Acroyear2

Originally Posted by UberGuy

There are two program paths there - one invalid. It should probably look like this.

C:\Program Files (x86)\CohBeta\cityofheroes.exe -demoplay

Assuming that your "cityofheroes.exe" file for beta can be found at the above location.

Originally Posted by Arcanaville

For those with limited experience with demorecord and/or are not technically inclined, here's the step by step process of how to do this:

1. Log into LIVE and enter your base with any character. (This will also work on Beta and Test, but I'm assuming most people's bases are on Live, and important to note you can record on any server and still playback with the beta client, which is necessary for the free flight feature).

2. You might want to consider moving to a neutral room other than the one with the entrance portal, unless you like watching yourself zone into the base (actually, I haven't tested this completely yet; this is a bit of a guess as to what's going on, but its harmless in any case).

3. Type the command /demorecord filename where "filename" is the name of the file you want to set for this recording.

4. You can run this for any length of time you want; it works even if the recording is only a second or two. When you have a few seconds, stop the recording by typing the command /demostop

5. The recording will by default show up in the client_demos subdirectory under where ever your City of Heroes game client is installed. For example, on my Windows 7 64 bit system, my City of Heroes client is installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes and by default demorecord files end up in C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes\client_demos

6. Go to the directory where your beta client is installed. On my system its in C:\Program Files (x86)\CohBeta. Find cityofheroes.exe. Make a shortcut. I rename mine "cityofheroes - Demoplay" but that's entirely up to you.

7. Edit the shortcut. It should look about like this:



In the target blank highlighted, you should see something like "C:\Program Files (x86)\CohBeta\cityofheroes.exe". Change that by adding to the end: "C:\Program Files (x86)\CohBeta -demoplay full_path_to_demorecord"

** Note that the additional stuff is *INSIDE* the quotes. **

For example, something like: "C:\Program Files (x86)\CohBeta -demoplay C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes\client_demos\mybase.cohdemo"

CAUTION: whatever filename you gave in step 3, the game will append ".cohdemo" to the end as the file extension. You have to put that in the shortcut above or it will not work.

8. Run the shortcut.

9. Press F2 once. This will free the camera. You can now move using the wasd keys (plus x and space for up/down) and the mouse. The mouse is not inverted. Pressing F2 again will move the camera back to its normal position (where it was during the demorecord). Note that the demorecord will loop constantly: this may have an effect on the appearance of the demorecord if there are effects happening in the base (they might flicker, for example, as the recording loops).

10. When you want to exit, either hit ESCAPE or just close the client window.


Note:

- if you get disoriented or lost, F2 puts you back to where you started.
- the camera doesn't obey bounding areas: it can pass through walls, floors, ceilings, and objects
- walls, floors, and ceilings tend to have one-way textures. Meaning, you can see them from the inside, but they are invisible if you are on the outside.
- if you are one of those people that plays with the mouse Y-axis inverted, the demorecord free-flight camera doesn't honor that setting. It will take some time to get used to the mouse moving the wrong way vertically.


How it can fail:

1. Playback looks weird, I don't see my character or the base, just some weird dark sky.

Most likely the path to the demorecord file is wrong, and the client is playing back nothing with the default sky.

2. The controls don't work.

Possibility #1: you are using the live or test client. Only the I24 BETA client will work.
Possibility #2: you forgot to press F2, or you hit it twice.
Possibility #3: you are using keys other than WASD X or Space. QEZC don't seem to do anything, and I don't know if demorecord honors keyremapping although I don't think it does. For movement, WASDX, Space, and Mouse.

Originally Posted by Weatherby Goode

Hrm, some cool places I've been:


And the Rikti War mausoleum in Dark Astoria.

Originally Posted by Myrmydon

And me.

Originally Posted by Atlantea

Still not interested. Don't care how good it is. Don't care if Arenanet are the nicest folks this side of our Dev team.

NCSoft does NOT get my money!

Ever.

If Arenanet breaks away from NCSoft and goes it on their own, I'll gladly support them. Until then? No. Not budging. Can't trust NCSoft.

Originally Posted by Ashen_Fury

signed. NCsoft will never see another penny from me.

Originally Posted by Zwillinger

Thanks for the feedback.



I'm most certainly open to suggestions for how we can improve this experience. Keep in mind the following criteria:

• We are supporting this almost entirely with only the Community Team (with some Customer Service assistance). These are all manual spawns controlled by us. Meaning we spawn, run to spawn more as you all mow through them, provide witty banter, switch zones, rinse repeat, try to keep up with the players.
• We have to use nothing but preexisting assets. Because of where development is right now, we can't interrupt their schedule to add new assets to the game for this.
• We have to hit each server during their respective primetimes.

I look forward to your suggestions .

Originally Posted by Golden Girl

I like that hover pose.