Effector

Hello again Zloth -

I was originally constructing demos and then went onto the Training Room (where I got the patch) to do some demo recording. When I came out - Poof! - the demos wouldn't run. I originally thought I coded something wrong in my homemade demos, so I tried running the recorded one - again, same problem.

I got suspicious, so I then tried running demos from the Demo Launcher using Production demos. They worked fine so I then copied my Training Room files to the Production folder - they worked fine too.

One quick thing though now that I remember (it may have little bearing) - before this happened, I accidentally was trying to run the Demo Launcher at the same time as I was starting to start my Training Room session. I wonder if I somehow screwed up the Launcher - I will reinstall and see if that does it.

(Just tried it - no go. I just overwrote the EXE, is there more I should do to uninstall the Launcher [and do you think it's worth it]?)

Thanks for being patient with me!

-Eff

Thanks for the reply Zloth -

Here is what I do:
1. Select Testing CoH from the options.
2. Browse for and select my file in my Training demos folder.
3. Click Launch Demo!

The screen pops up with the CoH logo for a while, then I get a dialog box that says:

City of Heroes has encountered a problem and needs to close.
We have created an error report that you can send to us.
Describe what you were doing when the error occurred (optional):

I did send one of these to Cryptic, but did not outline the details of what happened - I will do so now.

The link in the report tells me the following:

CityOfHeroes.mdmp - Crash Dump - MDMP File
CityOfHeroes.xml - Crash Log - XML Document
dxdiag.html - DirectX Diagnostics File - HTML Document

Maybe the problem is related to my drivers? I am way out of my league of course!

Thanks for your help!

-Eff

Hello Zloth -

I tried sending a private message, but it didn't go through it looks like.

Love your demo work - thank you so much for the tools that you've made for us to use!

FYI - I connected to the Training Room today and got some kind of update that seems to interfere with the Demo Launcher program you created. It was working fine and when I copy the Training cohdemo files to the Production version of the Client Demos folder, the Launcher works just fine.

Let me know if you need more specifics. Thanks!

-Eff

Cuppa! Never been quite the big player like many here, but have always enjoyed your helpfulness, wisdom, and cool headedness in the various crises!

You've obviously made a big impression on us, best wishes to you!!

-Eff

Name: Incandescent Cell

Player Type: Casual to Power Gamer

Membership levels: 1-50

Other stuff: A powerful group that is devoted to truth, justice, and lots of fun, we have many players who can be found on the server (and a few others) at various times. We have franchises too! Our big goals are help out others in the SG if needed, being polite (but you can also be sarcastic), and having a sense of humor without being insulting. There is no "I" in Incandescent Cell - sticking together and communication while going after the enemy is important.

Recruiting: We have a short initiation period to make sure you follow the basic rules. A number of our members can help you out and then get you in the ranks.

Website: Oh yeah, we got one of those: http://www.incandescent-cell.com


And on the villainous side...


Name: Opaque Cell

Player Type: Casual to Power Gamer

Membership levels: 1-50

Other stuff: A powerful group that is devoted to disinformation, injustice, and lots of mayhem, we exist to serve Lord Recluse (and anyone else who is handing out free food). While not exactly villainous, our big goals are help out others in the VG if needed, being polite (but you can also be sarcastic), and having a sense of humor without being insulting (especially if you pants Statesman). Yadda, yadda - sticking together and communication while going after the enemy is important. Bah!

Recruiting: We have a short initiation period to make sure you follow the basic rules. A number of our members can help you out and then get you in the ranks. Then we make you sniff Captain Mako's socks!

Website: It's coming along - here you go: Opaque Cell

Hope to see you soon!

-Eff (Effector the hero, Causality the villain)

Let me join the many viewers and writers on this post:

Wonderful! Super! Incredible!

The timing is super - used in tandem with the humorous aspects. Coordinating dance moves of various players, creating height levels on dance boxes and mixing the steps, adding the various comedy elements - love that truck!

Running out of juice on my laptop - I will write again!!

-Eff