Stuck at loading screen

Hi all!

I am aware we are getting a huge patch today. I have downloaded the new patch and the game updated successfuly. My problem is that I get stuck at the "loading bar" and I never get to the log in screen. This didn't use to be the behaviour in previous issues, is that normal?

Moreover, I have the Beta installed and if I try to connect to it I get the same result (loading bar). I logged in in the beta server before without problems.

Any feedback is welcome!

@Arda

PS: I have "Disable visual themes" and "Run as administrator" in both the NCSoft Launcher and the cityofheroes.exe

Servers are still down, estimated up time is 4:00 est

But I shoudn't be able to reach the loggin screen despite servers being down? I see people able to do that in other threads...

Try running the nclauncher as admin,or have it check the game files

((I can finally log onto the forums again!!))

I've been wanting to post this since yesterday...

First, try opening the Task Manager (simple way is to press Ctrl + Alt + Del once [I do not know if it was changed with newer Windows, but pressing that key combo twice used to quick reboot] and selecting "start Task Manager at the bottom of the list), look for any and all instances of "NCSoftLauncher in the Applications tab, or "NCLauncher" in the Processes tab, and select them and end them.

Also, the next time you have the NCSoft Launcher open, click on File > Settings and uncheck "Automatically run the Launcher at Windows startup."

I've seen some people report that the Launcher gets crazy on them if they run it automatically at startup, but it runs fine when that isn't checked.

Reboot for good measure, then give it a shot.

Sorry, due to the forum eating my password, I have not been able to reply before. Morgan Reed, thanks for the suggestions, but the Launcher is set up to close when I launch the game and there is no launcher process running when game loads. I don-t have the launcher set to run at Windows startup.

So my problem is not solved. I launch the game from NCSoft Launcher, Launcher closes (I have NC Launcher set up to auto-close), then the usual blue loading bar appears... and there it stays.

I can work around it starting the game in "Safe Mode". Then I login, enter with a toon and set up gra`hics to my liking. After playing a bit, if I want to change toons with "Change character" option, then the mouse pointer dissapears; but if I select "Go to login screen" the mouse is fine.

Funny thing, if I enter in Safe Mode, open GFX options and save them as they are ("Safe Mode"), then exit de game and try to launch it from the Launcher (with "Safe Mode" unchecked) it gets stuck in the loading bar!!! So then, the unability to launch it is not related to some "demanding" GFX option, as I am using the safe mode settings. Is it possible that the "Safe Mode" flag changes some behavious beyond tuning down the GFX options?

I have tried to re-install my nVidia drivers (280) doing a clean re-install with the "Perfect install" option, no use. Also, as this behaviour reminded me on the issues of running the game in Linux, I tried to add "-renderthread 0"...

Any ideas?

So I guess I am the only one with this problem?

(shameless bump)

@Arda

After reinstalling the latest drivers, that did no good, I have unistalled the game, then the NCSoft launcher, cleaned registry, then reinstalled the Launcher, later downlaoded the whole game and installed it from the scratch... still same problem, stuck in the blue loading bar, aaaarrrggghhh!!!

Help please?

@Arda

Arda, the only things I can think of is first try the 'repair' function then do a defrag. (Is you ingame resolution set the same as your desktop?)

Hey Healix, thanks for the advice, unfortunately it didn't work...

I don't know what to do short of a Windows re-install...

@Arda

First, my suggestion to kill NCSoft Launcher in Task manager isn't because I thought it was running while you were playing. Many people noted the Launcher was running a separate process that was screwing up the works. And making sure there were no running instances cured them.

Next, I am plum out of ideas.

The only thing you haven't tried that I can think of helping others is to delete the "addcache.xml" file in your CoH directory, but that should have taken care of itself when you uninstalled and reinstalled...

Finally, if you are feeling adventurous, you could try what this post says, and see if that works. (I tired it, and didn't have the setting mentioned, but I am also not having trouble logging in.)

And a last ditch, shot in the dark, effort... In the Launcher, under File > Settings > Advanced, is the region properly set? And even if it is, try the other setting?

And that is the total of my ideas in this area, other than a clean OS install...

Have you tried filing a support ticket?

Or, any of the suggestions here?

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=231628

Have you tried posting a CohHelper and HijackThis report so we don't simply toss out ideas blindly?

Hi all, thanks again for the feedback.

Morgan_Reed, the Auth entry is not on my registry, neither there is a NCSoft Launcher process sneakly running after launcing the game. Deleting the addcache-xml file didn't help neither, but thanks for keeping helping.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tex Have you tried filing a support ticket? Or, any of the suggestions here? http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=231628

CoH Helper and HiJackThis logs in following posts.

I want to stress that I can enter in Safe Mode. If I "down-tune" the graph options to the same level as Safe Mode, I can't enter neither, Safe Mode needs to be checked in the Launcher. Windowed neither works.

I also have tried the 285 nVidia Beta drivers, disabling SLI (both for SLI settings in the nVidia panel and in the the CoH profile of the nVidia panel, and all the combinations). Nothing helped.

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Even runing it as an Admin, HiJack seems to not be able to access my Registry...

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O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\lmhsvc.dll,-101 (lmhosts) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\mmcss.dll,-100 (MMCSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\FirewallAPI.dll,-23090 (MpsSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @comres.dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\iscsidsc.dll,-5000 (MSiSCSI) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\msimsg.dll,-27 (msiserver) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\qagentrt.dll,-6 (napagent) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: Nero BackItUp Scheduler 4.0 - Nero AG - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Nero\Nero BackItUp 4\NBService.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon.dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\netman.dll,-109 (Netman) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\netprofm.dll,-202 (netprofm) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\nlasvc.dll,-1 (NlaSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\nsisvc.dll,-200 (nsi) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Update Service Daemon (nvUpdatusService) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\daemonu.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\pnrpsvc.dll,-8004 (p2pimsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\p2psvc.dll,-8006 (p2psvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\pcasvc.dll,-1 (PcaSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\peerdistsvc.dll,-9000 (PeerDistSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\sysWow64\perfhost.exe,-2 (PerfHost) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\pla.dll,-500 (pla) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\umpnpmgr.dll,-100 (PlugPlay) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\pnrpauto.dll,-8002 (PNRPAutoReg) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\pnrpsvc.dll,-8000 (PNRPsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\polstore.dll,-5010 (PolicyAgent) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\umpo.dll,-100 (Power) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\profsvc.dll,-300 (ProfSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase.dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\qwave.dll,-1 (QWAVE) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\rasauto.dll,-200 (RasAuto) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\rasmans.dll,-200 (RasMan) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @regsvc.dll,-1 (RemoteRegistry) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%windir%\system32\RpcEpMap.dll,-1001 (RpcEptMapper) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @oleres.dll,-5010 (RpcSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\SCardSvr.dll,-1 (SCardSvr) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\schedsvc.dll,-100 (Schedule) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\certprop.dll,-13 (SCPolicySvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sdrsvc.dll,-107 (SDRSVC) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\seclogon.dll,-7001 (seclogon) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Sens.dll,-200 (SENS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\sensrsvc.dll,-1000 (SensrSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\SessEnv.dll,-1026 (SessionEnv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\shsvcs.dll,-12288 (ShellHWDetection) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
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: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sppuinotify.dll,-103 (sppuinotify) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\ssdpsrv.dll,-100 (SSDPSRV) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sstpsvc.dll,-200 (SstpSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: Audio Service (STacSV) - IDT, Inc. - C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\stw rt64.inf_amd64_neutral_ac576d174925c1c6\STacSV64.e xe
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\wiaservc.dll,-9 (stisvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\StorSvc.dll,-100 (StorSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\swprv.dll,-103 (swprv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sysmain.dll,-1000 (SysMain) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\TabSvc.dll,-100 (TabletInputService) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\tapisrv.dll,-10100 (TapiSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\tbssvc.dll,-100 (TBS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\termsrv.dll,-268 (TermService) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\themeservice.dll,-8192 (Themes) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\mmcss.dll,-102 (THREADORDER) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: Cliente de seguimiento de vínculos distribuidos (TrkWks) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\servicing\TrustedInstaller.exe,-100 (TrustedInstaller) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\servicing\TrustedInstaller.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\ui0detect.exe,-101 (UI0Detect) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\umrdp.dll,-1000 (UmRdpService) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\upnphost.dll,-213 (upnphost) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\dwm.exe,-2000 (UxSms) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
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: Cisco AnyConnect VPN Agent (vpnagent) - Cisco Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client\vpnagent.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc.exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\w32time.dll,-200 (W32Time) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
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\wbiosrvc.dll,-100 (WbioSrvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\wcncsvc.dll,-3 (wcncsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\WcsPlugInService.dll,-200 (WcsPlugInService) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wdi.dll,-502 (WdiServiceHost) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wdi.dll,-500 (WdiSystemHost) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\webclnt.dll,-100 (WebClient) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\wecsvc.dll,-200 (Wecsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\wercplsupport.dll,-101 (wercplsupport) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\wersvc.dll,-100 (WerSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MsMpRes.dll,-103 (WinDefend) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\winhttp.dll,-100 (WinHttpAutoProxySvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmisvc.dll,-205 (Winmgmt) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wsmsvc.dll,-101 (WinRM) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\wlansvc.dll,-257 (Wlansvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
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)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\wpcsvc.dll,-100 (WPCSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\wpdbusenum.dll,-100 (WPDBusEnum) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\wscsvc.dll,-200 (wscsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\SearchIndexer.exe,-103 (WSearch) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wuaueng.dll,-105 (wuauserv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\wudfsvc.dll,-1000 (wudfsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\wwansvc.dll,-257 (WwanSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
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End of file - 27331 bytes

Can you add -console to your "Extra Command Line Parameters (Advanced)" and run the game (will not fix anything, but provides more information) and copy and paste the results here after you get stuck?

You can click on the upper-left corner of the console window (on the City of Heroes Icon in the title bar) and do Edit->Select All and then Edit->Copy to copy the contents of the console window.

Sure!

Running City of Heroes
Preloading DLLs...done. (0.01)
CityOfHeroes client count: 2
num cpus = 2 / 2
Validating files against checksum file: "client.chksum"
Fast validation succeeded.
Loading message stores...done. (0.42)
ERRORLOG STARTING IGNORE_
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GTX 260M/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 3.0.0
console 1
project euCoH
auth 64.25.36.88
Initializing hardware lights...done (3.89)
CPU: 2933 Mhz / Memory: 3838 MBs / Available Memory: 1986 MBs / OS Version: 6.1.
7601 /
Command Line Arguments: "City Of Heroes" "-console" "-project" "euCoH" "-launche
r" "" "" "" "" "-auth" "64.25.36.88"
Primary Video Device: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M / Driver Date: 09-10-2011 / Video
Memory: Unknown
OpenGL vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer: GeForce GTX 260M/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version: 3.0.0
Render settings: VBOS 1
Render path: NV1X NV2X NV3X NV4X ARBVP ARBFP GLSL DX10_CLASS
Render features: WATER* BLOOM TONEMAP MULTITEX* MULTITEX_DUAL* HQBUMP* MULTITEX_
HQBUMP* FPRENDER WATER_DEPTH* DOF BUMPMAPS* BUMPMAPS_WORLD* DESATURATE* AMBIENT*
CUBEMAP* SHADOWMAP* WATER_REFLECTIONS*
Acceptable video card driver
Initializing fragment shaders...
Initializing vertex shaders...

And there it stops...

Thanks again!

It is possible that this is an issue with the NVIDIA display driver.

Odd, the latest driver I found for your NVIDIA 260M (note the M for mobile/notebook) has a version of 280.26 and a release date of 2011.08.09, but your drivers are dated:

Driver Version: 8.17.12.8527
Driver Date: 09/10/2011 13:37:00

which corresponds to a version of 285.27. So, you should try re-installing your video drivers from here:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/noteboo...ql-driver.html

EDIT: I see that the 285.27 are the BETA NVIDIA display drivers. You should still see if the latest non-BETA drivers work better for you.

The previous issue (I20) was working fine for you with the 280 drivers? If so, I would go back to the 280 drivers.

First, a question for Tex. Is the Auth entry correct? I remember seeing some people having problems with an incorrect Auth entry and removing it from the registry seemed to have resolved the problems.

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Arda_ console 1 project euCoH auth 64.25.36.88

Second question is for Arda.

Have you tried disabling the various Alienware Command Center stuff such as the AlienFusionController or AlienFXController or similar. It's possible something in a recent update is conflicting with something there.

You might also try disabling anything unnecessary for gaming such as the Cisco VPN Agent service.