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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
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One of the greatest strengths of City of Heroes is the wide variety of costumes that are possible during the character creation process. The costume creator is extraordinarily deep, with customization available for all aspects of a character's appearance.
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One of the greatest strengths of City of Heroes and City of Villains is the wide variety of costumes available to heroes and villains.  The costume creator is extraordinarily deep, with customization available for all aspects of a character's appearance.
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== Costume Sources ==
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Costume sets and pieces are available from many different sources, with some being harder to obtain than others. Some sets and pieces can be accessed through more than one method, and some pieces are not available as part of a larger set. The different types of sources are:
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* '''Standard''' - Accessible by all players, regardless of their subscription status, without having to perform or purchase anything special.
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* '''Earnable''' - Accessed by spending tokens in the [[Paragon Rewards System]], or by also being a [[VIP Player]].
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* '''Unlockable''' - Accessed by performing specific in-game actions, such as earning [[badges]], crafting [[Recipe#Pool E (Costumes)|recipe]]s, or selecting from mission reward tables.
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* '''Purchasable''' - Accessed by spending points on the [[Paragon Market]].
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Click on the chart below to view details on each costume source.
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| '''Costume Sets''' || {{center|[[File:Check.png|26px|link=Costume Sets#Standard Costume Sets]]}} || {{center|[[File:Check.png|26px|link=Costume Sets#Earnable Costume Sets]]}} || {{center|[[File:Check.png|26px|link=Costume Sets#Unlockable Costume Sets]]}} || {{center|[[File:Check.png|26px|link=Costume Sets#Purchasable Costume Sets]]}}
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== Costume Categories ==
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The basic costume category customization options available to all players, regardless of subscription status, are as follows:
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=== [[File:Icon costume sets 0 filled.png]] Costume Sets ===
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:''Main article:'' [[Costume Sets]]
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Costume sets are pre-selected combinations of costume pieces that fit a particular theme. They can be used as quick-and-dirty costume choices, or as starting points for even further customization.
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=== [[File:Icon costume head 0 filled.png]] Head ===
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! width="10%" | !! width="10%" | Standard !! width="10%" | Full Masks !! width="10%" | Hats !! width="10%" | Hoods !! width="10%" | Helmets !! width="10%" | Half Helmets !! width="10%" | Full Helmets !! width="10%" | Medieval Helms !! width="10%" | Monstrous
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=== [[File:Icon costume upperbody 0 filled.png]] Upper Body ===
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! width="7%" | !! width="7%" | Tight !! width="7%" | Tops With Skin<br />(Female) || width="7%" | Shirts<br />(Female) !! width="7%" | Baggy !! width="7%" | Robes !! width="7%" | Sleeveless<br />Robes !! width="8%" | Jackets !! width="7%" | Sleeveless<br />Jackets !! width="7%" | Armored !! width="7%" | Robotic Arm 1 !! width="7%" | Robotic Arm 2 !! width="7%" | Robotic Arm 3
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| Sleeves || || || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || || || || ||
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| Gloves || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}}
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| Belt || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}} || {{center|{{checkmark|check}}}}
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=== [[File:Icon costume lowerbody 0 filled.png]] Lower Body ===
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! width="8%" | !! width="8%" | Tight<br />(Male) !! width="8%" | Bottoms<br />(Female) !! width="8%" | Bottoms with Skin<br />(Female) !! width="8%" | Skirts / Shorts<br />(Female) !! width="8%" | Tucked In !! width="8%" | Tight Pants !! width="8%" | Pants !! width="8%" | Armored !! width="8%" | Monstrous
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=== [[File:Icon costume weapons 0 filled.png]] Weapons ===
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=== [[File:Icon costume shields 0 filled.png]] Shields ===
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=== [[File:Icon costume bakdetails 0 filled.png]] Back Detail ===
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All Back Detail options at character creation require [[Account#VIP|VIP status]] or the purchase of specific unlocks on the [[Paragon Market]] or [[Paragon Rewards Program]].
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=== [[File:Icon costume auras 0 filled.png]] Auras ===
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All Aura options at character creation require [[Account#VIP|VIP status]] or the purchase of specific unlocks on the [[Paragon Market]] or [[Paragon Rewards Program]].
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== Modifying a Costume ==
 
== Modifying a Costume ==
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Once a character has selected their costume, they may change these selections at a special store known as a '''tailor'''. In [[Paragon City]], there is a chain of stores called "[[Icon]]," which has branches in [[Atlas Park]], [[Steel Canyon]], [[Independence Port]], and [[Founders' Falls]]. In the [[Rogue Isles]], there is a chain of stores called "[[Facemaker]]", which has branches in [[Mercy Island]], [[Cap au Diable]], and [[St. Martial]]. In [[Praetoria]], [[Rita Mayfair]] is in the [[Imperial City]] neighborhood. Additionally, [[Pocket D]] hosts [[Trina the Body Sculptress]] in the [[Tiki Lounge]] (for those who have the [[Good Versus Evil Edition]] of the game or have purchased the [[Paragon Market#Powers|Pocket D VIP Pass Teleporter]] from the [[Paragon Market]]), and the [[Rikti War Zone]] has its own Icon employees.
  
Once a character has selected his or her costume, he or she may change these selections at a special store known as a '''Tailor'''.  In City of Heroes, there is a chain of stores called "Icon," which has branches in [[Steel Canyon]], [[Independence Port]], and [[Founders' Falls]]. In City of Villains, there is a chain of stores called "The Facemaker" (not to be confused with [[The Facemaker|the contact of the same name]]), which has branches in [[Cap Au Diable]] and [[St. Martial]].  For a fee, a hero or villain may change almost any aspect of his or her appearance, except for the fundamental properties of gender, body type, and height.
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Additionally, all [[trainer]]s are tailors as of [[Issue 21]]. There are still players who make the dangerous low-level runs to the regular tailor stores, but caution is needed to avoid [[aggro]] from the much higher level enemies in these zones. The regular tailor stores are also the contacts for granting [[#Extra Costume Slots|four more costume slots]].
  
A character may change any of his or her costumes any number of times and at any level for a fee. Low-level characters will need to exercise caution on their ways to the Tailor stores, though, and will likely not be able to afford extensive changes without help.
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For a fee at a regular tailor NPC, any character may change almost any aspect of their appearance, except for the fundamental properties of '''gender''', '''body type''', and '''overall height'''. A character may change any costume pieces, as well as any size and scaling properties except the ones mentioned, any number of times and at any level. Only special tailors called [[Cosmetic Surgeon]]s can alter the gender, body type, and overall height of a character. To allow changes of these three aspects, the purchase of [[Super Booster III: Superscience]] prior to Issue 21 or the [[Paragon Market#Costumes|Super Tailor]] from the [[Paragon Market]] after Issue 21 is required.
  
 
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There is a flat fee for any changes made to a costume that scales with level. This covers color changes only. Any other modifications cost significantly more.
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Changing major style categories, like from "Full Masks" to "Helmets", is relatively expensive. Changing textures is less expensive, and changing color patterns is even cheaper. Individual color changes are free. Changing any face or body shape sliders costs a very high fixed price, no matter how many change or by how much. There is also one small, fixed overhead charge regardless of anything else. All these fees scale with the character's level.
  
There are also Free Costume Change tokens that are awarded through [[Veteran Rewards]] or when a patch/issue update modifies the costume window such that you are forced to make a change. As of Issue 12, characters can now opt out of using a token, instead paying with influence. Also, tokens granted to a character by veteran awards are only usable after claiming them through the veteran award tab on the badge menu; in this way, an unclaimed token can be saved for later.
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Free Costume Change tokens exist, and can optionally be spent to cover the full cost of a costume change. These tokens are claimed through the [[Paragon Rewards Program]]. They are also given automatically to all characters when a patch or Issue modifies costumes in a major way. There are 25% discount tokens which may be gained through the [[Day Jobs]] system, and the [[Paragon Rewards Program#Tailor Discount|Tailor Discount]] reward slot includes a permanent 50% discount on all tailor fees. These discounts do not stack - if a player has the Tailor Discount reward, the character will no longer be able to select the 25% discount tokens, even if they have one on hand.
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=== Saving and Loading ===
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[[Issue 13]] released a ''Save'' and ''Load'' option in the costume edit screen, both at character creation and at the tailor. These options allow players to save a character's costume into a [[Costume File]] and load it onto another character of the same body type.
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* Only costume options that have been unlocked will load. This includes in-game and account-based unlocks.
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**'''Examples:'''
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*#the [[Roman Costume Set]] (complete the [[Imperious Task Force]], or purchase them from the [[Paragon Market]])
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*#the [[Valkyrie Costume Set]] ([[Mac Special Edition|purchased pack]])
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*#the [[Samurai Costume Set]] ([[Veteran Rewards Program|veteran reward]])
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* Only costume options that are editable in the tailor screen can be loaded. Height changes and model changes are not allowed.
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* The "load" option is unavailable when:
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*#Trying to load an off-model costume like male pieces to a female model.
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*#Trying to load a costume file that has illegal costume pieces, such as [[Statesman]]'s unique faceplate, or typos.
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== Capes and Auras ==
 
== Capes and Auras ==
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'''Note:''' All items purchased through the [[Paragon Market]] are available automatically from level 1.
  
At level 20, a hero or villain may earn a [[capes|cape]].  In City of Heroes, a hero should visit [[City Representative]] in City Hall in [[Atlas Park]] to undertake a mission to unlock capes.  In City of Villains, a villain should visit their original contact ([[Kalinda]] or [[Matthew Burke]]) in [[Mercy Island]] to undertake a mission to earn the right to wear a cape.
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At level 20, a hero or villain may earn a [[capes|cape]].   
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* Heroes should visit [[City Representative]] in City Hall in [[Atlas Park]] to undertake a mission to unlock capes.   
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* Villains should visit [[Mr. Rodney]] in [[Cap au Diable]] to undertake a mission to earn the right to wear a cape.
  
At level 30, a hero or villain may earn an [[auras|aura]].  In City of Heroes, a hero should visit the [[City Representative]] in City Hall in [[Atlas Park]] to undertake a mission to unlock auras.  [[Kalinda]] and [[Matthew Burke]] allow villains to "unlock the power of the destined ones."
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At level 30, a hero or villain may earn an [[auras|aura]].   
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* Heroes should visit the [[City Representative]] in City Hall in [[Atlas Park]] to undertake a mission to unlock auras.   
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* Villains should visit [[Mr. Rodney]] in [[Cap au Diable]] to allow them to "unlock the power of the destined ones."
  
== Extra Costumes ==
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'''Note:''' The following capes and auras are available automatically from level 1.
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* The Single-Shoulder capes unlocked as part of the [[Paragon Rewards Program]] through the [[Paragon Rewards Program#Shoulder Capes|Shoulder Capes]] slot.
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* The Valkyrie cape options available as part of the [[Mac Special Edition]].
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* The Combat auras in [[Super Booster I: Cyborg]].
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* The High Collar capes in [[Super Booster II: Magic]].
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* The Alpha and Omega auras in [[Going Rogue (Box Set)|Going Rogue Complete Collection]].
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* The Origins-based capes and auras of the [[Origins Pack]].
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At level 20, 30, and 40, a hero or villain may earn extra costume slots, which will allow a hero or villain to have more than one costume defined for himself or herself at a given time. New costume slots are initially identical to the character's first slot.
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== Extra Costume Slots {{Anchor|Costume Slot}} ==
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At level 20, 30, and 40, a hero or villain may earn extra costume slots, which allow that character to have more than one costume defined at a given time. New costume slots are initially identical to the character's first slot.
  
At level 20, a hero should visit [[Serge]] in the [[Steel Canyon]] branch of Icon to earn an additional costume slotA villain should visit [[The Facemaker]] in the [[Cap Au Diable]] branch of The Facemaker.
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* Villains should visit [[The Facemaker]] in the [[Cap au Diable]] branch of Face.
  
At level 30, a hero should visit [[Lauren]] in the [[Independence Port]] branch of Icon to earn an additional costume slotA villain should visit [[Gorgeous Glenda]] in the [[Cap Au Diable]] branch of The Facemaker. (She is in the room at the end of the hall.)
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* Villains should visit [[Gorgeous Glenda]] in the [[Cap au Diable]] branch of Face. (She is in the room at the end of the hall.)
  
At level 40, a hero should visit [[Carson]] in the [[Founder's Falls]] branch of Icon to earn an additional costume slotA villain should visit [[Lovely Linda]] in the [[St. Martial]] branch of The Facemaker.
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* Villains should visit [[Lovely Linda]] in the [[St. Martial]] branch of Face.
  
During the [[Halloween Event 2006]] and [[Halloween Event 2007]] players were able to gather a set of Halloween-themed [[Event Salvage]].  A full set of this salvage could then be turned in to unlock an extra costume slot at any character level.  This extra slot stacks with all existing slots, resulting in a possible total of five slots when a character reaches level 40. After the event, players are unable to acquire more of the event salvage, but can still turn in existing sets to unlock the extra slot.
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During [[Halloween Event]]s, participating players are able to earn Halloween-themed [[Event Salvage]].  A full set of this salvage can then be turned in to unlock an extra costume slot at any character level.  This extra slot stacks with all existing slots, resulting in a possible total of five slots when a character reaches level 40. Although new costume salvage only drops during Halloween Events, the NPCs who accept it are permanent contacts, and the salvage itself can be saved, traded, or bought and sold through the [[Auction House]]s.
  
=== Swapping Between Costumes ===
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To turn in Halloween Event Salvage for the additional costume slot...
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*Heroes should visit [[Annah]] in [[Croatoa]].
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*Villains should visit [[Granny Beldam]] in [[Nerva Archipelago]].
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*Praetorians should visit [[Acantha]] in [[Imperial City]].
  
Once a hero or villain has earned a second costume slot, he or she may switch to that costume by typing the following on the chat command line:
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The maximum number of costume slots was increased to ten (over the five standard slots) with [[City of Heroes Freedom]]/[[Issue 21]]; the five extra slots are available for 800 [[Paragon Points]] each on the [[Paragon Market]]. Purchased costume slots are account-wide, not character-specific. [[#Soldiers of Arachnos|VEAT slots]] would continue to automatically occupy one of the ten total slots available.
  
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Once a hero or villain has earned a third costume slot, he or she may switch to that costume by typing the following on the chat command line:
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== Soldiers of Arachnos ==
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An [[Arachnos Soldier]]'s or [[Arachnos Widow]]'s original costume slot is forced to include unique, AT-specific accessories that give it a distinct appearance. To balance this, these Villain Epic Archetypes have one additional way to earn an extra costume slot, starting at level 10, by running missions for [[Brick Johnson]] in [[Port Oakes]]. AT-specific accessories cannot be added to any costume except the first slot. For this reason, the first newly-gained costume slot begins as a plain set of tights for these ATs, with only details like color scheme and facial features copied from the first slot.  After this costume is modified, it becomes the default for all further alternate costumes.
  
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[[Soldiers of Arachnos]] ''can'' use both this extra slot and the Halloween Salvage slot to achieve six costumes total, but this is not fully supported. The sixth slot does not appear in the costume selection window, therefore it can only be switched to by using {{slashcommand|cc|5}}, described below. The sixth slot is a copy of the first non-Arachnos costume slot when the sixth slot was opened and cannot be edited at the Tailor. The first non-Arachnos costume slot can then be edited at the Tailor, allowing the character to have six unique costume options, as the sixth slot will not change to match.
  
Once a hero or villain has earned a fourth costume slot, he or she may switch to that costume by typing the following on the chat command line:
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==== The Crab Spider Backpack ====
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The first costume slot operates oddly with Arachnos Soldiers who have [[Multiple Builds]]. If one build contains any powers from a [[Crab Spider Soldier|Crab Spider]] power set, then all builds automatically use the Crab Spider backpack accessory in the first costume slot. This even causes it to replace the unique cape that would normally show on a build that contains powers from the [[Bane Spider Soldier|Bane Spider]] power set. [[Positron (Developer)|Positron]] describes this as an "unfortunate effect" of how the game currently works, though it's on the Known Issues list and may be fixed in the future.
  
/cc 3
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If a hero or villain has unlocked a fifth costume slot using event salvage collected during the [[Halloween Event 2006]] or [[Halloween Event 2007]], they may switch to that costume by typing the following on the chat command line:
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== Swapping Between Costumes ==
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A character can swap between costume slots by typing the following into the chat command line.
  
  /cc 4
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  /cc #
  
To change back to his or her original costume, a hero or villain may type the following on the chat command line:
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To utilize different slots, replace the pound sign (aka hash mark) with a number from 0-4. For instance, the first costume slot is:
  
 
  /cc 0
 
  /cc 0
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If a character has five costume slots, the last slot is:
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/cc 4
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These commands can be inserted into [[Bind (Slash Command)|binds]] and [[Macro (Slash Command)|macros]].
  
 
A hero or villain must wait 30 seconds between costume changes.
 
A hero or villain must wait 30 seconds between costume changes.
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=== Costume change emotes ===
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:''Main Article'': [[cce (Slash Command)]]
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:''Main Article'': [[Emotes#Costume Change Emotes|Emotes]]
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With the release of the [[Super Booster II: Magic|Magic]] [[Super Booster]], Costume Change Emotes were introduced to the [["City Of" franchise]]. These specialized emotes, accessed through the costume change screen or the {{slashcommand|cce}} command, combine an animation and visual effects with the costume change. In [[Issue 15]], seven Costume Change Emotes were added, four of which are inherent to all characters and three which are unlockable.
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NOTE: Like all [[emotes]], these may be interrupted by performing another action, and will sometimes not play at all. However, your costume will be changed regardless of any interruptions.
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== Supergroup Mode ==
 
== Supergroup Mode ==
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In addition, a player can set any of their costumes to appear differently while in [[Supergroup|Supergroup mode]]. This is done through a separate screen available at any time through either the Supergroup window, settings button, or at the tailor screen by selecting it over the "colors" options. Changes between Supergroup mode and normal costumes are limited to colors (using either or both of the two supergroup colors in place of any or all colors on the normal costume) and whether or not to use the "Supergroup chest detail", the Supergroup icon decided on by the Supergroup's leaders. This is individually selectable for each costume since [[Issue 13]]. Prior to that, Supergroup settings for costumes were across all costumes, and often led to bugginess if a costume shared a color with the Supergroup colors.
  
In addition to all the above, a character's appearance may change depending on whether he or she is in [[SG Mode|Supergroup Mode]]. Each [[Supergroup]] has two official colors and one official chest symbol. A member of a Supergroup may freely configure each of his or her costume parts to use its natural color, SG color #1, or SG color #2 while that character is in SG Mode. Also, the character can control whether being in SG Mode causes the SG's chest symbol to replace his or her normal one. These settings can be changed at any time, anywhere, for free, from the Supergroup settings tab. A character cannot configure separate SG appearance settings for each costume slot, however. There is only one style for the entire character, and it will apply to whichever costume he or she is currently wearing.
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[Costume Colors]]
 
* [[Costume Colors]]
* [[Costume Change|Costume Change slash command]]
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* [[Costume Sets]]
 
* [[Unlockable Costume Pieces]]
 
* [[Unlockable Costume Pieces]]
* [[Supergroup]] and [[SG Mode]]
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[[Category:Gameplay]][[Category:Costumes]]
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[[Category:Costumes]]

Latest revision as of 19:05, 22 March 2020

This article is about character costumes. For the temporary costume powers, see Model Replacement Costume Powers.

Overview

One of the greatest strengths of City of Heroes is the wide variety of costumes that are possible during the character creation process. The costume creator is extraordinarily deep, with customization available for all aspects of a character's appearance.

Costume Sources

Costume sets and pieces are available from many different sources, with some being harder to obtain than others. Some sets and pieces can be accessed through more than one method, and some pieces are not available as part of a larger set. The different types of sources are:

  • Standard - Accessible by all players, regardless of their subscription status, without having to perform or purchase anything special.
  • Earnable - Accessed by spending tokens in the Paragon Rewards System, or by also being a VIP Player.
  • Unlockable - Accessed by performing specific in-game actions, such as earning badges, crafting recipes, or selecting from mission reward tables.
  • Purchasable - Accessed by spending points on the Paragon Market.


Click on the chart below to view details on each costume source.

Standard Earnable Unlockable Purchasable
Costume Sets
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Costume Pieces
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes


Costume Categories

The basic costume category customization options available to all players, regardless of subscription status, are as follows:

Icon costume sets 0 filled.png Costume Sets

Main article: Costume Sets

Costume sets are pre-selected combinations of costume pieces that fit a particular theme. They can be used as quick-and-dirty costume choices, or as starting points for even further customization.

Icon costume head 0 filled.png Head

Standard Full Masks Hats Hoods Helmets Half Helmets Full Helmets Medieval Helms Monstrous
Shape
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Face
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hair
Yes
Hat
Yes
Hood
Yes
Helmet
Yes
Yes
Helmets
Yes
Helm
Yes
Ears
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Detail 1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Detail 2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Detail 3
Yes
Yes
Helmet Detail 1
Yes
Helmet Detail 2
Yes
Detail
Yes

Icon costume upperbody 0 filled.png Upper Body

Tight Tops With Skin
(Female)
Shirts
(Female)
Baggy Robes Sleeveless
Robes
Jackets Sleeveless
Jackets
Armored Robotic Arm 1 Robotic Arm 2 Robotic Arm 3
Shirt
Yes
Robe
Yes
Yes
Jackets
Yes
Yes
Sleeves
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chest
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shoulders
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Upper Arm
Yes
Upper Arms
Yes
Right Arm
Yes
Chest Detail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gloves
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Belt
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Icon costume lowerbody 0 filled.png Lower Body

Tight
(Male)
Bottoms
(Female)
Bottoms with Skin
(Female)
Skirts / Shorts
(Female)
Tucked In Tight Pants Pants Armored Monstrous
Pants
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Skirt / Shorts
Yes
Bottom
Yes
Yes
Yes
Armor
Yes
Boots
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Upper Legs
Yes
Lower Legs
Yes
Feet
Yes
Tails
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Icon costume weapons 0 filled.png Weapons

Assault Rifle Battle Axe Bow Broadsword Claws Dual Blades Katana War Mace
Single Weapon
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Right and Left Weapons
Yes
Yes

Icon costume shields 0 filled.png Shields

Cavalier
Shield
Elemental
Shields
Heater
Shield
Kite
Shield
Manhole
Cover
PPD
Riot Shield
Riot Shield Round
Shields
Targe Tech Shields Tribal
Shield
Shield
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Emblems
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Element
Yes
Spikes
Yes
Ornaments
Yes

Icon costume bakdetails 0 filled.png Back Detail

All Back Detail options at character creation require VIP status or the purchase of specific unlocks on the Paragon Market or Paragon Rewards Program.

Icon costume auras 0 filled.png Auras

All Aura options at character creation require VIP status or the purchase of specific unlocks on the Paragon Market or Paragon Rewards Program.


Modifying a Costume

Once a character has selected their costume, they may change these selections at a special store known as a tailor. In Paragon City, there is a chain of stores called "Icon," which has branches in Atlas Park, Steel Canyon, Independence Port, and Founders' Falls. In the Rogue Isles, there is a chain of stores called "Facemaker", which has branches in Mercy Island, Cap au Diable, and St. Martial. In Praetoria, Rita Mayfair is in the Imperial City neighborhood. Additionally, Pocket D hosts Trina the Body Sculptress in the Tiki Lounge (for those who have the Good Versus Evil Edition of the game or have purchased the Pocket D VIP Pass Teleporter from the Paragon Market), and the Rikti War Zone has its own Icon employees.

Additionally, all trainers are tailors as of Issue 21. There are still players who make the dangerous low-level runs to the regular tailor stores, but caution is needed to avoid aggro from the much higher level enemies in these zones. The regular tailor stores are also the contacts for granting four more costume slots.

For a fee at a regular tailor NPC, any character may change almost any aspect of their appearance, except for the fundamental properties of gender, body type, and overall height. A character may change any costume pieces, as well as any size and scaling properties except the ones mentioned, any number of times and at any level. Only special tailors called Cosmetic Surgeons can alter the gender, body type, and overall height of a character. To allow changes of these three aspects, the purchase of Super Booster III: Superscience prior to Issue 21 or the Super Tailor from the Paragon Market after Issue 21 is required.

Fees

Changing major style categories, like from "Full Masks" to "Helmets", is relatively expensive. Changing textures is less expensive, and changing color patterns is even cheaper. Individual color changes are free. Changing any face or body shape sliders costs a very high fixed price, no matter how many change or by how much. There is also one small, fixed overhead charge regardless of anything else. All these fees scale with the character's level.

Free Costume Change tokens exist, and can optionally be spent to cover the full cost of a costume change. These tokens are claimed through the Paragon Rewards Program. They are also given automatically to all characters when a patch or Issue modifies costumes in a major way. There are 25% discount tokens which may be gained through the Day Jobs system, and the Tailor Discount reward slot includes a permanent 50% discount on all tailor fees. These discounts do not stack - if a player has the Tailor Discount reward, the character will no longer be able to select the 25% discount tokens, even if they have one on hand.

Saving and Loading

Issue 13 released a Save and Load option in the costume edit screen, both at character creation and at the tailor. These options allow players to save a character's costume into a Costume File and load it onto another character of the same body type.

Restrictions
  • Only costume options that have been unlocked will load. This includes in-game and account-based unlocks.
    • Examples:
    1. the Roman Costume Set (complete the Imperious Task Force, or purchase them from the Paragon Market)
    2. the Valkyrie Costume Set (purchased pack)
    3. the Samurai Costume Set (veteran reward)
  • Only costume options that are editable in the tailor screen can be loaded. Height changes and model changes are not allowed.
  • The "load" option is unavailable when:
    1. Trying to load an off-model costume like male pieces to a female model.
    2. Trying to load a costume file that has illegal costume pieces, such as Statesman's unique faceplate, or typos.


Capes and Auras

Note: All items purchased through the Paragon Market are available automatically from level 1.

At level 20, a hero or villain may earn a cape.

At level 30, a hero or villain may earn an aura.

Note: The following capes and auras are available automatically from level 1.


Extra Costume Slots

At level 20, 30, and 40, a hero or villain may earn extra costume slots, which allow that character to have more than one costume defined at a given time. New costume slots are initially identical to the character's first slot.

At level 20...

At level 30...

At level 40...

During Halloween Events, participating players are able to earn Halloween-themed Event Salvage. A full set of this salvage can then be turned in to unlock an extra costume slot at any character level. This extra slot stacks with all existing slots, resulting in a possible total of five slots when a character reaches level 40. Although new costume salvage only drops during Halloween Events, the NPCs who accept it are permanent contacts, and the salvage itself can be saved, traded, or bought and sold through the Auction Houses.

To turn in Halloween Event Salvage for the additional costume slot...

The maximum number of costume slots was increased to ten (over the five standard slots) with City of Heroes Freedom/Issue 21; the five extra slots are available for 800 Paragon Points each on the Paragon Market. Purchased costume slots are account-wide, not character-specific. VEAT slots would continue to automatically occupy one of the ten total slots available.


Soldiers of Arachnos

An Arachnos Soldier's or Arachnos Widow's original costume slot is forced to include unique, AT-specific accessories that give it a distinct appearance. To balance this, these Villain Epic Archetypes have one additional way to earn an extra costume slot, starting at level 10, by running missions for Brick Johnson in Port Oakes. AT-specific accessories cannot be added to any costume except the first slot. For this reason, the first newly-gained costume slot begins as a plain set of tights for these ATs, with only details like color scheme and facial features copied from the first slot. After this costume is modified, it becomes the default for all further alternate costumes.

Soldiers of Arachnos can use both this extra slot and the Halloween Salvage slot to achieve six costumes total, but this is not fully supported. The sixth slot does not appear in the costume selection window, therefore it can only be switched to by using /cc 5, described below. The sixth slot is a copy of the first non-Arachnos costume slot when the sixth slot was opened and cannot be edited at the Tailor. The first non-Arachnos costume slot can then be edited at the Tailor, allowing the character to have six unique costume options, as the sixth slot will not change to match.

The Crab Spider Backpack

The first costume slot operates oddly with Arachnos Soldiers who have Multiple Builds. If one build contains any powers from a Crab Spider power set, then all builds automatically use the Crab Spider backpack accessory in the first costume slot. This even causes it to replace the unique cape that would normally show on a build that contains powers from the Bane Spider power set. Positron describes this as an "unfortunate effect" of how the game currently works, though it's on the Known Issues list and may be fixed in the future.


Swapping Between Costumes

A character can swap between costume slots by typing the following into the chat command line.

/cc #

To utilize different slots, replace the pound sign (aka hash mark) with a number from 0-4. For instance, the first costume slot is:

/cc 0

If a character has five costume slots, the last slot is:

/cc 4

These commands can be inserted into binds and macros.

A hero or villain must wait 30 seconds between costume changes.

Costume change emotes

Main Article: cce (Slash Command)
Main Article: Emotes

With the release of the Magic Super Booster, Costume Change Emotes were introduced to the "City Of" franchise. These specialized emotes, accessed through the costume change screen or the /cce command, combine an animation and visual effects with the costume change. In Issue 15, seven Costume Change Emotes were added, four of which are inherent to all characters and three which are unlockable.

NOTE: Like all emotes, these may be interrupted by performing another action, and will sometimes not play at all. However, your costume will be changed regardless of any interruptions.


Supergroup Mode

In addition, a player can set any of their costumes to appear differently while in Supergroup mode. This is done through a separate screen available at any time through either the Supergroup window, settings button, or at the tailor screen by selecting it over the "colors" options. Changes between Supergroup mode and normal costumes are limited to colors (using either or both of the two supergroup colors in place of any or all colors on the normal costume) and whether or not to use the "Supergroup chest detail", the Supergroup icon decided on by the Supergroup's leaders. This is individually selectable for each costume since Issue 13. Prior to that, Supergroup settings for costumes were across all costumes, and often led to bugginess if a costume shared a color with the Supergroup colors.


See Also