Dr_Vannacutt

Supergroup Name:
Team Alpha - Zulu

Website:
http://forums.rmxd.net

Leader or Recruiting Officers:
Leader:
Mike aka @Dr. Vannacutt
Co-Leaders:
Matt aka @Rattman
Dave aka @Mr Hempy

Preferred Method of contact:
Signup for our Forums at http://forums.rmxd.net and make an Introduction post. If you still are in need of an invite to the SG, state it in your Intro post.

Guild Description:
We cover everything in City of Heroes from A to Z. We are a specialized team that focuses on playing through the game (i.e. NOT AE) and has scheduled Task Forces from time to time. The majority of us are Veterans to the game and are willing to help those that are new. Basically, we're just looking for good team players that can follow simple instructions.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post!

For a more detailed description of our Freedom Server Supergroups, be sure to checkout our Forums at http://forums.rmxd.net

Supergroup Name:
Doomsday Nation

Website:
http://forums.rmxd.net

Leader or Recruiting Officers:
Leader:
Mike aka @Dr. Vannacutt
Co-Leaders:
Matt aka @Rattman
Dave aka @Mr Hempy

Preferred Method of contact:
You can contact me...
via ingame @Dr. Vannacutt
email webmaster@rmxd.net with Subject: Doomsday Nation
or stop by our Forums at http://forums.rmxd.net
We also have a Ventrilo server, but you'll have to signup to our Forums for that information....



Guild Description:
Our motto is "Debt builds character..."
Basically, we recruit good team players that can follow simple directions.
When recruited into our SG, you'll be placed in one of two ranks. Member ranks are people who are somewhat new to the game and have no Veteran badges. Veteran ranks are people who have at least a 3 month Veteran badge.

If any Member or Veteran of Doomsday Nation successfully completes a Task Force, Strike Force, or Trial with a Leader or Co-Leader, they are automatically promoted to Enforcer.

Co-Leaders will eventually be added by application and appointment by the Founder/Leader only. For now, we just have our two wonderful co-leaders.

We have a full base, Forums, and a Ventrilo server. All alts are welcome into our SG since we are a small, coordinated team. We reserve the right to refuse membership to anyone we deem unfit for our group. However, we're up to give anyone a good chance to make the cut of our team.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post!

Good job on another quick and painless TF!

3. Tarquin lvl __ Fire/Devices Blaster

Good job all! We blew through Lady Grey so fast that some of us Villains are gonna do a Barra SF now...

Well... looks like we might be doing Sister Psyche if you're down for that.

Well... Lady Grey requires 8 to start... and Barracuda only requires 4. Just add me on Global @Dr. Vannacutt and I'm gonna start going around to find out if anyone's interested in Lady Grey. Otherwise, we'll do Barracuda. I think most of my mates are interested in Lady Grey...

-Mike

2. Kuchiki Rukia lvl 50 Fire/Kin Controller

Thank you! I'll see you there tomorrow! Also, I plan on forming up the team around 10am Pacific Time.

5. Waitress lvl 50 Thug/Traps Mastermind

We could still use a Tank/Brute and maybe a couple of Stalkers, Scrappers, Blasters, Kheldians, or Widows/Spiders.

-Mike

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I'd go if I could wake up that early :P

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Would you like to be put on an alt list? If so, please list your character name, lvl, class, and primary/secondary powersets.

Thank you!

A Storage rack is always a nice starter in your Oversight center as well. If you need any other assistance, feel free to hit me up ingame @Dr. Vannacutt

As per request of some of my new SG members, some of our future TFs/SFs will be run at night when others, like you, might not be working and/or able to join...

Yes, I do mean Pacific Time. I'm based in Western US, so I tend to abbreviate PST, CST, EST.

Sorry for any confusion!

Also, Lucky, is your Corruptor a 50? If not, what level?

Thank you!

EDIT: The main post has been updated with an exact time to begin.

Who?
Heroes or Villains between lvl 45 - 50 for Lady Grey. Villains ONLY between lvl 45 - 50 for Barracuda.
What?
Task Force/Strike Force lasting anywhere from 1 - 5 hours.
When?
Tuesday 7/21/2009 during the daytime, starting at 1030 (10:30am) Pacific Time.
Where?
Rikti War Zone for Lady Grey or Grandville for Barracuda
How do I signup?
Respond to this post with your character(s) name(s), lvl, class, and primary/secondary power pools and you will be put on a list for the team or alternates.

Depending on which TF more of us are interested in, I have two lists going. Keep in mind, we will only do ONE of these TFs, not both of them. The one that more people are interested in, we will do.

Lady Grey TF (lvl 45 - 50):

1. Bishoujo Senshi lvl 50 Ninja/Trick Arrow Mastermind
2. Teh Corrupted One lvl 50 Rad/Dark Corruptor
3. Cashmoney lvl 50 Thug/Dark Mastermind
4. Dave of the Dead lvl 50 Zombie/Poison Mastermind
5.
6.
7.
8.

Alt:
Alt:
Alt:

Barracuda SF (lvl 45 - 50):

1. Bishoujo Senshi lvl 50 Ninja/Trick Arrow Mastermind
2. Teh Corrupted One lvl 50 Rad/Dark Corruptor
3. Cashmoney lvl 50 Thug/Dark Mastermind
4. Dave of the Dead lvl 50 Zombie/Poison Mastermind
5.
6.
7.
8.

Alt:
Alt:
Alt:

Who?
Any Heroes lvl 15 - 20 (Synapse) or 21 - 25 (Sister Psyche) and higher.
What?
A Task Force lasting anywhere from 1 - 6 hours.
When?
During the daytime, between 0900(9am) and 1200(12pm)"Noon" PST on Wednesday 7/22/2009.
Where?
Freedom Server
Synapse TF meeting place is at Synapse's location in Skyway City near the Yellow Line terminal.
Sister Psyche TF meeting place is at Sister Psyche's location in Independence Port next to the hospital.
How do I signup?
Respond to this post with your character(s) name(s), lvl, class, and primary/secondary power pools and you will be put on a list for the team or alternates.


Depending on which TF more of us are interested in, I have two lists going. Keep in mind, we will only do ONE of these TFs, not both of them. The one that more people are interested in, we will do.


Synapse TF (lvl 15 - 20+):
1. Eduard Eisenheim lvl 15 Ill/Kin Controller
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Alt:
Alt:
Alt:


Sister Psyche TF (lvl 21 - 25+):
1. Invader Klaatu lvl 24 Peacebringer (White Dwarf Form)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Alt:
Alt:
Alt:

Besides my neutral SG idea... I think they should make it so you can give gifts when a teammate is down on a Coop team (i.e. A villain hands a hero an awaken).

Will City of Heroes: Going Rogue have a neutral alignment!?

I think it would be awesome to be an "on the fence" player that has Heroes and Villains in a Supergroup together that is dedicated to being on neither side (i.e. a neutral aligned Supergroup).

On the Female character I'm trying to make, I'm not finding the option for Skull Mask under Detail 1.

Thanks anyway...

I had an idea for a new character I want to make. However, my idea requires the use of the skull mask from my Magic booster pack. So, I started to make a new female character when I got to the design aspect of the toon and couldn't find how to make her have a skull mask. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

I just upgraded my computer. Now installing new drivers...

Here's my current specs:
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.7---

DxDiag gathered at June 4, 2009 20:37 (-07:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: EP43-UD3L
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 3326MB
.Net Memory Report: 2960MB out of 3326MB available
Page File: 4993MB (217MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD2500KS-00MJB0) 5171MB out of 50003MB (10%) free
D Drive: (WDC WD2500KS-00MJB0) 184230MB out of 188461MB (97%) free
E Drive: (HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H22L) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.5512 (32-bit version)

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

Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 9600 GT
Video Memory: 512.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.8585
Driver Date: 4/30/2009 10:02:00 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Realtek HD Audio output
Driver File: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5672
Driver Date: 7/24/2008 3:02:44 AM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: EP43-UD3L
Motherboard Version: x.x
BIOS Manufacturer: Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS Name: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: GBT - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20090225000000.000000+000

Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1280x1024
3D Resolution: 1280x1024 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 75Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes

Physics Quality: Medium
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No

Anti-aliasing: 4x
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: High Quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned on)
Depth of Field Enabled: Yes
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: High

World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: No
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

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

Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.600
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 399304 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 18.20090422.5T
Installation Directory: D:\CityofHeroes\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found

After Flashing my BIOS, I was going to run a Memtest on the other stick. When I read the ASUS website about new RAM supported on my mobo, I noticed that the RAM I was using was included in the new update. Therefore, I re-installed the 2nd stick and was about to run the Memtest again. However, when I restored power to the PC, my SB_PWR light was flashing. After reading some forums (on my laptop) about it, they suggested that my power supply might be going bad. This equipment had been recently upgraded back in February and I'm not sure what would cause my PSU that had been working fine to suddenly go bad. Therefore, I was certain that the new issue had something to do with my BIOS update. Therefore, I tried clearing the CMOS and nothing changed. I tried taking out the video card, disconnecting the hard drive and DVD burner; still the PC wouldn't power up to even spin the CPU fan. Meanwhile, I was discussing the issue(s) on the phone with a good, tech-savvy friend of mine when we discovered that this new BIOS update could have caused the problem. And, if the CMOS didn't clear, which it didn't, now the mobo needs to be sent back to the manufacturer for a "RMA." Well, now that my gaming computer is toast, at least the game still works great on my wife's computer. For now, I'll just have to deal with playing on her PC until I get the money for some replacement parts.

I'm off to bed...

[ QUOTE ]
So don't assume it's your machine and not a flaw with CoH.

[/ QUOTE ]

Well, like you said, it doesn't do it on ALL of my games. However, it does do it on at least 2 of my games that hog resources like City of Heroes/Villains and GTA IV. Granted, GTA IV is a relatively new game and still have some bugs; recent upgrades that I have done to my machine can also be a possible contributor to the problem. After describing my problems to a fellow tech savvy friend of mine, we've come to conclude that this problem might be 1 of 2 things.

1. A bad memory (RAM) stick.

or

2. The right type of RAM but specs or brands that are not supported by my motherboard manufacturer.

Currently, I'm running Memtest 86 on 1 stick at a time in Bank 1 to test the RAM. When I tried running Memtest 86 on both sticks together, the test started up to 10% on one moving inversion and would repeatedly crash/reboot. Now that I only have 1 stick on Bank 1 in, it hasn't crashed and is still testing the current stick of RAM. Overall, I'm hoping this is only a case of either bad RAM or wrong RAM so that I won't have to sell my machine and start fresh.

If I do have to start fresh, I've been comparing my options between possibly getting a Mac Mini or going with a combo of parts from the builds in FatherXmas ' profile. As much as I'd love to hop on the Mac bandwagon, Macs are much less "bang for your buck." So, FatherXmas' rigs are really tempting me, but I need to test my computer first before I go about replacing it for that option.

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UPDATE:
After successfully passing 1 of my 2GB Memory Sticks on Memtest 86, I decided to go to ASUS' website and check on my BIOS. I noticed that my BIOS was slightly out of date. Therefore, I updated my BIOS as well.

I'm running tests now to see if/how the new changes affect anything.

Well, my motherboard only has 2 RAM slots which were jam-packed with 4GB (2GB x2) of OCZ Platinum PC2 8500 RAM. I removed the stick in bank B, started the computer and the game, and crashed again about 10 minutes later with an error on nvoglnt.dll. I googled the error only to find out it was some type of graphics issue. Therefore, I restarted the game and set all my graphic settings to default. This time, the game crashed to desktop 15 min later with no specific error while I was standing in Atlas Park. So then, I tried disabling CPU 1 again and crashed about another 20 min later.

I'm about to give up on this computer and sell it. Any Hail Mary advice to get my game/games working on this machine before I give up on it?

Thanks!

Greeting all!

In light of my recent problems with my main PC crashing when I try to play City of Heroes/Villains for more than a period of 5 min or so, I've been able to play steady on my wife's PC with similar, yet lower specs than my custom PC. I recently noticed that they have a version for Mac and was wondering if any of you play on the new Mac Mini with the NVidia 9400M built in. Currently, I'm on vacation with my wife and have my PC laptop with me, a Compaq Presario CQ-60. At home, my laptop can play the game smoothly with most settings on "Performance." It's a bit laggy here at the hotel, but I'm guessing it's just the hotel's connection. So, I'm actually considering selling my main PC and buying a Mac Mini so I can play City of Heroes on it and not hog up my wife's computer. I was wondering if it's worth it.

Do any of you play on a Mac Mini? If so, how does the game run for you on it?

To me, here are some pros and cons of changing over to Mac:
- Either no or less crashing since Macs are UNIX based
- Mac Minis are not able to be upgraded to a higher video card from the default mobo 9400M GPU
- Some programs that I'm used to on PC won't work on a MAC unless I possibly use something like the "Boot Camp" software.
- I can still use my serial codes for design software from the Adobe series
- The Mac Mini takes up less space.
- Macs are generally more expensive than PCs and most often less "bang for your buck."

What do you think I should do!?

Thank you for your input!