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== Official NCSoft Sites ==
{{historical|customreason=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}}


* [http://www.cityofheroes.com City of Heroes]
== Official Sites ==
* [http://www.cityofvillains.com City of Villains]
* [http://plaync.com PlayNC.com]
* [https://boards.cityofheroes.com/ubbthreads.php Official forums]
* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/patch_notes.html Recent Patch Notes]
* [http://www.plaync.com/us/support/prod_9.html Support Knowledge Base]
* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/servers/index.html Server Status]
* [https://secure.plaync.com/cgi-bin/accountManagement.pl?game=coh Account Management]
* [https://secure.cityofheroes.com/cgi-bin/coh_transfer.pl Test Server Character Transfer]


== Other Fan Sites ==
* [https://www.homecomingservers.com Homecoming Servers - homecomingservers.com]
Alias: [https://www.cohhc.gg/forums cohhc.gg]


== 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!


* [http://www.vidiotmaps.com/ VidiotMaps], geographical resource for Paragon City and the Rogue Isles
'''NOTE:''' These sites are subject to verification and periodic review and may be removed if deemed inactive or inappropriate.
** [http://www.badge-hunter.com/ Badge-Hunter], sister site of VidiotMaps. Badge Tracking site that ties in with HeroStats.
<!-- !!!NOTE!!!: titan placed below vidiots by Konoko. Discuss on Talk page. Indented list more visible than top level items, and everything below the indented list starts to get lost. -->
* [http://www.cohtitan.com/ Titan Network] "Bringing Heroes Together"
** [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. '''Now Issue 12 Compatible'''
** [http://www.cohplanner.com SuckerPunch's Online Build Planner], Cross-browser/OS online build planner.
** [http://faces.cohtitan.com CoHFaces], Behind the Mask - Share real pics of yourself!
** [http://cit.cohtitan.com/ City Info Tracker], replaces City Game Tracker and City Info Terminal. Still integrates with Herostats and has a lightweight client (in development)
** [http://coh.redtomax.com/ coh.RedTomax.com], RedTomax's site, with extensive information on missions, powers, and much more.
** [http://cov.redtomax.com/ cov.RedTomax.com], for villains
* [http://www.dotfour.net/coh/ Devs Digest Rss Feed]
* [http://www.avatarsunited.com/set_theme?return_url=%2F&theme_id=2 Avatars United] CoH and general MMO community for your virtual avatars. Register your avatar, upload your profile picture, write your biography and share some of your exploits in virtual worlds through pictures, videos and blogs.
* [http://www.randomdice.com/cohgreetings/ Electronic Super Greetings], send an electronic postcard with customized motifs from City of Heroes and Villains
* [http://coh.warcry.com/ Warcry], a great site with lots of resources
* ColdFront's [http://coh.coldfront.net/ City of Heroes] and [http://cov.coldfront.net/ City of Villains] sites. <!-- verify:, which includes a very handy badge tracking application -->
** ColdFront also hosts [http://sherksilver.coldfront.net/ Sherksilver's CoH/CoV Character Builder].
* [http://www.thecaperadio.com/ The Cape Radio], getting your groove on while stomping bad guys
* [http://www.justiceradio.net/ Justice Radio], Justice Server's premier radio station. Rock out and rock on!
<!-- * [http://www.pf-coh.com/victory/ Official Victory Site], Offical website for the Victory Server. : NOW LINKS TO TITAN NETWORK -->
* [http://www.pcfreepress.com/ Paragon City Free Press], sister site of the Paragon Wiki
* [http://cantatus.gottapixel.com/ Paragon City Touristry Board], details the ''true'', unheard story of Paragon City (parody site)


<!-- not updated http://cohunlimited.wetpaint.com/pageSearch/updated : * [http://www.cohunlimited.wetpaint.com/ CoH Unlimited] A CoH news fansite ?? -->
;Victory Team Owned
* [http://home.comcast.net/~coh-tog/ Tog's Hero University], A semi RP site for new players covering much of the basic game.
* [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.
* [https://mods.cityofheroes.dev/ City Mod Installer], a tool to manage, download, and package modifications for the Homecoming and Victory servers.
* [https://costumes.cityofheroes.dev/ Icon Catalogue], a website for people to upload, display, and share their costumes.
* [https://fbsa.cityofheroes.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.


* [http://coh.jeremyduffy.com/ Jordan's Town], A fairly irregularly updated City of Heroes web comic and site full of great guides to various character types. Includes pictures of the powers, slotting and build samples, and sample binds.  
;Independent
** [http://coh.jeremyduffy.com/character-customizing/toon-gen/ Jordan's CoX Character Generation Guide], My pride of the guides on my site: a nine page primer on how to make awesome characters, costumes, and custom binds for use during gameplay to have the most unique experience possible per character.
* [http://www.barbariankeep.com/bs/bindguide.html Advanced Bind Guide], written in Feb 2006, this guide delves deep into the binding system, especially useful when dealing with multiple commands in a single keybind. 
 
* [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://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://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.cityofheroes.ca City of Heroes Site Reconstruction], a website dedicated to recreating the official City of Heroes website before it was shut down.
* [http://battlerockx.blogspot.com/ The Battlerock X Chronicles], dedicated to various news, events, and stories of City of Heroes characters.
* [http://www.shenanigunner.com Heroica!] A fan site offering a wide range of things from a web comic series to useful keybind tips and tricks. Notably, it also hosts the COX Technical Reference Guide.
 
* [http://dawnradio.org/ Dawn Radio], a 24/7 Shoutcast Radio Station hosted in Excelsior, also hosting the Paragon Radio podcast (see below) as of Dec. 2023.
These sites are subject to verification and periodic review and may be removed if deemed inactive or inappropriate.
** [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. As of December 2023, merged with Dawn Radio and hosted live on Excelsior. (This link holds archives back to 2012.)
* [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://virtueverse.net Virtueverse], the original Virtue server RP wiki.


== Game Utilities ==
== Game Utilities ==
;Badge Tracking
:[https://n15g.github.io/badger/ Badger], a server-agnostic open source web-based badge tracking system. Manually or automatically enter badges, see which ones you're missing, compare with other players who also use these sites.
;Character builder/designer/planners.
:[https://midsreborn.com Mids Reborn]. An updated build planner app forked from Mids' Hero Builder.  Windows 10 and 11.
;Client Files Extraction Utility
:[https://www.watto.org/game_extractor.html Game Extractor], a Java application that allows extraction of game client files.
:[https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=131496&package_id=178537 PiggViewer] from SourceForge (abandonware).
;Combat Data Archive
:[https://cod.uberguy.net/ City of Data], a web site that displays power data directly from the game's files. Create and save character builds, and share with others through "data blocks" or "data links".
;Historical Information
:[https://www.cohtitan.com/ Titan Network] is an archive network of sites covering City of Heroes from Launch to Issue 24 (NCSoft Live Service) only.  Hosts Paragon Wiki, which was forked to make Homecoming Wiki.
;Machinima Tools
:[https://archive.paragonwiki.com/wiki/Paragon_Chat Paragon Chat] from Titan Network. Use in Offline Mode to emulate Icon.  Now requires a self-provided XMPP Server to host chat.
:[https://archive.paragonwiki.com/wiki/Titan_Icon Icon] from Titan Network.  Uses Issue 24 files downloaded for the game client.  Less but different features from Paragon Chat.
;Map Packs
:[https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/37216-vidiotmaps-for-homecoming/ VidiotMaps], maintained by AboveTheChemist, compatible with Homecoming.  Available on Windows and Mac. VidiotMaps 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://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.}}
<!-- ==Super/Villain Group Sites==
 
'''NOTE:''' These sites are subject to verification and periodic review and may be removed if deemed inactive or inappropriate.<br>
* Map Patches replace many in-game maps of city zones and missions with informational icons and text.
** [http://www.vidiotmaps.com/downloads.php VidiotMaps].
** [http://paragonmaps.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=1&id=13&Itemid=33 ParagonMaps].
* 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](CiT). Part of Titan Network.
** [http://www.badge-hunter.com Badge-Hunter](BH). Sister site of VidiotMaps.
* [http://www.herostats.org/downloads.html HeroStats]. A utility that tracks in-game statistics and that is capable of showing buff timers. Can automatically update the badge tracking websites above (CiT and, BH).
* Character builder/designer/planners. Create and save character builds, share with others through forum exports or build imports.
** [http://www.honourableunited.org.uk/mhd.php Mid's Hero Designer]. Download-able program. Updated 2008-07-21 ([[Issue 12|I12]] current). Includes [[Invention]] sets for enhancements, and takes those bonuses into account when calculating buffs. Builds can be exported with a data chunk to import later.
** [http://www.cohplanner.com SuckerPunch's Online Build Planner]. Online webapp. ([[Issue 12|I12]] current). Includes Invention sets. Since it's entirely javascript based, builds can be shared with any web browser.
<!-- ** [http://coh.redtomax.com/planner/ Red Tomax's CoX Character Planner]. Offline Java application. Released 2007-03-12. '''LINK IS NOW DEAD, PLANNER PULLED BY RED TOMAX SEVERAL MONTHS AGO''' -->
<!-- Not recently updated
** [http://sherksilver.coldfront.net/index.php Sherksilver]. Updated 24 Feb 2006 (I6 current).
** JoeChott??. Updated ??/??/???? (I? current).
-->
-->
{{divbox|yellow|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.}}
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=131496&package_id=178537 PiggViewer], an application that allows extraction of game client files.
* [http://www.watto.org/extract/index.html Game Extractor], a Java application that allows extraction of game client files.
==Super/Villain Group Sites==
;[http://www.clangroups.com/Guild.aspx?GuildID=273629&TabID=2296855 The Ambassadors of Peace]: A Super Group on the server Justice. Find out more info in the Information section on our website's Home Page.
;[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.guildportal.com/Guild.aspx?GuildID=15730&TabID=132948 C.O.V.E.R.]: was founded in the spring of 1971 to assist smaller supergroups in the fight against domestic crime.
;[http://www.users.qwest.net/~fjeff18/web/mu/Mu%20index.htm The Cult of Mu]: An ancient magical VG on virtue.
;[http://www.thedarkblade.net/ The Dark Blade]: on Virtue; mature group that likes to play the darker side of characters.
;[http://www.defendersofparagon.net The Defenders of Paragon]: and [http://www.disciplesofpower.net/ The Disciples of Power] on Infinity; mature, no drama, fun times, period.
;[http://http://www.guildportal.com/Guild.aspx?GuildID=278378&TabID=2336236 Freaks and Geeks]: The Freaks and Geeks began as a City of Villains villain group operating from the Rogue Isles located on the Pinnacle Server.  Now the group is the #6 Super Group of the Top 100 Super Groups on the Pinnacle server.  We also have a second villian group, Freaks and Geeks II, a recently added Hero Super Group, Freaks and Geeks Justice, and our newest villain group for our lvl50 toons, Freaks and Geeks Retirement Villa.  All four groups have longterm loyal members and are accepting recruits.  New recruits can be of any level and game experience.  Go to our website if you are interested in joining one of the four fastest growing groups on the Pinnacle server.
;[http://www.guildportal.com/Guild.aspx?GuildID=19063&TabID=171662 Joint Task Force Hero]: Military forces deployed in Paragon City.
;[http://jal.guildportal.com/Guild.aspx?GuildID=35313&TabID=314284 Justice for All League (JAL)]: PVP-oriented supergroup based on Test server, with sister VG Paragon's Most Wanted.
;[http://www.legionofcatgirls.com/ Legion of Catgirls]: A feminine, feline SG on several servers.
;[http://max.linxzy.com/news.php Maximum Carnage and Maximum Bloodshed]: The website and forums for the Hero SG - Maximum Carnage, and the Villain SG - Maximum Bloodshed. Both are located on the Union Server.
;[http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Meta_Forces Meta Forces]: Soldiers assisting Supers on the Virtue server.
;[http://www.pcda.us/ Paragon City Detective Agency]: Close knit group of players discussing the state of the game, trading tips, and generally gabbing. Visitors welcome!
;[http://www.paragonpd.net/ Paragon PD]: Protect and Serve with Paragon City's finest.
;[http://cohtaxis.com/ Paragon Taxi Service]: A service-oriented group dedicated to helping the heroes of the city.
;[http://www.kwtools.nl/coh/ Seekers of Intrinity]: EU SG on Union Server. Friendly, fun and always active members.
;[http://zerotolerance.guildportal.com/ Zero Tolerance]: Small top 5 ranked villain group on Justice created October 29, 2005. Thrives on teamwork and dedication.
;[http://www.zerotolerancesg.com/ Zero Tolerance]: One of the Top Ranked SG's on Pinnacle.
;[http://www.sinister-hq.com/ S.I.N.I.S.T.E.R]: One of the Top Ranked VG's on Justice. Based primarily in Australia.
;[http://victorycrusaders.guildportal.com/ The Hellish Crusaders]: Located on the Victory server. One of the first, and oldest villain groups on Victory, formed in 2005. Weekly events and meetings and global channels.
These sites are subject to verification and periodic review and may be removed if deemed inactive or inappropriate.
== 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 23:09, 21 October 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 Homecoming: 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
  • 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.
  • City Mod Installer, a tool to manage, download, and package modifications for the Homecoming and Victory servers.
  • 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.
Independent
  • Advanced Bind Guide, written in Feb 2006, this guide delves deep into the binding system, especially useful when dealing with multiple commands in a single keybind.
  • 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".
  • City of Heroes Site Reconstruction, a website dedicated to recreating the official City of Heroes website before it was shut down.
  • Heroica! A fan site offering a wide range of things from a web comic series to useful keybind tips and tricks. Notably, it also hosts the COX Technical Reference Guide.
  • Dawn Radio, a 24/7 Shoutcast Radio Station hosted in Excelsior, also hosting the Paragon Radio podcast (see below) as of Dec. 2023.
    • 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. As of December 2023, merged with Dawn Radio and hosted live on Excelsior. (This link holds archives back to 2012.)
  • "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.
  • Virtueverse, the original Virtue server RP wiki.

Game Utilities

Badge Tracking
Badger, a server-agnostic open source web-based badge tracking system. Manually or automatically enter badges, see which ones you're missing, compare with other players who also use these sites.
Character builder/designer/planners.
Mids Reborn. An updated build planner app forked from Mids' Hero Builder. Windows 10 and 11.
Client Files Extraction Utility
Game Extractor, a Java application that allows extraction of game client files.
PiggViewer from SourceForge (abandonware).
Combat Data Archive
City of Data, a web site that displays power data directly from the game's files. Create and save character builds, and share with others through "data blocks" or "data links".
Historical Information
Titan Network is an archive network of sites covering City of Heroes from Launch to Issue 24 (NCSoft Live Service) only. Hosts Paragon Wiki, which was forked to make Homecoming Wiki.
Machinima Tools
Paragon Chat from Titan Network. Use in Offline Mode to emulate Icon. Now requires a self-provided XMPP Server to host chat.
Icon from Titan Network. Uses Issue 24 files downloaded for the game client. Less but different features from Paragon Chat.
Map Packs
VidiotMaps, maintained by AboveTheChemist, compatible with Homecoming. Available on Windows and Mac. VidiotMaps augments in-game maps of city zones and missions with informational icons and text.


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