Friday, July 9, 2021

Recent Questions - Arqade

Recent Questions - Arqade

Skyrim: Special Edition (vanilla) crashes on the loading screen when starting a new game

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 04:47 AM PDT

So, when I start a new game via the main menu, the game will crash to the desktop.

Extra info:

  • Models on main menu (dragon) and loading screen are both missing.
  • The game crashes even when not using any mods.
  • There is a dollar sign in front of some text.
  • The game doesn't run in fullscreen mode, even when set to do so in the launcher.

Things that I already tried:

  • Verifying the game's integrity via Steam.
  • Removing the game and all folders and files that had something to do with the game (i.e. My Games/Skyrim: Special Edition) and then reinstalling the game.

Any information and/or help is greatly appreciated, even if it's just a suggestion that may provide some more info.

Will games obtained via PS Plus be playable after my subscription expires? [duplicate]

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 04:15 AM PDT

I got a PS Plus membership for the first time this month and I saw Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for free, and I bought it. But i noticed that it said "PS Plus exclusive" and it expires 3/8/2021.

My friend told me to download it as soon as possible so I did, and opened it but left the all data.

Is the game now with me forever?

How to detect mobs taking damage?

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 08:18 PM PDT

As simple as the title gets, I want to detect when a certain kind of mob has been hit and then execute a command accordingly. Say the mob is a cow and I wish to detect whenever a player has hit the cow. This was the code I came up with:

execute if entity @e[type=cow,nbt={HurtTime:10}] run …

On putting it in the command block, it didnt really work, I want it to detect every bit of damage done to a specific kind of a mob even a punch. Or is there any other way do execute this command other than the hurt time function?

This is for Minecraft Java Edition 1.17.

Can you place a Dripstone on a hopper?

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 03:51 AM PDT

Quite simply, can a dripstone stalagmite be placed on top of a hopper? if so, how? Do you need to grow it, or is there a weird redstone/blockswapping trick required?

I know at the moment the general consensus is "no", but ilmango on YouTube has said that it can be done, it's just tricky/difficult.

Game Builder Garage for Nintento Switch: Tilt input mappings by example

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 07:47 PM PDT

I completed the 2nd tutorial game "On a Roll" (ball-rolling maze game) and there is one part about the inputs that I just don't understand. The tutorial has you create 2 Tilt inputs:

  • the first Tilt input nodon, where you configure its Z-axis to connect to the X-port on the Moving Object nodon (the ball); and
  • the 2nd Tilt input nodon, where you configure its X-axis to connect to the Z-port on the Moving Object nodon

I'm not understanding the mapping of each Tilt axis to the respective port on the ball. Why is the mapping:

  • Z-axis --> X-port
  • X-axis --> Z-port

Instead of Z-axis to Z-port, and X-axis to X-port? Can anybody explain this?

Berry growth seems stalled in Pokémon Emerald. Is it possible I have a fake cartridge?

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 12:44 AM PDT

I ordered a copy of Pokémon Emerald, and when I asked if the battery was drained, I was told there had been no problems.

I needed some more berries, so I planted them and waited a day or so for them to grow. It seems that I have to keep the game running, or they won't grow. There is no "Battery has run dry" warning sign I'm so used to seeing, so I'm begging to grow suspicious.

I decide to crack the cartridge open, and there is no battery, or even a socket for one. It also seems too clean to be corporate; there's no revealed components and there is this ugly epoxy chip. The PCB print seems awful, and some features don't line up, so I think that it is fake.

Why are the berries stalled? Is the cartridge fake, or am I just being dreadful over nothing?

Here's the back traces and via's, which seem way to clean, but then again I've never seen what the original looks like.

The back vias

Here's the front part. As you can see, there's a big epoxy glue part right there that must have the capacitors and other components required to run it. Also note the "N1ntendo", written in a very suspicious font. There's also an "E" symbol, which I think is supposed to be a copyright symbol. The chips seem to be ultra complex for a 2003 product, like they have 20 traces on each side.

The front

Here's the back. It seems pretty legitimate; the material feels right, it's translucent, and it feels like a quality product.

The back closed

Here's the front. Nothing tells that it's fake; The sticker shines as it should, although it was hard capturing that silver greenish glow on camera.

The front closed

How do I invert the Y Axis for iPhone / backbone for Call Of Duty Mobile

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 03:24 PM PDT

I have a backbone game controller for the iPhone (it's nice) and I want to play Call Of Duty Mobile, but the game has no setting for inverting the Y Axis. What other options are there? Are there options for any controller in general?

How to end the game in 2-player Lemmings (Super Nintendo), with no "Nuke" option?

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 03:32 PM PDT

I'm sharing my old SNES games with my kids and we were trying out the 2-player mode on Lemmings.

Unfortunately, it seems you can get into the situation where someone has used all of their "Bombers" and still have "Blockers" left that aren't able to be saved. With no timer and no "Nuke" option, it seems that it is impossible to end the game when you get into this situation.

Here is a screenshot showing the lack of a "mushroom cloud" button (as is present in the 1-player mode):

Super Nintendo Lemmings 2-player mode screenshot

Surely, there should be a way to end the game in those situations? Being forced to reset the game is most disappointing.

Why do my commands not work in command blocks when they work correctly in chat?

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 08:19 PM PDT

I'm attempting to make a system in which gives a player Slow Falling "indefinitely" when in a certain area/height (specially, in a specified rectangular are and from Y171 to Y189), then replacing it with the same except of 10 seconds instead when within a certain height lower than that (Y133 to Y171).

To do this, I've created a command system that does the following;

  1. (Chain 1) Looks for a player in the jumping area who doesn't have the tag effect. (the reason why I wanted Slow Falling). Then, gives them that tag.
  2. (C1) Looks for those who have the tag, and applies the indefinite Slow Falling.
  3. (C2) Looks for those both not between Y171 and Y189 and not in the boxed area, and removes the effect tag.
  4. (C2) Clears the Slow Falling effect for those without the effect tag.

Chain 3 is the problematic one. What it should do is the following;

  1. Searches for those without the effect tag between Y133 and Y171, and adds the tag in.

    execute as @a[tag=!effect,y=133,dy=38] at @s run tag @s add in

  2. Gives those with tag in Slow Falling for 10 seconds

    execute as @a[tag=in] at @s run effect give @s minecraft:slow_falling 10 1

  3. Removes tag in

    execute as @a[tag=in] at @s run tag @s remove in

The commands work perfectly fine on their own in chat, sent one-by-one. Attempting to put them in a command chain causes them to do absolutely nothing. I've never seen this happen before, and I can't seem to figure out why.

Are there other ways to acquire Port Noon Anecdote?

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 09:26 AM PDT

Apparently, the only way to acquire Port Noon Anecdote is by going thru the Peacock's Door and merging 2 Vagabond's Map.

Are there other ways to do it?

There are many video games which used movie tropes as gameplay elements , are there any movies which used tropes from games? [closed]

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 12:00 PM PDT

Since the mid-1970s many video games were released that used tropes from movies as gameplay elements. Are there any movies that use tropes that were initially created for games?

How do I make a custom potion with Bedrock edition addons? [duplicate]

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 03:27 AM PDT

How do I make a custom potion with Minecraft addons?

I have seen others do it (at MCPEDL, which is a site that you can most addons, resource packs, and maps).

I don't want to make a "potion" crafted at a crafting table, which isn't really a potion, and is counted as a food.

Custom model problems

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 11:30 AM PDT

I am having two problems with custom models in my resource pack. I am not sure, but I think that they are related. I have looked everywhere and found this and this.

you cannot give a solid block a model like that

Is there any way of fixing it? Here is a screenshot with both problems: tree problem

Invisible roof in XCOM: Enemy Within on iOS

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 04:41 PM PDT

I am trying to move a soldier up a ladder to the roof in the iOS version of XCOM: Enemy Within. I used the camera tool to raise my elevation, but the rooftop is invisible, and the roof area is unselectable for movement.

Unclimbable ladder and invisible roof

How do I make the roof visible so I can climb the ladder?

Is it possible to use Game Pass for PC in a game-sharing setup?

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 10:03 PM PDT

I have an Xbox Live subscription and am able to log into both the Xbox and Game Pass for PC. I need to ensure that I'm logged into the Microsoft Store with the same credentials as my Xbox account in order for it to work. My son has an Xbox and we use game sharing, which lets him access Game Pass games on the Xbox.

So far, so good. However; we've just bought him a new PC, and he's unable to use Game Pass on his PC. It just keeps prompting him to sign up to Game Pass, which is not ideal.

Is this a known limitation, or is there something I'm missing?

I'm using the Xbox Beta app. I can't find this for download, so my son is just using the Xbox app from Microsoft Store on his PC. Could this be a factor?

Is there a way to disable global warming and nuclear winter once the game has started?

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 02:21 AM PDT

Suppose I started a game that has global warming and nuclear winter enabled. In mid-game, I decide that I want to disable global warming and nuclear winter. Is there a way to do this? I am enjoying my current game, and I don't want to restart from the beginning.

Minecraft - recovered level.dat doesn't work

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 09:27 AM PDT

I'm playing Minecraft v1.7.5 on Vista (i know!).

Mine and my son's creative mode game disappeared from the menu - i think it might have been accidentally deleted. The folder was still there in <user>\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\saves\Arlo's World, but there was no level.dat or level.dat_old in it.

I used Recuva to search for deleted level.dat files and it found a level.dat_old file from that folder that could be recovered. I recovered that, put it back in the folder, copied it and renamed the copy to level.dat, so that the .minecraft\saves\Arlo's World folder had a level.dat and a level.dat_old file again.

But, on starting the game, it still doesn't show up in the list of worlds in the single player game list.

Is there something else I need to do, to make the game add it to the list of options? Comparing the world folder with a still-working world, it looks like everything else is still present.

How to fix my custom loot filter

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 12:08 AM PDT

I've made a very permissive loot filter for lvling on Filterblade.
However it hid too much, especially small rare items like 1h-swords.
So I added yet another class-based rule:
Show all items of rarity Rare or higher.
Small yellow items are now showing as expected.
However, random white items are also showing!
This only happens in-game, using FilterBlade's simulation, they are hidden.

I don't understand how this is possible since the rule specifies a Rarity of Rare or greater.

Another issue I have is easy testing of a rule for a specific item.
Often I want to change a rule based on a specific item being shown/hidden in game.
However when I run the simuation it can take a long time for an item with those parameters to drop.
So I end up having to load the filter in game.

I've watched NeverSink's expert guide on FilterBlade.
But it seems I'm still missing details on how to use it.

I realize Path of Exile throws an error when trying to load the filter.
So it probably just rejects the use of a filter at all, showing everything.
The error is:
Unable to parse parameter for Class rule: No item classes matching "Flask".
I've tried to fix this by manually editing the file and found the following setting at the end of the file: 

Show # minimize junk instead of hiding (if "show")  Class "Amulets" "Belts" "Body Armour" "Boots" "Bows" "Claws" "Daggers" "Flask" "Gloves" "Helmets" "Jewel" "One Hand" "Quivers" "Rings" "Rune Dagger" "Sceptre" "Shields" "Staves" "Two Hand" "Wand" "Warstaff"  SetFontSize 18

So I tried changing "Flask" to "Flasks" and removing the item completely.
This has not helped, so there must be another instance.
I've also tried ploughing through the settings at FilterBlade, no luck.

Edit: I re-created a new high level filter from a FilterBlade basis, same problem. So I didn't accidentally enter an invalid value.

Edit2: For some reason an older filter of mine does still work. I've tried to compare it to my newest filter but cannot find anything that might cause this problem.

How can I get another Ender Dragon Egg if I lose one?

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 12:51 AM PDT

My friend fell off the map and lost his Ender Dragon Egg. Is it possible to get another one without using cheats?

Can I rearrange or remove apps from the shortcut at the top of the TV and Video app?

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 06:06 PM PDT

The TV and Video app on my PS4 has a short bar at the top of some "favorite" streaming video services. All the hits are there like Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and HBO Now...

Except, for example, I'm an HBO Go subscriber, not HBO Now. I have the correct app installed, but there seems to be no way for me to remove the icon for the one I don't want. Not only that, but I also can't rearrange the TV and video apps that are installed to move the ones I use, like HBO Go, to the front of the line.

Is there some way to rearrange this menu or to remove items from it?

Why did my account get reset after I changed my username on Geometry Dash?

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 03:00 PM PDT

My account got reset and I have to start from scratch to get back to where I was... I lost my stuff such as Diamonds, Mana Orbs, Stars; Heck even Coins! I loved when I had defeated 2 demons and was going good till I wanted to change my username to something more appropriate to my designs and aspects... Sadly I no longer have ANYTHING that was once mine. Can someone please help me with that?

Disk install currently stuck on "Install Progress: 34%" for a day now after prologue

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 07:45 PM PDT

So I recently got Far Cry 4 from EB Games and I was having fun with the prologue until it finished, which is when I tried to press "continue" but this message came up. It's been stuck like this for about a day. I put my ps4 to sleep as I went to sleep and no one was using the internet, so I assumed it would go up. Unfortunately it did not. Can anyone offer advice? enter image description here

Missing one rooftop race

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 02:01 PM PDT

I've been around the map and I'm missing one rooftop race but I have no idea where it is. I have the one at the top of the Science Center. Are there any other commonly overlooked rooftop races that do not easily display on the overview map?

Writing Monika poems in Doki Doki Literature Club?

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 08:49 PM PDT

After Sayori's death, when you write poems, you only have Natsuki and Yuri chibis on the left.

However, when you click on certain words, you can see another chibi jumping. At first, I thought it was Sayori, but after triggering the chibi jump twice, accidentally of course, I have noticed straight hair and white ribbon, such as Monika's.

I am sure that I am not the only one who noticed it, but not sure if anybody was able to make a Monika poem out of it, which may have changed the story if you manage to spend some time with her.

If you were able to make a Monika poem, what would be the words she is interested in?

What Compendium entries cannot be bought from Purah's Assistant?

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 09:27 AM PDT

Once Purah unlocks the Camera function at the Hateno Tech Lab, her assistant offers to fill in your Hyrule Compendium in exchange for rupees - 100 for each entry. I spent a good amount of rupees buying every entry I could, and I've reached the point where he no longer has anything left to sell me, but I still have a handful of creatures and weapons I haven't discovered yet. What entries am I missing, and how do I get them?

What resources are (technically) finite in Minecraft?

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 01:52 AM PDT

Most resources in Minecraft are infinite. Plants regrow, animals reproduce, mobs respawn. water sources can also become infinite, based on their placement. Even stone is infinite through the combination of flowing lava and water, and then smelting.

But there are some resources that do not have a natural "reproductive" quality. Eg, lava cannot replace another source block like water can.

What other resources in Minecraft do not have this quality?

Why are there no car packs in my garage?

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 11:03 PM PDT

I purchased the Forza Horizon 2 Ultimate - Anniversary Edition download for Xbox one. I do not see any car packs in my garage.

How do I access my purchased cars?

Far Cry 4 Disc Install Issue

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 07:46 PM PDT

I'm still having issues installing the game off the disc. I have more than enough space and the disc isn't scratched but it keeps getting stuck at 63%. Any advice on how to get this to work? Really want to play the game.
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