Pokémon Selection Strategy for Emerald

I've gotten about midway into Pokémon Emerald -- completed the third badge (electric badge), and starting to get quite an assortment of Pokémon. The problem is, I can't figure out which ones to keep and raise experience for, and which ones to leave rotting in the PC. My old strategy used to be "pick the most interesting-looking ones and always power up the weakest" -- this lead to some surprising strengths (like the mushroom one with Mega Drain). What strategy should I use? How do I know which Pokémo . . . [More]

Pokémon Selection Strategy for Emerald

I've gotten about midway into Pokémon Emerald -- completed the third badge (electric badge), and starting to get quite an assortment of Pokémon. The problem is, I can't figure out which ones to keep and raise experience for, and which ones to leave rotting in the PC. My old strategy used to be "pick the most interesting-looking ones and always power up the weakest" -- this lead to some surprising strengths (like the mushroom one with Mega Drain). What strategy should I use? How do I know which Pokémo . . . [More]

Why am I unable to equip the Drakefire Pistols in Warhammer Vermintide 2?

I just received a pair of the Drakefire Pistols, but they are obscured by a red cancel icon and I can't equip them. I'm sure that the dwarf was able to equip them in the first Vermintide, and I don't see anything telling me why I can't equip them now except for the red text on the item name and Ironbreaker. Question from user wizloc at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: "Ironbreaker" is the key here. Bardin has 4 careers: Ranger Veteran (the default). Ironbreaker (accessible starting at level 7). Sl . . . [More]

Why am I unable to equip the Drakefire Pistols in Warhammer Vermintide 2?

I just received a pair of the Drakefire Pistols, but they are obscured by a red cancel icon and I can't equip them. I'm sure that the dwarf was able to equip them in the first Vermintide, and I don't see anything telling me why I can't equip them now except for the red text on the item name and Ironbreaker. Question from user wizloc at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: "Ironbreaker" is the key here. Bardin has 4 careers: Ranger Veteran (the default). Ironbreaker (accessible starting at level 7). Sl . . . [More]

What determines Ranalds Gift in Warhammer Vermintide 2?

Ranald's Gift seemingly gives random amounts of progress towards loot boxes. What determines how much progress you get? Or is it purely RNG? Question from user NoBugsOnlyFeatures at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: Ranald's logo is a finger crossed sign: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossed_fingers which is mostly used as a sign to wish for luck. As such Ranald's blessing is all pure luck and RNG. Answer from user Lyrion at gaming.stackexchange.com. . . . [More]

What determines Ranalds Gift in Warhammer Vermintide 2?

Ranald's Gift seemingly gives random amounts of progress towards loot boxes. What determines how much progress you get? Or is it purely RNG? Question from user NoBugsOnlyFeatures at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: Ranald's logo is a finger crossed sign: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossed_fingers which is mostly used as a sign to wish for luck. As such Ranald's blessing is all pure luck and RNG. Answer from user Lyrion at gaming.stackexchange.com. . . . [More]

Red x by easy difficulty in Black Ops 2 Zombies

Does anyone know why there is a red "x" by easy when you change the difficulty to easy on zombies? Question from user Gmoneyrocks at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: The red 'X' indicates that the rounds will not count towards the zombies leaderboards. . These games will count towards your rank and progress however. Answer from user Mondrianaire at gaming.stackexchange.com. . . . [More]

Red x by easy difficulty in Black Ops 2 Zombies

Does anyone know why there is a red "x" by easy when you change the difficulty to easy on zombies? Question from user Gmoneyrocks at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: The red 'X' indicates that the rounds will not count towards the zombies leaderboards. . These games will count towards your rank and progress however. Answer from user Mondrianaire at gaming.stackexchange.com. . . . [More]

Is there a way to prevent Nook from auto selling a spot in Animal Crossing?

My SO has that problem, but I never encountered it myself. It seems that Nook, when someone moves out, will auto fill the spot left with a random villager, and that in usually 2-3 days, sometimes even the day straight after the villager has left. That makes her mad because she wants to find the perfect villager, but gets stuck with a random villager before she could do a good amount of mystery islands to find it. So is there a way to tell Nook to not auto sell the spot? (Or is there something that she does that it 'auto sells' . . . [More]

Is there a way to prevent Nook from auto selling a spot in Animal Crossing?

My SO has that problem, but I never encountered it myself. It seems that Nook, when someone moves out, will auto fill the spot left with a random villager, and that in usually 2-3 days, sometimes even the day straight after the villager has left. That makes her mad because she wants to find the perfect villager, but gets stuck with a random villager before she could do a good amount of mystery islands to find it. So is there a way to tell Nook to not auto sell the spot? (Or is there something that she does that it 'auto sells' . . . [More]

Why does Nobody Comes to Fika not unlock in Crusader Kings 3?

I started a game of Crusader Kings 3 as a count of Fika. I diverged the culture from Sao in 937 and have been busy spreading it since. However, I'm up to 42 counties converted with no achievement still. Is there some way to check progress or determine what I'm missing? The achievement still shows as possible for the save:. Question from user Rapida at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: The achievement tells you to diverge your Culture with Fika as your Primary Title. Your Primary Title is not the title you start with bu . . . [More]

Why does Nobody Comes to Fika not unlock in Crusader Kings 3?

I started a game of Crusader Kings 3 as a count of Fika. I diverged the culture from Sao in 937 and have been busy spreading it since. However, I'm up to 42 counties converted with no achievement still. Is there some way to check progress or determine what I'm missing? The achievement still shows as possible for the save:. Question from user Rapida at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: The achievement tells you to diverge your Culture with Fika as your Primary Title. Your Primary Title is not the title you start with bu . . . [More]

Are there American cars faster than NASCAR cars in GT5?

In B specs I'm trying to win an American championship that only allows American cars. I've tried with a Pilot Level 30 and a NASCAR car, but he can't win. . I'm wondering if there is any American car faster (or with more performance points) than the NASCAR cars to use in this race? Question from user Dr. No at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: The GT5 Cars website lists all the cars in GT5 and allows you to search on particular criteria. Search for cars from the United States and then sort the results by P/W (powe . . . [More]

Are there American cars faster than NASCAR cars in GT5?

In B specs I'm trying to win an American championship that only allows American cars. I've tried with a Pilot Level 30 and a NASCAR car, but he can't win. . I'm wondering if there is any American car faster (or with more performance points) than the NASCAR cars to use in this race? Question from user Dr. No at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: The GT5 Cars website lists all the cars in GT5 and allows you to search on particular criteria. Search for cars from the United States and then sort the results by P/W (powe . . . [More]

Is Hogwarts Legacy on Hard Difficulty really that difficult?

I finished downloading the game the other day and I haven’t had time to really start it. I like a bit of a challenge but I don’t want anything too crazy. Question from user Interesting-Client63 at HogwartsLegacyGaming at reddit.com. Answer: Its not as hard as something like the soul series, but it can give a bit of a challenge if you dont get too high level - gear before the endgame. Answer from user WarDrumsGaming at HogwartsLegacyGaming at reddit.com. . . . [More]

Is Hogwarts Legacy on Hard Difficulty really that difficult?

I finished downloading the game the other day and I haven’t had time to really start it. I like a bit of a challenge but I don’t want anything too crazy. Question from user Interesting-Client63 at HogwartsLegacyGaming at reddit.com. Answer: Its not as hard as something like the soul series, but it can give a bit of a challenge if you dont get too high level - gear before the endgame. Answer from user WarDrumsGaming at HogwartsLegacyGaming at reddit.com. . . . [More]

In Farmville, Can I make friends with people who arent my social media friends?

I want friends! Friends seem awesome! I have a couple through people I know on Facebook, but not a lot of people I know are playing this game. Can I make friends any other way than connecting my social media accounts and using those people? Question from user user11502 at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: Besides your Facebook friends, you can also be virtual friends with people in a Co-Op. Co-Ops can be accessed via the sign next to your mailbox once you're level 11. You have to apply to join a Co-Op, and many have minimum require . . . [More]

In Farmville, Can I make friends with people who arent my social media friends?

I want friends! Friends seem awesome! I have a couple through people I know on Facebook, but not a lot of people I know are playing this game. Can I make friends any other way than connecting my social media accounts and using those people? Question from user user11502 at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: Besides your Facebook friends, you can also be virtual friends with people in a Co-Op. Co-Ops can be accessed via the sign next to your mailbox once you're level 11. You have to apply to join a Co-Op, and many have minimum require . . . [More]

Trying to Play an Old Game, will Installing Old Direct X Affect Anything?

I'm trying to play an old Windows 98 game on Windows 7. The game is asking me to install DirectX 6. If I choose to install them will this affect my system? (In other words will this stop newer games from being playable, stop flash websites from working, interfere with newer programs, etc.?). Question from user user2348797 at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: It should not affect your computer in any bad way, all DirectX versions work together with each other, older version would not overwrite a newer version, same as newer ve . . . [More]

Trying to Play an Old Game, will Installing Old Direct X Affect Anything?

I'm trying to play an old Windows 98 game on Windows 7. The game is asking me to install DirectX 6. If I choose to install them will this affect my system? (In other words will this stop newer games from being playable, stop flash websites from working, interfere with newer programs, etc.?). Question from user user2348797 at gaming.stackexchange.com. Answer: It should not affect your computer in any bad way, all DirectX versions work together with each other, older version would not overwrite a newer version, same as newer ve . . . [More]