Second question first -
ALL your account info (characters, boosters, etc.) are stored on the servers. They won't be affected by a reinstall. (One of the nice things about an MMO.) Screenshots, *local* MA files (nonpublished arcs, .villaingroup files, any bind files you had *saved to your computer*) would be gone however.
As for the first - If you don't mind the download, just copy cohupdater.exe to your desktop and run it. Let it re-download and install everything to the proper place. (or your chosen place.)
Edit: Just to clarify the first bit (about what's saved/not saved) -
Stored on NCSoft's servers - these items are available whether you format your system, use COH on another person's computer, etc. They "follow" your login.
- Characters (including binds*, macros, supergroup membership, story arcs, etc.)
- Published MA story arcs.
- Bonus packs, vet rewards, "editions" (COV collectors, architect, etc.) - these are all applied to the account.
- Screenshots
- Chat logs
- .Costume files (tailor - "save" costume)
- Powerset files (from powerset customization - note the customizations THEMSELVES will still be on your character, you just have to re-save it if you want to copy the colors to another character.)
- Bind files*
- Demorecord files
- Local mission architect files (unpublised arcs, villain group files, custom villains - they're still there in any *published* ones, as those are on NCSoft's servers.)
A bind is "attached" to the character. If you, say, bind the "H" key to "Heal Aura," and leave it at that, the game will copy that preference to that character on the server, and it will work like that until you change it, even if you format your computer, play at a friend's house, etc.
The issue comes with binds that look for local files on your computer. A good example of this is, for me, my Mastermind binds. As I pick a henchman "tier" (all, tier 1, 2, or 3,) it looks for and loads a file with specific commands. Those files are stored on my hard drive (and yes, I have copies of them saved.) If I move to another computer and don't copy those over, the commands will fail because the files don't exist.
So if you haven't gotten "fancy" with your binds
they won't be affected.
Yeah, I'd really hoped to avoid that by the transfer but I may have to anyway. There goes my weekend . . . lol
My PC was recently the victim of a virus. I had to format the hard drive and reinstall windows. Nothing like this has happened in the three years I've owned the game. I saved everything COH to disc and have begun to transfer it back to my pc. The only problem is that some of the pigg files won't transfer and I recieve this error Cannot Copy "file": Data Error (cyclic redundancy check).
Two Questions:
Can I continue to install the other pigg files and hope the updator handles the rest or am I looking at a complete reinstall?
What's going to happen to my toons, booster packs, transfers etc?