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07:01, 18 February 2024 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page ImageServer (Slash Command) (Created page with "== Slash Command == {{SlashCommandArticle|command=imageserver|options=<string> <string>|note=Sets game to Image Server mode.}} * The {{slashcommand|imageserver}} command takes two arguments or <strings>. The first string is the source directory path and second string is the target directory path. * This is a developer command, and not intended for players to use (unless they've installed their own game server). '''Editor's Notes:''' When the slash command <code>/imag...")
09:59, 12 February 2024 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Buff Icon Display Options (Created page with " ==BuffSettings== UI settings regarding buff icon display. Add up all options desired and use that number: 0 show all buffs 1 status window hide auto - Hide Auto Powers. This is an option to no longer show buff icons for always-on autopowers. 2 status window hide toggles - 4 status window no blinking - Blink Near Expiration. By default buff icons will start blinking if the original duration of the power was longer than 30 seconds and there is less than 10 secon...")
09:43, 12 February 2024 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Map Display Options (Created page with "=Map Display Options= There are 3 option names that can be used with the {{slashcommand|Option_set}} command to control the display options in the Map window: MapOptions, MapOptions2, and MapOptionRevision. ==MapOptions== For /OptionSet MapOptions, add up all options desired and use that number. For example, if you want to set Gate (2), Teammates (10), and Hospital (32) at the same time, you'd type 42 (2+8+32=42). 1 = Contact - Other 2 = Gate 4 = Neighborhood 8 =...")
08:28, 12 February 2024 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Option Names List (Created page with "{{center|'''OPTION NAMES LIST'''}} {{center|For Use With /OptionSet}} <div style="float:right;">__TOC__</div> ===ARCHITECT=== {| class="wikitable" width="75%" style="background:#F8FFFF; color:black; margin: auto;" ! width="30%" | ! |- |ArchitectAutoSave |Turns on (1) or off (0) autoSave while creating or editing an Architect mission. |- |ArchitectBlockComm...")
09:12, 5 January 2024 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Nopopup (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|nopopup|[0-1]}} Enable or disable popup error dialogs. * 1 = enabled 0 = disabled, default = 0 ==Example== /nopopup 0 {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Graphic Commands Category:Command Line Parameters")
21:11, 4 January 2024 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page UseFBOs (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|useFBOs|[0-1]}} Use FBOs, if supported, for off-screen rendering. * 0 = Disable, 1 = Enable * Default = 1 * The frame buffer object architecture (FBO) is an extension to OpenGL for doing flexible off-screen rendering, including rendering to a texture. By capturing images that would normally be drawn to the screen, it can be used to implement a large variety of image filters, and post-processing effects. [https://en.w...")
04:09, 29 December 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Renderscalefilter (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter== {{SlashCommandArticle|command=renderscalefilter|options=number|note=Changes method of filtering used in renderscaling}} * Default = 0 * This command appears to only work as a command line parameter. * {{slashcommand|renderscalefilter}} changes an OpenGL feature in graphics rendering that changes the filtering mode for sprites (pixels). Not certain which modes it changes, but 2 I ran across randomly were linear and bilinear filtering...")
17:47, 26 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Reduce min (Slash Command) (Created page with "==Slash command== {{SlashCommandArticle|command=reduce_min|options=number|note=Sets the minimum size that textures will be reduced to (requires -reduce_mip > 0).}} * Default = 0. * '''Editor's Note:''' This is one of those graphics commands that get a lot of action when a player is having weird graphics problems such as random artifacts, black splotches, lines and other patterns and a bunch of other symptoms. If you do a Google search, you'll find at least 2 other game...")
04:34, 25 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Nothread (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|nothread}} Disables threaded texture loading. '''Note:''' This command prevents the game from assigning texture loading to its own CPU core or thread. Threading allows for multiple tasks to be processed at the same time in parallel by assigning each thread to its own CPU core for processing. Think of each core of a CPU as a separate CPU, just connected together to make one big CPU. Today, City of Heroes uses 3 main...")
01:06, 25 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page NoHDR (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|noHDR}} Disable HDR lighting effects. '''Editor's note:''' Can't tell if this command actually does anything, but it also doesn't generate any errors. ==Example== -noHDR {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Graphic Commands Category:Command Line Parameters")
08:48, 24 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Default binds (Redirected page to Default Key Bindings) Tag: New redirect
08:48, 22 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Talk:Bloomscale (Slash Command) (Created page with "To my untrained eyes, this command appears to be doing something other than affecting Bloom Effects. Or to put it another way, selecting the Bloom Effects settings using the Options window seems to have different results than when selecting the setting using {{slashcommand|bloomscale}}. On the other hand, if it is affecting Bloom Effects, then it doesn't appear to be able to disable them completely, and defaults to the Regular (2) setting when any integer other than 4...")
07:56, 22 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page UsePBuffers (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|usePBuffers}} Force use of PBuffers even if on a suspected unsupported video card. * In OpenGL, a pbuffer is an off-screen render target that acts like the default framebuffer. ==Example== -usePBuffers {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Command Line Parameters Category:Graphic Commands")
07:48, 22 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page UseCG (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|useCG}} Use CG shaders instead of ARB ==Example== -useCG {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Command Line Parameters Category:Graphic Commands")
07:40, 22 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page UseARBassembly (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|useARBassembly}} Forces use of arb assembly shader path. ==Example== -renderthread 1 {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Command Line Parameters Category:Graphic Commands")
06:05, 22 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Shader init logging (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|shader_init_logging|options=[0-1]}} Set to 1 to view shader initialization details in the console. * 0 = Disable shader initialization details. * 1 = Enable shader initialization details. * This command is used while also using the {{launchparam|console}} parameter. It will show the details of the game client loading the graphical shaders within the debugging console, in addition to all the other initialization detai...")
06:50, 10 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Port (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|port|number}} Sets a network port. A network port is used to send a network message to a specific program, process, or service on a computer. An IP address specifies a specific computer — or other network device — on a network. The port number determines which process or application on that computer will receive the network message. Typically, the '''-port''' launch parameter is used to direct a network message...")
05:39, 10 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Pbuftest (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|pbuftest}} Thrash PBuffers. ==Example== -pbuftest {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Graphic Commands Category:Command Line Parameters")
05:11, 10 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page NoStencilShadows (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|noStencilShadows}} Command line option to disable stencil shadows. * RTT PBuffers are used for rendering to texture (RTT) offscreen to be later integrated or used in an OpenGL environment. NON-FUNCTIONAL ==Example== -noStencilShadows {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Graphic Commands Category:Command Line Parameters")
04:41, 10 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page NoRTT (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|noRTT}} Disables RTT PBuffers. * RTT PBuffers are used for rendering to texture (RTT) offscreen to be later integrated or used in an OpenGL environment. * '''Warning:''' This launch parameter generates CgFX "ssao" errors on loading. ==Example== -noRTT {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Graphic Commands Category:Com...")
03:59, 10 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Nopixshaders (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|nopixshaders}} Turns off pixel shaders. This launch parameter has the effect of turning off the following Graphics settings in Options: *Enviroment Reflections *Water Effects *Advanced Shadow Settings ==Example== -nopixshaders {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Graphic Commands Category:Command Line Parameters")
08:16, 9 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Profile (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|profile|ID}} Set profile for launching the game (live / beta / pre). * '''''ID''''' is the name of the launch profile. * Options are: ** live (Live Client. Used for the live game service.) ** beta (Beta Client. Used for Beta Testing an upcoming patch or revision.) ** pre (Prerelease Client. Used for quick-release tests that doesn't involve a major revision to the Live...")
07:36, 8 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Launchedfromsteam (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|launchedfromsteam}} Tells the game that the client was started with the Valve Steam launcher. If so, the Steam SDK is initialized. ==Example== -launchedfromsteam {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Command Line Parameters")
07:31, 8 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Noperforce (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|noperforce}} Disable perforce usage for life of the app. Perforce, the Fast Software Configuration Management (SCM) System, is a development app used in software production environments. Perforce tracks and manages source code, documenting, and digital asset development. '''Dev Comment:''' // To be used when perforce not available. ==Example== -noperforce {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Command...")
07:22, 8 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page NoPBuffers (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|noPBuffers}} Disables PBuffers. * 0 = disable, 1 = enable. Default = 0. ==Example== -noPBuffers {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Graphic Commands Category:Command Line Parameters")
07:20, 8 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Nooverride (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|nooverride}} Disallows override files. * 0 = disable, 1 = enable. Default = 0. ==Example== -nooverride {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Command Line Parameters")
07:17, 8 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page NoNV (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|noNV}} Disables use of NV1X/NV2X shader path, uses only ARB shaders instead. * 0 = disable, 1 = enable. Default = 0. ==Example== -noNV {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Graphic Commands Category:Command Line Parameters")
07:11, 8 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Nodebug (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|nodebug}} Turns off error printing. * 0 = disable, 1 = enable. Default = 0. ==Example== -nodebug {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Command Line Parameters")
07:00, 8 July 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page NoATI (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|noATI}} Disables use of R200 shader path, uses only ARB shaders instead. ==Example== -noATI {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Graphic Commands Category:Command Line Parameters")
19:26, 27 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Usefp (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "== Slash Command == : {{launchparam|usefp|[0-1]}} Use a floating point render target for HDR lighting effects if available. * 0 = Disable floating point, 1 = Enable floating point. Default = 1. * This command enables a dynamic range of values for HDR lighting effects rather than a hard, constant value such as 5. Floating-point values allow you to represent very large differences in light intensity in your scene, without knowing beforehand what the maximum and minimum li...")
09:23, 27 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Uiskin (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|uiskin|[0-2]}} Sets your preferred login theme with launch parameters. :'''0''' = City of Heroes login screen :'''1''' = City of Villains login screen :'''2''' = Going Rogue login screen This command is actually a command line parameter to be used on the command string to launch the game. To use it follow these instructions: # Open up the COH Launcher and click Settings --> Homecoming. # In the "E...")
03:13, 27 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Auth (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|auth}} Auth server ip string. ==Example== -auth {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Command Line Parameters")
03:07, 27 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Noversioncheck (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|noversioncheck|[0-1]}} Disable mapserver version check. ==Example== -noversioncheck 1 {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Command Line Parameters")
23:21, 26 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Texwordeditor (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter == : {{launchparam|texwordeditor}} Edit the text layout for translatable textures. ==Example== -texwordeditor 1 {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Graphic Commands Category:Command Line Parameters")
07:45, 26 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Renderthread (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "== Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|renderthread|options=[0-1]}} Tell the client to use a separate thread for rendering graphics. * 1 = Turn ON thread for rendering. (default) * 0 = Turn OFF thread for rendering. * Unneeded as of Issue 11. '''Note:''' This command enables a thread for all draw calls and anything that touches the OpenGL driver. A thread is dedicated to one CPU core. At the time City of Heroes was live (2004-2012), mos...")
04:12, 26 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Project (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|project|project_name}} Set project registry key (Coh / CohTest / CohBeta). * '''''Project_name''''' is the name of the group of servers you would like to log into. ** Coh (the normal City of Heroes game servers) ** CohTest (Test servers used by the devs) ** CohBeta (Beta server, but can also include some test servers.) * Default is "coh". ==Example== -project COH")
03:14, 26 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Novbos (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter == : {{launchparam|novbos|[0-1]}} Turns off vertex buffer object extension. * 0 = Enable vbos, 1 = Disable vbos. Default = 0. * A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertex_buffer_object| vertex buffer object (VBO)] is an OpenGL feature that provides methods for uploading vertex data (position, normal vector, color, etc.) to the video device for non-immediate-mode rendering. * '''Warning:''' This launch command, if...")
02:54, 26 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Norenderthread (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter == : {{launchparam|norenderthread|[0-1]}} Tell the client to NOT use a separate thread for rendering graphics. (You're unlikely to want to do this.) * 0 = Enable thread, 1 = Disable thread. Default = 0. * Unneeded as of Issue 11. ==Example== -norenderthread 1 ==Also== * {{slashcommand|renderthread}} * {{slashcommand|norenderthread}} * {{slashcommand|userenderscale}} * {{slashcommand|renderscale}} * {{slashcommand|renderscale...")
21:22, 25 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Mtu (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|mtu|number}} Sets the MTU size for client-generated packets * MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is a measurement representing the largest data packet that a network-connected device will accept. Typically in internet based TCP networks. * Today, the typical MTU size for games is between 1400-1500 bytes. Default for City of Heroes is 548. * Setting the MTU size too high can cause "fragmented" network packets which will l...")
21:02, 25 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page No nv clip (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|no_nv_clip|[0-1]}} Disable using nVidia specific vertex profiles for user clipping. * 0 = Enable nVidia profiles, 1 = Disable nVidia profiles. Default = 0. ==Example== -no_nv_clip 1 {{Navbox Graphic Commands}} {{Navbox Command Line Parameters}} Category:Graphic Commands Category:Command Line Parameters")
22:55, 24 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page UseTexEnvCombine (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Command Line Parameter== : {{launchparam|UseTexEnvCombine}} A launch parameter that forces use of texture_env_combine shader path. * Enables simple rendering path, which may help fix issues with certain video cards and drivers. * This command is not a slash command but rather a command line parameter. Although using the command in the game's chat box as a slash command does not generate an error, it also will not have any effect....")
02:02, 24 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Gfxreset (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "== Command Line Parameter == {{SlashCommandArticle|command=gfxreset|note=A command line argument that causes the game to reset all graphics settings and launch the game in windowed mode.}} thumb|right|Homecoming Launcher Settings window This command is not a slash command but rather a command line argument. Although using the command in the game's chat box as a slash command does not generate an error,...")
04:04, 23 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Console (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter == {{launchparam|console}} :Turns on debug console (where printfs go) * When used, a second window is opened on start up that details the major tasks that the game undertakes while launching. Useful for troubleshooting start up issues. * When used as a slash command in game, {{SlashCommandArticle|command=console}} has a tendency to crash the game client. ==Example== -console {{Navbox Command Line Par...")
01:31, 23 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Demoplay (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter == {{launchparam|demoplay|filename}} : Start playing the specified demo file. * Playing back a demo must be done through the command line or by using a 3rd party app. For instruction on how to play back demos and also how to record them, see Demo Recording. ==Example== -legacylayout -assetpath piggs -assetpath homecoming -demoplay filename ==Also== * Demo Recording {{Navbox Command Line P...")
01:14, 23 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page CoV (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter == {{launchparam|CoV}} Sets your login theme to City of Villains with launch parameters. * This command has the same function as {{launchparam|uiskin}} except it is limited to selecting only the City of Villains theme. == Slash Command == * Although this command can technically work as a slash command, if used while in game it will only show the desired splash screen once if your character zones into a...")
22:06, 21 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Talk:List of Command Line Parameters (Created page with "== Extensive Update - Command Line Parameter Additions and Testing == Once the update to the slash commands at the wiki was completed last year, I thought I was done with all this. However, recently I discovered that in the various lists of commands in the game data files there were 2 kinds of commands accessible to players (not 1 kind)... slash commands and '''''command line parameters'''''. They're all lumped together as "commands" in the game files. I also discover...")
07:11, 21 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page List of Command Line Parameters (Created page with "This is a list of user level Command Line Parameters that players have access to within City of Heroes/Villains, in alphabetical order. right|top|Ka-Pow! ==Working Command Line Parameters== {{CompactTOC}}{{anchor|0.E2.80.939}} {| class="wikitable" width="99%" ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 0-9 |} {{CompactTOC}}{{anchor|A}} {| class="wikitable" width="99%" ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | A |- | width="25%"...")
06:48, 21 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Legacylayout (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "__NOTOC__ == Command Line Parameter == {{launchparam|legacylayout}} For use with existing installs, you should always include the '''-legacylayout''' command line argument, or the client won't be able to find certain files. This only applies if you aren't launching the game with Tequila or Island Rum. * {{launchparam|legacylayout}} is intended to be used with the {{launchparam|assetpath}} command line parameter when '''''not''''' launching...")
06:14, 21 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Category:Command Line Parameters (Created page with "All Command Line Parameters that are in an article should be added to this category as well as one of the subcategories if applicable. Category:Gameplay")
04:38, 21 June 2023 BlackSpectre talk contribs created page Assetpath (Command Line Parameter) (Created page with "== Command Line Parameter == {{launchparam|assetpath|options}} The new command line argument -assetpath will point the client to the piggs folders, in load order. Options: * The default is -assetpath piggs * -assetpath homecoming (for live) * -assetpath piggs -assetpath hc-beta (for beta) ==Example== {{launchparam|assetpath|options}}")

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