Non-Homecoming Launcher Removed?!

[Troo]

I had two launchers on the desktop this morning. Now there is only the new Homecoming Launcher.

 

There was a little code update as I entered the game this morning..

 

Is it possible I missed an announcement regarding the old launcher forced removal?!

[Number Six]

...... no? That's not a thing.

[Herotu]

6 hours ago, Number Six said:

...... no? That's not a thing.

Off topic: Such a cool avatar ... I had to see if they were real. They are!

[Luminara]

We've secretly replaced @Troo's launcher with Folger's Crystals.  Let's see if he notices...

[roleki]

" @Troo never has a second launcher at home!"

[Psyonico]

I don't think the devs are 1337 h4x0rs who remote into others PCs just to remove Tequila.

[Troo]

12 hours ago, Krimson said:

I'm not too sure about that.

 

Yep that's the one that is gone now (shown below). So weird. It was there for years, then poof.

 

Thanks @Number Six for the reply.

 

 

@Luminara I would totally notice if someone swapped Folgers for the miraculous gadget George Clooney sold me. The crema is sooo... mmmm.. so good.

Edited August 31, 2022 by Troo

[Luminara]

18 minutes ago, Troo said:

It was there for years, then poof.

 

Could it have been automatically archived due to lack of use?  Is it possible you switched desktops or logged into your computer with a different account (also would show a different desktop)?

 

And, why not just make a new shortcut to the launcher and fuggedaboudit, since I'm asking questions?

[EmperorSteele]

I've seen tequila remove older versions of itself, and the new shortcut is somewhere else on my desktop.

 

I don't know how clean or cluttered your desktop is, @Troo, but on the off chance you have dozens of icons floating in different spots, maybe double check everything and make sure Tequila didn't land itself next to Hello Kitty Adventure or something?

[Troo]

Fair questions @Luminara but it don't appear to be the case. It was the launcher I use daily. This computer has one account.

 

Thanks @EmperorSteele no luck there either.

 

😞

 

[Luminara]

Just make another shortcut.  Or check the trash, see if you accidentally threw it away.

 

Go to the Tequila folder.  Drag tequila.exe to the desktop while holding Alt.  Drop it.  You can rename it later.  Easy peasy dirty sleazy.

[Troo]

1 minute ago, Krimson said:

I find it unlikely it just disappeared but I can't really dismiss that possibility. You should do a deep dive into your computer. Type Tequila in your computer Search Bar. Check all your drives. Look in download folders and other nearby folders where downloads probably shouldn't go. Sometimes things can be accidentally dragged into weird places. 

 

Yep, it was just gone.

Checked all desktop adjacent folders for a accidental dragging which doesn't happen but very rarely on desktops (unlike laptops) but I checked anyway. 

Searched everything.

Checked the tequila.exe.log & tequilaactivitylog files, nothing strange to me.

Ran a quick diagnostics, reset my ip address, and recreated the shortcut. (will need to setup Pargon Chat, etc again later)

 

No biggie just a little alarming.

 

tequilaactivitylog for the past day or so:

Spoiler

[8/30/2022 8:27:32 AM]    Loading application.
[8/30/2022 8:27:32 AM]    Load application complete.
[8/30/2022 8:27:32 AM]    Started patching
[8/30/2022 8:27:32 AM]    Attempting to download Manifest file "https://manifest.cohhc.gg/testing.xml"
[8/30/2022 8:27:33 AM]    Manifest downloaded successfully, starting to process it.
[8/30/2022 8:27:33 AM]    Starting self-patch process.
[8/30/2022 8:27:33 AM]    Self patching process complete.
[8/30/2022 8:27:33 AM]    Loading Web Browser URL to: "https://patch.savecoh.com/homecoming.html"
[8/30/2022 8:27:35 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\homecoming\bin.pigg" from "http://cdn-na2.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/bin.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:37 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\homecoming\bin_fxinfo.pigg" from "http://cdn-na3.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/bin_fxinfo.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:38 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\homecoming\bin_powers.pigg" from "http://cdn-na3.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/bin_powers.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:39 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\homecoming\bin_villaincostume.pigg" from "http://cdn-na3.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/bin_villaincostume.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:39 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\homecoming\geobin_czh.pigg" from "http://cdn-na1.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/geobin_czh.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:41 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\homecoming\geobin_obj.pigg" from "http://cdn-na3.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/geobin_obj.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:41 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\homecoming\missions_unique.pigg" from "http://cdn-na2.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/missions_unique.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:44 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-bin32\cityofheroes.exe" from "http://cdn-na2.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/hc-bin32/cityofheroes.exe"
[8/30/2022 8:27:45 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-bin32\intelhdhelper.dll" from "http://cdn-na1.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/hc-bin32/intelhdhelper.dll"
[8/30/2022 8:27:45 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-bin64\cityofheroes.exe" from "http://cdn-na3.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/hc-bin64/cityofheroes.exe"
[8/30/2022 8:27:45 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-bin64\intelhdhelper.dll" from "http://cdn-na3.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/hc-bin64/intelhdhelper.dll"
[8/30/2022 8:27:45 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-pre\bin.pigg" from "http://cdn-eu1.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/bin.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:48 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-pre\bin_fxinfo.pigg" from "http://cdn-eu1.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/bin_fxinfo.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:48 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-pre\bin_powers.pigg" from "http://cdn-eu1.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/bin_powers.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:49 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-pre\bin_villaincostume.pigg" from "http://cdn-eu1.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/bin_villaincostume.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:49 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-pre\geobin_czh.pigg" from "http://cdn-eu1.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/geobin_czh.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:50 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-pre\geobin_obj.pigg" from "http://cdn-na1.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/geobin_obj.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:50 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-pre\missions_unique.pigg" from "http://cdn-eu1.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/patch/missions_unique.pigg"
[8/30/2022 8:27:54 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-bin32\cityofheroes-pre.exe" from "http://cdn-na2.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/hc-bin32/cityofheroes.exe"
[8/30/2022 8:27:54 AM]    Downloading file "C:\Games\City of Heroes\hc-bin64\cityofheroes-pre.exe" from "http://cdn-na1.homecomingservers.com/hc/assets/20220829_5091/hc-bin64/cityofheroes.exe"
[8/30/2022 8:27:55 AM]    Finished patching.
[8/30/2022 8:41:57 AM]    User clicked play with the following profile: Homecoming (64-Bit)
[8/30/2022 9:43:49 AM]    Application quitting
[8/30/2022 12:09:17 PM]    Loading application.
[8/30/2022 12:09:17 PM]    Load application complete.
[8/30/2022 12:09:17 PM]    Started patching
[8/30/2022 12:09:17 PM]    Attempting to download Manifest file "https://manifest.cohhc.gg/testing.xml"
[8/30/2022 12:09:18 PM]    Manifest downloaded successfully, starting to process it.
[8/30/2022 12:09:18 PM]    Starting self-patch process.
[8/30/2022 12:09:18 PM]    Self patching process complete.
[8/30/2022 12:09:18 PM]    Loading Web Browser URL to: "https://patch.savecoh.com/homecoming.html"
[8/30/2022 12:09:20 PM]    Finished patching.
[8/30/2022 12:09:24 PM]    User clicked play with the following profile: Homecoming (64-Bit)
[8/30/2022 2:31:03 PM]    Application quitting

 

[Faultline]

Tequila doesn't remove itself, some antivirus software is known to remove it whenever there's an update because they see an unsigned program downloading executable files from the internet and it freaks them out. HC Launcher is digitally signed so it's less likely to be targeted by overzealous antivirus software.