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Mordor Preview Showcases Human Avatar Updates & More - Lord of the Rings Online - MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited July 2017 in News & Features Discussion

imageMordor Preview Showcases Human Avatar Updates & More - Lord of the Rings Online - MMORPG.com

Lord of the Rings Online News - Lord of the Rings Online players may wish to log into the Bullroarer test realm to check out the third Mordor preview that showcases some of the content coming in the expansion as well as human avatar updates and High Elf cosmetic changes (hair). The team is looking for feedback on the High Elf starting area, racial traits, new animations and avatars in general.

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  • Po_ggPo_gg Member EpicPosts: 5,749
    "Start by completing the quest 'One Does Not Simply' from Boromir"
    Ok, I had a nice laugh on that... :smiley:

    [Deleted User]
  • kalrarkalrar Member UncommonPosts: 35
    dark have your pictures been of late ..
    Khorrax
  • tankrdtankrd Member UncommonPosts: 25
    Played the game for 10 years, and now it's broken so I quit. Can't play in full settings as the game keeps crashing and no one is fixing it. Too bad, as it was my favorite game.
    XarkoAlomarAsch126winghaven1
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,939

    tankrd said:

    Played the game for 10 years, and now it's broken so I quit. Can't play in full settings as the game keeps crashing and no one is fixing it. Too bad, as it was my favorite game.



    hmmm, even though I've had issues with their launcher over the years, I have been playing recently and everything works just fine.

    Have you updated your computer, what operation system are you using? Have you even tried contacting support?
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  • tankrdtankrd Member UncommonPosts: 25
    Torval said:
    Sovrath said:
    tankrd said:
    Played the game for 10 years, and now it's broken so I quit. Can't play in full settings as the game keeps crashing and no one is fixing it. Too bad, as it was my favorite game.
    hmmm, even though I've had issues with their launcher over the years, I have been playing recently and everything works just fine.

    Have you updated your computer, what operation system are you using? Have you even tried contacting support?
    I'd be curious if that poster is an XP or Vista user. The game uses Awesomium and the core engine doesn't work on XP or Vista anymore and causes issues. SSG has provided a workaround for those users. Also if someone uses an old version of SweetFX it will cause the game to crash. Sometimes gamers are their own worst nightmare.

    I use Win 10 64 bit.  All my drivers are up to date.  I use Nvidia GTX 1070
  • FilburFilbur Member UncommonPosts: 254

    Gorwe
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,939
    tankrd said:
    Torval said:
    Sovrath said:
    tankrd said:
    Played the game for 10 years, and now it's broken so I quit. Can't play in full settings as the game keeps crashing and no one is fixing it. Too bad, as it was my favorite game.
    hmmm, even though I've had issues with their launcher over the years, I have been playing recently and everything works just fine.

    Have you updated your computer, what operation system are you using? Have you even tried contacting support?
    I'd be curious if that poster is an XP or Vista user. The game uses Awesomium and the core engine doesn't work on XP or Vista anymore and causes issues. SSG has provided a workaround for those users. Also if someone uses an old version of SweetFX it will cause the game to crash. Sometimes gamers are their own worst nightmare.

    I use Win 10 64 bit.  All my drivers are up to date.  I use Nvidia GTX 1070

    tankrd said:
    Torval said:
    Sovrath said:
    tankrd said:
    Played the game for 10 years, and now it's broken so I quit. Can't play in full settings as the game keeps crashing and no one is fixing it. Too bad, as it was my favorite game.
    hmmm, even though I've had issues with their launcher over the years, I have been playing recently and everything works just fine.

    Have you updated your computer, what operation system are you using? Have you even tried contacting support?
    I'd be curious if that poster is an XP or Vista user. The game uses Awesomium and the core engine doesn't work on XP or Vista anymore and causes issues. SSG has provided a workaround for those users. Also if someone uses an old version of SweetFX it will cause the game to crash. Sometimes gamers are their own worst nightmare.

    I use Win 10 64 bit.  All my drivers are up to date.  I use Nvidia GTX 1070
    There must be something else going on. What do you have running while you run the game? Any virus software? What's going on in the background? Do you have the game installed in the default place or somewhere else?
    Like Skyrim? Need more content? Try my Skyrim mod "Godfred's Tomb." 

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    Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547

    Try the "Special Edition." 'Cause it's "Special." https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/64878/?tab=description

    Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo 
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,939
    Filbur said:

    Thanks for posting that. I assume the stance that the champion has is a result of the new animations?
    Like Skyrim? Need more content? Try my Skyrim mod "Godfred's Tomb." 

    Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w


    Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547

    Try the "Special Edition." 'Cause it's "Special." https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/64878/?tab=description

    Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo 
  • tankrdtankrd Member UncommonPosts: 25
    Sovrath said:
    tankrd said:
    Torval said:
    Sovrath said:
    tankrd said:
    Played the game for 10 years, and now it's broken so I quit. Can't play in full settings as the game keeps crashing and no one is fixing it. Too bad, as it was my favorite game.
    hmmm, even though I've had issues with their launcher over the years, I have been playing recently and everything works just fine.

    Have you updated your computer, what operation system are you using? Have you even tried contacting support?
    I'd be curious if that poster is an XP or Vista user. The game uses Awesomium and the core engine doesn't work on XP or Vista anymore and causes issues. SSG has provided a workaround for those users. Also if someone uses an old version of SweetFX it will cause the game to crash. Sometimes gamers are their own worst nightmare.

    I use Win 10 64 bit.  All my drivers are up to date.  I use Nvidia GTX 1070

    tankrd said:
    Torval said:
    Sovrath said:
    tankrd said:
    Played the game for 10 years, and now it's broken so I quit. Can't play in full settings as the game keeps crashing and no one is fixing it. Too bad, as it was my favorite game.
    hmmm, even though I've had issues with their launcher over the years, I have been playing recently and everything works just fine.

    Have you updated your computer, what operation system are you using? Have you even tried contacting support?
    I'd be curious if that poster is an XP or Vista user. The game uses Awesomium and the core engine doesn't work on XP or Vista anymore and causes issues. SSG has provided a workaround for those users. Also if someone uses an old version of SweetFX it will cause the game to crash. Sometimes gamers are their own worst nightmare.

    I use Win 10 64 bit.  All my drivers are up to date.  I use Nvidia GTX 1070
    There must be something else going on. What do you have running while you run the game? Any virus software? What's going on in the background? Do you have the game installed in the default place or somewhere else?

    I don't.  I have a pretty clean running system.  No background tasks.  16 gb ram.  I do run on SSD m.2 pcie so maybe that has something to do with it, but other than that everything looks normal.
  • seraphicasseraphicas Member UncommonPosts: 51
    Alright alright alright!
  • seraphicasseraphicas Member UncommonPosts: 51
    edited July 2017
    Tankrd not sure if it'll help or not but I had much better performance using the actual launcher for the game to download and install rather than using Steam. Not sure which way you installed though. Disregard if you didn't use steam.
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,939

    seraphicas said:

    Tankrd not sure if it'll help or not but I had much better performance using the actual launcher for the game to download and install rather than using Steam. Not sure which way you installed though. Disregard if you didn't use steam.



    Yeah, I don't use steam I use their launcher.

    In any case, I'm downloading bullroarer now as I want to check out the changes. Thanks to Filbur for the video, Their work is definitely a step in the right direction.

    In truth it sort of reminds me of some of the face mods for the original morrowind. Still the same avatars and the like but "just" that much for definition/artistry in the faces.

    Also the hair is a lot better (I would love to discuss with the original artist why he thought the hair he did, in some cases was even passable)
    Like Skyrim? Need more content? Try my Skyrim mod "Godfred's Tomb." 

    Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w


    Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547

    Try the "Special Edition." 'Cause it's "Special." https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/64878/?tab=description

    Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo 
  • seraphicasseraphicas Member UncommonPosts: 51
    edited July 2017
    No doubt, the hair always did seem a bit off. Neverwinter Nights 2 Hair was eerily similar too so he must have gone there to work as well lol. It's like those folks you got at your workplace that you can't figure out how they're employed, and the response when you inquire is "At least they show up"
    LucienRene
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,939
    hmmm just found this.

    Like Skyrim? Need more content? Try my Skyrim mod "Godfred's Tomb." 

    Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w


    Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547

    Try the "Special Edition." 'Cause it's "Special." https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/64878/?tab=description

    Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo 
  • LucienReneLucienRene Member UncommonPosts: 77

    Sovrath said:

    hmmm just found this.






    I'm not impressed with the new avatars. At all. Too bad, if they'd done a better job I'd have gone back. Their avatars and animations have always been off putting.
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,939
    edited July 2017
    I think one needs to put it in context. If you were expecting, say, "Black Desert" level avatars then that could never happen. It's an old game, with an old engine.

    These look better than the original avatars given what's being worked with. As I mentioned, the update is more akin to what modders did with the original Morrowind within the framework of what they could do. I suspect the same here. When in game, if one clicks the box with "avatar update visible" one can see how much better they are, a bit more natural, than the original avatars. It's that side to side comparison that is important. Still, while there are many better hair styles there are some that really need to be changed. Most likely, since these are said to be works in progress, some of these issues will be ironed out (hopefully). lol, I should add that "there you are" in the new high elf starter/story area and you are surrounded with a "who's who" of Middle Earth notables and you look like a vagrant. Everyone else was fighting with beautiful equipment, the elves' swords were "elven". And my guardian had a club with nails hammered into it. Not sure how they let me into that that party.

    [Deleted User]
    Like Skyrim? Need more content? Try my Skyrim mod "Godfred's Tomb." 

    Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w


    Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547

    Try the "Special Edition." 'Cause it's "Special." https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/64878/?tab=description

    Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo 
  • mystik13mystik13 Member UncommonPosts: 145

    tankrd said:

    Played the game for 10 years, and now it's broken so I quit. Can't play in full settings as the game keeps crashing and no one is fixing it. Too bad, as it was my favorite game.



    Just a comment about crashing problem. Windows 7 introduced a "stability" feature called timeout detection and recovery. This meant that when graphics driver stops responding it gets reset. Older applications like lotro can crash when reset. Windows gpu power savings can trigger a tdr. For me fix was disabling power savings of gpu.

    Check your event viewer after a crash what error are you seeing?
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