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Hey, something that folks might want to try (since this seems to have worked for me):
I tried disabling the Geometry Buffers to see if that would resolve the issue for me (while leaving everything else maxed out in Ultra Mode), and voila, no more problems. Contact windows, dialogue boxes, tailor stuff, all of it now works. If you're running into the same problem, give it a go and see what happens.
Michelle
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Like I said, no idea why I thought of this, it just seemed like the thing to do.
Michelle
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I've got a Mercs/TA MM that has proven almost brutally effective when it comes to debuffing (Profiteer, over on Justice). Given that the upgraded Spec Ops have a Snipe power, this makes pulling targets rather easy. I also made sure that ALL of my TA powers have a proc of some kind in them (almost always damage, or in one memorable case, a proc to heal). Throw in a couple of the Leadership skills, make sure all the pets have at least one slot for Defense Debuff, and watch the mercs mow 'em down.
Once it came time for Patron Powers, I took Scirocco's set for the mass immobilize, the single target hold, and the total focus/air superiority punch... not just for their intended uses, but because they work beautifully with Oil Slick arrow.
"Oh hi! Look, you're stuck in one place, falling over, and on fire. And covered in glue. And blinded. Have fun."
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But no hotfix for Windows XP? (Or is my only solution to drop my resolution back down to something else?)
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Seems I'm not the only one.
Has anyone else gotten the same problem when they also try and access the Tailor or select a new costume using the Options dropdown? (NOT when you just use /cce 0 or somesuch)
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Quote:Actually, THIS is something I've been having a repeated problem with ever since I set all my graphics to Ultra Mode. Anything that causes a contact picture or graphic to appear in the dialogue box (such as opening the 5 costume slots, whether by attempting to change costumes or selecting one for the Tailor), the game either immediately crashes (alt-tabbing shows the CoH error message) or locks the computer up completely.Originally Posted by Master-Blade
My question for you, is does your Contact list load correctly while viewing Ultra mode? Selecting an arc is the point where the Contact's image is displayed. As I'm sure you know, that image is actually a 3d rendering of the contact standing in a separate 3d environment. I'm wondering if that's where the real issue is coming from. It still doesn't explain why it happens, but it would get us closer to the underlying cause.
I'm on Windows XP, latest patches, and a Radeon 5850 Black Edition, 10.10 patch.
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Now if they were to combine UTOPIOS with Frosted Chocolate Sugar Bombs, I'd be all over that.
Although I do think one of the comments on the Kotaku thread had the right idea... how about adding COH time cards to cereal boxes for a while?
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Okay, I don't know what prompted this, but I wrote it in about in five minutes. (It actually took longer to find the original lyrics...)
"INCARNATES!"
(To the tune of "Weird Science")
Just when we thought we were through
With the content we could do
We're mistaken
Oooh, Incarnates!
Nictus fragments, DNA
Keystones, Matter Gr'ai
All come into play
We're makin'
Incarnates!
Things we've never seen before
Behind PS doors
Blood and sweat and tears to bring us
Incarnates!
Not what Silos said to do
Prophecies come true
Extra levels, more slots
Incarnates!
Nictus fragments, DNA
Keystones, Matter Gr'ai
Keystones, Matter Gr'ai
Keystones
My character - is it here?
It's my character
Ooh, my character
It's my character
Incarnates!
Incarnates!
Not just States and Recluse, see
Hidden wells and paths
Past level 50
We're makin'
Incarnates!
Time travel and coming storms
More is now the norm
Something different
We're makin'
Incarnates!
Tales and myths from legends past
Genesis and Stance
As we take a chance in making
Incarnates!
Shards that go in recipes
Keystones, Matter Gr'ai
Keystones, Matter Gr'ai
Keystones
My character - is it here?
It's my character
Can't wait to go
No trades or purchase
No farming gold
Just playing content
Can't wait to go
Can't wait to go
Just when we thought we were through
With the content we could do
We're mistaken
Oooh, Incarnates!
Time travel and coming storms
More is now the norm
Incarnates!
Things we've never seen before
Behind PS doors
Incarnates!
Not what Silos said to do
Keystones, Matter Gr'ai
Keystones, Matter Gr'ai
Keystones
My character - is it here?
It's my character
Can't wait to go
No trades or purchase
No farming gold
Just playing content
Can't wait to go
It's my character
It's my character
Ooh! My character
It's my character
It's my character
Just when we thought we were through
With the content we could do
We're mistaken
Ooh, Incarnates!
Incarnates! ooo!
Keystones, Matter Gr'ai
Incarnates!
Michelle
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Quote:YOU WENT OVER MY HELMET?!Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
Anyone else have a spaceballs flashback reading this?
Michelle
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Add my vote to the Joker and Barbara from THE KILLING JOKE. What a HOLY CRAP! moment...
One of my other "I swear I never saw it coming" shocks includes the return of Kenneth Irons in WITCHBLADE (the man commited suicide from his penthouse apartment atop a skyscraper, but having been exposed to the Witchblade, I should have known better).
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Maybe with luck they'll extend it and ramp up the invasions for another 1-2 days. We could also supplement it by having folks run speed versions of the LGTF to trigger some more.
And woohoo, my "Dropship Down" video is once again live on YouTube! 41 dropships. 60 minutes.
Michelle
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OH HELL YEAH! My "Time to Start" and "Dropship Down" videos are once again live on YouTube! (FYI - a while back during YT's major crackdown on stuff, both vids were pulled. I left them on my account intending to dispute it once things calmed down... and now both of them have been successfully disputed and are back online for your viewing pleasure!)
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Quote:"... for my next trick, anvils."Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
I'd rather see an Arachnos Fliers randomly appear in zones and start dropping turkeys on peoples heads. Then at the end of the event see Mako standing in front of Lord Recluse and apologizing.
Mako - "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
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*laughing*
I would have given a great deal to have filmed both the actual in-game transformation, and the look on your face in real life when it happened.
Michelle
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Unfortunately, even that may not work. The best you might be able to hope for is to have them notate your account that your name has been legally changed, even if its initial display is wrong, and can upon request provide proof (such as marriage certificate, legal name change paperwork, etc).
You won't be able to see it, but the info WILL be there.
Michelle
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*grins*
Actually... let's really get creative.
The day AFTER Thanksgiving, every single store, vendor, etc should be absolutely SURROUNDED by mobs of wandering civilians, making it nearly impossible to get near said store/vendor/etc. Then, when you finally get there, it's sold out of several randomly selected items.
And of course Wentworth's and the Black Market should just look like war zones. Civilians are all of a sudden brawling and kicking everywhere...
Michelle
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I love the game, I love the story, I love my characters, I love the friends I've made on here, I love filming stuff...
I'm here til they turn the servers off.
Michelle
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Just wanted to add my voice to the chorus of "Welcome to the game."
Michelle
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When CoH meets RWH... here's the commercial I did for Real World Hero's 2010 efforts!
Real World Hero - A City of Heroes Charity Event
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Quote:Do. Not. Start.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I wonder if Keith Nance ever wishes he had his elite government ninjas back?
Actually, I think that'd make a fantastic 'internship' at CoH.Quote:Originally Posted by Tidbit Jr.
Y'know, I used to play the game with the mentality "click here to beat things up" and didn't read anything but the Trial Zone dialogue (Hollows, Faultline, Striga, Croatoa); but lately I've been reading as much contact dialogue as possible. It all kind of mixes because I can't tell which contacts are older than each other, but it's nice to be getting all these facts that I've been missing up until now.
I also found it interesting that by "updating" the Praetorian arcs (which I did read through the first time), they didn't just retcon it all.
EDIT: They should really pay the storywriting dev(s) overtime to play through every storyarc in the game before they write anything new.
"Here - start by going back over ALL the arcs, badges, plaques, etc, and cleaning up names, spelling, grammar, text highlights (so you know what the mission focus is), etc. (This alone would take ages.) Next up is tweaking earlier arcs that really would benefit from just having new maps/enemies/mechanics, but where you're not really messing with the arcs' stories. (This is the bring-the-game-up-to-speed overhaul.) Third, go through each contact's missions, and for all the non-story-arc filler missions, plot ideas for better one-offs that fit that contact, enemy group, and origin."
Leave the full-blown story writing and TF writing and whatnot to the more senior or experienced devs, and give the tedious-but-God-knows-the-game-needs-it-grunt-work to a low level intern who'd happily do it for grunt pay to get their foot in the door of the industry.
Michelle
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Managed to get in and get mine without issue, woot!
Michelle
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*loud whistles and applause* Woot!
Michelle
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Thanks very much for the review of "Kill or Cure". If you're up to it, as you'd mentioned possibilities for mechanics modifications to make things flow more smoothly, I'd like to hear more (you can always PM me). Most especially, though, I'm glad you enjoyed HOW it works. Thanks to some admittedly scathing reviews I've gotten elsewhere on other arcs of mine, I wanted to write an arc where it felt like the player had a bit more input into what was happening. So I'm glad to know I got that part right.
And while I doubt I'll win, I'm glad you think it's 'honorable mention' at least.
Michelle
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Quote:I was wondering this as well, because I *THINK* I changed the alignment of "Too Clever by Half" to Rogue instead of Villain (although it really does work either way). Still, it's a spiffy resource!Originally Posted by Bubbawheat
Plans on adding Rogue/Vigilante arcs? Or just put them in Hero/Villain categories for now with an extra note for alignment?
Michelle
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