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  1. Ambush_EU

    AMD 11.11 Drivers

    POST-ACTION

    I was playing on 11.3 as all the more recent drivers lead to a game crash for me, but I thought I'd try out the new 11.11 drivers.

    Crashed with an opengl error after about an hour so I've rolled back to 11.3 again.

    I have an ATI Radeon HD 5800 card.

    Anyone else had a similar problem?
  2. Ambush_EU

    Catalyst 11.9

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zem View Post
    Anyone else getting terrible performance from the 11.9s? I'm on Win7 x64 with a Radeon 6970. I have most everything turned up to ultra but am only running at 720p with 4xSSAA. With the 11.9s, it's not that my frame-rate dropped a ton (though it seems like it did a bit) but just traveling across an outdoor zone I'd experience very annoying stuttering. i.e. Wasn't smooth at all. Like it was micro-pausing every now and then.

    That was a clean install, safe, driver-sweep, yadda...

    Did it all again and re-installed the 11.2s. Smooth. I swear it even looks better. Less jaggy. Guess I'm sticking with these. Hope they run okay with Skyrim when that comes out.
    Yeah 11.09 is not good for me either. It looks like I spoke too soon on my previous post.

    The game was running less smoothly with 11.9 and then I was back to another blue screen crash after just 20 minutes of play this afternoon

    Back to 11.3 for me which runs really nicely.

    (my basic specs etc are in one of my previous posts if that's helpful to anyone for a comparison)
  3. Ambush_EU

    Catalyst 11.9

    POST-ACTION

    Hi Just want to say thanks for the advice Texas Justice. After following your instructions to run Driver Sweeper in safe mode it seems to have done the trick! I've just enjoyed a whole evening's play without crashing
  4. Ambush_EU

    Catalyst 11.9

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Texas Justice View Post
    So, how did you install 11.9?

    Did you upgrade over the top of the existing drivers?

    Did you uninstall the old drivers then simply install the new drivers?

    Or did you uninstall the old drivers, boot into Safe Mode and run Driver Sweeper (or a similar utility), boot into normal Windows and install the new drivers?

    If it wasn't the last one then you aren't doing it right.
    The only thing I didn't do was run driver sweeper in safe mode. I just uninstalled, rebooted, ran driver sweeper, rebooted, installed 11.9 and rebooted again.

    I'll try running driver sweeper in safe mode tomorrow and see if it makes any difference, thanks.
  5. Ambush_EU

    Catalyst 11.9

    POST-ACTION

    So after reading still mostly positive posts about 11.9 solving all the problems I thought maybe it was just me, so I tried again, using the settings posted in this thread.

    As soon as someone activated their powers next to me in Wentworths I blue screen crashed again, after only 10 minutes of play.

    So yeah - I guess I'll have to stick with 11.3 but wanted to post here as I got the impression the Devs think that the AMD issues are all fixed.

    Fingers crossed for 11.10 I guess....
  6. Ambush_EU

    Catalyst 11.9

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Rajani Isa View Post

    Driver cleaned or no?
    Yeah I used driver sweep

    Playing fine on 11.3
  7. Ambush_EU

    Catalyst 11.9

    POST-ACTION

    Is it just me?

    I tried out 11.9 after things looked promising in this thread but after 2 blue screen crashes it's back to 11.3 for me

    Running the game on HD 5800, Windows 7 64 bit, AMD Phenom II X4 965 Processor 3.4GHz, 1096MB RAM
  8. Ambush_EU
    Now I can finally log into the forums again I just wanted to report that I am having a bug with the UI colours resetting to default blue or red whenever I log back into the game.
  9. Ambush_EU
    Just want to add my voice to those having significant lag as described by others here. This has been an issue for the last couple of days.

    UK player on Freedom.
  10. Ambush_EU
    Hi Memphis Bill - funny I just updated my ATI drivers to 11.6 in the hopes that would fix the problem - should I go back to older drivers?

    It's funny - I stopped playing about 3 - 4 months ago when I wasn't experiencing any crashes but since I've been back the last couple of weeks I average a crash every hour r so of play
  11. Ambush_EU
    No fix for the frequent game crashing issue some of us are experiencing yet then .. ah well .. maybe one day.. I understand it's probably not a straight forward issue .. can't blame me for hoping though ...
  12. Ambush_EU
    I'd just like to add my voice to those requesting an overhaul of the sonic soundset and please, please turn off the annoying whine with the peacebringer powers. I can't play a peacebringer without getting quickly wound up and irritable because of the sound effects, and it's a shame to lose all the atmosphere if I have to turn the sound off.

    I also love the idea of customisable sounds for powers but I won't be hoping for that to happen in a hurry ..
  13. Ambush_EU
    Here's my feedback:

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
    Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\Users\Lynda>nslookup cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com
    Server: UnKnown
    Address: 192.168.0.1

    Non-authoritative answer:
    Name: a1755.g.akamai.net
    Addresses: 90.223.216.81
    90.223.216.115
    Aliases: cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com
    cohlive.patcher.gtm.ncsoft.com
    cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com.edgesuite.net


    C:\Users\Lynda>


    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5546 : 1 : Info : Rolling the log files...
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5706 : 1 : Info : Starting:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\Launcher\_Launcher.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe
    Full assembly name: _Launcher, Version=1.5.26.2, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5706 : 1 : Info : Windows version: 6.1.7601.65536 (Vista)
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5706 : 1 : Info : Starting _Launcher...
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5716 : 1 : Info : --- Parsing Command Line ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5796 : 1 : Info : --- Command Line Parsed---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5796 : 1 : Info : --- Setting Up Application Data ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5806 : 1 : Info : --- Initializing Launcher App ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5806 : 1 : Info : --- Creating User Mutex ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5926 : 1 : Info : --- Setting up IPC Channel ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5926 : 1 : Info : --- Not Still Running, Setting Up IPC ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5926 : 1 : Info : --- Attemping Register IPC ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.5936 : 1 : Info : --- Handle First Instance ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.6086 : 1 : Info : --- Initializing Configuration Group ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.6256 : 1 : Info : --- Initalizing Language And Region ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.6297 : 1 : Info : --- Creating Splash Screen ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.9197 : 1 : Info : --- First Run Initialization ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.9227 : 1 : Info : --- Update Self ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.9937 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:03.9987 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:04.0077 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
    2011-07-09 20:19:04.0107 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF89F.tmp ".
    2011-07-09 20:19:05.0977 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 90.223.246.139
    2011-07-09 20:19:05.0977 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 90.223.246.159
    2011-07-09 20:19:05.1187 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
    2011-07-09 20:19:05.1247 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF89F.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
    2011-07-09 20:19:05.1257 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
    2011-07-09 20:19:05.1287 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:05.1397 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:05.1407 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: : () : 20%
    2011-07-09 20:19:05.1437 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:05.8968 : 1 : Info : --- Evaluating Registry ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:06.9398 : 1 : Info : --- Creating LauncherApplication ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:06.9418 : 1 : Info : --- LauncherApplication Run ---
    2011-07-09 20:19:08.0339 : 1 : Info : Getting Pathch Server for GameID: CityOfHeroesEU
    2011-07-09 20:19:08.5839 : 1 : Info : Checking to see if the game (CityOfHeroesEU) can apply transition CheckForUpdates.
    2011-07-09 20:19:08.5839 : 1 : Info : Attempting transition - 0 other operations are currently taking up low bandwidth.
    2011-07-09 20:19:08.5959 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:08.5969 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:08.5969 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
    2011-07-09 20:19:08.5969 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA9A.tmp" .
    2011-07-09 20:19:09.9050 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 90.223.216.169
    2011-07-09 20:19:09.9060 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 90.223.216.171
    2011-07-09 20:19:09.9060 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
    2011-07-09 20:19:09.9070 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA9A.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
    2011-07-09 20:19:09.9070 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
    2011-07-09 20:19:09.9070 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:09.9100 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:09.9100 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: : () : 20%
    2011-07-09 20:19:09.9100 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.2462 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.2492 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.2502 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.2502 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1CC4.tmp ".
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.5952 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 90.223.246.139
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.5952 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 90.223.246.159
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.5962 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.5962 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1CC4.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.5962 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.5972 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.5992 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.5992 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: : () : 20%
    2011-07-09 20:19:13.5992 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.0722 : 1 : Info : Checking to see if the game (CityOfHeroesEU) can apply transition Run.
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.0722 : 1 : Info : Attempting transition...
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.0792 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.0802 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.0802 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.0802 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp200F.tmp ".
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.3653 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 90.223.216.81
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.3653 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 90.223.216.115
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.3653 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.3653 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp200F.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.3663 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.3663 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.3683 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.3683 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: : () : 20%
    2011-07-09 20:19:14.3683 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 20:19:15.3103 : 1 : Info : Checking DirectX Version : 9.0c Or Higher (C:\Windows\system32\d3d9.dll - 6.1.7601.17514)
    2011-07-09 20:19:15.3103 : 1 : Info : System meets DirectX reqs.
    2011-07-09 22:06:05.9909 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 22:06:05.9939 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 22:06:05.9939 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
    2011-07-09 22:06:05.9939 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF693.tmp ".
    2011-07-09 22:06:06.6570 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 90.223.246.139
    2011-07-09 22:06:06.6570 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 90.223.246.159
    2011-07-09 22:06:06.6580 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
    2011-07-09 22:06:06.6580 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF693.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
    2011-07-09 22:06:06.6590 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
    2011-07-09 22:06:06.6590 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 22:06:06.6610 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 22:06:06.6610 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: : () : 20%
    2011-07-09 22:06:06.6620 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 22:06:07.7920 : 1 : Info : Checking to see if the game (CityOfHeroesEU) can apply transition Run.
    2011-07-09 22:06:07.7930 : 1 : Info : Attempting transition...
    2011-07-09 22:06:07.7960 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 22:06:07.7970 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 22:06:07.7970 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
    2011-07-09 22:06:07.7970 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFDA5.tmp ".
    2011-07-09 22:06:08.9501 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 90.223.216.81
    2011-07-09 22:06:08.9501 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 90.223.216.115
    2011-07-09 22:06:08.9501 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
    2011-07-09 22:06:08.9511 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\Lynda\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFDA5.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
    2011-07-09 22:06:08.9511 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
    2011-07-09 22:06:08.9511 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 22:06:08.9531 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 22:06:08.9531 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: : () : 20%
    2011-07-09 22:06:08.9541 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
    2011-07-09 22:06:09.8721 : 1 : Info : Checking DirectX Version : 9.0c Or Higher (C:\Windows\system32\d3d9.dll - 6.1.7601.17514)
    2011-07-09 22:06:09.8721 : 1 : Info : System meets DirectX reqs.
    2011-07-09 23:08:50.9551 : 1 : Info : --- Closing Splash Screen ---
    2011-07-09 23:08:50.9561 : 1 : Info : Exiting with code: 0

    Really hope this helps you guys find a way to fix this as I'm crashing on average four or five times during an evening's play.
  14. Ambush_EU

    Freeing Up Names

    POST-ACTION

    So ... does anyone think, that with the release of Freedom, they might do another pass on freeing up long disused character names, or even find a way around the no duplication of character names in the game?

    I was just thinking that with the hoped for influx of new players the frustration of how hard it is to get a decent name to match your concept might be a newbie turn off they'll worry about?

    For myself, as a "thinking about returning to active play again" person, the irritation of the "name already in use" message is a big put off.
  15. Ambush_EU

    Off off and away!

    POST-ACTION

    Mr A! Couldn't let you go without creeping in out of the shadows and wishing you all the best! Winter Witch may be nothing more than a memory but her spirit is still wafting in on the aether occasionally and will always have good memories of all the early members of Destiny's Hand

    Take care of yourself and have fun in all you do in the future!