[Test] 9.2.09 (GU53) - Interface Changes
 

There was recently another update to the test server and with it brought many changed interface files.

Here are the following XML Changes found on the test server 9.2.09. The left side is what is on Live server and the right side is what is on the Test server. Changes are shown in red and some xml above and below the changes are left in for context.

Patch Notes:
Test Update Notes: Thursday, August 27, 2009
Test Update Notes: Tuesday September 1, 2009

Changed:
eq2ui_commonelements.xml
eq2ui_examine.xml
eq2ui_gamedata.xml
eq2ui_global.xml
eq2ui_hud_zoning.xml
eq2ui_inventory_marketplace.xml
eq2ui_journals.xml
eq2ui_journals_quest.xml
eq2ui_listboxrow_marketplace_template.xml
eq2ui_mainhud.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_achievements.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_advancementchoice.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_guild.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_inspectplayer.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_mail.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_map2.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_persona.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_player.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_threat.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_voicebar.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_welcome.xml
eq2ui_newcharscene2.xml
eq2ui_popup.xml
eq2ui_popup_chartransfer.xml
eq2ui_popup_claim.xml
POI\eq2_poi.xml
images\icons\icon_is106.dds
images\commonelements.dds

New:
images\babydragon_animated.dds
images\medals_sheet.dds
eq2ui_popup_mentor.xml
eq2ui_popup_racechange.xml
eq2ui_mainhud_downloading.xml

Nice changes. I especially like the new horizontal Quest window and Achievement layout.

If anyone was wondering how to easily request features to the UI, go to this thread. So far Rothgar has stated that multiple quest tracking is pretty high on his to-do list, and he has shown a very early concept.

I'm trying to milk him for all he's got!

I suggest people check out the test server them selfs. The achievements tab is really interesting.

Claim Items got a really nice rework too.

Yeah, it basically looks like the marketplace window now. Definitely an improvement.

I wonder if the way the journal achievements are layed out in the UI use any kind of structure that can be duplicated?

Hopefully it's not all just hard coding like most of the expandable categories that exist in windows (Like the help window). I'd really like to make things like the Info Center easier to edit by having it use data rather than a bunch of positioned code.