Monday, January 2, 2012

Downloading games to PSVita from other stores than the Japanese

Question

Is it possible to download PSVita games to an imported device without using a Japanese account? That is, before its launched in EU for example.

Answer

I can confirm the US and EU stores are not live. Attempting to access the PSN store with a US profile on a Vita as of 12/31/2010 will encounter a cannot connect error until they are launched along side the Vita rollouts in those markets.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Where are mailboxes in Gilneas?

Question

I've started a Worgen character and have mailed him a handful of useful bits and pieces (heirlooms and other low level gear). However I haven't been able to find a mailbox in the Gilneas area since I was Level 1 in Gilneas City. I've reached Stormglen Village and was wondering when am I next likely to see a mailbox?

Answer

There aren't any. You'll see your first mailboxes (and flight points) when you leave that zone. The reason will make sense when you finish the zone quests...

Accessing bonus campaigns in L4D game of the year edition

Question

I have the L4D game of the year edition and I understand there are 3 new campaigns that are on the disc. When I played through with a friend I did not see an option to play Crash Course, The Sacrifice or The Last Stand. Are these only available in single player? Do I have to do something in the game to unlock the extra campaigns?

Sorry Xbox 360 edition.

Answer

The "Game of the Year" edition of Left4Dead is a bit confusing, and you might call it an outright misnomer.

If we're talking about the Xbox 360 edition, it comes with just the Survival mode, which was free DLC anyhow - but it's on the disc, as opposed to something you've got to download from Xbox Live. If you want the other campaigns, Crash Course and The Sacrifice, you're going to have to pony up 560 Microsoft points (~$7) each (or wait for a sale/price drop sometime in the future)

If you're talking about the PC edition, it comes with all the DLC campaigns, but again, that was free DLC for PC users. You'll get everything via Steam when you install it.

Effectively there's very little difference between the "Standard" and "Game of the Year" editions on both platforms.

If I lock an item, will it be sold if I select sell all?

Question

You can mark items as 'locked' in your inventory, which means they cannot be given to your hero, dropped, or sold to the bank as a singular item, through disabling those respective buttons.

The 'Sell All' button, however, remains enabled. If I press this button, will it just sell the unlocked items, or will the locked items be sold as well?

Answer

No, the lock button is mainly used to prevent the item to be sold with the "Sell all" command.

I use it exclusively to do that.

Where can I find electricity for this fuse box?

Question

The position on the map is:

the screen is:

I can't find electricity for it though.

Also

I need the electricity for this:

I saw one source of power on the far right side of metro, but it's seriously too far away.

Answer

You can use your REC to activate both of these fuse boxes

Bayonetta: Switch Weapons (L2)

Question

What is the purpose of switch weapons? I notice that when she's running around she'll have a sword or guns, but haven't seen her attack with the sword when it looks like it is equipped. Could someone explain this mechanic?

Answer

This is referenced elsewhere but not called out explicitly: you can organize the weapons Bayonetta uses with her hands and feet into two pairs, between which "switch weapons" will switch. The weapon select menu is kind of messy so it's possible to miss this. Certain weapons can only be used with one of the two appendages (eg: Odette), and certain weapons can only be used on the feet once an upgrade has been purchased. Being able to quickly switch between weapons isn't always useful but it has at least two benefits:

  1. Certain weapons have contextual drawbacks. For example, equipping the Odette increases your motion speed, but it also introduces a delay in your motions, which prevents you from stopping or turning quickly. This is fine in large open spaces, but not so useful when platforming or jumping. Being able to switch between the Odette and, say, the Onyx Roses would be very helpful.

  2. switching weapons mid-combo can result in even awesomer combos.

Is there a way to get more than one thing to download at once?

Question

I bought the Telltale Complete Pack from Steam, and while I realize downloading it all at once would probably make my computer implode and pretty much kill my internet forever, I want to at least download more than one thing at a time (or at the very least, make sure it downloads each game I bought, in sequence or something).

Is there a way to do that in Steam?

Answer

As stated in the comments, for all intents and purposes, you can't. Steam will automagically decide what is best for your connection and the Steam servers and will act accordingly.

My personal experience is that during times that Steam is relatively quiet, it will download a few games at a time, at reasonable speeds. Otherwise, it only downloads one game at a time. My own connection settings do not seem to have any influence on this.