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== Official NCsoft Sites ==
== Official Sites ==


* [http://www.cityofheroes.com Official Website]
* [https://www.homecomingservers.com Homecoming Servers - homecomingservers.com]
* [http://plaync.com PlayNC.com]
Alias: [https://www.cohhc.gg/forums cohhc.gg]


== Fan Sites ==
== Fan Sites ==
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;Victory Team Owned
;Victory Team Owned
* [http://fbsa.cityofheroes.dev/ FBSA Wiki], The Federal Bureau of Super-powered Affairs Wiki, available for character profiles, stories, and player-made content.
* [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
;Independent
* [http://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://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!
* [http://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://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".
* [http://www.thecaperadio.com/ The Cape Radio], a 24/7 radio station which took a game-agnostic policy after the shutdown.  You can visit their shows on the Everlasting server.
* [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.
* [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.
* [http://www.cohwritersguild.com// COH Writer's Guild], The Offical City of Heroes site can't publish all the fan fiction and art they receive. But we will! If you want the rest of the CoH universe to read and see your stuff send it to us and it will be posted -no charge!
* [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.
* [http://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.
* [http://virtueverse.net Virtueverse], the original Virtue Server RP wiki.
* [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.  You can visit their shows on the Everlasting server.
* [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.
* [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.
;Titan Network
''Titan Network is an archive network of sites covering Issue 24 (NCSoft Live Service) only.''
* [http://www.cohtitan.com/ Titan Network]: ''(Super)Powering the Community''
** [http://archive.paragonwiki.com Paragon Wiki Archive]: The original City of Heroes Wiki.  (This wiki was forked from Paragon Wiki.)
** [http://ouroportal.com Ouroportal] (NOT TO BE CONFUSED with Project Ouroboros), a wiki made for RP, character, and story use during the live game.
** [http://www.cohplanner.com Mid's Hero Designer]. Download-able program. Database is kept current. Includes [[Invention]] sets for enhancements, and takes those bonuses into account when calculating buffs.
** [http://planner.cohtitan.com/planner SuckerPunch's Online Build Planner], Cross-browser/OS online build planner.
** [http://www.cohplanner.com Mids Hero Builder], for Issue 24.
** [http://cit.cohtitan.com/ City Info Tracker], replaces City Game Tracker and City Info Terminal.
''(COHFaces, RedTomax, and Sentinel have been shut down.)''


== Game Utilities ==
== Game Utilities ==
 
* The "map pack" augments in-game maps of city zones and missions with informational icons and text.
{{divbox|yellow|Important Note|Players have the responsibility to be aware of the PlayNC [http://web.archive.org/web/20071007172007/http://www.plaync.com/help/eula_coh.html EULA]. The following applications are believed by most of the community to be EULA legal. However, they are not endorsed by Paragon Wiki, and players' use of them is solely at their own risk.}}
** [https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/37216-vidiotmaps-for-homecoming/ VidiotMaps], maintained by AboveTheChemist, compatible with Homecoming. Available on Windows and Mac.
 
* Map Patches replace many in-game maps of city zones and missions with informational icons and text.
** [http://sourceforge.net/projects/vidiotmaps/?source=directory i23 VidiotMaps for PC].
** [http://sourceforge.net/projects/vidiotmaps-mac/?source=directory i23 VidiotMaps for Mac].
* Badge Tracking. Manually or automatically enter badges, see which ones you're missing, compare with other players who also use these sites.
* Badge Tracking. Manually or automatically enter badges, see which ones you're missing, compare with other players who also use these sites.
** [http://www.cityinfoterminal.com City Information Tracker]. Part of Titan Network.
** [https://n15g.github.io/badger/ Badger], a server-agnostic open source web-based badge tracking system.
* Utility that tracks in-game statistics and that is capable of showing buff timers. Was used to update badge stats on both City Info Tracker and Badge-Hunter.
** [http://www.herostats.org/downloads.html HeroStats]
* Character builder/designer/planners. Create and save character builds, and share with others through "data blocks" or "data links".
* Character builder/designer/planners. Create and save character builds, and share with others through "data blocks" or "data links".
** [http://www.cohplanner.com Mids' Hero Designer]. Windows desktop program. ([[Issue 21|I21]] current). Includes [[Invention System|IOs]], [[Incarnate System|Incarnates]], [[Accolades]], and takes those into account when calculating numbers.
** [https://midsreborn.com Mids Reborn]. An updated build planner app forked from Mids' Hero Builder. Windows 10 and 11.
** [http://planner.cohtitan.com SuckerPunch's Online Build Planner]. Webapp. ([[Issue 16|I16]] current). Includes Invention sets. Since it's entirely javascript based, builds can be shared with any web browser.
* 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.
{{divbox|red|Important Note|As above, players have the responsibility to be aware of the PlayNC [http://www.plaync.com/help/eula_coh.html EULA]. Use of the following applications is frowned upon by PlayNC and likely violates the EULA. They are not endorsed by Paragon Wiki, and players' use of them is solely at their own risk.}}
* 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.
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=131496&package_id=178537 PiggViewer], an application that allows extraction of game client files.
* Offline costume editor, machinima camera tool, and map browser.
* [http://www.watto.org/extract/index.html Game Extractor], a Java application that allows extraction of game client files.
** [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.


==Super/Villain Group Sites==
==Super/Villain Group Sites==
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''' 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.'''
''' 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.'''


;[http://www.arachnoselite.com/ Arachnos Elite]: - Strength Through Undying Loyalty -  One of the very first Arachnos based villain groups, formed on day one of the CoV headstart. Roleplaying, on Virtue Server
;[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://dangerrangers.myrealityz.net/ The Danger Rangers]: - Go Go Danger Rangers!! -  One of City's oldest running Sentai themed Supergroup... Born  in the Victory"verse" over 5 years ago, then discovered in the Virtue"verse" on the summer of 2008 and now recently on Exalted.
;[http://www.defendersofparagon.net The Defenders of Paragon]: on Infinity; mature, no drama, fun times, period.
;Fallen Legion: One of the largest and most active VGs on the Victory server.
;The Freedom Legion: A very active SuperGroup on the Guardian server. Within our 1st year, Dec 8th 2009-Dec 8th 2010, we climbed into the Top50. We have a fully functional base, great members, good Coalitions, our own Vent server, own SG site, we team up on a daily basis, +20 members online per day and lots of PvP & PvE events. Founder and Leader Dark Energon, @Dark Energon.
;[http://www.legionofcatgirls.com/ Legion of Catgirls]: A feminine, feline SG on several servers.
;Legion of Valor: One of the largest and most active SGs on the Victory server.
;Zero Tolerance: Small top 5 ranked villain group on Justice created October 29, 2005. Thrives on teamwork and dedication.
 
== Friend Sites ==
* Web browsers
** [http://www.mozilla.org/ Get Firefox], the browser you can trust
** [http://www.opera.com/ Opera], another good browser
** [http://www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome], the new player in the market
* Support the [http://www.eff.org/ Electronic Frontier Foundation], defending your digital rights
* Image editors
** [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp], a powerful and 100% free image editor.
** [http://localhost Paint.NET], a 'clone' of MSPAINT built on the .NET framework. Also free.
* Text editors
** [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm Notepad++], a powerful open source replacement for Notepad.
** [http://www.pspad.com/ PSPad], another free (but not open source) text 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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