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Introduction

When City of Villains was preparing for release, the community was asked for input to help identify information in the game manual that needed to be updated. Since this would be the first update to the game manual since City of Heroes release, there was a lot of material that needed to be covered, and the community tackled it with great enthusiasm. As a result, the City of Villains manual was pretty much up to date at initial release.

At present, however, the game manuals are once again very out of date. And while the various articles here at Paragon Wiki are able to give players a pretty broad idea of how the game works, there is still a lot of useful information that was contained in the game manuals that hasn't previously been covered here.

This project--given the name "The Players' Guide to the Cities"--essentially creates what we hope will become a living, breathing game manual to be maintained by the community at large here at Paragon Wiki. As such, it should provide a good starting point for anyone new to either Paragon Wiki or the "City of" franchise who is looking to learn more about the game but maybe a little unsure what they are even searching for. It should also serve as a quick-reference document for more advanced players who are just looking for general information on broad subjects they might want to brush up on.

So, welcome to the Players' Guide to the Cities. We hope you find this guide both useful and informative. And since this is a community project, if you find any out-of-date or incorrect information, edit away.

--Eabrace 16:24, 16 August 2007 (EDT)

System Requirements

Getting Started

Creating a Character

User Interface

Your First Game Session

Movement

Interacting with the Environment

Fighting and Other Actions

Using Your Powers
Taking Damage and Restoring Hit Points
Damage Displays in Combat
Powers, Endurance, and Recharge
Color Coding
Combat Options

Powers

Powers Terminology
Power Outer Ring Key
Leveling Table
Inherent Powers
Origin Powers
Pool Power Sets
Hero-Specific Power Set
- Blasters
  - Blaster Inherent Powers
  - Blaster Primaries
  - Blaster Secondaries
  - Blaster Ancillaries
- Controllers
  - Controller Inherent Powers
  - Controller Primaries
  - Controller Secondaries
  - Controller Ancillaries
- Defenders
  - Defender Inherent Powers
  - Defender Primaries
  - Defender Secondaries
  - Defender Ancillaries
- Scrappers
  - Scrapper Inherent Powers
  - Scrapper Primaries
  - Scrapper Secondaries
  - Scrapper Ancillaries
- Tankers
  - Tanker Inherent Powers
  - Tanker Primaries
  - Tanker Secondaries
  - Tanker Ancillaries
- Kheldians
  - Kheldian Inherent Powers
  - Peacebringers
  - Warshades
Villain-Specific Power Sets
- Brutes
  - Brute Inherent Powers
  - Brute Primaries
  - Brute Secondaries
  - Brute Patron Powers
- Corruptors
  - Corruptor Inherent Powers
  - Corruptor Primaries
  - Corruptor Secondaries
  - Corruptor Patron Powers
- Dominators
  - Dominator Inherent Powers
  - Dominator Primaries
  - Dominator Secondaries
  - Dominator Patron Powers
- Masterminds
  - Mastermind Inherent Powers
- Mastermind Primaries
  - Mastermind Secondaries
- Mastermind Patron Powers
- Stalkers
  - Stalker Inherent Powers
  - Stalker Primaries
  - Stalker Secondaries
  - Stalker Patron Powers

Rewards

Experience
Influence/Infamy
Prestige
Inspirations
Enhancements
- Types of Enhancements
- Enhancement Origins
- Enhancement Strengths
- Combining Enhancements
Salvage
Recipes

Missions

Contacts
Clues
Story Arcs
Policeband/Newspaper Missions
- Safeguard/Mayhem Missions
Mission Types

Team Ups

Team Leaders
Team Ups and Missions
Sidekicks/Lackeys and Exemplars/Malefactors
Task Forces and Trials

Super Groups

Bases

Coalitions

Trading

Slash Commands, Macros, Keybindings, and Emotes

Options

General
Controls
Graphics and Audio

Zones

Paragon City
The Rogue Isles
Shared Zones
- PvP Zones
- Pocket D
- Rikti War Zone (?)

Enemy Groups

Player vs. Player

Glossary

Credits

Credits (?)

The Players' Guide to the Cities

Contents