Midnight_Rider

Ladies and Gents,
Enjoy! You have filled my life with HOURS of enjoyment! Hell I am still finding things in the game after 8+ years that I have missed. Enjoying First Ward and Night Ward arcs right now.

Oh yes and in case you don't think we notice the little extra touches throughout the game world I saw the jumping fish and the downed plane under the water.

Once again enjoy your meal!

#SaveCOH

@Midnight Rider and @MR2 , yes I have 2 paid accounts.

I have been crashing also but only when playing my Beast Mastery MM or playing on a team that has one.

I think it has something to do with the sounds the Beasts howl along with another power sound effect. I usually can play hours on end with no issues as long as there are no Beasts around.

I have tried the sound setting on Compatible and Performance with no difference, it will still crash eventually.

/unloadgfx does not help like it used to.

8 Year Vet here, although I only have 7 Vet badges.

I would like to have these Veteran Badges continue to be rewarded. I know it is not a high priority issue but still it has been in the game since the start? (8 years is a long time to remember every change made over the years so if it wasn't a feature since the get go give me a break)

Funny I had always had 3D surround sound with my 5.1 speakers and SB X-Fi Extreme UNTIL now! Seems the 3D setting is unavailable now since I upgraded from XP to 7. And it was 3D as I could tell when something was behind me to left or right or in front of me to left or right. NOW I can only hear left and right. What happened?

This is my laptop setup, works smooth. Haven't looked at the framerate.

DxDiag gathered at October 19, 2010 23:18 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz (8 CPUs), ~1.6GHz
Memory: 6144MB
.Net Memory Report: 4461MB out of 6134MB available
Page File: 10323MB (1944MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD3200BEKT-60V5T1) 199217MB out of 287559MB (69%) free
D Drive: (WDC WD3200BEKT-60V5T1) 2829MB out of 17380MB (16%) free
E Drive: (WDC WD3200BEKT-60V5T1) 95MB out of 99MB (96%) free
F Drive: (hp DVDWBD TS-LB23L) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7600.16385 (64-bit version)

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

No problems found.

No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce GT 320M
Video Memory: 3797 MB
Driver Version: 8.16.11.8817
Driver Date: 11/29/2009 1:20:40 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers and Dual Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Driver File: stwrt64.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6276.0000
Driver Date: 3/23/2010 2:53:06 PM

Sound Device Description: Independent*Dual Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Driver File: stwrt64.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6276.0000
Driver Date: 3/23/2010 2:53:06 PM

Sound Device Description: SPDIF (Digital Out via HP Dock) (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Driver File: stwrt64.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6276.0000
Driver Date: 3/23/2010 2:53:06 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: 365C
Motherboard Version: 32.24
BIOS Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
BIOS Name: Default System BIOS
BIOS Version: HPQOEM - 1
BIOS Release: 20100206000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1600x900
3D Resolution: 1600x900 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 0Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes


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


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


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
Shadow Mode: Unknown (4)
Shadow Map Shader: High quality
Environmental Reflections: High quality
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: High quality
Occlusion Strength: Strong
Blur: Trilateral
Ambient Resolution: Quality


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: 0.832
Music Sound Volume: 0.000

Show Advanced Graphics Options: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.500
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 330494 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1850.201009101722.11T2
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
.\texture_library\MAPS\city has 1 file
.\texture_library\MAPS\Midnight_Squad has 1 file
.\texture_library\MAPS\Safeguard has 9 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\sewers has 44 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\static has 32 files
.\texture_library\V_MAPS\Outdoor_Missions has 9 files
.\texture_library\V_MAPS\Static has 16 files

Thank you Mirai for posting this. I will be switching over to MS SE next month when my ZoneAlarm subscription runs out. It is causing a slowdown in my computers and I am tired of dealing with the issues everytime they make an "upgrade".

Actually I am still waiting for a bus to be thrown by propel!

Hurray! Right ON Positron!

No more hiding from searches in the Mid-40s to avoid bridging requests! No more pad requests!

And all I can say about ingame emails is "Well it is about time!"


One question from a long time vet here though is: What about the Mentor badges? Will they still be able to be earned?

Well here goes if you don't know me already. heh

Globals: @Midnight Rider & @MR2
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Height: 6'2"
Location: Central Pennsylvania

SG & VGs: Midnight Force & Darknight Force

I have over 80 heroes and villains with over 40 of them on Infinity.

Also you will find me on Triumph, Pinnacle and Virtue.
Over 5 years now in the game and NONE of my 50s were power leveled! :P

There is a great thought I just read in here. An email filter that allows ONLY those on your global friends list to send you email! No more influence for dollars SPAM, no more Power Level to 50 for X dollar emails. Oh would that be pure heaven. ALAS it will never happen.

But one could hope.

Actually I would like an option to turn OFF ingame email period. If any of my friends want to email me they use regular email. And the ONLY email I get ingame is SPAM! 5million influence for $50 or some other lame offer to power level you. I get tired of going in and hitting SPAM button EVERY DAY on 10 emails with these offers.

Thank you airhead for taking the time to run and review my first arc. I can't believe I missed the title typo of all things. I am usually pretty good spotting things like that. I admit I am no english major and never liked classes in school except maybe spelling.

I appreciate the input and see what I can do about those things you pointed out. I did have to cut down on some of the dialog due to the file size constraint. This may have caused some of the typos. As for the variables for now I will leave them as is. This maybe a bug the same as the captive mob one where their unaware dialog doesn't kick off until your first attack.

I am going to look over your suggestions and tweek what I can. I have printed out your review for reference. Perhaps if and when they allow larger file sizes I can expand on some of the story dialog.

Oh by the way I hate the defeat alls in the regular missions of the game, I have NO plans on making any arc with them.

I will have to see how to fix that unaware variable I must have missed something in the directions. Thanks again and will check out your arc.

What the heck you seem like a good reviewer. When and if you get time try Dark Astoria Unleashed #58376. Listed as Very Long because of file size not time.

Your in a room with only a table in the middle and a mirror on the wall....


Lets see I graduated the year the first Apple was constructed in a garage.

Lighthouse,
I was on today for 8 hours on the Infinity server Hero side(can't say about Villains) and FINALLY because I imagine a GM set it off the Zombie Apocalypse happened. I sent petition after 2 hours being online then again at 3, 4, 5 & 6 hours. Gave it a rest at 7th hour and was just about to send one at 8th hour but it popped.

Now being a regular player I have been on all week in the evening and this invasion has occured regularly on Infinity between 7 & 8 pm and again between 10 & 11 pm Eastern. Just seemed to be broken today for some reason.

A GM had answered my first petition about 2 hours or so after I sent it but I don't check email while playing.

HAPPY HOLLOWEEN! Muhahahahahha

Nice to see you got yours 15 days early. Mine is currently 4 days LATE?

Not that I am in a hurry for the helmets but the badge is the prize. Even checked account information and funny it jumps from 48 to 54? 51 month is MISSING.

Ok as the game sees it ALL Veteran Powers are TEMPORARY Powers. Don't believe it? Do a flashback mission or Taskforce with NO Temp Powers. You will not have access to any of them! They are NOT listed with your Temporary Powers like the Ouroboros Portal is they are list under INHERENT yet the Portal is still useable and your INHERENT aren't?

Also the Vet pet Still does not buff the TEAM as it says it does right in the Vet rewards section of this website.

Well this is a nice plus for all those that didn't pre-order either CoH or CoV however I will now think twice about any pre-ordering incentives given in the future. I mean what is the point of ordering early just to have your bonus taken away at a future date?
Oh I wouldn't get to cozy with those nice Vet powers either as it seems they are Temporary Powers anyway. I imagine they will go sometime in the future as most TEMPS do.

I only have 2 alts with Teleport as a travel power and I have bound the 'T' key to teleport. Works out nicely. Why only 2? As someone stated it uses to much end.

From an almost 4year vet, a few days. Thank you very much for the additional slots! Also this is very thoughtful and welcome Veteran Reward! Although like many this is going to contribute to the very contagious disease of altitis.

Now could you also reward us all an extra few hours to each day to play our new alts? LOL j/k

KUDOS to an excellent and continually expanding game!

Ok here we go. Probably not the winners but after sifting through 4 years of screen shots these seem to be the best to fit contest. Oh well the last one was created for this contest.

1. Silver Mantis up close and personal! (Dead player is Sonicaire, AV & Base Item (wall detail eye in background)) Silver Mantis

2. Trashing a Crey Agent. (Ragdoll, Blue dumpster, NPC emote, Brick Building, Player Power) Crey Trashed

3. Jack in Irons suffers. (GM, Player Powers, Plants) Jack Battle

4. Rikti Invasion! (Invasion, Player Power, Brick building) Rikti Invasion

5. Finally a staged one in Dark Astoria (Ragdoll, Blue Ice & Player, Ghost(running on left side under tree), Plants, Player Powers) Popcorn Physics

Ok that's it, I have hundreds of others about 1gig worth but another time perhaps. Enjoy!

What would be nice is the things that are still BROKEN would be fixed BEFORE adding more content.

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If you remember having a remote control that had a wire connecting it to the VHS (or Beta)
or better yet a Remote that made an odd hissing noise to change the channel up or down but did nothing else

If you remember getting your first cordless phone (very expensive with about 20 ft of range)

If you remember getting your first computer being a Texas Instrument TI994a (I think that's what it was called)

If you remember there being no dice for table top games, just a small cup with a bunch on little pieces of heavy paper with #'s on them.

and finally

If you run an entire night of missions with someone who is afk more then 75% of the time because their kid is sick and you never complain, even waiting to start each new mish until they get back and load into the mish, because you understand how hard it is to be a parent

34 and aging

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about ready to join that CoH sub-group 34 year old with infant on the way.

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Had that VHS with wired remote.
First remote TV used Ultrasound type clicker, sound and channel was it.
Yes it was the TI-99/4A my first real(cough) computer fully expanded with the BEAST expansion box and 2 Double-sided floppy drives.
Did you know they prototyped a TI-99/8? Saw one once and I think only a dozen or so were made.
Kids? Been there done that. And you know even after they have left the nest they STILL ask Dad for money!

Well not the oldest here but....nvm. Anyway check out my bot MM which has Gigantor, Larry, Moe and Curly. Or how about a Merc MM with Newkirk, Lebeau, Carter, Hogan....
On another note how about some of the names in missions I have seen referencing old movie or TV show stars. Some of you out there know there is a lot of them.
How about the Zork series? Computer class in Tech school used punch cards to program computer which btw took up most of the classroom. I graduated the year 2 guys build a new type personnal computer in their garage and went on to be major computer manufacturers.
Dialup BBS? Lived on them. Started with 300baud manual modem. Which for you youngsters meant you could read this post usually faster than it was received.

DOS, Basic, Pascal, Forth, C, Fortran recognise any of these words? Heh.

Ok enough of my rant. On to gaming and DEW!