Changing the default skin
 

Here is the info you are after....

Setting the skin at client start.

Create a new file called eq2.ini in the EverQuest II directory

Edit it like so
----------------------------------------------
cl_ui_skinname Allure (this is the folder name of mod, not the name found in eq2ui_skininfo.xml)
cl_ui_subdir UI/
----------------------------------------------

This will load the skin in the directory "C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest II Beta\UI\Allure" at client startup.

Patching wont remove this file, so you will be sweet.

You can thank me later. :)

Now get to work.

/bow
sweet
thank you.
how'd you figure this out??

Using Filemon... watch for ini files, found it looks for eq2.ini, which is missing.... hmmm this looks handy.
Using the client testing /a TAB then /b TAb, etc found /c TAB listed lots of cl_ commands, which match ones in the ini files.
Put borked values in cl_ui_skin and watch what Everquest does with the value.

Happy to help. Nice mods you have done so far, I have them in my UI mod. I look forward to using my XML skills when I get some time.

woohoo!

Nice find

that's really cool. (runs and downloads filemon) not sure what you mean by client testing /a tab and /b tab. any chance we could see this list of ini commands?

made a minor tweak, to point out the name is the folder name not the skininfo name.

seems to work great though, once i got that figure out. great find.

wonder if /loadui will now change the setting in this file so it doesnt crash?? hmmm will have to experiment.

Azek? Hey is that the Same Azek who is on FV and was once upon a time in Kerran Unity? If so (hehehehe even if NAUT so ),this is Maasuskii~waves at the murrpau~How Goes it ?If this is naut the same Azek,Apologies ,but Hello anyway ~bows~

This is what PMs are for coffee... /poke poke

try sending this to him in a PM..

:)

Nope.

I am from www.allureguild.com, never played EQ.

Type /c and press TAB. the chat box spits out a list of commands that start with c

Apologies.....hehehe like I have a clue how to do that,unlike most of you I am about as computer illiterate as one can be and still use a computer,but apologies on the breach of Protocol~Bows humbly~

Hehehe, click on his name, a little pull-down will give you the option to send a Private Message (PM) to him..

how do we reload in game to view our changes? just zone? or do we actually have to camp out and back in like we used to in eq1?

/loadui is broken for right now, so yes, log in, camp out.

or you can do what i do and make a window that is drawn the second everquest2.exe kicks in. doing all your tweaking, spacing ect. in the custom window is alot faster.

/loadui works for me
 

See this thread for how /loadui works for me:

http://www.eq2interface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=271