City Council Jimmy Posted August 12, 2020 City Council Share Posted August 12, 2020 Hello everyone! We’ve got a few updates to share with you today. The Talks Just over one year ago we announced that we had begun talks with NCSOFT, so it’s about time we provided a little update! Over the past year we’ve been working closely together to make this work, and have made significant headway in several areas. Unfortunately, Coronavirus has hindered the pace of these discussions somewhat, but we’re still having regular meetings and are slowly but surely moving towards a positive outcome. Many of the updates we’re talking about today are a result of these ongoing talks. There’s still a ton of work going on behind the scenes to get us to the finish line, and we’d like to thank you all for your continued patience. TL;DR: Still Soon™, but Soon™er than before. Homecoming: City of Heroes We’re going to be changing the name of the project from City of Heroes: Homecoming to Homecoming: City of Heroes. This won’t be an immediate change - you’ll slowly start to see things switch over the next few months - however, the current Homecoming logo will be remaining in place. We’ve also set up several social media channels - we’re not actively using these right now, but feel free to follow us for when we do! Twitter Twitch Facebook YouTube Finally, we’ll also be switching over to using homecomingcoh.com domain in the near future (with our short links moving to hccoh.gg). When we make the switch all existing links will continue to function with a redirect, but you will need to refresh your login cookies (ie: you’ll need to log in to the forum again). New Launcher Next up, the long awaited new launcher! Informally dubbed Project Hangover, the new launcher is a big step up from our dependency on Tequila and Island Rum. It’s designed to be light and fast, and is built with a focus on security. It allows you to selectively install and remove the beta / staging servers (and toggle automatic updates for each), features a built-in server status monitor, and has a much more usable news feed. Finally, the new player experience is much improved as it takes care of installing the necessary runtime, and is compliant with the modern Windows permissions model. It works on Windows and Linux out of the box, with the Mac version requiring a simple WINE update - but we have an upgrade procedure mapped out for Mac. For brand new installs it’s already fully functional, we’re currently finishing up functionality to facilitate automatic migration for pre-existing installs. We’ve recently begun internal testing of the new launcher with the GM team, and hope to roll it out for wider testing in the near future. Page 6 Finally, we’ll leave you with two screenshots to hint at some upcoming content from Page 6... And that’s all for today! - The Homecoming Team 40 18 Got time to spare? Want to see Homecoming thrive? Consider volunteering as a Game Master! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Developer Piecemeal Posted August 12, 2020 Retired Developer Share Posted August 12, 2020 FPARN! Edit: Also, @Jimmy tipped my can of beans and now it's starting to spill! 2 2 "Science. Science, my friend, requires radical gambles and adventures in malpractice sometimes. Take solace in the fact that I tested the majority of these things on the dead, the re-dead, and the nearly departed before I went to live trials. Honestly, most of my "specimens" were several iterations past being considered a human being with their original fingerprints, teeth, or IDs. So it was rather a lot like experimenting on moaning clay putty." Got time to spare? Want to see Homecoming thrive? Consider volunteering as a Game Master! For science and community! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bros Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 awesome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracor Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Nice! Thank you for the update! 2 @Veracor - Veracor, Bio/TW Tanker on Everlasting. Everlasting raid leader, Hamidon main tank, iTrial main tank -- hit me up if you have questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystruck Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Hmm. Sonic set. Sonic Manipulation? 1 @Twi - Phobia on Everlasting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariamaki Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 The fake regen nerfs in the patch notes are a good touch. RIP Shark Week, too good, too pure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimjack Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 k but when can i stream again k thx 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobotWaifu Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Undead Freakshow? Hmm... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahaystack Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 FREAKSHOW COSTUME SETS; IS THAT WHAT THAT IS OMG!!! how amazing would that be!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalSiryn Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Thank you for the updates! I look forward to when they go live, guys! Keep up the good work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scyntech Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Looking good! Hoping for some fresh new costume parts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetRidOfWires Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Great to hear! I'm very excited that Mac users aren't being left out! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greycat Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I'm just waiting for them to do another rename to City of Homecoming Heroes. I mean, it'd be appropriate, right? 🙂 1 3 Primarily on Everlasting. Squid afficionado. Former creator of Copypastas. General smartalec. I tried to combine Circle and DE, but all I got were garden variety evil mages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneirohero Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Are those Rikti boots on that Huge-looking Freakshow? 2 • Increase Size/Scale Cap for Players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMoNoVsKi Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Very nice! I too would like to be able to stream CoH. Please let us know when we can! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greycat Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 minute ago, XoDeMoNoX said: Very nice! I too would like to be able to stream CoH. Please let us know when we can! I'm going to assume that's going to be at the end or near the end of the NC talks. But that's just a guess. Primarily on Everlasting. Squid afficionado. Former creator of Copypastas. General smartalec. I tried to combine Circle and DE, but all I got were garden variety evil mages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Developer Piecemeal Posted August 12, 2020 Retired Developer Share Posted August 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, RobotWaifu said: Undead Freakshow? Hmm... Not exactly! 1 "Science. Science, my friend, requires radical gambles and adventures in malpractice sometimes. Take solace in the fact that I tested the majority of these things on the dead, the re-dead, and the nearly departed before I went to live trials. Honestly, most of my "specimens" were several iterations past being considered a human being with their original fingerprints, teeth, or IDs. So it was rather a lot like experimenting on moaning clay putty." Got time to spare? Want to see Homecoming thrive? Consider volunteering as a Game Master! For science and community! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Developer Piecemeal Posted August 12, 2020 Retired Developer Share Posted August 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Oneirohero said: Are those Rikti boots on that Huge-looking Freakshow? Good observation! 1 "Science. Science, my friend, requires radical gambles and adventures in malpractice sometimes. Take solace in the fact that I tested the majority of these things on the dead, the re-dead, and the nearly departed before I went to live trials. Honestly, most of my "specimens" were several iterations past being considered a human being with their original fingerprints, teeth, or IDs. So it was rather a lot like experimenting on moaning clay putty." Got time to spare? Want to see Homecoming thrive? Consider volunteering as a Game Master! For science and community! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greentea Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) Sonic Armor or Manipulation, eh? Nice. Personally, I'm more excited about costume pieces! Edited August 12, 2020 by Heliodorus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blushield Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 This is terrific news, thanks for the update! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFireBrand Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 With all due respect and if I can post this here without anyone bringing pitch forks. But is there anyway you can prove that you have been in talks with NCSoft? It's easy these days to just say "trust us!" while continued request for donations are being taken. It would be the same as holding your palm closed and telling others there's gold inside but you can't show them.. and they can only just trust its there, also known as blind faith that's being ran off the honor system. I hope you can see where I'm coming from without bringing the pitch forks. Like I said before, I can tell you I have five top of the line cars, three houses and a unicorn in the back named Gary. If what you're saying is true, then that's fantastic news for the community. But it would be nice to see receipts of said conversations. 1 1 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game Master GM Crumpet Posted August 12, 2020 Game Master Share Posted August 12, 2020 Can I just say, I'm just as much in the dark as you guys, but I'm really excited 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hikarikenzaki Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, MrFireBrand said: With all due respect and if I can post this here without anyone bringing pitch forks. But is there anyway you can prove that you have been in talks with NCSoft? It's easy these days to just say "trust us!" while continued request for donations are being taken. It would be the same as holding your palm closed and telling others there's gold inside but you can't show them.. and they can only just trust its there, also known as blind faith that's being ran off the honor system. I hope you can see where I'm coming from without bringing the pitch forks. Like I said before, I can tell you I have five top of the line cars, three houses and a unicorn in the back named Gary. If what you're saying is true, then that's fantastic news for the community. But it would be nice to see receipts of said conversations. The easy answer on this is that they can't show what they haven't finished yet. They're not claiming to be official or authorized and won't do so until they can legally do so. The don't ask for funds to play the game. The only ask for the minimum to run the servers and then stop taking donations. This isn't Dragon's Prophet where there was someone running around claiming to be a licensed developer. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraumaTrain Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 LoL to the Regen updates! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game Master GM Crumpet Posted August 12, 2020 Game Master Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 minute ago, TraumaTrain said: LoL to the Regen updates! Seems legit!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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