Optiker

I was unable to log in and the error message said there was a server problem and I should file a bug report. I didn't know where to do so, so am sending here. Optiker

Tahquitz and WanderingAries...Thanks for replies. Thanks for directions to the entries. I didn't think it was a glitch, but not willing to spend time looking. It was clear that the ruins are underground, but as I flew around - apparently not widely enough - I didn't find the entry point. I didn't realize that the Discord connection to the GM was in this forum until I just saw it today, so was trying to communicate with him/her in-game. That finally worked out and he/she autocompleted the first "Clear" mission so I could move on, but when the second caused me the same frustration. I abandoned. As I said in my last reply, I won't continue with Agent G. I did try in-game request for help in the general chat and help chat channels, but got no help. You're correct about personal info. That's why I tried to keep it as clear as possible of any specific info other than what's in the clear in the game. Anyhow, thanks! Optiker

GM Arcanum...I'm abandoning this Faultline, Agent G storyline. After GM autocompleted the one above ("Clear out first ruin"), the followon poses a similar problem - location beyond the edge of the map, and I've been unable to find an entry to get there. I'm missing something, but not willing to ask for more of your time or spend more of my time on it. These two missions, and more if there are followons of the same nature, need some marker to show where to get in. Thanks for your attention.

Hi... You replied to my support request to use Discord...I haven't been able to establish Discord. You said I wasn't online...I am and in Faultline, hovering over the target location, about 30-40 yards under the pavement. My game account is "Kereszteny," my email is optiker*****, and my character name in this case is "Kegyelem Ltal Megmen." Any possibility of communicating in-game, or here? Thanks! Optiker

Thanks both of y'all! Exactly what I was looking for. Optiker

Is there any way to give INF to a team mate, or to give inspirations or enhancements to a team mate? Thanks! Optiker

Emmy...Thanks! I'll do it! Optiker

GM Cap...Thanks! Reboot did it. So, since my computer is 64-bit, is it worth running 64-bit, and if so, how do I do that? Thanks again! Optiker

I previously posted that every time I launched, it would update. Well, it seems maybe there were actual updates because then the game would run fine. It was just the nuisance of having to wait for an update that cut into my play time. I never got that solved, but maybe there was nothing to solve. However, today, it updates every time I try to launch, but then nothing happens - window closes without showing "PLAY." I've tried multiple times and always the same. Please help because it would appear that I can't play CoH until I get a solution. Possibly related question is that in the Tequila window, at the upper left, it shows "Homecoming" highlighted, so I assume that's what's being updated and launched. The next entry down looks like a 64-bit version. My computer is 64-bit. Should I be running that and if so, how to I change that default to the 64 bit version? Is it wise to do so or is there a downside? I tried double clicking that right after the update started and have had variable results. Once, the download stopped and the game launched and played fine. Another time, it ran, but all sorts of things were screwed up. For example, my character had all kinds of abnormal graphic effects like surrounded by fire, a jetpack that I don't have, and others. Also in one mission, the warhulks in an office building scenario were huge - several stories high, right through multiple floors, though functionally, they seemed normal. I haven't tried that again. Thanks! Optiker

Sorry..out of town, then just decided to live with it - checked back in hoping there might be something new. However, to answer your question, and still would love to have a solution...1920x1080. Optiker

Have done that and no change. In-game, change from windowed to 1920x1080 and it fits top, bottom and left, but way off on the right. To give you a feel for it, with the power-menu block, if I grab the left-most edge and take it fully to the right, all is off-screen to the right of the middle of the first power circle. Playable but if i n a hot fight, I go off screen at the right, I lose control. Some game I play has a setting to keep the cursor on-screen - would be nice but can't have everything. 😉 Thanks! Optiker

It's not updating every time, but I doubt that has anything to do with editing the registry for screen settings. Regarding screen settings, the settings in the registry are still right, but the login screen still comes up offset, and once in, if I reset to 1920x1080, it comes up OK on three sides, but way off on the right. With the map at its smallest size, I can drag it almost entirely off-screen to the right - probably could but once almost off, I guess the mouse loses it. I've got the Windows screen setting at 1920x1080 and the same in the Intel Graphics Settings. I've got an icon in the extended tray for nVidia GeForce GTX 1060, but the NVIDIA GPU Activity says that there are no applications running on this GPU. I thought that when I bought the laptop (Alienware Predator Helios 300) the nVidia card was the default. Maybe something is messed up here. Not sure what to try next, but willplay windowed mode for n ow. 😥

I cranked up my courage 😕 and changed the settings to size 1920,1080 and position 0,0 in regedit. At first, didn't seem to do anything. I launched the game and opening screes still offset.So I changed to windowed on the opening screen options, went in and changed to 1920x1080 in the in-game options. It worked, however, the images displayed while traveling to a different zone are still offset. I can lvie with that. We'll see the next time I launch if it's still working. I'll get back and post a followup. Thanks! Optiker

On my computer! 😉 Sorry...feeling frisky today! 😀 Seriously...it's in C:\Games\City Of Heroes Regarding your previous suggestion, ie, Pos.reg, here's what I see in my registry. I presume I need to edit these values: screen X 1540 (assume that's size, if so, change to 1920?) screen X_pos -9 (change to 0) screen Y 845 (if size, change to 1080?) screen Y_pos 0 (no change) Can you verify that I should edit those values as above? I'm not exactly a newbie, but not confident in messing with the registry. Thanks! Optiker

Emmy...good for you! Mine still doing the same. Still looking for help. Is there a log that I could post that would help identify problem and fix? If so, where? Thanks! Optiker

Running on Win10. Every time I launch, it gets the manifest, then proceeds to do a 15-20 minute update/download. This was not happening until a recent update, nor was I experiencing the display shift described later until then. Since I wasn't able to find an UNINSTALL, nor even find it listed in the APPS of my WINDOWS SETTINGS, I had to manually delete the ..\Games\City Of Heroes folder. I also deleted the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Tequila indicated in the forum install guide at https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/186-install-and-troubleshooting-guide-v2/. I then reinstalled by copying the ..\Games\City Of Heroes folder from my desktop computer - where it is running with no problems - to the laptop where I am having the problem. I ran it and the first time it worked fine - even fixed the problem of the display shifted down and to the right partially off-screen. The second time I launched and thereafter, it reverted to downloading every launch as well as the display shifting partially off screen. I have not been able to resolve the display shift, so am forced to play in windowed mode, which I do not like for various reasons. Help on the problem of updating at every launch as well as the shifted display would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Optiker

I've now DLed the Vidiotmaps data set for the overlay, installed and have used it. Works fine for my purposes. FWIW, DLed from here: https://ourowiki.ouro-comdev.com/index.php?title=VidiotMaps Thanks all for your help. Optiker

Rock... Thanks. That does look like that will work. I did DL some of the individual maps, but in them, the type of villain and level were listed along the edges of the map, and when I used those, I found that many were incorrect. For example, when using the map to find "white" (my) level villains, I was finding red (+2) or violet (+3). It wasn't clear to me that there was a utility that integrated to be accessible from in-game. Also, the last time I went to the link for vidiots. the site came up "for sale" with no content. Not sure what went wrong. Actually, I used the link in one of the early replies and it gave me a spreadsheet, but that didn't show the neighborhoods in the zones, even though there was a column for it, which was empty. Otherwise, nice spreadsheet, but way more info than I'll use at my sophistication level. I'll try looking again. It woukld be helpful if you post a link with perhaps some instructions. Thanks... Optiker

Rocketeur... Thanks! Very good and definitely useful, but as I suspect you have the same problem..."defeat 10 *s in whatever zone," but what neighborhood in the zone. Sure, that makes it a lot easier, but I'd rather fight villains than spend my time cruising the whole zone looking for *s of a manageable level. I'm really not unappreciative of your work, and doubt I could do better, but I really wish I'd saved that spreadsheet that did exactly that - villains by neighborhood and level within each zone. My bad! Thanks again for your work! Optiker

RogDodge... Thanks! Unfortunately, that's not the one I was remembering. What I recall is that it was a spreadsheet, but not the one you link to. The "Neighborhood" column is blank and that's what I was wanting to see. The one you link to looks like it might be useful, but it's got way more info than I'd make use of. I'm a pretty casual player but get a bit frustrated when I need to defeat 10 villains in * and need to run or fly all over the place hitting Tab to find them. :) Thank you for looking. If you turn up anything else, please post. Optiker

Before CoH shut down, I had a chart that I downloaded from someplace online that I could refer to that showed where in each zone villains of a given type were to be found. It sure is a great help if I need to defeat 10 of whatever in a specific zone, but don't know foir sure where they are in th4e zone. When CoH shut down with no likelihood of returning, I cleared out a lot of that kind of stuff, and unfortunately, I don't find a copy of it in any of my old drives. Does anybody recognize what I'm referring to and if so, is it still out there someplace, and if so, can you provide a link? I've searched a good bit, but apparently am not using the right words to hit on it if it's out there. Thanks! Optiker

Thanks! I'll try that. Optiker

Problem solved with work-around. From a previous thread, Alt-Enter goes to windowed mode, but left a little of the right edge cut off. Switched to Full Screen and it adjusted. I still don't understand why it won't reset resolution, but I can live with this, if I must. Unfortunately, it doesn't "stick" permanently, so when I launch again, I have to go through with low res overfilling until I get to CHARACTER SELECT, then Alt-Enter, then FULL SCREEN. So, I'd still be interested in a fix to get it to reset permanently to 1920x1080. Thanks! Optiker

I copied my CoH folder from my desktop to my laptop to avoid the long download since my connection is only 2M and takes a long time. All seemed to work well, but when I went to OPTIONS to try to reset my resolution to 1920x1080, it wouldn't reset. The OPTIONS resolution shows 1920x1080, but it doesn't reset. As a result, the game far overfills the screen. I can't even get to the MENU to exit but have to exit from TASK MANAGER. The same occurred when I originally DLed and installed on my desktop, but for reasons unknown, it eventually reset after I fooled with it. Suggestions? Thanks! Optiker

Thank y'all! I'm sure Paragon will serve the purpose for now. Optiker