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Try this out:

So at this stage then, would it be prudent to abandon any Tequila based troubleshooting for future threads? I chime in here and there if I think I can help, but if we're going to be retiring this sooner than later, then focused efforts and all that.

Absolutely not tested and I noticed that only a fraction of the settings are even listed in the JSON, but this would be my guess based on how it's organized. Make sure to use quotations around the setting followed by a colon, a space, your setting, and a comma as that appears to be the format.

I would post the question here as that MFG has some odd limitations from what little I've heard. Gamer Ultra 2054

It s been a few days, @Pengy, @SuperPlyx, @Ramp72. Did you get it working? I know I harp on it a bit, but check your AV and Firewall as this pinged both during my Win7 x64 install and it made things kinda stop for a bit until I toggled around to address it.

What about a multi-box button next to the login button that creates a popup/separate window where you can enter in game credentials (please let them be stored!). It then has something like a checklist to the side of each account that allows you to check whichever you want to launch. Have an "add an account" button to easily add credentials. Then a button to launch ALL selected accounts in their own instances. Oh and a drop-down for which Game Install this gets sent to (if feasible). Similar to the first thing, throw a graphics profile button next to the MB button that triggers a popup/drop-down for choosing a profile. If you did the popup option, then you could design it similar to the MB scenario where you have an "add/delete/edit profile" button. You know what I might say about this one, but as long as the file structure stays the same, then whatever you decide on design wise, it won't interfere with existing tools.

I threw it in Manga's thread, but the Mac launcher Icon isn't updated to the new HC launcher standard. I "tried" to copy/paste the icon from the actual game apps nested inside the coh folder, but even though they show the correct icon on the finder, the Get-Info window has a generic file icon. So when you copy That and try to paste, you get the same generic icon for the desktop icon for the launcher (when you go to fix it). If it would be too hard to do that, then maybe just toss in an ICO file or image file with an invisible background we can copy/paste with.

I did a thing:

***Tested on Mojave, Catalina, and Big Sur (Beta) God I love when a Program Designer thinks ahead!!! Ok, so ALL of the above is basically the same for the Mac, but it's up to the User to migrate/copy the files manually for now, unless HC finds a way to do it in the future. The following assumes that you did something like this and don't currently have the Old Installation located at Applications\coh: Required Changes from Above: The New Root Folder is nested by one folder Applications\coh\Launcher Simply have two finder windows open and Copy/Move the files If you're just Moving the files, then Drag 'n' Drop If you're Copying the files, then you'll have to use Copy/Paste instead or it will move the files And that's it, Just follow the above to copy the files and everything should work without a problem!

Last Updated: 03-15-2020 ***This will probably be most helpful for the non-Windows users, but hopefully it'll serve to help in general. Note: I'm focusing on things a user might need/want to change / migrate, not the actual game files themselves, nor new files introduced by the change. Help Wanted: Please comment with a screenshot of something I'm missing so I can add it! Notably AE content, Spanks! New Launcher, New File Locations! Since I apparently like to roll ideas now a days, I figured I'd draw up the basic organizational changes made from the Classic CoH filesystem structure to the new Homecoming design. I'm not "planning" on going into too much depth about the files themselves (which you can find on PW I'm sure), where they are or where you need to put them is the main point of this. I'm going to write this as it is organized by the Windows File Explorer set to the default Alpha-sort (A-Z) and step into each desired folder accordingly. Reference this thread for game specific files: Classic Structure - The following will assume the root location of /Tequila New Launcher Structure - The following will assume the root location of /Homecoming

I just wanted to point out that my test on MacOS Mojave revealed that it does NOT suffer from the above issue, so something's going on that's either Windows or Windows 7 specific as I've not gotten around to testing Win10 lately.

...And definitely on many players' wish list I'm sure. Part of the issue, like always, likely has to do with the way the old code is and the fact that storage items are Part of the base item list itself, so the risk of abuse is there. Don't want people editing their way into unfair (?) status' now do we. That and the chance to break things as they are now is high. I'm sure once they can get around to reworking the base code or the Bases code, then we'll see more pliable solutions to bases themselves. Either way, it's a "Soon" with like a Google of Os for now.

Google finally retired my "best choice" for playing my own music library this week, Google Play Music. It enabled me to upload all of my music from my Ripped folder and MP3 purchases folder on my PC, but it also uploaded the playlists from my preferred PC app, WMP/Win7. I also got reminded that that MSFT retired the Music Database page that WMP references for the MusicID tags and artwork when Ripping music (bought some new CDs this month), so that forced me to Manually type everything in. So that forces me to start looking for alternative apps to some extent... Yes, my Google library seamlessly migrated to the YT Music app and it does appear to let me play the uploaded music with the screen off (as well as redownload to the SD Card), but I'm not sold yet on the interface (haven't played too much). Redownloading 3k+ songs sucks when they were already ON the device BTW. Unlimited data wins that battle. WMP still works fine and I can obviously just drag artwork into the UI to update things en mass, but having to enter the data for a CD can take forever when you're trying to actually put more than just the song title. I tried using my older Roxio software since it uses a different (?) source for CD data, but the Rip quality settings appear to be lower (I use WMA Lossless on highest settings) and that won't fly. My CyberLink software had even fewer options than Roxio (and that suite wasn't cheap either), so I really don't know what else is out there. I pose the question then, for both mobile (Android/iOS) and computer (PC/Mac) platforms, what apps are out there that do a good job at replacing/supplementing what I already use? What I'd Love to see is a multi-platform app that does it all, but I don't really believe in unicorns like that.

Just after they throw out the spaghetti I'm sure. 😂

Just an observation, but it looks like the examples above are for the OLD launcher, not the new one. Mine went through just fine (see permissions thing) and I have the new one (not what they're showing above). Edit: Mind you Island Rum had already been installed so I basically just downloaded the new launcher and ran it without any issues. That might change things I think. Bug or Known Behavior: I can't use the MacOS copy/paste within the Launcher settings window Suggestion: Can we get a HC icon file or change the Launcher's Icon to match the new Launcher? Note: I had to tell Webroot the installer (installf_x86.exe) wasn't a threat Recap: Island Rum was already installed, but I cloned my applications/coh folder to applications/CoX_Old and deleted the contents of coh Downloaded and ran the new launcher from the downloads folder The installer followed through and put files into the applications/coh folder after having to manually go into the System Preferences and allow the installer (one click) The told all the games to install (one errored at first), logged in to my account (in launcher), adjusted my settings Game launches to login without a hitch (need to do a write-up on what files to put where form old install) Character loaded to Steel Canyon without issue

Well that's good for optimizing the paths and performance, that's for sure.

Just downloaded #2 and I'm having to manually goto the System Preferences to do this. Maybe have a way to show a window describing this with a "click here to open SP" followed by what to click? Warning: The new launcher does NOT seem to give the option to change the installation location (but the old one does), so your best bet is to clone the old install, rename it, and use Island Rum to point to that folder so that the New launcher can go to applications/coh. This is assuming that you're trying to keep clean installs safe from each other, otherwise (need to test) I honestly don't think it matters too much. Mojave 10.14.2 MBP 2012

Right along with your Electric bill 😛

Only the ones who don't know about the ID Badge I'm sure

That's what I'd gathered. Yeah, it's the same thing when you get a new car, suddenly you're seeing them everywhere. :p

Not to toot, but how does your installation experience align with the prompts I mention in my thrown together guide?

That was a mouthful... System: Win7, no special visual system mods or scaling. 1080p resolution. I've lost track of where I mentioned it, so here's a new thread where I "think" Six wanted it. Anyway, from the start, there's been an issue where the smaller UI elements don't always seem to be clickable consistently. Noteably the three dots as they'll work maybe 50-60% of the time. After the latest patch (pretty sure I saw something), the image tearing seems to have settled that I thought was the culprit. I just tested it by clicking the dots starting from the top game down. Each one successfully clicked, but then I went upwards or randomly clicking them and the launcher's UI started acting up. It tried clicking an empty space in the launcher to "reset" my click point and that mostly works. Additionally, when testing I found it WAY too easy to accidentally launch the game even when my pointer was dead-on the dots themselves. Suggestion: Increase the size of the clickable button or move the feature to the main launcher settings window. I know the latter isn't ideal, but it might help. You could also lengthen the game buttons and put their own gear at the end that could be large enough and completely layer separated. EDIT: I just noticed that the game gave a "Login Error" message for the user while I was testing just now. After interacting with That button, I found that the experience was similar to the above in which there was a brief time that I couldn't even click on the button again. Definitely happened after clicking sign-out as it stayed on "signed-out" for a few seconds. It eventually corrected and not likely a common issue, but feels related to the above.

That would be my observation and understanding as well.

What is the path you're installing to? IE: Recommended path is anything like C:\Games\COH\Tequila where the last folder houses the game files. You shouldn't have to run Tequila as Admin, but it's a good test. Common things that'll block the download are network issue, your AV/Firewall, installed in a protected folder. Additionally, if this is not related to the topic (Safe Mode), then you'll want to search the known troubleshooting threads or create your own.

Keep in mind that Mids is in No Way tied to the game itself and is (actively?) managed by enthusiasts who rely on observation and the player base to report inaccuracies as they happen (or change in an update). The best thing to do is use the existing Mids troubleshooting/error reporting threads to see what's known or report your issue. Additionally, you can actually adjust the numbers yourself I believe.