Where are costumes stored?

[Scarlet Shocker]

I felt the need to rationalise my CoH game folders - blame @Snarky and his thread. I'd notice occasional freezing glitches and stuff and my map icons were borked too.

 

So I've got a fresh download and install but I want to transfer my costumes (and in an ideal world, binds) from my old folders to the HC ones. Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

 

 

[Snarky]

[Luminara]

Homecoming\Costumes

[Greycat]

42 minutes ago, Scarlet Shocker said:

load and install but I want to transfer my costumes (and in an ideal world, binds) from my old folders to the HC ones. Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

 

The absolute easiest way to do this if you have an existing install is to go to the top of the launcher and hit "Screenshots."

 

On a PC (and I want to say on a Mac, as well, but I"m going to use PC terminology,) this'll open up an Explorer window with your screenshots. Along the top you'll have your path - your breadcrumbs. Click the one just behind "Screenshots."

 

 

in my case, "Homecoming." That should move you one folder back.

 

You'll see a variety of folders, depending on what you've saved.

 

 

Also good to know while backing things up.

 

Costumes are saved here in one big dump, as are your power customization files you've saved, architect missions, demorecords and a few other things. The "Logs" file here is NOT chat logs, if you have those getting saved.

 

Inside "Accounts" you'll find your account name (the login you use at the game login screen,) and under that will be things like your playerslots, playernotes, chat logs, any builds you've saved, and the fog-of-war  you've cleared from city maps. I *want* to say binds will be saved here as well, but I've saved mine into a separate "binds" folder since live, so mine's as bit different in that case.

 

Settings has a few things like chat settings and such, broken out by different servers (if you have live and beta, they'll be in two different folders, for instance.)

 

So. Copying to a new machine or making a backup, copy Accounts, Architect, Costumes, Demos, Powercust and Settings from here. (If you have custom windows of various sorts, or a few other tweaks, they're usually a subfolder in Data, as I recall. Find the original mod or instructions on how to do whatever to get that.)

[Skyhawke]

Under clothing meant to be ripped away when there's trouble.

[Scarlet Shocker]

2 hours ago, Greycat said:

 

The absolute easiest way to do this if you have an existing install is to go to the top of the launcher and hit "Screenshots."

 

On a PC (and I want to say on a Mac, as well, but I"m going to use PC terminology,) this'll open up an Explorer window with your screenshots. Along the top you'll have your path - your breadcrumbs. Click the one just behind "Screenshots."

 

 

in my case, "Homecoming." That should move you one folder back.

 

You'll see a variety of folders, depending on what you've saved.

 

 

Also good to know while backing things up.

 

Costumes are saved here in one big dump, as are your power customization files you've saved, architect missions, demorecords and a few other things. The "Logs" file here is NOT chat logs, if you have those getting saved.

 

Inside "Accounts" you'll find your account name (the login you use at the game login screen,) and under that will be things like your playerslots, playernotes, chat logs, any builds you've saved, and the fog-of-war  you've cleared from city maps. I *want* to say binds will be saved here as well, but I've saved mine into a separate "binds" folder since live, so mine's as bit different in that case.

 

Settings has a few things like chat settings and such, broken out by different servers (if you have live and beta, they'll be in two different folders, for instance.)

 

So. Copying to a new machine or making a backup, copy Accounts, Architect, Costumes, Demos, Powercust and Settings from here. (If you have custom windows of various sorts, or a few other tweaks, they're usually a subfolder in Data, as I recall. Find the original mod or instructions on how to do whatever to get that.)

 

Thanks. This is helpful... but my config looks quite different.  I might have to screenshot it later.

[Ulysses Dare]

My set up (windows 10, 64 bit) looks like the one Greycat posted. Except, in my case, keybinds are stored under "Settings > Live".

[lemming]

Blackspectre made this tutorial: https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/User:BlackSpectre/Testthis

 

Pretty good overview of the layout

[PostalExpress]

23 hours ago, Luminara said:

Homecoming\Costumes

Your costumes will only be there if you save them from the costume editor. Each of your characters has to go to an Icon, Facemaker, trainer or during character creation.

 

I store my costumes in my ring.💍

[Scarlet Shocker]

On 1/12/2025 at 8:03 PM, Snarky said:

 

I'm not quite sure how signposts to @Snarky's best B movies are relevant.

 

I see a few that I wish I hadn't seen, On Walden Pond, I cum on the waterfront, Independent Portatlanta, Mecca Bingo and many more besides.

 

How many can you see, children?

[Scarlet Shocker]

1 hour ago, PostalExpress said:

Your costumes will only be there if you save them from the costume editor. Each of your characters has to go to an Icon, Facemaker, trainer or during character creation.

 

I store my costumes in my ring.💍

 

That must be really painful

[TheMoneyMaker]

39 minutes ago, Scarlet Shocker said:

 

That must be really painful

This is why magical transformations are so much better. No costume until you need it, and then it magically appears.

[Oubliette_Red]

3 hours ago, Scarlet Shocker said:

 

That must be really painful

 

I don't think it's that kind of ring.

 

<.<

 

>.>

 

[Lunar Ronin]

5 hours ago, PostalExpress said:

Your costumes will only be there if you save them from the costume editor. Each of your characters has to go to an Icon, Facemaker, trainer or during character creation.

 

I store my costumes in my ring.💍

 

 

 

[biostem]

I believe the costume files literally use the extension ".costume", so you should be able to search for that as well, (or create a costume and save it with a very distinctive name, then search for that).

[Yomo Kimyata]

6 hours ago, PostalExpress said:

I store my costumes in my ring.💍

 

I keep mine in my thong, but same diff.

[Scarlet Shocker]

10 hours ago, Oubliette_Red said:

 

I don't think it's that kind of ring.

 

<.<

 

>.>

 

that's what she said!

[srmalloy]

20 hours ago, PostalExpress said:

I store my costumes in my ring.💍

"The secret compartment of my ring, I fill with an Underdog super energy pill."