Capt_Usagi63

Yes, all this does look nice and time for a change in the game. Not to put a dampner on all this but the Freedom version, sounds like what Cryptic/Atari did with Champions and maybe Star Trek with the free and paid versions, which is fine, need to complete and make this version better and have people join up. THis new Galxy tutorial does sound slightly familiar to Champions where to start in the middle of a battle, go up some levels before jumping into the full game, just IMHO and 2 cents...

feeling tired and n00b-ish tonight..logged into the game and seeing the added EU servers and some I don't recognize or remember.. I usually just use Freedom mainly and Champion. So my question is there going a single Global server name to use now for everyone, or just keep using Freedom, for example, like I've always been on?? Any help on my confusion will be muchly appreciated

Presently, Closed Beta is still ongoing for Issue 19. And that's all I can say at this time.

If you guys are good, you can have it for Xmas under your tree XD

I agree, an excellent guide, Snow Globe!

I'm feeling either tired or n00b-ish, so here's my question:

My Hero is now a Vigilante, and I'm running around in CoV. I find that I can only do newspaper missions and have no contacts. So I would have to become a Villain to get new contacts, correct?

Just a side note on Going Rogue Beta, which kinda sucked was after picking to be a Hero or Villain, that once I left Praetoria and went to Paragon, that I couldn't go back, even though I started my toon in Rogue, but before I was 20, I could go to Pocket D from the Studio club and vice versa. I just thought it odd of getting the message of not being able to switching dimension when my Rogue toon came from there, again hitting the 20 mark and switching to Paragon etc. I was hoping for more major switching between the 3 main zones/cities or is that a plan down the road in newer expansions??

Dude, don't give me analogies.. I use them every day at work, I use car analogies myself
This week I'm on holidays so I don't need to be remind of work.. People, thanks for the ideas. Originally I was asking for advice, not schooling LOL

It's like they say..doctors make the worse patients! nuff said

Again, this has been my sys all time I been using Coh, and I had an older PC prior with less resources and diff video card that ran perfectly fine since I've been playing the game

I updated my video driver today and will try again. It just doesn't make sense that a big patch would cause this kind of trouble. As for graphics, I use to run 1 notch above Recommended, last night I run on the lowest setting with no crash, but not sure if that's the issue.

and now the info from Hijack This

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 7:49:14 PM, on 6/13/2010
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP3 (6.00.2900.5512)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\The Skins Factory\Hyperdesk\Common\HDThemeEnabler.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgchsvx.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgrsx.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgcsrvx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgwdsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
E:\Norton Ghost\Agent\VProSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgnsx.exe
E:\Norton Ghost\Shared\Drivers\SymSnapService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE
E:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PDVDServ.exe
E:\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
E:\Norton Ghost\Agent\VProTray.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG9\avgtray.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\MOM.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliType Pro\itype.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\GamePanel Software\LgDevAgt.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\GamePanel Software\LCD Manager\lcdmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\GamePanel Software\G-series Software\LGDCore.exe
E:\Corel\Programs\MFIndexer.exe
E:\Logitech\SetPoint\SetPoint.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\GamePanel Software\Applets\LCDCountdown.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\GamePanel Software\Applets\LCDClock.exe
C:\Program Files\Microtek\ScanWizard 5\ScannerFinder.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logishrd\KHAL2\KHALMNPR.EXE
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\ccc.exe
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWService.exe
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWTray.exe
E:\MICROS~1\Office\OUTLOOK.EXE
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgcsrvx.exe
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Peter\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = https://webmail.rci.rogers.com/
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RemoteControl] "e:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PDVDServ.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "e:\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StartCCC] "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" MSRun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Norton Ghost 14.0] "E:\Norton Ghost\Agent\VProTray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG9_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG9\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [itype] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliType Pro\itype.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Launch LgDeviceAgent] "C:\Program Files\Logitech\GamePanel Software\LgDevAgt.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Launch LCDMon] "C:\Program Files\Logitech\GamePanel Software\LCD Manager\LCDMon.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Launch LGDCore] "C:\Program Files\Logitech\GamePanel Software\G-series Software\LGDCore.exe" /SHOWHIDE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Kernel and Hardware Abstraction Layer] KHALMNPR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Steam] "F:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -silent
O4 - Global Startup: Corel MEDIA FOLDERS INDEXER 8.LNK = E:\Corel\Programs\MFIndexer.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Logitech SetPoint.lnk = E:\Logitech\SetPoint\SetPoint.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = E:\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Microtek Scanner Finder.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microtek\ScanWizard 5\ScannerFinder.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YPager.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YPager.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {149E45D8-163E-4189-86FC-45022AB2B6C9} (SpinTop DRM Control) - file://C:\Program Files\Peggle Nights\Images\stg_drm.ocx
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...?1249845113718
O16 - DPF: {CC450D71-CC90-424C-8638-1F2DBAC87A54} (ArmHelper Control) - file://C:\Program Files\Peggle Nights\Images\armhelper.ocx
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgpp.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgrsstarter - avgrsstx.dll (file missing)
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free WatchDog (avg9wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Hyperdesk Theme Enabler (HdThemeEnabler) - The Skins Factory, Inc. - C:\Program Files\The Skins Factory\Hyperdesk\Common\HDThemeEnabler.exe
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 - Service: Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service - Lavasoft - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWService.exe
O23 - Service: Logitech Bluetooth Service (LBTServ) - Logitech, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logishrd\Bluetooth\LBTServ.exe
O23 - Service: LiveUpdate - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE
O23 - Service: Norton Ghost - Symantec Corporation - E:\Norton Ghost\Agent\VProSvc.exe
O23 - Service: SymSnapService - Symantec - E:\Norton Ghost\Shared\Drivers\SymSnapService.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Check Point Software Technologies LTD - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

--
End of file - 8041 bytes

So here's mu info from CoH Helper

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at June 13, 2010 19:29 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp.080413-2111)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 11/26/08 18:02:39 Ver: 08.00.14
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz (4 CPUs)
Memory: 3326MB
.Net Memory Report: 2407MB out of 3326MB available
Page File: 4229MB (980MB currently in use)
C Drive: (ST3500418AS) 27773MB out of 39997MB (69%) free
D Drive: (ST3120026A) 98406MB out of 114470MB (85%) free
E Drive: (ST3500418AS) 34862MB out of 39997MB (87%) free
F Drive: (ST3500418AS) 136159MB out of 199996MB (68%) free
G Drive: (ST3500418AS) 141721MB out of 196937MB (71%) free
X Drive: (ST3500320AS) 73899MB out of 476937MB (15%) free
H Drive: (PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-216D) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.5512 (32-bit version)

Display Notes: No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: ViewSonic VX2235wm-3
Monitor's Max Resolution: 1680,1050
Video Device Name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Manufacturer / Chip: ATI Technologies Inc. / ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9442)
Video Memory: 512.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6983
Driver Date: 7/14/2009 10:27:52 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Realtek HD Audio output
Driver File: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5657
Driver Date: 7/3/2008 5:03:00 AM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: P5Q
Motherboard Version: Rev 1.xx
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Name: BIOS Date: 11/26/08 18:02:39 Ver: 08.00.14
BIOS Version: A_M_I_ - 11000826
BIOS Release: 20081126000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1440x900
3D Resolution: 1440x900 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: No


Physics Quality: None
Maximum Particles: 100
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: Off
Anisotropic Filtering: None
Texture LOD Bias: Crisp
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
Shader Detail: Unknown (4)


World Texture Level: Low
Character Texture Level: Medium
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.500
Entity Detail Level: 0.300
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Shadow Mode: Disabled
Shadow Map Shader: Unknown (0)
Environmental Reflections: Disabled
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Occlusion Strength: Off
Blur: Bilateral
Ambient Resolution: Performance


Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: Yes
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Compatiblity
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 1.000
Music Sound Volume: 0.600

Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.000
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 1017025 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1800.201005212331.2T
Installation Directory: G:\Spiele_G\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
.\texture_library\GUI\Icons\Powers has 108 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\city has 1 file
.\texture_library\MAPS\Safeguard has 9 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\sewers has 44 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\Static has 34 files
.\texture_library\V_MAPS\Outdoor_Missions has 9 files
.\texture_library\V_MAPS\Static has 16 files

where do I post the results? Is there a specific thread I should post to?

Again, as I stated before, it's not a full year of NOT paying CoH. I was trying out other MMOs, and coming back here on occasion, I was even asked to Beta test Issue 17 via email. I'm not a nOOn, I have an IT background and work for a major ISP in Canada. I just found it rather odd that say in the last two weeks or so I'm getting the MS error window, as Texas stated he's never seen in 6 years of play and I've been playing since 2007, and I've never had an issue with the game until now.

not complaining, just stating a fact and don't group me in with other whiners who come here, just not impressed of years of game play then an upgrade comes along and things go south is all

Going to post this over here...

Before coming back to play Issue 17, I was away trying out STO & CO... the game in general has never crashed on me. Now this last couple of weeks, including just now, the game will crash and up ops the famous Microsoft error message asking if I want to send a report to Microsoft, which I never do, then re-start the game again. There seems to be no real reason or game action that seems to make it crash. The 2nd last crash I was crafting and the message popped, and a couple of times I was either changing zones or leaving the mission map.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Before coming back to play Issue 17, I was away trying out STO & CO... the game in general has never crashed on me. Now this last couple of weeks, including just now, the game will crash and up ops the famous Microsoft error message asking if I want to send a report to Microsoft, which I never do, then re-start the game again. There seems to be no real reason or game action that seems to make it crash. The 2nd last crash I was crafting and the message popped, and a couple of times I was either changing zones or leaving the mission map.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Has anyone notice a bit of lag since Issue 17 and their Ultra-mode?? I still have my settings on Recommended and it still rubber-bands from time to time and there are less people in-game since CO & STO came out

2nd Q: I remember a time when you're buying stuff at the store, you could mouse-over and it would show you what the item did and the percentage bonus etc. Now I have to right-click to get info. Seemed like a year since I noticed this, just never asked and dealt with it, and I looked at the settings if there was some kind of tooltip setting for this or no??

it actually goes off when enemies are going to attack, heard it with my blaster too

I came back for the x2 XP weekend, leveling my tank now, who uses Energy Melee... is it me or is there a new sound effect (sound like a steam pump in action) while I use my powers then stop after the fight. Is there any way to get rid of this? I can see colouring my powers etc in the new issue and saw some of the other changes which is fine, just not these extra sound over the clutter of FX sound for my powers etc. Going to check other toons for similar issues. Any help or comments would be appreciated. Thanks.

I noticed this the other day, not sure if it's a patch clitch or what.

I find when I want to look at an Enhancement in the Store, like DOs or IOs, I move my mouse over the item and expect the Info window to pop up. Instead, I need to right-click, click Info and then it shows the window.

Is this a new clitch, like when you get a 'jerky' animation when teleporting to Pocket D?

Gotta question for Soulie.. where did you get the PPD chest detail and I saw a toon on team the other night where he had a Archnos logo for a chest detail... Can you add logos/designs to the list on the game folders or was it some kind of bonus you can add etc etc?