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If the global username had a space, that may be why the command saw four arguments. Just a guess. I haven't tried it, but I've had to quote-out usernames on a macro before.

Only thing I'd suggest is double-checking any fixes in the Island Rum thread here. https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/8777-post-here-if-youre-a-mac-user-having-trouble-with-island-rum-after-the-august-22-update/

This isn't the first time something like this has happened. People have mistyped destination names in the past, then came to the forums asking in here to get their stuff back. Unfortunately, there is no 'refund' or GM intervention possible with email mistakes. IF the global doesn't exist, the server will return the email within 48 hours allowing you to reclaim the contents. If the global does exist, the only thing you can do is try asking @Nightowl for your stuff back, but caveat emptor. They're under no obligation to return your items. This is detailed in the FAQs: I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Hopefully it won't be long for you to earn it back.

Same issue as here. /disable2d 0 With your UI disabled, you'll have to type it blindly. When you press slash (the one next to your shift key), it will begin entering the command, so no need to press Enter unless you also borked all the keybinds in the game.

It's still supported. I can see why businesses don't upgrade if they made the investment towards it when it came out and want to ride it until it dies, but that doesn't help the OP. The funny part: you're probably having an easier time with an Intel Graphics chipset if it worked during live than buying a new laptop that uses an Intel Chipset now, with the shim handiwork needed to get it working now. But yeah, like Rath said above, I'd just turn everything down setting-wise in favor of the highest frame rate possible if a new system isn't in the cards.

Shouldn't be needed, but the file is in the Visual C++ 2015 Runtime installation. Install it, and see if that clears the issue up.

Related to the latest patch I'd wager? Does ALT-ENTER wake the screen back to something useable?

Underscores are actually optional in keybinds. If you omit them, as long as everything is correctly spelled, it should still work. Slash commands may optionally have underscores in them. Any underscores in a slash command are ignored by City of Heroes. This feature is handy for commands that are composed of multiple words to make the command more clear. For example, all of the following commands are functionally equivalent: /powexecname Temp Invulnerability /pow_exec_name Temp Invulnerability /_p_o_w_e_x_e_c_n_a_m_e_ Temp Invulnerability Source: The Incomplete and Unofficial Guide to Bind.

It also depends on when "before" happened. City of Heroes did get a mild spec bump after Ultra Mode was released, taking the minimum requirements away from the GeForce MX and Radeon 8000 series that were fine for minimum performance during launch. If you stopped playing before Issue 17, that could be why. And keep in mind we're players just like you. Unlike the live game, nobody is being paid to answer anything here. We want to help, but without answering our questions, we're guessing just as much about your situation as you are.

Did you map a key for "Disable UI"? If you used a keyboard bind to trigger it, you might need to find the key to toggle it off. If that doesn't work, to get the UI back, type this (blindly) exactly as you see it: /disable2d 0 That's the slash below the enter key and a space between "disable2d" and "0".

Deletion is forever, unfortunately. Nothing stopping you from making new ones and trying again.

My experience with AMD cards is limited. I had one for maybe 8 months. If it's a new system with modern drivers, I'd have to rely on others to give advice. Like Erydanus said, turning graphics down to a minimum and see if you can successfully load in and play for a bit (it may not work well, but hopefully ENOUGH.) Then turn stuff on one at a time until you find the culprit.

I know this doesn't solve the lag, but when you discuss what's happening with your ISP or to others, you now know how to cut past talk about "the connection is plenty fast for gaming". All the speed in the world doesn't matter if the packets miss the server in the first place. Further comment: wireless internet, satellite internet and other ones that use air as a medium WILL DROP PACKETS, even if everything is working as intended. Without getting into a speech about Fresnel Zones and attenuation issues, this is a reality of any radio or microwave communication... you will see occasional lag when there's interference (and there will be.) But persistent lag happening for days or weeks at a time isn't passive interference, it's a problem.

Nope. Possibilities: -- Restart the computer? Tequila is designed to only allow one copy to run. If you leave your system on 24/7 and Tequila.exe has frozen and is not leaving memory, it could prevent other copies from launching. -- Reinstall Tequila. You don't have to delete the Issue 24 files and the Homecoming client, but deleting Tequila.exe and Tequilalog.xml should wipe it out. Then download the patcher again and put it where the old one was. Give it a run and point the destination to the same folder.

Flight poses don't work on certain buffs and toggles. It's possible someone can knock you out of the pose if they bubble you, for example. Mage, I suspect that's the issue. If your shields are fully off, try the emotes again (of course, when you're safe and not near a fight.) Not specifically to you two, but a small set of folks reading this: If you played with Paragon Chat at any point, removing the Quickmenu if you installed one is a good idea as most of the Paragon Chat emotes will not work on the live game.

(I do it too. Don't feel bad. 😄 ) Regardless if you have a dumb or not, that shouldn't happen on the beta client if it's fully patched. If you do want to use it someday, it's worth talking about further.

Looks like Ambient Occlusion to me. AKA the new shadowing engine that's part of Ultra Mode. Give those sliders a tweak and see if it helps. (Or shut it off if you don't like it.)

You might have. The forum account doesn't work in the game login screen. Go here and create your game account. (Important: While a good password is important for both, never share or leave your forum password for others. If someone can get to your forum account, they can take over your in-game account and lock you out of it, even if they don't know the in-game password.)

If another character loads, the character might be corrupted. (It happens on occasion.) Send a note to the GMs for assistance in that case. If ALL characters fail to load, then there's something wrong that the community can help with. Give that a shot.

The real issue isn't your download speed, but rather Network Latency. Normally when using something, if you want to check the latency between yourself and somewhere else, you'd use Ping in the Command Line. Just enter "ping verizon.net" (replacing verizon.net with any site you like that doesn't block PING requests. mit.edu and google.com are two other examples) and you get a four-packet picture (or more if Mac/Linux) of what Internet connectivity looks like at the current moment. But the only thing you can check is the Auth Server (shown in the Tequila Manifest), which is not the game server address (held by homecoming.exe and not visible to players without more command-promptery), where you're actually playing. Fortunately, the game client has this covered. Enter the following command. /netgraph 1 To shut the graph off, use the same command, replacing the 1 with a 0. You'll see this: The important number is PING: that is the latency you're currently getting in-game. If the number is beneath 250, you're doing fine. If it's over 1,000, you'll notice lag spikes (large green, yellow, or red blocks in the graph that don't stop until the lag ends.) What is latency? It's the time it takes for a network packet to reach from the server to your client. There's several reasons why this happens: -- Connection Method. If you're on Wi-Fi, and you're getting latency issues on other systems in your house that use Wi-Fi, you might have interference. Either play closer to your Router/Access Point, or try a Ethernet connection (network cable). -- Computer. Your system's specs may be struggling when playing City of Heroes and multitasking with other sites. Try closing other Internet using apps, browsers, and other intensive programs that could be weighing the CPU down. (If your PC is stalling, even on a great connection, the game can't overcome that.) -- ISP. If you're using a hotspot or cellphone, signal loss is more frequent than a building connection. Also, some service providers tend to affect gaming and video Quality of Service on the more affordable plans, making the low latency ones cost more. If your ISP lists gaming as a feature on a more expensive plan, this might be why. (This shouldn't be frequent, but still possible, as most folks are in a monopoly situation in the US concerning Home Internet use. Only one provider, or you get nothing.) If you use a Satellite Internet Service Provider like Exede, HughesNet, or other provider that uses a pizza-sized dish attached to your house, Satellite and Latency are unavoidable. Your internet connection is travelling from your house to outer space, so anything between you and the satellite is interference. Them's just the brakes. (Although a LEO Constellation is currently in the works from a rich mogul you may have heard of to help combat this very issue. Stay tuned.) Finally, your ISP may have a partial outage affecting gaming if COH is laggy but your Internet otherwise works. Check with them if this is the case. -- Regional Issues. If there's an outage in a part of the country between your house and the servers that Homecoming uses, there's a chance packets from the game are being sent and lost before they reach your house. Not much to do in this circumstance, just wait it out. Hope that helps.

Yup. One game account per one forum account. (Being both are free, not a huge deal.) Your wife would use her forum account to make a new game account password. Yours is just for you. Keep a good forum account password on both accounts, as the forum account can change the game account password at any time, even if you don't have the current game account password.

With Prestige done away with in Homecoming for base editing, it neither hurts or helps you. If you like costumes, SG Mode alternately colors your outfit to match the SG Colors... and that's about it.

The age of the system means smoothly isn't likely. It'll be a second machine to play it on. The same advice would apply to newer sub-$300 Windows Laptops common from HP & Lenovo (Stream, IdeaPad X00 models)... The game is old enough that it'll start and load on those machines, but it won't be a smooth experience at all. Not trying to proselytize, just helping to managing expectations.

Is your toon in Superhero Mode? When that's turned on (in the Super tab) the SG Logo appears beneath your level number in the main panel.

Doesn't matter. If you have a Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 install USB (can be made online for free from Microsoft's own support pages) the command will work. (Visit here, and click "Download Tool Now" to make a USB drive.) However, it's not the fast answer anymore if you need to download a 4GB ISO to make into a USB Drive just to get NET Framework installed. If your connection speed isn't that great, it's no different than the Online Installer, really.