The TMI Guide to: Costume Change / Changing Binds
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Posted on: 2005-04-19 07:29 in Player Guides
This is a bind I use so whenever I activate Fire Shield on my Blaster, he changes costumes. This goes for deactivating it too, I just have to wait 30 seconds.
/bind numpad8 "cc 3$$powexec_toggleon Fire Shield$$powexec_toggleoff Fire Shield$$cc 0"
Make substitutions where necessary. It actually works pretty well.
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Targeting Drone is an awful power for costume changing. All that happens is that a little floaty drone appears around you. That's it. No flashy graphic.
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Targeting Drone is an awful power for costume changing. All that happens is that a little floaty drone appears around you. That's it. No flashy graphic.
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A wise man once said "Its not the way you hold your pencil that matters, its how you sign your name that counts" Targeting drone will work as its not a targeted power, and if you are doing it with a good costume, like say civvies to battle dress, then it may look sharp. Though this is all opinion anyway, so if you don't like it, dont use it. 
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Looks like the command is borked, going to PM a dev and see if I can't get some clarification.
I'm not a very good technical guy, so I'm having a hard time reading through bind and macro guides. Generally, I just cut & paste the ones I need. This is the first time I've asked for specific ones.
I've got a Kheldian who thinks of himself as a monster, with each costume being a different "form", at least to his way of thinking. Is it possible to have a bind or macro set up to
A) Do an emote (I'm thinking /e paladinawaken), during which time he changes costumes, and/or
B) Change the bio to go with the new form? If this is possible, could I also set up a macro or bind for the *actual* form changes to go with?
Any help would be most appreciated, thanks.
Fantastic guide! Still, I have questions...
I see people perform these flawless power+costume change combos but when I try different ones using guides like this, it always seems like my costume change happens well before the "sweet spot" of the activation and ends up looking kind of lame. Is this one of those things where other players aren't seeing what you're seeing and there is a delay in the costume change when viewed from the 'outside'? Or is there a way to cause a delay in the costume change activation (aside from binding to two different keys) to make it work better with certain powers? My BS scrapper has a delay in her Build Up because she draws her sword before it activates. I'd love to tie the costume change into that power but the only way to do it and have it look "right" is to hit Build Up and then try to time the change to the right moment.
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I have the same problem. i have "Warmth" bound to a costume change, but my costume switches well before the green & orange flash of the power.
There's a Power Ranger-themed SG on Virtue (Envy Rangers, iirc) who have some really great costume change key binds. In the one I saw, the character arrives in civies, strikes several poses (looked like the first couple of beats of /e warmup, all while belting out their "power activation mantra" in local) then changed costume in a flash of fire. It was timed pretty perfectly, so it looked extra sweet.
Does it matter where in the keybind the CC part is? Will it come later if placed at the end of the bind? Can you bind multiple emotes to a single bind that would run in sequence, or plant delays in a keybind that will help calibrate timing?
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To the poster above: That sounds like multiple binds hit at the right times, or a sequence of /bind_load_file commands, not a single bind. When you activate a bind, the system does EVERYTHING at the same time. If they can't be done at the same time, one or more extraneous commands are ignored. Because everything happens at once, the only way to delay the costume change is to do it manually.
Concerning the issue with /set_title: You cannot /set_title badgename. I don't think you have ever been able to. You must /set_title badgenumber. Badge numbers can be found on Paragon Wiki, Badgehunter.com, and other sites.
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There have been a lot of questions about costume change binds. While the Guide to Guides has many, many, great guides for binding, I have created this guide to target this one specific area that gathers a lot of attention.
Here is a basic template for a costume change bind set:
[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 0"
shift+[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 1"
] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 2"
Shift+ ] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 3"
Take this text and paste it into a text file or you can take each line and put a /bind command in front of it. Replace the "This is what I say when I change my costume" with text of your choice or even a $battlecry flag. After each of the powexec_names you will need to have a power
Some Samples by AT
Blaster
[ "powexec_name Aim$$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 0"
shift+[ "powexec_name Build Up$$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 1"
] "powexec_name Aim$$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 2"
Shift+ ] "powexec_name Build Up$$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 3"
Other good powers for costume changes*; Nova, Inferno, Targeting Drone, Lightning Field, Lightning Clap, Power Sink, Conserve Power, Power Boost, Boost Range, Combustion, Fire Sword Circle, Blazing Aura, Consume, Burn, Hot Feet, Chilling Embrace, Ice Patch, Frozen Aura
Controller
[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 0"
shift+[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 1"
] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 2"
Shift+ ] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 3"
Other good powers for costume changes*; Hot Feet, Arctic Air, Glacier, Flash, Healing Aura, Recovery Aura, Regeneration Aura, Personal Force Field, Dispersion Bubble, Repulsion Field, Force Bubble, Repel, Inertial Reduction, Radiant Aura, Accelerate Metabolism, Choking Cloud, EM Pulse, Steamy Mist, Hurricane,
Defender
[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 0"
shift+[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 1"
] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 2"
Shift+ ] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 3"
Other good powers for costume changes*; Healing Aura, Recovery Aura, Regeneration Aura, Personal Force Field, Dispersion Bubble, Repulsion Field, Force Bubble, Repel, Inertial Reduction, Radiant Aura, Accelerate Metabolism, Choking Cloud, EM Pulse, Steamy Mist, Hurricane, Shadow Fall, Blackstar, Aim, Nova, Irradiate, Atomic Blast
Scrapper
[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 0"
shift+[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 1"
] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 2"
Shift+ ] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 3"
Other good powers for costume changes*; Build Up, Spin, Shockwave, Dark Consumption, Soul Drain, Focus Chi, Spine Burst, Quills, Dark Embrace, Death Shroud, Murky Cloud, Obsidian Shield, Cloak of Darkness, Cloak of Fear, Temporary Invulnerability, Dull Pain, Unyielding, Invincibility, Unstoppable, Integration, Instant Healing, Moment of Glory, Focused Fighting, Focus Senses, Practiced Brawler, Evasion, Elude,
Tanker
[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 0"
shift+[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 1"
] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 2"
Shift+ ] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 3"
Other good powers for costume changes*; Blazing Aura, Fire Shield, Healing Flames, Consume, Plasma Shield, Burn, Fiery Embrace, Frozen Armor, Hoarfrost, Chilling Embrace, Wet Ice, Icicles, Glacial Armor, Energy Absorption, Hibernate, Temporary Invulnerability, Dull Pain, Unyielding, Invincibility, Unstoppable, Rock Armor, Earth's Embrace, Mud Pots, Rooted, Brimstone Armor, Crystal Armor, Mineral Armor, Granite Armor, Build Up, Whirling Axe, Whirling Hands, Fire Sword Circle, Tremor, Hand Clap, Foot Stomp, Whirling Mace,
Kheldian (Coming Soon)
[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 0"
shift+[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 1"
] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 2"
Shift+ ] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 3"
Other good powers for costume changes*;
* I have not had a chance to test all of these powers, many of them were selected based off the fact that they are non targeted powers. If they do not work as advertised, please update this thread with your findings
Some other tips:
Supergroup Settings
If you have a costume you use for Supergroup exclusively and want to change the costume and kick yourself over to supergroup mode you can do it as part of these binds
] "powexec_name Aim$$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 2$$sgmodeset 1"
you can also modify the other binds to turn off SuperGroup mode
[ "powexec_name Aim$$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 0$$sgmodeset 0"
shift+[ "powexec_name Build Up$$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 1$$sgmodeset 0"
Shift+ ] "powexec_name Build Up$$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 3$$sgmodeset 0"
Setting Your Badge Title
Sometimes you may want to tie a particular badge to a costume like if you had a Doctor/Nurse Uniform, and when you are in this costume you want your badge title to be "Medic" you can do this as well.
[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 0$$set_title Medic"
shift+[ "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 1$$set_title Isolator"
] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 2$$set_title Damned"
Shift+ ] "powexec_name $$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 3$$set_title Nimble Mynx"
Costume Changes with Inspirations
You don't have to use a power when you change your costume for effects, you could if you wanted use inspirations instead. an example of this would be:
[ "inspexec_name Catch a Breath$$l This is what I say when I change my costume$$cc 0"
If you have any examples of what you use for costume binds please post them here. If you have questions about Costume Binds for a particular power set and would like an example, you can either post here, or feel free to send me a PM.