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