9/28 Patch Broke Something With Graphics

Today's patch broke something, graphics-wise.

I logged in about 8:10 PM EST, and there was weird green pixelation on the loading screen for Ouro, and the game was flickering. I went to Menu -> Options, clicked on the Graphics tab, and suddenly, my screen went black.

After about 15 seconds, it came back, and there was a in the System Tray, with a balloon saying the video driver stopped responding, but recovered.

I closed CoH, and restarted. I couldn't do anything because the account had expired. Ooops. Went and paid up some time, checked this thread, and logged in again. Turned off AO, and found that the Valk cape was an odd color, text in the chat box was blurry pixels, and then things came back, except my character had no legs.

I used /quit, and loaded the game again. I had to turn off UM, and set my graphics to Recommended. Anything higher, and the game flashes, and things get wonky.

At this point, I can't even bring myself to play. My video card is a brand new EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-E 2.0.

Here are my reports.

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.0---

DxDiag gathered at September 28, 2010 20:34 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion
System Model: AY747AA-ABA p6310y
BIOS: BIOS Date: 11/12/09 14:45:05 Ver: 5.13
Central Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Memory: 6144MB
.Net Memory Report: 4722MB out of 6143MB available
Page File: 10697MB (1587MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD10 EADS-65M2B0 SCSI Disk Device) 730530MB out of 942739MB (77%) free
D Drive: (WDC WD10 EADS-65M2B0 SCSI Disk Device) 1600MB out of 11026MB (14%) free
E Drive: (Optiarc DVD RW AD-7231S5 SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7600.16385 (64-bit version)

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

No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce GTX 460
Video Memory: 3554 MB
Driver Version: 8.17.12.5896
Driver Date: 7/9/2010 6:38:00 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5938
Driver Date: 9/15/2009 3:08:00 PM

Sound Device Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5938
Driver Date: 9/15/2009 3:08:00 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: PEGATRON CORPORATION
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: VIOLET6
Motherboard Version: 6.01
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Name: BIOS Date: 11/12/09 14:45:05 Ver: 5.13
BIOS Version: HPQOEM - 20091112
BIOS Release: 20091112000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1600x838
3D Resolution: 1600x838 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: No
Maximized: Yes
Screen Position: -8, 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: Off
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: Unknown (5)

World Texture Level: Low
Character Texture Level: High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.800
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Stencil shadows
Shadow Map Shader: Low quality
Environmental Reflections: Disabled
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000

Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 0.200
Music Sound Volume: 0.200

Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.250
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 1428260 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1850.201009101722.3T2
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes

HiJack This! log:
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 8:38:39 PM, on 9/28/2010
Platform: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.01.3504)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16385)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Lexmark S300-S400 Series\lxeamon.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Lexmark S300-S400 Series\ezprint.exe
C:\Users\Kheldarn\AppData\Roaming\SanDisk\Sansa Updater\SansaDispatch.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP Odometer\hpsysdrv.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP Remote Solution\HP_Remote_Solution.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\hp\HP Software Update\hpwuschd2.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG9\avgtray.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Logitech\SetPoint\x86\SetPoint32.exe
c:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\TouchSmart\Media\Kernel\CLML\CLMLSvc.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\EVGA Precision\EVGAPrecision.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\EditPlus 2\editplus.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://g.msn.com/HPDSK/1
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://g.msn.com/HPDSK/1
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://g.msn.com/HPDSK/1
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank.htm
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
R3 - URLSearchHook: AVG Security Toolbar BHO - {A3BC75A2-1F87-4686-AA43-5347D756017C} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG9\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=userinit.exe
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG9\avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: AVG Security Toolbar BHO - {A3BC75A2-1F87-4686-AA43-5347D756017C} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG9\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll
O2 - BHO: Lexmark Printable Web - {D2C5E510-BE6D-42CC-9F61-E4F939078474} - C:\Program Files\Lexmark Printable Web\bho.dll
O2 - BHO: Microsoft Live Search Toolbar Helper - {d2ce3e00-f94a-4740-988e-03dc2f38c34f} - c:\Program Files (x86)\MSN\Toolbar\3.0.0566.0\msneshellx.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: Microsoft Live Search Toolbar - {1E61ED7C-7CB8-49d6-B9E9-AB4C880C8414} - c:\Program Files (x86)\MSN\Toolbar\3.0.0566.0\msneshellx.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AVG Security Toolbar - {CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG9\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hpsysdrv] c:\program files (x86)\hewlett-packard\HP odometer\hpsysdrv.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Remote Solution] %ProgramFiles%\Hewlett-Packard\HP Remote Solution\HP_Remote_Solution.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] c:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG9_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~2\AVG\AVG9\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SansaDispatch] C:\Users\Kheldarn\AppData\Roaming\SanDisk\Sansa Updater\SansaDispatch.exe
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - Global Startup: Logitech SetPoint.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Blog This - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: &Blog This in Windows Live Writer - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O13 - Gopher Prefix:
O18 - Protocol: avgsecuritytoolbar - {F2DDE6B2-9684-4A55-86D4-E255E237B77C} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG9\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG9\avgpp.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: AVG Security Toolbar Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG9\Toolbar\ToolbarBroker.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free E-mail Scanner (avg9emc) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG9\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free WatchDog (avg9wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG9\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc.dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm.dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: GameConsoleService - WildTangent, Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\HP Games\HP Game Console\GameConsoleService.exe
O23 - Service: HP Health Check Service - Hewlett-Packard - C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP Health Check\hphc_service.exe
O23 - Service: hpqwmiex - Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\Shared\hpqwmiex.exe
O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Logitech Bluetooth Service (LBTServ) - Logitech, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logishrd\Bluetooth\LBTServ.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Hewlett-Packard Company - c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: lxeaCATSCustConnectService - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\\lxeaserv. exe
O23 - Service: lxea_device - - C:\Windows\system32\lxeacoms.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: nProtect GameGuard Service (npggsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\GameMon.des.exe (file missing)
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: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - CACE Technologies - C:\Program Files (x86)\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe
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\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: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sppsvc.exe,-101 (sppsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.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: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vaultsvc.dll,-1003 (VaultSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
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\Wat\WatUX.exe,-601 (WatAdminSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\Wat\WatAdminSvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wbengine.exe,-104 (wbengine) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe (file missing)

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End of file - 10052 bytes

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I don't have this issue but what I've been experiencing after I downloaded the patch is that my Monitor would say "No Signal" and my whole screen would get turned off and I can't turn it back! I have to shut down my computer to restart.

I went back again and played for about 5mins and then the whole computer crash.

I went back again and my monitor gets "no signal" again.


I am not sure if it's the game, or my computer or both? I just know I didn't experience this kind of problem that often. I've seen this before but it was only rarely but I've seen my computer and monitor "shut down" 3 times.


And I am going to use my computer for while. If it's my computer's problem, shouldn't I get shut down as well?


I have a feeling it has something to do with the patch.. my gut feeling.

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at September 28, 2010 21:31 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.100608-0458)
System Manufacturer: alienware
System Model: alienware
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8200 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 2046MB
.Net Memory Report: 1263MB out of 2045MB available
Page File: 3321MB (1013MB currently in use)
C Drive: (ST325041 0AS SCSI Disk Device) 43139MB out of 230011MB (18%) free
D Drive: (HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N 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.

No problems found.

No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / NVxx
Video Memory: 1266 MB
Driver Version: 8.17.0012.5896
Driver Date: 7/9/2010 6:37:00 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHDA.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5506
Driver Date: 11/1/2007 2:29:32 PM

Sound Device Description: Realtek HDMI Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHDA.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5506
Driver Date: 11/1/2007 2:29:32 PM

Sound Device Description: Realtek Digital Output(RCA) (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHDA.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5506
Driver Date: 11/1/2007 2:29:32 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: alienware
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: alienware
Motherboard Version: 2
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Name: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: ALWARE - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20080418000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1280x768
3D Resolution: 1280x768 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes


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


Anti-aliasing: 8x
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.419 (turned on)
Depth of Field Enabled: Yes
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: Medium?


World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.622
Entity Detail Level: 1.448
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Shadow Mode: Shadow maps
Shadow Map Shader: Low quality
Environmental Reflections: Disabled
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: Performance
Occlusion Strength: Slight
Blur: Bilateral
Ambient Resolution: Performance


Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: Yes
FX Sound Volume: 0.302
Music Sound Volume: 0.186

Show Advanced Graphics Options: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.750
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 450313 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1850.201009101722.3T2
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
.\texture_library\GUI\Icons\Powers has 108 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\city has 1 file
.\texture_library\MAPS\Safeguard has 9 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\sewers has 44 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\static has 34 files
.\texture_library\V_MAPS\Outdoor_Missions has 9 files
.\texture_library\V_MAPS\Static has 16 files

Does my report show anything weird? I am afraid to log in again because I think my computer will crash again.

I too am experiencing graphic problems due to today's patch.
I was able to play yesterday without problems, for several hours. Even did a Rikti Ship Raid.

Today though...
I crashed when opening the costume window, and crashed when trying to adjust any of the graphics settings.
I checked, and I HAVE the latest graphics drivers, haven't changed anything since yesterday, and have not installed anything new. Today's CoH update is the ONLY difference.


---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at September 28, 2010 20:54 (-07:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
System Manufacturer: BIOSTAR Group
System Model: TA790GX3 A2+
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Central Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 9750 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 4096MB
.Net Memory Report: 3267MB out of 4095MB available
Page File: 7225MB (963MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD740ADFD-00NLR1 ATA Device) 52524MB out of 70904MB (74%) free
D Drive: (WDC WD5000ABYS-01TNA0 ATA Device) 221886MB out of 476937MB (46%) free
E Drive: (WDC SSC-D0064SC-2100 ATA Device) 6261MB out of 61054MB (10%) free
F Drive: (HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW GGC-H20L ATA Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7600.16385 (64-bit version)

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

No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce GTX 460
Video Memory: 2785 MB
Driver Version: 8.17.12.5896
Driver Date: 7/9/2010 3:38:00 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5969
Driver Date: 10/28/2009 11:40:58 AM

Sound Device Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5969
Driver Date: 10/28/2009 11:40:58 AM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: BIOSTAR Group
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: TA790GX3 A2+
Motherboard Version: 6.0
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Name: Default System BIOS
BIOS Version: 081308 - 20080813
BIOS Release: 20080813000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1920x1200
3D Resolution: 1920x1200 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes


Physics Quality: High
Maximum Particles: 38395
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: 8x
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: High quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: Yes
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: High


World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 2.000
Entity Detail Level: 2.000
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Unknown (4)
Shadow Map Shader: High quality
Environmental Reflections: High quality
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: High quality
Occlusion Strength: Strong
Blur: Trilateral
Ambient Resolution: Quality


Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) 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: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.500
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 819704 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1850.201009101722.3T2
Installation Directory: E:\City of Heroes

Just ran around Talos for a few. Went to Oro, came back. Changed some graphics settings. Did not have any issues. Mind you, I was only in game for about 5-8 minutes.

Here are my spec/settings:

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at September 29, 2010 09:33 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.100216-1514)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: EP45-UD3R
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 3326MB
.Net Memory Report: 1431MB out of 3326MB available
Page File: 20349MB (2035MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD3200AAKS-00B3A0) 77668MB out of 125233MB (62%) free
D Drive: (WDC WD3200AAKS-00B3A0) 152964MB out of 180001MB (84%) free
E Drive: (WDC WD6400AACS-00G8B0) 539374MB out of 610477MB (88%) free
F Drive: (LITE-ON LTR-24102B SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
G Drive: (LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1673S SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.5512 (32-bit version)

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

Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 9800 GTX+
Video Memory: 512.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0012.5721
Driver Date: 6/7/2010 7:57:00 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Driver File: P17xfi.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0621
Driver Date: 11/21/2007 6:06:26 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: EP45-UD3R
Motherboard Version: x.x
BIOS Manufacturer: Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS Name: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: GBT - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20081031000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1600x1200
3D Resolution: 1600x1200 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes


Physics Quality: High
Maximum Particles: 38946
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: 4x
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: High quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned on)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: High


World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.901
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Shadow Mode: Unknown (3)
Shadow Map Shader: Medium quality
Environmental Reflections: Ultra quality
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Occlusion Strength: Off
Blur: Bilateral
Ambient Resolution: Performance


Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 0.831
Music Sound Volume: 0.330

Show Advanced Graphics Options: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.500
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 782590 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1850.201009101722.3T2
Installation Directory: D:\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
.\texture_library\GUI\CREATION\common\Backgrounds has 1 file
.\texture_library\GUI\CREATION\Login has 1 file
.\texture_library\MAPS\city has 1 file
.\texture_library\MAPS\Midnight_Squad has 1 file
.\texture_library\MAPS\Safeguard has 9 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\sewers has 44 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\static has 40 files
.\texture_library\V_MAPS\Outdoor_Missions has 9 files
.\texture_library\V_MAPS\Static has 16 files

Just noticed that the posters that are having issues have a driver date of 7/9/2010 while I have a driver date of 6/7/2010. Wonder if you roll back a version if your issues will go away?

I, too, am having trouble. I logged in at around 3:00 AM due to a boring and sleepless night, and /everywhere/ was laggy unless it was a mission map. On a character info window, the portrait was black, unless it was mine, where it was a rainbow collage of pixels. I dropped UM to see if it helped, and it did not, and now, when I go to re-enable UM, City of crashes the second I move the slider over it. I know enabling an option in UM used to crash my laptop, but not UM itself, and I was able to enable and adjust that option after about a week. SO far the only difference in the game for me is the latest patch. I'd post up my info, but I'm too tired to try to figure out how to get it.

Using an ATI Radeon 5870 here. My fps got better with this patch. Running full Ultramode (minus ambient occlusion since I prefer FSAA) at 1920 x 1080.

Everyone w/problems in this thread is using Nvidia gfx. Probably a driver issue.

Well, not sure what happened. I think my graphic card is close to being toasted somehow.

I am actually in "safe mode". It got worse today than yesterday. Is this some kind of virus?

I tried to start CoV and every time I got on, I hear weird noise and then the whole computer locks up. It used to only happen maybe once in a while but now it is unplayable to the point that I think my graphic card has gone bad.

Before yesterday's patch, I actually did a ITF with zero crash. I don't know if it's coincidence or what. It is very frustrating.

On a few of my toons the windows are all messed up. Either the top or bottom has been 'snipped' making it look like something took a bite out of every window. Not game breaking but odd all the same.

I've only noticed it on 2 toons, all others have no graphics issues.

Here's what City of Helper got when I ran it and it didn't time out >_>
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at September 29, 2010 22:20 (-04:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
System Manufacturer: Alienware
System Model: M11x
BIOS: Ver 1.00 A05
Central Processor: Genuine Intel(R) CPU U4100 @ 1.30GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.3GHz
Memory: 4096MB
.Net Memory Report: 1782MB out of 3996MB available
Page File: 5075MB (2916MB currently in use)
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7600.16385 (64-bit version)

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

Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Video Memory: 1695 MB
Driver Version: 8.17.11.9772
Driver Date: 1/4/2010 12:40:24 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5999
Driver Date: 12/28/2009 10:00:42 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: Alienware
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: 08JG36
Motherboard Version: A05
BIOS Manufacturer: Alienware
BIOS Name: Ver 1.00 A05
BIOS Version: ALWARE - 6040000
BIOS Release: 20100806000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1366x706
3D Resolution: 1366x706 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: No
Maximized: Yes
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: Off
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: Unknown (0)


World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 2.000
Entity Detail Level: 2.000
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Stencil shadows
Shadow Map Shader: Unknown (0)
Environmental Reflections: Disabled
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Occlusion Strength: Off
Blur: Bilateral
Ambient Resolution: Performance


Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
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: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.500
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1850.201009101722.3T2
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found

That's from a fresh install of the game, which sadly did not fix either the lag, or the game crashing when I so much as move the graphics slider to anything more than recommended. Before the most recent patch, I had neither of these problems. Though I'm willing to chalk the lag up to the storms that have been here all week screwing with the wireless connection on my laptop. Also, on the character info windows, the snapshot area is entirely black, NPC or other player alike, and a rainbow of pixels when I open my own info window. Again, never happened before the patch. According to GPU-Z, my laptop has an Intel graphics card.

I ended up shutting my compy down last night, and let it sit for about 5 mins, then booted up. A friend came over tonight, and I logged it, and cranked my settings back to what they were. There was a problem with shiney armor bits that went away after I hit Apply Now.

My friend logged in his account, and showed off one of his characters, and there were no issues that I saw. Really weird.

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Well, I'm still getting crashes.

I can open the costume window now, but when I try and adjust the graphics settings it locks-up and crashes CoH.
This is crazy, it was working fine a couple days ago. And I was able to tweak all my graphics settings to adjust the new card to a sweet spot for frames-per-second, and now it just dies inexplicably when I try and turn anything off or down.

I do turn my computer off during the day while I'm at work, so I know it's not a reboot problem. I may be just stuck wiping and reinstalling everything again...

Are you by any chance running the EVGA Precision tool or any of the other tools based off of the old Riva Tuner?

Those are known to cause problems when trying to change your graphics settings.

Me? Yes, I've got EVGA Precision running, so I can monitor my card temp. Never had any problems chaning the settings until after that patch.

I'll try disabling it, and see what happens.

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