Discussion: Upgrade to the NCsoft Launcher now!
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Posted on: 2011-03-03 24:55 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
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Just wondering, does that mean people that don't install the NCSoft Launcher during this limited time will never get the wisp aura, or is the wisp aura planned to be part of a future booster/issue?
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Originally Posted by Avatea
We are introducing a new way to download and patch City of Heroes, through the NCsoft Launcher! For a limited time, all customers who use the NCsoft launcher will unlock the new Wisp Aura for free!
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Does the NCLauncher support multiple launches of the game for dualboxing.
Does NCLauncher support 2 instances of the game running 2 different parameters. On the second instance using: -maxfps 25 -maxinactivefps 10 as parameters but not the first?
Does the NCLauncher allow you to bypass verify files if you want to get back into the game quickly after a crash?
These are kind of important to me and some friends in game.
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"all customers who use the NCsoft launcher will unlock the new Wisp Aura for free"|
Originally Posted by Capa_Devans
I got the Wisps option when I tried to make a new char from the Launcher. I got the New costume bit unlocked on a char which I hadn't loaded with the new launcher but started the game the 'normal/old' way.
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Originally Posted by Xzero45
Just wondering, does that mean people that don't install the NCSoft Launcher during this limited time will never get the wisp aura, or is the wisp aura planned to be part of a future booster/issue?
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Downloaded, and loving it. The UI is much purdier than the old CoX updater.
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I can't get it to work.
Made backups and removed everything: games and launcher.
Installed the new client with launcher.
Installed COH through launcher. It lasted less than one minute (?), and when I click "PLAY", the old updater runs. This is not WAI, right?
Running Vista and everything as Administrator. Help please.
[EDIT] Found the problem... I'm in South America. You've gotta be kidding me... I'm now connecting through a VPN in New York, and the new updater works fine. Back to South America and everything is messed up. Very irritating!
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ok, so i selected to repair(consistency check) the live, test, and beta servers to see if maybe there was a problem with the updates and they all ran and passed. when i open the launcher i still get an error claiming that nclauncher.exe is locked. i choose to continue and it bring sup the launch screen. when i try to open any version of the game, it gives me an error saying the game needs to be repaired, ut it cant repaire itself. so now nothing is playable thanx to the new launcher....|
Originally Posted by TheDark1
im having trouble loading as it says the file nclauncher.exe is locked.
what does that even mean?? |
how do i fix it? and by fix, i mean, get rid of it and go back to the regular game launcher!
I got it. Ran it. Earned the Wisp Aura.
Ran into no bugs/problems.
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Ditto. Hope it goes as smoothly on my computer at home.
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Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards
I got it. Ran it. Earned the Wisp Aura.
Ran into no bugs/problems. |
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Is there a way to hide the "Not installed" tab, so I don't have to look at those other games every single time?
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So... I went and tried to repair errors, right? For Beta and Test.
And it's pretty much.... downloading the whole game again... Is this normal? I want to get into sneak peek today...
Will the Mac client be available this month? I'll be vanishing for three months starting in April and I'll be rather annoyed to miss the Wisp aura because the launchers weren't updated simultaneously.
How do I resolve issues with the NCsoft Launcher?
How do I reinstall the NCsoft Launcher?
How do I install the necessary .Net framework and MSXML libraries for the NCsoft Launcher to correctly function?
What kind of data does the NCsoft Launcher collect when I opt in to help make it better in the future?
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2 Quick questions-
1) I have a shortcut set up to launch the game without the updater for the times when the old updater would break. Does anyone know if this will still work with this new launcher?
2) Is the old CoH Launcher still usable? (I'd rather not install a new launcher and have it screw everything up potentially until AFTER the I20 sneak peek tonight!!!)
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I don't know why it should, but it did for me. Just once. After that, it was fine. Funny thing is, I was able to get in the game just fine before the 'repair', so, I don't know what it was repairing. I sent in a /bug report about it.|
Originally Posted by Denji
So... I went and tried to repair errors, right? For Beta and Test.
And it's pretty much.... downloading the whole game again... Is this normal? I want to get into sneak peek today... |
If you switch back and forth between the new and old launchers, they'll keep on updating the main client, so, I wouldn't advise that.
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I downloaded the new launcher. Live works fine, test works fine, but when I go to update beta it goes to download a lot of stuff and says it'll take more than an hour to download. Not sure if it's a bug or because I haven't updated beta since the GR beta.
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The NCSoft Launcher's default is to start the game without really verifying files. So, it's a quick start, but you can wind up with a frozen client if the files are bad. You'll have to verify/repair the files specifically through the Launcher in that case.|
Originally Posted by Benchpresser
2 Quick questions-
1) I have a shortcut set up to launch the game without the updater for the times when the old updater would break. Does anyone know if this will still work with this new launcher? 2) Is the old CoH Launcher still usable? (I'd rather not install a new launcher and have it screw everything up potentially until AFTER the I20 sneak peek tonight!!!) |
It does check for game updates each time and the old tag, -project "coh", isn't working to bypass that. We'll have to see if the Devs can find us a new tag for game updates in case we need to bypass a buggy update server.
The Old Launcher is supposed to become unusable at some point. Whether that actually happens is unknown.
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Not a bug. There's been a lot of patching on the Server since GR went Live.
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Originally Posted by treboreleets
I downloaded the new launcher. Live works fine, test works fine, but when I go to update beta it goes to download a lot of stuff and says it'll take more than an hour to download. Not sure if it's a bug or because I haven't updated beta since the GR beta.
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oh this keeps getting better and better...|
Originally Posted by TheDark1
im having trouble loading as it says the file nclauncher.exe is locked.
what does that even mean?? |
so, after selecting to continue through the error-1 file locked: nclauncher.exe and just opening the launcher, i choose to repair(consistency check) the live, test, and beta servers to see if i can get something to open. all three run updates, all three pass, and all three show green dots which i assume signifies that the game is ready to run. so, i select the live server and select play now. only i get a message that says the launcher needs to update so should i restart now or restart later. if i restart now, i go back through the loop where upon i get the locked file error at which point i can exit or continue. exiting solves nothing so go through and continue. back to where i was. so, choose restart later. now i get the error code that the game needs to be repaired but cant repair itself. dot turns red.
...alright. so uninstall the new launcher which so far is garbage. reboot the computer. restart, and try again. now city of heroes doesnt show on the game list, though i still get the same 3 choose your own adventure style windows. so, go to the ncsoft account page so i can reload the client, only theyve recently implemented new security measures. i think im putting in the right answers: my secret question(though i really dont recall putting that as my question, but i definetly know the answer to it so i mustve), my birthdate, and the mish mash flash image letters. only obviously im not putting something in right. the capitalization of my secret answer? spaces or no spaces? does the day of my birthdate need to be 2 digits or is 1 sufficient? what the hell letter is that in the flash image: a u.... a v??? is that an r next to an n or an m??? WTF!?!?!
well.. FML. now im locked out of my ncsoft account management page, i cant dl the game client, i cant figure out how to get this piece of garbage new launcher to stop locking itself(since, ya know, the locked file is nclauncher.exe.....), and i cant get the original launcher to work since i already dl'ed the original update through it so when you click on it, it looks for this stupid new launcher.....
what else can POSSIBLY go wrong??
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
has anyone answered the question on what to do when it says the EXE is locked????
i uninstalled it and tried again but i keep getting the same error.
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i googled the problem and it looks like it happened a year ago to Aion users as well (i had Aion once)
good thing they got all the bugs out :P
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Pro Tip: New and Quick Start-up Desktop Icons
1. After your clients (Live, Test, and Beta) are set up, open the NCSoft Launcher. Click on File (top drop down menu) > In General Tab, click on "After launching game:" drop down > chose "Exit Launcher" > OK.
2. Right click on a client (e.g. CITY OF HEROES TEST) > on the pop up menu, chose "Create Desktop Shortcut"
3. Close the NCSoft Launcher. Find new Desktop Shortcut and double click it. The NCSoft Launcher will open briefly, start the client, then exit. From here on out, all you need is that one double-click to start the game.
Pro Tip: Customizing Start-up Desktop Icons and Skins
If you use several clients (Live, Test, and Beta), you may want to customize the Desktop Shortcuts and the start-up 'skin' so you get visual cues as to which client you're starting and which server you're entering. I use all three servers and clients. I gave the Live client the Hero icon and skin, the Test client the Villain icon and skin, and the Beta client the GR Gold icon and skin.
1. Open the NCSoft Launcher. For each client, right click and on the pop up menu, chose "Properties."
2. In the Properties window, you can add many of the old command line tags you use to with the shortcut to the old launcher. For the blue Hero skin, leave it blank or use -uiskin 0. For the red Villain skin, use -cov or -uiskin 1. For the gold GR skin, use -uiskin 2. Hit the OK button when done.
3. For each Desktop Shortcut Icon, you can customize which icon to show. Right click on the shortcut and in the pop up menu, chose Properties. In the main or shortcut tab, look for the "Change Icon" button and click it. If you get an error message or only one icon to chose from, click the Browse button and navigate to the cityofheroes.exe file in your main City of Heroes directory. You should now see a choice of five icons to use. Chose the one you want for each client's/server's shortcut.
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so only me and one other person (and the bunch on nc softs other games) have had this issue?
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One thing worries me about this
"content distribution network" Does this mean Peer to Peer? all Peer to Peer is blocked on the network so i'd simply not be able to patch or anything
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Originally Posted by TheDark1
oh this keeps getting better and better...
so, after selecting to continue through the error-1 file locked: nclauncher.exe and just opening the launcher, i choose to repair(consistency check) the live, test, and beta servers to see if i can get something to open. all three run updates, all three pass, and all three show green dots which i assume signifies that the game is ready to run. so, i select the live server and select play now. only i get a message that says the launcher needs to update so should i restart now or restart later. if i restart now, i go back through the loop where upon i get the locked file error at which point i can exit or continue. exiting solves nothing so go through and continue. back to where i was. so, choose restart later. now i get the error code that the game needs to be repaired but cant repair itself. dot turns red. ...alright. so uninstall the new launcher which so far is garbage. reboot the computer. restart, and try again. now city of heroes doesnt show on the game list, though i still get the same 3 choose your own adventure style windows. so, go to the ncsoft account page so i can reload the client, only theyve recently implemented new security measures. i think im putting in the right answers: my secret question(though i really dont recall putting that as my question, but i definetly know the answer to it so i mustve), my birthdate, and the mish mash flash image letters. only obviously im not putting something in right. the capitalization of my secret answer? spaces or no spaces? does the day of my birthdate need to be 2 digits or is 1 sufficient? what the hell letter is that in the flash image: a u.... a v??? is that an r next to an n or an m??? WTF!?!?! well.. FML. now im locked out of my ncsoft account management page, i cant dl the game client, i cant figure out how to get this piece of garbage new launcher to stop locking itself(since, ya know, the locked file is nclauncher.exe.....), and i cant get the original launcher to work since i already dl'ed the original update through it so when you click on it, it looks for this stupid new launcher..... what else can POSSIBLY go wrong?? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. |
You can try to redownload the client from here: http://download.cityofheroes.com/US/CoH_NA_Setup.zip or from any disc you may have.
I don't think your original problem with file-lock had anything to do with your account. Did you try to run the launcher as administrator?
Also, your old launcher should fix everything.
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I got the Wisps option when I tried to make a new char from the Launcher. I got the New costume bit unlocked on a char which I hadn't loaded with the new launcher but started the game the 'normal/old' way.
Don't tell me they've coded something .... flakey?!
Surely not!
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