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  1. Deceivius

    Demanding answers

    POST-ACTION

    I'm disheartened,saddened, and hurt. Just like the rest of us. This game has meant more to me than I'm been realizing at this moment.

    The only thing I want to know is this: Why?

    I think we, as a paying customer base, should demand answers. We should start at the top.

    This man, Matt Turetzky, is the head of NCSOFT US. Here's his twitter account: http://twitter.com/mturetzky.

    Tweet him. Bug him. Demand answers as to why we've been blindsided, bent over, and blatantly screwed

    Any other places we could write/call/tweet/email to at least get some sort of statement or open up a dialogue?
  2. Deceivius
    I went with Water/TA. So far, its a blast. Glue arrow helps keep enemies in Whirlpool, Sonic arrow is always great, and I can light my own Oil Slicks .
  3. Deceivius
    I'll gladly bring along my Spines/Dark scrapper "Atlantian Guardian". He's 37, if I remember correctly, and has already run one ITF, so he's good to go. Is there still room?
  4. Deceivius
    So, I ran across a Call of the Sandman: Chance to Heal Self proc the other day, and thought "My Elec/Stone Dom could use that", otherwise I would've sold it. Given that this is a placeable AoE, not a click power like Mesmerize or Mass Hypnosis, would the proc be worth placing in Static Field?

    I'm expecting it to be a decent chance for +Heal because of how often it would proc, plus how many targets I might have in the field.

    Anyone tried this out, or know if it would work?
  5. Deceivius
    How does one start the game in safe mode with the new launcher? I've been working on trying to get my game to start up outside of safe mode on the old launcher, but I can't seem to be able to isolate what's going on with it.

    Is there a menu in the new NCSoft Launcher that allows me to start in Safe Mode? Because I can't find one. Otherwise, I'll be locked out of the game on my desktop until I get the issue resolved...
  6. Deceivius
    Thanks, Bill! I like the look of that toon, but I'm really looking to get as close to a CoT mage as possible. They've always been some of my favorite foes. I had no idea they were giving us CoT costume pieces! I'll probably go ahead and create the toon and re-do his costume.

    But, until then, I'd still love ideas!

    Would the "butt cape" work for some sort of lower body selection?
  7. Deceivius
    I think ive finally settled on a concept for the Elec/earth Dom I'm planning, and I wanted to come here for some inspiration for the costume. The only thing I could think of to make the concept work is a Circle of Thorns Mage. Perhaps a higher up Mage, looking closer to the bosses than the Lt. Mages. Only problem is, there's no "skirts" that would seem to fit the concept... or is there?

    Do any of you out there have any good costumes of CoT Mages? Or think you could put one together to help a creatively challenged individual like myself? You have my eternal gratitude if so!

    I've got access to most of the packs (magic, ninja, cyborg,)

    Help?
  8. Deceivius

    Spines/Dark advice

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison View Post
    I apologize if I sounded condescending in any way; this was not my intent. You both have very valid reasons for choosing Cloak of Fear over Oppressive Gloom.

    I was simply explaining my standpoint, as I had not done so in my initial quick comment.

    And to your point, Des, I know for a fact that most times, that OG does more damage to my tank than it prevents. I like to think of him as an outlier though. My stalker loved oppressive gloom all the time. The tank uses it when the minions have nasty debuffs (I'm lookin' at you, Wrongbow).
    First off, thank you Dechs, for replying with great advice and knowledge.

    Second, I plan on taking BOTH, and running them at different times when they might be needed. I hadn't thought about slotting Siphon Insight into CoF, but now I can't think of a reason to NOT get it due to the set bonuses .

    My Katana/Dark stalker, in slight difference to Dechs, has LOVED Cloak of Fear for it's ability to stack the fear that's associated with the Demoralize Debuff from Assassin's Strike. It stacks to ensure that those bosses are cowering while you hack away, not to mention the to-hit debuff stacks as well .

    I've gotten three possible good builds with this thread, and tons of good advice, so thank you guys!
  9. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tex View Post
    This should have nothing to do with your monitor. The Unigine Heaven demo ran fine with this monitor, right?

    So, when you start the game in safe-mode, it comes up 800x600 in a window? Can you bump up the graphics settings and resize the window (not through the game's graphics settings, but just grabbing the corner of the window and making it bigger/smaller)?
    Yes, it comes up 800x600, but not in a "window". It just goes up to full screen like "normal".

    I can't make it "windowed" to get it to that point where I could drag the window and make it larger. It re-sizes everything, not just CoH, to 800x600. When I ALT-TAB out to my browser window, it is at 800x600. Does that make sense? Or is it what you were asking?
  10. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tex View Post
    So, what happens when you change resolution or enable windowed mode, quit the game, disable safe mode and start the game?
    I tried this, and it still hangs up at the "Loading..." screen. Goes no further.

    Here's what I did: I logged in to the game in safe mode, pulled up the options menu, used the dropdown menu to select the "Desktop", quit the game, and started it back up. As I type this, it's been three minutes and it's still sitting there at the "Loading..." screen.

    Could it have something to do with my monitor? Someone was asking earlier about whether I had it plugged in to my video card through an adapter... it's plugged in to one, now that I check. It's a standard VGA plugged into my nVidia Geforce GTX 260 via an adapter that has two rows of plugs, with a flat piece off to the side (which has 4 plugs around it). Sorry, I'm not much of one for knowing adapters and the likes. Could this have anything to do with it? I hope not, I'd really not like to have to give up this nice monitor.
  11. Deceivius

    Spines/Dark advice

    POST-ACTION

    So, lately, I've become obsessed with Spines. Moreso with the ability to customize the spines. I've got a Spines/SR that I'm loving the concept of, and I decided to get into the world of Spines/Dark, since I've found a concept that I'll actually enjoy playing.

    Tentatively, I'm considering building for S/L defense, but I'm not going to go all crazy trying to reach the soft cap with it. For one, Kinetic Combats are *incredibly* overpriced, and my alt-itis and ADD keeps me from building too many merits on one toon :P. Not that I'm against getting a few, just that I'd rather not spend all my time chasing them.

    Would it be more sound to shoot for melee defense, instead? I mean, it's quite a bit easier to shoot for melee defense (at least from what I've encountered).

    What should I be building towards? Besides obvious +end powers, since I'll be sucking wind like a vacuum .

    Does anyone have a decent build that's not *too* expensive?
  12. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mandu View Post
    If you haven't changed the size of your icons yourself then they are likely just fine. But just in case it's

    control panel>appearance>display

    From there there are three check boxes 100% 125% and 150%.

    By standard vga port I'm guessing you mean the standard connector on your video card and monitor, not some sort of adapter.

    I'm running out of ideas here. Try switching from full screen mode to windowed mode.
    Thank you for helping me this far, Mandu. I tried switching to windowed mode, but anytime I try to switch to anything from the dropdown menu, it requires me to restart. And I cannot start in anything but Safe Mode, so that doesn't seem to be working.

    I'm really hoping to hear back from Tex to find out more about what might be going on. Would it be worth it to contact NCSOFT support? Get someone on the phone to help me troubleshoot things?
  13. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by newchemicals View Post
    Silly question but did you load your monitor drivers? Now, it shouldn't need them but I loaded mine.

    I notice it doesn't list any info for your monitor in CoHelper.

    Monitor:
    Monitor's Max Resolution:     (blank)

    What kind of monitor do you have and how is it connected to your PC? I would assume is DVI-D. Did you check the monitor's manufacturer and check for drivers?

    Mine says this.

    Monitor: Dell U2410(Digital)
    Monitor's Max Resolution: 1920,1200
    I tried installing the drivers provided by Samsung, and booted up CoH, and it still hung up without me going to Safe Mode. It's connected through a standard VGA port.
  14. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mandu View Post
    What resolution is your desktop set to in comparison to the resolution in game? In game go into settings for screen resolution. You will see two possible settings that match your desktop. One will say something like 1680 by 1050 and the other will say 1680 by 1050 (desktop). Choose the one that has (desktop) after it and try setting your resolution to that. For some reason with some systems coh can only match that resolution or safe and trying something higher or lower causes it to default to safe mode resolution. I haven't seen anybody with that problem for a couple years so I didn't think of it till now.

    If this is the situation and you have your desktop set to a lower resolution for text and icon size then you will have to play at the lower desktop resolution or else raise your desktop resolution to where you want it in the game.

    And that reminds me of yet one other possibility. Do you have your desktop icon and text set to be a larger size? If you have it set to 100% or 125% then it's fine but at 150% coh doesn't like it.
    I'm set to 1920x1200. I've tried changing my resolution in game to 1920x1200 (Desktop), but it says that I need to quit and restart before the changes will take place. But, I can't quit and restart in anything but Safe Mode , so it's not working like I need it to.

    How do I see what my desktop icons set to? I'm on Windows 7, and I haven't changed anything in any settings like that, so I should be on the defaults.

    Could it be something to do with my monitor? I got a new monitor from work, and it's larger than I used to have, thus the 1920x1200 resolution.
  15. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tex View Post
    Since you can get the game to run in the game's safe mode, what happens if you start the game in safe mode and then increase the graphics quality without enabling the advanced graphics options? Don't forget to hit "Apply" after moving the graphics quality slider.
    I started the game in Safe Mode, and slid the graphics up to "Ultra", and it went to the CoH 'Loading screen', and then came back with better graphics, and handled it quite nicely. Only thing is, it's still in 800x600 :\. So, I guess the answer is, "Nothing unexpected really happened".

    What should I try next, Tex?
  16. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tex View Post
    Since you can get the game to run in the game's safe mode, what happens if you start the game in safe mode and then increase the graphics quality without enabling the advanced graphics options? Don't forget to hit "Apply" after moving the graphics quality slider.
    I won't be able to try this out until a few days from now, but once I get a chance I'll let you know how it goes.

    As far as I can remember, I'm able to crank up the settings up to "Ultra" once I'm in game.
  17. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mandu View Post
    First a question. Do you have a graphics tablet connected to your computer? In the past there have been circumstances where graphics tablets interfered with CoH and kept it from loading in anything but safe mode. The only solution was to uninstall the tablet and all it's software.

    Second, a suggestion. Disable Vidalia. From what I've been able to find it's a program that is supposed to hide your identity and ip while you surf the web. Of course with all those spyware toolbars you have installed that's sort of like a fire truck with lights and siren running turning off it's headlights so it won't be noticed. At any rate there is a possibility that the software is preventing the server from seeing the game client in anything except it's base state.
    I've disabled Vidalia, and tried to connect after disabling, and it hasn't made a difference. I uninstalled the Spyware toolbars, and it seems to not have made a difference. I might not be doing things correctly, though.

    Quote:
    If you can run other OpenGL applications (like the Unigine Heaven Benchmark here: http://unigine.com/download/#heaven with the API set to OpenGL), then it might be a problem with the game or game settings.

    If other OpenGL applications also fail to run correctly, then it might be a problem with your system (hardware, drivers, other applications interfering with OpenGL, etc).
    I downloaded this, set it to OpenGL, and it ran smoothly without a hitch. And to be honest, it showed me a world in which I'd love to spend some time (what with the cool flying ships and all :P).

    What should I do now?
  18. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tex View Post
    My recommendation would be to re-install your video drivers. In particular, you might want to run one of the driver sweeper tools after uninstalling the video drivers to make sure all remnants of any old drivers are removed before re-installing one of the latest drivers.
    Thanks, Tex... good to see a Red Name responding to this problem. I downloaded nVidia's latest drivers for my GeForce GTX 260, downloaded a driver sweeper, uninstalled the old drivers, did the driver sweep, then installed the new drivers (rebooting when the programs required), and am still not able to start the game unless I'm in Safe Mode.

    Any suggestions beyond this point?
  19. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Texas Justice View Post
    Have you tried plugging your computer directly into the cable modem to see if the router is the cause of the problems? If the problem goes away, you may want to check for a firmware update for the router or try to find a better router.
    I tried both those things, and nothing new happened. When I try to launch the game in anything but Safe Mode, it just sits there at the "loading..." screen. Doesn't bring up the login menu. I even disabled my AVG firewall to see if that was the problem, and it doesn't seem to be.

    Would a call into NCSOFT support be a wise decision at this point, in case they might be able to help? Or should I continue to try forum help?
  20. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Texas Justice View Post
    How is your computer connected to the router? Is it an ethernet connection or a wireless connection? If it's a wireless connection, it's possible that you are flooding the wireless buffer with data when the settings are turned up (not in safe mode).

    When you say it is a cable connection going through a router, is it a cable coming into a cable modem and then connected with ethernet to a router or is it a cable coming into a combination of cable modem and router all in one box?

    My computer is plugged into a router, and my router is plugged into a cable modem. I'm not using a wireless connection.
  21. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Starcloud View Post
    Yeah.. um.. yeah. That is rather helpful to know. Details of your connection, please? Is it DSL or Cable, or Wireless?
    It's a cable connection going through a router. I'm able to get through on the safe mode, though. Is there anything about the firewall/connection that would work on safe mode that wouldn't work through the regular mode?
  22. Deceivius
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by newchemicals View Post
    Heh, the first thing that jumped out at me is probably not related but your Gigabyte motherboard is loaded with an Asus bios.

    Motherboard Product: EP45-UD3P
    BIOS Version: _ASUS_ - 42302e31

    So what steps have been taken? Have you run -verify on the coh loader?
    Have you tried a complete uninstall and reinstall?

    Has there been any other posts in the gameplay/tech issues forum with people who had the same problem?
    I didn't know about the motherboard issue... but it ran fine until I moved into a new apartment and got on a new connection to the internet. I haven't heard of anyone having the same problem. I'm sure it hasn't only been a problem that only *I* am experiencing.

    I'm not sure what "-verify" means... is it the same as clicking "verify all files" on the original CoH Loader?
  23. Deceivius
    Here's my HijackThis data:


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    Scan saved at 11:41:41 PM, on 6/3/2011
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    O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG10\avgpp.dll
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
    O23 - Service: ASKService - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\AskBarDis\bar\bin\AskService.exe
    O23 - Service: ASKUpgrade - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\AskBarDis\bar\bin\ASKUpgrade.exe
    O23 - Service: AVG Security Toolbar Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG10\Toolbar\ToolbarBroker.exe
    O23 - Service: AVG Firewall (avgfws) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG10\avgfws.exe
    O23 - Service: AVGIDSAgent - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG10\Identity Protection\Agent\Bin\AVGIDSAgent.exe
    O23 - Service: AVG WatchDog (avgwd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG10\avgwdsvc.exe
    O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc.dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm.dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
    O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @comres.dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon.dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: NVIDIA Update Service Daemon (nvUpdatusService) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\daemonu.exe
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase.dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: SBSD Security Center Service (SBSDWSCService) - Safer Networking Ltd. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDWinSec.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\snmptrap.exe,-3 (SNMPTRAP) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sppsvc.exe,-101 (sppsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service (Stereo Service) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvSCPAPISvr.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\ui0detect.exe,-101 (UI0Detect) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vaultsvc.dll,-1003 (VaultSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vds.exe,-100 (vds) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc.exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Wat\WatUX.exe,-601 (WatAdminSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\Wat\WatAdminSvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wbengine.exe,-104 (wbengine) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Yahoo! Updater (YahooAUService) - Yahoo! Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\SoftwareUpdate\YahooAUService.exe

    --
    End of file - 13126 bytes
  24. Deceivius
    Here's my CoHHelper Data:


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

    DxDiag gathered at June 3, 2011 23:39 (-07:00)
    Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110408-1631)
    System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
    System Model: EP45-UD3P
    BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
    Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
    Memory: 4096MB
    .Net Memory Report: 2119MB out of 4094MB available
    Page File: 4067MB (4319MB currently in use)
    C Drive: (WDC WD5000AAKS-00V1A0 ATA Device) 273658MB out of 476929MB (57%) free
    D Drive: (WDC WD5000AAKS-00V1A0 ATA Device) 130595MB out of 476929MB (27%) free
    E Drive: (TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223B ATA Device) zero-size drive
    Windows directory location: C:\Windows
    DirectX: DirectX 11
    DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7601.17514 (64-bit version)

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

    No problems found.
    Input Notes: No problems found.

    Monitor:
    Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
    Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
    Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce GTX 260
    Video Memory: 2668 MB
    Driver Version: 8.17.12.7061
    Driver Date: 4/7/2011 10:14:00 PM
    Driver Language: English

    Sound Device Description: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
    Driver File: HdAudio.sys
    Driver Version: 6.01.7601.17514
    Driver Date: 11/20/2010 3:44:23 AM

    Sound Device Description: Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)
    Driver File: HdAudio.sys
    Driver Version: 6.01.7601.17514
    Driver Date: 11/20/2010 3:44:23 AM


    WMI Information
    Motherboard Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
    Motherboard Model: (empty)
    Motherboard Product: EP45-UD3P
    Motherboard Version: x.x
    BIOS Manufacturer: Award Software International, Inc.
    BIOS Name: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
    BIOS Version: _ASUS_ - 42302e31
    BIOS Release: 20090520000000.000000+000


    Registry Information for Current User
    Resolution: 800x600
    3D Resolution: 800x600 (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: Unknown (3)
    Character Texture Level: Low
    World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.500
    Entity Detail Level: 0.300
    Shadows Enabled: No
    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: 1144392 bytes/second
    Current Game Version: 2010.201105250125.1
    Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes

    Mod files in the Data directory
    .\texture_library\GUI\Icons\Powers has 214 files
  25. Deceivius
    I posted a while back with a problem, but didn't seem to be able to determine what was going on with my PC. So, a while back, I got my PC back up and running, downloaded all the patches, and tried to be on my way in game. Well, it just hangs up on the small, rectangular box that says "Loading...". When I launch the CoH/CoX launcher, I'm able to pull the game up in "Safe Mode", and have been for a while. Problem is, the graphics aren't up to what this rig is capable of, and I'm running at 800x600 resolution.

    I'll gladly do any diagnostics and post my PC info. Can anyone help me out here?

    I'll post a DxDiag in the next post. If it lets me...


    Okay, so apparently, the DxDiag is too much information to be posted on here. Is there anything pertinent that I need to post on here from the DxDiag?