SurlyVee

In the Philippines, Darna has the iconic status of Superman and Wonder Woman combined:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darna

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/d/darna.htm

She's been in comics, tv shows and films over there since 1950. In fact, there's a healthy comic book industry over there complete with all the genres you can imagine.

Needless to say, the last two actresses to play her on TV have both been smoking hot, so here's some blatant eye candy:

Marian Rivera:

http://www.watchpinoytv.info/wp-cont...rnamarian6.jpg
http://images2.fanpop.com/image/phot...55-371-500.jpg

Angel Locsin:

http://s3.hubimg.com/u/272530_f260.jpg
http://niceyfemme.com/wp-content/upl...maximmay08.jpg

Thanks for the quick replies everyone...I can now breathe easier using the VIP pass

Ah, that makes sense about the gold/PL sellers. To clarify, I wanted to dual-box for RP reasons and didn't feel like rerolling and levelling one of the characters on a new account.

Also, mechanics-wise, they would have made a good duo - a 50 dark x3 defender and 50 SS/WP/Soul Brute.

Anyway, thanks for the quick replies and I think I'll save my coin and keep my one account.

Hi all.

Here's a question I think I know the answer to, but I'll ask to confirm.

Can I switch characters between 2 of my accounts? I don't have a 2nd account, but was thinking about it and I couldn't find anything on these forums or on ParagonWiki concerning that.

I'm guessing "no" - good guess?

Hi everyone.

Just got GR and made my brute a rogue and took him blueside. I get that my team search window only shows red zones, the Oro portal only takes me to red zones, etc. I figure I need to go full hero for those to change.

But when I activated the VIP Pass power, a window pops up warning me that activating the power will revert me to my "native alignment". I thought it meant I was going to be made a villain again, so I cancelled and went to Pocket D via KR, didn't feel like redoing 10 tips and a morality mission again.

So, is this working as intended, or a bug? Did anyone click OK and get their alignment reset to the original?

Thanks in advance.

Actually, I don't even have the computer back from the store yet, but when it gets here, it'll be wiped clean. Since I have to reinstall the base City game anyway, might as well do it from the GR Complete Collection disk.

Still, good to know that GvE goodies are attached to the account - I'm assuming same thing applies to booster pack goodies.

Now if only that computer gets here soonish...

So, load the game from the disk, GvE goodies are attached to my account and make sure to upgrade account with serial number from Complete Edition disk...

Sounds easy enough, thanks for the replies everyone

Hi everyone

My computer just had issues and is in the process of receiving a memory wipe and reinstall.

The version of City on it is the GvE edition which I purchased online. I figured now would be a good time to get GR, so was thinking to pick up a hard copy of the Complete Collection.

I just like having a hard copy around, so that game reinstallation is easier (y'never know when computers die) and takes less time. However, I would also like to keep the GvE stuff - jump pack, VIP pass, costume pieces.

My question is: should I reinstall the game (GvE) first, which will take about 9 hours, then load the GR expansion from the disks? Or just just load the Complete Collection altogether, but if I do that, can I get access to the GvE stuff without the 9 hour wait?

Just trying to figure what which is the fastest way I can get back to playing AND having all the goodies from both GvE and Complete Collection

Thanks in advance for the help.

Awesome thread is awesome! So many cool characters and creative minds.

I lurk much, post little. Which explains why I don't have permission to add attachments; by the way any help would be appreciated about how I could change that, other than posting a gazillion times.

So here's a link to a VirtueVerse page:

http://www.virtueverse.com/index.php...Rockeblast.jpg

Someday, I'll have time to make a proper page, so it's kinda basic right now.

And the bio as it appears in-game:


Hail fellow heroes and citizens of Earth 322!

Roger Rocketblast of the Galaxy Rangers here, from Earth Prime, the year 2010. I am a participant in the Science Hero Exchange Program between our realities, and I am very happy to make your acquaintance.

Indeed, your 2010 is different from mine, for example; I see no flying cars or robot servants, people still dress in "cloth", your music is a tad louder and what is that smell in the air? And am I to understand that you did NOT colonize your Solar System in the 1950's, while enslaving every ape on the planet after a plague wiped out all dogs and cats?

Yet, despite your backward cultural and technological development, we fight the good fight against evil and I am honored to battle alongside you. Fight the good fight!

Hey there, Texas_Justice

I followed your advice from the previous post and as you can see, Service Pack 2 successfully installed, but the drivers still show up as yellow. I did the whole thing twice, it was a 2 hour ordeal

Anyway, the DriverSweeper gave me the option to analyse and clean the nVidia display, so I chose that the first time and checkmarked all and hit "clean", right away it gave me the option to reboot and I did, then installed the drivers I had saved previously from the website. Nothing popped up that I had to cancel. So, not sure what that means and likely I'm missing something.

Thanks again for your help...if it continues, I might just take it into the shop, still on warranty...but I was hoping to avoid doing that.

Later,
SV

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

DxDiag gathered at August 18, 2009 10:19 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)
System Manufacturer: MSI
System Model: MS-7309
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Central Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 7750 Dual-Core Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 4094MB
.Net Memory Report: 2716MB out of 4094MB available
Page File: 2676MB (1496MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD25 00AAKS-00L6A SCSI Disk Device) 132821MB out of 238472MB (55%) free
M Drive: (HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NS30 SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 10
DirectX Diag version: 6.00.6001.18000 (64-bit version)

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

No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: ACER AL1916W
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 9400 GT
Video Memory: 2289 MB
Driver Version: 8.15.0011.9038
Driver Date: 01/01/0001 12:00:00 AM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5605
Driver Date: 01/01/0001 12:00:00 AM

Sound Device Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5605
Driver Date: 01/01/0001 12:00:00 AM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: MSI
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: MS-7309
Motherboard Version: 1.0
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Name: Default System BIOS
BIOS Version: 021709 - 20090217
BIOS Release: 20090217000000.000000+000

Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1280x960
3D Resolution: 1280x960 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes

Physics Quality: None
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No

Anti-aliasing: 4x
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: Low (no world bumpmaps)

World Texture Level: Medium
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.800
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
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: 0.300
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 317567 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 19.20090716.3T
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found

Hi all, I'm bringing this thread back from its recent death because I'm having the exact same problem. Just began yesterday, once in awhile, now it's clockwork - 5 minutes of 2-3 fps, then normal for 1 minute, then back to 2-3 fps, etc.

I already contact Support and emailed them the file they asked me to, so that's pending. I updated my drivers etc. I did read this whole thread and downloaded nVidia System Monitor (my card is a GeForce 9400). Anyway, it says my temperature is 27-28 celsius, like in the 80's fahrenheit, way too hot, I know, but I'm not sure what to do about it, as it is hot and humid in this house and the fan is spinning and relatively dust-free. I might try leaving the case open, we'll see.

I figured I'd post this info here if anyone could help, suppose it doesn't hurt to use all avenues available. Thanks in advance...

BTW, Inquizitor, did you ever figure out what was causing your problem?




Okay, here's the stuff:

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

DxDiag gathered at August 14, 2009 22:54 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506)
System Manufacturer: MSI
System Model: MS-7309
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Central Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 7750 Dual-Core Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 4094MB
.Net Memory Report: 2932MB out of 4094MB available
Page File: 2704MB (1522MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD25 00AAKS-00L6A SCSI Disk Device) 112073MB out of 238472MB (46%) free
M Drive: (HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NS30 SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 10
DirectX Diag version: 6.00.6001.18000 (64-bit version)

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

No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: ACER AL1916W
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 9400 GT
Video Memory: 2289 MB
Driver Version: 8.15.0011.9038
Driver Date: 01/01/0001 12:00:00 AM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5605
Driver Date: 01/01/0001 12:00:00 AM

Sound Device Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5605
Driver Date: 01/01/0001 12:00:00 AM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: MSI
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: MS-7309
Motherboard Version: 1.0
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Name: Default System BIOS
BIOS Version: 021709 - 20090217
BIOS Release: 20090217000000.000000+000

Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1280x800
3D Resolution: 1280x800 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes

Physics Quality: None
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No

Anti-aliasing: None
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: Low (no world bumpmaps)

World Texture Level: Medium
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.720
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: Yes
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: 0.300
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 317567 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 19.20090716.3T
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found


And from Hijack:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 10:55:58 PM, on 14/08/2009
Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18813)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Users\owner\Program Files (x86)\DNA\btdna.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP UT\bin\hppusg.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\conime.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Windows\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil10c.ex e
C:\Program Files (x86)\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.ncil.com
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.google.ca/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.ncil.com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&p=%s
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank.htm
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Internet Explorer provided by Northern Computer Innovations Ltd.
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=userinit.exe
O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: scriptproxy - {7DB2D5A0-7241-4E79-B68D-6309F01C5231} - C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\VirusScan\scriptsn.dll
O2 - BHO: McAfee SiteAdvisor BHO - {B164E929-A1B6-4A06-B104-2CD0E90A88FF} - c:\PROGRA~2\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: McAfee SiteAdvisor Toolbar - {0EBBBE48-BAD4-4B4C-8E5A-516ABECAE064} - c:\PROGRA~2\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mcagent_exe] "C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe" /runkey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HPUsageTracking] "C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP UT\bin\hppusg.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP UT\"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Sidebar] C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BitTorrent DNA] "C:\Users\owner\Program Files (x86)\DNA\btdna.exe"
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~2\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: S&end to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~2\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL
O13 - Gopher Prefix:
O16 - DPF: {1E54D648-B804-468d-BC78-4AFFED8E262F} (System Requirements Lab) - http://www.nvidia.com/content/Driver...reqlab_nvd.cab
O18 - Protocol: sacore - {5513F07E-936B-4E52-9B00-067394E91CC5} - c:\PROGRA~2\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: ASP.NET State Service (aspnet_state) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspn et_state.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Ati External Event Utility - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\Ati2evxx.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @dfsrres.dll,-101 (DFSR) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\DFSR.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: McAfee SiteAdvisor Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\McSACore.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Services (mcmscsvc) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~2\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Network Agent (McNASvc) - McAfee, Inc. - c:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Scanner (McODS) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcods.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Proxy Service (McProxy) - McAfee, Inc. - c:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Real-time Scanner (McShield) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee SystemGuards (McSysmon) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~2\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcsysmon.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Personal Firewall Service (MpfService) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\MPF\MPFSrv.exe
O23 - Service: @comres.dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon.dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NMIndexingService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe
O23 - Service: Performance Service (nTuneService) - NVIDIA - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneService.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase.dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\SLsvc.exe,-101 (slsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\SLsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\snmptrap.exe,-3 (SNMPTRAP) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service (Stereo Service) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvSCPAPISvr.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\ui0detect.exe,-101 (UI0Detect) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Update Center Service (UpdateCenterService) - NVIDIA - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\System Update\UpdateCenterService.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vds.exe,-100 (vds) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc.exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing)

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End of file - 8277 bytes

Just wanted to say, thanks for the guide, I've never RPed before, but always wanted to try it, but felt kind of intimidated. I'll start looking for RP opportunities next time I log.

Later