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As is typical, I am away from my home computer when these come up and am unable to check for myself. However, given that the Superman family is such a trope, most things like Megagirl, Ultragirl, Superbgirl, and all the various derivations are going to be long taken. you might think of the virtues that Supergirl represents and see if you can come up with some names that play on those. Or if worse comes to worse, try the Mary Marvel route and pair a proper female name with a virtue. Sue Superb, Mega Meg, etc.

I hadn’t done any real photoshopping in years but had to make some rushed documents for a RP trial and it kind of got me interested again. I also did a ‘Black Crey (Credit) Card’ for a friend. Working on a couple other things and trying to get my skills back up but I have plans to try a Hero ID. If I do one to my satisfaction, I will definitely make the template public.

As always, I'm at work and can't check these but I asked ChatGPT to generate two lists and avoid common names that are likely already taken. No matter how common a name is though, I always double-check because sometimes I have been shocked and amazed. While none of these are knocking me out - and the coolest one are also likely taken - they may make your mind pot boil over with new ideas. That they get me thinking is always the main use of lists like this even if the content is so so. Superheroes: Shadow Pounce Whisker Whisperer Feline Guardian Meowstermind Tabby Titan Clawed Crusader Purrfect Storm Cheetah Cyclone Nightclaw Whiskerblade Lynx Luminary Puma Paladin Panthera Paragon Serval Sentinel Mewling Mirage Catnap Champion Prowl Protector Feral Feline Sphynx Seraph Cheetah Siren Leopard Lancer Tigress Tempest Abyssinian Avenger Tomcat Thunder Mouser Mariner Serengeti Savior Lynx Lightning Cattery Captain Pounce Patriot Whisker Warlock Puma Paradox Tabbystrophe Siamese Sentinel Calico Champion Jaguar Juggernaut Ocelot Oracle Persian Paladin Ragdoll Renegade Maine Coon Maestro Munchkin Miracle Meowmancer Singapura Sorcerer Abyssal Aegis Sphynx Sorceress Bobcat Blademaster Whisker Wizard Ragamuffin Regent Bengal Beacon Tigris Tamer Purrlock Holmes Supervillains: Catterwall Feline Fiend Nightshade Prowler Whisker Wraith Tabby Terror Clawmancer Cat-astrophe Cheetah Chaos Shadowclaw Abyssal Assassin Lynx Lurker Puma Plague Panthera Plunderer Serval Scourge Mewling Menace Tomcat Tyrant Sphynx Specter Cheetah Czar Leopard Lasher Tigress Thane Abyssinian Abomination Mouser Malice Lynx Lycanthrope Prowl Puppeteer Feral Felon Serengeti Sadist Cat's Cradle Cattery Coven Pounce Predator Whisker Warlord Puma Paralyzer Siamese Sorcerer Calico Crusher Jaguar Jinx Ocelot Overlord Persian Plaguebearer Ragdoll Ruler Maine Coon Menace Munchkin Malefactor Meowmageddon Singapura Sorceress Abyssal Atrocity Sphynx Siren Bobcat Blackguard Whisker Witch Ragamuffin Ravager Bengal Banshee Tigris Trickster Purrveyor of Darkness

Yeah but I was wondering if anyone took this and used it as inspiration to make something that looked like an actual ID card. Sometimes in the ‘D people will IC “hand” you things and send an image link to something they created so someone having done that with a Hero ID seemed possible if not probable. However, if I need to whip one up myself this asset will be nice to have so thank you!

Has anyone out there every created or found a photoshop template for the Paragon Hero ID? I need some documents for an RP session and my time and ability to create such things from scratch is a bit limited. And it seems like something some creative soul may have done before.

If you mod the game, is it just not possible that a mod you have installed may be allowing you to see things that those of us who play vanilla unmodded Homecoming are not seeing? That seems more likely than they just slipped in nudity one day on a whim. I am not saying you don’t know what your doing, just suggesting that something may be having unintended consequences. I still don’t know your definition of what constitutes nudity is so I’m just spitballing. I make costumes pretty regularly and while I don’t go through every option or combo every time, I am pretty confident there is no “nudity” in the vanilla unmodded game.

I’d be curious about some specifics because I doubt there is any option for “nudity” in costume customization. There has always been the option (going back to Live) to try to match skin tone with similar color to create the appearance of nudity but it essentially makes the character a Barbie doll. There is no anatomy that denotes nudity. if you mean some of the skimpiest costume options, they also go back to Live though I do think the thong was a Homecoming addition. Another possibility is that someone in your household added a mod to your computer that created client-side options that only you could see. I’ve heard tell that they are out there and I assume that if someone uses a mod to create a nude character then other folks with that same mod may also have the option but I don’t mod the game so I have no idea how it works.

I’m at work and can’t check availability at the moment but are you looking for a proper name that sounds like it could be for a Valkyrie (like Elida Elfsbane for example) or a superheroic name that could belong to a Valkyrie (like Frostbreaker)? Let me know which and I can do some hunting after work?

Caption: Duke Dreadsome enjoys an Orange Fanta in Pocket D after being informed that the "distilled essence of original sin" was unavailable as an ingredient. A Dread Minion looks on. "Ah, my dearest fairest lady, prepare to be ensnared in the dark tapestry of my lineage, where shadows loom like specters of dread and laughter emerges from the very depths of despair. Picture my mother, if you will: Genevieve von Nachtstein, a haunting beauty cursed with both a hoof and the laziest of eyes. Nevertheless, she was a commoner with an otherworldly allure, her presence cast an eerie spell upon all who dared to gaze upon her twisted grace and my father was soon enough ensnared. So then, behold my father: Dimitri Konrad Dreadsome, an albino petty noble, twisted and pale like a specter from the abyss. His macabre pursuits, squandering our family fortune on erotic puppet shows and penning verses of nightmarish poetry, lent an air of derangement to my very conception as he wooed my mother with his filth. Even as I quickened in mother's chilly womb, they were together weaving a legacy of despair and peculiarity; one that would instill within me the seeds of malevolence that now bear bitter fruit. Oh, how they danced in the moonlit madness of their existence, like tragic figures in an absurd play. I tried to understand them. As a boy, I would approach my father's study while he was at it, and find him in such a state that it embarrasses me still, even though he has long since met his maker. I would clutch to my breast my only toy and only friend - a bit of moldy bread crust - and ask in my small voice, "Where are their clothes, Papa? WHY DO THE PUPPETS NOT HAVE CLOTHES!?" Father, stripped to the waist and sweating like a laborer, would only laugh maniacally. These bits of absurdity fueled me and as I, Duke Dreadsome, stand upon the precipice of world domination, I am but a twisted reflection of my tragic ancestry. The shadows of my family's bizarre past haunt my every step, and I embrace them with a sinister glee, for they are the very foundation of my grim existence. Fear not the darkness that consumes my soul, for it is the essence of my being, lurking like a malevolent specter within my heart. I revel in the sinister theatrics, the dark comedy that plays out upon the stage of Dreadovia. Now, let us descend deeper into the abyss of Dreadovia's secrets, where shadows writhe like serpents of darkness and the laughter echoes with a chilling mirth. Speak, and I, Duke Dreadsome, shall respond with a flair for the macabre, unfolding the tale of our bleak existence with darkly funny elegance. Onward, to the malevolence that lies in wait, lurking just beneath the surface!"

Annnnnd...that was it. I am so dumb. Thanks, @Vanden! Issue is resolved!

For Villains and Rogues, it says the badge is Crey Employee. For Heroes and Vigilantes, it says Crey Test Subject. Maybe I need to change my alignment to get it to award? And then change back.

It seems like this badge may be bugged. I've had a vigilante character logged out in the building for the required amount of time. The progress bar under Badges > Closest to Completion seems to be filled, it doesn't give the percent breakdown on mouseover, but I have no badge nor benefit as yet. The character is meant to be a literal Crey test subject so the badge would be great, if only it would award!

I am semi-regularly on a Hami with someone who said they were putting me on ignore because I gave them a Duplicating Gift. Literally, I gave it to just a random person walking by and they sent me a tell saying, "Welcome to ignore. I didn't want that badge on this character." For the uninitiated, you get 'Gift Getter" if someone gives you the Duplicating Gift. The whole point of the temp power is to pass it around so merely logging into the Winter Event makes the chance of getting one pretty high. I know because I one-starred them with a brief note and have seen them on Hami's now and then. I just figured if they can be that touchy and unrealistic in their expectations, I'd like to give them a wide-berth even if they don't have me on ignore. I'm sure they would be a little ticked being excluded from a Hami raid just because there was a negative experience with one-person out of a potential 48. I know I would. Some message noting the status would be welcome. There are definitely experiences that have been negative enough where if I got this pop-up after joining a team and checked my note, I may well bow out. But really, the only one you really "have" to hear from is the leader and if they have you on ignore, you won't even know they were recruiting.

I have almost 500 million on one character. Add that with the 100 or so other alts, I have 500 million and 42!

Has anyone built a good repair garage? Any pointers? I'm no base builder but I RP'd my way into needing to come up with one post haste. It is supposed to be in King's Row, I envision a small-ish 3 repair bay set-up in a walled in courtyard with some modest living quarters above. Supposed to belong to like a 20-something technopathic former criminal, now trying to go straight in the big city. If anyone has done something like this, would love a look/tour! I'm all thumbs at base building and lack the patience to do the truly grand things that some of you do but I would like to get into it enough to at least construct small lairs, headquarters, apartments, etc. for my street level heroes and villains.

I nabbed Pretty Penny because it may work on a character rename. Still mulling it though so if I re-release, I will announce it.

Ah, shoot. Just ran this arc and totally missed the Hero Corps bosses. I was curious to see Little League as I have had Big League going back to Live (though he was Big Leaguer then). On Homecoming, I won a costume/bio contest and one of the other participants liked BL so much he made Little League as a sidekick. I didn't really have the heart to explain that my altitis probably meant we wouldn't hang out that much but we did stand around Atlas for a bit that one day. When I saw Little League in the patch notes as a Hero Corp boss, I thought that maybe that guy had submitted him in that Hero Corps thread but I didn't see him there. Now I have to run that arc again! (If anyone wonders, BL's Juice Boost is the Adrenal Boost and the Corrosive Curveball is Corrosive Vial. It isn't my most efficient build but I dig BL!))

Through some extensive RP, a renaming of one of my characters was in order. I knew I wanted to have "Sky" in the name and had these all on reserve until I settled on one. These were released: Sky Dart Skydart Sky Comet Sky Runner Sky Sprite Unrelated, I've released these names: Cyclopea Demon Hand Doctor Utopia Fresco Maginus Maiden Blackheart Enjoy!

Scantily-clad woman and men (I think painted-on bodysuits that show every ripple of musculature beneath qualify) have long been part of the superhero genre. My recollection is that the original models seemed to imply that every female character and a lot of the female AVs would have consistently been depicted with "happy" nipples and some variation of see-through on the costume, depending on the coloration. And this would have been along with the female character options generally having more skin available. While it is far from unheard of in superhero comics art, having "happy" be the default female option may have just been seen as a bit too much. It wouldn't be the first time that the powers that be zeroed in on one (well, two) things to have an issue with while hypocritically ignoring scores of others. That seems to be humanity's default setting. Assuming of course, this wasn't some fevered dream I had. The internet is supposed to be forever so I'm surprised I can't even find the Countess Crey picture.

My memory is that it was definitely City of Heroes although my memory could be faulty. I was also under the impression that this was all pre-launch and resolved before open beta but the lighting costume issue that @biostem mentioned could have been some remnant of the original models. But mainly I recall it being CoH because of the Countess Crey character art included in the post / article that I saw ages back that discussed all this. Again, my impression was that art was actual concept art but it could just as easily been some fan art thrown in because it fit the subject matter and I just misunderstood/misremembered.

To clarify this vague recollection - it wasn't like the female character models had nipples that were just outright exposed but the costumes mostly made them appear erect and there was a very slight color shading that even suggested the size and shape of areola. It was more prominent on lighter colored costumes, of course.

Thanks, all! Super nice and helpful!

I have a vague recollection of the female character models in the early game (we're talking alpha or maybe even just some concepts) being a bit over-the-top with visible nipple. I definitely recall seeing some Countess Crey concept art that looked like it was drawn by 13-year old Robert Crumb. I even recall one of the Devs saying something like "Yeah, we had to grow up a bit" when NC Soft pushed back on the design ideas. I can't seem to (easily) find anything about it out there any more. Was this really a thing? Or am I conflating two different things?

Out of curiosity though, are there separate files that govern how you lay out the UI? Or are they just part of the character file? Being able to template that and drag it over to any new character would be cool.

Or....THAT!