Post your "City of Heroes" resource links here!

Got a favorite page that shows off the badges? Post it here!

Got a favorite page that shows the story arcs? Post it here!

Got your own "City of Heroes" Fan Site? Post it here!

I'll start off with the most obvious of "City of Heroes" resource links...

The Official City of Heroes Web Site!

Rob

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Here are my favorite links (definitely the ones i use most often):
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/ubbthreads.php?Cat= (CoH forums)
http://www.cityofheroesonline.com/index.php (story arcs, badges, etc)
http://www.fenrislair.com/coh/coh_home.php (awesome badge resource and more)
http://www.nofuture.org.uk/coh/contacts/ (contacts by origin, level, and zone)
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...part=1#2478109 (guides...lots and lots of guides and more)

THE most important link of them all (seriously, if you don't use this link: please put down the mouse and step away from the computer):
http://www.vidiotmaps.com/coh/index.php (i also use the downloadable in-game maps...if you don't use vidiotmaps, you deserve to be lost).

List of Slash Commands

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...c=#Post1947163

The 2 that i use the most frequently are:
/whoall (prints a list of all characters on the map you're on)
/info (when you DON'T have anything hilighted it will open an info window for your character...very handy for counting your badges).

To use a slash command:
type the command into the text box in your chat window and press return (just as if you're typing and sending a message). It doesn't matter what channel you're set on, only that you type in the correct command.

Keybinding

The best darn link/tutorial on keybinds and macros that i've ever come across:
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...=&fpart=1&vc=1

Simply put, a keybind binds a command (or series) to a specific key. Note: you can not bind attack strings (ie: attack1+attack2+attack3. etc).
For instance, here are some common binds that i use:

/bind 1 powexec_name "healing aura"
For my toons that heal, this bind allows me to press the "1" key and pop off an AoE heal (i chose that key because it's immediately above the movement keys - Q W E A S D. I have heals binded to the number keys 1, 2, and 3).

another bind for my healing types:
/bind f team "gather for buff"
that bind announces "gather for buff" in the team chat window whenever i press the "f" key.

A macro creates a toggle in your power tray. Essentially, it's the same as a keybind, but instead of binding to a key, you create a button that has to be clicked on the game screen.

I currently only use 2 macros:

/macro c0 "local Hocuscadabra!$$em flex1$$costume_change 0"

and

/macro c1 "local Voila! I'm incognito!$$em shrug$$costume_change 1"

When i press the c0 toggle, my toon says, "Hocuscadabra!" on the local channel, initiates the flex1 emote, and changes to costume 0 (the first costume on the costume screen).

When i press the c1 toggle, my toon says "Voila! I'm incognito!" on the local chat channel, shrugs, and changes into costume 1 (the second costume on the costume screen).
I could also have tied one of my powers into the sequence for a bit more flash, but i didn't want to bother with it: with my luck, i'd wind up running into combat with a necessary power turned off.

Unfortunately, the Paladinawakens emote is no more (it was perfect for a costume change). So if you want a bit of flash during a costume change, youll have to get creative with emotes or powers.

Binds and Macros are created in the same fashion as a slash command (they are slash commands): just type the text string into your chat (channel doesn't matter) and press return.

Chat Channels

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...part=1#2561473 (thread that's dedicated to listing the chat channels)

The chat channels i monitor/use on Freedom server (all are server wide channels):
Freedom Monster (primarilly for Giant Monster spawns: Paladin, Luska, Kraken, etc).
Freedom Badge (for all of the badge hounds).
Freedom TF (Task Force galore).
Hot Action (initially created for news on Hamidon raids, it is a now a catch all - including Hami information). NOTE: Hot Action is now a private channel. If you want/need an invite, give me a holler in-game and i'll send a tell to a Mod. However, unless you're lvl 40+, you probably won't get an invite.

TRAVELPOWERS:
the best guide i've found: here
EDIT:
well, um...after i went into my profile and enabled all of the options that i wanted, i've combined the double post (sigh...i'm just dense at times)

You double poster, you...

Anyway, here are some that droe missed that I use...

http://coh.warcry.com/
http://coh.coldfront.net/index.php/c...page/Itemid,1/
http://coh.upallnightgaming.com/

Enjoy,

Rob

Whups! Forgot one here...

This is how you can log onto the test server AND how to copy your current toons over to preview the upcoming changes.

City of Heroes Forum Thread

Enjoy,

Rob

Just found this link on the CoH on the forums: badge tracker
It looks pretty cool, and i'm going to register and give it a whirl with Khalim (my new badge hound).

awesome. don't have to update my excel file anymore. though i'll probably keep it around so i don't have to go to a website to select the badges . ..

i entered all of the badge data for Khalim, and i like that website. The only thing that i found that was different than the ingame badge listing is the (blank) times the victor badge (for defeating Mary Macomber): in game it's listed under Accloades; on the badge tracking site, it's listed under Accomplishments. Another thing that i like about the site is the ability to pull badge listings by server (you can see who's listed on each server and how many badges he/she has).

from what i heard, its an accomplishment from 1-9 and then gets moved to accolades at 10 since it provides a reward at that point. haven't done it yet so not really sure though.

Quote: Originally Posted by Enko from what i heard, its an accomplishment from 1-9 and then gets moved to accolades at 10 since it provides a reward at that point. haven't done it yet so not really sure though.

Ahhh...that makes sense, then. I lucked out and got the 10 Times the Victor badge at one sitting (despite a comp crash...w00t). Mary respawned so fast that i didn't have a chance to check the badge listing until after the combat was all said and done. Thanks, man

Quote: Originally Posted by droeblek9 Ahhh...that makes sense, then. I lucked out and got the 10 Times the Victor badge at one sitting (despite a comp crash...w00t). Mary respawned so fast that i didn't have a chance to check the badge listing until after the combat was all said and done. Thanks, man

Ditto me, too. Turns out that only three of the eight of us actually go the 10X badge.

Want to know the secret?

The three of us were the only three on the team not to die when she ambushed us.

Rob

Here's a groovy little link to a listing of i5 tanker powers and their associated numbers.

HERE is a nifty little link that shows the history of CoH since release.

Rob

Quote: Gravity Control had a power shift. Wormhole was moved from the 9th power to the 8th. Fold Space, a power similar to Recall Friend that teleported everyone on the team to the controller's position was removed. A new pet power, Singularity, was put in as the 9th power. (There were no respecs then, either.)

heh i wonder if people just lost fold space and gained singularity or if any old toons from back then still have that power . ..

seems kind of a useless power, especially for the final power when you can get friend teleport at level 6 which basically does the same thing but slower.

Quote: "Hard Boiled" was changed to "Heroic" about a month later.

lol

Quote: When the issue first came out, Rularuu rampaged over the entire city from temporary portals. Even with the level bumped down, those guys were tough!

Quote: The Fifth Column vanished and was replaced by the Council. For the first week or two after the issue came out, rampaging packs of the Council would appear chasing down and destroying 5th Column enemies - plus any other villains or heroes in their path.

too bad we don't get rampaging hordes of villains at the opening of new issues now. would've been fun to see 5th columns being chased by council.


found it kind of odd that the arena construction sites were put in and within a month, the foundations were set. by next issue, arenas came out.
we've been seeing universities since i4 and still nothing . ..