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Quote:But he'll need to remember to change the skyfile from the Halloween one to the normal one...Originally Posted by Leandro
Or record a demo, then change the "Time" parameter in the file. Run the modified demo, get your screenshot from the demo.
Leo_G, here's the long but effective way to make sure you can get what you want for your screenshot. This is how I (and a lot of other folks) get really specific shots, regardless of what's actually going on in the game at the time...
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Go to where you'd want to take your screenshot, position it as if you were taking it, then type:
/demorecord LeoGScreenshot
Press Enter, count to 10, then type /demostop
Go to C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\client_demos, your file will be there. Open it with Notepad, and make the following changes:
First, where it says:
0 0 Time 0.000000 (or whatever time is there)
Change that to:
0 0 Time 11.000000
Next, do a search and replace so that everywhere you see:
SKYFILE SKY 0 2 1.000000
Replace it with
SKYFILE SKY 1 0 1.000000
Save the file.
Last but not least, open a command prompt. Type:
c:\Program Files\City of Heroes\cityofheroes -demoplay LeoGScreenshot -disable2d -demohidenames -demohidedamage -demohidechat -demofps 29.97 -demodump
This will, in your client_demos folder, create a series of screenshots for you. Pick the one you want to use, and voila, you're good to go.
Michelle
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Check this out! This is BBC America's trailer, which has some other neat stuff about Season 6!
Michelle
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I love the picture, but I think it might have been more amusing to have Anti-Matter or Tyrant there.
Does this mean we're going to have XP sellers now running around in-game?
Michelle
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Quote:And hey, with the Animal pack, we can have foxes for you to chase.Originally Posted by Dr_Mechano
Free Nemesis Pony for all?
After all what fun is it to lord it over a former Colony if you can't come in wearing a top hat and a monocle with your finely combed handlebar moustache, drinking a cup of tea, shouting 'Bully!' at the top of your voice as you smack some American Peasants around while riding a steampunk horse then it just isn't right.
TALLY-HA, THE FOX!
Michelle
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I bet right now Zwill and the gang are dreading their 6pm PDT Ustream thing. I sense a bunch of outraged howling going on there because of the maintenance and its related problems. (Assuming of course they don't cancel THAT because they're busy trying to fix said maintenance related problems.)
Michelle
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*opens her mouth to answer, thinks better of it, and closes it again*
Michelle
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Wow. Just wow. Matt Smith is getting some of the best bada** boasts in the show.
And I have the music from the trailer! YAY!
Michelle
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Okay, got the demo file from Ichigo. Here's a bit about demorecord info for everyone...
This is Ichigo in a demorecord file:
Quote:Everything about the character's appearance is here, with the exception of alternate attack animations and colors (those show up only when used).0 205 Player
0 205 NEW .Ichigo
0 205 COSTUME 1 ffffff -6.399701 -0.657100 0.000000 -0.164300 0.300570 -0.240000 -0.335100 -0.044872 0.000000 0.180000 -0.290000 0.000000 0.040000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0 205 PARTSNAME Tight !Widow_Shader_Hips_04 none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME Tight !Widow_Shader_Chest_04 none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME V_FEM_Head.GEO/GEO_Head_V_Widow !Widow_Shader_Helm none 00f17ebc 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME Smooth !Widow_Shader_Glove_04 none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME Hi_Heels !Widow_Shader_Boot_04 none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME V_FEM_BELT.GEO/GEO_Belt_Widow !Widow_Shader_Emblem none 00f17ebc 00f17ebc
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME V_FEM_EMBLEM.GEO/GEO_Emblem_Widow !Widow_Shader_Emblem none 00f17ebc 00f17ebc
0 205 PARTSNAME V_FEM_SPADR.GEO/GEO_SpadR_Widow !Widow_Shader_Emblem none 00f17ebc 00f17ebc
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 000000aa 00000000 000000aa 00000000 WEAPONS/Custom_Claws/Fem_ClawsRight_WidowBlades01.fx
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME Widow_01 !Widow_Shader_CapeHarness_01 none 00000000 00000000 00f17ebc 00000000 capes/CapeWidowFem01.fx
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00660044 00000000 000000aa 00000000 auras/male/preorder/evil.fx
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 000000aa 00000000 000000aa 00000000 WEAPONS/Custom_Claws/Fem_ClawsLeft_WidowBlades01.fx
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 205 MOV READY 0
0 205 FX Maintained 121765 POWERS/SUPERSPEED/SPRINT.FX 0
0 205 FXSCALE 10.000000 10
0 205 ORIGIN ENT 0 0
0 205 TARGET ENT 205 0
0 205 POS -239.062347 0 -789.873291
0 205 PYR 0 1.556801 0
Auras that are always part of your character and are part/parcel of the character creator (whether enabled only in combat or not) are found here:
0 205 PARTSNAME none none none 00660044 00000000 000000aa 00000000 auras/male/preorder/evil.fx
Whereas auras that appear as the result of a power being on (or off), or you being targeted by another power, are indicated as:
0 205 FX Maintained 121765 POWERS/SUPERSPEED/SPRINT.FX 0
0 205 FXSCALE 10.000000 10
0 205 ORIGIN ENT 0 0
0 205 TARGET ENT 205 0
Now we know that Sprint isn't customizable, and nothing else in the demofile showed you as the target of a power, so whatever that aura is, it has to be part of your character. Depending on WHEN you added that aura, you may still be using the original version of an aura type that was later modified. I'll need to check some of my other demo files to see if any have that same aura code.
I *suspect* that you're using the original variant of Alpha/Omega before they were modified, but then why you wouldn't be able to REMOVE it is beyond me. I may have you email me a copy of the character's Costume file (the ones you can save at the Tailor's) for further investigation.
Michelle
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The sound has been off when playing back demofiles (even just using the DOS commands) for some time now. Which I despise. And have repeatedly bugged. To no avail.
Michelle
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Do me a favor. If the character still has the aura, go into the game, go into your base, and do the following:
Type:
/demorecord IchigoAura
Hit Enter, count to ten, then type:
/demostop
Go into C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\client_demos, find the file IchigoAura.cohdemo. Open it in Notepad, then copy the results and paste them into a PM to me.
Michelle
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Quote:I should still have my demofile of the cutscene - I'll see if I can get the music for you.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Music? Damn, the crappy 90% of all the music always makes me miss out on 10% of supposedly good music.Quote:Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
The end of Jenni Adair's arc. Between the music, the dialogue, and the general look of the cutscene, I get choked up each time.
EDIT: Damn it, I keep forgetting that for SOME REASON, demofiles no longer play back with sound. Regardless of how it's launched. Grrrrrrr. Okay, next idea - do the arc via Ouro, and turn the music on when you get to the last mission.
Michelle
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Quote:Oh, damn I forgot about Aaron's arc. It may have been because of the particular character I first ran that arc with, but I almost cried.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
"This is the last, best, final program by Aaron Walker himself"
"It's up to you...You have two worlds...to defend now..."
I am SUCH a sap.
Michelle
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The end of Jenni Adair's arc. Between the music, the dialogue, and the general look of the cutscene, I get choked up each time.
Fave dialogue though includes almost anything out of Vernon von Grun's mouth. (Which is why I love writing for him in AE arcs. "HURRY! Who knows what's transpiring in my lab at this very moment? My mind is seething with the need to know, but fortunately for us both, my sense of self-preservation is marginally stronger than my curiosity.")
And while it's not quite 'in-game' writing, some of the letters from the Omega Team Time Capsule just really get to me.
Michelle
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Quote:Of all the heroside zones, Dark Astoria should be the one that looks most like St. Martial/Bloody Bay with those big Gothic style buildings, ceiling gardens, fountains, all that jazz. It just FITS.Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
I'd love to see Dark Astoria be revamped but with a twist: set it in the 1940s, give it a "film noir" feeling and make the fog come and go on random cycles. Something to scare the bejeezus out of the players.
Can you imagine zooming through that fog and coming face-to-face with a gargoyle? Gyah...
Michelle
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Point Sierra was my personal choice - you get Overseers, PPs, and Fake Nems all in clumps on the same island. I just did laps until I got them all.
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Quote:Well, I know that during the informal Ustream "tests", some pretty out-there questions were getting asked (and as best as they could, answered). So I have hope that as long as Black Pebble isn't sitting there with the gag in hand, we might be able to get some good info out of the rednames.Originally Posted by Dante
Only if they add a blast from their Spiceweasel.
On a more serious note, I hope some real questions get asked so this doesn't become more marketing fluff.
*sits back and not-so-patiently waits for the I-20 trailer that Zwillinger mentioned*
Michelle
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Welcome to the madhouse. Check your sanity at the door, you won't be needing it here.
Michelle
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Quote:Proof that I am living under a rock. I have no idea who you're talking about or what 'that song' is. I think I'd be happier living in ignorance, so please don't enlighten me.Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Happy Friday everyone! This week's check in is going to be brief; partly because I'm at home sick today, partly because it's been a fairly quiet week.
- All references to "that song" by Rebecca Black will be met with swift and decisive justice...Nemesis will be contacted and The Well will not be pleased.
Wish I could have participated more in these, but God has not yet seen fit to add more hours to the day.Quote:- Don't forget that Open Beta for Issue 20 is going on now until Monday on the EU Training Room and the NA Beta Server. Thanks to everyone who's been coming out to the focused testing events! They've been great fun and I've really enjoyed getting to know the Community in this way.
I will send you demofiles of everything else so we can repopulate the world as quickly as possible.Quote:- Since I moved to Northern California we've had a Tsunami and 7 days straight of rain. I'm going to build an ark. I'll need two of each AT to please line up and be prepared for embarkation.
Oh good!Quote:- We've not forgotten about the producer's letter. Second Measure has been toiling away at it and we will have it for you soon!
Wherein the players will hear more of you guys going "*sigh* Yes, Michelle... No, Michelle... don't you have somewhere else to be?"Quote:- Don't forget to join us for our very first UStream live Video chat! Protean, Black Scorpion and myself will be talking about the upcoming content in Issue 20 and answering your questions. So please, join us as we'd love for this format to be successful so we can continue doing more live video chats.
Twitter, fine. Facebook, not a chance in hell.Quote:
Sure, sure. Is that going to be Countess Crey's new defense for everything?Quote:- The Well made me do it.
And you. Feel better!Quote:Have a great weekend everyone, both in game and IRL!
Michelle
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Quote:Nope - the Producer's Letter and the Intrepid Informer are two different things.Originally Posted by Golden_Avariel
Wouldn't that be The Intrepid Informer: Issue #3 from last week?
Michelle
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Damn, I really need to get back in the groove and shoot my Dark Astoria video. I've got the music and all, I just have no TIME.
Michelle
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This is one of the few instances where I wish the devs (HEY PROTEAN) would just step in, choose a date, and do some quick rewrite-retconning on plaques and whatnot to get it right.
*sighs*
Michelle
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Is it July yet?
Typical me, I watch the HP teaser and my brain just stops when it sees Rickman as Snape standing outside the ruins of the Potter home with that look of absolute despair on his face.
Michelle
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HOOYAH!
(Took me a while to find a version that has sound and dialogue on BOTH channels but I finally did it... and I have the music from the trailer!)
*pouts* Why can't my vids be this bada**? This warrants greater study.
Michelle
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Quote:Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
I see Samuraiko is channeling the Steelclaw todayNo, Steelclaw's would probably have been funnier. I just occasionally trancechannel the NPCs...Quote:Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Dag nabbit, stop channeling ME! That was my line!
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Intrepid report Amanda Vimes, upon learning of this extraordinary display of Arachnos solidarity, tracked down several leading redside personalities to ask they would be willing to also undergo this visual commitment:
LORD RECLUSE: I got 10 arms. Which one should I get the tattoo on?
BLACK SCORPION: Wait, I gotta get out of the armor for it? To hell with that.
GHOST WIDOW: Maybe if I were alive... with real skin...
CAPTAIN MAKO: This is real sharkskin, I'm not screwing it up with a tattoo.
SCIROCCO: It's not emo enough.
BARRACUDA: Ink doesn't stick too well to scales.
SILVER MANTIS: Ohhhh yesssss... needles... pain... mmm... oh, the art? That's incidental.
ICE MISTRAL: Does it come in blue?
WRETCH: Not sure where Wretch seen before. But look pretty.
DR. AEON: Bah, if he'd only waited another eight months, I'd have finished my sentient, shapeshifting ink! Permanent tattoos would be a thing of the past!
ARBITER DAOS: A true Arbiter would have gotten it in silver. And mine's bigger, anyway.
VERNON VON GRUN: Is that a requirement for the Academy of Mad Science? AAAGGH, NEEDLES GET 'EM AWAY GET 'EM AWAY GET 'EM AWAY!
EFFICIENCY EXPERT PITHER: That'll be four hours deducted off your paycheck, and no company reimbursement.
THE FACEMAKER: Hmmm. Not bad. Real talent would have been ripping the tattoo off someone else then grafting it onto your own body...
Michelle
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