Even though I like this idea, this would also open up some people playing practical jokes to those that don't have the sense of humor to roll with it. I guess if you post anything you should expect everything as a general rule of thumb. Take the good with the bad. In any event good idea all things considered.
How about Justice Clones? Pretty much covers heroes and villains and since they won't be the real thing.
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Even though I like this idea, this would also open up some people playing practical jokes to those that don't have the sense of humor to roll with it. I guess if you post anything you should expect everything as a general rule of thumb. Take the good with the bad. In any event good idea all things considered.
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I think the in game fiction behind Architect Entertainment as a simulation already covers this. Not like people couldn't create a knockoff of anyone easily enough already (with or without permission)...and they could be completely accurate with a bit of know-how with demo editing.
Formerly "Back Alley Brawler"
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Even though I like this idea, this would also open up some people playing practical jokes to those that don't have the sense of humor to roll with it. I guess if you post anything you should expect everything as a general rule of thumb. Take the good with the bad. In any event good idea all things considered.
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I think the in game fiction behind Architect Entertainment as a simulation already covers this. Not like people couldn't create a knockoff of anyone easily enough already (with or without permission)...and they could be completely accurate with a bit of know-how with demo editing.
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I am not trying to promote the debbie downer side of things. Just setting the expectation with all things considered, again I mentioned I liked the idea.
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Awesome idea. I'll be uploading my mains for inclusion in any and all shenanigans.
"His Imperial Majesty's Minister of Restraints and Leather" -LHF
Two naughty acronym teams / Ascension / Convenient / Artic and the Chillz / Fap / Other teams I can't remember (sorry.. mind is goin')
I found a free online file storage site. http://fileqube.com/
Registration is pretty quick, the interface is simple, seems like a good spot to upload and share .costume or .critter files.
C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\Custom_Critter\Tic-Toc.critter
Just a quick outline of what I did here.
1) Go to a tailor and use the Save costume button. That creates a .costume file in a C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\Costumes\ folder
2) Go to a mission architect and create a new story arc.
3) One of the first options you have is to create a custom character as a contact. Load in the costume for your character, then just go through the rest of the steps to fill in the details. Powers, Bio, Enemy Group (ie Supergroup/Villaingroup).
4) That custom character should be auto-saved into a new C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\Custom_Critter\ folder.
5) Once the character's made you can quit out. No need to actually make or save a story arc.
Using this data.
Again, pretty straightforward. Copy these .critter files into the C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\Custom_Critter\ folder (create it if it doesn't already exist). Then the next time you go to the mission architect and create a custom character, it will show up in the list, allowing you to select it and use immediately or edit.
I figure people can either just put up their .costume and relevant info, or they can take the extra steps and make a custom critter for the mission architect and put up the .critter file.
Formerly "Back Alley Brawler"
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tic, you can create and save critters without being in a mission creation.
just go to my creations -> my characters.
and use the Create Character button on the bottom.
They call me the Super-Genius of Justice for a reason... but they forgot what it was.
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hmmm neat idea Tic!
I went and made an account but i really don't know if this will work but anyways:
Thor's Assassin - Lvl 50 Electric/Electric/Electric Blaster
Short Bio:
The legend of Thor is well documented,however the lesser known legend is that of his apprentice.Throughout his immortal life this pupil yearned for a taste of the power Thor possessed waiting patiently learning the art of control,focus and will it took to harness one of natures most dominent forces. Through centuries of study ,discipline and practice the pupil eventually became Thor's equal. Unwilling to accept this his master began to give him impossible tasks in hopes he would become unsure of his gifts and leave this arena. After hundreds of successful outings for the pupil Thor came upon the Paragon City. With all the powerful Archvillians roaming about this would surely be the idea place to banish his pupil. Though this being was never granted a name he always viewed himself as an assassin sent to do his masters work. So whenever asked what his name is he just smiles with an inward shrug and says " I'm Thor's Assassin "
Link to TA's costume file
They call me the Super-Genius of Justice for a reason... but they forgot what it was.
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Zero Tolerance: Get your towels ready.
I realy like the concept Tic-Toc. I think there would be some good stuff in there. If we're gonna share content let's share content. Some of our critters may inspire people. Why not share them?
/e Runs off to play with the critters
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PVPEC Justice server Rep / Tournament Chair
I was thinking about this too, would be a lot easier than having a bunch of people send you their toons body 
*Steals T-A*
I've become one with the Cake!
I keep getting costume errors when I try to make myself with my saved costumes even after going to the tailor and making sure everything is a valid name/option. 
"His Imperial Majesty's Minister of Restraints and Leather" -LHF
Two naughty acronym teams / Ascension / Convenient / Artic and the Chillz / Fap / Other teams I can't remember (sorry.. mind is goin')
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yep, same thing happens to me. I guess the devs didn't port over the full character creator over to the MA. It makes me kinda
I had that issue untill I got ALL of the unlockable costume stuff. Now it only happens every once in a while and seems to correct it well.
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I've already unlocked all of the costume stuff and it can't show the tattoo on my face or my chest emblem, both of which add a certain amount of malevolence to my otherwise good Hero 
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Can you unlock the non ugly costume ones now Vyze?
http://tiny.cc/ArcaneDefenseItems
This is a bug, nothing more. Please put away the tin-foil hats, there's nothing sinister going on here.-Protea
http://tiny.cc/WhatBeatsADragon
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both of which add a certain amount of malevolence to my otherwise good Hero
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Can you unlock the non ugly costume ones now Vyze?
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lol, don't you remember when I made Sexy Vyze for the server-wide costume event?
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Did that. And the 'correct' option makes it look nothing like my costume. I r a sad panda.
"His Imperial Majesty's Minister of Restraints and Leather" -LHF
Two naughty acronym teams / Ascension / Convenient / Artic and the Chillz / Fap / Other teams I can't remember (sorry.. mind is goin')
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No, which may be because I'm a flake and forget things or because my mind is blocking it out on purpose. Probably the later
http://tiny.cc/ArcaneDefenseItems
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http://tiny.cc/WhatBeatsADragon
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Did that. And the 'correct' option makes it look nothing like my costume. I r a sad panda.
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Unfortunately, some of the costume items are no longer in the game, are renamed, or just moved into a different spot and the Tailor screen can't figure out what it is.
What I did with TJ was to use the Attempt to Fix button, then go through and manually correct the settings.
Unfortunately, some of the face options and masks have gone so I can't get things "exactly" as they were when I started.
Also, it's a bit difficult to remember exactly what I selected almost 5 years ago in some cases.
Once I get it looking like I want it, then I save the costume (often with a slightly different name) and then use that one unless I want to start with my base model.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
The arc I've published already has clones of my main, oddly enough, so I see no need to upload my character for others to use/abuse. If you can't play arc 13396 and get your fill of beating the snot out of me, there's nothing stopping you from making a Plasma clone of your own with whatever outfit you like and killing him repeatedly.
Ok well I went ahead and uploaded my 2 main toons
You can find Thornster here .
With a page dedicated to him here and his bio here.
If you are looking for a villain well, Thornster's nemesis is my Plant Dominator
So you can get Blackthorn's critter file here.
And as with Thornster, Blackthorn has his own page that you can find here.
These 2 critters are set to Bosses with some of the powersets to Extreme. Makes them good challenges. You can naturally make them EBs or AVs at need ... or wimp them out if it suits your needs 
I have no problem if they are used in spoofs or humoristic arcs, but I would appreciate if could get a look at it to approve the use.
Enjoy and I would love to see more here.
Char Site | My DeviantArt
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Tic, that link doesn't work.
@Arwen Darkblade
Proud Member of Hammer of the Gods and Sanguine Syndicate
Arc ID #86194 "Cry Havoc"
Arc ID #103934 "Dr. Thomas' First Day"
[URL="http://tobyfife.blogspot.com/"]Hero Girl[/URL] - my geek culture blog
Does this work for you?
How about this one?
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
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Does this work for you?
How about this one?
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Yup. Those work just fine. Tic's comes back as an error.
@Arwen Darkblade
Proud Member of Hammer of the Gods and Sanguine Syndicate
Arc ID #86194 "Cry Havoc"
Arc ID #103934 "Dr. Thomas' First Day"
[URL="http://tobyfife.blogspot.com/"]Hero Girl[/URL] - my geek culture blog
Yah, I got the same error. Wonder if Tic forgot to set the Share options on the files? Since the links for mine both contain a "sh" (shfolder for the shared folder, shared for the file) and Tic's don't, that was the only thing that made sense to me.
That or Tic copied the link to the file instead of getting the Share link to the file.
Dunno, maybe Tic can figure it out and get us a working link.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
I thought we could start a repository of Heroes & Villains from the Justice server...for use in Mission Architect as custom enemies or contacts.
Not sure about the best way to share that information though. My first though was to copy/paste .critter file in here, as it has all of the information you could ever need, but it's pretty bulky. Ideally, everyone could upload their C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\Custom_Critter\*.critter file, and those that wanted to use a friends character in their mission could just download it and go.
Any ideas or interest in creating a repository of Justicites...Justicinians...Justicans?
Formerly "Back Alley Brawler"