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Does shooting people make them dislike me?
I just got a new slingshot. It's not very effective against monsters but it's fun to take potshots at Shane when I see him.
Hitting Shane makes the grumpy speech bubble appear above his head. Does that mean I lose friendship with people if I shoot…
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What is Fez's alphabet?
I'm trying to translate the Fez alphabet/symbols, numbers included.
Could somebody post the deciphered alphabet and numbers please?
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How far is a yard on screen?
Some skills, such as the Acid Rain version of Acid Cloud, reference ranges that are specified in yards. How can I figure out what this translates to on my screen?
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What's the difference between a "Roguelike" and a "Roguelite" game?
What exactly defines a Roguelike game and what is the difference between them and Roguelite games?
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How do you safely pray to your god?
Can somebody please give me a good overview of the prayer system in NetHack? From what I understand, you can pray once and your god is more than happy to help you out, but if you pray again, you get punished pretty severely for being so needy. …
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Has Mario and Luigi being plumbers had any effect on the plot of any game?
It is a known fact that Mario and Luigi are plumbers.
But when was that defined, and did it ever have any effect on the plot of a game?
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What's the difference between life, health, armour and shield?
Overwatch has many sources of health. What do all these terms mean?
Health
Life
Armour
Shield
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Why do speed-runners usually use the Japanese version of a game?
In most speed-running videos, the person playing the game will usually play the Japanese version, with or without any knowledge of understanding Japanese. Is there a reason why they do this?
In particular, I am talking about traditionally Japanese…
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What does the Damage stat on the character sheet actually mean? How is DPS Calculated?
The Damage stat on the character sheet is... not very well explained. I have trouble understanding why some items make it go up or down. It says I do 184.52 damage, but my weapon only does 34 DPS and does 8-41 damage per hit.
What is the formula…
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What outfits will keep Mario warm?
There are some worlds that are cold, causing Mario to shiver. I noticed if you put on the aviator cap and coat, he will stop shivering.
What other clothing sets will keep Mario warm?
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What happens when you reach the edge of the world?
In Minecraft, presumably the world is finite. What happens when you reach the edge of the world? Or will the world become too large to reasonably deal with before this happens?
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Does air pressure equalize more quickly if the doors are open?
If a room has no oxygen, does opening the doors help replenish the oxygen more quickly? In other words, does oxygen equalize between adjacent rooms with open doors?
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How can I beat the final boss in Faster Than Light?
How can I beat the final boss in faster than light? I can beat the first form, but the second form just obliterates me regardless what I try.
I have tried using nothing but missiles, a combination of every single weapon I can find, and stealth. I…
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Why isn't my Minecraft LAN server working?
My LAN server won't let my cousin join me or me join my cousin. It won't show up on the multiplayer screen - it keeps saying "scanning for LAN servers" but it never finds it. I am at his house and we use different computers but it won't connect. How…
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Is this minesweeper board inconsistent?
In the above game, look at the cell circled in red. It says 1, which means it must have only one neighboring cell which will have a mine. However, there are two cells which have mines surrounding this cell, circled in blue.
How is this possible? Is…
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