The Big Giant Icon Thread

[Arachnion]

Max, you said you never turned off your graphics, meaning putting them on the lowest detail right?

Try doing that and see if you have any better performance.

We'll need more details of your specific problem here, if you still are experiencing it.

[VirologicZero]

From what I can tell, Icon is going to be pretty awesome. Only one problem. In a fit of rage, I deleted all my CoH files from my computer. Later I was told about this by a friend of mine. I found all my old CDs, but the files havent been updated. Because of this (I think), Icon wont run because I don't have the right version of cityofheroes.exe. Well, I know it won't run because I tried. Anyway I can get I24 or something?

[Zombie Man]

From what I can tell, Icon is going to be pretty awesome. Only one problem. In a fit of rage, I deleted all my CoH files from my computer. Later I was told about this by a friend of mine. I found all my old CDs, but the files havent been updated. Because of this (I think), Icon wont run because I don't have the right version of cityofheroes.exe. Well, I know it won't run because I tried. Anyway I can get I24 or something?

Go to the wiki page linked in my sig. There is a link there to re-download I24.

[Super Firebug]

You don't need to have CoH actually installed; you just need the CoH folder with the files in it. I24 will do nicely, or you can use a CoH-folder copy from another computer.

[Nellis]

Hey, I just now downloaded this and the Issue 24 beta from here, but when I get to the "Costume" "Custom" or "Register" tabs of the character creator, it locks up without an error message and just stops responding.

Any idea on how I could fix this? The first time it ever locked up, it had an error message about not being able to load a human face texture or something like that. But now it just freezes until I head to Task Manager.

(also i totally didnt start tearing up when the game loaded nuh uh)

(Also again, if it changes anything, I downloaded the zip files, I didn't torrent.)


Edit: Just tried again and I got an error message this time.

"./piggs/stage1f.pigg: Corrupt pig file detected
Read failed for file: texture_library/V_PLAYERS/AVATAR/Male/Hips/Tech_Sleek/hips_tech_sleek_bump.texture
-1

Your data might be corrupt, please run the patcher and try again."


Edit again: Apparently a bunch of textures are wonky, because I just got this message.

"./piggs/stage1f.pigg: Corrupt pig file detected
Read failed for file: texture_library/V_PLAYERS/AVATAR/Male/Hips/Hips_Skin_Plant_04_Bump.texture
-1

Your data might be corrupt, please run the patcher and try again."

[Arachnion]

Your stage1f.pigg is broken.

I recommend you ask someone for it in a PM.

If I have some time, I'll see about uploading my working copy.

It seems to be about 121 mb.

[goodtime]

If I had a wish for the next Icon.exe it would be to make demo recordings in the power customizer screen to simplify finding MOVs and FXs for all my characters.    Plus there's that invisible target for hit FX.     

[MWRuger]

Nellis, if you'll contact me, I'll get you a copy of the file. PC, right?

[MWRuger]

Question came up that someone here might be able to answer.

The old Atlas park is available, but what about the ole Crash Site, Hollows and Faultline? Those went bye before I logged on, but I would love to tour them. Is it possible?

Also, what map names if it can be done?

[Blondeshell]

The Hollows was simply rewritten using the same map, so you'd have to get it from an older version of the PIGG files (as was done with AP). The Rikti Crash Site and Faultline, however, were replaced with completely new map files.

Paragon Wiki to the rescue!

maps/City_Zones/Trial_02_01/Trial_02_01 -- Faultline ( pre-issue 8 )
maps/City_Zones/Trial_05_01/Trial_05_01 -- Rikti Crash Site

[Nellis]

Huh, I actually just re-extracted stage1f.pigg and overwrote the original, and it started working. Welp, time to recreate all of my characters.

[MWRuger]

The Hollows was simply rewritten using the same map, so you'd have to get it from an older version of the PIGG files (as was done with AP). The Rikti Crash Site and Faultline, however, were replaced with completely new map files.

Paragon Wiki to the rescue!

maps/City_Zones/Trial_02_01/Trial_02_01 -- Faultline ( pre-issue 8 )
maps/City_Zones/Trial_05_01/Trial_05_01 -- Rikti Crash Site

Thank you so much! Imma gonna get my favorite toon and run the trenches! I have the collector's edition of the DVD do you think that would have the original hollows map?

[Blondeshell]

Thank you so much! Imma gonna get my favorite toon and run the trenches! I have the collector's edition of the DVD do you think that would have the original hollows map?

The following common disc releases would have the original Hollows map:

• City of Heroes Collector's DVD Edition
• City of Villains
• City of Villains Collector's DVD Edition
• Good Versus Evil Edition

However: Simply extracting that file will not give you what you want. This thread reveals why.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Huh, I actually just re-extracted stage1f.pigg and overwrote the original, and it started working. Welp, time to recreate all of my characters.

Sounds to me that you might need to check your hard drive for bad sectors...

[batqueen]

In case someone is only monitoring this thread, I have just posted the Big NPC Menu for Icon in this thread here: http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,8861.0.html  so as not to bloatify this thread any further. 

[Phaetan]

Codewalker, if you don't already have this functionality planned for Icon 1.8, please consider adding this script in.

[Codewalker]

I don't have that specific functionality planned, but I do want to address the issue of popmenus not being able to call icon commands (which will take some reworking of how the commands work). A lot of the 1.8 features, that included, are pending some architectural changes to make it easier to inject larger amounts of code into the COH process.

[Phaetan]

Thank you for the response.  I don't pretend to understand how complicated the work you are doing is, but thank you.
Having something like that menu baked in would be very handy (if feasible) in some incarnation of your program.

[OzonePrime]

In case someone is only monitoring this thread, I have just posted the Big NPC Menu for Icon in this thread here: http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,8861.0.html  so as not to bloatify this thread any further. 

Indigo Fey
Very cool! Thank you!

[MWRuger]

The following common disc releases would have the original Hollows map:

• City of Heroes Collector's DVD Edition
• City of Villains
• City of Villains Collector's DVD Edition
• Good Versus Evil Edition

However: Simply extracting that file will not give you what you want. This thread reveals why.

Thanks. I do have those. I'll try it and see what I can do. It be something I can offer for the enjoyment Icon and others and this thread have given me. if I get it, I'll post teh file so other s can get it as well.