So, I was thinking... costume creator might be possible...
YEEEEEEESSS!!!
And here's the direct download!
http://repo.cohtitan.com/icon/icon.exe
Stick it in your COH program directory and run it from there. It boots the client directly into the character creator!
There are a few "bugs" still. It doesn't load veteran costume pieces like the samurai set or trenchcoats, or sadly - angel wings. Ironically, that pretty much leaves ALL my mains out in the cold. But you can at least VIEW them from the "Saved Costumes" load screen!
This is a FANTASTIC step forward!
Go further in the thread and discover
DEMOlition -- a web-based tool that will generate a demorecord of any toon for which you have either a City of Heroes .costume file or a Titan Network Sentinel+ XML file. I just tried it on Evangelia and it works beautifully.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Yup! Works great!
And my sincere apologies - I saw that yesterday and didn't post about it!
Codewalker posted an update -
Quote:UPDATE!
http://repo.cohtitan.com/icon/icon.exe
This build now unlocks all store-bought and paragon rewards costume parts, which covers about 95% of the items in the game. That includes ones that weren't "released" yet, like the Black Knight set (though you'll need the beta client for those).
Granting the old-style unlockables proved to be a bad idea as it also unlocks ALL customizable weapons regardless of powerset, which makes the list quite hard to navigate. So unfortunately the things like Rularuu weapons and the pumpkin head can't be accessed normally right now.
However, if you really need to use them, this version also includes a somewhat secret "-n" flag that you can give it, which will activate the game's super-secret NPC edit mode, giving you access to everything, including NPC/dev-only parts. You can make some truly hideous characters with those, enjoy!
ERMAHGAWD...
Okay, the ability to make costumes is cool. I can do so much with that costume creator.
And even if the game isn't responding at the moment (I still hold out hope for emulators or IP purchases someday,) I can make a bazillion Marvel characters with the character modeler.
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.