probably has to do with everyone and their brother trying to get on. you might also have to wait 48 hrs to log on after downloading test server.
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Occam's Razor: simplest answer is usually the correct one. Thanks, brother, this was probably it. I kept checking it for like 2 hours and it wasn't moving, but now it is slowly crawling along, like a a turtle with a limp.
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Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
probably has to do with everyone and their brother trying to get on. you might also have to wait 48 hrs to log on after downloading test server.
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Yeah, usually happens with every wave of players allowed into beta. So many people scrambling to get on at once, hammering the server.|
Originally Posted by Emperor_Justin
Occam's Razor: simplest answer is usually the correct one. Thanks, brother, this was probably it. I kept checking it for like 2 hours and it wasn't moving, but now it is slowly crawling along, like a a turtle with a limp.
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Also, I believe it's speculated that the launcher doesn't really report real-time connection speeds, and instead calculates values based on completed files in the last X units of time. Since the sounds.pigg is so large, eventually the time-frame in which the launcher measures speeds contains no completed files...
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Follows are the instructions that I used to get in after 3 days of having major issues (thanks muchly Zombie Man):
If you're on the US Server:
1. Make sure your Test server is up to date on all patches, included the GR pre-download by logging a character into the Test server and then exiting the long way: countdown the log out on the character, and click the buttons to exit the client.
2. Assuming your Test directory is /programs/CohTest/, then copy all of that to /programs/CohBeta/.
3. Go in to /programs/CohBeta/ and delete all files that start with city*, coh*, or cov* (cityofheroes.exe, covupdater.exe, coh.checksum, etc...)
4. Go to your Desktop. Right click your Test Shortcut Icon and select copy.
5. Right click on your Desktop and then paste a copy of your Test Shortcut Icon.
6. Right click on your Test Shortcut Icon and click on Properties. Rename it to Beta under General Tab. Under the Shortcut Tab look for the Target subwindow and change -test to -beta. Click Apply and OK.
7. Click on your new Beta Shortcut Icon to start it. If it doesn't automatically point to CohBeta (the directory you created, then point it there). Let it 'fix' your files (fixing your files is like adding a patch, it may take 30 min to 8 hours, which is much shorter than the 3-11 hours it would take otherwise). When you get into the game you'll see servers with the word 'beta' in their name as in the pic below. You're in.
Note that the working server is "GR Closed Beta". The numbered ones aren't letting us in... yet.
And if you've never been on Test (!), then this also works by copying /programs/City of Heroes to /programs/CohBeta and then copying your desktop shortcut and adding -beta to the Target.
Notes:
- When each wave comes in, there will be a lot of people hitting the updater at once, which slows it down. The Beta updater apparently does not have the resources of a Live updater server and the download can slow to a crawl. That's unfortunately normal.
- If the updater reports it will take a ridiculous time like three thousand hours, don't believe it. It might take a full day (please leave it running over night), but it will not take months.
- If the updater reports 0kb/sec download speed while 'fixing' a file, don't believe it. It's likely working on a very large file. And it's not updating its progress while working on that file. But, it is working. Just let it keep running.
- Yes, the loading screens are all messed up. They're being worked on, please don't bug them until a patch comes along and says they're now all updated, but you notice some that aren't right.
If you're on the EU Server:
Go to your EU Test Server. The end.
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So the NDA has been lifted and apparently anybody who pre-purchased GR (This guy right here, Me) can now get into the beta. JOY. So I follow the instructions posted here on the boards and launch the beta launcher thing. I make a separate folder for the beta, as is advised in the instructions and we're off to the races.
But then it gets weird. Above the download progress bar it says "Fixing files: piggs/sound.pigg" and it isn't downloading anything. The little timer indicator showing how much time is left reads "903865:45:30 Remaining" and the download rate is set at "0B/sec"
My internet connection is fine, and I can log onto regular CoH just like always, sooo...what's going on? Anybody else experiencing this?