Difference between revisions of "Paragon Chat"

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Overview

Patch notes for Paragon Chat can be viewed here.

A development roadmap and features wishlist can be viewed here.

Installation

Paragon Chat requires the final Issue 24 beta files to run. If you have the Issue 24 files already, you are good to go! If you do not, you may install with a launcher (Tequila or Island Rum), as explained in the Titan Icon article, or you may download Issue 24 directly from SaveCOH.com. The launchers can also be used to download and patch Paragon Chat.

Alternately, if you have the final beta files already, you can manually download the program file and place it in the same folder that "cityofheroes.exe" is located in. NOTE: Paragon Chat did not auto-update prior to version .98. Older versions will require manually downloading the new version. After version .98, Paragon Chat is capable of downloading and installing new patches itself, so a launcher is no longer required for auto-updates.

Logging In

Your XMPP username, and thus your Paragon Chat "global name", is determined by your Titan Network username. Note that if your username has a space in it, your XMPP name will have an underscore instead, e.g. Bob Dole on the Titan Network would be Bob_Dole for logging in to Paragon Chat. The case with which you type your login name is now used to set the preferred capitalization of your global handle. If you log in with all lowercase, your global name will be lowercase (e.g. bob_dole becomes "bob dole" in game). If you log in with mixed case, your global name will be mixed case (e.g. Bob_Dole becomes "Bob Dole" in game).

To log in to Paragon Chat, type in your username@chat.cohtitan.com in the Login field, and your Titan Network password. Click Launch City of Heroes. This will take you to the City of Heroes login screen. You can type anything into these fields, as they are not outwardly visible. However, you may want to use the same username every time, because character data will be saved on your computer per username typed here (caveat below). Once logged in, you can create a character and enter the game world the same way you would with a working server!

Once in the game, Bob Dole's "global name" would now be "Bob Dole".

See you in the City!

Editor's Note: Your character data is stored by the username you put in the City of Heroes login screen. If you want to use characters you've already made, you'll want to use the same username. However, you can use different usernames to store a whole new set of characters. Since City of Heroes has a maximum of 48 characters per server, you can simply use a different username to store a whole new set of characters. Thus, Bob_Dole@chat.cohtitan.com may have Bob Dole Heroes as one login to house 48 heroes, and he may also use Bob Dole Villains to house 48 more characters that are villains, and they will all have "Bob Dole" as their global name. Note that names are unique per XMPP login, so you can't re-use names even if you use different usernames at the City login screen.

Chat By Program/App

You can chat without actually being in Paragon Chat! Just point a compatible XMPP client (like Trillian, pidgin, Monal, etc.) to chat.cohtitan.com, log in with your Paragon Chat information (e.g. username: bob_dole, domain: chat.cohtitan.com), and search for a "Conference" or "Group Chat" or whatever your client calls it named "paragonchat" - this will join you to the Paragon Chat global chat channel. You can join zone Broadcast channels by looking for the appropriate chat room with no spaces (e.g. Atlas Park is listed as atlaspark).

You will not have a presence in-game, so position-based chat like Local and Emotes aren't available, but you can chat with people in Broadcast and global channels.

See this thread for a little more detail and to troubleshoot errors.

User Agreement

(From Paragon Chat, July 1, 2015) I agree to be awesome, in all things, all of the time.

Changing Maps

With version .97 and newer, typing /mapmenu opens a list of maps to choose from. This list is generated based on the zones listed in the zone.cfg configuration file. You can add maps to this file manually if there are no zone number conflicts. In Windows, the file is located at %APPDATA%\Paragon Chat\Config (copy that to Windows Explorer and it'll open the real location). In Mac, the file is located at ???. If you do not have access to this slash command, update Paragon Chat per instructions given above.

Typing /mapmove # will send you a static map/chat room. Please note, it is not currently possible to move from one instance of a map to another, e.g. from Atlas Park 1 to Atlas Park 2. You will be placed in the oldest map instance with space available.

The following numbers correlate to specific maps:

FAQ

Help! I'm invisible!

Update to version .98! You should stop being invisible.

Help! I'm seeing invisible people!

Tell them to update to version .98! They should stop being invisible. You should also update to .98 if you haven't!

Help! I'm invisible or seeing invisible people and have version .98!

There are still some issues with costume data being sent between players. The developers are actively working on narrowing down causes. If you're still invisible please post in this thread to possibly help track stuff down.

Help! I can't log in due to a "Cannot connect to DB server" error!

The most common reasons for DBserver errors are:

A) You're on Windows XP. Workaround: You can try using the -localhost flag, which has worked for a few Windows XP users.

2) Your anti-virus or Windows UAC is interfering with Paragon Chat. Workaround: whitelist paragonchat.exe in your anti-virus and/or run PC as admin (right-click, "run as admin") to stop triggering UAC.

III) You're closing the Paragon Chat window before logging into City proper. Workaround: don't close the Paragon Chat window.

Can I change costumes? Can I use the other costume slots?

Yes! Visit any tailor, including the nonstandard ones in Pocket D and the Rikti War Zone.

How do I create a new global channel? How do I join an existing global channel?

Both of these simply require /chanjoin name.

How do I see who's on?

You can't see a list of everyone who is on yet - soon(tm)! However, if you /gfriend someone's global name, they will show up in your Global Friends list. And if you are part of a global channel, the member list will show up in the friends list pulldown tab. A good "guesstimate" of how many people are on is to look at the Paragon Chat channel, since everyone joins that by default and only people who have manually removed themselves will not show there.

Does the zone music work?

Yes. Either your options are set to zero, or you need to change zones to re-trigger the transition.

Does Mission Architect work?

Yes, to an extent. You can click on the consoles or type /architect while standing near them, and edit your exiting missions or create new ones. However, you can't test or play them yet.

Are there travel powers?

Not yet. Soon(tm)!

Is there walk?

Not yet. Soon(tm)!

Are there supergroups?

Not yet. Soon(tm)!

External Links

• Paragon Chat FAAAQ
• Paragon Chat Announcements
• Tequila launcher for Windows
• Island Rum launcher for Mac