"C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes\cityofheroes.exe" -project coh
That command still works perfectly fine (adjust the path as necessary, especially if your CoH directory is in your NCLauncher directory)!
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Originally Posted by ShadowNate
;_; ?!?! What the heck is wrong with you, my god, I have never been so confused in my life!
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You can still use the cohupdater.exe -project "coh" trick to skip the launcher...|
Originally Posted by Aisynia
I liked the old launcher, specifically, my ability to skip it. I haven't really played much in a long while, and I'm getting very, very annoyed with the clunky, silly NC launcher. I cannot figure out any way to skip it. Did they remove that ability? Cause if so, that's.. cruel.
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but you still need the crapware launcher to patch the game.
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If you hate the launcher to an extreme degree, you could always apply the patches by hand. You just need to extract the .ncpatch (which is just zipped, iirc, I created a page on Pwiki about it), then read the apply the diffs using xdiff (you can either download it from SF, or use the copy in the NC Launcher directory).| but you still need the crapware launcher to patch the game. |
I'm fairly certain that using the launcher is the easier option, though... If someone was so inclined, it really wouldn't be that hard to write a replacement launcher/patcher (I was toying with it before I let my subscription lapse last time I was playing- I'm currently preoccupied with a different CoH related app I'm working on).
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Originally Posted by ShadowNate
;_; ?!?! What the heck is wrong with you, my god, I have never been so confused in my life!
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The problem is, when I do that, I get only one server to select, "UNNAMED".
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Originally Posted by Kitsune Knight
If you hate the launcher to an extreme degree, you could always apply the patches by hand. You just need to extract the .ncpatch (which is just zipped, iirc, I created a page on Pwiki about it), then read the apply the diffs using xdiff (you can either download it from SF, or use the copy in the NC Launcher directory).
I'm fairly certain that using the launcher is the easier option, though... If someone was so inclined, it really wouldn't be that hard to write a replacement launcher/patcher (I was toying with it before I let my subscription lapse last time I was playing- I'm currently preoccupied with a different CoH related app I'm working on). |
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=267988
Just because there is a perl script that does the functions of the launcher does not mean that I'm going to stop reminding Paragon Studios / NCSoft just how castrophically bad an idea it is to use .NET for any kind of production product.
Until NCSoft / Paragon Studios get off their collective rear-ends and gets the current launcher replaced with something that DOES NOT USE .NET I'm going to take every opportunity to remind them that the launcher is a crapware product, and let everybody else know it's a crapware product.
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After patching the game, you need to run the game from the launcher at least once to verify the files.
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Originally Posted by Aisynia
The problem is, when I do that, I get only one server to select, "UNNAMED".
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I have.
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CityOfHeroes.exe -project euCoH -launcher -auth 64.25.36.4|
Originally Posted by Aisynia
The problem is, when I do that, I get only one server to select, "UNNAMED".
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Edit: Obviously replace euCOH with COH if you haven't got the EU flavour installed.
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We can all link to framework vulnerabilities (hell, mine is still unpatched *and* more serious than yours) but that doesn't invalidate the entire platform.|
Originally Posted by je_saist
.Just because there is a perl script that does the functions of the launcher does not mean that I'm going to stop reminding Paragon Studios / NCSoft just how castrophically bad an idea it is to use .NET for any kind of production product.
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Don't get me wrong, the choice of .NET here is *stupid* given that they have official support for OSX and a known Linux userbase, but the choice of .NET is not globally a bad idea if your application is purely targeted at the Windows desktop platform and you want to make use of its functionality.
Not a .NET developer, though I am a heavy Powershell user, I just don't have an inherent problem with Microsoft's products just because they're from Microsoft.
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Originally Posted by The_Spad_EU
CityOfHeroes.exe -project euCoH -launcher -auth 64.25.36.4
Edit: Obviously replace euCOH with COH if you haven't got the EU flavour installed. |
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Originally Posted by je_saist
... *points you to this thread*
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=267988 Just because there is a perl script that does the functions of the launcher does not mean that I'm going to stop reminding Paragon Studios / NCSoft just how castrophically bad an idea it is to use .NET for any kind of production product. Until NCSoft / Paragon Studios get off their collective rear-ends and gets the current launcher replaced with something that DOES NOT USE .NET I'm going to take every opportunity to remind them that the launcher is a crapware product, and let everybody else know it's a crapware product. |
I'm definitely not a fan of .Net either (I've yet to use a .Net app that didn't act funky... such as using an unusually large amount of memory, or have a UI that just acts weird). It seems weird to go with .Net now of all times... what with OSX's growing popularity... but I guess NC has had the NC Launcher around for a while.
At least it's better than ATI's decision to rewrite their tools to use .Net... which massively ballooned the size of their standard driver installer (iirc, by about 100x!)... but somebody else being stupider isn't exactly a thing to cheer about.
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Originally Posted by ShadowNate
;_; ?!?! What the heck is wrong with you, my god, I have never been so confused in my life!
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I liked the old launcher, specifically, my ability to skip it. I haven't really played much in a long while, and I'm getting very, very annoyed with the clunky, silly NC launcher. I cannot figure out any way to skip it. Did they remove that ability? Cause if so, that's.. cruel.
Thanks for any replies.
I'm only ladylike when compared to my sister.