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Right. Each NPC is considered one model, while a player character (PC) is made up of several models. That's why, when you hit a highly populated area like a market or Atlas Park, there's typically a large lag spike as the client loads up costume pieces. Now imagine the same thing with a level of 200 enemies composed of all player character bits. You'd hit a lag spike every time more enemies would need to be rendered. Rooms full of many enemies made in such a fashion would be akin to a pre-I10 Hamidon Raid.

So customization is great for a handful of key NPCs in a mission, but would be murder for every single NPC in a mission.

Edit: thinking about boss customization, if I wanted to make a Sky Raider boss, he'd need a jet pack. I wonder if Jay et al finally figured out a way to do that for player-created models (without slider-induced clipping), and if player characters will finally get some backpacks for themselves...

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you wouldn't reskin each enemy in the map individually. Likely you'd have a custom minion, ltnt, boss and one special EB or AV if you want. Possibly more than one EB/AV but that's not guaranteed. So really only 4 costumes to load

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Yeah, but you'd need to load it for every minion LT and boss. Which is the same net effect.

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The effect possibly being a substantial increase in lag, especially depending on how many enemies are spawned.

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Very disappointed at the lack of reskinning/changing factions. One thing I really wanted was the freedom to add new and very different groups, to avoid stepping on dev toes and their canon.

Meh.

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You imply that the devs haven't allowed us to do such a thing over fear of what the players would do with such a tool, when it's almost certainly a limitation of tech. I'm certain reskinning NPC models isn't like throwing a costume on a player character.

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Forget Merits (not really) - I'm just glad the bloody chat is fixed. Hard to socialize on an MMO when you can't get a message through Thanks for the patch!

Concurred w/ DB

Should I just write you here are send you a PM?

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I made one character who used Atlas Park/Ms. Liberty as his starting point; everyone else starts in Galaxy City because I greatly dislike having to deal with much of the antics that other players do when they have an "audience". I am glad that they are "ignoring" Galaxy City in this way and I hope that they continue to keep Galaxy City in their "blind spot" so that those players who appreciate a less-traveled zone can still have one to start.

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Galaxy City - "Get off my lawn!"

Meh, I've had this debate before, and would rather not further threadjack this thread with my thoughts on the subject. Carry on.

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I just realized...

Another player facility in AP? Shall Galaxy City never receive some city planner love?

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Like the arena?

(It may be a pretty useless facility, but it does look nice.)

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That's pretty much it for GC - nothing new since I5.

GC:
<ul type="square">[*] Arena[/list]AP:
<ul type="square">[*]WW[*] Vault Reserve[*] Vanguard DPO[*] Ouroboros exit[*] RV[*] Architect Entertainment (I14)[/list]I can see that the arena balances everything out

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I just realized...

Another player facility in AP? Shall Galaxy City never receive some city planner love?

I reread the article, and Aeon is funding Architect (the dummy corp) with Crey funds. So although Crey is helping to fund it, it seems as if vested control is with Aeon. However, Architect Entertainment would have no official ties to Aeon, allowing them to set up shop anywhere.

I wonder if the Vault Reserve is operated in a similar fashion by a benefactor in the shadows?

&lt;QR&gt; I like this addition to the web content. The MA write-up was especially interesting.

One thing in which I am curious is how Aeon will get his devices into Paragon City. What will probably happen is that Aeon Industries and Crey Industries will use a dummy corporation to plant them throughout the city and isles. Obviously, the note by Positron at the end indicates that they will allow it within the city, despite knowing the truth behind this new business, because it can be a useful tool for heroes, but will keep an extremely watchful eye on the whole thing. Villains have stolen tech from heroes and enemies, so it's unsurprising for heroes to "re-purpose" technology for their means as well, similar to War Walls and the medical TP system

I also was under the impression that the Spring Fling was going to be separate from the V-Day event. Is this just a rename for politically correct purposes?

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Hmm, do my eyes decieve me? Is there nothing new?
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It does look that way. I'm not exactly disappointed, but I'm a little surprised. The Halloween and Winter events both got significant upgrades. Maybe there is a surprise in store for us?

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Looks like I will be sitting this one out

Wow, and when I thought seeing a superhero getting sodomized by a horse was probably the worst thing I could find associated with the Fan Art forums, I ran into that

Posi,

Thanks a ton for this post and the others, a sudden deluge of info as it were. Understandable that there are still cards in sleeves, etc. Can't wait to see what's on the other end of that dangling line you've thrown out for us

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We're also working ahead on things for post I14 launch (booster packs, anniversary event, etc)

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BaB confirms it: I14 will be out before the next anniversary event!

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According to the schedule announced by Posi, it must be, as I15 is slated for the anniversary.

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No offense BaB's i know its not your fualt but you need to tell the "Man" you guys need to slow it down and fix things that are broken before jumping 10 issues ahead of whats currently on live.

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Slow down? With Champions Online slated for "Spring 2009", and DCUO slated for release before the end of the year, what should the production schedule be?

Also, aren't "compare &amp; contrast" threads disallowed?

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Wasnt really compareing and contrasting was just showing that this(Current schedule) will only drive the current player base into a rage as has been shown treuout history when major changes are made without any reasoning behind said change SoE was mentioned because they are the best example of what not to do for an MMO. And they do need to slow down SPECIALLY with CO coming out and DCUO in the works a more stable game is much better then a game full of stuff that hardly works(Looks at SOE again).

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I will argue that players who go into a rage over an MMO really need to find another outlet.

I will also point out that comparing a Live product to products that are still in beta testing (or have yet to start) is hardly equivalent. How many bugs will CO or DCUO have when they are launched? What bugs will be critical enough to postpone release, and which will be released at launch as Known Issues to be fixed later? One can only speculate at the stability of either of these hitherto-nonexistent products yet.

And by what are you comparing CoX to SOE products? I cannot follow your logic. Are you attempting to compare minor game bugs to NGE? If so, IMO, the bugs and changes mentioned earlier in this thread pale in comparison. It's like comparing a missing lugnut to a transmission replacement, in an automotive sense.

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No offense BaB's i know its not your fualt but you need to tell the "Man" you guys need to slow it down and fix things that are broken before jumping 10 issues ahead of whats currently on live.

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Slow down? With Champions Online slated for "Spring 2009", and DCUO slated for release before the end of the year, what should the production schedule be?

Also, aren't "compare &amp; contrast" threads disallowed?

Day Job icons are appearing randomly through my travels in the City or Isles.

/e reading emote no longer works.

Emotes in Dwarf form don't work at all (should have tried my Stone tank also).

OTOH, was text coloration fixed? It's working on some characters, but sill not working on others. Might have to check the one odd character...

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Yes.. States is from an alternate universe, where Statesmen died by sacraficing himself defeating and stopping the rikti invasion. But was brought to this universe by the CoT's. I should know this considering that I play her..

P.S. Thankies much Juggy much love

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Cool, thanks for the clarification - my glass canon almost shattered

Excellent illustration Jug

That's a nice write-up for the Apple Games site. Bravo!

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City Traveler Badge: Hit the ground running… this badge unlocks access to the following Power Pools at level 6, so players can access Tier 1, 2, or 3 powers early on.

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That doesn't make any sense... all power pools unlock at level 6. Do they unlock at another level, or have you dispensed with prerequisite powers for travel powers?

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Well the post says Tier 1, 2, or 3, so I assume that you can go straight to Fly without Hover or Air Superiority, for example. But some clarification would be cool

autoperf - Automatically change world detail for performance.
petcom - Set the stance or action of current pet.
- Syntax: petcom_name "&lt;pet name&gt;" &lt;stance, action, or both&gt;
petcom_name - Set the stance or action of a specific pet.
- Syntax: petcom_name "&lt;pet name&gt;" &lt;stance, action, or both&gt;
petcom_pow - Set the stance or action of a all pets cast by power.
- Syntax: petcom_name "&lt;power name&gt;" &lt;stance, action, or both&gt;
petcom_all - Set the stance or action of a specific pet.
- Syntax: petcom_name &lt;stance, action, or both&gt;
petsay - Make your current pet say something or emote.
petsay_name - Make the named pet say something or emote.
petsay_pow - Make all pets created by given power say something or emote.
petsay_all - Make the named pet say something or emote.
petrename - Rename your current pet.
petrename_name - Rename the named pet.
camturn - Turn camera to match player
playerturn - Turn player to match camera
face - Turn player to face target
windowcloseextra - Leave fullscreen, close dialogs, and close non-essential windows
gamereturn - Leave fullscreen, close dialogs, and close non-essential windows
clearchat - Clear all chat buffers
keybind_reset - Reset keybinds.
unbind_all - Reset keybinds.
buy_coh - open the buy coh dialog box
monitor_attribute - Adds attribute to Attribute Monitor
stop_monitor_attribute - Removes attribute from the Attribute Monitor
insp_combine - Combines 3 of same type inspiration into one new type
insp_delete - Removes and inspiration
link_interact - Activates Context Menu for link name
link_info - Provides info window on matching link name
link_interact_global - Activates Context Menu for link global name
link_channel - Activates Context Menu for link channel name
showNewTray - Opens another Tray Window
hide - Opens Hide Options
ghide - Opens Hide Options
hide_search - Hides from search
hide_sg - Hides from Supergroup
hide_friends - Hides from Friends
hide_gfriends - Hides from Global Friends
hide_gchannels - Hides from Global Channels
unhide - Opens Hide Options
gunhide - Opens Hide Options
unhide_search - unHides from search
unhide_sg - unHides from Supergroup
unhide_friends - unHides from Friends
unhide_gfriends - unHides from Global Friends
unhide_gchannels - unHides from Global Channels
hide_tell - Hides from tells
unhide_tell - unHides from tells
hide_invite - Hides from invites
unhide_invite - unHides from invites
hide_all - Sets all hide setting on
unhide_all - Sets all hide settings off
sgk - Kicks player from supergroup
sgkick - Kicks player from supergroup
mouse_speed - Sets the mouse speed
mouse_invert - Inverts the mouse
speed_turn - Sets the turning speed
option_list - Lists option names.
option_set - Sets an Option
option_toggle - Toggles an Option
playernote - Opens note window for a given global playername
playernotelocal - Opens note window for a given local playername. (requires a valid name)
canlook - Whether the player can use the mouse to look around.
camrotate - Camrotate is bound to the PageUp key to allow controlled camera rotation around the player.
- This command should not be invoked through the console.
forward_mouse - Move forward. Enable autorun after 2 seconds.
forward - Move forward.
backward - Move backwards.
left - Strafe left.
right - Strafe right.
up - Jump or fly up.
down - Move down (if flying).
turnleft - Rotate left a fixed number of degrees.
turnright - Rotate right a fixed number of degrees.
zoomin - Zoom camera in.
zoomout - Zoom camera out.
lookup - Pitch camera up.
lookdown - Pitch camera down.
third - Toggles between first and third person camera.
first - Toggles between first and third person camera.
autorun - Toggles autorun.
who - get info on &lt;player&gt;
whoall - Print who's on this map.
ignore - Ignore Player
gignore - Ignore Player
ignore_spammer - Ignore As Spammer
unignore - Unignore User
gunignore - Unignore User
ignorelist - Displays a list of ignored users
newspaper - Open up the newspaper.
emaildelete - Delete message &lt;message num&gt;
emailsend - Send message &lt;player names&gt; &lt;subject&gt; &lt;body&gt;
stuck - Try to get unstuck.
sync - Try to resync.
synch - Try to resync.
afk - Marks the player as Away From Keyboard (with given message)
kiosk - Pop up the kiosk info for the nearest kiosk. (Assuming you're close enough.)
nojumprepeat - Disable jump auto-repeat
sgraid_window - Set your supergroup raid window &lt;daybits&gt; &lt;hour&gt;
gfriend - Add a player to your global friends list.
gunfriend - Remove a player from your global friends list.
chan_invite - Invite player or chat handle to a chat channel
- Syntax: chan_invite &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt; &lt;USER NAME&gt;
ginvite - Invite player or chat handle to a chat channel
- Syntax: ginvite &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt; &lt;USER NAME&gt;
chan_invite_sg - Invite your entire supergroup to a chat channel. Only leaders may use this command.
- You must specify the minimum rank to invite:
Valid Ranks:
ginvite_sg - Invite your entire supergroup to a chat channel. Only leaders may use this command.
- You must specify the minimum rank to invite:
Valid Ranks:
chan_send - Send message to chat channel. You must be in the channel and have Send priviledges.
- (alias is "/send")
- Syntax: chan_send &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt; &lt;MESSAGE&gt;
send - Send message to chat channel. You must be in the channel and have Send priviledges
- Syntax: send &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt; &lt;MESSAGE&gt;
gmotd - View the global message again.
get_global_name - Gets the global name from character name.
get_global_silent - Gets the global name without reporting results to chat window
clearAttributeView - Clear the attribute target
respec - Go to respec screen if you have recieved a free holiday respec
getarenastats - Get your arena stats.
servertime - Print the current server time
show_petnames - Displays the names of all your named pets
clear_petnames - Clear the names of all your named pets
release_pets - Release your current pets
tell - Send a message to only one player.
t - Send a message to only one player.
private - Send a message to only one player.
p - Send a message to only one player.
whisper - Send a message to only one player.
friendlist - Display friend list.
fl - Display friend list.
group - Send message to group channel.
g - Send message to group channel.
team - Send message to group channel.
yell - Send message to entire map.
y - Send message to entire map.
broadcast - Send message to entire map.
b - Send message to entire map.
r - Reply to last person that sent you a tell.
reply - Reply to last person that sent you a tell.
say - Send message to your area.
local - Send message to your area.
l - Send message to your area.
s - Send message to your area.
request - Send message to request channel.
req - Send message to request channel.
sell - Send message to request channel.
auction - Send message to request channel.
supergroup - Send message to super group channel.
sg - Send message to super group channel.
lp - Send message to leveling pact channel.
coalition - Send message to coalition channel.
c - Send message to coalition channel.
ac - Arena chat channel
arena - Arena chat channel
h - Help/guide chat channel
help - Help/guide chat channel
guide - Help/guide chat channel
e - Emotes a text string.
me - Emotes a text string.
em - Emotes a text string.
emote - Emotes a text string.
friend - Add player to friend list.
f - Talk to friends channel.
estrange - Remove player from friend list.
unfriend - Remove player from friend list.
sidekick - Invite player to be your sidekick.
sk - Invite player to be your sidekick.
lk - Invite player to be your lackey.
lackey - Invite player to be your lackey.
unsk - No longer mentor (or be a sidekick).
unsidekick - No longer mentor (or be a sidekick).
unlk - No longer be a lackey.
unlackey - No longer be a lackey.
exemplar - Invite player to be your exemplar.
ex - Invite player to be your exemplar.
malefactor - Invite player to be your malefactor.
mal - Invite player to be your malefactor.
rsk - Invite player to be your exemplar.
unexemplar - No longer be an aspirant (or be an exemplar).
unex - No longer be an aspirant (or be an exemplar).
unrsk - No longer be an aspirant (or be an exemplar).
unmal - No longer be an a malefactor.
unmalefactor - No longer be an a malefactor.
levelingpact - Invite player to join your leveling pact.
invite - Invite player to join team.
i - Invite player to join team.
kick - Kick player from team.
k - Kick player from team.
leaveTeam - Leave your current team up.
lfg - Toggle looking for group status.
lfgset - Set looking for group status
buffs - Toggle team buff display.
makeleader - Change the team leader.
ml - Change the team leader.
sginvite - Invite player to join supergroup.
sgi - Invite player to join supergroup.
sg_kick_yes - Kick player from supergroup.
sgleave - Leave your current supergroup.
sgstats - Display supergroup info in chat window.
promote - Promote supergroup member one rank.
demote - Demote supergroup member one rank.
nameLeader - Renames the 'Leader' supergroup rank.
nameOverlord - Renames the 'Overlord' supergroup rank.
nameCommander - Renames the 'Commander' supergroup rank.
nameRingleader - Renames the 'Ringleader' supergroup rank.
nameCaptain - Renames the 'Captain' supergroup rank.
nameTaskmaster - Renames the 'TaskMaster' supergroup rank.
nameLieutenant - Renames the 'Lieutenant' supergroup rank.
nameEnforcer - Renames the 'Enforcer' supergroup rank.
nameMember - Renames the 'Member' supergroup rank.
nameFlunky - Renames the 'Flunky' supergroup rank.
sgSetMOTD - Sets supergroup MOTD.
sgSetMotto - Sets supergroup motto.
sgSetDescription - Sets supergroup description.
sgSetDemoteTimeout - Sets supergroup demote timeout.
sgmode - Toggle supergroup mode.
sgmodeset - Setsupergroup mode.
coalition_invite - Invite player's supergroup to join coalition.
ci - Invite player's supergroup to join coalition.
coalition_cancel - Cancel coalition with a supergroup.
coalition_sg_mintalkrank - Set the minimum rank of members of your Supergroup who can use coalition chat.
coalition_mintalkrank - Set the minimum rank of members of a coalition Supergroup who your Supergroup can hear.
coalition_nosend - Stop your Supergroup from sending coalition chat to an ally Supergroup.
trade - Invite player to trade.
costume_change - Change current costume.
cc - Change current costume.
search - Find a player.
sea - Find a player.
findmember - Find a player.
get_comment - Get search comment.
comment - Set search comment.
arenainvite - Invite player to join your arena event.
ai - Invite player to join your arena event.
sgraid_invite - Invite player's supergroup to an instant raid.
raid_invite - Invite player's supergroup to an instant raid.
clearRewardChoice - Choose no item in your current reward choice

NP ADH, I know how it goes. I meant to have this done sooner

[u]Issue 13 Revision[u]

(You can also view this list in-game via the cmdlist command)

fullscreen - Sets video mode to fullscreen.
maximize - Maximizes the window.
disable2D - Disables 2D sprite drawing.
screen - Sets X and Y screen dimensions. Should be constrained to 640x480,1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200, etc
quit - Quits game.
cmdlist - Prints out all commands available.
bind - Binds a key to a command - 'bind k ++forward' will set k to toggle running forward.
unbind - Unbinds a bound key (sets it to default). If the default action is not desired, use: /bind &lt;keyname&gt; "nop"
bind_load_file - Reads a list of keybinds from a file.
bind_load_file_silent - Reads a list of keybinds from a file.
bind_load - Reads a list of keybinds from &lt;INSTALL DIR&gt;/keybinds.txt.
bind_save - Saves all keybinds to &lt;INSTALL DIR&gt;/keybinds.txt.
bind_save_file - Saves all keybinds to specified file.
bind_save_file_silent - Saves all keybinds to specified file.
wdw_load_file - Reads window configuration file.
wdw_load - Reads window configuration from &lt;INSTALL DIR&gt;/wdw.txt.
wdw_save - Saves window configuration to &lt;INSTALL DIR&gt;/wdw.txt.
wdw_save_file - Saves window configuration to specified file.
option_load_file - Reads option configuration file.
option_load - Reads option configuration from &lt;INSTALL DIR&gt;/options.txt.
option_save - Saves window configuration to &lt;INSTALL DIR&gt;/options.txt.
option_save_file - Saves option configuration to specified file.
chat_load_file - Reads chat configuration file.
chat_load - Reads chat configuration from &lt;INSTALL DIR&gt;/chat.txt.
chat_save - Saves chat configuration to &lt;INSTALL DIR&gt;/chat.txt.
chat_save_file - Saves chat configuration to specified file.
netgraph - Displays network connection information.
maxfps - Limits max frames per second.
maxInactiveFps - Limits max frames per second while the game is not in the foreground.
showfps - Show current framerate (1 = on, 0 = off).
camdist - Sets the distance in feet that the third person camera pulls back behind the player.
camreset - Camreset is bound to the PageDown key (default) to reset the camera behind the player.
demorecord - Record a demo to the given name
demostop - Stop demo record/play
texAniso - Sets the amount of anisotropic filtering to use, reloads textures
fsaa - Sets the amount of full screen antialiasing
vis_scale - Controls world detail 1.0=default
shaderDetail - Changes the shader detail level
useHDR - Use HDR lighting effects (Bloom/tonemapping) if available
useDOF - Use Depth of Field effects if available
useBumpmaps - Use bumpmaps
useFP - Use a floating point render target for HDR lighting effects if available
useWater - Use fancy water effects if available
noSunFlare - Disables sun flare for performance debugging
renderScaleX - Changes the horizontal scale at which the 3D world is rendered relative to your screen size
renderScaleY - Changes the vertical scale at which the 3D world is rendered relative to your screen size
renderScale - Changes the scale at which the 3D world is rendered relative to your screen size
renderSize - Changes the size at which the 3D world is rendered
useRenderScale - Enables/disables render scaling feature
renderScaleFilter - Changes method of filtering used in renderscaling
bloomWeight - Sets bloom scale, valid values 0.0 - 2.0
bloomScale - Sets bloom blur size, valid values of 2 or 4
dofWeight - Sets DOF scale, valid values 0.0 - 2.0
compatibleCursors - Enables useage of basic Windows mouse cursors instead of graphical cursors (command line option)
shadowvol - Controls whether or not shadow volumes are drawn.
ss - Controls whether or not simple shadows are drawn.
suppressCloseFx - Hide all personal FX when the camera is closer than the suppressCloseFxDist
suppressCloseFxDist - Within this camera distance, personal FX will be suppressed.
follow - set follow mode, 1 = follow selected target, 0 = stop following
stopinactivedisplay - Stops rendering when the game is not the foreground application.
mouse_look - Command key for mouselook
info - Opens the info window for the current target (yourself if you have no target).
info_tab - Opens the specified tab of the info window for the current target (yourself if you have no target).
info_self - Opens the info window for yourself.
info_self_tab - Opens the specified tab of the info window for yourself.
toggle_enemy - Cycles through targetable enemies.
toggle_enemy_prev - Cycles through targetable enemies (in reverse).
target_enemy_near - Targets the nearest enemy.
target_enemy_far - Targets the farthest enemy.
target_enemy_next - Cycles through visible targetable enemies in near to far order.
target_enemy_prev - Cycles through visible targetable enemies in far to near order.
target_friend_near - Targets the nearest friend.
target_friend_far - Targets the farthest friend.
target_friend_next - Cycles through visible targetable friends in near to far order.
target_friend_prev - Cycles through visible targetable friends in far to near order.
target_custom_near - Targets the nearest match.
Valid Parameters:
target_custom_far - Targets the farthest match.
Valid Parameters:
target_custom_next - Cycles through matching targets in near to far order.
Valid Parameters:
target_custom_prev - Cycles through matching targets in far to near order.
Valid Parameters:
unselect - unselects currently selected thing
profiler_record - Record client profiler information to specified file.
profiler_stop - Stop recording profiler information.
reloadgfx - unloads all textures (causing them to be reloaded dynamically)
texwordeditor - edit the text layout for translatable textures
whereami - Tells the name of the shard/map you are on.
loc - Get current position.
getpos - Get current position.
autoreply - Start a reply for client.
cursorcache - enable cursor cache for smoother cursor changes
ctm_toggle - click-to-move toggle
clicktomove - enables click-to-move
ctm - enables click-to-move
beginchat - Starts chat-entry mode with given string.
startchat - Starts chat-entry mode.
slashchat - Starts chat-entry mode with slash.
say - Sends the given text on the current chat channel.
s - Sends the given text on the current chat channel.
chat_set - Sets the channel to the given string.
chat_cycle - Cycles through the default chat channels.
hideprimarychat - Hide/unhide primary chat window text messages.
tabtoggle - Make the previously active chat tab the new active tab. Used to flip between two tabs.
tabnext - Cycle forward through all chat tabs in indicated chat window (0-4)
tabprev - Cycle backward through all chat tabs in indicated chat window (0-4)
tabglobalnext - Cycle forward through all chat tabs in all windows. Will open the corresponding chat window if necessary.
tabglobalprev - Cycle backward through all chat tabs in all windows. Will open the corresponding chat window if necessary.
tabselect - Select the given chat tab. Will open the corresponding chat window if necessary.
change_handle - Change your global user name, if allowed
- Syntax: change_handle &lt;HANDLE&gt;
chan_create - Create a new chat channel
- Syntax: chan_create &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt;
chan_join - Join an existing chat channel
- Syntax: chan_join &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt;
chan_leave - Leave a chat channel
- Syntax: chan_leave &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt;
chan_invite_team - Invite your entire team or taskforce to a chat channel
- Syntax: chan_invite_team &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt;
chan_invite_gf - Invite your entire global friends list to a chat channel
- Syntax: chan_invite_gf &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt;
chan_user_mode - Sets user permissions for specified user on channel.
- You must have operator status to set permissions.
- Syntax: chan_user_mode &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt; &lt;PLAYER_NAME&gt; &lt;OPTIONS...&gt;
Valid Channel Options:
chan_mode - Changes default access rights for new user who joins the channel. If you set -join, no one can join.
- Syntax: chan_mode &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt; &lt;OPTIONS...&gt;
Valid Channel Options:
chan_members - List all members of channel
- Syntax: chan_members &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt;
chan_motd - Set the channel's Message Of The Day, which is sent to everyone that joins the channel
- Syntax: chan_motd &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt; &lt;MESSAGE&gt;
chan_desc - Set the channel's description
- Syntax: chan_desc &lt;CHANNEL NAME&gt; &lt;DESCRIPTION&gt;
watching - List all channels that you belong to.
gfriends - Display all members of your global friends list.
gignoring - Lists the players on your global chat ignore list
myhandle - Display your chat handle.
get_local_name - Get Server / Local Character name from globalname
get_local_invite - Invite to team from globalname
quickchat - Pops up the quickchat menu.
window_resetall - Resets all window locations, sizes, and visibility to their defaults.
window_toggle - Show a window if hidden, hide a window if shown. (Synonym: toggle)
toggle - Show a window if hidden, hide a window if shown. (Synonym: window_toggle)
window_show - Forces the given window to be shown. (Synonym: show)
show - Forces the given window to be shown. (Synonym: window_show)
window_hide - Forces the given window to be hidden.
window_names - Lists the names of windows for window_show, window_toggle, window_hide, and window_scale commands
window_color - Changes the window colors.
windowcolor - Changes the window colors.
chat - Toggles the chat window.
tray - Toggles the tray window
target - Toggles the target window.
nav - Toggles the navigation window.
map - Toggles the map window.
menu - Toggles the menu.
chatoptions - Toggles chat options for specified window (0-4)
petoptions - Displays pet option context menu.
powers - Toggles the power inventory.
alttray - Toggle the secondary tray while a key is being pressed. (for keybinds)
alt2tray - Toggle the secondary tray while a key is being pressed. (for keybinds)
alttraysticky - Toggle the secondary tray.
tray_sticky - Set the sticky-state of the specified tray.
- Syntax:tray_sticky &lt;SHOWING TRAY NUM&gt; &lt;0 for non sticky, sticky otherwise&gt;
tray_sticky_alt2 - Toggle the sticky-state of the alt2 tray.
next_tray - Go to next tray.
prev_tray - Go to previous tray.
next_tray_alt - Go to next secondary tray.
prev_tray_alt - Go to previous secondary tray.
next_tray_alt2 - Go to next tertiary tray.
prev_tray_alt2 - Go to previous tertiary tray.
next_trays_tray - Go to next trays tray slot.
prev_trays_tray - Go to previous trays tray slot.
goto_tray - Go to specified tray number.
goto_tray_alt - Go to specified tray number.
goto_tray_alt2 - Go to specified tray number.
goto_trays_tray - Go to specified tray number in the specified tray.
- Syntax: goto_trays_tray &lt;SHOWING TRAY NUM&gt; &lt;TRAY NUM between 1 and 10&gt;
clear_tray - Clear all trays (excepting macros)
team_select - Select Team member.
pet_select - Select Pet.
pet_select_name - Select Pet.
unlevelingpact - Bring up the dialog for quitting a leveling pact.
powexec_name - Executes a power with the given name.
powexec_slot - Executes the given power slot from the current tray.
powexec_toggleon - Toggles a given power on. If its already on, does nothing.
powexec_toggleoff - Toggles a given power off. If its already off, does nothing.
powexec_altslot - Executes the given power slot from the alternate tray.
powexec_alt2slot - Executes the given power slot from the second alternate tray.
powexec_tray - Executes a power in the given slot and tray.
powexec_abort - Cancels the auto-attack power and the queued power.
powexec_unqueue - Cancels the queued power.
powexec_auto - Sets the auto-attack power to given named power (or blank to shut it off, or toggles if it's on already).
inspirationSlot - Activate an inspiration slot in the first row.
inspexec_slot - Activate an inspiration slot in the first row.
inspexec_tray - Activate an inspiration slot in the given row and column.
inspexec_name - Activate an inspiration by name.
inspexec_pet_name - Activate an inspiration on a pet by name. Inspiration Name then Pet Name
inspexec_pet_target - Activate an inspiration on a pet by name. Takes Inspiration Name
macro - Add a macro to first empty slot.
Syntax: macro &lt;name&gt; &lt;command
macroslot - Add a macro to provided slot.
Syntax: - macro &lt;slot&gt; &lt;name&gt; &lt;command&gt;
manage - Go to the enhancement management screen
screenshot - Save a .jpg format screenshot.
screenshottitle - Save a .jpg format screenshot with the given title.
screenshottga - Save a .tga format screenshot.
screenshotui - Enables or disables the ui for screenshots (1=ui on, 0=ui off)
copychat - Copy the entire chat history from specified chat Tab into the clipboard.
bug - Report a bug. Enter a short description of any length.
release - Activate medicom unit for emergency medical transport.
petition - add user petition (stuck, cheated, etc) to the database
cc - Change costume.
costume_change - Change costume.
window_scale - Change a single window scale.
logchat - Toggle chat logging
assist - Change your current target to selected allies target.
assist_name - Change your current target to a specified allies target.
target_name - Change your current target to any entity matching name specified.
dialog_yes - Answer OK, Yes, or Accept to current dialog
dialog_no - Answer OK, No, or Cancel to current dialog
dialog_answer - Answer dialog with button matching provided text
renderthread -
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e3screenshot - Enables special e3 2004 screenshot mode
localtime - Prints local time (on your computer)

I imagine that some of those PMs may be from accounts that are no longer active posters (ie: haven't posted on more than a year or two). Any way to streamline the process by exluding PMs from inactive accounts?

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