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Quote:Use both the Maxfps and Maxinactivefps commands. I use 25 and 5 for my values. Maxfps 25 will set a cap on FPS at 25, while maxinactivefps 5 makes the client that isn't the focus window run at 5 FPS. It's a great way to save resources, and you don't have to watch a slide show when you're switching to the secondary client.Originally Posted by Debt_Magnet
Yes there is a way to lock the frame rate.
I don't remember which one it is but one of these commands will hook you up.
I'll show you what I use.
/setfps 4
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/maxfps 4
You don't have to use 4, I used that so I could dual box on one computer. The slave account would bog down the primary account. After running the command it improved the performance on the primary. I suggest experimenting with various numbers to find what works for you. This is not a permanent command either. After you log off the game it resets.
Beat me to it. It's a great way to set it up for people like me who don't remember to hit buttons like that on login. You can use multiple commands in the end of the target line -test -maxfps 25 -maxinactivefps 5 etcQuote:Originally Posted by Aggelakis
You can also put that at the end of your shortcut target line: add a space and then "-maxfps #" (without the quotes) - then you don't have to worry about remembering to hit a button every time you log in. -
http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Super_Bo...:_Superscience
edit: That's what I get for not reading completely :P
Give me a few and I'll take some closeup screenshots for you.
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Quote:Champions releases in three weeks, and Beta for GR is set to start "Later this year" last I read, it won't be out in time for that.Originally Posted by Prof_Backfire
Presumably it'll be out in time to compete with Champions Online.
As much as I'm looking forward to it, honestly, I wouldn't expect it until January or February at the earliest. Christmas is pushing it. Given the loyalty program dates, I'd expect Closed Beta to start mid-late October for the 60 month vets The invites for the Aug. 15th - Nov. 15th loyal people to come out around the 20th - 25th of November, once they datamine who was active during that period.
If the expansion is anywhere near as big as a lot of people are expecting, those 2 and a half months aren't going to be enough to get it out by Christmas. Hell, even late January early February is pushing it at that point. -
Quote:I just canceled both of mine, so I'm expecting my invite aaaaaany minute now.Originally Posted by Turgenev
Same. It's quite irritating actually. Someone I know quits regularly, and keeps getting closed beta invites. Which she likes, because she likes to know whether or not she'll want to resub for a few months due to the upcoming content.
Whereas I've not received one, evar. EVAR. Maybe I need to add more drama and quit at random intervals?
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Quote:There are a few people I know over on the CO Boards I've been talking to that have been invited too, and haven't had an account active in as many as two years.Originally Posted by Delta_Strider
I figured I'd throw this on the fire....
So a friend of mine got invited to Closed Beta for Issue 16.
They haven't played the game since the Free Week, and hadn't paid for an account for a long time before that, and have no intentions of coming back.
Evidently Comic Con go-ers and people who aren't even interested in this game anymore get a free ride.
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I think I'm going to start doing this when peole invite me to AE farms(my search comment says plainly on all toons NO FARMS)
"well, do you have a 50 dark/poison controller on the team?"
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Quote:so avoiding the point of my previous post.Originally Posted by Ssyrie
It's simple. If BAB was posting instructions to the beta testers, he would have done so in the closed beta forums (which only the beta testers can currently access). If you actually read his entire post you would see that he was just answering a question from Bionic_Flea about things to look out for and /bug once you actually get into the beta. Remember, instructions to the beta testers would not be visible to to people not in the beta.
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Quote:Then I will do the same.Originally Posted by MunkiLord
Fair enough, I deleted that post cuz I figured no point in me picking a forum fight over something so stupid.
I wasn't trying to start a fight or anything, hell I don't touch freedom because I just don't like the high population servers. so I can't say one way or the other about what happens.
edit: I just know a lot of people, especially lately, talk in that stupid text speak for some reason, and a lot of people consider that l33t. -
Quote:So either you're in the closed beta and are breaking the NDA by telling us what is and isn't allowed, or you've been talking to someone who is, and is breaking the NDA by doing so. either way.Originally Posted by Ssyrie
Actually you're wrong. Bab's post was made BEFORE the closed beta started. His post was just an answer to Bionic_Flea about testing the new features and bugging ANY problems that occur. His post had nothing to do with how the start of the closed beta was going to be handled. If it was, his post would have been in the Closed Beta forum threads that only people in the closed beta currently have access too.
put up or shut up. prove me wrong.
BAB knew full well that beta was starting today when he gave the general direction beta should go in that post. Don't try to say that he posted that in ignorance and didn't know the game plan for beta.
Edit: I mean, it's not like it matters either way, but don't tell me i'm wrong without backing it up with something, especially when I've given credible evidence to the contrary. -
Quote:it's over in the "Testing Colors?" thread in this very forum!Originally Posted by Ghost_Vision_NA
Ohhh Obsidian, where'd you get that stuff from?
GV
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Quote:you couldn't be more wrong.Originally Posted by Ssyrie
The reason for locking non-beta people out of the character creator is that the character creator is all they are testing right now. Beta people can't even play the characters they create at this time (or existing characters). All they can do is try to break the creator and bug it in the beta forum threads.
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the things i have italicized are things you cannot do just testing the creator.Quote:Originally Posted by BackAlleyBrawler
Just play and report anything that you think is unusual. Things to keep in mind...
Power Customization - VFX
- Do all of your powers FX appear the way you expect them to appear, based on the colors you've selected?
- Do the FX appear the way you expect them to appear on critters and/or allies?
- Do continuing (Fire damage over time) and/or conditional FX (block of ice hold) appear correct on yourself, allies, and/or targets?
- Do your customized FX stay persistent when you zone, when you enter missions, supergroup bases, log off/log in, exemplar, sidekick, etc.
- Does everything work as expected when you switch costumes, switch costumes that involve a gender change, use temporary disguise powers such as the Halloween costume change powers, etc.
- Do other players VFX appear the way they expect them to appear? Do your VFX appear the way you expect them to appear to other players?
- Do customized animations play consistently as expected?
- Do they play consistently while flying, while jumping, while moving, while various toggles are active, while disguised, etc? (If not, be very specific about the particular combination of body types, toggles, etc)
- Do other players' animations appear the way they expect them to appear? Do your animations appear to other players the way you expect them to appear?
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Quote:what you said and my post that you quoted have nothing to do with eachother.Originally Posted by Caleb_Nokama
I would have to say that we have no way of knowing if that's what the error indicates. It may be, but it may also be that the server isn't in an accessible state, maybe being worked on or something.
The post I quoted said they hoped they added the message, I was agreeing with that. had nothing to do with the error code given currently. -
Quote:I agree I hope they had the foresight to toss that message inOriginally Posted by Ghost_Vision_NA
It sometimes does that with the live servers when they are coming up. I'd hope they built in a new message for closed beta access like... Sorry, not allowed into this beta, goodbye! Instead of letting us believe we cannot access due to some server issue.
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Quote:Originally Posted by PeerlessGirl
Anyway, back on topic, is test DOWN or is it just reporting no login server for those of us not in? I would assume it would respond with the customary ACCOUNTNAME is not allowed on this server. Reason: closed beta testing.
I tried to log in, just for giggles.
I can get to the server screen, but selecting the Training Room times out and gives a "Lost connection to DBserver" error, kicking you back to log in.
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Quote:I don't have a specific quote, but it's not just speculation. At one point one of the devs came out and said something along the lines of:Originally Posted by Silver_Gale
When you say "it was always working as intended", are you referring to a specific Dev quote or just your own guess?
We don't really like it, but there isn't anything at the moment we can do about it. It's how it was designed.
which says, while it's not well liked, it is working as intended. Bugs are unintentional side effects, not how it was designed.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Silver_Gale
The fact that people who were not in the closed beta could access the character creation screen was very clearly a bug of some sort. As I was patching Test earlier, I wondered if along with the new character creator that "unintended feature" would get fixed. Looks like I was half-right.
Of course people will refer to it as "having a privilege taken away". Some people are still talking about the Issue 1 Some Grenade "nerf", after all.
We've tried a "no closed beta" variant just last issue. It resulted in a whole lot of day 1 posts to the tune of "this is a horribly buggy issue, this game sucks and I'm leaving".
Mind you, it would've been nice to get a heads up slightly earlier. At the very least, someone could've spread the word around the office so BABs didn't end up Twittering "Guys, come and check out the new character creator!" and "we're trying to get a fix to the issue where only closed beta testers should access the character creator working" in short succession.
It wasn't a bug before and isn't considered one now. It was always working as intended. it just so happens that the new Que system they're putting in stops that. Nothing more, nothing less. -
Quote:This is the only part i read that gets me.Originally Posted by BudunkBdunk
Kheldians however, a race of energy beings made up exclusively for this particular universe. Should players be given the right to make dark Peacebringers and bright Warshades? Will we be able to stomp on what a Kheldian is? How far will their inevitable customization options allow players to bend their universe?
Maybe they will at last please those who refuse to call their character a Kheldian and hold to the idea that theirs is a wizard who can change into a tentacled being identical to a Dark Nova or whatever. I cant wait to see how their fading defense, which is now only lightly held as an idea, holds out here.
Khelds are a new creation specific to the game, sure, but there are still at least a dozen RP reasons to modify the colors of kheld abilities. A couple of examples: Perhaps the character is a mimic/shape shifter who idolizes the Peacebringers, but to keep himself distinct uses red abilities, or the person who was joined with the Warshade symbiont has some natural aspect of him or herself that alters the energy generated to turn it blue.
So, yes, they're baked into the story one way, but there are ways that make complete sense in the universe the game is set to allow customization for those abilities. -
The gangs of Perez Park were hit hardest by the bread lines.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Aggelakis
It's temporary. Ocho has spoken.
The mods will supervise a knife fight to the death and the winner gets use of the name, and the loser chooses a new one.
Or there will be a civil discussion between all parties involved, but that's less fun.
One should be careful with the Knife Fighting, you could end up with a KTD!
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Quote:hmmmmmmm, Interesting. I must have missed that line somewhere along the way.Originally Posted by Aggelakis
http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Madeleine_Casey
For spoilers, read the missions including and just after "Rescue Samson Grey from the Carnival"
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Quote:Originally Posted by Dedlok
SPOILER
Because the Strongmen are animated soulless bodies
Okay, I have to ask for a source on this, because everything I've ever seen or experienced they were men who were "broken" by the mistresses and fitted with the helmets to keep them in check
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Quote:Oh get off your high horse and stop assuming you know anything about my motivations.Originally Posted by ransim
You mean you don't like them and don't want to see them.
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Yeah, it's there now, not sure what that's about but it's happened multiple times
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I'm currently working on learning to program for the iPhone. A similar idea to this one was one of my first objectives, followed by a build planner app. Though, sadly, life has gotten in the way as of late and i've kindof had to backburner those ideas.
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ooooohhhh I like the edit button here...
back to my edit: Why on earth isn't my avatar showing up? This is the third post i've seen that happen in, though others are showing it no problem >.< -
they're still a bad idea and should be disabled...