Preview of new UI. Solaria/Vert flavor
 

Here ya go, early work using UIBuilder..

Frame Only



Title Bar & Frame


Still working on this, the scroll bar and default chat buttons haven't been changed but the rest of the window seems to be coming along.

PS. I have not decided on a name for this one yet.

/bow

Kudane

Thats wonderful! Have you changed the chatwindw background? Ive been trying to do that but have failed miserably.

its made from the window_elements_background.dds

change it, and you will see a difference.

Not bad, is it possible to change the look of the scroll bar as well?

Havent looked too deep into this so it might be a simple yet ^_^

yes, i just havent redone them yet,

Still banging away at this..I got the bigger title bar done today.here is is in the knowledge skills page.

Looking really good so far bud. :)

I was hoping someone would convert Vert first :) Looks great, keep it up!

ed. How are the gauges going to look?

Yes very nice, Cant wait to see more.

I will be using the current solaria gauges most likely

we will see as i get there.. hehehe

/bow

Yeah, I'm looking forward to this too. Vert was always the sexiest UI mod out there, imo, and I used it for years. Keep it up!

Are you converting all the vert graphics to dds or leaving them tga?

i am building this from scratch. I am not actually using the old vert/solaria graphics but using them as inspiration. so this will be done in DDS format.

From what I can tell there are about 2/3rd more graphic files needed for EQ2 than EQLive, so the only way to truely port it over is to do it from scratch.

but i am picking up speed as I work on it, once I figure out how to do XXXXX that helps me apply it to 2 or 3 other things. (such as doing the chat box, it was the same principle for the main window frame you see on my last pic)

PS. it will get a new name, I just havent figure out what.

/bow

Any updated pictures? I really like what you've done so far and am excited to see more.

Ok, tonights update.

scrollbars in chat window and working on mana/hp bar, which includes the target bar. The endcaps on the target bar are what all of them will have currently, they are a 2nd design after seeing the results of the first (see player window for first version)

Player Window (notice new bars)


Target Window with new bar and better endcaps



Chat Window Update (all* done)


more to come. still working on it.

*editted to change chat window to final version, and target window.

Not bad, not bad. Don't know how I feel about the gauge graphic, but I think it'll look better ingame than in a picture. And I assume the frame graphic for the player window will be changed from that stonelike texture, right?

Anyway, fantastic work :) keep it up!

I am prolly going to space out the black bars and make fewer of them, I agree it's looking good but not quite where I want it..

and yes, the frame will change to look like the rest of the UI. there are just a gazillion pieces to the EQ2 UI.. hehehe

I don't know about anyone else, but I didn't like the way the chat window name and the buttons both sit above the frame of the window like that. Anyone understand what I'm talking about? I dunno. I just thought that was a bad design on sony's part...

you have the option to disable the title bar.. see my first post for an example of with and without the title bar.

is it done yet , we want's it now !!

Sorry AFH (away from home) for a few days for thanksgiving.. actually in the chicago area visiting my wife's family. (and it snowed today WOOOT)

will be back on it monday(ish).

/bow


happy turkey day!

Happy Thanksgiving Kudane :)

It finally snowed here as well today. Hubby has been looking forward to it for hunting season.

See you when you return :)

Cayenne
20 Mystic
Unrest
Fearless Faithful

As a long time user of vert from eqlive i can't wait to see what you have in store for eq2 :) I'll be waiting for it to hit released.

Keep up the good work.

Keep up the good work!
 

Kudane,

Rest assured, there are a huge number of folks out here who really appreciate your effort and can't wait to see the final product. Solaria was its own tribute to its creators, and I'm *very* happy to see it coming in some form to EQ2.

Thanks for your hard work.

Jericho
Monk of the Ashen Fist
Antonia Bayle

well, i am back home from my visit to my wife's family and will be picking up where i left off.

I might try and release a "beta version" that has all the things previewed so far in the next few days so you all can start finding the hiccups.

thank you all for the support. it makes it all worth it.

/bow

I can't wait to see the finished UI, great job!!!

Any more info on a beta release?

just wonder what the ETA for this will be

Is Kudane still around?

eta
 

be kind and give us a beta! :eek:

looks awesome!

Wow this is looking really nice so far. I'm not too big on the new bars (I prefer the default at least in EQ2), but the chat windows are fabulous :D

Is this project dead?
 

Any word on this? Kudane hasn't said anything in a long time. I really, really, really x100 want Vert for EQ2. It was my all time fav EQ1 interface, to the point that I don't care of any other interface (or any EQ2 interface I've seen thus far). I'm desperate for Vert for EQ2 but too useless with the UI builder to do it myself (I tried).

Thanks.

whats the word on this? is it still in the works are an abandoned project?

Well Sokol and I are still planning this but the recent UI changes have caused us to basically need to start from scratch.

Add to that the fact that sokol lost a MB and Hard Drive, and I recently had major CPU issue, this project is way bogged down.

I am sorry, I will get back on this very soon, and hopefully I will have something for you all very soon.

/bow

Kudane!

KUDANE! you're alive!
wb :D

Welcome Back Kudane. Mod is looking good :)

Welcome back...
The taco will dance to celebrate your return -->

Kudane, feel free to snag my FetishNightfall Beta if you want something more consolidated to work with than the Default files.

I did a complete reskin with all UI image elements packed into a handful of files. Also setup a dedicated Namespace with new styles for virtually everything.

The SOE Name space has a pile of unused images, and styles that only confuse things. Their image resources are scattered over a dozen or more DDS files.

I was just bugging about my UI the other nite in my guild chat, saying I miss my EQ1 Vert UI. OMG I'm so excited you're working on an EQ2 Vert UI!!! Crisp lines, clean and compact view, and labels. I love it! I can't wait!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Seriously Kudane, are you still working on this? And when will we see something?