim?

Leo TindallSo what's the suggested level for an attempt on Volskygge? Yeah. Just wondering, because I'd heard that once you pass a certain point, you'd have to revert to get out without completing.

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Q: Does "Sneak" increase more quickly with more people involved?

Mr SmoothWill sneak increase more quickly if 2 people can discover me instead of just one? If so, how much more quickly? And again, if so, is there a limit, for example, will having 20 people be able to discover me increase it even more quickly than 2 people?

 
4:49 AM
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Q: Network use of Gaming PC

Matthew Patrick CashattBackground After YEARS of waiting, I built the custom gaming PC of my dreams: Intel i7 - 975 Extreme Edition 3.3ghz (overclocked to 4.0) ATI Radeon 5970 2gb Corsair 256 gb SSD Drive 2 TB Sata II 3.0 7200rpm data drive 12 GB Kingston Hyper-X (1600mhz) DDR3 Windows 7 Ultra 64 bit And so on. . ...

 
5:06 AM
I guess Valve ran out of their own holiday item ideas.
 
5:26 AM
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Q: Vilkas, and Jail. -Skyrim

KyoVilkas keeps chasing me, initiating conversation and whatnot. Does anyone know how to get this to stop? Also, when you serve your time in Jail.. I have a couple questions pertaining to this. Do you lose stats like in Oblivion? Also, can you get your stuff from the chest back after serving your t...

 
5:50 AM
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Q: help! take up arms quest glitch

Guesti used magic against Vilkas when trying to enter 'the companions'. now he wont acknowledge my melee attacks. i cant go into any shop menus, complete quests or talk properly. i used up all my autosaves trying to fix it!! now i have to start all over again, i was level 27 and very far through the m...

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Q: The Rift and The Reach. -Skyrim

KyoDoes anyone know where they are? I can't seem to find them on my map, or remember where they are at all.

 
6:13 AM
Any users about? The latest batch of question need quite a bit of editing
And also closing, I'm seeing a few dupes popping up
 
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Q: Am I more easily detected while sneaking with a spell equipped?

Doozer BlakeI've seen it mentioned that your sneakiness is affected by darkness, which makes sense. Obviously if you were to sneak around with a torch in hand, someone could see you more clearly. What I'm not clear on, is if I'm less stealthy with a spell equipped. After all, I do have a glowing ball (or two...

 
 
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7:16 AM
@GnomeSlice You spelt my name wrong. ಠ_ಠ
 
user30
Don't do that again.
 
7:43 AM
The cleaning up of questions still works reasonably well, even with 5 times the normal volume of questions here.
 
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Q: How do I improve my house?

Mr SmoothI received a book that told me I need to talk to someone to improve my house in Whiterun. Who is this person, and where can I find them?

 
8:12 AM
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Q: The Elder Scrolls V SKYRIM IS BETTER

Razor Ekinciskyrim and MW3 are pretty even but, lets start with MW3, ok cod is famous right, but its pretty lame and its getting to old and crap. The kills and graphics are mad and there is survival and online.And it has new guns. Now skyrim is like assasin's creed revolations mixed with fallout 3 like good ...

 
8:22 AM
@Lazers Oh wow, Mr. Atwood stepped in on that one
 
8:43 AM
I thought he was still on vacation
 
9:21 AM
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Q: How much does the 'Notched Pickaxe' Improve Smithing?

Allan JensenSo I found this easteregg after reading Notch's (The creator of minecraft) twitter. One of the stats is that it improves Smithing, however it does not state by how much? I can not seem to find any difference at all, when creating new armors and weapons. Also would it be worth disenchanting it, ...

 
 
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10:50 AM
@Lazers Notch ed Pickaxe? Heh. Funny. :D
 
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Q: What are the effects of the different types of bombs?

Ivo FlipseWhen I started playing Assassin's Creed Revelations and started looting some of the guards I killed, I found several items to make bombs with. When you pick up new items you get a description of what effect the this item will give to a bomb. Does anyone have a complete list of all the differen...

 
11:31 AM
@MartinSojka yeah, I thought that was pretty funny too.
DavidFullerton posted in an article in here about it yesterday actually
@Fabian Just because he is on Vacation doesn't mean he isn't browsing the site.
 
@Wipqozn After all, this is his favorite site!
 
@RonanForman Exactly!
Also, lol @ todays XKCD
 
> I just read a pop-science book by a respected author. One chapter, and much of the thesis, was based around wildly inaccurate data which traced back to ... Wikipedia. To encourage people to be on their toes, I'm not going to say what book or author.
@Wipqozn You can just post a link to the xkcd page and it one-boxes it with the alt text.
 
@RonanForman Apparently not.
 
@Wipqozn The specific page: xkcd.com/978
 
11:42 AM
It also enbiggenfies it
 
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Q: Are there Quest dependencies?

fnstI'm wondering if I complete the next main quest (in my case, the dragon killing quest in Whiterun), are then some other quests closed? I think, maybe someone dies who offered me a quest before... or something like this :)

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Q: What is an effective way to level Archery?

WipqoznFurthermore, how does Archery level? Does every successful hit on an enemy reward me with a set amount of experience, or does damage dealt also play a role? Also, do I receive any experience for a missed shot?

 
@RonanForman ah, I see
 
12:00 PM
skyrimvsmw3.com <- Whoa. 25:1 for Skyrim already.
 
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Q: NBA 2k11 Myplayer crashes EVERY time before the 44th game

corrodedI googled and i got this: http://www.unigamesity.com/nba2k11-my-player-mode-freezing-fixes/ I couldn't find a solution though. My only plan at hand is to exchange the game for 2k12, but I would really like to know if there is a fix for this downright nasty bug.

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Q: How does leveling work with spells that don't have a target

ThirlerI'm playing skyrim as a mage. I am wondering how I can level up the skills for mage. In particular I am wondering which spells have effect. Alchemy and Destruction seem quiet straight forward. However many skills consist of mostly defensive spells, how do those effect skill progression. For re...

 
@MartinSojka Let's see how long we can keep up the ~100k visits per day
 
12:24 PM
My word, have we even received any new visits for MW3 in the past few days?
 
@Wipqozn They're not counted anymore, the 7 days are up for MW3
 
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Q: Do sneak bonus damage modifiers effect elemental and poison damage?

theoriseIf I sneak and get a double damage strike on a target with: A sword with 10 fire damage A sword with an applied poison of 15 damage Does only the base damage have the bonus, or does every damage type receive it too?

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Q: Can you use Demon's Triangle in Shenmue 2?

LiamIn Shenmue 2, just before going to Guilin, you learn a move called Demon's Triangle. Is there any opportunity to use this move? I did not encounter any battles after this.

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Q: NBA 2K11 vs. NBA 2K12

Mehper C. PalavuzlarWhat are the differences between NBA 2K11 and NBA 2K12? Since NBA is still in lockout mode, I don't think there are any changes in team and player lists. What I wonder (as an NBA 2K11 gamer) is whether I'll feel any changes in terms of game play, graphics, modes, etc. if I buy 2K12.

 
@Fabian ah okay, that would explain it.
 
12:57 PM
Saints Row 3 is heeeeeeeeeeere \o/
 
@FallenAngelEyes I was never a fan of that game.
 
@Wipqozn I like it, it's just stupid fun
 
the first was kinda eh, didn't really know what it was doing, the second is where it really shines
Started finding its own identity
3 looks pretty great, though I'm disappointed to hear about the one gameplay mode that's kind of tasteless
 
@FallenAngelEyes Which game mode is that?
 
1:02 PM
@Wipqozn It's called "Whored Mode," you're basically against waves of enemies with limited weaponry
but the waves of enemies are like... prostitutes? For no real reason? The reviewer on Joystiq even said he felt a little uncomfortable about it
 
@FallenAngelEyes Protip: Sex sells
 
Yeah, there's also people in fursuits and these tank guys with flamethrowers
 
this is also one of the reasons I've never been a fan of the GTA/Saints Row series. It's all herp derp gangsta life fo me
 
but yeah, I was disappointed to hear that, as there's nothing in the other games that felt flat out tasteless to me
 
ah I see
How tastless
His SC alias is Tasteless
 
1:05 PM
I find it heavily ironic that in regards to how you can dress your characters, a game that doesn't take itself seriously at all and has stuff like hot dog suits and man cannons is the most progressive game I've played in regards to clothing.
@Wipqozn no hotlinking allowed, can't see
It doesn't genderlock clothing at all, so you can have a lady running around in a tux or a gentleman running around in high heels
It's very cool
I spent a couple hours last night in the Initiation Station so I could have my character ready
Anywho, gonna head off and play now!
 
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Q: How do I turn on GOD mode in The Witcher?

Dran DaneIs it possible to "cheat" or adapt my gameplay and to activate a GOD mode in The Witcher?

 
1:27 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Now you can. And everyone should because Tasteless is the world's most handsome nerd baller. sagenod
well, besides myself
haaaaaaaa
 
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Q: What does the X means over my crosshair in bf3?

Thierry-Dimitri RoySometimes a "X" appear over my crosshair when I'm firing at an enemy with a regular gun or a tank. Does that mean that I have hit the enemy, or that I'm hitting it, or that I will hit it if I fire now?

 
@Mana unibrow != handsome :(
flees again
 
1:48 PM
@FallenAngelEyes That's what they all say!
We should totally create a Society for the Non Marginalization of Unibrows.
Because a Real Man™ shouldn't need girlish hair removal tools to look handsome
 
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Q: Specialisation to carry more grenades for M320

alexrIs there a way to carry more grenades for the M320? I have the AMMO and EXP specialisations but I haven't noticed them increasing my carry capacity for grenades.

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Q: Do shops/NPCs/houses replenish their contents after an act of thievery?

theoriseI have started funding my alchemy addiction by stealing from shops and pick pocketing from NPCs. I am wondering if they ever get any contents back after I have stolen from them.

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Q: Wii MotionPlus vs. Wii Remote Plus : is there a difference in quality or gameplay?

ThorfinI would like to know if there any difference between the new Wii Remote Plus and the couple Wii Remote + Wii MotionPlus I wonder for instance if the "plus" gyroscopes differs in quality. Thanks!

 
2:23 PM
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Q: Why isn't my Initiation Station character showing up for download in the game?

FallenAngelEyesI took a couple hours last night to make my Saints Row: The Third character in the Initiation Station so she'd be ready to go when I received the game. I'm in character creation now, and there's an option to download your character. However, my character isn't showing up as an option for download...

 
@Lazers You couldn't have asked that, like, 30 minutes earlier?
 
@Powerlord Why?
 
@RonanForman He would have been not at work and in a position to answer.
 
XD
 
@ThomasMcDonald Sorry, you can only ever see 'Thomas' next to your gravatar in chat.
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Q: Would it be possible to implement bullet time in a multiplayer game?

TomI have never seen such a feature before, but it should provide an interesting gameplay opportunity. So yes, in a multiplayer/real-time environment (imagine FPS), how could I implement a slow motion/bullet time effect? Something like an illusion for the player that's currently slo-mo'ed. So ever...

 
2:34 PM
@Mana Why is that starred?
 
@RonanForman Because punches Gnomeslice
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@Mana The official title for the latest Saints Row is Saints Row: The Third. Most people are using Saints Row 3, but should we synonym them just in case?
 
@Mana Why is that not starred?
 
@Mana I was actually about to ask why it was starred too.
Believe it or not, I didn't do it.
 
@RonanForman Because... well, Mana's probably going to punch GnomeSlice again
 
2:36 PM
Oh, I know, it was @Mvy
ADMIT IT!
 
@GraceNote It's going to end up with Gnomeslice at the end of my psychopathic boot regardless
 
@GnomeSlice This has already been done...
 
@Ronan The star?
 
@FallenAngelEyes Successfully?
 
@RonanForman Because I starred it.
 
2:37 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Sure, I guess. ?
 
@Mvy Yeah, with your XD's
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, the Matrix Online MMO did it
 
It's not gold, so I bet this is not me
 
You saw bullet time when fighting with opponents and so did anyone in the fight
other people outside the game saw regular speed
 
@FallenAngelEyes I can't imagine it working well in multiplayer.
 
@Mana Yeah
I can't vote there
 
@FallenAngelEyes Killing floor implements Bullet Time for the whole team.
 
@FallenAngelEyes really...
 
That's the only game where I saw it
 
Should it not be as default?
 
2:38 PM
Niklas Zennström (co-founder of @Skype) with his VC firm @Atomico, has invested $4.2 million in @6Wunderkinder - http://bit.ly/6W-investmt
 
And of course, there is only one team vs zombies.
 
@Mvy Ah yes, Zed Time.
The most annoying thing to have happen if you're in the middle of reloading.
 
@RonanForman It probably should
 
@GnomeSlice Which one of us has a turn waiting in FS?
 
@RonanForman Probably me, are you available to play a bit right now?
 
2:42 PM
@GnomeSlice I don't need to be, you can still take the go!
but yes.
 
but yeah @Mana, Ronan's right, it should be as parent because it's the official name
with as synonym
 
@FallenAngelEyes oh man...what a headache...
 
@RonanForman I like playing games with the other person in real(ish) time.
 
I'll remove it on the 2 questions we have and replace it
 
@GnomeSlice Okay then.
 
2:43 PM
oh
 
@RonanForman I'm logging in now.
 
@FallenAngelEyes thank you!! <3
 
@Mana ಠ_ಠ
 
but we should still have the synonym
Also there's an entry on the tag wiki, I'll c/p it into the other one
 
@FallenAngelEyes correct, I will add it following the Silence of the Tags
 
2:44 PM
@GnomeSlice Do you have mumble? If you want to play real time we should use it!
 
@RonanForman I don't, and even if I did, my internet would roll over and die.
There's in-game text chat, at least.
 
@GnomeSlice Spoil sport.
 
Yeah, yeah.
 
@Mana Ok, looks like they're successfully changed now
 
huzzah!
 
2:47 PM
...as a 10k user now, does that mean I can accept my own tag wiki edits?
 
 
@FallenAngelEyes No
 
@FallenAngelEyes Nope.
You could however make them with an alt and approve them.
 
Ah okay
 
You can't accept your own edits, at any rep level
 
2:48 PM
It's a weird system.
 
I think at 20k you don't need approval any more?
 
@YiJiang Any idea as to how I remove a synonym?
 
@Mana Not sure, never been a mod at any of the sites
Mods should be able to do it though
 
@Mana Point me at it
 
Ask in the Teacher's Lounge?
 
Oh, on the synonyms list, @Mana, there's just an X on the far right
 
oh
 
But, don't do that
Just hit "swap"
 
gah
 
You blew it to pieces already, didn't you?
 
2:52 PM
too late. Oh well, I'll just re-propose the synonym. miserable failure
 
ok afk again for more SR3
I wish I had a laptop dangit
 
Next time we do a Frozen Synapse tournament, we need to do custom games, and pre-define the squad loadouts.
 
@badp You know, I still have a soft spot for 8bitlavapwnpwniesbossstagesixforhelp.com
 
@RonanForman We can redo that game if you like, I had an unfair advantage.
 
@GnomeSlice Are shottys good for anything?
 
2:53 PM
@RonanForman Yeah, they're really good at getting people at close range, I guess yours wasn't 'aiming' and my MG was so he got his shot off first.
I'm still not 100% sure how each scenario works with the combat, it seems a bit inconsistent.
Anyway, send me a challenge if you want a do-over.
 
Yeah.
 
Good evening ladies and gentlemen
 
2 mins ago, by GnomeSlice
Next time we do a Frozen Synapse tournament, we need to do custom games, and pre-define the squad loadouts.
Thoughts?
 
15 secs ago, by Mana
27 secs ago, by GnomeSlice
2 mins ago, by GnomeSlice
Next time we do a Frozen Synapse tournament, we need to do custom games, and pre-define the squad loadouts.
 
@GnomeSlice creepy. I was literally just about to same thing to you. In fact I was in the process of typing it when you sent me that.
 
2:55 PM
Those are my thoughts.
@GraceNote claps
 
@Mana I really want to flag that was spamming the chat
Just to troll you, et cetera
plus it would be funny for you to be suspended
 
...should I?
 
@Wipqozn I'm redoing a game of charge with @RonanForman because I got A rocket, grenadier, machien gunner, and sniper, and he just got machine guns and shotguns.
 
@RonanForman I don't know what you are talking about, but yes, yes you should.
 
You do know that @Mana is immune to suspension from flags, right?
 
2:56 PM
@Wipqozn If you insist!
 
@GraceNote I am?!
 
1 min ago, by Mana
15 secs ago, by Mana
27 secs ago, by GnomeSlice
2 mins ago, by GnomeSlice
Next time we do a Frozen Synapse tournament, we need to do custom games, and pre-define the squad loadouts.
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, the random make-up creates a sizable amount of in-balance
@GraceNote Well that's just not fair.
 
It's strange, usually the loadouts are identical.
 
@RonanForman argh, damn it. :( please stop
 
2:57 PM
Then sometimes they're just... not even close.
 
@Mana It's kinda like how you're immune to the majority of effects of suspension on the main site
 
@JuanManuel !! Thanks so much for doing the flags earlier.
 
Actually, that isn't fair at all. Mod or not, if he is doing something to deserve a suspension he should receive a suspension.
@Mana You started it.
 
@Mana just doing my job
 
brohug It made a very depressing start to the morning that much brighter
 
2:58 PM
I win.
 
we have a lot of work with the skyrim release
 
WHO DID THAT.
 
@Wipqozn Oh, he gets a suspension. It just doesn't do anything except on the main site, where all it does is set his reputation to 1
 
a lot of new users
 
ಠ_ಠ
 
2:58 PM
@GnomeSlice I did. Now please stop desu~
 
WHO DELETED IT.
@Mana 'desu~'?
 
@GraceNote oh, so that's how a suspension works. Nifty.
 
@GnomeSlice Yes!
 
Is that even English?
 
@GnomeSlice Are you even English?
 
2:59 PM
@Wipqozn Well, for other people, it stops them from posting and a host of other things
 
My hand is larger than my face!! D:
 

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