Category: MinimalistHaeldarUI - the (nearly) invisible UI |
Example 1024 x 768 layout showing the chat window borders
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1280 x 1024 showing hotkey bars 3 & 4
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1280 x 1024 showing the pet buff window
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Various example layouts for the bottom bar and a really cool looking dwarf!
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I wanted a UI that was as close to invisible as possible, but still give me the information that I need to play. HaedarUI is the result of that effort.
Installation notes:
1. Unzip and place the HaeldarUI folder under uifiles (c:\program files\sony\everquest\uifiles\)
*Be sure that you don't have c:\program files\sony\everquest\uifiles\HaeldarUI\HaeldarUI or it won't work*
2. Copy the EQUI_PlayerWindow.xml file of your choice from either "PlayerWindow_Full_Stats", "PlayerWindow_Reduced_Stats", or "PlayerWindow_No_Stats" to the main HaeldarUI folder (the default is
full stats so skip this step if that's what you want).
3. Copy the .ini file of your choice from the "Window Position Files" folder to your everquest folder and rename it to match your character name and server (ex. UI_Haeldar_Combine.ini for Haeldar on Combine).
I've included a few different .ini files that you can use for various window placements for both 1024 and 1280 wide screens. If you'd rather make your own layout, just don't use my .ini files and position the windows where you like.
Hotkey bars 1 and 2 are 5x2 horizontal. Hotkey bars 3 and 4 are 1x10 vertical.
I use chat windows with thin borders and no title bars, they are resizable. I personally set mine to fade to 0 and set the /chatfontsize 5 (shown in the screenshots), but you can change that by going to each chat window and typing /chatfontsize <number> (3 is average size).
I'd like to give credit to the author of DoomEQ for inspiration on the bottom bars and to Egras. I used Egras' .xml files a lot for reference and used his excellent EQUI_TargetWindow.xml to make the little sword /con thingy. If you are looking for a UI with more goodies on screen, his UI is probably a better fit.
I'm attaching a few screenshots. The first shows a 1024 x 768 layout. The second shows 1280 x 1024 with Hotkey 3 & 4 windows active. The third shows 1280 x 1024 with the pet buff window and pet health bar (bottom half of player health bar). The fourth shows various example bottom window layouts for both 1024 and 1280 wide screens.
I welcome any feedback.
Changelog:
06/20/2006:
- Made a version of the player window with reduced stats
- Made a version of the player window with no stats
- Setup 1024x768_UI_Character_Server.ini and 1280x1024_UI_Character_Server.ini files
- Did some clean up on the files to eliminate the "XML files not compatible" message
- Mini-map mod removed to clear up UI errors
06/19/2006:
- Made the spellgem holders a little larger and moved the bottom row down 1 pixel
- Added in short duration buff window that matches the normal buff window
- Enlarged the casting bar to fill the entire mana bar when casting
- Added new combat abilities window that matches the other windows on the bottom bar
06/18/2006:
- Moved more things around 1 pixel here and there
- Changed the xp and aaxp bars and added %'s
06/17/2006:
- Moved a few things around 1 pixel here and there
- Added blackdragons' "mod - minimap with grp"
- Adjusted player pet health bar color
- Changed position and height of casting bar and player pet bar
- Moved player gauges and items to the right for people with 10,000+ hp/mana/end
- Changed the pet info window into a small borderless pet buff window
- Changed the attack indicator animation
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06-18-2006, 08:15 AM
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A Fire Beetle
Server: Tunare
Forum posts: 2
File comments: 6
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I am not able to use it in game. Is it PoR compatable? The UI looks great and would like to take advantage of what it has to offer.
NM got it to work!!
Last edited by Danyca : 06-18-2006 at 08:37 AM.
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06-18-2006, 09:27 AM
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A Ghoul
Server: The Combine
Forum posts: 11
File comments: 11
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PoR
If you get a chance, let me know what you did to make it run with PoR. I do not have DoN, DoD, or PoR yet as I recently reactivated to play on the new progression server.
Thanks!
**Looks like there's no problems with PoR and everything is good to go. Thanks for the follow-up, Danyca.**
Last edited by dannyowelch : 06-19-2006 at 06:35 PM.
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06-18-2006, 07:49 PM
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A Gray Wolf
Server: Test
Forum posts: 4
File comments: 2
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Great UI!
Thanks for making this, I have been on the endless search for a simple clean minimal UI, even tried to patch one together myself. This is perfect!
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06-19-2006, 06:41 AM
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A Gray Wolf
Server: Erollisi Marr
Forum posts: 9
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Love this UI !
Just wanted to give kudos to this UI. I have also been looking for a very minimal UI where I can see more open screenspace, but it has been very difficult ... especially with the need for several hotkeys, chat windows, etc. This UI does just that ... allows you to see more of the game and less of all this extra stuff you need to function your character.
Thank you so much for sharing it with us all!
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06-20-2006, 09:30 PM
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A Gray Wolf
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Keep getting the "Your XML files are not compatible with current Everquest files, etc " message whenever i load this ui. Anyone else? I tried removing one or more component from the ui folder but still get the message.
Last edited by mounre : 06-20-2006 at 09:30 PM.
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06-20-2006, 11:13 PM
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A Ghoul
Server: The Combine
Forum posts: 11
File comments: 11
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Quote:
Originally posted by mounre
Keep getting the "Your XML files are not compatible with current Everquest files, etc " message whenever i load this ui. Anyone else? I tried removing one or more component from the ui folder but still get the message.
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That error happens when EQ can't find certain child objects that it expects to be in a window component. Things like a HP Label in the target window and such. It doesn't really hurt anything, but it is sort of annoying.
I have gone through all of the files and added in 0 size objects that it was fussing about to clean up that error message. I also had to remove the mini-map mod for now until I can remake it without causing that error.
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06-21-2006, 03:30 PM
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A Lost Soul
Forum posts: 418
File comments: 37
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O no Danny. You did use my bars as we agreed, BUT that sword thing is all you bro. You did a great job on it and I really didnt offer much there. Your credit on the con sword :P
Looking forward to more of your work. Your honorable in mentioning others work and you showed us a neat layout that saves screen space. MORE MORE MORE
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06-21-2006, 07:20 PM
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A Gray Wolf
Server: soulek ro
Forum posts: 7
File comments: 10
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buttons
want to use it with my old spell buttons.. how can i change them?
Thanks
Aapple
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06-21-2006, 07:29 PM
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A Ghoul
Server: The Combine
Forum posts: 11
File comments: 11
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Re: buttons
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Originally posted by psychiea
want to use it with my old spell buttons.. how can i change them?
Thanks
Aapple
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Just go to your old UI folder and copy all of the spells.tga and gemicons.tga files and paste them in the HaeldarUI folder. There should be 7 for spells and 3 for gemicons.
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06-21-2006, 11:51 PM
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A Gray Wolf
Forum posts: 4
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Love the layout of the Ui, only thing that bugs me is the lack of HOTT bar, unless you click it manually. Any chance you can add that somewhere?
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06-22-2006, 10:11 PM
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A Ghoul
Server: The Combine
Forum posts: 11
File comments: 11
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Originally posted by ryastrab
Melee class (Rog) and i primarily use the Socials and hotkeys.
Are you not allowed to have more then the 10 (hotkeys) show up on 1 screen because that is default for EQ?
Can i rearrange to have socials and hotkeys near eachother?
Will download tonight.
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You can have up to 4 banks of 10 hotkeys. If you are a melee, then you can have 2 hotkey bars and the combat abilities window on the bottom bar at 1280 or 2 hotkey bars at 1024. Hotkey bars 3 and 4 are vertical just to have some extra options.
I have not made a custom socials window that fits in the bottom area since I rarely use that window. I may look into making one if other folks would use it.
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06-22-2006, 10:15 PM
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A Ghoul
Server: The Combine
Forum posts: 11
File comments: 11
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Quote:
Originally posted by mounre
Love the layout of the Ui, only thing that bugs me is the lack of HOTT bar, unless you click it manually. Any chance you can add that somewhere?
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I've been thinking about the HoTT bar. The only thing I can think of off-hand is to remove either the mana or endurance bar and push things down a bit. Of course, there would be two versions of the window for caster and melee. Hybrids would just have to choose... unless I can think of a better way to make it all fit.
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06-24-2006, 10:36 AM
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A Fire Beetle
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pet window
Last edited by kaymore1 : 06-24-2006 at 10:37 AM.
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06-24-2006, 11:40 PM
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A Bat
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I absolutely love this UI.
The only problem I have had with it is that I can't close the chat windows once they have been opened. This is a pretty big pain since I use separate tell windows.
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06-25-2006, 01:55 PM
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A Bat
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Very cool UI, but I lost my character select screen with it, I have only one char spining on a screen, but no buttons at all, so I cant log an alt or create/delete character. I tried to copy character select files from defalt UI folder, thinking may be I deleted them some how, but it did not help. Any idea how to fix it?
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