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This may be common knowledge, it may not. At any rate, I found it interesting in the whole 'how do ragdoll physics work?' discussion...

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Should also point out that FX are handled client side, so unless you're all running with the Particle Physics setting maxed out, you're not going to be seeing the same number of things. Also why everyone sees something different from random FX objects like Propel.

Ragdoll is handled on the server, but everything else is done on each client.

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BaB wrote that in a thread about the looping drone explosions in the I15 Chatter and Discussion section.

Like I said, it may be nothing, but I thought it might help in determining how the ragdoll physics are handled with respect to demorecords.

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*sigh*

here i go again....

can't find it....don't see it on the map....

anyone?

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For a long term souce of this kind of info, bookmak this site : http://cityofheroes.wikia.com/wiki/City_of_Heroes_Wiki

It'll tell you everything you need to know about a given zone, including the zones that link directly to it. (I know I've used it for that very same purpose)

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Don't bookmark that site, that's the old one which isn't being updated anymore.

The correct url is http://ParagonWiki.com

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Lol well not only did I not notice that the Wiki link had already been posted in the thread previously, I also posted an obsolete link *shakes head* critically failtastic.

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And if the ParagonWiki link doesn't work (like say, if your work BLOCKS IT! ) try going through the Titan Network , specifically the Paragonwiki link .

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There's a suspiciously large number of evil versions of Statesman.

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3?

I know of Tyrant and Reichsman, who's the 3rd?

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Statesman.

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Saw that one coming a full Shadow Shard away....

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Found a copy of CoV in the bargain bin for six dollars and am giving it to a friend. The question is, will she have to buy CoH or will she get CoH via download for the same subscription fee. I ask, because it seems the only package they sell now is GvE.

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Just because it hasn't been mentioned... Make sure the account code hasn't been used, otherwise you're just paying for an old copy of something that can be downloaded for free.

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They changed the screenshot filename format from this:

screenshot_2009-06-30-00-00-00.jpg
screenshot_yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss.jpg

to this:

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Great, now our screenshot filenames are not y3k compliant...

In all seriousness I have to assume that change "helped" something.
What that something was I haven't a clue. *shrugs*

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OK.. so who is going to make the utility to update the names of the hundreds of thousands of screenshots I have under the old format?

<QR> I thought you could copy/paste out of and into the bio box?

Copy the existing text out to Wordpad... edit.. paste it back in...

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Lets see, this weekend I was about as far away from a computer as I could get: Swimming out on the sunny cali coast, enjoying parks around the bay, watching old Enterprise episodes, housecleaning that's been neglected, helping the wife cook a ham dinner and drinking wine from our trip to Napa Valley a few weeks back.

Gotta come back refreshed for another week of spread sheets, word docs, planning meetings, and especially reading the forums and PM's.....

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.... And working on BASE ENHANCEMENTS! ! !

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I want to do that, but part of me doesnt, like it would be a insult to her. Near 10 years we had her, and a week or whatever after her death I just get a new dog? That seems demeaning. While I love the idea of coming home and seeing my dog at the top of the stairs happy that I'm there, I want my old dog more than I want a new one.

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I understand that feeling.. the thought that you're 'replacing' them.

Having gone through all this myself, all I can say is, it sounds like you give too good a home to not offer it to another dog.

Give yourself some time - a month or two - to deal with Liberty's passing. You will never be able to replace her. That must be understood. But to not offer the same loving home to another would be a waste.

Remember her. Honor her memory. Just remember that when you do get another dog - and I do recommend that you do - you will find that the dog will not be a replacement.

My condolences...

A few years ago, Sheba, my wife's dog before we were married, passed away at 11 years old. She was a great companion.

Currently we have a dog out of both her first and her last litters. Draco is 13 years old, and Hades is 9.

We know Draco's time is short, the cataracts that limit his vision, the limited hearing... Still, there is life in the bark, a spring in his step that even our vet is surprised to see in a dog his age.

The only thing a can say is, your friend is waiting at the Rainbow Bridge .


Edit: Sorry, didn't mean to duplicate it, having just read more of the thread... Still, the sentiment stands.

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Not to replace Bill's guide, but these are the steps I use when reinstalling...

1: Copy the entire City of Heroes directory that resides in the installation directory (C:\Program Files\City of Heroes for example). If you need to save room, you can prune the screenshots folder down, but you'll always need about 2.8 GB of space.

2. Prepare for reinstall... Reinstall the OS if you are wiping the machine, patch it up.. whatever...

3. Reinstall the game using any set of game disks. I use the CoH Collector's DVD because I don't have to switch out disks.

4. After it is finished start the updater.. It'll update the updater once or twice before it starts downloading the game updates. Stop it once it switches to downloading 2.x GB.

5. Copy the original installation over the new installation - i.e. replace City of Heroes directory (new installation) with City of Heroes directory (original installation).

6. Restart the updater. It should verify the files, after which it will be ready to play.

This way you'll keep your screenshots and your demorecords.

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It seems that great minds do run in the same tracks.

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Isn't that what causes train wrecks?

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I wanted to note these CoH videos of mine are online still at the following locations. They are all screen capture, but still, there you go! I am a 5 year vet, can not lean new tricks! But, as soon as I can sell my C64 and upgrade to that 386....

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No no no... Not a 386...

Stick with Commodore and get an Amiga 2500!

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Would unbinding the semicolon work?

<runs off to check>

Edit: Drat... doesn't look like it... oh well...

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Changed title again. For the last time -Mod08

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This won't end well...

You can initially make up to 12 characters - heroes and/or villains - on each server.

I would suggest just diving in and playing the game, try to steer clear of the Mission Architect for the time being. There will be plenty of time for that. There is a lot of regular content that will keep you going for a long time.

Eventually you might want to check out The Titan Network , in particular the ParagonWiki and Mid's Hero Planner.

The Wiki is an invaluable resource for all those quick little odd questions that come to mind. Don't be afraid of coming back here for more questions if you have them, though.

Mid's Hero Planner will help plan out a character from level 1 to level 50, but this is something that you can wait on. Get your feet wet in the game first, get a feel for what you like.

Most of all, have fun!

Welcome aboard!

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After reading this thread up to Phillygirl's response, I felt there was something that needed to be said...

If you feel a mission is exploitive, report it. If a GM feels the arc is exploitive they'll pull it. IF it isn't they won't. Pretty simple.

We as players cannot ban arcs. Only the GM's/devs can do that.

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<ul type="square">[*]Starting Neutral - Will we be able, as the mythical survey hinted, start in Praetoria as a neutrally aligned AT, neither hero nor villain? Will this allow us to rapidly take a low level Brute blueside or conversely low level 'Troller redside, all before level 10?[/list]

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All I know is, my gut tells me...maybe.

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Maybe it's apathy for gold, indifference for power...

All I know is, I'm on the fence about it.

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I thought it was about how if you said Troy Hickmans' name three times it would summon him.

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Who says that's a bad thing?

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PETA, OSHA, the U.N. Security Council, and the Brazilian Interior Department, that's who.

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Don't forget the ACLU... Or are they just concerned about his pants?

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I could see a 'Spy' AT as you say (Epic available to both sides) and introduced with GR would make sense, but I'd almost expect that it would be the Hallmark of the Expansion and showcased even more than Maelstrom and Desdemona. Of course, it's still a good way down the pike... apparently. So there's plenty of time to give a new Epic its props.

Still, I'd really wonder what a 'Spy' AT could/would do that would make it a whole lot different than a Bane. I just dunno.

To reiterate the answers to the OP for staying 'on topic': it's an Expansion not and Expansialone, and links to the Announcement have been given. All else is hearsay.

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Oh! Oh! Can I guess about the presumptive Spy AT powersets?

How about.... All primaries across all AT's are available as primary and all secondaries across all AT's are avialvable as secondaries?

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Well, you have to admit.. it would be fun.

[/ QUOTE ] Yeah.. an Invul/Invul spy would be kinda redundant though. lol

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Yeah.. main attack would be brawl... and.. brawl...

(Not everyone has vet rewards.. )

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I could see a 'Spy' AT as you say (Epic available to both sides) and introduced with GR would make sense, but I'd almost expect that it would be the Hallmark of the Expansion and showcased even more than Maelstrom and Desdemona. Of course, it's still a good way down the pike... apparently. So there's plenty of time to give a new Epic its props.

Still, I'd really wonder what a 'Spy' AT could/would do that would make it a whole lot different than a Bane. I just dunno.

To reiterate the answers to the OP for staying 'on topic': it's an Expansion not and Expansialone, and links to the Announcement have been given. All else is hearsay.

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Well, you have to admit.. it would be fun.

&lt;QR&gt; I seem to recall a comment along the lines of, "we won't proliferate powers all the time... we'll try to not let more than an issue go by without new or proliferated powers, but no promises..."

FWIW...

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In the last interview I read from Positron he talked about being in the planning stages for Issue 18...

We know I15 is close to beta. That means they probably already know all of what is going to be in I16, and a pretty good idea about what will be in I17.

Most issues are generally driven by the story that accompanies it.

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Wait, does PST use different measurements of time than EST does?

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oops

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ummm.. I noted a similar typo some time ago...

You do mean PDT/EDT, right?

(I know, it's nit-picky, but not all places observe Daylight Savings... )

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Mary Lou sees that there's a new variety of Banished Pantheon terrorizing Paragon City. The Banished Pantaloons.

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fixed...

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I can't for the life of me think that the devs were naive enough to believe that players wouldn't make farming missions, knowing that pro farming appears to be the general attitude of most players.

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Assumptive argument... One cannot say 'most players' in any case in an attempt to validate a practice without having polled the player base...

... No one asked me...