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Everything runs fine EXCEPT I can't get on a train

Aetherian

By Aetherian,
Posted on: 2009-05-19 07:25 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

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The subject pretty much says it all. I am a returning player who bought and installed the Architect Edition on my laptop. Everything works fine, powers work, I can complete missions, I gain experience, EXCEPT I can't get on a train. There seems to be an invisible wall stopping me from entering. My suspicion is that this is related to a problem displaying the train map you pick your destination from. OS and all drivers updated last night. Here is the system readout from CoHHelper:

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.7---

DxDiag gathered at May 19, 2009 10:06 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506)
System Manufacturer: Acer
System Model: Extensa 4420
BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBLl
Central Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-57 (2 CPUs), ~1.9GHz
Memory: 1790MB
.Net Memory Report: 984MB out of 1789MB available
Page File: 2200MB (1629MB currently in use)
C Drive: (Hitachi HTS542516K9SA00 ATA Device) 28238MB out of 71316MB (39%) free
D Drive: (Hitachi HTS542516K9SA00 ATA Device) 46376MB out of 71307MB (65%) free
E Drive: (HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T40N ATA Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 10
DirectX Diag version: 6.00.6001.18000 (32-bit version)

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

Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
Manufacturer / Chip: ATI Technologies Inc. / ATI Radeon X1200 Series (0x791F)
Video Memory: 894 MB
Driver Version: 7.14.0010.0612
Driver Date: 9/29/2008 7:34:20 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHDA.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5543
Driver Date: 1/8/2008 9:06:04 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: Acer
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: Extensa 4420
Motherboard Version: Rev
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies LTD
BIOS Name: Ver 1.00PARTTBLl
BIOS Version: ACRSYS - 6040000
BIOS Release: 20080611000000.000000+000

Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1024x768
3D Resolution: 1024x768 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes

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

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

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
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: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 1.000
Music Sound Volume: 0.600

Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.600
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 119634 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 18.20090422.5T
Installation Directory: D:\Program Files\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found

Thanks in advance for any help

 

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The subject pretty much says it all. I am a returning player who bought and installed the Architect Edition on my laptop. Everything works fine, powers work, I can complete missions, I gain experience, EXCEPT I can't get on a train. There seems to be an invisible wall stopping me from entering. My suspicion is that this is related to a problem displaying the train map you pick your destination from. OS and all drivers updated last night.

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First question: are you at the central area of the train station (where you see the doors open/close and the train moves to enter/leave the station?) If not, then you are at the Exit (doors remain open all the time) and you need to go into the central station entrance where the map is displayed.

Second question: if you are in the right section, are you clicking on the train doors? You must do this to pull up the destination selection menu. You don't just run through the doors like you would run through the areas connecting zones.

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"Chew Electric Death, Snarling Cur!"

 

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D'OH!!!!!!!

File this one solved under stupid user error. I TOTALLY forgot about clicking on the train. I was thinking you ran on, then the selection screen appeared. That's what no playing for 2 years will do to you.

Thanks for fixing my ignorance.

 

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D'OH!!!!!!!

File this one solved under stupid user error. I TOTALLY forgot about clicking on the train. I was thinking you ran on, then the selection screen appeared. That's what no playing for 2 years will do to you.

Thanks for fixing my ignorance.

[/ QUOTE ] Your ID-10-T form is in the mail. lol j.k

 

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<--- has my I-D-10-T form framed and on the wall. Took me two months to figure out how to use the trams!

-Wolf sends

 

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<--- has my I-D-10-T form framed and on the wall. Took me two months to figure out how to use the trams!

-Wolf sends

[/ QUOTE ] Umm.. that's not a certificate. You were supposed to fill it out and send that back.

Looks like now I'll have to send you another one. haha

 

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It's not like none of us ever tried to enter the tram from the exit door and cursed how the game was broken. <whistles innocently>

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Guilty as charged. Although it didn't take me more than a few minutes (and a helpful veteran) to learn that the exit portal could not be used to enter.


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