Mostly made for peeps moving from eq1 to eq2 but good info for everyone. This is basically all the important stuff known about the ui so far.
·Group mana bars - In the group window, an individual’s mana bar is right under their health bar, no more mana checks.
· 12 hotbuttons per page - Buttons 1-0 and – and +. (no screenshots show this yet)
· No more spell bar - Spells now take up a hotbutton slot, and you no longer need to mem spells. In fact, you can cast them right out of the book. And I know, some people are saying “only 12 spells/hotbuttons! That sucks!” not to worry, cause:
· You can have multiple rows of hotbuttons - Default is the 1st row of hotbuttons visible. Stretch the window higher and a second row appears, then a third, ect.
· Its still XML - So all your uber coding skillz from eq1 can still be put to good use
· Mana has a number value - You won’t need magelo to find out how much mana you have, you’ll be able to have your min/max mana on your ui.
· True windowed mode - No mouse releasing key combos needed. Works just like a normal Windows window.
· No mp3 player, voice chat, or other stuff - Since they now have a serviceable windowed mode they are leaving all this stuff up to 3rd party apps.
· A Social window - /help emote is dead. The social window has a list of all your emotes.
· Option for 16:9 Displays - cause widescreen is cool.
·(oh yeah)
Mana is now called Power - Because melees get it too. But I’m still calling it mana... I guess that makes me old school.
·The EQII button - You’ll see a lil button with the eq2 logo on it in a few screenshots. It “opens up a full list of options for those who don’t know or prefer not to use the hotkeys.” and is similar to the start button in windows.
·A couple equipment slots are gone - face, shoulders, charm, and ear2 didn’t make the cut. While a new guy, the food slot, is in.
All info is from either the
Moorgard index at
EQII.com,
Faarwolf, or Fan Fair/E3 accounts, and is subject to change.
Oh, check out
this picture it gives you an idea of the new default ui and stats and stuff.