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== Welcome to the Paragon Wiki! ==
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Welcome to City of Heroes and City of Villains, the online world that's home to an entire universe of heroes and villains, where you and thousands of other players take on the roles of super powered heroes and villains in a stunning, 3D graphical world.
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This wiki is intended to be a central repository of all things that have to do with NCSoft's two MMORPG's, [http://www.cityofheroes.com City of Heroes] and [http://www.cityofvillains.com City of Villains].  This wiki is a community effort.  If you cannot find the information you are searching for, please add it to the wiki for other users to see.
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To find information, use the search box on the left, or feel free to browse the available [[Special:Categories|categories]] or view the [[Table of Contents|table of contents]].
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This wiki is provided by the [http://www.pcfreepress.com Paragon City Free Press], a fansite dedicated to the enjoyment of City of Heroes and City of Villains by providing more depth to the game.
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Please see the [[wikipedia:Help:Editing|Editing User's Guide]] for information about how to write and create articles for this wiki.
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== News ==
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=== Monday June 4, 2007 ===
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* [[Homecoming Launcher]] (Win/Linux)
* [[LaunchCat]] for Mac
[https://forums.homecomingservers.com/forum/12-help-amp-support/ Forum-based support] is available as well as a [https://discord.com/invite/cityofheroes Discord Server.]  Everyone starts over at level 1.


==== Double XP Weekend ====
More information about the [[Game Client]] is available here.  You do not need any prior game files or activation codes to play.
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Double XP Weekend is rolling around once again. This time, it's June 15-17. Time to pull out all those level 30-somethings you have and see how far up you can take them! A great time to sidekick and lackey your friends, and an even better time to [http://www.cityofheroes.com/community/referral_program.html refer them to the game].
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<h3 style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Homecoming Team</h3>
* [https://forums.homecomingservers.com/gameaccount/ Game Account Center] - Set login name & password for the client.*
* [https://forums.homecomingservers.com/beta/ Beta Account Center] - Instructions to access the beta manifest, and a tool to copy live toons to beta.*
* [https://forums.homecomingservers.com/support/ Support Center] - Allows users to send support tickets.*
* [https://forums.homecomingservers.com/status/ Server Status] - Shows user counts, server load, and RAM/GPU use.
<h3 style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Victory Team Owned</h3>


=== Wednesday May 2, 2007 ===
* [https://fbsa.homecoming.wiki/ FBSA Wiki] - Character bios, stories and RP content.
* [https://mods.cityofheroes.dev/ City Mod Installer] - A web site to download and manage mods.
* [https://costumes.cityofheroes.dev/ Icon Catalogue] - A web site to display and share costumes.
* [https://forumarchive.cityofheroes.dev/ Live Forum Archive] - A snapshot of the former CoX boards.
* [https://suggestions.cityofheroes.dev/ City Suggests] - An alt toon randomizer. (From RubyRed)
<h3 style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Independent</h3>
* [https://midsreborn.com/ Mids Reborn] - a new character creator tool forked from Mids Hero Builder.
* [https://cod.uberguy.net/ City of Data v2.0] - Power information database


==== Wiki Optimizations ====
Items with an asterisk (*) [https://forums.homecomingservers.com/register/ require a forum account] to be logged in first.
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Wow, what a hard day this has been on the Paragon Wiki!  You guys pounded our sparkly new server with 100% utilization almost all day today!  No, really, it wasn't our fault at all!  It was Issue 9, and it's not like we had a configuration parameter set wrong that could have been a contributing factor.  No, really we didn't!  We really...  Um...
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What were we talking about again?  Oh yes...
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We have installed the accelerator software on the new server, and it has made a big difference in the Wiki's performance.  Will it be big enough?  We'll know better once the throngs of people are hitting the site again at peak hours.  In the meantime, you can keep up with our progress in the [http://paragonwiki.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=4 Site Issues forum].
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Sorry again for the miserable performance today, and rest assured that we will continue making improvements!
 
=== Tuesday May 1, 2007 ===
 
==== Issue 9 Released ====
 
[[Issue 9]] has been officially released to the live servers.  Get [[Invention System|invent]]ing, folks. http://paragonwiki.com/forums/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif
 
==== Paragon Wiki has Moved! ====
 
What is the "read-only" and Paragon Wiki relocation stuff about?  As mentioned in the previous news item, due to increasing traffic on the Paragon Wiki, the site has relocated to a server with additional computing resources to help the site run better and handle a load that had the old server squirming.  I know, bummer of timing, but it was a necessary evil in order to keep everything on the site running smoothly.
 
As always, whenever a major infrastructure change takes place, there is a chance that it might cause bugs and glitches in the system.  If you notice any problems, please post a message in the Site Issues section of the [http://paragonwiki.com/forums Paragon Forums].
 
=== Thursday April 26, 2007 ===
 
==== A Season of Growth ====
 
Well, first the good news:  The Paragon Wiki continues to enjoy astounding growth.  Now, the bad news:  The Paragon Wiki continues to enjoy astounding growth.  We are now seeing well over 1,300,000 page hits a month and have increased traffic and visitors by around 35% in the first quarter of 2007.  As a result, the Wiki has officially outgrown its shared host and needs to be moved to a location that can handle the amount of resource load placed on its server.
 
We are currently in the process of acquiring a virtual private host to be the Paragon Wiki's new home, and this week, perhaps extending into the weekend, we will be setting up the new server and moving everything over.  Ideally, this process will be completely transparent, and no one will be any the wiser until the yellow banner at the top of this page goes away.
 
In reality, there will be at least a little bit of downtime while the transfer is in process, and depending on how well the move goes, that downtime may extend to longer than "a little bit."  We'll certainly do our best to keep at least some sort of notice posted on the progress.
 
We're sorry in advance for any prolonged outage, but rest assured that we are working diligently to make this transition as quick and painless as possible.
 
=== Sunday April 22, 2007 ===
 
==== Caching Enabled! ====
 
I won't make any bones about it&mdash;the wiki has gotten ''very'' busy lately.  We are serving up well over a million pages every month to players looking for information (45,993 pages yesterday alone!), and as a result, the wiki is putting a pretty good beating on the server where it's installed.
 
To try to increase performance and reduce the load on the server's CPU, a few changes have been implemented.  Ideally, these changes will be completely transparent to all of the wiki's visitors.  Of course, whenever any type of major changes take place, though, things sometimes go awry.  If you notice any weirdness or errors, please feel free to post a message in the [http://paragonwiki.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=4 Site Issues forum], or if you can't reach the forums, e-mail me at [mailto:tonyv@pcfreepress.com tonyv@pcfreepress.com] and let me know.
 
To anyone who's curious, the exact changes I've made are:
 
* Installed my own (hopefully!) optimized copy of php 5.2.1
* Installed and configured FastCGI in php
* Built and installed [http://eaccelerator.net/ eAccelerator], a compiled php caching system
 
Hopefully, these changes will not only make my hosting provider happier, but speed up access to the wiki as well.
 
=== Friday April 6, 2007 ===
 
==== Massive Information Upload of Issue 9 ====
 
Since Issue 9 was released to public beta without that pesky [[wikipedia:Non-disclosure_agreement|non-disclosure agreement]] to get in the way, massive amounts of information about Issue 9 have been added to the Paragon Wiki.  Some of the highlights include articles on:
 
* [[The Abyss]], a new villain zone with [[Hamidon]], the most powerful of enemies.
* [[Statesman's Task Force]], a new challenge for heroes.
* The [[Invention System]], one of the biggest changes to hit City of Heroes since the game's launch.
* An article specifically about the [[Issue 9 Badges|new badges]] coming with Issue 9.
* Much, much more, as covered in the [[:Category:Patch_Watchlist|Patch_Watchlist]] category.
 
In short, be sure to check in frequently with the Paragon Wiki for the latest and greatest information on this major new feature release to City of Heroes and City of Villains.  If you have any questions, don't be afraid to drop by our [http://paragonwiki.com/forums forums], and as always, be sure to edit any articles that are unclear, incorrect, or incomplete.  Remember, '''you''' are what makes the wiki work so well!
 
[[Archived News]]
 
=== Wanted: Your Mad Writing Skillz (with a Z) ===
 
Want to contribute to the Paragon Wiki but don't know where to start?  One good place to start is by editing articles that are designated as [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Stub|Stub]] articles and [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Wip|Work in Progress]] articles.  These articles need anything from minor tweaks to major overhauls, and anything you have to add would be appreciated!
 
If you want to dive into writing some highly needed articles from scratch, check out the list of [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]].  These are pages that are linked to from other pages but that have no articles associated with them.  They are sorted by the number of links that point to them, so by filling in the articles towards the top of the list, you will be giving the most bang for your temporal buck.
 
== Contact Info ==
 
[[User:TonyV|TonyV]] is the administrator of this wiki.  If you need to contact him, please send an e-mail to [mailto:tonyv@pcfreepress.com tonyv@pcfreepress.com].  Please see the [[Paragon Wiki:Administrators|Administrators]] page for more information about the administrators of the Paragon Wiki.
 
== Legal Information ==
 
City of Heroes is ©2004 NCsoft Corporation and Cryptic Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.<br>
City of Villains is ©2005 NCsoft Corporation and Cryptic Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.<br>
City of Heroes, City of Villains, game content, logos, and materials are trademarks and copyrights of NCsoft Corporation and its Licensors and used with permission.
Please see the [[Paragon Wiki:General_disclaimer|General Disclaimer]] for more information.

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Welcome

Welcome to the Unofficial Homecoming Wiki, a central repository of all things related to Homecoming: City of Heroes, a superhero-themed MMORPG.

City of Heroes is home to an entire multiverse of superpowered beings in a stunning, 3D graphical world. Players take on the roles of heroes, villains, vigilantes, and rogues, while both saving and destroying worlds. City of Heroes was known for its groundbreaking level of customization, its highly community-focused features, and its abundant developer-player interaction and feedback. Homecoming: City of Heroes has been in operation since April 2019 with a wide variety of quality-of-life features such as custom XP rates, alignment switching at will, all costume parts available on character creation, all vestiges of the Paragon Store removed, and a new player archetype, Sentinels. On January 2024, Homecoming was licensed as a private server for City of Heroes. Homecoming has five player shards, four testing shards, and the largest community of players today.

This wiki is a fork of the Paragon Wiki, a community effort created and maintained by more than two thousand volunteers since 2005.

Selected Information Portal

Articles About the Game

Articles About Your Character

Other Popular Articles

Donating

Launchers

Forum-based support is available as well as a Discord Server. Everyone starts over at level 1.

More information about the Game Client is available here. You do not need any prior game files or activation codes to play.

Resources

Homecoming Team

Victory Team Owned

Independent

Items with an asterisk (*) require a forum account to be logged in first.

Contributing to the Wiki

We welcome any content you're able to add, fill in, or revise, especially to reflect changes from the original game.

Getting familiar with the Article Guidelines and the Help pages prior to contributing makes a big difference in helping a new editor get settled. A lot of wiki syntax assistance can be found in the Help pages.

Don't know where to start? A good place to begin is by editing articles that are designated as stubs, incomplete, or works in progress. These articles need anything from minor tweaks to major overhauls, and anything you have to add would be appreciated! Once you're comfortable, you can take a look at the Wanted Pages, a list of linked-to articles that don't yet exist.

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