Nightmage

Thanks for the info all. I got GR and started a new alt in Praetoria last night. (Just what I need a new alt.)

Gameboy.. the WIKI was what I was looking for. I had forgotten about it so thanks for that info.

I was astounded to find my old SG still up and running. Guess that says something.

Hi folks, I have just started back up after 2 years away. I have been playing EQ2, Sony's loss is CoH's gain.

I haven't splurged on GR yet, was it worth $20? What are the must see things I missed outside of GR over the last 2 years?

I have 3 lvl 50 toons to play with and a bunch of alts of all kinds.

I don't think we will be seeing I16 tomorrow so do we get anything else special for our 3 day weekend? Extra experience, maybe extra prestige to support our Super Union (Group) workers, perhaps an invasion of 5th Column zombie Rikti?

update:
I only need to log in using safe mode once if I go into options. That saves all the low end settings so I can use normal log in.

I don't like posting HiJackThis logs, way to much info going public. I know this box needs a clean OS install, I just can't spare the down time to do it until I get my desktop system back. I'm just happy I can play at all.

Here is the output of my COH helper in case it helps anyone.

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.8---

DxDiag gathered at August 9, 2009 13:05 (-07:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300)
System Manufacturer: LENOVO
System Model: 200883U
BIOS: Phoenix FirstBIOS(tm) Notebook Pro Version 2.0 for ThinkPad
Central Processor: Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2600 @ 2.16GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2046MB
.Net Memory Report: 1232MB out of 2046MB available
Page File: 2724MB (702MB currently in use)
C Drive: (HTS721010G9SA00) 12765MB out of 95393MB (13%) free
D Drive: (MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-842) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.2180 (32-bit version)

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

No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: ThinkPad Display 1400x1050
Monitor's Max Resolution: 1400,1050
Video Device Name: ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5200
Manufacturer / Chip: ATI Technologies Inc. / ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5200 (0x71C4)
Video Memory: 512.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6587
Driver Date: 12/20/2005 10:52:02 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: SoundMAX HD Audio
Driver File: ADIHdAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0001.4270
Driver Date: 12/15/2005 7:19:20 AM

Sound Device Description: Bluetooth Hands-free Audio
Driver File: btaudio.sys
Driver Version: 5.01.0000.2900
Driver Date: 1/24/2007 3:33:36 AM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: LENOVO
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: 200883U
Motherboard Version: Not Available
BIOS Manufacturer: LENOVO
BIOS Name: Phoenix FirstBIOS(tm) Notebook Pro Version 2.0 for ThinkPad
BIOS Version: LENOVO - 2070
BIOS Release: 20061124000000.000000+000

Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 800x600
3D Resolution: 800x600 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: No

Physics Quality: None
Maximum Particles: 100
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No

Anti-aliasing: Unknown (0)
Anisotropic Filtering: None
Texture LOD Bias: Crisp
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
Shader Detail: Lowest

World Texture Level: Low
Character Texture Level: Medium
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.500
Entity Detail Level: 0.300
Shadows Enabled: No
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: No
Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: No
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: Yes
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Compatiblity
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 1.000
Music Sound Volume: 0.600

Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.000
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 184214 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 19.20090716.3T
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found

I Just returned to the game after a two year break. I see there are new power sets, new costumes and user generated missions. Anyone have suggestions on things, new missions, new zones, badge hunting, or anything else, that are a must try for a returning player?

I just restarted my account on COX after 2 years. Before I did I wanted to see if it would work with the computer I'm using, a ThinkPad T60p. I checked the forms and googled but I couldn't find any info. Should anyone else run into this problem I just want to let them know what I found out.

The ThinkPad T60p uses an ATI FireGL 5200 video. I can play the game but only in safe mode. If you try to launch in normal mode you will crash every time. Frame rate in safe mode is the pits, but it works.

Hopefully in a month or two I will have my desktop system back and can enjoy COX in it's full graphic glory, until then, at least I can play.