Cybernetic_Hobo

Neither Beam Rifle nor Time Manipulation are available in AE, even if you purchase Beam Rifle. It isn't unusual for them to hold back on a set to add it to AE for awhile after launch.

Arc writers in my RP coalition have been doing this sort of thing pretty much since the AE launched. We routinely place each others' characters in our arcs and swap enemy critter files. We've had a few cases where one person writes an arc that's based in some way on another person's arc, too.

For example, when a member of my coalition wrote an arc that detailed our heroes stopping a bunch of zombies caused by science gone horribly awry, we ran it and enjoyed it. The final mission was locking down an outbreak in King's Row before it could spread.

While playing, I thought of all the terrible things my villain character could do if she got her hands on a way to make an army of super-zombies. So, I wrote an arc for our villain characters trying to gather information and materials, then test them to make sure the zombies worked right. I got the critter files for the zombies, set an early mission in King's Row with the assumption that the villains would be collecting data in the aftermath of the heroes stopping the outbreak, and even had the villains kidnapping the scientist that was the contact for the first arc. We ended up with two arcs that were distinct and could be played individually, but added up to something more when considered together.

These sorts of things work tremendously well to build cohesion and verisimilitude among a group of people. Any good tabletop GM has been doing it for years. The devs do it--and when they don't, we call them on it. I just sort of assumed more arc writers already did things like this among people sharing their universe.

One for sale at 2.5 billion or best offer.
Contact @Cybernetic Hobo in-game.

Update: Sold. Enjoy your Fun, folks.

Well, heck, why not. I'll toss in an oldie.

Between Love And Loyalty
@Cybernetic Hobo
ID 375932

Note that the last mission can get slightly finicky if you are using a damage aura or a debuff aura like Rise to the Challenge. I suggest turning those off when you reach that point of the mission. You'll know what I mean when you get there. At present, there isn't really another work-around.

I generally can't be bothered to try anymore. There's not much point.

I've written dozens of arcs since AE's inception. At any given time, I have between three and eight arcs published. They rotate through fairly regularly as I write stuff that I consider to be better than the old stuff. This year alone, I cranked out something like sixteen or seventeen mission arcs, including a ten-arc, 40-odd mission storyline for my weekly coalition group.

Earlier this year, I decided to stop writing for a general audience and just focus on writing for that coalition. There's a very simple reason why.

In the past year, I've had exactly five plays on all of my arcs combined that did not come from my coalition. One of them was on Between Love And Loyalty (still published) asking if it could be put on the Excellent Arcs thread. One of them was on Vault of the Descended (since unpublished) and loved it. Three were from a team who'd run one of the version of The Price of Freedom, the feedback from which I was able to greatly improve the arc's ending for Aeon's Third Challenge. Goodness knows why I bothered.

As a writer, it's obvious to me that my ideas of Fun and Challenge aren't at all in line with what other peoples' are. I write missions for teams to play--people want to solo Architect missions. I write missions with a specific tone with mild humour sprinkled in--people either want epic dramas that explore the human condition or lolbat. I write an arc that's as long as it needs to be to tell the story--people want something they can churn through in under fifteen minutes. I like the idea of tactical encounters that require a plan other than Tank And Spank--people want to tap some buttons while chatting about the latest Thing.

I've written everything from simple lowbie arcs that can be played on Autopilot to intentionally difficult end-game-like encounters that can easily cause teamwipes if the group can't figure out how to overcome the obstacle. To my credit, I have yet to publish a single arc that cannot be beaten, though I've had a few coalition members stare aghast at a couple of challenges I've thrown at them until they figure out a way to deal with it. Those are the rewarding moments, to me.

All that shows up when I'm a player. I got bored very easily with the vast majority of arcs I have run in the past. They're either no different from any other newspaper mission I could be running or the author can't figure out the difference between "tactical challenge" and "arduous." (Hint: Aim, Build Up, Tar Patch, and nukes are not powers that should go on every single Lt or Minion-entity on the map without careful consideration) Nevertheless, I have finished almost every arc I've ever started--sometimes after much slogging and against my better judgement. The only times I don't finish an arc are if it's an obvious farm (not my thing) or I'm crunched for time and have plans for that character later. I leave feedback on every arc I run. Sometimes that feedback has suggestions for improvements and other times it's just a nod to the author that someone played his/her arc. I'd estimate that a third of the time, I get a message back within a week along the lines of "Wow, I didn't know that was still published."

It's fairly telling how clogged the AE is if the authors themselves don't even remember that they have something out there for others to run. Meanwhile, the authors who update their arcs regularly in response to feedback twiddle their thumbs waiting for someone to run into them with the Random button.

I try to run a handful of arcs a month just to support the system. Sometimes I only get in one or two arcs and other times I'll splurge and run nothing but AE missions for most of a weekend. I like some of the Dev's Choice and HoF and dislike others. I try to run a few from lists people have compiled or CoHMissionReview. I don't usually write reviews because I find it more interesting to talk to the author directly than to leave an essay--like I'm doing now, I suppose.

Short version, then (too late).

Right now, I want Incarnate stuff. Even when that's done, I doubt I'll do more than my usual approaches to AE here and there. I haven't published anything in a couple months and am having difficulty psyching myself up to write a New Year's arc for my coalition.

There's just no point to it anymore, which is a damn shame because it's potentially one of the coolest things about this game. Sadly, the implementation simply falls short.

Someone get the PvP, AE, and base editing playerbases together and tell them to stop putting each other down and start realizing how much they have in common.

Second Holding Down the Fort

I've run most of these. I really must go run through the rest soonish.

I have this issue sometimes with Win7. Sometimes I don't. Whenever I DO have the issue, I usually just close up the game and start the game back up, and it stops being an issue. Sometimes, just closing out another program running on the desktop will fix it, too--sometimes not. There isn't even consistency between which programs I shut down to make it work. Sometimes I tab out and when I tab back, I have this freeze. Then, if I play for a couple hours, I can tab out and back in without a freeze, without altering anything at all in the background.

I decided long ago that anything Windows-related isn't meant to make sense. One just sorta works around it. Of all the things I do when this happens, exiting and restarting the game tends to have the greatest consistency in 'fixing' this.

I dropped a PM to Avatea and War Witch about this. I tried sending one to Black Pebble, being the only Marketing Guy the forums have seen that I can recall, but he seems to have his PMs turned off.

Guess we'll see if anything comes of it. I agree that even a "This is weird, we'll check it out" note would be nice. Obviously, the development team and community reps aren't responsible for shipping and distribution, so nobody holds them accountable for this messup.

I just stopped by my local EB this morning and was told that I should check back on Tuesday. The fella gave me the usual runabout about how I should check with the developer's website and assumes everything just got stuck in customs. I'm not sure I particularly buy that, but I'm allowing myself to remain deluded enough to maintain hope.

I've already put all my money down like a lot of other people. I guess now the option is either to be patient and wait for things to come in, or just buy the downloadable version to hop right into things and end up paying twice.

Stalker survivability is fine as it is. I've at times thought that the hit point increase the AT received with the rest of their buffs a couple years ago wasn't really needed, but I also tend towards defense sets for stalkers instead of resistance and regen sets that get more out of the hit point boost, so I'm biased. Increasing the hit point cap isn't really ideal because the goal is to keep the AT unique, not turn it into a sneaky Scrapper.

I'm all for at least experimenting with increasing the Build Up bonus to 100%. That adds a healthy dose of upfront damage on its own. Making the crit bonus damage unresistable adds too many headaches to think about. Increasing the crit bonus multiplier by a full integer would almost certainly be overkill, but toying with some small increase might be worth consideration. We might run the numbers on something like maintaining the current crit rate and increasing the crit multiplier to 2.5 or 2.25 and work our way from there based on whatever sort of overall damage increase we're aiming at.

I can't support the idea of having a scaling crit based on number of enemies in range. I understand the idea thematically, but consider it a mechanical challenge that might not really provide as much benefit as the effort that would need to be expended. The crit rate based on team size provides for a definite limit on what the maximum crit rate can possibly be under ideal circumstances and a definite increase in damage based on the size of the team. Setting the crit rate based on number of enemies in an area requires enforcing a cap on how much benefit can be gained, either by setting a limited area the enemies have to be within to achieve the benefit or a hard cap beyond which the bonus can't go--likely both, providing for a maximum number of critters that provide a crit rate bonus within a defined area. So far, that's similar to how team crits work, but then come the complications.

Since the number of critters is (generally) more than a team can bring to the fight, each individual critter would end up needing to (likely) supply a smaller bonus to the crit rate than the AT currently gets from each individual teammate. Not every team is going to be herding masses of critters into a tight area, while most teams tend to stay at least relatively close together. (Whether or not they stay within 30 feet of each other is debatable, but I'm about to get to that.) For that reason, a swap like this would work better for one team playstyle than another with only a little benefit to a soloist. That benefit ends up cut short by the fact that in those herding teams, those herds get decimated by a team's AoEs, anyway. Also, while it's debatable whether or not most teams stay within 30 feet of each other, it's generally true that a team stays fairly tightly packed against tough encounters like AVs and Monsters. By swapping from a teammate-based to an enemy-based scaling crit rate, the Stalker ends up losing out on bonus damage against single hard enemies, when it is the most useful, in exchange for a bonus against multiple weaker enemies--something that the AT isn't really designed around dealing with, anyway, if the comparative lack of AoEs is an indication. (Almost every Stalker set has an AoE or two, but a number of those are balanced around being single target attacks, anyway.)

THAT means a system that would end up working like, say, Invincibility, with a front-load of bonus for smaller enemy encounters that diminishes for larger enemy encounters. Maybe that could be made to work, but I just think that's a lot of effort for trivial--if any--return when the current system already works very well.

Regarding the current Terror and -ToHit benefit of Assassination as it stands, the only real problems I have are that the Demoralize doesn't kick in if the enemy drops. It's a strange catch that provides for strategic choices (which are good, don't get me wrong), but is really hard to understand thematically. When "Joe is dead, man! He just DIED, right there, right in front of me, in no time flat!" doesn't evoke as much fear as "Man, something just poked Joe in the foot!", headscratching is bound to occur.

The elevators in the hero and villain side hallways are not flagged as hero or villain only. Anyone in either hallway can go IN to the D. The elevators are only flagged on the inside of the club, preventing just anybody from going OUT of the D except towards their correct faction side. The zone doors in the hallways, however, are all flagged appropriately. Try as I might, I can't get a Stalker into King's Row. And oh how I've tried.

Additionally, the person isn't stuck. He/she can go back into the D, and from there, back to his/her own faction map (Paragon or the Isles) anytime. The doors in the hallways themselves are marked Hero and Villain only, so you can't use them to cross into the other faction map and do any mean, nasty forced PvP or anything. It's just a fun place to stand some days when you're bored.

This has been possible for ... a couple years, at least. I don't remember when I started doing it, but I used to hang out there all the time. It's not a real big deal, though I do enjoy the occasional second glance. From time to time, it leads to fun RP. I just don't like standing in the middle of the dance floor or up in the bar to get my RP in. This is less frequent, but usually more stimulating.

Besides, with Going Rogue coming up soon, I figured it'd soon be old hat to see Stalkers in the blueside hallway. May as well get my fun in now.

Let's pretend that buying a new video card for the laptop is not currently an option and likely won't be for several weeks, if not a couple months. What's my next best bet? Any tweaks I can pull to get the game working? I'm used to crashing on zoning or switching servers with the old machine, but crashing from the arduous task of standing still in the Shadow Shard seems a bit excessive.

Hijak note thingy:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 4:22:23 PM, on 15/09/2009
Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6001.18294)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\IAAnotif.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\GoogleToolbarNo tifier.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\NewTech Infosystems\Gateway MyBackup\BackupManagerTray.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoWebCamera\VideoWebCamera.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Launch Manager\LManager.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Cyberlink\Power2Go\CLMLSvc.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Cyberlink\PowerDVD8\PDVD8Serv.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Contacts\wlcomm.exe
C:\Users\Troy\Desktop\Downloaded Programs\HijackThis.exe

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And info from the DxDiag screen:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/15/2009, 16:22:58
Machine name: LAPTOP
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090721-0152)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gateway
System Model: NV44
BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 3996MB RAM
Page File: 1518MB used, 6698MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
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{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend
{BF752EF6-8CC4-457A-BE1B-08BD1CAEEE9F}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_EdgeFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend
{BF752EF6-8CC4-457A-BE1B-08BD1CAEEE9F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_EdgeFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend
{BF752EF6-8CC4-457A-BE1B-08BD1CAEEE9F}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_EdgeFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend
{BF752EF6-8CC4-457A-BE1B-08BD1CAEEE9F}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_EdgeFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend
{BF752EF6-8CC4-457A-BE1B-08BD1CAEEE9F}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_EdgeFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend
{BF752EF6-8CC4-457A-BE1B-08BD1CAEEE9F}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_EdgeFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (Conexant High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_5051&SUBSYS_1025021C& REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: CHDRT64.sys
Driver Version: 4.91.0005.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 3/11/2009 15:50:00, 636928 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Conexant
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: SPDIF Interface (Conexant High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_5051&SUBSYS_1025021C& REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: CHDRT64.sys
Driver Version: 4.91.0005.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 3/11/2009 15:50:00, 636928 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Conexant
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
Description: Microphone (Conexant High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: CHDRT64.sys
Driver Version: 4.91.0005.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 3/11/2009 15:50:00, 636928 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x0
Format Flags: 0x0

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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
-----------
+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x8086, 0x2936
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub

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Gameport Devices
----------------

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PS/2 Devices
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+ Launch Manager
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0303
| Upper Filters: DKbFltr
| Service: i8042prt
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
|
+ Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
| Matching Device ID: *syn1b20
| Upper Filters: SynTP
| Service: i8042prt
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
------------------------
Drive: C:
Free Space: 167.3 GB
Total Space: 225.2 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD2500BEVT-22ZCT0

Drive: D:
Model: TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633B
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), , 0 bytes

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System Devices
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Name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A43&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_09\3&115 83659&0&11
Driver: n/a

Name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A42&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_09\3&115 83659&0&10
Driver: n/a

Name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Chipset Processor to DRAM Controller - 2A40
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A40&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_09\3&115 83659&0&00
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 294A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_294A&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&E5
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 2940
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2940&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&E0
Driver: n/a

Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_293E&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&D8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293C
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_293C&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&D7
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_293A&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&EF
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2939
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2939&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&D2
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2938
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2938&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&D1
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2937
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2937&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&D0
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2936
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2936&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&EA
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2935
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2935&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&E9
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2934
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2934&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&E8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family SMBus Controller - 2930
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2930&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&FB
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2929&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&FA
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9M LPC Interface Controller - 2919
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2919&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_03\3&115 83659&0&F8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 82801 PCI Bridge - 2448
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2448&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_93\3&115 83659&0&F0
Driver: n/a

Name: Ralink 802.11n Wireless LAN Card
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0781&SUBSYS_660111AD&REV_00\4&CD7 A12&0&00E0
Driver: n/a

Name: Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet
Device ID: PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1698&SUBSYS_021C1025&REV_10\4&792 31E1&0&00E5
Driver: n/a

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DirectShow Filters
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DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,,
WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Full Screen Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
WMT VIH2 Fix,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,14.00.8081.0709
Record Queue,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,14.00.8081.0709
WMT Switch Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,14.00.8081.070 9
WMT Virtual Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,WLXVAFilt.dll,14.00.8081.0 709
WMT DV Extract,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,14.00.8081.07 09
WMT Virtual Source,0x00200000,0,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,14.00.8081.070 9
WMT Sample Information Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,14.00.8081.070 9
CyberLink MPEG Video Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,P2GVidEnc.ax,6.00.0001.2226
CyberLink MP3/WAV Wrapper,0x00200000,1,1,P2GMP3Wrap.ax,3.07.0000.131 4
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
CyberLink AudioCD Filter,0x00200000,0,1,P2GAudioCD.ax,5.00.0000.1321
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6001.7000
Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,11.00.6001.7000
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CyberLink Editing Service 3.0 (Source),0x00200000,0,2,P2GEdtKrn.dll,3.00.0000.29 11
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Decoder,0x005fffff,2,4,msmpeg2vdec.dll,11.00.6001. 7000
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6001.18254
CyberLink Digest Filter (PDVD8),0x00200000,2,2,DigestFilter.dll,1.00.0000. 2112
CyberLink HD/BD Mixer (PDVD8.0),0x00200000,1,2,CLHBMixer.ax,1.00.0000.37 09
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001. 18000
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CyberLink TimeStretch Filter (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,1,clauts.ax,1.00.0000.5423
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18063
CyberLink Demux (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,0,cldemuxer.ax,1.05.0000.6909
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
P2G Video Decoder,0x00200000,2,3,P2GVSD.ax,6.00.0000.2310
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6001.18000
CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD8),0x00602000,2,3,CLVsd.ax,8.04.0000.0205
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6001.1825 4
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7 000
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
CyberLink Video Regulator,0x00200000,1,1,P2GRGL.ax,2.00.0000.3328
CyberLink DVD Navigator (PDVD8),0x00200000,0,3,CLNavX.ax,8.00.0000.0121
P2G Audio Decoder,0x00200000,1,1,P2GAud.ax,6.01.0000.3601
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18000
Cyberlink SubTitle Importor (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,1,CLSubTitle.ax,1.00.0000.601 6
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
CyberLink Video Effect,0x00200000,1,1,P2GVidFx.ax,1.00.0000.2030
CyberLink Audio Noise Reduction,0x00200000,1,1,P2GAuNRWrapper.ax,2.00.00 00.1017
Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder,0x00200000,2,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7 000
CyberLink Load Image Filter,0x00200000,0,1,CLImage.ax,3.00.0000.2307
CyberLink MPEG-2 Splitter,0x00200000,1,2,P2Gm2spliter.ax,2.04.0000. 2301
CyberLink Audio VolumeBooster,0x00200000,1,1,P2GVB.ax,1.00.0000.10 08
CyberLink MPEG-4 Splitter (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,2,clm4splt.ax,1.00.0000.4506
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CyberLink Audio Wizard,0x00200001,1,1,CLAudWizard.ax,1.00.0000.361 6
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Cyberlink Dump Dispatch Filter,0x00200000,1,0,P2GDumpDispatch.ax,1.02.0001 .2412
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
CyberLink Audio Resampler,0x00200000,1,1,P2GAuRsmpl.ax,1.00.0000.2 625
File Writer,0x00200000,1,0,WLXVAFilt.dll,14.00.8081.070 9
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6001.7000
CyberLink MPEG-1 Splitter,0x00200000,1,2,P2Gm1spliter.ax,2.04.0000. 2301
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.00.6001.1800 0
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Cyberlink File Reader (Async.),0x00200000,0,1,P2GReader.ax,3.00.0000.301 6
CyberLink M2V Writer,0x00200000,1,0,P2GM2VWriter.ax,1.03.0000.20 17
CyberLink Audio Decoder (PDVD8),0x00201000,1,1,Claud.ax,6.03.0000.1505
Cyberlink Dump Filter,0x00200000,1,0,P2GDump.ax,3.00.0000.7122
CyberLink Video Stabilizer,0x00200000,1,1,P2GVideoStabilizer.ax,1. 00.0000.1017
CyberLink PCM Wrapper,0x00200000,1,1,P2GPCMEnc.ax,1.01.0000.0321
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,,6.06.6001.18000
Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7 000
CyberLink AudioCD Filter (PDVD8),0x00600000,0,1,CLAudioCD.ax,5.00.0000.5316
WST Pager,0x00800000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.6001.18000
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6001 .18254
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.6001.1 8000
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.6001.18000
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,11.00.6001.700 0
CyberLink Tzan Filter (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,1,CLTzan.ax,3.00.0000.2514
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.600 1.18000
CyberLink TimeStretch Filter (CES),0x00200000,1,1,P2Gauts.ax,1.00.0000.2212
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18000
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
CyberLink TL MPEG Splitter,0x00200000,1,2,P2GTLMSplter.ax,3.02.0000. 2219
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CyberLink MPEG Muxer,0x00200000,2,1,P2GMpgMux.ax,5.01.0000.1723
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,,6.06.6001.18063
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CyberLink Line21 Decoder (PDVD8),0x00200000,0,2,CLLine21.ax,4.00.0000.9625
CyberLink Audio Effect (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,1,CLAudFx.ax,6.00.0000.5723
Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder,0x005fffff,1,1,msmpeg2adec.dll,11.00.6001. 7000
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6001.18063
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6001.18063
P2G Video Regulator,0x00200000,1,1,P2GResample.ax,2.05.0000. 1818
P2G Audio Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,P2GAudEnc.ax,2.00.0000.4815
CyberLink Audio Spectrum Analyzer (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,1,CLAudSpa.ax,1.00.0000.0924
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,6.00.6001.18000
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6001.18254
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CyberLink MPEG Decoder,0x00200000,2,3,P2GMVD.ax,5.00.0000.0929

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Messenger Audio Codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063

Audio Capture Sources:
Microphone (Conexant High Defin,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000

Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063

WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
Conexant HD Audio aux in,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
,0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,
Conexant HD Audio input,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
,0x00000000,0,0,,
Video WebCam,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
,0x00000000,0,0,,
Conexant HD Audio digital out,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Conexant HD Audio headphone,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
,0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,
Conexant HD Audio output,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.6001.18254

Video Capture Sources:
Video WebCam,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

Multi-Instance Capable VBI Codecs:
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6001.18000

BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6001.18254
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000

BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18254
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18254
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18254

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

Audio Renderers:
Speakers (Conexant High Definit,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
CyberLink Audio Renderer (PDVD8),0x00200000,1,0,cladr.ax,6.00.0000.5222
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
DirectSound: SPDIF Interface (Conexant High Definition Audio),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
DirectSound: Speakers (Conexant High Definition Audio),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
SPDIF Interface (Conexant High ,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063


The video card is whatever came with the laptop. I haven't made any changes to the hardware since buying the thing a week or so ago. All it says is Mobile Intel 4 series, which tells me nothing, but hopefully it tells more intelligent people something.

I have a very old desktop. Quite old. Playing CoH on it is sort of a headache, what with dc'ing every couple of hours. I've grown used to that because the desktop is old and I'm really putting more stress on it than it should have to take. However, this isn't about my desktop.

Quite recently, my wife and I purchased a new laptop to have a second computer in the house. At a glance, the laptop looked to be a significantly superior machine to the desktop, so I looked forward to playing CoH on it. Unfortunately, there've been some problems. Possibly these are just due to New Issue Day, but I come here just in case.

Here's what's happening: The updater runs fine and I load into the game with no problems. There are some minor bits of choppiness while running through Mercy, but I would expect that on New Issue Day and I'll play with graphics settings later to figure out what works well. The real issue is that after fifteen or twenty minutes, the game crashes to windows. There's no accompanying error message--just the game locking up, then getting that familiar program not responding message.

The laptop comes equipped with Vista, and I've downloaded up to the latest service pack for it. The machine has four gigs of ram and the included graphics chip has .... -checks- 1.75 gigs of video memory. It runs a dual core 2 ghz processor. An internet search, as well as checking the Gateway home site (it's a silly Gateway laptop, naturally) has told me that I have the latest drivers for those. Since it is a new computer, I ran a memory test and that came up with no errors.

At the time we purchased the laptop, we also purchased an elevated platform with an additional fan for heating issues. That is plugged in correctly and spins up only when the computer needs the extra cooling. When I crash, the fan isn't spinning up, so either it's malfunctioning or this particular problem isn't heat-related. I'm used to heat being my primary cause of problems (I lived in Florida for a number of years), so that was the first thing I checked. If there is an additional test I can run to see if the system is overheating, I'd be pleased to hear it.

I can load into the game on the laptop for a few minutes at a time--long enough to make any graphics changes that may help, so I'm all ears on those.

I can continue playing CoH just fine (relatively) on my old, crappy desktop, but my hope is to get it working on this machine--if only so I can TF without having to worry about my wife's own gaming schedule. Gurus of the Tech Boards, there are heroes to stab and crimes to commit! Help me make it happen.

I have un-published my older arcs (which weren't getting play, anyway) to present the first two of a three part story series. These arcs are designed to be played either alone or as part of the overall story arc. Part three will be finished Soonish once some bugs are worked out.

Prelude to Devastation
Arc Number 219743
Heroic, 25-33
Medium difficulty
Synopsis: A Rogue Isles villain has contacted your supergroup with information that she claims to be important. What's her angle?
Play Time: Tests were consistently around 60 minutes to play.
Additional details: No EBs. Some missions have a custom enemy group. The final mission can be failed.

Target Acquired
Arc Number 219744
Faction: Heroic, 35-43
Difficulty: Moderate
Synopsis: An old friend is tracing a strange singal found in an even stranger place. She and her friends could really use a hand.
Play time: Tests took an hour and a half to two hours.
Details: No EBs or custom enemies. Mission 4 and 5 can be failed, but not easily.