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thanks all, even though im more certain im alright than before ill check with support tomorrow anyways cause you know itd suck to find out i fudged it at the last minute.

ill try to remember to reply with my findings in case anyone else has a similar question.

is there anyone in specific i can speak to so i can find out for sure?

i had planned to keep my sub so i could get the salute to statesman loyalty rewards but i got an email today saying i lost my VIP sub. i resubbed about an hour ago but id like to know if im ineligible for that reward or not now. from what ive been reading and recall from previous loyalty programs i think i should be alright but im not 100% certain.

i thought my sub ran out on the 14th or so and figured id be ok but i guess i thought wrong on that lol

ok, for whatever reason i cant find any better drivers for my soundcard but i know its the exact same driver i had installed before i reinstalled windows cause i got it from the manufacturer website.

i also checked windows update to see if there where any others available there but nothing new came of that.

im runnin an older tower and just reinstalled windows 7 recently, i used to run between 25-30 FPS generally in any given zone and recently its been runnin anywhere from inconsistently runnin from 5-25 usually in the lower ends. i cant diagnose the issue myself so i thought id inquire to some more informed than me.

ive added my COHhelper and HiJack This outputs.

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

DxDiag gathered at October 13, 2011 16:22 (-05:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
System Manufacturer: Compaq Presario 061
System Model: ER920AA-ABA SR1838NX NA660
BIOS: Phoenix - Award BIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3700+, ~2.2GHz
Memory: 2048MB
.Net Memory Report: 1296MB out of 2046MB available
Page File: 31874MB (892MB currently in use)
C Drive: (Maxtor 6Y120P0 ATA Device) 19006MB out of 56219MB (33%) free
P Drive: (Maxtor 6Y120P0 ATA Device) 10218MB out of 60923MB (16%) free
X Drive: (WDC WD3200AAJB-00WGA0 ATA Device) 27495MB out of 305242MB (9%) free
F Drive: (HP DVD Writer 1040d ATA Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7601.17514 (32-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 7600 GT
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 7600 GT
Video Memory: 1016 MB
Driver Version: 8.17.12.8026
Driver Date: 8/3/2011 6:50:00 AM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Rocketfish 5.1 PCI Sound Card)
Driver File: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.2014
Driver Date: 3/2/2009 9:27:18 PM

Sound Device Description: Digital Audio Interface (Rocketfish 5.1 PCI Sound Card)
Driver File: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.2014
Driver Date: 3/2/2009 9:27:18 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: MSI
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: AMETHYST-M
Motherboard Version: 1.0
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Name: Phoenix - Award BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: HPQOEM - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20060324000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1680x983
3D Resolution: 1680x983 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: No
Maximized: Yes
Screen Position: -8, -8
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: No


Physics Quality: High
Maximum Particles: 39266
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: 4x
Anisotropic Filtering: 2x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: Low quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned on)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: Low?


World Texture Level: High
Character Texture Level: High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.754
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
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: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Compatiblity
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 0.600
Music Sound Volume: 0.600

Show Advanced Graphics Options: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.500
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: ?
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
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.\MAPS\Midnight_Squad has 1 file
.\MAPS\Safeguard has 9 files
.\MAPS\sewers has 44 files
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.\texture_library\GUI\CREATION\common\checkbar has 4 files
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.\texture_library\GUI\HUD\Tips has 18 files
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.\texture_library\GUI\Icons\Inspirations has 51 files
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.\texture_library\GUI\Icons\Origin has 5 files
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.\texture_library\MAPS\Midnight_Squad has 1 file
.\texture_library\MAPS\NewPlayerTutorial has 1 file
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.\texture_library\P_MAPS has 2 files
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.\V_MAPS\Outdoor_Missions has 9 files
.\V_MAPS\Static has 16 files

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 3:56:48 PM, on 10/13/2011
Platform: Windows 7 SP1 (WinNT 6.00.3505)
MSIE: Unable to get Internet Explorer version!
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Display\nvtray.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HiJackThis\HiJackThis.exe

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R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [P17RunE] RunDll32 P17RunE.dll,RunDLLEntry
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O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Messenger (Yahoo!)] "C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YAHOOM~1.EXE" -quiet
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End of file - 3271 bytes

derp, i didnt even think to look for a guide. thanks you all.

ive also got a VIP account, but still the mention is appreciated Selina.

thought about tryin to search for the answer to this but im not even sure how with the flood of questions about both.

anyways, what im tryin to find out is, what sorta ways can a free account get teir rewards exactly?

i made a free account just so i could manage my solo SGs without having to ask around. welp, free accounts cant join SGs till teir 2, and im only at teir 1. i was already aware that you could purchase points and for every so many points you buy you get a reward token also and thats a viable option.
well so i logged on to ask my fellow pinnbadgers if there was possibly a cheaper alternative to this and some said that they seem to recall that you gain a single reward token for your first purchase.

if that is the case, i could (in theory) purchase 5 bucks worth of points and buy some little something from the market and viola id have my SG access. can anyone confirm or deny any of this information?

banned was the solution to whatever the issue was at the time as far as i can recall.

many many moons ago i lost my password to my original game account (or i think i may have created it by accident when i purchased a CoV box set instead of adding it onto my original account. dunno if the exact reason matters) and created a second account i got the issue resolved after talking to whoever it was i had to talk to and its still listed in my account but its listed as 'banned' for whatever reason. i think i had them take the three months i payed and refund it or something, i dont recall exactly its been quite a few years.

anyways blah blah blah can i do anything/talk to anyone in specific to get this account switched from banned to something that could possibly be used as a premium account at some point in time or is it forever just stuck in my list of game accounts. i had a couple of characters on it but i dont know what their names where its been so long and im leaning moreso that the issue was i put the code for my CoV game on it and had to get it banned so that i could play CoV as well. any info would be appreciated.

many many moons ago i lost my password to my original game account and created a second account and then i ended up finding the info i needed to get my password reset after talking to whoever it was i had to talk to and its still listed in my account but its listed as 'banned' for whatever reason. i think i had them take the three months i payed and refund it or something, its been quite a few years.

anyways blah blah blah can i do anything/talk to anyone in specific to get this account switched from banned to something that could possibly be used as a premium account at some point in time or is it forever just stuck in my list of game accounts. i had a couple of characters on it but i dont know what their names where its been so long.

*edit* i think i may have created it by accident when i purchased a CoV box set instead of adding it onto my original account. dunno if the exact reason matters.

i cant log into beta but i have no issues on the live US server.
changed my password last night so i could finally get back into the forums but i changed it to the same exact password previously used.

the cookies are stored.

yeah i didnt want to get ahold of customer support till i was sure if this was how its supposed to work or not. ill let this sit for a bit and see if anyone else has the same issues

should we have to verify our NC account every single time we log in from the same computer?? please dont tell me thats WAI...

Merry Spawn Occasion. i am elated with joy and wonder. yay.

Contrary to popular belief, Santa Clause doesnt use CoX as the final deciding point of which list he puts you on...

i know thats a huge disappointment to alot of hardcore players, but the truth must be known.

cool! that did it right there... now a feel like an idiot cause i didnt think about it lol

ive got vidiotmaps and a few of the power texture swaps. i didnt even think about that, ill give it a try and see what happens.

ran a repair, same problem.

yes ive ran a repair through the launcher but ill try it again.

im having the same issue. ive tried to verify the files, ive ran the repair thing through the launcher and i still get the same thing

File: texture_library/MAPS/static/map_hazard_06_03.texture
Last Author/Status:Perforce.cpp failed to connect to Perforce.

GETTEX running or Bad Texture

ok, it seems mine is similar but not exactly the same.... ive had this issue since the steampunk pack went to test.

Still getting the same error.... itd really be nice to be able to check out the pack before it goes live.

File: texture_library/MAPS/static/map_hazard_06_03.texture
Last Author/Status:Perforce.cpp failed to connect to Perforce.

GETTEX running or Bad Texture

just tried again, same problem...

File: texture_library/MAPS/static/map_hazard_06_03.texture
Last Author/Status:Perforce.cpp failed to connect to Perforce.

GETTEX running or Bad Texture

tried logging into test just now and this is the error i got all three tries. once normal login, once repair first then login, then -verify login all with the same error but im pretty sure the textures where different each time.

File: texture_library/MAPS/static/map_hazard_06_03.texture
Last Author/Status:Perforce.cpp failed to connect to Perforce.

GETTEX running or Bad Texture

on a side note that may or may not be related i just updated my nvidia video card drivers.

this mightve been said already but i didnt read the previous posts

why do we not have an aura that makes our players look like a ghost??
from creation would be nice also, instead of having to wait till 30 to make a toon thats intended to be a ghost suddenly be one (im sure it could be RPd in at 30 but thats not the point) or have to choose a stealth power and deal with its debuffs.