Where are maps stored / how to transfer them?
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Posted on: 2012-06-21 07:13 in Player Questions
Fog of war hasn't worked properly in ... years? It's been a while. In fact, I think the main reason they originally created the Reveal vet power was to mitigate the Fog of War bug.
Ok, that last part may have been exaggerated, but Fog of War is definitely bugged and has been for quite some time.
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Originally Posted by Zybron1
Fog of war hasn't worked properly in ... years? It's been a while. In fact, I think the main reason they originally created the Reveal vet power was to mitigate the Fog of War bug.
Ok, that last part may have been exaggerated, but Fog of War is definitely bugged and has been for quite some time. |
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I should add I only play on one PC atm.
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I've had the fog re-appear on maps on a character that has used Reveal to clear it from all city and hazard zones. Maybe Reveal is only supposed to be temporary? Perhaps what I think is a bug is WAI, but it still seems kind of flaky at times.
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I use a PC and a laptop and haven't noticed this, but I don't pay much attention. I will try and have a look over the weekend to see if I can replicate it.
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No, it isn't. The last time it was patched (January), the Fog of War was supposed to be stable.|
Originally Posted by Zybron1
Maybe Reveal is only supposed to be temporary?
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Oh, and it is supposed to be stored server-side, not locally.
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Thanks for the info - very puzzling. It's not a huge deal having FoW return in city zones, but one of my characters is in the Abandoned Sewers with a fully blacked out map. He didn't get there magically!
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http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=3153580
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I don't think that's the case anymore. I recently noticed my online backup was uploading a bunch of NCSoft files "Visted Maps" out of my Documents and Settings folder. On my Windows XP machine, it's under C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\NCSoft. I haven't tested them to make sure but there are a lot of them, all named Player#######Map##.vm
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Originally Posted by Snow Globe
Oh, and it is supposed to be stored server-side, not locally.
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Hmm... I see your point. The oldest file I have in that directory dates back to Aug 20, 2011.
Though I would think having 1 per character and making sure the files are deleted with the toon needs to be essential.
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I forget the name of it, but I think it's called 'Reveal'. That power is your friend in such cases.
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He could have been teleported there. That's sometimes done when running the Abandoned Sewer Trial - one person runs ahead and teleports everyone else.
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Originally Posted by SinisterStairs
but one of my characters is in the Abandoned Sewers with a fully blacked out map. He didn't get there magically!
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Thanks! For Win7 it appears to be:|
Originally Posted by StarGeek
I recently noticed my online backup was uploading a bunch of NCSoft files "Visted Maps" out of my Documents and Settings folder. On my Windows XP machine, it's under C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\NCSoft. I haven't tested them to make sure but there are a lot of them, all named Player#######Map##.vm
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C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\NCSoft\CoX\VisitedMa ps
(Note that you may have to disable various of the Explorer "hide" options to find it.) I may try restoring my XP drives and see if I can move those over.
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Originally Posted by Ironblade
He could have been teleported there. That's sometimes done when running the Abandoned Sewer Trial - one person runs ahead and teleports everyone else.
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I play(ed) CoH from 3 different PCs, and my characters' maps (fog of war) differ on each PC! That is, when I play from PC #1, the fog of war in Atlas Park is distinctly different than when I play the same character on PC #2.
Where are the maps/fog of war stored, so I can sync them up between computers? The fact that my characters' maps (FoW) change based on the PC makes me think they're stored locally and not on the server.
Having said that: I've returned to CoH after a 5+ year hiatus and one of our PCs is brand new (fresh CoH install). On that PC, some of my characters still retained their maps; while others have completely blacked out maps. So apparently in some cases, the FoW is saved on the server.
Can someone explain??