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== Official Sites ==
== Official Sites ==


* [http://www.cityofheroes.com City of Heroes]
* [https://www.homecomingservers.com Homecoming Servers - homecomingservers.com]
* [http://www.cityofvillains.com City of Villains]
Alias: [https://www.cohhc.gg/forums cohhc.gg]
* [https://boards.cityofheroes.com/ubbthreads.php Official forums]
* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/patch_notes.html Recent Patch Notes]
* [http://support.cityofheroes.com/cgi-bin/cityofheroes.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php Support Knowledge Base]
* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/servers/index.html Server Status]
* [https://secure.plaync.com/cgi-bin/plaync_manage.pl?game=coh Account Management]


== Other Fan Sites ==
== Fan Sites ==
If you want your site listed here, please edit this page and add it in!


If you want your site listed here, please edit this page and add it in!
'''NOTE:''' These sites are subject to verification and periodic review and may be removed if deemed inactive or inappropriate.
 
;Victory Team Owned
* [https://costumes.cityofheroes.dev/ Icon Catalogue], a website for people to upload, display, and share their costumes.
* [https://fbsa.dev/ FBSA Wiki], The Federal Bureau of Super-powered Affairs Wiki, available for character profiles, stories, and player-made content.
* [https://forumarchive.cityofheroes.dev/ Live Forum Archive], an archive of the old blue boards from live.  Note that Paragon Studios had already purged most of the posts prior to 2009 when they upgraded the forums from the UBB.threads forum software to VBulletin when the forums were archived.
* [https://mods.cityofheroes.dev/ City Mod Installer], a tool to manage, download, and package modifications for the Homecoming and Victory servers.
 
;Independent
* [https://auraycapa.superforo.net/ Aura y Capa] Spanish Fansite and community nexus. Updated daily, all info translated into local language. Includes everything a spanish player could need!
* [https://battlerockx.blogspot.com/ The Battlerock X Chronicles], dedicated to various news, events, and stories of City of Heroes characters as well as the home for the infrequent fan-based comic series "Tales from Paragon City".
* [https://www.thecaperadio.com/ The Cape Radio], a 24/7 radio station which took a game-agnostic policy after the shutdown, who play in a variety of titles.  You can visit their shows on the Everlasting server.
* [http://www.cityofheroes.ca City of Heroes Site Reconstruction], a website dedicated to recreating the official City of Heroes website before it was shut down.
* [https://guardiansofthedawn.wordpress.com "Guardians of the Dawn"], the official website of the fan-based comic series "Guardians of the Dawn Spotlight" set in the City of Heroes universe with special appearances by various in-game characters.
* [https://www.cohtitan.com/ Titan Network] is an archive network of sites covering Issue 24 (NCSoft Live Service) only.
* [https://virtueverse.net Virtueverse], the original Virtue server RP wiki.
* [https://www.paragondawn.com Paragon Dawn], a 24/7 radio station centered around Champions Online after the shutdown, staffed with both COH and CO players.  You can visit their shows on the Everlasting server.
* [https://www.blogtalkradio.com/rytchb42 Paragon Radio], a weekly podcast established after the City of Heroes Shutdown in 2012, covers all superhero MMOs as well as comics, movies, and TV.  You can visit their shows on the Everlasting server.


* [http://www.pcfreepress.com/ Paragon City Free Press], sister site of the Paragon Wiki
== Game Utilities ==
* [http://taxibots.guildportal.com/ Paragon Taxi Service], the best damn volunteer group, period
* The "map pack" augments in-game maps of city zones and missions with informational icons and text.
* [http://www.thecaperadio.com/ The Cape Radio], getting your groove on while stomping bad guys
** [https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/37216-vidiotmaps-for-homecoming/ VidiotMaps], maintained by AboveTheChemist, compatible with Homecoming.  Available on Windows and Mac.
* [http://www.vidiotmaps.com/coh/ Vidiot Maps], ''the'' definitive geographical resource for Paragon City and the Rogue Isles
* Badge Tracking. Manually or automatically enter badges, see which ones you're missing, compare with other players who also use these sites.
* [http://coh.warcry.com/ Warcry], a great site with lots of resources
** [https://n15g.github.io/badger/ Badger], a server-agnostic open source web-based badge tracking system.
* ColdFront's [http://coh.coldfront.net/ City of Heroes] and [http://cov.coldfront.net/ City of Villains] sites, which includes a very handy badge tracking application
* Character builder/designer/planners. Create and save character builds, and share with others through "data blocks" or "data links".
* [http://cantatus.gottapixel.com/ Paragon City Touristry Board], details the ''true'', unheard story of Paragon City (parody site)
** [https://midsreborn.com Mids Reborn]. An updated build planner app forked from Mids' Hero Builder.  Windows 10 and 11.
* Power data directly from the game.
** [https://cod.uberguy.net/ City of Data], a web site that displays power data directly from the game's files.
* Notification of keywords from chat logs
** [https://cityofheroes.dev/link.php?id=1 City Chat Watcher], a tool that monitors your chat logs and notifies you when keywords you specify are mentioned in-game.  Windows 10 and 11.
* Offline costume editor, machinima camera tool, and map browser.
** [https://archive.paragonwiki.com/wiki/Titan_Icon Icon] from Titan Network.  Uses Issue 24 files downloaded for the game client.
* Online Titan Sentinel+ Costume extractor (from the live game shutdown)
** [https://cit.cohtitan.com/senticon/ Senticon] - Upload XML file recorded from Sentinel+, download .costume files of past characters from the live game.  Works offline (save the page to a hard drive.)
* XMPP Chat Client and Map Browser.
** [https://archive.paragonwiki.com/wiki/Paragon_Chat Paragon Chat] from Titan Network.  Same as Icon, except requires either an XMPP server (any will work) or a forum account on Titan Network to use their chat server.
* [https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=131496&package_id=178537 PiggViewer], an application that allows extraction of game client files.
* [https://www.watto.org/extract/index.html Game Extractor], a Java application that allows extraction of game client files.


These sites are subject to verification and periodic review and may be removed if deemed inactive or inappropriate.
==Super/Villain Group Sites==
'''NOTE:''' These sites are subject to verification and periodic review and may be removed if deemed inactive or inappropriate.<br>
''' Many sites may be deprecated; please click at your own risk. All GuildPortal links have been removed due to those links now redirecting to phishing scams.'''


== Friend Sites ==
;[http://www.legionofcatgirls.com/ Legion of Catgirls]: A feminine, feline SG on several servers. (*Note that this site appears to be dead as of 2023/02/25.)
* [http://www.mozilla.org/ Get Firefox], the browser you can trust
* Support the [http://www.eff.org/ Electronic Frontier Foundation], defending your digital rights
* Graphics on this site have been created and/or edited with [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp], a powerful and 100% free image editor.

Latest revision as of 18:34, 1 May 2024

This article or section contains information on several sites that are no longer in use (some links removed due to phishing scams, domain parking, and 'link rot') since the official shutdown of City of Heroes/Villains. It is provided for historical purposes.

Official Sites

Alias: cohhc.gg

Fan Sites

If you want your site listed here, please edit this page and add it in!

NOTE: These sites are subject to verification and periodic review and may be removed if deemed inactive or inappropriate.

Victory Team Owned
  • Icon Catalogue, a website for people to upload, display, and share their costumes.
  • FBSA Wiki, The Federal Bureau of Super-powered Affairs Wiki, available for character profiles, stories, and player-made content.
  • Live Forum Archive, an archive of the old blue boards from live. Note that Paragon Studios had already purged most of the posts prior to 2009 when they upgraded the forums from the UBB.threads forum software to VBulletin when the forums were archived.
  • City Mod Installer, a tool to manage, download, and package modifications for the Homecoming and Victory servers.
Independent
  • Aura y Capa Spanish Fansite and community nexus. Updated daily, all info translated into local language. Includes everything a spanish player could need!
  • The Battlerock X Chronicles, dedicated to various news, events, and stories of City of Heroes characters as well as the home for the infrequent fan-based comic series "Tales from Paragon City".
  • The Cape Radio, a 24/7 radio station which took a game-agnostic policy after the shutdown, who play in a variety of titles. You can visit their shows on the Everlasting server.
  • City of Heroes Site Reconstruction, a website dedicated to recreating the official City of Heroes website before it was shut down.
  • "Guardians of the Dawn", the official website of the fan-based comic series "Guardians of the Dawn Spotlight" set in the City of Heroes universe with special appearances by various in-game characters.
  • Titan Network is an archive network of sites covering Issue 24 (NCSoft Live Service) only.
  • Virtueverse, the original Virtue server RP wiki.
  • Paragon Dawn, a 24/7 radio station centered around Champions Online after the shutdown, staffed with both COH and CO players. You can visit their shows on the Everlasting server.
  • Paragon Radio, a weekly podcast established after the City of Heroes Shutdown in 2012, covers all superhero MMOs as well as comics, movies, and TV. You can visit their shows on the Everlasting server.

Game Utilities

  • The "map pack" augments in-game maps of city zones and missions with informational icons and text.
    • VidiotMaps, maintained by AboveTheChemist, compatible with Homecoming. Available on Windows and Mac.
  • Badge Tracking. Manually or automatically enter badges, see which ones you're missing, compare with other players who also use these sites.
    • Badger, a server-agnostic open source web-based badge tracking system.
  • Character builder/designer/planners. Create and save character builds, and share with others through "data blocks" or "data links".
    • Mids Reborn. An updated build planner app forked from Mids' Hero Builder. Windows 10 and 11.
  • Power data directly from the game.
    • City of Data, a web site that displays power data directly from the game's files.
  • Notification of keywords from chat logs
    • City Chat Watcher, a tool that monitors your chat logs and notifies you when keywords you specify are mentioned in-game. Windows 10 and 11.
  • Offline costume editor, machinima camera tool, and map browser.
    • Icon from Titan Network. Uses Issue 24 files downloaded for the game client.
  • Online Titan Sentinel+ Costume extractor (from the live game shutdown)
    • Senticon - Upload XML file recorded from Sentinel+, download .costume files of past characters from the live game. Works offline (save the page to a hard drive.)
  • XMPP Chat Client and Map Browser.
    • Paragon Chat from Titan Network. Same as Icon, except requires either an XMPP server (any will work) or a forum account on Titan Network to use their chat server.
  • PiggViewer, an application that allows extraction of game client files.
  • Game Extractor, a Java application that allows extraction of game client files.

Super/Villain Group Sites

NOTE: These sites are subject to verification and periodic review and may be removed if deemed inactive or inappropriate.
Many sites may be deprecated; please click at your own risk. All GuildPortal links have been removed due to those links now redirecting to phishing scams.

Legion of Catgirls
A feminine, feline SG on several servers. (*Note that this site appears to be dead as of 2023/02/25.)
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