[Dolby]

Some weird things I'm picking up on from reading all this.

Your EQ2Map install still works even when you've changed the eq2.ini. If you change your eq2.ini your EQ2Map should not work.

Nothing is showing up for you under the /loadui . This could be 2 things. 1) you dont have a eq2ui_skininfo.xml file in your custom UI folder so then it wont show up under /loadui. 2) or you have multiple installs of EQ2 and your chooseing the inactive one to put your interface files in and EQ2Map is picking the correct one.

Basicly this tells us EQ2 cant find your UI files and its not using the eq2.ini you made.

Do a search for the file in windows ( Start >> Search >> All files and folders) and enter the name eq2ui_mainhud_map.xml . Post the location of the files it finds here. This should tell us your true location of where Everquest II is installed and where the active custom UI folder is.