I've been having similar issues. At first the game wouldn't even load for me. I was using version 270.61 nVidia drivers on my 8800 GTS 512. I then reverted to 197.45 (as suggested in several threads throughout this board). That allowed me to load into safe mode and adjust several graphics settings. I play at 1280x1024, no FSAA, AO off, shadows/reflections off, cha/world detail at 100% and things run very smoothly.
The main issue I have now is that after I've been playing for a while the game will lock up when I click on a contact, trainer, or even an NPC that must be spoken to inside a mission. For example, in the mission for TwinShot when you must click on Manticore at the end, the game will lock up.
At that point I need to use Task Manager to end the CityofHeroes.exe process and then restart the game. Once I am back in I can speak to contacts, trainers, etc. for a while before the game will begin locking up again.
Since it only happens after some time has passed, it seems as if it might be indicative of a memory issue. Also, I've noticed that it is specifically an issue of 2D dialog boxes or menu boxes popping in. The border draws in, with the fill color, but no contents (ie no text, no picture, no response choices, etc) and then everything freezes.
Are there any suggestions for how to remedy this issue? Are there settings in the nVidia control panel that could potentially alleviate the problem?
-LM
